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SAS Innovate 2026

Catch public sector insights, keynotes and more from SAS Innovate 2026, now available all in one playlist.

SAS Innovate 2026

Catch public sector insights, keynotes and more from SAS Innovate 2026, now available all in one playlist.

Why choose public sector analytics solutions from SAS?

Make trustworthy decisions with integrated data and AI to advance public sector outcomes with data protection, privacy and security for the people you serve.


Trusted by:

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  • South Carolina Department of Education logo
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  • Malta Tax and Customs Administration logo
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What trends define the public sector?

Public sector leaders are making big decisions while balancing legacy systems with new expectations, modernizing with tightening budgets and integrating fragmented data while deploying AI responsibly.

What's ahead for the public sector?

Public sector leaders are making big decisions while balancing legacy systems with new expectations, modernizing with tightening budgets and integrating fragmented data while deploying AI responsibly.

Find the trusted resources and expert conversations you need to use data and AI with confidence. The Sector is your one-stop hub for government leaders ready to make lasting impacts.

SAS in the Public Sector: Facts & Figures

SAS analytics meets the needs of government agencies of all sizes. Our experts bring deep industry expertise to solve your unique challenges.

130+

countries with SAS government customers

100%

of US federal government cabinet-level departments and Department of Defense branches are SAS customers

1,600+

departments, ministries and agencies worldwide are SAS customers


How can data and AI solutions solve public sector challenges?

Achieve impactful outcomes with solutions designed to increase efficiency while protecting transparency, privacy and security.

Tax & revenue

Drive innovation, compliance and efficiency in your tax & revenue agencies with data and AI.

Social benefits

Deliver effective social programs and social benefits confidently with data and AI. 

Public health & government health care

Build healthier and more resilient communities through public health policies and programs informed by data and AI.

Government management

Operate your organization more efficiently and
improve productivity confidently with data and AI.

Law enforcement

Improve law enforcement decisions confidently across operational, investigative, judicial and policy areas with data and AI. 

National security 

Identify and address national security threats proactively and decisively with data and AI.

The data and AI platform for the public sector

Make trustworthy decisions with integrated data and AI for transparent outcomes that serve the public better, faster and easier.

Decisions you trust 

Deliver accurate and reliable outcomes that you and your stakeholders can trust. Build models faster with better control based on our unified solution with continuous decision monitoring.

Governance by design

Enable confident decisions with governance through the data and AI life cycle in conjunction with regional providers when necessary. Gain scalable explainability with automated readiness for oversight based on multiple modeling techniques.

Measurable impact

Achieve impactful outcomes with faster time to ROI based on solutions designed to increase efficiency and enable seamless collaboration while protecting transparency, privacy and security.

Industry-ready intelligence

Accomplish your mission with data and AI solutions tailored for governments, designed to be adaptable to regional requirements. Use our deep expertise in public sector and private industry innovation for trustworthy outcomes.


We help our customers innovate for tomorrow

$6.9M

The North Carolina Department of Insurance (DOI) runs its Insurance Crimes Investigation System in the cloud with SAS. In the first seven months, the DOI recovered $6.9 million.

120,000

Belgium’s FPS Justice creates safer communities. By curbing risky driving behaviors, officers settle 120,000 citations out of court annually, freeing prosecutors for serious criminal cases.

95%

Helse Nord keeps patients safe with automated reporting and event-based triggers to assess patient harm. With SAS, the hospital group achieved 95% accuracy in identifying safety triggers.


Find a trusted, local partner

Our network of partners offers industry expertise and implementation support tailored to help you achieve your goals.

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In the spotlight

Registration is now open for SAS Hackathon 2026

Bring your best and brightest together with experienced SAS mentors to tackle a public sector challenge in just 30 days! SAS Hackathon is a global competition where teams from around the world use enterprise-grade AI and analytics on SAS Viya to build their solutions. At the end of the month, you'll leave with a solution built for lasting impact.

SAS is a leader in public sector analytics

SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Decisioning Platforms, Q2 2023.

SAS is a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Science and Machine Learning.

SAS is a Category Leader in the Chartis RiskTech Quadrant® for Enterprise Fraud and Payment Fraud Solutions, 2024.

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Public sector analytics from SAS:
Frequently asked questions

What is public sector analytics software?

Public sector analytics are advanced, AI-driven analytics tailored for government entities designed to equip leaders with insights to optimize resources, improve results and serve the public better, faster and easier.

Which government services can public sector analytics improve?

Public sector analytics improves fraud prevention, social benefits, public health programs, tax administration, public safety and crisis response.

How does SAS support secure analytics for governments?

SAS® Viya has achieved FedRAMP® and GovRAMP moderate authorization, a valuable recognition of our commitment to secure analytics, trustworthy AI and the need for public sector entities to be able to make confident decisions that meet the highest standards for transparency and oversight.

How does public sector analytics improve the tax and revenue function in governments?

SAS enables agencies to simulate tax policies with digital twins, detect fraud, assess program risks and gauge economic impacts. SAS Tax Compliance is a machine learning solution that enhances audit and investigation processes for quicker case resolution, improved revenue generation and strong taxpayer data protection.

How are social benefit agencies enhanced by public sector analytics from SAS?

SAS helps agencies ensure the right benefits reach the right people at the right time, mitigate improper payments, streamline operations and detect unemployment fraud with AI-driven analytics in SAS Payment Integrity for Social Benefits.

What are the ways SAS optimizes public health services for governments?

SAS Health Solutions help public health agencies simplify data management and accelerate insights. Leaders gain visibility into care quality and costs, make transparent decisions in regulated environments and improve patient outcomes while optimizing resources and clinician experience.

How is SAS used for public safety applications that improve law enforcement?

Law enforcement leaders use SAS data and AI to make confident decisions across operations, investigations, judicial processes and policy, improving outcomes in intelligence, investigations and operations.

How does SAS help governments address and mitigate threats to national security?

SAS offers national security leaders the ability to draw a complete picture of national security risks from a single data, analytics and AI platform. SAS offers enhanced intelligence capabilities to identify, mitigate and address traditional and nontraditional threats across physical and virtual borders. SAS improves preparations and responses powered by data and AI that outperform the competition.

How does SAS improve transportation and infrastructure?

SAS uses real-time data and AI to help agencies predict, prepare for and respond to transportation and infrastructure challenges. Agencies gain insights into usage patterns through IoT devices, receive instant alerts about asset failures and make informed decisions on maintaining, replacing and expanding critical infrastructure.

Why choose SAS for public sector data analytics?

SAS was founded 50 years ago as a public sector project to boost agricultural yields and has evolved into the global leader in data, analytics and AI, used by 90 of the top 100 Fortune 500 companies. The SAS Viya platform simplifies innovation, governance and cloud analytics at scale. Today, over 1,600 government agencies in 130+ countries use SAS to serve the public better, faster and more efficiently.