Business Continuity

Concur Cloud for Public Sector: Why a Secure, Compliant Environment Matters More Than Ever

Kyla Kent | 07-09-2025

What Is Concur Cloud for Public Sector?

Concur Cloud for Public Sector is a FedRAMP Authorized software-as-a-service (SaaS) that hosts a variety of commercial SAP Concur solutions, such as Concur Travel and Expense, which meets or exceeds the security needed to protect your data.

Built specifically for the needs of the public sector and other highly regulated organizations, it provides encryption, detailed access controls, and strong audit features to prevent data breaches and unauthorized access. 

How Does Concur Cloud for Public Sector Ensure Data Security and Compliance?

Security Built for Government: Concur Cloud for Public Sector meets strict regulatory security standards in the U.S.

Authorized at the FedRAMP Moderate level, this includes:

  • Hosted on AWS GovCloud (isolated, compliant cloud hosting)
  • Built to NIST 800-53 standards for risk management
  • Real-time monitoring, MFA, audit-ready logs
  • Role-based access, SSO, SAML 2.0, centralized logging
  • ITAR rules for secure cloud operations

Compliance-Ready by Design: SAP Concur aligns with global and industry standards:

  • SOC 1 & 2 Type II
  • ISO 27001
  • PCI DSS
  • BS10012, CCPA, GDPR, SOX
     

What Are the Benefits of Concur Cloud for Public Sector?

Public sector organizations face rising pressure to modernize spend management while navigating strict compliance, evolving security threats, and limited resources.

Concur Cloud for Public Sector is designed to meet these demands head-on, offering organizations a secure, centralized, and fully integrated solution to manage travel and expense processes. By providing an already FedRAMP Moderate authorized environment, SAP Concur takes the upfront work out of the equation and allows you to operate with peace of mind, knowing your internal systems are secure.

By unifying workflows and eliminating manual tasks, SAP Concur helps your teams work smarter, stay compliant, and focus on what matters most: mission impact. The benefits include:

1. Prevent malicious exploitation and mission awareness by adversaries

2. Ensure privacy protection of personally identifiable information (PII)

3. Prevent access to spending habits and travel movements

4. Mitigate the risk of data aggregation for threat intelligence

  • Data classification
  • Detailed access logs
  • Reporting tools
  • Automatic anonymization

What Happens If You Don’t Modernize?

If your organization doesn’t modernize, you risk falling out of touch with critical insights and industry shifts, which can severely limit your ability to stay in the know and respond proactively.

Delaying a secure digital transformation puts your organization at risk. Without protected integrated systems, your organization could face:

  • Outdated insights — No real-time spend visibility means decisions rely on incomplete or stale data
  • Siloed systems — Lack of a single source of truth makes it hard to track spend or ensure compliance
  • Limited foresight — Without analytics, you can’t benchmark performance, forecast needs, or detect risks early
  • Inflexible operations — Slow to adapt to regulatory changes, policy shifts, or evolving demands

71% of organizations say integrated and AI-enhanced travel and expense (T&E) technology improves their expense-related fraud detection.

Is SAP Concur Right for My Organization?

If you're managing federal, state, or grant-based budgets and still relying on spreadsheets or disconnected systems, it’s time to upgrade.

With 35+ years of innovation, SAP Concur has built and implemented powerful solutions to help its customers achieve greater efficiency and compliance.

We’re a trusted partner for organizations looking to modernize spend management programs without compromising security or usability.

SAP Concur is:

  • Trusted by over 700 regulated customers
  • Compliant with strict federal regulations
  • Efficient across travel and expense management
  • Proven with customer stories and industry data


“We have a lot of people who are constantly out of the office...to be able to connect wherever they are to a cloud-based system like Concur was really important for us.”
- Rowena Barcelona-Nuqui, SAP Division Chief for the County of San Bernardino

Why Choose Concur Cloud for Public Sector?

Built for regulated industries and powered by innovation, Concur Cloud for Public Sector gives organizations a secure, scalable solution to modernize spend management without compromising compliance.

You get the best of both worlds: the flexibility of a commercial cloud environment, combined with the rigorous standards required by public sector mandates.

With SAP Concur, you can:

  • Reduce risk with proactive controls and audit-ready visibility
  • Control costs through automation and real-time insights
  • Streamline operations across travel and expense processes
  • Gain agility to respond to policy changes and mission demands

Confidence, compliance, and control—delivered in one secure, unified platform. That’s peace of mind.

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