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EPC Group

Enterprise Microsoft consulting with 29 years serving Fortune 500 companies.

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About EPC Group

EPC Group is a Microsoft consulting firm founded in 1997 (originally Enterprise Project Consulting, renamed EPC Group in 2005). 29 years of enterprise Microsoft consulting experience. EPC Group historically held the distinction of being the oldest continuous Microsoft Gold Partner in North America from 2016 until the program's retirement. Because Microsoft officially deprecated the Gold/Silver tiering framework, EPC Group transitioned to the modern Microsoft Solutions Partner ecosystem and currently holds the core Microsoft Solutions Partner designations.

Headquartered at 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 830, Houston, TX 77056. Public clients include NASA, FBI, Federal Reserve, Pentagon, United Airlines, PepsiCo, Nike, and Northrop Grumman. 6,500+ SharePoint implementations, 1,500+ Power BI deployments, 500+ Microsoft Fabric implementations, 70+ Fortune 500 organizations served, 11,000+ enterprise engagements, 200+ Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft 365 consultants on staff.

About Errin O'Connor

Errin O'Connor is the Founder, CEO, and Chief AI Architect of EPC Group. Microsoft MVP multiple years, first awarded 2003. 4× Microsoft Press bestselling author of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out (MS Press 2007), Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out (MS Press 2011), SharePoint 2013 Field Guide (Sams/Pearson 2014), and Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step (MS Press 2018).

Original SharePoint Beta Team member (Project Tahoe). Original Power BI Beta Team member (Project Crescent). FedRAMP framework contributor. Worked with U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra on the Obama administration's 25-Point Plan to reform federal IT, and with NASA CIO Chris Kemp as Lead Architect on the NASA Nebula Cloud project. Speaker at Microsoft Ignite, SharePoint Conference, KMWorld, and DATAVERSITY.

© 2026 EPC Group. All rights reserved. Microsoft, SharePoint, Power BI, Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Fabric, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.

Government Power BI Consulting — EPC Group delivers Microsoft consulting for Government organizations. Our compliance-native delivery covers the Microsoft ecosystem (Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Azure, AI Governance, Microsoft Copilot) with industry-specific governance and regulatory considerations.

Key Facts

  • Government Microsoft consulting with industry-specific compliance and security.
  • Compliance-native delivery across HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, FINRA, CMMC, and GxP where applicable.
  • 29 years of Microsoft enterprise consulting; 6,500+ SharePoint and 1,500+ Power BI deployments.
  • Microsoft Solutions Partner with experience across all six current designations.
  • Senior architect named on every engagement; named in Statement of Work.
  • Engagement Operating Model: published seven-phase methodology applied to Government.

Government Power BI Consulting | FedRAMP & GCC Compliant

Expert Microsoft consulting and implementation

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FedRAMP-aligned consulting expertise | GCC/GCC High

Power BI for Government

FedRAMP-aligned consulting expertise, GCC/GCC High compliant Power BI solutions for federal, state, and local government. Budget transparency dashboards, citizen services analytics, grant management, and open data portals in IL4/IL5 environments.

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45%
Faster Reporting
Reduction in time to generate compliance and performance reports
GCC / GCC High
Government Cloud Coverage
FedRAMP-aligned consulting expertise heritage — all deployments in authorized government cloud environments
$5M+
Grant Recovery
Average grant funds identified and recovered through analytics
85%
Citizen Satisfaction
Average improvement in constituent service satisfaction scores
50+
Government Agencies
FedRAMP
Authorized Solutions
GCC High
IL4/IL5 Certified
29 years
Government IT Experience
Government Analytics

Comprehensive Government Analytics

Purpose-built analytics solutions for government agencies addressing budget transparency, citizen services, grant management, and open data requirements.

Budget Transparency & Financial Analytics

Publish interactive budget dashboards enabling citizens, legislators, and oversight bodies to explore appropriations, expenditures, and fund balances. Track budget-to-actual variances at the program, department, and line-item level.

Appropriation vs. expenditure tracking by fund and program
Multi-year budget trend analysis and forecasting
Grant fund drawdown and matching requirement monitoring
CAFR/ACFR financial statement preparation support
Citizen-facing open budget portals

Citizen Services Analytics

Measure and improve service delivery with dashboards tracking permit processing times, 311 request resolution, benefits enrollment, and constituent satisfaction. Identify bottlenecks and allocate resources where citizens need them most.

Permit and license processing time tracking
311/constituent request resolution analytics
Benefits enrollment and eligibility dashboards
Service equity analysis across demographics and geographies
Constituent satisfaction scoring and trending

Grant Management & Tracking

End-to-end grant lifecycle dashboards from application through closeout. Track federal grant drawdowns, matching requirements, performance milestones, and compliance deadlines across ARPA, IIJA, and agency-specific programs.

Federal grant drawdown and expenditure tracking
Match requirement monitoring and compliance
Performance milestone and deliverable tracking
Sub-recipient monitoring dashboards
Single Audit (2 CFR 200) preparation analytics

Open Data & Transparency Portals

Embed Power BI dashboards in public-facing open data portals for budget transparency, crime statistics, infrastructure projects, and public health data. Fulfill open records requirements with interactive, self-service analytics.

Public-facing embedded dashboard portals
Crime and public safety heat maps
Infrastructure project status and spending trackers
Public health and environmental monitoring
ADA-compliant accessible report design
Government Compliance

Built for Government Security Standards

Every deployment meets the rigorous security and compliance requirements of federal, state, and local government including FedRAMP, FISMA, CJIS, and Section 508.

FedRAMP High Authorization

Power BI deployed in FedRAMP High authorized Azure Government cloud meeting the most stringent federal security requirements.

GCC & GCC High Environments

Deployment in Microsoft Government Community Cloud (GCC) and GCC High for ITAR, DFARS, and CUI data handling.

IL4/IL5 Compliance

Impact Level 4 and 5 environments for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and mission-critical DoD workloads.

CJIS Compliance

Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy compliance for law enforcement analytics.

FISMA Compliance

Federal Information Security Modernization Act controls with continuous monitoring and POA&M tracking.

Section 508 Accessibility

All dashboards designed for Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA compliance ensuring accessibility for all users.

Capabilities

Government Analytics Features

Purpose-built features for government agencies, from legislative tracking and agency performance management to emergency operations and procurement analytics.

Legislative Analytics

Track legislation, bill status, committee assignments, and fiscal impact analysis for legislative bodies.

  • Bill tracking and status dashboards
  • Fiscal impact analysis visualization
  • Committee workload tracking
  • Session productivity analytics

Agency Performance Dashboards

GPRA/GPRAMA-aligned performance dashboards with strategic goal tracking, outcome metrics, and quarterly reporting.

  • Strategic goal alignment tracking
  • Key Performance Indicator dashboards
  • Quarterly performance reporting
  • Cross-agency benchmarking

Predictive Analytics

AI-powered forecasting for tax revenue, service demand, infrastructure maintenance needs, and workforce planning.

  • Tax revenue forecasting models
  • Service demand prediction
  • Infrastructure failure risk scoring
  • Workforce attrition modeling

Procurement Analytics

Track procurement spending, vendor performance, contract compliance, and small/disadvantaged business utilization.

  • Spend analysis by category and vendor
  • Contract milestone tracking
  • Small business utilization reporting
  • Vendor performance scorecards

Election & Census Analytics

Redistricting analysis, voter registration tracking, and census response rate dashboards for election offices.

  • Voter registration analytics
  • Redistricting data visualization
  • Census response rate tracking
  • Polling location optimization

Emergency Management

Real-time dashboards for emergency operations, disaster response coordination, and resource deployment tracking.

  • Incident tracking and status
  • Resource deployment mapping
  • Shelter capacity monitoring
  • Recovery expenditure tracking
Use Cases

Government Analytics Solutions

Proven Power BI solutions for federal agencies, state governments, counties, municipalities, and special districts.

Federal Agency Performance

GPRA/GPRAMA-compliant performance dashboards for federal agencies with strategic goal alignment, program effectiveness measurement, and automated reporting for OMB submissions.

Strategic goal tracking
Program effectiveness
OMB reporting automation
Cross-agency benchmarks

State Budget & Revenue

Comprehensive budget management dashboards for state governments tracking general fund, special fund, and federal fund expenditures with revenue forecasting based on economic indicators.

Revenue forecasting
Fund balance tracking
Expenditure monitoring
Rainy day fund analysis

Municipal Operations

City and county operations dashboards covering public works, parks, utilities, and code enforcement with citizen satisfaction tracking and service level agreement monitoring.

Service request tracking
Work order completion
Utility performance
Code enforcement activity

Law Enforcement Analytics

CJIS-compliant crime analytics dashboards with CompStat reporting, use-of-force tracking, community engagement metrics, and resource deployment optimization.

CompStat reporting
Use-of-force tracking
Response time analysis
Community engagement

Public Health Dashboards

Population health monitoring, disease surveillance, vaccination tracking, and health equity dashboards for state and local health departments.

Disease surveillance
Vaccination rates
Health equity metrics
Emergency preparedness

Transportation & Infrastructure

Asset management dashboards for roads, bridges, and transit systems with condition assessments, capital planning, and project delivery tracking.

Asset condition scoring
Capital plan tracking
Project delivery metrics
Safety analytics
Why EPC Group

Government Analytics Expertise You Can Trust

With cleared consultants and 29 years of government IT experience, EPC Group is the trusted partner for federal, state, and local agencies requiring FedRAMP-aligned Power BI implementations.

Government-Cleared Consultants

Team members with active security clearances and extensive experience in federal, state, and local government IT environments.

FedRAMP-First Architecture

Every solution designed for GCC/GCC High with FedRAMP, FISMA, CJIS, and IL4/IL5 compliance built in from day one.

29 years Government IT

Extensive experience with civilian agencies, DoD, intelligence community, state governments, and municipalities.

GovCloud Expertise

Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure Government, GCC, GCC High, and DoD cloud environments.

Ready to Modernize Government Analytics?

Schedule a consultation with our government analytics specialists to discuss your agency's mission requirements and compliance needs.

  • Free 30-minute consultation
  • FedRAMP/GCC compliance assessment
  • Authority to Operate (ATO) guidance
  • Custom analytics roadmap
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Modernize Your Government Analytics Today

Join government agencies across the nation using EPC Group's Power BI solutions for transparent, data-driven decision making in secure, compliant environments.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does EPC Group work with FedRAMP and GCC High environments?

Yes. EPC Group deploys Power BI and Microsoft 365 solutions in GCC, GCC High, and DoD environments. Our consultants hold appropriate clearances and follow FedRAMP Moderate and High baselines for all government cloud implementations.

What is the difference between GCC and GCC High for Power BI?

GCC (Government Community Cloud) meets FedRAMP Moderate requirements and serves state/local government. GCC High meets FedRAMP High and DoD IL4/IL5 requirements for federal agencies handling CUI and classified data. Power BI features differ slightly between tiers.

Can Power BI handle CMMC Level 2 compliance requirements?

Yes. When deployed in Azure Government with proper Conditional Access policies, sensitivity labels, and audit controls, Power BI can support CMMC Level 2 compliance. EPC Group configures the full CMMC control mapping for defense industrial base organizations.

What government agencies has EPC Group worked with?

EPC Group has delivered Microsoft consulting services to federal agencies, state governments, municipal governments, and defense contractors. Due to contractual obligations, specific agency names are disclosed only during qualified procurement discussions.

How long does a government Power BI deployment typically take?

Government deployments typically take 4-8 months due to ATO (Authority to Operate) processes, security reviews, and procurement timelines. The technical implementation itself runs 8-16 weeks, but compliance documentation and approvals add 2-4 months.

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Power BI Strategy: 2026 Considerations for Government Power BI Consulting

Row-level security (RLS) and object-level security (OLS) in Power BI Premium and Fabric F-SKU capacities are the single most-overlooked compliance control in HIPAA, SOC 2, and FINRA-regulated environments. RLS scoped via service principal authentication (rather than embedded UPN passes) is the only pattern that survives a SOC 2 Type II auditor privilege-walk test. EPC Group includes service-principal RLS as a default in every regulated-industry Power BI engagement.

Power BI Copilot grounds itself on the semantic model, NOT the underlying source data. That means Copilot answers are only as accurate as the DAX measure definitions, the field metadata (display folders, descriptions, hierarchies), and the synonyms taxonomy. In practice, the difference between a Copilot deployment that drives 32% time-savings and one users abandon within 90 days is whether the semantic model was Copilot-prepared.

Decision factors EPC Group evaluates

  • Row-level security via service principal authentication
  • Capacity sizing decision (F2/F4/F64+) tied to peak concurrent users and refresh window
  • Copilot grounding quality assessment of semantic-model metadata
  • Direct Lake mode adoption for Fabric-resident semantic models
  • License optimization audit (Pro vs Premium Per User vs F-SKU)

EPC Group covers this topic across the relevant engagement portfolio. Reach the firm at contact@epcgroup.net for a 30-minute architect conversation.

Enterprise Government Power Bi from EPC Group

EPC Group delivers Government Power Bi as a core practice within the Microsoft consulting portfolio. Engagements are led by senior architects with hands-on Fortune 500 delivery experience and a bench of hundreds of Microsoft-certified consultants spanning SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Power BI, Azure, Microsoft Copilot, and Microsoft Purview.

Every Government Power Bi engagement is engineered for the regulatory and operational environment it serves. Healthcare deployments carry HIPAA controls from day one; financial services deployments meet SOC 2 and FINRA retention requirements; government deployments map to FedRAMP and CMMC controls with audit-ready evidence.

Manufacturing and energy

For multi-plant manufacturers and energy operators, EPC Group integrates Microsoft 365 with operational technology, protects intellectual property through Purview labels and Endpoint DLP, and provisions frontline workers with F1 and F3 licensing patterns. Multi-region rollouts include data residency planning and offline-capable Power Platform apps for shop-floor environments.

How EPC Group engages

Six-phase methodology applied to every engagement, compressed for fixed-fee accelerators and extended for full programs.

  1. Discovery — two-week assessment of the current estate, gap analysis, risk register, target architecture, costed remediation roadmap.
  2. Design — senior architect produces the target topology, identity framework, Conditional Access, Purview, governance model, and security posture, reviewed by client leads.
  3. Pilot — 25 to 100 user pilot in a real business unit. Migrate, apply baselines, test integrations, capture feedback.
  4. Wave rollout — migrate in waves of 500 to 2,500 users with communications, training, hypercare, and a per-wave retrospective.
  5. Adoption — role-based training, Champions network, executive sponsor enablement, metrics tracked against a measured baseline.
  6. Operate — optional managed-services retainer for license optimization, governance reviews, security monitoring, and quarterly business reviews.

Microsoft-only since 1997

29 years of Microsoft-exclusive consulting. Microsoft Solutions Partner with core designations across Modern Work, Security, and Data & AI.

EPC Group was the oldest continuous Microsoft Gold Partner in North America from 2016 until program retirement in 2022. Errin O'Connor authored four Microsoft Press bestsellers covering Power BI, SharePoint, Azure, and large-scale migrations.

Financial services

For banks, asset managers, and broker-dealers, EPC Group engineers SOC 2 audit trails, FINRA Rule 4511 and SEC 17a-4 retention, MNPI containment, and Communication Compliance for trading floors. Microsoft Purview Audit Premium with seven-year tamper-evident retention is the standard baseline; Defender for Cloud Apps detects shadow-AI exfiltration before it reaches a compliance event.

Engagement models

Three engagement models cover most enterprise needs. Most clients start with a fixed-fee accelerator and grow into a full program or a managed-services retainer.

  • Fixed-fee accelerators — Copilot Readiness, Security Hardening, Tenant Health Check, SharePoint Migration, Teams Governance. Defined scope and price. Typical range $25,000 to $150,000 over four to twelve weeks.
  • Project engagements — full migration or governance program with milestone-based billing. Discovery through hypercare. Typical range $150,000 to $750,000-plus over three to nine months.
  • Managed services — tiered retainer for ongoing operations. Named senior architect on the account. From $3,500 per month with a twelve-month minimum.

Senior-architect-led delivery

Every engagement is led and staffed by 15 to 20 year veterans. No rotating juniors learning on your tenant. The bench includes hundreds of Microsoft-certified consultants who have shipped real production environments for Fortune 500 customers across SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Power BI, Azure, and Microsoft Copilot.

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