McLain Decision Support Systems
Public-sector decision support for budget, workforce, capital, and strategy
Purpose-built software designed and supported directly by MDSS — U.S.-built, U.S.-developed, and U.S.-hosted.
- Government budgeting specialists since 1997
- ~130 public-sector organizations supported
- 18 states served
- U.S.-built / U.S.-developed / U.S.-hosted
Select a challenge
Challenge 1
Assumptions are scattered
Challenge 2
Requests are difficult to compare
Challenge 3
Strategy sits outside the budget
Challenge 4
Line items lack allocation control
The challenge
Strategy sits outside the budget
Mission, risk, and performance priorities are often disconnected from resource decisions.
MDSS answer · mCANVAS
mCANVAS connects mission, risk, strategy, resources, and performance — with KPI visuals for actual vs baseline and target — so alignment is visible before adoption.
