The California-based company said Monday it has bought Miller Mendel Inc., or MMI, whose own tech helps public agencies do background checks for people seeking law enforcement and related jobs.
Terms were not disclosed.
The deal brings Miller’s eSOPH — electronic statement of personal history — into the NEOGOV public safety portfolio, which includes Vetted, AI-powered background investigation software.
To date, MMI technology has handled more than 300,000 background investigations, according to a NEOGOV statement.
“This acquisition is a natural next step in our mission to serve the people who serve the people,” Shane Evangelist, CEO of NEOGOV, said in the statement. “It reflects NEOGOV’s and MMI’s shared commitment to delivering modern, effective background investigation software and exceptional customer service to agencies across the public safety market.”
In March, NEOGOV — whose software focuses on tasks that range from employee onboarding to payroll and performance management — said it had bought PowerDetails. That company sold software to manage off-duty operations for law enforcement.
Last year, in one of the largest gov tech deals so far, the 25-year-old NEOGOV gained new owners in a $3 billion deal.
The MMI deal, according to the statement, “supports NEOGOV’s broader strategy to help public-sector agencies modernize hiring and workforce operations with purpose-built technology.”
Police departments and emergency dispatch centers still face hiring and retention problems, which in turn is helping to spark new investments and product launches in the wider gov tech world.
