GovTech: As Holidays Approach, Beam Aims for Better Benefit Payments
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GovTech – December 14, 2023
By Thad Reuter
Hilary Crook’s college experience included more than hard study, top grades and a law degree. She was often unsure about where to look for scholarships, about how to navigate the “super clunky” process of gaining seemingly free money to help cover her costs.
Now, in her first months as vice president of sales for benefits platform Beam, the government technology veteran can recall that experience. She works to reduce the red tape separating people from food, rental and child-care assistance, along with other forms of financial aid, including emergency grants for college students.
As more work becomes untethered from the physical world, Beam — like other gov tech companies — is aiming to upgrade public services, bringing paper-based bureaucracies into the 21st century.
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