When Bill Moseley worked for the Oregon Department of Justice, he quickly learned how inefficient some government software could be.  

Taking inspiration from that experience, he and a partner eventually started GL Solutions, a software company now headquartered in Kalispell. The company was recently awarded a contract by the state of Oklahoma to modernize its state licensing systems — it's the fourth state the company has worked with to revamp software.  

In today’s digital era, the efficiency of agencies hinges on the software tools they employ, according to  Moseley, who is GL Solutions’ chief executive officer. Agencies tasked with regulatory functions, including licensing and permitting, are faced with extensive amounts of data. Selecting the right software is paramount to success. 

“We feel honored to partner with Oklahoma’s regulatory agencies to help strengthen and modernize the foundation for delivering essential public services to Oklahomans,” Moseley said in a press release. “We remain committed to helping regulatory agencies run, grow and adapt.”   

A typical government agency has a lot of inconsistencies in its systems, a conundrum of paperwork and failed communications, Moseley said. GL Solutions revamps the systems, putting all of the paperwork, forms and communications into one place. There are reengineering government processes, and they’ve seen results, Moseley said.  

There was one regulatory agency in Virginia, Moseley said, that struggled in approving requests for families wanting to foster. The agency was taking on average three years to approve paperwork, Moseley said, leaving many foster children without homes in the meantime.  

GL Solutions, after installing the software, decreased the wait time to three months.  

"That’s a good thing to do,” Moseley said. “We’re helping make that happen.” 

Moseley started GL Solutions 28 years ago in Bend, Oregon, with Eric Staley, while they were both working at the Oregon Department of Justice.  

“I wanted to help governments operate better,” Moseley said last month, saying that when he was growing up during the Reagan administration, criticisms of government processes were rampant. “I didn’t want to just complain about it. I wanted to help them function better.” 

Moseley grew up in rural Kansas and moved to Washington, D.C. to work for a senator after getting his undergraduate degree at the University of Kansas. He quickly realized he was more passionate about the back end of politics and policies, so he decided to go to law school.  

He moved to Oregon to work as an administrator for the Oregon Department of Justice, identifying a need for innovation. GL Solutions grew out of that identification.  

For 22 years, the company operated out of Bend, Oregon, but relocated to Kalispell in 2020. Moseley began searching for a new location in 2018, he said, citing a difficult business environment in Bend.  

GL Solutions moved to the valley with 40 employees, and it now employs 86. In 2022, the company grew by 25% in total revenue. Last year, it grew by 72%. Moseley anticipates continued growth, he said, with the hope of adding more jobs and business visibility to the valley. 

“As a part of the business community, it's not my job to tell Kalispell what it wants to be, but I think I can help being a part of making that happen if I understand what it is,” said Moseley, who serves as chair of the board for the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce.  

He wants to see Kalispell grow in a way that’s authentic to itself, applauding local businesses and organizations for working to make that happen. While GL Solutions works with agencies across the country, the local business community thriving is essential for any overall success.  

Moseley and his team will start working with Oklahoma’s agencies in 2026, redoing each system one at a time.  The company is the third contractor hired by the state to do so; the last went bankrupt, Moseley said.  

“I think we’ll succeed where other people couldn’t,” he said. “I think it’s going to help us significantly grow our organization which will help us be able to provide better solutions and more advanced software.” 

He anticipates the project to take seven or eight years. 

For more information on GL Solutions, visit glsolutions.com.  

Reporter Kate Heston may be reached at 758-4459 or [email protected].

    Staff members of GL Solutions in Kalispell on Wednesday, Nov. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider