How Washington D.C. Built a Digital Government: One Platform at a Time — Part 4: Building Government Services People Can Actually Use How Washington D.C. Built a Digital Government: One Platform at a Time — Part 4: Building Government Services People Can Actually Use

How Washington D.C. Built a Digital Government: One Platform at a Time — Part 4: Building Government Services People Can Actually Use

Digital transformation doesn’t end with workflows: it extends to how information is delivered. See how Washington D.C. turned static PDFs into structured, searchable content, making documentation a core part of modern, user-friendly government services.

April 23, 2026

How Washington D.C. Built a Digital Government: One Platform at a Time — Part 3: Real-Time Permits and Inspections How Washington D.C. Built a Digital Government: One Platform at a Time — Part 3: Real-Time Permits and Inspections

How Washington D.C. Built a Digital Government: One Platform at a Time — Part 3: Real-Time Permits and Inspections

What happens when government workflows don’t just go digital, but become intelligent? Discover how Washington D.C. reduced approval times from 47 days to 7 by combining centralized platforms with AI, transforming complex, multi-step processes into real-time, transparent operations.

April 20, 2026

How Washington D.C. Built a Digital Government: One Platform at a Time — Part 2: Marketplace for Inspections How Washington D.C. Built a Digital Government: One Platform at a Time — Part 2: Marketplace for Inspections

How Washington D.C. Built a Digital Government: One Platform at a Time — Part 2: Marketplace for Inspections

What if government inspections worked like a marketplace? Discover how Washington D.C. cut inspection wait times from weeks to days by rethinking (not just digitizing) the process.

April 19, 2026

How Washington D.C. Built a Digital Government: One Platform at a Time — Part 1: From Fragmentation to Flow How Washington D.C. Built a Digital Government: One Platform at a Time — Part 1: From Fragmentation to Flow

How Washington D.C. Built a Digital Government: One Platform at a Time — Part 1: From Fragmentation to Flow

Washington D.C.’s Department of Buildings didn’t attempt a risky system overhaul—they rebuilt their digital government step by step. This is the story of how small, high-impact changes transformed fragmented processes into a connected, intelligent ecosystem.

April 18, 2026

Building Beyond Limits: platformOS vs. Shopify Building Beyond Limits: platformOS vs. Shopify

Building Beyond Limits: platformOS vs. Shopify

The WeeklyHow YouTube video highlights our strengths and unique features and explains why platformOS can be the ideal choice for your business needs.

June 10, 2024

platformOS: A Key Player in the Marketplace Revolution platformOS: A Key Player in the Marketplace Revolution

platformOS: A Key Player in the Marketplace Revolution

Exciting news! platformOS has been featured in The Marketplace Suite Spot Report 2023, renowned for highlighting standout marketplace platforms.

December 15, 2023

On Shareable: Helping alleviate Washington DC’s housing shortage, how Tertius, powered by platformOS, does it On Shareable: Helping alleviate Washington DC’s housing shortage, how Tertius, powered by platformOS, does it

On Shareable: Helping alleviate Washington DC’s housing shortage, how Tertius, powered by platformOS, does it

Shareable published an article about Tertius (powered by platformOS) where they describe how Tertius has revolutionized D.C.’s previously cumbersome and delay-prone inspections process, and why they opted for platformOS (aka Near Me Marketplaces) to build a centralized platform that manages inspections from initial bookings to completion.

November 15, 2021

The 6 Pitfalls of Turnkey Marketplace Solutions You Can Avoid by Building on platformOS The 6 Pitfalls of Turnkey Marketplace Solutions You Can Avoid by Building on platformOS

The 6 Pitfalls of Turnkey Marketplace Solutions You Can Avoid by Building on platformOS

CobbleWeb recently published an article where they outlined pitfalls concealed in off-the-shelf and plug-and-play marketplace solutions. This article describes our take on all the pain points their article explored.

March 31, 2021