WhizzWorks

Government · public sector

The same engineering standard the public can depend on.

We bring private-sector speed to public-sector work, then hold it to the bar agencies actually require: procurement-ready, secure, accessible, and built so the next team can run it.

Why a small practice

A vendor you can actually reach, held to a standard you can audit.

Most public technology fails the same way: a large contract, a long build behind closed doors, and a system nobody can change once it lands. We work the opposite way. Small scope, visible progress, and evidence at every step.

The work is principal-led. The person who scopes your project is the person accountable for it shipping. You are not handed to a delivery team you never met, and you are never locked into a system only the vendor understands.

Where we work

Three places a small team moves the needle.

AI strategy & governance

Where applied AI is genuinely useful for an agency, where it is a liability, and the controls that keep it accountable. Policy a board can sign, grounded in what the technology actually does.

Digital service modernization

Permitting, licensing, records, and inspections rebuilt as services residents can finish in one sitting, integrated with the systems of record you already run.

Data governance & observability

Knowing where your data lives, who touched it, and whether the system is healthy. Lineage, metrics, and alerting so failures are visible before a constituent reports them.

How we engage

Prove it small. Then earn the next phase.

A staged engagement keeps risk low and accountability high. Each phase produces something you can inspect before the next one is funded.

01AssessWe map the real system: the data, the constraints, the people who run it. No modernization theater, no rip-and-replace by default. We find what is worth keeping.
02ProveThe smallest defensible pilot, scoped to a single outcome a stakeholder can verify. Evidence first, so the budget conversation is grounded in something that runs.
03HardenSecurity review, accessibility, audit trails, and documentation written for the next team. Built to pass procurement, not just a demo.
04Hand offYou own it. Source, runbooks, and observability so your staff or your next vendor can operate it without us in the room.
Procurement-readyDocumentation, scope, and pricing structured for how agencies actually buy. No surprises in legal review.
Secure by defaultLeast privilege, audit trails, and a security contact on every engagement. Findings get triaged, not buried.
Accessible & accountableBuilt to public accessibility standards, with observability so the system can be held to its service levels.
Public sector

Modernizing a public service? Start with a conversation, not an RFP response.

Tell us the outcome you are accountable for. We will tell you the smallest pilot that proves it is achievable.