About Permitting Tech

America has hundreds of permitting technology tools and platforms. We have an abundance of technological solutions, but permitting isn't getting easier. I've been asking "why?" for the last five years.

To help me understand the answers, I track the companies building those tools, the agencies buying them, and the policies shaping what's possible. This site covers funding rounds, product launches, procurement decisions, and policy moves — the news that practitioners, vendors, and investors need to follow but that doesn't have a dedicated home.

What you'll find here

This Week in Permitting Tech is a weekly roundup of who raised money, who shipped what, and which agencies made moves. It runs on Mondays.

AI in Permitting covers how artificial intelligence is entering permitting workflows — where it's working, where it isn't, and what the early procurement decisions tell us about what's next.

Quick Takes are single-item posts when something lands mid-week that's worth your attention.

Who I am

I'm Boon Sheridan. I lead permitting technology work at the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC), where I maintain an inventory of 305+ permitting technology products and run applied research on how AI and data standards can reshape environmental review. My current work includes research for the Department of Energy on AI in environmental review.

Before EPIC, I spent four years at 18F working on federal digital services. I helped redesign get.gov, built digital tools for the American Climate Corps, and contributed to CEQ's e-NEPA report to Congress on modernizing environmental review technology. My 2026 Permitting Technology Landscape Report is the first independent survey of the permitting technology market.

I work regularly with practitioners across federal agencies, state programs, and environmental consulting firms.

How this relates to EPIC

This site is my independent coverage of public news in permitting technology. EPIC publishes original research, policy analysis, and practitioner tools — work that goes through editorial review and reflects the organization's positions. Permitting Tech is faster and more opinionated. I write about what I'm seeing in the market and what I think it means.

I don't publish EPIC's proprietary research here, and EPIC doesn't review what I post. Think of it as the difference between a reporter's beat blog and the paper's Sunday edition.

Get in touch

If you're building permitting technology, buying it, or writing policy that affects it, I want to hear from you. Reach me at boon@permittingtech.com.