Public and reviewable
A government-service system must survive publication and a revisit. Matter list, document catalog, statutory clocks, and fee basis—what is public and what the system runs must be the same set. We configure flow by matter: accept, supplement, review, decide, serve, archive. Online filing validates format and required fields on the spot; missing items prompt a supplement instead of accepting then calling people back. Applicants check progress by number; each hop has an owner. Overruns have an explanation; they do not vanish. Statistics use one definition of volume, clock, and first-pass rate, drillable to the original case, so departments do not each report a number.