Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger appointed Andrea Fletcher to lead the new Virginia Digital Service, a team tasked with modernizing state technology, improving digital services, and strengthening oversight of IT investments.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed an executive order on Aug. 18 establishing a statewide framework to modernize the commonwealth’s emergency preparedness system.

As state governments move beyond artificial intelligence (AI) experimentation and toward enterprise deployment, state chief information officers (CIOs) and industry leaders say success will depend on strong governance and practical use cases.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has appointed Michael Watson chief information officer (CIO) of the commonwealth and head of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA).

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order on July 11 launching a pilot program that uses agentic artificial intelligence to help reduce regulatory burdens and keep state guidance documents up to date.

The Commonwealth of Virginia has added two new state agencies to its Virginia Permit Transparency (VPT) website, which serves as an online resource featuring the vast majority of permit applications considered by Virginia agencies.

The Virginia Department of Education has launched a new online portal to help families access quality and safety information for more than 3,000 publicly-funded early childhood care sites across Virginia.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a new Executive Order (EO) 39 intended to reduce wait times, reduce costs, and improve the permit, license, certification, and registration, application processes for Virginians.

The Commonwealth of Virginia is joining a host of other states in launching a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force.

Natural Bridge State Park in Virginia has become the first state park in the country to install the RightHear Accessibility system which improves inclusivity and accessibility for people who are blind or have low vision.