Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks as Vice President JD Vance, from right, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler and Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., listen during an event at the FBI Field Office on September 14, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein-Pool/Getty Images)
The order directs the state’s Department of Public Safety to create statewide safeguards for state and local law enforcement entities using ALPR technology.
Governor Maura Healey speaks about data centers during a press conference at the State House on September 8, 2026. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) tours an apartment unit in the Wholey Legacy Homes apartment complex on August 13, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Virginia’s new digital services team comes after the state recently discovered millions in “bad state contracts” for IT projects that were never completed.
Though building a “digital front door" has been a priority for state governments, several are facing challenges to consolidating identity management across agencies.