Special Announcements

Introducing the Commonwealth Data Marketplace

Tired of reconciling mismatched county names, chasing down a vendor’s real address, or rebuilding the same lookup table every quarter? On November 5, 2026, ODGA launches the Commonwealth Data Marketplace, a single, searchable home for trusted, governed Commonwealth data, built so you can spend less time hunting for data and more time using it.

 

Why you’ll want it:

• Better data quality: Build on authoritative sources that are already standardized and quality checked.
• One place to look: No more emailing around or wondering whether a file is the latest version.
• Less rework: Retire the lookups you maintain by hand and use shared data that’s kept current for you.
• Stronger reporting & grants: Consistent jurisdictions and demographics mean your reports and federal grant applications line up the first time.
• Lower risk: Verify vendors and records against official sources before payment errors and audit findings happen.

Three authoritative datasets at launch: Virginia Jurisdiction Data (all 133 localities on one FIPS standard), the State Corporation Commission (SCC) Company Registry, and Department of General Services (DGS) Building Locations. More are on the way, shaped by what agencies tell us they need.

 

Getting in is easy. Every employee in the COV Okta tenant already has access through Okta. There’s nothing to request and no new account to create.

 

Questions? Contact odga@odga.virginia.gov.