Andrea Fletcher tapped to lead Virginia’s government technology overhaul

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 937

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Virginia is creating a team of technology specialists to improve state websites and computer systems while guarding against costly technology contracts and wasted taxpayer dollars.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday named Andrea Fletcher director of the new Virginia Digital Service, which will bring together engineers, designers and other technical experts to modernize state government operations and make public services easier to use.

The team will also review how Virginia buys …

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