Executive Order 22 Targets Data Center Secrecy and Community Impact
Governor Spanberger’s executive order bans executive branch officials from signing nondisclosure agreements for data center projects, adds faster requirements for noise regulation, and calls for a review of backup-generation operations at data centers. [1]
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Executive Order 22 bans executive branch officials from signing nondisclosure agreements for data center projects, requires expedited noise regulations, and requires a review of backup-generation operations used by data centers, among other requirements.The Verge (AI) · Reporting · Sep 18, 2026
AI Task Force to Address Statewide Risks
The order creates a task force to evaluate how Virginia’s government can address risks from artificial intelligence. [1]
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The order also establishes an AI task force responsible for evaluating how the state government can address risks to VirginiansThe Verge (AI) · Reporting · Sep 18, 2026
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