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Progress update: April 2026
During this reporting period, the Enterprise Data Platform project continued to progress steadily, maintaining schedule and budget targets while advancing key technical and programmatic priorities. The team focused on enhancing data ingestion and pipeline performance, including support for new Qualtrics datasets and optimization of Databricks processes. Significant progress was also made in designing and validating a cross-region disaster recovery strategy in AWS, strengthening overall platform resilience. In parallel, entity resolution documentation was finalized and supporting presentation materials were developed to expand engagement with agency stakeholders.
Efforts also continued to advance communication, planning, and adoption readiness, including updates to the EDP Journey Overview, Implementation Guide, and State Data Office materials. Collaboration Portfolio use case development moved forward, supporting broader program alignment. While overall project health remains stable, scope risk persists due to uncertainty around partner agency funding and participation. The next phase will focus on finalizing executive-facing materials, improving platform stability, advancing disaster recovery implementation, and continuing outreach to support long-term adoption and sustainability.
About the program
The Enterprise Data Program is Washington’s statewide effort to enable data-driven government through a coordinated strategy, robust platform, and effective governance model. At the core of the program are three integrated pillars:
- Enterprise Data Strategy – our north star for statewide data alignment.
- Enterprise Data Platform – the tools and infrastructure for sharing and analyzing data.
- Enterprise Data Governance – the standards and roles that ensure accountability and quality.
Each pillar supports and reinforces the others, forming a comprehensive framework for advancing enterprise data maturity across state agencies.
The three pillars
1. Enterprise Data Strategy: Our Enterprise Data Strategy outlines the vision, priorities, and action plans for statewide data excellence. It aligns with the Washington State Strategic IT Plan and supports efforts to enhance transparency, efficiency, and innovation through better data practices.
2. Enterprise Data Platform: The Enterprise Data Platform offers agencies scalable, secure technology to store, share, and analyze data across organizational boundaries. It is designed to support data integration and exchange, enable advanced analytics and business intelligence, and promote agency collaboration through shared data environments.
3. Enterprise Data Governance: Robust governance ensures that state data is accurate, secure, and ethically managed.
We are building statewide standards and collaborative processes to define clear roles and responsibilities, enhance data quality and stewardship, and ensure compliance with privacy and security requirements.
Why this matters
“Data is a foundational asset for the state's digital government efforts.”
— Washington Enterprise Data Strategy, 2025
Through the Enterprise Data Program, Washington is creating a future where agencies make evidence-based decisions faster and with greater confidence, residents have greater trust in government data practices and opportunities for innovation and public value creation are expanded.