Progress update: March 2026
Accomplishments
- Initiated EO 25-06 reporting support, onboarding six of seven phase 1 agencies to the Enterprise Data Platform and providing implementation guidance and demonstrations to prepare for the April 2026 first quarterly submission.
- Completed an EDP platform self-audit, strengthening governance practices and documenting operational readiness as the platform scales to support 70+ reporting agencies.
- Advanced EDP analytics and reporting capabilities, including development of dashboards supporting program insights, pipeline monitoring, and federal funding analysis.
- Progressed Entity Resolution capabilities, improving data matching accuracy through model validation and scoring analysis to support future cross-agency data collaboration.
- Expanded the EDP Data Collaboration Portfolio, developing new use cases and identifying opportunities for cross-agency analytics and data sharing.
- Published updated EDP guidance and training resources, including metadata guidelines and enhancements to platform documentation and onboarding materials.
- Finalized and published the EDP Year in Review, highlighting program accomplishments and collaboration milestones across participating partners.
Work in Progress
- Continuing development of the Category 4 Addendum and related security documentation supporting platform compliance and governance.
- Enhancing EDP dashboards and usage insights to provide improved visibility into platform adoption and performance metrics.
- Advancing platform cost transparency initiatives, including work on log-based chargeback analysis and synthetic data testing.
- Ongoing collaboration with partners to strengthen disaster recovery planning and platform resilience.
- Continuing EO 25-06 onboarding activities, including validating pilot agency data upload workflows ahead of the April 2026 reporting cycle.
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.