Governor Glenn Youngkin Celebrates Virginia Permit Transparency (VPT) as Winner of 2025 Commonwealth Technology Award

RICHMOND,VA–GovernorGlennYoungkintodayannouncedthattheVirginiaPermitTransparency(VPT)onlinetrackingsystemreceivedthe2025CommonwealthTechnologyAwardforInnovativeUseofTechnologyattheCommonwealthofVirginiaInnovativeTechnologySymposium(COVITS)Conference. “VPThasmadelifeeasierforthousandsofVirginiabusinessesandfamilies,”saidGovernorGlennYoungkin.“Whenpermitsmovequickly,businessescangrowandprofessionalscansucceed.VPTtakestheguessworkoutoftheprocessandgivesagenciesthetoolstodeliverfaster,moretransparentresults.ThisawardisaproudrecognitionofVirginia’sleadershipincuttingredtapeanddrivinginnovationingovernment.” TheGovernor’spermittingreformworkbeganin2022withapilotprogramattheVirginiaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality(DEQ).In2024,theDEQpilotwasexpandedtoincludeadditionalagenciesandlaunchedastheVPTdashboard.VPTnowincludespermitandlicenseapplicationsfrom10stateagenciesandcover