# Virginia bans data center NDAs and launches an AI task force under Spanberger’s new order

No place on Earth hosts more data centers than Virginia — and the state has now informed its own officials that they may no longer sign secrecy agreements covering them. That clause in Gov. Abigail Spanberger's Executive Order 22 deserves a second read. The AI task force exists, yes, but the NDA pro

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| Published | 19 September 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/virginia-bans-data-center-ndas-and-launches-an-ai-task-force-under-spanbergers-new-order/