COLLECTION: Virginia State Government Web Sites Collection

Description: This collection preserves the web sites of Virginia state agencies.

• http://blog.portofvirginia.com/ - Port of Virginia Blog
  Blot of the Virginia Port Authority.
• http://chr.vipnet.org/ - [Virginia] Human Rights Council
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To safeguard all individuals within the Commonwealth from unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, or disability, in places of public accommodation, including educational institutions, real estate transactions, and employment; to preserve the public safety, health, and general welfare, and to further the interests, rights, and privileges of individuals in the Commonwealth.
• http://codecommission.dls.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Code Commission
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: Established in 1946 to re-codify and republish the Code of Virginia. The commission now codifies the Acts of the General Assembly and revises portions of the Code of Virginia as needed.
• http://coy.state.va.us/ - Virginia Commission on Youth
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To study and provide recommendations addressing the needs of and services to the Commonwealth's youth and their families; and encourage the development of uniform policies and services to youth; and provide a forum for continuing review and study of such services.
• http://dashboard.virginiadot.org/ - VDOT Dashboard v3.0
  Dashboard is the Virginia Department of Transportation's Performance Reporting System for Projects and Programs.
• http://datapoint.apa.virginia.gov/ - Common wealth Data Point
  Whether you would like to see what was bought on a state purchase charge card or how many students enrolled in your university, Commonwealth Data Point has the answers. Commonwealth Data Point offers a free, interactive, and fascinating approach to view the transparency of state data to the citizens of the Commonwealth. This website offers key financial and demographic information about the Commonwealth of Virginia and the operations of state government. Commonwealth Data Point is the result of legislation sponsored by Senator Walter A. Stosch, who wanted the public to have readily accessible demographic data and detailed state financial figures. What started out as a simple website that displayed state agencies and institutions revenue and expenditure transactions has turned into a data center for the Commonwealth's operations. The vast amount of information presented through Commonwealth Data Point includes: Budget Data (Total Budget, Budget to Actual Expenses, and Original to Final Budget) Revenue and Expenditure Transactions Purchases made with state issued Small Purchase Charge Card General Fund Spending by Locality General Fund Revenue Analysis Local Government Expenditures and Revenues Various Demographic statistics (Food Stamps and University Enrollment)
• http://dgs.state.va.us/ - [Virginia] Department of General Services
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide support services to other state agencies in carrying out their programs, and prescribe rules and regulations.
• http://dls.state.va.us/ - Virginia Division of Legislative Services
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide general services to the General Assembly, including preparation of legislation, research, and staff support for the legislative standing committees, the Virginia Code Commission, and legislative study commissions.
• http://dlsgis.state.va.us/ - Welcome to the Official Redistricting Web Site of the Commonwealth of Virginia
  Welcome to the Virginia Division of Legislative Services (DLS) redistricting homepage. This web site uses various data formats to provide Virginia legislators and the public with information on legislative districts and plans that were proposed during the 2001 redistricting session.
• http://esp.dhrm.virginia.gov/ - [Employee Suggestion Program]
  The Employee Suggestion Program (ESP) provides a way for employees of the agencies of the Commonwealth of Virginia to receive money or paid time off by developing and submitting a suggestion that benefits the Commonwealth. ESP is administered by the Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM). DHRM receives suggestions and distributes them for evaluation, maintains records, develops program materials, and sets policies and procedures. Participating state agencies designate Agency ESP Coordinators who implement the program at the agency level and are available to give program information and assistance to employees.
• http://foiacouncil.dls.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: Encourage and facilitate compliance with the Freedom of Information Act. Furnish, upon request, advisory opinions or guidelines, and other appropriate information regarding the Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.1-340 et seq.) to any person or agency of state or local government, in an expeditious manner. Conduct training seminars and educational programs for the members and staff of public bodies and other interested persons on the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. Publish educational materials, as it deems appropriate on the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Request from any agency of state or local government such assistance, services and information as will enable the Council to effectively carry out its responsibilities.
• http://frontiermuseum.org/ - The Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To develop and maintain an outdoor museum in order to commemorate the contribution which the pioneers and colonial frontiersmen of the 18th and 19th centuries made to the creation and development of the United States of America.
• http://greenvacapitol.org/ - Greening Virginia's Capitol: A Partnership for a Healthy James River
  Virginia’s Capitol Square is “going green” by making some changes to how stormwater runoff is managed on the Capitol grounds, adjacent streets and nearby alleys. The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has partnered with the Department of General Services (DGS) and the City of Richmond to implement this project funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
• http://hac.state.va.us/welcome.htm - Virginia House of Delegates, House Appropriations Committee
  Web site of the House Appropriations Commitee.
• http://indians.vipnet.org/ - Virginia Council on Indians
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The council shall research issues of concern to the Indian tribes in the Commonwealth.
• http://jchc.state.va.us/ - [Virginia] Joint Commission on Health Care
  The Joint Commission on Health Care is a legislative commission created by the Code of Virginia, Title 30, Chapter 18 Sections 30-168 through 30-170. The Commission works to ensure that the greatest number of Virginians receive quality, cost-effective health care services.
• http://jcots.state.va.us/ - [Virginia] Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS)
  The Joint Commission on Technology and Science was created by the 1997 Virginia General Assembly as a permanent legislative commission. The Commission is charged to generally study all aspects of technology and science and to promote the development of technology and science in the Commonwealth of Virginia through sound public policies (Chapter 11 (§ 30-85 et seq.) of Title 30 of the Code of Virginia). The Commission consists of 12 legislators from the Virginia General Assembly (7 delegates and 5 senators), and generally conducts studies by adopting a work plan and utilizing advisory committees. Each year, the Commission develops a work plan and identifies several topic areas that it will consider. The work plan may include such study topics as those directed by the General Assembly through legislation, requested by government agencies and the public, or identified on the Commission's own initiative. Once the work plan is adopted, the Commission creates Advisory Committees to the Commission to study those initiatives that are designated as "Issues to Actively Study Through Advisory Committees". The committees are composed of members of the Commission, who co-chair the committees, and persons with expertise in the matters under consideration by the committee. The chairman of the Commission appoints the co-chairs and the members of the advisory committees. Committee members serve until the start of the following legislative session. Advisory committees then meet and study the issues charged to them. Once the studies have been concluded, advisory committees issue their final reports and recommendations, including legislative proposals. Before the new Session starts, the reports and recommendations are presented to the Commission at its final meeting of the interim for consideration. Commission members usually patron legislative proposals that the Commission adopts and introduce them during the Session. The Commission issues its final report at the conclusion of the session, summarizing its activities and the new technology and science legislation.
• http://jlarc.state.va.us/ - [Virginia] JLARC Home Page
  The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) is the oversight agency of the Virginia General Assembly. It was established in 1973 to review and evaluate the operations and performance of State agencies, programs, and functions. The Commission is composed of nine members of the House of Delegates, of whom at least five also serve on the House Appropriations Committee, and five members of the Senate, of whom two also serve on the Senate Finance Committee. Delegates are appointed by the Speaker of the House, and Senators by the Rules Committee. The Chair is elected by a majority of Commission members and traditionally has rotated every two years between the House and Senate. The Auditor of Public Accounts is a nonvoting, ex officio member. The Commission has a full-time staff. The staff Director is appointed by the Commission and confirmed by the General Assembly for a six-year term of office. The objectives of the legislative oversight function performed by JLARC are: Program and Agency Savings. Program cost savings are frequently the product of legislative oversight studies, and are usually the most visible of all possible outcomes. Just as important are the opportunities for savings which may result from the implementation of recommended efficiencies or adoption of program alternatives. In some instances, changes may result in more spending to achieve greater effectiveness. Improved Efficiency and Effectiveness. JLARC is required by statute to make recommendations on ways State agencies may achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness in their operations. Achieving efficiency means finding ways to accomplish the same tasks at reduced cost; achieving effectiveness means findings ways to better accomplish program and agency objectives. The fact that a regular program of legislative oversight exists also stimulates agency self-evaluation, which may bring about improved operations. An Informed Legislature. Oversight studies help inform citizen legislators about agencies, programs, and activities. A primary objective for JLARC is to gather, evaluate, and report information and make recommendations that can be used in legislative decisionmaking. Reports provide information that may be useful to legislators during deliberation on legislation, during committee hearings, and in responding to constituent questions or requests for assistance. Compliance with Legislative Intent. The oversight function helps ensure that laws are being carried out as the Legislature intended. In some cases, intent may not have been clearly understood by program administrators; in other cases, statements of intent may have been ignored. In those instances where legislative intent is not explicit in statute, an oversight study can assess and report to the General Assembly on how an agency has decided to implement its mission.
• http://leg1.state.va.us/ - [Virginia. General Assembly.] Legislative Information System
  The Virginia General Assembly web site was originally developed in response to legislative initiative HJR482 (1995), which directed the Department of Information Technology and the Division of Legislative Automated Systems "to develop a prototype for providing access to the Legislative Information System through the Internet". The prototype system was successfully implemented and the results were reported to the General Assembly in House Document 25 (1996). From the prototype's foundation the current production system was re-designed and vastly improved. Users will find a wide array of legislative information contained at this site. Included is general information about the legislative process and its participants as well as the full text, summaries, status history of bills and resolutions and schedules of activity. Full text searching is also available for the Code of Virginia, Virginia Administrative Code, Rules of the Supreme Court, Bills and Resolutions, and House and Senate Documents. Several legislative agencies provide information about their organizations and topics of interest related to their function. Links to other state legislative information systems on the internet are also available
• http://legis.state.va.us/ - Welcome to the Virginia General Assembly Website.
  The Virginia General Assembly web site was originally developed in response to legislative initiative HJR482 (1995), which directed the Department of Information Technology and the Division of Legislative Automated Systems "to develop a prototype for providing access to the Legislative Information System through the Internet". The prototype system was successfully implemented and the results were reported to the General Assembly in House Document 25 (1996). From the prototype's foundation the current production system was re-designed and vastly improved. Users will find a wide array of legislative information contained at this site. Included is general information about the legislative process and its participants as well as the full text, summaries, status history of bills and resolutions and schedules of activity. Full text searching is also available for the Code of Virginia, Virginia Administrative Code, Rules of the Supreme Court, Bills and Resolutions, and House and Senate Documents. Several legislative agencies provide information about their organizations and topics of interest related to their function. Links to other state legislative information systems on the internet are also available.
• http://legis.state.va.us/dlashome.htm - [Virginia] Division of Legislative Automated Systems
  The Division of Legislative Automated Systems (DLAS) was created in 1980 to "represent the interests of the General Assembly in activities involving obtaining and maintaining data processing services, electronic components, and other related items". Specific duties and responsibilities identified in the Code of Virginia include: operate a data processing center, establish and maintain a legislative information system, obtain and manage publishing and printing services, perform computing and programming services, provide technical assistance, and collect fees to offset service and printing costs.
• http://research.schev.edu/ - State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
  Seed within the main page of the State Council of Higher Education.
• http://sex-offender.vsp.virginia.gov/sor/index.html - Virginia State Police
  The Sex Offender and Crimes against Minors Registry program is statutorily provided through Chapter 9, of Title 9.1 of the Code of Virginia. The registry, including the Public Notification Database, is based on the Virginia General Assembly's decision to facilitate access to publicly-available information about persons convicted of specified violent and sexual offenses. The Virginia State Police has not considered or assessed the specific risk of re-offense with regard to any individual prior to his or her inclusion within this registry, and has made no determination that any individual included in the registry is currently dangerous. The main purpose of providing this data on the internet is to make the information more easily available and accessible, not to warn citizens about any specific individual. Adult individuals found within the registry are included solely by virtue of their conviction record and applicable state law. Offenses which require registration can be found at Statutes General Comments regarding this website can be submitted at the following location: Comments Information regarding a particular offender can be submitted through the Tips icon located on each offender’s webpage.
• http://sfc.state.va.us/ - Commonwealth of Virginia Senate Finance Committee
  Web site of Senate Finance Commitee.
• http://sov.state.va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/$$Viewtemplate%2Bfor%2BWClerksOfficeHome?OpenForm - Senate of Virginia - Clerk's Office
  Web site of the Virginia Senate.
• http://twitter.com/ScienceMusofVA/ - Science Museum of Va (ScienceMusofVA) on Twitter
  Official Twitter page of the Science Museum of Virginia.
• http://twitter.com/VAStateParks/ - Virginia State Parks (VAStateParks) on Twitter
  Official Twitter page of Virginia State Parks.
• http://twitter.com/VDHChampion/ - CHAMPION (VDHChampion) on Twitter
  CHAMPION is an innovative initiative to address obesity in Virginia. We are working to improve the health of all Virginians.
• http://twitter.com/VDSS/ - VA Social Services (VDSS) on Twitter
  Official Twitter page of the Virginia Dept. of Social Services.
• http://twitter.com/VaDHCD/ - VaDHCD (VaDHCD) on Twitter
  DHCD is committed to creating safe, affordable, and prosperous communities in which to live, work and do business in Virginia.
• http://twitter.com/VaEmploy/ - VEC Employment Comm (vaemploy) on Twitter
  The official twitter page of the Virginia Employment Commission, providing news and information. Please call your local Workforce Center for personal assistance
• http://twitter.com/VirginiaDEQ/ - Virginia DEQ (VirginiaDEQ) on Twitter
  The official Virginia DEQ Twitter account. Our mission is to protect and improve the environment and the well being of all Virginians.
• http://twitter.com/VirginiaLMI/ - VEC (VirginiaLMI) on Twitter
  Official Labor Market Information (LMI) news provided by the Virginia Employment Commission.
• http://twitter.com/VirginiaLottery/ - Virginia Lottery (VirginiaLottery) on Twitter
  Official Twitter page of the Virginia State Lottery.
• http://twitter.com/VirginiaSBE/ - Virginia SBE (VirginiaSBE) on Twitter
  Helping to ensure the integrity of elections in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• http://twitter.com/vadot/ - VaDOT (VaDOT) on Twitter
  Official Twitter page of the Virginia Dept. of Transportation.
• http://twitter.com/vatax/ - VA Dept. of Taxation (VATAX) on Twitter
  Official Twitter page of the Virginia Dept. of Taxation.
• http://twitter.com/vdem/ - VDEM (VDEM) on Twitter
  The Virginia Department of Emergency Management coordinates the commonwealth's response during disasters and emergencies.
• http://twitter.com/vdgif/ - VDGIF (VDGIF) on Twitter
  VDGIF is responsible for the management of inland fisheries, wildlife, and recreational boating for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• http://twitter.com/visitvirginia/ - Virginia Tourism (VisitVirginia) on Twitter
  Virginia is For Lovers! Love of life, passion for Travel! Tweeting travel info, deals, events and more.
• http://twitter.com/vmfa/ - Virginia Museum (vmfa) on Twitter
  The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is a top US art museum with more than 5,000 years of art from around the world.
• http://vcef.net/ - Virginia Career Education Foundation
  Established in 2002 by Governor Mark Warner, the Virginia Career Education Foundation is a non-profit organiztion that works to increase the number of qualified applicants available to fill technical positions throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• http://viab.org/ - Virginia Israel Advisory Board
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The purpose of the Board shall be to advise the Governor on ways to improve economic and cultural links between the Commonwealth and the State of Israel, with a focus on the areas of commerce and trade, art and education, and general government.
• http://virginiacapitol.gov/ - Virginiacapitol.gov -- About the Capitol
• http://virginiacapitol.gov/virtualtours/ - Virtual Tours at the Virginia State Capitol
  Created by the General Assembly, this website provides online tours of both the Capitol Grounds and the Capitol Building. Visitors to this interactive website will have the ability to explore areas on their own or view video presentations.
• http://virginiaenergysense.org/ - Virginia Energy Sense
  Virginia Energy Sense is an information source of the Commonwealth of Virginia designed to assist Virginians seeking ways to lower their monthly energy bills. By doing their part, Virginians can help the Commonwealth achieve its goal to reduce electricity use by 10%. Saving energy is important and with little up front cost or effort, you can save energy at home, at work and at school.
• http://vscc.virginia.gov/ - Virginia State Crime Commission
  The purpose of the Commission is to study, report and make recommendations on all areas of public safety and protection. In so doing, the Commission shall endeavor to ascertain the causes of crime and recommend ways to reduce and prevent it, explore and recommend methods of rehabilitation of convicted criminals, study compensation of persons in law enforcement and related fields and study other related matters including the apprehension, trial and punishment of criminal offenders.
• http://www.abc.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To control the sale of alcoholic beverages through licenses and permit the manufacturing, bottling, selling, advertising, and transporting of alcoholic beverages and enforcement of tobacco laws; and operate state stores for sale of beverages, other than beer, to consumers and licensees.
• http://www.aging.state.va.us/ - Virginia Department for the Aging
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To improve the quality of life for older Virginians through the development of policies and programs and the provision of services which maximize the independence of older people.
• http://www.apa.state.va.us/ - Auditor of Public Accounts - Commonwealth of Virginia
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To audit accounts of officers, institutions, and agencies handling state and certain public funds; report on financial statements and deficiencies in accounting practices; devise systems of bookkeeping and accounting for county, city, and town officials and agencies under direction of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. The Auditor is elected by joint vote of the two houses of the General Assembly.
• http://www.arts.state.va.us/ - The [Virginia] Commission for the Arts
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To support and stimulate excellence in the arts.
• http://www.asmfc.org/ - Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The purpose of this compact is to promote the better utilization of the fisheries, marine, shell and anadromous of the Atlantic seaboard by the development of a joint program for the promotion and protection of such fisheries, and by the prevention of the physical waste of the fisheries from any cause. The Commission drafts and recommends to governors and legislatures conservation legislation concerning, marine, shell, and anadromous fisheries of the Atlantic seaboard.
• http://www.atlfa.org/ - NewWell Fund
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To administer and manage the Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority. The Fund shall be used to provide loans to individuals with disabilities within the Commonwealth for the purpose of acquiring assistive technology, other equipment, or other authorized purposes designed to help such individuals become more independent.
• http://www.boa.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Board of Accountancy - Welcome
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The Board shall certify and issue CPA certificates, to persons to practice public accountancy, and restrict the practice of public accountancy to those persons who are so certified, who may use the CPA title, and shall take such actions as may be authorized by this chapter to ensure their continued competence and to aid the public in determining the qualifications of such persons. The Board shall issue registration certificates to firms to engage in the practice of public accountancy in the Commonwealth as set forth in § 54.1-4412 or to use the CPA title and take such actions as may be authorized by this chapter to ensure that such firms and their certified public accountants adhere to standards of conduct and practice.
• http://www.cao.virginia.gov/index.shtml - Official Website of the Chief Applications Officer of Virginia - Home Page
  In January of 2008, Governor Kaine appointed Ms. Peggy Feldmann to the position of Chief Applications Officer (CAO). This appointment was to both address the findings contained within the Auditor of Public Accounts report on IT Governance and to ensure our continued excellence within the area of information technology management. The office of the CAO provides the Commonwealth of Virginia with an improved approach to managing IT governance and our business portfolio. Recognizing the current budget constraints, and striving to leverage existing Commonwealth resources, the Governor requested the Information Technology\Investment Board (ITIB) assist in developing an operational plan to improve oversight and management of IT governance and portfolio management. Working together, the Chief Information Office (CIO) and CAO were able to develop an operational plan to better align responsibilities and optimize management, efficiency and productivity from our information technology investments. The efforts will better align the Commonwealth’s business model and IT strategy, improve maintenance and operations planning, enhance enterprise application efforts, create data standards, increase transparency in our return on investment, and provide a comprehensive IT governance model for managing all the application resources of the Commonwealth.
• http://www.capitolsquarevirginia.state.va.us/index.htm - Welcome to the [Virginia] Capitol Square Preservation Council Website
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The Council shall assess the architectural, historical, archeological and landscape features of the Capitol Square and antiquities contained therein. Develop plans and recommendations for their maintenance and preservation and for the enhancement of their historical and architectural integrity. Develop recommendations for the promotion of activities and efforts that will enhance interpretive and educational opportunities. Review all plans or proposals for alterations, improvements, additions, renovations or other disposition that is structural or architectural in nature.
• http://www.cas.state.va.us/ - Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To ensure the upgrading of criminal justice administration by providing and coordinating training, education, and services for the Commonwealth's attorneys.
• http://www.catawba.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Catawba Hospital of The Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse
  Part of the Commonwealth of Virginia public mental health system, Catawba Hospital specializes in serving adults including geriatric individuals who are in need of mental health care. The first priority of Catawba Hospital is to help patients regain and maintain their highest level of mental and physical functioning. The ultimate goal is for patients to return to community living. We are responsive to the needs and preferences of consumers and their families and are invested in the DMHMRSAS vision of self-determination, empowerment and recovery.
• http://www.cbbt.com/ - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Homepage
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To establish policy and administer the operations of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District.
• http://www.cblad.virginia.gov/ - Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The board exercises regulatory powers and duties to insure the incorporation of, and adherence to, the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act.
• http://www.ccca.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents
  The Commonwealth Center for Children & Adolescents is an acute care, mental health facility for youth under the age of 18 years, operated by the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services.
• http://www.chesapeakebay.net/exec.htm - Chesapeake Executive Council - Committee Info - Chesapeake Bay Program
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The Executive Council establishes the policy direction for the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay and its living resources. The Executive Council exerts leadership to marshal public support for the Bay effort and is accountable to the public for progress made under the Bay Agreements.
• http://www.chesbay.state.va.us/ - Chesapeake Bay Commission
  The Chesapeake Bay Commission (CBC) is a tri-state legislative commission created in 1980 to advise the members of the General Assemblies of Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on matters of Bay-wide concern. Twenty-one members from three states define the Commission's identity and its work. Fifteen of the members are legislators, five each from Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Completing the ranks are cabinet secretaries from each state who are directly responsible for managing their states' natural resources, as well as three citizen representatives who bring with them a unique perspective and expertise. The commission serves as the legislative arm of the multi-jurisdictional Chesapeake Bay Program and acts in an advisory capacity to their respective General Assemblies.
• http://www.chrb.org/ - [Virginia] Commonwealth Health Research Board
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide financial support, in the form of grants, donations, or other assistance, for research efforts that have the potential of maximizing human health benefits for the citizens of the Commonwealth. The board shall establish specific criteria and procedures governing its decisions to support research efforts consistent with its purposes; establish requirements for the submission of research proposals; evaluate the proposals in accordance with the criteria established by the Board and the provisions of this chapter; and evaluate the implementation and results of all research efforts receiving support from the Board.
• http://www.cit.org/ - Welcome to the Center for Innovative Technology
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To enhance and expand scientific and technological research and development capabilities of the Commonwealth's institutions of higher education, and coordinate such capabilities with scientific and technological research, and development activities and requirements of the public and private sectors. The Board of Directors appoints the president.
• http://www.courts.state.va.us/ - Virginia's Judicial System
  Web site includes links to Virginia Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts, General District Courts, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts, and General Information for All Courts. Site also includes case information, publications, and programs and services.
• http://www.covits.org/ - 10th Annual Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology Symposium
  COVITS (the Commonwealth of Virginia's Innovative Technology Symposium) annually brings together a community of senior-level executives and thought leaders from state and local government, business, and academia to identify, discuss and propose solutions to Virginia's critical technology issues.
• http://www.csa.state.va.us/ - Virginia Comprehensive Services Act For At Risk Youth and Families (CSA)
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The Office is established to serve as the administrative entity of the Council and to ensure that the decisions of the council are implemented.
• http://www.csh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - CSH Home | Central State Hospital - We Provide C.A.R.E. for our Patients
  The mission of Central State Hospital is to provide state of the art mental health care and treatment to forensic and civilly committed patients in need of a structured, secure environment. The major components of the hospital’s mission include Evaluation, Treatment, Protection, and Disposition.
• http://www.cvtc.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Central Virginia Training Center
• http://www.dba.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Business Assistance
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To serve as the liaison between the Commonwealth's existing business and state government in order to promote the development of Virginia's economy.
• http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Behavior Health and Developmental Services
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide a comprehensive system of services that is responsive to the mental health, mental retardation, drug abuse, and alcohol dependency needs of the citizens of the Commonwealth. On 1 July 2009 the Virginia. Dept. of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services. changed its name to Virginia Department of Behavior Health and Developmental Services.
• http://www.dce.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Correctional Education
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To establish and maintain all the educational facilities of all institutions operated by the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice; and develop and implement an inmate literacy program.
• http://www.dcg.state.va.us/ - [Virginia] Department of Charitable Gaming - Welcome
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The Department is vested with control of all charitable gaming in the Commonwealth.
• http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/ - VA DCJS - Department of Criminal Justice Services - Welcome
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To strengthen and improve the criminal justice system within the Commonwealth of Virginia through planning, coordination, program development, evaluation, and technical assistance.
• http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/ - [Virginia] Department of Conservation and Recreation
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To conserve, protect, enhance, and advocate the wise use of the Commonwealth's unique natural, historic, recreational, scenic, and cultural resources.
• http://www.deq.virginia.gov/ - [Virginia Department of Environmental Quality]
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: Implement Virginia's air, water, waste management, and other environmental laws. Enhance, preserve, and protect Virginia's natural, scenic, and historic environment for the people of the Commonwealth; reduce the levels of pollutants in Virginia's environment; ensure timeliness, consistency, and quality in all permitting; improve public understanding of and participation in all environmental issues and decision-making; perform comprehensive natural resource planning, policy analysis, and coordination; and ensure the effective and efficient development and use of agency resources.
• http://www.dfs.virginia.gov/ - VA Department of Forensic Science
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide forensic laboratory services upon request of the Superintendent of State Police; the Chief Medical Examiner, the Assistant Chief Medical Examiners, and local medical examiners; any attorney for the Commonwealth; any chief of police, sheriff, or sergeant responsible for law enforcement in the jurisdiction served by him; any local fire department; or any state agency in any criminal matter.
• http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide public informational and educational services, and administer and enforce the rules and regulations of the board.
• http://www.dgs.state.va.us/ - Virginia Department of General Services
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide support services to other state agencies in carrying out their programs, and prescribe rules and regulations.
• http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To enhance the quality of individuals and community life by promoting suitable, safe housing, economically viable communities; provide community services assistance, policy analysis, and research in the fields of community planning and management, housing and economic development; and provide for building and fire safety regulations.
• http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Health Professions - Home
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To ensure competent and qualified health practitioners delivering services to citizens in the Commonwealth.
• http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/ - [Virginia] Department of Historic Resources
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To encourage, stimulate, and support the identification, evaluation, protection, preservation, and rehabilitation of the Commonwealth's significant historic, architectural, archaeological, and cultural resources.
• http://www.dhrm.state.va.us/ - Virginia Department of Human Resource Management
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To establish an effective personnel management system for state government in the balanced best interest of employees, management, and the citizens of the Commonwealth. The Governor appoints the director.
• http://www.djj.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To review and develop programs to meet the special problems and needs of children involved in the Commonwealth's corrections system.
• http://www.dmas.virginia.gov/ - [Virginia] Department of Medical Assistance Services
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To ensure that the categorically and medically needy citizens of the Commonwealth have financial access to a cost effective, comprehensive health care delivery system, consistent with the appropriation authorized by the General Assembly.
• http://www.dmbe.state.va.us/ - Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise
  DMBE is the state agency dedicated to enhancing the participation of our small, women- and minority-owned businesses in Virginia’s procurement opportunities. DMBE is responsible for the administration of two certification programs: the Small, Women- and Minority-owned Businesses under Virginia’s “SWaM” Procurement Initiative and the federal U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) Program. DMBE also provides support to our certified businesses through business development and procurement advocacy programs, in cooperation with other agencies and departments.
• http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To enhance the development and conservation of energy and mineral resources in a safe and environmentally sound manner in order to support a more productive economy in Virginia.
• http://www.dmvnow.com/ - Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The Department shall be responsible for the administration of the motor vehicle license, registration and title laws; the issuance, suspension, and revocation of driver's licenses; the examination of applicants for and holders of driver's licenses; the administration, training, disciplining, and assignment of examiners of applicants for driver's licenses; the administration of the safety responsibility laws, fuel tax laws, the provisions of this title relating to transportation safety, and dealer licensing laws; the registration of carriers of passengers or property and vehicles that may be required to be registered under the International Registration Plan or pay road tax.
• http://www.doa.virginia.gov/ - Home Page - Virginia Department of Accounts
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To ensure that adequate accounting records are generated and maintained on an agency and statewide basis through the establishment of policies, systems, and procedures to ensure that the financial functions of the financial accounting, financial management, and compliance assurance are effectively executed in conformance with state and federal laws, administrative regulations, and general accounting principles. To provide for the development and maintenance of internal audit programs in state agencies in order to ensure that the Commonwealth's assets are subject to appropriate internal management controls.
• http://www.doav.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Aviation
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To promote aviation within the Commonwealth, administer state aviation laws, and provide financial assistance for the improvement, maintenance, and construction of aviation facilities.
• http://www.doe.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Education
  Powers and Duties: To provide leadership and supervision for a system of quality education appropriate to the individual needs of students.
• http://www.dof.virginia.gov/ - The Virginia Department Of Forestry - Shaping Virginia's Forests
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To supervise and direct all forest interests and matters pertaining to forestry within the Commonwealth. The Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, shall appoint the State Forester.
• http://www.doli.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Labor and Industry Home Page
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide for the safety, health, and welfare of employees in the Commonwealth in both the public and private sectors.
• http://www.dpb.virginia.gov/ - Virginia DPB Home Page
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide advice and analytical services in planning, budgeting, and evaluation, and policy development for the Governor and Secretaries and other government officials, to formulate the Executive Budget and to operate a system of budgetary execution.
• http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/dporweb/dpormainwelcome.cfm - [Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation]
  The mission of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation is to protect the health, safety and welfare of Virginians, while promoting a competent workforce, fair housing opportunities, and a productive economy.
• http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: Except such powers as are conferred by law upon the Commonwealth Transportation Board, or such services as are performed by the Department of Transportation pursuant to law, the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall have the power to do all acts necessary or convenient for establishing, maintaining, improving, and promoting public transportation, transportation demand management, ridesharing, and passenger and freight rail transportation in the Commonwealth. The Department reports to the Secretary of Transportation and is subject to the policy oversight of the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The Governor shall appoint the Director.
• http://www.dss.virginia.gov/ - Home Page - Virginia Department of Social Services
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide an effective public assistance and social services system to meet the basic needs of less fortunate citizens in their home communities whenever possible, and assist them, to the extent that their capabilities allow, to become self-sufficient and self-supporting.
• http://www.dvs.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Veterans Services Home Page
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The Department shall be responsible for the establishment, operation, administration, and maintenance of offices and programs related to services for veterans of the armed forces of the United States and their Virginia-domiciled surviving spouses, orphans, and dependents. Such services shall include, but not be limited to, benefits claims processing and all medical care centers and cemeteries for veterans owned and operated by the Commonwealth.
• http://www.easyaccess.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Easy Access
  Virginia Easy Access, presented by the Virginia Department for the Aging, is part of the Commonwealth’s No Wrong Door initiative. No Wrong Door offers individuals a simple, single point of entry for information on long-term support options, applications for benefits and other supportive programs. It also provides a secure web-based system that connects state and local public agencies, private organizations and providers, allowing consumer information to be shared in a confidential manner and improving coordination of long-term care services.
• http://www.ecs.org/ - Education Commission of the States--Helping State Leaders Shape Education Policy
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To establish and maintain close cooperation and understanding among executive, legislative, professional, educational and lay leadership on a national basis at state and local levels; provide a forum for development, discussion, and recommendation of public policy alternatives in the field of education; and provide a clearing house for information on educational problem-solving throughout the nation, thereby facilitating improvement of state and local educational systems.
• http://www.edr.state.va.us/ - Virginia Department of Employee Dispute Resolution
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To establish a comprehensive program of employee relations management which includes alternative processes for resolving employee disputes; to establish and administer a grievance procedure and a statewide mediation program; to train human resource personnel and supervisors on employee relations management; to provide information and counsel employees in the resolution of conflict in the workplace.
• http://www.education.edu/authority.html - Roanoke Higher Education Center - Board of Trustees
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To expand access to higher education in the Roanoke Valley by providing for adult and continuing education and degree-granting programs, including undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, through partnerships with the Commonwealth's public and private institutions of higher education.
• http://www.egovcompetition.com/ - Commonwealth Competition Council - eGovcompetition
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The council shall examine and promote methods of providing a portion or all of select government-provided or government produced programs and services through the private sector by a competitive contracting program, and advise the Governor, the Small Business Commission, and the executive branch agencies of the council’s findings and recommendations. Review the practices of government agencies and nonprofit organizations that may constitute inappropriate competition with private enterprise.
• http://www.esh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Eastern State Hospital Main Page
  Eastern State Hospital, part of the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services system, was founded in 1773 with a well-intentioned emphasis on community-focused mental health care. The Hospital, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, is situated on 500 acres and consists of 16 buildings. The 417-bed facility provides treatment to approximately 400 patients with about 1000 staff.
• http://www.eva.virginia.gov/index.htm - eVA Home Page
  eVA is a web-based purchasing system used by Virginia government. State agencies, colleges, universities and many local governments use eVA to announce bid opportunities, invite bidders, receive quotes, and place orders for goods and services.
• http://www.explorepark.org/ - Virginia's Explore Park
  Web site of Virginia's Explore Park. The mission of Virginia's Explore Park is to help each visitor rediscover the history of the land and the people of western Virginia through experiences that reveal the past and illuminate the future.
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/vadot/ - Flickr: VaDOT's Photostream
  The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the state's roads, bridges and tunnels. Virginia has the third-largest state-maintained highway system in the country, behind Texas and North Carolina.
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/vdgif/ - Flickr: VDGIF's Photostream
  Established in 1916, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) is responsible for the management of inland fisheries, wildlife, and recreational boating for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/virginiadeq/ - Flickr: Virginia DEQ's Photostream
  The official Virginia DEQ Flickr profile. Our mission is to protect and improve the environment and the well being of all Virginians.
• http://www.future.virginia.gov/ - Council on Virginia's Future
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To advise the Governor and the General Assembly on the implementation of the Roadmap for Virginia's Future process.
• http://www.getsquareva.com/ - Home | Get Square VA
  Web site for Get Square VA, a program administered by the Virginia Department of Taxation offering amnesty to delinquent taxpayers who pay their back taxes between October 7, 2009 and December 5, 2009. Most delinquent taxpayers, business or individual, may pay back taxes to the state of Virginia during this limited window with no penalties and half the normal interest charges. The Commonwealth aims to collect $48 million during the amnesty period, and funds collected will go into the general fund to support education, health, and public safety programs.
• http://www.gunstonhall.org/ - Gunston Hall Plantation
  Gunston Hall on the Potomac is the former home of George Mason, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. The Governor appoints the Director.
• http://www.healthitcouncil.vi.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Health Information Technology Council
  In July 20, 2006, Governor Kaine issued Executive Directive 29 creating the Governor's Health Information Technology Council. The Council was established to conduct a study and advise the Governor and the General Assembly in an interim report made by October 15, 2006. The primary objectives of the study are to establish an interoperability framework, build public-private partnerships to increase adoption of electronic medical records and encourage vendors and entrepreneurs to build to the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology standards as well as identify areas where health information technology can lower health care costs for the Commonwealth of Virginia as an employer and health insurer. The Council will also recommend funding and strategies necessary to encourage long-term sustained adoption and interoperability of health information technology in the Commonwealth in a report to the Governor by December 1, 2006 and review and approve proposals to fund public-private pilots designed to increase the adoption of electronic medical records out of funds appropriated for that purpose.
• http://www.healthyyouthva.org/vtsf/ - Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation : Leading Virginia's Youth Tobacco Use Prevention Efforts
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To administer, manage and direct the affairs and business of the Foundation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, subject to the policies, control and direction of the Board. In 2009 the General Assembly changed the name from Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation to Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth.
• http://www.i295flyover.com/ - VDOT: I-295 Flyover
  The project will involve improvements to the I-295/I-64 interchange in western Henrico County, widening of Pouncey Tract Road and construction of a new flyover ramp from eastbound I-64 to southbound I-295.
• http://www.i64info.com/ - Virginia Department of Transportation: I-64 Info
  VDOT's construction page for I-64 Corridor throughout Virginia.
• http://www.ialr.org/ - The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: Seek to diversify the Dan River Region's economy by engaging the resources of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partnership with Danville Community College and Averett University and public and private bodies and organizations of the region and state.
• http://www.idea66.com/ - Idea 66 - Home
  Virginia Dept. of Transportation Web site related to improving Interstate 66 in Virginia.
• http://www.imcc.isa.us/ - Interstate Mining Compact Commission
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: Advance the protection and restoration of land, water and other resources affected by mining; Assist in the reduction or elimination or counteracting of pollution or deterioration of land, water and air attributable to mining. Assist the party States in their efforts to facilitate the use of land and other resources affected by mining, so that such use may be consistent with sound land use, public health, and public safety.
• http://www.indigentdefense.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To publicize and enforce the qualification standards for attorneys seeking eligibility to serve as court-appointed counsel for indigent defendants pursuant to § 19.2-159
• http://www.iogcc.state.ok.us/ - Interstate Oil Compact Commission
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To make inquiries and ascertain practices and circumstances in order to bring about conservation of oil and gas and the prevention of physical waste from any cause.
• http://www.isp.virginia.gov/ - [Virginia] Integrated Service Program (ISP)
  The Integrated Services Program (ISP) was established in the Information Technology Investment and Enterprise Services (ITI&ES) of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) on May 15, 2006 at the direction of the Chief Information Officer (CIO). The ISP is the consolidation of the Public Safety Communications (PSC) and the Virginia Geographic Information Network (VGIN) Divisions as well as the Radio Engineering function of the previous Telecommunications Directorate. The goal of this reorganization is to leverage existing services and expand services to localities and public safety, more generally, to further the mission and vision of VITA.
• http://www.jyf.virginia.gov/ - The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To develop and maintain national and international awareness of the important role played by Virginia in the creation of the United States through operations and programs at Jamestown Settlement, the Yorktown Victory Center, and related research and educational activities; and to actively direct private sector efforts to increase tourism in the areas in which the Foundation has its museums.
• http://www.kidscommonwealth.virginia.gov/ - KidsCommonwealth: A Learning Portal for Virginia Kids
  Kids Commonwealth is devoted to helping kids across Virginia learn more about their Commonwealth.
• http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ - Library of Virginia
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To manage a general reference and research library which is the official depository of state documents and a repository of local and federal documents; provide direction, assistance, and counsel to all libraries in the Commonwealth, to all communities which may propose to establish libraries, and to all persons interested in public libraries; administer and distribute state and federal library funds; contract with other states, regions or districts for the purpose of cooperative library services; conduct a program of records management for official state and local records; edit and publish original documents on deposit in the archives; and control, preserve, and make accessible the state's historically valuable records.
• http://www.millerschool.org/ - Miller School - Home Page
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The board is charged with administering the Miller School of Albemarle for Grades 5 through 12. The board also raises funds for the school.
• http://www.mrc.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Marine Resources Commission
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To manage, regulate, and develop marine fishery resources; and protect and preserve the marine habitat through a project review and permitting system.
• http://www.mvdb.vipnet.org/ - [Virginia] Motor Vehicle Dealer Board
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: License and regulate motor vehicle dealers and salespersons and promote the interest of the retail buyers of motor vehicles and endeavor to prevent unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
• http://www.mwaa.com/ - Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To acquire, operate, maintain, develop, promote, and protect Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport as the primary public airports serving the Metropolitan Washington area.
• http://www.nvmhi.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute
  The Institute was established in January 1968 as a short-term hospital to provide intensive treatment to individuals with acute mental health needs living in Northern Virginia. The hospital's physical plant encompasses a one-story brick structure with a basement area under approximately one-third of the building. All patient areas, as well as most of the clinical and administrative offices are located on the ground level, with a few additional staff offices and supply rooms located in the basement level.
• http://www.nvtc.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Northern Virginia Training Center
  The Northern Virginia Training Center (NVTC) is one of five regional residential training centers for individuals with intellectual disabilities operated by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, the Commonwealth of Virginia. The campus consists of twelve buildings on eighty-six acres, and serves approximately two hundred individuals. NVTC offers services to the citizens of Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William and Loudoun Counties, and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church. The admission and discharge process is coordinated with the appropriate community services board. To be eligible for services, an applicant must have intellectual disabilities, associated with sensory and physical disabilities and/or extreme maladaptive behaviors. To meet each individual’s challenging and extensive requirements for care and training, a network of clinical and direct support professional staff are available on a 24-hour basis. Services are highly individualized and are provided in the least intrusive and non-restrictive manner for growth and development in an integrated, diverse environment. The Center has agreements with Fairfax County Public Schools and community services boards for off campus educational and vocational programs. NVTC is Medicaid certified for an intermediate care facility (ICF/MR). Medicaid (Title XIV of the Social Security Act) is a federal program under the Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, whereby funds for qualified individuals are matched or supplemented by state funds.
• http://www.orsanco.org/ - Welcome to the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission - ORSANCO
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To cooperate in the control of future pollution and abatement of existing pollution from rivers, streams, and waters in the Ohio River Basin which flow through, into or border on any signatory states; conduct a survey of the territory, study pollution problems, and make a comprehensive report for prevention and reduction of stream pollution; and consult with and advise states, communities, municipalities, corporations, and other persons on matters relating to pollution problems, especially construction of plants for disposal of sewage, industrial, and other waste.
• http://www.pen.k12.va.us/ - Virginia Department of Education
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide leadership and supervision for a system of quality education appropriate to the individual needs of students.
• http://www.pgh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Welcome to Piedmont Geriatric Hospital
  Piedmont Geriatric Hospital (PGH) is a 135-bed geropsychiatric hospital, operated by the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS). It is the only Virginia state facility that exclusively treats elderly persons (65+ years of age) who are in need of inpatient treatment for mental illness; meet the requirements for voluntary or involuntary admission as determined by their mental health center (CSB) and do not have a medical condition that requires priority treatment in an acute care hospital. The hospital has been accredited since 1985 by the national accrediting agency, The Joint Commission.
• http://www.policylibrary.tax.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Tax Policy Library
  Part of the Virginia Dept. of Taxation Web site.
• http://www.portofvirginia.com/ - Virginia Port Authority
  The primary goal of the Virginia Port Authority is to stimulate economic activity in the Commonwealth by promoting the shipment of cargoes through the state-owned terminals. The VPA accomplishes this in two ways: 1) developing and implementing aggressive marketing strategies designed to attract and increase port business, and 2) overseeing the development of port facilities and maintenance projects that insure continued high quality service to port customers.
• http://www.potomacriver.org/ - Welcome to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To cooperate with legislative and administrative agencies of states, as well as with other commissions, federal, and local governmental (and nongovernmental) agencies, organizations, groups, and persons to obtain uniform laws, rules, or regulations for abatement of existing pollution of the waters of the Potomac drainage area by sewage, industrial waste, and other wastes; prevention of future pollution in streams of conservancy district; and planning for utilization, conservation, and development of water and associated land resources.
• http://www.readyvirginia.gov/ - Ready Virginia
  Ready Virginia is a statewide public education effort to prepare Virginians for all hazards, including natural disasters and potential terrorist attacks.
• http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/ - Virginia State Board of Elections
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To supervise and coordinate the work of the county and city electoral boards and the registrars as to obtain uniformity in their practices and proceedings and legality and purity in all elections.
• http://www.scb.state.va.us/ - Compensation Board, Commonwealth of Virginia
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The board shall review and annually approve the budgets submitted by constitutional officers and reimburse the localities, in accordance with statutes, for the Commonwealth's share of authorized salaries and expenses of the constitutional officers and their employees.
• http://www.scc.virginia.gov/ - Virginia State Corporation Commission
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: Serves as central filing office for Uniform Commercial Code and federal tax liens and for corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, general partnerships, and limited liability companies doing business in Virginia; regulates Virginia's investor-owned water and sewer, electric, and gas utilities and member-owned electric cooperatives; investigates probable violations of the Underground Utility Damage Act; assesses property of public service companies for local taxation; oversees implementation of competition in Virginia's telecommunications market; administers state laws regarding insurance; administers state laws regarding banking and savings institutions, as well as mortgage brokers and lenders and other financial services entities; regulates securities broker dealers and their agents and investments advisors and their representatives; registers trademarks and service marks; investigates complaints regarding sales of investment products in Virginia; investigates various complaints involving railroad problems in the state; conducts inspections and surveillance of railroad tracks and inspection of motive power and equipment in Virginia, in accordance with the Federal Railroad Administration.
• http://www.schev.edu/ - State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To promote the development and operation of an educationally and economically sound, vigorous, progressive, and coordinated system of higher education.
• http://www.sevtc.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Southeastern Virginia Training Center
  Southeastern Virginia Training Center is a partner in the community-based system of supports for persons with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families who live in Health Planning Region 5. We provide education, habilitation, and health services, promote dignity, self-determination, and empowerment; and, support of the work, relationships, and lives of individual Virginia citizens.
• http://www.smartbeginnings.org/ - Smart Beginnings - Welcome
  Smart Beginnings is a website that brings people together in support of Virginia’s youngest citizens, those under the age of five. It is the state’s #1 provider of information and resources for parents with young children, employers, community leaders and early childhood professionals. With over 85% of the brain developing before the age of five, all Virginians want our youngest children to have Smart Beginnings, so that they can become engaged citizens who contribute to our economy, strengthen our communities, nurture healthy families, and build our quality of life. What we do for our children today will matter tomorrow. The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation is proud to sponsor Smart Beginnings and welcomes your feedback.
• http://www.smv.org/ - Science Museum of Virginia
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To improve the public understanding and application of science and technology.
• http://www.southern.org/ - Southern Growth Policies Board
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To promote cooperation between the Southern states through agreement of the following purpose: improve facilities and procedures for the research and planning of governmental policies, programs, and activities of regional significance; assist in the prevention of interstate conflicts; and coordinate state and local interests on a regional basis.
• http://www.springfieldinterchange.com/ - Springfield Interchange Improvement Project
  Everyday 430,000 vehicles pass through the Springfield Interchange, where I-95, 395 and 495 come together. During a two-year study, the interchange logged 179 accidents - making it the most dangerous spot on the 64-mile Capital Beltway. To improve traffic flow, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is rebuilding the interchange making it safer for commuters and long-distance travelers. The improvement project will take 8 years to complete. The project consists of building more than 50 bridges and widening I-95 to 24 lanes between the Beltway and Franconia Road.
• http://www.sreb.org/ - Southern Regional Education Board
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: Mutual agreement among fourteen states constituting an area for regional education supported by public funds derived from taxation by constituent states and derived from other sources for establishment, acquisition, operation, and maintenance of regional educational schools and institutions within the region as determined by this compact.
• http://www.svhed.org/ - Southern Virginia Higher Education Center
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To encourage the expansion of higher education, including adult and continuing education, associate, undergraduate, and graduate degree programs in the region, and foster partnerships between the public and private sectors to enhance higher education in the region; to coordinate the development and delivery of continuing education programs offered by those educational institutions serving the region; to facilitate the delivery of teacher training programs leading to licensure and graduate degrees; and to develop, in coordination with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, specific goals for higher education in Southside Virginia.
• http://www.svmhi.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute Home Page
  As an institution of the Commonwealth, our charge is to clinically treat individuals placed in our care, insuring their rights are protected, while holding them responsible for their actions in order that they can begin the journey to the community of their choice.
• http://www.svtc.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Southside Virginia Training Center
  Southside Virginia Training Center’s primary mission is to provide quality, client-centered health and habilitation services for eligible individuals with intellectual disabilities from Health Planning Region IV. In addition, the center provides administrative and environment of care services to other facilities on the Southside Campus, which includes Central State Hospital, Hiram W. Davis Medical Center, and the Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation.
• http://www.swcenter.edu/ - Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To encourage the expansion of higher education, including adult and continuing education, associate degrees to be offered by Virginia Highlands Community College, undergraduate degrees to be offered by the University of Virginia's College at Wise, and graduate degree programs, in the Southwest region of the Commonwealth, and foster partnerships between the public and private sectors to enhance higher education in the region.
• http://www.swvmhi.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute
  Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute is a 172-bed state-run psychiatric facility serving 24 counties and 8 cities in Southwestern Virginia, operated by the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.
• http://www.swvtc.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Welcome to Southwestern Virginia Training Center
  Southwestern Virginia Training Center (SWVTC) is operated by the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. SWVTC provides a broad range of residential, habilitative, and medical services to persons with intellectual disabilities from the 17 county, 4 city region of Southwest Virginia.
• http://www.tax.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Taxation
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To administer the tax laws assigned by statute; encourage the highest possible degree of voluntary compliance; collect all the taxes due within statutory authority; provide assistance to local governments in the area of state and local taxation; and ensure reasonableness in the enforcement and administration of tax laws.
• http://www.tic.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The Commission is established for the purposes of determining the appropriate recipients of moneys in the Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Fund and causing distribution of such moneys to (i) provide payments to tobacco farmers as compensation for the adverse economic effects resulting from loss of investment in specialized tobacco equipment and barns and lost tobacco production opportunities associated with a decline in quota and (ii) revitalize tobacco dependent communities.
• http://www.townhall.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Regulatory Town Hall Home Page
  The Virginia Regulatory Town Hall is a comprehensive source of information about regulations in Virginia. The Town Hall allows you to find regulations and track proposed changes, as well as to submit on-line comments about regulatory changes. This site is maintained by the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget.
• http://www.trs.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of the Treasury - Home Page
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To serve as custodian of state funds for disbursement, investment, and borrowing. The State Treasurer shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.
• http://www.va-src.org/ - Virginia State Rehabilitation Advisory Council
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: Publicize the policies and programs of the Department in order to educate the public and elicit public support for the Department's programs; Monitor the activities of the Department and have the right of access to Department information, provided that such access does not violate the confidentiality of client records; Advise the Governor, the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, the Commissioner, and the General Assembly on the delivery of public services to and the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities on matters relating to this title, and on such other matters as the Governor, Secretary, Commissioner, or the General Assembly may request; Perform such other duties as may be prescribed to the Council by Title I and Title VI of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
• http://www.vabiotech.com/ - Virginia BioTechnology Research Park
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To facilitate and coordinate scientific and technological research and development and to promote the industrial and economic development of the Commonwealth.
• http://www.vabirthinjury.com/ - Welcome to the VA Birth Injury Program
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To administer the program as well as the Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Fund.
• http://www.vaboard.org/ - Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To advise the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Governor on issues and problems of interest to persons with disabilities; and serve as the state planning council for administration of certain federal public health and welfare laws.
• http://www.vadoc.virginia.gov/ - Commonwealth of Virginia - Department of Corrections - Welcome
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To enhance public safety by controlling and supervising sentenced offenders in a humane, cost efficient manner, consistent with sound correctional principals and constitutional standards.
• http://www.vadra.virginia.gov/ - Commonwealth of Virginia Administrative Dispute Resolution Act
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: Conduct training seminars and educational programs for the members and staff of agencies and public bodies and other interested persons on the use of dispute resolution proceedings. Publish educational materials, as it deems appropriate on the use of dispute resolution proceedings. Report on its activities as may be appropriate and on the use of dispute resolution proceedings, including recommendations for changes in the law to the Governor and General Assembly.
• http://www.vadrs.org/ - [Virginia] Department of Rehabilitative Services
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To develop, provide, and coordinate services as may be necessary for the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities; and develop and establish programmatic and fiscal policies governing the provisions of services.
• http://www.vaemergency.com/ - Virginia Department of Emergency Management
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To coordinate a comprehensive program of emergency management preparedness, emergency training, emergency planning, and an emergency response capability for any threat to the safety of the citizens.
• http://www.vafire.com/ - VDFP ~ Virginia Department of Fire Programs
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To create and deliver quality educational training programs; administer and direct the proper disbursement of the Fire Programs Fund, the Fire Services Grant Fund, the Fire Services Emergency Fund; coordinate statewide fire service efforts; provide statewide fire operational and incident statistics and fire training records; provide managerial guidance and operational assistance; facilitate development and delivery of public fire education; and provide technical expertise and response to the members of Virginia's Fire and Emergency Services to better enable them to safely and efficiently protect the citizens of the Commonwealth.
• http://www.valottery.com/ - Official Home of the Virginia Lottery
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To supervise and administer the operation of the State Lottery in accordance with state law.
• http://www.vaperforms.virginia.gov/ - Performance Measures for Quality of Life in Virginia - Virginia Performs
  The Virginia Performs website gives citizens, government and business an easy-to-use portal to information about the Commonwealth and its localities, quality of life, and plans for the future. It also paints a comprehensive picture of how Virginia government measures its own performance, plans improvements, and monitors progress.
• http://www.varelay.org/ - VA Relay
  A free public service, Virginia Relay connects people who are deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind or speech disabled with standard telephone users, relaying the conversation between both parties. Relay services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with no limit on the number or length of calls a user may make.
• http://www.varetire.org/ - Virginia Retirement System
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To administer the Virginia Retirement System, a body corporate and a retirement system for teachers, state employees, and employees of participating political subdivisions.
• http://www.vasap.state.va.us/ - Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program
  The Goal of VASAP is to improve transportation safety by decreasing the incidence of driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs and thereby reducing the number of alcohol and other drug-related crashes.
• http://www.vascic.com/ - Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier Integration Center Board
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To encourage major investments in the shipbuilding facilities in Virginia, preserving thousands of existing jobs, and creating new jobs in Virginia's shipbuilding industry which are in the best interest of the Commonwealth and its citizens.
• http://www.vasenioralert.com/ - Virginia's Senior Alert System
  The Virginia “Senior Alert” (VSA) Plan created by legislation in the 2007 General Assembly provides a valuable tool for Virginia law enforcement agencies to help locate missing “senior adults”, while allowing the broadcasters of Virginia an opportunity to contribute to the communities they serve.
• http://www.vaservice.org/ - Virginia Service
  The Office on Volunteerism and Community Service (OVCS) serves organizations that strengthen their communities through volunteerism and service. Working with Virginia Corps, the Volunteer Center Network of Virginia and the Governor's Advisory Board on National and Community Service, OVCS promotes a sustainable holistic, cohesive, collaborative statewide system of volunteer service. The office is also responsible for promoting collaborations with faith-based and community organizations for the Virginia Department of Social Services.
• http://www.vatip.com/ - [Virginia] Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission
  2008 Phase 1 Indemnification Schedule
• http://www.vawarmemorial.org/ - Virginia War Memorial - Honoring Virginia Veterans
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To honor patriotic Virginians who rendered faithful service and sacrifice in the cause of freedom and liberty for the Commonwealth and the nation in the time of war. The foundation shall manage, control, maintain, and operate the Virginia War Memorial.
• http://www.vcbr.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation
  The Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation (VCBR) was created by the Virginia General Assembly's passage of legislation in 1999. The legislation was enacted in 2003 and the current facility was located in Dinwiddie County. Like other states, Virginia has sought to create a secure treatment facility for those sex offenders believed to present the greatest threat to the community. Inmates from the Department of Corrections who are within 10 months of completing their sentences, and who have been convicted of certain sexual crimes are subjected to a comprehensive screening process. This results in some individuals being civilly committed to VCBR to participate in intensive treatment. Eventual conditional release back into the community is determined by their progress in treatment and reduction of re-offense risk.
• http://www.vccs.edu/ - Virginia's Community Colleges: A better JOB. A better LIFE. A better FUTURE
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The board shall be responsible for the establishment, control, and administration of a statewide system of publicly supported comprehensive community colleges.
• http://www.vcp.state.va.us/ - The Division of Capitol Police Commonwealth of Virginia
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To exercise within Capitol Square and when assigned to property owned or controlled by the Commonwealth or its agencies, departments, institutions, or commissions, all of the powers, duties, and functions exercised by the police of the city or county wherein such property is located.
• http://www.vcsc.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To develop discretionary sentencing guidelines to achieve the goals of certainty, consistency, and adequacy of punishment with due regard to the seriousness of the offense, the dangerousness of the offender, deterrence of individuals from committing criminal offenses, and the use of alternative sanctions, where appropriate.
• http://www.vcuhealth.org/ - Home - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide for the health, welfare, convenience, knowledge, benefit and prosperity of the residents of the Commonwealth and such other persons who might be served by the Authority by delivering and supporting the delivery of medical care and related services to such residents and persons, by providing educational opportunities in the medical field and related disciplines, by conducting and facilitating research in the medical field and related disciplines, and by enhancing the delivery of health care and related services to the Commonwealth's indigent population.
• http://www.vda.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department for the Aging
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To improve the quality of life for older Virginians through the development of policies and programs and the provision of services which maximize the independence of older people.
• http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To promote the broad economic development of Virginia's agricultural industry and the welfare of all consumers.
• http://www.vdbvi.org/ - [Virginia] Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
  Purpose, Duties and Powers: Cooperating with the federal government in carrying out the provisions and purposes of the federal Rehabilitation Act and is empowered and directed to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of such act, to prescribe and provide services as may be necessary for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities, to provide for the supervision of such services, and to disburse and administer federal funds provided for the rehabilitation of such persons.
• http://www.vddhh.org/ - Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To function as a communication bridge between deaf and hearing people, and help provide an environment in which deaf persons of all ages have an equal opportunity to participate fully as active, responsible, and independent citizens of the Commonwealth.
• http://www.vdem.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Emergency Management
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To coordinate a comprehensive program of emergency management preparedness, emergency training, emergency planning, and an emergency response capability for any threat to the safety of the citizens.
• http://www.vdes.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Emergency Management
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To coordinate a comprehensive program of emergency management preparedness, emergency training, emergency planning, and an emergency response capability for any threat to the safety of the citizens.
• http://www.vdf.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Defense Force
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To maintain balanced military units that can provide protection of life and property for citizens of the Commonwealth and, when necessary, can render other aid as deemed appropriate by the Governor as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the Commonwealth. The Virginia Defense Force is the Commonwealth's reserve force to be utilized by the Governor for missions in lieu of, or in support of, the Virginia Army National Guard, with units located throughout the state. The Virginia Defense Force augments and assists the Virginia Army National Guard and other state agencies as directed by the Adjutant General of Virginia. As a state force, it cannot be activated for federal duty.
• http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Department of Health
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To promote a state of optimum health for all citizens of Virginia; assume primary responsibility for providing preventive, curative, protective, and environmental health services when the private sector declines or is unable to provide such services; and carry out other responsibilities and duties specifically assigned by action of the General Assembly of Virginia and by local governing bodies.
• http://www.vec.virginia.gov/vecportal/ - Virginia: Employment Commission, your first stop for employment related services in the Commonwealth
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To assist all members of the labor force to become gainfully and productively employed; and to provide testing, counseling, compile labor market information, and administer training programs.
• http://www.vhda.com/vhda_com/front_page/default.asp - Virginia Housing Development Authority
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide for low and moderate income persons and families financing and other assistance for safe and sanitary housing and energy-saving improvements which they could not otherwise afford.
• http://www.virginia.gov/ccc/ - Commonwealth Competition Council - eGovcompetition
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The council shall examine and promote methods of providing a portion or all of select government-provided or government produced programs and services through the private sector by a competitive contracting program, and advise the Governor, the Small Business Commission, and the executive branch agencies of the council?s findings and recommendations. Review the practices of government agencies and nonprofit organizations that may constitute inappropriate competition with private enterprise.
• http://www.virginia.gov/cmsportal3/ - Virginia.gov - The Official Commonwealth of Virginia Home Page
  Virginia.gov is the result of a private-public partnership to manage the portal and provide eGovernment services. Our staff participates in the Commonwealth’s initiative to provide customer service. While we are unable to answer very specific questions about a service or a customer’s particular situation, we can assist citizens with obtaining the Commonwealth’s government contact information that best meets your needs.
• http://www.virginia.org/ - Virginia Is For Lovers - Vacation in Virginia - Beaches, Mountains, History and More
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To encourage, stimulate, and support the development and expansion of the Commonwealth's tourism industry.
• http://www.virginia529.com/ - Virginia College Savings Plan
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To enhance the accessibility and affordability of higher education for all citizens of the Commonwealth. The Board administers the Virginia Prepaid Education Program, which allows the prepayment of tuition and mandatory fees for application at public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, as well as at Virginia private colleges and universities and out-of-state schools. The Board also administers the Virginia Education Savings Trust, which allows families to save in advance for all higher education expenses.
• http://www.virginiadot.org/ - Virginia Department of Transportation: Home
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: Except such powers as are conferred by law upon the Commonwealth Transportation Board, the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner shall have the power to do all acts necessary or convenient for constructing, improving and maintaining the roads embraced in the systems of state highways and to further the interests of the Commonwealth in the areas of public transportation, railways, seaports, and airports. And as executive head of the Transportation Department, the Commissioner is specifically charged with the duty of executing all orders and decisions of the Board.
• http://www.virginiainterstates.org/ - 50 Years of the Interstate
• http://www.virginiaoutdoors.com/ - Virginia Outdoors
  The Virginia Outdoors site uses rich content provided by the partners to make outdoor recreation trip planning fun and easy. This content includes video tours of trails in all Virginia State Parks, audio podcasts with park staff and others who provide an insider’s view on what our parks and open spaces have to offer.
• http://www.virginiaoutdoorsfoundation.org/ - Virginia Outdoors Foundation: Preserving Virginia's Open Space
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To promote the preservation of open-space lands and to encourage private gifts of money, securities, land or other property to preserve the natural, scenic, historic, scientific, open-space, and recreational areas of the Commonwealth.
• http://www.virginiaresources.org/ - Virginia Resources Authority
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To encourage the investment of both public and private funds to make loans available to local governments to finance water and sewer projects.
• http://www.vita.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Information Technologies Agency
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: Monitor trends and advances in information technology; develop a comprehensive, statewide, four-year strategic plan for information technology to include specific projects that implement the plan; and plan for the acquisition, management, and use of information technology by state agencies. The statewide plan shall be updated annually and submitted to the Board for approval.
• http://www.vmfa.museum/ - VMFA: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  Purpose, Powers, and Duties: To promote education in the realm of art throughout the Commonwealth.
• http://www.vmnh.net/ - Virginia Museum of Natural History
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To investigate, preserve, and exhibit elements of the natural history of Virginia, the United States, and the world; foster an understanding of how man and the earth have evolved; encourage the study of and research in natural history; establish a state museum where specimens can be properly housed, cared for, catalogued, and studied; and coordinate an efficient network to facilitate use of the material of the museum, its branches, Virginia's institutions of higher education, and other museums.
• http://www.vopa.state.va.us/ - Virginia Office of Protection and Advocacy
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The Office is designated as the agency to protect and advocate for the rights of persons with mental, cognitive, sensory, physical or other disabilities and to receive federal funds on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia to implement the federal Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the federal Rehabilitation Act, the Virginians with Disabilities Act and such other related programs as may be established by state and federal law.
• http://www.vpmep.org/ - A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: The Center shall develop, demonstrate, test, and assist in the implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies; promote industrial expansion by providing manufacturing technology consulting services to manufacturers in Virginia; and foster the creation of manufacturing networks and the development of buyer and supplier relationships in the region and throughout the Commonwealth.
• http://www.vrc.virginia.gov/ - Virginia Racing Commission
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To control horse racing in the Commonwealth and issue regulations under which such racing and pari-mutuel wagering is to occur in the state.
• http://www.vsb.org/ - Virginia State Bar
  Overview and Missiong: The Virginia State Bar (VSB) was created in 1938 by the General Assembly as an administrative agency of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The creation of the agency unified Virginia's lawyers in a mandatory State Bar. The VSB is governed by its Council and Executive Committee, whose members are elected or appointed from every judicial circuit in the Commonwealth. The mission of the Virginia State Bar, as an administrative agency of the Supreme Court of Virginia, is to regulate the legal profession of Virginia; to advance the availability and quality of legal services provided to the people of Virginia; and to assist in improving the legal profession and the judicial system.
• http://www.vsp.state.va.us/ - Virginia State Police
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide a responsive, coordinated, composite statewide police department for the Commonwealth of Virginia, which is independent yet supportive of other law enforcement agencies, to preserve law and order, enforce criminal, traffic, and regulatory laws, and provide security and safety services in the most efficient and effective manner.
• http://www.vwc.state.va.us/ - The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To administer the Workers' Compensation Act and adjudicate cases there under; and have jurisdiction over accidental injury and occupational disease arising out of and in the course of employment.
• http://www.wilsonbridge.com/ - Welcome to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Website!
  Website documenting the replacement of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
• http://www.wsh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/ - Western State Hospital
  Western State Hospital is a state psychiatric hospital which is licensed and operated by the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services.
• http://www.yesvirginia.org/ - Virginia Economic Development Partnership - Business Location and Site Selection Services – Economic
  Purpose, Powers and Duties: To encourage, stimulate, and support the development and expansion of the economy of the Commonwealth by carrying out the duties and responsibilities outlined in this chapter. The authority will report annually to the Governor on the status of the implementation of the comprehensive economic development strategy, and recommend legislative and executive actions related to the implementation of the comprehensive economic development strategy.