State and local agencies contend with a vast and dispersed data landscape spanning on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments, posing challenges for data citizens like chief data officers and government employees to locate and understand data efficiently. This lack of visibility into data provenance and quality, compounded by governance gaps, jeopardizes agencies' ability to fulfill missions and serve constituents promptly and securely. Initiatives like the Foundations for Evidence-based Policymaking Act aim to break down data silos, requiring robust governance strategies to ensure accessible, reusable, and trustworthy data, fostering greater transparency and accountability in government operations to benefit constituents.