August 2008/US Gov Federal Agencies
INDEX Facts
- Completed date:
15 Aug 2008
- Total URLs tested:
286,985
- Total tests run:
93,773,095
- Total number of PDF's:
19,345
- URLs failing functional tests:
6.99%
- Pages failing code standards:
85.39%
- Pages missing a title:
2.39%
- Pages failing accessibility level A:
34.60%
- Pages failing accessibility level AA:
99.37%
- Poorest code quality:
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/) - 137,096 failures
- Fastest average response time:
Food and Nutrition Service (http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/)
Accessibility and Performance rankings
This table reports the average response time we recorded when testing each site. A response time above 0.7 seconds can have a negative effect on user experience.
This table reports the percentage of pages on the sites we tested that passed automated WCAG 1.0 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).
| Organisation | Avg. Response | Download (kB/s) |
|---|---|---|
| Only available for Qtr 4 2010 onwards | ||
| Organisation | A | AA |
|---|---|---|
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | 100.00 | 52.00 |
| Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | 100.00 | 6.25 |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) | 100.00 | 3.12 |
| Geological Survey (USGS) | 100.00 | 1.60 |
| Tax Court | 100.00 | 1.32 |
| Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) | 100.00 | 0.79 |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade (Treasury) | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Bureau of Public Debt | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Chief Information Officers Council | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Commission of Fine Arts | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US CERT) | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Customs and Border Protection | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Defense Security Service (DSS) | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Department of Education (ED) | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Department of Labor (DOL) | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Election Assistance Commission | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Farm Credit Administration | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Federal Consulting Group | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Federal Executive Boards | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Federal Highway Administration | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Federal Railroad Administration | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| General Services Administration (GSA) | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Government Accountability Office (GAO) | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| HELP Commission | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Health and Human Services Department (HHS) | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Morris K. Udall Foundation | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| National Labor Relations Board | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Office of Compliance | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Office of Government Ethics | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Office of Science and Technology Policy | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Pentagon Force Protection Agency | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Regulatory Information Service Center | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Research and Innovative Technology Administration | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Risk Management Agency | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Secret Service | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Superfund Basic Research Program | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Transportation Command | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| U.S. Mint | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| U.S. Postal Service (USPS) | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Office of Textiles and Apparel | 99.22 | 1.55 |
| Defense Commissary Agency | 99.22 | 0.78 |
| Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC) | 99.22 | 0.00 |
| Court of Federal Claims | 99.21 | 7.87 |
| Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee | 99.21 | 0.00 |
| Chief Human Capital Officers Council | 99.21 | 0.00 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | 99.21 | 0.00 |
| Department of the Treasury | 99.21 | 0.00 |
| Government Printing Office (GPO) | 99.21 | 0.00 |
| Marine Corps | 99.21 | 0.00 |
| Marine Mammal Commission | 98.67 | 0.00 |
| National Technical Information Service | 98.45 | 3.88 |
| Federal Reserve System | 98.44 | 0.00 |
| Social Security Administration (SSA) | 98.44 | 0.00 |
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | 98.43 | 0.00 |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | 98.41 | 0.00 |
| Congressional Budget Office (CBO) | 98.41 | 0.00 |
| National Mediation Board | 98.41 | 0.00 |
| U.S. Trade and Development Agency | 98.41 | 0.00 |
| Commodity Futures Trading Commission | 98.40 | 2.40 |
| Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | 98.40 | 0.00 |
| National Cemetery Administration (Veterans Affairs Department) | 98.40 | 0.00 |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service | 98.40 | 0.00 |
| National Ocean Service | 97.66 | 0.00 |
| Bureau of Transportation Statistics | 97.64 | 0.00 |
| International Trade Administration (ITA) | 97.62 | 0.00 |
| Financial Management Service (Treasury Department) | 97.60 | 0.80 |
| Defense Contract Management Agency | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| Library of Congress | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| National Capital Planning Commission | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| National Council on Disability | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| Japan-United States Friendship Commission | 97.18 | 0.00 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 96.88 | 0.00 |
| Administration for Children and Families (ACF) | 96.85 | 0.00 |
| Federal Transit Administration | 96.85 | 0.00 |
| Advisory Council on Historic Preservation | 96.83 | 0.00 |
| National Security Agency (NSA) | 96.80 | 0.80 |
| Department of Transportation (DOT) | 96.80 | 0.00 |
| Federal Communications Commission (FCC) | 96.80 | 0.00 |
| Indian Health Service | 96.80 | 0.00 |
| Joint Forces Command | 96.80 | 0.00 |
| Office of Personnel Management | 96.80 | 0.00 |
| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 96.80 | 0.00 |
| Merit Systems Protection Board | 96.43 | 0.00 |
| Patent and Trademark Office | 96.06 | 0.00 |
| Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | 96.03 | 0.79 |
| Bureau of the Census | 96.03 | 0.00 |
| Employment and Training Administration | 96.03 | 0.00 |
| Federal Election Commission | 96.03 | 0.00 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 96.03 | 0.00 |
| Coalition Provisional Authority (in Iraq) | 96.00 | 0.00 |
| Office of Scientific and Technical Information | 96.00 | 0.00 |
| Armed Forces Retirement Home | 95.29 | 0.00 |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics | 95.28 | 0.00 |
| Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation | 95.24 | 0.00 |
| Department of the Interior (DOI) | 95.20 | 0.00 |
| Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) | 94.44 | 0.00 |
| Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board | 94.44 | 0.00 |
| Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) | 94.44 | 0.00 |
| Technology Administration | 94.44 | 0.00 |
| Botanic Garden | 94.40 | 0.80 |
| Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight | 94.40 | 0.00 |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | 94.40 | 0.00 |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | 93.75 | 0.00 |
| Social Security Advisory Board | 93.75 | 0.00 |
| U.S. Sentencing Commission | 93.60 | 8.80 |
| Federal Housing Finance Board | 93.60 | 0.00 |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | 93.60 | 0.00 |
| Legal Services Corporation | 93.60 | 0.00 |
| National Guard | 92.97 | 0.00 |
| Bureau of Industry and Security | 92.86 | 0.00 |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | 92.86 | 0.00 |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 92.19 | 2.34 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | 92.06 | 0.79 |
| Federal Labor Relations Authority | 92.00 | 0.00 |
| Rural Development | 92.00 | 0.00 |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) | 91.27 | 0.00 |
| Agency for International Development | 91.20 | 0.00 |
| Joint Forces Staff College | 91.20 | 0.00 |
| National Credit Union Administration | 91.20 | 0.00 |
| U.S. International Trade Commission | 91.20 | 0.00 |
| Economics and Statistics Administration | 90.91 | 0.91 |
| Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council | 90.62 | 0.78 |
| Transportation Security Administration | 90.48 | 0.00 |
| Millennium Challenge Corporation | 89.76 | 1.57 |
| Coast Guard | 89.76 | 0.00 |
| Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) | 89.68 | 0.00 |
| Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) | 89.60 | 30.40 |
| Veterans Benefits Administration | 89.06 | 0.00 |
| Supreme Court of the United States | 88.89 | 0.00 |
| Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) | 88.80 | 0.00 |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 88.00 | 0.80 |
| White House | 88.00 | 0.00 |
| Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | 87.30 | 0.00 |
| Comptroller of the Currency Office | 87.20 | 0.00 |
| Economic Development Administration | 87.20 | 0.00 |
| National Transportation Safety Board | 86.40 | 0.00 |
| Minority Business Development Agency | 85.83 | 0.00 |
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing | 85.60 | 0.00 |
| Endangered Species Committee | 85.60 | 0.00 |
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | 85.60 | 0.00 |
| Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia | 84.92 | 1.59 |
| Commission on Civil Rights | 84.25 | 0.00 |
| Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry | 83.20 | 0.00 |
| Office of Special Counsel | 83.20 | 0.00 |
| National Park Service | 82.81 | 0.00 |
| Maritime Administration | 82.40 | 0.00 |
| National Weather Service | 81.40 | 0.78 |
| Small Business Administration (SBA) | 80.95 | 0.00 |
| House of Representatives | 80.80 | 0.00 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | 80.80 | 0.00 |
| John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | 79.20 | 0.00 |
| Archives (National Archives and Records Administration) | 78.91 | 0.78 |
| Constitution Center | 78.40 | 0.80 |
| Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer | 78.40 | 0.00 |
| Fish and Wildlife Service | 77.78 | 0.79 |
| Migratory Bird Conservation Commission | 77.69 | 3.31 |
| Postal Rate Commission | 77.60 | 0.00 |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | 76.80 | 0.00 |
| Copyright Office (Library of Congress) | 75.20 | 0.00 |
| Federal Financing Bank | 73.81 | 0.00 |
| AbilityOne | 73.60 | 0.00 |
| Court of International Trade | 73.02 | 0.00 |
| Surface Transportation Board | 72.80 | 0.80 |
| Federal Library and Information Center Committee | 71.20 | 0.00 |
| House Office of the Clerk | 70.63 | 0.00 |
| Farm Service Agency | 70.40 | 0.00 |
| Military Postal Service Agency | 69.84 | 1.59 |
| American Battle Monuments Commission | 69.60 | 0.00 |
| Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | 69.60 | 0.00 |
| National Gallery of Art | 68.99 | 0.00 |
| Energy Department (DOE) | 68.80 | 0.80 |
| Forest Service | 68.75 | 0.78 |
| Overseas Private Investment Corporation | 68.38 | 1.71 |
| African Development Foundation | 68.00 | 0.00 |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) | 66.14 | 0.00 |
| Department of Commerce (DOC) | 65.60 | 8.80 |
| Federal Trade Commission (FTC) | 63.49 | 0.00 |
| Denali Commission | 63.20 | 0.00 |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (Justice) | 62.99 | 0.00 |
| National Science Foundation | 60.80 | 0.00 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) | 59.52 | 2.38 |
| Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) | 59.52 | 0.00 |
| Bureau of Prisons | 58.27 | 0.79 |
| Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy | 57.60 | 0.00 |
| Science Office (Energy Department) | 57.60 | 0.00 |
| Army | 57.14 | 11.90 |
| Defense Technical Information Center | 56.80 | 0.00 |
| Mississippi River Commission | 54.78 | 0.87 |
| National Marine Fisheries | 54.33 | 0.79 |
| Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission | 53.60 | 0.00 |
| Program Executive Office, Ships | 53.60 | 0.00 |
| Army Corps of Engineers | 52.80 | 0.00 |
| Department of Justice (DOJ) | 51.59 | 1.59 |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | 50.40 | 0.00 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | 50.40 | 0.00 |
| James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation | 50.00 | 0.00 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 49.60 | 0.00 |
| Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) | 49.25 | 0.00 |
| Special Forces Operations Command | 48.62 | 0.00 |
| Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group | 47.20 | 1.60 |
| President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency | 47.20 | 0.00 |
| National Telecommunications and Information Administration | 46.83 | 0.00 |
| Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement | 46.03 | 0.79 |
| Northwest Power Planning Council | 44.88 | 0.00 |
| Smithsonian Institution | 44.88 | 0.00 |
| Energy Information Administration | 42.86 | 0.00 |
| West Point (Army) | 42.52 | 0.00 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration | 42.40 | 0.00 |
| Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) | 41.60 | 0.00 |
| Office of Thrift Supervision | 40.48 | 0.00 |
| National Defense University | 40.00 | 0.80 |
| Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board | 39.68 | 0.00 |
| Navy | 39.68 | 0.00 |
| Minerals Management Service | 39.20 | 0.00 |
| National Commission on Libraries and Information Science | 34.40 | 0.00 |
| Voice of America (VOA) | 33.33 | 0.00 |
| National Interagency Fire Center | 32.03 | 0.00 |
| Stennis Center for Public Service | 32.00 | 0.00 |
| Atlantic Fleet Forces Command | 29.90 | 0.00 |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | 26.19 | 0.00 |
| National Counterintelligence Executive, Office of | 25.84 | 0.00 |
| Director of National Intelligence | 25.60 | 0.00 |
| Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) | 25.40 | 0.00 |
| Institute of Peace | 25.40 | 0.00 |
| Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 24.81 | 0.00 |
| Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) | 24.00 | 0.00 |
| Holocaust Memorial Museum | 24.00 | 0.00 |
| Radio and TV Marti | 23.20 | 19.20 |
| National Agricultural Statistics Service | 22.83 | 0.00 |
| National Park Foundation | 21.88 | 10.94 |
| Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts | 21.60 | 0.00 |
| Justice Programs Office | 21.60 | 0.00 |
| Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) | 20.80 | 0.00 |
| Susquehanna River Basin Commission | 18.40 | 0.00 |
| Federal Maritime Commission | 16.80 | 0.00 |
| Air Force | 15.75 | 0.00 |
| Civilian Radioactive Waste Management | 13.60 | 0.00 |
| Government National Mortgage Association | 13.49 | 0.00 |
| Federal Judicial Center | 12.50 | 0.00 |
| U.S. Mission to the United Nations | 12.00 | 4.80 |
| Peace Corps | 12.00 | 0.00 |
| Fossil Energy | 11.81 | 0.00 |
| Central Command (CENTCOM) | 11.72 | 0.00 |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) | 11.72 | 0.00 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration | 11.20 | 0.00 |
| National Reconnaissance Office | 10.40 | 10.40 |
| European Command | 10.24 | 0.00 |
| Medicare Payment Advisory Commission | 8.89 | 0.00 |
| Department of Defense (DOD) | 8.53 | 0.00 |
| Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | 8.00 | 0.80 |
| Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board | 8.00 | 0.00 |
| TRICARE Management | 8.00 | 0.00 |
| State Justice Institute | 7.55 | 0.00 |
| Selective Service System | 7.14 | 0.00 |
| Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology | 6.40 | 0.00 |
| Chief Financial Officers Council | 5.60 | 0.00 |
| Pacific Command | 5.60 | 0.00 |
| Senate | 5.56 | 0.00 |
| Bureau of Land Management (BLM) | 5.47 | 0.78 |
| Taxpayer Advocacy Panel | 4.80 | 0.00 |
| Commission on International Religious Freedom | 3.94 | 0.00 |
| Presidio Trust | 3.20 | 0.00 |
| Export-Import Bank of the United States | 3.15 | 0.00 |
| Defense Acquisition University | 2.40 | 0.00 |
| Foreign Agricultural Service | 2.40 | 0.00 |
| Open World Leadership Center | 2.34 | 0.00 |
| International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) | 2.04 | 0.00 |
| Administration on Aging (AoA) | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| Department of Defense Inspector General | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| Northern Command | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| Economic Research Service | 1.59 | 0.00 |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 1.59 | 0.00 |
| Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation | 1.59 | 0.00 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | 1.59 | 0.00 |
| Food Safety and Inspection Service | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Agricultural Research Service | 0.79 | 0.00 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | 0.79 | 0.00 |
| Interagency Council on Homelessness | 0.79 | 0.00 |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory | 0.79 | 0.00 |
| State Department | 0.79 | 0.00 |
| U.S. Trade Representative | 0.79 | 0.00 |
| Agricultural Marketing Service | 0.78 | 0.00 |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | 0.00 | 0.80 |
| AMTRAK (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Architect of the Capitol | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Arctic Research Commission | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Broadcasting Board of Governors | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Food and Nutrition Service | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Missile Defense Agency (MDA) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| National Indian Gaming Commission | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Radio Free Asia (RFA) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Vietnam Educational Foundation | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Error free sites
The following sites scored full marks for Function.
- HELP Commission
Failing A & AA on every page
The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
- AMTRAK (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
- Architect of the Capitol
- Arctic Research Commission
- Broadcasting Board of Governors
- Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
- Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
- Food and Nutrition Service
- Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
- Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
- Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
- National Indian Gaming Commission
- Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
- Vietnam Educational Foundation
Excluded from INDEX
The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.
- Citizens' Health Care Working Group
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
- Environmental Management (Energy Department)
- Inter-American Foundation
- Economic Adjustment Office
- White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance
- Southern Command
- Strategic Command
- Washington Headquarters Services
PDF testing
40.8% of checked PDFs were not tagged for accessibility.
Sitemorse performs twenty eight checks on PDF documents as part of our website benchmarking to ensure users do not experience problems such as broken links, or failing email addresses - we are also the first to test the accessibility compliance of PDF's.
Top ten functional failures
The most common categories of functional failure.
| file/url/offtop None |
31.79% |
| url/fetch/notfound File not found |
24.61% |
| file/url/badpath None |
6.49% |
| file/url/badquery None |
5.82% |
| url/fetch/exception Exception while downloading file |
5.57% |
| url/fetch/unknownstatus Unknown status code received from web server |
4.57% |
| url/fetch/noaddr Host not found in DNS |
4.21% |
| file/html/notitle None |
2.46% |
| file/html/badmeta None |
2.02% |
| file/html/longtitle None |
1.96% |
Top ten code quality failures
The most common categories of code quality failure.
| file/html/badentity Invalid character in entity |
18.29% |
| file/html/unknownentity Unknown entity name |
17.90% |
| file/html/unknowntag A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised |
17.77% |
| file/html/tagnotallowed A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear |
13.91% |
| file/html/badattr Invalid attribute name |
10.05% |
| file/html/badvalue Invalid attribute value |
8.10% |
| file/html/closingunopened A redundant close tag was found |
7.26% |
| file/html/missingclose An element is missing the required close tag |
4.18% |
| file/html/unnecessaryclose An end tag was found for an element which does not require one |
0.59% |
| file/html/missingattr A start tag is missing required attributes |
0.56% |