Civic Hacking Agency announces the launch of ScanGov, a government digital experience monitor.
About ScanGov 💥 href="#about-scangov-"
- Scans federal/state top-level web domains
- Grades/scores based on key tech indicators
- Domain data from CISA + GSA
- Open source, reusable by others
Why it matters ⭐ href="#why-it-matters-"
- Gov digital experience is the public’s first point of contact
- Web best practices are essential to the gov experience
What’s monitored 🟢 href="#whats-monitored-"
Key indicators:
The metrics 📊 href="#the-metrics-"
Current grades/scores 👀 href="#current-gradesscores-"
- Federal: F / 53%
- States: F / 57%
Websites monitored 🖥 href="#websites-monitored-"
What’s next 🔮 href="#whats-next-"
- Add more indicators (like schema.org, number of PDFs/pages)
- Including fed-specific (USWDS, DAP, search.gov, Touchpoints)
Related policy 📜 href="#related-policy-"
- Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act)
- M-23-22: Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience
- M-17-06: Policies for Federal Agency Public Websites and Digital Services (.pdf)
The backstory 📖 href="#the-backstory-"
- Elias (son) and Luke (father) Fretwell started hacking together
- Built tool to check gov web metadata practices (most failed)
- Expanded to more indicators (now ScanGov)