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https://va.gov
Compared to previous audit · 2 weeks ago View previous audit

Santa Clara, United States → Madrid, Spain

These audits ran from different locations. Timing metrics (TTFB, DNS, TLS) may reflect network path differences rather than site changes.

26
New issues
18
Resolved
24
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeC (75)B (81) +6.000
PerformanceC (74)C (75) +1.000
SecurityD (68)B (82) +14.000
AccessibilityD (65)B (82) +17.000
SEOA (95)A (95)—
InfrastructureB (88)B (83) -5.000
ComplianceC (78)C (73) -5.000
ContentB (85)C (79) -6.000
SustainabilityC (71)C (71)—
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 21004600 +2500
Accessibility 1000010000—
Best Practices 960010000 +400
SEO 1000010000—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 62008300 +2100
Desktop Accessibility 1000010000—
Desktop Best Practices 960010000 +400
Desktop SEO 1000010000—
FCP 4.65 s3.48 s -1.17 s
LCP 5.80 s4.61 s -1.19 s
TBT 978 ms1.99 s +1.01 s
CLS 0.4250.061 -0.364
Desktop FCP 2.41 s989 ms -1.42 s
Desktop LCP 3.45 s1.66 s -1.79 s
Desktop TBT 38 ms176 ms +138 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0890.114 +0.025
TTFB †798 ms660 ms -138 ms
DNS †107 ms11 ms -96 ms
TLS †313 ms233 ms -80 ms
Connect †153 ms108 ms -45 ms
Total †798 ms661 ms -137 ms

† Timing metrics may vary by worker location and do not necessarily indicate site changes.

Projected vs. Actual

Previous
C 75
Projected
A 94
Actual
B 81
Fell short of projection
18 issues resolved since last audit
56 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A

Estimate — actual results may vary

WARNING SRI adoption: 0/17 third-party resources protected (0%) security
WARNING JavaScript is 1.8 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-YPB3...: 63 KB unused (44%) performance
WARNING Domain expires in 85 days infrastructure
WARNING 4 images significantly larger than display size content
WARNING security.txt has expired security
WARNING Page weight 2.1 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.1 MB performance
WARNING 4 render-blocking stylesheet(s) -- recommended: <=3 performance
WARNING All 5 images use legacy formats (JPEG/PNG/GIF) content
WARNING 2 images missing alt text content
WARNING Transfer efficiency: 61% sustainability
WARNING https://resource.digital.voice.va.gov/wdcvoice/2/o...: 216 KB unused (58%) performance
WARNING 3 font preload(s) missing `crossorigin` -- font will be downloaded twice performance
WARNING https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 1261ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WFJ...: 406ms CPU time performance
WARNING Unattributable: 577ms CPU time performance
WARNING Permissions-Policy header not set -- features default to allow-on-same-origin security
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (2.1 MiB of 2.1 MiB) performance
WARNING Total JS execution time is 4.4 s -- over the 3.5s budget performance
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-YPB3...: 360ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 4373ms (100% of total) performance
WARNING https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 236 KB unused (44%) performance
WARNING 3 render-blocking <script src> tag(s) without async/defer performance
WARNING IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable infrastructure
WARNING https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 462ms CPU time performance
WARNING 6 images missing explicit width/height content
WARNING Redirect overhead: 1534 ms total infrastructure
WARNING Third-party scripts: 2674ms (84% of total) performance
WARNING https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 235 KB unused (44%) performance
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CSLL...: 61 KB unused (42%) performance
WARNING Domain expires in 79 days infrastructure
WARNING Skip link target(s) don't exist on page: #content accessibility
WARNING JavaScript is 1.4 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (1.7 MiB of 1.7 MiB) performance
WARNING Unattributable: 496ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-YPB3...: 63 KB unused (43%) performance
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WFJ...: 338ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 309ms CPU time performance
WARNING DNS resolution is slow (279 ms) infrastructure
WARNING https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 862ms CPU time performance
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 292ms CPU time performance
WARNING Page weight 1.7 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 743 KB performance
WARNING Transfer efficiency: 65% sustainability
CRITICAL Broken link: sms:838255 content
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
CRITICAL Both www and non-www versions serve content infrastructure
CRITICAL No Content-Security-Policy header found security
WARNING HSTS is missing includeSubDomains security
WARNING External script from dap.digitalgov.gov lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Invalid twitter:card value: "Summary" content
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CSLL...: 106 KB unused (72%) performance
WARNING 84 of 86 links are healthy content
WARNING External script from siteimproveanalytics.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from resource.digital.voice.va.gov lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External link from prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING 53 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING Broken link: https://www.googletagmanager.com content
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING 12 empty heading(s) accessibility
WARNING No favicon.ico at site root accessibility
WARNING https://www.va.gov/img/tiny-usa-flag.png is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External script from prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External link from s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 82 KB unused (42%) performance
WARNING Terms of Service not detected compliance

HTTP headers unchanged

5 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

13 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+15 pts
B (81) Could reach A (96)
Performance +25Content +21Security +18Infrastructure +17Accessibility +8Compliance +8Sustainability +4

Estimate — actual results may vary (56 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Va

April 21, 2026 → May 10, 2026

C B 75 → 81 +6 pts

18

Resolved

26

New issues

30

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$5,292 in development time

Investment remaining

$9,625 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

$12,501/month in ongoing exposure

Figures are estimates based on local developer hourly rate, industry CPC, and regulatory fine ranges.

Performance by category

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Overall score75 (C)81 (B)+6
Performance74 (C)75 (C)+1
Security68 (D)82 (B)+14
Accessibility65 (D)82 (B)+17
SEO95 (A)95 (A)0
Infrastructure88 (B)83 (B)-5
Compliance78 (C)73 (C)-5
Content85 (B)79 (C)-6
Sustainability71 (C)71 (C)0

Resolved (18)

  • Redirect overhead: 1534 ms total (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • Third-party scripts: 2674ms (84% of total) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 235 KB unused (44%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CSLL...: 61 KB unused (42%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Domain expires in 79 days (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • Skip link target(s) don't exist on page: #content (Accessibility)

    → Improved usability for assistive technology users

  • JavaScript is 1.4 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (1.7 MiB of 1.7 MiB) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 496ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-YPB3...: 63 KB unused (43%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WFJ...: 338ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 309ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • DNS resolution is slow (279 ms) (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 862ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • No meta description tag found (SEO)

    → Better search engine visibility

…and 3 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (56)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: sms:838255 (Content)

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    Both www and non-www versions serve content (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 2

    No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    SRI adoption: 0/17 third-party resources protected (0%) (Security)

  • Sprint 3

    JavaScript is 1.8 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading (Performance)

  • Sprint 3

    https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-YPB3...: 63 KB unused (44%) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    Domain expires in 85 days (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 2

    4 images significantly larger than display size (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    security.txt has expired (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    Page weight 2.1 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.1 MB (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    4 render-blocking stylesheet(s) -- recommended: <=3 (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    All 5 images use legacy formats (JPEG/PNG/GIF) (Content)

  • Sprint 2

    2 images missing alt text (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Transfer efficiency: 61% (Sustainability)

…and 41 more recommended item(s)

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