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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.

25
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
54 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A

Estimate — actual results may vary

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

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 (54 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Va

April 21, 2026 → May 10, 2026

C B 75 → 81 +6 pts

18

Resolved

25

New issues

29

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$5,250 in development time

Investment remaining

$9,275 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

$1/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)

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

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 496ms 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

  • Page weight 1.7 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 743 KB (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...: 235 KB unused (44%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Improved usability for assistive technology users

  • https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 292ms 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

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

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Redirect overhead: 1534 ms total (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • Domain has EXPIRED (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • 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

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

    → Page loads faster for users

…and 3 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (54)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: sms:838255 (Content)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 2

    4 images significantly larger than display size (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-YPB3...: 360ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    3 font preload(s) missing `crossorigin` -- font will be downloaded twice (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    3 render-blocking <script src> tag(s) without async/defer (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 462ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

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

  • Sprint 2

    2 images missing alt text (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Unattributable: 577ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 3

    https://prod-va-gov-assets.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazon...: 236 KB unused (44%) (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    Total JS execution time is 4.4 s -- over the 3.5s budget (Performance)

  • Sprint 3

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

…and 39 more recommended item(s)

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