www.healthcare.gov: History & Trends
How this site has changed over time. The weekly overview answers "what should I fix now?"; this page answers "how are we trending?"
Tracking since 2026-W24 — 17 weeks recorded. Accessibility score is stable (+0 pts since 2026-W36). Download the full trend series: CSV · JSON.
How the latest week compares
Latest week (2026-W40) vs. earlier look-back windows. positive/negative is relative to each measure — coloured by better or worse
| Measure | Now | vs 4 wk ago | vs 13 wk ago |
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| Accessibility score | 95 | no change | no change |
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| Median axe violations / page | 1 | no change | no change |
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| Median page weight (KB) | 3722 KB | +933 KB worse | +787 KB worse |
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| Reading ease (Flesch) | 43.7 | +1.7000000000000028 better | +2.1000000000000014 better |
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| Standards checks passing (%) | 72% | no change | +16% better |
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Accessible? — severity over time
Pages affected by axe severity over 17 weeks (lower is better)
Pages affected by axe severity, by week
| Week | Critical | Serious | Moderate | Minor |
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| 2026-W24 | 557 | 10 | 29 | 4 |
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| 2026-W25 | 553 | 10 | 25 | 4 |
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| 2026-W26 | 556 | 10 | 27 | 4 |
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| 2026-W27 | 557 | 10 | 28 | 4 |
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| 2026-W28 | 556 | 10 | 27 | 4 |
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| 2026-W29 | 556 | 10 | 27 | 4 |
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| 2026-W30 | 556 | 10 | 27 | 4 |
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| 2026-W31 | 556 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
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| 2026-W32 | 556 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
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| 2026-W33 | 556 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
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| 2026-W34 | 557 | 10 | 27 | 4 |
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| 2026-W35 | 553 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
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| 2026-W36 | 556 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
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| 2026-W37 | 556 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
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| 2026-W38 | 556 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
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| 2026-W39 | 1111 | 20 | 55 | 8 |
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| 2026-W40 | 1109 | 18 | 47 | 8 |
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Fast? — Lighthouse over time
Lighthouse category scores over 17 weeks
Lighthouse category scores by week
| Week | Performance | Accessibility | Best practices | SEO |
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| 2026-W24 | 42 | 100 | 77 | 92 |
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| 2026-W25 | 42 | 100 | 77 | 92 |
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| 2026-W26 | 43 | 100 | 77 | 92 |
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| 2026-W27 | 43 | 100 | 77 | 92 |
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| 2026-W28 | 40 | 100 | 77 | 92 |
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| 2026-W29 | 41 | 100 | 77 | 92 |
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| 2026-W30 | 39 | 100 | 77 | 92 |
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| 2026-W31 | 39 | 100 | 77 | 92 |
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| 2026-W32 | 42 | 100 | 73 | 92 |
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| 2026-W33 | 41 | 100 | 73 | 92 |
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| 2026-W34 | 46 | 100 | 73 | 92 |
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| 2026-W35 | 40 | 100 | 73 | 92 |
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| 2026-W36 | 39 | 100 | 73 | 92 |
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| 2026-W37 | 42 | 100 | 73 | 92 |
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| 2026-W38 | 41 | 100 | 73 | 92 |
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| 2026-W39 | 38 | 100 | 73 | 92 |
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| 2026-W40 | 38 | 100 | 73 | 92 |
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Lighthouse trend points are based on sampled pages and can vary week-to-week depending on which pages were sampled.
Sustainable? — page weight, requests & carbon over time
Median page weight (KB) over 17 weeks — worse (2962 KB → 3722 KB)
Median page weight (KB) by week
| Week | Median page weight (KB) |
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| 2026-W24 | 2962 KB |
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| 2026-W25 | 2959 KB |
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| 2026-W26 | 2944 KB |
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| 2026-W27 | 2935 KB |
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| 2026-W28 | 2766 KB |
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| 2026-W29 | 2770 KB |
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| 2026-W30 | 2774 KB |
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| 2026-W31 | 2777 KB |
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| 2026-W32 | 2784 KB |
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| 2026-W33 | 2782 KB |
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| 2026-W34 | 2784 KB |
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| 2026-W35 | 2786 KB |
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| 2026-W36 | 2789 KB |
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| 2026-W37 | 3693 KB |
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| 2026-W38 | 3711 KB |
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| 2026-W39 | 3714 KB |
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| 2026-W40 | 3722 KB |
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Median requests per page over 17 weeks — better (103 → 71)
Median requests per page by week
| Week | Median requests per page |
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| 2026-W24 | 103 |
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| 2026-W25 | 103 |
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| 2026-W26 | 103 |
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| 2026-W27 | 103 |
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| 2026-W28 | 73 |
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| 2026-W29 | 73 |
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| 2026-W30 | 73 |
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| 2026-W31 | 73 |
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| 2026-W32 | 71 |
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| 2026-W33 | 71 |
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| 2026-W34 | 71 |
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| 2026-W35 | 71 |
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| 2026-W36 | 71 |
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| 2026-W37 | 71 |
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| 2026-W38 | 71 |
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| 2026-W39 | 71 |
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| 2026-W40 | 71 |
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Mean CO₂ per page (g) over 17 weeks — worse (0.4489 g → 0.552 g)
Mean CO₂ per page (g) by week
| Week | Mean CO₂ per page (g) |
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| 2026-W24 | 0.4489 g |
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| 2026-W25 | 0.4476 g |
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| 2026-W26 | 0.4539 g |
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| 2026-W27 | 0.4495 g |
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| 2026-W28 | 0.4182 g |
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| 2026-W29 | 0.4201 g |
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| 2026-W30 | 0.4191 g |
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| 2026-W31 | 0.4236 g |
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| 2026-W32 | 0.4263 g |
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| 2026-W33 | 0.4196 g |
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| 2026-W34 | 0.4203 g |
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| 2026-W35 | 0.4253 g |
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| 2026-W36 | 0.4208 g |
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| 2026-W37 | 0.5486 g |
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| 2026-W38 | 0.553 g |
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| 2026-W39 | 0.5481 g |
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| 2026-W40 | 0.552 g |
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Findable? — readability over time
Reading ease (Flesch) over 17 weeks — worse (44 → 43.7)
Reading ease (Flesch) by week
| Week | Reading ease (Flesch) |
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| 2026-W24 | 44 |
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| 2026-W25 | 41 |
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| 2026-W26 | 42 |
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| 2026-W27 | 41.6 |
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| 2026-W28 | 42.3 |
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| 2026-W29 | 41 |
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| 2026-W30 | 44.3 |
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| 2026-W31 | 40.4 |
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| 2026-W32 | 42 |
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| 2026-W33 | 44 |
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| 2026-W34 | 43 |
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| 2026-W35 | 43.7 |
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| 2026-W36 | 42 |
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| 2026-W37 | 42 |
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| 2026-W38 | 42 |
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| 2026-W39 | 42.3 |
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| 2026-W40 | 43.7 |
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Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) over 17 weeks — unchanged
Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) by week
| Week | Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) |
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| 2026-W24 | 14 |
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| 2026-W25 | 14 |
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| 2026-W26 | 14 |
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| 2026-W27 | 14.5 |
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| 2026-W28 | 14.6 |
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| 2026-W29 | 15.2 |
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| 2026-W30 | 13.8 |
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| 2026-W31 | 14 |
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| 2026-W32 | 14 |
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| 2026-W33 | 14 |
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| 2026-W34 | 14 |
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| 2026-W35 | 13.8 |
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| 2026-W36 | 15 |
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| 2026-W37 | 15 |
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| 2026-W38 | 15 |
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| 2026-W39 | 14.3 |
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| 2026-W40 | 14 |
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Words per page (median) over 17 weeks — unchanged
Words per page (median) by week
| Week | Words per page (median) |
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| 2026-W24 | 136 |
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| 2026-W25 | 157 |
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| 2026-W26 | 137 |
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| 2026-W27 | 162 |
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| 2026-W28 | 166 |
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| 2026-W29 | 199 |
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| 2026-W30 | 166 |
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| 2026-W31 | 163 |
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| 2026-W32 | 177 |
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| 2026-W33 | 163 |
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| 2026-W34 | 176 |
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| 2026-W35 | 155 |
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| 2026-W36 | 144 |
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| 2026-W37 | 166 |
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| 2026-W38 | 151 |
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| 2026-W39 | 176 |
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| 2026-W40 | 136 |
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Trustworthy? — technology & standards over time
Technologies detected over 15 weeks — 11 → 12
Technologies detected by week
| Week | Technologies detected |
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| 2026-W26 | 11 |
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| 2026-W27 | 11 |
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| 2026-W28 | 11 |
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| 2026-W29 | 11 |
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| 2026-W30 | 11 |
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| 2026-W31 | 12 |
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| 2026-W32 | 12 |
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| 2026-W33 | 11 |
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| 2026-W34 | 11 |
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| 2026-W35 | 13 |
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| 2026-W36 | 11 |
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| 2026-W37 | 11 |
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| 2026-W38 | 11 |
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| 2026-W39 | 12 |
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| 2026-W40 | 12 |
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Standards checks passing (%) over 15 weeks — better (56% → 72%)
Standards checks passing (%) by week
| Week | Standards checks passing (%) |
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| 2026-W26 | 56% |
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| 2026-W27 | 56% |
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| 2026-W28 | 56% |
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| 2026-W29 | 56% |
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| 2026-W30 | 72% |
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| 2026-W31 | 71% |
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| 2026-W32 | 71% |
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| 2026-W33 | 71% |
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| 2026-W34 | 71% |
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| 2026-W35 | 71% |
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| 2026-W36 | 72% |
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| 2026-W37 | 71% |
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| 2026-W38 | 72% |
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| 2026-W39 | 72% |
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| 2026-W40 | 72% |
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Security checks passing (%) over 15 weeks — unchanged
Security checks passing (%) by week
| Week | Security checks passing (%) |
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| 2026-W26 | 63% |
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| 2026-W27 | 63% |
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| 2026-W28 | 63% |
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| 2026-W29 | 63% |
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| 2026-W30 | 63% |
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| 2026-W31 | 63% |
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| 2026-W32 | 63% |
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| 2026-W33 | 63% |
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| 2026-W34 | 63% |
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| 2026-W35 | 63% |
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| 2026-W36 | 63% |
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| 2026-W37 | 63% |
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| 2026-W38 | 63% |
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| 2026-W39 | 63% |
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| 2026-W40 | 63% |
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