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Entity Summary Report

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Agricultural Marketing Service

Department of Agriculture

Overall Performance

Maturity: Very High | Conformance: Moderate
Recommendations for Very High Maturity, Moderate Conformance:
Those in the Very High-Low overall performance category should invest in testing efforts and resource allocation in order to improve their testing consistency and conformance outcomes.
A 5-by-5 grid depicting year-over-year changes in maturity and conformance, as determined by m-index and c-index values from FY23 to FY24. FY23 is symbolized by an empty circle, and FY24 is indicated by a diamond. The grid shows no change from Very High maturity in FY23 to Very High maturity in FY24, and a decrease from High conformance in FY23 to Moderate conformance in FY24

Program Highlights

  • Q42: Almost always integrates Section 508 reviews into electronic content prior to publication.
  • Q44: Includes Section 508 compliance in all or almost all ICT leadership and management performance plans
  • Q50: Section 508 conformance is almost always integrated throughout technology development lifecycle activities.
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Section 508 Program Contractor FTE
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1
Section 508 Program Federal FTE
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1
Total FTEs vs avg. 12.3 FTEs for Very High Maturity respondents
40
Hours per week spent by 508 PM vs avg. 35 hours for Very High Maturity respondents

Maturity Outcomes

Dimensions FY24 Maturity FY23 Maturity
IT Accessibility Program Very High High
Policies, Procedures & Practices Very High High
Communications* Very High Very High
Content Creation* Very High Very High
Human Capital, Culture, & Leadership** Very High High
Technology Lifecycle Activities* Very High Very High
Testing and Validation Very High Very High
Acquisition and Procurement* Very High Very High
Training* Very High Very High

* Highest in FY24   ** Lowest in FY24
^ does not perform dimension function

How Conformant is ICT?

Res. System Survey Tool Surveys Chat
90% - 99% 90% - 99% 90% - 99% 100%
LMS ICT Policy Video Player
100% 90% - 99% 90% - 99%
Fillable Form FY25 CJ Perf. Portal
100% 90% - 99% 90% - 99%

ICT Testing Outcomes

All Web Pages Internal Intranet Public Internet
FY24 89% fully conform 100% fully conform
FY23 85% fully conform 88% fully conform
Top Viewed ICT Internal Intranet Public Internet
FY24 0% fully conform 0% fully conform
FY23 0% fully conform 100% fully conform
Top Viewed ICT Public Electronic Documents Public Videos
FY24 0% fully conform 100% fully conform
FY23 40% fully conform 100% fully conform

Please refer to the first page of Appendix C: Overview Data By Reporting Entity for further explanation of this data.

Reviewed/Updated: December 2024

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