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title: "Changelog"
date: 2025-02-15
modified: 2026-07-17
modified: 2026-07-25
author: ScanGov
description: "Timeline of changes to government websites."
description: "Timeline of website changes."
icon: "fa-solid fa-timeline"
category: "product"
topics:
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## About

The [ScanGov changelog](https://scangov.org/changelog) tracks changes in government websites' compliance with digital experience [standards](/standards) — accessibility, security, SEO, and more.
Changelog tracks changes in a site's compliance with digital experience [standards](/standards) over time — accessibility, security, SEO, and more.

- Each my.scangov.com site also has its own Changelog page (in the site sidebar), scoped to just that site.
- The [ScanGov changelog](https://scangov.org/changelog) is public and covers every government site ScanGov monitors.

## Icons

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## Dates

Changelog dates reflect ScanGov scraper times and NOT when actual changes were made.
Changelog dates reflect ScanGov scraper times and NOT when actual changes were made.
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title: "Pulse"
date: 2026-07-25
description: "How the Pulse score trend chart works."
icon: "fa-solid fa-wave-square"
category: "product"
topics:
- ScanGov
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## About

Pulse charts how a site's [indicator](/indicators) scores move over time. The full chart, on each site's Pulse page (in the site sidebar), plots Overall alongside all four indicators — Botability, Accessibility, Usability, Security — so you can see whether a site is trending up, down, or holding steady.

A smaller version of the same chart appears on the [dashboard](/tasklist) and on each indicator page, scoped to that indicator only.

## Reading the chart

Each line's most recent point is clickable — Overall jumps to the dashboard, any indicator jumps to that indicator's page.

## Why it matters

A grade or score is a snapshot. Pulse shows the trend behind it — whether today's grade is the result of steady improvement, a recent regression, or no real change at all.