Of the 670 fully scanned U.S. federal sites we tested, 352 (53%) have a sitemap problem. A sitemap is an XML file that lists the pages on a site. Search engines and AI agents read it to find pages they would otherwise miss, and robots.txt is where they look for its address. A site fails if it fails any of these checks: Sitemap status, Sitemap XML, and Sitemap in robots.txt.
352 of 670
Federal sites that have a sitemap problem
53%
Share of tested federal sites that fail these checks
318
Tested federal sites that pass these checks
688 of 866
Federal sites fully scanned
The 352 federal sites that have a sitemap problem
Sorted by name. Each site links to its botability report and shows its botability and overall grades from the same scan.
| Site | Botability | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| newhire-reporting.com Administration for Children and Families |
D | F |
| americabydesign.gov americabydesign.gov |
D | A |
| amtrakoig.gov AMTRAK |
D | C |
| asc.gov Appraisal Subcommittee |
F | D |
| visitthecapitol.gov Architect of the Capitol |
B | C |
| usbg.gov Architect of the Capitol |
C | C |
| aoc.gov Architect of the Capitol |
A | B |
| afrh.gov Armed Forces Retirement Home |
F | D |
| bart.gov bart.gov |
B | B |
| comfsm.fm College of Micronesia-FSM |
C | C |
| maricopacfc.org Combined Federal Campaign |
F | F |
| whistleblower.gov Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
F | D |
| cftc.gov Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
F | C |
| saferproducts.gov Consumer Product Safety Commission |
D | B |
| recalls.gov Consumer Product Safety Commission |
D | C |
| americorpsoig.gov Corporation for National and Community Service |
C | C |
| presidentialserviceawards.gov Corporation for National and Community Service |
D | C |
| oversight.gov Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency |
F | C |
| ignet.gov Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency |
D | F |
| psa.gov Court Services and Offender Supervision |
C | C |
| dcba.lacounty.gov dcba.lacounty.gov |
A | C |
| delaware.gov delaware.gov |
B | A |
| denali.gov Denali Commission |
B | B |
| bis.gov Department of Commerce |
C | C |
| aviationweather.gov Department of Commerce |
D | C |
| gps.gov Department of Commerce |
B | C |
| sworm.gov Department of Commerce |
D | D |
| papahanaumokuakea.gov Department of Commerce |
B | C |
| trade.gov Department of Commerce |
C | B |
| tsunami.gov Department of Commerce |
F | D |
| spd15revision.gov Department of Commerce |
D | C |
| spaceweather.gov Department of Commerce |
D | C |
| ntia.gov Department of Commerce |
B | B |
| time.gov Department of Commerce |
D | B |
| firstnet.gov Department of Commerce |
B | B |
| dataprivacyframework.gov Department of Commerce |
F | D |
| manufacturing.gov Department of Commerce |
F | C |
| nehrp.gov Department of Commerce |
D | D |
| bea.gov Department of Commerce |
C | C |
| drought.gov Department of Commerce |
C | A |
| weather.gov Department of Commerce |
F | D |
| capnhq.gov Department of Defense |
D | C |
| fvap.gov Department of Defense |
F | D |
| iwtsd.gov Department of Defense |
D | C |
| jccs.gov Department of Defense |
D | D |
| g5.gov Department of Education |
D | C |
| elcivicsonline.org Department of Education |
D | F |
| nationsreportcard.gov Department of Education |
D | B |
| childstats.gov Department of Education |
F | C |
| energy.gov Department of Energy |
C | A |
| science.gov Department of Energy |
D | B |
| cendi.gov Department of Energy |
D | C |
| ameslab.gov Department of Energy |
B | B |
| isotopes.gov Department of Energy |
F | D |
| llnl.gov Department of Energy |
B | B |
| chemcatbio.org Department of Energy |
D | C |
| biomassboard.gov Department of Energy |
F | C |
| jlab.org Department of Energy |
C | C |
| scidac.gov Department of Energy |
F | D |
| citap.gov Department of Energy |
D | B |
| hanford.gov Department of Energy |
D | C |
| pnnl.gov Department of Energy |
C | C |
| driveelectric.gov Department of Energy |
D | B |
| bpa.gov Department of Energy |
D | C |
| bnl.gov Department of Energy |
F | D |
| grants.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
C | C |
| acl.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
F | C |
| mepsdocs.org Department of Health and Human Services |
D | C |
| worklife4you.com Department of Health and Human Services |
F | C |
| agingstats.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
D | C |
| detroitself.org Department of Health and Human Services |
F | D |
| oahpmdata.net Department of Health and Human Services |
D | C |
| whitehouseconferenceonaging.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
D | D |
| racwarehouse.org Department of Health and Human Services |
D | D |
| thecommunityguide.org Department of Health and Human Services |
F | C |
| selectagents.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
D | C |
| pccds-ln.org Department of Health and Human Services |
B | C |
| health.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
C | C |
| insurekidsnow.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
B | B |
| gmta.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
D | C |
| vaccines.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
D | B |
| findtreatment.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
F | C |
| womenshealth.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
C | B |
| openpaymentsdata.cms.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
F | B |
| reproductivehealthservices.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
F | C |
| psoppc.org Department of Health and Human Services |
F | C |
| uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org Department of Health and Human Services |
F | D |
| usphs.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
F | B |
| childcare.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
B | B |
| medicare.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
C | A |
| arpa-h.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
D | B |
| genome.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
B | C |
| e-verify.gov Department of Homeland Security |
C | B |
| firstrespondertraining.gov Department of Homeland Security |
F | C |
| floodsmart.gov Department of Homeland Security |
A | B |
| uscis.gov Department of Homeland Security |
C | B |
| ice.gov Department of Homeland Security |
C | B |
| ready.gov Department of Homeland Security |
B | B |
| cbp.gov Department of Homeland Security |
B | A |
| evus.gov Department of Homeland Security |
F | C |
| cisa.gov Department of Homeland Security |
B | B |
| get.gov Department of Homeland Security |
C | B |
| hud.gov Department of Housing and Urban Development |
F | D |
| waterqualitydata.us Department of Interior |
F | D |
| cjis.gov Department of Justice |
D | D |
| nicic.gov Department of Justice |
C | A |
| dsac.gov Department of Justice |
F | B |
| iprcenter.gov Department of Justice |
D | C |
| ic3.gov Department of Justice |
D | C |
| foia.gov Department of Justice |
F | C |
| leo.gov Department of Justice |
D | F |
| learnatf.gov Department of Justice |
D | D |
| rcfl.gov Department of Justice |
C | B |
| epolicyworks.org Department of Labor |
B | B |
| dol.gov Department of Labor |
B | A |
| apprenticeship.gov Department of Labor |
C | B |
| msha.gov Department of Labor |
B | B |
| capeyouth.org Department of Labor |
C | C |
| trainingproviderresults.gov Department of Labor |
F | F |
| hirevets.gov Department of Labor |
D | C |
| onetcenter.org Department of Labor |
D | C |
| jobcorps.gov Department of Labor |
F | C |
| mynextmove.org Department of Labor |
F | C |
| fan.gov Department of State |
D | C |
| ustraveldocs.com Department of State |
F | C |
| yesprograms.org Department of State |
F | C |
| yes-abroad.org Department of State |
D | C |
| airforce.com Department of the Air Force |
D | C |
| sciencebase.gov Department of the Interior |
D | C |
| fgdc.gov Department of the Interior |
D | D |
| lacoast.gov Department of the Interior |
D | F |
| nifc.gov Department of the Interior |
C | B |
| landfire.gov Department of the Interior |
F | C |
| ficor.gov Department of the Interior |
D | B |
| mtbs.gov Department of the Interior |
F | C |
| firenet.gov Department of the Interior |
D | C |
| everykidoutdoors.gov Department of the Interior |
F | C |
| nemi.gov Department of the Interior |
C | C |
| lcrmscp.gov Department of the Interior |
F | D |
| geoplatform.gov Department of the Interior |
F | C |
| mrlc.gov Department of the Interior |
D | D |
| usbr.gov Department of the Interior |
D | F |
| bia.gov Department of the Interior |
B | A |
| osmre.gov Department of the Interior |
B | C |
| usdebitcard.gov Department of the Treasury |
F | D |
| bep.gov Department of the Treasury |
C | B |
| cdfifund.gov Department of the Treasury |
C | C |
| godirect.gov Department of the Treasury |
F | D |
| pay.gov Department of the Treasury |
D | C |
| ccac.gov Department of the Treasury |
C | B |
| financialresearch.gov Department of the Treasury |
B | B |
| ttb.gov Department of the Treasury |
C | B |
| eftps.gov Department of the Treasury |
F | C |
| banknet.gov Department of the Treasury |
F | C |
| faasafety.gov Department of Transportation |
F | C |
| safeocs.gov Department of Transportation |
D | D |
| esc.gov Department of Transportation |
D | C |
| ems.gov Department of Transportation |
C | A |
| 911.gov Department of Transportation |
B | A |
| reach.gov Department of Veterans Affairs |
D | B |
| vaoig.gov Department of Veterans Affairs |
C | C |
| iarpa.gov Director of National Intelligence |
B | C |
| iarpa-ideas.gov Director of National Intelligence |
D | D |
| intelligence.gov Director of National Intelligence |
F | C |
| intel.gov Director of National Intelligence |
F | C |
| disasterassistance.gov disasterassistance.gov |
B | C |
| eac.gov Election Assistance Commission |
C | C |
| onetonline.org Employment and Training Administration |
D | C |
| fedcenter.gov Environmental Protection Agency |
F | F |
| sustainability.gov Environmental Protection Agency |
D | D |
| frtr.gov Environmental Protection Agency |
D | C |
| airnow.gov Environmental Protection Agency |
F | C |
| airknowledge.gov Environmental Protection Agency |
D | D |
| epa.gov Environmental Protection Agency |
B | A |
| eeoc.gov Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
C | B |
| euprava.gov.rs euprava.gov.rs |
F | F |
| ustr.gov Executive Office of the President |
F | C |
| exim.gov Export/Import Bank of the U.S. |
B | C |
| fcsic.gov Farm Credit Administration |
D | C |
| agfirst.com Farm Credit Administration |
B | B |
| fayettecounty.wv.gov fayettecounty.wv.gov |
D | D |
| farmermac.com Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation |
C | B |
| fdicoig.gov Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
C | C |
| fdicconnect.gov Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
D | D |
| freddiemac.com Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
C | B |
| fhfa.gov Federal Housing Finance Agency |
C | A |
| fhfaoig.gov Federal Housing Finance Agency |
B | B |
| flra.gov Federal Labor Relations Authority |
F | C |
| fmshrc.gov Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission |
F | C |
| permitting.gov Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council |
C | B |
| minneapolisfed.org Federal Reserve Board |
C | B |
| chicagofed.org Federal Reserve Board |
B | C |
| newyorkfed.org Federal Reserve Board |
C | D |
| dallasfed.org Federal Reserve Board |
F | C |
| federalreserveconsumerhelp.gov Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
F | C |
| federalreserve.gov Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
F | B |
| uscurrency.gov Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
D | C |
| fedpartnership.gov Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
C | C |
| ftc.gov Federal Trade Commission |
F | C |
| consumersentinel.gov Federal Trade Commission |
D | D |
| donotcall.gov Federal Trade Commission |
F | C |
| robodeidentidad.gov Federal Trade Commission |
F | B |
| consumer.gov Federal Trade Commission |
B | B |
| identitytheft.gov Federal Trade Commission |
F | B |
| econsumer.gov Federal Trade Commission |
F | D |
| militaryconsumer.gov Federal Trade Commission |
B | B |
| consumidor.gov Federal Trade Commission |
B | B |
| fema.gov fema.gov |
C | B |
| acquisition.gov General Services Administration |
B | B |
| challenge.gov General Services Administration |
F | B |
| rocis.gov General Services Administration |
D | C |
| gsaig.gov General Services Administration |
F | C |
| itdashboard.gov General Services Administration |
D | C |
| ppms.gov General Services Administration |
F | C |
| computersforlearning.gov General Services Administration |
F | C |
| fdms.gov General Services Administration |
F | D |
| gsaauctions.gov General Services Administration |
F | C |
| fai.gov General Services Administration |
D | C |
| gsafleet.gov General Services Administration |
F | C |
| cpars.gov General Services Administration |
F | C |
| cbca.gov General Services Administration |
C | B |
| gsa.gov General Services Administration |
C | A |
| reginfo.gov General Services Administration |
D | D |
| sam.gov General Services Administration |
D | C |
| marshallcenter.org George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies |
D | F |
| gilmercounty.wv.gov gilmercounty.wv.gov |
D | D |
| usgovernmentmanual.gov Government Publishing Office |
D | C |
| fdlp.gov Government Publishing Office |
F | D |
| gsfahome.org gsfahome.org |
D | D |
| restorethegulf.gov Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council |
F | C |
| truman.gov Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation |
B | A |
| idco.dmdc.osd.mil idco.dmdc.osd.mil |
D | C |
| imls.gov Institute of Museum and Library Services |
B | B |
| federallabs.org Interagency Collaboration |
F | D |
| fhlbsf.com Interagency Collaboration |
C | C |
| fhlbcin.com Interagency Collaboration |
F | D |
| ite.gov.rs ite.gov.rs |
D | C |
| jamesmadison.gov James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation |
F | B |
| laniercountyboc.com laniercountyboc.com |
D | D |
| lsc.gov Legal Services Corporation |
B | C |
| lending.sba.gov lending.sba.gov |
D | C |
| jewishheritagemonth.gov Library of Congress |
D | C |
| digitalpreservation.gov Library of Congress |
D | D |
| crb.gov Library of Congress |
D | D |
| asianpacificheritage.gov Library of Congress |
D | C |
| digitizationguidelines.gov Library of Congress |
D | C |
| hispanicheritagemonth.gov Library of Congress |
D | C |
| womenshistorymonth.gov Library of Congress |
D | C |
| nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov Library of Congress |
D | C |
| blackhistorymonth.gov Library of Congress |
D | C |
| udall.gov Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation |
D | C |
| igs.org National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
C | C |
| nasa.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
B | B |
| globe.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
C | B |
| usgeo.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
D | C |
| archives.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
B | A |
| obamalibrary.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
D | B |
| 911commission.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
F | D |
| fordlibrarymuseum.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
F | C |
| georgewbushlibrary.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
B | C |
| lbjlibrary.org National Archives and Records Administration |
C | C |
| trumplibrary.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
D | B |
| 9-11commission.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
F | D |
| clintonlibrary.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
C | C |
| reaganlibrary.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
F | C |
| ncpc.gov National Capital Planning Commission |
B | B |
| manufacturingusa.com National Institute of Standards and Technology |
F | B |
| nmb.gov National Mediation Board |
F | C |
| usap.gov National Science Foundation |
D | D |
| sac.gov National Science Foundation |
D | D |
| ntsb.gov National Transportation Safety Board |
D | D |
| ndstudio.gov ndstudio.gov |
C | A |
| noradsanta.org North American Aerospace Defense Command |
F | D |
| ndit.nd.gov North Dakota |
C | B |
| nbrc.gov Northern Border Regional Commission |
F | C |
| nrc-gateway.gov Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
D | D |
| nyc.gov nyc.gov |
B | B |
| integrity.gov Office of Government Ethics |
F | F |
| usajobs.gov Office of Personnel Management |
D | B |
| pmf.gov Office of Personnel Management |
F | C |
| employeeexpress.gov Office of Personnel Management |
D | C |
| openworld.gov Open World Leadership Center |
F | C |
| pacast.com pacast.com |
D | D |
| palegis.us palegis.us |
D | B |
| patreasury.gov patreasury.gov |
F | B |
| prc.gov Postal Regulatory Commission |
B | D |
| pclob.gov Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board |
C | C |
| rrb.gov Railroad Retirement Board |
F | C |
| ready.lacounty.gov ready.lacounty.gov |
A | B |
| rebuildparadise.org rebuildparadise.org |
A | B |
| sss.gov Selective Service System |
D | C |
| sherman.house.gov sherman.house.gov |
C | B |
| simpler.grants.gov simpler.grants.gov |
B | B |
| sbir.gov Small Business Administration |
F | C |
| museumonmainstreet.org Smithsonian Institution |
F | D |
| smithsoniancraftshow.org Smithsonian Institution |
D | C |
| ellajenkins.com Smithsonian Institution |
B | B |
| smithsonianchambermusic.org Smithsonian Institution |
D | C |
| sonomacounty.gov sonomacounty.gov |
B | B |
| scrc.gov Southeast Crescent Regional Commission |
C | C |
| dbw.parks.ca.gov State of California |
D | B |
| governor.hawaii.gov State of Hawaiʻi |
C | B |
| ms.gov State of Mississippi |
D | C |
| tvaoig.gov Tennessee Valley Authority |
D | D |
| gop.gov The Legislative Branch |
D | B |
| dems.gov The Legislative Branch |
D | B |
| csce.gov The Legislative Branch |
F | B |
| house.gov The Legislative Branch |
D | B |
| majorityleader.gov The Legislative Branch |
F | B |
| cecc.gov The Legislative Branch |
F | B |
| majoritywhip.gov The Legislative Branch |
F | B |
| supremecourt.gov The Supreme Court |
D | C |
| scuspd.gov The Supreme Court |
D | D |
| usaid.gov U.S. Agency for International Development |
D | D |
| foreignassistance.gov U.S. Agency for International Development |
D | C |
| uscp.gov U.S. Capitol Police |
D | C |
| fmjfee.com U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service |
F | D |
| gocoastguard.com U.S. Coast Guard |
D | C |
| amver.com U.S. Coast Guard |
D | F |
| uscgboating.org U.S. Coast Guard |
D | D |
| uscgaux.info U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary |
D | D |
| cfa.gov U.S. Commission of Fine Arts |
C | C |
| uscirf.gov U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom |
C | C |
| uscourts.gov U.S. Courts |
B | B |
| fjc.gov U.S. Courts |
C | B |
| fd.org U.S. Courts |
D | D |
| dietaryguidelines.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
C | C |
| recreation.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
D | B |
| connect.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
D | D |
| forestsandrangelands.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
D | C |
| farmers.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
B | A |
| wildfire.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
B | B |
| lcacommons.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
D | C |
| deadiversion.usdoj.gov U.S. Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration |
D | C |
| response.epa.gov U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
D | C |
| leopold.wilderness.net U.S. Forest Service |
D | B |
| forestryimages.org U.S. Forest Service |
F | D |
| mcmregistration.com U.S. Marine Corps |
D | F |
| usmc-mccs.org U.S. Marine Corps |
F | D |
| cooperativepatentclassification.org U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
D | C |
| usps.com U.S. Postal Service |
C | C |
| uscc.gov U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission |
B | C |
| abilityone.gov United States AbilityOne |
D | D |
| usagm.gov United States Agency for Global Media |
B | B |
| earthexplorer.usgs.gov United States Geological Survey |
D | C |
| store.usgs.gov United States Geological Survey |
C | B |
| dashboard.waterdata.usgs.gov United States Geological Survey |
F | D |
| usich.gov United States Interagency Council on Homelessness |
B | B |
| dfc.gov United States International Development Finance Corporation |
C | C |
| wyomingmi.gov wyomingmi.gov |
C | C |
| carsonca.gov City of Carson, CA |
F | C |
| riversideca.gov City of Riverside, CA |
D | C |
About these checks
A sitemap is an XML file that lists the pages on a site. Search engines and AI agents read it to find pages they would otherwise miss, and robots.txt is where they look for its address. These botability checks test each part of that. A site with a working sitemap and no robots.txt file counts as passing here, since there is no file to list the sitemap in.
- Sitemap status. The sitemap file loads and returns a successful response. Search engines cannot find all your pages.
- Sitemap XML. The sitemap file uses the required XML format. Search engines cannot read your sitemap.
- Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. Search engines take longer to find your pages.
Guidance
- Sitemap status standard, with how to fix it
- Sitemap XML standard, with how to fix it
- Sitemap in robots.txt standard, with how to fix it
- sitemaps.org
- Google Search Central
- Federal botability rankings
About this data
ScanGov scans the homepage of each county site on our county list. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 9/30/2026 and 11/8/2026. Each site's report shows its own scan date. A site counts as fully scanned when its homepage loaded and sent us its page content. Averages, grade shares, failure rates, and ranks use fully scanned sites only. We could not fully scan 178 sites. They did not respond, blocked the scanner, or sent no page content. They appear in the table without grades, with their scan status, and are left out of every figure. Grades follow the ScanGov grade scale. Rank follows the ScanGov ranking method. The full dataset, with every county's raw results, is in the ScanGov data repository.
18 fully scanned federal sites have no result for these checks and are left out of the share.