{"resourceId":"virginia-treasury-itaa-accessibility-remediation-plan-20261001","versions":[{"version":"external-33cbf2bf2d006145c848e723dbd9db11dee74f0eb222a757e4d4419d4b464a51","resource":{"id":"virginia-treasury-itaa-accessibility-remediation-plan-20261001","title":"Virginia Treasury tells the General Assembly it inventoried 27 ICT systems but has made no notable application-level accessibility remediation, and seeks $222,227 for a Level Access program","organization":"Virginia Department of the Treasury","sector":"State agency digital accessibility","geography":"Virginia, United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-01","publicationDate":"2026-10-01","eventDate":null,"sourceName":"Virginia General Assembly Reports to the General Assembly (RD675)","sourceLabel":"Virginia Treasury ITAA remediation status report (PDF)","sourceUrl":"https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/2026/RD675/PDF","evidenceClass":"government-evaluation","outcomeClass":"mixed","topics":["accessibility-workforce","governance-procurement","operating-model"],"finding":"Treasury inventoried 27 ICT systems (4 tier-one, 14 tier-two, 9 tier-three); 13 are in-house and in scope for remediation, while COTS and SaaS products are handled through VPAT/ACR review and contracts. It scans 5 systems with Siteimprove (average score 90.2 on reachable public content, which it says is not a full compliance measure). It has not made notable progress on application-level remediation because of staffing constraints and has not inventoried PDFs and Office documents. It requests $222,227.03 in first-year funding for Level Access tools, 13 manual evaluations, training and 1,000 pages of PDF remediation.","sledRelevance":"A state agency's own candid status report on accessibility compliance, showing the gap between scanning scores and actual remediation, reliance on vendor documentation for SaaS, and realistic first-year costs.","evidence":"Agency self-report to the legislature with inventory counts, scanning baseline and an itemized vendor quote dated 08/21/2026.","architectureImplications":"Authenticated and internal applications cannot yet be scanned; accessibility testing is planned for the SDLC and CI/CD.","governanceImplications":"Separates agency-controlled applications from vendor-controlled products managed through procurement terms.","securityPrivacyImplications":"Authenticated scanning needs approved, secure connectivity to internal systems through VITA.","caveats":"Self-reported; funding not yet approved; the scan score covers only public, reachable content.","streamIds":["citizen-engagement"],"roles":{"sales":"Here a state agency says plainly that inventory and scanning are done but real fixes are not, for lack of staff. It shows typical first-year spend and the mix of tools, manual evaluation, training and PDF work, which supports bounded remediation-program offers. Don't treat the 90.2 scan score as compliance; the report itself warns against that.","engineering":"Key engineering constraints: authenticated and internal apps are unscanned pending approved connectivity, PDFs are not inventoried, and SaaS products depend on vendor ACRs. Fit work is authenticated scanning architecture, CI/CD accessibility checks, manual evaluation of templates and workflows, and document inventory using existing data discovery tooling.","delivery":"Delivery would follow the report's sequence: approved authenticated scanning, manual evaluations to build validated backlogs, SDLC integration, procurement clauses and a document inventory before PDF spend. The owner is the agency working with VITA. Proposed acceptance criteria are a validated backlog per tier-one system and retest evidence. Interpretation of the agency's plan."},"roleDetails":{"sales":{"customerProblem":"State agencies have inventoried accessibility obligations but lack staff to remediate applications and documents.","stakeholders":["Agency CIO","State IT agency (VITA)","Accessibility coordinator","Budget office"],"discoveryQuestions":["Which tier-one systems are in-house versus vendor-controlled?","Can authenticated apps be scanned today?","How many PDFs and Office documents are public-facing?"],"valueHypothesis":"A structured remediation program may move agencies from scanning to fixes; funding is pending.","potentialEngagement":"Manual evaluation of tier-one systems producing a validated remediation backlog.","unsupportedClaims":["That a 90.2 scan score means compliance","Completion timelines","Results of the Level Access engagement"]},"engineering":{"fit":"Fits state agencies with mixed in-house and SaaS portfolios.","architectureIntegration":"Authenticated scanning, CI/CD testing integration, manual evaluations, document inventory.","prerequisites":["Approved scanning connectivity","System inventory and tiers","Developer capacity"],"constraints":["Vendor-controlled code","Internal network access approvals"],"security":"Authenticated scanning must use approved, secure access to internal systems.","proofOfValue":["Compare manual evaluation findings with scanner findings on the same system","Retest corrected defects"]},"delivery":{"work":"Run an enterprise accessibility remediation program across prioritized systems.","dependencies":["Appropriation approval","VITA connectivity","Vendor ACRs"],"ownership":"Agency IT leadership with accessibility coordinator.","skillsAdoption":"Role-based training for developers, testers and document authors.","governanceCheckpoints":["Funding decision","Authenticated scanning approved","Tier-one backlog validated"],"acceptanceCriteria":["Proposed: validated backlog for all four tier-one systems","Proposed: complete PDF and Office document inventory before remediation spend"],"risks":["Funding not approved","Staffing shortfall persists","Vendor products remain non-conformant"]}},"retrievedAt":"2026-10-30T03:09:17Z","enrichedAt":"2026-10-30T03:17:06Z","enrichmentBasis":"retrieved source","accessibilityWorkforceImplications":"Staffing limits blocked manual testing; the plan includes role-based training for 51 users.","procurementImplications":"Accessibility requirements added to current RFPs and to contracts as they renew; uses a state VAR contract.","operatingModelImplications":"Moves from reactive fixes toward an enterprise accessibility operating model.","sourceVerification":{"openedUrl":"https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/2026/RD675/PDF","referenceExcerpt":"Treasury has not yet made notable progress on application-level remediation.","promptVersion":"sled-research-v4.0","model":null,"basis":"agent-reported inspection"}}}]}