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Annual Report on Existing SEC 

Websites and Digital Services 

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Pursuant to Section 3 of the 

21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act. 

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January 2020
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction............................................................................Page 3

II. Methodology used.....................................................................Page 3

III. Cost and Schedule of Modernizing SEC Websites or Digital Services........Page 5
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ANNUAL REPORT ON EXISTING SEC 

WEBSITES OR DIGITAL SERVICES

Pursuant to Section 3 of the 21st Century 

Integrated Digital Experience Act

I. INTRODUCTION

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is providing this report 

regarding existing SEC websites or digital services pursuant to Section 3 of the 21st Century 

Integrated Digital Experience Act of 2018 (“Act”). Section 3 requires the SEC to submit an 

annual report to Congress that includes:

 A list of the websites or digital services maintained by the SEC that are most 

viewed or utilized by the public or are otherwise important for public 

engagement;

 A prioritization of websites or digital services that require modernization to meet the 

requirements under the Act; and

 An estimation of the cost and schedule of modernizing the prioritized websites 

or digital services.

II. METHODOLOGY USED

The SEC’s Office of Information Technology conducted a cross-agency inventory of 

external public websites for purposes of compiling this report. For each website, the SEC 

identified those websites “most viewed or utilized by the public or otherwise important for public 

engagement” and assessed each website’s compliance with the requirements delineated in 

Section 3.

Our inventory identified 21 SEC-managed external public websites. Eight of those sites 

represent approximately 99.5% of the website traffic associated with the 21 sites. The top four 

websites from the perspective of usage – SEC.gov, XBRL.Sec.gov, Investor.gov, and EDGAR 

Full Text Search site – are already compliant with Section 3(a) of the Act. The remaining four 

high-usage websites are non-compliant with one or more requirement, and have been identified 

for modernization as outlined in the next section. Of the low traffic external public websites, six 

are already compliant with Section 3(a) and the remaining seven are compliant with Section 3(a) 

in all respects, save their usability on mobile devices.

The table below provides additional information regarding the four websites that have 

been identified for modernization. In short, the four websites identified for modernization are 

part of the SEC’s EDGAR electronic filing system, and provide a means for public companies, 

SEC registrants, and other filers to access EDGAR and submit required filings for agency and 

public review. 
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Website or Digital 

Services

Background URL Page 

Views

Final

Ranking

Importance 

to Public 

Ranking

Usage 

Ranking

EDGAR Filer 

Login

The EDGAR Filing 

website is used to submit 

or complete a majority of 

forms via the 

EDGARLink Online 

Form Submission.

https://www.edgarfilin

g.sec.gov/Welcome/E

DGARLogin.htm

408,548 1 1 1

EDGAR Online 

Forms Login

The Online Forms 

Management website is 

used to complete 

Ownership forms, Form 

D, transmit XML tagged 

submissions, retrieve 

submission information, 

or update company 

information.

https://www.onlinefor

ms.edgarfiling.sec.gov

/Welcome/EDGAROn

lineFormsLogin.htm

190,109 2 2 4

EDGAR Filer 

Management

The EDGAR Filer 

Management website is

used to apply for 

EDGAR access, update 

passphrase if password 

has expired, or generate 

a new set of access 

codes.

https://www.filermana

gement.edgarfiling.sec

.gov/Welcome/EDGA

RFilerMgmtMain.htm

238,116 3 3 2

EDGAR Company 

Database Search

The EDGAR company 

database is a subset of 

the data maintained by 

the EDGAR system and 

contains over 500,000 

records. Filers may 

search for and view 

company information 

about various EDGAR 

filing entities.

https://www.edgarcom

pany.sec.gov/

204,731 4 4 3
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The following is a mapping of the websites against the criteria in section 3(a) of the Act: 

Section 3(A) Compliance Criteria

EDGAR Filer 

Login

EDGAR Online 

Forms Login

EDGAR Filer 

Management 

EDGAR 

Company 

Database 

Search

508 Compliant No No Yes No

Has a consistent appearance (consistent across 

SEC external websites) 

No No No No

Does not overlap with or duplicate any legacy 

websites

Yes No No Yes

Contains a search function that allows users to 

easily search content intended for public use 

Yes Yes No No

Is provided through an industry standard secure 

connection

No Yes Yes Yes

Is designed around user needs with data-driven 

analysis influencing management and development 

decisions, using qualitative and quantitative data to 

determine user goals, needs, and behaviors, and 

continually test the website, web-based form, webbased application, or digital service to ensure that 

user needs are addressed

No No No No

Provide users with the option for a more 

customized digital experience that allows users to 

complete digital transactions in an efficient and 

accurate manner

No No No No

Is fully functional and usable on common mobile 

devices

No No No No

III. Cost and Schedule for Modernizing SEC Websites 

The SEC is currently engaged in a multi-year effort to modernize the EDGAR system, 

including both internal components and public-facing components. SEC staff anticipate 

commencing a modernization of these four websites in FY 2021, subject to the availability of 

funding. This project will be undertaken as part of the SEC’s strategy for EDGAR 

modernization and would fulfill other important objectives in mind, including improving site 

security. The staff is currently considering a range of options, from bringing the sites into 

compliance with updated technologies to a full replacement. Consistent with agency policy, 

prior to commencing these efforts, staff will finalize the project details and plan, including to 

provide an estimated cost, which will be presented to the agency’s Information Technology 

Capital Planning Committee for review and approval.