Institutional Badges
Badges are applied sparingly and are designed to signal institutional readiness, not endorsement.
Agency-Ready Memo
- Submitted as a signed PDF on institutional letterhead.
- Clear statement of the failure mode and affected process.
- Specific administrative fix with implementation steps.
- Primary sources or official documents cited.
- Evidence of submission to the target institution.
Verified Public Comment
- Comment submitted to an official docket or rulemaking.
- Docket ID and submission date included.
- Public confirmation or receipt if available.
Submitted Testimony
- Testimony submitted to a legislative or oversight body.
- Committee name and hearing date included.
- Copy of the submission attached.
Reviewed Analysis
- Reviewed by at least one editor and one external reviewer.
- Evidence and tone review completed.
- No unresolved safety flags.
Badges are intentionally scarce.