IT Dashboard Data Dictionary¶
This document describes the fields available in the IT Dashboard API endpoint (/api/itdashboard/). For filtering, ordering, and pagination, see the IT Dashboard API Reference.
Overview¶
IT Dashboard investments are federal IT investments tracked by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and published on itdashboard.gov. Each record represents a single investment identified by a Unique Investment Identifier (UII).
Data includes investment metadata, fiscal-year funding breakdowns, CIO risk evaluations, contract details, project information, and performance metrics.
Note: The full set of fields is available via the shape query parameter. See Response Shaping for details.
Update Frequency¶
IT Dashboard data is refreshed daily from itdashboard.gov. The scraper pulls the CSV data feeds and aggregates them with investment-level API data.
Core fields¶
| Field | Type | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
uii | String | Unique Investment Identifier (e.g., 021-488119819). Primary lookup key. | IT Dashboard |
agency_code | Integer | Numeric agency code (e.g., 21 for Department of Transportation). | IT Dashboard |
agency_name | String | Full agency name. | IT Dashboard |
bureau_code | Integer | Numeric bureau code within the agency. | IT Dashboard |
bureau_name | String | Bureau name. | IT Dashboard |
investment_title | String | Title of the IT investment. | IT Dashboard |
type_of_investment | String | Classification (e.g., "Major IT Investment", "Standard IT Infrastructure"). | IT Dashboard |
part_of_it_portfolio | String | IT portfolio area (e.g., "Mission Delivery", "Infrastructure"). | IT Dashboard |
updated_time | DateTime | Last update timestamp from the source data. | IT Dashboard |
url | String | Canonical URL to the investment on itdashboard.gov. Computed from UII. | Derived |
Funding expansion (funding)¶
Fiscal-year internal funding and contribution amounts (Micro+ tier).
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fy2020_internal_funding | Number | FY2020 internal funding amount. |
fy2020_contribution | Number | FY2020 contribution amount. |
fy2021_internal_funding | Number | FY2021 internal funding amount. |
fy2021_contribution | Number | FY2021 contribution amount. |
fy2022_internal_funding | Number | FY2022 internal funding amount. |
fy2022_contribution | Number | FY2022 contribution amount. |
fy2023_internal_funding | Number | FY2023 internal funding amount. |
fy2023_contribution | Number | FY2023 contribution amount. |
fy2024_internal_funding | Number | FY2024 internal funding amount. |
fy2024_contribution | Number | FY2024 contribution amount. |
fy2025_internal_funding | Number | FY2025 internal funding amount. |
fy2025_contribution | Number | FY2025 contribution amount. |
Details expansion (details)¶
Extended investment metadata (Micro+ tier).
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
investment_description | String | Full text description of the investment. |
previous_uii | String | Previous UII if the investment was re-baselined. |
current_uii | String | Current UII (may differ from previous_uii). |
change_in_status | String | Description of any status change. |
shared_services_category | String | Shared services classification. |
shared_services_identifier | String | Shared services identifier. |
mission_support_investment_categories | String | Mission support categories. |
mission_delivery_and_management_support_area | String | Mission delivery area. |
national_security_system_identifier | String | NSS identifier, if applicable. |
it_infrastructure_and_management_type | String | IT infrastructure type. |
business_case_url | String | URL to the business case on IT Dashboard. |
public_urls | String | Public-facing URLs for the investment. |
last_updated | String | Source-reported last-updated date. |
CIO evaluation expansion (cio_evaluation)¶
CIO risk ratings over time (Medium+ tier). Each entry is a rating snapshot.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
cioRating | String | Risk rating with label (e.g., "1 - High Risk", "5 - Low Risk"). |
comment | String | CIO evaluation comment. |
ratedDate | String | Date the rating was assigned. |
updatedTime | String | Timestamp of the rating record update. |
latestIndicator | String | "Y" if this is the most recent rating. |
CIO rating scale¶
| Rating | Risk level |
|---|---|
| 1 | High Risk |
| 2 | Moderately High Risk |
| 3 | Medium Risk |
| 4 | Moderately Low Risk |
| 5 | Low Risk |
Contracts expansion (contracts)¶
IT contracts associated with the investment (Medium+ tier). Fields vary by contract.
Projects expansion (projects)¶
Project details under the investment (Medium+ tier). Fields vary by project.
Performance metrics expansion (performance_metrics)¶
Performance measurement data (Medium+ tier).
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
metricDescription | String | Description of the performance metric. |
metTarget | String | Whether target was met ("MET" or "NOT MET"). |
latestActualResult | Number | Most recent actual measurement. |
target2024PY | Number | Prior-year target value. |
target2025CY | Number | Current-year target value. |
unitOfMeasure | String | Unit (e.g., "Percentage"). |
reportingFrequency | String | How often the metric is reported. |
measurementCondition | String | Target condition (e.g., "Over target"). |
dateOfLatestActualResult | String | Date of the latest actual result. |
performanceMeasurementCategory | String | Category (e.g., "Strategic and Business Results"). |
isRetired | Boolean | Whether the metric has been retired. |
Other expansions (Medium+ tier)¶
| Expansion | Description |
|---|---|
cost_pools_towers(*) | Cost pool and cost tower breakdowns. |
funding_sources(*) | Detailed funding source information. |
performance_actual(*) | Historical performance actual results (individual data points over time). |
operational_analysis(*) | Operational analysis data. |
Special fields¶
| Field | Tier | Description |
|---|---|---|
business_case_html | Medium+ | Full HTML content of the business case page from IT Dashboard. Requested as a leaf field, not an expansion. |