# External source check (WIEA-GRAIN-20260831)

Checked 2026-09-04 with `scripts/verify-external-sources.py` (GET, follow redirects, 25s timeout). None of these pages audited this fixture. Machine log: [`external-source-check-WIEA-GRAIN-20260831.json`](./external-source-check-WIEA-GRAIN-20260831.json).

| Source | Requested URL | Final URL | HTTP | Title SHA-256 | Note | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Retail Trade | https://www.census.gov/retail/index.html | https://www.census.gov/retail/index.html | 200 | c37ec9d013d055da |  | Official aggregate retail statistics and methodology context |
| Assessing Data Reliability | https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-20-283g | https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-20-283g | 200 | 4b63162eff92e4ec |  | Accuracy, completeness, and fitness-for-purpose context |
| Data on the Web Best Practices | https://www.w3.org/TR/dwbp/ | https://www.w3.org/TR/dwbp/ | 200 | cccc29dfa9f0bd99 |  | Metadata, provenance, versioning, and reuse guidance |
| MODS | https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/ | https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/ | 200 | 6dbc44eb18fe7f31 |  | Bibliographic metadata analogy only |
| About ORCID | https://orcid.org/about | https://info.orcid.org/what-is-orcid/ | 200 | 24eed5cf5de8be33 |  | Researcher-identity analogy only |

Keep original requested URLs. Re-check at decision time.