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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
Federal AI landscape

Federal AI at a glance

18 agencies · 114 reported use cases · OMB 2025 Inventory. Portfolio size reflects reporting, not performance.

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Agency
Stage
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Topic
AI type1
Sourcing1
Vendor
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Start year

Only records with a parseable start date match a year filter.

AI type: Classical / predictive MLSourcing: Contract and in-house
114 Reported AI use cases18 agencies83 Deployed22 Pilots15 Designated high-impact
Decorative federal AI network visualization; not a representation of agency deployment locations or relationships.
Scale & composition

Agencies behind federal AI

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Ring shows composition · node area shows use cases
HHS27DHS16USDA12VA10DOJ8
In development/acquisition8Pilot22Deployed83Retired1Largest portfolio: 27 · 18 agencies

Conceptual agency landscape · positions do not represent deployment locations. Proximity does not imply a relationship.

AI technology mix

Reported classification · click to cross-filter

0% generative or agentic. Each record carries one classification; not reported is shown hatched.

Mission areas

Topic area as reported

Lifecycle composition

114 records
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Within each stageHigh-impact · Gen./agentic
Pre-deployment0%0%
Pilot5%0%
Deployed17%0%
Retired0%0%

Impact and technology shares use each stage's records as the denominator.

From development and acquisition to retirement. Select a stage to explore its reported use cases.

Reading the inventory

Evidence, with its limits visible

HHS, DHS, USDA report 55 of 114 use cases (48%).

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Evolution of reported AI use cases

By agency-reported start year · click a year to filter
01020<15'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'2224'23'24'25'26
Generative or agenticOther or unclassified101 of 114 records report a parseable start date

Start dates are agency-reported operational or pilot dates, not inventory submission dates. 2026 values are planned or early-year. Undated records are excluded from this chart only.

Sourcing

Reported for 100% of records

Each square is 1% of filtered records. Where reported, 100% involve in-house development.

High-impact AI

Agency self-designation under M-25-21Governance view
114records
Minimum practices · 15 high-impactin place
Pre-deployment testing47%
AI impact assessment27%
Independent review27%
Ongoing monitoring47%
Operator training40%
Fail-safe40%
Appeal process20%
User and public consultation27%
Reported in placeReported in progressNot applicableOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported

High-impact is the agency's own classification, not an independent risk rating. No answer reported is missing evidence, not evidence that a practice is absent. 53% of high-impact records answer any practice question.

Analytical observations

Computed from the current filter; reproducible
  • FindingHHS, DHS, USDA report 55 of 114 use cases (48%).
  • Finding0% of reported deployed use cases (0 of 83) are classified as generative or agentic AI. View records
  • FindingOf 14 deployed high-impact use cases, 4 report a completed AI impact assessment and 6 leave every minimum-practice field blank. View records
  • InterpretationBlank practice fields are missing evidence, not evidence that a safeguard is absent. They mark where follow-up questions to the agency are most useful.
  • FindingSourcing is reported for 100% of use cases. Where reported, 100% involve in-house development.
AI classification reported100%
Stage not reported0
Sourcing reported100%