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

Federal AI at a glance

8 agencies · 118 reported use cases · OMB 2025 Inventory. Portfolio size reflects reporting, not performance.

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Agency
Stage
High-impact1
Topic
AI type1
Sourcing
Vendor
Function
Start year

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

AI type: Computer visionHigh-impact: High-impact
118 Reported AI use cases8 agencies98 Deployed1 Pilots118 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
VA67DHS26DOJ20
In development/acquisition19Pilot1Deployed98Largest portfolio: 67 · 8 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

118 records
Explore lifecycle stages and impact
Within each stageHigh-impact · Gen./agentic
Pre-deployment100%0%
Pilot100%0%
Deployed100%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

VA, DHS, DOJ report 113 of 118 use cases (96%).

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Evolution of reported AI use cases

By agency-reported start year · click a year to filter
0510<15'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'2411'25'26
Generative or agenticOther or unclassified42 of 118 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 84% of records

Each square is 1% of filtered records. Where reported, 14% involve in-house development.

High-impact AI

Agency self-designation under M-25-21Governance view
118records
Minimum practices · 118 high-impactin place
Pre-deployment testing16%
AI impact assessment13%
Independent review13%
Ongoing monitoring14%
Operator training14%
Fail-safe13%
Appeal process5%
User and public consultation10%
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. 35% of high-impact records answer any practice question.

Analytical observations

Computed from the current filter; reproducible
  • FindingVA, DHS, DOJ report 113 of 118 use cases (96%).
  • Finding0% of reported deployed use cases (0 of 98) are classified as generative or agentic AI. View records
  • FindingOf 98 deployed high-impact use cases, 15 report a completed AI impact assessment and 58 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 84% of use cases. Where reported, 14% involve in-house development.
AI classification reported100%
Stage not reported0
Sourcing reported84%