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

Federal AI at a glance

10 agencies · 24 reported use cases · OMB 2025 Inventory. Portfolio size reflects reporting, not performance.

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Agency
Stage
High-impact
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AI type1
Sourcing
Vendor
Function
Start year

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

AI type: Computer visionTopic: Administrative Functions
24 Reported AI use cases10 agencies12 Deployed4 Pilots3 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
DHS5DOJ4VA4DOE3USDA2TREAS2
In development/acquisition8Pilot4Deployed12Largest portfolio: 5 · 10 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

24 records
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Within each stageHigh-impact · Gen./agentic
Pre-deployment13%0%
Pilot0%0%
Deployed17%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

DHS, DOJ, VA report 13 of 24 use cases (54%).

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Evolution of reported AI use cases

By agency-reported start year · click a year to filter
05<15'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'245'25'26
Generative or agenticOther or unclassified14 of 24 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 71% of records

Each square is 1% of filtered records. Where reported, 53% involve in-house development.

High-impact AI

Agency self-designation under M-25-21Governance view
24records
Minimum practices · 3 high-impactin place
Pre-deployment testing33%
AI impact assessment0%
Independent review0%
Ongoing monitoring33%
Operator training33%
Fail-safe33%
Appeal process33%
User and public consultation0%
Reported in placeReported in progressOther 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. 67% of high-impact records answer any practice question.

Analytical observations

Computed from the current filter; reproducible
  • FindingDHS, DOJ, VA report 13 of 24 use cases (54%).
  • Finding0% of reported deployed use cases (0 of 12) are classified as generative or agentic AI. View records
  • FindingOf 2 deployed high-impact use cases, 0 report a completed AI impact assessment and 0 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 71% of use cases. Where reported, 53% involve in-house development.
AI classification reported100%
Stage not reported0
Sourcing reported71%