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

Federal AI at a glance

5 agencies · 31 reported use cases · OMB 2025 Inventory. Portfolio size reflects reporting, not performance.

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Agency
Stage
High-impact1
Topic
AI type
Sourcing
Vendor
Function1
Start year

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

Function: Biometrics and identityHigh-impact: High-impact
31 Reported AI use cases5 agencies27 Deployed3 Pilots31 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
DHS17DOJ11
In development/acquisition1Pilot3Deployed27Largest portfolio: 17 · 5 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

6% generative or agentic. Each record carries one classification; not reported is shown hatched.

Mission areas

Topic area as reported

Lifecycle composition

31 records
Explore lifecycle stages and impact
Within each stageHigh-impact · Gen./agentic
Pre-deployment100%0%
Pilot100%67%
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

DHS, DOJ, HHS report 29 of 31 use cases (94%).

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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 unclassified30 of 31 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 97% of records

Each square is 1% of filtered records. Where reported, 37% involve in-house development.

High-impact AI

Agency self-designation under M-25-21Governance view
31records
Minimum practices · 31 high-impactin place
Pre-deployment testing52%
AI impact assessment45%
Independent review45%
Ongoing monitoring52%
Operator training52%
Fail-safe42%
Appeal process16%
User and public consultation35%
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. 87% of high-impact records answer any practice question.

Analytical observations

Computed from the current filter; reproducible
  • FindingDHS, DOJ, HHS report 29 of 31 use cases (94%).
  • Finding0% of reported deployed use cases (0 of 27) are classified as generative or agentic AI. View records
  • FindingOf 27 deployed high-impact use cases, 14 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 97% of use cases. Where reported, 37% involve in-house development.
AI classification reported100%
Stage not reported0
Sourcing reported97%