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

Federal AI at a glance

27 agencies · 223 reported use cases · OMB 2025 Inventory. Portfolio size reflects reporting, not performance.

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

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

Function: Chatbot or virtual assistant
223 Reported AI use cases27 agencies65 Deployed37 Pilots8 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
HHS52TREAS18DOE18DOJ17VA16DHS14
In development/acquisition98Pilot37Deployed65Retired16Not reported7Largest portfolio: 52 · 27 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

64% generative or agentic. Each record carries one classification; not reported is shown hatched.

Mission areas

Topic area as reported

Lifecycle composition

223 records
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Within each stageHigh-impact · Gen./agentic
Pre-deployment2%70%
Pilot5%81%
Deployed5%68%
Retired6%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, TREAS, DOE report 88 of 223 use cases (39%).

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Evolution of reported AI use cases

By agency-reported start year · click a year to filter
02040<15'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'2449'25'26
Generative or agenticOther or unclassified103 of 223 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 48% of records

Each square is 1% of filtered records. Where reported, 74% involve in-house development.

High-impact AI

Agency self-designation under M-25-21Governance view
223records
Minimum practices · 8 high-impactin place
Pre-deployment testing13%
AI impact assessment13%
Independent review13%
Ongoing monitoring0%
Operator training13%
Fail-safe13%
Appeal process0%
User and public consultation13%
Reported in placeReported in progressNot applicableNo 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. 38% of high-impact records answer any practice question.

Analytical observations

Computed from the current filter; reproducible
  • FindingHHS, TREAS, DOE report 88 of 223 use cases (39%).
  • Finding68% of reported deployed use cases (44 of 65) are classified as generative or agentic AI. View records
  • FindingOf 3 deployed high-impact use cases, 0 report a completed AI impact assessment and 1 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 48% of use cases. Where reported, 74% involve in-house development.
  • Finding7 use cases (3%) have no reported development stage. View records
AI classification reported90%
Stage not reported7
Sourcing reported48%