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

Federal AI at a glance

7 agencies · 135 reported use cases · OMB 2025 Inventory. Portfolio size reflects reporting, not performance.

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failsafe: not_applicable
135 Reported AI use cases7 agencies59 Deployed24 Pilots10 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
DOE66DOI37SBA22
In development/acquisition49Pilot24Deployed59Retired3Largest portfolio: 66 · 7 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

57% generative or agentic. Each record carries one classification; not reported is shown hatched.

Mission areas

Topic area as reported

Lifecycle composition

135 records
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Within each stageHigh-impact · Gen./agentic
Pre-deployment0%57%
Pilot0%46%
Deployed17%61%
Retired0%67%

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

DOE, DOI, SBA report 125 of 135 use cases (93%).

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Evolution of reported AI use cases

By agency-reported start year · click a year to filter
0102030<15'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'2233'23'24'25'26
Generative or agenticOther or unclassified117 of 135 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 93% of records

Each square is 1% of filtered records. Where reported, 50% involve in-house development.

High-impact AI

Agency self-designation under M-25-21Governance view
135records
Minimum practices · 10 high-impactin place
Pre-deployment testing90%
AI impact assessment70%
Independent review70%
Ongoing monitoring80%
Operator training80%
Fail-safe0%
Appeal process30%
User and public consultation20%
Reported in placeReported in progressNot applicableOther or ambiguous answer

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. 100% of high-impact records answer any practice question.

Analytical observations

Computed from the current filter; reproducible
  • FindingDOE, DOI, SBA report 125 of 135 use cases (93%).
  • Finding61% of reported deployed use cases (36 of 59) are classified as generative or agentic AI. View records
  • FindingOf 10 deployed high-impact use cases, 7 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 93% of use cases. Where reported, 50% involve in-house development.
AI classification reported100%
Stage not reported0
Sourcing reported93%