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

Federal AI at a glance

7 agencies · 69 reported use cases · OMB 2025 Inventory. Portfolio size reflects reporting, not performance.

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impact_assessment: affirmative
69 Reported AI use cases7 agencies44 Deployed6 Pilots37 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
DHS26SBA17DOE11SSA8
In development/acquisition17Pilot6Deployed44Retired2Largest portfolio: 26 · 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

32% generative or agentic. Each record carries one classification; not reported is shown hatched.

Mission areas

Topic area as reported

Lifecycle composition

69 records
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Within each stageHigh-impact · Gen./agentic
Pre-deployment0%71%
Pilot17%83%
Deployed82%9%
Retired0%50%

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, SBA, DOE report 54 of 69 use cases (78%).

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Evolution of reported AI use cases

By agency-reported start year · click a year to filter
0510<15'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'2314'24'2514'26
Generative or agenticOther or unclassified66 of 69 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 100% of records

Each square is 1% of filtered records. Where reported, 51% involve in-house development.

High-impact AI

Agency self-designation under M-25-21Governance view
69records
Minimum practices · 37 high-impactin place
Pre-deployment testing95%
AI impact assessment100%
Independent review100%
Ongoing monitoring92%
Operator training97%
Fail-safe81%
Appeal process27%
User and public consultation49%
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
  • FindingDHS, SBA, DOE report 54 of 69 use cases (78%).
  • Finding9% of reported deployed use cases (4 of 44) are classified as generative or agentic AI. View records
  • FindingOf 36 deployed high-impact use cases, 36 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 100% of use cases. Where reported, 51% involve in-house development.
AI classification reported100%
Stage not reported0
Sourcing reported100%