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

Federal AI at a glance

6 agencies · 67 reported use cases · OMB 2025 Inventory. Portfolio size reflects reporting, not performance.

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independent_review: affirmativemonitoring: affirmativetesting: affirmative
67 Reported AI use cases6 agencies45 Deployed5 Pilots34 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
DHS26SBA17DOE14SSA7
In development/acquisition15Pilot5Deployed45Retired2Largest portfolio: 26 · 6 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

34% generative or agentic. Each record carries one classification; not reported is shown hatched.

Mission areas

Topic area as reported

Lifecycle composition

67 records
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Within each stageHigh-impact · Gen./agentic
Pre-deployment0%87%
Pilot0%80%
Deployed76%11%
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 57 of 67 use cases (85%).

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Evolution of reported AI use cases

By agency-reported start year · click a year to filter
051015<15'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'2316'24'25'26
Generative or agenticOther or unclassified67 of 67 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
67records
Minimum practices · 34 high-impactin place
Pre-deployment testing100%
AI impact assessment100%
Independent review100%
Ongoing monitoring100%
Operator training97%
Fail-safe79%
Appeal process29%
User and public consultation50%
Reported in placeNot 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 57 of 67 use cases (85%).
  • Finding11% of reported deployed use cases (5 of 45) are classified as generative or agentic AI. View records
  • FindingOf 34 deployed high-impact use cases, 34 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%