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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
Governance and accountability

Governance evidence

What agencies reported about the OMB M-25-21 minimum practices for high-impact AI. This is a disclosure analysis, not an audit, a compliance finding or an official assessment. An unanswered question is missing evidence, not evidence that a safeguard is absent.

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Agency: DOE · Department of EnergyStage: Pilot

Practice-by-practice evidence

Denominator: 57 records · all use cases in the current filter
Reported in placeReported in progressNot applicableOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported
PracticeIn scopeIn placeIn progressNot in placeN/APrecluded or waivedOtherNo answerAnsweredIn place of applicable
Pre-deployment testing5731100004325%5% of 57
AI impact assessment5701300004423%0% of 57
Independent review57230000529%4% of 57
Ongoing monitoring571500005111%2% of 57
Operator training571500005111%2% of 57
Fail-safe574009004423%8% of 48
Appeal process5700013004423%0% of 44
User and public consultation573100084521%5% of 57

Answered = records with any answer ÷ records in scope. In place of applicable = reported in place ÷ (in scope minus not applicable, precluded and waived). Unanswered records stay in that denominator, so the rate is a lower bound on reported evidence, not an estimate of real practice.

Agency-by-safeguard heatmap

Cell: share reported in place, among applicable recordsIn placeAnswered
Agency by governance practice
TestingImpact assess.Indep. reviewMonitoringTrainingFail-safeAppealConsultationn
DOE5%0%4%2%2%8%0%5%57

Hatched cells: the agency answered nothing for that practice, so there is no evidence either way. Compare agencies with care: each agency is one reporting unit, and portfolios differ in size and type.

Records requiring further investigation

57 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer
Use caseStageTestAIAReviewMonitorTrainFail-safeAppealConsult
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DOE · DOE-435
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
MAPPRITE
DOE · DOE-450
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
MI8 Collimators Surogate Model
DOE · DOE-453
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
AI Chat Bot for IT User Services
DOE · DOE-463
PilotReported in progressReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
DNA-P Use Cases Leaverging Artificial Intellegence (Pilot)
DOE · DOE-504
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Microsoft Azure Quantum Elements
DOE · DOE-512
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Bernie-AI: Infrastructure Planning Support POC
DOE · DOE-514
PilotReported in progressReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNot applicableNot applicableOther or ambiguous answer
Microsoft Co-Pilot
DOE · DOE-518
PilotReported in placeNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in progressReported in progressNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
OpenAI ChatGPT Pilot
DOE · DOE-526
PilotReported in progressReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNot applicableNot applicableOther or ambiguous answer
ACORN (Autonomous Operation for Reactor Technologies)
DOE · DOE-527
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
NIF Shot Analytics & Predictive Maintenance Support Pilot
DOE · DOE-529
PilotReported in progressReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNot applicableNot applicableOther or ambiguous answer
Merlin - KCNSC Generative AI with RAG
DOE · DOE-530
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Custom GenAI for eVinci Microreactor Engineering (MauroGPT)
DOE · DOE-534
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Drone Imagery Analysis
DOE · DOE-539
PilotReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in placeNot applicableReported in place
VIPER (Visualizaiton for Predictive Maintenance Recommendation)
DOE · DOE-541
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Soil Moisture Modeling
DOE · DOE-545
PilotReported in placeReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in placeNot applicableReported in place
HeyGen
DOE · DOE-558
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Nuclear Safety Analysis
DOE · DOE-559
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
CrewAI
DOE · DOE-56
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Safeguards Digital Twin
DOE · DOE-564
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
M365 Copilot
DOE · DOE-574
PilotReported in placeReported in progressReported in progressReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableOther or ambiguous answer
EDMS Admin
DOE · DOE-575
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Project Optimus - Prime Contract
DOE · DOE-578
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
GitHub Copilot
DOE · DOE-584
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Google Agentspace / NotebookLM
DOE · DOE-589
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Custom GenAI for Advanced Reactor Development (LotusAI)
DOE · DOE-591
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Machine Learning for Linac Improved Performance
DOE · DOE-60
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
xAI Grok Pilot
DOE · DOE-601
PilotReported in progressReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNot applicableNot applicableOther or ambiguous answer
Microsoft Copilot (Pilot)
DOE · DOE-603
PilotReported in progressReported in progressReported in placeReported in progressReported in progressReported in placeNot applicableReported in progress
Custom GenAI for Advanced Reactor Development (RickoverAI)
DOE · DOE-609
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Claude Anthropic Enterprise
DOE · DOE-618
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
ChatGPT
DOE · DOE-621
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
AGN-201 DT
DOE · DOE-624
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Advanced Fuels Campaign
DOE · DOE-652
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
In-pixel AI for future tracking detectors
DOE · DOE-66
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
MOOSE-LLM
DOE · DOE-661
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
SONIC: AI acceleration as a service
DOE · DOE-67
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
LISA Chatbot Pilot
DOE · DOE-671
PilotReported in progressReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNot applicableNot applicableOther or ambiguous answer
Microsoft Copilot Pilot
DOE · DOE-676
PilotReported in progressReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNot applicableNot applicableOther or ambiguous answer
EES&T Document Processing
DOE · DOE-677
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
PermitAI
DOE · DOE-679
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Microsoft AI Builder
DOE · DOE-683
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
COREII
DOE · DOE-693
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
GenAI for Classified Subject Area Categorization
DOE · DOE-694
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Microsoft Co-Pilot
DOE · DOE-697
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Anthropic Claude
DOE · DOE-699
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Anthropic Claude Pilot
DOE · DOE-703
PilotReported in progressReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNot applicableNot applicableOther or ambiguous answer
AI-Enabled Tech Desk Agent
DOE · DOE-706
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Advanced Long Term Environmental Monitoring Systems (ALTEMIS)
DOE · DOE-714
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Custom GenAI for ATR Fuel Conversion Project (FuelGPT)
DOE · DOE-715
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Denoising Diffusion to Accelerate Detector Simulation
DOE · DOE-716
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Hub Biography Builder
DOE · DOE-720
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Create Statement of Work (SOW) for Procurement
DOE · DOE-728
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Machine Learning for Accelerator Operations Using Big Data Analytics / L-CAPE
DOE · DOE-73
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Chatlab
DOE · DOE-732
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
CoPilot
DOE · DOE-734
PilotReported in progressReported in progressNo answer reportedReported in progressReported in progressNot applicableNot applicableNo answer reported
EES&T Communications Impact
DOE · DOE-746
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported

Unanswered analytical questions

Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies
  1. DOE designated 6 use cases high-impact but answered none of the minimum-practice questions for any of them. Were the practices assessed, and where is that recorded?

These are questions the inventory raises but cannot answer. They are not findings of non-compliance.