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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: DOI · Department of the InteriorAI type: Not reported

Practice-by-practice evidence

Denominator: 13 records · all use cases in the current filter
No answer reported
PracticeIn scopeIn placeIn progressNot in placeN/APrecluded or waivedOtherNo answerAnsweredIn place of applicable
Pre-deployment testing13000000130%0% of 13
AI impact assessment13000000130%0% of 13
Independent review13000000130%0% of 13
Ongoing monitoring13000000130%0% of 13
Operator training13000000130%0% of 13
Fail-safe13000000130%0% of 13
Appeal process13000000130%0% of 13
User and public consultation13000000130%0% of 13

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
DOI––––––––13

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

13 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer
Use caseStageTestAIAReviewMonitorTrainFail-safeAppealConsult
Data Extraction Using MS Power Automate AI Functionality [2024 INV#WO0000000110500]
DOI · DOI-0270
RetiredNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Liable Party Research [2024 INV#WO0000000110496]
DOI · DOI-0269
RetiredNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
I-NEPA System: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Enhanced Efficiency [2024 INV# WO0000000111250]
DOI · DOI-0268
RetiredNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Public Comment Analysis Tool (PCAT): Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Enhanced Efficiency [2024 INV#WO0000000106351]
DOI · DOI-0267
RetiredNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Well Risk Assessment [2024 Inv# WO0000000108776]
DOI · DOI-0259
RetiredNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Sustained Casing Pressure Identification [2024 Inv# WO0000000108777]
DOI · DOI-0258
RetiredNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Intelligent Optical Character Recognition [2024 INV#WO0000000110733]
DOI · DOI-0253
RetiredNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Image Generation and Audio Video Editing [2024 Inv#WO0000000110551]
DOI · DOI-0252
RetiredNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Machine Learning Model Optimization[2024 INV#WO0000000110563]
DOI · DOI-0251
RetiredNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Video Creation and Editing[2024 Inv#WO0000000110494]
DOI · DOI-0250
RetiredNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
ONRR Video Hosting Platform [OVHP][2024 Inv#WO0000000110488]
DOI · DOI-0249
RetiredNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
discrimination among biological radar target types detected by NEXRAD
DOI · DOI-0149
RetiredNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Species Distribution Models for Pectis imberbis, a Rare Plant Species in Southeastern Arizona
DOI · DOI-0126
RetiredNo 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

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