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.

Governance report

Practice-by-practice evidence

Denominator: 29 records · all use cases in the current filter

Reported in placeReported in progressReported not in placeNot applicableOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported

Pre-deployment testing

Pre-deployment testing
Reported in place: 2 (6.9%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 27 (93.1%)

AI impact assessment

AI impact assessment
Reported in progress: 1 (3.4%)AI impact assessment
Reported not in place: 1 (3.4%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 27 (93.1%)

Independent review

Independent review
Reported in progress: 1 (3.4%)Independent review
No answer reported: 28 (96.6%)

Ongoing monitoring

Ongoing monitoring
Reported in place: 1 (3.4%)Ongoing monitoring
Other or ambiguous answer: 1 (3.4%)Ongoing monitoring
No answer reported: 27 (93.1%)

Operator training

Operator training
Reported in place: 1 (3.4%)Operator training
Reported in progress: 1 (3.4%)Operator training
No answer reported: 27 (93.1%)

Fail-safe

Fail-safe
Reported in place: 1 (3.4%)Fail-safe
Not applicable: 1 (3.4%)Fail-safe
No answer reported: 27 (93.1%)

Appeal process

Appeal process
Not applicable: 1 (3.4%)Appeal process
No answer reported: 28 (96.6%)

User and public consultation

User and public consultation
Reported in place: 1 (3.4%)User and public consultation
Reported in progress: 1 (3.4%)User and public consultation
No answer reported: 27 (93.1%)

Practice	In scope	In place	In progress	Not in place	N/A	Other	No answer	Answered	In place of applicable
Pre-deployment testing	29	2	0	0	0	0	27	7%	7% of 29
AI impact assessment	29	0	1	1	0	0	27	7%	0% of 29
Independent review	29	0	1	0	0	0	28	3%	0% of 29
Ongoing monitoring	29	1	0	0	0	1	27	7%	3% of 29
Operator training	29	1	1	0	0	0	27	7%	3% of 29
Fail-safe	29	1	0	0	1	0	27	7%	4% of 28
Appeal process	29	0	0	0	1	0	28	3%	0% of 28
User and public consultation	29	1	1	0	0	0	27	7%	3% of 29

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 place Answered

Agency by governance practice
	Testing	Impact assess.	Indep. review	Monitoring	Training	Fail-safe	Appeal	Consultation	n
EPA	7%	0%	0%	3%	3%	4%	0%	3%	29

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

29 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer

Use case	Stage	Test	AIA	Review	Monitor	Train	Fail-safe	Appeal	Consult
Streamflow Duration Assessment Modeling EPA · 25	Deployed	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Microsoft Power Automate (custom document processing model) EPA · 35	Deployed	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Helpdesk chat assistant for common data system tasks EPA · 39	Deployed	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Agency Records Management System EPA · 73	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported not in place	No answer reported	Other or ambiguous answer	Reported in progress	Reported in place	No answer reported	Reported in place
Living Literature Review: Semi-automated Literature Screening EPA · 76	Deployed	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Using machine learning methods to analyze drivers of water quality EPA · 77	Deployed	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
RCRA PA EPA · 78	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in progress
AI Assistants in Esri Tools EPA · 27	Pilot	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Preparation of Brownfields Success Stories EPA · 29	Pilot	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
SF182 Form and Policy Assistant EPA · 34	Pilot	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
FFEO TSCA investigation into privatized military housing property management companies EPA · 43	Pre-deployment	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Briefcam EPA · 46	Pilot	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
RelativityOne Gov aiR EPA · 56	Pre-deployment	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Summarize and draft response to comments EPA · 57	Pilot	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Document comparison EPA · 58	Pilot	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
OPP Document Data Extraction EPA · 60	Pre-deployment	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Energy Star Awards Application Profile Drafting EPA · 61	Retired	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Natural Gas Star Videos EPA · 62	Retired	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Transitioning historical help desk knowledge to new help desk software EPA · 63	Retired	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Emission monitoring program knowledge management system search and summary EPA · 64	Retired	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Identifying outliers in reported emissions data EPA · 65	Retired	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
AI Rules EPA · 66	Pre-deployment	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Predictive Analytics Supporting GHGRP Data Review EPA · 67	Retired	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Semantic search of qualitative data EPA · 70	Pre-deployment	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
CUI Marking Tool EPA · 74	Pre-deployment	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
AI-Enhanced Facility Finder EPA · 75	Pilot	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
CWA PA EPA · 79	Pre-deployment	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
CAA PA EPA · 80	Pre-deployment	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
RMP Risk Modeling EPA · 82	Pre-deployment	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported

Unanswered analytical questions

Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies

1 high-impact use cases are reported as deployed while their AI impact assessment is reported in progress. Was deployment authorised before the assessment was complete?
1 high-impact use cases mark an appeal process as not applicable. On what basis was each individual outcome judged not contestable?
1 governance answers are ambiguous (for example, an answer option from a different question). What did the agency intend?

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