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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.

Agency
Stage
High-impact
Topic
AI type1
Sourcing1
Vendor
No options match.
Function1
Start year

Only records with a parseable start date match a year filter.

AI type: Classical / predictive MLFunction: Biometrics and identitySourcing: Purchased from vendor

Practice-by-practice evidence

Denominator: 5 records · use cases designated high-impact
Reported in placeReported in progressNo answer reported
PracticeIn scopeIn placeIn progressNot in placeN/APrecluded or waivedOtherNo answerAnsweredIn place of applicable
Pre-deployment testing5130000180%20% of 5
AI impact assessment5130000180%20% of 5
Independent review5130000180%20% of 5
Ongoing monitoring5130000180%20% of 5
Operator training5130000180%20% of 5
Fail-safe5130000180%20% of 5
Appeal process5130000180%20% of 5
User and public consultation5130000180%20% of 5

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
DOJ0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%4
DHS100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%1

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

4 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer
Use caseStageTestAIAReviewMonitorTrainFail-safeAppealConsult
Next Generation Identification
DOJ · DOJ-0135
DeployedReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progress
Automated Medication Dispensing Cabinet
DOJ · DOJ-0143
DeployedReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progress
Trunet Systems
DOJ · DOJ-0167
DeployedReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progress
Friction Ridge Print Comparisons
DOJ · DOJ-0065
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. 3 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?
  2. 4 high-impact use cases report using PII but give no link to a Privacy Impact Assessment. Is a PIA published elsewhere?

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