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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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AI type: Classical / predictive MLFunction: Forecasting and predictionHigh-impact: High-impact

Practice-by-practice evidence

Denominator: 9 records · use cases designated high-impact
Reported in placeNot applicableOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported
PracticeIn scopeIn placeIn progressNot in placeN/APrecluded or waivedOtherNo answerAnsweredIn place of applicable
Pre-deployment testing9100000811%11% of 9
AI impact assessment9100000811%11% of 9
Independent review9100000811%11% of 9
Ongoing monitoring9100000811%11% of 9
Operator training9100000811%11% of 9
Fail-safe9100000811%11% of 9
Appeal process9000100811%0% of 8
User and public consultation9000001811%0% of 9

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
VA––––––––4
DHS50%50%50%50%50%50%0%0%2
DOE––––––––2
NCUA––––––––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

8 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer
Use caseStageTestAIAReviewMonitorTrainFail-safeAppealConsult
Supervisory Stress Testing
NCUA · NCUA_ONES-02
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Stratification Tool for Opioid Risk Mitigation (STORM)
VA · VA-24-4152
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
REACH VET Suicide Risk Prediction and Recovery Engagement
VA · VA-24-4234
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Advance RPM Maintenance Operating Reporter (ARMOR)
DHS · DHS-314
Pre-deploymentNo 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
Identifying Controlling Variables for Mercury Vapor Release at Y-12's Alpha-4
DOE · DOE-736
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Pharmacy AI Managed Inventory System (PHAIMIS)
VA · VA-24-2828
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
Billing Claims Prediction
VA · VA-24-462
Pre-deploymentNo 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. VA designated 4 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?
  2. 1 high-impact use cases mark an appeal process as not applicable. On what basis was each individual outcome judged not contestable?

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