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.
Practice-by-practice evidence
Denominator: 20 records · use cases that answered at least one practice questionReported in placeReported in progressNot applicableNo answer reported
| Practice | In scope | In place | In progress | Not in place | N/A | Precluded or waived | Other | No answer | Answered | In place of applicable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-deployment testing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0% | 0% of 20 |
| AI impact assessment | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0% | 0% of 20 |
| Independent review | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 100% of 20 |
| Ongoing monitoring | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 100% of 20 |
| Operator training | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 100% of 20 |
| Fail-safe | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | n/a of 0 |
| Appeal process | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0% of 20 |
| User and public consultation | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0% | 0% of 20 |
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.
| Testing | Impact assess. | Indep. review | Monitoring | Training | Fail-safe | Appeal | Consultation | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOI | – | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | – | 20 |
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
20 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer| Use case | Stage | Test | AIA | Review | Monitor | Train | Fail-safe | Appeal | Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| use of random forest for species distribution modeling DOI · DOI-0161 | Deployed | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Global food-and-water security-support analysis data (GFSAD) project [2024 INV#WO0000000107073] DOI · DOI-0095 | Deployed | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Frog vocalization recognition from digital recordings DOI · DOI-0092 | Deployed | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Patterns in the Landscape – Analyses of Cause and Effect DOI · DOI-0090 | Deployed | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Vulnerability Evaluation Application (SAVVEA) DOI · DOI-0081 | Deployed | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Machine learning in remote sensing-based wildfire and natural resource risk assessments DOI · DOI-0072 | Deployed | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Telemetry Analysis Learning Algorithm (TALA) DOI · DOI-0070 | Deployed | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| LANDFIRE DOI · DOI-0069 | Deployed | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Deep Learning based image segmentation [2024 INV#WO0000000107975] DOI · DOI-0175 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Data-driven approaches to filling missing time-series data within the San Francisco Bay-Delta [2024 INV#WO0000000107683; INV#WO0000000107488] DOI · DOI-0174 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Feature extraction and characterization for update of The National Map DOI · DOI-0131 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Supervised learning for phycocyanin estimation from Sentinel-2 MSI in inland waters with independent validation DOI · DOI-0130 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Reducing elevation error in coastal wetland digital elevation models DOI · DOI-0088 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Developing land cover maps for barrier islands using satellite imagery DOI · DOI-0087 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Detecting and tracking reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) invasion in the Upper Mississippi River floodplain using remote sensing and artifial intelegence. DOI · DOI-0085 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Invasive Carp Harvest Predictive Model DOI · DOI-0061 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| PFAS model of soils in the northeast DOI · DOI-0076 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| PFAS Groundwater Model DOI · DOI-0078 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Automated identification of ducks from hunter-submitted photos using deep learning models DOI · DOI-0074 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Water Time-Series Record Automation Framework development DOI · DOI-0036 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
Unanswered analytical questions
Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies- VA designated 52 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?
- DOJ designated 9 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?
- DOE designated 7 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?
- NCUA designated 5 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?
- USDA designated 3 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?
- 3 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.