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: 15 records · all use cases in the current filterReported in placeNot applicableOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported
Pre-deployment testing
Pre-deployment testing
Reported in place: 6 (40.0%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 9 (60.0%)
15Reported in place: 6 (40.0%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 9 (60.0%)
AI impact assessment15
Independent review15
Ongoing monitoring15
Operator training15
Fail-safe
Fail-safe
Reported in place: 5 (33.3%)Fail-safe
Not applicable: 1 (6.7%)Fail-safe
No answer reported: 9 (60.0%)
15Reported in place: 5 (33.3%)Fail-safe
Not applicable: 1 (6.7%)Fail-safe
No answer reported: 9 (60.0%)
| 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 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40% | 40% of 15 |
| AI impact assessment | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40% | 40% of 15 |
| Independent review | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40% | 40% of 15 |
| Ongoing monitoring | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40% | 40% of 15 |
| Operator training | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40% | 40% of 15 |
| Fail-safe | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40% | 36% of 14 |
| Appeal process | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40% | 25% of 12 |
| User and public consultation | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40% | 0% of 15 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSA | 67% | 67% | 67% | 67% | 67% | 63% | 50% | 0% | 9 |
| VA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| USDA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 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
9 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer| Use case | Stage | Test | AIA | Review | Monitor | Train | Fail-safe | Appeal | Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insight SSA · R3095 | 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 |
| Duplicate Identification Process SSA · R3097 | 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 |
| Modernized Development Worksheet (MDW) SSA · R3099 | 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 |
| Nutrition Education & Local Access Dashboard USDA · USDA-039 | 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 |
| Automated Decision Support VA · VA-24-4722 | 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 |
| PII in Foreign Medical Program (FMP) Faxes VA · VA-25-7221 | 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 |
| Claims Processing Automation Quality Auditor POC VA · VA-25-1930 | 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 |
| Benefits Contention Classification Model VA · VA-25-4147 | 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 |
| Disability Benefits Document Classifier VA · VA-25-4527 | 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- 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?
- 3 high-impact use cases mark an appeal process as not applicable. On what basis was each individual outcome judged not contestable?
- 6 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.