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: 42 records · use cases designated high-impact

Reported in placeReported in progressNot applicablePrecluded by law or guidanceOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported

Pre-deployment testing

Pre-deployment testing
Reported in place: 9 (21.4%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported in progress: 24 (57.1%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 9 (21.4%)

AI impact assessment

AI impact assessment
Reported in place: 8 (19.0%)AI impact assessment
Reported in progress: 25 (59.5%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 9 (21.4%)

Independent review

Independent review
Reported in place: 8 (19.0%)Independent review
Reported in progress: 25 (59.5%)Independent review
No answer reported: 9 (21.4%)

Ongoing monitoring

Ongoing monitoring
Reported in place: 9 (21.4%)Ongoing monitoring
Reported in progress: 24 (57.1%)Ongoing monitoring
No answer reported: 9 (21.4%)

Operator training

Operator training
Reported in place: 9 (21.4%)Operator training
Reported in progress: 24 (57.1%)Operator training
No answer reported: 9 (21.4%)

Fail-safe

Fail-safe
Reported in place: 7 (16.7%)Fail-safe
Reported in progress: 24 (57.1%)Fail-safe
Not applicable: 2 (4.8%)Fail-safe
No answer reported: 9 (21.4%)

Appeal process

Appeal process
Reported in place: 1 (2.4%)Appeal process
Reported in progress: 24 (57.1%)Appeal process
Not applicable: 5 (11.9%)Appeal process
Precluded by law or guidance: 3 (7.1%)Appeal process
No answer reported: 9 (21.4%)

User and public consultation

User and public consultation
Reported in place: 3 (7.1%)User and public consultation
Reported in progress: 25 (59.5%)User and public consultation
Other or ambiguous answer: 5 (11.9%)User and public consultation
No answer reported: 9 (21.4%)

Practice	In scope	In place	In progress	N/A	Precluded or waived	Other	No answer	Answered	In place of applicable
Pre-deployment testing	42	9	24	0	0	0	9	79%	21% of 42
AI impact assessment	42	8	25	0	0	0	9	79%	19% of 42
Independent review	42	8	25	0	0	0	9	79%	19% of 42
Ongoing monitoring	42	9	24	0	0	0	9	79%	21% of 42
Operator training	42	9	24	0	0	0	9	79%	21% of 42
Fail-safe	42	7	24	2	0	0	9	79%	18% of 40
Appeal process	42	1	24	5	3	0	9	79%	3% of 34
User and public consultation	42	3	25	0	0	5	9	79%	7% of 42

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
DOJ	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	31
DHS	89%	89%	89%	89%	89%	88%	50%	33%	9
EPA	50%	0%	0%	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%	2

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

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

Use case	Stage	Test	AIA	Review	Monitor	Train	Fail-safe	Appeal	Consult
Cryptocurrency Analysis DHS · DHS-2561	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
Airlines Travel Intelligence Program DOJ · DOJ-0002	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
Axon FUSUS (via HIDTA partners) DOJ · DOJ-0005	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
FINDER DOJ · DOJ-0017	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
First Two DOJ · DOJ-0018	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
ShotSpotter (via access to external state/local systems) DOJ · DOJ-0028	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
Whooster DOJ · DOJ-0034	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
ELSAG/Leonardo (via HIDTA partners) DOJ · DOJ-0036	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
LPR: DEA DEASIL Program DOJ · DOJ-0061	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
LPR: State Partner DOJ · DOJ-0062	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
LPR: Federal Partner DOJ · DOJ-0063	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
LPR: Commercial Solution DOJ · DOJ-0064	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
Data & Analytics: Gunshot Detection System DOJ · DOJ-0082	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
Autonomous Drone Detection and Monitoring DOJ · DOJ-0092	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
Digital Forensics DOJ · DOJ-0103	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
Next Generation Identification DOJ · DOJ-0135	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
BRAVO Classification DOJ · DOJ-0146	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
NLETs Arrest Classification DOJ · DOJ-0158	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
Static-99 Sex Offender Data System (SODS) DOJ · DOJ-0163	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
TruNarc, Smith Detection DOJ · DOJ-0166	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
Trunet Systems DOJ · DOJ-0167	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
Truview DOJ · DOJ-0168	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
UAS Threat Detector DOJ · DOJ-0169	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
Fingerprint (Friction Ridge) Optical Character Recognition (OCR) DOJ · DOJ-0296	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
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
Evidence.com DOJ · DOJ-0058	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
Friction Ridge Print Comparisons DOJ · DOJ-0065	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
Machine Learning for Decision Support for Fusion Desktop DOJ · DOJ-0188	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
Machine Learning for Decision Support for DOJ MIS DOJ · DOJ-0189	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
Train ML on Intelligence Analyst Best Practices DOJ · DOJ-0192	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
Audio and Written Transcription and Translation DOJ · DOJ-0329	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
AI-enabled Compliance Verification DOJ · DOJ-0337	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-driven Fraud Detection DOJ · DOJ-0339	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
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

Unanswered analytical questions

Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies

25 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?
5 high-impact use cases mark an appeal process as not applicable. On what basis was each individual outcome judged not contestable?
22 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.

	Testing	Impact assess.	Indep. review	Monitoring	Training	Fail-safe	Appeal	Consultation	n
DOJ	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	31
DHS	89%	89%	89%	89%	89%	88%	50%	33%	9
EPA	50%	0%	0%	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%	2

	Testing	Impact assess.	Indep. review	Monitoring	Training	Fail-safe	Appeal	Consultation	n
DOJ	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	31
DHS	89%	89%	89%	89%	89%	88%	50%	33%	9
EPA	50%	0%	0%	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%	2

	Testing	Impact assess.	Indep. review	Monitoring	Training	Fail-safe	Appeal	Consultation	n
DOJ	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	31
DHS	89%	89%	89%	89%	89%	88%	50%	33%	9
EPA	50%	0%	0%	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%	2