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: 30 records · all use cases in the current filterReported in placeReported in progressNot applicableOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported
Pre-deployment testing
Pre-deployment testing
Reported in progress: 1 (3.3%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 29 (96.7%)
30Reported in progress: 1 (3.3%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 29 (96.7%)
AI impact assessment
AI impact assessment
Reported in progress: 1 (3.3%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 29 (96.7%)
30Reported in progress: 1 (3.3%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 29 (96.7%)
Independent review
Independent review
Reported in place: 3 (10.0%)Independent review
Reported in progress: 1 (3.3%)Independent review
No answer reported: 26 (86.7%)
30Reported in place: 3 (10.0%)Independent review
Reported in progress: 1 (3.3%)Independent review
No answer reported: 26 (86.7%)
Ongoing monitoring
Ongoing monitoring
Reported in place: 3 (10.0%)Ongoing monitoring
Reported in progress: 1 (3.3%)Ongoing monitoring
No answer reported: 26 (86.7%)
30Reported in place: 3 (10.0%)Ongoing monitoring
Reported in progress: 1 (3.3%)Ongoing monitoring
No answer reported: 26 (86.7%)
Operator training
Operator training
Reported in place: 3 (10.0%)Operator training
Reported in progress: 1 (3.3%)Operator training
No answer reported: 26 (86.7%)
30Reported in place: 3 (10.0%)Operator training
Reported in progress: 1 (3.3%)Operator training
No answer reported: 26 (86.7%)
Fail-safe
Fail-safe
Reported in place: 1 (3.3%)Fail-safe
Not applicable: 3 (10.0%)Fail-safe
No answer reported: 26 (86.7%)
30Reported in place: 1 (3.3%)Fail-safe
Not applicable: 3 (10.0%)Fail-safe
No answer reported: 26 (86.7%)
| 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 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3% | 0% of 30 |
| AI impact assessment | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3% | 0% of 30 |
| Independent review | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13% | 10% of 30 |
| Ongoing monitoring | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13% | 10% of 30 |
| Operator training | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13% | 10% of 30 |
| Fail-safe | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13% | 4% of 27 |
| Appeal process | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13% | 0% of 29 |
| User and public consultation | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3% | 0% of 30 |
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 | – | – | 23% | 23% | 23% | 0% | 0% | – | 13 |
| USDA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| DHS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| DOJ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| EPA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| HHS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| DOL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| VA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| DOE | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 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
30 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer| Use case | Stage | Test | AIA | Review | Monitor | Train | Fail-safe | Appeal | Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLIR 280 HD DHS · DHS-2745 | Pilot | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in place | Not applicable | Other or ambiguous answer |
| Facial Recognition for National Security and Transnational Criminal Organizations DHS · DHS-2729 | 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 |
| Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) 3D Imaging Tool DHS · DHS-163 | 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 |
| Spot for automated sensing, inspection, and capture DOE · DOE-435 | 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 |
| Google Cloud Vision [2024 INV#WO0000000154445] DOI · DOI-0243 | 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 |
| Google Vertex AI Document workbench [2024 INV#WO0000000154393] DOI · DOI-0242 | 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 |
| Wave runup and total water level observations from time series imagery at several sites with varying nearshore morphologies [2024 INV#WO0000000108262] DOI · DOI-0182 | 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 |
| Lake-wide monitoring and assessment of Great Lakes fisheries with autonomous vehicles and image analysis DOI · DOI-0113 | 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 |
| Using deep learning to classify potential piping plover habitat along the Upper Missouri River DOI · DOI-0094 | 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 |
| Flor-AI: Developing a Remotely Sensed Image Classification Method for Inventory and Monitoring of Flora in Digital UAS Imagery DOI · DOI-0079 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Automating the Detection and Classification of Wildlife in Aerial Imagery [2024 INV#WO0000000109409] DOI · DOI-0075 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Automated photographic identification of Eastern box turtles DOI · DOI-0073 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | No answer reported |
| Automated power line extraction using deep learning DOI · DOI-0062 | 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 for Offshore Energy: Innovative Technology Streamlines Marine Wildlife Surveys [2024 INV#DOI-66] DOI · DOI-0033 | 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-Powered Wildlife Monitoring on National Wildlife Refuges DOI · DOI-0029 | 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 |
| Implementation of Artificial Intelligence to Estimate Population Size of a Migratory Bird from Aerial Thermal Imagery [2024 INV#DOI-67] DOI · DOI-0028 | 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 |
| Non-Generative AI use for Trust Information Analysis and Reporting Tool [2024 INV#WO0000000110516] DOI · DOI-0002 | 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 |
| Extracting Data from Receipts to Speed Travel Reimbursement or Provide Logbook Documentation DOJ · DOJ-0297 | 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 |
| Data Triage and Processing DOJ · DOJ-0305 | 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 Headset DOL · DOL-44 | 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 |
| Briefcam EPA · 46 | 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-Enhanced Facility Finder EPA · 75 | 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 |
| PDF information extraction for 889 Forms HHS · R0693 | 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 |
| Forest Health Detection Monitoring USDA · USDA-021 | 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 |
| XyloTron/XyloPhone Wood Identification System USDA · USDA-069 | 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 |
| Wildlife Deterrent System USDA · USDA-086 | 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 |
| Annual Soil Refresh Data Staging Server Automation USDA · USDA-121 | 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 |
| Select Tree Mapping USDA · USDA-134 | 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 |
| Automated Road Mapping USDA · USDA-137 | 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 |
| Sharing RVU Provider Metrics VA · VA-25-3029 | 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 |
Unanswered analytical questions
Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies- 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.