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: 19 records · use cases that answered at least one practice question

Reported in placeReported in progressReported not in placeNot applicableOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported

Pre-deployment testing

Pre-deployment testing
Reported in place: 8 (42.1%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported in progress: 7 (36.8%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported not in place: 1 (5.3%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 3 (15.8%)

AI impact assessment

AI impact assessment
Reported in place: 5 (26.3%)AI impact assessment
Reported in progress: 8 (42.1%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 6 (31.6%)

Independent review

Independent review
Reported in place: 7 (36.8%)Independent review
Reported in progress: 2 (10.5%)Independent review
Reported not in place: 2 (10.5%)Independent review
No answer reported: 8 (42.1%)

Ongoing monitoring

Ongoing monitoring
Reported in place: 6 (31.6%)Ongoing monitoring
Reported in progress: 3 (15.8%)Ongoing monitoring
No answer reported: 10 (52.6%)

Operator training

Operator training
Reported in place: 7 (36.8%)Operator training
Reported in progress: 2 (10.5%)Operator training
No answer reported: 10 (52.6%)

Fail-safe

Fail-safe
Reported in place: 4 (21.1%)Fail-safe
Not applicable: 11 (57.9%)Fail-safe
No answer reported: 4 (21.1%)

Appeal process

Appeal process
Reported in progress: 1 (5.3%)Appeal process
Not applicable: 14 (73.7%)Appeal process
No answer reported: 4 (21.1%)

User and public consultation

User and public consultation
Reported in place: 9 (47.4%)User and public consultation
Reported in progress: 1 (5.3%)User and public consultation
Other or ambiguous answer: 7 (36.8%)User and public consultation
No answer reported: 2 (10.5%)

Practice	In scope	In place	In progress	Not in place	N/A	Other	No answer	Answered	In place of applicable
Pre-deployment testing	19	8	7	1	0	0	3	84%	42% of 19
AI impact assessment	19	5	8	0	0	0	6	68%	26% of 19
Independent review	19	7	2	2	0	0	8	58%	37% of 19
Ongoing monitoring	19	6	3	0	0	0	10	47%	32% of 19
Operator training	19	7	2	0	0	0	10	47%	37% of 19
Fail-safe	19	4	0	0	11	0	4	79%	50% of 8
Appeal process	19	0	1	0	14	0	4	79%	0% of 5
User and public consultation	19	9	1	0	0	7	2	89%	47% of 19

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
DOE	22%	0%	11%	11%	11%	50%	0%	11%	9
EAC	33%	–	0%	–	–	–	–	100%	3
SBA	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	100%	3
DOI	–	–	50%	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%	2
FERC	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	100%	1
SSA	100%	100%	100%	0%	100%	100%	0%	100%	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

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

Use case	Stage	Test	AIA	Review	Monitor	Train	Fail-safe	Appeal	Consult
AI Chat Bot for IT User Services DOE · DOE-463	Pilot	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
Bernie-AI: Infrastructure Planning Support POC DOE · DOE-514	Pilot	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	Not applicable	Not applicable	Other or ambiguous answer
Microsoft Co-Pilot DOE · DOE-518	Pilot	Reported in place	No answer reported	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in place
OpenAI ChatGPT Pilot DOE · DOE-526	Pilot	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	Not applicable	Not applicable	Other or ambiguous answer
M365 Copilot DOE · DOE-574	Pilot	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Not applicable	Other or ambiguous answer
xAI Grok Pilot DOE · DOE-601	Pilot	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	Not applicable	Not applicable	Other or ambiguous answer
LISA Chatbot Pilot DOE · DOE-671	Pilot	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	Not applicable	Not applicable	Other or ambiguous answer
Microsoft Copilot Pilot DOE · DOE-676	Pilot	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	Not applicable	Not applicable	Other or ambiguous answer
Anthropic Claude Pilot DOE · DOE-703	Pilot	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	Not applicable	Not applicable	Other or ambiguous answer
Foundation Models to Advance Earth Science [2024 INV#WO0000000107153] DOI · DOI-0172	Pilot	No answer reported	No answer reported	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Not applicable	Reported in progress	No answer reported
CHS Q Business AI Assistant (theKraken) DOI · DOI-0169	Pilot	No answer reported	No answer reported	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in progress
AI Answers in Clearinghouse Network EAC · EAC-1	Pilot	Reported in place	No answer reported	Reported not in place	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	Reported in place
Internal Generative AI Tools for Staff Productivity EAC · EAC-2	Pilot	Reported not in place	No answer reported	Reported not in place	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	Reported in place
Routing emails from shared inboxes EAC · EAC-4	Pilot	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	Reported in place
Policy Assistance Tool (PAT) SSA · R3116	Pilot	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Not applicable	Reported in place

Unanswered analytical questions

Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies

DOJ 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?
VA 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?
DOE 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?
1 high-impact use cases mark an appeal process as not applicable. On what basis was each individual outcome judged not contestable?
4 high-impact use cases report using PII but give no link to a Privacy Impact Assessment. Is a PIA published elsewhere?
6 governance answers are ambiguous (for example, an answer option from a different question). What did the agency intend?

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