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

Reported in placeReported in progressNot applicableNo answer reported

Pre-deployment testing

Pre-deployment testing
Reported in progress: 21 (95.5%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 1 (4.5%)

AI impact assessment

AI impact assessment
Reported in progress: 21 (95.5%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 1 (4.5%)

Independent review

Independent review
Reported in progress: 22 (100.0%)

Ongoing monitoring

Ongoing monitoring
Reported in progress: 22 (100.0%)

Operator training

Operator training
Reported in progress: 22 (100.0%)

Fail-safe

Fail-safe
Reported in place: 2 (9.1%)Fail-safe
Reported in progress: 10 (45.5%)Fail-safe
Not applicable: 10 (45.5%)

Appeal process

Appeal process
Reported in progress: 11 (50.0%)Appeal process
Not applicable: 11 (50.0%)

User and public consultation

User and public consultation
Reported in progress: 22 (100.0%)

Practice	In scope	In place	In progress	N/A	No answer	Answered	In place of applicable
Pre-deployment testing	22	0	21	0	1	95%	0% of 22
AI impact assessment	22	0	21	0	1	95%	0% of 22
Independent review	22	0	22	0	0	100%	0% of 22
Ongoing monitoring	22	0	22	0	0	100%	0% of 22
Operator training	22	0	22	0	0	100%	0% of 22
Fail-safe	22	2	10	10	0	100%	17% of 12
Appeal process	22	0	11	11	0	100%	0% of 11
User and public consultation	22	0	22	0	0	100%	0% of 22

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
SBA	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	10
DOJ	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	9
DHS	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1
DOI	–	–	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1
DOE	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	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

22 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-Assisted Resume Screening Tool DHS · DHS-2556	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
Palantir (via access to external state LE system) DOJ · DOJ-0025	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: Database Tools DOJ · DOJ-0069	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: Healthcare Fraud Detection DOJ · DOJ-0071	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
Critical Mention DOJ · DOJ-0116	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
Evidence.com DOJ · DOJ-0117	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
Insider Threat Management and User Activity Monitoring DOJ · DOJ-0119	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
Pacer Search DOJ · DOJ-0215	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
JAWS (Text-to-Speech Assistant for Accessibility) DOJ · DOJ-0222	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
Palantir DOJ · DOJ-0272	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
LexisNexis DOE · DOE-684	Pre-deployment	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in progress
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
Meeting Minutes Summary Tool SBA · SBA-1	Pre-deployment	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in progress
Business Development SBA · SBA-2	Pre-deployment	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in progress
ODRR Comm - Talking Point Generation SBA · SBA-6	Pre-deployment	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in progress
Amazon Q in Connect SBA · SBA-9	Pre-deployment	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in progress
Generative AI for SBA.gov product training SBA · SBA-13	Pre-deployment	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in progress
ChatGPT for OMS Marketing SBA · SBA-15	Retired	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in progress
Business Plan Creation SBA · SBA-19	Pre-deployment	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in progress
Employee Center AI Search SBA · SBA-20	Pre-deployment	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Reported in progress	Reported in progress
AI Incident Summarization SBA · SBA-35	Pre-deployment	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Not applicable	Reported in progress
AI-Powered Search and Recovery SBA · SBA-41	Pre-deployment	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Not applicable	Reported in progress

Unanswered analytical questions

Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies

10 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?
9 high-impact use cases report using PII but give no link to a Privacy Impact Assessment. Is a PIA published elsewhere?
10 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.