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: 24 records · use cases that answered at least one practice questionReported in placeReported in progressReported not in placeNot applicableOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported
Pre-deployment testing
Pre-deployment testing
Reported in place: 4 (16.7%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported in progress: 17 (70.8%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported not in place: 1 (4.2%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 2 (8.3%)
24Reported in place: 4 (16.7%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported in progress: 17 (70.8%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported not in place: 1 (4.2%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 2 (8.3%)
AI impact assessment
AI impact assessment
Reported in progress: 9 (37.5%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 15 (62.5%)
24Reported in progress: 9 (37.5%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 15 (62.5%)
Independent review24
Operator training24
| 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 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 92% | 17% of 24 |
| AI impact assessment | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 38% | 0% of 24 |
| Independent review | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8% | 0% of 24 |
| Ongoing monitoring | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0% | 0% of 24 |
| Operator training | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 42% | 42% of 24 |
| Fail-safe | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75% | 0% of 6 |
| Appeal process | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75% | 0% of 6 |
| User and public consultation | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 92% | 58% of 24 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOE | 11% | 0% | – | – | 53% | 0% | 0% | 53% | 19 |
| EAC | 25% | – | 0% | – | – | – | – | 100% | 4 |
| SSA | 100% | 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
24 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer| Use case | Stage | Test | AIA | Review | Monitor | Train | Fail-safe | Appeal | Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LivChat DOE · DOE-613 | Deployed | Reported in place | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Not applicable | Not applicable | Other or ambiguous answer |
| Grants Lifecycle Application System EAC · EAC-3 | Deployed | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place |
| SSA 800# Public Question & Answer Bot and OIG Hotline recording of fraud, waste and abuse. SSA · R3106 | Deployed | Reported in place | Reported in progress | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| 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 |
| Ask CAS DOE · DOE-522 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | 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 |
| Ask Alan DOE · DOE-569 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in place |
| DIRECTIVES DOE · DOE-587 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in place |
| 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 |
| FindMATID DOE · DOE-604 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in place |
| Ask IT DOE · DOE-615 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in place |
| ChatSRS DOE · DOE-638 | Pre-deployment | Reported in place | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in place |
| UNSPSC Codes DOE · DOE-642 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in place |
| 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 |
| Amazon Q Chatbot Pilot DOE · DOE-700 | Pre-deployment | 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 |
| Ask HR DOE · DOE-704 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in place |
| mass3 DOE · DOE-707 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in place |
| AccessAI DOE · DOE-725 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in place |
| 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 |
Unanswered analytical questions
Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies- DOE designated 15 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 13 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?
- DOJ designated 12 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?
- DHS 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?
- 4 high-impact use cases report using PII but give no link to a Privacy Impact Assessment. Is a PIA published elsewhere?
- 4 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.