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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
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.

Agency
Stage
High-impact
Topic
AI type1
Sourcing
Vendor1
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Start year

Only records with a parseable start date match a year filter.

AI type: Natural language processingVendor: Google

Practice-by-practice evidence

Denominator: 6 records · all use cases in the current filter
Reported in placeReported in progressNot applicableNo answer reported
PracticeIn scopeIn placeIn progressNot in placeN/APrecluded or waivedOtherNo answerAnsweredIn place of applicable
Pre-deployment testing6010000517%0% of 6
AI impact assessment6010000517%0% of 6
Independent review6010000517%0% of 6
Ongoing monitoring6010000517%0% of 6
Operator training6010000517%0% of 6
Fail-safe6100000517%17% of 6
Appeal process6000100517%0% of 5
User and public consultation6100000517%17% of 6

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 placeAnswered
Agency by governance practice
TestingImpact assess.Indep. reviewMonitoringTrainingFail-safeAppealConsultationn
HHS––––––––3
USDA––––––––1
STATE––––––––1
DOE0%0%0%0%0%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

6 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer
Use caseStageTestAIAReviewMonitorTrainFail-safeAppealConsult
Scripting
DOE · DOE-674
DeployedReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in placeNot applicableReported in place
Electronic translational services for regulatory documents for articles offered for import
HHS · R0879
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
NIH Grants Virtual Assistant
HHS · R0952
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
DS-5528 Promissory Note Automation
STATE · R3223
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
NanCI: Connecting Scientists
HHS · R0925
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported
IOL Focus Group and Survey Sensemaking
USDA · USDA-090
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reported

Unanswered analytical questions

Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies

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