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: 10 records · use cases designated high-impactReported in progressOther or ambiguous answer
| 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 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0% of 10 |
| AI impact assessment | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0% of 10 |
| Independent review | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0% of 10 |
| Ongoing monitoring | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0% of 10 |
| Operator training | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0% of 10 |
| Fail-safe | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0% of 10 |
| Appeal process | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0% of 10 |
| User and public consultation | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0% of 10 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| DHS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
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
10 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer| Use case | Stage | Test | AIA | Review | Monitor | Train | Fail-safe | Appeal | Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) Facial Recognition (FR) On Demand Report (VISA Only) DHS · DHS-365 | 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 |
| Mobile Fortify DHS · DHS-2577 | Deployed | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Other or ambiguous answer | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress |
| Facial Recognition Technology DOJ · DOJ-0122 | 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 |
| Facial Recognition Technology and Data Mapping Tools DOJ · DOJ-0126 | 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 |
| Next Generation Identification DOJ · DOJ-0135 | 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 |
| Facial Recognition Technology and Data Mapping Tools - 2 DOJ · DOJ-0137 | 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 |
| Automated Medication Dispensing Cabinet DOJ · DOJ-0143 | 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 |
| Trunet Systems DOJ · DOJ-0167 | 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 |
| Facial Recognition Technology DOJ · DOJ-0226 | 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 |
| Fingerprint (Friction Ridge) Optical Character Recognition (OCR) DOJ · DOJ-0296 | 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 |
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?
- 8 high-impact use cases report using PII but give no link to a Privacy Impact Assessment. Is a PIA published elsewhere?
- 1 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.