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

Reported in placeReported in progressReported not in placeOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported

Pre-deployment testing

Pre-deployment testing
Reported in place: 6 (54.5%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported in progress: 2 (18.2%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported not in place: 1 (9.1%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 2 (18.2%)

AI impact assessment

AI impact assessment
Reported in progress: 3 (27.3%)AI impact assessment
Reported not in place: 1 (9.1%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 7 (63.6%)

Independent review

Independent review
Reported not in place: 2 (18.2%)Independent review
No answer reported: 9 (81.8%)

Ongoing monitoring

Ongoing monitoring
Reported in place: 3 (27.3%)Ongoing monitoring
Other or ambiguous answer: 1 (9.1%)Ongoing monitoring
No answer reported: 7 (63.6%)

Operator training

Operator training
Reported in place: 3 (27.3%)Operator training
Reported in progress: 1 (9.1%)Operator training
No answer reported: 7 (63.6%)

Fail-safe

Fail-safe
Reported in place: 4 (36.4%)Fail-safe
No answer reported: 7 (63.6%)

Appeal process

Appeal process
No answer reported: 11 (100.0%)

User and public consultation

User and public consultation
Reported in place: 8 (72.7%)User and public consultation
No answer reported: 3 (27.3%)

Practice	In scope	In place	In progress	Not in place	Other	No answer	Answered	In place of applicable
Pre-deployment testing	11	6	2	1	0	2	82%	55% of 11
AI impact assessment	11	0	3	1	0	7	36%	0% of 11
Independent review	11	0	0	2	0	9	18%	0% of 11
Ongoing monitoring	11	3	0	0	1	7	36%	27% of 11
Operator training	11	3	1	0	0	7	36%	27% of 11
Fail-safe	11	4	0	0	0	7	36%	36% of 11
Appeal process	11	0	0	0	0	11	0%	0% of 11
User and public consultation	11	8	0	0	0	3	73%	73% of 11

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	60%	0%	–	60%	60%	60%	–	60%	5
EAC	25%	–	0%	–	–	–	–	100%	4
EPA	100%	0%	–	0%	0%	100%	–	100%	1
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

11 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 for Operations Center DOE · DOE-10	Deployed	Reported in place	No answer reported	No answer reported	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	No answer reported	Reported in place
OPQ-AI DOE · DOE-477	Deployed	Reported in place	No answer reported	No answer reported	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	No answer reported	Reported in place
pComply-AI-High Risk DOE · DOE-658	Deployed	Reported in place	No answer reported	No answer reported	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	No answer reported	Reported in place
NA-CI Salesforce DOE · DOE-747	Deployed	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported
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
Agency Records Management System EPA · 73	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported not in place	No answer reported	Other or ambiguous answer	Reported in progress	Reported in place	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
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

VA designated 215 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 41 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 27 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 16 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?
NCUA designated 5 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?
TREAS 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?
USDA 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?
7 high-impact use cases report using PII but give no link to a Privacy Impact Assessment. Is a PIA published elsewhere?
5 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.