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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.

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Start year

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

appeal: not_applicablefeedback: blank

Practice-by-practice evidence

Denominator: 5 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 testing5020000340%0% of 5
AI impact assessment53200000100%60% of 5
Independent review5310000180%60% of 5
Ongoing monitoring5020000340%0% of 5
Operator training5020000340%0% of 5
Fail-safe5000200340%0% of 3
Appeal process50005000100%n/a of 0
User and public consultation500000050%0% of 5

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
FERC–100%100%–––0%–3
DOE0%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

5 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer
Use caseStageTestAIAReviewMonitorTrainFail-safeAppealConsult
AI workflow to process voicemail user service requests and translate them into actionable IT service tickets
DOE · DOE-729
Pre-deploymentReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressNot applicableNot applicableNo answer reported
CoPilot
DOE · DOE-734
PilotReported in progressReported in progressNo answer reportedReported in progressReported in progressNot applicableNot applicableNo answer reported
Improve Safety Inspections Use Case
FERC · FERC-0002
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNot applicableNo answer reported
Enhance Market Surveillance and Fraud Detection Use Case
FERC · FERC-0003
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNot applicableNo answer reported
Support Interconnection Request Responses Use Case
FERC · FERC-0004
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNot applicableNo 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.