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: 23 records · all use cases in the current filterReported in placeReported in progressNot applicableNo answer reported
Pre-deployment testing
Pre-deployment testing
Reported in place: 1 (4.3%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported in progress: 13 (56.5%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 9 (39.1%)
23Reported in place: 1 (4.3%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported in progress: 13 (56.5%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 9 (39.1%)
AI impact assessment
AI impact assessment
Reported in progress: 14 (60.9%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 9 (39.1%)
23Reported in progress: 14 (60.9%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 9 (39.1%)
Independent review23
Ongoing monitoring23
Operator training23
| 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 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 61% | 4% of 23 |
| AI impact assessment | 23 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 61% | 0% of 23 |
| Independent review | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 26% of 23 |
| Ongoing monitoring | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 30% of 23 |
| Operator training | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 30% of 23 |
| Fail-safe | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | n/a of 0 |
| Appeal process | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 11% of 9 |
| User and public consultation | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0% of 23 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBA | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11 |
| DOI | – | – | 67% | 67% | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9 |
| DHS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1 |
| EPA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| DOE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 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
23 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer| Use case | Stage | Test | AIA | Review | Monitor | Train | Fail-safe | Appeal | Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source and Social Media Analysis DHS · DHS-2538 | Deployed | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Reported in place | Reported in progress |
| Rangeland Condition Monitoring Assessment and Projection (RCMAP) [2024 INV#WO0000000107126] DOI · DOI-0171 | Deployed | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| RCRA PA EPA · 78 | Deployed | Reported in place | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| LexisNexis DOE · DOE-684 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| CHS Q Business AI Assistant (theKraken) DOI · DOI-0169 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| Machine Learning based shoreline detection and sea ice dynamics using coastal cameras [2024 INV#WO0000000108008] DOI · DOI-0166 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | Reported in progress |
| Tsunami Hazard Analysis [2024 INV#WO0000000108470] DOI · DOI-0165 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | Reported in progress |
| Determining the resource potential of critical minerals in seafloor massive sulfide deposits [2024 INV#WO0000000109311] DOI · DOI-0163 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | Reported in progress |
| Lead attribution model DOI · DOI-0152 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| [Un]supervised clustering of [non-]earthquake signals commonly recorded on regional seismic networks DOI · DOI-0121 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | Reported in progress |
| Inference of PFAS precursor compositions DOI · DOI-0110 | Pre-deployment | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | Reported in progress |
| Pathogen identification in salmon DOI · DOI-0071 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in progress | Reported in progress |
| Meeting Minutes Summary Tool SBA · SBA-1 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| Business Development SBA · SBA-2 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| Audit Green Book Classification SBA · SBA-3 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| Internal OFO Chatbot Recommender SBA · SBA-4 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| ODRR Comm - Talking Point Generation SBA · SBA-6 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| 7(a) Purchases ML Model SBA · SBA-7 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Reported in progress | Reported in progress |
| Amazon Q in Connect SBA · SBA-9 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| Generative AI for SBA.gov product training SBA · SBA-13 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| ChatGPT for OMS Marketing SBA · SBA-15 | Retired | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| Business Plan Creation SBA · SBA-19 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Not applicable | Reported in progress |
| Employee Center AI Search SBA · SBA-20 | Pre-deployment | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | Not applicable | Reported in progress | Reported in progress |
Unanswered analytical questions
Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies- 2 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?
- 1 high-impact use cases mark an appeal process as not applicable. On what basis was each individual outcome judged not contestable?
- 11 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.