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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.

failsafe: not_applicableimpact_assessment: blank

Practice-by-practice evidence

Denominator: 57 records · all use cases in the current filter
Reported in placeReported in progressNot applicableOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported
PracticeIn scopeIn placeIn progressNot in placeN/APrecluded or waivedOtherNo answerAnsweredIn place of applicable
Pre-deployment testing5771300003735%12% of 57
AI impact assessment57000000570%0% of 57
Independent review5739300001574%68% of 57
Ongoing monitoring5737500001574%65% of 57
Operator training575150000198%89% of 57
Fail-safe5700057000100%n/a of 0
Appeal process57034023000100%0% of 34
User and public consultation5719900012851%33% of 57

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
DOI––92%92%92%0%0%0%37
DOE35%–25%15%85%0%0%95%20

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

57 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer
Use caseStageTestAIAReviewMonitorTrainFail-safeAppealConsult
Hanford Ai Liaison (HAL) 1.1
DOE · DOE-469
DeployedReported in placeNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
GitHub Co-Pilot
DOE · DOE-571
DeployedReported in placeNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in progressReported in progressNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
LivChat
DOE · DOE-613
DeployedReported in placeNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNot applicableNot applicableOther or ambiguous answer
Invoice Scanning System
DOE · DOE-632
DeployedReported in placeNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
Rangeland Condition Monitoring Assessment and Projection (RCMAP) [2024 INV#WO0000000107126]
DOI · DOI-0171
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressNot applicableNot applicableReported in progress
use of random forest for species distribution modeling
DOI · DOI-0161
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Global food-and-water security-support analysis data (GFSAD) project [2024 INV#WO0000000107073]
DOI · DOI-0095
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Frog vocalization recognition from digital recordings
DOI · DOI-0092
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Patterns in the Landscape – Analyses of Cause and Effect
DOI · DOI-0090
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Vulnerability Evaluation Application (SAVVEA)
DOI · DOI-0081
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
U.S. Wind Turbine Database
DOI · DOI-0080
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Machine learning in remote sensing-based wildfire and natural resource risk assessments
DOI · DOI-0072
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Telemetry Analysis Learning Algorithm (TALA)
DOI · DOI-0070
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
LANDFIRE
DOI · DOI-0069
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
DocketScope
DOI · DOI-0040
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Microsoft Co-Pilot
DOE · DOE-518
PilotReported in placeNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in progressReported in progressNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
Ask CAS
DOE · DOE-522
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
Poseidon
DOE · DOE-544
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
Ask Alan
DOE · DOE-569
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
DIRECTIVES
DOE · DOE-587
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
FindMATID
DOE · DOE-604
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
Ask IT
DOE · DOE-615
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
ChatSRS
DOE · DOE-638
Pre-deploymentReported in placeNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
UNSPSC Codes
DOE · DOE-642
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
Hanford Ai Liaison (HAL) 2.0
DOE · DOE-653
Pre-deploymentReported in placeNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
Sindri
DOE · DOE-695
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
Ask HR
DOE · DOE-704
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
mass3
DOE · DOE-707
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
Crickets
DOE · DOE-723
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
Neptune
DOE · DOE-724
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
AccessAI
DOE · DOE-725
Pre-deploymentReported in progressNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
Deep Learning based image segmentation [2024 INV#WO0000000107975]
DOI · DOI-0175
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Data-driven approaches to filling missing time-series data within the San Francisco Bay-Delta [2024 INV#WO0000000107683; INV#WO0000000107488]
DOI · DOI-0174
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Foundation Models to Advance Earth Science [2024 INV#WO0000000107153]
DOI · DOI-0172
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
CHS Q Business AI Assistant (theKraken)
DOI · DOI-0169
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressNot applicableNot applicableReported in progress
Machine Learning based shoreline detection and sea ice dynamics using coastal cameras [2024 INV#WO0000000108008]
DOI · DOI-0166
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressReported in progress
Tsunami Hazard Analysis [2024 INV#WO0000000108470]
DOI · DOI-0165
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressReported in progress
Determining the resource potential of critical minerals in seafloor massive sulfide deposits [2024 INV#WO0000000109311]
DOI · DOI-0163
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressReported in progress
Lead attribution model
DOI · DOI-0152
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in progressReported in progressReported in progressNot applicableNot applicableReported in progress
Feature extraction and characterization for update of The National Map
DOI · DOI-0131
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Supervised learning for phycocyanin estimation from Sentinel-2 MSI in inland waters with independent validation
DOI · DOI-0130
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
[Un]supervised clustering of [non-]earthquake signals commonly recorded on regional seismic networks
DOI · DOI-0121
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressReported in progress
Inference of PFAS precursor compositions
DOI · DOI-0110
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressReported in progress
LLM-Assisted Volcanic Alert Monitoring
DOI · DOI-0109
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Reducing elevation error in coastal wetland digital elevation models
DOI · DOI-0088
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Developing land cover maps for barrier islands using satellite imagery
DOI · DOI-0087
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Detecting and tracking reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) invasion in the Upper Mississippi River floodplain using remote sensing and artifial intelegence.
DOI · DOI-0085
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Invasive Carp Harvest Predictive Model
DOI · DOI-0061
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
PFAS model of soils in the northeast
DOI · DOI-0076
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
PFAS Groundwater Model
DOI · DOI-0078
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
ATLAS
DOI · DOI-0077
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Flor-AI: Developing a Remotely Sensed Image Classification Method for Inventory and Monitoring of Flora in Digital UAS Imagery
DOI · DOI-0079
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Automating the Detection and Classification of Wildlife in Aerial Imagery [2024 INV#WO0000000109409]
DOI · DOI-0075
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Automated identification of ducks from hunter-submitted photos using deep learning models
DOI · DOI-0074
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Automated photographic identification of Eastern box turtles
DOI · DOI-0073
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo answer reported
Pathogen identification in salmon
DOI · DOI-0071
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressReported in progress
Water Time-Series Record Automation Framework development
DOI · DOI-0036
Pre-deploymentNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in progressNo 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.