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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.

Agency
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High-impact
Topic
AI type
Sourcing
Vendor
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Start year

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

feedback: affirmativeimpact_assessment: blank

Practice-by-practice evidence

Denominator: 27 records · all use cases in the current filter
Reported in placeReported in progressReported not in placeNot applicableNo answer reported
PracticeIn scopeIn placeIn progressNot in placeN/APrecluded or waivedOtherNo answerAnsweredIn place of applicable
Pre-deployment testing2711131000293%41% of 27
AI impact assessment27000000270%0% of 27
Independent review275020002026%19% of 27
Ongoing monitoring276300001833%22% of 27
Operator training272120000485%78% of 27
Fail-safe274001900485%50% of 8
Appeal process270002000774%0% of 7
User and public consultation2727000000100%100% of 27

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
DOE43%–22%26%91%100%0%100%23
EAC25%–0%––––100%4

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

27 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer
Use caseStageTestAIAReviewMonitorTrainFail-safeAppealConsult
AI for Operations Center
DOE · DOE-10
DeployedReported in placeNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNo answer reportedReported in place
Hanford Ai Liaison (HAL) 1.1
DOE · DOE-469
DeployedReported in placeNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
OPQ-AI
DOE · DOE-477
DeployedReported in placeNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNo answer reportedReported in place
Argo
DOE · DOE-499
DeployedReported in placeNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in progressReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableReported in place
GitHub Co-Pilot
DOE · DOE-571
DeployedReported in placeNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in progressReported in progressNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
Invoice Scanning System
DOE · DOE-632
DeployedReported in placeNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNot applicableNot applicableReported in place
pComply-AI-High Risk
DOE · DOE-658
DeployedReported in placeNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in placeReported in placeReported in placeNo answer reportedReported in place
Grants Lifecycle Application System
EAC · EAC-3
DeployedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in place
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
AI Answers in Clearinghouse Network
EAC · EAC-1
PilotReported in placeNo answer reportedReported not in placeNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in place
Internal Generative AI Tools for Staff Productivity
EAC · EAC-2
PilotReported not in placeNo answer reportedReported not in placeNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in place
Routing emails from shared inboxes
EAC · EAC-4
PilotNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedNo answer reportedReported in place

Unanswered analytical questions

Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies
  1. 4 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.