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: 66 records · all use cases in the current filter

Reported in placeReported in progressReported not in placeNot applicablePrecluded by law or guidanceWaived by CAIOOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported

Pre-deployment testing

Pre-deployment testing
Reported in place: 66 (100.0%)

AI impact assessment

AI impact assessment
Reported in place: 42 (63.6%)AI impact assessment
Reported in progress: 15 (22.7%)AI impact assessment
Reported not in place: 1 (1.5%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 8 (12.1%)

Independent review

Independent review
Reported in place: 46 (69.7%)Independent review
Reported in progress: 12 (18.2%)Independent review
Waived by CAIO: 1 (1.5%)Independent review
No answer reported: 7 (10.6%)

Ongoing monitoring

Ongoing monitoring
Reported in place: 55 (83.3%)Ongoing monitoring
Reported in progress: 8 (12.1%)Ongoing monitoring
Other or ambiguous answer: 1 (1.5%)Ongoing monitoring
No answer reported: 2 (3.0%)

Operator training

Operator training
Reported in place: 55 (83.3%)Operator training
Reported in progress: 8 (12.1%)Operator training
Other or ambiguous answer: 1 (1.5%)Operator training
No answer reported: 2 (3.0%)

Fail-safe

Fail-safe
Reported in place: 45 (68.2%)Fail-safe
Reported in progress: 3 (4.5%)Fail-safe
Not applicable: 17 (25.8%)Fail-safe
No answer reported: 1 (1.5%)

Appeal process

Appeal process
Reported in place: 19 (28.8%)Appeal process
Reported in progress: 1 (1.5%)Appeal process
Not applicable: 38 (57.6%)Appeal process
Precluded by law or guidance: 3 (4.5%)Appeal process
No answer reported: 5 (7.6%)

User and public consultation

User and public consultation
Reported in place: 37 (56.1%)User and public consultation
Reported in progress: 2 (3.0%)User and public consultation
Other or ambiguous answer: 26 (39.4%)User and public consultation
No answer reported: 1 (1.5%)

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	66	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	100% of 66
AI impact assessment	66	42	15	1	0	0	0	8	88%	64% of 66
Independent review	66	46	12	0	0	1	0	7	89%	71% of 65
Ongoing monitoring	66	55	8	0	0	0	1	2	97%	83% of 66
Operator training	66	55	8	0	0	0	1	2	97%	83% of 66
Fail-safe	66	45	3	0	17	0	0	1	98%	92% of 49
Appeal process	66	19	1	0	38	3	0	5	92%	76% of 25
User and public consultation	66	37	2	0	0	0	26	1	98%	56% of 66

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
DHS	100%	81%	81%	88%	88%	88%	100%	56%	32
DOE	100%	33%	65%	78%	78%	100%	57%	72%	18
SSA	100%	88%	88%	88%	88%	86%	75%	13%	8
EPA	100%	0%	0%	50%	50%	100%	0%	50%	2
STATE	100%	0%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	2
DOL	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%	0%	1
USDA	100%	0%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	1
FERC	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	100%	1
TREAS	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%	100%	0%	100%	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

26 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer

Use case	Stage	Test	AIA	Review	Monitor	Train	Fail-safe	Appeal	Consult
Babel DHS · DHS-185	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Other or ambiguous answer
Passive Body Scanner DHS · DHS-2380	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Other or ambiguous answer
CBP Translate DHS · DHS-2388	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in place
Traffic Jam DHS · DHS-2570	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Other or ambiguous answer
Mobile Fortify DHS · DHS-2731	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Not applicable	Reported in place
Verification Match Model DHS · DHS-2384	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in progress
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
ServiceNow Predictive Intelligence DOE · DOE-430	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in place
Hanford Ai Liaison (HAL) 1.1 DOE · DOE-469	Deployed	Reported in place	No answer reported	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Not applicable	Not applicable	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
LANL AI Portal DOE · DOE-495	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in place
ChatGPT Enterprise DOE · DOE-498	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in place
Argo DOE · DOE-499	Deployed	Reported in place	No answer reported	No answer reported	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Not applicable	Reported in place
GitHub Co-Pilot DOE · DOE-571	Deployed	Reported in place	No answer reported	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Not applicable	Not applicable	Reported in place
GitHub Copilot DOE · DOE-586	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Not applicable	Reported in place
LivChat DOE · DOE-613	Deployed	Reported in place	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	No answer reported	Not applicable	Not applicable	Other or ambiguous answer
Invoice Scanning System DOE · DOE-632	Deployed	Reported in place	No answer reported	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Not applicable	Not applicable	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
Groundwater Modeling DOE · DOE-659	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Not applicable	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
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
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-Augmented Declassification Review STATE · R3213	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place
Electronic Health Record AI Enhancements STATE · R3248	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Not applicable	Reported in place
GenAI Productivity Tool TREAS · TREASURY-OCIO-001	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in place
Video Surveillance System USDA · USDA-025	Deployed	Reported in place	Reported in progress	Reported in progress	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Reported in place	Other or ambiguous answer

Unanswered analytical questions

Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies

10 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?
26 high-impact use cases mark an appeal process as not applicable. On what basis was each individual outcome judged not contestable?
10 high-impact use cases report using PII but give no link to a Privacy Impact Assessment. Is a PIA published elsewhere?
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.