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: 17 records · all use cases in the current filterReported in placeReported in progressReported not in placeNot applicableOther or ambiguous answerNo answer reported
Pre-deployment testing
Pre-deployment testing
Reported in place: 1 (5.9%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported in progress: 1 (5.9%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported not in place: 1 (5.9%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 14 (82.4%)
17Reported in place: 1 (5.9%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported in progress: 1 (5.9%)Pre-deployment testing
Reported not in place: 1 (5.9%)Pre-deployment testing
No answer reported: 14 (82.4%)
AI impact assessment
AI impact assessment
Reported in place: 1 (5.9%)AI impact assessment
Reported in progress: 1 (5.9%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 15 (88.2%)
17Reported in place: 1 (5.9%)AI impact assessment
Reported in progress: 1 (5.9%)AI impact assessment
No answer reported: 15 (88.2%)
Independent review
Independent review
Reported in place: 1 (5.9%)Independent review
Reported not in place: 1 (5.9%)Independent review
No answer reported: 15 (88.2%)
17Reported in place: 1 (5.9%)Independent review
Reported not in place: 1 (5.9%)Independent review
No answer reported: 15 (88.2%)
Ongoing monitoring17
Operator training17
| 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 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18% | 6% of 17 |
| AI impact assessment | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12% | 6% of 17 |
| Independent review | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12% | 6% of 17 |
| Ongoing monitoring | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6% | 0% of 17 |
| Operator training | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6% | 6% of 17 |
| Fail-safe | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12% | 6% of 16 |
| Appeal process | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12% | 0% of 15 |
| User and public consultation | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 24% | 18% of 17 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HHS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| DOJ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| EPA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| EAC | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | – | – | 100% | 2 |
| DOI | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| DOE | 0% | 0% | – | – | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| FCC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| SSA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 1 |
| STATE | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 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
17 records with at least one practice unanswered or in progressOpen in explorer| Use case | Stage | Test | AIA | Review | Monitor | Train | Fail-safe | Appeal | Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI ChatGPT Pilot DOE · DOE-526 | Pilot | Reported in progress | Reported in progress | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Not applicable | Not applicable | Other or ambiguous answer |
| ChatGPT DOE · DOE-621 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| USGS Azure OpenAI ChatGPT [2024 INV#WO0000000154392] DOI · DOI-0241 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| Use of artificial intelligence tools for optimization and documentation for computer codes [2024 INV#WO0000000109681] DOI · DOI-0232 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| Internal Component-specific chatbot service DOJ · DOJ-0195 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| Chatbot to Answer Internal Employee Policy Queries DOJ · DOJ-0316 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| ATR Generative Artificial Intelligence Test DOJ · DOJ-0331 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| Internal Generative AI Tools for Staff Productivity EAC · EAC-2 | Pilot | Reported not in place | No answer reported | Reported not in place | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place |
| Routing emails from shared inboxes EAC · EAC-4 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | Reported in place |
| Preparation of Brownfields Success Stories EPA · 29 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| Summarize and draft response to comments EPA · 57 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| AI-Enhanced ULS Reverse Engineering FCC · FCC-0001 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| Deep Research for Public Health HHS · R0734 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| C3PO: CMS Comprehensive Cybersecurity and Privacy Optimization HHS · R0807 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| ChatGPT HHS · R1037 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
| Policy Assistance Tool (PAT) SSA · R3116 | Pilot | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in place | Reported in progress | Reported in place | Reported in place | Not applicable | Reported in place |
| Diplomatic Security - Legal Instruction Unit STATE · R3265 | Pilot | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported | No answer reported |
Unanswered analytical questions
Generated from the data; for follow-up with agencies- 1 high-impact use cases mark an appeal process as not applicable. On what basis was each individual outcome judged not contestable?
- 2 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.