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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
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Filter: agency = NASA; stage = deployed

Generated 2026-10-12 13:25 UTCDataset: 2025 Federal Agency AI Use Case Inventory (individually reported use cases), Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Version 2025-inventory@62d5baa65fa3, processed 2026-10-11, rules 2026.10.1. Static snapshot.Applied filters: agency = NASA; stage = deployed · 26 records

Key findings

  • 26 use-case records from 1 agencies: 26 deployed (100%), 0 pilots, 0 in development or acquisition, 0 retired, 0 with no stage reported.
  • 1 records are designated high-impact; 0 of them (0%) answered at least one minimum-practice question.
  • 15% of reported deployed use cases (4 of 26) are classified as generative or agentic AI.
  • Of 1 deployed high-impact use cases, 0 report a completed AI impact assessment and 1 leave every minimum-practice field blank.
  • Interpretation: Blank practice fields are missing evidence, not evidence that a safeguard is absent. They mark where follow-up questions to the agency are most useful.
  • Sourcing is reported for 100% of use cases. Where reported, 96% involve in-house development.

Lifecycle

StageRecordsShare
Deployed26100%

AI technology

ClassificationRecordsShareDeployed
Classical / predictive ML1350%13
Natural language processing415%4
Computer vision519%5
Agentic AI415%4

Agencies

AgencyRecordsDeployedHigh-impactCompleteness
NASA · National Aeronautics and Space Administration2626199%

High-impact designation

DesignationRecords
High-impact1
Presumed high-impact, determined not2
Not high-impact23

Governance evidence: use cases designated high-impact

PracticeIn placeIn progressNot in placeN/A or precludedOtherNo answerIn scope
Pre-deployment testing0000011
AI impact assessment0000011
Independent review0000011
Ongoing monitoring0000011
Operator training0000011
Fail-safe0000011
Appeal process0000011
User and public consultation0000011

"In place" means the agency reported the practice as established. "No answer" means the field was blank; it says nothing about whether the practice exists.

Method

All figures are computed directly from the normalised inventory records. Category labels are normalised from the source answer options; original values are kept on each record. Governance answers are classified as in place, in progress, not in place, not applicable, precluded, waived, other or no answer, and blanks are never read as "no". See the Methodology page for full rules.

Limitations

  • Figures are what agencies reported in the 2025 inventory. They are not verified, and registration of use cases is not complete for every agency.
  • A blank answer is missing evidence, not evidence that a practice or safeguard is absent.
  • Counts are use-case records. A larger portfolio does not indicate better performance or greater AI maturity, and agencies differ in how they split systems into use cases.
  • The inventory has no budget, cost, accuracy or outcome data. None is shown or inferred here.
  • This is a disclosure analysis. It is not an audit, a compliance determination or an official government assessment.

Source records

All 26 records.

RecordAgency IDAgencyUse caseStage
R0117NASA-25NASANextGen Advanced Methods: ATCSCC Webinar Speech2Text and AnalysisDeployed
R0118NASA-26NASANextGen Data Analytics: Letters of AgreementDeployed
R0161NASA-214NASAAEGIS: Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased ScienceDeployed
R0163NASA-217NASAASPEN Mission PlannerDeployed
R0164NASA-221NASACLASP Coverage Planning & SchedulingDeployed
R0166NASA-225NASAEnhanced AutoNav for Perseverance Rover on MarsDeployed
R0169NASA-232NASAMars2020 Rover (Perseverance)Deployed
R0170NASA-234NASAMLNav (Machine Learning Navigation)Deployed
R0172NASA-237NASAPerseverance Rover on Mars - Terrain Relative NavigationDeployed
R0175NASA-244NASASPOC (Soil Property and Object Classification)Deployed
R0204NASA-334NASANASA OCIO STI Concept Tagging ServiceDeployed
R0216NASA-365NASAGCMD Keyword Recommender (GKR)Deployed
R0226NASA-398NASAAutonomous WAiting Room Evaluation (AWARE)Deployed
R0227NASA-401NASAPre-trained microscopy image neural network encodersDeployed
R0248NASA-450NASAOnboard Planner for Mars2020 Rover (Perseverance)Deployed
R0249NASA-451NASASensorWeb: Volcano, Flood, Wildfire, and others.Deployed
R0393NASA-708NASAGlobal, Seasonal Mars Frost MapsDeployed
R0397NASA-715NASAPurchase Card Management System (PCMS)Deployed
R0398NASA-716NASANew Technology and Software Reporting (NTR)Deployed
R0416NASA-753NASAIntelligent Camera Analytics for Security and OperationsDeployed
R0453NASA-848NASANear-real-time aerosol retrievals from OMPS Limb Profiler measurementsDeployed
R0454NASA-849NASARetrieving stratospheric water vapor from OMPS Limb Profiler measurementsDeployed
R0458NASA-854NASAApplication of ML to Detection of Anomalies in Spacecraft Health and Status DataDeployed
R0497NASA-900NASAGLOBE Program - Image processingDeployed
R0519NASA-927NASAData analysis and pattern recognitionDeployed
R0520NASA-928NASADirty Vacuum rated 6-Axis Robotic Arm ToolpathingDeployed

Prepared with Federal AI Intelligence by Irakli Petriashvili. Source: https://github.com/ombegov/2025-Federal-Agency-AI-Use-Case-Inventory