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Federal AI landscape: executive briefing

Filtered: agency = DOI; AI type = classical_ml

Generated 2026-10-12 13:42 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 = DOI; AI type = classical_ml · 170 records

Key findings

  • 170 use-case records from 1 agencies: 31 deployed (18%), 63 pilots, 76 in development or acquisition, 0 retired, 0 with no stage reported.
  • 0 records are designated high-impact; 0 of them (n/a) answered at least one minimum-practice question.
  • 0% of reported deployed use cases (0 of 31) are classified as generative or agentic AI.
  • Sourcing is reported for 64% of use cases. Where reported, 93% involve in-house development.

Lifecycle

StageRecordsShare
Deployed3118%
Pilot6337%
Pre-deployment7645%

AI technology

ClassificationRecordsShareDeployed
Classical / predictive ML170100%31

Agencies

AgencyRecordsDeployedHigh-impactCompleteness
DOI · Department of the Interior17031093%

High-impact designation

DesignationRecords
Not high-impact170

Governance evidence: use cases designated high-impact

PracticeIn placeIn progressNot in placeN/A or precludedOtherNo answerIn scope
Pre-deployment testing0000000
AI impact assessment0000000
Independent review0000000
Ongoing monitoring0000000
Operator training0000000
Fail-safe0000000
Appeal process0000000
User and public consultation0000000

"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

First 40 of 170 records, deployed first. The full list is available as CSV from the explorer with the same filters.

RecordAgency IDAgencyUse caseStage
R2516DOI-0247DOIAutomated Walrus Haulout Monitoring [2024 INV#WO0000000110052]Deployed
R2525DOI-0238DOIPAWSC Ecotoxicology PFAS Machine Learning [2024 INV#WO0000000112908]Deployed
R2533DOI-0230DOIDelineating sub-surface drainage using satellite imagery [2024 INV#WO0000000109525]Deployed
R2555DOI-0208DOIOil Spill Response for Ice-Covered Rivers [2024 INV#WO0000000109142]Deployed
R2556DOI-0207DOIPacific Northwest Stream Flow Permanence [2024 INV#WO0000000109137]Deployed
R2562DOI-0201DOIClimate Futures for Lizards and Snakes in Western North America [2024 INV#WO0000000109092]Deployed
R2587DOI-0176DOIUsing Machine Learning in USGS StreamStats to make suspended sediment and bedload predictions [2024 INV#WO0000000107977]Deployed
R2592DOI-0171DOIRangeland Condition Monitoring Assessment and Projection (RCMAP) [2024 INV#WO0000000107126]Deployed
R2601DOI-0161DOIuse of random forest for species distribution modelingDeployed
R2606DOI-0156DOIPRObability of Streamflow PERmanence (PROSPER models) [2024 INV#WO0000000109074]Deployed
R2607DOI-0155DOIMachine Learning for automatic fracture mapping and rock identification [2024 INV#WO0000000109499]Deployed
R2614DOI-0148DOIMachine Learning for Avalanche Frequency ModelingDeployed
R2627DOI-0135DOIClassifying CWD-Infected Elk Using Recurrent Neural Networks on GPS Movement DataDeployed
R2641DOI-0119DOIDeep?learning Integrations into NEIC Operations [2024 INV#WO0000000109496]Deployed
R2643DOI-0117DOIUSGS Flow Photo Explorer [2024 INV#WO0000000109196]Deployed
R2645DOI-0115DOICoastal Change Likelihood: Synthesizing change factors using supervised learningDeployed
R2658DOI-0100DOIPredicting post-fire tree mortalityDeployed
R2660DOI-0095DOIGlobal food-and-water security-support analysis data (GFSAD) project [2024 INV#WO0000000107073]Deployed
R2663DOI-0092DOIFrog vocalization recognition from digital recordingsDeployed
R2664DOI-0090DOIPatterns in the Landscape – Analyses of Cause and EffectDeployed
R2669DOI-0084DOIEstimates of Habitat Suitability of Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) in Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Forest UnderstoriesDeployed
R2672DOI-0081DOISubmersed Aquatic Vegetation Vulnerability Evaluation Application (SAVVEA)Deployed
R2681DOI-0072DOIMachine learning in remote sensing-based wildfire and natural resource risk assessmentsDeployed
R2683DOI-0070DOITelemetry Analysis Learning Algorithm (TALA)Deployed
R2684DOI-0069DOILANDFIREDeployed
R2685DOI-0068DOIInvasive Grass MappingDeployed
R2686DOI-0067DOIEvapotranspiration mapping and monitoringDeployed
R2687DOI-0066DOINational Land Cover Database (NLCD) [2024 INV#WO0000000107887]Deployed
R2724DOI-0021DOIMicrosoft eDiscovery Attorney-Client Privilege DetectionDeployed
R2729DOI-0016DOIPerformance Modeling / Performance ForecastingDeployed
R2737DOI-0007DOIEffects of vehicle traffic on space use and road crossings of caribou in the Arctic [2024 INV#WO0000000110111]Deployed
R2500DOI-0266DOIUse of AI to Enhance Flash Flood Forecast Tool [2024 Inv#WO0000000110323]Pre-deployment
R2502DOI-0264DOIRemote Sensing Coastal Change - Shoreline ChangePre-deployment
R2507DOI-0256DOIWell Activity Report ClassificationPre-deployment
R2518DOI-0245DOIMachine Learning approach to predict the composition of seafloor massive sulfide deposits [2024 INV#WO0000000108420]Pilot
R2519DOI-0244DOIHarmful Algal Bloom prediction and detection system for Williams Fork Reservoir [2024 INV#WO0000000184339]Pre-deployment
R2522DOI-0241DOIUSGS Azure OpenAI ChatGPT [2024 INV#WO0000000154392]Pilot
R2523DOI-0240DOIUse modern AI/ML approaches to gain insight into USGS unstructured data such as text [2024 INV#WO0000000131706]Pre-deployment
R2524DOI-0239DOIParsing large quantities of text data [2024 INV#WO0000000113692]Pre-deployment
R2526DOI-0237DOIPrioritized Constituents: Sediment [2024 INV#WO0000000109726]Pilot

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