HHS · no agency ID · record R0946

Tool for PO Lookup Assignment (TPAL)

Department of Health and Human Services · HHS/NIH

Overview

Development stage: DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: Not reported
Start date: 2020-07 (month precision)Source: Jul-20
Withheld from public reporting: NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area: Administrative Functions
Operational functions: No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

This tool helps NIGMS program staff determine the most appropriate SME at NIGMS and/or the most appropriate IC for a research proposal.

Expected benefits

There are many occasions in which Division Directors, Branch Chiefs, and Program Officers wish to receive suggestions for the most appropriate people to talk to about a project proposal or where to send a proposal that might not be appropriate for NIGMS.

System outputs

Input: Free form text in an online textbox. Output: Top three most relevant ICs and POs and their probabilities.

Technology

AI classification: Classical / predictive MLSource: Classical/Predictive Machine Learning: Models trained on data to make predictions or classifications based on identified patterns or relatio…
System name(s): Not reported
Custom-developed code: Yes
Public source code: It is not publicly available.

Sourcing

How it was built: Developed in-houseSource: b) Developed in-house
Vendor (as reported): Not reported
Vendors (standardized): None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII: No
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: No
Demographic features: k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data: All data come from the internal NIH IMPAC II database.
Federal Data Catalog: Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported

AI impact assessmentNo answer reported

Independent reviewNo answer reported

Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported

Operator trainingNo answer reported

Fail-safeNo answer reported

Appeal processNo answer reported

User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported