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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
USDA · USDA-098 · record R1396

Axon+ Copilot Studio Chatbot

Department of Agriculture · Research, Education and Economics

Overview

Development stage
PilotSource: b) Pilot – The use case has been deployed in a limited test or pilot capacity.
High-impact designation
Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification
Not reported
Start date
2025-05-30 (day precision)Source: 5/30/2025
Withheld from public reporting
Not reported

Mission

Topic area
Information Technology
Operational functions
Chatbot or virtual assistant, Software development assistance Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

To cut down the time staff spend searching our intranet for information to administer programs & projects and deliver answers that they would not be able to find otherwise.

Expected benefits

Time savings for employees searching for internal information.

System outputs

The chatbot will provide text outputs with links and citations to documents housed on our intranet (Axon+).

Technology

AI classification
Generative AISource: Generative AI: AI that generates new or synthetic content (e.g., images, videos, audio, text, code).
System name(s)
Not reported
Custom-developed code
No
Public source code
Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built
Contract and in-houseSource: c) Developed with both contracting and in-house resources
Vendor (as reported)
Microsoft
Vendors (standardized)
Microsoft

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
Data consisted of internal files, documents, and information. These data sources contain no PII, sensitive, or research data.
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