DHS · DHS-208 · record R1843

Policy Analyst Assistant

Department of Homeland Security · ICE

Overview

Development stage: In development or acquisitionSource: a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: Not reported
Start date: Not reported
Withheld from public reporting: Not reported

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 use case intends to solve the problem of the significant manual effort it takes SEVP staff to research and respond to regulatory and policy questions related to foreign students in the F and M classes of admission, as well as schools that are either certified or seeking certification to enroll those students.

Expected benefits

SEVP is developing an AI-enabled solution to help policy analysts and other SEVP staff quickly find and summarize information about regulations and guidance for foreign students and SEVP-certified schools. This enhanced capability reduces the time required for manual research, enabling SEVP staff to focus on more complex policy and guidance issues. It also ensures consistent and accurate responses across SEVP functions, improving overall efficiency and effectiveness in supporting foreign students and schools.

System outputs

Generated outputs provide an initial analysis of applicable material, which analysts refine, modify, and review as part of their process.

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: Not reported
Public source code: Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built: Not reported
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: Not reported
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: Not reported
Demographic features: Not reported
Training and evaluation data: Not reported
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