VA · VA-25-1347 · record R2155

Tachyon AI

Department of Veterans Affairs · OIT: Office of Information & Technology

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: Information Technology
Operational functions: No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Tachyon "1E Intelligence" is expected to provide deeper and more meaningful insights into the digital experience of VA employees and customers, including better visibility into the performance of endpoint devices. It is also expected to enhance the Software Asset Management features and increase the effectiveness of User Sentiment gathering. This version will include additional features like “1E Intelligence”, which leverages various types of AI (predictive, causal, generative, cloud, edge, “Digital Twin”) to enhance insights into the digital employee experience, device performance, and software reclamation.

Expected benefits

Helps to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights, ensuring digital workplace leaders can make informed decisions that boost uptime, increase operational efficiency, and ultimately result in improved patient care.

System outputs

Reports that deliver richer visibility into the Digital Employee Experience throughout the VA endpoint fleet

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: 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