VA · VA-24-200 · record R2334

Axon Body Camera and DMS - OSSO

Department of Veterans Affairs · VHA: Veterans Health Administration

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: Not reported
Withheld from public reporting: Not reported

Mission

Topic area: Law Enforcement
Operational functions: Translation and transcription, FOIA and records management Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

AI is used to aid in Redaction of recorded Video footage and recorded Audio footage. Additionally, AI is used via transcribing recorded videos.

Expected benefits

AI assisted redaction cuts down on the manpower costs to speed up the process of redacting recorded footage. The redaction protects individual's privacy. Additionally, AI is used in transcribing recorded audio this removes the requirements of a FTE to complete this process.

System outputs

To have better outputs in searching the systems data repository for case files, evidence locker, and DMS; to have a better result when doing the redaction of evidence, files, videos and photos; and on the Fleet system only to have better results in identifying licenses plates in the licenses plate recognition part of the system.

Technology

AI classification: Computer visionSource: Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).
System name(s): Not reported
Custom-developed code: No
Public source code: Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built: Purchased from vendorSource: a) Purchased from a vendor
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