TREAS · 30 · record R2762

Requirements Elaboration Tool

Department of the Treasury · Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

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: This tool assists in the refinement of requirements and further detailing business necessities.
Start date: Not reported
Withheld from public reporting: NoSource: a) No

Mission

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

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Teams often start with high-level business needs that require additional clarification before work can move forward. The AI helps break down these broad statements into more detailed and precise requirements, reducing back-and-forth discussions and helping ensure everyone shares the same understanding of what needs to be delivered.

Expected benefits

More clearly defined requirements lead to smoother project execution and fewer misunderstandings, which supports timely delivery of technology and process improvements. These improvements strengthen internal operations and ultimately help the agency carry out its supervisory mission more effectively, yielding better outcomes for the public and the financial system.

System outputs

The system generates refined requirement statements, clarifies assumptions, identifies missing details, and organizes business needs into structured, actionable components. These outputs give project teams a clearer blueprint to work from.

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