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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
DOE · DOE-706 · record R3562

AI-Enabled Tech Desk Agent

Department of Energy · PNNL - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (SC43 OIM)

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
Does not meet any requiremnts for high Impact use case
Start date
2024-10-01 (day precision)Source: 2024-10-01T00:00:00
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

Allow staff to resolve tech issues through an AI-enabled self-service chat agent.

Expected benefits

Improves staff support with faster, AI-driven issue resolution.

System outputs

Produce high-quality, contextually relevant, and coherent responses or content based on user input.

Technology

AI classification
Agentic AISource: Agentic AI: AI systems that perform tasks or make decisions autonomously with minimal human intervention.
System name(s)
R&D User
Custom-developed code
Yes
Public source code
Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built
Developed in-houseSource: b) Developed in-house
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
No
Privacy Impact Assessment
Not reported
Authorization to Operate
Yes
Demographic features
k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data
No
Federal Data Catalog
No

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