Directs Federal agencies to acquire trustworthy AI systems to enhance efficiency, ensure competitive procurement, and mitigate vendor lock-in risks. Requires policy updates for privacy, intellectual property, and data management. Exempts commercial products and national security systems. Enforces transparent AI acquisition practices and mandates consistent interagency collaboration and guidance.
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This is a binding federal memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with mandatory requirements for federal agencies, enforcement mechanisms through agency compliance obligations, and specific timelines for implementation.
The document has good coverage of approximately 8-10 subdomains, with strong focus on AI system security (2.2), competitive dynamics (6.4), governance failure (6.5), and system safety failures (7.3, 7.4). Coverage is concentrated in security, procurement governance, and AI system reliability domains. The document addresses risks related to vendor lock-in, system performance monitoring, and transparency requirements.
This document governs AI acquisition across all federal government operations, primarily regulating the Public Administration sector. It applies to all federal agencies acquiring AI systems or services, with specific exemptions for Intelligence Community elements and National Security Systems.
The document comprehensively covers all AI lifecycle stages from planning through operational monitoring, with particularly detailed guidance on deployment and ongoing monitoring. It addresses the complete acquisition lifecycle including requirements identification, market research, solicitation, selection, contract administration, and closeout.
The document explicitly mentions AI systems and AI models throughout, with detailed definitions of covered AI. It does not specifically mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, generative AI, predictive AI, or compute thresholds. It addresses open-weight models implicitly through IP rights discussions but does not use that terminology.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President
The memorandum is issued by OMB under the authority of the Executive Office of the President, implementing requirements from the Advancing American AI Act and Executive Order 14179.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Chief AI Officer Council; Senior Agency Officials for Privacy
OMB has oversight authority, GSA develops implementation guidance and repositories, the Chief AI Officer Council reviews agency processes, and Senior Agency Officials for Privacy ensure privacy compliance.
Chief AI Officer Council; Office of Management and Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); individual agency officials
The Chief AI Officer Council periodically reviews agency processes, GSA coordinates information sharing, and agencies must perform ongoing monitoring of AI system performance and compliance.
Federal agencies as defined in 44 U.S.C. § 3502(1); Chief Financial Officers Act (CFO Act) agencies as identified in 31 U.S.C. § 901(b); AI vendors and contractors
The memorandum applies to all federal agencies acquiring AI systems or services, with specific requirements for CFO Act agencies. It also regulates AI vendors through contractual requirements.
7 subdomains (6 Good, 1 Minimal)