EPA Compliance Plan for OMB Memorandum M-25-21

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency's plan, prepared by its Chief AI Officer, for meeting OMB Memorandum M-25-21 and section 104(c) of the AI in Government Act of 2020. It describes barriers to AI use (lack of tools, complex data architecture, skills shortages), investment in data, cloud and network infrastructure, an agency-wide internal generative AI tool deployed in 2025, an executive AI Governance Board, use case inventory and high-impact AI risk practices. It is a compliance plan; EPA's separate AI strategy was not read.

Key dates

1. October 2025Takes effect
2. October 2025Issued
3. October 16, 2026Checked against sources

Developments are added when the record is reviewed. Next review: January 15, 2027.

Evidence

Each passage is quoted from its source. The quoted passages are re-checked against the live pages every month.

1. This document serves as EPA's compliance plan required under Section 104(c) of the AI in Government Act of 2020

   Supports: Instrument and legal basis

   These investments include data fabric, cloud infrastructure, network infrastructure, and additional security, operational, financial, and post deployment monitoring tools.

   Supports: Infrastructure investments

   In 2025, EPA deployed a secure, internal agency-wide Generative AI tool.

   Supports: Internal generative AI tool

   Compliance Plan for OMB Memorandum M-25-21 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Primary source