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WASHINGTON, D.C. — January 17, 2026 — The AI Table, an AI think tank and membership organization focused on responsible enterprise and public sector AI adoption, today announced the release of its annual report, "The State of AI Across the Federal Government." Based on an in-depth analysis of federal AI use case inventories, the report tracks how artificial intelligence across U.S. government agencies has rapidly matured from isolated pilot experimentation into a core national security and economic imperative.
The report details how the federal strategy has evolved around dual objectives: accelerating innovative use cases to improve mission delivery while enforcing rigorous governance frameworks to ensure trustworthy, accountable systems.Driven by a series of presidential executive orders and coordinated directives from central governing bodies—including the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)—agencies are establishing standardized operational guardrails alongside rapid deployment.
"Federal agencies are no longer just testing what AI can do in a sandbox; they are actively deploying it into mission-critical workflows that impact national security, scientific research, and daily citizen services," said Dia Adams, Board Chair of The AI Table and former White House Enterprise Data & AI Strategist. "By examining the federal use case inventories, this report provides public sector leaders and enterprise executives alike with a clear blueprint of how large,complex organizations balance high-speed innovation with strict regulatory oversight."
Key areas examined in "The State of AI Across the Federal Government" include:
Cross-Agency Operational Scale: Concrete adoption benchmarks across diverse federal bodies, highlighting active deployments at the Department of the Interior, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Government Publishing Office (GPO).
Mission-Critical Applications: How agencies are utilizing AI across high-impact domains, ranging from automating internal administrative workflows and classifying complex research proposals to bolstering national defense capabilities and modernizing citizen-facing services.
Policy-to-Practice Governance: How federal leaders are operationalizing OMB mandates and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework to enforce transparency, auditability, and risk mitigation across public sector deployments.
Availability
The full report, "The State of AI Across the Federal Government," is available for download here.
About The AI Table
The AI Table is a think tank, executive advisory network, and membership community focused on responsible enterprise AI adoption, strategic governance, and public policy benchmarks. Beyond its executive convenings, The AI Table offers comprehensive AI literacy training and professional certifications designed to scale workforce competence, close internal knowledge gaps, and ensure safe, compliant deployment. Founded to bridge the divide between theoretical AI governance and operational technology deployment, The AI Table equips Fortune 500 decision-makers, builders, and public sector leaders with the skills needed to scale AI responsibly, mitigate risk, and maximize human and economic value.
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