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The federal AI inventory rollup reveals two agencies leading — and three lagging in ways that will matter.

The lag is not adoption. It is governance.

July 21, 2026·4 min read·By Defense Signals Desk·
Signal Intelligence™ · generating Executive Brief

The FY2026 federal AI inventory shows DoD and VA leading in deployed AI systems. The gap between deployed systems and documented governance at three cabinet-level agencies is the story worth watching for oversight staff heading into markup season.

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