EXECUTI VE O FFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFF I CE O F M A NA G E M E N T A N D BU D G ET
W A S H I NG T O N , D . C . 2 0 5 03
THE DIRECT OR
March 28, 2024
M-24-10
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
FROM: Shalanda D. Young
SUBJECT: Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most powerful technologies of our time, and the
President has been clear that we must seize the opportunities AI presents while managing its
risks. Consistent with the AI in Government Act of 2020,
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the Advancing American AI Act,
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and
Executive Order 14110 on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial
Intelligence, this memorandum directs agencies to advance AI governance and innovation while
managing risks from the use of AI in the Federal Government, particularly those affecting the
rights and safety of the public.
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1. OVERVIEW
While AI is improving operations and service delivery across the Federal Government,
agencies must effectively manage its use. As such, this memorandum establishes new agency
requirements and guidance for AI governance, innovation, and risk management, including
through specific minimum risk management practices for uses of AI that impact the rights and
safety of the public.
Strengthening AI Governance. Managing AI risk and promoting AI innovation requires
effective AI governance. As required by Executive Order 14110, each agency must designate a
Chief AI Officer (CAIO) within 60 days of the date of the issuance of this memorandum. This
memorandum describes the roles, responsibilities, seniority, position, and reporting structures for
agency CAIOs, including expanded reporting through agency AI use case inventories. Because
AI is deeply interconnected with other technical and policy areas including data, information
technology (IT), security, privacy, civil rights and civil liberties, customer experience, and
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Pub. L. No. 116-260, div. U, title 1, § 104 (codified at 40 U.S.C. § 11301 note),
https://www.congress.gov/116/plaws/publ260/PLAW-116publ260.pdf.
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Pub. L. No. 117-263, div. G, title LXXII, subtitle B, §§ 7224(a), 7224(d)(1)(B), and 7225 (codified at 40 U.S.C.
11301 note), https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ263/PLAW-117publ263.pdf.
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This memorandum accounts for public comments that OMB received following its publication of a draft version of
this memorandum on November 1, 2023. OMB has separately published an explanation and response to public
comments, available at https://www.regulations.gov/document/OMB-2023-0020-0001.
