Federal AI Governance
CAIO
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, the senior agency official OMB Memorandum M-25-21 (April 3, 2025) requires every CFO Act agency to designate. The CAIO chairs the agency AI Governance Board, approves the agency use of high-impact AI, signs the annual AI compliance plan, and coordinates with the agency CIO on technology and the CISO on security. M-25-21 supersedes the Biden-era M-24-10 but retains the CAIO role; cabinet-level agencies were required to convene their governance bodies by August 12, 2025 and issue compliance plans by December 26, 2025. The CAIO reports to the agency head, not to the CIO.