guidance
M-25-22: Driving Efficient Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government
US Office of Management and Budget · published 2025-04-03 · M-25-22
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Rescinds and replaces M-24-18. Applies to federal executive agencies; excludes national security systems.
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US federal AI contracts must give agencies the right to keep monitoring system performance and should limit vendor lock-in, so purchasing terms carry safeguards into the market.
Used in: Procurement leverage, Lock-in
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Where schools, clinics, community groups and small businesses adopt AI, governance is real but bounded: they can set how a tool is used, but usually cannot evaluate it independently or change how it was built, so their choices depend on decisions made by vendors and higher levels.