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The federal AI count, monthly

One PDF a month: six to eight numbers on federal AI from public datasets, each with its source and the script that counted it.

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  • The first issue on Monday 2 November 2026, then one on the first Monday of each month, by email to the address given at checkout.
  • Each number with its source and the script that counted it.
  • Every number counted again at its source: the federal AI use case inventories, USAspending and the agencies' own pages.
  • Cancel any time. A month with no issue is returned.[1]

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What an item looks like

3,611: uses of AI that federal agencies listed for 2025

How it was counted: rows in OMB's consolidated file of individually reported use cases.

Source: Office of Management and Budget, 2025 Federal Agency AI Use Case Inventory, as of 13 April 2026. github.com/ombegov

Counted on 28 October 2026.[2]

This example comes from the free data story 3,611 uses of AI on the federal list. It is not a page of an issue.

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Sources

  1. Seven Sky Consulting, products page, The federal AI count, monthly. Read 28 October 2026.
  2. Office of Management and Budget, 2025 Federal Agency AI Use Case Inventory, file of individually reported use cases (3,611 rows; the repository says "as of April 13, 2026"), counted by this site: 2025_individually_reported_AI_use_cases.csv. Read 28 October 2026.