DC Mayor's Orders 2024-028

• Authority: District of Columbia
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2024-02-08

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Compromise of privacy
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Governance failure
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
• Unequal performance across groups
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Loss of human agency and autonomy
• Increased inequality and decline in employment
• Environmental harm
• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 6-8 subdomains, with strong focus on governance (6.5), privacy compromise (2.1), security vulnerabilities (2.2), unfair discrimination (1.1), lack of transparency (7.4), and human agency concerns (5.2). Coverage is concentrated in governance structures, privacy/security protections, and equity considerations.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Information
• Management, Administrative & Support Services
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This is an internal government policy document that governs AI use across all District of Columbia government operations. The primary sector governed is Public Administration excluding National Security, with comprehensive coverage across all DC government agencies and functions.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding executive order issued by the Mayor of the District of Columbia under statutory authority, establishing mandatory requirements for District government agencies with specific deadlines and governance structures.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Mayor of the District of Columbia; Office of the Mayor
• Summary: The document is an executive order issued by the Mayor of the District of Columbia under statutory authority granted by the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Deployer
• Entities: District government agencies; Office of the Chief Technology Officer; Department of Human Resources; Department of Employment Services; Office of Contracting and Procurement; Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
• Summary: The order applies to all District government agencies that plan to deploy AI tools, with specific requirements for various government departments and offices.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Office of the City Administrator; AI Taskforce; Mayor of the District of Columbia
• Summary: The Office of the City Administrator has review and approval authority over agency submissions, while the AI Taskforce monitors agency progress and provides oversight.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: AI Taskforce; Advisory Group on Artificial Intelligence Values Alignment; Office of the City Administrator
• Summary: The AI Taskforce is explicitly tasked with monitoring agency progress and providing regular reports, while the Advisory Group engages stakeholders and advises on AI Values alignment.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document covers multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on Plan and Design, Deploy, and Operate and Monitor stages. It establishes governance requirements before deployment and ongoing monitoring mechanisms.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document uses the broad term 'AI tool' defined as enterprise products or services relying on AI to function. It does not distinguish between specific AI types like frontier AI, general purpose AI, or foundation models, but provides a functional definition covering various AI capabilities.