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Name | Description | Why is it important | Topic | Jurisdiction | Government level | Agency | Proprietary | Creator/author/vendor | Date | Adoption Stage | Computational | Link |
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| SOLUTIONS® wound care algorithm | Federally-supported guideline to facilitate health care professionals' decision making by providing "management and evaluation strategies for acute and chronic wound care" | Misapplication can generate negative impact due to misdiagnosis and worsening of symptoms | Health | United States | Federal | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Yes | ConvaTec | September 2013 | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://guideline.gov/summaries/summary/47857 |
| Interim Guidelines for Pregnant Women During a Zika Virus Outbreak | "Testing algorithm for a pregnant woman with history of travel to an area with Zika virus transmission, with or without clinical illness consistent with Zika virus disease" | Misapplication can generate negative impact due to misdiagnosis and worsening of symptoms and spread of disease | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | No | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | January 2016 | Active use and endorsement of use | No | http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6502e1.htm |
| Emergency Severity Index Version 4 Triage Algorithm | "A five level emergency department (ED) triage algorithm that provides clinically relevant stratification of patients into five groups from least to most urgent based on acuity and, unique to ESI, resource needs" | Misapplication can generate negative impact due to misdiagnosis and worsening of symptoms | Health | United States | Federal | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Yes | ESI Triage Research Team, LLC | November 2011 | Endorsement of use | Yes | http://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/esi/esihandbk.pdf |
| Planned Readmission Algorithm | "A set of criteria for classifying readmissions as planned or unplanned using Medicare claims." Used to determine Medicare payments for patients that have to return to the hospital | Miscalculation can lead to negative impact on providers, or to unfairly benefiting others, and overall misinforming users. Can also generate controversy about validity of methods | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | Yes | Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (YNHHSC/CORE) | March 2013 | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HospitalQualityInits/Measure-Methodology.html |
| CoCASA (Comprehensive Clinic Assessment Software Application) | "A tool for assessing immunization coverage and practices within a provider clinic, or any other environment where immunizations are provided." "After immunization data is entered or imported into CoCASA, data analysis capabilities can be utilized for coverage assessment purposes providing a variety of different reports that can be utilized to pinpoint areas of strength and areas requiring improvement for an individual immunization provider." | Used by healthcare providers to evaluate the overall treatment and immunization of their patients. Miscalculation could to the spread of an infectious disease | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | No | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | N/A | Endorsement of use | Yes | http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/cocasa/index.html |
| CNSA Suite | According to their documentation, "cryptographic algorithms are specified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and are used by NSA's Information Assurance Directorate (IAD) in solutions approved for protecting National Security Systems (NSS). They include cryptographic algorithms for encryption, key exchange, digital signature, and hashing." | Mistakes can create negative impact by putting cybersecurity of government systems at risk | Cybersecurity | United States | Federal | National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Security Agency | No | NIST | January 2016 | Active use | Yes | https://www.iad.gov/iad/library/ia-guidance/ia-solutions-for-classified/algorithm-guidance/index.cfm |
| WAste Reduction Algorithm (WAR) | According to its own description, it "evaluates processes in terms of potential environmental impacts (PEI)", which are the effects that a chemical would have on the environment if it were released into the environment. Used by industry to determine how the emission of pollutants will affect the environment | Errors can lead to unexpected negative impact to the environment | Environment | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | Environmental Protection Agency | August 2011 | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.epa.gov/chemical-research/waste-reduction-algorithm-chemical-process-simulation-waste-reduction |
| ENPI V4.0 | Assists power plants and corporate managers in calculating and tracking their energy consumption | Misapplication can generate negative impact by showing wrong levels of consumption, creating problems in planning and budget | Energy | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Department of Energy | September 2014 | Endorsement of use | Yes | http://energy.gov/eere/amo/downloads/enpi-v40-user-manual |
| Freeway Lane Selection Algorithm | According to its description, it "will enable transportation professionals to more accurately model lane-changing behavior on freeways." Used by transportation planning agencies to simulate driver behaviour and, therefore, plan accordingly | Can have a negative impact by leading administrators to improperly plan highways | Transportation | United States | Federal | Federal Highway Administration | No | Federal Highway Administration | December 2006 | Endorsement of use | Yes | http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/operations/06136/ |
| Avue | Third-party automated hiring system for government employees | Might be unfair in excluding appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government employment | Personnel | United States | Federal | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | Yes | Avue Technologies Corporation | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.mspb.gov/MSPBSEARCH/viewdocs.aspx?docnumber=253627&version=253914&application=ACROBAT |
| Commerce Opportunities On-Line (COOL) | Automated hiring system for government employees | Might be unfair in excluding appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government employment | Personnel | United States | Federal | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | No | U.S. Department of Commerce | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.mspb.gov/MSPBSEARCH/viewdocs.aspx?docnumber=253627&version=253914&application=ACROBAT |
| QuickHire | Third-party automated hiring system for government employees | Might be unfair in excluding appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government employment | Personnel | United States | Federal | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | Yes | QuickHire LLC, a division of Monster Government Solutions | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.mspb.gov/MSPBSEARCH/viewdocs.aspx?docnumber=253627&version=253914&application=ACROBAT |
| Resumix | Third-party automated hiring system for government employees | Might be unfair in excluding appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government employment | Personnel | United States | Federal | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | Yes | Yahoo! Resumix | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.mspb.gov/MSPBSEARCH/viewdocs.aspx?docnumber=253627&version=253914&application=ACROBAT |
| USA Staffing | Hiring software for federal agencies that "positions agencies to acquire, assess, certify, select, and onboard qualified candidates precisely, efficiently and cost-effectively" | Might be unfair in excluding appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government employment | Personnel | United States | Federal | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | No | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.opm.gov/services-for-agencies/technology-systems/usa-staffing/ |
| Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation score | HPSAs indicate health care provider shortages. They are scored using metrics of provider IDs, mapping, and Census data | Miscalculation can lead to negative impact in areas with real shortages of health professionals that might not be included on the list | Health | United States | Federal | Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) | No | Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) | October 2016 | Active use | Yes | https://bhw.hrsa.gov/shortage-designation/application-scoring-process |
| Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC) scoring formula | Used to determine which areas should be designated as HAPCs, coastal sea regions which are prioritized for conservation efforts | Negative impact can arise from erroneous exclusions which lead to an area not receiving appropriate protection, or erroneous inclusions which bring about restrictions to fisheries | Environment | United States | Federal | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | No | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | September 2010 | Active use | No | https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/hapc_process092010.pdf |
| Assessment Decision Tool (ADT) | System "designed to help human resources professionals and hiring supervisors/managers develop assessment strategies targeted to specific competencies and other situational factors relevant to their hiring situation" | Might be unfair in excluding appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government employment | Personnel | United States | Federal | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | No | Office of Personnel Management | N/A | Active use | No | https://apps.opm.gov/ADT/ADTClientMain.aspx?JScript=1 |
| CareScience Risk Assessment Model | Uses three metrics: mortality, complications, and morbidity, to measure hospitals' quality of care | Miscalculation can lead to negative impact on providers, or to unfairly benefiting others, and overall misinforming users. Can also generate controversy about validity of methods | Health | United States | Federal | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Yes | CareScience, Inc. | N/A | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/mortality/KrochRisk3.html |
| Safety Net Provider Financial Health | Assesses financial situation of healthcare providers | Might have a negative impact of not detecting financial unsoundness of providers. Can also generate controversy about validity of methods | Health | United States | Federal | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | No | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | September 2003 | Active use | Yes | https://archive.ahrq.gov/data/safetynet/clouse.htm |
| Patterns of Violations | Used to determine safety in mines | Can have a negative impact in miners' lives by failing to accurately flag dangerous mines | Safety | United States | Federal | Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) | No | Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) | 2013 | Active use | Yes | https://arlweb.msha.gov/POV/POVsinglesource.asp |
| Risk-Based Method for Prioritizing CGMP Inspections of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Sites | Selects drug manufacturing sites for inspection | Failure to flag unsafe drug manufacturing sites might lead to high magnitude negative impact in the form of sending unsafe products to the market and harming patients | Health | United States | Federal | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | No | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | September 2004 | Active use | Yes | http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/04/briefing/2004-4080b1_04_risk-based.pdf |
| Star ratings for Dialysis Facility Compare (DFC) | DFC is a tool that enables patients to find providers of dialysis care. The tool has a star system that is automatically calculated using nine quality measures | Miscalculation can lead to negative impact on providers, or to unfairly benefiting others, and overall misinforming users. Can also generate controversy about validity of methods | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | June 2016 | Active use | Yes | https://www.medicare.gov/dialysisfacilitycompare/ |
| Fraud Prevention System (FPS) | Algorithmic system that uses predictive modeling technology to prevent fraudulent Medicare payments | Failure to detect fraudulent payment can lead to the high magnitude negative impact of monetary loss for the government. False positives can impact providers | Health; Fiscal management | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | November 2016 | Active use | Yes | https://www.cms.gov/outreach-and-education/outreach/partnerships/fraudpreventiontoolkit.html |
| Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Tool (VRAT) | Identifies risks and vulnerabilities in postal facilities | Can have a negative impact in workers' lives by failing to accurately flag risks in facilities | Safety | United States | Federal | U.S. Postal Service | No | U. S. Postal Service | N/A | Active use | Yes | http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/foia/mis-updated-description.pdf |
| Do Not Pay (DNP) Business Center | System that signals vendors that should not receive payments from agencies, based on criteria determined by the agencies | Might be unfair by way of incorrectly flagging a vendor as improper or incorrecly failing to flag an improper vendor, also creating negative impact in this market | Fiscal management | United States | Federal | Bureau of the Fiscal Service | No | Bureau of the Fiscal Service | August 2016 | Active use | Yes | https://donotpay.treas.gov/index.htm |
| Microcomputer Assisted Rating System (MARS) | An automated system to rate and rank applicants for jobs where no written test is required | Might unfairly exclude appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government employment | Personnel | United States | Federal | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | No | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | 1994 | Active use | Yes | https://clinton6.nara.gov/1994/06/1994-06-30-npr-report-office-of-personnel-management.html |
| Risk Assessment for Improper Payment | Estimates the rate of improper payment rates by the Department of Defense | Might have a negative impact in the form of ignoring expenses that would increase the rate of improper payments | Defense; Fiscal management | United States | Federal | Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) | No | Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) | 2013 | Active use | No | http://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/gwipr/fy2014/riskAssessment/DFAS_Risk_Assessment_FY2014.pdf |
| Annual Overall Rating (AOR) | Evaluates concessioners to measure if they are "complying with their contracts and meet all NPS operational performance, environmental management, asset management, risk management, public health and administrative compliance standards," acording to its own description | Might be unfair in incorrectly rating a concessioner for exclusion or incorrectly ignoring factors that should exclude other concessioners. Can negatively impact both the concession market and the users of National Parks | Fiscal management | United States | Federal | National Park Service (NPS) | No | National Park Service (NPS) | March 2016 | Active use | Yes | https://concessions.nps.gov/docs/concessioner%20tools/AOR_Workbook_User_Guide.pdf |
| Documented Safety Analysis (DSA) | Guidelines that "systematically identify and assess hazards" in nuclear facilities | Can negatively impact in workers' lives by failing to accurately flag risks in facilities. Because this is the nuclear sector, the magnitude of the negative impact may be large | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Department of Energy | April 2002 | Active use | No | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/07/f2/std3009_cn2_rl.pdf |
| National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization Resource (NESCOR) | Guidance to create cybersecurity risk assessment processes for energy distribuition systems with a scoring system for threats to determine corrective actions | Mistakes can create negative impact by putting cybersecurity of power supply at risk | Cybersecurity | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Department of Energy | December 2013 | Endorsement of use | No | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/IntegratingElectricitySubsectorFailureScenariosIntoARiskAssessmentMethodology.pdf |
| ENERGY STAR | Energy efficiency rating system for products | Mistakes lead to negative impact on consumers, who might inadvertently choose inefficient products. Because of its broad scope, the magnitute of the impact could be large | Energy | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 1992 | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/existing_labels.pdf |
| Building Energy Asset Score (Asset Score) | Energy efficiency rating system for buildings | Mistakes lead to negative impact on planners, who might inadvertently construct inefficient buildings | Energy | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Department of Energy | 2012 | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/12/f5/asset_score_api_webinar_061413_0.pdf |
| Early identification of delinquent operators | Predictive analysis for unsafe mines | Can have a negative impact in miners' lives by failing to accurately flag dangerous mines | Safety | United States | Federal | Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) | No | Summit Consulting, LLC | March 2016 | Active use | Yes | http://fcsm.sites.usa.gov/files/2016/03/F3_Dai_2015FCSM.pdf |
| Recruitment One-Stop | System includes automated assesment tool for candidates for government employment | Might unfairly exclude appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government employment | Personnel | United States | Federal | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | No | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/omb/egov/c-4-2-recruit.html |
| Financial Services Sector All-Hazards Threat Matrix | Accounts for over 1,900 individual threats to the financial sector of the United States | Might have negative impact of high magnitude by way of failing to detect threats. Can also be controversial, considering the lack of clarity about which are the parameters | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | 2009 | Active use | Yes | https://homeland.house.gov/files/Testimony%20Carlin_0.pdf |
| Ecological Monitoring Framework | Creates a method of assigning scores to ecological condition of parks | Failure can negatively impact the condition of national parks | Environment | United States | Federal | National Park Service (NPS) | No | National Park Service (NPS) | 2009 | Active use | No | https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/448300 |
| Proposed Project Selection Method for Human Support Research and Technology Development | Proposal of a formula to rate projects for NASA's Human Support Research and Technology Development | Miscalculation can negatively impact the planning of space exploration and the scientists working on it | Management | United States | Federal | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | No | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Jan 2005 | Potential use | No | https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20050158745 |
| Self-assessment of Public Financial Management Performance (PFMP-SA) | A toolkit for health sector managers to "assess their systems and procedures to improve accountability and performance" | Miscalculation can negatively impact foreign health planning and all the people who rely on it | Management | United States | Federal | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | No | Abt Associates Inc | Dec 2013 | Endorsement of use | No | http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00KF1T.pdf |
| Healthy Home Rating System (HHRS) | Assesses the hazards and the potential effect of conditions of housing | May underestimate risks involved in housing, causing negative impact on residents | Health; safety | United States | Federal | Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) | No | Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) | January 2014 | Endorsement of use | No | https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=operatingguidanceHHRS_1-14.pdf |
| Risk Assessment Methodology for Critical Infrastructures (RAM-CI) | "Provides a user-friendly, systematic, and comprehensive risk-based tool to assist CI sector and security professionals in assessing and managing security risk from malevolent threats." | Failure can lead to missed threats to critical infrastructure, leading to a negative impact of high magnitude | Safety | United States | Federal | Sandia National Laboratories | No | Sandia National Laboratories | December 2008 | Endorsement of use | Yes | http://prod.sandia.gov/techlib/access-control.cgi/2008/088143.pdf |
| Risk Informed Algorithm | Used to prioritize high risk food inspections | Failure can lead to consumers getting sick, a negative impact of high magnitude | Safety | United States | Federal | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | No | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | October 2010 | Active use | Yes | http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/fdatrack/view/track_project.cfm?program=cfsan&id=CFSAN-OC-Risk-Informed-Algorithm |
| Tool 3K | Assists healthcare providers as to the best way to increase patient mobility without the risk of falling | Can negatively impact patients that are being mobilized | Health | United States | Federal | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) | No | Central DuPage Hospital | January 2013 | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtk-tool3k.html |
| API/FCI Analysis Chart | Chart that combines two metrics about facilities - the Criticality of Asset Asset Priority Index (API) and the Facilities Condition Index (FCI) - to determine what should be done with them | Might lead to a negative impact with high magnitude upon infrastructure | Management | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | No | Department of the Interior | July 2012 | Active use | No | https://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/nifc/im.Par.29394.File.dat/FA_IM2013016a3.pdf |
| Algorithm for Fall Risk Assessment & Interventions | Assists healthcare providers as to the best way to increase patient mobility without the risk of falling | Can negatively impact patients that are being mobilized | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | No | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | N/A | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/pdf/algorithm_2015-04-a.pdf |
| Category Rating | The category rating process ranks candidates that have been evaluated/rated against minimum qualification requirements by placing them into one of two or more predefined quality categories | Might unfairly exclude appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government employment | Personnel | United States | Federal | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | No | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | March 2006 | Active use | No | https://www.chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/trans727.pdf |
| Open Source Indicators (OSI) | Project that "automatically anticipates and detects significant societal events using publicly available data" | A missed event can impair the government's reaction to it, leading to a negative impact, possibly of high magnitude | Intelligence | United States | Federal | Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) | No | Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) | August 2011 | Active use | Yes | https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/osi |
| Clinical Criteria Algorithm for Wheelchair Prescribing | Used to determine which patients get access to wheelchair | Can lead to negative impact on patients who need the equipment but are not included in these parameters | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | N/A | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coverage/DeterminationProcess/downloads/id143c.pdf |
| Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) – Cell Radio Frequency (RF) Propagation Algorithm | Algorithm that determines cell phone tower footprints, to select which can be used to send emergency messages | Might exclude geographical locations from receiving emergency messages, leading to the negative impact of loss of life | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Department of Homeland Security | June 2014 | Active use | Yes | https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/WEA%20-%20TCS%20Final%20Report.pdf |
| Logical Response Aperture (LRA) Advanced Automated Analytics | Detects malware and other "hostile activity against the networks of US government agencies and other protected entities" | Mistakes can have negative impact by putting cybersecurity of government systems at risk | Cybersecurity | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Department of Homeland Security | February 2016 | Active use | Yes | https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/dpiac-report-2016-01-algorithmic-analytics_0.pdf |
| Intrusion Detection System (IDS) | Detects threats to government networks | Mistakes can have negative impact by putting cybersecurity of government systems at risk | Cybersecurity | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Department of Homeland Security | July 2012 | Active use | Yes | https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/privacy/DPIAC/NCPS%20Overview_DPIAC_31OCT2012.pdf |
| Cost Estimating Guide for Road Construction | Calculates the cost of building different types of roads, including labor costs | Might fail to take in account specific costs, leading to negative impact upon the management of funds | Management; environment | United States | Federal | Forest Service | No | Forest Service | March 2013 | Active use | No | https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5279284.pdf |
| Cost Estimating Guide for Clearing and Earthwork | Calculates the cost of clearing woods and digging projects | Might fail to take in account specific costs, leading to negative impact upon the management of funds | Management; environment | United States | Federal | Forest Service | No | Forest Service | February 2009 | Active use | No | https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5247289.pdf |
| Ranking method for managing invasive plant species | A decision matrix that takes into account the potential damage of a species and the potential for control of that species | Failure to recommend apropriate action might lead to widespread environmental damage, a negative impact with high magnitude | Management; environment | United States | Federal | Forest Service | No | Forest Service | March 2011 | Active use | No | https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5309131.pdf |
| Hazard Tree Rating Method | Score that takes into account potential for tree failure (indicators that show danger of it collapsing) and potential for damage (potential for striking a target, potential for damaging a target, and target value) | Can have a negative impact in peoples' lives by failing to accurately rate hazardous trees | Management; environment | United States | Federal | Forest Service | No | Forest Service | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r10/forest-grasslandhealth/?cid=fsbdev2_038339 |
| Merit Promotion | Calculation method to give department employees "an opportunity to receive fair, equitable, and appropriate consideration for higher level jobs" | Might unfairly exclude appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government promotion | Personnel | United States | Federal | Department of Agriculture | No | Department of Agriculture | July 2002 | Active use | No | http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/merit_promotion.pdf |
| Listeria monocytogenes risk-based verification sampling algorithm | Defines thresholds for sampling tests of meats | Might have a nagative impact of high magnitude by way of failing to inspect samples properly, which might lead to mass contamination | Safety | United States | Federal | Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) | No | Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) | May 2012 | Active use | Yes | https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/45800bd0-64f2-45c5-811c-e93f16797a1c/Updates-Lm-Verification-Sampling-Algorithm.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |
| Diagnosis and Treatment of Headache Diagnosis Algorithm | Guides treatment of headaches depending on symptoms | Misapplication can generate negative impact due to misdiagnosis and worsening of symptoms | Health | United States | Federal | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) | Yes | Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement | January 2006 | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.guideline.gov/algorithm/4769/NGC-4769_2.pdf |
| Phonetic Orthographic Computer Algorithm (POCA) | Determines the orthographic and phonetic similarity between two drug names. Used to assess the safety, and feasibility of proposed proprietary drug names. | Failure can cause negative impact of high magnitude by creating confusion among patients due to similar drug names | Health | United States | Federal | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | No | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | April 2015 | Active use | Yes | https://www.healthdata.gov/dataset/poca-phonetic-orthographic-computer-algorithm |
| Healthcare Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (HFMEA) | Used to analyze the risk of failure in patient care. | Might lead to patients not being treated properly | Health | United States | Federal | Department of Veterans Affairs | No | Department of Veterans Affairs | May 2014 | Active use | No | http://www.patientsafety.va.gov/docs/joe/hfmea_intro_jm_may14.doc |
| Automated Underreporter (AUR) | Automated analysis and processing of potential underreported and/or over-deducted tax returns | Might have a negative impact of high magnitude by not flagging tax returns that should be audited, causing loss to the government. Could also be unfair to some contribuitors | Management; taxes | United States | Federal | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | No | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | September 2016 | Active use | Yes | https://www.irs.gov/irm/part4/irm_04-019-003r.html |
| Program Assessment Guide (PAG) | Assess efficacy of government programs, using weighted scoring card | Might not identify failing programs, causing the negative impact of monetary loss to the government | Management | United States | Federal | Department of Labor | No | Department of Labor | August 2013 | Active use | No | http://www.jobcorps.gov/Libraries/pdf/pag.sflb |
| Gang Graffiti Automatic Recognition and Interpretation (GARI) | Application which helps law enforcement and gang task force officers identify and interpret gang graffiti or tattoo images. It compares the image against an image database and provides details about the identity and meaning of the graffiti or tattoo | Might miss signals related to gangs, negatively impacting the police force. Also, might mistakingly identify tattoos as gang-related, causing harm to people who have them, potentially leading to controversy | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Purdue University | January 2014 | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Enhancing%20Community%20Safety-Gang%20Graffiti%20Automatic%20Recognition%20and%20Interpretation%20System-GARI-Jan2014_2.pdf |
| Coast Guard Search and Rescue Visual Analytics (cgSARVA) | "Assessment tool that helps Coast Guard decision-makers understand the risks associated with resource reallocation for search and rescue missions" | Might prevent a mission from taking place, leading to the negative impact of endangering the lives of people who need assistance. Tool may also generate controversy | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Purdue University | November 2013 | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Enhancing%20the%20USCG%20Operational%20Effectiveness%20With%20COAST-Nov2013.pdf |
| SALT Mass Casualty Triage Algorithm for a Very Large Radiation Emergency | Guidelines for triage of victims of large radiation event | Misapplication can generate negative impact by causing victims to not be treated properly | Safety | United States | Federal | Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) | No | Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) | December 2016 | Active use; endorsment of use | No | https://www.remm.nlm.gov/salttriage.htm |
| Contamination: Diagnose/Manage | Guidelines for treatment of victims of radiation event | Misapplication can generate negative impact by causing victims to not be treated properly | Safety | United States | Federal | Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) | No | Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) | December 2016 | Active use; endorsment of use | No | https://www.remm.nlm.gov/contamonly.htm |
| Exposure: Diagnose/Manage Acute Radiation Syndrome | Guidelines for treatment of victims of Acute Radiation Syndrome | Misapplication can generate negative impact by causing victims to not be treated properly | Safety | United States | Federal | Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) | No | Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) | December 2016 | Active use; endorsment of use | No | https://www.remm.nlm.gov/exposureonly.htm#skip |
| Automated Cropland Classification Algorithms (ACCA) | Algorithm that classifies "agricultural cropland extent, areas, and characteristics (e.g. irrigated vs. rainfed) over large areas such as a country or a region through combination of multi-sensor remote sensing and secondary data" | Errors in the algorithm may lead to miscalculation of important metrics for agricultural planning or lead to errors in judging crop yields, leading to negative impact of high magnitude to farmers | Management; agriculture | United States | Federal | United States Geological Survey (USGS) | No | United States Geological Survey (USGS) | September 2012 | Active use | No | https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70098947 |
| Return Review Program | "An automated system that will enhance the IRS’s capabilities to prevent, detect, and resolve criminal and civil tax noncompliance" | Might not flag tax returns that should be audited, causing the negative impact of monetary loss to the government | Management; taxes | United States | Federal | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | No | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | July 2015 | Potential use | Yes | https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/auditreports/2015reports/201520060fr.html |
| Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment (AGWA) | Tool that, according to its documentation, "parameterizes, executes, and spatially visualizes" watershed runoff and erosion models | Miscalculation of watershed runoff and erosion might lead to negative impact of losses for farmers and ineffective environmental action | Environment | United States | Federal | Agricultural Research Service (ARS) | No | Agricultural Research Service (ARS) | June 2004 | Active use | Yes | http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/agwa/ |
| Checklist for conflict sensitivity in education programs | Offers a framework for analyzing aspects of education programs, with the objective to reduce conflict and tensions in USAID-run programs | Can cause negative impact by failing to assess dangers in USAID programs, leaving workers at risk | Education | United States | Federal | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | No | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | November 2013 | Active use | No | https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1865/USAID_Checklist_Conflict_Sensitivity_14FEB27_cm.pdf |
| Facility Risk Rating Model (FRRM) | Identifies risks and vulnerabilities in postal facilities | Can have a negative impact in workers' lives by failing to accurately flag risks in facilities | Safety | United States | Federal | U.S. Postal Service | No | U. S. Postal Service | December 2007 | Active use | Yes | https://www.uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library-files/2015/SA-AR-08-003.pdf |
| Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) | "A questionnaire designed to help assess the management and performance of programs. It is used to evaluate a program’s purpose, design, planning, management, results, and accountability to determine its overall effectiveness" | Might not identify failing programs, causing the negative impact of monetary loss to the government | Management | United States | Federal | Office of Management and Budget | No | Office of Management and Budget | October 2008 | Active use | Yes | https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/OMB/expectmore/part.html |
| Landslide Hazard Rating Matrix | Used to calculate the risk of landslides in highways | Can have a negative impact in drivers' lives by failing to accurately flag landslide risks | Safety | United States | Federal | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) | No | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) | December 2007 | Active use | No | https://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33900/33985/Vol1LandslideHazardRatingMatrixDatabaseFinalReport.pdf |
| Site-ranking System (SRS) | "Ranks hazardous chemical and radioactive waste sites by scoring important and readily available factors that influence risk to human health. Using SRS, sites can be ranked for purposes of detailed site investigations" | Can have a negative impact in workers' lives by failing to accurately flag risks in facilities | Safety | United States | Federal | Sandia National Laboratories | No | Sandia National Laboratories | May 1988 | Active use | No | http://prod.sandia.gov/techlib/access-control.cgi/1986/862994.pdf |
| Major Hazard Risk Assessment (MHRA) | Used to determine safety in mines | Can have a negative impact in miners' lives by failing to accurately flag dangerous mines | Safety | United States | Federal | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | No | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | October 2008 | Active use | No | https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/UserFiles/works/pdfs/2009-104.pdf |
| Project Scoring Sheet | Scoring calculation to detemine need and value of renovating projects for Department of Interior structures and roads | Might lead to a negative impact of high magnitude in infrastructure. According to their own report, the Department "owns and operates over 110,000 buildings and structures, more than 100,000 miles of public roads." "These facilities serve nearly 479 million visitors annually" | Management | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | No | Department of the Interior | 2016 | Active use | No | https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/pam/programs/asset_management/upload/2016-Att-G-with-appendices.pdf |
| Statistical CAMELS Off-site Rating (SCOR) | Designed to help identify institutions that have experienced noticeable financial deterioration | Can have a negative impact upon banks' clients and financial system as a whole by failing to detect financial deterioration in banks | Finance | United States | Federal | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) | No | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) | 1998 | Active use | No | https://www.fdic.gov/bank/analytical/banking/2003sep/2_15n3.pdf |
| Venous Thromboembolism Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis Algorithm | Guides treatment of pulmonary embolism depending on symptoms | Misapplication can generate negative impact due to misdiagnosis and worsening of symptoms | Health | United States | Federal | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) | Yes | Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, Inc. | June 2007 | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.guideline.gov/algorithm/5885/NGC-5885_2.pdf |
| Emerging Clusters | A "method for identifying emerging, high-impact technology clusters and trends based on patents, citations, co-citations, and clusters of patents" with the purpose of "fostering regional innovation" | Failure to recognize emerging clusters of technology can negatively impact commercial strategy and harm the economy and competitiveness of the United States | Economy | United States | Federal | Department of Commerce | No | Department of Commerce | October 2007 | Active use | Yes | https://www.ntis.gov/assets/pdf/Report-EmergingClusters.pdf |
| Lender Risk Rating System | A tool to assist the Small Business Administration (SBA) in assessing the risk of each active Lender’s and Certified Development Company’s (CDC’s) SBA loan operations and loan portfolio | Might lead to a negative impact on small businesses not being able to borrow money or it might lead to the government lending money to improper businesses | Finance | United States | Federal | Small Business Administration (SBA) | No | Small Business Administration (SBA) | March 2010 | Active use | Yes | https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/lender_risk_rating_system.pdf |
| Automated detection of improper data | Tools automatically detect data that is inapropriatly collected by the intelligence agency, such as data from American citizens without legal authorization | Controversy might arise from the lack of clarity of the parameters for exclusion. Failure leads to negative impact by violating the privacy of citizens | Cybersecurity; privacy | United States | Federal | National Security Agency (NSA) | No | National Security Agency (NSA) | October 2014 | Active use | Yes | https://www.nsa.gov/about/civil-liberties/reports/assets/files/nsa_clpo_report_targeted_EO12333.pdf |
| Advanced Concepts & Performance Assessments MD71 program | Algorithms that model ballistic missile simulation to analyze and improve ballistic defense systems | Failure can lead to negative impact of high magnitude via lack of proper defense of the U.S. against ballistic missiles, leading to mass casualty | Defense | United States | Federal | Missile Defense Agency | No | Missile Defense Agency | February 2016 | Active use | Yes | http://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/FY2017/budget_justification/pdfs/03_RDT_and_E/MDA_RDTE_MasterJustificationBook_Missile_Defense_Agency_PB_2017_1.pdf |
| Aegis BMD Algorithm Development, Modeling & Simulation, Performance Analysis | Algorithms that model ballistic missile simulation to analyze and improve ballistic defense systems | Failure can lead to negative impact of high magnitude via lack of proper defense of the U.S. against ballistic missiles, leading to mass casualty | Defense | United States | Federal | Missile Defense Agency | No | Missile Defense Agency | February 2016 | Active use | Yes | http://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/FY2017/budget_justification/pdfs/03_RDT_and_E/MDA_RDTE_MasterJustificationBook_Missile_Defense_Agency_PB_2017_1.pdf |
| Simultaneous Correlation of Unambiguous Tracks (SCOUT) Algorithm | Algorithms that model ballistic missile simulation to analyze and improve ballistic defense systems | Failure can lead to negative impact of high magnitude via lack of proper defense of the U.S. against ballistic missiles, leading to mass casualty | Defense | United States | Federal | Missile Defense Agency | No | Missile Defense Agency | February 2016 | Active use | Yes | http://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/FY2017/budget_justification/pdfs/03_RDT_and_E/MDA_RDTE_MasterJustificationBook_Missile_Defense_Agency_PB_2017_1.pdf |
| Multi-Object Kill Vehicle - MOKV Engagement Management Algorithms | Algorithms that model ballistic missile simulation to analyze and improve ballistic defense systems | Failure can lead to negative impact of high magnitude via lack of proper defense of the U.S. against ballistic missiles, leading to mass casualty | Defense | United States | Federal | Missile Defense Agency | No | Missile Defense Agency | February 2016 | Active use | Yes | http://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/FY2017/budget_justification/pdfs/03_RDT_and_E/MDA_RDTE_MasterJustificationBook_Missile_Defense_Agency_PB_2017_1.pdf |
| Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24) | A food diary tool recommended to clinicians and patients. Users input meals consumed in a 24hr cycle and the tool returns data and analysis, including dietary recommendations | Can lead to negative impact on patients' lives, by suggesting improper diets | Health | United States | Federal | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | No | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 2009 | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://epi.grants.cancer.gov/asa24/ |
| Lease Risk Model | Predictive statistical model used to determine risk of fraud in lease contracts of facilities | Failure to detect fraudulent leases can lead to negative impact of high magnitude via monetary loss for the government. False positives can impact real-estate owners | Finance | United States | Federal | U.S. Postal Service | Yes | Elder Research | October 2013 | Active use | Yes | https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/2176909/Resources/Elder-Research-Case-Study-Lease-Renewal-Risk-Model-USPS-OIG.pdf |
| Claimant Risk Analysis Model | Predictive modeling used to identify workers’ compensation claims with high-risk of fraud | Failure to detect fraudulent leases can lead to negative impact of high magnitude via monetary loss for the government. False positives can impact real-estate owners | Finance | United States | Federal | U.S. Postal Service | No | U. S. Postal Service | July 2013 | Active use | Yes | http://docplayer.net/802084-Inspector-general-united-states-postal-service.html |
| Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS) | Selection program that determines the promotion of airmen in the United States Air Force | Might unfairly exclude appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government promotion | Personnel; military | United States | Federal | Department of Defense | No | Department of Defense | 1993 | Active use | Yes | http://www.afpc.af.mil/Weighted-Airman-Promotion-System |
| Veterans’ Preference in Appointments | Score that determines the preference of military veterans in federal hiring | Might be unfair in excluding appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government employment | Personnel | United States | Federal | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | No | Office of Personnel Management | N/A | Active use | No | https://hru.gov/Studio_Recruitment/HT_01_Veterans_Preference.aspx |
| Uniform Interagency Consumer Compliance Rating System | This five-category, numerical rating system standardizes individual agency approaches to measuring the compliance of financial institutions with consumer protection and civil rights laws | Might lead to monetary loss | Finance | United States | Federal | Department of the Treasury | No | Department of the Treasury | 1980 | Active use | No | https://occ.gov/publications/publications-by-type/comptrollers-handbook/_paginated/overview/over00013.htm |
| Scoring Matrix to determine the display locations for the space shuttle orbiters | Used to determine the final location of the shuttles that had flown in space(Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour) | There is a clear economic benefit for selected locations, meaning it can unfairly benefit some. Also, there was the potential for controversy | Economy | United States | Federal | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | No | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | August 2011 | Active use | No | https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/reports/FY11/Review_NASAs_Selection_Display_Locations.pdf |
| Traffic Analysis Toolbox | According to its own description, it includes "methodologies such as sketch-planning, travel demand modeling, traffic signal optimization, and traffic simulation | Can lead to bad simulations of traffic, leading to inneficiency and monetary loss | Transportation | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | Yes | Various | November 2004 | Endorsement of use | Yes | http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08054/sect4.htm |
| Risk Management Self-Evaluation Framework (RMSEF) | A framework for risk management applicable to the transportation of hazardous materials, designed to be used by regulators, shippers, carriers, and emergency response personnel | Can generate dangerous conditions for transportation of hazardous material, leading to loss of life | Safety; transportation | United States | Federal | Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) | No | Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) | January 2020 | Endorsement of use | No | http://phmsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/PHMSA/DownloadableFiles/Files/rmsef_security_template.pdf |
| Tier Ranking System (TRS) II | A scoring model to determine compliance by lenders for housing | Might lead to a negative impact on people not being able to borrow money or it might lead to the government lending money to improper businesses | Finance | United States | Federal | Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) | No | Department of Housing And Urban Development | N/A | Active use | Yes | http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=spsnarrative.pdf |
| Fermilab Operations Risk Ranking Matrix | This matrix takes in account impact and risk of research. | Can generate dangerous conditions for research, leading to loss of life | Safety | United States | Federal | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) | No | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) | April 2016 | Active use | No | http://ppp-docdb.fnal.gov/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=85 |
| Fermilab Enterprise Risk Tolerance (Ranking) Matrix | This matrix takes in account impact and risk of research. | Can generate dangerous conditions for research, leading to loss of life | Safety | United States | Federal | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) | No | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) | November 2015 | Active use | No | http://ppp-docdb.fnal.gov/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=60 |
| Home Energy Scoring Tool | System that asseses energy usage for homes. | Mistakes lead to negative impact on home owners, who might not determine cause of high energy usage | Energy | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) | 2012 | Active use | Yes | http://hes-documentation.lbl.gov/home-energy-scoring-tool/scoring-methodology |
| Assessment worksheet | “A decision-making tool to systematically help identify risks and benefits and determine the best courses of action for any given situation” | Can generate dangerous conditions for operations, leading to loss of life | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | No | Department of the Interior | January 2013 | Active use | No | https://safetynet.doi.gov/information/program/docs/DOI_ORM_Assessment_Worksheet.xlsx |
| HAZUS | A standardized methodology for analyzing potential losses from floods, hurricane winds and earthquakes | Might prevent a mission from taking place, leading to the negative impact of endangering the lives of people who need assistance | Safety | United States | Federal | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | No | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | February 2015 | Active use; endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.fema.gov/hazus |
| Scoring and Recommended Prophylaxis against thrombosis | Guidelines for thrombosis treatment | Misapplication can generate negative impact by causing victims to not be treated properly | Health | United States | Federal | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | No | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | August 2016 | Endorsement of use | No | http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/vtguide/vtguide4.html |
| Traffic Management Advisor (TMA) | An automated tool for planning flight trajectories of commercial flights | Can lead to less efficient trajectories, impacting the finances of airlines | Transportation | United States | Federal | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | No | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.aviationsystemsdivision.arc.nasa.gov/publications/2013/AIAA-2013-5130.pdf |
| Risk Priority Number (RPN) ranking | Scores different equipments in oil and gas operations to determine risk of failure and need for intervention | Can have a negative impact by failing to accurately flag risks | Safety | United States | Federal | Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement | No | Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement | June 2013 | Active use | No | https://www.bsee.gov/sites/bsee.gov/files/tap-technical-assessment-program//693ad.pdf |
| General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders | Used to determine degree and type of medical problems of veterans to calculate payment of benefits | Misapplication can generate negative impact by causing veterans to not receive proper benefits, or it might cause overpayment | Welfare | United States | Federal | Department of Veterans Affairs | No | Department of Veterans Affairs | 1989 | Active use | No | http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/12-7114.Opinion.4-3-2013.1.PDF |
| Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System II (CAPPS) | Second version of current program that evaluates each air travel passenger to determine its potential risk of being a terrorist | Can have a negative impact by failing to accurately flag risks and can create problems to people incorrectly flagged as dangerous. Controversy has prevented it from being used | Safety | United States | Federal | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | No | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | 2004 | Potential use | Yes | https://www.cbp.gov/bulletins/38genno30.pdf |
| Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus | Guidelines to treat infections related to HIV | Misapplication can generate negative impact by causing patients to not be treated properly | Health | United States | Federal | Department of Health And Human Services | No | U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) / Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) | 1997 | Endorsement of use | No | http://www.cdc.gov/MMWR/preview/mmwrhtml/00048226.htm |
| Automated Incident Assessment | Calculates the importance of incidents in which census works lose or misplace personal information of interviewees | Can lead to underreporting of serious privacy violations | Privacy | United States | Federal | Census Bureau | No | Census Bureau | 2009 | Active use | No | https://www.census.gov/2010census/pdf/2010_Census_PII_Assessment.pdf |
| El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Forecasts | Weather forecast model | Failure to accurately predict the weather can lead to economic loss for residents, industry, agriculture | Environment | United States | Federal | Department of Commerce | No | Various | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/how-good-have-enso-forecasts-been-lately |
| Predictive Modeling Analysis of Medicare Claims | Analyzes Medicare claims to detect potentially fraudulent activity. | Failure to detect fraudulent payment can lead to the high magnitude negative impact of monetary loss for the government. False positives can impact providers | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | June 2011 | Active use | Yes | https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1133.pdf |
| Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating System | Tool that enables patients to find providers based on quality of care | Miscalculation can lead to negative impact on providers, or to unfairly benefiting others, and overall misinforming users. Can also generate controversy about validity of methods | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | July 2018 | Active use | Yes | https://www.cms.gov/medicare/provider-enrollment-and-certification/certificationandcomplianc/downloads/usersguide.pdf |
| Quality Rating System (QRS) rating methodology | Tool that enables patients to find providers based on quality of care | Miscalculation can lead to negative impact on providers, or to unfairly benefiting others, and overall misinforming users. Can also generate controversy about validity of methods | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | October 2015 | Active use | Yes | https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/QualityInitiativesGenInfo/Downloads/QRS-Rating-Methodology-for-2015.pdf |
| Hospital Quality Star Rating on Hospital Compare | Tool that enables patients to find providers based on quality of care | Miscalculation can lead to negative impact on providers, or to unfairly benefiting others, and overall misinforming users. Can also generate controversy about validity of methods | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheets/2016-Fact-sheets-items/2016-07-27.html |
| Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) | Pays for Medicare services according to quality ratings | Miscalculation can lead to negative impact on providers, or to unfairly benefiting others, and overall misinforming users. Can also generate controversy about validity of methods | Personnel | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | 2015 | Active use | Yes | https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Value-Based-Programs/MACRA-MIPS-and-APMs/MIPS-Scoring-Methodology-slide-deck.pdf |
| Automated filtering system | Winnow down messages to be read by the NSA | Can have a negative impact by failing to accurately flag risks | Privacy | United States | Federal | National Security Agency (NSA) | No | National Security Agency (NSA) | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.congress.gov/crec/2001/09/13/CREC-2001-09-13.pdf |
| Automated Targeting System | Used "to improve the collection, use, analysis, and dissemination of information that is gathered for the primary purpose of targeting, identifying, and preventing potential terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States" | Can have a negative impact by failing to accurately flag risks and can create problems to people incorrectly flagged as dangerous | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | November 2006 | Active use | Yes | https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/privacy/privacy_pia_cbp_ats.pdf |
| Passenger Name Record (PNR) automated filtering | Automatically removes sensitive data from program that shares information between the U.S. and European authorities about air travel passengers | Can have a negative impact by failing to accurately detect sensitive data | Privacy | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Department of Homeland Security | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/privacy_eu_pnr_aircarriers_april_2010.pdf |
| HURREVAC-eXtended (HV-X) | A web-based suite of tools that integrates all phases of hurricane planning and evacuation decisions | Might prevent a mission from taking place, leading to the negative impact of endangering the lives of people who need assistance | Environment | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | May 2016 | Active use | Yes | https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/news/2016/05/17/responder-news-enhancing-hurricane-season-training-decision |
| Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs disability rating | Used to determine degree and type of medical problems of beneficiaries to calculate payment of benefits | Misapplication can generate negative impact by causing beneficiaries to not receive proper benefits, or it might cause overpayment | Economy | United States | Federal | Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) | No | Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) | N/A | Active use; endorsement of use | No | https://www.dol.gov/ecab/decisions/2014/Sep/13-1519_O.htm |
| Indirect Dietary Residential Exposure Assessment Model (IDREAM) | "Estimates indirect ingestion exposure to disinfectants used in residential settings on hard surfaces where there may be inadvertent transfer to edible items prepared on those surfaces" | Might fail to predict exposure of consumers to harmful toxics, causing physical harm | Safety | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | Environmental Protection Agency | June 2015 | Active use; endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-07/documents/idream_user_guide.pdf |
| Monitor Safety/Analyze Data (MSAD) process | Process designed to "filter, review, analyze and trend" commercial aviation safety data | Can have a negative impact by failing to accurately flag risks | Transportation; safety | United States | Federal | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | No | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | March 2010 | Active use | No | https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/FAA%20Order%208110.107.pdf |
| Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System (UFIRS) | Used to determine the financial status of banks | Can have a negative impact upon banks' clients and financial system as a whole by failing to detect financial deterioration in banks | Finance | United States | Federal | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | No | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/5000-900.html |
| Ratings system for federal banks | Used to determine the financial status of banks | Can have a negative impact upon banks' clients and financial system as a whole by failing to detect financial deterioration in banks | Finance | United States | Federal | Federal Reserve System | No | Federal Reserve System | November 1995 | Active use | No | https://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/srletters/1995/sr9551.htm |
| Pre-scoring to Assistance to Firefighters Grant | Automated selection process to determine selection for funds | Might unfairly exclude appropriate projects or generate negative impact by including inappropriate projects. Might benefit specific groups unfairly | Safety; management | United States | Federal | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | No | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | August 2011 | Active use | Yes | https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1855-25045-0101/september_28_2011_fy_2011_afg_applicants_what_s_next.txt |
| Site/Building Inherent Vulnerability Assessment Matrix | Assesses risk of terrorist attacks on buildings. | Can have a negative impact in workers' lives by failing to accurately flag risks in facilities | Safety | United States | Federal | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | No | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | December 2003 | Active use | No | https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1455-20490-6222/fema426.pdf |
| National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System | A program that provides incentives for those communities to develop extra measures to provide protection from flooding. | Might unfairly exclude appropriate projects or generate negative impact by including inappropriate projects. Might benefit specific groups unfairly | Safety; management | United States | Federal | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | No | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | August 2011 | Active use | Yes | https://www.fema.gov/pdf/business/nfip/nfip_reform_phase_III_report.pdf |
| Practical Guide for Quality Management of Pavement Condition Data Collection | Guidelines for local agencies to assess the quality of pavement | A bad output might lead to unsafe or inneficient roads | Transportation; safety | United States | Federal | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) | No | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) | February 2013 | Endorsement of use | No | http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/management/qm/data_qm_guide.pdf |
| U.S. DOT Vulnerability Assessment Scoring Tool | Used to determine vulnerability of transportation systems (rail, ports, airports, roads) to climate | Might fail to predict risks, potentially causing physical harm to commuters or financial loss for government | Transportation; management | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | No | Department of Transportation | June 2015 | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/climate_change/adaptation/adaptation_framework/modules/scoring_tools_guide/page01.cfm |
| Load and resistance factor design (LRFD) | Industry standard for road construction supported by the federal government | A bad output might lead to unsafe or ineficient roads, and loss of life | Safety; transportation | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | No | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) / American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO | 2001 | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/05jul/09.cfm |
| Climate Change & Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessment Framework | Calculates and grades risk involved with extreme weather events | Can have a negative impact by failing to accurately flag risks | Environment; safety | United States | Federal | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) | No | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) | December 2012 | Active use; endorsement of use | No | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/climate_change/adaptation/publications/vulnerability_assessment_framework/figure4.cfm |
| Consume 3.0—A Software Tool for Computing Fuel Consumption | Calculates potential of wood as fuel of forest fires and prescribe fire fighting actions | Might fail to detect a risk or lead to inapropriate action, endangering the lives of people | Safety | United States | Federal | Forest Service | No | Forest Service | June 2009 | Endorsement of use | Yes | http://www.firescience.gov/projects/briefs/98-1-9-06_fsbrief55.pdf |
| Career Connector | Automated rating‑and‑ranking tool used by the IRS to evaluate personnel | Might be unfair in excluding appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government employment | Personnel | United States | Federal | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | No | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | 2009 | Active use | Yes | https://www.flra.gov/decisions/v68/68-149.html |
| Supervision and Regulation Statistical Assessment of Bank Risk model (SR-SABR) | Used to determine the financial status of banks | Can have a negative impact upon banks' clients and financial system as a whole by failing to detect financial deterioration in banks | Finance | United States | Federal | Federal Reserve System | No | Federal Reserve System | December 2015 | Active use | Yes | http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11612.pdf |
| Risk assessment methods for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program | Risk management plan for meteorological and oceanographic satellites | Can cause negative impact by failing to assess dangers in satellites programs, leading to their operational loss and loss of data collecting on environment | Safety | United States | Federal | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | No | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | August 2013 | Active use | Yes | http://www.goes-r.gov/syseng/docs/Risk_Mgmt_Plan_v2-0.pdf |
| Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS) | Used to predict strength of cyclones in the Atlantic coast | Failure to accurately predict the weather can lead to economic loss for residents, industry, agriculture | Environment; safety | United States | Federal | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | No | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | N/A | Active use; endorsement of use | Yes | http://www.goes-r.gov/users/comet/tropical/textbook_2nd_edition/navmenu.php_tab_10_page_5.3.0.htm |
| Ranking system for the Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem (GPD) | Ranking system that determines which applicants will receive monetary funds from the Department of Veterans Affairs | Might unfairly exclude appropriate projects or generate negative impact by including inappropriate projects. Might benefit specific groups unfairly | Finance | United States | Federal | Department of Veterans Affairs | No | Department of Veterans Affairs | February 2013 | Active use | No | https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/docs/GPD/GPD_Final_Rule_38CFR61_02-25-2013.pdf |
| Multicriteria-Based Ranking Model for Risk Management of Animal Drug Residues in Milk and Milk Products | The risk assessment is a tool to assist with reevaluating which animal drug residues should be included in milk testing programs | Can impact the measurement of the contamination of milk, leading to health concerns by consumers | Safety | United States | Federal | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | No | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | April 2015 | Endorsement of use | Yes | http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-04-30/pdf/2015-10000.pdf |
| Safety Fitness Rating Methodology (SFRM) | Used to measure the safety fitness of motor carriers against the safety fitness standard | A bad output might lead to unsafe or ineficient motor carriers | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | No | Department of Transportation | March 2000 | Active use | No | https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/FR-2000-03-07/00-5471 |
| Framingham Risk Equation | Guidelines to determine cardiovascular risk | Misapplication can generate negative impact by causing patients to not be treated properly | Health | United States | Federal | Department of Health And Human Services | No | Department of Health And Human Services | 2008 | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.guideline.gov/summaries/summary/48117? |
| Clinical algorithms for lower urinary tract symptoms in men | Guidelines for assessment and management of lower urinary tract symptoms in men | Misapplication can generate negative impact by causing patients to not be treated properly | Health | United States | Federal | Department of Health And Human Services | No | Department of Health And Human Services | N/A | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.guideline.gov/summaries/summary/49273 |
| Croft's Grades of Injury | Guidelines for chiropractical treatment | Misapplication can generate negative impact by causing patients to not be treated properly | Health | United States | Federal | Department of Health And Human Services | No | Department of Health And Human Services | N/A | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.guideline.gov/summaries/summary/47637/best-practices---practice-guidelines |
| Clinical algorithms for bladder treatment | Guidelines for bladder treatment | Misapplication can generate negative impact by causing patients to not be treated properly | Health | United States | Federal | Department of Health And Human Services | No | Department of Health And Human Services | N/A | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.guideline.gov/summaries/summary/46927? |
| Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) for Building Projects | A method that assists in planning building projects | Might generate ineficient building projects | Safety | United States | Federal | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | No | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | April 2000 | Active use | No | http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codej/codejx/Assets/Docs/ProjectDefinitionRatingIndex.pdf |
| Early Model Based Event Recognition using Surrogates (EMBERS) | Anticipatory intelligence system for forecasting socially significant population-level events, such as civil unrest incidents, disease outbreaks, and election outcomes, on the basis of publicly available data | A missed event can impair the government's reaction to it, leading to a negative impact, possibly of high magnitude | Economy; safety; health | United States | Federal | Director of National Intelligence | No | Director of National Intelligence | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/newsroom/iarpa-in-the-news/2015/445-forecasting-significant-societal-events-using-the-embers-streaming-predictive-analytics-system |
| IRS Merit Promotion Plan and Internal Placement | Calculation method to give department employees chance of being promoted | Might unfairly exclude appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government promotion | Personnel | United States | Federal | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | No | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | March 2013 | Active use | No | https://www.irs.gov/irm/part6/irm_06-335-001.html |
| ProUCL Version 3.0 | Software to support risk assessment and cleanup decisions at contaminated sites | Might lead workers that clean contaminated sites to dangerous situations | Environment | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | April 2004 | Active use | Yes | http://www.lm.doe.gov/cercla/documents/rockyflats_docs/sw/sw-a-005700.pdf |
| Fast Ocean Atmosphere Model (FOAM) | Climate simulation algorithm | Failure to accurately predict climate impact can lead to economic loss for residents, industry, agriculture | Environment | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Department of Energy | 1994 | Active use; endorsement of use | Yes | http://www.mcs.anl.gov/research/projects/foam/publications.html |
| HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) star ratings | Tool that enables patients to find providers based on quality of care | Miscalculation can lead to negative impact on providers, or to unfairly benefiting others, and overall misinforming users. Can also generate controversy about validity of methods | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | October 2015 | Active use | Yes | https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/Data/HCAHPS-Star-Ratings.html |
| Federal Merit Promotion Program | Calculation method to give department employees chance of being promoted | Might unfairly exclude appropriate candidates or generate negative impact by including inappropriate candidates for government promotion | Personnel | United States | Federal | Merit Systems Protection Board | No | Merit Systems Protection Board | March 2013 | Active use | No | http://www.mspb.gov/netsearch/viewdocs.aspx?docnumber=253639&version=253926&application=ACROBAT |
| Risk assessment of credit unions | Used to determine the financial status of credit unions | Can have a negative impact upon banks' clients and financial system as a whole by failing to detect financial deterioration in banks | Finance | United States | Federal | National Credit Union Administration | No | National Credit Union Administration | October 2016 | Active use | No | https://www.ncua.gov/regulation-supervision/Pages/policy-compliance/communications/letters-to-credit-unions/2016/irr-workbook-guide.pdf |
| Guidelines for Evaluation of an Application for a PCA Risk Mitigation Credit | Guidance to evaluate a federally insured credit union’s application for a risk mitigation credit (RMC) | Can have a negative impact upon banks' clients and financial system as a whole by failing to detect financial deterioration in banks | Finance | United States | Federal | National Credit Union Administration | No | National Credit Union Administration | March 2001 | Active use | No | https://www.ncua.gov/legal/guidesetc/guidesmanuals/ncua8508.pdf |
| Filtering algorithms | Automated tools filter out inappropriate collection of data about U.S. persons | Can lead to underreporting of serious privacy violations | Privacy | United States | Federal | National Security Agency (NSA) | No | National Security Agency (NSA) | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.nsa.gov/about/civil-liberties/reports/assets/files/nsa_clpo_report_targeted_EO12333.pdf |
| Performance Rating Method (PRM) | Used to rate the energy efficiency of commercial and high-rise residential buildings | Mistakes lead to negative impact on planners, who might inadvertently construct inefficient buildings | Energy | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Pacific Northwestet National Laboratory (PNNL) | May 2016 | Active use | Yes | http://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-25130.pdf |
| Commercial Building Energy Asset Score | Helps commercial building managers to compare their building infrastructure to other buildings to "facilitate cost-effective investment in energy efficiency improvements" | Mistakes lead to negative impact on planners, who might inadvertently construct inefficient buildings | Energy | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Department of Energy | August 2013 | Endorsement of use | Yes | http://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-22045rev1.1.pdf |
| Visual Sample Plan (VSP) modules | Methods to use software to measure investigations into nuclear weapons tests | Can negatively impact the investigation into the effects of nuclear tests | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Department of Energy | September 2010 | Active use | Yes | http://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-19869.pdf |
| PARRiS Benchmark | Used to oversee the financial quality of lenders from the SBA | Can lead to severe monetary loss for the SBA | Finance | United States | Federal | Small Business Administration (SBA) | No | Small Business Administration (SBA) | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/articles/PARRiS_Overview_-_Aug_16_2016.pdf |
| SSI Redetermination Scoring Model | Determines overpayment of Social Security benefits | Failure to detect fraudulent payment can lead to the high magnitude negative impact of monetary loss for the government. False positives can impact providers | Welfare | United States | Federal | Social Security Administration | No | Social Security Administration | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/testimony_072512.html |
| General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine | Used to determine degree and type of medical problems of veterans to calculate payment of benefits | Misapplication can generate negative impact by causing veterans to not receive proper benefits, or it might cause overpayment | Welfare | United States | Federal | Department of Veterans Affairs | No | Department of Veterans Affairs | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/documents/Cullen_08-1193_published_opinion_8-13-2010.pdf |
| Project ranking criteria | Calculates the cost of projects | Might fail to take in account specific costs, jeopardizing management of funds | Management | United States | Federal | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | No | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.fws.gov/midwest/es/ec/nrda/MoTriState/pdf/EaglePicherIScoringMatrixMay2013.pdf |
| Workforce Planning Risk Assessment | Analyzes projects and identifies risks and vulnerabilities to workers | Might fail to predict risks and cause loss of life | Safety | United States | Federal | United States Geological Survey (USGS) | No | United States Geological Survey (USGS) | N/A | Active use | No | https://www2.usgs.gov/humancapital/sw/workforceplanning/documents/WFPriskassessment.docx |
| AERMOD | Guideline model for air impact assessment | If the air quality is miscalculated, there may be health harm to citizens | Environment | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | American Meteorological Society / Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Model Improvement Committee (AERMIC) | 2005 | Active use | Yes | https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/79446/106308/129967/25_Alton_Coal_SDEIS_App_K_Air_Resources_Reports.pdf |
| 30-day All-Cause Hospital Readmission measure | "Risk-standardized readmission rate for people age 65 or older who were hospitalized at a short-stay acute-care hospital"" | Errors in calculation might fail to reducing avoidable readmissions | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | The Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE) | 2015 | Active use | Yes | https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/what-value-predictive-analytics-particularly-population-health |
| Risk Assessment System (RAS) | Provides management of department with information to control hazards | If there is a miscalculation, people would be exposed to hazards | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | No | Department of the Interior | N/A | Active use | No | https://safetynet.doi.gov/information/general/risk_manager/ras.html |
| Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order | Risk assessment to determine whether or not to retrieve waste from a single-shell tank | Analyses like this raise issues of risk to human health and the environment | Safety, health | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Department of Energy | 2004 | Active use | No | http://pdw.hanford.gov/arpir/pdf.cfm?accession=D5134611 |
| Enforcement Priority System (EPS) | This system rates cases of the commission based on priority, and makes recommendations on which cases to close | The Federal Elections Commision might be lead to overlook important cases | Management | United States | Federal | Federal Elections Commission | No | Federal Elections Commission | 2001 | Active use | No | https://www.fec.gov/files/legal/murs/current/36404.pdf |
| BASINS Climate Assessment Tool | The tool helps analysis explore potential effects of climate change on streamflow and water quality | Failure to detect impact on the environment might lead to further harm | Environment | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 2006 | Active use | Yes | https://www.epa.gov/exposure-assessment-models/basins-climate-assessment-tool-tutorials |
| Gas Distribution Integrity Management Program (DIMP) | Compiles and ranks the risk assessment of gas pipelines | A faulty pipeline risk assessment might lead to lack of maintenance and to accidents | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | No | Department of Transportation | 2008 | Active use | No | https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/dimp/docs/PHMSA_DIMP_McLaren_10_30_2012.pdf |
| Criteria for Scholarships, Fellowships and Faculty Development Program | System that rates institutions on different criteria to disburse grants | If there is an erronous rating, distribution of grants might be unfair or have diminished impact | Education | United States | Federal | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | No | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/grants/evaluation-criteria.pdf |
| TRENDS Methodology | The methodology is used to estimate emissions and model air quality | An incorrect evaluation could lead to health hazards | Environment | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 1991 | Active use | No | https://www.epa.gov/environmental-economics/statistical-methodology-assigning-emissions-industries-united-states-1970 |
| Rating system for child restraints | Calculates and rates child restraints in order to reduce injuries in car accidents | Incorrect ratings may lead parents to buy low quality child restraints that do not adequately protect children | Safety, transportation | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | No | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) | 2003 | Active use | No | https://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/announce/testimony/FINALTREADtestimony_06-03-200.html |
| Dynamic scoring | Technique to forecast government revenue and expenditures based on fiscal policy | Has impacts fiscal policy, so it can cause higher taxes or deficits | Economy | United States | Federal | Congressional Budget Office | No | Congressional Budget Office | 2015 | Active use | No | https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-114shrg95802/html/CHRG-114shrg95802.htm |
| Guidance for Conducting Risk Assessments and Related Risk Activities | Specifies how risk assessments should be conducted | If risks are not thoroughly evaluated, people might face health risks such as exposure to harmful chemicals | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | Yes | The University of Tennessee and BECHTEL JACOBS COMPANY LLC | 1999 | Active use | No | https://rais.ornl.gov/documents/bjc_or-271.pdf |
| Deliberative Risk Ranking for Community Water Systems | A risk ranking for water systems that takes in consideration multiple stakeholders | Accurately evaluating risks for a community water system can keep people from health risks and maximize safe human use of natural resources | Environment | United States | Federal | United States Geological Survey (USGS) | No | Peter D. Howe, Brent Yarnal, Alex Coletti, Nathan J. Wood | 2013 | Potential use | No | https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/51f38c5fe4b0a32220222f4b |
| Energy saving calculations | Calculates the effect of weather in the energy efficiency rating for buildings | Mistakes lead to negative impact on planners, who might inadvertently construct inefficient buildings | Energy | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Department of Energy | 2015 | Endorsement of use | No | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f26/WeatherData_022615.pdf |
| Project Definition Rating Index | Used to assess the likelihood of successful project | If projects get mistakenly identify as successful and get funded, resources are wasted | Management | United States | Federal | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Yes | Construction Industry Institute | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1018/ML101820632.pdf |
| Scour Critical Bridge Indicator (SCBI) Code and Scour Assessment Rating (SAR) | Identifies bridges in poor conditions | Inaccurately classification of bridges can lead to loss of life | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | No | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) / U.S. Geological Survey | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://pa.water.usgs.gov/reports/ofr01-446.pdf |
| Cyber Resilience Review | Evaluate an organization’s operational resilience and cybersecurity practices | If this assessment is not thorough enough, systems may still have weaknesses | Cybersecurity | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Division of Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute | N/A | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.us-cert.gov/ccubedvp/assessments |
| Public Financial Management Risk Assessment Framework | Designed to identify fiduciary risks of partner government institutions | If risk is badly managed, USAID would lose money on unfruitful projects | Finance | United States | Federal | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | No | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | 2014 | Active use | No | https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/220mae.pdf |
| Automated Behavior and Cohesion Assessment Tools | The software evaluates performance outcomes with models of crew task performance, social interactions and individual state of NASA flight surgeons | Lack of cooperation of teams can lead to loss of mission and life | Intelligence | United States | Federal | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | No | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | N/A | Potential use | Yes | https://humanresearchroadmap.nasa.gov/Tasks/?i=783 |
| Shared Decision Making | Flowchart for how a clinician should approach talking to patients | If a clinician does not help a patient make the best decision possible, there might be health consequences | Health | United States | Federal | Department of Veterans Affairs | No | Department of Veterans Affairs | 1989 | Active use | No | https://www.healthquality.va.gov/HEALTHQUALITY/documents/CPGgenericSDMPOCKET_FINALSmall.pdf |
| Human Capital Enterprise System | Automates personnel transactions related to hiring, promotions, job applications, and retirements | Errors might lead to financial losses and personnel issues | Management; personnel | United States | Federal | U.S. Postal Service | No | U.S. Postal Service | 2008 | Active use | Yes | https://blueearth.usps.gov/strategic-planning/cs10/CSPO_12_2010_FINAL_107.htm |
| Rating direct threats in USAID Biodiversity Programming | Makes assessments of biodiversity threats more explicit nd helps decision-making | If the model doesn't not take into consideration all environmental factors, the team's priorities may not be correct | Environment | United States | Federal | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | No | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | 2017 | Active use | No | http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pa00mwpx.pdf |
| Competitive Evalution System For The Office Of Personnel | A grading system to evaluate employees | Evaluations done improperly might risk the efficacy of the agency | Personnel | United States | Federal | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | No | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | 2006 | Active use | No | https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/cia-rdp82-00357r001000040031-6 |
| Prediction Intensity Interval model for Hurricanes | Predicts the intensity of a hurricanes | An incorrect prediction may cause people to be unprepared for a natural disaster | Environment | United States | Federal | National Science Foundation | No | Southern Methodist University's Intelligent Data Analysis Lab (IDA) | 2011 | Active use | Yes | https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=122439 |
| Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS) | Assesses the safety of air carriers | If an air carrier is unsafe and that status undetected, accidents can happen leading to loss of life | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | No | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | 2009 | Active use | No | http://fsims.faa.gov/wdocs/8900.1/v10%20air%20trans%20over%20sys/chapter%2001/10_001_002_chg_81a.htm |
| Safety Ratings | Ratings help consumers make smart decisions about safety when purchasing a vehicle | An inaccurate rating may result in a consumer buying a more dangerous car than they intended | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | No | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) | 1993 | Active use | No | https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2017/FORD/MUSTANG/2%252520DR/RWD |
| Hazard Ranking System | Used to uncontrolled waste sites on the National Priorities List (NPL) | An inaccurate rating may result in environmental damages | Safety | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | N/A | Active use | No | https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPURL.cgi?Dockey=9100W8RR.TXT |
| Chemical Security Assessment Tool | Caculates the distance of concern for a toxic release threat, indicating to operators what are the precautions that should be made | An inaccurate rating may result in environmental damages | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | 2007 | Active use | Yes | https://www.gao.gov/assets/680/671570.pdf |
| NRCareers | Automates personnel transactions related to hiring, promotions, job applications, and retirements | Errors might lead to financial losses and personnel issues | Personnel | United States | Federal | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Yes | Monster Government Solutions | 2006 | Potential use | Yes | http://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0327/ML032790112.pdf |
| Relative Risk Profile | Cities are rated and ranked for risks including terrorism, which affects funding for counterterrorism efforts | A city may have a high degree of risk but not get enough counterterrorism funding the rankings were in incorrect | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | N/A | Active use | No | https://titus.house.gov/press-releases/titus-dhs-should-be-making-counterterrorism-funding-decisions-to-mitigate-future |
| Pipeline Risk Analysis for Maintenence and Integrity Decisions | This system estimates the level of operating risk associated with all segments of a pipeline | If risk is miscalculated, the pipeline may cause environmental damage to areas surrounding it | Safety; Environment | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | Yes | C-FER Technologies | 1998 | Potential use | No | https://www.bsee.gov/sites/bsee.gov/files/tap-technical-assessment-program//221ao.pdf |
| Carbon Dioxide from Fossil Fuel Combustion Module of the State Inventory Tool | Estimates carbon dioxide emissions from different fossil fuel types | An inaccurate rating may result in environmental damages | Environment | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 1998 | Active use | Yes | https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-12/documents/co2_from_fossil_fuels_users_guide.pdf |
| Complex Cognitive Assessment Battery | Contains nine tests of higher cognitive functions to be used in testing pilots and operators | Inaccurate results may lead to unprepared workforce and loss of life | Health; safety | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | No | Department of Transportation | N/A | Endorsement of use | Yes | http://www.hf.faa.gov/workbenchtools/default.aspx?rPage=Tooldetails&subCatId=4&toolID=14 |
| Automatic Calculation of Rainfall Erosivity | Method for automatic calculation of erosion from rainfall | An inaccurate rating may result in environmental damages | Environment | United States | Federal | Department of Agriculture | No | Department of Agriculture | 2010 | Potential use | Yes | https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/catalog/790674 |
| CNCS Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool | Organizational Capacity Assessment tools empower organizations to better measure their capacity to effect change in their communities and measure their performance | An inaccurate score may cause an organization to overestimate or understimate its capacity to effect change in the community | Economy | United States | Federal | Corporation for National & Community Service | No | Corporation for National and Community Service | N/A | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.nationalservice.gov/sites/default/files/resource/OrganizationalCapacityAssessmentToolWork.pptx |
| Explanatory Item Response Models | A software for researchers to determine the fairness of standardized tests | Errors might lead to tests being accepted or rejected incorrectly | Education | United States | Federal | National Science Foundation | Yes | Edgar Merkle | 2019 | Potential use | Yes | https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1460719 |
| Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS Clinician & Group Surveys | These surveys measure patient experience and the quality of care given | A badly designed survey may contain bias, and does not reflect the real quality of care | Health | United States | Federal | Department of Health And Human Services | No | Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems | 2015 | Active use | No | https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/mai-coc-grantees-online-community/The_Patient_Experience_Measures_from_CAHPS.pdf |
| NASSCO quick ratings | System to rate the state of a sanitary sewer collection system | A bad sewer system may cause leakage of chemicals | Environment | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | Yes | National Association of Sewer service Companies | 2015 | Active use | No | http://www2.lbl.gov/ehs/esg/Reports/assets/SSMP2015_.pdf |
| General Equilibrium model | An economic model that can be used to determine tax policy | If incorrect or incorrectly used, the amount of taxes charged may be more or less than needed | Economy | United States | Federal | Department of the Treasury | No | Department of the Treasury | 1976 | Potential use | No | https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/tax-policy/tax-analysis/Documents/WP-9.pdf |
| Transit Performance Monitoring System | Designed to collect data on transit customers through the use of on-board surveys | A bad system would result in inaccurate data being collected, which may lead to inefficient changes to the public transit system | Transportation | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | Yes | M. Davis and Company / NuStats International / Dr. Peter Furth | 1993 | Potential use | No | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6299/dot_6299_DS1.pdf? |
| Fire Prevention and Safety Grants | Applicants are scored against set criteria to be evaluated for the grant | A bad evaluation system would result in the grant money spent inefficiently | Safety | United States | Federal | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | No | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | 2018 | Active use | No | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/03/15/2018-05214/assistance-to-firefighters-grant-program-fire-prevention-and-safety-grants |
| Image Examination Rating Scale | Automates measurement of images to support law enforcement forensics | Errors can negativaly impact law enforcement activity | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Commerce | No | National Institute of Standards and Technology | 2012 | Potential use | No | https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/documents/oles/Forensics-NIST-2012-Abstracts-FINAL.pdf |
| Participatory Analysis for Community Action Tools | Identifies opportunitites and constraints in projects to elicit interventions based on community preferences | Errors might lead to community's needs not being correctly identified and waste of resources | Management | United States | Federal | U.S. Peace Corps | No | U.S. Peace Corps | N/A | Active use | No | http://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/library/GED5_pacatools.pdf |
| Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) federal definition | Defines childhood Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) for for estimating national state prevalence of SED | If the definition is unclear, there would be an over- or underestimate of people with serious emotional disturbances | Health | United States | Federal | Department of Health And Human Services | No | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) / Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) | 2014 | Potential use | No | https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/SED%20Expert%20Panels%20Summary%20Report.pdf |
| Rail Corridor Risk Management System | A tool to be used by rail carriers to analyze and compare routes to carry hazardous materials | Failure can lead to environmental damage and loss of life | Transportation; Safety | United States | Federal | National Transportation Safety Board | No | National Transportation Safety Board | 2011 | Active use | Yes | https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.recsearch/Recommendation.aspx?Rec=R-14-020 |
| SOI Tax Stats - Statistical Methodology | A methodology used to calculate the statistics of income | If inaccurate, the government would publish inaccurate statistics and harm economic analyses | Taxes | United States | Federal | Department of the Treasury | No | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-statistical-methodology |
| Service Center Support Metrics | Performance standards to evaluate the quality of contracted service centers | Bad quality control of call centers contracted by the government can lead to waste | Management | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | No | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | 2002 | Active use | No | https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/83959 |
| Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) | Calculation of total number of years lost to illness, disability, or premature death within a given population. | An inaccurate calculation would result in an inaccurate estimate on how disabilities affect people | Health | United States | Federal | National Council on Disability | No | World Bank | 1993 | Active use | No | https://ncd.gov/publications/2002/May232002 |
| CFIS (Crown Fire Initiation and Spread), FlamMap and NEXUS | Fire-management application, with fire spread rate modeling systems | An incorrect modeling may cause firefighters to allocate their resources inefficiently, which may cause lives to be lost | Safety; Environment | United States | Federal | General Services Administration | No | Department of Agriculture | 2006 | Potential use | Yes | https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_rp058.pdf |
| How to Determine Hiking Difficulty | A calculation that takes into account elevation gain and distance to come up with a difficulty rating | A bad estimate of difficulty may cause hikers to get stuck on a difficult trail | Health | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | No | Department of the Interior | N/A | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/how-to-determine-hiking-difficulty.htm |
| Data Center Infrastructure Rating | A rating for data centers' energy efficiency | An incorrect rating may lead to waste | Energy | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 2010 | Potential use | No | https://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/prod_development/downloads/Data_Center_Rating_Development_Results_Nov12.pdf |
| Data Quality Assessment Tool for Administrative Data | System that rates quality of data mantained by the government | Failure to appropriately rate the data source may cause loss of information and waste | Management | United States | Federal | Department of Labor | No | Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology | 2011 | Potential use | No | https://www.bls.gov/osmr/datatool.pdf |
| Senior Level (SL) and Scientific and Professional (ST) Performance Appraisal System Training | Government-wide system for performance appraisal system | If the system is biased, some people may get higher ratings than others, leading to unfair advantage | Personnel | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | No | DOI | 2017 | Potential use | No | https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/sl_st_performance_system_training.pdf |
| Statistical Methodology for Aquaculture Census | Defines how data is collected and analyzed for the census for aquaculture | A bad calculation may result in an incorrect estimate about aquaculture in the U.S., leading to ineffective agricultural policy | Agriculture | United States | Federal | Department of Agriculture | No | US Census of Agriculture | 2013 | Active Use | No | https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/Aquaculture/appendix_a.pdf |
| Ranking of Administrative Law Judge candidates | Candidates of administrative law judges are scored and ranked, and veterans receive veteran preference points | If it's not a good system, a candidate unfit for the job may be selected | Personnel | United States | Federal | Department of Justice | No | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) | N/A | Active Use | No | https://www.justice.gov/osg/brief/azdell-v-james-opposition |
| Automatic Fall Prediction System | A system to predict falls among the elderly based on tracked movement patterns | Can negatively impact patients that are being mobilized | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Health And Human Services | Yes | University of South Florida | 2012 | Potential use | Yes | https://healthit.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-and-integration-automatic-fall-prediction-system |
| Employee's Performance Appraisal Scores in the Air Force | Rate employees on categories such as "Communications Discipline," "Timeliness of Work," "Support for Organizational Activities," and "Initiative" | This can influence whether someone gets a promotion, so an inaccurate rating could be unfair to individuals | Personnel | United States | Federal | Department of the Air Force | No | Department of the Air Force | N/A | Active Use | No | https://www.flra.gov/decisions/v56/56-154.html |
| Isotek Rating Scales | Risk management matrix and criteria for projects | Underestimation of risk may cause the government to spend money on unsuccessful projects | Management | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Department of Energy | N/A | Active Use | Yes | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/maprod/documents/U-233_Project_Risk_Management_Briefing.pdf |
| MaxBin: Automated Sorting Through Metagenomes | Automated software for sorting genomes of individual microbial species from metagenomic sequences | This algorithm has applications to the productions of advanced biofuel | Energy | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) | 2014 | Endorsement of use | Yes | http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2014/09/29/maxbin/ |
| On-Line Intelligent Self-Diagnostic Monitoring System for Next Generation Nuclear Power Plants | System that enabels smart self-diagnostic and prognostic capabilities for nuclear power plant systems | A bad system might report incorrect information about the nuclear power plant system, which leads to accidents | Energy | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | 2003 | Potential use | Yes | http://www.pnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/pnnl-14304.pdf |
| MAMBA | Algorithmic behavioral forecasting software to be used by military commanders | If the software is not well designed, it may cause the military to make decision that harms the population | Military | United States | Federal | Department of Defense | Yes | Edaptive Computing, Inc. | 2010 | Potential use | Yes | https://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/detail/3961 |
| ImageScan | This software tool for "knock & talk" situations relating to child exploitation investigations. The software quickly identifies and isolates images on a suspect's computer and stores them on a USB device – without altering any files on the computer | Are the images being collected with judicial authorization? What happens to the data after the investigation? | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Justice | No | FBI | N/A | Active Use | Yes | https://www.rcfl.gov/continuing-education-series/imagescan-training |
| Evaluattion of Candidate Habitat Areas of Particular Concern | Candidate are rated based on categories such as rarity, ecological importance, sensitivity, and level of disturbance | If the criteria are not well chosen, endanged habitats might not receive the attention and protection that they need. | Environment | United States | Federal | Department of Commerce | No | North Pacific Fishery Management Council National Marine Fisheries Service | 2010 | Active Use | No | https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/hapc_process092010.pdf |
| Bridge Field Inspection Ratings | Different parts of the bridge are rated for their condition (how safe they are) | If the criteria are not well chosen, bridges might not receive the repair that they need | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | No | Department of the Interior | N/A | Active Use | No | https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/78ed3cfc-16e4-41cd-8d90-3b2f7dc91bc2? |
| Readiness Assessment Tool | Tool assesses the readiness of a health organization | If the tool is not good, it might misinform organization about readiness for working with health care providers | Health | United States | Federal | Department of Health And Human Services | No | Aging and Disability Business Institute | 2017 | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.acl.gov/news-and-events/announcements/new-readiness-assessment-tool-community-based-organizations-business |
| Automotive Fuel Rating | Method for calculating octane ratings in fuel | If the rating does not accurately reflect the quality of the fuel, there is a lot of efficiency | Energy | United States | Federal | Federal Trade Commission | No | Federal Trade Commission | N/A | Endorsement of use | No | https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/public_comments/16-c.f.r.part-306-automotive-fuel-ratings-certification-and-posting-540514-00005/540514-00005.pdf |
| Guideline for Water and Energy Considerations During Federal Data Center Consolidations | Guideline to assist federal agencies in making key data center consolidation or optimization decisions | If the guidelines are incorrect, this may lead to inefficient data centers | Energy | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Department of Energy | 2013 | Active Use | No | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/consolidation_guidelines.pdf |
| Direct Certification Performance Rate with SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) | Method for calculating the numver of children directly certified for free school meals and other social benefits | Failure to assess government action in social benefits might impact policy and leave children without benefits | Welfare | United States | Federal | Department of Agriculture | No | Department of Agriculture | 2013 | Active Use | No | https://www.fns.usda.gov/transmittal-qas-computation-direct-certification-performance-rate-supplemental-nutrition-assistance |
| Derivative Benefits Eligibility Service Connected Matrix | This matrix shows "additional benefits that [a veteran] may be eligible for that are based on a favorable decision for a VA benefit and/or based on special circumstances." | The matrix could award disabled veterans not enough or too much compensation | Military | United States | Federal | Department of Veterans Affairs | No | Department of Veterans Affairs | N/A | Active Use | No | https://benefits.va.gov/benefits/derivative_sc.asp |
| ECORISK Database | Evaluates "impacts from chemicals and radionuclides in soil, water, sediment, and air on the ecological receptors (or biota)" | Mistakes would underestimate the amount of chemicals in the environment or causing ecological risk | Environment | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Los Alamos National Laboratory | N/A | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.lanl.gov/environment/protection/eco-risk-assessment.php |
| Decision Analysis Methods Used to Make Appropriate Investments in Human Exploration Capabilities and Technologies | This algorithm helps NASA "prioritize and rank capabilities and technologies applicable to human space exploration" based on national goals and technological challenges | If the algorithm is flawed, NASA would not be making the most efficient investments in technology | Management | United States | Federal | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | No | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | N/A | Active use | No | https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20160012013.pdf |
| Project requirement documentation | This is a template for documenting contracted projects, and it includes an evaluation scoring guide based on past experience and technical approach of the vendor | If the scoring guide is flawed, the government might contract a project to a vendor who is unable to complete it | Management | United States | Federal | General Services Administration | No | General Services Administration | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/AAS_Requirements_Document_%281%29.doc |
| No Child Left Behind (NCLB) New School Replacement Ranking Test Model | Method of ranking schools includes evaluations of facility conditions, crowding, and risk | If the method is flawed, a good school might be replaced, or schools in need of replacement might not receive the help they need | Education | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | No | Department of Education | N/A | Potential use | No | https://www.bia.gov/sites/bia.gov/files/assets/as-ia/pdf/idc1-032048.pdf |
| Big Bend to Witten Transmission Project Route Analysis | Potential routes for the transmission line are scored based on factors such as total length, length crossing Indian lands, length crossing waterbodies to determine the best route | These criteria can be subjectively assigned different weights, and this can affect the choice of route | Energy | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | U.S. Department of Agriculture | 2014 | Active use | No | https://www.wapa.gov/regions/UGP/Environment/Documents/BigBendWittenEANov2014.pdf |
| Economist positions rating | Rating for workers in economist positions | If the rating does not accurately reflect the skill of the applicants, the best applicant might not be hired. | Personnel | United States | Federal | Department of Labor | No | Bureau of Labor Statistics | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.bls.gov/roj/ |
| Registration Examination for Patent Attorneys and Agents | Examination for individuals seeking registration or recognition to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | Errors might lead to certification of unqualied people | Personnel | United States | Federal | Department of Commerce | No | US Patent and Trademark Office | N/A | Active use | No | https://e-foia.uspto.gov/Foia/RetrievePdf?system=OED&flNm=0421_REG_1998-07-09 |
| Findings Management System | Automated information system designed to provide ready access to information about Federal Home Loan Banks statuses | If the system malfunctions, violations might be overlooked | Finance | United States | Federal | Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Inspector General | No | FHLBanks | 2012 | Active use | Yes | https://www.fhfaoig.gov/Content/Files/COM-2016-003.pdf |
| Guiding Principles Compliance (GPC) for New Construction & Existing Buildings | This evaluates buildings in terms of energy efficiency, water conservation, and other factors | if the criteria aren't well-chosen, buildings might not be the most efficient even though they have a high score. | Environment | United States | Federal | General Services Administration | No | Green Building Initiative | 2011 | Active use | No | https://sftool.gov/Content/attachments/Iswg/iswg-tools/14%20Erin%20Shaffer%20-%20Principles%20for%20New%20and%20Renovation%20Construction.pdf |
| Asian H5N1 ranking | Ranking bird species based on risk of Asian H5N1 (Avian Influenza) | If a bird that carries the virus but is ranked low, the risk it carries might be overlooked | Health | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | No | Alaska Science Center | N/A | Active Use | No | https://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/avian_influenza/species/species.php?code=KIEI |
| Psychiatric Disability and Physical Disability rating | Veterans are rated for their physical and psychological disability, and this determines the amount or compensation they receive | If the rating doesn't accurately reflect someone's real abilities, a veteran might not receive as much compensation as he or she needs | Military | United States | Federal | Department of Veterans Affairs | No | Department of Veterans Affairs | N/A | Active Use | No | http://www.va.gov/vetapp98/files2/9814330.txt |
| Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Physical Condition Scoring | Assessment to ensure that public housing units are decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair | If the criteria are not well chosen, an improper house might still have a good rating | Safety; health | United States | Federal | Department of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) | No | Department of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) | N/A | Active Use | No | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/02/23/2011-2633/changes-to-the-public-housing-assessment-system-phas-physical-condition-scoring-notice |
| Retail Customer Experience (RCE) | Program collects data on retail customer experiences, which is used to improve customer service | If the categories are not well-defined, the feedback might not be very meaningful | Management | United States | Federal | U.S. Postal Service | No | U.S. Postal Service | 2013 | Active Use | No | https://www.uspsoig.gov/blog/mystery-shoppers-measuring-retail-customer-experience |
| Guidance for completing a risk assessment for an accounting unit | This form, with guidelines and criteria on rating risk, is designed for use by the Bureau Internal Control Officer | If the categories overlook something, there may be more risk than expected | Fiscal management | United States | Federal | Department of the Treasury | No | Department of the Treasury | N/A | Active Use | No | https://www.treasury.gov/about/role-of-treasury/orders-directives/Documents/td40-04b.pdf |
| Performance-Based TDM (Transportation Demand Management) Project Selection | Evaluates possible transportation projects by the likelihood of positive impacts on congestion, air quality and affordability, among others | If the evaluation critieria are not well chosen, the project selected might not be the best | Transportation | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | No | Department of Transportation | 2013 | Potential use | No | https://www.planning.dot.gov/documents/regional_Approach_report.pdf |
| BioRAM security risk assessment tool | Provides standardized, systematic, and repeatable assessment methods for laboratory risk governance | If the model is not well designed, a risk might be overlooked | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Health And Human Services | No | Sandia National Laboratories | N/A | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.selectagents.gov/guidance-securityrisk.html |
| AQUATOX: A Simulation Model for Aquatic Ecosystems | A freshwater ecosystem simulation model that predicts the fate of various pollutants | If a pollutant is overlooked in the model, people might still go to the beach when it is unsafe | Environment | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 2003 | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.epa.gov/beach-tech/models-predicting-beach-water-quality |
| RAVEN (Risk Analysis Virtual Environment) | Tool that researchers can use to identify and increase the safety margin in nuclear reactor systems | If the software overlooks a risk, people may be placed in danger | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Idaho National Laboratory | 2012 | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://lwrs.inl.gov/RiskInformed%20Safety%20Margin%20Characterization/Status_of_Adaptive_Surrogates_within_the_RAVEN_framework.pdf |
| Special Focus Facility Methodology | Assigns points to deficiencies cited on standard surveys and complaint investigations into nursing homes | If the methodology is not well designed, and nursing homes' facilities are not as safe as they can be, an elderly person might get injured as a result. | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | 1998 | Active Use | No | https://www.gao.gov/assets/300/294412.html |
| OPIC’s Development Matrix | Scores projects according to potential developmental indicators within broad areas such as human capacity building, private sector development, and infrastructure improvements | If OPIC's criteria of what's developmental is not well-defined, and includes things harmful to the project's surrounding area (such as environmentally), the US would harm people with its investments | Finance | United States | Federal | Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) | No | Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) | N/A | Active Use | No | https://www.opic.gov/sites/default/files/docs/04_AnnualReport.pdf |
| Farmland Conversion Impact Rating Form | This form is required for farmland conversion projects to ensure compliance with regulations. Criteria include total acres and percent of site being farmed | If this form is not well designed, land might be used inefficiently. | Agriculture | United States | Federal | Department of Transportation | No | Department of Agriculture | N/A | Active Use | Yes | https://www.faa.gov/airports/environmental/environmental_desk_ref/media/desk-ref-chap11.pdf |
| Minimum quality composite scores in Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model | Scores hospitals according to food quality and makes them eligible to receive payments | If the scoring criteria were too low, hospitals might try to provide low quality care in order to save money | Health | United States | Federal | Department of Health And Human Services | No | Department of Health & Human Services | 2016 | Active Use | No | https://aspe.hhs.gov/system/files/pdf/208761/ExamplesHealthCarePaymentModels.pdf |
| U.S. Park Police Promotion Exam | Assesses officers eligible for promotion | If the exam is not well designed, an unqualified officer might be promoted | Military | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | No | National Park Service (NPS) | N/A | Active Use | No | https://www.nps.gov/training/npsonly/LE/uspp.htm |
| IECC Energy Rating Index (ERI) | Scores buildings according to energy use | If the index overlooks an energy usage, a home might have a good score yet still be inefficient. | Energy | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | Yes | International Code Council | 2006 | Active Use | No | https://beopt.nrel.gov/node/505 |
| Safety Management System | Data analysis proactively to support a risk-based approach to safety oversight | If the system has flaws, risks in the airspace might be overlooked, which could cause planes to crash | Safety | United States | Federal | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | No | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | 2010 | Active Use | No | https://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10414.pdf |
| Risk-Based Adaptation to Climate Change | Guide for place-based organizations to develop risk-based climate change adaptation plans | If the tool makes an incorrect prediction, it may incur loss on organizations | Environment | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | N/A | Endorsement of use | Yes | https://www.epa.gov/cre/risk-based-adaptation |
| Real Estate Assessment Center physical condition scores | Framework to enforce housing policies and inspections | If the failing score is too low, people might continue to live in relatively poor conditions without improvement | Safety; health | United States | Federal | Department of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) | No | Office of Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development | N/A | Active Use | No | https://www.hudoig.gov/reports-publications/inspections-evaluations/risk-based-enforcement-could-improve-program |
| Operational risk model | Risk model forecasts losses using an average of estimates from a historical simulation model and a regression-based model | If the Federal Reserve underestimates risk, it might make decisions harmful to the economy | Economy | United States | Federal | Federal Reserve System | No | Federal Reserve | N/A | Active Use | No | https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/bcreg20170203a1.pdf |
| Scoring Methodology for the National Public Health Performance Standards Program | Standards identify the optimal level of performance for state and local public health systems | If the NPHPSP makes a bad assessment of a public health center and cause bad decisions to be made, people may die as a result of not receiving the healthcare they need | Health | United States | Federal | Department of Health And Human Services | No | CDC | N/A | Active Use | No | https://www.cdc.gov/od/ocphp/nphpsp/documents/paragraph%20description.pdf |
| OFHEO Annual Examination Program | Program that assesses financial safety and soundness and overall risk management practices | If the examination overlooks large risk and there were too many defaulted mortgages, the US may be in economic trouble | Fiscal Management | United States | Federal | Department of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) | No | Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight | 2006 | Active Use | No | http://www.fcic.gov/documents/view/194 |
| Structured Evidential Argumentation System (SEAS) | Enables the assessment of tax compliance issues | If the system doesn't work properly, it might lead to tax avoidance | Taxes | United States | Federal | Department of the Treasury | No | John D. Lowrance, SRI International / Rajesh Ragoobeer, Internal Revenue Service | N/A | Active Use | Yes | https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/04lowran.pdf |
| Special Selection Priority under the Career Transition Assistance Plan | "In order to receive consideration for CTAP or ICTAP special selection priority you must apply to a position that is at or below the grade level from which you’re being separated and that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you’re being separated; be determined to be well-qualified for the position." A well-qualified individual "is rated above minimally qualified based on the automated rating and ranking process." | If the rating process is not good, an unqualified person might be promoted | Personnel | United States | Federal | Department of the Treasury | No | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | N/A | Active Use | No | https://www.jobs.irs.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg-uploads/files/IRSDownloads/CTAP-ICTAP-E1.pdf |
| DSS Model for Assessment of Natural Resources and Watershed Conditions | Condition assessment for watersheds | If the model doesn't function correctly, part of the river with bad water quality might be overlooked, causing people to use the water in an unsafe way | Environment | United States | Federal | Department of the Interior | No | U.S. Department of the Interior | 2011 | Active Use | Yes | https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/431819 |
| TSA's Risk-Based Security | Uses data to determine which passengers are of high risk | This poses privacy concerns: the government can abuse the data it holds, and racial minorities may be discriminated against. | Safety | United States | Federal | Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | No | Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | N/A | Active Use | No | https://www.tsa.gov/news/testimony/2012/05/16/tsas-risk-based-security-successes-and-challenges |
| Hydrogen Risk Assessment Model (HyRAM) | "Integrates deterministic and probabilistic models for quantifying accident scenarios, predicting physical effects, and characterizing hydrogen hazards’ impact on people and structures" | If the tool makes incorrect predictions, this may put scientists in dangerous situations without being aware of the risk | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Sandia National Laboratories | 2008 | Endorsement of use | Yes | http://energy.sandia.gov/transportation-energy/hydrogen/quantitative-risk-assessment/ |
| Chemical Exposure Assessment Program | "This program provides a systematic risk-based approach to anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of chemical workplace exposures." | If the algorithm didn't successfully anticipate chemical exposure, people in the lab might unexpectedly die from avoidable chemical exposure | Safety | United States | Federal | Department of Energy | No | Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) | 1996 | Active Use | Yes | https://www.osti.gov/scitech/servlets/purl/212489 |
| CMS Risk Assessment Process | Four step guide to risk assessment used in CMS. Requires identification of threat sources and potential vulnerabilities to estimate the likelihood and the impact of risks. | N/A | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | October 2018 | Active use | No | https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/CMS-Information-Technology/InformationSecurity/Downloads/RMH-Chapter-14-Risk-Assessment.pdf |
| Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Risk Management | Establishes the process for managing risks during all phases of the GOES-R Series Program. A matrix is used to qualitatively sort or rate risks to determine which risks will move on through the risk process. | N/A | Science, Technology, Communications | United States | Federal | Qwaltec Inc. | No | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - R Series (GOES-R) | October 2018 | Active use | Yes | https://www.goes-r.gov/syseng/docs/Risk_Mgmt_Plan.pdf |
| Poliovirus Risk Assessment | Statistical model that computes the probability and consequences of poliovirus by simulating local spread of poliovirus in a specific community. | N/A | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Yes | Sandia National Laboratories and Gryphon Scientific | December 2018 | Active use | Yes | https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/polioviruscontainment/00_docs/CDC_Polio_Report_SAND2018-13620.pdf |
| Home Health Star Ratings | Quality rating sysytem that gives each home health care provider based on patient surveys, OASIS assessments and Medicare claims data. | N/A | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | October 2018 | Active use | No | https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-instruments/HomeHealthQualityInits/HHQIHomeHealthStarRatings.html |
| Pipeline Risk Modeling | Provides a representation of the risks throughout a pipeline system by combining inputs associated with both likelihood and consequence aspects of unintended pipeline releases. | N/A | Public Lands and Natural Resources | United States | Federal | U.S. Department of Transportation | No | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) | May 2018 | Active use | Yes | https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/rmwg/docs/Pipeline_Risk_Modeling_Technical_Information_Document_05-09-2018_Draft_1.pdf |
| VA Community Living Center (CLC) Compare Report | Quality rating system that gives each veteran nursing home a rating between 1 and 5 stars based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. | N/A | Health | United States | Federal | U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs | No | VA Community Living Center | March 2019 | Active use | Yes | https://www.accesstocare.va.gov/CNH/FindCommunityNursingHomes?LocationText=DC&SortOrder=1&Radius=50&UserLatitude=-1&UserLongitude=-1 |
| ENERGY STAR Score for Commercial Buildings | External benchmark for assessing the performance of commercial buildings based on detailed building information and 12 months of complete energy use information for all energy types. | N/A | Energy | United States | Federal | U.S Environmental Protection Agency | No | Energy Star | August 2018 | Active use | Yes | https://portfoliomanager.energystar.gov/pdf/reference/ENERGY%20STAR%20Score.pdf |
| Antifraud Program Maturity Model | Helps agencies determine which stage of maturity they're at regarding antifraud initiatives with a four-level flowchart of each maturity level. | N/A | Finance and Financial Sector | United States | Federal | U.S. Chief Financial Officers Council | No | U.S. Chief Financial Officer's Council | October 2018 | Active use | No | https://cfo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Interactive-Treasury-Playbook.pdf |
| ENERGY STAR Score for Multifamily Housing in the United States | Provides a fair assessment of the energy performance of a property relative to its peers, taking into account the climate, weather, and business activities at the property. Given a 1 to 100 percentile ranking of performance, relative to the national population. | N/A | Energy | United States | Federal | U.S Environmental Protection Agency | No | Energy Star | September 2014 | Active use | Yes | https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/tools-and-resources/energy_star_score_multifamily_housing_united_states |
| Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies | Five-step risk management plan used by CMS. | N/A | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | April 2019 | Active use | No | https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/hcbs/downloads/training/risk-assessment-mitigation.pdf |
| Watersense Multifamily Housing Water Assessment | Multifamily housing properties are given a 1 to 100 score based on whole building or property water use relative to average national performance. | N/A | Environmental Protection | United States | Federal | U.S Environmental Protection Agency | No | Energy Star | October 2018 | Active use | No | https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-11/mf_water_asmt_worksheets_editable_form_v1.0_final.docx |
| Cognitive Bias Mitigation Tool | Cognitive bias mitigation flowchart used by NASA to reduce the risk of failure caused by optimism, planning fallacy, anchoring and ambiguity. | N/A | Science, Technology, Communications | United States | Federal | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | No | Department of Defense | July 2019 | Active use | No | https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20190025941.pdf |
| Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Vulnerability Management Process | Vulnerability management process used by the TSA to mitigate any potential risk through a three-step process of risk assessment and review. | N/A | Transportation and Public Works | United States | Federal | U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) | No | U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) | June 2019 | Active use | No | https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/699951.pdf |
| Type Rating for Airplane | Rating system for airplanes that categorizes each plane into four classes, which are considered for preflight preparation and procedures, takeoffs and landings, inflight maneuvers and other operations. | N/A | Science, Technology, Communications | United States | Federal | U.S. Department of Transportation | No | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | June 2019 | Active use | Yes | https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/media/atp_acs.pdf |
| Cybersecurity Evaluation Tool (CSET) | Tool that enables users to assess information technology network security against industry standards. Output is prioritized list of recommendations for improving the cybersecurity. | N/A | Emergency Management | United States | Federal | U.S. Department of Homeland Security | No | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) | June 2019 | Active use | Yes | https://www.us-cert.gov/resources/federal |
| FEMA's Climate Impact Model | Linked climate science and economics models used to estimate the potential economic effects of climate change in the United States. | N/A | Emergency Management | United States | Federal | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | No | U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) | June 2019 | Active use | Yes | https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/699957.pdf |
| Back Pay Calculator | Assists agencies with the computation of back pay awards and interest payments using automatically updated Internal Revenue Service quarterly interest rates. | N/A | Labor and Employment | United States | Federal | U.S. Office of Personnel Management | No | U.S. Office of Personnel Management | September 2016 | Active use | Yes | https://www.chcoc.gov/legend/chief-human-capital-officers |
| Operational Risk Stress Testing Models | Benchmarks for operational loss projections of large bank holding companies. Helps decide whether bank holding companies have sufficient capital to continue operation at different economic conditions. | N/A | Finance and Financial Sector | United States | Federal | Federal Reserve | No | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond | June 2018 | Active use | Yes | https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/index.htm |
| CPAS Project Pendulum Mitigation Strategic Plan | Risk-informend decision making plan that identifies feasible design alternatives to mitigate the pendulum phenomena used in Capsule Parachute Assembly System (CPAS) | N/A | Science, Technology, Communications | United States | Federal | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | No | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20190026537.pdf |
| Large Financial Institution (LFI) rating system | Assesses three components of large financial institutions (Capital Planning and Positions; Liquidity Risk Management and Positions; Governance and Controls) on annual basis to reflect their risk profiles. | N/A | Finance and Financial Sector | United States | Federal | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system | No | Federal Reserve | June 2019 | Active use | Yes | https://www.federalreserve.gov/supervisionreg/topics/fbo_supervision.htm |
| EPA Risk Assessment | Baseline risk assessment conducted to estimate the current and future effects of contaminants on human health and the environment at the Matteo & Sons Superfund Site in New Jersey. | N/A | Environmental Protection | United States | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | No | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | July 2019 | Potential use | No | https://semspub.epa.gov/work/02/565419.pdf |
| HUD Computation sheet | Computation of surplus cash, distributions nd residual receipts for the fiscal period by filling out the provided calculation sheet with necessary financial information. | N/A | Social Welfare | United States | Federal | Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) | No | Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) | N/A | Potential use | No | https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/93486_orcf.docx |
| Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting | Guideline for quality measurement for SNFs based on criteria such as post acute care, Medicare spending and other patient-related measurements. | N/A | Social Welfare | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/Skilled-Nursing-Facility-Quality-Reporting-Program/SNF-Quality-Reporting-Program-Public-Reporting.html |
| Training and Academy Management System (TAMS) | Automated training and certification system that provides Federal Protective Service (FPS) the ability to track, monitor, and verify training for federal law enforcement officers and security personnel. | N/A | Crime and Law Enforcement | United States | Federal | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | No | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.dhs.gov/publication/dhsnppdpia-024-fps-training-and-academy-management-system |
| Community Pharmacy Algorithm for Fall Risk Screening, Assessment, and Care Coordination | Algorithmic flowchart to reduce the risk of falling of seniors by screening elderly patient for fall risk at the pharmacy and performing a medication review. | N/A | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | No | UNC School of Medicine | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/pdf/provider/steadi-rx/STEADIRx-Algorithm_Final.pdf |
| CMS Hospital Performance Reports | Provide insight into hospital performance on publicly reported outcomes measures for patients. | N/A | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HospitalQualityInits/OutcomeMeasures.html |
| IRS Vulnerability Ranking Matrix | Criticality rating assigned to each advisory in IRS to assess the vulnerability of each advisory to cyber threats. | N/A | Emergency Management | United States | Federal | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | No | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.irs.gov/irm/part10/irm_10-008-050r |
| FLH Loan Scoring Criteria | Pre-application scoring criteria for Farm Labor Housing (FLH) loans calculated in accordance with Rural Development's Handbook HB-1-3560. | N/A | Agriculture and Food | United States | Federal | Department of Agriculture | No | Department of Agriculture | N/A | Active use | No | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2019/07/08/2019-14390.xml |
| HIV Eradication Algorithm | Strategic four-step plan to diagnose, treat, prevent and respond to HIV patients to end the HIV epidemic in America in ten years, starting in 2020. | N/A | Health | United States | Federal | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | No | Health Resources and Services Administration | N/A | Potential use | Yes | https://www.hrsa.gov/ending-hiv-epidemic |
| Automated Targeting System (ATS) | Criminal vetting check system for applicants applying for DHS positions. | N/A | Government Operations and Politics | United States | Federal | U.S. Department of Homeland Security | No | U.S. Department of Homeland Security | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/privacy-pia-dhsallvounteerforce-july2019.pdf |
| Flood Risk Map (FRM) | Provides high quality flood maps and information, tools to better assess the risk from flooding to help communities take action to reduce flood risk. | N/A | Emergency Management | United States | Federal | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | No | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.fema.gov/risk-map-program-information-community-officials |
| CFATS Top Screen | Survey system for high-risk chemical facilities to measure the risk potential and determine if the facility presents a high level of security risk based on Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). | N/A | Science, Technology, Communications | United States | Federal | U.S. Department of Homeland Security | No | U.S. Department of Homeland Security | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.dhs.gov/cisa/chemical-facility-anti-terrorism-standards |
| LEED Certification System | Certification system that measures how well a building performs across environmental metrics including energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions, and sensitivity to their impacts. | N/A | Environmental Protection | United States | Federal | U.S. Green Building Council | No | U.S. Green Building Council | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.ornl.gov/sustainable-ornl/sustainable-buildings |
| NIOSH occupational exposure banding electronic tool (e-Tool) | Supplementary online application that allows users to apply toxicology and potency information to generate a classifciation occupational exposure of chemicals | N/A | Government Operations and Politics | United States | Federal | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | No | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2019-132/pdfs/2019-132.pdf?id=10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019132 |
| Home Health Quality Measures | Measures based on Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assess the results of health care that are experienced by patients. | N/A | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | May 2019 | Potential use | Yes | https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HomeHealthQualityInits/Home-Health-Quality-Measures.html |
| NIST Risk Management Framework | Provides a process that integrates security and risk management activities into the system development life cycle, considering effectiveness, efficiency, and regulatory constraints. | N/A | Science, Technology, Communications | United States | Federal | National Institute of Standards and Technology | No | National Institute of Standards and Technology | N/A | Active use | No | https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/Risk-Management/rmf-overview |
| Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment | Diagnosis algorithm of adolescent major depressive disorder and suicide risk calculated based on percentage of patient visits for those patients aged 6 through 17 years. | N/A | Health | United States | Federal | Electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) | No | Electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) | N/A | Active use | No | https://ecqi.healthit.gov/ecqm/measures/cms177v6 |
| Population PK Analysis | Quantitative method that can quantify and explain the variability in drug concentrations among individuals. | N/A | Health | United States | Federal | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | No | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | N/A | Potential use | Yes | https://www.fda.gov/media/128793/download |
| EMS Mass Casualty Practices | Chronological flowchart of potential on-scene casualties and necessary procedures that the EMS officers follow. | N/A | Emergency Management | United States | Federal | Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | No | Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | N/A | Active use | No | https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-mass-casualty-triage-final-508.pdf |
| Physician Compare | Designed to help consumers make informed choices about the health care they receive through Medicare. Inputs location, hospital or other medical conditions to look up and compare different recommended physicians. | N/A | Health | United States | Federal | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | No | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | N/A | Active use | Yes | https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-mass-casualty-triage-final-508.pdfhttps://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-mass-casualty-triage-final-508.pdfhttps://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-mass-casualty-triage-final-508.pdfhttps://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-mass-casualty-triage-final-508.pdfhttps://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-mass-casualty-triage-final-508.pdfhttps://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-mass-casualt |