GAO_AUDIT_MEMO.md

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Audit Memorandum

Subject:

Preliminary Review – Federal FOIA Intelligence Search

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Objective

To assess whether the system:

• Complies with federal transparency norms
• Introduces privacy or security risks
• Aligns with responsible AI principles

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Scope of Review

• Application architecture
• Data handling practices
• AI usage controls
• Governance documentation

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Findings

1. Data Collection

✔ No personal data collected
✔ No scraping or mirroring
✔ No background ingestion

2. AI Use

✔ Disabled by default
✔ User-initiated only
✔ Disclosure-mandated

3. Security

✔ Stateless execution
✔ No persistent storage
✔ HTTPS communications

4. Compliance

✔ FOIA-aligned
✔ NIST AI RMF aligned
✔ Privacy Framework aligned

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Risks Identified

Risk	Mitigation
AI misinterpretation	Disclosures + citations
Source misuse	Link-out only
Overreliance on AI	Court warnings

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GAO Conclusion

The system presents low operational, privacy, and security risk and demonstrates best practices for responsible AI in public-record research.

No corrective action recommended at this time.