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DoW RAI S&IP vs ISO/IEC 42001: how they differ, side by side

How DoW RAI S&IP and ISO/IEC 42001 differ: what each is, who owes it, when it applies and who enforces it.

DoW RAI S&IPInternal departmental strategy; directs DoD components, no direct duty on contractors

ISO/IEC 42001Voluntary standard; certifiable by accredited bodies

Checked21 Oct 2026

01 / Side by side

DoW RAI S&IP and ISO/IEC 42001, side by side

	DoW RAI S&IP	ISO/IEC 42001
What it is	guidance	international standard
Jurisdiction	United States (federal)	International
Legal force	Internal departmental strategy; directs DoD components, no direct duty on contractors	Voluntary standard; certifiable by accredited bodies
Status	In force	Published standard
Applies from	June 2022	18 Dec 2023
Who owes it	DoD (styled Department of War since September 2025) components and the Chief Digital and AI Officer (CDAO), which leads Responsible AI implementation.	Any organization that provides or uses products or services that use AI systems, regardless of size, type or nature, if it chooses to adopt or certify.
Enforcement	Internal DoD oversight by CDAO and component leadership; GAO and Congress review implementation. No penalties.	None; voluntary. Accredited certification bodies audit and certify; customers may require certification by contract.

02 / DoW RAI S&IP

What DoW RAI S&IP requires

AI-specific. It is DoD's main plan for putting AI ethics into practice for AI systems the department builds, buys and fields.

01Apply the DoD AI Ethical Principles (responsible, equitable, traceable, reliable, governable) across the AI lifecycle.
02Designate Responsible AI leads in each DoD component and resource the lines of effort assigned to that component.
03CDAO provides department-wide Responsible AI guidance, tools and coordination, and tracks implementation progress.
04Build warfighter trust through test and evaluation, assessment and monitoring of AI capabilities.
05Integrate Responsible AI into AI product development and acquisition, including requirements validation.
06Develop metrics for Responsible AI adoption and report progress to the CDAO governing council.

03 / ISO/IEC 42001

What ISO/IEC 42001 requires

AI-specific. It is a governance system for how an organization develops, provides or uses AI systems, not a technical test of any one model.

01Define the AIMS scope, the organization's role toward AI (e.g. provider, user) and relevant interested parties.
02Top management sets an AI policy, AI objectives and assigns roles and responsibilities.
03Run AI risk assessments, AI risk treatment and AI system impact assessments, and record a Statement of Applicability.
04Plan, operate and control AI processes, applying the Annex A controls selected in risk treatment.
05Monitor, measure and evaluate AIMS performance through internal audits and management reviews.
06Correct nonconformities and continually improve the AIMS.

Optional evidence · where Planisphere fits

Keep a record anyone can check

When your team meets a duty, Planisphere can seal the event it reports as a receipt.

01 · Your teamRecord the event

A disclosure shown, a review signed, a model change approved: the event your system reports.

02 · PlanisphereSeal it

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03 · AnyoneCheck it

Paste the receipt into Verify. No account or key.

A record supports your compliance evidence process. It is not a legal finding or a certification. Systems that call Planisphere's gate API can also hold or refuse an action before it runs.

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