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EO 14179 vs DoW RAI S&IP: how they differ, side by side

How EO 14179 and DoW RAI S&IP differ: what each is, who owes it, when it applies and who enforces it.

EO 14179Directs federal agencies; no direct private-sector duties

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

Checked21 Oct 2026

01 / Side by side

EO 14179 and DoW RAI S&IP, side by side

	EO 14179	DoW RAI S&IP
What it is	executive order	guidance
Jurisdiction	United States (federal)	United States (federal)
Legal force	Directs federal agencies; no direct private-sector duties	Internal departmental strategy; directs DoD components, no direct duty on contractors
Status	In force	In force
Applies from	23 Jan 2025	June 2022
Who owes it	White House advisers, OMB and federal agencies; it places no direct obligations on private companies.	DoD (styled Department of War since September 2025) components and the Chief Digital and AI Officer (CDAO), which leads Responsible AI implementation.
Enforcement	None directly; internal executive branch management. The order creates no enforceable rights.	Internal DoD oversight by CDAO and component leadership; GAO and Congress review implementation. No penalties.

02 / EO 14179

What EO 14179 requires

It is the policy root of the current federal AI rules for agency use and purchase. Compliance duties for AI systems come from the OMB memos it triggered, not from the order itself.

01Develop and submit an AI Action Plan to the President within 180 days (named White House advisers).
02Review actions taken under revoked EO 14110 and suspend, revise or rescind those inconsistent with the order's policy.
03Revise OMB memoranda M-24-10 and M-24-18 within 60 days to match the policy (OMB Director).
04Provide available exemptions while revisions of conflicting EO 14110 actions are pending (agencies).

03 / 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.

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

The event becomes a sealed receipt, dated and attributed to whoever is signed in.

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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