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

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

ISO/IEC 42001Voluntary standard; certifiable by accredited bodies

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

Checked21 Oct 2026

01 / Side by side

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

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

02 / 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.

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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