GAO AI Accountability Framework principle 2: data

Document the sources and origins of development data and assess their reliability, categorisation, variable selection and any synthetic, imputed or augmented data; assess the dependencies, bias, security and privacy of the data used in operation

From clause to evidenceThe chain from GAO AI Accountability principle 2 (data), practices 2.1 to 2.8 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseGAO AIAccountabilityprinciple 2,Duty holderFederalagencies and…Applies from2021-06-30VoluntaryArtefactDatasetdatasheet with…LayersLayer 02Layer 03Evidence recordEvidence recordv1Same topic in 20 frameworks (72 clauses): EU AI Act, ISO 42001, TC260 Framework 3.0, China GenAI Measures, China DeepSynthesis, GB/T 45654, GDPR and 13 moreAs of 2026-09-27 · illustrative, not a claim of conformity From clause to evidenceThe chain from GAO AI Accountability principle 2 (data), practices 2.1 to 2.8 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseGAO AI Accountability · principle 2,…Duty holderFederal agencies and other…Applies from2021-06-30 · VoluntaryArtefactDataset datasheet with lineageLayersLayer 02Layer 03Evidence recordEvidence record v1Same topic in 20 frameworks (72 clauses): EUAI Act, ISO 42001, TC260 Framework 3.0,China GenAI Measures, China Deep Synthesis…As of 2026-09-27illustrative, not a claim of conformity
From clause to evidence Build the artefact, then file every output it produces as a record that names AIGE-OBL-USGAO-DATA. Drawn from chapter 08.
Text alternative
  • Clause: GAO AI Accountability, principle 2, practices 2.1….
  • Duty holder: Federal agencies and other….
  • Applies from: 2021-06-30, Voluntary.
  • Artefact: Dataset datasheet with lineage.
  • Layers: Layer 02, Layer 03.
  • Evidence record: Evidence record v1.
  • Record schema: Evidence record.
  • The same topic in 20 other frameworks; the crosswalk section below links each clause.
Id
AIGE-OBL-USGAO-DATA
Instrument
GAO AI Accountability Framework (GAO-21-519SP) framework
Clause
principle 2 (data), practices 2.1 to 2.8
In scope
Federal agencies and other entities; auditors and third-party assessors
Authority
U.S. Government Accountability Office; inspectors general
Applies from
Voluntary · Non-binding audit framework; published 2021-06-30

The artefact that evidences it

Dataset datasheet with lineage; data-quality and representativeness evals; data-flow map.

Patterns that build it

No pattern in the catalogue names this clause on its "Maps to" line yet; the artefact above is the engineering answer.

The same topic in other frameworks

From the topic crosswalk: the clauses filed under the same topics as this one. Mappings are illustrative, not a claim of conformity.

Data governance

Supply chain and third parties

Source

Chapter 08, section Federal audit and oversight, checked against its sources on the review date above.

Machine-readable

Cite this obligation

García Aibar, J. (2026). GAO AI Accountability Framework principle 2: data (AIGE-OBL-USGAO-DATA). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-usgao-data. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026obligation,
  author       = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title        = {{GAO AI Accountability Framework principle 2: data (AIGE-OBL-USGAO-DATA)}},
  howpublished = {In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {0.5.0},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url          = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-usgao-data},
  note         = {Version 0.5.0}
}