DC AI Values Mayor's Order
DC Mayor's Order 2024-028 — DC's AI Values and Strategic Benchmarks
Washington, DC · D.C. Mayor's Order 2024-028 (Feb. 8, 2024)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- February 8, 2024
- Applies to
- District of Columbia government agencies
- Enforced by
- Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO); Office of the Mayor
Mayor Bowser's order requires DC government agencies to check any AI deployment against six AI Values: clear benefit to the people, safety and equity, accountability, transparency, sustainability, and privacy and cybersecurity. It created an AI Taskforce, set deadlines including a mandatory AI procurement handbook, and requires every agency to submit an AI strategic plan in cohorts through October 2026.
Who is protected: District of Columbia residents and users of DC government services
Legal detail
Mayor's Order 2024-028 (Feb. 8, 2024) binds District agencies to six AI Values before AI deployment, convenes an OCTO-led AI Taskforce and advisory group (sunset Dec. 31, 2026), and sets benchmark deadlines including phased agency AI strategic plans through Oct. 1, 2026.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Washington, DC |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | February 8, 2024 |
| Citation | D.C. Mayor's Order 2024-028 (Feb. 8, 2024) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Topics | government use of AI · AI disclosure and transparency · automated decision-making · consumer data privacy |
| Agency page | Mayor's Order 2024-028, Articulating DC's Artificial Intelligence Values |
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