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MARCH 2026

fec.gov Engineering AI Productivity Report

A focused summary of AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for the fec.gov engineering team.

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The fec.gov engineering team reports 86.2% AI adoption, 1.62× productivity lift, and 20.0% code quality across recent work.

These metrics track how AI integrates into delivery pipelines, how throughput changes when assistance is used, and the health of AI-supported code review outcomes.

What this report measures

We analyze commits and diffs to estimate AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for your engineering organization.

How to interpret these metrics

Use these signals to understand how AI assistance fits into day-to-day development, where enablement efforts drive throughput, and how review practices keep quality steady.

AI Adoption Rate

HIGH

86.2%

AI assistance is present in 86.2% of recent commits for fec.gov.

AI Productivity Lift

HIGH

1.62×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 62% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

20.0%

Review insights show 20.0% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the fec.gov team performing with AI?

The fec.gov engineering team reports 86.2% AI adoption, translating into 1.62× productivity lift while sustaining 20.0% code quality. These outcomes suggest AI-supported reviews are embedded in day-to-day delivery without trading off reliability.

Manager Questions Answered

Real questions engineering leaders ask about AI productivity, with live benchmarks and company-specific data.

What's a good company AI adoption rate?

fec.gov is at 86.2%. This is 42.5pp above the community median (43.7%)..

86.2%

Roughly in line43.7% Community Median

Spot squads sitting below the median and pair them with high-adoption champions to share workflows.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

fec.gov operates at 1.62×. This is 0.49× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.62×

↑0.49× above1.13× Community Median

Double down on automation around QA and release prep to compound the gains already in flight.

How does AI affect code quality?

fec.gov holds AI-assisted quality at 20.0%. This is 3.2pp below the community median (23.2%)..

20.0%

Roughly in line23.2% Community Median

Invest in AI-specific test checklists and shadow reviews to keep quality slightly ahead of peers.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI impact is concentrated—84.6% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

84.6%

Run prompt-sharing sessions, codify AI review checklists, and incentivize broad participation.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

fec.gov has a solid ROI signal with room to strengthen either adoption, lift, or quality before presenting to executives.

Document case studies where AI accelerates delivery while maintaining quality, and expand playbooks across teams.

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How Your Company Ranks

See how top engineering organizations compare across AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality.

AI Adoption

% of commits with AI assistance

Companies in this quartile:

CA

cancun.tecnm.mx

(87.3%)

MO

momentohq.com

(87.3%)

UB

ub.edu

(21.2%)

RO

rossabaker.com

(21.2%)

Top 25% of teams adopt AI in 65-75% of their commits.

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(4.82×)

U.

u.nus.edu

(2.87×)

AC

acad.pucrs.br

(1.12×)

MC

mcornholio.ru

(1.12×)

Top performers sustain 1.5× cycle-time improvements over six months when embedding AI into workflows.

Code Quality

Post-merge defect rate

Companies in this quartile:

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

Top 25% maintain quality above 92% while expanding AI usage, pairing automation with rigorous guardrails.

Rankings based on aggregated Exceeds AI dataset of 1.2M commits across open-source and enterprise engineering teams (Q4 2025).

Top contributors

Top contributors combine high AI adoption and quality output. Encourage internal sharing of best practices.

RO

Robert

Commits136
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
CL

Corinne Lucas

Commits59
AI Usage87.4%
Productivity Lift1.95x
Code Quality20.0%
PK

Priya Kasireddy

Commits27
AI Usage90.2%
Productivity Lift1.40x
Code Quality20.0%
LB

Laura Beaufort

Commits68
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.22x
Code Quality20.0%
HC

Hong Cao

Commits9
AI Usage42.0%
Productivity Lift1.12x
Code Quality20.0%

Encourage knowledge transfer from top AI users to others through internal mentoring or recorded "AI coding walkthroughs." Balanced adoption across the team typically improves overall performance by 12-15%.

Cross-Organization Network

Shared Repositories

3

lbeaufort

fecgov/fecfile-web-api

johnnyporkchops

fecgov/fec-cms

rfultz

fecgov/fec-cms

cnlucas

fecgov/openFEC

fecgov/fec-cms

pkfec

fecgov/openFEC

fecgov/fec-cms

fec-jli

fecgov/openFEC

Activity

175 Commits

Your Network

8 People
cnlucas
Member
hcaofec
Member
johnnyporkchops
Member
fec-jli
Member
lbeaufort
Member
pkfec
Member
patphongs
Member
rfultz
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

Equitable gains

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