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MARCH 2026

gsa.gov Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The gsa.gov engineering team reports 51.1% AI adoption, 0.77× productivity lift, and 12.1% 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

MODERATE

51.1%

AI assistance is present in 51.1% of recent commits for gsa.gov.

AI Productivity Lift

LOW

0.77×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 0% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

12.1%

Review insights show 12.1% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the gsa.gov team performing with AI?

The gsa.gov engineering team reports 51.1% AI adoption, translating into 0.77× productivity lift while sustaining 12.1% 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?

gsa.gov is at 51.1%. This is 7.3pp above the community median (43.8%)..

51.1%

Roughly in line43.8% Community Median

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

Does AI actually make developers faster?

gsa.gov operates at 0.77×. This is 0.36× below the community median (1.13×)..

0.77×

↓0.36× below1.13× Community Median

Pilot AI-assisted grooming, ticket triage, or incident retros to create visible productivity wins.

How does AI affect code quality?

gsa.gov holds AI-assisted quality at 12.1%. This is 11.2pp below the community median (23.3%)..

12.1%

↓11.2pp below23.3% Community Median

Add structured AI code review rubrics and require human sign-off for critical surfaces.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI usage is broad—top contributors represent 23.6% of AI commits.

23.6%

Keep rotating enablement leads and pair senior reviewers with new AI adopters to retain distribution.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

To prove ROI, gsa.gov needs steadier adoption, measurable lift, and consistent quality. The ingredients are forming but not yet executive-grade.

Start with a lighthouse project, measure cycle improvements end-to-end, and harden quality guardrails.

See how your full organization compares

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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:

QU

quantstack.net

(87.6%)

ST

student.su

(87.6%)

DG

dglover.co

(21.5%)

MO

monade.li

(21.5%)

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

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

RO

rockstarwizard.ninja

(1.00×)

.I

.ieselrincon.es

(1.00×)

DR

draad.nl

(-9.59×)

WG

wgu.edu

(-0.41×)

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%)

DR

draad.nl

(-82634.9%)

IN

inria.fr

(-2424.6%)

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.

RB

Ron Bronson

Commits13
AI Usage32.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
KA

Khayal Alasgarov

Commits41
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
AM

AmabelAntwi

Commits25
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
EP

Ephraim-G

Commits50
AI Usage78.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
TB

Toni Bonitto

Commits174
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
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

34

sambodeme

GSA-TTS/FAC

GSA-TTS/FAC-transition-site

mitchellhenke

18F/identity-dashboard

18F/identity-idp

+3 more

afemath

GSA/digital-gov-drupal

clmedders

GSA/digital-gov-drupal

GSA/digitalgov.gov

jonathanbobel

GSA/notifications-admin

arpage

usagov/usagov-2021

Activity

4,596 Commits

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Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

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