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        "Issue-level and claim-level accuracy"
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      "publisher": "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration",
      "publication_date": "2026",
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      ],
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      "title": "2025 VA AI Use Case Inventory",
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      "publication_date": "2026-04 update",
      "reporting_period": "Inventory current as of December 2025",
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        "VBA-specific AI registry"
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    },
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      "id": "GAO-25-107211",
      "title": "Veterans Benefits: More Thorough Planning Needed to Help Better Protect Veterans Assisted by Representatives",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Accountability Office",
      "publication_date": "2025-03-28",
      "reporting_period": "Data primarily through November 2024",
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      "id": "WCAG-22",
      "title": "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2",
      "publisher": "World Wide Web Consortium",
      "publication_date": "2023-10-05",
      "reporting_period": "Current Recommendation",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-10",
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/",
      "location": "W3C Recommendation",
      "sha256": null,
      "dynamic": true,
      "used_for": [
        "Accessibility target and testing protocol"
      ],
      "limitations": "This project targets WCAG 2.2 AA. Automated tests alone cannot establish full conformance."
    }
  ]
}