Use Cases & Case Studies
Real-world blockchain pilots, proof-of-concepts, and production deployments across federal, state, and local government.
Tested blockchain to verify certificates of origin for goods imported under NAFTA and CAFTA trade agreements, replacing paper-based processes and reducing redundant data submission across supply chain parties.
Enabled secure, interoperable data exchange between CBP, manufacturers, retailers, and rights holders to detect counterfeit goods on imports using W3C Verifiable Credentials and DIDs.
Funded Transmute, mesur.io, and Neoflow/Mavennet to build interoperable verifiable credential systems for cross-border supply chain data exchange with CBP. Successfully completed real-time data exchange testing in October 2023.
Applied blockchain to the Multiple Award Schedules proposal review process, creating a transparent audit trail and automating financial reviews. Reduced contract award timelines from approximately 100 days to under 10 days.
Tested whether blockchain could reduce financial reporting and compliance burden on federal grant recipients by providing near real-time visibility into grant fund transfers across agency boundaries (Treasury, NSF, GAO). Final JFMIP report published December 2023.
IRS-CI uses Chainalysis blockchain analytics tools to trace crypto transactions, identify tax evasion, and seize illicitly held digital assets. IRS-CI has seized an estimated $10 billion in cryptocurrency.
Blockchain-based applications for USAF supply chain management, parts tracking, and budget tokenization. $30M STRATFI award scaling across Navy, Army, and Defense Logistics Agency.
First live use of blockchain in a U.S. Army operational environment. Tracked 600 tons of equipment for supply chain auditability during Army Materiel Command operations.
Tested blockchain-based interoperability for tracking and tracing prescription drugs through the pharmaceutical supply chain under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act, involving 22+ organizations.
Evaluated whether DLT could add immutability, visibility, and efficiency to multi-country documentary requirements of the food export certification process.
Internal discussions in early 2025 about using blockchain to monitor federal housing grants and potentially paying grant recipients in stablecoins. Not implemented; officially denied by HUD spokesperson.
Would require VA to study how blockchain could improve traceability, fraud resistance, and transparency in veterans benefits adjudication. No actual pilot launched yet.
Utah County began issuing digital marriage licenses as verifiable credentials on blockchain, making them instantly verifiable and tamper-evident. One of the first government-issued vital records on a distributed ledger in the U.S.
A proposed framework where citizens own their digital identities through self-sovereign identity systems, selectively sharing data with agencies rather than agencies controlling personal information. Envisions phased rollout from federal integration to inter-agency coordination to citizen participation.
Demonstrate how a citizen who has established a DID can present it to multiple federal agencies for verification — e.g., proving an address — without each agency maintaining its own identity store. References USAID, NIST, DHS, and TSA digital identity work.