The SAMOSA Act, introduced by U.S. lawmakers, seeks to address issues of fragmented and wasteful software licensing practices within federal agencies. This legislation would mandate audits of software inventories, evaluation of licensing terms, and consolidation of licenses to reduce costs. A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlighted the inconsistencies in agencies' awareness of their software licenses, emphasizing that poor tracking results in missed opportunities to eliminate unnecessary spending. Previous efforts to reform licensing faced challenges in Congress, but SAMOSA aims to streamline software asset management effectively.
Agencies have not fully determined over- or under-purchasing of their five most widely used software licenses... they are likely to miss opportunities to reduce costs.
The Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act would require federal agencies to audit their software stash.
A nearly identical version of the SAMOSA Act was introduced during the previous congressional session... but did not progress in the Senate before the end.
Sloppy and inefficient software licensing in the federal government is a problem so well known that it doesn't take Elon Musk's DOGE team to call it out.
#software-licensing #federal-legislation #government-accountability #bipartisan-efforts #cost-reduction
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