"The legislation, introduced on Thursday by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., would direct the VA secretary "to establish and implement a comprehensive policy for managing software assets throughout the Department." These steps include requiring VA to create a departmentwide software inventory and purge duplicative or inefficient services. "Major software acquisitions" would also be coordinated by the chief information officer, and the department would be directed to "adopt cost-effective licensing strategies, including enterprise-wide agreements where appropriate.""
"In addition, VA employees involved in software procurement or management would be required to undergo annual training, and the department would also be tasked with providing a report to Congress each year on cost savings, oversight improvements and progress on software implementation. "The VA spends nearly a billion dollars on software with no tracking system, leading to duplicate licenses and millions in wasted taxpayer funds," Mace said in a statement."
The proposed legislation would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a comprehensive policy for managing software assets, including creating a departmentwide software inventory and purging duplicative or inefficient services. Major software acquisitions would be coordinated by the chief information officer and the department would be directed to adopt cost-effective licensing strategies, including enterprise-wide agreements where appropriate. VA employees involved in software procurement or management would undergo annual training, and the department must report to Congress yearly on cost savings, oversight improvements and progress on software implementation. The VA reportedly lacks tracking for many licenses, causing duplicate licenses and wasted taxpayer funds.
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