S. 1443 · 115th Congress
Department of Defense Software Management Improvement Act of 2017
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Department of Defense Software Management Improvement Act of 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 27, 2017
Department of Defense Software Management Improvement Act of 2017
This bill modifies Department of Defense (DOD) software devleopment standards to permit the use of open source software. Open source software is software with a source code that any individual can inspect, modify, and enhance. A software contractor must release source code and related technical data for such software in a public repository approved by DOD. DOD shall apply open source licenses to existing custom-developed computer software and release related source code and technical data into the repository.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Department of Defense Software Management Improvement Act of 2017
Latest action (Jun 27, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 27, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.