1443 -- Department of Defense Software Management Improvement Act of 2017 | Poliscope

Department of Defense Software Management Improvement Act of 2017

1443

115th Congress

Armed Forces and National Security

In Committee

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

June 27, 2017

Latest Action

June 27, 2017

Primary Sponsor

Mike RoundsRepublican(SD)

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Summary

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.