Department of Defense Software Management Improvement Act of 2017

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.

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Timeline

1. 27 June 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 June 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 June 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Mike Rounds · R · Sponsor
• · ssas00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018