DOGE and DOD Agree with CAGW on Making Software Purchases More Efficient
Summary
Buying software is usually done after assessing business or individual needs and either going online or to a store. Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has written often about software asset management and highlighted several examples of federal agencies writing software that duplicates existing private sector programs. The government has been trying to stop the misuse of software licenses since President Bill Clinton issued Executive Order 13103 in 1998, which required agencies to track their software assets. Continuing review of procurement practices across the federal government is essential for DOGE, agency heads, and Congress. The elimination of wasteful spending on excessive software license purchases and creating duplicative software programs could provide more funding for modernizing the federal government’s aging IT infrastructure.