Jason Miller, Federal News Network, June 4, 2025
A bipartisan group of Senators are trying to get ahead of the legislative clock and push through a software management bill that potentially could lead to billions of dollars in savings across the government.
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, will reintroduce the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act today, Federal News Network has learned. Peters is the lead sponsor along with fellow HSGAC members Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and James Lankford (R-Okla.), as well as Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.).
"By improving how the federal government tracks and manages software purchases, this bipartisan bill will help save taxpayer dollars, strengthen cybersecurity, and promote innovative government operations,” Peters said. “This commonsense approach ensures agencies can make needed upgrades to better serve the American people while reducing wasteful spending."