Backers of the bill to improve federal oversight of software acquisition practices are hopeful it clears the Senate before the end of the year.

In a letter shared with FedScoop, the trade groups press Senate and House leadership on taking up the SAMOSA Act before the end of the term.

Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform and Foundry software will support the young health research agency’s data infrastructure and track the progress of its programs.

This week marks the beginning of the agency’s collection of self-attestation forms from software providers and offerers.

Letters of attestation will not be required for open-source software and agency CIOs will have the authority to designate software as “agency-developed”.

The report says Microsoft and Oracle received at least 25% to 30% of government sales over the last decade through less than fully competitive procurements.

FedScoop looks back at some of the most consequential developments in federal IT policy over the past year.

The SAMOSA Act could significantly affect how federal agencies acquire software and IT services.

IT acquisition specialists caution that the legislation could affect the choice of software services available to agencies over the long term.

If enacted, SAMOSAA would compel federal agencies to purchase unlimited software contracts and require greater product interoperability among Big Tech companies providing services to government.