[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12972-12973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05601]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Request for Comments on Federal Source Code Policy

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.

ACTION: Notice of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public 
comment on a draft memorandum titled, ``Federal Source Code Policy--
Achieving Efficiency, Transparency, and Innovation through Reusable and 
Open Source Software.''

DATES: The 30-day public comment period on the draft memorandum closes 
on April 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should provide comments and feedback to 
https://SourceCode.cio.gov or to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Alvand A. Salehi, OMB, at 
[email protected] or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administration committed to adopting a 
Government-wide Open Source Software policy in its Second Open 
Government National Action Plan that ``will support improved access to 
custom software code developed for the Federal Government,'' 
emphasizing that using and contributing back to Open Source Software 
can fuel innovation, lower costs, and benefit the public. In support of 
that commitment, today the White House Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) is releasing a draft policy to improve the way custom-developed 
Government code is acquired and distributed moving forward. This policy 
requires that, among other things: (1)

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New custom code whose development is paid for by the Federal Government 
be made available for re-use across Federal agencies; and (2) a portion 
of that new custom code be released to the public as Open Source 
Software. Authority for this notice is granted under the Clinger-Cohen 
Act, 40 U.S.C. Subtitle III.

Tony Scott,
Administrator, Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-05601 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am]
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