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2023 Edition
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first published week of: 03/13/2023
NASA Spent $35 Million on ‘Wasteful’ Software Licenses and Fees, Report Says
by Chris Riotta
NASA’s current software management operations put it years away from achieving a centralized and consolidated enterprise computing model, according to its inspector general.
NASA's software asset management practices have left the agency exposed to cybersecurity risks and other major operational and financial concerns, according to a new inspector general’s report.
The IG report, published on Thursday, said NASA lacks an enterprise-wide software asset management program and detailed a series of operational breakdowns and other software management issues, from misaligned offices to "wasteful" spending on unused licenses.
“NASA has not implemented a centralized software asset management tool to discover, inventory and track license data as required by federal policy,” the IG report said, noting the agency spent nearly $15 million on unused software licenses over the last five years. “NASA’s software asset management policy is not comprehensive or standardized, leaving roles, responsibilities and processes unclear.”
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