OCT 22, 2025 | US
BSA CEO Victoria Espinel Highlights AI Priorities and Calls for Changes to Defense Bill
Inside AI Policy
By Charlie Mitchell
The Business Software Alliance in a letter to congressional leaders identifies its artificial intelligence preferences in the House and Senate versions of the annual defense policy bill, while calling for tweaks and more significant changes in multiple areas including software security and restrictions targeting “countries of concern.”
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“We greatly appreciate your leadership in advancing this legislation and urge careful attention to provisions that impact the enterprise software industry, digital modernization, and the [Defense] Department’s operational readiness,” BSA president and CEO Victoria Espinel says in the Oct. 16 letter.
“BSA represents the global enterprise software sector, whose innovations underpin U.S. competitiveness in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, data analytics, AI, and supply chain resilience,” Espinel writes. “We are encouraged by Congress’s bipartisan recognition of the importance of leveraging commercial technology and ensuring the Department can modernize with secure, effective tools.
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À PROPOS DE BSA
Le Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) est le principal organisme de défense et de promotion de l’industrie du logiciel auprès des administrations gouvernementales et sur le marché international. Ses membres comptent parmi les entreprises les plus innovantes au monde, à l’origine de solutions logicielles qui stimulent l’économie et améliorent la vie moderne.