MAY 12, 2025 | US
BSA's Jessica Salmoiraghi on EO Mandating Use of Commercial Software
FedScoop
By Jessica Salmoiraghi
With the stroke of a pen, the White House set in motion something simple and smart. Thanks to a new executive order that finally enforces the bipartisan Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994, President Trump told the federal government to stop building overpriced, outdated software from scratch and to start buying the same cutting-edge tools American businesses already use.
Original Posting: https://fedscoop.com/trump-federal-contracting-technology-executive-order/
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