Why automated open source scans don't guarantee license compliance

Hannah Dacayanan of UnitedLex discusses ways in which automated software composition analysis tools identify open source ...
Wired

DOGE's Misplaced War on Software Licenses

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency announced this week that it discovered large batches of unused software licenses as it continues to hunt for examples of waste in Washington. On Monday, ...
Statetechmagazine

Local Governments Tackle Software License Management Complexities

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. In the city of Dallas, Interim CIO Brian Gardner needs to manage ...
dbta

RESEARCH@DBTA: Survey: Software Licensing Audits on the Rise, Exacerbated by the Cloud

Software licensing audits—and any resulting fines—are a key piece of the software delivery model, and most enterprise sites have been subjected to audits by one or more vendors in the past 3 years. It ...