Biden signs fiscal 2025 NDAA with cyber provisions, software source code bill

Lawmakers pushed across the finish line the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act with cyber provisions and bipartisan legislation requiring federal agencies to share code for software developed internally, with President Biden signing both bills on Christmas Eve.

The “Source Code Harmonization And Reuse in Information Technology Act,’’ or the ‘‘SHARE IT Act” will require agencies to share their “custom developed code” as part of an effort to reduce government costs for building software. The bill passed the House...