Software group calls for coherence on Software Bill of Materials as lawmakers offer proposals for different agencies

BSA-The Software Alliance wants the House and Senate to sort out diverging proposals on Software Bill of Materials contained in each chamber’s version of this year’s annual defense policy bill, and calls for an approach that goes across government rather than focusing just on DHS or the Defense Department.

The House version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act includes a proposal to require DHS contractors to submit a Bill of Materials as part of the procurement process,...