The Federal Software Exchange Program: A Small Step in Improving Program Sharing

The General Services Administration (GSA) created the Federal Software Exchange Program to identify and collect computer programs developed by federal agencies that could be used by other federal agencies. The sharing of such computer programs and related documentation among agencies with common needs is intended to avoid the time, effort, and expense involved in replicating software. Software, as defined by GSA, means all computer programs and routines used to extend the capabilities of computers, including single programs, independent subroutines, related groups of routines, and sets or systems of programs.