# How can the United States build its Open Source Software policy?

DevFeed: [How can the United States build its Open Source Software policy?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-can-the-united-states-build-its-open-source-software-policy-68298.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/news-insights/policy-news-and-insights/how-can-the-united-states-build-its-open-source-software-policy/>)

Author: Margaret Tucker

Published: 2022-06-14T16:55:42Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-security.md>), [Digital Public Good](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/digital-public-goods.md>)

Tags: [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [news-insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news-insights.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [open-source-software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-software.md>), [policy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policy.md>), [united-states](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/united-states.md>)

## AI overview

This recap describes a Washington, D.C., roundtable on federal open source software policy. Participants discussed establishing a federal Open Source Program Office, supporting open source through sustained funding and legal mechanisms, strengthening federal open source programs, and coordinating with global contributors and partners.

## Source excerpt

We share a recap of a recent roundtable event about what a federal open source software policy could look like in the United States.