House passes two bills to improve efficiency in the federal workforce

The House of Representatives passed two new bills Monday that seek to improve efficiency in the federal workforce and reduce wasteful spending among federal agencies.The bills would require federal agencies to improve established training programs to better develop future leaders, update and expand their software inventories, and consolidate costly, unnecessary licenses so that government procedures run more smoothly. 
The two bills were introduced and passed by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee earlier this month. 
“Federal agencies’ operations need to be more efficient, streamlined, and technologically up-to-date if the government is going to sufficiently serve the American people,” House Oversight Chairman James Comer said in a statement. “The bills passed in the House provide meaningful reforms to supervisor training and provide guidelines to update software. 
“These bills work in alignment with President Trump’s efforts to modernize federal operations, increase productivity within agencies, reduce wasteful spending, and eliminate barriers that block Americans from fully engaging in their government,” he added.
The first legislation, titled the “Federal Supervisor Education Act of 2025,” was introduced by South Carolina GOP Rep. William Timmons. The second, titled the “Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act,” was introduced by GOP Reps. Nancy Mace of South Carolina and Pat Fallon of Texas, and Ohio Democratic Rep. Shontel Brown. 
“We need to end wasteful, unchecked spending on software,” Mace said. “The federal government spends over $100 billion annually on IT, cybersecurity, and software licenses, yet agencies often lack basic visibility into the software they have already purchased. 
“With House passage of the nonpartisan SAMOSA Act, we’re one step closer to improving oversight of software procurement, eliminating waste and duplicative purchases, and ensuring the federal government serves as a faithful steward of taxpayer dollars,” she added.
The bills will now need to be passed by the Senate before President Donald Trump can sign them into law.
Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage. 

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