This audit was repeated at the Department of Labor. Initial results:
- 380 Microsoft 365 licenses with zero users
- 128 Microsoft Teams conference room licenses; only installed in 30 rooms
- 250 VSCode licenses; only using 33
- 129 Photoshop licenses; only using 22.
- 5 cybersecurity licenses, each with > 20k seats; DOL headcount is < 15k
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Agencies often have more software licenses than employees, and the licenses are often idle (i.e. paid for, but not installed on any computer). For example, at GSA, with 13,000 employees, there are:
- 37,000 WinZip licenses
- 19,000 training software subscriptions (and multiple
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Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is a free code editor for personal or commercial use, so any excess licenses cost $0.
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Visual Studio is a programming environment for Windows that’s generally not free. It’s not the same as VSCode, so if that’s what OP meant it’s a factual error.
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