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Welcome to another episode of IT From the Heart, a podcast that gets to the heart of all things IT.

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Now, we're here to clear up any misunderstandings, debunk any myths, and get you on the right IT path.

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Now, today's guest is from NASA OCIO

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Software License and Asset

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Management Office or SLAM.

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Now, where should we start?

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Speak from the heart.

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Okay.

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The one thing that we all need to know is that only NASA approved software is authorized for use.

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Really?

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Yes. You cannot download anything without NASA approval.

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Well, what if it's free, open source, trial?

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No, no. Doesn't matter. Well, what else? No.

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Only NASA approved software is authorized for use.

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But how do you know if it's approved or not?

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The only way to know if it's approved is to go through the proper channel,

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which is the Commercial IT Requests Process, or CITR.

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Oh, I see.

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So if you want to use software at NASA you first have to go to CITR or C.I.T.R.

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and get it approved.

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And then NASA's happy, right?

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Not yet.

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Not yet?

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Well, then you have to fully read and understand the end user license agreement.

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You mean like the terms and conditions?

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Exactly.

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The end user is personally responsible for reading the terms and conditions

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so that they understand how they're allowed to use the software.

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Okay.

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So after I put in a CITR request and read the terms and conditions, then everyone's happy.

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Maybe.

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You should know if you're ever approached by a vendor, or a publisher, asked to run scripts, or maybe even suggest

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they're going to audit, you should contact SLAM first and let us help.

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Many times they're just trying to get you to show you're not compliant,

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so don't give them any information without talking to SLAM first.

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Well, that's good to know that SLAM will help with any software audit.

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I'll definitely write that one down.

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Now once I get that done, are we good?

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One more thing.

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You need to uninstall and completely remove any unused software on your NASA computer.

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Well, thank you very much for being here and thank you for all the helpful information.

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Thank you for having me.

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And that's all the time we have for today.

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Please don't forget to like and subscribe and see you next week on IT From the Heart.