I think this is great. Maybe the code won't be reused, but it adds another dimension to governmental transparency, which is always a good thing. Furthermore, any code produced by the government is effectively being produced for the American people. We should have access to the code to use as we see fit.

I wonder how this will affect bids for government software projects? Will companies be upset that they have to open-source their software? Regardless of whether an individual agency will use it, I can see the initiative saving time and money, since programmers will know they can just find what they need in a repository. If there is one thing you can count on, it's programmers and government employees being lazy.