Factors Limiting the Speed of Software Acquisition

Abstract

The Department of Defense has concluded that developing, deploying, and updating software-enabled capabilities more quickly will be necessary to implement the National Defense Strategy and maintain US military superiority. This paper identifies and explores the fundamental factors that limit the speed at which software-enabled capabilities can be implemented, and offers suggestions for how to address the bottlenecks in the process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1115939

Entities

People

  • David M. Tate
  • John W. Bailey
  • Kevin Garrison

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agile Software Development
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Data Rights
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Intellectual Property
  • Machine Learning
  • National Security
  • Open System Architecture
  • Security
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • Sustainment
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design