Software Master Plan. Volume 1. Plan of Action

Abstract

This DoD Software Master Plan was developed through the collaborative efforts of numerous offices and organizations within the Department of Defense (DoD) and under the auspices of the Defense Acquisition Board Science and Technology Committee. It provides a consolidated approach for addressing the challenges presented to the DoD today by the Escalating development, utilization and cost of software in our defense systems. It identifies specific areas for improvement in research, development, test, deployment and maintenance of software in defense systems, including mission critical computer systems, automated information systems, scientific and engineering systems, and weapon systems. It also identifies feasible concrete actions to accomplish these improvements. The means available to the DoD to effect the process and characteristics of software include: (a) software acquisition and life cycle management; (b) DoD software policies; (c) personnel; and (d) the software technology base and transition. For each of these means, related problem areas are addressed, goals are identified, and specific actions that are required to accomplish those goals are enumerated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 1990
Accession Number
ADA233157

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Science Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Information Systems
  • Intellectual Property
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Target Recognition
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management