Proposed Automation and Software Management Studies for the Air War College Curriculum (Core and Advanced Study) Justification and Methodology
Abstract
The Air Force has thousands of computers, and will have spent in seven years over $17 billion on them. In the future, leaders will need the benefits of automation more as they seek improved efficiency. Software is a similarly important topic; every major weapon system the Air Force buys has software as a major component. Yet the Commander of Air Force Systems Command has said correctly that not a single major software development program has been delivered in time. But no core curriculum at the Air War College is devoted to either of these vital areas. And although an elective (Advanced Study) was offered in 1989-90, it was narrow in scope. This paper proposes changes: first, including in the core course of study a lecture by the Air Force Assistant Chief of Staff, Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers and a two- hour long seminar dealing with the vital issues of automation and software; and second, refocusing the elective offered by the College to include a broader range of topics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA241281
Entities
People
- Bernard K. Skoch
Organizations
- Air War College