Breakdown of Software Expenditures in the Department of Defense, United States and in the World

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify credible sources for estimating expenditures in software development, maintenance and acquisition. This research encompasses the United States, the Department of Defense and the world. This study attempts to reconcile various sources which report expenditures in different ways. These figures are often estimates and frequently combined with other software related costs or revenues. Software expenditures in 1990 were over $185 billion worldwide with approximately $90 billion being spent in the United States. The Department of Defense accounted for approximately $27 billion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA245805

Entities

People

  • Kathy A. Bannick

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Commerce
  • Computer Program Reliability
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Money
  • North America
  • Personnel Management
  • Software Development
  • System Software
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Economics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering.