Mission-Critical Systems: Defense Attempting to Address Major Software Challenges

Abstract

Defense's mission-critical systems continue to have significant software development problems. Numerous GAO reports and Defense studies have identified many problems, including a lack of management attention, ill-defined system requirements, and inadequate testing. The highly complex nature of mission-critical systems and the millions of lines of software required to support them contribute to the continuation of serious software development problems. Defense is attempting to address these problems primarily through two major efforts--the software action plan working group and the Corporate Information Management initiative. Whether these two initiatives will solve Defense's formidable software problems is uncertain; there are no easy answers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA263059

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Complex Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Corporate Information Management
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Systems
  • Software Development
  • Software Testing
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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