Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Software

Abstract

Final Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Software I am forwarding the final report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Software. The Terms of Reference directed the Task Force to address: 1. "conditions under which procurement of defense software can appropriately use commercial practices; 2. "what management practices DOD should employ for the most efficient and effective definition of, procurement of, integration and testing of, and maintenance of defense software ; 3. "whether DoD should develop any new software tools, technologies, or libraries;" 4. "what approach should be used to assure that such developments enter the mainstream of commercial industry." The Task Force determined that the majority of problems associated with DoD software development programs are a result of undisciplined execution. Accordingly the Task Force's recommendations emphasize a back-to-the-basics approach.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA385923

Entities

People

  • Marc Hansen
  • Robert F. Nesbit

Organizations

  • Defense Science Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Program Reliability
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Employment
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • National Security
  • Operating Systems
  • Reliability
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Students

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Software Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.