CrossTalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Volume 18, Number 5

Abstract

"Introducing the Department of Defense Acquisition Best Practices Clearinghouse," by Kathleen Dangle, Laura Dwinnell, John Hickok, and Dr. Richard Turner -- This new capability will help acquisition personnel identify, select, and implement validated practices according to their programmatic needs. "Ports, Protocols, and Services Management Process for the Department of Defense," by David R. Basel, Dana Foat, and Cragin Shelton -- This article explains how to comply with the registration requirements for all automated information systems used on Department of Defense data networks. "Transformational Vulnerability: Management through Standards," by Robert A. Martin -- The Department of Defense's new vulnerability and configuration standardization efforts will dramatically improve the insight and oversight of the security and integrity of the agency's systems and networks. "Extending Agile Methods: A Distributed Project and Organizational Improvement Perspective," by Paul E. McMahon -- This article promotes using agile methods by exposing common myths and providing information that can help managers and customers facilitate practical agility within their organizations. "How to Perform Credible Verification, Validation, and Accreditation for Modeling and Simulation," by Dr. David A. Cook and Dr. James M. Skinner -- Verification and validation of the model, simulation, and accompanying life-cycle steps are required to know that you have the right model and valid simulation results. "Technology Readiness Assessments for IT and IT-Enabled Systems," by Robert Gold and David Jakubek -- This article summarizes the revised Technology Readiness Assessment guidelines and provides examples in applying them to major defense acquisitions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA487416

Entities

People

  • Cragin Shelton
  • Dana Foat
  • David A. Cook
  • David Jakubek
  • David R. Basel
  • James M. Skinner
  • John Hickok
  • Kathleen Dangle
  • Laura Dwinnell
  • Paul E. Mcmahon
  • Richard Turner
  • Robert A. Martin
  • Robert Gold

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agile Software Development
  • Air Force
  • Application Protocols
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Network Protocols
  • Personnel Management
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History