Software Producibility/Technology from Non-Traditional Sources (TNTS) Initiative
Abstract
The Software Producibility/TNTS initiative includes support to find, evaluate, and test innovative technologies emerging from non-traditional sources. Private sector investment has created rapid advances in technology across a broad field of capabilities. Obtaining an early, accurate understanding of the technological advances that are emerging from small, innovative companies has been problematic for the Department of Defense (DoD) due to these types of companies either overlooking or even avoiding federal sales opportunities. Further, once such innovative technologies become commercially available they can be rapidly obtained by insurgents for terrorist actions. These program funds will be used to discover emerging technologies, evaluate their potential to fit DoD needs, and where appropriate conduct critical tests of the components or software under DoD conditions. The facilitation of early interactions and meaningful information exchanges between the innovative companies and DoD users will accelerate the application of emerging technical solutions to DoD needs, reduce development costs, and avoid potentially disastrous technological surprises from insurgent use of such new technology. In addition, it is important to understand how developments in commercial technology might impact existing DoD programs and systems. Equally important, new commercial technologies may require new DoD policies on the use of the technology or a modification to existing DoD policy. These funds were transferred from PE 0603781D8Z: Software Engineering Institute (SEI) starting in FY 2012.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- P832_0603826D8Z_3_0400_PB_2012
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