{"id":25214,"date":"2018-04-13T19:38:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T19:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/13\/dod-task-force-directs-it-acquisition-overhaul\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:17:10","slug":"dod-task-force-directs-it-acquisition-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/it-networks\/2018\/04\/13\/dod-task-force-directs-it-acquisition-overhaul\/","title":{"rendered":"7 ways a task force wants DoD to improve IT acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/dsb\/reports\/2010s\/DSB_SWA_Report_FINALdelivered2-21-2018.pdf\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">new study<\/a> from a Department of Defense task force highlights the need for the military to act more like commercial industry when it comes to buying software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, DoD officials should abandon buying practices that date back as far as the 1970s and institute an iterative, agile approach to acquiring software, a new Defense Science Board report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doing so means changing the culture at the Pentagon, where systemic problems in culture and internal processes \u2013 including an emphasis on detailed requirements and large-scale, completed systems \u2013 discourage contractors from employing more software-friendly buying practices in the military, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not a new issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cProblems associated with software development continue to plague major DoD acquisition programs. This results in long delays in fielding, significant cost overruns, and, in some cases, program cancellation,\u201d the report\u2019s authors wrote. \u201cThe problems appear to be caused by the same software development issues that have occurred in programs over the last two decades.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report detailed seven recommendations for improving software acquisition at DoD, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u22c5 Carefully examining the \u201csoftware factories\u201d of contractors: \u201cThe Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering should immediately task the Defense Digital Service, the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the Software Engineering Institute Federally Funded Research and Development Center, the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, and the Army Materiel Command with establishing evaluation criteria for potential contractors\u2019 software factory capabilities.\u201d Software factories are sets of software tools that programmers use to write code and collaborate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Adopt continuous iterative development best practices: \u201cService acquisition executives, with the program executive officers, the program managers, and the Joint Staff\/J-8 should, over the next year, identify minimum viable product approaches and delegate acquisition authority to the PM\u201d to deliver a series of viable products, establish d the equivalent of a product manager for each program in its formal acquisition strategy, and arrange for the warfighter to adopt the initial operational capability for evaluation and feedback; and engage Congress to change statutes to support rapid iterative approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Institute risk reduction and metrics for all new programs, starting immediately: Officials, including major decision authorities, should allow multiple vendors to begin work, with a down-select happening after at least one vendor has proven they can do the work. 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