{"id":53752,"date":"2018-09-17T12:26:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T12:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/17\/air-force-transforms-existing-program-office-into-its-new-software-development-hub\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:49:56","slug":"air-force-transforms-existing-program-office-into-its-new-software-development-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/air-force-association\/2018\/09\/17\/air-force-transforms-existing-program-office-into-its-new-software-development-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force transforms existing program office into its new software development hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Air Force\u2019s program executive office for battle management has been redesignated PEO Digital, but it\u2019s more than a name change, the service\u2019s top acquisition executive told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, it\u2019s about taking one of the Air Force\u2019s most diverse acquisition portfolios \u2014 covering everything from JSTARS ground-surveillance planes to certain communications gear \u2014 and transforming it into the headquarters of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2018\/04\/13\/pentagon-creates-new-position-to-help-guide-software-acqusition-f-35-development\/\" target=_blank>agile software development<\/a> as the service moves forward with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2018\/04\/30\/air-force-acquisition-exec-to-reduce-f-35-sustainment-cost-focus-on-agile-software\/\" target=_blank>evermore sophisticated information technology programs<\/a>, said Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In at least the beginning, it will look much like the service\u2019s program office for buying services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt won\u2019t do all of the software development for the Air Force. There\u2019s no way it could,\u201d Roper said in a Sept. 7 interview. But the hope is that it will be able to manage agile software development for some of the Air Force\u2019s most tricky programs, while at the same time providing expertise and software development tools to the rest of the program offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs programs shift to agile development, where they&#8217;re pushing code out every month, where they are working directly with the user, where they are measuring their output using metrics that tell them whether it&#8217;s good code or bad code, PEO Digital will provide Air Force standards for doing it and a playbook for making it work,\u201d Roper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/air-force-association\/\" target=_blank><b>Click here for more stories from the 2018 Air Force Association conference!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steve Wert, the former leader of PEO Battle Management, has been tapped to take the reins of PEO Digital as it moves forward. Key to that will be ensuring the service adheres to industry best practices for software and coming up with metrics it can use to evaluate whether it is developing good code quick enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/air-force-association\/2018\/09\/17\/air-force-aims-to-move-startups-from-pitch-to-contract-award-in-24-hours\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4514636.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Air Force aims to move startups from pitch to contract award in 24 hours<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In a model that mirrors Kickstarter, companies may be able to walk in with an idea and walk out with Air Force funding.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re figuring out what\u2019s the right timeline for that piece of code being left with the operator and [whether] the operator\u2019s happy. How do you decide what\u2019s too big of an increment of code and break it up? It\u2019s stuff that we\u2019re going to have to have a standard process [for],\u201d Roper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt won\u2019t be perfect on Day One. But we know the analog has worked well for service contracts. We just need to perfect the unique twist that software adds, starting with pathfinders that are low hanging but still impactful for the Air Force,\u201d he said, adding that the F-35 program or various space programs could provide possible opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both the Air Force and major defense primes have struggled in the past to create software quickly enough to match the pace of threats. Air Force officials have cited that problem as central to driving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/space-symposium\/2018\/04\/16\/ocx-at-an-inflection-point-says-pentagons-top-weapons-buyer\/\" target=_blank>the cost and schedule growth associated with the service\u2019s next-generation GPS ground stations<\/a>, known as OCX. It was also a core reason why the service decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2017\/07\/13\/air-force-cancels-air-operations-center-10-2-contract-starts-new-pathfinder-effort\/\" target=_blank>cancel the Air Operations Center 10.2 program<\/a> and reimagine it as a pathfinder program where new bits of software are added like iPhone apps and updated as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service has made major progress since then with the creation of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/thought-leadership\/2018\/07\/27\/rebuilding-it-better-stronger-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cKessel Run\u201d<\/a> software lab, named for a famous bit of \u201cStar Wars\u201d lore. At the lab, located in Boston, airmen and developers from commercial software companies create, test and roll out new software \u2014 most famously an app for the Combined Air Operations Center that helped streamline its aerial refueling schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kessel Run was previously managed by PEO Battle Management, and will stay under the PEO Digital umbrella. Its success has helped prove that it\u2019s possible for the government to create good code, and that the Air Force itself has a well of untapped talent, Roper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, since not all airmen will be able to deploy to Boston for a stint with Kessel Run, the challenge is creating other software factories across the Air Force, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow do you manage its lead and cycle times, velocity, backlog and deficiency retirement so that the taxpayer and war fighter get quality code for their dollars? 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