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SOFTWARE MASTER PLAN, AVAILABILITY AND MEETING
A Department of Defense (DoD) Software Master Plan is being
developed through the collaborative efforts of numerous offices
and organizations within the DoD, under the auspices of the
Defense Acquisition Board Science and Technology Committee. This
document will be available for review and comment by the public
in late February, 1990. A public forum will be held
April 3-5, 1990, to obtain input from the public on the draft
document.
The DoD Software Master Plan provides a consolidated approach for
addressing the challenges presented to the DoD today by the
escalating development, utilization and cost of software in our
Defense systems. The document is organized into four major
sections corresponding to the following mechanisms available to
the DoD to effect the process and characteristics of software:
(1) Software acquisition and life cycle management;
(2) DoD software policies and standards;
(3) Personnel; and
(4) Software technology base and transition.
For each of these mechanisms, the related problem areas are
addressed, goals are identified, and specific actions that are
required to accomplish those goals are enumerated.
A DoD Software Master Plan Public Forum will be held
April 3-5, 1990, at the Ramada Hotel - Tysons Corner at 7801
Leesburg Pike in Falls Church, Virginia. The purpose of this
forum is to obtain public comment on the Draft DoD Software
Master Plan. The forum will consist of a general session in
which DoD personnel will present the various sections of the
Plan; smaller, parallel breakout sessions for detailed discussion
and comment on the four major sections of the Plan; and a closing
general session to report on the results of the breakout group
sessions. The tentative agenda is as follows:
TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1990:
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8:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks by Dr. George Millburn, DDDRE(R&AT)
9:30 a.m. Presentation and Discussion of the DoD Software
Master Plan
12:00 p.m. Lunch (not provided)
1:30 p.m. Presentation and Discussion of the DoD Software
Master Plan (continued)
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1990:
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9:00 a.m. Parallel Breakout Sessions
(1) Acquisition and Life Cycle Management
(2) Policy and Standards
(3) Personnel
(4) Technology Base and Transition
12:00 p.m. Lunch (not provided)
1:30 p.m. Parallel Breakout Sessions (continued)
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1990:
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9:00 a.m. Reports by Breakout Session Chairmen
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
A registration fee of $30 is being charged to all attendees to
help defray the costs of conducting the public forum.
Participants are encouraged to pre-register by March 19, 1990;
attendance at the public forum will be limited to the first 500
people registered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To obtain a copy of the draft DoD Software Master Plan, or a
registration form for the DoD software Master Plan Public Forum,
interested parties should contact:
Ms. Karen Marinoff
DoD Software Master Plan Public Forum
Institute for Defense Analyses/CSED
1801 N. Beauregard St.
Alexandria, VA 22311
Tel: (703) 824-5506
FAX: (703) 820-9680