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Software Acquisition

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, conduct drone test flights and software troubleshooting during Allied Spirit 24 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany, March 6, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Micah Wilson)

Army issues new policy aimed at improving software development practices departmentwide

The far-reaching directive — which addresses the requirements process, procurement, sustainment and personnel — comes amid a push for accelerating digital modernization across the U.S. military.
707th Communications Squadron client system technicians update software for computers that will be used on Air Force networks at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

DOD behind on expanding its software development workforce, watchdog finds

A new report from the GAO suggests that the Pentagon needs to do more to ensure it has the workforce necessary to carry out its software modernization…
Secretary of the Army Hon. Christine Wormuth and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology), and Army Acquisition Executive Mr. Douglas R. Bush, briefed on capabilities of Army Applications Lab on September 20th, 2021, in Austin, Texas.

Army needs to better use recent software authorities, new acquisition leader says

Douglas Bush, the new head of acquisition, technology and logistics for the Army, plans to use new funding flexibilities to reform how the service buys software.
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