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adaptability required by modern soft- ware development. As programs progress through development, numerous test and evaluation activities occur at rigid points in the process and are completed in a sequential manner. And often, tests that are done by a vendor or other entity are repeated, adding more time and cost. Lastly, once development concludes and systems are deployed, they historically transition to sustainment, where they are maintained, with only minor updates, until they are disposed of. Tis is coun- ter to the premise that “software is never done” and limits the ability of our soft- ware-intensive systems to be continually refined and improved to meet emerg- ing needs.
Tis approach results in software devel- opment that takes years to complete, with big-bang capability releases often sepa- rated by years, and software solutions that do not always account for changing user needs and threats. Given the evolution of technology in the last several decades and the increasingly software-defined envi- ronment we are operating in, this process no longer meets the timely demands of our warfighters. Importantly, adoption of modern software practices is not a tech- nical challenge—recall that the private sector has been doing this for decades. Rather, the Army’s challenge is adjusting its longstanding processes to accommo- date these methodologies.
POLICY AND REFORM INITIATIVES Recognizing the need to reform, the Army launched a comprehensive review of its institutional processes to determine where changes are needed to promote modern software development and acquisition. As a result, the Army released Army Direc- tive 2024-02, “Enabling Modern Software Development & Acquisition Practices,” on March 9, 2024. This new policy
PANEL DISCUSSION
Boatner, second from left, joined a panel of experts to speak about the continuous integration and continuous delivery model in Washington in October 2023. From left is Jennifer Swanson, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software; Willie B. Nelson, deputy to the commanding general, United States Army Futures Command; James Amato, executive technical director and deputy to the commander, United States Army Test and Evaluation Command; and Megan Dake, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for procurement. (Photo by Alexander Baquilod, Office of the ASA(ALT))
CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION, DELIVERY
The author, center, addresses audience members during a digital engineering presentation at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington on Oct. 11, 2023. (Photo by Alexander Baquilod, Office of the ASA(ALT))
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