DOD Directions Meeting

[Ted Holden]

Karl Nyberg recently posted the following article to comp.lang.ada with
a request for widest possible dessemination, and somehow neglected to
desseminate the article to the C/C++/groups.  The Wednesday, Apr. 4
meeting (#2) sounds like the fun one, if anybody is interested.
 
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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