Risk and Cost Reduction using Commercial Software

Risk and Cost Reduction using Commercial Software

Defense Science Board Task Force on Acquisition of Information Technology — March 2009

  • DoD must adopt IT Acquisition practices that mimic the effectiveness of commercial IT acquisition practices. (Memorandum For: Chairman, Defense Science Board, read more)
  • The new process should be "agile and geared to delivering meaningful increments of capability in approximately 18 months or less-increments that are prioritized based on need and technical readiness." (Memorandum For: Chairman, Defense Science Board, read more)
  • The new acquisition process should be applied for "new or replacement stand alone IT systems and subsystems or for replacement IT systems embedded in existing weapon systems that are to be upgraded when there is little or no change in the hardware not associated with IT." (Executive Summary - Page xvii, read more)
  • The new acquisition practices must be effective at keeping pace with the rapid changes in IT and must successfully deliver urgent IT needs to war fighters on demand. (Executive Summary - Page vii, read more)
  • Commercial IT has a short technology "half life," but the current acquisition process ignores the rapid advances and as a result delivers less capable technology more slowly than a commercial-based acquisition system. (Chapter 1 - Page 4, read more)
  • Because of the pace of technology change, DoD's acquisition plans should include regular upgrades and technology refreshes, consistent with standard commercial practices. (Chapter 2 - Page 15, read more)
  • Structured commercial software can be ten times less expensive to maintain than comparable open-source software. (Chapter 2 - Page 15, read more)
  • When normalized to the functionality provided, the cost of commercial software actually decreases over time. (Chapter 2 - Page 18, read more)
  • Cost-estimating errors (i.e., estimating the number of lines of code) and failure to predict future requirements are the leading reasons for IT acquisition cost overruns in the current acquisition practice. Utilizing existing commercial software overcomes these issues. (Chapter 2 - Page 19, read more)
  • There is a decreasing pool of qualified technical expertise, and taking advantage of expertise built into commercial software assists in overcoming this near-term demographic challenge. (Chapter 20 - Page 20, read more)
  • Adoption of modular, interoperable software that conforms to accepted standards accelerates the responsiveness of commercial IT organizations and should be adopted by DoD. (Chapter 2 - Page 24, read more)
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