Defense Innovation Board to review DOD software procurement

By Justin Doubleday / October 26, 2017 at 5:00 AM
A Pentagon advisory panel made up of tech industry heavyweights is taking aim at the way the Defense Department develops and buys software. The "primary focus" of the Defense Innovation Board's science and technology subcommittee is reviewing how DOD develops software for various weapon and business systems, according to Michael McQuade, senior vice president of science and technology at United Technologies. The review will include the laws and regulations DOD has to navigate in developing software, as well as an...

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