The Defense Department has begun a 90-day "sprint" to develop a new framework and implementation plan for accelerating the acquisition of software, according to a new memo from a senior Pentagon official . The memo, signed by Katie Arrington, who is performing the duties of the DOD chief information officer, establishes the Software Fast Track (SWFT) Initiative, following March 6 guidance from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directing software acquisition reform. “Current systems for software procurement were developed for a different...
