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Hegseth memo on software

March 7, 2025

In a March 6, 2025 memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directs "all DOD Components to adopt the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) as the preferred pathway for all software development components of business and weapon system programs in the [Defense] Department."

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