The F-35 joint program office has issued a one-year authorization to operate the next software release of the jet's Autonomic Logistics Information System, ALIS 3.0, after the F-35 Assessment and Authorization Working Group recommended a "high-risk ATO" to the program executive officer. The one-year ATO, signed March 5 and obtained by Inside the Air Force , includes 11 provisions that must be met by the program office and prime contractor Lockheed Martin to maintain its validity, many of which pertain...
