National Software Capacity: Near-Term Study
Jane Siegel, Shelby Stewman, Suresh L. Konda, Patrick D. Larkey, Wulf-Dieter Wagner · 1990
and MITRE to perform a near-term study assessing the nation’s capacity to produce software for the Department of Defense (DoD). The SEI was also asked to develop a model and methodology to use on a continuing basis to test the health and future capacity of the nation’s software industry. The near-term study began in June 1989, and was managed by the Electronic Systems Division (ESD), Department of the Air Force. Four major tasks were undertaken: 1. Analyses of two major components of the DoD software community: • The characteristics of major projects, e.g., application domain, size (source lines of code [SLOC]), personnel requirements of the Air Force, the Army, and the Navy. • The characteristics of DoD contractors and subcontractors, e.g., estimated versus actual personnel working on current projects and the previous experience of personnel in development and production of related systems. 2. Analyses of the non-DoD federal government and commercial sectors to enable