From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,INVALID_MSGID, UPPERCASE_75_100 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,4c9aaf040659caf8,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Sam Harbaugh, Palm Bay, Florida" Subject: (unverified) Ada mandate cancelled (Greg A would be proud) Date: 1997/03/07 Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970307192557.009979a0@iu.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 223968818 Sender: Ada programming language X-Sender: harbaugh@iu.net Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-03-07T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: I received this but can not vouch for its authenticity. Anybody know if its true? I have erased the to: addresses. I hope that I am not being duped. sam harbaugh, palm bay, florida -------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Paige, Emmett Jr., , OSD/C3I + To: ..... Cc: ...... Subject: "ADA and BEYOND" Date: Thursday, February 27, 1997 10:03AM AS YOU KNOW WE HAD THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES,NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOARD PERFORM A STUDY OF OUR SOFTWARE POLICIES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY AND POSSIBLY READ AND REREAD THE PUBLISHED REPORT AS I HAVE. THE STUDY IS A GOOD ONE AND I AM PREPARED TO ACCEPT AND IMPLEMENT ALL OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS WITH ONE EXCEPTION. I BELIEVE DOD SHOULD NO LONGER REQUIRE ADA FOR ANY OF ITS SYSTEMS BUT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT AS THE PREFERRED LANGUAGE,PARTCULARLY FOR OUR WEAPON SYSTEMS AND C4ISR SYSTEMS. BY DOING THIS WE WILL TAKE THE LONE CONTENTIOUS POINT OF RESENTMENT OUT OF THE DOD SOFTWARE PROCESS , BUT WITH THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS SUCH AS THE REQUIREMENT FOR A SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PLAN, I BELIEVE WE WILL GET THE DESIRED RESULTS WITHOUT MANDATING ANY PARTICULAR PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE. I WILL HAVE THE STAFF BEGIN THE ACTION TO PREPARE THE PROPOSED DOD SOFTWARE POLICY AS REFLECTED IN APPENDIX A, WHICH BEGINS ON PAGE 75 OF THE STUDY REPORT, AND AMEND IT AS STATED ABOVE TO REMOVE THEIR PROPOSED MANDATE FOR WARFIGHTING SYSTEMS. WE WILL PREPARE THE POLICY DIRECTIVE FOR SIGNATURE BY BOTH DR KAMINSKI AND ME. WILL GET THIS ONE ON A FAST TRACK. WOULD APPRECISATE ANY COMMENTS OR REACTIONS FROM THIS PROPOSAL FROM ANY ADDRESSEES. ...... name and fax number etc were here ....... From: Paige, Emmett Jr., , OSD/C3I + To: ....... Subject: FW: "ADA and BEYOND" Date: Thursday, February 27, 1997 10:15AM HOPE YOU ARE NOT SURPRISED. I WILL SUPPORT THE 15M INVESTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. THATS THE OVERNIGHT CHANGE. > >>>----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- ...... removed ....