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=0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,79d2ce7f80ad86e6,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Ken Garlington Subject: AFMC Position on Ada Law Date: 1996/08/01 Message-ID: <3200EBE9.6B5C@lmtas.lmco.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 171479681 content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.lang.ada x-mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Macintosh; I; 68K) Date: 1996-08-01T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: [I recently received this memo; thought it might be of interest.] 16 Jul 96 MEMORANDUM FOR HQ AFMC/ENPP FROM: HQ AFMC/JAQ SUBJECT: Ada and Public Law (Your Memo 11 Jul 96) 1. You asked for our advice on "whether the DoD's use of the computer language Ada is still mandated by law." As set forth below, the law presently mandates that all DoD software must be written in the programming language Ada _where cost effective_, unless exempted by an official designated by the Secretary of Defense. 2. Section 9070 of the FY 1993 DoD Appropriations Act (Public Law 102-396) contains legislation which is "permanent" (i.e., section 9070 remains in effect unless a new law is enacted to specifically repeal or revise it). This section states: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after June 1991, where cost effective, all Department of Defense software shall be written in the programming language Ada, in the absence of special exemption by an official designated by the Secretary of Defense. 3. DoD policy requires that a waiver (or special exemption) be obtained when Ada is not to be used for the programming language. A waiver need not be obtained for those applications described in paragraph F2 of DoDD 3405.1, Computer Programming Language Policy. 4. If you need more information, you can contact me at 7-5727. /signed/ MARILYN CORBIN Attorney-Advisor Acquisition Law Directorate Office of the Staff Judge Advocate [Attached to this memo was excerpts from the draft DoDD 3405.1 with details on current policy.] -- LMTAS - "Our Brand Means Quality"