Re: FW: "ADA and BEYOND"

[Jay Joss <jossj@SMTP-GW.SPAWAR.NAVY.MIL>]

     And Amen. Regards, Jay


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Subject: FW: "ADA and BEYOND"
Author:  Alfred M Selgas at SPAWAR-MC1
Date:    3/14/97 10:19 AM


     FYI,

        HALLELUJAH.

     R/AL SELGAS



>From: Paige, Emmett Jr., , OSD/C3I +
>To: Jones, Anita, Dr, OUSD/AT  001; Kaminski, Paul, Mr, OUSD/AT001;
>Longuemare, Noel, Mr, OUSD/001
>Cc: Brown, Linda, , OSD/C3I; Rand, Cynthia, , OSD/C3I +; Soos, James,
>Dr., OSD/C3I +; Dempsey, Joan, CIV, OSD/C3I +; Castor, Virginia,
>Ms,OUSD/AT; 'Decker Gil,ASSTSEC. ARMY RDA'; 'Douglass John,ASST.
>SECNAV'; Edmonds, Albert  LtGen; Gauss John A. RADM. JIEO DISA; Hamilton
>John, LTC; 'Kelley David MG      DISA'; 'Money Art., ASST.SECAF.  RDA'
>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.
>
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