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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,93e601c1ce1d293c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-02-08 18:11:27 PST Path: swrinde!gatech!nntp.msstate.edu!night.primate.wisc.edu!news.larc.nasa.gov!news.msfc.nasa.gov!news.redstone.army.mil!news From: helliott@losat.redstone.army.mil (Doc Elliott) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: DOD-STD-2167a Date: Wed, 08 Feb 95 15:17:19 EST Organization: LOSAT Project Office Message-ID: <3hbd56$4kd@michp1.redstone.army.mil> References: <3frvbi$re5@cronkite.seas.gwu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.205.36.98 X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.93.9 Date: 1995-02-08T15:17:19-05:00 List-Id: In article <49686@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL>, sws@mercury.nswses.navy.mil says... > >In article , Howard Verne wrote: >>I received a "released" copy of MIL-STD-498 in the mail today. >>It is my understanding that it was approved for approx. 2 years >>until the IEEE/EIA commercial version is released. >> >>verne@pc.gcs.litton.com > >FWIW, we recently received direction (believe from Sec Nav) that there >was no commercial equivalent standard to 2167A that would produce >software with the requried reliability. Therefore, 2167A (and I suppose >498) are approved for specifying in mission critical software contracts. > >s smart Please, Please, Please post or email me the text of the "direction" you received regarding this. I need to know who wrote the direction, when, and to whom it was directed. We were told verbally, in the Army Acquisition Streamlining RoadShow, yesterday, by Mr. Gilbert Decker, Asst Sec of Army for RDA, that there would be no use of 2167A or 498 in procurement documents by the military. It would sure be nice to a) prove him wrong; b) show that other branches of the military are not throwing the entire bathroom out with the baby and the bathwater. Doc Elliott KE4KUZ Internet: helliott@losat.redstone.army.mil packet: ke4kuz@k4ry.#cenal.al.usa.noam The opinions expressed herein are mine, and do not reflect those of my employer or anyone else unless specifically stated as such.