SEIC News, W/E March 14, 1997

SEIC News, W/E March 14, 1997

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Software Engineering News Briefs
Week Ending:  March 14, 1997

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AIR FORCE TO EXPAND SOFTWARE REUSE PROJECT
Topic: Reuse

The Air Force awarded contracts to Hughes Aircraft Co., Raytheon Co., and 
TRW Inc. under a $500 million program that could dramatically reduce the 
cost and development time of major command and control software programs.

The four-year Command and Control Product Line (CCPL) program, run by 
Electronic Systems Center, will expand the department initiative for 
taking software code developed for one project and later using it in 
future development efforts.

The Air Force expects its contractors to make as much use as possible of 
existing software assets.

SOURCE:  Monroe, John Stein, "Air Force to expand software reuse 
project," Federal Computer Week, March 3, 1997, v.11, n.5, pp.18, 22.

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NEW AJPO CHIEF RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB
Topic: Ada

Lt. Col. John "Drew" Hamilton, interim chief of the Ada Joint Program 
Office (AJPO), was handpicked by his predecessor Charles Engle.  "He's 
not just technically qualified," said Engle.  "He also knows the military 
culture, the Pentagon, the political atmosphere."

"Drew is a great choice," said Robert Dewar, president of Ada Core 
Technologies.  "Chuck [Engle] did a great job too, but it's good to see 
the mantle passed to someone who will carry on the work."

SOURCE:  Lais, Sami, "Hamilton's peers say he's more than qualified for 
the AJPO job,"  Government Computer News, March 3, 1997, v.16, n.5, p.45.

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ADA 95 USAGE & PROJECTS INFORMATION WANTED!
Topic: Ada

The Ada Information Clearinghouse (AdaIC) is actively seeking 
information and feedback on Ada 95 usage and projects.  It is the aim of 
the AdaIC to gather a large enough database of information in order to 
publish general trends in Ada 95 usage including benchmarks and metrics.

The on-line survey may be found at: 
http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/AdaIC/docs/flyers/forms/usage_survey.shtml   

Paper copies of the survey may be obtained by contacting the AdaIC at 
1-800/AdaIC-11 or <adainfo@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us>.

SOURCE:  ADAIC

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