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From: gwinn@res.ray.com (Joe Gwinn)
Subject: Re: Gov't, non-DoD use of Ada
Date: 1996/09/05
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The FAA no longer permits Ada on new procurements, subsequent to the AAS
debacle.  It isn't often one gets to waste $6 billion.  Only ANSI C and
C++ are permitted, except where existing systems are being modified. 
There was a newsgroup debate on the wisdom of this decision, but the FAA
has in fact backed away from Ada.

Joe Gwinn


In article <4vnlgn$mko@uuneo.neosoft.com>, rlove@neosoft.com (Robert B.
Love ) wrote:

> While use and waivers for Ada on DoD projects is discussed here 
> a lot, what about non-DoD big gov't projects?  Anybody have any
> info on Ada usage in:
> 
> 1) NSA
> 2) NRO
> 3) CIA
> 4) NASA  (other than space station)
> 5) FAA
> 6) NOAA
> 7) DOE
> 
> Concerning #7, I know a little about what the Idaho reactor people do 
> with
> Ada but what about Los Alamos & Lawrence Livermore.
> 
> And can I get in trouble for asking about 1-3? <grin>
> 
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