Headquarters U. S. Air Force I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Air Force Expectations for Software Col William “Bill” P. Nelson Dir, Architecture and Interoperability (703)

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 2 Outline Software Sustainment Issues National Science Foundation (NSF) Findings Software Personnel Software Intensive Systems Steering Groups Key to Success

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 3 Software Sustainment Issues* Computer Resources and System / Software Engineering Environment (S/SEE) Capability: Obsolete and/or saturated computer hardware; adequacy and long-term viability of the support / test environment, programming language, etc. Guidance: Lack of policy, guidance, and methods for SIWS acquisition and support Documentation: Inadequate or outdated system/software documentation Training: Lack of appropriate and timely training Staffing: Software engineering staff instability or shortages *AF CIO directed study “Weapon System Software Sustainment Study”, Apr 2001

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 4 * Final Report, “NSF Workshop on a Research Program for the 21st Century”, 1998 NSF Findings* Software has to many surprises Immature or poorly integrated software domain sciences, construction principles and engineering processes Critical software components Scalability; evolvability; dependability; usability; performance; and predictability of cost and schedule Software technology is hard to transition

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 5 AF Picture: Software Personnel Software professionals very important part of the Air Force -- communications and information community in particular Information War over Kosovo American troops rescuing flood victims in Mozambique and providing aid to reduce human suffering Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs) Smart bombs B-2

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 6 *Lt Gen John L. Woodward, Jr remarks to Software Technology Conference 1 May 2001 Types of Programmers* Two camps of programmers in the Air Force System programmers-- TBMCS, GCCS, and other application-oriented software Specialized software professionals--designed and built the code embedded in our weapon systems That distinction is disappearing as we move into the 21st Century Our weapons are becoming increasingly networked—“on the net” until the moment of impact As network evolves to a weapon system, distinction between “traditional” and “weapon system” software professionals blurs Development methods/sustainment procedures for both beginning to resemble each other

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 7 *Lt Gen John L. Woodward, Jr remarks to Software Technology Conference 1 May 2001 Software Career Field* (Communications-computer career field perspective) Fiscal year (2000), only 29% of first-term enlisted programmers reenlisted (AF goal is 55%) As of May 2001, only 31% of second-term enlisted programmers who are eligible for reenlistment have done so (AF goal is 75%) No longer track officer programmers in communications-computer career field but continuation rate of these highly-skilled officers appears to be below Air Force average In Air Logistics Centers, missed hiring targets for civilian programmers in 1999 and 2000

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 8 Software Intensive Systems Steering Group (SISSG) DoD SISSG strategic directionsoftware intensive systemsprioritize joint activities Establish strategic direction, oversee the DoD software intensive systems effort, and prioritize joint activities that have significant improvement potential SAF/AQRE current AF rep No AF/SC and PDAS-BIM (AF software team ???) AFMC SISSG AFMC software intensive systems focus Charter under revision AF SISSG Morph to AF SISSG AF-level AF-level software intensive systems focus

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 9 Air Force SISSG SECAF - Need HQ focus on Software SAF/AQR, AF/IL agreed on need for AF SISSG Proposed AF SISSG: Chaired by SAF/AQR AF/ILM, AF/SCT, AF/XOC and CIO-BIM AF SIS Working Group AOs from AF SISSG members Staff, coordinate issues/actions for AF SISSG AF Software Team (CIO-BIM; AF/SC; SAF/AQ; AF/IL)

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 10 Key Factors for Success... Corporate Approach Senior Leader Oversight Ability Enforceable policies (SC & AQ) Business process definition Software belly-button (AF Software Team) Identification of software houses (who is doing software in the AF)

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 11 QUESTIONS