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Home > CrossTalk May 2005

CrossTalk - The Journal of Defense Software Engineering
  May 2005  
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Table of Contents Download Entire Issue (0505CrossTalk.pdf PDF 1998KB)
  Policies, News, and Updates  
  * Introducing the Department of Defense Acquisition Best Practices Clearinghouse  (0505Dangle.pdf PDF 190KB)
by Kathleen Dangle, Laura Dwinnell, John Hickok, and Dr. Richard Turner
This new capability will help acquisition personnel identify, select, and implement validated practices according to their programmatic needs.
 
 
  Software Engineering Technology  
  * Ports, Protocols, and Services Management Process for the Department of Defense  (0505Basel.pdf PDF 238KB)
by David R. Basel, Dana Foat, and Cragin Shelton
This article explains how to comply with the registration requirements for all automated information systems used on Department of Defense data networks.
 
  * Transformational Vulnerability: Management Through Standards  (0505Martin.pdf PDF 165KB)
by Robert A. Martin
The Department of Defense's new vulnerability and configuration standardization efforts will dramatically improve the insight and oversight of the security and integrity of the agency's systems and networks.
 
  * Extending Agile Methods: A Distributed Project and Organizational Improvement Perspective  (0505McMahon.pdf PDF 110KB)
by Paul E. McMahon
This article promotes using agile methods by exposing common myths and providing information that can help managers and customers facilitate practical agility within their organizations.
 
  * How to Perform Credible Verification, Validation, and Accreditation for Modeling and Simulation  (0505Cook.pdf PDF 205KB)
by Dr. David A. Cook and Dr. James M. Skinner
Verification and validation of the model, simulation, and accompanying life-cycle steps are required to know that you have the right model and valid simulation results.
 
  * Technology Readiness Assessments for IT and IT-Enabled Systems  (0505Gold.pdf PDF 246KB)
by Robert Gold and David Jakubek
This article summarizes the revised Technology Readiness Assessment guidelines and provides examples in applying them to major defense acquisitions.
 
 
  On-Line Only Feature  
  * Automated Restructuring of Component-Based Software
by Robert L. Akers, Ira D. Baxter, Michael Mehlich, Brian Ellis, and Kenn Luecke
 
 
  Departments  
 
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CrossTalk 101 (PDF file PDF 53KB)
Coming Events (PDF file PDF 38KB)
BackTalk (PDF file PDF 63KB)
Back Cover (PDF file PDF 324KB)
 

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