Chief Software Architect in U.S. Army Acquisition

摘要

The U.S. Army is aggressively pursuing software architecture practices as a means of reducing risk in its acquisition programs. Central to this strategy is creating an appropriately skilled workforce capable of overseeing software development activities in its innovative programs. The latest development in the Army's long-standing pursuit of improving the software talents of its acquisition workforce is the establishment of Chief Software Architects in its program executive offices. This article discusses this latest demonstration of the Army's commitment to adopting an architecture- centric acquisition approach and its focus on developing the software architecture skills of its acquisition workforce.