Making Improved Reliability a Reality

摘要

The September 2008 issue of 'Information Systems Test & Evaluation' focused on improving suitability. It coincided with, and in some cases led, reliability improvement policy and guidance. By early September 2008, all the military departments responded positively to the directionof Under Secretary Young in July 2008 to 'establish a reliability improvement acquisition policy to address the problem of inadequate system RAM reliability-availability- maintainability.' For example, on September 4, 2008, Dr. Donald Winter, Secretary of the Navy, stated, 'Having performance is important, but not as important in most cases, ashaving reliability.' I offer several specific examples of progress made toward improving suitability and reliability and a guide on where to find the products.