Design for success software evolution process for the Department of Energy's standard security system

摘要

Computer software must evolve to support changing user needs, advances in computer technology, and continuous quality improvement. Control of the software development and evolution process becomes critical when the software is used in the protection of special nuclear material for the U.S. Government. The software evolution of the Argus security system is outlined as an example of a successful approach to this problem. Argus is a comprehensive, integrated security system incorporating intrusion detection, access control alarm assessment command and control communications, event reporting and archiving. Special issues faced by the Argus team are outlined, and the methodology for software definition delivery and control are described.