The Department of Defense (DoD) is addressing challenges in implementing its software acquisition pathway by establishing a specialized cadre of software experts. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Cara Abercrombie thanks program managers for their good comments, but notes a reluctance to fully utilize the pathway Meanwhile, Congress has mandated the creation of the software specialist career path and ordered the development of military members with technical skills into software experts. Despite the pathway's benefits in promoting modern software practices and faster delivery cycles, challenges persist in aligning funding mechanisms with software development needs. Efforts are underway to streamline funding processes, with calls to expand the pilot program for funding software with a single color of money to all DoD software programs, offering a potential solution to funding complexities.
