THE GOVERNMENT FUNDING APPROPRIATION PROCESS AND ITS INABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
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Authors
Calabria, Allison A.
Subjects
PPBE
funding categories
RDT&E
O&M
procurement
MILPERS
MILCON
Waterfall development
Agile development
Agile devops
software development
iterative development
funding categories
RDT&E
O&M
procurement
MILPERS
MILCON
Waterfall development
Agile development
Agile devops
software development
iterative development
Advisors
Mortlock, Robert F.
Date of Issue
2022-06
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Software development and fielding is a fast-paced environment that is constantly evolving. In order to better keep up with the latest software technologies, the current funding process, to include the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) process and the funding appropriation breakout categories, must be reformed and updated. This project conducts a comparative analysis of the timeline for appropriations actions vs. the software development/fielding timelines to which the DOD is hoping to transition. After analyzing the current funding method, it is clear that methods such as the “colorless money” initiative or software-specific funding should be explored. Furthermore, a software-specific funding category would be best in promoting a rapid software acquisition environment, but more data and piloting still needs to be conducted to determine overall success.
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