The Work Items have specific objectives, milestones, and deliverables and completed Work Items are retired and replaced by new Work Items, as needed. A Standing Committee addresses a particular recurring need or issue of SQAS and functions over an extended period of time. Each Standing Committee has objectives and may have milestones and deliverables similar to Active Work Items. SQAS publications are the work products from the Work Items. Meetings are held semiannually in the Spring and Fall.
Locations rotate among the participation sites on a voluntary basis.
The Software Quality Forums provide an opportunity for all DOE sites to share information and experiences relating to software quality engineering activities at their site. They focus on timely software quality and related issues. They are held every three years and usually run 2 to 3 days.