Its associated recommendation, however, contained a description of a commercial architecture review board process that was deemed necessary by committee members. OASD C3I directed that DISA comply with the recommendation but did not seek any additional funding for DISA to do so. The disagreement between these two agencies was never resolved, the AJPO funding was not substantially increased, the AJPO director position was not filled, and the office's ability to support the Ada program became severely impaired. We selected a date in late third quarter of fiscal 1997 as a target for planning purposes. Finding 6 continues to be an issue today but has not been acted on in a way that makes the situation then any different today.
Metrics gathering and reporting is still a problem within DoD and needs to be addressed.
Summary It should be clear that a year after the report was released, most of the recommendations and findings have not been followed. The process changes recommended by the report seem to be under careful study by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, but the overall intention of the report was not accepted. A piecemeal adoption may do more harm than good. As a war-fighting language and a national competitive advantage, Ada would have to be considered in jeopardy at the current time. About the Author Rayford B. Vaughn Jr. spent 26 years in the U.S. Army as a software engineer.