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Why Your Software Cost Estimates Change Over Time and How DevSecOps Data Can Help Reduce Cost Risk
• White Paper
By Julie B. Cohen
Early software cost estimates are often off by over 40%; this paper discusses how programs must continually update estimates as more information becomes available.
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A Retrospective in Engineering Large Language Models for National Security
• White Paper
By The Software Engineering Institute
This document discusses the findings, recommendations, and lessons learned from engineering a large language model for national security use cases.
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Actionable Data in the DevSecOps Pipeline
• Podcast
By Bill Nichols, Julie B. Cohen
Bill Nichols and Julie Cohen talk with Suzanne Miller about how automation within DevSecOps product-development pipelines provides new opportunities for program managers (PMs) to confidently make decisions with the help …
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Ask Us Anything: Generative AI Edition
• Webcast
By Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt University), John E. Robert, Rachel Dzombak, Jasmine Ratchford, Matthew Walsh, Shing-hon Lau
In this webcast, SEI researchers answered audience questions and discussed what generative AI does well and the associated risk and opportunities.
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Evaluating Trustworthiness of AI Systems
• Webcast
By Carol J. Smith, Carrie Gardner
In this webcast, SEI researchers discuss how to evaluate trustworthiness of AI systems given their dynamic nature and the challenges of managing ongoing responsibility for maintaining trustworthiness.
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Insider Threat Program Evaluation
• Educational Material
By Software Engineering Institute
The Insider Threat Program Evaluation (ITPE) is an evidence-based, capability-level assessment.
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Insider Risk Management in the Post-Pandemic Workplace
• Podcast
By Daniel L. Costa, Randall F. Trzeciak
Dan Costa and Randy Trzeciak discuss how remote work in the post-pandemic world is changing expectations about employee behavior monitoring and insider risk detection.
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Leveraging Software Bill of Materials Practices for Risk Reduction
• Webcast
By Carol Woody, Charles M. Wallen, Michael S. Bandor
In this webcast, Charles Wallen, Carol Woody, and Michael Bandor discuss how organizations can connect Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) to acquisition and development.
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Insider Risk
• Video
By Matthew J. Butkovic, Daniel L. Costa
In this episode of Intersect, Matthew Butkovic interviewed Dan Costa about how the SEI’s Insider Risk team conducts empirical research and develops socio-technical solutions that allow organizations to reduce the …
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U.S. Leadership in Software Engineering & AI Engineering: Critical Needs & Priorities Workshop - Executive Summary
• White Paper
By Forrest Shull
A joint SEI/NITRD workshop will advance U.S. national interests through software and AI engineering and accelerate progress across virtually all scientific domains.
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