Software Engineering Institute

As software engineering techniques evolve, SEI research has focused on driving changes to help scale the software acquisition workforce, reduce the complexity of acquisition rules, and adapt acquisition practices to enable decisive action, accelerating the adoption of commercial and scientific innovations. As a result of this deep expertise and extensive practical experience in software process measurement, Agile methods, DevSecOps, acquisition, and software modernization, the DoD had already engaged the SEI in conducting the Defense Innovation Board’s foundational 2019 Software Acquisition and Practices (SWAP) Study, and the design and execution of the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Section 873 and 874 Agile pilot programs.