Software Factories Archives

Maj. Christopher Olsen speaks on a panel at the 2022 Public Sector Innovation Summit. (FedScoop)

Air Force considering shaking up its software factories

Software factories are tasked with quickly and securely developing software for the Department of Defense.

Apr 14, 2022 By Jon Harper

Army Futures Command’s Software Factory operations taking place on March 22, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (U.S. Army Photo by Mr. Luke J. Allen)

DOD publishes new software modernization strategy, memos on code

A recent spate of software memos aim to increase collaboration and the use of code as a part of the DOD's "DNA," says chief software officer Jason…

Feb 4, 2022 By Jackson Barnett

A U.S. Air Force F-16 aircraft flies near the Rionegro Airport during military drills between the Colombia and the United States in Rionegro, Antioquia department, Colombia, on July 12, 2021. (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP via Getty Images)

Platform One’s chief operating officer to depart

Maj. Austen Bryan will be replaced by Maj. Camdon Cady, an Air Force engineer with tech experience.

Dec 13, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Ann Dunkin speaks at the 8th Annual Lowering the Cost of Government with IT Summit in 2016. (Scoop News Group)

GSA should have key role in governmentwide IT adoption under Biden, report says

The administration needs to identify innovations worth scaling, according to one member of Joe Biden's transition team, and the GSA administrator — functioning like a COO —…

Nov 24, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir