The new tool, called SkillTree, was developed for training NSA employees on complex applications as well as software development, but it is available for adaptation by the public.

The Marine Corps needs every manhour it can get. So a small group of Marines have come together to use software to make the corps more effective.

The new 5000.01 directive implements cultural changes to DOD purchases. Officials call it "one of the most transformational changes to acquisition policy in decades."

The 31 winning vendors will supply commercial off-the-shelf software across the military.

By changing the "color of money," DOD will create a software-specific way for contracting officers to buy code. Other changes are coming too.

Sometimes a crucial piece of software is only meant to work on one type of hardware. The DOD wants to eliminate those situations.