Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo this week requiring defense acquisition offices to use the Software Acquisition Pathway and other authorities to buy software. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) ...

At the Army's Software Factory in Austin, Texas, soldiers and contractors collaborate to develop and field software capabilities and learn from commercial best practices. (Davis Winkie/Staff) In the ...

The Pentagon must default to rapid acquisition processes when buying software, from business systems to weapons components, the defense secretary said in a Thursday memo. The move is a “big deal,” one ...

Department of Defense (DOD) officials are already looking toward the future and next steps regarding their newly established software creation pathway. For fiscal year 2025-2026, personnel associated ...