Pentagon teeing up nine programs to test new ‘color of money’ for software development

Summary: The Defense Department has plenty of challenges when it comes to adopting modern, agile software development practices One of the biggest is the fact that DoD’s budget is anything but agile. But Pentagon leaders think they have a plan that’ll convince Congress to change that. Ultimately, they’re aiming to create a brand new “color of money” just for software. Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu is in San Diego, where Defense undersecretary Ellen Lord outlined the plan to attendees at the annual WEST conference this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices