Since the creation of the Agile Manifesto, many development teams have embraced the guidelines of agile. By focusing on the customer and eliminating wasted development effort, developers have seen ...

A wave of efficiency talk has arrived in Washington, epitomized by the Department of Government Efficiency now roaming the halls of the Pentagon. But as policymakers examine how government actually ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Requirements-driven development and testing in its ideal form has long been considered too challenging by industries who are not forced to follow stringent verification standards. After all, if no one ...

Every new administration deplores the defense acquisition system it inherits and pledges to reform it aggressively. And every administration, while trying valiantly, fails. Instead, the system becomes ...

Being stuck in yesterday’s thinking isn’t a new problem for the U.S. military. In 1898, Alfred Mahan said that “no service can or should be expected to reform itself.” Fast-forward to the 1950s and ...

Defense policy analysts are a fractious bunch. But if there is one thing they all seem to agree on, it is a shared distaste for the current Defense Department acquisition process. Calls for ...