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Toward a Reform of the Defense Department Software Acquisition Policy

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A series of about 120 interviews were conducted with DoD personnel and others recommended by them. This report is an organized catalog of software acquisition problems reported, along with some assessments of their seriousness.
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CMU/SEI-86-TR-001
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A series of about 120 interviews were conducted with DoD personnel and others recommended by them. This report is an organized catalog of software acquisition problems reported, along with some assessments of their seriousness.

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Samuelson, P. (1986, April 1). Toward a Reform of the Defense Department Software Acquisition Policy. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-86-TR-001). Retrieved June 19, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/toward-a-reform-of-the-defense-department-software-acquisition-policy/.

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year={1986},
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Samuelson, Pamela. "Toward a Reform of the Defense Department Software Acquisition Policy." (CMU/SEI-86-TR-001). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, April 1, 1986. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/toward-a-reform-of-the-defense-department-software-acquisition-policy/.

P. Samuelson, "Toward a Reform of the Defense Department Software Acquisition Policy," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-86-TR-001, 1-Apr-1986 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/toward-a-reform-of-the-defense-department-software-acquisition-policy/. [Accessed: 19-Jun-2026].

Samuelson, Pamela. "Toward a Reform of the Defense Department Software Acquisition Policy." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-86-TR-001). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Apr. 1986. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/toward-a-reform-of-the-defense-department-software-acquisition-policy/. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

Samuelson, Pamela. Toward a Reform of the Defense Department Software Acquisition Policy. CMU/SEI-86-TR-001. Software Engineering Institute. 1986. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/toward-a-reform-of-the-defense-department-software-acquisition-policy/

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