A simple user agreement is changing how the Air Force looks at software
Summary
Last month, Air Combat Command (ACC) and Kessel Run did something many people do every day when they download an app or join an online service — they signed a user agreement. That legal handshake of a task may seem mundane to most, but for the Air Force it opened up a new world of software development that could revolutionize ACC’s programs. The agreement formalized a relationship between the two organizations, allowing Kessel Run to constantly and consistently update software instead of going through a laborious acquisition process. “It’s a break from the traditional acquisitions process of where you sit down and you spend maybe years writing requirements and it takes a long time before you even start building anything,” Jacque Toren, Kessel Run’s test and integration chief, told Federal News Network. It doesn’t stop there, they don’t just provide input on the design at the beginning, they are there every step of the way as their users are using whatever capability we can push out the door as fast as we can do it and providing feedback constantly.” The constant feedback allows Kessel Run to push out software patches when bugs happen, extra security for vulnerabilities and add new features.