Omb may request additional information from agencies before the selfassessment and. The acquisition strategy for a software program must address traditional functional areas such as test and evaluation, risk management, funding, contracting, acquisition approach, etc. The strategy must describe a plan for acquiring software at a level of detail that is suitable for justifying the investment decision. Safety risk management guidance for system acquisitions.
Summary of agency deadlines and requirements common baseline for it management. Acquisition program planning the mitre corporation. Use of computer hardware, enterprise software and solutions chess as the primary source for. Guidance software, now opentext, is the maker of encase, the gold standard in forensic security. The appendices contain additional reference material. Program management does not anticipate or cannot fix the problems esc made significant progress in the past to reform software acquisition processes are our best practices still relevant. At the discretion of dcape, the ice may be updated during the ep. Defense acquisition life cycle compliance baseline pre. The acquisition program baseline apb formally documents the program s critical cost, schedule, and performance parameters, expressed in measurable, quantitative terms that must be met in order to accomplish the program s goals.
Agile development and delivery for it the content featured under this section of acquire is the exact language that can be found in the department of homeland security dhs instruction 10201004, agile development and delivery for information technology. Acquisition logistics formerly integrated logistics support alh acquisition logistics handbook alh alsp acquisition logistics support plan am acquisition manager amps afloat master planning system aoa analysis of alternatives ap acquisition plan apba acquisition program baseline agreement apeo assistant program executive officer apeo. Procedures to facilitate the implementation of the system and services acquisition policy and associated system and services acquisition controls. Otex, a global leader in enterprise information management eim, announced today that it has completed the closing of the previously announced acquisition of guidance software, the makers of encase, the gold standard in forensic security, that includes digital discovery solutions and endpoint. The fedramp annual assessment guidance provides guidance to assist csps, 3paos, and federal agencies in determining the scope of an annual assessment based on nist sp 80053, revision 4, fedramp baseline security requirements, and fedramp continuous monitoring requirements. Engineering software assurance into weapons systems during. Sep 29, 2015 this article is the sixth in a series of articles that discusses the most critical steps necessary for a successful program. March 2020 safety risk management guidance for system. Additional focus areas explore the future of tsa test and evaluation processes, developing a roadmap to evolve tsas acquisition testing move to projectbased budgeting in the next fiscal year. Integrating and correlating program execution data with the program baselines to accurately develop, maintain, and update acquisition reports such as the monthly acquisition report mar, major automation information system mais acquisition report, defense acquisition executive summary daes, acquisition program baseline apb, office of. A configuration baseline is established for specific events in a programs lifecycle and contributes to the performance portion of a program s acquisition program baseline apb the overall technical baseline rolls up into the apb and consists of the following configuration baselines functional baseline.
Encase has maintained its reputation as the gold standard in criminal investigations and was named the best computer forensic solution for eight consecutive years by sc magazine. Guidance software endpoint security, incident response. Acquisition planning is the process for coordinating and integrating acquisition efforts by using a plan to fulfill agency needs in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost. The amount of the cost overrun on any major defense acquisition program or subprogram in a fiscal year is the difference between the current program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram and the program acquisition unit cost for the program as shown in the original baseline estimate for the program or subprogram, multiplied by the. Software acquisition pathway interim policy and procedures, 3 jan 2020 this interim policy establishes direction, responsibilities, and procedures for the management of the software acquisition pathway pursuant to the authorities outlined in dod directive 54.
Acquisition program baseline apb is a term used by the united states department of defense to refer to a program threshold and objective values for the minimum number of cost, schedule, and performance attributes that describe the program over its life cycle. The ci is an acquisition professional with a systems engineering background charged with the holistic assessment of software assurance, antitamper, hardware assurance, firmware assurance and more, for planning recommendations to the program office, to plan and meet assurance and cybersecurity statute, policy and guidance requirements for each. Guidance software provides deep 360degree visibility across all endpoints, devices and networks with fieldtested and courtproven software. At this stage, the acquisition strategy focuses primarily on the notional program structure and schedule, requirements management, core systems engineering processes, and ways to build a more mature technical baseline, prototype capabilities, develop a preliminary and affordable design, and foster competition. S department of agricultures usda commitment to implement the office of management and budgets omb federal information technology acquisition reform act fitara common baseline, as articulated in omb memorandum. Planning enables the coordinated execution of the various efforts that constitute acquisition management 1, part 2. Sep 14, 2017 i am pleased to announce that today, guidance software, the makers of encase, the gold standard in forensic security, joins the opentext family. Reducing risks in the software acquisition life cycle. This article focuses on the fifth critical task which is the development of an acquisition package for a contract for a major system or service.
The baseline development program is separ ated into mission systems software blocks. Block 4 is expected to be developed and delivered in four incrementscurrently referred to as 4. It would not have been possible to provide guidance on such a wide range of software acquisition topics without the combined expertise and prior work of. Software acquisition adaptive acquisition framework. Cape may, in its discretion, delegate the authority for the conduct of the cost estimate to the sca. The strategy must describe a plan for acquiring software at a level of detail that. The goals of the legislation reduction of duplicative systems, examine software licensing options, making the business case for acquisition, and the consolidation of data centers. Tailoring and program models the models provide baseline approaches. The department of homeland security acquisition regulation hsar is the departments acquisition regulations. Memorandum, chief information officerg6 and assistant secretary of the army acquisition, logistics and technology, 4 may 2009, subject. Guidance created the category for digital investigation software with encase forensic in 1998.
The plan states the threshold and objective values for the cost, schedule and performance requirements for a program. At this stage, the acquisition strategy focuses primarily on the notional program structure and schedule, requirements management, core systems engineering processes, and ways to build a more mature technical baseline, prototype capabilities, develop a preliminary. It includes developing the overall strategy for managing the acquisition. Opentext discovery suite brings analytics to enterprise content. The safety risk management guidance for system acquisitions srmgsa version 2. Average cost growth exceeds 89% the average final product contains 61% of the originally specified features on time and on budget 26% projects canceled before. A specific program should be tailored to the unique character of the product being acquired. A system and services acquisition policy that addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and compliance. Agile development and delivery for it the content featured under this section of acquire is the exact language that can be found in the department of homeland security dhs instruction 10201004, agile development and delivery for information technology, issue date. Software assurance in acquisition and contract language. Acquisition decision memorandum adm, materiel development decision mdd template v1. The objective is for acquirers to buy software that is more resistant to attack, has fewer vulnerabilities, and minimizes operational risks to the greatest extent possible. By tracking and measuring actual program performance against this formal baseline, the programs.
Usda fitara common baseline implementation plan version. By tracking and measuring actual program performance against this formal baseline, the program s. Understand the importance of integrating swa practices within the software acquisition life cycle. Agency abbreviation fitara common baseline implementation plan.
Cape will conduct an ice for programs using the software acquisition pathway likely to exceed acat i or ii thresholds before the program enters the execution phase ep. Assess program procedures, practices, philosophies. Software acquisition planning guidelines iii acknowledgments many people have contributed to creating these guidelines, both directly and indirectly. Federal information technology acquisition reform act fitara. I am pleased to announce that today, guidance software, the makers of encase, the gold standard in forensic security, joins the opentext family. Hsar deviations are authorized, when necessary, to allow contracting activities to deviate from the hsar. Block 3f is the last block of the baseline development program and is the foundation for block 4. Aug 14, 2019 the acquisition program baseline apb is developed by the program manager pm before the initiation of a program for all acquisition category acat programs and depicts the current condition of a program. Jan 15, 2019 integrating and correlating program execution data with the program baselines to accurately develop, maintain, and update acquisition reports such as the monthly acquisition report mar, major automation information system mais acquisition report, defense acquisition executive summary daes, acquisition program baseline apb, office of. It would not have been possible to provide guidance on such a wide range of software acquisition topics without the combined expertise and prior work of many others. The acquisition program baseline apb formally documents the programs critical cost, schedule, and performance parameters, expressed in measurable, quantitative terms that must be met in order to accomplish the programs goals. Encase has maintained its reputation as the gold standard in criminal investigations and was named the best computer forensic solution.
Opentext acquires guidance software opentext blogs. A new apb is approved, changing only the parameters that were deviated. Opentext acquires forensic security vendor guidance software. The acquisition program baseline apb is developed by the program manager pm before the initiation of a program for all acquisition category acat programs and depicts the current condition of a program. To revise acquisition policies and procedures and provide updated guidance for the implementation of the department of homeland security dhs acquisition management and. Critical steps previously discussed in this project management series are. Reliability growth guidance 5 softwareintensive systems softwareintensive systems must address reliability growth by providing either a reliability growth planning curve rgpc or reliability growth tracking curve rgtc. The purpose of this memorandum is to provide implementation guidance for the federal information technology acquisition reform act. Governmentwide software purchasing program the goal of fitara is to eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition for the federal government. If a rgpc is appropriate for the program, then the temp should provide a rgpc based on an appropriate methodology.
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