“The question I would have is as we move along is how do we gain a bit more efficiency at times, and I’m not…for more bureaucracy, but we kind of have raindrops of software factories out there,” Ed Wilson said. “Not all are created equal. There’s more success stories than others."
Case in point: Of 186 F-22 Raptors, only about 93 are ready to fly missions, according to the report, conducted by the U.S. General Accountability Office.
The GAO reviewed 39 MDAPs and MTA programs and found that most of the programs that reported using a modern software development approach actually deliver working software for user feedback slower than recommended.