Directing Modern Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality

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Secretary of Defense, Memorandum for Senior Pentagon Leadership, Commanders of Combatant Commands, Defense Agency and DOD Field Activity Directors, Directing Modern Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality, March 6, 2025

Directs all DoD Components to adopt the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) as the preferred pathway for all software development components of business and weapon system programs in the Department. 

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