The SDI approach

The US strategic defense initiative office (SDIO) recognizes that software will play a critical role in the development and deployment of the strategic defense system (SDS). Proper SDS software development will require attention in the following three areas: technology utilization, education, and policy. Several major efforts designed to reduce the risk associated with development and deployment of SDS software are described. These efforts include the SDS software policy, the SDS software center, and the software annex of the SDS capstone testing and evaluation master plan (TEMP)