Agency level software standards development at NASA

NASA is moving to establish agencywide standards as a result of a number of external and internal influences. This paper addresses the challenges and mechanisms used to establish agencywide NASA software standards. The author examines the standards development, approval, and implementation process from the perspective of NASA´s Software Management and Assurance Program (SMAP). The paper concludes with a status of the software policy and standards under development through the sponsorship of the software assurance organization