A Discussion on DoD Software Advances and Whats Next from SEI

SEI Chief Technology Officer Tom Longstaff will interview Jeff Boleng, a senior advisor to the U.S. Department of Defense, on recent DoD software advances and accomplishments. They will discuss how the DoD is implementing recommendations from the Defense Science Board on continuous development of best practices for software, source selection for evaluating software factories, risk reduction and metrics for new programs, developing workforce competency, and other advancements. Boleng and Longstaff will also discuss how the SEI, the DoD’s research and development center for software engineering, will adapt and build on this work to accomplish major changes at the DoD.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Tom Longstaff is Chief Technology Officer of the SEI. As CTO, Longstaff is responsible for formulating a technical strategy and leading the funded research program of the institute based on current and predicted future trends in technology, government, and industry.

Before joining the SEI as CTO in 2018, Longstaff was a program manager and principal cybersecurity strategist for the Asymmetric Operations Sector of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), where he led projects on behalf of the U.S. government, including nuclear command and control, automated incident response, technology transition of cyber R&D, information assurance, intelligence, and global information networks.

Jeff Boleng is the Special Assistant for Software Acquisition to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) where he serves as a key member of the Under Secretary’s executive leadership team, providing strategic focus and overall policy guidance on all matters of defense software acquisition.

Jeff has a breadth of experience across the Department of Defense (DOD) and the private sector. Prior to joining DOD, he served as the chief technology officer (acting) and deputy chief technology officer at Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute. Prior to that, he served more than 21 years in the United States Air Force as a cyberspace operations officer and software engineer.