Mr. Paige has decided to remove the "Ada Mandate" (see his note below). From [log in to unmask] Wed Mar 5 22:19:32 1997 Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 07:49:00 -0500 From: "Paige, Emmett Jr., , OSD/C3I +" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Rush Kester; Senior Software Engineer" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Sincere thanks for speaking at 2/26th joint ACM meeting ---------- From: Rush Kester; Senior Software Engineer To: Paige, Emmett Jr., , OSD/C3I +; Rayford Vaughn; Drew Hamilton; [log in to unmask] Cc: dcsigada-exec Subject: Sincere thanks for speaking at 2/26th joint ACM meeting Date: Friday, February 28, 1997 12:20PM THANKS. IT HELPED ME DECIDE WHAT I SHOULD DO. ANNOUNCED MY DECISION THE NEXT MORNING. NO ADA MANDATE FOR ANY SYSTEMS ANY LONGER. WILL PROVIDE THE SUSTAINING SUPPORT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE NRC. WILL EXPECT THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PLAN AND THE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE THATS BEST FOR THE APPLICATION TO WIN. HOPE ADA95 WILL INDEED PROVE TO BE THE BEST FOR MOST APPLICATIONS.. GOOD LUCK. I would like to thank each of you for taking the time to speak at last Wednesday's special ACM meeting. I believe the attendees would all agree with me that it was a worthwhile evening. This meeting provided everyone (who braved the weather & traffic) a valuable opportunity to hear your insights and views about the NRC committee report. More importantly it gave participants a chance to discuss an issue that is very important to the U.S. Department of Defense as well as the local software industry. Rush Kester Team-Ada W (301) 640-3632 (in person M-F: 9am-5pm EST, voicemail any time) Fax -4750 or -4940 P.S. I apologize for the lack of our usual refreshments. The local ACM chapters, like the federal government, are struggling with insufficient funds to do the job we as professional would like to. Perhaps, with your help, we can return WAdaS (our primary revenue source) to profitable status. Rush Kester W (301) 640-3632 (in person M-F: 9am-5pm EST, voicemail any time) Fax -4750 or -4940