Comments on: joeware… Is it Department of Defense (DOD) approved/authorized?? http://blog.joeware.net/2008/02/20/1067/ Information about joeware mixed with wild and crazy opinions... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mike Kline http://blog.joeware.net/2008/02/20/1067/comment-page-1/#comment-34227 Mike Kline Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:37:03 +0000 http://blog.joeware.net/2008/02/20/1067/#comment-34227 You are right that your tools are used within DoD and usually by some of the more senior members of the staff. Technically to be allowed to use your tools the Designated Approving Authority (DAA) at the agency or department has to give his or her consent. That is spelled out in DoD 8500: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/850001p.pdf Section 4.19 is the section that mentions freeware. It is mostly a CYA directive in my opinion. The software has no warranty so that is why the DAA sign off is needed. You are right that your tools are used within DoD and usually by some of the more senior members of the staff. Technically to be allowed to use your tools the Designated Approving Authority (DAA) at the agency or department has to give his or her consent. That is spelled out in DoD 8500:

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/850001p.pdf

Section 4.19 is the section that mentions freeware. It is mostly a CYA directive in my opinion. The software has no warranty so that is why the DAA sign off is needed.

]]> By: Garrett http://blog.joeware.net/2008/02/20/1067/comment-page-1/#comment-34086 Garrett Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:47:56 +0000 http://blog.joeware.net/2008/02/20/1067/#comment-34086 I only have a cursory knowledge of this topic, but the process to get your code on to the DOD approved list of software would required a rigorous certification process, and active participation from yourself. While as a whole, you are not supposed to use non-DOD approved software on DOD networks. However it is possible that management within specific agencies could have signed off on the use of some of the tools for specific applications. I only have a cursory knowledge of this topic, but the process to get your code on to the DOD approved list of software would required a rigorous certification process, and active participation from yourself.

While as a whole, you are not supposed to use non-DOD approved software on DOD networks. However it is possible that management within specific agencies could have signed off on the use of some of the tools for specific applications.

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