Software Reuse: Major Issues Need to Be Resolved Before Benefits Can Be Achieved

IMTEC-93-16 Published: Jan 28, 1993. Publicly Released: Feb 10, 1993.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on software reuse, focusing on: (1) issues that inhibit effective software reuse; and (2) Department of Defense (DOD) strategies to implement a departmentwide software reuse program.

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