As the US Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Software Modernization Strategy is put into place, agility, cloud adoption, and the software-factory methodology are top of mind. But according to a new study from the Hudson Institute, the DoD’s current approach to software and software updates isn’t fast enough to keep pace with modern warfare. The authors write: “The DoD needs to act in a way that recognizes software, not legacy warfighting platforms, controls the speed and efficacy of the modern kill chain and military dilemma.”