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This thesis surveyed the capabilities, similarities, and differences regarding the Army's Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 17C Cyber Operations and the associated difference and similarities between the career paths in the private sector. The question that guided the research was "What are the recruitment, retention, and sustainment issues the U.S. Army is experiencing within the 17C MOS?" Methodology included a comparative analysis of the learning objectives required by the U.S. Army for MOS 17C and private institutions' ability to train personnel to an equivalent knowledge and skill level of a 17C MOS soldier. It was determined that the U.S. Army's attrition rate is highest between the enlistment periods of thirty-six months through seventy-two months. Reenlistment for the 17C MOS is between thirty and forty percent after a seventy-two-month window. The U.S. Army invests a significant amount of time and funding to train 17C soldiers, and valuable experience is gained over a seventy-two-month enlistment obligation. By offering additional compensation bonuses, similar work-life balance packages, and varying rank enlistment flexibilities, the U.S. Army may be able to sustain its 17C soldiers for the long term.

CONTENTS: 1) Geriatric Issues of Aging Software by Capers Jones: Capers Jones discusses the need of every company to evaluate and consider best practices for maintenance and to avoid common worst practices. 2) Performance-Based Software Sustainment for the F-35 Lightning II by Lloyd Huff and George Novak: This article describes some of the revolutionary conclusions and products of an analysis of the sustainment for the F-35 and provides a look forward to performance-based sustainment of software for the multinational F-35 fleet. 3) Reference Metrics for Service-Oriented Architectures by Dr. Yun-Tung Lau: This article presents a set of reference metrics for measuring the quality of services in Service-Oriented Architectures. 4) A Primer on Java Obfuscation by Stephen Torri, Derek Sanders, Dr. Drew Hamilton, and Gordon Evans: This article describes the three major techniques of Java obfuscation used in present state-of-the-art tools. 5) Advancing Defect Containment to Quantitative Defect Management by Alison A. Frost and Michael J. Campo: This article provides samplings of derived defect measures with steps on how to create them., CrossTalk,The Journal of Defense Software Engineering is co-sponsored by the Department of Defense Chief Information Office (DoD-CIO); the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L); U.S. Navy (USN); U.S. Air Force (USAF); and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DoD-CIO co-sponsor: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration). OSD (AT&L) co-sponsor: Software Engineering and System Assurance.USN cosponsor: Naval Air Systems Command. USAF cosponsors: Oklahoma City-Air Logistics Center (ALC) 76 Software Maintenance Group (SMXG); and Ogden-ALC 309 SMXG. DHS co-sponsor: National Cyber Security Division in the National Protection and Programs Directorate. The original document contains color images. All DTIC reproductions will be in black and white.

Java is not a secure language and its increasing use puts sensitive information at risk. While the authors do not recommend Java software that involves sensitive information, the current reality is that Java is used in these applications. To address this reality, this article discusses Java obfuscation techniques., Published in CROSSTALK: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering, v20 n12 p19-23, December 2007.