Army Software Factory

Army Software Factory (ASWF)
ActiveJanuary 2021 - present
CountryUnited States United States
Branch United States Army
Part of United States Army Transformation and Training Command
Garrison/HQAustin Community College Rio Grande Campus
MottosBy Soldiers, For Soldiers
Websitehttps://soldiersolutions.swf.army.mil/
Commanders
DirectorCOL Jason Zuniga
Chief of OperationsLTC Thomas Boehm
Sergeant MajorMSG(P) Celeste Aust

The United States Army Software Factory (ASWF) is a software development initiative of the United States Army Transformation and Training Command (T2COM) to teach, develop and employ developers from both the military ranks and civilian workforce. The concept is to allow the Army to create its own digital tools and platforms and in many case the tools are replacing decades old paper records and forms.

History

The ASWF was originally stood up under the Army Futures Command at Austin Community College Rio Grande Campus in Austin, Texas in January 2021 under co-directors Maj. Vito Errico and Maj. Jason Zuniga. The ASWF seeks out rotating groups of soldiers (E-5 sergeant through O-3 captain) and civilians through a competitive application process and trains them in modern agile software development to solve problems that can come from any soldier of any rank throughout the army. Soldiers who are accepted are sent to ASWF for a 3-year term in one of the following tracks: platform engineer, software developer, product manager or designer.

Army units with problems make contact through the ASWF website. If the project is accepted, a team goes out to the unit to understand what needs to be done and to work on a “problem statement.”

The U.S. Army created a new functional area (FA28) for graduates of the ASWF. Software Operations (FA28) has both an Officer MOS (28A) and a Warrant Officer MOS (280A) within it. The FA has a mandatory (no waivers) prerequisite of holding a technical ASI from the Army Software Factory. Even with the technical ASI, Soldiers are not guaranteed entry into the FA, selection hinges upon technical ability and manner of performance. The ASWF graduated its first group from Warrant Officer Candidate School at Fort Rucker on 10 June 2026.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Army Software Factory Information Sheet" (PDF). US Army. May 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ Field, Madeline (2026-03-30). "Every Soldier a Software Builder: Governing the Army's New Digital Workforce". War on the Rocks. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  3. ↑ Manuel, Rojoef (2025-11-26). "US Army Rolls Out Soldier-Built Software for Airborne Training Records". The Defense Post. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  4. ↑ "Deterring great power conflict through software development". www.army.mil. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  5. ↑ Finster, Bryan (2025-05-21). "5-Minute DevOps: How The US Army Does it Better Than You". Defense Unicorns. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  6. ↑ Davis Skelley, Katie (June 15, 2022). "Software Factory Helps Transform Army from Industrial to Information Age". CHIPS.
  7. 1 2 "Army Software Factory NCOs become warrant officers". www.army.mil. 2026-06-11. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  8. ↑ Magnuson, Stew (May 4, 2022). "Army Software Factory Touts Early Successes". National Defense Magazine.
  9. ↑ "U.S. ARMY RECRUITING COMMAND> WO MOS Feeder List > 280A - Software Operations Technician". recruiting.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2026-03-07. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  10. ↑ https://soldiersolutions.swf.army.mil/faq