

approval) and publication performed by committee that wrote the EIA-649B Configuration Management S tandard.

The 649-1 standard was published in November 2014 and is written by the US DoD- sponsored Configuration Management Standards Working Group (CMSWG) with balloting (i.e. 649-1 supplies the “shall” statements for implementing the 649 CM functions and principles. These requirements are intended to be tailored by the acquirer and cited in contracts with s uppliers to establish requirements. It offers valuable advice on requirements for achieving successful CM implementations.Ħ49-1 provides requirements specific to d efense contracts, helping the government and/or industry acting in the acquirer role place CM requirements on DoD contracts. SAE International's standard EIA-649-1, " Configuration Management Requirements for Defense Contracts ", is a defense-unique standard to the non-government standard EIA-649B, " Configuration Management Standard ".
