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Textron Defense Systems HQ Gains Maturity Level 3 of CMMI-DEV

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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

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Textron Defense Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. [TXT] company, yesterday said the company's Wilmington, Mass., headquarters has been appraised at Maturity Level 3 of the Capability Maturity Modelr Integration for Development Version 1.2 (CMMI-DEV). The Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement Version 1.2 Class A, or SCAMPISM A, was used to provide this benchmark quality rating. A CMMI Maturity Level 3 rating is an explicit requirement in many U.S. military development solicitations to ensure…

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