The DOD COBOL compiler validation system
AFIPS '72 (Fall, part II) Proceedings of the December 5-7, 1972, fall joint computer conference, part II
Compiler validation: an assessment
AFIPS '81 Proceedings of the May 4-7, 1981, national computer conference
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The Federal COBOL Compiler Testing Service (FCCTS) is an activity of the Software Development Division of the Department of the Navy, Automatic Data Processing Equipment Selection Office (ADPESO). Since July 1, 1972, all COBOL compilers brought into the Federal Government have to be identified as implementing one of the levels of the Federal COBOL Standard. The National Bureau of Standards, which has the responsibility for the development and maintenance of Federal ADP Standards, has delegated to the Department of Defense, and thereby to ADPESO, the responsibility for the operation of a Government-wide COBOL Compiler Testing Service. This responsibility is discharged by the FCCTS through the implementation and maintenance of the COBOL Compiler Validation System, a comprehensive set of routines used to test COBOL compilers for compliance with the Federal COBOL Standard as prescribed in Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 21 (FIPS PUB 21), published by the National Bureau of Standards.