Government agencies struggle to modernize legacy scientific software systems while maintaining compliance and functionality

Federal agencies like the Department of the Interior are stuck with outdated scientific software (MT3D-USGS) that's critical for environmental and geological research but increasingly difficult to maintain, update, and integrate with modern systems. Current solutions fail because they require specialized expertise in both legacy code and modern development practices, while agencies face budget constraints, procurement delays, and the need to preserve decades of scientific data and functionality during modernization.