Navy Developing Path Forward For Open Architecture Implementation
August 21, 2008 - Defense Daily
"While the Navy continues its internal debate on which direction to pursue for surface ships, the service has begun to lay down the ground work, schedules and goals for implementing open systems architecture in order to reduce the cost and speed up the time cycle for delivering capabilities to warfighters." ...
The Joint Tactical Radio System
April - June 2008 - Navy CHIPS
"Competition in production, open standards, software reuse through a repository and a joint governance structure turn the once struggling program into a winner providing capabilities to warfighters at the tactical edge." ...
Why No One Believes the Navy
USN Leaders Have Growing Disconnect With Congress, Fleet
May 26, 2008 - DefenseNews
"When U.S. Navy officials tell Congress they have confidence in their shipbuilding cost projections, lawmakers don't believe them. When flag officers say they've got enough money for maintenance, fleet sailors wonder why high-tech warships aren't combat ready." ...
How Open Is Microsoft?
May 17, 2008 - InformationWeek
An InformationWeek survey shows that business technology professionals are not "convinced that Microsoft is doing enough to shed its old proprietary ways. ... 54% of the 536 business technology professionals who participated say they would be more likely to buy Microsoft products if the company were more open."
Also, see an InformationWeek blog posting on "Eight Things Microsoft Can and Should Do to Be More 'Open'."
Senate Committee Voices Interest in Aegis Modernization Open Architecture
May 12, 2008 - Senate Report 110-335 on the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2009
"The Navy has been on a path to transition surface ship systems to an open business model, commonly referred to as Open Architecture (OA), for approximately 6 years," according to the Senate Armed Services Committee report. "The committee's concerns with delays to OA implementation are compounded by the revelation this year of significant shortfalls to Aegis combat systems engineering funding through the future-years defense program." ...
Report Finds Air Force Officers Steered Contract
April 18, 2008 - washingtonpost.com
..."In a probe that lasted more than two years, investigators concluded that Goldfein and others worked inside the Air Force contracting system to favor SMS and its owners, despite an offer by the company that was more than twice as expensive as a competing bid."
Lead or Get Out of the Way: Winning the Millennium War
April 2008 - Naval Proceedings Magazine
... "We need a network architecture that is agile and can be upgraded rapidly. It must be flexible, with the ability to accommodate the expected exponential increase in demand. The commercial industry calls it 'open architecture.' It will allow both a reduction in costs, and more important, the seamless use of data. It will provide better data protection and increased network security. Quite simply, it is the method by which our Millennium warfighters must fight collaboratively and effectively." ...
Pacing the Threat: The Navy Rides the Exponential Curve of Technology Toward a Networked Force
April 2008 - SeaPower Magazine
... "Open architecture is a business model more than anything else. It separates the software from the hardware and allows you to upgrade the capability through software changes and upgrades without having [to upgrade] the computers and the entire infrastructure that goes along with it." ...
Microsoft Announces Principles to Encourage Interoperability
February 21, 2008 - GovernmentExecutive.com
... "In the latest attempt to rival software company Google, Microsoft announced four new principles that would drive interoperability and open standards in its software products. The initiatives most directly affect software developers, but federal agencies stand to benefit from easier integration of systems and applications." ...
Open Source Code No Less Buggy Than Commercial Apps
January 12, 2008 - Information Week
... "Open source code, like its commercial counterpart, generally contains one quality defect or security exposure per 1,000 lines. So says a program launched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to tighten open source code security. These findings challenge the common assertion that the many eyes inspecting open source projects eliminate most bugs." ...
