By Geoff Fein While the Navy is working to incorporate open architecture (OA) into its surface ships, aviation assets and electronic systems, other federal agencies are also migrating toward the concept in hopes of increasing interoperability while at the same time demonstrating cost savings. Those federal agencies benefit from OA in three main ways, Andy Blumenthal, Chief Technology Officer at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), told Defense Daily in a recent interview. Blumenthal added that his…
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