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HASC Chair: Congress Should Get More Assertive On Open Architecture Solutions

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, February 27th, 2015

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HASC Chair: Congress Should Get More Assertive On Open Architecture Solutions

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), believes Congress should ask more questions about whether the Pentagon is adequately pursuing open architecture solutions in systems, and said he will take a look at the issue as part of his effort to reform the acquisition process.Thornberry did not say whether he will formally include language on the issue of designing and developing open architecture systems as part of his effort to reform acquisition in the 2016…

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