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Navy/USMC

Navy Moves To Consolidate Open Architecture Efforts

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, November 30th, 2012

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The Navy has launched a fresh effort intended to consolidate open architecture (OA) processes throughout the service to create a more common and defined approach within its acquisition community. Mary Lacey, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development, test and evaluation, announced the latest move in an interview with Defense Daily yesterday, saying the purpose of the “refresh” was to narrow the number of open architecture models in use to get programs on the same page, increase…

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