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Navy OA Report To Congress Shows Service Making Gains Across The Enterprise

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Friday, September 5th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein The Navy's third report to the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on efforts to incorporate open architecture (OA) into contracts and programs shows the Navy has made strides in processes and practices, institutionalizing OA principles and lays out plans for implementing OA in the surface domain. In FY '08, SASC directed Navy Secretary (SECNAV) Donald Winter to submit a report commencing with the FY '09 budget request outlining plans and progress for implementing OA. Additionally, "the FY…

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