Open Architecture

Two senior Navy and Army acquisition officers say commands need to be upfront in addressing their data rights requirements with contractors and do a better job of following through to […]

The future of open architecture innovation in C4ISR requires the government to define and publish open standards that contractors can then use to provide more cost effective products and services, […]

While the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is embracing the integration of open architecture (OA) concepts into future weapon systems, its deputy director warned not all components will be open. MDA […]

The Pentagon is seeking opportunities to introduce competition and open systems designs not only in new programs but also with already-fielded systems to help keep sustainment costs down. Speaking at […]

Finding a way to decouple software from hardware–and invest adequately in research and development to improve the software–will be key to implementing several open architecture goals for the military, several […]

A Northrop Grumman [NOC] executive said Tuesday more open architecture designs in acquisition systems could lead to increased savings for the Defense Department in addition to better technological advancement. “If […]

Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall said Tuesday that, for all the talk of open systems and interoperability coming out of the Defense Department in recent years, he hasn’t seen the […]

The Department of Defense is not integrating modular capabilities into acquisition programs as effectively as it should and needs to do a better job of acquiring the data rights needed […]

The availability of ships for maintenance periods will determine how the Navy proceeds with holding competitions among five qualified vendors for the production and delivery of the new IT systems […]

The Navy issued a long-awaited award on Wednesday for the full-rate production of the ship-based IT network known as CANES under a $2.5-billion contract arrangement designed to force five contractors […]