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Navy/USMC

Budget Cuts Would Slow Open Architecture, Harm Interoperability, SPAWAR Official Says

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

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NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO--Budget cuts would not only slow the Navy's effort to introduce open architecture (OA) information technology to the fleet but additionally would harm long-term interoperability, a senior Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) official said this week. The Navy plans to install the cornerstone of its OA program known as the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) on ships gradually, with some receiving the technology years ahead of other platforms. But those out years could…

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