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Pentagon

Get Open Architectures In S&T Phase, Senior Acquisition Official Says

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, February 6th, 2015

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Get Open Architectures In S&T Phase, Senior Acquisition Official Says

As the Pentagon moves to implement open architecture solutions into acquisition programs, a senior official believes they should also be brought to bear while the technologies and systems are in the very early stages of research and development.Katrina McFarland, the assistant secretary of defense for acquisition, said there are no barriers as to where open architecture solutions can be applied, but she said it is increasingly critical that they be introduced as early as possible in the process.“It should be…

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