Considering COTS

Abstract

In recent years, the Department of Defense (DoD) has placed increasing emphasis on the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) items. Some have seen the use of COTS as the silver bullet that will allow the Services to deploy more capable systems faster and at lower cost. Others have viewed the use of COTS items more skeptically. Many in this latter group believe that COTS cannot work effectively in military systems and that this is just the latest snake oil. This article suggests there is a middle ground while exploring some of the issues related to the use of COTS items in military applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA369389

Entities

People

  • Carol Booth

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Construction Equipment
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronics
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Inventory Control
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Military Applications
  • Military Operations
  • Procurement
  • Standards
  • Test Equipment
  • Weapon Systems

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