Guidance on Commercial-Based and Open Systems for Coast Guard Program Managers

Abstract

With increasing frequency, Coast Guard Program Managers are acquiring systems based on both commercial products and open systems. This brings both benefits and risks. Although the benefits of using commercial products and open systems are widely publicized, the risks are often overlooked. This document discusses various risks and provides guidance that may be used to mitigate those risks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA387258

Entities

People

  • Patrick R. H. Place

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Coast Guard
  • Commerce
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Program Reliability
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Debugging
  • Information Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design