How the Navy Can Use Open Systems Architecture to Revolutionize Capability Acquisition: The Naval OSA Strategy Can Yield Multiple Benefits

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) has launched a series of Better Buying Power (BBP) initiatives to acquire dominant capabilities that emphasize technical excellence and innovation (http://bbp.dau.mil). To achieve the goals of BBP, the Navy is applying an Open Systems Architecture (OSA) strategy that promotes open competition, cost control, innovation, and the rapid replacement and upgrade of capabilities to address warfighter needs (Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition [ASN(RDA)], 2012). Given the expense of defense acquisition programs coupled with budget limitations stemming from a fiscally constrained environment OSA is a timely strategy. This paper describes how the Navy can shift its efforts toward open architectures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2015
Accession Number
ADA623433

Entities

People

  • Douglas C. Schmidt
  • Nickols Guertin
  • Robert Sweeney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Computers
  • Data Rights
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Technology Transfer
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.