Pentagon Interested in Open Systems, Even for Legacy Platforms

DoD to Focus on Data Rights

• Katrina McFarland, assistant secretary of defense (acquisition), wants to push program managers to move away from closed systems such as those used on the F-22:

“What have you done to make your system open, and why? Where did you open up the system? How are you asserting your rights? Do you know your rights? How are you actively working with your industrial partner to make sure that you are asking for the right rights? Not all the rights, but the right rights. It’s a bit of a challenge.”