Air Force Wants to Reuse Software Components

"A new software acquisition and development program is focusing on boosting efficiency and decreasing lifecycle costs for the Air Force through the reuse of applications' components.

"The strategy, said Charles Riechers, the Air Force's principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, is to 'encourage the use of open standards, open data interfaces and best-of-breed open source software solutions...'"

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