Including Interoperability in the Acquisition Process

This report explores achieving interoperability in the acquisition process. It asserts that interoperability applies to the management and construction of a system, as well as to its operation. This idea leads to a broader view of interoperability. Also presented is the idea that the essential character of interoperability—related to data models and operational semantics—is independent of a domain of application. This report lists a number of basic assertions that can help organizations achieve interoperability in the acquisition process. A number of related key issues are also examined. Ultimately, it is expected that achieving interoperability will depend on a formal specification of acquisition.

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Authors

B. Craig Meyers

Ira Monarch

Linda Levine

James Smith

This report is related to the following area(s) of work:

Acquisition Support
System of Systems

Technical Report
CMU/SEI-2005-TR-004
March 2005

Cite This Report

SEI:

Meyers, B.; Monarch, Ira; Levine, Linda; & Smith, James. Including Interoperability in the Acquisition Process (CMU/SEI-2005-TR-004). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2005. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tr004.cfm

IEEE:

B. Meyers, I. Monarch, L. Levine, and J. Smith, "Including Interoperability in the Acquisition Process," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Report CMU/SEI-2005-TR-004, 2005. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tr004.cfm

APA:

Meyers, B., Monarch, I., Levine, L., & Smith, J. (2005). Including Interoperability in the Acquisition Process (CMU/SEI-2005-TR-004). Retrieved May 25, 2013, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tr004.cfm

CHI:

Meyers, B., Ira Monarch, Linda Levine, and James Smith. Including Interoperability in the Acquisition Process (CMU/SEI-2005-TR-004). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2005. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tr004.cfm

MLA:

Meyers, B., Monarch, I., Levine, L., & Smith, J. 2005. Including Interoperability in the Acquisition Process (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2005-TR-004). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tr004.cfm

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