Talking MOSA At The TSOA-ID

It was a packed house, with over 450 attendees, at the recent Mercury-sponsored TSOA-ID (Tri-Service Open Architecture Technical Interchange Meeting and Expo) conference held in Solomons, MD, on March 15 and the room was buzzing about embracing MOSA (Modular Open Systems Approach). Key takeaways from the keynotes and expert panel discussions, delivered by open systems leaders in the defense community representing the DoD, Army, Air Force and Navy, were the need to escape from vendor lock and, instead, recognize the ability to utilize proven, open solutions that avert risk and promote interoperability, reuse and rapid technology insertion.