Open Source Government

U.S. Navy Open Source Usage Policy

June 7th, 2007

Thanks to Matt Asay for bringing my attention to the United States Navy’s User Guidance Memorandum regarding Open Source [pdf].

The objective of the Department of Defense (DoD) goal of achieving an interoperable net-centric environment is to improve the warfighter’s effectiveness through seamless access to critical information. A key piece in supporting the DoD goal is the ability to utilize OSS as part of the Department of the Navy’s (DON) Information Technology (IT) portfolio.

According to John Scott, this usage document is the first in a series of memorandums regarding U.S. Navy policy on Open Source, future updates will address "distribution" and "development".

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