Considering COTS

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Abstract:

In recent years, the Department of Defense DoD has placed increasing emphasis on the use of commercial off-the-shelf COTS items. Some have seen the use of COTS as the silver bullet that will allow the Services to deploy more capable systems faster and at lower cost. Others have viewed the use of COTS items more skeptically. Many in this latter group believe that COTS cannot work effectively in military systems and that this is just the latest snake oil. This article suggests there is a middle ground while exploring some of the issues related to the use of COTS items in military applications.

Author(s):
Booth, Carol
Author Organization(s):
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA369389
Pagination:
0006

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
USAF
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_8.2.2_Provide Aid to Foreign Partners and Institutions; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_1.4.2_Health Service Delivery; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_4.2.2_Inventory Management; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_6_Net Centric
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*MILITARY EQUIPMENT, *OFF THE SHELF EQUIPMENT, *COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DEFENSE SYSTEMS, LOW COSTS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Keyword(s):
AQ M00 01 0120, COTS(COMERICAL OFF THE SHELF)
Report Date:
1998 Jan 01
Creation Date:
1999 Nov 03