The Army needs better communication with industry and within the government when making new weapon systems featuring open-architecture design, according to the service's top uniformed acquisition executive. Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson, the Army's principal military deputy for acquisition, said that in order to make open architecture a priority in the development of any system, the service must make sure it is "communicating what those standards are" and stick to them. "Just declaring that you have standards is insufficient," Williamson told...
