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GUEST BLOG: The integration iceberg: What MOSA reveals beneath the surface - Blog
September 23, 2026Systems integration is all about metrics, and specifically developing the right set of metrics to track how well systems integration is coming along. Good metrics that verify integration are necessary and sufficient to move the system along to operation. However, "necessary and sufficient" are often replaced with "convenient and expedient" due to cost and schedule pressures. In my experience, this is not ill-intentioned or based on poor planning; rather, it is because there are just some components that turn out to be hard to integrate. Plain and simple.
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GUEST BLOG: MOSA is the conduit for commercial insertion … but there is a floor to commoditization - Blog
December 12, 2025The insertion of commercial products into military acquisitions is critical for the future strategic advantage of the U.S. and allied nations; the recent acquisition reforms put forward by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Secretary Hegseth put this certainty front and center. The reasons are obvious: The continued conflict in Ukraine, the rapid increase in Chinese production capability, and technological advancement in artificial intelligence (AI).
