What is OSSI? The Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) is a non-profit (501 c 6) organization comprised of corporate, government, academic and Open Source Community representatives whose mission is to promote the development and implementation of open-source software solutions within U.S. federal, state and municipal government agencies and academic entities.
To keep up-to-date on OSSI activities, please register on the OSSI web site to access additional OSSI program information and updates as well as open source reference materials. (this is a low-volume info-update list)
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The HOST program is a collaborative effort involving DHS, Southern Miss, the Department of the Navy and is designed to facilitate the continued adoption of Open Technology Solutions (OTS) within U.S. Government IT systems. DHS and the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) in San Diego will invest $1.5 million in the HOST program to be administered by The University of Southern Mississippi.
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MeriTalk invites government IT professionals and industry thought leaders to attend the Federal IT on a Budget Forum - a full-day event facilitating dialogue, debate, and collaboration on how innovative technologies can stretch the Federal IT dollar.
The Federal IT on a Budget Forum will explore how to deploy new, innovative IT approaches - such as Open Source, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing/Software as a Service (SaaS) - to create new funding within existing budgets. Additionally, the forum will discuss making the business case for reinvesting the cost savings realized from IT reinvention to empower our nation to realize the vision of a 21st century government.
Budgets are brutal. How can Federal managers leverage innovative IT approaches to create new funding within existing IT budgets?
Structured in three tracks - Open Source, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing/ SaaS - the forum focuses on how agencies can deploy these enabling technologies along with other game-changing approaches to reduce the cost of sustaining IT programs. The conference tracks - delivered by government IT executives and industry experts - will allow attendees to participate in peer-to-peer information exchange.
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Current Status of all of OSSI's FIPS 140-2 Validated OpenSSL Modules
* (FIPS Certificate #1111) -- OpenSSL FIPS Runtime Module (Software Version: 1.2) -- Validated to FIPS 140-2 on 04/03/2009
* (FIPS Certificate #1051) -- OpenSSL FIPS Object Module (Software Version: 1.2) -- Validated to FIPS 140-2 on 11/17/2008
* (FIPS Certificate #918) OpenSSL FIPS Object Module (Source Content Version: 1.1.2; Resultant Compiled Software Version: 1.1.2) -- Validate to FIPS 140-2 on 02/29/2008
* (FIPS Certificate #733) -- OpenSSL FIPS Object Module (Source Content Version: opensslfips1.1.1.tar.gz; Resultant Compiled Software Version: 1.1.1) -- Validated to FIPS 140-2 on 02/06/2007;11/30/2007
* (FIPS Certificate #642) --
OpenSSL FIPS Object Module (Source Content Version: OpenSSLfips1.0.tar.gz; Resultant Compiled Software Version: 1.0) -- Validated to FIPS 140-2 on 03/22/2006;03/29/2006;06/21/2006 -- Not Available
WE NEED YOUR HELP: Please note that as a service to all, the Open Source Software Institute and the OpenSSL Development Team provides access to these FIPS-validated OpenSSL modules as well as all documentation (User Guides and Security Policy) free of charge.
HOWEVER, the validation process is an expensive task and requires many hard costs which requires sponsorship and support. If your company or commercial product is using one of these modules, we would like for you to consider making a donation or becoming an active sponsor of OSSI and the OpenSSL Group. Without your contribution, this work would NOT be possible and cannot continue.
The OpenSSL.org development team recently announced the release of Beta version 1.0 of OpenSSL. Version Beta 1.0 is NOT FIPS validated or FIPS compliant and will require a new FIPS validation effort. We are now asking for sponsors to help initiate this effort. If you are interested in helping to sponsor this effort, please contact us at
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The Open Source Software Institute is a 501 (c )(6), non-profit organization as designated by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Contributions and gifts to a 501 (c )(6) organization are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.
Department of Defense to Open Source
Corporate Management Information System
DISA and OSSI collaborate to expand strategic open source
opportunities for Government IT systems
Washington, DC (Tuesday, 17 March, 2009) The DoD's Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) announced today a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between DISA and OSSI, a US-based non-profit membership organization.
Screen shot of deployed OSCMIS on DISA system Click for larger image
The CRADA involves release of an open source version of DISA's internally-developed Corporate Management Information System (CMIS) for the purpose of a collaborative partnership between Government, non-profit organizations, academia and industry to research and develop state-of-the-art capabilities and functionality for DISA software for use by DoD, the Federal Government, state and local governments and the public. The CMIS program is a web-based Federal administrative software suite consisting of more than 50 applications which handles human resource, training, security, acquisition and related functions for DISA's more than 16,000 users worldwide.
* OSCMIS Information Update List (click here to sign up)
-- List will provide updates on OSCMIS news, code release info, service and support resources, training
-- Available to Government, industry, academic, community (feel free to join)
-- Questions are encouraged
* JHU/APL Media Package 03/17/09 (PDF)
-- Information package passed out at NSA/DISA Technology Showcase event. Includes press announcement, sitemap, copy of OSL v.3.0 and OSL v.3.0 licenses
CMIS is a core product within the DISA's IT system, said Jack Penkoske, DISA's Director of Manpower, Security and Personnel. We have a lot invested in the CMIS application suite and numerous other Government agencies have asked if we'd allow them to adopt CMIS for their internal use. We chose a CRADA and open source model so that we could leverage other agencies', academic, industry and the Open Source community's enhancements and modifications to improve DISA's system. We believe this will be a win-win for all involved.
The Defense Department could gain access to new open-source software through an agreement between the Defense Information Systems Agency and Open Source Software Institute.
Although federal agencies, and particularly DOD, are already engaged in many open-source projects, the new agreement will enhance the relationships among the federal government, nonprofit organizations, academia and industry, said John Weathersby, executive director of the Open Source Software Institute. The result could be new technologies, along with better strategies for implementing and managing them.
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National Center for Open Source Policy and Research
