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HOST Program Overview: Yr 1 (2009 - 2010) PDF Print E-mail



The Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST) Program

The Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) have partnered to undertake the Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST) project to facilitate the adoption of Open Technology Solutions (OTS).

The goal of HOST is to solve the major adoption challenges for Open Technology Solutions within Government IT environments.


Click image for informational briefing (PDF) on the Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST) program. 		To achieve this goal and meet the objectives, the HOST project will undertake five specific tasks.

These five (5) specific tasks are:

  • 1) Establish a government-member Advisory Council;
  • 2) Establish an OTS resource and information portal;
  • 3) Facilitate development and adoption of resource information and standardized documentation formats for Open Technology Solutions important to national technology systems;
  • 4) Establish an Information Assurance/Security and Vetting [IA/SV] Program for OTS; and,
  • 5) Conduct NSS/OTS Development Community relations.
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The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has been working in partnership over the past seven years with and as a sponsor of the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI),. OSSI in partnership with USM has established a reputation within government, industry and software development communities as a trusted agent and a dedicated and determined advocate for open source technologies. OSSI is a recognized provider of program management, governance and acquisition policy information and source of subject matter expertise regarding open source software adoption within the United States Government.

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The HOST Program

OSSI's mission is to promote the development and implementation of open source software solutions within U.S. Federal, state and municipal government agencies. Many of OSSI's programs represent cutting edge technologies or changes in
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