[Oscmis] GCN: DISA releases open-source admin apps

[John Weathersby]

DISA releases open-source administration app
App handles many government-specific duties at the fraction of the cost
for commercial software


      * By Joab Jackson
      * Aug 18, 2009


The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is releasing as open
source code a suite of internally developed administration applications,
named the Open Source Corporate Management System (OSCMIS), in hopes
that other agencies and industry will reuse and further develop the
application. The agency will run a demonstration of OSCMIS next month.

OSCMIS is a collection of more than 50 Web-based applications that
handle human-resource, training, security, acquisition and related
functions. DISA uses the applications to support more than 16,000 users
worldwide.

In March, DISA awarded the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) a
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to help release OSCMIS
for broader use. OSSI holds the copyright and offers OSCMIS, under
version 3 of the Open Source License.

By putting the code in the open source, DISA "hopes to get access to
more developers in the common community," said Richard Nelson, DISA's
chief of personnel systems support branch at the Manpower, Personnel and
Security Directorate. Nelson said his shop has only seven developers,
and many additional projects on the to-do list.

Complete story here:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/08/18/disa-open-source-application.aspx



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from the desk of 
John M. Weathersby, Jr.
Executive Director
Open Source Software Institute
Tel: 601.427.0152 (Hattiesburg, MS)
Tel: 202.683.7524 (Washington, DC)


In pace, ut sapiens, aptarit idonea bello
In peace, like a wise man, he appropriately prepares for war

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