Open Source Software Institute

Open Source Software InstituteType| Nonprofit

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Industry| Open-source software
Founded| 2000
Founder| John Farrell
Andrew Murren
Headquarters|

Woodbridge, VA

Area served

| United States
Website| www.ossinstitute.org

The Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) is a U.S.-based 501(c)(6), non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the development and implementation of open-source software solutions within US Federal, state and municipal government agencies.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Projects
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 Further reading
* 6 External links

## History

OSSI was established in 2000 and has focused on strategic initiatives to promote the adoption of open source within US Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security.

## Projects

Efforts include securing the Federal Information Processing Standards FIPS 140-2 validation for the OpenSSL cryptographic module library, participation in development of the U.S. Navy's Open Source Guidance Document,[1] securing the Open Source Corporate Management Information System (OSCMIS) with the Defense Information Systems Agency,[2][3] and working with the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to establish and implement the Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST) program, which promotes open security.[4]

## See also

* Open Solutions Alliance
* Open Source Initiative

## References

1. ↑ "DON Open Source Software Guidance". United States Navy. http://www.doncio.navy.mil/PolicyView.aspx?ID=312. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
2. ↑ "DISA Earns National GOSCON Honors". Defense Information Systems Agency. 2009-11-03. http://www.disa.mil/news/pressreleases/2009/goscon_110309.html. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
3. ↑ "What Are the Stages of the Software Development Life Cycle?" (in en-GB). 2023-11-01. https://www.softwaredevelopment.co.uk/blog/what-are-the-stages-of-the-software-development-life-cycle-sdlc/.
4. ↑ "Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST)". Department of Homeland Security. http://www.cyber.st.dhs.gov/host.html. Retrieved 2011-05-26.

## Further reading

* Marsan, Carolyn Duffy (2009-04-27). "Military enlists open source community". NetworkWorld. https://www.networkworld.com/article/2268310/military-enlists-open-source-community.html. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
* Weathersby, John M (June 2007). "Open Source Software and the Long Road to Sustainability within U.S. DoD IT System". DoD Software Tech News (Data & Analysis Center for Software) 10 (2). http://journal.thedacs.com/issue/42/85.
* Karels, Michael J (July–August 2003). "Commercializing Open Source Software". ACM Queue (Association for Computing Machinery) 1 (5): 46–55. doi:10.1145/945074.945125. https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=945125. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
* Lever, John; John Weathersby (Summer 2002). "Open Source Permeates NAVOCEANO Systems". CHIPS Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20070505183108/http://www.chips.navy.mil/archives/02_summer/authors/index2_files/navoceano_software.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-26.

## External links

* Official Website

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