We often talk about interoperability , okay, the ability to operate with another nation, or even among the services, says Rear Adm. Loren Selby, Office of Naval Research chief. But there s a distinct difference between interoperability and interchangeability, which involves developing specs and standards together to meet mutual requirements.
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Theresa Hitchens on March 09, 2021 at 1:43 PM
Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, AFRL director
WASHINGTON: US service science and technology leaders want to expand collaboration with their regional counterparts in the Indo-Pacific and to start working together earlier in the development process. That means not just kludging largely-finished systems together towards the end of development, which can at best achieve “interoperability,” but cooperating on early-stage research and requirements development to achieve technical “interchangeability.”
Congress is poised this week to extend prized “Section 3610” authorities ― which let federal agencies pay certain contractors even if they aren’t working ― as part of the government’s next pandemic relief package.
Smith slams F-35 ‘rat hole,’ questions Pacific buildup
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Industry groups applaud the move, led by a bipartisan pair of senators.
The Senate approved an amendment to its version of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan passed Saturday that would extend leave flexibilities for federal contractors.
The amendment, approved as part of the package after an all-night voting session, was from Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and ranking member Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. Section 3610 of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, passed almost a year ago, allows federal agencies to use their funds to give contractors sick or paid leave during the pandemic if they are not able to access their worksites or telework. The provision is currently set to expire on March 31, but now will be extended until September 30. Although the Trump administration first issued guidance last March advising agencies to “maxi
Government contractors are poised to get an extension of a rule that lets them seek reimbursements of paid leave costs from agencies if contract work is disrupted because of the coronavirus pandemic.