Army planning open-architecture guidelines for contracts defense Army planning open-architecture guidelines for contracts Jeannette Evans-Morgis delivers remarks during the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space STEM Expo. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams) Share May 4, 2021 | FEDSCOOP The Army is working with industry to unify the technology it will buy for future platforms and vehicles by creating a modular and open-architecture approach. Called the Common Modular Open Architecture (CMOA) initiative, the modernization push is in a feedback-seeking phase where the Army still hopes to hear more from industry. A team within the Office of the Chief Systems Engineer (OCSE) is developing the future contracting language and reference guides.