Information Technology: DOD Needs to Improve Process for Ensuring Interproperability of Telecommunications Switches

Randolph C. Hite · Keith A. Rhodes

thg 2 2002 · DIANE Publishing

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The DoD requires that its commun. systems be interoperable: that is, that they work together seamlessly so that the right info. gets to the right people at the right time. This report examines DoD's process for "certifying and authorizing interoperability" (CAI); how the process was being applied, incl. whether contracting laws and reg's. have been violated; and the impact of DoD's appl'n. process on the competition. The report found that DoD does not have a well-defined process, incl. clear require., for CAI telecom switches. DoD has not applied its "telecom switch certification and authorization process" (TSCAP) consistently across vendors, and it has violated its own interop. policy. DoD's appl'n. of its TSCAP is influencing vendors' plans for competing for the DoDs bus.