The TUT program transfers the legacy TEAMS software to an open systems architecture (OSA) that meets emerging government standards, including POSIX and
GOSIP.
For more than two years, all new computer networks and major upgrades within federal agencies have had to comply with an architectural standard known as
Gosip, for Government OSI Profile.
Moreover, several other government efforts to influence the marketplace via procurement specifications have not been successful (e.g., the
GOSIP program has not succeeded in making OSI protocols primary network standards in the U.S.).
5 The failure of the
GOSIP initiative, an attempt to mandate procurement of computer communication protocols that conform to the ISO OSI standards, is one such example.
Starting this month, computer systems bought for use by the federal government will have to comply with a group of protocol standards known as the Government OSI Profile, or
GOSIP.