This QuickChat with Rodger Hosking, Pentek, now part of Mercury and John Keller, Editor-in-Chief, Military & Aerospace magazine, outlines the mandate in advancing OSA principles within the DOD, the development of the SOSA™ Consortium and The Open Group SOSA Technical Standard and where are we today. Discussions include the inclusion of existing open standards, examples of SOSA usage in the defense community and why SOSA is here to stay.