NASA-STD-2804 - SPRING 2016, NASA TECHNICAL STANDARD: MINIMUM INTEROPERABILITY SOFTWARE SUITE (31-MAY-2016)

NASA-STD-2804 - SPRING 2016, NASA TECHNICAL STANDARD: MINIMUM INTEROPERABILITY SOFTWARE SUITE (31-MAY-2016)., This Standard is approved for use by NASA Headquarters and all NASA centers. It is intended to provide a common framework for consistent practices across NASA programs. The material covered in this Standard is governed and approved by the NASA Chief Information Officer. Its purpose is to define the baseline software suite necessary to support interoperability and security both between NASA end user computing devices and within the NASA operating environment. The Standard establishes Client Reference Configurations, operating system standards, and compliance dates for computers running Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X, mobile operating systems, and various Linux operating systems. Adherence to this Standard ensures compliance with Federal requirements for desktop computers, laptops, and other end user devices.