I've never talked with the ARL PAO folks about open source, but in general you're right. They have several writers who have to cover everything ARL does (that t

I've never talked with the ARL PAO folks about open source, but in general you're right. They have several writers who have to cover everything ARL does (that they can talk about). So they're like most civilian reporters: generalists who talk to experts to learn enough about an event or subject to write a report for an audience that knows less -- or nothing -- about the subject. Full disclosure: I work in the PAO at RDECOM, of which ARL is a part.