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Acronyms
AACC | American Association for Community Colleges |
AFFOA | Advanced Functional Fabrics of America |
AFOSR | Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
AFRL | Air Force Research Laboratory |
AI | artificial intelligence |
AIM | American Institute for Manufacturing |
ALC | Air Logistics Complex |
ANSER | Analytic Services, Inc. |
ARL | Army Research Laboratory |
ARM | Advanced Robotics Manufacturing |
ARO | Army Research Office |
ASEE | American Society for Engineering Education |
ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
ATI | Advanced Technology International |
CARES | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act |
CMG | Consortium Management Group |
COE | Center of Excellence |
COI | community of interest |
DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DEVCOM | U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command |
DIU | Defense Innovation Unit |
DMS&T | Defense-wide Manufacturing Science and Technology |
DoD | Department of Defense |
EEI | Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative |
EWD | education and workforce development |
FAR | federal acquisition regulation |
FFRDC | federally funded research and development center |
GAO | Government Accountability Office |
GEA | GE Appliances |
IQT | In-Q-Tel |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
JAMWG | Joint Additive Manufacturing Steering Group |
JDMC | Joint Defense Manufacturing Council |
JDMTP | Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel |
KSA | knowledge, skills, and assessment/awareness/ability |
LIFT | Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow |
ManTech | Manufacturing Technology (OSD program) |
MAPI | Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation |
MEP | Manufacturing Extension Partnership |
MII | Manufacturing Innovation Institute |
MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
MOOC | Massive Open Online Courses |
MRL | manufacturing readiness level |
MRTS | Multiple Reconfigurable Training System |
NADEP | Naval Aviation Depot |
NAVSEA | Naval Sea Systems Command |
NCDMM | National Center For Defense Manufacturing and Machining |
NDIA | National Defense Industrial Association |
NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
NSF | National Science Foundation |
NSTC | National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee |
O&M | operation and maintenance |
OEM | original equipment manufacturer |
OIB | organic industrial base |
ONR | Office of Naval Research |
OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense |
OT | other transaction |
OTA | other transaction agreement |
OUSD (A&S) | Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment |
OUSD (R&E) | Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering |
PAO | Public Affairs Officer |
PEO | professional employer organization |
PPE | personal protective equipment |
PPP | public–private partnership |
R&E | research and engineering |
RCA | The Sarnoff Corporation was formerly known as the RCA corporate laboratory |
RDT&E | research, development, test and evaluation |
ROI | return on investment |
ROTC | Reserve Officer Training Corps |
S&T | science and technology |
SAMPE | Society for Advancement of Material and Process Engineering |
SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
SME | small and medium-sized enterprise |
SMM | small and mid-sized manufacturers |
SOT | statement of task |
STP | SBIR/STTR Transition Program |
STTR | Small Business Technology Transfer |
SWOT | strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats |
TIA | technology investment agreement |
TOR | terms of reference |
TRL | technology readiness level |
UARC | University Affiliated Research Center |
USAF | U.S. Air Force |
USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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