| A&S | acquisition and sustainment |
| AFFOA | Advanced Functional Fabrics of America |
| AIM | American Institute for Manufacturing |
| AMNPO | Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office |
| AMP | Advanced Manufacturing Partnership |
| ARM | Advanced Robotics Manufacturing |
| CPFF | Contract, Cost Plus Fixed Fee |
| DMC | Defense Manufacturing Conference |
| DMDII | Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute |
| DMS&T | Defense-wide Manufacturing Science and Technology |
| DOC | Department of Commerce |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| ERC | Engineering Research Center |
| EWD | education and workforce development |
| FY | fiscal year |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| IP | intellectual property |
| ITRI | Industrial Technology Research Institute |
| IUCRC | Industry–University Cooperative Research Center |
| JDMTP | Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel |
| LIFT | Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow |
| ManTech | manufacturing technology |
| MEP | Manufacturing Extension Partnership |
| MRL | manufacturing readiness level |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NMI | National Manufacturing Institute |
| NMMB | National Materials and Manufacturing Board |
| NNMI | National Network for Manufacturing Innovation |
| NPO | National Program Office |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| OTA | Other Transaction Authority |
| OUSD(R&E) | Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering |
| PCAST | President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology |
| PEO | Program Executive Office |
| R&D | research and development |
| RAMI | Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation |
| S&T | science and technology |
| SME | small and medium-size enterprise |
| TIA | technology investment agreement |
| TRL | technology readiness level |
| UARC | University Affiliated Research Center |