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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACAT acquisition category
ASICs application-specific integrated circuits
CAD/CAM computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing
CAIV cost as an independent variable
CAS cost accounting standards
CMI civil-military integration or commercial-military integration
COTS commercial off-the-shelf
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DAU Defense Acquisition University
DFARS Department of Defense FAR Supplement
DOD Department of Defense
DSMC Defense Systems Management College
DTIB defense technology and industrial base
EMS electronic manufacturing services
FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations
FBM fleet ballistic missile
GaAs gallium arsenide
GAO General Accounting Office
GEAE General Electric Aircraft Engines
GOTS government off-the-shelf
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GPS global positioning system
IC integrated circuit
ICAF Industrial College of the Armed Forces
ICMM integration of commercial and military manufacturing
IMTI integrated manufacturing technology initiative
IP intellectual property
IPPD integrated product and process development
IPT integrated product team
IR infrared
MALD miniature air-launched decoy
ManTech DOD Manufacturing Technology Program
MEMS microelectromechanical systems
MIL-STD military standard
MOEMS micro-opto-electromechanical systems
MOSA modular open systems architecture
MPCL military products from commercial lines
NC numerically controlled
NRC National Research Council
OEMs original equipment manufacturers
OTA Office of Technology Assessment
PEM plastic encapsulated microcircuit
PEOs program executive officers
PLGR precision lightweight GPS receiver
PNP pulse narrow-band preprocessor
PWA printed wiring assembly
R&D research and development
RDT&E research, development, test, and evaluation
RFP request for proposal
RTOC reduced total cost of ownership
SAEs service acquisition executives
SAP Simplified Acquisition Procedures
USAF ESC U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center
USD(AT&L) Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)
USN U.S. Navy
