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Acronyms
ACQ | acquisition |
AF/A2 | Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance |
AF/A4 | Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection |
AFLCMC/EN | Air Force Life Cycle Management Center |
AFLCMC/HNC | Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division |
AFMC | Air Force Materiel Command |
AFOSI | Air Force Office of Special Investigations |
AFRL | Air Force Research Laboratory |
AFSB | Air Force Studies Board |
AFSC | Air Force Sustainment Center |
AFSPC | Air Force Space Command |
ASIC | application-specific integrated circuit |
C2 | command and control |
CAD | computer-aided design |
CCP | Cyber Campaign Plan |
CNSS | Committee on National Security Systems |
COTS | commercial off-the-shelf |
CPI | Critical Program Information |
CPL | critical parts list |
CROWS | Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems |
CRS | Congressional Research Service |
DAMO | Damage Assessment Management Office |
DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DASD(SE) | Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Systems Engineering |
DEPSECDEF | Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense |
DFARS | Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement |
DIA TAC | Defense Intelligence Agency Threat Analysis Center |
DIB | defense industrial base |
DLA | Defense Logistics Agency |
DMEA | Defense Manufacturing Electronics Activity |
DNI | Director of National Intelligence |
DoD | Department of Defense |
DSB | Defense Science Board |
EDA | electronic design automation |
EMP | electromagnetic pulse |
ERI | Electronics Resurgence Initiative |
EW | electronic warfare |
FARS | Federal Acquisition Regulations |
FIE | Foreign Intelligence Entity |
FPGA | Field Programmable Gate Array |
GaN | gallium nitride |
GAO | Government Accountability Office |
GIDEP | Government-Industry Data Exchange Program |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GPU | graphic processing unit |
HwA | hardware assurance |
IARPA | Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity |
IC | integrated circuit |
IC | intelligence community |
ICD | Intelligence Community Directive |
ICS | Intelligence Community Standards |
IDEA | Independent Distributors of Electronics Association |
IDM | integrated device manufacturer |
IOC | initial operational capability |
IoT | Internet of Things |
IP | intellectual property |
ISR | intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance |
IT | information technology |
JAPEC | Joint Acquisition Protection and Exploitation Cell |
JEDEC | Joint Electron Device Engineering |
JFAC | Joint Federated Assurance Center |
LOA | line of action |
LOE | level of effort |
MAJCOM | Major Command |
MINSEC | Microelectronics Innovation for National Security and Economic Competitiveness |
NASIC | National Air and Space Intelligence Center |
NCSC | National Counterintelligence and Security Center |
NDAA | National Defense Authorization Act |
NSF | National Science Foundation |
NSIC | National Supply Chain Intelligence Center |
OEM | original equipment manufacturer |
OPSEC | operational security |
PP | program protection plan |
PUF | physically unclonable function |
R&D | research and development |
RDT&E | Research Development Test and Evaluation |
RF | radio frequency |
S&T | science and technology |
SAB | Scientific Advisory Board |
SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
SAF/AA | Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force |
SAF/AQ | Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics |
SAF/AQD | Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Logistics and Product Support |
SAF/CIO/A6 | Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer |
SAF/IA | Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs |
SAP | special access program |
SCRM | supply chain risk management |
SCRM-TAC | Supply Chain Risk Management—Threat Assessment Cell |
SIA | Semiconductor Industry Association |
SiGe | silicon germanium |
SME | semiconductor manufacturing equipment |
SOA | state of the art |
SoC | system on a chip |
SSITH | System Security Integration Through Hardware and Firmware |
SUBSAFE | Submarine Safety Program |
SwA | software assurance |
T&E | test and evaluation |
TAPO | Trusted Access Program Office |
TSMC | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company |
TSN | Trusted Systems and Networks |
USAF | U.S. Air Force |
USD(AT&L) | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment |
USD(I) | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence |
USD(L&MR) | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Sustainment |
USD(R&E) | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering |
V3 | vetting, validation, and verification |