Just Released: The United States Government National Standards Strategy

By DSPO | May 04, 2023

The United States Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET) has been released, emphasizing the Federal Government’s support for international standards for critical and emerging technologies (CETs). The strategy aligns with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) United States Standards Strategy and emphasizes U.S. government support for our private sector-led standards system and engagement in international standards for critical and emerging technologies to strengthen U.S. leadership and competitiveness in standards development.

The U.S. Department of Defense engages with ANSI and the private sector in collaborative standards activities such as Global Supply Chain Security for Microelectronics and the Additive Manufacturing Standardization; and works with private sector-led standards development organizations to develop and maintain the standards used in the engineering, acquisition, and sustainment of defense systems.

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Success with Standardization

The following case studies are examples of the ingenuity and effort that the defense standardization community put in to develop and use common specifications and standards to provide support to the warfighter.

Alternative Sustainable Plating for Electrical Connectors
This case study describes how the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime partnered with industry to help develop specifications for three new finishes for plating electrical connectors.

Obsolescence Management for Virginia-Class Submarines
This case study describes how the Navy resolves technology obsolescence issues that directly affect the operational capability, safety, and reliability of almost every major electronics system on Virginia–class submarines.

Consolidated Acquisition of Standards-Related Information
This case study describes how the Army Materiel Command (AMC) consolidated the acquisition of standards-related information into a single contract managed by a single office.