DoD Releases New Instruction on Additive Manufacturing

Jun 25, 2021 In June 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD), through the Office of the Undersecretary for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), published a DoD Instruction (DoDI) that promotes additive manufacturing (AM) use across the DoD enterprise.  DoD has identified AM as a technology that contributes to a key line of effort in the National…

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DoD Public-Private Partnerships Focus on Manufacturing Innovations to Fight COVID-19 and Build the Industrial Base

Jun 25, 2021 Department of Defense (DoD) Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs) – public-private partnerships established by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology (OSD ManTech) Program, under the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) –  convene critical, groundbreaking work that helps in the fight against COVID-19 and builds…

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DoD and MIT Release New Online Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Education Platform

June 21, 2021 The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have launched a new online Open edX platform for advanced manufacturing technologies education at www.manufacturingworkforce.org. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) developed the site in partnership with MIT’s Initiative for Knowledge and Innovation…

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