US Government: Department of Defense

• CALS - DoD initiative to weapon system acquisition and life-cycle support through accelerated digital product data.
  
  
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) - the central research & development organization for the DoD.

• National Industrial Information Infrastructure Protocols - consists of the Integrated Shipbuilding Environment, Solutions for MES-Adaptable Replicable Technology, Shipbuilding Partners and Suppliers and Spars Supply Chain and Virtual Enterprises.

• National Institute of Standards and Technology - is a federal agency in the Commerce Department which works with industry to develop and apply technology to promote economic growth.

• National Technical Information Service - is the Commerce Department's central source for the U.S. Government scientific, technical and business information.

• STAT - USA/Internet - is a service of the Commerce Department; a site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, which includes State of the Nation and GLOBUS & NTDB, providing current and histocial economic/financial and trade information.