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United States manufacturing and innovation are essential to American economic and national security.  Maintaining U.S. influence and access to markets in a stable global environment contributes to our prosperity and standard of living.  It is the responsibility of the Department of Defense (DoD) to innovate and equip our forces with the best tools possible, made by Americans.  The DoD Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) enterprise attempts to utilize advanced manufacturing to secure a more lethal force, strengthen alliances and new partnerships, and reform the Department for greater performance and affordability. 

Administered by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Office in the Office of the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, this website provides the latest descriptions, news, and events related to the DoD ManTech enterprise.

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FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Strategies to Train and Connect American Workers to Jobs Created by the President’s Investing in America Agenda
By The White House | May 16, 2023
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new efforts to ensure all Americans can access the good jobs created by the President’s Investing in America agenda, including the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. These strategies build off the Administration’s Roadmap to Support Good Jobs, a collaborative agency effort to align on guideposts to build our workforce by ensuring every American—whether they go to college or not—will have equitable access to high-quality training, education, and services that provide a path to a good career without leaving their community.

LIFT, Department of Defense Sign New $49 Million Agreement, To Continue Advanced Manufacturing Technology & Talent Development
By LIFT | May 16, 2023
New Cooperative Agreement maintains LIFT as a public-private partnership and manufacturing innovation institute for the next five years.

Make it Where You Need It - OSD Program Funds Technology to Enable Point-of-Need Manufacturing
By OSD Manufacturing Technology Program | May 12, 2023
The Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program (OSD ManTech) has announced the winners of the first-of-its-kind "Point of Need Challenge Pitch Event" for solutions to support forward-deployed forces in austere environments. Held March 8-9 at the ARM Institute in Pittsburgh, Pa., the event showcased technologies generated by member companies of the Department of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs). DoD launched nine MIIs between 2012 and 2021, each focused on a particular critical technology, to help revitalize U.S. domestic manufacturing capability.

Manufacturing Science and Technology Program Hosts Joint‐Service Hydrogen Demonstration Event at Marine Corps Base Quantico
By OSD ManTech | May 5, 2023
On March 22, 2023, the Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Science and Technology

Manufacturing Science and Technology Program Leads Annual Program Management Training at Johnson Space Center
By OSD ManTech | March 27, 2023
Manufacturing Science and Technology Program Leads Annual Program Management Training at Johnson

DoD News

SPC Abigail Griffith, 23, is a 31B, Military Police Officer, currently assigned to the planning and operations team for the upcoming 2023 National Jamboree to be held in West Virginia this July and is this week’s West Virginia National Guard’s Soldier Spotlight. A native of Scarbro, West Virginia, Abigail is an avid outdoor enthusiast. During her free time, you can find her hiking, hunting, fishing, ziplining, rafting, and swimming. During the colder winter months, she enjoys both reading and crafting and stays busy creating projects for family and friends. (U.S. Army National Guard graphic by Edwin L Wriston)
SPC Abigail Griffith, WVNG Soldier Spotlight
By Edwin Wriston | June 3, 2023
SPC Abigail Griffith, 23, is a 31B, Military Police Officer, currently assigned to the planning and operations team for the upcoming 2023 National Jamboree to be held in West Virginia this July and is this week’s West Virginia National Guard’s Soldier Spotlight.

SINGAPORE (June 3, 2023)  General Yoshihide Yoshida, Chief of Staff, Japan Joint Staff (JJS), Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command,  held the fourth AFP-JJS-USINDOPACOM Trilateral Leaders' Engagement on the margins of the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ 20th Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith)
Trilateral talks enhance cooperation between the Philippines, Japan, and U.S.
By | June 3, 2023
Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of

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Live Fire Exercises In Iraq For June
By CJTF-OIR Public Affairs | June 3, 2023
BAGHDAD, Iraq – On June 1, 2023, Coalition service members will be conducting aerial and ground operational exercises in or near the Qayarrah and Mosul regions in Iraq to validate weapons systems and maintain crew proficiency and readiness.

Updated CJTF-OIR logo as of 20230101. Approved by United States Army Institute of Heraldry (tioh.army.mil).
Live Fire Exercises In Syria For June
By CJTF-OIR Public Affairs | June 3, 2023
BAGHDAD, Iraq – On June 1, 2023, Coalition service members will be conducting ground and aerial operational exercises in or near the al-Hasakah and Darbasiyah regions in Syria to validate weapons systems and maintain crew proficiency and readiness.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers plenary remarks and meets with regional defense leaders at the International Institute for Strategic Studies 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, June 2, 2023.
Austin Underscores Importance of Partnerships in Securing a Shared Vision for Indo-Pacific
By Joseph Clark | June 2, 2023
The U.S. remains committed to a shared vision of freedom, security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
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