The national interest in CETs and associated areas of standardization demands an increased level of coordination and effort and will require the rapid development of new ways for public- and private-sector stakeholders to work together to advance U.S. national security and economic competitiveness. An effective center of excellence will facilitate U.S. ability to meet these challenges by focusing on all aspects of standardization for critical and emerging technologies.

- Advanced and Networked Sensing and Signature Management
- Advanced Computing
- Advanced Engineering Materials
- Advanced Gas Turbine Engine Technologies
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Artificial Intelligence
- Biotechnology
- Data Privacy, Data Security, and Cyber Security Technologies
- Directed Energy
- Highly Automated, Autonomous, and Uncrewed Systems, and Robotics
- Human-Machine Interfaces
- Hypersonics
- Next Generation Communications
- Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Technologies
- Quantum Technology
- Semiconductors and Microelectronics
- Space Technologies and Systems