GIDEP (Government-Industry Data Exchange Program) is a cooperative activity between government and industry participants seeking to reduce or eliminate expenditures of resources by sharing technical information essential during research, design, development, production and operational phases of the life cycle of systems, facilities and equipment. Since GIDEP's inception, participants have reported over $1 BILLION in prevention of unplanned expenditures. That means without GIDEP, participants could have potentially realized additional expenses of over $1 billion. In 2007 the GIDEP Program was realigned from the Department of the Navy, ASNRD&A to the Defense Standardization Executive, Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO). Among its participating organizations are: US Army, Navy, Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, National Aeronautical and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Labor, Department of Commerce, General Services Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, US Postal Service, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Security Agency, as well as, the Canadian Department of Defence. There are also hundreds of industrial organizations producing parts, components and equipment for the government which participate in the program.
