[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages 750-757]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
APPENDIX A: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms
ABMC American Battle Monuments Commission
ACDA United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACF Administration for Children and Families
ACYF Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
ADB Asian Development Bank
ADD Administration on Developmental Disabilities
AFAA Air Force Audit Agency
AFBCMR Air Force Review Board for Correction of Military
Records
AFCARA Air Force Civilian Appellate Review Agency
AFDB African Development Bank
AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AFDF African Development Fund
AFIS American Forces Information Service
AFPEO Air Force Program Executive Office
AFRTS Armed Forces Radio and Television Service
AFSC Armed Forces Staff College
AGRICOLA Agricultural Online Access
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AmeriCorps
NCCC AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps
AMS Agricultural Marketing Service
Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation
ANA Administration for Native Americans
AOA Administration on Aging
APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
ARC Appalachian Regional Commission
ARS Agricultural Research Service
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis
BHRD Bureau of Health Resources Development
BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs
BJA Bureau of Justice Assistance
BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics
BLM Bureau of Land Management
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
BPA Bonneville Power Administration
BSC's Business Service Centers
BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics
BVA Board of Veterans' Appeals
C\4\ Command, Control, Communication, and Computer Systems
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C\3\I Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
C\4\I Communication, Command, Control, Computer, and
Intelligence
CALS/CE Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support/
Concurrent Engineering Program
CBO Congressional Budget Office
CCC Commodity Credit Corporation; Customs Cooperation
Council
CCEA Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs
CCR Commission on Civil Rights
CDBG Community Development Block Grants
CDC Centers for Disease Control
CEA Council of Economic Advisers
CEOS Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (Justice)
CEQ Council on Environmental Quality
CFA Commission of Fine Arts
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CG Commanding General
CHAMPVA Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Veterans
Administration
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CIC Consumer Information Center
CIDS Computer Information Delivery Service
CIO Central Imagery Office
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora
CMHS Center for Mental Health Services
CNO Chief of Naval Operations
Conrail Consolidated Rail Corporation
COPS Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (Justice)
CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission
CRS Congressional Research Service; Community Relations
Service
CSA Community Services Administration
CSAP Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
CSAT Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
CSREES Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service
CUFT Center for the Utilization of Federal Technology
DA Department of the Army
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DAU Defense Acquisition University
DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency
DCASR's Defense Contract Administration Services Regions
DCMC Defense Contract Management Command
DCS Defense Communications System
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration
DIA Defense Intelligence Agency
DINFOS Defense Information School
DIPEC Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Center
DIS Defense Investigative Service
DISA Defense Information Services Activity; Defense
Information Systems Agency
DISAM Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management
DLA Defense Logistics Agency
DLSA Defense Legal Services Agency
DMA Defense Mapping Agency
DMFO Defense Medical Facilities Office
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DMS Defense Mapping School
DMSA Defense Medical Support Activity
DMSSC Defense Medical Systems Support Center
DNA Defense Nuclear Agency
DOC Department of Commerce
DOD Department of Defense
DODDS Department of Defense Dependents Schools
DOE Department of Energy
DOL Department of Labor
DOT Department of Transportation
DSAA Defense Security Assistance Agency
DSMC Defense Systems Management Command
DTSA Defense Technology Security Administration
EDA Economic Development Administration
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EIA Energy Information Administration
EO Executive order
EOUSA Executive Office for United States Attorneys
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPIC El Paso Intelligence Center
ERA Economic Regulatory Administration
ERS Economic Research Service
ES Extension Service
ESA Employment Standards Administration
ETA Employment and Training Administration
Eximbank Export-Import Bank of the United States
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
Farmer Mac Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
FAS Foreign Agricultural Service
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCA Farm Credit Administration
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FCIA Foreign Credit Insurance Association
FCIC Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FEB's Federal Executive Boards
FEC Federal Election Commission
FEDRIP Federal Research in Progress Database
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FFB Federal Financing Bank
FHA Federal Housing Administration
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FIA Federal Insurance Administration
FIC Federal Information Centers
FIRS Federal Information Relay Service
FICO Financing Corporation
FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FLRA Federal Labor Relations Authority
FMC Federal Maritime Commission
FMCS Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
FmHA Farmers Home Administration
FMS Financial Management Service
FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
FOMC Federal Open Market Committee
FPRS Federal Property Resources Service
FR Federal Register
FRA Federal Railroad Administration
FRS Federal Reserve System
FSA Farm Service Agency
FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service
FSLIC Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
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FSS Federal Supply Service
FSTS Federal Secure Telephone Service
FTC Federal Trade Commission
FTS Federal Telecommunications System
FWS Fish and Wildlife Service
GAO General Accounting Office
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GIPSA Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
GNMA Government National Mortgage Association
GPO Government Printing Office
GSA General Services Administration
HCFA Health Care Financing Administration
HDS Office of Human Development Services
HHS Department of Health and Human Services
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HRA Health Resources Administration
HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUMINT Defense Human Intelligence Service
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IAF Inter-American Foundation
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICAF Industrial College of the Armed Forces
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Seas
ICO International Coffee Organization
IDA International Development Association; Institute for
Defense Analyses
IDB Inter-American Development Bank
IDCA United States International Development Cooperation
Agency
IEVS Income Eligibility Verification Systems
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC International Finance Corporation
IGDOD Inspector General, Department of Defense
IHA's Indian Housing Authorities
IHS Indian Health Service
ILAB Bureau of International Labor Affairs
ILO International Labor Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMS Institute of Museum Services
INF Intermediate-range nuclear forces
INS Immigration and Naturalization Service
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization
IOM International Organization for Migration
IRMC Information Resources Management College
IRMS Information Resources Management Service
IRS Internal Revenue Service
ITA International Trade Administration
ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulations
ITU International Telecommunication Union
IUNC International Union for the Conservation of Nature and
Natural Resources
IVHS Intelligent Vehicle-Highway System
JAG Judge Advocate General
JCEWS Joint Command, Control, and Electronic Warfare School
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCSOS Joint and Combined Staff Officer School
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JCWS Joint and Combined Warfighting School
JICST Japan International Center of Science and Technology
JMIC Joint Military Intelligence College
JTC\3\A Joint Tactical Command, Control, and Communications
Agency
MA Maritime Administration
MASINT Central Measurement and Signals Intelligence Office
MBDA Minority Business Development Agency
MBFR Mutual and balanced force reduction
MED Office of Medical Services (State)
MHSS Military Health Services System
MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
MMS Minerals Management Service
MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration
MSPB Merit Systems Protection Board
MSSD Model Secondary School for the Deaf
MTB Materials Transportation Bureau
NARA National Archives and Records Administration
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASS National Agricultural Statistics Service
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBS National Biological Service; National Bureau of
Standards
NCB National Cooperative Bank
NCC National Coordinating Committee
NCI National Cancer Institute
NCIC National Cartographic Information Center
NCJRS National Criminal Justice Reference Service
NCPC National Capital Planning Commission
NCS National Cemetery System
NCUA National Credit Union Administration
NDU National Defense University
NEH National Endowment for the Humanities
NEL National Engineering Laboratory
NHI National Highway Institute
NHPRC National Historical Publications and Records Commission
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NIC National Institute of Corrections
NIE National Institute of Education
NIH National Institutes of Health
NIJ National Institute of Justice
NIS Naval Investigative Service
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLM National Library of Medicine
NLRB National Labor Relations Board
NMCS National Military Command System
NML National Measurement Laboratory
NNMC National Naval Medical Center
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOS National Ocean Survey
NPS National Park Service
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service
NRWA National Rural Water Association
NSA National Security Agency
NSC National Security Council
NSF National Science Foundation
NSTL National Space Technology Laboratories
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NTIA National Telecommunications and Information
Administration
NTID National Technical Institute for the Deaf
NTIS National Technical Information Service (Commerce)
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
NWC National War College
OA Office of Administration
OAS Organization of American States
OASTP Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy
OCC Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (Treasury)
OCDETF Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces
OCHAMPUS Office of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the
Uniformed Services
OCS Office of Community Services; Officer Candidate School;
Outer Continental Shelf
OCSE Office of Child Support Enforcement
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECI Office of Economic Conversion (Commerce)
OES Office of Employment Security
OFA Office of Family Assistance
OFCC Office of Federal Contract Compliance
OFM Office of Financial Management
OFR Office of the Federal Register
OGE Office of Government Ethics
OGPS Office of Grants and Program Systems
OJJDP Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
OJP Office of Justice Programs
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OMIS Office of Management and Information Systems
OPFI Office of Program and Fiscal Integrity
OPIC Overseas Private Investment Corporation
OPM Office of Personnel Management
OPO's Organ procurement organizations
ORM Office of Regional Management
ORR Office of Refugee Relief; Office of Refugee Resettlement
OSC Office of Special Counsel
OSCE Office of Child Support Enforcement
OSDBU Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
OSF Office of Space Flight
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHRC Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
OSM Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
OSSD Office of Space Systems Development
OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy
OT Office of Transportation
OTA Office of Technical Assistance
OTAA Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance
OTS Office of Thrift Supervision
OVC Office for Victims of Crime
OVI Office of Voluntarism Initiatives
OWBO Office of Women's Business Ownership
PAHO Pan American Health Organization
PBGC Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
PBS Public Buildings Service
PCC Panama Canal Commission
PHA's Public Housing Agencies
PHS Public Health Service
PLBB Patent Licensing Bulletin Board
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PRC Postal Rate Commission
PTO Patent and Trademark Office
PWBA Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
RBCS Rural Business-Cooperative Service
RDA Rural Development Administration
REA Rural Electrification Administration
REFCORP Resolution Funding Corporation
RETRF Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund
RFE Radio Free Europe
RHS Rural Housing Service
RICO Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
RIT Rochester Institute of Technology
RL Radio Liberty
ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps
RRB Railroad Retirement Board
RSA Rehabilitation Services Administration
RSPA Research and Special Programs Administration
(Transportation)
RTB Rural Telephone Bank
RUS Rural Utilities Service
SAIF Savings Association Insurance Fund
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
SAO Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
SAVE Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement
SBA Small Business Administration
SEC Securities and Exchange Commission
SERC Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
SGLI Servicemen's Group Life Insurance
SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
SITES Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
SLS Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
SPC South Pacific Commission
SRDC State Rural Development Councils
SSA Social Security Administration
SSI Supplemental Security Income Program
SSS Selective Service System
START Strategic arms reduction talks
Stat. United States Statutes at Large
TDA Trade and Development Agency
TFCS Treasury Financial Communication System
TSI Transportation Safety Institute
TVA Tennessee Valley Authority
UDAG Urban Development Action Grants
UIS Unemployment Insurance Service
U.N. United Nations \1\
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Multilateral Organizations in the preceding text.
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UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Program
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund (formerly United Nations
International Children's Emergency Fund)
UNICOR Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
UPOV International Union for the Protection of New Varieties
of Plants
UPU Universal Postal Union
USA United States Army
USAF United States Air Force
USAID United States Agency for International Development
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U.S.C. United States Code
USCG United States Coast Guard
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USES United States Employment Service
USGS United States Geological Survey
USIA United States Information Agency
USITC United States International Trade Commission
USMC United States Marine Corps
USN United States Navy
USNCB United States National Central Bureau
USRA United States Railway Association
USTTA United States Travel and Tourism Administration
VA Department of Veterans Affairs
VETS Veterans' Employment and Training Service
VGLI Veterans Group Life Insurance
VISTA Volunteers in Service to America
VOA Voice of America
WAPA Western Area Power Administration
WHO World Health Organization
WHS Washington Headquarters Services
WIC Special supplemental food program for Women, Infants,
and Children
WIN Work Incentive program
WMO World Meteorological Organization
WTO World Trade Organization
WWMCCS Worldwide Military Command and Control System
YCC Youth Conservation Corps