[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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        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