[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2004]
[Pages 593-597]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



APPENDIX A:     Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms

           ADA  Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
           ADB  Asian Development Bank
          AFDB  African Development Bank
          AFDF  African Development Fund
          AFIS  American Forces Information Service (Defense)
      AGRICOLA  Agricultural Online Access
  AmeriCorps* 
          NCCC  National Civilian Community Corps
  AmeriCorps* 
         VISTA  Volunteers in Service to America
           AMS  Agricultural Marketing Service
        Amtrak  National Railroad Passenger Corporation
           APH  American Printing House for the Blind (Education)
         APHIS  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
           ARC  Appalachian Regional Commission
           ARS  Agricultural Research Service
           ATF  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
           BEA  Bureau of Economic Analysis
           BIA  Bureau of Indian Affairs
           BIC  Business Information Center (SBA)
           BIF  Bank Insurance Fund
           BIS  Bureau of Industry and Security (Commerce)
           BLM  Bureau of Land Management
           BLS  Bureau of Labor Statistics
           BTS  Bureau of Transportation Statistics
           BVA  Board of Veterans' Appeals
           CBO  Congressional Budget Office
           CBP  Customs and Border Protection
           CCC  Commodity Credit Corporation
          CDBG  Community Development Block Grant
           CEA  Council of Economic Advisers
           CEQ  Council on Environmental Quality
           CFR  Code of Federal Regulations
          CFTC  Commodity Futures Trading Commission
          COPS  Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (Justice)
           CRS  Congressional Research Service
        CSREES  Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
                    Service
           CSS  See NSA/CSS
           DAU  Defense Acquisition University
           DEA  Drug Enforcement Administration
           DHS  Department of Homeland Security
           DIA  Defense Intelligence Agency
          DISA  Defense Information Systems Agency
           DLA  Defense Logistics Agency
         DNFSB  Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

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           DOD  Department of Defense
         DODEA  Department of Defense Education Activity
           DOE  Department of Energy
           DOL  Department of Labor
           DOT  Department of Transportation
          DPMO  Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
           DRL  Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (State)
           DSS  Defense Security Service
          DTRA  Defense Threat Reduction Agency
          DTSA  Defense Technology Security Administration
          EBSA  Employee Benefits Security Administration
           EDA  Economic Development Administration
          EEOC  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
            EO  Executive order
           EPA  Environmental Protection Agency
          EP&R  Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate
           ESA  Economics and Statistics Administration (Commerce)
                Employee Standards Administration (Labor)
                EUROPOL
     European 
       Police 
        Office
    Ex-Im Bank  Export-Import Bank of the United States
           FAA  Federal Aviation Administration
    Fannie Mae  Federal National Mortgage Association
    Farmer Mac  Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
           FAS  Foreign Agricultural Service
           FBI  Federal Bureau of Investigation
           FCA  Farm Credit Administration
           FCC  Federal Communications Commission
          FCIC  Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
           FDA  Food and Drug Administration
          FDIC  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
           FEB  Federal Executive Boards
           FFB  Federal Financing Bank
          FHWA  Federal Highway Administration
          FICO  Financing Corporation
          FMCS  Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
           FMS  Financial Management Service
           FNS  Food and Nutrition Service
          FOIA  Freedom of Information Act
            FR  Federal Register
   Freddie Mac  Federal Home Loan Corporation
           FSA  Farm Service Agency; Office of Student Financial 
                    Assistance (Education)
          FSIS  Food Safety and Inspection Service
           FSS  Federal Supply Service
           FTS  Federal Technology Service
           GAO  General Accounting Office
          GATT  General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
    Ginnie Mae  Government National Mortgage Association
         GIPSA  Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
          GNMA  Government National Mortgage Association
           GPO  Government Printing Office
           GSA  General Services Administration
           HHS  Department of Health and Human Services
      HIV/AIDS  Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency 
                    Syndrome
          HRSA  Health Resources and Services Administration
           HUD  Department of Housing and Urban Development
           IAF  Inter-American Foundation
          IAIP  Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection 
                    Directorate

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          IBRD  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
                    (World Bank)
           IDA  International Development Association
           IDB  Inter-American Development Bank
           IFC  International Finance Corporation
           IHA  Indian Housing Authority
           IIC  Inter-American Investment Corporation
           IMF  International Monetary Fund
          IMLS  Institute of Museum and Library Services
      INTERPOL  International Criminal Police Organization
          IOLM  International Organization for Legal Metrology
           IOM  International Organization for Migration
           IRS  Internal Revenue Service
          ISOO  Information Security Oversight Office (NARA)
            IT  Information technology
           ITA  International Trade Administration
           JAG  Judge Advocate General
           JCS  Joint Chiefs of Staff
          JFSC  Joint Forces Staff College
          MBDA  Minority Business Development Agency
           MDA  Missile Defense Agency
          MIGA  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
         NAFTA  North American Free Trade Agreement
           NAL  National Agricultural Library
          NARA  National Archives and Records Administration
          NASA  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
          NASS  National Agricultural Statistics Service
          NATO  North Atlantic Treaty Organization
           NCA  National Cemetery Administration
          NCCC  See AmeriCorps*NCCC
          NCPC  National Capital Planning Commission
           NCR  National Capital Region
          NCUA  National Credit Union Administration
           NEH  National Endowment for the Humanities
        NESDIS  National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information 
                    Service
           NGA  National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
           NGO  Non-Governmental Organization
         NHPRC  National Historical Publications and Records Commission
         NHTSA  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
           NIC  National Institute of Corrections
           NIH  National Institutes of Health
          NIST  National Institute of Standards and Technology
          NLRB  National Labor Relations Board
          NMAO  NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations
           NMB  National Mediation Board
          NMFS  National Marine Fisheries Service (Commerce)
          NNSA  National Nuclear Security Agency
          NOAA  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
           NOS  National Ocean Service (Commerce)
           NPS  National Park Service
           NRC  Nuclear Regulatory Commission
          NRCS  Natural Resources Conservation Service
       NSA/CSS  National Security Agency/Central Security Service
           NSF  National Science Foundation
          NTIA  National Telecommunications and Information 
                    Administration
          NTID  National Technical Institute for the Deaf
          NTIS  National Technical Information Service (Commerce)

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          NTSB  National Transportation Safety Board
           NWS  National Weather Service (Commerce)
           OAR  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (Commerce)
           OAS  Organization of American States
           OBO  Bureau of Overseas Building Operations
          OCSC  Office of Citizen Services and Communications
          OECA  Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (EPA)
          OECD  Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
           OES  Bureau of Oceans, International, Environmental, and 
                    Scientific Affairs
           OFM  Office of Foreign Missions (State)
           OGP  Office of Governmentwide Policy
           OIE  World Organization for Animal Health (Office 
                    International des Epizooties)
           OIT  Office of International Trade (SBA)
           OJP  Office of Justice Programs
           OMB  Office of Management and Budget
          OPIC  Overseas Private Investment Corporation
           OPM  Office of Personnel Management
           OPS  Office of Pipeline Safety (Transportation)
           ORD  Office of Research and Development (EPA)
           OSC  Office of Special Counsel
         OSDBU  Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
         OSDFS  Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
         OSERS  Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
           OSF  Office of Space Flight (NASA)
          OSHA  Occupational Safety and Health Administration
           OSM  Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
           OTP  Office of Technology Policy (Commerce)
           OTS  Office of Thrift Supervision
          OVBD  Office of Veterans Business Development (SBA)
          OWBO  Office of Women's Business Ownership (SBA)
          PBGC  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
           PBS  Public Buildings Service
          PFPA  Pentagon Force Protection Agency
           PHA  Public Housing Agency
       POW/MIA  Prisoner of War/Missing in Action
           PPQ  Plant Protection and Quarantine
           PTO  Patent and Trademark Office
         PUASP  Postal Union of the Americas and Spain and Portugal
           RBS  Rural Business-Cooperative Service
           RHS  Rural Housing Service
           RMA  Risk Management Agency (Agriculture)
          RSPA  Research and Special Programs Administration 
                    (Transportation)
          RSVP  Retired and Senior Volunteers Program
           RUS  Rural Utilities Service
          SAIF  Savings Association Insurance Fund
           SBA  Small Business Administration
           SEC  Securities and Exchange Commission
          SERC  Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
         SITES  Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service
           SSA  Social Security Administration
           S&T  Science and Technology Directorate (DHS)
         Stat.  United States Statutes at Large
          STRI  Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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            TA  Technology Administration
           TDA  Trade and Development Agency
         TIGTA  Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
           TMA  TRICARE Management Activity (Defense)
           TTB  Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
           TVA  Tennessee Valley Authority
          U.N.  United Nations \1\
    \1\ Acronyms for U.N. agencies can be found under Selected 
Multilateral Organizations in the preceding text.
        UNAIDS  Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
        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
       UNSCEAR  United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of 
                    Atomic Radiation
           USA  United States Army
         USACE  United States Army Corps of Engineers
          USAF  United States Air Force
         USAID  United States Agency for International Development
        U.S.C.  United States Code
          USCG  United States Coast Guard
          USDA  United States Department of Agriculture
         USEAC  United States Export Assistance Centers (SBA)
          USGS  United States Geological Survey
          USMC  United States Marine Corps
         USNCB  U.S. National Central Bureau (Justice)
            VA  Department of Veterans Affairs
          VETS  Veterans' Employment and Training Service
         VISTA  See AmeriCorps*VISTA
           WBC  Women's Business Center (SBA)
           WFP  United Nations/Food and Agricultural Organization World 
                    Food Program
           WIC  Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, 
                    and Children
    World Bank  See IBRD
           WSP  Federal Witness Security Program
           WTO  World Trade Organization