    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2006]
    [Pages 589-594]
    [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
               ARS  Agricultural Research Service
               ATF  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
               BBG  Broadcasting Board of Governors
               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
               BRS  Biotechnology Regulatory Services (Agriculture)
               BTA  Business Transformation Agency (Defense)
               BTS  Bureau of Transportation Statistics
                    Directorate of Border and Transportation Security
                        (Homeland Security)
               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
               CSR  Center for Scientific Review (HHS)
            CSREES  Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
                        Service
               CSS  See NSA/CSS
               DAU  Defense Acquisition University

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             DDESS  Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and
                        Secondary Schools
               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
               DNI  Director of National Intelligence
               DOD  Department of Defense
             DODDS  Department of Defense Dependent Schools
             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
              DTIC  Defense Technical Information Center
              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
               ERS  Economic Research Service (Agriculture)
               ESA  Economics and Statistics Administration (Commerce)
                    Employee Standards Administration (Labor)
               ETA  Employment Training Administration (Labor)
             EUCOM  U.S. European Command
           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
                    Federal Acquisition Service (GSA)
               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
              FERC  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
               FFB  Federal Financing Bank
              FHWA  Federal Highway Administration
              FICO  Financing Corporation
     Finance Board  Federal Housing Finance Board
              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
              FSIS  Food Safety and Inspection Service
               FSS  Federal Supply Service
               FTA  Federal Transit Administration
               FTS  Federal Technology Service
               GAO  Government Accountability Office

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              GATT  General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
                GC  Office of Goverment Contracting (SBA)
        Ginnie Mae  Government National Mortgage Association
             GIPSA  Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
              GNMA  Government National Mortgage Association
               GPO  Government Printing Office
               GPS  Global Positioning System
               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
              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
               IRM  Information Resources Management College
               IRS  Internal Revenue Service
               ISN  Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation
                        (State)
              ISOO  Information Security Oversight Office (NARA)
                IT  Information technology
               ITA  International Trade Administration
               JAG  Judge Advocate General
              JFSC  Joint Forces Staff College
               LSC  Legal Services Corporation
              MBDA  Minority Business Development Agency
               MBN  Middle East Broadcasting Networks
               MDA  Missile Defense Agency
               MDW  U.S. Military District of Washington
              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
               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

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               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 Administration
              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
               NTI  National Transit Institute (Transportation)
              NTIA  National Telecommunications and Information
                        Administration
              NTID  National Technical Institute for the Deaf
              NTIS  National Technical Information Service (Commerce)
              NTSB  National Transportation Safety Board
               NWS  National Weather Service (Commerce)
               OAR  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (Commerce)
               OAS  Organization of American States
              OBCI  Office of Business and Community Initiatives (SBA)
               OBO  Bureau of Overseas Building Operations
               OCB  Office of Cuba Broadcasting
              OCSC  Office of Citizen Services and Communications
              ODEP  Office of Disability Employment Policy (Labor)
              OECA  Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (EPA)
              OECD  Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
               OES  Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
                        Scientific Affairs (State)
              OFAM  Office of Financial and Administrative Management
             OFCCP  Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (Labor)
               OFM  Office of Foreign Missions (State)
               OFO  Office of Field Operations (Labor)
               OGP  Office of Governmentwide Policy
               OIE  World Organization for Animal Health (Office
                        International des Epizooties)
               OIG  Office of Inspector General
               OIT  Office of International Trade (SBA)
               OJP  Office of Justice Programs
               OMB  Office of Management and Budget
              OPDR  Office of Policy Development and Research (Labor)
               OPE  Office of Postsecondary Education
              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
             OSDFS  Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
             OSERS  Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

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              OSHA  Occupational Safety and Health Administration
               OSM  Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
               OSO  Office of Space Operations
               OST  Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
                        (Interior)
               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
             PHMSA  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration
           POW/MIA  Prisoner of War/Missing in Action
               PPQ  Plant Protection and Quarantine
           PROTECH  Office of Performance, Results, and Training (Labor)
               PTO  Patent and Trademark Office
             PUASP  Postal Union of the Americas and Spain and Portugal
               RFA  Radio Free Asia
            RFE/RL  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
               RHS  Rural Housing Service
              RITA  Research and Innovative Technology Administration
                        (Transportation)
               RMA  Risk Management Agency (Agriculture)
              RSVP  Retired and Senior Volunteers Program
              SAIF  Savings Association Insurance Fund
            SAMHSA  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
                        Administration
               SBA  Small Business Administration
             SCORE  Service Corps of Retired Executives
               SEC  Securities and Exchange Commission
               SFH  Single Family Homes
              SERC  Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
               SES  Senior Executive Service
             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
                TA  Technology Administration (Commerce)
              TBIC  Tribal Business Information Centers (SBA)
               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

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           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
           USAREUR  U.S. Army Europe
            U.S.C.  United States Code
              USCG  United States Coast Guard
             USCIS  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Homeland
                        Security)
              USDA  United States Department of Agriculture
             USEAC  United States Export Assistance Centers (SBA)
              USGS  United States Geological Survey
              USMC  United States Marine Corps
              USMS  United States Maritime Service
               USN  United States Navy
             USNCB  U.S. National Central Bureau (Justice)
                VA  Department of Veterans Affairs
              VETS  Veterans' Employment and Training Service
             VISTA  See AmeriCorps*VISTA
               VOA  Voice of America
               WBC  Women's Business Center (SBA)
               WFP  United Nations/Food and Agricultural Organization World
                        Food Program
               WHS  Washington Headquarters Services (DOD)
               WIC  Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants,
                        and Children
              WNET  Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training (SBA)
        World Bank  See IBRD
               WSP  Federal Witness Security Program
               WTO  World Trade Organization