[United States Government Manual]
[September 15, 2009]
[Pages 575-580]
[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
AFDF African Development Fund
AFDB African Development Bank
AFIS American Forces Information Service (Defense)
AGRICOLA Agricultural Online Access
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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
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CSS See NSA/CSS
DAU Defense Acquisition University
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
DODHRA Department of Defense Human Resources Activity
DOE Department of Energy
DOI Department of the Interior
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
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FFB Federal Financing Bank
FHFA Federal Housing Finance Agency
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
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FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service
FSS Federal Supply Service
FTA Federal Transit Administration
FTS Federal Technology Service
GAO Government Accountability Office
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GC Office of Government 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
IOM International Organization for Migration
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
LSC Legal Services Corporation
MBDA Minority Business Development Agency
MDA Missile Defense Agency
MDW U.S. Military District of Washington
MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration
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
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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 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
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OSDBU Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
OSDFS Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
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)
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
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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
USAREUR U.S. Army Europe
USARPAC U.S. Army Pacific
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)
USPTO U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
WNET Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training (SBA)
World Bank See IBRD
WSP Federal Witness Security Program
WTO World Trade Organization