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06/11/2008

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AAPC
Definition
AAPC - Accounting and Auditing Policy Committee
Term
ABMC
Definition
ABMC - American Battle Monuments Commission
Term
ACC
Definition
ACC - Air Combat Command
Term
ACDA
Definition
ACDA - United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Term
ACF
Definition
ACF - Administration for Children and Families
Term
ACHP
Definition
ACHP - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Term
ACQ
Definition
ACQ - Web Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
Term
ACSL
Definition
ACSL - Alternate Crops and Systems Lab
Term
ACYF
Definition
"ACYF - Administration for Children, Youth, and Families"
Term
ADA
Definition
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Term
ADC
Definition
ADC - Program against Digital Counterfeiting of Currency
Term
ADD
Definition
ADD - Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Term
ADF
Definition
ADF - African Development Foundation
Term
AFDC
Definition
AFDC - Aid to Families with Dependent Children
Term
AFIS
Definition
AFIS - American Forces Information Service
Term
AFRC
Definition
AFRC - Air Force Reserve Command
Term
AFROTC
Definition
AFROTC - Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Term
AFRTS
Definition
AFRTS - Armed Forces Radio and Television Service
Term
AFS
Definition
AFS - Air Facility Sub-System
Term
AFSC
Definition
AFSC- Armed Forces Staff College
Term
AFSPC
Definition
AFSPC - Air Force Space Command
Term
AGRICOLA
Definition
AGRICOLA - Agricultural Online Access
Term
AHCPR
Definition
AHCPR - Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Term
AHPCRC
Definition
AHPCRC - Army High Performance Computing Research Center
Term
AHRQ
Definition
AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Term
AHS
Definition
AHS - American Housing Survey
Term
AID
Definition
AID - Agency for International Development
Term
AIRS
Definition
AIRS - Aerometric Information Retrieval System
Term
AMS
Definition
AMS - Agricultural Marketing Service
Term
ANA
Definition
ANA - Administration for Native Americans
Term
ANG
Definition
ANG - Air National Guard
Term
AOA
Definition
AOA - Administration on Aging
Term
APHIS
Definition
APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Term
ARB
Definition
ARB - Administrative Review Board
Term
ARBA
Definition
ARBA - Army Review Boards Agency
Term
ARC
Definition
ARC - Appalachian Regional Commission
Term
ARNet
Definition
ARNet - Acquisition Reform Network
Term
ARPA
Definition
ARPA - Advanced Research Projects Agency
Term
ARS
Definition
ARS - Agricultural Research Service
Term
ATF
Definition
"ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms"
Term
ATSDR
Definition
ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Term
BARC
Definition
BARC - Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
Term
BEA
Definition
BEA - Bureau of Economic Analysis
Term
BEP
Definition
BEP- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Term
BEST
Definition
BEST - Bio-monitoring of Environmental Status and Trends
Term
BHPr
Definition
BHPr - Bureau of Health Professions
Term
BIA
Definition
BIA - Bureau of Indian Affairs
Term
BIC
Definition
BIC - Business Information Center
Term
BIMAS
Definition
BIMAS - Bio-Informatics Molecular Analysis Section
Term
BIS
Definition
BIS - Bureau of Industry and Security
Term
BJA
Definition
BJA - Bureau of Justice Assistance
Term
BJS
Definition
BJS - Bureau of Justice Statistics
Term
BLM
Definition
BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Term
BLS
Definition
BLS - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Term
BMDO
Definition
BMDO - Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
Term
BNA
Definition
BNA - Bureau of National Affairs
Term
BOP
Definition
BOP - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Term
BOR
Definition
BOR - Bureau of Reclamation
Term
BPA
Definition
BPA - Bonneville Power Administration
Term
BPD
Definition
BPD - Bureau of the Public Debt
Term
BPHC
Definition
BPHC - Bureau of Primary Health Care
Term
BRB
Definition
BRB - Benefits Review Board
Term
BRD
Definition
BRD - Biological Resource Division
Term
BRFSS
Definition
BRFSS - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Term
BSC
Definition
BSC - Business Service Centers
Term
BTS
Definition
BTS - Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Term
BVA
Definition
BVA - Board of Veterans Appeals
Term
BXA
Definition
BXA - Bureau of Export Administration
Term
CAGE
Definition
CAGE - Commercial and Government Entity
Term
CBD
Definition
CBD - Commerce Business Daily
Term
CBER
Definition
CBER - Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Term
CBIAC
Definition
CBIAC - Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center
Term
CBO
Definition
CBO - Congressional Budget Office
Term
CCB
Definition
CCB - Child Care Bureau
Term
CCC
Definition
CCC - Commodity Credit Corporation
Term
CCR
Definition
CCR - Commission on Civil Rights
Term
CDBG
Definition
CDBG - Community Development Block Grants
Term
CDC
Definition
CDC - Centers for Disease Control
Term
CDER
Definition
CDER - Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Term
CDFI
Definition
CDFI - Community Development Financial Institutions
Term
CDRH
Definition
CDRH - Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Term
CEA
Definition
CEA - Council of Economic Advisers
Term
CEDR
Definition
CEDR - Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource
Term
CEN
Definition
CEN - Bureau of the Census
Term
CEOS
Definition
CEOS - Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
Term
CEPPO
Definition
CEPPO - Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office
Term
CEPS
Definition
CEPS - Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
Term
CEQ
Definition
CEQ - Council on Environmental Quality
Term
CERCLIS
Definition
"CERCLIS - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, & Liability Information System"
Term
CETEC
Definition
CETEC - Topographic Engineering Center
Term
CFDA
Definition
CFDA - Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Term
CFOC
Definition
CFOC - Chief Financial Officers Council
Term
CFR
Definition
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
Term
CFSAN
Definition
CFSAN - National Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Term
CRTC
Definition
CFTC - Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Term
CHAMVA
Definition
CHAMPVA - Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Term
CHID
Definition
CHID - Combined Health Information Database
Term
CIA
Definition
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
Term
CIAO
Definition
CIAO - Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office
Term
CIC
Definition
CIC - Consumer Information Center
Term
CID US
Definition
CID U.S. - Army Criminal Investigation Command
Term
CIPRIS
Definition
CIPRIS - Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students
Term
CIS
Definition
CIS - Cancer Information Service
Term
CIT
Definition
CIT - Center for Information Technology
Term
CITES
Definition
CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Term
CMHS
Definition
CMHS - Center for Mental Health Services
Term
CMS
Definition
CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Term
CMV
Definition
CMV - Center for Minority Veterans
Term
CNO
Definition
CNO - Chief of Naval Operations
Term
CNPP
Definition
CNPP - Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Term
CNS
Definition
CNS - Corporation for National Service
Term
CONRAIL
Definition
CONRAIL - Consolidated Rail Corporation
Term
CONSER
Definition
CONSER - Cooperative Online Serials
Term
COP
Definition
COP - Coastal Ocean Program
Term
COPS
Definition
COPS - Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Term
CPI
Definition
CPI - Consumer Price Index
Term
CPMS
Definition
CPMS - Defense Civilian Personnel Management Service
Term
CPO
Definition
CPO - Corrections Program Office
Term
CPSC
Definition
CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission
Term
CRC
Definition
CRC - Civil Rights Center
Term
CRISP
Definition
CRISP - Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects
Term
CRP
Definition
CRP - Conservation Reserve Program
Term
CRS
Definition
CRS - Congressional Research Service; Community Relations Service
Term
CSAP
Definition
CSAP - Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Term
CSAT
Definition
CSAT - Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Term
CSB
Definition
CSB - Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Term
CSE
Definition
CSE - Office of Child Support Enforcement
Term
CSI
Definition
CSI - Center for the Study of Intelligence
Term
CSR
Definition
CSR - Center for Scientific Review
Term
CSREES
Definition
"CSREES - Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service"
Term
CTEP
Definition
CTEP - Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program
Term
CUAP
Definition
CUAP - College and University Affiliations Program
Term
CWC
Definition
CWC - Chemical Weapons Convention
Term
DA
Definition
DA - Department of the Army
Term
DARPA
Definition
DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Term
DAU
Definition
DAU - Defense Acquisition University
Term
DCAA
Definition
DCAA - Defense Contract Audit Agency
Term
DCRT
Definition
DCRT - Division of Computer Research and Technology
Term
DDC
Definition
DDC - Defense Distribution Center
Term
DEA
Definition
DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
Term
DeCA
Definition
DeCA - Defense Commissary Agency
Term
DESA
Definition
DESA - Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Term
DESC
Definition
DESC - Defense Energy Support Center
Term
DFAS
Definition
DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Term
DHS
Definition
DHS - Department of Homeland Security
Term
DIA
Definition
DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency
Term
DINFOS
Definition
DINFOS - Defense Information School
Term
DISA
Definition
DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency
Term
DLA
Definition
DLA - Defense Logistics Agency
Term
DLAPS
Definition
DLAPS - Defense Logistics Agency Publishing System
Term
DLIS
Definition
DLIS - Defense Logistics Information Service
Term
DLSA
Definition
DLSA - Defense Legal Services Agency
Term
DMA
Definition
DMA - Defense Mapping Agency
Term
DMDC
Definition
DMDC - Defense Manpower Data Center
Term
DMS
Definition
DMS - Defense Mapping School
Term
DNFSB
Definition
DNFSB - Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Term
DNSC
Definition
DNSC - Defense National Stockpile Center
Term
DOC
Definition
DOC - Department of Commerce
Term
DOD
Definition
DOD - Department of Defense
Term
DODEA
Definition
DODEA - Department of Defense Education Activity
Term
DoDISS
Definition
DoDISS - DoD Index of Specifications and Standards
Term
DoDSSP
Definition
DoDSSP - Single Stock Point for Specifications and Standards
Term
DOE
Definition
DOE - Department of Energy
Term
DOI
Definition
DOI - Department of the Interior
Term
DOJ
Definition
DOJ - Department of Justice
Term
DOL
Definition
DOL - Department of Labor
Term
DORRA DLA
Definition
DORRA DLA - Office of Operations Research and Resource Analysis
Term
DOS
Definition
DOS - Department of State
Term
DOT
Definition
DOT - Department of Transportation
Term
DPC
Definition
DPC - Domestic Policy Council
Term
DRMS
Definition
DRMS - Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
Term
DSCA
Definition
DSCA - Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Term
DSS
Definition
DSS - Defense Security Service
Term
DTIC
Definition
DTIC - Defense Technical Information Center
Term
DTRA
Definition
DTRA - Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Term
EAR
Definition
EAR - Export Administration Regulations
Term
EBSA
Definition
EBSA - Employee Benefits Security Administration
Term
ECA
Definition
ECA - Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Term
ECAB
Definition
ECAB - Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board
Term
ECI
Definition
ECI - National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
Term
ECIE
Definition
ECIE - Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency
Term
ECOSOC
Definition
ECOSOC - Economic and Social Council
Term
ECP
Definition
ECP - Emergency Conservation Program
Term
ED
Definition
ED - Department of Education
Term
EDA
Definition
EDA - Economic Development Administration
Term
EDGAR
Definition
"EDGAR - Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval"
Term
EEOC
Definition
EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Term
EHP
Definition
EHP - Environmental Health Perspectives
Term
EIA
Definition
EIA - Energy Information Administration
Term
EIS
Definition
EIS - Epidemic Intelligence Service
Term
EM
Definition
EM - Office of Environmental Management
Term
ENC
Definition
ENC - Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
Term
EO
Definition
EO - Executive Order
Term
EOIR
Definition
EOIR - Executive Office for Immigration Review
Term
EOUSA
Definition
EOUSA - Executive Office for United States Attorneys
Term
EOWS
Definition
EOWS - Executive Office of Weed and Seed
Term
EPA
Definition
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
Term
EREN
Definition
EREN - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
Term
ERIC
Definition
ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
Term
ERL
Definition
ERL - Environmental Research Laboratories
Term
EROD
Definition
EROD - Education Resource Organizations Directory
Term
ERS
Definition
ERS - Economic Research Service
Term
ESA
Definition
ESA - Employment Standards Administration; Economics and Statistics Administration
Term
ESDIM
Definition
ESDIM - Environmental Services Data and Information Management
Term
ETA
Definition
ETA - Employment and Training Administration
Term
Ex-Im
Definition
Ex-Im - Bank Export-Import Bank of the United States
Term
FAA
Definition
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
Term
Fannie Mae
Definition
Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association
Term
FAO
Definition
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization
Term
FAPRS
Definition
FAPRS - Federal Assistance Programs Retrieval System
Term
FAR
Definition
FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulation
Term
Farmer Mac
Definition
Farmer Mac - Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Term
FAS
Definition
FAS - Foreign Agricultural Service
Term
FASAB
Definition
FASAB - Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
Term
FBCI
Definition
FBCI - Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Term
FBI
Definition
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
Term
FBIS
Definition
FBIS - Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Term
FCA
Definition
FCA - Farm Credit Administration
Term
FCC
Definition
FCC - Federal Communications Commission
Term
FCIC
Definition
FCIC - Federal Consumer Information Center; Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Term
FDA
Definition
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
Term
FDIC
Definition
FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Term
FEB
Definition
FEB - Federal Executive Board
Term
FEC
Definition
FEC - Federal Election Commission
Term
FEDIX
Definition
FEDIX - Federal Information Exchange Inc.
Term
FEDRIP
Definition
FEDRIP - Federal Research in Progress Database
Term
FEMA
Definition
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
Term
FERC
Definition
FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Term
FETC
Definition
FETC - Federal Energy Technology Center
Term
FFB
Definition
FFB - Federal Financing Bank
Term
FHA
Definition
FHA - Federal Housing Administration
Term
FHFB
Definition
FHFB - Federal Housing Finance Board
Term
FHWA
Definition
FHWA - Federal Highway Administration
Term
FIA
Definition
FIA - Federal Insurance Administration
Term
FINCEN
Definition
FINCEN - Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Term
FIPS
Definition
FIPS - Federal Information Processing Standard
Term
FJC
Definition
FJC - Federal Judicial Center
Term
FLETC
Definition
FLETC - Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Term
FLRA
Definition
FLRA - Federal Labor Relations Authority
Term
FMC
Definition
FMC - Federal Maritime Commission
Term
FMCS
Definition
FMCS - Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Term
FMCSA
Definition
FMCSA - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Term
FMLA
Definition
FMLA - Family and Medical Leave Act
Term
FMS
Definition
FMS - Financial Management Service
Term
FMSHRC
Definition
FMSHRC - Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Term
FNCS
Definition
"FNCS - Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services"
Term
FNMA
Definition
FNMA - Federal National Mortgage Association
Term
FNS
Definition
FNS - Food and Nutrition Service
Term
FOIA
Definition
FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
Term
FOMC
Definition
FOMC - Federal Open Market Committee
Term
FPDC
Definition
FPDC - Federal Procurement Data Center
Term
FR
Definition
FR - Federal Register
Term
FRA
Definition
FRA - Federal Railroad Administration
Term
FRB
Definition
FRB - Federal Reserve Board
Term
FRS
Definition
FRS - Federal Reserve System; Federal Relay Service
Term
FRTIB
Definition
FRTIB - Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Term
FS
Definition
FS - Forest Service
Term
FSA
Definition
FSA - Farm Service Agency; Office of Federal Student Aid
Term
FSIS
Definition
FSIS - Food Safety and Inspection Service
Term
FSS
Definition
FSS - Federal Supply Service
Term
FTA
Definition
FTA - Federal Transit Administration
Term
FTC
Definition
FTC - Federal Trade Commission
Term
FTS
Definition
FTS - Federal Technology Service
Term
FWS
Definition
FWS - Fish and Wildlife Service
Term
FYSB
Definition
FYSB - Family and Youth Services Bureau
Term
GAO
Definition
GAO - General Accounting Office
Term
GATT
Definition
GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Term
GCMD
Definition
GCMD - Global Change Master Directory
Term
GILS
Definition
GILS - Government Information Locator Service
Term
Ginnie Mae
Definition
Ginnie Mae - Government National Mortgage Association
Term
GIPSA
Definition
"GIPSA - Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration"
Term
GIS
Definition
GIS - Geographic Information Systems
Term
GNIS
Definition
GNIS - Geographic Names Information System
Term
GNMA
Definition
GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association
Term
GPO
Definition
GPO - Government Printing Office
Term
GPRA
Definition
GPRA - Government Performance and Results Act
Term
GPS
Definition
GPS - Global Positioning System
Term
GSA
Definition
GSA - General Services Administration
Term
GSFC
Definition
GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center
Term
GWA
Definition
GWA - Government-wide Accounting Project Group
Term
GwoB
Definition
GwoB - Government without Boundaries
Term
HAB
Definition
HAB - HIV/AIDS Bureau
Term
HAC
Definition
HAC - Health Administration Center
Term
HCFA
Definition
HCFA - Health Care Financing Administration
Term
HHS
Definition
HHS - Department of Health and Human Services
Term
HIRS
Definition
HIRS - Health Information Resources Service
Term
HPCC
Definition
HPCC - High Performance Computing and Communications
Term
HRSA
Definition
HRSA - Health Resources and Services Administration
Term
HSB
Definition
HSB - Head Start Bureau
Term
HUD
Definition
HUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development
Term
IA
Definition
IA - Import Administration
Term
IACD
Definition
IACB - Indian Arts and Crafts Board
Term
IADRWG
Definition
IADRWG - Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
Term
IAEA
Definition
IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
Term
IAEGC
Definition
IAEGC - Inter-Agency Electronic Grants Committee
Term
IAF
Definition
IAF - Inter-American Foundation
Term
ICC
Definition
IBB - International Broadcasting Bureau
Term
ICAF
Definition
ICAF - Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Term
ICAO
Definition
ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization
Term
ICC
Definition
ICC - Interstate Commerce Commission
Term
IES
Definition
IES - Institute of Education Sciences
Term
HIS
Definition
IHS - Indian Health Service
Term
IIP
Definition
IIP - International Information Programs
Term
ILAB
Definition
ILAB - Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Term
ILO
Definition
ILO - International Labor Organization
Term
MF
Definition
IMF - International Monetary Fund
Term
IMLS
Definition
IMLS - Institute of Museum and Library Services
Term
INF
Definition
INF - Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces
Term
INL
Definition
INL - Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Term
INS
Definition
INS - Immigration and Naturalization Service
Term
INSS
Definition
INSS - Institute for National Strategic Studies
Term
INTERPOL
Definition
INTERPOL - International Criminal Police Organization
Term
IO
Definition
IO - Bureau of International Organization Affairs
Term
IOM
Definition
IOM - International Organization for Migration
Term
IRMC
Definition
IRMC - Information Resources Management College
Term
IRS
Definition
IRS - Internal Revenue Service
Term
ITA
Definition
ITA - International Trade Administration
Term
ITC
Definition
ITC - United States International Trade Commission
Term
JAG
Definition
JAG - Judge Advocate General
Term
JCS
Definition
JCS - Joint Chiefs of Staff
Term
JEC
Definition
JEC - Joint Economic Committee
Term
JFSC
Definition
JFSC - Joint Forces Staff College
Term
JSC
Definition
JSC - Johnson Space Center
Term
KSC
Definition
KSC - Kennedy Space Center
Term
LC
Definition
LC - Library of Congress
Term
LOC
Definition
LOC - Library of Congress
Term
LOCIS
Definition
LOCIS - Library of Congress Information System
Term
LSC
Definition
LSC - Legal Services Corporation
Term
MAC
Definition
MAC - Market Access and Compliance
Term
MARAD
Definition
MARAD - Maritime Administration
Term
MARVEL
Definition
MARVEL - Machine Assisted Realization of the Virtual Electronic Library
Term
MBDA
Definition
MBDA - Minority Business Development Agency
Term
MCHB
Definition
MCHB - Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Term
MCTL
Definition
MCTL - Militarily Critical Technologies List
Term
MedPAC
Definition
MedPAC - Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Term
MeSH
Definition
MeSH - Medical Subject Headings
Term
MIGA
Definition
MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Term
MMS
Definition
MMS - Minerals Management Service
Term
MSA
Definition
MSA - Metropolitan Statistical Area
Term
MSEL
Definition
MSEL - Materials Science and Engineering Library
Term
MSHA
Definition
MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration
Term
MSPB
Definition
MSPB - Merit Systems Protection Board
Term
NACIC
Definition
NACIC - National Counterintelligence Center
Term
NAFTA
Definition
NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
Term
NAICS
Definition
NAICS - North American Industry Classification System
Term
NAL
Definition
NAL - National Agricultural Library
Term
NARA
Definition
NARA - National Archives and Records Administration
Term
NARFE
Definition
NARFE - National Association of Retired Federal Employees
Term
NASA
Definition
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Term
NASM
Definition
NASM - National Air and Space Museum
Term
NASS
Definition
NASS - National Agricultural Statistics Service
Term
NATO
Definition
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Term
NBAC
Definition
NBAC - National Bioethics Advisory Commission
Term
NBII
Definition
NBII - National Biological Information Infrastructure
Term
NCA
Definition
NCA - National Cemetery Administration
Term
NCBI
Definition
NCBI - National Center for Biotechnology Information
Term
NCC
Definition
NCC - National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications
Term
NCCAM
Definition
NCCAM - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Term
NCCDPHP
Definition
NCCDPHP - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Term
NCCIC
Definition
NCCIC - National Child Care Information Center
Term
NCD
Definition
NCD - National Council on Disability
Term
NCDC
Definition
NCDC - National Climatic Data Center
Term
NCEH
Definition
NCEH - National Center for Environmental Health
Term
NCES
Definition
NCES - National Center for Education Statistics
Term
NCHS
Definition
NCHS - National Center for Health Statistics
Term
NCHSTP
Definition
"NCHSTP - National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention"
Term
NCI
Definition
NCI - National Cancer Institute
Term
NCID
Definition
NCID - National Center for Infectious Diseases
Term
NCIPC
Definition
NCIPC - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Term
NCIS
Definition
NCIS - Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Term
NCJRS
Definition
NCJRS - National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Term
NCLIS
Definition
NCLIS - National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
Term
NCPC
Definition
NCPC - National Capital Planning Commission
Term
NCRR
Definition
NCRR - National Center for Research Resources
Term
NCS
Definition
NCS - National Communications System
Term
NCTR
Definition
NCTR - National Center for Toxicological Research
Term
NCUA
Definition
NCUA - National Credit Union Administration
Term
NCVHS
Definition
NCVHS - National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
Term
NDIC
Definition
NDIC - National Drug Intelligence Center
Term
NEA
Definition
NEA - National Endowment for the Arts
Term
NEC
Definition
NEC - National Economic Council
Term
NEH
Definition
NEH - National Endowment for the Humanities
Term
NEI
Definition
NEI - National Eye Institute
Term
NEIC
Definition
NEIC - National Earthquake Information Center
Term
NERSC
Definition
NERSC - National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center
Term
NESDIS
Definition
"NESDIS - National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service"
Term
NFA
Definition
NFA - National Fire Academy
Term
NGA
Definition
NGA - National Gallery of Art; National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Term
NGOC
Definition
NGDC - National Geophysical Data Center
Term
NHGRI
Definition
NHGRI - National Human Genome Research Institute
Term
NHI
Definition
NHI - National Highway Institute
Term
NHIC
Definition
NHIC - National Health Information Center
Term
NHLBI
Definition
"NHLBI - National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute"
Term
NHPRC
Definition
NHPRC - National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Term
NHTSA
Definition
NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Term
NIA
Definition
NIA - National Institute on Aging
Term
NIAAA
Definition
NIAAA - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Term
NIAID
Definition
NIAID - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Term
NIAMS
Definition
NIAMS - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Term
NIC
Definition
NIC - National Institute of Corrections
Term
NICHD
Definition
NICHD - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Term
NIDA
Definition
NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse
Term
NIDCD
Definition
NIDCD National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Term
NIDCR
Definition
NIDCR - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Term
NIDDK
Definition
NIDDK - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
Term
NIDRR
Definition
NIDRR - National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Term
NIEHS
Definition
NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Term
NIFC
Definition
NIFC - National Interagency Fire Center
Term
NIFL
Definition
NIFL - National Institute for Literacy
Term
NIGC
Definition
NIGC - National Indian Gaming Commission
Term
NIGMS
Definition
NIGMS - National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Term
NIH
Definition
NIH - National Institutes of Health
Term
NIJ
Definition
NIJ - National Institute of Justice
Term
NIMA
Definition
NIMA - National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Term
NIMH
Definition
NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health
Term
NNDS
Definition
NINDS - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Term
NINR
Definition
NINR - National Institute of Nursing Research
Term
NIOSH
Definition
NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Term
NIPA
Definition
NIPA - National Income and Product Accounts
Term
NIPC
Definition
NIPC - National Infrastructure Protection Center
Term
NIST
Definition
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
Term
NISTIR
Definition
NISTIR - National Institute of Standards and Technology Interagency Report
Term
NLE
Definition
NLE - National Library of Education
Term
NLM
Definition
NLM - National Library of Medicine
Term
NLRB
Definition
NLRB - National Labor Relations Board
Term
NMB
Definition
NMB - National Mediation Board
Term
NMFS
Definition
NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service
Term
NNSA
Definition
NNSA - National Nuclear Security Administration
Term
NOAA
Definition
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Term
NODC
Definition
NODC - National Oceanographic Data Center
Term
NOS
Definition
NOS - National Ocean Service
Term
NPCR
Definition
NPCR - National Program of Cancer Registries
Term
NPOESS
Definition
NPOESS - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
Term
NPS
Definition
NPS - National Park Service
Term
NPTO
Definition
NPTO - National Petroleum Technology Office
Term
NR
Definition
NR - National Register of Historic Places
Term
NRC
Definition
NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Term
NRCS
Definition
NRCS - Natural Resources Conservation Service
Term
NRDP
Definition
NRDP - National Rural Development Partnership
Term
NREN
Definition
NREN - National Research and Education Network
Term
NREVSS
Definition
NREVSS - National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System
Term
NRO
Definition
NRO - National Reconnaissance Office
Term
NRPC
Definition
NRPC - National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Term
NSA
Definition
NSA - National Security Agency
Term
NCS
Definition
NSC - National Security Council
Term
NCF
Definition
NSF - National Science Foundation
Term
NCTC
Definition
NSTC - National Science and Technology Center
Term
NSTL
Definition
NSTL - National Space Technology Laboratories
Term
NTIA
Definition
NTIA - National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Term
NTIS
Definition
NTIS - National Technical Information Service
Term
NTP
Definition
NTP - National Toxicology Program
Term
NTSB
Definition
NTSB - National Transportation Safety Board
Term
NVSS
Definition
NVSS - National Vital Statistics System
Term
NWC
Definition
NWC - National War College
Term
NWSG
Definition
NWCG - National Wildfire Coordinating Group
Term
NWS
Definition
NWS - National Weather Service
Term
NWTRB
Definition
NWTRB - Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Term
OA
Definition
OA - Office of Administration
Term
OAC
Definition
OAC - Office of Anti-boycott Compliance
Term
OACU
Definition
OACU - Office of Animal Care and Use
Term
OAIT
Definition
OAIT - Office of American Indian Trust
Term
OALJ
Definition
OALJ - Office of Administrative Law Judges
Term
OAR
Definition
OAR - Office of AIDS Research; Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Term
OAS
Definition
OAS - Organization of American States
Term
OASDI
Definition
OASDI - Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance
Term
OAT
Definition
OAT - Office for the Advancement of Tele-health
Term
OBL
Definition
OBL - Office of Business Liaison
Term
OCC
Definition
OCC - Comptroller of the Currency
Term
OCD
Definition
OCD - Office of Community Development
Term
OCE
Definition
OCE - Office of the Chief Economist
Term
OCR
Definition
OCR - Office for Civil Rights (Dept. of Education)
Term
OCRWM
Definition
OCRWM - Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
Term
OCS
Definition
OCS - Office of Community Services
Term
OCSE
Definition
OCSE - Office of Child Support Enforcement
Term
ODEP
Definition
ODEP - Office of Disability Employment Policy
Term
ODP
Definition
ODP - Office of Disease Prevention
Term
OECA
Definition
OECA - Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Term
OECD
Definition
OECD - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Term
OEGT
Definition
OEGT - Office of Electronic Government and Technology
Term
OELA
Definition
OELA - Office of English Language Acquisition
Term
OERI
Definition
OERI - Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Term
OES
Definition
OES - Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Term
OESE
Definition
OESE - Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Term
OFA
Definition
OFA - Office of Family Assistance
Term
OFAC
Definition
OFAC - Office of Foreign Assets Control
Term
OFCCP
Definition
OFCCP - Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Term
OFHEO
Definition
OFHEO - Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
Term
OFM
Definition
OFM - Office of Financial Management
Term
OFR
Definition
OFR - Office of the Federal Register
Term
OGE
Definition
OGE - Office of Government Ethics
Term
OGP
Definition
OGP - Office of Government wide Policy
Term
OGWDW
Definition
OGWDW - Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
Term
OHASIS
Definition
OHASIS - Office of Health and Safety Information System
Term
OGRP
Definition
OHRP - Office for Human Research Protections
Term
OIG
Definition
OIG - Office of the Inspector General (USDA)
Term
OILA
Definition
OIIA - Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs
Term
OJJDP
Definition
OJJDP - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Term
OJP
Definition
OJP - Office of Justice Programs
Term
OLMS
Definition
OLMS - Office of Labor Management Standards
Term
OMAO
Definition
OMAO - Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Term
OMAR
Definition
OMAR - Office of Medical Applications of Research
Term
OMB
Definition
OMB - Office of Management and Budget
Term
OMH
Definition
OMH - Office of Minority Health
Term
OMHAR
Definition
OMHAR - Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring
Term
OMM
Definition
OMM - Offshore Minerals Management Program
Term
ONDCP
Definition
ONDCP - Office of National Drug Control Policy
Term
ONR
Definition
ONR - Office of Naval Research
Term
OPA
Definition
OPA - Office of Population Affairs
Term
OPE
Definition
OPE - Office of Postsecondary Education
Term
OPEC
Definition
OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Term
OPHS
Definition
OPHS - Office of Public Health and Science
Term
OPIC
Definition
OPIC - Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Term
OPM
Definition
OPM - Office of Personnel Management
Term
OPPTS
Definition
"OPPTS - Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances"
Term
ORA
Definition
ORA - Office of Research and Applications
Term
ORACBA
Definition
ORACBA - Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis
Term
ORD
Definition
ORD - Office of Rare Diseases
Term
ORHP
Definition
ORHP - Office of Rural Health Policy
Term
ORI
Definition
ORI - Office of Research Integrity
Term
ORMH
Definition
ORMH - Office of Research on Minority Health
Term
ORR
Definition
ORR - Office of Refugee Resettlement
Term
ORWH
Definition
ORWH - Office of Research on Women’s Health
Term
OSAC
Definition
OSAC - Overseas Security Advisory Council
Term
OSBP
Definition
OSBP - Office of Small Business Programs
Term
OSC
Definition
OSC - Office of Special Counsel
Term
OSCE
Definition
OSCE - Office of Child Support Enforcement
Term
OSDBU
Definition
OSDBU - Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Term
OSERS
Definition
OSERS - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Term
OSF
Definition
OSF - Office of Space Flight
Term
OSHA
Definition
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Term
OSHRC
Definition
OSHRC - Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Term
OSM
Definition
OSM - Office of Surface Mining; Office of Spectrum Management
Term
OST
Definition
OST - Office of Science and Technology; Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Term
OSTI
Definition
OSTI - Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Term
OSTP
Definition
OSTP - Office of Science and Technology Policy
Term
OSWER
Definition
OSWER - Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Term
OTA
Definition
OTA - Office of Technology Assessment
Term
OTT
Definition
OTT - Office of Transportation Technologies
Term
OVAE
Definition
OVAE - Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Term
OVC
Definition
OVC - Office for Victims of Crime
Term
OWBO
Definition
OWBO - Office of Women’s Business Ownership
Term
OWCP
Definition
OWCP - Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
Term
OWH
Definition
OWH - Office on Women’s Health
Term
PAHO
Definition
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization
Term
PAM
Definition
PAM - Office of Acquisition and Property Management
Term
PBGC
Definition
PBGC - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Term
PBS
Definition
PBS - Public Buildings Service
Term
PC
Definition
PC - Peace Corps
Term
PCBE
Definition
PCBE - President’s Council on Bioethics
Term
PCC
Definition
PCC - Panama Canal Commission
Term
PFIAB
Definition
PFIAB - President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Term
PHA
Definition
PHA - Public Housing Agency
Term
PHN
Definition
"PHN - Center for Population, Health and Nutrition"
Term
PHPPO
Definition
PHPPO - Public Health Practice Program Office
Term
PHPS
Definition
PHPS - Public Health Prevention Service
Term
PHS
Definition
PHS - Public Health Service
Term
PHTN
Definition
PHTN - Public Health Training Network
Term
PIH
Definition
PIH - Office of Public and Indian Housing
Term
PLLI
Definition
"PLLI - National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning"
Term
POW/NP
Definition
POW/MP - Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel
Term
PPQ
Definition
PPQ - Plant Protection and Quarantine
Term
PRC
Definition
PRC - Postal Rate Commission
Term
PRM
Definition
"PRM - Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration"
Term
PSC
Definition
PSC - Program Support Center
Term
PTO
Definition
PTO - Patent and Trademark Office
Term
PUMS
Definition
PUMS - Public Use Micro-data Samples
Term
PWBA
Definition
PWBA - Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
Term
RA
Definition
RA - Reserve Affairs
Term
RBS
Definition
RBS - Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Term
RD
Definition
RD - Rural Development
Term
RECD
Definition
RECD - Rural Economic & Community Development
Term
REE
Definition
"REE - Research, Education and Economics"
Term
REIS
Definition
REIS - Regional Economic Information System
Term
RHS
Definition
RHS - Rural Housing Service
Term
RICHS
Definition
RICHS - Rural Information Center Health Service
Term
RMA
Definition
RMA - Risk Management Agency
Term
ROTIC
Definition
ROTC - Reserve Officer Training Corps
Term
RRB
Definition
RRB - Railroad Retirement Board
Term
RSA
Definition
RSA - Rehabilitation Services Administration
Term
RSPA
Definition
RSPA - Research and Special Programs Administration
Term
RUS
Definition
RUS - Rural Utilities Service
Term
SAMHSA
Definition
SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Term
SAVE
Definition
SAVE - Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement
Term
SNA
Definition
SBA - Small Business Administration
Term
SDFS
Definition
SDFS - Safe and Drug-Free Schools
Term
SDWIS
Definition
SDWIS - Safe Drinking Water Information System
Term
SEC
Definition
SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission
Term
SEDAC
Definition
SEDAC - Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
Term
SEER
Definition
"SEER - Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results"
Term
SERC
Definition
SERC - Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Term
SGLI
Definition
SGLI - Service members’ Group Life Insurance
Term
SI
Definition
SI - Smithsonian Institute
Term
SIC
Definition
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification
Term
SIES
Definition
SIES - Office of Strategic Industries & Economic Security
Term
SITES
Definition
SITES - Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
Term
SJI
Definition
SJI - State Justice Institute
Term
SLAC
Definition
SLAC - Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Term
SLSDC
Definition
SLSDC - Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Term
SNL
Definition
SNL - Sandia National Laboratories
Term
SRS
Definition
SRS - Savannah River Site
Term
SS
Definition
SS - Secret Service
Term
SSA
Definition
SSA - Social Security Administration
Term
SSI
Definition
SSI - Supplemental Security Income Program
Term
SSS
Definition
SSS - Selective Service System
Term
START
Definition
START - Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
Term
Stat
Definition
Stat - United States Statutes at Large
Term
STB
Definition
STB - Surface Transportation Board
Term
STI
Definition
STI - Scientific and Technical Information
Term
SuDoc
Definition
SuDoc - Superintendent of Documents
Term
TA
Definition
TA - Technology Administration
Term
TAA
Definition
TAA - Trade Adjustment Assistance
Term
TANF
Definition
TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Term
TASC
Definition
TASC - Transportation Administrative Service Center
Term
TDA
Definition
TDA - Trade and Development Agency
Term
TEOAF
Definition
TEOAF - Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture
Term
TFI
Definition
TFF - Treasury Forfeiture Fund
Term
TIC
Definition
TFI - Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
Term
TRI
Definition
TIC - Trade Information Center
Term
TSA
Definition
TRI - Toxics Release Inventory
Term
TSI
Definition
TSA - Transportation Security Administration
Term
TSO
Definition
TSI - Transportation Safety Institute
Term
TVA
Definition
TSO - TRICARE Support Office
Term
UN
Definition
U.N. - United Nations
Term
USC
Definition
U.S.C. - United States Code
Term
UNESCO
Definition
"UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization"
Term
UNICEF
Definition
UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
Term
UNICOR
Definition
"UNICOR - Federal Prison Industries, Inc."
Term
UPU
Definition
UPU - Universal Postal Union
Term
USA
Definition
USA - United States Army
Term
USACE
Definition
USACE - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Term
USAF
Definition
USAF - United States Air Force
Term
USAFA
Definition
USAFA - United States Air Force Academy
Term
USAID
Definition
USAID - United States Agency for International Development
Term
USBR
Definition
USBR - Bureau of Reclamation
Term
USCCR
Definition
USCCR - United States Commission on Civil Rights
Term
USCG
Definition
USCG - United States Coast Guard
Term
USCIRF
Definition
USCIRF - United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Term
USCIS
Definition
USCIS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Term
USCS
Definition
USCS - United States Customs Service
Term
USDA
Definition
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
Term
USES
Definition
USES - United States Employment Service
Term
USFA
Definition
USFA - U.S. Fire Administration
Term
USGS
Definition
USGS - United States Geological Survey
Term
USIA
Definition
USIA - United States Information Agency
Term
USIP
Definition
USIP - United States Institute of Peace
Term
USITC
Definition
USITC - United States International Trade Commission
Term
USMC
Definition
USMC - United States Marine Corps
Term
USMS
Definition
USMS - United States Marshals Service
Term
USN
Definition
USN - United States Navy
Term
USNCB
Definition
USNCB - United States National Central Bureau of INTERPOL
Term
USPS
Definition
USPS - United States Postal Service
Term
USPTO
Definition
USPTO - United States Patent and Trademark Office
Term
USSC
Definition
USSC - United States Sentencing Commission
Term
USSS
Definition
USSS - United States Secret Service
Term
USTR
Definition
USTR - United States Trade Representative
Term
VA
Definition
VA - Department of Veterans Affairs
Term
VAWO
Definition
VAWO - Violence against Women Office
Term
VBA
Definition
VBA - Veterans Benefits Administration
Term
VETS
Definition
VETS - Veterans’ Employment and Training Service
Term
VGLI
Definition
VGLI - Veterans’ Group Life Insurance
Term
VHA
Definition
VHA - Veterans’ Health Administration
Term
VISTA
Definition
VISTA - Volunteers in Service to America
Term
VOA
Definition
VOA - Voice of America
Term
WAPA
Definition
WAPA - Western Area Power Administration
Term
WB
Definition
WB - Women’s Bureau
Term
WES
Definition
WES - Waterways Experiment Station
Term
WH
Definition
WH - Wage and Hour Division
Term
WHMO
Definition
WHMO - White House Military Office
Term
WHO
Definition
WHO - World Health Organization
Term
WIC
Definition
"WIC - Women, Infants and Children, Special supplemental food program for"
Term
WNET
Definition
WNET - Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training
Term
WTO
Definition
WTO - World Trade Organization
Term
ZIP
Definition
ZIP - Zone Improvement Plan
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