GovSpeak
A Guide to Government Acronyms & Abbreviations
AAS / Office of Airport Safety and StandardsACQWeb / Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
ADA / Americans with Disabilities Act (Text of ADA legislation)
ADB / Asian Development Bank
ADC / Program Against Digital Counterfeiting of Currency (changed to ACD)
ADD / Administration on Developmental Disabilities
ADDS / Aviation Digital Data Service
ADF / African Development Foundation
AFDB / African Development Bank
AFDC / Aid to Families with Dependent Children (defunct; see history)
AFIS / American Forces Information Service
AFROTC / Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Amtrak / National Railroad Passenger Corporation
ANA / Administration for Native Americans
ANG / Air National Guard
ANL / Argonne National Laboratory
AO / Administrative Office of U.S. Courts
AT/FP / Antiterrorism Force/Protection Directorate
ATF / Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
ATO / Air Traffic Organization
BAU / Behavioral Analysis Unit
BLM / Bureau of Land Management
BLS / Bureau of Labor Statistics
BMDO / Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (changed to MDA)
BNL / Brookhaven National Laboratory
BPD / Bureau of the Public Debt
BPHC / Bureau of Primary Health Care
BSE / Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease)
BTS / Bureau of Transportation Statistics
BVA / Board of Veterans Appeals
CAP / Civil Air Patrol
CAPPS II / Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System
CASMIRC / Child Abduction and Serial Murder Investigative Resources Center
CBO / Congressional Budget Office
CBP / Customs and Border Protection
CBRNIAC / Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Defense Information Analysis Center
CCC / Commodity Credit Corporation
CCR / Commission on Civil Rights
CDBG / Community Development Block Grants
CDC / Centers for Disease Control
CEA / Council of Economic Advisers
CEN / Bureau of the Census
CIA / Central Intelligence Agency
CID / U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
COBRA / Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Conrail / Consolidated Rail Corporation
COTPER / Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness & Emergency Response
CPI / Consumer Price Index
CPSC / Consumer Product Safety Commission
CSAT / Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
CSB / Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
CSC / NOAA Coastal Services Center
CSCE / Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)
CSD / Chemical Sciences Division
CSE / Office of Child Support Enforcement
CSFP / Commodity Supplemental Food Program
CSGCL / Crop Systems and Global Change Lab
CSI / Center for the Study of Intelligence
CSR / Center for Scientific Review | Comprehensive School Reform Program
CSRC / Computer Security Resource Center
CSREES / Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
CSS / Crime and Safety Surveys
CSTL / Chemical Science & Technology Laboratory
CTAS / Center-TRACON Automation System
CTC / Counterterrorist Center (defunct?)
CTEP / Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program
CTGP / Competitive Training Grants Program
CUIO / Controlled Unclassified Information Office
CVM / Center for Veterinary Medicine
CWC / Chemical Weapons Convention
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DA / Department of the Army
DACA / Defense Academy for Credibility Assessment
DARPA / Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DAU / Defense Acquisition University
DBP / Discretionary Bridge Program
DCAA / Defense Contract Audit Agency
DCIS / Defense Criminal Investigative Service
DCRT / Division of Computer Research and Technology (replaced by CIT)
DDC / Defense Distribution Center
DEA / Drug Enforcement Administration
DEC / Departmental Enforcement Center
DeCA / Defense Commissary Agency
DEQ / Division of Environmental Quality
DESA / Department of Economic and Social Affairs
DESC / Defense Energy Support Center
DFAS / Defense Finance and Accounting Service
DHAC / Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
DHS / Department of Homeland Security
DHS TRIP / Department of Homeland Security’s Travel Redress Inquiry Program
DI / Directorate of Intelligence
DIA / Defense Intelligence Agency
DINFOS / Defense Information School
DISA / Defense Information Systems Agency
DLA / Defense Logistics Agency
DLAPS / Defense Logistics Agency Publishing System
DLHWC / Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Program
DLIS / Defense Logistics Information Service
DLP / Dairy, Livestock and Poultry Division
DLSA / Defense Legal Services Agency
DMA / Defense Mapping Agency (replaced by NIMA, then NGA)
DMDC / Defense Manpower Data Center
DNFSB / Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
DNI / Director of National Intelligence
DNSC / Defense National Stockpile Center
DOC / Department of Commerce
DOD / Department of Defense
DODEA / Department of Defense Education Activity
DoDISS / DoD Index of Specifications and Standards
DODPI / Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (changed to DACA)
DoDSSP / Single Stock Point for Specifications and Standards
DOE / Department of Energy
DOI / Department of the Interior
DOIU / Department of the Interior University
DOJ / Department of Justice
DOL / Department of Labor
DORRA / DLA Office of Operations Research and Resource Analysis
DOS / Department of State
DOT / Department of Transportation
DPC / Domestic Policy Council
DPL / Denied Persons List
DPMO / Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
DRL / Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
DRMS / Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
DS / Bureau of Diplomatic Security
DSCA / Defense Security Cooperation Agency
DSO / Duck Stamp Office
DSS / Defense Security Service
DTIC / Defense Technical Information Center
DTRA / Defense Threat Reduction Agency
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EAC / United States Election Assistance Commission
EAR / Export Administration Regulations
EBSA / Employee Benefits Security Administration
ECA / Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
ECAB / Employees' Compensation Appeals Board
ECHO / Enforcement and Compliance History Online
ECI / National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
ECIE / Executive Council on Integrity and Effiency
ECOSOC / Economic and Social Council
ECP / Emergency Conservation Program
ED / Department of Education
EDA / Economic Development Administration
EDGAR / Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval
EDIE / Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator
EEEL / Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory
EEOC / Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOMBD / Ombudsman for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
EERE / Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
EHP / Environmental Health Perspectives
EIA / Energy Information Administration
EIS / Epidemic Intelligence Service
ELIPS / Electronic Library of Interior Policies
EM / Office of Environmental Management
EML / Environmental Measurements Laboratory
ENC / Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
ENRD / Environment and Natural Resources Division
EO / Executive Order
EOAF / Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (changed to TEOAF)
EOIR / Executive Office for Immigration Review
EOUSA / Executive Office for United States Attorneys
EP&R / Emergency Preparedness and Response
EPA / Environmental Protection Agency
EPLS / Excluded Parties List System
EPO / Epidemiology Program Office
EQIP / Environmental Quality Incentives Program
eRA / Electronic Research Administration
ERDC / Engineer Research and Development Center
EREN / Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (changed to EERE)
ERIC / Educational Resources Information Center
EROD / Education Resource Organizations Directory
EROS / Earth Resources Observation and Science
ERS / Economic Research Service
ESA / Employment Standards Administration | Economics and Statistics Administration
ESnet / Energy Sciences Network
ETA / Employment and Training Administration
EUROPOL / European Police Office
EVS / Environmental Science Division
EWCP / Export Working Capital Program
Ex-Im Bank / Export-Import Bank of the United States
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FAA / Federal Aviation Administration
FAADS / Federal Assistance Award Data System
Fannie Mae / Federal National Mortgage Association
FAO / Food and Agriculture Organization
FAPRS / Federal Assistance Programs Retrieval System (replaced by CFDA)
FAR / Federal Acquisition Regulation
Farmer Mac / Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
FAS / Federal Acquisition Service | Foreign Agricultural Service
FASAB / Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
FAVIR / Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements Database
FBCI / Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
FBI / Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBIS / Foreign Broadcast Information Service (changed to WNC)
FBO / Federal Business Opportunities
FCA / Farm Credit Administration
FCC / Federal Communications Commission
FCG / Federal Consulting Group
FCIC / Federal Consumer Information Center | Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
FCSC / Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
FD / Food Distribution Programs
FDA / Food and Drug Administration
FDIC / Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDLP / Federal Depository Library Program
FDPIR / Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
FE / Office of Fossil Energy
FEB / Federal Executive Board
FEC / Federal Election Commission
FEDIX / Federal Information Exchange Inc. (defunct)
FedRelay / Federal Relay Service
FEDRIP / Federal Research in Progress Database
FEDSTATS / Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
FEMA / Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMP / Federal Energy Management Program
FERC / Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Fermilab / Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
FETC / Federal Energy Technology Center (changed to NETL)
FFAS / Farm & Foreign Agricultural Service
FFB / Federal Financing Bank
FFIEC / Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
FGDC / Federal Geographic Data Committee
FHA / Federal Housing Administration
FHC / Fisheries and Habitat Conservation
FHEO / Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
FHFB / Federal Housing Finance Board
FHWA / Federal Highway Administration
FIA / Federal Insurance Administration | Forest Inventory and Analysis
FIC / John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences
FICMNEW / Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
FICO / Financing Corporation
FIDO / Federal Interagency Databases Online
FINCEN / Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FIPS / Federal Information Processing Standard
FISA / Federal Intelligence Surveillance Court
FJC / Federal Judicial Center
FLC / Federal Laboratory Consortium
FLETC / Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FLH / Office of Federal Lands Highway
FLICC / Federal Library and Information Center Committee
FLRA / Federal Labor Relations Authority
FMC / Federal Maritime Commission
FMCS / Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
FMCSA / Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FMLA / Family and Medical Leave Act
FMNP / Farmers Market Nutrition Program
FMS / Financial Management Service
FMSHRC / Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
FNCS / Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
FNIC / Food and Nutrition Information Center
FNMA / Federal National Mortgage Association
FNS / Food and Nutrition Service
FOIA / Freedom of Information Act
FOMC / Federal Open Market Committee
FOUO / For Official Use Only (.pdf)
FPCO / Family Policy Compliance Office
FPDC / Federal Procurement Data Center
FPDS / Federal Procurement Data System
FPKISC / Federal Public Key Infrastructure Steering Committee
FPS / Federal Protective Service
FR / Federal Register
FRA / Federal Railroad Administration
FRB / Federal Reserve Board
FRD / Federal Research Division
Freddie Mac / Federal Home Loan Corporation
FreedomCAR / Freedom Cooperative Automotive Research and Vehicle Technologies Program
FRS / Federal Reserve System | Federal Relay Service (changed to FedRelay)
FRTIB / Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
FRTR / Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable
FS / Forest Service
FSA / Farm Service Agency | Office of Federal Student Aid
FSI / Foreign Service Institute
FSIC / Food Safety Information Center
FSIS / Food Safety and Inspection Service
FSP / Food Stamp Program
FSS / Federal Supply Service
FTA / Federal Transit Administration
FTC / Federal Trade Commission
FTS / Federal Technology Service (merged into FAS)
FTZ / Foreign-Trade Zones Board
FUDS / Formerly Used Defense Sites
FWS / Fish and Wildlife Service
FYSB / Family and Youth Services Bureau
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GAO / Government Accountability Office
GARD / Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
GATT / General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GC / Office of Government Contracting
GCDIS / Global Change Data and Information System
GCMD / Global Change Master Directory
GDP / Gross Domestic Product
GILS / Government Information Locator Service
Ginnie Mae / Government National Mortgage Association
GIPSA / Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
GIS / Geographic Information Systems
GLOBE / Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
GNEP / Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
GNIS / Geographic Names Information System
GNMA / Government National Mortgage Association
GOS / Geospatial One Stop
GPO / Government Printing Office
GPRA / Government Performance and Results Act
GPS / Global Positioning System
GSA / General Services Administration
GSFC / Goddard Space Flight Center
G/TIP / Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
GWA / Governmentwide Accounting & Reporting Modernization
GwoB / Government Without Boundaries (defunct; see Wayback Machine)
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HAB / HIV/AIDS Bureau
HAC / Health Administration Center
HBRRP / Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program
HCFA / Health Care Financing Administration (changed to CMS)
HCIC / Hurricane Contracting Information Center
HCP / Habitat Conservation Program
HELP Commission / Commission on Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People around the Globe
HHS / Department of Health and Human Services
HIDTA / High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
HIFCA / High Intensity Financial Crime Area
HIP / Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program
HIPAA / Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HMDA / Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
HPCC / High Performance Computing and Communications
HRSA / Health Resources and Services Administration
HSAC / Homeland Security Advisory Council
HSAS / Homeland Security Advisory System
HSB / Head Start Bureau (changed to OHS)
HSC / Homeland Security Council
HSOC / Homeland Security Operations Center
HUD / Department of Housing and Urban Development
HVRP / Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program
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IA / Import Administration
IACB / Indian Arts and Crafts Board
IADRWG / Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
IAEA / International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEGC / Inter-Agency Electronic Grants Committee (changed to grants.gov)
IAF / Inter-American Foundation
IAIP / Infrastructure Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Program (unable to verify 1/08)
IBB / International Broadcasting Bureau
IBRC / Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program
IBRD / International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IC3 / Internet Crime Complaint Center
ICAF / Industrial College of the Armed Forces
ICAO / International Civil Aviation Organization
ICC / Interstate Commerce Commission
ICE / Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICH / Interagency Council on Homelessness
IDA / International Development Association