Appendix a: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms

APPENDIX A: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms

AARC Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Center

ABMC American Battle Monuments Commission

ACDA United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

ACF Administration for Children and Families

ACYF Administration on Children, Youth, and Families

ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

ADB Asian Development Bank

ADD Administration on Developmental Disabilities

AFAA Air Force Audit Agency

AFBCMR Air Force Review Board for Correction of Military Records

AFCARA Air Force Civilian Appellate Review Agency

AFDB African Development Bank

AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children

AFDF African Development Fund

AFSC Armed Forces Staff College

AGRICOLA Agricultural Online Access

AHCPR Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

AmeriCorps NCCC AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps

AMS Agricultural Marketing Service

Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation

ANA Administration for Native Americans

AOA Administration on Aging

APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

ARC Appalachian Regional Commission

ARS Agricultural Research Service

ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis

BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs

BIC Business Information Center (SBA)

BJA Bureau of Justice Assistance

BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics

BLM Bureau of Land Management

BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics

BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics

BVA Board of Veterans' Appeals

C\3\I Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence

C\4\ Command, Control, Communications, and Computers

C\4\I Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence

CALS Continuous Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support

CBO Congressional Budget Office

CCC Commodity Credit Corporation

CDBG Community Development Block Grant

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CEA Council of Economic Advisers

CEOS Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (Justice)

CEQ Council on Environmental Quality

CFA Commission of Fine Arts

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission

CIA Central Intelligence Agency

CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CNO Chief of Naval Operations

COPS Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (Justice)

CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission

CRS Congressional Research Service

CSAP Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

CSAT Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

CSE Office of Child Support Enforcement

CSREES Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

CSS Central Security Service

DA Department of the Army

DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency

DCMC Defense Contract Management Command

DEA Drug Enforcement Administration

DIA Defense Intelligence Agency

DIS Defense Investigative Service

DISA Defense Information Systems Agency

DLA Defense Logistics Agency

DLSA Defense Legal Services Agency

DOC Department of Commerce

DOD Department of Defense

DOE Department of Energy

DOL Department of Labor

DOT Department of Transportation

DSWA Defense Special Weapons Agency

DTSA Defense Technology Security Administration

EDA Economic Development Administration

EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EO Executive order

EOUSA Executive Office for United States...