Appendix a: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms
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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 Service (Agriculture)
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
CSREES Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
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
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)
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
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
FFB Federal Financing Bank
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FICO...
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