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{| class="wikitable"
!Acronym
!Organization/Term
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|AAG
|Assistant Attorney General (DOJ)
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|ACS
|American Citizens Services and Crisis Management
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|ADIC
|Assistant Director-In-Charge (FBI)
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|AG
|Attorney General
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|AG Guidelines
|Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance
|-
|ALAT
|Assistant Legal Attache (FBI)
|-
|ASAC
|Assistant Special Agent-In-Charge (FBI)
|-
|ASG
|Associate Attorney General
|-
|ATAC
|Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council
|-
|ATF
|Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
|-
|AUSA
|Assistant United States Attorney
|-
|BOP
|Bureau of Prisons
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|CCIPS
|Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (DOJ)
|-
|CEOS
|Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (DOJ)
|-
|CES
|Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (DOJ)
|-
|CFR
|Code of Federal Regulations
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|CIA
|Central Intelligence Agency
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|CIPA
|Classified Information Procedures Act
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|CJPAF
|Criminal Justice Participation Assistance Fund
|-
|CTS
|Counterterrorism Section (DOJ)
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|CVRA
|Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004
|-
|DAG
|Deputy Attorney General (DOJ)
|-
|DEA
|Drug Enforcement Administration
|-
|DOD
|Department of Defense
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|DOJ
|Department of Justice
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|DOS
|Department of State
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|DSS
|Diplomatic Security Service
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|EOUSA
|Executive Office of United States Attorneys (DOJ)
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|EWAP
|Emergency Witness Assistance Program
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|FAA
|Federal Aviation Administration
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|FARA
|Foreign Agent Registration Act
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|FAUSA
|First Assistant United States Attorney
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|FBI
|Federal Bureau of Investigation
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|FIRS
|Foreign Investment Review Section (DOJ)
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|FISA
|Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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|FOIA
|Freedom of Information Act
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|FY
|Fiscal Year
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|GAO
|General Accounting Office
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|GSA
|General Services Administration
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|HRSP
|Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section (DOJ)
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|IC
|Intelligence Community
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|ICITAP
|International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (DOJ)
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|INTERPOL
|International Criminal Police Organization
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|IRS
|Internal Revenue Service
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|ITVERP
|International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program
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|JM
|Justice Manual
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|JMD
|Justice Management Division
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|JTTF
|Joint Terrorism Task Force
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|LEGAT
|Legal Attache (FBI)
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|MLARS
|Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (DOJ)
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|MLAT
|Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty
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|MOU
|Memorandum of Understanding
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|NCIS
|Naval Criminal Investigative Service
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|NCTC
|National Counterterrorism Center
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|NSD
|National Security Division (DOJ)
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|OARM
|Office of Attorney Recruitment & Management (DOJ)
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|ODNI
|Office of the Director of National Intelligence
|-
|OI
|Office of Intelligence (DOJ)
|-
|OIA
|Office of International Affairs (DOJ)
|-
|OIG
|Office of the Inspector General (DOJ)
|-
|OIP
|Office of Information Policy (DOJ)
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|OJP
|Office of Justice Programs (DOJ)
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|OLA
|Office of Legislative Affairs (DOJ)
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|OLC
|Office of Legal Counsel (DOJ)
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|OLE
|Office of Legal Education (DOJ)
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|OMC
|Office of Military Commissions
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|OMB
|Office of Management & Budget
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|OPA
|Office of Public Affairs (DOJ)
|-
|OPDAT
|Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (DOJ)
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|OPM
|Office of Personnel Management
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|OPR
|Office of Professional Responsibility (DOJ)
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|OVC
|Office for Victims of Crime (DOJ)
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|OVT
|Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism (DOJ)
|-
|SAC
|Special Agent-In-Charge (FBI)
|-
|SAUSA
|Special Assistant United States Attorney (DOJ)
|-
|SG
|Solicitor General (DOJ)
|-
|STEP
|Smart Traveler Enrollment Program
|-
|UCMJ
|Uniform Code of Military Justice
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|USA
|United States Attorney (DOJ)
|-
|USAOs
|United States Attorneys' Offices
|-
|USC
|United States Code
|-
|USDC
|United States District Court
|-
|USMS
|United States Marshals Service
|-
|USSG
|United States Sentencing Guidelines
|-
|USVSST
|U.S. Victims of States Sponsored Terrorism Fund
|-
|VA
|Veterans Affairs
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|VOCA
|Victims of Crime Act
|-
|VRRA
|Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990
|-
|VSD
|Victim Services Division
|-
|VTC
|Video Teleconference
|-
|VWA
|Victim-Witness Assistant
|-
|VWC
|Victim-Witness Coordinator
|}

Revision as of 23:53, 17 November 2024

Acronym on Wikipedia

An acronym is a type of abbreviation consisting of a phrase whose only pronounced elements are the initial letters or initial sounds of words inside that phrase. Acronyms are often spelled with the initial letter of each word in all caps with no punctuation.

The phrase that the acronym stands for is called its expansion. The meaning of an acronym includes both its expansion and the meaning of its expansion.

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Department of Justice list

From https://www.justice.gov/nsd-ovt/us-government-acronym-list

Acronym Organization/Term
AAG Assistant Attorney General (DOJ)
ACS American Citizens Services and Crisis Management
ADIC Assistant Director-In-Charge (FBI)
AG Attorney General
AG Guidelines Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance
ALAT Assistant Legal Attache (FBI)
ASAC Assistant Special Agent-In-Charge (FBI)
ASG Associate Attorney General
ATAC Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council
ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
AUSA Assistant United States Attorney
BOP Bureau of Prisons
CCIPS Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (DOJ)
CEOS Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (DOJ)
CES Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (DOJ)
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CIPA Classified Information Procedures Act
CJPAF Criminal Justice Participation Assistance Fund
CTS Counterterrorism Section (DOJ)
CVRA Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004
DAG Deputy Attorney General (DOJ)
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration
DOD Department of Defense
DOJ Department of Justice
DOS Department of State
DSS Diplomatic Security Service
EOUSA Executive Office of United States Attorneys (DOJ)
EWAP Emergency Witness Assistance Program
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FARA Foreign Agent Registration Act
FAUSA First Assistant United States Attorney
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FIRS Foreign Investment Review Section (DOJ)
FISA Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
FY Fiscal Year
GAO General Accounting Office
GSA General Services Administration
HRSP Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section (DOJ)
IC Intelligence Community
ICITAP International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (DOJ)
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization
IRS Internal Revenue Service
ITVERP International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program
JM Justice Manual
JMD Justice Management Division
JTTF Joint Terrorism Task Force
LEGAT Legal Attache (FBI)
MLARS Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (DOJ)
MLAT Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NCTC National Counterterrorism Center
NSD National Security Division (DOJ)
OARM Office of Attorney Recruitment & Management (DOJ)
ODNI Office of the Director of National Intelligence
OI Office of Intelligence (DOJ)
OIA Office of International Affairs (DOJ)
OIG Office of the Inspector General (DOJ)
OIP Office of Information Policy (DOJ)
OJP Office of Justice Programs (DOJ)
OLA Office of Legislative Affairs (DOJ)
OLC Office of Legal Counsel (DOJ)
OLE Office of Legal Education (DOJ)
OMC Office of Military Commissions
OMB Office of Management & Budget
OPA Office of Public Affairs (DOJ)
OPDAT Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (DOJ)
OPM Office of Personnel Management
OPR Office of Professional Responsibility (DOJ)
OVC Office for Victims of Crime (DOJ)
OVT Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism (DOJ)
SAC Special Agent-In-Charge (FBI)
SAUSA Special Assistant United States Attorney (DOJ)
SG Solicitor General (DOJ)
STEP Smart Traveler Enrollment Program
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
USA United States Attorney (DOJ)
USAOs United States Attorneys' Offices
USC United States Code
USDC United States District Court
USMS United States Marshals Service
USSG United States Sentencing Guidelines
USVSST U.S. Victims of States Sponsored Terrorism Fund
VA Veterans Affairs
VOCA Victims of Crime Act
VRRA Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990
VSD Victim Services Division
VTC Video Teleconference
VWA Victim-Witness Assistant
VWC Victim-Witness Coordinator