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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.
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.


= Alphabet =
== Alphabet ==
== A ==
=== A ===


* ATAC - Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council
* ATAC - Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council
*ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
*ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives


== B ==
=== B ===


* TBD
* TBD


== C ==
=== C ===


*BOP - Bureau of Prisons
*BOP - Bureau of Prisons
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* CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
* CIA - Central Intelligence Agency


== D ==
=== D ===


*DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
*DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
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* DOS - Department of State
* DOS - Department of State


== E ==
=== E ===
* TBD
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== F ==
=== F ===
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== G ==
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== H ==
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== I ==
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== J ==
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== K ==
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== L ==
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== M ==
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== N ==
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== O ==
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== P ==
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== Q ==
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== R ==
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== S ==
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== T ==
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== U ==
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== V ==
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== W ==
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== X ==
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== Y ==
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== Z ==
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= Sources =
== Sources ==


=== Department of Justice list ===
=== Department of Justice list ===
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=== DHS List ===
=== DHS List ===
From https://www.dhs.gov/terms
Copy organizations from https://www.dhs.gov/terms
 
=== Navy Small Business ===
*A&E - Architect/Engineer
*ACAT - Acquisition Category
*ACC - Air Combat Command
*ACO - Administrative Contracting Officer
*ACWP - Actual Cost of Work Performed
*ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
*ADR - Alternative Dispute Resolution
*AFRC - Air Force Reserve Command
*AFROTC - Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
*AFSPC - Air Force Space Command
*AFV - Alternative Fuel Vehicle
*AI - Action Item
*AIS - Automated Information System
*ASBCA - Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
*B&P - Bid and Proposal
*BAA - Broad Agency Announcement
*BAFO - Best and Final Offer
*BCA - Board of Contract Appeals
*BD - Business Development
*BIA - Bureau of Indian Affairs
*BOA - Basic Ordering Agreement
*BOA - Basis of Award
*BOD - Beneficial Occupancy Date
*BOSC - Base Operating Support Contract
*BPO/BPA - Blanket Purchase Order/Agreement
*BRAC - Base Realignment and Closure
*CA - Cooperative Agreement
*CAGE - Commercial and Government Entity
*CAV - Contractor Assistance Visit
*CBA - Collective Bargaining Agreement
*CBO - Congressional Budget Office
*CCD - Contract Completion Date
*CCN - Contract Change Notice
*CCP - Contract Change Proposal
*CCR - Central Contracting Registration
*CDC - Center for Disease Control
*CDD - Contract Delivery Data
*CEN - Bureau of the Census
*CFE - Contractor Furnished Equipment
*CFM - Contractor Furnished Material
*CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
*CFSR - Contract Funds Status Report
*CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
*CICA - Competition in Contracting Act
*CIO - Chief Information Officer
*CLIN - Contract Line Item Number
*CMO - Contract Management Office
*CNO - Chief of Naval Operations
*CO/KO - Contracting Officer
*COC - Certificate of Competency
*CONUS - Continental United States
*COTR/COR - Contracting Officer's Technical Representative
*COTs - Commercial-Off-The-Shelf
*CPAF - Cost Plus Award Fee
*CPARS - Contractor Performance Assessment Review System
*CPES - Comprehensive Professional Energy Services
*CPFF - Cost Plus Fixed Fee
*CPIF - Cost Plus Incentive Fee
*CPM - Critical Path Method
*CPN - Contract Payment Notice
*CPR - Cost Performance Report
*CQC - Contractor Quality Control
*CRADA - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
*CSP - Commercial Sales Practices
*CTA - Contractor Teaming Arrangement
*CWHSSA - Contract Work Hours Safety Standards Act
*DA - Department of the Army
*DAR - Defense Acquisition Regulation
*DAU - Defense Acquisition University
*DCAA - Defense Contract Audit Agency
*DEA - Drug Enforcement Agency
*DFARS - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
*DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Service
*DHS - Department of Homeland Security
*DI - Document Identifier
*DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency
*DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency
*DLA - Defense Logistics Agency
*DLH - Direct Labor Hour
*DOC - Department of Commerce
*DOD - Department of Defense
*DOE - Department of Energy
*DOI - Department of the Interior
*DOJ - Department of Justice
*DOL - Department of Labor
*DON - Department of the Navy
*DOS - Department of State
*DOT - Department of Transportation
*DSS - Defense Security Service
*DTRA - Defense Threat Reduction Agency
*DUNS - Data Universal Numbering System
*DVD - Direct Vendor Delivery
*EAR - Export Administration Regulations
*EBSA - Employee Benefits Security Administration
*EC - Electronic Commerce
*ECD - Estimated Completion Date
*ECI - National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
*ECP - Emergency Conservation Program
*ED - Department of Educuation
*EDA - Economic Development Administration
*EDGAR - Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval
*EDWOSB - Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business
*EEO - Equal Employment Opportunity
*EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
*EFA - Engineering Field Activity
*EFD - Engineering Field Division
*EFT - Electronic Funds Transfer
*EIA - Energy Information Administration
*EISA - Energy Independence and Security Act
*EIT - Electronic and Information Technology
*EM - Office of Environmental Management
*EO - Executive Order
*EPA - Economic Price Adjustment
*EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
*EPLS - Excluded Parties List System
*ESRS - Electronic Subcontract Reporting System
*ETA - Employment and Training Administration
*FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
*FAC - Federal Acquisition Circular
*FAI - Federal Acquisition Institute
*FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization
*FAPRS - Federal Assistance Programs Retrieval System
*FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulation
*FAS - Federal Acquisition Service
*FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
*FBO - Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps)
*FCC - Federal Communications Commission
*FDA - Food and Drug Administration
*FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
*FDR - Final or Formal Design Review
*FEB - Federal Executive Board
*FEC - Federal Election Commission
*FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
*FEMP - Federal Energy Management Program
*FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
*FETC - Federal Energy Technology Center
*FFATA - Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
*FFP - Firm Fixed Price
*FFRDC - Federally Funded Research and Development Center
*FHA - Federal Housing Administration
*FIA - Federal Insurance Administration
*FIPS - Federal Information Processing Standard
*FISMA - Federal Information Security Management Act
*FLRA - Federal Labor Relations Authority
*FLSA - Fair Labor Standards Act
*FMLA - Family and Medical Leave Act
*FMS - Financial Management Service
*FMV - Fair Market Value
*FNCS - Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
*FNS - Food and Nutrition Service
*FOSE - Federal Office System Exposition
*FOUO - For Official Use Only
*FPDC - Federal Procurement Data Center
*FPDS - Federal Procurement Data System
*FPR - Final Proposal Revision
*FR - Federal Register
*FRB - Federal Reserve Board
*FSC - Federal Supply Code/Class
*FSIS - Food Safety and Inspection Service
*FSRS - FFATA Subaward Reporting System
*FSS - Federal Supply Service
*FTA - Federal Transit Administration
*FTC - Federal Trade Commission
*FTE - Full Time Employee
*G&A - General and Administrative
*GAA - General Agency Agreement
*GAO - Government Accountability Office
*GCA - Government Contractors Association
*GE - Government Estimate
*GIS - Geographic Information Systems
*GPE - Government Wide Point-of-Entry
*GPO - Government Printing Office
*GPS - Global Positioning System
*GSA - General Services Administration
*GSAR - General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation
*GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center
*GWA - Government Wide Accounting Project Group
*GWAC - Government Wide Acquisition Contract
*GWOB - Government Without Boundaries
*HAC - Health Administration Center
*HHS - Department of Health and Human Services
*HPCC - High Performance Computing and Communications
*HRSA - Health Resources and Services Administration
*HSB - Head Start Bureau
*HSPD - Homeland Security Presidential Directive
*HUBZone - Historically Underutilized Business Zone
*IA - Information Assurance
*IA - Import Administration
*ICC - Interstate Commerce Commission
*IDIQ - Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
*IES - Institute of Education Services
*IFB - Invitation for Bid
*IFF - Industrial Funding Fee
*IG - Inspector General
*IGCE - Independent Government Cost Estimate
*ILAB - Bureau of International Labor Affairs
*ILC - Irrevocable Letter of Credit
*IMF - International Monetary Fund
*Initial Technical Review - Information Technology Solutions Shop
*INS - Immigration and Naturalization Service
*INTERPOL - International Criminal Police Organization
*IO - Bureau of International Organization Affairs
*IOA - Industrial Operations Analyst
*IQC - Indefinite Quantity Contract
*IRS - Internal Revenue Service
*ISC - Inter-agency Security Committee
*ITA - International Trade Administration
*ITC - United States International Trade Commission
*ITP - Integrated Test Plan
*ITR - Initial Technical Review
*J&A - Justification and Approval
*JCS - Joint Chiefs of Staff
*JEC - Joint Economic Committee
*JV - Joint Venture
*JWOD - Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program
*LC/LOC - Library of Congress
*LD - Liquidated Damages
*LEED - Leadership in Environmental and Engineering Design
*LOB - Line of Business
*MAC - Multi-Agency Contracts
*MARAD - Maritime Administration
*MARVEL - Machine Assisted Realization of the Virtual Electronic Library
*MAS - Multiple Award Schedule
*MATOC - Multiple Awards Task Order Contract
*MBDA - Minority Business Development Agency
*MFC - Most Favored Customer
*MILCON - Military Construction (Appropriation)
*MIL-HDBK - Military Handbook
*MILSPEC - Military Specification
*MOBIS - Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services
*MOD - Modification
*MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
*MSA - Metropolitan Statistical Area
*MSC - Military Sealift Command
*MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet
*NACIC - National Counter Intelligence Center
*NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
*NAICS - North American Industry Classification System
*NAL - National Agricultural Library
*NARA - National Archives and Records Administration
*NARFE - National Association of Retired Federal Employees
*NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
*NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
*NAVAIR - Naval Air Systems Command
*NAVFAC - Naval Facilities Engineering Command
*NAVSEA - Naval Sea Systems Command
*NAVSUP - Naval Supply Systems Command
*NBC - Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
*NCBSI - National Center for Small Business Information
*NCEH - National Center for Environmental Health
*NCES - National Center for Education Statistics
*NCHC - National Crime History Check
*NCHS - National Center for Health Statistics
*NCID - National Center for Infectious Diseases
*NCMA - National Contract Management Association
*NCR - National Capital Region
*NCS - National Communications Systems
*NDA - Non-Disclosure Agreement
*NEC - National Economic Council
*NIH - National Institute of Health
*NIJ - National Institute of Justice
*NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health
*NIPC - National Infrastructure Protection Center
*NSA - National Security Agency
*NSC - National Security Council
*NSTC - National Science and Technology Center
*NTE - Not to Exceed
*NTP - Notice to Proceed
*NWS - National Weather Service
*OWBO - Office of Women's Business Ownership
*O&M - Operation and Maintenance
*OA - Office of Administration
*OBE - Overcome by Events
*OBL - Office of Business Liason
*OCONUS - Outside the Continental United States
*OCSIT - Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies
*ODC - Other Direct Costs
*OFM - Office of Financial Management
*OFR - Office of the Federal Register
*OGE - Office of Government Ethics
*OGP - Office of Government Wide Policy
*OHRP - Office of Human Research Protections
*OIG - Office of Inspector General
*OMB - Office of Management and Budget
*ONR - Office of Naval Research
*OPM - Office of Personnel Management
*OPR - Office of Primary Responsibility
*ORCA - Online Representations and Certifications Applications
*OSBP - Office of Small Business Programs
*OSDBU - Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
*OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
*OSTI - Office of Scientific and Technical Information
*OTA - Office of Technology Assessment
*OTP - Operational Test Plan
*OWCP - Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
*PBS - Public Buildings Service
*PCO - Performance Contracting Officer
*PCU - Procuring Contracting Officer
*PDR - Preliminary Design Review
*PHS - Public Health Service
*PIV - Personal Identification Verification (Federal)
*PL - Public Law
*PMO - Program Management Office
*PMP - Program Management Plan
*PO - Purchase Order
*POC - Point of Contact
*POP - Period of Performance
*PPIRS - Past Performance Information Retrieval System
*PRC - Price Reduction Clause
*PSC - Product and Service Codes
*PTACs - Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
*PTO - Patent and Trademark Office
*PW - Public Works
*PWS - Performance Work Statement
*QA - Quality Assurance
*QAE - Quality Assurance Evaluator
*QAP - Quality Assurance Plan
*QASP - Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan
*QC - Quality Control
*QCS - Quality Control System
*QPL - Quality Products List
*RA - Reserve Affairs
*RFB - Request for Bid
*RFI - Request for Information
*RFP - Request for Proposal
*RFQ - Request for Quotation
*RMA - Risk Management Agency
*RMS - Resident Management System
*RSPA - Research and Special Programs Administration
*SAM - System for Award Management
*SAP - Simplified Acquisition Procedures
*SAT - Simplified Acquisition Threshold
*SATOC - Single Award Task Order Contract
*SBA - Small Business Administration
*SBG - SBA's Surety Bond Guarantee
*SBIR - Small Business Innovation Research
*SCA - Service Contract Act
*SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission
*SECDEF - Secretary of Defense
*SF - Standard Form
*SIC - Standard Industrial Classification
*SIN - Special Item Number
*SIOH - Supervision, Inspection & Overhead
*SIPRNET - Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
*SITIS - Interactive Topic Information Systems
*SMDP - Standardized Military Drawing Program
*SOC - Solutions Order Contract
*SOF - Special Operations Forces
*SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
*SOW - Statement of Work
*SPAWAR - Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
*SPEC - Specification
*SS - Secret Service
*SSA - Social Security Administration
*SSI - Supplemental Security Income Program
*SSP - Strategic Systems Programs
*SSQ - Schedule Sales Query
*STTR - Small Business Technology Transfer
*T&C - Terms and Conditions
*T&M - Time and Materials
*TA - Teaming Agreement
*TAA - Trade Agreements Act
*TBD - To Be Determined (Developed)
*TD - Technology Development
*TEMS - Telecommunication Expert Management Services
*TFC - Termination for Convenience
*TFD - Termination for Default
*TIN - Taxpayer Identification Number
*TM - Technical Manual
*TO - Task Order / Technical Order
*TOC - Task Order Contract
*TQM - Total Quality Management
*TS - Top Secret (clearance)
*TS/SCI - Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information
*USC - United States Code
* USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
* USITC - United States International Trade Commission
* USTR - United States Trade Representative
*UCA - Undefinitized Contract Action
*UI - Unit of Issue
*USA - United States Army
*USACE - United States Army Corps of Engineers
*USAF - United States Air Force
*USCG - United States Coast Guard
*USG - United States Government
*USMC - United States Marine Corps
*VA - Department of Veteran Affairs
*VAR - Value Added Reseller
*VBA - Veteran's Benefits Administration
*VE - Value Engineering
*VECP - Value Engineering Change Proposal
*VOSB - Veteran Owned Small Business
*WDOL - Wage Determinations Online
*WIFCON - Where in Federal Contracting
*WIP - Work in Place
*WOSB - Women Owned Small Business
*WTO - World Trade Organization
 
=== FinCEN List ===
https://www.fincen.gov/acronyms
 
==== Government ====
 
* Acronym Definition
* AFMLS Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, Department of Justice
* BJA Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Justice
* CBP Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
* CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission
* CIA Central Intelligence Agency
* CTC Counter Terrorism Center, Central Intelligence Agency
* DEA Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
* DHS Department of Homeland Security
* EOUSA Executive Office of United States Attorneys, Department of Justice
* FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice
* FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Fed Federal Reserve Board
* FinCEN Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury
* HIDTA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
* HIFCA High Intensity Money Laundering and Related Financial Crime Area
* ICE Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security
* INL Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State
* IRS Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury
* IRS-CI Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigations, Department of the Treasury
* MLCC Money Laundering Coordination Center, Department of Homeland Security
* NCUA National Credit Union Administration
* OCC Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury
* OCDETF Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force
* OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury
* OJP Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
* ONDCP Office of National Drug Control Policy
* OTS Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury
* SOD Special Operations Division, Department of Justice
* TFOS Terrorism Financing Operations Section, Federal Bureau of Investigation
* TTIC Terrorist Threat Integration Center
* USSEC United States Securities and Exchange Commission
* USPIS United States Postal Inspection Service
* USSS United States Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security
 
==== Organizations ====
 
* ABA American Bankers Association
* AMEX/ASE American Stock Exchange
* APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
* APG Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering
* BSAAG Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group
* CHFI Committee on Hemispheric Financial Issues
* FATF Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering
* FIU Financial Intelligence Unit
* FSF Financial Stability Forum
* GCC Gulf Cooperation Council
* GATT General Agreements on Tariffs and Trades
* ICBA ICBA Independent Community Bankers of America
* ILEA International Law Enforcement Academy
* IFI International Financial Institution
* IMF International Monetary Fund
* IMM International Monetary Market
* JOM Japanese Offshore Market
* LIFFE London International Financial Futures Exchange
* NCCT Non-Cooperative Country or Territory
* NYSE New York Stock Exchange
* OAS Organization of American States
* OAT French government bond
* OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
* OFC Offshore Financial Center
* OGBS Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors
* S.W.I.F.T. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications
* WB World Bank