AARCC
Alternative Agricultural Research and
Commercialization Corporation
ABMC American Battle Monuments
Commission
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
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
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
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
CSB Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board
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
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
DSCA Defense Security Cooperation
Agency
DSS Defense Security Service
DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency
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EDA Economic Development
Administration
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
EO Executive order
EOUSA Executive Office for United
States Attorneys
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ERS Economic Research Service
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
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation
FEB's Federal Executive Boards
FEC Federal Election Commission
FEMA Federal Emergency Management
Agency
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
FFB Federal Financing Bank
FHA Federal Housing Administration
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FIA Federal Insurance Administration
FICO Financing Corporation
FLRA Federal Labor Relations
Authority
FMC Federal Maritime Commission
FMCS Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service
FMS Financial Management Service
FNCS Food, Nutrition, and Consumer
Services
FNMA Federal National Mortgage
Association
FNS Food and Nutrition Service
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
FR Federal Register
FRS Federal Reserve System
FSA Farm Service Agency
FSIS Food Safety and Inspection
Service
FSS Federal Supply Service
FTC Federal Trade Commission
FWS Fish and Wildlife Service
GAO General Accounting Office
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade
Ginnie Mae Government National
Mortgage Association
GIPSA Grain Inspection, Packers, and
Stockyards Administration
GNMA Government National Mortgage
Association
GPO Government Printing Office
GSA General Services Administration
HCFA Health Care Financing
Administration
HHS Department of Health and Human
Services
HRSA Health Resources and Services
Administration
HUD Department of Housing and Urban
Development
HUMINT Defense Human Intelligence
Service
IAF Inter-American Foundation
IBRD International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development
IDB Inter-American Development Bank
IFC International Finance Corporation
IHA's Indian Housing Authorities
IHS Indian Health Service
ILAB Bureau of International Labor
Affairs
ILO International Labor Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMLS Institute of Museum and Library
Services
INS Immigration and Naturalization
Service
INTERPOL International Criminal
Police Organization
IOM International Organization for
Migration
IRMC Information Resources Management
College
IRS Internal Revenue Service
ISOO Information Security Oversight
Office
ITA International Trade
Administration
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JAG Judge Advocate General
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
LMI Office of One-Stop/Labor Market
Information (Labor)
MA Maritime Administration
MASINT Central Measurement and
Signals Intelligence Office
MBDA Minority Business Development
Agency
MIGA Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency
MMS Minerals Management Service
MSHA Mine Safety and Health
Administration
MSPB Merit Systems Protection Board
NARA National Archives and Records
Administration
NASA National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
NASS National Agricultural Statistics
Service
NATO North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
NCA National Cemetery Administration
NCPC National Capital Planning
Commission
NCRR National Center for Research
Resources
NCUA National Credit Union
Administration
NEA National Endowment for the Arts
NEH National Endowment for the
Humanities
NHI National Highway Institute
NHPRC National Historical
Publications and Records Commission
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
NIH National Institutes of Health
NIJ National Institute of Justice
NIMA National Imagery and Mapping
Agency
NIMH National Institute of Mental
Health
NIST National Institute of Standards
and Technology
NLM National Library of Medicine
NLRB National Labor Relations Board
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
NPS National Park Service
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRCS Natural Resources Conservation
Service
NSA National Security Agency
NSC National Security Council
NSF National Science Foundation
NTIA National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
NTID National Technical Institute for
the Deaf
NTIS National Technical Information
Service (Commerce)
NTSB National Transportation Safety
Board
OAS Organization of American States
OCS Officer Candidate School
OECD Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
OGE Office of Government Ethics
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OPIC Overseas Private Investment
Corporation
OPM Office of Personnel Management
ORR Office of Refugee Resettlement
OSC Office of Special Counsel
OSDBU Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization
(Commerce)
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
OSHRC Occupational Safety and Health
Review Commission
OSM Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement
OTS Office of Thrift Supervision
OWBO Office of Women's Business
Ownership
PBGC Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation
PBS Public Buildings Service
PHA's Public Housing Agencies
PHS Public Health Service
POW/MP Prisoner of War/Missing
Personnel
PRC Postal Rate Commission
PSC Program Support Center (Health
and Human Services)
PTO Patent and Trademark Office
PWBA Pension and Welfare Benefits
Administration
RHS Rural Housing Service
RICO Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations
RIT Rochester Institute of Technology
RMA Risk Management Agency
(Agriculture)
ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps
RRB Railroad Retirement Board
RSPA Research and Special Programs
Administration (Transportation)
RTB Rural Telephone Bank
RUS Rural Utilities Service
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SAIF Savings Association Insurance
Fund
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
SBA Small Business Administration
SEC Securities and Exchange
Commission
SITES Smithsonian Institution
Traveling Exhibition Service
SSA Social Security Administration
SSI Supplemental Security Income
Program
SSS Selective Service System
START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
Stat. United States Statutes at Large
TASC Transportation Administrative
Service Center
TDA Trade and Development Agency
TPCC Trade Promotion Coordinating
Committee
TVA Tennessee Valley Authority
U.N. United Nations\1\
UNESCO United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNHCR United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees Program
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
(formerly United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund)
UNICOR Federal Prison Industries,
Inc.
USA United States Army
USAF United States Air Force
USAID United States Agency for
International Development
U.S.C. United States Code
USCG United States Coast Guard
USDA United States Department of
Agriculture
USFA United States Fire
Administration
USGS United States Geological Survey
USITC United States International
Trade Commission
USMC United States Marine Corps
USN United States Navy
VA Department of Veterans Affairs
VISTA Volunteers in Service to
America
VOA Voice of America
WHO World Health Organization
WIC Special supplemental food program
for Women, Infants, and Children
WNET Women's Network for
Entrepreneurial Training (SBA)
WTO World Trade Organization
YCC Youth Conservation Corps