U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA Acronyms Abbreviations and Terms The FAAT List is not designed to be an authoritative source, merely a handy reference. Inclusion recognizes terminology existence, not legitimacy. Entries known to be obsolete are included because they may still appear in extant publications and correspondence. Your comments and recommendations are welcome. Please electronically forward your input or direct your questions to: FEMA-FAAT@dhs.gov Please direct requests for additional copies to: FEMA Publications (800) 480-2520 Or download the document from the Web: www.fema.gov/library/femainfo.shtm A Atomic Mass/Ampere/Activity of Isotope AA 1) Affirmative Action 2) Allocation Advice 3) Applicant Assistance 4) Approval Authority 5) Atomic Absorption AAA 1) Agriculture Adjustment Administration 2) American Automobile Association AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AAC 1) Activity Address Code 2) Applicant Assistance Center AACS Automated Access Control System AAD Assistant Associate Director AADR Age-Adjusted Death Rate AAEI American Association for Exporters and Importers AAER Average Annual Erosion Rate AAFB Andrews Air Force Base AAMS Automated Acquisition Management System (ProTrac / ProDoc) AAMVA American Association of Motor Vehicle Administration AAPA American Association of Port Authorities AAR 1) After-Action Report 2) After action Review 3) Association of American Railroads AARP American Association of Retired Persons AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials AAU Association of American Universities ABA 1) American Bankers Association 2) American Bar Association ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments ABC 1) American Baptist Churches 2) Associated Builders and Contractors ABCO Automated Billing & Collection Offsets ABF Automatic Broadcast Feed ABM Anti-Ballistic Missile ABMC American Battle Monuments Commission ABNCP Airborne Command Post ABO Agents of Biological Origin ABS Arson and Bomb Squad AC 1) Alternating Current 2) Area Committee ACAA Air Carrier Association for Americans ACADA Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm ACAMS Automatic Continuous Air Monitoring System ACAP 1) Agency-wide Corrective Action Program 2) Alien Criminal Apprehension Program ACBIRC Advanced Chemical/Biological Integrated Response Course ACC 1) Agency Command Center 2) Air Combat Command 3) American Chemistry Council 4) Aviation Command Center ACCS Accounting Classification Code Structure ACDA [US] Arms Control and Disarmament Agency ACE 1) American Council on Education 2) Army Corps of Engineers 3) Automated Commercial Environment (secure data portal) 4) Automated Construction Estimate ACF 1) Administration for Children and Families 2) Alternate Care Facility ACFM Advanced Certified Floodplain Manager ACGIH American Council of Government Industrial Hygienists AChE Acetylcholinesterase ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ACI 1) Advanced Contracting Initiative 2) Airports Council International 3) Approved Course of Instruction ACI/NA Airports Council International--North America ACIP Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ACIR Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations ACO 1) Administrative Contracting Officer 2) Agency Claims Officer 3) Agency Collection Officer ACP 1) Accelerated Conversion Process 2) Access Control Point 3) Allied Communications Publication 4) Alternate Command Post 5) Area Command Post 6) Area Contingency Plan ACPSEM Advisory Council on Professional Standards for Emergency Managers ACR 1) Acreage Conservation Reserve 2) Agency Confirmation Report 3) Advance Confirmation Report ACS 1) Adventist Community Services 2) Alternate Command Staff ACSM American Congress of Surveying and Mapping ACTD Advanced Concepts Technology Demonstration ACT FAST Agent Characteristics Toxicity - First Aid and Special Treatment ACV Actual Cash Value ACWG Air Cargo Working Group A/D Analog/Digital AD 1) Administratively Determined 2) Assistant Director 3) Associate Director ADA Americans with Disabilities Act ADAMS Automated Disaster Assistance Management System ADASHI Automated Decision Aid System for Hazardous Incidents ADD Automated Deployment Database ADDS Automated Disaster Deployment System ADEM Arkansas Department of Emergency Management ADES Alaska Division of Emergency Services ADGGS Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys ADIS Arrival and Departure Information System ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone ADM Acquisition Decision Memorandum ADMIN Administration ADMSYS Admissions System ADO Airport District Office ADOS Automated Document Ordering System ADO Team Assistant Disbursing Officer Team ADP Automated Data Processing ADPE Automated Data Processing Equipment ADR American Disaster Reserve ADRA 1) Act Adventist Development and Relief Agency 2) Alternative Dispute Resolution ADRS Automated Disaster Reporting System ADVON Advanced Echelon A&E Architectural and Engineering AE 1) Aeromedical Evacuation 2) Architects and Engineering AEA American Economic Association AEC 1) Agency Emergency Coordinator(s) 2) Atomic Energy Commission AECB Atomic Energy and Control Board AECC 1) Aeromedical Evacuation Coordination (or Control) Center 2) American Evangelical Christian Church AECE Aeromedical Evacuation Control Element AECM Aeromedical Evacuation Crew Members AECR Achieving Extraordinary Customer Relations AEGL Acute Exposure Guidelines Level AEI American Enterprise Institute AEIC Alaska Earthquake Information Center AEL 1) Adverse Effect Level 2) Airborne Exposure Limit AELT Aeromedical Evacuation Liaison Team AEMA Alabama Emergency Management Agency AEOD Analysis and Evaluation of Operation Data AEP Airport Emergency Plan AERT Alaska Emergency Response Team AES 1) Aeromedical Evacuation System 2) Automated Export System AEW Airborne Early Warning A&FM Aviation and Fire Management AF 1) Acre Feet 2) Air Force AFA Association of Flight Attendants AFB Air Force Base AFCEA Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association AFD Airport Facility Directory AFEM Alliance for Fire and Emergency Management AFGE American Federation of Government Employees AFGP Assistance for Firefighters Grant Program AFGWC Air Force Global Weather Central AFMLS Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering Section AFMS Automated Forms System AFNSEP Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness AFOSC Air Force Operations Support Center AFRAS Association For Rescue At Sea AFRAT Air Force Radiation Assessment Team AFRB Air Force Reserve Base AFRCC Air Force Rescue Coordination Center AFRES Air Force Reserve AFRRI Armed Force Radiobiology Research Institute AFSOF Air Force Special Operations Forces AFSS Automated Flight Service Station AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center AG 1) Adjutant General 2) Agriculture 3) Attorney General AGAR Alternate Governor's Authorized Representative AGC 1) Advanced Gas Centrifuge 2) Association of General Contractors AGCA Associated General Contractors of America AGCR Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor AGE Aerospace Ground Equipment AGL Above Ground Level AGS Aviation Group Supervisor AGZ Actual Ground Zero AH Alternate Headquarters AHCC Alternate Host Communications Center AHG Ad Hoc Group AHJ Agency Having Jurisdiction AIA 1) American Institute of Architects 2) American Insurance Association AIATP Antiterrorism Intelligence Awareness Training Program AIC Automated Inventory Control (formerly AIS) AID Agency for International Development AIF Assistance Information Form AIG Address Indicating Group AI&H Assistance to Individuals and Households AIMS 1) Arson Information Management System 2) Automated Inventory Management System AIP 1) Agreement In Principle 2) Airport Improvement Program AIR Applied Insurance Research AIREP Aircraft Report AIS 1) Automated Information System(s) 2) Automatic Identification System AIT Aeromedical Isolation Team AKA Also Known As AKDT Alaska Daylight Time (GMT - 8) AKST Alaska Standard Time (GMT - 9) AL Applicant Liaison ALARA As Low As Reasonably Achievable ALC 1) Agency Location Code 2) Agency Logistics Center 3) Annual Letter of Certification ALCC 1) Airlift Control Center 2) Airlift Coordination Cell ALCE Airlift Control Element ALCOM Alaskan Command ALE 1) Additional Living Expenses 2) Automatic Link Establishment ALERT Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time ALOHA Aerial Locations Of Hazardous Atmospheres ALPA Airline Pilots Association ALS Advanced Life Support ALSM Airborne Laser Swath Mapping (aka LIDAR) ALTRETCO Alternate Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator AM 1) Amplitude Modulation 2) Ante Meridiem AMA American Medical Association AMB Air & Marine Branch AMBUS Ambulance Bus AMC 1) Air Mobility Command 2) Army Materiel Command AMCCOM Armament Munitions and Chemical Command AMF Alternative Morgue Facility AMGS Air & Marine Group Supervisor AMHS Automated Message Handling System AMID Air and Marine Interdiction Division AMIO Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations AML ARC Macro Language AMO Air and Marine Operations AMOC Air and Marine Operations Center AMPS Automated Message Processing System AMR Agricultural Mitigation and Restoration AMS 1) Aerial Measuring System 2) American Meteorological Society 3) Atmospheric Monitoring System 4) Automated Manifest System AMSC American Satellite Communications AMSLAN American Sign Language AMT Amount AMTI Applied Marine Technology, Inc. AMTOR Amateur Telegraphy Over Radio AMWA Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies A/N Alert/Notification AN 1) Above Normal 2) Alert and Notification (see also A/N) ANAD Anniston Army Depot ANCA Anniston Chemical Activity ANCDF Anniston Chemical Disposal Facility ANFO Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil ANG Air National Guard ANGB Air National Guard Base ANI 1) American Nuclear Insurers 2) Area Not Included ANL Argonne National Laboratory ANOC Association of National Olympic Committees ANPR Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ANPSC Alternate National Processing Service Center ANRC American National Red Cross ANS 1) Alert and Notification System 2) Aquatic Nuisance Species ANSER Analytic Services, Inc. ANSI American National Standards Institute ANZUS Australia, New Zealand and United States AO 1) Action Officer 2) Administrative Officer 3) Area of Operations 4) Assistance Officer AoA Administration on Aging AOA Aviation Operations Area AOC 1) Aircraft Operating Center (NOAA) 2) Area of Concern 3) Army Operations Center AOIC Acting Official in Charge AOR Area of Responsibility AOSSP Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program AOV Agency Owned Vehicle AP 1) Aerial Port 2) Alternate Power 3) Assembly Point 4) Associated Press APA 1) American Planning Association 2) Administrative Procedure Act APB Acquisition Program Baseline APCO Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, International APE Area of Potential Effect APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation APG Aberdeen Proving Ground APHA American Public Health Association APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHL Association of Public Health Laboratories API Application Programming Interface APIS 1) Administrative and Program Information System 2) Advanced Passenger Information System APO Accountable Property Officer APOD Aerial Port of Debarkation APOE Aerial Port of Embarkation APP Application or Applicant Apps Applications APR 1) Agency Procurement Review 2) Air-Purifying Respirator APRSAC Academe and Policy Research Advisory Committee APSO Asylum Pre-Screening Officer APSP Automated Passenger Screening Profile APSRS Aerial Photography Summary Record System APSS Automated Personnel Security System APT Administrative Payment Team APTA American Public Transportation Associations APWA American Public Works Association AQI Agricultural Quarantine Inspections AR 1) Acknowledge Receipt 2) Aerial Reconnaissance 3) Army Regulation ARA Aircraft Rental Agreement ARAA Advanced Radiological Accident Assessment ARAC Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability ARC American Red Cross (also RC) [ESF-6] ARCA Area Requiring Corrective Action ARCHIE Automated Resource for Chemical Hazard Incident Evaluation ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Services ARF 1) Action Request Form 2) Aviation Route Forecast ARFI Areas Recommended For Improvement ARG Accident Response Group ARI Acute Respiratory Infection(s) ARIP Accidental Release Information Program ARL 1) Activities Result List 2) Airborne Reconnaissance Low ARL-M Airborne Reconnaissance Low - Multifunction ARM Aerial Radiological Monitor ARNG Army National Guard ARNGOPS Army National Guard Operations A-ROC Alternate Regional Operations Center ARP 1) Administration and Resource Planning 2) Alarm Resolution Protocols ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPANET Advanced Research Projects Agency Network ARRAS Automatic Residential Remote Alarm System ARRL American Radio Relay League ARS 1) Agriculture Research Service 2) Automatic Route Selection ARSOF Army Special Operations Forces ARSR Air Route Surveillance Radar ART Awards Review Team ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center ARTS Audit Report Tracking System ARWO Aerial Reconnaissance Weather Office AS Applicant Services ASA Average speed of answer ASAC Aviation Security Advisory Committee ASA (IL & E) Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installation, Logistics, and Environment) ASAP 1) As Soon As Possible 2) All-Hazards Situation Assessment Prototype ASC 1) Advanced Systems Center 2) Allowable Stack Concentration 3) Application Support Center 4) Area of Special Consideration ASCADS Automated Sorting, Conversion and Distribution System ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCS Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services ASD 1) Allowable Stress Design 2) Assistant Secretary of Defense ASDAR Aircraft-to-Satellite Data Relay ASDSO Association of State Dam Safety Officials ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASFPM Association of State Floodplain Managers ASH 1) America's Second Harvest 2) Assistant Secretary for Health ASIS American Society for Industrial Security ASL 1) Above Sea Level 2) American Sign Language ASLB Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ASM Air Support Manager ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASMRO Armed Services Medical Regulating Office ASOS Automated Surface Observing System ASP 1) Active Server Page(s) 2) Aviation Security Program ASPE American Society of Professional Estimators ASPRS American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ASR Aquifer Storage Recovery ASSE American Society of Safety Engineers ASSET Advanced Simulation and Software Engineering Technology ASST Assistant AST Aboveground Storage Tank ASTHO Association of State and Territorial Health Offices ASTI Airport Security Technology Integration ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ASTS Aeromedical Staging Squadron ASU All-Source Situational Understanding ASUFAC Airport and Seaport User Fee Advisory Committee, INS AT Antiterrorism ATA 1) Actual Time of Arrival 2) Airline Transportation Association ATB Applied Technology Board ATC 1) Air Traffic Control 2) Applied Technology Council A-TCET 1) Anti-Terrorism Combat Enforcement Team 2) AntiTerrorism Contraband Enforcement Team ATCO Airtanker Coordinator ATCT Air Traffic Control Tower ATD Actual Time of Departure ATDP Annual Training and Development Plan ATDT Atlantic Daylight Time (GMT - 3) ATF (Bureau of) Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms AT/FP Antiterrorism & Force Protection ATH Air-Transportable Hospital ATM 1) Automated Teller Machine 2) Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATMU Advanced Technology Meteorological Unit ATMWU Air Transportable Mobile Weather Unit ATO Air Tasking Order ATP 1) Air Transit Program 2) Authority to Participate ATR Advanced Thermal Reactor ATRAP Air Transportable RADIAC Package ATS Automated Targeting System ATSA Aviation and Transportation Security Act ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (USPHS) ATST Atlantic Standard Time (GMT - 4) ATTF Anti-Terrorism Task Force ATTN Attention ATV All-Terrain Vehicle ATWC Alaska Tsunami Warning Center (obsolete; see WCATWC) AUTODIN Automatic Digital Network AUTOVON Automatic Voice Network (obsolete; see DSN) AUVSI Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International AV 1) Air Vehicle 2) Audio-Visual AVC Alaska Volcano Center AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer AVIP Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program AVLIS Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation AVO Alaska Volcano Observatory AVOps Aviation Operations AVSEC Aviation Security AWD Available Without Declaration AWIPS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System AWIS Automated Weather Information System AWO American Waterway Operators AWOL Absent Without Leave AWRA American Water Resources Association AWS Alternate Work Schedule AYE Alternate Year Exercise BAA 1) Broad Agency Announcement 2) Broad Area Announcement BACM Business Alliance for Customs Modernization BAER Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (Team) BALV Best Available Lodging Value BAND Bio-agent Autonomous Networked Detectors BAREPP Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project BASIS Biological Aerosol Sentry and Information System BATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms BBRS Board of Building Regulations and Standards BBS Bulletin Board System B/C Benefit/Cost BC 1) Base Camp 2) Branch Chief BCA Benefit-Cost Analysis BCC Border Crossing Cards BCF Billion Cubic Feet BCIS Bureau for Citizenship and Immigration Services (see also CIS) BCMC Board for the Coordination of Model Codes BCR Benefit-Cost Ratio BDA Battle Damage Assessment BDC Bomb Data Center (FBI) BDE Brigade BDO Battle Dress Overgarment BDRP Biological Defense Research Program BDS Biohazard Detection System BEEF Big Explosive Experimental Facility BEIR Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation BENS Business Executives for National Security BENT SPEAR Nuclear Incident (codeword) BEP Budget Execution Plan BERD Blocked Erosion Rate Database BERT Building Emergency Response Team BFC Bills For Collection BFD Base Flood Depth BFE Base Flood Elevation BGAD Blue Grass Army Depot BGCA Blue Grass Chemical Activity BI Background Investigation BIA 1) Board of Immigration Appeals 2) Bureau of Indian Affairs BICE Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement BIDS Biological Integrated Detection System BIFC Boise Interagency Fire Center (obsolete, see NIFCC) BIIDB Badge Imaging Information Database BIL Band Interleaved by Line (Format) BIT 1) Building Inventory Tool 2) Built-In Test BIWG Bilateral Interdiction Working Group BL Bill of Lading BLESTP Basic Law Enforcement Supervisor Training Program BLEVE Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion BLM Bureau of Land Management BLS Basic Life Support BM Bench Mark BMC Bomb Management Center BMP Best Management Practice(s) BN Battalion B-NICE Biological, Nuclear, Incendiary, Chemical, or Explosive BOC Basic Operating Cost BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators BOM Bill of Materials BoO Base of Operations BOR Bureau of Reclamation BORP Building Occupancy Resumption Program BOXER Bulk-Only X-ray Enhanced Region BPA 1) Blanket Purchasing Agreement 2) Border Patrol Agent BPAT Building Performance Assessment Team BPD Blast-Protective Design BPM Basic Property Management BPO Blanket Purchase Order BPR Business Process Reengineering BPRP Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program BPS Bits Per Second BPWG Best Practices Working Group BRM 1) Bioregulator/Modulator 2) Business Reference Model BROKEN ARROW Nuclear Accident (codeword) BRT Business Round Table B&SA Bureau and Statistical Agent (NFIP) BSA 1) Base Support Area 2) Business Software Alliance BSC Building Security Committee BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (aka, "Mad Cow Disease") BSI 1) Base Support Installation 2) Border Safety Initiative BSIR Biannual Strategy Implementation Reports BSPP Broadcast Station Protection Program BSSC Building Seismic Safety Council BST Burn Specialty Team BT Buying Team BTA Bioterrorism Act BTCP 1) Biological Terrorism Contingency Plan 2) Biothreat Characterization Program BTS 1) Budget Tracking System 2) Border and Transportation Security 3) Bureau of Transportation Statistics BTU British Thermal Unit BU Building (Line) BTW By the way BW Biological Warfare/Weapons BWC Biological Weapons Convention BWIC Biological Warning and Incident Characterization BWR Boiling Water Reactor BY Budget Year BZPP Buffer Zone Protection Plan C2 Command and Control C3 1) Command, Control, and Communications 2) Customs Cybersmuggling Center C4 Command, Control, Communications, and Computers C4ISR Command, Control, Communications and Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance CA 1) Capability Assurance 2) Chemical Agent 3) Civil Affairs 4) Congressional Affairs 5) Cooperating Agency 6) Cooperative Agreement CAA Clean Air Act CAAP Critical Asset Assurance Program CABIN Chemical and Biological Information Network CAC 1) Citizens' Advisory Commissions 2) Civil Applications Committee 3) Climate Analysis Center 4) Community Assistance Contact 5) Crisis Action Center CACTIS Computer-Assisted CSEPP Training Information System CAD 1) Computer Aided/Assisted Dispatch 2) Computer-Assisted Design 3) Computer-Assisted Drafting CADD Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design CADET Computer-Assisted Design for Exercise Training CADW Civil Air Defense Warning CAE Command Assessment Element (for CBIRF) CAER Community Awareness and Emergency Response CAG Core Agency Group CAI 1) Chemical Accident/Incident 2) Computer-Aided Instruction CAIC Chemical Accident/Incident Control CAICO Chemical Accident/Incident Control Officer CAIRA Chemical Accident/Incident Response and Assistance CALM Cognitive and Affective Learning Model CAM 1) Chemical Agent Monitor 2) Computer-Aided Manufacturing CAMDS Chemical Agent Munition Disposal System CAMEO Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations CAMEXPAN Central America Mexico Panama CAMS Continuous Air Monitoring System CANDU Canadian-Deuterium Uranium (Reactor) CAO 1) Caribbean Area Office 2) Chief Administrative Officer CAP 1) Capability Assessment Program 2) Capability Assurance Program 3) Civil Air Patrol 4) Collection, Analysis and Planning 5) Combat Air Patrol 6) Community Action Program 7) Community Assistance Program 8) Corrective Action Program CAPA Coalition of Airline Pilot Association CAPC Civil Aviation Planning Committee CAP-FASSE Corrective Action Program - Federal Agency Support Services Element CAPPS II Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (II equals 2nd generation) CAPSS Corrective Action Program Support System (obsolete) CAP-SSSE Corrective Action Program - State Support Services Element CAR 1) Capability Assessment for Readiness 2) Congressional Affairs Representative CARAT Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training CARCAH Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination -All Hurricanes CARD Collaborative Agencies for Responding to Disasters CARDA Continental Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment CARL Computerized Activities Results List CART 1) Computer Analysis and Response Team 2) County Animal Response Team CAS 1) Chemical Abstract Service 2) Crisis Action System CASE Computer-Aided Software Engineering CASPER C-130 Airborne Sensor with Palletized Electronic Reconnaissance CASU Centralized Administrative Services Unit CAT 1) Catastrophic 2) Category 3) Collier Area Transit (Florida) 4) Crisis Action Team CATEGORY A Debris Removal PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CATEGORY B Emergency Protective Measures PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CATEGORY C Roads and Bridges PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CATEGORY D Water Control Facilities PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CATEGORY E Buildings and Contents PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CATEGORY F Utilities PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CATEGORY G Parks, Recreational, and Other PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CATEX 1) Catastrophic Exercise 2) Categorical Exclusion CATL Chronology and Time Line CATS Consequences Assessment Tool Set CATV Cable Television CAV Community Assistance Visit(s) CAX Capability Assurance Exercise CB 1) Chemical Biological 2) Citizens' Band 3) Cluster Bomb CBA 1) Contractors and Builders Association 2) Cost-Benefit Analysis CBCF Cross Border Crime Forum CBD Chemical and Biological Defense CBDCOM Chemical and Biological Defense Command (obsolete; see SBCCOM) CBEK Compendium of Basic Exercise Knowledge CBET Computer Based Education and Training CBI 1) Chandler Burning Index 2) Computer-Based Instruction CBIA Coastal Barrier Improvement Act CBIAC Chemical and Biological Information Analysis Center CBIRF Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force (USMC) CBL 1) Commercial Bill of Lading 2) Computer-Based Learning CBN 1) Chemical, Biological, or Nuclear 2) Cooperative Base Network CBO 1) Congressional Budget Office 2) Community Based Organization(s) CBP Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of (also called BCBP) CBPMO [US] Customs and Border Protection Modernization Office CBQRF Chemical-Biological Quick Response Force CBR Chemical, Biological, and/or Radiological CBRA Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 (also see COBRA) CBRD Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense CBRDT Chemical/Biological Rapid Deployment Team CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear CBRNE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive CBRNE-CM Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive - Consequence Management CBRRT Chemical & Biological Rapid Response Team CBRS 1) Coastal Barrier Resources System 2) Concept Based Requirement System CBRT Chemical-Biological Response Team CBT 1) Chemical Biological Toxin 2) Computer-Based Training CBW Chemical and Biological Warfare C&C Components and Cladding cc cubic centimeter CC 1) Citizen Corps 2) Congregate Care 3) Coordination Center 4) Courtesy Copy 5) Crisis Counseling CCA Comprehensive Cooperative Agreement (obsolete; see CA) CCB Configuration Control Board CCC 1) Commodity Credit Corporation 2) Congregate Care Center 3) Crisis Coordination Center CCF Coded Cities Forecast CCFP (National Institute of Justice) Center for Civil Force Protection CCG Crisis Coordination Group CCITP Counterterrorism Cyber-crime Investigations Training Program CCL Contamination Control Line CCN Canonical Correlation Analysis CCND Consultative Committee on Natural Disasters CCO 1) Claims Coordinating Office 2) Consultation Coordination Officer CCP 1) Casualty Collection Point 2) Citizen Corps Program (Department of Homeland Security grass-roots program involving citizens; based in OSLGC&P) 3) Crisis Counseling Program CCR Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) CCRA Canada Customs and Revenue Agency CCSL Command and Control Simulation Lab CCST Chemical Casualty Site Team CCT Communications Coordination Team CCTV Closed-Circuit Television CD 1) Civil Defense 2) Compact Disc CDBG Community Development Block Grant CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDCP Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDD 1) Capability Development and Demonstration 2) Cross-Disaster Database CDE Committed Dose Equivalent CDERA Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency CDEX Civil Defense Exercise CDL 1) Commercial Driver's License 2) Community Disaster Loan CDMA Code Division Multiple Access CDO Central Dense Overcast CDP Center for Domestic Preparedness CDR 1) Christian Disaster Response 2) Commander 3) Critical Design Review 4) Crude Death Rate CDRDB Conventional Disaster Resource Database CDRG Catastrophic Disaster Response Group CDRG-PAC Catastrophic Disaster Response Group - Primary Agency Committee CD-ROM Compact Disc - Read-Only Memory CDRS Call Detail Reporting System CDT Central Daylight Time (GMT - 5) CDX Control and Direction Exercise C/E Communications/Electronics CE 1) Categorical Exclusion 2) Civil Engineer CEA Council of Economic Advisors CEB Contractor Evaluation Board CEC Chief Exercise Controller CED Committee for Economic Development CEDE Committed Effective Dose Equivalent CEE Consolidated Enforcement Environment CEF 1) Cost, Insurance, and Freight 2) Critical Emergency File CEI Critical Elements of Information CEM 1) Certified Emergency Manager 2) Comprehensive Emergency Management CEMA Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association CEMD County Emergency Management Director CEMIS Crisis and Emergency Management Information System CEMO Canada Emergency Measures Organization CEMP Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan CEMS Continuous Emission Monitoring System CENL Chemical Event Notification Level CENR Committee on Environment and Natural Resources CENTPAC Central Pacific CEO Chief Executive Officer CEOC County Emergency Operations Center CEOS Committee on Earth-Orbiting Satellites CEP 1) Circular Error Probable 2) Civil Emergency Planning (NATO) 3) Civil Emergency Preparedness CEPA Canadian Emergency Preparedness Association CEPAP Cost Estimating for the Public Assistance Program, Expert Panel on CEPPO Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CERC Coastal Engineering Research Center CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (aka "Superfund") CERES California Environmental Resources Evaluation System CERT 1) Community Emergency Response Team 2) Computer Emergency Readiness Team 3) Computer Emergency Recovery Team 4) Computer Evidence Response Training CERT/CC Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center CEST Cyber Emergency Support Team CET Contraband Enforcement Team CEU Compliance Enforcement Unit CEXS Cooperative Extension Service CFA 1) Cognizant Federal Agency 2) Computerized Fleet Analysis CFAO Cognizant Federal Agency Official CFC 1) Chlorofluorocarbon 2) Combined Federal Campaign CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance CFGDP Crash Feed Grain Donation Program CFIUS Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States CFIVSAC Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Advisory Committee cfm cubic feet per minute CFO 1) Chief Financial Officer 2) Chief of Field Operations CFR Code of Federal Regulations CFS 1) Certified Fraud Specialists, Association of 2) Cubic Feet per Second CFSA Consolidated Farm Service Agency CFSI Congressional Fire Services Institute CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission CG 1) Coast Guard 2) Commanding General CGD Coast Guard District CGEOC Canadian Government Emergency Operations Center CGFAA Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act CGISS Center for Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface CGM Computer Graphics Metafile CGS Council of Graduate Schools CHARM Complex Hazardous Release Model CHAWS Chemical Hazard Warning System CHCO Chief Human Capital Officer ChE Cholinesterase CHECK 21 Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act CHEMTREC Chemical Transportation Emergency Center CHER-CAP Community Hazards Emergency Response - Capability Assurance Process CHG Change CHIP Capability and Hazard Identification Program CHRIS Chemical Hazard Response Information System CI Critical Infrastructure CIA Central Intelligence Agency CIAD Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Division CIAETP Criminal Investigation in Automated Equipment Training Program CIAO Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office/Officer CIBADS Canadian Integrated Biochemical Agent Detection System CICAD Center for Intelligence Collection Analysis and Dissemination CICG Critical Infrastructure Coordination Group CID Criminal Investigation Division or Department, Community Identification CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CIDCON Civil Defense Condition CIDER Computer Interactive Display, Entry, and Retrieval CIF 1) Central Information File 2) Cost, Insurance, and Freight CIFFC Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre CII Critical Infrastructure Information CIIA Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 CI/KR Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources CIMA Channel Industry Mutual Aid CIMRT Critical Incident Management Response Team CIMS 1) Correspondence and Issues Management System 2) Critical Incident Management Support CIMST Critical Incident Management Support Team CINC Commander-In-Chief CINCAMC Commander-in-Chief, Air Mobility Command CINCLANT Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet CINCNORAD Commander-in-Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command CINCPAC Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Command CINCSOC Commander-inChief, Special Operations Command CINCTRANS Commander-in-Chief, Transportation Command CIND Compact Integrated Narcotics Detector CINDI 1) Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information 2) Compact Integrated Narcotics Detector Instrument CIO Chief Information Office/Officer CIP Critical Infrastructure Protection CIPB Critical Infrastructure Protection Board CIPIC Critical Infrastructure Protection Information Center CIPWG Critical Infrastructure Protection Working Group CIRG Critical Incident Response Group CIRP Catastrophic Incident Response Plan CIS 1) Central Index System 2) Citizenship and Immigration Services, Bureau of (see also BCIS) 3) Civil Infrastructure Security 4) Community Information System CISD Critical Incident Stress Debriefing CISM Critical Incident Stress Management CITAC Computer Intrusion Threat Assessment Center CITO Central Imagery Tasking Office CJCS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CJIS Criminal Justice Information System CJTF Commander, Joint Task Force CLIVAR Climate Variability CLO Congressional Liaison Officer CLOMA Conditional Letter of Map Amendment CLOMR Conditional Letter of Map Revision CLS Central Locator System CM 1) Cadre Manager 2) Chief of Mission 3) Configuration Management 4) Countermeasure CMA 1) Chemical Manufacturers Association 2) Chemical Materials Agenc 3)yCommunity Map Action (Form) CMAA Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (affiliated with BTS/CBP) CMAS Circular Map Accuracy Standard CMAT Consequence Management Advisory Team CMC 1) Center for Marine Conservation 2) Crisis Management Center 3) Crisis Management Coordinator 4) Customs Management Centers CMCAC Crisis Management Center Augmentation Cadre CME Chief Medical Examiner CMF Case Management File CMG Consequence Management Group CMHS Center for Mental Health Services CML Commercial CMO Civil Military Operations CMOC Civil Military Operations Center CMT Crisis Management Team CMTB Countermeasures Test Bed CMU 1) Concrete Masonry Unit 2) Crisis Management Unit CMV Commercial Motor Vehicle CMX Crisis Management Exercise CNC 1) Central Network Control 2) Computer Numerical Control CNMI Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands CNN Cable News Network CNO 1) Chief of Naval Operations 2) Counternarcotics Office/Officer CNR Center for National Response, The CNS 1) Central Nervous System 2) Corporation for National Security 3) Corporation for National Service CNSC Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission CNSIP Classified National Security Information Program CNSNS Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards CNT Counternarcoterrorism CNU Crisis Negotiations Unit (FBI) CNWDI Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information CO 1) Commanding Officer 2) Communications Officer 3) Contracting Officer 4) Custodial Officer COA Course of Action COAC Customs Operations Advisory Committee COAD Community Organizations Active In Disaster COAP Center for Ocean Analysis and Prediction COB Close of Business COBOL Common Business-Oriented Language COBRA Coastal Barriers Resources Act COBRE Carry-On Bag Remote Examination COC 1) Combat Operations Center 2) Country of Citizenship COCOM Coordinating Committee COD Cash On Delivery CODEL Congressional Delegation COE [US Army] Corps of Engineers COG 1) Continuity of Government 2) Council of Governments COGO Coordinate Geometry COI Critical Operational Issue COL 1) Colonel 2) Cost of Living COLA Cost-of-Living Allowance COLISEUM Community On-Line Intelligence System for End Users and Managers COLT Cellular-on-Light-Truck COMC Communications Coordinator COMCDTF Commander, Civil Disturbance Task Force COMINT Communications Intelligence COMM Communications COMPUSEC Computer Security COMREL Community Relations COMSEC Communications Security CONOPS Concept of Operations CONPLAN 1) Concept of Operations Plan 2) Contingency Plan 3) U.S. Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan (see NRP) CONUS Continental (or Contiguous) United States CONUSA Continental United States Army COO Chief Operating Officer COOP Continuity of Operations COP 1) Common Operating Picture 2) Chief of Party 3) Chief of Police COPS Community Oriented Policing Service COR Contracting Officers Representative CORE 1) Cadre of Response Employees 2) Cadre of On-call Response Employees 3) Citizens of Oakland Respond to Emergencies CORS Continuously Operating Reference Station(s) COS 1) Cash on Shipment 2) Chief of Staff COSIN Control Staff Instruction(s) COSO Chief of Staff Office/Operations COTHEN Customs Over-The-Horizon Enforcement Network COTP Captain of the Port COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative COTS Commercial Off-The-Shelf COUSCS Commercial Operations of the US Customs Service, Advisory Committee on COW Cellular-On-Wheels CP 1) Command Post 2) Control Point 3) Coordination and Planning CPA Coalition Provisional Authority CPAS Cellular Priority Access System CPAV Community Program Assistance Visit CPC Climate Prediction Center CPD Community Planning and Development CPE Contingency Planning Exchange CPG Civil Preparedness Guide CPHC Central Pacific Hurricane Center CPI Consumer Price Index cpm counts per minute CPO 1) Central Processing Office 2) Chief Procurement Officer CPOT Consolidated Priority Organization Target CPPA Certified Professional Property Administrator CPPM Certified Professional Property Manager CPPS Certified Professional Property Specialist CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPRM Checkpoint Resource Management CPS Certified Public Secretary CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSP Comprehensive Passenger Screening Profile CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design CPU Central Processing Unit CPX Command Post Exercise CR 1) Claims Representative 2) Community Relations 3) Congressional Relations 4) County Road CRAF Civil Reserve Air Fleet CRAMP Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program CRC 1) Contamination Reduction Corridor 2) Crisis Response Cell CRCL Civil Rights and Civil Liberties CRCPD Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors CRDC Cybersecurity Research & Development Center CREST Contingency Real Estate Support Team CREW Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup CRI Cities Readiness Initiative CRM Crisis (or Communications) Resource Manager CRO 1) Congressional Relations Officer 2) Community Reuse Organization CROP Common Relevant Operational Picture CRP 1) Conservation Reserve Program 2) Critical Review Phase CRREL (US Army) Cold Region Research and Engineering Laboratory CRS 1) Catholic Relief Services 2) Community Rating System 3) Community Relations Service 4) Congressional Research Service CRT Cathode Ray Tube CRTF Commander, Response Task Force CRUD Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete CRWG Crisis Response Working Group CRWRC Christian Reformed World Relief Committee CRYSYS Cryospheric System CRZ Contamination Reduction Zone CS 1) Chief of Staff 2) Chief Scientist [NOAA] CSA 1) Chief of Staff, Army 2) Community Services Administration CSAF Chief of Staff, Air Force CSBG Community Services Block Grant CSDGM Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata CSDP Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program CSEM Center for the Study of Emergency Management CSEPP Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program CSG 1) Council of State Governments 2) Counterterrorism Security Group CSH Combat Support Hospital CSHIB Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigation Board CSI 1) Container Security Initiative 2) Customer Satisfaction Index CSIL Commercial Satellite Imagery Library CSIRT Computer Security Incident Response Team CSIS 1) Canadian Security Intelligence Service 2) Center for Strategic International Studies 3) Credited Structures Inventory System CSM Chemical Surety Material CSMIP California Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program CSO 1) Chief Security Officer 2) Component Security Officer CSPI Critical Systems Protection Initiative CSREES Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service CST 1) Central Standard Time (GMT-6) 2) Civil Support Team (National Guard--for WMD) CSTARC Cyber Security Tracking, Analysis, & Response Center CSTE Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists CSU 1) Clearing-Staging Unit 2) Crime Scene Unit 3) Customer Satisfaction Unit CT Counterterrorism CTA Combined Travel Authorization CTAC Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee CTBT Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty CTC 1) Conference and Training Center 2) Counter-Terrorism Center CTD 1) Concept and Technology Development 2) Counterterrorist Division 3) Cumulative Trauma Disorder CTF Combined Task Force CTIA Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association CTJTF Counter-Terrorism Joint Task Force CTOC Containerized Tactical Operations Center CTOEM Connecticut Office of Emergency Management CTOTF Counter-Terrorism Operations Training Facility CTP Cooperating Technical Partners (Initiative) C-TPAT Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism CTS Cooperating Technical State CTUIR Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Cu Cubic CUREE Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering CUSEC Central United States Earthquake Consortium CUSP Central United States Partnership CV Combined Verification CVE Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVO Cascades Volcano Observatory CVP Citizenship Verification Procedures CVS Combined Verification Section CW 1) Chemical Warfare/Weapons 2) Continuous Wave CWA 1) Chemical Warfare Agent 2) Clean Water Act CWC Chemical Weapons Convention CWIN Cyberspace Warning Intelligence Network CWN Call When Needed CWS 1) Check Writing System 2) Church World Service CWU Church World United CY 1) Calendar Year 2) Cubic Yard CZM Coastal Zone Management CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act D2PC An Army computer dispersion modeling capability D2Puff An Army computer dispersion modeling capability that can factor in terrain and wind changes D/A Departments and Agencies DA 1) Damage Assessment 2) Declaration of Applicant 3) Department of the Army 4) District Attorney DAAMS Depot Area Air Monitoring System DAAC Distributed Active Archive Center DAC 1) Disaster Application/Assistance Center 2) Direct Air Carrier DACS Deportable Alien Control System (replaced by ERM) DAD Deputy Assistant Director DAE Disaster Assistance Employee(s) [aka SAE] DAEO Designated Agency Ethics Officer DALIS Disaster Assistance Logistics Information System DALO Disaster Area Liaison Officer DAMAGES Disaster Accountability Management System DAP Disaster Assistance Program(s) DA PAM Department of the Army Pamphlet DAR Designated Agency Representative DARCOM Development And Readiness Command DARIS Disaster Automated Reporting and Information System DARO Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office DARPA Defense Advanced Research Project(s) Agency DART 1) Daily Advisories/Risk and Threat 2) Damage Assessment Reconnaissance Team 3) Disaster Assessment and Recovery (or Response) Team 4) Disaster Assistance Response Team DASC Disaster Assistance Support Center DASH Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health DASHO Designated Agency Safety and Health Official DASP Disaster Assistance Support Program DAST Disaster Assessment Survey Team DAT Digital Audio Tape DAWG Disaster Attache Working Group DAWIA Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act DBA 1) Database Administrator 2) Design Basis Accident DBMS Database Management System DC 1) Direct Current 2) Dislocated Civilians 3) District of Columbia DCA 1) Defense Ammunition Center 2) Defense Communications Agency 3) Disaster Communication Agreement DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency DCAC Demilitarization Chemical Agent Concentrator DCAS Document Control and Accountability System DCC 1) Document Control Center 2) Donation Coordination Center DCCC Defense Collection Coordination Center DCD Deseret Chemical Depot DCE 1) Defense Coordinating Element 2) Disaster Communications Equipment DCEMA District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency DCE/MED TF Disaster Coordinating Element/ Medical Task Force DCI Director, Central Intelligence DCIS Defense Criminal Investigation Service DCLO Deputy Congressional Liaison Officer DCM Deputy Chief of Mission DCN Disaster Contractors Network DCO Defense Coordinating Officer DCP Development Concept Plan DCPS Digital Cartographic Production System DCS 1) Defense Communications System 2) Deputy Chief of Staff 3) Digital Control System DCT Donations Coordination Team DCWDB Direction, Control, and Warning Database DCX Direction and Control Exercise DD 1) Damaged Dwelling 2) Direct Dial DDD Direct Distance Dialing DDE Dynamic Data Exchange DDOS Distributed Denial of Service DDP Data-Derived Product DDRM Deputy Disaster Recovery Manager DEA 1) Data Exchange Agreement 2) Drug Enforcement Administration DEC 1) DCI Environmental Center 2) Director's Executive Council 3) Disasters Emergency Committee DECD Department of Economic and Community Development DECON Decontamination DED Department of Education DEFCON Defense Condition DELO Deputy Environmental Liaison Officer DEM 1) Department of Environmental Management 2) Digital Elevation Model 3) Division of Emergency Management DEMOB Demobilization or Demobilize DEO Detention Enforcement Officer DEP 1) Department of Environmental Protection 2) Domestic Emergency Preparedness DEPER Deployed Personnel Report DEPS Domestic Emergency Planning System DEPSEC Deputy Secretary DEPSECDEF Deputy Secretary of Defense DERC Damage Estimates, Ranges and Casualties DERF Defense Emergency Response Fund DERIS Domestic Emergency Response Information Services DES 1) Data Encryption Standard 2) Disaster Emergency Services 3) Division of Emergency Services DESCOM Depot System Command DEST Domestic Emergency Support Team(s) DEW Distant Early Warning DFA Direct Federal Assistance DFAIT Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade DFAS Defense Financial Accounting Service DFC Disaster Finance Center DFCO Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer DFIRM Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map DFO Disaster Field Office DFOM Disaster Field Operations Management DFRN Disaster Federal Register Notice DFSG Disaster Financial Services Group DFSR Disaster Financial Status Report DFTO Disaster Field Training Office (or Organization) DGCO Deputy Grant Coordinating Officer DG/CS Dangerous Goods/Cargo Security DGN Design (File) DGPS Differential Global Positioning System DH Disaster Housing DHA Disaster Housing Assistance DHC Disaster Housing Checkwriter DHCD Department of Housing and Community Development DHelp Disaster Help Web Site DHF Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever DHHS Department of Health and Human Services DHO Disaster Housing Officer DHP Disaster Housing Program DHS Department of Homeland Security [ESF-13] DHUD Department of Housing and Urban Development (also HUD) DIA Defense Intelligence Agency DIAO Deputy Individual Assistance Officer DID Direct Inward Dial DIDA Detection, Identification, and Assessment DIFAX Digital Facsimile DIHS Division of Immigration Health Services DII Defense Information Infrastructure DIL Derived Intervention Level DIMOS Drug Intelligence Method of Operation System DIR 1) Director 2) Domestic Imagery Requirement DIRC Disaster Information Resource Center DIRNSA Director, National Security Agency DIS Defense Investigative Service DISA Defense Information Systems Agency DISC Disaster Information Systems Clearinghouse DISCO Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office(r) DISN Defense Information System Network DISUM 1) Daily Intelligence Summary 2) Disaster Summary DLA Defense Logistics Agency DLG Digital Line Graph DLG-3 Digital Line Graph Level 3 DLL Dynamic-Link Library(ies) DLS Disaster Legal Services DM Disaster Management DMA 1) Defense Mapping Agency 2) Designated Market Area 3) Disaster Mitigation Act DMAC Disaster Management Advisory Committee DMAT Disaster Medical Assistance Team DMA2K Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (also called DMA 2000 or DMA) DMH Disaster Mental Health DMHT Disaster Mental Health Team DMI Disaster Management Interoperability DMIATF Data Management Improvement Act Task Force, INS DMI-Services Disaster Management Interoperability Services DMIS Disaster Management Information System DMORT Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team DMRIS Defense Medical Regulating Information System DMRS Data Management and Retrieval System DMS Dispatch Messaging System DMSS Defense Medical Surveillance System DMV Department of Motor Vehicles DNA 1) Defense Nuclear Agency 2) deoxyribonucleic acid DNAT Defense Nuclear Advisory Team DNF Did Not Finish DNR Department of Natural Resources DNS 1) Department of Nuclear Safety 2) Domain Name Server DO 1) Digital Orthophoto 2) Director of Operations DOA Dead On Arrival DOB 1) Date of Birth 2) Duplication of Benefits DOC 1) Department of Commerce 2) Department of Conservation 3) Department of Corrections 4) Department Operations Center 5) Discrete Organic Chemicals DOD or DoD Department of Defense DODD Department of Defense Directive DODESB Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board DODRDB DoD Resources Data Base DOE Department of Energy [ESF-12] DOEd Department of Education DOH Department of Health DOI Department of the Interior DOIM Director of Information Management DOJ Department of Justice [ESF-13] DOL Department of Labor DOLP Disaster Operations Leadership Program DOM Disaster Operations Manual DOMS Director of Military Support DON Donation(s) DONAT Donation(s) DOQ Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle DOS 1) Department of State 2) Disk Operating System DOT Department of Transportation DP Disaster Preparedness DPA 1) Deepwater Ports Act 2) Defense Production Act 3) Delegation of Procurement Authority DPAO 1) Deputy Public Affairs Officer 2) Deputy Public Assistance Officer DPAS Defense Priorities and Allocations System DPC Domestic Policy Council DPIG Disaster Preparedness Improvement Grant DPM Disintegrations Per Minute DPMU Disaster/Deployable Portable Morgue Unit DPMT Disaster Pediatric Medical Team DPOD Disaster Personnel Operations Division DPP 1) Disaster Processing Procedures 2) Domestic Preparedness Program DPPC Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners DPRE Displaced Persons, Refugees and Evacuees DPS Department of Public Safety DPW Department of Public Works DR 1) Disaster Declaration Number (alphabetic designation or precursor for) 2) Disaster Recovery 3) Disaster Response DRASH Deployable Rapid-Assembly Shelter DRAT District Response Advisory Team DRC Disaster Recovery Center DRD 1) Deputy Regional Director 2) Direct-Reading Dosimeter DRES Disaster Response Evaluation System DRF 1) Disaster Relief Fund 2) Disaster Response Force DRG 1) Digital Raster Graphic 2) District Response Group DRL Derived Response Levels DRM Disaster Recovery Manager DRO Detention and Removal Office DRSS Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards DRT Disaster Response Team (NIMA) DRTF Disaster Relief Task Force DRU 1) Direct Reporting Unit 2) Disaster Resistant Universities 3) Disaster Response Unit DSB Defense Science Board DSBCC Detection Systems for Biological & Chemical Countermeasures DSC Digital Selective Calling DSCA Defense Support to Civil Authority DSCO Deputy State Coordinating Officer DSCS Defense Satellite Communications System DSEA Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 DSEC Deputy Secretary DSFO Deputy Senior FEMA Official DSN Defense Switched Network DSO 1) Director of Site Operations 2) Disaster Safety Officer DSP Disaster Support Package DSR Damage Survey Report DSWA Defense Special Weapons Agency DTAPPS Disposable Toxicological Agent Personal Protection System DT&E Development Test and Evaluation DTE Disaster Temporary Employee(s) DTED Digital Terrain Elevation Data DTG Date-Time Group DTIC Defense Technical Information Center DTM Digital Terrain Model DTMS Disaster Transportation Management System DTO Drug Trafficking Organization DTOS Deployable Tactical Operations System DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency DTRG Defense (or DoD) Technical Response Group DTRIM Domestic Threat Reduction and Incident Management DTS Diplomatic Telecommunications Service DTSA Defense Technical Security Agency DU Dobson Unit DUA Disaster Unemployment Assistance DULL SWORD Nuclear safety deficiency DUNS Data Universal Numbering System DUS Deputy Under Secretary DUST OFF Medical Evacuation via Helicopter (slang) DV Distinguished Visitor DVA Department of Veterans Affairs DW Data Window DWG Drawing (file) DWI 1) Disaster Welfare Information (or Inquiry) 2) Driving While Intoxicated DWR Department of Water Resources DWT Dead Weight E 911 Enhanced 9-1-1 EA 1) Eastern Area 2) Emergency Action(s) 3) Energy Assurance 4) Enterprise Architecture 5) Environmental Assessment 6) External Affairs EAB 1) Enterprise Architecture Board 2) Exclusion Area Boundary EACC Eastern Area Coordination Center EACG Eastern Area Coordinating Group EACT Emergency Action and Coordination Team EAD 1) Employment Authorization Document 2) Executive Associate Director EADRCC Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center EAL Emergency Action Level EAM Emergency Action Message EAO 1) Emergency Action Officer 2) Energy Assurance Office (see also EA) EAP 1) Emergency Action Plan 2) Emergency Action Procedures 3) Employee Assistance Program EAR Emergency Alert Radio EARN Employer Assistance Referral Network EART Evening Advisory Risk Threat EAS Emergency Alert System (replaced EBS in 1997) EBR Endogenous Biological Regulators EBS Emergency Broadcast System (obsolete, see EAS) EBT Electronic Benefits Transfer EBW Exploding (or Electronic) Bridge Wire EC 1) Elevation Certificate 2) Emergency Coordinator 3) Extraordinary Circumstances ECA Earth-orbit Crossing Asteroid ECAPS Enterprise Coordination & Approval Processing System ECC Emergency Communications Center ECCS Emergency Core Cooling System ECCV Emergency Command and Control Vehicle ECD 1) Effective Cumulative Dose 2) Emergency Contacts Directory 3) Estimated Completion Date ECFG Emergency Coordination Functional Group ECG 1) Emergency Coordination Group 2) Exercise Control Group ECI Export-Controlled Information ECL Emergency Classification Level ECP Emergency Conservation Program ECS 1) Electronic Certification System 2) Emergency Communications Staff 3) Emergency Coordinating Staff ECSAP Electronic Crimes Special Agent Program ECT 1) Emergency Coordinating Team 2) Exercise Control Team ECTF Electronic Crimes Task Force ECWAG Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant ED 1) [Department of] Education 2) Effective Dose EDA Economic Development Administration EDAC Economic Defense Advisory Committee EDC 1) EROS Data Center 2) Energy Disruption Committee EDD Explosive Detection Device EDE Effective Dose Equivalent EDI Electronic Data Interchange EDIS Emergency Disaster Information System EDR 1) Economic Development Representative 2) External Data Request EDS Explosive Detection System(s) EDT Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4) EEE 1) Eastern Equine Encephalitis 2) Essential Evaluation Elements EEGL Emergency Exposure Guidance Level EEI Essential Elements of Information EEM Exercise Evaluation Methodology EENET Emergency Education Network (at NETC) EEO Equal Employment Opportunity EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EER Eligible Existing Resources EERI Earthquake Engineering Research Institute EET Emergency Evacuation Team EEX Employee Express EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EFAP Emergency Feed Assistance Program EFO Emergency Field Office EFP Emergency Feed Program EFS Emergency Food and Shelter EFSNB Emergency Food and Shelter National Board EFSP Emergency Food and Shelter Program EFT Electronic Funds Transfer E-Gov E-Gov is the use by the government of web-based Internet applications and other information technologies, combined with processes that implement these technologies. This term is also used to refer to the E-Gov agenda item in the President's Management Agenda (PMA), Presidential Priority E-Gov initiatives, and the E-Gov focus areas referenced in the FY 2004 President's Budget. EHM Earthquake Hazard Mitigation EHP Environmental/Historic Preservation EHS Extremely Hazardous Substance EIA Electronic Industries Alliance EICC Emergency Information and Coordination Center EIDA Executive Information and Display Area EIDL Economic Injury Disaster Loan EIIP Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership EIMA Emergency Information and Media Affairs EIO Emergency Information Officer EIPA Emergency Information and Public Affairs EIPT Exercise Integrated Process Team EIRS Emergency Information Retrieval System EIS 1) Emergency Information System 2) Environmental Impact Statement 3) Epidemiological Intelligence Service EIT Electronic and Information Technology EJ Environmental Justice ELC Engineering Logistics Center ELINT Electronic Intelligence ELO Environmental Liaison Officer ELR Employee Labor Relations ELT 1) Emergency Location Transmitter 2) Evacuation Liaison Team EM 1) Emergency Management (or Manager) 2) Exercise Manual EMA Emergency Management Agency EMAC Emergency Management Assistance Compact E-mail Electronic Mail EMAS Emergency Management Assessment System EMD 1) Electronic Monitoring Device 2) Emergency Management Director 3) Emergency Management Division EMERCOM Emergency Command EMERGCON Emergency Condition eMerge2 electronically Managing enterprise resources for government effectiveness and efficiency EMERS Emergency Management Exercise Reporting System EMI 1) Emergency Management Institute 2) Emergency Management Institute, Board of Visitors for the 3) Electromagnetic Interference EMIS Emergency Management Information System EML Environmental Measurements Laboratory EMNPP Emergency Management and National Preparedness Program EMOC Emergency Management Operations Center (or Course) EMP Electromagnetic Pulse EMPA Emergency Management Planning and Assistance EMPG Emergency Management Performance Grants EMPO Emergency Medical Preparedness Office EMPS Emergency Management Program Specialist EMPTY QUIVER Theft, seizure, or loss of a nuclear weapon or component EMR 1) Electromagnetic Radiation 2) Emergency Minimal Repair 3) Environmental Management Review EMRT Emergency Medical Response Team EMS 1) Emergency Management Specialist 2) Emergency Medical System [or Service(s)] EMSHG Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group EMSSA Emergency Medical Services System Act EMT 1) Emergency Management Team 2) Emergency Medical Technician EMT-P Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic EMWIN Emergency Managers Weather Information Network ENDEX End of Exercise ENR Environmental and Natural Resources ENS Emergency Notification Service ENSO El Nino / Southern Oscillation E.O. Executive Order of the President EO 1) Electro-Optical 2) Emergency Office 3) Environmental Officer 4) Executive Order 5) Exterior Orientation (Parameter) EOC 1) Emergency Operating Center/Emergency Operations Center 2) European Olympic Committee(s) EOD 1) Entered on Duty 2) Explosive Ordnance Disposal EOE Equal Opportunity Employer EOEA Executive Office of Environmental Affairs EOF 1) Emergency Operations/Operating Facility 2) End-of-File EO/IR Electro Optical/Infrared EOIR Executive Office for Immigration Review EOM End of Month EOO Emergency Operations Organization EOP 1) Emergency Operations/Operating Plan 2) Executive Office of the President 3) Extent of Play EOS 1) Earth-Observing System 2) Emergency Operations Software 3) Equation Of State EOT Emergency Operations Team EOV Emergency Operations Vehicle EOW Envelope of Water EP Electric Power EPA [United States] Environmental Protection Agency EPC Emergency Preparedness Canada EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act EPD Electronic Personnel Dosimeter EPG Emergency Planning Guide EPI Emergency Public Information EPIC 1) Emergency Preparedness Information Coordinator 2) Electronic Privacy Information Center ("No fly" list; epic.org) EPLO Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer EPO Environmental Protection Officer EPOC 1) Emergency Point(s) of Contact 2) Emergency Preparedness Operations Center EPP 1) Executive Potential Program 2) Emergency Preparedness Program EPPC Emergency Prevention and Preparedness Council EPPM Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Mobilization EPR or EP&R Emergency Preparedness and Response EPS Encapsulated PostScript EPZ Emergency Planning Zone EQPCE Earthquake Preparedness Center of Expertise EQUIP Earthquake Impacts Projection (Model) ER 1) Emergency Relief 2) Emergency Room 3) Equal Rights ERA Equal Rights Amendment ERAMS Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System ERB Economic Resources Board ERC Emergency Response Coordinator ERCG Emergency Response Coordination Group ERCP Emergency Response Concept Plan ERDA Energy Research and Development Administration ERDEC Edgewood Research, Development and Engineering Center ERF Emergency Response Facility ERG Emergency Relocation Group ERL Environmental Research Laboratories ERLink Emergency Response Link ERM 1) Elevation Reference Mark 2) Enforcement Removal Module (replaces DACS) ERMS Emergency Resource Management System ERN Emergency Response Network EROS Earth Resources Observing Satellite ERP 1) Elevation Reference Point 2) Emergency Response Plan 3) Expedited Removal Process ERPA Emergency Response Planning Area ERPG Emergency Response Guidelines ERPS Effluents Radiation Protection Section ERRO Emergency Response/Recovery Office (USACE) ERRS Emergency and Rapid Response Services ERS 1) Emergency Relocation Site 2) Executive Reporting System ERSAC Emergency Response Senior Advisory Committee ERT 1) Emergency Response Team 2) Environmental Response Team 3) Evidence Response Team ERT-A Emergency Response Team - Advance Element ERT-N National Emergency Response Team ERT-N-NCR National Emergency Response Team for the National Capital Region ERT-S Emergency Response Team Support Capability ERV Emergency Response Vehicle ERW Enhanced Radiation Weapon ES 1) Emergency Support 2) Environmental Specialist 3) Executive Secretariat ESA Endangered Species Act ESAP Energy Security and Assurance Program ESC Executive Steering Committee ESDP Engineering Study Data Package ESDPF Engineering Study Data Package Facility ESDRB Emergency Services and Disaster Relief Branch ESF Emergency Support Function(s) [see below] ESF 01 Transportation ESF 02 Communications ESF 03 Public Works and Engineering ESF 04 Firefighting ESF 05 Emergency Management ESF 06 Mass Care, Housing and Human Services ESF 07 Resource Support ESF 08 Public Health and Medical Services ESF 09 Urban Search and Rescue ESF 10 Oil and Hazardous Materials Response ESF 11 Agriculture and Natural Resources ESF 12 Energy ESF 13 Public Safety and Security ESF 14 Long-term Community Recovery and Mitigation ESF 15 External Affairs ESFLG Emergency Support Function Leaders Group ESGR Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve ESIC Earth Science Information Center ESN Electronic Serial Number ESP 1) Early Site Permit 2) Electric Service Priority ESSV Emergency Support Service Vehicle EST 1) Eastern Standard Time (GMT - 5) 2) Emergency Support Team ESTED Estimated Safe Time before Evacuation Decisions ET 1) End-of-Transect (Line) 2) Electronic Technician ETA 1) Estimated Time of Arrival 2) Employment and Training Administration ETC 1) et cetera 2) Emergency Transportation Center ETD 1) Estimated Time of Departure 2) Explosives Trace Detector ETE 1) Estimated Time Enroute 2) Evacuation Time Estimate ETIC Estimated Time in Commission ETIS Emergency Traffic Information System ETJ Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (Limits) ETO Exercise and Training Officer ETOC Emergency Tactical Operations Center ETRMS Emergency Transportation Resource Management System ETS Evacuation Time Study ETT Eligible Travel Trailer EU European Union EW Emergency Worker EWAC Emergency Worker and Assistance Center EWC Emergency Worker Center EWI Entry Without Inspection EWMDS Emergency Worker Monitoring and Decontamination Station EWO Emergency War Order EWP Emergency Watershed Protection EWRI Environmental and Water Resources Institute EXB Export-Import Bank EXORD Execution Order EXPLAN Exercise Plan FAA 1) Federal Aviation Administration 2) Foreign Assistance Act FAAS FEMA Automated Acquisition System FAAT 1) FEMA Acronyms, Abbreviations, & Terms 2) Fully Analytical Aerial Triangulation FAB FEMA Advisory Board FAC 1) Family Assistance Center 2) Financial Attack Center 3) Foreign Air Carrier FACA Federal Advisory Committee Act FACNET Federal Acquisition Network FADED GIANT Nuclear reactor radiological incident/ accident FAE Fuel Air Explosives FAEST Forward Area Emergency Support Trailers FAIH Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households FAIR 1) Fair Access to Insurance Requirements 2) [Refers to the] FAIR Act FAM Federal Air Marshal FAMA Fire Apparatus Manufacturer's Association FAMAS Facility Accreditation Management and Administration System FAMS Federal Air Marshal Service FANMAP FEMA Automated Network Management Program FAO 1) Federal Approving Officer (or Official) 2) Food & Agricultural Organization (UN) FAOC FEMA Alternate Operations Center FAPRS Federal Access Program Retrieval System FAQ(S) Frequently Asked Question(s) FAR 1) Federal Acquisition Regulation 2) Federal Aviation Regulations FARS Financial Accounting and Reporting System FAS 1) Foreign Agricultural Service 2) Freely Associated States FASSE Federal Agency Support Service Element FasT Field Assessment Team FAX Facsimile FBFM Flood Boundary and Floodway Map FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation [ESF-13] FBIIC Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee FBN Federal Base Network FBO Fixed Base Operator FBR Fast Breeder Reactor F-codes Charge codes for FEMA incidents FC 1) Fire Control 2) Fire Corps (Citizen Corps Program Partner administered by USFA) FCA Farm Credit Administration FCC 1) Federal Communications Commission 2) Federal Coordinating Center FCD Financial Crimes Division FCE Functional Capability Element FCIC Federal Crop Insurance Corporation FCIP Federal Crime Insurance Program FCIS Federal Crime Insurance System FCM Federal Communications Manager FCO Federal Coordinating Officer FCP 1) Field/Forward Command Post 2) Federal Center Plaza FCS 1) Food and Consumer Service 2) Farm Credit Service FCSA Fee-Charge System Administrator FCT Forward Coordinating Team FD 1) Fire Department 2) Foundation Data FDA Food and Drug Administration FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDL Forensic Documents Laboratory FDMS Federal Docketing Management System FDO Flight Deck Officer FDSS Federal Drug Seizure System FE Functional Exercise FEB 1) Federal Executive Board 2) Federal Executive Branch FEC Facility Emergency Coordinator FECA Federal Employees Compensation Act FECC Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator FedCIRC Federal Computer Incident Response Center FEDD Flood Elevation Determination Docket FED-STD Federal Standard FED - TRT Federal Tactical Response Team FEEA Federal Employee Education & Assistance FEFFLA Federal Employees Family Friendly Leave Act FEGLI Federal Employees Group Life Insurance FEHB Federal Employees Health Benefits FEI Federal Executive Institute FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency [ESF-5] FEMAAR Federal Emergency Management Agency Acquisition Regulation FEMIS Federal Emergency Management Information System FERC 1) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 2) FEMA Emergency Response Capability FESC Federal Emergency Support Coordinator FESHE Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education FEST Foreign Emergency Support Team FF Firefighter FFCD Full, Final, and Complete Disclosure FFDO Federal Flight Deck Officer FFE Federal Field Exercise FFI Financial Fraud Institute FFRDC Federally Funded Research & Development Center FGCC Federal Geodetic Coordinating Committee FGDC Federal Geographic Data Committee FHA 1) Federal Housing Administration 2) Flood Hazard Area(s) FHAR Flood Hazard Analyses Report FHBM Flood Hazard Boundary Map FHM Flood Hazard Mapping FHML Federal Hazardous Material Law FHWA Federal Highway Administration FIAB Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board FICC Federal Interagency Coordination Council FICEMS Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services FICO Flood Insurance Claims Office(r) FIDLER Field Instrument for the Detection of Low Energy Radiation FIMO Federal Incident Management Official FinCen Financial Center FIOC Federal Interagency Operations Center FIP Federal Information Processing FIPNC Flood Insurance Producers National Committee FIPS 1) Federal Information Processing Standards (Code) 2) FOIA Information Processing System FIR 1) Federal Inspection Report 2) Final Inspection Report 3) Flood Insurance Report FIRESAT Fire-Detection Satellite System (previously known as the Integrated Hazard Information System) FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map FIRM-DLG Flood Insurance Rate Map-Digital Line Graph FIRMR Federal Information Resources Management Regulation FIRST 1) Federal Incident Response Support Team 2) Federal Initial Response Support Team FIS Flood Insurance Study FISA Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act FISH Forensic Information System for Handwriting FIT 1) Failed Income Test 2) Financial Information Tool FLAG FEMA Logistics Advisory Group FLAR Forward Looking Airborne Radar FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Center FLEX Federal or FEMA Leadership Exercise FLIR Forward-Looking Infrared FLRA Federal Labor Relations Authority FLS Flood Statement FM 1) Financial Management 2) Force Module 3) Frequency Modulation FMA Floodplain Management Association FMAGP Fire Management Assistance Grants (or Grant Program) FMANA Fire Marshals Association of North America FMAP 1) Fire Management Assistance Program 2) Flood Mitigation Assistance Program FMC 1) Federal Management Circular 2) Federal Maritime Commission 3) Federal Mobilization Center 4) Fully Mission Capable FMCIMS Flood Map Center Inventory Management System FMCS Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMDC Flood Map Distribution Center FME Federally Managed Exercise FMH Federal Meteorological Handbook FmHA Farmers Home Administration FMHCSS Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act FMO Fire Management Officer FMR Fair Market Rental FMS Financial Management System FMSIS Flood Map Status Information Service FMT Field Monitoring Team FMV Fair Market Value FNARS FEMA National Radio System FNF Fixed Nuclear Facility(ies) FNS Food and Nutrition Services FOB Federal Office Building FOC 1) FEMA Operations Center 2) Forward Operations Center 3) Free Of Charge 4) Full Operating Capability FOD Foreign Object Damage FOF Field Operating Facility FOG Field Operating (or Operations) Guide FOIA Freedom of Information Act FONSI Finding Of No Significant Impact FORSCOM Forces Command FOS 1) Family of Services 2) Federal Operations Support FOSC Federal On-Scene Coordinator FOUO For Official Use Only FOV Field Of View FPA Federal Preparedness Agency (obsolete) FPC 1) Federal Power Commission 2) Federal Preparedness Circular FPDL Fire Protection Demonstration Lab FPEIS Federal Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement FPF Federal Policy Fee FPG Federal Preparedness Guide FPI Floodplain Information Report FPL Florida Power & Light FPMR Federal Property Management Regulation FPO 1) Federal Preservation Officer 2) Flood Potential Outlook FPS Federal Protective Service FR 1) Federal Register 2) Field Reference FRA Federal Railroad Administration FRB Federal Reserve Board FRC 1) Federal Records Center 2) Federal Regional Center 3) Federal Resource Coordinator 4) Federal Response Center FRCA Findings Requiring Corrective Action FRCM FEMA Regional Communications Manager FRD Formerly Restricted Data FRERP Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan FRID Flood Risk Directory FRMAC Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center FRMAP Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Plan FRMT Field Radiological Monitoring Team FRN 1) Federal Register Notice 2) Federal Reserve Note 3) FEMA Radio Network FRO Flood Response Office FRP Federal Response Plan (now NRP) FRPCC Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee FRPG Federal Response Planning Guidance FRS 1) Federal Reserve System 2) Federal Response Subcommittee FRSA Federal Railroad Safety Act FRSSB Facilities Radiological Safety and Safeguards Branch FRTIB Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board FRZ Flight Restricted Zone FS 1) Feasibility Study 2) [United States] Forest Service [ESF-4] FSA 1) Farm Service Agency 2) Fire Suppression Assistance 3) Forward Staging Areas FSAR Final Safety Analysis Report FSB Forward Support Base FSC 1) Federal Support Center 2) FEMA Storage Center FSD 1) Federal Security Director 2) Forensic Services Division FSDO Flight Service District Office FSE Full-Scale Exercise FSG Financial Services Group FSH Forest Service Handbook FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIU Field Support Intelligence Unit FSL Federal, State, Local FSLIC Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation FSM Federated States of Micronesia FSN 1) Federal Stock Number 2) FEMA Switched Network FSO Free Space Optics FSR Financial Status Report FSS 1) Family Support Services 2) Federal Supply Service FSSA Flight School Security Awareness F&STD Fire and Safety Test Detachment FSTS Federal Secure Telephone System FSVS FEMA Secure Video System ft foot/feet FT Full-Time FTA Federal Transit Administration FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas FTC 1) Federal Trade Commission 2) Federal Training Coordinator 3) Field Team Coordinator FTD Federal Travel Directory FTE Full-Time Equivalent ft/min feet per minute ft3/min cubic feet per minute FTO Foreign Terrorist Organizations FTP File Transfer Protocol FTS 1) Federal Telecommunications (or Telephone) System (or Service) 2) Forms Tracking System FTSS Federal Training Support Staff FTTTF Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force FTX Field Training Exercise FW Fire Weather FWAN FEMA Wide Area Network FWCA Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act FWD Forward FWP Federal Women's Program FWPCA Federal Water Pollution Control Act FWS (U.S.) Fish and Wildlife Service FY Fiscal Year FYHSP Future Years Homeland Security Program FYI For Your Information FZ Flood Zone FZDC Flood Zone Determination Company GA General Adjuster GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAS Generally Accepted Auditing Standards GAAWG General Aviation Airports Working Group GACC Geographic Area Coordination Center GA/FBO General Aviation/Fixed-Base Operations gal gallon GAMA General Aviation Manufacturers Association GANTSEC Greater Antilles Section GAO General Accounting Office GAR Governor's Authorized Representative GB Gigabyte GBL Government/General Bill of Lading GBPS Gigabytes Per Second GC General Counsel (see also OGC) GCCS Global Command and Communications System GCE Government Cost Estimate GCF Ground Concentration Factor GCO Grant Coordinating Officer GCOS Global Climate Observing System GCS Ground Control Station GDIN Global Disaster Information Network GDNP Gross Domestic National Product GDS Geographic Display System GDSS Global Decision Support System GDT Ground Data Terminal Ge (Li) Lithium Drifted Germanium GE General Emergency GEMA Georgia Emergency Management Agency GEMINI Global Emergency Management Information Network Initiative GEMS Global Emergency Management System GETS Government Emergency Telecommunications System/Service GeoTIFF Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format GFE Government-Furnished Equipment GFI Government-Furnished Information GFIP Group Flood Insurance Policy GFIRST Government Forum of Incident Response and Security Team GFM 1) Generic Financial Module (NEMIS) 2) Government-Furnished Material GGI&S Global Geospatial Information and Services GHAD Geologic Hazard Abatement District GI 1) Geographic Information 2) Ground Infantry GIL Grant-In-Lieu GILS Government Information Locator Service, GIS Geographic Information System(s) GIWW Gulf Intracoastal Waterway GLPAC Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee GLWRM Great Lakes Wave Runup Model G-M Geiger-Mueller (radiation detector) GM Guidance Memorandum GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMF Government Master File GMO genetically modified organism GMR Graduated Mobilization Response GMT Greenwich Mean Time (aka ZULU Time) GNIS Geographic Names Information System GOALS Government On-Line Accounting Link System GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOGO Government-Owned, Government-Operated GOSC Global Operations Security Center GOTS Government Off-The-Shelf GOV Government Owned Vehicle GPL 1) General Population Level 2) General Population Limit GPLD Government Property Lost or Damaged GPM gallons per minute GPMRC Global Patient Movement Requirements Center GPO Government Printing Office GPRA Government Performance and Results Act GPS Global Positioning System GRASS Geographic Resources Analysis and Support System GRP Grant Reporting Portal GRS Geodetic Reference System GS 1) General Schedule 2) Geological Survey 3) Geo-Stationary GSA General Services Administration GSAAR General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation GSACR GSA Communications Representative GSE Government-Sponsored Enterprise GST Ground Support Team GTA 1) Government Travel Account 2) Government Travel Authorization GTM Government Technical Monitor GTR 1) Government Technical Representative 2) Government Transportation Request GTS Global Telecommunications System GUI Geographical User Interface GVO Green Vinyl Overboot GWA Government Wide Accounting h (also hr) hour HA Housing Assistance HADT Hawaiian Daylight Time (GMT - 9) HAG Highest Adjacent Ground [grade] HAI Human Affairs International HALE High Altitude Long Endurance (see also MALE) HAN Health Alert Network HARN High Accuracy Reference Network HARTline Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (Florida) HAST 1) Hawaiian Standard Time (GMT - 10) 2) Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team HAWAS Hawaiian Warning System HAZMAT Hazardous Material(s) HAZMIN Hazard Minimization HAZMIT Hazard Mitigation HAZUS Hazards - United States HAZUS-MH Hazards - United States (Multi-Hazard) HAZWOPER Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response HBX High-Blast Explosive HC Health Canada HCF Height Correction Factor HCFA Health Care Financing Administration HCO Human Capital Office HCTS Hazardous Cargo Transportation Security HD Hurricane Day Hdbks Handbooks HDD Heating Degree Days HDP Hurricane Destruction Potential HE High Explosive HEAR Hospital Emergency Administrative Radio HEC Hydrologic Engineering Center HEICS Hospital Emergency Incident Command System HELP Health Emergencies in Large Populations HEMP High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse HEPA High Efficiency Particulate Air (as in filters) HERN Hospital Emergency Radio Network HERT Hospital Emergency Response Team HES Hurricane Evacuation Study HET Headquarters Emergency Transportation HEU Highly Enriched Uranium HEW Health, Education, and Welfare HF 1) High Frequency 2) hydrogen fluoride HF/SSB High Frequency / Single Side Band H&H 1) Hydraulics and Hydrology 2) Hydrologic and Hydraulic (Analyses) HHA High Hazard Area HHC Headquarters and Headquarters Company HHD Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment HHMD Hand-Held Metal Detector HHS Health and Human Services, Department of [ESF-8] HHSEOC Health and Human Services Emergency Operations Center HIC Hydrologist-in-Charge HIDTA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area HIP Housing Improvement Program HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIRA Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment HITRON Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron HL 1) Hotline 2) Help Line HLS 1) Hurricane Local Statement 2) Homeland Security HLT Hurricane Liaison Team HLW High-Level Waste HM 1) Hazard Mitigation 2) Hazardous Materials HMAC Hazardous Materials Advisory Council HMC Hazard Mitigation Coordinator HME Health, Medical, and Environmental HMEP Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness HMGP Hazard Mitigation Grants Program HMIX Hazardous Materials Information Exchange HMMWV Highly Mobile Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle HMRU Hazardous Materials Response Unit (FBI) HMST Hazard Mitigation Survey Team HMTA Hazardous Materials Transportation Act HMTAP Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Program (or Plan) HMTUSA Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act HNAT Human Needs Assessment Team HOB Height of Burst HOH Head Of Household HOO [NRC] Headquarters Operations Officer HOPWA Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS HOTMAC High Order Turbulence Model for Atmospheric Circulation HP 1) Hewlett-Packard 2) Historic Preservation 3) Hurricane Program HPAC Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability HPC Hydrometeorological Prediction Center HPRP Home Protection Roofing Program HPSI High Pressure Safety Injection HPT Health Physics Technician HQ Headquarters HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army HQUSACE Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers HR 1) Home Repair 2) House of Representatives 3) Human Resources HRCQ Highway Route Controlled Quantity HRD Human Resources Division HRDI High Resolution Doppler Imager HRMS Human Resources Management System HRPT High Resolution Picture Transmission HRT Hostage Rescue Team HRV Human Rights Violator/Violation HS 1) Homeland Security 2) Human Services HSAC Homeland Security Advisory Council HSARPA Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency HSAS Homeland Security Advisory System HSC 1) Health Service Command 2) Homeland Security Center 3) Homeland Security Council (formerly OHS) HSDN High Seas Drift Nets HSEEP Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program HSIA Homeland Security Industry Alliance HSIN Homeland Security Information Network (see JRIES) HSIPP Homeland Security Integrated Planning Process HSLD Historic Shoreline Location Database HSO Human Services Officer HSOC Homeland Security Operations Center HSPCD Historic Shoreline Positional Change Database HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSS 1) Health Service Support 2) Hyperspectral Sensor System HSTF Homeland Security Task Force HSTTIG Homeland Security Terrorist Threat Intelligence Group HSUS The Humane Society of the United States HTGR High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor HTML HyperText Markup Language HUB Historically Underutilized Business HUD Housing and Urban Development, Department of HUG HAZUS User Group HUMINT Human Intelligence HURCON Hurricane Condition HUREVAC Hurricane Evacuation HVA Hazard Vulnerability Analysis HVAC Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning HVT High Value Target HWC Health and Welfare Canada HWL High Water Line HWM High Water Mark HWR Heavy Water Reactor Hz Hertz (cycle per second) I 1) Individual/Family 2) Iodine Exposure Intensity IA 1) In and Around 2) Individual Assistance 3) Information Analysis 4) Information Assurance 5) Inter-agency 6) Internal Affairs 7) International Affairs (see OIA) IAA Interagency Agreement IAB Interagency Board IAC (DoD) Information Analysis Center IACG Interagency Airspace Coordination Guide IACNDR Inter-American Committee for Natural Disaster Reduction IACP International Association of Chiefs of Police IAE Integrated Acquisition Environment (eGovernment Initiative) IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IAEM International Association of Emergency Managers IAFC International Association of Fire Chiefs IAFF International Association of Fire Fighters IAFIS Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAG Interagency Advisory Group IAI International Association for Identifications IAIP Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection [DHS Directorate] IAM Incident Activity Manager IAO Individual Assistance Officer IAP Incident Action Plan IARLJ International Association of Refugee Law Judges IARR Interagency Resource Representative IASIR International Association of Security and Investigative Regulators IAT Incident Assessment Team IATA International Air Transport Association IATBOG Interagency Airtankers Base Operations Guide IAW In accordance with IBA Incident Business Advisor IBAD Interim Biological Agent Detector IBC International Broadcast Center IBD Improvised Biological Device IBDS Integrated Biological Detection System IBET Integrated Border Enforcement Team IBHS Institute for Business and Home Safety IBIS Interagency Border Inspection System IBS Integrated Baseline System IBT International Brotherhood of Teamsters IBWA International Bottled Water Association IC 1) Incident Command/Commander 2) Information Collection 3) Intelligence Community ICAF Industrial College of the Armed Forces ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICAP Incident Communications Action Plan ICBM Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ICC 1) Incident Command Center 2) Increased Cost of Compliance 3) Intelligence Control Center 4) International Code Council ICCB Intergovernmental Consultation and Coordination Board(s) ICCOH Interagency Coordinating Committee On Hurricanes ICD 1) Improvised Chemical Device 2) Infrastructure Coordination Division 3) Institute of Chemical Defense ICE 1) Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Bureau of (also called BICE) 2) Interoperable Communications Equipment ICER Incident Communications Emergency Reference ICF 1) Incident Command Facility 2) Insulating Concrete Forms ICGP Interoperable Communications Grant Program ICIMPP Integrated Civilian Industrial Mobilization Planning Process ICISF International Critical Incident Stress Foundation ICITAP International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program ICMA International City/County Management Association ICMOP Integrated CONUS Medical Operations Plan ICODS Interagency Committee on Dam Safety ICP 1) Incident Command Post 2) Information Collection Plan 3) Integrated Cargo Processing ICPACC Incident Communications Public Affairs Coordination Committee ICPAE Interagency Committee on Public Affairs in Emergencies ICPO (see INTERPOL) ICPS Integrated Card Production System ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection ICS 1) Incident Command System 2) Initial Contingency Staff ICSSC Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction ICU 1) Information Coordination Unit 2) Incident Crisis Unit 3) Intensive Care Unit ICWW Intracoastal Waterway ID 1) Identification credentials 2) Infectious Disease IDE Intrusion Detection Equipment [see IDS] IDEM Iowa Department of Emergency Management IDENT Automated Biometric Fingerprint Identification System IDEX Image Data Exploitation (System) IDIQ Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity IDLH Immediate Danger to Life and/or Health IDP Imagery-Derived Product IDPP Infectious Disease Prevention Program IDR Institute for Disaster Research IDS 1) Information Display System 2) Integrated Deepwater System 3) Intrusion Detection System IE Initial Elevation (Line) IEA 1) Immigration Enforcement Agent 2) International Energy Agency IEC 1) InterExchange Carrier 2) Integrated Exploitation Capability IED 1) Improvised Explosive Device 2) Incendiary Explosive Device IEMA Illinois Emergency Management Agency IEMC Integrated Emergency Management Course IEMG International Emergency Management Group IEMIS Integrated Emergency Management Information System IEMS Integrated Emergency Management System IEP Ingestion Exposure Pathway IEVS Income Eligibility Verification System IF Inland Fetch (Line) IFALPA International Federation of Airline Pilots Association IFB Invitation for Bid IFG Individual and Family Grant IFGP Individual and Family Grant Program IFLOWS Integrated Flood Observing and Warning System IFMIS Integrated Financial Management Information System IFPA Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc. IFR 1) Instrument Flight Rules 2) Interim Final Rule IFSAR Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar IFTP Internet Forensic Training Program IG 1) Inspector General (see also OIG) 2) Instructor Guide IGE Independent Government Estimate IGPT Interagency Geospatial Preparedness Team IH 1) Inhalation 2) Intense Hurricane IHC 1) Interagency Hotshot Crew 2) International Hurricane Center IHD Intense Hurricane Day IHE Insensitive High Explosive IHMT Interagency Hazard Mitigation Team IHOG Interagency Helicopter Operation Guide IHP Individuals and Households Program IHS Indian Health Service IIC 1) Interagency Intelligence Cell 2) Investigator in Charge IICT Interagency Intelligence Committee on Terrorism IIFC Information/Intelligence Fusion Center III Interstate Identification Index IIMG Interagency Incident Management Group IIOM Install, Integrate, Operate, and Maintain IIPLR Insurance Institute for Property Loss Reduction IIPO Information Integration Program Office IIS [Microsoft] Internet Information Server IIT Incident Investigation Team IITP Internet Investigations Training Program ILE Installations, Logistics & Environment ILEA International Law Enforcement Academy ILS Integrated Logistics Support IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentee IMAAC Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center IMAC Infrastructure Monitoring, Analysis, and Coordination IMC 1) Instrument Meteorological Conditions 2) Interim Message Change 3) International Mechanical Code 4) International Medical Corps IMCS Incident Management Communications Systems IMG Information Management Group IMINT Imagery Intelligence IMO International Maritime Organization IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card IMRD Information Management and Requirements Division IMS 1) Incident Management System 2) Information Management System 3) Intelligence Management System IMSR Incident Management Situation Report IMSuRT International Medical Surgical Response Team IMT 1) Incident Management Team 2) Integrated Management Team IMU Inertial Measurement Unit INA Immigration and Nationality Act IND Improvised Nuclear Device INEEL Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory INER Interagency National Executive Reserve INES International Nuclear Event Scale INF 1) Infrastructure 2) Immediate Needs Funding INFO Information INFOSEC Information Security INMARSAT International Maritime Satellite INPO Institute for Nuclear Power Operations INPHO Information Network for Public Health Officials INRP Initial National Response Plan INS 1) Immigration and Naturalization Service 2) Inertial Navigation System 3) Insurance INSARAG International Search and Rescue Advisory Group Insp Inspection INTERCOM Internal Communications INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization IOC 1) Initial Operational Capability 2) International Olympic Committee IOF 1) Initial Operating Facility 2) Interim Operating Facility IOR Initial Operating Report IOS International Organization for Standardization I&P or I/P Information and Planning IP 1) Implementing Procedure 2) Information and Planning 3) Infrastructure Protection IPC 1) Interagency Planning Committee 2) International Paralympic Committee IPE 1) Integrated Performance Evaluation 2) Integrated Process Evaluation IPFO Interim Principle Federal Official IPIA Improper Payments Information Act IPP Imminent Peril to the Public IPR 1) In-Process (or In-Progress) Review 2) Initial Projections Report 3) Intellectual Property Rights IPS 1) Information and Planning Section 2) Information Processing System 3) International Port Security IPSCOM Imagery Policy and Security Committee IPT 1) Integrated Process Team 2) Integrated Product Teams 3) Integrated Project Team IPZ Ingestion Pathway Zone IR Infrared IRAC Interagency Radiological Assistance Committee IRB 1) Information Resources Board 2) Investment Review Board IRBM Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile IRC 1) International Residential Code 2) Information Resources Center IRF Initial Response Force IRFC Initial Response Force Commander IRI Industrial Research Institute IRIS Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology IRM Information Resources Management IRMS Information Resources Management Service IRP 1) Institutional Removal Program 2) Interior Repatriation Program 3) Investment Review Process IRPMR Information Resources Procurement and Management Review IRR Initial Response Resource(s) IRS Internal Revenue Service IRT 1) Independent Review Team 2) Initial Response Team IRZ Immediate Response Zone IS 1) Information Security 2) Information System(s) 3) Infrastructure Support 4) Inspection Services ISA Incident Staging Area ISAAG Information Systems Architectural Advisory Group ISABP International South Atlantic Buoy Program ISAC 1) Information Sharing and Analysis Center 2) Infrastructure Sector Advisory Committee ISACA Information Systems Audit and Control Association ISAO Information Sharing and Analysis Organization ISAR Inspection Services Activity Report ISC 1) Inspection Services Coordinator 2) Interstate Commerce ISCS International Satellite Communications Systems ISD Infrastructure Services Division ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network ISDR International Strategy for Disaster Reduction ISEMA Indiana State Emergency Management Agency ISI Immigration Security Initiative ISIP Initial Strategy Implementation Plan ISIS Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System ISMA International Security Management Association ISO 1) Incident Support Organization 2) Insurance Services Office 3) International Standards Organization ISOC 1) Information Security Oversight Committee 2) Interagency SEAT Operations Guide ISOO Information Security Oversight Office ISP 1) Immediate Services Program 2) Information Security Program 3) Information Systems Plan 4) Intensive Supervision Program 5) Interagency Security Plan 6) Internet Service Provider ISPAG Information Systems Policy Advisory Group ISR Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ISSA Information Systems Security Association ISSP Information Systems Security Program IST Incident Support Team IST-A Incident Support Team - Advance Element I-STAFF DHS Headquarters Operational Integration Staff ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act ISTL Incident Support Team Leader ISTS Institute for Security Technology Studies ISVB Imagery Science Validation Board IT Information Technology ITA 1) Information Technology Architecture 2) Integrated Transport Analysis ITAA Information Technology Association of America ITAAC Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulations ITC 1) Information Technology Committee 2) Information Technology Coordinator 3) International Trade Commission ITD International Training Division ITDS International Trade Data System I-Team 1) Incident Team 2) Intelligence Team ITED IFSAR Terrain Elevation Data ITF Intelligence Task Force ITI International to International ITIC International Tsunami Information Center ITM Inspection Transfer Manager ITMRA Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 I-TRAP Interagency Terrorism Response Awareness Program ITS 1) Information Technology Services 2) Intelligent Transportation System(s) ITSD Information Technology Services Directorate ITSH Internal Transport, Storage, and Handling ITV In-Transit Visibility ITWG International Technical Working Group IVD Interactive Video Disk IVHHN International Volcanic Health Hazard Network IVR Interactive Voice Response I&W Indications and Warning IWIN Interactive Weather Information Network IWP Integrated Warning Program JAARS Joint After-Action Reporting System JAC Joint Advisory Committee JACADS Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System JACE Joint Assessment of Catastrophic Events JAD Joint Application Development JAG 1) Joint Action Group 2) Judge Advocate General (DoD) JANAP Joint Army-Navy-Air Force Publication JATS Joint Air Transportation System JAWAS Joint Automated Weather Observing System JBPDS Joint Biological Point Detection Systems JCAH Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCC Joint Coordination Center JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff JDCC Joint Data Coordination Center JDISS Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System JDOMS Joint Director of Military Support JECG Joint Exercise Control Group JEEP Joint Emergency Evacuation Plan JEMP Joint Exercise Management Program JEOC Joint Emergency Operations Center JFACC Joint Force Air Component Commander JFC Joint Force Commander JFCOM Joint Forces Command JFHQ-HLS Joint Forces Headquarters - Homeland Security JFLCC Joint Force Land Component Commander JFO Joint Field Office JHAT Joint Hazardous Assessment Team JHEC Joint Hazard Evaluation Center JI Johnston Island JIACG Joint Interagency Coordination Group JIALO Joint Interagency Liaison Officer JIATF Joint Interagency Task Force JIB Joint Information Bureau JIC 1) Joint Information Center 2) Joint ICE Center 3) Joint Intelligence Center JICPAC Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific JIISE Joint Interagency Intelligence Support Element JIMPP Joint Industrial Mobilization Planning Process JIOC Joint Investigative Operations Center JIS Joint Information System JIT 1) Job Instruction Training 2) Just In Time JMC Joint Movement Center JMFU Joint METOC Forecast Unit JMIP Joint Military Intelligence Program JMMO Joint Medical Mobilization Office JMRO Joint Medical Regulating Office JMT Joint Management Team (combination of IST and MST - US&R and DMAT or NDMS) JNACC Joint Nuclear Accident Coordinating Center JOA Joint Operational Area JOC Joint Operations Center JOPES Joint Operations Planning and Execution System JPAC Joint Planning Augmentation Cell (for CBIRF) JPATS Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group JPIC Joint Public Information Center JPMRC Joint Patient Movement Requirements Center JPMT Joint Patient Movement Team JPO Joint Program Office JRERP Joint Radiological Emergency Response Plan JRIES Joint Regional Information Exchange System (see HSIN) JRMP Joint Regional Medical Planner JRMPO Joint Regional Medical Planning Office JRS Joint Reporting System JRT Joint Response Team JSCP Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan JSOTF Joint Special Operations Task Force JSTARS Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System JTA Jacksonville Transportation Authority JTF Joint Task Force JTF-CM Joint Task Force - Consequence Management JTF-CS Joint Task Force - Civil Support JTF-FF Joint Task Force - Firefighter NTF-NCR Joint Task Force - National Capital Region JTOT 1) Joint Tactical Operations Team 2) Joint Technical Operations Team JTPA Job Training Partnership Act JTR Joint Travel Regulations JTRB Joint Telecommunications Resources Board JTTF Joint Terrorism Task Force JTWC Joint Typhoon Warning Center JWICS Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System JWID Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration k kilo KAPP Key Asset Protection Program (obsolete; see CAAP) kB Kilobyte Kb Kilobit kBPS Kilobits Per Seconds KBRM Knowledge-Based Risk Management KCCO Kansas City Commodity Office KD Knocked Down KDEM 1) Kansas Department of Emergency Management 2) Kentucky Department of Emergency Management KDP Key Decision Point kg kilogram kHz kiloHertz km kilometer kN kilo-Newton KSA Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities KT Kiloton kV kilovolt KVERT Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruptions Response Team kW Kilowatt(s) kWh kilowatt hour L Locality LA Legislative Affairs (see OLA) LAC Local Assistance Center(s) LAG Lowest Adjacent Ground [grade] LAN Local Area Network LANDSAT Land Satellite LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network LAO Lead Agency Official LAW Light Antitank Weapon lb pound LBAD Lexington Blue Grass Army Depot lbf pound force L-CAR Local Capability Assessment for Readiness LCAT Logistics Closeout Assistance Team LCCE Life Cycle Cost Estimate LCM Life Cycle Management LCO Limiting Condition for Operation LCT Liaison Coordination Team LD Lethal Dose LDR Lutheran Disaster Response LDS Lightning Detection System LDW Last Day Worked LE Law Enforcement LEA 1) Law Enforcement Agency 2) Light Enforcement Aircraft LEADERS Lightweight Epidemiology Advanced Detection and Emergency Response System LEC Local Exchange Carrier LeeTran Lee County Transit Authority (Florida) LEGAT Legal Attache LEH Light Enforcement Helicopter LEL 1) Lower Explosive Limit 2) Lowest Effect Level LEM Local Emergency Management LEMA Local Emergency Management Authority LEOC Local Emergency Operations Center LEP 1) Leadership Excellence Program 2) Limited English Proficiency LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee LEPPC Local Emergency Prevention and Preparedness Council LERN Law Enforcement Radio Net LERT Logistics Emergency Response Team LESC Law Enforcement Support Center LESO Law Enforcement Security Officer LETPP Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program LETS Law Enforcement Telecommunications System LEU Low-Enriched Uranium LEVEL 1 EST Full EST activation level (NRCC) LEVEL 2 EST Intermediate EST activation level (NRCC) LEVEL 3 EST Minimal EST activation level (NRCC) LEWG Law Enforcement Working Group LF 1) Linear Foot 2) Low Frequency LFA Lead Federal Agency LFD Letter of Final Determination LFE Lowest Floor Elevation LFEOC Local Federal Emergency Operations Center LFFE Lowest Finished Flood Elevation LFO Lead Federal Official LFP Livestock Feed Programs LH Local Hire LHA/LHD Landing Helicopter - Assault/ Landing Helicopter - Deck LHD Local Health Department LHMC Local Hazard Mitigation Coordinator LHR Limited Home Repair LHW Last Hour Worked LIBSYS Library System LID Low-Impact Development LIDAR Light Detection and Ranging (system) LIDEF Levee Inventory Data Entry Form LIFE Legal Immigration Family Equity LIHEAP Low Income Household Energy Assistance Program LIMFAC Limiting Factor LIMS 1) Laboratory Information Management System 2) Logistics Information Management System LISS Linear Imaging and Self-Scanning LLEA Local Law Enforcement Agency LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLP Limited Liability Partnership LLW Low-Level Waste LLWS Low-Level Wind Shear LM Logistics Management LMDC Lower Manhattan Development Corporation LMF Logistics Management Facility LMFBR Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor LMR Living Marine Resource LNG Liquefied Natural Gas LNO Liaison Officer LOA Letter of Agreement LOAEL Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level LOC 1) Letter of Credit 2) Library of Congress 3) Line of Communication LOCA Loss-Of-Coolant Accident LOC-TFCS Letter of Credit - Treasury Financial Communications System LODR Letter of Determination Review LOEP Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness LOG Logistics LOI 1) Letter of Intent 2) Letter of Instruction LOMA Letter of Map Amendment LOMC Letter of Map Change LOMC-VALID Letter of Map Change Revalidation LOMR Letter of Map Revision LOMR-F Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill LOS Line-of-Sight LOSA Logistical Operations Staging Area LOSSEST Loss Estimation LOU Limited Official Use LPDP Livestock Preservation Donation Program LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPN Licensed Practical Nurse LPOC Last Port of Call LPPC Local Preparedness and Prevention Council LPR Lawful Permanent Resident LPZ Low Population Zone LR Limited Response LR-BSDS Long Range Biological Standoff Detection System LRC 1) Learning Resource Center 2) Logistics Readiness Center LRFD Load and Resistance Factor Design LRIP Low Rate Initial Production LRMP Long Range Management Plan LRN Laboratory Response Network LRU Lowest Replaceable Unit LS 1) Logistics Support 2) Lump Sum LSC 1) Legal Services Corporation 2) Life Support Center LSCAD Lightweight Standoff Chemical Agent Detector LSG Large Scale Game(s) LSS 1) Laboratory Scientific Services 2) Life Support System LSV Logistical Staging Vehicle LT or Lt or Lieut Lieutenant LTATP Land Transportation Anti-terrorism Training Program LTD Limited LTL Less-than Truckload LTR Long Term Recovery LULC Land Use and Land Cover LWF Lutheran World Federation LWOP Leave Without Pay LWR Light-Water Reactor LYNX Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority LZ Landing Zone MA 1) Marshalling Area 2) Mission Assignment MAA Mutual Aid Agreement MAAD Mobile Asset Activities Document MAC 1) Mapping & Analysis Center 2) Mission Assignment Coordinator 3) Monitoring and Analysis Coordinator 4) Multi-Agency Command 5) Multiple award contract MACA Military Assistance to Civil Authorities MACC 1) Multi-Agency Coordination Center 2) Multi Agency Crime Center MACDIS Military Assistance for Civil Disturbances MACGp Multi-Agency Coordination Group MACOM Major Command MACS Multi-Agency Coordination System MAEC Mid-America Earthquake Center MAELU Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters MAF Master Appropriation File MAFFS Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System MAGIC Mid-America GIS Council MALE Medium Altitude Long Endurance (see also HALE) MANPADS Man-Portable Air Defense Systems MAR Monthly Accomplishments Report MARAC Mutual Aid Regional Advisory Committee MARAD Maritime Administration MARC Maryland Rail Commuter MAREP Marine Report MARR Mission Assignment Reimbursement Request MARS 1) Military Affiliated Radio System 2) Mobile Analytical Response System 3) Multifunction Acquisition and Reporting System MARSA Military Assumes Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft MARSEC Maritime Security MarshMALLOW Marsh Management Activities for Learning the Lifestyles of Wildlife MART Morning Advisory Risk Threat (see also DART and EART) MAS Mapping Activity Statement MASF Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility MASH Mobile Army Surgical Hospital MASINT Measurement and Signature Intelligence MAST Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic MAT Mobilization Assistance Team MATES Mobilization and Training Equipment Site MATRIX Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange MATTS Mobile Air Transportable Telecommunications System mb Millibar MB Megabyte MBA 1) Master of Business Administration 2) Mortgage Bankers Association MBO Management by Objectives MBPS Megabytes Per Second MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act MC 1) Marine Corps 2) Master of Ceremonies 3) Member of Congress 4) Mobilization Center MCA Multichannel Analyzer MCC 1) Major Cities [police] Chiefs 2) Master Control Cell 3) Mobility Control Center 4) Movement Coordination Center 5) Mission Control Center MCD Medical Crew Director MCE Maximum Credible Event MCEER Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research MCF 1) Mass Care and Feeding 2) Movement Coordination Function MCI Mass Casualty Incident MCMC Mid-Continent Mapping Center MCMT Mobilization Center Management Team MCO MERS Coordination Office MCOC Marine Corps Operations Center MCR Military Communications Representative MCS Movement Coordination System MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety and Assistance Program MCU Movement Coordination Unit MCV Mobile Coordinating Vehicle MD 1) Management Directive 2) Medical Doctor MDA Maritime Domain Awareness MDD Metal Detection Device MDF Medical, Dental, and Funeral MDRO Mission Disaster Relief Officer MDS Mennonite Disaster Service MDST Mountain Daylight Savings Time (see MDT) MDT Mountain Daylight Time (GMT - 6) ME Medical Examiner MEA 1) Major Emergency Action 2) Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft MEAG Major Emergency Action Guide MEAP Mobile Environmental Analytical Platform MEDEVAC Medical Evacuation MEL Mobile-Erector Launcher MEMA 1) Maine Emergency Management Agency 2) Maryland Emergency Management Agency 3) Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency 4) Mississippi Emergency Management Agency 5) Missouri Emergency Management Agency 6) Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association MEOW Maximum Envelope of Water (or Winds) MEP Management Engineering Plan MEPI Middle East Partnership Initiative MERRT Medical Emergency Radiological Response Team MERS Mobile Emergency Response Support/System MERSA Mobile Emergency Response Support Assets MET Meteorologist (or Meteorological) METAR Meteorological Aviation Report METL Mission-Essential Task List METOC Meteorological and Oceanographic METSAT Meteorological Satellite meV Millielectronvolt MeV Megaelectronvolt MFAS Marriage Fraud Amendment System mg milligram MG Marsh Vegetation (Line) MG/M3 Milligrams per Cubic Meter. MG-MIN/M3 Milligram Minutes per Cubic Meter. MGMT Management MH 1) Manufactured Housing 2) Mental Health 3) Mobile Home MHC Mobile Health Clinic MHE Materiel Handling Equipment MHS Message Handling System MHTGR Modular High Temperature Gas Reactor MHW Mean High Water MHWL Mean High Water Line MHz Megahertz MIACC Major Industrial Accidents Council of Canada MIC 1) Media Information Center 2) Meteorologist in Charge MICS Monitoring Information on Contracted Studies (System) MIDAS Microfluidic Integrated DNA Analysis System M&IE Miscellaneous and Incidental Expenses MIEP Mass Immigration Emergency Plan MIFC Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center MIN Mobile Identification Number MINICAM Miniature Chemical Agent Monitor MIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request MIPT Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism MIRV Multiple Independent Re-Entry Vehicle MIS Management Information System MIT Mitigation MKT Mobile Kitchen Trailer MLAT Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty MLD Median Lethal Dose MLH Medium Lift Helicopter MLOS Microwave Line-of-Sight MLW Mean Low Water MMC Main Media Center MMCE Medical Management of Chemical Exposure MMI Modified Mercalli Intensity MMIS Municipal Management Information System MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act MMPAC Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee MMRS Metropolitan Medical Response System MMS Minerals Management Service MMST Metropolitan Medical Strike Team MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report MNAP Mapping Needs Assessment Process MNUSS Map Needs Update Support System MO 1) Medical Officer 2) Method of operation MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOB 1) Mobilization (or Mobilize) 2) Main Operating Base MOB Center Mobilization Center MOC Mobile Operations Center MODEM Modulator/Demodulator MOM 1) Maximum of Maximums 2) Middle of Month MOOTW Military Operations Other Than War MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture MOU Memorandum of Understanding MOX Mixed-Oxide Fuels MP 1) Management Profiler 2) Military Police MPA Maritime Patrol Aircraft MPC 1) Main Press Center 2) Maximum Permissible Concentration 3) Midterm Planning Committee MPD Maximum Potential Destruction MPE Maximum Permissible Exposure MPEG Motion Picture Expert Group MPH Miles Per Hour MPPP Mortgage Portfolio Protection Program MPS Mission Planning System MPU 1) Microprocessor Unit 2) Mobile Power Unit mR milliroentgen/millirem MR 1) Medical Records 2) Medical Response MRA Mortgage and Rental Assistance MRC 1) Management Review Council 2) Medical Reserve Corps MRE Meal, Ready-to-Eat mRem millirem MRF Medium Range Forecast mR/h milliRoentgen per hour MRI Mean Recurrence Interval MRIC Mobile Reconstruction Information Center MRMC Medical Research and Materiel Command MRP 1) Machine readable passport 2) Minimal Repair Program MRR Measurement Residual Ratio MRRS MERS Response Reporting System MRT Medical Response Team MRV 1) Mobile Response Van (or Vehicle) 2) Multi-Radio Van (or Vehicle) M/S Meters per second MS MicroSoft MS-1 Medical Service - 1 (Hospital) MSA 1) Mutual Support Agreement 2) Metropolitan Statistical Area MSC 1) Marine Safety Center 2) Map Service Center 3) Major Subordinate Command 4) Mobile Switching Center MSCA Military Support to Civil Authorities (see DSCA) MSCLEA Military Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet MSE MERS Support Element MSEL Master Scenario Events List MSF Mobile Screening Force MSFCMA Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration MSIC Missile & Space Intelligence Center MSIS Marine Safety Information System MSL Mean Sea Level MSLO Military Support Liaison Officer MSO Military Support Officer MSPB Merit Systems Protection Board MSR Main Supply Route MSRC Marine Spill Response Corporation MSST Maritime Safety and Security Team MST 1) Management Support Team 2) METRO Strike Team 3) Mountain Standard Time (GMT - 7) MSU 1) Management Support Unit 2) Medical Support Unit MT 1) Megaton 2) metric ton MTA Material Transfer Area MTF Medical Treatment Facility MTMC Military Traffic Management Command MTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment MTR Military Training Route MTSA Maritime Transportation Security Act MTSP Mass Transit Security Program MUDAC Meteorological and Unified Dose Assessment Center MUF Materials Unaccounted For M/V Merchant Vessel MVGP Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles MW 1) megawatt 2) Microwave 3) Mt Weather MWA Metropolitan Washington Area MWCOG Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments MWEAC Mt Weather Emergency Assistance Center MWEOC Mt Weather Emergency Operations Center MWFRS Main Wind Force Resisting System MWH megawatt hour MWS Marine Weather Statement M-ZONE High Mudflow Hazard Area N/A 1) Not Affected 2) Not (or Non) Applicable NA 1) North American 2) Northeastern Area NAAE National Association of Agricultural Employees NAAK Nerve Agent Antidote Kit NAAP Newport Army Ammunition Plant (obsolete) NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NAAT North American Aviation Trilateral NAC 1) National Advisory Committee 2) National Agency Check 3) Nebraska Avenue Center/Complex NACA National Air Carrier Association NAC/AEGL National Advisory Committee on Acute Exposure Guidelines Levels (for Chemical Substances) NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials NACD National Association of Corporate Directors NACE National Association of County Engineers NACI National Agency Check with Inquiries NACo National Association of Counties NACS NEMIS Access Control System NAD27 North American Datum of 1927 NAD83 North American Datum of 1983 NADO National Association of Development Organizations NAERG North American Emergency Response Guidebook NAFAX National Facsimile Network NAFSMA National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement NAHB National Association of Home Builders NAI North American Initiative NaI(Tl) Sodium Iodide Doped with Thallium (scintillator) NAII National Association of Independent Insurers NAIIA National Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters NAILS National Automated Immigration Lookout System NAMRI Naval Medical Research Institute NAOC National Airborne Operations Center NAOS North American Atmospheric Observing System NAP Nuclear Assessment Program NAPA National Academy of Public Administration NAPI National Arson Prevention Initiative NARA National Archives and Records Administration NARAC National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center) NARCL Nuclear Accident Response Capabilities Listing NARP Nuclear Accident Response Plan (or Procedures) NARS National Archives and Records Service NARSAP National Advanced Remote Sensing Applications Program NARTC National Advanced Resource Technology Center NAS National Academy of Sciences NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAR National Association for Search and Rescue NASCDD National Association of State Civil Defense Directors NASEMSD National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Directors NASFM National Association of State Fire Marshals NASNA National Association of 9-1-1 Administrators NASTTPO National Association of State Title Three Program Officials NASULGC National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges NATCA National Air Traffic Controllers Association NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NAVAID Navigational Aid NAVD88 North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAWAS 1) National Alert and Warning System 2) National Warning System NAWAS/BCC National Warning System Bridge and Conference Controller NAWE National Association for Waterfront Employees NBACC National Biosecurity Analysis and Countermeasures Center NBC Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical NBFAC National Bioforensic Analysis Center NBSAC National Boating Safety Advisory Council NBTA National Business Travel Association NBWDA National BioWeapons Defense Analysis Center NCA National Command Authority NCAI National Congress of American Indians NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research NCAS National Cyber Alert System NC&B Nuclear, Chemical and Biological NCBFAA National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America NCC National Coordinating Center (for Telecommunications) NCCC National Council of the Churches of Christ NCCG National Civilian Community Group NCDDM National Center for Disaster Decision Making NCEH National Center for Environmental Health NCEP National Centers for Environmental Prediction NCGIA National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis NCIC National Crime Information Center NCID National Center for Infectious Diseases NCIT National Council on International Trade NCLIS National Commission on Libraries and Information Science NCMEC National Center for Missing and Exploited Children NCO Non-Commissioned Officer NCP National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (aka National Contingency Plan) NCPC 1) National Capitol Planning Commission 2) National Crime Prevention Council NCPI National Committee on Property Insurance NCR National Capital Region NCRC National Capitol Region Coordination NCRPM National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements NCS 1) National Communications System [ESF-2] 2) Net Control System NCSA National Center for Supercomputing Applications NCSD National Cyber Security Division NCSL National Council of State Legislators NCSLLET National Center for State & Local Law Enforcement Training, Advisory Committee to the NCSP National Communications Support Plan NCSRM National Communications Systems Regional Manager NCSSA National Cartographic Standards for Spatial Accuracy NCTC National Counterterrorism Center NCUA National Credit Union Administration NCVIP National Child Victim Identification Program NDA 1) National Defense Area 2) Non-Disclosure Agreement NDAA Natural Disaster Assistance Act NDAC Network Design and Analysis Center NDC National Data Center NDEA National Defense Emergency Authorization NDEC National Disaster Education Coalition NDEP National Digital Elevation Program NDER National Defense Executive Reserve NDIA National Defense Industry Association NDIC National Drug Intelligence Center NDMC National Drought Mitigation Center NDMOC National Disaster Medical Operations Center NDMS National Disaster Medical System NDMSOSC National Disaster Medical System Operations Support Center NDPO National Domestic Preparedness Office NDRSMP National Distress and Response System Modernization Project (also known as "Rescue 21") NDS 1) National Defense Stockpile 2) Nuclear Detection System NDW Naval District of Washington NE 1) Northeast 2) New England NEC National Earthquake Center NECA Newport Chemical Activity NECC National Emergency Coordination Center (obsolete; see NRCC) NECD Newport Chemical Depot NECN National Emergency Communications Network NEDSS National Electronic Disease Surveillance System NEEP National Earthquake Education Program NEET National Exercise Evaluation Team NEFSMA New England Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association NEG National Emergency Grant NEHA National Environmental Health Association NEHRP National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program NEI Nuclear Energy Institute NEIC National Earthquake Information Center NEIS National Earthquake Information Service NEMA 1) National Emergency Management Association 2) Nebraska Emergency Management Agency NEMB-CAP National Emergency Management Baseline -Capability Assessment Program NEMIS National Emergency Management Information System NEMT National Emergency Management Team NENA National Emergency Number Association NEO 1) Near-Earth Orbit 2) Noncombatant Evacuation Operation NEOB New Executive Office Building NEOC National Emergency Operations Center NEPA National Environmental Protection Act NEPPC National Emergency Prevention and Preparedness Council NERC North American Electric Reliability Council NERT National Emergency Response Team NESEC Northeast States Emergency Consortium NESN Necessary Expenses and Serious Needs NESP National Environmental Studies Project NEST Nuclear Emergency Search/Support Team NET No Earlier Than NETAC National Environmental Technology Application Center NETAP National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program NETC National Emergency Training Center NEXRAD Next Generation Weather Radar NEXS National Exercise Schedule NEXUS Next Generation Upper Weather System NFA National Fire Academy NFAR No Further Action Required NFCD National Finance Center Database NFDA 1) National Flood Determination Association 2) National Funeral Directors Association NFDC National Fire Data Center NFES National Fire Equipment System NFFE National Federation of Federal Employees NFFF National Fallen Firefighters Foundation NFFS Northeast Forest Fire Supervisors NFI National Flood Insurance NFIB National Foreign Intelligence Board NFIC National Fire Information Council NFIF National Flood Insurance Fund NFIP 1) National Flood Insurance Program 2) National Foreign Intelligence Program NFIRA National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 NFIRS National Fire Incident Reporting System NFMA National Forest Management Act NFP Not-For-Profit NFPA National Fire Protection Association NFPCA National Fire Prevention and Control Administration NFPE National Fire Protection Equipment NFR Notice of Finding and Recommendation NFS National Forest System NFSC Narcotics Financing Strategy Center NFSCC National Fire Science Curriculum Committee NFSLO National Fire Suppression Liaison Officer NG National Guard NGA 1) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 2) National Governor's Association NGB 1) National Governing Body 2) National Guard Bureau NGDC National Geophysical Data Center NGLO National Guard Liaison Officer NGM Nested Grid Model NGO Non-Governmental Organization NGRS National Geodetic Reference System NGS National Geodetic Survey NGVD National Geodetic Vertical Datum NGVD29 National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NHC National Hurricane Center NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NHTSA National Highway Transportation Safety Administration NHV Natural Hazard Vulnerability NI No Insurance NIAC 1) NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts 2) National Infrastructure Advisory Council 3) National Iranian American Council NIBERS National Incident Based Reporting System NIBS National Institute of Building Sciences NIC 1) National Instrumentation Center 2) NIMS Integration Center NICC National Interagency Coordination Center NICCP National Interdiction Command & Control Plan NICI National Interagency Counterdrug Institute NID 1) National Intelligence Director 2) National Inventory of Dams NIDF National Insurance Development Fund NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Services NIEOC National Interagency Emergency Operations Center NIER National Industrial Equipment Reserve NIF 1) National Ignition Facility 2) Non-Industrial Facility NIFC National Interagency Fire Center NIFCC National Interagency Fire Coordination Center NIH National Institutes of Health NII 1) National Information Infrastructure 2) Non-Intrusive Inspection NIIMS National Interagency Incident Management System NIIS Non-Immigrant Information System NIJ National Institute of Justice NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency (see NGA) NIMBY Not In My Backyard NIMCAST National Incident Management Compliance Assurance Tool NIMG National Interagency Mobilization Guide NIMH National Institutes of Mental Health NIMS National Incident Management System NIMS/NET National Incident Management System Network NIMTO Not In My Term of Office NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIP National Immunization Program NIPC National Infrastructure Protection Center NIPF National Intelligence Priority Framework NIPP National Infrastructure Protection Plan NIRSC National Interagency Radio Support Cache NIRT Nuclear Incident Response Team NISAC National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center NISE National Intelligence Support Element NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NIUSR National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue NJTTF National Joint Terrorism Task Force NLC 1) National League of Cities 2) National Location Code NLD Nunn-Lugar-Domenici NLECC National Law Enforcement Coordination Center NLETS National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System NLRA National Labor Relations Authority NLRB National Labor Relations Board NLS National Language Standards NLT No Later Than NM Nautical Mile NMAB National Materials Advisory Board NMAS National Map Accuracy Standard NMB National Mediation Board NMC 1) National Meteorological Center 2) Non-Mission Capable NMCC National Military Command Center NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NMI No Middle Initial NMIC National Maritime Intelligence Center NMJIC National Military Joint Intelligence Center NMRI Naval Medical Research Institute NMRS National Medical Response System NMRT National Medical Response Team NMSAC National Maritime Security Advisory Committee NMSP National Maritime Security Plan NMSS Nuclear Materials Safeguards and Security NNEC National Network Emergency Center NNOB National Network Operations Branch NNOC National Network Operations Center NNSA National Nuclear Security Administration NO National Office NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAEL No Observed Adverse Effects Level NOBLE National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives NOC 1) National Olympic Committee 2) National Operations Center 3) Navy Operations Center 4) Negotiations Operations Center 5) Network Operations Center NOEL No Observed Effects Level NOFA Notice of Funds Availability NOGA Notice of Grant Award NOI 1) Notice of Intent 2) Notice of Interest NOK Next-of-Kin NOPR Notice of Proposed Rulemaking NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command NORTHCOM (United States) Northern Command NOS 1) National Ocean Survey 2) Not Otherwise Specified NOSAC National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee NOTAM Notice To Airmen NOUE Notice of Unusual Event N/P Not Provided NP 1) National Preparedness 2) Navigation Processor NPC 1) National Paralympic Committee 2) National Petroleum Council NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPDP National Performance of Dams Program NPFC National Pollution Funds Center NPL National Priorities List NPLA National Preparedness Leadership Academy NPMA National Property Management Association NPMOC Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center NPOC Next Port of Call NPOESS National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System NPP Nuclear Power Plant NPPC National Preparedness and Prevention Council NPR National Partnership for Reinventing Government (formerly National Performance Review) NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking NPS National Park Service NPSC National Processing Service Centers NPSP National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program NPSTC National Public Safety Telecommunications Council NRAT 1) National Radiological Advisory Team 2) Nuclear Radiological Advisory Team NRC 1) National Records Center 2) National Research Council 3) National Response Center 4) [United States] Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRCC 1) National Response Coordination Center 2) Northern Regional Coordination Center NRCOC Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCSDC Natural Resources Conservation Service District Conservationist NRCSSC Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist NRIMC National Resources Information and Mapping Center NRIS National Resource Information System NRO National Reconnaissance Office NRP National Response Plan NRPC National Railway Passenger Commission NRS National Response System NRT 1) National Response Team 2) Near Real-Time NSA 1) National Security Agency 2) National Security Area 3) National Sheriff's Association 4) Network Security Agreement NSAC Navigation Safety Advisory Council NSC 1) National Safety Council 2) National Security Council 3) National Security Cutter 4) NFIRS Support Center NSD 1) Named Storm Day 2) National Security Directive NSDD National Security Decision Directive NSDI National Spatial Data Infrastructure NSEC National Security Emergency Coordination NSEERS National Security Entry Exit Registration System NS/EP National Security and Emergency Preparedness NS/EPC National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications, Committee for NSF 1) National Science Foundation 2) National Strike Force NSFCC National Strike Force Coordination Center NSGIC National States Geographic Information Council NSHS National Strategy for Homeland Security NSI 1) National Security Information 2) Nuclear Surety Inspection NSLRSDA National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive NSMP National Strong-Motion Program NSN National Stock Number NSPD National Security Presidential Directive NSPE National Society of Professional Engineers NSRS National Spatial Reference System NSS National Security Strategy NSSA National Safe Skies Alliance NSSDA National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy NSSE National Special Security Event NSSFC National Severe Storms Forecast Center NSSL National Severe Storms Laboratory NSTAC National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee NSTC National Science & Technology Council NSTR Nothing Significant to Report NTA 1) National Technology Alliance (research partnership between government, academia and industry) 2) Notice to Appear NTAC National Threat Assessment Center NTC 1) National Targeting Center 2) National Teleregistration Center NTC-MW National Teleregistration Center at Mount Weather NTE Not To Exceed NTEU National Treasury Employees Union NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration NTIS National Technical Information Service NTM National Technical Means NTMR National Technical Means of Reconnaissance NTMS National Telecommunications Management Structure NTR Nothing To Report N-TRAP National Terrorism Response Awareness Program NTRO National Terrorism Response Objective NTS 1) National Traffic System 2) Nevada Test Site NTSB National Transportation Safety Board NTSC National Telecommunications Standards Committee NTSP National Telecommunications Support Plan; a.k.a. National Plan for Telecommunications Support in Non-Wartime Emergencies NU Name Unknown NUCFLASH Accidental, unauthorized, or unexplained nuclear detonation NUDET Nuclear Detonation NUL National Urban League NUMARC Nuclear Management and Resources Council NUREG Nuclear Regulation NUSRS National Urban Search and Rescue System, Advisory Committee of the NVDC National Vessel Documentation Center NVFC National Volunteer Fire Council NVLAP National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program NVMC National Vessel Movement Center NVOAD National Voluntary Organization Active in Disasters NVTSA Night Vision Technology Safety Act NW Neighborhood Watch NWC National Warning Center NWCG National Wildfire Coordinating Group NWP Neighborhood Watch Program (see NW) NWR National Weather Radio NWS National Weather Service NWSFO National Weather Service Forecast Office NWWS National Weather Wire Service NYCOEM New York City Office of Emergency Management OA 1) Office Automation 2) Over and Above OAA Older Americans Act OADR Originating Agency Determination Required OAFME Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner OAO Office of Aviation Operations OAR 1) Office of Air and Radiation 2) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research OAS 1) Office of Administrative Support 2) Office of Aircraft Services 3) Organization of American States OASH/OEP Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health / Office of Emergency Preparedness OAWG Organizational Attack Working Group OB Official Business OBE Overcome by Events OBS Observation(s) OC Operations Center OCA 1) Office of Congressional Affairs 2) Original Classification Authority OCC Office of the Comptroller of the Currency OCD Office of Community Development OCDETF Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force OCGFC Office of Cerro Grande Fire Claims OCHAMPUS Office of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services OCIO Office of the Chief Information Officer OCIPEP Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness OCLUS Outside the Continental Limits of the United States OCN Optimal Climate Normals OCOG Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games OCONUS Outside the Continental United States OCPM Office of Crisis Planning and Management OCR 1) Office of Collateral Responsibility 2) Optical Character Reader OCRWM Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management OCS 1) Officer Candidate School 2) Outer Continental Shelf OCTEL Operations Center Telephone OCZM Office of Coastal Zone Management ODAM Offsite Dose Assessment Manual ODBC Open Database Connectivity ODC Other Direct Cost ODCEM Oklahoma Department of Civil Emergency Management ODEM Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management ODP Office for Domestic Preparedness ODRO Office of Detention and Removal Operations ODS Operation Desert Safeguard OE 1) Operational Environment 2) Operating Expenses 3) Organizational Elements OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development OEM Office of Emergency Management OEMA Ohio Emergency Management Agency OEMP Office of Emergency Medical Preparedness OEP 1) Occupant Emergency Plan 2) Office of Emergency Preparedness OER Office of Emergency Response OES Office of Emergency Services OET Office of Emergency Transportation (DOT) OF 1) Office of Finance 2) Over-water Fetch (Line) OFA 1) Office of Family Assistance 2) Other Federal Agency(ies) OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control OFDA Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance OFF Offshore Forecast OFM Office of Financial Management OFMA Oklahoma Floodplain Management Association OFO Office of Field Operations OFSEP Office of Food Security and Emergency Preparedness OGAT Official Government Acceptance Test OGC Office of General Counsel OGE Office of Government Ethics OHRM Office of Human Resources Management OHS Office of Homeland Security (now HSC) OI Office of Investigations OIA Office of International Affairs OIC 1) Office of Interoperability & Compatibility 2) Officer in Charge OIE Office of International Enforcement OIG Office of the Inspector General OIM Office of Incident Management OIWG Operational Intelligence Working Group OJCS Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff OJP Office of Justice Programs OJT On-the-Job Training OLA Office of Legislative Affairs OLE Object Linking and Embedding O&M Operations and Maintenance OMB Office of Management and Budget OMNCS Office of the Manager, National Communications System OMS Operations Management Systems OMTPE Office of Mission to Planet Earth ONA Other Needs Assistance ONDCP Office of National Drug Control Policy ONP Office of National Preparedness ONRA Office of National Risk Assessment OPA 1) Office of Public Affairs 2) Oil Pollution Act 3) Otherwise Protected Area OPAC On-Line Payments and Collection OPC Organizational Program Coordinators OPCOM Operational Command OPCON Operational Control OPDAT Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training OPERIOD Operational Period OPHS Office of Public Health and Science OPLAN Operations Plan OPM Office of Personnel Management OPPRED Operation Predator OPR Office of Primary Responsibility OPREP Operational Report OPS 1) Office of Pipeline Safety 2) Office of Private Sector Liaison (formerly PSL) 3) Operational Planning System 4) Operations OPSEC Operations/Operational Security OPT Operations and Planning Team OPUS Olympic Properties of the United States OPW Operational Planning Worksheet ORCA Operational Readiness Capability Assessment ORD 1) Office of the Regional Director 2) Operational Requirements Document OREMS Oak Ridge Evacuation Modeling System ORIA Office of Radiation and Indoor Air ORISE Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education ORM Other Regulated Materials ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORO Offsite Response Organization OR&R Office of Regulations and Rulings OS 1) Operating System 2) Operations Support OSC 1) On-Scene Coordinator (or Commander) 2) Operation Safe Commerce 3) Operations or Operational Support Center OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSD 1) Office of the Secretary of Defense 2) Operations Support Division 3) Operational Systems Document OSDBU Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSINT Open-Source Intelligence OSLGC&P Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness OSLTF Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund OSOCC On-Site Operations Coordination Center OST 1) Office of the Secretary for Transportation 2) Operation Support Team OSTC On-Scene Tactical Commander OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy OTAN Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantlique Nord (NATO) OTAR Over-The-Air Rekeying OTBE Overtaken by events OTD Office of Training & Development OTE or OT&E Operational Test and Evaluation OTR Office of Trade Relations OTRS Official Time Reporting System OTS Office of Thrift Supervision OTSP Office of Transportation Security Policy OUC Orlando Utilities Company OVC Office for Victims of Crime OVI Office of Volunteerism Initiatives OVP Office of the Vice President OWMD Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction P&A 1) Price and Availability 2) Planning and Assessment PA 1) Principal Advisor 2) Programmatic Agreement 3) Public Address 4) Public Affairs 5) Public Assistance PABX Private Automatic Branch Exchange PAC 1) Political Action Committee 2) Primary Agency Committee 3) Public Assistance Coordinator PACAREA Pacific Area PACC Patient Airlift Control Center PACOM U.S. Pacific Command PAD Protective Action Decision PADC Patch Authentication and Dissemination Capability. PADRE Protective Action Dosage Reduction Estimator PA&E Program Analysis and Evaluation PAECE Protective Action Evaluator for Chemical Emergencies PAG Protective Action Guide PAH Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons PAHO Pan American Health Organization PAM Pamphlet PA-NST Public Affairs - National Support Team PANYNJ Port Authority of New York and New Jersey PAO 1) Pacific Area Office 2) Public Affairs Officer 3) Public Assistance Officer PA-PRT Public Affairs - Planning Response Team PAPR Powered Air Purifying Respirator PAR 1) Performance & Accountability Report 2) Population at Risk 3) Protective Action Recommendation 4) Public Administration Review PARADE Prevention, Advocacy, Resources and Data Exchange PARDOS Partial Dosage PART Program Assessment Rating Tool (OMB) PAs Protective Actions PASS Partners Assuring Safer Schools PAT Process Action Team PATRIOT (see USA PATRIOT [Act]) PAX Passengers PAZ Protective Action Zone PBA Pine Bluff Arsenal PBCA Pine Bluff Chemical Activity PBD Program Budget Decision PBDS Prototype Biological Detection System PBRB Program Budget Review Board PBS 1) Public Building Service 2) Public Broadcasting System PBSIS Public Building Service Information System PBX Phone (or Private) Bank Exchange PC Personal Computer PCC Policy Coordinating Committee PCCIP President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection PCE Programmatic Categorical Exclusion PCERT Preliminary Computer Evidence Recovery Training PCF Patient Care Form PCII Protected Critical Infrastructure Information PCIIMS PCII Management System PCIS Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security PCPT Pasco County Public Transportation (Florida) PCR polymerase chain reaction PCS 1) Permanent Change of Station 2) Personal Communications Service PCT 1) Polk County Transit (Florida) 2) Program Control Team PCTARE Personal Computer Time and Attendance Remote Entry P&D Production and Development PD 1) Paid 2) Per Diem 3) Police Department 4) Policy Directive 5) Position Description 6) Presidential Declaration PDA 1) Personal Data Assistant 2) Preliminary Damage Assessment 3) Pueblo Depot Activity PDASH Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health PDC 1) Pacific Disaster Center 2) Personnel Data Card PDD Presidential Decision Directive PDF 1) Probability Density Function 2) Portable Document Format PDM Pre-Disaster Mitigation (including Grant Program) PDOP Position Dilution of Precision PDS Personnel Decontamination Station PDSI Palmer Drought Severity Index PDT Pacific Daylight Time (GMT - 7) PE Professional Engineer PEA Programmatic Environmental Assessment PEAD Presidential Emergency Action Document PEDS Portable Emergency Data System PEF Progress Energy Florida PEG 1) Performance Evaluation Group 2) Performance Evaluation Guide PEL Permissible Exposure Limit PEMA Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency PEO Public Education and Outreach PEOC President's Emergency Operations Center PEP 1) Prepositioned Equipment Program 2) Primary Entry Point 3) Professional Excellence Program PEPAC Primary Entry Point Advisory Committee PERI Public Entity Risk Institute PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique PFA 1) Primary Federal Agency 2) Procurement Funding Authority PFO Principal Federal Official PFOR Principal Federal Official's Representative PFT Permanent Full-Time PG Planning Group PH Public Health PHILIS Portable High-Throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification System PHRBAE Public Health Readiness for Biological Agent Event PHS Public Health Service P&I Protection and Indemnity PI Project Inspector PIA Privacy Impact Assessment PIADC Plum Island Animal Disease Center PIAT Public Information Assist Team PIC 1) Pilot In Charge 2) Pressurized Ion Chamber PIF Policies In Force PIN Personal Identification Number PINS Personnel In Need of Supervision PIO Public Information Officer PIPS Pre-Incident Planning System PIR 1) Post Implementation Review 2) Priority Intelligence Requirement Pkg Package PKI Public Key Infrastructure PL 1) Preparedness Level 2) Public Law (also abbreviated as P.L.) PL 93-288 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (as amended) PLA Principal Legal Advisor PLC Pacific Logistics Center PLSS [United States]Public Land Survey System PLUMIS (See PIADC [Plum Island]) PM 1) Postmaster 2) Post Meridiem 3) Program Manager 4) Project Monitor PMA President's Management Agenda PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services PMG Program Monitoring Group PMO Property Management Officer PMP Performance Monitoring Plan PMR 1) Patient Movement Request 2) Physical Map Revision PMS 1) Payments Management System 2) Program Management System PN 1) Part Number 2) Project Number PNE Peaceful Nuclear Explosion PNOV Preliminary Notice of Violation PNP Private Non-Profit PNR Passenger Name Record PNV Present Net Value PO 1) Personnel Office 2) Privacy Office 3) Post Office 4) Project Officer 5) Purchase Officer 6) Purchase Order POA Point of Arrival POC Point of Contact POD 1) Point of Departure 2) Point of Distribution POE 1) Point of Entry 2) Port-of-Entry POES Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite POI 1) Plan of Instruction 2) Program of Instruction POL Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants POLF Points of Light Foundation POLREP Pollution Report POR Point(s) of Review POTS Plain Old Telephone Service POTUS President of the United States POV Personal/Privately Owned Vehicle PP 1) Pay Period 2) Personal Property 3) Personal Protection PPA Performance Partnership Agreement PPB Plans, Programs and Budget PPBES Planning, Programming and Budgeting Execution System PPBM Positive Passenger Baggage Match PPBS Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System PPC Prevention and Preparedness Council PPCBP Prickly Pear Cactus Burning Program PPDS Pre-Positioned Disaster Supplies PPE 1) Pay Period Ending 2) Personal Protective Equipment PPFRP Prepared and Perishable Food Rescue Program PPG Program Planning Guidance PPI Preliminary (or Pre-) Placement Interview PPM 1) Parts Per Million 2) Printer/Plotter Module 3) Program Performance Monitoring PPN Passport Number PPR Prior Permission Required PR Public Relations PRA 1) Paperwork Reduction Act 2) Patient Reporting Activity PRB Procurement Review Board PRC 1) Peoples Republic of China 2) Postal Rate Commission 3) Presidential Reserve Call-up PRER Peacetime Radiological Emergency Response PRIME POWER USACE Engineer Battalion PRISM Performance and Registration Information Systems Management PROFLOW Procedural Flow PROTECT Program for Response Options and Technology Enhancements for Chemical/Biological Terrorism PRP 1) Personnel Reliability Program 2) Preferred Risk Policy PRS Primary Receiving Site PRT Planning and Response Team PS Program Support PSA 1) Patient Staging Area 2) Port Security Assessment 3) Public Service Announcement PSAMS Personnel Security Activity Management System PSAPs Public Safety Answering Points PSAT Protective Security Assistance Teams PSB Planning Support Branch PSD 1) Plastic Sphere Dispenser 2) Protective Security Division PSEPC Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada PSGP Port Security Grant Program PSI 1) Pounds (of pressure) per Square Inch 2) Proliferation Security Initiative PSIA Pounds per Square Inch Absolute PSIG Pounds per Square Inch Gauge PSL Private Sector Liaison PSMA Pre-Scripted Mission Assignment PSN Public Switched Network PSO Private Sector (Liaison) Office PSR 1) Personal Service Radio 2) Power Soft Report PSRC Presidential Selected Reserve Call-up PSS Physical Security Specialist PST Pacific Standard Time (GMT - 8) PSTA Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (Florida) PSU Port Security Unit(s) PSWAC Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee PSWN Public Safety Wireless Network PT Part-Time PT&E Preparedness, Training, and Exercises [Directorate] (obsolete) PTI 1) Positive Threat Identification 2) Public Technology, Inc. PTR Property Transfer Report PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder PTWC Pacific Tsunami Warning Center PUCA Pueblo Chemical Activity PUCD Pueblo Chemical Depot PUD Planned Unit Development PUDA Pueblo Depot Activity PUP Principal User Processor PUREX Plutonium Uranium Extraction PVA Port Vulnerability Assessment PVCS Polyton Version Configuration System PVO Private Voluntary (or Volunteer) Organization PW Project Worksheet PWD Persons with Disabilities PWR 1) Power 2) Pressurized Water Reactor PZ Precautionary Zone Q3 Quality Level 3; refers to a digital version of a Flood Insurance Rate Map (note: Q3 Data refers to the flood zone information represented on the map) QA Quality Assurance Q&A Question(s) and Answer(s) QA/QC Quality Assurance/Quality Control QAPP Quality Assurance Project Plan QBE Query By Example QBO Quasi-Biennial Oscillation QC Quality Control QD Quantity/Distance QFR Questions for the Record (affiliated with OLA) QRC Quick Reaction Checklist QRS Quick Response System QRT Quick Response Team QSI Quality Step Increase QT Total Activity Released QTF Quantitative Temperature Forecast QTY Quantity QUF6 Uranium Hexafluoride Inventory R Roentgen RA 1) Risk Assessment 2) Regional Administrator RAA 1) Radiological Accident Assessment 2) Regional Airline Association 3) Request for Allocation Advice RAAW Request for Allocation Advice Worksheet RAC 1) Reception and Care 2) Regional Assistance Committee 3) Remedial Action Coordinator RAC AC Regional Assistance Committee Advisory Council RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services RAD 1) Radiation-Absorbed Dose 2) Radiological 3) Resource Allocation Decision RADCON Radiological Control (Team) RADEF Radiological Defense RADIAC Radioactivity Detection, Indication, and Computation RADID Radar Information Display RADLAB Radiological Laboratory Rad/Nuc Radiological/Nuclear RADNUC Radiological/ Nuclear Enforcement RAIC Resident Agent in Charge RAID 1) Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection 2) Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAM 1) Radiological/Radioactive Material 2) Random-Access Memory 3) Remedial Action Manager RAMAC Random Access Method Accounting Control RAMCAP Risk Analysis and Management for Critical Asset Protection RAM-D Risk Assessment Methodology for Dams RAMOS Remote Automated Meteorological Observing System RAMP Remedial Action Management Program RAMPID Remedial Action Management Program Issue Database RAMPREP Remedial Action Management Program Report RAMT Radiological Assessment Medical Team RAMTAR Radiological Material Transportation Accident Response RAP 1) Radiological Assistance Program 2) Remedial Action Project 3) Resource Allocation Plan RAPID Recovery Assistance Programs Information and Delivery RAPS Refugees, Asylum and Parole System (DHS program, affiliated with CIS) RAPTAD Random Particle Transport And Diffusion RAR Regional Analysis and Recommendation RARE Roadless Area Review and Evaluation RART Regional Assessment and Response Team RASCAL Radiological Assessment System for Consequence Analysis RASS Radio Acoustic Sounding System RAT Radiological Assistance Team RAWG Rapid Assessment Work Group RAWN Radar Wind Sounding RAWS 1) Remote Automated Weather Station 2) Remote Automated Weather System RBAC Role-Based Access Control RBCDS Rural Business and Cooperative Development Program RBCS Rural Business Cooperative Service RC 1) Reception Center 2) Recovery Center 3) Red Cross (also ARC) 4) Reserve Component RCA 1) Radiological Control Area 2) Riparian Conservation Area 3) Rural Community Assistance RCAC Red Cross Assistance Center RCBAP Residential Condominium Building Association Policy RCC 1) Reception and Congregate Care 2) Regional Climate Center 3) Rescue Coordination Center RC&D Resource Conservation and Development RCDCB Regional Civil Defense Coordinating Board RCF Release Conversion Factor RCM Radar-Coded Message RCP 1) Regional Contingency Plan 2) Regional Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RCS 1) Reports Control System 2) Reactor Coolant System RCT Response Coordination Team RCV Replacement Cost Value R&D Research and Development RD 1) Regional Director 2) Restricted Data RDB Resource Database RDBMS Relational Database Management System RDC Regional Disaster Coordinator RDD Radiological Dispersion/Dispersal Device RDO 1) Radiological Defense Officer 2) Regional Director's Office 3) Regional Disaster Office 4) Regional Duty Officer 5) Regular Day Off RDOS Real-Time Disk Operating System RDS Remote Delivery Site RDT Rapid Deployment Team RDTE Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation RE Real Estate REA 1) Radioactive Emergency Area 2) Rural Electrification Administration REAC Radiation or Radiological Emergency Assistance Center REACT Radio Emergency Assistance (or associated) Communications Team REAC/TS Radiological (or Radiation) Emergency Assistance Center - Training Site READI Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute REC Regional Emergency Coordinator RECA Residual Capability Assessment RECAT Residential Capability Assessment Team RECC Regional Emergency Communications Coordinator RECD Rural Economic and Community Development RECON 1) Reconnaissance 2) Reconsideration RECP Regional Emergency Communications Plan/Planner RECS Radiological Emergency Communications System REDI Regional Emergency Disaster Inventory REDAM Radiological Emergency Dose Assessment Model REDCAP Readiness and Capability Exercise REL Recommended Exposure Limit REM Roentgen equivalent man/mammal REMS Remote Environmental Monitoring System REMT Regional Emergency Management Team RENC Regional Emergency Notification Center REO Regional Environmental Officer REP 1) Radiological Emergency Preparedness 2) Regional Evacuation Plan (or Point) REPLO Regional Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer RER Record of Environmental Review RERO Radiological Emergency Response Operations RERP Radiological Emergency Response Plan RERT Radiological Emergency Response Team RESTAT Resources Status RET Regional Emergency Transportation RETCO Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator RETREP Regional Emergency Transportation Representative REX Readiness Exercise RF Radio Frequency RFA Request for Federal Assistance RFC River Forecast Center RFI 1) Radio Frequency Interference 2) Request For Information RFID Radio Frequency Identification RFIS Flood Insurance Restudy RFO 1) Ready For Occupancy 2) Regional Field Office RFP Request for Proposal RFS Request for Service RG Review Guide R/h Roentgens per hour RHA 1) Reduced Hazard Ammunition 2) Regional Health Administrator 3) Rural Housing Agency RHS Rural Housing Service RI 1) Registration Intake 2) Remedial Investigation RIA Requiring Immediate Action RIAT Rapid Impact Assessment Team RIC Recovery Information Center RICCS Regional Incident Communication and Coordination System RICT Regional Incident Coordination Team RIID Radiation Isotope Identifier Device RIF Reduction-in-Force RISC Regional Interagency Steering Committee RISS or RISSNET Regional Information Sharing System RLE Run Length Encoding RLP Repetitive Loss Property RLTG Repetitive Loss Target Group RLS Registered Land Surveyor RM 1) Risk Management 2) Records Management 3) Radiological Monitor RMA Risk Management Agency RMEC Regional Military Emergency Coordinator RMG Resource Management Group RMI Republic of the Marshall Islands RMM River Mile Marker RMNCS Regional Manager National Communications System RMRIWFCG Rocky Mountain Regional Interagency Wildland Fire Communications Group RMS Root Mean Square RMSE Root Mean Square Error RMSI Regional Maritime Security Initiative (DHS program, affiliated with USCG) RMT Radiological Monitoring Team RMTN Regional Meteorological Telecommunications Network RMTO Resources Management Transformation Office RN Registered Nurse RNA Rapid Needs Assessment RNAT Rapid Needs Assessment Team RNCSAA Radiological & Nuclear Countermeasure System Architectures Analysis RNMCB Reserve Naval Mobile Construction Battalion RO 1) Radiological Officer 2) Read Only 3) Receive-Only 4) Regional Office 5) Reports Officer 6) Responsible Officer ROB Regional Office Building ROC Regional Operations Center (replaced by RRCC; affiliated with EPR) ROD Record of Decision ROI Report of Investigation (affiliated with BTS/ICE) ROM Read-Only Memory RON Remain Overnight RORO Roll On/Roll-Off ROS Response Operating System ROSS Resource Ordering and Status System ROST 1) Regional Office Support Team 2) Regional Operations Support Team ROTHR Relocateable Over the Horizon Radar ROWPU Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit RP Real Property RPA 1) Regional Planning Agent 2) Request for Public Assistance 3) Resources Planning Act RPC Regional Preparedness Committee (obsolete) RPG Response Planning Guide RPM 1) Remedial Project Manager 2) Revolutions Per Minute RPO Regional Project Officer RPOC Regional Point of Contact RPPO Radiological Pilot Program Office (DHS program, affiliated with BTS) RPS Radiological Protection System RPT Radiation Protection Technician RPV Remotely Piloted Vehicle (affiliated with BTS/CBP, BTS/ICE, EPR) RQ Reportable Quantity R&R Response & Recovery RR 1) Railroad 2) Response & Recovery (also R&R) 3) Rest and Relaxation 4) Rural Route RRAC Regional Radiological Assistance Committee RRCC Regional Response Coordination Center (replacing ROC) RRF Regional Response Force RRIS Rapid Response Information System RRP Regional Response Plan RRRV Regional Rapid Response Vehicle RRT 1) Radiological Response Team 2) Regional Response Team RRWG Reward and Recognition Working Group RS 1) Regional Summary 2) Remote Sensing 3) Response Support RSC Remote Sensing Coordinator RSD Remote Sensing Data RSI Repetitive Stress Injury RSP Regular Services Program RSPA Research and Special Programs Administration RSS Remote Storage Site RSSC Remote Sensing Support Coordinator RST 1) Regional Support Team 2) Reference Standard Time 3) Remote Sensing Team RSTA Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisitions RSU Response Support Unit RSVP Retired Senior Volunteer Program RT Resource Tracking (or Tracker) RTAP Real-Time Analytical Platform RTF 1) Response Task Force 2) Rich Text Format RTF-E Response Task Force - East RTF-W Response Task Force - West RTI Regional Technology Integration RTK Real Time Kinematic RTM Regional Training Manager RTS Regional Transit System RUS Rural Utilities Service(s) RVT Remote Video Terminal RWA Reimbursable Work Authorization RWP Regional Work Plan RWS Revised Work Schedule RX 1) Prescribed (fire) 2) Prescription (medical) 3) Reactor S 1) Staging Area 2) State agency S-60 DOT Office of Intelligence Security SA 1) Salvation Army 2) Special Agent 3) Support Agency SAA State Administrative Agency SAAM Special Airlift Assignment Mission SAAR Secretary's After Action Report SABA Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus SABT Special Agent Bomb Technician SAC 1) Special Agency in Charge 2) Special Agent-in-Charge (FBI) SAD Southern Area District SAE 1) Site Area Emergency 2) Stafford Act Employee (also DAE) SAFECOM 1) Safe Community (DHS program) 2) Safety Communique SAFE TEA Safer, Accountable, Flexible Transportation Efficiency Act (affiliated with USCG) SAFETY ACT Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 SAFTI Secure and Facilitated International Travel Initiative SAIC 1) Science Applications International Corporation 2) Special Agent in Charge (USSS) SALEMDUG State and Local Emergency Managers Data Users Group SAM Surface to Air Missile (affiliated with BTS/TSA) SAME Specific Area Message Encoding SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMP Special Area Management Plan SANS SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS Institute) SAO 1) Security Advisory Opinions (DHS program, affiliated with BTS) 2) State Approving Official/Officer (affiliated with EPR) SAP 1) Special Access Program 2) State Administrative Plan SAR 1) Safety Analysis Report 2) Search and Rescue 3) Special Access Required 4) Synthetic Aperture Radar SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act SARDA State Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment SAREX Search and Rescue Exercise SARS 1) Security Activities Reporting System 2) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARSAT Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking SART State Animal Response Team SAS Secondary Antenna System SAST Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team SAT 1) Satellite 2) Simplified Acquisition Threshold SATCOM Satellite Communications SATERN Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network SATO Scheduled Airline Ticket Office SAV 1) Site Assist Visit (affiliated with IAIP) 2) Staff Assistance Visit SBA 1) Shared Border Accord 2) Small Business Administration SBC Southern Baptist Convention SBCCI Southern Building Code Congress International SBCCOM Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (U.S. Army) SBD Smart Border Declaration SBI Special Background Investigation SBIR Small Business Innovation Research SBL Straight Bill-of-Lading (also SBOL) SBOL Straight Bill-Of-Lading S-BOSS Scenario-Based Orientation for Senior Staff SBU Sensitive But Unclassified SC 1) Section Chief 2) Study Contractor SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System SCAT 1) Security Control of Air Traffic 2) Space Coast Area Transit (Florida) SCATANA Security Control of Air Traffic and Air Navigation Aids SCBA Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus SCC Secretary's Command Center SCD Service Computation Date SCEC Southern California Earthquake Center SCEPC Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee (NATO) SCG Security Classification Guide SCI Sensitive Compartmented Information SCIC Software Control Integration Center SCIF Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility SCM Survivable Crisis Management SCO State Coordinating Officer SCOTUS Supreme Court of the United States SCP Security Control Point SCR Software (or System) Change Request SCRAG Senior Civilian Representative of the Attorney General SCRR Special Conversion Recommendation Report SCS Soil and Conservation Service SCSEP Senior Citizen Service Employment Program SCSN Southern California Seismic Network SD Security Directive SDA Seventh Day Adventist SDD Software Development Division SDF Special Direct Facility SDLO Senior Disaster Logistics Official/Officer SDO 1) Staff Duty Officer 2) Standards Development Organizations SDP 1) Secretarial Development Program 2) Service Delivery Point SDTS 1) Spatial Data Transfer Standard(s) 2) Spatial Data Transfer System SDWIS Safe Drinking Water Information System S&E Salaries and Expenses SEAT Single Engine Airtankers SEB Staphylococcus Enterotoxin type B SEC Securities and Exchange Commission SECARMY Secretary of the Army SECC State Emergency Coordination Center SECDEF Secretary, Department of Defense SECDHS Secretary, Department of Homeland Security SECHHS Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services SECLAN Secure Local Area Network SECURE Strategic Communications Resources Effort SED Shippers Export Declaration SEI Software Engineering Institute SEL Standardized Equipment List SELS Severe Local Storms SEMA State Emergency Management Agency SEMO State Emergency Management Office SEMS Standardized Emergency Management System SENTINEL Securing the Nation through Infrastructure Enhancements Locally SENTRI Secure Electronic Network for Traveler's Rapid Inspection (Fast inspection lanes at border; Program which allows low-risk travelers to enter through a dedicated lane at the U.S./Mexico border with minimal or no delay) SEOC State Emergency Operations Center SEPLO State Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer SERC State Emergency Response Commission SERF Standard Exercise Report Form/Format SERL Special Events Readiness Level (see below) SERL I Unique event requiring full support of US Government SERL II Primary event requiring local resource augmentation and limited predeployment of US Government assets SERL III Secondary event requiring limited local resource augmentation and limited predeployment of US Government assets SERL IV Minor event generally requiring no US Government asset support SERT 1) Secretary's Emergency Response Team (DHHS) 2) State Emergency Response Team (DHS program, affiliated with EPR) SES Senior Executive Service SET Source Evaluation Team SEUS Snow Estimation and Updating System SEVIS Student and Exchange Visitor Information System SEVP Student and Exchange Visitor Program SF 1) Special Facility 2) Standard Form SFAR Special Federal Aviation Regulation SFHA Special Flood Hazard Area SFIP Standard Flood Insurance Policy SFO 1) Senior Federal Official 2) Senior FEMA Official 3) State Field Office(r) SFP Supplementary Feeding Program SFSO Senior Financial Services Officer SG Surgeon General SGTR Steam Generator Tube Rupture SGTS Standard Gas Treatment System SHARES Shared Resources (NCS high frequency radio network) SHMO State Hazard Mitigation Officer SHMP State Hazard Mitigation Program SHO State Health Officer SHPO State Historic Preservation Office SHSAS State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy SHSGP State Homeland Security Grant Program SHSI Sensitive Homeland Security Information SICG Senior Interagency Coordination Group SID Station Identifier SIDA Security Identification Display Area SIED Special Improvised Explosive Device SIES Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Office of SIF Standard Interchange Format SIGINT Signals Intelligence SIGMET Significant Meteorological Information SIMBAD Sensor Integration and Modeling for Biological Agent Detection SIMCELL Simulation Cell SIOC Strategic Information (or Intelligence) and Operations Center SIOP Single Integrated Operational Plan SIP 1) Shelter-In-Place 2) Streamlined Inspection Program SIT Situation Reporting System SITREP Situation Report SITROOM Situation Room SITSTAT Situation Status S&L 1) Savings and Loan 2) State and Local SLA State and Local Assistance SLAR Side-Looking Airborne Radar SLBM Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile SLC 1) Salt Lake City 2) Subscriber Line Carrier SLE State and Local Exercise Sleeping Dragon Term used to identify a barrier of protesters who have linked themselves to one another SLEP State and Local Exercise Program SLG State and Local Guide SLGCP State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness, Office of SLO State Liaison Officer SLOSH Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes SLPA Sea Level Pressure Anomaly SLSAC State and Local Officials Senior Advisory Committee SLUDGEM Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation, Gastric Distress, Emesis and Miosis SM 1) Shelter Management 2) Student Manual SMAC State Mapping Advisory Committee SMC Specialty/Specialized Management Center SMCC System Management Control Center SME Subject-Matter Expert SMG Specialty Management Group SMHA State Mental Health Agency SMI 1) Safety Management Institute 2) Smithsonian Institute SMMA Standard Mitigation Measures Agreement SMO Security Management Office (DHS subdivision, affiliated with MGMT) SMS Short Message Service SMSA Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area SMSD State-Managed Small Disaster SMU Special Mission Unit (affiliated with EPR) SN Serial Number SNA Survivable Network Analysis SNL Sandia National Laboratory SNM Special Nuclear Material SNS Strategic National Stockpile SO 1) Safety Officer 2) Sheriff's Office SOB Souls On Board SOC 1) Statement of Concern 2) State or Security Operations Center SOE 1) Senior Officials Exercise(s) 2) Summary of Expenses SOF Special Operations Forces SOFA Status of Forces Agreement SOG Seat of Government SOI Southern Oscillation Index SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea SOLIC Special Operations-Low Intensity Conflict SOLRAD Solar Radiation SOMA Summary of Map Actions SON Statement of Need SONET Synchronous Optical Network SONS Spill of National Significance SOP Standard Operating Procedure(s) SOPEP Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan SOR Statement of Requirement SOS Status of Studies SOSC State On-Scene Coordinator SOW Statement of Work SPC Storm Prediction Center SPCA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals SPDC Small Business Development Center SPE 1) Skill Performance Evaluation 2) Strategic Planning and Evaluation SPEGL Short-term Public Emergency Guidance Level SPG 1) Senior Policy Group 2) Strategic Planning Guide SPIRIT Security, Planning, and Integrated Resources for Information Technology SPLASH Special Program to List the Amplitude of Surge from Hurricanes SPOD Seaport of Debarkation SPOE Seaport of Embarkation SPOT 1) Satellite Positioning and Tracking 2) Systeme Probatoire d'Observation de la Terre (French satellite system) SPP 1) Screener Partnership Program 2) Secure Passage Program SPR Special Problem Report SPRB Senior Performance Review Board SQL Structured Query Language SRA 1) Safe Refuge Area 2) Society for Risk Analysis SRD Self-Reading Dosimeter SRF Service Response Force SRFC Service Response Force Commander SRFX Service Response Force Exercise SRSC Strategic Review Steering Committee SRV Safety Relief Value SSA 1) Self Storage Association 2) Social Security Administration 3) Survivable Systems Analysis SSAN Social Security Account Number SSB Single Side Band SSBI Single-Scope Background Investigation SSC 1) Scientific Support Coordinator 2) Strategic Storage Center SSE Safe Shutdown Earthquake SSFSD Secret Service Forensic Sciences Division SSG Strategic Sourcing Group SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale SSI Supplemental Security Income SSL Secure Socket Layer(s) SSN Social Security Number SSP Species Survival Plan SSS 1) Selective Service System 2) Small Structure Survey SSSE State Support Service Element SST 1) Safe Secure Transport 2) Sea-Surface Temperature 3) Shelter Survey Technician 4) Supersonic Transport S&T Science and Technology STA Special Temporary Authority STAFFORD ACT - OUTLINE TITLES and SECTION NUMBERS (42 U.S.C. counterpart number in parenthesis) TITLE I Findings, Declarations, and Definitions 101 (§ 5121) Findings and Declarations 102 (§ 5122) Definitions TITLE II Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Assistance 201 (§ 5131) Federal and State Disaster Preparedness Programs 202 (§ 5132) Disaster Warnings 203 (§ 5133) Predisaster Hazard Mitigation 204 (§ 5134) Interagency Task Force TITLE III Major Disaster and Emergency Assistance Administration 301 (§ 5141) Waiver of Administrative Conditions 302 (§ 5143) Coordinating Officers 303 (§ 5144) Emergency Support Teams 304 (§ 5147) Reimbursement 305 (§ 5148) Non-liability of Federal Government 306 (§ 5149) Performance of Services 307 (§ 5150) Use of Local Firms and Individuals 308 (§ 5151) Nondiscrimination in Disaster Assistance 309 (§ 5152) Use and Coordination of Relief Organizations 310 (§ 5153) Priority for Public Housing 311 (§ 5154) Insurance 312 (§ 5155) Duplication of Benefits 313 (§ 5156) Standards and Reviews 314 (§ 5157) Penalties 315 (§ 5158) Availability of Materials 316 (§ 5159) Protection of Environment 317 (§ 5160) Recovery of Assistance 318 (§ 5161) Audits and Investigations 319 (§ 5162) Advance of Non-Federal Share 320 (§ 5163) Limitation on Use of Sliding Scales 321 (§ 5164) Rules and Regulations 322 (§ 5165) Mitigation Planning 323 (§ 5165a) Minimum Standards for Public and Private Structures 324 (§ 5165b) Management Costs 325 (§ 5165c) Public Notice, Comment, and Consultation Requirements TITLE IV Major Disaster Assistance Programs 401 (§ 5170) Procedure for Declaration 402 (§ 5170a) General Federal Assistance 403 (§ 5170b) Essential Assistance 404 (§ 5170c) Hazard Mitigation 405 (§ 5171) Federal Facilities 406 (§ 5172) Repair, Restoration, and Replacement of Damaged Facilities 407 (§ 5173) 1) Debris Removal 408 (§ 5174) Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households 410 (§ 5177) Unemployment Benefit Assistance 412 (§ 5179) Food Coupons and Distribution 413 (§ 5180) Food Commodities 414 (§ 5181) Relocation Assistance 415 (§ 5182) Legal Services 416 (§ 5183) Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training 417 (§ 5184) Community Disaster Loans 418 (§ 5185) Emergency Communications 419 (§ 5186) Emergency Public Transportation 420 (§ 5187) Fire Management Assistance 421 (§ 5188) Timber Sale Contracts 422 (§ 5189) Simplified Procedure 423 (§ 5189a) Appeals of Assistance Decisions 424 (§ 5189b) Date of Eligibility; Expenses Incurred Before Date of Disaster TITLE V Emergency Assistance Programs 501 (§ 5191) Procedure for Declaration 502 (§ 5192) Federal Emergency Assistance 503 (§ 5193) Amount of Assistance TITLE VI Emergency Preparedness 601 (§ 5195) Declaration of Policy 602 (§ 5195a) Definitions 603 (§ 5195b) Administration of Title 611 (§ 5196) Detailed Functions of Administration 612 (§ 5196a) Mutual Aid Pacts Between States and Neighboring Countries 613 (§ 5196b) Contributions for Personnel and Administrative Expenses 614 (§ 5196c) Requirement for State Matching Funds for Construction of Emergency Operating Centers 615 (§ 5196d) Use of Funds to Prepare for and Respond to Hazards 621 (§ 5197) Administrative Authority 622 (§ 5197a) Security Regulations 623 (§ 5197b) Use of Existing Facilities 624 (§ 5197c) Annual Report to Congress 625 (§ 5197d) Applicability of Title 626 (§ 5197e) Authorization of Appropriations and Transfers of Funds 627 (§ 5197f) Relation to Atomic Energy Act of 1954 628 (§ 5197g) Federal Bureau of Investigation TITLE VII Authority to Prescribe Rules and Accept Gifts 701 (§ 5201) Authority to Prescribe Rules and Accept Gifts 705 (§ 5205) Disaster Grant Closeout Procedures STAR 1) Science-based Threat Analysis and Response Programs 2) Studies, Training, Analysis, and Research STARC State Area Command START 1) Scientific and Technical Advisory and Response Team 2) Scientific and Technical Analysis and Response Team 3) Security Through Advanced Research & Technology (NY State Program) 4) Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team STARTEAM Specialized Target Area Registration Team STARTEX Start of Exercise STATEX Statutory Exclusion STATREP Status Report STB Surface Transportation Board STC 1) Satellite Teleregistration Center 2) State Coordinator STCC Standard Transportation Commodity Code STDO Security Technology Deployment Office ST-DOSE Source Term to Dose STEP State Tribal Education Program ST ISAC Surface Transportation Information Sharing and Analysis Center STO Special Technical Operations STOC Sniper Tactical Operations Center STOLS System To Locate Survivors STR Suspicious Transaction Report STSC Student and Schools System STU 1) Satellite Transmission Unit 2) Secure Telephone Unit STU-III Secure Telephone Unit - Third Generation STU-IV Secure Telephone Unit - Fourth Generation SUA 1) Specified Unlawful Activities 2) Special Use Airspace SUI Sensitive Unclassified Information SUM Software User's Manual SUMA Supply Management SUPREPS Supplemental Reports Created by OIC SUPSALV Supervisor of Salvage Svc Service SVIS Secure Video System SVOS Secure Voice System SVTC Secure Video Teleconference SVTS Secure Video Teleconferencing System SW Soil and Water SWAT Special Weapons and Tactics SWC Severe Weather Center SWEL Stillwater Flood Elevation SWFL Stillwater Flood Level SWG Security Working Group SWGDE Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence SWIS Satellite Weather Information System SWP 1) State Warning Point 2) State Weekends Program SWS Severe Weather Statement T2 Top Officials Exercise/TOPOFF 2 T&A Time and Attendance TA 1) Table of Allowances 2) Technical Assistance 3) Time and Attendance 4) Travel Authorization TAC 1) Technical Advisory Committee 2) Technical Assistance Contractor TACACS Terminal Access Controller Access Control System TAC-DESK Tactical Desk TACLET Tactical Law Enforcement Team TAC-SMC Tactical Specialized Management Center TADS 1) Threat Assessment Database System 2) Training Aids for Dam Safety TAES Tactical Aeromedical Evacuation System TAFA Terrorism and Foreign Assassination TAFT Test, Analyze, Fix and Test TAG 1) Technology & Architecture Group 2) The Adjutant General 3) Threat Advisory Group TAOS The Arbiter of Storms TAPS Trans-Alaska Pipeline System TAR Tone-Alert Radio TARS Tethered Aerostat Radar System TAVISS Targeted Violence Information Sharing System TBA 1) To Be Announced 2) Thyroid Blocking Agent (see KI) TBD To Be Determined TBM Temporary Bench Mark TBP To be published TBR Travel Business Roundtable T&C Time and Cost TC Technical Committee T-CAR Tribal Capability Assessment for Readiness TCC 1) Telecommunications Center 2) Transportable Communications Center 3) Telephone Contact Center TCD Tropical Cyclone Discussion TCO Territorial Coordinating Officer TCP 1) Traffic Control Point 2) Telecommunications Priorities TCS 1) (Standard Flood Hazard) Tracking and Correspondence System 2) Tactical Control System(s) TCU 1) Threat Containment Unit 2) Transportation Coordination Unit TDD Telecommunications or Teletype Device for the Deaf TDFM Traffic Demand Forecast Model TDO Typhoon Duty Officer TDS Time, Distance, and Shielding TDY Temporary Duty T&E Threatened and Endangered TEAM-CPR Thermal, Etiological, Asphyxiation, Mechanical, Chemical, Psychological, and Radioactive TECS Treasury Enforcement Communications System TED Total Effective Dose TEDE Total Effective Dose Equivalent TEEX Texas Engineering Extension Service TEL Transporter-Erector-Launcher TELNET Teleconference Network TEMA Tennessee Emergency Management Agency TEMP 1) Temporary Employee 2) Test and Evaluation Master Plan TEOAF Treasury Executive Office of Asset Forfeiture TEOC Transportation Emergency Operations Center TEU Technical Escort Unit TEW Terrorist Early Warning (Group) TF Task Force TFCC Task Force Control Center TFL Task Force Leader TFR Temporary Flight Restriction TFT Temporary Full Time TH 1) Temporary Housing 2) Technological Hazards THA Temporary Housing Assistance THAMIC Toxic Hazard Analysis Model for Industrial Chemicals THO Temporary Housing Officer THP Temporary Housing Program THREATCON Threat Condition TIA 1) Telecommunications Industry Association 2) Terrorism Information Awareness TIARA Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities TIAS Training Information Access System TIER Treasury Information Executive Repository TIFF Tagged Image File Format TIGER Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Reference (System) TIMACS Telecommunications Inventory Management and Control System TIN 1) Taxpayer Identification Number 2) Triangular Irregular Network TIOC Transportation Information Operations Center TIP Threat Image Protection TIPS Terrorist Information and Prevention System TIROS Television and Infrared Observation Satellite TISP The Infrastructure Security Partnership TL 1) Team Leader 2) Truckload TLC Territory Logistics Centers TLC-C Territory Logistics Center- Central TLC-E Territory Logistics Center- East TLC-W Territory Logistics Center-West TLD Thermoluminescent Dosimeter TLV Threshold Limit Value TM Trademark TMARS Team Management and Rostering System TMC 1) Transportation Management Center 2) Travel Management Center TMI Three Mile Island (Nuclear Power Plant) TMS 1) Training Management System 2) Traffic Management Specialist TMT 1) Traffic Management Team 2) Training Management Team TNC Terminal Node Controller TNT Trinitrotoluene TOA 1) Time of Arrival 2) Transportation Operating Agency(ies) TOC 1) Table of Contents 2) Tactical Operations Center 3) Traffic Operations Center TOCDF Tooele Chemical Disposal Facility TOPOFF Top Officials (exercise series) TOSC Tactical On-Scene Commander TOT Time on Target TPC Tropical Prediction Center TPED Tasking, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination TPFDD Time-Phased Force Deployment Data TPFDL Time-Phased Force Deployment List TPO 1) Technical Program(s) Officer 2) Transition Planning Office TPS Temporary Protected Status TR Transportation Request TRACEM Thermal, Radioactive, Asphyxiation, Chemical, Etiological, and Mechanical TRAC2ES TRANSCOM's Regulating and Command and Control Evacuation System TRADE Training Resources And Data Exchange TransCAER Transportation Community Awareness Emergency Response TRC 1) Telephone Response Center 2) Technology Review Committee Treas Department of the Treasury TRES Department of Treasury (Federal Government, affiliated with EPR) TRIA Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (affiliated with PSO) TRICS Telephone-to-Radio Interface Communications System TRIP Transit (and) Rail Inspection Pilot (DHS program, affiliated with BTS/TSA) TRIPS Travel Reporting and Information Processing System TRO Transient Accommodations Only TROPAN Tropical Analysis Facsimile Network TROR Treasury Report on Receivables TRP Tactical Response Plan TRT Tactical Response Team TS 1) Thunderstorm 2) Top Secret 3) Tropical Storm TSA 1) The Salvation Army 2) Transportation Security Administration TSAC Towing Safety Advisory Committee TSAR Transportation Security Administration Representative TSARM TSA Self-Assessment Risk Module TSB 1) Technical Services Branch 2) Training Support Brigade TSC 1) Technical Support Center 2) Terrorist Screening Center (affiliated with DHS/BTS, DOS, FBI, CIA, DOJ) TSCA Toxic Substance Control Act TSCC Transportation Security Command Center (affiliated with BTS) TSCM 1) Technical Security Countermeasure 2) Technical Surveillance Countermeasures TSCO Top Secret Control Officer TSD Technical Services Division TSDN Technical Support Data Notebook TSDR Toxic Substance and Disease Registry TSIS Transportation Security Intelligence Service TSN Trade Support Network TSP 1) Telecommunications Service Priority 2) Thrift Savings Plan 3) Total Suspended Particulates 4) Transit Security Program TSPSOC Telecommunications Service Priority/System Oversight Committee TSR 1) Telecommunications Service Request 2) Teleregistration Service Representative TSWG Technical Support Working Group TT Travel Trailer TTC Technical Training Center TT&E Training, Testing and Exercising TTIC Terrorism/Terrorist Threat Integration Center TTPP Transportation Threat Protection Program TTT Train-the-Trainer TTWS Terrorist Threat Warning System (DHS program, affiliated with HSOC) TTX Tabletop Exercise TTY Teletypewriter TUAV Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle TUTT Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough TV 1) Television 2) Thomasville, Georgia TVA Tennessee Valley Authority TVTA Threat and Vulnerability, Testing and Assessment TWA Time Weighted Average TWD Tropical Weather Discussion TWIC Transportation Workers Identification Credential TWOV Transit Without Visa Program TWVP (see TWOV) UA 1) Unauthorized Absence 2) Upper Air UAC Unified Area Command UASI Urban Area Security Initiative UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UC 1) Unemployment Compensation 2) Unified Command UC/IC Unified Command / Incident Command UCGIS University Consortium for Geographic Information Science UCP 1) Unified Command Plan 2) Unified Command Post UCT 1) Universal Coordinated Time 2) Unified Command Team UD Unified Defense UDA Undocumented Aliens UEL Upper Explosive Limit UF6 Uranium Hexafluroide UGC Universal Generic Code UHF Ultra High Frequency UI Unemployment Insurance ULF Ultra Low Frequency ULN Unit Line Number(s) ULO Unliquidated Obligation ULP Unfair Labor Practice UMCA Umatilla Chemical Activity UMCD Umatilla Chemical Depot UMCOR United Methodist Committee On Relief UMDA UMatilla Depot Activity UMOC Unified Medical Operations Center UMP Upward Mobility Program UN United Nations (foreign, affiliated with EPR, OIA) UNCLAS Unclassified UNDRO United Nations Disaster Relief Organization UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNP Unmet Needs Program UNSCOM United Nations Special Commission UOC USACE Operations Center UO2F2 Uranyl Fluoride UBC Uniform Building Code UPC Universal Product Code UPS 1) Uninterruptable Power Supply 2) United Postal Service URA Uniform Relocation Act URISA Urban and Regional Information Systems Association URL Uniform Resource Locator US 1) Under Secretary (also U/S) 2) United States USA 1) United States of America 2) United States Army USACBDC United States Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command USACDA US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency USACDRA United States Army Chemical Demilitarization and Remediation Activity USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers (ESF 3) USACHPPM United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine USACMDA United States Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency USACOM United States Atlantic Command (obsolete; se USJFCOM) USADACS United States Army Defense Artillery Center and School USAF United States Air Force USAFA United States Air Force Academy USAID United States Agency for International Development USA-ITA U.S. Association for Importers of Textiles and Apparel (private sector association, affiliated with BTS/CBP) USAMRAA US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity USAMRICD United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (DOD program, affiliated with EPR, S&T) USAMRIID United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Disease USANCA United States Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency USA PATRIOT [Act] Uniting & Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept & Obstruct Terrorism US&R Urban Search and Rescue USAR United States Army Reserve USBP United States. Border Patrol USBR United States Bureau of Reclamation USC 1) United States Citizen 2) United States Code USCERT United States Computer Emergency Response Team USCG United States Coast Guard USCGR United States Coast Guard Reserve USCIS United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (aka CIS) USCOLD United States Committee On Large Dams USCS United States Customs Service USCSCFAC U.S. Customs Service COBRA Fees Advisory Committee USDA United States Department of Agriculture USDA/CSREES United States Department of Agriculture/Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (aka the Extension Service) USDOI United States Department of the Interior USDOL United States Department of Labor USDOT United States Department of Transportation [ESF-1] USFA United States Fire Administration USFS United States Forest Service (DOI division) [ESF-4] USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service USG United States Government USGS United States Geological Survey USGS-DLG United States Geological Survey Digital Line Graph (Format) USIA United States Information Agency USIC United States Interdiction Coordinator USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command USMC United States Marine Corps USMCR United States Marine Corps Reserve USML United States Munitions List USMRICD United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense USMS United States Marshals Service USMTF United States Message Text Format USN United States Navy USNR United States Naval Reserve USNORTHCOM United States Northern Command USOC United States Olympic Committee USPACOM United States Pacific Command USPHS United States Public Health Service USPIS United States Postal Inspection Service USPP United States Park Police USPS United States Postal Service USS 1) United States Senate 2) United States Ship USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command USSPACECOM United States Space Command USSS United States Secret Service USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command UST Underground Storage Tank USTA United States Telecom Association USTR United States Trade Representative Office USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command USVI United States Virgin Islands US-VISIT United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology UTC 1) Unit Type Code 2) Universale Temps Coordinaire (i.e., Coordinated Universal Time) UTCP Unified Tactical Communications Program UTM Universal Transverse Mercator UV Ultraviolet UVI Ultraviolet Index v volt VA 1) Vulnerability Assessment 2) Department of Veteran's Affairs VACIS Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System VAERS Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System VAL Voluntary Agency Liaison VAMC Veteran's Administration Medical Center VAX Virtual Address Extension VBIED Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device VCC Venue Control Cell (affiliated with EPR) VCR Video Cassette Recorder VCU VOLAG Coordination Unit VDEM Virginia Department of Emergency Management VDU 1) Visual Display Unit 2) Visual Docking Unit VEE Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis VEI Volcanic Explosivity Index VERA Voluntary Early Retirement Authority VFD Volunteer Fire Department VFR Visual Flight Rules VGA Video Graphics Adapter VHA Veterans Health Administration VHF Very High Frequency VI Virgin Islands VIA By way of VIG Vaccinia Immuno Globulin VIK Value-In-Kind VIP 1) Very Important Person 2) Volunteer Incentive Program VIPS Volunteers In Police Service VISC Visual Information Support Center VISIT Visitor & Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (affiliated with BTS/CIS) VISN Veterans Integrated Services Network VISTA Volunteers In Service To America VITA Volunteers In Technical Assistance VITEMA Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency VLF Very Low Frequency VMAS Vertical Map Accuracy Standard VMAT Veterinary Medical Assistance Team VMS Virtual Memory System VNPSC Virginia National Processing Service Center VOA Volunteers of America VOAD Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster VoID Voice over Internet Protocol VOLAG Voluntary Agency VOR Visual Omni Ranger VORTEX Verification of the Origin of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment VOSS Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System VPS Vector Product Format VRC Volunteer Reception Center VRP Vessel Response Plan VS Victim Support VSAB Vehicle Storage Administration Building VSP Visa Security Program VST Victim Support Task VSU Visa Security Unit VTC Video Tele-Conference VWPPA Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act of 2000 V-Zone Coastal High Hazard Area W watt WAE When Actually Employed WAN Wide Area Network WAR Weekly Activity Report WARNO Warning Order WATS Wide Area Telecommunications Service WAWAS or WAWS Washington Area Warning System WAWTAP Wind And Water Technical Assistance Program WB 1) Whole Body 2) Wideband WCATWC West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center WCO World Customs Organization WCRP World Climate Research Program WEE Western Equine Encephalitis WELP Women's Executive Leadership Program WEM Workshop in Emergency Management WER Weapons-Effect Reporting WESTPAC Western Pacific WFSA Wildland Fire Situation Analysis WFU Wildland Fire Use WGI Within-Grade Increase WH 1) Warehouse 2) White House WHCA White House Communications Agency WHLO White House Liaison Office WHMO White House Military Office WHO World Health Organization WHS Washington Headquarters Services WHSR White House Situation Room WIFLE Women in Federal Law Enforcement WIMS Weather Information Management System WIN WWMCCS Intercomputer Network (obsolete) WITS Washington Interagency Telecommunications System WMA Washington Metropolitan Area WMATA Washington Metropolitan Area Transport Authority WMD 1) Water Management District 2) Weapon(s) of Mass Destruction WMD-DAC WMD Decision Analysis Center WMDO-IM Weapons of Mass Destruction Office & Incident Management WMO World Meteorological Organization WO 1) Warrant Officer 2) Work Order WORM Write Once - Read Many (CD-ROM Drive) WP 1) Warning Point 2) White Phosphorus 3) Word Processing WPS 1) Water Purification System 2) Wireless Priority Service/System 3) Word Processing System WPT Workforce Performance Training WRDA Water Resources Development Act WRIST Weather Radar Identification of Severe Thunderstorms WRM War Reserve Material WSEL Water-Surface Elevation WSR Weather Surveillance Radar WSSPC Western States Seismic Policy Council Wt Weight WG 1) Wage Grade 2) Working Group WTC World Trade Center (obsolete) WTO World Trade Organization WVOES West Virginia Office of Emergency Services WWL Wind/Water Line WWMCCS World Wide Military Command and Control System (obsolete; replaced by GCCS) WWU Watch and Warning Unit WWW World Wide Web WYO Write Your Own (Insurance, e.g., NFIP) WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get XDA Existing Data Study XEDO Xedar Heat Detection Unit XPA Extent of Play Agreement YCC Youth Conservation Corps yd yard YLD 1) Yield 2) Young Lawyers Division yr year Z Zulu (UTC) ZBB Zero-Based Budgeting ZECP Zone Emergency Communications Planner ZFP Zone Forecast Product ZONE A Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; base flood elevations are not determined ZONE A1 to A30 Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; base flood elevations are determined ZONE AE Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; base flood elevations are determined ZONE AH Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; flood depths of 1 to 3 feet (usually areas of ponding); base flood elevations are determined ZONE AO Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; with flood depths of 1 to 3 feet (usually sheet flow on the sloping terrain); average depths are determined. For areas of alluvial fan flooding, velocities are also determined ZONE AR Special Flood Hazard Area that results from the decertification of a previously accredited flood protection system that is in the process of being restored to provide a 100-year or greater level of flood protection ZONE A99 Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood to be protected from the 100-year flood by a Federal flood protection system under construction; base flood elevations are not determined ZONE B Area of 500-year flood; area subject to the 100-year flood with average depths of less than 1 foot or with contributing drainage area less than one square mile; and areas protected by levees from the base flood ZONE C Area determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain ZONE D Area in which flood hazards are undetermined ZONE V Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; coastal floods with velocity hazards (wave action); base flood elevations are not determined ZONE VE Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; coastal floods with velocity hazards (wave action); base flood elevations are determined ZONE V1 to V30 Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; coastal floods with velocity hazards (wave action); base flood elevations are determined ZONE X If unshaded: Area determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain If shaded: Area of 500-year flood; area subject to the 100-year flood with average depths of less than 1 foot or with contributing drainage area less than one square mile; and areas protected by levees from the base flood ZULU Indicates use of Universal Coordinated Time (Greenwich Mean Time) [affiliated with EPR, IAIP] ZWA Zonal Wind Anomaly