Photo montage of responders with acronyms on their uniforms Acronyms Abbreviations &Terms A Capability Assurance Job Aid FEMA P-524 / July 2009 DHS/FEMA logo FEMA Acronyms Abbreviations and Terms Produced by the National Preparedness Directorate, National Integration Center, Incident Management Systems Integration Division Please direct requests for additional copies to: FEMA Publications (800) 480-2520 Or download the document from the Web: www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/faat.shtm U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency DHS/FEMA logo The FEMA Acronyms, Abbreviations & Terms (FAAT) List is not designed to be an authoritative source, merely a handy reference and a living document subject to periodic updating. Inclusion recognizes terminology existence, not legitimacy. Entries known to be obsolete (see new “Obsolete or Replaced” section near end of this document) are included because they may still appear in extant publications and correspondence. 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Please electronically forward your input or direct your questions to: 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/plan/prepare/faat.shtm 2SR Second Stage Review 4Wd Four Wheel Drive A 1) Activity of Isotope 2) Ampere 3) Atomic Mass A&E Architectural and Engineering A&FM Aviation and Fire Management A&M Customs and Border Protection Air & Marine (CBP/A&M) A/D Analog/Digital A/N Alert and Notification (see AN) A2H America's Second Harvest AA 1) Affirmative Action 2) Allocation Advice 3) Applicant Assistance 4) Approval Authority 5) Atomic Absorption 6) Attribute Authority AAA 1) Agriculture Adjustment Administration 2) American Ambulance Association 3) Area Agency on Aging AAACE Airport Access Authorization to Commercial Establishments AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AAC 1) Activity Address Code 2) Applicant Assistance Center AACES Automated, Adaptive Chemical Examination System AACPP Airport Access Control Pilot Program AACS Automated Access Control System AAD Assistant Associate Director AADPIA Assistant Associate Director for Public & Intergovernmental Affairs AADR Age-Adjusted Death Rate AAEI American Association of Exporters and Importers AAER Average Annual Erosion Rate AAFAS Automated Airborne Flight Alert System AAFB Andrews Air Force Base AAML Agency Aviation Military Liaison AAMS Automated Acquisition Management System (ProTrac / ProDoc) AAMVA American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators AAPA American Association of Port Authorities AAPD American Association of People with Disabilities AAR 1) After Action Report 2) After Action Review 3) Association of American Railroads AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials AAU Association of American Universities AAVLD American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians ABA 1) American Bar Association 2) American Bus Association ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments ABC 1) American Baptist Churches 2) [Outstanding] American By Choice Award 3) Arizona Border Control Plan ABCI Arizona Border Control Initiative ABCO Automated Billing & Collection Off-sets ABD Air Bridge Denial ABEL Agent Based Economic Laboratory ABF Automatic Broadcast Feed ABHS Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizer ABI Automated Broker Interface ABIH American Board of Industrial Hygiene ABIS see IDENT ABM Anti-Ballistic Missile ABMC American Battle Monuments Commission ABNCP Airborne Command Post ABO Agents of Biological Origin ABRO Aircraft Base Radio Operator ABS Arson and Bomb Squad AC 1) Alternating Current 2) Area Command 3) Area Committee ACAA Air Carrier Association for Americans ACAC Area Command Aviation Coordinator 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 ACCT 1) Accounting Technician 2) Account ACDA U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency ACDO Advanced Concept Demonstration Office ACDP Aircraft Dispatcher ACDR Area Commander ACE 1) Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education 2) Accumulated Cyclone Energy 3) American Council on Education 4) Army Corps of Engineers 5) Automated Commercial Environment (secure data portal) 6) Automated Construction Estimate ACEP American College of Emergency Physicians ACF 1) Administration for Children and Families 2) Alternate Care Facility 3) Alternate Control Facility ACFM Advanced Certified Floodplain Manager ACGIH American Council of Government Industrial Hygienists ACH Automated Clearing House 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 Inter-governmental Relations ACIS Aviation Credential Interoperability Solution ACL Access Control List ACMR Assistant Cache Manager ACMS Academy Class Management System ACO 1) Administrative Contracting Officer 2) Agency Claims Officer 3) Agency Collection Officer 4) Animal Control Officer ACP 1) Accelerated Conversion Process 2) Access Control Points 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) Advance Confirmation Report 3) Agency Confirmation Report ACS 1) Adventist Community Services 2) Alternate Command Staff 3) Automated Commercial System ACSD Advanced Container Security Device (See CSD.) ACSDR Adventist Community Services Disaster Response ACSI American Customer Satisfaction Index ACSM American Congress of Surveying and Mapping ACT 1) American Council for Technology 2) Area Command Team ACT FAST Agent Characteristics Toxicity -First Aid and Special Treatment ACTD Advanced Concepts Technology Demonstration ACTE Association of Corporate Travel Executives ACTY Activity ACV 1) Actual Cash Value 2) Alarm Check Valve ACVP Airline Certificate Vetting Program ACWG Air Cargo Working Group AD 1) Administratively Determined (also AD#) 2) Assistant Director 3) Associate Director 4) Automatic Determination ADA Americans with Disabilities Act ADAMS Automated Disaster Assistance Management System ADASHI Automated Decision Aid System for Hazardous Incidents ADASP Aviation Direct Access Screening Program ADD Automated Deployment Database ADDIE Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation ADDS Automated Disaster Deployment System ADEM 1) Arizona Division of Emergency Management 2) Arkansas Department of Emergency Management ADES Alaska Division of Emergency Services ADFR Arson Detection for the First Responder ADGGS Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys ADIS Arrival and Departure Information System ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone ADJ Adjustable ADL Automated Distance Learning ADM 1) Acquisition Decision Memorandum 2) Admiral ADMIN 1) Administration 2) Administrative ADMSYS Admissions System ADO Airport District Office ADO Team Assistant Disbursing Officer Team ADOS Automated Document Ordering System ADP Automated Data Processing ADPE Automated Data Processing Equipment ADR 1) Address 2) Alternative Dispute Resolution 3) American Disaster Reserve ADRA 1) Adventist Development and Relief Agency 2) Air Domain Risk Assessment 3) Alternative Dispute Resolution Act ADRS Automated Disaster Reporting System ADTS Automated Data Telecommunications Service ADVISE Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight, and Semantic Enhancement ADVON Advanced Echelon AE 1) Aero-medical Evacuation 2) Architects and Engineering AEA 1) American Economic Association 2) American Electronics Association AEAS Automated Exercise and Assessment System AEC 1) Advanced Electronic Classroom 2) Agency Emergency Coordinator 3) Army Environmental Center (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland) 4) Atomic Energy Commission AECB Atomic Energy and Control Board AECC 1) Aero-Medical Evacuation Control Center 2) Aero-Medical Evacuation Coordination Center 3) American Evangelical Christian Church AECE Aero-medical Evacuation Control Element AECM Aero-medical Evacuation Crew Members AECR Achieving Extraordinary Customer Relations AED Automated External Defibrillator AEGL Acute Exposure Guidelines Level AEI American Enterprise Institute AEIC Alaska Earthquake Information Center AEL 1) Adverse Effect Level 2) Airborne Exposure Limit 3) Authorized Equipment List AELT Aero-medical 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) Advanced Encryption Standard 2) Aero-medical Evacuation System 3) Automated Export System AEW Airborne Early Warning 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 AFEWES Air Force Electronic Warfare Evaluation Simulator AFFIRM Association for Federal Information Resources Management AFG Assistance to Firefighters Grant 2 AFGE American Federation of Government Employees AFGWC Air Force Global Weather Central AFIP Armed Forces Institute of Pathology AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrialized Organizations AFM Adjudicator's Field Manual AFMIC Armed Forces Medial Intelligence Center AFMLS Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering Section AFMO Assistant Fire Management Officer AFMS Automated Forms System AFNSEP Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness AFO Area Field Office AFOC Air Force Operations Center 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 AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory AFRRI Armed Force Radiobiology Research Institute AFSA American Financial Services Association AFSC Armed Forces Staff College AFSOF Air Force Special Operations Forces AFSP Alien Flight Student Program 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 AGAUS Adjutants General Association of the U.S. AGC 1) Advanced Gas Centrifuge 2) Association of General Contractors 3) Associate General Counsel AGCA Associated General Contractors of America AGCR Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor AGE Aerospace Ground Equipment AGILE Advanced Geospatial Imagery Library Enterprise AGL Above Ground Level AGR Active Guard/Reserve AGS Aviation Group Supervisor AGV Aggregate Value AGY Agency AGZ Actual Ground Zero AH Alternate Headquarters AHAM Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers AHCC Alternate Host Communications Center AHG Ad Hoc Group AHIMT All Hazards Incident Management Team AHJ Agency Having Jurisdiction AHMA American Hotel and Motel Association AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHT Animal Health Technician AHU Air Handling Unit AHUA America Highway User Alliance AI&H Assistance to Individuals and Households AI2 Acquisition Improvement Initiative AIA 1) American Institute of Architects 2) American Insurance Association AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIATP Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Awareness Training Program AIBS American Institute of Biological Sciences AIC 1) Animal Identification Coordinator 2) Automated Inventory Control (formerly AIS) AID Agency for International Development AIF Assistance Information Form AIG Address Indicating Group AIHEC American Indian Higher Education Consortium AILA American Immigration Lawyers Association AIMS 1) Arson Information Management System 2) Automated Inventory Management System AIP 1) Agreement In Principle 2) Airport Improvement Program 3) Assisted Imaging Processing AIPC All Indian Pueblo Council AIREP Aircraft Report AIS 1) Automated Information System 2) Automatic Identification System AIT Aeromedical Isolation Team AJ Administrative Judge 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 ALB Administration and Logistics Branch (US-VISIT) 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") ALT Alternate ALTRETCO Alternate Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator ALUM Aluminum AM 1) Amplitude Modulation 2) Ante Meridiem AMA American Medical Association AMB Air & Marine Branch (ICE/AMB) AMBUS Ambulance Bus AMC 1) Air Mobility Command 2) Army Materiel Command AMCCOM Armament Munitions and Chemical Command AMD Acquisition Management Division AMEAGS Automated Major Emergency Action Guidelist System AMF Alternative Morgue Facility AMGS Air & Marine Group Supervisor AMHS Automated Message Handling System AMID Air and Marine Interdiction Division AMINESKAL American Indian Eskimo Aleutian AMIO Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations AML ARC Macro Language AMO Air and Marine Operations (ICE) AMOC Air and Marine Operations Center AMP Amperage 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 AMSLAN American Sign Language AMSP Area Maritime Security Plan AMT Amount AMTOR Amateur Telegraphy Over Radio AMWA Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies AN 1) Above Normal 2) Alert and Notification (see A/N) ANACI Access National Agency Check and Inquiry ANAD Anniston Army Depot ANCA Anniston Chemical Activity ANCDF Anniston Chemical Disposal Facility ANFAZD Academic Network for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease ANFO Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil ANG 1) Air National Guard 2) Army National Guard ANGB Air National Guard Base ANI 1) American Nuclear Insurers 2) Area Not Included ANL Argonne National Laboratories ANOC Association of National Olympic Committees ANPR Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ANPRM Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [see NPRM and SNPRM] ANPSC Alternate National Processing Service Center ANRC American National Red Cross ANS 1) Alert and Notification System 2) Answer 3) Aquatic Nuisance Species ANSI American National Standards Institute ANSI-HSSP American National Standards Institute- Homeland Securities Standards Panel ANZUS Australia, New Zealand and United States AO 1) Action Officer 2) Administrative Officer 3) Area of Operations 4) Assistance Officer AOA 1) Administration on Aging 2) Aviation Operations Area AOAC Association for Official Analytical Communities AOBD Air Operations Branch Director AOBS Aerial Observer AOC 1) Aircraft Operating Center (NOAA) 2) Area of Concern 3) Army Operations Center AOIC Acting Official in Charge AOPA Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association AOR Area of Responsibility AOSSP Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program AOV Agency Owned Vehicle AP 1) Aerial Port 2) Alternate Power 3) Arrival Point 4) Assembly Point 5) Associated Press AP&CP Arson Prevention and Control Plan APA 1) American Planning Association 2) Administrative Procedure Act APB Acquisition Program Baseline APC Agency Program Coordinator APCO Association of Public Safety Communications [Worldwide] APE Area of Potential Effect APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation APERMANS Automated Personnel Management System 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) Advance Passenger Information System APL Annex Planning Leaders APLCN Application APLCT Applicant APLNC Appliance APMB Acquisition and Program Management Branch (US-VISIT) APO Accountable Property Officer APOD Aerial Port of Debarkation APOE Aerial Port of Embarkation APP 1) Apparatus 2) Applicant 3) Application 4) Application Portability Profile APPN Appropriation APPT Appointment 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 APTS 1) Airport, Port, and Terminal Security 2) Association of Public Television Stations APWA American Public Works Association AQI Agricultural Quarantine Inspections AR 1) Acknowledge Receipt 2) Aerial Reconnaissance 3) Army Regulation ARA 1) Aircraft Rental Agreement 2) Analog Radio Adapter ARAA Advanced Radiological Accident Assessment ARAC Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability ARB Air Reserve Base ARC 1) American Red Cross (also RC) [ESF-6] 2) Analytic Resources Catalog ARCA Area Requiring Corrective Action ARCHIE Automated Resource for Chemical Hazard Incident Evaluation ARD Advanced Radiation Detection AREAL Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Laboratory AREP Agency Representative ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Services ARF 1) Action Request Form 2) Aviation Route Forecast ARFCAM Autonomous Rapid Facility Chemical Agent Monitor ARFF Aircraft Rescue Firefighting ARFI Areas Recommended For Improvement ARG Accident Response Group ARI Acute Respiratory Infection ARIES Airborne Rapid Imagery for Emergency Support ARIO Advanced Radiation Incident Operations ARIP Accidental Release Information Program ARJIS Automated Regional Justice Information System ARL 1) Activities Result List 2) Airborne Reconnaissance Low ARL-M Airborne Reconnaissance Low - Multifunction ARM Aerial Radiological Monitor ARMS Automated Resource Management System (FEMA) 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 ARRA American Recovery & Reinvestment Act ARRAS Automatic Residential Remote Alarm System ARRL American Radio Relay League ARS 1) Agricultural 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 1) Applicant Services 2) Automatic Sprinkler AS 06 Ardent Sentry 06 (exercise) ASA Average Speed of Answer ASA/IL&E Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installation, Logistics and Environment) ASAC Aviation Security Advisory Committee ASAP 1) Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel 2) All-Hazards Situation Assessment Prototype 3) As Soon As Possible 4) Automated Standard Application for Payments 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) Acoustic Surveillance Device 2) Administrative Security Division 3) Allowable Stress Design 4) Assistant Secretary of Defense ASD (HD) Assistant Secretary of Defense, Homeland Defense ASD (SO/LIC) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict) ASDAR Aircraft to Satellite Data Relay ASDRC Automated Systems Disaster Recovery Capabilities ASDSO Association of State Dam Safety Officials ASDWA Association of State Drinking Water Administrators ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASFPM Association of State Floodplain Managers ASGS Air Support Group Supervisor ASH Assistant Secretary for Health ASHA Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs ASHG Accident Site Health Group ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers ASI America's Shield Initiative ASIA 1) Anti-Smuggling Investigators Association 2) Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis ASIANPACI Asian Pacific Islander ASIP Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection ASIS American Society for Industrial Security ASIWPCA Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators 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 ASMT Assessment ASN Abstract Syntax Notation ASOS Automated Surface Observing System ASP 1) Active Server Page 2) Advanced Spectroscopic Portal 3) Associate Safety Professional 4) Aviation Security Program ASPA Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs ASPE American Society of Professional Estimators ASPECT 1) Airborne Spectral Environmental Collection Technology 2) Airborne Spectral Photographic Environmental Collection Technology ASPHEP Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness ASPRS American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ASR 1) Aquifer Storage Recovery 2) Atmosphere Supplying Respirator 3) Automatic Sprinkler Riser ASSE American Society of Safety Engineers ASSET Advanced Simulation and Software Engineering Technology ASST Assistant ASSY Assembly AST 1) Aboveground Storage Tank 2) Accessible Systems and Technologies 3) Aviation Survival Technician ASTA American Society of Travel Agents ASTHO Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 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 1) Advanced Technology 2) Anti-Terrorism AT&L Acquisition, Technology and Logistics AT/FP Anti-Terrorism & Force Protection ATA 1) Actual Time of Arrival 2) Airline Transportation Association 3) American Trucking Association ATB Applied Technology Board ATBM AirTanker Base Manager ATC 1) Air Traffic Control 2) Applied Technology Council A-TCET 1) Anti-Terrorism Combat Enforcement Team 2) Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team ATCO Airtanker Coordinator ATCT Air Traffic Control Tower ATD 1) Actual Time of Departure 2) Advanced Technology Demonstration 3) Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion ATDI Advance Trade Data Initiative ATDP Annual Training and Development Plan ATDT Atlantic Daylight Time (GMT - 3) ATF Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives [Bureau of] ATGS Air Tactical Group Supervisor ATH Air-Transportable Hospital ATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions ATM 1) Automated Teller Machine 2) Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATMU Advanced Technology Meteorological Unit ATMWU Air Transportable Mobile Weather Unit ATN Aeronautical Telecommunications Networks 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 Substance and Disease Registry (USPHS) ATST Atlantic Standard Time (GMT - 4) ATT Anti-Terrorism Technologies ATTF Antiterrorism Task Force ATTN Attention ATV All-terrain vehicle AUH Attached Unit Housing AUSA Assistant U. S. Attorney AUTHN Authorization AUTHY Authority AUTODIN Automatic Digital Network AUVSI Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International AV 1) Air Vehicle 2) Audio-Visual AVC Alaska Volcano Center AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer AVI Audio-Visual Interleave AVIC Area Veterinarian in Charge AVIP Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program AVLIS Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation AVMA American Veterinary Medical Association AVO Alaska Volcano Observatory AVOps Aviation Operations AVSEC Aviation Security AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System AWBA Average Weekly Benefit Amount AWD Available Without Declaration AWIPS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System AWIS Automated Weather Information System AWO American Waterway Operators AWOL Absent Without Leave AWOP Absence Without Pay AWRA American Water Resources Association AWS Alternate Work Schedule AWWA American Water Works Association AYE Alternate Year Exercise B&SA Bureau and Statistical Agent (NFIP) B/C Benefit/Cost BAA 1) Broad Agency Announcement 2) Broad Area Announcement BACM Business Alliance for Customs Modernization BAER 1) Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (Team) 2) Burned Area Emergency Response BALV Best Available Lodging Value BAND Bio-agent Autonomous Networked Detectors BARDA Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority BAREPP Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project BASIS Biological Aerosol Sentry and Information System BATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms BATT Battery BAWS Biological Aerosol Warning System BBP Blood Borne Pathogen BBRS Board of Building Regulations and Standards BBS Bulletin Board System BC 1) Base Camp 2) Branch Chief BCA Benefit-Cost Analysis BCBP Bureau of Customs and Border Protection BCC Border Crossing Card BCF Billion Cubic Feet BCMC Board for the Coordination of Model Codes BCMG Base/Camp Manager BCMR Board of Correction of Military Records BCP Business Continuity Planning BCR 1) Benefit-Cost Ratio 2) Border Cargo Release BDA Battle Damage Assessment BDC Bomb Data Center (FBI) BDE Brigade BDO Battle Dress Overgarment BDRP Biological Defense Research Program BDS Biohazard Detection System BDU Battle Dress Utility BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis 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 BEST 1) Bus Explosive Screening Technology 2) Building Engagement, Strengths and Talent BFA Benefit Fraud Assessment BFC Bills for Collection BFD Base Flood Depth BFE Base Flood Elevation BFM Budget and Financial Management Branch (US-VISIT) BGAD Blue Grass Army Depot BGAN Broadband Global Area Network BGCA Blue Grass Chemical Activity BGP Border Gateway Protocol BHEF Business-Higher Education Forum BHS Bureau of Health Services BI Background Investigation BIA 1) Board of Immigration Appeals/Affairs (DOJ) 2) Bureau of Indian Affairs BICEP Basic Investigation of Computer and Electronic Crimes Program BICEPP Business and Industry Council for Emergency Preparedness and Planning BIDS Biological Integrated Detection System BIIDB Badge Imaging Information Database BIL Band Interleaved by Line (Format) BIO Biological BISC Border Interdiction Support Center BIT 1) Building Inventory Tool 2) Built-In Test 3) Business Intelligence Tool BITE Biometric Identification Technology Ethics BIWG Bilateral Interdiction Working Group BJA Bureau of Justice Assistance (DOJ) BKC Biodefense Knowledge Center [Part of NBACC, National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center] BKR Breaker BL Bill of Lading BLESTP Basic Law Enforcement Supervisor Training Program BLEVE Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion BLM Bureau of Land Management BLS 1) Basic Life Support 2) Bureau of Labor Statistics BM Bench Mark BMBL Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories BMC Bomb Management Center BMD Borders and Maritime Security Division (S&T/ BMD) BMP Best Management Practice BMS Building Management System BN Battalion BNA Baseline Needs Assessment BNICE Biological, Nuclear, Incendiary, Chemical, Explosive BNML Battalion Military Liaison BOC Basic Operating Cost BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators BOL Bureau of Labs BOLO Be On the Lookout alert BOM Bill of Materials BOO Base of Operations BOP (Federal) Bureau of Prisons BOR Bureau of Reclamation BORCAP Border Patrol Criminal Alien Program BORP Building Occupancy Resumption Program BORSTAR Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue Team BORTAC Border Patrol Tactical Unit BOV Board of Visitors 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 BPML Business Process Markup Language BPN Business Partner Network BPO Blanket Purchase Order BPP Business Policy and Planning Branch (US-VISIT) BPR Business Process Reengineering BPRP Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program BPS Bits Per Second BPSS Business Process Specification Schema BPWG Best Practices Working Group BRAC Base Realignment and Closure Act BRASS Border Release Advance Screening & Selectivity BRI Building Related Illness BRIDGES Building Respect in Diverse Groups to Enhance Security BRM 1) Bio-Regulator/Modulator 2) Business Reference Model BROKEN ARROW Nuclear Accident (codeword) BRT Business Round Table BSA 1) Base Support Area 2) Business Software Alliance BSC 1) Biometrics Support Center 2) Building Security Committee BSCO Biosafety Coordinating Official BSD Border Security Deployment BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (aka: “Mad Cow Disease”) BSI 1) Base/Basic Support Installation 2) Border Safety Initiative BSIR Biannual Strategy Implementation Reports BSO Biosafety Officer BSOP Battle Staff Operating Procedures BSPP Broadcast Station Protection Program BSSC Building Seismic Safety Council BST 1) Border Support Team 2) Burn Specialty Team BT 1) Bioterrorism 2) Buying Team BTA 1) Bioterrorism Act 2) Border Trade Alliance BTCP 1) Biological Terrorism Contingency Plan 2) Biological Threat Characterization Program BTO Business Transformation Office BTS 1) Budget Tracking System 2) Bureau of Transportation Statistics BTU British Thermal Unit BTW By The Way BU Building (Line) BUMED Bureau of Medicine BUYL Buying Team Leader BUYM Buying Team Member BV Butterfly Valve BW 1) Biological Warfare 2) Biological Weapon BWC Biological Weapons Convention BWIC Biological Warning and Incident Characterization BWR Boiling Water Reactor BY Budget Year BZ Breathing Zone BZPP 1) Buffer Zone Protection Plan 2) Buffer Zone Protection Program C Number Crew number C&C Components and Cladding C&D Clean and Disinfect C/A Controller/Analyst C/E Communications/Electronics C2 Command and Control C3 1) Command, Control, and Communications 2) Customs Cybersmuggling Center 3) (ICE) Cyber Crimes Center C3I Command, Control, Communications, Information C3ISR Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance C4 Command, Control, Communications and Computers C4ISR C4+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 CAARS Cargo Advanced Automated Radiography System CABIN Chemical and Biological Information Network CAC 1) Citizens’ Advisory Commissions 2) Civil Applications Committee 3) Climate Analysis Center 4) Common Access Card 5) Community Assistance Contact 6) Crisis Action Center CACB Camp Crew Boss CACTIS Computer-Assisted CSEPP Training Information System CAD 1) Computer Aided/Assisted Dispatch 2) Computer-Aided/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) CAEM Committee for Animal Emergency Management CAEO Competitive Analysis and Evaluation Office CAER Community Awareness and Emergency Response CAF 1) Compressed Air Foam 2) Critical Asset Factor 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 CAMPS Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System CAMRA Center for Advancing Microbiological Risk Assessment CAMS Continuous Air Monitoring System CAMU Companion Animal Management Unit CANAR Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitators 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) Common Alerting Protocol 7) Community Action Program 8) Community Assistance Program 9) Contract Administration Plans 10) Corrective Action Program 11) Criminal Alien Program 12) Crisis Action Process CAPA Coalition of Airline Pilots Association CAPC Civil Aviation Planning Committee CAPCO Controlled Access Program Coordination Office CAP-FASSE Corrective Action Program - Federal Agency Support Services Element CAPPS II Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (II equals 2nd generation) CAPR Categorical Assistance Progress Reports CAPRA Critical Asset and Portfolio Risk Analysis CAP-SSSE Corrective Action Program - State Support Services Element CapWIN Capital Wireless Integrated Network 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 CARRI Community and Regional Resilience Initiative CART 1) Computer Analysis and Response Team 2) County Animal Response Team CARVER Criticality, Accessibility, Recuperability, Vulnerability, Effect and Recognizability CAS 1) Chemical Abstract Service 2) Crisis Action System 3) Comprehensive Assessment System CASC Cache Supply Clerk CASE Computer Aided Software Engineering CASPER C-130 Airborne Sensor with Palletized Electronic Reconnaissance CASS Cockpit Access Security System CAST Commercial Aviation Safety Team CASU Centralized Administrative Services Unit CAT 1) Catalog 2) Catastrophic 3) Category 4) Collier Area Transit (Florida) 5) Crisis Action Team CATEGORY A PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Debris Removal CATEGORY B PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Emergency Protective Measures CATEGORY C PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Roads and Bridges CATEGORY D PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Water Control Facilities CATEGORY E PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Buildings and Contents CATEGORY F PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Utilities CATEGORY G PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Parks, Recreational, and Other CATEX 1) Catastrophic Exercise 2) Catagorial Exclusion CATF Catastrophic Task Force CATL Chronology and Time Line CATS Consequences Assessment Tool Set CAV Community Assistance Visit CAX 1) Capability Assurance Exercise 2) Computer-Assisted Exercise CB Or C/B 1) Chemical Biological (or Chemical/Biological) 2) Citizens’ Band 3) Cluster Bomb CBA Cost-Benefit Analysis CBARS Coastal Barrier Resources System CBCF Cross Border Crime Forum CBCT Chemical/Biological Countermeasures Training CBD 1) Chemical and Biological Defense 2) Chemical and Biological Division (S&T/CBD) CBEFF Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework CBEK Compendium of Basic Exercise Knowledge CBEP Career Builder Express Program 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 CBIG Caribbean Border Interagency Group 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) Community-Based Organization 2) Congressional Budget Office CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection [Bureau of] (also called BCBP) CBPMO U.S. Customs and Border Protection Modernization Office CBPO CBP Officer CBQRF Chemical-Biological Quick Response Force CBR Chemical, Biological and/or Radiological CBR&D Chemical and Biological Research and Development Sector CBRA Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 (see COBRA) CBRD Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense CBRDEC Chemical & Biological, Research, Development & Engineering Center CBRDT Chemical/Biological Rapid Deployment Team CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear CBRNE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and 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 and Biological Response Team CBRTA Chemical, Biological and Radiological Technology Alliance CBSA Canada Border Security Agency CBT 1) Chemical Biological Toxin 2) Computer-Based Training CBW Chemical and Biological Warfare cc cubic centimeter CC 1) Citizen Corps 2) Congregate Care 3) Coordination Center 4) Courtesy Copy 5) Crisis Counseling CCA 1) Circuit Card Assembly 2) Continuity Communications Architecture CCAM Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility CCAMS Comprehensive Cooperative Agreement Monitoring System CCAP Child Citizenship Act Project CCAT Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology CCB Configuration Control Board CCC 1) Citizen Corps Council 2) Congregate Care Center 3) Crisis Coordination Center CCD 1) Consular Consolidated Database 2) Corporate Communications Division (S&T&CCD) CCDB Consolidated Counterdrug Data Base CCDPH Cook County Department of Public Health CCF Coded Cities Forecast CCFP (National Institute of Justice) Center for Civil Force Protection CCG Crisis Coordination Group CCI Command, Control, and Interoperability CCIO Command and Control Incidents Operations CCIR Commander's Critical Information Report CCITP Cyber Counterterrorism Investigations Training Program CCITT Consultative Committee for International Telephony and Telegraphy CCL Contamination Control Line CCLS Command Center Liaison Section CCMIS Crisis Consequence Management Information System CCMRF CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force 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 3) Crisis Counseling Program CCR Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) CCRF Commissioned Corps Readiness Force CCS 1) Congregate Care System 2) Contamination Control Station CCSL Command and Control Simulation Lab CCSO Cook County Sheriff's Office CCSP Certified Cargo Screening Program CCST Chemical Casualty Site Team CCT 1) Communications Coordination Team 2) Critical Care Transport CCTV Closed Circuit Television CCU Correspondence Control Unit CCV Characteristics and Common Vulnerabilities CD 1) Civil Defense 2) Code 3) 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 CDER Computer Data Entry Recorder CDERA Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency CDEX Civil Defense Exercise CDL 1) Commercial Driver’s License 2) Community Disaster Loan CDM Content Design Manager CDMA Code Division Multiple Access CDO Central Dense Overcast CDP 1) Candidate Development Program 2) Center for Domestic Preparedness 3) Chemical Demilitarization Program 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 Disk Read Only Memory CDRS Call Detail Reporting System CDS Charge Data System CDSO Collateral Duty Safety Officer CDSP Cache Demobilization Specialist CDT Central Daylight Time (GMT - 5) CDU Contagious Disease Unit CDV Civil Defense Victoreen CDX Control and Direction Exercise CE 1) Categorical Exclusion 2) Civil Engineer CEA 1) Council of Economic Advisors 2) County Executives of America CEB Contractor Evaluation Board CEC Chief Exercise Controller CED Committee for Economic Development CEDAP Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program CEDE Committed Effective Dose Equivalent CEE Consolidated Enforcement Environment CEEP Critical Employee Emergency Planning CEF 1) Cost Estimating Format 2) Critical Emergency File CEG Council for Excellence in Government CEI Critical Elements of Information CEM 1) Certified Emergency Manager 2) Comprehensive Emergency Management CEMD County Emergency Management Director CEMIS Crisis and Emergency Management Information System CEMP Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan CEMS Continuous Emission Monitoring System CENL Chemical Event Notification Level CENR Committee on Environment and Natural Resources CEO 1) Chief Executive Officer 2) Community Education and Outreach 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 CEPAP Cost Estimating for the Public Assistance Program, Expert Panel on CEPI Catastrophic Emergency Preparedness Initiative CEPPO Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CERC 1) Coastal Engineering Research Center 2) Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (aka: “Superfund”) CERDEC Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center 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 Recovery/Response Training 5) Council of Energy Resource Tribes CERT/CC Computer Emergency Response Team/ Coordination Center CEST Cyber Emergency Support Team CET Contraband Enforcement Team CEU 1) Compliance Enforcement Unit 2) Continuing Education Unit CEXS Cooperative Extension Service CFA 1) Capability Focus Area 2) Cognizant Federal Agency 3) Computerized Fleet Analysis CFAI Commission on Fire Accreditation International CFAO Cognizant Federal Agency Official CFATS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards CFBCI Center for Faith Based and Community Initiatives (FEMA/CFBCI) CFC 1) Chlorofluorocarbon 2) Combined Federal Campaign CFC-NCA Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance CFGDP Crash Feed Grain Donation Program CFI Credentialing Framework Initiative CFIUS Committee on 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 cubic feet per second CFS Certified Fraud Specialists, Association of CFSA Consolidated Farm Service Agency CFSI Congressional Fire Services Institute CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission CG Commanding General CGD Coast Guard District CGFAA Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act CGI Common Gateway Interface CGISS Center for Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface CGM Computer Graphics Metafile CGS Council of Graduate Schools CH Channel CHARM Complex Hazardous Release Model CHAWS Chemical Hazard Warning System CHCO Chief Human Capital Officer (MGMT/CHCO) CHDS Center for Homeland Defense and Security ChE Cholinesterase CHECK 21 Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act CHEMTREC Chemical Transportation Emergency Center CHERCAP Comprehensive HAZMAT Emergency Response Capability Assessment Program CHER-CAP Community Hazards Emergency Response Capability Assurance Process CHIP 1) Capability and Hazard Identification Program 2) Critical Homeland Infrastructure Protection CHM Chemistry of Hazardous Materials CHPPM Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (U.S. Army) CHRCL Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law CHRIS Chemical Hazard Response Information System CHS Correctional Health Services CI Critical Infrastructure CIA 1) Catastrophic Incident Annex 2) Central Intelligence Agency CIAD Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Division CIAETP Criminal Investigation in Automated Equipment Training Program CIAO 1) Chief Infrastructure Assurance Officer 2) Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office 3) Critical Infrastructure Assurance Officer CICAD Center for Intelligence Collection Analysis and Dissemination CICG Critical Infrastructure Coordination Group CID 1) Command, Control and Interoperability Division (S&T/CID) 2) Criminal Investigation Division or Department, Community Identification CIDCON Civil Defense Condition CIDER Computer Interactive Display, Entry, and Retrieval CIEE Common Information Exchange Environment CIF 1) Central Information File 2) Cost, Insurance, and Freight CIG Central Intelligence Group CIH Certified Industrial Hygienist CII Critical Infrastructure Information CIIA Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 CIID Counterintelligence and Investigations Division (DHS) CIII Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies Integrator CIIMS Critical Infrastructure Inspection Management System CIIP IWG Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Interagency Working Group CIK Crypto-Ignition Key CIKR Critical Infrastructure and 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 3) Critical Infrastructure Modeling System 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-in-Chief, 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 CINS Catastrophic Incident of National Significance CINT Chief Intelligence Officer CIO Chief Information Officer CIP Critical Infrastructure Protection CIP IWG Critical Infrastructure Protection Interagency Working Group CIPAC Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council CIPB Critical Infrastructure Protection Board CIP-DSS CIP-Decision Support System CIPIC Critical Infrastructure Protection Information Center CIPP Certified Information Privacy Professionals CIPWG Critical Infrastructure Protection Working Group CIR Critical Infrastructure Resiliency CIRA Catastrophic Incident Response Annex CIRES Catastrophic Incident Response Execution Schedule CIRG Critical Incident Response Group CIRMS Council of Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards CIRP Catastrophic Incident Response Plan CIS 1) Catastrophic Incident Supplement 2) Central Index System 3) Citizenship and Immigration Services, Bureau of (see also BCIS and USCIS) 4) Civil Infrastructure Security 5) Community Information System CISD Critical Incident Stress Debriefing CISM Critical Incident Stress Management CISMT Critical Incident Stress Management Team CISO Chief Information Security Officer CISOMB Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman CISSC Central Information Systems Storage Center CITAC Computer Intrusion Threat Assessment Center CITMO Commercial Information Technology for Multinational Operations CITO Central Imagery Tasking Office CITP Criminal Investigator Training Program CJCS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CJIS Criminal Justice Information Services/System CJTF Commander, Joint Task Force CK Caulk CLAIMS Computer Linked Application Information Management System CLASP Consular Lost and Stolen Passport System CLASS Consular Lookout and Support System CLDC Connected Limited Device Configuration CLIA Civil Liberties Impact Assessment CLIVAR Climate Variability CLMS Claims Specialist CLO 1) Chief Logistics Officer 2) Congressional Liaison Officer CLOMA Conditional Letter of Map Amendment CLOMR Conditional Letter of Map Revision CLR Common Language Runtime CLS Central Locator System cm centimeter CM 1) Cadre Manager 2) Chief of Mission 3) Configuration Management 4) Consequence Management 5) Counter-Measure CMA 1) Certified Medical Assistant 2) Chemical Manufacturers Association 3) Chemical Materials Agency 4) Community Map Action (Form) CMAA Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (affiliated with CBP) C-MANPADS Counter-Man-Portable-Air-Defense Systems CMAS 1) Circular Map Accuracy Standard 2) Commercial Mobile Alert System 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 1) Chief Medical Examiner 2) Continuing Medical Education CMF Case Management File CMG Consequence Management Group CMHS Center for Mental Health Services CMIA Cash Management Improvement Act CMIR Currency and Monetary Instruments Report CMIS Corporate Management Information System CML Commercial CMM Capability Maturity Model CMMI Capability Maturity Model Integration CMO 1) Chief Medical Officer 2) Civil Military Operations CMOC Civil Military Operations Center CMRT Consequence Management Response Team CMS 1) Call Management System 2) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 3) Crisis Management System 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 CN Communications Network CNA Certified Nursing Assistant CNAC Customs National Aviation Center CNBC Congress of National Black Churches CNC 1) Central Network Control 2) Computer Numerical Control CNCS Corporation for National and Community Service CNDSP Computer Network Defense Service Provider CNE 1) Continuing Nursing Education 2) Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement (formerly CNO) CNGB Chief of the National Guard Bureau CNMI Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands CNN Cable News Network CNO 1) Chief of Naval Operations 2) Counter-Narcotics Officer CNPPD Chemical & Nuclear Preparedness and Protection Division CNR Center for National Response, The CNS Central Nervous System CNSC Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission CNSIP Classified National Security Information Program CNSNS Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards CNT 1) Counternarcoterrorism 2) Crisis Negotiation Team CNU Crisis Negotiations Unit (FBI) CNWDI Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information CO 1) Commanding Officer 2) Communications Officer 3) Contracting Officer 4) Custodial Officer CO2 Carbon Dioxide 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 1) Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, Radiological 2) Coastal Barriers Resources Act COBRE Carry-On Bag Remote Examination COC 1) Combat Operations Center 2) Country of Citizenship COCO Computer Coordinator COCOM 1) Combatant Command 2) Coordinating Committee COD Cash on Delivery CODEL Congressional Delegation CODIS Combined DNA Index System COE Center of Excellence COEM Chicago Office of Emergency Management COF Construction of Facilities projects COG 1) Continuity of Government 2) Council of Governments COGO Coordinate Geometry COI 1) Community of Interest 2) Critical Operational Issue COL 1) Colonel 2) Cost of Living COLA 1) Combined Operating License Application 2) Cost of Living Allowance COLISEUM Community On-Line Intelligence System for End Users and Managers COLT Cellular on Light Truck COM 1) Communications 2) Component Object Model COMC Communications Coordinator COMCDTF Commander, Civil Disturbance Task Force COMINT Communications Intelligence COML Communications Unit Leader COMM Communications COMMDIR Communications Directory CoMNET Consequence Management News, Equipment and Training COMP Compensation/Claims Unit Leader COMPUSEC Computer Security COMREL Community Relations COMSEC Communications Security COMSVC Component Services (OHA/COMSVC) CONG Congressional CONGR Congress CONO Contracting Officer CONOPS 1) Control Operations 2) 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 1) Contiguous United States 2) Continental United States CONUSA Continental United States Army COO Chief Operating Officer COOP Continuity of Operations COP 1) Chief of Party 2) Chief of Police 3) Committee of Principals 4) Common Operating/Operational Picture 5) Continuation of Pay COPS Community Oriented Policing Service COR 1) Central Office of Record 2) Contracting Officers Representative CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture 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 COS 1) Cash on Shipment 2) Chief of Staff COSIN Control Staff Instruction COSMIC Computer Software Management and Information Center (NASA) COSO Chief of Staff Office/Operations COSP (see PLCY) Chief of Staff Office/Policy (former DHS Subcomponent) COST Cost Unit Leader 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 1) Climate Prediction Center 2) Commission on Professional Credentialing 3) Country of Particular Concern CPD 1) Community Planning and Development 2) Community Preparedness Division CPE Contingency Planning Exchange CPG 1) Civil Preparedness Guide 2) Comprehensive Preparedness Guide CPHC Central Pacific Hurricane Center CPI Consumer Price Index CPIC Capital Planning and Investment Control cpm 1) characters per minute 2) counts per minute CPMCC Coalition Partner Mobile Command Center 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 CPSD Contingency Planning and Support Division CPSP Comprehensive Passenger Screening Profile CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design CPU Central Processing Unit CPX Command Post Exercise CQA Commandant's Quality Award CR 1) Civil Rights 2) Claims Representative 3) Community Relations 4) Congressional Relations 5) County Road CRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement CRAF Civil Reserve Air Fleet CRAMP Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program CRC 1) Contamination Reduction Corridor 2) Crisis Response Cell 3) Curriculum Review Conference CRCL Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties CRCPD Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors CRDC Cybersecurity Research & Development Center CRDF U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation CRDS Consolidated Remote Delivery Site CREATE Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events CREM Classified Removable Electronic Media CREP Crew Representative CREST Contingency Real Estate Support Team CREW Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup CRI Cities Readiness Initiative CRL Certificate Revocation Lists CRM 1) Common Risk Model 2) Crisis (or Communications) Resource Manager CRO 1) Congressional Relations Officer 2) Community Reuse Organization CROP Common Relevant Operational Picture CROSS Counterterrorism Reporting on Suspicious Surveillance CRP 1) Conservation Reserve Program 2) Critical Review Phase CRR Case Resolution Records CRRDB Comprehensive Reference Resource Database CRREL Cold Region Research and Engineering Laboratory (US Army) CRS 1) Catholic Relief Services 2) Community Rating System 3) Community Relations Service 4) Congressional Research Service CRT Cathode Ray Tube CRTF 1) Commander, Response Task Force 2) Crisis Response Task Force CRUD Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete CRWB Crew Boss CRWG 1) (Hurricane Katrina) Comprehensive Review Working Group 2) 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] CS&C Cyber Security and Communications, Office of (NPPD/CS&C) CS1M Contracting Specialist, 1M CS25 Contracting Specialist, 25K CSA 1) Chief of Staff, Army 2) Cognizant Security Authority 3) Community Services Administration CSAC Chemical Security Analysis Center CSAF Chief of Staff, Air Force CSB US Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board CSBG Community Services Block Grant CSD Container Security Device CSDGM Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata CSDP Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program CSE Communications Security Establishment CSEM Center for the Study of Emergency Management CSEPP Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program CSG 1) Coordinating Sub-Group 2) Council of State Governments 3) Counterterrorism Security Group CSH Combat Support Hospital CSHEMA Campus Safety, Health & Environmental Management Associations CSHIB Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigation Board CSHO Compliance Safety and Health Officer- OSHA CSI 1) Container Security Initiative 2) Customer Satisfaction Index CSID 1) Call Subscriber ID 2) Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk CSIL Commercial Satellite Imagery Library CSIRC Computer Security Incident Response Center 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 CSP Certified Safety Professional CSPI 1) Critical Structure Protection Initiative 2) Critical Systems Protective Initiative CSPO Cargo Systems Program Office CSREES Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service CSRS Civil Service Retirement System 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 CT/NP-ESG Counterterrorism and National Preparedness Exercise Sub-Group CTA Combined Travel Authorization CTAC Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee C-TAP Counter-Terrorism Airport Primacy CTB see CMTB CTBT Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty CTC 1) Conference and Training Center 2) Counterterrorism Center CTCC Counterproliferation Technology Coordinating Committee CTD 1) Concept and Technology Development 2) Counterterrorist Division 3) Cumulative Trauma Disorder CTF Combined Task Force CTGP Competitive Training Grant Program CTI Computer Telephony Integration CTIA Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association CTISS Common Terrorism Information Sharing Standards 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 CTR Crew Time Report CTS 1) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 2) Cooperating Technical State CTSP Computer Technical Specialist CTTP Consolidated Trusted Traveler Program CTU Chemistry/Toxicology Unit CTUIR Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation cu cubic CUI Controlled Unclassified Information CUL Cost Unit Leader CULS Cultural Specialist CUREE Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering CUSEC Central United States Earthquake Consortium CUSP Central United States Partnership CV 1) Combined Verification 2) Curriculum Vitae CVE Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVI Commercial Vehicle Inspection CVO Cascades Volcano Observatory CVP Citizenship Verification Procedures CVS 1) Clearance Verification System 2) Combined Verification Section CVVFA Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association CW 1) Chemical Warfare/Weapons 2) Continuous Wave CWA 1) Chemical Warfare Agent 2) Clean Water Act CWC Chemical Weapons Convention CWG 1) Concept Working Group 2) Continuity of Operations Working Group CWIN 1) Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network 2) Cyberspace Warning Intelligence Network CWN Call When Needed CWP Center for Watershed Protection CWS 1) Check Writing System 2) Church World Service 3) Compressed Work Schedule CWSN Cisco Works for Switched Networks CWU Church Women United cy cubic yard CY Calendar Year CZM Coastal Zone Management CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act D/A Departments and Agencies D2PC An Army computer dispersion modeling capability D2Puff An Army computer dispersion modeling capability that can factor in terrain and wind changes DA 1) Damage Assessment 2) Declaration of Applicant 3) Department of the Army 4) Disaster Assistance 5) District Attorney DA PAM Department of the Army Pamphlet DAA Designated Accrediting Authority DAAC Distributed Active Archive Center DAAMS Depot Area Air Monitoring System DAC 1) Defense Ammunition Center 2) Direct Air Carrier 3) Disaster Application/Assistance Center DACS Deportable Alien Control System DAD Deputy Assistant Director DAE Disaster Assistance Employee [aka: "SAE"] DAEO Designated Agency Ethics Official DAGC Deputy Associate General Counsel DAIP Disaster Assistance Improvement Program DALIS Disaster Assistance Logistics Information System DALO Disaster Area Liaison Officer DAM Digital Asset Management DAMAGES Disaster Accountability Management System DAN Document Accountability Number DAO Defense Attache Office DAP Disaster Assistance Program DAR Designated Agency Representative DARAC Direct Assistance Replacement Assistance Consideration DARCOM Development And Readiness Command DARIS Disaster Automated Reporting and Information System DARO Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office DARPA Defense Advance Research Projects Agency DART 1) Daily Advisories/Risk and Threat 2) Damage Assessment Reconnaissance Team 3) DHS Accessibility Requirements Tool 4) Disaster Assessment and Recovery Team 5) Disaster Assessment and Response Team 6) Disaster Assistance and Response Team DASA(ECW) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Elimination of Chemical Weapons 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 dB decibel DB Database dB(A/B/C) Indicating The Method Used to Weight Sound Frequencies When Measuring Sound Pressure Levels DBA 1) Database Administrator 2) Design Basis Accident DBMS Database Management System DC 1) Dangerous Contact 2) Direct Current 3) Dislocated Civilians 4) District of Columbia 5) Dry Chemical DCA 1) Defense Communications Agency 2) Disaster Communication Agreement DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency DCAC Demilitarization Chemical Agent Concentrator DCAS Document Control and Accountability System DCBP Double Check Backflow Preventer 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 Coordinating Element 3) Disaster Communications Equipment DCE/MED TF Disaster Coordinating Element / Medical Task Force DCEMA District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency DCFO Deputy Chief Financial Officer DCFSA Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account DCG Disaster Control Group DCHD DuPage County Health Department DCI Director of Central Intelligence DCID Director of Central Intelligence Directive DCIS Defense Criminal Investigative Service DCLN Declaration DCLO Deputy Congressional Liaison Officer DCM Deputy Chief of Mission DCMI Dublin Core Metadata Initiative DCN 1) Disaster Contractors Network 2) Document Control Number DCO 1) Defense Coordinating Officer 2) Disaster Coordinating Office DCP Development Concept Plan DCPA Defense Civil Preparedness Agency DCPDS Defense Civilian Personnel Data System DCPS Digital Cartographic Production System DCS 1) Data Collection System 2) Defense Communications System 3) Defense Courier Service 4) Deputy Chief of Staff 5) Digital Control System DCT 1) Data Collection Tool 2) Donations Coordination Team DCV Detector Check Valve DCWDB Direction, Control and Warning Database DCX Direction and Control Exercise DD 1) Damaged Dwelling 2) Defensive Driving 3) Direct Dial 4) Dynamic Data DDD Direct Distance Dialing DDE Dynamic Data Exchange DDL Data Definition Language DDO Deputy Director of Operations DDOS Distributed Denial of Service DDP Data-Derived Product DDRM Deputy Disaster Recovery Manager DEA 1) Data Exchange Agreement 2) Drug Enforcement Administration DEAC Deemed Export Advisory Council DEAS Digital Emergency Alert System DEASTP Digital Evidence Acquisition Specialist Training Program DEC 1) DCI Environmental Center 2) Director’s Executive Council 3) Disasters Emergency Committee 4) Disaster Emergency Communications DECD Department of Economic and Community Development DECK Deck Coordinator DECON Decontamination DED Department of Education DEE Department Environmental Executive (DHS) DEEDS Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems (CDC) DEERS Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System DEFCON Defense Condition deg degree DEI Dose Equivalent Iodine DELO Deputy Environmental Liaison Officer DEM 1) Department of Environmental Management 2) Digital Elevation Model 3) Division of Emergency Management DEMA Department of Energy and Military Affairs DEMS Domestic Emergency Management System DEN Domestic Events Network 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 DEQ Department of Environmental Quality 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 DETER Defense Technology Experimental Research DEW Distant Early Warning DFA Direct Federal Assistance DFAA Delegation of Financial Assistance Authority DFAIT Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade DFAS Defense Financial Accounting Service DFCO Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer DFIRM Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map DFIRM-DLG Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map -Digital Line Graph DFO Designated Federal Official DFOM Disaster Field Operations Management DFOMC Disaster Field Operations Management Course DFRN Disaster Federal Register Notice DFSG Disaster Financial Services Group DFSR Disaster Financial Status Report DFTO 1) Disaster Field Training Office 2) Disaster Field Training Organization DG/CS Dangerous Goods/Cargo Security DGCO Deputy Grant Coordinating Officer DGN Design (File) DGPS Differential Global Positioning System DGSA DOD Goal Security Architecture DGZ Desired Ground Zero DH Disaster Housing DHA Disaster Housing Assistance DHAP Disaster Housing Assistance Program 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 (replaced by IA Program/HA Manager) DHP Disaster Housing Program (replaced by IHP/HA) DHS 1) U.S. Department of Homeland Security [ESF-13] 2) Disaster Health Service DHUD Department of Housing and Urban Development (also HUD) DIA Defense Intelligence Agency DIAC Defense Intelligence & Analysis Center DIAO Deputy Individual Assistance Officer DIB Defense Industrial Base DIC Deputy Incident Commander DID Direct Inward Dial DIDA Detection, Identification, and Assessment DIDS Decision Information Distribution System DIFAX Digital Facsimile DIHS Division of Immigration Health Services DII Defense Information Infrastructure DIL Derived Intervention Level DIMC Digital Identity Management Center DIMHRS Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System DIMO Defense Institute of Medical Operations 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 1) Defense Investigative Service 2) Distributed Interactive Simulation DISA Defense Information Systems Agency DISC Disaster Information System Clearinghouse DISCO 1) Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office 2) Defense Industrial Security Clearance Officer DISN Defense Information System Network DISUM 1) Daily Intelligence Summary 2) Disaster Summary DIVS Division/Group Supervisor DLA Defense Logistics Agency DLG Digital Line Graph DLG-3 Digital Line Graph Level 3 DLL Dynamic-Link Library DLS Disaster Legal Services DLSGP Driver's License Security Grant Program DLT Department Leadership Team DM 1) Dimension 2) Disaster Management DMA 1) Defense Mapping Agency 2) Designated Market Area 3) Disaster Mitigation Act 4) Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (also called DMA 2000 or DMA2K) DMAC Disaster Management Advisory Committee DMAT Disaster Medical Assistance Team DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center DMH 1) Department of Mental Health 2) Disaster Mental Health DMHT Disaster Mental Health Team DMI Disaster Management Interoperability DMIATF Data Management Improvement Act Task Force, INS DMIS Disaster Management Information System DMI-Services (or Disaster Management Interoperability Services DMIS) DMOB Demobilization Unit Leader DMORT Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team DMRIS Defense Medical Regulating Information System DMRS Data Management and Retrieval System DMS 1) Dispatch Messaging System 2) Document Management System DMSS Defense Medical Surveillance System DMV Department of Motor Vehicles DNA 1) Defense Nuclear Agency 2) deoxyribonucleic acid DNAT Defense Nuclear Advisory Team DND Department of National Defense DNDO Domestic Nuclear Detection Office DNF Did Not Finish DNFSB Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board DNI Director of National Intelligence DNR Department of Natural Resources DNS 1) Department of Nuclear Safety 2) Domain Name Server DNSSEC Domain Name System Security Extensions DO 1) Designated Official (OEP) 2) Digital Orthophoto 3) Director of Operations 4) Disaster Operations (FEMA/DO) DOA 1) Dead On Arrival 2) Department of Agriculture DOB 1) Date of Birth 2) Duplication of Benefits DOC 1) U.S. Department of Commerce 2) Department of Conservation 3) Department of Corrections 4) Department Operations Center 5) Discrete Organic Chemicals DOCL Documentation Unit Leader DOD U.S. Department of Defense DODD Department of Defense Directive DODESB Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board DODMS DoD Discovery Metadata Standard DODRDB Department of Defense Resource Database DOE U.S. Department of Energy [ESF-12] DOEd U.S. Department of Education (see ED) DOG Deployable Operations Group DOH Department of Health DOI U.S. Department of the Interior DOIM Director of Information Management DOJ U.S. Department of Justice [ESF-13] DOL U.S. Department of Labor DOLP Disaster Operations Leadership Program DOM Disaster Operations Manual DOMO Domestic Operations (USCIS/DOMO) DOMS Director of Military Support DON Donation DONAT Donation DOQ Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle DOS 1) U.S. Department of State 2) Disk Operating System DOT U.S. Department of Transportation [ESF-1] DOZB Dozer Boss DP 1) Disaster Preparedness 2) Double Pedestal DP# (Drop points are numbered and marked locations on a fire where people meet, equipment is exchanged, and resources may be stationed.) 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 DPETAP Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program (NDPC) DPFO Deputy Principal Federal Official DPG Defense Planning Guidance DPIG Disaster Preparedness Improvement Grant DPM Disintegrations Per Minute DPMT Disaster Pediatric Medical Team DPMU Disaster/Deployable Portable Morgue Unit 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 DPRO Display Processor DPS 1) Department of Public Safety 2) Dry Pendent Sprinkler DPV Dry Pipe Valve DPW Department of Public Works DR 1) Disaster Declaration Number (alphabetic designation or precursor for) 2) Disaster Recovery 3) Disaster Response 4) Door(s) DRASH Deployable Rapid-Assembly Shelter DRAT District Response Advisory Team DRC Disaster Recovery Center DRD Direct-Reading Dosimeter DREC Deputy Regional Emergency Coordinator DRES Disaster Response Evaluation System DRF 1) Disaster Relief Fund 2) Disaster Response Force DRG 1) Digital Raster Graphic 2) Disaster Response Group 3) District Response Group 4) Domestic Readiness Group DRII Disaster Recovery Institute International DRL Derived Response Levels DRM 1) Data Reference Model 2) Disaster Recovery Manager DRO Detention and Removal Office (ICE/DRO) DRP Division of Radiation Protection DRS Disaster Reconnaissance System DRSF Disaster Response Support Facilities 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 DRWD Disaster Reserve Workforce Division DS 1) Damage Survey 2) Deputy Secretary DSA Digital Standard Algorithm DSB Defense Science Board DSBCC Detection Systems for Biological & Chemical Countermeasures DSC Digital Selective Calling DSCA Defense Support of Civil Authorities DSCO Deputy State Coordinating Officer DSCS Defense Satellite Communications System DSEA Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 DSEC Deputy Secretary DSEL Dynamic Synchronization Event Log DSES Directory Services and E-mail System DSFO Deputy Senior FEMA Official DSL Digital Subscriber Line DSN Defense Switched Network DSO 1) Director of Site Operations 2) Disaster Safety Officer DSP Disaster Support Package DSR Damage Survey Report DSS 1) Decision Support System 2) Digital Signature Standard 3) Diplomatic Security Service DSSG Defense Science Study Group DSWA Defense Special Weapons Agency DT Development Team DT&E Development Test and Evaluation DT/CPS Domestic Terrorism/Counterterrorism Planning Section (FBIHQ) DTAPPS Disposable Toxicological Agent Personal Protection System DTD 1) Data Transfer Device 2) Document Type Definition DTE Disaster Temporary Employee 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 DTOC Deployable Tactical Operations Center 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 DUH Detached Unit Housing DUL Documentation Unit Leader DULL SWORD Nuclear Safety Deficiency DUNS Data Universal Numbering System DUS Deputy Under Secretary DUSM Deputy United States Marshal DUST OFF Medical Evacuation via Helicopter (slang) DV Distinguished Visitor DVA Department of Veterans Affairs DVD Digital Versatile Disk DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine DW Data Window DWG Drawing (file) DWI 1) Disaster Welfare Information (or Inquiry) 2) Driving While Intoxicated DWML Digital Weather Markup Language DWR Department of Water Resources DWT Dead Weight DXF Drawing Exchange Format DZOP Dozer Operator E 911 Enhanced 9-1-1 E number Equipment number E.O. Executive Order of the President EA 1) Eastern Area 2) Emergency Action 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 EACOE Enterprise Architecture Center of Excellence EACRS Emergency Automated Computerized Retrieval System EACT Emergency Action and Coordination Team EAD 1) Employment Authorization Document 2) Executive Associate Director EADRCC Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center EAG Exercise Analysis Group EAGLE Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions EAI Enterprise Application Integration EAL 1) Emergency Action Level 2) Entry Authority List 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) Emergency Assistance Personnel 4) Employee Assistance Program 5) Event Action Plan e-APIS electronic-Advanced Passenger Information System EAPMO Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office EAR 1) Emergency Alert Radio 2) Exercise Analysis Report EARN Employer Assistance Referral Network EARS Emergency Animal Rescue Service EART Evening Advisory Risk Threat EAS Emergency Alert System (replaced EBS in 1997) EAWA Employ American Workers Act EBR Endogenous Biological Regulators EBT Electronic Benefits Transfer EBW 1) Electronic Bridge Wire 2) Exploding Bridge Wire EC 1) Electronic Commerce 2) Elevation Certificate 3) Emergency Coordinator 4) Environment of Care (medical) 5) Extraordinary Circumstances ECA 1) Earth-orbit Crossing Asteroid 2) Edgewood Chemical Activity ECAPS Enterprise Coordination & Approval Processing System ECBC Edgewood Chemical Biological Center 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 ECN Executive Control Node ECP 1) Emergency Conservation Program 2) Entry Control Point ECPC Emergency Communications Preparedness Center 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 ECU Environmental Control Unit ECWAG Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant ED 1) U.S. Department of Education (see DOEd) 2) Effective Dose 3) Emergency Department ED&DG Exercise Design and Development Group EDA Economic Development Administration EDAC Economic Defense Advisory Committee EDAP Excess Delivery Acquisition Program EDC 1) Energy Disruption Committee 2) EROS Data Center EDD Explosive Detection Device EDE Effective Dose Equivalent EDEN Education Disaster Extension Network EDI Electronic Data Interchange EDIFACT EDI for Administration, Commerce, and Transport EDIS Emergency Disaster Information System EDITH Exit Drills In The Home EDL Environmental Disposal Liability EDMO Enterprise Data Management Office (formerly MCOE) EDPP Electronic Design and Pre-Press EDR 1) Economic Development Representative 2) External Data Request EDRC Expanded Dispatch Recorder EDS Explosive Detection System EDT 1) Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4) 2) Explosive Device Team EDXL Emergency Data Exchange Language EDXL-DE EDXL Distribution Element EDXL-RM Emergency Data Exchange Language Resource Messaging EEE 1) Eastern Equine Encephalitis 2) Essential Evaluation Elements EEG Exercise Evaluation Guide EEGL Emergency Exposure Guidance Level EEI 1) Essential Elements of Information 2) External Environment Interface EEM Exercise Evaluation Methodology EENET Emergency Education Network (at NETC) EEO 1) Equal Employment Office 2) Equal Employment Opportunity EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EER Eligible Existing Resources EERI Earthquake Engineering Research Institute EESL Extreme Events Simulation Laboratory EET Emergency Evacuation Team EEVS Employment Eligibility Verification System EEX Employee Express EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EFAP Emergency Feed Assistance Program EFO Emergency Field Office EFOP Executive Fire Officer Program EFP Emergency Feed Program EFPOP Executive Fire Prevention Officer Program EFS Emergency Food & Shelter EFSNB Emergency Food and Shelter National Board EFSP Emergency Food and Shelter Program EFT Electronic Funds Transfer E-GIS DHS-wide enterprise GIS system EGM Enhancing Grants Management 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 1) Environmental/Historic Preservation 2) Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation EHR Electronic Health Records EHS Extremely Hazardous Substance EHU Emergency Housing Unit EI Exercise Information EIC 1) Earned Income Credit 2) Emergency Interoperability Consortium EICC Emergency Information and Coordination Center EID Enforcement Integrated Database EIDA Executive Information and Display Area EIDL Economic Injury Disaster Loan EIIP Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership EIM Emergency Information Management EIMA Emergency Information and Media Affairs EIN Employer Identification Number 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 Information Technology EITS Enhanced International Travel Security System EJ Environmental Justice EKU Eastern Kentucky University ELC Engineering Logistics Center ELF Earth Liberation Front ELINT Electronic Intelligence ELO 1) Enabling Learning Objectives 2) Environmental Liaison Officer ELR Employee Labor Relations ELT 1) Emergency Location Transmitter 2) Evacuation Liaison Team EM 1) Emergency Management 2) Emergency Manager 3) Environmental Management 4) Exercise Manual EMA Emergency Management Agency EMAC Emergency Management Assistance Compact E-mail Electronic Mail EMAP Emergency Management Accreditation Program Standard EMAS Emergency Management Assessment System EMD 1) Electronic Monitoring Device 2) Emergency Management Director 3) Emergency Management Division 4) Emergency Medical Dispatcher EMERCOM Emergency Command EMERGCON Emergency Condition eMerge2 electronically Managing enterprise resources for government effectiveness and efficiency EMERS Emergency Management Exercise Reporting System EMI 1) Electromagnetic Interference 2) Emergency Management Institute 3) Emergency Management Institute, Board of Visitors for the EMIO Expanded Maritime Interdiction Operation EMIS Emergency Management Information System EML Environmental Measurements Laboratory EMMIE Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment (disasters) EMNPP Emergency Management and National Preparedness Program EMOC 1) Emergency Management Operations Center 2) Emergency Management Operations Course EMP 1) Electromagnetic Pulse 2) Emergency Management Plan EMPA Emergency Management Planning and Assistance EMPG Emergency Management Performance Grant 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 EMR-ISAC Emergency Management & Response- Information Sharing & Analysis Center EMRS Emergency Management Response System EMRT Emergency Medical Response Team EMS 1) Emergency Management Specialist 2) Emergency Medical Service 3) Emergency Medical System 4) Environmental Management System 5) Evacuation Management System EMSHG Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group EMSSA Emergency Medical Services System Act EMT 1) Emergency Management Team 2) Emergency Management Training 3) Emergency Medical Technician EMTALA Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act EMTASC Emergency Management Training, Analysis & Simulation Center EMT-B Emergency Medical Technician - Basic EMT-I Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate EMT-P Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic EMWIN Emergency Managers Weather Information Network END Exotic Newcastle Disease ENDEX End of Exercise ENGB Engine Boss ENOP Engine Operator ENR Environmental and Natural Resources ENS Emergency Notification Service/System ENSO El Nino / Southern Oscillation EO 1) Electro-Optical 2) Emergency Office 3) Environmental Officer 4) Executive Order 5) Exterior Orientation (Parameter) EO/IR Electro Optical/Infrared EOC 1) Emergency Operating Center/Emergency Operations Center 2) European Olympic Committee 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 EOG Exercise Observation Group 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 EOPT Emergency Operations Planning Template 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 1) Electric Power 2) Emergency Programs EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPAD Emergency Provider Access Directory EPAL Enterprise Privacy Authorization Language EPAP Equipment Purchase Assistance Program EPC Emergency Preparedness Canada EPCA Energy Policy and Conservation Act EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-to- Know Act EPD Electronic Personnel Dosimeter EPEAT Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool EPG 1) Emergency Planning Guide 2) Exercise Preparation Guide EPI Emergency Public Information EPIC 1) Emergency Preparedness Information Coordinator 2) Electronic Privacy Information Center (“No fly” list; epic.org) EPICS Emergency Preparedness Incident Command Stimulation EPL Evaluated Products List EPLO Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer EPMS Environmental Portable Monitoring System EPO Environmental Protection Officer EPOC 1) Emergency Point of Contact 2) Emergency Preparedness Operations Center EPP 1) Emergency Preparedness Program 2) Employee Personal Page 3) Executive Potential Program EPPC Emergency Prevention and Preparedness Council EPPM 1) Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Mobilization 2) Environmental Planning Program Manager EPR or EP&R Emergency Preparedness and Response EPS Encapsulated PostScript EPSCoR Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research EPW Exercise Planning Workshop EPZ Emergency Planning Zone EQPCE Earthquake Preparedness Center of Expertise EQPI Equipment Inspector EQPM Equipment Manager EQTR Equipment Time Recorder EQUIP Earthquake Impacts Projection (Model) E-Quip Electronic Questionnaire for Investigation Processing ER 1) Emergency Relief 2) Emergency Room 3) Equal Rights 4) Expedited Removal 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 ERDC Engineer Research and Development Center [U.S. Army] ERDEC Edgewood Research, Development and Engineering Center ERF Emergency Response Facility ERFOG Emergency Responder Field Operating Guide ERG Emergency Relocation Group ERL Environmental Research Laboratories ERLink Emergency Response Link ERM 1) Elevation Reference Mark 2) Enforcement Removal Module ERMS 1) Emergency Resource Management System 2) Enterprise Records Management System ERN Emergency Response Network ERO 1) Emergency Response Official 2) Equal Rights Office 3) Equal Rights Officer EROS Earth Resources Observing Satellite ERP 1) Elevation Reference Point 2) Emergency Response Plan 3) Enterprise Resource Planning 4) Expedited Removal Process ERPA Emergency Response Planning Area ERPG Emergency Response Guidelines ERPS 1) Effluents Radiation Protection Section 2) Emergency Response Planning Scenario 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 Recovery Team 4) Evidence Response Team ERT:BC Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts ERT:SS Emergency Response to Terrorism: Self-Study ERT-A Emergency Response Team -Advance Element 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) End System 3) Engineering Section (Information Resources Division, FBIHQ) 4) Environmental Specialist ESA Endangered Species Act ESAP Energy Security and Assurance Program ESAR-VHP Emergency System for the Advanced Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals ESC Executive Steering Committee ESD Emergency Services Director ESDP Engineering Study Data Package ESDPF Engineering Study Data Package Facility ESDRB Emergency Services and Disaster Relief Branch ESEC Executive Secretariat ESF Emergency Support Function [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, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services ESF 07 Logistics Management and Resource Support ESF 08 Public Health and Medical Services ESF 09 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 ESF 15 External Affairs ESFLG Emergency Support Function Leaders Group ESGR Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve ESI Electronically Stored Information ESIC Earth Science Information Center ESIF Emergency Services Interconnect Forum ESL English as a Second Language ESM 1) Electronic Support Measures 2) Enterprise Security Manager ESN Electronic Serial Number ESO Energy Senior Official ESP 1) Early Site Permit 2) Electric Service Priority 3) Extranet Secure Portal ESPC Energy Savings Performance Contract ESS 1) Electronic Switching System 2) Emergency Services Sector 3) Environmental Sensor Station ESS-SSA Emergency Services Sector-Sector Specific Agency ESSV Emergency Support Service Vehicle EST 1) Eastern Standard Time (GMT - 5) 2) Emergency Support Team ESTA Electronic System for Travel Authorization ESTD Established ESTED Estimated Safe Time before Evacuation Decisions ESTI Emergency Services Training Institute ET 1) End of Transect (Line) 2) Electronic Technician ETA 1) Estimated Time of Arrival 2) Employment and Training Administration ETAG Employee Training Advisory Group etc et cetera ETC 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 Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (Limits) ETL Extraction, Transformation and Loading ETO Exercise and Training Officer ETOC Emergency Tactical Operations Center ETP Employment and Transition Plan ETRMS Emergency Transportation Resource Management System ETS Evacuation Time Study ETT Eligible Travel Trailer EU 1) European Union 2) Explosives Unit (BDC, FBI) EVM Earned Value Management EVT Emergency Vehicle Technician EVVE Electronic Verification of Vital Events EW Emergency Worker EWAC Emergency Worker and Assistance Center EWC Emergency Worker Center EWF Electronic Warfare 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 EX/IM Bank Export/Import Bank of the U.S. EXB Export-Import Bank EXD Explosives Division (S&T/EXD) EXPLAN Exercise Plan EXTIN Extinguisher F&STD Fire and Safety Test Detachment F/ERO Federal Emergency and Mutual Aid Response Official F/WRKGPS For Work Groups FAA 1) Federal Aviation Administration 2) Foreign Assistance Act FAADS Federal Assistance Award Data System FAAP Foreign Airport Assessment Program FAAR Facilitated After Action Report 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 FACL Facilities Unit Leader FACMAN Facilities Management System FACNET Federal Acquisition Network FACP Fire Alarm Control Panel FAD Foreign Animal Disease FADED GIANT Nuclear reactor radiological incident/ accident FAE Fuel Air Explosives FAEST Forward Area Emergency Support Trailers FAI Fire/Arson Investigation FAIH Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households FAIR 1) Fair Access to Insurance Requirements 2) Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act [of 1998] FAITS FEMA Automated Inventory Tracking System FALA Faller A FALB Faller B FALC Faller C FAM Federal Air Marshal FAMA Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association FAMAS Facility Accreditation Management and Administration System FAMIS FEMA Audit Management Information System FAMS Federal Air Marshal Service (see OLE/FAMS) FANMAP FEMA Automated Network Management Program FAO 1) Federal Approving Officer 2) Federal Approving Official 3) Food & Agricultural Organization (UN) FAOC FEMA Alternate Operations Center FAPRS Federal Access Program Retrieval System FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FAR 1) Federal Acquisition Regulations 2) Federal Aviation Regulations FARS Financial Accounting and Reporting System FAS 1) Federal Acquisition Service 2) Foreign Agricultural Service 3) Freely Associated States 4) Freight Assessment System FASSE Federal Agency Support Service Element FAST 1) Field Assessment Team 2) Future Attribute Screening Technology 3) Free and Secure Trade [Initiative] FAX Facsimile FBAN Fire Behavior Analyst FBCI Faith-Based and Community Initiatives FBCO Faith-Based and Community Organizations 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 FC 1) Fire Control 2) Fire Corps (Citizen Corps Program Partner administered by USFA) FCA Farm Credit Administration FCBA Federal Communications Bar Association FCC 1) Federal Communications Commission 2) Federal Coordinating Center FCD Financial Crimes Division FCDA Federal Civil Defense Agency FCE Functional Capability Element FCI Facility Condition Index FCIC Federal Crop Insurance Corporation FCIP 1) Federal Career Intern Program 2) Federal Crime Insurance Program FCIS Federal Crime Insurance System FCM Federal Communications Manager FCMG Fire Cache Manager FCMSSR Federal Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research FCO Federal Coordinating Officer F-codes Charge codes for FEMA incidents FCP 1) Field/Forward Command Post 2) Federal Center Plaza FCRR Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response 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 & Drug Administration FDC Fire Department Connection FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDID Fire Department Identification Number FDL Forensic Documents Laboratory FDMS Federal Docketing Management System FDNS Fraud Detection and National Security Unit FDO Flight Deck Officer FDP Federal Demonstration Project FDSOA Fire Department Safety Officers Association FDSS Federal Drug Seizure System FDUL Food Unit Leader FE 1) Fire Extinguisher 2) Functional Exercise FEA Federal Enterprise Architecture FEB 1) Federal Executive Board 2) Federal Executive Branch FEC 1) Facility Emergency Coordinator 2) Federal Election Commission 3) Federal Electronics Challenge FECA Federal Employees Compensation Act FECC Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator FED – TRT Federal Tactical Response Team FEDCIRC Federal Computer Incident Response Center FEDD Flood Elevation Determination Docket FEDMER Federal Medical Evidence of Record FED-STD Federal Standard 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 FEIMS Fire and Explosion Investigation Management System FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement FEKC FEMA Employee Knowledge Center FELB Felling Boss FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency [ESF-5] FEMAAR Federal Emergency Management Agency Acquisition Regulation FEMIS Federal Emergency Management Information System FEMO Fire Effects Monitor FEPA Fair Employment Practices Agency FERC 1) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 2) FEMA Emergency Response Capability FERS Federal Employees Retirement System FES Field Evaluation System FESC Federal Emergency Support Coordinator FESHE Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education FEST Foreign Emergency Support Team FF Firefighter FFALC Federal Fire and Aviation Leadership Council FFAMIA Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act FFARS FEMA Facsimile and Record System FFATA Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act FFC FEMA Finance Center (OCFO) FFCD Full, Final, and Complete Disclosure FFDO Federal Flight Deck Officer FFE Federal Field Exercise FFFI&PP Firefighter Fatality Investigation & Prevention Program (NIOSH) FFI Financial Fraud Institute FFMIA Federal Financial Management Improvement Act FFMS FEMA Frequency Management System FFO First Federal Official FFRDC Federally Funded Research & Development Center FFS Federal Financial System FFSTG Federal Fire Service Task Group FFT1 Firefighter Type 1 FFT2 Firefighter Type 2 FGCC Federal Geodetic Coordinating Committee FGDC Federal Geographic Data Committee FGI Foreign Government Information FH Fire Hydrant FHA 1) Federal Housing Administration 2) Fire Hazards Analysis 3) Flood Hazard Area FHAR Flood Hazard Analyses Report FHBM Flood Hazard Boundary Map FHCS Federal Human Capital Survey FHFB Federal Housing Finance Board FHH Fire Hose House FHM Flood Hazard Mapping FHML Federal Hazardous Material Law FHR 1) Fire Hose Rack 2) Fire Hose Reel FHWA Federal Highway Administration FIA Federal Insurance Administration FIAB Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board FIAMIS Federal Insurance Administration Management Information System FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act FICC Federal Interagency Coordination Council FICEMS Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services FICO 1) Flood Insurance Claims Office 2) Flood Insurance Claims Officer FIDA FEMA Information Data and Analysis FIDLER Field Instrument for the Detection of Low Energy Radiation FIFMS FEMA Integrated Financial Management System FIG Field Intelligence Groups FIMO Federal Incident Management Official FIN Fingerprint Identification Number FINCEN 1) Financial Center 2) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network FINS Federal Information Notices FIO 1) Federal Information Officer 2) Fire Information Officer 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 FIRB Firing Boss FIRESAT Fire-Detection Satellite System (previously known as the Integrated Hazard Information System) FIRESCOPE Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map FIRM-DLG Flood Insurance Rate Map-Digital Line Graph FIRMPD FEMA Information Resources Management Procedural Directive FIRMR Federal Information Resources Management Regulation FIS Flood Insurance Study FISA Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act FISH Forensic Information System for Handwriting FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 FIST Field Intelligence Support Team FIT 1) Failed Income Test 2) Financial Information Tool FLAG FEMA Logistics Advisory Group FLAR Forward Looking Airborne Radar FLASH Fellow Law Enforcement Agencies Securing the Homeland FLDPLN Floodplains FLEA Fireline Explosive Advisor FLEB Fireline Blaster FLEC Fireline Explosives Crewmember FLETA Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Center FLEX Federal or FEMA Leadership Exercise FlHB Fire Line Hand Book FLIR Forward Looking Infrared Radar FLRA Federal Labor Relations Authority FLS Flood Statement FM 1) Financial Management 2) Force Module 3) Frequency Modulation FMA 1) Field Mitigation Assistance 2) Flood Mitigation Assistance 3) Floodplain Management Association FMAGP 1) Fire Management Assistance Grant 2) Fire Management Assistance Grant Program 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 FMD Foot and Mouth Disease 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 FMP Field Management Program FMR Fair Market Rental FMS 1) Federal Medical Shelters 2) Financial Management System FMSIS Flood Map Status Information Service FMT Field Monitoring Team FMV Fair Market Value FMWC Federal Multilingual Website Committee FN Foreign National FNAMS FEMA National Automated Message System FNAPS FEMA National Paging System FNARS FEMA National Radio System FNF Fixed Nuclear Facility FNS Food and Nutrition Services FO Field Office FOB Federal Office Building FOBS Field Observer 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 1) Field Operating Guide 2) Field Operation Guide FOH Federal Occupational Health FOI Functional Office Index FOIA Freedom of Information Act FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact FOP 1) Fraternal Order of Police 2) Fugitive Operations Program FORSCOM Forces Command FOS 1) Family of Services 2) Federal Operations Support FOSA Federal Operational/Operations Staging Area FOSC Federal On-Scene Coordinator/Commander FOSS Field Operating Site Setup FOUO For Official Use Only FOV Field of View FP 1) Force Protection 2) Fire Protection FP&S Fire Prevention & Safety FPC 1) Federal Power Commission 2) Federal Preparedness Circular 3) Federal Preparedness Coordinator 4) Final Planning Conference FPCs Federal Preparedness Coordinators FPDL Fire Protection Demonstration Lab FPE Fire Protection Engineering FPEIS Federal Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement FPF Federal Policy Fee FPG Federal Preparedness Guide FPI 1) Floodplain Information Report 2) Foreign Person of Interest FPMR Federal Property Management Regulation FPO 1) Federal Preservation Officer 2) Flood Potential Outlook FPPS Federal Personnel Payroll System FPS Federal Protective Service FQI Federal Quality Institute FR 1) Federal Register 2) Field Reference FRA 1) Federal Railroad Administration 2) Federal Records Act FRAC First Responder Authorization Credential FRATS FEMA Recovery Action Tracking System FRB Federal Reserve Board FRC 1) Fast Response Cutters 2) Federal Records Center 3) Federal Regional Center 4) Federal Resource Coordinator 5) Federal Response Center FRCA Findings Requiring Corrective Action FRCM FEMA Regional Communications Manager FRD Formerly Restricted Data FRERP Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan FRESH Fire, Rescue, Emergency, Safety, & Health FRID Flood Risk Directory FRMAC Federal Radiological Monitoring/Measurement 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 Facility Response Plan FRPCC Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee FRPG Federal Response Planning Guidance FRPI First Responder Partnership Initiative FRRATS 1) Federal Response and Recovery Automated Tracking System 2) FEMA Response & Recovery Applicant Tracking System FRS 1) Federal Reserve System 2) Federal Response Subcommittee FRSA Federal Railroad Safety Act FRSD First Responders and Small Departments FRSGP Freight Rail Security Grant Program 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) FEMA/State Agreement 3) Fire Suppression Assistance 4) Flexible Spending Account 5) Forward Staging Areas FSAR Final Safety Analysis Report FSB Forward Support Base FSC 1) Federal Support Center 2) FEMA Storage Center FSC1 Finance/Admin Section Chief FSC2 Finance/Admin Section Chief FSD 1) Federal Security Director 2) Fire System Deficiency 3) Forensic Services Division FSDO Flight Service District Office FSE Full-Scale Exercise FSG Financial Services Group FSH Forest Service Handbook FSIE Fire Service Intelligence Enterprise FSIS 1) Food Safety and Inspection Service 2) Foreign Service Institute FSIU Field Support Intelligence Unit FSL Federal, State, Local FSLC Federal Senior Leadership Council 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 FSSC Fleet Surveillance Support Command FSTC Foreign Science Technology Center (United States Army) FSTS Federal Secure Telephone System FSVS FEMA Secure Video System FSX Full Scale Exercise FT 1) foot/feet 2) Full Time ft/min feet per minute ft3/min cubic feet per minute 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 1) Full-Time Employee 2) Full-time Equivalent FTO Foreign Terrorist Organization FTP File Transfer Protocol FTS 1) Federal Technology Service 2) Forms Tracking System FTSS Federal Training Support Staff FTTTF Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force FTX Field Training Exercise FTZ Foreign Trade Zone FUM1 Fire Use Manager 1 FUM2 Fire Use Manager 2 FUNC Functional FW Fire Weather FWAN FEMA Wide Area Network FWBM Fixed Wing Base Manager FWCA Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act FWD Forward FWP Federal Women’s Program FWPCA Federal Water Pollution Control Act FWPT Fixed Wing Parking Tender FWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service FX Functional Exercise FY Fiscal Year FYHSP Future Years Homeland Security Program FYI For Your Information FZ Flood Zone FZDC Flood Zone Determination Company G&T Office of Grants and Training GA General Adjuster GA/FBO General Aviation/Fixed-Base Operations GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAS Generally Accepted Auditing Standards GAAWG General Aviation Airports Working Group GACC Geographic Area Coordination Center GACG Geographic Area Coordinating Group GAL 1) gallon 2) Global Access List GAN Grant Adjustment Notice GANTSEC Greater Antilles Section GAO 1) General Accounting Office 2) Government Accountability Office GAR Governor’s Authorized Representative GARS Global Area Reference System GB Gigabyte GBL Government/General Bill of Lading GBPS Gigabytes Per Second GC General Counsel (see also OGC) GCC Government Coordinating Council GCCS Global Command and Communications System GCE Government Cost Estimate GCF Ground Concentration Factor GCO Grant Coordinating Officer GCOA Gross Consequence of Attack GCOS Global Climate Observing System GCR Gulf Coast Region GCS Ground Control Station GD&A Grant Development and Administration GDIN Global Disaster Information Network GDM Geospatial Data Model GDNP Gross Domestic National Product GDS Geographic Display System GDSS Global Decision Support System GDT Ground Data Terminal GE General Emergency Ge (Li) Lithium Drifted Germanium GEA Geospatial Enterprise Architecture GEIA Government Electronic and Information Technology Association GEMA Georgia Emergency Management Agency GEMINI Global Emergency Management Information Network Initiative GEMS Global Emergency Management System GEOCC Government Emergency Operations Coordination Center GeoTIFF Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format GER Global Emergency Response GES Global Enrollment System GETA Government Emerging Technology Alliance GETS Government Emergency Telecommunications System/Service GFE Government-Furnished Equipment GFI Government-Furnished Information GFIP Group Flood Insurance Policy GFIRST Government Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams GFM 1) Generic Financial Module (NEMIS) 2) Government-Furnished Material GGI Global Geospatial Intelligence GGI&S Global Geospatial Information and Services GHAD Geologic Hazard Abatement District GI 1) Geographic Information 2) Ground Infantry GIF 1) Graphical Image Format 2) Graphics Interchange Format GIG Global Information Grid GIL Grant-In-Lieu GILS Government Information Locator Service GIS 1) Geographic Information System 2) Geospatial Information System GISS GIS Specialist GISWG Global Infrastructure and Standards Working Group GIWG Global Intelligence Working Group GIWW Gulf Intracoastal Waterway GLD General Law Division GLPAC Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee GLWRM Great Lakes Wave Runup Model GM Guidance Memorandum G-M Geiger-Mueller (radiation detector) GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMF Government Master File GML Geographic Markup Language GMO 1) Geospatial Management Office 2) Genetically Modified Organism GMR Graduated Mobilization Response GMS 1) Grant Management Specialists 2) Grants Management System GMT Greenwich Mean Time (aka: "ZULU Time") GNDA Global Nuclear Detection Architecture GNIS Geographic Names Information System GOALS Government On-Line Accounting Link System GOES 1) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 2) Global Online Enrollment System GOGO Government-Owned, Government-Operated GOM Gulf of Mexico GOMEX Gulf of Mexico GOSC Global Operations Security Center GOTS Government Off-The-Shelf GOV Government Owned Vehicle GP Grant Programs, Office of (FEMA/GP) GPCI Geographical Physician Cost Index GPD Grant Programs Directorate GPEA Government Paperwork Elimination Act 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 4) Ground Support GSA General Services Administration GSAAR General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation GSACR GSA Communications Representative GSB GIS Solutions Branch GSE Government-Sponsored Enterprise GST Ground Support Team GSUL Ground Support Unit Leader GTA 1) Government Travel Account 2) Government Travel Authorization GTC Government Travel Card GTM Government Technical Monitor GTR 1) Government Technical Representative 2) Government Transportation Request GTS Global Telecommunications System GUI 1) Geographical User Interface 2) Graphical User Interface GUIRR Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable GVO Green Vinyl Overboot GWA Government Wide Accounting GWAC Government-wide Acquisition Contract GZ Ground Zero H&H 1) Hydraulics and Hydrology 2) Hydrologic and Hydraulic (Analyses) HA Housing Assistance HAB Hostile Action Based HADT Hawaiian Daylight Time (GMT - 9) HAG Highest Adjacent Ground [grade] HALE High Altitude Long Endurance (see also MALE) HAMMER 1) Hazardous Agent Mitigation and Medical Emergency Response 2) Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response HAN Health Alert Network HAP Hazard Abatement Plan HARN High Accuracy Reference Network HARTline Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (Florida) HASP Health and Safety Plan HAST 1) Hawaiian Standard Time (GMT - 10) 2) Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team HAWAS Hawaiian Warning System HAZCAT Hazard Categorizing HAZCOM Hazard Communication HAZMAT Hazardous Material HAZMIN Hazard Minimization HAZMIT Hazard Mitigation HAZUS Hazards United States HAZUS-MH Hazards - United States (Multi-Hazard) HAZWOPER Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response HB Health Benefit HBCU Historically Black Colleges and Universities HBX High-Blast Explosive HC Human Capital HCA High Consequence Area HCF Height Correction Factor HCFA Health Care Financing Administration HCFSA Health Care Flexible Spending Account HCIB Human Capital Investment Branch HCO Human Capital Office (see OCHCO) HCOP Human Capital Operational Plan HCTS Hazardous Cargo Transportation Security HD Hurricane Day Hdbks Handbooks HDD Heating Degree Days HDER Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse HDP Hurricane Destruction Potential HDTC Homeland Defense Technology Center HE High Explosive HEAR Hospital Emergency Administrative Radio HEB1 Helibase Manager (4+) HEB2 Helibase Manager (1-3) HEC Hydrologic Engineering Center HECM Helicopter Crewmember HEICS Hospital Emergency Incident Command System HELB Helicopter Boss HELM Helicopter Manager HELP Health Emergencies in Large Populations HEMP High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse HEOC Hospital Emergency Operations Center (medical) HEPA High Efficiency Particulate Air (as in filters) HERN Hospital Emergency Radio Network HERO Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance HERS Helicopter Rappel Spotter HERT Hospital Emergency Response Team HES Hurricane Evacuation Study HESM Helispot Manager HET Headquarters Emergency Transportation HETA Homeland Environment and Threat Analysis Division HEU Highly Enriched Uranium HEW U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare HF 1) High Frequency 2) Hydrogen Fluoride HF/SSB High Frequency / Single Side Band HFD Human Factors Division (S&T/HFD) HFSC Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition HgI2 mercuric iodide HHA High Hazard Area HHC Headquarters and Headquarters Company HHD Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment HHMD Hand-Held Metal Detector HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [ESF-8] HHS SERT Health and Human Services Secretary’s Emergency Response Teams HHSEOC Health and Human Services Emergency Operations Center HHW Household Hazardous Wastes HIC Hydrologist-in-Charge HIDTA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area HIP Housing Improvement Program HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPDB Healthcare Integrity & Protection Data Bank HIPS Homeland Innovative Prototypical Solutions HIRA Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment HITRAC Homeland Infrastructure Threat and Risk Analysis Center HITRON Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron HITS High Impact Technology Solutions HL 1) Help Line 2) Hotline HLCO Helicopter Coordinator HLD Homeland Defense HLDBU Homeland Defense Budget Unit HLS 1) Homeland Security 2) Hurricane Local Statement HLS-CAM Homeland Security Comprehensive Assessment Model HLSEA Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture HLT Hurricane Liaison Team HLW High-Level Waste HM 1) Hazard Mitigation 2) Hazardous Materials HMA Hazardous Materials Accident HMAC Hazardous Materials Advisory Council HMC Hazard Mitigation Coordinator HME 1) Hazardous Materials Endorsement 2) Health, Medical, and Environmental HMEP Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness HMER Hazardous Material Emergency Response HMG Hazard Mitigation Grant HMGP Hazard Mitigation Grants Program HMIX Hazardous Materials Information Exchange HMMWV Highly Mobile Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle HMRT Hazardous Materials Response Team HMRU Hazardous Materials Response Unit (FBI) HMST Hazard Mitigation Survey Team HMTA Hazardous Materials Transportation Act HMTAP 1) Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Plan 2) Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Program HMTUSA Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act HNAT Human Needs Assessment Team HNT Hostage Negotiation 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) Health Physicist 2) Historic Preservation 3) Horsepower 4) Hurricane Program HPAC Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability HPC 1) High Probability of Completion 2) Hydrometeorological Prediction Center HPCC High-performance Computing and Communications HPPM Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine [U.S. Army Center for] HPRDS Human Portable Radiation Detection System HPRP Home Protection Roofing Program HPSI High Pressure Safety Injection HPT Health Physics Technician HPXe high-pressure xenon HQ Headquarters HQAMC Headquarters Air Mobility Command HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army HQUSACE Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers hr hour HR 1) Home Repair 2) House of Representatives 3) Human Resources HRAP Helicopter Rappeller HRCQ Highway Route Controlled Quantity HRD Human Resources Division HRDI High Resolution Doppler Imager HRLD Human Rights Law Division HRMS Human Resources Management System HRPT High Resolution Picture Transmission HRS Hours HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration HRSAN Health Resources Services Administration (Federal) HRSP Human Resource Specialist HRT 1) Hostage Rescue Team 2) Hydraulic Rescue Tool HRV Human Rights Violator/Violation HS 1) Homeland Security 2) Human Services HSA Homeland Security Advisor HSAC 1) Homeland Security Advisory Committees (PLCY/HSAC) 2) Homeland Security Advisory Council HSAP Homeland Security Assistance Program HSARPA Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency HSAS Homeland Security Advisory System HSAT Homeland Security Action Team HSC 1) Health Service Command 2) Homeland Security Center 3) Homeland Security Council (formerly OHS) HSCG Homeland Security Coordination Group HSD Human Services Department HSDF Homeland Security Dialogue Forum HSDN 1) High Seas Drift Nets 2) Homeland Secure Data Network HSEEP Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program HSEES Hazardous Substances Emergency Event Surveillance (Program) HSELP Homeland Security Executive Leadership Program HSGP Homeland Security Grant Program HSI Homeland Security Institute HSIA Homeland Security Industry Alliance HSIN Homeland Security Information Network (formerly JRIES) HSIPP Homeland Security Integrated Planning Process HSIR Homeland Security Intelligence Report HSL Health and Safety Laboratory HSLA Homeland Security Leadership Alliance HSLD Historic Shoreline Location Database HSLRB Homeland Security Labor Board HSNTP Homeland Security National Training Program HSO Human Services Officer HSOC Homeland Security Operations Center [see new name under NOC] HSOMB Homeland Security Operations Morning Brief HSPCD Historic Shoreline Positional Change Database HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPI Homeland Security Policy Institute HSPO (DHS) Human Subjects Protection Official HSPTAP Homeland Security Preparedness Technical Assistance Program HSS 1) Health Service Support 2) Hyperspectral Sensor System HSSP Homeland Security Standards Panel HSSTAC Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee HSTA Homeland Security Threat Assessment HSTF Homeland Security Task Force HSTS Homeland Security Training System HSTTIG Homeland Security Terrorist Threat Intelligence Group HSUS The Humane Society of the United States HTCI High-Tech Crime Investigation HTGR High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor HTMG Helitorch Manager HTML HyperText Markup Language HTMM Helitorch Mixmaster HTPT Helitorch Parking Tender HTRT Hiring & Transition Response Team HTS High Temperature Superconductor HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTUA High Threat Urban Area HUB Historically Underutilized Business HUBZone Historically Under-Utilized Business Zone HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUG HAZUS User Group HUMINT Human Intelligence HURCON Hurricane Condition HUREVAC Hurricane Evacuation HV/HR High value/High risk HVA Hazard Vulnerability Analysis HVAC Heat, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning HVT High Value Target HWL High Water Line HWM High Water Mark HWP Highway Watch Program HWR Heavy Water Reactor Hz Hertz (cycle per second) I 1) Individual/Family 2) Iodine Exposure Intensity I&A Office of Intelligence and Analysis I&P or I/P Information and Planning I&W Indication and Warning I/O Input/Output IA 1) In and around 2) Individual Assistance 3) Information Analysis 4) Information Assurance 5) Initial attack 6) Inter-agency 7) Internal Affairs 8) International Affairs (see OIA) IAA Interagency Agreement IAAE International Association of Airport Executives IAAI International Association of Arson Investigators IAASP International Association of Airport and Seaport Police IAB Interagency Board IABPFF International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters IAC 1) Incident Action Council, formerly IIMG (NRP-CIS) 2) Incident Advisory Council 3) Information Analysis Center (DOD) 4) International Aviation Club IACET International Association for Continuing Education and Training IACG Interagency Airspace Coordination Guide IACNDR Inter-American Committee for Natural Disaster Reduction IACP International Association of Chiefs of Police IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee IAD Information & Application Delivery IADP Initial Attack Dispatcher IAE Integrated Acquisition Environment (eGovernment Initiative) IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IAEGC Interagency Electronic Grants Committee (Federal) IAEGWG Interagency Electronic Grants Working Group IAEM International Association of Emergency Managers IAFC International Association of Fire Chiefs IAFF International Association of Fire Fighters IAFIS Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFPA International Aviation Fire Protection Association IAG Interagency Advisory Group IAHFF International Association of Hispanic Firefighters IAI International Association for Identifications IAIP Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection [DHS former Directorate] IALEIA International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts IAM 1) Identity and Access Management 2) Incident Activity Manager IANA Intermodal Association of North America IAO Individual Assistance Officer IAP 1) Immigration Advisory Program (previously known as the Immigration Security Initiative) 2) Incident Action Plan IAPH International Association of Ports and Harbors IAPP International Association of Privacy Professionals IAQ Indoor Air Quality IARLJ International Association of Refugee Law Judges IARR Interagency Resource Representative IAS International Assistance System IASE Information Assurance Support Environment (DoD IA Portal) IASIR International Association of Security and Investigative Regulators IASIU International Association of Special Investigation Units IAT Incident Assessment Team IATA International Air Transport Association IATBOG Interagency Airtankers Base Operations Guide IAVA Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert IAW In accordance with IAWF International Association of Wildland Fire IBA Incident Business Advisor IBA1 Incident Business Advisor Type 1 IBA2 Incident Business Advisor Type 2 IBA3 Incident Business Advisor Type 3 IBAD Interim Biological Agent Detector IBC 1) International Broadcast Center 2) International Building Code IBD Improvised Biological Device IBDS Integrated Biological Detection System IBET Integrated Border Enforcement Team IBHS Institute for Business and Home Safety IBIS 1) Interagency Border Inspection Services 2) Interagency Border Inspection System IBPAP International Business Practices Advisory Panel IBS Integrated Baseline System IBSGP Intercity Bus Security Grant Program IBT International Brotherhood of Teamsters IBWA International Bottled Water Association IC 1) Incident Command/Commander 2) Information Collection 3) Intelligence Community IC&V Intelligent Collaboration and Visualization ICAF Industrial College of the Armed Forces ICAHST Interagency Center for Applied Homeland Security Technology ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICAP Incident Communications Action Plan ICAV Infrastructure Critical Asset Viewer ICBM Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ICC 1) Incident Command Center 2) Increased Cost of Compliance 3) Information Control Cell 4) Intelligence Control Center 5) Interagency Coordination Council 6) International Code Council ICCB Intergovernmental Consultation and Coordination Board ICCOH Interagency Coordinating Committee On Hurricanes ICCT Incident Community Coordination Team ICD 1) Improvised Chemical Device 2) Infrastructure Coordination Division 3) Institute of Chemical Defense ICDR Interagency Committee on Disability Research ICE 1) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 2) Interoperable Communications Equipment ICEP Incident Communications Emergency Plan ICEPP Incident Communications Emergency Policy and Procedures ICER Incident Communications Emergency Reference ICF 1) Incident Command Facility 2) Insulating Concrete Forms ICGP Interoperable Communications Grant Program ICHRO Incident Command for High-rise Operations ICIMPP Integrated Civilian Industrial Mobilization Planning Process ICISF International Critical Incident Stress Foundation ICITAP International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program ICLN Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Networks ICMA International City/County Management Association ICML Intelligence Community Markup Language ICMOP Integrated CONUS Medical Operations Plan ICMSSR Interdepartmental Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research 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 ICR Information Collection Request ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross ICRI Incident Commander Radio Interface ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection ICS 1) Incident Command System 2) Initial Contingency Staff ICSA ICS Advisor ICSC International Cargo Security Council ICSCI Incident Command for Structural Collapse Incidents ICSSC Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction ICT Incident Command Team ICT1 Incident Commander Type 1 ICT2 Incident Commander Type 2 ICT3 Incident Commander Type 3 ICT4 Incident Commander Type 4 ICT5 Incident Commander Type 5 ICTAP Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance Program ICTOA International Counter-Terrorism Officers Association ICU 1) Incident Crisis Unit 2) Information Coordination Unit 3) Intensive Care Unit ICWW Intracoastal Waterway ID 1) Identification credentials 2) Infectious Disease IDE 1) Initial Damage Estimate 2) Intrusion Detection Equipment [see IDS] IDEC International Drug Enforcement Conference IDEM Iowa Department of Emergency Management IDENT Automated Biometric Identification System IDEX Image Data Exploitation (System) IDGA Institute for Defense and Government Advancement 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) Institute for Discrete Sciences 3) Integrated Deepwater System 4) International District Station 5) Intrusion Detection System ID-WSF Identity Web Services Framework IE Initial Elevation (Line) IEA 1) Immigration Enforcement Agent 2) International Energy Agency IEC 1) InterExchange Carrier 2) Integrated Exploitation Capability IECGP Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program IED 1) Incendiary Explosive Device 2) Improvised Explosive Device 3) In-line Explosive Detection IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEISS Interdependent Energy Infrastructure Simulation System 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 IEPD Information Exchange Package Documentation IES Industry Executive Subcommittee IETF Internet Engineering Task Force IETM Interactive Electronic Technical Manual IEVS Income Eligibility Verification System IF Inland Fetch (Line) IFALPA International Federation of Airline Pilots Association IFB Invitation for Bid IFC Intelligence Fusion Cell IFE In-Flight Emergency IFERWG 1) Industrial Fire & Emergency Response Working Group 2) International Fire & Emergency Response Working Group IFG Individual and Family Grant IFGP Individual and Family Grant Program IFLOWS Integrated Flood Observing and Warning System IFMA International Fire Marshals Association (formerly FMANA) IFMIS Integrated Financial Management Information System IFR 1) Instrument Flight Rules 2) Interim Final Rule IFSAC International Fire Service Accreditation Congress IFSAR Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar IFSTA International Fire Service Training Association IFTP Internet Forensic Training Program IG 1) Inspector General (see also OIG) 2) Instructor Guide IGD Infrastructure and Geophysical Division (S&T/ IGD) IGE Independent Government Estimate IGES Initial Graphics Exchange Specification IGP Intergovernmental Programs, Office of (NPPD/ IGP) IGPT Interagency Geospatial Preparedness Team IGRP Interior Gateway Routing Protocol IGSA Inter-Governmental Service Agreement IH 1) Industrial Hygiene 2) Industrial Hygienist 3) Inhalation 4) 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 Individual and Households Program IHS Indian Health Service IHSS Institute for Homeland Security Solutions IIBMH Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook IIC 1) Interagency Intelligence Cell 2) Investigator In Charge IICRC Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification IICT Interagency Intelligence Committee on Terrorism IIFC Information/Intelligence Fusion Center III Interstate Identification Index IIMG Interagency Incident Management Group IIMS Integrated Information Management System IIMT Interagency Incident Management Team IIOM Install, Integrate, Operate, and Maintain IIPLR Insurance Institute for Property Loss Reduction IIPO Information Integration Program Office IIRIRA Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act IIT Incident Investigation Team IITCT Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques for Courtroom Testimony IITP Internet Investigations Training Program IJIS Integrated Justice Information System ILE Installations, Logistics & Environment ILEA International Law Enforcement Academy ILM Information Lifecycle Management ILS Integrated Logistics Support IM Incident Management (Task) IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentee IMAAC Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center IMAC Infrastructure Monitoring, Analysis, and Coordination IMAGE ICE Mutual Agreement Between Government and Employers IMAP Interactive Mail Access Protocol IMAR Inspection Management Activity Report IMAT Incident Management Assistance Team IMC 1) Instrument Meteorological Conditions 2) Interim Message Change 3) International Mechanical Code 4) International Medical Corps IMCS Incident Management Communications Systems IMD Incident Management Division IMET Incident Meteorologist IMG Information Management Group IMINT Imagery Intelligence IMO International Maritime Organization IMOC International Maritime Officers Course IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card IMPT Incident Management Planning Team IMRD Information Management and Requirements Division IMS 1) Image Management System 2) Incident Management System 3) Information Management System 4) Institute of Museum Services 5) Intelligence Management System 6) Ion Mobility Spectrometry IMSA Incident Medical Special Assistant IMSI Incident Management Systems Integration Division [of DHS/FEMA] IMSID Incident Management Systems Integration Division IMSM Incident Medical Special Manager IMSR Incident Management Situation Report IMST Incident Medical Special Technician IMSuRT International Medical Surgical Response Team IMT 1) Incident Management Team 2) Integrated Management Team IMU Inertial Measurement Unit INA Immigration and Nationality Act INC Income INCITS International Committee for Information Technology Standards INCM Incident Communications Manager IND Improvised Nuclear Device INEEL Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory INEOA International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association INER Interagency National Executive Reserve INES International Nuclear Event Scale INF 1) Infrastructure 2) Immediate Needs Funding INFOCON Information Operations Condition INFOSEC Information Security INL International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs [Bureau for] INMARST International Maritime Satellite Terminal INPASS INS Passenger Accelerated Service System INPHO Information Network for Public Health Officials INPO Institute for Nuclear Power Operations INRP Initial National Response Plan INS 1) Inertial Navigation System 2) Insurance INSARAG International Search and Rescue Advisory Group Insp Inspection INSPASS see INPASS INT Intelligence, Office of (ICE/INT) INTERCOM Internal Communications INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization INV Investigations, Office of IO Information Officer IOC 1) Initial Operational Capability 2) International Olympic Committee IOF 1) Initial Operating Facility 2) Interim Operating Facility IOM International Organization for Migration IONS Incident of National Significance IOR Initial Operating Report IP 1) Implementing Procedure 2) Improvement Plan 3) Infected Premises 4) Information and Planning 5) Infrastructure Protection, Office of (NPPD/ IP) [formerly with IAIP] 6) Internet Protocol IPA Interagency Personnel Agreement IPAWS Integrated Public Alert and Warnings System IPB Illustrated Parts Breakdown IPC 1) Initial Planning Conference 2) Interagency Planning Committee 3) International Paralympic Committee IPD Infrastructure Protection Division IPE 1) Integrated Performance Evaluation 2) Integrated Process Evaluation IPFO Interim Principle Federal Official IPG Integrated Planning Guidance IPIA Improper Payments Information Act IPP 1) Imminent Peril to the Public 2) Infrastructure Protection Program IPR 1) In-Process Review 2) In-Progress Review 3) Incident Prevention and Response [Task] (National Preparedness Guidance) 4) Initial Projections Report 5) Intellectual Property Rights IPRL Intelligent Personal Radiation Locator IPRSGP Intercity Passenger Rail Security Grant Program IPS 1) Information and Planning Section 2) Information Processing System 3) Integrated Planning System 4) International Port Security IPSCOM Imagery Policy and Security Committee IPT 1) Integrated Process Team 2) Integrated Product Team 3) Integrated Project Team IPTI Integrated Patient Tracking Initiative IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange IPZ Ingestion Pathway Zone IR 1) Infrared 2) Infrared Radiation IRA Immediate Response Authority IRAC Interagency Radiological Assistance Committee IRAPP Infrastructure Risk Assessment Partnership Program IRB 1) Information Resources Board 2) Institutional Review Board (MD 10300) 3) Investment Review Board IRBM Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile IRC 1) Information Resources Center 2) InfoSec (Information Security) Research Council 3) International Residential Code IRCA Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986) IRCM Infrared Countermeasure IRF Initial Response Force IRFA International Religious Freedom Act IRFC Initial Response Force Commander IRFS Infrared Field Specialist IRI Industrial Research Institute IRIN Infrared Interpreter IRIS 1) Incident Resource Inventory System 2) Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology IRM Information Resources Management IRMCO Interagency Resources Management Conference IRMS Information Resources Management Service IRP 1) Installation Restoration Plan 2) Institutional Removal Program 3) Interior Repatriation Program 4) Investment Review Process IRPMR Information Resources Procurement and Management Review IRR Initial Response Resource IRRIS Integrated Response and Recovery Information System IRS Internal Revenue Service IRT 1) Independent Review Team 2) Initial Response Team 3) International Registered Traveler IRTI Immigration Reform Transformation Initiatives IRTPA Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 IRVMC Inland River Vessel Management Center IRZ Immediate Response Zone IS 1) Independent Study 2) Information Security 3) Information System 4) Infrastructure Support 5) Inspection Services IS&C Information Sharing and Coordination [Branch] (Office of Intelligence & Analysis) ISA Incident Staging Area ISAAC Integrated Security and Access Control 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 ISAMS Information Sharing Agreement Management System ISAO Information Sharing and Analysis Organization ISAR Inspection Services Activity Report ISBE Infrastructure Security for the Built Environment ISC 1) Infrastructure Subcommittee 2) Information Sharing & Collaboration Office (I&A/ISC) 3) Inspection Services Coordinator 4) Interagency Security Committee 5) Interstate Commerce ISCC Information Sharing Coordinating Council ISCO Information Sharing and Collaboration Office ISCORS Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards ISCP Integrated Support Communications Plan ISCS International Satellite Communications Systems ISD Infrastructure Services Division ISDL Inert Skin Decontamination Lotion ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network ISDR International Strategy for Disaster Reduction ISE Information Sharing Environment ISEMA Indiana State Emergency Management Agency ISFSI International Society of Fire Service Instructors ISG Incident Support Group ISGB Information Sharing Governance Board ISI Immigration Security Initiative ISIP Initial Strategy Implementation Plan ISIS Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System ISM 1) Information Security Marketing 2) Integrated Safety Management ISMA International Security Management Association ISO 1) Incident Support Organization 2) Insurance Services Office 3) International Security Organization 4) 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 ISPP Information Systems Planning Program ISPS International Ship and Port Facility Security ISR Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ISRS Image Storage and Retrieval System ISSA 1) Information Systems Security Association 2) Interservice Support Agreement ISSM Information Systems Security Manager ISSO Information Systems Security Officer ISSP Information Systems Security Program IST Incident Support Team IST-A Incident Support Team – Advance Element ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act ISTL Incident Support Team Leader ISTS Institute for Security Technology Studies ISVB Imagery Science Validation Board ISWG Import Safety Working Group 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 ITAC Information Technology Acquisition Center ITACG Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group ITAR 1) Information Technology Acquisition Review 2) 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 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers I-Team 1) Incident Team 2) Intelligence Team ITED IFSAR Terrain Elevation Data ITEP Information Technology & Evaluation Program ITF Intelligence Task Force ITI International to International ITIC International Tsunami Information Center ITIPS Information Technology Investment Portfolio System ITL Information Technology Laboratory ITM Inspection Transfer Manager ITMRA Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 ITP 1) Infrastructure Transformation Program 2) Individual Training Plan ITPMO Infrastructure Transformation Program Office I-TRAP Interagency Terrorism Response Awareness Program ITS 1) Information Technology Services 2) Intelligent Transportation System ITSD Information Technology Services Directorate ITSH Internal Transport, Storage, and Handling ITTC Identity Theft Technology Council ITU International Telegraphic Union ITV In-Transit Visibility ITWG International Technical Working Group IUPA International Union of Police Associations IV Intravenous IV&V Interdependent Verification and Validation IVD Interactive Video Disk IVHHN International Volcanic Health Hazard Network IVR Interactive Voice Response IWG 1) Implementation Working Group 2) Investment Working Group IWIN Interactive Weather Information Network IWN Integrated Wireless Network IWOMEN International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services IWP Integrated Warning Program IWS Information Warfare and Strategy JAARS Joint After-Action Reporting System JAC 1) Joint Advisory Committee 2) Joint Analysis Center 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 JAS Joint Alternate Site 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 JCCC Joint Customs Coordination Council [U.S. and European Union] JCGC Joint Center for Global Connectivity JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff JDCC Joint Data Coordination Center JDISS Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System JDOMS Joint Director of Military Support JEAD Joint Exercise and Analysis Division (Joint Staff - J-7) 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 JFHQ-State Joint Force Headquarters-State JFLCC Joint Force Land Component Commander JFO Joint Field Office JFOCG Joint Field Office Coordination Group JFSP Joint Fire Science Program JHA Job Hazard Analysis JHAT Joint Hazardous Assessment Team JHEC Joint Hazard Evaluation Center JHOC Joint Harbor Operations Command 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 ICE Center 2) Joint Information Center 3) Joint Intelligence Center JICG Joint International Control Group 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 JITC Joint Interoperability Test Command JITF-CT Joint intelligence Task Force for Combating Terrorism JLCO Joint Legal Claims Office JMC Joint Movement Center JMET Joint Mission Essential Task JMFU Joint METOC Forecast Unit JMIE Joint Maritime Information Element 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 JNAIRT Joint Nuclear Accident/Incident Response Team JNC Joint News Center JOA Joint Operational Area JOC Joint Operations Center JOPES Joint Operations Planning and Execution System JPAC Joint Planning Augmentation Cell (for CBIRF) JPAS Joint Personnel Adjudication System JPATS Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEO/CBD Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense JPIC Joint Public Information Center JPMRC Joint Patient Movement Requirements Center JPMT Joint Patient Movement Team JPO Joint Program Office JPSG Justice-Defense Program Steering Group JRC Joint Requirements Council JRERP Joint Radiological Emergency Response Plan JRIC Joint Regional Intelligence Center JRIES 1) Joint Regional Information Exchange System (see HSIN) 2) JITF-CT RISSNET Information Exchange System JRMP Joint Regional Medical Planner JRMPO Joint Regional Medical Planning Office JRS Joint Reporting System JRT Joint Response Team JS Joint Staff JSCP Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan JSERA Joint Special Events Risk Assessment JSIPP Joint Service Installation Pilot Program JSOTF Joint Special Operations Task Force JSTARS Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System JTA Jacksonville Transportation Authority JTF Joint Task Force JTF - O Joint Task Force - Olympics JTF-CM Joint Task Force - Consequence Management JTF-CS Joint Task Force - Civil Support JTF-FF Joint Task Force -Firefighter JTF-Katrina Joint Task Force-Katrina JTF-NCR Joint Task Force - National Capital Region JTF-State Joint Task Force-State JTIMS Joint Training Information Management System JTMS Joint Training Master Schedule 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 JULL Joint Universal Lessons Learned (Report) JULLS Joint Universal Lessons Learned System JVM Java Virtual Machine JWARN Joint Warning and Reporting Network JWC Joint Warfare Center JWFC Joint Warfighting Center JWICS Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System JWID Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration JXDM [Global] Justice XML Data Model k kilo (1,000) Kb 1) Kilobyte 2) 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 KI Potassium Iodide km kilometer KMI Key Management Infrastructure KML Keyhole Markup Language KMS Knowledge Management System kN kilo-Newton KSA Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities KSO Key Security Official (MD 10300) KST Known or Suspected Terrorist KT Kiloton kV kilovolt KVERT Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruptions Response Team kW Kilowatt kWh kilowatt hour L Locality L&D Learning & Development LAC Local Assistance Center LAG Lowest Adjacent Ground [grade] LAN Local Area Network LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network LANDSAT Land Satellite LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory LAO Lead Agency Official LAP Lesson Administration Page LASP Large Aircraft Security Program lb pound LBAD Lexington Blue Grass Army Depot lbf pound force LC Logistics Center LC-A Logistics Center-Atlanta L-CAR Local Capability Assessment for Readiness LCAT Logistics Closeout Assistance Team LCCE Life Cycle Cost Estimate LC-FW Logistics Center-Fort Worth LCM Life Cycle Management LC-MF Logistics Center-Moffett Field LCMS Learning Content Management System LCO Limiting Condition for Operation LCS Local Communications System LCT Liaison Coordination Team LD 1) Lethal Dose 2) Limited Data LDAP Light Directory Access Protocol 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 LEAINTP Law Enforcement Advanced Interviewing Training Program LEAP Law Enforcement Availability Pay LEC Local Exchange Carrier LECC Law Enforcement Coordination Center LEDET Law Enforcement Detachment LEED Law Enforcement Executive Development Program LeeTran Lee County Transit Authority (Florida) LEGAT Legal Attache LEGATS Legal attachments LEH Light Enforcement Helicopter LEISP Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program LEL 1) Lower Explosive Limit 2) Lowest Effect Level LELI Law Enforcement Leadership Institute LEM Local Emergency Management LEMA Local Emergency Management Authority LEMDP Law Enforcement Management Development Program LEO Law Enforcement Officer LEOC Local Emergency Operations Center LEOSA Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act LEP 1) Leadership Excellence Program 2) Limited English Proficiency 3) Loaned Executive Program 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 LIC License 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 LINX Law Enforcement Information Exchange [Navy] LISS Linear Imaging and Self-Scanning LL Lessons Learned LLEA 1) Lead Law Enforcement Agency 2) Local Law Enforcement Agency LLIS Lessons Learned Information Sharing System LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLP Limited Liability Partnership LLR Lessons Learned (Hot Wash) Report LLW Low-Level Waste LLWS Low-Level Wind Shear LM Logistics Management (FEMA/LM) LMA Land Management Agencies LMD Logistics Management Directorate (of DHS/ FEMA) LMF Logistics Management Facility LMFBR Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor LMI Logistics Management Institute LMPC Labor-Management Partnership Council LMR Living Marine Resource LMS Learning Management System LNG Liquefied Natural Gas LNO Liaison Officer LOA Letter of Agreement LOAD Loadmaster LOAEL Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level LOC 1) Letter of Credit 2) Levels of concern 3) Library of Congress 4) 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 LOFR Liaison Officer LOG Logistics LOI 1) Letter of Intent 2) Letter of Instruction LOINC Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes 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 LOP Legal Orientation Program LOS Line of Sight LOSA Logistical Operations Staging Area LOSAP Length-of-service Award Program LOSSEST Loss Estimation LOU Limited Official Use LPA Legislative and Public Affairs 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 1) Lawful Permanent Resident (status) 2) Legal Permanent Resident (person) LPZ Low Population Zone LR Limited Response LRA Louisiana Recovery Authority LR-BSDS Long Range Biological Standoff Detection System LRC 1) Learning Resource Center 2) Logistics Resource Center 3) Logistics Response Center LRFD Load and Resistance Factor Design LRIP Low Rate Initial Production LRMP Long Range Management Plan LRN Laboratory Response Network LRT Long Range Tracker LRU Lowest Replaceable Unit LS 1) Logistics Support 2) Lump Sum LSA Logistics Staging Area LSC 1) Legal Services Corporation 2) Life Safety Code 3) Life Support Center LSC1 Logistics Section Chief Type 1 LSC2 Logistics Section Chief Type 2 LSCAD Lightweight Stand-off Chemical Agent Detector LSCD Life Safety Code Deficiency LSCT Line Scout LSE Local Subscriber Environment LSFE Life Safety and Fire Engineering LSFE Life Safety and Fire Engineering Branch of FEMA Office of Occupational Safety, Health & Environment (OSHE) LSFP Life Safety and Fire Protection LSFP Life Safety and Fire Protection Program LSG Large Scale Game LSP Lump Sum Payment LSS 1) Laboratory Scientific Services 2) Life Support System LSU Louisiana State University (NDPC) LSV Logistical Staging Vehicle LT Lieutenant (aka: Lt or Lieut) LTA Lighter Than Air LTATP Land Transportation Anti-terrorism Training Program LTCR Lost Time Case Rate LTD Limited LTG Lieutenant General LTL Less-than Truck Load LTR Long-Term Recovery LTRC 1) Long Term Recovery Committee 2) Long Term Recovery Coordinator LTRO Long Term Recovery Office LULC Land Use and Land Cover LVA Low Volatility Agent LVB Large Vehicle Bomb LWDR Lost Work Day Rate LWF Lutheran World Federation LWOP Leave Without Pay LWR Light Water Reactor LYNX Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority LZ Landing Zone m meter M&A Management and Administrative M&IE 1) Meals and Incidental Expenses 2) Miscellaneous and Incidental Expenses M&S Modeling and Simulation M/S Meters per Second MA 1) Marshalling Area 2) Mission Assignment MAA Mutual Aid Agreement MAAD Mobile Asset Activities Document MAAFS Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists MABAS Mutual Aid and Box Alarm System MAC 1) Mapping and Analysis Center 2) Mission Assignment Coordinator 3) Mitigation Assistance Clinic 4) Monitoring and Analysis Coordinator 5) Multi-Agency Command 6) Multiagency Committees 7) Multiagency Coordinating (Entity) 8) Multiagency Coordination 9) Multiple Award Contract MAC Entity Multiagency Coordinating Entity MACA Military Assistance to Civil Authorities MACC 1) Multiagency Command Center 2) Multi-Agency Coordination Center 3) 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 MAFC MAFFS Clerk MAFFS Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System MAGIC Mid-America Geographic Information Council MaHIMS Medical and Health Incident Management System MALE Medium Altitude Long Endurance (see also HALE) MANPADS Man Portable Air Defense System MAOC Military Air Operations Coordinator MAPs Motorist Assist Points MAR Monthly Accomplishments Report MARAC Mutual Aid Regional Advisory Committee MARAD Maritime Administration MARC 1) Mid-America Regional Council 2) Maryland Rail Commuter MAREP Marine Report MARFORLANT Marine Forces Atlantic MARPLOT Mapping Applications for Response, Planning, and Local Operational Tasks MARR Mission Assignment Reimbursement Request MARS 1) Military Affiliated Radio System 2) Mobile Analytical Response System 3) Multi-function 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 MASFO Multi-Agency Strike Force Operation MASH Mobile Army Surgical Hospital MASINT Measurement and Signature Intelligence MAST 1) Maritime Security and Strategic Toolkit 2) Midwestern Alliance of Sovereign Tribes 3) Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic 4) Mitigation Advisors’ Strategic Tracker MAT Mobilization Assistance Team MATES Mobilization and Training Equipment Site MATF Multi-Agency Task Force MATRIX Multi-state Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange MATTS 1) Marine Asset Tag Tracking System 2) Mobile Air Transportable Telecommunications System MAV Micro Air Vehicle MB 1) millibar 2) Megabyte MBA Master of Business Administration MBO Management by Objectives MBPS Megabytes per Second MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act MC 1) Marine Corps 2) Member of Congress 3) Mobilization Center MCA Multi-Channel Analyzer MCAD Military Crew Advisor M-CAST Medical Capabilities Assessment & Status Tool MCB Movement Coordination Branch 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 MCOE Metadata Center of Excellence (see EDMO) 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 MDC Maintenance and Deactivation Contracts MDD Metal Detection Device MDF Medical, Dental and Funeral MDRC Mobile Disaster Recovery Center MDRO Mission Disaster Relief Officer MDRV Mobile Disaster Recovery Vehicle 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 MED Medium MEDEVAC Medical Evacuation MEDL Medical Unit Leader MEDRED Medical Readiness (OHA/MEDRED) MEEMCN Minimum Essential Emergency Medical Communications Network MEF Mission Essential Function MEG Medical Evaluation Guidance MEIR Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation 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 MEMU Mass Evacuation Management Unit MEOW 1) Maximum Envelope of Water 2) Maximum Envelope of Winds MEP Management Engineering Plan MEPI Middle East Partnership Initiative MEPP Master Exercise Practitioner Program MERRT Medical Emergency Radiological Response Team MERS Mobile Emergency Response Systems/Support MERSA Mobile Emergency Response Support Assets MET 1) Meteorological 2) Meteorologist 3) Mission Essential Task METAR 1) Meteorological Aviation Report 2) Management Evaluation Technical Assessment Review METL Mission-Essential Task List METOC Meteorological and Oceanographic METSAT Meteorological Satellite MeV 1) millielectronvolt 2) Megaelectronvolt MEWT Mobile Electronic Warfare Technologies MFAS Marriage Fraud Amendment System MFR Memorandum For the Record MFRI Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute MFTR Manufacturer MG 1) milligram 2) 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 MHEC Military Helicopter Crewmem MHEM Military Helicopter Manager MHMS Military Helicopter Manager Supervisor MHS Message Handling System MHTGR Modular High Temperature Gas Reactor MHW Mean High Water MHWL Mean High Water Line MHz Megahertz MI 1) Major Incident (medical) 2) Middle Initial MI2 Multi-level-secure Information Infrastructure MIC 1) Media Information Center 2) Meteorologist in Charge MICS Monitoring Information on Contracted Studies (System) MIDAS Micro-fluidic Integrated DNA Analysis System MIEP Mass Immigration Emergency Plan MIFC Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center MIIS Microsoft Identity Integration Server MIL Military Advisor's Office MILES Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System MIL-STD Military Standard MIM Major Incident Management (medical) MIME Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions MIN 1) Minimum 2) Mobile Identification Number MIND Maritime Interceptor for Nuclear Detection MINICAM Miniature Chemical Agent Monitor MIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request MIPT Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism MIRP Military Improved Response Program MIRV Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicle MIS Management Information System MISLE Maritime Information for Safety and Law Enforcement MIT Mitigation MITT Mobile Implementation Training Team M-JPEG Motion JPEG MKT Mobile Kitchen Trailer MLAT Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty MLD Median Lethal Dose MLETP Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty MLH Medium Lift Helicopter MLOS Microwave Line of Sight MLW Mean Low Water mm millimeter MMA Major Metropolitan Area MMC Main Media Center MMCE Medical Management of Chemical Exposure MMD Merchant Mariner Document 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 MNS Mission Needs Statement 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 MERS Operations Center MODEM Modulator/Demodulator MODU Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit MOM 1) Maximum of Maximums 2) Middle of Month MOOTW Military Operations Other Than War MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture MORE Making Officer Redeployment Effective MOSS Management Operations and Student Support MOU Memorandum of Understanding MOX Mixed Oxide Fuels MP 1) Management Profiler 2) Military Police MPA Maritime Patrol Aircraft MPAC Muslim Public Affairs Council MPC 1) Main Press Center 2) Maximum Permissible Concentration 3) Mid-term Planning Committee 4) Mid-term Planning Conference 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 MQIT Medical Quality Improvement Team MQM Medical Quality Management mR milliroentgen/millirem MR 1) Medical Records 2) Medical Response mR/h milliRoentgen per hour MRA 1) Monthly Rental Assistance 2) Mortgage and Rental Assistance MRAT Medical Radiobiology Advisory Team MRC 1) Management Review Council 2) Medical Reserve Corps 3) Monthly Recurring Costs MRE Meal, Ready-to-Eat mRem millirem MRF Medium Range Forecast MRI Mean Recurrence Interval MRIC Mobile Registration Intake Center MRMC Medical Research and Materiel Command MRO Mandatory Removal Offense 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 2) Mobile Response Vehicle 3) Multi-Radio Van 4) Multi-Radio Vehicle MS&G Models, Simulations, and Games MS-1 Medical Service – 1 (Hospital) MSA 1) Metropolitan Statistical Area 2) Modeling, Simulation, & Analysis 3) Mutual Support Agreement 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 MSD 1) Military Support Detachment 2) Musculoskeletal Disorder MSDS 1) Material Safety Data Sheet 2) Manpower Standards Development System MSE MERS Support Element MSEL Master Scenario Events List MSF Mobile Screening Force MSFCMA Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act MSFO Marine Safety Field Office MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration MSI Minority-Serving Institution MSIA Metadata Standards for Information Assurance MSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center MSIIP Minority Serving Institutions Internship Program MSIS 1) Minority Serving Institutions 2) Marine Safety Information System MSL Mean Sea Level MSLO Military Support Liaison Officer MSO 1) Marine Safety Office 2) Maritime Security Operations 3) Military Support Officer MSPB Merit Systems Protection Board MSR Main Supply Route MSRAM Maritime Security Risk Assessment Model MSST Maritime Safety and Security Team MST 1) Management Support Team 2) Master 3) METRO Strike Team 4) Mountain Standard Time (GMT - 7) MSU 1) Management Support Unit 2) Marine Safety Unit 3) Medical Support Unit MT 1) Megaton 2) metric ton 3) Mitigation (FEMA/MT) MTA Material Transfer Area MTF Medical Treatment Facility MTI Methodology Technical Implementation MTMC Military Traffic Management Command MTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment MTOW Maximum Takeoff Weight MTP 1) Master Trainer Program MTR 1) Maritime Training Response 2) Military Training Route MTSA Maritime Transportation Security Act MTSP Mass Transit Security Program MTT Mobile Training Team MUDAC Meteorological and Unified Dose Assessment Center MUF Materials Unaccounted For MUTCD Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices MV Merchant Vessel MVGP Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles MW 1) megawatt 2) Microwave 3) Mount Weather MWA Metropolitan Washington Area MWCOG Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments MWEAC 1) Mount Weather Emergency Action Center 2) Mount Weather Emergency Assistance Center MWEOC Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center MWFRS Main Wind Force Resisting System MWH megawatt hour MWMD Mount Weather Management Division MWS Marine Weather Statement MXMS Mixmaster M-ZONE High Mudflow Hazard Area N/A 1) Not Affected 2) Not (or Non) Applicable N/P Not Provided NA 1) North American 2) Northeastern Area NAAE National Association of Agricultural Employees NAAK Nerve Agent Antidote Kit NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NAAT North American Aviation Trilateral NAC 1) National Advisory Committee 2) National Advisory Council 3) National Agency Check 4) Nebraska Avenue Complex NAC/AEGL National Advisory Committee on Acute Exposure Guidelines Levels (for Chemical Substances) NACA National Air Carrier Association NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials NACD National Association of Corporate Directors NACDD National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities NACE National Association of County Engineers NACI National Agency Check with Inquiries NACIC National Counterintelligence Center NACo National Association of Counties NACS 1) NEMIS Access Control System 2) Netware Asynchronous Communications Service NACWA National Association of Clean Water Agencies NAD27 North American Datum of 1927 NAD83 North American Datum of 1983 NADB National Assets Data Base NADO National Association of Development Organizations NAEMT National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians NAERG North American Emergency Response Guidebook NAFAX National Facsimile Network NAFSMA National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement NAFTZ National Association of Free Trade Zones NAHB National Association of Home Builders NAHERC National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps NAHF National Association of Hispanic Firefighters NAI North American Initiative NaI(Tl) Sodium Iodide Doped with Thallium (scintillator) NAIC National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIIA National Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters NAILS National Automated Immigration Lookout System NAMRI Naval Medical Research Institute NANDA North American Nuclear Detection Architecture NAOC National Airborne Operations Center NAOS North American Atmospheric Observing System NAP 1) National AIDS Policy 2) 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 NARFE National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association NARP 1) National Agriculture Release Program 2) Nuclear Accident Response Plan 3) Nuclear Accident Response 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 NASBLA National Association of State Boating Law Administrators NASCIO National Association of State Chief Information Officers NASEMSD National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Directors NASEMSO National Association of State Emergency Medical Officials NASF National Association of State Foresters 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 NATA National Air Transportation Association NATCA National Air Traffic Controllers Association NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NAVAID Navigational Aid NAVC National Audio-Visual Center 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 NAWC National Association of Water Companies NAWE National Association for Waterfront Employees NBACC National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center NBAF National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility NBC Nuclear, Biological and Chemical NBFAC National Bioforensic Analysis Center NBFSPQ National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications NBHPP National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program NBIC National Biosurveillance Integration Center NBIS National Biosurveillance Integration System NBSAC National Boating Safety Advisory Council NBSCAB National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board NBSG National Biosurveillance Group NBTA National Business Travel Association NBWDA National BioWeapons Defense Analysis Center NC&B Nuclear, Chemical and Biological NCA National Command Authority NCAI National Congress of American Indians NCAP National Corrective Action Program NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research NCAS National Cyber Alert System NCATF National Church Arson Task Force NCAVC National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime 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 NCD National Council on Disability NCDDM National Center for Disaster Decision Making NCEH National Center for Environmental Health NCEP National Centers for Environmental Prediction NCFPD National Center for Food Protection and Defense NCFS National Center for Forensic Science NCGIA National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis NCIC National Crime Information Center NCID National Center for Infectious Diseases NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service NCISP National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan NCITD National Council on International Trade and Development NCIX Office of National Counterintelligence Executive NCJA National Criminal Justice Association NCLIS National Commission on Libraries and Information Science NCMEC National Center for Missing and Exploited Children NCO Non-Commissioned Officer NCP 1) National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (aka: "National Contingency Plan") 2) National Continuity Programs (FEMA/NCP) NCPC 1) National Capitol Planning Commission 2) National Crime Prevention Council NCPI National Committee on Property Insurance NCR National Capital Region NCRC National Capital Region Coordination (FEMA/ NCRC), Office of NCRCG National Cyber Response Coordination Group NCRPM National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements NCS 1) National Communications System [ESF-2] 2) Net Control System NCSA 1) National Center for Super-computing Applications 2) North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association NCSC National Cybersecurity Center NCSD 1) National Cyber Security Division 2) National Communications System Directive NCSH National Communications System Handbook NCSL National Council of State Legislators NCSLLET National Center for State & Local Law Enforcement Training, Advisory Committee to the NCSM National Communications System Manual NCSP 1) National Cyber Security Partnership 2) National Communications Support Plan NCSRM National Communications Systems Regional Manager NCSSA National Cartographic Standards for Spatial Accuracy NCTC National Counter-Terrorism Center NCUA National Credit Union Administration NCVIP National Child Victim Identification Program NDA 1) National Defense Area 2) Nevada Department of Agriculture 3) 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 N-DEX [Law Enforcement] National Data Exchange NDFD National Digital Forecast Database NDHS National Disaster Housing Strategy (FEMA) NDHTF National Disaster Housing Task Force NDIA National Defense Industrial Association NDIC National Drug Intelligence Center NDMC National Drought Mitigation Center NDMN National Donations Management Network NDMOC National Disaster Medical Operations Center NDMS National Disaster Medical System NDMSOSC National Disaster Medical System Operations Support Center NDPC National Domestic Preparedness Consortium NDPO National Domestic Preparedness Office NDRSMP National Distress and Response System Modernization Project (also known as “Rescue 21”) NDS 1) National Defense Stockpile 2) National Detention Standards 3) Nuclear Detection System NDTA National Defense Transportation Association NDU National Defense University NDW Naval District of Washington NE 1) Northeast 2) New England NEA National Endowment for the Arts NEARS National Emergency and Alerting Response System NEC 1) National Earthquake Center 2) National Electric Code NECA Newport Chemical Activity NECD Newport Chemical Depot NECLC National Emergency Child Locator Center NECN National Emergency Communications Network NECP National Emergency Communications Plan NED 1) National Exercise Division 2) Nuclear Explosive Device NEDCTP National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program NEDSS National Electronic Disease Surveillance System NEEP 1) National Earthquake Education Program 2) National Exercise and Evaluation Program NEET National Exercise Evaluation Team NEF National Essential Function NEFRLS National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System NEFSMA New England Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association NEG National Emergency Grant NEH National Endowment for the Humanities NEHA National Environmental Health Association NEHRP National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program NEI Nuclear Energy Institute NEIC 1) National Earthquake Information Center 2) National Enforcement Investigations 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 NEMSIS National EMS Information System NEMSPI National Emergency Medical Services Preparedness Initiative NEMT National Emergency Management Team NENA National Emergency Number Association NEO 1) Near-Earth Orbit 2) Non-combatant Evacuation Operation NEOB New Executive Office Building NEOC National Emergency Operations Center NEP National Exercise Program NEPA National Environmental Protection Act (also called National Environmental Policy Act) NEPPC National Emergency Prevention and Preparedness Council NERC North American Electric Reliability Council NERR National Emergency Resource Registry NERRTC National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (TEEX/NDPC) NERT National Emergency Response Team NESC National Exercise Simulation Center NESEC Northeast States Emergency Consortium NESN Necessary Expenses and Serious Needs NESP National Environmental Studies Project NESPM National EMS Scope of Practice Model NEST Nuclear Emergency Search/Support Team NESWG National Earthquake Strategy Working Group 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 1) National Fire Academy 2) National Fire Academy, Board of Visitors for the NFAAA National Fire Academy Alumni Association NFAEB National Fire & Aviation Executive Board NFAR No Further Action Required NFC National Finance Center (MD 3171) 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 NFOP National Fugitive Operations Program 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 NFSA National Fire Sprinkler Association NFSC Narcotics Financing Strategy Center NFSCC National Fire Science Curriculum Committee NFSLO National Fire Suppression Liaison Officer NFTS National File Tracking System (replaced RAFACS) NG National Guard NGA 1) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 2) National Governors Association NGB 1) National Guard Bureau 2) National Governing Body NGDC National Geophysical Data Center NGI Next Generation Internet NGIC National Ground Intelligence Center [Army] NGLO National Guard Liaison Officer NGM Nested Grid Model NGN Next-Generation Network NGO Non-Government Organization NGRS National Geodetic Reference System NGS National Geodetic Survey NGVD National Geodetic Vertical Datum NGVD29 National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGWT Next Generation Warning Tool NHC National Hurricane Center NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NHSSS (also known National Homeland Security Support System as NH3S) NHSU National Homeland Security University NHTSA National Highway Transportation Safety Administration NHV Natural Hazard Vulnerability NI No Insurance NIAAA National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAC 1) NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts 2) National Infrastructure Advisory Council 3) National Iranian American Council NIB National Industries for the Blind NIBC National Interagency Biodefense Campus NIBRS National Incident Based Reporting System NIBS National Institute of Building Sciences NIC 1) National Integration Center 2) National Intelligence Council 3) National Instrumentation Center 4) NIMS Integration Center NICACS National Incident Control and Action Communication System NICC 1) National Infrastructure Coordination Center 2) National Interagency Coordination Center NICCL National Incident Communications Conference/ Coordination Line NICCP National Interdiction Command & Control Plan NICI National Interagency Counterdrug Institute NICRAT National Incident Command Resource Allocation Tool NICS National Instant Background Check System NID 1) National Intelligence Director (see DNI) 2) National Inventory of Dams NIDF National Insurance Development Fund NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Services NIEM National Information Exchange Model 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 NIHS National Institute for Hometown Security NII 1) National Information Infrastructure 2) Non-Intrusive Inspection NII/GII National Information Infrastructure/Global Information Infrastructure Initiatives NIIMS National Interagency Incident Management System NIIS Non-Immigrant Information System NIITP National Investigative Interview Training Program NIJ National Institute of Justice NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency (see NGA) N-IMAT National Incident Management Assistance Team NIMBY Not In My Backyard NIMG National Interagency Mobilization Guide NIMH National Institutes of Mental Health NIMO National Incident Management Organization NIMS National Incident Management System NIMS SC NIMS Support Center NIMS STEP NIMS Supporting Technology Evaluation Program NIMS/NET National Incident Management System Network NIMSCAST National Incident Management System Compliance Assistance Support Tool NIMTO Not In My Term of Office NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIP 1) National Immunization Program 2) National Intelligence Program NIPC National Infrastructure Protection Center NIPF National Intelligence Priority Framework NIPP National Infrastructure Protection Plan NIPS Numerically Integrated Profiling System NIR Non Ionizing Radiation NIRSC National Interagency Radio Support Cache NIRT Nuclear Incident Response Team NISAC National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center NISE National Intelligence Support Element NISP National Industrial Security Program NISPOM National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NIUSR National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue NIVS Non-Immigrant Visa System NJBF New Jersey Business Force NJTTF National Joint Terrorism Task Force NLC 1) National League of Cities 2) National Location Code NLD Nunn-Lugar-Domenici NLE National-Level Exercise 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/Not Later Than NLZ No Lone Zone 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 1) National Master Control Cell 2) National Military Command Center NMD National Mapping Division (of USGS) NMETS National Mass Evacuation Tracking System 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 NMSRA National Maritime Strategic Risk Assessment NMSS Nuclear Materials Safeguards and Security NMT New Mexico Tech (NDPC) NMTSP National Marine Transportation Security Plan NNALEA National Native American Law Enforcement Association NNEC National Network Emergency Center NNO National Night Out NNOB National Network Operations Branch NNOC National Network Operations Center NNRT National Nurses Response Team (medical) NNSA National Nuclear Security Administration NO National Office No FEAR Act Notification and Federal Employee Anti discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 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 (OPS/NOC) 3) Navy Operations Center 4) Negotiations Operations Center 5) Network Operations Center NOC-HQE National Operations Center -Headquarters Element NOEL No Observed Effects Level NOFA Notice of Funds Availability NOFD New Orleans Fire Department NOGA Notice of Grant Award NOI 1) Notice of Intent 2) Notice of Interest NOID Notice of Intent to Deny NOK Next of Kin NOPD New Orleans Police Department NOPR Notice of Proposed Rulemaking NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command NORM Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material 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 NP 1) National Preparedness (FEMA/NP) 2) Navigation Processor NPC 1) National Paralympic Committee 2) National Petroleum Council NPD National Preparedness Directorate NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPDP National Performance of Dams Program NPES National Planning and Execution System NPFC National Pollution Funds Center NPG 1) National Preparedness Goal 2) National Preparedness Guidelines NPL National Priorities List NPLA National Preparedness Leadership Academy NPM National Preparedness Month 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 NPPD National Protection and Programs Directorate NPR 1) National Partnership for Reinventing Government 2) National Preparedness Report 3) Nationwide Plan Review NPRA National Petrochemical & Refiners Association NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [see also ANPRM and SNPRM] NPRT National Pharmacist Response Team NPS 1) National Park Service 2) National Pharmaceutical Stockpile 3) National Planning Scenarios 4) National Preparedness System 5) Naval Postgraduate School NPSC National Processing Service Center 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 NRF National Response Framework [supersedes NRP] NRIA Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex (to the NRF) NRIMC National Resources Information and Mapping Center NRIS National Resource Information System NRO National Reconnaissance Office NRPC National Railway Passenger Commission NRP-CIS National Response Plan Catastrophic Incident Supplement NRR Noise Reduction Rating NRS National Response System NRT 1) National Response Team 2) Near Real-Time NRWA National Rural Water Association NS National Strategic (Task) NS/EP National Security and Emergency Preparedness NS/EPC National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications, Committee for NSA 1) National Security Agency 2) National Security Area 3) National Sheriff’s Association 4) Network Security Agreement NSABB National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity NSAC Navigation Safety Advisory Council NSAT Network Service Acceptance Test NSBC National Safe Boating 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 1) National Security Emergency Coordination 2) National Standard Exercise Curriculum NSEERS National Security Entry Exit Registration System NSEPT National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications NSF 1) National Science Foundation 2) National Strike Force NSFCC National Strike Force Coordination Center NSGIC National States Geographic Information Council NSGP Non-Profit Security Grant Program 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 1) National Security Notifications 2) National Stock Number NSPD National Security Presidential Directive NSPE National Society of Professional Engineers NSPS National Security Personnel System NSRS National Spatial Reference System NSRV National Security and Records Verification (USCIS/NSRV) NSS 1) National Security Strategy 2) National Shelter System 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/Council NSTC National Science & Technology Council NSTR Nothing Significant to Report NT 1) Network Technology 2) Windows NT operating system NTA 1) National Technology Alliance (research partnership between government, academia and industry) 2) Network Technology Architecture 3) Non-Traditional Agent 4) 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 NTFI National Task Force on Interoperability 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 NTNFC National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center 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 NTSRA National Transportation Sector Risk Assessment NTVRP Non-Tank Vessel Response Plan 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 NUWAX Nuclear Weapon Exercise NUWC Naval Undersea Warfare Center NVAC National Visualization and Analytics Center NVC National Visa Center NVDC National Vessel Documentation Center NVFC National Volunteer Fire Council NVG Night Vision Goggles NVIC Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular NVL Night Vision Laboratory NVLAP National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program NVMC National Vessel Movement Center NVOAD National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters NVTSA Night Vision Technology Safety Act NW Neighborhood Watch NWARSG Nuclear Weapons Accident Response Steering Group NWC National Warning Center NWCG 1) National Wildfire Coordinating Group 2) National Wildland Coordinating Group NWP Neighborhood Watch Program (see NW) NWR 1) National Weather Radio 2) NOAA 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 O number Order number O&M Operations and Maintenance O/C Observer/Controller OA 1) Office Automation 2) Over and Above OAA Older Americans Act OAD Operations Analysis Division (S&T/OAD) OADR Originating Agency Determination Required OAFME Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner OAM Office of Acquisition Management 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 OASD Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense OASH/OEP Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health / Office of Emergency Preparedness OASIS Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards OAST Office of Accessible Systems & Technology OAWG Organizational Attack Working Group OB Official Business OBE Overcome by Events OBP Border Patrol, Office of (CBP/OBP) OBS Observation OC Operations Center OCA 1) Office of Congressional Affairs 2) Original Classification Authority OCAO Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (MGMT/OCAO) OCB Operations Centers Branch OCC 1) Office of the Chief Counsel 2) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency OCD Office of Community Development OCDETF Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force OCFO Office of the Chief Financial Officer OCFOAS Office of Chief Financial Officers & Administrative Services OCGFC Office of Cerro Grande Fire Claims OCHAMPUS Office of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services OCHCO Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (MGMT/OCHCO) OCIO Office of the Chief Information Officer (MGMT/ OCIO) OCIPEP Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness OCJCS Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff OCLA Office of Congressional Liaison and Affairs 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 OCPO Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (MGMT/ CPO) OCR 1) Office of Collateral Responsibility 2) Optical Character Reader 3) Optical Character Recognition OCRWM Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management OCS 1) Officer Candidate School 2) Outer Continental Shelf OCSO Office of the Chief Security Officer (MGMT/ OCSO) OCSP Online Certificate Status Protocol OCTAVE Operationally Critical Threat, Asset, and Vulnerability Evaluation OCTEL Operations Center Telephone OCZM Office of Coastal Zone Management ODAM Offsite Dose Assessment Manual ODBC Open Database Connectivity ODC Other Direct Cost ODEM Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management ODIS Offshore Detection Inegrated System ODNI Office of the Director of National Intelligence 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 OEC Office of Emergency Communications OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development OEM 1) Office of Emergency Management 2) Original Equipment Manufacturers OEMA Ohio Emergency Management Agency OEMC Office of Emergency Management and Communications OEMP Office of Emergency Medical Preparedness OEP 1) Occupant Emergency Plan 2) Occupant Emergency Program 3) Office of Emergency Preparedness OER 1) Office of Emergency Response 2) Office of Equal Rights 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 OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control OFCR Officer OFDA Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance OFF Offshore Forecast OFM Office of Financial Management OFMA Oklahoma Floodplain Management Association OFO Field Operations, Office of (CBP/OFO) OFP Office of Field Programs OFSEP Office of Food Security and Emergency Preparedness OGAT Official Government Acceptance Test OGC Office of the General Counsel OGE Office of Government Ethics OGO Office of Grant Operations OGSA Open Grid Services Architecture OH 1) Overhead 2) Occupational Health OHA Office of Health Affairs OHR Office of Human Resources OHRM Office of Human Resources Management OHRP Office for Human Research Protections [US Dept. of Health and Human Services] (MD 10300) OI Office of Investigations OIA International Affairs, Office of OIC 1) Office for Interoperability & Compatibility 2) Officer in Charge OIE Office of International Enforcement OIG Office of Inspector General OIM Office of Incident Management OIRA Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs OIS Immigration Statistics, Office of (PLCY/OIS) OIT Office of Information Technology OIWG Operational Intelligence Working Group OJCS Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff OJP Office of Justice Programs OJT On the Job Training OKC Oklahoma City OLA Office of Legislative Affairs OLAP On-Line Analytical Processing OLAW Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare OLC Office of Legal Counsel OLE 1) Object Linking and Embedding 2) Office of Law Enforcement OLE/FAMS Law Enforcement, Office of/Federal Air Marshal Service (TSA/OLE/FAMS) OLES Office of Law Enforcement Standards OLTP On-Line Transaction Processing OMA Operations, Management, and Administration 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 (IHP) ONCRC Office of National Capital Region Coordination ONDCP Office of National Drug Control Policy ONRA Office of National Risk Assessment OOC Office of Citizenship OPA 1) Office of Public Affairs 2) Oil Pollution Act 3) Otherwise Protected Area OPAC On-Line Payments and Collection OPBD Operations Branch Director OPC Organizational Program Coordinators OPCOM Operational Command OPCON Operational Control OPD Office of Policy Development OPDAT Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training OPEN Open Platform for Emergency Networks OPERIOD Operational Period OPF Official Personnel Folder OPHEP Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (HHS) OPHS Office of Public Health and Science OPLAN Operations Plan OPM Office of Personnel Management OPORD Operation Order OPPRED Operation Predator OPR 1) Office of Primary Responsibility 2) Protective Research, Office of (USSS/OPR) OPREP Operational Report OPS 1) Operations Coordination, Office of 2) Office of Operations Coordination and Planning 3) Office of Pipeline Safety 4) Operational Planning System 5) Operations OPSEC Operations/Operational Security OPSG Operation Stonegarden OPSUM Operations Summary OPT Operations and Planning Team OPTEMPO Operating Tempo OPUS Olympic Properties of the United States OPVAL Operational Validation Program OPW Operational Planning Worksheet OR&R Office of Regulations and Rulings ORA Outstanding Research Award ORCA Operational Readiness Capability Assessment ORD 1) Office of Research and Development 2) Office of the Regional Director 3) Operational Requirements Document ORDM Ordering Manager 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 Off-site Response Organization ORPA Orthophoto Analyst ORR Office of Refugee Resettlement OS 1) Operating System 2) Operations Support OS&Y Outside Stem and Yoke OSA Operational Staging Area OSAI Office of SAFETY Act Implementation OSARP On-Screen Alarm Resolution Protocol OSC 1) Office of Special Counsel 2) On-Scene Commander 3) On-Scene Coordinator 4) Operation Safe Commerce 5) Operational Support Center 6) Operations Support Center 7) Operations Systems Center OSC1 Operations Section Chief 1 OSC2 Operations Section Chief 2 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 OSD-HD Office of the Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense OSEP 1) Occupational Safety and Environmental Programs (DHS) 2) Office of Safety and Environmental Programs OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHE Occupational Safety, Health and Environment OSI Open Systems Interconnect OSIH Occupational Safety and Industrial Hygiene OSINT Open-Source Intelligence OSLGC&P Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness OSLTF Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund OSM Office of Surface Mining OSO Security Operations, Office of (TSA/OSO) OSOCC On-Site Operations Coordination Center OSP Strategic Plans, Office of (PLCY/OSP) OSPF Open Shortest Path First OSS Officer Safety and Survival Training Program OST 1) Office of the Secretary for Transportation 2) Operation Support Team OSTC On-Scene Tactical Commander OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy OT Other Transaction OTAN Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantlique Nord (NATO) OTAR Over the Air Rekeying OTBE Over-Taken By Events OTD Office of Training & Development OTE Operational Test and Evaluation OTH Over the Horizon OTR Office of Trade Relations OTRS Official Time Reporting System OTS Office of Thrift Supervision OTSP Office of Transportation Security Policy OTVP Office of Transportation Vetting and Credentialing OUS Office of the Undersecretary 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) Planning and Assessment 2) Price and Availability P&D Production and Development P&I Protection and Indemnity P2P Peer-to-Peer PA 1) Physician Assistant 2) Principal Advisor 3) Programmatic Agreement 4) Public Address 5) Public Affairs 6) Public Announcement 7) Public Assistance PA&E Program Analysis and Evaluation PA05 Purchasing Agent, 5K PA10 Purchasing Agent, 10K PA25 Purchasing Agent, 25K PA50 Purchasing Agent, 50K PABX Private Automatic Branch Exchange PAC 1) Political Action Committee 2) Primary Agency Committee 3) Public Assistance Coordinator PACC Patient Airlift Control Center PACOM U.S. Pacific Command PAD 1) Protective Action Decision 2) Public Affairs Director PADC Patch Authentication and Dissemination Capability PADRE Protective Action Dosage Reduction Estimator PAECE Protective Action Evaluator for Chemical Emergencies PAES Private Aircraft Enforcement System PAG Protective Action Guide PAH Poly-nuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons PAHO Pan-American Health Organization PAL Public Affairs Level PALS Portable Automated Lookout System PA-NST Public Affairs - National Support Team PANYNJ Port Authority of New York and New Jersey PAO 1) Pacific Area Office 2) Public Affairs Office/Official/Officer 3) Public Assistance Officer PAP Project Application Processor PAPD Port Authority Police Department PAPOs Preparedness Analysis and Planning Officers PAPR Powered Air Purifying Respirator PAPRS Phone Activated Paperless Request System PA-PRT Public Affairs - Planning Response Team PAR 1) Performance & Accountability Report 2) Personal/Personnel Accountability Record 3) Population at Risk 4) Protective Action Recommendation 5) Public Administration Review PARADE Prevention, Advocacy, Resources and Data Exchange PARDOS Partial Dosage PART Program Assessment Rating Tool (OMB) PAS 1) Protective Actions 2) Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation PASP Protective Action Strategy Plan PASS 1) Partners Assuring Safer Schools 2) Performance Accountability and Standards System 3) Personnel Alert Safety System PAT Process Action Team PATCO Professional, Administrative, Technical, Clerical, Other PATF Practical Applications Training Facility PATRIOT (see USA PATRIOT [Act]) PAWSA Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment PAX Passengers PAZ Protective Action Zone PBA Pine Bluff Arsenal PBAC Policy Based Access Control PBCA Pine Bluff Chemical Activity PBD Program Budget Decision PBDS Prototype Biological Detection System PBOP Probeye Operator PBRB Program Budget Review Board PBS 1) Public Buildings Service 2) Public Broadcasting System PBSIS Public Building Service Information System PBX 1) Phone (or Private) Bank Exchange 2) Private Branch Exchange PC 1) Peace Corps 2) Personal Computer PCC 1) Pathobiologics Collaborating Center 2) Policy Coordination 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 PCLOB Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board PCO Privy Council Office PCPT Pasco County Public Transportation (Florida) PCR 1) polymerase chain reaction 2) Program and Capability Review PCS 1) Permanent Change of Station 2) Personal Communications Service/System 3) Planning, Coordination and Support [Task] (National Preparedness Guidance) PCSF Process Control Systems Forum PCT 1) Polk County Transit (Florida) 2) Program Control Team PCTARE Personal Computer Time and Attendance Remote Entry PCWHF Presidential Commission on White House Fellows 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) Presbyterian Disaster Assistance 4) Pueblo Depot Activity PDASH Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health PDB President's Daily Brief PDC 1) Pacific Disaster Center 2) Personnel Data Card PDCA Plan, Do, Check, Adjust PDD Presidential Decision Directive PDEV Policy Development, Office of (PLCY/PDEV) PDF 1) Portable Document Format 2) Probability Density Function PDIM 1) Planning Development and Information Management 2) Planning Development and Implementation Management 3) Planning Document Imaging Management 4) Postgraduate Diploma in Information Management PDM Pre-disaster Mitigation (including Grant Program) PDMF Pre-disaster Mitigation Fund PDO Program Decision Option PDOP Position Dilution of Precision PDP Policy Decision Point PDS 1) Personnel Decontamination Station 2) Practice Dangerous to Security PDSI Palmer Drought Severity Index PDT Pacific Daylight Time (GMT - 7) PE Professional Engineer PEA Programmatic Environmental Assessment PEAD Presidential Emergency Action Document PECC Provincial Emergency Coordination Center PED Portable Electronic Device PEDS Portable Emergency Data System PEG 1) Performance Evaluation Group 2) Performance Evaluation Guide PEIS Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement 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 PES Performance Excellence Series PETL Prevention Education Team Leader PETM Prevention Education Team Manager PFA 1) Primary Federal Agency 2) Procurement Funding Authority PFD Primary Frontal Dune PFO Principal Federal Official/Officer PFOR Principal Federal Official’s Representative PFPA Pentagon Force Protection Agency PFT Permanent Full-Time PG Planning Group PGC Privacy Guidelines Committee PGM Program PGP Pretty Good Privacy PH Public Health PHEP Public Health Emergency Preparedness PHILIS Portable High-Throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification System PHIN Public Health Information Network PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (within DOT) PHRBAE Public Health Readiness for Biological Agent Event PHS Public Health Service PI 1) Pandemic Influenza 2) Project Impact 3) 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 3) Prime Integration Contractor PICCL Private Sector Communications Coordination Line PIER Public Information, Education and Relations PIF Policies in Force PIG Public Interest Group PII Personally Identifiable Information PIN Personal Identification Number PINS Personnel in Need of Supervision PIO Public Information Officer PIO1 Public Information Officer Type 1 PIO2 Public Information Officer Type 2 PIP Proposer Information Pamphlet PIPS Pre-Incident Planning System PIR 1) Post Implementation Review 2) Priority Intelligence Requirement PIV 1) Personal Identity Verification 2) Post Indicating Valve PKEMRA Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 Pkg Package PKI Public Key Infrastructure PL 1) Padlock 2) Preparedness Level 3) 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 PLCY Office of Policy PLE Principal Level Exercises PLOTS Passport Lookout Tracking System 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 PMCE Positive Memorable Customer Experience PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services PMF Presidential Management Fellows PMG 1) Program Management Group 2) Program Monitoring Group PMIS Performance Measurement Information System PM-ISE Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (Office of) PMO 1) Program Management Office 2) Property Management Officer PMP 1) Performance Monitoring Plan 2) Project Management Professional PMR 1) Patient Movement Request 2) Physical Map Revision PMRS Performance Management And Recognition System PMS 1) Payments Management System 2) Program Management System PMT Project Management Team PMTL Protective Measures Target List PMU Property Management Unit PMWG Performance Management Working Group PN 1) Part Number 2) Project Number PNE Peaceful Nuclear Explosion PNG Portable Network Graphics PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNOV Preliminary Notice of Violation PNP Private Non-Profit PNR Passenger Name Record PNV Present Net Value PO 1) Personnel Office 2) Post Office 3) Preparedness Officer 4) Project Officer 5) Purchase Officer 6) Purchase Order POA Point of Arrival POB Place of Birth POC Point of Contact POD 1) Point of Departure 2) Point of Distribution PODS Point of Distribution Sites POE 1) Point of Entry 2) Port of Entry POES Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite POETE Plan, Organize, Equip, Train, Exercise POETE/OPS Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, Exercises, and Operations Support POGO Project on Government Waste POI 1) Plan of Instruction 2) Point of Instruction 3) Program of Instruction POL Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants POLF Points of Light Foundation POLREP Pollution Report POMSO Plans, Operations, and Military Support Officer POP Period Of Performance POP-3 Post Office Protocol (Version 3) POR Point of Review POTS Plain Old Telephone Service POTUS President of the United States POTW Public Owned Treatment Works POV Personal/Privately Owned Vehicle PP 1) Pay Period 2) Personal Property 3) Personal Protection PP5 Pilot Program Airports (San Francisco, Kansas City, Rochester, Jackson Hole & Tupelo) PPA Performance Partnership Agreement PPACA Performance Partnership Agreement Cooperative Agreement PPAG Proposed Public Affairs Guidance PPB 1) Parts Per Billion 2) Plans, Programs and Budget PPBCP Professional Practices for Business Continuity Professionals PPBE Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution 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 PPD Preparedness Programs Division (PREP) 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 1) Port Partnership Initiative 2) Preliminary (or Pre-) Placement Interview 3) Progressive Policy Institute PPM 1) Parts Per Million 2) Printer/Plotter Module 3) Program Performance Monitoring PPN Passport Number PPO Preferred Provider Organizations PPPA Preparedness Policy, Planning, and Analysis (Office of) PPQ Plant Protection and Quarantine PPR 1) Plans, Programs, & Requirements (Office of) 2) Prior Permission Required PPS Pre-Positioned Site PR 1) Positive Response (Exercise Series) 2) Public Relations 3) Purchase Request PRA 1) Paperwork Reduction Act 2) Patient Reporting Activity PRB Procurement Review Board PRC 1) Peoples Republic of China 2) Permanent Resident Card 3) Postal Rate Commission 4) Presidential Reserve Call-up PRD Personal Radiation Detection Device PREPnet National Preparedness Network PRER Peacetime Radiological Emergency Response PRIME POWER USACE Engineer Battalion PRISM Performance and Registration Information Systems Management PRIV Privacy Office PRND Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection PRNG Puerto Rico National Guard PRO Personnel Records On-Line PROACT Protective and Response Options for Airport Counter Terrorism PROC Procurement Unit Leader 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) Protective Security Advisor 4) Public Service Announcement PSAMS Personnel Security Activity Management System PSAPs Public Safety Answering Points PSAT Protective Security Assistance Teams PSB Planning Support Branch PSC1 Planning Section Chief Type 1 PSC2 Planning Section Chief Type 2 PSCD Protective Security Coordination Division PSD 1) Plastic Sphere Dispenser 2) Protective Security Division PSEAG Physical Security Equipment Action Group PSGP Port Security Grant Program psi pounds (of pressure) per square inch PSI Proliferation Security Initiative PSIA Pounds per Square Inch Absolute PSIC Public Safety Interoperable Communications PSIG Pounds per Square Inch Gauge PSMA Pre-Scripted Mission Assignment PSN Public Switched Network PSO Private Sector [Coordination] Office (PLCY/PSO) PSOB Public Safety Officer Benefits PSOTP Protective Security Operations Training Program 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) PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network PSU Port Security Unit PSWAC Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee PSWN Public Safety Wireless Network PT 1) Part-Time 2) Payload Transporter PTA 1) Parent-Teachers Association 2) Privacy Threshold Analysis PTB Position Task Book PTBS Position Task Books PTI Positive Threat Identification PTO Patent and Trademark Office PTR 1) Pointer 2) Printer 3) Property Transfer Report PTRC Personnel Time Recorder 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 PVC Permanent Virtual Circuits PVCS Polyton Version Configuration System PVO 1) Private Voluntary Organization 2) Private Volunteer Organization PVTSAC Private Sector Senior Advisory Committee PW 1) Project Worksheet 2) Public Works PWCS Ports Waters & Coastal Security PWD 1) Password 2) Persons with Disabilities PWG Practitioners Working Group PWR 1) Power 2) Pressurized Water Reactor PY Past Year PZ Precautionary Zone Q&A Question and Answer 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 QA/QC Quality Assurance/Quality Control QAPP Quality Assurance Project Plan QASP Quality Assurance Plan QBE Query by Example QBO Quasi-Biennial Oscillation QC Quality Control QD Quantity/Distance QFR 1) Questions for the Record (affiliated with OLA) 2) Questions for Review QOP Quality of Protection QOS Quality of Service QRB Quality Review Board QRC Quick Reaction Checklist QRP Quick Response Program QRS Quick Response System QRT Quick Response Team QRU Quick Response Unit QSI Quality Step Increase QT Total Activity Released QTF Quantitative Temperature Forecast QTY Quantity QUF6 Uranium Hexafluoride Inventory R Roentgen R&D Research and Development R&R Response & Recovery R/h Roentgens per hour RA 1) Regional Administrator 2) Reimbursable Agreement 3) Resource Advisor 4) Risk Assessment RAA 1) Radiological Accident Assessment 2) Regional Airline Association 3) Request for Allocation Advice RAAC Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts RAAW Request for Allocation Advice Worksheet RAC 1) Reception and Care 2) Regional Assistance Committee 3) Remedial Action Coordinator 4) Risk Assessment Code RAC AC Regional Assistance Committee Advisory Council RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services RACF Resource Access Control Facility RAD 1) Radiation-Absorbed Dose 2) Radiological 3) Resource Allocation Decision Rad/Nuc Radiological/Nuclear Rad/NUc CTEC Radiological/Nuclear Countermeasures Test and Evaluation Complex RADCON Radiological Control (Team) RADEF Radiological Defense RADIAC Radioactivity Detection, Indication and Computation RADID Radar Information Display RADLAB Radiological Laboratory RADNUC Radiological/ Nuclear Enforcement RADO Radio Operator RAFACS Receipt and Alien File Accountability and Control System (see NFTS) RAIC Resident Agent in Charge RAID 1) Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection 2) Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAIO Refugee, Asylum & International Operations (USCIS/RAIO) 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 1) Ramp Manager 2) 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 Plan 2) Radiological Assistance Program 3) Remedial Action Project 4) Resource Allocation Plan 5) Risk Assessment Policy RAPID 1) Recovery Assistance Programs Information and Delivery 2) Risk Assessment Process for Informed Decision Making RAPS Refugees, Asylum and Parole System (DHS program, affiliated with USCIS) 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 RASO Radiological Affairs Support Office (US Navy) 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 RBCS Rural Business Cooperative Service RC 1) Reception Center 2) Recovery Center 3) Red Cross (also ARC) 4) Reserve Component RC&D Resource Conservation and Development 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 RCDCB Regional Civil Defense Coordinating Board RCDM Receiving/Distribution Manager RCF Release Conversion Factor RCM Radar-Coded Message RCP 1) Regional Contingency Plan 2) Regional Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan RCPG Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant RCPGP Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RCS 1) Reports Control System 2) Reactor Coolant System RCT Response Coordination Team RCV Replacement Cost Value RD 1) Regional Director 2) Restricted Data RDB Resource Database RDBMS Relational Database Management System RDC Regional Disaster Coordinator RDCD Rapidly Deployable Chemical Detection RDD Radiological Dispersion/Dispersal Device RDO 1) Radiological Defense Officer 2) Regional Disaster Office 3) Regional Duty Officer 4) Regular Day Off RDOS Real-Time Disk Operating System RDP Regional Delivery Program RDPC Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium RDS Remote Delivery Site RDT Rapid Deployment Team RDTE or RDT&E Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation RE Real Estate REA 1) Radioactive Emergency Area 2) Rural Electrification Administration REAC Radiation or Radiological Emergency Assistance Center REAC/TS 1) Radiation Emergency Assistance Center Training Site 2) Radiological Emergency Assistance Center - Training Site REACT 1) Radio Emergency Assistance Communications Team 2) Radio Emergency Associated Communications Team READI Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute REAL ID Real Identification REC 1) Regional Emergency Coordinator 2) Regional Examination Center RECA Residual Capability Assessment RECAT Residential Capability Assessment Team RECC Regional Emergency Communications Coordinator RECCWG Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group RECD Rural Economic and Community Development RECON 1) Reconnaissance 2) Reconsideration RECP Regional Emergency Communications Plan/ Planner RECS Radiological Emergency Communications System REDAM Radiological Emergency Dose Assessment Model REDCAP Readiness and Capability Exercise REDI Regional Emergency Disaster Inventory 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 REOC Regional Emergency Operations Center REP 1) Radiological Emergency Preparedness 2) Regional Evacuation Plan 3) Regional Evacuation Point REPLO Regional Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer REPP Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program REPPM Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Manual REPS Remote EHU Property System RER Record of Environmental Review RERO Radiological Emergency Response Operations RERP Radiological Emergency Response Plan RERT Radiological Emergency Response Team RESL Resource Unit Leader RESTAT Resources Status RET 1) Regional Emergency Transportation 2) Retardent 3) Retirement RETCO Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator RETOPS Radiological Emergency Team Operations RETREP Regional Emergency Transportation Representative REX Readiness Exercise RF Radio Frequency RFA Request for Federal Assistance RFC River Forecast Center RFD Rescue Floatation Device RFI 1) Radio Frequency Interference 2) Request for Information RFID Radio Frequency Identification RFO 1) Ready for Occupancy 2) Regional Field Office RFP Request for Proposal RFQ Request for Quote RFS Request for Service RFSI Residential Fire Safety Institute RG Review Guide RGN Region RHA 1) Reduced Hazard Ammunition 2) Regional Health Administrator 3) Rural Housing Agency RHAVE Risk Hazard and Value Evaluation Program 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 RICO Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization RICT Regional Incident Coordination Team RIF Reduction in Force RIID Radiation Isotope Identifier Device (also known as Radioisotope Identification; or Radio-isotope identification detectors) RIJAN Regional Information Joint Awareness Network RIO Regional Investment Officer RIP Routing Information Protocol RIS Regulatory Issue Summary RISC Regional Interagency/Interoffice Steering Committee RISS or RISSNET Regional Information Sharing System RIT Rapid Intervention Team (Fire/Rescue) RITF Rapid Intervention Task Force (Fire/Rescue) RKB Responder Knowledge Base RL 1) Recording level 2) Repetitive Loss RLE Run Length Encoding RLP Repetitive Loss Property RLS Registered Land Surveyor RLTG Repetitive Loss Target Group RM 1) Radiological Monitor 2) Records Management 3) Resource Manager 4) Risk Management RMA 1) Risk Management Agency 2) Risk Management and Analysis, Office of (NPPD/RMA) RMAT Risk Management Assessment Tool RMD Risk Management Division 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 RNCTEC Radiological/Nuclear Counter-measures Test & Evaluation Complex 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 ROBCAT Rules of Behavior and Computer Awareness Training ROD Record of Decision ROE 1) Right Of Entry 2) Rules of Engagement ROI Report of Investigation (affiliated with ICE, DNDO) ROM Read-Only Memory RON Remain Overnight ROR Released on their Own Recognizance 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 RPBP Reduced Pressure Backflow Preventer RPG Response Planning Guide RPH Resource Priority Header RPM 1) Radiological Portal Monitor 2) Remedial Project Manager 3) Revolutions per Minute RPO Regional Project Officer RPOC Regional Point of Contact RPP Radiological Pilot Project RPPO Radiological Pilot Program Office (DHS program, affiliated with DNDO) RPS Radiological Protection System RPT 1) Radiation Protection Technician 2) Report RPV Remotely Piloted Vehicle (affiliated with CBP, ICE, EPR) RQ Reportable Quantity RR 1) Railroad 2) Response & Recovery (also R&R) 3) Rest and Relaxation 4) Rural Route RRAC Regional Radiological Assistance Committee RRB Railroad Retirement Board RRCC Regional Response Coordination Center (replacing ROC) RRF Regional Response Force RRIS Rapid Response Information System RRP Regional Response Plan RRR Readiness, Response and Recovery 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) Relay System 3) Remote Sensing 4) Response Support RSAT Risk Self Assessment Tool (formerly VISAT) RSC Remote Sensing Coordinator RSD Remote Sensing Data RSI Repetitive Stress Injury RSL Recommended Standard List RSO Radiation Safety Officer RSOI Reception, Staging, Onward movement, and Integration RSP 1) Regular Services Program 2) Render Safe Procedures RSPA Research and Special Programs Administration RSS 1) Really Simple Syndication 2) Remote Storage Site RSSC Remote Sensing Support Coordinator RST 1) Reference Standard Time 2) Regional Support Team 3) Remote Sensing Team 4) Render Safe Team RSTA Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisitions RSU 1) Response Support Unit 2) Reunification Services Unit RSVP Retired Senior Volunteer Program RT 1) Registered Traveler 2) Resource Tracker 3) Resource Tracking RTAP 1) Rapid Technology Application Program 2) Real-Time Analytical Platform RTC Road to Crisis RTF 1) Responder/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 RTSWG Regional Transit Security Working Group RTT Regional Transition Team RUL Resource Unit Leader RUS Rural Utilities Service RVAC Regional Visual Analytics Center RVSS Remote Video Surveillance Systems 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 RXB1 Prescribed Fire Burn Boss 1 RXB2 Prescribed Fire Burn Boss 2 RXB3 Prescribed Fire Burn Boss 3 RXCM Prescribed Fire Crew Member RXI1 Ignition Specialist Type 1 RXI2 Ignition Specialist Type 2 RXM1 Prescribed Fire Manager Type 1 RXM2 Prescribed Fire Manager Type 2 RXPL Prescribed Fire Planner S number Supply number S&E Salaries and Expenses S&L 1) Savings and Loan 2) State and Local S&T Science and Technology S-60 DOT Office of Intelligence Security SA 1) Special Agent 2) State Agency 3) Support Agency SAA State Administrative Agency SAAM Special Airlift Assignment Mission SAAR Secretary's After Action Report SAAT Standardized Awareness Authorized Trainer SABA Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus SABT Special Agent Bomb Technician SAC 1) Special Agency in Charge 2) Special Agent in Charge (affiliated with ICE, FEMA, FBI) SACS Secure Access Control System SAD Southern Area District SAE 1) Site Area Emergency 2) Stafford Act Employee (also DAE) SAFE 1) Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably 2) Secure Against Fires and Embers 3) Secure All-around Flotation Equipped 4) Security and Accountability for Every Port SAFE TEA Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act SAFECOM 1) Safe Community 2) Safety Communique SAFER Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response SAFETY ACT Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 SAFTI Secure and Facilitated International Travel Initiative SAG Senior Advisory Group SAIC Special Agent in Charge (USSS) SAIL Secure Automobile Inspection Lanes SAL Salvation Army SALEMDUG State and Local Emergency Managers Data Users Group SAM 1) Station for Atmospheric Measurements 2) Surface to Air Missile (affiliated with TSA) SAME Specific Area Message Encoding SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAML Security Assertion Markup Language SAMP Special Area Management Plan SAN Storage Area Network SANS 1) Ship Arrival Notification System 2) SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS Institute) SAO 1) Security Advisory Opinion (DHS program, affiliated with USCIS, CBP) 2) State Approving Officer (affiliated with FEMA) 3) State Approving Official (affiliated with FEMA) SAP 1) Special Access Program 2) State Action Plan 3) State Administrative Plan SAR 1) Safety Analysis Report 2) Sector Annual Reports 3) Search and Rescue 4) Special Access Required 5) Suspicious Activity Report 6) 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 1) Scientific Analysis Section 2) Secondary Antenna System SASS Student Administration and Scheduling System SAST Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team SAT 1) Satellite 2) Search Augmentation Team 3) Simplified Acquisition Threshold SATCOM Satellite Communications SATERN Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network SATO Scheduled Airline Ticket Office SAV 1) Site Assistance Visit (affiliated with NPPD/IP, FEMA, NPPD/RMA) 2) Staff Assistance Visit SAVE Systematic Alien Verification Entitlements SAVER 1) Systems Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders 2) Systems Assessments Validation and Equipment Response SAVI Suspect and Violator Indices SBA 1) Shared Border Accord 2) Small Business Administration SBACC Shared Border Accord Coordination Committee SBC Southern Baptist Convention SBCCOM Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (U.S. Army) SBD 1) Smart Border Declaration 2) Strategic Policy and Budget Division (S&T/ SBD) SBDC Small Business Development Center SBI 1) Secure Border Initiative 2) Special Background Investigation SBINET Secure Border Initiative Network 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 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 1) Secretary's Command Center 2) Sector Coordinating Council 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 SCIP Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan/Planning SCM Survivable Crisis Management SCO 1) Screening Coordination Office (PLCY/SCO) 2) 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 SCUB Scuba Diver SD 1) Security Directive 2) Static Data SD&D System Development and Demonstration SDA Seventh Day Adventist SDD Software Development Division SDF Special Direct Facility SDK Software Development Kit SDLO 1) Senior Disaster Logistics Officer 2) Senior Disaster Logistics Official SDM Scenario Development Message SDO 1) Staff Duty Officer 2) Standards Development Organization SDP 1) Secretarial Development Program 2) Service Delivery Point SDSFIE Spatial Data Standard for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment SDTS 1) Spatial Data Transfer Standard 2) Spatial Data Transfer System SDUSM Special Deputy U. S. Marshall SDVOSB Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business SDWIS Safe Drinking Water Information System SEAR Special Events Assessment Rating SEAT Single Engine Airtankers SEB Staphylococcus Enterotoxin type B SEC 1) Secretary, Office of the 2) Securities and Exchange Commission SEC1 Security Specialist Level 1 SEC2 Security Specialist Level 2 SECARMY Secretary of the Army SECC State Emergency Coordination Center SECDEF Secretary, Department of Defense SECDHS Secretary, Department of Homeland Security SECG Security Guard (not LE) SECHHS Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services SECLAN Secure Local Area Network SECM Security Manager SECURE Strategic Communications Resources Effort SED 1) Shippers Export Declaration 2) Systems Engineering and Development SEI Software Engineering Institute SEL Standardized Equipment List SELS Severe Local Storms SEM Seattle Emergency Management 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 SEO Senior Energy Official SEOC 1) Simulated Emergency Operations Center 2) State Emergency Operations Center SEP State Emergency Plan SEPLO State Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer SERC State Emergency Response Commission SERF Standard Exercise Report Form/Format SERFC Southeast River Forecast Center (NWS) 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 SERRI Southeast Region Research Initiative SERT 1) Secretary's Emergency Response Team 2) State Emergency Response Team (DHS program, affiliated with FEMA, NPPD/IGP) SES Senior Executive Service SES CDP Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program SET Source Evaluation Team SETCP Southeast Transportation Corridor Pilot SEUS Snow Estimation and Updating System SEVIS Student and Exchange Visitor Information System SEVP Student and Exchange Visitor Program SF 1) Security Forces 2) Special Facility 3) Special Forces 4) Standard Form SFAR Special Federal Aviation Regulation SFHA Special Flood Hazard Area SFI Secure Freight Initiative SFIP Standard Flood Insurance Policy SFLEO 1) Senior Federal Law Enforcement Officer 2) Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official SFO 1) Senior Federal Official 2) Senior FEMA Official 3) State Field Office 4) State Field Officer SFP Supplementary Feeding Program SFPE Society of Fire Protection Engineers SFSO Senior Financial Services Officer SG Surgeon General SGE Special Government Employee SGML Standard Generalized Markup Language SGTP Society of Government Travel Professionals SGTR Steam Generator Tube Rupture SGTS Standard Gas Treatment System SHA Secure Hash Algorithm SHARE Safety, Health, and Return-to-Employment SHARES Shared Resource (NCS high frequency radio network) SHCP Strategic Human Capital Plan SHIELD Strategic Hazards Identification Evaluation for Leadership Decisions SHIRA Strategic Homeland Infrastructure Risk Assessment SHMO State Hazard Mitigation Officer SHMP State Hazard Mitigation Program SHO 1) Safety and Health Official 2) State Health Officer SHPO State Historic Preservation Office SHSAS State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy SHSEEP State Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program SHSGP State Homeland Security Grant Program SHSI Sensitive Homeland Security Information SHSP State Homeland Security Program SHSS State Homeland Security Strategy SIA Special Interest Alien SIAM Structure Ignition Assessment Model SICCL State Incident Communications Coordination Line SICG Senior Interagency Coordination Group SID 1) Station Identifier 2) System Identifier SIDA Security Identification Display Area SIEC State Interoperability Executive Committee SIED Special Improvised Explosive Device SIES Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Office of SIF Standard Interchange Format SIGINT Signals Intelligence SIGMET Significant Meteorological Information SII Security/Suitability Investigations Index SIIA Software and Information Industry Association SIMBAD Sensor Integration and Modeling for Biological Agent Detection SIMCELL Simulation Cell SIMCEN (National Exercise) Simulation Center SIO Senior Infrastructure Officer SIOC 1) Strategic Information and Operations Center 2) Strategic Intelligence and Operations Center SIOP Single Integrated Operational Plan SIP 1) Session-Initiation Protocol (NGN) 2) Shelter-In-Place 3) Streamlined Inspection Program SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network SIRIXS Secure Infrastructure for Rapid Information Exchange Solution SIT Situation Reporting System SIT REPORT Interagency Management Situation Report (summary of nationwide fire statistics) SITL Situation Unit Leader SITMAN Situation Manual SITREP Situation Report SITROOM Situation Room SITSTAT Situation Status SL Senior-Level SL&T State, local, and Tribal (NRF, ESF 13 Annex) SLA 1) Service Level Agreement 2) 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 SLFC State and Local Fusion Center SLG State and Local Guide SLGCP State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness, Office of (now NPPD/IGP) SLLE State and Local Law Enforcement, Office for (PLCY/SLLE) SLM Sound Level Meter SLO State Liaison Officer SLOSH Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes SLP State & Local Program SLPA Sea Level Pressure Anomaly SLRFC State, Local and Regional Fusion Center 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 SMB Secretary's Morning Brief SMC Specialty/Specialized Management Center SMCC System Management Control Center SME Subject Matter Expert SME PED Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device SMG Specialty Management Group SMHA State Mental Health Agency SMI 1) Safety Management Institute 2) Smithsonian Institute S-MIME Secure MIME SMMA Standard Mitigation Measures Agreement SMO See OCSO SMP State Mitigation Plan SMS 1) Short Message Service 2) Software Management System SMSA Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area SMSD State-Managed Small Disaster SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMU 1) Shelter Management Unit 2) Special Mission Unit (affiliated with FEMA) SMURC Satellite Mobile US&R Resupply Cache SN Serial Number SNA Survivable Network Analysis SNJTK Special Needs Jurisdiction Tool Kit SNL Sandia National Laboratory SNM Special/Specific Nuclear Material SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNOMED Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine SNPRM Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [see also ANPRM and NPRM] SNS Strategic National Stockpile SNSEE School for National Security Executive Education (NDU) SNWDI Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information SO 1) Safety Officer 2) Sheriff’s Office SOA Service Oriented Architecture SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol SOB Souls On Board SOC 1) Statement of Concern 2) Security Operations Center 3) State Operations Center SOCA Seed Key-ONLY COMSEC Account SOCMA Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association SOE 1) Senior Officials Exercise 2) Summary of Expenses SOF Special Operations Forces SOF1 Safety Officer Type 1 SOF2 Safety Officer Type 2 SOFA Status of Forces Agreement SOFR Safety Officer, Line SOG 1) Seat of Government 2) Standard Operating Guideline SOI Southern Oscillation Index SOIC Senior Official of the Intelligence Community SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea SOLGEN Solicitor General SOLIC Special Operations-Low Intensity Conflict SOLRAD Solar Radiation SOMA Summary of Map Actions SON Statement of Need SONAR Sound Navigation and Ranging SONET Synchronous Optical Network SONS Spill of National Significance SOO Statement of Objective SOP 1) Safe Operating Procedure 2) Standard/Standing Operating Procedure SOPEP Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan SOR Statement of Requirements SORDS Stand-Off Radiation Detection System SORN System of Record Notice SOS Status of Studies SOSC State On-Scene Coordinator SOUTHCOM United States Southern Command SOW Statement of Work SP Single Pedestal SPAWAR Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center SPC Storm Prediction Center SPCA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals SPD Special Programs Division (S&T/SPD) SPE 1) Skill Performance Evaluation 2) Strategic Planning and Evaluation SPEGL Short-term Public Emergency Guidance Level SPEN State Police Emergency Network SPG 1) Senior Policy Group 2) Strategic Planning Guide SPII Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information SPIRIT Security, Planning, and Integrated Resources for Information Technology SPL Single Pedestal Left SPLASH Special Program to List the Amplitude of Surge from Hurricanes SPM System Programming and Maintenance SPOC 1) Single Point of Contact 2) Staffing Point of Contact SPOD Seaport of Debarkation SPOE Seaport of Embarkation SPOT 1) Satellite Positioning and Tracking 2) Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques 3) Systeme Probatoire d’Observation de la Terre (French satellite system) SPOTREP Spot Report SPP 1) Screening Partnership Program 2) Secure Passage Program 3) Security and Prosperity Partnership SPR 1) Single Pedestal Right 2) Special Problem Report 3) State Preparedness Report 4) Strategic Petroleum Reserve SPRB Senior Performance Review Board SPRL Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory SPSCIF Semi-Permanent Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility SPUL Supply Unit Leader SQL Structured Query Language SRA 1) Safe Refuge Area 2) Society for Risk Analysis SRC Source SRD Self-Reading Dosimeter SRF Service Response Force SRFC Service Response Force Commander SRFX Service Response Force Exercise SRM Service Reference Model SRSC Strategic Review Steering Committee SRT Search Rescue Team SRV Safety Relief Value SRWG Site Remediation Working Group SSA 1) Sector-Specific Agency 2) Self Storage Association 3) Senior State Advisor 4) Social Security Administration 5) Survivable Systems Analysis SSAA System Security Authorization Agreement SSAN Social Security Account Number SSAS Strategic Sourcing and Acquisition Systems SSB Single Side Band SSBI Single-Scope Background Investigation SSC 1) Scientific Support Coordinator 2) Senior Site Controller 3) Strategic Storage Center SSCJ San Diego Sector Command Center Joint SSD Systems Support Division 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 SSN Social Security Number SSO Special Security Officer SSP 1) Sector-Specific Plan 2) Species Survival Plan SSR Special Security Representative (MD 11039) SSS 1) Selective Service System 2) Small Structure Survey SS-SATCOM Slow Speed Satellite Communicator SSSE State Support Service Element SST 1) Safe Secure Transport 2) Sea-Surface Temperature 3) Shelter Survey Technician 4) Super-Sonic Transport ST ISAC Surface Transportation Information Sharing and Analysis Center 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) 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 STAC Science and Technology Advisory Committee STAM Staging Area Manager STAR 1) Science to Achieve Results 2) Science-based Threat Analysis and Response Program 3) Strategic Threat and Action Report 4) Studies, Training, Analysis and Research STARC State Area Command STARS Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System START 1) Scientific and Technical Advisory and Response Team 2) Scientific and Technical Analysis and Response Team 3) Security Through Advanced Research & Technology 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) Secure the Cities 3) State Coordinator STCC Standard Transportation Commodity Code STCR Strike Team Leader Crew STCW Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping [for Seafarers] STDO Security Technology Deployment Office ST-DOSE Source Term to Dose STDZ Strike Team Leader Dozer STE Secure Telephone/Terminal Equipment STEL Short-Term Exposure Limit STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics STEN Strike Team Leader Engine STEP 1) Security Training Exercise Program 2) State Tribal Education Program STL Strike team leader STLM Strike Team Leader Military STO Special Technical Operations STOC Sniper Tactical Operations Center STOLS System to Locate Survivors STOP Strategy for Targeting Organized Piracy STP Standard Temperature and Pressure STPS Structural Protection Specialist STQ Screening Threshold Quantities STR Suspicious Transaction Report STRATCOM Strategic Command STSC Student and Schools System STU 1) Satellite Transmission Unit 2) Secure Telephone Unit STUDS Small Tactical Ubiquitous Detection Sensors STU-III Secure Telephone Unit – Third Generation STU-IV Secure Telephone Unit – Fourth Generation SUA 1) Specified Unlawful Activities 2) Special Use Airspace SUBD Support Branch Director SUI Sensitive Unclassified Information SUL Situation Unit Leader SUM Software User’s Manual SUMA Supply Management SUPREPS Supplemental Reports Created by OIC SUPSALV Supervisor of Salvage SUV Sport Utility Vehicle SVBD Service Branch Director svc service SVC Switched Virtual Circuits SVIS Secure Video System SVOS Secure Voice System SVSS Small Vessel Security Strategy SVTC Secure Video Teleconference SVTS Secure Video Teleconferencing System SW 1) Software 2) Soil and Water SWAT Special Weapons and Tactics/Training SWC Severe Weather Center SWEL Stillwater Flood Elevation SWFL Stillwater Flood Level SWG 1) Scenario Working Group 2) Security Working Group SWGDE Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence SWGFACT Scientific Working Group for Forensic Analysis of Chemical Terrorism/Threats SWIS Satellite Weather Information System SWO Senior Watch Officer SWP 1) State Warning Point 2) State Weekends Program SWS Severe Weather Statement SWSA Semantic Web Services Architecture T&A Time and Attendance T&C Time and Cost T&E 1) Test and Evaluation 2) Threatened and Endangered T&EPW Training and Exercise Planning Workshop T2 Top Officials Exercise/TOPOFF 2 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 TACC Training Academy Charter Committee TAC-DESK Tactical Desk TACEX Tactical Exercise TACLET Tactical Law Enforcement Team TACON Tactical Control TAC-SMC Tactical Specialized Management Center TAD Technical Assistance Division TADS 1) Threat Assessment Database System 2) Training Aids for Dam Safety TAES Tactical Aero-medical Evacuation System TAFA Terrorism and Foreign Assassination TAFIM Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management TAFT Test, Analyze, Fix and Test TAG 1) Technology & Architecture Group 2) The Adjutant General 3) Threat Advisory Group TAI TSA Approved Instructor TAIS Telecommunications and Automated Information Systems TAOS The Arbiter of Storms TAP Task Analysis Plan TAPS Trans-Alaska Pipeline System TAR Tone-Alert Radio TARP Troubled Asset Relief Program TARS 1) Tethered Aerostat Radar System 2) Tone-Alert Radios TAT Technical Assistance Team TAV 1) Technical Asistance Visit (DPETAP/NDPC) 2) Total Asset Visibility TAVISS Targeted Violence Information Sharing System TBA 1) Thyroid Blocking Agent (see KI) 2) To be Announced TBD To be Determined TBM Temporary Bench Mark TBP To be Published TBR Travel Business Roundtable TC Technical Committee T-CAR Tribal Capability Assessment for Readiness TCC 1) Tele-Communications Center 2) Telephone Contact Center 3) Traffic Control Center 4) Transportable Communications Center 5) TSA Telephone Contact Center TCD Tropical Cyclone Discussion TCL Target Capabilities List TCO Territorial Coordinating Officer TCOP Tactical Common Operating Picture TCP 1) Tele-Communications Priorities 2) Traffic Control Point 3) Transmission Control Protocol TCR Total Case Rate TCS 1) Tactical Control System 2) (Standard Flood Hazard) Tracking and Correspondence System TCU 1) Threat Containment Unit 2) Transportation Coordination Unit 3) Tribal Colleges and Universities TCV Total Containment Vessel TDC 1) Theater Deployable Communications 2) Travel Document Checker TDD Telecommunications or Teletype Device for the Deaf TDFM Traffic Demand Forecast Model TDI Tactical Display Interface TDIS Travel Document Issuance System TDO Typhoon Duty Officer TDS Time, Distance and Shielding TDY Temporary Duty TEAM-CPR Thermal, Etiological, Asphyxiation, Mechanical, Chemical, Psychological and Radioactive TECS Treasury Enforcement Communications System TED Total Effective Dose TEDE Total Effective Dose Equivalent TEEM Training Excellence Emergency Management TEEX Texas Engineering Extension Service TEI Training and Exercise Integration (Division) TEL Transporter Erector Launcher TELL (Office of) Training, Exercises, and Lessons Learned TELNET Tele-conference Network TEMA Tennessee Emergency Management Agency TEMCC Tribal Emergency Management Coordinating Council TEMP 1) Temporary Employee 2) Test and Evaluation Master Plan TENCAP Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities TEOAF Treasury Executive Office of Asset Forfeiture TEOC 1) Tele-Engineering Operations Center 2) Transportation Emergency Operations Center TEPD Training, Education, and Professional Development TERO Tribal Employment Rights Organization TERT Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce TEU Technical Escort Unit TEW Terrorist Early Warning (Group) TF Task Force TFAH Trust for America’s Health TFCC Task Force Control Center TFER Task for Emergency Readiness TFL 1) Task Force Leader 2) Temporary Fuel Location TFLD Task Force Leader TFR Temporary Flight Restriction TFS Texas Forest Service TFT Temporary Full-Time TH 1) Technological Hazards 2) Temporary Housing THA Temporary Housing Assistance THAMIC Toxic Hazard Analysis Model for Industrial Chemicals THC Temporary Housing Checkwriter THD Technological Hazards Division THO Temporary Housing Officer THP Temporary Housing Program THREATCON Threat Condition THU Temporary Housing Unit TIA Terrorism Information Awareness TIARA Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities TIAS Training Information Access System TIB Temporary Importation Bond TIC 1) Toxic Industrial Chemical 2) Trainee Incident Commander TICP Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan TIDE Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment TIER Treasury Information Executive Repository TIFF Tagged Image File Format TIGER Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Reference (System) TIH Toxic Inhalation Hazard TIM Toxic Industrial Material TIMACS Telecommunications Inventory Management and Control System TIMS Traffic Incident Management System TIN 1) Taxpayer Identification Number 2) Triangular Irregular Network TIOC Transportation Information Operations Center TIP 1) Threat Image Projection 2) Threat Image Protection TIPOFF Terrorism Information Program [database at DOS] TIPS Terrorism Information and Prevention System TIROS Television and Infrared Observation Satellite TISD Transportation Infrastructure Security Division TISP The Infrastructure Security Partnership TKB Terrorism Knowledge Base TL 1) Team Leader 2) Truckload TLD Thermo-Luminescent Dosimeter TLO Terminal Learning Objectives TLS Transport Layer Security 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 TNA Training Needs Assessment TNC Terminal Node Controller TNF Technical Nuclear Forensics TNSP Training Specialist TNT Trinitrotoluene TOA 1) Time of Arrival 2) Transportation Operating Agency TOC 1) Table of Contents 2) Tactical Operations Center 3) Traffic Operations Center TOCDF Tooele Chemical Disposal Facility TOLC Take-Off and Landing Coordinator TOP Technology Opportunities Program TOPOFF Top Officials (exercise series) TOSC Tactical On-Scene Commander TOT Time on Target TP Time Period TPC Tropical Prediction Center TPED Tasking, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination TPEP Terrorism Prevention Exercise Program TPFDD Time-Phased Force Deployment Data TPFDL Time-Phased Force Deployment List TPI Two-Person Integrity TPM Trading Partner Management (system) TPO 1) Technical Program Officer 2) Transition Planning Office TPOC Training Point of Contact TPOP Tractor Plow Operator TPPB Terrorism Production Planning Board (NCTC) TPS Temporary Protected Status TR Transportation Request TRAC2ES TRANSCOM’s Regulating and Command and Control Evacuation System TRACEM Thermal, Radioactive, Asphyxiation, Chemical, Etiological and Mechanical TRADE Training Resources And Data Exchange TRADOC US Army Training and Doctrine Command TRAGIS Transportation Routing Analysis Geographic Information System TRAM Transit Risk Assessment Methodology TransCAER Transportation Community Awareness Emergency Response TRAVEL Transportation Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Evaluation Tool TRC 1) Telephone Response Center 2) Technology Review Committee TREAS Department of the Treasury TRES Department of Treasury (Federal Government) TRI Toxic Release Inventory TRIA Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (affiliated with PLCY/PSO) TRICS Telephone to Radio Interface Communications System TRIP 1) Transit (and) Rail Inspection Pilot (DHS program, affiliated with TSA) 2) Traveler Redress Inquiry Program TRIPS Travel Reporting and Information Processing System TRM Technical Reference Model TRO 1) Transient Accommodations Only 2) Transitional Recovery Office TROPAN Tropical Analysis Facsimile Network TROR Treasury Report on Receivables TRP Tactical Response Plan TRPB Tractor/Plow Boss TRR Test Readiness Review TRT Tactical Response Team TS 1) Thunderstorm 2) Top Secret 3) Transfer System 4) Tropical Storm TS/SCI Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information TSA 1) The Salvation Army 2) Transportation Security Administration TSAAC Transportation Security Administration's Access Certificate 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 TSA, CBP, I&A) 3) Transportation Security Clearinghouse TSCA Toxic Substance Control Act TSCC Transportation Security Command Center (affiliated with TSA) TSCM 1) Technical Security Countermeasure 2) Technical Surveillance Countermeasures TSCO Top Secret Control Officer TSD 1) Technical Services Division 2) Test and Evaluation Standards Division (S&T/TSD) TSDB Terrorist Screening Data Base TSDN Technical Support Data Notebook TSDR Toxic Substance and Disease Registry TSGP Transit Security Grant Program TSI Transportation Security Inspector TSIS Transportation Security Intelligence Service TSL Transportation Security Laboratory TSN Trade Support Network TSNM Transportation Sector Network Management (TSA/TSNM) TSO Transportation Security Officer TSOC Transportation Security Operations Center TSP 1) Telecommunications Service Priority 2) Thrift Savings Plan 3) Total Suspended Particulates 4) Training Support Package 5) Transit Security Program TSPSOC Telecommunications Service Priority/System Oversight Committee TSR 1) Telecommunications Service Request 2) Teleregistration Service Representative TSS Temporary Storage Site TSSP Transportation Sect Specific Plan TSWA Temporary Secure Working Area TSWG Technical Support Working Group TT Travel Trailer TT&E Training, Testing and Exercising TTAC Terrorist Threat Assessment and Credentialing TTC 1) Technical Training Center 2) Time To Complete TTD (see TDD) TTF Terrorism Task Force TTIC Terrorism/Terrorist Threat Integration Center TTP Tactics, Techniques and Procedures TTPP Transportation Threat Protection Program TTT Train the Trainer TTWS Terrorist Threat Warning System (DHS program, affiliated with OPS/NOC) TTX Tabletop Exercise TTY Teletypewriter (see TDD) TUAV Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle TUH Two Unit Housing TUSCAN TIPOFF U.S.-Canada TUTT Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough TV 1) Television 2) Thomasville, Georgia TVA Tennessee Valley Authority TVIS Threat Vulnerability Integration System TVM Threat-Vulnerability Mapper TVTA Threat and Vulnerability, Testing and Assessment TWA Time Weighted Average TWD Tropical Weather Discussion TWG 1) Technical Working Group 2) Terrorist Working Group TWIC Transportation Workers Identification Credential TWOV Transit Without Visa Program TWPDES Terrorist Watchlist Person Data Exchange Standard TWVP (see TWOV - preferred acronym) U.S. United States UA 1) Unauthorized Absence 2) Universal Adversary 3) Upper Air UAC Unified Area Command UASI Urban Areas Security Initiative UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone) UAV ESG UAV Executive Steering Group UAWG Urban Area Working Group UBC Uniform Building Code UBR Universal Business Registry UC 1) Unemployment Compensation 2) Unified Command UC/IC Unified Command / Incident Command UCC Unified Combatant Command UCGIS University Consortium for Geographic Information Science UCP 1) Unified Command Plan 2) Unified Command Post UCS Unified Command System UCT 1) Universal Coordinated Time (see ZULU) 2) Unified Command Team UD Unified Defense UDA Undocumented Aliens UDDI Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration UDP Urban Dispersion Program UEC Unauthorized Entry into Cuban Territorial Waters UEL Upper Explosive Limit UF6 Uranium Hexafluroide UGC Universal Generic Code UHF Ultra High Frequency UI Unemployment Insurance UIC Unified Incident Command UICDS Unified Incident Command and Decision Support UJTL Universal Joint Task List UL Underwriters Laboratories ULD Unit Loading Device ULF Ultra Low Frequency ULN Unit Line Number ULO Unliquidated Obligation ULP Unfair Labor Practice UMCA Umatilla Chemical Activity UMCD Umatilla Chemical Depot UMCOR United Methodist Committee on Relief UMD University of Maryland UMDA Umatilla Depot Activity UML Unified Modeling Language UMOC Unified Medical Operations Center UMP Upward Mobility Program UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act [1995] UN United Nations (foreign, affiliated with FEMA, PLCY/OIA) UNC Universal Naming Convention UNCLASS Unclassified UNDRO United Nations Disaster Relief Organization UNGA 62 62nd Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNP Unmet Needs Program UNSCOM United Nations Special Commission UO2F2 Uranyl Fluoride UOC USACE Operations Center UOM Unit Of Measure UPC Universal Product Code UPR User Profile Record UPS 1) Uninterruptible Power Supply 2) United Postal Service URA Uniform Relocation Act URGENT Uniform Regional Guidance Employing National Teams URI Upper Respiratory Infection URISA Urban and Regional Information Systems Association URL Uniform Resource Locator US Under Secretary (also U/S) US&R Urban Search and Rescue (see also USAR) USA 1) United States of America 2) U.S. Army USA PATRIOT [Act] Uniting & Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept & Obstruct Terrorism USACBDC United States Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command USACDA United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency USACDRA United States Army Chemical Demilitarization and Remediation Activity USACE U.S. 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 USADACS United States Army Defense Artillery Center and School USAF U.S. Air Force USAFA U.S. Air Force Academy USAHA U.S. Animal Health Association USAID U.S. Agency for International Development USAISC United States Army Information Systems Command USA-ITA U.S. Association for Importers of Textiles and Apparel (private sector association, affiliated with CBP) USAMRAA US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity USAMRICD U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (DOD program, affiliated with FEMA, NPPD, S&T, OHA) USAMRIID U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Disease USANCA United States Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency USAR 1) Urban Search and Rescue 2) U.S. Army Reserve USBP (see CBP) U.S. Border Patrol USBR United States Bureau of Reclamation USC 1) United States Citizen 2) United States Code USCAP U.S. Civilian Aviation Partnership US-CERT United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team USCG U.S. Coast Guard USCGR United States Coast Guard Reserve USCIRF U.S. Commission of International Religious Freedom USCIS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (aka: "CIS") USCM US Conference of Mayors USCOLD U.S. Committee On Large Dams USCP United States Capitol Police USCS (see CBP) United States Customs Service (now U.S. Customs and Border Protection) USCSCFAC U.S. Customs Service COBRA Fees Advisory Committee USDA U.S. 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 USET United South and Eastern Tribes USFA United States Fire Administration (FEMA/USFA) USFS United States Forest Service (DOI division) [EST-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 USITC United States International Trade Commission 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 USNCB United States National Central Bureau USNG 1) United States National Guard 2) United States National Grid (NAD83) USNORTHCOM United States Northern Command USNR United States Naval Reserve USOC United States Olympic Committee USP Under Secretary for Preparedness 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 USTR United States Trade Representative USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command USVI United States Virgin Islands US-VISIT U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (NPPD/US-VISIT) UTC 1) Unit Type Code 2) Universale Temps Coordinaire (i.e., Coordinated Universal Time) UTCP Unified Tactical Communications Program UTL Universal Task List UTM Universal Transverse Mercator UUV Unmanned Underwater Vehicle UV Ultraviolet UVI Ultraviolet Index UWB Ultra Wideband v volt V Voltage VA 1) Vulnerability Assessment 2) U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs VACF Vetted Anti-Counterfeiting Forces VACIS Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System VADM Vice Admiral VAERS Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System VAL 1) Validation 2) 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 FEMA) VCOS Volunteer Chief Officer Section VCR Video Cassette Recorder VCU VOLAG Coordination Unit VDEM Virginia Department of Emergency Management VDU 1) Visual Display Unit 2) Visual Docking Unit VEDS Vehicular Emergency Data Set 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 VGTOF Violent Gangs Terrorist Organization File 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 VIPR Visual Intermodal Protection and Response VIPS Volunteers in Police Service VISC Visual Information Support Center VISIT Visitor & Immigrant Status Indicator Technology VISN Veteran's 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 VLN Virtual LAN VLSI Very Large Scale Integration VMAS Vertical Map Accuracy Standard VMAT Veterinary Medical Assistance Team VMC Virtual Model Community VMI Vendor Managed Inventory VMO Veterinary Medical Officer VMS Virtual Memory System VNN Virtual News Network VNPSC Virginia National Processing Service Center VOA Volunteers of America VOAD Volunteer Organizations Active in a Disaster VOIP 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 VPF Vector Product Format VPN Virtual Private Network VR Virtual Reality VRC Volunteer Reception Center VRML Virtual Reality Modeling Language VRP Vessel Response Plan VS 1) Veterinary Services 2) Victim Support VSAB Vehicle Storage Administration Building VSP Visa Security Program VST Victim Support Task VSU Visa Security Unit VTC Video Tele-Conference VTS Vessel Traffic Service VWP Visa Waiver Program VWPPA Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act of 2000 V-Zone Coastal High Hazard Area w watt W Wattage W/COMB With Combination W/LK With Lock W/M With Monitor W/SH With Shelves WACC Weapons and Ammunition Commodity Council WAE When Actually Employed WAN Wide Area Network WAPA Western Area Power Administration (part of DOE) WAR Weekly Activity Report WARN Web Alert & Relay Network WARNO Warning Order WARP Web Audit and Remediation Program WASS Wide Area Surveillance System WATS Wide Area Telecommunications Service WAWAS Washington Area Warning System WAWS Washington Area Warning System WAWTAP Wind And Water Technical Assistance Program WB 1) Whole Body 2) Wideband WBT Web-Based Training WC Wet Chemical WCATWC West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center WCF Working Capital Fund WCO World Customs Organization WCRP World Climate Research Program WEB-TA Web-based Time and Attendance WEE Western Equine Encephalitis WEF 1) Water Environment Federation 2) World Economic Forum WELP Women’s Executive Leadership Program WEM Workshop in Emergency Management WER Weapons-Effect Reporting WERT Wireless Emergency Response Team WFLC Wildland Fire Leadership Council WFSA Wildland Fire Situation Analysis WFU Wildland Fire Use WG 1) Wage Grade 2) Working Group WGA Western Governors’ Association WGI Within-Grade Increase WH 1) Warehouse 2) White House WHCA White House Communications Agency WHITCU White House Initiative for Tribal Colleges and Universities WHL White House Liaison Office (SEC/COS/WHL) WHLO White House Liaison Office WHMO White House Military Office WHO 1) White House Office 2) World Health Organization WHP White House Package WHS Washington Headquarters Services WHSR White House Situation Room WHTI Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative WIFLE Women in Federal Law Enforcement WIMS Weather Information Management System WIN Warrant Information Network WIPT Working Integrated Process Team WISE Water Infrastructure Simulation Environment WITS Washington Interagency Telecommunications System WJIIP Windows Joint Instructional Input Program WKS Worksheet WLANs Wireless Local Area Networks WLSP Watch List Service Providers WM 1) Warehouse Management (system) 2) Water Mist WMA Washington Metropolitan Area WMATA Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority WMD 1) Water Management District 2) Weapon of Mass Destruction WMD COP Weapons of Mass Destruction Common Operational Picture WMDBD WMD and Biodefense (OHA/WMDBD) WMD-DAC WMD Decision Analysis Center WMD-MCM Weapons of Mass Destruction Medical Countermeasures WMDO-IM Weapons of Mass Destruction Office & Incident Management WMDOU Weapons of Mass Destruction Operations Unit (FBI) WMF Windows Metafile WMO World Meteorological Organization WO 1) Warrant Officer 2) Washington Office (District of Columbia office for NORAD-USNORTHCOM) 3) Work Order WOBS Weather Observer WORM Write Once - Read Many (CD-ROM Drive) WOSB Woman Owned Small Business WP 1) Warning Point 2) White Phosphorus 3) Word Processing 4) Work Packet WPL Worker Population Limit WPM Wood Packing Material WPS 1) Water Purification System 2) Wireless Priority Service/System 3) Word Processing System WPT Workforce Performance Training WRC Weapons Recovery Center WRDA Water Resources Development Act WRF Weather Research and Forecasting WRIST Weather Radar Identification of Severe Thunderstorms WRM War Reserve Material WRS Wreck Removal and Salvage WRSAME Weather Radio Specific Area Message Encoding WS Wildlife Services WSDA Washington State Department of Agriculture WSDE Washington State Department of Ecology WSDH Washington State Department of Health WSDIS Washington State Department of Information Services WSDL Web Services Description Language WSDOT Washington State Department of Transportation WSE Web Service Enhancement WSEL Water-Surface Elevation WSEMD Washington State Emergency Management Department WSF Washington State Ferries WSP Washington State Patrol WSR Weather Surveillance Radar WSSPC Western States Seismic Policy Council Wt Weight WTO World Trade Organization WUI Wildland-Urban Interface WVOES West Virginia Office of Emergency Services WWL Wind/Water Line WWU Watch and Warning Unit WWW World Wide Web WYO Write Your Own (Insurance, e.g., NFIP) WYOP Write Your Own Program WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get XDA Existing Data Study XEDO Xedar Heat Detection Unit XL Extra Large XML Extensible Markup Language XPA Extent of Play Agreement XS Extra Small XSTF XML Structure Task Force YCC Youth Conservation Corps yd yard YLD 1) Yield 2) Young Lawyers Division yr year YTD Year To Date Z Zulu (UTC) ZBB Zero-Based Budgeting ZECP Zone Emergency Communications Planner ZFP Zone Forecast Product ZIP Zoning Improvement Plan ZONE A Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; base flood elevations are not determined (AE as well as A1-30 included) 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 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 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 (VE as well as V1-30 included) 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 FEMA, NPPD] ZWA Zonal Wind Anomaly Obsolete or Replaced AIS Automated Information Systems (see AIC) ATWC Alaska Tsunami Warning Center (see WCATWC) AUTOVON Automatic Voice Network (see DSN) BCIS Bureau for Citizenship and Immigration Services (see USCIS) BICE Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement BIFC Boise Interagency Fire Center (see NIFC or NIFCC) BTS Border and Transportation Security (former DHS Directorate, contained CBP, ICE, TSA and FLETC) CAPSS Corrective Action Program Support System CBDCOM Chemical and Biological Defense Command (see SBCCOM) CCA Comprehensive Cooperative Agreement (see CA) CG Coast Guard CNO Counter-Narcotics Office (see CNE) COE US Army] Corps of Engineers CS&T Cyber Security and Telecommunication (see CS&C) DFO Disaster Field Office EBS Emergency Broadcast System (see EAS) ES Executive Secretariat (see ESEC) FMANA Fire Marshals Association of North America (see IFMA) FPA Federal Preparedness Agency FRP Federal Response Plan (see NRF) IMSD Incident Management Systems Division [of DHS/ FEMA] (see IMSI or IMSID) INS 1) Immigration and Naturalization Service (replaced among USCIS, CBP and ICE at DHS; see also DMIATF and ASUFAC) 2) Incident of National Significance (see IONS or CINS) I-STAFF DHS Headquarters Operational Integration Staff (folded into new Directorate for Preparedness Oct 2005) KAPP Key Asset Protection Program (see CAAP) LA Legislative Affairs (see OLA) NAAP Newport Army Ammunition Plant NAII National Association of Independent Insurers NASCDD National Association of State Civil Defense Directors NBACC National Biosecurity Analysis and Countermeasures Center NCIT National Council on International Trade (see NCITD) NECC National Emergency Coordination Center (see NRCC) NIMCAST National Incident Management System Capability Assessment Support Tool (see NIMSCAST) NRP National Response Plan (see NRF) ODCEM Oklahoma Department of Civil Emergency Management OHS Office of Homeland Security (see HSC) OLS Operation Life Safety (see RFSI) OPS (former) Office of Private Sector Liaison (formerly PSL; see PSO) PO Privacy Office (see PRIV) PREP Preparedness [DHS Directorate for] (see NPPD) PSL (see PSO) Formerly [Office of] Private Sector Liaison (PSO—in PLCY as of October 2005; see PSO) PT&E Preparedness, Training, and Exercises [Directorate] ROC Regional Operations Center (see RRCC) RPC Regional Preparedness Committee SBCCI Southern Building Code Congress International SLPS State & Local Programs & Support Directorate TLC Territory Logistics Centers TLC-C Territory Logistics Center- Central TLC-E Territory Logistics Center- East TLC-W Territory Logistics Center- West USACOM United States Atlantic Command (see USJFCOM) USCS (see CBP) United States Customs Service (now U.S. Customs and Border Protection) VISAT Vulnerability Identification Self-Assessment Tool (now RSAT) WFS Women in the Fire Service, Inc. (see IWOMEN) WIN WWMCCS Inter-computer Network WTC World Trade Center WWMCCS World Wide Military Command and Control System (see GCCS) Run across an acronym or abbreviation that’s NOT in the FAAT List? Send it to us at : FAAT@dhs.gov We may include it in our next update! DHS/FEMA logo Printed copies of the FAAT List can be ordered from the FEMA Publications Warehouse by calling 1-800-480-2520. Refer to FEMA Publication P-524 (Catalog Number 08141-1). Or download the document from the Web: www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/faat.shtm