| Acronym |
Meaning |
| A |
| 3Rs |
Recruitment and Relocation Bonuses and Retention Allowances |
| AAALAC |
American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal
Care |
| AAP |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
| AAPHP |
American Association of Public Health Physicians |
| ACD |
Advisory Committee to the Director |
| ACEP |
American College of Emergency Physicians |
| ACGME |
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
| ACPM |
American College of Preventive Medicine |
| ACSI |
American Customer Satisfaction Index |
| ACWA |
Administrative Careers with America |
| AD&D |
Accidental Death and Dismemberment |
| ADP |
Automated Data Processing |
| AFGE |
American Federation of Government Employees |
| AI/ANO |
American Indian/Alaskan Native Organization |
| AID |
Agency for International Development |
| AIRIO |
Agency Intramural Research Integrity Officer |
| AL |
Annual Leave |
| AMA |
American Medical Association |
| AMHPS |
Association of Minority Health Professionals Schools |
| AO |
Administrative Office/Officer |
| APAO |
Asian Pacific Islander American Organization |
| APHA |
American Public Health Association |
| ARAC |
Administrative Restructuring Advisory Committee |
| ASAP |
As Soon As Possible |
| ASBTF |
Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology and Finance |
| ASDC |
Administrative Skills Development Curriculum |
| ASH |
Assistant Secretary for Health, PHS |
| ASPER |
Assistant Secretary for Personnel Administration, DHHS |
| ASPH |
Association of Schools of Public Health |
| ASTHO |
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
| ATM |
Above The Minimum |
| ATPM |
Association of Teachers and Preventive Medicine |
| ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, PHS |
| AWOL |
Absence Without Official Leave |
| AWS |
Alternate Work Schedule |
| AREA |
Academic Research Enhancement Award |
| B |
| BC/BS |
Blue Cross and Blue Shield |
| BDR |
Budget Data Request |
| BECON |
Bioengineering Consortium (NIH OD) |
| BIB |
Bibliography |
| BIG |
Blacks in Government |
| BISTIC |
Bioinformatics Consortium (NIH OD) |
| BMBL |
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories |
| BRM |
Business Reply Mail (ORS) |
| BTP |
Biotechnology Training Program |
| BTRIS |
Biomedical Translational Research Information System |
| C |
| CA(SF) |
Clinical Associate (Staff Fellow) |
| CAN |
Common Accounting Number |
| CAO |
Change of Appointing Office |
| CBT |
Computer-Based Training |
| C/CC |
Career/Career-Conditional |
| CC |
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center |
| CC |
Commercial Core |
| CC |
Commercial Competitive |
| CC: |
Carbon or Courtesy Copy |
| CC: |
Carbon or Courtesy Copy |
| CCR |
Center for Cooperative Resolution (NIH OD) |
| CDC |
Communicable Disease Center, PHS |
| CDP |
Candidate Development Program (SES) |
| CDP |
Career Development Plan |
| CE |
Continuing Education for Psychologists |
| CFC |
Combined Federal Campaign |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIT |
Center for Information Technology |
| CMAB |
Complaints Management and Adjudication Branch, OEO |
| CME |
Continuing Medical Education |
| CMP/ HMO |
Comprehensive Medical Plans/Health Maintenance Organizations |
| CO |
Commissioned Officer |
| COB |
Close Of Business |
| COI |
Conflict of Interest |
| COLA |
Cost Of Living Allowance |
| COP |
Continuation Of Pay |
| COOG |
Continuity of Operations Group |
| COPR |
Council of Public Representatives (NIH OD) |
| COTA |
Career Opportunities Training Agreement (HHS) |
| CPDF |
Central Personnel Data File |
| CPE |
Continuing Professional Education |
| CPFP |
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program |
| CRIS |
Clinical Research Information System |
| CRISP |
Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects |
| CRTP |
Clinical Research Training Program |
| CRM |
Customer Relations Manager |
| CS |
Civil Service |
| CSD |
Client Services Division |
| CSR |
Center for Scientific Review |
| CSRS |
Civil Service Retirement System |
| CT |
Credit Time |
| CTC |
Central Tenure Committee |
| CV |
Curriculum Vitae |
| CY |
Calendar Year |
| D |
| DCPS |
Defense Civilian Pay System |
| DCMS |
Division of Mail and Courier Services (ORS) |
| DCR |
Division of Career Resources, OHRM, NIH |
| DDIR |
Deputy Director for Intramural Research |
| DEA |
Division of Extramural Activities |
| DES |
Division of Engineering Services |
| DFAS |
Defense Finance and Accounting Service |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DHRS |
Division of Human Resource Systems, OHRM, NIH |
| DRG |
Division of Research Grants |
| DIS |
Division of International Services |
| DLS |
Division of Logistics Services |
| DS |
Division of Safety |
| DSEIS |
Division of Scientific Equipment & Instrumentation Services
(ORS) |
| DSFM |
Division of Space and Facility Management |
| DSO |
Division of Security Operations |
| DSS |
Division of Support Services |
| DTM |
Department of Transfusion Medicine (ORS) |
| DVAAP |
Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program |
| DWD |
Division of Workforce Development |
| E |
| EAP |
Employee Assistance Program |
| EC |
Executive Committee (NCI) |
| ECFMG |
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical School Graduates |
| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
| Edison |
Extramural Invention Information Management System |
| EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EES |
Enterprise E-Mail System |
| ELS |
Earnings and Leave Statement |
| EOD |
Entrance on Duty |
| EPSS |
Electronic Performance Support Systems |
| ERA |
Electronic Research Administration |
| ES |
Executive Secretariat (NIH OD) |
| ES |
Executive Schedule |
| ESG |
Executive Staffing Group, REPS, PMB, NCI |
| ETSO |
Employee Transportation Services Office |
| F |
| FAES |
Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences |
| FAI |
Fair Act Inventory |
| FAIR |
Federal Activities Inventory Reform |
| FAR |
Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| FCRDC |
Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration, PHS |
| FECA |
Federal Employees' Compensation Act |
| FEGLI |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance |
| FEHBP |
Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program |
| FEORP |
Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program |
| FEPCA |
Federal Employees' Pay Comparability Act |
| FERS |
Federal Employees' Retirement System |
| FES |
Factor Evaluation System |
| FFS |
Fee-for-service |
| FIC |
John E. Fogarty International Center |
| FICA |
Federal Insurance Contributions Act (Social Security) |
| FIP |
Federal Information Processing |
| FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMG |
Foreign Medical Graduate |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FPM |
Federal Personnel Manual |
| FR |
Federal Register |
| FS |
Feasibility Study |
| FTE |
Full-Time Equivalent |
| FTS |
Federal Telecommunications System |
| FWP |
Federal Women's Program |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| FYI |
For Your Information |
| G |
| GAO |
General Accounting Office, Congress |
| GFP |
General Fellowship Program |
| GME |
Graduate Medical Education |
| GOV |
Government-owned Vehicle |
| GPA |
Grade Point Average |
| GPP |
Graduate Partnerships Program (NIH OD) |
| GPRA |
Government Performance and Results Act |
| GR |
Guest Researcher |
| GRC |
Gerontology Research Center |
| GS |
General Schedule |
| GSA |
General Services Administration |
| H |
| HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration, DHHS |
| HHMI |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| HHS |
Health and Human Services, Department of |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration, PHS |
| HSA |
Health Scientist Administrator |
| HSRB |
Human Subjects Review Board |
| HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
| I |
| IAG |
Interagency Agreement |
| ICD |
Institutes/Centers/Divisions |
| ID |
Identification |
| IHS |
Indian Health Service, PHS |
| ILO |
International Labor Organization |
| IMPACT |
Integrated Management of Personnel Administration through
Computer Technology |
| IMS/ADB |
Information Management System/Administrative Data Base System
(DELPRO) |
| INS |
Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| IO |
Information Officer |
| IOM |
Institute of Medicine, NAS |
| IPA |
Interagency Personnel Act |
| IPA |
Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
| IPC |
Incidental Patient Contact |
| IRA |
Individual Retirement Account |
| IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
| IRTA |
Intramural Research Training Award |
| ISB |
International Services Branch |
| ISSO |
Information Systems Security Office |
| ITAS |
Integrated Time and Attendance System |
| ITMC |
Information Technology Management Council |
| K |
| KSA |
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Form |
| KSASF |
Knowledges, Skills and Abilities Supplemental Form (NIH-2252-3) |
| L |
| LABS |
Laboratory Automated Bibliographic System |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LIUNA |
Laborers International Union of North America |
| LSPRP |
Laboratory Specialist Promotion Review Panel |
| LRP |
NIH Loan Repayment Program (NIH OD) |
| LWOP |
Leave Without Pay |
| M |
| MAPB |
Medical Arts and Photography Branch |
| MCP |
Management Cadre Program |
| MEO |
Most Efficient Organization |
| MHPF |
Minority Health Professionals Foundation |
| ML |
Military Leave |
| MMWR |
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPP |
NIH Merit Program Plan |
| MPW |
Medical Pathological Waste |
| MRA |
Minimum Retirement Age |
| MSPB |
Merit Systems Protection Board |
| N |
| N/A |
Not Applicable/Not Available |
| NACHO |
National Association of County Health Officials |
| NAS |
National Academy of Sciences |
| NCCAM |
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
| NCMHD |
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
| NHGRI |
National Human Genome Research Institute |
| NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
| NCRR |
National Center for Research Resources |
| NEI |
National Eye Institute |
| NHLBI |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| NIA |
National Institute on Aging |
| NIAAA |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| NIAID |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| NIAMS |
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases |
| NIBIB |
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering |
| NICHD |
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
| NIDA |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| NIDCD |
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders |
| NIDDK |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
| NIDCR |
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
| NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| NIGMS |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NIHTC |
National Institutes of Health Training Center |
| NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health |
| NINDS |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| NINR |
National Institute of Nursing Research |
| NLM |
National Library of Medicine |
| NLT |
Not Later Than |
| NMA |
National Medical Association |
| NOA |
Nature of Action |
| NRC |
National Research Council |
| NRSA |
National Research Service Award |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| NTE |
Not To Exceed |
| NTIS |
National Technical Information Service |
| O |
| OA |
Office Automation |
| OA |
Office of Administration (NIH OD) |
| OACU |
Office of Animal Care and Use (NIH OD) |
| OAD HIV |
Office of the Associate Director for HIV/AIDS |
| OAMP |
Office of Acquisition Management and Policy (NIH OD) |
| OAR |
Office of AIDS Research (NIH OD) |
| OASDI |
Old Age Survivor Disability Insurance |
| OASH |
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, PHS |
| OB |
Office of Budget (NIH OD) |
| OBA |
Office of Biotechnology Activities (NIH OD) |
| OBSSR |
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (NIH OD) |
| OC |
Office of Communications |
| OCL |
Office of Community Liaison (NIH OD) |
| OCPL |
Office of Communications & Public Liaison |
| OD |
Office of the Director |
| ODEO |
Office of the Director Executive Office (NIH OD) |
| ODP |
Office of Disease Prevention (NIH OD) |
| ODS |
Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH OD) |
| OE |
Office of Education (NIH OD) |
| OE |
Office of Evaluation (NIH OD) |
| OEO |
Office of Equal Opportunity (NIH OD) |
| OEODM |
Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management (NIH
OD) |
| OER |
Office of Extramural Research (NIH OD) |
| OF |
Optional Form |
| OFACP |
Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy (NIH OD) |
| OFM |
Office of Financial Management (NIH OD) |
| OGC |
Office of the General Counsel (NIH OD) |
| OHR |
Office of Human Resources (NIH OD) |
| OHRM |
Office of Human Resource Management (NIH OD) |
| OHRP |
Office for Human Research Protections (NIH OD) |
| OHSR |
Office of Human Subjects Research (NIH OD) |
| OIR |
Office of Intramural Research (NIH OD) |
| OIT |
Office of Information Technology (NIH OD) |
| OJT |
On-The-Job Training |
| OLAO |
Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (NIH OD) |
| OLAW |
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (NIH OD) |
| OLPA |
Office of Legislative Policy and Analysis (NIH OD) |
| OLRS |
Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship (NIH OD) |
| OM |
Office of Management (NIH OD) |
| OMA |
Office of Management Assessment (NIH OD) |
| OMAR |
Office of Medical Applications of Research (NIH OD) |
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget, White House |
| OMBS |
Office of Medical Board Services |
| OMS |
Occupational Medical Service |
| OPF |
Official Personnel File |
| OPL |
Offices of Public Liaison (NIH OD) |
| OPM |
Office of Personnel Management |
| ORD |
Office of Rare Diseases (NIH OD) |
| ORFDO |
Office of Research Facilities Development and Operations
(NIH OD) |
| ORS |
Office of Research Services (NIH OD) |
| ORWH |
Office of Research on Women's Health (NIH OD) |
| OSE |
Office of Science Education (NIH OD) |
| OSP |
Office of Science Policy (NIH OD) |
| OSMP |
Office of Strategic Management and Planning (NIH OD) |
| OSPP |
Office of Science Policy & Planning (NIH OD) |
| OTT |
Office of Technology Transfer |
| P |
| P/TRP |
Promotion/Tenure Review Panel |
| PA |
Personnel Assistant |
| PAHO |
Pan American Health Organization |
| PCA |
Physicians Comparability Allowance |
| PCS |
Permanent change of station |
| PD |
Position Description |
| PEBS |
Policy, Employee Benefits, and Staffing Unit, PMB, NCI |
| PHS |
Public Health Service |
| PIN |
Personal Identification Number |
| PL |
Public Law |
| PMB |
Personnel Management Branch, NCI |
| PMI |
Presidential Management Intern |
| PMS |
Performance Management System |
| PMS |
Personnel Management Specialist |
| PP |
Pay Period |
| PPE |
Pay Period Ending |
| PR |
Public Relations |
| PRPL |
Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office |
| PSP |
Physician Special Pay (In relation to Title 38) |
| PT |
Part Time |
| PVEV |
Post-Vietnam Era Veteran |
| PWS |
Performance Work Statement |
| Q |
| QSI |
Quality Step Increase |
| R |
| R&W |
Recreation and Welfare |
| RCDC |
Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization |
| REPS |
Recruitment and Employment Policy Section, PMB, NCI |
| RFC |
Request for Contract |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| RIF |
Reduction In Force |
| ROI |
Report of Investigation |
| S |
| SBIR |
Small Business Innovation Research |
| SBRS |
Senior Biomedical Research Service |
| SCD |
Service Computation Date |
| SCEP |
Student Career Experience Program |
| SD |
Scientific Director |
| SEEP |
Student Educational Employment Program |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| SF |
Staff Fellow |
| SF |
Standard Form |
| SGI |
Summer Genetics Institute |
| SIP |
Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research |
| SL |
Sick Leave |
| SRFP |
Summer Research Fellowship Program |
| SNAP |
Streamlined Non-competing Award Process |
| SNMA |
Student National Medical Association |
| SRFP |
Summer Research Fellowship Program |
| SRO |
Scientific Review Officer |
| SSF |
Senior Staff Fellow |
| SSN |
Social Security Number |
| SSS |
Senior Scientific Service (SES) |
| STEP |
Staff Training in Extramural Programs |
| STEP |
Student Temporary Employment Program |
| STTR |
Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications |
| SV |
Student or Special Volunteer |
| T |
| T&A |
Time and Attendance |
| TAB |
NIH Technical Advisory Board |
| TAIMS |
Time and Attendance Information Management System |
| TARGET |
Technology Accessible Resources Give Employment Today |
| TASC |
Technical Assistance and Support Center |
| TBR |
Training By Request |
| TCC |
Temporary Continuation of Coverage |
| TDY |
Temporary Duty |
| TIG |
Time In Grade |
| TK |
Timekeeper |
| TOD |
Tour Of Duty |
| TQM |
Total Quality Management |
| TSP |
Thrift Savings Plan |
| U |
| URC |
User Resource Center |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
| USET |
United South and Eastern Tribes |
| USIA |
United States Information Agency |
| USOPM |
United States Office of Personnel Management |
| V |
| VA |
Visiting Associate |
| VATS |
Vacancy Announcement Tracking System (PHS) |
| VEV |
Vietnam Era Veteran |
| VF |
Visiting Fellow |
| VRA |
Veterans Readjustment Appointment |
| VS |
Visiting Scientist |
| W |
| WAE |
When-Actually-Employed |
| WAO |
Washington Area Office, OPM |
| WEDA |
Workforce Equity and Diversity Action |
| WFCL |
Work and Family Life Center |
| WG |
Wage Grade |
| WGI |
Within-Grade Increase |
| WHO |
World Health Organization, United Nations |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
| X |
| X-Train |
Trainee Activities System |
| Y |
| YTD |
Year To Date |
