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Commonly-Used Acronyms and Abbreviations
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| 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 |
| AMS | Access Management System |
| ANACI | Access NACI |
| AO | Administrative Office/Officer |
| APAO | Asian Pacific Islander American Organization |
| APHA | American Public Health Association |
| ARAC | Administrative Restructuring Advisory Committee |
| AREA | Academic Research Enhancement Award |
| 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 |
| ATC | Area Team Coordinator |
| 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 |
| B | |
| BC/BS | Blue Cross and Blue Shield |
| BDR | Budget Data Request |
| BECON | Bioengineering Consortium (NIH OD) |
| BI | Background Investigation |
| BI | Business Intelligence |
| BIB | Bibliography |
| BIG | Blacks in Government |
| BIQSFP | Biomarker, Imaging and Quality of Life Studies Funding Program |
| BISTIC | Bioinformatics Consortium (NIH OD) |
| BITS | Background Information Tracking System |
| BMBL | Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories |
| BRAC | Base Realignment and Closure |
| BRASS | Biomedical Research After-School Scholars |
| BrIDGs | Bridging Interventional Development Gaps Program |
| BRM | Business Reply Mail (ORS) |
| BSL | Biosafety Levels |
| BTP | Biotechnology Training Program |
| BTRIS | Biomedical Translational Research Information System |
| C | |
| CA | Certification Authority |
| CA(SF) | Clinical Associate (Staff Fellow) |
| CAN | Common Accounting Number |
| CAO | Change of Appointing Office |
| CAP | Corrective Action Plan |
| 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 |
| CCOP | Community Clinical Oncology Program |
| 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 |
| CEA | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis |
| CER | Comparative Effectiveness Research |
| CFC | Combined Federal Campaign |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CG | Cooperative Group |
| CHUID | Card Holder Unique Identifier |
| CIT | Center for Information Technology |
| CJIS | Criminal Justice Information Services |
| CMAB | Complaints Management and Adjudication Branch, OEO |
| CME | Continuing Medical Education |
| CMP/ HMO | Comprehensive Medical Plans/Health Maintenance Organizations |
| CNACI | Child Care NACI |
| CO | Commissioned Officer |
| COB | Close Of Business |
| COI | Conflict of Interest |
| COLA | Cost Of Living Allowance |
| CONUS | Continental United States |
| COOG | Continuity of Operations Group |
| COOP | Continuity of Operations Plan |
| COP | Continuation Of Pay |
| 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 | |
| DCMS | Division of Mail and Courier Services (ORS) |
| DCPS | Defense Civilian Pay System |
| DCR | Division of Career Resources, OHRM, NIH |
| DDIR | Deputy Director for Intramural Research |
| DEA | Division of Extramural Activities |
| DEC | Deputy Ethics Counselor |
| 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 |
| DP | Division of Police |
| 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 | Ethics Coordinator |
| 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 | Entry on Duty |
| EOD | Entrance on Duty |
| eOPF | Electronic Official Personnel Folder |
| EPN | Executive Plaza North |
| EPS | Executive Plaza South |
| EPSS | Electronic Performance Support Systems |
| e-QIP | Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing |
| 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 |
| FIPS 201-1 | Federal Information Processing |
| FISMA | Federal Information Security Management |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMG | Foreign Medical Graduate |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FPM | Federal Personnel Manual |
| FR | Federal Register |
| FS | Feasibility Study |
| FTC | Floor Team Coordinator |
| 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 |
| GDC | Gaither Distribution Center (supply warehouse) |
| 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 | |
| HACU | Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities |
| HCFA | Health Care Financing Administration, DHHS |
| HEAR | HHS Enterprise Architect Repository |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| HHS | Health and Human Services, Department of |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HRIS | Human Resource Information System |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration, PHS |
| HSA | Health Scientist Administrator |
| HSPD-12 | Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 |
| HSRB | Human Subjects Review Board |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language |
| I | |
| IAG | Interagency Agreement |
| ICD | Institutes/Centers/Divisions |
| ID | Identification |
| IDMS | ID Management System |
| IHS | Indian Health Service, PHS |
| ILO | International Labor Organization |
| IMOD | Immediate Office of the Director |
| IMPAC | Information for Management, Planning, Analysis, and Coordinationy |
| 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 |
| IRP | Intramural Research Program |
| 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 |
| J | |
| JPAS | Joint Personnel Adjudication System |
| K | |
| KSA | Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Form |
| KSASF | Knowledges, Skills and Abilities Supplemental Form (NIH-2252-3) |
| L | |
| LABS | Laboratory Automated Bibliographic System |
| LACS | Logical Access Control System |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LBI | Limited Background Investigation |
| LIUNA | Laborers International Union of North America |
| LOE | Level of Effort |
| LRP | NIH Loan Repayment Program (NIH OD) |
| LSPRP | Laboratory Specialist Promotion Review Panel |
| LWOP | Leave Without Pay |
| M | |
| MAPB | Medical Arts and Photography Branch |
| MBI | Minimum Background Investigation |
| MCP | Management Cadre Program |
| MCRU | NIH Metabolic Clinical Research Unit |
| 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 |
| MSC | Mail Stop Code |
| MSPB | Merit Systems Protection Board |
| N | |
| N/A | Not Applicable/Not Available |
| NAC | National Agency Check |
| NACHO | National Association of County Health Officials |
| NACI | National Agency Check and Inquiries |
| NACIC | NACI and Credit |
| NARCH | Native American Research Centers for Health |
| NAS | National Academy of Sciences |
| NCCAM | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
| NCMHD | National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
| NCAT | NIH Certification & Accreditation Tool |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NCIC | National Crime Information Center |
| NCRR | National Center for Research Resources |
| NEAR | NIH Enterprise Architect Repository |
| NED | NIH Enterprise Directory |
| NEI | National Eye Institute |
| NHGRI | National Human Genome Research 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 |
| NIMHD | National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
| 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) |
| OEC | Occupant Emergency Coordinator |
| 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 |
| OPDIV | Operating Divisions |
| 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 |
| PACS | Physical Access Control System |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| PCA | Physicians Comparability Allowance |
| PCG | Privacy Coordinator Group |
| PCRM | Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism |
| PCS | Permanent change of station |
| PD | Position Description |
| Portable Document Format | |
| PDP | Physicians' and Dentists' Pay (also known as Market Pay) |
| PEBS | Policy, Employee Benefits, and Staffing Unit, PMB, NCI |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| PIAs | Privacy Impact Assessments |
| PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
| PIN | Personal Identification Number |
| PIP | Performance Improvement Plan |
| PIPS | Personnel Investigations Processing System |
| PIV | Personal Identity Verification |
| PKI | Public Key Infrastructure |
| PL | Public Law |
| PMB | Personnel Management Branch, NCI |
| PMC | Privacy Management Committee |
| PMI | Presidential Management Intern |
| PMS | Performance Management System |
| PMS | Personnel Management Specialist |
| POE | Personally-Owned Equipment |
| PP | Pay Period |
| PPE | Pay Period Ending |
| PR | Public Relations |
| PRA | Paperwork Reduction Act |
| PRPL | Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office |
| PSA | Program Support Assistants |
| 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 |
| RM | Risk Manager |
| RMC | Risk Management Council |
| RML | Rocky Mountain Laboratories |
| RM0 | Risk Management Officer |
| RO | Risk Owner |
| ROI | Report of Investigation |
| S | |
| SAC | Special Agreement Check |
| SAC | Standard Administrative Code |
| SAC | Systems Advisory Committee |
| SAT | Senior Assessment Team |
| 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 |
| SIP | Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research |
| SL | Sick Leave |
| SLS | Summer Lecture Series |
| SME | Subject Matter Expert |
| SNAP | Streamlined Non-competing Award Process |
| SNMA | Student National Medical Association |
| SNS | Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) |
| SOO | Statement of Objectives |
| SORN | System of Records Notice |
| SPORT | Security and Privacy Online Report Tool |
| SRFP | Summer Research Fellowship Program |
| SRO | Scientific Review Officer |
| SSF | Senior Staff Fellow |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| SSO | Simplified Sign-On |
| SSBI | Single Scope Background Investigation |
| SSBI-PR | SSBI Periodic Reinvestigation |
| 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 |
| TPWA | Third-Party Websites or Applications |
| TQM | Total Quality Management |
| TSP | Thrift Savings Plan |
| U | |
| UOM | Unit of Measurement |
| UPI | Unique Project Identifier |
| URC | User Resource Center |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus |
| 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 |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| VRA | Veterans Readjustment Appointment |
| VS | Visiting Scientist |
| W | |
| WAE | When-Actually-Employed |
| WAG | Web Authors Group |
| WAG | Widely Attended Gathering |
| 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 |
| WRNMMC | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center |
| WRP | Workforce Recruitment Program |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| X | |
| X-Train | Trainee Activities System |
| Y | |
| YTD | Year To Date |
This page last reviewed on December 6, 2012
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