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FGM
— Female Genital Mutilation
URL
— Universal Resource Locator
LAN
— Local Area Network
HACFO
— House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
CP
— Contingency Plan
HIV
— Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
XML
— Extensible Markup Language
SACFO
— Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
AIDS
— Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
IT
— Information Technology
POC
— Point Of Contact
COB
— close of business (End of duty day)
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
PDF
— Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
SSN
— Social Security Number
IP
— Internet Protocol
ICT4E
— Information and Communication Technology for Education
ROM
— Rough Order of Magnitude
FISMA
— Federal Information Security Management Act
ISO
— International Organization for Standardization
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
API
— Application Programming Interface
ISP
— Internet Service Provider
WHO
— World Health Organization
PO
— Purchase Order
O&M
— Operation and Maintenance
C-TIP
— Countering Trafficking in Persons
OECD
— Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
WBS
— Work Breakdown Structure
MOA
— Memorandum Of Agreement
SMTP
— Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
POA&M
— Plan Of Action & Milestones
VPN
— Virtual Private Network (ATM)
FY
— Fiscal Year
HTTP
— Hypertext Transfer Protocol
SOW
— Statement Of Work
SLA
— Service Level Agreement
NGO
— Non-governmental organization. (Red Cross/Crescent, Doctors without Borders, etc.)
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
C/VEI
— Countering Violent Extremism and Insurgency
ICT
— Information and Communication Technology
K4DEV
— Knowledge for Development
ADB
— Asian Development Bank
K4HEALTH
— Knowledge for Health
JIT
— Just in time
SAAS
— Software as a Service
FDA
— Food Drug Administration
ARV
— Associative Remote Viewing
CIO
— Chief Information Officer
M&PSS
— Management & Professional Support Services
EOL
— End Of Life
COO
— Chief Operation Officer
ASP
— Active Server Page
WAN
— Wide Area Network
ROI
— Return on Investment
OMB
— Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
SQL
— Structured Query Language
AIMS
— Audit Information Management System
NIST
— National Institute of Standards and Technology
CFO
— Communication Filing Officer
FAO
— Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
DBMS
— Database Management System
TB
— Tuberculosis
CISO
— Chief Information Security Officer
FOIA
— Freedom of Information Act
UI
— User Interface
COOP
— Continuity of Operations
NIH
— NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
NA
— Not Applicable
HR
— HUMAN RESOURCES
SSL
— Secure Socket Layer
SCIF
— Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility
OPM
— Office of Personnel Management
UN
— United Narions
IGAD
— Intergovernmental Authority on Development
GAO
— Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
PM
— Project Manager
OS
— Operating System
NA
— Not Available
KM
— Knowledge Management
SNMP
— Simple Network Management Protocol (ATM)
LOE
— Level Of Effort
DUNS
— Data Universal Numbering System
HIV
— Hair Is Vanishing. Amusing alternative interpretation (thanks EP) contrasting with the seriousness of the more usual meaning of Human Immunodeficiency Virus.HIVIHusband Is Village Idiot. (ODSA) Classic nurses' shorthand.
EAI
— Enterprise Application Integration
CM
— Configuration Management
CPIC
— Capital Planning and Investment Control
ECA
— Economic Commission for Africa
IFAD
— International Fund for Agricultural Development (UN)
BPM
— business process management
AD
— Active Directory
DRM
— Digital Rights Management
PIV
— Personal Identification Verification
ESC
— Executive Steering Committee
PAAS
— Platform-as-a-Service
LDAP
— Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (pronounced Ell-dap)
PIN
— Personal Identification Number
SOAP
— Simple Object Access Protocol
ECOWAS
— Economic Community of West African States
HTTPS
— HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
BRICS
— Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
VOIP
— Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)
PPP
— Public Private Partnership
IED
— Improvised Explosive Device
EVM
— Earned Value Management
SDK
— Software Development Kit (Microsoft)
PIR
— Post Implementation Review
TLS
— Transport Layer Security
MSH
— Management Sciences for Health, Inc.
MSM
— Men who have Sex with Men
JVM
— Java Virtual Machine
AG
— Attorney General
WG
— Working Group
DOS
— United States Department of State
GRE
— Generic Routing Encapsulation
CR
— Change Request
IAAS
— Infrastructure as a Service
NRM
— Natural Resource Management
BCCS
— Business Consulting & Client Services division
SAM
— System for Award Management
DNS
— Domain Name Server
PKI
— Public Key Infrastructure (cryptography)
BIE
— Business Infrastructure Engineering division
ART
— Antiretroviral Therapy (HIV)
SBU
— Sensitive But Unclassified
ASEAN
— Association of Southeast Asian Nations
GC
— General Counsel
OHR
— Office of Human Resources
PIA
— Privacy Impact Assessment
MDM
— Master Data Management
FM
— Financial Management
DAP
— Directory Access Protocol
DCN
— Document Control Number
PRB
— Project Review Board
DNI
— Director of National Intelligence
SDLC
— Software development life cycle
PII
— Personally Identifiable Information
SRR
— System Requirements Review
SSP
— System Security Plan
NARA
— United States National Archives And Records Administration
IV&V
— independent verification and validation
JDK
— Java Development Kit
TDY
— Tour of Duty
GPO
— Group Policy Object
JRE
— Java Runtime Environment
CODEL
— Congressional Delegation
AFDB
— African Development Bank
JOFOC
— Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition
M
— Management
SSO
— Single Sign-On Once
IG
— Inspector General (HHS)
ESB
— Enterprise Service Bus
CAP
— Corrective Action Plan
CIDA
— Canadian International Development Agency
VLAN
— Virtual Local Area Network
IRRI
— International Rice Research Institute
TRB
— Technical Review Board (MRR)
MCH
— Maternal and Child Health Program
NAP
— National Action Plan
REST
— Representational State Transfer
ODS
— Operational Data Store (knowledge management)
GSO
— General Services Officer (U.S. Department Of State)
ETL
— Extract, Transform and Load
ITMY
— Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates
CE
— Chief Engineer
C&A
— Certification and Accreditation
IMS
— Inventory Management System
GAL
— Global Address List
NSS
— Network Security Services
MDM
— Mobile Device Management
M&E
— Monitoring and Evaluation
PMP
— Project Management Professional
VCT
— Voluntary Counselling and Testing
EA
— Enterprise Architecture
ICIMOD
— International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
AU
— African Union
IUD
— Intra-Uterine Device
CAF
— Conflict Assessment Framework
GBV
— Gender-based violence
VTC
— Video Teleconferencing
PAD
— Project Appraisal Document
SCCM
— System Center Configuration Manager
SOW
— Scope Of Work
DFID
— Department for International Development
SAML
— Security Assertion Markup Language
RLA
— Regional Legal Advisor
IBRD
— International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
FI
— Field Investigations Branch
COTS
— Commercial-off-the-shelf
WFP
— World Food Program
GCC
— Global Climate Change
ICASS
— International Cooperative Administrative Support Services
OIG
— Office of the Inspector General
NFC
— National Finance Center
EAC
— East African Community
COTR
— Contract Officer's Technical Representative
HSPD-12
— Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12
CSAM
— Cyber Security Assessment and Management
PASA
— Participating Agency Service Agreement
GOTS
— Government off-the-shelf
IDP
— Identity provider
APEX
— Application Express
AIMS
— Automated Information Management System
GSSAPI
— Generic Security Services Application Program Interface
ES
— Executive Secretariat
AMU
— Arab Maghreb Union
AO
— Assistance Objective
SO
— Strategic Objective
STS
— Security Token Service
PFMRAF
— Public Financial Management Risk Assessment Framework
SRH
— Sexual and Reproductive Health
QAPR
— Quality Assurance and Periodic Reinvestigations Branch
CUI
— Controlled Unclassified Information
MENA
— Middle East (and) North Africa
PRT
— Provincial Reconstruction Team
ORR
— Operational Readiness Review
COMESA
— Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa
NIEM
— National Information Exchange Model
IA
— Information Architecture
EXO
— Executive Officer
FMFIA
— Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
DAA
— Designated Approving Authority
AAD
— Activity Appraisal Document, Activity Approval Document
HOA
— Horn of Africa
IBR
— Integrated Baseline Review
SIDA
— Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
CM
— Change Management
FP
— Family Planning
ISP
— International Security Program
FFP
— Food for Peace
AG
— Auditor General
FAM
— Fertility Awareness Method
FIGO
— International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
SBC
— Server-Based Computing
COM
— Chief of Mission
IZ
— Immunization
PPL
— Pre-Production Lab
LGBTI
— Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual and Intersex
BIMC
— Beltsville Information Management Center
IP
— Implementing Partner
PHE
— Population Health and Environment
CGIAR
— Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
PMTCT
— Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission
VE
— Voucher Examiner
COMESSA
— Community of Sahel-Saharan States
RSO
— Regional Security Officer
COY
— Close of Year
ATS
— Audit Tracking System
PVO
— Private Voluntary Organization
YP@USAID
— Young Professionals at USAID
SGML
— Standard General Markup Language
DRR
— Deployment Readiness Review
AA
— Assistant Administrator
DOAG
— Development Objective Agreement
BRMS
— Business Rules Management System
RTM
— Requirements Traceability Matrix
IQC
— Indefinite Quantity Contract
GLAAS
— Global Acquisition and Assistance System
CEMAC
— Central African Economic and Monetary Community
LAC
— Latin America & the Caribbean
IPAC
— Intra-Governmental Payment and Collection System
CVS
— Clearance Verification System
POTUS
— President of the USA
FSN
— Foreign Service National
BPD
— Business Process Development
DVC
— Digital Video Conference
DCC
— Document Control Clerk
IRH
— Institute for Reproductive Health
CIMMYT
— International Maiz and Wheat Improvement Center
SADC
— Southern African Development Community
AMS
— Administrative Management Staff
BCC
— Behavior Change Communication
PMF
— Presidential Management Fellow
ICRP
— Instability Crisis and Recovery Programs
SAPM
— Special Access Program Manager
ILRI
— International Livestock Research Institute
MTD
— Maximum Tolerable Downtime
MOFA
— Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
AAR
— Application Architecture Review
OOTB
— Out-of-the-Box
CDP
— Cooperative Development Program
FSN SAC
— Foreign Service National Senior Advisory Corps
PBR
— Performance Baseline Review
MEAP
— Mobile Enterprise Application Platform
TICAD
— Tokyo International Conference on African Development
GIZ
— Deutsche Gesellschaft fьr Internationale Zusammenarbeit
CCB
— Configuration Change Board
ASIST
— Agency Secure Image and Storage Tracking
LPA
— Legislative and Public Affairs
FEA
— Federal Enterprise Architecture
E&TS
— Engineering & Technical Services
ST
— The Office of Science and Technology within the PPL Bureau
OSCE
— Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
DAA
— Deputy Assistant Administrator
APS
— ANNUAL PROGRAM STATEMENT
ICT4D
— Information and Communication Technology for Development
ITTI
— Information Technology Transformation Initiative
CIRAD
— Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement
EIMS
— Employee Information Management System
SSA
— Sub-Saharan Africa
OTI
— Office Of Transition Initiatives (United States Agency For International Development)
SOAG
— Strategic Objective Agreement
GENDEV
— Gender Equality and Women Empowerment
ACV
— Administrative Control Violation
FSAS
— Foreign Service Assignment System
OCIO
— Office of the Chief Information Officer
ADS
— Automated Directives System (USAID)
GDA
— Global Development Alliance
OCFO
— Office of the Chief Financial Officer
A&A
— Acquisition & Assistance
DQA
— Data Quality Assessment
SME
— Small and Medium Enterprise
HFAC
— House Foreign Affairs Committee
SAI
— Supreme Audit Institution
BI
— Bureau of Investigation
ICS
— Integrated Country Strategy
PMP
— Performance Management Plan
OP
— Operational Plan
CMP
— Cash Management and Payment Division
SORN
— System of Records Notices
DMZ
— De-Militarized Zone Network
SPNEGO
— Simple and Protected GSSAPI Negotiation Mechanism
LEPP
— Limited Excess Property Program
PREP
— Pre-exposure prophylaxis
CRSP
— Collaborative Research Support Program
COP
— Chief of Party
CMM
— Conflict Management and Mitigation
DO
— Development Objective
SDM
— Standard Days Method
GMRA
— Government Management Reform Act
ADA
— Anti-Deficiency Act
ARR
— Application Requirements Review
FPS
— Financial Policy and Support Division
SMART
— Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions
RCA
— Recipient Contracted Audit
SFRC
— Senate Foreign Relations Committee
M4D
— Mobile for Development
APC
— Audit Performance & Compliance Division
OGAC
— Office of the US Global Aids Coordinator
EADS
— Economic Analysis and Data Services
OVC
— Orphans and Vulnerable Children
MTB-CTS
— Manage To Budget – Compensation Tracking System
HOM
— Head of Mission
IFPRI
— International Food Policy Research Institute
ILAB
— Interoperability Laboratory
SWAM
— Software Asset Management
RIG
— Regional Inspector General
PFRMAF
— Public Financial Risk Management Assessment Framework
EPR
— Engineering Planning Review
UNFPA
— United Nations Family Planning Association
OMEP
— Office of Middle East Programs
CEDPA
— Centre for Development and Population Activities
FJD
— Framework Job Description
MHEALTH
— Mobile Health
FLOTUS
— First Lady of the USA
CACS
— Consolidated Audit and Compliance System
PS
— Personnel Security
IATI
— International Aid and Transparency Initiative
TCOC
— Telecommunications Computer Operation Center
AO
— Action Office
OU
— Operating Unit
ASF
— Animal source foods
ST&E
— Systems Test and Evaluation
MRR
— Mission Resource Request
CDCS
— Country Development Cooperation Strategy
DH
— Direct Hire
CIAT
— International Center for Tropical Agriculture
SAML
— Software Asset Management Librarian
COP
— Communities of Practice
DEC
— USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse
IA
— Incentive Awards
IRD
— Information Records Division
ARRA
— American Reinvestment and Recovery Act's
BFS
— Bureau for Food Security
HLR
— High Level Requirement
PMI
— Presidential Malaria Initiative
ENMS
— Enterprise Network Management Services
ACA
— Agency Contracted Audit
COM
— Council of Ministers
C&R
— Communication and Records
EQIP
— Electronic Questionaire for Investigations Processing
CBO
— Community Based Organizations
ACTS
— Agency Correspondence Tracking System
CRIS
— Clearance Records and Investigations System
DDR
— Detailed Design Review
APC
— Assignments and Performance Counselor
OAS
— Oracle Application Server
OAA
— Office of Acquisition and Assistance
EIT
— Electronic and Information Technology
BPR
— Best Practice Review
NEPAD
— New Partnership for Africa's Development
TCB
— Trade Capacity Building
ESOC
— Enterprise Server Operations Center
JHUCCP
— Johns Hopkins University/Center for Communication Programs
RHAP
— Regional HIV/AIDS Program
UNICEF
— United Nations International Children's Ecumenical Fund
PPR
— Performance Plan and Report
NTAE
— Non-traditional Agriculture Exports
CAS
— Cost, Audit and Support Division
DCHA
— USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance
GLEWS
— Global Early Warning System for major animal diseases, including zoonoses
IAS
— International AIDS Society
AOTR
— Agreement Offficer's Technical Representative
ESDB
— Economic and Social Database
STI
— soft-tissue infection(s)
FAN
— Foreign Affairs Network
BOE
— Business Objects Enterprise
CAM
— Contract Audit Management Branch
SPA
— Small Project Assistance
AOR
— Agreement Officer's Representative
JEC
— Justification for Exception to Competition
FIST
— Field Information Support Tool
BRM
— Budget Resource and Management
ASHA
— Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad
DMVPN
— Dynamic Multiport Virtual Private Network
EPICS
— Electronic Procurement Information Collection System
PCR
— Project Closure Review
VTR
— Verification Test Review
EGAT
— Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade
AIDW
— USAID Washington
MDGS
— UN Millennium Development Goals
EAP
— Enterprise Application Platform
QDDR
— Quadrennial Diplomacy Development Review
GH
— Global Health
SHARE
— Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Regional Exchange
PITF
— Political Instability Task Force
PVRF
— Position Validation Response Form
DRG
— Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
VMMC
— Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision
CIP
— Country Investment Plan,
GIS
— Geographical Information Services
EGOV
— Electronic Government
FARA
— Fixed Amount Reimbursement Agreement
CIP
— Commodity Import Program
IPR
— Investment Planning Review,
F
— Foreign Assistance
VEI
— Violent Extremism and Insurgency
PRH
— Office of Population and Reproductive Health
RU
— research utilization
HTSP
— Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy
EOCC
— Expanded Object Class Codes
MPEP
— E3's Office of Microenterprise and Private Enterprise Promotion
AO
— Agreement Officer
TRACS
— Tracking Audit Consolidated System
PF
— Policy Framework
KDP
— Ket Decision Point
ICAF
— Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework
PPFP
— Postpartum Family Planning
USAID
— Us Agency for International Development
E3
— Bureau for Economic Growth, Environment and Education
TIC
— Time In Class
FDTS
— Financial Discloser Tracking System
PIR
— Portfolio Implementation Review
J2ME
— Java Mobile Edition
LAPM
— Long-acting and permanent methods
SAR
— System Architecture Review
EDI
— Electronic Data Exchange
FS
— Field Support
MS
— Mobile Solutions
OCR
— Office of Civilian Response
PVS
— Partner Vetting System
TIC
— Trusted Internet Connection
PD
— Project Design
MCP
— Multiple and Concurrent Partnerships
MVSF
— Mobile Visual Staff Finder
UNECA
— UN Economic Commission for Africa
NID
— National Institute for Development
RDCS
— Regional Development Cooperation Strategy
ERT
— Engineering Response Team
PIPS
— Personnel Investigations Processing System
DCA
— USAID Development Credit Authority
PCSC
— Program Cycle Service Center
IRM
— Office of Intellectual Resources Management
LAM
— Lactational Amenorrhea Method
FBO
— Faith-Based Organization
MARP
— Most At Risk Populations
MSRP
— Mission Strategy and Resource Request
PPL
— Planning, Policy, and Learning
SAR
— Software Approval Request
PIO
— Public International Organization
FCV
— Funds Control Violation
SST
— Security Services Tools
SASDC
— South African Supplier Diversity Council
IRT
— Issue Resolution Table
HRH
— Human Resources for Health
DLI
— Development Leadership Initiative
SOA
— Server Operation Agreement
ITSS
— Information Technology Steering Subcommittee
COR
— Contract Officer's Representative
SA&E
— Studies, Analyses, & Evaluations
FSRC
— Foreign Service Report Card
NEP
— New Entry Professional
ERM
— Electronic Records Management
PEPFAR
— US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
CPC
— Country of Particular Concern
DGP
— Development Grants Program
MOC
— USAID Management Operations Council
LS
— Local Sustainability
EEL
— Emergency Employee Locator system
VTS
— Voucher Tracking System
FOG
— Fixed Obligation Grants
IS
— Implementation Science
SAC
— Special Awards Committee
GOK
— Government of Kosovo
JBDS
— JBoss Developers Studio
IDEA
— Office of Innovation and Development Alliances
KSC
— Knowledge Services Center
IM
— Implementing Mechanism
SEC
— Office of Security
MPC
— Management performance Challenge
TASP
— Treatment as Prevention
SOA
— Software Oriented Architecture
FAR
— fixed amount reimbursement
MC
— Male Circumcision
STD
— Short-Term Depression
CTIS
— Counterterrorism & Information Security
TOD
— Tips of the Day
DIV
— Development Innovation Ventures
EOP
— End-of-project
EDR
— Employee Data Record
FTF
— Feed the Future
DE
— Donor Engagement
LMI
— Lower Mekong Initiative
FS
— Federated Server
TIP
— Trafficking in Person's
SVE
— Supervising Voucher Examiner
CSO
— Conflict Stabilization Operations
EDS
— Enterprise Data Solutions
PSC
— Personal Services Contractor
ICM
— Institutional Contractor Memorandum
FID
— Frontiers in Development
HSC
— Health Sector Council
PEACE
— Programming Effectively Against Conflict and Extremism
FWD
— Famine War Drought campaign
EDR
— Enterprise Data Recovery
HIPS
— High-impact practices
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