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