A Guide to Federal Terms and Acronyms
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A Guide to Federal Terms and Acronyms

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eBook - ePub

A Guide to Federal Terms and Acronyms

About this book

Navigating government documents is a task that requires considerable knowledge of specialized terms and acronyms. This required knowledge nearly amounts to knowing a completely different language. To those who are not fluent, the task can be overwhelming, as federal departments fill their documents with acronyms, abbreviations, and terms that mean little or nothing to the outsider. Would you be able to make sense of a document that described how the COTR reports to the CO regarding compliance with FAR, GPRA, SARA, and FASA? (This is a common procedure in government contracting.) Would you have any clue what was being referred to if you came across MIL-STD-129P? (It is the new standard for Military Shipping Label Requirements.) The sheer number of such terms makes mastering them nearly impossible. But now, these terms and their definitions are within reach. A Guide to Federal Terms and Acronyms presents a glossary of key definitions used by the Federal Government. This reference guide is comprehensive, covering the most common terms, acronyms, and abbreviations used by each major Federal Government agency. And it is also accessible, organized in a logical, easy-to-use format. Users can look up terms and acronyms by department or subject matter, making this a quick reference for translating government language. This is an essential tool for anyone who works with federal government information.

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Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Acquisitions
  3. Agriculture
  4. Archives and Records
  5. Building Protection
  6. Census
  7. Chemical, Biological and Radiological
  8. Central Intelligence Agency
  9. Children
  10. Coast Guard
  11. Congress
  12. Contracts and Contracting
  13. Customs
  14. Defense
  15. Disaster and Emergency Management
  16. DNA Technology
  17. Education
  18. Energy
  19. Environmental Protection
  20. Equal Opportunities
  21. Federal Aviation Administration
  22. Food and Nutrition
  23. Health and Human Services
  24. Homeland Security
  25. Housing and Urban Development
  26. Information Technology
  27. Immigration and Naturalization
  28. Internal Revenue Service
  29. Labor
  30. Veterans Affairs