Acronyms & Terms | Homeland Security

28 CFR Part 23
28 Code of Federal Regulations Part 23

| I&A |

2SR
Second Stage Review

| DHS |

4Wd
Four Wheel Drive

| FEMA |

A
Activity of Isotope

| FEMA |

A
Ampere

| FEMA |

A
Atomic Mass

| FEMA |

A&E
Architectural and Engineering

| FEMA |

A&FM
Aviation and Fire Management

| FEMA |

A&M
Customs and Border Protection Air & Marine (CBP/A&M)

| DHS |

A/D
Analog/Digital

| FEMA |

A/N
Alert and Notification (see AN)

| FEMA |

A2H
America’s Second Harvest

| FEMA |

AA
Affirmative Action

| FEMA |

AA
Allocation Advice

| FEMA |

AA
alternatives analysis

| CWMD | OGC |

AA
Applicant Assistance

| FEMA |

AA
Approval Authority

| FEMA |

AA
Atomic Absorption

| FEMA |

AA
Attribute Authority

| FEMA |

AA
anti-aircraft improvised explosive device incident

| S&T |

AAA
Access Approval Authority

| DHS |

AAA
Agriculture Adjustment Administration

| FEMA |

AAA
American Ambulance Association

| FEMA |

AAA
Area Agency on Aging

| FEMA |

AAACE
Airport Access Authorization to Commercial Establishments

| S&T |

AAAE
American Association of Airport Executives

| TSA |

AAC
Activity Address Code

| FEMA |

AAC
Applicant Assistance Center

| FEMA |

AACES
Automated, Adaptive Chemical Examination System

| FEMA |

AACPP
Airport Access Control Pilot Program

| FEMA |

AACS
Automated Access Control System

| FEMA |

AAD
Assistant Associate Director

| FEMA |

AADPIA
Assistant Associate Director for Public & Intergovernmental Affairs

| FEMA |

AADR
Age-Adjusted Death Rate

| FEMA |

AAEI
American Association of Exporters and Importers

| CBP |

AAER
Average Annual Erosion Rate

| FEMA |

AAFAS
Automated Airborne Flight Alert System

| S&T |

AAFB
Andrews Air Force Base

| DHS |

AAML
Agency Aviation Military Liaison

| FEMA |

AAMS
Automated Acquisition Management System (ProTrac / ProDoc)

| FEMA |

AAMVA
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

| TSA |

AAPA
American Association of Port Authorities

| CBP | TSA | USCG |

AAPD
American Association of People with Disabilities

| CRCL |

AAR
After action report

| FEMA |

AAR
Association of American Railroads

| FEMA |

AAR
After action review

| DHS |

AASHTO
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

| FEMA | TSA |

AAU
Association of American Universities

| USCIS | S&T |

AAVLD
American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians

| S&T |

ABA
American Bar Association

| FEMA | OGC |

ABA
American Bus Association

| FEMA |

ABAG
Association of Bay Area Governments

| FEMA |

ABC
[Outstanding] American By Choice Award

| USCIS |

ABC
American Baptist Churches

| FEMA |

ABC
Arizona Border Control Plan

| CBP |

ABCI
Arizona Border Control Initiative

| CBP |

ABCO
Automated Billing & Collection Off-sets

| FEMA |

ABD
Air Bridge Denial

| ICE |

ABEL
Agent Based Economic Laboratory

| CISA |

ABF
Automatic Broadcast Feed

| FEMA |

ABHS
Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizer

| FEMA |

ABI
Automated Broker Interface

| CBP |

ABIED
air-borne improvised explosive device

| S&T |

ABIH
American Board of Industrial Hygiene

| FEMA |

ABIS
see IDENT

| I&A |

ABM
Anti-Ballistic Missile

| FEMA |

ABMC
American Battle Monuments Commission

| DHS |

ABNCP
Airborne Command Post

| CISA |

ABO
Agents of Biological Origin

| FEMA |

ABRO
Aircraft Base Radio Operator

| FEMA |

ABS
Arson and Bomb Squad

| CISA | I&A |

AC
Alternating Current

| FEMA |

AC
Area Command

| FEMA |

AC
Area Committee

| FEMA |

AC
alternating current

| S&T |

ACAA
Air Carrier Association for Americans

| TSA |

ACAC
Area Command Aviation Coordinator

| FEMA |

ACADA
Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm

| CISA | S&T |

ACAMS
Automatic Continuous Air Monitoring System

| FEMA |

ACAP
Agency-wide Corrective Action Program

| FEMA |

ACAP
Alien Criminal Apprehension Program

| ICE |

ACBIRC
Advanced Chemical/Biological Integrated Response Course

| CISA | S&T |

ACC
American Chemistry Council

| S&T |

ACC
Aviation Command Center

| TSA |

ACC
Agency Command Center

| FEMA |

ACC
Air Combat Command

| FEMA |

ACCS
Accounting Classification Code Structure

| FEMA |

ACCT
Account

| FEMA |

ACCT
Accounting Technician

| FEMA |

ACDA
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

| CWMD |

ACDO
Advanced Concept Demonstration Office

| TSA |

ACDP
Aircraft Dispatcher

| FEMA |

ACDR
Area Commander

| FEMA |

ACE
Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education

| FEMA |

ACE
Automated Commercial Environment (secure data portal)

| CBP |

ACE
Automated Construction Estimate

| FEMA |

ACE
Accumulated Cyclone Energy

| OPS |

ACE
American Council on Education

| USCIS | CISA | S&T |

ACE
Army Corps of Engineers

| FEMA | TSA | CISA |

ACEP
American College of Emergency Physicians

| FEMA |

ACF
Administration for Children and Families

| FEMA | OPS |

ACF
Alternate Care Facility

| FEMA |

ACF
Alternate Control Facility

| FEMA |

ACFM
Advanced Certified Floodplain Manager

| FEMA |

ACGIH
American Council of Government Industrial Hygienists

| FEMA |

ACH
Automated Clearing House

| FEMA |

AChE
Acetylcholinesterase

| FEMA |

ACHP
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

| FEMA | CISA |

ACI
Advanced Contracting Initiative

| FEMA | OPS |

ACI
Approved Course of Instruction

| FEMA |

ACI
Airports Council International

| TSA | PLCY |

ACI/NA
Airports Council International–North America

| PLCY |

ACIP
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

| FEMA |

ACIR
Advisory Commission on Inter-governmental Relations

| FEMA |

ACIS
Aviation Credential Interoperability Solution

| TSA | PLCY | PRIV |

ACL
Access Control List

| FEMA |

ACM
alternative control measure

| DHS |

ACM
asbestos-containing material

| DHS |

ACMR
Assistant Cache Manager

| FEMA |

ACMS
Academy Class Management System

| FEMA |

ACO
Administrative Contracting Officer

| FEMA |

ACO
Agency Claims Officer

| FEMA |

ACO
Agency Collection Officer

| FEMA |

ACO
Animal Control Officer

| FEMA |

ACP
Accelerated Conversion Process

| FEMA |

ACP
Access Control Points

| FEMA | CISA |

ACP
Allied Communications Publication

| FEMA |

ACP
Alternate Command Post

| FEMA |

ACP
Area Command Post

| FEMA |

ACP
Area Contingency Plan

| FEMA | CISA |

ACPSEM
Advisory Council on Professional Standards for Emergency Managers

| FEMA |

ACR
Acreage Conservation Reserve

| FEMA |

ACR
Advance Confirmation Report

| FEMA |

ACR
Agency Confirmation Report

| FEMA |

ACS
Adventist Community Services

| FEMA |

ACS
Alternate Command Staff

| FEMA |

ACS
Automated Commercial System

| CBP |

ACSD
Advanced Container Security Device (see CSD)

| DHS |

ACSDR
Adventist Community Services Disaster Response

| FEMA |

ACSI
American Customer Satisfaction Index

| FEMA |

ACSM
American Congress of Surveying and Mapping

| FEMA | CISA |

ACT
American Council for Technology

| S&T |

ACT
Area Command Team

| FEMA |

ACT FAST
Agent Characteristics Toxicity – First Aid and Special Treatment

| FEMA |

ACTD
Advanced Concepts Technology Demonstration

| FEMA |

ACTE
Association of Corporate Travel Executives

| DHS |

ACTY
Activity

| FEMA |

ACV
Actual Cash Value

| FEMA |

ACV
Alarm Check Valve

| FEMA |

ACVP
Airline Certificate Vetting Program

| TSA | PLCY | PRIV |

ACWG
Air Cargo Working Group

| TSA |

AD
Administratively Determined (also AD#)

| FEMA |

AD
Assistant Director

| FEMA |

AD
Associate Director

| FEMA |

AD
Automatic Determination

| FEMA |

ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act (1992)

| CRCL |

ADAMS
Automated Disaster Assistance Management System

| FEMA |

ADASHI
Automated Decision Aid System for Hazardous Incidents

| FEMA |

ADASP
Aviation Direct Access Screening Program

| TSA | S&T |

ADD
Automated Deployment Database

| OPS |

ADDIE
Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation

| FEMA |

ADDS
Automated Disaster Deployment System

| FEMA |

ADEM
Arizona Division of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

ADEM
Arkansas Department of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

ADES
Alaska Division of Emergency Services

| FEMA |

ADFR
Arson Detection for the First Responder

| FEMA |

ADGGS
Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys

| FEMA |

ADIS
Arrival and Departure Information System

| CBP | ICE | USCIS | CISA | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

ADIZ
Air Defense Identification Zone

| TSA |

ADJ
Adjustable

| FEMA |

ADL
Automated Distance Learning

| FEMA |

ADM
Acquisition Decision Memorandum

| FEMA |

ADM
Admiral

| FEMA |

ADMIN
Administration

| FEMA |

ADMIN
Administrative

| FEMA |

ADMSYS
Admissions System

| FEMA |

ADO
Airport District Office

| FEMA |

ADO Team
Assistant Disbursing Officer Team

| FEMA |

ADOS
Automated Document Ordering System

| FEMA |

ADP
Automated Data Processing

| FEMA |

ADPE
Automated Data Processing Equipment

| FEMA |

ADR
Address

| FEMA |

ADR
Alternative Dispute Resolution

| FEMA |

ADR
American Disaster Reserve

| FEMA |

ADRA
Adventist Development and Relief Agency

| FEMA |

ADRA
Alternative Dispute Resolution Act

| FEMA |

ADRA
Air Domain Risk Assessment

| TSA | CISA |

ADRS
Automated Disaster Reporting System

| FEMA |

ADTS
Automated Data Telecommunications Service

| FEMA |

ADVISE
Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight and Semantic Enhancement

| PRIV |

ADVON
Advanced Echelon

| FEMA |

AE
Aero-medical Evacuation

| FEMA |

AE
Architects and Engineering

| FEMA |

AEA
American Economic Association

| FEMA |

AEA
American Electronics Association

| PRIV |

AEAS
Automated Exercise and Assessment System

| FEMA |

AEC
Advanced Electronic Classroom

| FEMA |

AEC
Agency Emergency Coordinator

| FEMA |

AEC
Army Environmental Center (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland)

| FEMA |

AEC
Atomic Energy Commission

| FEMA |

AECB
Atomic Energy and Control Board

| FEMA |

AECC
Aero-medical Evacuation Control Center

| FEMA |

AECC
Aero-Medical Evacuation Coordination Center

| FEMA |

AECC
American Evangelical Christian Church

| FEMA |

AECE
Aero-medical Evacuation Control Element

| FEMA |

AECM
Aero-medical Evacuation Crew Members

| FEMA |

AECR
Achieving Extraordinary Customer Relations

| FEMA |

AED
Automated External Defibrillator

| FEMA |

AEGL
Acute Exposure Guidelines Level

| FEMA |

AEI
American Enterprise Institute

| OPA |

AEIC
Alaska Earthquake Information Center

| FEMA |

AEL
Adverse Effect Level

| FEMA |

AEL
Airborne Exposure Limit

| FEMA |

AEL
Authorized Equipment List

| FEMA |

AELT
Aero-medical Evacuation Liaison Team

| FEMA |

AEMA
Alabama Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

AEOD
Analysis and Evaluation of Operation Data

| FEMA |

AEP
Airport Emergency Plan

| TSA |

AERT
Alaska Emergency Response Team

| FEMA |

AES
Advanced Encryption Standard

| FEMA |

AES
Aeromedical Evacuation System

| FEMA |

AES
Automated Export System

| CBP |

AEW
Airborne Early Warning

| CBP | ICE |

AF
Acre Feet

| FEMA |

AF
Air Force

| FEMA |

AFA
Association of Flight Attendants

| TSA |

AFB
Air Force Base

| FEMA | USCG | CISA |

AFCEA
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

| USCG | MGMT |

AFD
Airport Facility Directory

| FEMA |

AFEM
Alliance for Fire and Emergency Management

| FEMA |

AFEWES
Air Force Electronic Warfare Evaluation Simulator

| S&T |

AFFIRM
Association for Federal Information Resources Management

| MGMT |

AFG
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program

| FEMA | FLETC |

AFGE
American Federation of Government Employees

| FEMA | MGMT |

AFGWC
Air Force Global Weather Central

| FEMA |

AFIP
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

| CWMD |

AFL-CIO
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrialized Organizations

| CISA |

AFM
Adjudicator’s Field Manual

| USCIS |

AFMIC
Armed Forces Medial Intelligence Center

| FEMA |

AFMLS
Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering Section

| FLETC |

AFMO
Assistant Fire Management Officer

| FEMA |

AFMS
Automated Forms System

| FEMA |

AFNSEP
Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness

| FEMA |

AFO
Area Field Office

| FEMA |

AFOC
Air Force Operations Center

| FEMA |

AFOSC
Air Force Operations Support Center

| FEMA |

AFRAS
Association for Rescue at Sea

| USCG |

AFRAT
Air Force Radiation Assessment Team

| FEMA |

AFRB
Air Force Reserve Base

| FEMA |

AFRCC
Air Force Rescue Coordination Center

| FEMA |

AFRES
Air Force Reserve

| FEMA |

AFRL
Air Force Research Laboratory

| FEMA |

AFRRI
Armed Force Radiobiology Research Institute

| FEMA |

AFSA
American financial Services Association

| S&T |

AFSC
Armed Forces Staff College

| FEMA |

AFSOF
Air Force Special Operations Forces

| FEMA |

AFSP
Alien Flight Student Program

| TSA | PLCY | PRIV |

AFSS
Automated Flight Service Station

| FEMA |

AFTAC
Air Force Technical Applications Center

| FEMA |

AFV
alternative fuel vehicle

| DHS |

AG
Adjutant General

| FEMA | OGC |

AG
Agriculture

| FEMA |

AG
Attorney General

| FEMA | OGC |

AGAR
Alternate Governor’s Authorized Representative

| FEMA |

AGAUS
Adjutants General Association of the United States

| CWMD |

AGC
Associate General Counsel

| OGC |

AGC
Advanced Gas Centrifuge

| FEMA |

AGC
Association of General Contractors

| FEMA |

AGCA
Associated General Contractors of America

| FEMA |

AGCR
Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor

| FEMA |

AGE
Aerospace Ground Equipment

| FEMA |

AGILE
Advanced Geospatial Imagery Library Enterprise

| FEMA |

AGL
Above Ground Level

| FEMA |

AGR
Active Guard/Reserve

| FEMA |

AGS
Aviation Group Supervisor

| ICE |

AGV
Aggregate Value

| FEMA |

AGY
Agency

| FEMA |

AGZ
Actual Ground Zero

| FEMA |

AH
Alternate Headquarters

| FEMA |

AHAM
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

| FEMA |

AHCC
Alternate Host Communications Center

| FEMA |

AHG
Ad Hoc Group

| FEMA |

AHIMT
All Hazards Incident Management Team

| FEMA |

AHJ
Agency Having Jurisdiction

| FEMA |

AHMA
American Hotel and Motel Association

| FEMA |

AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

| FEMA |

AHT
Animal Health Technician

| FEMA |

AHU
Air Handling Unit

| FEMA |

AHUA
America Highway User Alliance

| FEMA |

AI&H
Assistance to Individuals and Households

| FEMA |

AI2
Acquisition Improvement Initiative

| FEMA |

AIA
American Institute of Architects

| FEMA |

AIA
American Insurance Association

| FEMA |

AIAA
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

| S&T |

AIATP
Antiterrorism Intelligence Awareness Training Program

| FLETC |

AIBS
American Institute of Biological Sciences

| S&T |

AIC
Animal Identification Coordinator

| FEMA |

AIC
Automated Inventory Control (formerly AIS)

| FEMA |

AID
Agency for International Development

| FEMA |

AIF
Assistance Information Form

| FEMA |

AIG
Address Indicating Group

| FEMA |

AIHEC
American Indian Higher Education Consortium

| FEMA |

AILA
American Immigration Lawyers Association

| USCIS |

AIMS
Arson Information Management System

| FEMA |

AIMS
Automated Inventory Management System

| FEMA |

AIP
Agreement in Principle

| FEMA |

AIP
Airport Improvement Program

| FEMA |

AIP
Assisted Imaging Processing

| FEMA |

AIPC
All Indian Pueblo Council

| FEMA |

AIR
active infrared sensor

| S&T |

AIREP
Aircraft Report

| FEMA |

AIS
Automated Information System

| FEMA | CISA | I&A |

AIS
Automated Information Systems (see AIC)

| FEMA |

AIS
automatic identification system

| PLCY |

AIT
Aeromedical Isolation Team

| FEMA |

AIT
automatic identification technology

| MGMT |

AJ
Administrative Judge

| FEMA |

AKA
Also Known As

| DHS |

AKDT
Alaska Daylight Time (GMT – 8)

| FEMA |

AKST
Alaska Standard Time (GMT – 9)

| FEMA |

AL
Applicant Liaison

| FEMA |

ALARA
As Low as Reasonably Achievable

| FEMA |

ALB
Administration and Logistics Branch (US-VISIT)

| CISA |

ALC
Agency Location Code

| FEMA |

ALC
Agency Logistics Center

| FEMA |

ALC
Annual Letter of Certification

| FEMA |

ALCC
Airlift Control Center

| FEMA |

ALCC
Airlift Coordination Cell

| FEMA |

ALCE
Airlift Control Element

| FEMA |

ALCOM
Alaskan Command

| FEMA |

ALE
Additional Living Expenses

| FEMA |

ALE
Automatic Link Establishment

| FEMA |

ALERT
Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time

| FEMA |

ALOHA
Aerial Locations Of Hazardous Atmospheres

| FEMA |

ALPA
Airline Pilots Association

| TSA |

ALS
Advanced Life Support

| FEMA | OPS |

ALSM
Airborne Laser Swath Mapping (aka: “LIDAR”)

| FEMA |

ALT
Alternate

| FEMA |

ALTRETCO
Alternate Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator

| FEMA |

ALUM
Aluminum

| FEMA |

AM
Amplitude Modulation

| FEMA |

AM
Ante Meridiem

| FEMA |

AMA
American Medical Association

| FEMA |

AMB
Air & Marine Branch (ICE/AMB)

| DHS |

AMBUS
Ambulance Bus

| FEMA |

AMC
Air Mobility Command

| FEMA |

AMC
Army Materiel Command

| FEMA |

AMCCOM
Armament Munitions and Chemical Command

| FEMA |

AMD
Acquisition Management Division

| FEMA |

AMEAGS
Automated Major Emergency Action Guidelist System

| FEMA |

AMF
Alternative Morgue Facility

| FEMA |

AMGS
Air & Marine Group Supervisor

| ICE |

AMHS
Automated Message Handling System

| CISA | I&A |

AMID
Air and Marine Interdiction Division

| USCG |

AMINESKAL
American Indian Eskimo Aleutian

| FEMA |

AMIO
Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations

| CBP | USCG |

AML
ARC Macro Language

| FEMA |

AMO
Air and Marine Operations (ICE)

| ICE |

AMOC
Air and Marine Operations Center

| ICE | I&A | OPS |

AMP
Amperage

| FEMA |

AMP
asbestos management plan

| DHS |

AMPS
Automated Message Processing System

| FEMA |

AMR
Agricultural Mitigation and Restoration

| FEMA |

AMS
Aerial Measuring System

| FEMA |

AMS
American Meteorological Society

| FEMA |

AMS
Automated Manifest System

| CBP |

AMS
Atmospheric Monitoring System

| CISA |

AMSC
Area Maritime Security Committee

| I&A |

AMSLAN
American Sign Language

| FEMA |

AMSP
Area Maritime Security Plan

| USCG | I&A |

AMT
Amount

| FEMA |

AMTI
Applied Marine Technology, Inc.

| USCG |

AMTOR
Amateur Telegraphy Over Radio

| FEMA |

AMWA
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies

| FEMA |

AN
Above Normal

| FEMA |

AN
Alert and Notification (see A/N)

| FEMA |

ANACI
Access National Agency Check and Inquiry

| MGMT |

ANAD
Anniston Army Depot

| FEMA |

ANCA
Anniston Chemical Activity

| FEMA |

ANCDF
Anniston Chemical Disposal Facility

| FEMA |

ANFAZD
Academic Network for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease

| S&T |

ANFO
Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil

| FEMA |

ANG
Air National Guard

| FEMA | USCG |

ANG
Army National Guard

| FEMA |

ANGB
Air National Guard Base

| FEMA |

ANI
American Nuclear Insurers

| FEMA |

ANI
Area Not Included

| FEMA |

ANL
Argonne National Laboratories

| S&T |

ANOC
Association of National Olympic Committees

| FEMA |

ANPR
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

| FEMA |

ANPRM
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [see NPRM and SNPRM]

| OGC |

ANPSC
Alternate National Processing Service Center

| FEMA |

ANRC
American National Red Cross

| FEMA |

ANS
Alert and Notification System

| FEMA |

ANS
Answer

| FEMA |

ANS
Aquatic Nuisance Species

| USCG | S&T |

ANSER
Analytic Services Inc.

| S&T |

ANSI
American National Standards Institute

| MGMT | PLCY |

ANSI-HSSP
American National Standards Institute-Homeland Securities Standards Panel

| FEMA |

ANZUS
Australia, New Zealand and United States

| PLCY |

AO
Action Officer

| FEMA |

AO
Administrative Officer

| FEMA |

AO
Area of Operations

| FEMA |

AO
Assistance Officer

| FEMA |

AO
Accrediting Official

| MGMT |

AO
Security Accrediting Official

| MGMT |

AO
authorizing official [special access program]

| MGMT |

AO
Designated Approving Authority

| MGMT |

AOA
Administration on Aging

| FEMA |

AOA
analysis of alternatives

| S&T |

AOA
Aviation Operations Area

| TSA | USCG | OPS |

AOAC
Association for Official Analytical Communities

| S&T |

AOBD
Air Operations Branch Director

| FEMA |

AOBS
Aerial Observer

| FEMA |

AOC
Aircraft Operating Center (NOAA)

| FEMA |

AOC
Area of Concern

| FEMA |

AOC
Army Operations Center

| FEMA |

AOIC
Acting Official in Charge

| FEMA |

AOPA
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

| S&T | CWMD |

AOR
Area of Responsibility

| FEMA |

AOSSP
Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program

| TSA |

AOV
Agency Owned Vehicle

| FEMA |

AP
Aerial Port

| FEMA |

AP
Alternative Power

| FEMA |

AP
Arrival Point

| FEMA |

AP
Assembly Point

| FEMA |

AP
Associated Press

| FEMA | OPA |

AP
anti-personnel improvised explosive device incident

| S&T |

AP&CP
Arson Prevention and Control Plan

| FEMA |

APA
Administrative Procedure Act

| OGC |

APA
American Planning Association

| FEMA |

APB
Acquisition Program Baseline

| FEMA |

APC
Agency Program Coordinator

| FEMA |

APCO
Association of Public Safety Communications [Worldwide]

| TSA |

APE
Area of Potential Effect

| FEMA |

APEC
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

| USCG |

APERMANS
Automated Personnel Management System

| FEMA |

APG
Aberdeen Proving Ground

| FEMA |

APHA
American Public Health Association

| FEMA |

APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

| CBP | CISA | I&A | OPS |

APHL
Association of Public Health Laboratories

| FEMA |

API
Application Programming Interface

| FEMA |

APIS
Advance Passenger Information System

| CBP | FEMA | TSA | S&T | OPS | PLCY | PRIV |

APL
Annex Planning Leaders

| FEMA |

APLCN
Application

| FEMA |

APLCT
Applicant

| FEMA |

APLNC
Appliance

| FEMA |

APMB
Acquisition and Program Management Branch (US-VISIT)

| CISA |

APO
Accountable Property Officer

| FEMA |

APOD
Aerial Port of Debarkation

| FEMA |

APOE
Aerial Port of Embarkation

| FEMA |

APP
Apparatus

| FEMA |

APP
Applicant

| FEMA |

APP
Application

| FEMA |

APP
Application Portability Profile

| FEMA |

APP
affirmative procurement program

| DHS |

APPN
Appropriation

| FEMA |

APPT
Appointment

| FEMA |

APR
Agency Procurement Review

| FEMA |

APR
Air-Purifying Respirator

| FEMA |

APRSAC
Academe and Policy Research Advisory Committee

| PLCY |

APSO
Asylum Pre-Screening Officer

| USCIS |

APSP
Automated Passenger Screening Profile

| TSA |

APSRS
Aerial Photography Summary Record System

| FEMA |

APSS
Automated Personnel Security System

| FEMA |

APT
Administrative Payment Team

| FEMA |

APTA
American Public Transportation Associations

| TSA |

APTS
Association of Public Television Stations

| FEMA | OPA |

APTS
Airport, Port, and Terminal Security

| PLCY |

APWA
American Public Works Association

| FEMA |

AQI
Agricultural Quarantine Inspections

| FEMA |

AR
Acknowledge Receipt

| FEMA |

AR
Aerial Reconnaissance

| FEMA |

AR
Army Regulation

| FEMA |

ARA
Aircraft Rental Agreement

| FEMA |

ARA
Analog Radio Adapter

| FEMA |

ARAA
Advanced Radiological Accident Assessment

| FEMA |

ARAC
Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability

| CISA | S&T |

ARAR
applicable or relevant and appropriate requirement

| DHS |

ARB
Air Reserve Base

| FEMA |

ARB
Acquisition Review Board

| MGMT |

ARC
American Red Cross (also RC)

| DHS |

ARC
Analytic Resources Catalog

| FEMA |

ARCA
Area Requiring Corrective Action

| FEMA |

ARCHIE
Automated Resource for Chemical Hazard Incident Evaluation

| FEMA |

ARD
Advanced Radiation Detection

| CWMD |

AREAL
Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Laboratory

| FEMA |

AREP
Agency Representative

| FEMA |

ARES
Amateur Radio Emergency Services

| FEMA |

ARF
Action Request Form

| FEMA |

ARF
Aviation Route Forecast

| FEMA |

ARFCAM
Autonomous Rapid Facility Chemical Agent Monitor

| S&T |

ARFF
Aircraft Rescue Firefighting

| FEMA |

ARFI
Areas Recommended For Improvement

| FEMA |

ARG
Accident Response Group

| FEMA |

ARI
Acute Respiratory Infection

| FEMA |

ARIES
Airborne Rapid Imagery for Emergency Support

| FEMA |

ARIO
Advanced Radiation Incident Operations

| FEMA |

ARIP
Accidental Release Information Program

| FEMA |

ARJIS
Automated Regional Justice Information System

| FEMA |

ARL
Activities Result List

| FEMA |

ARL
Airborne Reconnaissance Low

| FEMA |

ARL-M
Airborne Reconnaissance Low – Multifunction

| FEMA |

ARM
Aerial Radiological Monitor

| FEMA |

ARMS
Automated Resource Management System (FEMA)

| FEMA |

ARNG
Army National Guard

| FEMA | USCG |

ARNGOPS
Army National Guard Operations

| FEMA |

ARO
asset retirement obligation

| DHS |

A-ROC
Alternate Regional Operations Center

| FEMA |

ARP
Alarm Resolution Protocols

| TSA |

ARP
Administration and Resource Planning

| FEMA |

ARPA
Advanced Research Projects Agency

| FEMA |

ARPANET
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

| FEMA |

ARRA
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act

| FEMA |

ARRAS
Automatic Residential Remote Alarm System

| FEMA |

ARRL
American Radio Relay League

| FEMA |

ARS
Automatic Route Selection

| FEMA |

ARS
Agricultural Research Service

| DHS |

ARSOF
Army Special Operations Forces

| FEMA |

ARSR
Air Route Surveillance Radar

| TSA |

ART
Awards Review Team

| FEMA |

ARTCC
Air Route Traffic Control Center

| FEMA |

ARTS
Audit Report Tracking System

| FEMA |

ARWO
Aerial Reconnaissance Weather Office

| FEMA |

AS
Applicant Services

| FEMA |

AS
Automatic Sprinkler

| FEMA |

AS 06
Ardent Sentry 06 (exercise)

| FEMA |

ASA
Average Speed of Answer

| USCIS |

ASA/IL&E
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installation, Logistics and Environment)

| FEMA |

ASAC
Aviation Security Advisory Committee

| TSA |

ASAP
Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel

| FEMA |

ASAP
All-Hazards Situation Assessment Prototype

| FEMA |

ASAP
As soon as possible

| DHS |

ASAP
Automated Standard Application for Payments

| FEMA |

ASC
Advanced Systems Center

| FEMA |

ASC
Allowable Stack Concentration

| FEMA |

ASC
Area of Special Consideration

| FEMA |

ASC
Application Support Center

| USCIS | PLCY | PRIV |

ASCADS
Automated Sorting, Conversion and Distribution System

| FEMA |

ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers

| FEMA |

ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange

| FEMA |

ASCS
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services

| FEMA |

ASD
Acoustic Surveillance Device

| FEMA |

ASD
Allowable Stress Design

| FEMA |

ASD
Assistant Secretary of Defense

| FEMA |

ASD
Administrative Security Division

| MGMT |

ASD (HD)
Assistant Secretary of Defense, Homeland Defense

| FEMA |

ASD (SO/LIC)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict)

| FEMA |

ASDAR
Aircraft to Satellite Data Relay

| FEMA |

ASDRC
Automated Systems Disaster Recovery Capabilities

| FEMA |

ASDSO
Association of State Dam Safety Officials

| FEMA |

ASDWA
Association of State Drinking Water Administrators

| FEMA |

ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations

| PLCY |

ASFPM
Association of State Floodplain Managers

| FEMA |

ASGS
Air Support Group Supervisor

| FEMA |

ASH
Assistant Secretary for Health

| FEMA |

ASHA
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs

| FEMA |

ASHG
Accident Site Health Group

| FEMA |

ASHRAE
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers

| FEMA |

ASI
America’s Shield Initiative

| FEMA |

ASIA
Anti-smuggling Investigators Association

| FEMA |

ASIA
Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis

| FEMA |

ASIANPACI
Asian Pacific Islander

| FEMA |

ASIP
Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection

| FEMA |

ASIS
American Society for Industrial Security

| PLCY |

ASIWPCA
Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators

| FEMA |

ASL
Above Sea Level

| FEMA |

ASL
American Sign Language

| FEMA |

ASLB
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

| FEMA |

ASM
Air Support Manager

| FEMA |

ASME
American Society for Microbiology

| S&T |

ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers

| S&T |

ASMRO
Armed Services Medical Regulating Office

| FEMA |

ASMT
Assessment

| FEMA |

ASN
Abstract Syntax Notation

| FEMA |

ASOS
Automated Surface Observing System

| FEMA |

ASP
Aviation Security Program

| TSA |

ASP
Active Server Page

| FEMA |

ASP
Advanced Spectroscopic Portal

| CBP | CWMD |

ASP
Associate Safety Professional

| FEMA |

ASPA
Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs

| FEMA |

ASPE
American Society of Professional Estimators

| FEMA |

ASPECT
Airborne Spectral Photographic Environmental Collection Technology

| FEMA |

ASPECT
Airborne Spectral Environmental Collection Technology

| S&T |

ASPHEP
Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness

| FEMA |

ASPRS
American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

| FEMA |

ASR
Aquifer Storage Recovery

| FEMA |

ASR
Atmosphere supplying respirator

| FEMA |

ASR
Automatic Sprinkler Riser

| FEMA |

ASSE
American Society of Safety Engineers

| FEMA |

ASSET
Advanced Simulation and Software Engineering Technology

| FEMA |

ASST
Assistant

| FEMA |

ASSY
Assembly

| FEMA |

AST
Aboveground Storage Tank

| FEMA |

AST
Aviation Survival Technician

| FEMA |

AST
Accessible Systems and Technologies

| MGMT |

ASTA
American Society of Travel Agents

| CBP |

ASTHO
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

| FEMA |

ASTI
Airport Security Technology Integration

| TSA |

ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials

| S&T |

ASTS
Aeromedical Staging Squadron

| FEMA |

ASU
All-Source Situational Understanding

| FEMA |

ASUFAC
Airport and Seaport User Fee Advisory Committee, INS

| CBP |

AT
Advanced Technology

| FEMA |

AT
Anti-Terrorism

| FEMA |

AT&L
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

| FEMA |

AT/FP
Anti-Terrorism & Force Protection

| FEMA |

ATA
Airline Transportation Association

| TSA |

ATA
Actual Time of Arrival

| FEMA |

ATA
American Trucking Association

| PLCY |

ATAC
Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council

| I&A |

ATB
Applied Technology Board

| TSA |

ATBM
Air Tanker Base Manager

| FEMA |

ATC
Applied Technology Council

| FEMA |

ATC
Air Traffic Control

| CBP | TSA | CISA |

ATCET
Anti-Terrorism Combat Enforcement Team

| CBP |

A-TCET
Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team

| FEMA |

ATCO
Air tanker Coordinator

| FEMA |

ATCT
Air Traffic Control Tower

| FEMA |

ATD
Actual Time of Departure

| FEMA |

ATD
Advanced Technology Demonstration

| CWMD |

ATD
Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion

| FEMA |

ATDI
Advance Trade Data Initiative

| CBP |

ATDP
Annual Training and Development Plan

| FEMA |

ATDT
Atlantic Daylight Time (GMT – 3)

| FEMA |

ATF
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives [Bureau of]

| DHS |

ATGS
Air Tactical Group Supervisor

| FEMA |

ATH
Air-Transportable Hospital

| FEMA |

ATIS
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions

| CISA |

ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

| FEMA |

ATM
Automated Teller Machine

| FEMA |

ATMU
Advanced Technology Meteorological Unit

| FEMA |

ATMWU
Air Transportable Mobile Weather Unit

| FEMA |

ATN
Aeronautical Telecommunications Networks

| S&T |

ATO
Air Tasking Order

| FEMA |

ATP
Air Transit Program

| TSA |

ATP
Authority to Participate

| FEMA |

ATR
Advanced Thermal Reactor

| FEMA |

ATRAP
Air Transportable RADIAC Package

| FEMA |

ATS
Automated Targeting System

| CBP | PLCY | PRIV |

ATSA
Aviation and Transportation Security Act

| TSA | CISA | I&A |

ATSDR
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (USPHS)

| CISA | S&T |

ATST
Atlantic Standard Time (GMT – 4)

| FEMA |

ATT
Anti-Terrorism Technologies

| FEMA |

ATTF
Antiterrorism Task Force

| I&A |

ATTN
Attention

| FEMA |

ATV
All-terrain vehicle

| CBP | FEMA |

ATWC
Alaska Tsunami Warning Center (see WCATWC)

| FEMA |

AUH
Attached Unit Housing

| FEMA |

AUSA
Assistant United States Attorney

| FEMA |

AUTHN
Authorization

| FEMA |

AUTHY
Authority

| FEMA |

AUTODIN
Automatic Digital Network

| FEMA |

AUTOVON
Automatic Voice Network (see DSN)

| FEMA |

AUVSI
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International

| CBP |

AV
Air Vehicle

| FEMA |

AV
Audio-Visual

| FEMA |

AVC
Alaska Volcano Center

| FEMA |

AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

| FEMA |

AVI
Audio-Visual Interleave

| FEMA |

AVIC
Area Veterinarian in Charge

| FEMA |

AVIP
Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

| FEMA |

AVLIS
Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation

| FEMA |

AVMA
American Veterinary Medical Association

| FEMA |

AVO
Alaska Volcano Observatory

| FEMA |

AVOps
Aviation Operations

| TSA | OPS |

AVSEC
Aviation Security

| TSA |

AWACS
Airborne Warning and Control System

| CBP |

AWBA
Average Weekly Benefit Amount

| FEMA |

AWD
Available Without Declaration

| FEMA |

AWIPS
Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System

| FEMA |

AWIS
Automated Weather Information System

| FEMA |

AWO
American Waterway Operators

| USCG |

AWOL
Absent Without Leave

| FEMA |

AWOP
Absence Without Pay

| FEMA |

AWRA
American Water Resources Association

| FEMA |

AWS
Alternate Work Schedule

| FEMA |

AWS
alternative work schedule

| MGMT |

AWWA
American Water Works Association

| FEMA |

AYE
Alternate Year Exercise

| FEMA |

B&SA
Bureau and Statistical Agent (NFIP)

| FEMA |

B/C
Benefit/Cost

| FEMA |

BAA
Broad Agency Announcement

| FEMA | S&T |

BAA
Broad Area Announcement

| FEMA |

BACM
Business Alliance for Customs Modernization

| CBP |

BAER
Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (Team)

| FEMA |

BAER
Burned Area Emergency Response

| FEMA |

BALV
Best Available Lodging Value

| FEMA |

BAND
Bio-agent Autonomous Networked Detectors

| S&T |

BARDA
Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority

| FEMA |

BAREPP
Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project

| FEMA |

BASIS
Biological Aerosol Sentry and Information System

| S&T |

BATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

| FEMA |

BATT
Battery

| FEMA |

BAWS
Biological Aerosol Warning System

| FEMA |

BBP
Blood Borne Pathogen

| FEMA |

BBRS
Board of Building Regulations and Standards

| FEMA |

BBS
Bulletin Board System

| FEMA |

BC
Base Camp

| FEMA |

BC
Branch Chief

| FEMA |

BCA
Benefit-Cost Analysis

| FEMA |

BCBP
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

| FEMA |

BCC
Border Crossing Card

| CBP | PLCY | PRIV |

BCF
Billion Cubic Feet

| FEMA |

BCIS
Bureau for Citizenship and Immigration Services (see USCIS)

| FEMA |

BCMC
Board for the Coordination of Model Codes

| FEMA |

BCMG
Base/Camp Manager

| FEMA |

BCMR
Board of Correction of Military Records

| USCG | OGC |

BCP
Business Continuity Planning

| FEMA |

BCR
Benefit-Cost Ratio

| FEMA |

BCR
Border Cargo Release

| CBP |

BDA
Battle Damage Assessment

| FEMA |

BDC
Bomb Data Center (FBI)

| CISA |

BDE
Brigade

| FEMA |

BDO
Battle Dress Overgarment

| FEMA |

BDRP
Biological Defense Research Program

| FEMA |

BDS
Biohazard Detection System

| CISA |

BDU
Battle Dress Utility

| FEMA |

BEA
Bureau of Economic Analysis

| FEMA |

BEEF
Big Explosive Experimental Facility

| FEMA |

BEIR
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation

| FEMA |

BENS
Business Executives for National Security

| PLCY |

BENT SPEAR
Nuclear Incident (codeword)

| FEMA |

BEP
Budget Execution Plan

| FEMA |

BERD
Blocked Erosion Rate Database

| FEMA |

BERT
Building Emergency Response Team

| CISA |

BEST
Bus Explosive Screening Technology

| TSA |

BEST
Border Enforcement Security Taskforce

| DHS | CBP | ICE | USCG | I&A | OPS |

BEST
Building Engagement, Strengths and Talent

| FEMA |

BFA
Benefit Fraud Assessment

| FEMA |

BFC
Bills for Collection

| FEMA |

BFD
Base Flood Depth

| FEMA |

BFE
Base Flood Elevation

| FEMA |

BFM
Budget and Financial Management Branch (US-VISIT)

| CISA |

BGAD
Blue Grass Army Depot

| FEMA |

BGAN
Broadband Global Area Network

| FEMA |

BGCA
Blue Grass Chemical Activity

| FEMA |

BGP
Border Gateway Protocol

| FEMA |

BHEF
Business-Higher Education Forum

| S&T |

BHS
Bureau of Health Services

| FEMA |

BI
Background Investigation

| FEMA |

BIA
Bureau of Indian Affairs

| CISA | CRCL |

BIA
Board of Immigration Appeals/Affairs (DOJ)

| ICE | USCIS |

BICE
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement

| FEMA |

BICEP
Basic Investigation of Computer and Electronic Crimes Program

| FLETC |

BICEPP
Business and Industry Council for Emergency Preparedness and Planning

| FEMA |

BIDS
Biological Integrated Detection System

| FEMA |

BIFC
Boise Interagency Fire Center (see NIFC or NIFCC)

| FEMA |

BIIDB
Badge Imaging Information Database

| FEMA |

BIL
Band Interleaved by Line (Format)

| FEMA |

BIO
Biological

| FEMA |

BIO
biological improvised explosive device enhancement

| S&T |

BISC
Border Interdiction Support Center

| CBP |

BIT
Building Inventory Tool

| FEMA |

BIT
Built-In Test

| FEMA |

BIT
Business Intelligence Tool

| MGMT |

BITE
Biometric Identification Technology Ethics

| PRIV |

BIWG
Bilateral Interdiction Working Group

| ICE |

BJA
Bureau of Justice Assistance (DOJ)

| FEMA |

BKC
Biodefense Knowledge Center [Part of NBACC, National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center]

| S&T |

BKR
Breaker

| FEMA |

BL
Bill of Lading

| FEMA |

BLESTP
Basic Law Enforcement Supervisor Training Program

| FLETC |

BLEVE
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion

| FEMA |

BLM
Bureau of Land Management

| FEMA |

BLS
Bureau of Labor Statistics

| MGMT |

BLS
Basic Life Support

| FEMA |

BM
Bench Mark

| FEMA |

BMBL
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories

| S&T |

BMC
Bomb Management Center

| FEMA |

BMD
Borders and Maritime Security Division (S&T/BMD)

| DHS |

BMP
Best Management Practice

| FEMA |

BMS
Building Management System

| FEMA |

BN
Battalion

| FEMA |

BNA
Baseline Needs Assessment

| FEMA |

BNICE
Biological, Nuclear, Incendiary, Chemical, Explosive

| CISA | S&T |

BNML
Battalion Military Liaison

| FEMA |

BOC
Basic Operating Cost

| FEMA |

BOCA
Building Officials and Code Administrators

| FEMA |

BOD
Business Operations Services and Human Capital Division (S&T/BOD)

| DHS |

BOE
basis of estimate

| S&T |

BOL
Bureau of Labs

| FEMA |

BOLO
Be On the Lookout alert

| I&A |

BOM
Bill of Materials

| FEMA |

BOO
Base of Operations

| FEMA |

BOP
(Federal) Bureau of Prisons

| FEMA |

BOR
Bureau of Reclamation

| FEMA |

BORCAP
Border Patrol Criminal Alien Program

| CBP | USCG | OPS |

BorderNet
(formerly BTSNet)

| CBP | S&T |

BORP
Building Occupancy Resumption Program

| FEMA |

BORSTAR
Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue Team

| CBP | USCG |

BORTAC
Border Patrol Tactical Unit

| CBP |

BOV
Board of Visitors

| FEMA |

BOXER
Bulk-Only X-ray Enhanced Region

| TSA |

BPA
Border Patrol Agent

| CBP | FEMA | OPS |

BPAT
Building Performance Assessment Team

| FEMA |

BPD
Blast-Protective Design

| FEMA |

BPM
Basic Property Management

| FEMA |

BPML
Business Process Markup Language

| FEMA |

BPN
Business Partner Network

| FEMA |

BPO
Blanket Purchase Order

| FEMA |

BPP
Business Policy and Planning Branch (US-VISIT)

| CISA |

BPR
Business Process Reengineering

| FEMA |

BPRP
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program

| FEMA |

BPS
Bits Per Second

| FEMA |

BPSS
Business Process Specification Schema

| FEMA |

BPWG
Best Practices Working Group

| DHS |

BRAC
Base Realignment and Closure Act

| MGMT |

BRASS
Border Release Advance Screening & Selectivity

| CBP |

BRI
Building Related Illness

| FEMA |

BRIDGES
Building Respect in Diverse Groups to Enhance Security

| ICE |

BRM
Bio-Regulator/Modulator

| FEMA |

BRM
Business Reference Model

| I&A | MGMT |

BROKEN ARROW
Nuclear Accident (codeword)

| FEMA |

BRT
Business Round Table

| PLCY |

BSA
Business Software Alliance

| DHS |

BSA
Base Support Area

| FEMA |

BSAT
biological select agent and toxin

| CWMD |

BSC
Biometrics Support Center

| FEMA | CISA |

BSCO
Biosafety Coordinating Official

| S&T |

BSD
Border Security Deployment

| CBP |

BSE
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (aka: “Mad Cow Disease”)

| FEMA |

BSI
Basic Support Installation

| FEMA |

BSI
Border Safety Initiative

| CBP |

BSIR
Biannual Strategy Implementation Reports

| FEMA |

BSL
biosafety level

| CWMD |

BSO
Biosafety Officer

| S&T |

BSOP
Battle Staff Operating Procedures

| FEMA |

BSPP
Broadcast Station Protection Program

| FEMA |

BSSC
Building Seismic Safety Council

| FEMA |

BST
Border Support Team

| CBP |

BST
Burn Specialty Team

| FEMA |

BT
Bioterrorism

| FEMA |

BT
Buying Team

| FEMA |

BTA
Bioterrorism Act

| CBP |

BTA
Border Trade Alliance

| CBP |

BTCP
Biological Threat Characterization Program

| S&T |

BTCP
Biological Terrorism Contingency Plan

| CISA | S&T |

BTO
Business Transformation Office

| FEMA |

BTS
Budget Tracking System

| CISA |

BTS
Bureau of Transportation Statistics

| TSA |

BTS
Border and Transportation Security (former DHS Directorate, contained CBP, ICE, TSA and FLETC)

| FEMA |

BTU
British Thermal Unit

| FEMA |

BTW
By the way

| DHS |

BU
Building (Line)

| FEMA |

BUMED
Bureau of Medicine

| FEMA |

BUYL
Buying Team Leader

| FEMA |

BUYM
Buying Team Member

| FEMA |

BV
Butterfly Valve

| FEMA |

BW
Biological Weapons

| S&T |

BW
Biological Warfare

| CISA | S&T |

BWIC
Biological Warning and Incident Characterization

| FEMA | S&T |

BWR
Boiling Water Reactor

| FEMA |

BY
Budget Year

| FEMA |

BZ
Breathing Zone

| FEMA |

BZPP
Buffer Zone Protection Plan

| FEMA |

BZPP
Buffer Zone Protection Program

| FEMA | CISA |

C Number
Crew number

| FEMA |

C&A
certification and accreditation

| MGMT |

C&C
Components and Cladding

| FEMA |

C&D
Clean and Disinfect

| FEMA |

C/A
Controller/Analyst

| FEMA |

C/E
Communications/Electronics

| DHS |

C2
Command and Control

| FEMA |

C3
(ICE) Cyber Crimes Center

| FEMA |

C3
Command, Control, and Communications

| FEMA | USCG |

C3
Customs Cyber Smuggling Center

| FEMA |

C3I
Command, Control, Communications, Information 

| FEMA |

C3ISR
Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

| FEMA |

C4
Command, Control, Communications and Computers

| FEMA | OPS |

C4ISR
C4+Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

| USCG |

CA
Chemical Agent

| S&T |

CA
Capability Assurance

| FEMA |

CA
Civil Affairs

| FEMA |

CA
Congressional Affairs

| FEMA |

CA
Cooperating Agency

| FEMA |

CA
Cooperative Agreement

| FEMA |

CA
compartmented area

| MGMT |

CAA
Clean Air Act

| FEMA |

CAAP
Critical Asset Assurance Program

| FEMA |

CAARS
Cargo Advanced Automated Radiography System

| CWMD |

CAB
Change Advisory Board

| MGMT |

CABIN
Chemical and Biological Information Network

| FEMA |

CAC
Citizens’ Advisory Commissions

| FEMA |

CAC
Civil Applications Committee

| FEMA |

CAC
Climate Analysis Center

| FEMA |

CAC
Community Assistance Contact

| FEMA |

CAC
Crisis Action Center

| FEMA |

CAC
Common Access Card

| PLCY | PRIV |

CACB
Camp Crew Boss

| FEMA |

CACTIS
Computer-Assisted CSEPP Training Information System

| FEMA |

CAD
Computer Aided/Assisted Dispatch

| FEMA |

CAD
Computer-Aided/Assisted Design

| FEMA |

CAD
Computer-Assisted Drafting

| FEMA |

CADD
Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design

| FEMA |

CADET
Computer-Assisted Design for Exercise Training

| FEMA |

CADW
Civil Air Defense Warning

| FEMA |

CAE
Command Assessment Element (for CBIRF)

| FEMA |

CAE
Component Acquisition Executive

| MGMT |

CAEM
Committee for Animal Emergency Management

| FEMA |

CAEO
Competitive Analysis and Evaluation Office

| FEMA |

CAER
Community Awareness and Emergency Response

| FEMA |

CAF
Compressed Air Foam

| FEMA |

CAF
Critical Asset Factor

| FEMA | CISA |

CAG
Core Agency Group

| FEMA |

CAI
Chemical Accident/Incident

| FEMA |

CAI
Computer-Aided Instruction

| FEMA |

CAIC
Chemical Accident/Incident Control

| FEMA |

CAICO
Chemical Accident/Incident Control Officer

| FEMA |

CAIRA
Chemical Accident/Incident Response and Assistance

| FEMA |

CALM
Cognitive and Affective Learning Model

| FEMA |

CAM
Chemical Agent Monitor

| FEMA | S&T |

CAM
Computer-Aided Manufacturing

| FEMA |

CAMDS
Chemical Agent Munition Disposal System

| FEMA |

CAMEO
Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations

| FEMA |

CAMEXPAN
Central America, Mexico, Panama

| CBP | PLCY |

CAMPS
Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System

| CISA | S&T |

CAMRA
Center for Advancing Microbiological Risk Assessment

| S&T |

CAMS
Continuous Air Monitoring System

| FEMA |

CAMU
Corrective Action Management Unit

| DHS |

CAMU
Companion Animal Management Unit

| FEMA |

CANAR
Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitators

| FEMA |

CANDU
Canadian-Deuterium Uranium (Reactor)

| FEMA |

CAO
Component Chief Administrative Officer

| DHS |

CAO
Caribbean Area Office

| FEMA |

CAO
Chief Administrative Officer

| DHS |

CAP
1Criminal Alien Program

| FEMA |

CAP
Capability Assessment Program

| FEMA |

CAP
Capability Assurance Program

| FEMA |

CAP
Civil Air Patrol

| CBP | FEMA |

CAP
Collection, Analysis and Planning

| FEMA |

CAP
Combat Air Patrol

| FEMA |

CAP
Common Alerting Protocol

| FEMA |

CAP
Community Assistance Program

| FEMA |

CAP
Contract Administration Plans

| FEMA |

CAP
Corrective Action Program

| FEMA |

CAP
Crisis Action Process

| OPS |

CAPA
Coalition of Airline Pilots Association

| TSA |

CAPC
Civil Aviation Planning Committee

| FEMA |

CAPCO
Controlled Access Program Coordination Office

| I&A |

CAP-FASSE
Corrective Action Program – Federal Agency Support Services Element

| FEMA |

CAPM
Compliance Assurance Program Manager

| CWMD |

CAPPS II
Computer Assisted Passenger Pre-screening System

| TSA | PLCY | PRIV |

CAPR
Categorical Assistance Progress Reports

| FEMA |

CAPRA
Critical Asset and Portfolio Risk Analysis

| CISA |

CAPSS
Corrective Action Program Support System

| FEMA |

CAP-SSSE
Corrective Action Program – State Support Services Element

| FEMA |

CapWIN
Capital Wireless Integrated Network

| FEMA |

CAR
Capability Assessment for Readiness

| FEMA |

CAR
Congressional Affairs Representative

| FEMA |

CARAT
Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training

| USCG |

CARCAH
Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination -All Hurricanes

| FEMA |

CARD
Collaborative Agencies for Responding to Disasters

| FEMA |

CARDA
Continental Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment

| FEMA |

CARL
Computerized Activities Results List

| FEMA |

CARRI
Community and Regional Resilience Initiative

| S&T |

CART
Computer Analysis and Response Team

| FEMA |

CART
County Animal Response Team

| FEMA |

CARVER
Criticality, Accessibility, Recuperability, Vulnerability, Effect and Recognizability

| CISA |

CAS
Chemical Abstract Service

| FEMA |

CAS
Comprehensive Assessment System

| FEMA |

CAS
Crisis Action System

| FEMA |

CASC
Cache Supply Clerk

| FEMA |

CASE
Computer Aided Software Engineering

| I&A | MGMT |

CASPER
C-130 Airborne Sensor with Palletized Electronic Reconnaissance

| USCG |

CASS
Cockpit Access Security System

| TSA |

CAST
Commercial Aviation Safety Team

| TSA |

CASU
Centralized Administrative Services Unit

| FEMA |

CAT
Catalog

| FEMA |

CAT
Collier Area Transit (Florida)

| FEMA |

CAT
Catastrophic

| FEMA |

CAT
Category

| FEMA |

CAT
Crisis Action Team

| FEMA | OPS |

CATEGORY A [PUBLIC ASSISTANCE]
Debris Removal

| FEMA |

CATEGORY B [PUBLIC ASSISTANCE]
Emergency Protective Measures

| FEMA |

CATEGORY C [PUBLIC ASSISTANCE]
Roads and Bridges

| FEMA |

CATEGORY D [PUBLIC ASSISTANCE]
Water Control Facilities

| FEMA |

CATEGORY E [PUBLIC ASSISTANCE]
Buildings and Contents

| FEMA |

CATEGORY F [PUBLIC ASSISTANCE]
Utilities

| FEMA |

CATEGORY G [PUBLIC ASSISTANCE]
Parks, Recreational, and Other

| FEMA |

CATEX
Catastrophic Exercise

| FEMA |

CATEX
Categorical Exclusion

| FEMA |

CATF
Catastrophic Task Force

| FEMA |

CATL
Chronology and Time Line

| FEMA |

CATS
Consequences Assessment Tool Set

| FEMA |

CAV
Community Assistance Visit

| FEMA |

CAX
Capability Assurance Exercise

| FEMA |

CAX
Computer-Assisted Exercise

| FEMA |

CB
Chemical/Biological, (split)

| FEMA | S&T |

CB
Citizens’ Band

| FEMA | S&T |

CB
Cluster Bomb

| FEMA | S&T |

CBA
Cost Benefit Analysis

| I&A | MGMT |

CBARS
Coastal Barrier Resources System

| FEMA |

CBCF
Cross Border Crime Forum

| CBP |

CBCT
Chemical/Biological Countermeasures Training

| FEMA |

CBD
Chemical and Biological Defense

| FEMA |

CBD
Chemical and Biological Division (S&T/CBD)

| DHS |

CBDCOM
Chemical and Biological Defense Command (see SBCCOM)

| FEMA |

CBEFF
Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework

| FEMA |

CBEK
Compendium of Basic Exercise Knowledge

| FEMA |

CBEP
Career Builder Express Program

| FEMA |

CBET
Computer Based Education and Training

| FEMA |

CBI
Chandler Burning Index

| FEMA |

CBI
Computer-Based Instruction

| FEMA |

CBIA
Coastal Barrier Improvement Act

| FEMA |

CBIAC
Chemical and Biological Information Analysis Center

| FEMA |

CBIG
Caribbean Border Interagency Group

| FEMA |

CBIRF
Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force (USMC)

| FEMA |

CBL
Commercial Bill of Lading

| FEMA |

CBL
Computer-Based Learning

| FEMA |

CBN
Cooperative Base Network

| FEMA |

CBN
Chemical, Biological, or Nuclear

| FEMA | CISA | S&T |

CBO
Congressional Budget Office

| USCIS | CISA |

CBO
Community-Based Organization

| USCIS | CISA | OPS |

CBP
Customs and Border Protection, United States

| DHS |

CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

| MGMT |

CBPMO
United States Customs and Border Protection Modernization Office

| CBP |

CBPO
CBP Officer

| FEMA |

CBQRF
Chemical-Biological Quick Response Force

| FEMA |

CBR
Chemical, Biological and/or Radiological

| CISA | S&T |

CBR&D
Chemical and Biological Research and Development Sector

| TSA |

CBRA
Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 (see COBRA)

| FEMA |

CBRD
Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense

| FEMA |

CBRDEC
Chemical & Biological, Research, Development & Engineering Center

| FEMA |

CBRDT
Chemical/Biological Rapid Deployment Team

| FEMA | S&T |

CBRN
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear

| FEMA | S&T |

CBRNE
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive

| S&T | OPS |

CBRNE-CM
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive – Consequence Management

| FEMA |

CBRRT
Chemical & Biological Rapid Response Team

| FEMA |

CBRS
Coastal Barrier Resources System

| FEMA |

CBRS
Concept Based Requirement System

| FEMA |

CBRT
Chemical and Biological Response Team

| FEMA |

CBRTA
Chemical, Biological and Radiological Technology Alliance

| S&T | CWMD |

CBSA
Canada Border Security Agency

| FEMA |

CBT
Chemical Biological Toxin

| FEMA |

CBT
Computer-Based Training

| FEMA |

CBW
Chemical and Biological Warfare

| FEMA |

CC
Citizen Corps

| FEMA |

CC
Congregate Care

| FEMA |

CC
Coordination Center

| FEMA |

CC
Courtesy Copy

| FEMA |

CC
Crisis Counseling

| FEMA |

cc
cubic centimeter

| FEMA |

CC
Command Center

| PLCY |

CCA
Circuit Card Assembly

| FEMA |

CCA
Comprehensive Cooperative Agreement (see CA)

| FEMA |

CCA
Continuity Communications Architecture

| FEMA |

CCAM
Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility

| FEMA |

CCAMS
Comprehensive Cooperative Agreement Monitoring System

| FEMA |

CCAP
Child Citizenship Act Project

| USCIS |

CCAT
Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology

| FEMA |

CCB
Configuration Control Board

| FEMA |

CCC
Citizen Corps Council

| FEMA |

CCC
Congregate Care Center

| FEMA |

CCC
Crisis Coordination Center

| FEMA |

CCD
Corporate Communications Division (S&T&CCD)

| DHS |

CCD
Consular Consolidated Database

| USCIS | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

CCDB
Consolidated Counterdrug Data Base

| ICE |

CCDPH
Cook County Department of Public Health

| FEMA |

CCF
Coded Cities Forecast

| FEMA |

CCFP
(National Institute of Justice) Center for Civil Force Protection

| FEMA |

CCG
Crisis Coordination Group

| FEMA |

CCI
Command, Control, and Interoperability

| FEMA |

CCIO
Command and Control Incidents Operations

| FEMA |

CCIR
Commander’s Critical Information Report

| FEMA |

CCITP
Counterterrorism Cyber-crime Investigations Training Program

| FLETC |

CCITT
Consultative Committee for International Telephony and Telegraphy

| FEMA |

CCL
Contamination Control Line

| FEMA |

CCLS
Command Center Liaison Section

| FEMA |

CCMIS
Crisis Consequence Management Information System

| FEMA |

CCMRF
CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force

| FEMA |

CCN
Canonical Correlation Analysis

| FEMA |

CCND
Consultative Committee on Natural Disasters

| FEMA |

CCO
Claims Coordinating Office

| FEMA |

CCO
Consultation Coordination Officer

| FEMA |

CCP
Casualty Collection Point

| FEMA |

CCP
Crisis Counseling Program

| FEMA |

CCP
Citizen Corps Program

| FEMA | CISA |

CCRF
Commissioned Corps Readiness Force

| FEMA |

CCS
Congregate Care System

| FEMA |

CCS
Contamination Control Station

| FEMA |

CCSL
Command and Control Simulation Lab

| FEMA |

CCSO
Cook County Sheriff’s Office

| FEMA |

CCSO
Component Chief Security Officer

| MGMT |

CCSP
Certified Cargo Screening Program

| FEMA |

CCST
Chemical Casualty Site Team

| FEMA |

CCT
Critical Care Transport

| FEMA |

CCT
Communications Coordination Team

| MGMT |

CCTV
Closed Circuit Television

| FEMA |

CCU
Correspondence Control Unit

| FEMA |

CCV
Characteristics and Common Vulnerabilities

| FEMA |

CD
Civil Defense

| FEMA |

CD
Code

| FEMA |

CD
Compact Disc

| FEMA |

CDBG
Community Development Block Grant

| FEMA |

CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

| DHS |

CDCP
Center for Disease Control and Prevention

| FEMA |

CDD
Capability Development and Demonstration

| FEMA |

CDD
Cross-Disaster Database

| FEMA |

CDE
Committed Dose Equivalent

| FEMA |

CDER
Computer Data Entry Recorder

| FEMA |

CDERA
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency

| FEMA |

CDEX
Civil Defense Exercise

| FEMA |

CDL
Commercial Driver’s License

| FEMA |

CDL
Community Disaster Loan

| FEMA |

CDM
Content Design Manager

| FEMA |

CDM
conceptual data model

| MGMT |

CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access

| FEMA |

CDO
Central Dense Overcast

| FEMA |

CDP
Candidate Development Program

| USCG |

CDP
Center for Domestic Preparedness

| FEMA |

CDP
Chemical Demilitarization Program

| FEMA |

CDR
Christian Disaster Response

| FEMA |

CDR
Critical Design Review

| FEMA |

CDR
Crude Death Rate

| FEMA |

CDR
Commander

| DHS |

CDRDB
Conventional Disaster Resource Database

| FEMA |

CDRG
Catastrophic Disaster Response Group

| FEMA | OPS |

CDRG-PAC
Catastrophic Disaster Response Group – Primary Agency Committee

| FEMA |

CD-ROM
Compact Disk Read Only Memory

| DHS |

CDRS
Call Detail Reporting System

| FEMA |

CDS
Charge Data System

| FEMA |

CDSO
Collateral Duty Safety Officer

| FEMA |

CDSP
Cache Demobilization Specialist

| FEMA |

CDT
Central Daylight Time (GMT – 5)

| FEMA |

CDU
Contagious Disease Unit

| FEMA |

CDV
Civil Defense Victoreen

| FEMA |

CDX
Control and Direction Exercise

| FEMA |

CE
Categorical Exclusion

| FEMA |

CE
Civil Engineer

| FEMA |

CE
continuous evaluation [security]

| MGMT |

CEA
County Executives of America

| FEMA | CISA |

CEA
cost-effectiveness analysis

| PLCY |

CEA
Council of Economic Advisors

| DHS |

CEB
Contractor Evaluation Board

| FEMA |

CEC
Chief Exercise Controller

| FEMA |

CED
Committee for Economic Development

| FEMA |

CEDAP
Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program

| FEMA |

CEDE
Committed Effective Dose Equivalent

| FEMA |

CEE
Consolidated Enforcement Environment

| MGMT |

CEEP
Critical Employee Emergency Planning

| FEMA |

CEF
Cost Estimating Format

| FEMA |

CEF
Critical Emergency File

| FEMA |

CEG
Council for Excellence in Government

| S&T |

CEI
Critical Elements of Information

| FEMA |

CEM
Certified Emergency Manager

| FEMA |

CEM
Comprehensive Emergency Management

| FEMA |

CEMD
County Emergency Management Director

| FEMA |

CEMIS
Crisis and Emergency Management Information System

| FEMA |

CEMP
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan

| FEMA |

CEMS
Continuous Emission Monitoring System

| FEMA |

CENL
Chemical Event Notification Level

| FEMA |

CENR
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

| FEMA |

CEO
Chief Executive Officer

| FEMA |

CEO
Community Education and Outreach

| FEMA |

CEOC
County Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA |

CEOS
Committee on Earth-Orbiting Satellites

| FEMA |

CEP
Circular Error Probable

| FEMA |

CEP
Civil Emergency Planning (NATO)

| FEMA |

CEP
Civil Emergency Preparedness

| FEMA |

CEPAP
Cost Estimating for the Public Assistance Program, Expert Panel on

| FEMA |

CEPI
Catastrophic Emergency Preparedness Initiative

| FEMA |

CEPPO
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office

| FEMA |

CEQ
Council on Environmental Quality

| FEMA |

CERC
Coastal Engineering Research Center

| FEMA |

CERC
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication

| FEMA |

CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (aka: “Superfund”)

| FEMA |

CERDEC
Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center

| CWMD |

CERES
California Environmental Resources Evaluation System

| FEMA |

CERT
Computer Evidence Recovery Training

| USSS |

CERT
Community Emergency Response Team

| FEMA | CISA | OPS |

CERT
Computer Emergency Recovery Team

| FEMA |

CERT
Computer Evidence Response Training

| FEMA |

CERT
Council of Energy Resource Tribes

| FEMA |

CERT
Computer Emergency Readiness Team

| CISA | S&T |

CERT/CC
Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center

| FEMA |

CEST
Cyber Emergency Support Team

| FEMA |

CET
Contraband Enforcement Team

| CBP | OPS |

CEU
Compliance Enforcement Unit

| CBP |

CEU
Continuing Education Unit

| FEMA |

CEXS
Cooperative Extension Service

| FEMA |

CFA
Capability Focus Area

| FEMA |

CFA
Cognizant Federal Agency

| FEMA |

CFA
Computerized Fleet Analysis

| FEMA |

CFAI
Commission on Fire Accreditation International

| FEMA |

CFAO
Cognizant Federal Agency Official

| FEMA |

CFATS
Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Standards

| CISA |

CFBCI
Center for Faith Based and Community Initiatives (FEMA/CFBCI)

| DHS |

CFC
Combined Federal Campaign

| MGMT |

CFC-NCA
Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area

| FEMA |

CFDA
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

| MGMT |

CFGDP
Crash Feed Grain Donation Program

| FEMA |

CFI
Credentialing Framework Initiative

| PLCY |

CFIUS
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

| CISA | I&A | OGC | PLCY |

CFIVSAC
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Advisory Committee

| USCG |

cfm
cubic feet per minute

| FEMA |

CFO
Chief Financial Officer

| DHS |

CFO
Chief of Field Operations

| FEMA |

CFO Council
Chief Financial Officer’s Council

| DHS |

CFR
Code of Federal Regulations

| FEMA | OGC |

CFS
Certified Fraud Specialists, Association of

| USSS |

cfs
Cubic Feet Per Second

| FEMA |

CFSA
Consolidated Farm Service Agency

| FEMA |

CFSI
Congressional Fire Services Institute

| FEMA |

CFT
cross functional team

| S&T |

CFTC
Commodity Futures Trading Commission

| PLCY |

CG
Coast Guard (see USCG)

| FEMA |

CG
Commanding General

| FEMA |

CGD
Coast Guard District

| FEMA |

CGFAA
Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act

| FEMA |

CGI
Common Gateway Interface

| FEMA |

CGISS
Center for Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface

| FEMA |

CGM
Computer Graphics Metafile

| FEMA |

CGS
Council of Graduate Schools

| USCIS | S&T |

CH
Channel

| FEMA |

CHARM
Complex Hazardous Release Model

| FEMA |

CHAWS
Chemical Hazard Warning System

| FEMA |

CHCO
Chief Human Capital Officer (MGMT/CHCO)

| DHS |

CHDS
Center for Homeland Defense and Security

| FEMA |

ChE
Cholinesterase

| FEMA |

CHECK 21
Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act

| FEMA |

CHEMTREC
Chemical Transportation Emergency Center

| FEMA |

CHERCAP
Comprehensive HAZMAT Emergency Response Capability Assessment Program

| FEMA |

CHER-CAP
Community Hazards Emergency Response – Capability Assurance Process

| FEMA |

CHIP
Capability and Hazard Identification Program

| FEMA |

CHIP
Critical Homeland Infrastructure Protection

| FEMA |

CHM
Chemistry of Hazardous Materials

| FEMA |

CHPPM
Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (United States Army)

| S&T |

CHRCL
Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law

| CRCL |

CHRIS
Chemical Hazard Response Information System

| FEMA |

CHS
Correctional Health Services

| FEMA |

CI
Critical Infrastructure

| FEMA |

CI
counterintelligence

| I&A |

CIA
Catastrophic Incident Annex

| FEMA |

CIA
Central Intelligence Agency

| DHS |

CIAD
Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Division

| FEMA |

CIAETP
Criminal Investigation in Automated Equipment Training Program

| FLETC |

CIAO
Chief Infrastructure Assurance Officer

| FEMA |

CIAO
Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office

| FEMA | CISA | I&A |

CIAO
Critical Infrastructure Assurance Officer

| FEMA |

CICAD
Center for Intelligence Collection Analysis and Dissemination

| FEMA |

CICC
DHS Counterintelligence Coordinating Council

| I&A |

CICG
Critical Infrastructure Coordination Group

| FEMA |

CID
Command, Control and Interoperability Division (S&T/CID)

| DHS |

CID
Criminal Investigation Division or Department, (split) Community Identification

| FEMA | USSS |

CIDCON
Civil Defense Condition

| FEMA |

CIDER
Computer Interactive Display, Entry, and Retrieval

| FEMA |

CIEE
Common Information Exchange Environment

| FEMA |

CIF
Central Information File

| FEMA |

CIF
Cost, Insurance, and Freight

| FEMA |

CIG
Central Intelligence Group

| FEMA |

CIH
Certified Industrial Hygienist

| FEMA |

CII
Critical Infrastructure Information

| CISA |

CIIA
Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002

| CISA |

CIID
Counterintelligence and Investigations Division (DHS)

| FEMA |

CIII
Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies Integrator

| CISA |

CIIMS
Critical Infrastructure Inspection Management System

| S&T |

CIIP
Critical Infrastructure Information Protection Interagency Working Group

| CISA |

CIIP IWG
Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Interagency Working Group

| FEMA |

CIK
Crypto-Ignition Key

| FEMA |

CIKR
Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources

| CISA | I&A |

CIMA
Channel Industry Mutual Aid

| FEMA |

CIMRT
Critical Incident Management Response Team

| FEMA |

CIMS
Correspondence and Issues Management System

| FEMA |

CIMS
Critical Incident Management Support

| FEMA |

CIMS
Critical Infrastructure Modeling System

| CISA |

CIMST
Critical Incident Management Support Team

| FEMA |

CINC
Commander in Chief

| FEMA |

CINCAMC
Commander-in-Chief, Air Mobility Command

| FEMA |

CINCLANT
Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet

| FEMA |

CINCNORAD
Commander-in-Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command

| FEMA |

CINCPAC
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Command

| FEMA |

CINCSOC
Commander-in-Chief, Special Operations Command

| FEMA |

CINCTRANS
Commander-in-Chief, Transportation Command

| FEMA |

CIND
Compact Integrated Narcotics Detector

| USCG |

CINDI
Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information

| FEMA |

CINDI
Compact Integrated Narcotics Detector Instrument

| FEMA |

CINS
Catastrophic Incident of National Significance

| FEMA |

CINT
Chief Intelligence Officer

| I&A |

CIO
Chief Information Officer

| DHS |

CIP
Critical Infrastructure Protection

| CISA | S&T | I&A |

CIP
Component Intelligence Program

| I&A |

CIP
capital investment plan

| MGMT |

CIP IWG
Critical Infrastructure Protection Interagency Working Group

| FEMA |

CIPAC
Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council

| S&T | I&A |

CIPB
Critical Infrastructure Protection Board

| FEMA |

CIP-DSS
CIP-Decision Support System

| FEMA |

CIPIC
Critical Infrastructure Protection Information Center

| FEMA |

CIPP
Certified Information Privacy Professionals

| CISA | PRIV |

CIPWG
Critical Infrastructure Protection Working Group

| FEMA |

CIR
Critical Infrastructure Resiliency

| FEMA |

CIRA
Catastrophic Incident Response Annex

| FEMA |

CIRES
Catastrophic Incident Response Execution Schedule

| FEMA |

CIRG
Critical Incident Response Group

| FEMA |

CIRMS
Council of Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards

| FEMA |

CIRP
Catastrophic Incident Response Plan

| FEMA | PLCY |

CIS
Catastrophic Incident Supplement

| FEMA |

CIS
Central Index System

| CBP | USCIS |

CIS
Community Information System

| FEMA |

CIS
Civil Infrastructure Security

| CISA | S&T |

CIS
see USCIS for Citizenship and Immigration Services

| USCIS |

CISA
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

| CISA |

CISD
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

| FEMA |

CISM
Critical Incident Stress Management

| FEMA |

CISMT
Critical Incident Stress Management Team

| FEMA |

CISO
Chief Information Security Officer

| I&A | MGMT |

CISOMB
Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman

| DHS |

CISSC
Central Information Systems Storage Center

| FEMA |

CITAC
Computer Intrusion Threat Assessment Center

| FEMA |

CITMO
Commercial Information Technology for Multinational Operations

| S&T |

CITP
Criminal Investigator Training Program

| FLETC |

CJCS
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

| FEMA |

CJIS
Criminal Justice Information Services

| CBP | PLCY | PRIV |

CJTF
Commander, Joint Task Force

| FEMA |

CK
Caulk

| FEMA |

CLAIMS
Computer Linked Application Information Management System

| USCIS | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

CLASP
Consular Lost and Stolen Passport System

| I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

CLASS
Consular Lookout and Support System

| I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

CLDC
Connected Limited Device Configuration

| FEMA |

CLIA
Civil Liberties Impact Assessment

| CRCL |

CLIVAR
Climate Variability

| FEMA |

CLMS
Claims Specialist

| FEMA |

CLO
Chief Logistics Officer

| FEMA |

CLO
Congressional Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

CLOMA
Conditional Letter of Map Amendment

| FEMA |

CLOMR
Conditional Letter of Map Revision

| FEMA |

CLR
Common Language Runtime

| FEMA |

CLS
Central Locator System

| FEMA |

CM
Cadre Manager

| FEMA |

cm
centimeter

| FEMA |

CM
Chief of Mission

| FEMA |

CM
Configuration Management

| FEMA |

CM
Consequence Management

| FEMA |

CM
Counter-Measure

| FEMA |

CMA
Certified Medical Assistant

| FEMA |

CMA
Chemical Manufacturers Association

| FEMA |

CMA
Chemical Materials Agency

| FEMA |

CMA
Community Map Action (Form)

| FEMA |

CMAA
Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement

| CBP |

C-MANPADS
Counter-Man-Portable-Air-Defense Systems

| FEMA |

CMAS
Circular Map Accuracy Standard

| FEMA |

CMAS
Commercial Mobile Alert System

| FEMA |

CMAT
Consequence Management Advisory Team

| FEMA |

CMC
Center for Marine Conservation

| FEMA |

CMC
Crisis Management Center

| FEMA |

CMC
Crisis Management Coordinator

| FEMA |

CMC
Customs Management Centers

| CBP |

CMCAC
Crisis Management Center Augmentation Cadre

| FEMA |

CME
Chief Medical Examiner

| FEMA |

CME
Continuing Medical Education

| FEMA |

CMF
Case Management File

| FEMA |

CMG
Consequence Management Group

| FEMA |

CMHS
Center for Mental Health Services

| FEMA |

CMIA
Cash Management Improvement Act

| FEMA |

CMIR
Currency and Monetary Instruments Report

| I&A |

CMIS
Corporate Management Information System

| FEMA |

CML
Commercial

| FEMA |

CMM
Capability Maturity Model

| I&A | MGMT |

CMMI
Capability Maturity Model Integration

| FEMA |

CMO
Civil Military Operations

| FEMA |

CMO
Chief Medical Officer

| CWMD |

CMOC
Civil Military Operations Center

| FEMA |

CMRT
Consequence Management Response Team

| FEMA |

CMS
Call Management System

| FEMA |

CMS
Crisis Management System

| FEMA |

CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

| MGMT |

CMT
Crisis Management Team

| FEMA | TSA |

CMTB
Countermeasures Test Bed

| S&T |

CMU
Concrete Masonry Unit

| FEMA |

CMU
Crisis Management Unit

| FEMA |

CMV
Commercial Motor Vehicle

| FEMA |

CMX
Crisis Management Exercise

| FEMA |

CN
Communications Network

| FEMA |

CNA
Certified Nursing Assistant

| FEMA |

CNAC
Customs National Aviation Center

| FEMA |

CNBC
Congress of National Black Churches

| FEMA |

CNC
Central Network Control

| FEMA |

CNC
Computer Numerical Control

| FEMA |

CNCS
Corporation for National and Community Service

| DHS |

CNDSP
Computer Network Defense Service Provider

| FEMA |

CNE
Counternarcotics Enforcement, Office of (formerly CNO)

| DHS |

CNGB
Chief of the National Guard Bureau

| FEMA |

CNIES
Cooperating Nations Information Exchange System

| DHS | CBP | USCG | OPS |

CNMI
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

| FEMA |

CNN
Cable News Network

| FEMA |

CNO
Chief of Naval Operations

| USCG |

CNO
Counter-Narcotics Office (see CNE)

| FEMA |

CNO
Counternarcotics Officer

| ICE |

CNPPD
Chemical & Nuclear Preparedness and Protection Division

| FEMA |

CNR
Center for National Response, The

| FEMA |

CNS
Central Nervous System

| FEMA |

CNS
Corporation for National Security

| DHS |

CNSC
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

| DHS |

CNSIP
Classified National Security Information Program

| MGMT |

CNSNS
Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards

| FEMA |

CNT
Counternarcoterrorism

| ICE |

CNT
Crisis Negotiation Team

| FEMA |

CNU
Crisis Negotiations Unit (FBI)

| FEMA |

CNWDI
Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information

| FEMA |

CO
Commanding Officer

| FEMA |

CO
Communications Officer

| FEMA |

CO
Contracting Officer

| FEMA |

CO
Custodial Officer

| FEMA |

CO2
Carbon Dioxide

| FEMA |

COA
Course of Action

| FEMA |

COAC
Customs Operations Advisory Committee

| CBP |

COAD
Community Organizations Active In Disaster

| FEMA |

COAP
Center for Ocean Analysis and Prediction

| FEMA |

COB
Close of business

| DHS |

COBOL
Common Business-Oriented Language

| FEMA |

COBRA
Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, Radiological

| FEMA |

COBRA
Coastal Barriers Resources Act

| FEMA |

COBRE
Carry-On Bag Remote Examination

| TSA |

COC
Combat Operations Center

| FEMA |

COC
Country of Citizenship

| CBP | ICE |

COCO
Computer Coordinator

| FEMA |

COCOM
Combatant Command

| FEMA |

COCOM
Coordinating Committee

| FEMA |

COD
Cash on Delivery

| FEMA |

CODEL
Congressional Delegation

| TSA |

CODIS
Combined DNA Index System

| I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

COE
US Army] Corps of Engineers (see USACE)

| FEMA |

COE
Center of Excellence

| S&T | MGMT |

COEM
Chicago Office of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

COF
Construction of Facilities projects

| FEMA |

COG
Continuity of Government

| FEMA |

COG
Council of Governments

| FEMA |

COGCON
Continuity of Government Readiness Conditions System

| I&A |

COGO
Coordinate Geometry

| FEMA |

COI
Community of Interest

| DHS |

COI
Critical Operational Issue

| FEMA |

COL
Colonel

| FEMA |

COL
Cost of Living

| FEMA |

COLA
Combined Operating License Application

| FEMA |

COLA
Cost of Living Allowance

| FEMA |

COLISEUM
Community On-Line Intelligence System for End Users and Managers

| CISA |

COLT
Cellular on Light Truck

| FEMA |

COM
Communications

| FEMA |

COM
Component Object Model

| FEMA |

COMC
Communications Coordinator

| FEMA |

COMCDTF
Commander, Civil Disturbance Task Force

| FEMA |

COMINT
Communications Intelligence

| FEMA |

COML
Communications Unit Leader

| FEMA |

COMM
Communications

| FEMA |

COMMDIR
Communications Directory

| FEMA |

CoMNET
Consequence Management News, Equipment and Training

| FEMA |

COMP
Compensation/Claims Unit Leader

| FEMA |

COMPUSEC
Computer Security

| FEMA |

COMREL
Community Relations

| FEMA |

COMSEC
Communications Security

| I&A | MGMT |

COMSVC
Component Services (OHA/COMSVC)

| DHS |

CONG
Congressional

| FEMA |

CONGR
Congress

| FEMA |

CONO
Contracting Officer

| FEMA |

CONOPS
Concept of Operations

| DHS |

CONOPS
Control Operations

| FEMA |

CONPLAN
Concept of Operations Plan

| FEMA |

CONPLAN
Contingency Plan

| FEMA |

CONPLAN
United States Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan (see NRP)

| FEMA |

CONUS
Contiguous United States

| FEMA |

CONUS
Continental United States

| FEMA |

CONUSA
Continental United States Army

| FEMA |

COO
Chief Operating Officer

| FEMA |

COO
continuity of operations

| MGMT |

COOP
Continuity of Operations

| FEMA | CISA |

COOP
Continuity of Operations Plan

| MGMT |

COP
Chief of Party

| FEMA |

COP
Chief of Police

| FEMA | CISA |

COP
Committee of Principals

| FEMA |

COP
Common Operating/Operational Picture

| FEMA |

COP
Continuation of Pay

| FEMA |

COP
community of practice

| DHS |

COPS
Community Oriented Policing Service

| FEMA |

COR
Central Office of Record

| FEMA |

COR
Contracting Officers Representative

| FEMA |

CORBA
Common Object Request Broker Architecture

| FEMA |

C-ORD
commercialization operational requirements document

| S&T |

CORE
Cadre of On-call Response Employees

| FEMA |

CORE
Cadre of Response Employees

| FEMA | MGMT | OPA |

CORE
Citizens of Oakland Respond to Emergencies

| FEMA |

CORE
capabilities, objectives, resources and evaluation

| MGMT |

CORS
Continuously Operating Reference Station

| FEMA |

COS
Cash on Shipment

| FEMA |

COS
Chief of Staff

| DHS |

COSIN
Control Staff Instruction

| FEMA |

COSMIC
Computer Software Management and Information Center (NASA)

| FEMA |

COSO
Chief of Staff Office/Operations (former DHS Subcomponent)

| DHS |

COSP (see PLCY)
Chief of Staff Office/Policy (former DHS Subcomponent)

| DHS |

COST
Cost Unit Leader

| FEMA |

COTHEN
Cellular Over the Horizon Enforcement Network

| CBP | FEMA |

COTP
Captain of the Port

| CBP | USCG |

COTR
Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative

| MGMT |

COTS
Commercial Off-the-shelf

| DHS |

COUSCS
Commercial Operations of the United States Customs Svc, Advisory Committee on

| CBP |

COW
Cellular on Wheels

| FEMA |

CP
Command Post

| FEMA |

CP
Control Point

| FEMA |

CP
Coordination and Planning

| FEMA |

CPA
Coalition Provisional Authority

| PLCY |

CPAS
Cellular Priority Access System

| FEMA |

CPAV
Community Program Assistance Visit

| FEMA |

CPC
Country of Particular Concern

| PLCY |

CPC
Climate Prediction Center

| FEMA |

CPC
Commission on Professional Credentialing

| FEMA |

CPD
Community Planning and Development

| FEMA |

CPD
Community Preparedness Division

| FEMA |

CPE
Contingency Planning Exchange

| FEMA |

CPG
Civil Preparedness Guide

| FEMA |

CPG
Comprehensive Preparedness Guides

| FEMA |

CPHC
Central Pacific Hurricane Center

| FEMA |

CPI
Consumer Price Index

| FEMA |

CPI
critical program information

| MGMT |

CPI
continuous process improvement

| DHS |

CPIC
Capital Planning and Investment Control

| I&A | MGMT |

cpm
characters per minute

| FEMA |

cpm
counts per minute

| FEMA |

CPMCC
Coalition Partner Mobile Command Center

| FEMA |

CPO
Chief Procurement Officer

| MGMT |

CPO
Central Processing Office

| FEMA |

CPOT
Consolidated Priority Organization Target

| ICE |

CPPA
Certified Professional Property Administrator

| FEMA |

CPPM
Certified Professional Property Manager

| FEMA |

CPPS
Certified Professional Property Specialist

| FEMA |

CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

| FEMA |

CPRM
Checkpoint Resource Management

| TSA |

CPS
Certified Public Secretary

| FEMA |

CPSC
Consumer Product Safety Commission

| FEMA | ICE |

CPSD
Contingency Planning and Support Division

| FEMA |

CPSP
Comprehensive Passenger Screening Profile

| TSA |

CPTED
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

| FEMA |

CPU
Central Processing Unit

| FEMA |

CPX
Command Post Exercise

| FEMA | CISA |

CQA
Commandant’s Quality Award

| USCG |

CR
Civil Rights

| FEMA |

CR
Claims Representative

| FEMA |

CR
Community Relations

| FEMA |

CR
Congressional Relations

| FEMA |

CR
County Road

| FEMA |

CR
continuing resolution

| S&T |

CRA
certified release authority

| I&A |

CRADA
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

| FLETC |

CRAF
Civil Reserve Air Fleet

| FEMA | CISA |

CRAMP
Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program

| FEMA |

CRC
Contamination Reduction Corridor

| FEMA |

CRC
Crisis Response Cell

| FEMA |

CRC
Curriculum Review Conference

| FLETC |

YES
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Office of

| DHS |

CRCPD
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors

| FEMA |

CRDC
Cybersecurity Research & Development Center

| S&T |

CRDF
United States Civilian Research & Development Foundation

| S&T |

CRDS
Consolidated Remote Delivery Site

| MGMT |

CREATE
Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events

| S&T | PLCY |

CREM
Classified Removable Electronic Media

| FEMA |

CREP
Crew Representative

| FEMA |

CREST
Contingency Real Estate Support Team

| FEMA |

CREW
Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup

| FEMA |

CRI
Cities Readiness Initiative

| FEMA | CISA |

CRL
Certificate Revocation Lists

| FEMA |

CRM
Crisis (or Communications) Resource Manager

| FEMA |

CRM
Common Risk Model

| CISA |

CRO
Community Reuse Organization

| FEMA |

CRO
Congressional Relations Officer

| FEMA |

CROP
Common Relevant Operational Picture

| FEMA |

CROSS
Counterterrorism Reporting on Suspicious Surveillance

| I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

CRP
Conservation Reserve Program

| FEMA |

CRP
Critical Review Phase

| FEMA |

CRR
Case Resolution Records

| FEMA |

CRRDB
Comprehensive Reference Resource Database

| FEMA |

CRREL
(United States Army) Cold Region Research and Engineering Laboratory

| FEMA |

CRS
Catholic Relief Services

| FEMA |

CRS
Community Rating System

| FEMA |

CRS
Community Relations Service

| FEMA |

CRS
Congressional Research Service

| FEMA |

CRT
Cathode Ray Tube

| FEMA |

CRTF
Commander, Response Task Force (DOD)

| FEMA |

CRTF
Crisis Response Task Force

| FEMA |

CRUD
Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete

| FEMA |

CRWB
Crew Boss

| FEMA |

CRWG
(Hurricane Katrina) Comprehensive Review Working Group

| FEMA |

CRWG
Crisis Response Working Group

| FEMA |

CRWRC
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee

| FEMA |

CRYSYS
Cryospheric System

| FEMA |

CRZ
Contamination Reduction Zone

| FEMA |

CS
Chief of Staff

| FEMA |

CS
Chief Scientist [NOAA]

| FEMA |

CS
critical sensitive [position]

| MGMT |

CS&C
Cyber Security and Communications, Office of (NPPD/CS&C)

| DHS |

CS&T
Cyber Security and Telecommunication (see CS&C)

| FEMA |

CS1M
Contracting Specialist, 1M

| FEMA |

CS25
Contracting Specialist, 25K

| FEMA |

CSA
Chief of Staff, Army

| FEMA |

CSA
Cognizant Security Authority

| FEMA |

CSA
Community Services Administration

| FEMA |

CSAC
Chemical Security Analysis Center

| S&T |

CSAF
Chief of Staff, Air Force

| FEMA |

CSB
United States Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board

| FEMA |

CSBG
Community Services Block Grant

| FEMA |

CSD
Container Security Device

| CBP | S&T |

CSDGM
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

| FEMA |

CSDP
Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program

| FEMA |

CSE
Communications Security Establishment

| FEMA |

CSEM
Center for the Study of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

CSEPP
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program

| FEMA |

CSG
Coordinating Sub-Group

| FEMA |

CSG
Council of State Governments

| FEMA |

CSG
Counterterrorism Security Group

| FEMA |

CSH
Combat Support Hospital

| FEMA |

CSHEMA
Campus Safety, Health & Environmental Management Associations

| FEMA |

CSHIB
Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigation Board

| FEMA |

CSHO
Compliance Safety and Health Officer- OSHA

| FEMA |

CSI
Customer Satisfaction Index

| TSA |

CSI
Container Security Initiative

| CBP | TSA |

CSID
Call Subscriber ID

| FEMA |

CSID
Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk

| FEMA |

CSIL
Commercial Satellite Imagery Library

| FEMA |

CSIRC
Computer Security Incident Response Center

| FEMA |

CSIRT
Computer Security Incident Response Team

| FEMA |

CSIS
Center for Strategic International Studies

| DHS |

CSIS
Credited Structures Inventory System

| FEMA |

CSIS
Canadian Security Intelligence Service

| DHS |

CSM
Chemical Surety Material

| FEMA |

CSMIP
California Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program

| FEMA |

CSO
Chief Security Officer

| MGMT |

CSO
Component Security Officer

| MGMT |

CSP
Certified Safety Professional

| FEMA |

CSPI
Critical Systems Protective Initiative

| FEMA | USSS |

CSPO
Cargo Systems Program Office

| CBP |

CSREES
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service

| FEMA |

CSRS
Civil Service Retirement System

| MGMT |

CST
Central Standard Time

| FEMA |

CST
Civil Support Team (National Guard–for WMD)

| FEMA |

CSTARC
Cyber Security Tracking, Analysis and Response Center

| CISA |

CSTE
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists

| FEMA |

CSU
Crime Scene Unit

| USSS |

CSU
Clearing-Staging Unit

| FEMA |

CSU
Customer Satisfaction Unit

| CRCL |

CT
Counterterrorism

| I&A |

CT/NP-ESG
Counterterrorism and National Preparedness Exercise Sub-Group

| FEMA |

CTA
Combined Travel Authorization

| FEMA |

CTAB
Counterterrorism Advisory Board

| I&A |

CTAC
Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee

| USCG |

C-TAP
Counter-Terrorism Airport Primacy

| FEMA |

CTB
see CMTB

| S&T |

CTBT
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

| FEMA |

CTC
Counterterrorism Center

| I&A |

CTC
Conference and Training Center

| FEMA |

CTCC
Counterproliferation Technology Coordinating Committee

| FEMA |

CTD
Concept and Technology Development

| FEMA |

CTD
Cumulative Trauma Disorder

| FEMA |

CTD
Counterterrorist Division

| DHS |

CTF
Combined Task Force

| FEMA |

CTGP
Competitive Training Grant Program

| FEMA |

CTI
Computer Telephony Integration

| FEMA |

CTIA
Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association

| FEMA |

CTISS
Common Terrorism Information Sharing Standards

| FEMA |

CTJTF
Counter-Terrorism Joint Task Force

| FEMA |

CTOC
Containerized Tactical Operations Center

| FEMA |

CTOEM
Connecticut Office of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

CTOTF
Counter-Terrorism Operations Training Facility

| FLETC |

CTP
Cooperating Technical Partners (Initiative)

| FEMA |

C-TPAT
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

| CBP |

CTR
Crew Time Report

| FEMA |

CTS
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

| FEMA |

CTS
Cooperating Technical State

| FEMA |

CTSP
Computer Technical Specialist

| FEMA |

CTTA
Certified TEMPEST Technical Authority

| MGMT |

CTTP
Consolidated Trusted Traveler Program

| CBP | TSA | PLCY | PRIV |

CTU
Chemistry/Toxicology Unit,

| FEMA |

CTUIR
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

| FEMA |

cu
cubic

| FEMA |

CUI
Controlled Unclassified Information

| DHS |

CUI
controlled but unclassified information

| MGMT |

CUL
Cost Unit Leader

| FEMA |

CULS
Cultural Specialist

| FEMA |

CUREE
Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering

| FEMA |

CUSEC
Central United States Earthquake Consortium

| FEMA |

CUSP
Central United States Partnership

| FEMA |

CV
Combined Verification

| FEMA |

CV
Curriculum Vitae

| FEMA |

CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

| FEMA |

CVE
countering violent extremism

| I&A |

CVI
Commercial Vehicle Inspection

| FEMA |

CVO
Cascades Volcano Observatory

| FEMA |

CVP
Citizenship Verification Procedures

| FEMA |

CVS
Clearance Verification System

| FEMA |

CVS
Combined Verification Section

| FEMA |

CVVFA
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association

| FEMA |

CW
Chemical Warfare/Weapons

| FEMA |

CW
Continuous Wave

| FEMA |

CWA
Chemical Warfare Agent

| S&T |

CWA
Clean Water Act

| FEMA |

CWC
Chemical Weapons Convention

| FEMA |

CWG
Concept Working Group

| FEMA |

CWG
Continuity of Operations Working Group

| FEMA |

CWIED
command wire improvised explosive device

| S&T |

CWIN
Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network

| I&A |

CWIN
Cyberspace Warning Intelligence Network

| FEMA |

CWMD
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

| DHS |

CWN
Call When Needed

| FEMA |

CWP
Center for Watershed Protection

| FEMA |

CWS
Check Writing System

| FEMA |

CWS
Church World Service

| FEMA |

CWS
Compressed Work Schedule

| FEMA |

CWSN
Cisco Works for Switched Networks

| FEMA |

CWU
Church Women United

| FEMA |

CY
Calendar Year

| DHS |

cy
cubic yard

| FEMA |

CZM
Coastal Zone Management

| FEMA |

CZMA
Coastal Zone Management Act

| FEMA |

D/A
Departments and Agencies

| FEMA |

D2PC
An Army computer dispersion modeling capability

| FEMA |

D2Puff
An Army computer dispersion modeling capability that can factor in terrain and wind changes

| FEMA |

DA
Damage Assessment

| FEMA |

DA
Declaration of Applicant

| FEMA |

DA
Department of the Army

| FEMA |

DA
Disaster Assistance (FEMA/DA)

| DHS |

DA
District Attorney

| FEMA |

DA PAM
Department of the Army Pamphlet

| FEMA |

DAA
Designated Accrediting Authority

| FEMA |

DAAC
Distributed Active Archive Center

| FEMA |

DAAMS
Depot Area Air Monitoring System

| FEMA |

DAAT
DHS Acronyms, Abbreviations, & Terms

| DHS |

DAC
Defense Ammunition Center

| FEMA |

DAC
Direct Air Carrier

| FEMA |

DAC
Disaster Assistance Center (or Direct Air Carrier)

| FEMA |

DACA
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

| USCIS |

DACS
Deportable Alien Control System

| ICE | PLCY | PRIV |

DAD
Deputy Assistant Director

| FEMA |

DAE
Disaster Assistance Employee [aka: “SAE”]

| FEMA | MGMT | OPA |

DAEO
Designated Agency Ethics Official

| OGC |

DAGC
Deputy Associate General Counsel

| OGC |

DAIP
Disaster Assistance Improvement Program

| FEMA |

DALIS
Disaster Assistance Logistics Information System

| FEMA |

DALO
Disaster Area Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

DAM
Digital Asset Management

| I&A | MGMT |

DAMAGES
Disaster Accountability Management System

| FEMA |

DAN
Document Accountability Number

| FEMA |

DAO
Defense Attache Office

| I&A |

DAP
Disaster Assistance Program

| FEMA |

DAR
Designated Agency Representative

| FEMA |

DARAC
Direct Assistance Replacement Assistance Consideration

| FEMA |

DARCOM
Development And Readiness Command

| FEMA |

DARIS
Disaster Automated Reporting and Information System

| FEMA |

DARO
Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office

| FEMA |

DARP
data access request process

| MGMT |

DARPA
Defense Advance Research Projects Agency

| CISA | S&T |

DART
Disaster Assistance and Response Team

| USCG |

DART
Daily Advisories/Risk and Threat

| FEMA |

DART
Damage Assessment Reconnaissance Team

| FEMA |

DART
DHS Accessibility Requirements Tool

| FEMA |

DART
Disaster Assessment and Recovery Team

| FEMA |

DART
Disaster Assessment and Response Team

| FEMA |

DASA(ECW)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Elimination of Chemical Weapons

| FEMA |

DASC
Disaster Assistance Support Center

| FEMA |

DASH
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health

| FEMA |

DASHO
Designated Agency Safety and Health Official

| FEMA |

DASP
Disaster Assistance Support Program

| FEMA |

DAST
Disaster Assessment Survey Team

| FEMA |

DAT
Digital Audio Tape

| FEMA |

DAWG
Disaster Attache Working Group

| PLCY |

DAWIA
Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act

| FEMA |

DB
Database

| FEMA |

dB
decibel

| FEMA |

dB(A/B/C)
Indicating The Method Used to Weight Sound Frequencies When Measuring Sound Pressure Levels

| FEMA |

DBA
Database Administrator

| FEMA |

DBA
Design Basis Accident

| FEMA |

DBMS
Database Management System

| I&A | MGMT |

DBT
design-basis threat

| MGMT |

DC
Dangerous Contact

| FEMA |

DC
Direct Current

| FEMA |

DC
Dislocated Civilians

| FEMA |

DC
District of Columbia

| FEMA |

DC
Dry Chemical

| FEMA |

DC
direct current

| S&T |

DCA
Defense Communications Agency

| FEMA | CISA |

DCA
Disaster Communication Agreement

| FEMA | OPA |

DCAA
Defense Contract Audit Agency

| S&T |

DCAC
Demilitarization Chemical Agent Concentrator

| FEMA |

DCAS
Document Control and Accountability System

| FEMA |

DCBP
Double Check Backflow Preventer

| FEMA |

DCC
Document Control Center

| FEMA |

DCC
Donation Coordination Center

| FEMA |

DCCC
Defense Collection Coordination Center

| FEMA |

DCD
Deseret Chemical Depot

| FEMA |

DCE
Defense Coordinating Element

| FEMA |

DCE
Disaster Communications Equipment

| FEMA | OPA |

DCE/MED TF
Disaster Coordinating Element/ Medical Task Force

| FEMA |

DCEMA
District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

DCFO
Deputy Chief Financial Officer

| FEMA |

DCFSA
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

| FEMA |

DCG
Disaster Control Group

| FEMA |

DCHD
DuPage County Health Department

| FEMA |

DCI
Director of Central Intelligence

| DHS | I&A |

DCID
Director of Central Intelligence Directive

| FEMA |

DCIS
Defense Criminal Investigative Service

| DHS |

DCIX
DHS Counterintelligence Executive

| I&A |

DCLN
Declaration

| FEMA |

DCLO
Deputy Congressional Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

DCM
Deputy Chief of Mission

| FEMA |

DCMI
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

| MGMT |

DCN
Disaster Contractors Network

| FEMA |

DCN
Document Control Number

| FEMA |

DCO
Defense Coordinating Officer

| FEMA |

DCO
Disaster Coordinating Office

| FEMA |

DCP
Development Concept Plan

| FEMA |

DCPA
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency

| FEMA |

DCPDS
Defense Civilian Personnel Data System

| FEMA |

DCPS
Digital Cartographic Production System

| FEMA |

DCS
Digital Control System

| S&T |

DCS
Data Collection System

| FEMA |

DCS
Defense Communications System

| FEMA |

DCS
Defense Courier Service

| FEMA |

DCS
Deputy Chief of Staff

| FEMA |

DCT
Data Collection Tool

| FEMA |

DCT
Donations Coordination Team

| FEMA |

DCV
Detector Check Valve

| FEMA |

DCWDB
Direction, Control and Warning Database

| FEMA |

DCX
Direction and Control Exercise

| FEMA |

DD
Damaged Dwelling

| FEMA |

DD
Defensive Driving

| FEMA |

DD
Direct Dial

| FEMA |

DD
Dynamic Data

| FEMA |

DDD
Direct Distance Dialing

| FEMA |

DDE
Dynamic Data Exchange

| FEMA |

DDL
Data Definition Language

| FEMA |

DDO
Deputy Director of Operations

| FEMA |

DDOS
Distributed Denial of Service

| USSS |

DDP
Data-Derived Product

| FEMA |

DDRM
Deputy Disaster Recovery Manager

| FEMA |

DEA
Data Exchange Agreement

| FEMA |

DEA
Drug Enforcement Administration

| DHS |

DEAC
Deemed Export Advisory Council

| PLCY |

DEAS
Digital Emergency Alert System

| FEMA |

DEASTP
Digital Evidence Acquisition Specialist Training Program

| FLETC |

DEC
DCI Environmental Center

| FEMA |

DEC
Director’s Executive Council

| FEMA |

DEC
Disaster Emergency Communications

| FEMA |

DEC
Disasters Emergency Committee

| FEMA |

DECD
Department of Economic and Community Development

| FEMA |

DECK
Deck Coordinator

| FEMA |

DECON
Decontamination

| FEMA |

DED
Department of Education

| FEMA |

DEE
Department Environmental Executive (DHS)

| FEMA |

DEEDS
Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems (CDC)

| FEMA |

DEERS
Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System

| FEMA |

DEFCON
Defense Condition

| FEMA |

deg
degree

| FEMA |

DEI
Dose Equivalent Iodine

| FEMA |

DELO
Deputy Environmental Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

DEM
Department of Environmental Management

| FEMA |

DEM
Digital Elevation Model

| FEMA |

DEM
Division of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

DEMA
Department of Energy and Military Affairs

| FEMA |

DEMS
Domestic Emergency Management System

| FEMA |

DEN
Domestic Events Network

| FEMA |

DEO
Detention Enforcement Officer

| ICE |

DEP
Department of Environmental Protection

| FEMA |

DEP
Domestic Emergency Preparedness

| FEMA |

DEPER
Deployed Personnel Report

| FEMA |

DEPS
Domestic Emergency Planning System

| FEMA |

DEPSEC
Deputy Secretary

| FEMA |

DEPSECDEF
Deputy Secretary of Defense

| FEMA |

DEQ
Department of Environmental Quality

| FEMA |

DERC
Damage Estimates, Ranges and Casualties

| FEMA |

DERF
Defense Emergency Response Fund

| FEMA |

DERIS
Domestic Emergency Response Information Services

| FEMA |

DES
Data Encryption Standard

| FEMA |

DES
Disaster Emergency Services

| FEMA |

DES
Division of Emergency Services

| FEMA |

DESCOM
Depot System Command

| FEMA |

DEST
Domestic Emergency Support Team

| FEMA |

DETER
Defense Technology Experimental Research

| S&T |

DEW
Distant Early Warning

| FEMA |

DFA
Direct Federal Assistance

| FEMA |

DFAA
Delegation of Financial Assistance Authority

| MGMT |

DFAIT
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

| PLCY |

DFAS
Defense Financial Accounting Service

| ICE |

DFCO
Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer

| FEMA |

DFIRM
Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map

| FEMA |

DFIRM-DLG
Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map – Digital Line Graph

| FEMA |

DFO
Designated Federal Official

| FEMA | CISA |

DFO
Disaster Field Office

| FEMA |

DFOM
Disaster Field Operations Management

| FEMA |

DFOMC
Disaster Field Operations Management Course

| FEMA |

DFRN
Disaster Federal Register Notice

| FEMA |

DFSG
Disaster Financial Services Group

| FEMA |

DFSR
Disaster Financial Status Report

| FEMA |

DFTO
Disaster Field Training Office

| FEMA |

DFTO
Disaster Field Training Organization

| FEMA |

DG/CS
Dangerous Goods/Cargo Security

| CBP | TSA |

DGCO
Deputy Grant Coordinating Officer

| FEMA |

DGN
Design (File)

| FEMA |

DGPS
Differential Global Positioning System

| FEMA |

DGSA
DOD Goal Security Architecture

| FEMA |

DGZ
Desired Ground Zero

| FEMA |

DH
Disaster Housing

| FEMA |

DHA
Disaster Housing Assistance

| FEMA |

DHAP
Disaster Housing Assistance Program

| FEMA |

DHC
Disaster Housing Checkwriter

| FEMA |

DHCD
Department of Housing and Community Development

| FEMA |

DHelp
Disaster Help Web Site

| FEMA |

DHF
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

| FEMA |

DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services

| FEMA |

DHO
Disaster Housing Officer (replaced by IA Program/HA Manager)

| FEMA |

DHP
Disaster Housing Program (replaced by IHP/HA)

| FEMA |

DHS
Disaster Health Service

| FEMA |

DHS
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

| DHS |

DHS CAT
DHS Crisis Action Team

| I&A |

DHS-IE
Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Enterprise

| I&A |

DHS-ISE
DHS Information Sharing Environment

| MGMT |

DHUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development (also HUD)

| FEMA |

DIA
Defense Intelligence Agency

| CISA | I&A |

DIAC
Defense Intelligence & Analysis Center

| I&A |

DIAO
Deputy Individual Assistance Officer

| FEMA |

DIB
Defense Industrial Base

| CISA |

DIC
Deputy Incident Commander

| FEMA |

DICE
DEA Internet Connectivity Endeavor

| I&A |

DID
Direct Inward Dial

| FEMA |

DIDA
Detection, Identification, and Assessment

| FEMA |

DIDS
Decision Information Distribution System

| FEMA |

DIFAX
Digital Facsimile

| FEMA |

DIHS
Division of Immigration Health Services

| USCIS |

DII
Defense Information Infrastructure

| FEMA |

DIL
Derived Intervention Level

| FEMA |

DIMC
Digital Identity Management Center

| ICE |

DIMHRS
Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System

| FEMA |

DIMO
Defense Institute of Medical Operations

| FEMA |

DIMOS
Drug Intelligence Method of Operation System

| ICE |

DIR
Director

| FEMA |

DIR
Domestic Imagery Requirement

| FEMA |

DIRC
Disaster Information Resource Center

| FEMA |

DIRNSA
Director, National Security Agency

| FEMA |

DIS
Defense Investigative Service

| FEMA |

DIS
Distributed Interactive Simulation

| FEMA |

DIS
digital imaging system

| MGMT |

DISA
Defense Information Systems Agency

| CISA |

DISC
Disaster Information System Clearinghouse

| FEMA |

DISCO
Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office

| FEMA |

DISCO
Defense Industrial Security Clearance Officer

| FEMA |

DISN
Defense Information System Network

| FEMA |

Disposition PTA
disposition privacy threshold analysis

| I&A |

DISUM
Daily Intelligence Summary

| FEMA |

DISUM
Disaster Summary

| FEMA |

DIVS
Division/Group Supervisor

| FEMA |

DLA
Defense Logistics Agency

| FEMA | CISA |

DLG
Digital Line Graph

| FEMA |

DLG-3
Digital Line Graph Level 3

| FEMA |

DLL
Dynamic-Link Library

| FEMA |

DLS
Disaster Legal Services

| FEMA |

DLSGP
Driver’s License Security Grant Program

| FEMA |

DLT
Department Leadership Team

| FEMA |

DM
Dimension

| FEMA |

DM
Disaster Management

| FEMA | CISA |

DMA
Defense Mapping Agency

| FEMA |

DMA
Designated Market Area

| FEMA |

DMA
Disaster Mitigation Act

| FEMA |

DMA
Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (also called DMA 2000 or DMA2K)

| FEMA |

DMAC
Disaster Management Advisory Committee

| FEMA |

DMAG
Deputy’s Management Action Group

| MGMT |

DMAT
Disaster Medical Assistance Team

| FEMA | OPS |

DMDC
Defense Manpower Data Center

| FEMA |

DMH
Department of Mental Health

| FEMA |

DMH
Disaster Mental Health

| FEMA |

DMHT
Disaster Mental Health Team

| FEMA |

DMI
Disaster Management Interoperability

| FEMA |

DMIATF
Data Management Improvement Act Task Force, INS

| DHS |

DMIS
Disaster Management Interoperability Services

| S&T |

DMI-Services (or DMIS)
Disaster Management Interoperability Services

| FEMA |

DMOB
Demobilization Unit Leader

| FEMA |

DMORT
Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team

| FEMA | OPS |

DMRIS
Defense Medical Regulating Information System

| FEMA |

DMRS
Data Management and Retrieval System

| FEMA |

DMS
Dispatch Messaging System

| FEMA |

DMS
Document Management System

| FEMA |

DMSS
Defense Medical Surveillance System

| FEMA |

DMV
Department of Motor Vehicles

| FEMA |

DNA
Defense Nuclear Agency

| FEMA |

DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid

| FEMA | S&T |

DNAT
Defense Nuclear Advisory Team

| FEMA |

DND
Department of National Defense

| FEMA |

DNDO
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (see CWMD)

| DHS |

DNF
Did Not Finish

| FEMA |

DNFSB
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

| FEMA |

DNI
Director of National Intelligence

| DHS |

DNR
Department of Natural Resources

| FEMA |

DNS
Department of Nuclear Safety

| FEMA |

DNS
Domain Name Server

| FEMA |

DNSSEC
Domain Name System Security Extensions

| FEMA |

DO
Designated Official (OEP)

| FEMA |

DO
Digital Orthophoto

| FEMA |

DO
Director of Operations

| FEMA |

DO
Disaster Operations (FEMA/DO)

| DHS |

DOA
Dead On Arrival

| FEMA |

DOA
Department of Agriculture

| FEMA |

DOB
Date of Birth

| FEMA |

DOB
Duplication of Benefits

| FEMA |

DOC
Department Operations Center

| FEMA |

DOC
Discrete Organic Chemicals

| FEMA |

DOC
Department of Corrections

| ICE |

DOC
Department of Conservation

| FEMA |

DOC
United States Department of Commerce

| DHS |

DOCL
Documentation Unit Leader

| FEMA |

DOD
United States Department of Defense

| DHS |

DODD
Department of Defense Directive

| DHS |

DODESB
Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board

| FEMA |

DODMS
DOD Discovery Metadata Standard

| FEMA |

DODRDB
Department of Defense Resource Database

| DHS |

DOE
United States Department of Energy

| DHS |

DOEd
United States Department of Education (see ED)

| FEMA |

DOG
Deployable Operations Group

| FEMA | USCG |

DOH
Department of Health

| FEMA |

DOI
Innovation/HSARPA Division (S&T/DOI)

| DHS |

DOI
United States Department of the Interior

| DHS |

DOIM
Director of Information Management

| FEMA |

DOJ
United States Department of Justice

| DHS |

DOL
United States Department of Labor

| DHS |

DOLP
Disaster Operations Leadership Program

| FEMA |

DOM
Disaster Operations Manual

| FEMA |

DOMO
Domestic Operations (USCIS/DOMO)

| DHS |

DOMS
Director of Military Support

| FEMA |

DON
Donation

| FEMA |

DONAT
Donation

| FEMA |

DOQ
Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle

| FEMA |

DOR
Research Division (S&T/DOR)

| DHS |

DOS
Disk Operating System

| FEMA |

DOS
United States Department of State

| DHS |

DOT
Transition Division (S&T/DOT)

| DHS |

DOT
United States Department of Transportation

| DHS |

DOZB
Dozer Boss

| FEMA |

DP
Disaster Preparedness

| FEMA |

DP
Double Pedestal

| FEMA |

DP#
(Drop points are numbered and marked locations on a fire where people meet, equipment is exchanged, and resources may be stationed.)

| FEMA |

DPA
Deepwater Ports Act

| FEMA |

DPA
Defense Production Act

| FEMA |

DPA
Delegation of Procurement Authority

| I&A | MGMT |

DPAO
Deputy Public Affairs Officer

| FEMA |

DPAO
Deputy Public Assistance Officer

| FEMA |

DPAS
Defense Priorities and Allocations System

| FEMA |

DPC
Domestic Policy Council

| FEMA |

DPETAP
Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program (NDPC)

| FEMA |

DPFO
Deputy Principal Federal Official

| FEMA |

DPG
Defense Planning Guidance

| FEMA |

DPIG
Disaster Preparedness Improvement Grant

| FEMA |

DPM
Disintegrations Per Minute

| FEMA |

DPMT
Disaster Pediatric Medical Team

| FEMA |

DPMU
Disaster Portable Morgue Unit

| FEMA |

DPOD
Disaster Personnel Operations Division

| FEMA |

DPP
Disaster Processing Procedures

| FEMA | CISA |

DPP
Domestic Preparedness Program

| FEMA | CISA |

DPPC
Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners

| DHS |

DPRE
Displaced Persons, Refugees and Evacuees

| FEMA |

DPRO
Display Processor

| FEMA |

DPS
Department of Public Safety

| FEMA |

DPS
Dry Pendent Sprinkler

| FEMA |

DPV
Dry Pipe Valve

| FEMA |

DPW
Department of Public Works

| FEMA | CISA |

DR
Disaster Declaration Number (alphabetic designation or precursor for)

| FEMA |

DR
Disaster Recovery

| FEMA |

DR
Disaster Response

| FEMA |

DR
Door(s)

| FEMA |

DRASH
Deployable Rapid-Assembly Shelter

| FEMA |

DRAT
District Response Advisory Team

| FEMA |

DRC
Disaster Recovery Center

| FEMA |

DRD
Direct-Reading Dosimeter

| FEMA |

DREC
Deputy Regional Emergency Coordinator

| FEMA |

DRES
Disaster Response Evaluation System

| FEMA |

DRF
Disaster Relief Fund

| FEMA |

DRF
Disaster Response Force

| FEMA |

DRG
Digital Raster Graphic

| FEMA |

DRG
Disaster Response Group

| FEMA |

DRG
District Response Group

| FEMA |

DRG
Domestic Readiness Group

| FEMA |

DRII
Disaster Recovery Institute International

| FEMA |

DRL
Derived Response Levels

| FEMA |

DRM
Data Reference Model

| MGMT |

DRO
Detention and Removal Office (ICE/DRO)

| DHS |

DRP
Division of Radiation Protection

| FEMA |

DRS
Disaster Reconnaissance System

| FEMA |

DRSF
Disaster Response Support Facilities

| FEMA |

DRSS
Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards

| FEMA |

DRT
Disaster Response Team (NIMA)

| FEMA |

DRTF
Disaster Relief Task Force

| FEMA |

DRU
Direct Reporting Unit

| FEMA |

DRU
Disaster Resistant Universities

| FEMA |

DRU
Disaster Response Unit

| FEMA |

DRWD
Disaster Reserve Workforce Division

| FEMA |

DS
Damage Survey

| FEMA |

DS
Deputy Secretary

| FEMA |

DSA
Digital Standard Algorithm

| I&A |

DSB
Defense Science Board

| FEMA |

DSBCC
Detection Systems for Biological & Chemical Countermeasures

| S&T |

DSC
Digital Selective Calling

| FEMA |

DSCA
Defense Support of Civil Authorities

| FEMA |

DSCO
Deputy State Coordinating Officer

| FEMA |

DSCS
Defense Satellite Communications System

| FEMA |

DSEA
Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003

| OGC |

DSEC
Deputy Secretary

| DHS |

DSEL
Dynamic Synchronization Event Log

| FEMA |

DSES
Directory Services and E-mail System

| MGMT |

DSFO
Deputy Senior FEMA Official

| FEMA |

DSL
Digital Subscriber Line

| FEMA |

DSN
Defense Switched Network

| FEMA |

DSO
Director of Site Operations

| FEMA |

DSO
Disaster Safety Officer

| FEMA |

DSP
Disaster Support Package

| FEMA |

DSR
Damage Survey Report

| FEMA |

DSS
Digital Signature Standard

| FEMA |

DSS
Decision Support System

| CISA |

DSS
Diplomatic Security Service

| ICE | USSS |

DSSG
Defense Science Study Group

| S&T |

DSWA
Defense Special Weapons Agency

| CISA |

DT
Development Team

| FEMA |

DT&E
Development Test and Evaluation

| FEMA |

DT/CPS
Domestic Terrorism/Counterterrorism Planning Section (FBIHQ)

| FEMA |

DTAPPS
Disposable Toxicological Agent Personal Protection System

| FEMA |

DTD
Data Transfer Device

| FEMA |

DTD
Document Type Definition

| FEMA |

DTE
Disaster Temporary Employee(s)

| FEMA | MGMT | OPA |

DTED
Digital Terrain Elevation Data

| FEMA |

DTG
Date-Time Group

| FEMA |

DTIC
Defense Technical Information Center

| FEMA |

DTM
Digital Terrain Model

| FEMA |

DTMF
dual tone multi frequency switch

| S&T |

DTMS
Disaster Transportation Management System

| FEMA |

DTO
Drug Trafficking Organization

| ICE |

DTOC
Deployable Tactical Operations Center

| FEMA |

DTOS
Deployable Tactical Operations System

| FEMA |

DTRA
Defense Threat Reduction Agency

| CISA | CWMD | I&A |

DTRG
Defense Technical Response Group

| FEMA |

DTRIM
Domestic Threat Reduction and Incident Management

| FEMA |

DTS
Diplomatic Telecommunications Service

| FEMA |

DTSA
Defense Technical Security Agency

| FEMA |

DU
Dobson Unit

| FEMA |

DUA
Disaster Unemployment Assistance

| FEMA |

DUH
Detached Unit Housing

| FEMA |

DUL
Documentation Unit Leader

| FEMA |

DULL SWORD
Nuclear safety deficiency

| FEMA |

DUNS
Data Universal Numbering System

| MGMT |

DURC
dual use research of concern [life sciences]

| S&T |

DUS
Deputy Under Secretary

| FEMA |

DUSIO
Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence Operations

| I&A |

DUSM
Deputy United States Marshal

| FEMA |

DUST OFF
Medical Evacuation via Helicopter (slang)

| FEMA |

DV
Distinguished Visitor

| FEMA |

DVA
Department of Veterans Affairs

| FEMA |

DVD
Digital Versatile Disk

| FEMA |

DVM
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

| FEMA |

DW
Data Window

| FEMA |

DWG
Drawing (file)

| FEMA |

DWI
Disaster Welfare Information (or Inquiry)

| FEMA |

DWI
Driving While Intoxicated

| FEMA |

DWML
Digital Weather Markup Language

| FEMA |

DWR
Department of Water Resources

| FEMA |

DWT
Dead Weight

| FEMA |

DWT
deadweight ton

| PLCY |

DXF
Drawing Exchange Format

| FEMA |

DZOP
Dozer Operator

| FEMA |

E 911
Enhanced 9-1-1

| FEMA |

E number
Equipment number

| FEMA |

E.O.
Executive Order of the President

| FEMA |

EA
Eastern Area

| FEMA |

EA
Emergency Action

| FEMA |

EA
Energy Assurance

| FEMA |

EA
Environmental Assessment

| FEMA |

EA
External Affairs

| FEMA |

EA
Enterprise Architecture

| MGMT |

EAB
Enterprise Architecture Board

| FEMA |

EAB
Exclusion Area Boundary

| FEMA |

EACC
Eastern Area Coordination Center

| FEMA |

EACG
Eastern Area Coordinating Group

| FEMA |

EACOE
Enterprise Architecture Center of Excellence

| MGMT |

EACT
Emergency Action and Coordination Team

| FEMA |

EAD
Executive Associate Director

| FEMA |

EAD
Employment Authorization Document

| USCIS | PLCY | PRIV |

EADRCC
Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center

| FEMA |

EAG
Exercise Analysis Group

| FEMA |

EAGLE
Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions

| MGMT |

EAI
Enterprise Application Integration

| I&A | MGMT |

EAL
Emergency Action Level

| FEMA |

EAL
Entry Authority List

| FEMA |

EAM
Emergency Action Message

| FEMA |

EAO
Emergency Action Officer

| FEMA |

EAO
Energy Assurance Office (see also EA)

| FEMA |

EAP
Emergency Action Plan

| FEMA |

EAP
Emergency Action Procedures

| FEMA |

EAP
Emergency Assistance Personnel

| FEMA |

EAP
Employee Assistance Program

| FEMA |

EAP
Event Action Plan

| FEMA |

e-APIS
electronic-Advanced Passenger Information System

| FEMA |

EAPMO
Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office

| MGMT |

EAR
Emergency Alert Radio

| FEMA |

EAR
Exercise Analysis Report

| FEMA |

EARN
Employer Assistance Referral Network

| CRCL |

EARS
Emergency Animal Rescue Service

| FEMA |

EART
Evening Advisory Risk Threat

| FEMA |

EAS
Emergency Alert System

| FEMA |

EAWA
Employ American Workers Act

| FEMA |

EBR
Endogenous Biological Regulators

| S&T |

EBS
Emergency Broadcast System (see EAS)

| FEMA |

EBT
Electronic Benefits Transfer

| FEMA |

EBW
Electronic Bridge Wire

| FEMA |

EBW
Exploding Bridge Wire

| FEMA |

EBW
exploding bridge wire initiator

| S&T |

EC
Electronic Commerce

| FEMA |

EC
Elevation Certificate

| FEMA |

EC
Emergency Coordinator

| FEMA |

EC
Environment of Care (medical)

| FEMA |

EC
Extraordinary Circumstances

| FEMA |

ECA
Earth-orbit Crossing Asteroid

| FEMA |

ECA
Edgewood Chemical Activity

| FEMA |

ECAB
Emergency Change Advisory Board

| MGMT |

ECAPS
Enterprise Coordination & Approval Processing System

| FEMA |

ECBC
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

| FEMA |

ECC
Emergency Communications Center

| FEMA | OPA |

ECCS
Emergency Core Cooling System

| FEMA |

ECCV
Emergency Command and Control Vehicle

| FEMA |

ECD
Effective Cumulative Dose

| FEMA |

ECD
Emergency Contacts Directory

| FEMA |

ECD
Estimated Completion Date

| FEMA |

ECFG
Emergency Coordination Functional Group

| FEMA |

ECG
Emergency Coordination Group

| FEMA |

ECG
Exercise Control Group

| FEMA |

ECI
Export-Controlled Information

| FEMA |

ECL
Emergency Classification Level

| FEMA |

ECN
Executive Control Node

| FEMA |

ECP
Emergency Conservation Program

| FEMA |

ECP
Entry Control Point

| FEMA |

ECPC
Emergency Communications Preparedness Center

| FEMA |

ECS
Electronic Certification System

| FEMA |

ECS
Emergency Communications Staff

| FEMA |

ECS
Emergency Coordinating Staff

| FEMA |

ECSAP
Electronic Crimes Special Agent Program

| USSS |

ECT
Emergency Coordinating Team,

| FEMA |

ECT
Exercise Control Team

| FEMA |

ECT
See IQ (formerly Executive or Enterprise Correspondence Tracking System)

| DHS |

ECTF
Electronic Crimes Task Force

| USSS |

ECU
Environmental Control Unit

| FEMA |

ECWAG
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant

| FEMA |

ED
Effective Dose

| S&T |

ED
Emergency Department

| FEMA |

ED
United States Department of Education

| DHS |

ED&DG
Exercise Design and Development Group

| FEMA |

EDA
Economic Development Administration

| FEMA |

EDAC
Economic Defense Advisory Committee

| FEMA |

EDAP
Excess Delivery Acquisition Program

| FEMA |

EDC
Energy Disruption Committee

| FEMA |

EDC
EROS Data Center

| FEMA |

EDD
Explosive Detection Device

| TSA |

EDE
Effective Dose Equivalent

| FEMA |

EDEN
Education Disaster Extension Network

| OPA |

EDI
Electronic Data Interchange

| CBP | I&A | MGMT | PLCY |

EDIFACT
EDI for Administration, Commerce, and Transport

| FEMA |

EDIS
Emergency Disaster Information System

| FEMA |

EDITH
Exit Drills In The Home

| FEMA |

EDL
Environmental Disposal Liability

| FEMA |

EDMO
Enterprise Data Management Office (formerly MCOE)

| MGMT |

EDPP
Electronic Design and Pre-Press

| FEMA |

EDR
Economic Development Representative

| FEMA |

EDR
External Data Request

| FEMA |

EDRC
Expanded Dispatch Recorder

| FEMA |

EDS
Explosive Detection System(s)

| FEMA | TSA |

EDT
Eastern Daylight Time

| DHS |

EDT
Explosive Device Team

| FEMA |

EDXL
Emergency Data Exchange Language

| FEMA |

EDXL-DE
EDXL Distribution Element

| FEMA |

EDXL-RM
Emergency Data Exchange Language Resource Messaging

| FEMA |

EEE
Eastern Equine Encephalitis

| FEMA |

EEE
Essential Evaluation Elements

| FEMA |

EEG
Exercise Evaluation Guide

| FEMA |

EEGL
Emergency Exposure Guidance Level

| FEMA |

EEI
External Environment Interface

| I&A | MGMT | PLCY |

EEI
Essential Elements of Information

| DHS |

EEM
Exercise Evaluation Methodology

| FEMA |

EENET
Emergency Education Network

| FEMA |

EEO
Equal Employment Office

| FEMA |

EEO
Equal Employment Opportunity

| FEMA |

EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

| FEMA | CRCL |

EER
Eligible Existing Resources

| FEMA |

EERI
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

| FEMA |

EESL
Extreme Events Simulation Laboratory

| S&T |

EET
Emergency Evacuation Team

| FEMA |

EEVS
Employment Eligibility Verification System

| CBP | ICE | USCIS |

EEX
Employee Express

| FEMA |

EEZ
Exclusive Economic Zone

| FEMA |

EFAP
Emergency Feed Assistance Program

| FEMA |

EFL
environmental financial liabilities

| S&T |

EFO
Emergency Field Office

| FEMA |

EFOP
Executive Fire Officer Program

| FEMA |

EFP
Emergency Feed Program

| FEMA |

EFP
explosively formed projectile charge

| S&T |

EFPOP
Executive Fire Prevention Officer Program

| FEMA |

EFS
Emergency Food & Shelter

| FEMA |

EFSNB
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board

| FEMA |

EFSP
Emergency Food and Shelter Program

| FEMA |

EFT
Electronic Funds Transfer

| FEMA |

E-GIS
DHS-wide enterprise GIS system

| FEMA |

EGM
Enhancing Grants Management

| FEMA |

E-Gov
E-Government

| FEMA |

EHM
Earthquake Hazard Mitigation

| FEMA |

EHP
Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation

| FEMA |

EHP
Environmental/Historic Preservation

| FEMA |

EHR
Electronic Health Records

| FEMA |

EHS
Extremely Hazardous Substance

| FEMA |

EHU
Emergency Housing Unit

| FEMA |

EI
Exercise Information

| FEMA |

EIC
Earned Income Credit

| FEMA |

EIC
Emergency Interoperability Consortium

| FEMA |

EICC
Emergency Information and Coordination Center

| FEMA |

EID
Enforcement Integrated Database

| CBP | ICE | USCIS | I&A | PLCY |

EIDA
Executive Information and Display Area

| FEMA |

EIDL
Economic Injury Disaster Loan

| FEMA |

EIIP
Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership

| FEMA |

EIM
Emergency Information Management

| FEMA |

EIMA
Emergency Information and Media Affairs

| FEMA |

EIN
Employer Identification Number

| FEMA |

EIO
Emergency Information Officer

| FEMA |

EIPA
Emergency Information and Public Affairs

| FEMA |

EIPT
Exercise Integrated Process Team

| FEMA |

EIRS
Emergency Information Retrieval System

| FEMA |

EIS
Epidemic Intelligence Service

| I&A |

EIS
Emergency Information System

| FEMA | OPA |

EIS
Environmental Impact Statement

| FEMA |

EIS
Epidemiological Intelligence Service

| FEMA |

EIT
Electronic Information Technology

| CRCL |

EIT
electronic and information technology

| MGMT |

EITS
Enhanced International Travel Security System

| S&T | PLCY | PRIV |

EJ
Environmental Justice

| FEMA |

EKU
Eastern Kentucky University

| FEMA |

ELC
Engineering Logistics Center

| USCG |

ELF
Earth Liberation Front

| FEMA |

ELINT
Electronic Intelligence

| CWMD | I&A | OPS |

ELO
Enabling Learning Objectives

| FEMA |

ELO
Environmental Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

ELR
Employee Labor Relations

| FEMA |

ELT
Emergency Location Transmitter

| USCG |

ELT
Evacuation Liaison Team

| FEMA |

EM
Emergency Management

| FEMA |

EM
Emergency Manager

| FEMA |

EM
Environmental Management

| FEMA |

EM
Exercise Manual

| FEMA |

EMA
Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

EMAC
Emergency Management Assistance Compact

| FEMA |

E-mail
Electronic Mail

| FEMA |

EMAP
Emergency Management Accreditation Program Standard

| FEMA | S&T |

EMAS
Emergency Management Assessment System

| FEMA |

EMD
Electronic Monitoring Device

| ICE |

EMD
Emergency Management Director

| FEMA |

EMD
Emergency Management Division

| FEMA |

EMD
Emergency Medical Dispatcher

| FEMA |

EMERCOM
Emergency Command

| FEMA |

EMERGCON
Emergency Condition

| FEMA |

eMerge2
electronically Managing enterprise resources for government effectiveness and efficiency

| DHS |

EMERS
Emergency Management Exercise Reporting System

| FEMA |

EMI
Electromagnetic Interference

| FEMA |

EMI
Emergency Management Institute

| FEMA |

EMI
Emergency Management Institute, Board of Visitors for the

| FEMA |

EMIO
Expanded Maritime Interdiction Operation

| USCG |

EMIS
Emergency Management Information System

| FEMA |

EML
Environmental Measurements Laboratory

| S&T | CWMD |

EMMIE
Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment (disasters)

| FEMA |

EMNPP
Emergency Management and National Preparedness Program

| FEMA |

EMOC
Emergency Management Operations Center

| FEMA |

EMOC
Emergency Management Operations Course

| FEMA |

EMP
Electromagnetic Pulse

| FEMA |

EMP
Emergency Management Plan

| FEMA |

EMPA
Emergency Management Planning and Assistance

| FEMA |

EMPG
Emergency Management Performance Grant

| FEMA |

EMPO
Emergency Medical Preparedness Office

| FEMA |

EMPS
Emergency Management Program Specialist

| FEMA |

EMPTY QUIVER
Theft, seizure, or loss of a nuclear weapon or component

| FEMA |

EMR
Electromagnetic Radiation

| FEMA |

EMR
Emergency Minimal Repair

| FEMA |

EMR
Environmental Management Review

| FEMA |

EMR-ISAC
Emergency Management & Response-Information Sharing & Analysis Center

| FEMA |

EMRS
Emergency Management Response System

| FEMA |

EMRT
Emergency Medical Response Team

| FEMA |

EMS
Emergency Management Specialist

| FEMA |

EMS
Emergency Medical Services

| FEMA |

EMS
Emergency Medical System

| FEMA |

EMS
Environmental Management System

| FEMA |

EMS
Evacuation Management System

| FEMA |

EMSHG
Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group

| FEMA |

EMSSA
Emergency Medical Services System Act

| FEMA |

EMSTEAC
Emergency Medical Services Training Education Advisory Council

| MGMT |

EMT
Emergency Management Team

| FEMA |

EMT
Emergency Management Training

| FEMA |

EMT
Emergency Medical Technician

| FEMA |

EMTALA
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act

| FEMA |

EMTASC
Emergency Management Training, Analysis & Simulation Center

| FEMA |

EMT-B
Emergency Medical Technician – Basic

| FEMA |

EMT-I
Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate

| FEMA |

EMT-P
Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic

| FEMA |

EMWIN
Emergency Managers Weather Information Network

| FEMA |

END
Exotic Newcastle Disease

| FEMA |

ENDEX
End of Exercise

| FEMA |

ENGB
Engine Boss

| FEMA |

ENOP
Engine Operator

| FEMA |

ENR
Environmental and Natural Resources

| FEMA |

ENS
Emergency Notification Service/System

| FEMA |

ENSO
El Nino / Southern Oscillation

| FEMA |

EO
Electro-Optical

| FEMA | OGC |

EO
Emergency Office

| FEMA |

EO
Environmental Officer

| FEMA |

EO
Executive Order

| FEMA | OGC |

EO
Exterior Orientation (Parameter)

| FEMA |

EO/IR
Electro Optical/Infrared

| CBP | ICE |

EOC
Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA |

EOC
European Olympic Committee

| FEMA |

EOD
Entered on Duty

| FEMA |

EOD
Explosive Ordnance Disposal

| FEMA | S&T |

EOD
entrance on duty

| MGMT |

EOD
entry on duty

| MGMT |

EOD determination
entry on duty determination

| MGMT |

EOD determination
entrance on duty determination

| MGMT |

EOE
Equal Opportunity Employer

| FEMA |

EOEA
Executive Office of Environmental Affairs

| FEMA |

EOF
Emergency Operations/Operating Facility

| FEMA |

EOF
End of File

| FEMA |

EOG
Exercise Observation Group

| FEMA |

EOIR
Executive Office for Immigration Review

| ICE | USCIS |

EOM
End of Month

| FEMA |

EOO
Emergency Operations Organization

| FEMA |

EOP
Emergency Operations/Operating Plan

| FEMA |

EOP
Executive Office of the President

| DHS |

EOP
Extent of Play

| FEMA |

EOPT
Emergency Operations Planning Template

| FEMA |

EOS
Earth-Observing System

| FEMA |

EOS
Emergency Operations Software

| FEMA |

EOS
Equation of State

| FEMA |

EOT
Emergency Operations Team

| FEMA |

EOV
Emergency Operations Vehicle

| FEMA |

EOW
Envelope of Water

| FEMA |

EP
Electric Power

| FEMA |

EP
Emergency Programs

| FEMA |

EP&HP
environmental planning and historic preservation

| DHS |

EP&HP DSS
environmental planning and historic preservation decision support system

| DHS |

EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency

| DHS |

EPAD
Emergency Provider Access Directory

| FEMA |

EPAL
Enterprise Privacy Authorization Language

| FEMA |

EPAP
Equipment Purchase Assistance Program

| FEMA |

EPC
Emergency Preparedness Canada

| FEMA |

EPCA
Energy Policy and Conservation Act

| FEMA |

EPCRA
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

| FEMA |

EPD
Electronic Personnel Dosimeter

| FEMA |

EPEAT®
electronic product environmental assessment tool

| MGMT |

EPG
Emergency Planning Guide

| FEMA |

EPG
Exercise Preparation Guide

| FEMA |

EPI
Emergency Public Information

| FEMA | OPA |

EPIC
Emergency Preparedness Information Coordinator

| FEMA | OPA |

EPIC
Electronic Privacy Information Center

| TSA | S&T | PLCY | PRIV |

EPICS
Emergency Preparedness Incident Command Stimulation

| FEMA |

EPL
Evaluated Products List

| FEMA |

EPLO
Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

EPM
Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation Program Manager

| DHS |

EPMS
Environmental Portable Monitoring System

| FEMA |

EPO
Environmental Protection Officer

| FEMA |

EPOC
Emergency Point(s) of Contact

| FEMA |

EPOC
Emergency Preparedness Operations Center

| FEMA |

EPP
environmentally preferable

| DHS |

EPP
Employee Personal Page

| FEMA |

EPP
Executive Potential Program

| FEMA |

EPPC
Emergency Prevention and Preparedness Council

| FEMA |

EPPM
Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Mobilization

| FEMA |

EPPM
Environmental Planning Program Manager

| FEMA |

EPR
Emergency Preparedness and Response

| DHS |

EPS
Encapsulated PostScript

| FEMA |

EPSCoR
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

| FEMA |

EPW
Exercise Planning Workshop

| FEMA |

EPZ
Emergency Planning Zone

| FEMA |

EQPCE
Earthquake Preparedness Center of Expertise

| FEMA |

EQPI
Equipment Inspector

| FEMA |

EQPM
Equipment Manager

| FEMA |

EQTR
Equipment Time Recorder

| FEMA |

EQUIP
Earthquake Impacts Projection (Model)

| FEMA |

E-Quip
Electronic Questionnaire for Investigation Processing

| FEMA |

ER
Emergency Relief

| FEMA |

ER
Emergency Room

| FEMA |

ER
Equal Rights

| FEMA |

ER
Expedited Removal

| CBP | ICE |

ERAMS
Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System

| FEMA | S&T |

ERB
Economic Resources Board

| FEMA |

ERC
Emergency Response Coordinator

| FEMA |

ERCG
Emergency Response Coordination Group

| FEMA |

ERCP
Emergency Response Concept Plan

| FEMA |

ERDA
Energy Research and Development Administration

| FEMA |

ERDC
Engineer Research and Development Center [United States Army]

| S&T |

ERDEC
Edgewood Research, Development and Engineering Center

| FEMA |

ERF
Emergency Response Facility

| FEMA |

ERFOG
Emergency Responder Field Operating Guide

| FEMA |

ERG
Emergency Relocation Group

| FEMA |

ERL
Environmental Research Laboratories

| FEMA |

ERLink
Emergency Response Link

| FEMA |

ERM
Enforcement Removal Module

| ICE |

ERM
Elevation Reference Mark

| FEMA |

ERMS
Enterprise Records Management System

| MGMT |

ERMS
Emergency Resource Management System

| FEMA |

ERN
Emergency Response Network

| FEMA |

ERO
Emergency Response Official

| FEMA |

ERO
Equal Rights Office

| FEMA |

ERO
Equal Rights Officer

| FEMA |

EROS
Earth Resources Observing Satellite

| FEMA |

ERP
Expedited Removal Process

| ICE |

ERP
Elevation Reference Point

| FEMA |

ERP
Emergency Response Plan

| FEMA |

ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning

| I&A | MGMT |

ERPA
Emergency Response Planning Area

| FEMA |

ERPG
Emergency Response Guidelines

| FEMA |

ERPS
Effluents Radiation Protection Section

| FEMA |

ERPS
Emergency Response Planning Scenario

| FEMA |

ERRO
Emergency Response/Recovery Office (USACE)

| FEMA |

ERRS
Emergency and Rapid Response Services

| FEMA |

ERS
Emergency Relocation Site

| FEMA |

ERS
Executive Reporting System

| FEMA |

ERSAC
Emergency Response Senior Advisory Committee

| PLCY |

ERT
Environmental Response Team

| FEMA |

ERT
Emergency Response Team

| FEMA | TSA |

ERT
Evidence Response Team

| FEMA | TSA |

ERT:BC
Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts

| FEMA |

ERT:SS
Emergency response to Terrorism: Self-Study

| FEMA |

ERT-A
Emergency Response Team – Advance Element

| FEMA |

ERT-N-NCR
National Emergency Response Team for the National Capital Region

| FEMA |

ERT-S
Emergency Response Team Support Capability

| FEMA |

ERV
Emergency Response Vehicle

| FEMA |

ERW
Enhanced Radiation Weapon

| FEMA | S&T |

ES
Emergency Support

| FEMA |

ES
End System

| FEMA |

ES
Engineering Section (Information Resources Division, FBIHQ)

| FEMA |

ES
Environmental Specialist

| FEMA |

ES
Executive Secretariat (see ESEC)

| FEMA |

ESA
Endangered Species Act

| FEMA |

ESA
essential supporting activity

| MGMT |

ESAP
Energy Security and Assurance Program

| CISA |

ESAR-VHP
Emergency System for the Advanced Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals

| FEMA |

ESC
Executive Steering Committee

| FEMA |

ESCAP
Electronic Crimes Special Agent Program

| USSS |

ESD
Emergency Services Director

| FEMA |

ESDP
Engineering Study Data Package

| FEMA |

ESDPF
Engineering Study Data Package Facility

| FEMA |

ESDRB
Emergency Services and Disaster Relief Branch

| FEMA |

ESEC
Executive Secretariat

| DHS |

ESEC
Office of the Executive Secretary

| MGMT |

ESF
Emergency Support Function

| FEMA | CISA | PLCY |

ESF 01
Emergency Support Function – Transportation

| FEMA |

ESF 02
Emergency Support Function – Communications

| FEMA |

ESF 03
Emergency Support Function – Public Works and Engineering

| FEMA |

ESF 04
Emergency Support Function – Firefighting

| FEMA |

ESF 05
Emergency Support Function – Emergency Management

| FEMA |

ESF 06
Emergency Support Function – Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services

| FEMA |

ESF 07
Emergency Support Function – Logistics Management and Resource Support

| FEMA |

ESF 08
Emergency Support Function – Public Health and Medical Services

| FEMA |

ESF 09
Emergency Support Function – Search and Rescue

| FEMA |

ESF 10
Emergency Support Function – Oil and Hazardous Materials Response

| FEMA |

ESF 11
Emergency Support Function – Agriculture and Natural Resources

| FEMA |

ESF 12
Emergency Support Function – Energy

| FEMA |

ESF 13
Emergency Support Function – Public Safety and Security

| FEMA |

ESF 14
Emergency Support Function – Long-term Community Recovery

| FEMA |

ESF 15
Emergency Support Function – External Affairs

| FEMA |

ESFLG
Emergency Support Function Leaders Group

| FEMA |

ESGR
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

| USCG |

ESI
Electronically stored information

| MGMT |

ESIC
Earth Science Information Center

| FEMA |

ESIF
Emergency Services Interconnect Forum

| FEMA |

ESL
English as a Second Language

| FEMA |

ESM
Electronic Support Measures

| FEMA |

ESM
Enterprise Security Manager

| FEMA |

ESN
Electronic Serial Number

| FEMA |

ESO
Energy Senior Official

| FEMA |

ESOH
environment, safety, and occupational health requirements

| MGMT |

ESP
Early Site Permit

| FEMA |

ESP
Electric Service Priority

| FEMA |

ESP
Extranet Secure Portal

| FEMA |

ESPC
Energy Savings Performance Contract

| MGMT |

ESS
Electronic Switching System

| FEMA |

ESS
Emergency Services Sector

| FEMA |

ESS
Environmental Sensor Station

| FEMA |

ESS-SSA
Emergency Services Sector-Sector Specific Agency

| FEMA |

ESSV
Emergency Support Service Vehicle

| FEMA |

EST
Eastern Standard Time

| DHS |

EST
Emergency Support Team

| FEMA |

ESTA
Electronic System for Travel Authorization

| CBP | TSA | PLCY | PRIV |

ESTD
Established

| FEMA |

ESTED
Estimated Safe Time before Evacuation Decisions

| FEMA |

ESTI
Emergency Services Training Institute

| FEMA |

ET
Electronic Technician

| FEMA |

ET
End of Transect (Line)

| FEMA |

ETA
Employment and Training Administration

| FEMA |

ETA
Estimated time of arrival

| DHS |

ETAG
Employee Training Advisory Group

| FEMA |

ETC
Emergency Transportation Center

| FEMA |

etc
et cetera

| FEMA |

ETD
Explosives Trace Detector

| TSA |

ETD
Estimated time of departure

| DHS |

ETE
Estimated Time Enroute

| FEMA |

ETE
Evacuation Time Estimate

| FEMA |

ETIC
Estimated Time in Commission

| FEMA |

ETIS
Emergency Traffic Information System

| FEMA |

ETJ
Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (Limits)

| FEMA |

ETL
Extraction, Transformation and Loading

| I&A | MGMT | PLCY | PRIV |

ETO
Exercise and Training Officer

| FEMA |

ETOC
Emergency Tactical Operations Center

| FEMA |

ETP
Employment and Transition Plan

| FEMA |

ETRMS
Emergency Transportation Resource Management System

| FEMA |

ETS
Evacuation Time Study

| FEMA |

ETT
Eligible Travel Trailer

| FEMA |

EU
European Union

| CBP | PLCY |

EU
Explosives Unit (BDC, FBI)

| FEMA |

EUI
energy use intensity

| DHS |

EVM
Earned Value Management

| FEMA |

EVMS
earned value management system

| MGMT |

EVT
Emergency Vehicle Technician

| FEMA |

EVVE
Electronic Verification of Vital Events

| USCIS | PLCY | PRIV |

EW
Emergency Worker

| FEMA |

EWAC
Emergency Worker and Assistance Center

| FEMA |

EWC
Emergency Worker Center

| FEMA |

EWF
Electronic Warfare

| FEMA |

EWI
Entry Without Inspection

| CBP | ICE | USCG |

EWMDS
Emergency Worker Monitoring and Decontamination Station

| FEMA |

EWO
Emergency War Order

| FEMA |

EWP
Emergency Watershed Protection

| FEMA |

EWRI
Environmental and Water Resources Institute

| FEMA |

EX/IM Bank
Export/Import Bank of the United States

| FEMA |

EXB
Export-Import Bank

| I&A |

EXD
Explosives Division (S&T/EXD)

| DHS |

EXPLAN
Exercise Plan

| FEMA |

EXTIN
Extinguisher

| FEMA |

F&STD
Fire and Safety Test Detachment

| FEMA |

F/ERO
Federal Emergency and Mutual Aid Response Official

| FEMA |

F/WRKGPS
For Work Groups

| FEMA |

FAA
Federal Aviation Administration

| DHS |

FAA
Foreign Assistance Act

| FEMA |

FAADS
Federal Assistance Award Data System

| FEMA |

FAAP
Foreign Airport Assessment Program

| TSA |

FAAR
Facilitated After Action Report

| FEMA |

FAAS
FEMA Automated Acquisition System

| FEMA |

FAAT
FEMA Acronyms, Abbreviations, & Terms

| FEMA |

FAAT
Fully Analytical Aerial Triangulation

| FEMA |

FAB
FEMA Advisory Board

| FEMA |

FAC
Foreign Air Carrier

| TSA |

FAC
Family Assistance Center

| FEMA |

FAC
Financial Attack Center

| ICE |

FACA
Federal Advisory Committee Act

| DHS |

FACL
Facilities Unit Leader

| FEMA |

FACMAN
Facilities Management System

| FEMA |

FACNET
Federal Acquisition Network

| FEMA |

FACP
Fire Alarm Control Panel

| FEMA |

FAC-P/PM
Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (*)

| MGMT |

FAD
Foreign Animal Disease

| FEMA |

FADED GIANT
Nuclear reactor radiological incident/ accident

| FEMA |

FAE
Fuel Air Explosives

| FEMA |

FAEST
Forward Area Emergency Support Trailers

| FEMA |

FAI
Fire/Arson Investigation

| FEMA |

FAIH
Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households

| FEMA |

FAIR
Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act [of 1998]

| OGC |

FAIR
Fair Access to Insurance Requirements

| FEMA |

FAITS
FEMA Automated Inventory Tracking System

| FEMA |

FALA
Faller A

| FEMA |

FALB
Faller B

| FEMA |

FALC
Faller C

| FEMA |

FAM
Federal Air Marshal

| TSA |

FAMA
Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association

| FEMA |

FAMAS
Facility Accreditation Management and Administration System

| FEMA |

FAMC
Fire Apparatus Manufactures’ Association

| FEMA |

FAMIS
FEMA Audit Management Information System

| FEMA |

FAMS
Federal Air Marshal Service (see OLE/FAMS)

| TSA |

FANMAP
FEMA Automated Network Management Program

| FEMA |

FAO
Federal Approving Officer

| FEMA |

FAO
Federal Approving Official

| FEMA |

FAO
Food & Agricultural Organization (UN)

| FEMA |

FAOC
FEMA Alternate Operations Center

| FEMA |

FAPRS
Federal Access Program Retrieval System

| FEMA |

FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions

| DHS |

FAR
Federal Acquisition Regulation

| I&A | MGMT |

FAR
Federal Aviation Regulations

| FEMA |

FARS
Financial Accounting and Reporting System

| FEMA |

FAS
Freight Assessment System

| TSA |

FAS
Federal Acquisition Service

| FEMA |

FAS
Foreign Agricultural Service

| FEMA |

FAS
Freely Associated States

| FEMA |

FASSE
Federal Agency Support Service Element

| FEMA |

FAST
Future Attribute Screening Technology

| S&T |

FAST
Field Assessment Team

| FEMA |

FAST
Free and Secure Trade [Initiative]

| CBP | TSA | PLCY | PRIV |

FAST
Free and Secure Trade program

| PLCY |

FAT
first article testing

| MGMT |

FAX
Facsimile

| FEMA |

FBAN
Fire Behavior Analyst

| FEMA |

FBCI
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

| FEMA |

FBCO
Faith-Based and Community Organizations

| FEMA |

FBFM
Flood Boundary and Floodway Map

| FEMA |

FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation

| DHS |

FBIIC
Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee

| CISA |

FBINet
Federal Bureau of Investigation Network

| I&A |

FBN
Federal Base Network

| FEMA |

FBO
Fixed Base Operator

| FEMA |

FBR
Fast Breeder Reactor

| FEMA |

FC
Fire Control

| FEMA |

FC
Fire Corps (Citizen Corps Program Partner administered by USFA)

| FEMA |

FC
Federal Coordinator

| OPS |

FCA
Farm Credit Administration

| FEMA |

FCA
facility condition assessment

| S&T |

FCBA
Federal Communications Bar Association

| S&T | OGC |

FCC
Federal Coordinating Center

| FEMA |

FCC
Federal Communications Commission

| DHS |

FCD
Financial Crimes Division

| FEMA |

FCDA
Federal Civil Defense Agency

| FEMA |

FCE
Functional Capability Element

| FEMA |

FCI
Facility Condition Index

| FEMA |

FCIC
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

| FEMA |

FCIP
Federal Crime Insurance Program

| FEMA |

FCIP
Federal Career Intern Program

| FEMA | MGMT |

FCIS
Federal Crime Insurance System

| FEMA |

FCM
Federal Communications Manager

| FEMA |

FCMG
Fire Cache Manager

| FEMA |

FCMSSR
Federal Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research

| FEMA |

FCO
Federal Coordinating Officer

| FEMA | CISA |

F-codes
Charge codes for FEMA incidents

| FEMA |

FCP
Federal Center Plaza

| FEMA |

FCP
Field/Forward Command Post

| FEMA |

FCRR
Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response

| FEMA |

FCS
Farm Credit Service

| FEMA |

FCS
Food and Consumer Service

| FEMA |

FCSA
Fee-Charge System Administrator

| FEMA |

FCT
Forward Coordinating Team

| FEMA |

FD
Fire Department

| FEMA |

FD
Foundation Data

| FEMA |

FDA
Food & Drug Administration

| FEMA | CISA | I&A |

FDC
Fire Department Connection

| FEMA |

FDDI
Fiber Distributed Data Interface

| I&A | MGMT | PLCY |

FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

| DHS |

FDID
Fire Department Identification Number

| FEMA |

FDL
Forensic Documents Laboratory

| ICE |

FDMS
Federal Docketing Management System

| OGC |

FDNS
Fraud Detection and National Security Unit

| USCIS |

FDO
Flight Deck Officer

| FEMA |

FDP
Federal Demonstration Project

| FEMA |

FDRO
Foreign Disclosure and Release Officer

| I&A |

FDSOA
Fire Department Safety Officers Association

| FEMA |

FDSS
Federal Drug Seizure System

| CBP |

FDUL
Food Unit Leader

| FEMA |

FE
Fire Extinguisher

| FEMA |

FE
Functional Exercise

| FEMA |

FEA
Federal Enterprise Architecture

| I&A | MGMT |

FEA
front-end analysis

| MGMT |

FEB
Federal Executive Board

| FEMA |

FEB
Federal Executive Branch

| FEMA |

FEC
Facility Emergency Coordinator

| FEMA |

FEC
Federal Election Commission

| FEMA |

FEC
Federal Electronics Challenge

| FEMA |

FECA
Federal Employees Compensation Act

| FEMA |

FECC
Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator

| FEMA | CISA |

FED – TRT
Federal Tactical Response Team

| FEMA |

FEDCIRC
Federal Computer Incident Response Center

| CISA |

FEDD
Flood Elevation Determination Docket

| FEMA |

FEDMER
Federal Medical Evidence of Record

| MGMT |

FED-STD
Federal Standard

| FEMA |

FEEA
Federal Employee Education & Assistance

| TSA | MGMT |

FEFFLA
Federal Employees Family Friendly Leave Act

| FEMA |

FEGLI
Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance

| MGMT |

FEHB
Federal Employees Health Benefits

| MGMT |

FEHB
Federal Employee Health Benefits program

| MGMT |

FEI
Federal Executive Institute

| FEMA |

FEIMS
Fire and Explosion Investigation Management System

| FEMA |

FEIS
Final Environmental Impact Statement

| FEMA |

FEKC
FEMA Employee Knowledge Center

| FEMA |

FELB
Felling Boss

| FEMA |

FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency

| DHS |

FEMAAR
Federal Emergency Management Agency Acquisition Regulation

| FEMA |

FEMIS
Federal Emergency Management Information System

| FEMA |

FEMO
Fire Effects Monitor

| FEMA |

FEMSA
Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Association

| FEMA |

FEPA
Fair Employment Practices Agency

| FEMA |

FERC
FEMA Emergency Response Capability

| FEMA |

FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

| CISA | S&T |

FERO
Federal Emergency Response Official

| MGMT |

FERS
Federal Employees Retirement System

| MGMT |

FES
Field Evaluation System

| FEMA |

FESC
Federal Emergency Support Coordinator

| FEMA |

FESHE
Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education

| FEMA |

FEST
Foreign Emergency Support Team

| FEMA |

FEVS
Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey

| DHS |

FF
Firefighter

| FEMA |

FFALC
Federal Fire and Aviation Leadership Council

| FEMA |

FFAMIA
Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act

| FEMA |

FFARS
FEMA Facsimile and Record System

| FEMA |

FFATA
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act

| FEMA |

FFC
FEMA Finance Center (OCFO)

| FEMA |

FFCD
Full, Final, and Complete Disclosure

| FEMA |

FFDO
Federal Flight Deck Officer

| TSA |

FFE
Federal Field Exercise

| FEMA |

FFFI&PP
Firefighter Fatality Investigation & Prevention Program (NIOSH)

| FEMA |

FFI
Financial Fraud Institute

| FLETC |

FFMIA
Federal Financial Management Improvement Act

| FEMA |

FFMS
FEMA Frequency Management System

| FEMA |

FFO
First Federal Official

| FEMA |

FFRDC
Federally Funded Research and Development Center

| S&T | OGC |

FFS
Federal Financial System

| I&A | MGMT |

FFSTG
Federal Fire Service Task Group

| FEMA |

FFT1
Firefighter Type 1

| FEMA |

FFT2
Firefighter Type 2

| FEMA |

FG
fiscal guidance

| MGMT |

FGCC
Federal Geodetic Coordinating Committee

| FEMA |

FGDC
Federal Geographic Data Committee

| FEMA |

FGI
Foreign Government Information

| FEMA |

FH
Fire Hydrant

| FEMA |

FHA
Federal Housing Administration

| FEMA |

FHA
Fire Hazards Analysis

| FEMA |

FHA
Flood Hazard Area

| FEMA |

FHAR
Flood Hazard Analyses Report

| FEMA |

FHBM
Flood Hazard Boundary Map

| FEMA |

FHCS
Federal Human Capital Survey

| MGMT |

FHFB
Federal Housing Finance Board

| FEMA |

FHH
Fire Hose House

| FEMA |

FHM
Flood Hazard Mapping

| FEMA |

FHML
Federal Hazardous Material Law

| FEMA |

FHR
Fire Hose Rack

| FEMA |

FHR
Fire Hose Reel

| FEMA |

FHWA
Federal Highway Administration

| FEMA | TSA |

FIA
Federal Insurance Administration

| FEMA |

FIAB
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

| I&A |

FIAMIS
Federal Insurance Administration Management Information System

| FEMA |

FICA
Federal Insurance Contributions Act

| FEMA |

FICC
Federal Interagency Coordination Council

| S&T |

FICEMS
Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services

| FEMA |

FICO
Flood Insurance Claims Office

| FEMA |

FICO
Flood Insurance Claims Officer

| FEMA |

FIDA
FEMA Information Data and Analysis

| FEMA |

FIDLER
Field Instrument for the Detection of Low Energy Radiation

| FEMA |

FIE
foreign intelligence entity

| I&A |

FIFMS
FEMA Integrated Financial Management System

| FEMA |

FIG
Field Intelligence Groups

| FEMA |

FIMO
Federal Incident Management Official

| FEMA |

FIN
Fingerprint Identification Number

| I&A |

FINCEN
Financial Center

| FEMA |

FINCEN
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

| FLETC | ICE |

FinCEN
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Project Gateway

| I&A |

FINS
Federal Information Notices

| FEMA |

FIO
Federal Information Officer

| FEMA |

FIO
Fire Information Officer

| FEMA |

FIOC
Federal Interagency Operations Center

| FEMA |

FIP
Federal Information Processing

| FEMA |

FIPNC
Flood Insurance Producers National Committee

| FEMA |

FIPS
FOIA Information Processing System

| PRIV |

FIPS
Federal Information Processing Standard

| I&A |

FIR
Federal Inspection Report

| FEMA |

FIR
Final Inspection Report

| FEMA |

FIR
Flood Insurance Report

| FEMA |

FIRB
Firing Boss

| FEMA |

FIRESAT
Fire-Detection Satellite System (previously known as the Integrated Hazard Information System)

| FEMA |

FIRESCOPE
Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential

| FEMA |

FIRM
Flood Insurance Rate Map

| FEMA |

FIRM-DLG
Flood Insurance Rate Map-Digital Line Graph

| FEMA |

FIRMPD
FEMA Information Resources Management Procedural Directive

| FEMA |

FIRMR
Federal Information Resources Management Regulation

| FEMA |

FIS
Flood Insurance Study

| FEMA |

FISA
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

| OGC |

FISH
Forensic Information System for Handwriting

| USSS | S&T |

FISMA
Federal Information Security Management Act

| I&A | MGMT |

FIST
Field Intelligence Support Team

| USCG |

FIT
Failed Income Test

| FEMA |

FIT
Financial Information Tool

| FEMA |

FLAG
FEMA Logistics Advisory Group

| FEMA |

FLAR
Forward Looking Airborne Radar

| FEMA |

FLASH
Fellow Law Enforcement Agencies Securing the Homeland

| ICE |

FLDPLN
Floodplains

| FEMA |

FLEA
Fireline Explosive Advisor

| FEMA |

FLEB
Fireline Blaster

| FEMA |

FLETA
Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation

| FEMA |

FLETC
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

| FEMA |

FLETC
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (formerly Subcomponent under BTS)

| DHS |

FLEX
Federal or FEMA Leadership Exercise

| FEMA |

FlHB
Fire Line Hand Book

| FEMA |

FLIR
Forward Looking Infrared Radar

| CBP | TSA |

FLO
Fusion Liaison Officer

| I&A |

FLRA
Federal Labor Relations Authority

| FEMA | MGMT | OPA |

FLS
Flood Statement

| FEMA |

FM
Financial Management

| FEMA |

FM
Force Module

| FEMA |

FM
Frequency Modulation

| FEMA |

FMA
Field Mitigation Assistance

| FEMA |

FMA
Floodplain Management Association

| FEMA |

FMA
Flood Mitigation Assistance

| FEMA |

FMAGP
Fire Management Assistance Grant

| FEMA | USFA |

FMAGP
Fire Management Assistance Grant Program

| FEMA | USFA |

FMANA
Fire Marshals Association of North America (see IFMA)

| FEMA |

FMAP
Fire Management Assistance Program

| FEMA |

FMAP
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program

| FEMA |

FMC
Federal Maritime Commission

| USCG |

FMC
Federal Management Circular

| FEMA |

FMC
Federal Mobilization Center

| FEMA |

FMC
Fully Mission Capable

| FEMA |

FMCIMS
Flood Map Center Inventory Management System

| FEMA |

FMCS
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

| FEMA | OGC |

FMCSA
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

| TSA | CISA |

FMD
Foot and Mouth Disease

| FEMA |

FMDC
Flood Map Distribution Center

| FEMA |

FME
Federally Managed Exercise

| FEMA |

FMH
Federal Meteorological Handbook

| FEMA |

FmHA
Farmers Home Administration

| FEMA |

FMHCSS
Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards

| FEMA |

FMLA
Family and Medical Leave Act

| FEMA |

FMO
Fire Management Officer

| FEMA |

FMP
Field Management Program

| FEMA |

FMR
Fair Market Rental

| FEMA |

FMS
Federal Medical Shelters

| FEMA | CWMD |

FMS
Financial Management System

| FEMA |

FMSIS
Flood Map Status Information Service

| FEMA |

FMT
Field Monitoring Team

| FEMA |

FMV
Fair Market Value

| FEMA |

FMWC
Federal Multilingual Website Committee

| USCIS |

FN
Foreign National

| FEMA |

FNAMS
FEMA National Automated Message System

| FEMA |

FNAPS
FEMA National Paging System

| FEMA |

FNARS
FEMA National Radio System

| FEMA |

FNF
Fixed Nuclear Facility

| FEMA |

FNS
Food and Nutrition Services

| FEMA |

FO
Field Office

| FEMA |

FOB
Federal Office Building

| FEMA |

FOBS
Field Observer

| FEMA |

FOC
FEMA Operations Center

| FEMA |

FOC
Forward Operations Center

| FEMA |

FOC
Free of Charge

| FEMA |

FOC
Full Operating Capability

| FEMA |

FOD
Foreign Object Damage

| FEMA |

FOF
Field Operating Facility

| FEMA |

FOG
Field Operating Guide

| FEMA |

FOG
Field Operation Guide

| FEMA |

FOH
Federal Occupational Health

| MGMT |

FOI
Functional Office Index

| FEMA |

FOIA
Freedom of Information Act

| FEMA | OGC | PRIV |

FONSI
Finding of No Significant Impact

| FEMA |

FOP
Fugitive Operations Program

| ICE |

FOP
Fraternal Order of Police

| FEMA |

FORSCOM
Forces Command

| FEMA |

FOS
Family of Services

| FEMA |

FOS
Federal Operations Support

| FEMA |

FOSA
Federal Operational/Operations Staging Area

| FEMA |

FOSC
Federal On-Scene Coordinator/Commander

| FEMA |

FOSET
finding of suitability [early transfer]

| DHS |

FOSL
finding of suitability [lease]

| DHS |

FOSS
Field Operating Site Setup

| FEMA |

FOST
finding of suitability [transfer]

| DHS |

FOUO
For official use only

| DHS |

FOV
Field of View

| FEMA |

FOX
fuel oxidizer explosive mixture

| S&T |

FP
Fire Protection

| FEMA |

FP
Force Protection

| FEMA |

FP&S
Fire Prevention & Safety

| FEMA |

FPA
Federal Preparedness Agency

| FEMA |

FPBF
Fines, Penalties & Forfeiture

| CBP |

FPC
Federal Power Commission

| FEMA |

FPC
Federal Preparedness Circular

| FEMA |

FPC
Federal Preparedness Coordinator

| FEMA |

FPC
Final Planning Conference

| FEMA |

FPCs
Federal Preparedness Coordinators

| FEMA |

FPDL
Fire Protection Demonstration Lab

| FEMA |

FPE
Fire Protection Engineering

| FEMA |

FPEIS
Federal Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

| FEMA |

FPF
Federal Policy Fee

| FEMA |

FPG
Federal Preparedness Guide

| FEMA |

FPI
Floodplain Information Report

| FEMA |

FPI
Foreign Person of Interest

| FEMA |

FPMR
Federal Property Management Regulation

| FEMA |

FPO
Federal Preservation Officer

| FEMA |

FPO
Flood Potential Outlook

| FEMA |

FPPS
Federal Personnel Payroll System

| FEMA |

FPS
Federal Protective Service (ICE/FPS)

| DHS |

FQI
Federal Quality Institute

| FEMA |

FR
Field Reference

| FEMA |

FR
Federal Register

| USCG | OGC |

FRA
Federal Records Act

| FEMA |

FRA
Federal Railroad Administration

| TSA | CISA |

FRAC
First Responder Authorization Credential

| FEMA |

FRATS
FEMA Recovery Action Tracking System

| FEMA |

FRB
Federal Reserve Systems Board of Governors

| DHS |

FRC
Fast Response Cutters

| USCG |

FRC
Federal Regional Center

| FEMA |

FRC
Federal Resource Coordinator

| FEMA |

FRC
Federal Response Center

| FEMA |

FRC
Federal Records Center

| MGMT |

FRCA
Findings Requiring Corrective Action

| FEMA |

FRCM
FEMA Regional Communications Manager

| FEMA |

FRD
Formerly Restricted Data

| FEMA |

FRERP
Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan

| FEMA | S&T |

FRESH
Fire, Rescue, Emergency, Safety, & Health

| FEMA |

FRID
Flood Risk Directory

| FEMA |

FRMAC
Federal Radiological Measurement and Assessment Center

| CISA | S&T |

FRMAP
Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Plan

| CISA | S&T |

FRMT
Field Radiological Monitoring Team

| FEMA |

FRN
Federal Reserve Note

| USSS |

FRN
Federal Register Notice

| FEMA | OGC |

FRN
FEMA Radio Network

| FEMA |

FRO
Flood Response Office

| FEMA |

FRP
facility response plan [oil discharge]

| DHS |

FRP
Facility Response Plan

| FEMA |

FRP
Federal Response Plan (see NRF)

| FEMA |

FRPCC
Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee

| FEMA |

FRPG
Federal Response Planning Guidance

| FEMA |

FRPI
First Responder Partnership Initiative

| FEMA |

FRRATS
Federal Response and Recovery Automated Tracking System

| FEMA |

FRRATS
FEMA Response & Recovery Applicant Tracking System

| FEMA |

FRS
Federal Response Subcommittee

| FEMA |

FRS
Federal Reserve System

| CISA |

FRSA
Federal Railroad Safety Act

| FEMA |

FRSD
First Responders and Small Departments

| FEMA |

FRSGP
Freight Rail Security Grant Program

| FEMA |

FRSSB
Facilities Radiological Safety and Safeguards Branch

| FEMA |

FRTIB
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

| MGMT |

FRZ
Flight Restricted Zone

| ICE |

FS
[United States] Forest Service [ESF-4]

| FEMA |

FS
Feasibility Study

| FEMA |

FSA
Flexible Spending Account

| MGMT |

FSA
Farm Service Agency

| FEMA |

FSA
FEMA/State Agreement

| FEMA |

FSA
Fire Suppression Assistance

| FEMA |

FSA
Forward Staging Areas

| FEMA |

FSAR
Final Safety Analysis Report

| FEMA |

FSB
Forward Support Base

| FEMA |

FSC
Federal Support Center

| FEMA |

FSC
FEMA Storage Center

| FEMA |

FSC1
Finance/Admin Section Chief

| FEMA |

FSC2
Finance/Admin Section Chief

| FEMA |

FSD
Forensic Services Division

| USSS |

FSD
Fire System Deficiency

| FEMA |

FSD
Federal Security Director

| TSA | S&T |

FSDO
Flight Service District Office

| FEMA |

FSE
Full-Scale Exercise

| FEMA | CISA |

FSG
Financial Services Group

| FEMA |

FSH
Forest Service Handbook

| FEMA |

FSIE 
Fire Service Intelligence Enterprise 

| FEMA |

FSIS
Foreign Service Institute

| I&A |

FSIS
Food Safety and Inspection Service

| CISA |

FSIU
Field Support Intelligence Unit

| FEMA |

FSL
Federal, State, Local

| FEMA | CISA |

FSLC
Federal Senior Leadership Council

| FEMA |

FSLIC
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation

| FEMA |

FSM
Federated States of Micronesia

| FEMA |

FSN
Federal Stock Number

| FEMA |

FSN
FEMA Switched Network

| FEMA |

FSO
Free Space Optics

| FEMA |

FSR
Financial Status Report

| FEMA |

FSS
Family Support Services

| FEMA |

FSS
Federal Supply Service

| FEMA |

FSSA
Flight School Security Awareness

| TSA |

FSSC
Fleet Surveillance Support Command

| ICE |

FSTC
Foreign Science Technology Center (United States Army)

| FEMA |

FSTS
Federal Secure Telephone System

| FEMA |

FSVS
FEMA Secure Video System

| FEMA |

FSX
Full Scale Exercise

| FEMA |

ft
foot/feet

| FEMA |

FT
Full-Time

| FEMA |

ft/min
feet per minute

| FEMA |

ft3/min
cubic feet per minute

| FEMA |

FTA
Federal Transit Administration

| FEMA | TSA |

FTAA
Free Trade Area of the Americas

| ICE |

FTC
Federal Training Coordinator

| TSA |

FTC
Federal Trade Commission

| DHS |

FTC
Field Team Coordinator

| FEMA |

FTD
Federal Travel Directory

| FEMA |

FTE
Full-Time Employees

| FEMA |

FTE
Full-time Equivalent

| FEMA | MGMT | OPA |

FTO
Foreign Terrorist Organizations

| I&A |

FTP
File Transfer Protocol

| I&A | MGMT |

FTS
Federal Technology Service

| FEMA |

FTS
Forms Tracking System

| FEMA |

FTS
Federal Telecommunications (or Telephone) System (or Service)

| FEMA | MGMT |

FTSS
Federal Training Support Staff

| TSA |

FTTTF
Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force

| I&A |

FTX
Field Training Exercise

| FEMA |

FTZ
Foreign Trade Zone

| CBP |

FUM1
Fire Use Manager 1

| FEMA |

FUM2
Fire Use Manager 2

| FEMA |

FUNC
Functional

| FEMA |

FW
Fire Weather

| FEMA |

FWAN
FEMA Wide Area Network

| FEMA |

FWBM
Fixed Wing Base Manager

| FEMA |

FWCA
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act

| FEMA |

FWD
Forward

| FEMA |

FWP
Federal Women’s Program

| FEMA |

FWPCA
Federal Water Pollution Control Act

| FEMA |

FWPT
Fixed Wing Parking Tender

| FEMA |

FWS
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

| FEMA | USCG |

FX
Functional Exercise

| FEMA |

FY
Fiscal Year

| DHS |

FYHSP
Future Years Homeland Security Program

| MGMT |

FYI
For Your Information

| FEMA |

FZ
Flood Zone

| FEMA |

FZDC
Flood Zone Determination Company

| FEMA |

G&T
Office of Grants and Training

| FEMA |

GA
General Adjuster

| FEMA |

GA/FBO
General Aviation/Fixed-Base Operations

| FEMA |

GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

| FEMA |

GAAS
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards

| FEMA |

GAAWG
General Aviation Airports Working Group

| TSA |

GACC
Geographic Area Coordination Center

| FEMA |

GACG
Geographic Area Coordinating Group

| FEMA |

GADCOI
Global Air Domain Community of Interest

| PLCY |

gal
gallon

| FEMA |

GAL
Global Access List

| MGMT |

GAMA
General Aviation Manufacturers Association

| TSA |

GAN
Grant Adjustment Notice

| FEMA |

GANTSEC
Greater Antilles Section

| ICE | USCG |

GAO
General Accounting Office

| FEMA |

GAO
Government Accountability Office

| DHS |

GAR
Governor’s Authorized Representative

| FEMA |

GARS
Global Area Reference System

| FEMA |

GB
Gigabyte

| FEMA |

GBL
Government/General Bill of Lading

| FEMA |

GBPS
Gigabytes Per Second

| FEMA |

GC
General Counsel (see also OGC)

| FEMA | OGC |

GCC
Government Coordinating Council

| FEMA |

GCCS
Global Command and Communications System

| FEMA |

GCE
Government Cost Estimate

| FEMA |

GCF
Ground Concentration Factor

| FEMA |

GCO
Grant Coordinating Officer

| FEMA |

GCOA
Gross Consequence of Attack

| FEMA |

GCOS
Global Climate Observing System

| FEMA |

GCR
Gulf Coast Region

| FEMA |

GCR
Gulf Coast Region, Recovery and Rebuilding of the

| DHS |

GCS
Ground Control Station

| FEMA |

GD&A
Grant Development and Administration

| FEMA |

GDIN
Global Disaster Information Network

| FEMA |

GDM
Geospatial Data Model

| FEMA |

GDNP
Gross Domestic National Product

| FEMA |

GDS
Geographic Display System

| FEMA |

GDSS
Global Decision Support System

| FEMA |

GDT
Ground Data Terminal

| FEMA |

GE
General Emergency

| FEMA |

Ge (Li)
Lithium Drifted Germanium

| FEMA |

GEA
Geospatial Enterprise Architecture

| FEMA |

GEIA
Government Electronic and Information Technology Association

| CISA |

GEMA
Georgia Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

GEMINI
Global Emergency Management Information Network Initiative

| FEMA |

GEMS
Global Emergency Management System

| FEMA |

GEOCC
Government Emergency Operations Coordination Center

| FEMA |

GeoTIFF
Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format

| FEMA |

GER
Global Emergency Response

| FEMA |

GES
Global Enrollment System

| CBP | ICE | USCIS | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

GETA
Government Emerging Technology Alliance

| FEMA |

GETS
Government Emergency Telecommunications Service

| FEMA | CISA |

GFE
Government-Furnished Equipment

| FEMA |

GFI
Government-Furnished Information

| FEMA |

GFIP
Group Flood Insurance Policy

| FEMA |

GFIRST
Government Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams

| USSS | CISA | S&T |

GFM
Generic Financial Module (NEMIS)

| FEMA |

GFM
Government-Furnished Material

| FEMA |

GGI
Global Geospatial Intelligence

| FEMA |

GGI&S
Global Geospatial Information and Services

| FEMA |

GHAD
Geologic Hazard Abatement District

| FEMA |

GHG
greenhouse gas

| DHS |

GI
Geographic Information

| FEMA |

GI
Ground Infantry

| FEMA |

GIF
Graphical Image Format

| DHS |

GIF
Graphics Interchange Format

| FEMA |

GIG
Global Information Grid

| I&A |

GIL
Grant-In-Lieu

| FEMA |

GILS
Government Information Locator Service,

| FEMA |

GIS
Geographic Information System(s)

| FEMA |

GIS
Geospatial Information System

| FEMA |

GISS
GIS Specialist

| FEMA |

GISWG
Global Infrastructure and Standards Working Group

| FEMA |

GIWG
Global Intelligence Working Group

| FEMA |

GIWW
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

| FEMA |

GLD
General Law Division

| OGC |

GLPAC
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee

| USCG |

GLWRM
Great Lakes Wave Run-up Model

| FEMA |

GM
Guidance Memorandum

| FEMA |

G-M
Geiger-Mueller (radiation detector)

| FEMA |

GMCOI
Global Maritime Community of Interest

| PLCY |

GMDSS
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

| FEMA |

GMF
Government Master File

| FEMA |

GML
Geographic Markup Language

| FEMA |

GMO
Genetically Modified Organism

| FEMA |

GMO
Geospatial Management Office

| FEMA |

GMR
Graduated Mobilization Response

| FEMA |

GMS
Grant Management Specialists

| FEMA |

GMS
Grants Management System

| FEMA |

GMSA
global maritime situational awareness

| PLCY |

GMT
Greenwich Mean Time (aka: “ZULU Time”)

| FEMA |

GNDA
Global Nuclear Detection Architecture

| CWMD |

GNIS
Geographic Names Information System

| FEMA |

GOALS
Government On-Line Accounting Link System

| FEMA |

GOES
Global Online Enrollment System

| CBP |

GOGO
Government-Owned, Government-Operated

| FEMA |

GOM
Gulf of Mexico

| FEMA |

GOMEX
Gulf of Mexico

| FEMA |

GOSC
Global Operations Security Center

| FEMA |

GOTS
Government Off the Shelf

| I&A | MGMT |

GOV
Government Owned Vehicle

| FEMA |

GP
Grant Programs, Office of (FEMA/GP)

| DHS |

GPCI
Geographical Physician Cost Index

| FEMA |

GPD
Grant Programs Directorate

| FEMA |

GPEA
Government Paperwork Elimination Act

| FEMA |

GPL
General Population Level

| FEMA |

GPL
General Population Limit

| FEMA |

GPLD
Government Property Lost or Damaged

| FEMA |

GPM
gallons per minute

| FEMA |

GPMRC
Global Patient Movement Requirements Center

| FEMA |

GPO
Government Printing Office

| FEMA | MGMT | OPA |

GPRA
Government Performance and Results Act

| FEMA |

GPS
Global Positioning System

| FEMA | USCG | S&T |

GRASS
Geographic Resources Analysis and Support System

| FEMA |

GRP
Grant Reporting Portal

| FEMA |

GRS
general record schedule

| MGMT |

GRS
Geodetic Reference System

| FEMA |

GS
General Schedule

| MGMT |

GS
Geological Survey

| FEMA |

GS
Geo-Stationary

| FEMA |

GS
Ground Support

| FEMA |

GSA
General Services Administration

| DHS |

GSAAR
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation

| FEMA |

GSACR
GSA Communications Representative

| FEMA |

GSB
GIS Solutions Branch

| FEMA |

GSE
Government-Sponsored Enterprise

| FEMA |

GSSO
Government Special Access Program Security Officer

| MGMT |

GST
Ground Support Team

| FEMA |

GSUL
Ground Support Unit Leader

| FEMA |

GTA
Government Travel Account

| FEMA |

GTA
Government Travel Authorization

| FEMA |

GTC
Government Travel Card

| FEMA |

GTM
Government Technical Monitor

| FEMA |

GTR
Government Technical Representative

| FEMA |

GTR
Government Transportation Request

| FEMA |

GTS
Global Telecommunications System

| FEMA |

GUI
Geographical User Interface

| FEMA |

GUI
Graphical User Interface

| I&A | MGMT |

GUIRR
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable

| S&T |

GVO
Green Vinyl Overboot

| FEMA |

GWA
Government Wide Accounting

| FEMA |

GWAC
Government-wide Acquisition Contract

| I&A | MGMT |

GZ
Ground Zero

| FEMA |

H&H
Hydraulics and Hydrology

| FEMA |

H&H
Hydrologic and Hydraulic (Analyses)

| FEMA |

HA
Housing Assistance

| FEMA |

HAB
Hostile Action Based

| FEMA |

HADT
Hawaiian Daylight Time (GMT – 9)

| FEMA |

HAG
Highest Adjacent Ground [grade]

| FEMA |

HALE
High Altitude Long Endurance (see also MALE)

| USCG |

HAMMER
Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response

| FEMA |

HAMMER
Hazardous Agent Mitigation and Medical Emergency Response

| USSS | S&T |

HAN
Health Alert Network

| FEMA |

HAP
hazardous air pollutant

| DHS |

HAP
Hazard Abatement Plan

| FEMA |

HARN
High Accuracy Reference Network

| FEMA |

HARTline
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (Florida)

| FEMA |

HAS
Homeland Security Act [of 2002]

| DHS |

HASP
Health and Safety Plan

| FEMA |

HAST
Hawaiian Standard Time (GMT – 10)

| FEMA |

HAST
Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team

| FEMA |

HAWAS
Hawaiian Warning System

| FEMA |

HAZCAT
Hazard Categorizing

| FEMA |

HAZCOM
Hazard Communication

| FEMA |

HAZMAT
Hazardous Material(s)

| FEMA | S&T | PLCY |

HAZMIN
Hazard Minimization

| FEMA |

HAZMIT
Hazard Mitigation

| FEMA |

HAZUS
Hazards United States

| FEMA | CISA |

HAZUS-MH
Hazards – United States (Multi-Hazard)

| FEMA |

HAZWOPER
Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response

| FEMA |

HB
Health Benefit

| FEMA |

HBCU
Historically Black College and Universities

| S&T |

HBX
High-Blast Explosive

| FEMA |

HC
Human Capital

| FEMA |

HCA
High Consequence Area

| FEMA |

HCC
Homeland Security Intelligence Council Coordinating Committee

| I&A |

HCF
Height Correction Factor

| FEMA |

HCFA
Health Care Financing Administration

| FEMA |

HCFC
hydro-chlorofluorocarbons

| DHS |

HCFSA
Health Care Flexible Spending Account

| FEMA |

HCIB
Human Capital Investment Branch

| FEMA |

HCO
see OCHCO

| MGMT |

HCOP
Human Capital Operational Plan

| FEMA |

HCP
health care provider

| DHS |

HCQC
Health Care Quality Committee

| MGMT |

HCTS
Hazardous Cargo Transportation Security

| USCG |

HD
Hurricane Day

| FEMA |

Hdbks
Handbooks

| FEMA |

HDD
Heating Degree Days

| FEMA |

HDER
Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse

| FEMA |

HDP
Hurricane Destruction Potential

| FEMA |

HDTC
Homeland Defense Technology Center

| FEMA |

HE
High Explosive

| FEMA |

HEAR
Hospital Emergency Administrative Radio

| FEMA |

HEB1
Helibase Manager (4+)

| FEMA |

HEB2
Helibase Manager (1-3)

| FEMA |

HEC
Hydrologic Engineering Center

| FEMA |

HECM
Helicopter Crewmember

| FEMA |

HEICS
Hospital Emergency Incident Command System

| FEMA |

HELB
Helicopter Boss

| FEMA |

HELM
Helicopter Manager

| FEMA |

HELP
Health Emergencies in Large Populations

| FEMA |

HEMP
High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse

| FEMA |

HEOC
Hospital Emergency Operations Center (medical)

| FEMA |

HEPA
High Efficiency Particulate Air (as in filters)

| FEMA |

HERN
Hospital Emergency Radio Network

| FEMA |

HERO
Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance

| FEMA |

HERS
Helicopter Rappel Spotter

| FEMA |

HERT
Hospital Emergency Response Team

| FEMA |

HES
Hurricane Evacuation Study

| FEMA |

HESM
Helispot Manager

| FEMA |

HET
Headquarters Emergency Transportation

| FEMA |

HETA
Homeland Environment and Threat Analysis Division

| I&A |

HEU
Highly Enriched Uranium

| FEMA |

HEW
United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare

| FEMA |

HF
High Frequency

| FEMA |

HF
hydrogen fluoride

| FEMA |

HF/SSB
High Frequency / Single Side Band

| FEMA |

HFC
hydro-fluorocarbons

| DHS |

HFD
Human Factors Division (S&T/HFD)

| DHS |

HFE
human factors engineering

| MGMT |

HFSC
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition

| FEMA |

HgI2
mercuric iodide

| FEMA |

HHA
High Hazard Area

| FEMA |

HHC
Headquarters and Headquarters Company

| FEMA |

HHD
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment

| FEMA |

HHMD
Hand-Held Metal Detector

| TSA |

HHS
United States Department of Health and Human Services

| DHS |

HHS SERT
Health and Human Services Secretary’s Emergency Response Teams

| FEMA |

HHSEOC
Health and Human Services Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA |

HHW
Household Hazardous Wastes

| FEMA |

HIC
Hydrologist-in-Charge

| FEMA |

HIDTA
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area

| ICE |

HIP
Housing Improvement Program

| FEMA |

HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

| PRIV |

HIPDB
Healthcare Integrity & Protection Data Bank

| FEMA |

HIPS
Homeland Innovative Prototypical Solutions

| S&T |

HIRA
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

| CISA |

HITRAC
Homeland Infrastructure Threat and Risk Analysis Center

| CISA | S&T | I&A |

HITRON
Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron

| USCG |

HITS
High Impact Technology Solutions

| S&T |

HL
Help Line

| FEMA |

HL
Hotline

| FEMA |

HLCO
Helicopter Coordinator

| FEMA |

HLD
Homeland Defense

| S&T | MGMT |

HLDBU
Homeland Defense Budget Unit

| FEMA |

HLS
Hurricane Local Statement

| FEMA |

HLS
Homeland Security

| S&T | MGMT |

HLS-CAM
Homeland Security Comprehensive Assessment Model

| FEMA |

HLSEA
DHS Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture

| MGMT |

HLSEA
Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture

| S&T | MGMT |

HLT
Hurricane Liaison Team

| FEMA |

HLW
High-Level Waste

| FEMA |

HM
Hazard Mitigation

| FEMA |

HM
Hazardous Materials

| FEMA |

HMA
Hazardous Materials Accident

| FEMA |

HMAC
Hazardous Materials Advisory Council

| FEMA |

HMC
Hazard Mitigation Coordinator

| FEMA |

HME
Hazardous Materials Endorsement

| TSA |

HME
Health, Medical, and Environmental

| FEMA |

HME
homemade explosive

| S&T |

HMEP
Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness

| FEMA |

HMER
Hazardous Material Emergency Response

| FEMA |

HMG
Hazard Mitigation Grant

| FEMA |

HMGP
Hazardous Mitigation Grants Program

| FEMA |

HMIX
Hazardous Materials Information Exchange

| FEMA |

HMMWV
Highly Mobile Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle

| FEMA |

HMRT
Hazardous Materials Response Team

| FEMA |

HMRU
Hazardous Materials Response Unit (FBI)

| FEMA |

HMST
Hazard Mitigation Survey Team

| FEMA |

HMTA
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act

| FEMA |

HMTAP
Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Plan

| FEMA |

HMTAP
Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Program

| FEMA |

HMTUSA
Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act

| FEMA |

HNAT
Human Needs Assessment Team

| FEMA |

HNT
Hostage Negotiation Team

| FEMA |

HOB
Height of Burst

| FEMA |

HOH
Head Of Household

| FEMA |

HOO
[NRC] Headquarters Operations Officer

| FEMA |

HOPWA
Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS

| FEMA |

HOTMAC
High Order Turbulence Model for Atmospheric Circulation

| FEMA |

HP
Health Physicist

| FEMA |

HP
Historic Preservation

| FEMA |

HP
Horsepower

| FEMA |

HP
Hurricane Program

| FEMA |

HPAC
Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability

| FEMA |

HPC
High Probability of Completion

| FEMA |

HPC
Hydrometeorological Prediction Center

| FEMA |

HPCC
High-performance computing and communications

| FEMA |

HPPM
Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine [United States Army Center for]

| S&T | CWMD |

HPRDS
Human Portable Radiation Detection System

| CWMD |

HPRP
Home Protection Roofing Program

| FEMA |

HPSI
High Pressure Safety Injection

| FEMA |

HPT
Health Physics Technician

| FEMA |

HPXe
high-pressure xenon

| FEMA |

HQ
Headquarters

| FEMA |

HQAMC
Headquarters Air Mobility Command

| FEMA |

HQDA
Headquarters, Department of the Army

| FEMA |

HQUSACE
Headquarters, United States Army Corps of Engineers

| FEMA |

HR
Home Repair

| FEMA |

hr
hour

| FEMA |

HR
House of Representatives

| FEMA |

HR
Human Resources

| FEMA |

HRA
health risk assessment

| MGMT |

HRAP
Helicopter Rappeller

| FEMA |

HRCQ
Highway Route Controlled Quantity

| FEMA |

HRD
Human Resources Division

| FEMA |

HRDI
High Resolution Doppler Imager

| FEMA |

HRLD
Human Rights Law Division

| ICE |

HRMS
Human Resources Management System

| MGMT |

HROA
human resources operations audit

| MGMT |

HRPT
High Resolution Picture Transmission

| FEMA |

HRS
Hours

| FEMA |

HRSA
Health Resources & Services Administration

| CISA |

HRSAN
Health Resources Services Administration (Federal)

| FEMA |

HRSP
Human Resource Specialist

| FEMA |

HRT
Hostage Rescue Team

| FEMA |

HRT
Hydraulic Rescue Tool

| FEMA |

HRV
Human Rights Violator/Violation

| ICE |

HS
Homeland Security

| FEMA |

HS
Human Services

| FEMA |

HSA
Homeland Security Advisor

| FEMA |

HSAC
Homeland Security Advisory Committees (PLCY/HSAC)

| DHS |

HSAC
Homeland Security Advisory Council

| FEMA |

HSAP
Homeland Security Assistance Program

| FEMA |

HSARPA
Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency

| S&T |

HSAS
Homeland Security Advisory System

| DHS |

HSAT
Homeland Security Action Team

| FEMA |

HSC
Homeland Security Center

| FEMA |

HSC
Homeland Security Council (formerly OHS)

| FEMA |

HSC
Health Service Command

| FEMA |

HSCG
Homeland Security Coordination Group

| FEMA |

HSD
Human Services Department

| FEMA |

HSDF
Homeland Security Dialogue Forum

| CISA |

HSDN
High Seas Drift Nets

| USCG |

HSDN
Homeland Secure Data Network

| I&A | MGMT |

HSEC SINs
Homeland Security Standing Information Needs

| I&A |

HSEEP
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program

| CISA |

HSEES
Hazardous Substances Emergency Event Surveillance (Program)

| FEMA |

HSELP
Homeland Security Executive Leadership Program

| FEMA |

HSGP
Homeland Security Grant Program

| FEMA |

HSI
human systems integration

| MGMT |

HSI
Homeland Security Institute

| FEMA |

HSIA
Homeland Security Industry Alliance

| PLCY |

HSIC
Homeland Security Intelligence Council

| I&A |

HSIN
Homeland Security Information Network

| I&A |

HSIN
Homeland Security Information Network (formerly JRIES)

| CISA | I&A | OPS | PLCY |

HSIN Intel
Homeland Security Information Network Intelligence Community of Interest

| I&A |

HSIPF
homeland security intelligence priorities framework

| I&A |

HSIPP
Homeland Security Integrated Planning Process

| CISA |

HSIR
Homeland Security Intelligence Report

| I&A |

HSL
Health and Safety Laboratory

| FEMA |

HSLA
Homeland Security Leadership Alliance

| FEMA |

HSLD
Historic Shoreline Location Database

| FEMA |

HSLRB
Homeland Security Labor Board

| DHS |

HSNTP
Homeland Security National Training Program

| FEMA |

HSO
Human Services Officer

| FEMA |

HSOC
Homeland Security Operations Center [see new name under NOC]

| DHS |

HSOMB
Homeland Security Operations Morning Brief

| FEMA |

HSPCD
Historic Shoreline Positional Change Database

| FEMA |

HSPD
Homeland Security Presidential Directive

| DHS | FEMA | CISA | S&T | I&A |

HSPI
Homeland Security Policy Institute

| FEMA |

HSPO
(DHS) Human Subjects Protection Official

| FEMA |

HSPTAP
Homeland Security Preparedness Technical Assistance Program

| FEMA |

HSS
Health Service Support

| FEMA |

HSS
Hyperspectral Sensor System

| FEMA |

HSSP
Homeland Security Standards Panel

| PLCY |

HSSTAC
Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee

| FEMA |

HSTA
Homeland Security Threat Assessment

| FEMA |

HSTF
Homeland Security Task Force

| FEMA |

HSTF-SE
Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast

| DHS |

HSTS
Homeland Security Training System

| FEMA |

HSTTIG
Homeland Security Terrorist Threat Intelligence Group

| I&A |

HSUS
The Humane Society of the United States

| FEMA |

HTCI
High-Tech Crime Investigation

| FEMA |

HTGR
High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor

| FEMA |

HTMG
Helitorch Manager

| FEMA |

HTML
Hypertext Markup Language

| DHS |

HTMM
Helitorch Mixmaster

| FEMA |

HTPT
Helitorch Parking Tender

| FEMA |

HTRT
Hiring & Transition Response Team

| FEMA |

HTS
High Temperature Superconductor

| S&T |

HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol

| DHS |

HTUA
High Threat Urban Area

| TSA | CISA |

HUB
Historically Underutilized Business

| FEMA |

HUBZone
Historically Under-Utilized Business Zone

| FEMA |

HUD
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

| DHS |

HUG
HAZUS User Group

| FEMA |

HUMINT
Human Intelligence

| FEMA |

HURCON
Hurricane Condition

| FEMA |

HUREVAC
Hurricane Evacuation

| FEMA |

HV/HR
High value/High risk

| FEMA |

HVA
Hazard Vulnerability Analysis

| FEMA |

HVAC
Heat, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning

| FEMA | MGMT |

HVE
homegrown violent extremist

| I&A |

HVSACO
handle via special access channels only material

| MGMT |

HVT
High Value Target

| CISA |

HWL
High Water Line

| FEMA |

HWM
High Water Mark

| FEMA |

HWP
Highway Watch Program

| FEMA |

HWR
Heavy Water Reactor

| FEMA |

Hz
Hertz (cycle per second)

| FEMA |

I
Individual/Family

| FEMA |

I
Iodine Exposure Intensity

| FEMA |

I&A
Intelligence and Analysis

| DHS |

I&A
Office of Intelligence and Analysis

| MGMT |

I&P or I/P
Information and Planning

| FEMA |

I&W
Indication and Warning

| FEMA | CISA |

I/O
Input/Output

| FEMA |

IA
In and around

| FEMA |

IA
Individual Assistance

| FEMA |

IA
Information Assurance

| FEMA |

IA
Initial attack

| FEMA |

IA
Internal Affairs

| FEMA |

IA
Inter-agency

| DHS |

IA
International Affairs (see OIA)

| DHS |

IA (see I&A)
Information Analysis (former DHS Subcomponent)

| I&A |

IAA
Interagency Agreement

| FEMA |

IAAE
International Association of Airport Executives

| TSA | PLCY |

IAAI
International Association of Arson Investigators

| FEMA |

IAASP
International Association of Airport and Seaport Police

| CBP | TSA | USCG |

IAB
Interagency Board

| FEMA |

IABPFF
International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters

| FEMA |

IAC
Incident Action Council, formerly IIMG (NRP-CIS)

| FEMA |

IAC
Incident Advisory Council

| FEMA |

IAC
Information Analysis Center (DOD)

| FEMA |

IAC
International Aviation Club

| CBP |

IACET
International Association for Continuing Education and Training

| FEMA |

IACG
Interagency Airspace Coordination Guide

| FEMA |

IACNDR
Inter-American Committee for Natural Disaster Reduction

| FEMA |

IACP
International Association of Chiefs of Police

| FEMA | CISA | OPA |

IACUC
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

| S&T |

IAD
Interagency Programs Division (S&T/IAD)

| DHS |

IADP
Initial Attack Dispatcher

| FEMA |

IAE
Integrated Acquisition Environment (eGovernment Initiative)

| FEMA |

IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency

| CISA | S&T |

IAEGC
Interagency Electronic Grants Committee (Federal)

| FEMA |

IAEM
International Association of Emergency Managers

| FEMA | CISA |

IAFC
International Association of Fire Chiefs

| FEMA | CISA | S&T |

IAFF
International Association of Fire Fighters

| FEMA |

IAFIS
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System

| CBP | USCG | S&T | PLCY |

IAFPA
International Aviation Fire Protection Association

| FEMA |

IAG
Interagency Advisory Group

| FEMA |

IAHFF
International Association of Hispanic Firefighters

| FEMA |

IAI
International Association for Identifications

| USSS |

IAIP
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (split into PREP and I&A October 2005)

| DHS |

IALEIA
International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts

| FEMA |

IAM
Identity and Access Management

| FEMA |

IAM
Incident Activity Manager

| FEMA |

IANA
Intermodal Association of North America

| CISA |

IAO
Individual Assistance Officer

| FEMA |

IAP
Immigration Advisory Program

| CBP |

IAP
Incident Action Plan

| FEMA |

IAPH
International Association of Ports and Harbors

| USCG |

IAPP
International Association of Privacy Professionals

| CISA | PRIV |

IAQ
Indoor Air Quality

| FEMA |

IARLJ
International Association of Refugee Law Judges

| USCIS |

IARR
Interagency Resource Representative

| FEMA |

IAS
International Assistance System

| FEMA |

IASE
Information Assurance Support Environment (Dodd IA Portal)

| FEMA |

IASIR
International Association of Security and Investigative Regulators

| ICE | USCIS |

IASIU
International Association of Special Investigation Units

| FEMA |

IAT
Incident Assessment Team

| FEMA |

IATA
International Air Transport Association

| TSA |

IATBOG
Interagency Air Tankers Base Operations Guide

| FEMA |

IAVA
Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert

| FEMA |

IAW
In accordance with

| DHS |

IAWF
International Association of Wildland Fire

| FEMA |

IBA
Incident Business Advisor

| FEMA |

IBA1
Incident Business Advisor Type 1

| FEMA |

IBA2
Incident Business Advisor Type 2

| FEMA |

IBA3
Incident Business Advisor Type 3

| FEMA |

IBAD
Interim Biological Agent Detector

| FEMA |

IBC
Institutional Biosafety Committee

| CWMD |

IBC
International Broadcast Center

| FEMA |

IBC
International Building Code

| FEMA |

IBD
Improvised Biological Device

| FEMA |

IBDS
Integrated Biological Detection System

| FEMA |

IBET
Integrated Border Enforcement Team

| CBP |

IBHS
Institute for Business and Home Safety

| FEMA |

IBIS
Interagency Border Inspection Services

| FEMA |

IBIS
Interagency Border Inspection System

| CBP | USCIS | PLCY | PRIV |

IBPAP
International Business Practices Advisory Panel

| S&T |

IBS
Integrated Baseline System

| FEMA |

IBSGP
Intercity Bus Security Grant Program

| FEMA |

IBT
International Brotherhood of Teamsters

| TSA |

IBWA
International Bottled Water Association

| FEMA |

IC
Incident Command/Commander

| FEMA |

IC
Information Collection

| FEMA |

IC
Intelligence Community

| DHS | I&A |

IC&V
Intelligent Collaboration and Visualization

| FEMA |

ICAF
Industrial College of the Armed Forces

| FEMA |

ICAHST
Interagency Center for Applied Homeland Security Technology

| FEMA |

ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization

| CBP | TSA | CISA |

ICAP
Incident Communications Action Plan

| FEMA |

ICAT
DHS Intelligence Crisis Action Team

| I&A |

ICAV
Infrastructure Critical Asset Viewer

| FEMA |

ICBM
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

| FEMA |

ICC
Incident Command Center

| FEMA |

ICC
Increased Cost of Compliance

| FEMA |

ICC
Information Control Cell

| FEMA |

ICC
Intelligence Control Center

| FEMA | I&A |

ICC
Interagency Coordination Council

| CWMD |

ICC
International Code Council

| FEMA |

ICCB
Intergovernmental Consultation and Coordination Board

| FEMA |

ICCOH
Interagency Coordinating Committee On Hurricanes

| FEMA |

ICCT
Incident Community Coordination Team

| FEMA |

ICD
Improvised Chemical Device

| CISA |

ICD
Institute of Chemical Defense

| CISA |

ICD
Infrastructure Coordination Division

| CISA |

ICDR
Interagency Committee on Disability Research

| CRCL | I&A |

ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States (formerly Bureau of)

| DHS |

ICE
Interoperable Communications Equipment

| FEMA |

ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

| MGMT |

ICE
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

| MGMT |

ICEP
Incident Communications Emergency Plan

| FEMA |

ICEPP
Incident Communications Emergency Policy and Procedures

| FEMA |

ICER
Incident Communications Emergency Reference

| PLCY |

ICF
Incident Command Facility

| FEMA |

ICF
Insulating Concrete Forms

| FEMA |

ICGP
Interoperable Communications Grant Program

| FEMA |

ICHRO
Incident Command for High-rise Operations

| FEMA |

ICIMPP
Integrated Civilian Industrial Mobilization Planning Process

| FEMA |

ICISF
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation

| FEMA |

ICITAP
International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program

| FLETC |

ICLN
Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Networks

| CISA |

ICMA
International City/County Management Association

| FEMA |

ICML
Intelligence Community Markup Language

| FEMA |

ICMOP
Integrated CONUS Medical Operations Plan

| FEMA |

ICMSSR
Interdepartmental Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research

| FEMA |

ICODS
Interagency Committee on Dam Safety

| FEMA |

ICP
Incident Command Post

| FEMA |

ICP
Information Collection Plan

| FEMA |

ICP
Integrated Cargo Processing

| CBP |

ICPACC
Incident Communications Public Affairs Coordination Committee

| FEMA | CISA | OPA |

ICPAE
Interagency Committee on Public Affairs in Emergencies

| FEMA | OPA |

ICPO
(see INTERPOL)

| ICE |

ICPS
Integrated Card Production System

| USCIS |

ICR
Information Collection Request

| FEMA |

ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross

| FEMA |

ICRI
Incident Commander Radio Interface

| FEMA |

ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection

| FEMA | S&T | CWMD |

ICS
Incident Command System

| FEMA |

ICS
Initial Contingency Staff

| FEMA |

ICSA
ICS Advisor

| FEMA |

ICSC
International Cargo Security Council

| CBP |

ICSCI
Incident Command for Structural Collapse Incidents

| FEMA |

ICSSC
Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction

| FEMA |

ICT
Incident Command Team

| FEMA |

ICT1
Incident Commander Type 1

| FEMA |

ICT2
Incident Commander Type 2

| FEMA |

ICT3
Incident Commander Type 3

| FEMA |

ICT4
Incident Commander Type 4

| FEMA |

ICT5
Incident Commander Type 5

| FEMA |

ICTAP
Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance Program

| FEMA |

ICTOA
International Counter-Terrorism Officers Association

| FEMA |

ICU
Incident Crisis Unit

| FEMA |

ICU
Information Coordination Unit

| FEMA |

ICU
Intensive Care Unit

| FEMA |

ICWW
Intracoastal Waterway

| FEMA |

ID
Identification credentials

| CBP | TSA |

ID
Infectious Disease

| FEMA | CISA | S&T | CWMD |

IDE
Initial Damage Estimate

| FEMA |

IDE
Intrusion Detection Equipment [see IDS]

| MGMT |

IDEC
International Drug Enforcement Conference

| ICE |

IDEM
Iowa Department of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

IDENT
Automated Biometric Identification System

| CBP | CISA | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

IDEX
Image Data Exploitation (System)

| FEMA |

IDGA
Institute for Defense and Government Advancement

| TSA |

IDIQ
Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity

| FEMA |

IDLH
Immediate Danger to Life and/or Health

| FEMA |

IDP
Imagery-Derived Product

| FEMA |

IDPP
Infectious Disease Prevention Program

| FEMA |

IDR
Institute for Disaster Research

| FEMA |

IDS
Integrated Deepwater System

| USCG |

IDS
Information Display System

| FEMA |

IDS
Institute for Discrete Sciences

| FEMA |

IDS
International District Station

| FEMA |

IDS
Intrusion Detection System

| TSA | I&A |

ID-WSF
Identity Web Services Framework

| FEMA |

IE
Initial Elevation (Line)

| FEMA |

IEA
Immigration Enforcement Agent

| ICE |

IEA
International Energy Agency

| FEMA |

IEC
Integrated Exploitation Capability

| FEMA |

IEC
InterExchange Carrier

| FEMA |

IECGP
Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program

| FEMA |

IED
Incendiary Explosive Device

| TSA |

IED
In-line Explosive Detection

| TSA |

IED
Improvised Explosive Device

| TSA | CISA | S&T |

IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

| S&T |

IEISS
Interdependent Energy Infrastructure Simulation System

| CISA |

IEMA
Illinois Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

IEMC
Integrated Emergency Management Course

| FEMA |

IEMG
International Emergency Management Group

| FEMA |

IEMIS
Integrated Emergency Management Information System

| FEMA |

IEMS
Integrated Emergency Management System

| FEMA |

IEP
Ingestion Exposure Pathway

| FEMA |

IEPD
Information Exchange Package Documentation

| FEMA |

IES
Industry Executive Subcommittee

| FEMA |

IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force

| FEMA |

IETM
Interactive Electronic Technical Manual

| FEMA |

IEVS
Income Eligibility Verification System

| FEMA |

IF
Inland Fetch (Line)

| FEMA |

IFALPA
International Federation of Airline Pilots Association

| TSA |

IFB
Invitation for Bid

| FEMA |

IFC
Intelligence Fusion Cell

| FEMA |

IFC
internal fund code

| MGMT |

IFC
internal fund code [financial]

| MGMT |

IFE
In-flight Emergency

| FEMA |

IFERWG
Industrial Fire & Emergency Response Working Group

| FEMA |

IFERWG
International Fire & Emergency Response Working Group

| FEMA |

IFG
Individual and Family Grant

| FEMA |

IFGP
Individual and Family Grant Program

| FEMA |

IFLOWS
Integrated Flood Observing and Warning System

| FEMA |

IFMA
International Fire Marshals Association (formerly FMANA)

| FEMA |

IFMIS
Integrated Financial Management Information System

| FEMA | MGMT |

IFPA
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc.

| CBP | USCG |

IFR
Interim Final Rule

| OGC |

IFR
Instrument Flight Rules

| FEMA |

IFSAC
International Fire Service Accreditation Congress

| FEMA |

IFSAR
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar

| FEMA |

IFSP
Integrated Federal Support Plan

| OPS |

IFSTA
International Fire Service Training Association

| FEMA |

IFTP
Internet Forensic Training Program

| FLETC |

IG
Inspector General (see also OIG)

| FEMA | OGC |

IG
Instructor Guide

| FEMA |

IGA
Intergovernmental Affairs

| DHS |

IGCE
independent government cost estimate

| S&T |

IGD
Infrastructure and Geophysical Division (S&T/IGD)

| DHS |

IGE
Independent Government Estimate

| FEMA |

IGES
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification

| FEMA |

IGP
Intergovernmental Programs, Office of (NPPD/IGP)

| DHS |

IGPT
Interagency Geospatial Preparedness Team

| FEMA |

IGRP
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

| FEMA |

IGSA
Inter-Governmental Service Agreement

| FEMA |

IH
Industrial Hygiene

| FEMA |

IH
Industrial Hygienist

| FEMA |

IH
Inhalation

| FEMA |

IH
Intense Hurricane

| FEMA |

IHC
Interagency Hotshot Crew

| FEMA |

IHC
International Hurricane Center

| FEMA |

IHD
Intense Hurricane Day

| FEMA |

IHE
Insensitive High Explosive

| FEMA |

IHMT
Interagency Hazard Mitigation Team

| FEMA |

IHOG
Interagency Helicopter Operation Guide

| FEMA |

IHP
Individual and Households Program

| FEMA |

IHS
Indian Health Service

| FEMA |

IHSS
Institute for Homeland Security Solutions

| S&T |

IIBMH
Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook

| FEMA |

IIC
Interagency Intelligence Cell

| FEMA |

IIC
Investigator in Charge

| FEMA |

IICRC
Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification

| FEMA |

IICT
Interagency Intelligence Committee on Terrorism

| CISA | I&A |

IIFC
Information/Intelligence Fusion Center

| FEMA |

III
Interstate Identification Index

| TSA |

IIMG
Interagency Incident Management Group

| FEMA | CISA |

IIMS
Integrated Information Management System

| FEMA |

IIMT
Interagency Incident Management Team

| FEMA |

IIOM
Install, Integrate, Operate, and Maintain

| FEMA |

IIPLR
Insurance Institute for Property Loss Reduction

| FEMA |

IIPO
Information Integration Program Office

| FEMA |

IIRIRA
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act

| USCIS | OGC |

IIT
Incident Investigation Team

| FEMA |

IITCT
Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques for Courtroom Testimony

| FEMA |

IITP
Internet Investigations Training Program

| FLETC |

IJIS
Integrated Justice Information System

| FEMA |

ILE
Installations, Logistics & Environment

| FEMA |

ILEA
International Law Enforcement Academy

| FLETC |

ILL
interlibrary loan

| DHS |

ILM
Information Lifecycle Management

| FEMA |

ILS
Integrated Logistics Support

| CBP |

ILT
instructor-led training

| MGMT |

IM
Incident Management (Task)

| FEMA |

IMA
Individual Mobilization Augmentee

| FEMA |

IMAAC
Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center

| CISA | S&T |

IMAC
Infrastructure Monitoring, Analysis, and Coordination

| CISA |

IMAGE
ICE Mutual Agreement Between Government and Employers

| ICE |

IMAP
Interactive Mail Access Protocol

| FEMA |

IMAR
Inspection Management Activity Report

| FEMA |

IMAT
Incident Management Assist Team

| FEMA |

IMC
Instrument Meteorological Conditions

| FEMA |

IMC
Interim Message Change

| FEMA |

IMC
International Mechanical Code

| FEMA |

IMC
International Medical Corps

| FEMA |

IMCS
Incident Management Communications Systems

| FEMA |

IMD
Incident Management Division

| FEMA |

IMET
Incident Meteorologist

| FEMA |

IMG
Information Management Group

| FEMA |

IMINT
Imagery Intelligence

| FEMA |

IMO
International Maritime Organization

| TSA | USCG |

IMOC
International Maritime Officers Course

| FEMA |

IMPAC
International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card

| FEMA |

IMPT
Incident Management Planning Team

| OPS |

IMRD
Information Management and Requirements Division

| I&A |

IMS
Incident Management System

| I&A |

IMS
Image Management System

| FEMA |

IMS
Information Management System

| FEMA |

IMS
Institute of Museum Services

| FEMA |

IMS
Intelligence Management System

| FEMA |

IMS
Ion Mobility Spectrometry

| FEMA |

IMSA
Incident Medical Special Assistant

| FEMA |

IMSD
Incident Management Systems Division [of DHS/FEMA] (see IMSI or IMSID)

| FEMA |

IMSI
Incident Management Systems Integration Division [of DHS/FEMA]

| FEMA |

IMSID
Incident Management Systems Integration Division

| FEMA |

IMSM
Incident Medical Special Manager

| FEMA |

IMSR
Incident Management Situation Report

| FEMA |

IMST
Incident Medical Special Technician

| FEMA |

IMSuRT
International Medical Surgical Response Team

| FEMA |

IMT
Incident Management Team

| USCG |

IMT
Integrated Management Team

| FEMA |

IMU
Inertial Measurement Unit

| FEMA |

INA
Immigration and Nationality Act

| USCIS | I&A |

INC
Income

| FEMA |

INCITS
International Committee for Information Technology Standards

| I&A | MGMT |

INCM
Incident Communications Manager

| FEMA |

IND
Improvised Nuclear Device

| CISA | S&T | CWMD |

IND
International Programs Division (S&T/IND)

| DHS |

INEEL
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

| FEMA |

INEOA
International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association

| FEMA |

INER
Interagency National Executive Reserve

| FEMA |

INES
International Nuclear Event Scale

| FEMA |

INF
Immediate Needs Funding

| FEMA |

INF
Infrastructure

| FEMA |

INFOCON
Information Operations Condition

| FEMA |

INFOSEC
Information Security

| I&A |

INL
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs [Bureau for]

| DHS |

INMARST
International Maritime Satellite Terminal

| FEMA |

INPASS
INS Passenger Accelerated Service System

| CBP | CISA |

INPHO
Information Network for Public Health Officials

| FEMA |

INPO
Institute for Nuclear Power Operations

| FEMA |

INRP
Initial National Response Plan

| FEMA |

INS
Immigration and Naturalization Service (replaced among USCIS, CBP and ICE at DHS; see also DMIATF and ASUFAC)

| FEMA |

INS
Incident of National Significance (see IONS or CINS)

| FEMA |

INS
Inertial Navigation System

| FEMA |

INS
Insurance

| FEMA |

INSARAG
International Search and Rescue Advisory Group

| FEMA |

Insp
Inspection

| FEMA |

INSPASS
see INPASS

| CBP | CISA |

INT
Intelligence, Office of (ICE/INT)

| DHS |

INTERCOM
Internal Communications

| FEMA |

INTERPOL
International Criminal Police Organization

| ICE |

INV
Investigations, Office of (ICE/INV), (USSS/INV)

| DHS |

INVEST
Investment, Evaluation, Submission and Tracking System (*)

| MGMT |

IO
Information Officer

| FEMA |

IOC
Initial Operational Capability

| FEMA |

IOC
International Olympic Committee

| FEMA |

IOF
Initial Operating Facility

| FEMA |

IOF
Interim Operating Facility

| FEMA |

IOM
International Organization for Migration

| FLETC |

IONS
Incident of National Significance

| FEMA |

IOR
Initial Operating Report

| FEMA |

IOS
see ISO

| FEMA |

IP
Implementing Procedure

| FEMA |

IP
Improvement Plan

| FEMA |

IP
Infected Premises

| FEMA |

IP
Information and Planning

| FEMA |

IP
Infrastructure Protection, Office of (NPPD/IP) [formerly with IAIP]

| DHS |

IP
Internet Protocol

| FEMA |

IP
intellectual property

| S&T |

IPA
Interagency Personnel Agreement

| FEMA |

IPAWS
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System

| FEMA |

IPB
Illustrated Parts Breakdown

| FEMA |

IPC
Initial Planning Conference

| FEMA |

IPC
Interagency Planning Committee

| FEMA |

IPC
International Paralympic Committee

| FEMA |

IPD
Infrastructure Protection Division

| FEMA |

IPE
Integrated Performance Evaluation

| FEMA |

IPE
Integrated Process Evaluation

| FEMA |

IPFO
Interim Principle Federal Official

| FEMA |

IPG
Integrated Planning Guidance

| FEMA |

IPIA
Improper Payments Information Act

| FEMA |

IPP
Imminent Peril to the Public

| FEMA |

IPP
Infrastructure Protection Program

| FEMA |

IPR
Incident Prevention and Response [Task] (National Preparedness Guidance)

| FEMA |

IPR
Initial Projections Report

| FEMA |

IPR
In-Process Review

| FEMA |

IPR
In-Progress Review

| FEMA |

IPR
Intellectual Property Rights

| FEMA |

IPRL
Intelligent Personal Radiation Locator

| CWMD |

IPRSGP
Intercity Passenger Rail Security Grant Program

| FEMA |

IPS
International Port Security

| USCG |

IPS
Information and Planning Section

| FEMA |

IPS
Information Processing System

| FEMA |

IPS
Integrated Planning System

| FEMA |

IPSCOM
Imagery Policy and Security Committee

| FEMA |

IPT
Integrated Project Team

| MGMT |

IPT
integrated product/project team

| MGMT |

IPT
Integrated Product Team

| S&T |

IPT
Integrated Process Team

| FEMA |

IPTI
Integrated Patient Tracking Initiative

| FEMA |

IPX
Internetwork Packet Exchange

| FEMA |

IPZ
Ingestion Pathway Zone

| FEMA |

IQ
Internet Quorum

| DHS |

IR
Infrared

| FEMA |

IR
Infrared Radiation

| FEMA |

IRA
Immediate Response Authority

| FEMA |

IRAC
Interagency Radiological Assistance Committee

| FEMA |

IRAPP
Infrastructure Risk Assessment Partnership Program

| CISA |

IRB
Information Resources Board

| FEMA |

IRB
Institutional Review Board (MD 10300)

| FEMA |

IRB
Investment Review Board

| FEMA |

IRBM
Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

| FEMA |

IRC
Information Resources Center

| FEMA |

IRC
InfoSec (Information Security) Research Council

| FEMA |

IRC
International Residential Code

| FEMA |

IRCA
Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986)

| CISA | OGC |

IRCM
Infrared Countermeasure

| S&T |

IRF
Initial Response Force

| FEMA |

IRFA
International Religious Freedom Act

| FEMA |

IRFC
Initial Response Force Commander

| FEMA |

IRFS
Infrared Field Specialist

| FEMA |

IRI
Industrial Research Institute

| S&T |

IRIN
Infrared Interpreter

| FEMA |

IRIS
Incident Resource Inventory System

| FEMA |

IRIS
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

| FEMA |

IRM
Information Resources Management

| FEMA |

IRMCO
Interagency Resources Management Conference

| FEMA |

IRMS
Information Resources Management Service

| FEMA |

IRP
Institutional Removal Program

| ICE |

IRP
Installation Restoration Plan

| FEMA |

IRP
Investment Review Process

| FEMA |

IRP
Interior Repatriation Program

| CBP | ICE |

IRPMR
Information Resources Procurement and Management Review

| FEMA |

IRR
Initial Response Resource(s)

| FEMA |

IRRIS
Integrated Response and Recovery Information System

| FEMA |

IRS
Internal Revenue Service

| DHS |

IRT
Independent Review Team

| FEMA |

IRT
Initial Response Team

| FEMA |

IRT
International Registered Traveler

| I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

IRTI
Immigration Reform Transformation Initiatives

| USCIS | PLCY |

IRTPA
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (2004)

| CBP | CRCL | I&A | OGC |

IRVMC
Inland River Vessel Management Center

| USCG |

IRZ
Immediate Response Zone

| FEMA |

IS
Independent Study

| FEMA |

IS
Information Security

| FEMA |

IS
Information System

| FEMA |

IS
Infrastructure Support

| FEMA |

IS
Inspection Services

| FEMA |

IS&C
Information Sharing and Coordination [Branch] (Office of Intelligence & Analysis)

| FEMA |

ISA
Incident Staging Area

| FEMA |

ISAA
information sharing and access agreement

| MGMT | PRIV |

ISAAC
Integrated Security and Access Control

| FEMA |

ISAAG
Information Systems Architectural Advisory Group

| FEMA |

ISABP
International South Atlantic Buoy Program

| FEMA |

ISAC
Information Sharing and Analysis Center

| I&A |

ISAC
Infrastructure Sector Advisory Committee

| FEMA |

ISACA
Information Systems Audit and Control Association

| MGMT |

ISAMS
Information Sharing Agreement Management System

| I&A |

ISAO
Information Sharing and Analysis Organization

| I&A |

ISAR
Inspection Services Activity Report

| FEMA |

ISBE
Infrastructure Security for the Built Environment

| FEMA |

ISC
Interagency Security Committee

| MGMT |

ISC
Information Sharing & Collaboration Office (I&A/ISC)

| DHS |

ISC
Infrastructure Subcommittee

| FEMA |

ISC
Inspection Services Coordinator

| FEMA |

ISC
Interstate Commerce

| FEMA |

ISCC
Information Sharing Coordinating Council

| I&A |

ISCO
Information Sharing and Collaboration Office

| FEMA |

ISCORS
Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards

| FEMA |

ISCP
Integrated Support Communications Plan

| FEMA |

ISCS
International Satellite Communications Systems

| FEMA |

ISD
Infrastructure Services Division

| FEMA |

ISDL
Inert Skin Decontamination Lotion

| FEMA |

ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network

| I&A | MGMT |

ISDR
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

| FEMA |

ISE
Information Sharing Environment

| I&A |

ISEMA
Indiana State Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

ISFSI
International Society of Fire Service Instructors

| FEMA |

ISG
Incident Support Group

| FEMA |

ISGB
Information Sharing Governance Board

| FEMA |

ISI
Immigration Security Initiative

| USCIS |

ISIP
Initial Strategy Implementation Plan

| FEMA |

ISIS
Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System

| CBP |

ISM
Information Security Marketing

| FEMA |

ISM
Integrated Safety Management

| FEMA |

ISMA
International Security Management Association

| PLCY |

ISMS
integrated security managements systems

| MGMT |

ISO
Incident Support Organization

| FEMA |

ISO
Insurance Services Office

| FEMA |

ISO
International Security Organization

| FEMA |

ISO
International Organization for Standardization

| S&T | I&A |

ISOC
Information Security Oversight Committee

| FEMA |

ISOC
Interagency SEAT Operations Guide

| FEMA |

ISOO
Information Security Oversight Office

| MGMT |

ISP
Interagency Security Plan

| CISA |

ISP
Internet Service Provider

| USSS |

ISP
Intensive Supervision Program

| ICE |

ISP
Immediate Services Program

| FEMA |

ISP
Information Systems Plan

| FEMA |

ISP
Information Security Program

| MGMT |

ISPAG
Information Systems Policy Advisory Group

| FEMA |

ISPP
Information Systems Planning Program

| FEMA |

ISPS
International Ship and Port Facility Security

| USCG |

ISR
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

| USCG |

ISRS
Image Storage and Retrieval System

| CBP | ICE | USCIS | CISA |

ISSA
Information Systems Security Association

| USSS |

ISSA
Interservice Support Agreement

| FEMA |

ISSGB
DHS Information Sharing and Safeguarding Governance Board

| MGMT |

ISSGB
Information Sharing and Safeguarding Governance Board

| I&A |

ISSM
Information System Security Manager

| MGMT |

ISSO
Information System Security Officer

| MGMT |

ISSP
Information Systems Security Program

| FEMA |

IST
Incident Support Team

| FEMA |

IST-A
Incident Support Team – Advance Element

| FEMA |

I-STAFF
DHS Headquarters Operational Integration Staff (folded into new Directorate for Preparedness Oct 2005)

| FEMA |

ISTEA
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act

| FEMA |

ISTL
Incident Support Team Leader

| FEMA |

ISTS
Institute for Security Technology Studies

| CISA | S&T |

ISVB
Imagery Science Validation Board

| FEMA |

ISWG
Import Safety Working Group

| PLCY |

IT
Information Technology

| DHS |

ITA
Integrated Transport Analysis

| TSA |

ITA
Information Technology Architecture

| FEMA |

ITAA
Information Technology Association of America

| PRIV |

ITAC
Information Technology Acquisition Center

| MGMT |

ITACG
Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group

| FEMA |

ITAR
Information Technology Acquisition Review

| MGMT |

ITAR
International Traffic in Arms Regulations

| CBP | S&T |

ITC
Information Technology Committee

| FEMA |

ITC
Information Technology Coordinator

| FEMA |

ITC
International Trade Commission

| CBP | FEMA |

ITD
information technology dashboard (*)

| MGMT |

ITD
International Training Division

| USCG |

ITDS
International Trade Data System

| CBP | I&A |

ITE
Institute of Transportation Engineers

| FEMA |

I-Team
Incident Team

| FEMA |

I-Team
Intelligence Team

| FEMA |

ITED
IFSAR Terrain Elevation Data

| FEMA |

ITEP
Information Technology & Evaluation Program

| FEMA |

ITF
Intelligence Task Force

| FEMA |

ITI
International to International

| CBP | TSA |

ITIPS
Information Technology Investment Portfolio System

| I&A | MGMT |

ITL
Information Technology Laboratory

| FEMA |

ITM
Inspection Transfer Manager

| FEMA |

ITMRA
Information Technology Management Reform Act

| I&A |

ITOC
Insider Threat Operations Center

| I&A |

ITP
Infrastructure Transformation Program

| MGMT |

ITP
Individual Training Plan

| FEMA |

ITPM
Insider Threat Program Manager

| I&A |

ITPMO
Infrastructure Transformation Program Office

| MGMT |

I-TRAP
Interagency Terrorism Response Awareness Program

| FEMA |

ITS
Information Technology Services

| FEMA |

ITS
Intelligent Transportation System

| FEMA |

ITSD
Information Technology Services Directorate

| FEMA |

ITSH
Internal Transport, Storage, and Handling

| FEMA |

ITSO
Information Technology Services Office

| MGMT |

ITTC
Identity Theft Technology Council

| S&T |

ITU
International Telegraphic Union

| FEMA |

ITV
In-Transit Visibility

| FEMA |

ITWG
International Technical Working Group

| S&T |

IUPA
International Union of Police Associations

| FEMA |

IV
Intravenous

| FEMA |

IV&V
Interdependent Verification and Validation

| TSA | CISA |

IVD
Interactive Video Disk

| FEMA |

IVHHN
International Volcanic Health Hazard Network

| FEMA |

IVR
Interactive Voice Response

| FEMA |

IWG
Implementation Working Group

| ICE |

IWG
Investment Working Group

| FEMA |

IWIN
Interactive Weather Information Network

| FEMA |

IWN
Integrated Wireless Network

| MGMT |

IWOMEN
Women in the Fire Services, Inc. (former WFS)

| FEMA |

IWP
Integrated Warning Program

| FEMA |

IWS
Information Warfare and Strategy

| FEMA |

JAARS
Joint After-Action Reporting System

| FEMA |

JAC
Joint Advisory Committee

| FEMA |

JAC
Joint Analysis Center

| CWMD | I&A |

JACADS
Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System

| FEMA |

JACE
Joint Assessment of Catastrophic Events

| FEMA |

JAD
Joint Application Development

| FEMA |

JAG
Joint Action Group

| FEMA |

JAG
Judge Advocate General (DOD)

| FEMA |

JANAP
Joint Army-Navy-Air Force Publication

| FEMA |

JAS
Joint Alternate Site

| FEMA |

JATS
Joint Air Transportation System

| FEMA |

JAWAS
Joint Automated Weather Observing System

| FEMA |

JBPDS
Joint Biological Point Detection Systems

| FEMA |

JCAH
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals

| FEMA |

JCAHO
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

| FEMA |

JCC
Joint Coordination Center

| FEMA |

JCCC
Joint Customs Coordination Council [United States and European Union]

| CBP |

JCGC
Joint Center for Global Connectivity

| CWMD |

JCS
Joint Chiefs of Staff

| DHS |

JDCC
Joint Data Coordination Center

| FEMA |

JDISS
Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System

| FEMA |

JDOMS
Joint Director of Military Support

| FEMA |

JEAD
Joint Exercise and Analysis Division (Joint Staff – J-7)

| FEMA |

JECG
Joint Exercise Control Group

| FEMA |

JEEP
Joint Emergency Evacuation Plan

| FEMA |

JEMP
Joint Exercise Management Program

| FEMA |

JEOC
Joint Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA |

JFACC
Joint Force Air Component Commander

| FEMA |

JFC
Joint Force Commander

| FEMA |

JFCOM
Joint Forces Command

| FEMA |

JFHQ-HLS
Joint Forces Headquarters – Homeland Security

| FEMA |

JFHQ-State
Joint Force Headquarters-State

| FEMA |

JFLCC
Joint Force Land Component Commander

| FEMA |

JFMCC
Joint Force Maritime Component Commander

| PLCY |

JFO
Joint Field Office

| FEMA |

JFOCG
Joint Field Office Coordination Group

| FEMA |

JFSP
Joint Fire Science Program

| FEMA |

JHA
Job Hazard Analysis

| FEMA |

JHAT
Joint Hazardous Assessment Team

| FEMA |

JHEC
Joint Hazard Evaluation Center

| FEMA |

JHOC
Joint Harbor Operations Command Center

| USCG |

JHOC
Joint Harbor Operations Center

| PLCY |

JI
Johnston Island

| FEMA |

JIACG
Joint Interagency Coordination Group

| FEMA |

JIALO
Joint Interagency Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

JIATF
Joint Interagency Task Force

| ICE | TSA |

JIATF-S
Joint Interagency Task Force – South

| ICE | TSA |

JIB
Joint Information Bureau

| FEMA |

JIC
Joint ICE Center

| FEMA |

JIC
Joint Information Center

| FEMA |

JIC
Joint Intelligence Center

| FEMA |

JICG
Joint International Control Group

| FEMA |

JICPAC
Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific

| FEMA |

JIISE
Joint Interagency Intelligence Support Element

| FEMA |

JIMPP
Joint Industrial Mobilization Planning Process

| FEMA |

JIOC
Joint Investigative Operations Center

| USCG |

JIS
Joint Information System

| FEMA |

JIT
Job Instruction Training

| FEMA |

JIT
Just In Time

| FEMA |

JITC
Joint Interoperability Test Command

| FEMA |

JITF-CT
Joint intelligence Task Force for Combating Terrorism

| FEMA |

JITT
just-in-time training

| MGMT |

JLCO
Joint Legal Claims Office

| FEMA |

JMC
Joint Movement Center

| FEMA |

JMET
Joint Mission Essential Task

| FEMA |

JMFU
Joint METOC Forecast Unit

| FEMA |

JMIE
Joint Maritime Information Element

| I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

JMIP
Joint Military Intelligence Program

| I&A |

JMMO
Joint Medical Mobilization Office

| FEMA |

JMRO
Joint Medical Regulating Office

| FEMA |

JMT
Joint Management Team (combination of IST and MST – US&R and DMAT or NDMS)

| FEMA |

JNACC
Joint Nuclear Accident Coordinating Center

| FEMA |

JNAIRT
Joint Nuclear Accident/Incident Response Team

| FEMA |

JNC
Joint News Center

| FEMA |

JOA
Joint Operational Area

| FEMA |

JOC
Joint Operations Center

| FEMA |

JOPES
Joint Operations Planning and Execution System

| FEMA |

JPAC
Joint Planning Augmentation Cell (for CBIRF)

| FEMA |

JPAS
Joint Personnel Adjudication System

| FEMA |

JPATS
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System

| ICE |

JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group

| FEMA |

JPEO/CBD
Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense

| CISA |

JPIC
Joint Public Information Center

| FEMA |

JPMRC
Joint Patient Movement Requirements Center

| FEMA |

JPMT
Joint Patient Movement Team

| FEMA |

JPO
Joint Program Office

| FEMA |

JPSG
Justice-Defense Program Steering Group

| FEMA |

JRC
Joint Requirements Council

| FEMA |

JRCT
Joint Requirements Coordination Team

| MGMT |

JRERP
Joint Radiological Emergency Response Plan

| FEMA |

JRIC
Joint Regional Intelligence Center

| FEMA |

JRIES
JITF-CT RISSNET Information Exchange System

| FEMA |

JRIES
Joint Regional Information Exchange System

| CISA | I&A | OPS |

JRMP
Joint Regional Medical Planner

| FEMA |

JRMPO
Joint Regional Medical Planning Office

| FEMA |

JRS
Joint Reporting System

| FEMA |

JRT
Joint Response Team

| FEMA |

JS
Joint Staff

| FEMA |

JSCP
Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan

| FEMA |

JSERA
Joint Special Events Risk Assessment

| CISA |

JSIPP
Joint Service Installation Pilot Program

| FEMA |

JSOTF
Joint Special Operations Task Force

| FEMA |

JSTARS
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

| FEMA |

JTA
Jacksonville Transportation Authority

| FEMA |

JTF
Joint Task Force

| FEMA |

JTF – O
Joint Task Force – Olympics

| FEMA |

JTF-CM
Joint Task Force – Consequence Management

| FEMA |

JTF-CS
Joint Task Force – Civil Support

| FEMA |

JTF-FF
Joint Task Force – Firefighter

| FEMA |

JTF-Katrina
Joint Task Force-Katrina

| FEMA |

JTF-NCR
Joint Task Force – National Capital Region

| FEMA |

JTF-State
Joint Task Force-State

| FEMA |

JTIMS
Joint Training Information Management System

| FEMA |

JTMS
Joint Training Master Schedule

| FEMA |

JTOT
Joint Tactical Operations Team

| FEMA |

JTOT
Joint Technical Operations Team

| FEMA |

JTPA
Job Training Partnership Act

| FEMA |

JTR
Joint Travel Regulations

| FEMA |

JTRB
Joint Telecommunications Resources Board

| FEMA |

JTTF
Joint Terrorism Task Force

| FEMA | I&A |

JTWC
Joint Typhoon Warning Center

| FEMA |

JULL
Joint Universal Lessons Learned (Report)

| FEMA |

JULLS
Joint Universal Lessons Learned System

| FEMA |

JVM
Java Virtual Machine

| FEMA |

JWARN
Joint Warning and Reporting Network

| FEMA |

JWC
Joint Warfare Center

| FEMA |

JWFC
Joint Warfighting Center

| FEMA |

JWICS
Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System

| FEMA | I&A |

JWID
Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration

| FEMA |

JXDM
[Global] Justice XML Data Model

| I&A |

k
kilo (1,000)

| FEMA |

KAPP
Key Asset Protection Program (see CAAP)

| FEMA |

Kb
Kilobit

| FEMA |

kB
Kilobyte

| FEMA |

kBPS
Kilobits Per Seconds

| FEMA |

KBRM
Knowledge-Based Risk Management

| CBP |

KCCO
Kansas City Commodity Office

| FEMA |

KD
Knocked Down

| FEMA |

KDEM
Kansas Department of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

KDEM
Kentucky Department of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

KDP
Key Decision Point

| FEMA |

KEDB
known error database

| MGMT |

kg
kilogram

| FEMA |

kHz
kiloHertz

| FEMA |

KI
Potassium Iodide

| FEMA | S&T |

KIO
Key Intelligence Official

| I&A |

km
kilometer

| FEMA |

KMI
Key Management Infrastructure

| FEMA |

KML
Keyhole Markup Language

| FEMA |

KMS
Knowledge Management System

| FEMA |

kN
kilo-Newton

| FEMA |

KPI
key performance indicator

| MGMT |

KPP
key performance parameter

| S&T |

KR
key resource

| DHS |

KSA
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

| FEMA |

KSO
Key Security Official (MD 10300)

| FEMA |

KST
Known or Suspected Terrorist

| FEMA |

KT
Kiloton

| FEMA |

kV
kilovolt

| FEMA |

KVERT
Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruptions Response Team

| FEMA |

kW
Kilowatt

| FEMA |

kWh
kilowatt hour

| FEMA |

L
Locality

| FEMA |

L&D
Learning & Development

| FEMA |

LA
Legislative Affairs (see OLA)

| FEMA |

LAC
Local Assistance Center

| FEMA |

LAG
Lowest Adjacent Ground [grade]

| FEMA |

LAN
Local Area Network

| FEMA | I&A | MGMT | OPA |

LAN/WAN
Local Area Network/Wide Area Network

| FEMA |

LANDSAT
Land Satellite

| FEMA |

LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory

| CWMD |

LAO
Lead Agency Official

| FEMA |

LAP
Lesson Administration Page

| FEMA |

LASP
Large Aircraft Security Program

| TSA |

lb
pound

| FEMA |

LBAD
Lexington Blue Grass Army Depot

| FEMA |

lbf
pound force

| FEMA |

LBP
lead-based paint

| DHS |

LC
Logistics Center

| FEMA |

LC-A
Logistics Center-Atlanta

| FEMA |

L-CAR
Local Capability Assessment for Readiness

| FEMA |

LCAT
Logistics Closeout Assistance Team

| FEMA |

LCCE
Life Cycle Cost Estimate

| CISA |

LC-FW
Logistics Center-Fort Worth

| FEMA |

LCM
Life Cycle Management

| FEMA |

LC-MF
Logistics Center-Moffett Field

| FEMA |

LCMS
Learning Content Management System

| FEMA |

LCO
Limiting Condition for Operation

| FEMA |

LCS
Local Communications System

| FEMA |

LCT
Liaison Coordination Team

| FEMA |

LD
Lethal Dose

| FEMA |

LD
Limited Data

| FEMA |

LDAP
Light Directory Access Protocol

| FEMA |

LDM
logical data model

| MGMT |

LDR
Lutheran Disaster Response

| FEMA |

LDS
Lightning Detection System

| FEMA |

LDW
Last Day Worked

| FEMA |

LE
loaned executive

| MGMT |

LE
law enforcement [activity]

| DHS |

LE
Law Enforcement

| FEMA |

LEA
Light Enforcement Aircraft

| ICE |

LEA
Law Enforcement Agency

| FEMA | FLETC | USCG |

LEADERS
Lightweight Epidemiology Advanced Detection and Emergency Response System

| FEMA |

LEAINTP
Law Enforcement Advanced Interviewing Training Program

| FLETC |

LEAP
Law Enforcement Availability Pay

| ICE |

LEC
Local Exchange Carrier

| FEMA |

LECC
Law Enforcement Coordination Center

| FEMA |

LEDET
Law Enforcement Detachment

| USCG |

LEED®
leadership in energy and environmental design

| FLETC |

LeeTran
Lee County Transit Authority (Florida)

| FEMA |

LEGAT
Legal Attache

| FEMA | OGC |

LEH
Light Enforcement Helicopter

| ICE |

LEISP
Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program

| FEMA |

LEL
Lower Explosive Limit

| FEMA |

LEL
Lowest Effect Level

| FEMA |

LELI
Law Enforcement Leadership Institute

| FLETC |

LEM
Local Emergency Management

| FEMA |

LEMA
Local Emergency Management Authority

| FEMA |

LEMDP
Law Enforcement Management Development Program

| FLETC |

LEO
Law Enforcement Online

| I&A |

LEO
Law Enforcement Officer

| FLETC | TSA |

LEOC
Local Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA |

LEOSA
Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act

| CBP | FLETC | TSA |

LEP
Loaned Executive Program

| MGMT |

LEP
limited English proficient person

| CRCL |

LEP
Leadership Excellence Program

| FEMA |

LEP
Limited English Proficiency

| FEMA | CRCL |

LEPB
Loaned Executive Program Board

| MGMT |

LEPC
Local Emergency Planning Committee

| FEMA |

LEPPC
Local Emergency Prevention and Preparedness Council

| FEMA |

LERN
Law Enforcement Radio Net

| FEMA |

LERT
Logistics Emergency Response Team

| FEMA |

LES
law enforcement sensitive

| I&A |

LESC
Law Enforcement Support Center

| ICE |

LESO
Law Enforcement Security Officer

| FEMA |

LETPP
Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program

| CISA |

LETS
Law Enforcement Telecommunications System

| FEMA |

LEU
Low-Enriched Uranium

| FEMA |

LEVEL 1 EST
Full EST activation level (NRCC)

| FEMA |

LEVEL 2 EST
Intermediate EST activation level (NRCC)

| FEMA |

LEVEL 3 EST
Minimal EST activation level (NRCC)

| FEMA |

LEWG
Law Enforcement Working Group

| FEMA |

LF
Linear Foot

| FEMA |

LF
Low Frequency

| FEMA |

LFA
Lead Federal Agency

| FEMA |

LFD
Letter of Final Determination

| FEMA |

LFE
Lowest Floor Elevation

| FEMA |

LFEOC
Local Federal Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA |

LFFE
Lowest Finished Flood Elevation

| FEMA |

LFO
Lead Federal Official

| FEMA |

LFP
Livestock Feed Programs

| FEMA |

LH
Local Hire

| FEMA |

LHA/LHD
Landing Helicopter – Assault/ Landing Helicopter – Deck

| FEMA |

LHD
Local Health Department

| FEMA | CISA | CWMD |

LHMC
Local Hazard Mitigation Coordinator

| FEMA |

LHR
Limited Home Repair

| FEMA |

LHW
Last Hour Worked

| FEMA |

LIBSYS
Library System

| FEMA |

LIC
License

| FEMA |

LID
Low-Impact Development

| FEMA |

LIDAR
Light Detection and Ranging (system)

| FEMA |

LIDEF
Levee Inventory Data Entry Form

| FEMA |

LIFE
Legal Immigration Family Equity

| USCIS |

LIHEAP
Low Income Household Energy Assistance Program

| FEMA |

LIMFAC
Limiting Factor

| FEMA |

LIMS
Logistics Information Management System

| USCG |

LIMS
Laboratory Information Management System

| FEMA |

LINX
Law Enforcement Information Exchange [Navy]

| I&A |

LISS
Linear Imaging and Self-Scanning

| FEMA |

LL
Lessons Learned

| FEMA |

LLEA
Lead Law Enforcement Agency

| FEMA |

LLEA
Local Law Enforcement Agency

| FEMA | FLETC | CISA |

LLIS
Lessons Learned Information Sharing System

| PLCY |

LLNL
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory

| S&T | CWMD |

LLP
Limited Liability Partnership

| DHS |

LLR
Lessons Learned (Hot Wash) Report

| FEMA |

LLW
Low-Level Waste

| FEMA |

LLWS
Low-Level Wind Shear

| FEMA |

LM
Logistics Management (FEMA/LM)

| DHS |

LMA
Land Management Agencies

| FEMA |

LMD
Logistics Management Directorate (of DHS/FEMA)

| FEMA |

LMF
Logistics Management Facility

| FEMA |

LMFBR
Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor

| FEMA |

LMI
Logistics Management Institute

| FEMA |

LMPC
Labor-Management Partnership Council

| FEMA |

LMR
Living Marine Resource

| FEMA |

LMS
Learning Management System

| MGMT |

LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas

| USCG | S&T |

LNO
Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

LOA
Letter of Agreement

| FEMA |

LOAD
Loadmaster

| FEMA |

LOAEL
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level

| FEMA |

LOC
Letter of Credit

| FEMA |

LOC
Levels of concern

| FEMA |

LOC
Line of Communication

| FEMA |

LOC
Library of Congress

| DHS |

LOCA
Loss of Coolant Accident

| FEMA |

LOC-TFCS
Letter of Credit – Treasury Financial Communications System

| FEMA |

LODR
Letter of Determination Review

| FEMA |

LOEP
Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness

| FEMA |

LOFR
Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

LOG
Logistics

| FEMA |

LOI
Letter of Instruction

| FEMA |

LOI
Letter of Intent

| FEMA |

LOINC
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes

| FEMA |

LOMA
Letter of Map Amendment

| FEMA |

LOMC
Letter of Map Change

| FEMA |

LOMC-VALID
Letter of Map Change Revalidation

| FEMA |

LOMR
Letter of Map Revision

| FEMA |

LOMR-F
Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill

| FEMA |

LOP
level of protection

| MGMT |

LOP
Legal Orientation Program

| FEMA |

LOS
Line of Sight

| FEMA |

LOSA
Logistical Operations Staging Area

| FEMA |

LOSAP
Length-of-service Award Program

| FEMA |

LOSSEST
Loss Estimation

| FEMA |

LOU
Limited official use

| DHS |

LPA
Legislative and Public Affairs

| FEMA |

LPDP
Livestock Preservation Donation Program

| FEMA |

LPG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas

| FEMA |

LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse

| FEMA |

LPOC
Last Port of Call

| CBP | USCG |

LPPC
Local Preparedness and Prevention Council

| FEMA |

LPR
lawful permanent resident

| MGMT |

LPR
Lawful Permanent Resident (status)

| CBP | USCIS |

LPR
Legal Permanent Resident (person)

| CBP | USCIS | PLCY |

LPZ
Low Population Zone

| FEMA |

LR
Limited Response

| FEMA |

LRA
Louisiana Recovery Authority

| FEMA |

LR-BSDS
Long Range Biological Standoff Detection System

| FEMA |

LRC
Learning Resource Center

| FEMA |

LRC
Logistics Resource Center

| FEMA |

LRC
Logistics Response Center

| FEMA |

LRCT
long range cordless telephone switch

| S&T |

LRFD
Load and Resistance Factor Design

| FEMA |

LRIP
Low Rate Initial Production

| FEMA |

LRIT
long range identification and tracking

| PLCY |

LRMP
Long Range Management Plan

| FEMA |

LRN
Laboratory Response Network

| S&T |

LRT
Long Range Tracker

| CBP |

LRU
Lowest Replaceable Unit

| FEMA |

LS
Logistics Support

| FEMA |

LS
Lump Sum

| FEMA |

LSA
Logistics Staging Area

| FEMA |

LSC
Life Safety Code (National Fire Protection Association 101)

| FEMA |

LSC
Legal Services Corporation

| OGC |

LSC
Life Support Center

| FEMA |

LSC1
Logistics Section Chief Type 1

| FEMA |

LSC2
Logistics Section Chief Type 2

| FEMA |

LSCAD
Lightweight Stand-off Chemical Agent Detector

| FEMA |

LSCD
Life Safety Code Deficiency

| FEMA |

LSCT
Line Scout

| FEMA |

LSE
Local Subscriber Environment

| FEMA |

LSFE
Life Safety and Fire Engineering

| FEMA |

LSFE
Life Safety and Fire Engineering Branch of FEMA Office of Occupational Safety, Health & Environment (OSHE)

| FEMA |

LSFP
Life Safety and Fire Protection

| FEMA |

LSFP
Life Safety and Fire Protection Program

| FEMA |

LSG
Large Scale Game

| FEMA |

LSP
Lump Sum Payment

| FEMA |

LSS
Laboratory Scientific Services

| S&T |

LSS
Life Support System

| FEMA |

LSU
Louisiana State University (NDPC)

| FEMA |

LSV
Logistical Staging Vehicle

| FEMA |

LT
Lieutenant (aka: Lt or Lieut)

| FEMA |

LTA
Lead Technical Authority

| MGMT |

LTA
Lighter Than Air

| FEMA |

LTATP
Land Transportation Anti-terrorism Training Program

| FLETC |

LTCR
Lost Time Case Rate

| FEMA |

LTD
Limited

| DHS |

LTG
Lieutenant General

| FEMA |

LTL
Less-than Truck Load

| FEMA |

LTR
Long-Term Recovery

| FEMA |

LTRC
Long Term Recovery Committee

| FEMA |

LTRC
Long Term Recovery Coordinator

| FEMA |

LTRO
Long Term Recovery Office

| FEMA |

LUC
land use control

| DHS |

LULC
Land Use and Land Cover

| FEMA |

LVA
Low Volatility Agent

| FEMA |

LVB
Large Vehicle Bomb

| FEMA |

LVBIED
large vehicle-borne improvised explosive device

| S&T |

LWDR
Lost Work Day Rate

| FEMA |

LWF
Lutheran World Federation

| FEMA |

LWOP
Leave Without Pay

| FEMA |

LWR
Light Water Reactor

| FEMA |

LYNX
Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority

| FEMA |

LZ
Landing Zone

| FEMA |

m
meter

| FEMA |

M&A
Management and Administrative

| FEMA |

M&IE
Meals and Incidental Expenses

| FEMA |

M&IE
Miscellaneous and Incidental Expenses

| FEMA |

M&S
Modeling and Simulation

| FEMA |

M/S
Meters per Second

| FEMA |

M/V
Merchant Vessel

| CBP | USCG |

MA
Marshalling Area

| FEMA |

MA
Mission Assignment

| FEMA |

MAA
Mutual Aid Agreement

| FEMA |

MAAD
Mobile Asset Activities Document

| FEMA |

MAAFS
Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists

| USSS |

MABAS
Mutual Aid and Box Alarm System

| FEMA |

MAC
Multiple award contract

| USCG |

MAC
Mapping and Analysis Center

| FEMA |

MAC
Mission Assignment Coordinator

| FEMA |

MAC
Mitigation Assistance Clinic

| FEMA |

MAC
Monitoring and Analysis Coordinator

| FEMA |

MAC
Multi-Agency Command

| FEMA |

MAC
multiagency committees

| FEMA |

MAC
Multiagency Coordinating (Entity)

| FEMA |

MAC
Multiagency Coordination

| FEMA |

MAC Entity
Multiagency Coordinating Entity

| FEMA |

MACA
Military Assistance to Civil Authorities

| FEMA |

MACC
Multi Agency Crime Center

| ICE |

MACC
Multiagency Command Center

| FEMA |

MACC
Multi-Agency Coordination Center

| FEMA |

MACDIS
Military Assistance for Civil Disturbances

| FEMA |

MACGp
Multi-Agency Coordination Group

| FEMA |

MACOM
Major Command

| FEMA |

MACS
Multi-Agency Coordination System

| FEMA |

MAEC
Mid-America Earthquake Center

| FEMA |

MAELU
Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters

| FEMA |

MAF
Master Appropriation File

| FEMA |

MAFC
MAFFS Clerk

| FEMA |

MAFFS
Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System

| FEMA |

MAGIC
Mid-America Geographic Information Council

| FEMA |

MaHIMS
Medical and Health Incident Management System

| FEMA |

MALE
Medium Altitude Long Endurance (see also HALE)

| USCG |

MANPADS
Man Portable Air Defense System

| OGC |

MAOC
Military Air Operations Coordinator

| FEMA |

MAPs
Motorist Assist Points

| FEMA |

MAR
Monthly Accomplishments Report

| FEMA |

MARAC
Mutual Aid Regional Advisory Committee

| FEMA |

MARAD
Maritime Administration

| FEMA | TSA | USCG |

MARC
Maryland Rail Commuter

| FEMA | TSA |

MARC
Mid-America Regional Council

| FEMA |

MAREP
Marine Report

| FEMA |

MARFORLANT
Marine Forces Atlantic

| FEMA |

MARPLOT
Mapping Applications for Response, Planning, and Local Operational Tasks

| FEMA |

MARR
Mission Assignment Reimbursement Request

| FEMA |

MARS
Military Affiliated Radio System

| FEMA |

MARS
Mobile Analytical Response System

| FEMA |

MARS
Multi-function Acquisition and Reporting System

| FEMA |

MARSA
Military Assumes Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft

| FEMA |

MARSEC
Maritime Security

| USCG |

MARSEC
maritime security level

| PLCY |

MarshMALLOW
Marsh Management Activities for Learning the Lifestyles of Wildlife

| FEMA |

MART
Morning Advisory Risk Threat (see also DART and EART)

| FEMA |

MAS
Mapping Activity Statement

| FEMA |

MASF
Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility

| FEMA |

MASFO
Multi-Agency Strike Force Operation

| USCG |

MASH
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

| FEMA |

MASINT
Measurement and Signature Intelligence

| TSA | I&A | OPS |

MAST
Maritime Security and Strategic Toolkit

| FEMA | CISA |

MAST
Midwestern Alliance of Sovereign Tribes

| FEMA |

MAST
Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic

| FEMA |

MAST
Mitigation Advisors’ Strategic Tracker

| FEMA |

MAT
Mobilization Assistance Team

| FEMA |

MATES
Mobilization and Training Equipment Site

| FEMA |

MATF
Multi-Agency Task Force

| FEMA |

MATRIX
Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange

| I&A |

MATTS
Marine Asset Tag Tracking System

| S&T |

MATTS
Mobile Air Transportable Telecommunications System

| FEMA |

MAV
Micro Air Vehicle

| I&A |

MB
Megabyte

| FEMA |

mb
millibar

| FEMA |

MBA
Master of Business Administration

| FEMA |

MBO
Management by Objectives

| FEMA |

MBPS
Megabytes per Second

| FEMA |

MBTA
Migratory Bird Treaty Act

| FEMA |

MC
Marine Corps

| FEMA |

MC
Member of Congress

| FEMA |

MC
Mobilization Center

| FEMA |

MCA
Multi-Channel Analyzer

| FEMA |

MCAD
Military Crew Advisor

| FEMA |

M-CAST
Medical Capabilities Assessment & Status Tool

| FEMA |

MCB
Movement Coordination Branch

| FEMA |

MCC
Major Cities [police] Chiefs

| FEMA | S&T |

MCC
Master Control Cell

| FEMA |

MCC
Mission Control Center

| FEMA |

MCC
Mobility Control Center

| FEMA |

MCC
Movement Coordination Center

| FEMA |

MCD
Medical Crew Director

| FEMA |

MCE
Maximum Credible Event

| FEMA |

MCEER
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research

| FEMA |

MCF
Mass Care and Feeding

| FEMA |

MCF
Movement Coordination Function

| FEMA |

MCI
Mass Casualty Incident

| FEMA |

MCL
maximum contaminant level

| DHS |

MCLG
maximum contaminant level goal

| DHS |

MCMC
Mid-Continent Mapping Center

| FEMA |

MCMT
Mobilization Center Management Team

| FEMA |

MCO
MERS Coordination Office

| FEMA |

MCOC
Marine Corps Operations Center

| FEMA |

MCOE
Metadata Center of Excellence (see EDMO)

| MGMT |

MCR
Military Communications Representative

| FEMA |

MCS
Movement Coordination System

| FEMA |

MCSAP
Motor Carrier Safety and Assistance Program

| FEMA | TSA |

MCU
Movement Coordination Unit

| FEMA |

MCV
Mobile Coordinating Vehicle

| FEMA |

MD
Management Directive

| FEMA |

MD
Medical Doctor

| FEMA |

MDA
Maritime Domain Awareness

| USCG |

MDC
Maintenance and Deactivation Contracts

| FEMA |

MDD
Metal Detection Device

| TSA |

MDF
Medical, Dental and Funeral

| FEMA |

MDRC
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center

| FEMA |

MDRO
Mission Disaster Relief Officer

| FEMA |

MDRV
Mobile Disaster Recovery Vehicle

| FEMA |

MDS
Mennonite Disaster Service

| FEMA |

MDST
Mountain Daylight Savings Time (see MDT)

| FEMA |

MDT
Mountain Daylight Time (GMT – 6)

| FEMA |

ME
Medical Examiner

| FEMA |

MEA
Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft

| ICE |

MEA
Major Emergency Action

| FEMA |

MEAG
Major Emergency Action Guide

| FEMA |

MEAP
Mobile Environmental Analytical Platform

| FEMA |

MED
Medium

| FEMA |

MEDEVAC
Medical Evacuation

| FEMA |

MEDL
Medical Unit Leader

| FEMA |

MEDRED
Medical Readiness (OHA/MEDRED)

| DHS |

MEEMCN
Minimum Essential Emergency Medical Communications Network

| FEMA |

MEF
Mission Essential Function

| FEMA |

MEG
Medical Evaluation Guidance

| FEMA |

MEIR
Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation

| FEMA |

MEL
Mobile-Erector Launcher

| FEMA |

MEMA
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association

| ICE |

MEMA
Maine Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

MEMA
Maryland Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

MEMA
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

MEMA
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

MEMA
Missouri Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

MEMU
Mass Evacuation Management Unit

| FEMA |

MEOW
Maximum Envelope of Water

| FEMA |

MEOW
Maximum Envelope of Winds

| FEMA |

MEP
Management Engineering Plan

| FEMA |

MEPI
Middle East Partnership Initiative

| DHS |

MEPP
Master Exercise Practitioner Program

| FEMA |

MERRT
Medical Emergency Radiological Response Team

| FEMA |

MERS
Mobile Emergency Response Support

| FEMA |

MERSA
Mobile Emergency Response Support Assets

| FEMA |

MET
Meteorological

| FEMA |

MET
Meteorologist

| FEMA |

MET
Mission Essential Task

| FEMA |

METAR
Management Evaluation Technical Assessment Review

| FEMA |

METAR
Meteorological Aviation Report

| FEMA |

METL
Mission-Essential Task List

| FEMA |

METOC
Meteorological and Oceanographic

| FEMA |

METSAT
Meteorological Satellite

| FEMA |

MeV
Megaelectronvolt

| FEMA |

meV
millielectronvolt

| FEMA |

MEWT
Mobile Electronic Warfare Technologies

| FEMA |

MFAS
Marriage Fraud Amendment System

| USCIS |

MFR
Memorandum For the Record

| FEMA |

MFRI
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute

| FEMA |

MFTR
Manufacturer

| FEMA |

MG
Marsh Vegetation (Line)

| FEMA |

mg
milligram

| FEMA |

MG/M3
Milligrams per Cubic Meter

| FEMA |

MG-MIN/M3
Milligram Minutes per Cubic Meter

| FEMA |

MGMT
Management

| DHS |

MGMT
Management [Directorate]

| MGMT |

MH
Manufactured Housing

| FEMA |

MH
Mental Health

| FEMA |

MH
Mobile Home

| FEMA |

MHC
Mobile Health Clinic

| FEMA |

MHE
Materiel Handling Equipment

| FEMA |

MHEC
Military Helicopter Crewmen

| FEMA |

MHEM
Military Helicopter Manager

| FEMA |

MHMS
Military Helicopter Manager Supervisor

| FEMA |

MHS
Message Handling System

| FEMA |

MHTGR
Modular High Temperature Gas Reactor

| FEMA |

MHW
Mean High Water

| FEMA |

MHWL
Mean High Water Line

| FEMA |

MHz
Megahertz

| FEMA |

MI
Major Incident (medical)

| FEMA |

MI
Middle Initial

| FEMA |

MI2
Multi-level-secure Information Infrastructure

| FEMA |

MIC
Media Information Center

| FEMA |

MIC
Meteorologist in Charge

| FEMA |

MICS
Monitoring Information on Contracted Studies (System)

| FEMA |

MIDAS
Micro-fluidic Integrated DNA Analysis System

| FEMA |

MIEP
Mass Immigration Emergency Plan

| FEMA |

MIFC
Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center

| USCG |

MIIS
Microsoft Identity Integration Server

| MGMT |

MIL
Military Advisor’s Office

| DHS |

MILES
Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System

| FEMA |

MIL-STD
Military Standard

| FEMA |

MIM
Major Incident Management (medical)

| FEMA |

MIME
Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions

| FEMA |

MIN
Minimum

| FEMA |

MIN
Mobile Identification Number

| FEMA |

MIND
Maritime Interceptor for Nuclear Detection

| S&T | CWMD |

MINICAM
Miniature Chemical Agent Monitor

| FEMA |

MIP
management-in-place [asbestos]

| DHS |

MIPR
Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request

| FEMA |

MIPT
Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism

| FEMA |

MIRP
Military Improved Response Program

| FEMA |

MIRV
Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicle

| FEMA |

MIS
Management Information System

| FEMA |

MISLE
Maritime Information for Safety and Law Enforcement

| USCG |

MIT
Mitigation

| FEMA |

MITT
Mobile Implementation Training Team

| FEMA |

M-JPEG
Motion JPEG

| FEMA |

MKT
Mobile Kitchen Trailer

| FEMA |

MLAT
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty

| I&A |

MLD
Median Lethal Dose

| FEMA |

MLETP
Marine Law Enforcement Training Program

| FLETC |

MLH
Medium Lift Helicopter

| ICE |

MLOS
Microwave Line of Sight

| FEMA |

MLW
Mean Low Water

| FEMA |

mm
millimeter

| FEMA |

MMA
Major Metropolitan Area

| FEMA |

MMC
Main Media Center

| FEMA |

MMCE
Medical Management of Chemical Exposure

| FEMA |

MMD
Merchant Mariner Document

| USCG |

MMI
Modified Mercalli Intensity

| FEMA |

MMIS
Municipal Management Information System

| FEMA |

MMPA
Marine Mammal Protection Act

| FEMA |

MMPAC
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee

| USCG |

MMRS
Metropolitan Medical Response System

| FEMA |

MMS
Minerals Management Service

| FEMA |

MMST
Metropolitan Medical Strike Team

| FEMA |

MMWR
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

| FEMA |

MNAP
Mapping Needs Assessment Process

| FEMA |

MNS
Mission Needs Statement

| FEMA |

MNUSS
Map Needs Update Support System

| FEMA |

MO
Medical Officer

| FEMA |

MO
Method of operation

| DHS |

MOA
Memorandum of Agreement

| DHS |

MOB
Main Operating Base

| FEMA |

MOB
Mobilization (or Mobilize)

| FEMA |

MOB Center
Mobilization Center

| FEMA |

MOC
Mobile Operations Center

| FEMA |

MOC
Maritime Operations Center

| PLCY |

MODEM
Modulator/Demodulator

| FEMA |

MODU
Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit

| FEMA |

MOE
measure of effectiveness

| MGMT |

MOM
Maximum of Maximums

| FEMA |

MOM
Middle of Month

| FEMA |

MOOTW
Military Operations Other Than War

| FEMA |

MOP
measure of performance

| MGMT |

MOPP
Mission-Oriented Protective Posture

| FEMA |

MORE
Making Officer Redeployment Effective

| FEMA |

MOS
measure of suitability

| MGMT |

MOSS
Management Operations and Student Support

| FEMA |

MOU
Memorandum of understanding

| DHS |

MOX
Mixed Oxide Fuels

| FEMA |

MP
Management Profiler

| FEMA |

MP
Military Police

| FEMA |

MPA
Maritime Patrol Aircraft

| ICE |

MPAC
Muslim Public Affairs Council

| CRCL |

MPC
Main Press Center

| FEMA |

MPC
Maximum Permissible Concentration

| FEMA |

MPC
Mid-term Planning Committee

| FEMA |

MPC
Mid-term Planning Conference

| FEMA |

MPD
Maximum Potential Destruction

| FEMA |

MPE
Maximum Permissible Exposure

| FEMA |

MPEG
Motion Picture Expert Group

| FEMA |

MPH
Miles per Hour

| FEMA |

MPPP
Mortgage Portfolio Protection Program

| FEMA |

MPS
Mission Planning System

| FEMA |

MPU
Microprocessor Unit

| FEMA |

MPU
Mobile Power Unit

| FEMA |

MQIT
Medical Quality Improvement Team

| FEMA |

MQM
Medical Quality Management

| FEMA |

MQM Program
Medical Quality Management Program

| DHS |

MR
Medical Records

| FEMA |

MR
Medical Response

| FEMA |

mR
milliroentgen/millirem

| FEMA |

mR/h
milliRoentgen per hour

| FEMA |

MRA
Monthly Rental Assistance

| FEMA |

MRA
Mortgage and Rental Assistance

| FEMA |

MRAT
Medical Radiobiology Advisory Team

| FEMA |

MRC
Medical Reserve Corps

| FEMA | CISA |

MRC
Management Review Council

| FEMA |

MRC
Monthly Recurring Costs

| FEMA |

MRE
Meal, Ready-to-Eat

| FEMA | USCG |

mRem
millirem

| FEMA |

MRF
Medium Range Forecast

| FEMA |

MRI
Mean Recurrence Interval

| FEMA |

MRIC
Mobile Registration Intake Center

| FEMA |

MRMC
Medical Research and Materiel Command

| FEMA |

MRO
Mandatory Removal Offense

| ICE |

MRP
Machine readable passport

| CBP |

MRP
Minimal Repair Program

| FEMA |

MRR
Measurement Residual Ratio

| FEMA |

MRRS
MERS Response Reporting System

| FEMA |

MRT
Medical Response Team

| FEMA |

MRV
Mobile Response Van

| FEMA |

MRV
Mobile Response Vehicle

| FEMA |

MRV
Multi-Radio Van

| FEMA |

MRV
Multi-Radio Vehicle

| FEMA |

MS&G
Models, Simulations, and Games

| FEMA |

MS-1
Medical Service – 1 (Hospital)

| FEMA |

MS4
municipal separate storm water sewer system

| DHS |

MSA
Metropolitan Statistical Area

| FEMA |

MSA
Modeling, Simulation, & Analysis

| FEMA |

MSA
Mutual Support Agreement

| FEMA |

MSC
Major Subordinate Command

| FEMA |

MSC
Map Service Center

| FEMA |

MSC
Marine Safety Center

| FEMA |

MSC
Mobile Switching Center

| DHS |

MSCA
Military Support to Civil Authorities

| FEMA |

MSCLEA
Military Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies

| FEMA |

MSD
Military Support Detachment

| FEMA |

MSD
Musculoskeletal Disorder

| FEMA |

MSDS
Manpower Standards Development System

| FEMA |

MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet

| FEMA |

MSE
MERS Support Element

| FEMA |

MSEL
Master Scenario Events List

| FEMA |

MSF
Mobile Screening Force

| TSA |

MSFCMA
Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act

| FEMA |

MSFO
Marine Safety Field Office

| FEMA |

MSHA
Mine Safety and Health Administration

| FEMA |

MSI
Minority-Serving Institution

| CRCL | MGMT |

MSIA
Metadata Standards for Information Assurance

| FEMA |

MSIC
Missile and Space Intelligence Center

| S&T |

MSIIP
Minority Serving Institutions Internship Program

| FEMA |

MSIS
Marine Safety Information System

| FEMA |

MSIs
Minority Serving Institutions

| FEMA |

MSL
Mean Sea Level

| FEMA |

MSLO
Military Support Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

MSO
Maritime Security Operations

| USCG |

MSO
Marine Safety Office

| FEMA |

MSO
Military Support Officer

| FEMA |

MSPB
Merit Systems Protection Board

| FEMA | MGMT | OPA |

MSR
Main Supply Route

| FEMA |

MSRAM
Maritime Security Risk Assessment Model

| USCG | CISA |

MSST
Maritime Safety and Security Team

| USCG |

MST
Management Support Team

| FEMA |

MST
Master

| FEMA |

MST
METRO Strike Team

| FEMA |

MST
Mountain Standard Time (GMT – 7)

| FEMA |

MSU
Management Support Unit

| FEMA |

MSU
Marine Safety Unit

| FEMA |

MSU
Medical Support Unit

| FEMA |

MSW
municipal solid waste

| DHS |

MT
Megaton

| FEMA |

MT
metric ton

| FEMA |

MT
Mitigation (FEMA/MT)

| DHS |

MTA
Material Transfer Area

| FEMA |

MTF
Medical Treatment Facility

| FEMA |

MTI
Methodology Technical Implementation

| CISA |

MTMC
Military Traffic Management Command

| FEMA |

MTOE
Modified Table of Organization and Equipment

| FEMA |

MTOW
Maximum Takeoff Weight

| TSA |

MTP
Master Trainer Program

| FEMA |

MTR
Maritime Training Response

| FEMA |

MTR
Military Training Route

| FEMA |

MTS
marine transportation system

| PLCY |

MTSA
Maritime Transportation Security Act

| TSA | USCG |

MTSP
Mass Transit Security Program

| TSA |

MTT
Mobile Training Team

| FEMA |

MTTR
mean time to repair

| MGMT |

MTTRS
mean time to restore service

| MGMT |

MUDAC
Meteorological and Unified Dose Assessment Center

| FEMA |

MUF
Materials Unaccounted For

| FEMA |

MUTCD
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices

| FEMA |

MVGP
Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles

| FEMA |

MW
megawatt

| FEMA |

MW
Microwave

| FEMA |

MW
Mount Weather

| FEMA |

MWA
Metropolitan Washington Area

| FEMA |

MWCOG
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

| FEMA |

MWEAC
Mount Weather Emergency Action Center

| FEMA |

MWEOC
Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA |

MWFRS
Main Wind Force Resisting System

| FEMA |

MWH
megawatt hour

| FEMA |

MWMD
Mount Weather Management Division

| FEMA |

MWS
Marine Weather Statement

| FEMA |

MXMS
Mixmaster

| FEMA |

M-ZONE
High Mudflow Hazard Area

| FEMA |

N/A
Not affected

| DHS |

N/A
Not applicable

| DHS |

N/P
Not Provided

| FEMA |

N2O
nitrous oxide

| DHS |

NA
Northeastern Area

| FEMA |

NA
North American

| DHS |

NAAE
National Association of Agricultural Employees

| MGMT |

NAAK
Nerve Agent Antidote Kit

| FEMA |

NAAP
Newport Army Ammunition Plant

| FEMA |

NAAQS
National Ambient Air Quality Standards

| FEMA |

NAAT
North American Aviation Trilateral

| TSA |

NAC
National Advisory Committee

| FEMA |

NAC
National Advisory Council

| FEMA |

NAC
Nebraska Avenue Complex

| DHS |

NAC
National Agency Check

| FEMA | MGMT |

NAC/AEGL
National Advisory Committee on Acute Exposure Guidelines Levels (for Chemical Substances)

| FEMA |

NACA
National Air Carrier Association

| TSA |

NACCHO
National Association of County and City Health Officials

| FEMA |

NACD
National Association of Corporate Directors

| FEMA |

NACDD
National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities

| CRCL |

NACE
National Association of County Engineers

| FEMA |

NACI
National Agency Check with Inquiries

| FEMA |

NACIC
National Counterintelligence Center

| I&A |

NACo
National Association of Counties

| FEMA |

NACS
NEMIS Access Control System

| FEMA |

NACS
Netware Asynchronous Communications Service

| FEMA |

NACWA
National Association of Clean Water Agencies

| FEMA |

NAD27
North American Datum of 1927

| FEMA |

NAD83
North American Datum of 1983

| FEMA |

NADB
National Assets Data Base

| CISA |

NADO
National Association of Development Organizations

| FEMA |

NAEMT
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians

| FEMA |

NAERG
North American Emergency Response Guidebook

| FEMA |

NAFAX
National Facsimile Network

| FEMA |

NAFSMA
National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies

| FEMA |

NAFTA
North America Free Trade Agreement

| FEMA |

NAFTZ
National Association of Free Trade Zones

| CBP | ICE |

NAHB
National Association of Home Builders

| FEMA |

NAHERC
National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps

| FEMA |

NAHF
National Association of Hispanic Firefighters

| FEMA |

NAI
North American Initiative

| PLCY |

NaI(Tl)
Sodium Iodide Doped with Thallium (scintillator)

| FEMA |

NAIC
National Association of Insurance Commissioners

| FEMA |

NAII
National Association of Independent Insurers

| FEMA |

NAIIA
National Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters

| FEMA |

NAILS
National Automated Immigration Lookout System

| CBP | USCG | USCIS |

NAMRI
Naval Medical Research Institute

| FEMA |

NANDA
North American Nuclear Detection Architecture

| FEMA |

NAOC
National Airborne Operations Center

| FEMA |

NAOS
North American Atmospheric Observing System

| FEMA |

NAP
Nuclear Assessment Program

| S&T |

NAP
National AIDS Policy

| FEMA |

NAPA
National Academy of Public Administration

| FEMA |

NAPI
National Arson Prevention Initiative

| FEMA |

NAPO
National Organization of Police Organizations

| CISA |

NARA
National Archives and Records Administration

| DHS |

NARAC
National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center

| FEMA | CISA |

NARCL
Nuclear Accident Response Capabilities Listing

| FEMA |

NARFE
National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association

| FEMA |

NARP
National Agriculture Release Program

| CBP |

NARP
Nuclear Accident Response Plan

| FEMA |

NARP
Nuclear Accident Response Procedures

| FEMA |

NARS
National Archives and Records Service

| MGMT |

NARSAP
National Advanced Remote Sensing Applications Program

| FEMA |

NARTC
National Advanced Resource Technology Center

| FEMA |

NAS
National Academy of Sciences

| FEMA |

NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

| DHS |

NASAR
National Association for Search and Rescue

| FEMA | CISA |

NASBLA
National Association of State Boating Law Administrators

| USCG |

NASCDD
National Association of State Civil Defense Directors

| FEMA |

NASCIO
National Association of State Chief Information Officers

| S&T | MGMT |

NASEMSD
National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Directors

| FEMA |

NASEMSO
National Association of State Emergency Medical Officials

| FEMA | S&T | CWMD |

NASF
National Association of State Foresters

| FEMA |

NASFM
National Association of State Fire Marshals

| FEMA |

NASNA
National Association of 9-1-1 Administrators

| FEMA |

NASTTPO
National Association of State Title Three Program Officials

| FEMA |

NASULGC
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges

| USCIS | S&T |

NATA
National Air Transportation Association

| TSA | S&T |

NATCA
National Air Traffic Controllers Association

| TSA |

NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization

| FEMA | PLCY |

NAVAID
Navigational Aid

| FEMA |

NAVC
National Audio-Visual Center

| FEMA |

NAVD88
North American Vertical Datum of 1988

| FEMA |

NAWAS
National Warning System

| FEMA |

NAWAS/BCC
National Warning System Bridge and Conference Controller

| FEMA |

NAWC
National Association of Water Companies

| FEMA |

NAWE
National Association for Waterfront Employees

| MGMT |

NBACC
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center

| S&T | MGMT |

NBAF
National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility

| S&T |

NBC
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical

| FEMA |

NBFAC
National Bioforensic Analysis Center

| S&T |

NBFSPQ
National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications

| FEMA |

NBHPP
National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program

| FEMA |

NBIC
National Biosurveillance Integration Center

| CWMD |

NBIS
National Biosurveillance Integration System

| FEMA |

NBSAC
National Boating Safety Advisory Council

| USCG |

NBSCAB
National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board

| FEMA |

NBSG
National Biosurveillance Group

| FEMA |

NBTA
National Business Travel Association

| TSA |

NBWDA
National BioWeapons Defense Analysis Center

| S&T |

NC&B
Nuclear, Chemical and Biological

| FEMA |

NCA
National Command Authority

| FEMA |

NCAI
National Congress of American Indians

| FEMA |

NCAP
National Corrective Action Program

| FEMA |

NCAR
National Center for Atmospheric Research

| FEMA |

NCAS
National Cyber Alert System

| S&T |

NCATF
National Church Arson Task Force

| FEMA |

NCAVC
National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime

| FEMA |

NCBFAA
National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America

| CBP |

NCC
National Continuity Coordinator

| MGMT |

NCC
National Coordinating Center (for Telecommunications)

| FEMA |

NCCC
National Council of the Churches of Christ

| FEMA |

NCCC
National Civilian Conservation Corps (AmeriCorps)

| FEMA |

NCCG
National Civilian Community Group

| FEMA |

NCD
National Council on Disability

| CRCL |

NCDDM
National Center for Disaster Decision Making

| FEMA | CISA |

NCE
National Counterintelligence Executive

| I&A |

NCEH
National Center for Environmental Health

| FEMA | CISA | S&T |

NCEP
National Centers for Environmental Prediction

| FEMA |

NCFPD
National Center for Food Protection and Defense

| S&T |

NCFS
National Center for Forensic Science

| ICE |

NCGIA
National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

| FEMA |

NCIC
National Crime Information Center

| CBP | FEMA |

NCID
National Center for Infectious Diseases

| FEMA |

NCIS
Naval Criminal Investigative Service

| ICE | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

NCISP
National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan

| FEMA |

NCIT
National Council on International Trade (see NCITD)

| FEMA |

NCITD
National Council on International Trade and Development

| FEMA |

NCIX
Office of National Counterintelligence Executive

| I&A |

NCJA
National Criminal Justice Association

| FEMA |

NCLIS
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science

| S&T |

NCMEC
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

| ICE |

NCO
Non-Commissioned Officer

| FEMA |

NCP
National Continuity Programs (FEMA/NCP)

| DHS |

NCP
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (aka: “National Contingency Plan”)

| FEMA |

NCPC
National Capitol Planning Commission

| FEMA |

NCPC
National Crime Prevention Council

| FEMA |

NCPI
National Committee on Property Insurance

| FEMA |

NCR
National Capitol Region

| FEMA |

NCRC
National Capitol Region Coordination (FEMA/NCRC)

| DHS |

NCRCG
National Cyber Response Coordination Group

| FEMA |

NCRPM
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

| FEMA |

NCS
non-critical sensitive [position]

| MGMT |

NCS
National Communications System

| FEMA | CISA | I&A |

NCS
Net Control System

| FEMA |

NCSA
National Center for Super-computing Applications

| FEMA |

NCSA
North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association

| FEMA |

NCSC
National Cybersecurity Center

| DHS |

NCSD
National Cybersecurity Division

| CISA | S&T | I&A |

NCSD
National Communications System Directive

| FEMA |

NCSH
National Communications System Handbook

| FEMA |

NCSL
National Council of State Legislators

| CISA |

NCSLLET
National Center for State & Local Law Enforcement Training, Advisory Committee to the

| FLETC |

NCSM
National Communications System Manual

| FEMA |

NCSP
National Cyber Security Partnership

| CISA | OGC |

NCSP
National Communications Support Plan

| FEMA |

NCSRM
National Communications Systems Regional Manager

| FEMA |

NCSSA
National Cartographic Standards for Spatial Accuracy

| FEMA |

NCTC
National Counterterrorism Center

| DHS |

NCUA
National Credit Union Administration

| FEMA | MGMT | OPA |

NCVIP
National Child Victim Identification Program

| USSS |

NDA
National Defense Area

| FEMA |

NDA
Nevada Department of Agriculture

| FEMA |

NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement

| FEMA |

NDAA
Natural Disaster Assistance Act

| FEMA |

NDAC
Network Design and Analysis Center

| FEMA |

NDC
National Data Center

| CBP |

NDEA
National Defense Emergency Authorization

| FEMA |

NDEC
National Disaster Education Coalition

| FEMA |

NDEP
National Digital Elevation Program

| FEMA |

NDER
National Defense Executive Reserve

| FEMA |

N-DEX
[Law Enforcement] National Data Exchange

| OPS | PLCY | PRIV |

NDFD
National Digital Forecast Database

| FEMA |

NDHS
National Disaster Housing Strategy (FEMA)

| FEMA |

NDHTF
National Disaster Housing Task Force

| FEMA |

NDIA
National Defense Industrial Association

| CISA | S&T |

NDIC
National Drug Intelligence Center

| ICE |

NDMC
National Drought Mitigation Center

| FEMA |

NDMN
National Donations Management Network

| FEMA |

NDMOC
National Disaster Medical Operations Center

| FEMA |

NDMS
National Disaster Medical System

| FEMA | I&A |

NDMSOSC
National Disaster Medical System Operations Support Center

| FEMA |

NDPC
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium

| FEMA |

NDPO
National Domestic Preparedness Office

| CISA |

NDRSMP
National Distress and Response System Modernization Project (also known as “Rescue 21”)

| FEMA |

NDS
National Defense Stockpile

| FEMA |

NDS
National Detention Standards

| FEMA |

NDS
Nuclear Detection System

| FEMA |

NDTA
National Defense Transportation Association

| TSA |

NDU
National Defense University

| FEMA |

NDW
Naval District of Washington

| DHS |

NE
New England

| FEMA |

NE
Northeast

| FEMA |

NEA
National Endowment for the Arts

| FEMA |

NEARS
National Emergency and Alerting Response System

| FEMA |

NEC
National Earthquake Center

| FEMA |

NEC
National Electric Code

| FEMA |

NECA
Newport Chemical Activity

| FEMA |

NECC
National Emergency Coordination Center (see NRCC)

| FEMA |

NECD
Newport Chemical Depot

| FEMA |

NECLC
National Emergency Child Locator Center

| FEMA |

NECN
National Emergency Communications Network

| FEMA |

NECP
National Emergency Communications Plan

| FEMA |

NED
National Exercise Division

| FEMA |

NED
Nuclear Explosive Device

| FEMA |

NEDCTP
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program

| TSA |

NEDSS
National Electronic Disease Surveillance System

| I&A |

NEEP
National Earthquake Education Program

| FEMA |

NEEP
National Exercise and Evaluation Program

| FEMA |

NEET
National Exercise Evaluation Team

| FEMA |

NEF
National Essential Function

| FEMA |

NEFRLS
National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System

| FEMA |

NEFSMA
New England Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association

| FEMA |

NEG
National Emergency Grant

| FEMA | USCG |

NEH
National Endowment for the Humanities

| FEMA |

NEHA
National Environmental Health Association

| FEMA |

NEHRP
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

| FEMA |

NEI
Nuclear Energy Institute

| FEMA |

NEIC
National Earthquake Information Center

| FEMA |

NEIC
National Enforcement Investigations Center

| FEMA |

NEIS
National Earthquake Information Service

| FEMA |

NEMA
National Emergency Management Association

| FEMA | FLETC |

NEMA
Nebraska Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

NEMBCAP
National Emergency Management Baseline Capability Assessment Program

| FEMA |

NEMIS
National Emergency Management Information System

| FEMA | PRIV |

NEMSIS
National EMS Information System

| FEMA |

NEMSPI
National Emergency Medical Services Preparedness Initiative

| FEMA |

NEMT
National Emergency Management Team

| FEMA |

NENA
National Emergency Number Association

| FEMA |

NEO
Near-Earth Orbit

| FEMA |

NEO
Non-combatant Evacuation Operation

| FEMA |

NEOB
New Executive Office Building

| FEMA |

NEOC
National Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA |

NEP
National Exercise Program

| FEMA |

NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act

| FEMA | S&T | OGC |

NEPPC
National Emergency Prevention and Preparedness Council

| FEMA |

NERC
North American Electric Reliability Council

| FEMA | CISA |

NERR
National Emergency Resource Registry

| PLCY |

NERRTC
National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (TEEX/NDPC)

| FEMA |

NERT
National Emergency Response Team

| FEMA |

NESC
National Exercise Simulation Center

| FEMA |

NESEC
Northeast States Emergency Consortium

| FEMA |

NESHAPs
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

| DHS |

NESN
Necessary Expenses and Serious Needs

| FEMA |

NESP
National Environmental Studies Project

| FEMA |

NESPM
National EMS Scope of Practice Model

| FEMA |

NEST
Nuclear Emergency Search Team

| FEMA | CWMD |

NESWG
National Earthquake Strategy Working Group

| FEMA |

NET
No Earlier Than

| FEMA |

NETAC
National Environmental Technology Application Center

| FEMA |

NETAP
National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program

| FEMA |

NETC
National Emergency Training Center

| FEMA |

NEXRAD
Next Generation Weather Radar

| FEMA |

NEXS
National Exercise Schedule

| FEMA | S&T |

NEXUS
Next Generation Upper Weather System

| FEMA |

NFA
National Fire Academy

| FEMA |

NFA
National Fire Academy, Board of Visitors for the

| FEMA | USFA |

NFAAA
National Fire Academy Alumni Association

| FEMA |

NFAEB
National Fire & Aviation Executive Board

| FEMA |

NFAR
No Further Action Required

| FEMA |

NFC
National Finance Center

| MGMT |

NFCD
National Finance Center Database

| FEMA |

NFDA
National Flood Determination Association

| FEMA |

NFDA
National Funeral Directors Association

| FEMA |

NFDC
National Fire Data Center

| FEMA |

NFES
National Fire Equipment System

| FEMA |

NFFE
National Federation of Federal Employees

| MGMT |

NFFF
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

| FEMA | USFA |

NFFS
Northeast Forest Fire Supervisors

| FEMA |

NFI
National Flood Insurance

| FEMA |

NFIB
National Foreign Intelligence Board

| I&A | MGMT | PLCY |

NFIC
National Fire Information Council

| FEMA |

NFIF
National Flood Insurance Fund

| FEMA |

NFIP
National Foreign Intelligence Program

| I&A |

NFIP
National Flood Insurance Program

| FEMA |

NFIRA
National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994

| FEMA |

NFIRS
National Fire Incident Reporting System

| FEMA | USFA |

NFMA
National Forest Management Act

| FEMA |

NFOP
National Fugitive Operations Program

| ICE |

NFP
Not For Profit

| FEMA |

NFPA
National Fire Protection Association

| FEMA | USFA | S&T |

NFPCA
National Fire Prevention and Control Administration

| FEMA |

NFPE
National Fire Protection Equipment

| FEMA | USFA | S&T |

NFR
Notice of Finding and Recommendation

| FEMA |

NFS
National Forest System

| FEMA |

NFSA
National Fire Sprinkler Association

| FEMA |

NFSC
Narcotics Financing Strategy Center

| ICE |

NFSCC
National Fire Science Curriculum Committee

| FEMA |

NFSLO
National Fire Suppression Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

NFTS
National File Tracking System (replaced RAFACS)

| CBP | ICE | USCIS | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

NG
National Guard

| FEMA |

NGA
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

| DHS |

NGA
National Governors Association

| FEMA | CISA |

NGB
National Governing Body

| FEMA |

NGB
National Guard Bureau

| FEMA |

NGDC
National Geophysical Data Center

| FEMA |

NGI
Next Generation Internet

| FEMA |

NGIC
National Ground Intelligence Center [Army]

| I&A |

NGLO
National Guard Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

NGM
Nested Grid Model

| FEMA |

NGN
Next-Generation Network

| FEMA |

NGO
Non-Governmental Organization

| FEMA | PLCY |

NGRS
National Geodetic Reference System

| FEMA |

NGS
National Geodetic Survey

| FEMA |

NGVD
National Geodetic Vertical Datum

| FEMA |

NGVD29
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

| FEMA |

NGWT
Next Generation Warning Tool

| FEMA |

NHC
National Hurricane Center

| FEMA |

NHPA
National Historic Preservation Act

| FEMA |

NHSSS (also known as NH3S)
National Homeland Security Support System

| FEMA |

NHSU
National Homeland Security University

| FEMA |

NHTSA
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration

| FEMA | TSA |

NHV
Natural Hazard Vulnerability

| FEMA |

NI
No Insurance

| FEMA |

NIAAA
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

| FEMA |

NIAC
National Infrastructure Advisory Council

| CISA | I&A | PLCY |

NIAC
NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts

| S&T |

NIAC
National Iranian American Council

| CRCL |

NIB
National Industries for the Blind

| FEMA |

NIBC
National Interagency Biodefense Campus

| FEMA |

NIBRS
National Incident Based Reporting System

| CBP | TSA | PLCY | PRIV |

NIBS
National Institute of Building Sciences

| FEMA |

NIC
National Intelligence Council

| I&A |

NIC
National Instrumentation Center

| FEMA |

NIC
NIMS Integration Center

| FEMA |

NIC
National Integration Center

| DHS |

NICACS
National Incident Control and Action Communication System

| FEMA |

NICC
National Interagency Coordination Center

| FEMA |

NICC
National Infrastructure Coordination Center

| CISA | I&A |

NICCL
National Incident Communications Conference Line

| FEMA |

NICCP
National Interdiction Command & Control Plan

| ICE |

NICI
National Interagency Counterdrug Institute

| FEMA |

NICRAT
National Incident Command Resource Allocation Tool

| FEMA |

NICS
National Instant Background Check System

| CBP | TSA | PLCY | PRIV |

NID
National Inventory of Dams

| FEMA |

NID
National Intelligence Director (see correct DNI)

| DHS |

NIEHS
National Institute of Environmental Health Services

| FEMA |

NIEM
National Information Exchange Model

| I&A | MGMT |

NIEOC
National Interagency Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA | CISA |

NIER
National Industrial Equipment Reserve

| FEMA |

NIF
National Ignition Facility

| FEMA |

NIF
Non-Industrial Facility

| FEMA |

NIFC
National Interagency Fire Center

| FEMA |

NIFCC
National Interagency Fire Coordination Center

| FEMA |

NIH
National Institutes of Health

| DHS |

NIHS
National Institute for Hometown Security

| S&T |

NII
National Information Infrastructure

| FEMA |

NII
Non-Intrusive Inspection

| CBP |

NII/GII
National Information Infrastructure/Global Information Infrastructure Initiatives

| FEMA |

NIIMS
National Interagency Incident Management System

| FEMA |

NIIS
Non-Immigrant Information System

| CBP |

NIITP
National Investigative Interview Training Program

| FLETC |

NIJ
National Institute of Justice

| S&T |

NIMA
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (see NGA)

| CBP |

N-IMAT
National Incident Management Assistance Team

| FEMA |

NIMBY
Not In My Backyard

| FEMA |

NIMCAST
National Incident Management Compliance Assurance Tool

| FEMA |

NIMCAST
National Incident Management System Capability Assessment Support Tool (see NIMSCAST)

| FEMA |

NIMG
National Interagency Mobilization Guide

| FEMA |

NIMH
National Institutes of Mental Health

| FEMA |

NIMO
National Incident Management Organization

| FEMA |

NIMS
National Incident Management System

| FEMA | CISA |

NIMS SC
NIMS Support Center

| FEMA |

NIMS STEP
NIMS Supporting Technology Evaluation Program

| FEMA |

NIMS/NET
National Incident Management System Network

| FEMA |

NIMSCAST
National Incident Management System Capability Assessment Support Tool

| FEMA |

NIMTO
Not In My Term of Office

| FEMA |

NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

| FEMA | S&T |

NIP
National Immunization Program

| FEMA |

NIP
National Intelligence Program

| FEMA |

NIPC
National Infrastructure Protection Center

| FEMA | I&A |

NIPF
National Intelligence Priority Framework

| CISA | I&A |

NIPP
National Infrastructure Protection Plan

| CISA |

NIPS
Numerically Integrated Profiling System

| CBP | ICE | PRIV |

NIR
Non Ionizing Radiation

| FEMA |

NIRSC
National Interagency Radio Support Cache

| FEMA |

NIRT
Nuclear Incident Response Team

| FEMA | CWMD |

NISAC
National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center

| CISA | S&T |

NISE
National Intelligence Support Element

| FEMA |

NISP
National Industrial Security Program

| PLCY |

NISPOM
National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual

| FEMA |

NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology

| S&T | I&A |

NIUSR
National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue

| FEMA |

NIVS
Non-immigrant Visa System

| USCIS | I&A | PLCY |

NJBF
New Jersey Business Force

| FEMA |

NJIC
National Joint Information Center

| OPS |

NJTTF
National Joint Terrorism Task Force

| I&A |

NLC
National League of Cities

| FEMA |

NLC
National Location Code

| FEMA |

NLD
Nunn-Lugar-Domenici

| FEMA |

NLE
National-Level Exercise

| FEMA |

NLECC
National Law Enforcement Coordination Center

| FEMA |

NLETS
National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System

| FEMA | USCG | I&A |

NLRA
National Labor Relations Authority

| FEMA |

NLRB
National Labor Relations Board

| MGMT |

NLS
National Language Standards

| FEMA |

NLT
No later than

| DHS |

NLZ
No Lone Zone

| FEMA |

NM
Nautical Mile

| FEMA |

NMAB
National Materials Advisory Board

| FEMA |

NMAS
National Map Accuracy Standard

| FEMA |

NMB
National Mediation Board

| S&T | OGC |

NMC
National Meteorological Center

| FEMA |

NMC
Non-Mission Capable

| FEMA |

NMCC
National Master Control Cell

| FEMA |

NMCC
National Military Command Center

| FEMA | USCG |

NMD
National Mapping Division (of USGS)

| FEMA |

NMETS
National Mass Evacuation Tracking System

| FEMA |

NMFS
National Marine Fisheries Service

| FEMA |

NMI
No Middle Initial

| FEMA |

NMIC
National Maritime Intelligence Center

| CBP | USCG |

NMJIC
National Military Joint Intelligence Center

| FEMA |

NMO
National Terrorism Advisory System Management Office

| I&A |

NMRI
Naval Medical Research Institute

| FEMA |

NMRS
National Medical Response System

| FEMA |

NMRT
National Medical Response Team

| FEMA |

NMSAC
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee

| USCG |

NMSP
National Maritime Security Plan

| USCG |

NMSRA
National Maritime Strategic Risk Assessment

| USCG | CISA |

NMSS
Nuclear Materials Safeguards and Security

| FEMA |

NMT
New Mexico Tech (NDPC)

| FEMA |

NMTSP
National Marine Transportation Security Plan

| USCG |

NNALEA
National Native American Law Enforcement Association

| FEMA |

NNEC
National Network Emergency Center

| FEMA |

NNFC
National Network of Fusion Centers

| OPS | PLCY |

NNO
National Night Out

| OPA |

NNOB
National Network Operations Branch

| FEMA |

NNOC
National Network Operations Center

| FEMA |

NNRT
National Nurses Response Team (medical)

| FEMA |

NNSA
National Nuclear Security Administration

| DHS |

NO
National Office

| FEMA |

No FEAR Act
Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002

| FEMA |

NOA
notice of availability [NEPA}

| DHS |

NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| DHS |

NOAEL
No Observed Adverse Effects Level

| FEMA |

NOBLE
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives

| TSA | CRCL |

NOC
DHS National Operations Center

| I&A |

NOC
National Olympic Committee

| FEMA |

NOC
National Operations Center (OPS/NOC) [formerly the HSOC]

| DHS |

NOC
Navy Operations Center

| FEMA |

NOC
Negotiations Operations Center

| FEMA |

NOC
Network Operations Center

| FEMA |

NOC-HQE
National Operations Center – Headquarters Element

| FEMA |

NOEL
No Observed Effects Level

| FEMA |

NOFA
Notice of Funds Availability

| FEMA |

NOFD
New Orleans Fire Department

| FEMA |

NOGA
Notice of Grant Award

| FEMA |

NOI
Notice of Intent

| FEMA |

NOI
Notice of Interest

| FEMA |

NOID
Notice of Intent to Deny

| USCIS |

NOK
Next of Kin

| FEMA |

NOPD
New Orleans Police Department

| FEMA |

NOPR
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

| FEMA |

NORAD
North American Aerospace Defense Command

| CWMD |

NORTHCOM
United States Northern Command

| FEMA | USCG |

NOS
National Ocean Survey

| FEMA |

NOS
Not Otherwise Specified

| FEMA |

NOSAC
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

| USCG |

NOTAM
Notice to Airmen

| FEMA |

NOUE
Notice of Unusual Event

| FEMA |

NP
National Preparedness (FEMA/NP)

| DHS |

NP
Navigation Processor

| FEMA |

NPBF
non-petroleum based fuel

| DHS |

NPC
National Paralympic Committee

| FEMA |

NPC
National Petroleum Council

| FEMA |

NPD
National Preparedness Directorate

| FEMA |

NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

| FEMA |

NPDP
National Performance of Dams Program

| FEMA |

NPES
National Planning and Execution System

| OPS |

NPFC
National Pollution Funds Center

| FEMA |

NPG
National Preparedness Goal

| FEMA |

NPG
National Preparedness Guidelines

| FEMA |

NPL
National Priorities List

| FEMA |

NPLA
National Preparedness Leadership Academy

| FEMA |

NPM
National Preparedness Month

| FEMA |

NPMA
National Property Management Association

| FEMA |

NPMOC
Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center

| FEMA |

NPOC
Next Port of Call

| CBP | USCG |

NPOESS
National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System

| FEMA |

NPP
Nuclear Power Plant

| FEMA |

NPPC
National Preparedness and Prevention Council

| FEMA |

NPPD
National Protection and Programs Directorate (see CISA)

| DHS |

NPR
National Partnership for Reinventing Government (formerly National Performance Review)

| FEMA |

NPR
National Preparedness Report

| FEMA |

NPR
Nationwide Plan Review

| FEMA |

NPRA
National Petrochemical & Refiners Association

| PLCY |

NPRM
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [see also ANPRM and SNPRM]

| TSA | OGC |

NPRT
National Pharmacist Response Team

| FEMA |

NPS
National Park Service

| FEMA |

NPS
National Pharmaceutical Stockpile

| FEMA |

NPS
National Planning Scenarios

| FEMA |

NPS
National Preparedness System

| FEMA |

NPS
Naval Postgraduate School

| FEMA |

NPSC
National Processing Service Center

| FEMA |

NPSP
National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program

| FEMA |

NPSTC
National Public Safety Telecommunications Council

| FEMA | S&T |

NRAT
National Radiological Advisory Team

| FEMA | S&T | CWMD |

NRAT
Nuclear Radiological Advisory Team

| FEMA |

NRC
National Records Center

| ICE |

NRC
National Research Council

| FEMA |

NRC
National Response Center

| FEMA |

NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission

| DHS |

NRCC
National Response Coordination Center

| FEMA |

NRCC
Northern Regional Coordination Center

| FEMA |

NRCOC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center

| FEMA |

NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service

| FEMA |

NRCSDC
Natural Resources Conservation Service District Conservationist

| FEMA |

NRCSSC
Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist

| FEMA |

NRF
National Response Framework [supersedes NRP]

| FEMA |

NRIA
Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex (to the NRF)

| FEMA |

NRIMC
National Resources Information and Mapping Center

| FEMA |

NRIS
National Resource Information System

| FEMA |

NRO
National Reconnaissance Office

| FEMA |

NRP
National Response Plan (see NRF)

| FEMA |

NRPC
National Railway Passenger Commission

| TSA |

NRP-CIS
National Response Plan Catastrophic Incident Supplement

| FEMA |

NRR
Noise Reduction Rating

| FEMA |

NRS
National Response System

| FEMA |

NRT
National Response Team

| FEMA |

NRT
Near Real-Time

| FEMA |

NRWA
National Rural Water Association

| FEMA |

NS
National Strategic (Task)

| FEMA |

NS/EP
National Security and Emergency Preparedness

| FEMA |

NS/EPC
National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications, Committee for

| FEMA |

NSA
National Sheriffs Association

| CISA |

NSA
National Security Agency

| DHS |

NSA
National Security Area

| FEMA |

NSA
Network Security Agreement

| DHS |

NSABB
National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity

| S&T |

NSAC
Navigation Safety Advisory Council

| USCG |

NSAT
Network Service Acceptance Test

| FEMA |

NSBC
National Safe Boating Council

| USCG |

NSC
National Security Cutter

| USCG |

NSC
National Safety Council

| FEMA |

NSC
National Security Council

| DHS |

NSC
NFIRS Support Center

| FEMA |

NSD
Named Storm Day

| FEMA |

NSD
National Security Directive

| FEMA |

NSDD
National Security Decision Directive

| FEMA |

NSDI
National Spatial Data Infrastructure

| I&A |

NSEC
National Security Emergency Coordination

| FEMA |

NSEC
National Standard Exercise Curriculum

| FEMA |

NSEERS
National Security Entry Exit Registration System

| DHS | CBP | CRCL | I&A |

NSEPT
National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications

| FEMA |

NSF
National Science Foundation

| FEMA | S&T |

NSF
National Strike Force

| FEMA |

NSFCC
National Strike Force Coordination Center

| FEMA |

NSGIC
National States Geographic Information Council

| FEMA |

NSGP
Non-Profit Security Grant Program

| FEMA |

NSHS
National Strategy for Homeland Security

| CISA |

NSI
National Security Information

| FEMA |

NSI
Nuclear Surety Inspection

| FEMA |

NSLRSDA
National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive

| FEMA |

NSMP
National Strong-Motion Program

| FEMA |

NSN
National Security Notifications

| FEMA |

NSN
National Stock Number

| FEMA |

NSPD
National Security Presidential Directive

| DHS |

NSPE
National Society of Professional Engineers

| FEMA |

NSPS
National Security Personnel System

| OGC |

NSRS
National Spatial Reference System

| FEMA |

NSRV
National Security and Records Verification (USCIS/NSRV)

| DHS |

NSS
National Security Strategy

| CISA |

NSS
National Shelter System

| FEMA |

NSSA
National Safe Skies Alliance

| TSA |

NSSDA
National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy

| FEMA |

NSSE
National Special Security Event

| USSS | CISA | S&T |

NSSFC
National Severe Storms Forecast Center

| FEMA |

NSSL
National Severe Storms Laboratory

| FEMA |

NSTAC
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

| CISA | PLCY |

NSTC
National Science & Technology Council

| S&T |

NSTR
Nothing Significant to Report

| FEMA |

NT
Network Technology

| FEMA |

NT
Windows NT operating system

| FEMA |

NTA
National Technology Alliance

| S&T |

NTA
Network Technology Architecture

| FEMA |

NTA
Notice to Appear

| ICE | USCIS |

NTAC
National Threat Assessment Center

| USSS | I&A |

NTAS
National Terrorism Advisory System

| I&A |

NTC
National Targeting Center

| CBP | I&A |

NTC
National Teleregistration Center

| FEMA |

NTC-MW
National Teleregistration Center at Mount Weather

| FEMA |

NTE
Not to Exceed

| FEMA |

NTEU
National Treasury Employees Union

| MGMT | OGC |

NTFI
National Task Force on Interoperability

| FEMA |

NTIA
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

| FEMA | PRIV |

NTIS
National Technical Information Service

| FEMA |

NTM
National Technical Means

| FEMA |

NTMR
National Technical Means of Reconnaissance

| FEMA |

NTMS
National Telecommunications Management Structure

| FEMA |

NTNFC
National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center

| CWMD |

NTR
Nothing to Report

| FEMA |

N-TRAP
National Terrorism Response Awareness Program

| FEMA |

NTRO
National Terrorism Response Objective

| FEMA |

NTS
National Traffic System

| FEMA |

NTS
Nevada Test Site

| FEMA |

NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board

| DHS |

NTSC
National Telecommunications Standards Committee

| FEMA |

NTSP
National Telecommunications Support Plan; a.k.a. National Plan for Telecommunications Support in Non-Wartime Emergencies

| FEMA |

NTSRA
National Transportation Sector Risk Assessment

| TSA | CISA |

NTVRP
Non-Tank Vessel Response Plan

| USCG |

NU
Name Unknown

| FEMA |

NUCFLASH
Accidental, unauthorized, or unexplained nuclear detonation

| FEMA |

NUDET
Nuclear Detonation

| FEMA |

NUL
National Urban League

| CISA |

NUMARC
Nuclear Management and Resources Council

| FEMA |

NUREG
Nuclear Regulation

| FEMA |

NUSRS
National Urban Search and Rescue System, Advisory Committee of the

| FEMA |

NUWAX
Nuclear Weapon Exercise

| FEMA |

NUWC
Naval Undersea Warfare Center

| FEMA |

NVAC
National Visualization and Analytics Center

| FEMA |

NVC
National Visa Center

| FEMA |

NVDC
National Vessel Documentation Center

| FEMA |

NVFC
National Volunteer Fire Council

| FEMA | USFA |

NVG
Night Vision Goggles

| CBP | ICE |

NVIC
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular

| USCG |

NVL
Night Vision Laboratory

| USSS |

NVLAP
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program

| FEMA |

NVMC
National Vessel Movement Center

| USCG | I&A |

NVOAD
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters

| FEMA |

NVPS
National Virtual Pointer System

| I&A |

NVTSA
Night Vision Technology Safety Act

| S&T |

NW
Neighborhood Watch

| FEMA |

NWARSG
Nuclear Weapons Accident Response Steering Group

| FEMA |

NWC
National Warning Center

| FEMA |

NWCG
National Wildfire Coordinating Group

| FEMA |

NWCG
National Wildland Coordinating Group

| FEMA |

NWP
Neighborhood Watch Program (see NW)

| FEMA |

NWR
National Weather Radio

| FEMA |

NWR
NOAA Weather Radio

| FEMA |

NWS
National Weather Service

| FEMA | CISA |

NWSFO
National Weather Service Forecast Office

| FEMA |

NWWS
National Weather Wire Service

| FEMA |

NYCOEM
New York City Office of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

O number
Order number

| FEMA |

O&M
Operations and Maintenance

| FEMA |

O/C
Observer/Controller

| FEMA |

OA
Office Automation

| FEMA |

OA
Over and Above

| FEMA |

OA
operational assessment

| S&T |

OAA
Older Americans Act

| FEMA |

OAD
Operations Analysis Division (S&T/OAD)

| DHS |

OADR
Originating Agency Determination Required

| FEMA |

OAFME
Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner

| FEMA |

OAM
Office of Acquisition Management

| FEMA |

OAO
Office of Aviation Operations

| TSA |

OAR
Office of Air and Radiation

| FEMA |

OAR
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

| FEMA |

OAS
Office of Administrative Support

| FEMA |

OAS
Office of Aircraft Services

| FEMA |

OAS
Organization of American States

| FEMA | PLCY |

OASD
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense

| FEMA |

OASH/OEP
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health / Office of Emergency Preparedness

| FEMA |

OASIS
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards

| I&A |

OAST
Office of Accessible Systems & Technology

| FEMA |

OAWG
Organizational Attack Working Group

| TSA |

OB
Official Business

| FEMA |

OBE
Overcome by Events

| FEMA |

OBP
Border Patrol, Office of (CBP/OBP)

| DHS |

OBS
Observation

| FEMA |

OC
Operations Center

| FEMA |

OCA
Office of Congressional Affairs

| FEMA |

OCA
Original Classification Authority

| FEMA |

OCAO
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (MGMT/OCAO)

| DHS |

OCB
Operations Centers Branch

| FEMA |

OCC
Office of the Chief Counsel

| FEMA |

OCC
Office of the Controller of Currency

| FEMA | CISA |

OCD
Office of Community Development

| FEMA |

OCDETF
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force

| ICE | USCG |

OCFO
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (MGMT/OCFO)

| DHS |

OCFOAS
Office of Chief Financial Officers & Administrative Services

| FEMA |

OCG
Operations Coordinating Grouo

| OPS |

OCGFC
Office of Cerro Grande Fire Claims

| FEMA |

OCHAMPUS
Office of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services

| FEMA |

OCHCO
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (MGMT/OCHCO)

| DHS |

OCIO
Office of the Chief Information Officer (MGMT/OCIO)

| DHS |

OCIPEP
Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness

| CISA |

OCJCS
Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

| FEMA |

OCLA
Office of Congressional Liaison and Affairs

| FEMA |

OCLUS
Outside the Continental Limits of the United States

| FEMA |

OCN
Optimal Climate Normals

| FEMA |

OCOG
Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games

| FEMA |

OCONUS
Outside the Continental United States

| FEMA |

OCPM
Office of Crisis Planning and Management

| FEMA |

OCPO
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (MGMT/CPO)

| DHS |

OCR
Office of Collateral Responsibility

| FEMA |

OCR
Optical Character Reader

| FEMA |

OCR
Optical Character Recognition

| FEMA |

OCRWM
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management

| FEMA |

OCS
Officer Candidate School

| USCG |

OCS
Outer Continental Shelf

| FEMA |

OCSO
Office of the Chief Security Officer (MGMT/OCSO)

| DHS |

OCSP
Online Certificate Status Protocol

| FEMA |

OCTAVE
Operationally Critical Threat, Asset, and Vulnerability Evaluation

| CISA |

OCTEL
Operations Center Telephone

| FEMA |

OCZM
Office of Coastal Zone Management

| FEMA |

ODAM
Offsite Dose Assessment Manual

| FEMA |

ODBC
Open Database Connectivity

| FEMA |

ODC
Other Direct Cost

| FEMA |

ODCEM
Oklahoma Department of Civil Emergency Management

| FEMA |

ODEM
Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

ODIS
Offshore Detection Integrated System

| CWMD |

ODNI
Office of the Director of National Intelligence

| FEMA |

ODP
Office for Domestic Preparedness

| FEMA | CISA |

ODRO
Office of Detention and Removal Operations

| ICE |

ODS
Operation Desert Safeguard

| CBP |

OE
Operating Expenses

| FEMA |

OE
Operational Environment

| FEMA |

OE
Organizational Elements

| FEMA |

OEC
Office of Emergency Communications

| FEMA |

OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development

| USSS |

OEM
Office of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturers

| FEMA |

OEMA
Ohio Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

OEMC
Office of Emergency Management and Communications

| FEMA |

OEMP
Office of Emergency Medical Preparedness

| FEMA |

OEP
Occupant Emergency Plan

| FEMA |

OEP
Occupant Emergency Program

| FEMA |

OEP
Office of Emergency Preparedness

| FEMA |

OER
Office of Emergency Response

| FEMA |

OER
Office of Equal Rights

| FEMA |

OES
Office of Emergency Services

| FEMA |

OET
Office of Emergency Transportation (DOT)

| FEMA |

OF
Office of Finance

| FEMA |

OF
Over-water Fetch (Line)

| FEMA |

OFA
Office of Family Assistance

| FEMA |

OFA
Other Federal Agency

| FEMA |

OFAC
Office of Foreign Assets Control

| CBP |

OFCR
Officer

| FEMA |

OFDA
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance

| FEMA |

OFF
Offshore Forecast

| FEMA |

OFM
Office of Financial Management

| FEMA |

OFMA
Oklahoma Floodplain Management Association

| FEMA |

OFO
Field Operations, Office of (CBP/OFO)

| DHS |

OFP
Office of Field Programs

| FEMA |

OFSEP
Office of Food Security and Emergency Preparedness

| FEMA |

OGAT
Official Government Acceptance Test

| FEMA |

OGC
Office of the General Counsel

| DHS |

OGE
Office of Government Ethics

| FEMA |

OGO
Office of Grant Operations

| FEMA |

OGSA
Open Grid Services Architecture

| FEMA |

OH
Occupational Health

| FEMA |

OH
Overhead

| FEMA |

OHA
Office of Health Affairs (see CWMD)

| DHS |

OHR
Office of Human Resources

| FEMA |

OHRM
Office of Human Resources Management

| FEMA |

OHRP
Office for Human Research Protections [United States Dept. of Health and Human Services] (MD 10300)

| FEMA |

OHS
Office of Homeland Security (see HSC)

| FEMA |

OI
Office of Investigations

| FEMA |

OIA
International Affairs, Office of (ICE/OIA), (PLCY/OIA)

| DHS |

OIC
Office of Interoperability & Compatibility

| S&T |

OIC
Officer-in-Charge

| FEMA | USCG |

OIE
Office of International Enforcement

| ICE | USCG | USCIS | USSS | I&A |

OIG
Office of Inspector General

| DHS |

OIM
Office of Incident Management

| FEMA | S&T |

OIRA
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

| MGMT | PRIV |

OIS
Immigration Statistics, Office of (PLCY/OIS)

| DHS |

OIT
Office of Information Technology

| FEMA |

OIWG
Operational Intelligence Working Group

| I&A |

OJCS
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

| FEMA |

OJP
Office of Justice Programs

| FEMA |

OJT
On the Job Training

| FEMA | MGMT | OPA |

OJT – formal
on-the-job training, (formal) OJT

| MGMT |

OJT – unstructured
on-the-job training, unstructured OJT

| MGMT |

OKC
Oklahoma City

| FEMA |

OLA
Office of Legislative Affairs

| DHS |

OLAP
On-Line Analytical Processing

| FEMA |

OLAW
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

| S&T |

OLC
Office of Legal Counsel

| FEMA |

OLE
Object Linking and Embedding

| FEMA |

OLE
Office of Law Enforcement

| FEMA |

OLE/FAMS
Law Enforcement, Office of/Federal Air Marshal Service (TSA/OLE/FAMS)

| DHS |

OLES
Office of Law Enforcement Standards

| FEMA |

OLS
Operation Life Safety (see RFSI)

| FEMA |

OLTP
On-Line Transaction Processing

| FEMA |

OMA
Operations, Management, and Administration

| FEMA |

OMB
Office of Management and Budget

| DHS |

OMNCS
Office of the Manager, National Communications System

| FEMA |

OMS
Operations Management Systems

| FEMA |

OMTPE
Office of Mission to Planet Earth

| FEMA |

ONA
Other Needs Assistance (IHP)

| FEMA |

ONCRC
Office of National Capital Region Coordination

| FEMA |

ONDCP
Office of National Drug Control Policy

| DHS |

ONRA
Office of National Risk Assessment

| TSA |

ONS
operational needs statement

| S&T |

OOC
Office of Citizenship

| USCIS |

OPA
Office of Public Affairs

| DHS |

OPA
Otherwise Protected Area

| FEMA |

OPA
Office of Public Affairs

| OPA |

OPAC
On-Line Payments and Collection

| FEMA |

OPBD
Operations Branch Director

| FEMA |

OPC
Organizational Program Coordinators

| FEMA |

OPCOM
Operational Command

| FEMA |

OPCON
Operational Control

| FEMA |

OPD
Office of Policy Development

| FEMA |

OPDAT
Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training

| FLETC |

OPEN
Open Platform for Emergency Networks

| FEMA |

OPERIOD
Operational Period

| FEMA |

OPF
Official Personnel Folder

| MGMT |

OPHEP
Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (HHS)

| FEMA |

OPHS
Office of Public Health and Science

| FEMA |

OPLAN
Operations Plan

| FEMA |

OPM
Office of Personnel Management

| DHS |

OPO
Protective Operations (USSS/OPO)

| DHS |

OPORD
Operation Order

| FEMA |

OPPRED
Operation Predator

| ICE |

OPR
Office of Primary Responsibility

| FEMA |

OPR
Protective Research, Office of (USSS/OPR)

| DHS |

OPREP
Operational Report

| FEMA |

OPS
Office of Operations Coordination

| MGMT |

OPS
Office of Pipeline Safety

| FEMA |

OPS
Operational Planning System

| FEMA |

OPS
Operations

| DHS |

OPS (former)
Office of Private Sector Liaison (formerly PSL; see PSO)

| FEMA |

OPSEC
Operations Security

| DHS |

OPSG
Operation Stonegarden

| FEMA |

OPSUM
Operations Summary

| OPS |

OPT
Operations and Planning Team

| FEMA |

OPTEMPO
Operating Tempo

| FEMA |

OPUS
Olympic Properties of the United States

| FEMA |

OPVAL
Operational Validation Program

| FEMA |

OPW
Operational Planning Worksheet

| FEMA |

OR&R
Office of Regulations and Rulings

| FEMA |

ORA
Outstanding Research Award

| FEMA |

ORCA
Operational Readiness Capability Assessment

| FEMA |

ORD
Office of Research and Development

| FEMA |

ORD
Office of the Regional Director

| FEMA |

ORD
Operational Requirements Document

| FEMA |

ORDM
Ordering Manager

| FEMA |

OREMS
Oak Ridge Evacuation Modeling System

| FEMA |

ORIA
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air

| CWMD |

ORISE
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

| S&T |

ORM
Other Regulated Materials

| FEMA |

ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

| CWMD |

ORO
Off-site Response Organization

| FEMA |

ORPA
Orthophoto Analyst

| FEMA |

ORR
Office of Refugee Resettlement

| FEMA |

ORTA
Office of Research and Technology Applications

| MGMT |

OS
Operating System

| FEMA |

OS
Operations Support

| FEMA |

OS&Y
Outside Stem and Yoke

| FEMA |

OSA
Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness

| DHS |

OSA
Operational Staging Area

| FEMA |

OSAI
Office of SAFETY Act Implementation

| FEMA |

OSARP
On-Screen Alarm Resolution Protocol

| TSA |

OSC
Operations Systems Center

| USCG |

OSC
Office of Special Counsel

| FEMA |

OSC
On-Scene Commander

| FEMA |

OSC
On-Scene Coordinator

| FEMA |

OSC
Operation Safe Commerce

| CBP |

OSC
Operational Support Center

| FEMA |

OSC
Operations Support Center

| FEMA |

OSC1
Operations Section Chief 1

| FEMA |

OSC2
Operations Section Chief 2

| FEMA |

OSCE
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

| PLCY |

OSD
ozone-depleting substance

| DHS |

OSD
Operational Systems Document

| FEMA |

OSD
Operations Support Division

| FEMA |

OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

| DHS |

OSDBU
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

| MGMT |

OSD-HD
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense

| FEMA |

OSEP
Office of Safety and Environmental Programs

| MGMT |

OSEP
Occupational Safety and Environmental Programs (DHS)

| FEMA |

OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

| FEMA |

OSHE
Occupational Safety, Health and Environment

| FEMA |

OSI
Open Systems Interconnect

| FEMA |

OSIH
Occupational Safety and Industrial Hygiene

| FEMA |

OSINT
Open-Source Intelligence

| FEMA |

OSIR
open source information report

| I&A |

OSLGC&P
Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness

| FEMA |

OSLTF
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund

| FEMA |

OSM
Office of Surface Mining

| FEMA |

OSO
Security Operations, Office of (TSA/OSO)

| DHS |

OSOCC
On-Site Operations Coordination Center

| FEMA |

OSP
Strategic Plans, Office of (PLCY/OSP)

| DHS |

OSPF
Open Shortest Path First

| FEMA |

OSS
Officer Safety and Survival Training Program

| FLETC |

OST
Office of the Secretary for Transportation

| FEMA |

OST
Operation Support Team

| FEMA |

OSTC
On-Scene Tactical Commander

| FEMA |

OSTP
Office of Science and Technology Policy

| FEMA |

OT
International Trade, Office of (CBP/OT)

| DHS |

OT
operational test

| S&T |

OT&E
operational test and evaluation

| S&T |

OTA
operational test agent

| MGMT |

OTAN
Organisation du Traité de l’Atlantlique Nord (NATO)

| FEMA |

OTAR
Over the Air Rekeying

| FEMA |

OTBE
Overtaken by events

| DHS |

OTD
Office of Training & Development

| FEMA |

OTE
Operational Test & Evaluation

| TSA | I&A |

OTH
Over the Horizon

| USCG |

OTR
Office of Trade Relations

| CBP |

OTRR
operational test readiness review

| MGMT |

OTRS
Official Time Reporting System

| FEMA |

OTS
Office of Thrift Supervision

| FEMA |

OTS analysis
off-the-shelf analysis

| MGMT |

OTSP
Office of Transportation Security Policy

| TSA |

OTVP
Office of Transportation Vetting and Credentialing

| TSA | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

OUS
Office of the Undersecretary

| FEMA |

OVC
Office for Victims of Crime

| FEMA |

OVI
Office of Volunteerism Initiatives

| FEMA |

OVP
Office of the Vice President

| DHS |

OWMD
Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction

| S&T |

P&A
Planning and Assessment

| FEMA |

P&A
Price and Availability

| FEMA |

P&D
Production and Development

| FEMA |

P&I
Protection and Indemnity

| FEMA |

P2
pollution prevention

| DHS |

P2P
Peer-to-Peer

| FEMA |

PA
performance analysis

| MGMT |

PA
Physician Assistant

| FEMA |

PA
Principal Advisor

| FEMA |

PA
Programmatic Agreement

| FEMA |

PA
Public Address

| FEMA |

PA
Public Affairs

| FEMA |

PA
Public Announcement

| FEMA |

PA
Public Assistance

| FEMA |

PA&E
Program Analysis and Evaluation

| FEMA |

PA05
Purchasing Agent, 5K

| FEMA |

PA10
Purchasing Agent, 10K

| FEMA |

PA25
Purchasing Agent, 25K

| FEMA |

PA50
Purchasing Agent, 50K

| FEMA |

PABX
Private Automatic Branch Exchange

| FEMA |

PAC
Political Action Committee

| FEMA |

PAC
Primary Agency Committee

| FEMA |

PAC
Public Assistance Coordinator

| FEMA |

PACAREA
Pacific Area

| USCG |

PACC
Patient Airlift Control Center

| FEMA |

PACOM
United States Pacific Command

| FEMA | USCG |

PACS
physical access control system

| MGMT |

PAD
Protective Action Decision

| FEMA |

PAD
Public Affairs Director

| FEMA |

PADC
Patch Authentication and Dissemination Capability

| FEMA |

PADRE
Protective Action Dosage Reduction Estimator

| FEMA |

PAECE
Protective Action Evaluator for Chemical Emergencies

| FEMA |

PAES
Private Aircraft Enforcement System

| CBP | TSA | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

PAG
Protective Action Guide

| FEMA |

PAH
Poly-nuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons

| FEMA |

PAHO
Pan-American Health Organization

| FEMA |

PAI
publicly available information

| I&A |

PAL
Public Affairs Level

| FEMA |

PALS
Portable Automated Lookout System

| CBP | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

PA-NST
Public Affairs – National Support Team

| FEMA |

PANYNJ
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

| S&T |

PAO
Pacific Area Office

| FEMA |

PAO
Public Affairs Officer

| FEMA | OPA |

PAO
Public Assistance Officer

| FEMA |

PAP
Project Application Processor

| FEMA |

PAPD
Port Authority Police Department

| USCG | S&T |

PAPOs
Preparedness Analysis and Planning Officers

| FEMA |

PAPR
Powered Air Purifying Respirator

| FEMA |

PAPRS
Phone Activated Paperless Request System

| FEMA |

PA-PRT
Public Affairs – Planning Response Team

| FEMA |

PAR
Performance & Accountability Report

| FEMA |

PAR
Personal/Personnel Accountability Record

| FEMA |

PAR
Population at Risk

| FEMA |

PAR
Protective Action Recommendation

| FEMA |

PAR
Public Administration Review

| FEMA |

PARADE
Prevention, Advocacy, Resources and Data Exchange

| CISA |

PARDOS
Partial Dosage

| FEMA |

PART
Program Assessment Rating Tool

| I&A |

PAS
Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation

| DHS | MGMT |

PAs
Protective Actions

| FEMA |

PASP
Protective Action Strategy Plan

| FEMA |

PASS
Performance Accountability and Standards System

| TSA |

PASS
Personnel Alert Safety System

| FEMA |

PAT
Process Action Team

| FEMA |

PATCO
Professional, Administrative, Technical, Clerical, Other

| FEMA |

PATF
Practical Applications Training Facility

| FLETC |

PATRIOT
(see USA PATRIOT [Act])

| OGC |

PAWSA
Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment

| USCG | CISA |

PAWSS
ports and waterways safety system

| PLCY |

PAX
Passengers

| FEMA |

PAZ
Protective Action Zone

| FEMA |

PBA
Pine Bluff Arsenal

| FEMA |

PBAC
Policy Based Access Control

| FEMA |

PBCA
Pine Bluff Chemical Activity

| FEMA |

PBD
Program Budget Decision

| FEMA |

PBDS
Prototype Biological Detection System

| FEMA |

PBIED
person-borne improvised explosive device

| S&T |

PBL
performance based logistics

| MGMT |

PBOP
Probeye Operator

| FEMA |

PBR
Program and Budget Review

| MGMT |

PBR guidance
program and budget review guidance

| MGMT |

PBRB
Program Budget Review Board

| FEMA |

PBS
Public Broadcasting System

| FEMA |

PBS
Public Buildings Service

| FEMA |

PBSIS
Public Building Service Information System

| FEMA |

PBX
Phone (or Private) Bank Exchange

| FEMA |

PBX
Private Branch Exchange

| FEMA |

PC
Peace Corps

| FEMA |

PC
Personal Computer

| FEMA |

PCC
Pathobiologics Collaborating Center

| FEMA |

PCC
Policy Coordination Committee

| DHS | FEMA | I&A | PLCY |

PCCIP
President’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection

| FEMA |

PCE
Programmatic Categorical Exclusion

| FEMA |

PCERT
Preliminary Computer Evidence Recovery Training

| USSS |

PCF
Patient Care Form

| FEMA |

PCII
Protected Critical Infrastructure Information

| CISA | I&A |

PCIIMS
PCII Management System

| CISA |

PCIS
Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security

| FEMA |

PCLOB
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

| CRCL |

PCO
Privy Council Office

| FEMA |

PCPT
Pasco County Public Transportation (Florida)

| FEMA |

PCQS
Person Centric Query Service

| I&A |

PCR
privacy compliance review

| MGMT |

PCR
polymerase chain reaction

| FEMA |

PCR
Program and Capability Review

| FEMA |

PCS
Permanent Change of Station

| FEMA |

PCS
Personal Communications Service/System

| FEMA |

PCS
Planning, Coordination and Support [Task] (National Preparedness Guidance)

| FEMA |

PCSF
Process Control Systems Forum

| FEMA |

PCT
Polk County Transit (Florida)

| FEMA |

PCT
Program Control Team

| FEMA |

PCTARE
Personal Computer Time and Attendance Remote Entry

| FEMA |

PCWHF
Presidential Commission on White House Fellows

| FEMA |

PD
Paid

| FEMA |

PD
Per Diem

| FEMA |

PD
Police Department

| FEMA |

PD
Policy Directive

| FEMA |

PD
Position Description

| FEMA |

PD
Presidential Declaration

| FEMA |

PDA
Personal Data Assistant

| FEMA |

PDA
Preliminary Damage Assessment

| FEMA |

PDA
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance

| FEMA |

PDA
Pueblo Depot Activity

| FEMA |

PDASH
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health

| FEMA |

PDB
President’s Daily Brief

| FEMA |

PDC
Pacific Disaster Center

| FEMA |

PDC
Personnel Data Card

| FEMA |

PDCA
Plan, Do, Check, Adjust

| FEMA |

PDD
Presidential Decision Directive

| DHS | FEMA | I&A |

PDEV
Policy Development, Office of (PLCY/PDEV)

| DHS |

PDF
Portable Document Format

| FEMA | MGMT | OPA |

PDF
Probability Density Function

| FEMA |

PDIM
Planning Development and Implementation Management

| FEMA |

PDIM
Planning Development and Information Management

| FEMA |

PDIM
Planning Document Imaging Management

| FEMA |

PDIM
Postgraduate Diploma in Information Management

| FEMA |

PDM
physical data model

| MGMT |

PDM
Pre-disaster Mitigation

| FEMA |

PDMF
Pre-disaster Mitigation Fund

| FEMA |

PDO
Program Decision Option

| FEMA |

PDOP
Position Dilution of Precision

| FEMA |

PDP
Policy Decision Point

| FEMA |

PDS
Personnel Decontamination Station

| FEMA |

PDS
Practice Dangerous to Security

| FEMA |

PDSI
Palmer Drought Severity Index

| FEMA |

PDT
Pacific Daylight Time (GMT – 7)

| FEMA |

PDUSIA
Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis

| I&A |

PE
Professional Engineer

| FEMA |

PEA
Programmatic Environmental Assessment

| FEMA |

PEAD
Presidential Emergency Action Document

| FEMA |

PECC
Provincial Emergency Coordination Center

| FEMA |

PED
Portable Electronic Device

| FEMA |

PEDS
Portable Emergency Data System

| FEMA |

PEG
Performance Evaluation Group

| FEMA |

PEG
Performance Evaluation Guide

| FEMA |

PEIS
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

| FEMA |

PEL
permissible exposure limit [asbestos]

| DHS |

PEL
Permissible Exposure Limit

| FEMA | CWMD |

PEMA
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

PEO
Public Education and Outreach

| FEMA |

PEOC
President’s Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA |

PEP
Prepositioned Equipment Program

| FEMA | CISA |

PEP
Primary Entry Point

| FEMA |

PEP
Professional Excellence Program

| FEMA |

PEPAC
Primary Entry Point Advisory Committee

| FEMA |

PERI
Public Entity Risk Institute

| FEMA |

PERT
Program Evaluation and Review Technique

| FEMA |

PES
Performance Excellence Series

| FEMA |

PETL
Prevention Education Team Leader

| FEMA |

PETM
Prevention Education Team Manager

| FEMA |

PFA
Primary Federal Agency

| FEMA |

PFA
Procurement Funding Authority

| FEMA |

PFD
Primary Frontal Dune

| FEMA |

PFO
Principal Federal Official/Officer

| CISA |

PFOR
Principal Federal Official’s Representative

| FEMA |

PFPA
Pentagon Force Protection Agency

| FLETC |

PFT
Permanent Full-Time

| FEMA |

PG
Planning Group

| FEMA |

PGC
Privacy Guidelines Committee

| FEMA |

PGM
Program

| FEMA |

PGP
Pretty Good Privacy

| FEMA |

PH
Public Health

| FEMA |

PHEP
Public Health Emergency Preparedness

| FEMA |

PHILIS
Portable High-Throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification System

| S&T |

PHIN
Public Health Information Network

| FEMA |

PHMSA
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (within DOT)

| FEMA |

PHRBAE
Public Health Readiness for Biological Agent Event

| FEMA |

PHS
Public Health Service

| FEMA |

PHS&T
packaging, handling, storage, and transportation

| MGMT |

PI
performance improvement

| MGMT |

PI
Pandemic Influenza

| FEMA |

PI
Project Impact

| FEMA |

PI
Project Inspector

| FEMA |

PIA
partnership intermediary agreement

| MGMT |

PIA
Privacy Impact Assessment

| I&A | PRIV |

PIADC
Plum Island Animal Disease Center

| S&T |

PIAT
Public Information Assist Team

| FEMA |

PIC
Pilot in Charge

| FEMA |

PIC
Pressurized Ion Chamber

| FEMA |

PIC
Prime Integration Contractor

| FEMA |

PICCL
Private Sector Communications Coordination Line

| FEMA |

PID
program identifier

| MGMT |

PIER
Public Information, Education and Relations

| FEMA |

PIF
Policies in Force

| FEMA |

PIG
Public Interest Group

| FEMA |

PII
Personally Identifiable Information

| FEMA |

PIID
procurement instrument identifier

| MGMT |

PIN
Personal Identification Number

| DHS |

PINS
Personnel in Need of Supervision

| FEMA |

PIO
Public Information Officer

| FEMA | OPA |

PIO1
Public Information Officer Type 1

| FEMA |

PIO2
Public Information Officer Type 2

| FEMA |

PIOF
Public Information Officer

| FEMA |

PIP
Proposer Information Pamphlet

| FEMA |

PIPS
Pre-Incident Planning System

| FEMA |

PIR
Post Implementation Review

| FEMA |

PIR
Priority Intelligence Requirement

| FEMA |

PIR
passive infrared switch

| S&T |

PIV
Personal Identity Verification

| MGMT | PLCY | PRIV |

PIV
personal identity verification card

| MGMT |

PIV
Post Indicating Valve

| FEMA |

PKEMRA
Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006

| FEMA |

Pkg
Package

| FEMA |

PKI
Public Key Infrastructure

| FEMA |

PL
Padlock

| FEMA |

PL
Preparedness Level

| FEMA |

PL
Public Law (also abbreviated as P.L.)

| FEMA |

PL 93-288
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (as amended)

| FEMA |

PLA
Principal Legal Advisor

| ICE |

PLC
Pacific Logistics Center

| FEMA |

PLCY
Office of Policy

| DHS |

PLE
Principal Level Exercises

| FEMA |

PLOTS
Passport Lookout Tracking System

| CBP | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

PLUMIS
(See PIADC [Plum Island])

| FEMA |

PLUMIS
See PIADC (Plum Island)

| S&T |

PM
Project Manager

| MGMT |

PM
Post Meridiem

| FEMA |

PM
Postmaster

| FEMA |

PM
Program Manager

| FEMA |

PM
Project Monitor

| FEMA |

PMA
President’s Management Agenda

| FEMA |

PMCE
Positive Memorable Customer Experience

| FEMA |

PMCS
Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services

| FEMA |

PMEF
primary mission essential function

| MGMT |

PMF
Presidential Management Fellows

| FEMA |

PMG
Program Management Group

| FEMA |

PMG
Program Monitoring Group

| FEMA |

PMIS
Performance Measurement Information System

| TSA |

PM-ISE
Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (Office of)

| FEMA |

P-MNS
preliminary mission need statement

| S&T |

PMO
Program Management Office

| MGMT |

PMO
Property Management Officer

| FEMA |

PMP
Performance Monitoring Plan

| FEMA |

PMP
Project Management Professional

| FEMA |

PMP
project management plan

| S&T |

PMR
Patient Movement Request

| FEMA |

PMR
Physical Map Revision

| FEMA |

PMRS
Performance Management And Recognition System

| FEMA |

PMS
Payments Management System

| FEMA |

PMS
Program Management System

| FEMA |

PMT
Project Management Team

| FEMA |

PMTL
Protective Measures Target List

| FEMA |

PMU
Property Management Unit

| FEMA |

PMWG
Performance Management Working Group

| FEMA |

PN
Part Number

| FEMA |

PN
Project Number

| FEMA |

PNE
Peaceful Nuclear Explosion

| FEMA |

PNG
Portable Network Graphics

| FEMA |

PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

| S&T |

PNOV
Preliminary Notice of Violation

| FEMA |

PNP
Private Non-Profit

| FEMA |

PNR
Passenger Name Record

| TSA |

PNSP
Project on National Security Reform

| FEMA | CISA | MGMT |

PNV
Present Net Value

| FEMA |

PO
Personnel Office

| FEMA |

PO
Post Office

| FEMA |

PO
Preparedness Officer

| FEMA |

PO
Privacy Office (see PRIV)

| FEMA |

PO
Project Officer

| FEMA |

PO
Purchase Officer

| FEMA |

PO
Purchase Order

| FEMA |

POA
Point of Arrival

| FEMA |

POA&M
plan of action and milestones

| MGMT |

POB
Place of Birth

| FEMA |

POC
Point of Contact

| DHS |

POD
Point of Departure

| FEMA |

POD
Point of Distribution

| FEMA |

PODS
Point of Distribution Sites

| FEMA |

POE
Point of Entry

| CBP | FEMA | USCG |

POE
Port of Entry

| CBP | FEMA | USCG |

POES
Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite

| FEMA |

POETE
Plan, Organize, Equip, Train, Exercise

| FEMA |

POETE/OPS
Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, Exercises, and Operations Support

| FEMA |

POGO
Project on Government Waste

| PRIV |

POI
Plan of Instruction

| FEMA |

POI
Point of Instruction

| FEMA |

POI
Program of Instruction

| FEMA |

POL
Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants

| FEMA |

POLF
Points of Light Foundation

| FEMA |

POLREP
Pollution Report

| FEMA |

POMSO
Plans, Operations, and Military Support Officer

| FEMA |

POP
Period Of Performance

| FEMA |

POP-3
Post Office Protocol (Version 3)

| FEMA |

POR
program of record

| MGMT |

POR
Point of Review

| FEMA |

POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service

| FEMA |

POTUS
President of the United States

| FEMA |

POTW
Public Owned Treatment Works

| FEMA |

POV
Privately-owned Vehicle

| FEMA |

PP
Pay Period

| FEMA |

PP
Personal Property

| FEMA |

PP
Personal Protection

| FEMA |

PP5
Pilot Program Airports (San Francisco, Kansas City, Rochester, Jackson Hole & Tupelo)

| TSA |

PPA
program project activity

| MGMT |

PPA
program project activity [financial]

| MGMT |

PPA
Performance Partnership Agreement

| FEMA |

PPACA
Performance Partnership Agreement Cooperative Agreement

| FEMA |

PPAG
Proposed Public Affairs Guidance

| FEMA |

PPB
Plans, Programs and Budget

| S&T |

PPB
Parts Per Billion

| FEMA |

PPBCP
Professional Practices for Business Continuity Professionals

| FEMA |

PPBE
Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution

| MGMT |

PPBES
Planning, Programming and Budgeting Execution System

| FEMA |

PPBM
Positive Passenger Baggage Match

| TSA |

PPBS
Planning, Programming and Budgeting System

| I&A |

PPC
Prevention and Preparedness Council

| FEMA |

PPCBP
Prickly Pear Cactus Burning Program

| FEMA |

PPD
Preparedness Programs Division (PREP)

| FEMA |

PPDS
Pre-Positioned Disaster Supplies

| FEMA |

PPE
Pay Period Ending

| FEMA | MGMT | OPA |

PPE
Personal Protective Equipment

| FEMA |

PPFRP
Prepared and Perishable Food Rescue Program

| FEMA |

PPG
Program Planning Guidance

| FEMA |

PPI
Progressive Policy Institute

| PRIV |

PPI
Port Partnership Initiative

| CWMD |

PPM
Parts Per Million

| FEMA |

PPM
Printer/Plotter Module

| FEMA |

PPM
Program Performance Monitoring

| FEMA |

PPN
Passport Number

| CBP | USCG |

PPO
Preferred Provider Organizations

| MGMT |

PPPA
Preparedness Policy, Planning, and Analysis (Office of)

| FEMA |

PPQ
Plant Protection and Quarantine

| CBP |

PPR
Plans, Programs, & Requirements (Office of)

| FEMA |

PPR
Prior Permission Required

| FEMA |

PPS
Pre-Positioned Site

| FEMA |

PR
Positive Response (Exercise Series)

| FEMA |

PR
Public Relations

| FEMA |

PR
Purchase Request

| FEMA |

PRA
Paperwork Reduction Act

| FEMA |

PRA
Patient Reporting Activity

| FEMA |

PRB
Performance Review Board

| MGMT |

PRB
Procurement Review Board

| FEMA |

PRC
Peoples Republic of China

| PLCY |

PRC
Permanent Resident Card

| CBP | USCIS | PLCY |

PRC
Presidential Reserve Call-up

| FEMA |

PRC
Postal Rate Commission

| DHS |

PRD
Personal Radiation Detection Device

| CBP |

PREP
Preparedness [DHS Directorate for] (see NPPD)

| FEMA |

PREPnet
National Preparedness Network

| FEMA |

PRER
Peacetime Radiological Emergency Response

| FEMA |

PRIME POWER
USACE Engineer Battalion

| FEMA |

PRISM
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management

| FEMA |

PRIV
Privacy Office

| MGMT |

PRIV
Office of the Chief Privacy Officer

| DHS |

PRND
Preventative Radiological and Nuclear Detection

| CWMD |

PRNG
Puerto Rico National Guard

| FEMA |

PRO
Personnel Records On-Line

| FEMA |

PROACT
Protective and Response Options for Airport Counter Terrorism

| FEMA |

PROC
Procurement Unit Leader

| FEMA |

PROFLOW
Procedural Flow

| DHS |

PROTECT
Program for Response Options and Technology Enhancements for Chemical/Biological Terrorism

| FEMA | S&T |

PRP
potentially responsible party

| DHS |

PRP
Personnel Reliability Program

| FEMA |

PRP
Preferred Risk Policy

| FEMA |

PRS
Primary Receiving Site

| FEMA |

PRT
Planning and Response Team

| FEMA |

PS
Program Support

| FEMA |

PSA
Port Security Assessment

| USCG |

PSA
Patient Staging Area

| FEMA |

PSA
Protective Security Advisor

| FEMA |

PSA
Public Service Announcement

| FEMA | OPA |

PSAMS
Personnel Security Activity Management System

| MGMT |

PSAPs
Public Safety Answering Points

| FEMA |

PSAT
Protective Security Assistance Teams

| CISA |

PSB
Planning Support Branch

| FEMA |

PSC1
Planning Section Chief Type 1

| FEMA |

PSC2
Planning Section Chief Type 2

| FEMA |

PSCD
Protective Security Coordination Division

| FEMA |

PSD
Protective Security Division

| CISA |

PSD
Plastic Sphere Dispenser

| FEMA |

PSE
private sector employer

| MGMT |

PSEAG
Physical Security Equipment Action Group

| FEMA |

PSGP
Port Security Grant Program

| FEMA | USCG |

PSI
Pounds per square inch

| FEMA |

PSI
Proliferation Security Initiative

| CBP |

PSIA
Pounds per Square Inch Absolute

| FEMA |

PSIC
Public Safety Interoperable Communications

| FEMA | CISA |

PSIG
Pounds per Square Inch Gauge

| FEMA |

PSL (see PSO)
Formerly [Office of] Private Sector Liaison (PSO—in PLCY as of October 2005; see PSO)

| FEMA |

PSMA
Pre-Scripted Mission Assignment

| FEMA |

PSN
Public Switched Network

| FEMA |

PSO
Protective Security Officer

| MGMT |

PSO
Program Security Officer

| MGMT |

PSO
Private Sector [Liaison] Office (PLCY/PSO) (former OPS, and PSL)

| DHS |

PSOB
Public Safety Officer Benefits

| FEMA |

PSOTP
Protective Security Operations Training Program

| FLETC |

PSR
Personal Service Radio

| FEMA |

PSR
Power Soft Report

| FEMA |

PSRC
Presidential Selected Reserve Call-up

| FEMA |

PSS
Physical Security Specialist

| FEMA |

PST
Pacific Standard Time

| DHS |

PSTA
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (Florida)

| FEMA |

PSTN
Public Switch Telephone Network

| FEMA |

PSU
Port Security Unit

| USCG |

PSWAC
Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee

| FEMA |

PSWN
Public Safety Wireless Network

| FEMA |

PT
Part-Time

| FEMA |

PT
Payload Transporter

| FEMA |

PT&E
Preparedness, Training, and Exercises [Directorate]

| FEMA |

PTA
Parent-Teachers Association

| FEMA |

PTA
Privacy Threshold Analysis

| FEMA |

PTB
Position Task Book

| FEMA |

PTBS
Position Task Books

| FEMA |

PTI
Positive Threat Identification

| TSA |

PTO
Patent and Trademark Office

| FEMA |

PTR
Pointer

| FEMA |

PTR
Printer

| FEMA |

PTR
Property Transfer Report

| FEMA |

PTRC
Personnel Time Recorder

| FEMA |

PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

| FEMA |

PTWC
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

| FEMA |

PUCA
Pueblo Chemical Activity

| FEMA |

PUCD
Pueblo Chemical Depot

| FEMA |

PUD
Planned Unit Development

| FEMA |

PUDA
Pueblo Depot Activity

| FEMA |

PUP
Principal User Processor

| FEMA |

PUREX
Plutonium Uranium Extraction

| FEMA |

PVA
Port Vulnerability Assessment

| USCG |

PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuits

| FEMA |

PVCS
Polyton Version Configuration System

| FEMA |

PVO
Private Voluntary Organization

| FEMA |

PVO
Private Volunteer Organization

| FEMA |

PVTSAC
Private Sector Senior Advisory Committee

| PLCY |

PW
Project Worksheet

| FEMA |

PW
Public Works

| FEMA |

PWCS
Ports Waters & Coastal Security

| FEMA |

PWD
Persons with Disabilities

| FEMA | TSA | CRCL |

PWD
Password

| FEMA |

PWG
Practitioners Working Group

| FEMA |

PWR
Power

| FEMA |

PWR
Pressurized Water Reactor

| FEMA |

PWS
public water system

| DHS |

PY
Past Year

| FEMA |

PZ
Precautionary Zone

| FEMA |

Q&A
Questions and answers

| DHS |

Q3
Quality Level 3; refers to a digital version of a Flood Insurance Rate Map (note: Q3 Data refers to the flood zone information represented on the map)

| FEMA |

QA
Quality Assurance

| FEMA |

QA/QC
Quality Assurance/Quality Control

| FEMA |

QAPP
Quality Assurance Project Plan

| FEMA |

QASP
quality assurance surveillance plan

| MGMT |

QASP
Quality Assurance Plan

| FEMA |

QBE
Query by Example

| FEMA |

QBO
Quasi-Biennial Oscillation

| FEMA |

QC
Quality Control

| FEMA |

QD
Quantity/Distance

| FEMA |

QFR
Questions for the Record

| OGC |

QFR
Questions for Review

| FEMA |

QOP
Quality of Protection

| FEMA |

QOS
Quality of Service

| FEMA |

QRB
Quality Review Board

| FEMA |

QRC
Quick Reaction Checklist

| FEMA |

QRP
Quick Response Program

| FEMA |

QRS
Quick Response System

| FEMA |

QRT
Quick Response Team

| FEMA |

QRU
Quick Response Unit

| FEMA |

QSI
Quality Step Increase

| FEMA |

QT
Total Activity Released

| FEMA |

QTF
Quantitative Temperature Forecast

| FEMA |

QTY
Quantity

| FEMA |

QUF6
Uranium Hexafluoride Inventory

| FEMA |

R
remotely driven conveyance

| S&T |

R
Roentgen

| FEMA |

R&D
Research and Development

| DHS |

R&R
Response & Recovery

| FEMA |

R/h
Roentgens per hour

| FEMA |

RA
Regional Administrator

| FEMA |

RA
Reimbursable Agreement

| FEMA |

RA
Resource Advisor

| FEMA |

RA
Risk Assessment

| FEMA |

RAA
Regional Airline Association

| TSA |

RAA
Radiological Accident Assessment

| FEMA | CWMD |

RAA
Request for Allocation Advice

| FEMA |

RAAC
Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts

| FEMA |

RAAW
Request for Allocation Advice Worksheet

| FEMA |

RAC
Reception and Care

| FEMA |

RAC
Regional Assistance Committee

| FEMA |

RAC
Remedial Action Coordinator

| FEMA |

RAC
Risk Assessment Code

| FEMA |

RAC AC
Regional Assistance Committee Advisory Council

| FEMA |

RACER™
remedial action cost estimating requirement

| DHS |

RACES
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services

| FEMA |

RACF
Resource Access Control Facility

| FEMA |

RAD
Radiation-Absorbed Dose

| FEMA | CWMD |

RAD
Radiological

| FEMA | S&T | CWMD |

RAD
Resource Allocation Decision

| FEMA |

Rad/Nuc
Radiological/Nuclear

| FEMA |

Rad/NUc CTEC
Radiological/Nuclear Countermeasures Test and Evaluation Complex

| FEMA |

RADCON
Radiological Control (Team)

| FEMA |

RADEF
Radiological Defense

| FEMA |

RADIAC
Radioactivity Detection, Indication and Computation

| FEMA |

RADID
Radar Information Display

| FEMA |

RADLAB
Radiological Laboratory

| FEMA |

RADNUC
Radiological/ Nuclear Enforcement

| S&T | CWMD |

RADO
Radio Operator

| FEMA |

RAFACS
Receipt and Alien File Accountability and Control System (see NFTS)

| CBP | ICE | USCIS | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

RAIC
Resident Agent in Charge

| ICE | USSS |

RAID
Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection

| FEMA |

RAID
Redundant Array of Independent Disks

| FEMA |

RAIO
Refugee, Asylum & International Operations (USCIS/RAIO)

| DHS |

RAM
Radiological/Radioactive Material

| FEMA |

RAM
Random-Access Memory

| FEMA |

RAM
Remedial Action Manager

| FEMA |

RAMAC
Random Access Method Accounting Control

| FEMA |

RAMCAP
Risk Analysis and Management for Critical Asset Protection

| CISA |

RAM-D
Risk Assessment Methodology for Dams

| FEMA |

RAMOS
Remote Automated Meteorological Observing System

| FEMA |

RAMP
Ramp Manager

| FEMA |

RAMP
Remedial Action Management Program

| FEMA |

RAMPID
Remedial Action Management Program Issue Database

| FEMA |

RAMPREP
Remedial Action Management Program Report

| FEMA |

RAMT
Radiological Assessment Medical Team

| FEMA |

RAMTAR
Radiological Material Transportation Accident Response

| FEMA |

RAP
Risk Assessment Policy

| MGMT |

RAP
Radiological Assistance Plan

| FEMA |

RAP
Radiological Assistance Program

| FEMA |

RAP
Remedial Action Project

| FEMA |

RAP
Resource Allocation Plan

| FEMA |

RAPID
Recovery Assistance Programs Information and Delivery

| FEMA |

RAPID
Risk Assessment Process for Informed Decision Making

| CISA |

RAPS
Refugees, Asylum and Parole System

| USCIS |

RAPTAD
Random Particle Transport And Diffusion

| FEMA |

RAR
Regional Analysis and Recommendation

| FEMA |

RARE
Roadless Area Review and Evaluation

| FEMA |

RART
Regional Assessment and Response Team

| FEMA |

RASCAL
Radiological Assessment System for Consequence Analysis

| FEMA |

RASO
Radiological Affairs Support Office (United States Navy)

| FEMA |

RASS
Radio Acoustic Sounding System

| FEMA |

RAT
Radiological Assistance Team

| FEMA |

RAWG
Rapid Assessment Work Group

| FEMA |

RAWN
Radar Wind Sounding

| FEMA |

RAWS
Remote Automated Weather Station

| FEMA |

RAWS
Remote Automated Weather System

| FEMA |

RBAC
Role-Based Access Control

| FEMA |

RBCS
Rural Business Cooperative Service

| FEMA |

RC
custom radio controlled

| S&T |

RC
Reception Center

| FEMA |

RC
Recovery Center

| FEMA |

RC
Red Cross (also ARC)

| FEMA |

RC
Reserve Component

| FEMA |

RC&D
Resource Conservation and Development

| FEMA |

RCA
root cause analysis

| MGMT |

RCA
Radiological Control Area

| FEMA |

RCA
Riparian Conservation Area

| FEMA |

RCA
Rural Community Assistance

| FEMA |

RCAC
Red Cross Assistance Center

| FEMA |

RCBAP
Residential Condominium Building Association Policy

| FEMA |

RCC
Reception and Congregate Care

| FEMA |

RCC
Regional Climate Center

| FEMA |

RCC
Rescue Coordination Center

| FEMA | USCG |

RCDCB
Regional Civil Defense Coordinating Board

| FEMA |

RCDM
Receiving/Distribution Manager

| FEMA |

RCF
Release Conversion Factor

| FEMA |

RCIED
radio controlled improvised explosive device

| S&T |

RCM
Radar-Coded Message

| FEMA |

RCP
Regional Contingency Plan

| FEMA |

RCP
Regional Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

| FEMA |

RCPG
Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant

| FEMA |

RCPGP
Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program

| FEMA |

RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

| FEMA |

RCS
Reactor Coolant System

| FEMA |

RCS
Reports Control System

| FEMA |

RCT
Response Coordination Team

| FEMA |

RCV
Replacement Cost Value

| FEMA |

RD
I&A Regional Director

| I&A |

RD
Regional Director

| FEMA |

RD
Restricted Data

| FEMA |

RDB
Resource Database

| FEMA |

RDBMS
Relational Database Management System

| I&A | MGMT |

RDC
Regional Disaster Coordinator

| FEMA |

RDCD
Rapidly Deployable Chemical Detection

| S&T |

RDD
radiological dispersal device

| S&T |

RDD
Radiological Dispersion/Dispersal Device

| FEMA | S&T | CWMD |

RDO
Radiological Defense Officer

| FEMA |

RDO
Regional Disaster Office

| FEMA |

RDO
Regional Duty Officer

| FEMA |

RDO
Regular Day Off

| FEMA |

RDOS
Real-Time Disk Operating System

| FEMA |

RDP
Regional Delivery Program

| FEMA |

RDPC
Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium

| FEMA |

RDS
Remote Delivery Site

| FEMA |

RDT
Rapid Deployment Team

| FEMA |

RDT&E
Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation

| S&T |

RE
Real Estate

| FEMA |

REA
Radioactive Emergency Area

| FEMA |

REA
Rural Electrification Administration

| FEMA |

REAC
Radiation or Radiological Emergency Assistance Center

| FEMA | CWMD |

REAC/TS
Radiation Emergency Assistance Center – Training Site

| FEMA |

REAC/TS
Radiological Emergency Assistance Center – Training Site

| FEMA |

REACT
Radio Emergency Assistance Communications Team

| FEMA |

REACT
Radio Emergency Associated Communications Team

| FEMA |

READI
Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute

| FEMA | CISA |

REAL ID
Real Identification

| PLCY | PRIV |

REC
record of environmental consideration

| DHS |

REC
Regional Examination Center

| USCG |

REC
Regional Emergency Coordinator

| FEMA |

RECA
Residual Capability Assessment

| FEMA |

RECAT
Residential Capability Assessment Team

| FEMA |

RECC
Regional Emergency Communications Coordinator

| FEMA |

RECCWG
Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group

| FEMA |

RECD
Rural Economic and Community Development

| FEMA |

RECON
Reconnaissance

| FEMA |

RECON
Reconsideration

| FEMA |

RECP
Regional Emergency Communications Plan/Planner

| FEMA |

RECS
Radiological Emergency Communications System

| FEMA | CWMD |

REDAM
Radiological Emergency Dose Assessment Model

| FEMA |

REDCAP
Readiness and Capability Exercise

| FEMA |

REDI
Regional Emergency Disaster Inventory

| FEMA |

REL
Recommended Exposure Limit

| FEMA |

REM
Roentgen Equivalent Man/Mammal

| FEMA |

REMS
Remote Environmental Monitoring System

| FEMA |

REMT
Regional Emergency Management Team

| FEMA |

RENC
Regional Emergency Notification Center

| FEMA |

REO
Regional Environmental Officer

| FEMA |

REOC
Regional Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA |

REP
Radiological Emergency Preparedness

| FEMA |

REP
Regional Evacuation Plan

| FEMA |

REP
Regional Evacuation Point

| FEMA |

REPLO
Regional Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

REPP
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program

| FEMA |

REPPM
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Manual

| FEMA |

REPS
Remote EHU Property System

| FEMA |

RER
Record of Environmental Review

| FEMA |

RERO
Radiological Emergency Response Operations

| FEMA |

RERP
Radiological Emergency Response Plan

| FEMA |

RERT
Radiological Emergency Response Team

| CWMD |

RESL
Resource Unit Leader

| FEMA |

RESTAT
Resources Status

| FEMA |

RET
Regional Emergency Transportation

| FEMA |

RET
Retardant

| FEMA |

RET
Retirement

| FEMA |

RETCO
Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator

| FEMA |

RETOPS
Radiological Emergency Team Operations

| FEMA |

RETREP
Regional Emergency Transportation Representative

| FEMA |

REX
Readiness Exercise

| FEMA |

RF
Radio Frequency

| FEMA |

RFA
Request for Federal Assistance

| FEMA |

RFC
request for change

| MGMT |

RFC
River Forecast Center

| FEMA |

RFD
Rescue Floatation Device

| FEMA |

RFI
Radio Frequency Interference

| FEMA |

RFI
Request for information

| FEMA |

RFI
request for information [acquisition]

| S&T |

RFID
Radio Frequency Identification

| CBP | TSA | PLCY | PRIV |

RFO
Ready for Occupancy

| FEMA |

RFO
Regional Field Office

| FEMA |

RFP
Request for Proposal

| FEMA | S&T | MGMT | OPA |

RFQ
Request for Quote

| I&A | MGMT |

RFS
Request for Service

| FEMA |

RFSI
Residential Fire Safety Institute (former OLS)

| FEMA |

RG
Review Guide

| FEMA |

RGN
Region

| FEMA |

RHA
Reduced Hazard Ammunition

| FLETC |

RHA
Regional Health Administrator

| FEMA |

RHA
Rural Housing Agency

| FEMA |

RHAVE
Risk Hazard and Value Evaluation Program

| FEMA |

RHS
Rural Housing Service

| FEMA |

RI
Registration Intake

| FEMA |

RI
Remedial Investigation

| FEMA |

RIA
Requiring Immediate Action

| FEMA |

RIAT
Rapid Impact Assessment Team

| FEMA |

RIC
Recovery Information Center

| FEMA |

RICCS
Regional Incident Communication and Coordination System

| FEMA | OPA |

RICO
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization

| ICE |

RICT
Regional Incident Coordination Team

| FEMA |

RIF
Reduction in Force

| FEMA |

RIID
Radiation Isotope Identifier Device

| CBP |

RIJAN
Regional Information Joint Awareness Network

| CISA | CWMD | OPS |

RIO
Regional Investment Officer

| FEMA |

RIP
Routing Information Protocol

| FEMA |

RIS
Regulatory Issue Summary

| FEMA |

RISC
Regional Interagency/Interoffice Steering Committee

| FEMA |

RISS
Regional Information Sharing Systems Center

| I&A |

RISS or RISSNET
Regional Information Sharing System

| CISA |

RIT
Rapid Intervention Team (Fire/Rescue)

| FEMA |

RITF
Rapid Intervention Task Force (Fire/Rescue)

| FEMA |

RKB
Responder Knowledge Base

| FEMA |

RL
Recording level

| FEMA |

RL
Repetitive Loss

| FEMA |

RLE
Run Length Encoding

| FEMA |

RLP
Repetitive Loss Property

| FEMA |

RLS
Registered Land Surveyor

| FEMA |

RLTG
Repetitive Loss Target Group

| FEMA |

RM
Radiological Monitor

| FEMA |

RM
Records Management

| FEMA |

RM
Resource Manager

| FEMA |

RM
Risk Management

| FEMA |

RMA
Risk Management Agency

| FEMA |

RMA
Risk Management and Analysis, Office of (NPPD/RMA)

| DHS |

RMAT
Risk Management Assessment Tool

| TSA | CISA |

RMD
Risk Management Division

| FEMA |

RMEC
Regional Military Emergency Coordinator

| FEMA |

RMG
Resource Management Group

| FEMA |

RMI
Republic of the Marshall Islands

| FEMA |

RMM
River Mile Marker

| FEMA |

RMNCS
Regional Manager National Communications System

| FEMA |

RMRIWFCG
Rocky Mountain Regional Interagency Wildland Fire Communications Group

| FEMA |

RMS
Root Mean Square

| FEMA |

RMSE
Root Mean Square Error

| FEMA |

RMSI
Regional Maritime Security Initiative

| USCG |

RMT
Radiological Monitoring Team

| FEMA |

RMTN
Regional Meteorological Telecommunications Network

| FEMA |

RMTO
Resources Management Transformation Office

| FEMA |

RN
Registered Nurse

| FEMA |

RNA
Rapid Needs Assessment

| FEMA |

RNAT
Rapid Needs Assessment Team

| FEMA |

RNCSAA
Radiological & Nuclear Countermeasure System Architectures Analysis

| S&T |

RNCTEC
Radiological/Nuclear Counter-measures Test & Evaluation Complex

| CWMD |

RNMCB
Reserve Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

| FEMA |

RO
Radiological Officer

| FEMA |

RO
Read Only

| FEMA |

RO
Receive-Only

| FEMA |

RO
Regional Office

| FEMA |

RO
Reports Officer

| FEMA |

RO
Responsible Officer

| FEMA |

ROB
Regional Office Building

| FEMA |

ROBCAT
Rules of Behavior and Computer Awareness Training

| FEMA |

ROC
Regional Operations Center (see RRCC)

| FEMA |

ROD
record of decision [EPA]

| DHS |

ROD
Record of Decision

| FEMA |

ROE
Right-of Entry

| FEMA |

ROE
Rules of Engagement

| FEMA |

ROI
return on investment [risk]

| PLCY |

ROI
Report of Investigation

| ICE | CWMD |

ROM
rough order of magnitude

| MGMT |

ROM
Read-Only Memory

| FEMA |

RON
Remain Overnight

| DHS |

ROR
Released on their Own Recognizance

| FEMA |

RORO
Roll On/Roll-Off

| FEMA |

RO-RO
roll-on, roll-off ship

| PLCY |

ROS
Response Operating System

| FEMA |

ROSS
Resource Ordering and Status System

| FEMA |

ROST
Regional Office Support Team

| FEMA |

ROST
Regional Operations Support Team

| FEMA |

ROTHR
Relocatable Over the Horizon Radar

| ICE |

ROWPU
Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit

| FEMA |

RP
Real Property

| FEMA |

RPA
Regional Planning Agent

| FEMA |

RPA
Request for Public Assistance

| FEMA |

RPA
Resources Planning Act

| FEMA |

RPBP
Reduced Pressure Backflow Preventer

| FEMA |

RPC
Regional Preparedness Committee

| FEMA |

RPG
resource planning guidance

| MGMT |

RPG
Response Planning Guide

| FEMA |

RPH
Resource Priority Header

| FEMA |

RPM
Radiation Portal Monitor

| CBP | USCG | CWMD |

RPM
Remedial Project Manager

| FEMA |

RPM
Revolutions per Minute

| FEMA |

RPO
Regional Project Officer

| FEMA |

RPOC
Regional Point of Contact

| FEMA |

RPP
Radiological Pilot Project

| FEMA |

RPPO
Radiological Pilot Program Office

| CWMD |

RPS
Radiological Protection System

| FEMA |

RPT
Radiation Protection Technician

| FEMA |

RPT
Report

| FEMA |

RPV
Remotely Piloted Vehicle

| CBP | ICE |

RQ
Reportable Quantity

| FEMA |

RR
Railroad

| FEMA |

RR
Response & Recovery (also R&R)

| FEMA |

RR
Rest and Relaxation

| FEMA |

RR
Rural Route

| FEMA |

RRAC
Regional Radiological Assistance Committee

| FEMA |

RRB
Railroad Retirement Board

| FEMA |

RRCC
Regional Response Coordination Center

| FEMA |

RRF
Regional Response Force

| FEMA |

RRIS
Rapid Response Information System

| FEMA |

RRP
Regional Response Plan

| FEMA |

RRR
Readiness, Response and Recovery

| FEMA |

RRRV
Regional Rapid Response Vehicle

| FEMA |

RRT
Radiological Response Team

| FEMA |

RRT
Regional Response Team

| FEMA |

RRWG
Reward and Recognition Working Group

| FEMA |

RS
Regional Summary

| FEMA |

RS
Relay System

| FEMA |

RS
Remote Sensing

| FEMA |

RS
Response Support

| FEMA |

RSAT
Risk Self Assessment Tool (formerly VISAT)

| CISA |

RSC
Remote Sensing Coordinator

| FEMA |

RSD
Remote Sensing Data

| FEMA |

RSI
Repetitive Stress Injury

| FEMA |

RSL
Recommended Standard List

| FEMA |

RSO
Radiation Safety Officer

| FEMA |

RSOI
Reception, Staging, Onward movement, and Integration

| FEMA |

RSP
Regular Services Program

| FEMA |

RSP
Render Safe Procedures

| FEMA |

RSPA
Research and Special Programs Administration

| FEMA |

RSS
Really Simple Syndication

| FEMA |

RSS
Remote Storage Site

| FEMA |

RSSC
Remote Sensing Support Coordinator

| FEMA |

RST
Reference Standard Time

| FEMA |

RST
Regional Support Team

| FEMA |

RST
Remote Sensing Team

| FEMA |

RST
Render Safe Team

| FEMA |

RSTA
Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisitions

| FEMA |

RSU
Response Support Unit

| FEMA |

RSU
Reunification Services Unit

| FEMA |

RSVP
Retired Senior Volunteer Program

| FEMA |

RT
Registered Traveler

| FEMA |

RT
Resource Tracker

| FEMA |

RT
Resource Tracking

| FEMA |

RTAP
Rapid Technology Application Program

| S&T |

RTAP
Real-Time Analytical Platform

| FEMA |

RTC
Road to Crisis

| FEMA |

RTCC
Real Time Crime Center

| I&A |

RTF
Responder/Response Task Force

| FEMA |

RTF
Rich Text Format

| FEMA |

RTF-E
Response Task Force – East

| FEMA |

RTF-W
Response Task Force – West

| FEMA |

RTI
Regional Technology Integration

| USCG | MGMT |

RTK
Real Time Kinematic

| FEMA |

RTM
Regional Training Manager

| FEMA |

RTS
Regional Transit System

| FEMA |

RTSWG
Regional Transit Security Working Group

| FEMA |

RTT
Regional Transition Team

| FEMA |

RUL
Resource Unit Leader

| FEMA |

RUS
Rural Utilities Service

| FEMA |

RVAC
Regional Visual Analytics Center

| FEMA |

RVSS
Remote Video Surveillance Systems

| FEMA |

RVT
Remote Video Terminal

| FEMA |

RWA
Reimbursable Work Authorization

| FEMA |

RWP
Regional Work Plan

| FEMA |

RWS
Revised Work Schedule

| FEMA |

RX
Prescribed (fire)

| FEMA |

RX
Prescription (medical)

| FEMA |

RX
Reactor

| FEMA |

RXB1
Prescribed Fire Burn Boss 1

| FEMA |

RXB2
Prescribed Fire Burn Boss 2

| FEMA |

RXB3
Prescribed Fire Burn Boss 3

| FEMA |

RXCM
Prescribed Fire Crew Member

| FEMA |

RXI1
Ignition Specialist Type 1

| FEMA |

RXI2
Ignition Specialist Type 2

| FEMA |

RXM1
Prescribed Fire Manager Type 1

| FEMA |

RXM2
Prescribed Fire Manager Type 2

| FEMA |

RXPL
Prescribed Fire Planner

| FEMA |

S number
Supply number

| FEMA |

S&E
Salaries and Expenses

| FEMA |

S&L
Savings and Loan

| FEMA |

S&L
State and Local

| FEMA |

S&T
Science and Technology [Directorate]

| DHS |

S-60
DOT Office of Intelligence Security

| DHS |

SA
Salvation Army

| FEMA |

SA
State agency

| FEMA |

SA
Support Agency

| FEMA |

SA
Special Agent

| DHS |

SAA
State Administrative Agency

| FEMA |

SAAM
Special Airlift Assignment Mission

| FEMA |

SAAR
Secretary’s After Action Report

| FEMA |

SAAT
Standardized Awareness Authorized Trainer

| FEMA |

SABA
Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus

| FEMA |

SABT
Special Agent Bomb Technician

| DHS |

SAC
Special Agent in Charge

| FEMA | ICE |

SAC
Special Agency in Charge

| FEMA |

SACS
Secure Access Control System

| FEMA |

SAD
Southern Area District

| FEMA |

SAE
Site Area Emergency

| FEMA |

SAE
Stafford Act Employee (also DAE)

| FEMA |

SAFE
Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably [to truckers]

| TSA |

SAFE
Secure All-around Flotation Equipped

| USCG |

SAFE
Security and Accountability for Every Port

| USCG |

SAFE
Secure Against Fires and Embers

| FEMA |

SAFE TEA
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act

| TSA | USCG |

SAFECOM
Safe Community

| S&T |

SAFECOM
Safety Communique

| FEMA |

SAFER
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response

| FEMA |

SAFETY ACT
Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (2002)

| S&T |

SAFTI
Secure and Facilitated International Travel Initiative

| CBP | TSA |

SAG
Senior Advisory Group

| FEMA |

SAIC
Special Agent in Charge

| USSS |

SAIC
Science Applications International Corporation

| FEMA | MGMT | OPA |

SAIL
Secure Automobile Inspection Lanes

| TSA |

SAL
Salvation Army

| FEMA |

SALEMDUG
State and Local Emergency Managers Data Users Group

| FEMA |

SAM
Surface to Air Missile

| TSA |

SAM
Surface to Air Missile (affiliated with TSA)

| FEMA |

SAME
Specific Area Message Encoding

| FEMA |

SAMHSA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

| FEMA |

SAML
Security Assertion Markup Language

| FEMA |

SAMP
Special Area Management Plan

| FEMA |

SAN
Storage Area Network

| FEMA |

SANS
SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS Institute)

| FEMA |

SANS
Ship Arrival Notification System

| USCG | I&A |

SAO
Senior Accountable Official [Directive System]

| DHS |

SAO
Senior Agency Official [Classified Information]

| MGMT |

SAO
Security Advisory Opinions

| CBP | USCIS |

SAO
State Approving Officer

| FEMA |

SAO
State Approving Official (affiliated with FEMA)

| FEMA |

SAP
Special Access Program

| FEMA |

SAP
State Action Plan

| FEMA |

SAP
State Administrative Plan

| FEMA |

SAR
suspicious activity reporting

| I&A | MGMT |

SAR
Safety Analysis Report

| FEMA |

SAR
Search and Rescue

| FEMA |

SAR
Sector Annual Reports

| FEMA |

SAR
Special Access Required

| FEMA |

SAR
Synthetic Aperture Radar

| FEMA |

SAR
Suspicious Activity Report

| ICE | I&A |

SARA
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act

| FEMA |

SARDA
State Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment

| FEMA |

SAREX
Search and Rescue Exercise

| FEMA | USCG |

SARS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

| USCIS |

SARS
Security Activities Reporting System

| MGMT |

SARSAT
Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking

| FEMA |

SART
State Animal Response Team

| FEMA |

SAS
Scientific Analysis Section

| FEMA |

SAS
Secondary Antenna System

| FEMA |

SASS
Student Administration and Scheduling System

| FEMA |

SAST
Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team

| FEMA |

SAT
Satellite

| FEMA |

SAT
Search Augmentation Team

| FEMA |

SAT
Simplified Acquisition Threshold

| FEMA |

SATCOM
Satellite Communications

| FEMA |

SATERN
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network

| FEMA |

SATO
Scheduled Airline Ticket Office

| FEMA |

SAV
Site Assistance Visit

| FEMA | CISA |

SAV
Staff Assistance Visit

| FEMA |

SAVE
Systematic Alien Verification Entitlements

| USCIS |

SAVER
Systems Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders

| FEMA |

SAVER
Systems Assessments Validation and Equipment Response

| FEMA |

SAVI
Suspect and Violator Indices

| CBP | ICE | USCIS | I&A |

SBA
Shared Border Accord

| CBP | USCG |

SBA
Small Business Administration

| DHS |

SBACC
Shared Border Accord Coordination Committee

| FEMA |

SBC
Southern Baptist Convention

| FEMA |

SBCCI
Southern Building Code Congress International

| FEMA |

SBCCOM
Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (United States Army)

| FEMA |

SBD
Smart Border Declaration

| CBP |

SBD
Strategic Policy and Budget Division (S&T/SBD)

| DHS |

SBDC
Small Business Development Center

| FEMA |

SBI
Secure Border Initiative

| CBP |

SBI
Special Background Investigation

| FEMA |

SBINET
Secure Border Initiative Network

| CBP |

SBIR
Small Business Innovation Research

| S&T |

SBL
Straight Bill of Lading (also SBOL)

| FEMA |

SBOL
Straight Bill of Lading

| FEMA |

S-BOSS
Scenario-Based Orientation for Senior Staff

| FEMA |

SBU
Sensitive But Unclassified

| DHS |

SC
Section Chief

| FEMA |

SC
Study Contractor

| FEMA |

SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System

| S&T | I&A |

SCAT
Security Control of Air Traffic

| FEMA |

SCAT
Space Coast Area Transit (Florida)

| FEMA |

SCATANA
Security Control of Air Traffic and Air Navigation Aids

| FEMA |

SCBA
services and components based architecture

| MGMT |

SCBA
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus

| FEMA |

SCC
Sector Command Center

| PLCY |

SCC
Sector Coordinating Council

| FEMA |

SCC
Secretary’s Command Center

| DHS |

SCC-J
Sector Command Center – Joint

| PLCY |

SCD
Service Computation Date

| FEMA |

SCEC
Southern California Earthquake Center

| FEMA |

SCEPC
Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee

| FEMA |

SCG
Security Classification Guide

| FEMA |

SCI
Sensitive Compartmented Information

| DHS |

SCIC
Software Control Integration Center

| FEMA |

SCIF
Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility

| FEMA | USSS | I&A |

SCION
Sensitive Compartmented Information Operational Network

| I&A |

SCIP
Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan/Planning

| FEMA |

SCM
Survivable Crisis Management

| FEMA |

SCO
Screening Coordination Office (PLCY/SCO)

| DHS |

SCO
State Coordinating Officer

| FEMA |

SCOTUS
Supreme Court of the United States

| FEMA |

SCP
Security Control Point

| TSA |

SCR
Software (or System) Change Request

| FEMA |

SCRAG
Senior Civilian Representative of the Attorney General

| FEMA |

SCRR
Special Conversion Recommendation Report

| FEMA |

SCS
Soil and Conservation Service

| FEMA |

SCSEP
Senior Citizen Service Employment Program

| FEMA |

SCSN
Southern California Seismic Network

| FEMA |

SCUB
Scuba Diver

| FEMA |

SD
Static Data

| FEMA |

SD
Security Directive

| DHS |

SD&D
System Development and Demonstration

| FEMA |

SDA
Seventh Day Adventist

| FEMA |

SDD
Software Development Division

| FEMA |

SDF
Special Direct Facility

| FEMA |

SDK
Software Development Kit

| FEMA |

SDLO
Senior Disaster Logistics Officer

| FEMA |

SDLO
Senior Disaster Logistics Official

| FEMA |

SDM
Scenario Development Message

| FEMA |

SDO
Staff Duty Officer

| FEMA |

SDO
Standards Development Organization

| FEMA |

SDP
Secretarial Development Program

| FEMA |

SDP
Service Delivery Point

| FEMA |

SDSFIE
Spatial Data Standard for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment

| FEMA |

SDTS
Spatial Data Transfer Standard

| FEMA |

SDTS
Spatial Data Transfer System

| FEMA |

SDUSM
Special Deputy United States Marshall

| FEMA |

SDVOSB
Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

| FEMA |

SDWIS
Safe Drinking Water Information System

| FEMA |

SE
systems engineering

| S&T |

SEAR
special event assessment rating

| I&A |

SEAR
Special Events Assessment Rating

| CISA | OPS |

SEAT
Single Engine Air Tankers

| FEMA |

SEB
Staphylococcus Enterotoxin type B

| FEMA |

SEC
Secretary, Office of the

| DHS |

SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission

| DHS |

SEC1
Security Specialist Level 1

| FEMA |

SEC2
Security Specialist Level 2

| FEMA |

SECARMY
Secretary of the Army

| FEMA |

SECC
State Emergency Coordination Center

| FEMA |

SECDEF
Secretary, Department of Defense

| FEMA |

SECDHS
Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

| FEMA |

SECG
Security Guard (not LE)

| FEMA |

SECHHS
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

| FEMA |

SECLAN
Secure Local Area Network

| FEMA |

SECM
Security Manager

| FEMA |

SECURE
Strategic Communications Resources Effort

| DHS |

SED
Shippers Export Declaration

| CBP |

SED
Systems Engineering and Development

| FEMA |

SEI
Software Engineering Institute

| FEMA |

SEL
Standardized Equipment List

| FEMA |

SELC
systems engineering life cycle

| I&A |

SELS
Severe Local Storms

| FEMA |

SEM
Seattle Emergency Management

| FEMA |

SEMA
State Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA | CISA |

SEMO
State Emergency Management Office

| FEMA | CISA |

SEMS
Standardized Emergency Management System

| FEMA |

SENTINEL
Securing the Nation through Infrastructure Enhancements Locally

| CISA |

SENTRI
Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection

| CBP | PLCY | PRIV |

SEO
Senior Energy Official

| FEMA |

SEOC
State Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA | CISA |

SEP
State Emergency Plan

| FEMA |

SEPLO
State Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

SERC
State Emergency Response Commission

| FEMA |

SERF
Standard Exercise Report Form/Format

| FEMA |

SERFC
(NWS) Southeast River Forecast Center

| FEMA |

SERL
Special Events Readiness Level (see below)

| FEMA |

SERL I
Unique event requiring full support of United States Government

| FEMA |

SERL II
Primary event requiring local resource augmentation and limited predeployment of United States Government assets

| FEMA |

SERL III
Secondary event requiring limited local resource augmentation and limited predeployment of United States Government assets

| FEMA |

SERL IV
Minor event generally requiring no United States Government asset support

| FEMA |

SERRI
Southeast Region Research Initiative

| S&T |

SERT
Secretary’s Emergency Response Team (DHHS)

| FEMA |

SERT
State Emergency Response Team

| FEMA | CISA |

SES
Senior Executive Service

| MGMT |

SES
senior executive service position

| MGMT |

SES CDP
Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (DHS)

| FEMA |

SET
Source Evaluation Team

| TSA |

SETCP
Southeast Transportation Corridor Pilot

| CWMD |

SEUS
Snow Estimation and Updating System

| FEMA |

SEVIS
Student and Exchange Visitor Information System

| ICE | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

SEVP
Student and Exchange Visitor Program

| ICE |

SEWG
Special Events Operating Group

| OPS |

SF
Security Forces

| FEMA |

SF
Special Facility

| FEMA |

SF
Special Forces

| FEMA |

SF
Standard Form

| FEMA |

SF6
sulfur hexafluoride

| DHS |

SFAR
Special Federal Aviation Regulation

| FEMA |

SFDRA
Senior Foreign Disclosure and Release Authority

| I&A |

SFHA
Special Flood Hazard Area

| FEMA |

SFI
Secure Freight Initiative

| CBP |

SFIP
Standard Flood Insurance Policy

| FEMA |

SFLEO
Senior Federal Law Enforcement Officer

| FEMA |

SFLEO
Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official

| FEMA |

SFO
Senior Financial Officer

| MGMT |

SFO
Senior Federal Official

| FEMA |

SFO
Senior FEMA Official

| FEMA |

SFO
State Field Office

| FEMA |

SFO
State Field Officer

| FEMA |

SFP
Supplementary Feeding Program

| FEMA |

SFPE
Society of Fire Protection Engineers

| FEMA |

SFSO
Senior Financial Services Officer

| FEMA |

SG
Surgeon General

| FEMA |

SGE
Special Government Employee

| FEMA |

SGML
Standard Generalized Markup Language

| FEMA |

SGT
Senior Guidance Group

| OPS |

SGTP
Society of Government Travel Professionals

| PLCY |

SGTR
Steam Generator Tube Rupture

| FEMA |

SGTS
Standard Gas Treatment System

| FEMA |

SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm

| FEMA |

SHARE
Safety, Health, and Return-to-Employment

| FEMA |

SHARES
SHAred RESources

| FEMA |

SHCP
Strategic Human Capital Plan

| FEMA |

SHEMS
safety, health, environmental management system

| S&T |

SHIELD
Strategic Hazard Identification Evaluation for Leadership Decisions

| CISA |

SHIRA
Strategic Homeland Infrastructure Risk Assessment

| CISA |

SHMO
State Hazard Mitigation Officer

| FEMA |

SHMP
State Hazard Mitigation Program

| FEMA |

SHO
Safety and Health Official

| FEMA |

SHO
State Health Officer

| FEMA |

SHPO
State Historic Preservation Office

| FEMA |

SHSAS
State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy

| FEMA |

SHSEEP
State Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program

| FEMA |

SHSGP
State Homeland Security Grant Program

| FEMA |

SHSI
Sensitive Homeland Security Information

| OPS |

SHSP
State Homeland Security Program

| FEMA |

SHSS
State Homeland Security Strategy

| FEMA |

SIA
Special Interest Alien

| FEMA |

SIAM
Structure Ignition Assessment Model

| FEMA |

SICCL
State Incident Communications Conference Line

| FEMA |

SICG
Senior Interagency Coordination Group

| FEMA |

SID
Station Identifier

| FEMA |

SID
System Identifier

| FEMA |

SIDA
Security Identification Display Area

| TSA | PLCY | PRIV |

SIEC
State Interoperability Executive Committee

| FEMA |

SIED
Special Improvised Explosive Device

| FEMA |

SIES
Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Office of

| FEMA |

SIF
Standard Interchange Format

| FEMA |

SIGINT
Signals Intelligence

| OPS | PLCY | PRIV |

SIGMET
Significant Meteorological Information

| FEMA |

SII
Security/Suitability Investigations Index

| I&A |

SIIA
Software and Information Industry Association

| PLCY | PRIV |

SIM
subscriber identity module

| MGMT |

SIMBAD
Sensor Integration and Modeling for Biological Agent Detection

| FEMA |

SIMCELL
Simulation Cell

| FEMA |

SIMCEN
(National Exercise) Simulation Center

| FEMA |

SIN
standing information need

| I&A |

SIO
Senior Infrastructure Officer

| MGMT |

SIOC
Strategic Information and Operations Center

| I&A |

SIOC
Strategic Intelligence and Operations Center

| FEMA |

SIOP
Single Integrated Operational Plan

| FEMA |

SIP
state implementation plans

| DHS |

SIP
Session-Initiation Protocol (NGN)

| FEMA |

SIP
Shelter-In-Place

| FEMA |

SIP
Streamlined Inspection Program

| FEMA |

SIPRNet
Secure Internet Protocol Router Network

| I&A |

SIPRNET
Secret Internet Protocol Router Network

| I&A | MGMT | PLCY |

SIRIXS
Secure Infrastructure for Rapid Information Exchange Solution

| FEMA |

SIT
Situation Reporting System

| FEMA |

SIT REPORT
Interagency Management Situation Report (summary of nationwide fire statistics)

| FEMA |

SITL
Situation Unit Leader

| FEMA |

SITMAN
Situation Manual

| FEMA |

SITO
Senior Insider Threat Official

| I&A |

SITREP
Situation Report

| FEMA |

SITROOM
Situation Room

| FEMA |

SITSTAT
Situation Status

| FEMA |

SL
senior level position

| MGMT |

SL
Senior-Level

| FEMA |

SL&T
State, local, and Tribal (NRF, ESF 13 Annex)

| FEMA |

SLA
Service Level Agreement

| FEMA |

SLA
State and Local Assistance

| FEMA |

SLAR
Side-Looking Airborne Radar

| FEMA |

SLBM
Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

| FEMA |

SLC
Salt Lake City

| FEMA |

SLC
Subscriber Line Carrier

| FEMA |

SLE
State and Local Exercise

| FEMA |

Sleeping Dragon
Term used to identify a barrier of protesters who have linked themselves to one another

| FEMA |

SLEP
State and Local Exercise Program

| FEMA |

SLFC
State and Local Fusion Center

| I&A |

SLG
Senior Leadership Group

| OPS |

SLG
State and Local Guide

| FEMA |

SLGCP (see SLGC)
State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness (now NPPD/IGP)

| CISA |

SLLE
State and Local Law Enforcement, Office for (PLCY/SLLE)

| DHS |

SLM
Sound Level Meter

| FEMA |

SLO
State Liaison Officer

| FEMA |

SLOSH
Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes

| FEMA |

SLP
State & Local Program

| FEMA |

SLPA
Sea Level Pressure Anomaly

| FEMA |

SLPS
State & Local Programs & Support Directorate

| FEMA |

SLRFC
State, Local and Regional Fusion Center

| FEMA |

SLSAC
State and Local Officials Senior Advisory Committee

| CISA | PLCY |

SLUDGEM
Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation, Gastric Distress, Emesis and Miosis

| FEMA |

SM
Shelter Management

| FEMA |

SM
Student Manual

| FEMA |

SMAC
State Mapping Advisory Committee

| FEMA |

SMB
Secretary’s Morning Brief

| FEMA |

SMC
Specialty/Specialized Management Center

| FEMA |

SMCC
System Management Control Center

| FEMA |

SME
Subject Matter Expert

| DHS |

SME PED
Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device

| FEMA |

SMG
Specialty Management Group

| FEMA |

SMHA
State Mental Health Agency

| FEMA |

SMI
Safety Management Institute

| FEMA |

SMI
Smithsonian Institute

| FEMA |

S-MIME
Secure MIME

| FEMA |

SMMA
Standard Mitigation Measures Agreement

| FEMA |

SMO
See OCSO

| DHS |

SMP
State Mitigation Plan

| FEMA |

SMS
Short Message Service

| FEMA |

SMS
Software Management System

| FEMA |

SMSA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area

| FEMA |

SMSD
State-Managed Small Disaster

| FEMA |

SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

| FEMA |

SMU
Special Mission Unit

| FEMA |

SMU
Special Mission Unit (affiliated with FEMA)

| FEMA |

SMURC
Satellite Mobile US&R Resupply Cache

| FEMA |

SN
Serial Number

| FEMA |

SNA
Survivable Network Analysis

| FEMA |

SNJTK
Special Needs Jurisdiction Tool Kit

| FEMA | CISA |

SNL
Sandia National Laboratory

| S&T |

SNM
Specific Nuclear Material

| CWMD |

SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol

| FEMA |

SNOMED
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine

| FEMA |

SNPRM
Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [see also ANPRM and NPRM]

| OGC |

SNS
Strategic National Stockpile and National Disaster Medical System

| FEMA | CISA | OGC | CWMD |

SNSEE
School for National Security Executive Education (NDU)

| FEMA |

SNWDI
Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information

| FEMA |

SO
Safety Officer

| FEMA |

SO
Sheriff’s Office

| FEMA |

SOA
Service Oriented Architecture

| FEMA |

SOAP
Simple Object Access Protocol

| FEMA |

SOB
Souls On Board

| FEMA |

SOC
Security Operations Center

| FEMA |

SOC
State Operations Center

| FEMA |

SOC
Statement of Concern

| FEMA |

SOCA
Seed Key-ONLY COMSEC Account

| FEMA |

SOCMA
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association

| CISA |

SOE
Senior Officials Exercise

| FEMA |

SOE
Summary of Expenses

| FEMA |

SOF
Special Operations Forces

| FEMA |

SOF1
Safety Officer Type 1

| FEMA |

SOF2
Safety Officer Type 2

| FEMA |

SOFA
Status of Forces Agreement

| FEMA |

SOFR
Safety Officer, Line

| FEMA |

SOG
Seat of Government

| FEMA |

SOG
Standard Operating Guideline

| FEMA |

SOI
Southern Oscillation Index

| FEMA |

SOIC
Senior Official of the Intelligence Community

| FEMA |

SOLAS
Safety of Life at Sea

| CBP | USCG |

SOLGEN
Solicitor General

| FEMA |

SOLIC
Special Operations-Low Intensity Conflict

| FEMA |

SOLRAD
Solar Radiation

| FEMA |

SOMA
Summary of Map Actions

| FEMA |

SON
Statement of Need

| FEMA |

SONAR
Sound Navigation and Ranging

| USCG |

SONET
Synchronous Optical Network

| FEMA |

SONS
Spill of National Significance

| FEMA | USCG |

SOO
Statement of Objective

| DHS |

SOP
Safe Operating Procedure

| FEMA |

SOP
Standard Operating Procedure

| DHS |

SOPEP
Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan

| FEMA |

SOR
Statement of Requirements

| S&T |

SORDS
Stand-off Radiation Detection System

| CWMD |

SORN
System of Record Notice

| I&A | OGC | PLCY | PRIV |

SOS
system of systems

| MGMT |

SOS
Status of Studies

| FEMA |

SOSC
State On-Scene Coordinator

| FEMA |

SOUTHCOM
Southern Command

| TSA |

SOW
Statement of Work

| DHS |

SP
Single Pedestal

| FEMA |

SPAWAR
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center

| CISA | I&A |

SPC
Storm Prediction Center

| FEMA |

SPCA
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

| FEMA |

SPD
Special Programs Division (S&T/SPD)

| DHS |

SPE
Senior Procurement Executive

| MGMT |

SPE
Skill Performance Evaluation

| FEMA |

SPE
Strategic Planning and Evaluation

| FEMA |

SPEGL
Short-term Public Emergency Guidance Level

| FEMA |

SPEN
State Police Emergency Network

| FEMA |

SPG
Senior Policy Group

| FEMA |

SPG
Strategic Planning Guide

| FEMA |

SPII
Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information

| FEMA |

SPIRIT
Security, Planning, and Integrated Resources for Information Technology

| PLCY |

SPL
Single Pedestal Left

| FEMA |

SPLASH
Special Program to List the Amplitude of Surge from Hurricanes

| FEMA |

SPM
System Programming and Maintenance

| FEMA |

SPOC
Single Point of Contact

| FEMA |

SPOC
Staffing Point of Contact

| FEMA |

SPOD
Seaport of Debarkation

| FEMA |

SPOE
Seaport of Embarkation

| FEMA |

SPOT
Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques

| TSA |

SPOT
Satellite Positioning and Tracking

| FEMA |

SPOT
Systeme Probatoire d’Observation de la Terre (French satellite system)

| FEMA |

SPOTREPS
Spot Reports

| OPS |

SPP
Security and Prosperity Partnership

| TSA | PLCY |

SPP
Screening Partnership Program

| TSA |

SPP
Secure Passage Program

| TSA |

SPR
Single Pedestal Right

| FEMA |

SPR
Special Problem Report

| FEMA |

SPR
State Preparedness Report

| FEMA |

SPR
Strategic Petroleum Reserve

| FEMA |

SPRB
Senior Performance Review Board

| FEMA |

SPRL
Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory

| CWMD |

SPSCIF
Semi-Permanent Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility

| FEMA |

SPUL
Supply Unit Leader

| FEMA |

SQL
Structured Query Language

| FEMA |

SRA
Safe Refuge Area

| FEMA |

SRA
Society for Risk Analysis

| FEMA |

SRC
Source

| FEMA |

SRD
Self-Reading Dosimeter

| FEMA |

SRF
Service Response Force

| FEMA |

SRFC
Service Response Force Commander

| FEMA |

SRFX
Service Response Force Exercise

| FEMA |

SRM
service component reference model

| MGMT |

SRM
Service Reference Model

| FEMA |

SRSC
Strategic Review Steering Committee

| FEMA |

SRT
Search Rescue Team

| FEMA |

SRV
Safety Relief Value

| FEMA |

SRWG
Site Remediation Working Group

| FEMA |

SSA
Self Storage Association

| PLCY |

SSA
Sector-Specific Agency

| FEMA |

SSA
Senior State Advisor

| FEMA |

SSA
Social Security Administration

| DHS |

SSA
Survivable Systems Analysis

| FEMA |

SSAA
System Security Authorization Agreement

| FEMA |

SSAN
Social Security Account Number

| FEMA |

SSAS
Strategic Sourcing and Acquisition Systems

| MGMT |

SSB
Single Side Band

| FEMA |

SSBI
Single-Scope Background Investigation

| FEMA |

SSC
Scientific Support Coordinator

| FEMA |

SSC
Senior Site Controller

| FEMA |

SSC
Strategic Storage Center

| FEMA |

SSCJ
San Diego Sector Command Center Joint

| USCG |

SSD
Systems Support Division

| FEMA |

SSE
Safe Shutdown Earthquake

| FEMA |

SSFSD
Secret Service Forensic Sciences Division

| USSS |

SSG
Strategic Sourcing Group

| FEMA |

SSHS
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

| FEMA |

SSI
Supplemental Security Income

| FEMA |

SSL
Secure Socket Layer

| FEMA |

SSN
Social Security Number

| FEMA |

SSO
Special Security Officer

| FEMA |

SSP
Sector Specific Plan

| FEMA | CISA |

SSP
Species Survival Plan

| FEMA |

SSR
Special Security Representative

| MGMT |

SSR
Special Security Representative (MD 11039)

| FEMA |

SSS
Selective Service System

| DHS |

SSS
Small Structure Survey

| FEMA |

SS-SATCOM
Slow Speed Satellite Communicator

| FEMA |

SSSE
State Support Service Element

| FEMA |

SST
Safe Secure Transport

| FEMA |

SST
Sea-Surface Temperature

| FEMA |

SST
Shelter Survey Technician

| FEMA |

SST
Super-Sonic Transport

| FEMA |

ST
scientific or professional position

| MGMT |

ST ISAC
Surface Transportation Information Sharing and Analysis Center

| FEMA |

STA
Special Temporary Authority

| FEMA |

STAC
Science and Technology Advisory Committee

| S&T |

STAM
Staging Area Manager

| FEMA |

STAR
Strategic Threat and Action Report

| CISA |

STAR
Science to Achieve Results

| FEMA |

STAR
Studies, Training, Analysis and Research

| FEMA |

STAR
Science-based Threat Analysis and Response Program

| S&T | I&A |

STARC
State Area Command

| FEMA |

STARS
Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System

| FEMA |

START
Scientific and Technical Advisory and Response Team

| S&T |

START
Security Through Advanced Research & Technology

| S&T |

START
Scientific and Technical Analysis and Response Team

| FEMA |

START
Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team

| FEMA |

STARTEAM
Specialized Target Area Registration Team

| FEMA |

STARTEX
Start of Exercise

| FEMA |

STATEX
Statutory Exclusion

| FEMA |

STATREP
Status Report

| FEMA |

STB
Surface Transportation Board

| FEMA |

STC
Satellite Teleregistration Center

| FEMA |

STC
Secure the Cities

| CWMD |

STC
State Coordinator

| FEMA |

STCC
Standard Transportation Commodity Code

| FEMA |

STCR
Strike Team Leader Crew

| FEMA |

STCW
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping [for Seafarers]

| USCG |

STDO
Security Technology Deployment Office

| FEMA |

ST-DOSE
Source Term to Dose

| FEMA |

STDZ
Strike Team Leader Dozer

| FEMA |

STE
Secure Telephone Equipment

| DHS |

STEL
Short-Term Exposure Limit

| FEMA |

STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

| S&T |

STEN
Strike Team Leader Engine

| FEMA |

STEP
State Tribal Education Program

| FEMA |

STEP
Security Training Exercise Program

| TSA | USCG |

STL
Strike team leader

| FEMA |

STLM
Strike Team Leader Military

| FEMA |

STO
Special Technical Operations

| FEMA |

STOC
Sniper Tactical Operations Center

| FEMA |

STOLS
System to Locate Survivors

| FEMA |

STOP
Strategy for Targeting Organized Piracy

| CBP |

STP
Standard Temperature and Pressure

| FEMA |

STPS
Structural Protection Specialist

| FEMA |

STQ
Screening Threshold Quantities

| CISA |

STR
Suspicious Transaction Report

| FLETC |

STRATCOM
Strategic Command

| FEMA |

STSC
Student and Schools System

| CBP | TSA | USCG | USCIS |

STU
Secure Telephone Unit

| DHS |

STUDS
Small Tactical Ubiquitous Detection Sensors

| FEMA |

STU-III
Secure Telephone Unit – Third Generation

| FEMA |

STU-IV
Secure Telephone Unit – Fourth Generation

| FEMA |

SUA
Special Use Airspace

| FEMA |

SUA
Specified Unlawful Activities

| FEMA |

SUBD
Support Branch Director

| FEMA |

SUI
Sensitive Unclassified Information

| FEMA |

SUL
Situation Unit Leader

| FEMA |

SUM
Software User’s Manual

| FEMA |

SUMA
Supply Management

| FEMA |

SUPREPS
Supplemental Reports Created by OIC

| FEMA |

SUPSALV
Supervisor of Salvage

| FEMA |

SUV
Sport Utility Vehicle

| FEMA |

SVBD
Service Branch Director

| FEMA |

SVBIED
suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device

| S&T |

svc
service

| FEMA |

SVC
Switched Virtual Circuits

| FEMA |

SVIS
Secure Video System

| FEMA |

SVOS
Secure Voice System

| FEMA |

SVSS
Small Vessel Security Strategy

| USCG |

SVTC
Secure Video Teleconference

| DHS |

SVTS
Secured Video Teleconferencing System

| DHS |

SW
Software

| FEMA |

SW
Soil and Water

| FEMA |

SWAT
Special Weapons and Tactics

| FEMA |

SWC
Severe Weather Center

| FEMA |

SWEL
Stillwater Flood Elevation

| FEMA |

SWFL
Stillwater Flood Level

| FEMA |

SWG
Scenario Working Group

| FEMA |

SWG
Security Working Group

| FEMA |

SWGDE
Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence

| USSS |

SWGFACT
Scientific Working Group for Forensic Analysis of Chemical Terrorism/Threats

| FEMA |

SWIS
Satellite Weather Information System

| FEMA |

SWO
Senior Watch Officer

| FEMA | S&T | OPS |

SWP
State Warning Point

| FEMA |

SWP
State Weekends Program

| FEMA |

SWS
Severe Weather Statement

| FEMA |

SWSA
Semantic Web Services Architecture

| FEMA |

T&A
Time and Attendance

| FEMA |

T&C
Time and Cost

| FEMA |

T&E
Test and Evaluation

| FEMA |

T&E
Threatened and Endangered

| FEMA |

T&EPW
Training and Exercise Planning Workshop

| FEMA |

T2
Top Officials Exercise/TOPOFF 2

| FEMA |

TA
Table of Allowances

| FEMA |

TA
Technical Assistance

| FEMA |

TA
Time and Attendance

| FEMA |

TA
Travel Authorization

| FEMA |

TAC
Technical Advisory Committee

| FEMA |

TAC
Technical Assistance Contractor

| FEMA |

TACACS
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System

| FEMA |

TACC
Training Academy Charter Committee

| FEMA |

TAC-DESK
Tactical Desk

| FEMA |

TACEX
Tactical Exercise

| FEMA |

TACLET
Tactical Law Enforcement Team

| USCG |

TACON
Tactical Control

| FEMA |

TAC-SMC
Tactical Specialized Management Center

| FEMA |

TAD
Technical Assistance Division

| FEMA |

TADS
Threat Assessment Database System

| FEMA |

TADS
Training Aids for Dam Safety

| FEMA |

TAES
Tactical Aero-medical Evacuation System

| FEMA |

TAFA
Terrorism and Foreign Assassination

| USSS |

TAFIM
Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management

| FEMA |

TAFS
Treasury appropriation fund symbol

| MGMT |

TAFS
Treasury appropriation fund symbol [financial]

| MGMT |

TAFT
Test, Analyze, Fix and Test

| FEMA |

TAG
Technology & Architecture Group

| FEMA |

TAG
The Adjutant General

| FEMA |

TAG
Threat Advisory Group

| FEMA |

TAI
TSA Approved Instructor

| TSA |

TAIS
Telecommunications and Automated Information Systems

| FEMA |

TAOS
The Arbiter of Storms

| FEMA |

TAP
Task Analysis Plan

| FEMA |

TAPS
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

| FEMA |

TAR
Tone-Alert Radio

| FEMA |

TARP
Troubled Asset Relief Program

| FEMA |

TARS
Tethered Aerostat Radar System

| ICE |

TARS
Tone-Alert Radios

| FEMA |

TAS
Treasury account symbol

| MGMT |

TAS
Treasury account symbol [financial]

| MGMT |

TAT
Technical Assistance Team

| FEMA |

TAV
Technical Assistance Visit (DPETAP/NDPC)

| FEMA |

TAV
Total Asset Visibility

| FEMA |

TAVISS
Targeted Violence Information Sharing System

| TSA |

TBA
Thyroid Blocking Agent (see KI)

| FEMA |

TBA
To be announced

| DHS |

TBD
To be determined

| DHS |

TBM
Temporary Bench Mark

| FEMA |

TBP
To be published

| OPA |

TBR
Travel Business Roundtable

| TSA |

TC
Technical Committee

| FEMA |

T-CAR
Tribal Capability Assessment for Readiness

| FEMA |

TCC
TSA Telephone Contact Center

| TSA | CRCL |

TCC
Tele-Communications Center

| FEMA |

TCC
Telephone Contact Center

| FEMA |

TCC
Traffic Control Center

| FEMA |

TCC
Transportable Communications Center

| FEMA | USCG |

TCD
Tropical Cyclone Discussion

| FEMA |

TCL
Target Capabilities List

| FEMA |

TCO
Territorial Coordinating Officer

| FEMA |

TCOP
Tactical Common Operating Picture

| FEMA |

TCP
Tele-Communications Priorities

| FEMA |

TCP
Traffic Control Point

| FEMA |

TCP
Transmission Control Protocol

| FEMA |

TCR
Total Case Rate

| FEMA |

TCS
(Standard Flood Hazard) Tracking and Correspondence System

| FEMA |

TCS
Tactical Control System

| FEMA |

TCU
Tribal Colleges and Universities

| S&T | CRCL |

TCU
Threat Containment Unit

| FEMA |

TCU
Transportation Coordination Unit

| FEMA |

TCV
Total Containment Vessel

| FEMA |

TDC
Theater Deployable Communications

| FEMA |

TDC
Travel Document Checker

| FEMA |

TDD
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

| CRCL |

TDFM
Traffic Demand Forecast Model

| FEMA |

TDIS
Travel Document Issuance System

| CBP | USCIS | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

TDO
Typhoon Duty Officer

| FEMA |

TDS
Time, Distance and Shielding

| FEMA |

TDY
Temporary duty

| DHS |

TEAM-CPR
Thermal, Etiological, Asphyxiation, Mechanical, Chemical, Psychological and Radioactive

| FEMA |

TechStat
TechStat Accountability Session

| MGMT |

TECS
Treasury Enforcement Communications System

| CBP | TSA | I&A |

TED
Total Effective Dose

| FEMA |

TEDE
Total Effective Dose Equivalent

| FEMA |

TEEM
Training Excellence Emergency Management

| FEMA |

TEEX
Texas Engineering Extension Service

| FEMA | CISA |

TEI
Training and Exercise Integration (Division)

| FEMA |

TEL
Transporter Erector Launcher

| FEMA |

TELL
(Office of) Training, Exercises, and Lessons Learned

| FEMA |

TELNET
Tele-conference Network

| FEMA |

TEMA
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

TEMCC
Tribal Emergency Management Coordinating Council

| FEMA |

TEMP
Temporary Employee

| FEMA |

TEMP
Test and Evaluation Master Plan

| FEMA |

TENCAP
Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities

| I&A |

TEOAF
Treasury Executive Office of Asset Forfeiture

| FLETC |

TEOC
Tele-Engineering Operations Center

| FEMA |

TEOC
Transportation Emergency Operations Center

| FEMA |

TEPD
Training, Education, and Professional Development

| FEMA |

TERO
Tribal Employment Rights Organization

| FEMA |

TERT
Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce

| FEMA |

TEU
twenty-foot equivalent unit

| PLCY |

TEU
Technical Escort Unit

| FEMA |

TEW
Terrorist Early Warning (Group)

| FEMA | I&A |

TF
Task Force

| FEMA |

TFAH
Trust for America’s Health

| FEMA |

TFCC
Task Force Control Center

| FEMA |

TFER
Task for Emergency Readiness

| FEMA |

TFL
Task Force Leader

| FEMA |

TFL
Temporary Fuel Location

| FEMA |

TFLD
Task Force Leader

| FEMA |

TFR
Temporary Flight Restriction

| USSS |

TFS
Texas Forest Service

| FEMA |

TFT
Temporary Full-Time

| FEMA |

TH
Technological Hazards

| FEMA |

TH
Temporary Housing

| FEMA |

THA
Temporary Housing Assistance

| FEMA |

THAMIC
Toxic Hazard Analysis Model for Industrial Chemicals

| FEMA |

THC
Temporary Housing Checkwriter

| FEMA |

THD
Technological Hazards Division

| FEMA |

THIRA
threat and hazard identification and risk assessment

| I&A |

THO
Temporary Housing Officer

| FEMA |

THP
Temporary Housing Program

| FEMA |

THREATCON
Threat Condition

| FEMA |

THU
Temporary Housing Unit

| FEMA |

TIA
Terrorism Information Awareness

| DHS |

TIARA
Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities

| I&A |

TIAS
Training Information Access System

| FEMA |

TIB
toxic industrial biological

| S&T |

TIB
Temporary Importation Bond

| CBP |

TIC
Trusted Internet Connection

| CISA |

TIC
Toxic Industrial Chemical

| CISA |

TIC
toxic industrial material

| S&T |

TICP
Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan

| FEMA |

TIDE
Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment

| I&A | OGC | PLCY | PRIV |

TIER
Treasury Information Executive Repository

| FEMA |

TIFF
Tagged Image File Format

| I&A | MGMT |

TIGER
Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Reference (System)

| FEMA |

TIH
Toxic Inhalation Hazard

| TSA | S&T |

TIM
Toxic Industrial Material

| FEMA |

TIMACS
Telecommunications Inventory Management and Control System

| FEMA |

TIMS
Traffic Incident Management Systems

| FEMA |

TIN
Taxpayer Identification Number

| FEMA |

TIN
Triangular Irregular Network

| FEMA |

TIOC
Transportation Information Operations Center

| FEMA |

TIP
Threat Image Protection

| TSA |

TIPOFF
Terrorism Information Program [database at DOS]

| I&A | PLCY |

TIPS
Terrorism Information and Prevention System

| FEMA | I&A |

TIR
toxic industrial radiological

| S&T |

TIROS
Television and Infrared Observation Satellite

| FEMA |

TISD
Transportation Infrastructure Security Division

| FEMA |

TISP
The Infrastructure Security Partnership

| CISA | PLCY |

TKB
Terrorism Knowledge Base

| FEMA |

TL
Team Leader

| FEMA |

TL
Truckload

| FEMA |

TLC
Territory Logistics Centers

| FEMA |

TLC-C
Territory Logistics Center- Central

| FEMA |

TLC-E
Territory Logistics Center- East

| FEMA |

TLC-W
Territory Logistics Center- West

| FEMA |

TLD
Thermo Luminescent Dosimeter

| FEMA |

TLO
Terminal Learning Objectives

| FEMA |

TLS
Transport Layer Security

| FEMA |

TLV
Threshold Limit Value

| FEMA |

TM
Trademark

| FEMA |

TMARS
Team Management and Rostering System

| FEMA |

TMC
Transportation Management Center

| FEMA |

TMC
Travel Management Center

| FEMA |

TMI
Three Mile Island (Nuclear Power Plant)

| FEMA |

TMS
Traffic Management Specialist

| FEMA |

TMS
Training Management System

| FEMA |

TMT
Traffic Management Team

| FEMA |

TMT
Training Management Team

| FEMA |

TNA
Training Needs Assessment

| FLETC |

TNC
Terminal Node Controller

| FEMA |

TNF
Technical Nuclear Forensics

| CWMD |

TNSP
Training Specialist

| FEMA |

TNT
Trinitrotoluene

| FEMA |

TOA
Time of Arrival

| FEMA |

TOA
Transportation Operating Agency

| FEMA |

TOC
Table of Contents

| FEMA |

TOC
Tactical Operations Center

| FEMA |

TOC
Traffic Operations Center

| FEMA |

TOCDF
Tooele Chemical Disposal Facility

| FEMA |

TOI
track of interest

| PLCY |

TOLC
Take-Off and Landing Coordinator

| FEMA |

TOP
Technology Opportunities Program

| FEMA |

TOPOFF
Top Officials Exercise

| FEMA | CISA |

TOSC
Tactical On-Scene Commander

| FEMA |

TOT
Time on Target

| FEMA |

TP
Time Period

| FEMA |

TPC
Tropical Prediction Center

| FEMA |

TPED
Tasking, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination

| FEMA |

TPEP
Terrorism Prevention Exercise Program

| FEMA |

TPFDD
Time-Phased Force Deployment Data

| FEMA |

TPFDL
Time-Phased Force Deployment List

| FEMA |

TPI
Two-Person Integrity

| FEMA |

TPM
Trading Partner Management (system)

| FEMA |

TPO
Technical Program Officer

| FEMA |

TPO
Transition Planning Office

| FEMA |

TPOC
Training Point of Contact

| FEMA |

TPOP
Tractor Plow Operator

| FEMA |

TPPB
Terrorism Production Planning Board (NCTC)

| FEMA |

TPS
Temporary Protected Status

| USCIS | OGC |

TR
Transportation Request

| FEMA |

TRAC2ES
TRANSCOM’s Regulating and Command and Control Evacuation System

| FEMA |

TRACEM
Thermal, Radioactive, Asphyxiation, Chemical, Etiological and Mechanical

| FEMA |

TRADE
Training Resources and Data Exchange

| FEMA | USFA |

TRADOC
United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

| FEMA |

TRAGIS
Transportation Routing Analysis Geographic Information System

| CISA |

TRAM
Transit Risk Assessment Methodology

| FEMA | CISA |

TransCAER
Transportation Community Awareness Emergency Response

| FEMA |

TRAVEL
Transportation Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Evaluation Tool

| TSA | CISA |

TRC
Technology Review Committee

| FEMA |

TRC
Telephone Response Center

| FEMA |

TREAS
Department of the Treasury

| DHS |

TRES
Department of Treasury (Federal Government)

| FEMA |

TRI
Toxic Release Inventory

| FEMA |

TRIA
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act

| PLCY |

TRICS
Telephone to Radio Interface Communications System

| FEMA |

TRIP
Transit (and) Rail Inspection Pilot

| TSA |

TRIP
Traveler Redress Inquiry Program

| TSA |

TRIPS
Travel Reporting and Information Processing System

| FEMA |

TRM
Technical Reference Model

| I&A |

TRO
Transient Accommodations Only

| FEMA |

TRO
Transitional Recovery Office

| FEMA |

TROPAN
Tropical Analysis Facsimile Network

| FEMA |

TROR
Treasury Report on Receivables

| FEMA |

TRP
Tactical Response Plan

| FEMA |

TRPB
Tractor/Plow Boss

| FEMA |

TRR
Test Readiness Review

| S&T |

TRT
Tactical Response Team

| FEMA |

TS
Thunderstorm

| FEMA |

TS
Top Secret

| DHS |

TS
Transfer System

| FEMA |

TS
Tropical Storm

| FEMA |

TS/SCI
Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information

| FEMA |

TSA
The Salvation Army

| FEMA |

TSA
Transportation Security Administration

| DHS |

TSAAC
Transportation Security Administration’s Access Certificate

| FEMA |

TSAC
Towing Safety Advisory Committee

| USCG |

TSAR
Transportation Security Administration Representative

| TSA |

TSARM
TSA Self-Assessment Risk Module

| TSA |

TSB
Technical Services Branch

| FEMA |

TSB
Training Support Brigade

| FEMA |

TSC
Terrorist Screening Center

| CBP | TSA | I&A |

TSC
Technical Support Center

| FEMA |

TSC
Transportation Security Clearinghouse

| FEMA |

TSCA
Toxic Substance Control Act

| FEMA |

TSCC
Transportation Security Command Center

| TSA |

TSCM
Technical Surveillance Countermeasures

| TSA |

TSCM
Technical Security Countermeasure

| FEMA |

TSCO
Top Secret Control Officer

| FEMA |

TSD
Test and Evaluation Standards Division (S&T/TSD)

| DHS |

TSDB
Terrorist Screening Database

| CBP | I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

TSDN
Technical Support Data Notebook

| FEMA |

TSDR
Toxic Substance and Disease Registry

| FEMA |

TSGP
Transit Security Grant Program

| FEMA | TSA |

TSI
national transportation security incident

| PLCY |

TSI
Transportation Security Inspector

| FEMA |

TSIS
Transportation Security Intelligence Service

| TSA | I&A |

TSL
Transportation Security Laboratory

| TSA | S&T |

TSN
Trade Support Network

| FEMA |

TSNM
Transportation Sector Network Management (TSA/TSNM)

| DHS |

TSO
Transportation Security Officer

| TSA |

TSOC
Transportation Security Operations Center

| TSA |

TSP
Thrift Savings Plan

| MGMT |

TSP
Telecommunications Service Priority

| FEMA |

TSP
Total Suspended Particulates

| FEMA |

TSP
Training Support Package

| FEMA |

TSP
Transit Security Program

| FEMA |

TSPSOC
Telecommunications Service Priority/System Oversight Committee

| FEMA | CISA |

TSR
Telecommunications Service Request

| FEMA |

TSR
Teleregistration Service Representative

| FEMA |

TSS
Temporary Storage Site

| FEMA |

TSSP
Transportation Sect Specific Plan

| TSA |

TSWA
Temporary Secure Working Area

| FEMA |

TSWG
Technical Support Working Group

| FEMA |

TT
Travel Trailer

| FEMA |

TT&E
Test, Training and Exercise

| FEMA |

TTAC
Terrorist Threat Assessment and Credentialing

| TSA |

TTC
Technical Training Center

| FEMA |

TTC
Time To Complete

| FEMA |

TTD
see TDD

| CRCL |

TTF
Terrorism Task Force

| FEMA |

TTIC
Terrorist Threat Integration Center

| I&A |

TTP
Tactics, Techniques and Procedures

| I&A |

TTPP
Transportation Threat Protection Program

| FEMA |

TTT
Train the Trainer

| FEMA |

TTWS
Terrorist Threat Warning System

| OPS |

TTX
Tabletop Exercise

| FEMA | CISA |

TTY
see TDD

| CRCL |

TUAV
Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

| FEMA |

TUH
Two Unit Housing

| FEMA |

TUSCAN
TIPOFF United States-Canada

| I&A | PLCY |

TUTT
Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough

| FEMA |

TV
Television

| FEMA |

TV
Thomasville, Georgia

| FEMA |

TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority

| DHS |

TVIS
Threat Vulnerability Integration System

| FEMA |

TVM
Threat-Vulnerability Mapper

| FEMA |

TVTA
Threat and Vulnerability, Testing and Assessment

| S&T |

TWA
Time Weighted Average

| FEMA |

TWD
Tropical Weather Discussion

| FEMA |

TWG
Technical Working Group

| FEMA |

TWG
Terrorist Working Group

| FEMA |

TWIC
Transportation Worker Identification Credential

| TSA | PLCY | PRIV |

TWOV
Transit Without Visa Program

| TSA |

TWPDES
Terrorist Watchlist Person Data Exchange Standard

| I&A | PLCY |

TWVP
(see TWOV)

| TSA |

U.S.
United States (also US)

| FEMA |

UA
Unauthorized Absence

| FEMA |

UA
Universal Adversary

| FEMA |

UA
Upper Air

| FEMA |

UAC
Unified Area Command

| FEMA |

UAM
user activity monitoring

| I&A |

UASI
Urban Areas Security Initiative

| FEMA |

UAV
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone)

| CBP | FEMA | CWMD |

UAV ESG
UAV Executive Steering Group

| FEMA |

UAWG
Urban Area Working Group

| FEMA |

UBC
Uniform Building Code

| FEMA |

UBE
unknown bulk explosive

| S&T |

UBR
Universal Business Registry

| FEMA |

UC
Unemployment Compensation

| FEMA |

UC
Unified Command

| FEMA |

UC/IC
Unified Command / Incident Command

| FEMA |

UCC
Unified Combatant Command

| FEMA |

UCGIS
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science

| FEMA |

UCP
Unified Command Plan

| FEMA |

UCP
Unified Command Post

| FEMA |

UCS
Unified Command System

| FEMA |

UCT
Unified Command Team

| FEMA |

UCT
Universal Coordinated Time (see ZULU)

| FEMA | S&T |

UD
Unified Defense

| FEMA |

UDA
Undocumented Aliens

| ICE |

UDDI
Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration

| FEMA |

UDP
Urban Dispersion Program

| FEMA |

UEC
Unauthorized Entry into Cuban Territorial Waters

| USCG |

UEL
Upper Explosive Limit

| FEMA |

UF6
Uranium Hexafluoride

| FEMA |

UGC
Universal Generic Code

| FEMA |

UHF
Ultra High Frequency

| FEMA |

UI
Unemployment Insurance

| FEMA |

UIC
Unified Incident Command

| FEMA |

UICDS
Unified Incident Command and Decision Support

| FEMA |

UJTL
Universal Joint Task List

| FEMA |

UL
Underwriters Laboratories

| FEMA |

ULD
Unit Loading Device

| FEMA |

ULF
Ultra Low Frequency

| FEMA |

ULN
Unit Line Number

| FEMA |

ULO
Unliquidated Obligation

| FEMA |

ULP
Unfair Labor Practice

| FEMA |

UMCA
Umatilla Chemical Activity

| FEMA |

UMCD
Umatilla Chemical Depot

| FEMA |

UMCOR
United Methodist Committee on Relief

| FEMA |

UMD
University of Maryland

| FEMA |

UMDA
Umatilla Depot Activity

| FEMA |

UML
Unified Modeling Language

| I&A | MGMT | PLCY |

UMOC
Unified Medical Operations Center

| FEMA |

UMP
Upward Mobility Program

| FEMA |

UMRA
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act [1995]

| OGC |

UN
United Nations

| FEMA | PLCY |

UNC
Universal Naming Convention

| FEMA |

UNCLASS
Unclassified

| FEMA |

UNDRO
United Nations Disaster Relief Organization

| FEMA |

UNGA 62
62nd Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly

| FEMA |

UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

| FEMA |

UNP
Unmet Needs Program

| FEMA |

UNSCOM
United Nations Special Commission

| FEMA |

UO2F2
Uranyl Fluoride

| FEMA |

UOC
USACE Operations Center

| FEMA |

UOM
Unit Of Measure

| FEMA |

UPC
Universal Product Code

| FEMA |

UPR
User Profile Record

| I&A | MGMT |

UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply

| FEMA |

UPS
United Postal Service

| FEMA |

URA
Uniform Relocation Act

| FEMA |

URGENT
Uniform Regional Guidance Employing National Teams

| FEMA |

URI
Upper Respiratory Infection

| FEMA |

URISA
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association

| FEMA |

URL
Uniform Resource Locator

| FEMA | I&A | MGMT |

US
Under Secretary (also U/S)

| FEMA |

US&R
Urban Search & Rescue (see also USAR)

| FEMA |

USA
United States Army

| FEMA | USCG |

USA
United States of America

| FEMA |

USA PATRIOT [Act]
Uniting & Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept & Obstruct Terrorism

| DHS |

USA; US
United States of America [geographical]

| DHS |

USACBDC
United States Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command

| DHS | FEMA |

USACDA
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

| DHS | FEMA |

USACDRA
United States Army Chemical Demilitarization and Remediation Activity

| DHS | FEMA |

USACE
United States Army Corps of Engineers

| DHS |

USACHPPM
United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

| DHS | FEMA |

USACMDA
United States Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency

| DHS | FEMA |

USACOM
United States Atlantic Command (see USJFCOM)

| DHS | FEMA |

USADACS
United States Army Defense Artillery Center and School

| DHS | FEMA |

USAF
United States Air Force

| DHS | FEMA | USCG |

USAFA
United States Air Force Academy

| DHS | ICE |

USAHA
United States Animal Health Association

| DHS | S&T |

USAID
United States Agency for International Development

| DHS |

USAISC
United States Army Information Systems Command

| DHS | FEMA |

USA-ITA
United States Association for Importers of Textiles and Apparel

| CBP |

USAMRAA
United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity

| DHS | FEMA |

USAMRICD
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense

| DHS | FEMA | CISA | CWMD |

USAMRIID
United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Disease

| DHS | FEMA | CISA | CWMD |

USANCA
United States Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency

| DHS | FEMA |

USAR
United States Army Reserve

| DHS | FEMA |

USAR
Urban Search and Rescue

| FEMA |

USBP (see CBP)
United States Border Patrol

| DHS | CBP |

USBR
United States Bureau of Reclamation

| DHS | FEMA |

USC
United States Citizen

| DHS | CBP | USCIS |

USC
United States Code

| DHS | FEMA | CISA | I&A |

USCAP
United States Civilian Aviation Partnership

| DHS | PLCY |

US-CERT
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team

| DHS | CISA | S&T | I&A |

USCG
U.S. Coast Guard

| DHS | MGMT |

USCG
United States Coast Guard

| DHS |

USCGR
United States Coast Guard Reserve

| DHS | FEMA |

USCIRF
United States Commission of International Religious Freedom

| DHS | FEMA |

USCIS
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

| DHS | USCIS |

USCM
United States Conference of Mayors

| DHS | FEMA |

USCOLD
United States Committee on Large Dams

| FEMA |

USCP
United States Capitol Police

| DHS | FEMA |

USCS (see CBP)
United States Customs Service (now U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

| DHS | FEMA |

USCSCFAC
United States Customs Service COBRA Fees Advisory Committee

| DHS | CBP |

USDA
United States Department of Agriculture

| DHS |

USDA/CSREES
United States Department of Agriculture/ Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (aka: “the Extension Service”)

| DHS | FEMA |

USDOI
United States Department of the Interior

| DHS | FEMA |

USDOL
United States Department of Labor

| DHS | FEMA |

USDOT
United States Department of Transportation [ESF-1]

| DHS | FEMA |

USET
United South and Eastern Tribes

| DHS | FEMA |

USFA
United States Fire Administration (FEMA/USFA)

| DHS |

USFS
United States Forest Service

| DHS | FEMA |

USFWS
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

| DHS | FEMA |

USG
United States Government

| DHS | FEMA |

USGS
United States Geological Survey

| DHS | FEMA | CISA |

USGS-DLG
United States Geological Survey Digital Line Graph (Format)

| DHS | FEMA |

USIA
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis

| I&A |

USIA
United States Information Agency

| DHS | FEMA |

USIC
United States Interdiction Coordinator

| DHS | ICE |

USITC
United States International Trade Commission

| DHS | FEMA |

USJFCOM
United States Joint Forces Command

| DHS | FEMA | USCG |

USMC
United States Marine Corps

| DHS | FEMA | USCG |

USMCR
United States Marine Corps Reserve

| DHS | FEMA |

USML
United States Munitions List

| FEMA |

USMRICD
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense

| FEMA |

USMS
United States Marshals Service

| DHS | CBP | FEMA | ICE | TSA |

USMTF
United States Message Text Format

| DHS | FEMA |

USN
United States Navy

| DHS | FEMA | USCG |

USNCB
United States National Central Bureau

| I&A |

USNG
United States National Grid (NAD83)

| FEMA |

USNG
United States National Guard

| FEMA |

USNORTHCOM
see NORTHCOM

| DHS | FEMA |

USNR
United States Naval Reserve

| DHS | FEMA |

USOC
United States Olympic Committee

| DHS | FEMA |

USP
Under Secretary for Preparedness

| FEMA |

USPACOM
United States Pacific Command

| DHS | FEMA |

USPHS
United States Public Health Service

| DHS | FEMA | S&T |

USPIS
United States Postal Inspection Service

| DHS | CISA |

USPP
United States Park Police

| DHS | FEMA |

USPS
United States Postal Service

| DHS |

USS
United States Senate

| DHS | FEMA |

USS
United States Ship

| DHS | FEMA |

USSOCOM
United States Special Operations Command

| DHS | FEMA |

USSOUTHCOM
United States Southern Command

| DHS | FEMA |

USSPACECOM
United States Space Command

| DHS | FEMA |

USSS
U.S. Secret Service

| DHS | USSS | MGMT |

USSS
United States Secret Service

| DHS | USSS |

USSTRATCOM
United States Strategic Command

| DHS | FEMA |

UST
Underground Storage Tank

| FEMA |

USTR
United States Trade Representative

| DHS |

USTRANSCOM
United States Transportation Command

| DHS | FEMA |

USVI
United States Virgin Islands

| DHS | FEMA |

US-VISIT
United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (NPPD/US-VISIT)

| DHS |

UTC
Unit Type Code

| FEMA |

UTC
Universale Temps Coordinaire (i.e., Coordinated Universal Time)

| FEMA |

UTCP
Unified Tactical Communications Program

| DHS |

UTL
Universal Task List

| FEMA |

UTM
Universal Transverse Mercator

| FEMA |

UUV
Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

| S&T |

UV
Ultraviolet

| FEMA |

UVI
Ultraviolet Index

| FEMA |

UVIED
under vehicle improvised explosive device employment

| S&T |

UWB
Ultra Wideband

| CISA |

UXO
unexploded ordnance

| S&T |

v
volt

| FEMA |

V
Voltage

| FEMA |

VA
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

| DHS |

VA
Vulnerability Assessment

| FEMA |

VACF
Vetted Anti-Counterfeiting Forces

| USSS |

VACIS
Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System

| CBP |

VADM
Vice Admiral

| FEMA |

VAERS
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

| FEMA |

VAL
Validation

| FEMA |

VAL
Voluntary Agency Liaison

| FEMA |

VAMC
Veteran’s Administration Medical Center

| FEMA |

VAX
Virtual Address Extension

| FEMA |

VBIED
Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device

| S&T |

VCC
Venue Control Cell

| FEMA |

VCOS
Volunteer Chief Officer Section

| FEMA |

VCR
Video Cassette Recorder

| FEMA |

VCU
VOLAG Coordination Unit

| FEMA |

VDEM
Virginia Department of Emergency Management

| FEMA |

VDU
Visual Display Unit

| FEMA |

VDU
Visual Docking Unit

| FEMA |

VEDS
Vehicular Emergency Data Set

| FEMA |

VEE
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis

| FEMA |

VEI
Volcanic Explosivity Index

| FEMA |

VERA
Voluntary Early Retirement Authority

| FEMA |

VFD
Volunteer Fire Department

| FEMA |

VFR
Visual Flight Rules

| FEMA |

VGA
Video Graphics Adapter

| FEMA |

VGTOF
Violent Gangs Terrorist Organization File

| I&A | PLCY |

VHA
Veterans Health Administration

| FEMA | USCG |

VHF
Very High Frequency

| FEMA |

VI
Virgin Islands

| FEMA |

VIA
By way of

| FEMA |

VIG
Vaccinia Immuno Globulin

| FEMA |

VIK
Value in Kind

| FEMA |

VIP
Very important person

| DHS |

VIP
Volunteer Incentive Program

| FEMA |

VIPR
Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response Team 

| OPS |

VIPR
Visual Intermodal Protection and Response

| TSA | S&T |

VIPS
Volunteers in Police Service

| FEMA | CISA |

VISAT
Vulnerability Identification Self-Assessment Tool

| CISA |

VISAT
Vulnerability Identification Self-Assessment Tool (now RSAT)

| FEMA |

VISC
Visual Information Support Center

| FEMA |

VISIT
Visitor & Immigrant Status Indicator Technology

| CBP | TSA | USCIS |

VISN
Veteran’s Integrated Services Network

| FEMA |

VISTA
Volunteers in Service to America

| FEMA |

VITA
Volunteers in Technical Assistance

| FEMA |

VITEMA
Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency

| FEMA |

VLF
Very Low Frequency

| FEMA |

VLN
Virtual LAN

| FEMA |

VLSI
Very Large Scale Integration

| FEMA |

VMAS
Vertical Map Accuracy Standard

| FEMA |

VMAT
Veterinary Medical Assistance Team

| FEMA | OPS |

VMC
Virtual Model Community

| FEMA |

VMI
Vendor Managed Inventory

| FEMA |

VMO
Veterinary Medical Officer

| FEMA |

VMS
Virtual Memory System

| FEMA |

VNN
Virtual News Network

| FEMA |

VNPSC
Virginia National Processing Service Center

| FEMA |

VOA
Volunteers of America

| FEMA |

VOAD
Volunteer Organizations Active in a Disaster

| PLCY |

VOIED
victim operated switch

| S&T |

VOIP
Voice Over Internet Protocol

| S&T | I&A | MGMT | PLCY | PRIV |

VOLAG
Voluntary Agency

| FEMA |

VOR
Visual Omni Ranger

| FEMA |

VORTEX
Verification of the Origin of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment

| FEMA |

VOSS
Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System

| USCG |

VPF
Vector Product Format

| FEMA |

VPN
Virtual Private Network

| I&A | MGMT |

VR
Virtual Reality

| FEMA |

VRC
Volunteer Reception Center

| FEMA |

VRI
video remote interpreting service

| CRCL | PRIV |

VRML
Virtual Reality Modeling Language

| FEMA |

VRP
Vessel Response Plan

| FEMA |

VS
Veterinary Services

| FEMA |

VS
Victim Support

| FEMA |

VSAB
Vehicle Storage Administration Building

| FEMA |

VSL
value of statistical life

| PLCY |

VSP
Visa Security Program

| TSA |

VST
Victim Support Task

| FEMA |

VSU
Visa Security Unit

| ICE |

VTC
Video Tele-Conference

| FEMA | OPA |

VTS
Vessel Traffic Service

| USCG |

VWP
Visa Waiver Program

| CBP | ICE | TSA |

VWPPA
Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act of 2000

| FEMA |

V-Zone
Coastal High Hazard Area

| FEMA |

w
watt

| FEMA |

W
Wattage

| FEMA |

W/COMB
With Combination

| FEMA |

W/LK
With Lock

| FEMA |

W/M
With Monitor

| FEMA |

W/SH
With Shelves

| FEMA |

WACC
Weapons and Ammunition Commodity Council

| USCG | USSS |

WAE
When Actually Employed

| FEMA |

WAN
Wide Area Network

| FEMA |

WAPA
Western Area Power Administration (part of DOE)

| FEMA |

WAR
Weekly Activity Report

| FEMA |

WARN
Web Alert & Relay Network

| FEMA |

WARNO
Warning Order

| FEMA |

WARP
Web Audit and Remediation Program

| FEMA |

WASS
Wide Area Surveillance System

| FEMA |

WATS
Wide Area Telecommunications Service

| FEMA |

WAWAS
Washington Area Warning System

| FEMA |

WAWS
Washington Area Warning System

| FEMA |

WAWTAP
Wind And Water Technical Assistance Program

| FEMA |

WB
Whole Body

| FEMA |

WB
Wideband

| FEMA |

WBIED
water-borne improvised explosive device

| S&T |

WBS
work breakdown structure

| S&T |

WBS activity
work breakdown schedule activity

| MGMT |

WBT
Web-Based Training

| FEMA |

WC
Wet Chemical

| FEMA |

WCATWC
West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

| FEMA |

WCF
Working Capital Fund

| I&A | MGMT |

WCO
World Customs Organization

| CBP |

WEB-TA
Web-based Time and Attendance

| FEMA |

WEE
Western Equine Encephalitis

| FEMA |

WEF
World Economic Forum

| PLCY |

WEF
Water Environment Federation

| FEMA |

WELP
Women’s Executive Leadership Program

| FEMA |

WEM
Workshop in Emergency Management

| FEMA |

WER
Weapons-Effect Reporting

| FEMA |

WERT
Wireless Emergency Response Team

| FEMA |

WFLC
Wildland Fire Leadership Council

| FEMA |

WFS
Women in the Fire Service, Inc. (see IWOMEN)

| FEMA |

WFSA
Wildland Fire Situation Analysis

| FEMA |

WFU
Wildland Fire Use

| FEMA |

WG
Wage Grade

| FEMA |

WG
Working Group

| FEMA |

WGA
Western Governors’ Association

| FEMA |

WGI
Within Grade Increase

| MGMT |

WH
Warehouse

| FEMA |

WH
White House

| FEMA |

WHCA
White House Communications Agency

| FEMA |

WHITCU
White House Initiative for Tribal Colleges and Universities

| FEMA |

WHL
White House Liaison Office (SEC/COS/WHL)

| DHS |

WHLO
White House Liaison Office

| FEMA |

WHMO
White House Military Office

| FEMA |

WHO
White House Office

| DHS |

WHO
World Health Organization

| FEMA | CISA | OGC | CWMD |

WHP
White House Package

| FEMA |

WHS
Washington Headquarters Services

| FEMA |

WHSR
White House Situation Room

| FEMA | CISA | I&A |

WHTI
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

| CBP | CISA | PLCY | PRIV |

WIFLE
Women in Federal Law Enforcement

| FLETC | MGMT |

WIMS
Weather Information Management System

| FEMA |

WIN
Warrant Information Network

| I&A | PLCY | PRIV |

WIN
WWMCCS Inter-computer Network

| FEMA |

WISE
Water Infrastructure Simulation Environment

| CISA |

WITS
Washington Interagency Telecommunications System

| FEMA |

WJIIP
Windows Joint Instructional Input Program

| FEMA |

WKS
Worksheet

| FEMA |

WLANs
wireless local area networks

| FEMA |

WLSP
Watch List Service Providers

| TSA |

WM
Warehouse Management (system)

| FEMA |

WM
Water Mist

| FEMA |

WMA
Washington Metropolitan Area

| FEMA |

WMATA
Washington Metropolitan Area Transport Authority

| FEMA |

WMD
Water Management District

| FEMA |

WMD
Weapons of Mass Destruction

| FEMA | CISA | S&T | CWMD | I&A |

WMD COP
Weapons of Mass Destruction Common Operational Picture

| FEMA |

WMD detection technology
weapon of mass destruction detection technology

| DHS |

WMDBD
WMD and Biodefense (OHA/WMDBD)

| DHS |

WMD-DAC
WMD Decision Analysis Center

| S&T |

WMD-MCM
Weapons of Mass Destruction Medical Countermeasures

| FEMA |

WMDO-IM
Weapons of Mass Destruction Office & Incident Management

| S&T |

WMDOU
Weapons of Mass Destruction Operations Unit (FBI)

| FEMA |

WMF
Windows Metafile

| FEMA |

WMO
World Meteorological Organization

| FEMA | CISA |

WO
Warrant Officer

| FEMA |

WO
Washington Office (District of Columbia office for NORAD-USNORTHCOM)

| FEMA |

WO
Work Order

| FEMA |

WOBS
Weather Observer

| FEMA |

WORM
Write Once – Read Many (CD-ROM Drive)

| FEMA |

WOSB
Woman Owned Small Business

| FEMA |

WP
Warning Point

| FEMA |

WP
White Phosphorus

| FEMA |

WP
Word Processing (or)

| FEMA |

WP
Work Packet

| FEMA |

WPL
Worker Population Limit

| FEMA |

WPM
Wood Packing Material

| CBP |

WPS
Wireless Priority Service

| CISA | I&A |

WPS
Water Purification System

| FEMA |

WPS
Word Processing System

| FEMA |

WPT
Workforce Performance Training

| TSA |

WRC
Weapons Recovery Center

| FEMA |

WRDA
Water Resources Development Act

| FEMA |

WRF
Weather Research and Forecasting

| FEMA |

WRIST
Weather Radar Identification of Severe Thunderstorms

| FEMA |

WRM
War Reserve Material

| FEMA |

WRS
Wreck Removal and Salvage

| FEMA |

WRSAME
Weather Radio Specific Area Message Encoding

| FEMA |

WS
Wildlife Services

| FEMA |

WSDA
Washington State Department of Agriculture

| FEMA |

WSDE
Washington State Department of Ecology

| FEMA |

WSDH
Washington State Department of Health

| FEMA |

WSDIS
Washington State Department of Information Services

| FEMA |

WSDL
Web Services Description Language

| I&A | MGMT |

WSDOT
Washington State Department of Transportation

| FEMA |

WSE
Web Service Enhancement

| FEMA |

WSEL
Water-Surface Elevation

| FEMA |

WSEMD
Washington State Emergency Management Department

| FEMA |

WSF
Washington State Ferries

| FEMA |

WSP
Washington State Patrol

| FEMA |

WSR
Weather Surveillance Radar

| FEMA |

WSSPC
Western States Seismic Policy Council

| FEMA |

Wt
Weight

| FEMA |

WTA
willingness-to-accept

| PLCY |

WTC
World Trade Center

| FEMA |

WTI
weapons technical intelligence

| S&T |

WTO
World Trade Organization

| FEMA | CISA | I&A |

WTP
willingness-to-pay

| PLCY |

WUI
Wildland-Urban Interface

| FEMA |

WVOES
West Virginia Office of Emergency Services

| FEMA |

WWL
Wind/Water Line

| FEMA |

WWMCCS
World Wide Military Command and Control System (see GCCS)

| FEMA |

WWU
Watch and Warning Unit

| FEMA |

WWW
Web

| OPA |

WWW
World Wide Web

| FEMA |

WYO
Write Your Own (Insurance, e.g., NFIP)

| FEMA |

WYOP
Write Your Own Program

| FEMA |

WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get

| FEMA |

XDA
Existing Data Study

| FEMA |

XEDO
Xedar Heat Detection Unit

| FEMA |

XL
Extra Large

| FEMA |

XML
Extensible Markup Language

| I&A | MGMT |

XPA
Extent of Play Agreement

| FEMA |

XS
Extra Small

| FEMA |

XSTF
XML Structure Task Force

| FEMA |

YCC
Youth Conservation Corps

| FEMA |

yd
yard

| FEMA |

YLD
Yield

| FEMA |

YLD
Young Lawyers Division

| FEMA |

yr
year

| FEMA |

YTD
Year To Date

| FEMA |

Z
Zulu (UTC)

| FEMA |

ZBB
Zero-Based Budgeting

| FEMA |

ZECP
Zone Emergency Communications Planner

| FEMA |

ZFP
Zone Forecast Product

| FEMA |

ZIP
Zoning Improvement Plan

| FEMA |

ZONE A
Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; base flood elevations are not determined (AE as well as A1-30 included)

| FEMA |

ZONE A99
Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood to be protected from the 100-year flood by a Federal flood protection system under construction; base flood elevations are not determined

| FEMA |

ZONE AH
Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; flood depths of 1 to 3 feet (usually areas of ponding); base flood elevations are determined

| FEMA |

ZONE AO
Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; with flood depths of 1 to 3 feet (usually sheet flow on the sloping terrain); average depths are determined. For areas of alluvial fan flooding, velocities are also determined

| FEMA |

ZONE AR
Special Flood Hazard Area that results from the decertification of a previously accredited flood protection system that is in the process of being restored to provide a 100-year or greater level of flood protection

| FEMA |

ZONE B
Area of 500-year flood; area subject to the 100-year flood with average depths of less than 1 foot or with contributing drainage area less than one square mile; and areas protected by levees from the base flood

| FEMA |

ZONE C
Area determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain

| FEMA |

ZONE D
Area in which flood hazards are undetermined

| FEMA |

ZONE V
Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood; coastal floods with velocity hazards (wave action); base flood elevations are not determined (VE as well as V1-30 included)

| FEMA |

ZONE X
If shaded: Area of 500-year flood; area subject to the 100-year flood with average depths of less than 1 foot or with contributing drainage area less than one square mile; and areas protected by levees from the base flood

| FEMA |

ZONE X
If unshaded: Area determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain

| FEMA |

ZULU
Indicates use of Universal Coordinated Time (Greenwich)

| FEMA | CISA |

ZWA
Zonal Wind Anomaly

| FEMA |