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Appendices Appendix A—Program Description and Statistics Appendix B—Acronyms |
Appendix B—Acronyms
Abbreviation/Acronym Key:
| Abbreviation/ Acronym |
Key |
|---|---|
| ACSI | American Customer Satisfaction Index |
| ADR | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| AICPA | American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
| ALJ | Administrative Law Judge |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics (a component of DoL) |
| CD | Compact Disk |
| CFC | Combined Federal Campaign |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer |
| CLER | Centralized Enrollment Clearinghouse System |
| COLA | Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Program |
| COOP | Continuity of Operations Plan |
| CPDF | Central Personnel Data File |
| CSRDF | Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund |
| CSRS | Civil Service Retirement System |
| CSS | OPM Customer Satisfaction Survey |
| CVS | Clearance Verification System |
| DCIA | Debt Collection Improvement Act |
| DCSS | OPM HR Directors' Customer Satisfaction Survey |
| DEU | Delegated Examining Unit |
| DoD | U.S. Department of Defense |
| DoJ | U.S. Department of Justice |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Programs |
| EDP | Electronic Data Processing |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EO | Executive Order |
| ES | Employment Service (a component of OPM) |
| FEHB | Federal Employees Health Benefits |
| FEHBP | Federal Employees Health Benefits Program |
| FEGLI | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program |
| FEORP | Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program |
| FERCCA | Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act |
| FERS | Federal Employees Retirement System |
| FFMIA | Federal Financial Management Improvement Act |
| FFB | Federal Financial Bank |
| FFS | Federal Financial System |
| FFS | Fee-for-Service |
| FLRA | Federal Labor Relations Authority |
| FMFIA | Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act |
| FMS | Financial Management Service |
| FTE | Full-time Equivalent |
| FWS | Federal Wage System |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
| GAGAS | Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards |
| GAO | General Accounting Office |
| GAS | Government Account Series |
| GPRA | Government Performance and Results Act |
| GS | General Schedule |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| HB | Health Benefits |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HRD | Human Resource Development |
| HRDC | Human Resource Development Council |
| HRDN | Human Resources Data Network (formerly VHRDR) |
| HRM | Human Resources Management |
| HRMC | Human Resources Management Council |
| HRTC | Human Resources Technology Council |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| IS | Investigations Service (a component of OPM) |
| IT | Information Technology |
| JPAS | Joint Personnel Adjudication System |
| LI | Life Insurance |
| LQIP | Laboratory Quality Improvement Panel |
| LTCI | Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program |
| LTCSA | Long-Term Care Security Act |
| MD&A | Management Discussion and Analysis |
| MSPB | Merit System Protection Board |
| MSPQ | Merit System Principles Questionnaire |
| NTEU | National Treasury Employees Union |
| OAS | Organizational Assessment Survey |
| OC | Office of Communications (a component of OPM) |
| OCAS | Office of Contracting and Administrative Services (a component of OPM) |
| OCFO | Office of the Chief Financial Officer (a component of OPM) |
| OCIO | Office of the Chief Information Officer (a component of OPM) |
| OCR | Office of Congressional Relations (a component of OPM) |
| OD | Office of the Director, OPM |
| OEMD | Office of Executive and Management Development (a component of OPM) |
| OERM | Office of Executive Resources Management (a component of OPM) |
| OGC | Office of the General Council (a component of OPM) |
| OHREEO | Office of Human Resources and EEO (a component of OPM) |
| OIG | Office of the Inspector General, OPM |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OMSOE | Office of Merit Systems Oversight and Effectiveness (a component of OPM) |
| OPM | U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
| OWR | Office of Workforce Relations (a component of OPM) |
| PFI | Positive Financial Impact |
| PL | Public Law |
| PMI | Presidential Management Intern |
| PRHB | Post-Retirement Health Benefits |
| PV | Present Value |
| QRB | Qualifications Review Board |
| QUIC | Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force |
| RIS | Retirement and Insurance Service (a component of OPM) |
| RP | Retirement Programs |
| RSI | Required Supplementary Information |
| SAOC | Spending Authority Offsetting Collections |
| SDLC | Systems Development Life Cycle |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| SFFAS | Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards |
| SGL | Standard General Ledger |
| SII | Security/Suitability Investigations Index |
| SL | Senior Level |
| SOELR | Symposium on Employee and Labor Relations |
| ST | Scientific and Professional |
| TJF | Treasury Judgement Fund |
| TMA | Training and Management Assistance Division (a sub-component of OPM) |
| TRB | Theodore Roosevelt Building |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USPS | U.S. Postal Service |
| WCPS | Workforce Compensation and Performance Service (a component of OPM) |
| WHF | White House Fellows |
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