| 5ADR |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| APA |
American Psychological Association |
| APS |
Alternative Personnel System |
| ASPA |
American Society for Public Administration |
| AUSA |
Assistant United States Attorney |
| BPR |
Business Process Reengineering |
| CAHPS |
Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey |
| CFC |
Combined Federal Campaign |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
| CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
| COLA |
Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Program |
| CPDF |
Central Personnel Data File |
| CSRS |
Civil Service Retirement System |
| CSS |
OPM Customer Satisfaction Survey |
| DoD |
Department of Defense |
| DoJ |
Department of Justice |
| DoL |
Department of Labor |
| EAP |
Employee Assistance Programs |
| ECQ |
Executive Core Qualifications |
| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
| EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EHF |
Employment History File |
| EIS |
Executive Information System |
| EO |
Executive Order |
| ERHSC |
Employee Relations and Health Services Center (Prior to the reorganization of OWR, this was a component office of OWR. Since the reorganization, the employee relations area has become the Employee Relations Division and the health services area has been merged with the Family-Friendly Workplace Advocacy Office.) |
| ER |
Executive Resources (a former component of OPM, since divided into OEMD and OERM) |
| ERM |
Enterprise Resource Management |
| ES |
Employment Service (a component of OPM) |
| FEHB |
Federal Employee Health Benefits Program |
| FEI |
Federal Executive Institute (a component of OEMD) |
| FEGLI |
Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program |
| FERS |
Federal Employee Retirement System |
| FFS |
Fee-for-Service |
| FFWAO |
Family-Friendly Workplace Advocacy Office |
| FLRA |
Federal Labor Relations Authority |
| FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMFIA |
Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act |
| FPRAC |
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee |
| FSIP |
Federal Service Impasses Panel |
| FWS |
Federal Wage System |
| GAO |
General Accounting Office |
| GPO |
Government Printing Office |
| GPRA |
Government Performance and Results Act |
| GS |
General Schedule |
| GSA |
General Services Administration |
| HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
| HR |
Human Resources |
| HRCD |
Human Resources Compact Disks |
| HRD |
Human Resource Development |
| HRDN |
Human Resources Data Network (formerly VHRDR) |
| HRM |
Human Resources Management |
| HRTC |
Human Resources Technology Council |
| IACP |
International Association of Chiefs of Police |
| IAG |
Interagency Advisory Group |
| ICACT |
International Center for Assessment Center Technology |
| IG |
Inspector General |
| ILA |
Individual Learning Accounts |
| IPA |
Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
| IPMA |
International Personnel Management Association |
| IPMAAC |
International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council |
| IS |
Investigations Service (a component of OPM) |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| IVR |
Interactive Voice Response |
| JFMIP |
Joint Financial Management Improvement Program |
| LAN/WAN |
Local Area Network/Wide Area Network |
| LGEG |
Leader Grade Evaluation Guide |
| LMR |
Labor-Management Relations |
| LMRD |
Labor-Management Relations Division |
| LR |
Labor Relations |
| MDC |
Management Development Center |
| MSP |
Merit System Principles |
| MSPB |
Merit System Protection Board |
| MSPQ |
Merit System Principles Questionnaire |
| MTA |
Military Testing Association |
| NACE |
National Association of Colleges and Employers |
| NAF |
Non-Appropriated Fund |
| NASPE |
National Association of State Personnel Executives |
| NPC |
National Partnership Council |
| NPR |
National Partnership for Reinventing Government |
| 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 |
| OERM |
Office of Executive Resources Management (a component of OPM) |
| OEMD |
Office of Executive and Management Development (a component of OPM) |
| OGC |
Office of the General Council (a component of OPM) |
| OHRD |
Office of Human Resource Development (a component of OWR) |
| 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 System Oversight and Effectiveness (a component of OPM) |
| OPF |
Official Personnel Folder |
| OPM |
U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
| OSTP |
Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| OWCP |
Office of Workers’ Compensation Program |
| OWR |
Office of Workforce Relations (a component of OPM) |
| PFI |
Positive Financial Impact |
| PL |
Public Law |
| PMC |
President’s Management Council |
| PMIAD |
Performance Management and Incentive Awards Division (a component of WCPS) |
| PPP |
Prohibited Personnel Practices |
| QAD |
Quality Assurance Division (a component of RIS) |
| QIT |
Quality Improvement Team |
| QRB |
Qualifications Review Board |
| RF |
Revolving Fund |
| RIS |
Retirement and Insurance Service (a component of OPM) |
| SDLC |
Systems Development Life Cycle |
| S&E |
Salaries and Expenses |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| SF |
Standard Form |
| SIOP |
Society for Industrial Psychologists |
| SOC |
Standard Occupation Classification |
| TC |
Transaction Codes |
| TMA |
Training and Management Assistance (a component of OHRD, which is a component of OWR) |
| TRB |
Theodore Roosevelt Building |
| TSP |
Thrift Savings Plan |
| ULP |
Unfair Labor Practice |
| USAJOBS |
United States of America - JOBS |
| USC |
United States Code |
| USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| WCPS |
Workforce Compensation and Performance Service (a component of OPM) |
| WHF |
White House Fellowships |
| Y2K |
Year 2000 |
