Common Federal Acronyms

[Kimble]

Common Federal Acronyms (for the less-informed :D )

Below is a list of commonly used acronyms used in discussion related to federal law enforcement and related areas of federal employment. Let me know if there are any additional acronyms that can be added to this list.

082: Entry-level, non-investigative U.S. Deputy Marshal
083: Uniformed federal LEO job series
171: Standard Form 171 employment application
1801 - General Inspection, Investigation, and Compliance Series (to include FAMs)
1802 - Compliance Inspection and Support Series
1810 - General Investigating Series
1811 - Criminal Investigating Series (often titled "special agent" or "federal agent")
1815 - Air Safety Investigating Series
1816 - Immigration Inspection Series
1822 - Mine Safety and Health Series
1825 - Aviation Safety Series
1850 - Agricultural Commodity Warehouse Examining Series
1854 - Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Inspection Series
1862 - Consumer Safety Inspection Series
1863 - Food Inspection Series
1864 - Public Health Quarantine Inspection Series
1881 - Customs and Border Protection Interdiction Series
1884 - Customs Patrol Officer Series
1889 - Import Specialist Series
1890 - Customs Inspection Series
1894 - Customs Entry and Liquidating Series
1895 - Customs and Border Protection (CBPO) Series
1896 - Border Patrol Agent (BPA) Series
612: Optional Form 612 employment application
6c: Refers to special retirement provisions for federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, air
traffic controllers and military reserve technicians. Also referred to as Public Law 100-238 or
5 U.S.C. 8336(C), as well as 5 USC 8412(d) or 12(d), which extends the special retirement
provisions under 6(c) to folks covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System
(FERS).

AC: Applicant Coordinator
AD: Assistant Director
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADP: Automatic Data Processing
AEO: Aviation Enforcement Officer
AFIS: Automated Fingerprint Identification System
AFOSI: Air Force Office of Special Investigations
AFSD: Assistant Federal Security Director (see FAMS and TSA)
AG: Attorney General
ALI: Automatic Location Indicator
AMO: Office of Air and Marine Operations
AMTRAK: National Railroad Passenger Corporation
ANI: Automatic Number Indicator
AP: Law Enforcement Availability Pay
APP: Employment Application
APPS: Employment Applications
AS: Assistant Secretary
ASAC/ASAIC: Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge
ASVAB: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
ATF: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
AT/FP: Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection
ATSAC/ATSAIC: Assistant to the Special Agent-in-Charge
AUO: Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime
AUSA: Assistant United States Attorney

BATF: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (see ATF)
BCBP: Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
BEP: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
BEX: Board of Examiners (see DS)
BI: Background Investigation
BIA: Bureau of Indian Affairs
BICE: Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see ICE)
BIS: Bureau of Industry and Security (formerly BXA)
BLM: Bureau of Land Management
BOP: Federal Bureau of Prisons
BORSTAR: Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue Team
BORTAC: Border Patrol Tactical Unit
BP: U.S. Border Patrol
BPA: Border Patrol Agent
BXA: Bureau of Export Administration (See BIS)

CAP: Comprehensive Application Packet
CBP: U.S. Customs & Border Protection
CBPO: Customs & Border Protection Officer
CDD: Career Development Division (Postal Inspection Service)
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
CFTC: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CGIS: Coast Guard Investigative Service
CI: Criminal Investigator
CI: U.S. Customs Inspector
CIA: Central Intelligence Agency
CID: Criminal Investigation Division
CIDC: U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command
CITP: Criminal Investigator Training Program (FLETC)
CONUS: Continental United States
CTC: Counterterrorism Center (CIA)
CTR: Currency Transaction Report

DCI: Director of Central Intelligence
DCIA: Defense Logistics Agency Criminal Investigations Activity
DCIS: Defense Criminal Investigative Service
DD: District Director, Deputy Director
DD214: Certification of military discharge/separation
DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration
DEO: Detention Enforcement Officer
DHS: Department of Homeland Security
DIA: Defense Intelligence Agency
DNI: Director of National Intelligence
DOC: U.S. Department of Commerce
DOD: U.S. Department of Defense
DODPI: DOD Polygraph Institute (agency that trains federal polygraphers)
DOE: U.S. Department of Energy
DOI: U.S. Department of the Interior
DOJ: U.S. Department of Justice
DOL: U.S. Department of Labor
DOS: U.S. Department of State
DOT: U.S. Department of Transportation (also see TREAS)
DPS: Defense Protective Service
DQ: Disqualified, Disqualification
DRO: Detention and Removal Operations (ICE)
DS: Bureau of Diplomatic Security (State Dept). See also DSS.
DSS: Diplomatic Security Service (State Dept). See also DS.
DSS: Defense Security Service (Defense Dept.)
DT: Defensive Tactics
DTI: Defensive Tactics Instructor
DUSM: Deputy U.S. Marshal

EEOC: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency

FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
FAM: Federal Air Marshal
FAMS: Federal Air Marshals Service
FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation (also referred to as the Bureau for short)
FCI: Foreign Counterintelligence
FCO: Federal Corrections Officer
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
FECA: Federal Employees Compensation Act
FED: Federal, Federal Government, Federal Agent/Officer
Feebs: FBI (or its personnel/agents)
FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
FI: Field Interview
FINCEN: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FLE: Federal Law Enforcement
FLEO: Federal Law Enforcement Officer
FLEOA: Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
FLETC: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FLSA: Fair Labor Standards Act
FNS: Food and Nutrition Service (USDA)
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
FPL: Full Performance Level
FPS: Federal Protective Service
FSD: Federal Security Director (FAMS/TSA)
FSIS: Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA)
FWS: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

GAO: U.S. General Accounting Office
GS: General Schedule
GS-0007: Federal Correctional Officer job series
GS-0025: Federal Park Ranger job series
GS-0080: Federal Security Administration job series
GS-0083: Federal Police Officer job series
GS-0132: Federal Intelligence job series
GS-1801: General Inspection/Investigation/Compliance
GS-1802: Federal Compliance Inspection job series
GS-1810: Federal General Investigating job series
GS-1811: Federal Criminal Investigator job series
GS-1812: Federal Game Law Enforcement job series
GS-1816: Federal Immigration Inspector job series
GS-1854: Federal Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Inspection Series
GS-1890: Federal Customs Inspector job series
GS-1896: Federal Border Patrol Agent job series
GSA: General Services Administration

HHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HIDTA: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
HIFCA: High Intensity Financial Crime Area
HQ: Headquarters
HR: Human Resources
HRT: Hostage Rescue Team (FBI's national SWAT-like unit)
HUD: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

IA: Investigative Assistant
ICE: Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICTAP: Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program
IEA: Immigration Enforcement Agent
IG: Inspector General / Office of Inspector General (OIG)
IGBTP: Inspector General Basic Training Program
II: Immigration Inspector
IIO: Immigration Information Officer
ILEA: International Law Enforcement Academy
IMF: International Monetary Fund
INS: U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
INTEL: Intelligence
INTERPOL: International Criminal Police Organization
IOBTC: Immigration Officer Basic Training Program
IRS: Internal Revenue Service
IS: Investigative Specialist (FBI)

JAG: Judge Advocate General
JTTF: Joint Terrorism Task Force (headed by FBI with other agencies/depts.)

KSA: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

LE: Law Enforcement
LEAP: Law Enforcement Availability Pay
LEO: Law Enforcement Officer

MCIO: Military Criminal Investigative Organization (ex: NCIS, Army CID, AFOSI)
MEO: Marine Enforcement Officer
MOS: Military Occupational Specialty
MP: Military Police

NAC: National Agency Check
NAC: New Agents' Class
NACI: National Agency Check with Inquiries
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAT: New Agents' Training (FBI)
NATU: New Agents' Training Unit (FBI)
NCIC: National Crime Information Center
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NCO: Non-Commissioned Officer
NCOIC: Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge
NHTSA: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NICB: National Insurance Crime Bureau
NIS: Naval Investigative Service (Now known as NCIS)
NMC: Nuclear Materials Courier (US Dept of Energy)
NNSA: National Nuclear Security Administration (US Dept of Energy)
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPS: National Park Service
NSA: National Security Agency
NRC: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NTSB: National Transportation Safety Board

OBP: Office of Border Patrol
OCDETF - DoJ's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces
OCONUS: Outside the Continental United States
OCS: Officer Candidate School
OEE: Office of Export Enforcement
OF-612: Optional Form 612 employment application
OFAC: Office of Foreign Assets Control (U.S. Dept of Treasury)
OGC: Office of General Counsel
OIG: Office of Inspector General
OJP: Office of Justice Programs (U.S. Dept of Justice)
ONDCP: Office of National Drug Control Policy
OPSEC: Operations Security / Operational Security
OPM: U.S. Office of Personnel Management
OPR: Office of Professional Responsibility
OSI: Air Force Office of Special Investigations
OSP: Outstanding Scholar Program

PA: Patrol Agent (see USBP)
PCIE: The President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency
PEB: Physical Efficiency Battery
PFT: Physical Fitness Test
POTUS: President of the United States
PSI: Personnel Security Interview
PTT: Physical Task Test

QR: Quality Recruitment (U.S. Customs program)

RAC/RAIC: Resident Agent-in-Charge
RCMP: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RICO: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
RK: Radial Keratotomy eye surgery
ROTC: Reserve Officer Training Corps
RRB: Railroad Retirement Board

SA: Special Agent (also S/A)
SAC/SAIC: Special Agent-in-Charge
SABT: Special Agent Basic Training
SAP: Special Access Program
SCI: Sensitive Compartmented Information
SCIP: Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
SF-171: Standard Form 171 employment application
SF-86: Standard Form 86: Questionnaire for National Security Positions
SI: Structured Interview
SIGIR: Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (click here for more info)
SOG: Special Operations Group (USMS's SWAT-like unit)
SSA: Supervisory Special Agent
SSA: Social Security Administration
SSBI: Single Scope Background Investigation
SSG: Special Surveillance Group

TCHC: Twin Cities Hiring Center (Dept of Homeland Security)
TDY: Temporary Duty
TEA: Treasury Enforcement Agent Examination
TFO: Task Force Officer (local/state officer working on federal task force)
TFOS: Terrorism Financing Operations Section (FBI)
TIGTA: Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
TREAS: U.S. Department of the Treasury
TS: Top Secret
TSA: Transportation Security Administration
TSP: Federal Thrift Savings Plan
TS/SCI: Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information
TTIC: Terrorist Threat Integration Center
TVA: Tennessee Valley Authority

UCC: Uniform Commercial Code
UCMJ: Uniform Code of Military Justice
UD: Uniformed Division (USSS)
UDO: Uniformed Division Officer
UPTP: Uniformed Police Training Program (FLETC training for federal uniformed LEOs)
USA: U.S. Army
USA: U.S. Attorney
USAA: USAA Insurance Company
USAF: U.S. Air Force
USAID: U.S. Agency for International Development
USAO: U.S. Attorney's Office
USBP: U.S. Border Patrol
USC: United States Code
USCG: U.S. Coast Guard
USCP: U.S. Capitol Police
USCS: U.S. Customs Service
USDA: U.S. Department of Agriculture
USFS: U.S. Forest Service (USDA Forest Service)
USMC: U.S. Marine Corps
USMS: U.S. Marshals Service
USN: U.S. Navy
USPIS: U.S. Postal Inspection Service
USPO: U.S. Probation Officer
USPP: U.S. Park Police
USPS: U.S. Postal Service
USSS: U.S. Secret Service
USSS-UD: U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division

VA: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
VPOTUS: Vice President of the United States

[ASUsundevil5]

DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency, not sure if this one applys

[0311Marine]

You forgot FUBAR, and SNAFU. If you work with the federal goverment you WILL encounter these.

[MOCOP]

You forgot FUBAR, and SNAFU. If you work with the federal goverment you WILL encounter these.

And BOHICA

[Kimble]

DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency, not sure if this one applys

While DIA is not FLE, intelligence is often relevant to FLE. Added DIA, DNI and DCI.

[Old Trooper]

One more...GTFOH!!! :D

[AndrewTx]

How about JTTF?

[Kimble]

How about JTTF?

Good catch! Added.

[tunlrat]

Yikes man. I think you have EVERYTHING! Very informative. By the by (since I'm originally from the Pacific rim), it's FSM (Federated States of Micronesia) not FM. Not your fault---think less than .0001% of the population knows that. :eek:

Wait, what about POTUS & OCONUS?

0311Marine:
Is FUBAR German? (Saving Private Ryan joke). ;)

[KittyMom]

What about SCOTUS? They make important decisions.

[AHartleyVU]

Great post.

[Kimble]

Yikes man. I think you have EVERYTHING! Very informative. By the by (since I'm originally from the Pacific rim), it's FSM (Federated States of Micronesia) not FM. Not your fault---think less than .0001% of the population knows that. :eek:

Wait, what about POTUS & OCONUS?

0311Marine:
Is FUBAR German? (Saving Private Ryan joke). ;)

I can't take full credit for the list. I originally found it on another forum (a much larger version), and condensed it to only federal acronyms. I've also added to it (most recently with POTUS and VPOTUS). There were originally U.S. states and other acronyms in it, which I removed (also took out FM).

[Big Sexy]

And BIG thought he had a lot of time on his hands, when he did his drama post. :cool:

[ASUsundevil5]

EOD Date - Enter On Duty Date?

[BP348]

Great post!!