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APPENDIX D:
ABBREVIATIONS

ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
ACH Automated Clearing House
AI Artificial Intelligence
ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency
ATM Automated Teller Machine
AZ Arizona
BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis
BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs
CA California
CENR Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
CIO Chief Information Officer
COE Common Operating Environment
COTS Commercial-off-the-shelf
DC District of Columbia
DCL Dedicated Commuter Lane
DEA Drug Enforcement Agency
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
DOD Department of Defense
EBT Electronic Benefits Transfer
EC Electronic Commerce
ECQ Executive Core Qualifications
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EFT Electronic Funds Transfer
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ESC Executive Steering Committee
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FACNet Federal Acquisition Computer Network
FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FEB Federal Executive Board
FedCIRC Federal Computer Incident Response Capability
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FGDC Federal Geographic Data Committee
FinCEN Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard
FLEWUG Federal Law Enforcement Wireless Users Group
FMS Financial Management Service
FNC Federal Networking Council
FTS2000 Federal Telecommunications Service 2000
FWTS Federal Wireless Telecommunications Service
FY Fiscal Year
GII Global Information Infrastructure
GILS Government Information Locator Service
GITS Government Information Technology Services
GITSB Government Information Technology Services Board
GOL Government On-line
GSA General Services Administration
GSII Government Services Information Infrastructure
HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development
HWG Harmonized Wage Code
IEP Intergovernmental Enterprise Panel
IITF Information Infrastructure Task Force
IRM Information Resources Management
IRS Internal Revenue Service
IT Information Technology
ITIS Interagency Taxonomic Information System
ITMRA Information Technology Management Reform Act
IWG Interagency Working Group
MAGIC Merced Automated Global Information System
MAGNet Massachusetts Access to Government Network
MI Michigan
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NASIRE National Association of State Information Resource Executives
NATAP North American Trade Automation Prototype
NBII National Biological Information Infrastructure
NCIC National Crime Information Center
NCS National Communications System
NEDI National Environmental Data Index
NII National Information Infrastructure
NIST National Institute of Science and Technology
NLETS National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
NPR National Performance Review
NPS National Park Service
NSA National Security Agency
NSC National Security Council
NSDI National Spatial Data Infrastructure
NSTC National Science and Technology Council
NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration
NTIS National Technical Information Service
NY New York
OCC Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OPM Office of Personnel Management
OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy
PC Personal Computer
PEBES Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement
PKI Public Key Infrastructure
PMC President's Management Council
PMO Program Management Office
PSN Public Switched Network
PSWAC Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee
R&D Research and Development
RFP Request for Proposal
SARS Suspicious Activity Reporting System
SBA Small Business Administration
SES Senior Executive Service
SPF Single Point of Filing
SSA Social Security Administration
STAWRS Simplified Tax and Wage Reporting System
TX Texas
US United States
USAID United States Agency for International Development
USBA United States Business Advisor
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USEAC United States Export Assistance Center
USGS United States Geological Survey
USPS United States Postal Service
VA Department of Veterans Affairs
WIC Women, Infants, and Children
WINGS Web Interactive Network of Government Services
WWW World Wide Web

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