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Acronym Guide
Because sometimes you want to know WTF they are talking about. Let us know if we missed one.

A-C | D-H | I-O | P-Z
IA Import Administration
IA Information Assurance
IA Interim Action
IAB Information Access Branch
IAE Integrated Acquisition Environment
IAF Inter-American Foundation
IAQ Indoor Air Quality
IAW In Accordance With
IBB International Broadcasting Bureau
IBS Innovative Business Solutions
ICC Interstate Commerce Commission
IDIQ Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity
IES Institute of Education Sciences
IFB Invitation for Bid
IG Inspector General
IHS Indian Health Service
IIP International Information Programs
ILAB Bureau of International Labor Affairs
ILO International Labour Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMLS Institute of Museum and Library Services
INF Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization
IO Bureau of International Organization Affairs
IRS Internal Revenue Service
ITA International Trade Administration
ITC United States International Trade Commission
IV&V Independent Validation and Verification
JAG Judge Advocate General
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
JEC Joint Economic Committee
JSC Johnson Space Center
KAPL Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
KSC Kennedy Space Center
LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory
LBL Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LC Library of Congress
LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
LOB Line of Business
LOC Library of Congress
LT Lot
MARAD Maritime Administration
MBDA Minority Business Development Agency
MCHB Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MCTL Militarily Critical Technologies List
MDA Missile Defense Agency
MedPAC Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
MMS Minerals Management Service
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration
MSPB Merit Systems Protection Board
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NAICS North American Industry Classification System
NARA National Archives and Records Administration
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASM National Air and Space Museum
NASS National Agricultural Statistics Service
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NBL New Brunswick Laboratory
NCA National Cemetery Administration
NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCC National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications
NCCAM National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
NCCDPHP National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
NCCIC National Child Care Information Center
NCD National Council on Disability
NCDC National Climatic Data Center
NCEH National Center for Environmental Health
NCES National Center for Education Statistics
NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
NCHSTP National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
NCI National Cancer Institute
NCID National Center for Infectious Diseases
NCIPC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NCLIS National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
NCPC National Capital Planning Commission
NCS National Communications System
NCTR National Center for Toxicological Research
NCUA National Credit Union Administration
NDIC National Drug Intelligence Center
NEA National Endowment for the Arts
NEC National Economic Council
NEH National Endowment for the Humanities
NEI National Eye Institute
NEIC National Earthquake Information Center
NESDIS National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
NETL National Energy Technology Laboratory
NGA National Gallery of Art
NHGRI National Human Genome Research Institute
NHI National Highway Institute
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NIA National Institute on Aging
NIAAA National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIAMS National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
NIC National Institute of Corrections
NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDCD National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
NIDCR National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
NIDDK National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
NIDRR National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIFC National Interagency Fire Center
NIFL National Institute for Literacy
NIGC National Indian Gaming Commission
NIGMS National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIH National Institutes of Health
NIJ National Institute of Justice
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NINR National Institute of Nursing Research
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLE National Library of Education
NLM National Library of Medicine
NLRB National Labor Relations Board
NMB National Mediation Board
NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
NNSA National Nuclear Security Administration
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NODC National Oceanographic Data Center
NOS National Ocean Service
NPCR National Program of Cancer Registries
NPS National Park Service
NPS Nonpoint Sources
NPTO National Petroleum Technology Office
NR National Register of Historic Places
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service
NRDP National Rural Development Partnership
NREN National Research and Education Network
NREVSS National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System
NRL Naval Research Laboratory
NRO National Reconnaissance Office
NSA National Security Agency
NSC National Security Council
NSF National Science Foundation
NSTL National Space Technology Laboratories
NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration
NTIS National Technical Information Service
NTP National Toxicology Program
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
NWS National Weather Service
NWTRB Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
OA Office of Administration
OACU Office of Animal Care and Use
OAIT Office of American Indian Trust
OALJ Office of Administrative Law Judges
OAR Office of AIDS Research
OBL Office of Business Liaison
OCC Comptroller of the Currency
OCE Office of the Chief Economist
OCR Office for Civil Rights (Dept. of Education)
OCRWM Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
OCS Office of Community Services
OCSE Office of Child Support Enforcement
ODEP Office of Disability Employment Policy
ODP Office of Disease Prevention
OECA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance