FEMA Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Terms

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Acronyms
Abbreviations
& Terms
A Capability Assurance Job Aid
FEMA P-524 / July 2009

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Acronyms
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2SR Second Stage Review ABEL Agent Based Economic Laboratory
4Wd Four Wheel Drive ABF Automatic Broadcast Feed
A 1) Activity of Isotope ABHS Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizer
2) Ampere ABI Automated Broker Interface
3) Atomic Mass
ABIH American Board of Industrial Hygiene
A&E Architectural and Engineering ABIS see IDENT
A&FM Aviation and Fire Management ABM Anti-Ballistic Missile
A&M Customs and Border Protection Air & Marine ABMC American Battle Monuments Commission
(CBP/A&M)
ABNCP Airborne Command Post
A/D Analog/Digital
ABO Agents of Biological Origin
A/N Alert and Notification (see AN)
ABRO Aircraft Base Radio Operator
A2H America's Second Harvest
ABS Arson and Bomb Squad
AA 1) Affirmative Action
AC 1) Alternating Current
2) Allocation Advice
2) Area Command
3) Applicant Assistance
3) Area Committee
4) Approval Authority
ACAA Air Carrier Association for Americans
5) Atomic Absorption
6) Attribute Authority ACAC Area Command Aviation Coordinator
AAA 1) Agriculture Adjustment Administration ACADA Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm
2) American Ambulance Association ACAMS Automatic Continuous Air Monitoring System
3) Area Agency on Aging ACAP 1) Agency-wide Corrective Action Program
AAACE Airport Access Authorization to Commercial 2) Alien Criminal Apprehension Program
Establishments ACBIRC Advanced Chemical/Biological Integrated
AAAE American Association of Airport Executives Response Course
AAC 1) Activity Address Code ACC 1) Agency Command Center
2) Applicant Assistance Center 2) Air Combat Command
AACES Automated, Adaptive Chemical Examination 3) American Chemistry Council
System 4) Aviation Command Center
AACPP Airport Access Control Pilot Program ACCS Accounting Classification Code Structure
AACS Automated Access Control System ACCT 1) Accounting Technician
2) Account
AAD Assistant Associate Director
ACDA U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
AADPIA Assistant Associate Director for Public &
Intergovernmental Affairs ACDO Advanced Concept Demonstration Office
AADR Age-Adjusted Death Rate ACDP Aircraft Dispatcher
AAEI American Association of Exporters and ACDR Area Commander
Importers ACE 1) Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education
AAER Average Annual Erosion Rate 2) Accumulated Cyclone Energy
3) American Council on Education
AAFAS Automated Airborne Flight Alert System
4) Army Corps of Engineers
AAFB Andrews Air Force Base
5) Automated Commercial Environment (secure
AAML Agency Aviation Military Liaison
data portal)
AAMS Automated Acquisition Management System 6) Automated Construction Estimate
(ProTrac / ProDoc)
ACEP American College of Emergency Physicians
AAMVA American Association of Motor Vehicle
ACF 1) Administration for Children and Families
Administrators
2) Alternate Care Facility
AAPA American Association of Port Authorities 3) Alternate Control Facility
AAPD American Association of People with Disabilities ACFM Advanced Certified Floodplain Manager
AAR 1) After Action Report ACGIH American Council of Government Industrial
2) After Action Review Hygienists
3) Association of American Railroads
ACH Automated Clearing House
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and
AChE Acetylcholinesterase
Transportation Officials
ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
AAU Association of American Universities
ACI 1) Advanced Contracting Initiative
AAVLD American Association of Veterinary Laboratory
2) Airports Council International
Diagnosticians
3) Approved Course of Instruction
ABA 1) American Bar Association
ACI/NA Airports Council International--North America
2) American Bus Association
ACIP Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
ACIR Advisory Commission on Inter-governmental
ABC 1) American Baptist Churches
Relations
2) [Outstanding] American By Choice Award
ACIS Aviation Credential Interoperability Solution
3) Arizona Border Control Plan
ACL Access Control List
ABCI Arizona Border Control Initiative
ACMR Assistant Cache Manager
ABCO Automated Billing & Collection Off-sets
ACMS Academy Class Management System
ABD Air Bridge Denial
1
ACO 1) Administrative Contracting Officer ADO Airport District Office
2) Agency Claims Officer ADO Team Assistant Disbursing Officer Team
3) Agency Collection Officer ADOS Automated Document Ordering System
4) Animal Control Officer
ADP Automated Data Processing
ACP 1) Accelerated Conversion Process
ADPE Automated Data Processing Equipment
2) Access Control Points
ADR 1) Address
3) Allied Communications Publication
2) Alternative Dispute Resolution
4) Alternate Command Post
3) American Disaster Reserve
5) Area Command Post
6) Area Contingency Plan ADRA 1) Adventist Development and Relief Agency
2) Air Domain Risk Assessment
ACPSEM Advisory Council on Professional Standards for
3) Alternative Dispute Resolution Act
Emergency Managers
ADRS Automated Disaster Reporting System
ACR 1) Acreage Conservation Reserve
2) Advance Confirmation Report ADTS Automated Data Telecommunications Service
3) Agency Confirmation Report ADVISE Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight,
ACS 1) Adventist Community Services and Semantic Enhancement
2) Alternate Command Staff ADVON Advanced Echelon
3) Automated Commercial System AE 1) Aero-medical Evacuation
ACSD Advanced Container Security Device (See CSD.) 2) Architects and Engineering
ACSDR Adventist Community Services Disaster Response AEA 1) American Economic Association
2) American Electronics Association
ACSI American Customer Satisfaction Index
AEAS Automated Exercise and Assessment System
ACSM American Congress of Surveying and Mapping
AEC 1) Advanced Electronic Classroom
ACT 1) American Council for Technology
2) Agency Emergency Coordinator
2) Area Command Team
3) Army Environmental Center (Aberdeen
ACT FAST Agent Characteristics Toxicity - First Aid and
Proving Ground, Maryland)
Special Treatment
4) Atomic Energy Commission
ACTD Advanced Concepts Technology Demonstration
AECB Atomic Energy and Control Board
ACTE Association of Corporate Travel Executives
AECC 1) Aero-Medical Evacuation Control Center
ACTY Activity
2) Aero-Medical Evacuation Coordination Center
ACV 1) Actual Cash Value 3) American Evangelical Christian Church
2) Alarm Check Valve
AECE Aero-medical Evacuation Control Element
ACVP Airline Certificate Vetting Program
AECM Aero-medical Evacuation Crew Members
ACWG Air Cargo Working Group
AECR Achieving Extraordinary Customer Relations
AD 1) Administratively Determined (also AD#)
AED Automated External Defibrillator
2) Assistant Director
AEGL Acute Exposure Guidelines Level
3) Associate Director
AEI American Enterprise Institute
4) Automatic Determination
AEIC Alaska Earthquake Information Center
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
AEL 1) Adverse Effect Level
ADAMS Automated Disaster Assistance Management
2) Airborne Exposure Limit
System
3) Authorized Equipment List
ADASHI Automated Decision Aid System for Hazardous
AELT Aero-medical Evacuation Liaison Team
Incidents
ADASP Aviation Direct Access Screening Program AEMA Alabama Emergency Management Agency
ADD Automated Deployment Database AEOD Analysis and Evaluation of Operation Data
ADDIE Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, AEP Airport Emergency Plan
and Evaluation AERT Alaska Emergency Response Team
ADDS Automated Disaster Deployment System AES 1) Advanced Encryption Standard
2) Aero-medical Evacuation System
ADEM 1) Arizona Division of Emergency Management
3) Automated Export System
2) Arkansas Department of Emergency
Management AEW Airborne Early Warning
ADES Alaska Division of Emergency Services AF 1) Acre Feet
2) Air Force
ADFR Arson Detection for the First Responder
ADGGS Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical AFA Association of Flight Attendants
Surveys AFB Air Force Base
ADIS Arrival and Departure Information System AFCEA Armed Forces Communications and Electronics
Association
ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone
ADJ Adjustable AFD Airport Facility Directory
ADL Automated Distance Learning AFEM Alliance for Fire and Emergency Management
ADM 1) Acquisition Decision Memorandum AFEWES Air Force Electronic Warfare Evaluation
Simulator
2) Admiral
ADMIN 1) Administration AFFIRM Association for Federal Information Resources
Management
2) Administrative
ADMSYS Admissions System AFG Assistance to Firefighters Grant
2
AFGE American Federation of Government Employees AIA 1) American Institute of Architects
AFGWC Air Force Global Weather Central 2) American Insurance Association
AFIP Armed Forces Institute of Pathology AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and
AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor and Congress of Astronautics
Industrialized Organizations AIATP Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Awareness Training
AFM Adjudicator's Field Manual Program
AFMIC Armed Forces Medial Intelligence Center AIBS American Institute of Biological Sciences
AFMLS Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering Section AIC 1) Animal Identification Coordinator
2) Automated Inventory Control (formerly AIS)
AFMO Assistant Fire Management Officer
AID Agency for International Development
AFMS Automated Forms System
AIF Assistance Information Form
AFNSEP Air Force National Security Emergency
Preparedness AIG Address Indicating Group
AFO Area Field Office AIHEC American Indian Higher Education Consortium
AFOC Air Force Operations Center AILA American Immigration Lawyers Association
AFOSC Air Force Operations Support Center AIMS 1) Arson Information Management System
2) Automated Inventory Management System
AFRAS Association For Rescue At Sea
AIP 1) Agreement In Principle
AFRAT Air Force Radiation Assessment Team
2) Airport Improvement Program
AFRB Air Force Reserve Base
3) Assisted Imaging Processing
AFRCC Air Force Rescue Coordination Center
AIPC All Indian Pueblo Council
AFRES Air Force Reserve
AIREP Aircraft Report
AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory
AIS 1) Automated Information System
AFRRI Armed Force Radiobiology Research Institute 2) Automatic Identification System
AFSA American Financial Services Association AIT Aeromedical Isolation Team
AFSC Armed Forces Staff College AJ Administrative Judge
AFSOF Air Force Special Operations Forces AKA Also Known As
AFSP Alien Flight Student Program AKDT Alaska Daylight Time (GMT - 8)
AFSS Automated Flight Service Station AKST Alaska Standard Time (GMT - 9)
AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center AL Applicant Liaison
AG 1) Adjutant General ALARA As Low as Reasonably Achievable
2) Agriculture
ALB Administration and Logistics Branch (US-VISIT)
3) Attorney General
ALC 1) Agency Location Code
AGAR Alternate Governor’s Authorized Representative
2) Agency Logistics Center
AGAUS Adjutants General Association of the U.S. 3) Annual Letter of Certification
AGC 1) Advanced Gas Centrifuge ALCC 1) Airlift Control Center
2) Association of General Contractors 2) Airlift Coordination Cell
3) Associate General Counsel
ALCE Airlift Control Element
AGCA Associated General Contractors of America
ALCOM Alaskan Command
AGCR Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor
ALE 1) Additional Living Expenses
AGE Aerospace Ground Equipment 2) Automatic Link Establishment
AGILE Advanced Geospatial Imagery Library ALERT Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time
Enterprise
ALOHA Aerial Locations Of Hazardous Atmospheres
AGL Above Ground Level
ALPA Airline Pilots Association
AGR Active Guard/Reserve
ALS Advanced Life Support
AGS Aviation Group Supervisor
ALSM Airborne Laser Swath Mapping (aka: "LIDAR")
AGV Aggregate Value
ALT Alternate
AGY Agency
ALTRETCO Alternate Regional Emergency Transportation
AGZ Actual Ground Zero Coordinator
AH Alternate Headquarters ALUM Aluminum
AHAM Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers AM 1) Amplitude Modulation
AHCC Alternate Host Communications Center 2) Ante Meridiem
AHG Ad Hoc Group AMA American Medical Association
AHIMT All Hazards Incident Management Team AMB Air & Marine Branch (ICE/AMB)
AHJ Agency Having Jurisdiction AMBUS Ambulance Bus
AHMA American Hotel and Motel Association AMC 1) Air Mobility Command
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2) Army Materiel Command
AHT Animal Health Technician AMCCOM Armament Munitions and Chemical Command
AHU Air Handling Unit AMD Acquisition Management Division
AHUA America Highway User Alliance AMEAGS Automated Major Emergency Action Guidelist
AI&H Assistance to Individuals and Households System
AI2 Acquisition Improvement Initiative AMF Alternative Morgue Facility
AMGS Air & Marine Group Supervisor
3
AMHS Automated Message Handling System AOSSP Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program
AMID Air and Marine Interdiction Division AOV Agency Owned Vehicle
AMINESKAL American Indian Eskimo Aleutian AP 1) Aerial Port
AMIO Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations 2) Alternate Power
AML ARC Macro Language 3) Arrival Point
4) Assembly Point
AMO Air and Marine Operations (ICE)
5) Associated Press
AMOC Air and Marine Operations Center
AP&CP Arson Prevention and Control Plan
AMP Amperage
APA 1) American Planning Association
AMPS Automated Message Processing System
2) Administrative Procedure Act
AMR Agricultural Mitigation and Restoration
APB Acquisition Program Baseline
AMS 1) Aerial Measuring System
APC Agency Program Coordinator
2) American Meteorological Society
APCO Association of Public Safety Communications
3) Atmospheric Monitoring System
[Worldwide]
4) Automated Manifest System
APE Area of Potential Effect
AMSLAN American Sign Language
APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
AMSP Area Maritime Security Plan
APERMANS Automated Personnel Management System
AMT Amount
APG Aberdeen Proving Ground
AMTOR Amateur Telegraphy Over Radio
APHA American Public Health Association
AMWA Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
AN 1) Above Normal APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
2) Alert and Notification (see A/N) APHL Association of Public Health Laboratories
ANACI Access National Agency Check and Inquiry API Application Programming Interface
ANAD Anniston Army Depot APIS 1) Administrative and Program Information
System
ANCA Anniston Chemical Activity
2) Advance Passenger Information System
ANCDF Anniston Chemical Disposal Facility
APL Annex Planning Leaders
ANFAZD Academic Network for Foreign Animal and
APLCN Application
Zoonotic Disease
APLCT Applicant
ANFO Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil
APLNC Appliance
ANG 1) Air National Guard
2) Army National Guard APMB Acquisition and Program Management Branch
(US-VISIT)
ANGB Air National Guard Base
APO Accountable Property Officer
ANI 1) American Nuclear Insurers
2) Area Not Included APOD Aerial Port of Debarkation
ANL Argonne National Laboratories APOE Aerial Port of Embarkation
ANOC Association of National Olympic Committees APP 1) Apparatus
2) Applicant
ANPR Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
3) Application
ANPRM Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [see
4) Application Portability Profile
NPRM and SNPRM]
APPN Appropriation
ANPSC Alternate National Processing Service Center
APPT Appointment
ANRC American National Red Cross
APR 1) Agency Procurement Review
ANS 1) Alert and Notification System
2) Air-Purifying Respirator
2) Answer
APRSAC Academe and Policy Research Advisory
3) Aquatic Nuisance Species
Committee
ANSI American National Standards Institute
APSO Asylum Pre-Screening Officer
ANSI-HSSP American National Standards Institute-
APSP Automated Passenger Screening Profile
Homeland Securities Standards Panel
APSRS Aerial Photography Summary Record System
ANZUS Australia, New Zealand and United States
AO 1) Action Officer APSS Automated Personnel Security System
2) Administrative Officer APT Administrative Payment Team
3) Area of Operations APTA American Public Transportation Associations
4) Assistance Officer APTS 1) Airport, Port, and Terminal Security
AOA 1) Administration on Aging 2) Association of Public Television Stations
2) Aviation Operations Area APWA American Public Works Association
AOAC Association for Official Analytical Communities AQI Agricultural Quarantine Inspections
AOBD Air Operations Branch Director AR 1) Acknowledge Receipt
AOBS Aerial Observer 2) Aerial Reconnaissance
AOC 1) Aircraft Operating Center (NOAA) 3) Army Regulation
2) Area of Concern ARA 1) Aircraft Rental Agreement
3) Army Operations Center 2) Analog Radio Adapter
AOIC Acting Official in Charge ARAA Advanced Radiological Accident Assessment
AOPA Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association ARAC Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability
AOR Area of Responsibility ARB Air Reserve Base
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ARC 1) American Red Cross (also RC) [ESF-6] ASCADS Automated Sorting, Conversion and Distribution
2) Analytic Resources Catalog System
ARCA Area Requiring Corrective Action ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
ARCHIE Automated Resource for Chemical Hazard ASCII American Standard Code for Information
Incident Evaluation Interchange
ARD Advanced Radiation Detection ASCS Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
AREAL Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Services
Laboratory ASD 1) Acoustic Surveillance Device
AREP Agency Representative 2) Administrative Security Division
ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Services 3) Allowable Stress Design
4) Assistant Secretary of Defense
ARF 1) Action Request Form
2) Aviation Route Forecast ASD (HD) Assistant Secretary of Defense, Homeland
ARFCAM Autonomous Rapid Facility Chemical Agent Defense
Monitor ASD (SO/LIC) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special
Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict)
ARFF Aircraft Rescue Firefighting
ASDAR Aircraft to Satellite Data Relay
ARFI Areas Recommended For Improvement
ASDRC Automated Systems Disaster Recovery Capabilities
ARG Accident Response Group
ASDSO Association of State Dam Safety Officials
ARI Acute Respiratory Infection
ASDWA Association of State Drinking Water
ARIES Airborne Rapid Imagery for Emergency Support
Administrators
ARIO Advanced Radiation Incident Operations
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ARIP Accidental Release Information Program
ASFPM Association of State Floodplain Managers
ARJIS Automated Regional Justice Information System
ASGS Air Support Group Supervisor
ARL 1) Activities Result List
ASH Assistant Secretary for Health
2) Airborne Reconnaissance Low
ASHA Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs
ARL-M Airborne Reconnaissance Low - Multifunction
ASHG Accident Site Health Group
ARM Aerial Radiological Monitor
ARMS Automated Resource Management System ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and
Air-Conditioning Engineers
(FEMA)
ASI America's Shield Initiative
ARNG Army National Guard
ASIA 1) Anti-Smuggling Investigators Association
ARNGOPS Army National Guard Operations
2) Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis
A-ROC Alternate Regional Operations Center
ASIANPACI Asian Pacific Islander
ARP 1) Administration and Resource Planning
ASIP Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection
2) Alarm Resolution Protocols
ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency ASIS American Society for Industrial Security
ARPANET Advanced Research Projects Agency Network ASIWPCA Association of State and Interstate Water
Pollution Control Administrators
ARRA American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
ASL 1) Above Sea Level
ARRAS Automatic Residential Remote Alarm System
2) American Sign Language
ARRL American Radio Relay League
ASLB Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
ARS 1) Agricultural Research Service
ASM Air Support Manager
2) Automatic Route Selection
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ARSOF Army Special Operations Forces
ASMRO Armed Services Medical Regulating Office
ARSR Air Route Surveillance Radar
ASMT Assessment
ART Awards Review Team
ASN Abstract Syntax Notation
ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center
ASOS Automated Surface Observing System
ARTS Audit Report Tracking System
ASP 1) Active Server Page
ARWO Aerial Reconnaissance Weather Office
2) Advanced Spectroscopic Portal
AS 1) Applicant Services 3) Associate Safety Professional
2) Automatic Sprinkler
4) Aviation Security Program
AS 06 Ardent Sentry 06 (exercise) ASPA Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs
ASA Average Speed of Answer ASPE American Society of Professional Estimators
ASA/IL&E Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installation, ASPECT 1) Airborne Spectral Environmental Collection
Logistics and Environment)
Technology
ASAC Aviation Security Advisory Committee 2) Airborne Spectral Photographic
ASAP 1) Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Environmental Collection Technology
2) All-Hazards Situation Assessment Prototype ASPHEP Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency
3) As Soon As Possible Preparedness
4) Automated Standard Application for
ASPRS American Society of Photogrammetry and
Payments
Remote Sensing
ASC 1) Advanced Systems Center ASR 1) Aquifer Storage Recovery
2) Allowable Stack Concentration
2) Atmosphere Supplying Respirator
3) Application Support Center
3) Automatic Sprinkler Riser
4) Area of Special Consideration
ASSE American Society of Safety Engineers
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ASSET Advanced Simulation and Software Engineering ATV All-terrain vehicle
Technology AUH Attached Unit Housing
ASST Assistant AUSA Assistant U. S. Attorney
ASSY Assembly AUTHN Authorization
AST 1) Aboveground Storage Tank AUTHY Authority
2) Accessible Systems and Technologies AUTODIN Automatic Digital Network
3) Aviation Survival Technician
AUVSI Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems
ASTA American Society of Travel Agents International
ASTHO Association of State and Territorial Health AV 1) Air Vehicle
Officials 2) Audio-Visual
ASTI Airport Security Technology Integration AVC Alaska Volcano Center
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
ASTS Aeromedical Staging Squadron AVI Audio-Visual Interleave
ASU All-Source Situational Understanding AVIC Area Veterinarian in Charge
ASUFAC Airport and Seaport User Fee Advisory AVIP Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
Committee, INS
AVLIS Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation
AT 1) Advanced Technology
AVMA American Veterinary Medical Association
2) Anti-Terrorism
AVO Alaska Volcano Observatory
AT&L Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
AVOps Aviation Operations
AT/FP Anti-Terrorism & Force Protection
AVSEC Aviation Security
ATA 1) Actual Time of Arrival
AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System
2) Airline Transportation Association
3) American Trucking Association AWBA Average Weekly Benefit Amount
ATB Applied Technology Board AWD Available Without Declaration
ATBM AirTanker Base Manager AWIPS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing
System
ATC 1) Air Traffic Control
2) Applied Technology Council AWIS Automated Weather Information System
A-TCET 1) Anti-Terrorism Combat Enforcement Team AWO American Waterway Operators
2) Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement AWOL Absent Without Leave
Team AWOP Absence Without Pay
ATCO Airtanker Coordinator AWRA American Water Resources Association
ATCT Air Traffic Control Tower AWS Alternate Work Schedule
ATD 1) Actual Time of Departure AWWA American Water Works Association
2) Advanced Technology Demonstration AYE Alternate Year Exercise
3) Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion B&SA Bureau and Statistical Agent (NFIP)
ATDI Advance Trade Data Initiative B/C Benefit/Cost
ATDP Annual Training and Development Plan BAA 1) Broad Agency Announcement
ATDT Atlantic Daylight Time (GMT - 3) 2) Broad Area Announcement
ATF Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives BACM Business Alliance for Customs Modernization
[Bureau of] BAER 1) Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation
ATGS Air Tactical Group Supervisor (Team)
ATH Air-Transportable Hospital 2) Burned Area Emergency Response
ATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry BALV Best Available Lodging Value
Solutions BAND Bio-agent Autonomous Networked Detectors
ATM 1) Automated Teller Machine BARDA Biomedical Advanced Research & Development
2) Asynchronous Transfer Mode Authority
ATMU Advanced Technology Meteorological Unit BAREPP Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness
ATMWU Air Transportable Mobile Weather Unit Project
ATN Aeronautical Telecommunications Networks BASIS Biological Aerosol Sentry and Information
ATO Air Tasking Order System
ATP 1) Air Transit Program BATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
2) Authority to Participate BATT Battery
ATR Advanced Thermal Reactor BAWS Biological Aerosol Warning System
ATRAP Air Transportable RADIAC Package BBP Blood Borne Pathogen
ATS Automated Targeting System BBRS Board of Building Regulations and Standards
ATSA Aviation and Transportation Security Act BBS Bulletin Board System
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease BC 1) Base Camp
Registry (USPHS) 2) Branch Chief
ATST Atlantic Standard Time (GMT - 4) BCA Benefit-Cost Analysis
ATT Anti-Terrorism Technologies BCBP Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
ATTF Antiterrorism Task Force BCC Border Crossing Card
ATTN Attention BCF Billion Cubic Feet
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