GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ACA | American Correctional Association |
ACE | Asian Criminal Enterprise |
ACMS | Automated Case Management System |
ACS | Automated Case Support System |
ACTS | DOJ Criminal Division Automated Case Tracking System |
ADA | American with Disabilities Act |
ADAM | Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program |
ADR | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
A-Files | Alien Files |
AFIS | Automated Fingerprint Identification System |
AFOR | FBI Annual Field Office Report |
ALS | Automated Litigation Support |
AMIS | INS Asset Management Information System |
APIS | Advance Passenger Information System |
ATF | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms |
ATR | Antitrust Division |
BCI | Border Coordination Initiative |
BESS | FBI (Part) B Extract Summary System |
BIA | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
BJA | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
BJS | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
BOP | Bureau of Prisons |
BPETS | INS Border Patrol Enforcement Tracking System |
CAC | Crimes Against Children |
CAIS | Criminal Alien Information System |
CASA | Court Appointed Special Advocate |
CASES | Automated Case Management System |
CCIPS | Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section |
CCR | Condition of Confinement Reviews |
CDF | Contract Detention Facilities |
CEO | DOJ Criminal Division Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section |
CFCs | Chlorofluorocarbons |
CHR | Criminal History Record |
CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
CIO | Chief Information Officer |
CIRG | FBI Critical Incident Response Group |
CIS | Central Index System |
CIV | Civil Division |
CLAIMS | Computer Linked Application Information Management System (INS) |
CLIP | Crime Lab Improvement Program |
CMS | Case Management System |
CODIS | Combined DNA Information System |
COPS | Community Oriented Policing Services |
CPI | FBI Crime Problem Indicator |
CPO | Corrections Program Office |
CRM | Criminal Division |
CRS | Community Relations Service |
CRT | Civil Rights Division |
CSO | Court Security Officer |
CT | Counterterrorism |
CY | Calendar Year |
DACS | Deportable Alien Control System |
DC | District of Columbia |
DCL | Dedicated Commuter Lanes |
DCPO | Drug Courts Program Office |
DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
DME | Durable Medical Equipment |
DOD | Department of Defense |
DOE | Department of Energy |
DOI | Department of the Interior |
DOJ | Department of Justice |
DOL | Department of Labor |
DOT | Department of Transportation |
DTO | Drug Trafficking Organization |
ECE | Eurasian Criminal Enterprise |
EID | INS Enforcement Integrated Database |
ENFORCE | INS Enforcement Case Tracking System |
ENRD | Environment and Natural Resources Division |
EOIR | Executive Office for Immigration Review |
EOUSA | Executive Office for United States Attorneys |
EOWS | Executive Office Weed and Seed |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
EPIC | El Paso Intelligence Center |
EREM | INS ENFORCE Removal Module |
FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
FACS | INS former financial system |
FAIR Act | Federal Activities and Inventory Reform Act |
FARS | Firearms Accountability Reviews |
FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
FBI HQ | FBI Headquarters, Washington, DC |
FEDBizOpps | Federal Data Procurement System Component |
FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FinCen | Financial Crimes Intelligence Center |
FIPS | FOIA Information Processing System |
FIREBIRD | DEA's primary office automation infrastructure |
FISA | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act |
FFL | Federal Firearm Licensees |
FFMS | Federal Financial Management System |
FMIS | Federal Management Information System |
FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
FPD | Federal Prisoner Detention |
FPI | Federal Prison Industries |
FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
FTE | Full Time Equivalent (of one work year) |
FY | Fiscal Year |
G-8 | Eight major industrialized countries |
GAO | General Accounting Office |
GED | General Education Diploma |
GIS | Geographic Information System |
GMS | Grants Management System |
GPEA | Government Paperwork Elimination Act |
GPRA | Government Performance and Results Act |
GSA | General Services Administration |
HCFA | Health Care Fraud Act |
HCIS | HCFA Customer Information System |
HDS | Hazardous Devices School |
HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
HIDTA | High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area |
HMRU | FBI Hazardous Materials Response Unit |
HQ | Headquarters |
HRMIS | Human Resource Information System |
HUD | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IAFIS | Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System |
IBIS | INS Interagency Border Inspection System |
ICAC | Internet Crimes Against Children |
ICLAD | INS Intelligence Computer Assisted Detection |
ICM | Interactive Case Management System |
IDENT-AIFIS | FBI Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System |
IDMS | Integrated Data Management System |
IFCC | FBI Internet Fraud Complaint Center |
IGA | Intergovernmental Agreement |
IHP | Institutional Hearing Program |
III | Interstate Identification Index |
IIRIRA | Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 |
IINI | Innocent Images National Initiative |
IMSS | DOJ Information Management & Security Staff |
INS | Immigration and Naturalization Service |
INSpect | INS' Program for Excellence and Comprehensive Tracking |
INTERPOL | International Criminal Police Organization |
IRM | INS Information Resource Management Staff |
IRP | Institutional Removal Program |
IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
ISD | Immigration Services Division |
ISI | OJJDP Investigative Satellite Initiative |
ISIS | INS Surveillance Intelligence System |
ISRAA | Integrated Statistical Reporting and Analysis Application |
IT | Information Technology |
IT-IAB | INS Information Technology Investment Approval Board |
ITIM | Information Technology Information Management |
JCN | Justice Communications Network |
JCON (II) | Justice Consolidated Office Network (II) |
JDIS | Justice Detainee Information System |
JFK | John F. Kennedy (International Airport Code, NY, NY) |
JJDP | Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program |
JMD | Justice Management Division |
JPATS | Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System |
JUMP | Juvenile Mentoring Program |
LCN | La Cosa Nostra |
LESC | Law Enforcement Support Center |
LIFE | Legal Immigration Family Equity Act |
LIONS | U.S. Attorneys Case Management System |
LLEBG | Local Law Enforcement Block Grant |
LYNX | INS Database for Criminal Cases Against Employers |
M&R | Modernization and Repair |
MAR | FBI's Monthly Administrative Report |
MERLIN | DEA's Intelligence Database |
MET | Mobile Enforcement Team |
MLAT | Multilateral Legal Assistance Treaty |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
NAC | National Advocacy Center |
NCIC | National Crime Information Center |
NCIS | National Criminal Investigation Service |
NCHIP | National Criminal History Improvement Program |
NCJRS | National Criminal Justice Reference Service |
NCSC | National Customer Service Center |
NDIC | National Drug Intelligence Center |
NDIS | National DNA Index System |
NFC | National Finance Center |
NFTS | National Files Tracking System |
NHC | National Hiring Center |
NHCAA | National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association |
NICS | National Instant Criminal Background Check System |
NIJ | National Institute of Justice |
NIPC | National Infrastructure Protection Center |
NPT | National Priority Target |
NPTO | National Priority Target Organization |
NRC | National Records Center |
NSA | National Security Agency |
NUMP | National Utilities Management Program |
NWCC | National White Collar Crime Center |
OC | Office of the Comptroller |
OCDETF | Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force |
OCPP | FBI Organized Crime Program Plan |
OCRS | Organized Crime and Racketeering Section (CRM) |
ODP | Office for Domestic Preparedness |
ODP TEST | Objectives of Operations Drug Testing Effective Sanctions Treatment |
OIA | Criminal Division's Office of International Affairs |
OIG | Office of the Inspector General |
OJJDP | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
OJP | Office of Justice Programs |
OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
ONDCP | Office of National Drug Control Policy |
OPCLEE | Office of the Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education |
OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
OPR | Office of Professional Responsibility |
Orion LEADS | INS Intelligence System |
OSG | Office of the Solicitor General |
OVC | Office for Victims of Crime |
PAL | Program Accountability Library |
PAS | Performance Analysis System |
PAU | INS Passenger Analysis System |
PCI | FBI Performance Capacity Indicator |
POC | Point of Contact |
POE | Ports-of-entry |
PRA | Paperwork Reduction Act |
PRIDE | DEA Priority Drug Enforcement Initiative |
PSD | BOP Prisoner Services Division |
PTARRS | DEA Priority Target Activity Resource Reporting System |
PTDO | Priority Targeted Drug-trafficking Organization |
PTS | BOP Prisoner Tracking System |
QRT | Quick Response Team |
QSIS | FBI Database tracking training in Quantico, VA |
RAFACS | Receipt and Alien File Accountability and Control System |
RICO | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations |
RSAT | Residential Substance Abuse Treatment |
SACSI | Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Initiative |
SAR | Suspicious Activity Report |
SCAAP | State Criminal Alien Assistance Program |
SENTRY | BOP on-line system |
SKSS | Safe Kids/Safe Streets |
SOD | Special Operations Division |
SPC | INS-owned Service Processing Centers |
SRO | School Resource Officer |
SSA | Social Security Administration |
STATE | United States Department of State |
STOP | Services, Training, Officers and Prosecutors formula grants |
TAX | Tax Division |
TaxDoc | Tax Division Database |
TOP-OFF | Top Officials WMD Training |
TURK | Time Utilization Record Keeping |
USA-5 | U.S. Attorney Data Collection System |
USA/USAs | United States Attorneys |
USA PATRIOT Act | Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001(HR 3162) |
USAF | United States Air Force |
USCG | United Sates Coast Guard |
USCS | United States Customs Service |
USMS | United States Marshals Service |
USNCB | United States National Central Bureau (INTERPOL) |
USPC | United States Parole Commission |
USTP | United States Trustees Program |
VA | Veteran's Administration |
VAWA | Violence Against Women Act |
VAWO | Violence Against Women Office |
VCCLEA | Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 |
VOCA | Victims of Crime Act |
VOI/TIS | Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth in Sentencing |
WCC | White Collar Crime |
WIN | Warrant Information Network |
WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction |