Acronym |
Meaning |
A |
3Rs |
Recruitment and Relocation Bonuses and Retention Allowances |
AAALAC |
American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal
Care |
AAP |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
AAPHP |
American Association of Public Health Physicians |
ACD |
Advisory Committee to the Director |
ACEP |
American College of Emergency Physicians |
ACGME |
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
ACPM |
American College of Preventive Medicine |
ACSI |
American Customer Satisfaction Index |
ACWA |
Administrative Careers with America |
AD&D |
Accidental Death and Dismemberment |
ADP |
Automated Data Processing |
AFGE |
American Federation of Government Employees |
AI/ANO |
American Indian/Alaskan Native Organization |
AID |
Agency for International Development |
AIRIO |
Agency Intramural Research Integrity Officer |
AL |
Annual Leave |
AMA |
American Medical Association |
AMHPS |
Association of Minority Health Professionals Schools |
AO |
Administrative Office/Officer |
APAO |
Asian Pacific Islander American Organization |
APHA |
American Public Health Association |
ARAC |
Administrative Restructuring Advisory Committee |
ASAP |
As Soon As Possible |
ASBTF |
Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology and Finance |
ASDC |
Administrative Skills Development Curriculum |
ASH |
Assistant Secretary for Health, PHS |
ASPER |
Assistant Secretary for Personnel Administration, DHHS |
ASPH |
Association of Schools of Public Health |
ASTHO |
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
ATM |
Above The Minimum |
ATPM |
Association of Teachers and Preventive Medicine |
ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, PHS |
AWOL |
Absence Without Official Leave |
AWS |
Alternate Work Schedule |
AREA |
Academic Research Enhancement Award |
B |
BC/BS |
Blue Cross and Blue Shield |
BDR |
Budget Data Request |
BECON |
Bioengineering Consortium (NIH OD) |
BIB |
Bibliography |
BIG |
Blacks in Government |
BISTIC |
Bioinformatics Consortium (NIH OD) |
BMBL |
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories |
BRM |
Business Reply Mail (ORS) |
BTP |
Biotechnology Training Program |
BTRIS |
Biomedical Translational Research Information System |
C |
CA(SF) |
Clinical Associate (Staff Fellow) |
CAN |
Common Accounting Number |
CAO |
Change of Appointing Office |
CBT |
Computer-Based Training |
C/CC |
Career/Career-Conditional |
CC |
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center |
CC |
Commercial Core |
CC |
Commercial Competitive |
CC: |
Carbon or Courtesy Copy |
CC: |
Carbon or Courtesy Copy |
CCR |
Center for Cooperative Resolution (NIH OD) |
CDC |
Communicable Disease Center, PHS |
CDP |
Candidate Development Program (SES) |
CDP |
Career Development Plan |
CE |
Continuing Education for Psychologists |
CFC |
Combined Federal Campaign |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CIT |
Center for Information Technology |
CMAB |
Complaints Management and Adjudication Branch, OEO |
CME |
Continuing Medical Education |
CMP/ HMO |
Comprehensive Medical Plans/Health Maintenance Organizations |
CO |
Commissioned Officer |
COB |
Close Of Business |
COI |
Conflict of Interest |
COLA |
Cost Of Living Allowance |
COP |
Continuation Of Pay |
COOG |
Continuity of Operations Group |
COPR |
Council of Public Representatives (NIH OD) |
COTA |
Career Opportunities Training Agreement (HHS) |
CPDF |
Central Personnel Data File |
CPE |
Continuing Professional Education |
CPFP |
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program |
CRIS |
Clinical Research Information System |
CRISP |
Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects |
CRTP |
Clinical Research Training Program |
CRM |
Customer Relations Manager |
CS |
Civil Service |
CSD |
Client Services Division |
CSR |
Center for Scientific Review |
CSRS |
Civil Service Retirement System |
CT |
Credit Time |
CTC |
Central Tenure Committee |
CV |
Curriculum Vitae |
CY |
Calendar Year |
D |
DCPS |
Defense Civilian Pay System |
DCMS |
Division of Mail and Courier Services (ORS) |
DCR |
Division of Career Resources, OHRM, NIH |
DDIR |
Deputy Director for Intramural Research |
DEA |
Division of Extramural Activities |
DES |
Division of Engineering Services |
DFAS |
Defense Finance and Accounting Service |
DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
DHRS |
Division of Human Resource Systems, OHRM, NIH |
DRG |
Division of Research Grants |
DIS |
Division of International Services |
DLS |
Division of Logistics Services |
DS |
Division of Safety |
DSEIS |
Division of Scientific Equipment & Instrumentation Services
(ORS) |
DSFM |
Division of Space and Facility Management |
DSO |
Division of Security Operations |
DSS |
Division of Support Services |
DTM |
Department of Transfusion Medicine (ORS) |
DVAAP |
Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program |
DWD |
Division of Workforce Development |
E |
EAP |
Employee Assistance Program |
EC |
Executive Committee (NCI) |
ECFMG |
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical School Graduates |
EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
Edison |
Extramural Invention Information Management System |
EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
EES |
Enterprise E-Mail System |
ELS |
Earnings and Leave Statement |
EOD |
Entrance on Duty |
EPSS |
Electronic Performance Support Systems |
ERA |
Electronic Research Administration |
ES |
Executive Secretariat (NIH OD) |
ES |
Executive Schedule |
ESG |
Executive Staffing Group, REPS, PMB, NCI |
ETSO |
Employee Transportation Services Office |
F |
FAES |
Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences |
FAI |
Fair Act Inventory |
FAIR |
Federal Activities Inventory Reform |
FAR |
Federal Acquisition Regulation |
FCRDC |
Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration, PHS |
FECA |
Federal Employees' Compensation Act |
FEGLI |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance |
FEHBP |
Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program |
FEORP |
Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program |
FEPCA |
Federal Employees' Pay Comparability Act |
FERS |
Federal Employees' Retirement System |
FES |
Factor Evaluation System |
FFS |
Fee-for-service |
FIC |
John E. Fogarty International Center |
FICA |
Federal Insurance Contributions Act (Social Security) |
FIP |
Federal Information Processing |
FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
FMG |
Foreign Medical Graduate |
FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
FPM |
Federal Personnel Manual |
FR |
Federal Register |
FS |
Feasibility Study |
FTE |
Full-Time Equivalent |
FTS |
Federal Telecommunications System |
FWP |
Federal Women's Program |
FY |
Fiscal Year |
FYI |
For Your Information |
G |
GAO |
General Accounting Office, Congress |
GFP |
General Fellowship Program |
GME |
Graduate Medical Education |
GOV |
Government-owned Vehicle |
GPA |
Grade Point Average |
GPP |
Graduate Partnerships Program (NIH OD) |
GPRA |
Government Performance and Results Act |
GR |
Guest Researcher |
GRC |
Gerontology Research Center |
GS |
General Schedule |
GSA |
General Services Administration |
H |
HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration, DHHS |
HHMI |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
HHS |
Health and Human Services, Department of |
HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
HQ |
Headquarters |
HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration, PHS |
HSA |
Health Scientist Administrator |
HSRB |
Human Subjects Review Board |
HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
I |
IAG |
Interagency Agreement |
ICD |
Institutes/Centers/Divisions |
ID |
Identification |
IHS |
Indian Health Service, PHS |
ILO |
International Labor Organization |
IMPACT |
Integrated Management of Personnel Administration through
Computer Technology |
IMS/ADB |
Information Management System/Administrative Data Base System
(DELPRO) |
INS |
Immigration and Naturalization Service |
IO |
Information Officer |
IOM |
Institute of Medicine, NAS |
IPA |
Interagency Personnel Act |
IPA |
Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
IPC |
Incidental Patient Contact |
IRA |
Individual Retirement Account |
IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
IRTA |
Intramural Research Training Award |
ISB |
International Services Branch |
ISSO |
Information Systems Security Office |
ITAS |
Integrated Time and Attendance System |
ITMC |
Information Technology Management Council |
K |
KSA |
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Form |
KSASF |
Knowledges, Skills and Abilities Supplemental Form (NIH-2252-3) |
L |
LABS |
Laboratory Automated Bibliographic System |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LIUNA |
Laborers International Union of North America |
LSPRP |
Laboratory Specialist Promotion Review Panel |
LRP |
NIH Loan Repayment Program (NIH OD) |
LWOP |
Leave Without Pay |
M |
MAPB |
Medical Arts and Photography Branch |
MCP |
Management Cadre Program |
MEO |
Most Efficient Organization |
MHPF |
Minority Health Professionals Foundation |
ML |
Military Leave |
MMWR |
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MPP |
NIH Merit Program Plan |
MPW |
Medical Pathological Waste |
MRA |
Minimum Retirement Age |
MSPB |
Merit Systems Protection Board |
N |
N/A |
Not Applicable/Not Available |
NACHO |
National Association of County Health Officials |
NAS |
National Academy of Sciences |
NCCAM |
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
NCMHD |
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
NHGRI |
National Human Genome Research Institute |
NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
NCRR |
National Center for Research Resources |
NEI |
National Eye Institute |
NHLBI |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
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 |
NIBIB |
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering |
NICHD |
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
NIDA |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
NIDCD |
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders |
NIDDK |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
NIDCR |
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
NIGMS |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
NIHTC |
National Institutes of Health Training Center |
NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health |
NINDS |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
NINR |
National Institute of Nursing Research |
NLM |
National Library of Medicine |
NLT |
Not Later Than |
NMA |
National Medical Association |
NOA |
Nature of Action |
NRC |
National Research Council |
NRSA |
National Research Service Award |
NSF |
National Science Foundation |
NTE |
Not To Exceed |
NTIS |
National Technical Information Service |
O |
OA |
Office Automation |
OA |
Office of Administration (NIH OD) |
OACU |
Office of Animal Care and Use (NIH OD) |
OAD HIV |
Office of the Associate Director for HIV/AIDS |
OAMP |
Office of Acquisition Management and Policy (NIH OD) |
OAR |
Office of AIDS Research (NIH OD) |
OASDI |
Old Age Survivor Disability Insurance |
OASH |
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, PHS |
OB |
Office of Budget (NIH OD) |
OBA |
Office of Biotechnology Activities (NIH OD) |
OBSSR |
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (NIH OD) |
OC |
Office of Communications |
OCL |
Office of Community Liaison (NIH OD) |
OCPL |
Office of Communications & Public Liaison |
OD |
Office of the Director |
ODEO |
Office of the Director Executive Office (NIH OD) |
ODP |
Office of Disease Prevention (NIH OD) |
ODS |
Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH OD) |
OE |
Office of Education (NIH OD) |
OE |
Office of Evaluation (NIH OD) |
OEO |
Office of Equal Opportunity (NIH OD) |
OEODM |
Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management (NIH
OD) |
OER |
Office of Extramural Research (NIH OD) |
OF |
Optional Form |
OFACP |
Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy (NIH OD) |
OFM |
Office of Financial Management (NIH OD) |
OGC |
Office of the General Counsel (NIH OD) |
OHR |
Office of Human Resources (NIH OD) |
OHRM |
Office of Human Resource Management (NIH OD) |
OHRP |
Office for Human Research Protections (NIH OD) |
OHSR |
Office of Human Subjects Research (NIH OD) |
OIR |
Office of Intramural Research (NIH OD) |
OIT |
Office of Information Technology (NIH OD) |
OJT |
On-The-Job Training |
OLAO |
Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (NIH OD) |
OLAW |
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (NIH OD) |
OLPA |
Office of Legislative Policy and Analysis (NIH OD) |
OLRS |
Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship (NIH OD) |
OM |
Office of Management (NIH OD) |
OMA |
Office of Management Assessment (NIH OD) |
OMAR |
Office of Medical Applications of Research (NIH OD) |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget, White House |
OMBS |
Office of Medical Board Services |
OMS |
Occupational Medical Service |
OPF |
Official Personnel File |
OPL |
Offices of Public Liaison (NIH OD) |
OPM |
Office of Personnel Management |
ORD |
Office of Rare Diseases (NIH OD) |
ORFDO |
Office of Research Facilities Development and Operations
(NIH OD) |
ORS |
Office of Research Services (NIH OD) |
ORWH |
Office of Research on Women's Health (NIH OD) |
OSE |
Office of Science Education (NIH OD) |
OSP |
Office of Science Policy (NIH OD) |
OSMP |
Office of Strategic Management and Planning (NIH OD) |
OSPP |
Office of Science Policy & Planning (NIH OD) |
OTT |
Office of Technology Transfer |
P |
P/TRP |
Promotion/Tenure Review Panel |
PA |
Personnel Assistant |
PAHO |
Pan American Health Organization |
PCA |
Physicians Comparability Allowance |
PCS |
Permanent change of station |
PD |
Position Description |
PEBS |
Policy, Employee Benefits, and Staffing Unit, PMB, NCI |
PHS |
Public Health Service |
PIN |
Personal Identification Number |
PL |
Public Law |
PMB |
Personnel Management Branch, NCI |
PMI |
Presidential Management Intern |
PMS |
Performance Management System |
PMS |
Personnel Management Specialist |
PP |
Pay Period |
PPE |
Pay Period Ending |
PR |
Public Relations |
PRPL |
Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office |
PSP |
Physician Special Pay (In relation to Title 38) |
PT |
Part Time |
PVEV |
Post-Vietnam Era Veteran |
PWS |
Performance Work Statement |
Q |
QSI |
Quality Step Increase |
R |
R&W |
Recreation and Welfare |
RCDC |
Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization |
REPS |
Recruitment and Employment Policy Section, PMB, NCI |
RFC |
Request for Contract |
RFP |
Request for Proposal |
RIF |
Reduction In Force |
ROI |
Report of Investigation |
S |
SBIR |
Small Business Innovation Research |
SBRS |
Senior Biomedical Research Service |
SCD |
Service Computation Date |
SCEP |
Student Career Experience Program |
SD |
Scientific Director |
SEEP |
Student Educational Employment Program |
SES |
Senior Executive Service |
SF |
Staff Fellow |
SF |
Standard Form |
SGI |
Summer Genetics Institute |
SIP |
Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research |
SL |
Sick Leave |
SRFP |
Summer Research Fellowship Program |
SNAP |
Streamlined Non-competing Award Process |
SNMA |
Student National Medical Association |
SRFP |
Summer Research Fellowship Program |
SRO |
Scientific Review Officer |
SSF |
Senior Staff Fellow |
SSN |
Social Security Number |
SSS |
Senior Scientific Service (SES) |
STEP |
Staff Training in Extramural Programs |
STEP |
Student Temporary Employment Program |
STTR |
Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications |
SV |
Student or Special Volunteer |
T |
T&A |
Time and Attendance |
TAB |
NIH Technical Advisory Board |
TAIMS |
Time and Attendance Information Management System |
TARGET |
Technology Accessible Resources Give Employment Today |
TASC |
Technical Assistance and Support Center |
TBR |
Training By Request |
TCC |
Temporary Continuation of Coverage |
TDY |
Temporary Duty |
TIG |
Time In Grade |
TK |
Timekeeper |
TOD |
Tour Of Duty |
TQM |
Total Quality Management |
TSP |
Thrift Savings Plan |
U |
URC |
User Resource Center |
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
USET |
United South and Eastern Tribes |
USIA |
United States Information Agency |
USOPM |
United States Office of Personnel Management |
V |
VA |
Visiting Associate |
VATS |
Vacancy Announcement Tracking System (PHS) |
VEV |
Vietnam Era Veteran |
VF |
Visiting Fellow |
VRA |
Veterans Readjustment Appointment |
VS |
Visiting Scientist |
W |
WAE |
When-Actually-Employed |
WAO |
Washington Area Office, OPM |
WEDA |
Workforce Equity and Diversity Action |
WFCL |
Work and Family Life Center |
WG |
Wage Grade |
WGI |
Within-Grade Increase |
WHO |
World Health Organization, United Nations |
WWW |
World Wide Web |
X |
X-Train |
Trainee Activities System |
Y |
YTD |
Year To Date |