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HSPD-12 Related Acronyms

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A
ANACI: Access NACI 
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
ATO: Authority to Operate 
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B
BI:   Background Investigation 
BITS: Background Information Tracking System
BSL:  Biosafety Levels 
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C
CACertification Authority
CAN: Common Account Number 
CHUID: Cardholder Unique Identifier 
CIT: Center for Information Technology 
CNACI:  Child Care NACI 
CJIS: Criminal Justice Information Services 
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D
DIS: Division of International Services 
DP: Division of Police 
DPSAC: Division of Personnel Security and Access Control 
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E
EOD: Entry on Duty 
e-QIP: Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing 
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F
FICC: Federal Identity and Credentialing Committee
FIPS 201-1: Federal Information Processing Standards 
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H
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services
HR: Human Resources
HSPD-12: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 
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I
IDMS: ID Management System 
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
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J
JPAS: Joint Personnel Adjudication System 
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L
LACS:  Logical Access Control System
LBI:  Limited Background Investigation 
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M
MBI: Minimum Background Investigation
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N
NAC: National Agency Check 
NACI: National Agency Check and Inquiries
NACIC:  NACI and Credit 
NACLC: NAC with Local Agency Check and Credit 
NCIC: National Crime Information Center 
NED: NIH Enterprise Directory
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O
OMB: Office of Management and Budget
OPDIV: HHS Operating Division
OPM: Office of Personnel Management 
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P
PACS: Physical Access Control System
PII: Personal Identifying Information
PIN: Personal Identification Number 
PIPS:  Personnel Investigations Processing System 
PIV:  Personal Identity Verification 
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S
SAC:  Special Agreement Check 
SF: Standard Form
SOP: Standard Operating Procedure
SP:  Special Publication
SSBI: Single Scope Background Investigation 
SSBI-PR: SSBI Periodic Reinvestigation 

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This Page Last Reviewed on April 16, 2008