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Terms & Abbreviations
| Term | Definition | Category |
|---|---|---|
| CBD | Chemical and Biological Defense | Branch |
| CSV | Comma Separated Values | Other |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Branch |
| DHS | United States Department of Homeland Security | Agency |
| DLA | Defense Logistics Agency | Branch |
| DMEA | Defense MicroElectronics Activity | Branch |
| DNDO | Domestic Nuclear Detection Office | Branch |
| DoD | United States Department of Defense | Agency |
| DOE | United States Department of Energy | Agency |
| DOT | United States Department of Transportation | Agency |
| DTRA | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Branch |
| ED | United States Department of Education | Agency |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency | Agency |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | Other |
| FAST | Federal And State Technology | Other |
| FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standards | Other |
| FISMA | Federal Information Security Management | Other |
| HHS | United States Department of Health and Human Services | Agency |
| IES | Institute of Education Sciences | Branch |
| MDA | Missile Defense Agency | Branch |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Agency |
| NCES | National Center for Education Statistics | Branch |
| NGA | National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency | Branch |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health | Branch |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology | Branch |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Branch |
| NSF | National Science Foundation | Agency |
| ORTA | Office of Research and Technology Applications | Branch |
| OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense | Branch |
| OSERS | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services | Branch |
| POC | Point of Contact | Other |
| R&D | Research & Development | Other |
| S&T | Science and Technology Directorate | Other |
| SBA | United States Small Business Administration | Agency |
| SBC | Small Business Concern | Other |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research program | Other |
| SOCOM | Special Operations Command | Branch |
| STTR | Small Business Technology Transfer program | Other |
| TECH-Net | Technology Resources Network | Other |
| USAF | United States Air Force | Branch |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture | Agency |
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language | Other |