Glossary of Acronyms
The federal government, including the Fiscal Service, uses many acronyms and abbreviations. We hope this glossary of terms, along with links to those areas of the site, helps to make the Fiscal Service website easier for you to use.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
ACH - Automated Clearing House
ASAP - Automated Standard Application for Payment (ASAP)
AWG - Administrative Wage Garnishment
B
C
CIR - Collections Information Repository
CFS - Consolidated Financial Statements of the United States Government
(Now called the Financial Report of the United States Government)
CMIA - Cash Management Improvement Act
CTX - Corporate Trade Exchange
CVFR - Current Value of Funds Rate
D
DCIA - Debt Collection Improvement Act (1996)
DMS - Debt Management Services
DNP – Do Not Pay
DTS - Daily Treasury Statement
E
EFT - Electronic Funds Transfer
EFTPS - Electronic Federal Tax Payment System
ETAsm - Electronic Transfer Account
F
FAST - Federal Accounts Symbols and Titles (FAST Book)
FEDInvest – Federal Investments Program
FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
G
GAIS – Government Agency Investment Services
GOALS II - Government On-line Accounting Link System
GWA - Governmentwide Accounting Project
GFRS - Governmentwide Financial Report System
GTAS - Governmentwide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial-Balance System
H
I
IFCS - Intragovernmental Fiduciary Confirmation System
IPAC - Intragovernmental Payment and Collection System
IPP - Invoice Processing Platform
J
K
KFC - Kansas City Financial Center
L
LPA - Legislative and Public Affairs, Office of
M
MBDP - Minority Bank Deposit Program
MSPD – Monthly Statement of the Public Debt
MTS - Monthly Treasury Statement
N
O
P
PACER - Payments, Claims and Enhanced Reconciliation
PAM - Payment Application Modernization
PCA - Private Collection Agency
PCN - Plastic Card Network (now Card Acquiring Service)
PFC - Philadelphia Financial Center
PPS - Post Payment System (PPS)
Q
R
RFC - Regional Financial Center
RSS - Really Simple Syndication
S
SAM - Shared Accounting Module
SDA – Summary Debt Accounting
SGL/USSGL - United States Standard General Ledger
SLGS – State and Local Government Securities
SPS - Secure Payment System
T
TAS - Treasury Agency Services (formerly called "Agency Services" and "The Center")
TCIS - Treasury Check Information System
TFM - Treasury Financial Manual
TIN - Taxpayer Identifying Number
TMA - Treasury Managed Accounts
TOP - Treasury Offset Program
TRO - Tax Refund Offset
TROR - Treasury Report on Receivables
U
USSGL/SGL - United States Standard General Ledger
V
W
X
Y
Z
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