Commonly Used Federal Government Acronyms

Commonly Used Federal Government Acronyms

January 16, 2007



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There are few certainties with the federal government beyond always finding new ways to tax the American citizen and new ways to waste it. However, one other certainty is the never ending supply of acronyms that are thrown around Washington D.C. While an entire list of acronyms is almost impossible and a close to full list would fill approximately 17 pages, below is a list of acronyms that REALTORS? may find useful. They include acronyms for many popular agencies, departments and programs; as well as acronyms important for the real estate industry. Acronyms with a (*) next to them indicates it is an important one.

AAPC ADA AHS* BEA BIA BIC BLM BLS BTS BVA CBO* CCR CDBG* CDFI CEA CEN CEQ CETEC CFOC CFR* CPI* CRC CRP CRS DHS DOC DOD DOE DOI

Accounting and Auditing Policy Committee Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Text of ADA legislation) American Housing Survey Bureau of Economic Analysis Bureau of Indian Affairs Business Information Center Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Transportation Statistics Board of Veterans Appeals Congressional Budget Office Commission on Civil Rights Community Development Block Grants Community Development Financial Institutions Council of Economic Advisers Bureau of the Census Council on Environmental Quality Topographic Engineering Center Chief Financial Officers Council Code of Federal Regulations Consumer Price Index Civil Rights Center Conservation Reserve Program Congressional Research Service; Community Relations Service Department of Homeland Security Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Energy Department of the Interior

Commonly Used Federal Government Acronyms

DOJ* DOL DOS DOT ECOSOC ECP ED EDA EEOC EM EO* EPA* ERS

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Fannie Mae* FASAB FBCI FBI FCC* FDA FDIC* FEC* FEMA* FERC FFB FHA* FHFB* FIA FNMA FOIA* FR* FRB* Freddie Mac* FRS* FTC* GAO* Ginnie Mae* GNMA HHS HUD* IMF INS IRS* LOC* MSA* NAFTA NATO NCUA NEC NHI

Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of Transportation Economic and Social Council Emergency Conservation Program Department of Education Economic Development Administration Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office of Environmental Management Executive Order Environmental Protection Agency Economic Research Service Employment Standards Administration; Economics and Statistics Administration Federal National Mortgage Association Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Communications Commission Food and Drug Administration Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Election Commission Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Financing Bank Federal Housing Administration Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Insurance Administration Federal National Mortgage Association Freedom of Information Act Federal Register Federal Reserve Board Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Federal Reserve System; Federal Relay Service Federal Trade Commission Government Accountability Office Government National Mortgage Association Government National Mortgage Association Department of Health and Human Services Department of Housing and Urban Development International Monetary Fund Immigration and Naturalization Service (replaced by USCIS) Internal Revenue Service Library of Congress Metropolitan Statistical Area North American Free Trade Agreement North Atlantic Treaty Organisation National Credit Union Administration National Economic Council National Highway Institute

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Commonly Used Federal Government Acronyms

NIH NPS OCC* OCD OCE OFHEO* OFM OFR OMB* OMHAR PHA PIH RD RECD RHS SEC Stat.* Treas.* U.S.C.* USDA VA* ZIP (Code)

National Institutes of Health National Park Service Comptroller of the Currency Office of Community Development Office of the Chief Economist Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office of Financial Management Office of the Federal Register Office of Management and Budget Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring Public Housing Agency Office of Public and Indian Housing Rural Development Rural Economic & Community Development (replaced by RD) Rural Housing Service Securities and Exchange Commission; Space Environment Center United States Statutes at Large Treasury Department United States Code United States Department of Agriculture Department of Veterans Affairs Zone Improvement Plan

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