| Acronym | Meaning |
| OPEC | Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| TASC | Transportation Administrative Service Center |
| ANL | Argonne National Laboratory |
| BMDO | Ballistic Missile Defense Organization |
| NPOESS | National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System |
| FOIA | Freedom Of Information Act |
| NIFL | National Institute For Literacy |
| INEEL | Idaho National Engineering And Environmental Laboratory |
| PCBE | President's Council On Bioethics |
| FAPRS | Federal Assistance Programs Retrieval System ˜˜(replaced By CFDA) |