| Acronym | Meaning |
| FDA | Food And Drug Administration |
| NEC | National Economic Council |
| NEIC | National Earthquake Information Center |
| NIH | National Institutes Of Health |
| PBGC | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation |
| SERC | Smithsonian Environmental Research Center |
| FMC | Federal Maritime Commission |
| NCHSTP | National Center For HIV |
| NPTO | National Petroleum Technology Office |
| ARPA | Advanced Research Projects Agency |