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Federal Bureau of Investigation's Implementation of Information Technology Recommendations

Report No. 03-36
September 2003
Office of the Inspector General


Appendix 4
Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

ACID Top Secret Accessor Identification
ACM Architecture Change Management
ACS Automated Case Support
ADP Automated Data Processing
ADPT Automated Data Processing and Telecommunications
ARCS Automated Response and Compliance System
BPMS Bureau Personnel Management System
C&A Certification and Accreditation
CM Configuration Management
CONOP Concept of Operations Report
COOP Continuity of Operations Report
DAA Designated Approving Authority
DOJ Department of Justice
EC Electronic Communication
ESOC Enterprise Security Operations Center
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBIHQ FBI Headquarters
FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards
FISCAM Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual
FMS Financial Management System
FPDS Federal Procurement Data Statistics
GAO General Accounting Office
GISRA Government Information Security Reform Act
IIIA Integrated Intelligence Information Application
IPC Information Presentation Component
IRD Information Resources Division
IT Information Technology
ITIM Information Technology Investment Management
LAN Local Area Network
LTAU Language Training and Assessment Unit
MAOP Manual of Administrative Operations and Procedures
MIOG Manual of Investigative Operations and Guidelines
MLC Management Letter Comment
MW Material Weakness
NICS National Instant Criminal Background Check System
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
OIG Office of the Inspector General
OMB Office of Management and Budget
PMA Property Management Application
QCMU Quality Configuration and Methods Unit
RC Reportable Condition
RMA Record Management Application
RMD Records Management Division
SCI Sensitive Compartmented Information
SMF System Management Facility
SPIU Systems Programming and Integration Unit
STC Standard Telegraphic Code
Task Force Campaign Finance Task Force
TNC Transportation Network Component
UAC User Application Component
VCF Virtual Case File
WAN Wide Area Network