Acronyms and Abbreviations
The following are acronyms and abbreviations widely used in this report.
| ATF | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | |
| AUSA | Assistant U.S. Attorney | |
| BJA | Bureau of Justice Assistance | |
| BJS | Bureau of Justice Statistics | |
| BOP | Federal Bureau of Prisons | |
| CODIS | Combined DNA Index System | |
| COPS | Office of Community Oriented Policing Services |
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| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration | |
| Department | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security | |
| DOD | Department of Defense | |
| EOUSA | Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys | |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
| FISA | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act | |
| FY | Fiscal year | |
| IG Act | Inspector General Act of 1978 | |
| JMD | Justice Management Division | |
| NCIC | National Crime Information Center | |
| NIJ | National Institute of Justice | |
| NSA | National Security Agency |
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| OIG | Office of the Inspector General | |
| OJP | Office of Justice Programs | |
| OJJDP | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention | |
| OMB | Office on Management and Budget | |
| OPR | Office of Professional Responsibility | |
| OVC | Office for Victims of Crime | |
| OVW | Office on Violence Against Women | |
| Recovery Act | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 | |
| SWBPI | Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative | |
| USAO | U.S. Attorneys’ Offices | |
| USMS | U.S. Marshals Service | |
| WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction | |