ACRONYMS COMMONLY RELATED TO ICASS. American Foreign Service Association (FS union) A/GSSI. US Agency for International Development; also USAID ALDAC

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1 ACRONYMS COMMONLY RELATED TO ICASS A Bureau of Administration AA Annual Assessment, for use in FAP ABMC American Battle Monuments Commission AF Bureau of African Affairs AFM/EFM American family member/eligible family member AFSA American Foreign Service Association (FS union) A/GSSI Previous name for I in M/PRI AID US Agency for International Development; also USAID ALDAC Cable/message to All Diplomatic and Consular missions A/LM A Bureau/Logistics Management A/OPR/ALS Office of Allowances AMB Ambassador APA Annual Performance Assessment (of ICASS services at post) APO/FPO Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office ASP Alternate Service Provider, e.g. USAID BAFB Bolling Air Force Base, home of JMAS B&F Budget and Fiscal Office, previous name for FMO BC Budget Committee BFO Budget and Fiscal Office or Officer, another previous name for FMO BI Buy-in, for use in FAP BOE Building Operating Expenses BP Budget and Planning (previously part of RM) CAA Controlled Access Area CA Bureau of Consular Affairs CAO Cultural Affairs officer CAPD Consolidated American Payroll Division CDC Centers for Disease Control (and Prevention), part of HHS CG Consul General; compare ConGen CL Capital Lease (formerly GO/LTL) CLO Community Liaison Office CMI Collaborative Management Initiative COAST Consolidated Overseas Accountability Support Toolbox CODEL Congressional delegation (members of House or Senate or both) COLA Cost of Living Allowance (Post Allowance) COM Chief of Mission ConGen Consulate General Core Refers to positions in FAAS fully funded by State; cf. DAS Core area Controlled access area to handle classified info, cleared USCits only CPU Central processing unit; primary box of a multi-frame computer CSCS Capital Security Cost Sharing DAO Defense Attaché Office or Officer DAS Deputy Assistant Secretary DAS Distributed Administrative Support FAAS workload non-state DATT Defense Attaché DCM Deputy Chief of Mission DCR OBO term for DCM s residence DEA Drug Enforcement Administration DetCo Detachment commander of MSGs; also DC and DetCmdr DETO Domestic Employee Teleworking Overseas Acronyms etc. related to ICASS page 1 September 2017

2 DG DH DHS DIA DIN DISAM DISCS DN DoD DOJ DOS DS DSCA DTSPO EAP ECON EFM ESPS EUR-IO EMR EX EXO FAAS FAP FAPR FAS FAV FB FBIS FBO (now OBO) FCS FF&E FLO FM FMA FMO FMP (became RM) FN FP FPD FS FSO FSC FSN FSTO FTE Fulbrighter FY GAO GEI Director General of Human Resources, under M Direct-Hire Department of Homeland Security Defense Intelligence Agency, main sponsor of DAO Dedicated Internet Network Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management, WPAFB Defense Institute of Security Cooperation Studies, new name for DISAM Accounting transaction used to collect funds from another agency Department of Defense Department of Justice Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security Defense Security Cooperation Agency Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Economic Section at an Embassy Eligible Family Member Environmental Security Protection Systems Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and International Organizations OBO term for Ambassador s residence Executive Office (as in AF/EX Executive Office, African Affairs) Executive officer, USAID (corresponds to Mgmt. Officer) Foreign Affairs Administrative Support, precursor to ICASS Furniture and Appliance Pool FAP Asset Profile Report (in ILMS) Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture Fully armored vehicle; compare LAV Final Budget Foreign Broadcast Information Service Office of Foreign Buildings Operations Foreign Commercial Service, Department of Commerce Furniture, Furnishings and Equipment Family Liaison Office in the State Department Facilities Manager Family Member Appointment Financial Management Office or Officer Bureau of Financial Management and Policy Foreign National FS employee specialists & noncommissioned officers; cf. FSO Force Protection Detachment Foreign Service salary schedule rank; compare GS Foreign Service Officer Financial Service Center (located in Charleston, S.C. and Bangkok) Foreign Service National; see also FN Financial Support and Training Office (Paris) part of GFS Full-time equivalent, hours of annual full-time work = 2080 hrs Recipient of a Fulbright grant, administered through USIS Fiscal Year Government Accountability Office Global Employment Initiative (see 6 FAH-5 H (CLO)) Acronyms etc. related to ICASS page 2 September 2017

3 GFS Office of Global Financial Services includes Charleston, S.C., Bangkok & Paris GITM Global Information Technology Modernization program GO/LTL Government-owned or long term-leased real property GOV Government-owned vehicle GSO General Services Office or Officer HHE Household effects, employee s private household goods HHS Department of Health and Human Services HR Bureau of Human Resources in Department of State or HR office at post HRO Human Resources Office or Officer HVAC Heating/ventilation/air conditioning (say H-V-A-C to be correct) IAHB Interagency Housing Board IB, RB, FB Initial, Requirements, Final Budget (ICASS budget phases) ICASS International Cooperative Administrative Support Services ICITAP Intl. Criminal Investigative Training and Assistance Program, DOJ IEB Interagency Executive Board ILMS Integrated Logistics Management System, initiated in 1998 IMO Information Management Office or Officer IO Information officer, press attaché INL Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs IPAC Intragovernmental Payment and Collection ISC ICASS Service Center ISC Information Service Center (communications office at a post overseas) ISO Information Systems Office or Officer ITCCB Information Technology Change Control Board IWG Interagency Working Group JMAS Joint Military Attaché School, BAFB LAV Light-armored vehicle; cf. FAV LEGATT Legal Attaché LES Locally Employed Staff (includes FSNs, PSCs, PSAs, U.S. PITs, EFMS, Rockefellers, etc.) LGP Local Guard Program LQA Living quarters allowance M Under Secretary for Management at DOS MAP Management Analytics Platform M/PRI Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing and Innovation M&R Maintenance and Repair MEDEVAC Medical evacuation MIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request MO Management Office or Officer MOU Memorandum of Understanding; e.g. an agreement between a service provider (State or an ASP) and a customer agency MRR Mission Resource Requests MSG Marine Security Guard MSP Mission Strategic Plan (formerly MPP, Mission Program Plan) NEA Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs NEC New Embassy Complex or Compound NPR National Performance Review NOB New office building NOC Not otherwise classified NOX New Office Annex (could be office space or a warehouse) Acronyms etc. related to ICASS page 3 September 2017

4 NR Non-residential NSDD-38 National Security Decision Directive 38 - process by which agencies request to increase or decrease staffing at an overseas post NT Non-target funding OBO Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (formerly FBO) OCCI Overseas Cost Containment Initiative OHA Overseas Housing Allowance (DoD term) OIG Office of the Inspector General OL Operating Lease, formerly STL OMB Office of Management and Budget OPDAT Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance Training, DOJ OpenNet State Department s SBU computer network ORE Official Residence Expense OSE Open Source Enterprise, formerly OSC, formerly FBIS OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (see 6 FAH-5 H ) OSHP Overseas Seasonal Hire Program (formerly Summer Hire Program) OSPB Overseas Security Policy Board PAO Public Affairs Officer PAT Post Assignment Travel PD Public Diplomacy section at an embassy PER Personnel Office or Section currently called HR PIT Part-time, Intermittent, Temporary (converted to FMA in May 98) PMC President s Management Council PMO Post management officer(s) in regional bureau/ex POL Political Section at an embassy POSHO Post Occupational Safety and Health Office or Officer PSC/PSA Personal services contract/contractor / Personal Services Agreement PSO Post Security Office or Officer PSU Post Support Unit PYA Prior Year Actual PYI Partial Year Invoice RARP Residential Asset Replacement Plan (in ILMS) R&R Rest and Recreation travel RB Requirements Budget; also Regional Bureau REMS OBO s computer program Real Estate Management System, now RPA RFMO Regional Financial Management Officer RIC Regional Initiatives Council comprised of State reg. bur. Ex. Directors RIF Reduction in force, personnel cut RM Bureau of Resource Management (formerly FMP) RMO Regional medical officer RMO/P RMO/Psychiatrist RPA Real Property Application, formerly REMS RSO Regional Security Officer or Office; cf. PSO SBU Sensitive But Unclassified SCA Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs SCC Sub-Cost Center SDT Second Destination Transportation fees related to APO/FPO/DPO mail shipments SHEM Office of Safety, Health, and Environmental Management SMA Separate maintenance allowance SOC Sub-object Code (identifies types of expenses) Acronyms etc. related to ICASS page 4 September 2017

5 SOS Subscription of Services SP Service Provider SRPM Single Real Property Manager StaffDel Congressional staff delegation STL Short-term lease (less than ten years) TB Traditional Bureau TCN Third Country National TDY Temporary duty TOD Tour of duty, as in two-year TOD, often just tour TQSA Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance USAID United States Agency for International Development USDH US Direct Hire USDO US disbursing officer USS Uniform Service Standards VAT Value added tax VIN Vehicle identification number/serial number VIP Very Important Person WAE When Actually Employed WCF Working Capital Fund (ICASS = 19X ) WGI Within Grade Increase WHA Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs WPAFB Wright Patterson Air Force Base, home of DISAM Acronyms etc. related to ICASS page 5 September 2017