AA: Australian Army
AOD: Administrative Officer of the Day
AOIC: Assistant Officer in Charge
APHIS: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
ASED: Assistant Secretary of Defense
BEM: British Empire Medal
CACM: Central American Common Market
CEMA: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
COG: Continuity of Government
Comecon: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
COMMO: Communications
COTR: Contracting Officer Technical Representative
CRS: Community Relations Service
CRT: Crisis Response Team
DAC: Development Assistance Committee
DC: District Commissioner
DERA: Defense Environment Restoration Account
DOC: Department of Commerce
DOJ: Department of Justice
DOL: Department of Labor
DOS: Department of State
DOT: Department of Transportation
DPKO: Department of Peacekeeping Operations
ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States
EIB: European Investment Bank
FAAS: Foreign Affairs Administrative Support
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
Hazmat: Hazardous Materials
HRC: Human Resources Committee
IA: Intelligence Analyst
ICT: Information Communication Technology
IEBL: Inter-Entity Boundary Line
IFOR: Implementation Force
INL: International Narcotics and Law
INR: Bureau of Intelligence and Research
INS: Immigration and Naturalization Service
JEC: Joint Economic Committee
LDC: less-developed country
loc: Library of Congress