Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Abbreviation

Meaning

10 USC

Title 10 United States Code

AAB

Acquisition Accession Board

AAC

Army Acquisition Corps

AAE

Army Acquisition Executive

AAESA

Army Acquisition Executive Support Agency

AAFES

Army Air Force Exchange Service

AAIP

Army Acquisition Intern Program

AAN

Army After Next

AAR

Association of American Railroads

AAR

After Action Review

AATAP

Army Acquisition Tuition Assistance Program

AAUB

Associate Army Uniform Board

AAW

Army Acquisition Workforce

ACAT

Acquisition Category

ACCES

Army Civilian Career Evaluation System

ACD

Advanced Concepts Directorate

ACEIT

Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools

ACF

Acquisition Career Field

ACIC

Army Counterintelligence Center

ACL

Acquisition Career Level

ACM

Acquisition Career Management or Advanced Concept Manager

ACMA

Acquisition Career Management Advocate

ACMC

Assitant Commandant of the Marine Corps

ACMO

Acquisition Career Management Office

ACO

Administrative Contracting Officer

ACOM

Atlantic Command

ACP

Army Cost Position

ACPB

Army Acquisition Career Program Board

ACRB

Acquisition Civilian Record Brief

ACSI

Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence

ACT II

Advanced Concept and Technology (Phase II)

ACTD

Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration

ACTEDS

Army Civilian Training, Education and Development System

AD

Advanced Development or Active Duty

ADAP

Army Designated Acquisition Program

ADCSOPS-FD

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Force Development

ADEA

U.S. Army Development and Employment Agency

ADM

Acquisition Decision Memorandum

ADO

U.S. Army Digitization Office

ADOP

Additive Operational Projects

ADP

Automatic Data Processing

ADPE

Automatic Data Processing Equipment

ADRS

Acquisition Data Review System

AEA

Army Enterprise Architecture

AEA-IM

Army Executive Agent for Insensitive Munitions

AEC

Army Evaluation Center

AEP

Annual Execution Plan

AESAP

Army Environmental Strategy Action Plan

AF

Abbreviated Form System

AFCS

Army Facilities Components System

AFG

Army Force Guidance

AFMC

Air Force Materiel Command

AFSOC

Air Force Special Operations Command

AG

Army Guidance

AHWG

Ad Hoc Working Group

AIF

Army Industrial Fund

AIS

Automated Information System

AIT

Advanced Individual Training

AJOPS

Army Joint Operations Planning System

ALDT

Administrative and Logistics Delay Time

ALMC

U.S. Army Logistics Management College

ALO

Authorized Level of Organization

ALOC

Air Lines of Communication

ALOC

Air Line of Communication

AMB

Acquisition Management Branch

AMC

U.S. Army Materiel Command

AMCOM

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command

AMCOM

Aviation and Missile Command

AMCSS

Army Military Clothing Sales Store

AMDF

Army Master Data File

AMEC

Army Management Engineering College (obsolete)

AMIM

Army Modernization Information Memorandum

AMMH

Annual Maintenance Man-Hours

AMMS

Acquisition Management Milestone System

AMOPS

Army Mobilization Operations Plan System

AMP

Army Materiel Plan

AMS

Army Management Structure

AMSAA

Army Materiel System Analysis Activity

AMSDL

Acquisition Management System and Data Requirements Control List

AMT

Army Modernization Training

AMTAS

Army Modernization Training Automation System

ANAD

Anniston Army Depot

AO

Action Officer or Area of Operations

AoA

Analysis of Alternatives

AODC

Action Officer Development Course

AOE

Army of Excellence

AOIC

Additional Operational Issues and Criteria

AOP

Additive Operational Program

AP

Acquisition Plan

APB

Acquisition Program Baseline or Army Packaging Board

APBI

Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry

APC

Acquisition Position Category or Armored Personnel Carrier

APCS

Acquisition Position Certification Standard

APG

Aberdeen Proving Ground

APMC

Advanced Program Management Course

APP

Advanced Procurement Procedures

AQAP

Allied Quality Assurance Publication

AQL

Acceptable Quantity Level

AR

Army Regulation or Acquisition Reform

ARC

Army Research Center

ARL

Army Research Laboratory

ARMP

Allied Reliability and Maintenance Publication

ARO

Army Research Organization or Acquisition Reform Office

ARPRINT

Army Program for Individual Training

ARSTAF

Army Staff

ARTEP

Army Training and Evaluation Program

AS

Acquisition Strategy

AS

Acquisition Strategy or Acquisition Streamlining

ASA(ALT)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) (Formerly ASA(RDA).)

ASA(FM&C)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)

ASA(I&E)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment)

ASA(M&RA)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)

ASAP

Army Streamlined Acquisition Program

ASARC

Army Systems Acquisition Review Council

ASB

Army Science Board

ASBCA

Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals

ASD(C3I)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence)

ASEO

Army Systems Engineering Office

ASF

Army Stock Fund

ASI

Additional Skill Identifier

ASIOE

Associated Support Items of Equipment

ASL

Authorized Stockage List

ASPO

Acquisition Systems Protection Office

AST

ATEC System Team

ASTMP

Army Science and Technology Master Plan

ASTWG

Army Science and Technology Working Group

ASVAB

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

AT

Acquisition Team

ATA

Army Technical Architecture (New term is Joint Technical Architecture-Army)

ATC

Aberdeen Test Center or Air Traffic Control

ATD

Advanced Technology Demonstration

ATDN

Advanced Technology Demonstration Nomination

ATDP

Army Technology Demonstration Plan

ATE

Automatic Test Equipment

ATEC

U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (formerly OPTEC)

ATRRS

Army Training Requirements Reporting System

ATTC

Aviation Technical Test Center

ATTLA

Air Transportation Test Loading Agency

AUB

Army Uniform Board

AUO&SC

Average Unit Operations and Sustainment Cost

AUPC

Average Unit Production Cost

AURS

Automated Unit Reference Sheet

AVF

All Volunteer Force

AVIM

Aviation Intermediate Maintenance

AVUM

Aviation Unit Maintenance

AWE

Advanced Warfighting Experiment

AWPDS

Acquisition Workforce Position Data Sheet

AWSS

Acquisition Workforce Support Specialist

BAA

Broad Agency Announcement

BAS

Battlefield Automated System

BCE

Baseline Cost Estimate or Base-Level Commercial Equipment

BCIS

Battlefield Combat Identification System

BCS

Baseline Comparison System

BDA

Battle Damage Assessment

BDP

Battlefield Development Plan

BEG

Budget Estimate Guidance

BES

Budget Estimate

BESE

Budget Estimate Submission Excursion

BFMA

Battlefield Functional Mission Area

BII

Basic Issue Items

BIT

Built-in Test

BITE

Built-in Test Equipment

BLE

Battle Lab Experiment

BLEP

Battle Lab Experimentation Plan

BLWE

Battle Laboratory Warfighter Experiment (superceded by LOE)

BMD

Ballistic Missile Defense

BMDPM

Ballistic Missile Defense Program Manager

BOA

Basic Ordering Agreement

BOD

Battle Lab Board of Directors

BOI

Basis of Issue

BOIP

Basis of Issue Plan

BOIPFD

Basis of Issue Plan Feeder Data

BTA

Best Technical Approach

BY

Budget Year

C/SSR

Cost/Schedule Status Report

C3I

Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence

C4I

Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence

C4ISR

Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

CA

Corrective Action

CAA

Concepts Analysis Agency

CAB

Cost Analysis Brief or Contract Adjustment Board

CAC

Combined Arms Center

CACM

Civilian Acquisition Career Model

CAD

Computer Aided Design

CAE

Computer Aided Engineering or Component Acquisition Executive

CAIG

Cost Analysis Improvement Group (DOD level)

CAIV

Cost as a Independent Variable

CALS

Continuous Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support

CALSIP

Continuous Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support Implementation Plan

CAM

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CAMB

Civilian Acquisition Management Branch

CaNDI

Commercial Off-the-Shelf and Non-Developmental Item

CAP

Critical Acquisition Position

CAPL

Civilian Acquisition Position List

CAPS

Conventional Armament Planning System

CARD

Cost Analysis Requirements Description

CARDS

Catalog of Approved Requirements Documents

CARS

Consolidated Acquisition Reporting System

CASCOM

Combined Arms Support Command

CAT

Consolidation of Army Testing

CBD

Commerce Business Daily

CBO

Congressional Budget Office

CBRS

Concept Based Requirement System (now, Requirements Determination Process)

CBS-X

Continuing Balance System-Expanded

CBT

Combat

CBTDEV

Combat Developer (also, CD)

CCA

Component Cost Analysis

CCAD

Corpus Christi Army Depot

CCAS

Contribution-based Compensation Appraisal System

CCB

Configuration Control Board

CCDR

Contractor Cost Data Reporting

CD

Combat Developer (also, CBTDEV)

CDG

Competitive Development Group

CDR

Critical Design Review or Commander

CDRL

Contract Data Requirements List

CDS

Concept Description Sheet

CE

Concept Exploration or Corps Eligible Program

C-E

Communications-Electronics

CEAC

Cost and Economic Analysis Center

CECOM

U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command

CECOM SEC

U.S. Army CECOM Software Engineering Center

CENTO

Central Treaty Organization

CEP

Concept Evaluation Plan or Concept Experimentation Program

CETS

Contractor Engineering Technical Services

CFC

Chlorofluorocarbons

CFE

Contractor Furnished Equipment

CFF

Central Funding and Fielding

CFP

Concept Formulation Package (replaced by AoA)

CFS

Contract Field Services

CFSR

Contract Funds Status Report

CFY

Current Fiscal Year

CG

Commanding General

CI

Configuration Item or Counterintelligence

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

CIC

Criminal Investigation Command

CICA

Competition in Contracting Act

CID

Commercial Item Description

CIE

Clothing and Individual Equipment

CINC

Commander-in-Chief

CIO

Chief Information Officer

CIP

Critical Intelligence Parameter

CITIS

Contractor Integrated Technical Information Services

CLS

Contractor Logistics Support

CM

Configuration Management

CMF

Career Management Field

CMI

Configuration Management Item

CMM

Capability Maturity Model

CMP

Configuration Management Plan

CNAD

Conference of National Armaments Directors

CNETP

Consolidated New Equipment Training Plan

CNGB

Chief, National Guard Bureau

CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

CNP

Candidate Nomination Proposal

COA

Comptroller of the Army or Course of Action

COB

Command Operating Budget also, Close of Business

COC

Council of Colonels

COE

Chief of Engineers

COEA

Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis (now AoA)

COEI

Components of End Items

COHORT

Cohesion, Operational Readiness and Training

COI

Critical Operational Issues

COIC

Critical Operational Issues and Criteria

COMSEC

Communications Security

CON

Contingency (Type Classification)

CONOPS

Continuity of Operations or Concept of Operations

CONUS

Continental United States

COR

Contracting Officers' Representative

COSSI

Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative

COSTAT

Cost Analysis Statistics Package

COTS

Commercial Off The Shelf

CP

Career Program

CPAC

Civilian Personnel Advisory Center

CPAF

Cost-Plus-Award Fee

CPC

Corrosion Prevention and Control

CPD

Civilian Personnel Directorate

CPFF

Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee

CPI

Critical Program Information

CPIF

Cost-Plus-Incentive Fee

CPIPT

Cost Performance Integrated Process/Product Team

Cpk

Process Performance Indices

CPM/A

Critical Path Method/Analysis

CPOC

Civilian Personnel Operations Center

CPR

Cost Performance Report or Cost Performance Review

CPS

Cost-Performance-Schedule

CRB

Cost Review Board or Civilian Record Brief

CRBSO

Cost Review Board Support Office

CRD

Capstone Requirement Document

CRLCMP

Computer Resource Life Cycle Management Plan

CRTC

Cold Regions Test Center

CS

Combat Support

CSA

Chief of Staff, Army

CSAF

Chief of Staff of the Air Force

CSRS

Civil Service Retirement System

CSS

Combat Service Support

CSWG

Crew Station Working Group

CT

Comparison Testing or Customer Test or Calendar Time

CTA

Common Table of Allowance

CTD

Commercial Training Devices

CTEA

Cost and Training Effectiveness Analysis

CTP

Critical Technical Parameters

CTSF

Contractor Traning Support Facility

CTU

Consolidated Table of Equipment Update

CUCV

Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle

CX

Categorical Exclusion

CY

Calendar Year

D&F

Determination and Finding

D&O TSP

Doctrine and Organizational Test Support Package

DA

Department of the Army

DA PAM

Department of the Army Pamphlet

DA&E

Director, Assessment And Evaluation

DAB

Defense Acquisition Board

DACADS

Department of the Army Civilian Announcement Distribution System

DACM

Director, Acquisition Career Management

DAD

Defense Acquisition Deskbook

DAE

Defense Acquisition Executive

DAES

Defense Acquisition Executive Summary

DAG

Data Analysis Group

DALA

Defense Ammunition Logistics Activity

DALSO

DA Logistics Support Officer

DAMPL

DA Master Priority List

DAP

Designated Acquisition Program

DAPR

DA Program Review

DAS(R&T)

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

DASA

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army

DASA(P)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement)

DASC

Department of the Army System Coordinator

DASP

Defense Acquisition Scholarship Program

DAU

Defense Acquisition University

DAWIA

Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act

DCAA

Defense Contract Audit Agency

DCD

Directorate of Combat Developments

DCMAO

Defense Contract Management Area Operations

DCMC

Defense Contract Management Command

DCMD

Defense Contract Management District

DCMO

Defense Contract Management Office

DCSCD

Deputy Chief of Staff for Combat Developments (TRADOC)

DCSDOC

Deputy Chief of Staff for Doctrine (TRADOC)

DCSINT

Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence

DCSLOG

Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics

DCSOPS

Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans

DCSPER

Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel

DCSRM

Deputy Chief of Staff for Resource Management

DCST

Deputy Chief of Staff for Training (TRADOC)

DDEP

Defense Data Exchange Program

DDP

Demand Development Period

DFARS

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DFAS

Defense Finance & Accounting Service

DG

Defense Guidance

DIA

Defense Intelligence Agency

DID

Data Item Description

DII COE

Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment

DIO

Director of Industrial Operations

DISA

Defense Information Systems Agency

DISC4

Director of Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers

DIST

Defense Information Support Tools

DITSCAP

DoD Certification and Accreditation Process for Information Technology

DLA

Defense Logistics Agency

DLIS

Defense Logistics Information Service

DLSC

Defense Logistics Service Center or Defense Logistics Support Command

DMRD

Defense Management Review Decision

DMWR

Depot Maintenance Work Requirements

DNRP

Defense National Relocation Program

DoD

Department of Defense

DODAAC

DOD Activity Address Code

DoDD

Department of Defense Directive

DoDI

Department of Defense Instruction

DODISS

DOD Index of Specifications and Standards

DOPMA

Defense Officer Personnel Management Act

DOT&E

Director of Test and Evaluation

DOT&E

Director of Operational Test & Evaluation

DPAE

Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation

DPG

Defense Planning Guidance or Dugway Proving Ground

DPM

Defense Program Memorandum

DPRB

Defense Planning & Resources Board

DPRO

Defense Plant Representative Office

DR

Data Requirement

DRA

Decision Risk Analysis

DRB

Defense Resources Board

DRPM

Direct Reporting Program Manager

DRRB

Data Requirements Review Board

DS

Direct Support

DSA

Deputy for Systems Acquisition

DSB

Defense Science Board

DSCP

Defense Supply Center Philadelphia

DSP

Defense Standardization Program

DSS

Direct Support System

DT

Developmental Test

DT&E

Development Test and Evaluation

DT/OT

Development Test/Operational Test

DTC

Design-to-Cost or Developmental Test Command (formerly TECOM)

DTIC

Defense Technical Information Center

DTLOMS

Doctrine, Training, Leader Development, Organizations, Materiel, Soldiers

DTP

Detailed Test Plan

DTRR

Developmental Test Readiness Review

DTRS

Developmental Test Readiness Statement

DTS

Defense Transportation System

DTSE&E

Director, Test, Systems Engineering & Evaluation

DTUPC

Design to Unit Production Cost

DUAP

Dual-Use Applications Program

DUSA(OR)

Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (Operations Research)

DX

Direct Exchange

E³

Electromagnetic Environmental Effects

E³RB

Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Requirements Board

EA

Economic Analysis or Environmental Analysis/Assessment

EAC

Evaluation Analysis Center or Echelons Above Corps

EARA

U.S. Army Equipment Authorization Review Activity (AMC)

EC

Electronic Commerce or e-commerce

ECA

Early Cooperative Analysis

ECB

Echelons Corps and Below

ECC

Executive Communications and Control

ECCM

Electronic Counter-Counter Measures

ECM

Electronic Counter Measures

ECP

Engineering Change Proposal

EDATE

Effective Date

EDOS

Effective Date Of Supply

EDT

Engineering Development Test

EEO

Equal Employment Opportunity

EFF

Essential Function Failure

EI

End Item

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

EIR

Equipment Improvement Recommendation

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

EMA

Engineering Mitigation Alternative

EMC

Electromagnetic Compatibility

EMD

Engineering and Manufacturing Development

EME

Expected Electromagnetic Environment

EMI

Electromagnetic Interference

EMP

Electromagnetic Pulse

EMR

Electromagnetic Radiation

EMRH

Electromagnetic Radiation Hazards

EOA

Early Operational Assessment

EOD

Explosive Ordnance Disposal

EPG

U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground

EQ

Environmental Quality

ERC

Equipment Readiness Code

ESD

Electrostatic Discharge

ESH

Environment, Safety, and Health

ESS

Environmental Stress Screening

ETIPT

Environmental Technology Integrated Process/Product Team

ETTC

Environmental Technology Technical Council

EUCOM

European Command

EUT

Early User Test

EUT&E

Early User Test & Experiment

EVM

Earned Value Management

EW

Electronic Warfare

FAA

Functional Area Assessment or Federal Aviation Administration

FAC

Federal Acquisition Circular

FAD

Force Activity Designator

FAR

Federal Acquisition Regulation

FAS

Functional Acquisition Specialist

FASA

Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act

FAT

First Article Test

FCA

Functional Configuration Audit

FCT

Foreign Comparative Testing

FD/SC

Failure Definition/Scoring Criteria

FDT&E

Force Development Test & Experiment

FDTE

Force Development Testing and Experimentation

FEA

Front-End Analysis

FEGLI

Federal Employees Group Life Insurance

FERS

Federal Employees Retirement System

FFBD

Functional Flow Block Diagram

FFP

Firm Fixed Price

FISO

Force Integration Staff Officer

FM

Field Manual

FMECA

Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis

FMS

Foreign Military Sales

FOA

Field Operating Agency

FOC

Future Operational Capability

FOE

Follow-on Evaluation

FoNSI

Finding of No Significant Impact

FORSCOM

U.S. Army Forces Command

FOT&E

Follow-On Operational Test & Evaluation or Follow-On Test and Evaluation

FSP

Facility Support Plan

FSR

Field Service Representative

FUE

First Unit Equipped

FUED

First Unit Equipped Date

FY

Fiscal Year

FYDP

Future Year Defense Program

FYTP

Five-Year Test Program

GAO

General Accounting Office

GEN

Generic (Type Classification) or General

GFE

Government Furnished Equipment

GFM

Government Furnished Material

GFP

Government Furnished Property

GIDEP

Government-Industry Data Exchange Program

GOSC

General Officer Steering Committee

GPRA

Government Performance and Results Act

GPS

Global Positioning System

GR

Gross Requirement

GS

General Support

GSA

General Services Administration

HAC

(Congress) House Appropriations Committee

HARDMAN

Hardware versus Manpower

HASC

(Congress) House Armed Services Committee

HAZMAT

Hazardous Material

HCA

Head of the Contracting Agency/Activity

HEL

U.S. Army Human Engineering Laboratory

HF

Human Factors

HFE

Human Factors Engineering

HFEA

Human Factors Engineering Assessment

HHA

Health Hazard Assessment

HIS

Human Systems Integration

HNS

Host Nation Support

HQ

Headquarters

HQDA

Headquarters, Department of the Army

HTI

Horizontal Technology Integration

HUC

Human Use Committee

IAW

In Accordance With

IBR

Integrated Baseline Review

ICE

Independent Cost Estimate

ICP

Inventory Control Point

ICS

Interim Contractor Support

ICT

Integrated Concept Team

ICTP

Individual and Collective Training Plan

IDP

Individual Development Plan

IE

Independent Evaluation(s)

IEP

Independent Evaluation Plan

IER

Independent Evaluation Report

IET

Initial Entry Training

IFB

Invitation for Bids

IG

Inspector General

IIPT

Integrating IPT

IIQ

Initial Issue Quantity

IKP

Instructor and Key Personnel

IKPT

Instructor and Key Personnel Training

ILS

Integrated Logistics Support (also called, Acquisition Logistics)

ILSM

Integrated Logistics Support Manager

ILSMT

Integrated Logistics Support Management Team

ILSP

Integrated Logistics Support Plan (now, Supportability Strategy)

IM

Item Manager or Insensitive Munitions

IMA

Independent Medical Assessor

IME

International Materiel Evaluation

IMP

Integrated Master Plan

IMPRINT

Hardware versus Manpower

IMS

Integrated Master Schedule

INSCOM

Intelligence and Security Command

IOC

Initial Operational Capability or U.S. Army Industrial Operations Command

IOE/A

Independent Operational Evaluator/Assessor

IOT&E

Initial Operational Test & Evaluation

IPA

Integrated Program Assessment

IPCE

Independent Parametric Cost Estimate

IPP

Industrial Preparedness and Planning

IPPD

Integrated Product and Process Development

IPPM

Integrated Product and Process Management

IPR

In-Progress Review or In Process Review

IPS

Integrated Program Summary

IPT

Integrated Process/Product Team

IR&D

Independent Research and Development

IRR

Individual Ready Reserve

ISA

Independent Safety Assessment

ISC

Information System Command

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ISSA

Intra-Service Support Agreement

IT

Information Technology

IT OIPT

Information Technology Overarching Integrated Product Team

ITE

Integrated Test and Evaluation

ITMRA

Information Technology Management Reform Act

ITP

Individual Training Plan

ITU

International Telecommunications Union

J&A

Justification & Approval

JAG

Judge Advocate General

JCALS

Joint Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support

JCS

Joint Chiefs of Staff

JIEP

Joint Intelligence Estimate for Planning

JLC

Joint Logistics Commander

JLRSA

Joint Long-Range Strategic Appraisal

JLSP

Joint Logistics Support Plan

JOPS

Joint Operation Planning Schedule

JOT&E

Joint Operational Test & Evaluation

JPAM

Joint Program Assessment Memorandum

JROC

Joint Requirements Oversight Council

JRTC

Joint Readiness Training Center

JSCP

Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan

JSOR

Joint Service Operational Requirement

JSP

Joint Services Program

JSPD

Joint Strategic Planning Document

JSPS

Joint Strategic Planning System

JTA

Joint Table of Allowances or Joint Technical Architecture

JTA-A

Joint Technical Architecture - Army (formally Army Technical Architecture)

JWG

Joint Working Group

JWID

Joint Warfighter Interoperability Demonstration

K

Contract

KO

Contracting Officer

KPP

Key Performance Parameter

KR

Contractor

LABCOM

U.S. Army Laboratory Command

LAO

Logistics Assistant Office(r)

LAR

Logistics Assistance Representative(s) (formerly, FMT)

LCC

Life Cycle Cost or Logistics Control Code

LCCE

Life Cycle Cost Estimate

LCCS

Life Cycle Contractor Support

LCM

Life Cycle Management

LCN

LSA Control Number

LCSEC

Life Cycle Software Engineering Center

LCSMM

Life Cycle System Management Model

LCSS

Life Cycle Software Support

LD

Logistics Demonstration

LEAD

U.S. Army Letterkenny Army Depot

LFT&E

Live Fire Test And Evaluation

LID

Light Infantry Division

LIN

Line Item Number

LLTI

Long Leadtime Items

LMI

Logistics Management Information (formerly, LSAR)

LNO

Liaison Officer

LO

Lubrication Order

LOE

Limited Objective Experiment (replaced BLWE)

LOG

Logistician/Logistics

LOGAMP

The Logistics and Acquisition Management Program

LOGSA

U.S. Army Logistics Support Activity

LOGSACS

Logistics Structure and Composition System

LOI

Letter of Instruction

LON

Letter of Notification

LORA

Level of Repair Analysis

LOTS

Logistics-Over-The-Shore

LP

Limited Procurement (Type Classification)

LRIP

Low Rate Initial Production

LRP

Low Rate Production (Type Classification)

LRRDAP

Long-Range Research, Development, and Acquisition Plan

LRU

Line Replaceable Unit

LSA

Lead Standardization Activities or Logistics Support Analysis (now called Supportability Analysis)

LSAR

Logistics Support Analysis Record (New term is Logistics Management Information)

LUT

Limited User Test

LVAD

Low Velocity Air Drop

M&S

Modeling and Simulation

MAA

Mission Area Analysis

MAC

Maintenance Allocation Chart

MACI

Military Adaptation of Commercial Items

MACOM

Major Army Command

MADP

Materiel Acquisition Decision Process

MAIS

Major Automated Information System

MAISRC

Major Automated Information System Review Council (Replaced by IT OIPT.)

MAM

Materiel Acquisition Management Course

MAMP

Mission Area Materiel Plans

MANPRINT

Manpower and Personnel Integration

MAPL

Military Acquisition Position List

MAPP

Manpower and Personnel Plan

MARB

Materiel Acquisition Review Board

MARC

Manpower Requirements Criteria

MARKS

Modern Army Record Keeping System

MATDEV

Materiel Developer

MCA

Military Construction, Army

MDA

Milestone Decision Authority

MDAP

Major Defense Acquisition Program

MDCI

Multidiscipline Counterintelligence

MDEP

Management Decision Package

MDR

Milestone Decision Review

MDS

Model, Design, Series

MEDCOM

U.S. Army Medical Command

MEF

Mission Essential Function

MESL

Master Events Scenario List

MET

Meteorological

MFA

Materiel Fielding Agreement

MFP

Materiel Fielding Plan

MFT

Materiel Fielding Team

MILDEP

Military Deputy

MILDEP

Military Deputy

MILDEPS

Military Departments

MIL-DTL

Military Detail Specification

MIL-HDBK

Military Handbook

MIL-PRF

Military Performance Specification

MIL-STD

Military Standard

MILSTRIP

Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures

MIPS

Modified Integrated Program Summary

MISMA

Model Improvement and Study Management Agency

MISMO

Maintenance Interservice Support Management Office

MJWG

Manpower and Personnel Integration (MANPRINT) Joint Working Group

MMT

Manufacturing Methods and Technology

MNS

Mission Need Statement

MOA

Memorandum Of Agreement

MOD

Modification

MOE

Measure Of Effectiveness

MOI

Memorandum Of Instruction

MON

Memorandum Of Notification

MOP

Measure Of Performance

MOS

Military Occupational Specialty

MOU

Memorandum Of Understanding

MP

Mission Profile

MPL

Mandatory Parts List

MPT

Manpower, Personnel and Training

MR

Maintenance Ratio

MRIS

Modernization Resource Information Submission

MRL

Materiel Requirements List

MRO

Materiel Release Order

MRR

Maintenance Replacement Rate

MRRB

Materiel Release Review Board

MRTFB

Major Range and Test Facility Base

MS

Milestone or Market Surveillance

MS&T

Manufacturing Science and Technology

MSC

Major Subordinate Command

MSL

Master Support List

MSO

Materiel Status Office

MSP

Mission Support Plan

MSR

Materiel Status Record

MSRS

Materiel System Requirement Specification

MSS

Matrix Security Support

MTA

Materiel Transfer Agreement

MTBF

Mean Time Between Failure

MTBMA

Mean Time Between Maintenance Action

MTBOMF

Mean Time Between Operational Mission Failure

MTHA

Munitions Threat Hazard Assessment

MTMC

U.S. Army Military Traffic Management Command

MTMCTEA

U.S. Army Military Traffic Management Command Transportation Engineering Agency

MTOE

Modified Table of Organization and Equipment

MTP

Materiel Transfer Plan

MTS

Modernization Through Spares

MTT

Materiel Transfer Team

MTTR

Mean Time to Repair

MVAP

Munitions Vulnerability Assessment Panel

MWO

Modification Work Order

NAAG

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Army Armaments Group

NAS

National Aerospace Standard

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NBC

Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical

NCA

National Command Authority

NCR

National Capital Region

NDI

Non-Developmental Item

NDT

Nondestructive Testing

NEFF

Non-Essential Functional Failure

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NEPRS

New Equipment Personnel Requirements Summary

NET

New Equipment Training

NETP

New Equipment Training Plan

NETT

New Equipment Training Team

NETTSP

New Equipment Training Test Support Package

NGB

U.S. Army National Guard Bureau

NHA

Next Higher Assembly

NICP

National Inventory Control Point

NIIN

National Item Identification Number

NIST

National Institute of Science and Technology

NMCM

Not Mission Capable, Maintenance (formerly NORM)

NMCS

Not Mission Capable, Supply (formerly NORS)

NMIBT

New Materiel Introductory Briefing Team

NMP

National Maintenance Point

NMS

New Manning System

NOI

Notice of Intent

NPS

No Prior Service

NRC

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NSA

National Security Agency

NSC

National Security Council

NSN

National Stock Number

NSS

National Security System

NSTD

Non-System Training Device

NTC

National Training Center

O&M

Operation and Maintenance

O&S

Operations and Support

OA

Operational Architecture

OBS

Obsolete (Type Classification)

OCAR

Office of the Chief, Army Reserve

OCE

Office of the Chief of Engineers

OCIE

Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment

ODP

Officer Distribution Plan

OE

Operational Effectiveness

OEC

Operational Evaluation Command

OFT

Operational Feasibility Testing

OICP

Office of the International Cooperative Program

OICTP

Outline Individual and Collective Training Plan

OIPT

Overarching Integrated Process/Product Team

OIT

Organization Integration Team

OMA

Operations and Maintenance, Army (Funding)

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

OMS

Operational Mode Summary

OMS/MP

Operational Mode Summary/Mission Profile

OOTW

Operations Other Than War

OPA

Other Procurement, Army

OPFOR

Opposing Force

OPLAN

Operation Plan

OPM

Office of Personnel Management

OPP

Operational Performance Parameter

OPTEC

U.S. Army Operational Test and Evaluation Command (now, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command)

OPTEMPO

Operating Tempo

OR

Operational Readiness or Operations Research

OR/SA

Operations Research/Systems Analysis

ORB

Officer Record Brief

ORD

Operational Requirements Document

ORF

Operational Readiness Float

OS

Operational Suitability

OSD

Office of the Secretary of Defense

OSD

Office of the Secretary of Defense

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSMIS

Operating and Support Management Information System

OST

Operations Support Team

OSUT

One Station Unit Training

OT

Operational Test

OT&E

Operational Test And Evaluation

OTC

U.S. Army Operational Test Command (formerly TEXCOM)

OTP

Outline Test Plan

OTRR

Operational Test Readiness Review

OTRS

Operational Test Readiness Statements

OTRS

Operational Test Readiness Statement

OTS

Off the Shelf

OTSA

Operational Threat Support Activity

OTSA

Operational Test Support Agency

OTSG

Office of the Surgeon General

P³I

Pre-Planned Product Improvement

PA

Procurement, Army

PA&E

Program Analysis and Evaluation

PACOM

Pacific Command

PAED

Program Analysis and Evaluation Directorate

PAM

Pamphlet

PAO

Public Affairs Office(r)

PARR

Program Analysis/Resource Review

PAT

Process Action Team

PAT&E

Production Acceptance Test and Evaluation

PBBE

Performance Based Business Environment

PBC

Program Budget Committee

PBG

Program Budget Guidance

PCA

Physical Configuration Audit

PCO

Procurement Contracting Officer

PCS

Permanent Change of Station

PDB

Procurement Data Base

PDDC

Post D-Day Consumption

PDEP

Preliminary Draft Equipment Publications

PDF

Program Data Forms

PDIP

Program Development Increment Package

PDIR

Program Directive

PDRR

Program Definition and Risk Reduction

PE

Program Element (Funding)

PEL

Permissable Exposure Limits

PEO

Program Executive Officer

PEP

Production Engineering and Planning

PERMISS

Personnel Management Information Systems

PERSACS

Personnel Structure and Composition System

PERSCOM

U.S. Total Army Personnel Command

PERSSO

Personnel System Staff Officer

PERT

Program Evaluation and Review Technique

PFTEA

Post-Fielding Training Effectiveness Analysis

PHA

Preliminary Hazard Analysis

PHL

Preliminary Hazard List

PIB

Program Information Briefing

PIL

Preferred Items List

PIP

Product Improvement Program

PIPT

Program Level IPT

PLL

Prescribed Load List

PLT

Procurement (Production) Lead Time

PM

Program/Project/Product Manager or Preventive Maintenance

PM TRADE

Project Manager, Training Devices

PMA

Procedural Mitigation Alternatives

PMCS

Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services

PMD

Program Management Documents

PMO

Program/Project/Product Manager Office

PO

Proponency Officer

POC

Point of Contact

POE

Program Office Estimate or Port of Entry

POI

Program of Instruction

POL

Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants

POM

Program Objective Memorandum

POMCUS

Prepositioning of Materiel Configured to Unit Sets

POP

Proof of Principle

PPBES

Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System

PPBS

Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System

PPL

Provisioning Parts List

PPP

Program Protection Plan or Priority Placement Program

PPS

Program Protection Survey

PPT

Production Prove-Out Test or Post Production Test

PQT

Production Qualification Test

PR

Program Review or Purchase Request

PRA

Paperwork Reduction Act

PROC

Procurement (Funding)

PRON

Purchase Request Order Number

PRR

Production Readiness Review

PSM

Practical Software Measurement

PST

Production Special Tool

PSTE

Production Special Test Equipment

PTD

Provisioning Technical Documentation

PVT

Production Verification Test

PWS

Performance Work Statement

PY

Program Year

QA

Quality Assurance

QAF

Quality Achievement Factor

QALI

Quality Assurance Letter of Instruction

QAT

Quality Assurance Team

QC

Quality Control/Conformance

QDR

Quality Deficiency Report

QQPRI