Peace Corps Acronyms and Abbreviations

Index Acronym
AD ADP AF AO AOT ADP ALO AOC APCD APCMO AQL AS AWOL BFO BVT CAO CAPPS CCO CD CDA CDO CDU CFO CHOPS CIO CMA CO CO COI COLA COMM COS COS COTR CPRM CR CR CSO CSRS Cuff D Associate Director American Diversity Programs Africa Region Administrative Officer Administrative Officer Training American Diversity Program Administrative Liaison Officer Advice of Charge Associate Peace Corps Director Area Peace Corps Medical Officer Acceptable Quality Level Administrative Services Absent Without Leave Budget and Fiscal Officer Best Value Trade-off Chief Administrative Officer Consolidated American Payroll Processing Chief Compliance Officer Country Director Country Desk Assistant Country Desk Officer Country Desk Unit Chief Financial Officer Chief of Operations Chief Information Officer Centrally Managed Account Certifying Officer Current Operations Close of Invitation Cost of Living Adjustment Communications (D/C also) Close of Service / Completion of Service Chief of Staff Contracting Officer Technical Representative Country Program Review/Monitoring Congressional Relations (D/CR also) Continuing Resolution Civil Service Organization Civil Service Retirement System Record Manual Financial Record Directors Office

Long Form

A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D

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Peace Corps Acronyms and Abbreviations

Index Acronym
DCHOPS DD DO DO DOS DOS DOW DP EEO EL EOD EMA ET ETD ETS EXT FAD FAM FAR FE FECA FEGLI FEHB FERS FICA FMO FMS FOIA FP FS FSI FSN FTE FTR FTS FY GAD GAO GBL GFP GC Deputy Chief of Operations Deputy Director Disbursing Officer Domestic Operations Department of State (United States...) Description of Service (for Volunteers) Description of Work Domestic Programs Equal Employment Opportunity Emergency Leave Enter on Duty Europe, the Mediterranean and Asia Region Early Termination Estimated Time of Departure Educational Testing Service Extension Field Assistance Division Foreign Affairs Manual Federal Acquisition Regulation Field Enrollment Federal Employees Compensation Act Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal Employees Health Benefits Federal Employees Retirement System Federal Insurance Contributions Act Financial Management Officer Financial Management System Freedom of Information Act Foreign Personnel Fiscal Services Foreign Service Institute Foreign Service National Full Time Equivalent Federal Travel Regulations Federal Telecommunications System Fiscal Year Gender and Development General Accounting Office Government Bill of Lading

Long Form

D (cont.) D D D D D D D E E E E E E E E F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F G G G G G

Government Furnished Property

General Counsel(Office of General Counsel [OGC] also)

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Peace Corps Acronyms and Abbreviations

Index Acronym
GEBAT GIK GO GPO GSA GSO GTR HC HCA HCC HCN HOR HQ HRM IAP ICT ICASS IDD ICE ICT IFO IG IGA IGAP IMA IO IP IPBS IRB IRC IRM IRM IST IT ITS KAR's LCP LOS LWOP M&IE M/HRM

Long Form
Government Excess Baggage Allowance Ticket Gifts In Kind Government of... Government Printing Office General Services Administration General Services Officer Government Travel Rates Host Country Host Country Agency Host Country Contribution Host Country National Home of Record Headquarters Human Resource Management (Office) Inter-America and the Pacific Region Information Communication Technology International Cooperative Administrative Support Services Internal Control Committee Information Collection and Exchange In-Country Training also Information and CommunicationTechnology International Financial Operations Inspector General(Office of the Inspector General [OIG] also) Intergovernmental Affairs Intergovernmental Affairs and Global Partnerships Internal Management Assessment International Operations Individual Placement Integrated Programming and Budget System Investment Review Board In-Country Resource Center In-Country Resources Management Information Resource Management In-Service Training Information Technology International Technical Support Key Agency Resources (i.e. Policies, Guidance, and Publications) Local Compensation Pay Length of Service Leave Without Pay Meals and Incidental Expenses Office of Human Resource Management

G (cont.) G G G G G G H H H H H H H I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J-K L L L M M

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Peace Corps Acronyms and Abbreviations

Index Acronym
Med/Admin Medevac MI MIS MOA MOST MOU MPL MPO MRAB MRC MS MS NEO NGO NPSC OACM OAR OF- ... O/S OGC OJT OMB OMS OO OPATS OPM OPMAN OPSI OSD OSIRP OSS OST P&T PAG PASA PATS PBR PC/W PCD PCFMS

Long Form
Medical/Administrative (Staging) Medical Evacuation Masters International Management Information Specialist Memorandum of Agreement Medical Officers Staff Training Memorandum of Understanding Multiple Payment List Military Post Office Manual Review Advisory Board Monthly Review Cable (Also Called Cable of Obligations) Manual Section Medical Services New Employee Orientation Non Governmental Organization Non-Personal Services Contractor Office of Acquisitions and Contract Management Office of AIDS Relief Optional Form number... (e.g. OF-206) Overseas Office of the General Counsel On the Job Training Office Of Management and Budget Office of Medical Services Overseas Operations Office of Overseas Programming and Training Support Office of Personnel Management Operations Manual Office of Private Sector Initiatives Overseas Staff Development Office of Strategic Information, Research and Planning Office of Special Services Overseas Staff Training Program and Training Programming Advisory Group Participating Agency Support Agreement Programming and Training Systems Periodic Budget Review Peace Corps/Washington Peace Corps Director Peace Corps Financial Management System

M (cont.) M M M M M M M M M M M M N N N O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O P P P P P P P P

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Peace Corps Acronyms and Abbreviations

Index Acronym
PCMC PCMO PCMS PCOM PCPP PCT PCV PCR PCR PD PDO PEPFAR PO POE POV PQLI PR PR PRB PS PSC PSR PST PTA PTO PTQ PVO QBR QTRS RA RAMC RAU RD RDD RFC RFP RMO RPCV RSO RTO RVS

Long Form
Peace Corps Medical Contractor Peace Corps Medical Officer Peace Corps Manual Section Peace Corps On-Line Manual Peace Corps Partnership Program Peace Corps Trainee Peace Corps Volunteer Peace Corps Response Peace Corps Registration Position Description Pre-Departure Orientation Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Purchase Order Port, or Point, of Entry Privately Owned Vehicle Physical Quality of Life Index Press Relations (D/PR also) Procurement Request Policy Review Board Program Support Personal Services Contractor Project Status Report Pre-Service Training Programming and Training Advisor Program and Training Officer Pre-Training Questionnaire Private Volunteer Organization Quarterly Budget Review Quarterly Trainee Report Summary Readjustment Allowance Regional Administration Management Center Regional Assistance Unit Regional Director Resource Development Division Regional Financial Center Request for Proposal Regional Medical Officer (Dept. Of State) Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Regional Security Officer, Diplomatic Security,U.S. Department of State Regional Training Officer Returned Volunteer Services

P (cont.) P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Q Q R R R R R R R R R R R R

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Peace Corps Acronyms and Abbreviations

Index Acronym
SAV SBD SCD SDS SED SF- ... SOP SOW SPA SRPTC SS SS SSN SST TD TA TA TA TA TC TCN TCSS TCT TDY TEFL TELCOM TESL TI TO TO TOT TR TS TSDU TSP TSR UFR UNDP UNV UP USAID

Long Form
Special Assignment Volunteer Small Business Development Service Computation Date Service Delivery Summary Small Enterprise Development Standard Form ... (e.g. SF-171) Standard Operating Procedure(s) Statement of Work Small Project Assistance Sub-Regional Programming and Training Coordinator Office of Safety and Security Special Services Social Security Number Stateside Training Transportation Division Task Analysis Technical Assistance Trainee Allocation Travel Authorization Training Class Third Country National Training Class Summary Sheet Third Country Training Temporary Duty Teaching English as a Foreign Language Telephone Communications Teaching English as a Second Language Trainee Input Training Officer Task Order Training of Trainers Trainee Request Trainees Training and Staff Development Unit Thrift Savings Plan Training Status Report Unfunded Request United Nations Development Program United Nations Volunteer University Programs United States Agency for International Development

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T U U U U U

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Peace Corps Acronyms and Abbreviations

Index Acronym
USDO USPSC VY VAC VAD VDS VOLAGS VRS VS VSPS V/T WWID WWS

Long Form
United States Disbursing Office U.S. Personal Services Contractor Volunteer Years Volunteer Advisory Council Volunteer Assignment Description Volunteer Delivery and Support System Voluntary Agencies Volunteer Recruitment and Selection Volunteer Support Volunteer And Staff Payroll Services Volunteer /Trainee Women In Development World Wise Schools

U (cont.) U V V V V V V V V V W W X-Y-Z

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