MS 003 Subject Index and Acronym List

Effective Date: 01/15/98 (v.4) Supersedes: 04/27/92, 06/84, 12/73 Responsible Office: Office of Strategic Information, Research and Planning (D/OSIRP)

Table of Contents
1.0 Purpose 2.0 Index 3.0 Acronyms and Abbreviations

1.0 Purpose
The subject index contains references to subjects mentioned in other Sections of the Peace Corps Manual. Following the index is a list of frequently used abbreviations and acronyms.

2.0 Index 3.0 Acronyms and Abbreviations

|A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S| T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z|

A AD AF Associate Director Africa Region

AID AO AOT ALO AOC APCD APCMO AS AWOL

Agency for International Development (United States...) Administrative Officer Administrative Officer Training Administrative Liaison Officer Advice of Charge Associate Peace Corps Director Area Peace Corps Medical Officer Administrative Services Absent Without Leave

B BFO Budget and Fiscal Officer

C CAO CAPPS CD CDA CDO CDU CEN CFO CHOPS CMA CO CO COI COLA COMM COS COS Chief Administrative Officer Consolidated American Payroll Processing Country Director Country Desk Assistant Country Desk Officer Country Desk Unit The Center for Field Assistance and Applied Research Chief Financial Officer Chief of Operations Centrally Managed Account Certifying Officer Current Operations Close of Invitation Cost of Living Adjustment Communications Close of Service / Completion of Service Chief of Staff

COTR CPRM CR CR CSO CSRS Cuff

Contracting Officer Technical Representative Country Program Review/Monitoring Congressional Relations Continuing Resolution Civil Service Orgainization Civil Service Retirement System Record Manual Financial Record

D D DCHOPS DD DO DO DOS DOS DOW DP Director's Office 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

E EEO EL EOD ET ETD ETS EXT Equal Employment Opportunity Emergency Leave Enter On Duty Early Termination Estimated Time of Departure Educational Testing Service Extension

F FAD FAM Field Assistance Division Foreign Affairs Manual

FE FECA FEGLI FEHB FERS FICA FMO FMS FOIA FP FS FSI FSN FTE FTR FTS FY

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

G GAD GAO GBL GC GEBAT GIK GO GPO GSA GSO GTR Gender and Development General Accounting Office Government Bill of Lading General Counsel Government Excess Baggage Allowance Ticket Gifts In Kind Government of... Government Printing Office General Services Administration General Services Officer Government Travel Rates

H HC HCA HCC HCN HOR HQ HRM Host Country Host Country Agency Host Country Contribution Host Country National Home of Record Headquarters Human Resource Management (Office)

I IAP ICASS IDD ICE ICT IFO IG IGA IO IP IPBS IRC IRM IRM IST IT ITS Inter-America and the Pacific Region International Cooperative Administrative Support Services Internal Control Committee Information Collection And Exchange In-Country Training International Financial Operations Inspector General Intergovernmental Affairs International Operations Individual Placement Integrated Programming & Budget System In-Country Resource Center In-Country Resources Management Information Resource Management In-Service Training Information Technology International Technical Support

K KARs Key Agency Resources (i.e. Policies, Guidance, and Publications)

L LCP LOS LWOP Local Compensation Pay Length of Service Leave Without Pay

M M&IE M/HRM Medevac MI MIS MOA MOST MOU MPL MPO MRAB MRC MS MS Meals and Incidental Expenses Office of Human Resource Management Medical Evacuation Master's International Manangement 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

Med/Admin Medical/Administrative (Staging)

N NEO NGO NPSC New Employee Orientation Non Governmental Organization Non-Personal Services Contractor

O OF- ... O/S OGC OJT OMB OMS OO OPBF OPM OPMAN OPSC OSD OSS OST 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 Planning, Budget And Finance Office of Personnel Management Operations Manual Office of Private Sector Cooperation Overseas Staff Development Office of Special Services Overseas Staff Training

P P&T PASA PATS PBR PC/W PCD PCFMS PCMC PCMO PCMS PCOM PCPP PCT Program And Training Participating Agency Support Agreement Programming And Training Systems Periodic Budget Review Peace Corps/Washington Peace Corps Director Peace Corps Financial Management System Peace Corps Medical Contractor Peace Corps Medical Officer Peace Corps Manual Section Peace Corps On-Line Manual Peace Corps Partnership Program Peace Corps Trainee

PCV PCR PD PDO PO POE POV PPA PQLI PR PS PSC PSR PST PTA PTO PTQ PVO

Peace Corps Volunteer Peace Corps Registration Position Description Pre-Departure Orientation Purchase Order Port, Or Point, Of Entry Privately Owned Vehicle Planning, Policy And Analysis Physical Quality Of Life Index Procurement Request 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

Q QBR QTRS Quarterly Budget Review Quarterly Trainee Report Summary

R RA RAMC RAU RD RDD RFC RFP Readjustment Allowance Regional Administration Management Center Regional Assistance Unit Regional Director Resource Development Division Regional Financial Center Request For Proposal

RMO RPCV RSO RTO RVS

Regional Medical Officer (Dept. Of State) Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Regional Security Officer Regional Training Officer Returned Volunteer Services

S SAV SBD SCD SED SF- ... SOP SOW SPA SRPTC SS SSN SST Special Assignment Volunteer Small Business Development Service Computation Date 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 Special Services Social Security Number Stateside Training

T T TA TA TA TA TC TCN TCSS TCT TDY Transportation (Office of?) Task Analysis Technical Assistance Trainee Allocation Travel Authorization Training Class Third Country National Training Class Summary Sheet Third Country Training Temporary Duty

TEFL TELCOM TESL TI TO TOT TR TS TSDU TSP TSR

Teaching English As A Foreign Language Telephone Communications Teaching English As A Second Language Trainee Input Training Officer Training Of Trainers Trainee Request Trainees Training and Staff Development Unit Thrift Savings Plan Training Status Report

U UFR UNDP UNV UP USDO USPSC Unfunded Request United Nations Development Program United Nations Volunteer University Programs United States Disbursing Office U.S. Personal Services Contractor

V VY VAC VAD VDS VOLAGS VRS VS Vs VSPS V/T Volunteer Years Volunteer Advisory Council Volunteer Assignment Description Volunteer Delivery System Voluntary Agencies Volunteer Recruitment and Selection Volunteer Support Volunteers Volunteer And Staff Payroll Services Volunteer /Trainee

WID WWS X Y

Women In Development World Wise Schools