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Office of Budget

Fiscal Year 2004 Performance and Accountability Report
Published November 15, 2004

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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

AAC
Austin Automation Center
ADR
Alternate Dispute Resolution
AHA
American Hospital Association
AICPA
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
AMAS-R
Automated Monument Application System-Redesign
ARC
Allocation Resources Center
AZT
Azidothymidine
BDD
Benefits Delivery at Discharge
BDN
Benefits Delivery Network
BDOC
Bed Days of Care
BEC
Benefits Executive Council
BOB
Business Oversight Board
BOSS
Burial Operations Support System
BPA
Blanket Purchase Agreement
BVA
Board of Veterans' Appeals
C&P
Compensation and Pension
CAMS
Capital Asset Management System
CAP
Combined Assessment Program
CAPRI
Compensation and Pension Records Interchange
CARES
Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services
CBOC
Community-based Outpatient Clinic
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDCI II
Chronic Disease Care Index II
CFO
Chief Financial Officer
CFS
Consolidated Financial Statements
CHL
Countrywide Home Loans
CIO
Chief Information Officer
CIRC
Central Incident Response Capability
CLO
Clinical Logistics Office.
CMOP
Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CNH
Community Nursing Home
COLAs
Cost of Living Adjustments
COOP
Continuity of Operations Plan
CoreFLS
Core Financial and Logistics System
CPRS
Computerized Patient Record System
CPTS
Centralized Property Tracking System
CSMAS
Competitive Sourcing and Management Analysis Service
CSO
Commissioners Standard Ordinary
CSP
Cyber Security Professionalization
CSRS
Civil Service Retirement System
CWT
Compensated Work Therapy
CWT/TR
Compensated Work Therapy/Transitional Residential
DAEO
Designated Agency Ethics Official
DCHV
Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans
DFAS
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
DIC
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
DMC
Debt Management Center
DoD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DOL
Department of Labor
DOOR
Distribution of Operational Resources
DSS
Decision Support System
EA
Enterprise Architecture
ECAP
Electronic Certification Automated Processing
ECSIP
Enterprise Cyber Security Infrastructure Project
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
EFO
Enterprise Fund Office
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
FAIR Act
Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act
FASAB
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FATS
Foreclosure Avoidance Through Servicing
FECA
Federal Employees' Compensation Act
FERS
Federal Employees Retirement System
FFMIA
Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
FIFO
First In First Out
FISCAM
Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual
FISMA
Federal Information Security Management Act
FITSAF
Federal Information Technology Security Assessment Framework
FMFIA
Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
FMS
Financial Management System
FQAM
Financial Quality Assurance Manager
FSC
Financial Services Center
FSQAS
Financial & Systems Quality Assurance Service
FSS
Federal Supply Schedule
FTE
Full-time Equivalent
FY
Fiscal Year
G&EC
Geriatrics and Extended Care
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAO
Government Accountability Office
GMRA
Government Management Reform Act
GPO
Government Printing Office
GPRA
Government Performance and Results Act
GSA
General Services Administration
GWVIS
Gulf War Veterans Information System
HCHV
Health Care for Homeless Veterans
HEC
Health Eligibility Center
H/HHA
Homemaker/Home Health Aide
HIM
Health Information Management
HIPAA
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act
HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD-VASH
HUD-VA Supported Housing
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
IFCAP
Integrated Funds Distribution, Control Point Activity, Accounting and Procurement
IG
Inspector General
IHS
Indian Health Service
IMS
Inventory Management System
ISO
Information Security Officer
IT
Information Technology
IVM
Income Verification Match
JEC
Joint Executive Council
LETC
Law Enforcement Training Center
LS&C
Loan Service & Claims
MAP-D
Modern Award Processing - Development
MCCF
Medical Care Collections Fund
MEO
Most Efficient Organization
MPI
Master Patient Index
MSN
Memorial Service Network
MVPC
Minority Veterans Program Coordinators
NAC
National Acquisition Center
NCA
National Cemetery Administration
NEPEC
Northeast Program Evaluation Center
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NOD
Notice of Disagreement
NSLI
National Service Life Insurance
NSOC
Network and Security Operations Center
OA&MM
Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management
OAEM
Office of Asset Enterprise Management
OCIS
Office of Cyber and Information Security
OGC
Office of General Counsel
OHRM
Office of Human Resources Management
OIG
Office of Inspector General
OM
Office of Management
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OPM
Office of Personnel Management
ORD
Office of Research and Development
OSDBU
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
OSGLI
Office of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
OWCP
Office of Workers' Compensation Program
P&F
Program and Financing
PA&I
Office of Performance Analysis and Integrity
PAID
Personnel and Accounting Integrated Data
PART
Program Assessment Rating Tool
PBSC
Performance-based Service Contracting
PFSS
Patient Financial Service System
PI II
Prevention Index II
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
PLOU
Portfolio Loan Oversight Unit
PMC
Presidential Memorial Certificate
PP&E
Property, Plant & Equipment
PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
QA
Quality Assurance
QAS
Quality-Access-Satisfaction
QM
Quality Management
R&D
Research and Development
RBA 2000
Rating Board Automation 2000
REMIC
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
REO
Real Estate Owned
RID
Review and Inspections Division
RMC
Records Management Center
RO
Regional Office
RPO
Regional Processing Office
RVSR
Rating Veteran Service Representative
S&IC
Security and Investigations Center
S-DVI
Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance
SFFAS
Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards
SGLI
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
SHEP
Survey of Healthcare Experiences of Patients
SKIPPES
Skills, Knowledge, and Insurance Practices and Procedures Embedded in Systems
SMC
Strategic Management Council
SQC
Statistical Quality Control
SSA
Social Security Administration
SSN
Social Security Number
STAR
Statistical Technical Accuracy Review
SVES
State Verification and Exchange System
SVH
State Veterans Home
SWA
Statement of Written Assurance
TAP
Transition Assistance Program
TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury
TMP
Telecommunications Modernization Project
TOP
Treasury Offset Program
TPSS
Training and Performance Support System
TREASURY
Department of the Treasury (U.S. Treasury)
TRICARE
DoD-Managed Care Support Contract
UME
Unreimbursed Medical Expense
U.S.C.
United States Code
USGLI
United States Government Life Insurance
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs
VACERT
VA Electronic Education Certification Program
VACO
VA Central Office
VAEB
VA Executive Board
VAMC
VA Medical Center
VA RC&V
VA Records Center and Vault
VARO
VA Regional Office
VBA
Veterans Benefits Administration
VCAA
Veterans Claims Assistance Act
VERA
Veterans' Equitable Resource Allocation
VETSNET
Veterans Services Network
VGLI
Veterans' Group Life Insurance
VHA
Veterans Health Administration
VISN
Veterans Integrated Service Network
VistA
Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture
VMLI
Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance
VR&E
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
VRI
Veterans' Reopened Insurance
VSLI
Veterans' Special Life Insurance
WAN
Wide Area Network
WCP
Workers' Compensation Program