List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Most Commonly Used: (1) If there are two choices, the first is preferred, and (2) job class titles are generally not capitalized unless there is a number following the name OR it is a one-position, high-ranking official such as Governor. The acronyms and abbreviations marked with an asterisk (*) after them do not need to be spelled out. They are generally acknowledged terms used all the time without reference. AAC AAM AC ACPE ACS ABS ADES ADF&G ADN ADP ADR AFL-CIO* AFR AG AGC AHFC AJ AJE or AJ ALJ AOGCC AKPAY AKSAS ALDER ALMR ALWOP AMHS AO AOB APA Alaska Administrative Code Alaska Administrative Manual Advice of Change Alaska Commission on Post Secondary Education 1) Alaska Communications System 2) Alaska Court System Alaska Budget System Alaska Division or Emergency Services (Department of Military and Veterans Affairs) Alaska Department of Fish and Game Agency Document Number Automated Data Processing Alternate Dispute Resolution American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations Annual Financial Report (manual title) Attorney General Attorney General Contractor Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Administrative Journal; also known as AAJ 1) Agency Journal Entry 2) Adjusting Journal Entry Administrative Law Judge Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Alaska Payroll System Alaska Statewide Accounting System Alaska Data Enterprise Reporting Alaska Land Mobile Radio approved leave without pay Alaska Marine Highway System 1) Administrative Order (title of a directive from the Governor) 2) Administrative Order (title of a directive from the Governor) 3) Advertising Order (form title) 4) Administrative Officer Alaska Office Building Alaska Power Authority 1 P a g e R e v i s e d 1 / 2 / 2 0 1 5 W V
APBC APEA APFC APIPA APOC APUC AR AS ASAP ASD ASEA ASHA ASPS ASSET AST ATL ATN ATTN AV BAFO bcc* BIA BRU* BU CA CAFR CAM CBJ CBT CBU cc* CC CEA CIP CO COBRA COD COLA Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission Alaska Public Employees Association Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (Department of Revenue) Alaska Personal Information Protection Act Alaska Public Office Commission Alaska Public Utilities Commission (Department of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development) 1) appropriation 2) Accounts Receivable Alaska Statute as soon as possible Administrative Services Directors Alaska State Employees Association Alaska State Housing Authority (Department of Revenue) Authority to Seek Professional Services Alaska Statewide System for Employee Time Administrative Support Team Amendment to Lease Authority to Negotiate Attention audiovisual Best and Final Offer blind courtesy copy Bureau of Indian Affairs (federal government) Budget Request Unit bargaining unit Contract Award Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Contract Award Manual City and Borough of Juneau Computer Base Training collective bargaining unit courtesy copy collocation code Confidential Employees Association Capital Improvement Project 1) contracting officer 2) Commissioner s Office Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Collect (cash) on Delivery 1) cost of living allowance 2 P a g e R e v i s e d 1 / 2 / 2 0 1 5 W V
COM CPA CPI CPO CRC CSD CSO CSSB CY D/A D/E D/I D/L DAS DBA DCCED DCP DEDPA DGS DLWOP DMV DMVA DNR DO DOA DOA-IT DOC DOF DOL DOSO DOT&PF DP DPS DRB DRM ee EEO EEOC 2) cost of living adjustment Commissioner s Office Certified Public Accountant Consumer Price Index Chief Procurement Officer Contract Review Committee Computer Security Designees Chief Security Officer Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1) calendar year 2) current year Date of Accident Date of Event Date of Injury Date of Loss Division of Administrative Services doing business as Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Deferred Compensation Plan Departmental Enterprise Directory Password Administrator Division of General Services disapproved leave without pay Division of Motor Vehicles Department of Military & Veterans Affairs Department of Natural Resources Delivery Order (form title) Department of Administration Department of Administration Information Technology Department of Corrections Division of Finance 1) Department of Labor 2) Department of Law (LAW) Alaska Directory of State Officials Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Data Processing Department of Public Safety Division of Retirement & Benefits Division of Risk Management employee Equal Employee Opportunity Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 3 P a g e R e v i s e d 1 / 2 / 2 0 1 5 W V
EEO/AA EIN Esq.* EPORS EPR ETS FAA FAQ FICA FLSA FOB (or f.o.b.)* FPO FR FROB FTP FW FY* FY GF GGU GHLB GS HB HC HI HRC HUD IBCS IBU ID IRIS IRM IRMEAC IRS ISF Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Identification Number To be used after name in address when indicated for lawyers Elected Public Officers Retirement System Enterprise Productivity Rate Enterprise Technology Services Federal Aviation Administration Frequently Asked Questions Federal Insurance Contributions Act Fair Labor Standards Act free on board Fairbanks Personnel Office failed to respond Fairbanks Regional Office Building 1) Financial Transaction Processing 2) file transfer protocol (computer language) field warrant fiscal year Federal Year General Fund General Government Unit Group Health and Life Benefits Division of General Services House Bill (requires space when number follows [Example: HB 124]) Hired Carrier 1) Health insurance 2) Hawaii (postal abbreviation) Human Rights Commission U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Inquiry and Benefit Calculations Subsystem Inland Boatmen s Union of the Pacific, Alaska Region identification Integrated Resource Information System Information Resource Management Information Resource Management Expenditure Approval Committee Internal Revenue Services 1) Internal Service Fund 2) Information Service Fund 4 P a g e R e v i s e d 1 / 2 / 2 0 1 5 W V
ISO ISP ITB ITD J&S or J/S JRS KSAs LAN LAP LASR LAW LC LDAP LIO LOA LODR LOU LRA LTC LWOP LWOPA LWOPI MAD MBE MEBA M.D. (or MD) MLAP M&O MOA MOGR MOU MM&P mpg mph MQ Information Security Officer 1) Information Security Policies 2) Internet Service Protocol Invitation to Bid Inception to Date joint and survivor Judicial Retirement System Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (class specifications) Local Area Network Labor Account Profile Lease Activity Summary Report Department of Law Limited Competition Lightweight Directory Access Protocol 1) Level Income Option 2) Legislative Information Office Letter of Agreement Letter of Dispute Resolution Letter of Understanding Labor Relations Agency 1) Labor, Trades, and Crafts (union) 2) Long Term Care (Division of Retirement and Benefits, no hyphen) 3) Long-Term Care (any other division, hyphenated) leave without pay leave without pay active leave without pay inactive merit anniversary date Minority Business Enterprise Marine Engineers Beneficial Association (union) Medical Doctor (degree) Multiple Labor Account Profiles Maintenance and Operations, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Memorandum of Agreement Memorandum of Grievance Resolution Memorandum of Understanding Master, Mates, and Pilots (union) miles per gallon miles per hour minimum qualifications 5 P a g e R e v i s e d 1 / 2 / 2 0 1 5 W V
MS M/V* NA or N/A NASPO NDA NGRS NGNMRS NI NIST No.* NOIA NOPP Nos.* OA OAH OMB OPA OPD OPN OSHA OSH PA PARF PCN* PD PDA PEC PER PERA PERB PERS PF PFD PFT P&I PII PM PO Mail Stop Marine or Motor Vessel name following will be italicized not applicable National Association of State Purchasing Officials non-disclosure agreement National Guard Retirement System National Guard/Naval Militia Retirement System not interested National Institute of Standards Technology number (appropriate to abbreviate) Notice of Intent to Award (form title) Notice of Pay Problem (form title) numbers Occupancy Agreement Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Management and Budget Office of Public Advocacy Online Position Description Online Public Notice Occupational Safety and Health Administration (federal) Occupational Safety and Health (state) public address (system) Personal Action Request Form 1) Position Control Number 2) property control number 1) Public Defender 2) Position Description Public Defender Agency Proposal Evaluation Committee Performance Evaluation (form title) Public Employment Relations Act Public Employees Retirement Board Public Employees Retirement System Permanent Fund Permanent Fund Dividend permanent full-time Protection and Indemnity personally identifiable information Project Manager 1) Purchase Order (form title) 2) personnel officer 6 P a g e R e v i s e d 1 / 2 / 2 0 1 5 W V
P.O.* POLISUB PPI PPT PR PRPA PSA PSEA PSBS* PSOB PSC PSEC PT RAP R&B RB RCA RD Re:* REA RFP RFQ RIP RM RO RP RS RSA RTL SAF SASE SATS SAU SB SBS SDC SDM 3) procurement officer Post Office (no need to spell out in address) Political Subdivision Producer Price Index permanent part-time 1) Purchase Requisition (form title) 2) Personnel Rule (directive) 3) public relations Post Retirement Pension Adjustment Public Service Announcement Public Safety Employees Association (union) Political Subdivision Benefits System Palmer State Office Building Professional Services Contract Postsecondary Education Commission part-time Request for Alternate Procurement (form title) Division of Retirement and Benefits Recruitment Bulletin (form title) 1) Request for Classification Action (form title) 2) Regulatory Commission of Alaska 1) Responsibility Distribution 2) Rural District* regarding the following Retirement Equity Act Request for Proposals Request for Quotations (form title) Retirement Incentive Program 1) Division of Risk Management 2) risk management regional office Revised Program Reference Sheet (also known as T&E) Reimbursable Services Agreement records transfer list Standard agreement Form self-addressed stamped envelope State of Alaska Telecommunications System Systems Authorized Users Senate Bill Supplemental Benefits System Service Deficiency Clause Service Desk Manager 7 P a g e R e v i s e d 1 / 2 / 2 0 1 5 W V
SIR SLSS SOB SOP SS SSC SSN SSO SR STR SU SWCAP TA T&A TANAB TCP/IP TIC TMC TO TR TRB TRS TRS Newsbreak* TSR TTD UI ULPC U.S. USDA USFMCS USD UVPARP Self-Insured Retention System Library Subscription Service State Office Building standard operating procedure Single Source State Service Center social security number State Security Officer 1) Stock Request 2) Service Resource State Transportation Request Supervisory Unit (union) Statewide Cost Allocation Plan Travel Authorization Time and Attendance Tolerance Adjusted Net Available Balance Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Telecommunications Information Council Technology Management Council Task Order Treasury Report Teachers Retirement Board Teachers Retirement System name of newsletter do not spell out TRS Telephone Service Request temporary total disability Unemployment Insurance unfair labor practice complaint United States U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Unicenter Service Desk Unlicensed Vessel Personnel Annuity Retirement Plan v. or vs. versus (abbreviated in court case names) VA Veterans Administration VIP Very Important Person VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol VP Vice President VPN Virtual Private Network VPP veteran s preference points WAN Wide Area Network 8 P a g e R e v i s e d 1 / 2 / 2 0 1 5 W V
WBE WC WD WPA WSCA YTD ZIP Women s Business Enterprise Workers Compensation Written Determination WorkPlace Alaska Western States Contracting Alliance year to date Zone Improvement Plan 9 P a g e R e v i s e d 1 / 2 / 2 0 1 5 W V