COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS

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ACQ: Acquisitions (Now: CON)

ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act

ADR: Alternate Dispute Resolution

AM: Asset Management

AOC: Area of Consideration

AOR: Area of Responsibility

APWO: Assistant Public Works Officer

ARE: Assistant Regional Engineer

AWF: Acquisition Workforce

AWOL: Absence Without Leave

AWS: Alternate Work Schedule

BD: Business Directorate / Business Director

BIN: Billet Identification Number

BL: Business Line

BLL: Business Line Leader

BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front

BMS: Business Management System

BOP: Business Operations Plan

BTG: Bridging the Gap

BUE: Bargaining Unit Employee

BUS: Bargaining Unit Status

CAF: Central Adjudication Facility

CAP: Computer/Electronics Accommodations

Program

CBA: Collective Bargaining Agreement

CBT: Computer Based Training

CC: Cost Center

CCC: Cost Center Code

CE: Contingency Engineer

CEAP: Civilian Employee Assistance Program

CEC: Civil Engineer Corps

CI: Capital Improvements (now DC)

CIO: Command Information Officer

CL: Continuous Learning

CMO: Chief Management Officer

CNIC: Commander Navy Installations Command (aka

“The Region”)

COE: Center of Expertise

CON: Contracting (previously ACQ)

COP: Continuation of Pay

CPI: Continuous Process Improvement

CSRS: Civil Service Retirement System

CTR: Contractor (also KTR)

CWS: Compressed Work Schedules

DACM: the Director, Acquisition Career Management

DAU: Defense Acquisition University

DAWIA: Defense Acquisition Workforce

Improvement Act

DC: Design and Construction (previously CI)

DCPDS: Defense Civilian Personnel Data System

DCS: Defense Collaboration Services

DFAS: Defense Finance and Accounting Service

DHA: Direct Hiring Authority

DoD: Department of Defense

DODI: Department of Defense Instruction

DOL: Department of Labor

DoN: Department of the Navy

DON/AA: Department of the Navy Approving

Authority

DPMAP: DoD Performance Management and Appraisal

System

DPWO: Deputy Public Works Officer

DSN: Defense Switched Network

DTS: Defense Travel System

eDACM: Electronic Director, Acquisition Career

Management

ECH: Short for Echelon

EDP: Employee Development Program

EEO: Equal Employment Opportunity

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EHA: Expedited Hiring Authority

EOD: Entrance on Duty

eOPF: Electronic Official Personnel Folder

ESAMS: Enterprise Safety Application Management

System

ESG: Executive Steering Group

ETS: Essential Task Statement

EV: Environmental

EXWC: Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare

Center

EURAFSWA: Europe Africa South West Asia

FA: Functional Area

FEAD: Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Division

FEC: Facilities Engineering Command

FECA: Federal Employee's Compensation Act

FE: Far East

FERS: Federal Employees Retirement System

FIP: Financial Information Pointer (timekeeping

reference number, also known as JON)

FLSA: Fair Labor Standards Act

FM: Financial Management

FMD: Facility Management Division

FMLA: Family Medical Leave Act

FPL: Full Performance Level

FWS: Federal Wage System

FWS: Flexible Work Schedules

FYA: For your action (Also FORAC, or FFYA

Forwarding for your Action)

FSYA: For Your Situational Awareness

FYI: For Your Information

GF: General Fund

GIS: Geographic Information Systems

GOV: Government Owned Vehicle

GPC: Government Purchase Card

GS: General Schedule

HQ: Headquarters

HR: Human Resources

HRD: Human Resources Director

HRO: Human Resources Office

HVL: High Velocity Learning

IAM & AW: International Association of Machinists

and Aerospace Workers

IBEW: International Brotherhood of Electrical

Workers

IDP: Individual Development Plan

IFPTE: International Federation of Professional and

Technical Engineers

IG: Inspector General

JBPHH: Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam

JON: Job Order Number

KTR: Contractor (also CTR)

LANT: Atlantic

LER: Labor & Employee Relations

LCL: Life Cycle Management

LWOP: Leave Without Pay

MAR: Marianas

MCBH: Marine Corps Base Hawaii

MD: Management Directive

MEB: Monthly Execution Brief

MIC: Management Identification of Candidates

MIDLANT: Mid-Atlantic

MNP: My Navy Portal

MOU: Memorandum of Understanding

MSPB: Merit Systems Protection Board

MTC: Metal Trades Council

NAF: Non-Appropriated Fund

NAVFAC: Naval Facilities Engineering Command

(now NAVFACSYSCOM)

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NAVFAC HI: Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Hawaii

NAVFAC PAC: Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Pacific

NAVFACSYSCOM: Naval Facilities Engineering

Systems Command (previously NAVFAC)

NEI: Navy Executive Institute

NFH: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii

NKO: Navy Knowledge Online

NTE: Not To Exceed

NWCF: Navy Working Capital Fund

OBE: Overcome By Events (no longer relevant)

OCHR: Office of Civilian Human Resources

OF: Optional Form

OPF: Official Personnel Folder

OPM: Office of Personnel Management

OPNAV: Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

OPS: Operations

OSC: Office of Special Counsel

OWCP: Office of Workers' Compensation Program

PARB: Performance Award Review Board

PAO: Public Affairs Officer

PCS: Permanent Change of Station

PD: Position Description

PII: Personal Identifiable Information

PLC: Product Line Coordinator

PM: Program Management

PMB: Position Management Board

PMRF: Pacific Missile Range Facility

POC: Point of Contact

POSH: Prevention of Sexual Harassment

POV: May refer to Personally Owned Vehicle

PPP: Prohibited Personnel Practice

PW: Public Works

PWD: Public Works Department

PWO: Public Works Officer

QID: Qualified Individual with a Disability

RA: Reasonable Accommodation

RA POC: Reasonable Accommodation Point of

Contact

RDO: Rotating Day Off

RPA: Request for Personnel Action

SAPR: Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

SCD: Service Computation Date

SECNAV: Secretary of the Navy

SES: Senior Executive Service

SF: Standard Form

SL: Support Line

SLDCADA: Standard Labor Data Collection and

Distribution Application

SMTAR: Specific, Measures, Times, Aligned, Realistic

SPD: Standard Position Descriptions

SME: Subject Matter Expert

SUPV: Supervisor

TAD/TDY: Temporary Duty

TFD: Total Force Development

TIMS: Training Information Management System

TWMS: Total Workforce Management System

UAC: Unauthorized Commitment

ULP: Unfair Labor Practice

VEOA: Veteran's Employment Opportunities Act

VLTP: Voluntary Leave Transfer Program

V/R: Very Respectfully (as seen in emails)

WC: Work Center

WG: Wage Grade

WGI: Within Grade Increase

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