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Acronyms & Abbreviations
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. (Printable Acronym List - [129KB PDF])
| AAC | Alaska Administrative Code |
| AAM | Alaska Administrative Manual |
| ABS | Alaska Budget System |
| AC | Advice of Change |
| ACFR | Annual Comprehensice Financial Report |
| ACPE | Alaska Commission on Post Secondary Education |
| ACS | 1) Alaska Communications System |
| ACS | 2) Alaska Court System |
| AD | Automatic Disbursement (IRIS) |
| ADES | Alaska Division or Emergency Services |
| ADES | (Department of Military and Veterans Affairs) |
| ADF&G | Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
| ADN | Agency Document Number |
| ADP | Automated Data Processing |
| ADR | Alternate Dispute Resolution |
| AFL-CIO* | American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations |
| AG | Attorney General |
| AGC | Attorney General Contractor |
| AHFC | Alaska Housing Finance Corporation |
| AJ or AAJ | Administrative Journal |
| AJE, AJ, or CH8 | 1) Agency Journal Entry |
| AJE, AJ, or CH8 | 2) Adjusting Journal Entry |
| ACTV | Activity code (IRIS) |
| AKPAY | Alaska Payroll System |
| AKSAS | Alaska Statewide Accounting System |
| ALDER | Alaska Data Enterprise Reporting |
| ALJ | Administrative Law Judge |
| ALMR | Alaska Land Mobile Radio |
| ALWOP | approved leave without pay |
| AMHS | Alaska Marine Highway System |
| AO | 1) Administrative Order (title of a directive from the Governor) |
| AO | 2) Administrative Order (title of a directive from the Governor) |
| AO | 3) Advertising Order (form title) |
| AO | 4) Administrative Officer |
| AOB | Alaska Office Building |
| AOGCC | Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission |
| APA | Alaska Power Authority |
| APBC | Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission |
| APEA | Alaska Public Employees Association |
| APFC | Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (Department of Revenue) |
| APIPA | Alaska Personal Information Protection Act |
| APOC | Alaska Public Office Commission |
| APUC | Alaska Public Utilities Commission (Department of Commerce, Community, & |
| AR | Accounts Receivable |
| ARU, or APPR | Appropriation |
| AS | Alaska Statute |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| ASD | Administrative Services Directors |
| ASEA | Alaska State Employees Association |
| ASHA | Alaska State Housing Authority (Department of Revenue) |
| ASPS | Authority to Seek Professional Services |
| ASSET | Alaska Statewide System for Employee Time |
| AST | Administrative Support Team |
| ATL | Amendment to Lease |
| ATLM | Time and Leave Management (IRIS HRM) |
| ATN | Authority to Negotiate |
| ATTN | Attention |
| AV | audiovisual |
| B | |
| BAFO | Best and Final Offer |
| bcc* | blind courtesy copy |
| BIA | Bureau of Indian Affairs (federal government) |
| BRU* | Budget Request Unit |
| BU | bargaining unit |
| C | |
| CA | Contract Award |
| CAM | Contract Award Manual |
| CAS | Cost Accounting Stardards |
| CBJ | City and Borough of Juneau |
| CBT | Computer Base Training |
| CBU | collective bargaining unit |
| CC | collocation code |
| cc* | courtesy copy |
| CEA | Confidential Employees Association |
| CGAX | Confidential General Accounting Expenditure (IRIS) |
| CH8 | Charge Transaction (AJE in IRIS) |
| CIO | Chief Information Security Officer |
| CIP | Capital Improvement Project |
| CO | Contracting officer |
| COB | Close of business |
| COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| COD | Collect (cash) on Delivery |
| COLA | 1) cost of living allowance |
| COLA | 2) cost of living adjustment |
| COM | Commissioner’s Office |
| CPA | Certified Public Accountant |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| CPO | Chief Procurement Officer |
| CR | Cash Receipt (IRIS) |
| CRC | Contract Review Committee |
| CSD | Computer Security Designees |
| CSO | Chief Security Officer |
| CSSB | Committee Substitute Senate Bill |
| CT | Contract (IRIS) |
| CTO | Chief Technology Officer |
| CY | 1) calendar year |
| CY | 2) current year |
| D | |
| D/A | Date of Accident |
| D/E | Date of Event |
| D/I | Date of Injury |
| D/L | Date of Loss |
| DAS | Division of Administrative Services |
| DBA | doing business as |
| DCCED | Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development |
| DCP | Deferred Compensation Plan |
| DEDPA | Departmental Enterprise Directory Password Administrator |
| DGS | Division of General Services |
| DLWOP | disapproved leave without pay |
| DMV | Division of Motor Vehicles |
| DMVA | Department of Military & Veterans Affairs |
| DNR | Department of Natural Resources |
| DO | Delivery Order (form title) |
| DOA | Department of Administration |
| DOA-OIT | Department of Administration Office Information Technology |
| DOC | Department of Corrections |
| DOF | Division of Finance |
| DOL | 1) Department of Labor |
| DOL | 2) Department of Law (LAW) |
| DOSO | Alaska Directory of State Officials |
| DOT&PF | Department of Transportation and Public Facilities |
| DP | Data Processing |
| DPS | Department of Public Safety |
| DRB | Division of Retirement & Benefits |
| DRM | Division of Risk Management |
| DTO | Department Technology Officer |
| E | |
| EE | employee |
| EEO | Equal Employee Opportunity |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EEO/AA | Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action |
| EFT | Electronic Fund Transfer (IRIS) |
| EIN | Employer Identification Number |
| EINQ | Employee Inquires (IRIS HRM) |
| EPM | Employee (IRIS HRM) |
| Esq.* | To be used after name in address when indicated |
| EPORS | Elected Public Officers’ Retirement System |
| EPR | Enterprise Productivity Rate |
| ESS | Employee Self-Service |
| ETS | Enterprise Technology Services |
| F | |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FICA | Federal Insurance Contributions Act |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FOB (or f.o.b.)* | free on board |
| FPO | Fairbanks Personnel Office |
| FR | failed to respond |
| FROB | Fairbanks Regional Office Building |
| FTP | 1) Financial Transaction Processing |
| FTP | 2) file transfer protocol (computer language) |
| FW | field warrant |
| FY | fiscal year |
| FY | Federal Year |
| G | |
| GAE | General Accounting Encumbrance (IRIS) |
| GAX | General Accounting Expenditure (IRIS) |
| GF | General Fund |
| GGU | General Government Unit |
| GHLB | Group Health and Life Benefits |
| GS | Division of General Services |
| H | |
| HB | House Bill (requires space when number follows [Example: HB 124]) |
| HC | Hired Carrier |
| HI | 1) Health insurance |
| HI | 2) Hawaii (postal abbreviation) |
| HRC | Human Rights Commission |
| HRM | Human Resource Management (IRIS) |
| HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| I | |
| IBCS | Inquiry and Benefit Calculations Subsystem |
| IBU | Inland Boatmen’s Union of the Pacific, Alaska Region |
| ID | identification |
| IET | Internal Exchange Transaction (IRIS) |
| INV | Invoice (IRIS) |
| IPO | Internal Purchase Order (IRIS) |
| IRB | Investment Review Board |
| IRIS | Integrated Resource Information System |
| IRM | Information Resource Management |
| IRMEAC | Information Resource Management Expenditure Approval Committee |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Services |
| ISF | 1) Internal Service Fund |
| ISF | 2) Information Service Fund |
| ISO | Information Security Officer |
| ISP | 1) Information Security Policies |
| ISP | 2) Internet Service Protocol |
| ISS | Infrastructure Services |
| ITA | Internal Transaction Agreement (IRIS) |
| ITB | Invitation to Bid |
| ITD | Inception to Date |
| ITI | Internal Transaction Indicator (IRIS) |
| J | |
| J&S or J/S | joint and survivor |
| JRS | Judicial Retirement System |
| K | |
| KSAs | Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (class specifications) |
| L | |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LAP | Labor Account Profile |
| LASR | Lease Activity Summary Report |
| LAW | Department of Law |
| LC | Limited Competition |
| LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
| LDPR | Labor Distribution Profile (IRIS HRM) |
| LIO | 1) Level Income Option |
| LIO | 2) Legislative Information Office |
| LIT | Line Item Transfer |
| LOA | Letter of Agreement |
| LODR | Letter of Dispute Resolution |
| LOU | Letter of Understanding |
| LRA | Labor Relations Agency |
| LTC | 1) Labor, Trades, and Crafts (union) |
| LTC | 2) Long Term Care (Division of Retirement and Benefits, no hyphen) |
| LTC | 3) Long-Term Care (any other division, hyphenated) |
| LWOP | leave without pay |
| LWOPA | leave without pay active |
| LWOPI | leave without pay inactive |
| M | |
| MA | Master Agreement (IRIS) |
| MAD | 1) merit anniversary date |
| MAD | 2) Messaging and Directory |
| MATA | Matching Status Table (IRIS) |
| MBE | Minority Business Enterprise |
| MEBA | Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (union) |
| M.D. (or MD) | Medical Doctor (degree) |
| MLAP | Multiple Labor Account Profiles |
| M&O | Maintenance and Operations, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities |
| MOA | 1) Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOA | 2) Municipality of Anchorage |
| MOGR | Memorandum of Grievance Resolution |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MM&P | Master, Mates, and Pilots (union) |
| mpg | miles per gallon |
| mph | miles per hour |
| MQ | minimum qualifications |
| MS | Mail Stop |
| M/V* | Marine or Motor Vessel—name following will be italicized |
| N | |
| NA or N/A | not applicable |
| NASPO | National Association of State Purchasing Officials |
| NDA | non-disclosure agreement |
| NSS | Network Services Section |
| NGRS | National Guard Retirement System |
| NGNMRS | National Guard/Naval Militia Retirement System |
| NI | not interested |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards Technology |
| No.* | number (appropriate to abbreviate) |
| NOIA | Notice of Intent to Award (form title) |
| NOPP | Notice of Pay Problem (form title) |
| Nos.* | numbers |
| O | |
| OA | Occupancy Agreement |
| OAH | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| OBJ | Object (IRIS) |
| OIT | Office of Information Technology |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OPA | Office of Public Advocacy |
| OPD | Online Position Description |
| OPN | Online Public Notice |
| OPS | Operations |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (federal) |
| OSH | Occupational Safety and Health (state) |
| OTPAY | One-Time Pay (HRM) |
| P | |
| PA | public address (system) |
| PARF | Personal Action Request Form |
| PAYM | Payroll Management (IRIS HRM) |
| PBX | Private Branch Exchange |
| PCN | 1) Position Control Number |
| PCN | 2) Property control number |
| PD | 1) Public Defender |
| PD | 2) Position Description |
| PDA | Public Defender Agency |
| PEC | Proposal Evaluation Committee |
| PER | Performance Evaluation (form title) |
| PERA | Public Employment Relations Act |
| PERB | Public Employees’ Retirement Board |
| PERS | Public Employees’ Retirement System |
| PF | Permanent Fund |
| PFD | Permanent Fund Dividend |
| PFT | permanent full-time |
| P&I | Protection and Indemnity |
| PII | personally identifiable information |
| PM | Project Manager |
| PO | 1) Purchase Order (form title) |
| PO | 2) personnel officer |
| PO | 3) procurement officer |
| P.O. | Post Office (no need to spell out in address) |
| POLISUB | Political Subdivision |
| POSM | Position Management (IRIS HRM) |
| PPI | Producer Price Index |
| PPT | permanent part-time |
| PR | 1) Purchase Requisition (form title) |
| PR | 2) Personnel Rule (directive) |
| PR | 3) public relations |
| PRC | Payment Request Commodity (IRIS) |
| PRCREC | Unreconciled Procurement Card Activity (IRIS) |
| PRCUR | Procurement Card Reconciled (IRIS) |
| PRCUU | Unprocessed Procurement Card Activity (IRIS) |
| PRM | Matching Payment Request (IRIS) |
| PRPA | Post Retirement Pension Adjustment |
| PSA | Public Service Announcement |
| PSEA | Public Safety Employees Association (union) |
| PSBS* | Political Subdivision Benefits System |
| PSOB | Palmer State Office Building |
| PSC | Professional Services Contract |
| PSEC | Postsecondary Education Commission |
| PT | part-time |
| P3 | Policy, Project, and Planning |
| Q | |
| QSAL | Employee Salary Inquiry (IRIS HRM) |
| QTRS | Time Document Catalog (IRIS HRM) |
| QVER | Employee Verification (IRIS HRM) |
| R | |
| RAP | Request for Alternate Procurement (form title) |
| R&B | Division of Retirement and Benefits |
| RB | Recruitment Bulletin (form title) |
| RC | Receiver (IRIS) |
| RCA | 1) Request for Classification Action (form title) |
| RCA | 2) Regulatory Commission of Alaska |
| RD | 1) Responsibility Distribution |
| RD | 2) Rural District* |
| Re:* | regarding the following |
| REA | Retirement Equity Act |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RFQ | Request for Quotations (form title) |
| RIP | Retirement Incentive Program |
| RM | 1) Division of Risk Management |
| RO | regional office |
| RP | Revised Program |
| RQS | Standard Requisition (IRIS) |
| RS | 1) Reference Sheet (also known as T&E) |
| RS | 2) Stand Alone Receiver (IRIS) |
| RSA | Reimbursable Services Agreement |
| RTL | records transfer list |
| S | |
| SAF | Standard agreement Form |
| SASE | self-addressed stamped envelope |
| SATS | State of Alaska Telecommunications System |
| SAU | Systems Authorized Users |
| SB | Senate Bill |
| SBS | Supplemental Benefits System |
| SDC | Service Deficiency Clause |
| SDM | Service Desk Manager |
| SEF | State Equipment Fleet |
| SIR | Self-Insured Retention |
| SLSS | System Library Subscription Service |
| SOB | State Office Building |
| SOP | standard operating procedure |
| SR | 1) Stock Request |
| SR | 2) Service Resource |
| SRB | Spend Review Board |
| SS | Single Source |
| SSC | State Service Center |
| SSN | social security number |
| SSO | State Security Officer |
| SSoA | Shared Services of Alaska |
| STR | State Transportation Request |
| SU | Supervisory Unit (union) |
| SWCAP | Statewide Cost Allocation Plan |
| T | |
| TA | Travel Authorization |
| T&A | Time and Attendance |
| TANAB | Tolerance Adjusted Net Available Balance |
| TAPO | Travel Authorization Purchase Order (IRIS) |
| TAPRC | Travel Authorization Commodity Payment Request (IRIS) |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| TIC | Telecommunications Information Council |
| TMC | Technology Management Council |
| TO | Task Order |
| TR | Treasury Report |
| TRB | Teachers’ Retirement Board |
| TRS | Teachers’ Retirement System |
| TSR | Telephone Service Request |
| TTD | Temporary Total Disability |
| U | |
| UI | Unemployment Insurance |
| ULPC | unfair labor practice complaint |
| URCATS | Universal Requestor Catalog Search (IRIS) |
| U.S. | United States |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USFMCS | U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service |
| USD | Unicenter Service Desk |
| UVPARP | Unlicensed Vessel Personnel Annuity Retirement Plan |
| V | |
| 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 |
| VTH | Vendor Transaction History (IRIS) |
| W | |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WBE | Women’s Business Enterprise |
| WC | Workers’ Compensation |
| WD | Written Determination |
| WPA | WorkPlace Alaska |
| WSCA | Western States Contracting Alliance |
| Y | |
| YTD | year to date |
| Z | |
| ZIP | Zone Improvement Plan |