Acronym List

 
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  • AEL—Authorized Equipment List
  • AES—Advanced Encryption Standard
  • AFG—Assistance to Firefighters Grants
  • APCO—Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials–International
  • APIC—APCO Project 25 Interface Committee
  • AVL—Automatic Vehicle Location
  • BBTG—APIC Broadband Task Group
  • BIA—Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • BORTAC—Border Tactical Communications
  • CAD—Computer-Aided Dispatch
  • CADIP—Computer-Aided Dispatch Interoperability Project
  • CAI—Common Air Interface
  • CAP—Common Alerting Protocol
  • CAP—Compliance Assessment Program
  • CASM—Communications Asset Survey and Mapping Tool
  • CBP—Customs and Border Protection
  • CCI—Command, Control and Interoperability
  • CCP—Citizen Corps Program
  • CDMA—Code Division Multiple Access
  • CFR—Code of Federal Regulations
  • CIPAC—Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council
  • CMAS—Commercial Mobile Alert System
  • COG—Continuity of Government
  • COML—Communications Unit Leader
  • COMT—Communications Unit Technicians
  • COOP—Continuity of Operations
  • COP—Committee of Principals
  • COPS—Community Oriented Policing Services
  • COTS—Commercial off-the-shelf
  • CTCSS—Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System
  • DE—Distribution Element (Standard)
  • DEC—Disaster Emergency Communications
  • DHS—Department of Homeland Security
  • DIETS—Department of Commerce ISSI Evaluation and Test System
  • DIRS—Disaster Information Reporting System
  • DM—Disaster Management
  • DMIS—Disaster Management Interoperability Services
  • DoD—Department of Defense
  • DOE—Department of Energy
  • DOI—Department of the Interior
  • DOJ—Department of Justice
  • DOT—Department of Transportation
  • DSCA—Defense Support to Civil Authorities
  • EAS—Emergency Alert System
  • EC/ERC—Executive Committee/Emergency Response Council (SAFECOM)
  • ECPC—Emergency Communications Preparedness Center
  • EDXL—Emergency Data Exchange Language
  • EIC—Emergency Interoperability Consortium
  • EMS—Emergency Medical Services
  • EMT—Emergency Medical Technician
  • EOC—Emergency Operations Center
  • ESF—Emergency Support Function
  • FACA—Federal Advisory Committee Act  » top
  • FAS—Frequency Assignment Subcommittee
  • FBI—Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • FCC—Federal Communications Commission
  • FCD—Federal Continuity Directive
  • FDMA—Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • FEMA—Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • FIPS—Federal Information Processing Standard
  • FLEWUG—Federal Law Enforcement Wireless Users Group
  • FM—Frequency Modulation
  • FPIC—Federal Partnership for Interoperable Communications
  • FY—Fiscal Year
  • G&T—Grants and Training
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  • GETS—Government Emergency Telecommunications Service
  • GIS—Geographic Information Systems
  • GPS—Global Positioning System
  • GSM—Global System for Mobile Communications
  • HAVE—Hospital Availability Exchange (Standard)
  • HAZMAT—Hazardous Material
  • HF High—Frequency
  • HSEEP—Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
  • HSGP—Homeland Security Grant Program
  • HSPD—Homeland Security Presidential Directive
  • Hz—Hertz
  • ICC—Interoperable Communications Committee
  • ICE—Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • ICP—Incident Command Post
  • ICS—Incident Command System
  • ICTAP—Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance Program
  • iDEN—Integrated Digital Enhanced Network
  • IECGP—Interoperable Emergency Communication Grant Program
  • IGA—Intergovernmental Agreement
  • IMSID—Incident Management Systems Integration Division
  • IP—Internet Protocol
  • IPAWS—Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
  • IR—Incident Response
  • IRAC—Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee
  • ISSI—Inter-RF SubSystem Interface (Association of Public Safety Communications Officials Project 25 Standard)
  • IT—Information Technology
  • ITS—Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
  • IWN—Integrated Wireless Network
  • JISCC—Joint Incident Site Communications Capability
  • JITC—Joint Interoperability Test Command
  • JNN—Joint Network Nodes
  • JTRS—Joint Tactical Radio System
  • kHz—Kilohertz
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  • LE—Law Enforcement
  • LEPC—Local Emergency Planning Committee
  • LETPP—Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program
  • LMR—Land Mobile Radio
  • MAA—Mutual Aid Agreement
  • MBR—Multi-Band Radio
  • MERS—Mobile Emergency Response Support
  • MESA—Mobility for Emergency and Safety Applications
  • MHz—Megahertz
  • MMRS—Metropolitan Medical Response System
  • MOA—Memorandum of Agreement
  • MOU—Memorandum of Understanding
  • NAC—Network Access Code
  • NCC—National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications
  • NCCC—National Command and Coordination Capability
  • NCCR—National Communications Capabilities Report
  • NCR—National Capital Region
  • NCS—National Communications System
  • NCSD—National Communications System Directive
  • NECP—National Emergency Communications Plan
  • NERCS—National Emergency Responder Credentialing System
  • NGB—National Guard Bureau
  • NGO—Nongovernmental Organization
  • NIC—National Integration Center
  • NIEM—National Information Exchange Model
  • NIFOG—National Interoperability Field Operations Guide
  • NIJ—National Institute of Justice
  • NIMS—National Incident Management System
  • NIPP—National Infrastructure Protection Plan
  • NIST—National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • NORTHCOM—U.S. Northern Command
  • NPSPAC—National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee
  • NPSTC—National Public Safety Telecommunications Council
  • NRF—National Response Framework
  • NRP—National Response Plan
  • NS/EP—National Security and Emergency Preparedness
  • NSTAC—National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
  • NTIA—National Telecommunications and Information Administration
  • NVOAD—National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters
  • O&M—Operations and Maintenance
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  • OASIS—Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
  • OCIO—Office of the Chief Information Officer
  • OEC—Office of Emergency Communications
  • OGC—Office of General Counsel
  • OIC—Office for Interoperability and Compatibility
  • P25—Project 25
  • P25—CAP Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program
  • PDA—Personal Digital Assistant
  • PRG—Practitioner Resource Group
  • PSAF—Public Safety Architecture Framework
  • PSAP—Public Safety Answering Point
  • PSG—Practitioner Steering Group
  • PSIC—Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program
  • PSWAC—Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee
  • PSWN—Public Safety Wireless Network
  • PTT—Push-to-Talk
  • QoS—Quality of Service
  • R&D—Research and Development
  • RADO—Radio Operator
  • RDT&E—Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation
  • RECCWG—Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group
  • RF Radio—Frequency
  • RKB—Responder Knowledge Base
  • RM—Resource Messaging (Standard)
  • RoIP—Radio over Internet Protocol
  • ROW-B—Radio over Wireless Broadband
  • SBI—Secure Border Initiative
  • SCIP—Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan
  • SdoC—Supplier’s Declaration of Compliance
  • SDR—Software Defined Radio
  • SEL—Standardized Equipment List
  • SHARES—Shared Resources Program SHSP State Homeland Security Program
  • SIEC—Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee
  • SME—Subject Matter Expert
  • SOP—Standard Operating Procedure
  • STR—Strategic Technology Reserve
  • SWAT—Special Weapons and Tactics
  • TCL—Target Capabilities List
  • TDMA—Time Division Multiple Access
  • TIA—Telecommunications Industry Association
  • TICP—Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan
  • TOPOFF—Top Officials
  • TSP—Telecommunications Service Priority UA Urban Areas
  • UASI—Urban Area Security Initiative
  • UCALL—UHF Calling Channel
  • UHF—Ultra High Frequency
  • ULS—Universal Licensing System UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
  • USCG—United States Coast Guard
  • USDA—United States Department of Agriculture
  • USFS—United States Forest Service
  • UTAC UHF—TACtical Channel
  • VCALL VHF—Calling Channel
  • VA—Department of Veteran Affairs
  • VHF—Very High Frequency VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
  • VoIP—Voice over Internet Protocol
  • VTAC VHF—TACtical Channel
  • WARN—Act The Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act
  • WIN-T—Warfighter Information Network - Tactical
  • WPS—Wireless Priority Service

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