# United States Government Glossary Of Interagency And Associated Terms

Washington DC, July 2017


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## Preface 1.  Scope

The *US Government Glossary of Interagency and Associated Terms* (USG Glossary)
identifies standard terminology experienced in cooperation activities of the Federal branches of government and their components.  These organizational terms, together with their definitions, provide an overview of existing terminology for general use and understanding by all USG components when making policy, developing strategy and doctrine, delivering advice, or creating plans and facilitating training and exercises.

## 2.  Purpose

This document was founded on the demand of the Joint Doctrine Interorganizational Clearinghouse participants/staff officers and guided by a subsequent interagency Terminology Working Group that become the Editorial Staff.  As identified in multiple fora (e.g. conferences, workshops), interagency representatives expressed the need for terms with definitions that have useful, consistent, inclusive and exclusive meaning. Starting with the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security Dictionaries, this document begins that discussion by inventorying organizational terms and definitions from both legislative (US Code) and executive branches of government (Department and Agency Strategic Plans).  The purpose is to improve communication and mutual understanding within the federal government to increase efficiencies among and between workforces.  This document is not intended to be an all-inclusive compilation of interagency terms, nor does it recommend one term over others.  It is to be used as a guide only, and in no event will it become a vehicle for establishing or interpreting policy or doctrine for unified action of the work forces.  It is published with the understanding that it not be definitive of the mission or function of any of department.  The terms and definitions are not binding to the US Government.  This document not intended to be used as a legal document nor reflect all the relevant statutory provisions, regulations or other guidance.  Since definitions are presented without context, readers are advised to go to the original source listed for context.

## 3.  Application

This document can be used as a primary glossary when preparing correspondence or documents (e.g. policy, strategy, doctrine, legal, advisory, and planning), or facilitating training, education, and exercises.

## 4.  Format

The primary parts of the USG Glossary are:

a.  Explanatory notes. b.  Part I - terms and definitions. c.  Part II - thematic lists

## 5.  Revision


Future editions of the USG Glossary will be updated based on upon new or modified material submitted by individual departments and agencies to supporting editors of the Admissions Committee and by annual reviews according to demand.  This document contains approximately 12,500 terms selected from a larger preliminary list.  Each term was chosen for its interagency significance. This document does not attempt to replace a list of similar terms with a single definition. This collection did identify redundant terms with multiple definitions.  Our evaluation is that organizations should consider pursuing legislative changes to identify a single and useful USG definition for broad and informative terms.

6.  Editorial Staff George Katsos, DOD Jerome Conrad, DHS Frank Disimino, FEMA Ted Liddy, FEMA Anna Necheles, FEMA Charles Oliver, USAID Christina Pham, DHS Basil White, DVA
7.  Working Group/ Content Contributors USDA, DOC, ED, DOE, DHHS, HUD, DOI, DOJ, DOL, DOS, DOT, Treasury, CDC, FBI, DNI, EPA, GSA
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## Explanatory Notes 1.  Updates

Per guidance founded in the Joint Doctrine Interorganizational Clearinghouse directed Terminology Working Group, terminology changes to the USG Glossary (additions, modifications, or deletions of interagency terminology) are approved using one of the following methods:
a.  USG terminology proposals approved by the Editorial Staff from federal agencies and the National Security Council that include dictionaries, lexicons, and  glossaries.

b.  USG terminology captured in senior level executive branch specific memoranda c.  Approved administrative changes/ updates by the Senior Editor.

## 2.   Criteria

The USG Glossary reflects terms and definitions in Federal department dictionaries and other senior-level documents with standard terminology for interagency and associated use as well as in dedicated sections of laws and other relevant documents.  Accordingly, the following standing operating procedure criteria determine the acceptability of terminology for inclusion in the USG Glossary:
a.  The term and definition are singled out in a dedicated section of organizational material.

b.  The term and definition does not cross reference other terms nor references/ sends the reader to other locations for clarity outside of the term.

c.  It is understood that the reader will look beyond the term and definition at the original source to determine context.

d.  The terms and definition exist in organizational documents approved at a senior level of management.

e.   Terms and definitions must be unclassified and from unclassified sources so that all users can access original documents.

## 3.  Structure

The USG Glossary is separated into two parts (I - alphabetization of terms, and II -
thematic lists.)  The requirement is on the reader to analyze individual terms by viewing the original source placed in the document following each term and definition before comparing with similar terms or using in other documents.

a.  Part I - Alphabetized list of generic and/ or organizational terms of primary dictionary like sources (e.g. DOD Dictionary, DHS Lexicon).  Lists of terms from all other organizations without such documents were compiled from strategic plans, U.S. Code, and other senior level documents that improve workforce development and interoperability.

b.  Part II - Four thematic lists are categorized as follows to expose readers to terms and definitions related to foreign and domestic activities.  Readers shall access the Part I terms and definitions for full sourcing of terms within the Thematic lists:

 1) **Domestic Support - All-Hazard Emergency Management** which
includes:
 law enforcement; fire and medical health services related to
preparedness, protection, mitigation, response, recovery and continuation of essential public and private services

2) **Domestic Support - Homeland Security which includes:**
 terrorism,
intelligence,
cybersecurity,
critical
infrastructure
protection, national all-hazard emergency planning and response to
include civil-military coordination
 3) Foreign Support - Humanitarian and Sustainable Development
Assistance which includes
 foreign disaster response and humanitarian relief, youth, resilience
and climate change as well as sectoral: health, agriculture,
education, et al.

4) **Foreign Support - Stabilization and Security Assistance** which includes:
 fragility, defense and governance, counterterrorism, counter violent
extremism, peace keeping operations, atrocity prevention, civilmilitary coordination and transition
c.  Thematic lists are introduced by two coordination mechanism figures that show arranged interaction and potential cooperation between workforces:

1) Domestic Coordination - National Response Framework Emergency Support Functions

2) Foreign Coordination - Notional United States Government Provide Support to Foreign United States Government Activities (potential structure for a United States Government International Response Force)

## 4.  Shortened Word Forms

This version of the USG Glossary will not include shortened word forms (e.g. abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms).  For a condensed lists of interagency shortened forms see the DOD Glossary (http:/ / www.dtic.mil/ doctrine/ dod_Glossary/ index.html)  the FEMA Acronyms, Abbreviations & Terms (FAAT) List (https:/ / www.fema.gov/ pdf/ plan/ prepare/ faatlist07_09.pdf), the Foreign Assistance Manual and associated Handbooks (https:/ / fam.state.gov/ ), and the USAID Automated Directives System (ADS) (https:/ / www.usaid.gov/ sites/ default/ files/ documents/ 1868/ glossary.pdf).



## Intentionally Blank Terms And Definitions A

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
abatement - any set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards in
accordance with standards established by appropriate Federal agencies includes (A) the removal of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust, the permanent containment or encapsulation of lead-based paint, the replacement of lead-painted surfaces or fixtures, and the removal or covering
of lead contaminated soil; and (B) all preparation, cleanup, disposal, and post abatement clearance testing activities associated with such measures.
abducted child - a child who is the victim of international child abduction.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
abduction - the alleged wrongful removal of a child from the child's country of habitual residence, or the
wrongful retention of a child outside such country, in violation of a left-behind parent's custodial rights, including the rights of a military parent.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
abduction case - a case that(A) has been reported to the Central Authority of the United States by a
left-behind parent for the resolution of an abduction; and (B) meets the criteria for an international child abduction under the Hague Abduction Convention, regardless of whether the country at issue is a Convention country.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6991.)
aboveground storage tank - any tank or combination of tanks (including any connected pipe) (A) that is
used to contain an accumulation of regulated substances; and (B) the volume of which (including the volume of any connected pipe) is located wholly above the surface of the ground.
aboveground storage tank - storage tank where more than 90 percent of its capacity is above the ground
may contain petroleum or regulated hazardous substances.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
abroad - all areas not included within the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
3902)
abroad - any area outside the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
522)
abroad - Any locations outside of the United States and its territories.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 231.3)
absence without official leave - a non-pay status and means any absence from duty which has not been
approved in accordance with the provisions of applicable regulations and policy.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7471)
(SOURCE  FEC,
US Code 52,
20310)
absent uniformed services voter - (A) a member of a uniformed service on active duty who, by reason
of such active duty, is absent from the place of residence where the member is otherwise qualified to
vote; (B) a member of the merchant marine who, by reason of service in the merchant marine, is absent from the place of residence where the member is otherwise qualified to vote; and (C) a spouse or dependent of a member referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) who, by reason of the active duty or service of the member, is absent from the place of residence where the spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote.
absolute risk - level of risk expressed with real-world units of measurement that allows for independent
interpretation without comparison to estimates of other risks.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
absolute risk [unmitigated] - level of risk that exists without risk controls hypothetical condition that
would exist if risk mitigation measures were absent.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
abuse - any deliberate action intended to cause mental or physical harm.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

acceptability - The joint operation plan review criterion for assessing whether the contemplated course
of action is proportional, worth the cost, consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and
politically supportable.  See also adequacy; feasibility.

acceptable risk  - level of risk at which, given costs and benefits associated with reduction measures, no
action is deemed to be warranted at a given point in time.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
acceptance - The act of an authorized representative of the U.S. Government assuming ownership of
existing identified supplies tendered or approving specific services rendered as partial or complete performance of the contract requirements. This includes acknowledging that the supplies or services
are in conformity with the applicable contract quality and quantity requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
access - In counterintelligence and intelligence use, a. a way or means of approach to identify a target;
or b. exploitable proximity to or ability to approach an individual, facility, or information that
enables target to carry out the intended mission.
access - the ability or opportunity to gain knowledge of classified information.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
access - The approved ability and the means necessary to make use of information; controlled physical
facilities; and/ or information systems.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
access [information] - ability to obtain information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
access and functional need accommodation  - circumstances that are met for providing physical,
programmatic, and effective communication access to the whole community by accommodating individual requirements through universal accessibility and/ or specific actions or modifications includes assistance, accommodation or modification for mobility, communication, transportation, safety, health maintenance, etc.; need for assistance, accommodation or modification due to any situation (temporary or permanent) that limits an individual's ability to take action in an emergency.
access approval authority - person responsible for final special access program (SAP) access approval
and/ or denial determination.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
access board - independent federal agency responsible for developing and maintaining accessibility
standards and guidelines for built environments, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and electronic and information technology (EIT).
access case - a case involving an application filed with the Central Authority of the United States by a
parent seeking rights of access.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)
access control - Organizations must limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting
on behalf of authorized users or devices (including other information systems), and to the types of
transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to exercise. Also called AC
access control - The process of granting or denying specific requests to - 1) obtain and use information
and related information processing services; and 2) enter specific physical facilities (e.g., Federal
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

buildings, military establishments, and border crossing entrances).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

Access Control Facility, Version 2 - A National Security Agency (NSA)-approved, C-2 rated software
product. It provides security for data stored on computer systems using the IBM Multiple Virtual
System/ Enhanced Services Architecture (MVS/ ESA) operating system.  Also called ACF2.

access eligibility review - process and procedure addressing the suitability indicators of the person
recommended for Special Access Program access.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

access eligibility waiver - access eligibility granted or continued despite the presence of substantial
issue(s) information that would normally preclude access.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

accessibility - information technology products or services that are in full compliance with the standards
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
accessibility - The degree to which the content of a website is available to everyone, including persons
with disabilities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
accessible - Having the legally required features and/ or qualities that ensure entrance, participation, and
usability of places, programs, services, and activities by individuals with a wide variety of
disabilities.
accident - a mine explosion, mine ignition, mine fire, or mine inundation, or injury to, or death of, any
person.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
802.)
accident - a sudden accident, or a natural event culminating in an accident, that results in death incurred
at a discrete location by at least 75 natural persons.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1369)
accident - An aircraft related occurrence in which a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft is
substantially damaged or the aircraft is missing.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 912.2)
accident - damage to or destruction of vehicles in surface or air transportation or pipelines, regardless of
whether the initiating event is accidental or otherwise.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
1101.)
accident investigation - any form of investigation by Coast Guard personnel of an aircraft accident, other
than a safety investigation.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 678)
accidental hazard - source of harm or difficulty created by negligence, error, or unintended failure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
accidental release - an unanticipated emission of a regulated substance or other extremely hazardous
substance into the ambient air from a stationary source.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7412.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H392)
accommodation exchange - The conversion of U.S. dollars into the currency of the host country (local
currency) or another currency. The term describes the process of the selling local currency for U.S.
dollars.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
accommodation exchange transaction - The authorized exchange of equivalent monetary values in
different forms to authorized persons; for example, foreign currency in exchange for U.S. dollar check(s).
accompanying supplies - Unit supplies that deploy with forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

accompanying, accompanied -  a. an alien who is issued an immigrant visa within 6 months of - (1) The
date of issuance of a visa to the principal alien; (2) The date of adjustment of status in the United
States of the principal alien; or (3) The date on which the principal alien personally appears and registers before a consular officer abroad to confer alternate foreign state chargeability or immigrant
status upon a spouse or child. b. An accompanying relative may not precede the principal alien to
the United States.
accountability - The ability to account for personal property by providing a complete audit trail for
property transactions from receipt to final disposition.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
accountability - The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other
person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)

accountability statements or statements of accountability - U.S. disbursing officers (USDOs) prepare
and submit statements of accountability to the Department of Treasury monthly on Form SF-1218, Statement of Accountability (Foreign Service Account (FSA), which determine the accountability of
the disbursing officers FSA account.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H392)

accountable officer - An officer or employee who is designated as such or in possession of official funds.
This individual is personally accountable for all funds advanced to or in possession of the individual
until one of the following occurs - (1) The funds are returned to the U.S. disbursing officer (USDO), bureau, or cashier who advanced them; (2) The funds are deposited in the proper U.S. Government depositary account. The accountable individual may be granted relief if certain conditions are met.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)

accountable officer - Any U.S. Government officer or employee who by reason of his or her
employment is responsible for or has custody of U.S. Government funds. An accountable officer is personally liable to the U.S. Government for any loss of the funds in his or her charge, regardless of fault, unless relief is granted or the loss is recovered. Accountable officers include such officials as
authorized disbursing officers, certifying officers, collecting officers, cashiers, or consular officers
and other employees who have custody of U.S. Government funds.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

accountable property - Personal property that must be tracked on property records, including capitalized
property, inventoried as required, that meets the following criteria - (1) Regardless of cost - (a) Government accountable property on loan; (b) Motor vehicles; (c) Aircraft; (d) Boats; (e) Heritage
assets; (f) Leased property; (g) Firearms, aiming, and night-vision optics; (h) Sensitive personal property; (i) Protective personnel equipment (helmets, vests, etc.); (j) Classified or unclassified CPUs, monitors, and laptop computers; (k) All personal property located in warehouse or storeroom; (l) Two-way mobile radio systems with programmed frequencies such as emergency and evacuation or local guard force channels; (m) Fuel; (n) Furniture and equipment in residence; (o) Fire extinguishers; and (p) Munitions list items; (2) Serialized property having an acquisition cost of
$500 or greater per item; and (3) Nonexpendable personal property with an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per item.
accountable property - Property that must be tracked on accountable property records and inventoried,
as required.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH1 H013)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1513)

accounted for -(A) the person is returned to United States control alive;(B) the remains of the person are
recovered and, if not identifiable through visual means as those of the missing person, are identified as those of the missing person by a practitioner of an appropriate forensic science; or (C) credible evidence exists to support another determination of the person's status.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)

accounting functions - The methods and procedures used by the Department to record, classify, and
report information on its financial position and operations. Encompassed are the various operations related to financing sources and gains, expenses, losses and transfers out, costs, assets, liabilities,
and net position activities. This includes the manual and automated procedures and processes from
the point a transaction is authorized (initiated) to issuance of financial statements and management information reports containing the data in detail or in summary form.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A134)

accounting standards or principles - those conventions, rules, and procedures necessary to define
acceptable accounting practice at a particular time. Accounting standards include broad guidelines
of general application and may also include detailed practices and procedures.

accreditation - approval given to an organization for performing specific functions after it has met
defined requirements.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)
accreditation - The official management decision given by a senior agency official to authorize operation
of an information system and to explicitly accept the risk to agency operations (including mission,
functions, image, or reputation) or agency assets, based on the implementation of an agreed upon set of security controls.
accredited - currently certified by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or making satisfactory
progress toward achieving accreditation.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1067k.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
accrediting entity - an entity that has been designated by the Secretary to accredit agencies (including to
temporarily accredit) and/ or to approve persons for purposes of providing adoption services in the United States in cases subject to the Convention.  Also called AE.
accrual date - The date of the incident causing the loss or damage or when the loss or damage is or
should have been discovered by the claimant through exercise of due diligence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 643.3)
accrued annual leave - annual leave accruing to an officer during one leave year.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
2101)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
accrued expenditures - the charges incurred by the recipient during a given period requiring the
provision of funds for: (1) goods and other tangible property received; (2) services performed by employees, contractors, sub-recipients, and other payees; and, (3) other amounts becoming owed under programs for which no current services or performance is required.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
accrued income - the sum of: (1) earnings during a given period from (i) services performed by the
recipient, and (ii) goods and other tangible property delivered to purchasers, and (2) amounts becoming owed to the recipient for which no current services or performance is required by the recipient.
accrued leave - Leave earned by an employee during the current leave year that is unused at any given
time in that year.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H3311)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
accrued liability - the excess of the present value, as of a particular valuation date of a pension plan, of
the projected future benefit costs and administrative expenses for all plan participants and beneficiaries over the present value of future contributions for the normal cost of all applicable plan
participants and beneficiaries. The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe regulations to carry out
this paragraph.
accumulated annual leave - unused accrued annual leave carried forward from one leave year into a
succeeding leave year.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
2101)
accumulated depreciation - The total depreciation recorded on an asset since its acquisition.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
accumulated leave - The unused leave remaining to the credit of an employee at the beginning of a leave
year. For purposes of lump-sum payment, accumulated leave means the regular carryover balance
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
from the previous leave year, and unused annual leave accrued during the then current leave year,
plus any unused restored annual leave maintained in a special leave account.
FAH1 H3311)
accumulating costs - the collecting of cost data in an organized manner, such as through a system of
accounts.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
acknowledged special access program - special access program established and administered so that its
existence may be affirmed (e.g., may be publicly acknowledged)however, specific details,
technologies, materials, techniques, etc., of the program are classified as specified in the applicable security classification guide and made known only to those individuals approved for access to the special access program.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)
acknowledgment - A declaration by an individual before a notarizing officer that an instrument (such as
a deed, mortgage, lease, contract for the sale of land, etc.) signed by the individual is the individuals act and deed - The purpose of an acknowledgment is to permit the instrument to be recorded or received in evidence - An acknowledgment is almost never made under oath or affirmation.
acknowledgment - A message from a telegraphic addressee informing the originator that the
communication has been received.  Also called ACK.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
acknowledgment - Brief response to members of Congress to indicate receipt of correspondence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
acoustic intelligence - Intelligence derived from the collection and processing of acoustic phenomena.
Also called ACINT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
acoustic sensor - sensor that passively detects and utilizes the presence of sound in order to activate a
device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
acquired - leased for a period of sixty continuous days or more, or purchased.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6374)
acquired immune deficiency syndrome - also called AIDS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 104A)

acquirer - organization responsible for the design, development, and delivery of capabilities (capital
assets and services).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

acquisition -  the acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or services (including
construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or services are already in existence or must be created, developed, demonstrated, and evaluated. Acquisition begins at the point when agency needs are established and includes the description of requirements to satisfy agency needs, solicitation and selection of sources, award of contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and those technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contract.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A123)

acquisition - the process of acquiring, with appropriated funds, by contract for purchase or lease,
property or services (including construction) that support the mission and goals of an executive agency, from the point at which the requirements of the executive agency are established in consultation with the CAO of the executive agency; and include: the process of acquiring property
or services that are already in existence, or that must be created, developed, demonstrated, and
evaluated; the description of requirements to satisfy agency needs; solicitation and selection of
sources; award of contracts; contract performance; contract financing; management and
measurement of contract performance through final delivery and payment; and technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency requirements by contract.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 408)

acquisition and cross-servicing agreement - Agreement, negotiated on a bilateral basis with United
States allies or coalition partners, that allow United States forces to exchange most common types of support, including food, fuel, transportation, ammunition, and equipment.  Also called ACSA.  See
also cross-servicing.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

acquisition cost - All costs to the U.S. Government for putting the property into use when the property is
originally acquired. It includes the amount paid to vendors plus any transportation charges, installation/ assembly, handling charges and storage costs, labor and other direct or indirect production costs (for goods produced or constructed), and outside services for designs, plans, or specifications, billed from sources other than the vendor. It does not include training costs or warranty costs. When the acquisition cost of an item is unavailable, the fair-market value of the item is considered the acquisition cost.
acquisition cost - the amount prudently required to be expended by a public housing agency in acquiring
property for a low-income housing project.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 42,
1437a.)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)

acquisition cost of equipment - the net invoice price of the equipment, including the cost of
modifications, attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus necessary to make the property usable for the purpose for which it was acquired. Other charges, such as the cost of installation, transportation, taxes, duty or protective in-transit insurance, shall be included or excluded from the
unit acquisition cost in accordance with the recipient's regular accounting practices.
acquisition decision event - predetermined point within the acquisition phases at which the investment
will undergo a review prior to commencement of the next phase.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
acquisition plan - The result of the coordinated and integrated efforts of all personnel responsible for an
acquisition working together to develop a comprehensive plan for fulfilling the agency need in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost. DOSAR requires domestic requirements offices to develop formal, written acquisition plans for all acquisitions whose value, including base and all option
amounts, exceeds $5 million.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
acquisition planning -  the process by which the efforts of all personnel responsible for an acquisition
are coordinated and integrated through a comprehensive plan for fulfilling the agency need in a
timely manner and at a reasonable cost. It includes developing the overall strategy for managing the acquisition.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 112)
acquisition planning - The process by which the efforts of all personnel responsible for an acquisition
are coordinated and integrated through a comprehensive plan to fulfill needs in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost. This includes developing the overall strategy for managing the acquisition.
acquisition support agencies - Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities that carry
out and provide support for acquisition-related activities.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2333.)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A123)
acquisition workforce - individuals who perform various acquisition-related functions to support the
accomplishment of the mission of an agency, including requirements definition, measurement of
contract performance, and technical and management direction.
acquisitions - Used generically to include both light-duty motor vehicles and medium-duty passenger
vehicles acquired by procurement, lease, transfer, forfeiture, or confiscation.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)
acquisitions period - One of the three periods in the project cycle proceeded by study period and
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5

followed by the operations period. The acquisition period encompasses the source selection period.

FAM 613)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)

act of God - an unanticipated grave natural disaster or other natural phenomenon of an exceptional,
inevitable, and irresistible character the effects of which could not have been prevented or avoided
by the exercise of due care or foresight.

act of international terrorism - (A) an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, or hostage
taking; and (B) providing material support or resources.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
10609.)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2708)

act of international terrorism - (A) any act substantially contributing to the acquisition of
unsafeguarded special nuclear material or any nuclear explosive device by an individual, group, or non-nuclear-weapon state; and (B) any act, as determined by the Secretary, which materially
supports the conduct of international terrorism, including the counterfeiting of United States currency or the illegal use of other monetary instruments by an individual, group, or country supporting international terrorism.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

act of international terrorism - an act (A) which is violent or dangerous to human life and that is a
violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State or that would be a criminal
violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any State; and (B) which appears to be intended
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the
policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

act of mercy - In personnel recovery, assistance rendered to evaders by an individual or elements of the
local population who sympathize or empathize with the evaders' cause or plight.  See also evader;
evasion; recovery; recovery operations.

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 8107)
act of piracy - any act of aggression, search, restraint, depredation, or seizure attempted against a vessel
of the United States by an individual not authorized by the United States, a foreign government, or an international organization recognized by the United States to enforce law on the high seas.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 444)

act of terrorism - any act that the Secretary determines meets the requirements under subparagraph (B),
as such requirements are further defined and specified by the Secretary. (B) An act meets the requirements of this subparagraph if the act (i) is unlawful;
(ii) causes harm to a person, property, or entity, in the United States, or in the case of a domestic United States air carrier or a United States-flag vessel (or a vessel based principally in the United States on which United States income tax is paid and whose insurance coverage is subject to regulation in the United States), in or outside
the United States; and (iii) uses or attempts to use instrumentalities, weapons or other methods designed or intended to cause mass destruction, injury or other loss to citizens or institutions of the United States.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2331)

act of war - any act occurring in the course of
(A) declared war;
(B) armed conflict, whether or not
war has been declared, between two or more nations; or (C) armed conflict between military forces
of any origin.

acting within the scope of his office or employment - acting in line of duty.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
2671)
action - A lawsuit or other proceeding pending before a court or a quasi-judicial body or a body acting in
such a capacity.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
action addressee - The post or element to which a cable is directed by the originator for action.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)
action addressee - The post or element to which a telegram is directed by the originator for action.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
action phase - In amphibious operations, the period of time between the arrival of the landing forces of
the amphibious force in the operational area and the accomplishment of their mission.  See also
amphibious force; amphibious operation; landing force; mission.
actionable information - information and/ or intelligence that allows a decision to be made or action to
be taken by the appropriate party.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
activated - receiving an order placing a Reservist on active duty.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
636.)
activation - Order to active duty (other than for training) in the federal service.  See also active duty;
federal service.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
activation [message] - message providing notice of intended potential reaction.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
active air defense - Direct defensive action taken to destroy, nullify, or reduce the effectiveness of
hostile air and missile threats against friendly forces and assets.  See also air defense.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
active defense - The employment of limited offensive action and counterattacks to deny a contested
area or position to the enemy.  See also passive defense.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
active duty - Full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including active duty or
full-time training duty in the Reserve Component.  See also active duty for training; inactive duty
training.
(SOURCE  DOD/
NGB, US Code
32, 101)

active duty - full-time duty in the active military service of the United States. It includes such Federal
duty as full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military
service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. It does not include full-time National Guard duty.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)

active duty - full-time duty in the active military service of the United States. Such term includes fulltime training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a
school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. Such term does not include full-time National Guard duty.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)

active duty
(A) full-time duty in the Armed Forces, other than active duty for training;
(B) full-time
duty (other than for training purposes) as a commissioned officer of the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service (i) on or after July 29, 1945, or (ii) before that date under circumstances affording entitlement to full military benefits or (iii) at any time, (C) full-time duty as a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or its predecessor organization the Coast and Geodetic Survey (i) on or after July 29, 1945, or (ii) before that date (I) while on transfer to one of the Armed Forces, or (II) while, in time of war or national emergency declared by the President, assigned to duty on a project for one of the Armed Forces in an area
determined by the Secretary of Defense to be of immediate military hazard, or (III) in the Philippine Islands on December 7, 1941, and continuously in such islands thereafter, or (iii) at any time, for the purposes of chapter 13 of this title; (D) service as a cadet at the United States Military, Air Force, or
Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy; and (E) authorized travel to or from such duty or service.
active duty for a period of more than 30 days - active duty under a call or order that does not specify a
(SOURCE  DOD,

period of 30 days or less.
101) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

active duty for training - A tour of active duty that is used for training members of the Reserve
Component to provide trained units and qualified persons to fill the needs of the Armed Forces in
time of war or national emergency and such other times as the national security requires.  Also
called ADT.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)

active duty for training
(A) full-time duty in the Armed Forces performed by Reserves for training
purposes;
(B) full-time duty for training purposes performed as a commissioned officer of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service (i) on or after July 29, 1945, or (ii) before that date under circumstances affording entitlement to full military benefits, or (iii) at any time, for the purposes of chapter 13 of this title; (C) in the case of members of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard of any State, full-time duty under title 32, or the prior corresponding provisions of law; (D) duty performed by a member of a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program when ordered to such duty for the purpose of training or a practice cruise under chapter 103 of title 10 for a period of not less than four weeks and which must be completed by the member before the
member is commissioned; and (E) authorized travel to or from such duty. Does not include duty performed as a temporary member of the Coast Guard Reserve.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6134.1)

active duty service - Service in the armed forces of the United States performed on a full-time basis with
military pay and allowances. Additionally, active duty military service means that all of an individual's time and efforts are at the disposal of military authorities; he or she disassociates himself or herself from the performance of civilian employment during the period of military service.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 3150.13)

Active Guard and Reserve - National Guard and Reserve members who are on voluntary active duty
providing full-time support to National Guard, Reserve, and Active Component organizations for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the Reserve
Components.
active infrared sensor  - sensor that emits an infrared beam to a receiver forming an invisible link that,
when broken, acts as a trigger to activate a device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

active ingredient [pesticide] - substance (or group of structurally similar substances if specified by the
Agency) that prevents, destroys, repels or mitigates any pest, or that functions as a plant regulator, desiccant, or defoliant within the meaning of FIFRA.
active lock - electric locking device that holds a portal closed and cannot be opened for egress by normal
operation of the door hardware magnetic locks.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)

active military, naval, or air service
(A) active duty;
(B) any period of active duty for training
during which the individual concerned was disabled or died from a disease or injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty; and
(C) any period of inactive duty training during which the individual
concerned was disabled or died (i) from an injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty; or
(ii) from
an acute myocardial infarction, a cardiac arrest, or a cerebrovascular accident occurring during such
training.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

active participation in hostilities - a. Taking part in combat or military activities related to combat,
including sabotage and serving as a decoy, a courier, or at a military checkpoint; or b. Taking part in direct support functions related to combat, including transporting supplies or providing other services. c. Active participants in hostilities may include (nonexhaustive) - (1) Combatants; (2) Porters; (3) Spies or informants; (4) Couriers; (5) Human mine detectors; or (6) Executioners.
active sensor - detecting device that transmits some type of energy and detects a change in the received
(SOURCE  DHS,

energy created by the presence of motion of the target.
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
active server pages - Microsoft's server-side technology for dynamically-generated web pages in
conjunction with a Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web server.  Also called ASP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
active service - service on active duty or full-time National Guard duty.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
active status - the status of a member of a reserve component who is not in the inactive Army National
Guard or inactive Air National Guard, on an inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
active-duty list - a single list for the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps which contains the names
of all officers of that armed force, other than officers who are serving on active duty.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
activity - 1. A unit, organization, or installation performing a function or mission.  2. A function,
mission, action, or collection of actions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
activity - action or collection of actions performed in completing a task.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

activity -A specific task or grouping of tasks that provides a specialized capability, service or product
based on a recurring government requirement. Depending on the grouping of tasks, an activity may be an entire function or may be a part of a function. An activity may be inherently governmental or commercial in nature.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
activity address code -  a distinct six-position code consisting of a combination of alpha and/ or numeric
characters assigned to identify specific agency offices, units, activities, or organizations by the
General Services Administration for civilian agencies and by the Department of Defense for defense agencies.  Also called AAC.
activity cycle - Loosely outlined by five stages - Idea, Pending, Cleared, Completed, and Closed - the
Activity Cycle aims to focus people on the intentionality of implementation and evaluating its impact. Throughout the Activity Cycle, lessons learned must be documented and then subsequently used in creating follow-on activities. Similarly, new ideas may stem from one activity that lead to other ideas in an effort to maximize the positive impact.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
actual cost - all costs associated with the use and operation of an aircraft.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A126)
actual cost - an amount determined on the basis of cost incurred (as distinguished from forecasted cost),
including standard cost properly adjusted for applicable variance.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
actual expense - Payment of authorized actual expenses incurred, up to the limit prescribed by the
agency. Entitlement to reimbursement is contingent upon entitlement to per diem, and is subject to the same definitions and rules governing per diem. This expense is sometimes called actual subsistence expense.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
actually imposed - The phrase actually imposed refers to the actual length of the sentence imposed by
the court, including sentences that are imposed but suspended, and not the period of imprisonment served.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
actuals - Expenses obligated during each quarter and reported on the FSC-60 reports. Obligations
accumulate from quarter to quarter during the year. The FSC-60 reports are prepared by Financial
Services Centers (FSCs) and Financial Management Centers (FMCs) and are transmitted to serviced

posts.

acute radiation dose - Total ionizing radiation dose received at one time and over a period so short that
biological recovery cannot occur.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
acute radiation syndrome - An acute illness caused by irradiation of the body by a high dose of
penetrating radiation in a very short period of time.  Also called ARS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2481)

ad valorem - includes ad valorem equivalent. Whenever any limitation on the amount by which or to
which any rate of duty may be decreased or increased pursuant to a trade agreement is expressed in
terms of an ad valorem percentage, the ad valorem amount taken into account for purposes of such limitation shall be determined by the President on the basis of the value of imports of the articles concerned during the most recent representative period.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

adaptation - adjustment of natural or human systems to a new or changing environment includes
anticipatory and reactive adaptation, private and public adaptation, and autonomous and planned
adaptation.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17272.)

adaptation strategy - a land use and management strategy that can be used (A) to increase the
sequestration capabilities of covered greenhouse gases of any ecosystem; or
(B) to reduce the
emissions of covered greenhouse gases from any ecosystem.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
6703)

adaptive ecosystem management - a natural resource management process under which planning,
implementation, monitoring, research, evaluation, and incorporation of new knowledge are
combined into a management approach that (i) is based on scientific findings and the needs of society;
(ii) treats management actions as experiments;
(iii) acknowledges the complexity of these
systems and scientific uncertainty; and
(iv) uses the resulting new knowledge to modify future
management methods and policy.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3901.)

adaptive equipment - includes, but is not limited to, power steering, power brakes, power window lifts,
power seats, and special equipment necessary to assist the eligible person into and out of the
automobile or other conveyance. Also includes (A) air-conditioning equipment when such equipment is necessary to the health and safety of the veteran and to the safety of others, regardless of whether the automobile or other conveyance is to be operated by the eligible person or is to be operated for such person by another person; and (B) any modification of the size of the interior space of the automobile or other conveyance if needed because of the physical condition of such person in order for such person to enter or operate the vehicle.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

Adaptive Planning and Execution system - A Department of Defense system of joint policies,
processes, procedures, and reporting structures, supported by communications and information technology, that is used by the joint planning and execution community to monitor, plan, and execute mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment, redeployment, and demobilization
activities associated with joint operations.  Also called APEX system.

adaptive risk - category of risk that includes threats intentionally caused by humans.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
201)

addict - any person who habitually uses any habit-forming narcotic drugs so as to endanger the public
morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is or has been so far addicted to the use of such habitforming narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his addiction.

additional coverage - a plan of crop insurance coverage providing a level of coverage greater than the
level available under catastrophic risk protection.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1502.)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8008)

Additional Protocol - a protocol additional to a safeguards agreement with the IAEA, as negotiated
between a country and the IAEA based on a Model Additional Protocol as set forth in IAEA information circular (INFCIRC).
additional renewable fuel - fuel that is produced from renewable biomass and that is used to replace or
reduce the quantity of fossil fuel present in home heating oil or jet fuel.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7545.)
address - a physical address or electronic address, such as an electronic mail address or temporarily
assigned network address (including an Internet protocol address).
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1841)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

address designator - A plain language name (full or abbreviated), routing indicator, call sign, or address
group of a unit, activity, or other authority used to indicate the originator and/ or addressee(s); used in ACP and JANAP format.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

adequacy - The joint operation plan review criterion for assessing whether the scope and concept of
planned operations can accomplish the assigned mission and comply with the planning guidance
provided.  See also acceptability; feasibility.
adequate evidence - information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or
omission has occurred.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

adequate security - security protections commensurate with the risk resulting from the unauthorized
access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of information. This includes
ensuring that information hosted on behalf of an agency and information systems and applications used by the agency operate effectively and provide appropriate confidentiality, integrity, and availability protections through the application of cost-effective security controls.
adjudicate - To make a decision/ formal judgment on a matter under consideration. For purposes of this
chapter, adjudicate refers to decisions made in relation to passport applications.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1312.1)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
adjudication [security] - examination of an individual's character and conduct over a sufficient period of
time designed to make a determination as to their suitability or fitness for employment, eligibility for access to classified information, special access programs (SAP), materials, or areas, or for their retention in federal employment and continued access to classified information and  special access programs.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1531.)

adjusted noninsured crop disaster assistance program yield - (A) in the case of an eligible producer
on a farm that has at least 4 years of production history under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program that are not replacement yields, the noninsured crop disaster assistance program yield
without regard to any replacement yields; (B) in the case of an eligible producer on a farm that has
less than 4 years of production history under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program that are not replacement yields, the noninsured crop disaster assistance program yield as calculated
without including the lowest of the replacement yields; and (C) in all other cases, the production history of the eligible producer on the farm under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program.
adjustment - A method to correct element(s) of information by reversing the incorrect data and replacing
it with the correct data. Two entries are required (debit and credit).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
administering office - the lowest subdivision of any Federal agency that has direct operational
responsibility for managing a Federal domestic assistance program.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A89)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)

administration - As it relates to an estate, the management and settlement of the estate of an intestate, or
of a testator who has no executor, performed by a duly qualified person generally under the supervision of a court. It usually involves collecting the decedents assets, paying the debts, and
distributing the remainder of the estate.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)

administration - general administration and general expenses, departmental administration, sponsored
projects administration, student administration and services, and all other types of expenditures not
listed specifically under one of the subcategories of Facilities (including cross allocations from other pools).

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8260.03)

administrative chain of command - One of the two branches of the chain of command described in
Joint Publication 1, *Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States*, through which command is
exercised from the President through the Secretary of Defense to the Secretaries of the Military
Departments, and from which forces are assigned to combatant commands to compose the
operational command structure baseline.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8260.03)

administrative command structure - The organizational hierarchy through which administrative
leadership is exercised, as contrasted by the operational command structure through which
operational authority is exercised.

administrative contracting officer - Contracting officer whose primary duties involve contract
administration.  Also called ACO.  See also contracting officer; procuring contracting officer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
administrative control - Direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations in
respect to administration and support.  Also called ADCON.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
administrative control - Special handling, transmission, mailing, safeguards, storage, and/ or destruction
provided to sensitive but unclassified (SBU) material. See the definition for SBU.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
administrative controls - Safeguards that ensure that contracting activities will be carried out in
conformity with applicable regulations and Department policy.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
administrative costs - The expenses associated with processing and handling a debt from the date of the
delinquency.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 491.3)
administrative expenses - funds that are to be used by grantees for grant management and monitoring
activities, including costs related to any staff or activity unrelated to services or indirect costs.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff71)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)

administrative inquiry - An inquiry by agency management to gather facts and information relating to
an incident or allegation that may serve as grounds for disciplinary action, conducted by agency investigating officials.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
administrative loading - A loading method that gives primary consideration to achieving maximum
utilization of troop and cargo space without regard to tactical considerations.  Also called
commercial loading.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
administrative property - Basic common-use furniture, furnishings, and equipment (including residence
property) usually available through normal supply channels (e.g., desks, chairs, office machines,
sofas, refrigerators, etc.). USAID uses the term OE-funded property. All U.S. Government-owned personal property is either administrative property or program property.
administrative records - Records relating to budget, personnel, supply, and similar housekeeping, or
facilitative functions common to most offices, in contrast to program records.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 415.1)

administrative v. program records - Administrative records are records relating to the housekeeping or
facilitative functions common to most offices, for example, budget, personnel, equipment, and supplies. Program records document the unique, substantive functions for which an office is
responsible.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

administrative withdrawal [classified information] - previously authorized access eligibility level
downgraded or withdrawn, as appropriate, when regular access to a prescribed level of classified
information is no longer required in the normal course of an individual's duties.

administrative workweek - A period of seven consecutive calendar days beginning on a day and hour
established in advance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)
administrative workweek - Any period of 7 consecutive 24-hour periods designated in advance by the
head of agency. For Department of State domestic offices and most posts abroad, the administrative workweek extends from Sunday, 12 -00 a.m., to Saturday, 11 -59 p.m.
administrative workweek - period of 7 consecutive 24-hour periods.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
administrator or administratrix - A person appointed by a court to administer the estate of a decedent.
Such person, if named in the decedents will, is designated as executor or executrix.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
admonishment - A warning or caution to an employee.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
adopted child -  a. a child (adopted child), if the child - (1) Was legally adopted while under the age of
16 (or under the age of 18, if this is the sibling of a child adopted under 16 who meets the requirements of INA; and (2) Has been in the legal custody of, and resided with, the adopting
parent(s) for at least two years, provided that no natural parent of any such adopted child must thereafter, by virtue of such parentage, be accorded any right, privilege or status.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

adoption - a judicial or administrative act that establishes a permanent legal parent-child relationship
between a minor and an adult who is not already the legal parent, and which terminates any prior legal parent-child relationship with any former parents. Generally speaking, to qualify as an adoption for immigration purposes, the adopted child should have the same rights and privileges which are accorded to a birth child (such as inheritance rights, etc.). Simple, conditional, or limited
adoptions, such as those conducted under Islamic Family Law in some countries, are more accurately described as guardianship and are not considered adoptions for U.S. immigration purposes.

adoption - the legal process by which an individual becomes the legal parent of another's child.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3422)
adoption or adopted - legal adoption prior to the time of the injury.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
902.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
adoption record - any record, information, or item related to a specific Convention adoption of a child
received or maintained by an agency, person, or public domestic authority, including, but not limited to, photographs, videos, correspondence, personal effects, medical and social information, and any other information about the child. An adoption record does not include a record generated by an
agency, person, or a public domestic authority to comply with the requirement to file information with the Adoption Tracking System on adoptions not subject to the Convention pursuant to the IAA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

Adoption Service Provider - an agency (private, nonprofit organization licensed to provide adoption
services in at least one state) or a person (an individual or a private, for-profit entity, including a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or joint stock company, but not including public authorities, providing adoption services). The one provider responsible for ensuring
all six adoption services are provided and being responsible for supervised providers where used is
called the primary provider.  Also called ASP.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

adoption services - any one of the following six services - a. Identifying a child for adoption and
arranging an adoption; b. Securing the necessary consent to termination of parental rights and to
adoption; c. Performing a background study on a child or a home study on PAP(s) and reporting on such a study; d. Making non-judicial determinations of the best interests of a child and the appropriateness of an adoptive placement for the child; e. Monitoring a case after a child has been
placed with prospective adoptive parent(s) until final adoption; or f. When necessary because of a
disruption before final adoption, assuming custody and providing (including facilitating the provision of) child care or any other social service pending an alternative placement.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

Adoptions Tracking System - the computer system developed by the Department to track the process of
both incoming and outgoing adoption cases (i.e., orphan and Convention adoption cases of children both immigrating to, and emigrating from, the United States), support the functions of the Central Authority, and aggregate data for mandatory reporting to Congress. This system is sometimes referred to as the case registry.  Also called ATS.
adult correctional institution - a facility in which persons (including persons under 21 years of age) are
confined as a result of a conviction for a criminal offense.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6472.)

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)

adult education - academic instruction and education services below the postsecondary level that
increase an individual's ability to(A) read, write, and speak in English and perform mathematics or other activities necessary for the attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; (B) transition to postsecondary education and training; and (C) obtain employment.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)

adult education and literacy activities - programs, activities, and services that include adult education,
literacy, workplace adult education and literacy activities, family literacy activities, English
language acquisition activities, integrated English literacy and civics education, workforce preparation activities, or integrated education and training.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

adult member of the prospective adoptive parents' household - an individual, other than a prospective
adoptive parent, over the age of 18 whose principal or only residence is the home of the prospective adoptive parents. This definition excludes any child of the prospective adoptive parents, whose principal or only residence is the home of the prospective adoptive parents, who reaches his or her eighteenth birthday after the prospective adoptive parents have filed the advanced processing application (or the advanced processing application concurrently with the orphan petition) unless the
USCIS Director has an articulable and substantive reason for requiring an evaluation by a home study preparer and/ or fingerprint check.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ii)

adult with a special need - a person 18 years of age or older who requires care or supervision to (A)
meet the person's basic needs;(B) prevent physical self-injury or injury to others; or (C) avoid placement in an institutional facility.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)

adulterated - if in reference to any pesticide any pesticide(1) its strength or purity falls below the
professed standard of quality as expressed on its labeling under which it is sold; (2) any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for the pesticide; or (3) any valuable constituent of the pesticide has been wholly or in part abstracted.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)

advance - a payment made by Treasury check or other appropriate payment mechanism to a recipient
upon its request either before outlays are made by the recipient or through the use of predetermined payment schedules.
advance - A payment made by U.S. Treasury Department check or other appropriate payment mechanism
to a recipient upon its request either before outlays are made by the recipient or through the use of
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
predetermined payment schedules.

advance decision - A determination as to the propriety of a debt collection action requested from and
rendered by an authorized official prior to the action being taken.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 491.3)

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)

advance funding actuarial cost method or actuarial cost method - a recognized actuarial technique
utilized for establishing the amount and incidence of the annual actuarial cost of pension plan
benefits and expenses. Acceptable actuarial cost methods shall include the accrued benefit cost method (unit credit method), the entry age normal cost method, the individual level premium cost method, the aggregate cost method, the attained age normal cost method, and the frozen initial
liability cost method. The terminal funding cost method and the current funding (pay-as-you-go) cost method are not acceptable actuarial cost methods. The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue
regulations to further define acceptable actuarial cost methods.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)

advance guard - Detachment sent ahead of the main force to ensure its uninterrupted advance; to
protect the main body against surprise; to facilitate the advance by removing obstacles and repairing
roads and bridges; and to cover the deployment of the main body if it is committed to action.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2563. )

advance incremental funding - a series of partial payments for the articles or services that includes
(A) one or more partial payments before the commencement of work or the incurring of costs in connection with the manufacture of the articles or the performance of the services, as the case may be; and (B) subsequent progress payments that result in full payment being completed as the required work is being completed.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13435.)

advanced battery technology - electrochemical storage devices and systems, including fuel cells, and
associated technology necessary to charge, discharge, recharge, or regenerate such devices, for use as a source of power for an electric motor vehicle and any other associated equipment.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8101.)

advanced biofuel - fuel derived from renewable biomass other than corn kernel starch; (i) biofuel derived
from cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin; (ii) biofuel derived from sugar and starch (other than ethanol derived from corn kernel starch); (iii) biofuel derived from waste material, including crop residue, other vegetative waste material, animal waste, food waste, and yard waste; (iv) dieselequivalent fuel derived from renewable biomass, including vegetable oil and animal fat; (v) biogas (including landfill gas and sewage waste treatment gas) produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; (vi) butanol or other alcohols produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; and (vii) other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7545.)

advanced biofuel - renewable fuel, other than ethanol derived from corn starch, that has lifecycle
greenhouse gas emissions, as determined by the Administrator, after notice and opportunity for comment, that are at least 50 percent less than baseline lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
1701.)

advanced conventional weapons - (A) such long-range precision-guided munitions, fuel air explosives,
cruise missiles, low observability aircraft, other radar evading aircraft, advanced military aircraft,
military satellites, electromagnetic weapons, and laser weapons as the President determines
destabilize the military balance or enhance offensive capabilities in destabilizing ways; (B) such advanced command, control, and communications systems, electronic warfare systems, or intelligence collection systems as the President determines destabilize the military balance or enhance offensive capabilities in destabilizing ways; and (C) such other items or systems as the President may, by regulation, determine necessary for purposes of this title.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

advanced conventional weapons - (A) such long-range precision-guided munitions, fuel air explosives,
cruise missiles, low observability aircraft, other radar evading aircraft, advanced military aircraft,
military satellites, electromagnetic weapons, and laser weapons as the President determines
destabilize the military balance or enhance offensive capabilities in destabilizing ways; (B) such advanced command, control, and communications systems, electronic warfare systems, or
intelligence collection systems as the President determines destabilize the military balance or enhance offensive capabilities in destabilizing ways; and (C) such other items or systems as the President may, by regulation, determine necessary for purposes of this title.

advanced degree - any U.S. academic or professional degree (or foreign equivalent degree) above that of
baccalaureate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2005)

advanced education - education or training above the secondary school level but does not include
technical training provided to a member of the armed forces to qualify such member to perform a specified military function, to workshops, or to short-term training programs.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
296j)

advanced education nurses - individuals trained in advanced degree programs including individuals in
combined R.N./ Master's degree programs, post-nursing master's certificate programs, or, in the case
of nurse midwives, in certificate programs in existence on the date that is one day prior to November 13, 1998, to serve as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse educators, nurse administrators, or public health nurses, or in other nurse specialties determined by the Secretary to require advanced education.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2502.)

advanced electric or hybrid vehicle - a vehicle which (A) minimizes the total amount of energy to be
consumed with respect to its fabrication, operation, and disposal, and represents a substantial improvement over existing electric and hybrid vehicles with respect to the total amount of energy so consumed; (B) is capable of being mass-produced and operated at a cost and in a manner which is sufficiently competitive to enable it to be produced and sold in numbers representing a reasonable portion of the market; (C) is safe, damage-resistant, easy to repair, durable, and operates with
sufficient performance with respect to acceleration, cold-weather starting, cruising speed, and other performance factors; and (D) at a minimum, can be produced, distributed, operated, and disposed of in compliance with any applicable requirement of Federal law.

advanced force operations - Operations conducted to refine the location of specific, identified targets
and further develop the operational environment for near-term missions.  Also called AFO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
44901.)
advanced imaging technology - (i) a device used in the screening of passengers that creates a visual
image of an individual showing the surface of the skin and revealing other objects on the body; and
(ii) may include devices using backscatter x-rays or millimeter waves and devices referred to as
whole-body imaging technology or body scanning machines.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3701.)
advanced manufacturing technology - numerically-controlled machine tools, robots, automated process
control equipment, computerized flexible manufacturing systems, associated computer software, and
other technology for improving manufacturing and industrial processes.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13506)
advanced manufacturing technology - processes, equipment, techniques, practices, and capabilities that
are applied for the purpose of
(A) improving the productivity, quality, or energy efficiency of the design, development, testing, or manufacture of a product; or
(B) expanding the technical capability
to design, develop, test, or manufacture a product that is fundamentally different in character from existing products and that will result in improved energy efficiency.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3701.)
advanced materials - a field of research including the study of composites, ceramics, metals, polymers,
superconducting materials, materials produced through biotechnology, and materials production technologies, including coated systems, that provide the potential for significant advantages over existing materials.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13506)

advanced materials - materials that are processed, synthesized, fabricated, and manufactured to develop
high performance properties that exceed the corresponding properties of conventional materials for
structural, electronic, magnetic, or photonic applications, or for joining, welding, bonding, or packaging components into complex assemblies, including (A) advanced monolithic materials
such as metals, ceramics, and polymers; (B) advanced composite materials such as metal matrix (including intermetallic), polymer matrix, ceramic matrix, continuous fiber ceramic composite, and carbon matrix composites; and (C) advanced electronic, magnetic, and photonic materials, including superconducting, semiconductor, electrooptic, magnetooptic, thin-film, and special purpose coating materials used in technologies for energy efficiency, renewable energy, or electric power applications.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13491.)

advanced nuclear reactor technologies - (A) advanced light water reactors that may be commercially
available in the near-term, including but not limited to mid-sized reactors with passive safety features for the generation of commercial electric power from nuclear fission; and
(B) other
advanced nuclear reactor technologies that may require prototype demonstration prior to commercial availability in the mid- or long-term, including but not limited to high-temperature, gascooled reactors and liquid metal reactors, for the generation of commercial electric power from nuclear fission.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

advanced readiness contracting - A type of contracting that ensures contracts are in place before an
incident for commonly needed commodities and services such as ice, water, plastic sheeting, temporary power, and debris removal.

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 53733)

advanced shipbuilding technology - (A) numerically controlled machine tools, robots, automated
process control equipment, computerized flexible manufacturing systems, associated computer
software, and other technology for improving shipbuilding and related industrial production that advance the state-of-the-art; and (B) novel techniques and processes designed to improve shipbuilding quality, productivity, and practice, and to promote sustainable development, including engineering design, quality assurance, concurrent engineering, continuous process production
technology, energy efficiency, waste minimization, design for recyclability or parts reuse, inventory
management, upgraded worker skills, and communications with customers and suppliers.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

advanced training - level of training designed to provide experienced personnel with refresher training,
updated information, or higher level abilities may also address specialized skills required for a specific assignment, increased responsibilities, or career enhancement.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2101)

advanced training - the training and instruction offered in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps to
students enrolled in an advanced education program beyond the baccalaureate degree level or to
students in the third and fourth years of a four-year Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps course, or the equivalent period of training in an approved two-year Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps course (except that, in the case of a student enrolled in an academic program which has been approved by the Secretary of the military department concerned and which requires more than four academic years for completion of baccalaureate degree requirements, including elective requirements of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps course, such term includes a fifth
academic year or a combination of a part of a fifth academic year and summer sessions).

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2703)

advanced workplace practices - innovations in work organization and performance, including highperformance workplace systems, flexible production techniques, quality programs, continuous
improvement, concurrent engineering, close relationships between suppliers and customers, widely diffused decision-making and work teams, and effective integration of production technology, worker skills and training, and workplace organization, and such other characteristics as determined
appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2703)

advanced workplace technologies - (A) numerically controlled machine tools, robots, automated
process control equipment, computerized flexible manufacturing systems, associated computer
software, and other technology for improving the manufacturing and industrial production of goods and commercial services, which advance the state-of-the-art; or (B) novel industrial and commercial
techniques and processes not previously generally available that improve quality, productivity, and practices, including engineering design, quality assurance, concurrent engineering, continuous
process production technology, inventory management, upgraded worker skills, communications with customers and suppliers, and promotion of sustainable economic growth.

adversary - A party acknowledged as potentially hostile to a friendly party and against which the use of
force may be envisaged.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
adversary - person, group, organization, or government that conducts or has the intent to conduct
detrimental activities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
adversary template - A model based on an adversary's known or postulated preferred methods of
operation illustrating the disposition and activity of adversary forces and assets conducting a
particular operation unconstrained by the impact of the operational environment.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
6991.)
adverse decision - an administrative decision made by an officer, employee, or committee of an agency
that is adverse to a participant. The term includes a denial of equitable relief by an agency or the failure of an agency to issue a decision or otherwise act on the request or right of the participant. The term does not include a decision over which the Board of Contract Appeals has jurisdiction.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7412.)
adverse environmental effect - any significant and widespread adverse effect, which may reasonably be
anticipated, to wildlife, aquatic life, or other natural resources, including adverse impacts on populations of endangered or threatened species or significant degradation of environmental quality over broad areas.
adverse event - occurrence or condition that caused harm may be due to acts of commission or omission.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
adverse marking decision - a determination by the Customs Service which an exporter or producer of
merchandise believes to be contrary to the North American Free Trade Agreement.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1304)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
adversely affected employees - Federal civilian employees serving competitive or excepted service
appointments in Tenure Groups I, II, or III, who are identified for release from their competitive
level by an agency, as a direct result of a performance decision resulting from a streamlined or
standard competition.
adversely affected employment - employment in a firm, if workers of such firm are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under this part.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)
adversely affected incumbent worker - a worker who (A) is a member of a group of workers who
have been certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under subpart A; (B) has not been totally or partially separated from adversely affected employment; and (C) the Secretary determines, on an individual basis, is threatened with total or partial separation.
adversely affected worker - an individual who, because of lack of work in adversely affected
employment, has been totally or partially separated from such employment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)
advice - Information transmitted to an agency by OMB stating the relationship of particular legislation
and reports thereon to the program of the President or stating the views of OMB as a staff agency
for the President with respect to such legislation and reports.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A
19)
advisory [message] - message highlighting trends, developments, or situations that may threaten life and/
or property issued for information purposed only and not requiring formal action.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
advisory and assistance services -  those services provided under contract by nongovernmental sources
to support or improve: organizational policy development; decision-making; management and administration; program and/  or project management and administration; or R&D activities.  It can

also mean the furnishing of professional advice or assistance rendered to improve the effectiveness of Federal management processes or procedures (including those of an engineering and technical nature). In rendering the foregoing services, outputs may take the form of information, advice, opinions, alternatives, analyses, evaluations, recommendations, training and the day-to-day aid of support personnel needed for the successful performance of ongoing Federal operations. All advisory and assistance services are classified in one of the following definitional subdivisions: (1) Management and professional support services, i.e., contractual services that provide assistance, advice or training for the efficient and effective management and operation of organizations, activities (including management and support services for R&D activities), or systems. These services are normally closely related to the basic responsibilities and mission of the agency originating the requirement for the acquisition of services by contract. Included are efforts that support or contribute to improved organization of program management, logistics management, project monitoring and reporting, data collection, budgeting, accounting, performance auditing, and administrative technical support for conferences and training programs.  (2) Studies, analyses and evaluations, i.e., contracted services that provide organized, analytical assessments/ evaluations in support of policy development, decision-making, management, or administration. Included are studies in support of R&D activities. Also included are acquisitions of models, methodologies, and related software supporting studies, analyses or evaluations. (3) Engineering and technical services, i.e., contractual services used to support the program office during the acquisition cycle by providing such services as systems engineering and technical direction  to ensure the effective operation and maintenance of a weapon system or major system or to provide direct support of a weapon system that is essential to research, development, production, operation or maintenance of the system.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

advisory sensitivity attributes - User-supplied indicators of file sensitivity that alert other users to the
sensitivity of a file, to handle it in a manner appropriate to its defined sensitivity. Advisory sensitivity attributes are not used by the automated information system (AIS) to enforce file access
controls in an automated manner.
advocates - advises, recommends, furthers by overt act, and admits belief in.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)

Aegis - A ship-based combat system that can detect, track, target, and engage air, surface, and
subsurface threats, including ballistic missiles on some modified ships.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
aerial port - An airfield that has been designated for the sustained air movement of personnel and
materiel as well as an authorized port for entrance into or departure from the country where located.
See also port of debarkation; port of embarkation.
aeromedical evacuation - The movement of patients under medical supervision to and between
medical treatment facilities by air transportation.  Also called AE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
aeromedical evacuation control team - A core team assigned to a component-numbered air force air
operations center air mobility division that provides operational planning, scheduling, and execution of theater aeromedical evacuation missions and positioning of aeromedical evacuation ground
forces.  Also called AECT.  See also aeromedical evacuation; air mobility division.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
aeromedical evacuation unit - An operational medical organization concerned primarily with the
management and control of patients being transported via an aeromedical evacuation system or
system echelon.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)
aeronautical chart - A specialized representation of mapped features of the Earth, or some part of it,
produced to show selected terrain, cultural and hydrographic features, and supplemental information
required for air navigation, pilotage, or for planning air operations.
aeronautics - the science and art of flight.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
aerospace defense - 1. All defensive measures designed to destroy or nullify attacking enemy aircraft
and missiles and also negate hostile space systems.  2. An inclusive term encompassing air defense,
ballistic missile defense, and space defense.  See also air defense; space defense.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 327 JP 327)
affected employees - employees who may reasonably be expected to experience an employment loss as a
consequence of a proposed plant closing or mass layoff by their employer,
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2101)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)
affecting commerce - in commerce, or burdening or obstructing commerce or the free flow of commerce,
or having led or tending to lead to a labor dispute burdening or obstructing commerce or the free flow of commerce.
affiant - A person who makes and signs an affidavit.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)
affidavit - A written declaration (1) confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it, taken
before an officer having authority to administer such oath or affirmation or (2) containing a declaration under penalty of perjury - An affidavit is most commonly used as a method of presenting a fact witnesses statement to a court - Unlike a deposition, an affidavit is taken without notice to the
other party or parties.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
affidavit - A written statement made voluntarily and confirmed either by (1) the oath or affirmation of the
party making it, taken before an officer having the authority to administer such oaths, or (2) by conforming to the rules of a particular court for signing an affidavit without the use of a notary or equivalent.
affiliate - a person other than the owner that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with the owner.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
30106.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

affiliate - a. One of two subsidiaries both of which are owned and controlled by the same parent or
individual; b. One of two legal entities entirely owned and controlled by the same group of individuals, each individual owning and controlling approximately the same share or proportion of each entity; or c. In the case of a partnership that is organized in the United States to provide accounting services, along with managerial and/ or consulting services, and markets its accounting services under an internationally recognized name under an agreement with a worldwide coordinating organization that is owned and controlled by the member accounting firms, a partnership (or similar organization) that is organized outside the United States to provide accounting services is considered to be an affiliate of the U.S. partnership if it markets its accounting services under the same internationally recognized name under the agreement with the worldwide coordinating organization of which the U.S. partnership is also a member.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6435a.)

affiliated - the relationship between a member of the Commission and (A) an individual who holds the
position of officer, trustee, partner, director, or employee of an agency, project, or person of which that member, or relative of that member of,1 the Commission is an officer, trustee, partner, director,
or employee; or (B) a nongovernmental agency or project of which that member, or a relative of that member, of the Commission is an officer, trustee, partner, director, or employee.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))

affiliated persons - the following persons shall be considered to be affiliated or affiliated persons: (A)
Members of a family, including brothers and sisters (whether by the whole or half blood), spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants. (B) Any officer or director of an organization and such organization. (C) Partners. (D) Employer and employee. (E) Any person directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding with power to vote, 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting
stock or shares of any organization and such organization.(F) Two or more persons directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, any person.  (G) Any person who controls any other person and such other person.  A person shall be considered to control another person if the person is legally or operationally in a position to exercise restraint or direction over the other person.

affiliates - associated business concerns or individuals if, directly or indirectly (1) Either one controls
or can control the other; or (2) A third party controls or can control both.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg3)

affiliation period - a period which, under the terms of the health insurance coverage offered by the health
maintenance organization, must expire before the health insurance coverage becomes effective. The
organization is not required to provide health care services or benefits during such period and no premium shall be charged to the participant or beneficiary for any coverage during the period.

affinity - A relationship that one spouse has to blood relatives of the other spouse because of marriage.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)

affirmation - A solemn and formal declaration that a statement, or series of statements, is true (for
example, I, (Name), do solemnly affirm under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.) - When an oath is required, an affirmation may be taken in its place by any person having conscientious scruples against taking an oath - As a general rule, an affirmation has the same legal force and effect as an oath.
affirmation - A solemn and formal declaration that an affidavit is true or that the witness will tell the
truth; this declaration may usually be substituted for an oath in proceedings in U.S - courts.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

affirmative procurement program - acquisition program assuring the purchase of environmentally
preferable products and services in accordance with federally mandated "green" procurement preference programs to the maximum extent possible.

affixed - attached to a textile fiber product in any manner.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
70.)
Affordable Care Act - Comprises two pieces of legislationthe Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010)that were signed into law in March 2010 and that aim to expand access to private and public health insurance while improving
quality and lowering health care costs.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)
affordable readiness - optimal balance between operational effectiveness and dollar efficiency at a level
that meets mission requirements
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
afloat pre-positioning force - Shipping maintained in full operational status to afloat pre-position
military equipment and supplies in support of combatant commanders' operation plans, consisting of the three maritime pre-positioning ships squadrons, the Army's afloat pre-positioning stocks-3 ships, and the Defense Logistics Agency, and the Air Force ships.  Also called APF.  See also
maritime pre-positioning ships.
afloat pre-positioning operations - Pre-positioning of ships, preloaded with equipment and supplies
that provides for an alternative to land-based programs.  See also operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
after-action review - 1. A process that provides commanders with direct feedback regarding the
accomplishment of selected joint mission-essential tasks, conditions, and standards, stated in terms
of training objectives, for the evaluation of training proficiency.   2. An analytical assessment of training events that enables the training audience, through a facilitated professional discussion, to

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil
Military
Operations
Group, Glossary)

examine actions and results during a training event.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A45)

agency - (1) each executive department of the Government; (2) each agency or independent establishment
in the Executive Branch of the Government; (3) each corporation owned or controlled by the
Government, except the Tennessee Valley Authority; and (4) the General Accounting Office.

(SOURCE  USG,
US Code 5,
3401.)

agency - (A) an Executive agency; (B) a military department; (C) an agency in the judicial branch; (D)
the Library of Congress; (E) the Botanic Garden; and (F) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; but does not include (i) a Government controlled corporation; (ii) the Tennessee Valley Authority; (iii) the Virgin Islands Corporation; (iv) the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department
of Justice; (v) the Central Intelligence Agency; and vi) the National Security Agency, Department of Defense.
agency - (A) an Executive agency; (B) a military department; and (C) an employing authority in the
legislative branch.
(SOURCE  USG,
US Code 5,
3581)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

agency - A division of government with a specific function offering a particular kind of assistance. In the
Incident Command System, agencies are defined either as jurisdictional (having statutory responsibility for incident management) or as assisting or cooperating (providing resources or other
assistance). Governmental organizations are most often in charge of an incident, though in certain circumstances private-sector organizations may be included. Additionally, nongovernmental organizations may be included to provide support.
agency - an executive department, a military department, a Government Corporation, or an independent
establishment within Title 5, United States Code.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

agency - any executive agency or department, military department, Federal Government corporation,
Federal Government-controlled corporation, or other establishment in the Executive Branch of the
Federal Government, or any independent regulatory agency.
agency - Any executive department or independent commission, board, bureau, office, agency,
Government-owned or controlled corporation, or other establishment of the Government, including
any regulatory commission or board and also the municipal government of the District of Columbia.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A
19)
(SOURCE  USG,
US Code 5,
551.)

agency - each authority of the Government of the United States, whether or not it is within or subject to
review by another agency, but does not include (A) the Congress; (B) the courts of the United States; (C) the governments of the territories or possessions of the United States; (D) the
government of the District of Columbia; - (E) agencies composed of representatives of the parties
or of  Representatives of organizations of the parties to the disputes determined by them; (F) courts
martial and military commissions; (G) military authority exercised in the field in time of war or in
occupied territory.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

Agency Financial Report - A report on the agency end of fiscal year financial position that includes, but
is not limited to, financial statements, notes to the financial statements, and a report of the independent auditors. The report also includes a performance summary that, when combined with
the Annual Performance Report, meets the requirements for submitting the consolidated Performance and Accountability Report.  Also called AFR.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)

Agency Financial Report - An annual report submitted by the CFO to the Secretary and the Director of
OMB in accordance with the Chief Financial Officer Act, the Government Performance and Results
Act, the Government Management Reform Act, the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act, the Improper Payments Information Act, and the Reports Consolidation Act. The report includes a number of elements, such as - (1) A description and analysis of the status of financial and performance information in the Department; (2) Annual financial statements and related audit reports; (3) The Departments annual program performance information; (4) The Federal Managers
Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA); and statement of assurance by the Secretary; and (5) Other relevant Department reports and information.  Also called AFR.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6106)
agency head - (A) in the case of the executive branch of Government or an agency of the legislative
branch other than the House of Representatives or the Senate, the head of the respective agency; (B)
in the case of the judicial branch of Government, the chief judge of the respective court; (C) in the
case of the Senate, the President pro tempore, in consultation with the Majority Leader and Minority
Leader of the Senate; and (D) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Speaker of the House, in consultation with the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the House.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
agency head or head of the agency - the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Governor,
Chairperson, or other chief official of an executive agency, unless otherwise indicated, including any deputy or assistant chief official of an executive agency.
agency information - information collected or maintained by or on behalf of an agency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 151)
agency information system - an information system used or operated by an agency or by another entity
on behalf of an agency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
149.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
6501)
agency of the United States - an executive department, independent establishment, or other agency or
instrumentality of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a corporation in which all stock is beneficially owned by the Federal Government.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
6001)
agency of the United States - any executive department, a military department, United States Code, the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the China Trade Act registrar, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Communications
Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Federal Power Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Surface Transportation Board, the National Labor Relations Board, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Railroad Retirement Board, an arbitration board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or a board.
agency of the United States Government - any agency of the legislative branch and any court of the
judicial branch as well as any agency of the executive branch.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6106)
agency of the United States Government - any agency, department, board, wholly or partly owned
corporation, instrumentality, commission, or establishment of the United States Government.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1603)
agency or instrumentality of a foreign state - any entity (1) which is a separate legal person,
corporate or otherwise, and (2) which is an organ of a foreign state or political subdivision thereof, or a majority of whose shares or other ownership interest is owned by a foreign state or political subdivision thereof, and (3) which is neither a citizen of a State of the United States, nor created under the laws of any third country.
agency or operating agency - an organizational unit or sub-division within a governmental unit that is
responsible for the performance or administration of awards or activities of the governmental unit.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
agency parking - Vehicle parking spaces under the jurisdiction and/ or control of a Federal agency that
are used for parking U.S. Government vehicles, other official vehicles, visitor vehicles, and employee vehicles.
agency performance - Performance of a commercial or inherently governmental activity with
government personnel. Often referred to as "in-house performance."
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

agency priority goal - Strategic objectives may include an Agency Priority Goal (APG). An APG is a
(SOURCE  DOC,

Strategic Plan 2014, Terms)

near-term result or achievement that Department wants to accomplish within approximately 24
months. APGs are limited in number and reflect the top near-term performance improvement priorities of the Department.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

agency property management officer - An individual designated to serve as a focal point for property
management with responsibility and authority to account for the effective acquisition, control, use,
and disposal of property for that agency.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

agency records management schedule - agency specific record schedule developed for all records not
covered by the General Records Schedule from the National Archives and Records Administration schedules are submitted for NARA approval on an SF 115 and contains descriptions of record series or systems and disposition instructions for each; the instructions specify when the series is to be cut
off, when eligible temporary records are to be destroyed or deleted, and when permanent records are to be transferred to National Archives and Records Administration.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Agency Representative - A person assigned by a primary, assisting, or cooperating Federal, State, tribal,
or local government agency or private organization that has been delegated authority to make decisions affecting that agency's or organization's participation in incident management activities following appropriate consultation with the leadership of that agency.

agency source - A service provider staffed by government personnel.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

Agency Strategic Plan - a plan that provides general and long-term goals that the agency aims to
achieve, the actions the agency will take to realize those goals, the strategies planned, how the
agency will deal with challenges and risks that may hinder achieving results, and the approaches it will use to monitor its progress.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

agency tender - The agency management plan submitted in response to a solicitation for a standard
competition. The agency tender includes an MEO, agency cost estimate, MEO quality control plan, MEO phase-in plan, and copies of any MEO subcontracts (with the private sector providers' proprietary information redacted). The agency tender is prepared in accordance with Attachment B and the solicitation requirements.

agent - a nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological substance that causes agricultural disease or the
adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8901.)

agent - In intelligence usage, one who is authorized or instructed to obtain or to assist in obtaining
information for intelligence or counterintelligence purposes.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

aggravated felony -  The term applies to federal and state offenses and violations of foreign law for
which the imprisonment was completed within the previous 15 years. A conviction for an aggravated felony is not a ground of inadmissibility, but a previously-removed alien is permanently inadmissible for a visa  if convicted of an aggravated felony.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300mm5)

aggravating - a health condition that existed on September 11, 2001, and that, as a result of exposure to
airborne toxins, any other hazard, or any other adverse condition resulting from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, requires medical treatment that is (or will be) in addition to, more frequent
than, or of longer duration than the medical treatment that would have been required for such condition in the absence of such exposure.

aggregate - A grouping of several circuits into one path for long-haul transmission. Normally referred to
by the assigned amount of bandwidth and connects a post to a relay facility.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

aggregate lifetime limit - a dollar limitation on the total amount that may be paid with respect to such
(SOURCE  DHHS,

benefits under the plan or health insurance coverage with respect to an individual or other coverage unit.
US Code 42,
300gg26)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1185a)
aggregate lifetime limit - with respect to benefits under a group health plan or health insurance coverage,
a dollar limitation on the total amount that may be paid with respect to such benefits under the plan or health insurance coverage with respect to an individual or other coverage unit.
aggrieved person - a person who is the target of an electronic surveillance or any other person whose
communications or activities were subject to electronic surveillance.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
1801)
aggrieved person - a person who is the target of an electronic surveillance or any other person whose
communications or activities were subject to electronic surveillance.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
1821)
aggrieved person - a person whose premises, property, information, or material is the target of physical
search or any other person whose premises, property, information, or material was subject to physical search.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1821)
aggrieved person - a person whose premises, property, information, or material is the target of physical
search or any other person whose premises, property, information, or material was subject to physical search.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
1841)
aggrieved person - any person (A) whose telephone line was subject to the installation or use of a pen
register or trap and trace device authorized by this subchapter; or (B) whose communication
instrument or device was subject to the use of a pen register or trap and trace device authorized by this subchapter to capture incoming electronic or other communications impulses.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1841)
aggrieved person - any person (A) whose telephone line was subject to the installation or use of a pen
register or trap and trace device authorized by this subchapter; or (B) whose communication
instrument or device was subject to the use of a pen register or trap and trace device authorized by this subchapter to capture incoming electronic or other communications impulses.
agile development - a development methodology that uses an iterative approach to deliver solutions
incrementally through close collaboration and frequent reassessment.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ii)
aging and disability resource center - an entity administering a program established by the State, as part
of the State's system of long-term care, to provide a coordinated system for providing (A)
comprehensive information on available public and private long-term care programs, options, and resources; (B) personal counseling to assist individuals in assessing their existing or anticipated long-term care needs, and developing and implementing a plan for long-term care designed to meet their specific needs and circumstances; and (C) consumer access to the range of publicly supported long-term care programs for which consumers may be eligible, by serving as a convenient point of entry for such programs.
aging research - research on the aging process and on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, disorders,
and complications related to aging, including menopause.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
242q4)
agreement vessel - (A) an eligible vessel or a qualified vessel that is subject to an agreement under this
chapter; and (B) a barge or container that is part of the complement of a vessel described in subparagraph (A) if provided for in the agreement.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46,
53501.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8901.)

agricultural biosecurity - protection from an agent that poses a threat to (A) plant or animal health;
(B) public health as it relates to the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of
Agriculture under any provision of law that is caused by exposure to an agent; or (C) the environment as it relates to agriculture facilities, farmland, and air and water within the immediate
vicinity of an area associated with an agricultural disease or outbreak.

agricultural commodities - agricultural commodities and livestock.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4022.)
agricultural commodity - (A) an agricultural commodity; and
(B) any regional or market classification,
type, or grade of an agricultural commodity.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
590j)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2401)

agricultural commodity - (A) any agricultural commodity (including livestock) in its raw or natural
state;(B) any class of goods within an agricultural commodity; and(C) in the case of an agricultural commodity producer described in paragraph (2)(B), wild-caught aquatic species.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1732.)

agricultural commodity - any agricultural commodity or the products thereof produced in the United
States, including wood and processed wood products, fish, and livestock as well as value-added, fortified, or high-value agricultural products. Effective beginning on October 1, 1991, for purposes of subchapter III, a product of an agricultural commodity shall not be considered to be produced in the United States if it contains any ingredient that is not produced in the United States, if that ingredient is produced and is commercially available in the United States at fair and reasonable prices.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8901.)

agricultural countermeasure (A)  a product, practice, or technology that is intended to enhance or
maintain the agricultural biosecurity of the United States; and (B) does not include a product,
practice, or technology used solely in response to a human medical incident or public health emergency not related to agriculture.

agricultural disease emergency - an incident of agricultural disease that requires prompt action to
prevent significant damage to people, plants, or animals.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8901.)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1802.)

agricultural employer - any person who owns or operates a farm, ranch, processing establishment,
cannery, gin, packing shed or nursery, or who produces or conditions seed, and who either recruits, solicits, hires, employs, furnishes, or transports any migrant or seasonal agricultural worker.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
3508.)
agricultural land - any land located in one or more States and used for agricultural, forestry, or timber
production purposes as determined by the Secretary under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
3838d)
agricultural operation - all eligible land, whether or not contiguous, that is (A) under the effective
control of a producer at the time the producer enters into a contract under the program; and
(B)
operated with equipment, labor, management, and production or cultivation practices that are
substantially separate from other agricultural operations, as determined by the Secretary.
agricultural product - an agricultural commodity, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture,
including a processed product of an agricultural commodity.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
241.)
agricultural product - any fresh fruit or vegetable or any commodity or product derived from livestock
or fowl, that is marketed in the United States for human consumption.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
138.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1626.)
agricultural products - includes agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, and dairy products, livestock and
poultry, bees, forest products, fish and shellfish, and any products thereof, including processed and manufactured products, and any and all products raised or produced on farms and any processed or manufactured product thereof.
agricultural research facility - a proposed facility for research in food and agricultural sciences for
which Federal funds are requested by a college, university, or nonprofit institution to assist in the
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of the facility.
390.)
agricultural structure - any structure used exclusively in connection with the production, harvesting,
storage, raising, or drying of agricultural commodities.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4022.)
agriculture - aquaculture and fisheries.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 296)

agriculture - the science and practice of activity related to food, feed, and fiber production, processing,
marketing, distribution, utilization, and trade, and also includes family and consumer sciences, nutrition, food science and engineering, agricultural economics and other social sciences, forestry, wildlife, fisheries, aquaculture, floraculture, veterinary medicine, and other environmental and natural resources sciences.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8901.)

agroterrorist act - an act that - (A) causes or attempts to cause (i) damage to agriculture; or (ii)
injury to a person associated with agriculture; and (B) is committed or appears to be committed with the intent to (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; or (ii) disrupt the agricultural industry in order to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion.

aimpoint - 1. A point associated with a target and assigned for a specific weapon impact.  2. A
prominent radar-significant feature used to assist an aircrew in navigating and delivering their
weapons.  See also desired point of impact.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360 JP 360)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
air and missile defense - Direct [active and passive] defensive actions taken to destroy, nullify, or
reduce the effectiveness of hostile air and ballistic missile threats against friendly forces and assets.
Also called AMD.
air apportionment - The determination and assignment of the total expected effort by percentage and/
or by priority that should be devoted to the various air operations for a given period of time.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
air assault - The movement of friendly assault forces by rotary-wing aircraft to engage and destroy
enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain.  See also assault.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)
air assault force - A force composed primarily of ground and rotary-wing air units organized,
equipped, and trained for air assault operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)
air assault operation - An operation in which assault forces, using the mobility of rotary-wing assets
and the total integration of available firepower, maneuver under the control of a ground or air
maneuver commander to engage enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain.
air carrier - a citizen of the United States undertaking by any means, directly or indirectly, to provide air
transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
air commerce - foreign air commerce, interstate air commerce, the transportation of mail by aircraft, the
operation of aircraft within the limits of a Federal airway, or the operation of aircraft that directly
affects, or may endanger safety in, foreign or interstate air commerce.
air conditioning - The process of cooling air either through evaporation of water (evaporative cooling) or
refrigeration (mechanical or absorption), and the distribution of such air.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A45)
air corridor - A restricted air route of travel specified for use by friendly aircraft and established for the
(SOURCE  DOD,
purpose of preventing friendly aircraft from being fired on by friendly forces.
DOD Dictionary, JP 352) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
air defense - Defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles in the
atmosphere, or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack.  Also called AD.  See also active
air defense; aerospace defense; passive air defense.
air defense area - 1. overseas - A specifically defined airspace for which air defense must be planned
and provided.  2. United States - Airspace of defined dimensions designated by the appropriate agency within which the ready control of airborne vehicles is required in the interest of national
security during an air defense emergency.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301 )
air defense artillery - Weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground.
Also called ADA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
air defense identification zone - Airspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification,
location, and control of airborne vehicles are required.  Also called ADIZ.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
air defense region - A geographical subdivision of an air defense area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
air defense sector - A geographical subdivision of an air defense region.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

air defense warning condition - An air defense warning given in the form of a color code
corresponding to the degree of air raid probability with yellow standing for when an attack by hostile aircraft or missiles is probable; red for when an attack by hostile aircraft or missiles is
imminent or is in progress; and white for when an attack by hostile aircraft or missiles is
improbable.  Also called ADWC.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
air domain - sphere of knowledge, influence and activity concerning areas and things of global airspace
includes domestic, international, and foreign airspace, as well as all manned and unmanned aircraft operating, and people and cargo present in that airspace, and all aviation-related infrastructures.
air domain - The atmosphere, beginning at the Earth's surface, extending to the altitude where its
effects upon operations become negligible.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)
air domain awareness - effective understanding of information, threats, and anything associated with the
air domain that could impact the security, safety, or economy of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
air dropped bomb - explosive article dropped from an aircraft.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)
air expeditionary task force - A deployed numbered air force or command echelon immediately
subordinate to a numbered air force provided as the United States Air Force component command
committed to a joint operation.  Also called AETF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

Air Force special operations air component - The Air Force component of a joint special operations
force, normally composed of a special operations wing, special operations group, or squadron, and
element of an Air Force special tactics personnel.  Also called AFSOAC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

Air Force special operations air detachment - A squadron-size headquarters that could be a
composite organization composed of different Air Force special operations assets, normally
subordinate to an Air Force special operations air component, joint special operations air
component, joint special operations task force, or a joint task force.  Also called AFSOAD.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

Air Force special operations forces - Those Active and Reserve Component Air Force forces
designated by the Secretary of Defense that are specifically organized, trained, and equipped to
conduct and support special operations.  Also called AFSOF.

air gateway - The point at which an air shipment enters the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)

air interdiction - Air operations conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy's military
surface capabilities before it can be brought to bear effectively against friendly forces, or to
otherwise achieve objectives that are conducted at such distances from friendly forces that detailed
integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of friendly forces is not required.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)

air interdiction - Air operations conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy's military
surface capabilities before it can be brought to bear effectively against friendly forces, or to
otherwise achieve objectives that are conducted at such distances from friendly forces that detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of friendly forces is not required. Also called AI.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

air land operation - An operation involving movement by air with a designated destination for further
ground deployment of units and personnel and/ or further ground distribution of supplies.  See also
airland.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

air liaison officer - The senior tactical air control party member attached to a ground unit who
functions as the primary advisor to the ground commander on air power.  Also called ALO.  See
also liaison.
air mobility - The rapid movement of personnel, materiel and forces to and from or within a theater by
air.  See also air refueling.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

Air Mobility Command - The Air Force component command of the United States Transportation
Command.  Also called AMC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
air mobility control team - A core team within the joint air operations center that directs or redirects
air mobility forces in response to requirements changes, higher priorities, or immediate execution
requirements.  Also called AMCT.  See also air operations center; air mobility; air mobility division.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
air mobility division - Located in the joint air operations center to plan, coordinate, task, and execute
the air mobility mission consisting of the air mobility control team, airlift control team, air refueling control team, and aeromedical evacuation control team.  Also called AMD.  See also air mobility;
joint air operations center.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
air mobility liaison officer - A rated United States Air Force mobility air forces officer selected,
trained, and equipped to assess, train, advise, and assist with mobility air forces and ground force
integration for air movement and sustainment.  Also called AMLO.
air movement - Air transport of units, personnel, supplies, and equipment including airdrops and air
landings.  See also airdrop; airland.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
Air National Guard - that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico,
and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that (A) is an air force; (B) is trained, and has its
officers appointed, under the Constitution; (C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and (D) is federally recognized.

Air National Guard - that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico,
and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that(A) is an air force;(B) is trained, and has its
(SOURCE  DOD/
NGB, US Code

officers appointed, under the Constitution;(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and (D) is federally recognized.
32, 101)
Air National Guard of the United States - the reserve component of the Air Force all of whose
members are members of the Air National Guard.
(SOURCE  DOD/
NGB, US Code
32, 101)
Air National Guard of the United States - the reserve component of the Air Force all of whose
members are members of the Air National Guard.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
air navigation facility - a facility used, available for use, or designed for use, in aid of air navigation,
including  (A) a landing area; (B) runway lighting and airport surface visual and other navigation aids; (C) apparatus, equipment, software, or service for distributing aeronautical and meteorological information to air traffic control facilities or aircraft; (D) communication, navigation, or surveillance
equipment for air-to-ground or air-to-air applications; (E) any structure, equipment, or mechanism
for guiding or controlling flight in the air or the landing and takeoff of aircraft; and (F) buildings, equipment, and systems dedicated to the national airspace system.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)
air operations center - The senior agency of the Air Force component commander that provides
command and control of Air Force air and space operations and coordinates with other components
and Services.  Also called AOC.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7602.)
air pollutant - any air pollution agent or combination of such agents, including any physical, chemical,
biological, radioactive (including source material, special nuclear material, and byproduct material)
substance or matter which is emitted into or otherwise enters the ambient air. Such term includes any precursors to the formation of any air pollutant, to the extent the Administrator has identified such precursor or precursors for the particular purpose for which the term air pollutant is used.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
air pollutant - chemical, particulate, biological, or radioactive material emitted into or otherwise enters
the ambient air that cause discomfort, disease, or death to humans, damage to other living organisms such as food crops, or damage to the natural or built environment can be in the form of solid particles, liquid droplets, or gases.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7602.)
air pollution control agency - (1) A single State agency designated by the Governor of that State as the
official State air pollution control agency for purposes of this chapter. (2) An agency established by two or more States and having substantial powers or duties pertaining to the prevention and control of air pollution. (3) A city, county, or other local government health authority, or, in the case of any city, county, or other local government in which there is an agency other than the health authority charged with responsibility for enforcing ordinances or laws relating to the prevention and control of air pollution, such other agency. (4) An agency of two or more municipalities located in the same State or in different States and having substantial powers or duties pertaining to the prevention and control of air pollution. (5) An agency of an Indian tribe.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

air pollution source [man-made - stationary] - fixed, non-moving producer of air pollution, such as
power plants and other facilities example of a pollutant source include industrial combustion processes, paint spray booths, fuel storage tanks, and solvent cleaning facilities (to name a few).

air quality - degree to which ambient air is pollution reassessed by measuring a number of indicators of
pollution.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

air refueling - The refueling of an aircraft in flight by another aircraft.  Also called AR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
air refueling control team - A core team within the joint air operations center that coordinates aerial
refueling to support combat air operations or to support a strategic airbridge.  Also called ARCT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
See also air operations center; air mobility division; air refueling.

air route - The navigable airspace between two points, identified to the extent necessary for the
application of flight rules.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)

air sovereignty - A nation's inherent right to exercise absolute control and authority over the airspace
above its territory.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 327)
air superiority - That degree of dominance in the air battle by one force that permits the conduct of its
operations at a given time and place without prohibitive interference from air and missile threats.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
air support coordination section - In amphibious operations, the section of the Navy tactical air
control center designated to coordinate, control, and integrate all direct support aircraft and assault
support operations.  Also called ASCS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
air support operations center - The principal air control agency of the theater air control system
responsible for the direction and control of air operations directly supporting the ground combat
element.  Also called ASOC.  See also close air support; operation; tactical air control center.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)
air support request - A means to request preplanned and immediate close air support, air interdiction,
air reconnaissance, surveillance, escort, helicopter airlift, and other aircraft missions.  Also called
AIRSUPREQ.
air supremacy - That degree of air superiority wherein the opposing force is incapable of effective
interference within the operational area using air and missile threats.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)
air tasking order - A method used to task and disseminate to components, subordinate units, and
command and control agencies projected sorties, capabilities and/ or forces to targets and specific
missions.  Also called ATO.
air terminal - A facility on an airfield that functions as an air transportation hub and accommodates the
loading and unloading of airlift aircraft and the intransit processing of traffic.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
air traffic control section - In amphibious operations, the section of the Navy tactical air control center
designed to provide initial safe passage, radar control, and surveillance for close air support aircraft
in the operational area.  Also called ATCS.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)

air traffic control system - the combination of elements used to safely and efficiently monitor, direct,
control, and guide aircraft in the United States and United States-assigned airspace, including (A)
allocated electromagnetic spectrum and physical, real, personal, and intellectual property assets
making up facilities, equipment, and systems employed to detect, track, and guide aircraft movement; (B) laws, regulations, orders, directives, agreements, and licenses; (C) published
procedures that explain required actions, activities, and techniques used to ensure adequate aircraft separation; and (D) trained personnel with specific technical capabilities to satisfy the operational, engineering, management, and planning requirements for air traffic control.

air transportation - foreign air transportation, interstate air transportation, or the transportation of mail
by aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

airborne - 1. In relation to personnel, troops especially trained to effect, following transport by air, an
assault debarkation, either by parachuting or touchdown.  2. In relation to equipment, pieces of
equipment that have been especially designed for use by airborne troops during or after an assault debarkation as well as some aeronautical equipment used to accomplish a particular mission.  3.
When applied to materiel, items that form an integral part of the aircraft.  4. The state of an aircraft,
from the instant it becomes entirely sustained by air until it ceases to be so sustained.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
airborne alert - A state of aircraft readiness wherein combat-equipped aircraft are airborne and ready
for immediate action to reduce reaction time and to increase survivability.  See also combat air
patrol; ground alert.
airborne assault - The use of airborne forces to parachute into an objective area to attack and eliminate
armed resistance and secure designated objectives.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)
airborne early warning - The detection of enemy air or surface units by radar or other equipment
carried in an airborne vehicle, and the transmitting of a warning to friendly units.  Also called AEW.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
air-borne improvised explosive device   - improvised explosive device (IED) held aloft by aerodynamic
means or buoyancy and/ or serves as concealment means for explosives with an initiating device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
airborne mission coordinator - The designated individual that serves as an airborne extension of the
component commander or supported commander responsible for the personnel recovery mission.
Also called AMC.  See also combat search and rescue; personnel recovery coordination cell.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)
airborne operation - An operation involving the air movement into an objective area of combat forces
and their logistic support for execution of a tactical, operational, or strategic mission.  See also
assault; assault phase.
air-breathing missile - A missile with an engine requiring the intake of air for combustion of its fuel,
as in a ramjet or turbojet.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
air-capable ship - A ship other than an aircraft carrier, nuclear; amphibious assault ship (general
purpose); or amphibious assault ship (multipurpose) from which aircraft can take off, be recovered,
or routinely receive and transfer logistic support.  Also called ACS.
aircard - high speed wireless broadband card that gives users mobile access to systems and networks on
laptops using an approved cellular data service.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
aircraft - a civil, military, or public contrivance invented, used, or designed to navigate, fly, or travel in
the air.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18, 31)
aircraft - any contrivance invented, used, or designed to navigate, or fly in, the air.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
aircraft accident - any aviation disaster regardless of its cause or suspected cause, that occurs within the
United States.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41313)
aircraft carrier - A warship designed to support and operate aircraft, engage in attacks on targets afloat
or ashore, and engage in sustained operations in support of other forces.  Also called CV or CVN.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
aircraft engine - an engine used, or intended to be used, to propel an aircraft, including a part,
appurtenance, and accessory of the engine, except a propeller.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
46501.)
aircraft in flight - an aircraft from the moment all external doors are closed following boarding (A)
through the moment when one external door is opened to allow passengers to leave the aircraft; or (B) until, if a forced landing, competent authorities take over responsibility for the aircraft and individuals and property on the aircraft.
aircraft purchase - the purchase of commercial transport aircraft, including spare parts normally
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,

associated with the aircraft.

41762.)

airdrop - The unloading of personnel or materiel from aircraft in flight.  See also air movement; free
drop; free fall; high velocity drop; low velocity drop.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
airfield - An area prepared for the accommodation (including any buildings, installations, and
equipment), landing, and takeoff of aircraft.  See also departure airfield; landing area; landing site.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)

airhead - 1. A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that, when seized and
held, ensures the continuous air landing of troops and materiel and provides the maneuver space necessary for projected operations.  Also called a lodgment area.    2. A designated location in an
operational area used as a base for supply and evacuation by air.  See also beachhead.
airhead line - A line denoting the limits of the objective area for an airborne assault.  See also airhead;
assault phase; objective area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)
airland - Move by air and disembark, or unload, after the aircraft has landed or while an aircraft is
hovering.  See also air movement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

airlift capability - The total capacity expressed in terms of number of passengers and/ or weight/ cubic
displacement of cargo that can be carried at any one time to a given destination by available airlift.
See also airlift requirement.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

airlift control team - A core team within the joint air operations center with intratheater airlift
functional expertise to plan, coordinate, manage, and execute intratheater airlift operations in support of the joint force air component commander.  Also called ALCT.  See also air operations
center; air mobility division; intratheater airlift.

airlift mission commander - A commander designated when airlift aircraft are participating in airlift
operations specified in the implementing directive.  See also joint force air component commander.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
airlift requirement - The total number of passengers and/ or weight/ cubic displacement of cargo
required to be carried by air for a specific task.  See also airlift capability.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
airman - an individual (A) in command, or as pilot, mechanic, or member of the crew, who navigates
aircraft when under way; (B) except to the extent the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may provide otherwise for individuals employed outside the United States, who is directly in charge of inspecting, maintaining, overhauling, or repairing aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, or appliances; or (C) who serves as an aircraft dispatcher or air traffic control-tower
operator.
airport - a landing area used regularly by aircraft for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
airport - defined geographic area intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure,
and surface movement of aircraft includes all buildings, installations, equipment, and infrastructures.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
47175.)

airport capacity enhancement project - (A) a project for construction or extension of a runway,
including any land acquisition, taxiway, or safety area associated with the runway or runway extension; and (B) such other airport development projects as the Secretary may designate as facilitating a reduction in air traffic congestion and delays.
airport property - an interest in property used or useful in operating and maintaining an airport.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,

47301.)
airspace control - Capabilities and procedures used to increase operational effectiveness by promoting
the safe, efficient, and flexible use of airspace.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
airspace control area - Airspace that is laterally defined by the boundaries of the operational area, and
may be subdivided into airspace control sectors.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
airspace control authority - The commander designated to assume overall responsibility for the
operation of the airspace control system in the airspace control area.  Also called ACA.  See also
airspace control; airspace control area; airspace control system; control; operation.
airspace control order - An order implementing the airspace control plan that provides the details of
the approved requests for airspace coordinating measures.  Also called ACO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
airspace control plan - The document approved by the joint force commander that provides specific
planning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint force operational
area.  Also called ACP.  See also airspace control system; joint force commander.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
airspace control procedures - Rules, mechanisms, and directions that facilitate the control and use of
airspace of specified dimensions.  See also airspace control authority; airspace control order;
airspace control plan.
airspace control system - An arrangement of those organizations, personnel, policies, procedures, and
facilities required to perform airspace control functions.  Also called ACS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
airspace coordinating measures - Measures employed to facilitate the efficient use of airspace to
accomplish missions and simultaneously provide safeguards for friendly forces.  Also called ACMs.
See also airspace control area; airspace coordination area; high-density airspace control zone;
weapons engagement zone.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
airspace coordination area - A three-dimensional block of airspace in a target area, established by the
appropriate commander, in which friendly aircraft are reasonably safe from friendly surface fires.
Also called ACA.
airspace management - The coordination, integration, and regulation of the use of airspace of defined
dimensions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
47301.)
airway property - an interest in property used or useful in operating and maintaining a ground
installation, facility, or equipment desirable for the orderly and safe operation of air traffic,
including air navigation, air traffic control, airway communication, and meteorological facilities.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8802.)
alcohol - alcohol (including methanol and ethanol) which is produced from biomass and which is suitable
for use by itself or in combination with other substances as a fuel or as a substitute for petroleum or petrochemical feedstocks.
alcohol beverage industry - the brewers, vintners, distillers, importers, distributors, and retail or online
outlets that sell or serve beer, wine, and distilled spirits.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb25b)
alcohol concentration - grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of
breath.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
164)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1665)
alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders - minor intellectual deficits and developmental delays to
mental retardation. ARND children may have behavioral problems, learning disabilities, problems with executive functioning, and attention disorders. The neurological defects of ARND may be as

severe as FAS, but facial anomalies and other physical characteristics are not present in ARND, thus making diagnosis difficult.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

alert order - 1. A crisis action planning directive from the Secretary of Defense, issued by the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that provides essential guidance for planning and directs the initiation of execution planning for the selected course of action authorized by the Secretary of Defense.  2. A planning directive that provides essential planning guidance, directs the initiation of
execution planning after the directing authority approves a military course of action, but does not
authorize execution.  Also called ALERTORD.  See also course of action; execution planning.

alien - any person not a citizen or national of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
alien - any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
841)
alien - person not a citizen or national of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
alien entrepreneur - an alien who obtains the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1186b)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
alien removed - confirmed movement of an inadmissible or deportable alien out of the United States
based on the compulsory execution of the alien's  order of removal includes "self-deportation" or "self-execution" of the same order.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
alien returned - confirmed movement of a potentially inadmissible or deportable alien out of the United
States not based on an order of removal, but through either voluntary departure or voluntary return voluntary departure may occur from anywhere in the United States including a border, port of entry, immigration court, or detention facility, and be facilitated by CBP or ICE; voluntary return may only take place at a border, and be facilitated by CBP.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1186a)
alien son or daughter - an alien who obtains the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence (whether on a conditional basis or otherwise) by virtue of being the son or daughter of an individual through a qualifying marriage.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1186b)

alien spouse and alien child - an alien who obtains the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence (whether on a conditional basis or otherwise) by virtue of being the spouse or child,
respectively, of an alien entrepreneur.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
659.)

alimony - periodic payments of funds for the support and maintenance of the spouse (or former spouse)
of the individual, and (subject to and in accordance with State law) includes separate maintenance, alimony pendent lite, maintenance, and spousal support, and includes attorney's fees, interest, and court costs when and to the extent that the same are expressly made recoverable as such pursuant to a decree, order, or judgment issued in accordance with applicable State law by a court of competent
jurisdiction.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

all crimes - approach that incorporates terrorism and other high-risk threats into the existing crimefighting framework to ensure that possible precursor crimes are screened and analyzed for linkages to larger-scale terrorist or other crimes recognizes that there is a nexus between types of criminal
activity (for example; illegal drug operations, gangs, money laundering, fraud, identity theft, and
terrorism).
all hazards - a threat or an incident, natural or manmade, that warrants action to  protect life, property,
the environment, and public health or safety, and too. minimize disruptions of government, social,
(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 21
or economic activities.  It includes natural disasters, cyber incidents, industrial accidents, pandemics, acts of terrorism, sabotage, and destructive criminal activity targeting critical infrastructure.

Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Terms) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

all hazards - grouping classification encompassing all conditions, environmental or man-made, that have
the potential to cause injury, illness, or death; damage to or loss of equipment, infrastructure services, or property; or alternately causing functional degradation to societal, economic or
environmental aspects.

all-cargo air transportation - the transportation by aircraft in interstate air transportation of only
property or only mail, or both.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

all-hazards - Describing an incident, natural or manmade, that warrants action to protect life, property,
environment, and public health or safety, and to minimize disruptions of government, social, or economic activities.
all-hazards approach - An approach for prevention, protection, preparedness, response, and recovery
that addresses a full range of threats and hazards, including domestic terrorist attacks, natural and manmade disasters, accidental disruptions, and other emergencies.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)
all-hazards approach - of threats and hazards, including domestic terrorist attacks, natural and [humancaused] disasters, accidental disruptions, and other emergencies.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

alliance - The relationship that results from a formal agreement between two or more nations for broad,
long-term objectives that further the common interests of the members.  See also coalition;
multinational.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

## Allied Communications Publication - One Of Several Publications That Regulate The Use Of Allied Government Transmission Facilities. Acps Are Identified By A Numerical Suffix, For Example - Acp- 127, Acp-131.  Also Called Acp.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2350f)

allied country - (A) a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;(B) Australia,
New Zealand, Japan, or the Republic of Korea; or(C) any other country designated as an allied country for purposes of this section by the Secretary of Defense with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1078
11.)

allied health professional - an allied health professional who (A) has graduated and received an allied
health professions degree or certificate from an institution of higher education; and (B) is employed with a Federal, State, local or tribal public health agency, or in a setting where patients might require
health care services, including acute care facilities, ambulatory care facilities, personal residences and other settings located in health professional shortage areas, medically underserved areas, or medically underserved populations, as recognized by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
295p)

allied health professionals - a health professional (other than a registered nurse or physician assistant -
(A) who has received a certificate, an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, a doctoral degree, or postbaccalaureate training, in a science relating to health care; (B) who shares in
the responsibility for the delivery of health care services or related services, including (i) services
relating to the identification, evaluation, and prevention of disease and disorders; (ii) dietary and
nutrition services;(iii) health promotion services;(iv) rehabilitation services; or (v) health systems
management services; and (C) who has not received a degree of doctor of medicine, a degree of doctor of osteopathy, a degree of doctor of dentistry or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of optometry or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of podiatric medicine or an equivalent degree, a degree of bachelor of science in pharmacy or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of pharmacy or an equivalent degree, a graduate degree in public health or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of chiropractic or an equivalent degree, a graduate degree in health administration or an equivalent degree, a doctoral degree in clinical psychology or an equivalent degree, or a degree in social work or an equivalent degree or a degree in counseling or an equivalent degree.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2350f)

allied international organization - the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or any other
international organization designated as an allied international organization for the purposes of this section by the Secretary of Defense with the concurrence of the Secretary of State.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32304.)

allied supplier - a supplier of passenger motor vehicle equipment that is wholly owned by the
manufacturer, or if a joint venture vehicle assembly arrangement, a supplier that is wholly owned by one member of the joint venture arrangement.

allies - any nation with which the United States is engaged in a common military effort or with which the
United States has entered into a common defensive military alliance.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1651.)
allies - any nation with which the United States is engaged in a common military effort or with which the
United States has entered into a common defensive military alliance.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1711)
allocate - to assign an item of cost, or a group of items of cost, to one or more cost objectives. This term
includes both direct assignment of cost and the reassignment of a share from an indirect cost pool.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
allocate - to assign an item of cost, or a group of items of cost, to one or more cost objectives. This term
includes both direct assignment of cost and the reassignment of a share from an indirect cost pool.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

allocated central services - central services that benefit operating agencies but are not billed to the
agencies on a fee-for-service or similar basis. These costs are allocated to benefitted agencies on some reasonable basis. Examples of such services might include general accounting, personnel
administration, purchasing, etc.
allocated requirement - requirement that is established by dividing or otherwise allocating a high-level
requirement into multiple lower-level requirements.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

allocation - subdivision of obligational authority below the apportionment, allotment, or sub-allotment
level within a federal entity may involve a transfer of funds from an agency, bureau, or account to
fund a specific purpose.
allocation Distribution of limited forces and resources for employment among competing
requirements.  See also apportionment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

allotment - Once apportionment authority is received by the Department, it is made available through
allotments issued by BP to the respective bureaus. Allotment Authorities are issued at the highest aggregate funding level to major bureaus (e.g., geographic regional bureaus, Bureau of Administration, Bureau of Diplomatic Security) anticipating the resources will be divided further among posts or multiple activities or programs. The subdivision of funds is accomplished by a bureau issuing advices of allotment to posts or activities/ programs. BP itself also issues Advices of Allotment to smaller domestic bureaus that do not have an obvious need to subdivide the resources. Nevertheless, Advices of Allotment may in turn be further subdivided into Operating Allowances issued to constituent posts/ programs. Both Allotment Authorities and Advices of Allotment conform to apportioned distributions and provide bureaus funds to conduct activities and make
obligations not to exceed the values stated. Allotted amounts represent decisions made by the Under Secretary for Management or other designated senior Department officials in approving financial operating plans.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1702)

allotment management plan - a document prepared in consultation with the lessees or permittees
involved, which applies to livestock operations on the public lands or on lands within National Forests in the eleven contiguous Western States and which: (1) prescribes the manner in, and extent
to, which livestock operations will be conducted in order to meet the multiple-use, sustained-yield, economic and other needs and objectives as determined for the lands by the Secretary concerned; and (2) describes the type, location, ownership, and general specifications for the range improvements to be installed and maintained on the lands to meet the livestock grazing and other objectives of land management; and (3) contains such other provisions relating to livestock grazing and other objectives found by the Secretary concerned to be consistent with the provisions of this Act and other applicable law.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H541.3)

allotment of pay - An authorization by an employee for a recurring payroll deduction from salary or
wages, for a specified dollar amount, to be paid to a designated person or organization, or credited to a financial institution designated by the employee.
allow - the government of the country knows or has reason to know that the territory of the country is
being used for such diversion.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8541)
allowable cabin load - The maximum payload that can be carried on an individual sortie.  Also called
ACL.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
allowance - An allowance refers to money or equivalent value, furnished or made available, in addition to
prescribed rates of pay, to cover such items as housing expenses, educational expenses, or travel.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
all-source intelligence - 1. Intelligence products and/ or organizations and activities that incorporate all
sources of information in the production of finished intelligence.  2. In intelligence collection, a phrase that indicates that in the satisfaction of intelligence requirements, all collection, processing, exploitation, and reporting systems and resources are identified for possible use and those most
capable are tasked.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
1291)
alluvial valley floors - the unconsolidated stream laid deposits holding streams where water availability
is sufficient for subirrigation or flood irrigation agricultural activities but does not include upland areas which are generally overlain by a thin veneer of colluvial deposits composed chiefly of debris from sheet erosion, deposits by unconcentrated runoff or slope wash, together with talus, other mass movement accumulation and windblown deposits.
also pass - A telegraphic attention indicator that indicates to a relay post that it is an addressee and has
relay responsibilities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
3301)
alter - (A) preliminary planning, engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, and economic investigations and
studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, and other similar actions necessary for the alteration of a public building; and (B) repairing, remodeling, improving, or extending, or other changes in, a public building.
alter - with respect to a medical facility, to repair, remodel, improve, or extend.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8101.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
511)
alteration - changes of any kind, reconstruction, or removal in whole or in part. The term bridge - a
lawful bridge over navigable waters of the United States, including approaches, fenders, and appurtenances thereto, which is used and operated for the purpose of carrying railroad traffic, or
both railroad and highway traffic, or if a State, county, municipality, or other political subdivision is

the owner or joint owner thereof, which is used and operated for the purpose of carrying highway traffic.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

alternate - a substantive variation of a basic provision or clause prescribed for use in a defined
circumstance. It adds wording to, deletes wording from, or substitutes specified wording for a portion of the basic provision or clause. The alternate version of a provision or clause is the basic provision or clause as changed by the addition, deletion, or substitution.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

alternate communications site - Established by the Department of States Critical Infrastructure
Committee, this site serves as the alternate communications and command and control center in the event of a major interruption of service, due to such things as a terrorist attack, fire, natural disaster, or catastrophic failure of the Departments primary facilities in Washington, DC and Beltsville,
Maryland. These services include networking for all ClassNet, OpenNet, and Telegraphic Communications.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Alternate Communications Terminal - A TEMPEST or zoned personal computer utilizing the
Microsoft Windows New Technology (NT) platform to provide classified or unclassified record
traffic to posts without an Information Management Specialist position.  Also called ACT.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
alternate facility - location, other than the primary operating facility, used to carry out Mission Essential
Functions (MEFs), particularly in a continuity event includes not only other work locations, but also nontraditional locations such as a telework locations or mobile offices.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
alternate facility or site - A location, other than the normal duty facility or location, used to carry out
official activities/ functions should the normal location not be available. It is also sometimes referred to as a relocation site (RS).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

alternate method [communication] - different or alternate methods or means of providing information to
people with disabilities includes, but not limited to, voice, fax, relay service, teletypewriter (TTY), internet posting, captioning, text-to-speech synthesis, and audio description.

alternate recipient - any child of a participant who is recognized under a medical child support order as
having a right to enrollment under a group health plan with respect to such participant.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1168.)
Alternate Service Provider - An agency other than State Department that provides government
administrative services at post.  Also called ASP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
alternate site - (See - alternate facility includes not only other work locations, but also nontraditional
locations such as a telework locations or mobile offices).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
alternate work site - A designated location, other than the official work site, where employees perform
work assignments such as the employee's home or an official telework center.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2361.4)
alternate worksite - approved location where official duties are performed away from the official
worksite.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
alternating current   - electric current that flows through a circuit in both directions with the change in
direction occurring with a well-defined and specified frequency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
alternative control measure - additional controls used to safeguard sensitive intelligence or operations
and support information when normal measures are insufficient to achieve strict need-to-know
controls, and where SAP controls are not required acquisition programs do not qualify.
Alternative Dispute Resolution - a process conducted by a third party to assist in the resolution of
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3

conflicts between people or organizations.  Also called ADR.

FAM 4715)

alternative energy - energy derived from nontraditional sources such as; compressed natural gas, solar,
hydroelectric, wind.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32901.)

alternative fuel - (A) methanol; (B) denatured ethanol; (C) other alcohols; (D) except as provided in
subsection (b) of this section, a mixture containing at least 85 percent of methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols by volume with gasoline or other fuels; (E) natural gas; (F) liquefied petroleum gas; (G) hydrogen; (H) coal derived liquid fuels; (I) fuels (except alcohol) derived from biological materials; (J) electricity (including electricity from solar energy); and (K) any other fuel
the Secretary of Transportation prescribes by regulation that is not substantially petroleum and that
would yield substantial energy security and environmental benefits.
alternative fuel - A non-petroleum-based fuel, such as compressed natural gas, propane, electricity,
biodiesel, and ethanol.  Also called AF.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)
alternative fuel - fuel type other than petroleum-based gasoline or diesel as defined by the EPAct of
2005such as; ethanol, methanol, compressed natural gas, propane, and electrical energy.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6374)

alternative fuel - methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols; mixtures containing 85 percent or
more (or such other percentage, but not less than 70 percent, as determined by the Secretary, by rule, to provide for requirements relating to cold start, safety, or vehicle functions) by volume of methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols with gasoline or other fuels; natural gas; liquefied
petroleum gas; hydrogen; coal-derived liquid fuels; fuels (other than alcohol) derived from biological materials; electricity (including electricity from solar energy); and any other fuel the
Secretary determines, by rule, is substantially not petroleum and would yield substantial energy security benefits and substantial environmental benefits.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)

alternative fuel vehicle - A vehicle capable of operating exclusively or primarily on a non-petroleumbased alternative fuel or, in some cases, a vehicle that operates exclusively or primarily on
petroleum-based fuel while simultaneously meeting low greenhouse gas emissions standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  Also called AFV.

(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
166.)

alternative fuel vehicle - a vehicle that is solely operating on
(A) methanol, denatured ethanol, or
other alcohols;
(B) a mixture containing at least 85 percent of methanol, denatured ethanol, and
other alcohols by volume with gasoline or other fuels; (C) natural gas;
(D) liquefied petroleum gas;

(E) hydrogen; (F) coal derived liquid fuels;
(G) fuels (except alcohol) derived from biological
materials;
(H) electricity (including electricity from solar energy); or
(I) any other fuel that the
Secretary prescribes by regulation that is not substantially petroleum and that would yield substantial energy security and environmental benefits, including fuels regulated under Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

alternative fuel vehicle - motor vehicle that uses a type of fuel other than petroleum-based gasoline or
diesel, as defined by the EPAct of 2005includes electric-fueled vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles,
plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, dedicated AFVs, dual-fueled alternative fuel vehicles, qualified
fuel-cell motor vehicles, advanced lean-burn technology motor vehicles, self-propelled vehicles, such as bicycles, and any other alternative fuel vehicles that are defined by statute.
alternative fueled automobile - an automobile that is a dedicated automobile.

(SOURCE  DOT, US Code 49,
32901.)

alternative fueled vehicle - a dedicated vehicle or a dual fueled vehicle.
                                                                                                            (SOURCE  DHHS/
                                                                                                            HUD/ EPA/
                                                                                                            FEMA, US Code
                                                                                                            42, 6374)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

alternative futures analysis - process using a set of techniques to explore different future states
developed by varying a set of key trend, drivers, and/ or conditions includes forecasts, scenario
analysis, and visioning.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
285l2)

alternative test method - a test method that(A) includes any new or revised test method; and (B)(i)
reduces the number of animals required; (ii) refines procedures to lessen or eliminate pain or distress to animals, or enhances animal  well-being; or (iii) replaces animals with non-animal systems or one
animal species with a phylogenetically  lower animal species, such as replacing a mammal with an
invertebrate.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1300.)

alternative water source project - a project designed to provide municipal, industrial, and agricultural
water supplies in an environmentally sustainable manner by conserving, managing, reclaiming, or reusing water or wastewater or by treating wastewater. Such term does not include water treatment
or distribution facilities.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

alternative work schedule - work schedule that differs from the traditional, fixed work schedule it
allows more flexibility than traditional, fixed work schedules (e.g., 8 hours per day - 40 hours per week).

alternative workplace arrangements - telecommuting, hoteling, virtual offices, and other distributive
work arrangements.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
587.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

alternatives analysis - Identifies alternatives to meeting project objectives - (1) Selection of the top three
alternatives; (2) Comparison of the three alternatives using a set of reasonable criteria; (3)
Identification of the preferred alternative; and (4) Documentation of the benefits associated with the
preferred alternative.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

alternatives analysis - process of assessing the different methods for accomplishing functions, achieving
performance requirements, and developing and documenting alternate concepts based on scenario and functional definitions used when the preferred solution is already narrowed down to a specific materiel solution and examines more detailed performance characteristics of various alternative ways to implement the materiel solution, and may be affected by cost and schedule constraints and trade-offs.

(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 30902)

amateur astronomer - an individual whose employer does not provide any funding, payment, or
compensation to the individual for the observation of asteroids and other celestial bodies, and does not include any individual employed as a professional astronomer.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3701)

amateur sports organization - (A) a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes, schedules,
or conducts a competitive game in which one or more amateur athletes participate, or (B) a league or association of persons or governmental entities described in subparagraph (A).

amendment - Modification made to a solicitation.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
American - A U.S. citizen or organization in, or a function performed by an organization headquartered
in, the United States of America.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
American citizen - A U.S. citizen who is not a family member of a U.S. Government employee who is
hired at post of residence into an FSN position and whose compensation and benefits are prescribed by a local compensation plan and paid through the FSN Payroll System.  Also called AMCIT
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2102.)

American folklife - the traditional expressive culture shared within the various groups in the United
States: familial, ethnic, occupational, religious, regional; expressive culture includes a wide range of creative and symbolic forms such as custom, belief, technical skill, language, literature, art,
architecture, music, play, dance, drama, ritual, pageantry, handicraft; these expressions are mainly learned orally, by imitation, or in performance, and are generally maintained without benefit of formal instruction or institutional direction.

American homeland - the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 101)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

American National Standards Institute - The coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standards system;
provides a forum where the private and public sectors can cooperatively work together towards the
development of consensus on voluntary national standards.  Also called ANSI.

American Presence Post - A special purpose post with limited staffing and responsibilities. It is
established as a consulate under the Vienna Convention.  Also called APP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)
American Salaries & Benefits - The centrally paid salary and benefits costs associated with U.S. directhire employees working in ICASS positions. (See also Washington Factor defined below.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
1081.)
American vessel - any vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States; and includes
any vessel which is neither documented or numbered under the laws of the United States nor documented under the laws of any foreign country, if such vessel is owned by, chartered to, or otherwise controlled by one or more citizens or residents of the United States or corporations organized under the laws of the United States or of any State.
American vessel - any vessel documented, and any aircraft registered or licensed, under the laws of the
United States.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
456)
American vessel - any vessel which is documented or numbered under the laws of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 488)
ammonium nitrate -
(A) solid ammonium nitrate that is chiefly the ammonium salt of nitric acid and
contains not less than 33 percent nitrogen by weight; and
(B) any mixture containing a percentage
of ammonium nitrate that is equal to or greater than the percentage determined by the Secretary.
ammonium nitrate facility - any entity that produces, sells or otherwise transfers ownership of, or
provides application services for ammonium nitrate.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 488)
ammonium nitrate purchaser - any person who purchases ammonium nitrate from an ammonium
nitrate facility.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 488)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
ammunition lot - A quantity of homogeneous ammunition, identified by a unique lot number, which is
manufactured, assembled, or renovated by one producer under uniform conditions and which is
expected to function in a uniform manner.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H548.22)
amount of payroll deduction - There is no minimum. An employee can request a direct deposit for as
little as a dollar. The amount of the allotment need not be a fractional part of the purchase price of a bond.
amphibian - A small craft, propelled by propellers and wheels or by air cushions for the purpose of
moving on both land and water.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
amphibious advance force - A temporary support force assigned to the amphibious force that conducts
shaping operations in the amphibious objective area or operational area prior to the arrival of the
amphibious force.
amphibious air traffic control center - The centralized air traffic control agency on an amphibious
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
warfare ship responsible for operational control of aircraft departing from and recovering on the ship
and tactical control of airborne helicopters in support of amphibious assaults.  Also called AATCC.
JP 302)
amphibious assault - A type of amphibious operation that involves establishing a force on a hostile or
potentially hostile shore.  See also assault; assault phase.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
amphibious assault vehicle launching area - An area, in the vicinity of and to seaward of the line of
departure, to which landing ships proceed and launch amphibious assault vehicles.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
amphibious breaching - The conduct of a deliberate breaching operation specifically designed to
overcome antilanding defenses in order to conduct an amphibious assault.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
amphibious bulk liquid transfer system - Hosereel system providing capability to deliver fuel and/ or
water from ship to shore.  Also called ABLTS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
amphibious bulk liquid transfer system - Hose-reel system providing capability to deliver fuel and/ or
water from ship to shore. Also called ABLTS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
amphibious construction battalion - A permanently commissioned naval unit, subordinate to the
commander, naval beach group, designed to provide an administrative unit from which personnel and equipment are formed in tactical elements and made available to appropriate commanders to
operate causeways, transfer barges, warping tugs, and assault bulk fuel systems, and to meet salvage
requirements of the naval beach party.  Also called PHIBCB.
amphibious defense zone - The area encompassing the amphibious objective area and the adjoining
airspace required by accompanying naval forces for the purpose of air defense.  Also called an ADZ.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
amphibious demonstration - A type of amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving
the enemy by a show of force with the expectation of deluding the enemy into following an
unfavorable course of action.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
amphibious force - An amphibious task force and a landing force together with other forces that are
trained, organized, and equipped for amphibious operations.  Also called AF.  See also amphibious
operation; amphibious task force; landing force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
amphibious objective area - A geographical area of sufficient size for conducting necessary sea, air,
and land operations, and within which is located the objective(s) to be secured by the amphibious
force.  Also called AOA.  See also amphibious force; mission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
amphibious operation - A military operation launched from the sea by an amphibious force to conduct
landing force operations within the littorals.  Also called PHIBOP.  See also amphibious force;
landing force; mission; operation.
amphibious raid - A type of amphibious operation involving swift incursion into or temporary
occupation of an objective followed by a planned withdrawal.  See also amphibious operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
amphibious squadron - A tactical and administrative organization composed of amphibious warfare
ships used to transport troops and their equipment for an amphibious operation.  Also called
PHIBRON.
amphibious task force - A Navy task organization formed to conduct amphibious operations.  Also
called ATF.  See also amphibious force; amphibious operation; landing force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

amphibious vehicle - A wheeled or tracked vehicle capable of operating on both land and water.  See
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

also landing craft.
JP 302)

amphibious vehicle availability table - A tabulation of the type and number of amphibious vehicles
available primarily for assault landings and for support of other elements of the operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

amphibious vehicle employment plan - A plan showing in tabular form the planned employment of
amphibious vehicles in landing operations, including their employment after the initial movement to
the beach.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

amphibious warfare ship - A combatant ship having organic capability to embark, land, and support
landing forces in amphibious operations and which has characteristics enabling long duration
operations on the high seas.
amphibious withdrawal - A type of amphibious operation involving the extraction of forces by sea in
ships or craft from a hostile or potentially hostile shore.  See also amphibious operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
analog - Of, relating to, or being a device in which data are represented by variable measurable physical
quantities.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

analysis and production - In intelligence usage, the conversion of processed information into
intelligence through the integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of all source data and the
preparation of intelligence products in support of known or anticipated user requirements.  See also
intelligence process.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

analysis of alternatives - systematic analytic and decision making process to identify and document the
optimal solution for satisfying an identified mission capability gap nominally, the analysis of alternatives process primarily supports and informs the development of the Operational
Requirements Document (ORD) and the evolution of the Concept of Operations (CONOPS); however other development sequences are acceptable depending on many variables.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

analysis phase - project execution phase that occurs once a project has been formally approved to start in
the analysis phase, requirements are validated, a project team is established, and an initial project management plan is developed.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

analytic production plan [Fusion Center] - document that describes the types of analysis and products a
fusion center intends to provide for customers and partners, how often or in what circumstances the products will be produced, and how each product type will be disseminated.

(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50501)

anchor tenancy - an arrangement in which the United States Government agrees to procure sufficient
quantities of a commercial space product or service needed to meet Government mission requirements so that a commercial venture is made viable.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)

ancillary administration - Administration of an estate in a jurisdiction where the decedent had property
but was not domiciled. It may be performed in any foreign jurisdiction where assets are located and is usually for the purpose of collecting such assets and paying debts there.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18, 31)

animal enterprise - (A) a commercial or academic enterprise that uses or sells animals or animal
products for profit, food or fiber production, agriculture, education, research, or testing; (B) a zoo, aquarium, animal shelter, pet store, breeder, furrier, circus, or rodeo, or other lawful competitive animal event; or (C) any fair or similar event intended to advance agricultural arts and sciences.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2156.)

animal fighting venture - any event, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, that involves a fight
conducted or to be conducted between at least 2 animals for purposes of sport, wagering, or entertainment, except that the term animal fighting venture shall not be deemed to include any
activity the primary purpose of which involves the use of one or more animals in hunting another animal.

animal rights extremist - group or person who facilitate or engage in acts of unlawful violence directed
against people, businesses, or government entities perceived to be exploiting or abusing animals.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

animal-borne improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) delivered to a target by
means of an animal.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
annexes - See Emergency Support Function Annexes, Incident Annexes, and Support Annexes.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
annual employee summary rating - final performance rating approved by the authorizing official at the
end of the performance appraisal period after considering a Performance Review Board's (PRB)
recommendations.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg26)
annual limit - a dollar limitation on the total amount of benefits that may be paid with respect to such
benefits in a 12-month period under the plan or health insurance coverage with respect to an individual or other coverage unit.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1185a)
annual limit - with respect to benefits under a group health plan or health insurance coverage, a dollar
limitation on the total amount of benefits that may be paid with respect to such benefits in a 12-
month period under the plan or health insurance coverage with respect to an individual or other coverage unit.
annual operating costs - A one-year expenditure or cost projection for required resources to produce
products and services.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

Annual Performance Plan - Under the GPRA Modernization Act, an agency's Annual Performance
Plan covers each program activity set forth in the budget, identifying the agency's goals and
objectives and how those goals will be achieved. The APP clearly links performance goals with resources for achieving a target level of performance on an annual basis. An Annual Performance Plan aligns activities under the agency's strategic goals, showing budget information for specific activities intended to influence outcomes.  Also called APP.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

Annual Performance Report - A report on agency performance that is delivered with an agency's
Congressional Budget Justification to Congress every February. The APR contains information on the agency's progress to achieve goals during the past year as set forth in the APP.  Also called APR.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

annualize - The calculation method to convert a cost to an annual basis. The calculation converts a cost
for a performance period that is less than one full year into an annual cost to correctly reflect the
cost in a government cost estimate. This calculation is performed by first dividing the cost in the performance period by the number of days in the performance period to determine the corresponding daily cost and then multiplying the daily cost by 365.25 days to determine the annualized cost. To account for leap years, 365.25 is the average number of days in a year.
annuitant - A person who participated in a Federal retirement system or is the survivor or beneficiary
who meets the requirements for receiving an annuity under the system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 586)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6113)

annuitant - any person including a former participant or survivor who meets all requirements for an
annuity from the Fund under the provisions of the Act or any other law and who has filed claim for such annuity.

annuity - A monthly railroad retirement benefit payment.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 576)
annuity - A sum of money payable at specified intervals to individuals who participated in a Federal
retirement system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 586)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1055)
annuity starting date - (i) the first day of the first period for which an amount is payable as an annuity,
or (ii) in the case of a benefit not payable in the form of an annuity, the first day on which all events have occurred which entitle the participant to such benefit.
annular injection - the reinjection of brines associated with the production of oil or gas between the
production and surface casings of a conventional oil or gas producing well.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300h7)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
annunciator - device that signals a change of protection zone status in a security system and provides
status information about a circuit, condition, system, or location normally contains one or more indicator lamps, alphanumeric displays, computer monitors, or other equivalent means of identification.
anomaly - deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form or rule.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
anomaly detection - identification of deviations by looking for activity that is different from normal
behavior.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
485.)
anonymized data - data in which the individual to whom the data pertains is not identifiable with
reasonable efforts, including information that has been encrypted or hidden through the use of other technology.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2432)
Antarctic Convergence - a line joining the following points along the parallels of latitude and meridians
of longitude: 50 degrees south, 0 degrees; 50 degrees south, 30 degrees east; 45 degrees south, 30 degrees east; 45 degrees south, 80 degrees east; 55 degrees south, 80 degrees east; 55 degrees south, 150 degrees east; 60 degrees south, 150 degrees east; 60 degrees south; 1 50 degrees west; 50
degrees south, 50 degrees west; and 50 degrees south, 0 degrees.
Antarctic marine living resources - the population of finfish, mollusks, crustaceans and all other species
of living organisms, including birds, found south of the Antarctic Convergence.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2432)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)
antemortem data - Medical records, samples, and photographs taken prior to death.  These include (but
are not limited to) fingerprints, dental x-rays, body tissue samples, photographs of tattoos, or other identifying marks.  These "pre-death" records would be compared against records completed after
death to help establish a positive identification of human remains.  See also mortuary affairs.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
anti-abortion extremist - group or person who facilitate or engage in acts of unlawful violence directed
against the providers of abortion related services, their employees, and their facilities in support of
the belief that the practice of abortion should end.
anti-aircraft improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) primarily intended to
damage or destroy aircraft and/ or their payload.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
anti-aircraft improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident
primarily intended to damage or destroy an aircraft and/ or their payload as well as to kill or wound individuals inside the aircraft.
anti-armor improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED)  that utilizes a directional
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
explosive effect primarily intended to penetrate armored vehicles.
Terms) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
anti-armor improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident
primarily intended to damage or destroy armored vehicles and/ or to kill or wound individuals inside
armored vehicles.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)

Antideficiency Act violations - The incurring of obligations or the making of expenditure (outlays) in
violation of appropriation law as to purpose, time, and amounts as specified in the defense
appropriation or appropriations of funds.

anti-disturbance/  movement switch - switch that causes two parts to make contact, completing a circuit
after a disturbance to a device (tilt, vibration).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
anti-first responder improvised explosive device  - improvised explosive device (IED) primarily
intended to kill or wound first responders such as police/ law enforcement, medics, and firefighters.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
anti-government extremist - group or person who facilitate or engage in unlawful acts of violence
directed at federal, state, or local law enforcement, other government officials, critical infrastructure
or government facilities in order to affect the conduct of a government or influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, in response to their belief that their liberties are being taken away by the perceived unconstitutional or otherwise illegitimate actions of government officials or law enforcement.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
anti-infrastructure improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) primarily
intended to damage or destroy physical infrastructure such as pipelines, communications towers, bridges, buildings, utility lines and/ or facilities such as electrical transformers or water pump houses.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
anti-infrastructure improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident
primarily intended to damage or destroy physical infrastructure such as pipelines, communications towers, bridges, buildings, utility lines and/ or facilities such as electrical transformers or water pump houses.
anti-maritime improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) primarily intended to
damage or destroy maritime vessels and/ or their payload.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
antimicrobial pesticide - a pesticide intended to (i) disinfect, sanitize, reduce, or mitigate growth or
development of microbiological organisms; or (ii) protect inanimate objects, industrial processes or systems, surfaces, water, or other chemical substances from contamination, fouling, or deterioration caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, algae, or slime.
anti-personnel improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) primarily intended to
kill or wound people.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2778)
anti-personnel landmine - (1) any munition placed under, on, or near the ground or other surface area, or
delivered by artillery, rocket, mortar, or similar means or dropped from an aircraft and which is
designed to be detonated or exploded by the presence, proximity, or contact of a person; (2) any device or material which is designed, constructed, or adapted to kill or injure and which functions unexpectedly when a person disturbs or approaches an apparently harmless object or performs an apparently safe act; (3) any manually-emplaced munition or device designed to kill, injure, or damage and which is actuated by remote control or automatically after a lapse of time.
antiradiation missile - A missile which homes passively on a radiation source.  Also called ARM.  See
also guided missile.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
antisubmarine warfare - Operations conducted with the intention of denying the enemy the effective
use of submarines.  Also called ASW.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)
antiterrorism - Defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability of individuals and property to
terrorist acts, to include rapid containment by local military and civilian forces.  Also called AT.
See also counterterrorism; terrorism.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
6211)
antitrust evidence - information, testimony, statements, documents, or other things that are obtained in
anticipation of, or during the course of, an investigation or proceeding under any of the Federal antitrust laws or any of the foreign antitrust laws.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15, 1.)
antitrust leniency agreement - a leniency letter agreement, whether conditional or final, between a
person and the Antitrust Division pursuant to the Corporate Leniency Policy of the Antitrust Division in effect on the date of execution of the agreement.
antitrust leniency applicant - with respect to an antitrust leniency agreement, the person that has entered
into the agreement.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15, 1.)
anti-vehicle improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) primarily intended to
damage or destroy vehicles - is not intended to penetrate a vehicle's armor.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
anti-vehicle improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident
primarily intended to damage or destroy vehicles - excluding armored vehicles - and/ or their cargo as well as to kill or wound individuals inside such vehicles.
anti-vehicle land mine - A mine designed to immobilize or destroy a vehicle.  Also called AVL.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
anti-virus - A software application used to detect and eradicate computer viruses.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
appeal - formal request for review of a decision.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
appeal - to invoke or call upon a judge or other legal authority to reverse or otherwise alter a conviction
of crime or a sentence for crime.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
appeals process - available for the impartial handling of procedural appeals.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A119)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)

appearance - Any live or real-time (even if delayed) presentation of views or ideas, including but not
limited to physical presence before an audience, participation in a text-only or visual online forum, participation in a press interview (in-person, online, or over the phone), or teaching.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
applet - A small program, frequently in Java script, that can be embedded in an HTML page. Applets
differ from full-fledged applications in that they are not allowed to access certain resources on the
local computer, such as files and serial devices (modems, printers, etc.), and are prohibited from
communicating with most other computers across a network. The current rule is that an applet can
only make an Internet connection to the computer from which the applet was sent.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)

appliance - an instrument, equipment, apparatus, a part, an appurtenance, or an accessory used, capable
of being used, or intended to be used, in operating or controlling aircraft in flight, including a parachute, communication equipment, and another mechanism installed in or attached to aircraft
during flight, and not a part of an aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7671.)

appliance - any device which contains and uses a class I or class II substance as a refrigerant and which
is used for household or commercial purposes, including any air conditioner, refrigerator, chiller, or freezer.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)

appliances - Devices or machines not built into the building structure of residential quarters that
supplement manual labor and perform a specific task. Appliances normally include such items as domestic clothes washers, clothes dryers, ranges, ovens, dish washers, glass washers, domestic hot water heaters (50 gallons and smaller), window air conditioners, split-system air conditioners (3 tons
and smaller), portable dehumidifiers, ice makers, freezers, refrigerators, etc.

applicable clinical trial - an applicable device clinical trial or an applicable drug clinical trial.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
282)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
282)

applicable device clinical trial (I) a prospective clinical study of health outcomes comparing an
intervention with a device against a control in human subjects (other than a small clinical trial to determine the feasibility of a device, or a clinical trial to test prototype devices where the primary outcome measure relates to feasibility and not to health outcomes); and (II) a pediatric postmarket surveillance.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7602.)

applicable implementation plan - the portion (or portions) of the implementation plan, or most recent
revision thereof, which has been approved, or promulgated, or promulgated or approved pursuant to regulations promulgated  and which implements the relevant requirements of this chapter.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

applicable or relevant and appropriate requirement - standards, criteria, or limitations under federal
or more stringent state environmental laws includes Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) items that may be required during a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) driven remedial action (unless site-specific waivers are obtained).

applicable percentage - the percentage determined by dividing the total United States expenses by the
total expenses.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677a.)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
applicable State authority - the State insurance commissioner or official or officials designated by the
State to enforce the requirements of this subchapter for the State involved with respect to such issuer.
applicant - a corporation applying for the right to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign-trade zone.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
81a.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
applicant - A direct-hire permanent full-time, permanent part-time, full-time temporary or part-time
temporary U.S. Government employee of the Department of State whose privately-owned vehicle is registered on the application as the primary mode of transportation. The applicant must reside a minimum of one (1) mile from the building where they work (unless he or she is a person with a disability). (See definitions for permanent full-time, permanent part-time, full-time temporary and part-time temporary employees.)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9002)
applicant - any person who, pursuant to the Convention, files an application with the United States
Central Authority or a Central Authority of any other party to the Convention for the return of a
child alleged to have been wrongfully removed or retained or for arrangements for organizing or securing the effective exercise of rights of access pursuant to the Convention.
applicant [employee] - person being considered or has been considered for employment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
application - 1. The system or problem to which a computer is applied.  2. In the intelligence context,
(SOURCE  DOD,
the direct extraction and tailoring of information from an existing foundation of intelligence and
near real time reporting.
DOD Dictionary, JP 20) (SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
application - A) in the case of a Convention country, the application required pursuant to article 8 of the
Hague Abduction Convention; (B) in the case of a bilateral procedures country, the formal document required, pursuant to the provisions of the applicable arrangement, to request the return of an abducted child or to request rights of access, as applicable; and (C) in the case of a non-
Convention country, the formal request by the Central Authority of the United States to the Central Authority of such country requesting the return of an abducted child or for rights of contact with an
abducted child.
application - an application submitted under this Act for a license for the ownership, construction, and
operation of a deepwater port;
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1502)
application for admission - reference to the application for admission into the United States and not to
the application for the issuance of an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
application programmable interface - set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software
applications.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
application sensor - detecting device that are grouped by application in a physical detection space.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
application system - A software program that performs a specific function directly for a user and may be
executed without access to system control, monitoring, or administrative privileges.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
application system owner - A person or organization having responsibility for the development,
procurement, integration, modification, operation and maintenance, and/ or final disposition of an application system.
applied research - research conducted to determine the means by which a recognized and specific need
may be met.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

appointee - person who has entered on duty and is in the first year of a subject-to-investigation
appointment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

appointing authority - designated official that has authority to make appointments.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)

appointment eligible family member - An individual who may qualify for a direct-hire Foreign Service
appointment on either a family member appointment (FMA; see below) or a temporary appointment (TEMP; see below) provided that all of the following criteria are met - (1) Is a U.S. citizen; and (2)
Is the spouse or domestic partner of the sponsoring employee, or a child of the sponsoring employee who is unmarried and at least 18 years old; and (3) Is listed on the travel orders or approved Form OF-126, Foreign Service Residence and Dependency Report, of a sponsoring employee, i.e., a direct-hire Foreign Service, Civil Service, or uniformed service member who is permanently
assigned to or stationed abroad at a U.S. mission, or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and who is under chief of mission authority; and (4) Is residing at the sponsoring employee's post of assignment abroad or, as appropriate, office of the American Institute in Taiwan; and (5) Does not receive a U.S. Government retirement annuity or pension from a career in the U.S. Foreign
Service or Civil Service. Other family members or dependents on direct-hire Foreign Service, Civil
Service, or uniformed service members travel orders or approved Form OF-126 who do not meet all of these criteria are not AEFMs or U.S. citizen eligible family members (EFMs).  Also called
AEFM.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 081.4)

apportionment - A form of budget authority making funds available to an agency to incur obligations
and make expenditures from Treasury for specified purposes. Appropriations do not represent cash actually set aside in the Treasury. They represent legal authority granted by Congress to incur obligations and to make disbursements for the purposes, during the time periods, and up to the
amount limitations specified in law.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

apportionment - An apportionment is a plan, approved by OMB, to spend resources provided by any of
the following - one of the annual appropriations acts, a supplemental appropriations act, a
continuing resolution, or a permanent law (i.e., mandatory appropriations). Resources are apportioned by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol (TAFS). The apportionment identifies amounts available for obligation and expenditure. It specifies and limits the obligations that may be incurred and expenditures made (or makes other limitations, as appropriate) for specified time periods, programs, activities, projects, objects, or any combination thereof. An apportioned amount may be further subdivided by an agency into allotments, sub-allotments, and allocations.
apportionment - In the general sense, distribution of forces and capabilities as the starting point for
planning, etc.  See also allocation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
apprehend - to take physical control or temporarily detain an individual  suspected of wrongdoing or
posing a potential threat to National security without actual arrest.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

approach schedule - In amphibious operations, this schedule indicates, for each scheduled wave, the
time of departure from the rendezvous area, from the line of departure, and from other control points
and the time of arrival at the beach.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1157)

appropriate consultation - discussions in person by designated Cabinet-level representatives of the
President with members of the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of
Representatives to review the refugee situation or emergency refugee situation, to project the extent
of possible participation of the United States therein, to discuss the reasons for believing that the proposed admission of refugees is justified by humanitarian concerns or grave humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest, and to provide such members with the following
information: (1) A description of the nature of the refugee situation. (2) A description of the number and allocation of the refugees to be admitted and an analysis of conditions within the countries from
which they came. (3) A description of the proposed plans for their movement and resettlement and
the estimated cost of their movement and resettlement. (4) An analysis of the anticipated social, economic, and demographic impact of their admission to the United States. (5) A description of the
extent to which other countries will admit and assist in the resettlement of such refugees. (6) An analysis of the impact of the participation of the United States in the resettlement of such refugees on the foreign policy interests of the United States. (7) Such additional information as may be appropriate or requested by such members.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18A, 4)

appropriate court - the courts of the United States, and with respect to the District of Columbia, the
courts of the District of Columbia, in which indictments, information, or complaints, for which disposition is sought, are pending.

appropriation  - provision of law (not necessarily in an appropriations act) authorizing the obligation and
expenditure of funds for a given purpose.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

appropriation - A provision of law (not necessarily in an appropriations act) authorizing the expenditure
of funds for a given purpose.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 081.4)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H111)

Appropriation Act - A public law passed by Congress and signed by the President that provides funds
for committing obligations and making payments (expenditures) out of the Treasury for specified purposes. For the Department, an appropriation act must include waiver of statutory requirements
for separate authorizing legislation whenever such authorizing legislation has not been enacted first.

approval - Written approval for travel performed and related expenses incurred without prior
authorization.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)

approval (as distinguished from certification) - The attestation by an authorized individual that the
provider of goods or services for which the voucher is being prepared is entitled to payment, subject to the goods received or services performed being accepted as satisfactory. Receipt and payment
approval may be reflected in a combined attestation.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

approval or authorization of the awarding or cognizant Federal agency -  documentation evidencing
consent prior to incurring a specific cost. If such costs are specifically identified in a Federal award
document, approval of the document constitutes approval of the costs. If the costs are covered by a State/ local-wide cost allocation plan or an indirect cost proposal, approval of the plan constitutes the approval.
approving officer - Any officer-in-charge, or designee, who has general responsibility for the proper
administration of leave regulations as they pertain to employees under that officer's jurisdiction.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H3311)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 455.2)

Approving Official - An individual who must be officially established in the purchase card program
through a written delegation of authority memorandum and who has daily oversight responsibility for each cardholder under his or her purview.  Also called AO.

Approving Official - Person appointed to authorize release.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3181.3)

Approving Official - The Director General of the Foreign Service and the Director of Human Resources
(M/ DGHR) has been delegated authority to approve the payment of a recruitment bonus, relocation
bonus, or retention allowance.

apron - A defined area on an airfield intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or
unloading passengers or cargo, refueling, parking, or maintenance.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1932.)
aquaculture - the culture or husbandry of aquatic animals or plants by private industry for commercial
purposes including the culture and growing of fish by private industry for the purpose of creating or augmenting publicly owned and regulated stocks of fish.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2802)
aquaculture - the propagation and rearing of aquatic species in controlled or selected environments,
including, but not limited to, ocean ranching (except private ocean ranching of Pacific salmon for profit in those States where such ranching is prohibited by law).
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2802)
aquaculture facility - any land, structure, or other appurtenance that is used for aquaculture and is
located in any State. Such term includes, but is not limited to, any laboratory, hatchery, rearing pond, raceway, pen, incubator, or other equipment used in aquaculture.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4702)
aquatic nuisance species - a nonindigenous species that threatens the diversity or abundance of native
species or the ecological stability of infested waters, or commercial, agricultural, aquacultural or
recreational activities dependent on such waters.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
777a)
aquatic resource education program - a program designed to enhance the public's understanding of
aquatic resources and sportfishing, and to promote the development of responsible attitudes and ethics toward the aquatic environment.
aquatic sediment - sediment underlying the navigable waters of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1271.)

aquatic species - any species of finfish, mollusk, crustacean, or other aquatic invertebrate, amphibian,
reptile, or aquatic plant.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2802)

(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
18302.)

arbitration - (A) the arbitration of disputes, regarding the terms and conditions of employment, that is
required under an interstate compact governing an interstate compact agency operating in the national capital area; but (B) does not include the interpretation and application of rights arising from an existing collective bargaining agreement.

arbitrator - to either a single arbitrator, or a board of arbitrators, chosen under applicable procedures.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
18302.)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

architect-engineer services - (1) Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, as
defined by State law, if applicable, that are required to be performed or approved by a person
licensed, registered, or certified to provide those services; (2) Professional services of an
architectural or engineering nature performed by contract that are associated with research,
planning, development, design, construction, alteration, or repair of real property; and(3) Those other professional services of an architectural  or engineering nature, or incidental services, that members of the architectural and engineering professions (and individuals in their employ) may logically or justifiably perform, including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services, soils engineering, drawing
reviews, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related services.

(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
1102.)

architectural and engineering services - (A) professional services of an architectural or engineering
nature, as defined by state law, if applicable, that are required to be performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide the services described in this paragraph; (B) professional services of an architectural or engineering nature performed by contract that are associated with research, planning, development, design, construction, alteration, or repair of real property; and (C) other professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, or incidental services, which members of the architectural and engineering professions (and individuals in their employ) may logically or justifiably perform, including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related services.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

architecture - An integrated framework for evolving or maintaining existing information technology, and
acquiring new information technology, to achieve the Departments strategic goals and information resources management goals. Also, the structure and relationships among the components of a computer program or system. Architecture may include the interface with the program or systems operational environment.
architecture - specification that identifies a structure of elements, their relationship, their integration and
the principles and guidelines governing the design.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
archival records - Records with long term or permanent value worthy of preservation by the National
Archives.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)

Archive (the Archive) - The official Department database of all archive messages sent to and received by
SMART. Users can search the Archive for messages and can save searches so they are notified when messages that meet their interests are added to the Archive. Access to the Archive is controlled by role-based access control (RBAC) restrictions.

archive message - Department messages analogous to cables and memoranda that have long-term record
value. Archive messages are stored in the archive.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)
Arctic - the United States zone of the Chukchi Sea, Beaufort Sea, and Bering Sea north of the Aleutian
chain.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40101.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

area air defense commander - The component commander with the preponderance of air defense
capability and the required command, control, and communications capabilities who is assigned by the joint force commander to plan and execute integrated air defense operations.  Also called
AADC.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2302.)

area career and technical education school - (A) a specialized public secondary school used
exclusively or principally for the provision of career and technical education to individuals who are available for study in preparation for entering the labor market; (B) the department of a public secondary school exclusively or principally used for providing career and technical education in not fewer than 5 different occupational fields to individuals who are available for study in preparation for entering the labor market; (C) a public or nonprofit technical institution or career and technical education school used exclusively or principally for the provision of career and technical education
to individuals who have completed or left secondary school and who are available for study in preparation for entering the labor market, if the institution or school admits, as regular students, individuals who have completed secondary school and individuals who have left secondary school; or (D) the department or division of an institution of higher education, that operates under the policies of the eligible agency and that provides career and technical education in not fewer than 5 different occupational fields leading to immediate employment but not necessarily leading to a baccalaureate degree, if the department or division admits, as regular students, both individuals who have completed secondary school and individuals who have left secondary school.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)

area command - A command that is composed of elements of one or more of the Services, organized
and placed under a single commander and designated to operate in a specific geographical area.  See
also command.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

area command - An organization established to oversee the management of multiple incidents that are
each being handled by a separate Incident Command System organization or to oversee the management of a very large or evolving incident that has multiple incident management teams engaged. An agency administrator/ executive or other public official with jurisdictional responsibility for the incident usually makes the decision to establish an Area Command. An Area Command is activated only if necessary, depending on the complexity of the incident and incident
management span-of-control considerations.
area damage control - Measures taken before, during, or after hostile action or natural or manmade
disasters, to reduce the probability of damage and minimize its effects.  Also called ADC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
295p)

area health education center - a public or nonprofit private organization that has a cooperative
agreement or contract in effect with an entity that has received an award, satisfies the requirements,
and has as one of its principal functions the operation of an area health education center. Appropriate organizations may include hospitals, health organizations with accredited primary care
training programs, accredited physician assistant educational programs associated with a college or university, and universities or colleges not operating a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

area of influence - A geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing
operations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under the commander's command or
control.
area of interest - That area of concern to the commander, including the area of influence, areas
adjacent thereto, and extending into enemy territory.  This area also includes areas occupied by
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

enemy forces who could jeopardize the accomplishment of the mission.  Also called AOI.  See also
area of influence.
JP 30) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
area of operations - An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and maritime
forces that should be large enough to accomplish their missions and protect their forces.  Also called
AO.  See also area of responsibility; joint operations area; joint special operations area.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
area of responsibility - geographical area associated with a command within which the commander has
the authority to plan and conduct operations - in addition to geographic delineation, an area of responsibility may also be relative to subject, mission, or other factors.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
area of responsibility - The geographical area associated with a combatant command within which a
geographic combatant commander has authority to plan and conduct operations.  Also called AOR.
See also combatant command.
area search - Visual reconnaissance of limited or defined areas.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
area source - any stationary source of hazardous air pollutants that is not a major source.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7412.)
area studies - a program of comprehensive study of the aspects of a society or societies, including study
of its history, culture, economy, politics, international relations and languages.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1132.)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1702)
areas of critical environmental concern - areas within the public lands where special management
attention is required (when such areas are developed or used or where no development is required) to protect and prevent irreparable damage to important historic, cultural, or scenic values, fish and wildlife resources or other natural systems or processes, or to protect life and safety from natural hazards.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
areas to be accessed - Embassy areas to be accessed are defined in two ways. Controlled access areas
(CAAs) are spaces where classified operations/ discussions/ storage may occur. Non-controlled
access areas are spaces where classified operations/ discussions/ storage do not occur.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3337)
areawide agency - an official State, metropolitan, regional, or district agency empowered under State or
local laws or under an interstate compact or agreement to perform comprehensive planning in an area, an organization of the type; or such other agency or instrumentality as may be designated by the Governor (or, in the case of areas crossing State lines, any one or more of such agencies or
instrumentalities as may be designated by the Governors of the States involved) to perform such planning.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3337)
areawide development - all projects or programs for the acquisition, use, and development of open-space
land; and the planning and construction of hospitals, libraries, airports, water supply and distribution facilities, sewerage facilities and waste treatment works, transportation facilities, highways, water
development and land conservation, and other public works facilities.
areawide development project - a project assisted or to be assisted under the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1965; the Public Health and Airway Development Act of 1970; title 49; the Housing Act of 1961 the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3337)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
233)

arising out of administration of a covered countermeasure - a claim or liability arising out of (i)
determining whether, or under what conditions, an individual should receive a covered
countermeasure; (ii) obtaining informed consent of an individual to the administration of a covered countermeasure; (iii) monitoring, management, or care of an immediate site of administration on the body of a covered countermeasure, or evaluation of whether the administration of the
countermeasure has been effective; or (iv) transmission of vaccinia virus by an individual to whom vaccinia vaccine was administered as provided by paragraph (2)(B).

armed force or group - any army, militia, or other military organization, whether or not it is statesponsored, excluding any group assembled solely for nonviolent political association.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2442.)
Armed Forces -  the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)
Armed forces - the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
(SOURCE  DOD/
NGB, US Code
32, 101)
Armed Forces - the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3126)
armed forces - the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and the Coast Guard.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3814)
Armed Forces - the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard, including the
reserve components thereof.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

Armed Forces of the United States - A term used to denote collectively all components of the Army,
Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard (when mobilized under Title 10, United States
Code, to augment the Navy).  See also United States Armed Forces.

Armed Forces or Group - any army, militia, or other military organization, whether or not it is statesponsored, excluding any group assembled solely for nonviolent political association.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

arming - As applied to explosives, weapons, and ammunition, the changing from a safe condition to a
state of readiness for initiation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
arming switch - switch that prevents arming until an acceptable set of criteria has occurred and
subsequently effect arming and allows functioning.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3796ll2)

armor vest - (A) body armor, no less than Type I, which has been tested through the voluntary
compliance testing program operated by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and found to meet or exceed the
requirements of NIJ, or any subsequent revision of such standard; or (B) body armor that has been tested through the voluntary compliance testing program, and found to meet or exceed the
requirements of NIJ, or any revision of such standard.

armored car crew member - an individual who provides protection for goods transported by an armored
car company.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
5904)

arms control agreement - The written or unwritten embodiment of the acceptance of one or more arms
control measures by two or more nations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2552)

arms control and disarmament - the identification, verification, inspection, limitation, control,
reduction, or elimination, of armed forces and armaments of all kinds under international agreement
including the necessary steps taken under such an agreement to establish an effective system of
international control, or to create and strengthen international organizations for the maintenance of peace.
Army - the Army or Armies referred to in the Constitution of the United States, less that part established
(SOURCE  DOD,

by law as the Air Force.
US Code 10,
3001)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

Army air-ground system - The Army system which provides for interface between Army and tactical
air support agencies of other Services in the planning, evaluating, processing, and coordinating of
air support requirements and operations.  Also called AAGS.
Army corps - An intermediate headquarters between divisions and the theater army consisting of two
or more divisions together with supporting brigades.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
Army National Guard - that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto
Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that (A) is a land force; (B) is trained, and has its officers appointed, under the Constitution; (C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and (D) is federally recognized.
(SOURCE  DOD/
NGB, US Code
32, 101)
Army National Guard - that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto
Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that (A) is a land force;(B) is trained, and
has its officers appointed, under the Constitution;(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and (D) is federally recognized.
Army National Guard of the United States - the reserve component of the Army all of whose members
are members of the Army National Guard.
(SOURCE  DOD/
NGB, US Code
32, 101)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)

Army Service component command - Command responsible for recommendations to the joint force
commander on the allocation and employment of Army forces within a combatant command.  Also
called ASCC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
Army Special Operations Forces - Those Active and Reserve Component Army forces designated by
the Secretary of Defense that are specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and
support special operations.  Also called ARSOF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)
Army support area - The specific support area for a theater Army that is outside of a division or corps'
operational area established primarily for the positioning, employment, and protection of theater
support units; and where the majority of the sustaining operations occur.
arrest - act of detaining an individual by legal authority based on an alleged violation of the law
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
arrest - any form of imprisonment or the placement of a person in a public or private custodial setting,
from which this person is not permitted to leave at will, by order of any judicial, administrative or other public authority.
arrest report - the ACS system record prepared by post immediately following the initial visit of an
arrested U.S. citizen or national, and later updates).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
arrival - arrival at a port of entry in the customs territory of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
58c)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)
arrival zone - In counterdrug operations, the area in or adjacent to the United States where smuggling
concludes and domestic distribution begins (by air, an airstrip; by sea, an offload point on land, or
transfer to small boats).   See also transit zone.
arson - an offense that has as its elements maliciously damaging or destroying any building, inhabited
structure, vehicle, vessel, or real property by means of fire or an explosive.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
3559.)
article - any commodity, whether grown, produced, fabricated, manipulated, or manufactured.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1332)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2302.)
articulation agreement - a written commitment (A) that is agreed upon at the State level or approved
annually by the lead administrators of (i) a secondary institution and a postsecondary educational
institution; or (ii) a subbaccalaureate degree granting postsecondary educational institution and a
baccalaureate degree granting postsecondary educational institution; and (B) to a program that is (i)
designed to provide students with a nonduplicative sequence of progressive achievement leading to technical skill proficiency, a credential, a certificate, or a degree; and (ii) linked through credit
transfer agreements between the 2 institutions described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) (as the case may be).
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1021.)
arts and sciences - (A) when referring to an organizational unit of an institution of higher education,
any academic unit that offers one or more academic majors in disciplines or content areas corresponding to the academic subject matter areas in which teachers provide instruction; and (B)
when referring to a specific academic subject area, the disciplines or content areas in which
academic majors are offered by the arts and sciences organizational unit.
asbestos - asbestiform varieties of - (A) chrysotile (serpentine), (B) crocidolite (riebeckite), (C) amosite
(cummingtonite-grunerite), (D) anthophyllite, (E) tremolite, or (F) actinolite.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2642.)
asbestos - containing material - any material which contains more than 1 percent asbestos by weight.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2642.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
asbestos - heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral that can be woven into fabrics is used in fire-resistant and
insulating materials; includes asbestiform varieties of chrysotile; crocidolite; amosite; anthophyllite; tremolite; and actinolite.
asbestos abatement - removal of asbestos containing material from a damaged area, functional space, or
homogeneous area in a building.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
asbestos management plan - plan that is a permanent record of the current status and condition of all
ACM in an installation's facility inventory.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
asbestos-containing material  - material or product that contains more than 1 percent asbestos.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
ascent phase - That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile or space vehicle that begins after powered
flight and ends just prior to apogee.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
109.)
asphalt pavement containing recycled rubber - any mixture of asphalt and crumb rubber derived from
whole scrap tires, such that the physical properties of the asphalt are modified through the mixture,
for use in pavement maintenance, rehabilitation, or construction applications.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302 JP 318)

assault - 1. In an amphibious operation, the period of time between the arrival of the major assault
forces of the amphibious task force in the objective area and the accomplishment of the amphibious
task force mission.    2. To make a short, violent, but well-ordered attack against a local objective,
such as a gun emplacement, a fort, or a machine gun nest.    3. A phase of an airborne operation beginning with delivery by air of the assault echelon of the force into the objective area and
extending through attack of assault objectives and consolidation of the initial airhead.  See also
assault phase.
assault breaching - A part of amphibious breaching in support of an amphibious assault involving a
fire support mission using precision guided munitions to neutralize mines and obstacles in the surf
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
zone and on the beach.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
assault craft unit - A permanently commissioned naval organization, subordinate to the commander,
naval beach group, that contains landing craft and crews necessary to provide lighter age required in
an amphibious operation.  Also called ACU.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

assault echelon - In amphibious operations, the element of a force comprised of tailored units and
aircraft assigned to conduct the initial assault on the operational area.  Also called AE.  See also
amphibious operation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

assault follow-on echelon - In amphibious operations, that echelon of the assault troops, vehicles,
aircraft, equipment, and supplies that, though not needed to initiate the assault, is required to support
and sustain the assault.  Also called AFOE.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)

assault phase - In an airborne operation, a phase beginning with delivery by air of the assault echelon
of the force into the objective area and extending through attack of assault objectives and
consolidation of the initial airhead.  See also assault.

assault schedule - In amphibious operations, this schedule provides the formation, composition, and
timing of waves landing over the beach.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
3559.)

assault with intent to commit rape - an offense that has as its elements engaging in physical contact
with another person or using or brandishing a weapon against another person with intent to commit aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse.

assemblies - items forming a portion of a system or subsystem that can be provisioned and replaced as an
entity and which incorporates multiple, replaceable parts.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2533b)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)
assessable unit - Any Department segment having one or more management control system upon which
periodic risk assessments must be performed. The individual assessable unit should be of an appropriate nature and size to facilitate a meaningful risk assessment. All Department segments must be assessed, with the exception of those involved in statutory development or interpretation or other discretionary policymaking processes.
assessed contributions - Assistance provided to foreign countries, international societies, commissions,
proceedings or projects that are lump sum, quota of expenses, or fixed by treaty.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
assessment - 1. A continuous process that measures the overall effectiveness of employing joint force
capabilities during military operations.  2. Determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, creating a condition, or achieving an objective.  3. Analysis of the security, effectiveness, and
potential of an existing or planned intelligence activity.  4. Judgment of the motives, qualifications,
and characteristics of present or prospective employees or "agents."
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
assessment - product and process of evaluating information based on a set of criteria for the purpose of
informing priorities, developing or comparing courses of action, and informing decision making criteria determines the type of assessment.
assessment - the analysis and critical evaluation of pre-existing environmental, political, sociological,
cultural or other conditions or situations which would have an effect upon or influence the success
of a program or achievement of a Development Objective.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
assessment - The evaluation and interpretation of measurements and other information to provide a basis
for decision-making.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

assessment [message] - message supplying the evaluation and interpretation of measurements and other
information to provide a basis for decision-making provides credible but non-specific threats, or provides in-depth analysis on a specific topic, trend, or development for decision-making and policy support.
assessment agent - The organization responsible for conducting an assessment of an approved joint
publication.  Also called AA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

asset - person, structure, facility, information, material, or process that has value includes: contracts,
facilities, property, records, unobligated or unexpended balances of appropriations, and other funds
or resources, personnel, intelligence, technology, or physical infrastructure, or anything useful that contributes to the success of something, such as an organizational mission; assets are things of value or properties to which value can be assigned; from an intelligence standpoint, includes any resource - person, group, relationship, instrument, installation, or supply - at the disposition of an intelligence organization for use in an operational or support role.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3301)

asset - property of a debtor, but does not include(A) property to the extent it is encumbered by a valid
lien;(B) property to the extent it is generally exempt under nonbankruptcy law; or(C) an interest in real property held in tenancy by the entirety, or as part of a community estate, to extent such interest
is not subject to process by the United States holding a claim against only one tenant or co-owner.

asset costs - the capitalizable costs of an asset, including construction costs, acquisition costs, and other
such costs capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A122)

asset costs - the capitalizable costs of an asset, including construction costs, acquisition costs, and other
such costs capitalized in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)

asset management - The planned acquisition, efficient utilization, physical accounting, and appropriate
disposition of U.S. Government-owned personal property.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 112)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
asset retirement obligation  - environmental liability caused by costs for future environmental
obligations associated with permanent or temporary closure or shutdown of associated Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E).
asset validation - In intelligence use, the process used to determine the asset authenticity, reliability,
utility, suitability, and degree of control the case officer or others have.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)
asset visibility - Provides users with information on the location, movement, status, and identity of
units, personnel, equipment, and supplies, which facilitates the capability to act upon that information to improve overall performance of the Department of Defense's logistics practices.
Also called AV.
assets - contracts, facilities, property, records, unobligated or unexpended balances of appropriations, and
other funds or resources (other than personnel).
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 101)
assets - public monies and includes any pension, retirement, annuity, or endowment fund, or similar
instrument, that is controlled by a State or local government.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8532)
assets - to public monies and includes any pension, retirement, annuity, or endowment fund, or similar
instrument, that is controlled by a State or local government.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

assign - 1. To place units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively permanent,
and/ or where such organization controls and administers the units or personnel for the primary function, or greater portion of the functions, of the unit or personnel.  2. To detail individuals to specific duties or functions where such duties or functions are primary and/ or relatively permanent.
See also attach.

assignment - A task given to a resource to perform within a given operational period that is based on
operational objectives defined in the Incident Action Plan.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H2421)

assignment - A tour of duty to a FS position that exceeds six months. An assignment overseas will only
be considered as completed for the purposes of this subchapter if it satisfies such minimum period of continuous service overseas as may be specified herein.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

assignment of claims - the transfer or making over by the contractor to a bank, trust company, or other
financing institution, as security for a loan to the contractor, of its right to be paid by the Government for contract performance.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401a.)

assist - any of the following if supplied directly or indirectly, and free of charge or at reduced cost, by the
buyer of imported merchandise for use in connection with the production or the sale for export to the United States of the merchandise: (i) Materials, components, parts, and similar items incorporated in the imported merchandise. (ii) Tools, dies, molds, and similar items used in the
production of the imported merchandise. (iii) Merchandise consumed in the production of the
imported merchandise.(iv) Engineering, development, artwork, design work, and plans and sketches that are undertaken elsewhere than in the United States and are necessary for the production of the imported merchandise.  (B) No service or work shall be treated as an assist if such service or
work  (i) is performed by an individual who is domiciled within the United States;  (ii) is performed by that individual while he is acting as an employee or agent of the buyer of the imported merchandise; and (iii) is incidental to other engineering, development, artwork, design work, or plans or sketches that are undertaken within the United States.  (C) the following apply in determining the value of assists:  (i) The value of an assist that is available in the public domain is the cost of obtaining copies of the assist.  (ii) If the production of an assist occurred in the United States and one or more foreign countries, the value of the assist is the value thereof that is added outside the United States.

assistance - a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
289b1)
assistance - any loan or financial or technical assistance, or any other use of funds.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
assistance - operational, training, intelligence, logistical, technical, and administrative assistance.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
22914)
assistance - personnel, services, supplies, equipment, facilities, and other assistance if such assistance is
provided by the Department of Defense or any other United States Government agency.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
287e2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2005)

assistance - the direct provision of any course of advanced education by the Secretary concerned,
reimbursement by the Secretary concerned for any course of advanced education provided by another department or agency of the Federal Government, or the payment, in whole or in part, by the Secretary concerned for any course of advanced education provided by any public or private educational institution or other entity, but such term does not include the payment for any course of advanced education which is paid for under chapter 106 or 107 of this title.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2152f)

assistance - The President is authorized to provide assistance, including providing such assistance
through international or nongovernmental organizations, for programs in developing countries to provide basic care and services for orphans and other vulnerable children. Such programs should
provide assistance.
assistance - the provision of, or the provision of access to, information (including communication
(SOURCE  DOD/

contents, communications records, or other information relating to a customer or communication), facilities, or another form of assistance.
DHS, US Code 50,
1885)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1885)

assistance - the provision of, or the provision of access to, information (including communication
contents, communications records, or other information relating to a customer or communication), facilities, or another form of assistance.

(SOURCE
Treasury, US Code 31, 6501)
assistance - the transfer of anything of value for a public purpose of support or stimulation that is (A)
authorized by a law of the United States; (B) provided by the United States Government through grant or contractual arrangements (including technical assistance programs providing assistance by loan, loan guarantee, or insurance); and (C) not an annual payment by the United States Government to the District of Columbia government.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A89)
assistance or benefits - the transfer of money, property, services, or anything of value, the principal
purpose of which is to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by Federal statute. Assistance includes, but is not limited to grants, loans, loan guarantees, scholarships, mortgage loans, insurance, and other types of financial assistance; provision or donation of Federal facilities, goods, services, property, technical assistance, counseling, statistical, and other expert information; and service activities of regulatory agencies. It does not include provision of conventional public information services.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2616)

assistant to or special assistant positions - provide staff assistance to the principal position rather than
participate with the principal in the direct management and supervision of the work of the organization.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

assisted acquisition - a type of interagency acquisition where a servicing agency performs acquisition
activities on a requesting agency's behalf, such as awarding and administering a contract, task order,
or delivery order.
assisted living services - services in a facility that provides room and board and personal care for and
supervision of residents as necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of residents.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1710.)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
263a6)
assisted reproductive technology -all treatments or procedures which include the handling of human
oocytes or embryos, including in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian transfer, zygote
intrafallopian transfer, and such other specific technologies as the Secretary may include in this
defined, after making public any proposed defined in such manner as to facilitate comment from any person (including any Federal or other public agency).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
assistive technology - item, piece of equipment, or system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or
customized, commonly used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities
assistive technology - technology designed to be utilized in an assistive technology device or assistive
technology service.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3002.)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3002.)
assistive technology device - any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired
commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3002.)
assistive technology service - any service that directly assists an individual with a disability in the
selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device. Such term includes(A) the evaluation of the assistive technology needs of an individual with a disability, including a functional evaluation of the impact of the provision of appropriate assistive technology and appropriate
services to the individual in the customary environment of the individual; (B) a service consisting of purchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices by

individuals with disabilities; (C) a service consisting of selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, replacing, or donating assistive technology devices; (D) coordination and use of necessary therapies, interventions, or services with assistive technology devices, such as therapies, interventions, or services associated with education and rehabilitation plans and programs; (E) training or technical assistance for an individual with a disability or, where appropriate, the family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of such an individual; (F) training or technical assistance for professionals (including individuals providing education and rehabilitation services and entities that manufacture or sell assistive technology devices), employers, providers of employment and training services, or other individuals who provide services to, employ, or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of individuals with disabilities; and (G) a service consisting of expanding the availability of access to technology, including electronic and information technology, to individuals with disabilities.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
296)

associate degree school of nursing - a department, division, or other administrative unit in a junior
college, community college, college, or university which provides primarily or exclusively a twoyear program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to an associate degree in nursing or to an equivalent degree, but only if such program, or such unit, college, or university is accredited.

associate nation - any nation at war with any nation with which the United States is at war.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2151)
associated - an officer, director, partner, or other member or employee of that firm.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
594)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)

associated contents - (A) the equipment, cargo, and contents of a sunken military craft that are within its
debris field; and (B) the remains and personal effects of the crew and passengers of a sunken military craft that are within its debris field.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13435.)
associated equipment - equipment necessary for the regeneration, refueling, or recharging of batteries or
other forms of electric energy used to power an electric motor vehicle and, in the case of electrichybrid vehicles, such term includes nonpetroleum-related equipment necessary for, and solely related to, the demonstration of such vehicles.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)
associated person of a swap dealer or major swap participant - a person associated with a swap dealer
or major swap participant as a partner, officer, employee, or agent (or any person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), in any capacity that involves (i) the solicitation or acceptance of swaps; or (ii) the supervision of any person or persons so engaged.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1508.)
associated records - in regard to an exported good under paragraph (2),  records associated with (i) the
purchase of, cost of, value of, and payment for, the good; (ii) the purchase of, cost of, value of, and payment for, all material, including indirect  materials, used in the production of the good; and (iii) the production of the good.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)
associated transit improvement - with respect to any project or an area to be served by a project,
projects that are designed to enhance public transportation service or use and that are physically or
functionally related to transit facilities.
association - an organization maintained by or in the interest of a group of pipeline carriers that performs
a service, or engages in activities, related to transportation under this part.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
15721.)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1856m)
assume any and all liability - (A) the payment of(i) any judgment, settlement, fine, penalty, or cost
assessment (including prevailing party legal fees) associated with the applicable litigation; and (ii)
any cost incurred in handling the applicable litigation (including legal fees); and (B) with respect to a Federal firefighter, arranging for, and paying the costs of, representation in the applicable

litigation.

assumption - a supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course of events,
either or both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof, necessary to enable the
commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation and make a decision on the course of action.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

assumption - A supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course of events,
either or both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof, necessary to enable the
commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation and make a decision
on the course of action.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

assurance - the agreement of a resettlement agency to sponsor a refugee. This agreement is signed by a
designated resettlement agency official and submitted to the Refugee Processing Center (RPC) for forwarding overseas. A copy of the agreement is included in the refugees travel documents for
presentation at the port of entry (POE) in the United States.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 142.4)

assurance - With regard to any particular form of electronic signature, assurance refers to - (1) The
degree of confidence in the vetting process used to establish the identity of the individual to whom the credential was issued; and (2) The degree of confidence that the individual who uses the
credential is the individual to whom the credential was issued.

(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 40
U.S. Space
Transportation Policy, Terms)

assured access - a requirement for critical national security, homeland security, and civil missions and is
defined as a sufficiently robust, responsive, and resilient capability to allow continued space operations, consistent with risk management and affordability. The Secretary of Defense and the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as appropriate, are responsible for assuring access to space.
asylee - a person meeting the definition of an individual physically present in the United States who has
been granted asylum under INA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

asylee - person granted asylum under the Immigration and Nationality Act person who meets the
definition of refugee under INA but is either physically in the U.S., or is at a land border or port of entry of the U.S. at the time of seeking refuge.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

asylum - form of protection provided to aliens physically present in the United States who meet the
definition of refugee under INA and are not otherwise barred from applying for or receiving asylum
the term "refugee" means (A) any person who is outside his or her country of nationality, or having no nationality is outside the country he or she last habitually resided and who cannot return to that country because he or she is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country because  of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion,
nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, or (B) in such special circumstances as the President after appropriate consultation may specify, any person who is within
the country of such person's nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, within the country in which such person is habitually residing, and who is persecuted or who has a wellfounded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; a person who has been forced to abort a pregnancy or to undergo involuntary sterilization, or who has been persecuted for failure or refusal to undergo such a procedure or for other resistance to a coercive population control program, shall be deemed to have been persecuted on account of political opinion, and a person who has a well founded fear that he or
she will be forced to undergo such a procedure or subject to persecution for such failure, refusal, or resistance shall be deemed to have a well founded fear of persecution on account of political opinion; the term refugee does not include any person who ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in
a particular social group, or political opinion.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

asylum and refugee information - information contained in or pertaining to asylum applications,
credible fear determinations, reasonable fear determinations, and refugee applications includes
applications for relief under the Convention Against Torture, withholding of removal, and asylee/
refugee follow-to-join petitions.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1225)

asylum officer - an immigration officer who (i) has had professional training in country conditions,
asylum law, and interview techniques comparable to that provided to full-time adjudicators of applications, and (ii) is supervised by an officer who meets the condition described in clause (i) and
has had substantial experience adjudicating asylum applications.
asymmetric - In military operations the application of dissimilar strategies, tactics, capabilities, and
methods to circumvent or negate an opponent's strengths while exploiting his weaknesses.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315.1)

at any tier - any subcontractor other than a subcontractor who is a first tier subcontractor.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
631c.)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
11360.)

at risk of homelessness - with respect to an individual or family, the individual or family (A) has
income below 30 percent of median income for the geographic area; (B) has insufficient resources
immediately available to attain housing stability; and (C)(i) has moved frequently because of
economic reasons; (ii) is living in the home of another because of economic hardship; (iii) has been notified that their right to occupy their current housing or living situation will be terminated; (iv)
lives in a hotel or motel; (v) lives in severely overcrowded housing; (vi) is exiting an institution; or (vii) otherwise lives in housing that has characteristics associated with instability and an increased
risk of homelessness. Includes all families with children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal statutes.
atmospheric environment - The envelope of air surrounding the Earth, including its interfaces and
interactions with the Earth's solid or liquid surface.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)

atomic energy -  all forms of energy released in the course of nuclear fission or nuclear transformation.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
47f.)
atomic energy -  all forms of energy released in the course of nuclear fission or nuclear transformation.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 47f.)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
47f.)
atomic weapon - any device utilizing atomic energy, exclusive of the means for transporting or
propelling the device (where such means is a separable and divisible part of the device), the principal purpose of which is for use as, or for development of, a weapon, a weapon prototype, or a weapon test device.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 47f.)
atomic weapon - any device utilizing atomic energy, exclusive of the means for transporting or
propelling the device (where such means is a separable and divisible part of the device), the principal purpose of which is for use as, or for development of, a weapon, a weapon prototype, or a weapon test device.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7384l.)

atomic weapons employee - (A) An individual employed by an atomic weapons employer during a
period when the employer was processing or producing, for the use by the United States, material that emitted radiation and was used in the production of an atomic weapon, excluding uranium mining and milling. (B) An individual employed (i) at a facility with respect to which the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, in its report dated October 2003 and titled Report on Residual Radioactive and Beryllium Contamination at Atomic Weapons Employer
Facilities and Beryllium Vendor Facilities, or any update to that report, found that there is a potential for significant residual contamination outside of the period in which weapons-related
production occurred; (ii) by an atomic weapons employer or subsequent owner or operators of a facility described in clause (i); and (iii) during a period, as specified in such report or any update to such report, of potential for significant residual radioactive contamination at such facility.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7384l.)

atomic weapons employer - an entity, other than the United States, that (A) processed or produced,
for use by the United States, material that emitted radiation and was used in the production of an atomic weapon, excluding uranium mining and milling; and (B) is designated by the Secretary of Energy as an atomic weapons employer for purposes of the compensation program.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7384l.)

atomic weapons employer facility - a facility, owned by an atomic weapons employer, that is or was
used to process or produce, for use by the United States, material that emitted radiation and was used in the production of an atomic weapon, excluding uranium mining or milling.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6472.)

at-risk - (with respect to a child, youth, or student) a school aged individual who is at-risk of academic
failure, dependency adjudication, or delinquency adjudication, has a drug or alcohol problem, is pregnant or is a parent, has come into contact with the juvenile justice system or child welfare system in the past, is at least 1 year behind the expected grade level for the age of the individual, is
an English learner, is a gang member, has dropped out of school in the past, or has a high absenteeism rate at school.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1397h.)

at-risk individual - an individual who
(A)(i) as demonstrated in such manner as the Secretary
determines appropriate, has been present for an aggregate total of 6 months in the geographic area subject to an emergency declaration, during a period ending (I) not less than 10 years prior to the date of such individual's application under subparagraph (B); and (II) prior to the implementation of all the remedial and removal actions specified in the Record of Decision for Operating Unit 4 and the Record of Decision for Operating Unit 7; or (ii) meets such other criteria as the Secretary determines appropriate considering the type of environmental health condition at issue; and (B) has
submitted an application (or has an application submitted on the individual's behalf), to an eligible entity receiving a grant for screening.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)

at-risk individuals - Persons who, "before, during, and after an incident, . . . may have additional needs
in one or more of the following functional areas: communication, medical care, maintaining independence, supervision, and transportation. Includes individuals specifically recognized as at-risk
in the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (i.e., children, senior citizens, and pregnant women), individuals who may need additional response assistance [including] persons who have disabilities, live in institutionalized settings, are from diverse cultures, have limited English proficiency or are nonEnglish speaking, are transportation disadvantaged, have chronic medical disorders, and have pharmacological dependency."
at-risk infant or toddler - an individual under 3 years of age who would be at risk of experiencing a
substantial developmental delay if early intervention services were not provided to the individual.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1432.)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

attach - 1. The placement of units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively
temporary.  2. The detailing of individuals to specific functions where such functions are secondary
or relatively temporary.  See also assign.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

attack assessment - An evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and
objectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely decisions.  See also
damage estimation.

attack geography   - description of the geography surrounding the improvised explosive device (IED)
incident, such as road segment, buildings, foliage, etc.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
attack group - A subordinate task organization of the Navy forces of an amphibious task force
composed of amphibious warfare ships and supporting naval units designated to transport, protect,
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
land, and initially support a landing group.
JP 309.3) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

attack heading - 1. The interceptor heading during the attack phase that will achieve the desired trackcrossing angle.  2. The assigned magnetic compass heading to be flown by aircraft during the
delivery phase of an air strike.
attack method - manner and means, including the weapon and delivery method, an adversary may use to
cause harm on a target.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

attack path - steps that an adversary takes or may take to plan, prepare for, and execute an attack.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

attack position - The last position occupied by the assault echelon before crossing the line of departure.   (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315.1)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)

attack the network operations - Lethal and nonlethal actions and operations against networks
conducted continuously and simultaneously at multiple levels (tactical, operational, and strategic) that capitalize on or create key vulnerabilities and disrupt activities to eliminate the enemy's ability
to function in order to enable success of the operation or campaign.  Also called AtN operations.

attention indicator - A telegraphic handling instruction that appears after a caption or slug line and
indicates who at the addressee post should receive a telegram.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

attestation - The act of witnessing the execution of an instrument and then signing it as a witness (most
commonly seen on wills).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)

Attorney General - the Attorney General of the United States (or Acting Attorney General), the Deputy
Attorney General, or, upon the designation of the Attorney General, the Assistant Attorney General designated as the Assistant Attorney General for National Security.

attribute - An item of data, a fact, or a single piece of information about an entity that quantifies,
identifies, classifies, or describes that entity.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH5 H111.5)
attrition rate - measure of shrinkage in size or number.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
attrition, personnel - decrease of the number of employees over time (i.e., by fiscal year, annual, by
quarter, etc.).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
auction company - a person taking possession of a motor vehicle owned by another to sell at an auction.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32702.)
audience - In public affairs, a broadly-defined group that contains stakeholders and/ or publics relevant
to military operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 312)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247b4a)
audiologic evaluation - procedures to assess the status of the auditory system; to establish the site of the
auditory disorder; the type and degree of hearing loss, and the potential effects of hearing loss on
communication; and to identify appropriate treatment and referral options. Referral options should include linkage to State IDEA part C coordinating agencies or other appropriate agencies, medical evaluation, hearing aid/ sensory aid assessment, audiologic rehabilitation treatment, national and local consumer, self-help, parent, and education organizations, and other family-centered services.
audiologic rehabilitation (intervention) - procedures, techniques, and technologies to facilitate the
receptive and expressive communication abilities of a child with hearing loss.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247b4a)

audiologic rehabilitation and audiologic intervention - procedures, techniques, and technologies to
facilitate the receptive and expressive communication abilities of a child with hearing loss.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g1)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2635)
audit - An interview with one or more employees, and/ or supervisory personnel, to verify or gather
information about a position that will provide a reliable basis for the accurate classification of the position. Frequently referred to as a Desk Audit, especially when conducted with the incumbent of the position being reviewed.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)
audit and accountability - Organizations must - (1) Create, protect, and retain information system audit
records to the extent needed to enable the monitoring, analysis, investigation, and reporting of unlawful, unauthorized or inappropriate information system activity; and (2) Ensure that the actions of individual information system users can be uniquely traced to those users so that they can be held
accountable for their   Also called AU.
audit finding - Deficiencies which the auditor is required to report in the schedule of findings and
questioned costs by A-133 ___.510(a).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
audit finding - deficiencies which the auditor is required to report in the schedule of findings and
questioned costs.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
audit log - A chronological record of system activities. Includes records of system accesses and
operations performed in a given period.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
audit trail - A record showing who has accessed an Information Technology (IT) System and what
operations the user has performed during a given period.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
auditee - any non-Federal entity that expends Federal awards which must be audited under this part.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
auditee - Any non-federal entity that expends Federal awards, which must be audited under this part.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

auditor - A public accountant or a Federal, state, or local government audit organization, which meets the
general standards specified in generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS). The term auditor does not include internal auditors of non-profit organizations.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)

auditor - an auditor, that is a public accountant or a Federal, State or local government audit
organization, which meets the general standards specified in generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS). The term auditor does not include internal auditors of non-profit organizations.
augmentation - to space and/ or ground-based systems that provide users of space-based positioning,
navigation, and timing signals with additional information that enables users to obtain enhanced performance when compared to the un-augmented space-based signals alone. These improvements include better accuracy, availability, integrity, and reliability, with independent integrity monitoring
and alerting capabilities for critical applications.

(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 39
U.S. SpaceBased
Position, Navigation, and
Timing Policy, Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

augmentation forces - Forces to be transferred from a supporting combatant commander to the
combatant command (command authority) or operational control of a supported combatant commander during the execution of an operation order approved by the President and Secretary of
Defense.

authenticate - To verify the identity of a user, user device, or other entity; and the integrity of data.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

authentication - 1. A security measure designed to protect a communications system against
acceptance of a fraudulent transmission or simulation by establishing the validity of a transmission, message, or originator.  2. A means of identifying individuals and verifying their eligibility to receive specific categories of information.  3. Evidence by proper signature or seal that a document is genuine and official.  4. In personnel recovery missions, the process whereby the identity of an
isolated person is confirmed.  See also evader; evasion; recovery operations; security.

authentication - Providing a password or using an encryption key to prove you are who you say you are.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
authentication - The process of establishing confidence in user identities, derived from NIST SP 800-63,
Electronic Authentication Guideline.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 142.4)
authentication - Verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, often as a prerequisite to allowing
access to resources in an information system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
authenticator - The means used to confirm the identity of a user, processor, or device (e.g., user
password or token). (Also, see Multi-factor Authentication).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
authenticity - The property of being genuine and being able to be verified and trusted; confidence in the
validity of a transmission, a message, or message originator.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

authority having jurisdiction - delegated person, organization, or office responsible for administering
and enforcing the requirements of a statute, code, standard, or for approving equipment, installations, materials, or procedures.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)

authority to update - The authority of a new payroll center to acquire an employee's records from the
old payroll center when the employee transfers from one center to another under the Consolidated American Payroll Processing System (CAPPS).

authorization - Access privileges granted to a user, program, or process.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)

authorization - The formal approval of an IT system to process, store, or transmit information granted by
a management official. Authorization, which is required under OMB Circular A-130, is based on an assessment of the management, operational, and technical controls associated with an IT system.

authorization - Written authority for travel and related expenses issued prior to commencement of travel.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H111)

Authorization Act - A public law passed by Congress and signed by the President that establishes or
continues the operation of a federal program or agency either indefinitely or for a specific time period, or that controls obligations or expenditures within a program. Authorization legislation usually is a prerequisite for appropriations acts. An authorization act for the Department usually sets
limits on the amounts that can be appropriated, by account; the authorization act does not, however, provide the actual dollars for a program nor does it enable an agency or department to make commitments to spend funds in the future.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

authorization boundary - All components of an information system to be authorized for operation by an
authorizing official, and excludes separately authorized systems to which the information system is connected.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
authorization boundary - all components of an information system to be authorized for operation by an
authorizing official. This excludes separately authorized systems to which the information system is
connected.
authorization data - Department of Defense military and civilian manpower and equipment resources
authorized by law.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8260.03)
authorization inventory - The set of manpower and equipment authorizations associated with one or
more organization.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8260.03)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

authorization package - the essential information that an authorizing official uses to determine whether
to authorize the operation of an information system or the use of a designated set of common
controls. At a minimum, the authorization package includes the information system security plan,
privacy plan, security control assessment, privacy control assessment, and any relevant plans of action and milestones.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

authorization to operate - the official management decision given by a senior Federal official or
officials to authorize operation of an information system and to explicitly accept the risk to agency
operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), agency assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation based on the implementation of an agreed-upon set of security and privacy controls. Authorization also applies to common controls inherited by agency information systems.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
3126)

authorized - having authority, right, or permission pursuant to the provisions of a statute, Executive
order, directive of the head of any department or agency engaged in foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, order of any United States court, or provisions of any Rule of the
House of Representatives or resolution of the Senate which assigns responsibility within the
respective House of Congress for the oversight of intelligence activities.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3126)

authorized - having authority, right, or permission pursuant to the provisions of a statute, Executive
order, directive of the head of any department or agency engaged in foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, order of any United States court, or provisions of any Rule of the
House of Representatives or resolution of the Senate which assigns responsibility within the
respective House of Congress for the oversight of intelligence activities.

authorized access list - A list developed and maintained by the information systems security officer or
personnel who are authorized unescorted access to the computer room.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)

authorized departure - A procedure, short of ordered departure, by which mission employees or
dependents or both, are permitted to leave post in advance of normal rotation when the national
interests or imminent threat to life require it.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

authorized economic operator - party involved in the international movement of goods in whatever
function that has been approved by or on behalf of a national customs administration as complying with World Customs Organization (WCO) or equivalent supply chain security standards includes; manufacturers, importers, exporters, brokers, carriers, consolidators, intermediaries, ports, airports,
terminal operators, integrated operators, warehouses, and distributors.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1101)

authorized official -
(A) any employee or agent of a passenger transportation system or other person
with responsibilities relating to the security of such systems;
(B) any officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation, or the Department of Justice with responsibilities relating to the security of passenger transportation systems; or (C) any
Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

authorized person [classified information] - person who has a favorable determination of eligibility for
access to classified information and has a need-to-know such information has signed an approved
nondisclosure agreement.

authorized services - treatment services and supplemental services.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb1)

authorized strength - the largest number of members authorized to be in an armed force, a component, a
branch, a grade, or any other category of the armed forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
authorized user - At the post level, the sponsoring agency must subscribe to ICASS Basic Package and
Mail and Messenger Services.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH5 H114)

authorizing officer - Any officer who has been delegated the authority to approve travel.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Authorizing Officer - The officer who has releasing authority for the transmission of an official
telegram. A telegram must not be transmitted without proper authorization of the releasing authority.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

authorizing official - a senior Federal official or executive with the authority to authorize (i.e., assume
responsibility for) the operation of an information system or the use a designated set of common controls at an acceptable level of risk to agency operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), agency assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation.
authorizing official [special access program] - person with the authority to formally assume
responsibility for operating a special access program at an acceptable level of risk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)

autism - a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and
social interaction, generally evident before age three, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences.  (ii) Autism does not apply if a child's educational performance is adversely affected primarily because the child has an emotional
disturbance.  (iii) A child who manifests the characteristics of autism after age three could be
identified as having autism if the criteria are satisfied.

auto-ferry transportation - intercity rail passenger transportation - (A) of automobiles or recreational
vehicles and their occupants; and (B) when space is available, of used unoccupied vehicles.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
24102.)
automated - Electronic; includes applications that automatically enter information from or to a database.
This would include HTML or similar versions.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1151.2)

automated cashier program or system - An automated system for entering cashier transactions and
tracking cashier accountability balanced with the FSC generated cashier reports.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)

Automated Clearing House - A nationwide mechanism that processes electronically originated debit and
credit transfers for any participating institutions nationwide. This electronic payment delivery
system is most often used to process low-dollar, repetitive retail payments and pre-authorized
recurring payments such as payroll, corporate payments to vendors, Social Security payments, insurance premium payments and utility payments. The ACH is an alternative to paper checks and handles billions of payments annually.  Also called ACH.
Automated Directives System - A continually updated reference consolidating all federal statutes and
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil

regulations relevant to USAID's work.  Also called ADS.
Military Operations Group, Glossary) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)

Automated Document System - ADS is an automated central database that contains texts of telegrams
and written documents about Department policies dating back to 1973. The two basic retrieval files
are - (1) Citation file contains summary data on a document. Included are originator, addressee,
TAGS, subject line, and ADS-generated number identifying the reel and frame location of the microfilmed text stored by OIS. (2) Text Record file contains texts of telegrams. ADS stores citations to the microfilmed texts of the following types of documents - General memorandums; Memorandums of Conversation; Congressional correspondence; Diplomatic Notes; Technical agreements; Opinion papers; INR reports; General correspondence; and Telegrams.  Also called
ADS.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

automated guideway transit - fixed-guideway transportation system which operates with automated
(driverless) individual vehicles or multi-car trains service may be on a fixed schedule or in response to a passenger-activated call button.
automated information system - an assembly of computer hardware, software, or firmware configured
to collect, create, communicate, compute, disseminate, process, store, or control data or information.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Automated Information System - An assembly of hardware, software, and firmware used to
electronically input, process, store, and/ or output data. Examples include - mainframes, servers, desktop workstations, thin clients, and mobile devices (e.g., laptops, e-readers, smartphones, tablets) Typically, system components include, but are not limited to - central processing units (CPUs),
monitors, printers, switches, routers, media converters, and removable storage media, such as flash drives. An AIS may also include nontraditional peripheral equipment, such as networked digital copiers, and cameras and audio recording/ playback devices used to transfer data to or from a computer.   Also called AIS.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
automated information system - an automated information system of the Department of Defense
described in the exhibits designated as 'IT-43' in the budget submitted to Congress by the President
for fiscal year 1995.
automated knowledge - knowledge acquired or extracted using an automated knowledge acquisition
tool.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)
Automated Repatriation Reporting System - A Defense Manpower Data Center system used to track
the status of noncombatant evacuees after they have arrived in an initial safe haven in the United
States.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
3161)
automatic declassification - the declassification of information based solely upon:
(1) the occurrence of
a specific date or event as determined by the original classification authority; or (2) the expiration of a maximum time frame for duration of classification established under this order.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

automatic declassification - the declassification of information based solely upon:
(1) the occurrence of
a specific date or event as determined by the original classification authority; or (2) the expiration of a maximum time frame for duration of classification established under this order.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)

automatic identification system - a system that is used to satisfy the requirements of the Automatic
Identification System under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, signed at London on November 1, 1974.
automatic identification system - reporting system mandated by International Maritime Organization
(IMO) for vessels 300 gross tons and above that provides positional and identification information
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
via a VHF transceiver system.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

automatic identification technology - A suite of technologies enabling the automatic capture of data,
thereby enhancing the ability to identify, track, document, and control assets (e.g., materiel),
deploying and redeploying forces, equipment, personnel, and sustainment cargo.  Also called AIT.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

automatic identification technology - family of methods employed to automatically identify and collect
data regarding a specific item and entering that data into a management information system include; unique identification (UID), radio frequency identification (RFID), biometrics, magnetic stripes, optical character recognition (OCR), smart cards, and voice recognition
automatic knowledge - knowledge recalled and used routinely to solve problems, make decisions, or
answer questions spontaneously.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
44901.)

automatic target recognition software - software installed on an advanced imaging technology that
produces a generic image of the individual being screened that is the same as the images produced for all other screened individuals.
automobile adaptive equipment program - the program administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3901.)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32901.)

automobile manufactured by a manufacturer - every automobile manufactured by a person that
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the manufacturer, but does not include an automobile manufactured by the person that is exported not later than 30 days after the end of the model year in which the automobile is manufactured.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
31111.)

automobile transporter - any vehicle combination designed and used for the transport of assembled
highway vehicles, including truck camper units. An automobile transporter shall not be prohibited from the transport of cargo or general freight on a backhaul, so long as it complies with weight limitations for a truck tractor and semitrailer combination.

automotive fuel - liquid fuel of a type distributed for use as a fuel in any motor vehicle.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2821.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2821.)
automotive fuel requirement - with respect to automotive fuel for use in a motor vehicle or a class
thereof, imported, manufactured, or assembled by a manufacturer, the minimum automotive fuel rating of such automotive fuel which such manufacturer recommends for the efficient operation of such motor vehicle, or a substantial portion of such class, without knocking.
automotive fuel retailer - any person who markets automotive fuel to the general public for ultimate
consumption.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2821.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
autonomous operation - In air defense, the mode of operation assumed by a unit after it has lost all
communications with higher echelons forcing the unit commander to assume full responsibility for
control of weapons and engagement of hostile targets.
autopsy - An inspection and dissection of the remains to determine the cause of death.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.1)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
auxiliary aid and service - service or device that enables qualified individuals with disabilities to have
an equal opportunity to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, programs or activities conducted by the Department.
auxiliary services - mortuary services, veterinary services, and other services that are determined by the
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
Secretary to be appropriate.
300hh11)
availability - Ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H548.22)
available bond denominations - Electronic savings bonds are not sold by denomination. The minimum
purchase amount for a savings bond in TreasuryDirect is $25 and the maximum is $5,000.
Employees can purchase any amount between $25 and $5,000. Five thousand dollars is the annual limit per savings bond series per person.
available check - A check which has not been paid by Treasury and is in the possession of the certifying
or disbursing office.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
available check - A U.S. Treasury check which has not been paid by Treasury and is in the possession of
the certifying or disbursing office.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
4565)

available in fact to controlled countries - production or availability of any goods or technology in any
country(A) from which the goods or technology is not restricted for export to any controlled country; or (B) in which such export restrictions are determined by the Secretary to be ineffective.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)

available in fact to controlled countries - production or availability of any goods or technology in any
country(A) from which the goods or technology is not restricted for export to any controlled country; or (B) in which such export restrictions are determined by the Secretary to be ineffective.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3342)

available paid leave - Accrued or accumulated annual or sick leave, and re-credited and restored annual
or sick leave. It does not include annual or sick leave advanced to an employee or any annual or sick leave accrued that has not yet been transferred to the appropriate leave account.

available-to-load date - A date specified for each unit in a time-phased force and deployment data
indicating when that unit will be ready to load at the point of embarkation.  Also called ALD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
avenue of approach - An air or ground route of an attacking force of a given size leading to its
objective or to key terrain in its path.  Also called AA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
average fuel economy standard - a performance standard specifying a minimum level of average fuel
economy applicable to a manufacturer in a model year.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32901.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)
average weekly hours - the average hours worked by the individual (excluding overtime) in the
employment from which he has been or claims to have been separated in the 52 weeks (excluding weeks during which the individual was sick or on vacation).
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)
average weekly wage - one-thirteenth of the total wages paid to an individual in the high quarter. For
purposes of this computation, the high quarter shall be that quarter in which the individual's total wages were highest among the first 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters immediately before the quarter in which occurs the week with respect to which the computation is made. Such week shall be the week in which total separation occurred, or, in cases where partial separation is claimed,
an appropriate week, as defined in regulations prescribed by the Secretary.

aviation - Provides revenue for the costs associated with the operation and maintenance of selected
aviation assets in the Department.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H113.42)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2305a.)
aviation critical safety item - a part, an assembly, installation equipment, launch equipment, recovery
equipment, or support equipment for an aircraft or aviation weapon system if the part, assembly, or equipment contains a characteristic any failure, malfunction, or absence of which could cause a catastrophic or critical failure resulting in the loss of or serious damage to the aircraft or weapon
system, an unacceptable risk of personal injury or loss of life, or an uncommanded engine shutdown that jeopardizes safety.

aviation medicine - The special field of medicine which is related to the biological and psychological
problems of flight.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18, 31)

aviation quality - the quality of having been manufactured, constructed, produced, maintained, repaired,
overhauled, rebuilt, reconditioned, or restored in conformity with applicable standards specified by
law (including applicable regulations).
aviation security project - a security project at an airport required by the Department of Homeland
Security.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
47175.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

aviation stakeholders - entity that owns and/ or operates aviation infrastructure assets or has
responsibilities for the safety, efficiency, and/ or security of the air domain includes Federal, State, local, and tribal government levels as well as international partners and the private sector that own
and/ or operate aviation infrastructure assets (including all aviation conveyances, as well as airport
facilities and air traffic equipment).
award -  grants, cost reimbursement contracts and other agreements between a State, local and Indian
tribal government and the Federal Government.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

award - financial assistance provided by a Federal agency to carry out a program.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 611.6)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
award - financial assistance that provides support or stimulation to accomplish a public purpose. Awards
include grants and other agreements in the form of money or property in lieu of money, by the Federal Government to an eligible recipient. The term does not include: technical assistance, which provides services instead of money; other assistance in the form of loans, loan guarantees, interest
subsidies, or insurance; direct payments of any kind to individuals; and, contracts which are required to be entered into and administered under procurement laws and regulations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

award - Financial assistance that provides support or stimulation to accomplish a public purpose. Awards
include grants and other agreements in the form of money or property in lieu of money, by the Federal Government, to an eligible recipient. The term does not include - technical assistance which
provides services instead of money; other assistance in the form of loans or loan guarantees, interest subsidies, or insurance; direct payments of any kind to individuals; and contracts which are required to be entered into and administered under procurement laws and regulations.

awarding agency -  (a) with respect to a grant, cooperative agreement, or cost reimbursement contract,
the Federal agency, and (b) with respect to a subaward, the party that awarded the subaward.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)

awareness and training - Organizations must -(1) Ensure that managers and users of organizational
information systems are made aware of the security risks associated with their activities and of the applicable laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, standards, instructions, regulations or procedures related to the security of organizational information systems; and  (2) Ensure that organizational personnel are adequately trained to carry out their assigned information securityrelated duties and responsibilities.  Also called AT.
axis of advance - A line of advance assigned for purposes of control; often a road or a group of roads,
or a designated series of locations, extending in the direction of the enemy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
back office [technology] - electronic and information technology located in spaces frequented only by
service personnel for maintenance, repair or occasional monitoring of equipment (e.g., network switches and routers located in wiring closets)for example, network switches and routers located in wiring closets
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
backfill - Reserve Component units and individuals recalled to replace deploying active units and/ or
individuals in the continental United States and outside the continental United States.  See also
Reserve Component.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
background investigation - process of using various types of personnel security investigations into an
applicant's or an employee's history to determine the individual's suitability or fitness for employment and/ or to make a determination as to whether the individual is eligible for access to
classified information at the appropriate level for the position conducted using a variety of methods including the completion of standard form (SF) questionnaires, electronic inquiries, written or telephonic inquiries, or through personal contact with individuals.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
2652)
background review - a review of information provided by the Director of National Intelligence and the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding personal background, including information relating to any history of criminal activity or to any evidence of espionage.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2652)
background review - a review of information provided by the Director of National Intelligence and the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding personal background, including information relating to any history of criminal activity or to any evidence of espionage.
backhaul - the return trip of a vehicle transporting cargo or general freight, especially when carrying
goods back over all or part of the same route.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
31111.)
backstop - The skill category of a particular position in USAID (e.g., country director, contracts officer);
also, the numeric code used to identify a skill category.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
backup - Copy of files and programs made to facilitate recovery, if necessary.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
baggage - Official and personal property needed by the traveler for use en route or immediately upon
arrival at destination.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
baggage - trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases containing personal belongings while traveling includes
both carry-on and checked-in baggage.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A119)

balance - The standards development process should be balanced. Specifically, there should be
meaningful involvement from a broad range of parties, with no single interest dominating the decision-making.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

balanced magnetic switch - switch which operates using a balanced magnetic field in such a manner as
to resist defeat with an external magnet signals an alarm when it detects either an increase or
decrease in magnetic field strength.

balanced performance measure - approach to performance measurement that balances organizational
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

results with the perspectives of distinct groups, including customers and employees.

Terms)

bale cubic capacity - The space available for cargo measured in cubic feet to the inside of the cargo
battens, on the frames, and to the underside of the beams.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304.1)
ballistic missile - Any missile which does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and
consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated.  See also guided missile.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  FEC,
US Code 52,
20310)
balloting materials - official post card forms, Federal write-in absentee ballots, and any State balloting
materials that, as determined by the Presidential designee, are essential to the carrying out of this chapter.
bandwidth - The amount of data that can be passed along a communications channel in a given period of
time.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
bandwidth - The amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of time. For digital devices,
the bandwidth is usually expressed in bits per second (bps) or bytes per second. For analog devices, the bandwidth is expressed in cycles per second (cps), or Hertz (Hz).
bank or banks - national banks, State banks, trust companies, or other banks or banking associations
doing business under the laws of the United States, or of any State of the United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4302)
bank or banks - national banks, State banks, trust companies, or other banks or banking associations
doing business under the laws of the United States, or of any State of the United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4302)
bank or World Bank - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6801)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4302)

banking institution - any person engaged primarily or incidentally in the business of banking, of
granting or transferring credits, or of purchasing or selling foreign exchange or procuring purchasers and sellers thereof, as principal or agent, or any person holding credits for others as a direct or incidental part of his business, or brokers, and each principal, agent, home office, branch or correspondent of any person so engaged shall be regarded as a separate banking institution.

bankruptcy - A legal proceeding in Federal court for dealing with debt problems of individuals and
businesses.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 491.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
bar-code label - This is also called the Universal Product Code (UPC). It is a series of short black lines
of varied thickness usually accompanied by alphanumeric digits. A laser reader or scanner can
translate the bar codes with the alphanumeric that are used to uniquely identify a property item. This
Property Identification Number (PIN) is used as a basis for the inventory and accountability.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4715)

bargaining unit employee - an employee included in an appropriate exclusive bargaining unit, as
determined by the Federal Labor Relations Authority, for which a labor organization has been granted exclusive recognition.

barge - a vessel that is non-self-propelled and that is often pushed ahead, towed alongside, or towed
astern on a hawser by a towing vessel. It does not include a vessel that is propelled by sail only.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)

barge or other bulk carrier - any vessel which  (A) is not self-propelled, or (B) transports fungible
goods that are not packaged in any form.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
58c)
barge removal contractor - a person that enters into a contract with the United States to remove an
abandoned barge under this chapter.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 4701)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2008o.)
barn - a building (other than a dwelling) on a farm, ranch, or other agricultural operation for (A)
housing animals; (B) storing or processing crops; (C) storing and maintaining agricultural equipment; or (D) serving an essential or useful purpose related to agricultural activities conducted on the adjacent land.
barometric sensor - sensor that acts as a switch by the measurement of atmospheric (air/ water) pressure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
barrel - 42 United States gallons at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
barrier - A coordinated series of natural or man-made obstacles designed or employed to channel,
direct, restrict, delay, or stop the movement of an opposing force and to impose additional losses in
personnel, time, and equipment on the opposing force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
barrier combat air patrol - One or more divisions or elements of fighter aircraft employed between a
force and an objective area as a barrier across the probable direction of enemy attack.  See also
combat air patrol.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
4864)
barrier to local competition - (A) conditions of extreme currency volatility; (B) restrictions on
repatriation of profits; (C) multiple exchange rates which significantly disadvantage United States firms; (D) government restrictions inhibiting the free convertibility of foreign exchange; or (E)
conditions of extreme local political instability.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
barrier, obstacle, and mine warfare plan - A comprehensive, coordinated plan that includes
responsibilities; general location of unspecified and specific barriers, obstacles, and minefields;
special instructions; limitations; coordination; and completion times; and may designate locations of
obstacle zones or belts.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2114a.)

barriers to, or other distortions of, international trade in services - (1) barriers to establishment in
foreign markets, and(2) restrictions on the operation of enterprises in foreign markets, including (A) direct or indirect restrictions on the transfer of information into, or out of, the country or instrumentality concerned, and (B) restrictions on the use of data processing facilities within or outside of such country or instrumentality.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
base - 1. A locality from which operations are projected or supported.  2. An area or locality containing
installations which provide logistic or other support.  3. Home airfield or home carrier.  See also
facility.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
base - the accumulated direct costs (normally either total direct salaries and wages or total direct costs
exclusive of any extraordinary or distorting expenditures) used to distribute indirect costs to individual Federal awards. The direct cost base selected should result in each award bearing a fair share of the indirect costs in reasonable relation to the benefits received from the costs.
base boundary - A line that delineates the surface area of a base for the purpose of facilitating
coordination and deconfliction of operations between adjacent units, formations, or areas.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
base cluster - In base defense operations, a collection of bases, geographically grouped for mutual
protection and ease of command and control.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)

base cluster commander - In base defense operations, a senior base commander designated by the joint
force commander responsible for coordinating the defense of bases within the base cluster and for
integrating defense plans of bases into a base cluster defense plan.
base cluster operations center - A command and control facility that serves as the base cluster
(SOURCE  DOD,

commander's focal point for defense and security of the base cluster.  Also called BCOC.
DOD Dictionary, JP 310) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
base defense - The local military measures, both normal and emergency, required to nullify or reduce
the effectiveness of enemy attacks on, or sabotage of, a base, to ensure that the maximum capacity
of its facilities is available to United States forces.
base defense operations center - A command and control facility established by the base commander
to serve as the focal point for base security and defense.  Also called BDOC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
base defense zone - An air defense zone established around an air base and limited to the engagement
envelope of short-range air defense weapons systems defending that base.  Also called BDZ.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
base development - The acquisition, development, expansion, improvement, construction and/ or
replacement of the facilities and resources of a location to support forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
base floodplain - area subject to inundation from a flood of a magnitude that occurs once every 100 years
on the average a flood having a 1 percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7581.)
base gasoline - gasoline which meets the following specifications: API gravity 57.8 Sulfur, ppm
317,Color Purple, Benzene, vol. % 1.35,Reid vapor pressure 8.7, Drivability 1195, Antiknock, Index 87.3, Distillation, D86 F, IBP 92,10% 126,50% 219,90% 327,EP 414, Hydrocarbon Type, Vol. % FIA, Aromatics 30.9, Olefins 8.2, Saturates 60.9.
base market hog - a barrow or gilt for which no discounts are subtracted from and no premiums are
added to the base price.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)
base operating support - Directly assisting, maintaining, supplying, and distributing support of forces
at the operating location.  Also called BOS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
base operating support-integrator - The designated Service component or joint task force commander
assigned to synchronize all sustainment functions for a contingency base.  Also called BOS-I.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
base period -  the allocation of indirect costs is the period in which such costs are incurred and
accumulated for allocation to activities performed in that period. The base period normally should
coincide with the governmental unit's fiscal year, but in any event, shall be so selected as to avoid
inequities in the allocation of costs.
base period - the one-year period ending the June 30 before the beginning of a fiscal year.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
518d.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
base plan - A type of operation plan that describes the concept of operations, major forces, sustainment
concept, and anticipated timelines for completing the mission without annexes or time-phased force
and deployment data.  Also called BPLAN.
base price - the price paid for livestock, delivered at the packing plant, before application of any
premiums or discounts, expressed in dollars per hundred pounds of carcass weight.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635a.)
base rental rate -The base rental rate is the rental value of the quarters, before applying any
administrative adjustments or charges for related facilities.

(SOURCE  White House, OMB, Circular A45)
(SOURCE  DOD, DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

base support installation - A Department of Defense Service or agency installation within the United
States and its territories tasked to serve as a base for military forces engaged in either homeland
defense or defense support of civil authorities.  Also called BSI.

baseline - A starting point or initial value for a program or project measurement indicator.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
baseline - the program as set following contract award and preliminary design review of the space and
ground systems.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
878a)
baseline - the projection of current-year levels of new budget authority, outlays, receipts, and the surplus
or deficit into the budget year and the out years.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 900)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

baseline (maritime) - the line from which maritime zones and limits are measured. Examples of these
limits include the territorial sea, contiguous zone, and exclusive economic zone. The spatial extent of the baseline is defined as ordinary low water, interpreted as mean lower low water, as depicted on National Ocean Service nautical charts and/ or appropriate supplemental information.

baseline [measure] - formally approved version of a configuration item, regardless of media, formally
designated and fixed at a specific time during the configuration item's life cycle.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
baseline [plan] - approved plan for a project, plus or minus approved changes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7479.)

baseline concentration - with respect to a pollutant, the ambient concentration levels which exist at the
time of the first application for a permit in an area subject to this part, based on air quality data available in the Environmental Protection Agency or a State air pollution control agency and on such monitoring data as the permit applicant is required to submit. Such ambient concentration levels shall take into account all projected emissions in, or which may affect, such area from any major emitting facility on which construction commenced prior to January 6, 1975, but which has not begun operation by the date of the baseline air quality concentration determination. Emissions of sulfur oxides and particulate matter from any major emitting facility on which construction commenced after January 6, 1975, shall not be included in the baseline and shall be counted against the maximum allowable increases in pollutant concentrations established under this part.

baseline configuration - Consists of the minimum information system security and operational controls
required for Department information systems.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
baseline costs - The continuing annual costs of military operations funded by the operations and
maintenance and military personnel appropriations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7545.)
baseline gasoline - in the case of gasoline sold during the high ozone period ("summertime" and/ or as
defined by the Administrator) a gasoline which meets the following specifications: BASELINE GASOLINE FUEL PROPERTIES, API Gravity 57.4, Sulfur, ppm 339, Benzene, % 1.53, RVP, psi 8.7, Octane, R+M/ 2 87.3, IBP, F 91, 10%, F 128, .50%, F 218, 90%, F 330, End Point, F 415, Aromatics, % 32.0, Olefins, % 9.2, Saturates, % 58.8.
baseline goal - baseline cost, schedule, or performance goal against which actual work is measured.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
baseline level of protection - degree of security provided by the set of countermeasures identified facility
security level which must be implemented any deviation must be justified by a risk assessment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
baseline risk - current level of risk that takes into account existing risk mitigation measures.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
basic educational assistance - educational assistance provided under subchapter II of this chapter.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3002.)

basic encyclopedia - A compilation of identified installations and physical areas of potential
significance as objectives for attack.  Also called BE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300e)

basic health services - (A) physician services (including consultant and referral services by a physician);
(B) inpatient and outpatient hospital services; (C) medically necessary emergency health services;
(D) short-term (not to exceed twenty visits), outpatient evaluative and crisis intervention mental health services; (E) medical treatment and referral services (including referral services to appropriate ancillary services) for the abuse of or addiction to alcohol and drugs; (F) diagnostic laboratory and diagnostic and therapeutic radiologic services; (G) home health services; and (H) preventive health services (including (i) immunizations, (ii) well-child care from birth, (iii) periodic health evaluations for adults, (iv) voluntary family planning services, (v) infertility services, and (vi) children's eye and ear examinations conducted to determine the need for vision and hearing correction).

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

basic load - The quantity of supplies required to be on hand within, and which can be moved by, a unit
or formation, expressed according to the wartime organization of the unit or formation and
maintained at the prescribed levels.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

basic pay - Basic pay for GS employees is a position's annual salary plus any other applicable civilian
employee pay entitlements. Basic pay for FWS employees is a position's annual wages including shift differential pay and environmental pay, plus any other applicable civilian employee pay
entitlements. Examples of other civilian employee pay entitlements include, but are not limited to, night differential pay for FWS employees, environmental differential pay, and premium pay (for civilian employee fire fighters and law enforcement officers).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H546.2)
basic pay - Compensation upon which TSP deduction and contribution are computed is base pay
inclusive of any locality-based comparability or interim geographic adjustment or special law enforcement adjustment under the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, respectively. Also include any standby pay, administratively uncontrollable overtime (AUO), law enforcement availability pay (LEAP), physicians comparability allowance (PCA), tropical differential on the
Isthmus of Panama, and for Federal Wage Schedule (FWS) employees night differential, environmental differential, and Guam recruitment differential. Basic pay for TSP purposes is the same amount used to determine the mandatory retirement deductions.
basic pay - rate of compensation exclusive of awards, bonuses, and differentials.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
basic research - research normally conducted without specific applications toward processes or products
in mind.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
basic research - that research directed toward increasing knowledge in science. The primary aim of basic
research is a fuller knowledge or understanding of the subject under study, rather than any practical application of that knowledge.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6113)
basic salary - the salary fixed by law or administrative action before deductions and exclusive of
additional compensation (such as NATO pay) of any kind. Basic salary excludes premium pay for overtime, night, Sunday, and holiday work, allowances, post and special differentials, and charge pay. It includes locality pay for participants in FSRDS, FSRDS Offset, and FSPS who are assigned
to positions in the United States where locality pay is authorized.
basic seed - the seed planted to produce certified or commercial seed.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2401.)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,

basic skills deficient -  with respect to an individual
(A) who is a youth, that the individual has
English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted
3102)
standardized test; or
(B) who is a youth or adult, that the individual is unable to compute or solve problems, or read, write, or speak English, at a level necessary to function on the job, in the individual's family, or in society.

basic training - level of training designed to provide elementary knowledge for entry level personnel
who have little or no previous background, experience, or formal preparation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)

basic work requirement - The number of hours, excluding overtime hours, an employee is required to
work or to account for by charging leave, credit hours, excused absence, holiday hours, compensatory time off, or time off as an award. A full-time employee has a basic work requirement
of 80 hours in a pay period.

basis level - the agreed-on adjustment to a future price to establish the final price paid for livestock.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635a.)

basis of estimate - rationale that supports the estimate of cost of an activity, or the document that
describes that rationale.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

battalion landing team - In an amphibious operation, an infantry battalion normally reinforced by
necessary combat and service elements; the basic unit for planning an assault landing.  Also called
BLT.
battery backup - electrical apparatus that provides power to a load when the normal input power source
fails is kept fully charged for use during a primary power failure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

battle damage assessment - The estimate of damage composed of physical and functional damage
assessment, as well as target system assessment, resulting from the application of lethal or nonlethal
military force.  Also called BDA.  See also combat assessment.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
battle damage repair - Essential repair, which may be improvised, carried out rapidly in a battle
environment in order to return damaged or disabled equipment to temporary service.  Also called
BDR.
battle injury - Damage or harm sustained by personnel during or as a result of battle conditions.  Also
called BI.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
battle management - The management of activities within the operational environment based on the
commands, direction, and guidance given by appropriate authority.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)
battlefield coordination detachment - An Army liaison located in the air operations center that
provides selected operational functions between the Army forces and the air component
commander.  Also called BCD.  See also air operations center; liaison.
baud rate - Rate at which packets of data are sent and received through the network. These rates are
defined in terms of bps. The higher the baud rate, the faster the connection.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
bayesian probability - process of evaluating the probability of a hypothesis through 1) the specification
of a prior probability and 2) modification of the prior probability by incorporation of observed
information to create an updated posterior probability
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

beach - 1. The area extending from the shoreline inland to a marked change in physiographic form or
material, or to the line of permanent vegetation (coastline).  2. In amphibious operations, that
portion of the shoreline designated for landing of a tactical organization.

beach party - The Navy component of the landing force support party under the tactical control of the
landing force support party commander.  See also beachmaster unit; shore party.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
beach support area - In amphibious operations, the area to the rear of a landing force or elements
thereof, that contains the facilities for the unloading of troops and materiel and the support of the
forces ashore.  Also called BSA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
beachhead - A designated area on a hostile or potentially hostile shore that, when seized and held,
ensures the continuous landing of troops and materiel, and provides maneuver space requisite for
subsequent projected operations ashore.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
beachmaster unit - A commissioned naval unit of the naval beach group designed to provide to the
shore party a Navy component known as a beach party, which is capable of supporting the
amphibious landing of one division (reinforced).  Also called BMU.  See also beach party; naval
beach group; shore party.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
begin morning civil twilight - The period of time at which the sun is halfway between beginning
morning and nautical twilight and sunrise, when there is enough light to see objects clearly with the
unaided eye.  Also called BMCT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
begin morning nautical twilight - The start of that period where, in good conditions and in the absence
of other illumination, the sun is 12 degrees below the eastern horizon and enough light is available to identify the general outlines of ground objects and conduct limited military operations.  Also
called BMNT.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1502.)
beginning farmer or rancher - a farmer or rancher who has not actively operated and managed a farm or
ranch with a bona fide insurable interest in a crop or livestock as an owner-operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper for more than 5 crop years, as determined by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1665)
behavioral health aftercare - those activities and resources used to support recovery following inpatient,
residential, intensive substance abuse, or mental health outpatient plan has been developed with the client. An aftercare plan may use such resources as a community-based therapeutic group,
transitional living facilities, a 12-step sponsor, a local 12-step or other related support group, and
other community-based providers or outpatient treatment. The purpose is to help prevent or deal with relapse by ensuring that by the time a client or patient is discharged from a level of care, such as outpatient treatment, an after care.
believed-to-be - In mortuary affairs, the status of any human remains until a positive identification has
been determined.  Used interchangeably with tentative identification.  Also called BTB.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)
benchmark - an annual set of goals and performance measures established for the purpose of assessing
performance in meeting a regional investment strategy of a Regional Board.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2009dd1.)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5901.)
beneficial owner - a person not having title to property but having ownership rights in the property,
including a trustee of property in transit from an overseas place of origin that is domiciled or doing
business in the United States, except that a carrier, agent of a carrier, broker, customs broker, freight forwarder, warehouser, or terminal operator is not a beneficial owner only because of providing or
arranging for any part of the intermodal transportation of property.

beneficiary - a person designated by a participant, or by the terms of an employee benefit plan, who is or
may become entitled to a benefit thereunder.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
beneficiary - A person having the benefits of property of which a trustee, or executor, has legal
possession or, broadly speaking, a person who is entitled to proceeds of an estate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)

beneficiary - a person who is a primary beneficiary of the Department of Veterans Affairs or of the
Department of Defense.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8111.)
beneficiary - A person who is entitled to Social Security benefits.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 533)
beneficiary - Person or persons receiving a benefit or other payment under Federal law, other than a
payment of salary or wages.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H541.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2702.)
beneficiary country - any country with respect to which there is in effect a proclamation by the President
designating such country as a beneficiary country for purposes of this chapter. Before the President designates any country as a beneficiary country for purposes of this chapter, he shall notify the House of Representatives and the Senate of his intention to make such designation, together with the considerations entering into such decision.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2467)
beneficiary developing country - any country with respect to which there is in effect an Executive order
or Presidential proclamation by the President designating such country as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of this subchapter.
benefit cost analysis - A project development technique used as a systematic approach for comparing
alternatives in project development; see also simplified BCA.    Also called BCA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
benefit cost analysis - The process of weighing the total expected costs against the total expected
benefits of one or more actions to choose the best or most profitable option.  Also called BCA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH5 H111.5)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)
benefit period - (A) the benefit year and any ensuing period, as determined under applicable State law,
during which the individual is eligible for regular compensation, additional compensation, or extended compensation, or (B) the equivalent to such a benefit year or ensuing period provided for under the applicable Federal unemployment insurance law.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
4303.)

benefit, benefit of employment, or rights and benefits - the terms, conditions, or privileges of
employment, including any advantage, profit, privilege, gain, status, account, or interest (including wages or salary for work performed) that accrues by reason of an employment contract or agreement or an employer policy, plan, or practice and includes rights and benefits under a pension plan, a health plan, an employee stock ownership plan, insurance coverage and awards, bonuses, severance pay, supplemental unemployment benefits, vacations, and the opportunity to select work hours or location of employment.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)

benefit-cost analysis -  A systematic quantitative method of assessing the desirability of government
projects or policies when it is important to take a long view of future effects and a broad view of possible side-effects.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
3772)

benefitting species - I) increasing the hydroperiod and water depth of a stream or wetland beyond what
would naturally occur;
(II) improving waterfowl habitat conditions;
(III) establishing water level
management capabilities for native plant communities; (IV) creating mud flat conditions important for shorebirds; and
(V) cross fencing or establishing a rotational grazing system on native range to
improve grassland nesting bird habitat conditions; and (ii) an activity conducted to shift a native plant community successional stage, including (I) burning an established native grass community
to reduce or eliminate invading brush or exotic species;
(II) brush shearing to set back early successional plant communities; and (III) forest management that promotes a particular serial stage.

bequest - The legal term meaning personal property left by a will.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)

berm - The nearly horizontal portion of a beach or backshore having an abrupt fall and either formed by
deposition of material by wave action at the limit of ordinary high tide or constructed to protect
materials handling equipment during air cushion vehicle operations.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7511b.)

best available controls - the degree of emissions reduction that the Administrator determines, on the
basis of technological and economic feasibility, health, environmental, and energy impacts, is achievable through the application of the most effective equipment, measures, processes, methods, systems or techniques, including chemical reformulation, product or feedstock substitution, repackaging, and directions for use, consumption, storage, or disposal.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

best judgment standard - An assessment in context of the sensitivity of personally identifiable
information (PII) and any actual or suspected breach of such information for the purpose of deciding whether reporting a breach is warranted.
best management practice - method or technique that has consistently shown results superior to those
achieved with other means, and that is used as a benchmark.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
best value - the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the
greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3814)

between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six - men who have attained the eighteenth anniversary of the
day of their birth and who have not attained the twenty-sixth anniversary of the day of their birth; and other terms designating different age groups shall be construed in a similar manner.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

bid sample -  a product sample required to be submitted by an offeror to show characteristics of the
offered products that cannot adequately be described by specifications, purchase descriptions, or the solicitation (e.g., balance, facility of use, or pattern).

bi-fuel vehicle - A vehicle that is capable of operating on two different fuels that are stored in separate
tanks, and the engine runs on one fuel at a time.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)
big data - a refers to datasets whose size is beyond the ability of typical database software tools to
capture, store, manage, and analyze.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
bilateral - affecting or undertaken reciprocally between two nations or parties as especially pertains to
political, cultural, or trade relations between two nations or states.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Bilateral Consultative Commission - The Bilateral Consultative Commission was created to promote
the objectives and implementation of the provisions of the New START Treaty.  Also called BCC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
bilateral procedures - any procedures established by, or pursuant to, a bilateral arrangement, including a
Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and another country, to resolve abduction and access cases, including procedures to address interim contact matters.
bilateral procedures country - a country with which the United States has entered into bilateral
procedures, including Memoranda of Understanding, with respect to child abductions.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
bill - A ship's publication listing operational or administrative procedures.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

billed central services - central services that are billed to benefitted agencies and/ or programs on an
individual fee-for-service or similar basis. Typical examples of billed central services include
computer services, transportation services, insurance, and fringe benefits.

billing cycle - A specific recurring time period during which transactions may occur and between when
statements of account and invoices are processed.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 455.2)
billing cycle date - The closing or cut-off date for all transactions that occurred during that month. The
Departments purchase card billing cycle date is the 28th of each month.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 455.2)
binary explosive - explosive formed by combining two non-explosive materials (as oxidizer and a fuel).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

Binding Operational Directive - a compulsory direction from the Department of Homeland Security to
an agency that is for the purposes of safeguarding Federal information and information systems
from a known or reasonably suspected information security threat, vulnerability, or risk; shall be in accordance with policies, principles, standards, and guidelines issued by the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget; and may be revised or repealed by the Director if the direction issued on behalf of the Director is not in accordance with policies and principles developed by the Director.

bio-based material - material made from substances derived from living matte.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
biobased product -  a product determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be a commercial or
industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8101.)
biobased product - a product determined by the Secretary to be a commercial or industrial product (other
than food or feed) that is (A) composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials; or (B) an intermediate ingredient or feedstock.
bio-based product - commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that utilizes biological
products or renewable domestic agricultural (plant, animal, and marine) or forestry materials.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8108.)
biobased product (A) an industrial product (including chemicals, materials, and polymers) produced
from biomass; or (B) a commercial or industrial product (including animal feed and electric power)
derived in connection with the conversion of biomass to fuel.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8103.)
biobased product manufacturing - development, construction, and retrofitting of technologically new
commercial-scale processing and manufacturing equipment and required facilities that will be used to convert renewable chemicals and other biobased outputs of biorefineries into end-user products on a commercial scale.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
biocontainment plan - plan describing the containment procedures commensurate with the risk of
working with any particular biological material should consider the standards and guidelines established by all appropriate authorities.
bioenergy - fuel grade ethanol and other biofuel.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8110.)
bioenergy producer - a producer of bioenergy that uses an eligible commodity to produce bioenergy.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8110.)
bioengineering - refers to a food (A) that contains genetic material that has been modified through in
(SOURCE  USDA,
vitro recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques; and (B) for which the modification
could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature.
US Code 7,
1639.)
biofuel - a fuel derived from renewable biomass.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8101.)
biological - relating to life, living organisms, or the materials derived from them.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

biological agent - A microorganism (or a toxin derived from it) that causes disease in personnel, plants,
or animals or causes the deterioration of materiel.  See also chemical agent.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1514.)

biological agent - any micro-organism (including bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsia, or protozoa),
pathogen, or infectious substance, and any naturally occurring, bioengineered, or synthesized component of any such micro-organism, pathogen, or infectious substance, whatever its origin or method of production, that is capable of causing (1) death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism; (2) deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies, or materials of any kind; or (3) deleterious alteration of the environment.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6771)

biological agent - any micro-organism (including bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae or protozoa),
pathogen, or infectious substance, or any naturally occurring, bio-engineered or synthesized component of any such micro-organism, pathogen, or infectious substance, whatever its origin or method of production, capable of causing (1) death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism; (2) deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies, or materials of any kind; or (3) deleterious alteration of the environment.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
175c.)
biological agent - any microorganism (including, but not limited to, bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae or
protozoa), or infectious substance, or any naturally occurring, bioengineered or synthesized component of any such microorganism or infectious substance, capable of causing (A) death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism; (B) deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies, or material of any kind; or (C) deleterious alteration of the environment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
biological agent - any microorganism or infectious substance, or any naturally occurring, bioengineered,
or synthesized component of any such microorganism or infectious substance, capable of causing death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism; deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies, or material of any kind; or deleterious
alteration of the environment including, but not limited to, bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae, or
protozoa.
biological control organism - any enemy, antagonist, or competitor used to control a plant pest or
noxious weed.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)
biological event of national concern - (A) an act of terrorism involving a biological agent or toxin; or
(B) a naturally occurring outbreak of an infectious disease that may result in a national epidemic.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
195b)
biological hazard - An organism, or substance derived from an organism, that poses a threat to human
or animal health.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
biological improvised explosive device enhancement - microorganism that causes disease in personnel,
plants, or animals or causes the deterioration of material that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).
biological material - biological agent or toxin, any nucleic acid molecule, biological tissue, serum or
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

other biologically-derived derivative and/ or product.

Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

biological mishap - incident in which the failure of a laboratory or research facility's, equipment, and/ or
procedures appropriate to the level of potential hazard of a given biological material may allow the
unintentional, potential exposure of humans, the laboratory environment, or the community to that material.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

biological resources - data pertaining to or descriptive of (nonhuman) biological resources and their
distributions and habitats, including data at the suborganismal (genetics, physiology, anatomy, etc.), organismal (subspecies, species, systematics), and ecological (populations, communities, ecosystems, biomes, etc.) levels.

biological select agent and toxin - biological agent or toxin.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2280.)

biological weapon -
(A) microbial or other biological agents, or toxins whatever their origin or method
of production, of types and in quantities that have no justification for prophylactic, protective, or other peaceful purposes; or (B) weapons, equipment, or means of delivery designed to use such
agents or toxins for hostile purposes or in armed conflict.
biological weapon - live micro-organism or toxin that can incapacitate or kill humans and animals
includes anthrax, plague, smallpox, tularemia, botulism, and viral hemorrhagic fever.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Biological Weapons Convention - The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production,
and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction entered into force March 26, 1975. The BWC was the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning an entire category of weapons. It effectively prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer,
retention, stockpiling, and use of biological and toxin weapons. The treaty currently has 155 state
parties and 16 signatory parties.  Also called BWC.
Biological Weapons Convention - The global treaty banning the development, production, stockpiling,
and acquisition of biological weapons.  Also called BWC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 451.3)

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
16232)

biomass -
(A) any organic material grown for the purpose of being converted to energy;
(B) any
organic byproduct of agriculture (including wastes from food production and processing) that can be converted into energy; or
(C) any waste material that can be converted to energy, is segregated from
other waste materials, and is derived from
(i) any of the following forest-related resources: mill
residues, precommercial thinnings, slash, brush, or otherwise nonmerchantable material; or
(ii)
wood waste materials, including waste pallets, crates, dunnage, manufacturing and construction
wood wastes (other than pressure-treated, chemically-treated, or painted wood wastes), and
landscape or right-of-way tree trimmings, but not including municipal solid waste, gas derived from the biodegradation of municipal solid waste, or paper that is commonly recycled.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8802.)

biomass - (A) any organic matter which is available on a renewable basis, including agricultural crops
and agricultural wastes and residues, wood and wood wastes and residues, animal wastes, municipal wastes, and aquatic plants. (B) For purposes of subchapter I, such term does not include municipal wastes; and for purposes of subchapter III, such term does not include aquatic plants and municipal wastes.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
636.)

biomass - any organic material that is available on a renewable or recurring basis, including(AA)
agricultural crops; (BB) trees grown for energy production; (CC) wood waste and wood residues; (DD) plants (including aquatic plants and grasses); (EE) residues; (FF) fibers; (GG) animal wastes and other waste materials; and (HH) fats, oils, and greases (including recycled fats, oils, and greases); and (bb) does not include (AA) paper that is commonly recycled; or (BB) unsegregated
solid waste.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
biomass - total dry weight of all living organisms that can be supported at each tropic level in a food
chain also, material that is biological in origin, including organic materials (both living and dead)
from above and below ground (e.g., trees, crops, grasses, tree litter, roots, and animals and animal waste).
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8113.)
biomass consumer cooperative - a consumer membership organization the purpose of which is to
provide members with services or discounts relating to the purchase of biomass heating products or biomass heating systems.
biomass conversion facility - a facility that converts or proposes to convert renewable biomass into
(A) heat; (B) power; (C) biobased products; or (D) advanced biofuels.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8101.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8111.)
Biomass Crop Assistance Program project area - an area that (A) has specified boundaries that are
submitted to the Secretary by the project sponsor and subsequently approved by the Secretary; (B)
includes producers with contract acreage that will supply a portion of the renewable biomass needed
by a biomass conversion facility; and (C) is physically located within an economically practicable distance from the biomass conversion facility.  Also called BCAP project area.
biomass energy -  (A) biomass fuel; or (B) energy or steam derived from the direct combustion of
biomass for the generation of electricity, mechanical power, or industrial process heat.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8802.)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8802.)
biomass energy project - any facility (or portion of a facility) located in the United States which is
primarily for (A) the production of biomass fuel (and byproducts); or (B) the combustion of biomass for the purpose of generating industrial process heat, mechanical power, or electricity (including cogeneration).
biomass fuel - any gaseous, liquid, or solid fuel produced by conversion of biomass.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8802.)
biometric identifier - a technology that enables the automated identification, or verification of the
identity, of an individual based on biometric information.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
44903.)
biometric identifier information - the distinct physical or behavioral characteristics of an individual that
are used for unique identification, or verification of the identity, of an individual.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
44903.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
biometrics - A measurable physical characteristic or personal behavioral trait used to recognize the
identity, or verify the claimed identity of an applicant. Facial images, fingerprints, and iris scan samples are examples of biometrics.
biometrics - The process of recognizing an individual based on measurable anatomical, physiological,
and behavioral characteristics.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
biometrics - to the measurable biological (anatomical and physiological) and behavioral characteristics
that can be used for automated recognition; examples include fingerprint, face, and iris recognition.
(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 59
Biometrics for Identification
and Screening to
Enhance National
Security, Terms)
biometrics [person] - measurable biological (anatomical and physiological) or behavioral characteristics
used for identification of an individual.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
biometrics-enabled intelligence - The intelligence derived from the processing of biologic identity data
(SOURCE  DOD,
and other all-source for information concerning persons of interest.  Also called BEI.
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
biorefinery - a facility (including equipment and processes) that (A) converts renewable biomass into
biofuels and biobased products; and (B) may produce electricity.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8101.)
biosafety - Development and implementation of administrative policies, work practices, facility design,
and safety equipment to prevent transmission of biologic agents to workers, other persons, and the environment.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
biosafety - underlying principles that seek the appropriate combination of facilities, equipment, and
procedures for use in handling biological materials in order to protect the worker, the environment, and the community.
biosafety level - combination of work practices, safety equipment, and facilities designed to minimize
exposure to hazardous or infectious biological agents and toxins.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
biosafety officer - official responsible for the biosafety program at an individual DHS Component,
facility, or sponsored research institution.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
biosafety plan - safety plan describing the biosafety and containment procedures commensurate with the
risk of working with any particular biological material.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
biosecurity - Protection of high-consequence microbial agents and toxins, or critical relevant
information, against theft or diversion by those who intend to pursue intentional misuse.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d4)
biosurveillance - the process of gathering near real-time biological data that relates to human and
zoonotic disease activity and threats to human or animal health, in order to achieve early warning and identification of such health threats, early detection and prompt ongoing tracking of health events, and overall situational awareness of disease activity.

biosurveillance - The process of gathering, integrating, interpreting, and communicating essential
information related to all-hazards threats or disease activity affecting human, animal, or plant health
to achieve early detection and warning, contribute to overall situational awareness of the health
aspects of an incident, and to enable better decision-making at all levels.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)

bioterrorism - use of, or threatened use of, biological agents, such as manmade or natural disease
pathogens, for terrorist purposes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

bio-toxin - toxic substance produced by and derived from plants and animals.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

birth parents or parent - In the context of Convention adoption cases, birth parent means a natural
parent as used in the INA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
BLACK - Designation applied to encrypted information and the information systems, the associated
areas, circuits, components, and equipment processing that information. See also RED.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
Black Router Network - An Internet Protocol (IP)-based communications network. Multiple users can
share a single BRN aggregate line. Black means the signal is bulk encrypted. See red/ black concept
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
for further definition.  Also called BRN.

blacklisting - The process used to identify - (i) software programs not authorized on an information
system; or (ii) prohibited Universal Resource Locators (URL)/ Web sites.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1021.)

blackout period - in connection with an individual account plan, any period for which any ability of
participants or beneficiaries under the plan, which is otherwise available under the terms of such
plan, to direct or diversify assets credited to their accounts, to obtain loans from the plan, or to obtain distributions from the plan is temporarily suspended, limited, or restricted, if such suspension, limitation, or restriction is for any period of more than 3 consecutive business days.
blanket travel - A travel authorization (open authorization) that allows for travel over an extended period
of time and/ or for multiple trips.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

blasting accessory   - devices and materials used in blasting includes; cap crimpers, tamping bags,
blasting machines, blasting galvanometers, and det cord.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
841)
blasting agent - any material or mixture, consisting of fuel and oxidizer, intended for blasting, not
otherwise defined as an explosive: *Provided,* That the finished product, as mixed for use or
shipment, cannot be detonated by means of a numbered 8 test blasting cap when unconfined.
blasting agent - explosive material which meet prescribed criteria for insensitivity to initiation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
blasting cap/ detonator   - device containing a sensitive explosive intended to produce a detonation wave
can be either electric or non-electric (plain).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 7112.)
blended learning - a formal education program that leverages both technology-based and face-to-face
instructional approaches (A) that include an element of online or digital learning, combined with supervised learning time, and student-led learning, in which the elements are connected to provide an integrated learning experience; and (B) in which students are provided some control over time, path, or pace.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
8501)
blind - an individual or class of individuals whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/ 200 in the
better eye with correcting lenses or whose visual acuity, if better than 20/ 200, is accompanied by a
limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than 20 degrees.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 107e.)

blind person - a person whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/ 200 in the better eye with
correcting lenses or whose visual acuity, if better than 20/ 200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than twenty degrees. In determining whether an individual is blind, there shall be an examination by a physician skilled in diseases of the eye, or by an optometrist, whichever the individual shall select.

blister agent - A chemical agent that injures the eyes and lungs, and burns or blisters the skin.  Also
called vesicant agent.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8772. )
blocked asset - (A) any asset seized or frozen by the United States; and (B) does not include property
that(i) is subject to a license issued by the United States Government for final payment, transfer, or disposition by or to a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States in connection with a transaction for which the issuance of the license has been specifically required by a provision of law other than the International Emergency Economic Powers Act or the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 or (ii) is property subject to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, or that enjoys equivalent privileges and immunities under the laws of the United States, and is being used exclusively for diplomatic or consular

purposes.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 713)

blog - A shortened term for Web log, a blog - a Web site designed for online discussions and ongoing
update of content. Blogs typically include journal-style entries, commentaries that may form a
conversational thread, and links to other Web sites or documents. Like other Web pages, blogs are
administered by one or more persons who have overall responsibility for content and format. Visitors to the sites are encouraged to leave responsible comments on the entries. Blogs often serve
as the basis for self-forming online communities involved in a wide range of subjects, including
countries, regions, issues, or professional fields.
blood agent - A chemical compound, including the cyanide group, that affects bodily functions by
preventing the normal utilization of oxygen by body tissues.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

blood chit - A small sheet of material depicting an American flag and a statement in several languages
to the effect that anyone assisting the bearer to safety will be rewarded.  See also evasion aid.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300c22)
blood components - those constituents of whole blood which are used for therapy and which are obtained
by physical separation processes which result in licensed products such as red blood cells, platelets, white blood cells, AHF-rich plasma, fresh-frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, and single unit plasma for infusion.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300c22)
blood fractions - those constituents of plasma which are used for therapy and which are obtained by
licensed fractionation processes presently used in manufacturing which result in licensed products such as normal serum albumin, plasma, protein fraction, prothrombin complex, fibrinogen, AHF concentrate, immune serum globulin, and hyperimmune globulins.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)

Blue Bark - US military personnel, US citizen civilian employees of the Department of Defense, and
the dependents of both categories who travel in connection with the death of an immediate family member.  It also applies to designated escorts for dependents of deceased military members.
Furthermore, the term is used to designate the personal property shipment of a deceased member.

bluetooth - A standard for short-range radio frequency (RF) communication used primarily to establish
wireless personal area networks (WPANs).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
Bluetooth - proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances
from fixed and mobile devices.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
boar - a sexually-intact male swine.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)
board of survey - A panel consisting of three or more members who are appointed to review cases
involving missing, damaged, or destroyed U.S. Government property.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
board of trade - any organized exchange or other trading facility.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)
boat group - The basic organization of landing craft.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
boat lane - A lane for amphibious assault landing craft, which extends from the line of departure to the
beach.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
boat space - The space and weight factor used in planning for one person with individual equipment to
determine overall ship-to-shore movement requirements for boats, landing craft, and amphibious
vehicles.
body - The substantive part of a telegram containing the developed message or report the originator
desires to communicate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
body armor - any product sold or offered for sale as personal protective body covering intended to
protect against gunfire, stabbing, or other physical harm.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3796ll2)
body armor - any product sold or offered for sale, in interstate or foreign commerce, as personal
protective body covering intended to protect against gunfire, regardless of whether the product is to be worn alone or is sold as a complement to another product or garment.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3796ll3)
bolt [lock] - part of a lock which, when actuated, is projected (or thrown) from the lock into a retaining
member, such as a strike plate, to prevent a door or window from moving or opening.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)

bona fide association - (A) has been actively in existence for at least 5 years; (B) has been formed and
maintained in good faith for purposes other than obtaining insurance; (C) does not condition membership in the association on any health status-related factor relating to an individual (including
an employee of an employer or a dependent of an employee); (D) makes health insurance coverage offered through the association available to all members regardless of any health status-related
factor relating to such members (or individuals eligible for coverage through a member); (E) does not make health insurance coverage offered through the association available other than in connection with a member of the association; and (F) meets such additional requirements as may be imposed under State law.

bona fide patient -an individual who is a patient of the practitioner involved.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350, JP 2
01.2)
bona fides - 1. In personnel recovery, the use of verbal or visual communication by individuals who are
unknown to one another, to establish their authenticity, sincerity, honesty, and truthfulness.  See also evasion; recovery; recovery operations.    2. The lack of fraud or deceit: a determination that a
person is who he/ she says he/ she is.
bonus - An FSN benefit payment that occurs on a specified date or dates.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
booby trap - explosive or non-explosive device or other material deliberately placed to cause casualties
when an apparently harmless object is disturbed or a normally safe act is performed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
boost phase - That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile or space vehicle during which the booster
and sustainer engines operate.  See also midcourse phase; terminal phase.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
booster - high-explosive element sufficiently sensitive so as to be actuated by small explosive elements
and powerful enough to cause detonation of the main explosive filling (initiator, booster, main
charge).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
border crosser - alien resident of the United States reentering the country after an absence of less than
six months in Canada or Mexico, or a nonresident alien entering the United States across the Canadian border for stays of no more than six months or a nonresident alien entering the United States across the Mexican border for stays of no more than 72 hours.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)

border crossing identification card - a document of identity bearing that designation issued to an alien
who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or to an alien who is a resident in foreign contiguous territory, by a consular officer or an immigration officer for the purpose of crossing over the borders between the United States and foreign contiguous territory in accordance with such
conditions for its issuance and use as may be prescribed by regulations. Such regulations shall
provide that (A) each such document include a biometric identifier (such as the fingerprint or handprint of the alien) that is machine readable and (B) an alien presenting a border crossing identification card is not permitted to cross over the border into the United States unless the biometric identifier contained on the card matches the appropriate biometric characteristic of the alien.

bottom mine - A mine with negative buoyancy that remains on the seabed. See also mine.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

bottom mine - A mine with negative buoyancy which remains on the seabed.  See also mine.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
boundary - A line that delineates surface areas for the purpose of facilitating coordination and
deconfliction of operations between adjacent units, formations, or areas.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

boundary protection - Monitoring and control of communications at the external boundary of an
information system to prevent and detect malicious and other unauthorized communications, through the use of boundary protection devices (e.g., proxies, gateways, routers, firewalls, guards, encrypted tunnels).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

boundary protection device - A device with appropriate mechanisms that - (i) facilitates the adjudication
of different interconnected system security policies (e.g., controlling the flow of information into or
out of an interconnected system); and/ or (ii) provides information system boundary protection.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

branch - 1. A subdivision of any organization.  2. A geographically separate unit of an activity, which
performs all or part of the primary functions of the parent activity on a smaller scale.  3. An arm or service of the Army.  4. The contingency options built into the base plan used for changing the mission, orientation, or direction of movement of a force to aid success of the operation based on anticipated events, opportunities, or disruptions caused by enemy actions and reactions.  See also
sequel.

branch office - An integral part of an embassy that is located at another location in the host country.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 900)
breach - for any fiscal year, the amount (if any) by which new budget authority or outlays for that year
(within a category of discretionary appropriations) is above that category's discretionary spending limit for new budget authority or outlays for that year, as the case may be.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 763.14)
breach - The loss of control, compromise, unauthorized disclosure, acquisition, access, or any similar
term referring to situations in which persons other than authorized users, for an other than authorized purpose, have access or potential access to PII, whether physical or electronic.
breach [program] - condition that occurs when a program fails to meet any cost, performance or schedule
threshold as identified in the Acquisition Program Baseline (APB).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
breach analysis - The process used to determine whether a data breach may result in the misuse of PII or
harm to the individual.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
breach notification - The process of notifying only those individuals who may be adversely affected by a
breach of their PII.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
breach response policy - The process used to determine if a data breach may result in the potential
misuse of PII or harm to the individual.  Also called BRP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

breach response procedures - The operational procedures to follow when responding to suspected or
(SOURCE  DOS/

confirmed compromise of PII, including but not limited to - risk assessment, mitigation, notification, and remediation.
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
break bulk cargo - commodity that, because of its weight, dimensions or incompatibility with other
cargo, is shipped outside of standard containers.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)

break in service - the time when an employee is no longer on the payroll of an agency. For the purpose
of computing creditable service for benefits, leave accrual or service computation date, a separation
of four or more calendar days is a break in service and the days of separation are subtracted from the employees total creditable service. For all other purposes, a break in service occurs whenever a
termination action is processed, e.g., Resignation, Retirement, Removal or Termination, even if the
employee is appointed to a different position the next day.

breakbulk ship - A ship with conventional holds for stowage of breakbulk cargo and a limited number
of containers, below or above deck, and equipped with cargo-handling gear.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
break-even analysis - variant of cost-benefit analysis that estimates the threshold value for an uncertain
parameter that equates costs and benefits.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2401.)

breeder - the person who directs the final breeding creating a variety or who discovers and develops a
variety. If the actions are conducted by an agent on behalf of a principal,  the principal, rather than the agent, shall be considered the breeder. The term does not include a person who redevelops or rediscovers a variety the existence of which is publicly known or a matter of common knowledge.

brevity code - A code word, which provides no security, that serves the sole purpose of shortening of
messages rather than the concealment of their content.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
511)
bridge owner - any State, county, municipality, or other political subdivision, or any corporation,
association, partnership, or individual owning, or jointly owning, any bridge, and, when any bridge shall be in the possession or under the control of any trustee, receiver, trustee in a case under title
11, or lessee, such terms shall include both the owner of the legal title and the person or the entity in possession or control of such bridge.
brigade combat team - A combined arms team that forms the basic building block of the Army's
tactical formations.  Also called BCT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

broad agency announcement - a general announcement of an agency's research interest including
criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government's needs.

broadband - A communication channel in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple
simultaneous signals; such as for voice, data, or video.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
950bb.)
broadband service - any technology identified by the Secretary as having the capacity to transmit data to
enable a subscriber to the service to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

broadcaster -  a. an alien intending to work in the United States for the Broadcasting Board of Governors
(BBG) or a BBG grantee as a - (1) Reporter; (2) Writer; (3) Translator; (4) Editor; (5) Producer or announcer for news broadcasts; (6) Host for news broadcasts, news analysis, editorial and other broadcasts features; or (7) News analysis specialist. b. The definition does not include aliens seeking purely technical or support positions with the BBG or BBG grantee.
broken stowage - The space lost in the holds of a vessel because of the contour of the ship, dunnage,
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

ladders, stanchions, and the shape of the cargo.
JP 302.1) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
broken stowage factor - A factor applied to the available space for embarkation due to the loss
between boxes, between vehicles, around stanchions, and over cargo, that will vary, depending on
the type and size of vehicles, type and size of general cargo, training and experience of loading
personnel, type of loading, method of stowage, and configuration of compartments.
buddy-aid - Acute medical care (first aid) provided by a non-medical Service member to another
person.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
budget -  the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress by the President.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
231)
budget - the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress by the President.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2523)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H111)

budget - The identification of resources, both personnel and funding, required to accomplish the
organizations goals and objectives and programs for a specific period of time. A budget is a tool for planning, managing, and controlling the use of resources. The Department of State emphasizes the
interdependence of these functions by publishing an integrated performance budget.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)
budget and cost distribution software - A software system that facilitates budget formulation and
execution of shared administrative service costs by center (function code) and agency share using either workload statistics or a form of capitation. Included are selected nonpost funded costs as well
as post costs.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

budget authority - authority provided by federal law to enter into financial obligations that will result in
immediate or future outlays involving Federal Government funds includes the credit subsidy cost for direct loan and loan guarantee programs, but does not include the underlying authority to insure or guarantee the repayment of indebtedness incurred by another person or government.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

budget Authority - Authority provided by federal law to enter into financial obligations that will result in
outlays involving federal government funds. Budget authority includes - (1) appropriations; (2) borrowing authority; (3) contract authority; and (4) authority to obligate and expend offsetting
receipts and collections.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H111)

budget authority - Becomes available during the fiscal year to enter into obligations that result in
immediate or future outlays of Government funds. Most budget authority is in the form of appropriations; other forms are borrowing authority, contract authority, and the authority to obligate and expend offsetting receipts and collections. Appropriations fall into two categories - (1) Direct
appropriations to the Department of State; and (2) Appropriations to other departments or agencies that are subsequently transferred, allocated, or reimbursed in whole or in part to the Department of State.

(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 622)

budget authority - the authority provided by Federal law to incur financial obligations, as follows: (i)
provisions of law that make funds available for obligation and expenditure (other than borrowing
authority), including the authority to obligate and expend the proceeds of offsetting receipts and
collections; (ii) borrowing authority, which means authority granted to a Federal entity to borrow and obligate and expend the borrowed funds, including through the issuance of promissory notes or other monetary credits; (iii) contract authority, which means the making of funds available for obligation but not for expenditure; and (iv) offsetting receipts and collections as negative budget
authority, and the reduction thereof as positive budget authority.
budget outlay and outlays - expenditures and net lending of funds under budget authority during such
(SOURCE
Congress, US

year.
Code 2, 622) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H111)

budgetary resources - Comprise new budget authority, which is that amount requested from and
approved by the Congress for the Department each fiscal year, and other obligation authority, which
includes unobligated balances carried forward, transfers, recoveries, and offsetting collections, including reimbursements. Total obligation authority is the sum of all budgetary resources for a particular account that the Department is authorized to obligate.
budgetary resources - new budget authority, unobligated balances, direct spending authority, and
obligation limitations.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 900)

budgeting - process of translating resource requirements into a funding profile for a single year.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

buffer zone - 1. A defined area controlled by a peace operations force from which disputing or
belligerent forces have been excluded.  Also called area of separation in some United Nations operations.  Also called BZ.  See also line of demarcation; peace operations.    2. A designated area
used for safety in military operations.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3 JP 301)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

building coalition - ability to coordinate with appropriate parties to maximize input from the widest
range of appropriate stakeholders facilitating an open exchange of opinion from diverse groups and strengthen internal and external support includes:  soliciting and considering feedback from internal
and external stakeholders or customers; explaining, advocating, and expressing facts and ideas in a convincing manner and negotiates with individuals and groups internally and externally, as appropriate; developing a professional network with other organizations and identifies the internal and external politics that affect the work of the organization.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)

building operating expenses - Expenses incident to occupying buildings and grounds, but not including
improvements, repair or maintenance costs beyond those minor operating system repairs and preventive maintenance identified in the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) Handbook. BOE include - (1) Building operating workforce (e.g., carpenters, gardeners, electricians); (2) Custodial services (e.g., janitors, cleaning, window washers, building engineers, and maintenance technicians); (3) Operating fuel; (4) Utilities; (5) Janitorial supplies and trash collection; (6) Municipal assessments and taxes (when exemptions cannot be obtained); and (7) Fire or comprehensive insurance on buildings (when required by local law). Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) funds may not be expended for these items; BOE is funded by the posts Diplomatic and Consular Programs (D&CP) allotments from regional bureaus, by the occupant agency, or through regional bureau funding in ICASS.  Also called  BOE.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 15
FAH1 H121.1)

building operating expenses - Expenses that cover other expendable items required for routine daily
operation and maintenance, such as light bulbs, generator fuel, refrigerant, filters, and belts, that are
specifically generated by the project that will be provided for through future International Cooperative Administrative Support Services System (ICASS) budget cycles, but require interim
funding support during the first year of occupancy. These must be considered in preparing the construction working estimate (CWE). Initial preventive maintenance labor contract costs, such as
recurring generator maintenance, chiller maintenance, or water treatment system maintenance, are also eligible for Initial operations and maintenance (O&M) funding.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)

building operating expenses - The costs associated with occupying Government-owned or leased
properties and can include utilities, costs for maintenance staff employees, contract services, supplies, transportation of the supplies, etc.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

building or work -  construction activity as distinguished from manufacturing, furnishing of materials, or
servicing and maintenance work. The terms include, without limitation, buildings, structures, and improvements of all types, such as bridges, dams, plants, highways, parkways, streets, subways, tunnels, sewers, mains, power lines, pumping stations, heavy generators, railways, airports,
terminals, docks, piers, wharves, ways, lighthouses, buoys, jetties, breakwaters, levees, canals,
dredging, shoring, rehabilitation and reactivation of plants, scaffolding, drilling, blasting, excavating, clearing, and landscaping. The manufacture or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies,
or equipment (whether or not a Federal or State agency acquires title to such materials, articles,
supplies, or equipment during the course of the manufacture or furnishing, or owns the materials from which they are manufactured or furnished) is not "building" or "work" within the meaning of this definition unless conducted in connection with and at the site of such building or work as is described in the foregoing sentence, or under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the Housing Act of 1949 in the construction or development of the project..
building partnership capacity - targeted effort to improve the collective capabilities and performance of
the Department of Defense and its partners.  Partnership capacity includes the capability to defeat
terrorist networks, defend the U.S. homeland in depth, shape the choices of countries at strategic crossroads, prevent hostile states and non-state actors from acquiring or using WMD, conduct irregular warfare (IW) and stabilization, security, transition and reconstruction (SSTR) operations, conduct "military diplomacy", enable host countries to provide good governance and enable the success of integrated foreign assistance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
building partnership capacity - Targeted efforts to improve the collective capabilities and performance
of the Department of Defense and its partners, including other U.S. government departments and agencies; state and local governments; allies, coalition members and other nations; multinational organizations; and nongovernmental organizations at home and abroad.  Also called BPC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

building passes - Passes the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) issues to permanent Department
employees possessing a security clearance and a minimum of career-conditional status, and to DS- cleared contractors and other individuals (such as members of the press, or employee family members, etc.) with a legitimate need to enter Department facilities on a regular basis. Each pass has
the holders photograph, an individual identification number, expiration date, and may provide access through an electronically operated gate or other entrance. See personal identity verification
(PIV).
building system - A structure assembled from manufactured components designed to provide a specific
building configuration.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

buildings and facilities - The facility theme includes federal sites or entities with a geospatial location
deliberately established for designated activities; a facility database might describe a factory,
military base, college, hospital, power plant, fishery, national park, office building, space command center, or prison. Facility data is submitted from several agencies, since there is no one party responsible for all the facilities in the Nation, and facilities encompass a broad spectrum of activities. The FGDC promotes standardizing on database structures and schemas to the extent practical.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
3702.)

bulk agricultural commodity - any agricultural commodity that can be transported in bulk and can be
temporarily stored in bulk quantities without undergoing processing or packaging. Such term also includes any commodity or product that is used by producers in the production of agricultural commodities and that can be stored or shipped in bulk, such as fertilizer and fuel.
bulk cargo - commodity shipped in volume where the transportation conveyance is the only external
container; such as liquids, ore, or grain.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
bulk cargo - That which is generally shipped in volume where the transportation conveyance is the only
(SOURCE  DOD,

external container; such as liquids, ore, or grain.
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

bulk data transfer - collection or dissemination of large quantities of intelligence or information, a
significant portion of which is not reasonably likely to have any ultimate intelligence or operational
value to the recipient, but which is provided to the data recipient for the recipient to identify information of intelligence or operational value within it does not include the transfer of records
responsive to individual identifiers (e.g., name, date of birth, social security number, etc.), but does include the transfer of records identified through the application of selectors where the transfer would include a significant number of records that, while responsive to the applied selectors, is not reasonably likely to have any ultimate intelligence or operational value to the recipient (e.g., records responsive to demographic profiles such as age, citizenship, gender, etc.); also includes the transfer
of records identified through the application of data mining or predictive analytic models (including machine learning algorithms) to any DHS dataset.

bulk explosive - manufactured explosive charge in its original packaging or that has been removed from
weapons or munitions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Bulk Load Control Officer - The BLCO is authorized to supervise the preparation of the container or
pallet.  Also called BLCO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
bulk petroleum product - A liquid petroleum product transported by various means and stored in tanks
or containers having an individual fill capacity greater than 208 liters.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 403)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
bulk shipment - Official or personal shipment(s) that arrive at DPM/ U or post DPO within 7 calendar
days (whether a single item or multiple parcels) which exceeds 6 cubic feet in volume (approximately the size of 5 copy paper boxes) and is addressed to one addressee/ household. Bulk shipments also include automotive tires (whether a single tire or multiple tires), and shipments that originate from the same location/ ZIP addressed to multiple people at post and appear to have been sent in order to circumvent the bulk shipment policy.
bulk storage - 1. Storage in a warehouse of supplies and equipment in large quantities, usually in
original containers, as distinguished from bin storage.  2. Storage of liquids, such as petroleum
products in tanks, as distinguished from drum or packaged storage.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 403 JP 403)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
350e)
bulk vehicle - a tank truck, hopper truck, rail tank car, hopper car, cargo tank, portable tank, freight
container, or hopper bin, and any other vehicle in which food is shipped in bulk, with the food coming into direct contact with the vehicle.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
824o)
bulk-power system - (A) facilities and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric
energy transmission network (or any portion thereof); and (B) electric energy from generation facilities needed to maintain transmission system reliability.
bulletin board - A computer or an application dedicated to the sharing or exchange of messages or other
files on a network that are usually related to a common subject.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 713)
bundle - one or more college textbooks or other supplemental materials that may be packaged together to
be sold as course materials for one price.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1015b.)
bundled contract - a contract that is entered into to meet requirements that are consolidated in a bundling
of contract requirements.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
631c.)
bundled contribution -  a contribution (subject to the applicable threshold) which is (i) forwarded from
the contributor or contributors to the committee by the person; or (ii) received by the committee
(SOURCE  FEC,
US Code 52,
30103.)

from a contributor or contributors, but credited by the committee or candidate involved (or, in the case of a leadership PAC, by the individual referred to in subparagraph (B) involved) to the person through records, designations, or other means of recognizing that a certain amount of money has been raised by the person.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

bundling - (1) a subset of consolidation that combines two or more requirements for supplies or
services, previously provided or performed under separate smaller contracts, into a solicitation for a single contract, a multiple-award contract, or a task or delivery order that is likely to be unsuitable
for award to a small  business concern (even if it is suitable for award to a small business with a Small Business Teaming Arrangement) due to (i) The diversity, size, or specialized nature of the elements of the performance specified; (ii) The aggregate dollar value of the anticipated award; (iii) The geographical dispersion of the contract performance sites; or (iv) Any combination of the factors. (2) "Separate smaller contract" - a contract that has been performed by one or more  small business concerns or that was suitable for award to one or more small business concerns. (3) does not apply to a contract that will be awarded and performed entirely outside of the United States.

burden - Time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, or provide
information to or for a Federal agency.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1163.2)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)

bureau - the regional and functional bureaus and other special interest offices which control overseas
position complements; and the office in each agency with delegated authority to process
appointments.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4412)

bureau - to the bureau in the Department of State and the equivalent organizational element in other
agencies or the responsible official having jurisdiction and responsibility over the complaint within the agency which has the authority to resolve the grievance prior to agency review. That element is
office head for USAID, the associate directorate of area office in USIA, Foreign Service Operations,
US/ FCS in the Department of Commerce, and the appropriate FAS assistant administrator in the
Department of Agriculture.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
bureau support functions - The bureau functions that do not directly support MEFs but are still deemed
critical bureau functions. These functions should be resumed as soon as possible. If applicable, the bureau should be able to perform these functions for 30 days or until normal operations can be resumed, as long as performance of these functions does not impede the performance of the EFs. During an event that requires the activation of the BEAP, performance of these functions shall be the secondary responsibility of the Bureaus continuity personnel.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 80q
11.)
burial site - a natural or prepared physical location, whether below, on, or above the surface of the earth,
into which, as a part of a death rite or ceremony of a culture, individual human remains are
deposited.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
3001)
burial site - any natural or prepared physical location, whether originally below, on, or above the surface
of the earth, into which as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture, individual human remains are deposited.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

buried line sensor [fiber-optic cable] - terrain following detection device buried in the ground that
responds to changes in light traveling through the fiber caused by vibrations in the ground such as an intruder stepping on the ground above the fiber passive, covert sensor.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

buried line sensor [magnetic field] - terrain following detection device buried in the ground that
responds to changes in the local magnetic field caused by movement of ferromagnetic material such as vehicles or intruders with weapons passive, covert sensor.
buried line sensor [ported coaxial cable] - terrain following detection device buried in the ground that
responds to motion of a material with a high dielectric constant of high conductivity near the cables
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
such as humans or vehicles active, covert sensor.

Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

buried line sensor [pressure/ seismic] - terrain following detection device buried in the ground that
responds to disturbances of the soil caused by an intruder walking, running, jumping, or crawling on
the ground passive, covert sensor.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)

bus rapid transit system - a bus transit system - (A) in which the majority of each line operates in a
separated right-of-way dedicated for public transportation use during peak periods; and (B) that includes features that emulate the services provided by rail fixed guideway public transportation systems, including (i) defined stations; (ii) traffic signal priority for public transportation vehicles; (iii) short headway bidirectional services for a substantial part of weekdays and weekend days; and
(iv) any other features the Secretary may determine are necessary to produce high-quality public transportation services that emulate the services provided by rail fixed guideway public transportation systems.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4601)

business - any lawful activity, excepting a farm operation, conducted primarily (A) for the purchase,
sale, lease and rental of personal and real property, and for the manufacture, processing, or marketing of products, commodities, or any other personal property; (B) for the sale of services to
the public;(C) by a nonprofit organization; or(D)  for assisting in the purchase, sale, resale,
manufacture, processing, or marketing of products, commodities, personal property, or services by the erection and maintenance of an outdoor advertising display or displays, whether or not such display or displays are located on the premises on which any of the above activities are conducted.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

business acumen - ability to assess, analyzes, acquire, and administer human, financial, material, and
information resources in a manner that instills trust and accomplishes the organization's mission
includes: using technology to enhance processes and decision making; executing the operating budget; preparing budget requests with justifications; and managing resources.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)

business case - A clear and concise justification describing what the program or project entails, why the
product or service is necessary, how much it will cost, what risks are involved, how work and progress will be tracked and measured, and the timeframe for completion.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

business case - An executive report which outlines an evaluation of a proposed investment in terms of
Department missions and objectives, purpose and approaches, costs and desired outcome, as well as investment risk analyses (including security risks). (This report is required for all IT projects and systems meeting the enterprise level of investment, defined as a major project by the E-Government Program Board (E-GovPB)).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

business class air accommodations - A premium class of accommodations offered by airlines that is
higher than coach and lower than first-class, in both cost and amenities. This class of
accommodation may be referred to as business, business elite, business first, world business,
connoisseur, or envoy, depending on the airline.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

Business Continuity Plan - a plan that focuses on sustaining an organization's mission or business
processes during and after a disruption, and may be written for mission or business processes within a single business unit or may address the entire organization's processes.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

business continuity planning - process of documenting a predetermined set of instructions or procedures
that describe how an organization's business functions will be sustained during and after a
significant disruption.

business development services -  support for the growth of microenterprises through training, technical
assistance, marketing assistance, improved production technologies, and other related services.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 259)
business development services - support for the growth of microenterprises through training, technical
assistance, marketing assistance, improved production technologies, and other related services.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2214a)
business entity - a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
6764.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

business operations - engaging in commerce in any form in Sudan, including by acquiring, developing,
maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property, or any other apparatus of business or commerce.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
business or vocation (A) between a place in (i) a State, territory, or possession of the United States
and a place in the District of Columbia or another State, territory, or possession of the United States;
(ii) a State and another place in the same State through the airspace over a place outside the State; (iii) the District of Columbia and another place in the District of Columbia; or (iv) a territory or
possession of the United States and another place in the same territory or possession; and (B) when
any part of the transportation or operation is by aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
business process reengineering - an organization's complete and thorough analysis and reengineering of
mission and support functions and processes to achieve improvements in performance, including a fundamental reshaping of the way work is done to better support an organization's mission and reduce costs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)

Business Reference Model - A framework that facilitates a functional (rather than organizational) view
of the federal governments lines of business, including its internal operations and its services for citizens.  Also called BRM.

business reference model - function-driven framework to describe the lines of business and internal
functions performed independent of the entities performing the functions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
business requirement - constraint that outlines a user's acceptance condition includes; procedures and
information flows, the proposed changes to those procedures, the user's assessment of information
needs, a preliminary description of the desired system, and an outline of overall conditions.
business unit - any segment of an organization, or an entire business organization that is not divided into
segments.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
business/ operational risk - risk associated with business goals includes; risk that the proposed
alternative fails to result in process efficiencies and streamlining; risk that business goals of the
program or initiative will not be achieved; risk that the investment will not achieve operational goals; risk that the program effectiveness targeted by the project will not be achieved.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1631.)
buyer in the ordinary course of business - a person who, in the ordinary course of business, buys farm
products from a person engaged in farming operations who is in the business of selling farm
products.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
buying green - Obtaining cost-efficient products and services that have a reduced impact on the
environment through waste minimization, natural resources conservation, pollution reduction and prevention. When Department domestic acquisitions involve the purchase of an item identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as designated recycled content material or U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated biobased products, the product must meet the EPA or USDA guideline standards unless there is a price, performance, or availability exception
justification for not doing so maintained in the contracting officer contract file.
bypassed alarm system - circumvention of an alarm system, rendering it or a portion of it inoperative.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
C
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
cable express - A client/ server-based message handling system, using Lotus Notes and state-of-the-art
data communications network technology. It is designed to allow users to receive cables, forward cables to other users, search archived cables, display referenced cables, copy cables to local databases, originate outgoing cables, and/ or reply to existing cables from their desktop.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 17,
111.)
cable system - a facility, located in any State, territory, trust territory, or possession of the United States,
that in whole or in part receives signals transmitted or programs broadcast by one or more television
broadcast stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, and makes secondary transmissions of such signals or programs by wires, cables, microwave, or other communications channels to subscribing members of the public who pay for such service. For purposes of determining the royalty fee, two or more cable systems in contiguous communities under common ownership or control or operating from one headend shall be considered as one system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
CableXpress - A Lotus Notes-based software package designed to handle electronic transmission,
generation, and receipt of telegraphic traffic for posts' users and domestic users in the Department of State.  Also called CX.
cache - A predetermined complement of tools, equipment, and/ or supplies stored in a designated
location, available for incident use.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
cache - A source of subsistence and supplies, typically containing items such as food, water, medical
items, and/ or communications equipment, packaged to prevent damage from exposure and hidden in isolated locations by such methods as burial, concealment, and/ or submersion, to support isolated
personnel.  See also evader; evasion; recovery; recovery operations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

cache improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident that involves
the discovery and/ or recovery of unarmed devices, improvised explosive device (IED) components, and improvised explosive device (IED) paraphernalia that involves long-term storage in a permanent, fixed location.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB,
Circular No. A16
Revised)

cadastral - the geographic extent of past, current, and future right, title, and interest in real property, and
the framework to support the description of that geographic extent. The geographic extent includes survey and description frameworks such as the Public Land Survey System, as well as parcel-byparcel surveys and descriptions.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

cadastral (offshore) - the land management system used on the Outer Continental Shelf. It extends from
the baseline to the extent of United States jurisdiction. Existing coverage is currently limited to the
conterminous United States and portions of Alaska. Maximum extent of United States jurisdiction is not yet mathematically calculated.

cadet - a cadet of the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the
United States Coast Guard Academy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
801)
calendar day - The 24-hour period beginning at one second after midnight (12 -00 -01 a.m.) and ending
at midnight.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military

calendar of events - A calendar formed as part of the Rolling Assessment and daily analysis process that
projects, forecasts and identifies critical events that we can knowingly predict, assign to a date or time period, and critical events that do not yet have a date/ time but which present opportunities

once scheduled.
Operations Group, Glossary)
call accounting - The process by which call detail records for specific or groups of telephone extensions
are collected and recorded for billing and traffic monitoring purposes.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1841)
call detail record - (A) session-identifying information (including an originating or terminating
telephone number, an International Mobile Subscriber Identity number, or an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity number), a telephone calling card number, or the time or duration of a call; and (B) does not include
(i) the contents of any communication; (ii) the name, address, or
financial information of a subscriber or customer; or (iii) cell site location or global positioning system information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
call sign - Any combination of characters or pronounceable words, which identifies a communication
facility, a command, an authority, an activity, or a unit; used primarily for establishing and
maintaining communications.  Also called CS.
call Sign - Any combination of characters that identify a communications facility, command, authority,
activity, or unit, used primarily for establishing and maintaining communication.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
campaign - A series of related major operations aimed at achieving strategic and operational objectives
within a given time and space.  See also campaign plan.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

campaign plan - A joint operation plan for a series of related major operations aimed at achieving
strategic or operational objectives within a given time and space.  See also campaign; campaign
planning.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

campaign planning - The process whereby combatant commanders and subordinate joint force
commanders translate national or theater strategy into operational concepts through the development
of an operation plan for a campaign.  See also campaign; campaign plan.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3301)
canal structure - an embankment, wall, or structure along a canal or manmade watercourse that  (i)
constrains water flows; (ii) is subject to frequent water loading; and (iii) is an integral part of a flood
risk reduction system that protects the leveed area from  flood waters associated with hurricanes,
precipitation events, seasonal high water, and other weather-related events.
canalize - To restrict operations to a narrow zone by use of existing or reinforcing obstacles or by fire
or bombing.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
cancellation - The process of rendering a check nonnegotiable after it has been issued and repaying the
amount of the check (whether available or unavailable) to an appropriation or fund account.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
cancellation [message] - message revoking a previously transmitted message.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H548.22)
cancellation of payroll deduction - Once initiated, payroll deductions will continue, providing gross pay
is adequate, until the employee cancels the deduction by submitting a memo to American Payroll (CGFS/ C/ APP) authorizing the cancellation. In addition, the employee may process the cancellation electronically through the Employee Express Web site.
cancer cluster - the incidence of a particular cancer within a population group, a geographical area, and a
period of time that is greater than expected for such group, area, and period.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g17)

(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 381)

candidate - an individual (A) whose name is printed on the official ballot for election to the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, or (B)  notwithstanding his name is not printed on such ballot, who seeks election to the office of Representative in, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress by write-in votes, provided that he is qualified for such office and that, under the law of the State in which the congressional district is located, write-in voting for such office is permitted and he is eligible to receive write-in votes in such election.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

candidate target list - A list of objects or entities  submitted by component commanders, appropriate
agencies, or the joint force commander's staff for further development and inclusion on the  joint target list and/ or restricted target list, or moved to the no-strike list.  Also called CTL.  See also
joint integrated prioritized target list; target, target nomination list.
canine inspection - use of a dog team to detect specific substances or the presence of property or persons
that may pose a threat, are not in compliance with laws, or are at risk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
capabilities -  the facilities, equipment, personnel, intellectual property, and other assets that support the
core competencies of the Center.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2368)
capabilities - space, airborne, and ground systems and capabilities for space situational awareness and for
space systems protection.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2271)

capabilities, objectives, resources and evaluation - name of methodology providing the factor structure
that describes a capability.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
capability - means to accomplish a mission, function, or objective.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

capability - Provides the means to accomplish a mission or function resulting from the performance of
one or more critical tasks, under specified conditions, to target levels of performance. A capability
may be delivered with any combination of properly planned, organized, equipped, trained, and exercised personnel that achieves the desired outcome.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)

capability - Provides the means to accomplish a mission or function resulting from the performance of
one or more critical tasks, under specified conditions, to target levels of performance. A capability
may be delivered with any combination of properly planned, organized, equipped, trained, and exercised personnel that achieves the desired outcome mission.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 741)

capability - the ability to provide the means to accomplish one or more tasks under specific conditions
and to specific performance standards. A capability may be achieved with any combination of properly planned, organized, equipped, trained, and exercised personnel that achieves the intended outcome.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

capability fragmentation - instance when capabilities are manifested in multiple DHS Components to
meet the same need and where opportunities exist to more efficiently meet missions, functions, or objectives.
capability gap - instance of a capability that DHS and/ or its stakeholders/ partners require to perform the
mission, but do not currently possess and is not planned to be provided by existing programs.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

capability generation - process through which necessary capabilities (and associated capability gaps) are
initially identified by Sponsor-guided analysis and then subsequently staffed, reviewed and refined
within Joint Requirements Integration and Management System (JRIMS) until they are validated or rejected by the Joint Requirements Council (JRC).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

capability management - process through which the Joint Requirements Council (JRC) validates and
prioritizes necessary capabilities validated necessary capabilities are then recommended for
implementation and tracked and assessed through materiel and non-materiel implementation processes.
capability overlap - instance when multiple DHS Components have capabilities with similar goals,
support similar activities, or target similar mission needs.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

capability redundancy - instance when additional or alternative capabilities exist across DHS
Components to include those with primary application in other or related mission/ functional areas maintains a degree of overall functionality in case of loss or failure of another but which may, following analysis of required capacity, provide opportunities for efficiencies across the
Department.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

capability to manage the investment risk - risk of financial management of investment, poor
operational and technical controls, or reliance on vendors without appropriate cost, technical and
operational controls includes; poor operational and technical controls, or reliance on vendors without appropriate cost, technical and operational controls; risk that business goals of the program or initiative will not be achieved; risk that the program effectiveness targeted by the project will not be achieved.
capacitance sensor - detection device that detects changes in capacitance when an individual  touches or
comes in close proximity to an object.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
capacity building - A process whereby people, organizations, and society as a whole are enabled to
strengthen, create, improve, adapt, or maintain their abilities to manage their affairs, through training, mentoring, networking, and improvements in equipment, infrastructure, programs, and organizational structure.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)

capacity building - enabling people, organizations, and societies to develop, strengthen, and expand their
abilities to meet their goals or fulfill their mandates. Capacity is strengthened through the transfer of
knowledge and skills that enhance individual and collective abilities to deliver services and carry out programs that address challenges in a sustainable way. It is a long-term and continuous process that focuses on developing human resources, organizational strength, and legal structures, and it involves all stakeholders including civil society. Related terms include capacity development and capacity strengthening. The latter term emphasizes the need to build upon existing capacity as much as possible.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3002.)

capacity building and advocacy activities - efforts that
(A) result in laws, regulations, policies,
practices, procedures, or organizational structures that promote consumer-responsive programs or entities; and
(B) facilitate and increase access to, provision of, and funding for, assistive technology
devices and assistive technology services, in order to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve greater independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion within the community and the workforce.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

capital - cash, equipment, inventory, other tangible property, cash equivalents, and indebtedness secured
by assets owned by the alien entrepreneur, if the alien entrepreneur is personally and primarily liable
and the assets of the new commercial enterprise upon which the petition is based are not used to secure any of the indebtedness. All capital must be valued at fair market value in U.S. dollars. Assets acquired, directly or indirectly, by unlawful means (such as criminal activities) are not
considered capital.

capital asset -  Tangible property, including durable goods, equipment, buildings, installations, and land.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)

capital asset - equipment, rolling stock, infrastructure, and facilities for use in public transportation and
owned or leased by a recipient or subrecipient of Federal financial assistance.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5326)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1013)

capital asset - Land, structures, equipment, and intellectual property (including software) that are used by
the Federal Government and have an estimated useful life of two years or more. Capital assets exclude items acquired for resale in the ordinary course of operations or held for the purpose of physical consumption such as operating materials and supplies. The cost of a capital asset includes its purchase price and all other life cycle costs incurred to bring it to a form and location suitable for
its intended use through asset disposal. (Capital Programming Guide, Supplement to OMB Circular
A-11, Part 3 - Planning, Budgeting, and Acquisition of Capital Assets).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

capital asset - non-expendable asset that has an estimated useful life of two years or more includes items
such as; land (including park lands), structures, equipment (including motor and aircraft fleets), and intellectual property (including software); excludes items acquired for resale in the ordinary course
of operations or held for the purpose of physical consumption such as operating materials and supplies.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)

capital assets - land (including parklands), structures, equipment (including motor vehicle and aircraft
fleets), and intellectual property (including software) which are used by the Federal Government and have an estimated useful life of two years or more. Capital assets exclude items acquired for resale in the ordinary course of operations or held for the purpose of physical consumption, such as operating materials and supplies. The cost of a capital asset is its full life-cycle cost, including all direct and indirect costs for planning, procurement (purchase price and all other costs incurred to bring it to a form and location suitable for its intended use), operations and maintenance (including service contracts), and disposal. Capital assets may or may not be capitalized, i.e., recorded on an entity's balance sheet, under Federal accounting standards.

capital expenditures - Costs incurred for purchasing capital assets or tangible property, including
durable goods, equipment, buildings, installations, and land.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)

capital expenditures - expenditures for the acquisition cost of capital assets (equipment, buildings, and
land), or expenditures to make improvements to capital assets that materially increase their value or useful life. Acquisition cost means the cost of the asset including the cost to put it in place.
Acquisition cost for equipment, for example, means the net invoice price of the equipment,
including the cost of any modifications, attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus necessary to
make it usable for the purpose for which it is acquired. Ancillary charges, such as taxes, duty,
protective in transit insurance, freight, and installation may be included in, or excluded from the acquisition cost in accordance with the institution's regular accounting practices.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

capital expenditures - expenditures for the acquisition cost of capital assets (equipment, buildings, land),
or expenditures to make improvements to capital assets that materially increase their value or useful life. Acquisition cost means the cost of the asset including the cost to put it in place. Acquisition cost for equipment, for example, means the net invoice price of the equipment, including the cost of any modifications, attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus necessary to make it usable for
the purpose for which it is acquired. Ancillary charges, such as taxes, duty, protective in transit insurance, freight, and installation may be included in, or excluded from the acquisition cost in accordance with the governmental unit's regular accounting practices.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A122)

capital expenditures - expenditures for the acquisition cost of capital assets (equipment, buildings, land),
or expenditures to make improvements to capital assets that materially increase their value or useful life. Acquisition cost means the cost of the asset including the cost to put it in place. Acquisition
cost for equipment, for example, means the net invoice price of the equipment, including the cost of any modifications, attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus necessary to make it usable for the purpose for which it is acquired. Ancillary charges, such as taxes, duty, protective in transit insurance, freight, and installation may be included in, or excluded from the acquisition cost in
accordance with the non-profit organization's regular accounting practices.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 54,
101915)

capital improvement - a structure, a fixture, or nonremovable equipment provided by a concessioner
pursuant to the terms of a concession contract and located on land of the United States within a
System unit.
capital improvement - An expenditure for a physical improvement to an existing capital asset such as
additions and major alterations that are intended to improve performance or increase useful life.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

capital improvement - improvement that increases the useful life, efficiency, capacity, or size of an
existing asset or modifies the functionality or use of the asset regardless of the source of funding or capitalization threshold.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

capital investment - planning, development, and acquisition of a capital asset and the management and
operation of that asset through its usable life after the initial acquisition may consist of one or more
assets, which provide useful components in an operational (production) environment.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

capital investment plan - tool used in annual agency budgeting exercises to examine investment dollars,
costs, value, and return on investment used in production of the Resource Allocation Plan (RAP) and the OMB 300 report.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)

capital lease - A lease that meets any one of the following criteria - (1) Lease transfers ownership to the
U.S. Government at the end of the lease term; (2) Lease contains an option to purchase the leased
property at a bargain price; (3) Lease term is equal to 75 percent or more of the economic life of the
leased property; (4) Present value at the beginning of the lease for the minimum lease payment is 90 percent or more of the fair value of the leased property; (5) Asset is for a special purpose of the U.S. Government and is built to unique specification for the U.S. Government as lessee; or (6) There is no private-sector market for the asset. If none of the above criteria applies, the lease is considered an
operating lease. The lessee treats capital leases as the acquisition of assets and the incurrence of
obligations.  Also called CL.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

capital lease - lease that transfers substantially all the benefits and risks of ownership to the lessee must
meet at least one of the following four criteria: (1) The lease transfers ownership of the asset to the
lessee by the end of the lease term. (2) The lease contains an option to purchase the leased asset at a bargain price. (3) The lease term is equal to or greater than 75 percent of the estimated economic life of the leased asset. (4) The present value of rental and other minimum lease payments, excluding
that portion of the payments representing executory cost, equals or exceeds 90 percent of the fair value of the leased asset.
capital planning - A systematic effort to manage the risks and returns on capital assets for a given
mission.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

capital planning - An integrated management process that provides for the continuous identification,
selection, control, life-cycle management, and evaluation of an information technology investment program designed to achieve a desired business outcome.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)

capital planning and investment control - A decision-making process, directed by the Departments E-
Government Program Board (E-GovPB), for ensuring that information technology investments integrate strategic planning, budgeting, procurement, and the management of IT in support of the Departments mission and business needs.  Also called CPIC.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

capital planning and investment control - process for decision-making ensuring that investments
integrate strategic planning, architecture, security, budgeting, procurement, and the management of the investment in support of missions and business needs also applies to non-IT assets, including
construction, leases of capital assets, and acquisition of real property.

capital planning and investment control guidance document (*) - document that provides the annual
OMB direction on the capital planning and investment control requirements.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

capital planning and investment control process - A decision-making process, directed through the
Departments E-Government Program Board (E-GovPB) to ensure that information technology investments integrate strategic planning, budgeting, procurement, and the management of IT in support of the Departments mission and business needs.  Also called CPIC process.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 684)

capital planning and investment control program guide - The CPIC Guide documents the processes
the Department uses to formulate, justify, manage, and maintain its portfolio of IT investments. The CPIC process described in the Guide ensures that information technology investments integrate strategic planning, budgeting, procurement, and project management to support the Departments mission and business needs.  Also called CPIC guide.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)

capital project - a project for (A) acquiring, constructing, supervising, or inspecting equipment or a
facility for use in public transportation, expenses incidental to the acquisition or construction
(including designing, engineering, location surveying, mapping, and acquiring rights-of-way), payments for the capital portions of rail trackage rights agreements, transit-related intelligent transportation systems, relocation assistance, acquiring replacement housing sites, and acquiring,
constructing, relocating, and rehabilitating replacement housing; (B) rehabilitating a bus; (C) remanufacturing a bus; (D) overhauling rail rolling stock; (E) preventive maintenance; (F) leasing equipment or a facility for use in public transportation; (G) a joint development improvement for various purposes. {NOTE: This condenses about an entire page of examples.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

capitalized personal property - Personal property that has an acquisition cost of $25,000 or more per
item and an estimated service life of 2 years or longer must be capitalized and reported in the
agency's financial statements. Additionally, the following property is capitalized - (1) State-owned motor vehicles, regardless of cost; and (2) Commercial off-the-shelf software configured for State operations with a total cost of $500,000 or more. Similarly, State software developed within the agency by direct-hire or contract employees must be capitalized if the cost of direct-hire or
contractual services exceeds $500,000. Software maintenance costs and the cost to convert data are
not capitalized and should not be considered in determining the application of the threshold. Accountability for information technology (IT) software developed within State will be the responsibility of the organizational unit that developed it.

(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
5101)

Capitol Buildings - the United States Capitol, the Senate and House Office Buildings and garages, the
Capitol Power Plant, all buildings on the real property (including the Administrative Building of the United States Botanic Garden) all buildings on the real property, all subways and enclosed passages connecting two or more of those structures, and the real property underlying and enclosed by any of those structures.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)

capstone publication - The top joint doctrine publication in the hierarchy of joint publications that
links joint doctrine to national strategy and the contributions of other government departments and agencies, multinational partners, and reinforces policy for command and control.  See also joint
publication; keystone publications.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

caption - A handling instruction that is listed before any other handling instructions in the telegram text,
as defined by ACP-127. A caption denotes the special nature of, or limits the distribution of a telegram.
captured record - a document, audio file, video file, or other material captured during combat operations
from countries, organizations, or individuals, now or once hostile to the United States.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
10102.,)
car service - (A) the use, control, supply, movement, distribution, exchange, interchange, and return of
locomotives, cars, other vehicles, and special types of equipment used in the transportation of property by a rail carrier, and (B) the supply of trains by a rail carrier.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
carbon dioxide - naturally occurring gas that is formed especially in human and animal respiration and in
the decay or combustion of animal and vegetable matter, and is absorbed from the air by plants in
photosynthesis.
carbon sequestration - the capture of carbon dioxide through terrestrial, geological, biological, or other
means, which prevents the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7901)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 455.2)
cardholder - Federal employee responsible for using the government-wide purchase card in accordance
with established policies and procurement regulations, maintaining a purchase card buying log, and reconciling the monthly statement of account. The CH must be established through a written delegation of authority memorandum from the program coordinator.  Also called CH.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 455.2)

cardholder statement of account - A monthly listing made available online by the financial institutional
contractor (bank provider) of - (1) Purchases made by a cardholder for which the contractor has been billed by merchants; (2) Any credits; and (3) Interest penalties for late payments.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

cardinal changes - Modifications to an existing contract that are beyond the general scope of that
contract and are so extensive that a new contract should be awarded. A cardinal change is so
profound that it not redressable under the contract and thus renders the government in breach. It frees the contractor of its obligations under the contract, including its obligations under the disputes clause.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2302.)

career and technical education - organized educational activities that (A) offer a sequence of courses
that (i) provides individuals with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging professions; (ii) provides technical skill proficiency, an industryrecognized credential, a certificate, or an associate degree; and (iii) may include prerequisite courses
(other than a remedial course) that meet the requirements of this subparagraph; and (B) include competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order
reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of an industry, including entrepreneurship, of an individual.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2302.)

career and technical student organization - an organization for individuals enrolled in a career and
technical education program that engages in career and technical education activities as an integral
part of the instructional program.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2302.)

career guidance and academic counseling - guidance and counseling that (A) provides access for
students (and parents, as appropriate) to information regarding career awareness and planning with respect to an individual's occupational and academic future; and (B) provides information with respect to career options, financial aid, and postsecondary options, including baccalaureate degree programs.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2635)

career ladder - A grouping of Civil Service positions that identify work at increasing levels of difficulty
and/ or responsibility (e.g., Management Analyst, GS-07/ 09/ 11/ 12). Career ladders are established to provide employees within the ladder the developmental, grade-building experiences that will
qualify them for non-competitive promotion to the next higher level after meeting one-year time-ingrade requirements and demonstrating ability to perform at the higher level. Although promotions with the career ladder do not require competition among the employees in the ladder, they are dependent upon meeting qualifications requirements, the recommendations of cognizant supervisors, receiving at least a Fully Successful performance rating, and the continued presence of
available work at the next higher level.

career law enforcement officer - a person hired on a permanent basis who is authorized by law or by a
State or local public agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of
violations of criminal laws.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3796dd8)
caregiver - an individual who provides personal care services to the veteran.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1720G.)
caretaker - any individual acting in a parental role regarding the child (including any birth parent, foster
parent, adoptive parent, relative of such a child, or other individual acting in such a role).
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb25)
cargo - a loaded or empty container on a vessel.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 53901)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
cargo - commodity transported, or to be transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft,
train, van or truck includes materials necessary to manage commodity in transport (pallet, box, container, etc.).
cargo - property, mail, or both.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
cargo container - a cargo container that is 1 Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2238c)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)
cargo increment number - A seven-character alphanumeric field that uniquely describes a non-unitcargo entry (line) in the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System time-phased force and
deployment data.
cargo scanning - use of nonintrusive equipment, including imaging and radiation detection equipment, to
capture data relative to any form of cargo container and/ or container contents.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
cargo-capable aircraft - a civil aircraft equipped so that all or substantially all of the aircraft's capacity
can be used for the carriage of property or mail.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
9511)
cargo-convertible aircraft - a passenger aircraft equipped or designed so that all or substantially all of
the main deck of the aircraft can be readily converted for the carriage of property or mail.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
9511)
carpool - A group of two or more direct-hire State employees using a motor vehicle for transportation to
and from work.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
carpool member - individual that commutes to and from work with others on a regular full-time basis via
a motor vehicle carpool members may be registered with DHS as a specific carpool for the purpose
of receiving a free federal parking benefit.
carrier - The company or facility that transmits data signals. Also, a wave suitable for modulation by an
information-bearing signal to be transmitted over a communication system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
carrier air wing - Two or more aircraft squadrons formed under one commander for administrative and
tactical control of operations from a carrier.  Also called CVW.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
carrier and lessor - a receiver or trustee of a pipeline carrier and lessor, respectively.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
15721.)
carrier control zone - The airspace within a circular limit defined by 5 miles horizontal radius from the
(SOURCE  DOD, DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
carrier, extending upward from the surface to and including 2,500 feet unless otherwise designated
for special operations, and is under the cognizance of the air officer during visual meteorological
conditions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)

carrier strike group - A standing naval task group consisting of a carrier, embarked air wing, surface
combatants, and submarines as assigned in direct support, operating in mutual support with the task
of destroying hostile submarine, surface, and air forces within the group's assigned operational area
and striking at targets along hostile shore lines or projecting power inland.  Also called CSG.

cartridge-actuated device - Small explosive devices used to eject stores from launched devices, actuate
other explosive systems, or provide initiation for aircrew escape devices.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

carve out [special access program - provision approved by the DHS Secretary or DHS Deputy Secretary
that relieves DSS of its National Industrial Security Program obligation to perform industrial security oversight functions for a DHS special access program.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
carve-out contract - A classified contract issued in conjunction with an approved Special Access
Program (SAP) wherein the designated cognizant SAP security office retains inspection
responsibility, in whole or in part. While the term carve-out technically only applies to the security function, it may also be used to designate contract administration services, audit, review, and other functions performed by groups other than those who normally accomplish these tasks.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1710.)
case management services - the coordination and facilitation of all services furnished to a veteran by the
Department of Veterans Affairs, either directly or through a contract, including assessment of needs, planning, referral (including referral for services to be furnished by the Department, either directly or through a contract, or by an entity other than the Department), monitoring, reassessment, and followup.
case officer - A professional employee of an intelligence or counterintelligence organization, who
provides directions for an agent operation and/ or handling intelligence assets.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
case officer - A professional employee of an intelligence or counterintelligence organization, who
provides directions for an agent operation and/ or handling intelligence assets.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
cash contributions - the recipient's cash outlay, including the outlay of money contributed to the
recipient by third parties.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
cash contributions - The recipient's cash outlay, including the outlay of money contributed to the
recipient by third parties.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H392)
cash management officer - The Deputy Chief Financial Officer (CGFS/ DCFO) is the principal cash
management official at the Department of State. This officer has the responsibility for prescribing policies and procedures governing cash management; overseeing initiatives to improve cash management; prescribing the Department of State reporting requirements for fiscal irregularities;
and reporting externally on cash management improvement initiatives.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H392)

cash verification officer - An employee who verifies cashier funds and performs tasks that verifies the
cashier is reporting accurate information. The cash verification officer (CVO) is generally the U.S.
citizen supervisor of the cashier. However, another individual may be delegated CVO responsibilities.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)

cash-Link - An electronic cash concentration system used to manage the collection of government funds
and to report balances to Federal agencies. Cash-Link ties the U.S. disbursing officer (USDO), commercial banks, Federal Reserve Banks, and the Treasury Department together through an electronic network. Cash-Link provides agencies with financial information to verify bank deposits,
ACH transfers, as well as information to reconcile their accounts. This system allows users to obtain deposit information in two ways -  (1) It provides daily reports of agency deposits that are sent to the Banking Operations Branch in FMS; and  (2) Agencies can view deposit amounts that have been posted to their ALC.

cast explosive - manufactured explosive poured in liquid form and allowed to harden.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
470aaa.)
casual collecting - the collecting of a reasonable amount of common invertebrate and plant
paleontological resources for non-commercial personal use, either by surface collection or the use of
non-powered hand tools resulting in only negligible disturbance to the Earth's surface and other resources.
casualty - Any person who is lost to the organization by having been declared dead, duty status -
whereabouts unknown, missing, ill, or injured.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
casualty evacuation - The unregulated movement of casualties that can include movement both to and
between medical treatment facilities.  Also called CASEVAC.  See also casualty; evacuation;
medical treatment facility.
casualty rate - The number of casualties per 1,000 population at risk.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8260.04)
casualty receiving and treatment ship - In amphibious operations, a ship designated to receive,
provide treatment for, and transfer casualties.  Also called CRTS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
cat fur - the pelt or skin of any animal of the species Felis catus.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1308)
catalog [library] - comprehensive inventory of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a
given library collection, arranged in systematic order to facilitate retrieval.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number - the number assigned to a Federal program in the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number - The number assigned to a federal program in the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).   Also called CFDA number.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

catastrophic emergency - Any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of
mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure,
environment, economy, or government functions.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

catastrophic event - Any natural or man-made incident, including terrorism, which results in
extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the population,
infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, and/ or government functions.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 311)

catastrophic incident - any natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster that results in
extraordinary levels of casualties or damage or disruption severely affecting the population
(including mass evacuations), infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions in an area.
catastrophic incident - Any natural or manmade incident, including terrorism, that results in
extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the population,
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, and/ or government functions.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

catastrophic incident - natural disaster or act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster that results in
extraordinary levels of casualties or damage or disruption severely affecting the population
(including mass evacuations), infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions in an area.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

categorical exclusion - class of activities that do not need to undergo detailed environmental analysis in
an environmental assessment (EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) because the
activities have been shown not individually or cumulatively to have a significant effect on the human environment.

category - the categories of executive departments and agencies listed in Annex A to this directive.
(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 51
National
Continuity Policy, Terms)
category - unique named group to associate things that have something in common.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
category management plan - mechanism that provides the strategic direction for a category of goods or
services managed by a Strategic Sourcing Commodity Council.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
cathodic protection - technique for preventing corrosion of a metal surface by making the surface the
cathode of an electrochemical cell.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
cattle committed - cattle that are scheduled to be delivered to a packer within the 7-day period beginning
on the date of an agreement to sell the cattle.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635d.)
cattle type - the following types of cattle purchased for slaughter: (A) Fed steers. (B) Fed heifers. (C) Fed
Holsteins and other fed dairy steers and heifers. (D) Cows. (E) Bulls.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635d.)
causeway - A craft similar in design to a barge, but longer and narrower, designed to assist in the
discharge and transport of cargo from vessels.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
causeway launching area - An area located near the line of departure but clear of the approach lanes to
an area located in the inner transport area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4302)
cave - any naturally occurring void, cavity, recess, or system of interconnected passages which occurs
beneath the surface of the earth or within a cliff or ledge (including any cave resource therein, but
not including any mine, tunnel, aqueduct, or other manmade excavation) and which is large enough to permit an individual to enter, whether or not the entrance is naturally formed or manmade. Such term shall include any natural pit, sinkhole, or other feature which is an extension of the entrance.
cave resource - any material or substance occurring naturally in caves on Federal lands, such as animal
life, plant life, paleontological deposits, sediments, minerals, speleogens, and speleothems.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4302)
C-day - The unnamed day on which a deployment operation commences or is to commence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
cell - A subordinate organization formed around a specific process, capability, or activity within a
designated larger organization of a joint force commander's headquarters.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)
cellulosic biofuel - renewable fuel derived from any cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin that is derived
from renewable biomass and that has lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, as determined by the
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
Administrator, that are at least 60 percent less than the baseline lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.
7545.) (SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
631c.)

census tract - a census tract delineated by the United States Bureau of the Census in the most recent
decennial census that is not located in a nonmetropolitan county and does not otherwise qualify as a
qualified census tract.
center - An enduring functional organization, with a supporting staff, designed to perform a joint
function within a joint force commander's headquarters.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)

center of gravity - The source of power that provides moral or physical strength, freedom of action, or
will to act.  Also called COG.  See also decisive point.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

centigray - A unit of absorbed dose of radiation (one centigray equals one rad).
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)

Central Authority - A) in the case of a Convention country, the meaning given such term in article 6 of
the Hague Abduction Convention;(B) in the case of a bilateral procedures country, the official entity designated by the government of the bilateral procedures country within the applicable memorandum of understanding to discharge the duties imposed on the entity; and (C) in the case of a non-Convention country, the foreign ministry or other appropriate authority of such country.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1711.3)

Central Authority - Each state party to the Hague Abduction Convention designates an entity to be
responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Hague Abduction Convention in that country and to serve as the primary point of contact for communication with foreign Central Authorities. The Department of State is the U.S. Central Authority. The Office of Children's Issues in the
Consular Affairs Bureau (CA/ OCS/ CI) has been designated as the action office, and performs the
functions required of the Central Authority under the Hague Abduction Convention.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
central control officer - The officer, embarked in the central control ship, designated by the
amphibious task force commander for the overall coordination of the waterborne ship-to-shore
movement.  Also called CCO.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Central Index System - database maintained by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) that
serves as a central, DHS-wide index for basic immigrant and nonimmigrant status information on aliens and other individuals subject to the provisions of the immigration and Nationality Act.

Central Office of Record - The Department element that keeps records of accountable COMSEC
material held by accounts subject to its oversight.  Also called COR.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Central Office of Record - The office of a Federal department or agency that keeps records of
accountable communications security (COMSEC) material held by elements subject to its oversight. Also called COR.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

Central Overseas Processing Entity - the Refugee Processing Center (RPC) version of the Worldwide
Refugee Admissions Processing System (WRAPS) used at RPC to enter V-93 case information
processed by consular posts or USCIS officers overseas.  Also called COPE.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

central service cost allocation plan -  the documentation identifying, accumulating, and allocating or
developing billing rates based on the allowable costs of services provided by a governmental unit on a centralized basis to its departments and agencies. The costs of these services may be allocated or billed to users.
central station - building or office which houses an organization whose employees monitor alarm
systems.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
centralized control - 1. In air defense, the control mode whereby a higher echelon makes direct target
assignments to fire units.    2. In joint air operations, placing within one commander the responsibility and authority for planning, directing, and coordinating a military operation or group/
category of operations.  See also decentralized control.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301 JP 330)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)

certainty-equivalent -  A certain (i.e., nonrandom) outcome that an individual values equally to an
uncertain outcome. For a risk averse individual, the certainty-equivalent for an uncertain set of benefits may be less than the mathematical expectation of the outcome; for example, an individual
may value a 50-50 chance of winning $100 or $0 as only $45. Analogously, a risk-averse individual may have a certainty-equivalent for an uncertain set of costs that is larger in magnitude than the mathematical expectation of costs.
certificate of acknowledgment - A notarizing officers certificate on a document that an individual
appeared before the officer and declared that the instrument was the individuals act and deed.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)

certificate of death - A document issued by local authorities to verify a person's death.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.1)

certificate of eligibles - list of applicants who have been deemed qualified for a position through the
assessment process.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

certificate of title - a document issued by a State showing ownership of an automobile.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
30501.)

certificate of waiver and certificate of authorization - a Federal Aviation Administration grant of
approval for a specific flight operation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40101.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

certification - comprehensive evaluation of technical and non-technical aspects made as part of and in
support of the accreditation process establishes the extent to which a particular design and implementation meet a set of specified requirements; provides external verification of competencies achieved by an individual.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)

certification - The comprehensive evaluation of the technical and non-technical security controls of an IT
system to support the authorization process that establishes the extent to which a particular design and implementation meets a set of specified security requirements.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)

certification - The final authorization for payment by an authorized certifying officer. Disbursing
officials may disburse funds only as provided by a voucher that has been properly certified. In the case of voucher schedules, the certifying officers signature applies to all the individual vouchers listed on the schedule.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

certification and accreditation - comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and
technical security controls in an information system, made in support of security accreditation, to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and
producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements of the system.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

certification and repair center - is a facility used by the Bureau of Information Resource Management,
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Operations/ Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Infrastructure Office, Technical Security and Safeguards Division (IRM/ FO/ ITI/ TSS) for program activities.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

certification and repair center - the CRC is a facility used by the Bureau of Information Resource
Management, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Operations/ Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Infrastructure Office, Technical Security and Safeguards Division (IRM/
FO/ ITI/ TSS) for program activities.  Also called CRC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)

certification, accreditation, and security assessments - Organizations must - (1) Periodically assess the
security controls in organizational information systems to determine if the controls are effective in
their application; (2) Develop and implement plans of action designed to correct deficiencies and
reduce or eliminate vulnerabilities in organizational information systems; (3) Authorize the operation of organizational information systems and any associated information system connections; and (4) Monitor information system security controls on an ongoing basis to ensure the continued effectiveness of the controls.  Also called CA.
certified applicator - any individual who is certified as authorized to use or supervise the use of any
pesticide which is classified for restricted use.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)

certified contractor - (A) a contractor, inspector, or supervisor who has completed a training program
certified by the appropriate Federal agency and has met any other requirements for certification or licensure established by such agency or who has been certified by any State through a program which has been found by such Federal agency to be at least as rigorous as the Federal certification program; and (B) workers or designers who have fully met training requirements established by the appropriate Federal agency.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

certified cost or pricing date - cost or pricing data that were required to be submitted and have been
certified, or is required to be certified. This certification states that, to the best of the person's knowledge and belief, the cost or pricing data are accurate, complete, and current as of a date certain before contract award. Cost or pricing data are required to be certified in certain procurements.
chaff - Radar confusion reflectors, consisting  of thin, narrow metallic strips of various lengths and
frequency responses, which are used to reflect echoes for confusion purposes.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

chain of command - A series of command, control, executive, or management positions in hierarchical
order of authority.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
chain of command - The succession of commanding officers from a superior to a subordinate through
which command is exercised.  Also called command channel.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff instruction - A document for all types of correspondence
containing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff policy and guidance that does not involve the employment of forces, which is of indefinite duration and is applicable to external agencies, or both the Joint Staff and external agencies.  Also called CJCSI.  See also Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff manual.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff manual - A document containing detailed procedures for
performing specific tasks that do not involve the employment of forces, which is of indefinite duration and is applicable to external agencies or both the Joint Staff and external agencies.  Also
called CJCSM.  See also Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff instruction.
chalk number - The number given to a complete load and to the transporting carrier.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
change - addition, modification, replacement, or removal of something.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)
change detection - An image enhancement technique that compares two images of the same area from
different time periods and eliminates identical picture elements in order to leave the signatures that
have undergone change.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
6231.)
change in control - (A) for a corporation, the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the corporation;

(B) for a partnership or limited liability company, the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the
partnership or limited liability company; and
(C) for an individual, the sale or transfer or an
organizational camp subject to this chapter to another party.
change key - key which operates only one cylinder or one group of keyed alike cylinders in a keying
system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
change order - a written order, signed by the contracting officer, directing the contractor to make a
change that the Changes clause authorizes the contracting officer to order without the contractor's consent.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
change order - Unilateral action taken by the contracting officer to modify the drawings, designs,
specifications, method of shipping or packing, place of inspection, delivery, or acceptance of an existing contract.
change proposal - document providing high level description of a significant change, along with a
corresponding business case and an expected implementation schedule.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
change record - document containing the details of an addition, modification, replacement, or removal of
something.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
change schedule - list of all authorized changes and related dates includes planned implementation dates
and actual completion dates.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1114)
change transmittal - Formerly known as Transmittal Letter (TL), the official document that implements
formal directive changes to the FAM or FAH. It provides effective dates and necessary instructions
for incorporating changes into the FAM or FAH.  Also called CT.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
changed conditions - Construction site/ repair conditions which differ significantly from conditions
indicated in the contract, or conditions ordinarily encountered in the performance of the type of work in the contract.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
change-of-name agreement - a legal instrument executed by the contractor and the Government that
recognizes the legal change of name of the contractor without disturbing the original contractual rights and obligations of the parties.
channel - An electrical path over which transmission can be made from one station to another.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
channel airlift - Airlift provided for movement of sustainment cargo, scheduled either regularly or
depending upon volume of workload, between designated ports of embarkation and ports of
debarkation over validated contingency or distribution routes.
channel check - A service telegram exchanged between two connected transmission facilities to ensure
channel continuity.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
channel sequence number - A numerical identifier starting with 000 and running consecutively to 999
on low volume circuits and 0000 consecutively to 9999 on high volume circuits, between two posts over a dedicated line.  Also called CSN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3123.2)
charg pay - The additional compensation payable to - (1) A Foreign Service officer or any other officer
with the appropriate commissioned title, including a Foreign Service information officer, serving as
a charg daffaires ad interim at a diplomatic mission; or (2) A Foreign Service officer or consular officer who is not a Foreign Service officer serving as acting principal officer at a consulate general,

a consulate, or a U.S. Interests Section.

charter air carrier - an air carrier holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity that
authorizes it to provide charter air transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)

charter air transportation - charter trips in air transportation authorized under this part.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
check status inquiry - Department of State inquiry directed to Treasury concerning the payment status or
request for a copy of a U.S. Government (USG) check.   Also called CSI.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
check symbols - The symbol numbers inscribed on checks, which are the checking account symbol
numbers under which USDOs issue checks.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
chemical agent - A chemical substance that is intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously
injure, or incapacitate mainly through its physiological effects.  See also chemical warfare; riot
control agent.
chemical agent - chemical substance which is intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously
injure, or incapacitate mainly through its physiological effects.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
1521.)
chemical agent and munition - an agent or munition that, through its chemical properties, produces
lethal or other damaging effects on human beings, except that such term does not include riot control agents, chemical herbicides, smoke and other obscuration materials.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1521.)
chemical agent and munition - an agent or munition that, through its chemical properties, produces
lethal or other damaging effects on human beings, except that such term does not include riot control agents, chemical herbicides, smoke and other obscuration materials.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 621)

chemical facility of interest - a facility that
(A) holds, or that the Secretary has a reasonable basis to
believe holds, a chemical of interest, at a threshold quantity set pursuant to relevant risk-related security principles; and (B) is not an excluded facility.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

chemical hazard - Any chemical manufactured, used, transported, or stored that can cause death or
other harm through toxic properties of those materials, including chemical agents and chemical
weapons prohibited under the Chemical Weapons Convention as well as toxic industrial chemicals.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

chemical improvised explosive device enhancement - chemical agent specifically designed to cause
death or other harm through toxic properties that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).

chemical timing switch - timing switch using the reaction of chemical compounds as a switch to provide
a delay before starting the initiation train.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

chemical warfare - All aspects of military operations involving the employment of lethal and
incapacitating munitions/ agents and the warning and protective measures associated with such
offensive operations.  Also called CW.  See also chemical agent; chemical weapon; riot control
agent.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6701)
chemical weapon - the following, together or separately: (A) A toxic chemical and its precursors, except
where intended for a purpose not prohibited under this chapter as long as the type and quantity is consistent with such a purpose.(B) A munition or device, specifically designed to cause death or other harm through toxic properties of those toxic chemicals specified in subparagraph (A), which would be released as a result of the employment of such munition or device. (C) Any equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment of munitions or devices

specified in subparagraph (B).

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
229F)

chemical weapon - the following, together or separately:
(A) A toxic chemical and its precursors, except
where intended for a purpose not prohibited under this chapter as long as the type and quantity is
consistent with such a purpose.
 (B) A munition or device, specifically designed to cause death or other harm through toxic properties of those toxic chemicals specified in subparagraph (A), which would be released as a result of the employment of such munition or device. (C) Any equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment of munitions or devices.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2280.)

chemical weapon - together or separately
(A) toxic chemicals and their precursors, except where
intended for(i) industrial, agricultural, research, medical, pharmaceutical, or other peaceful purposes; (ii) protective purposes, namely those purposes directly related to protection against toxic
chemicals and to protection against chemical weapons; (iii) military purposes not connected with the use of chemical weapons and not dependent on the use of the toxic properties of chemicals as a method of warfare; or (iv) law enforcement including domestic riot control purposes, as long as the types and quantities are consistent with such purposes;
(B) munitions and devices, specifically
designed to cause death or other harm through the toxic properties of those toxic chemicals specified in subparagraph (A), which would be released as a result of the employment of such munitions and devices; and (C) any equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment of munitions and devices.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

chemical weapon - Together or separately, (a) a toxic chemical and its precursors, except when
intended for a purpose not prohibited under the Chemical Weapons Convention; (b) a munition or device, specifically designed to cause death or other harm through toxic properties of those chemicals specified in (a), above, which would be released as a result of the employment of such munition or device; (c) any equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment of munitions or devices specified in (b), above.  See also chemical agent; chemical
warfare; riot control agent.
chemical weapon - toxic chemical or its precursor that can cause death, injury, temporary incapacitation
or sensory irritation through its chemical action.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)
chemical weapons - (1) Toxic chemicals and their precursors, except where intended for purposes not
prohibited under the Chemical Weapons Convention, as long as the types and quantities are consistent with such purposes; (2) Munitions and devices, specifically designed to cause death or other harm through the toxic properties of those toxic chemicals specified in subparagraph (1) of
this definition, which would be released as a result of employing such munitions or devices; and (3) Any equipment specifically designed to be used directly in connection with the employment of the munitions and devices.  Also called CW.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Chemical Weapons Convention - The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production,
Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction entered into force April 29, 1997. The CWC obligates states parties to never under any circumstances develop, produce, or
otherwise acquire, stockpile, or retain chemical weapons, or transfer, directly or indirectly, chemical
weapons to anyone. The Treaty currently has 188 member states.  Also called CWC.
Chemical Weapons Convention (1997) - The global treaty outlawing developing, producing, acquiring,
stockpiling, retaining, transferring, or using chemical weapons.  Also called CWC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 451.3)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)

chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear consequence management - Actions taken to plan,
prepare, respond to, and recover from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents.
Also called CBRN CM.
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense - Measures taken to minimize or negate the
vulnerabilities to, and/ or effects of, a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear hazard or
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
incident.  Also called CBRN defense.
JP 311)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear environment - An operational environment that
includes chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats and hazards and their potential
resulting effects.  Also called CBRN environment.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazard - Chemical, biological, radiological, and
nuclear elements that could create adverse effects due to an accidental or deliberate release and
dissemination.  Also called CBRN hazard.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear incident - Any occurrence, resulting from the use of
chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear  weapons and devices; the emergence of secondary hazards arising from counterforce targeting; or the release of toxic industrial materials into the
environment, involving the emergence of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon - A fully engineered assembly designed for
employment to cause the release of a chemical or biological agent or radiological material onto a
chosen target or to generate a nuclear detonation.  Also called CBRN weapon.

Chief Acquisition Officer - an executive level acquisition official responsible for agency performance of
acquisition activities and acquisition programs created.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
Chief Disbursing Officer - Treasury official who directs disbursing operations performed by Department
of the Treasury regional disbursing offices located throughout the United States.  Also called CDO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
Chief Elected Official - A mayor, city manager, or county manager.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
chief Information Officer - the senior official that provides advice and other assistance to the head of the
agency and other senior management personnel of the agency to ensure that IT is acquired and information resources are managed for the agency in a manner that achieves the agency's strategic
goals and information resources management goals; and is responsible for ensuring agency compliance with, and prompt, efficient, and effective implementation of, the information policies and information resources management responsibilities, including the reduction of information collection burdens on the public.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
6501)
Chief Justice - the Chief Justice of the United States or the designee of the Chief Justice, except that
when there is a vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice, the most senior associate justice of the Supreme Court shall be deemed to be the Chief Justice for purposes of this chapter until the vacancy
is filled.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
chief of fires - The senior organic fires Army staff officer at division and higher headquarters level who
advises the commander on the best use of available fire support resources, provides input to
necessary orders, and develops and implements the fire support plan.  Also called COF.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6113)
Chief of Mission - a principal officer in charge of a diplomatic mission of the United States or of a U. S.
office abroad which has been designated diplomatic in nature or any member of the Foreign Service assigned under the terms of the Act to be charg daffaires or head of such a mission or office.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3052)
chief of mission - ambassadors at large and ministers of diplomatic missions of the United States, or
persons appointed to lead United States offices abroad designated by the Secretary of State as
diplomatic in nature.

Chief of Mission - Chiefs of mission as defined by the Foreign Service Act (22 U.S.C. 3902), and
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14

principal officers at posts not subject to the administrative jurisdiction of another post.
FAM 511.3) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)
Chief of Mission - Principal officer appointed by the President, to be in charge of a diplomatic mission of
the United States or of a U.S. office abroad which is designated by the Secretary of State as
diplomatic in nature of the Foreign Service Act. Also, career members of the Service assigned by the President to serve as charg daffaires or otherwise as the head of a mission or the U.S. office abroad which is designated by the Secretary as diplomatic in nature for such periods as the public interest may require.  Also called COM.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)
Chief of Mission - The principal officer (the ambassador) in charge of a diplomatic facility of the
United States, including any individual assigned to be temporarily in charge of such a facility.  The chief of mission is the personal representative of the President to the country of accreditation.  The chief of mission is responsible for the direction, coordination, and supervision of all US Government executive branch employees in that country (except those under the command of a US area military commander).  The security of the diplomatic post is the chief of mission's direct responsibility.
Also called COM.
chief of mission - The principal officer in charge of a diplomatic facility of the United States, including
any individual temporarily assigned to be in charge of such a facility. Also called COM.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
chief of mission - the principal officer in charge of a diplomatic mission of the United States or of a
United States office abroad which is designated by the Secretary of State as diplomatic in nature, including any individual assigned of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to be temporarily in charge of such a mission or office.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)
Chief of Staff - The senior or principal member or head of a staff who acts as the controlling member of
a staff for purposes of the coordination of its work or to exercise command in another's name.  Also
called COS.
child - a person under the age of 18 years.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 1811.4)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6113)

child - an unmarried child, under the age of 18 years, or such unmarried child regardless of age who,
because of physical or mental disability incurred before age 18 is incapable of self-support. In
addition to the offspring of the participant, the term includes - (a) An adopted child; (b) A stepchild or recognized natural child who received more than one-half support from the participant; and (c) A
child who lived with and for whom a petition of adoption was filed by a participant, and who is adopted by the surviving spouse of the participant after the latter's death.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

child - an unmarried person under 21 years of age.  a. Bases for Child Status -  (1) INA lists seven
categories of the term child; (2) Previously, the term child as used at INA (D) was interpreted to require a genetic connection between the child and the parent. However, such an interpretation did not adequately account for advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART). Consequently, a new policy was adopted in 2014 to allow birth mothers (also referred to as gestational mothers) who are also the legal parent of the child to be treated the same as genetic mothers for the purpose of
qualifying for immigration benefits. The new policy is retroactive. If you encounter a case in which the child born abroad to a gestational and legal mother was previously denied an immigration benefit under prior interpretation, the child potentially would be eligible for an immigration benefit upon the submission of a new application accompanied by appropriate fees and sufficient evidence
that he or she meets all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. (A petition according preference status must be regarded as approved to accord immediate relative status if the beneficiary
has been declared a child of the petitioner by private legislation. You should regard such a petition as approved for that purpose as of the date of the enactment of the private legislation or of the
effective date stated in the language of the private law. For additional information on private legislation and consular processing of cases involving private bills. Child Soldiers - Note that in the
context of child soldiers, child is defined as a person under the age of 15.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6113)

child - an unmarried student under the age of 22 years. For this purpose, a child whose twenty-second
birthday occurs before July 1 or after August 31 of a calendar year, and while a student, is deemed
to have become 22 years of age on the first day of July after the birthday.

child - Any person below the age of eighteen.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1723)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1723)

Child Abuse - The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information provides the
following operational definitions for the three main types of child maltreatment. Although any of the forms of child abuse may be found separately, they often occur in combination. Emotional abuse, for example, is almost always present when other forms are identified.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 1811.4)

child abuse (as defined in the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990) - the physical or mental injury, sexual
abuse or exploitation, or negligent treatment of a child - Physical injury includes but is not limited to lacerations, fractured bones, burns, internal injuries, severe bruising, or serious bodily harm; Mental
injury means harm to a child's psychological or intellectual functioning, which may be exhibited by severe anxiety, depression, withdrawal, or outward aggressive behavior, or a combination of those behaviors, which may be demonstrated by a change in behavior, emotional response, or cognition; Sexual abuse includes the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or coercion of a child to engage in, or assist another person to engage in, sexually explicit conduct or the rape, molestation, prostitution, or other form of sexual exploitation of children, or incest with children; Sexually explicit conduct means actual or simulated - Sexual intercourse including sexual contact in the manner of genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal contact, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex; sexual contact means the intentional touching, either directly or through clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse, or gratify sexual desire of any person; Bestiality; Masturbation; Lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of a person or animal; Sadistic or masochistic abuse; or Unlawful penetration with an object; Exploitation means child
pornography or child prostitution; Negligent treatment means the failure to provide for reasons other than poverty, adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care so as to seriously endanger the
physical health of the child; and Child abuse does not include discipline administered by a parent or legal guardian to his or her child provided it is reasonable in manner and moderate in degree and otherwise does not constitute cruelty.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
Child Born Out of Wedlock - a. Child Through the Mother Under INA -  (1) A child born out of wedlock is the child of the natural mother under INA. The natural mothers name on the child's birth certificate may be taken as proof of such relationship. (2) The term natural mother in INA includes a gestational mother who is the legal mother of a child at the time and place of birth, as well as genetic mother who is a legal mother of the child at the time and place of birth. Also see the note regarding assisted reproductive technology (ART) above in Bases for Child Status. b. Child Through the Father Under INA  - (1) A child born out of wedlock is a child of the natural father under INA, provided the father has or had a bona fide parent-child relationship with the child. While an ongoing father-child relationship is not required to establish a bona fide parent or child relationship, you must ascertain whether a genuine parent or child relationship, not merely a tie by blood, exists or has existed at some point prior to the offspring's 21st birthday and while the offspring is or was unmarried. (2) While each case must be determined based on the facts presented, you must be satisfied that the facts demonstrate the existence of a bona fide parent or child relationship before the child's 21st birthday. For instance, although not necessary, the moral or emotional behavior of the father or child toward each other, which reflects the existence of such a relationship, may constitute favorable evidence of the relationship, just as cohabitation may be another element of evidence of such relationship. (3) Proof of present or former familial relationship may include the - (a) Fathers acknowledgment within the community that the child is his own; (b)
Fathers support for the child's needs; and (c) Fathers active concern for child support, instruction, and general welfare, and interest in the child.

child care provider - an individual or entity that provides or proposes to provide child care services for
federal employees.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
590.)
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 551)

child development center employee - a civilian employee of the Coast Guard who is employed to work
in a Coast Guard child development center without regard to whether the employee is paid from appropriated or nonappropriated funds.


(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7112)

child labor - the worst forms of child labor as defined in International Labor Convention 182, the
Convention Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor, done at Geneva on June 17, 1999.
child marriage - the marriage of a girl or boy who is (A) younger than the minimum age for marriage
under the laws of the country in which such girl or boy is a resident; or (B) younger than 18 years of age, if no such law exists.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 503)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2151n)

child marriage - the marriage of a girl or boy who is(A) younger than the minimum age for marriage
under the laws of the country in which such girl or boy is a resident; or (B) younger than 18 years of age, if no such law exists.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1723)

child neglect - Characterized by failure to provide for the child's basic needs. The assessment of child
neglect requires consideration of cultural values and standards of care as well as recognition that the failure to provide the necessities of life may be related to poverty.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 1811.4)

child neglect - the negligent treatment of a child by a person who is responsible for the child's welfare
(parent, guardian, or custodian). (It does not rise to the level of abuse.) Such negligent treatment includes but is not limited to - The failure to provide for the proper education of a child as required
by U.S. law or local law in the case of locally employed staff; The failure to provide for subsistence, care, or control necessary for a child's physical, mental, developmental, or emotional health; or The failure to supervise a child adequately (such as a child who is habitually truant from school without justification, or who is habitually disobedient of reasonable and lawful commands of his or her parents, guardian, or other custodian, or who is engaging in the permissive use of alcohol or drugs where such actions are endangering the child's welfare or disrupting the post community).

(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
405.)

child restraint - any device (including child safety seat, booster seat, harness, and excepting seat belts)
that is
(i) designed for use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position children who weigh 65 pounds (30 kilograms) or less; and
(ii) certified to the Federal motor vehicle safety standard
prescribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for child restraints.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2370c)

child soldier - (A) (i) any person under 18 years of age who takes a direct part in hostilities as a member
of governmental armed forces;(ii) any person under 18 years of age who has been compulsorily recruited into governmental armed forces; (iii) any person under 15 years of age who has been
voluntarily recruited into governmental armed forces; or(iv) any person under 18 years of age who has been recruited or used in hostilities by armed forces distinct from the armed forces of a state; and (is serving in any capacity, including in a support role such as a cook, porter, messenger, medic,
guard, or sex slave.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
659.)

child support - to provide such support, means amounts required to be paid under a judgment, decree, or
order, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued by a court or an administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, for the support and maintenance of a child, including a child who
has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing State, or a child and the parent with whom the child is living, which provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages or reimbursement, and which may include other related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income
withholding, attorney's fees, and other relief.

(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)

child with a disability -  a child evaluated as having mental retardation, a hearing impairment (including
deafness), a speech or language impairment, a visual impairment (including blindness), a serious
emotional disturbance (referred to in this part as "emotional disturbance"), an orthopedic impairment, autism, traumatic brain injury, another health impairment, a specific learning disability, deaf-blindness, or multiple disabilities, and who, by reason thereof, needs special education and
related services. (2)(i)  if it is determined, through an appropriate evaluation, that a child has one of
the disabilities, but only needs a related service and not special education, the child is not a child with a disability under this part.  (ii) If,  the related service required by the child is considered
special education rather than a related service under State standards, the child would be determined
to be a child with a disability.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ii)

child with a special need - an individual less than 18 years of age who requires care or supervision
beyond that required of children generally to (A) meet the child's basic needs; or (B) prevent physical injury, self-injury, or injury to others.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g2)

childhood cancer - a spectrum of different malignancies that vary by histology, site of disease, origin,
race, sex, and age. The Secretary may revise the defined of such term to the extent determined by
the Secretary to be appropriate.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

child-occupied facility - building or a portion of a building,  visited regularly by the same child, six years
of age or under, on at least two different days  within any week (Sunday through Saturday period), provided that each day's visit lasts at least three hours, the combined weekly visits last at least six
hours, and the combined annual visits last at least 60 hours may include, but not limited to, daycare centers, preschools, and kindergarten classrooms.

children -  persons who have not attained 18 years of age.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 135)
(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8 )
children aged three through nine experiencing developmental delays - Child with a disability for
children aged three through nine (or any subset of that age range, including ages three through five), may, subject to the conditions, include a child: (1) Who is experiencing developmental delays, as defined by the State and as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one or more of the following areas: Physical development, cognitive development, communication development, social or emotional development, or adaptive development; and (2) Who, by reason
thereof, needs special education and related services.
children and adolescents - individuals who do not exceed 18 years of age.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280h)
children at risk - children who are raised in poverty or in single-parent homes or are subject to such
circumstances as parental drug abuse, homelessness, or child abuse.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
6231.)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
629i.)
children of prisoners - children one or both of whose parents are incarcerated in a Federal, State, or local
correctional facility. The term is deemed to include children who are in an ongoing mentoring
relationship in a program at the time of their parents' release from prison, for purposes of continued participation in the program.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb25)

children of substance abusers - (A) children who have lived or are living in a household with a
substance abuser who is acting in a parental role regarding the children; and (B) children who have been prenatally exposed to alcohol or other drugs.
chiropractic treatment - the manual manipulation of the spine performed by a chiropractor for the
(SOURCE  DVA,

treatment of such musculo-skeletal conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate.
US Code 38,
1710.)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1710.)

chiropractor - an individual who (A) is licensed to practice chiropractic in the State in which the
individual performs chiropractic services; and (B) holds the degree of doctor of chiropractic from a
chiropractic college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
33101.)
chop shop - a building, lot, facility, or other structure or premise at which at least one person engages in
receiving, concealing, destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling, or storing a passenger
motor vehicle or passenger motor vehicle part that has been unlawfully obtained (A) to alter,
counterfeit, deface, destroy, disguise, falsify, forge, obliterate, or remove the identity of the vehicle
or part, including the vehicle identification number or a derivative of that number; and (B) to distribute, sell, or dispose of the vehicle or part in interstate or foreign commerce.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2322)
chop shop - any building, lot, facility, or other structure or premise where one or more persons engage in
receiving, concealing, destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling, or storing any passenger motor vehicle or passenger motor vehicle part which has been unlawfully obtained in order to alter, counterfeit, deface, destroy, disguise, falsify, forge, obliterate, or remove the identity, including the vehicle identification number or derivative thereof, of such vehicle or vehicle part and to distribute, sell, or dispose of such vehicle or vehicle part in interstate or foreign commerce.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
713.)

chronic diseaseAnemia, primary Arteriosclerosis, Arthritis, Atrophy, progressive muscular Brain
hemorrhage, Brain thrombosis, Bronchiectasis, Calculi of the kidney, bladder, or gallbladder, Cardiovascular-renal disease, including hypertension Cirrhosis of the liver, Coccidioidomycosis, Diabetes mellitus, Encephalitis lethargica, residuals Endocarditis, Endocrinopathies, Epilepsies, Hansen's disease,
Hodgkin's disease, Leukemia, Lupus erythematosus, systemic Myasthenia gravis,
Myelitis, Myocarditis Nephritis, Organic diseases of the nervous system, Osteitis deformans (Paget's
disease), Osteomalacia Palsy, bulbar Paralysis agitans ,Psychoses, Purpura idiopathic, hemorrhagic
Raynaud's disease, Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma ,Sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis, multiple
Syringomyelia, Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease), Tuberculosis, active Tumors, malignant, or of the brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves Ulcers, peptic (gastric or duodenal) and such other chronic diseases as the Secretary may add to this list.
(SOURCE  DOE, US Code 42,
11360.)

chronically homeless - with respect to an individual or family, that the individual or family (i) is
homeless and lives or resides in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter; (ii) has been homeless and living or residing in a place not meant for human
habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter continuously for at least 1 year or on at least 4 separate occasions in the last 3 years; and (iii) has an adult head of household (or a minor head of
household if no adult is present in the household) with a diagnosable substance use disorder, serious mental illness, developmental disability, post-traumatic stress disorder, cognitive impairments resulting from a brain injury, or chronic physical illness or disability, including the co-occurrence of 2 or more of those conditions.

chronological analysis - process of performing a detailed examination of information organized in order
of occurrence.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
circuit - The complete path between two terminals over which one-way or two-way communications may
be provided.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
circuit ride - a visit by DHS officers or staff of Resettlement Support Centers (RSC) to prepare refugee
cases and interview refugee applicants.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
citizen corps - A community-level program, administered by the Department of Homeland Security, that
brings government and private-sector groups together and coordinates the emergency preparedness and response activities of community members. Through its network of community, State, and tribal
councils, Citizen Corps increases community preparedness and response capabilities through public

education, outreach, training, and volunteer service.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1502)

citizen of the United States - any person who is a United States citizen by law, birth, or naturalization,
any State, any agency of a State or a group of States, or any corporation, partnership, or association
organized under the laws of any State which has as its president or other executive officer and as its
chairman of the board of directors, or holder of a similar office, a person who is a United States citizen by law, birth or naturalization and which has no more of its directors who are not United States citizens by law, birth or naturalization than constitute a minority of the number required for a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the board.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3796dd8)

citizens' police academy - a program by local law enforcement agencies or private nonprofit
organizations in which citizens, especially those who participate in neighborhood watch programs, are trained in ways of facilitating communication between the community and local law
enforcement in the prevention of crime.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5561.)

civic and cultural activities - libraries, musical and dramatic presentations, art exhibits, adult education
programs, public meeting places, and other facilities for carrying on an activity any part of which is supported under a law of the United States.

civil action - a covered civil action.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1885)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1442)

civil action and criminal prosecution - any proceeding (whether or not ancillary to another proceeding)
to the extent that in such proceeding a judicial order, including a subpoena for testimony or documents, is sought or issued. If removal is sought for a proceeding described in the previous sentence, and there is no other basis for removal, only that proceeding may be removed to the district court.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
civil administration - An administration established by a foreign government in (1) friendly territory,
under an agreement with the government of the area concerned, to exercise certain authority
normally the function of the local government; or (2) hostile territory, occupied by United States forces, where a foreign government exercises executive, legislative, and judicial authority until an
indigenous civil government can be established.  Also called CA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)
civil affairs - Designated Active and Reserve Component forces and units organized, trained, and
equipped specifically to conduct civil affairs operations and to support civil-military operations.
Also called CA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)
civil affairs operations - Actions planned, executed, and assessed by civil affairs forces that enhance
awareness of and manage the interaction with the civil component of the operational environment; identify and mitigate underlying causes of instability within civil society; or involve the application
of functional specialty skills normally the responsibility of civil government.  Also called CAO.
civil aircraft - an aircraft except a public aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3555)
civil aircraft - those products to which the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft applies, (B) the term
large civil aircraft has the meaning given that term in Annex II to the USEC bilateral agreement, (C) the term indirect support means indirect government support as defined in Annex II to the US EC bilateral agreement.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2518.)

civil aircraft and related articles - (A) all aircraft other than aircraft to be purchased for use by the
Department of Defense or the United States Coast Guard; (B) the engines (and parts and components for incorporation therein) of such aircraft; (C) any other parts, components, and subassemblies for incorporation in such aircraft; and (D) any ground flight simulators, and parts and
components thereof, for use with respect to  such aircraft, whether to be purchased for use as original or replacement equipment in the manufacture, repair, maintenance, rebuilding, modification, or conversion of such aircraft, and without regard to whether such aircraft or articles receive duty-free treatment.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)

civil augmentation program - Standing, long-term external support contacts designed to augment
Service logistic capabilities with contracted support in both preplanned and short notice contingencies.  Also called CAP.  See also contingency; contingency contract; external support
contract.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

civil authorities - Those elected and appointed officers and employees who constitute the government
of the United States, the governments of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, United States territories, and political subdivisions thereof.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.2)
civil authority information support - The use of military information support operations capabilities
to conduct public information dissemination activities to support national security or disaster relief operations within the United States and its territories in support of a lead federal agency.  Also
called CAIS.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
232)
civil disorder - any public disturbance involving acts of violence by assemblages of three or more
persons, which causes an immediate danger of or results in damage or injury to the property or person of any other individual.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

civil emergency - Any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, federal
assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect
property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of
the United States.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)

civil information - Relevant data relating to the civil areas, structures, capabilities, organizations,
people, and events of the civil component of the operational environment used to support the
situational awareness of the supported commander.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)

civil information management - Process whereby data relating to the civil component of the
operational environment is gathered, collated, processed, analyzed, produced into information
products, and disseminated.  Also called CIM.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 763.14)

civil liberties - fundamental individual rights such as freedom of speech, press, or religion; due process of
law; and other limitations on the power of the Government to restrain or dictate the actions of individuals. They are the freedoms that are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights the first ten Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Civil liberties offer protection to individuals from improper Government action and arbitrary Governmental interference (as defined by the ISE Frequently Asked Questions.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)

civil reconnaissance - A targeted, planned, and coordinated observation and evaluation of specific civil
aspects of the environment such as areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people, or events.
Also called CR.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

Civil Reserve Air Fleet - A program in which the Department of Defense contracts for the services of
specific aircraft, owned by a United States entity or citizen, during national emergencies and defense-oriented situations when expanded civil augmentation of military airlift activity is required.
Also called CRAF.  See also reserve.
Civil Reserve Air Fleet program - the program developed by the Department of Defense through which
the Department of Defense augments its airlift capability by use of civil aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
9511)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

civil rights and civil liberties programs - functions and activities dedicated to the protection of civil
rights and civil liberties (including Equal Employment Opportunity) in support of the overall effort to build a model workplace at DHS includes resources, assets, budgets and processes provided for
support.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 80s1)

Civil Rights movement - the movement to secure racial equality in the United States for African
Americans that, focusing on the period 1954 through 1968, challenged the practice of racial
segregation in the Nation and achieved equal rights legislation for all American citizens.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 763.14)

civil rights- those rights and privileges of citizenship and equal protection that the State is
constitutionally bound to guarantee all citizens regardless of race, religion, sex, or other characteristics unrelated to the worth of the individual. Protection of civil rights imposes an
affirmative obligation upon Government to promote equal protection under the law. These civil rights to personal liberty are guaranteed to all U.S. citizens by the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments and by acts of Congress. Generally, the term civil rights involves positive (or affirmative) Government action to protect against infringement (as defined by the ISE Frequently Asked Questions).

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

civil search and rescue - Search and/ or rescue operations and associated civilian services provided to
assist persons in potential or actual distress and protect property in a nonhostile environment.  Also
called civil SAR.

civil service employees - employees of the Federal Government except for members of the Foreign
Service.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2664a)
civil service position - A position subject to classification under 5 U.S.C.   Also called CS position.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2635)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
4552)

civil transportation - movement of persons and property by all modes of transportation in interstate,
intrastate, or foreign commerce within the United States, its territories and possessions, and the
District of Columbia, and related public storage and warehousing, ports, services, equipment and facilities, such as transportation carrier shop and repair facilities.  Civil transportation also shall include direction, control, and coordination of civil transportation capacity regardless of ownership. Civil transportation shall not include transportation owned or controlled by the Department of Defense, use of petroleum and gas pipelines, and coal slurry pipelines used only to supply energy production facilities directly.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

civil transportation - movement of persons and property by all modes of transportation in interstate,
intrastate, or foreign commerce within the United States, its territories and possessions, and the
District of Columbia, and related public storage and warehousing, ports, services, equipment and facilities, such as transportation carrier shop and repair facilities. Civil transportation also shall
include direction, control, and coordination of civil transportation capacity regardless of ownership. Civil transportation shall not include transportation owned or controlled by the Department of Defense, use of petroleum and gas pipelines, and coal slurry pipelines used only to supply energy production facilities directly.
civil unrest - mass riots or protests; military or rebel attacks; and government-initiated actions that cause
damage.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7162)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4104.
Internees)

civilian American citizen - any person who, being then a citizen of the United States, was captured by
the Imperial Japanese Government on or after December 7, 1941, at Midway, Guam, Wake Island,
the Philippine Islands, or any Territory or possession of the United States attacked or invaded by such government, or while in transit to or from any such place, or who went into hiding at any such
place in order to avoid capture or internment by such government; except (1) a person who at any
time voluntarily gave aid to, collaborated with, or in any manner served such government, or (2) a
person who at the time of his capture or entrance into hiding was a regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of any military or naval force.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4104.
Internees)

civilian American citizen - any person who, being then a citizen of the United States, was captured in
Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict by any force hostile to the United States, or who went into hiding in Southeast Asia, in order to avoid capture or internment by any such hostile force, except (i) a person who voluntarily, knowingly, and without duress, gave aid to or collaborated with or in any manner served any such hostile force, or (ii) a regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the Armed Forces of the United States.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

civilian employee - An individual who works for a federal agency on an appointment without time
limitation who is paid from appropriated funds, which includes working capital funds. A foreign national employee, temporary employee, term employee, non-appropriated fund employee, or uniformed personnel is not included in this definition.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 2310.01E)

civilian internee - A civilian who is interned during armed conflict, occupation, or other military
operation for security reasons, for protection, or because he or she committed an offense against the
detaining power.  Also called CI.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
129c)

civilian medical or dental position - a position for the performance of health care functions within the
Department of Defense held by an employee of the Department or of a contractor of the Department.
civilian-military - describes a relationship between U.S. uniformed military forces and U.S.
governmental and nongovernmental civilian organizations and authorities, and the government and civilian populace of a foreign nation; most often applied at the tactical/ country level and used
frequently at the operational/ regional level.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
civil-military cooperation - a broad term that covers a variety of collaborative relationships between
civilian and military actors in a conflict environment. Civilian actors may include government officials, staff from international organizations, and representatives of nongovernmental organizations. Civ-mil cooperation ranges from occasional informational meetings to comprehensive programs where civilian and military partners share planning and implementation. Cooperation can be controversial, as the military may see civilians as unduly complicating their
mission, and civilians-especially in the humanitarian field-may think that any association with the military will compromise their impartiality and threaten their personal safety. However, most experts see civ-mil cooperation as necessary to provide the security, knowledge, and skills needed to
help transform a conflict into an enduring peace.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

civil-military medicine - A discipline within operational medicine comprising public health and
medical issues that involve a civil-military interface (foreign or domestic), including military
medical support to civil authorities (domestic), medical elements of cooperation activities, and
medical civil-military operations.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)

civil-military operations - Activities of a commander performed by designated civil affairs or other
military forces that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relations between military forces, indigenous populations, and institutions, by directly supporting the attainment of objectives relating
to the reestablishment or maintenance of stability within a region or host nation.  Also called CMO.
See also civil affairs; operation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

civil-military operations - the activities of a commander that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit
relations between military forces, governmental and nongovernmental civilian organizations and authorities, and the civilian populace in a friendly, neutral, or hostile operational area in order to
facilitate military operations, to consolidate and achieve operational U.S. objectives.  Civil-military operations may include performance by military forces of activities and functions normally the
responsibility of the local, regional, or national government. These activities may occur prior to, during, or subsequent to other military actions. They may also occur, if directed, in the absence of other military operations. Civil-military operations may be performed by designated civil affairs, by other military forces, or by a combination of civil affairs and other forces.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)

civil-military operations center - An organization, normally comprised of civil affairs, established to
plan and facilitate coordination of activities of the Armed Forces of the United States within indigenous populations and institutions, the private sector, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, multinational forces, and other governmental agencies in support of
the joint force commander.  Also called CMOC.  See also civil-military operations; operation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)

civil-military team - A temporary organization of civilian and military personnel task-organized to
provide an optimal mix of capabilities and expertise to accomplish specific operational and planning
tasks.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

claim -  a written demand or written assertion by the governmental unit or grantor seeking, as a matter of
right, the payment of money in a sum certain, the adjustment or interpretation of award terms, or other relief arising under or relating to the award. A voucher, invoice or other routine request for payment that is not a dispute when submitted is not a claim. Appeals, such as those filed by a governmental unit in response to questioned audit costs, are not considered claims until a final management decision is made by the Federal awarding agency.
claim - A demand for monies due or alleged to be due, based on a valid claim provided to the
Department.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)

claim - a demand in writing for a sum certain.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9601.)

claim - a request, made in writing for a sum certain, for compensation for damages or removal costs
resulting from an incident.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)

claim - a right to payment, whether or not the right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated,
fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, or unsecured.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3301)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
claim - a written demand or written assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking, as a matter of
right, the payment of money in a sum certain, the adjustment or interpretation of contract terms, or other relief arising under or relating to the contract. However, a written demand or written assertion
by the contractor seeking the payment of money exceeding $100,000 is not a claim until certified as required by the statute. A voucher, invoice, or other routine request for payment that is not in dispute when submitted is not a claim. The submission may be converted to a claim, by written notice to the contracting officer, if it is disputed either as to liability or amount or is not acted upon in a reasonable time.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 533)
claim number - Social Security Number (SSN) of the worker, living or deceased, on whose record the
benefits are claimed and an alphabetical suffix assigned by SSA identifying the type of benefit involved.
claimability - The length of time a payee can present a claim of nonreceipt, loss, or theft of a USG check.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
claimant - A person who is applying for Social Security benefits, whether on his/ her own Social Security
record or on the record of a worker upon whom the applicant is or was dependent.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 533)

claimant - any person or government who presents a claim for compensation under this subchapter.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,

2701)
claimant - any person who presents a claim for compensation.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9601.)
claimant - The claimant is the employee (or his or her dependent or legal representative) who requests
reimbursement for the loss, damage, and/ or theft of personal property.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 643.3)
claimed invention - the subject matter defined by a claim in a patent or an application for a patent.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 35,
100)
claims - Any claim filed by an employee of the Department of State or USAID for damage to, loss,
destruction, capture, or abandonment of employees personal property incident to service.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 643.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 643.3)
Claims Assistance Officer - At post, this officer is responsible for assisting employees in the preparation
of claims. The CAO is appointed in writing by the post management officer. Duties include, but are not limited to - (1) Furnishing necessary claim forms to the employee; (2) Informing the employee
of the time frame for filing claims; (3) Advising the employee of the evidence required to substantiate the claim; (4) Assisting the employee in obtaining copies of shipping documents, etc., available at the post or by requesting copies of pertinent documents from the Department, U.S. Despatch Agent, or other posts when such documents are not available at the claimants post; and (5) Informing the employee of who and what is involved and assisting the employee with procedures to follow in filing claims for recovery against the packers, shippers, insurers, etc.  Also called CAO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 643.3)
Claims Investigating Officer - At post, this officer is an executive, administrative, or general services
officer of the agency involved. Such officers prepare reports that are included with other documents
when the claims are forwarded for adjudication to the appropriate agency. The claims investigating officer will not be the same individual functioning as the claims assistance officer unless special circumstances at the post, such as limited staff, make it absolutely necessary.  Also called CIO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
C-LANClassified Local Area Network - An assembly of member terminals in a Department facility or
mission that can establish and maintain a secure communications link between any two of the
member terminals. Basic C-LAN functions include - telegram transmission and receipt at the desktop; telegram retrieval from storage databases; e-mail exchange with other C-LAN subscribers at post; and word processing.
clandestine - Any activity or operation sponsored or conducted by governmental departments or
agencies with the intent to assure secrecy and concealment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
clandestine operation - An operation sponsored or conducted by governmental departments or
agencies in such a way as to assure secrecy or concealment.  See also covert operation; overt
operation.
clandestine physical access - entry by an individual into a sensitive or secured area without proper
authority and without the knowledge or consent of the occupants or the responsible security officer.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
clarifications - Limited exchanges between the U.S. Government and offerors that may occur when
award without discussions is contemplated.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1) (SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
20102.)
Class I railroad, Class II railroad, and Class III railroad - railroad carriers that have annual carrier
operating revenues that meet the threshold amount for Class I carriers, Class II carriers, and Class III carriers, respectively, as determined by the Surface Transportation Board.

(SOURCE  DOD, DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

classes of supply - The ten categories into which supplies are grouped in order to facilitate supply
management and planning.  I.  Rations and gratuitous issue of health, morale, and welfare items.  II. Clothing, individual equipment, tentage, tool sets, and administrative and housekeeping supplies and
equipment.  III. Petroleum, oils, and lubricants.  IV. Construction materials.  V. Ammunition.  VI. Personal demand items.  VII.  Major end items, including tanks, helicopters, and radios.  VIII. Medical.  IX. Repair parts and components for equipment maintenance.  X. Nonstandard items to support nonmilitary programs such as agriculture and economic development.  See also petroleum, oils, and lubricants.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2635)

classification - assignment of proper pay plan, position title, occupational series and grade level to a
position by application of authorized OPM or Departmental position classification standards and/ or
methodologies. Also referred to as Position Classification.

classification - the act or process by which information is determined to be classified information.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

classification - The determination that certain information requires protection against unauthorized
disclosure in the interest of national security, coupled with the designation of the level of
classification - Top Secret (TS), Secret, or Confidential.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

classification - The determination that official information requires, in the interests of national security,
a specific degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure, coupled with a designation
signifying that such a determination has been made.  See also security classification.

classification [process] - action of assigning a category to something.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

classification authority - The original classification authority or derivative classifier described in the
classification block by the individuals name or position who classified document. (See original classification authority.)
classification guidance - any instruction or source that prescribes the classification of specific
information.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
classification guide - a documentary form of classification guidance issued by an original classification
authority that identifies the elements of information regarding a specific subject that must be classified and establishes the level and duration of classification for each such element.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
classification guides - Documents issued in an exercise of authority for original classification that
include determinations with respect to the proper level and duration of classification of categories of classified information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 721)
classification society - a non-governmental organization that establishes safe standards for the strength of
the hull and reliability of the machinery of a vessel and may issue certificates on behalf of a
government (e.g. American Bureau of Shipping or Det Norske Veritas for the United States).
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
classified acquisition - an acquisition in which offerors must have access to classified information to
properly submit an offer or quotation, to understand the performance requirements, or to perform the contract.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
classified contract - any contract in which the contractor or its employees must have access to classified
information during contract performance. A contract may be a classified contract even though the contract document itself is unclassified.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
classified diplomatic pouch - A properly documented and sealed envelope, parcel, shipping container, or
any other kind of receptacle used by diplomatic missions to transmit approved correspondence, documents, publications, and other articles for official use between the Department, post, and between posts. Diplomatic pouches are protected under Article 27 of the Vienna Convention on

Diplomatic Relations from being searched, seized, or detained. Classified diplomatic pouches are prepared in accordance with 14 FAM and accompanied by appropriately cleared diplomatic couriers.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

classified document - recorded classified information regardless of its physical form or characteristics,
including, without limitation, written or printed matter, tapes, charts, maps, paintings, drawings, engravings, sketches, working notes and papers; reproductions of such things by any means of process; and sound, voice, magnetic, or electronic recordings in any form; is marked to indicate its classified status when in documentary form as Top Secret, Secret, or Confidential.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
801)

classified information - (A) any information or material that has been determined by an official of the
United States pursuant to law, an Executive order, or regulation to require protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national security, and (B) any restricted data of the Atomic Energy Act.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2471)

classified information - any information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No.
12333 of December 4, 1981, Executive Order No. 12958 of April 17, 1995, or successor orders, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3165)

classified information - any information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No.
12356 of April 2, 1982, or successor orders, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated;
classified information - any information the unauthorized disclosure of which (as determined under
applicable law and regulations) could reasonably be expected to damage the national security.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1513)

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
classified information - any knowledge that can be communicated or any documentary material,
regardless of its physical form or characteristics, that (1)(i) Is owned by, is produced by or for, or is under the control of the United States Government; or (ii) Has been classified by the Department of Energy as privately generated restricted data; and (2) Must be protected against unauthorized disclosure according to Executive Order 12958, Classified National Security Information, April 17, 1995, or classified in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3126)
classified information - information or material designated and clearly marked or clearly represented,
pursuant to the provisions of a statute or Executive order (or a regulation or order issued pursuant to a statute or Executive order), as requiring a specific degree of protection against unauthorized
disclosure for reasons of national security.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
classified information - Information or material, herein collectively termed information, owned by,
produced for or by, or under the control of the U.S. Government, and that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order 13526 or prior orders to require protection against unauthorized disclosure, coupled with the designation of the level of classification. Also referred to as national
security information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
classified information - information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order 13526 or any
predecessor order to require protection against unauthorized disclosure is marked to indicate its
classified status when in documentary form.
classified information - Official information that has been determined to require, in the interests of
national security, protection against unauthorized disclosure and which has been so designated.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
classified information access - ability or opportunity to gain knowledge of classified information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
classified information spillage - When classified data is processed or received on an information system
(SOURCE  DOS/
with a lower level of classification.
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Classified Local Area Network - An assembly of member terminals in a Department facility or mission
that can establish and maintain a secure communications link between any two of the member
terminals. Basic C-LAN functions include - telegram transmission and receipt at the desktop; telegram retrieval from storage databases; e-mail exchange with other C-LAN network subscribers; and word-processing.  Also called C-LAN.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)

classified message - In SMART, an archive or working email that is marked as Confidential or Secret
and can only be received (or retrieved from the archive) by individuals with an appropriate security clearance.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

classified national security information - information that has been determined pursuant to Executive
Order 13526 or any predecessor order to require protection against unauthorized disclosure is marked to indicate its classified status when in documentary form.

classified national security information - information that is classified or classifiable under Executive
Order 12958 or a successor Executive order.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7432)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

Classified National Security Information or classified information - information that has been
determined pursuant to Executive Order 13526, or any predecessor or successor order, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure, and is marked to indicate its classified status when in documentary form.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

classified pouch/ mailroom - A core controlled access area and/ or vault located at an embassy or
consulate approved for the storage of Top Secret material in which items are processed for
distribution.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

classifier - An individual who makes a classification determination and applies a security classification to
information or material. A classifier may either be a classification authority or may assign a security
classification based on a properly classified source or a classification guide.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)
classNet - A physical and logical Internet Protocol (IP)-based global network that links the Department of
States domestic sites and embassies, consulates, and annexes abroad for communications up to and
including the Secret level of classification.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
classNet - ClassNet stands for Classified Network. It is a global network that securely transfers critical
classified information through the transmission of e-mail, documents, and incoming and outgoing
telegrams to Department of State employees.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7581.)
clean alternative fuel - any fuel (including methanol, ethanol, or other alcohols (including any mixture
thereof containing 85 percent or more by volume of such alcohol with gasoline or other fuels), reformulated gasoline, diesel, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and hydrogen) or power source (including electricity) used in a clean-fuel vehicle that complies with the standards and requirements
applicable to such vehicle under this subchapter when using such fuel or power source. In the case
of any flexible fuel vehicle or dual fuel vehicle.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17321)

clean and efficient energy technology - an energy supply or end-use technology that, compared to a
similar technology already in widespread commercial use in a recipient country, will(A) reduce
emissions of greenhouse gases; or (B)(i) increase efficiency of energy production; or (ii) decrease
intensity of energy usage.

cleanup cost - cost of removing, containing, and/ or disposing of hazardous waste from property, or
material and/ or property that consists of hazardous waste at a permanent or temporary closure or
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

shutdown of associated property, plant, and equipment (PP&E).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 302.62)

clear and convincing evidence -  The phrase clear and convincing evidence appears several times in INA
with reference to undesignated terrorist organizations. The INA places the burden of proof on the applicant to establish that he or she did not know, or should not have reasonably known, that the undesignated terrorist organization was, in fact, a terrorist organization. (Applicants are deemed to know that designated terrorist organizations are terrorist organizations, regardless of their actual knowledge or belief).   (2) (U) You must consider the following in determining whether a visa applicant can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he or she did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that an undesignated organization was a terrorist organization -  (a) (U) Facts particular to the individual, such as residence, profession, education, and people with whom and groups with which the applicant has associated; (b) (U) The public availability of information about the organization and more specifically, about the activities that make it a terrorist organization under the INAs broad definition; and  (c) (U) The extent to which the organization is actively and overtly engaged in the activities that make it a terrorist organization under the INA.

clear mode - Unencrypted plain text mode.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

clearance capacity - An estimate expressed in agreed upon units of cargo measurement per day of the
cargo or people that may be transported inland from a beach or port over the available means of
inland communication, including roads, railroads, airlift, and inland waterways.  See also throughput
capacity.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

clearance decontamination - The final level of decontamination that provides the decontamination of
equipment and personnel to a level that allows unrestricted transportation, maintenance,
employment, and disposal.
cleared swap - any swap that is, directly or indirectly, submitted to and cleared by a derivatives clearing
organization registered with the Commission.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

cleared U.S. citizen - A citizen of the United States who has undergone a background investigation by an
authorized U.S. Government Agency and been issued a Confidential, Secret, or Top Secret security clearance in accordance with Executive Orders 12968 and 10450 and implementing guidelines and standards. Abroad - Cleared U.S. citizens are required to have, at minimum, Secret-level clearances.

clearing operation - An operation designed to clear or neutralize all mines and obstacles from a route
or area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

clearinghouse - A distributed network of data producers, managers, and users linked electronically, such
as over the Internet. Through the Clearinghouse, users can use a single interface to search and access
metadata and/ or data for the themes they seek. The Clearinghouse includes the sites across the country where the metadata and data are stored, usually at the site of the producer or intermediary.
clearinghouse - a public or private entity that processes or facilitates the processing of nonstandard data
elements into data elements conforming to standards adopted.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1018b.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 142.4)

click-wrap - A procedure where the user must click on an object before further action can take place. For
example, a website might require a user to acknowledge certain terms and conditions before allowing the user to log in or access certain parts of the website. For purposes of this chapter, clickwrap procedures that lack any mechanism for authenticating the identity of the signer are not
considered electronic signatures.
client, a client - the user in the client/ server relationship that receives information, files, Web pages, and
other services from a server on a network. The word client - the computer hardware and to the
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5

software application that makes the client function.
FAM 713)
Cliffside Field - the helium storage reservoir in which the Federal Helium Reserve is stored.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 167.)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
climate - the spatial and temporal characteristics of the Earth's atmosphere/ hydrosphere/ land surface
system. These data represent both model-generated and observed (either in situ or remotely sensed)
environmental information, which can be summarized to describe surface, near surface and
atmospheric conditions over a range of scales.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 4715.21)
climate change - Variations in average weather conditions that persist over multiple decades or longer
that encompass increases and decreases in temperature, shifts in precipitation, and changing risk of
certain types of severe weather events.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
clinical competency review - active and organized process to evaluate and improve care and services in
the health community criteria is clinical in nature and defined by nationally recognized standards of
practice and care.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
clinical practice guidelines - set of systematically developed statements that should be based on
scientific evidence, to assist practitioners and patient decision-making about appropriate healthcare for specific clinical circumstances.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
284d)
clinical research - patient oriented clinical research conducted with human subjects, or research on the
causes and consequences of disease in human populations involving material of human origin (such as tissue specimens and cognitive phenomena) for which an investigator or colleague directly
interacts with human subjects in an outpatient or inpatient setting to clarify a problem in human
physiology, pathophysiology or disease, or epidemiologic or behavioral studies, outcomes research or health services research, or developing new technologies, therapeutic interventions, or clinical trials.
clinically susceptible concentrations - specific values which characterize bacteria as clinically
susceptible, intermediate, or resistant to the drug (or drugs) tested.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d5a)
clock mechanism - internal working parts of a clock used in an improvised manner to function an IED.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
close air support - Air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets that are in close
proximity to friendly forces and that require detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and
movement of those forces.  Also called CAS.  See also air interdiction.
close call - event or situation that could have resulted in harm but did not, either by chance or through
timely intervention.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)
close support - The action of the supporting force against targets or objectives that are sufficiently near
the supported force as to require detailed integration or coordination of the supporting action.  See
also direct support; general support; mutual support; support.
close support area - Those parts of the ocean operating areas nearest to, but not necessarily in, the
objective area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
closed [status] - final status in the lifecycle of an incident, problem, change etc.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
closed enforcement action - enforcement action that has been resolved may be resolved by one of the
following: a. Revocation of the action by the regulating authority; b. Closure of the action following
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

Terms)
written notice from the regulating authority that the action is closed or resolved; c. Closure of the action, after a reasonable time span, following written notice from the regulating authority of their intent to close the enforcement action; d. Receipt of a signed compliance agreement order; e.

Adjudication of the matter, as before an Administrative Law Judge;
or f. Approval from the EPM to close the finding.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 056.1)

closed recommendation - A recommendation is closed when one of the following situations applies - (1)
OIG formally notifies the action office that satisfactory evidence of final action (i.e., information provided by the action office that confirms or attests to implementation) on an OIG recommendation has been accepted. The closing of a recommendation from an OIG report does not relieve the responsible manager of the obligation to report to OIG any changed circumstances substantially affecting the problem areas addressed in the recommendation or report and the effectiveness of agreed actions to correct these problems; (2) OIG acknowledges to the action office that an alternative course of action to the action proposed in the recommendation will satisfy the intent of the recommendation, and satisfactory evidence showing that the alternative action has been completed is provided to OIG; (3) OIG agrees partial implementation is acceptable and has been completed, or that noncompliance is acceptable; (4) Department management has agreed with the recommendation and implementation has been completed, or a negative decision has been reached through impasse procedures; and (5) OIG acknowledges to the action office that a major milestone has been achieved or a significant amount of the action necessary to implement the recommendation has been taken.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 491.3)

close-out - The accounting classification that reflects the discharge of a debt after the Department of State
determines that further debt collection actions are prohibited (for example, a debt released from liability in bankruptcy court) or that it does not plan to take any future actions (either active or passive) to try to collect the debt.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)

closeout - the process by which a Federal awarding agency determines that all applicable administrative
actions and all required work of the award have been completed by the recipient and Federal awarding agency.

closing date - in the case of any fair means the date when the fair will close, or (if earlier) the date on
which such fair actually closes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1751.)

closure - In transportation, the process of a unit's arriving at a specified location.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

closure [action] - action of changing the status of an incident, problem, change etc. to closed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)

cluster of programs - a grouping of closely related programs that share common compliance
requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development (R&D), student
financial aid (SFA), and other clusters. Other clusters are as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the compliance supplement or as designated by a State for Federal awards the
State provides to its subrecipients that meet the definition of a cluster of programs. When designating another cluster, a State shall identify the Federal awards included in the cluster and
advise the subrecipients of compliance requirements applicable to the cluster. A cluster of programs shall be considered as one program for determining major programs, and with the exception of R&D, whether a program-specific audit may be elected.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

coach-class air accommodations - The basic class of accommodations offered by an air carrier to
passengers that includes a level of service available to all passengers regardless of the fare paid. The
terms tourist or economy class are used sometimes for this class of accommodation.
coach-class train accommodations - The basic class of train accommodations offered by rail carriers to
(SOURCE  DOS/

USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

passengers that includes a level of service that is available to all passengers regardless of fare paid. The term coach-class train accommodations includes reserved coach accommodations, as well as slumber coach accommodations, when overnight travel is involved.

coal - any of the recognized classifications and ranks of coal, including anthracite, bituminous,
semibituminous, subbituminous, and lignite.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
552)
coal - metallurgical coal, coking coal, or fuel coke.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8801)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
802.)
coal mine - an area of land and all structures, facilities, machinery, tools, equipment, shafts, slopes,
tunnels, excavations, and other property, real or personal, placed upon, under, or above the surface
of such land by any person, used in, or to be used in, or resulting from, the work of extracting in such area bituminous coal, lignite, or anthracite from its natural deposits in the earth by any means or method, and the work of preparing the coal so extracted, and includes custom coal preparation
facilities.
coal mine - any underground, surface, or strip mine from which coal is obtained.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
552)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
802.)

coal or other mine - (A) an area of land from which minerals are extracted in nonliquid form or, if in
liquid form, are extracted with workers underground, (B) p including impoundments, retention dams, and tailings ponds, on the surface or underground, used in, or to be used in, or resulting from,
the work of extracting such minerals from their natural deposits in nonliquid form, or if in liquid form, with workers underground, or used in, or to be used in, the milling of such minerals, or the work of preparing coal or other minerals, and includes custom coal preparation facilities. In making a determination of what constitutes mineral milling for purposes of this chapter, the Secretary shall
give due consideration to the convenience of administration resulting from the delegation to one Assistant Secretary of all authority with respect to the health and safety of miners employed at one
physical establishment of private ways and roads appurtenant to such area, and (C) lands,
excavations, underground passageways, shafts, slopes, tunnels and workings, structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, or other property.
coalition - An arrangement between two or more nations for common action.  See also alliance;
multinational.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 551)

Coast Guard child development center - a facility on Coast Guard property or on property under the
jurisdiction of the commander of a Coast Guard unit at which child care services are provided for
members of the Coast Guard.
coast line - the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with
the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1301)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
85719)

coastal and marine spatial planning - a comprehensive, adaptive, integrated, ecosystem-based, and
transparent spatial planning process, based on sound science, for analyzing current and anticipated uses of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas. Coastal and marine spatial planning identifies areas most suitable for various types or classes of activities in order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce environmental impacts, facilitate compatible uses, and preserve critical ecosystem services to
meet economic, environmental, security, and social objectives. In practical terms, coastal and marine spatial planning provides a public policy process for society to better determine how the ocean, our coasts, and Great Lakes are sustainably used and protectednow and for future
generations.
coastal and marine spatial plans - the plans that are certified by the National Ocean Council as
developed in accordance with the definition, goals, principles, and process described in the Final

Recommendations.
85719)
coastal ecosystem - a system of interacting biological, chemical, and physical components throughout the
water column, water surface, and benthic environment of coastal waters.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2802)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1502)
coastal environment - the navigable waters (including the lands therein and term includes transitional
and intertidal areas, bays, lagoons, salt marshes, estuaries, and beaches; the fish, wildlife and other living resources thereof; and the recreational and scenic values of such lands, waters and resources.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1331)
coastal environment - the physical atmospheric, and biological components, conditions, and factors
which interactively determine the productivity, state, condition, and quality of the terrestrial ecosystem from the shoreline inward to the boundaries of the coastal zone.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
5102)
coastal fishery management plan - a plan for managing a coastal fishery resource, or an amendment to
such plan, prepared and adopted by the Commission, that (A) contains information regarding the status of the resource and related fisheries; and (B) specifies conservation and management actions to be taken by the States.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
5102)
coastal fishery resource - any fishery, any species of fish, or any stock of fish that moves among, or is
broadly distributed across, waters under the jurisdiction of two or more States or waters under the jurisdiction of one or more States and the exclusive economic zone.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1321.)
coastal political subdivision - any local political jurisdiction that is immediately below the State level of
government, including a county, parish, or borough, with a coastline that is contiguous with any portion of the United States Gulf of Mexico.
coastal sea control - The employment of forces to ensure the unimpeded use of an offshore coastal area
by friendly forces and, as appropriate, to deny the use of the area to enemy forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
coastal State - any State of the United States in or bordering on the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Oceans, or
the Gulf of Mexico.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1502)
coastal water quality - the physical, chemical and biological parameters that relate to the health and
integrity of coastal ecosystems.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2802)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2802)
coastal water quality monitoring - a continuing program of measurement, analysis, and synthesis to
identify and quantify coastal water quality conditions and trends to provide a technical basis for decision-making.
coastal waters - that part of the ocean extending from the coast line of the United States to the outer
boundary of the outer Continental Shelf.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2710)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2802)
coastal waters - waters of the Great Lakes, including their connecting waters and those portions of rivers,
streams, and other bodies of water having unimpaired connection with the open sea up to the head of tidal influence, including wetlands, intertidal areas, bays, harbors, and lagoons, including waters of the territorial sea of the United States and the contiguous Atmosphere.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
7264)
code of ethics - such standards as are reasonably necessary to promote (1) honest and ethical conduct,
including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; (2) full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in the periodic reports required to be filed by the issuer; and (3) compliance with applicable governmental rules and regulations.
code room - The designated and restricted area in which cryptographic operations are conducted.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
code set - any set of codes used for encoding data elements, such as tables of terms, medical concepts,
medical diagnostic codes, or medical procedure codes.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1320d)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
code word - 1. A word that has been assigned a classification and a classified meaning to safeguard
intentions and information regarding a classified plan or operation.  2. A cryptonym used to identify
sensitive intelligence data.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
code word - single word assigned to a classified meaning by appropriate authority to ensure proper
security concerning intentions safeguards information pertaining to actual, real-world plans or operations classified confidential or higher.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
Code-share flight - A U.S.-flag air carrier service resulting from an agreement between a U.S. carrier
and a foreign carrier which allows the U.S. carrier to lease seating space on an aircraft belonging to
(and operated by) a foreign carrier. A code-share flight qualifies as a U.S.-certificated service and
complies with the Fly America Act, provided the ticket, or documentation for an electronic ticket, identifies the U.S. carriers code and flight number.
co-developer partner - partner who is not the customer or end user who co-funds the research or
provides a portion of the solution.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
codicil - An addition, supplement, or modification to a will. A codicil does not dispose of the entire
estate, and does not normally revoke in to a prior will.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7102)

coercion - (A) threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; (B) any scheme, plan, or
pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious
harm to or physical restraint against any person; or (C) the abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8802.)
cogeneration - the combined generation by any facility of (A) electrical or mechanical power, and (B)
steam or forms of useful energy (such as heat) which are used for industrial, commercial, heating, or
cooling purposes.
cogeneration facility - a facility which produces
(i) electric energy, and
(ii) steam or forms of useful
energy (such as heat) which are used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)
cognitive driving distraction - Mental workload that involves thinking about something other than the
primary driving task, including the conduct of conversations with other individuals either on the phone or in the vehicle.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
cognizant agency -  the Federal agency responsible for reviewing, negotiating, and approving cost
allocation plans or indirect cost proposals developed on behalf of all Federal agencies. OMB publishes a listing of cognizant agencies.
cognizant agency for audit - The Federal agency designated to carry out the responsibilities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
cognizant agency for audit - the Federal agency designated to carry out the responsibilities.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
cognizant federal agency - the Federal agency that, on behalf of all Federal agencies, is responsible for
establishing final indirect cost rates and forward pricing rates, if applicable, and administering cost
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

accounting standards for all contracts in a business unit.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Cognizant Security Authority - person designated to serve as the responsible official for all aspects of
security program management with respect to protection of intelligence sources and methods under
the Senior Official to the Intelligence Community responsibility.

collaboration - the process of working together to achieve shared goals.
(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 21
Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Terms)

collapsing circuit switch - switch which utilizes a circuit designed to detect a failure in an active circuit
by monitoring voltage or amperage levels on the target circuit (wire being cut or battery drain).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

collateral consanguinity - The relationship that exists between persons who have common ancestors, but
who do not descend/ ascend one from the other (for example, an uncle and nephew).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
collateral damage - Unintentional or incidental injury or damage to persons or objects that would not
be lawful military targets in the circumstances ruling at the time.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
collateral information - A common reference to national security information, excluding national
intelligence information, classified in accordance with Executive Order 13526, dated December 29,
2009.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d6d)
collateral source benefit -any amount paid or to be paid in the future to or on behalf of the plaintiff, or
any service, product, or other benefit provided or to be provided in the future to or on behalf of the
plaintiff, as a result of the injury or wrongful death, pursuant to (i) any State or Federal health, sickness, income-disability, accident, or workers' compensation law; (ii) any health, sickness,
income-disability, or accident insurance that provides health benefits or income-disability coverage;
(iii) any contract or agreement of any group, organization, partnership, or corporation to provide, pay for, or reimburse the cost of medical, hospital, dental, or income disability benefits; or (iv) any other publicly or privately funded program.
collect and detect - ability to discover, find, receive, and/ or catalogue data, information, and intelligence
about people, cargo, conveyances, and infrastructure associated with a domain and its environment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
collection - In intelligence usage, the acquisition of information and the provision of this information to
processing elements.  See also intelligence process.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
collection agency - Any individual, organization, or unit that has access to sources of information and
the capability of collecting information from them.  See also agency.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
collection asset - A collection system, platform, or capability that is supporting, assigned, or attached to
a particular commander.  See also collection.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
collection management - In intelligence usage, the process of converting intelligence requirements into
collection requirements, establishing priorities, tasking or coordinating with appropriate collection
sources or agencies, monitoring results, and retasking, as required.  See also collection; collection
requirement; collection requirements management; intelligence; intelligence process.
collection management plan - A detailed effort to ensure that all exercise joint mission-essential tasks,
training objectives, and specified training audience processes are analyzed and reported; describes
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military
who, what, when, where, how, and how much data to collect.
Operations Group, Glossary) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
collection manager - An individual with responsibility for the timely and efficient tasking of organic
collection resources and the development of requirements for theater and national assets that could
satisfy specific information needs in support of the mission.  Also called CM.  See also collection.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1163.2)
collection of information - The obtaining, causing to be obtained, soliciting, or requiring the disclosure
to third parties or the public, of facts or opinions by or for an agency, regardless of form or format, calling for answers to identical questions posed to, or identical reporting or recordkeeping
requirements imposed on, ten or more persons, other than agencies, instrumentalities, or employees of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
collection operations management - The authoritative direction, scheduling, and control of specific
collection operations and associated processing, exploitation, and reporting resources.  Also called
COM.  See also collection management; collection requirements management.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
collection plan - A systematic scheme to optimize the employment of all available collection
capabilities and associated processing, exploitation, and dissemination resources to satisfy specific
information requirements.  See also information requirements; intelligence process.
collection planning - A continuous process that coordinates and integrates the efforts of all collection
units and agencies.  See also collection.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)
collection point - A point designated for the assembly of personnel casualties, stragglers, disabled
materiel, salvage, etc., for further movement to collecting stations or rear installations.  Also called
CP.
collection posture - The current status of collection assets and resources to satisfy identified
information requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
collection requirement - A valid need to close a specific gap in intelligence holdings in direct response
to a request for information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
collection requirements management - The authoritative development and control of collection,
processing, exploitation, and/ or reporting requirements that normally result in either the direct tasking of requirements to units over which the commander has authority, or the generation of
tasking requests to collection management authorities at a higher, lower, or lateral echelon to accomplish the collection mission.  Also called CRM.  See also collection; collection management;
collection operations management.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
collection resource - A collection system, platform, or capability that is not assigned or attached to a
specific unit or echelon which must be requested and coordinated through the chain of command.
See also collection management.
collection strategy - An analytical approach used by collection managers to determine which
intelligence disciplines can be applied to satisfy information requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
collections, official - Amounts received for credit to appropriation accounts, general fund receipt
accounts or to suspense accounts. Collections may be made for official purposes only.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
collective - A listing of several posts and/ or activities grouped for a specific purpose or type of
telegraphic traffic. There are two types of collectives - Department originated, to which only the activities or bureaus within the Department may originate telegraphic traffic; and field originated, to
which any member of that particular collective may originate a telegram. Posts that are not in a
collective may not send telegrams to that particular collective. Military addressees are not

authorized to use collectives.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)

collective - A listing of several posts and/ or activities grouped for a specific purpose or type of
telegraphic traffic. There are two types of collectives - Department originated, to which only the
activities or bureaus within the Department may originate telegraphic traffic; and field originated, to
which any member of that particular collective may originate a cable. Posts that are not in a
collective may not send cables to that particular collective. Military addressees are not authorized to use collectives.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

collective address - An address group that represents two or more posts, commands, authorities,
activities, units, or combination thereof, including the commander of the organization or group and
all subordinate commanders therein.
collective protection - The protection provided to a group of individuals that permits relaxation of
individual chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear protection.  Also called COLPRO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
college textbook - a textbook or a set of textbooks, used for, or in conjunction with, a course in
postsecondary education at an institution of higher education.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1015b.)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
296)

collegiate school of nursing - a department, division, or other administrative unit in a college or
university which provides primarily or exclusively a program of education in professional nursing and related subjects leading to the degree of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of nursing, or to an equivalent degree, or to a graduate degree in nursing, or to an equivalent degree, and including advanced training related to such program of education provided by such school, but only if such program, or such unit, college or university is accredited.
colored beach - That portion of usable coastline sufficient for the assault landing of a regimental
landing team or similar sized unit.  See also numbered beach.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
combat air patrol - An aircraft patrol provided over an objective area, the force protected, the critical
area of a combat zone, or in an air defense area, for the purpose of intercepting and destroying
hostile aircraft before they reach their targets.  Also called CAP.  See also airborne alert; barrier
combat air patrol; rescue combat air patrol.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
combat and operational stress - The expected and predictable emotional, intellectual, physical, and/ or
behavioral reactions of an individual who has been exposed to stressful events in war or stability
operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
combat and operational stress control - Programs developed and actions taken by military leadership
to prevent, identify, and manage adverse combat and operational stress reactions in units; optimize mission performance; conserve fighting strength; prevent or minimize adverse effects of combat and operational stress on members' physical, psychological, intellectual and social health; and to return
the unit or Service member to duty expeditiously.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

combat assessment - The determination of the overall effectiveness of force employment during
military operations.  Combat assessment is composed of three major components:  (a) battle damage assessment; (b) munitions effectiveness assessment; and (c) reattack recommendation.  Also called CA.  See also battle damage assessment; munitions effectiveness assessment; reattack
recommendation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)

combat camera - Specially-trained expeditionary forces from Service-designated units capable of
providing high-quality directed visual information during military operations.  Also called
COMCAM.  See also visual information.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
combat cargo officer - A Marine Corps embarkation/ mobility officer permanently assigned to
amphibious warfare ships or naval staffs, as an adviser to and representative of the naval commander in matters pertaining to embarkation and debarkation of troops, their supplies, and
equipment.  Also called CCO.  See also embarkation officer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)
combat chart - A special naval chart, at a scale of 1:50,000, designed for naval surface fire support and
close air support during coastal or amphibious operations and showing detailed hydrography and
topography in the coastal belt.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
combat control team - A task-organized team of special operations forces who are certified air traffic
controllers that are trained and equipped to deploy into hostile environments to  establish and
control assault zones and airfields.  Also called  CCT.
combat engineering - Engineering capabilities and activities that directly support the maneuver of land
combat forces that require close and integrated support.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
combat identification - The process of attaining an accurate characterization of detected objects in the
operational environment sufficient to support an engagement decision.  Also called CID.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
combat information - Unevaluated data, gathered by or provided directly to the tactical commander
which, due to its highly perishable nature or the criticality of the situation, cannot be processed into tactical intelligence in time to satisfy the user's tactical intelligence requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
combat information center - The agency in a ship or aircraft manned and equipped to collect, display,
evaluate, and disseminate tactical information for the use of the embarked flag officer, commanding officer, and certain control agencies.  Also called CIC.
combat loading - The arrangement of personnel and the stowage of equipment and supplies in a
manner designed to conform to the anticipated tactical operation of the organization embarked.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
combat organizational loading - A method of loading by which a unit with its equipment and initial
supplies is loaded into a single ship, together with other units, in such a manner as to be available for unloading in a predetermined order.
combat power - The total means of destructive and/ or disruptive force which a military unit/ formation
can apply against the opponent at a given time.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
combat search and rescue - The tactics, techniques, and procedures  performed by forces to effect the
recovery of isolated personnel during combat.  Also called CSAR.  See also search and rescue.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
combat service support - The essential capabilities, functions, activities, and tasks necessary to sustain
all elements of all operating forces in theater at all levels of war.  Also called CSS.  See also combat support.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
combat service support area - An area ashore that is organized to contain the necessary supplies,
equipment, installations, and elements to provide the landing force with combat service support throughout the operation.  Also called CSSA.
combat spread loading - A method of combat loading by which some of the troops, equipment, and
initial supplies of a unit are loaded in one ship and the remainder are loaded in one or more others.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)

combat support - Fire support and operational assistance provided to combat elements.  Also called
CS.  See also combat service support.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
combat support agency - A Department of Defense agency so designated by Congress or the Secretary
of Defense that supports military combat operations.  Also called CSA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
193)

combat support agency - any of the following Defense Agencies: (1) The Defense Information Systems
Agency.(2) The Defense Intelligence Agency.(3) The Defense Logistics Agency.(4) The National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.(5) Any other Defense Agency designated as a combat support agency by the Secretary of Defense.
combat surveillance - A continuous, all-weather, day-and-night, systematic watch over the battle area
in order to provide timely information for tactical combat operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)

combat unit loading - A method of loading by which all or a part of a combat unit, such as an assault
battalion landing team, is completely loaded in a single ship, with essential combat equipment and supplies, in such a manner as to be immediately available to support the tactical plan upon
debarkation, and to provide a maximum of flexibility to meet possible changes in the tactical plan.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
231)

combatant and support vessel - any commissioned ship built or armed for naval combat or any naval
ship designed to provide support to combatant ships and other naval operations. Such term does not include patrol coastal ships, non-commissioned combatant craft specifically designed for combat
roles, or ships that are designated for potential mobilization.

combatant command - a unified combatant command or a specified combatant command.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
161)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

combatant command - A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single
commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  Also called CCMD.
See also specified combatant command; unified command.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

combatant command (command authority) - Nontransferable command authority, which cannot be
delegated, of a combatant commander to perform those functions of command over assigned forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces; assigning tasks; designating objectives; and giving authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations, joint training, and logistics
necessary to accomplish the missions assigned to the command.  Also called COCOM.  See also
combatant command; combatant commander; operational control; tactical control.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 105)

combatant command chaplain - The senior chaplain assigned to the staff of, or designated by, the
combatant commander to provide advice on religion, ethical, and moral issues, and morale of assigned personnel and to coordinate religious ministries within the combatant commander's area of responsibility.  See also command chaplain; religious support; religious support team.
combatant command joint training schedule - A resource-constrained program that is developed and
updated annually by the combatant command staff and that integrates the command's joint training
plans with the schedule of the combatant commander-sponsored exercises; includes exercise
summaries for the program year and proposed summaries for the following five years.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 5100.03)

combatant command support agent - The Secretary of a Military Department to whom the Secretary
of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense has assigned administrative and logistical support of the headquarters of a combatant command, United States Element, North American Aerospace
Defense Command, or subordinate unified command.  The nature and scope of the combatant command support agent responsibilities, functions, and authorities shall be prescribed at the time of assignment or in keeping with existing agreements and practices, and they shall remain in effect
until the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense revokes, supersedes, or modifies
them.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

combatant commander - A commander of one of the unified or specified combatant commands
established by the President.  Also called CCDR.  See also combatant command; specified
combatant command; unified combatant command.

combatant commander - A U.S. military area or global commander.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)
combatant commander - the commander of a unified or specified combatant command.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)

combatant commander logistic procurement support board - A combatant commander-level joint
board established to ensure that contracting support and other sources of support are properly synchronized across the entire area of responsibility.  Also called CLPSB.  See also joint requirements review board; joint contracting support board.
combating terrorism - Actions, including antiterrorism and counterterrorism, taken to oppose terrorism
throughout the entire threat spectrum.  Also called CbT.  See also antiterrorism; counterterrorism.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 326)
combination carrier - commercial vessel specially designed for transporting wet or dry cargoes also
known as an ore-bulk-oil carrier.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
combination lock - lock that is operated by local input of a specific series or sequence of numbers or
letters.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1003.)

combination of institutions of higher education - a group of institutions of higher education that have
entered into a cooperative arrangement for the purpose of carrying out a common objective, or a public or private nonprofit agency, organization, or institution designated or created by a group of
institutions of higher education for the purpose of carrying out a common objective on the group's behalf.

combined - A term identifying two or more forces or agencies of two or more allies operating together.
See also joint.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 316)
combined - Involving coalition military (also see Joint and Interagency). Involving coalition military
(also see Joint and Interagency).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
combined arms team - The full integration and application of two or more arms or elements of one
Service into an operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Combined Bureau Processing Center - A classified network operations center that provides a
centralized connection between bureaus, as well as a hub to posts abroad supporting ClassNet e-mail and CableXpress.  Also called CBPC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

Combined Bureau Processing Centers - The Combined Bureau Processing Centers (CBPCs) are
classified network centers that provide a centralized infrastructure to support bureau foreign affairs information systems (FAIS) requirements. These systems provide electronic telegram capabilities and classified electronic e-mail capabilities for the bureaus. The AF, PM, EAP, EB, NEA, and EUR bureaus have information-processing equipment located in the CBPC.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

combined developmental and operational testing - test phase in which developmental testing (DT) and
operational (OT) testers share test assets and data, and in which the events meet DT and OT requirements.

combined heat and power - the generation of electric energy and heat in a single, integrated system,
with an overall thermal efficiency of 60 percent or greater on a higher-heating-value basis.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371h1)
combined heat and power system - a facility that(A) simultaneously and efficiently produces useful
thermal energy and electricity; and (B) recovers not less than 60 percent of the energy value in the fuel (on a higher-heating-value basis) in the form of useful thermal energy and electricity.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6341)
combined sewers - sewer system designed to collect waste water and storm water into a single pipe.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

command - 1. The authority that a commander in the armed forces lawfully exercises over subordinates
by virtue of rank or assignment.  2. An order given by a commander; that is, the will of the commander expressed for the purpose of bringing about a particular action.  3. A unit or units, an organization, or an area under the command of one individual.  See also area command; combatant
command; combatant command (command authority).

command - The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or
delegated authority.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
command activating switch - switch that is activated by the individual in which the individual controls
the device at the moment of initiation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
command and control - The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander
over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission.  Also called C2.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)

command and control system - The facilities, equipment, communications, procedures, and personnel
essential for a commander to plan, direct, and control operations of assigned and attached forces pursuant to the missions assigned.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

command center - facility from which a commander and his or her representatives direct operations and
control forces organized to gather, process, analyze, display, and disseminate planning and operational data and perform other related tasks.

command chaplain - The senior chaplain assigned to or designated by a commander of a staff,
command, or unit.  See also combatant command chaplain; religious support.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 105)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)

command information - Communication by a military organization directed to the internal audience
that creates an awareness of the organization's goals, informs them of significant developments
affecting them and the organization, increases their effectiveness as ambassadors of the organization, and keeps them informed about what is going on in the organization.  Also called internal information.  See also command; public affairs.

command net - A communications network that connects an echelon of command with some or all of
its subordinate echelons for the purpose of command and control.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
Command Post Exercise - An event that involves simulated forces, plus the commander, the staff, and
communications within and among headquarters.  Also called CPX.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

command post exercise - An exercise in which the forces are simulated, involving the commander, the
staff, and communications within and between headquarters.  Also called CPX.  See also exercise;
maneuver.

command projectile switch - small arms bullet used to close the circuit by penetrating two metal plates
provides standoff between firing point and contact point.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
command pull improvised explosive device   - improvised explosive device (IED) initiated by an
individual  using a "command pull" action.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
command relationships - The interrelated responsibilities between commanders, as well as the
operational authority exercised by commanders in the chain of command; defined further as combatant command (command authority), operational control, tactical control, or support.  See also chain of command; combatant command (command authority); command; operational control; support; tactical control.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
command staff - An incident command component that consists of a Public Information Officer, Safety
Officer, Liaison Officer, and other positions as required, who report directly to the Incident Commander.
command structure - The organizational hierarchy through which administrative leadership or
operational authority is exercised.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8260.03)
command wire improvised explosive device   - improvised explosive device (IED) where the firing
point and contact point are separate but joined together by a length of wire.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
commandant - the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 581)
commander of a combatant command -  a commander of a combatant command with a geographic area
of responsibility.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
commander, amphibious task force - The Navy officer designated in the initiating directive as the
commander of the amphibious task force.  Also called CATF.  See also amphibious operation; amphibious task force; commander, landing force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
commander, landing force - The officer designated in the initiating directive as the commander of the
landing force  for an amphibious operation.  Also called CLF.  See also amphibious operation;
commander, amphibious task force; landing force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)
commander's communication synchronization - A process to coordinate and synchronize narratives,
themes, messages, images, operations, and actions to ensure their integrity and consistency to the lowest tactical level across all relevant communication activities.  Also called CCS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
commander's critical information requirement - An information requirement identified by the
commander as being critical to facilitating timely decision making.  Also called CCIR.  See also information requirements; intelligence; priority intelligence requirement.
commander's estimate - A developed course of action designed to provide the Secretary of Defense
with military options to meet a potential contingency.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
commander's intent - A clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and the desired
military end state that supports mission command, provides focus to the staff, and helps subordinate and supporting commanders act to achieve the commander's desired results without further orders, even when the operation does not unfold as planned.  See also assessment; end state.
commander's required delivery date -  The original date relative to C-day, specified by the combatant
commander for arrival of forces or cargo at the destination; shown in the time-phased force and
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

deployment data to assess the impact of later arrival.

commander-in-chief - A U.S. military area commander.  Also called CINC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)

commander's summary report - A written record of the significant strengths and weaknesses of a
commander's staff's performance relative to the selected joint mission-essential tasks and training objectives. Also called CSR.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
commanding officer - only commissioned officers.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
801)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

commanding officer of troops - On a ship that has embarked units, a designated officer (usually the
senior embarking unit commander) who is responsible for the administration, discipline, and
training of all embarked units.  Also called COT.
command-sponsored dependent - A dependent entitled to travel to overseas commands at government
expense and endorsed by the appropriate military commander to be present in a dependent's status.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)

(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
8902)

commemorative work - any statue, monument, sculpture, memorial, plaque, inscription, or other
structure or landscape feature, including a garden or memorial grove, designed to perpetuate in a permanent manner the memory of an individual, group, event or other significant element of American history, except that the term does not include any such item which is located within the interior of a structure or a structure which is primarily used for other purposes.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2411.)

commerce - (A) services (including transfers of information) associated with international trade, whether
or not such services are related to specific goods, and (B) foreign direct investment by United States persons with implications for trade in goods or services.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
232)

commerce - commerce (A) between any State or the District of Columbia and any place outside thereof;
(B) between points within any State or the District of Columbia, but through any place outside thereof; or (C) wholly within the District of Columbia.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
44.)
commerce - commerce among the several States or with foreign nations, or in any Territory of the United
States or in the District of Columbia, or between any such Territory and another, or between any such Territory and any State or foreign nation, or between the District of Columbia and any State or
Territory or foreign nation.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
182.)
commerce - commerce between any State, Territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, and any
place outside thereof; or between points within the same State, Territory, or possession, or the
District of Columbia, but through any place outside thereof; or within any Territory or possession, or the District of Columbia.
commerce - exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation
from place to place.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
commerce - services associated with international trade.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2481)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5102.)

commerce - trade or transportation in the jurisdiction of the United States(A) between a place in a
State and a place outside of the State; (B) that affects trade or transportation between a place in a
State and a place outside of the State; or (C) on a United States-registered aircraft.

commerce - trade, traffic, commerce, transportation, or communication among the several States, or
(SOURCE  DOL, US Code 29,
152)

between the District of Columbia or any Territory of the United States and any State or other Territory, or between any foreign country and any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or within the District of Columbia or any Territory, or between points in the same State but through any other State or any Territory or the District of Columbia or any foreign country.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
1291)

commerce - trade, traffic, commerce, transportation, transmission, or communication among the several
States, or between a State and any other place outside thereof, or between points in the same State which directly or indirectly affect interstate commerce.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

Commerce Control List Items - Dual-use (commercial/ military) items that are subject to export control
by the Bureau of Export Administration, Department of Commerce. These items have been identified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR 774) as export-controlled for
reasons of national security, crime control, technology transfer, and scarcity of materials.  Also
called CCLI.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
431)

commercial activities - activities that are conducted in a manner consistent with prevailing commercial
practices and includes(A) the acquisition, use, sale, storage and disposal of goods and services;(B) entering into employment contracts and leases and other agreements for real and personal
property;(C) depositing funds into and withdrawing funds from domestic and foreign commercial
business or financial institutions;(D) acquiring licenses, registrations, permits, and insurance; and
(E) establishing corporations, partnerships, and other legal entities.
commercial activities - the operations of restaurants, food stores, craft stores, dry goods stores, financial
institutions, and display facilities.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
3306)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

commercial activity - A recurring service that could be performed by the private sector. This recurring
service is an agency requirement that is funded and controlled through a contract, fee-for-service agreement, or performance by government personnel. Commercial activities may be found within, or throughout, organizations that perform inherently governmental activities or classified work.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1603)
commercial activity - either a regular course of commercial conduct or a particular commercial
transaction or act. The commercial character of an activity shall be determined by reference to the nature of the course of conduct or particular transaction or act, rather than by reference to its purpose.
commercial activity carried on in the United States by a foreign state - commercial activity carried on
by such state and having substantial contact with the United States.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1603)
commercial air tour operator - any person who conducts a commercial air tour operation over a
national park.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40125.)
commercial airport - a large hub, medium hub, small hub, or nonhub airport.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
42301.)
commercial and retail waste - material discarded by stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses,
nonmanufacturing activities at industrial facilities, and other similar establishments or facilities.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
10908.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
commercial chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear improvised explosive device enhancement
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) materials available for purchase on the open market for commercial purposes that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED)
commercial component - any component that is a commercial item.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
commercial computer software - any computer software that is a commercial item.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2533b)
commercial derivative military article - an item procured by the Department of Defense that is or will
be produced using the same production facilities, a common supply chain, and the same or similar production processes that are used for the production of articles predominantly used by the general public or by nongovernmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)
commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals - exploration, extraction, processing, export,
and other significant actions relating to oil, natural gas, or minerals, or the acquisition of a license for any such activity, as determined by the Commission.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2502.)

commercial electric or hybrid vehicle - any electric or hybrid vehicle which can be used (A) for
business or agricultural production purposes on farms (e.g. tractors and trucks) or in rural areas, or (B) for commercial purposes in urban areas.
commercial enterprise - a limited partnership.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1186b)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

commercial enterprise - any for-profit activity formed for the ongoing conduct of lawful business
including, but not limited to, a sole proprietorship, partnership (whether limited or general), holding company, joint venture, corporation, business trust, or other entity which may be publicly or privately owned. This definition includes a commercial enterprise consisting of a holding company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, provided that each such subsidiary is engaged in a for profit activity formed for the ongoing conduct of a lawful business. This definition does not include a noncommercial activity such as owning and operating a personal residence.

commercial explosive   - explosive available for purchase on the open market for commercial purposes
produced and used for commercial, industrial, or recreational applications.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

commercial item - (1) Any item, other than real property, that is of a type customarily used by the
general public or by non-governmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes, and (i) Has been sold, leased, or licensed to the general public; or (ii) Has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the general public; (2) Any item that evolved from an item described in paragraph (1) of this definition through advances in technology or performance and that is not yet available in the commercial marketplace, but will be available in the commercial marketplace in
time to satisfy the delivery requirements under a Government solicitation; (3) Any item that would satisfy a criterion expressed in paragraphs (1) or (2) of this definition, but for (i) Modifications of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace; or (ii) Minor modifications of a type
not customarily available in the commercial marketplace made to meet Federal Government requirements. Minor modifications means modifications that do not significantly alter the nongovernmental function or essential physical characteristics of an item or component, or change the purpose of a process. Factors to be considered in determining whether a modification is minor include the value and size of the modification and the comparative value and size of the final
product. Dollar values and percentages may be used as guideposts, but are not conclusive evidence
that a modification is minor; (4) Any combination of items meeting the requirements , or (5) of this definition that are of a type customarily combined and sold in combination to the general public; (5) Installation services, maintenance services, repair services, training services, and other services if
(i) Such services are procured for support of an item, regardless of whether such services are provided by the same source or at the same time as the item; and (ii) The source of such services provides similar services contemporaneously to the general public under terms and conditions similar to those offered to the Federal Government; (6) Services of a type offered and sold competitively in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace based on established catalog or market prices for specific tasks performed or specific outcomes to be achieved and under
standard commercial terms and conditions. For purposes of these services (i) "Catalog price" means a price included in a catalog,  rice list, schedule, or other form that is regularly maintained by
the manufacturer or vendor, is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers, and states prices at which sales are currently, or were last, made to a significant number of buyers constituting the general public; and (ii) "Market prices" means current prices that are established in the course of ordinary trade between buyers and sellers free to bargain and that can be substantiated through competition or from sources independent of the offerors. (7) Any item, combination of items, or service referred to in paragraphs (1) through (6) of this definition, notwithstanding the fact that the item, combination of items, or service is transferred between or among separate divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor; or (8) A nondevelopmental item, if the procuring agency determines the item was developed exclusively at private expense and sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis, to multiple State and local governments.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)

commercial items - Articles of supply readily available from established commercial distribution
sources which the Department of Defense or inventory managers in the Military Services have
designated to be obtained directly or indirectly from such sources.
commercial medium, and heavy-duty on-highway vehicle - an on-highway vehicle with a gross vehicle
weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32901.)
Commercial Off-the-Shelf - IT products that are widely available and are developed with general
commercial applications in mind.  Also called COTS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)
Commercial Off-the-Shelf - VTC equipment that is designed and produced by the manufacturer with
general commercial applications in mind.  Also called COTS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 593)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH5 H111.5)

Commercial Off-the-Shelf software - Software that has been developed at private expense and later sold
to the U.S. Government. The license for the software is owned by the software vendor. The U.S. Government generally pays a licensing fee to the vendor for use of this software, as well as a periodic software maintenance fee to have the vendor fix software bugs and update the software to keep its technology with what is then in the market, including U.S. Government requirements (such as standardization, etc.) rather than solely at the specific request of the agency. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has stated that agencies are to prefer COTS software over GOTS
and other software since (among other things) the responsibility for maintenance and continued development is on the vendor rather then the U.S. Government. COTS are also preferred since continuing maintenance and development are done at fixed (usually monthly) prices, at reduced risk to the U.S. Government.  Also called   Also called COTS software.
commercial parking property - independently owned and operated entity which charges a fee to the
public to park vehicles within a structure or lot.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 30308)

commercial provider - any person providing space transportation services or other space-related
activities, the primary control of which is held by persons other than a Federal, State, local, or
foreign government.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40125.)

commercial purposes - the transportation of persons or property for compensation or hire, but does not
include the operation of an aircraft by the armed forces for reimbursement when that reimbursement is required by any Federal statute, regulation, or directive, in effect on November 1, 1999, or by one government on behalf of another government under a cost reimbursement agreement if the government on whose behalf the operation is conducted certifies to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration that the operation is necessary to respond to a significant and imminent threat to life or property (including natural resources) and that no service by a private operator is
reasonably available to meet the threat.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,

commercial recovery - (A) any activity engaged in at sea to recover any hard mineral resource at a
substantial rate for the primary purpose of marketing or commercially using such resource to earn a
net profit, whether or not such net profit is actually earned; (B) if such recovered hard mineral
resource will be processed at sea, such processing; and (C) if the waste of such activity to recover any hard mineral resource, or of such processing at sea, will be disposed of at sea, such disposal.

commercial remote sensing space capabilities - to privately owned and operated space systems licensed
under the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992, their technology, components, products, data, services, and related information, as well as foreign systems whose products and services are sold commercially.

(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 27
U.S. Commercial
Remote Sensing
Space Policy,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 901)

commercial seaport personnel - any person engaged in an activity relating to the loading or unloading
of cargo or passengers, the movement or tracking of cargo, the maintenance and repair of intermodal equipment, the operation of cargo-related equipment (whether or not integral to the vessel), and the
handling of mooring lines on the dock when a vessel is made fast or let go in the United States.

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)

commercial service - all vessels except those that are primarily used for combatant purposes. This is to
make sure that vessels that are engaged in the transportation of goods or individuals are subject to the applicable maritime and environmental safety laws, even if they are sovereign controlled vessels.
commercial sex act - any sex act on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any
person.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7102)
commercial transportation company - Private commercial companies such as FedEx and UPS that
transport items for a fee.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
commercial vehicle - A vehicle that has evolved in the commercial market to meet civilian
requirements and which is selected from existing production lines for military use.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1941.3)
commercial vehicle - As defined by the Department of Transportation (DOT), any vehicle (except for
emergency response vehicles) with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 26,001 pounds or more; vehicles designed to transport 15 or more passengers, and vehicles used in the transport of hazardous materials in quantities which require the vehicle to be placarded.
commercial vessel - vessel (i.e. boat, tugboat, barge or ship) engaged in commercial trade or that carries
passengers for hire excludes pleasure craft or warships.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
commercial vessels - those vessels used in the business of transporting property for compensation or hire,
or in transporting property in the business of the owner, lessee, or operator of the vessel.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1322)
commercialization - process of developing markets and producing and delivering products and/ or
services to address the needs of those targeted markets.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
commercialization - the stage in the development or advancement of a technology at which point private
enterprise is willing to invest in a full-scale production facility.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
178a.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

commercialization operational requirements document - operational requirements document (ORD)
that is used as part of a commercialization project to convey the solution agnostic needs and concept of operations of the project.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

commercially available off-the-shelf item - (1) any item of supply (including construction material) that
is (i) A commercial item; (ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and
(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without  modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and (2) Does not include bulk cargo, such as agricultural products and petroleum products.  Also called COTS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
commission - A written authorization issued by a court of justice or a quasi-judicial body, or by a body
acting in such a capacity, giving power to take the testimony of witnesses who cannot appear personally to be examined in the court or before the body issuing the commission.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 224.2)
commission - Either a binational Commission or foundation established by an Executive Agreement
between the United States and a foreign government under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (the Fulbright-Hays Act).
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
499a.)
commission merchant - any person engaged in the business of receiving in interstate or foreign
commerce any perishable agricultural commodity for sale, on commission, or for or on behalf of another.
commission of an offense - the attempted commission of an offense, the consummation of an offense,
and any immediate flight after the commission of an offense.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
3673)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 222.12)
commission or foundation - Either a binational Commission or Foundation established by an Executive
Agreement between the U.S. and a foreign government under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.
commissioned officer - a commissioned warrant officer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
5001)
commissioned officer - a member of the naval service serving in a grade above warrant officer, W1. It
includes, unless otherwise specified, a member who holds a permanent enlisted grade or the
permanent grade of warrant officer, W1, and a temporary appointment in a grade above warrant officer, W1.
commissioner - the Commissioner responsible for the United States Customs and Border Protection of
the Department of Homeland Security.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 901)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2241.4)
commissioning - Act of appointment by the President and a confirmation by Senate of a candidate who
has been recommended for tenure as a Foreign Service Officer by the Commissioning and Tenure Board, hereinafter called the Board.
commit - The process of assigning one or more aircraft or surface-to-air missile units to prepare to
engage an entity, prior to authorizing such engagement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
commitment, financial - administrative reservation of funds based upon firm procurement requests,
orders, directives, and equivalent instruments.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3422)
committed relationship - one in which the employee and the domestic partner of the employee are each
other's sole domestic partner (and are not married to or domestic partners with anyone else) and share responsibility for a significant measure of each other's common welfare and financial obligations. This includes, but is not limited to, any relationship between two individuals of the same or opposite sex that is granted legal recognition by a State or by the District of Columbia as a marriage or analogous relationship (including, but not limited to, a civil union).
commodity - any material, article, supply, goods, or equipment used for the purposes of furnishing
nonmilitary assistance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)
commodity - wheat, cotton, rice, corn, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed, grain, sorghums, mill feeds, butter,
eggs, Solanum tuberosum (Irish potatoes), wool, wool tops, fats and, oils (including lard, tallow,
cottonseed oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, and all other fats and oils), cottonseed meal, cottonseed, peanuts, soybeans, soybean meal, livestock, livestock products, and frozen concentrated orange

juice, and all other goods and articles, except onions and motion picture box office receipts (or any index, measure, value, or data related to such receipts), and all services, rights, and interests (except motion picture box office receipts, or any index, measure, value or data related to such receipts) in which contracts for future delivery are presently or in the future dealt in.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)

commodity loading A method of loading in which various types of cargoes are loaded together, such
as ammunition, rations, or boxed vehicles, in order that each commodity can be discharged without
disturbing the others.  See also combat loading.
common carrier - a locomotive, a rail carrier, a sleeping car carrier, a bus transporting passengers in
interstate commerce, a water common carrier, and an air common carrier.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
341)
common carrier - any person or entity transporting people or property by land, rail, water, or air for
compensation.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1861)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

common carrier - In a telecommunications context, a telecommunications company that holds itself out
to the public for hire to provide communications transmission services. (NOTE - In the United
States, such companies are subject to regulation by Federal and state regulatory commissions.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

common carrier - Private-sector supplier of air, rail or bus transportation for passengers, and air, rail,
surface (overland or over ocean) or a combination thereof for freight and/ or personal effects shipments.
common control - a security or privacy control that is inherited by multiple information systems or
programs.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

common costs - Specific costs identified in the solicitation that will be incurred by the government
regardless of the provider (private sector, public reimbursable, or agency). Common costs are sometimes referred to as wash costs. Examples of common costs include government-furnished property, security clearances, and joint inventories.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

common criteria - A Governing document created by the National Information Assurance Partnership
(NIAP) that provides a comprehensive, rigorous method for specifying security function and assurance requirements for products and systems.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

common item - 1. Any item of materiel that is required for use by more than one activity.  2. A term
loosely used to denote any consumable item except repair parts or other technical items.  3. Any item of materiel that is procured for, owned by (Service stock), or used by any Military Department of the Department of Defense and is also required to be furnished to a recipient country under the grant-aid Military Assistance Program.  4. Readily available commercial items.  5. Items used by two or more Military Services of similar manufacture or fabrication that may vary between the
Services as to color or shape (as vehicles or clothing).  6. Any part or component that is required in
the assembly of two or more complete end-items.

common item - material that is common to the  applicable Government contract and the contractor's
other work.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

Common LAN Outbound Telegram Release - A software package that makes possible the electronic
release of telegrams from the desktop using existing e-mail systems and network infrastructure.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4210)

common multilateral environmental agreement - any agreement specified in subparagraph (B) or
included under subparagraph (C) to which both the United States and one or more other parties to the negotiations are full parties, including any current or future mutually agreed upon protocols, amendments, annexes, or adjustments to such an agreement.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)

common operating environment - Automation services that support the development of the common
reusable software modules that enable interoperability across multiple combat support applications.
Also called COE.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

common operating picture - A continuously updated overview of an incident compiled throughout an
incident's life cycle from data shared between integrated systems for communication, information
management, and intelligence and information sharing. The common operating picture allows incident managers at all levels to make effective, consistent, and timely decisions. The common operating picture also helps ensure consistency at all levels of incident management across jurisdictions, as well as between various governmental jurisdictions and private-sector and nongovernmental entities that are engaged.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

common operational picture - A single identical display of relevant information shared by more than
one command that facilitates collaborative planning and assists all echelons to achieve situational
awareness.  Also called COP.
common procurement weapon system - a weapon system for which two or more of the Army, Navy,
Air Force, and Marine Corps request procurement funds in a defense budget.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2217)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

common rule -  the Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to
State and Local Governments; Final Rule. Other common rules will be referred to by their specific titles.
common servicing - Functions performed by one Service in support of another for which
reimbursement is not required.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

common tactical picture - An accurate and complete display of relevant tactical data that integrates
tactical information from the multi-tactical data link network, ground network, intelligence network,
and sensor networks.  Also called CTP.
Common Transmission Facility - An area within a Department of State facility that houses the terminal
equipment used to facilitate all circuits in and out of the facility.  Also called CTF.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
common use - Services, materiel, or facilities provided by a Department of Defense agency or a
Military Department on a common basis for two or more Department of Defense agencies, elements,
or other organizations as directed.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)
commonality - A quality that applies to materiel or systems: a.  possessing like and interchangeable
characteristics enabling each to be utilized, or operated and maintained, by personnel trained on the
others without additional specialized training;  b.  having interchangeable repair parts and/ or components; and  c.  applying to consumable items interchangeably equivalent without adjustment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2263)
common-funded budgets of NATO - the Military Budget, the Security Investment Program, and the
Civil Budget of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (and any successor or additional account or
program of NATO).
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
common-use container - Any Department of Defense-owned, -leased, or -controlled 20- or 40-foot
International Organization for Standardization container managed by United States Transportation Command as an element of the Department of Defense common-use container system.  See also
component-owned container; Service-unique container.
common-user airlift service - The airlift service provided on a common basis for all Department of
Defense agencies and, as authorized, for other agencies of the United States Government.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
common-user item - An item of an interchangeable nature that is in common use by two or more
nations or Services of a nation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
common-user land transportation - Point-to-point land transportation service operated by a single
Service for common use by two or more Services.  Also called CULT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
common-user logistics - Materiel or service support shared with or provided by two or more Services,
Department of Defense agencies, or multinational partners to another Service, Department of
Defense agency, non-Department of Defense agency, and/ or multinational partner in an operation. Also called CUL.  See also common use.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)
common-user network - A system of circuits or channels allocated to furnish communication paths
between switching centers to provide communication service on a common basis to all connected stations or subscribers.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
common-user ocean terminal - A military installation, part of a military installation, or a commercial
facility operated under contract or arrangement by the Military Surface Deployment and
Distribution Command that regularly provides for two or more Services terminal functions of receipt, transit storage or staging, processing, and loading and unloading of passengers or cargo
aboard ships.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
common-user sealift - The sealift services provided by the Military Sealift Command on a common
basis for all Department of Defense agencies and, as authorized, for other departments and agencies of the United States Government.  See also Military Sealift Command; transportation component command.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
common-user transportation - Transportation and transportation services provided on a common basis
for two or more Department of Defense agencies and, as authorized, non-Department of Defense agencies.  See also common use.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3422)
communicable disease - a disease that is ruled as subject to quarantine, and requires isolation or
restriction of movement by the patient for a specified period, as prescribed by the health authorities having jurisdiction.
communication protocols - A set of rules that govern the operation of hardware or software entities to
achieve communication.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
communications - Exchanges between the U.S. Government and offerors, after receipt of proposals,
leading to establishment of the competitive range.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
communications - Voice, video, and data capabilities that enable the leadership and staff to conduct the
Primary Missions Essential Functions (PMEFs), MEFs of the Department, and EFs of a Bureau.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
communications center - A site that provides communications support (e.g., secure and non-secure
telephone, computer, radio, etc.) to relay information regarding a potential or an ongoing domestic emergency impacting Department facilities in the National Capital Region (NCR) to appropriate
parties, bureaus/ offices, and response teams within the Department; as well as involved local, State, or other Federal departments/ agencies.
communications intelligence - Technical information and intelligence derived from foreign
communications by other than the intended recipients.  Also called COMINT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
communications network - An organization of stations capable of intercommunications, but not
necessarily on the same channel.  Also called COMNET.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)

communications plan - plan to enhance awareness of an organization's purpose, mission, and functions
with leaders and policymakers, the public sector, the private sector, the media, and citizens.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

communications security - Measures and controls taken to deny unauthorized persons information
derived from telecommunications and ensure the authenticity of such telecommunications. COMSEC includes cryptosecurity, transmission security, emission security, and physical security of
COMSEC material.  Also called COMSEC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)

communications security - The protection resulting from all measures designed to deny unauthorized
persons information of value that might be derived from the possession and study of telecommunications, or to mislead unauthorized persons in their interpretation of the results of such
possession and study.  Also called COMSEC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

communications security (COMSEC) - The protection resulting from the proper application of physical,
technical, transmission, and cryptologic countermeasures to a communications link, system, or component.

communications security account - An administrative entity, identified by an account number, used to
maintain accountability, custody, and control of COMSEC material.  Also called COMSEC account.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

communications security material - All documents, devices, equipment, apparatus, and cryptomaterial
used in establishing or maintaining secure communications.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

communications system - A mix of telecommunications and/ or automated information systems used to
originate, control, process, encrypt, and transmit or receive information. Such a system generally consists of the following connected or connectable devices - (1) Automated information equipment
(AIS) on which information is originated; (2) A central controller of, principally, access rights and
information distribution; (3) A telecommunications processor which prepares information for transmission; and (4) National-level devices, which encrypt information (COMSEC/ CRYPTO/
CCI) prior to its transmission via Diplomatic Telecommunications Service (DTS) or commercial
carrier.

communist country - any country dominated or controlled by communism.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2436.)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4104c)

community - (A) a political subdivision that (i) has zoning and building code jurisdiction over a
particular area having special flood hazards; and (ii) is participating in the national flood insurance program; or (B) a political subdivision of a State, or other authority, that is designated by political subdivisions, all of which meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), to administer grants for
mitigation activities for such political subdivisions.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

community - body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger
society includes social, religious, occupational, or other groups sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within
which it exists.

community day program - a regular program of instruction provided by a State agency at a community
day school operated specifically for neglected or delinquent children and youth.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6472.)

community engagement - Public affairs activities that support the relationship between military and
civilian communities.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)
community health resilience - The ability of a community to use its assets to strengthen public health
and health care systems and to improve the community's physical, behavioral, and social health to
(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review

withstand, adapt to, and recover from adversity.
20102014,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g11)

community health worker - an individual who promotes health or nutrition within the community in
which the individual resides  (A) by serving as a liaison between communities and healthcare
agencies; (B) by providing guidance and social assistance to community residents; (C) by enhancing community residents' ability to effectively communicate with healthcare providers;(D) by providing culturally and linguistically appropriate health or nutrition education; (E) by advocating for individual and community health;(F) by providing referral and follow-up services or otherwise coordinating care; and (G) by proactively identifying and enrolling eligible individuals in Federal, State, local, private or nonprofit health and human services programs.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 7171.)

community learning center - an entity that (A) assists students to meet the challenging State academic
standards by providing the students with academic enrichment activities and a broad array of other activities (such as programs and activities during nonschool hours or periods when school is not in session (such as before and after school or during summer recess) that (i) reinforce and complement the regular academic programs of the schools attended by the students served; and (ii) are targeted to the students' academic needs and aligned with the instruction students receive during the school day; and (B) offers families of students served by such center opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their children's education, including opportunities for literacy and related educational development.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

community of interest - network of individuals who share a common interest in a particular topic, either
work-related or peripheral to work, and who come together informally to share knowledge on that topic members are not necessarily experts or practitioners of the topic around which the COI has formed.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

community of practice - informal, self-organized, network of peers with diverse skills and experience in
an area of practice or profession.  primarily focused on the members' desire to help others (by
sharing information) and the need to advance their own knowledge (by learning from others).

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5116h)

community referral services - services provided under contract or through interagency agreements to
assist families in obtaining needed information, mutual support and community resources, including respite care services, health and mental health services, employability development and job training, and other social services, including early developmental screening of children, through help lines or other methods.
(SOURCE  DOL, US Code 29,
705)

community rehabilitation program - a program that provides directly or facilitates the provision of
vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities, and that provides, singly or in combination, for an individual with a disability to enable the individual to maximize opportunities for employment, including career advancement (A) medical, psychiatric, psychological, social, and vocational services that are provided under one management; (B) testing, fitting, or training in
the use of prosthetic and orthotic devices; (C) recreational therapy;
(D) physical and occupational
therapy;
(E) speech, language, and hearing therapy; (F) psychiatric, psychological, and social
services, including positive behavior management; (G) assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs;
(H) rehabilitation technology;
(I) job development, placement, and retention services; (J) evaluation or control of specific disabilities;
(K) orientation and mobility services for individuals who are blind;
(L) extended employment;
(M) psychosocial rehabilitation services;
(N) supported employment services and extended services;
(O) customized employment; (P) services to family members when necessary to the vocational rehabilitation of the individual;

(Q) personal assistance services; or
(R) services similar to the services described in one of
subparagraphs (A) through (Q).
community resilience - An approach that encourages actions that improve a community's ability to
withstand, adapt to, and recover from adversity while promoting strong day-to-day systems and
(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS

addressing the underlying social determinants of health.
Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)

community resilience approach - An approach which encourages actions that build preparedness while
also promoting strong day-to-day systems and addressing the underlying social determinants of health.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)

community setting - a home or a community organization located in the neighborhood in which a
participant in the program.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g11)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8113.)

community wood energy plan - an assessment of(A) available feedstocks necessary to supply a
community wood energy system; and (B) the long-term feasibility of supplying and operating a community wood energy system.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8113.)

community wood energy system - an energy system that (i) primarily services public facilities owned
or operated by State or local governments, including schools, town halls, libraries, and other public buildings; and (ii) uses woody biomass as the primary fuel.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5116h)

community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and
support families to prevent child abuse and neglect - organizations such as family resource
programs, family support programs, voluntary home visiting programs, respite care programs, parenting education, mutual support programs, and other community programs or networks of such programs that provide activities that are designed to prevent or respond to child abuse and neglect.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1710.)

community-based brain injury rehabilitative care services - services of a facility in providing room,
board, rehabilitation, and personal care for and supervision of residents for their health, safety, and
welfare.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

community-based organization - a private nonprofit organization (which may include a faith-based
organization), that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community and
that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in the field of workforce development.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb35)
community-based system of care - the provision of services for the youth offender by various State or
local agencies that in an interagency fashion or operating as a network addresses the recreational,
social, educational, vocational, mental health, substance abuse, and operational needs of the youth offender.
commuter air carrier - an air carrier that primarily operates aircraft designed to have a maximum
passenger seating capacity of 75 or less in accordance with published flight schedules.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41762.)
commuter authority - a State, local, or regional entity established to provide, or make a contract
providing for, commuter rail passenger transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
24102.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
commuter rail - passenger rail transport service connecting a central city with its outlying suburbs,
satellite towns, or another city on trackage that is usually part of the general railroad system usually with a scheduled service utilizing fixed routes on a non-reservation basis.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
24102.)
commuter rail passenger transportation - short-haul rail passenger transportation in metropolitan and
suburban areas usually having reduced fare, multiple-ride, and commuter tickets and morning and evening peak period operations.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A45)

comparable housing - Comparable housing is housing in the private sector that is generally equivalent in
size to the rental quarters, with the same number of bedrooms, and with generally equivalent amenities and related facilities. Such housing is housing available on a landlord-tenant basis, with
rental rates reflecting the fair market value of the accommodations. This is distinguished fromhousing rented on an employer-employee basis or between friends and relatives, for which other considerations may have influenced the rental rates. In addition, other Government rental housing (Federal, State, or local) and housing provided by churches or religious societies are excluded from
this definition of comparable housing.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4601)

comparable replacement dwelling - any dwelling that is (A) decent, safe, and sanitary; (B) adequate in
size to accommodate the occupants; (C) within the financial means of the displaced person; (D) functionally equivalent; (E) in an area not subject to unreasonable adverse environmental conditions; and (F) in a location generally not less desirable than the location of the displaced
person's dwelling with respect to public utilities, facilities, services, and the displaced person's place
of employment.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

compartmented area - area, room, or set of rooms within a sensitive compartmented information facility
(SCIF) that provides controlled separation between control systems, compartments, subcompartments, or controlled access programs.
compatible - the ability of U.S. and foreign space-based positioning, navigation, and timing services to
be used separately or together without interfering with each individual service or signal, and without
adversely affecting navigation warfare.

(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 39
U.S. SpaceBased
Position, Navigation, and
Timing Policy, Terms)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
668ee)

compatible use - a wildlife-dependent recreational use or any other use of a refuge that, in the sound
professional judgment of the Director, will not materially interfere with or detract from the fulfillment of the mission of the System or the purposes of the refuge.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
compensation - a monthly payment made by the Secretary to a veteran because of service-connected
disability, or to a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a veteran because of the service-connected
death of the veteran occurring before January 1, 1957.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H415.3)
compensation - As used in this subchapter, includes housing and education allowances paid
domestically, whether taxable or not; it does not include travel reimbursement if itemized on a nonemployees invoice.
compensation - the money allowance payable to an employee or to his dependents as provided for in this
chapter, and includes funeral benefits provided therein.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
902.)
compensation - Wages and payment due an employee, a personal services contractor (PSC) or an
employee under a personal services agreement (PSA).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H541.3)
compensatory time off in lieu of pay - time off with pay provided in lieu of overtime pay.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
competent authority - a court or governmental agency of a foreign-sending country having jurisdiction
and authority to make decisions in matters of child welfare, including adoption.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
competing observable - Within military deception, any observable that contradicts the deception story,
casts doubt on, or diminishes the impact of one or more required or supporting observables.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
competition - A formal evaluation of sources to provide a commercial activity that uses pre-established
(SOURCE  White House, OMB, Circular A76)

rules. Competitions between private sector sources are performed i. Competitions between agency, private sector, and public reimbursable sources are performed. The term "competition," includes streamlined and standard competitions , and FAR-based competitions for agency-performed activities, contracted services, new requirements, expansions of existing work, and activities performed under fee-for-service agreement. The term also includes cost comparisons, streamlined cost comparisons, and direct conversions performed.

competition file - The documents used in a standard competition in addition to the government contract
files.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
competitive range - Those proposals which, after evaluation by the technical evaluation panel, are the
most highly rated and will be included in negotiations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)

competitive service - All civilian positions (1) in the Executive branch not specifically excepted from
civil service laws or statute and not in the Senior Executive Service; and (2) all positions in the legislative and judicial branches and in the government of the District of Columbia specifically made subject to the civil service laws by statute.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

competitive service [federal] - all civil service positions in the executive branch that are not specifically
excepted from the civil service laws by or pursuant to statute, by the President, or by OPM under Rule VI, and that are not in the Senior Executive Service (SES).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)

competitive sourcing - the process of studying the cost of public vs. private sector performance, with the
ultimate goal being to ensure efficient and effective U.S. Government. Competitive sourcing is not simply outsourcing (contracting out), but rather the analysis of whether commercial activities are
best performed in-house or by contractors. The competitive sourcing process could result in retaining a function within the Department or outsourcing it, depending on which makes better business sense. OMB Circular A-76 establishes Government-wide policy on competitive sourcing.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)

competitive status - A person's basic eligibility for assignment (e.g., by transfer, promotion,
reassignment, demotion, or reinstatement) to a position in the competitive service without having to compete with members of the general public in an open competitive examination. When a job opportunity announcement indicates status candidates are eligible to apply, career and careerconditional employees who have served at least 90 calendar days after competitive appointment may apply.

compilation - an aggregation of preexisting unclassified items of information.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
complainant - the person filing a complaint.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
351)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1013)

complete information technology - A is the documentation of the relationships between the business and
management processes and the supporting information technology that ensures - (1) Alignment of the requirements for information systems (as defined in OMB Circular A-130 - a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, transmission, and dissemination of information, in accordance with defined procedures, whether automated or manual) with the processes that support the agency's missions; (2) Adequate interoperability, system redundancy, and information systems security; and (3) The application and maintenance of technical, security and business standards by which the agency evaluates and acquires new systems. (OMB Memorandum M-97-16, Information Technology Architectures).   Also called complete IT.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

completeness - The joint operation plan review criterion for assessing whether operation plans
incorporate major operations and tasks to be accomplished and to what degree they include forces
required, deployment concept, employment concept, sustainment concept, time estimates for
achieving objectives, description of the end state, mission success criteria, and mission termination criteria.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
282)

completion date - the date that the final subject was examined or received an intervention for the
purposes of final collection of data for the primary outcome, whether the clinical trial concluded according to the prespecified protocol or was terminated.
complex - (i) there are a large number of alleged countervail able subsidy practices and the practices are
complicated, (ii) the issues raised are novel, or (iii) the number of exporters involved is large.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1671c.)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DepSecDef
Memo
OSD00118513)

complex catastrophe - Any natural or man-made incident, including cyberspace attack, power grid
failure, and terrorism, which results in cascading failures of multiple, interdependent, critical, lifesustaining infrastructure sectors and caused extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or
disruption severely affecting the population, environment, economy, public health, national morale,
response efforts, and/ or government functions.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2605.)

complex consumer goods - electronic or mechanical devices composed of multiple manufactured
components, with an intended useful life of 3 or more years, where the product is typically not consumed, destroyed, or discarded after a single use, and the components of which would be impracticable to redesign or replace.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2605.)

complex durable goods - manufactured goods composed of 100 or more manufactured components, with
an intended useful life of 5 or more years, where the product is typically not consumed, destroyed, or discarded after a single use.

complex emergency - A disaster, usually long-term, combining political, military, and humanitarian
problems in a way that hinders relief efforts.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
409)

complex operation - an operation as follows: (A) A stability operation.(B) A security operation.(C) A
transition and reconstruction operation. (D) A counterinsurgency operation.(E) An operation consisting of irregular warfare.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 056.1)

compliance response - A written response from the action office to which a recommendation has been
assigned for action, informing OIG of agreement or disagreement with the recommendation. Comments indicating agreement shall include planned corrective actions and, where appropriate, the
actual or proposed target dates for achieving these actions. The reasons for any disagreement with a
recommendation must be explained fully. Where disagreement is based on interpretation of law, regulation, or the authority of officials to take or not take action, the response must include the legal basis.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1, JP 40)

component - 1. One of the subordinate organizations that constitute a joint force.    2. In logistics, a part
or combination of parts having a specific function, which can be installed or replaced only as an
entity.  See also functional component command; Service component command.

component - An individual element, aspect, subgroup, or activity within a system. Complex systems such
as EMS are composed of many components.
(SOURCE  DOT/
NHTSA, Beyond
EMS Data
Collection,
Terms)

component - An organizational grouping within an agency, such as a bureau, center, military service, or
field activity.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
component [IT service] - independently deployable unit of software that exposes its functionality through
(SOURCE  DHS,

a set of services accessed via well-defined interfaces.
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

component based architecture - architecture process that enables the design of enterprise solutions
using pre-manufactured components.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Component Intelligence Program  - organization within a Component, a significant purpose of which is
the collection, gathering,  processing, analysis, production, or dissemination of intelligence, regardless of whether such intelligence is counterintelligence, foreign intelligence, Departmental intelligence, or homeland security intelligence, and regardless of whether such information is
National or Departmental Intelligence includes any organization within a Component that employs
intelligence professionals (0132 job series) to perform National or Departmental Intelligence Functions.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)

component part - any article which is not usable for its intended functions without being imbedded in or
integrated into any other product and which, if used in production of a finished product, would be substantially transformed in that process.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

component records schedule  - agency specific record schedule developed to provide disposition
authorization for program records unique to a single DHS Component, which are not already covered by the General Record Schedule or an Enterprise Records Schedule.
Component Senior Financial Officer - person designated as the senior financial management official
within a Component, regardless of position title.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

component-owned container - A 20- or 40-foot International Organization for Standardization
container procured and owned by a single Department of Defense component.  Also called Serviceunique container.  See also common-use container.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)

composite warfare commander - An officer to whom the officer in tactical command of a naval task
organization may delegate authority to conduct some or all of the offensive and defensive functions
of the force.  Also called CWC.

composting - process of a biological breaking up of organic waste into a useful humus-like substance.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Compound Emergency Sanctuary - A protected building or room designated as a temporary shelter
during an attack or other crisis for personnel unable to reach or be accommodated in a safe haven,
safe area, or 15-minute forced entry/ ballistic resistant (FE/ BR) protected building.  Also called CES.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1132.)

comprehensive foreign language and area or international studies center - an administrative unit of a
university that contributes significantly to the national interest in advanced research and scholarship, employs a critical mass of scholars in diverse disciplines related to a geographic concentration, offers intensive language training in languages of its area specialization, maintains important library collections related to the area, and makes training available in language and area studies to a
graduate, postgraduate, and undergraduate clientele.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
124b.)

comprehensive information technology network architecture - an integrated framework for evolving
or maintaining existing information technology and acquiring new information technology to achieve the strategic management and information resources management goals of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6641.)

comprehensive literacy instruction - instruction that (A) includes developmentally appropriate,
contextually explicit, and systematic instruction, and frequent practice, in reading and writing across content areas; (B) includes age-appropriate, explicit, systematic, and intentional instruction in
phonological awareness, phonic decoding, vocabulary, language structure, reading fluency, and reading comprehension; (C) includes age-appropriate, explicit instruction in writing, including opportunities for children to write with clear purposes, with critical reasoning appropriate to the topic and purpose, and with specific instruction and feedback from instructional staff; (D) makes available and uses diverse, high-quality print materials that reflect the reading and development levels, and interests, of children; (E) uses differentiated instructional approaches, including individual and small group instruction and discussion; (F) provides opportunities for children to use language with peers and adults in order to develop language skills, including developing vocabulary; (G) includes frequent practice of reading and writing strategies; (H) uses age-appropriate, valid, and reliable screening assessments, diagnostic assessments, formative assessment processes, and summative assessments to identify a child's learning needs, to inform instruction, and to monitor the child's progress and the effects of instruction; (I) uses strategies to enhance children's motivation to read and write and children's engagement in self-directed learning; (J) incorporates the principles of universal design for learning; (K) depends on teachers' collaboration in planning, instruction, and assessing a child's progress and on continuous professional learning; and (L) links literacy instruction to the challenging State academic standards, including the ability to navigate, understand, and write about, complex print and digital subject matter.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty - The CTBT bans nuclear test explosions in any environment
and, in so doing, aims at eliminating nuclear weapons by constraining the development and qualitative improvement of new types of nuclear weapons. It was drafted at the Conference on
Disarmament in Geneva and opened for signature in New York on September 24, 1996. The CTBT will enter into force 180 days after it has been ratified by the 44 states listed in Annex 2 of the
Treaty. The Treaty provides for a comprehensive global verification regime, which consists of an International Monitoring System, consultation and clarification procedures, provisions for requesting on-site inspections, and confidence-building measures.  Also called CTBT.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3337)
comprehensive planning -  (A) preparation, as a guide for long-range development, of general physical
plans with respect to the pattern and intensity of land use and the provision of public facilities, including transportation facilities; (B) programing of capital improvements based on a determination
of relative urgency; (C) long-range fiscal plans for implementing such plans and programs; and (D) proposed regulatory and administrative measures which aid in achieving coordination of all related plans of the departments or subdivisions of the governments concerned and intergovernmental coordination of related planned activities among the State and local governmental agencies
concerned.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

comprehensive preparedness guide 101 - Producing Emergency Plans - A Guide for All-Hazard
Emergency Operations Planning for State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Governments - Guide that
describes the intersection of the Federal and State, tribal, and local plans and planning.  Also called CPG 101.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280h5)

comprehensive primary health services - the core services offered by school-based health centers,
which shall include the following: (A) Physical Comprehensive health assessments, diagnosis, and treatment of minor, acute, and chronic medical conditions, and referrals to, and follow-up for, specialty care and oral and vision health services. (B) Mental health Mental health and substance use disorder assessments, crisis intervention, counseling, treatment, and referral to a continuum of services including emergency psychiatric care, community support programs, inpatient care, and outpatient programs.

comprehensive procurement guidelines - guidelines created by the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) providing instructions that promote the use of materials recovered from solid waste.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3002.)

comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance - a consumer-responsive program
of technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities, implemented by a State, and equally available to all individuals with disabilities residing in the State, regardless of their type of
disability, age, income level, or location of residence in the State, or the type of assistive technology device or assistive technology service required.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1087
58.)

comprehensive student work-learning-service program - a student work-learning-service program that
(A) is an integral and stated part of the institution's educational philosophy and program; (B) requires participation of all resident students for enrollment and graduation; (C) includes learning
objectives, evaluation, and a record of work performance as part of the student's college record; (D) provides programmatic leadership by college personnel at levels comparable to traditional academic programs; (E) recognizes the educational role of work-learning-service supervisors; and (F) includes consequences for nonperformance or failure in the work-learning-service program similar to the consequences for failure in the regular academic program.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

compromise - Disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the security policy of
a system in which unauthorized intentional or unintentional disclosure, modification, destruction, or loss of an object may have occurred.
compromise - The known or suspected exposure of clandestine personnel, installations, or other assets
or of classified information or material, to an unauthorized person.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 11
FAM 823)

compromise of scientific integrity - Compromises of scientific integrity include but are not limited to -
Using scientific studies or data to inform the decision making process that are not representative of
the current state of scientific knowledge and research (for example because they lack peer review,
utilize poor methodology, or contain flawed analyses);  Misrepresenting the underlying
assumptions, uncertainties, or probabilities of scientific findings or attempting to suppress or alter scientific or technical findings (including, but not limited to, those performed by U.S. Government scientists) during any step of the decision making process; or  Altering, or misrepresenting scientific
or technological findings in public communications.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
compromising emanations - Intentional or unintentional intelligence-bearing signals which, if
intercepted and analyzed, disclose national security information transmitted, received, handled, or
otherwise processed by any information processing equipment. Compromising emanations consist of electrical or acoustical energy emitted from within equipment or systems (e.g., personal
computers, workstations, facsimile machines, printers, copiers, and typewriters) which process national security information.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3167)
computer - any electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high speed data processing device
performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, and includes any data storage facility or
communications facility directly related to or operating in conjunction with such device and any
data or other information stored or contained in such device.
computer - any hardware, software, or other technology attached or connected to, installed in, or
otherwise used in connection with a computer.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 7131.)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

computer database or database - a collection of recorded information in a form capable of, and for the
purpose of, being stored in, processed, and operated on by a computer. The term does not include computer software.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

Computer Emergency Readiness Team - The operational arm of the National Cyber Security Division
(NCSD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) charged with providing response support and defense against cyber attacks.  Also called US-CERT.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Computer Incident Response Team - The CIRT is the central reporting point for cybersecurity
incidents within the Department. CIRT maintains 24x7 monitoring of network traffic for malicious and hostile security breaches and conducts security monitoring of the Departments unclassified and classified networks to ensure the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of the IT infrastructure.
CIRT operations provide near real-time detection, collection, analysis, correlation, and reporting of cybersecurity events that pose an immediate threat to the Departments networks.  Also called CIRT.

computer resources support - process of selecting computer hardware, software and firmware for
specific systems and planning for their lifecycle support.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

computer room - A computer room, also called a server room or data center, is a facility used to house
computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. It
generally includes redundant or backup power supplies, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls (e.g., air conditioning, fire suppression), and security devices.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

computer software - (1) (i) Computer programs that comprise a series of instructions, rules, routines, or
statements, regardless of the media in which recorded, that allow or cause a computer to perform a
specific operation or series of operations; and (ii) Recorded information comprising source code
listings, design details, algorithms, processes, flow  charts, formulas, and related material that would enable the computer program to be produced, created, or compiled. (2) does not include computer
databases or computer software documentation.
computer technologies - The technology employed in developing and using computers, computer
peripherals, operating systems, software, and communications systems.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)
Computer-Aided Job Evaluation (CAJE) - The interagency job evaluation methodology and approach
for evaluating all locally recruited positions filled by overseas employees under COM authority.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Computerized Telephone System - A generic term used to describe any telephone system that uses
centralized stored program computer technology to provide switched telephone networking features and services. CTS is referred to commercially as private branch exchange (PBX), private automatic branch exchange (PABX), or electronic private automatic branch exchange (EPABX).  Also called CTS.
COMSEC account - The administrative entity, identified by an account number, used to maintain
accountability, custody, and control of COMSEC material.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

COMSEC custodian - An individual designated by proper authority to be responsible for the receipt,
transfer, accounting, safeguarding, and destruction of COMSEC material assigned to a COMSEC account. Only full-time Department personnel are eligible for appointment. If critical need, due to personnel shortage arises, a temporary waiver may be granted to appoint a contractor as an Alternate
COMSEC Custodian.

COMSEC facility - An authorized and approved space used for generating, storing, repairing, or using
COMSEC material.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

COMSEC material - An item designed to secure or authenticate telecommunications. COMSEC
material includes, but is not limited to key, equipment, devices, documents, firmware, or software that embodies or describes cryptographic logic and other items that perform COMSEC functions.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

COMSEC Material Control System - Logistics and accounting system through which COMSEC material
marked CRYPTO is distributed, controlled, and safeguarded. Included are the COMSEC central offices of record, crypto logistic depots, and COMSEC accounts. COMSEC material other than key may be handled through the CMCS.  Also called CMCS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

COMSEC officer - The properly appointed individual responsible to ensure that COMSEC regulations
and procedures are understood and adhered, the COMSEC facility is operated securely, that
personnel are trained in proper COMSEC practices, and who advises on communications security
matters. Only full-time Department direct-hire employees are eligible for appointment.

concealment vessel - vessel commonly used to prevent the discovery of an IED by visual inspection may
also be used to add fragmentation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

concentrator - In data transmission, a functional unit that permits a common path to handle more data
sources than there are channels currently available within the path. Used in black packet switching to provide communication capability between many low-speed, usually asynchronous channels and one or more high speed, usually synchronous channels. Different speeds, codes, and protocols can be accommodated on the low speed side.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

concept of intelligence operations - Within the Department of Defense, a verbal or graphic statement,
in broad outline, of an intelligence directorate's assumptions or intent in regard to intelligence
support of an operation or series of operations.  See also concept of operations.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
concept of logistic support - A verbal or graphic statement, in a broad outline, of how a commander
intends to support and integrate with a concept of operations in an operation or campaign.  Also
called COLS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
concept of operations - A verbal or graphic statement that clearly and concisely expresses what the
joint force commander intends to accomplish and how it will be done using available resources.
Also called CONOPS.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

concept of operations - clear and concise statement or document that expresses an intended outcome or
accomplishment and how it will be achieved using available resources includes program's mission, goals and objectives; may also include roles and responsibilities of the program's key stakeholders and the high-level processes to achieve program goals and objectives.

concept of operations document - A detailed document that defines and establishes the human-tomachine workflow of the product for the operational environment.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

concept plan - A plan that describes the concept of operations for integrating and synchronizing Federal
capabilities to accomplish critical tasks, and describes how Federal capabilities will be integrated
into and support regional, State, and local plans to meet the objectives described in the Strategic
Plan.  Also called CONPLAN.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

concept plan - In the context of joint operation planning level 3 planning detail, an operation plan in an
abbreviated format that may require considerable expansion or alteration to convert it into a
complete operation plan or operation order.  Also called CONPLAN.  See also operation plan.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

conceptual data model - abstract representation to illustrate overall structure of organization data by
identifying entity types and the relationships between them independent of any database management system or other implementation considerations.

(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 622)

concurrent resolution on the budget - (A) a concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget
for the United States Government for a fiscal year; and (B) any other concurrent resolution revising
the congressional budget for the United States.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

condition - 1. Those variables of an operational environment or situation in which a unit, system, or
individual is expected to operate and may affect performance.  2. A physical or behavioral state of a
system that is required for the achievement of an objective.  See also joint mission-essential tasks.
condition - The physical state of an asset, its ability to perform as planned, and its continued usefulness,
based on an evaluation.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)

conduits - Within military deception, conduits are information or intelligence gateways to the deception
target.  Examples of conduits include: foreign intelligence and security services, intelligence
collection platforms, open-source intelligence, news mediaforeign and domestic.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)

conduits Within military deception, information or intelligence gateways to the deception target, such
as foreign intelligence entities, intelligence collection platforms, open-source intelligence, and foreign and domestic news media.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Confidence-and-Security-Building Measures - Measures requiring effective and concrete actions
concerning the military activities and force structures of the states concerned and aimed at reducing tension and strengthening confidence and security among those states. For example, the Vienna Document 2011 contains CSBMs developed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).  Also called CSBM.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 451.3)

Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) - Measures requiring effective and concrete actions concerning
the military activities and force structure of the states concerned and aimed at reducing tension and strengthening confidence and security among those states.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, EO 13526)

confidential - Security classification that shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure of
which reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the national security that the original
classification authority is able to identify or describe.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 11
FAM 611.3)

confidential filer - An individual who must file a Form OGE-450, and includes, as defined in 5 CFR
2634.904(a) -(1) An employee of the Department or candidate for employment with the Department in a position classified at GS-15 or below or at FS-01 or below (or, in the case of any individual whose pay is not fixed under the General Schedule and who does not serve in the Foreign Service, in a position for which the rate of basic pay is less than 120 percent of GS-15, step 1) if the employees management official (or the Ethics Office) determines that - a) The duties and responsibilities of the employees position require the employee to participate personally and substantially through decision or the exercise of significant judgment, and without substantial supervision and review, in taking government action regarding - (i) Contracting or procurement; (ii) Administering or monitoring grants, subsidies, licenses, or other federally conferred financial or operational benefits; (iii) Regulating or auditing any non-Federal entity; or (iv) Other activities in which the final decision or action will have a direct and substantial economic effect on the interests of any non-Federal entity; or (b) The duties and responsibilities of the employees position require the employee to file such a report to avoid involvement in a real or apparent conflict of interest. These positions might include those with duties that involve investigating or prosecuting violations of criminal or civil law; (2) An employee who is not a public filer and is an executive director, management counselor, deputy chief of mission, or economic counselor or who has equivalent duties and responsibilities in a position at a smaller post; (3) A contracting officer's representative (COR), grants officer representative (GOR), or government technical monitor (GTM) assigned to an active contract or grant; (4) A special government employee (SGE) who is not a public filer; or (5) A personal services contractor (PSC) who meets the criteria herein.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
3161)

confidential source - any individual or organization that has provided, or that may reasonably be
expected to provide, information to the United States on matters pertaining to the national security with the expectation that the information or relationship, or both, are to be held in confidence.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

confidential source - any individual or organization that has provided, or that may reasonably be
expected to provide, information to the United States on matters pertaining to the national security with the expectation that the information or relationship, or both, are to be held in confidence.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

confidential-cleared U.S. citizen - A citizen of the United States who has undergone a background
investigation by an authorized U.S. Government Agency and been issued a Confidential security
clearance, in accordance with Executive Order 13526 and implementing guidelines and standards
published in 32 CFR Part 147.

confidentiality - preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for
protecting personal privacy and proprietary information.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
confidentiality - Preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, including
means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
confidentiality - The assurance that information in an IT system is not disclosed to unauthorized persons,
processes, or devices.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

configuration control - A method for controlling modifications to hardware, firmware, software, and
documentation to protect the information system against improper modifications before, during, and after system implementation.
configuration item - entity within a configuration that satisfies an end use function and that can be
uniquely identified at a given reference point.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)

configuration management - A discipline applying technical and administrative direction and
surveillance to:  (1) identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a
configuration item; (2) control changes to those characteristics; and (3) record and report changes to
processing and implementation status.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

configuration management - management process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a
product's performance, functional, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational management information throughout its life.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)

configuration management - Organizations must - (1) Establish and maintain baseline configurations
and inventories of organizational information systems (including hardware, software, firmware, and documentation) throughout the respective system development life cycles; and  (2) Establish and enforce security configuration settings for information technology products employed in organizational information systems.  Also called CM.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

configuration management - The process of identifying and defining the change control items in a
system, controlling the release and change of these items throughout the systems life cycle,
recording and reporting the status of configuration items and change requests, and verifying the accuracy and completeness of configuration items.  Also called CM.
confinement vessel - vessel commonly used to hold the main charge together may also be used to add
fragmentation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H351.1)

confirmed deposit - A deposit transaction evidenced by a bank deposit ticket, slip or other deposit
receipt, which has been officially approved by the designated depositary showing the date on which
the deposit will be credited to the designated depositary checking account.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6091)

confiscated and confiscation  - (A) the nationalization, expropriation, or other seizure by the Cuban
Government of ownership or control of property(i) without the property having been returned or adequate and effective compensation provided; or(ii) without the claim to the property having been
settled pursuant to an international claims settlement agreement or other mutually accepted
settlement procedure; and (B) the repudiation by the Cuban Government of, the default by the Cuban Government on, or the failure of the Cuban Government to pay (i) a debt of any enterprise which has been nationalized, expropriated, or otherwise taken by the Cuban Government; (ii) a debt which is a charge on property nationalized, expropriated, or otherwise taken by the Cuban Government; or (iii) a debt which was incurred by the Cuban Government in satisfaction or
settlement of a confiscated property claim.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)

conflict mineral - (A) columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, or their derivatives; or
(B) any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the Secretary of State to be financing conflict
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)

conflict of interest - a situation in which a member or employee of a board has a direct or indirect
financial interest in a person that performs a service for, or enters into a contract with, a board for anything of economic value.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)

conflict prevention - A peace operation employing complementary diplomatic, civil, and, when
necessary, military means, to monitor and identify the causes of conflict, and take timely action to
prevent the occurrence, escalation, or resumption of hostilities.
conflict prevention - civilian conflict prevention efforts identify and focus on a community, tribe,
population, or country's underlying grievances and seek to address the root causes of conflict.  The goal of Conflict Prevention is the promotion of sustainable, responsible, and effective security and governance in fragile states.  Based on the QDDR, the mission of State and USAID with regard to crisis and conflict in fragile states is to reduce or eliminate short, medium, and long-term threats to American security and to help create opportunities for governments and their citizens to address domestic challenges themselves. (DOS/ USAID)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
conflict response - USG response to an imminent (within six months) or existing conflict in a country
with stabilization and/ or conflict transformation implications.  The goal of Conflict Response is
fostering security and reconstruction in the aftermath of conflict as a central national security objective.  Based on the QDDR, the State Department has the lead on conflict response in political and security crises, with USAID leading humanitarian crises.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
conflict transformation - the two-pronged approach of seeking to diminish the factors that cause violent
conflict and instability while building the capacity of local institutions so they can take the lead role in national governance, economic development, and enforcing the rule of law. The goal of this process is to shift the responsibility for providing peace and stability from the international community to local actors, who can sustain their roles with minimal support from external actors. Moreover, this process seeks to build capacity to move from humanitarian assistance through a transitional period to a steady state and long-term development.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 469.23)

conflicting non-federal source - Any person or entity other than the Government of the United States,
when a Department-authorizing official determines that acceptance of a donation from such a source under the circumstances would cause a reasonable person with knowledge of all the relevant facts to
question the integrity of Department programs and operations.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

conformity [general] - meeting the requirements of a federal, state, or tribal government implementation
plan (State Implementation Plan [SIP], Federal Implementation Plan [FIP], or Tribal Implementation Plan [TIP]) for the purpose of eliminating or reducing the severity and number of violations of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and achieving expeditious attainment of such standards such activities will not: 1. Cause or contribute to any new violation of any standard in the area; 2. Increase the frequency or severity of any existing violation of any standard in any area; 3. Delay timeline attainment of any standard or any required interim emission reductions or other milestones; and 4. The determination of conformity is based on the most recent
estimates of air pollutant emissions.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A119)

conformity assessment - a demonstration, whether directly or indirectly, that specified requirements
relating to a product, process, system, person, or body are fulfilled. Conformity assessment includes sampling and testing, inspection, supplier's declaration of conformity, certification, and management system assessment and registration. Conformity assessment also includes accreditation
of the competence of those activities.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

conformity assessment - product providing the evaluation that determines whether the requirements for a
specific system or equipment are fulfilled may include: sampling and testing; inspection; supplier's
declaration of conformity; certification; and quality and environmental management system
assessment and registration.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2576b.)

conformity assessment procedure - any procedure used, directly or indirectly, to determine that a
technical regulation or standard is fulfilled, including sampling, testing, inspection, evaluation, verification, monitoring, auditing, assurance of conformity, accreditation, registration, or approval used for such a purpose, but does not mean an approval procedure.
conformity assessment procedure - any procedure used, directly or indirectly, to determine that relevant
requirements in technical regulations or standards are fulfilled.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2571.)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
47175.)

congested airport - an airport that accounted for at least 1 percent of all delayed aircraft operations in the
United States in the most recent year for which such data is available and an airport listed in table 1 of the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Capacity Benchmark Report 2004 or any successor report.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1437a.)

congregate housing - low-rent housing with which there is connected a central dining facility where
wholesome and economical meals can be served to occupants. Expenditures incurred by a public housing agency in the operation of a central dining facility in connection with congregate housing
(other than the cost of providing food and service) shall be considered a cost of operation of the project.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

Congressional Budget Justification - In accordance with the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, the
Department prepares and submits an annual budget request for State Operations detailing the funding requested to support budgetary policy priorities of people, security, facilities, information
technology, and management reforms.  Also called CBJ.

congressional mail - Mail of Members of Congress of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)
congressional notification - A specific requirement as prescribed by law for the Department to provide
congressional committees programming and activity information prior to or in conjunction with action.
Conrail - the Consolidated Rail Corporation. Such term includes any corporation which was a subsidiary
of Conrail immediately before the public sale.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 45,
1347.)
consanguinity - The relationship of persons descended from a common ancestor.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
consensus - general agreement, but not necessarily unanimity. During the development of consensus,
comments and objections are considered using fair, impartial, open, and transparent processes.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A119)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
consent - agreement, approval, or permission as to some act or purpose is obtained in written or
electronic form if possible, but it can be oral if obtaining consent in written or electronic form is not possible unless a specific form of consent is required by a particular procedure.
consent to subcontract - the contracting officer's written consent for the prime contractor to enter into a
particular subcontract.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
consequence - effect of an event, incident, or occurrence.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
consequence assessment - product or process of identifying or evaluating the potential or actual effects
of an event, incident, or occurrence.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
669a)

conservation - the use of methods and procedures necessary or desirable to sustain healthy populations of
wildlife, including all activities associated with scientific resources management such as research,
census, monitoring of populations, acquisition, improvement and management of habitat, live trapping and transplantation, wildlife damage management, and periodic or total protection of a species or population, as well as the taking of individuals within wildlife stock or population if permitted by applicable State and Federal law.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
6103)

conservation - the use of methods and procedures necessary to bring a species of neotropical migratory
bird to the point at which there are sufficient populations in the wild to ensure the long-term
viability of the species, including (A) protection and management of neotropical migratory bird populations; (B) maintenance, management, protection, and restoration of neotropical migratory bird habitat; (C) research and monitoring;
(D) law enforcement; and
(E) community outreach and
education.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
6409)

conservation - the use of methods and procedures necessary to preserve or sustain corals and associated
species as diverse, viable, and self-perpetuating coral reef ecosystems, including all activities
associated with resource management, such as assessment, conservation, protection, restoration, sustainable use, and management of habitat; mapping; habitat monitoring; assistance in the development of management strategies for marine protected areas and marine resources consistent with the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); law enforcement; conflict resolution initiatives;
community outreach and education; and that promote safe and ecologically sound navigation.

conservation activities - conservation systems, practices, or management measures.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
3838d)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
3838d)

conservation activities - i) structural measures, vegetative measures, and land management measures,
including agriculture drainage management systems, as determined by the Secretary; and (ii) planning needed to address a priority resource concern.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
3838d)

conservation stewardship plan - (A) identifies and inventories priority resource concerns;
(B)
establishes benchmark data and conservation objectives;
(C) describes conservation activities to be implemented, managed, or improved; and
(D) includes a schedule and evaluation plan for the planning, installation, and management of the new and existing conservation activities.

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)

consideration - an economic benefit, inducement, right, or profit including pecuniary payment accruing
to an individual, person, or entity, but not including a voluntary sharing of the actual expenses of the voyage, by monetary contribution or donation of fuel, food, beverage, or other supplies.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

consolidation or consolidated requirement -  (1)  a solicitation for a single contract, a multiple award
contract, a task order, or a delivery order to satisfy (i) Two or more requirements of the Federal agency for supplies or services that have been provided to or performed for the Federal agency under two or more separate contracts, each of which was lower in cost than the total cost of the contract for which offers are solicited; or (ii) Requirements of the Federal agency for construction
projects to be performed at two or more discrete sites. (2) "Separate contract" as used in this definition, means a contract that has been performed by any business, including small and other than small business concerns.
constellation - A system consisting of a number of like satellites acting in concert to perform a specific
mission.  See also Global Positioning System.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

constraint - In the context of joint operation planning, a requirement placed on the command by a
higher command that dictates an action, thus restricting freedom of action.  See also operational
limitation; restraint.

(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
3301)

construct - preliminary planning, engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, and economic investigations
and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, and other similar actions necessary for the construction of a public building.

construct - to build, renovate, or improve military family housing and military unaccompanied housing.

(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 680.1)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8101.)

construct and alter - with respect to a medical facility, include engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal,
and economic investigations and studies and surveys, designs, plans, construction documents, specifications, procedures, and other similar actions necessary for construction or alteration, as the case may be, of such medical facility and as are carried out after completion of advanced planning (including development of project requirements and design development) for such facility.

constructed width and depth - the width and depth to which a project has been constructed, which may
not exceed the authorized width and depth of the project.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2237)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

construction - construction, alteration, or repair (including dredging, excavating, and painting) of
buildings, structures, or other real property. For purposes of this definition, the terms "buildings, structures, or other real property" include, but are not limited to, improvements of all types, such as bridges, dams, plants, highways, parkways, streets, subways, tunnels, sewers, mains, power lines,
cemeteries, pumping stations, railways, airport facilities, terminals, docks, piers, wharves, ways,
lighthouses, buoys, jetties, breakwaters, levees, canals, and channels. construction does not include the manufacture, production, furnishing, construction, alteration, repair, processing, or assembling
of vessels, aircraft, or other kinds of personal property.

construction - conversions of structures for dwelling purposes.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A45)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

construction and demolition materials and debris - class of materials and debris generated during
construction, renovation, demolition, and/ or dismantling of structures and buildings and associated
infrastructure.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

construction materials - Items of a nature and in volumes that would normally be used to construct or
renovate a portion of a dwelling, or to construct a product exceeding the size of an ordinary item of
furniture for personal use. Examples of construction materials include - wooden planks, boards, ceiling tiles, floor tiles or flooring, roofing materials, windows or doors or framing thereof, masonry, bricks, blocks, cement, sand, paneling, drywall boards, or hardware (e.g., nails) in
volumes greater than would normally be used in an ordinary household workshop. Those materials that are part of artwork or crafts in total weight of less than 200 pounds may be regarded as
household effects as determined by inspection as required. Construction materials are not authorized for transport or storage as part of an employee's household effects (HHE) shipment. Employees or GSOs who are in doubt whether items qualify as HHE should contact the Office of Logistics
Management (A/ LM) in advance of making the shipment.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

construction security certification - Certification/ confirmation is required from the Department if any new construction or major renovation is undertaken in the controlled access area (CAA). A site security plan must be submitted prior to commencing work. The construction security of a new building or major renovation project (over $1 million) affecting CAAs or public access controls
(PACs) must be certified to Congress. The construction security of projects less than $1 million affecting CAAs or PACs is certified internally within the Department.

constructive change order - Informal requests for additional work or services caused by some act or
omission on the part of the U.S. Government that causes a contractor extra work, delays, or expense.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
constructive cost - A cost that reflects the total amount of per diem, travel, transportation, and incidental
expenses the U.S. Government would pay for an employee's direct travel. For cost constructing purposes, only the travel and transportation costs may be used as a basis for the cost construct.
consular agency - The office of a consular agent, who is appointed by the Secretary of State and serves
under the supervision of the principal consular officer in the district.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)
consular office - Any consulate general, consulate, or consular agency.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
consular officer - any consular, diplomatic, or other officer or employee of the United States designated
under regulations prescribed under authority contained in this chapter, for the purpose of issuing immigrant or nonimmigrant visas or, when used in subchapter III, for the purpose of adjudicating nationality.
consular officer - Any individual authorized to issue visas pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality
Act, and the Departments regulations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 031.3)
consular officer - one who has authority to issue visas. Traditionally this person is knowledgeable and
familiar with the maritime safety and seamen's welfare laws.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
consulates general and consulates - They may participate in most foreign affairs activities and vary in
size and scope.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)
consultant - any person who, for compensation, advises, or represents an employee benefit plan or who
provides other assistance to such plan, concerning the establishment or operation of such plan.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1111)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
consultant - experienced professional providing services in an advisory capacity and are usually not
accountable for the outcome of a consulting exercise does not include individuals working under a contract.
consumer - Person or agency that uses information or intelligence produced by either its own staff or
other agencies.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
796a)
consumer control - with respect to a center for independent living, that the center vests power and
authority in individuals with disabilities, in terms of the management, staffing, decision-making, operation, and provisions of services, of the center.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
consumer electronics - Any electronic/ electrical devices, either Alternate Current (AC) or Direct
Current (DC) powered, which are not part of the facility infrastructure. Some examples are radios,
televisions, electronic recording or playback equipment, PA systems, and paging devices.
consumer electronics - simple radio controlled devices, readily available in the consumer marketplace,
(not purpose-built for telecommunication purposes).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 54,
101915)

consumer price index - A) the Consumer Price IndexAll Urban Consumers published by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor; or
(B) if the Index is not published, another
regularly published cost-of-living index approximating the Consumer Price Index.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)

consumer surplus -  The maximum sum of money a consumer would be willing to pay to consume a
given amount of a good, less the amount actually paid. It is represented graphically by the area between the demand curve and the price line in a diagram representing the consumer's demand for
the good as a function of its price.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

consumption rate - The average quantity of an item consumed or expended during a given time
interval, expressed in quantities by the most appropriate unit of measurement per applicable stated
basis.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

contact [communication] - all manner of personal or impersonal communication includes but not limited
to written, telephonic, electronic mail, text messaging, chat room discussion, facsimile, wire, and/ or amateur radio.

contact mine - A mine detonated by physical contact.  See also mine.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350, JP 3
09.3)
contact point - 1. In land warfare, a point on the terrain, easily identifiable, where two or more units are
required to make contact.    2. In air operations, the position at which a mission leader makes radio contact with an air control agency.    3. In personnel recovery, a location where isolated personnel
can establish contact with recovery forces.  Also called CP.  See also control point.
contact procedure - Predesignated actions taken by isolated personnel and recovery forces that permit
link-up between the two parties in hostile territory.  See also evader.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
contact reader - smart card reader that communicates with the integrated circuit chip in a smart card
using electrical signals on wires touching the smart card's contact pad.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
contactless reader - smart card reader that communicated with the integrated circuit chip in a smart card
using radio frequency (RF) signaling.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
container - A cube shaped structure commonly referred to as a unit load device (ULD). It is primarily
used for shipping classified diplomatic pouches via various modes of conveyance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)
container - An article of transport equipment that meets American National Standards Institute/
International Organization for Standardization standards that is designed to facilitate and optimize
the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transportation without intermediate handling of the
contents.
container - in the International Convention for Safe Containers, with annexes, done at Geneva,
December 2, 1972.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 901)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
container - portable compartment in which freight is placed for convenience of movement by various
modes of transportation characteristics include: (a) of a permanent character and accordingly strong
enough to be suitable for repeated use; (b) specially designed to facilitate the transport of goods, by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading; (c) designed to be secured and/ or readily handled, having corner fittings for these purposes; (d) of a size such that the area enclosed by the four outer bottom corners is either: (i) at least 14 sq. m. (150 sq. ft.) or (ii) at least 7 sq. m. (75 sq. ft.) if it is fitted with top corner fittings.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5901.)
container - see definition of freight container by the International Standards Organization in Series 1,
Freight Containers, 3d Edition, including successive revisions, and similar containers that are used
in providing transportation in interstate commerce.

container control officer - A designated official (E6 or above or civilian equivalent) within a
command, installation, or activity who is responsible for control, reporting, use, and maintenance of
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

all Department of Defense-owned and controlled intermodal containers and equipment from time
received until dispatched.  Also called CCO.
JP 409) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
container management - Planning, organizing, directing, and executing functions and responsibilities
required to provide effective use of Department of Defense and Military Department owned, leased,
or controlled International Organization for Standardization containers.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 901)
container security device - a device, or system, designed, at a minimum, to identify positively a
container, to detect and record the unauthorized intrusion of a container, and to secure a container against tampering throughout the supply chain. Such a device, or system, shall have a low false alarm rate as determined by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
container-handling equipment - Items of materials-handling equipment required to specifically
receive, maneuver, and dispatch International Organization for Standardization containers.  Also
called CHE.
containerize - The process of loading classified diplomatic pouches into an enclosed unit load device
(ULD) (i.e., a container).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
containership - A ship, usually non-self-sustaining, specially constructed and equipped to carry only
containers without associated equipment, in all available cargo spaces, either below or above deck.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
containership - commercial vessel specially designed for transporting containerized cargo includes fully
cellular containerships and refrigerated containerships.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
contaminant - pesticide and veterinary drug residues and extraneous matter.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2575b.)
contaminated remains - Remains of personnel which have absorbed or upon which have been
deposited radioactive material, or biological or chemical agents.  See also mortuary affairs.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1271.)
contaminated sediment - aquatic sediment which(A) contains chemical substances in excess of
appropriate geochemical, toxicological or sediment quality criteria or measures; or (B) is otherwise
considered by the Administrator to pose a threat to human health or the environment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
contamination - 1. The deposit, absorption, or adsorption of radioactive material, or of biological or
chemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects.  Also called fallout radiation.  2.
Food and/ or water made unfit for consumption by humans or animals because of the presence of
environmental chemicals, radioactive elements, bacteria or organisms, the byproduct of the growth
of bacteria or organisms, the decomposing material or waste in the food or water.
contamination avoidance - Individual and/ or unit measures taken to reduce the effects of chemical,
biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
contamination control - A combination of preparatory and responsive measures designed to limit the
vulnerability of forces to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and toxic industrial hazards and
to avoid, contain, control exposure to, and, where possible, neutralize them.  See also biological
agent; chemical agent; contamination.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
contamination mitigation - The planning and actions taken to prepare for, respond to, and recover
from contamination associated with all chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats and
hazards in order to continue military operations.
content only - term used to describe a special access program (or any sub-element) that contains
information only and either has no funding associated with it or its funding is managed as part of the
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
DHS unclassified corporate budget process.
Terms)
contents - any information concerning the identity of the parties to such communication or the existence,
substance, purport, or meaning of that communication.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
contiguous zone - 1. A maritime zone adjacent to the territorial sea that may not extend beyond 24
nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.  2. The
zone of the ocean extending 3-12 nautical miles from the United States coastline.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
contiguous zone - maritime zone adjacent to the territorial sea that may not extend beyond 24 nautical
miles (nms) from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured as established by the United States under Article 24 of the Convention of the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone.
contiguous zone - the entire zone established or to be established by the United States under article 24 of
the Convention of the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1362.)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
1403)
continental Shelf - (A) the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast, but outside
the area of the territorial sea, to a depth of 200 meters or, beyond that limit, to where the depth of the superjacent waters admits of the exploitation of the natural resources of such submarine area; and (B) the seabed and subsoil of similar submarine areas adjacent to the coast of islands.
continental United States - the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3932)
continental United States - The contiguous 48 States and the District of Columbia. See also the
definition for United States.  Also called CONUS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4302)
continental United States - the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Territory of
Alaska: Provided, however, That for the purposes of this Order the term United States shall not be deemed to include any territory included within the term foreign country.
continental United States - United States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located
within North America between Canada and Mexico.  Also called CONUS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1, JP 308)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
contingency - A situation requiring military operations in response to natural disasters, terrorists,
subversives, or as otherwise directed by appropriate authority to protect US interests.  See also
contingency contracting.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 3000.10)
contingency basing - The life-cycle process of planning, designing, constructing, operating, managing,
and transitioning or closing a non-enduring location supporting a combatant commander's
requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
contingency contract - A legally binding agreement for supplies, services, and construction let by
government contracting officers in the operational area as well as other contracts that have a prescribed area of performance within a designated operational area.  See also external support
contract; systems support contract; theater support contract.
contingency contracting - all stages of the process of acquiring property or services by the Department
of Defense during a contingency operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2333.)
contingency contracting - The process of obtaining goods, services, and construction via contracting
means in support of contingency operations.  See also contingency; contingency contract.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2333.)

contingency contracting personnel - members of the armed forces and civilian employees of the
Department of Defense who are members of the defense acquisition workforce and, as part of their duties, are assigned to provide support to contingency operations (whether deployed or not).

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

contingency engineering management organization - An organization formed by the combatant
commander, or subordinate commander to augment their staffs with additional Service engineering expertise for planning and construction management. See also combat engineering; contingency;
crisis action planning; geospatial engineering.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 3000.10)

contingency location - A non-enduring location outside of the United States that supports and sustains
operations during named and unnamed contingencies or other operations as directed by appropriate
authority and is categorized by mission life-cycle requirements as initial, temporary, or semipermanent.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

contingency operation - a  military operation that (1) Is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an
operation in which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military force; or (2) Results in the call or order to, or retention on, active duty of members of the uniformed services under United States Code, or any other provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or Congress.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

contingency operation - A military operation that is either designated by the Secretary of Defense as a
contingency operation or becomes a contingency operation as a matter of law.  See also
contingency; operation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)

contingency operation - a military operation that(A) is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an
operation in which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military force; or (B) results in the call or order to, or retention on, active duty of members of the uniformed services under title 10, title 14, or any other provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or Congress.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 241.3)

contingency operation - This generally refers to a military operation that - (1) Is designated by the
Secretary of Defense as an operation in which members of the armed forces are or may become
involved in military actions and operations; or (2) Results in the call or order to, or retention on, active duty of members of the uniformed services under any provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or Congress.
contingency plan -  A plan for major contingencies that can reasonably be anticipated in the principal
geographic subareas of the command.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 513)

contingency Plan - a plan maintained for emergency response, backup operations, and post-disaster
recovery for an information system (IS), to ensure the availability of critical resources and to
facilitate the continuity of operations in an emergency situation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

contingency Plan - A plan used for emergency response, backup operations, and post-disaster recovery
to ensure the availability of critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) and to facilitate the continuity requirements of the Departments COOP Plan, FEAPs, and BEAPs.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)

contingency planning - Organizations must establish, maintain, and effectively implement plans for
emergency response, backup operations, and post-disaster recovery for organizational information
systems to ensure the availability of critical information resources and continuity of operations in emergency situations.  Also called CP.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

contingency planning - Security controls dealing with emergency response, backup operations, and postdisaster recovery for an IT system to ensure the availability of critical resources and to facilitate the continuity of operations in an emergency situation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

Contingency Planning Guidance - Secretary of Defense written guidance, approved by the President,
for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which focuses the guidance given in the national security strategy and Defense Planning Guidance, and is the principal source document for the Joint
Strategic Capabilities Plan.  Also called CPG.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2333.)

contingency program management - the process of planning, organizing, staffing, controlling, and
leading the combined efforts of participating civilian and military personnel and organizations for the management of a specific defense acquisition program or programs during combat operations, post-conflict operations, and contingency operations.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)

contingency response program - Fast reaction transportation procedures intended to provide for
priority use of land transportation assets by Department of Defense when required.  Also called
CORE.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

contingency ZIP Code - A unique postal code assigned by the Military Postal Service Agency to assist
in routing and sorting mail to a contingency post office for the tactical use of the Armed Forces on a
temporary basis.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

contingency ZIP Code - A unique postal code assigned by the Military Postal Service Agency to assist
in routing and sorting mail to a contingency post office for the tactical use of the Armed Forces on a temporary basis.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

contingency/ incident personnel - category of essential personnel that are employees who are in
positions identified for possible activation, as needed, depending on the emergency includes: a. Personnel designated in positions that ensure three-deep backup to mission critical or emergency
personnel b. Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) c. Personnel in positions pre-identified as part of a
Crisis Action Team, and other operational teams established in response to a specific incident or situation d. Federal Emergency Response Officials e. Reconstitution Personnel in positions
identified as Reconstitution Staff f. Personnel in positions identified as Devolution Staff g. Persons
in positions identified in an order of succession.

contingent liability - potential obligation that may be incurred depending on the outcome of a future
event.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
continued portion of the contract - the portion of a contract that the contractor must continue to perform
following a partial termination.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
continuing resolution - legislation in the form of a joint resolution enacted by Congress, when the new
fiscal year is about to begin or has begun, to provide budget authority for federal  agencies and programs to continue in operation until the regular appropriations acts are enacted.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

continuity - state or quality of being consistent, uninterrupted or unbroken maintain uninterrupted
support to essential functions in spite of natural or man-made disasters; efforts to assure continuance of minimum essential functions across a wide range of potential emergencies, including localized act or nature, accidents, technologies and/ or attack related emergencies.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

continuity capability - The ability of an organization to continue performance of essential functions,
using COOP, continuity of government (COG), or enduring constitutional government (ECG) programs and integrated, day-to-day operations with a primary goal of ensuring the preservation of our form of government under the Constitution and the continuing performance of National Essential Functions (NEFs) under all conditions. Built from the foundation of continuity planning
and continuity program management, the key pillars of continuity capability are Leadership, Staff, Communications, and Facilities.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

continuity coordinator - An executive branch department or agency representative, selected from the
Assistant Secretary (or equivalent) level, who is responsible for ensuring the effectiveness and
survivability of the organizations continuity capability.
continuity facility - location other than primary facility used to carry out essential functions during
continuity of operations events.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

continuity of  operations plan - predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an
organization's essential functions will be sustained for up to 30 days as a result of a disaster event before returning to normal operations.
continuity of government - a coordinated effort within the Federal Government's executive branch to
ensure that National Essential Functions continue to be performed during a Catastrophic Emergency.  Also called COG.

(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 51
National
Continuity Policy, Terms)

continuity of government - coordinated effort within each branch of Government to ensure that National
Essential Functions continue to be performed during a catastrophic emergency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
continuity of government - The executive branch's coordinated effort to ensure that NEFs continue to be
performed during a catastrophic emergency.  Also called COG.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Continuity of Government Readiness Conditions System - system that establishes readiness levels to
provide a flexible and coordinated response to escalating threat levels or actual emergencies focused on possible threats to the National Capital Region.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

continuity of operations - An effort within individual departments and agencies, as well as their subcomponents, to ensure PMEFs continue to be performed during a wide range of emergencies, including localized acts of nature, accidents, and technological or attack-related emergencies. The Departments COOP Plan is activated only upon decision of either the President or the Secretary of
State.  Also called COOP.
continuity of operations - an effort within individual executive departments and agencies to ensure that
Primary Mission-Essential Functions continue to be performed during a wide range of emergencies,
including localized acts of nature, accidents, and technological or attack-related emergencies.  Also called COOP.

(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 51
National
Continuity Policy, Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

continuity of operations - sustained performance of mission essential functions and primary mission
essential functions, with little or no disruption, during a wide range of emergencies includes localized emergency due to natural occurrences, accidents, and technological or terrorist attacks.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

continuity of operations - The degree or state of being continuous in the conduct of functions, tasks, or
duties necessary to accomplish a military action or mission in carrying out the national military
strategy.  Also called COOP.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

continuity of operations plan - document outlining prescribed process for the sustained performance of
mission essential functions and primary mission essential functions, with little or no disruption,
during a wide range of emergencies includes; localized emergency due to natural occurrences, accidents, and technological or terrorist attacks.

continuity personnel - personnel who provide the leadership, advice, recommendations, and functional
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

support necessary for continued performance of mission essential functions.

Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

continuous evaluation [security] - E.O. 13467 requires that an individual who has been determined to be
eligible for, or who currently has access to classified information, shall be subject to continuous
evaluation under standards (including, but not limited to, the frequency of such evaluation) as determined by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

continuous process improvement - structured approach for analyzing how an organization is currently
doing work and how it can improve processes to do the job more efficiently and effectively on an ongoing basis.
continuous quality improvement - An ongoing effort to achieve measurable improvements in the
efficiency, effectiveness, performance, accountability, outcomes, and other indicators of quality services or processes.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

continuous storage - The permanent storage of household effects while an employee is assigned to or is
at an official station or duty post to which the employee is not authorized to take a portion of the regulatory HHE weight entitlement due to post specific weight or other post specific restrictions, or
which is authorized in the public interest. (This term has the same meaning as nontemporary
storage.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

continuous Voyage -  alien (1) Makes scheduled or emergency stops en route to the United States or
foreign continuous territory; (2) Lays over in foreign contiguous territory for the sole purpose of effecting a transportation connection to the United States; or (3) Transfers to another conveyance in foreign contiguous territory solely for the purpose of effecting a transportation connection to the United States.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
715a.)

contraband oil - petroleum which, or any constituent part of which, was produced, transported, or
withdrawn from storage in excess of the amounts permitted to be produced, transported, or withdrawn from storage under the laws of a State or under any regulation or order prescribed thereunder by any board, commission, officer, or other duly authorized agency of such State, or any
of the products of such petroleum, except petroleum or any of its constituent parts, title to which has been acquired by a State pursuant to its laws.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

contract -  a mutually binding legal relationship obligating the seller to furnish the supplies or services
(including construction) and the buyer to pay for them. It includes all types of commitments that
obligate the government to an expenditure of appropriated funds and that, except as otherwise authorized, are in writing. In addition to bilateral instruments, contracts include (but are not limited
to): awards and notices of awards; job orders or task orders issued under basic ordering agreements; letter contracts; orders, such as purchase orders, under which the contract becomes effective by written acceptance or performance; and, bilateral contract modifications. Contracts do not include grants and cooperative agreements.
contract - A legal instrument providing for the purchase, lease, or barter of property or services for the
direct benefit of the U.S. Government.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

contract - a mutually binding legal relationship obligating the seller to furnish the supplies or services
(including construction) and the buyer to pay for them. It includes all types of commitments that obligate the Government to an expenditure of appropriated funds and that, except as otherwise
authorized, are in writing. In addition to bilateral  instruments, contracts include (but are not limited to) awards and notices of awards; job orders or task letters issued under basic ordering agreements;
letter contracts; orders, such as purchase orders, under which the contract becomes effective by written acceptance or performance; and bilateral contract modifications. Contracts do not include grants and cooperative agreements.

contract - a procurement contract under an award or subaward, and a procurement subcontract under a
recipient's or subrecipient's contract.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
contract - any agreement for the acquisition by purchase, lease, or barter of property or services by the
foreign source, for the direct benefit or use of either of the parties.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1011f.)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
390bb)
contract - any repayment or water service contract between the United States and a district providing for
the payment of construction charges to the United States including normal operation, maintenance, and replacement costs pursuant to Federal reclamation law.
contract - mutually binding legal agreement creating an obligating relationship by a seller to furnish
supplies or services, and the buyer to pay for them.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
contract acreage - eligible land that is covered by a BCAP contract entered into with the Secretary.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8111.)
contract administration - A subset of contracting that includes efforts to ensure that supplies, services,
and construction are delivered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
contract administration - The monitoring of the contractor's performance to assure compliance with
performance requirements and contract provisions.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
contract administration office - an office that performs (1) Assigned postaward functions related to
the administration of contracts; and (2) Assigned preaward functions.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
contract carriers - U.S. certified air carriers that are under contract with the Government to furnish
Federal employees and other persons authorized to travel at Government expense with passenger transportation service. This also includes General Services Administrations (GSA's) scheduled airline passenger service between selected U.S. cities/ airports and between selected U.S. and
international cities/ airports at reduced fares.
contract clause or clause - a term or condition used in contracts or in both solicitations and contracts,
and applying after contract award or both before and after award.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
contract cost - total value of a contract includes options, incentive awards, award terms, and total
potential contract ceilings.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
contract for the purchase and sale of residential real property - any contract or agreement in which
one party agrees to purchase an interest in real property on which there is situated 1 or more residential dwellings used or occupied, or intended to be used or occupied, in whole or in part, as the home or residence of 1 or more persons.
contract modification - Any written alterations in the specifications, delivery point, date of delivery,
contract period, price, quantity, or other provision of an existing contract.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
contract modification - any written change in the terms of a contract.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
contract of sale - sales, agreements of sale, and agreements to sell.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)
contract statement of requirement - A document that provides a summary of anticipated contracted
supply or service requirements by phase of operation and location.  Also called CSOR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
contract value - mutually agreed upon total contract or order value including all options.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
contracted savings - Net life-cycle cost savings realized by contracting for the performance of a VE
study or by a value engineering change proposal (VECP) submitted by a contractor.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
contracting - entering into a formal and legally binding agreement for purchase, rent, or lease of supplies
or services includes description (but not determination) of supplies and services required, selection and solicitation of sources, preparation and award of contracts, and all phases of contract administration; does not include making grants or cooperative agreements, or real property transactions.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
contracting - purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining supplies or services from nonfederal
sources. Contracting includes description (but not determination) of supplies and services required, selection and solicitation of sources, preparation and award of contracts, and all phases of contract administration. It does not include making grants or cooperative agreements.
contracting activity  - an element of an agency designated by the agency head and delegated broad
authority regarding acquisition functions.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
contracting office - an office that awards or executes a contract for supplies or services and performs
postaward functions not assigned to a contract administration office.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

contracting officer - a person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/ or terminate contracts and
make related determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized representatives of
the contracting officer acting within the limits of their authority as delegated by the contracting
officer. "Administrative contracting officer (ACO)" refers to a contracting officer who is
administering contracts. "Termination contracting officer (TCO)" refers to a contracting officer who is settling terminated contracts. A single contracting officer may be responsible for duties in any or
all of these areas. Reference in this regulation to administrative contracting officer or termination contracting officer does not (1) Require that a duty be performed at a particular office or activity; or (2) Restrict in any way a contracting officer in the performance of any duty properly assigned.
contracting officer - A Service member or Department of Defense civilian with the legal authority to
enter into, administer, modify, and/ or terminate contracts.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

contracting officer - An inherently governmental agency official who participates on the PWS team, and
is responsible for the issuance of the solicitation and the source selection evaluation methodology. The CO awards the contract and issues the MEO letter of obligation or fee-for-service agreement
resulting from a streamlined or standard competition. The CO and the SSA may be the same individual.  Also called CO.
contracting officer - An official authorized to enter into or administer procurement contracts and make
related determinations and findings.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)

contracting officer representative - A Service member or Department of Defense civilian or a foreign
government civilian or military member appointed in writing and trained by a contracting officer,
responsible for monitoring contract performance and performing other duties specified by their
appointment letter.  Also called COR.
contracting officer's representative - an individual, including a contracting officer's technical
representative (COTR), designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I

specific technical or administrative functions.  Also called COR.
CH A) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
contracting officers representative - A technically-qualified person designated as the contracting
officers authorized representative to assist in the administration of a contract. The designation must
be made in writing by the contracting officer.  Also called COR.
contracting officer's representative - The individual in the requirements office who is responsible for
the technical monitoring and evaluation of the contractor's performance.  Also called COR.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1) (SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
9511)
contractor - a citizen of the United States (A) who owns or controls, or who will own or control, a new
or existing aircraft and who contracts with the Secretary to modify that aircraft by including or incorporating specified defense features in that aircraft and to commit that aircraft to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, (B) who subsequently obtains ownership or control of a civil aircraft covered by such a contract and assumes all existing obligations under that contract, or (C) who owns or
controls, or will own or control, new or existing aircraft and who, by contract, commits some or all of such aircraft to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
contractor - a private entity that enters into a contract with an agency.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
3708.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H415.3)
Contractor Establishment Code - A numbering system to identify Federal contractors. Federal agencies
are required to report vendor activities for commercial vendors with Federal contracts of $25,000 or more, using CEC numbers to identify the vendor.  Also called CEC.
contractor management - The oversight and integration of contractor personnel and associated
equipment providing support to the joint force in a designated operational area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
contractor name - name of external entity doing business with the organization or desiring to do
business with the organization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
contractor personnel - person who performs work for or on behalf of any agency under a contract and
who, in order to perform the work specified under the contract, requires access to space, information, information technology systems, staff, and / or other assets.
contractor test - testing performed by the contractor or developing organization during the development
of a product could include component testing, integration testing and the system level test.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
contractor-acquired property - Personal property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by a
contractor for performing a contract and to which the U.S. Government has title.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
contractor-acquired property - Property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the contractor
for performing a contract and to which the Government has title. Examples are property acquired under a cost-reimbursement contract or property acquired under a contract with a special term and condition directing the contractor to acquire the property for the government. A time-and-materials
repair contract may direct a contractor to obtain an inventory of repair parts that transition to the government at contract completion. Property acquired under a cost-reimbursement contract as a direct charge is the property of the U.S. Government upon payment or issuance from contractor stores.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
contractors authorized to accompany the force - Contingency contractor employees and all tiers of
subcontractor employees who are authorized to accompany the force in applicable contingency
operations and have afforded such status through the issuance of a letter of authorization.  Also
called CAAF.

contributed importantly - a cause which is important but not necessarily more important than any other
cause.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2401)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2272.)

contributed importantly - a cause which is important but not necessarily more important than any other
cause.(2)(A) Any firm that engages in exploration or drilling for oil or natural gas shall be considered to be a firm producing oil or natural gas.(B) Any firm that engages in exploration or drilling for oil or natural gas, or otherwise produces oil or natural gas, shall be considered to be
producing articles directly competitive with imports of oil and with imports of natural gas.
contributing program - Based on the Federal Program Inventory, the programs that support each
strategic objective.
(SOURCE  DOC,
Strategic Plan
2014, Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1, JP 203, JP
30, JP 201)

control - 1. Authority that may be less than full command exercised by a commander over part of the
activities of subordinate or other organizations.    2. In mapping, charting, and photogrammetry, a collective term for a system of marks or objects on the Earth or on a map or a photograph, whose positions or elevations (or both) have been or will be determined.    3. Physical or psychological pressures exerted with the intent to assure that an agent or group will respond as directed.    4. An
indicator governing the distribution and use of documents, information, or material.  Such indicators are the subject of intelligence community agreement and are specifically defined in appropriate
regulations.  See also administrative control; operational control; tactical control.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
10102.,)

control - actual control, legal control, and the power to exercise control, when referring to a relationship
between persons, through or by (A) common directors, officers, stockholders, a voting trust, or a holding or investment company, or (B) any other means.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1502)

control - the power, directly or indirectly, to determine the policy, business practices, or decision-making
process of another person, whether by stock or other ownership interest, by representation on a board of directors or similar body, by contract or other agreement with stockholders or others, or otherwise;

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A123)

control activities - include policies, procedures and mechanisms in place to help ensure that agency
objectives are met. Several examples include: proper segregation of duties (separate personnel with authority to authorize a transaction, process the transaction, and review the transaction); physical
controls over assets (limited access to inventories or equipment);  proper authorization; and
appropriate documentation and access to that documentation.

control area - A controlled airspace extending upwards from a specified limit above the Earth.  See
also control zone.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

control deficiency - An inadequacy in a design or operation of a control that does not allow management
or employees, in the normal course of their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis and to meet the organizations internal control objectives.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A123)

control deficiency - Exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or
employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

control gate - A management review process in the project cycle designed to examine and evaluate
project status (milestones) and to determine if the project will proceed to the next management event.
control group - Personnel, ships, and craft designated to control the waterborne ship-to-shore
movement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2575b.)

control or inspection procedure - any procedure used, directly or indirectly, to determine that a sanitary
or phytosanitary measure is fulfilled, including sampling, testing, inspection, evaluation,
verification, monitoring, auditing, assurance of conformity, accreditation, registration, certification,
or other procedure involving the physical examination of a good, of the packaging of a good, or of
the equipment or facilities directly related to production, marketing, or use of a good, but does not mean an approval procedure.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2575b)

control or inspection procedure - any procedure used, directly or indirectly, to determine that a sanitary
or phytosanitary measure is fulfilled, including sampling, testing, inspection, evaluation,
verification, monitoring, auditing, assurance of conformity, accreditation, registration, certification,
or other procedure involving the physical examination of a good, of the packaging of a good, or of the equipment or facilities directly related to production, marketing, or use of a good, but does not mean an approval procedure.
control phase - capital planning phase that requires ongoing monitoring of information technology
investments against schedules, budgets, and performance measures.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

control point - 1. A position along a route of march at which men are stationed to give information and
instructions for the regulation of supply or traffic.  2. A position marked by coordinates (latitude, longitude), a buoy, boat, aircraft, electronic device, conspicuous terrain feature, or other identifiable object which is given a name or number and used as an aid to navigation or control of ships, boats, or aircraft.  3. In marking mosaics, a point located by ground survey with which a corresponding
point on a photograph is matched as a check.
control unit - system component that monitors input and controls outputs through various types of
circuits.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
control zone - A controlled airspace extending upwards from the surface of the Earth to a specified
upper limit.  See also control area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)

controlled access area - A specifically designated area within a building where classified information
may be handled, stored, discussed, or processed.  Also called CAA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
controlled access area - The only area(s) within a building where classified information or materials may
be handled, stored, discussed, or processed. There are two categories of CAAs - core areas and restricted areas.
controlled area - room, office, building, or facility to which access is monitored, limited or controlled
admittance is limited to persons who have official business within the area.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
controlled cryptographic item - Secure telecommunications or information system, or associated
cryptographic component, unclassified and handled through the COMSEC Material Control System (CMCS), an equivalent material control system, or a combination of the two that provides accountability and visibility. Such items are marked Controlled Cryptographic Item, or, where space
is limited, CCI.  Also called CCI.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1151.2)
controlled form - Form that carries a watermark (paper) or an individual number (paper and/ or
electronic versions). Program offices maintain control over these forms inventory and access as
applicable.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2 )
controlled information - 1. Information conveyed to an adversary in a deception operation to evoke
desired appreciations.  2. Information and indicators deliberately conveyed or denied to foreign targets to evoke invalid official estimates that result in foreign official actions advantageous to
United States interests and objectives.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

controlled information - 1. Information conveyed to an adversary in a deception operation to evoke
desired appreciations. 2. Information and indicators deliberately conveyed or denied to foreign targets to evoke invalid official estimates that result in foreign official actions advantageous to United States interests and objectives.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

controlled shipment - The transport of material from the point at which the destination of the material is
first identified for a site, through installation and/ or use, under the continuous 24-hour control of Secret cleared U.S. citizens, or by DS-approved technical means and seal.
controlled space - a substantial and identifiable segment of space (such as a building, floor, or wing) in a
location that the Administrator of General Services controls for purposes of assignment of space.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
588.)
controlled substance - A drug or other substance, or immediate precursor included in Schedule I, II,
III, IV, or V of the Controlled Substances Act.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)
controlled technical services - The controlled use of technology to enhance counterintelligence and
human intelligence activities.  Also called CTS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

controlled Unclassified Information - information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls
pursuant to and consistent with law, regulations, and Government-wide policies, excluding information classified under Executive Order 13526 of December 29, 2009, or the Atomic Energy Act, as amended.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

controlled unclassified information - unclassified information that requires safeguarding or
dissemination controls pursuant to and consistent with applicable law, regulation, and governmentwide policy exceptions: Protected Critical Infrastructure Information; Sensitive Security
Information; and Safeguards Information, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

convention - is the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry
Adoption, done at The Hague on May 29, 1993. The numbered articles of the Convention are sometimes referred to in correspondence regarding Convention adoption cases, such as the Article 5 Letters and Article 23 Certificates.

convention country - a country for which the Hague Abduction Convention has entered into force with
respect to the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)

convention country - is a country that is a party to the Convention and with which the Convention is in
force for the United States. For a list of Convention countries, see the State Department Web site.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

convention oil - crude oil, fuel oil, diesel oil, and lubricating oil.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1471.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

convention record - any item, collection, or grouping of information contained in an electronic or
physical document, an electronic collection of data (including the information contained in IVO, NIV, or ATS software systems), a photograph, an audio or video tape, or any other information storage medium of any type whatever that contains information about a specific past, current, or
prospective adoption covered by the Convention (regardless of whether the adoption was made final) that the Department of State or the Department of Homeland Security has generated or received. a. Convention records do not include adoption records that are held by States or countries
of origin, but only those records which the Department or DHS has created or received. b. As with other visa records, a Convention record is considered to include only information or documents pertaining to an individual visa applicant, not material from general instructions, visa manuals or other similar documents that make no reference to individual named applicants. A Convention record could include (but is not limited to) correspondence with other posts about a visa, correspondence with the applicant, investigative reports, immigrant visa refusal worksheets, post's
requests for advisory opinions from the Department, and Department responses. c. Unless the original (or a scanned, electronic, copy) is retained by post, a document or other data which an applicant presents in connection with his or her visa application should not be considered a Convention record. d. The 75-year period for retention of Convention records starts as of the date that the Department or DHS receives the first Convention record for that particular Convention adoptee case.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty - A 30-nation international treaty that establishes
limitations on conventional armaments and equipment and provides for transparency about the conventional armed forces of the state's parties. The Treaty entered into force in July 1992 and its
limitations took effect in November 1995.  Also called CFE.

conventional biofuel - renewable fuel that is ethanol derived from corn starch.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7545.)
conventional energy source - energy produced from oil, gas, coal, and nuclear fuels.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9202.)

conventional forces - 1. Those forces capable of conducting operations using nonnuclear weapons. 2.
Those forces other than designated special operations forces.  Also called CF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

conventional mines - Land mines, other than nuclear or chemical, that are not designed to self-destruct;
are designed to be emplaced by hand or mechanical means; and can be buried or surface emplaced.
See also mine.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
129c)

conversion - a change of the position to a civilian medical or dental position, effective as of the date of
the manning authorization document of the military department making the change (through a change in designation from military to civilian in the document, the elimination of the listing of the position as a military position in the document, or through any other means indicating the change in
the document or otherwise).
conversion - Addresses requirements to change software, hardware, data values, forms, or organizational
structures to enhance data use.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)

conversion - the nature of action used on a personnel action to move an employee without a break in
service from one personnel appointment to another personnel appointment in the same agency. For example, conversions are used to accomplish movement from one grade level to another, from one position description to another and from one type of appointment (temporary) to another (limited). Movement from a contract to a personnel appointment, even without a break in service, is not a conversion; it is a new appointment.

conversion from contract - A change in the performance of a commercial activity from a private sector
provider to agency performance.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

conversion to contract - A change in the performance of a commercial activity from agency
performance to a private sector provider.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)

conveyance - an instrument, including a conditional sales contract, affecting title to, or an interest in,
property. Federal airway - a part of the navigable airspace that the Administrator designates as a Federal airway.

conveyance [transport] - vehicle or cargo handling equipment for transport of goods or people.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

conviction - a finding, under State or Federal law, that a person has committed an act of juvenile
(SOURCE  DOJ,

delinquency involving a violent or controlled substances felony.
US Code 18,
521)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)

conviction - a formal judgment of guilt of the alien entered by a court or, if adjudication of guilt has been
withheld, where (i) a judge or jury has found the alien guilty or the alien has entered a plea of
guilty or nolo contendere or has admitted sufficient facts to warrant a finding of guilt, and (ii) the judge has ordered some form of punishment, penalty, or restraint on the alien's liberty to be imposed. (B) Any reference to a term of imprisonment or a sentence with respect to an offense is deemed to include the period of incarceration or confinement ordered by a court of law regardless of any suspension of the imposition or execution of that imprisonment or sentence in whole or in part.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A122)

conviction - a judgment or a conviction of a criminal offense by any court of competent jurisdiction,
whether entered upon as a verdict or a plea, including a conviction due to a plea of nolo contendere. (2) Costs include, but are not limited to, administrative and clerical expenses; the cost of legal services, whether performed by in-house or private counsel; and the costs of the services of accountants, consultants, or others retained by the organization to assist it; costs of employees,
officers and trustees, and any similar costs incurred before, during, and after commencement of a
judicial or administrative proceeding that bears a direct relationship to the proceedings.  (3) Fraud, as used herein, means (i) acts of fraud corruption or attempts to defraud the Federal Government or to corrupt its agents, (ii) acts that constitute a cause for debarment or suspension (as specified in agency regulations), and (iii) acts which violate the False Claims Act, or the Anti-Kickback Act.  (4)
Penalty does not include restitution, reimbursement, or compensatory damages.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

conviction - a judgment or conviction of a criminal offense by any court of competent jurisdiction,
whether entered upon a verdict or a plea, and includes a conviction entered upon a plea of nolo contendere.
conviction - a judgment or conviction of a criminal offense by any court of competent jurisdiction,
whether entered upon verdict or a plea, including a conviction due to a plea of nolo contendere.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

conviction - a. A formal judgment of guilt entered by a court; or b. If adjudication has been withheld,
either - (1) A finding of guilty by judge or jury; or (2) A plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the alien; or (3) An admission from the alien of sufficient facts to warrant a finding of guilt; and c. The
imposition of some form of punishment, penalty, or restraint of liberty by a judge.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)

convoy - 1. A number of merchant ships and/ or naval auxiliaries usually escorted by warships and/ or
aircraft - or a single merchant ship or naval auxiliary under surface escort - assembled and
organized for the purpose of passage together.  2. A group of vehicles organized for the purpose of control and orderly movement with or without escort protection that moves over the same route at
the same time and under one commander.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

convoy escort - 1. A naval ship(s) or aircraft in company with a convoy and responsible for its
protection.  2. An escort to protect a convoy of vehicles from being scattered, destroyed, or
captured.  See also escort.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff88)

co-occurring conditions - one or more adverse health conditions in an individual with HIV/ AIDS,
without regard to whether the individual has AIDS and without regard to whether the conditions arise from HIV.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 713)

cookie - Cookies are small data files written to your hard drive by a Web site when you view it in your
browser. Cookies can contain information the site can use to track such things as your Web site user name at that Web site, your password to access the features of the Web site, lists of pages you've visited, and the date when you last looked at a certain page. There are two types of cookies, session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary, created to maintain active status with
an application such as a database during the application session, and expire when the session ends. Persistent cookies are not temporary. They may last indefinitely or they may be set to expire at a

fixed interval following the last time they are used. Persistent cookies are used by a Web site to
maintain visitor preferences and parameters when using a particular site.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

COOP Event - Any event that otherwise prevents normal government operations from continuing and
causes a department or agency to relocate operations to a relocation site to assure continuance of its PMEFs and/ or MEFs.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

COOP personnel - category of essential personnel that are employees occupying positions identified to
sustain an organization's primary mission functions and mission essential functions. May conduct these activities at an alternate site, virtually or through the observance of an alternate work schedule, b. Are expected to initiate and remain in contact with their Component during an emergency to maintain
continuity
of
operations,
and
c. Are emergency relocation group (ERG) members and alternate ERG members.

Cooperating Agency - A private organization that facilitates international exchanges in higher education.
Also called CA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 224.2)
cooperating authority - a Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office
that has expertise but is not the lead authority with respect to a proposed multimodal project.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
304)

cooperating individual - with respect to an antitrust leniency agreement, a current or former director,
officer, or employee of the antitrust leniency applicant who is covered by the agreement.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15, 1.)

cooperation - working together to achieve the different goals of each participant.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

cooperative agreement - An award where The principle purpose of the relationship is the transfer of
money, property, services, or anything of value to the state, local government, or other recipient to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by the Federal statute, rather than
acquisition, by purchase, lease, or barter, of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the U.S. Government; and Substantial involvement is anticipated between the Executive agency, acting for the U.S. Government, and the State or local government or other recipient during performance of the contemplated activity.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1161n.)

cooperative education - the provision of alternating or parallel periods of academic study and public or
private employment to give students work experiences related to their academic or occupational
objectives and an opportunity to earn the funds necessary for continuing and completing their
education.
cooperative extensions - Cooperative extensions provide resources for land-grant institutions to solve
public needs with college or university resources through non-formal, non-credit programs. The
extensions address six major areas, including 4-H youth development, agriculture, leadership development, natural resources, family and consumer sciences, and community and economic development.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)

cooperative grant - a grant that assists groups of nonprofit accredited colleges and universities to work
together to conduct a science improvement program.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1067k.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

cooperative research and development agreement - agreement between one or more federal
laboratories and one or more non-federal parties under which the Government, through its laboratories, may provide personnel, services, facilities, equipment, intellectual property, or other
resources with or without reimbursement (may not provide funds to non-federal parties) and the non-federal parties may provide funds, personnel, services, facilities, equipment, intellectual
property, or other resources toward the conduct of specified research or development efforts which are consistent with the missions of the laboratory.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCS CM0007
05)

cooperative security location - A facility located outside the United States and US territories with little
or no permanent US presence, maintained with periodic Service, contractor, or host-nation support. Cooperative security locations provide contingency access, logistic support, and rotational use by
operating forces and are a focal point for security cooperation activities.  Also called CSL.  See also
forward operating site; main operating base.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

coordinate - To advance systematically an analysis and exchange of information among principals who
have or may have a need to know certain information to carry out specific incident management responsibilities.
coordinate/ in coordination with - a consensus decision-making process in which the named
coordinating department or agency is responsible for working with the affected departments and agencies to achieve consensus and a consistent course of action.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 21
Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Terms) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

coordinated fire line - A line beyond which conventional surface-to-surface direct fire and indirect fire
support means may fire at any time within the boundaries of the establishing headquarters without
additional coordination.  Also called CFL.  See also fire support.
coordinating agency - An agency that supports the incident management mission by providing the
leadership, staff, expertise, and authorities to implement critical and specific aspects of the response.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
coordinating altitude - An airspace coordinating measure that uses altitude to separate users and as the
transition between different airspace control elements.  Also called CA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

coordinating authority - A commander or individual who has the authority to require consultation
between the specific functions or activities involving forces of two or more Services, joint force
components, or forces of the same Service or agencies, but does not have the authority to compel
agreement.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)
coordinating review authority - An agency appointed by a Service or combatant command to
coordinate with and assist the lead agent, primary review authority, Joint Staff doctrine sponsor, and
assessment agent in joint doctrine development and maintenance.  Also called CRA.  See also joint
doctrine; joint publication; lead agent; primary review authority.
coordination level - A procedural method to separate fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft by determining an
altitude below which fixed-wing aircraft normally will not fly.  Also called CL.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
copyrights - claims of copyrights, rights to copyrights, and rights to copyright renewals.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4339.)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
6409)
coral - species of the phylum Cnidaria, including
(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia (black
corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and others), Alcyanacea (soft corals), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), of the class Anthozoa; and (B) all
species of the order Hydrocorallina (fire corals and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.
coral reef - any reefs or shoals composed primarily of corals.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
6409)
coral reef ecosystem - coral and other species of reef organisms (including reef plants) associated with
(SOURCE  DOI,
coral reefs, and the nonliving environmental factors that directly affect coral reefs, that together
function as an ecological unit in nature.
US Code 16,
6409)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5309)

core capacity improvement project - a substantial corridor-based capital investment in an existing fixed
guideway system that increases the capacity of a corridor by not less than 10 percent. Does not include project elements designed to maintain a state of good repair of the existing fixed guideway system.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)
core hours - The daily hours when employees on a flexible work schedule must be present for work.
Each bureau/ post must establish its own core hours. A bureau/ post may choose the Departments core hours of 9 -00 a.m. to 3 -00 p.m. or establish other core hours. The band of core hours should be at least 5 consecutive hours long. Core hours should not begin before 6 -00 a.m. or extend past 6 -00 p.m.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4210)

core labor standards - (A) freedom of association; (B) the effective recognition of the right to collective
bargaining; (C) the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor; (D) the effective abolition of child labor and a prohibition on the worst forms of child labor;  and (E) the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

core mission area - a core mission area of the Department of Defense .
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
181)
core programs - a program authorized under a core program provision.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

core response group - A Department group established in accordance with the recommendations of the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Presidents Identity Theft Task Force concerning
data breach notification.   Also called CRG.

core statement - message description of the purpose and mission, the nature of strategic relationships, the
general scope of efforts to be performed, and core competencies.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
core telework - telework that occurs on a routine, regular, recurring basis on one or more days per pay
period.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
core telework - The employee teleworks on a regularly scheduled basis, at least 1 day a week, but
perhaps more frequently.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2361.4)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
core work [Federally Funded Research and Development Center] - work appropriate for performance by
the Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) because it is consistent with the
mission, purpose, and competencies of the FFRDC, and draws on or sustains a strategic relationship between the FFRDC and its sponsor.
corporate family - a group of corporations consisting of a parent corporation and all subsidiaries in
which the parent corporation owns directly or indirectly a 100 percent interest
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
13505.)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1369)
corporation - a citizen of any State, and a citizen or subject of any foreign state, in which it is
incorporated or has its principal place of business, and is deemed to be a resident of any State in
which it is incorporated or licensed to do business or is doing business.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
44.)
corporation - any company, trust, so-called Massachusetts trust, or association, incorporated or
unincorporated, which is organized to carry on business for its own profit or that of its members, and has shares of capital or capital stock or certificates of interest, and any company, trust, so-called Massachusetts trust, or association, incorporated or unincorporated, without shares of capital or
capital stock or certificates of interest, except partnerships, which is organized to carry on business

for its own profit or that of its members.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)

corporation - any corporation, joint-stock company, partnership, association, business trust, organized
group of persons, whether incorporated or not, or a receiver or receivers, trustee or trustees of any of
the foregoing. It shall not include municipalities.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
3423a.)

correctional institution - any (A) prison, (B) jail, (C) reformatory, (D) work farm, (E) detention center,
or (F) halfway house, community-based rehabilitation center, or any other similar institution designed for the confinement or rehabilitation of criminal offenders.

corrective action - action taken by the auditee that: (1) Corrects identified deficiencies; (2) Produces
recommended improvements; or (3) Demonstrates that audit findings are either invalid or do not
warrant auditee action.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
corrective action - elimination and remediation addressing a weakness or cause of a problem.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
corrective action -- Measures taken to implement resolved audit findings and recommendations.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A50)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
corrective action - The action taken by the auditee that -  Corrects identified deficiencies;  Produces
recommended improvements; or  Demonstrates that audit findings are either invalid or do not warrant auditee action.
Corrective Action Management Unit - physical, geographic area designated by EPA for states for
managing remediation wastes during a corrective action or remedial action.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

Corrective Action Plan - A document that is developed by management for all material weaknesses and
significant deficiencies identified either for program or financial reporting. The CAP specifically identifies an overall corrective action accountability official; describes the significant deficiencies; and lists and provides a status of corrective actions and a timeline for resolution. CAPs for program
or financial reporting are tracked internally by either the Management Control Steering Committee (MCSC) or the Senior Assessment Team (SAT).   Also called CAP.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

Corrective Action Review - The method by which the action taken by Department managers to correct
material weaknesses and significant deficiencies are validated to ensure the intended results were
achieved and adequate management controls were established and are working. Normally coordinated by the bureau or office management control coordinator, the CAR will be completed within 1 year of reporting the material weakness or significant deficiencies as corrected or downgraded to a deficiency. Results of the CAR are reportable to the Management Control Steering Committee.  Also called CAR.
corrective actions - Implementing procedures that are based on lessons learned from actual incidents or
from training and exercises.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
correspondence - An official item that is not entered into the postal system and does not have postage
affixed, and that is transported between Department entities, usually in a messenger envelope.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7627.)

corresponding onshore area - with respect to any OCS source, the onshore attainment or nonattainment
area that is closest to the source, unless the Administrator determines that another area with more
stringent requirements with respect to the control and abatement of air pollution may reasonably be
expected to be affected by such emissions. Such determination shall be based on the potential for air pollutants from the OCS source to reach the other onshore area and the potential of such air
pollutants to affect the efforts of the other onshore area to attain or maintain any Federal or State
ambient air quality standard or to comply with the provisions of part C of subchapter I.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5309)

corridor-based bus rapid transit project - a small start project utilizing buses in which the project
represents a substantial investment in a defined corridor as demonstrated by features that emulate
the services provided by rail fixed guideway public transportation systems, including defined stations; traffic signal priority for public transportation vehicles; short headway bidirectional services for a substantial part of weekdays; and any other features the Secretary may determine support a long-term corridor investment, but the majority of which does not operate in a separated right-of-way dedicated for public transportation use during peak periods.
corrosive timing switch - timing switch using a corrosive chemical with a known decomposition rate
that is designed to destroy a physical restraint on a triggering device to start the initiation train.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
321)

cosmetic - (1) articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or
otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance, and (2) articles intended for use as a component of any such articles; except that such term shall not include soap.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
55.)

cosmetic - (1) articles to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise
applied to the human body or any part thereof intended for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance, and (2) articles intended for use as a component of any such article; except that such term shall not include soap.
cost -  an amount as determined on a cash, accrual, or other basis acceptable to the Federal awarding or
cognizant agency. It does not include transfers to a general or similar fund.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)

cost accounting system - A system where a separate cost accounting is performed for each product to
ensure that the entity covers its costs on each transaction. Private-sector entities that sell the
products they produce in the commercial marketplace typically use cost accounting to determine a
price per transaction that will cover their direct and indirect costs. Proper cost accounting analyzes in detail all the cost of labor, parts, materials, utilities, factory and office rent, equipment,
depreciation, overhead, etc., required to produce a specific item.
cost allocation plan -  central service cost allocation plan, public assistance cost allocation plan, and
indirect cost rate proposal.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)

cost avoidance - an action taken in the immediate time frame that will decrease costs in the future. For
example, an engineering improvement that increases the mean time between failures and thereby
decreases operation and maintenance costs is a cost avoidance action. Cost avoidance may be considered an additional benefit to quality or other non-quantifiable value engineering improvement.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)

cost center - A grouping of available services into a specific category, a cost center identifies the type of
administrative services available to serviced agencies. Customers subscribe to services by cost center. The costs in a cost center are distributed in accordance with an agreed-upon distribution factor. Examples of cost centers include cashiering, accounts and records, vehicle maintenance, and
travel services.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)

cost distribution system - A system where costs are pooled and then spread to service recipients using a
distribution factor. Municipal taxes are a common example of a cost distribution system. Instead of pricing its services on a transaction basis (see cost accounting system), municipal government decides at the beginning of the year what level of fire protection services it can afford. It then estimates the total cost of the fire protection services and divides it among the taxpayers using a
factor (typically a rate per $1,000 of real estate value). Normally, the services in the firefighting cost
center include extinguishing residential fires, chemical and other potentially toxic fires, vehicle fires, search and rescue, fire code enforcement and fire prevention/ education. While municipalities
publish the real estate tax rate, they do not provide a predictor or price for the services that a single taxpayer will receive during one year. A fortunate resident might pay taxes and support municipal firefighting for a lifetime without calling the fire department to put out a blaze. A less fortunate resident might be forced to call the fire department multiple times. Both, however, pay the same tax rate.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3101)

cost estimate - (A) an assessment and quantification of all costs and risks associated with the acquisition
of a major system based upon reasonably available information at the time the Director establishes the 2010 adjusted total acquisition cost for such system or restructures such system; and (B) does
not mean an independent cost estimate.
cost estimate - A written calculation of all items included in the scope of the work, tabulated under
appropriate cost headings (direct costs, labor, overhead, and profit).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

cost objective -  a function, organizational subdivision, contract, grant, or other activity for which cost
data are needed and for which costs are incurred.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
cost objective - a function, organizational subdivision, sponsored agreement, or other work unit for
which cost data are desired and for which provision is made to accumulate and measure the cost of
processes, products, jobs, capitalized projects, etc.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
cost objective - a function, organizational subdivision, sponsored agreement, or other work unit for
which cost data are desired and for which provision is made to accumulate and measure the cost of
processes, products, jobs, capitalized projects, etc.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1015a.)

cost of attendance - the average annual cost of tuition and fees, room and board, books, supplies, and
transportation for an institution of higher education for a first-time, full-time undergraduate student
enrolled in the institution.

cost of construction - architects' fees and the cost of acquisition of land in connection with construction
but does not include the cost of offsite improvements.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)
cost of construction - the amount found by the Secretary to be necessary for a construction project,
including architect fees, but excluding land acquisition costs.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8131.)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 60101.)
cost of fulfilling user requests - the incremental costs associated with providing product generation,
reproduction, and distribution of unenhanced data in response to user requests and shall not include
any acquisition, amortization, or depreciation of capital assets originally paid for by the United States Government or other costs not specifically attributable to fulfilling user requests.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
202(a)(2)(A).)
cost of production - The sum of: (A) The price or cost of materials, labor costs, and other direct charges
incurred in the production of the article and in the processes or methods employed in its production; (B) the usual general expenses, including charges for depreciation or depletion which are representative of the equipment and property employed in the production of the article and charges
for rent or interest which are representative of the cost of obtaining capital or instruments of production; and (C) the cost of containers and coverings of whatever nature, and other costs, charges, and expenses incident to placing the article in condition packed ready for delivery.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
cost or pricing data - all facts that, as of the date of price agreement, or, if applicable, an earlier date
agreed upon between the parties that is as close as practicable to the date of agreement on price,
prudent buyers and sellers would reasonably expect to affect price negotiations significantly. Cost or pricing data are factual, not judgmental; and are verifiable.  While they do not indicate the accuracy of the prospective contractor's judgment about estimated future costs or projections, they do include the data forming the basis for that judgment. Cost or pricing data are more than historical accounting
data; they are all the facts that can be reasonably expected to contribute to the soundness of

estimates of future costs and to the validity of determinations of costs already incurred. They also include, but are not limited to, such factors as (1) Vendor quotations; (2) Nonrecurring costs; (3) Information on changes in production methods and in production or purchasing volume; (4) Data supporting projections of business prospects and objectives and related operations  costs; (5) Unitcost trends such as those associated with labor efficiency; (6) Make-or-buy decisions; (7) Estimated resources to attain business goals; and (8) Information on management decisions that could have a significant bearing on costs.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)

cost pool - Cost pools serve two functions. First, they reduce the number of strip codes on obligation and
liquidation documents as well as the number of records on State Department accounting reports. Second, cost pools enable a post to simplify its budgets and allocate costs to many cost centers in
the ICASS software. All function codes beginning with a 96 are cost-pool function codes. Examples include 9661 for the post-funded wages and benefits of all locally employed staff personnel except FSN/ PSC local guards; 9662 for post-funded wage and benefits and other costs of the local guard program; and 9664 for the warehouse cost pool, among others.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

cost realism - that the costs in an offeror's proposal (1) Are realistic for the work to be performed; (2)
Reflect a clear understanding of the requirements; and (3) Are consistent with the various elements of the offeror's technical proposal.

cost risk - risk that a program will not meet its established cost objectives.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

cost savings - a reduction in actual expenditures below the projected level of costs to achieve a specific
objective.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)
cost sharing - an explicit arrangement under which the contractor bears some of the burden of
reasonable, allocable, and allowable contract cost.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

cost sharing or matching - that portion of project or program costs not borne by the Federal
Government.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
cost sharing or matching - That portion of project or program costs not borne by the U.S. Government.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
cost-benefit analysis  - process using an analytic technique to compare alternatives according to the
relative costs incurred and the relative benefits gained typically measured in monetary terms.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
cost-constructed travel - Travel based on a cost comparison between the cost of official (i.e., direct)
travel and the cost of personal (i.e., indirect) travel. When cost constructing travel, the traveler can
only claim the cost of the fare(s) the U.S. Government would have paid to the contract and/ or common carrier or the cost of the commercial fare(s) the traveler actually paid to common carriers, whichever is less.
cost-effectiveness -  A systematic quantitative method for comparing the costs of alternative means of
achieving the same stream of benefits or a given objective.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
cost-effectiveness analysis - process using an analytic technique that compares the cost of two or more
alternatives with the same outcome. analytic technique that evaluates an alternative by how much it
delivers per unit cost, or how much has to be spent per unit benefit.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
cost-reimbursement contract - A contract in which the buyer and seller agree on an estimate of contract
costs. The buyer agrees to reimburse the seller for reasonable, allowable, and allocable costs necessary to complete the work.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)

costs - administrative and clerical expenses; the cost of legal services, whether performed by in-house or
private counsel; the costs of the services of accountants, consultants, or others retained by the institution to assist it; costs of employees, officers and trustees, and any similar costs incurred before, during, and after commencement of a judicial or administrative proceeding that bears a
direct relationship to the proceedings.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13524.)

costs related to decommissioning of nuclear facilities - any cost associated with the compliance with
regulatory requirements governing the decommissioning of nuclear facilities licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13524.)

costs related to storage and disposal of nuclear waste - any costs, whether required by regulation or
incurred as a matter of prudent business practice, associated with the storage or disposal of nuclear
waste.
cost-type contract - A contract that provides for payment to the contractor of allowable cost, to the
extent prescribed in the contract, incurred in performance of the contract.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
15b.)

cotton futures contract - any contract of sale of cotton for future delivery made at, on, or in any
exchange, board of trade, or similar institution or place of business which has been designated a
contract market by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act and the term contract of sale as so used shall be held to include sales, agreements of sale, and agreements to sell, except that(A) any cotton futures contract that, by its terms, is settled in cash is excluded; and (B) any cotton futures contract that permits tender of cotton grown outside
of the United States is excluded to the extent that the cotton grown outside of the United States is tendered for delivery under the cotton futures contract.
Council on Environmental Quality - entity established in the Executive Office of the President to
oversee implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)
Councils for International Visitors - Community-based nonprofit organizations across the United States
that arrange professional and cultural programs for ECA/ PE/ V International visitors.  Also called CIV.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)
Counsel for the United States - (A) a United States attorney, an assistant United States attorney
designated to act on behalf of the United States attorney, or an attorney with the United States Department of Justice or with a Federal agency who has litigation authority; and (B) any private attorney authorized by contract made to conduct litigation for collection of debts on behalf of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
counsel or legal counsel - A person licensed or otherwise authorized to practice law in a particular
jurisdiction, by handling the trial or management of a case in court and/ or advising and representing an individual or corporate client in legal matters.
counseling - such counseling provided by an individual trained to provide such counseling.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff88)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

counter threat finance - Activities conducted to deny, disrupt, destroy, or defeat the generation,
storage, movement, and use of assets to fund activities that support an adversary's ability to
negatively affect United States interests.  Also called CTF.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

counterair - A mission that integrates offensive and defensive operations to attain and maintain a
desired degree of air superiority and protection by neutralizing or destroying enemy aircraft and
missiles, both before and after launch.  See also air superiority; mission; offensive counterair.
counterdeception - Efforts to negate, neutralize, diminish the effects of, or gain advantage from a
(SOURCE  DOD,

foreign deception operation.
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)

counterdeception - Efforts to negate, neutralize, diminish the effects of, or gain advantage from a
foreign deception operation.  Counterdeception does not include the intelligence function of
identifying foreign deception operations.
counterdrug - Those active measures taken to detect, monitor, and counter the production, trafficking,
and use of illegal drugs.  Also called CD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)

counterdrug activities - Those measures taken to detect, interdict, disrupt, or curtail any activity that is
reasonably related to illicit drug trafficking.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)

counterdrug operational support - Support to host nations and drug law enforcement agencies
involving military personnel and their associated equipment, provided by the geographic combatant
commanders from forces assigned to them or made available to them by the Services for this purpose.  See also counterdrug operations.

counterdrug operations - Civil or military actions taken to  reduce or eliminate illicit drug trafficking.
See also counterdrug; counterdrug operational support.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

counterespionage - That aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect, destroy, neutralize, exploit, or
prevent espionage activities through identification, penetration, manipulation, deception, and repression of individuals, groups, or organizations conducting or suspected of conducting espionage activities.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
321)

counterfeit drug - a drug which, or the container or labeling of which, without authorization, bears the
trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device, or any likeness thereof, of a
drug manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor other than the person or persons who in fact manufactured, processed, packed, or distributed such drug and which thereby falsely purports or is represented to be the product of, or to have been packed or distributed by, such other drug manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor.

counterfire - Fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

counterguerrilla operations - Operations and activities conducted by armed forces, paramilitary
forces, or nonmilitary agencies against guerrillas.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 324)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315.1)

counter-improvised explosive device operations - The organization, integration, and synchronization
of capabilities that enable offensive, defensive, stability, and support operations across all phases of operations or campaigns in order to defeat improvised explosive devices as operational and strategic weapons of influence.  Also called C-IED operations.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

countering violent extremism - approach to mitigating or preventing potential terrorist activity
emphasizes the strength of local communities via engagement with a broad range of partners to gain a better understanding of the behaviors, tactics, and other indicators associated with terrorist activity.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 340)

countering weapons of mass destruction - Efforts against actors of concern to curtail the
conceptualization, development, possession, proliferation, use, and effects of weapons of mass
destruction, related expertise, materials, technologies, and means of delivery.  Also called CWMD.
counterinsurgency - Comprehensive civilian and military efforts designed to simultaneously defeat and
contain insurgency and address its root causes.  Also called COIN.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 324)

counterinsurgency - efforts to defeat organized movements that seek to overthrow the duly constituted
Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan through violent means.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8401)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
counterintelligence - information gathered and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt,
or protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations, or persons, or their agents, or international terrorist organizations or activities excludes personnel, physical, document or communications security programs.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3001)
counterintelligence - information gathered and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt,
or protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations or persons, or their agents, or international terrorist organizations or activities.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
counterintelligence - Information gathered and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit,
disrupt, or protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations or persons or their agents, or international terrorist organizations or activities.  Also called CI.  See also counterespionage;
security.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
counterintelligence activities - One or more of the five functions of counterintelligence: operations,
investigations, collection, analysis and production, and functional services.  See also analysis and
production; collection; counterintelligence; operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
counterintelligence investigations - Formal investigative activities undertaken to determine whether a
particular person is acting for or on behalf of, or an event is related to, a foreign power engaged in
spying or committing espionage, sabotage, treason, sedition, subversion, assassinations, or international terrorist activities, and to determine actions required to neutralize such acts.  See also
counterintelligence.
counterintelligence operational tasking authority - The levying of counterintelligence requirements
specific to military activities and operations.  Also called CIOTA.  See also counterintelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
counterintelligence operational tasking authority - The levying of counterintelligence requirements
specific to military activities and operations. Also called CIOTA. See also counterintelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
counterintelligence operations - Proactive activities designed to identify, exploit, neutralize, or deter
foreign intelligence collection and terrorist activities directed against the United States.  See also
counterintelligence; operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
counterintelligence production - The creation of finished intelligence products incorporating
counterintelligence analysis in response to known or anticipated customer counterintelligence
concerns.  See also counterintelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
counterintelligence production - The creation of finished intelligence products incorporating
counterintelligence analysis in response to known or anticipated customer counterintelligence concerns. See also counterintelligence.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
counterintelligence referral - referral of any information, regardless of its origin, which indicates that
classified information is being, or may have been, disclosed in an unauthorized manner to a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power as required by Title 50.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
counterintelligence support - Conducting counterintelligence activities to protect against espionage
and other foreign intelligence activities, sabotage, international terrorist activities, or assassinations
conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations, or persons.  See also

counterintelligence.

countermeasure - action, measure, or device intended to reduce an identified risk, threat, or danger.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
countermeasure - Actions, devices, procedures, or techniques that reduce a known or suspected
vulnerability.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
countermeasure or product - a security countermeasure, qualified countermeasure, or qualified
pandemic or epidemic product.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d6a.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
countermeasures - That form of military science that, by the employment of devices and/ or
techniques, has as its objective the impairment of the operational effectiveness of enemy activity.
See also electronic warfare.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
countermobility operations - The construction of obstacles and emplacement of minefields to delay,
disrupt, and destroy the enemy by reinforcement of the terrain.  See also minefield; operation; target
acquisition.
counterproliferation - Those actions taken to reduce the risks posed by extant weapons of mass
destruction to the United States, allies, and partners.  Also called CP.  See also nonproliferation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 340)
countersurveillance - All measures, active or passive, taken to counteract hostile surveillance.  See also
surveillance.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 326)

counterterrorism - Activities and operations taken to neutralize terrorists and their organizations and
networks in order to render them incapable of using violence to instill fear and coerce governments or societies to achieve their goals.  Also called CT.  See also antiterrorism; combating terrorism;
terrorism.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8401)

counterterrorism - efforts to combat al Qaeda and other foreign terrorist organizations that are
designated by the Secretary of State, or other individuals and entities engaged in terrorist activity or
support for such activity.
counterterrorism - practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies designed to prevent, deter, and respond
to terrorism.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Counterterrorism Security Group - An interagency body convened on a regular basis to develop
terrorism prevention policy and to coordinate threat response and law enforcement investigations associated with terrorism. This group evaluates various policy issues of interagency importance regarding counterterrorism and makes recommendations to senior levels of the policymaking structure for decision.  Also called CSG.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4405)

country - a foreign country, dependent territory, or possession of a foreign country, and may include an
association of 2 or more foreign countries, dependent territories, or possessions of countries into a customs union outside the United States.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2467)

country - any foreign country or territory, including any overseas dependent territory or possession of a
foreign country, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. In the case of an association of countries which is a free trade area or customs union, or which is contributing to comprehensive regional economic integration among its members through appropriate means, including, but not limited to, the reduction of duties, the President may by Executive order or Presidential proclamation provide that all members of such association other than members which are barred from designation shall be treated as one country for purposes of this subchapter.

country - territory of a nation or state.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
country of birth - country in which an individual  is born a person's country of birth is the country where
the place in which that person was born is located according to the geographical and political
configuration of countries at the time of data collection by DHS; if there have been boundary
changes affecting the country of birth of a person, then the country shall be recorded according to the configuration at the time of data collection.
country of chargeability - country to which an immigrant in a numerically limited classification is
charged by the U.S. Department of State for purposes of numerical control.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
country of citizenship - country in which a person is born or naturalized and to which the  person  owes
allegiance and by which he or she is entitled to be protected.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
country of employment - The country where that employee was appointed, permanently assigned, or
employed by the U.S. Government, whether in or outside the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
country of export - the country (including any political subdivision of the country) from which softwood
lumber or a softwood lumber product is exported before entering the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1683)
country of former allegiance - previous country of citizenship of a naturalized U.S. citizen.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
country of last residence - country in which an alien habitually resided prior to crossing the U.S. border
and entering the United States the country in which an alien last resided for 1 year or more prior to crossing the U.S. border and entering the United States.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32304.)
country of origin - the country from which the largest share of the dollar value added to an engine or
transmission has originated (A) with the United States and Canada treated as separate countries;
and (B) the estimate of the percentage of the dollar value shall be based on the purchase price of direct materials, as received at individual engine or transmission plants, of engines of the same
displacement and transmissions of the same transmission type, plus the assembly and labor costs
incurred for the final assembly of such engines and transmissions.
country of origin -is the country in which a child is resident and from which the child is emigrating in
connection with his or her adoption.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)
country team - The senior, in-country, United States coordinating and supervising body, headed by the
chief of the United States diplomatic mission, and composed of the senior member of each
represented United States department or agency, as desired by the chief of the United States
diplomatic mission.  Also called CT.
country where you live - country in which an alien resides or intends to reside the country in which an
alien is living or expects to live for at least one year.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
coup de main - An offensive operation that capitalizes on surprise and simultaneous execution of
supporting operations to achieve success in one swift stroke.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
courier - A messenger (usually a commissioned or warrant officer) responsible for the secure physical
transmission and delivery of documents and material.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
courier - See Nonprofessional courier, and Professional courier.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
course of action - 1. Any sequence of activities that an individual or unit may follow.  2. A scheme
developed to accomplish a mission.  3. A product of the course-of-action development step of the
joint operation planning process.  Also called COA.
course of conduct - a pattern of conduct composed of 2 or more acts, evidencing a continuity of purpose.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18, 31)
course schedule - a listing of the courses or classes offered by an institution of higher education for an
academic period, as defined by the institution.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1015b.)
court - a court of a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the
Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Indian court.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2002)
court - a court or an administrative agency of the United States or of any State (including any political
subdivision of a State), whether or not a court or administrative agency of record.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3911)
court - any court created by the Congress of the United States, excluding the United States Tax Court.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)
court of the United States - any court of the United States whose jurisdiction has been or may be
conferred or defined or limited by Act of Congress, including the courts of the District of Columbia.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
113)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
6001)
court of the United States - any of the following courts: the Supreme Court of the United States, a
United States court of appeals, a United States district court, United States Code, a United States
bankruptcy court, United States Code, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Superior
Court of the District of Columbia, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin
Islands, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the Tax Court of the United States, the Court of International Trade, and the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
451)
court of the United States - the Supreme Court of the United States, courts of appeals, district courts
constituted by chapter 5 of this title, including the Court of International Trade and any court created by Act of Congress the judges of which are entitled to hold office during good behavior.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2002)
court order - (A) a court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation; or
(B) a court order or courtapproved property settlement agreement incident to such court decree of divorce, annulment, or
legal separation.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2154)
court order - any court decree of divorce, annulment or legal separation, or any court order or courtapproved property settlement agreement incident to such court decree of divorce, annulment, or
legal separation.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1902)

court ordered environmental impact statement - any environmental statements which are required to
be prepared by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the final judgment or subsequent modification thereof as set forth on June 18, 1975, in the matter of Natural Resources Defense Council against Andrus.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
610)
courts - the courts of appeals and district courts of the United States, the United States District Court for
the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the Court of International Trade.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

co-utilization agreement - document that defines areas of authorities and responsibilities when two or
more activities share the same special access program facility/ sensitive compartmented information
facility.
cover - In intelligence usage, the concealment of true identity or organizational affiliation with assertion
of false information as part of, or in support of, official duties to carry out authorized activities and
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

lawful operations.
JP 201.2) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
cover - In intelligence usage, the concealment of true identity or organizational affiliation with assertion
of false information as part of, or in support of, official duties to carry out authorized activities and
lawful operations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1101)
covered activity - any suspicious transaction, activity, or occurrence that involves, or is directed against,
a passenger transportation system or vehicle or its passengers indicating that an individual may be engaging, or preparing to engage, in a violation of law relating to (A) a threat to a passenger transportation system or passenger safety or security; or (B) an act of terrorism.
covered agency - an executive department or independent establishment, in title 5, United States Code,
that contains or constitutes an Intelligence Community Element.
(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 19
Protecting
Whistleblowers with Access to
Classified ,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
42301.)
covered air transportation - scheduled or public charter passenger air transportation provided by an air
carrier that operates an aircraft that as originally designed has a passenger capacity of 30 or more seats.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7432)
covered allied persons - military personnel, elected or appointed officials, and other persons employed
by or working on behalf of the government of a NATO member country, a major non-NATO ally (including Australia, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Argentina, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand), or Taiwan, for so long as that government is not a party to the International Criminal Court and wishes its officials and other persons working on its behalf to be exempted from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 621)
covered chemical facility - a facility that (A) the Secretary (i) identifies as a chemical facility of
interest; and (ii) based upon review of the facility's Top-Screen, determines meets the risk criteria developed; and (B) is not an excluded facility.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
1885)
covered civil action - a civil action filed in a Federal or State court that (A) alleges that an electronic
communication service provider furnished assistance to an element of the intelligence community; and
(B) seeks monetary or other relief from the electronic communication service provider related to the provision of such assistance.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1885)
covered civil action - a civil action filed in a Federal or State court that (A) alleges that an electronic
communication service provider furnished assistance to an element of the intelligence community; and
(B) seeks monetary or other relief from the electronic communication service provider related to the provision of such assistance.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
1813)
covered communication - any nonpublic telephone or electronic communication acquired without the
consent of a person who is a party to the communication, including communications in electronic storage.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1813)
covered communication - any nonpublic telephone or electronic communication acquired without the
consent of a person who is a party to the communication, including communications in electronic storage.
covered countermeasure - a covered countermeasure as specified in a Declaration made.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
239)
covered countermeasure or covered countermeasure against smallpox - a substance that is (i)(I)
(SOURCE  DHHS, US Code 42,
233)
used to prevent or treat smallpox (including the vaccinia or another vaccine); or (II) used to control
or treat the adverse effects of vaccinia inoculation or of administration of another covered
countermeasure; and (ii) specified in a declaration.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 533)
covered employment or self-employment - Employment or self-employment that is subject to the
payment of U.S. Social Security taxes. (Voluntary contributions cannot be made to the U.S. Social Security program.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 292)
covered entity -
(A) the Immigration and Naturalization Service;
(B) the Bureau of Border Security of
the Department of Homeland Security; and
(C) the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration.
covered Federal agency - the Department of Homeland Security.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
131.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136w8.)
covered functions - functions of the Office of Pesticide Programs of the Environmental Protection
Agency, as identified in key programs and projects of the final operating plan for the Environmental Protection Agency submitted as part of the budget process for fiscal year 2002, regardless of any
subsequent transfer of 1 or more of the functions to another office or agency or the subsequent transfer of a new function to the Office of Pesticide Programs.
covered greenhouse gas - carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane gas.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17272.)
covered individual - an employee of a public transportation agency or a contractor or subcontractor of a
public transportation agency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1143.)
covered individual - an employee of a railroad carrier or a contractor or subcontractor of a railroad
carrier.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1170)
covered individual - any member of the Coast Guard who has been determined by a Physical Evaluation
Board, pursuant to a physical evaluation by that board, to be fit for duty.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 427)
covered merchandise - merchandise that is subject to (A) a countervailing duty order issued of the
Tariff Act of 1930; or (B) an antidumping duty order of the Tariff Act of 1930.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4361)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
195.)
covered property - aircraft, airports, airport facilities, vessels, harbors, ports, piers, water-front facilities,
bases, forts, posts, laboratories, stations, vehicles, equipment, explosives, or other property or places.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 195.)
covered property - aircraft, airports, airport facilities, vessels, harbors, ports, piers, water-front facilities,
bases, forts, posts, laboratories, stations, vehicles, equipment, explosives, or other property or places.
covered service member - a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or
Reserves).
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2611.)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2280.)
covered ship - a ship that is navigating or is scheduled to navigate into, through or from waters beyond
the outer limit of the territorial sea of a single country or a lateral limit of that country's territorial sea with an adjacent country.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
4565)
covered transaction - any merger, acquisition, or takeover that is proposed or pending after August 23,
1988, by or with any foreign person which could result in foreign control of any person engaged in interstate commerce in the United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)

covered transaction - any merger, acquisition, or takeover that is proposed or pending after August 23,
1988, by or with any foreign person which could result in foreign control of any person engaged in interstate commerce in the United States.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7432)

covered United States persons - members of the Armed Forces of the United States, elected or
appointed officials of the United States Government, and other persons employed by or working on behalf of the United States Government, for so long as the United States is not a party to the International Criminal Court.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

covering fire - 1. Fire used to protect troops when they are within range of enemy small arms.  2. In
amphibious usage, fire delivered prior to the landing to cover preparatory operations such as
underwater demolition or mine counter measures.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)

covering force - 1. A force operating apart from the main force for the purpose of intercepting,
engaging, delaying, disorganizing, and deceiving the enemy before the enemy can attack the force covered.  2. Anybody or detachment of troops which provides security for a larger force by
observation, reconnaissance, attack, or defense, or by any combination of these methods.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
3001)

covert action - an activity or activities of the United States Government to influence political, economic,
or military conditions abroad, where it is intended that the role of the United States Government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly, but does not include: (1) Activities the primary purpose of which is to acquire intelligence, traditional counterintelligence activities, traditional activities to improve or maintain the operational security of United States Government programs, or administrative activities; (2) Traditional diplomatic or military activities or routine support to such activities; (3) Traditional law enforcement activities conducted by United States Government law enforcement agencies or routine support to such activities; or (4) Activities to provide routine support to the overt activities of other United States Government agencies abroad.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3001)

covert action - an activity or activities of the United States Government to influence political, economic,
or military conditions abroad, where it is intended that the role of the United States Government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly, but does not include: (1) Activities the primary purpose of which is to acquire intelligence, traditional counterintelligence activities, traditional activities to improve or maintain the operational security of United States Government programs, or administrative activities; (2) Traditional diplomatic or military activities or routine support to such activities; (3) Traditional law enforcement activities conducted by United States Government law enforcement agencies or routine support to such activities; or (4) Activities to provide routine support to the overt activities of other United States Government agencies abroad.
covert operation - An operation that is so planned and executed as to conceal the identity of or permit
plausible denial by the sponsor.  See also clandestine operation; overt operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

covert sensor - detecting device that are hidden from view. (e.g. buried sensors).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
crash avoidance - preventing or mitigating a crash.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32301.)

crashworthiness - the protection a passenger motor vehicle gives its passengers against personal injury
or death from a motor vehicle accident.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32301.)
crate - A nonconveyable item in a hard container, usually triwall cardboard or wood. Most countries
require that a crate be covered in burlap in order to be considered a diplomatic pouch.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
credentialed  and credentialing - having provided, or providing, respectively, documentation that
identifies personnel and authenticates and verifies the qualifications of such personnel by ensuring
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 311)
that such personnel possess a minimum common level of training, experience, physical and medical fitness, and capability appropriate for a particular position in accordance with standards created.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

credentialing - process of establishing the qualifications of licensed professionals, organizational
members or organizations, and assessing their background and legitimacy includes the primary
verification of professionals' or para-professionals' education, licenses, or certifications/ registrations; excludes the issuing of licenses, certifications, or registrations to professionals and
para-professionals.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1225)

credible fear of persecution - that there is a significant possibility, taking into account the credibility of
the statements made by the alien in support of the alien's claim and such other facts as are known to
the officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

credible information - (A) (i) a public announcement by the person that the person has engaged in an
activity; and (ii) information set forth in a report to stockholders of the person indicating that the person has engaged in such an activity; and (B) may include, in the discretion of the President
(i)
an announcement by the Government of Iran that the person has engaged in such an activity; or
(ii) information indicating that the person has engaged in such an activity that is set forth in
(I) a
report of the Government Accountability Office, the Energy Information Administration, or the Congressional Research Service; or
(II) a report or publication of a similarly reputable governmental organization or trade or industry organization.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
286z)

credit - (1) outstanding loans to private and public entities, including government entities,
instrumentalities, and central banks of any member, and (2) unused lines of credit which have been
made available to those private and public entities of any member.

credit authority - authority to incur direct loan obligations or to incur primary loan guarantee
commitments.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 622)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)
credit hours - Those hours within a flexible work schedule that an employee elects to work in excess of
his or her basic work requirement so as to vary the length of a workweek or workday. Credit hours
are not the same as overtime hours of work or compensatory time off. Credit hours may only be worked by employees on a flexible work schedule and require supervisor approval.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 661a)

credit program account - the budget account into which an appropriation to cover the cost of a direct
loan or loan guarantee program is made and from which such cost is disbursed to the financing account.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3432)
creditable service abroad - For the purpose of establishing eligibility for travel at U.S. Government
expense, creditable service abroad is continuous service as a Federal employee with any agency of the Federal Government, including service in the U.S. Armed Forces at a post of duty outside the United States and outside the employees place of residence if the employees residence is a U.S.
Commonwealth or possession. Service in Puerto Rico by an employee whose official place of
residence or home leave address is Puerto Rico will not count as creditable service abroad and the employee will not be authorized home leave.
creditor - a person who has a claim.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3301)
cremation certificate - A certificate issued by a crematorium to verify a person's cremation. It normally
contains the name of the deceased, date of death, and date of cremation.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.1)

crew - any employee of a licensee or transferee, or of a contractor or subcontractor of a licensee or
transferee, who performs activities in the course of that employment directly relating to the launch,
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)
reentry, or other operation of or in a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle that carries human beings.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 721)
crew of a vessel - every person engaged or employed in any capacity in the business of a vessel who has
not contributed consideration for carriage and who is paid for on board services. Passengers are not
crew. Laborers or other persons hired locally for work aboard ship while the vessel is in port are not
crew.
crewman - a person serving in any capacity on board a vessel or aircraft.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13981)
crime of violence -
(A) an act or series of acts that would constitute a felony against the person or that
would constitute a felony against property if the conduct presents a serious risk of physical injury to another, and that would come within the meaning of State or Federal offenses, whether or not those acts have actually resulted in criminal charges, prosecution, or conviction and whether or not those acts were committed in the special maritime, territorial, or prison jurisdiction of the United States; and (B) includes an act or series of acts that would constitute a felony described in subparagraph (A) but for the relationship between the person who takes such action and the individual against whom such action is taken.
crime of violence motivated by gender - a crime of violence committed because of gender or on the
basis of gender, and due, at least in part, to an animus based on the victim's gender.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13981)
criminal history record check - a national background check of criminal history records of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
6753)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
criminal history records check - review of any and all records containing any information collected and
stored in the criminal record repository of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the state Department of Public Safety, or any other repository of criminal history records, involving a pending arrest or conviction by a criminal justice agency including, but not limited to, child abuse crime information, conviction record information, fingerprint cards, correctional induction and release information, identifiable descriptions and notations of convictions; provided, however, dissemination of such information is not forbidden by order of any court of competent jurisdiction or by federal law.
criminal improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident primarily
intended to harass, disrupt, or extort as part of criminal activity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
criminal offender - any individual who is charged with or convicted of any criminal offense, including a
youth offender or a juvenile offender.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
3423a.)
criminal offender - any individual who is charged with or convicted of any criminal offense.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3305.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

crisis - An incident or situation involving a threat to the United States, its citizens, military forces, or
vital interests that develops rapidly and creates a condition of such diplomatic, economic, or military
importance that commitment of military forces and resources is contemplated to achieve national
objectives.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

crisis action planning - The Adaptive Planning and Execution system process involving the timesensitive development of joint operation plans and operation orders for the deployment, employment, and sustainment of assigned and allocated forces and resources in response to an imminent crisis.  Also called CAP.  See also joint operation planning; Joint Operation Planning and
Execution System.

crisis management - Measures, normally executed under federal law, to identify, acquire, and plan the
use of resources needed to anticipate, prevent, and/ or resolve a threat or an act of terrorism.  Also
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
called CrM.
JP 328) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
critic - A handling symbol and precedence for specially formatted telegrams conveying national security
information that must be routed to NSA and then delivered to the highest levels of the U.S.
Government as fast as possible.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
critical action floodplain  - area subject to inundation from a flood of a magnitude that occurs once
every 500 years on the average a flood having a 0.2-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in
any given year.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)
critical asset - A specific entity that is of such extraordinary importance that its incapacitation or
destruction would have a very serious, debilitating effect on the ability of a nation to continue to
function effectively.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
critical asset - specific entity that is of such extraordinary importance that its incapacitation or
destruction would have a very serious, debilitating effect on the ability of a nation to continue to function effectively.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
critical asset list - A prioritized list of assets or areas, normally identified by phase of the operation and
approved by the joint force commander, that should be defended against air and missile threats.
Also called CAL.
critical capability - A means that is considered a crucial enabler for a center of gravity to function as
such and is essential to the accomplishment of the specified or assumed objective(s).
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DHS, US Code 50,
4552)
critical component - such components, subsystems, systems, and related special tooling and test
equipment essential to the production, repair, maintenance, or operation of weapon systems or other
items of equipment identified by the President as being essential to the execution of the national security strategy of the United States. Components identified as critical by a National Security Assessment shall be designated as critical components for purposes of this chapter, unless the President determines that the designation is unwarranted.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
critical component - such components, subsystems, systems, and related special tooling and test
equipment essential to the production, repair, maintenance, or operation of weapon systems or other
items of equipment identified by the President as being essential to the execution of the national security strategy of the United States. Components identified as critical by a National Security Assessment or by a Presidential determination as a result of a petition filed shall be designated as critical components for purposes of this chapter, unless the President determines that the designation is unwarranted.
critical control point - a point, step, or procedure in a food process at which control can be applied and is
essential to prevent or eliminate a food safety hazard or reduce such hazard to an acceptable level.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
350g.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3101)

critical cost growth threshold - a percentage increase in the total acquisition cost for a major system of
at least 25 percent over the total acquisition cost for the major system as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for the major system.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2433)

critical cost growth threshold - the following:(A) In the case of a major defense acquisition program or
designated major defense subprogram, a percentage increase in the program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram of (i) at least 25 percent over the program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram; or (ii) at least 50 percent over the program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram as
shown in the original Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram. (B) In the case of a major defense acquisition program or designated major defense subprogram that is a procurement program, a percentage increase in the procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram of (i)
at least 25 percent over the procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram; or (ii) at least 50 percent over the procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the original Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
824o1)

critical electric infrastructure - a system or asset of the bulk-power system, whether physical or virtual,
the incapacity or destruction of which would negatively affect national security, economic security, public health or safety, or any combination of such matters.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
824o1)

critical electric infrastructure information - information related to critical electric infrastructure, or
proposed critical electrical infrastructure, generated by or provided to the Commission or other Federal agency, other than classified national security information, that is designated as critical electric infrastructure information by the Commission or the Secretary. Such term includes
information that qualifies as critical energy infrastructure information under the Commission's
regulations.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

critical element - 1. An element of an entity or object that enables it to perform its primary function.  2.
An element of a target, which if effectively engaged, will serve to support the achievement of an
operational objective and/ or mission task.  Also called CE.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

critical employee performance element - key component of the employee's work that contribute to
organizational mission, goals and results, and are so important that unsatisfactory performance of any one of the elements would make the employee's overall job performance unsatisfactory includes
core elements: Leading Change,  Leading People, Business Acumen, Building Coalitions, and Results Driven; and Technical  Excellence.
critical event - An event or development that we can knowingly predict OR that emerges unexpectedly
that is of political, social/ cultural significance. It often presents a "window of opportunity" - a
strategic opening in a political transition. It can make or break the momentum or direction of the political transition.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

critical information - Specific facts about friendly intentions, capabilities, and activities needed by
adversaries for them to plan and act effectively so as to guarantee failure or unacceptable
consequences for friendly mission accomplishment.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

critical infrastructure - any systems and assets, whether physical or cyber-based, so vital to the United
States that the degradation or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on national security, including, but not limited to, national economic security and national public health or safety.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

critical infrastructure - systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital that the incapacity or
destruction of such may have a debilitating impact on the security, economy, public health or safety, environment, or any combination of those matters, across any federal, state, regional, territorial, or local jurisdiction as established in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), includes the sectors of agriculture and food; drinking water and wastewater treatment systems; dams; public health and healthcare; emergency services; government and commercial facilities; defense industrial base; national monuments and icons; information technology; telecommunications; energy; nuclear reactors, materials and waste; transportation systems; banking and finance; chemical industry; postal and shipping.
critical infrastructure - systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that
the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 21
Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Terms) (SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

critical infrastructure - systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that
the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on
security, national economic security, national public health safety, or any combination of those matters.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

critical infrastructure - Systems, assets, and networks, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United
States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those
matters.
critical Infrastructure and Key Resources - CIKR includes the people, information, facilities,
equipment, operations, and activities that support the Departments PMEFs.  Also called CIKR.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
critical infrastructure and key resources - The infrastructure and assets vital to a nation's security,
governance, public health and safety, economy, and public confidence.  Also called  CI/ KR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 327)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

critical infrastructure protection - Actions taken to prevent, remediate, or mitigate the risks resulting
from vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure assets.  Also called CIP.  See also defense critical
infrastructure.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

Critical Infrastructure Protection - An effort, emanating from HSPD-7 - Critical Infrastructure
Identification, Prioritization, and Protections and the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP),
to ensure the security of vulnerable and interconnected infrastructures of the United States (i.e.,
CIKR). This effort recognizes certain parts of the national infrastructure as critical to the national
and economic security of the United States and the well-being of its citizenry, and the steps required
to protect it.  Also called CIP.
Critical Infrastructure Protection Plan - The plan identifies and outlines protection measures for CIKR
that are vital to the Departments PMEFs and to national security.  Also called CIP plan.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
131.)

critical infrastructure protection program - any component or bureau of a covered Federal agency that
has been designated by the President or any agency head to receive critical infrastructure
information.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 601)

critical infrastructure sectors - the following sectors, in both urban and rural areas: (A) Agriculture and
food.
(B) Banking and finance.
(C) Chemical industries.
(D) Commercial facilities.
(E)
Commercial nuclear reactors, materials, and waste. (F) Dams. (G) The defense industrial base. (H) Emergency services.
(I) Energy.
(J) Government facilities. (K) Information technology.
(L)
National monuments and icons. (M) Postal and shipping. (N) Public health and health care. (O) Telecommunications.
(P) Transportation systems.
(Q) Water.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)

critical intelligence - A handling symbol and precedence for specially formatted cables conveying
national security information that must be routed to NSA and then delivered to the highest levels of the U.S. Government as fast as possible.  Also called CRITIC.
critical intelligence - Intelligence that is crucial and requires the immediate attention of the
commander.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

critical item list - A prioritized list identifying supply items and weapon systems that assist Service and
Defense Logistics Agency selection of supply items and systems for production surge planning, or in operational situations, used by the combatant commander and/ or subordinate joint force
commander to cross-level critical supply items between Service components.  Also called CIL.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

critical joint duty assignment billet - A joint duty assignment position for which, considering the
duties and responsibilities of the position, it is highly important that the assigned officer be
particularly trained in, and oriented toward, joint matters.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
668)

critical occupational specialty - a military occupational specialty involving combat operations within the
combat arms, in the case of the Army, or the equivalent arms, in the case of the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, that the Secretary of Defense designates as critical.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

critical operational issue - operational effectiveness and operational suitability issues (not
characteristics, parameters, or thresholds) that must be examined in operational test and evaluation
(OT&E) to evaluate/ assess the system's capability to provide the desired capability.
critical planning assumption - a supposition or perception about the conditions within the country,
behavior of other regional and international actors, resources or causality that, should it prove false,
would dramatically change the overall strategy or impede progress towards the desired outcome.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

critical program information  - elements or components of a special access program that, if
compromised, could cause significant degradation in mission effectiveness, shorten the expected combat-effective life of the system, reduce technological advantage, significantly alter program direction, or enable an adversary to defeat, counter, copy, or reverse-engineer the technology or capability.
critical requirement - An essential condition, resource, and means for a critical capability to be fully
operational.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

critical sector - one of the 16 critical sectors which are a logical collection of assets, systems, or
networks that provide a common function to the economy, government, or society includes systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction
of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security,
national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
critical sensitive [position] - functioning position that has the potential for exceptionally grave damage to
the national security includes access up to, and including, top secret national security information or
materials; or other positions related to national security, regardless of duties, that require the same degree of trust.
critical services - power, water (including water provided by an irrigation organization or facility),
sewer, wastewater treatment, communications (including broadcast and telecommunications), education, and emergency medical care.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5172)
critical technical parameter - measurable critical system characteristics that, when achieved, allow the
attainment of desired operational performance capabilities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
critical technologies - critical technology, critical components, or critical technology items essential to
national defense, subject to regulations issued at the direction of the President.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
critical technology item - materials directly employing, derived from, or utilizing a critical technology.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
critical vulnerability - An aspect of a critical requirement which is deficient or vulnerable to direct or
indirect attack that will create decisive or significant effects.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1300.)

critical water supply needs - existing or reasonably anticipated future water supply needs that cannot be
met by existing water supplies, as identified in a comprehensive statewide or regional water supply
plan or assessment projected over a planning period of at least 20 years.

criticality - importance to a mission or function, or continuity of operations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)

criticality assessment - An assessment that identifies key assets and infrastructure that support
Department of Defense missions, units, or activities and are deemed mission critical by military
commanders or civilian agency managers.  Also called CA.
criticality assessment - product or process of systematically identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing
based on the importance of an impact to mission(s) or function(s), or continuity of operations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

cross functional team - team established within the DHS requirements definition process that is typically
comprised of subject matter experts from the four groups within S&T and, following the development of an Operational Needs Statement, focus on solutions to those needs.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
20160.)

crossing - a location within a State, other than a location where one or more railroad tracks cross one or
more railroad tracks either at grade or grade-separated, where (A) a public highway, road, or street, or a private roadway, including associated sidewalks and pathways, crosses one or more
railroad tracks either at grade or grade-separated; or (B) a pathway explicitly authorized by a public authority or a railroad carrier that is dedicated for the use of non-vehicular traffic, including
pedestrians, bicyclists, and others, that is not associated with a public highway, road, or street, or a private roadway, crosses one or more railroad tracks either at grade or grade-separated.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
cross-leveling At the theater strategic and operational levels, it is the process of diverting en route or
in-theater materiel from one military element to meet the higher priority of another within the
combatant commander's directive authority for logistics.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
cross-loading - The distribution of leaders, key weapons, personnel, and key equipment among the
aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of a formation to aid rapid assembly of units at the drop zone or landing zone or preclude the total loss of command and control or unit effectiveness if an aircraft, vessel, or
vehicle is lost.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 408)
cross-servicing - A subset of common-user logistics in which a function is performed by one Military
Service in support of another Service and for which reimbursement is required from the Service
receiving support.  See also acquisition and cross-servicing agreement; common-user logistics.
cross-training - training provided to prepare individuals to work in different areas or functions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
crude oil - a liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth, whether or not treated to render
it suitable for transportation, and includes crude oil from which certain distillate fractions may have been removed, and crude oil to which certain distillate fractions may have been added.
crude oil tanker - a tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
cruise missile - Guided missile, the major portion of whose flight path to its target is conducted at
approximately constant velocity; depends on the dynamic reaction of air for lift and upon propulsion
forces to balance drag.

cruise missile - guided missiles that use aerodynamic lift to offset gravity and propulsion to counteract
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US

drag.
Code 50, 1701.)
crush wire switch - switch where contact point(s) spanning a length of wire that function the IED when
crushed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Crypto Ignition Key - The device or electronic key used to unlock the secure mode of crypto equipment.
Also called CIK.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
cryptographic access - The prerequisite to, and authorization for access to crypto information, but does
not constitute authorization for use of crypto equipment and keying material issued by the Department.
cryptographic access for use - The prerequisite to and authorization for operation, keying, and
maintenance of cryptographic systems and equipment issued by the Department.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
cryptographic material - All COMSEC material bearing the marking CRYPTO or otherwise designated
as incorporating cryptographic information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
cryptography - The principles, means, and methods for rendering information unintelligible, and for
restoring encrypted information to intelligible form.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
culminating point - The point at which a force no longer has the capability to continue its form of
operations, offense or defense.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
cultural activities - film, dramatic, dance, and musical presentations, and fine art exhibits, whether or not
those activities are intended to make a profit.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
3306)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
3001)
cultural affiliation - that there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced
historically or prehistorically between a present day Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and an identifiable earlier group.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

cultural and demographic statistics - the characteristics of people, the nature of the structures in which
they live and work, the economic and other activities they pursue, the facilities they use to support their health, recreational and other needs, the environmental consequences of their presence, and the
boundaries, names and numeric codes of geographic entities used to report the information collected.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
3001)

cultural items - human remains and associated funerary objects - objects that, as a part of the death rite
or ceremony of a culture, are reasonably believed to have been placed with individual human
remains either at the time of death or later, and both the human remains and associated funerary objects are presently in the possession or control of a Federal agency or museum, except that other items exclusively made for burial purposes or to contain human remains shall be considered as associated funerary objects.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
3001)

cultural patrimony - an object having ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to
the Native American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an individual Native American, and which, therefore, cannot be alienated, appropriated, or conveyed by any individual regardless of whether or not the individual is a member of the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and such object shall have been considered inalienable by such Native American group
at the time the object was separated from such group.
cultural resources -  historic places such as districts, sites, buildings, and structures of significance in
history, architecture, engineering, or culture. Cultural resources also encompass prehistoric features as well as historic landscapes.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
culture - amalgamation of the values and beliefs of the people in an organization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

cupboard stocks - Expendable supplies located in office supply cabinets, bins, drawers, and/ or shelves
(not in a secure supply room) which are maintained to meet normal requirements usually not to exceed a 30-day period. Parts are not included in the cupboard stock category.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

cure notice - A document the contracting officer sends to a contractor to notify the contractor that the
contract may be terminated by reason of default if the condition endangering performance of the contract is not corrected in 10 days.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3101)

current baseline estimate - the projected total acquisition cost of a major system that is (i) approved
by the Director, or a designee of the Director, at Milestone B or an equivalent acquisition decision for the development, procurement, and construction of such system; (ii) approved by the Director; or (iii) the 2010 adjusted total acquisition cost. (B) A current Baseline Estimate may be in the form of an independent cost estimate.

current class - The pay class an employee occupies at the time a general notice of a RIF is issued.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2583)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H351.1)

current Designated depositary Check - A check unpaid and outstanding against the designated
depositary checking account for any time less than one full fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the check was issued.

current force - The actual force structure and/ or manning available to meet present contingencies.  See
also force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3343)
current investigation file - with respect to a security clearance, a file on an investigation or adjudication
that has been conducted during (A) the 5-year period beginning on the date the security clearance
was granted, in the case of a Top Secret Clearance, or the date access was granted to a highly
sensitive program; (B) the 10-year period beginning on the date the security clearance was granted in the case of a Secret Clearance; and (C) the 15-year period beginning on the date the security clearance was granted in the case of a Confidential Clearance.
current slaughter week - the period beginning Monday, and ending Sunday, of the week in which a
reporting day occurs.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635a.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2442)

curtailment - shortening an employee's tour of duty from his or her assignment. It may include the
employee's immediate departure from a bureau or post. Curtailment is an assignment action, not a disciplinary one.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1072)

custodial care - treatment or services, regardless of who recommends such treatment or services or where
such treatment or services are provided, that (A) can be rendered safely and reasonably by a person who is not medically skilled; or (B) is or are designed mainly to help the patient with the activities of daily living.
custodian - An individual who has possession of or is otherwise charged with the responsibility for
safeguarding and accounting for classified information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 363)

custody - 1. The responsibility for the control of, transfer and movement of, access to, and maintenance
of accountability for weapons and components.  2. Temporary restraint of a person.  3. The
detention of a person by lawful authority or process.
custody - the judicial or penal guarding or safekeeping of a person in accordance with law or local
requirement. Custody may include imprisonment or detention of a person in order to prevent escape,
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7

house arrest, etc.
FAM 414) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

custody for purposes of emigration and adoption -  a. custody for purposes of emigration and adoption
exists when the competent authority of the country of origin has by judicial or administrative act
(which may be either the act granting custody of the child or a separate judicial or administrative act), expressly authorized the petitioner, or an individual or entity acting on the petitioners behalf, to take the child out of the country of the child's habitual residence and to bring the child to the United States for adoption in the United States. If the custody order was given to an individual or entity acting on the petitioner's behalf, the custody order must indicate that the child is to be adopted in the United States by the petitioner.  b. A foreign judicial or administrative act that is called an adoption but that does not terminate the legal parent-child relationship between the former parent(s) and the adopted child and create a permanent legal parent-child relationship between the petitioner and the adopted child is considered a grant of legal custody if the act expressly authorizes the custodian to take the child out of the country of the child's habitual residence and to bring the child to the United States for adoption in the United States by the petitioner. See definitions of legal custody (adopted
child classification) and legal custodian.

custom radio controlled - purpose built radio controlled circuit board.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1015b.)

custom textbook - (A) a college textbook that is compiled by a publisher at the direction of a faculty
member or other person or adopting entity in charge of selecting course materials at an institution of higher education; and (B) may include, alone or in combination, items such as selections from
original instructor materials, previously copyrighted publisher materials, copyrighted third-party works, and elements unique to a specific institution, such as commemorative editions.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

customer - person, organization, or enterprise that commissions the engineering of a product or system;
is a prospective purchaser of the end products of a product or system, or portions thereof; or is an acquirer of a product or system.

customer direct - A materiel acquisition and distribution method that requires vendor delivery directly
to the customer.  Also called CD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

customer results measurement Area - The part of the PRM that captures how well an enterprise-wide
or specific process within the Department is serving its customers, and ultimately citizens.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)

customer wait time - The total elapsed time between issuance of a customer order and satisfaction of
that order.  Also called CWT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7275.)

customer(s) - any entity or entities purchasing firm capacity with or without energy, from the Western
Area Power Administration under a long-term firm power service contract. Such terms include parent-type entities and their distribution or user members.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)

customized employment - competitive integrated employment, for an individual with a significant
disability, that is based on an individualized determination of the strengths, needs, and interests of the individual with a significant disability, is designed to meet the specific abilities of the individual with a significant disability and the business needs of the employer, and is carried out through
flexible strategies, such as (A) job exploration by the individual;
(B) working with an employer
to facilitate placement, including (i) customizing a job description based on current employer needs or on previously unidentified and unmet employer needs; (ii) developing a set of job duties, a work schedule and job arrangement, and specifics of supervision (including performance evaluation and review), and determining a job location; (iii) representation by a professional chosen by the individual, or self-representation of the individual, in working with an employer to facilitate placement; and (iv) providing services and supports at the job location.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2296)
customized training - training that is(1) designed to meet the special requirements of an employer or
group of employers; (2) conducted with a commitment by the employer or group of employers to employ an individual upon successful completion of the training; and(3) for which the employer pays for a significant portion (but in no case less than 50 percent) of the cost of such training, as
determined by the Secretary.
customs broker - any person granted a customs broker's license by the Secretary of the Treasury.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1641.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1641.)
customs business - those activities involving transactions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection
concerning the entry and admissibility of merchandise, its classification and valuation, the payment
of duties, taxes, or other charges assessed or collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection upon merchandise by reason of its importation, or the refund, rebate, or drawback thereof. It also includes the preparation of documents or forms in any format and the electronic transmission of documents,
invoices, bills, or parts thereof, intended to be filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in
furtherance of such activities, whether or not signed or filed by the preparer, or activities relating to such preparation, but does not include the mere electronic transmission of data received for transmission to Customs.
customs laws of the United States - any law or regulation enforced or administered by U.S. Customs
and Border Protection.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1683)
customs laws of the United States - any other law or regulation enforced or administered by the United
States Customs Service.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1308)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
267)
customs officer -  an individual performing those functions specified by regulation by the Secretary of
the Treasury for a customs inspector or canine enforcement officer. Such functions shall be consistent with such applicable standards as may be promulgated by the Office of Personnel Management.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
215.)

customs revenue function - the following:
(1) Assessing and collecting customs duties (including
antidumping and countervailing duties and duties imposed under safeguard provisions), excise taxes, fees, and penalties due on imported merchandise, including classifying and valuing merchandise for purposes of such assessment.

customs territory of the United States - see general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
58c)
Customs Valuation Code - the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade, including its interpretative notes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401)
customs waters - in the case of a foreign vessel subject to a treaty or other arrangement between a
foreign government and the United States enabling or permitting the authorities of the United States to board, examine, search, seize, or otherwise to enforce upon such vessel upon the high seas the laws of the United States, the waters within such distance of the coast of the United States as the said authorities are or may be so enabled or permitted by such treaty or arrangement and, in the case of every other vessel, the waters within four leagues of the coast of the United States.
cyber incident - actions taken through the use of computer networks that result in an actual or potentially
adverse effect on an information system or the information residing therein.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
391)
(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 41
United States
Cyber Incident

cyber incident - An event occurring on or conducted through a computer network that actually or
imminently jeopardizes the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of computers, information or communications systems or networks, physical or virtual infrastructure controlled by computers or information systems, or information resident thereon. For purposes of this directive, a cyber incident

may include a vulnerability in an information system, system security procedures, internal controls,
or implementation that could be exploited by a threat source.
Coordination,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
cyber incident - incident occurring on or conducted through a computer network that actually or
imminently jeopardizes the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of computers, information or communications systems or networks, physical or virtual infrastructure controlled by computers or information systems, or information resident thereon.
Cyber Incident Response Team (DS/ CIRT) - The central point in the Department of State for reporting
computer security incidents including cyber privacy incidents.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
cyber infrastructure - Includes electronic information and communications systems and services and the
information contained in these systems and services. Information and communications systems and services are composed of all hardware and software that process, store, and communicate information, or any combination of all of these elements. Processing includes the creation, access,
modification, and destruction of information. Storage includes paper, magnetic, electronic, and all other media types. Communications include sharing and distribution of information. For example - computer systems; control systems (e.g., supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA); networks, such as the Internet; and cyber services (e.g., managed security services) are part of cyber infrastructure.
cyber PII incident (electronic) - The breach of PII in an electronic or digital format at the point of loss
(e.g., on a computer, mobile device, portable storage, data in transmission, etc.).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)
cyber security - Information operations that protect and defend information and IT systems by ensuring
their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. This includes providing for restoration of IT systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction.
cyber threat indicator - in the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
148.)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

cybersecurity - prevention of damage to, protection of, and restoration of computers, electronic
communications systems, electronic communications services, wire communication, and electronic
communication, including information contained therein, to ensure its availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8500.01)
cybersecurity - Prevention of damage to, protection of, and restoration of computers, electronic
communications systems, electronic communications services, wire communication, and electronic
communication, including information contained therein, to ensure its availability, integrity,
authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation.
cybersecurity category - a position's or incumbent's primary work function involving cybersecurity,
which is further defined by Specialty Area.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
146.)
cybersecurity incident - As it relates to the Cyber Security Incident Program (CSIP), a failure to protect
the Departments cyber infrastructure from potential damage or risk.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
cybersecurity infraction - As it relates to CSIP, one subset of a cybersecurity incident that contravenes
computer security policy but does not result in damage to States cyber infrastructure.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
7421)

cybersecurity mission - activities that encompass the full range of threat reduction, vulnerability
reduction, deterrence, international engagement, incident response, resiliency, and recovery policies and activities, including computer network operations, information assurance, law enforcement, diplomacy, military, and intelligence missions as such activities relate to the security and stability of
cyberspace.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)

cybersecurity purpose - the purpose of protecting an information system or information that is stored on,
processed by, or transiting an information system from a cybersecurity threat or security
vulnerability.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
148.)

cybersecurity risk - (A) threats to and vulnerabilities of information or information systems and any
related consequences caused by or resulting from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, degradation, disruption, modification, or destruction of such information or information systems, including such related consequences caused by an act of terrorism; and (B) does not include any action that solely involves a violation of a consumer term of service or a consumer licensing agreement.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)

cybersecurity threat - an action, not protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, on or through an information system that may result in an unauthorized effort to adversely
impact the security, availability, confidentiality, or integrity of an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
cybersecurity violation - As it relates to CSIP, the second subset of a cybersecurity incident, more
serious than an infraction because it results in damage or significant risk to the Departments cyber infrastructure due to an individual's failure to comply with established Department computer security policy.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1708.)
cyberspace -
(A) the interdependent network of information technology infrastructures; and
 (B)
includes the Internet, telecommunications networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and controllers.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 312)
cyberspace - A global domain within the information environment consisting of the interdependent
network of information technology infrastructures and resident data, including the Internet,
telecommunications networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and controllers.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

cyberspace - virtual environment, accessible via computer networks, where communication can take
place and information can be shared often interchanged with the word Internet, cyberspace is the
artificial realm created by and accessible through computer networks with the intended function of
sharing information and facilitating communication.
cyberspace operations - The employment of cyberspace capabilities where the primary purpose is to
achieve objectives in or through cyberspace.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 312)

cyberspace superiority - The degree of dominance in cyberspace by one force that permits the secure,
reliable conduct of operations by that force, and its related land, air, maritime, and space forces at a
given time and place without prohibitive interference by an adversary.
D
daisy chain improvised explosive device - single improvised explosive device (IED) with one firing
signal that can initiate  multiple connected main charges.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
467)

dam - (A) any artificial barrier that has the ability to impound water, wastewater, or any liquid-borne
material, for the purpose of storage or control of water, that (i) is 25 feet or more in height from (I) the natural bed of the stream channel or watercourse measured at the downstream toe of the
barrier; or (II) if the barrier is not across a stream channel or watercourse, from the lowest elevation
of the outside limit of the barrier; to the maximum water storage elevation; or(ii) has an impounding
capacity for maximum storage elevation of 50 acre-feet or more; but (B) does not include(i) a levee; or (ii) a barrier described in subparagraph (A) that (I) is 6 feet or less in height regardless of storage capacity; or (II) has a storage capacity at the maximum water storage elevation that is 15 acre-feet or less regardless of height; unless the barrier, because of the location of the barrier or another physical characteristic of the barrier, is likely to pose a significant threat to human life or property if the barrier fails (as determined by the Administrator).

damage assessment - 1. The determination of the effect of attacks on targets.  2. A determination of the
effect of a compromise of classified information on national security.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360
)
damage criteria - The critical levels of various weapons effects required to create specified levels of
damage.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
damage estimation - A preliminary appraisal of the potential effects of an attack.  See also attack
assessment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
damage susceptibility - the susceptibility of a passenger motor vehicle to damage in a motor vehicle
accident.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32301.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
damage to the national security - harm to the national defense or foreign relations of the United States
from the unauthorized disclosure of information, taking into consideration such aspects of the information as the sensitivity, value, utility, and provenance of that information.
damages - damages, and includes the cost of assessing these damages.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

danger close - In close air support, artillery, mortar, and naval gunfire support fires, the term included
in the method of engagement segment of a call for fire that indicates that friendly forces are within
close proximity of the target.  See also final protective fire.

danger pay allowance - The additional compensation of up to 35 percent over basic compensation
granted to employees for service at designated danger pay posts.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3274)
dangerous cargo - Cargo that is subject to special regulations for its transport because of its dangerous
properties.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
data - Crude, isolated, non-analyzed measures that reflect the status or degree of a measured attribute of a
component or system.
(SOURCE  DOT/
NHTSA, Beyond
EMS Data
Collection,
Terms)
data - Factual information, especially information organized for analysis or used to reason or make
decisions. In Computer Science, numerical or other information represented in a form suitable for processing by computer.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
data - value or set of values that provides a representation of facts, concepts, or instructions in a
formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by humans or by automatic means any representations such as characters or analog quantities to which meaning is or might be assigned.
data access request process - departmental process used to capture data access requirements and
adjudicate data access requests.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
data administration - The organization responsible for the definition, management, organization, and
(SOURCE  DOS/ USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

supervision of data within an enterprise or organization. A business function responsible for identifying, documenting, and modeling business information requirements and for maintaining the business set of data definitions and standards.

data administrator - one who manages access, security, and integrity of the database and monitors the
performance of the database system to maintain any established service level agreements.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 631.1)
data analyst - one who understands, applies a variety of techniques, and analyzes the data to align,
interpret, and communicate the data to support effective decision-making.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 631.1)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
data and information risk - risk associated with the loss or misuse of data or information includes; risk
of compromise of privacy information; risk of increased burdens on citizens and businesses because of data collection requirements if the associated business processes or the project requires access to
data from other sources (federal, state, and/ or local agencies).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 631.1)
data architect - one who establishes the data architecture, defines the taxonomy and naming conventions
to be used, and supports the alignment of the data models to the business needs for the IT system or investment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
data architecture - architectural framework for how data is stored, managed, and used in a system
describes how data is persistently stored, how components and processes reference and manipulate this data, how external/ legacy systems access the data, interfaces to data managed by external/ legacy systems, implementation of common data operations.
data asset - managed container for data examples include relational database, Web site, document
repository, directory or data service.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
data breach - the loss, theft, or other unauthorized access, other than those incidental to the scope of
employment, to data containing sensitive personal information, in electronic or printed form, that
results in the potential compromise of the confidentiality or integrity of the data.
data breach analysis - the process used to determine if a data breach has resulted in the misuse of
sensitive personal information.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 60101.)
data continuity - the continued acquisition and availability of unenhanced data which are, from the point
of view of the user (A) sufficiently consistent (in terms of acquisition geometry, coverage characteristics, and spectral characteristics) with previous Landsat data to allow comparisons for global and regional change detection and characterization; and (B) compatible with such data and with methods used to receive and process such data.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
data element - 1. A basic unit of information built on standard structures having a unique meaning and
distinct units or values.  2. In electronic recordkeeping, a combination of characters or bytes
referring to one separate item of information, such as name, address, or age.
data element - A named identifier of each of the entities and their attributes represented in a database.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH5 H111.5)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH5 H111.5)
data element standardization - The process of documenting, reviewing, and approving unique names,
definitions, characteristics, and representations of data elements according to established procedures
and conventions.
data exchange - categorization of information being exchanged between one or more parties; such as the
regular exchange of environment testing data among federal, state, local, and tribal entities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A108)

Data Integrity Board - the board of senior officials designated by the head of an agency that is
responsible for, among other things, reviewing the agency's proposals to conduct or participate in a matching program and conducting an annual review of all matching programs in which the agency has participated.  At a minimum, the Data Integrity Board includes the Inspector General of the
agency, if any, and the senior official designated by the head of the agency as responsible for
implementation of the Privacy Act (i.e., the Senior Agency Official for Privacy).
data management - practice of putting into place policies, procedures and best practices to ensure that
data is understandable, trusted, visible, accessible and interoperable.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
data management - The Departments management office for developing, standardizing, maintaining,
and approving data elements for use in IT systems development projects.  Also called DM
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
data mapping - A method used to identify and link selected data to one or more equivalent standard data
elements.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

data mining - application of database technology and techniques to uncover hidden patterns, anomalies,
and subtle relationships in data and to infer rules that allow for the prediction of future results SPECIAL USE DEFINITION: (NOTE: This Special Use definition is for the limited purpose of the specific Congressional reporting requirement set out in  the 9/ 11 Act, entitled the Federal Agency
Data Mining Reporting Act and is not used for any other purpose.) The Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act defines "data mining" as "a program involving pattern-based queries, searches, or other analyses of 1 or more electronic databases, where (A) a department or agency of the Federal Government, or a non-Federal entity acting on behalf of the Federal Government, is
conducting the queries, searches, or other analyses to discover or locate a predictive pattern or
anomaly indicative of terrorist or criminal activity on the part of any individual or individuals; (B)
the queries, searches, or other analyses are not subject-based and do not use personal identifiers of a specific individual, or inputs associated with a specific individual or group of individuals, to retrieve information from the database or databases; and (C) the purpose of the queries, searches, or other analyses is not solely (i) the detection of fraud, waste, or abuse in a Government agency or
program; or (ii) the security of a Government computer system."

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

data mining [person] - per - The Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act - a program involving
pattern-based queries, searches, or other analyses of 1 or more electronic databases, where (A) a department or agency of the Federal Government, or a non-federal entity acting on behalf of the Federal Government, is conducting the queries, searches, or other analyses to discover or locate a predictive pattern or anomaly indicative of terrorist or criminal activity on the part of any individual or individuals; (B) the queries, searches, or other analyses are not subject-based and do not use personal identifiers of a specific individual, or inputs associated with a specific individual or group of individuals, to retrieve information from the database or databases; and (C) the purpose of the queries, searches, or other analyses is not solely (i) the detection of fraud, waste, or abuse in a government agency or program; or (ii) the security of a government computer system."
data model - graphic and/ or lexical representation of the data and information required to support the
operation of any set of business processes and/ or the systems used to automate them.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

data modeling - Identifies informal graphical and textual representation and the entities and relationships
involved in a data process; provides a mechanism for understanding the intended activity of a new system and designing the data.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

data other than certified cost or pricing data - pricing data, cost data, and judgmental information
necessary for the contracting officer to determine a fair and reasonable price or to determine cost realism. Such data may include the identical types of data as certified cost or pricing data. The data
may also include, for example, sales data and any information reasonably required to explain the offeror's estimating process, including, but not limited to (1) The judgmental factors applied and
the mathematical or other methods used in the estimate, including those used in projecting from known data; and (2) The nature and amount of any contingencies included in the proposed price.

data quality - the accuracy, timeliness, relevance, and completeness of information about individuals.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 763.14)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

data reference model - One of the five reference models of the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA).
The DRM is a framework of which its primary purpose is to enable information sharing, to allow reuse across the Federal Government via the standard description and discovery of common data, and to promote uniform data management practices.  Also called DRM.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

data reference model - representational framework whose primary purpose is to enable information
sharing and reuse across all levels via the standard description and discovery of common data also for the promotion of uniform data management practices.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

data replication - The process of, or facilities for, maintaining multiple copies, subsets, or versions of
data (copy management). This process is normally managed by the data base administrator and can
be primary-site (single location) or multi-site (multiple locations) in nature.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

data screening - visual or automated review of data to detect anomalies includes manifest or entry
documentation, computer systems, or documents submitted in advance of or associated with a person or shipment, e.g., Manifest and Entry Documentation review, Criminal History checks, Shipping History, AMS, Shipper Exportation Declarations, NCIC, NVMC, Criminal Databases.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 763.14)
data security - physical, technical, and administrative measures used to safeguard protected information
from unauthorized access, modification, use, disclosure, or destruction as defined in the ISE Privacy
Guidelines and 12 FAM 091 under Information Security.
data set - organized collection of data with a specific purpose found in a data system set may be
presented in tabular or non-tabular form.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 631.1)
data steward -  one who oversees and maintains consistent reference data and master data definitions,
publishes relevant interpretation and proper usage of the data, and ensures the quality of the content and metadata.
data steward - person with assigned responsibility to provide service and leadership with respect to data
management, making decisions based on the enterprise perspective.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
data theme - Electronic records and coordinates for a topic or subject, such as elevation, vegetation, or
hydrography.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H415.3)
Data Universal Numbering System - A unique 9-character identification number provided by Dun &
Bradstreet. The Federal Government requires business entities, self-employed individuals, contractors, and individuals who provide services or goods to have a DUNS number.  Also called DUNS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)
Database Administration - Technical support and configuration management of a data base
management system. DBA functions include system maintenance, user access control, review of
new data base designs, data base change control, data base replication, and security issues and procedures.  Also called DBA.
date of completion - the date on which all work under an award is completed or the date on the award
document, or any supplement or amendment thereto, on which Federal sponsorship ends.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

Dates for Filing Applications - Dates for Filing Applications are established by the Department to indicate, for Department purposes (these dates have separate significance regarding eligibility to file adjustment of status applications with DHS), when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center (NVC). The dates, which in general were previously called qualifying dates, reflect priority dates for filing visa applications within a timeframe justifying immediate action in the application process. The Dates for Filing Applications are published in the monthly Visa Bulletin starting in October 2015. Neither post nor the NVC will officially and pro-actively notify applicants of additional processing requirements until the Dates for Filing Applications encompasses the aliens priority date. This process helps to ensure that all documentation will be current and accurate by the time a visa number is available and authorized for issuance and to avoid delay in final action.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
Date-Time Group - Date and time assigned to an outgoing telegram by the telegraphic processor upon
receipt for transmission; the official date of the telegram. A DTG is always expressed in Zulu or GMT time.  Also called DTG.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
date-time group - Date and time assigned to an outgoing telegram by the telegraphic processor when
transmissions are received; the official date of the telegram. A DTG is always expressed in Zulu or
GMT time.  Also called DTG.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
date-time group - The date and time, expressed as six digits followed by the time zone suffix at which
the message was prepared for transmission (first pair of digits denotes the date, second pair the hours, third pair the minutes, followed by a three-letter month abbreviation and two-digit year
abbreviation.).  Also called DTG.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)
datum (geodetic) - 1. A reference surface consisting of five quantities: the latitude and longitude of an
initial point, the azimuth of a line from that point, and the parameters of the reference ellipsoid.  2. The mathematical model of  the earth used to calculate the coordinates on any map.  Different
nations use different datum for printing coordinates on their maps.
day - A calendar day.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2583)
day - period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time reckoned from one midnight to the next and
corresponds to a rotation of the earth on its axis.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
day - the time from eight o'clock antemeridian to five o'clock postmeridian.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401)
days - calendar days and not workdays.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4715)
D-day - The unnamed day on which a particular operation commences or is to commence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
dead latch - spring-actuated latch bolt having a beveled end and incorporating a feature that
automatically locks the projected latch bolt against return by end pressure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
dead lock - lock that incorporates a deadbolt.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
deadbolt - lock bolt, which requires a deliberate action to extend, and which resists end pressure in the
unlocking direction when fully extended.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
deadweight ton - measure of how much weight a ship can safely carry when immersed to its load line
includes cargo, fuel, fresh waters, stores and crew; can be expressed in metric ton (1,000 kg) or long
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
ton (2,240 pounds).
Terms)
deaf - an individual with a hearing impairment, including an individual who is hard of hearing, an
individual deafened later in life, and an individual who is profoundly deaf.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 4360.)
(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)
deaf-blindness - concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such
severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that they cannot be
accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness or children with
blindness.
(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)
deafness - a hearing impairment that is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic
information through hearing, with or without amplification that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32304.)
dealer - a person residing or located in the United States, including the District of Columbia or a territory
or possession of the United States, and engaged in selling or distributing new passenger motor vehicles to the ultimate purchaser.
dealer - any person engaged in the business of distributing explosive materials at wholesale or retail.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
841)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77b.)
dealer - any person who engages either for all or part of his time, directly or indirectly, as agent, broker,
or principal, in the business of offering, buying, selling, or otherwise dealing or trading in securities
issued by another person.
de-arming - An operation in which a weapon is changed from a state of readiness for initiation to a safe
condition.  Also called safing.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

death - (1) Official death certificate listing the date of death as September 11, 2001, accompanied by
other documents attributing the death to the attacks of September 11, 2001; (2) Interim death certificate issued by the State of New York listing the date of death as September 11, 2001; (3) Flight records for deceased passengers on one of the four planes used in the attacks; (4) Public records listing the deceased as a victim of the September 11 attacks; or (5) Other official or nonofficial documents.  b. In the context of orphan adoption cases, a child whose natural parents are deceased and who has not acquired another parent (such as a stepparent or legal adoptive parent)
under the INA is considered an orphan. For example, a legitimate child's natural parents who were just killed in an accident could be considered an orphan (assuming other criteria are met). That child
would continue to qualify as an orphan even after a court named her grandmother as her guardian, as long as the child was not legally adopted.
debarkation - The unloading of troops, equipment, or supplies from a ship or aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
debarkation schedule A schedule that provides for the timely and orderly debarkation of troops and
equipment and emergency supplies for the waterborne ship-to-shore movement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

debarment - action taken by a debarring official to exclude a contractor from Government contracting
and Government-approved subcontracting for a reasonable, specified period; a contractor that is excluded is "debarred."

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)

debt - (A) an amount that is owing to the United States on account of a direct loan, or loan insured or
guaranteed, by the United States; or (B) an amount that is owing to the United States on account of a fee, duty, lease, rent, service, sale of real or personal property, overpayment, fine, assessment,
penalty, restitution, damages, interest, tax, bail bond forfeiture, reimbursement, recovery of a cost incurred by the United States, or other source of indebtedness to the United States, but that is not
owing under the terms of a contract originally entered into by only persons other than the United States; and includes any amount owing to the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or individual Indian, but excludes any amount to which the United States is entitled).

debt (or Claim) - An amount of money that has been determined to be owed to the Department of State
from any person.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 491.3)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7102)

debt bondage - the status or condition of a debtor arising from a pledge by the debtor of his or her
personal services or of those of a person under his or her control as a security for debt, if the value of those services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt or the
length and nature of those services are not respectively limited and defined.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
262p4c)

debt-for-development swap - the purchase of qualified debt by, or the donation of such debt to, an
organization which is exempt from taxation, and the subsequent transfer of such debt to an organization located in such foreign country in exchange for an undertaking by such tax-exempt organization, such foreign government, or such foreign organization to engage in a charitable, educational, or scientific activity.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 466)

debt-for-nature exchange - the cancellation or redemption of the foreign debt of the government of a
country in exchange for (1) that government's making available local currencies (including
through the issuance of bonds) which are used only for eligible projects involving the conservation
or protection of the environment in that country; or (3) a combination of assets and actions under both paragraphs (1) and (2).

debtor - a person who is liable for a debt or against whom there is a claim for a debt.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
2308)
deceased veteran - (1) A veteran who dies as the result of a service-connected disability. (2) A veteran
who dies while in receipt of disability compensation (or who but for the receipt of retirement pay or
pension under this title, would have been entitled to compensation). (3) A veteran whom the Secretary determines is eligible for funeral expenses by virtue of the Secretary determining that the veteran has no next of kin or other person claiming the body of such veteran.
decedent effects - Personal effects found on human remains.  Also called DE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
decentralized control - In air defense, the normal mode whereby a higher echelon monitors unit
actions, making direct target assignments to units only when necessary to ensure proper fire
distribution or to prevent engagement of friendly aircraft.  See also centralized control.
decentralized execution - Delegation of execution authority to subordinate commanders.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)
deception action - A collection of related deception events that form a major component of a deception
operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
deception concept - The deception course of action forwarded to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff for review as part of the combatant commander's strategic concept.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
deception event - A deception means executed at a specific time and location in support of a deception
operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
deception goal - Commander's statement of the purpose of military deception as it contributes to the
successful accomplishment of the assigned mission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
deception means - Methods, resources, and techniques that can be used to convey information to the
deception target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)

deception means - Methods, resources, and techniques that can be used to convey information to the
deception target.  There are three categories of deception means:  a. physical means.  Activities and
resources used to convey or deny selected information to a foreign power.  b. technical means. Military material resources and their associated operating techniques used to convey or deny selected information to a foreign power.  c. administrative means.  Resources, methods, and techniques to convey or deny oral, pictorial, documentary, or other physical evidence to a foreign
power.

deception objective - The desired result of a deception operation expressed in terms of what the
adversary is to do or not to do at the critical time and/ or location.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
deception story - A scenario that outlines the friendly actions that will be portrayed to cause the
deception target to adopt the desired perception.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
deception target - The adversary decision maker with the authority to make the decision that will
achieve the deception objective.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
deciding official - The individual who makes the decision to admonish, reprimand, suspend, or separate
for cause.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
decision - In an estimate of the situation, a clear and concise statement of the line of action intended to
be followed by the commander as the one most favorable to the successful accomplishment of the
assigned mission.
decision analysis - process using techniques, body of knowledge, and professional practice to provide
analytical support to address decisions through a formalized structure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H3311)
decision officer - The official designated by the head of the Agency to determine that an exigency of the
public business or administrative error or sickness of the employee, when the annual leave was
requested and approved in advance, caused forfeiture of scheduled annual leave, and to authorize its restoration for later use.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
decision point - A point in space and time when the commander or staff anticipates making a key
decision concerning a specific course of action.  See also course of action; decision support
template; target area of interest.
decision review - specific project milestone that denotes a key decision point in the lifecycle of a project,
moving from one phase within a project to another (e.g., from analysis to development).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
decision support system - set of related computer programs and the data required to assist with analysis
and decision-making within an organization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
decision support template - A combined intelligence and operations graphic based on the results of
wargaming that depicts decision points, timelines associated with movement of forces and the flow of the operation, and other key items of information required to execute a specific friendly course of
action.  Also called DST.  See also course of action; decision point.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
decisive point - A geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function that, when acted
upon, allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an adversary or contribute materially to
achieving success.  See also center of gravity.

deck status light - A three-colored light (red, amber, green) controlled from the primary flight control.
Navy - The light displays the status of the ship to support flight operations.  United States Coast
Guard - The light displays clearance for a helicopter to conduct a given evolution.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304 , JP 3
04.1)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)

declaration under penalty of perjury - A declaration used in an affidavit instead of an oath or
affirmation before the consular officer - In federal court, it has the same force or effect as an oath or
affirmation.
declaration under penalty of perjury - A simple declaration used instead of a notarized oath or
affirmation which, when permitted, eliminates the need for an oath before the consular officer.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)

declared event - a major disaster or emergency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 774)
declassification - that process by which historical documentation is reviewed for public release by the
Department, other government agencies, and, if necessary, foreign governments.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 151.3)
declassification - the authorized change in the status of information from classified information to
unclassified information.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
declassification - The determination that particular classified information no longer requires protection
against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security. Such determination shall be by specific action or automatically after the lapse of a requisite period of time or the occurrence of a
specified event. If such determination is by specific action, the material shall be so marked with the new designation.
declassification event - An event that would eliminate the need for continued classification.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
declassification guide - written instructions issued by a declassification authority that describes the
elements of information regarding a specific subject that may be declassified and the elements that
must remain classified.
declined check - Any check presented for payment that Treasury will not honor because of a prior notice
of a doubtful question of law or fact.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
decompression - In personnel recovery, the process of normalizing psychological and behavioral
reactions that recovered isolated personnel experienced or are currently experiencing as a result of
their isolation and recovery.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
decontamination - The process of making any person, object, or area safe by absorbing, destroying,
neutralizing, making harmless, or removing chemical or biological agents, or by removing
radioactive material clinging to or around it.
decontrol - The authorized removal of an assigned administrative control designation.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
decoy - An imitation in any sense of a person, object, or phenomenon that is intended to deceive enemy
surveillance devices or mislead enemy evaluation. Also called dummy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
decoy - An imitation in any sense of a person, object, or phenomenon which is intended to deceive
enemy surveillance devices or mislead enemy evaluation.  Also called dummy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
dedicated automobile - an automobile that operates only on alternative fuel.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32901.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)

dedicated housing - Under the single real property manager (SRPM) concept, dedicated housing is
provided only to the senior representative of each of the foreign affairs agencies - Department of
Agricultures Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS); Department of Commerce (DOC); USAID; and the U.S. Defense representative.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Dedicated Internet Network - A Department owned and operated non-sensitive unclassified local area
network that supports Internet services outside the boundaries of OpenNet. A DIN can be comprised of multiple segments, where each segment is used for purposes such as - Providing public access Internet terminals; testing of hardware and software; local software development; hosting services available to the Internet; to connect systems not managed by the Department (for visitors, vendors, etc.); providing Internet access to other agencies at post; and conducting digital video conferencing over the Internet (outside the CAA).   Also called DIN.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)

Dedicated Internet Network - Dedicated Internet access from an Internet Service Provider (ISP) on a
discrete local area network (LAN) that is not connected to any other Department system.  Also called DIN.

dedicated line [communications] - non-shared telephone line to an individual subscriber from a central
station.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
dedicated line [power] - power or transmission line with a single function, such as data transmission, or
to a single source such as an outlet for a computer.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
dedicated vehicle - a dedicated automobile, as such term is defined that operates solely on alternative
fuel.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6374)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)

deductions - Amounts subtracted from the gross voucher amount to arrive at the payment amount.
Deductions are for - (1) Cash discounts offered by vendors; (2) Credit memos (debts) that need to be offset; or (3) Adjustments specified in the contract.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
deductions/ withholdings - Refer to both the mandatory deductions and voluntary deductions that are
made from the gross pay of an employee, such as deductions towards retirement, Thrift Savings Plan, U.S. Social Security programs, U.S. Federal, state, and local income tax, and health and life
insurance.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
1403)

deep seabed - the seabed, and the subsoil thereof to a depth of ten meters, lying seaward of and outside
(A) the Continental Shelf of any nation; and (B) any area of national resource jurisdiction of any foreign nation, if such area extends beyond the Continental Shelf of such nation and such jurisdiction is recognized by the United States.

deep-draft harbor - a harbor which is authorized to be constructed to a depth of more than 45 feet.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2241)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
4101)

defamation - any action or other proceeding for defamation, libel, slander, or similar claim alleging that
forms of speech are false, have caused damage to reputation or emotional distress, have presented
any person in a false light, or have resulted in criticism, dishonor, or condemnation of any person.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
292q)

default - the failure of a borrower of a loan made under this subpart to (i) make an installment payment
when due; or(ii) comply with any other term of the promissory note for such loan, except that a loan made under this subpart shall not be considered to be in default if the loan is discharged in bankruptcy or if the school reasonably concludes from written contracts with the borrower that the borrower intends to repay the loan.
default aversion activities - activities of a guaranty agency that are directly related to providing
(SOURCE  ED, US

collection assistance to the lender on a delinquent loan, prior to the loan's being legally in a default status, including due diligence activities required pursuant to regulations of the Secretary.
Code 20,
1072b.)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1072b.)

default collection activities - activities of a guaranty agency that are directly related to the collection of
the loan on which a default claim has been paid to the participating lender, including the due diligence activities required pursuant to regulations of the Secretary.
default judgment - A judgment rendered in consequence of the nonappearance of the defendant or for
failure to take some required step to defend against the charges or claim in a specific action.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1072.)

default reduction activities - activities to reduce student loan defaults that improve, strengthen, and
expand default prevention activities, such as  (i) establishing a program of partial loan cancellation to reward disadvantaged borrowers for good repayment histories with their lenders; (ii) establishing a financial and debt management counseling program for high-risk borrowers that provides longterm training (beginning prior to the first disbursement of the borrower's first student loan and continuing through the completion of the borrower's program of education or training) in budgeting and other aspects of financial management, including debt management; (iii) establishing a program of placement counseling to assist high-risk borrowers in identifying employment or additional
training opportunities; and (iv) developing public service announcements that would detail consequences of student loan default and provide information regarding a toll-free telephone number established by the guaranty agency for use by borrowers seeking assistance in avoiding default.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
292q)

defaulted principal amount outstanding - the total amount borrowed from the loan fund of a school
that has reached the repayment stage (minus any principal amount repaid or canceled) on loans (i) repayable monthly and in default for at least 120 days; and(ii) repayable less frequently than monthly and in default for at least 180 days.
defended asset list A listing of those assets from the critical asset list prioritized by the joint force
commander to be defended with the resources available.  Also called DAL.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

Defend-In-Place - A situation where it may be necessary for building occupants to remain where they
are, should leaving the area or floor pose a threat. This may include locking office doors and turning out lights (if not automatic) to give the appearance of an empty office, or sealing around office doors and windows to prevent the transfer of smoke into the office while waiting for rescue from
emergency response personnel. A direction to DIP may occur with little or no warning.  Also called
DIP.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2545)

defense acquisition system - the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and
services for the Department of Defense; the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and the statutory,
regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)

Defense Agency - an organizational entity of the Department of Defense (A) that is established by the
Secretary of Defense to perform a supply or service activity common to more than one military
department (other than such an entity that is designated by the Secretary as a Department of Defense Field Activity); or (B) that is designated by the Secretary of Defense as a Defense Agency.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)

defense article - (1) any weapon, weapons system, munition, aircraft, vessel, boat, or other implement of
war; (2) any property, installation, commodity, material, equipment, supply, or goods used for the purposes of furnishing military assistance; (3) any machinery, facility, tool, material, supply, or other item necessary for the manufacture, production, processing, repair, servicing storage, construction, transportation, operation, or use; or (4) any component or part but shall not include merchant vessels or, as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, source material (except uranium
depleted in the isotope 235 which is incorporated in defense articles solely to take advantage of high density or pyrophoric characteristics unrelated to radioactivity), byproduct material, special nuclear material, production facilities, utilization facilities, or atomic weapons or articles involving Restricted Data.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
defense auditing organizations - (A) the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense;
(B) the Defense Contract Audit Agency;(C) the Army Audit Agency;(D) the Naval Audit Service; and(E) the Air Force Audit Agency.
defense budget - the budget of the Department of Defense included in the President's budget submitted to
Congress for a fiscal year.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2217)
defense budget materials - the materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support of
the budget for that fiscal year.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
231)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
defense contractor - any person who enters into a contract with the United States (A) to furnish
materials, industrial resources, or a critical technology for the national defense; or (B) to perform services for the national defense.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
defense coordinating element - A staff and military liaison officers who assist the defense coordinating
officer in facilitating coordination and support to activated emergency support functions.  Also
called DCE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
defense coordinating officer - Department of Defense single point of contact for domestic emergencies
who is assigned to a joint field office to process requirements for military support, forward mission assignments through proper channels to the appropriate military organizations, and assign military
liaisons, as appropriate, to activated emergency support functions.  Also called DCO.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
Defense Coordinating Officer - Individual who serves as the Department of Defense (DOD)'s single
point of contact at the Joint Field Office (JFO) for requesting assistance from DOD. With few exceptions, requests for Defense Support of Civil Authorities originating at the JFO are coordinated with and processed through the DCO. The DCO may have a Defense Coordinating Element consisting of a staff and military liaison officers to facilitate coordination and support to activated
Emergency Support Functions.  Also called DCO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
Defense Courier Service - The Defense Courier Service is established under the United States
Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and is a global courier network for the expeditious,
cost-effective, and secure distribution of highly classified and sensitive material for the Department of Defense.  Also called DCS.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
824o1)
defense critical electric infrastructure - any electric infrastructure located in any of the 48 contiguous
States or the District of Columbia that serves a facility designated by the Secretary but is not owned or operated by the owner or operator of such facility.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 327)
defense critical infrastructure - Department of Defense and non-Department of Defense networked
assets and facilities essential to project, support, and sustain military forces and operations
worldwide.  Also called DCI.
defense facility -any private facility producing goods or services pursuant to a defense contract.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2391)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
9511)
defense feature - equipment or design features included or incorporated in a civil aircraft which ensures
the compatibility of such aircraft with the Department of Defense airlift system. Such term includes
any equipment or design feature which enables such aircraft to be readily modified for use as an

aeromedical aircraft or a cargo-convertible, cargo-capable, or passenger-cargo combined aircraft.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

defense human intelligence executor - The senior Department of Defense intelligence official as
designated by the head of each of the Department of Defense components who are authorized to
conduct human intelligence and related intelligence activities.  Also called DHE.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

defense in depth - A practical strategy for achieving Information Assurance by applying security
measures to all components of the system, creating a security architecture that calls for the network to be aware and self-protective. It is a best practices strategy that relies on the intelligent application
of techniques and technologies. The strategy recommends a balance between the protection capability and cost, performance, and operational considerations.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 327)

defense industrial base - The Department of Defense, government, and private sector worldwide
industrial complex with capabilities to perform research and development, design, produce, and
maintain military weapon systems, subsystems, components, or parts to meet military requirements.
Also called DIB.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2535)

defense industrial reserve - (A) a general reserve of industrial manufacturing equipment, including
machine tools, selected by the Secretary of Defense for retention for national defense or for other
emergency use; (B) those industrial plants and installations held by and under the control of the Department of Defense in active or inactive status, including Government-owned/ Governmentoperated plants and installations and Government-owned/ contractor-operated plants and installations which are retained for use in their entirety, or in part, for production of military weapons systems, munitions, components, or supplies; and (C) those industrial plants and
installations under the control of the Secretary which are not required for the immediate need of any department or agency of the Government and which should be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)
defense information - any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, specification, design,
prototype, or other recorded or oral information relating to any defense article or defense service, but shall not include Restricted Data as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and
data removed from the Restricted Data category.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)
Defense Information Systems Network - The integrated network, centrally managed and configured
by the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide dedicated point-to-point, switched voice and data, imagery, and video teleconferencing services for all Department of Defense activities.
Also called DISN.
defense items - defense articles, defense services, and related technical data.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2778)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
Defense Messaging System - An e-mail-based, unified electronic messaging system created by
Department of Defense (DOD) to meet all classified and unclassified messaging requirements.  Also called DMS.
defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials - weapons-usable plutonium.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2566)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
Defense Satellite Communications System - Geosynchronous military communications satellites that
provide high data rate communications for military forces, diplomatic corps, and the White House.
Also called DSCS.
defense service - any service, test, inspection, repair, publication, or technical or other assistance or
defense information used for the purposes of furnishing military assistance, but does not include
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87

military educational and training activities.

195), SEC. 644.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

defense support of civil authorities - civil support activities provided by U.S. military forces,
Department of Defense (DOD) civilians, DOD contract personnel, and DOD agency and component
assets, in response to requests for assistance from civilian federal, state, local, and tribal authorities under the auspices of the national response framework (for domestic emergencies).

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

defense support of civil authorities - Support provided by U.S. military forces (Regular, Reserve, and
National Guard), Department of Defense (DOD) civilians, DOD contract personnel, and DOD agency and component assets, in response to requests for assistance from civilian Federal, State, local, and tribal authorities for domestic emergencies, designated law enforcement support, and
other domestic activities.  Also called DSCA.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 3025.18)

defense support of civil authorities - Support provided by US Federal military forces, Department of
Defense civilians, Department of Defense contract personnel, Department of Defense component assets, and National Guard forces (when the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the governors of the affected states, elects and requests to use those forces in Title 32, United States Code, status) in response to requests for assistance from civil authorities for domestic emergencies, law enforcement support, and other domestic activities, or from qualifying entities for special
events.  Also called DSCA.  Also known as civil support.
defense support program - Satellites that provide early warning of missile launches.  Also called DSP.   (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
Defense Switched Network - The component of the Defense Communications System that handles
Department of Defense voice, data, and video communications.  Also called DSN.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)

Defense Transportation System - That portion of the worldwide transportation infrastructure that
supports Department of Defense transportation needs in peace and war.  Also called DTS.  See also
common-user transportation; transportation system.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2784a)
defense travel card - a charge or credit card that (A) is issued to an employee of the Department of
Defense or a member of the armed forces under a contract entered into by the Department of
Defense with the issuer of the card; and (B) is to be used for charging expenses incurred by the
employee or member in connection with official travel.
defense waste - waste, including radioactive waste, resulting primarily from atomic energy defense
activities of the Department of Energy.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2586)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
defensive counterair - All defensive measures designed to neutralize or destroy enemy forces
attempting to penetrate or attack through friendly airspace.  Also called DCA.  See also counterair;
offensive counterair.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 312)
defensive cyberspace operation response action - Deliberate, authorized defensive measures or
activities taken outside of the defended network to protect and defend Department of Defense
cyberspace capabilities or other designated systems.  Also called DCO-RA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 312)
defensive cyberspace operations - Passive and active cyberspace operations intended to preserve the
ability to utilize friendly cyberspace capabilities and protect data, networks, net-centric capabilities,
and other designated systems.  Also called DCO.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)
defensive measure - an action, device, procedure, signature, technique, or other measure applied to an
information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system that detects, prevents, or mitigates a known or suspected cybersecurity threat or security

vulnerability.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)

defensive measure - does not include a measure that destroys, renders unusable, provides unauthorized
access to, or substantially harms an information system or information stored on, processed by, or
transiting such information system not owned by(i) the private entity operating the measure; or (ii) another entity or Federal entity that is authorized to provide consent and has provided consent to that private entity for operation of such measure.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

defensive minefield - 1. In naval mine warfare, a minefield laid in international waters or international
straits with the declared intention of controlling shipping in defense of sea communications.  2. In land mine warfare, a minefield laid in accordance with an established plan to prevent a penetration
between positions and to strengthen the defense of the positions themselves.  See also minefield.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)

defensive space control - Operations conducted to preserve the ability to exploit space capabilities via
active and passive actions, while protecting friendly space capabilities from attack, interference, or
unintentional hazards.

(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 682.)

deferral of budget authority - (A) withholding or delaying the obligation or expenditure of budget
authority (whether by establishing reserves or otherwise) provided for projects or activities; or (B)
any other type of Executive action or inaction which effectively precludes the obligation or
expenditure of budget authority, including authority to obligate by contract in advance of appropriations as specifically authorized by law.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 081.4)

deferrals - Any executive branch action or inaction that temporarily withholds, delays, or effectively
precludes the obligation or expenditure of budgetary resources. Agencies may propose deferrals, but the President must communicate deferrals to Congress in a special message. They are not identified separately in the budget.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

deficiency - A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of
significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

deficit - with respect to a fiscal year, the amount by which outlays exceeds 2 receipts during that year.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 622)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 309)
defilade - 1. Protection from hostile observation and fire provided by an obstacle such as a hill, ridge, or
bank.  2. A vertical distance by which a position is concealed from enemy observation.  3. To shield
from enemy fire or observation by using natural or artificial obstacles.
defined fuel source - any of the following: (A) Petroleum. (B) Natural gas. (C) Coal.(D) Coke.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2924)
definitive care - Care rendered to conclusively manage a patient's condition, such as full range of
preventive, curative acute, convalescent, restorative, and rehabilitative medical care.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
defoliant - any substance or mixture of substances intended for causing the leaves or foliage to drop from
a plant, with or without causing abscission.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
degauss - Procedure that reduces the magnetic flux to virtual zero by applying a reverse magnetizing
field. Also called demagnetizing.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
degaussing - The process whereby a ship's magnetic field is reduced by the use of electromagnetic
coils, permanent magnets, or other means.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
delayed compliance order - an order issued by the State or by the Administrator to an existing stationary
(SOURCE  DOE,
source, postponing the date required under an applicable implementation plan for compliance by such source with any requirement of such plan.
US Code 42,
7602.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
delayed entry program - A program under which an individual may enlist in a Reserve Component of
a military service and specify a future reporting date for entry on active duty that would coincide
with availability of training spaces and with personal plans such as high school graduation.  Also
called DEP.  See also active duty.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
delaying operation - An operation in which a force under pressure trades space for time by slowing
down the enemy's momentum and inflicting maximum damage on the enemy without, in principle,
becoming decisively engaged.
delegation of authority - specification of who is authorized to act on behalf of another.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

delegation of authority - The action by which a commander assigns part of his or her authority,
commensurate with the assigned task, to a subordinate commander.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
delegation of authority - The assignment of policy determination and decision making authorities at the
Department, bureau, office, facility, and all other organizational locations. Generally, delegations of authority in a COOP plan or a BEAP will be written to take effect when normal channels of direction are disrupted and terminate when these channels have resumed.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

deliberate planning - 1. The Adaptive Planning and Execution system process involving the
development of joint operation plans for contingencies identified in joint strategic planning documents.  2. A planning process for the deployment and employment of apportioned forces and
resources that occurs in response to a hypothetical situation.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
deliverable - unique and verifiable product that must be produced to complete a process, phase, or project
often used more narrowly in reference to an external deliverable, which is a deliverable to the
project sponsor or customer.
delivery order - an order for supplies placed against an established contract or with Government sources.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1681)
delivery sale - any sale of cigarettes or a smokeless tobacco product to a consumer if (A) the consumer
submits the order for such sale by means of a telephone or other method of voice transmission, the mail, or the Internet or other online service, or the seller is otherwise not in the physical presence of the buyer when the request for purchase or order is made; or (B) the cigarettes or smokeless tobacco product is delivered by use of a common carrier, private delivery service, or the mail, or the seller is not in the physical presence of the buyer when the buyer obtains personal possession of the
delivered cigarettes or smokeless tobacco product.
delivery system -
(A) any apparatus, equipment, device, or means of delivery specifically designed to
deliver or disseminate a biological agent, toxin, or vector; or (B) any vector.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
175c.)
demand-side management - energy conservation, energy efficiency, and load management techniques.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3202.)
demilitarization - The rendering of a product unusable for, and not restorable to, the purpose for which it
was designed or is customarily used.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
demilitarized zone - A defined area in which the stationing or concentrating of military forces, or the
retention or establishment of military installations of any description, is prohibited.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)

demilitarized zone - a subnetwork that sits between a trusted internal network and an untrusted external
network.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)

demilitarized zone - Perimeter network segment that is logically between internal and external networks.
Its purpose is to enforce the internal networks Information Assurance policy for external information exchange and to provide external, untrusted sources with restricted access to releasable information while shielding the internal networks from outside attacks.  Also called DMZ.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 721)

demise charter - a contract between a vessel owner and a charter where the charter takes over the use,
operation (including supplying a crew), and navigation of the owners vessel. The level of control the demise charter is to the level that it is considered functionally equivalent to ownership, but title doesn't change. Agencies such as the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command often demise
charter a vessel.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

demobilization - 1. The process of transitioning a conflict or wartime military establishment and
defense-based civilian economy to a peacetime configuration while maintaining national security
and economic vitality.  2. The process necessary to release from active duty, or federal service, units
and Reserve Component members who were ordered to active duty, or called to federal service.  See
also mobilization.

demobilization - The orderly, safe, and efficient return of a resource to its original location and status.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)

demonstration - 1. An attack or show of force on a front where a decision is not sought, made with the
aim of deceiving the enemy.  See also amphibious demonstration; diversion.  2. In military
deception, a show of force in an area where a decision is not sought that is made to deceive an
adversary.  It is similar to a feint but no actual contact with the adversary is intended.

demonstration - In military deception, a show of force similar to a feint without actual  contact with the
adversary, in an area where a decision is not sought that is made to deceive an adversary.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
demonstration - operation of a realized end product to provide evidence that it accomplishes the required
functions under specific scenarios includes limited exhibition of the operation, use, maturity,
operational potential or other characteristic of a device, process, product, technology or system.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9302.)
demonstration plant - a prototype energy system which is of sufficient size to provide safety,
environmental reliability, availability, and ready engineering extrapolation of all components to
commercial size but which system need not be economically competitive with then alternative energy sources.
denial measure - An action to hinder or deny the enemy the use of territory, personnel, or facilities to
include destruction, removal, contamination, or erection of obstructions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
denial of eligibility for access to National Security Information - adjudicative decision that an
individual is not eligible for access to classified information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
denial of service - The prevention of authorized access to resources or the delaying of time-critical
operations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
denied area - An area under enemy or unfriendly control in which friendly forces cannot expect to
operate successfully within existing operational constraints and force capabilities.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
dental diseases and conditions - diseases and conditions affecting teeth and their supporting structures,
and other related diseases of the mouth.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
201)
dental officer - an officer of the Dental Corps of the Army, an officer of the Dental Corps of the Navy, or
an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
department - Both the U.S. Department of State and USAID, including U.S. and overseas offices,
missions, and/ or posts.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)
department - Department of State offices in the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
department - Refers to the Department of State in Washington, D.C., but not to its domestic field offices
in the United States; the term post(s) applies to Foreign Service posts throughout the world and U.S. missions to international organizations, except those located in the United States.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
department - the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components,
installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive
part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

Department Emergency Action Plan - The comprehensive framework for an all-hazards approach to
domestic emergency response. It consists of a core document that explains in detail Department policy and guidance for domestic response, domestic roles and responsibilities, and planning requirements for domestic preparedness both at the Department and national levels to ensure continuation of the Departments PMEFs and MEFs in support of the NEFs under all conditions. Also called DEAP.

Department of Defense - the military departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, and all
agencies created.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3075)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

Department of Defense civilian - A Federal civilian employee of the Department of Defense directly
hired and paid from appropriated or nonappropriated funds, under permanent or temporary
appointment.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

Department of Defense components - The Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military
Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the combatant
commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Department of Defense agencies, Department of Defense field activities, and all other organizational entities in the
Department of Defense.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

Department of Defense construction agent - United States Army Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command, or other such approved Department of Defense activity, that is assigned design or execution responsibilities associated with military construction programs, facilities
support, or civil engineering support to the combatant commanders in contingency operations.  See
also contingency operation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

Department of Defense container system - All Department of Defense owned, leased, and controlled
20- or 40-foot intermodal International Organization for Standardization containers and flatracks,
supporting equipment such as generator sets and chassis, container handling equipment, information systems, the 463L system, and other infrastructure that supports Department of Defense transportation and logistic operations, including commercially provided transportation services.  See
also container-handling equipment.
Department of Defense critical infrastructure security information - sensitive but unclassified
information that, if disclosed, would reveal vulnerabilities in Department of Defense critical
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
130e)
infrastructure that, if exploited, would likely result in the significant disruption, destruction, or damage of or to Department of Defense operations, property, or facilities, including information regarding the securing and safeguarding of explosives, hazardous chemicals, or pipelines, related to critical infrastructure or protected systems owned or operated by or on behalf of the Department of Defense, including vulnerability assessments prepared by or on behalf of the Department of Defense, explosives safety information (including storage and handling), and other site-specific information on or relating to installation security.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)

Department of Defense Field Activity - an organizational entity of the Department of Defense (A)
that is established by the Secretary of Defense to perform a supply or service activity common to
more than one military department; and (B) that is designated by the Secretary of Defense as a Department of Defense Field Activity.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)

Department of Defense information network - The set of information capabilities, and associated
processes for collecting, processing, storing, disseminating, and managing information on-demand to warfighters, policy makers, and support personnel, whether interconnected or stand-alone, including owned and leased communications and computing systems and services, software (including applications), data, security services, other associated services, and national security
systems.  Also called DODIN.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)

Department of Defense information network operations - Operations to design, build, configure,
secure, operate, maintain, and sustain Department of Defense networks to create and preserve
information assurance on the Department of Defense information networks.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,)

Department of Defense Intelligence Information System - The combination of Department of
Defense personnel, procedures, equipment, computer programs, and supporting communications that support the timely and comprehensive preparation and presentation of intelligence and
information to military commanders and national-level decision makers.  Also called DODIIS.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 195.)

Department of Defense property - covered property subject to the jurisdiction, administration, or in the
custody of the Department of Defense, any Department or agency of which that Department consists, or any officer or employee of that Department or agency.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)
Department of Defense support to counterdrug operations - Support provided by the Department of
Defense to law enforcement agencies to detect, monitor, and counter the production, trafficking, and
use of illegal drugs.  See also counterdrug operations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Enterprise - primary mechanism for the integration
and management of the Department's intelligence programs, projects, and activities led by the Chief Intelligence Officer (CINT) and consisting of the Component Intelligence Programs (CIPs) of DHS
Intelligence Components.
Department of State Publication - A listing of routing indicators and security levels for every post or
activity.  Also called DOSPUB.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 227.84)
Department of State-Affiliated Educational Advising Network (Network) - Aggregate of abroad
educational advising or information centers recognized by the Department of State as providing educational advising services and operating in accordance with DOS guidelines and OSEAS Principles of Ethical Practice (NAFSA, 1998).
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3004)
Department of the Air Force - the Department of the Air Force at the seat of the government and all
field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the
control or supervision of the Department of the Air Force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

Department of the Air Force - The executive part of the Department of the Air Force at the seat of
government and all field headquarters, forces, Reserve Component, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the Air Force.  Also called DAF.  See
also Military Department.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3004)

Department of the Army - the Department of the Army at the seat of the government and all field
headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or
supervision of the Department of the Army.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

Department of the Army - The executive part of the Department of the Army at the seat of
government and all field headquarters, forces, Reserve Component, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the Army.  Also called DA.  See also
Military Department.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3004)
Department of the Navy - the Department of the Navy at the seat of the government; the headquarters,
United States Marine Corps; the entire operating forces of the United States Navy, including naval
aviation, and of the United States Marine Corps, including the reserve components of such forces; all field activities, headquarters, forces, bases, installations, activities, and functions under the
control or supervision of the Department of the Navy; and the United States Coast Guard when operating as a part of the Navy pursuant to law.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
Department of the Navy - The executive part of the Department of the Navy at the seat of government;
the headquarters, United States Marine Corps; the entire operating forces of the United States Navy and of the United States Marine Corps, including the Reserve Component of such forces; all field activities, headquarters, forces, bases, installations, activities, and functions under the control or
supervision of the Secretary of the Navy; and the United States Coast Guard when operating as a
part of the Navy pursuant to law.  Also called DON.  See also Military Department.
department segment - A component (organization, program, operation, or function) having a specific,
responsible manager, which can be considered as an assessable unit.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)
department unit - Any organizational unit of the Department of State, including posts.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1151.2)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
departmental intelligence - intelligence collected, gathered, processes, analyzed, produced, or
disseminated by the Department (or any element thereof) to support the preventive, protective, enforcement, or other responsibilities of the Department.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
departmental intelligence function - collection, gathering, processing, analysis, production, or
dissemination of intelligence, the primary purpose of which is to support the preventive, protective,
enforcement, or other responsibilities of the Department.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
department-specific employee performance requirement - amendment to select employee critical
elements which define performance expectations unique to critical positions is established by the Secretary and/ or Deputy Secretary for one or more rating cycles.
departure airfield - An airfield on which troops and/ or materiel are enplaned for flight.  See also
airfield.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
departure point - A navigational check point used by aircraft as a marker for setting course.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
dependencies and interoperability risk - risk associated with interoperability between other investments
includes; risk that interoperable systems will not achieve desired outcomes; risk of increased
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

vulnerabilities between systems.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
dependency and indemnity compensation - a monthly payment made by the Secretary to a surviving
spouse, child, or parent (A) because of a service-connected death occurring after December 31,
1956, or (B) pursuant to the election of a surviving spouse, child, or parent, in the case of such a death occurring before January 1, 1957.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 932.)
dependent - a minor individual - (A) who has not completed secondary schooling, and (B) who is the
child, stepchild, adopted child, ward, or spouse of a sponsor, or who is a resident in the household of a sponsor who stands in loco parentis to such individual and who receives one-half or more of his
support from such sponsor.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3911)

dependent - A) the servicemember's spouse;
(B) the servicemember's child; or
(C) an individual for
whom the servicemember provided more than one-half of the individual's support for 180 days immediately preceding an application for relief under this chapter.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2002)
dependent - that the participant or retired participant was, at the time of the death of the participant or
retired participant, either living with or contributing to the support of the child, as determined in
accordance with regulations.
dependent area - a colony or other component or dependent area overseas from the governing foreign
state.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)

dependents - An employee's spouse; children who are unmarried and under age 21 years or who,
regardless of age, are physically or mentally incapable of self-support; dependent parents, including step and legally adoptive parents of the employee's spouse; and dependent brothers and sisters, including step and legally adoptive brothers and sisters of the employee's spouse who are unmarried
and under 21 years of age or who, regardless of age, are physically or mentally incapable of selfsupport.

depleted - that the uranium is depleted in uranium-235 compared with natural uranium.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2538c)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3932)

deployment - the movement or mobilization of a servicemember to a location for a period of longer than
60 days and not longer than 540 days pursuant to temporary or permanent official orders (1) that are designated as unaccompanied;
(2) for which dependent travel is not authorized; or
(3) that otherwise do not permit the movement of family members to that location.
deployment - The rotation of forces into and out of an operational area.  See also deployment order;
deployment planning; prepare to deploy order.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

deployment health surveillance - The regular or repeated collection, analysis, archiving, interpretation,
and distribution of health-related data used for monitoring the health of a population or of individuals, and for intervening in a timely manner to prevent, treat, or control the occurrence of disease or injury, which includes occupational and environmental health surveillance and medical
surveillance subcomponents.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

deployment order - A planning directive from the Secretary of Defense, issued by the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, that authorizes and directs the transfer of forces between combatant commands
by reassignment or attachment.  Also called DEPORD.  See also deployment; deployment planning;
prepare to deploy order.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

deployment planning - Operational planning directed toward the movement of forces and sustainment
resources from their original locations to a specific operational area for conducting the joint
operations contemplated in a given plan.  See also deployment; deployment order; prepare to deploy
order.

deportable alien  - alien in and/ or admitted to the United States that is subject to a ground(s) of removal
of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
deportation - removal of a person from the host country by the legal and/ or political authorities of that
country, usually through a formal proceeding.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
depositary - A Federal Reserve Bank or branch, foreign and commercial bank in the banking system
authorized by Treasury to receive deposits and issue and draw payments.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
deposit-in-transit - A deposit made by the cashier into a USDO depository which is not yet reflected on
the cashiers accountability documents from the USDO.  Also called DIT.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
deposition - The testimony of a person, whether a party or not (often referred to as a deponent), given
under oath or affirmation before a designated or appointed individual other than the judge, jury, or other body that will adjudicate the claim, in response to questions, oral or written, by a party to the
litigation, and recorded for later use - A deposition is usually recorded in writing but is sometimes videotaped or tape recorded, where not prohibited by host country law.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
depot - 1. supply - An activity for the receipt, classification, storage, accounting, issue, maintenance,
procurement, manufacture, assembly, research, salvage, or disposal of material.  2. personnel - An activity for the reception, processing, training, assignment, and forwarding of personnel
replacements.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
deprecated - In the context of this document, deprecated is used in its specific technical meaning to
describe a feature that has been phased out or is in the process of being phased out, and/ or is no longer recommended for usage.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 53701)

depreciated actual cost - of a vessel - (A) if the vessel was not reconstructed or reconditioned, the actual
cost of the vessel depreciated on a straight line basis over the useful life of the vessel as determined by the Secretary or Administrator, not to exceed 25 years from the date of delivery by the builder; or (B) if the vessel was reconstructed or reconditioned, the sum of(i) the actual cost of the vessel
depreciated on a straight line basis from the date of delivery by the builder to the date of the reconstruction or reconditioning, using the original useful life of the vessel, and from the date of the
reconstruction or reconditioning, using a useful life of the vessel determined by the Secretary or
Administrator; and (ii) any amount paid or obligated to be paid for the reconstruction or reconditioning, depreciated on a straight line basis using a useful life of the vessel determined by the Secretary or Administrator.

depreciated value - The decreased value of an item or article due to age or usage.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 643.3)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

depreciation - a charge to current operations that distributes the cost of a tangible capital asset, less
estimated residual value, over the estimated useful life of the asset in a systematic and logical
manner. It does not involve a process of valuation. Useful life refers to the prospective period of economic usefulness in a particular contractor's operations as distinguished from physical life; it is evidenced by the actual or estimated retirement and replacement practice of the contractor.
depreciation - The allocation of the cost of an asset over a period of time for accounting and tax purposes
and also a decline in the value of property due to general wear and tear or obsolescence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
depreciation - The decline in the value of a capital asset. Depreciation represents a cost of ownership and
the consumption of an asset's useful life.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
depressive disorder - a mental or brain disorder relating to depression, including major depression,
bipolar disorder, and related mood disorders.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb33)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2616)

deputy or assistant positions - those positions second in the line of command, which share fully with the
principal in carrying out all phases of the work of the organization, and act with full responsibility and authority for the work. The distinction between deputy and assistant is merely a titling practice
and has no classification significance.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

derivative classification - incorporating, paraphrasing, restating, or generating in a new form information
that is already classified, and marking the newly developed material consistent with the classification markings that applies to the source information.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

derivative classification - the incorporating, paraphrasing, restating, or generating in new form
information that is already classified, and marking the newly developed material consistent with the classification markings that apply to the source information. Derivative classification includes the
classification of information based on classification guidance. The duplication or reproduction of existing classified information is not derivative classification.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

derivative classification - The incorporating, paraphrasing, restating, or generating in new form,
information that is already classified, and marking the newly-developed material consistent with the classification markings that apply to the source information. Derivative classification includes the
classification of information based on classification guidance. The duplication or reproduction of existing classified information is not derivative classification.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

derivatives clearing organization - in general, a clearinghouse, clearing association, clearing corporation, or similar entity, facility, system, or organization that, with respect to an agreement, contract, or transaction: (i) enables each party to the agreement, contract, or transaction to substitute, through novation or otherwise, the credit of the derivatives clearing organization for the credit of the parties; (ii) arranges or provides, on a multilateral basis, for the settlement or netting of obligations resulting from such agreements, contracts, or transactions executed by participants in the derivatives clearing organization; or (iii) otherwise provides clearing services or arrangements that mutualize or transfer among participants in the derivatives clearing organization the credit risk arising from such agreements, contracts, or transactions executed by the participants. Does not include organizations that provide for: (i) settlement, netting, or novation of obligations resulting from agreements, contracts, or transactions, on a bilateral basis and without a central counterparty; (ii) settlement or netting of cash payments through an interbank payment system; or (iii) settlement, netting, or novation of obligations resulting from a sale of a commodity in a transaction in the spot market for the commodity.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

derogatory information  - information which potentially justifies unfavorable suitability, fitness, or
security adjudication such information may prompt a request for additional investigation or clarification for resolution of an issue.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
10301.)

desalination or desalting - the use of any process or technique for the removal and, when feasible,
adaptation to beneficial use, of organic and inorganic elements and compounds from saline or biologically impaired waters, by itself or in conjunction with other processes.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

descriptive literature - information provided by an offeror, such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, and
brochures, that shows a product's characteristics or construction of a product or explains its operation. The term includes only that information needed to evaluate the acceptability of the
product and excludes other information for operating or maintaining the product.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

deserted, desertion - that a child's parent has willfully forsaken the child and has refused to carry out
parental rights and obligations and that, as a result, the child has become a ward of a competent
authority in accordance with the laws of the Convention country. b. In the context of orphan
adoption cases, desertion means that the parent(s) has willfully forsaken the child and has refused to carry out normal parental rights and obligations and that, as a result, the child has become a ward of a competent authority in accordance with the laws of the foreign-sending country. Desertion does not mean that the parent(s) has disappeared, but rather that he and/ or she refuses to carry out his or her parent rights and obligations towards the child. Desertion differs from abandonment in that the parent(s) has not taken steps to divest him or herself of parental duties, but that the parent's inaction has caused a local authority to step in and assume custody of the child.

desiccant - any substance or mixture of substances intended for artificial accelerating the drying of plant
tissue.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
design basis threat - The threat against which buildings and other structures must be protected and
upon which the protective system's design is based.  Also called DBT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2305a.)

design control activity - the systems command of a military department that is specifically responsible
for ensuring the airworthiness of an aviation system or equipment, or the seaworthiness of a ship or
ship equipment, in which such item is to be used.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

design interface - family of activities introduced early in the life cycle intended to ensure a system (or
equipment) is developed (or selected if a commercial or non-developmental item) to reduce the logistics burden/ footprint while simultaneously meeting critical performance characteristics.
design projects - projects that assist minority institutions that do not have their own appropriate
resources or personnel to plan and develop long-range science improvement programs.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1067k.)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
392)

designated cyber and information technology range - the National Cyber Range, the Joint Information
Operations Range, the Defense Information Assurance Range, and the C4 Assessments Division of J6 of the Joint Staff.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H351.1)
designated depositary - A United States or foreign commercial bank or banking institution which has
been designated by the Secretary of the Treasury as an official depositary to hold U.S. Government (USG) funds for the account of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3181.3)
designated employment category - A designation established by the Bureau of Human Resources (HR)
denoting an occupational group, position, set of duties and responsibilities, and/ or geographic location for which the Department has experienced or is experiencing difficulty recruiting qualified employees or in the case of a retention allowance is based upon a special need that makes it essential
to retain the employees services.
designated foreign government - a foreign government that the Secretary of State has determined has
repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2712)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
designated housing - Under the single real property manager (SRPM) concept, the only designated
housing units are the residences for the ambassador (chief of mission (COM)), deputy chief of mission (DCM), consul general (CG) when also assigned as principal officer (PO), U.S. representative to an international organization abroad when also assigned as PO, and Marine
security guards.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
designated official - The highest ranking resident official of the primary occupant Federal department or
agency, or, alternatively, a resident in the facility who is selected by mutual agreement of resident
department and agency officials. For General Services Administration (GSA)-owned and -leased facilities.  Also called DO.
designated operational area - a geographic area designated by the combatant commander or subordinate
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
joint force commander for the conduct or support of specified military operations.
CH A)
designated terminal - the home or away-from-home terminal for the assignment of a particular crew.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
21101.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
designation, cashier - The official document authorizing the cashier to handle official money including
the authorized maximum amount and other requirements or limitations. It is signed and dated by both the cashier and American cashier supervisor.
design-basis threat - profile of the type, composition, and capabilities of an adversary.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
design-to-cost - a concept that establishes cost elements as management goals to achieve the best balance
between life-cycle cost, acceptable performance, and schedule. Under this concept, cost is a design constraint during the design and development phases and a management discipline throughout the acquisition and operation of the system or equipment.
desired perception - In military deception, what the deception target must believe for it to make the
decision that will achieve the deception objective.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
desired point of impact - A precise point, associated with a target and assigned as the impact point for
a single unitary weapon to create a desired effect.  Also called DPI.  See also aimpoint.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
desk top systems - Typically, personal computer hardware, software, and other peripheral devices, that
users have on their desks.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
desktop browser - A suite of programs located in a desktop PC that allows both viewing and navigation
from one node on the Internet or OpenNet, to another.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)
desktop system - Typically, personal computer hardware, software, and other peripheral devices, that
users have on their desks.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
destination rate - The per diem rate applicable to the next location where the employee will perform
temporary duty or where the employee makes an en route stopover to obtain overnight lodging.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1521.)
destruction - (A) the demolishment of such munitions or agents by incineration or by any other means;
or (B) the dismantling or other disposal of such munitions or agents so as to make them useless for military purposes and harmless to human beings under normal circumstances.
destruction - The complete elimination of the record, through such means as burning or shredding.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18, 31)
destructive substance - an explosive substance, flammable material, infernal machine, or other chemical,
mechanical, or radioactive device or matter of a combustible, contaminative, corrosive, or explosive
nature.
detail - The temporary loan of your services to an international organization during which time you retain
your status as a Department employee.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H2421)
detail [personnel] - temporary assignment of an employee to a different position for a specified period,
with the employee returning to their regular duties at the end of the assignment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
detail assignment - An assignment to a position outside the Department where you retain your status as a
Department employee.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H2421)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2215)
detailed project report - a report for a project not specifically authorized by Congress in law or
otherwise that determines the feasibility of the project with a level of detail appropriate to the scope
and complexity of the recommended solution and sufficient to proceed directly to the preparation of contract plans and specifications. The term includes any associated environmental impact statement
and mitigation plan. For a project for which the Federal cost does not exceed $1,000,000, the term
includes a planning and design analysis document.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6106)
detailee - an employee of an agency of the United States Government on assignment or loan to the
Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs without a change of position from the agency by which he or she is employed.
detailee - employee on temporary assignment to another position for a specific period.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
detainee - Any person captured, detained, or otherwise under the control of Department of Defense
personnel.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 363)
detainee - Any person captured, detained, or otherwise under the control of Department of Defense
personnel.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 363)
detainee collection point - A facility or other location where detainees are assembled for subsequent
movement to a detainee holding area.  Also called DCP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 363)
detainee debriefing - The process of using direct questions to elicit intelligence information from a
cooperative detainee to satisfy intelligence requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 363)
detainee holding area - A facility or other location where detainees are administratively processed and
provided custodial care pending disposition and subsequent release, transfer, or movement to a theater detention facility.  Also called DHA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 363)

detainee operations - A broad term that encompasses the capture, initial detention and screening,
transportation, treatment and protection, housing, transfer, and release of the wide range of persons who could be categorized as detainees.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

detection - 1. In tactical operations, the perception of an object of possible military interest but
unconfirmed by recognition.  2. In surveillance, the determination and transmission by a surveillance system that an event has occurred.  3. In arms control, the first step in the process of ascertaining the occurrence of a violation of an arms control agreement.  4. In chemical, biological,
radiological, and nuclear environments, the act of locating chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards by use of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detectors or monitoring and/ or survey teams.  See also hazard.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
841)

detection agent - any one of the substances when introduced into a plastic explosive or formulated in
such explosive as a part of the manufacturing process in such a manner as to achieve homogeneous distribution in the finished explosive, including (1) Ethylene glycol dinitrate (EGDN), C2H4(NO3)2, molecular weight 152, when the minimum concentration in the finished explosive is 0.2 percent by mass;
(2) 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane (DMNB), C6H12(NO2)2, molecular
weight 176, when the minimum concentration in the finished explosive is 0.1 percent by mass;
(3)
Para-Mononitrotoluene (p-MNT), C7H7NO2, molecular weight 137, when the minimum concentration in the finished explosive is 0.5 percent by mass;
(4) Ortho-Mononitrotoluene (o- MNT), C7H7NO2, molecular weight 137, when the minimum concentration in the finished explosive is 0.5 percent by mass; and
(5) any other substance in the concentration specified by the
Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, that
has been added to the table in part 2 of the Technical Annex to the Convention on the Marking of
Plastic Explosives.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
detection technology - electronic and/ or mechanical means used to assist in the discovery and
identification of anomalies or the presence of property or person that may pose a threat or are not in
compliance with law.
deteriorated paint - any interior or exterior paint that is peeling, chipping, chalking or cracking or any
paint located on an interior or exterior surface or fixture that is damaged or deteriorated.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
deteriorated paint - paint that is cracking, flaking, chipping, peeling, or otherwise separating from its
substrate.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
determinations and findings - Written approval by an authorized official that is required by statute or
regulation as a prerequisite to taking certain contracting actions.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
deterrence - The prevention of action by the existence of a credible threat of unacceptable
counteraction and/ or belief that the cost of action outweighs the perceived benefits.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
deterrent - measure that discourages an action or prevents an occurrence by instilling fear, doubt, or
anxiety.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
deterrent options - A course of action, developed on the best economic, diplomatic, and military
judgment, designed to dissuade an adversary from a current course of action or contemplated
operations.
detonating cord - waterproof, flexible fabric tube containing a high explosive designed to transmit the
detonation wave.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
841)
detonator - any device containing a detonating charge that is used for initiating detonation in an
explosive; the term includes, but is not limited to, electric blasting caps of instantaneous and delay types, blasting caps for use with safety fuses and detonating-cord delay connectors.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
detrimental activity - endeavor that (1) relates to terrorism; (2) presents some other threat to homeland
security; or (3) unlawfully interferes with the authorized missions of the Department, including its
Components.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1636.)

developed - a purposeful modification of land, or an interest in land, from its original state that
effectuates a condition of gainful and productive present use without further substantial modification. Any such modification shall be performed by the Native individual or Native
Corporation. Surveying, construction of roads, providing utilities, or other similar actions, which are
normally considered to be component parts of the development process but do not create the condition described in the preceding sentence, shall not constitute a developed state within the
meaning of this clause. In order to terminate the exemptions listed in paragraph (1), land, or an interest in land, must be developed for purposes other than exploration, and the exemptions will be terminated only with respect to the smallest practicable tract actually used in the developed state. Any lands previously developed by third-party trespassers shall not be considered to have been.

developed countries - countries so designated by the President.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2518.)
developer - entity charged with providing a product or system that meets the sponsor's requirements as
specified in the operational requirements document (ORD).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

developing country -  a country designated as a developing country by the Trade Representative.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))
developing country - a country that has a shortage of foreign exchange earnings and has difficulty
meeting all of its food needs through commercial channels.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1732.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 803)

developing country with a tropical forest - (A)(i) a country that has a per capita income of $725 or less
in 1994 United States dollars (commonly referred to as ''low-income country''), as determined and adjusted on an annual basis by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in its World Development Report; or (ii) a country that has a per capita income of more than $725 but less than $8,956 in 1994 United States dollars (commonly referred to as ''middle-income country''), as determined and adjusted on an annual basis by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in its World Development Report; and (B) a country that contains at least one tropical forest that is globally outstanding in terms of its biological diversity or represents one of the larger intact blocks of tropical forests left, on a regional, continental, or global scale.

developing or transitional country -  a country eligible to receive development assistance under this
chapter.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 129)

development - any or all undertakings necessary for planning, land acquisition, demolition, construction,
or equipment, in connection with a low-income housing project.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1437a.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

development - systematic application of knowledge toward the production of useful materials, devices,
and systems or methods that leverage the results of applied research activities includes: validation and demonstration of a chosen technology in laboratory, representative and operational environments, improving on research prototypes, integration into systems and subsystems, addressing manufacturing, productability and sustainability needs, and independent operational test
and evaluation.

development - the phase of a program following the formulation phase and beginning with the approval
to proceed to implementation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
878a)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
development - The systematic use of knowledge and understanding gained from research, directed
toward the production of useful materials, devices, systems, or methods, including design and development of prototypes and processes.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1331)
development - those activities which take place following discovery of minerals in paying quantities,
including geophysical activity, drilling, platform construction, and operation of all onshore support facilities, and which are for the purpose of ultimately producing the minerals discovered.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)

development assistance -  Programs, projects, and activities carried out by the United States Agency for
International Development that improve the lives of the citizens of developing countries while furthering United States foreign policy interests in expanding democracy and promoting free market
economic growth.

Development Association - the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the
African Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 490)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1437a.)

development cost - costs incurred by a public housing agency in such undertakings and their necessary
financing (including the payment of carrying charges), and in otherwise carrying out the development of such project, but does not include the costs associated with the demolition of or remediation of environmental hazards associated with public housing units that will not be replaced
on the project site, or other extraordinary site costs as determined by the Secretary. Construction
activity in connection with a low-income housing project may be confined to the reconstruction, remodeling, or repair of existing buildings.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
878a)
development cost - the total of all costs, including construction of facilities and civil servant costs, from
the period beginning with the approval to proceed to implementation through the achievement of operational readiness, without regard to funding source or management control, for the life of the program.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 30104.)
development cost - the total of all costs, including construction of facilities and civil servant costs, from
the period beginning with the approval to proceed to implementation through the achievement of operational readiness, without regard to funding source or management control, for the life of the program.
development network - A dedicated standalone network comprised of not more than fifteen user
accounts and used exclusively for developing websites and local applications.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
development objective - the most ambitious result that a USAID operating unit, along with its partners,
can materially affect, and for which it is willing to be held accountable.  A DO is a results statement,
in other words, it is a problem solved.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
development phase - project execution phase that occurs once a project development approach has been
formally approved.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
development unit - a part of a project which, for purposes of orderly engineering or reclamation
development, is designated as a development unit by order of the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
485a)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 684)
Development/ Modernization/ Enhancement contract - A contract that provides for the development,
modernization or enhancement of a new or existing information technology system.  Also called DME contract.
developmental test - testing used to assist in the development and maturation of products, product
elements, or manufacturing or support processes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 581)
developmental test and evaluation - (A) the testing of a capability or asset and the subsystems of the
capability or asset to determine whether they meet all contractual performance requirements, including technical performance requirements, supportability requirements, and interoperability requirements and related specifications; and (B) the evaluation of the results of such testing.
developmental test and evaluation - test and evaluation used to assist in the development and
maturation of products, product elements, or manufacturing or support processes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
device - any instrument or contrivance (other than a firearm) which is intended for trapping, destroying,
repelling, or mitigating any pest or any other form of plant or animal life (other than man and other than bacteria, virus, or other microorganism on or in living man or other living animals); but not including equipment used for the application of pesticides when sold separately therefrom.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)

devise - An old legal term that is generally used to refer to real estate left to someone under the terms of a
will, or to the act of leaving such real estate. In some states devise now applies to any kind of property left by a will, making it identical to the term bequest.

devisee - A person to whom property is devised or given by a will.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)

devolution - The capability to transfer authority and responsibility for essential functions from a
departments/ agency's primary operating staff and facilities to other department/ agency personnel
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6

and facilities, and to sustain that operational capability for an extended period.
FAM 414) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
DHS federal action - plan, project, program, policy, rule, regulation, procedure, or legislative proposal
subject to DHS's control and responsibility not included within this definition are purely
administrative actions where DHS has no authority.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
DHS Information Sharing Environment - mission, processes, and supporting core capabilities that
facilitate the sharing of terrorism information, homeland security information, and homeland security-related information both within the Department and between the Department and external entities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
DHS Intelligence Enterprise  - primary organizational mechanism for the integration and management
of the Department's intelligence programs, projects, and activities, led by the CINT and consisting of the CIPs of DHS Intelligence Components led by the Chief Intelligence Officer (CINT) and consisting of the Component Intelligence Programs (CIPs) of DHS Intelligence Components.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
DHS Lexicon - repository of organized terms (acronyms, words, compound words, and phases) providing
a single, explicit and context driven definition for each word or phrase and, if necessary, extended
definitions and supporting annotations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
DHS mission area - enterprise-wide missions with associated goals and objectives that tell in detail what
it means to prevent, to protect, to respond, and to recover, as well as to build in security, to ensure resilience, and to facilitate customs and exchange.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
DHS mobile application - native software application that is developed by, on behalf of, or in
coordination with DHS for use on a mobile device (e.g., phone or tablet) by the public and/ or DHS employees.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
DHS National Operations Center - 24/ 7/ 365 multi-agency operations center that serves as the primary
national-level hub for situational awareness, common operating picture, information fusion, information sharing, communications, and operations coordination pertaining to the prevention of terrorist attacks and incident management.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

DHS Operational Component  - Department of Homeland Security Component with specific
centralized program responsibility for directly achieving one or more of the Department's mission
activities includes:  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and Transportation
Security Administration (TSA).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

DHS strategic plan - written guidance that establishes the goals and objectives for DHS and outlines the
strategies to achieve those goals and objectives produced every four years and aligned with the
Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

DHS Support Component - Department of Homeland Security Component that generally provides
specific assistance and/ or guidance to other DHS Components and/ or external organizations includes:  Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CISOMB), Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Intergovernmental
Affairs, Management (MGMT), Military Advisor's Office (MIL), National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) , Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), Office of Health Affairs (OHA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA), Office of Operations Coordination (OPS), Office of Policy (PLCY),
Office of Public Affairs (OPA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Office of the Executive Secretary (ESEC), Office of the General Counsel (OGC),  Privacy Office (PRIV), and
Science and Technology (S&T).

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1709)

dialysis pilot program - the pilot demonstration program approved by the Under Secretary of Veterans
Affairs for Health in August 2010 and by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in September 2010 to
provide dialysis care to patients at certain outpatient facilities operated by the Department of
Veterans Affairs.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1070a11.)

different campus - a site of an institution of higher education that  (A) is geographically apart from the
main campus of the institution; (B) is permanent in nature; and (C) offers courses in educational
programs leading to a degree, certificate, or other recognized educational credential.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1070a11.)

different population - a group of individuals that an eligible entity desires to serve through an
application for a grant under this division, and that (A) is separate and distinct from any other population that the entity has applied for a grant under this division to serve; or (B) while sharing some of the same needs as another population that the eligible entity has applied for a grant under this division to serve, has distinct needs for specialized services.

digital and wireless networking technology - computer and communications equipment and software
that facilitates the transmission of information in a digital format.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3704)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 451.3)

digital imaging - a process that converts paper documents to electronic format. The images are
commonly stored on magnetic or optical media (such as CD-ROMs, backup drives or tapes) or reside on servers.

digital imaging system - video system in which a digital video signal travels from the camera and can be
viewed by any authorized user at or away from a protected premises.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 7112.)

digital learning - any instructional practice that effectively uses technology to strengthen a student's
learning experience and encompasses a wide spectrum of tools and practices, including (A) interactive learning resources, digital learning content (which may include openly licensed content),
software, or simulations, that engage students in academic content; (B) access to online databases
and other primary source documents; (C) the use of data and information to personalize learning and provide targeted supplementary instruction; (D) online and computer-based assessments; (E) learning environments that allow for rich collaboration and communication, which may include student collaboration with content experts and peers; (F) hybrid or blended learning, which occurs under direct instructor supervision at a school or other location away from home and, at least in part, through online delivery of instruction with some element of student control over time, place, path, or pace; and (G) access to online course opportunities for students in rural or remote areas.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

digital ortho imagery - georeferenced images of the Earth's surface, collected by a sensor in which
image object displacement has been removed for sensor distortions and orientation, and terrain
relief. For very large surface areas, an Earth curvature correction may be applied. Digital
orthoimages encode the optical electromagnetic spectrum as discrete values modeled in an array of
georeferenced pixels. Digital orthoimages have the geometric characteristics of a map, and image qualities of a photograph.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 142.4)

digital signature - A digital signature is an application of technology for signing an electronic message
that ordinarily provides the highest degree of assurance for identifying the signer. Digital signatures are a subset of electronic signatures, but unlike other electronic signatures, digital signatures are cryptographically derived, i.e., backed by a process such as a public key infrastructure (PKI).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

digital signature - An asymmetric key operation where the private key is used to digitally sign an
electronic document and the public key is used to verify the signature. Digital signatures provide authenticity protection and integrity protection. (See electronic signature.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

digital storage media - Flash media (e.g., universal serial bus (USB) thumb drives, digital Moving
Picture Experts Group (MPEG) Audio Layer 3 (mp3) recorder/ player), hard disk drives, compact disc-recordable (CD-R) disks, CD-rewritable (CD-RW) disks, digital video disc-recordable (DVD- R) disks, DVD-rewritable (DVD-RW) disks, and any other removable or non-removable items that
can store information or data.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

digital storage media - Flash media (e.g., universal serial bus (USB) thumb drives, digital Moving
Picture Experts Group (MPEG) Audio Layer 3 (mp3) recorder/ player), hard disk drives, compact disc-recordable (CD-R) disks, CD-rewritable (CD-RW) disks, digital video disc-recordable (DVD- R) disks, DVD-rewritable (DVD-RW) disks, and any other removable or non-removable items that can store information or data.
digital video conference - A full motion video-teleconference program that enables U.S. and foreign
participants on both sides to see and talk with each other in real time.  Also called DVC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 355)
digitized Signature - A graphical image of a handwritten signature, not to be confused with a digital
signature.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 142.4)

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1003.)

diploma mill - an entity that (A)(i) offers, for a fee, degrees, diplomas, or certificates, that may be used to
represent to the general public that the individual possessing such a degree, diploma, or certificate has completed a program of postsecondary education or training; and (ii) requires such individual to complete little or no education or coursework to obtain such degree, diploma, or certificate; and (B) lacks accreditation by an accrediting agency or association that is recognized as an accrediting agency or association of institutions of higher education by (i) the Secretary; or (ii) a Federal
agency, State government, or other organization or association that recognizes accrediting agencies
or associations.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
296)

diploma school of nursing - a school affiliated with a hospital or university, or an independent school,
which provides primarily or exclusively a program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to a diploma or to equivalent indicia that such program has been satisfactorily completed, but only if such program, or such affiliated school or such hospital or university or such independent school is accredited.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3052)

diplomatic intelligence support center - an entity to which employees of the various elements of the
intelligence community are detailed for the purpose of providing analytical intelligence support that
(A) consists of intelligence analyses on military or political matters and expertise to conduct limited assessments and dynamic taskings for a chief of mission; and
(B) is not intelligence support traditionally provided to a chief of mission by the Director of National Intelligence.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

diplomatic pouch or bag - A sealed, opaque container which, (1) Must bear visible external marks of its
character; (2) May contain only diplomatic documents or articles intended for official use; and (3) May not be opened or detained.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Diplomatic Security control officer - An individual in Office of the Diplomatic Courier Service (DS/ C/
DC) who oversees the shipment of controlled/ unclassified, unpouched material from the Department to its posts worldwide. The DSCO must remain with the assigned material until it is delivered or properly secured in temporary storage.   Also called DSCO.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Network - A system of interconnected secure data and voice
circuits supporting foreign affairs agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., and U.S. diplomatic missions abroad. All Department of State telecommunications circuits are integrated into the DTS network.  Also called DTS Network.
Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office - A program office established by Congress
in March 1992 to provide telecommunications services for all U.S. Government activities conducted
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5

out of diplomatic and consular establishments abroad.  Also called DTS-PO.
FAH2 H114)
diplomatic visa - a nonimmigrant visa bearing that title and issued to a nonimmigrant in accordance with
such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
direct acquisition - a type of interagency acquisition where a requesting agency places an order directly
against a servicing agency's indefinite-delivery contract. The servicing agency manages the indefinite-delivery contract but does not participate in the placement or administration of an order.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
direct action - Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions conducted as a special
operation in hostile, denied, or diplomatically sensitive environments and which employ specialized military capabilities to seize, destroy, capture, exploit, recover, or damage designated targets.  Also
called DA.  See also special operations; special operations forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
direct air support center - The principal air control agency of the United States Marine Corps air
command and control system responsible for the direction and control of air operations directly supporting the ground combat element.  Also called DASC.  See also Marine air command and
control system; tactical air operations center.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
direct air support center (airborne) - An airborne aircraft equipped with the necessary staff
personnel, communications, and operations facilities to function as a direct air support center.  Also
called DASC(A).  See also direct air support center.
direct carbon emissions - the quantity of direct greenhouse gas emissions from a vehicle, as determined
by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5312)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
direct charging - Costs associated with the provision of goods and/ or services outside ICASS that are
identified and charged to the fiscal data of a single agency. To be a candidate for billing by direct charge, a task or service should be - (1) Clearly separable as a distinct activity; (2) Easy to price accurately without extensive accounting analysis; (3) Mutually agreed to by both the customer and
service provider; and (4) A service that is outside or beyond the scope of the posts ICASS MOU and the cost of which is not already included in the posts ICASS budget. Where a cost meets all of the
above criteria, direct charging is the preferred method for billing.
direct consequence  - effect that is an immediate result of an event, incident, or occurrence.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
direct cost - any cost that is identified specifically with a particular final cost objective. Direct costs are
not limited to items that are incorporated in the end product as material  or labor. Costs identified specifically with a contract are direct costs of that contract. All costs identified specifically with
other final cost objectives of the contractor are direct costs of those cost objectives.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
direct cost - any cost which is identified specifically with a particular final cost objective. Direct costs are
not limited to items which are incorporated in the end product as material or labor. Costs identified specifically with a sponsored agreement are direct costs of that sponsored agreement. All costs
identified specifically with other final cost objectives of the educational institution are direct costs of
those cost objectives.
direct current   - electric current that flows through a circuit in just one direction.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H548.22)

direct deposit instructions - The employee must provide the following information when submitting information to the payroll office - (1) For Receiving Bank Name, use the word - TREASURYDIRECT; (2) Show the ABA/ RTN number as - 051736158; (3) For the account number, the employee uses the TreasuryDirect account number provided to him or her, followed by the letter P and without hyphens if using the Payroll Savings Plan. (For example -  A123456789P); and (4) For the type of account, the employee can choose either a checking or savings account;
either type of account works for the TreasuryDirect system.

direct fire - Fire delivered on a target using the target itself as a point of aim for either the weapon or
the director.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
direct health care - health care provided to a beneficiary in a medical facility operated by the
Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8111.)

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
3102)

direct investment - the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by one person of 10 per centum or
more of the voting securities of an incorporated business enterprise or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated business enterprise.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Direct Inward System Access - A feature that allows selected users to remotely access a PBX by dialing
a particular gateway number. The PBX will answer and prompt for a security code. Authorized users are able to use selected system resources such as voice mail, internal dialing, and authorized trunk services.  Also called DISA.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
8501)

direct labor - (A) includes all work required for preparation, processing, and packing of a product, or
work directly relating to the performance of a service; but
(B) does not include supervision, administration, inspection, or shipping.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

direct labor - Manpower resources dedicated to performing the requirements of the solicitation and labor
for supervision and management related support to the tender (e.g., MEO) such as labor for quality control.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
direct liaison authorized - That authority granted by a commander (any level) to a subordinate to
directly consult or coordinate an action with a command or agency within or outside of the granting
command.  Also called DIRLAUTH.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 661a)
direct loan - a disbursement of funds by the Government to a non-Federal borrower under a contract that
requires the repayment of such funds with or without interest. The term includes the purchase of, or
participation in, a loan made by another lender and financing arrangements that defer payment for more than 90 days, including the sale of a government 1 asset on credit terms. The term does not include the acquisition of a federally guaranteed loan in satisfaction of default claims or the price support loans of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
direct loan obligation - a binding agreement by a Federal agency to make a direct loan when specified
conditions are fulfilled by the borrower.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 661a)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 16
FAM 511)
direct medical expenses - medical program expenses associated with a particular employee or eligible
family member that are chargeable to the employing agency responsible for the employee or eligible
family member. Such expenses include, but are not limited to - Hospitalization and related outpatient expenses of employees and eligible family members; Medical evacuation travel expenses of employees and eligible family members, travel expenses of medical and nonmedical attendants and expenses for contractual services of medevac attendants; and Examination and immunization expenses when such examinations and immunizations are required by the medical program and provided by private entities or U.S. Government entities other than the Office of Medical Services (MED) or Department of State health units.
direct route - The usually traveled route consistent with the most expeditious mode of transportation and
the established scheduled services of contract and other common carriers.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 658.)
direct savings - (A) in the case of a Federal intergovernmental mandate, means the aggregate estimated
reduction in costs to any State, local, or tribal government as a result of compliance with the Federal
intergovernmental mandate; and (B) in the case of a Federal private sector mandate, means the aggregate estimated reduction in costs to the private sector as a result of compliance with the
Federal private sector mandate.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17173)
direct solar renewable energy - energy from a device that converts sunlight into useable light within a
building, tunnel, or other enclosed structure, replacing artificial light generated by a light fixture and doing so without the conversion of the sunlight into another form of energy.
direct spending - (A) budget authority provided by law other than appropriation Acts; (B) entitlement
authority; and (C) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 900)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
direct support - A mission requiring a force to support another specific force and authorizing it to
answer directly to the supported force's request for assistance.  Also called DS.  See also close
support; general support; mission; mutual support; support.
direct threat - a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated by reasonable
accommodation.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
12111)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
direct travel - Official travel from authorized origin to authorized destination that uses the mode of travel
authorized in the orders and consistent with the established scheduled services of contract and other common carriers.
directed assignment - An assignment made by the Director General (DG) relying on the overall
authority he or she exercises on delegation from the Under Secretary for Management.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H2421)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
directed energy - An umbrella term covering technologies that relate to the production of a beam of
concentrated electromagnetic energy or atomic or subatomic particles.  Also called DE.  See also
directed-energy device; directed-energy weapon.
directed-energy device - A system using directed energy primarily for a purpose other than as a
weapon.  See also directed energy; directed-energy weapon.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
directed-energy warfare - Military action involving the use of directed-energy weapons, devices, and
countermeasures.  Also called DEW.  See also directed energy; directed-energy device; directedenergy weapon; electromagnetic spectrum; electronic warfare.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
directed-energy weapon - A weapon or system that uses directed energy to incapacitate, damage, or
destroy enemy equipment, facilities, and/ or personnel.  See also directed energy; directed-energy
device.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
direction finding - A procedure for obtaining bearings of radio frequency emitters by using a highly
directional antenna and a display unit on an intercept receiver or ancillary equipment.  Also called
DF.
directional effect charge - main charge configuration where the explosive effect is channeled to an
intended area.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

directive [DHS Directives System] - document that briefly and broadly articulates DHS policies,
missions, programs, or activities of a continuing nature that are required or authorized by statute, rulemaking, the President, or the Secretary to initiate, govern or regulate actions or conduct by DHS
Components, officers, and employees.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

directive authority for logistics - Combatant commander authority to issue directives to subordinate
commanders to ensure the effective execution of approved operation plans, optimize the use or
reallocation of available resources, and prevent or eliminate redundant facilities and/ or overlapping functions among the Service component commands.  Also called DAFL.  See also combatant
command (command authority); logistics.
Directive/ Instruction - Other Implementing Document Originator - author of a Directive, Instruction,
and/ or other implementing documents.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Directives Management - For purposes of this subchapter Directives Management or DIR means A/
GIS/ DIR. GIS is Global Information Services.  Also called DIR.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H1112.2)

directly - a transfer of merchandise or an article from one person to another person without any
intermediate transfer.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
906(l).)
directly affected employees - Civilian employees whose work is being competed in a streamlined or
standard competition.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
directly affected government personnel - Government personnel whose work is being competed in a
streamlined or standard competition.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
directly associated cost - any cost which is generated solely as a result of the incurrence of another cost,
and which would not have been incurred had the other cost not been incurred.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
directly interested party - The agency tender official who submitted the agency tender; a single
individual appointed by a majority of directly affected employees as their agent; a private sector
offeror; or the official who certifies the public reimbursable tender.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 104B)

Directly Observed Treatment Short-course - the World Health Organization-recommended strategy for
treating tuberculosis including (A) low-cost and effective diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of tuberculosis; (B) a reliable drug supply; (C) a management strategy for public health systems; (D) health system strengthening; (E) promotion of the use of the International Standards for Tuberculosis Care by all care providers; (F) bacteriology under an external quality assessment framework; (G) short-course chemotherapy; and (H) sound reporting and recording systems.  Also
called DOTS.

director - any director of a corporation, or any individual performing similar functions with respect to
any organization whether incorporated or unincorporated.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77ccc.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 041.3)

director - The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security and Director, DS/ DSS. The
DSS Director can designate another official to perform any responsibility or function under this
policy.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H2421)

Director General - The DG of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources (DGHR) or the HR
deputy assistant secretary (DAS) to whom he or she has delegated decision-making authority.  Also called DG.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

director of mobility forces - The designated agent for all air mobility issues in the area of
responsibility or joint operations area, exercising coordinating authority between the air operations
center (or appropriate theater command and control node), the 618 Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), and the joint deployment and distribution operation center or joint movement center, in order to expedite the resolution of air mobility issues.  Also called
DIRMOBFOR.  See also air operations center; coordinating authority.

directory mail - Mail that is undeliverable as addressed, because of an incomplete or incorrect mailing
address or the addressee is no longer at Post.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH5 H114)
directory service - Procedures for developing and maintaining postal directory files and processing
undeliverable as addressed mail.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1) (SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3002.)
disability - a condition of an individual that is considered to be a disability or handicap for the purposes
of any Federal law other than this chapter or for the purposes of the law of the State in which the individual resides.
disability - a disease, injury, or other physical or mental defect.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1701)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
disability - a licensed medical doctor or licensed psychiatrist must provide documentation that the
physical or mental impairment of the principal applicant meets the definition of the term disability in the Americans with Disability Act. A disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3671.4)
disability - A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life
activities of an individual; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an
impairment.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 533)
disability - For claims filed on or after July 1965, disability means the inability to engage in substantial
gainful activity (SGA) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death, or has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. For widows and widowers, the disability must begin within a certain prescribed period.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
902.)

disability - incapacity because of injury to earn the wages which the employee was receiving at the time
of injury in the same or any other employment; but such term shall mean permanent impairment, determined (to the extent covered thereby) under the guides to the evaluation of permanent impairment promulgated and modified from time to time by the American Medical Association, in the case of an individual.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

disabled employee parking - parking for individuals formally designated as disabled employees by
proper DHS authority and directive and for the term specified in their certification disability is
defined as a substantial limitation in a major life activity by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and includes: a) using a wheelchair, a cane, crutches or a walker; b) difficulty
performing one or more functional activities (seeing, hearing, speaking, lifting/ carrying, using stairs, walking or grasping small objects); and/ or c) difficulty with one or more activities of daily living (getting in or out of bed or a chair, bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, getting around inside
the home).

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3741.)

disabled veteran - (A) a veteran who is entitled to compensation under laws administered by the
Secretary for a disability rated at 30 percent or more, or (B) a veteran whose discharge or release
from active duty was for a disability incurred or aggravated in line of duty.
disadvantaged business concerns - small businesses that are owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1151)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300j12)

disadvantaged community - the service area of a public water system that meets affordability criteria
established after public review and comment by the State in which the public water system is located. The Administrator may publish information to assist States in establishing affordability criteria.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)

disallowances - Amounts subtracted from voucher amounts to reflect administrative decisions not to pay
the entire amount claimed. Disallowances may result from nonperformance, improper performance, improper billings, insufficient proof of performance, offset of a debt, etc.
disallowed costs -- An incurred cost questioned by the audit organization that management has agreed
should not be charged to the Government.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A50)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

disallowed costs - Those charges to an award that the Federal awarding agency determines to be
unallowable, in accordance with the applicable Federal cost principles or other terms and conditions contained in the award.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)

disallowed costs - those charges to an award that the Federal awarding agency determines to be
unallowable, in accordance with the applicable Federal cost principles or other terms and conditions
contained in the award.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

disappeared, disappearance - that a child's parent has unaccountably or inexplicably passed out of the
child's life so that the parents whereabouts are unknown, there is no reasonable expectation of the
parents reappearance, and there has been a reasonable effort to locate the parent as determined by a competent authority in accordance with the laws of the Convention country. However, a stepparent
who is deemed to be a child's legal parent may be found to have disappeared if it is established that the stepparent never knew (1) of the child's existence, or (2) of the stepparents legal relationship to the child. b. In the context of orphan adoption cases, disappearance means that the parent(s) has unaccountably or inexplicably passed out of the child's life; his or her or their whereabouts are unknown; there is no reasonable hope of reappearance; and there has been a reasonable effort to locate them as determined by a competent authority in accordance with the laws of the foreignsending country.

disarmament - The reduction of a military establishment to some level set by international agreement.
See also arms control agreement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
disaster area - an area in which the President has declared a major disaster during the period of such
declaration.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300hh14)
disaster area - an area that has suffered or in which has occurred an emergency or disaster.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3225)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)
disaster assistance response team - A team deployed by the United States Agency for  International
Development, if a large-scale, urgent, and/ or extended response is necessary, to provide specialists
to assist the chief of mission and the United States Agency for International Development mission (where present) with the management of the United States Government response to a disaster. Also called DART. See also foreign disaster;  foreign disaster relief.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)
disaster assistance response team - A team of specialists, trained in a variety of disaster relief skills,
rapidly deployed to assist US embassies and United States Agency for International Development missions with the management of US Government response to disasters.  Also called DART.  See
also foreign disaster; foreign disaster relief.
disaster county - a county included in the geographic area covered by a qualifying natural disaster
declaration.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1531.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3364)

disaster or emergency - a major disaster or emergency, as declared by the President, that results in
severe adverse effects for a substantial number of employees (e.g., loss of life or property, serious injury, or mental illness as a result of a direct threat to life or health).
disaster recovery center - A facility established in a centralized location within or near the disaster area
(SOURCE  DHS/

at which disaster victims (individuals, families, or businesses) apply for disaster aid.   Also called DRC.
FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
disaster recovery plan - A written plan for recovering one or more information systems at an alternate
facility in response to a major hardware or software failure or destruction of facilities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
disaster recovery plan - The detailed plan for restoring operations in CGFS financial service centers is
rendered inoperable because of fire, natural disaster, acts of war, or other violence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
Disaster Response Registry - a voluntary registry of contractors who are willing to perform debris
removal, distribution of supplies, reconstruction, and other disaster or emergency relief activities
established in accordance with the Registry of Disaster Response Contractors. The Registry contains information on contractors who are willing to perform disaster or emergency relief activities within
the United States and its outlying areas. The Registry is accessed via https:/ / www.acquisition.gov
and alternately through the FEMA website at http:/ / www.fema.gov/ business/  index.shtm.
disbursement - A payment in currency, check, or electronic funds transfer.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2710)
discarded military munitions - military munitions that have been abandoned without proper disposal or
removed from storage in a military magazine or other storage area for the purpose of disposal. The term does not include unexploded ordnance, military munitions that are being held for future use or
planned disposal, or military munitions that have been properly disposed of, consistent with applicable environmental laws and regulations.
discharge - A release of a debtor from personal liability for a debt or, in the context of compromise, part
of a debt.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 491.3)
discharge - any emission (other than natural seepage), intentional or unintentional, and includes, but is
not limited to, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
discharge - any release however caused from a cruise vessel, and includes any escape, disposal, spilling,
leaking, pumping, emitting, or emptying.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1901)
discharge - any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying or dumping.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1322)
discharge - dismiss from employment.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 721)
discharge - spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping, however caused.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
discharge [material] - release of a liquid, gas, or other object or substance includes actions of spilling,
leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1362.)
discharge of a pollutant and discharge of pollutants - (A) any addition of any pollutant to navigable
waters from any point source, (B) any addition of any pollutant to the waters of the contiguous zone or the ocean from any point source other than a vessel or other floating craft.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)

discharge or release - (A) retirement from the active military, naval, or air service, and (B) the
satisfactory completion of the period of active military, naval, or air service for which a person was obligated at the time of entry into such service in the case of a person who, due to enlistment or
reenlistment, was not awarded a discharge or release from such period of service at the time of such completion thereof and who, at such time, would otherwise have been eligible for the award of a
discharge or release under conditions other than dishonorable.

discharge permit [water] - permit authorizing discharge of treated wastewater or storm water into the
waters of the United States or to a publicly owned treatment works (POTW).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
discharged - released from an appointment as a Reserve officer.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 720)
disciplinary action - Action against an employee in the form of a reprimand, suspension, or separation
for cause.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)
disclose - to communicate, provide, impart, transmit, transfer, convey, publish, or otherwise make
available.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3126)
disclosure - Providing information from a system of records, by any means, to anyone other than the
individual by whose name or other identifier the record is retrieved.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
disclosure - transmission, communication, sharing or passing of any information includes to any federal,
state, local, tribal, or territorial government, private sector entity, or any foreign government, foreign person, or international organization.
discount date - date by which, if payment is made, a specified discount can be taken.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H422.11)
discount rate -  The interest rate used in calculating the present value of expected yearly benefits and
costs.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
discountfactor -  The factor that translates expected benefits or costs in any given future year into present
value terms. The discount factor is equal to 1/ (1 + i)t where i is the interest rate and t is the number
of years from the date of initiation for the program or policy until the given future year.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 431.4)
discovery - Discovery is the process used by a party in a legal proceeding to obtain relevant information,
or information reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of relevant information, held solely by
the opposing party that is relevant to the proceeding. Responses to discovery requests require identifying, locating, securing and producing information and materials responsive to the discovery request. The term discovery is also commonly used to describe the process of reviewing all materials that may be potentially relevant to the issues at hand and/ or that may need to be disclosed to other parties, and of evaluating evidence to prove or disprove facts, theories or allegations.
discovery - Pretrial procedures that can be used by one party to obtain facts and information about the
case from the other party or from third parties in order to assist the party's preparation for trial.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
discovery [clandestine surveillance] - finding of a clandestine technical surveillance device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
discrete segment - unit of capability defined by the DHS Component that is part of a larger effort (e.g., a
release of a system, etc.) and can be measured for its outcome against pre-defined objectives or
goals.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1312.1)
discretion - Use of judgment based on knowledge, training, available tools, and experience to make a
sound and reasonable decision within the bounds of law, regulation, and Department policy. Use of discretion is frequently indicated when policy and procedures do not provide explicit directions specific to an adjudicative circumstance.
discretionary - that a system of graduated sanctions is not required to be imposed by each and every
(SOURCE  DHHS/
juvenile court in a State or unit of local government.
HUD/ EPA/ FEMA, US Code
42, 3796ee2)
discretionary appropriations - budgetary resources (except to fund direct-spending programs) provided
in appropriation Acts.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 900)
discretionary category - all discretionary appropriations.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 900)
discussions - Discussions are negotiations conducted in a competitive acquisition. Discussions take place
after establishment of the competitive range.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
disease and nonbattle injury - All illnesses and injuries not resulting from enemy or terrorist action or
caused by conflict.  Also called DNBI.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
disengagement - The act of geographically separating the forces of disputing parties.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)
disinterested party - A person with no stake in the outcome of the action for which the testimony is
sought, and unconnected with the parties or witnesses.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)
dislocated civilian - A broad term primarily used by the Department of Defense that includes a
displaced person, an evacuee, an internally displaced person, a migrant, a refugee, or a stateless
person.  Also called DC.  See also displaced person; evacuee; internally displaced person; migrant;
refugee; stateless person.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
21101.)
dispatching service employee - an operator, train dispatcher, or other train employee who by the use of
an electrical or mechanical device dispatches, reports, transmits, receives, or delivers orders related to or affecting train movements.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g3)
dispense - to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user by, or pursuant to the lawful order of, a
practitioner, irrespective of whether the dispenser uses the Internet or other means to effect such delivery.
dispenser - a physician, pharmacist, or other person that dispenses a controlled substance to an ultimate
user.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g3)
dispersal - Relocation of forces for the purpose of increasing survivability.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
dispersal airfield - An airfield, military or civil, to which aircraft might move before H-hour on either a
temporary duty or permanent change of station basis and be able to conduct operations.  See also
airfield.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50, JP 341, JP
317, JP 401.2)
dispersion - 1. The spreading or separating of troops, materiel, establishments, or activities, which are
usually concentrated in limited areas to reduce vulnerability.    2. In chemical and biological operations, the dissemination of agents in liquid or aerosol form.    3. In airdrop operations, the scatter of personnel and/ or cargo on the drop zone.    4. In naval control of shipping, the reberthing of a ship in the periphery of the port area or in the vicinity of the port for its own protection in order
to minimize the risk of damage from attack.
displaced adult - an individual 21 years of age or older who is displaced from the habitual residence of
that individual as a result of a declared event.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 774)
displaced child - an individual under 21 years of age who is displaced from the habitual residence of that
(SOURCE  DHS,
individual as a result of a declared event.
US Code 6, 774) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2914)

displaced Employee -  A current career or career conditional competitive service employee in tenure
group 1 or 2, at grade levels GS-15 or equivalent and below, who has received a specific reduction
in force (RIF) separation notice or notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside of the local commuting area; A current Executive Branch agency
employee in the excepted service, serving on an appointment without time limit, at grade levels GS- 15 or equivalent and below, who has been given noncompetitive appointment eligibility and selection priority by statute for positions in the competitive service, and who is in receipt of a
reduction in force (RIF) separation notice or notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of
function or directed reassignment outside the local commuting area.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4601)

displaced person - (i) any person who moves from real property, or moves his personal property from
real property(I) as a direct result of a written notice of intent to acquire or the acquisition of such real property in whole or in part for a program or project undertaken by a Federal agency or with Federal financial assistance; or (II) on which such person is a residential tenant or conducts a small business, a farm operation, or a business, as a direct result of rehabilitation, demolition, or such
other displacing activity as the lead agency may prescribe, under a program or project undertaken by
a Federal agency or with Federal financial assistance in any case in which the head of the displacing agency determines that such displacement is permanent; and (ii) any person who moves from real
property, or moves his personal property from real property (I) as a direct result of a written
notice of intent to acquire or the acquisition of other real property, in whole or in part, on which
such person conducts a business or farm operation, for a program or project undertaken by a Federal agency or with Federal financial assistance; or (II) as a direct result of rehabilitation, demolition, or such other displacing activity as the lead agency may prescribe, of other real property on which such person conducts a business or a farm operation, under a program or project undertaken by a Federal agency or with Federal financial assistance where the head of the displacing agency determines that such displacement is permanent.

displaced person - A broad term used to refer to internally and externally displaced persons
collectively.  See also evacuee; refugee.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)
displacement switch - switch that utilizes a jug or other container, with two contacts, one fixed and one
floating substance dissipates or fills the container,  meet and complete the circuit.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
displacing agency - any Federal agency carrying out a program or project, and any State, State agency, or
person carrying out a program or project with Federal financial assistance, which causes a person to
be a displaced person.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4601)
display - In military deception, a static portrayal of an activity, force, or equipment intended to deceive
the adversary's visual observation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
disposable earnings - that part of earnings remaining after all deductions required by law have been
withheld.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2784a)
disposable pay - the amount equal to the excess of the amount of basic pay or retired pay, as the case
may be, payable for the pay period over the total of the amounts deducted and withheld from such pay.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1407a)

disposable retired pay - the total monthly retired pay to which a member is entitled less amounts
which (A) are owed by that member to the United States for previous overpayments of retired pay
and for recoupments required by law resulting from entitlement to retired pay; (B) are deducted
from the retired pay of such member as a result of forfeitures of retired pay ordered by a courtmartial or as a result of a waiver of retired pay required by law in order to receive compensation; (C)
in the case of a member entitled to retired pay, are equal to the amount of retired pay of the member
under that chapter computed using the percentage of the member's disability on the date when the member was retired (or the date on which the member's name was placed on the temporary disability retired list); or (D) are deducted because of an election to provide an annuity to a spouse or former spouse to whom payment of a portion of such member's retired pay is being made pursuant to a court order.

disposal - Any authorized method of permanently divesting the control of and responsibility for property.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

disposal - process of discarding includes the costs of disposing of the prime equipment after its useful
life.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

disposal - the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any solid waste or
hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that such solid waste or hazardous waste or any
constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, including ground waters.

disposal/ inactivation cost - sum of the costs of disposing of the prime equipment after its useful life.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)

disposition - The actions taken regarding records no longer needed in current office space. These actions
include transfer to the Records Service Center or the Washington National Records Center, transfer
to another federal agency, transfer of permanent records to the National Archives, and destruction of temporary records.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.1)

disposition of remains - The method of disposition of the deceased which will include one of the
following - local interment, preparation of the remains and air shipment to a designated area in the United States, cremation and local disposition of the ashes, or cremation and air shipment of the ashes to a designated area in the United States.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.1)

disposition of remains report - The triennial report submitted to the Department setting forth the local
requirements and costs for interment, cremation, embalming, preparation and shipment of the remains, exhumation and bereavement/ mourning customs.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
disposition privacy threshold analysis - document prepared by the program/ system manager prior to a
program or system being discontinued, decommissioned, or retired includes a description of the affected system/ program and the plan for effectively handling, protecting, and (if applicable) disposing of the personally identifiable information it contains.
disposition report - Official written correspondence relating to the determination of a charge or other
legal or management action that influences the final outcome in a pending case or action.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 455.2)
dispute - A disagreement between the cardholder and the supplier and the bank regarding items
appearing on the cardholders monthly statement of account. Disputes must be filed within 90 days from the date that the dispute first appeared on the cardholder's statement of account. All disputes must be filed using the card providers dispute form.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1187)
disqualification rate - the percentage which (A) the total number of nationals of the program country
who were (i) denied admission at the time of arrival or withdrew their application for admission during the most recent fiscal year for which data are available; and (ii) admitted as nonimmigrant visitors during such fiscal year and who violated the terms of such admission; bears to (B) the total number of nationals of such country who applied for admission as nonimmigrant visitors during such fiscal year.
disruptive event - occurrence, caused by either human action or natural phenomena, that may cause harm
(SOURCE  DHS,
and that may require action [incident].
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

disseminate and communicate - ability to coordinate and share information (controlling both the
sending of the information itself and the feedback)includes intelligence at the appropriate levels and
among stakeholders with the appropriate clearance levels and a valid need in order to inform decision-makers.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

dissemination - the government-initiated distribution of information to a nongovernment entity,
including the public. The term 'dissemination,' does not include distribution limited to Federal Government employees, intra- or interagency use or sharing of Federal information, and responses to requests for agency records under the Freedom of Information Act.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

dissemination and integration - In intelligence usage, the delivery of intelligence to users in a suitable
form and the application of the intelligence to appropriate missions, tasks, and functions.  See also
intelligence process.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

dissemination matrix - document used by fusion center personnel to ensure the proper review, handling,
and dissemination of products identifies fusion center customers, classification, and handling caveats; details peer and supervisory reviews; and identifies the dissemination method for each fusion center product type.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)

dissemination rules - Settings that distribute messages to users based on logical expressions of the
Departments business rules. They allow messages to be distributed to necessary recipients through derived addresses rather than only to direct addresses.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1003.)

distance education - education that uses one or more of the technologies (i) to deliver instruction to
students who are separated from the instructor; and (ii) to support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor, synchronously or asynchronously.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

distant retirement area - In amphibious operations, the sea area located to seaward of the landing area
to which assault ships may retire and operate in the event of adverse weather or to prevent
concentration of ships in the landing area.  See also amphibious operation; landing area.

distortion - a subsidy.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2906)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)

distracted driving - Inattention that occurs when a driver diverts attention away from the task of
operating a vehicle to focus on another activity. The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) categorizes distracted driving in the three basic subcategories of visual,
manual, and cognitive distractions.

distressed person - An individual who requires search and rescue assistance to remove he or she from
life-threatening or isolating circumstances in a permissive environment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
distributed denial of service - A denial of service technique that uses numerous hosts to perform the
attack.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
distributed system - A multi-computer (e.g., workstation, terminal, server) system where more than one
computer shares common system resources. The computer systems are connected to the control unit/ data storage element through communication lines.
distributee - A person entitled to share in the distribution of an estate pursuant to a statute of distribution,
rather than pursuant to a will.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)

distribution - 1. The arrangement of troops for any purpose, such as a battle, march, or maneuver.  2. A
planned pattern of projectiles about a point.  3. A planned spread of fire to cover a desired frontage or depth.  4. An official delivery of anything, such as orders or supplies.  5. The operational process of synchronizing all elements of the logistic system to deliver the "right things" to the "right place"
at the "right time" to support the geographic combatant commander.  6. The process of assigning
military personnel to activities, units, or billets.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)

distribution factor - A unit of measure used to distribute the cost of a service. Typical distribution
factors include kilometers driven, gross square meters occupied, number of US direct hires, number of leases maintained, etc.
distribution manager - The executive agent for managing distribution with the combatant
commander's area of responsibility.  See also area of responsibility; distribution.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

distribution pipeline - Continuum or channel through which the Department of Defense conducts
distribution operations, representing the end-to-end flow of resources from supplier to consumer
and, in some cases, back to the supplier in retrograde activities.  See also distribution.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

distribution plan - A reporting system comprising reports, updates, and information systems feeds that
articulate the requirements of the theater distribution system to the strategic and operational resources assigned responsibility for support to the theater.  See also  distribution; distribution
system; theater distribution; theater distribution system.
distribution point - A point at which supplies and/ or ammunition, obtained from supporting supply
points by a division or other unit, are broken down for distribution to subordinate units.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
distribution system - That complex of facilities, installations, methods, and procedures designed to
receive, store, maintain, distribute, and control the flow of military materiel between the point of
receipt into the military system and the point of issue to using activities and units.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
824q)
distribution utility - an electric utility that has a service obligation to end-users or to a State utility or
electric cooperative that, directly or indirectly, through one or more additional State utilities or electric cooperatives, provides electric service to end-users.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d6d)
distributor - a person or entity engaged in the distribution of drugs, biologics, or devices, including but
not limited to manufacturers; repackers; common carriers; contract carriers; air carriers; own-label distributors; private-label distributors; jobbers; brokers; warehouses, and wholesale drug warehouses; independent wholesale drug traders; and retail pharmacies.
district - any individual or any legal entity established under State law which has entered into a contract
or is eligible to contract with the Secretary for irrigation water.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
390bb)
district court - a United States district court, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin
Islands, and the highest court of American Samoa.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
district court of the United States - the courts of the United States for the Territories and possessions of
the United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3814)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371h1)

district energy systems - systems providing thermal energy from a renewable energy source, thermal
energy source, or highly efficient technology to more than 1 building or fixed energy-consuming use from 1 or more thermal-energy production facilities through pipes or other means to provide space
heating, space conditioning, hot water, steam, compression, process energy, or other end uses for that energy.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

disturbance trigger - victim operated trigger that senses when objects or their wrappings are moved or
disturbed, initiating a firing device sensitive mechanisms such as tilt, anti-lift, and trembler switches
may be used.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303
)

diversion - 1. The act of drawing the attention and forces of an enemy from the point of the principal
operation; an attack, alarm, or feint that diverts attention.  2. A change made in a prescribed route for operational or tactical reasons that does not constitute a change of destination.  3. A rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination or on a different mode of transportation prior to arrival at ultimate destination.  4. In naval mine warfare, a route or channel bypassing a dangerous area by connecting one channel to another or it may branch from a channel
and rejoin it on the other side of the danger.  See also demonstration.
diverting [environmental sustainability] - process of redirecting materials that might otherwise be placed
in the waste stream to recycling or recovery excludes diversion to waste-to-energy facilities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

divestiture - An agency's decision to eliminate a government requirement for a commercial activity. No
service contract or fee-for-service agreement exists between the agency and the private sector after a
divestiture. By divesting of a commercial activity, an agency elects not to control the activity and cedes ownership and control of the activity's associated assets (e.g., equipment, facilities, property)
and resources (agency manpower and budgeting for the activity). The agency has no role in the financial support, management, regulation, or oversight of a divested activity. Moving, transferring, or converting a commercial activity from government performance to private sector or public
reimbursable performance is not a divestiture.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

division - The partition of an incident into geographical areas of operation. Divisions are established
when the number of resources exceeds the manageable span of control of the Operations Chief. A
Division is located within the Incident Command System organization between the Branch and resources in the Operations Section.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
485a)
division of a project - any part of a project designated as a division by order of the Secretary or any
phase or feature of project operations given a separate designation as a division by order of the Secretary for the purposes of orderly and efficient administration.
DNA analysis - analysis of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification information in a bodily
sample.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
14135a.)
DNA sample - a tissue, fluid, or other bodily sample of an individual on which a DNA analysis can be
carried out.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
14135a.)
do not admit list - comprehensive list maintained by a local facility security office of personnel that have
been denied access or have had access revoked to a campus, facility, or building.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
Doctorate Degree Equivalent - normally required by the specialty, the alien must possess such a degree.
Note that DHS will not consider a combination of education and experience to be equivalent to a doctorate.
doctrine - authoritative statement of one or more guiding principles.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSI 5120.02)
doctrine - Fundamental principles by which the military forces or elements thereof guide their actions
in support of national objectives.  It is authoritative but requires judgment in application.  See also multinational doctrine; joint doctrine.

doctrine - policies, practices, purposes, aims, or procedures.

1101) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
document - Any recorded information regardless of its physical form or characteristics, including,
without limitation, written or printed material; data processing cards and tapes; maps; charts;
paintings; drawings; engravings; sketches; working notes and papers; reproductions of such things
by any means or process; and sound, voice, or electronic recordings in any form.
document - any recorded information, regardless of the nature of the medium or the method or
circumstances of recording.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
documentarily qualified - that the alien has reported that all the documents specified by the consular
officer as sufficient to meet the requirements of INA have been obtained, and the consular office has
completed the necessary clearance procedures. This term is used only with respect to the alien's qualification to apply formally for an immigrant visa; it bears no connotation that the alien is eligible to receive a visa.
documentary material - the original or any copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper,
communication, tabulation, chart, or other document.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
57b1.)
documented vessel - any vessel of the United States that has been issued a certificate of documentation
that might include a register, enrollment, license, or enrollment and license for various trades.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
dog fur - the pelt or skin of any animal of the species Canis familiaris.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1308)
dog or cat fur product - any item of merchandise which consists, or is composed in whole or in part, of
any dog fur, cat fur, or both.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1308)

doing business - the regular, systematic, and continuous provision of goods and/ or services by a firm,
corporation, or other entity and does not include the mere presence of an agent or office.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
domain knowledge - knowledge associated with a specific discipline or area of work is influenced by the
facts, concepts, procedures, and cognition required of the discipline or area of work.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

domain names - The plain-language address that points to a numeric internet protocol (IP) address. A
fully qualified domain name includes a top-level, second-level, and third-level component. Domain name structure is - (1) Top-level - The extension or country code located at the right of the domain name. Top-level domain names that do not include a country code are assumed to be in the United States. Examples - .gov for government, .fr for France; (2) Second-level - The top-level combined
with a name which describes the company or organization. Example - state.gov; (3) Third-level - The second-level combined with the name of the host server where web-based services can be located. Examples - www.state.gov identifies the web server at the Department of State within the Federal government; www2.state.gov might identify a second web server in the Department of State; and (4) Sub-domain - A further division of the second-level. Example - webx.irm.state.gov points to a host server named webx on subdomain irm of domain state.gov.
domestic - Domestic field offices of U.S. Government agencies in the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
and all territories and possessions of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

domestic - Stateside; Department of State offices in the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
domestic article - an article wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
202(a)(2)(A).)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H392)

domestic cashier - a domestic cashier means a Class A or B cashier of the Department of State who has
been appropriately designated by CGFS/ DO and operates in the United States. A domestic cashier
performs all transactions in U.S. dollars and is not authorized to make accommodation exchanges. A
domestic cashier is an accountable officer under authorities delegated to CGFS/ DO, even when the
employee is supervised by a domestic or consular bureau officer. Advances to domestic cashiers must be charged to a Department of State appropriation when the cashier is established.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

domestic controlled access area - Spaces within domestic Department of State facilities accredited by
DS/ APD for classified discussions and closed storage up to and including Top Secret-level
information and automated information systems (AIS) at the Secret level. Only employees with at least a Secret security clearance are authorized to work in these spaces. Visitors without a national
security clearance must be escorted.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

domestic counterterrorism - measures, offensive and defensive, for the prevention and interdiction of
terrorist activity within the United States primarily offensive in nature including use of investigations, prosecutions, screening, disrupting enemy communications, etc.

domestic court - a Federal court of the United States, or a court of any State or territory of the United
States or of the District of Columbia.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4452)
domestic court - a Federal court or a court of any State.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
4101)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Domestic Director of National Intelligence Representative - Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
designee who serve as principal field advisor for Intelligence Community matters, as conduit between the DNI and field Intelligence Community elements, and as the DNI's personal representative to the senior field representatives of each Intelligence Community element within their area of responsibility.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 327)

domestic emergencies - Civil defense emergencies, civil disturbances, major disasters, or natural
disasters affecting the public welfare and occurring within the United States and its territories.  See
also natural disaster.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2368.2)

Domestic Employees Teleworking Overseas - A U.S. government direct-hire employee assigned to a
domestic State Department position, teleworking from an overseas location for a limited period of
time. Although the teleworker is not assigned or detailed to the overseas location, the DETOs duty station will be temporarily changed to reflect the overseas alternate worksite for the duration of the
DETO arrangement. A DETO is distinct from a Limited Noncareer Appointment (LNA) or a Hardto-Fill arrangement. A DETO may be sponsored or independent. A sponsored DETO is on the USG
orders of a spouse or partner assigned abroad whereas an independent DETO is not on the orders of a USG spouse or partner. The Department does not allow independent DETOs, but some other Executive Branch agencies may.  Also called DETO.
domestic field offices - Department of State offices located anywhere in the United States authorized to
conduct official business.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
domestic fleet management - Provides motor vehicle services to Department offices in the continental
United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H113.42)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

domestic industrial base - domestic sources which are providing, or which would be reasonably
expected to provide, materials or services to meet national defense requirements during peacetime, national emergency, or war.
Domestic Information Systems Security Officer - The DISSO provides desktop security support and
fulfills Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) responsibilities with regard to maintaining
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5

FAM 814)

requirements for all desktops and providing desktop security guidance to all users within bureaus that have fully consolidated as defined in by the respective Master Service Level Agreement (SLA) for each consolidated bureau and ISSO appointment memo.  Also called DISSO.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)

domestic intelligence - Intelligence relating to activities or conditions within the United States that
threaten internal security and that might require the employment of troops; and intelligence relating to activities of individuals or agencies potentially or actually dangerous to the security of the
Department of Defense.

domestic like product - a product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in characteristics
and uses with, the article subject to an investigation under this subtitle.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)
domestic like product - a product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in characteristics
and uses with, the article subject to an investigation under this subtitle.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office - Department of Homeland Security Support Component
responsible to improve the Nation's capability to detect and report unauthorized attempts to import or use nuclear or radiological material against the Nation.

domestic partner - A domestic partner for purposes of this subchapter means a domestic partner.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2368.2)
domestic partner - An adult in a committed relationship with another adult, including both same-sex and
opposite-sex relationships.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3342)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3422)
domestic partner - an adult in a committed relationship with another adult, including both same-sex and
opposite-sex relationships. Employees need not complete Form DS-7669, Affidavit Pursuant to Declaring Domestic Partner Relationship, to be eligible to take leave based on such relationships.
domestic product - a product(1) that is manufactured or produced in the United States; and(2) at least
50 percent of the cost of the articles, materials, or supplies of which are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3546.)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

domestic readiness group - An interagency body convened on a regular basis to develop and coordinate
preparedness, response, and incident management policy. This group evaluates various policy issues of interagency importance regarding domestic preparedness and incident management and makes recommendations to senior levels of the policymaking structure for decision. During an incident, the DRG may be convened by the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate relevant interagency policy issues regarding response and develop recommendations as may be required.  Also called
DRG.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

domestic source - a business concern
(A) that performs in the United States or Canada substantially
all of the research and development, engineering, manufacturing, and production activities required
of such business concern under a contract with the United States relating to a critical component or a
critical technology item; and (B) that procures from business concerns described in subparagraph (A) substantially all of any components and assemblies required under a contract with the United States relating to a critical component or critical technology item.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

domestic strongroom - An area approved by the DS Office of Information Security's Program
Applications division chief (DS/ IS/ APD) for open storage of collateral-level classified national security information. Approval will be limited to cases where the volume or size of the classified information, or nature of the classified operation, precludes storage within the closed storage
containers.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

domestic terrorism - act of unlawful violence that is dangerous to human life or potentially destructive
of critical infrastructure or key resources committed by a group or person based and operating entirely within the United States or its territories without direction or inspiration from a foreign
terrorist group is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any state or other
subdivision of the United States and appears to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian
population, to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2331)

domestic terrorism - activities that
(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the
criminal laws of the United States or of any State;  (B) appear to be intended
(i) to intimidate or
coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or
coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 1811.4)

domestic violence -  any act or threat of imminent violence against a victim (other than a child) that
results or threatens to result in physical or mental injury to the victim that is committed by a - Spouse or former spouse of the victim; Person with whom the victim shares a child in common; Person who is co-habitating with or has co-habitated with the victim; Person residing in the
household; or Any person who has a relationship with the victim and has access to the victims household.

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 5101)

domestic voyage - movement of a vessel between places in, or subject to the jurisdiction of, the United
States, except movement between(A) a place in a territory or possession of the United States or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and(B) a place outside that territory, possession, or Trust
Territory.

domestic wastewater - wastewater that contains human wastes and wastewater from food preparation,
laundry, bathing, and similar activities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1072)
domiciliary care - care provided to a patient in an institution or homelike environment because (A)
providing support for the activities of daily living in the home is not available or is unsuitable; or (B) members of the patient's family are unwilling to provide the care.
domiciliary care - necessary medical services and travel and incidental expenses.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1706)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
dominant user - The Service or multinational partner who is the principal consumer of a particular
common-user logistic supply or service within a joint or multinational operation and will normally act as the lead Service to provide this particular common-user logistic supply or service to other Service components, multinational partners, other governmental agencies, or nongovernmental agencies as directed by the combatant commander.  See also common-user logistics; lead Service or
agency for common-user logistics.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
donation - The authorized transfer of temporary records from a Federal agency to an eligible person,
organization, institution, corporation, or government (including a foreign government) after the authorized retention period has expired.
doppler effect - change in the frequency of a wave, as a light wave or sound wave, resulting from relative
motion of the source and the receiver.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
double agent - Agent in contact with two opposing intelligence services, only one of which is aware of
the double contact or quasi-intelligence services.  Also called DA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

double container - A 9.8125 feet by 8 feet by 8 feet (2991 millimeters by 2438 millimeters by 2438
millimeters) reusable International Standards Organization compliant double container, with double
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

doors at both ends, used for the storage, transportation, and distribution of dry cargo.  Also called
BICON.
JP 409)
down syndrome - to a chromosomal disorder caused by an error in cell division that results in the
presence of an extra whole or partial copy of chromosome 21.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g8)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)
downgrade - To determine that classified information requires, in the interests of national security, a
lower degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure than currently provided, coupled with a
changing of the classification designation to reflect such a lower degree.
downgrading - a determination by a declassification authority that information classified and
safeguarded at a specified level shall be classified and safeguarded at a lower level.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
downgrading - The determination that particular classified information requires a lesser degree of
protection than currently provided or no protection against unauthorized disclosure. Such determination shall be by specific action or automatically after lapse of the requisite period of time or the occurrence of a specified event. If such determination is by specific action, the material shall be marked with the new designation.
downloading - An operation that removes airborne weapons or stores from an aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2272.)
downstream producer - a firm that performs additional, value-added production processes or services
directly for another firm for articles or services with respect to which a group of workers in such
other firm has been certified.
downstream product - any manufactured article (A) which is imported into the United States, and (B)
into which is incorporated any component part.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677i)
downtime - span of time during which something is out of action or unavailable for use.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
drafter - The person who actually composes written material in the form of official correspondence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
drafting office - The Office responsible for final preparation of official correspondence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
dredged material - any material excavated or dredged from the navigable waters of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1402)
drinking water - water safe enough for consumption.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
drinking water cooler - any mechanical device affixed to drinking water supply plumbing which
actively cools water for human consumption.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300j21)
drinking water supply - any raw or finished water source that is or may be used by a public water
system (as defined in the Safe Drinking Water Act or as drinking water by one or more individuals.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9601.)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
31111.)

driveaway saddlemount vehicle transporter combination - a vehicle combination designed and
specifically used to tow up to 3 trucks or truck tractors, each connected by a saddle to the frame or
fifth-wheel of the forward vehicle of the truck or truck tractor in front of it. Such combination may include one fullmount.

driver's license - a license issued by a State to any individual that authorizes the individual to operate a
motor vehicle on highways.

(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
159.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)
driving - Operating a motor vehicle on a roadway, including when temporarily stationary because of
traffic congestion or a traffic signal, stop sign, other traffic control device, etc., with the vehicle
engine running. Driving does not include being behind the wheel of a stopped vehicle in a location off of a roadway where it is safe and legal to remain stationary.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
164)

driving while intoxicated and driving under the influence - driving or being in actual physical control
of a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration above the permitted limit as established by each State.
drop altitude - The altitude above mean sea level at which airdrop is executed.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
drop zone - A specific area upon which airborne troops, equipment, or supplies are airdropped.  Also
called DZ.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2922h)

drop-in fuel - a neat or blended liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a traditional
fuel with comparable performance characteristics and compatible with existing infrastructure and
equipment.

drought monitor - a system for classifying drought severity according to a range of abnormally dry to
exceptional drought, as defined by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1531.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
55.)

drug - (1) articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homoeopathic
Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them; and (2) articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals; and (3) articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or
any function of the body of man or other animals; and (4) articles intended for use as a component of any article specified in clause (1), (2), or (3); but does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 7112.)

drug - (A) controlled substances; (B) the illegal use of alcohol or tobacco, including smokeless tobacco
products and electronic cigarettes; and (C) the harmful, abusive, or addictive use of substances, including inhalants and anabolic steroids.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 7112.)

drug and violence prevention - (A) with respect to drugs, prevention, early intervention, rehabilitation
referral, recovery support services, or education related to the illegal use of drugs, such as raising
awareness about the consequences of drug use that are evidence-based (to the extent a State, in
consultation with local educational agencies in the State, determines that such evidence is
reasonably available); and (B) with respect to violence, the promotion of school safety, such that
students and school personnel are free from violent and disruptive acts, including sexual harassment and abuse, and victimization associated with prejudice and intolerance, on school premises, going to
and from school, and at school-sponsored activities, through the creation and maintenance of a school environment that is free of weapons and fosters individual responsibility and respect for the rights of others.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
201)

drug dependent person - a person who is using a controlled substance and who is in a state of psychic or
physical dependence, or both, arising from the use of that substance on a continuous basis. Drug dependence is characterized by behavioral and other responses which include a strong compulsion to take the substance on a continuous basis in order to experience its psychic effects or to avoid the
discomfort caused by its absence.
drug interdiction - A continuum of events focused on interrupting illegal drugs smuggled by air, sea,
(SOURCE  DOD, or land.  See also counterdrug operations.
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)

(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
159.)
drug offense - any criminal offense which proscribes
(A) the possession, distribution, manufacture,
cultivation, sale, transfer, or the attempt or conspiracy to possess, distribute, manufacture, cultivate,
sell, or transfer any substance the possession of which is prohibited under the Controlled Substances Act; or (B) the operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of such a substance.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
drug-free workplace - the site(s) for the performance of work done by the contractor in connection with
a specific contract where employees of the contractor are prohibited from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance.
drug-interdiction areas - land and sea areas in which, as determined by the Secretary, the smuggling of
drugs into the United States occurs or is believed by the Secretary to have occurred.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
123b.)
drybulk carrier - commercial vessel specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo in its cargo
holds includes cargo such as; grains, coal, ore, wood-chips and cement.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
dual accountability - responsibility shared by two persons to ensure compliance to all laws and
regulations and functional excellence in carrying out assigned missions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
dual diagnosis - coexisting substance abuse and mental illness conditions or diagnosis. Such clients are
sometimes referred to as mentally ill chemical abusers (MICAs).
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1665)
dual fuel vehicle - A bi-fuel or flex fuel vehicle; by definition, both vehicle types are classified as AFVs.
Also called DFV.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)
dual fueled vehicle - (A) dual fueled automobile, as such term is defined (B) a motor vehicle, other than
an automobile, that is capable of operating on alternative fuel and is capable of operating on gasoline or diesel fuel.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6374)
dual tone multi frequency improvised explosive device - (See - dual tone multi frequency improvised
explosive device)  Also called dual tone multi frequency IED.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
dual tone multi frequency switch - switch incorporating the pairing of transmitter and receiver utilizing
dual tones and multiple frequency hardware that allows for precision arming and firing, thus preventing unintended firing.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

dual use research area of concern initial review [life sciences] - preliminary review of life sciences
research to identify potential dual use research of concern (DURC)based on the criteria outlined in the USG DURC Policy.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

dual use research of concern [life sciences] - life sciences research that, based on current understanding,
can be reasonably anticipated to provide knowledge, information, products, or technologies that could be directly misapplied to pose a significant threat with broad potential consequences to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, materiel, or national
security.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

dual use research of concern technical review [life sciences] - detailed assessment of life sciences
research objectives, procedures, processes, and resulting products conducted by S&T technical experts to determine whether the research processes and/ or deliverables should be designated as dual use research of concern (DURC).
dual-role tanker - An aircraft that can carry support personnel, supplies, and equipment for the
deploying force while escorting and/ or refueling combat aircraft to the area of responsibility.  See
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
also air refueling.

dual-use - products, services, standards, processes, or acquisition practices, respectively, that are capable
of meeting requirements for military and nonmilitary applications.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2500)
dual-use critical technology - a critical technology that has military applications and nonmilitary
applications.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2500)
dual-use material, equipment, or technology - material, equipment, or technology that may be used in
nuclear or nonnuclear applications.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8008)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H422.11)

due date - the date by which payment is to be made. The due date should be no later than 30 days from
the date the invoice is received. If a specific payment date is provided for in the contract, then such
date is to be used as the due date. Payment should be made no earlier than 7 days (date a schedule is extracted for payment) prior to the due date.

due or entitled - The condition where the entire proceeds of a check are due and payable to a payee or
the payees estate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A119)

due process - documented and publically available policies and procedures, adequate notice of meetings
and standards development, sufficient time to review drafts and prepare views and objections,
access to views and objections of other participants, and a fair and impartial process for resolving
conflicting views.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3814)

duly ordained minister of religion - a person who has been ordained, in accordance with the ceremonial,
ritual, or discipline of a church, religious sect, or organization established on the basis of a community of faith and belief, doctrines and practices of a religious character, to preach and to teach the doctrines of such church, sect, or organization and to administer the rites and ceremonies thereof
in public worship, and who as his regular and customary vocation preaches and teaches the
principles of religion and administers the ordinances of public worship as embodied in the creed or principles of such church, sect, or organization.

## Dummy - See Decoy. (Source  Dod, Dod Dictionary, Jp 313.4)

dumped/ dumping - the sale or likely sale of goods at less than fair value.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))
dumping margin - the amount by which the normal value exceeds the export price or constructed export
price of the subject merchandise.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
duration of visit or assignment - Duration of visit or assignment is described as short-term or long-term
assignment. Short-term visits are one-time visits up to and including thirty (30) days or intermittent
visits within a thirty-day period. Long-term visits are visits in excess of thirty days or short term
intermittent visits occurring beyond a thirty-day period.
duress alarm device - initiating device intended to enable an individual  at a protected premise to
indicate a hostile situation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1351)
duties and other import restrictions -  (A) rate and form of import duties and classification of articles,
and  (B) limitations, prohibitions, charges, and exactions other than duties, imposed on importation or imposed for the regulation of imports.
duty - the rate and form of any import duty, including but not limited to tariff-rate quotas.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2481)
duty station - The station to which an employee is officially assigned.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
duty to warn - requirement to warn U.S. and non-U.S. person of impending threats of intentional killing,
serious bodily injury or kidnapping.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360, DODD
1235.10)
dwell time - 1. The length of time a target is expected to remain in one location.    2. The period of time
between the release from involuntary active and the reporting date for a subsequent tour of active duty pursuant to Title 10.  Such time includes any voluntary active duty performed between two
periods of involuntary active duty.
dynamic targeting - Targeting that prosecutes targets identified too late, or not selected for action in
time to be included in deliberate targeting.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
dynamic threat assessment - An intelligence assessment developed by the Defense Intelligence
Agency that details the threat, capabilities, and intentions of adversaries in each of the priority plans
in the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan.  Also called DTA.
dynamite - high explosive used for blasting consisting essentially of a mixture of, but not limited to,
nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, ammonium nitrate, sodium nitrate, and carbonaceous materials.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
earliest arrival date - A day, relative to C-day, that is specified as the earliest date when a unit, a
resupply shipment, or replacement personnel can be accepted at a port of debarkation during a
deployment.  Also called EAD.  See also latest arrival date.
earliest retirement age - the earliest date on which, under the plan, the participant could elect to receive
retirement benefits.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1055)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1078
11.)
early childhood educator - an individual who (A) works directly with children in an eligible preschool
program or eligible early childhood education program in a low-income community; (B) is involved directly in the care, development, and education of infants, toddlers, or young children age five and
under; and (C) has completed a baccalaureate or advanced degree in early childhood development or
early childhood education, or in a field related to early childhood education.
early intervention - a strategy or approach that is intended to prevent an outcome or to alter the course of
an existing condition.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb36)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g1)
early intervention - to providing appropriate services for the child with hearing loss, including
nonmedical services, and ensuring that families of the child are provided comprehensive, consumeroriented information about the full range of family support, training, information services, and language and communication options and are given the opportunity to consider and obtain the full range of such appropriate services, educational and program placements, and other options for their
child from highly qualified providers.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247b4a)
early intervention (e.g., nonmedical) - providing appropriate services for the child with hearing loss and
ensuring that families of the child are provided comprehensive, consumer-oriented information about the full range of family support, training, information services, communication options and are given the opportunity to consider the full range of educational and program placements and

options for their child.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

early operational assessment - assessment that occurs before the Critical Design Review of the
acquisition program generally is limited to a review of the design documentation, preliminary
manning and training plans, and potentially the demonstration of technology demonstrators.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7721.)

early plant pest detection and surveillance - the full range of activities undertaken to find newly
introduced plant pests, whether the plant pests are new to the United States or new to certain areas of the United States, before (A) the plant pests become established; or (B) the plant pest infestations become too large and costly to eradicate or control.
early warning - Early notification of the launch or approach of unknown weapons or weapons carriers.
Also called EW.  See also attack assessment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 684)

earned value management - A project management methodology that effectively integrates a projects
scope of work with cost and schedule elements to enable optimum project planning and control.
Also called EVM.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

earned value management - project performance-measurement technique that effectively integrates the
contract's scope of work with schedule and cost elements at the appropriate level for optimum project and program planning and control.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

earned value management system - a project management tool that effectively integrates the project
scope of work with cost, schedule and performance elements for optimum project planning and
control. The qualities and operating characteristics of an earned value management system are described in Electronic Industries Alliance Standard 748, Earned Value Management Systems.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

earned value management system - project-management tool that effectively integrates the project
scope of work with cost, schedule, and performance elements for optimum project planning and
control.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)

earnings - compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary,
commission, bonus, or otherwise, and includes periodic payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

earth cover - theme uses a hierarchical classification system based on observable form and structure, as
opposed to function or use. This system transitions from generalized to more specific and detailed class divisions, and provides a framework within which multiple land cover and land use classification systems can be cross-referenced. This system is applicable everywhere on the surface of the Earth. This theme differs from the Vegetation and Wetlands themes, which provide additional detail.

e-Authentication - Electronic authentication (e-authentication) is the process of establishing confidence
in user identities presented electronically to an information system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 142.4)
economic assistance - assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; relating to development
assistance and assistance under Title 22; relating to the economic support fund.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2151x2)
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 5101)

economic benefit of the overloading - the amount obtained by multiplying the weight of the overload (in
tons) by the lesser of (A) the average freight rate value of a ton of the vessel's cargo for the voyage; or (B) $50.

economic consequence - effect of an incident, event, or occurrence on the value of property or on the
production, trade, distribution, or use of income, wealth, or commodities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18, 31)

economic damage -
(A) the replacement costs of lost or damaged property or records, the costs of
repeating an interrupted or invalidated experiment, the loss of profits, or increased costs.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

economic development agency - a local planning or zoning commission or board, a community
development agency, or another local agency or institution responsible for regulating, promoting, or assisting in local economic development.
economic dispatch - the operation of generation facilities to produce energy at the lowest cost to reliably
serve consumers, recognizing any operational limits of generation and transmission facilities.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
16524.)

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
14505)

economic loss - any pecuniary loss resulting from harm (including the loss of earnings or other benefits
related to employment, medical expense loss, replacement services loss, loss due to death, burial
costs, and loss of business or employment opportunities) to the extent recovery for such loss is allowed under applicable State law.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1708.)

economic or industrial espionage - (A) stealing a trade secret or proprietary information or
appropriating, taking, carrying away, or concealing, or by fraud, artifice, or deception obtaining, a trade secret or proprietary information without the authorization of the owner of the trade secret or proprietary information; (B) copying, duplicating, downloading, uploading, destroying, transmitting, delivering, sending, communicating, or conveying a trade secret or proprietary information without the authorization of the owner of the trade secret or proprietary information; or (C) knowingly
receiving, buying, or possessing a trade secret or proprietary information that has been stolen or
appropriated, obtained, or converted without the authorization of the owner of the trade secret or proprietary information.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1437j.)

economic self-sufficiency program - any program designed to encourage, assist, train, or facilitate the
economic independence of participants and their families or to provide work for participants,
including programs for job training, employment counseling, work placement, basic skills training, education, workfare, financial or household management, apprenticeship, or other activities as the Secretary may provide.

economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern -  Also called EDWOSB.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
economy of force - The judicious employment and distribution of forces so as to expend the minimum
essential combat power on secondary efforts in order to allocate the maximum possible combat
power on primary efforts.
ecosystem - any terrestrial, freshwater aquatic, or coastal ecosystem, including an estuary.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17272.)
E-day - The day landing force personnel, supplies, and equipment begin to embark aboard amphibious
warfare or commercial ships.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
education - formal learning process of imparting or obtaining knowledge, attitudes, skills, or socially
valued qualities of character or behavior includes the philosophy, foundational theory, purposes,
programs, methods, and organizational patterns of human knowledge, history, science, and art.
educational activities - the operations of libraries, schools, day care centers, laboratories, and lecture and
demonstration facilities.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
3306)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 227.84)
educational advising - The provision of accurate and impartial information about the U.S. system of
education and opportunities for study in the United States. Advising services may include predeparture orientations, preparation for standardized tests, and re-entry activities for returned students

or scholars.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 227.84)

Educational Advising or Information Centers Abroad - Locations outside the United States where
interested parties can find information and counseling about the U.S. system of higher education and
opportunities for U.S. study. These centers may be located in U.S. embassies or consulates, Fulbright Commissions, non-governmental organizations, binational centers, foreign universities, or other locations.  Also called EAC/ EIC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 227.84)

educational advising recycling program (Recycling) - Financial mechanism by which educational
advising programs located on U.S. Government property can conduct revenue-generating activities.
A small portion of the revenue is returned to ECA/ A/ S/ A; the remainder is applied to offsetting the operational costs of the educational advising service.
educational advisors abroad - Professionals who work at overseas advising centers abroad providing
counseling services on U.S. education.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 227.84)

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1058.)

educational and general expenditures - the total amount expended by an institution of higher education
for instruction, research, public service, academic support (including library expenditures), student services, institutional support, scholarships and fellowships, operation and maintenance expenditures for the physical plant, and any mandatory transfers which the institution is required to
pay by law.

educational institution - a school or institution of higher education.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb36)

educational neglect - Includes the allowance of chronic truancy, failure to enroll a child of mandatory
school age in school, and failure to attend to a special educational need.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1723)

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1132.)

educational programs abroad - programs of study, internships, or service learning outside the United
States which are part of a foreign language or other international curriculum at the undergraduate or graduate education levels.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
effect - 1. The physical or behavioral state of a system that results from an action, a set of actions, or
another effect.  2. The result, outcome, or consequence of an action.  3. A change to a condition,
behavior, or degree of freedom.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
effective date of termination - the date on which the notice of termination requires the contractor to stop
performance under the contract. If the contractor receives the termination notice after the date fixed
for termination, then the effective date of termination means the date the contractor receives the notice.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
effective United States-controlled ships - United States-owned foreign flag ships that can be tasked by
the Maritime Administration to support Department of Defense requirements when necessary.  Also
called EUSCS.
efficiency measures - in a more advanced security program efficiency measures are used to assess the
timeliness and efficiency of security control implementation.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.1)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1362.)
effluent limitation - any restriction established by a State or the Administrator on quantities, rates, and
concentrations of chemical, physical, biological, and other constituents which are discharged from point sources into navigable waters, the waters of the contiguous zone, or the ocean, including schedules of compliance.
e-Government - The use by the U.S. Government of Web-based Internet applications and other
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
information technologies, combined with processes that implement these technologies.
FAM 271.4) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

e-Government - web-based Internet applications and other information technologies, combined with
processes that implement these technologies, used by the Government across all agencies for the
purpose of: (a) enhancing the access to and delivery of Government information and services to the public, other agencies, and other Government entities; or (b) bringing about improvements in Government operations that may include effectiveness, efficiency, service quality, or transformation.

(SOURCE  FEC,
US Code 52,
30101)
election - (A) a general, special, primary, or runoff election;
(B) a convention or caucus of a political
party which has authority to nominate a candidate;
(C) a primary election held for the selection of
delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party; and
(D) a primary election held
for the expression of a preference for the nomination of individuals for election to the office of
President.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 381)
election - an official general or special election to choose a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress, but that term does not include a primary election, or a caucus or
convention of a political party.
electric cooperative - any cooperative association eligible to receive loans.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2708)
electric initiator   - initiator whose functioning is started by an electrical impulse that creates heat or a
spark.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13435.)
electric motor vehicle - a motor vehicle primarily powered by an electric motor that draws current from
rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaic arrays, or other sources of electric current and may include an electric-hybrid vehicle.
electric strike - electro-mechanical access control device which secures or released the latch via applied
current.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7412.)

electric utility steam generating unit - any fossil fuel fired combustion unit of more than 25 megawatts
that serves a generator that produces electricity for sale. A unit that cogenerates steam and electricity and supplies more than one-third of its potential electric output capacity and more than 25 megawatts electrical output to any utility power distribution system for sale shall be considered an electric utility steam generating unit.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2502.)
electric vehicle - a vehicle which is powered by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable
storage batteries, fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current, and which may include a nonelectrical source of power designed to charge batteries and components thereof.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13435.)

electric-hybrid vehicle - vehicle primarily powered by an electric motor that draws current from
rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, or other sources of electric current and also relies on a
nonelectric source of power that also operates on or is capable of operating on a nonelectrical source
of power.

electrified lockset - lock that is controlled electrically.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

electro-explosive device - An explosive or pyrotechnic component that initiates an explosive, burning,
electrical, or mechanical train and is activated by the application of electrical energy.  Also called
EED.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electromagnetic battle management - The dynamic monitoring, assessing, planning, and directing of
joint electromagnetic spectrum operations in support of the commander's scheme of maneuver.
Also called EMBM.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electromagnetic compatibility - The ability of systems, equipment, and devices that use the
electromagnetic spectrum to operate in their intended environments without causing or suffering unacceptable or unintentional degradation because of electromagnetic radiation or response.  Also
called EMC.  See also electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic spectrum management; electronic
warfare.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electromagnetic environment - The resulting product of the power and time distribution, in various
frequency ranges, of the radiated or conducted electromagnetic emission levels encountered by a military force, system, or platform when performing its assigned mission in its intended operational
environment.  Also called EME.
electromagnetic environmental effects - The impact of the electromagnetic environment upon the
operational capability of military forces, equipment, systems, and platforms.  Also called E3.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electromagnetic hardening - Action taken to protect personnel, facilities, and/ or equipment by
blanking, filtering, attenuating, grounding, bonding, and/ or shielding against undesirable effects of
electromagnetic energy.  See also electronic warfare.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electromagnetic interference - Any electromagnetic disturbance, induced intentionally or
unintentionally, that interrupts, obstructs, or otherwise degrades or limits the effective performance
of electronics and electrical equipment.  Also called EMI.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electromagnetic intrusion - The intentional insertion of electromagnetic energy into transmission paths
in any manner, with the objective of deceiving operators or of causing confusion.  See also
electronic warfare.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electromagnetic jamming - The deliberate radiation, reradiation, or reflection of electromagnetic
energy for the purpose of preventing or reducing an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic
spectrum, and with the intent of degrading or neutralizing the enemy's combat capability.  See also
electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic spectrum management; electronic warfare.

electromagnetic lock - lock that uses an electrically actuated magnetic attraction to secure the door.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 601)

electromagnetic operational environment - The background electromagnetic environment and the
friendly, neutral, and adversarial electromagnetic order of battle within the electromagnetic area of
influence associated with a given operational area.  Also called EMOE.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
824o1)

electromagnetic pulse - 1 or more pulses of electromagnetic energy emitted by a device capable of
disabling or disrupting operation of, or destroying, electronic devices or communications networks, including hardware, software, and data, by means of such a pulse.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electromagnetic pulse - The electromagnetic radiation from a strong electronic pulse, most commonly
caused by a nuclear explosion that may couple with electrical or electronic systems to produce
damaging current and voltage surges.  Also called EMP.  See also electromagnetic radiation.

electromagnetic radiation - Radiation made up of oscillating electric and magnetic fields and
propagated with the speed of light.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 601)

electromagnetic radiation hazards Transmitter or antenna installation that generates or increases
electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of ordnance, personnel, or fueling operations in excess of
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

established safe levels.
JP 313.1)
electromagnetic spectrum - The range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation from zero to
infinity.  It is divided into 26 alphabetically designated bands.  See also electronic warfare.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electromagnetic spectrum control - The coordinated execution of joint electromagnetic spectrum
operations with other lethal and nonlethal operations that enable freedom of action in the
electromagnetic operational environment.  Also called EMSC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 601)

electromagnetic spectrum management - Planning, coordinating, and managing use of the
electromagnetic spectrum through operational, engineering, and administrative procedures.  See also
electromagnetic spectrum.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electromagnetic vulnerability - The characteristics of a system that cause it to suffer a definite
degradation (incapability to perform the designated mission) as a result of having been subjected to
a certain level of electromagnetic environmental effects.  Also called EMV.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
7006)

electronic agent - a computer program or an electronic or other automated means used independently to
initiate an action or respond to electronic records or performances in whole or in part without review or action by an individual at the time of the action or response.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)

electronic and information technology - information technology and any equipment or interconnected
system or subsystem of equipment, that is used in the creation, conversion, or duplication of data or
information. The term electronic and information technology includes, but is not limited to, telecommunications products (such as telephones), information kiosks and transaction machines, World Wide Web sites, multimedia, and office equipment such as copiers and fax machines. The term does not include any equipment that contains embedded information technology that is used as
an integral part of the product, but the principal function of which is not the acquisition, storage,
manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. For example, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) equipment such as thermostats or temperature control devices, and medical equipment where information technology is integral to its operation, is not information technology.  Also called EIT.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

electronic and information technology - has the same meaning as "information technology" but also
includes any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment that is used in the creation, conversion, or duplication of data or information. The term EIT, includes, but is not limited to, telecommunication products (such as telephones), information kiosks and transaction machines, worldwide websites, multimedia, and office equipment (such as copiers and fax machines).  Also called EIT.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

electronic and information technology - information technology including any equipment or
interconnected system or subsystem used in the creation, conversion, or duplication of data or information includes, but is not limited to, software applications and operating systems, telecommunications products, information kiosks and transaction machines, Web sites (Internet, Intranet, and Extranet), video and multimedia products, desktop and portable computers, and office equipment such as copiers and fax machines.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electronic attack - Division of electronic warfare involving the use of electromagnetic energy, directed
energy, or antiradiation weapons to attack personnel, facilities, or equipment with the intent of degrading, neutralizing, or destroying enemy combat capability and is considered a form of fires.
Also called EA.  See also electronic protection; electronic warfare; electronic warfare support.
electronic benefit transfer contract - a contract that provides for the issuance, use, or redemption of
program benefits in the form of electronic benefit transfer cards.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

electronic commerce - electronic techniques for accomplishing business transactions including electronic
mail or messaging, World Wide Web technology, electronic bulletin boards, purchase cards,
electronic funds transfer, and electronic data interchange.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

electronic data interchange - a technique for electronically transferring and storing formatted
information between computers utilizing established and published formats and codes, as authorized by the applicable Federal Information Processing Standards.  Also called EDI.
electronic data interchange system - any established mechanism approved by the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection through which information can be transferred electronically.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)

electronic device - an electronic device is a cellular telephone, personal digital assistant (PDA), laptop
computer, global positioning system (GPS), audio/ video players, and similar apparatuses used to
communicate or to send, retrieve, store, or display information or data.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)

electronic device - For purposes of this policy statement, an electronic device is a cellular telephone,
personal digital assistant (PDA), laptop computer, global positioning system (GPS), audio/ video
players, and similar apparatuses used to communicate or to send, retrieve, store, or display information or data.

electronic dissemination - Information disseminated through electronic means, including but not limited
to email distributions, social media, removable media like CD-ROM, or other technologies.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)
electronic document - a document that is generated, sent, received, or stored by electronic, optical, or
similar means, including electronic data interchange, electronic mail, telegram, telex, or telecopy.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
241.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
electronic funds transfer - Any transfer of funds initiated through a terminal, telephone, computer or
magnetic tape for the purpose of instructing or authorizing a financial institution to debit or credit an account.  Also called EFT.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
electronic funds transfer - any transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by cash, check, or
similar paper instrument, that is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephone, computer, or magnetic tape, for the purpose of ordering, instructing, or authorizing a financial institution to debit or credit an account. The term includes Automated Clearing House transfers, Fedwire transfers, and transfers made at automatic teller machines and point-of-sale terminals.  Also called EFT.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
electronic funds transfer  indicator - a four character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is
assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts.  Also called EFT
indicator.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)

Electronic Government Program Board - An advisory entity to the Under Secretary for Management
that addresses the full range of Department E-Government and IT investment portfolio and project management activities.  Also called E-GovPB.

electronic health record - A digital version of a patient's paper chart.  Also called ER
(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)

electronic health records - In their simplest form, digital versions of patients' paper charts, also called
Electronic Patient Care Records (ePCR). More broadly, EHR refers to an integrated dataset that
(SOURCE  DOT/
NHTSA, Beyond

includes the patient's medical history and treatment across multiple providers and allows for interoperability among various electronic systems.  Also called EHR.
EMS Data
Collection,
Terms)
electronic initiator - initiator controlled or operated by the controlled flow of electrons.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electronic
intelligence
-
Technical
and
geolocation
intelligence
derived
from
foreign
noncommunications electromagnetic radiations emanating from other than nuclear detonations or radioactive sources.  Also called ELINT.  See also electronic warfare; foreign instrumentation
signals intelligence; intelligence; signals intelligence.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
electronic mail - Information created or received on an electronic mail system includes:  brief notes,
more formal or substantive narrative documents, and any attachments, such as word processing and other electronic documents, that may be transmitted with the message.
electronic mail - The process or result of sending and receiving messages via telecommunications links
between computer terminals.   Also called email.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
electronic masking The controlled radiation of electromagnetic energy on friendly frequencies in a
manner to protect the emissions of friendly communications and electronic systems against enemy
electronic warfare support measures/ signals intelligence without significantly degrading the
operation of friendly systems.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 142.4)
electronic object - An electronic object is a file that may contain documents, images, data, e-mail, etc. As
used in this policy, electronic objects may be signed to authenticate the originator and provide a
means to determine if the content has been changed subsequent to signing. Electronic objects may also be encrypted to protect the content from unauthorized access.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electronic probing - Intentional radiation designed to be introduced into the devices or systems of
potential enemies for the purpose of learning the functions and operational capabilities of the
devices or systems.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
360hh)
electronic product - (A) any manufactured or assembled product which, when in operation, (i) contains
or acts as part of an electronic circuit and (ii) emits (or in the absence of effective shielding or other controls would emit) electronic product radiation, or (B) any manufactured or assembled article which is intended for use as a component, part, or accessory of a product described in clause (A) and
which when in operation emits (or in the absence of effective shielding or other controls would emit) such radiation.
electronic product environmental assessment tool - system to help purchasers evaluate, compare, and
select desktop computers, notebooks, and monitors based on their environmental attributes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
360hh)
electronic product radiation - (A) any ionizing or non-ionizing electromagnetic or particulate radiation,
or (B) any sonic, infrasonic, or ultrasonic wave, which is emitted from an electronic product as the result of the operation of an electronic circuit in such product.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
electronic protection - Division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to protect personnel,
facilities, and equipment from any effects of friendly or enemy use of the electromagnetic spectrum that degrade, neutralize, or destroy friendly combat capability.  Also called EP.  See also electronic
attack, electronic warfare; electronic warfare support.
electronic receipt - a receipt that is authorized by the Secretary to be issued or transmitted under this
chapter in the form of an electronic document.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
241.)

electronic reconnaissance - The detection, location, identification, and evaluation of foreign
electromagnetic radiations.  See also electromagnetic radiation; reconnaissance.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

electronic record - information that is recorded in a form that only a computer can process not
necessarily kept in a "recordkeeping system" but may reside in a generic electronic information
system or are produced by an application such as word processing or electronic mail.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 415.1)
electronic records - Numerical, graphical, and textual information recorded on any medium capable of
being read by a computer.  Electronic records include, but are not limited to, records stored on-line
or on off-line media such as tapes, disks, and optical disks.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)

electronic records - Records that include numerical, graphical, and textual information recorded on any
medium capable of being read by a computer.  This includes, but is not limited to, both on-line storage and off-line media such as tapes, disks, and optical disks.

electronic records management - utilization of automated techniques to manage records regardless of
format.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
electronic records system - Any information system that produces, manipulates, stores, or transfers
federal records by using a computer.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 142.4)

electronic signature - a method of signing an electronic message that - (1) Identifies and authenticates a
particular person as the source of the electronic message; and (2) Indicates such persons approval of the information contained in the electronic message.
electronic signature - The process of applying any mark in electronic form with the intent to sign a data
object. See also digital signature.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

electronic signature (E-Signs) - GPEA defines electronic signature as a method of signing an electronic
message that - (1) Identifies and authenticates a particular person as the source of the electronic
message; and (2) Indicates such person's approval of the information contained in the electronic message.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3001)

electronic surveillance -  acquisition of a nonpublic communication by electronic means without the
consent of a person who is a party to an electronic communication or, in the case of a nonelectronic
communication, without the consent of a person who is visibly present at the place of
communication, but not including the use of radio direction-finding equipment solely to determine the location of a transmitter.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

electronic surveillance  - acquisition of a non-public communication by electronic means without the
consent of a person who is a party to an electronic communication in the case of a non-electronic
communication, without the consent of a person who is visibly present at the place of
communication, but not including the use of radio-finding equipment solely to determine the location of a transmitter.

electronic timing switch - timing switch using a commercial or improvised electronic timer or integrated
circuit to start the initiation train.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

electronic trading facility - a trading facility that:  (A) operates by means of an electronic or
telecommunications network; and (B) maintains an automated audit trail of bids, offers, and the matching of orders or the execution of transactions on the facility.
electronic warfare - Military action involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control
the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy.  Also called EW.  See also directed energy;
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
electromagnetic spectrum; electronic attack; electronic protection; electronic warfare support.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electronic warfare frequency deconfliction - Actions taken to integrate those frequencies used by
electronic warfare systems into the overall frequency deconfliction process.  See also electronic
warfare.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electronic warfare reprogramming - The deliberate alteration or modification of electronic warfare or
target sensing systems, or the tactics and procedures that employ them, in response to validated
changes in equipment, tactics, or the electromagnetic environment.  See also electronic warfare.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electronic warfare support - Division of electronic warfare involving actions tasked by, or under
direct control of, an operational commander to search for, intercept, identify, and locate or localize sources of intentional and unintentional radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition, targeting, planning and conduct of future operations.  Also called ES.
See also electronic attack; electronic protection; electronic warfare.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electronics security - The protection resulting from all measures designed to deny unauthorized
persons information of value that might be derived from their interception and study of
noncommunications electromagnetic radiations, e.g., radar.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

electro-optical-infrared countermeasure - A device or technique employing electro-optical-infrared
materials or technology that is intended to impair the effectiveness of enemy activity, particularly
with respect to precision guided weapons and sensor systems.  Also called EO-IR CM.

element - An organization formed around a specific function within a designated directorate of a joint
force commander's headquarters.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)
element of the defense acquisition system - an organization that employs members of the acquisition
workforce, carries out acquisition functions, and focuses primarily on acquisition.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2545)

elementary school - a day or residential school which provides elementary education, as determined
under State law.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)

elephant - any animal of the species loxodonta Africana.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4244)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)

elevated causeway system - An elevated causeway pier that provides a means of delivering containers,
certain vehicles, and bulk cargo ashore without the lighterage contending with the surf zone.  Also
called ELCAS.  See also causeway.

elevated improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced above the surface:
hanging from an overpass, on a roof, etc.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

elevation bathymetric - The bathymetric data for Inland and Intercoastal waterways is highly accurate
bathymetric sounding information collected to ensure that federal navigation channels are maintained to their authorized depths. Bathymetric survey activities support the Nation's critical nautical charting program. This data is also used to create Electronic Navigational Charts. The bathymetric sounding data supports the elevation layer of the geospatial data framework.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

elevation terrestrial - This data contains georeferenced digital representations of terrestrial surfaces,
natural or manmade, which describe vertical position above or below a datum surface. Data may be
encapsulated in an evenly spaced grid (raster form) or randomly spaced (triangular irregular
network, hypsography, single points). The elevation points can have varying horizontal and vertical resolution and accuracy.
elicitation - In intelligence usage, the acquisition of information from a person or group in a manner
that does not disclose the intent of the interview or conversation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
eligibility determination [security] - determinations of eligibility for access to classified information
based on criteria established under E.O. 12968.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
eligibility for access to classified information - the result of the determination whether an employee (a)
is eligible for access to classified information in accordance with Executive Order 12968 (relating to
access to classified information), or any successor thereto, and Executive Order 10865 of February
20, 1960, as amended (relating to safeguarding classified information with industry), or any successor thereto; and (b) possesses a need to know under such orders.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 19
Protecting
Whistleblowers with Access to
Classified ,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)
eligible agency - the sole entity or agency in a State or an outlying area responsible for administering or
supervising policy for adult education and literacy activities in the State or outlying area,
respectively, consistent with the law of the State or outlying area, respectively.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4232)
eligible Aleut - any Aleut living on August 10, 1988
(A) who, as a civilian, was relocated by authority
of the United States from his or her home village on the Pribilof Islands or the Aleutian Islands west of Unimak Island to an internment camp, or other temporary facility or location, during World War II; or (B) who was born while his or her natural mother was subject to such relocation.
eligible crop - a crop of renewable biomass.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8111.)
eligible dependent - a spouse, surviving spouse, child, or dependent parent of a person who served in the
active military, naval, or air service.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
6301.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1673b.)
eligible domestic entity - a manufacturer or producer in the United States, or a certified union or
recognized union or group of workers which is representative of an industry in the United States,
that manufactures or produces short life cycle merchandise that is (A) like or directly competitive with other merchandise that is the subject of 2 or more affirmative dumping determinations, or (B) is similar enough to such other merchandise as to be considered for inclusion with such merchandise
in a product monitoring category.
eligible entity - a State or local government, nonprofit corporation, educational agency, community
development organization, or other entity that agrees to comply with the conditions established.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 92)
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 53701)
eligible export vessel - a vessel that (A) is constructed, reconstructed, or reconditioned in the United
States for use in world-wide trade; and (B) will, on delivery or redelivery, become or remain documented under the laws of a country other than the United States.
eligible family member - A family member who is residing at the sponsoring employees post of
assignment abroad and is counted as a dependent under ICASS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)
eligible family member or dependent - a U.S. citizen spouse or dependent of a U.S. Federal
Government employee or U.S. military service member, either residing with the sponsor (see
paragraph k below) or residing overseas apart from the sponsor solely because the employing
agency does not authorize family members to reside at the sponsors current post of assignment.
EFMs who voluntarily reside overseas at posts other than the sponsors post of assignment are considered U.S. citizen residents for purposes of employment under this regulation.  Also called EFM.

eligible grantee - a local government or municipality, peoples' utility district, irrigation district, and
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,

cooperative, nonprofit, or limited-dividend association in a rural area.
918c.) (SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280j3)
eligible hospital - a hospital that the Secretary determines has a high rate of risk adjusted readmissions
for the conditions and has not taken appropriate steps to reduce such readmissions and improve
patient safety as evidenced through historically high rates of readmissions, as determined by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)
eligible individual - an individual
(A) who has attained 16 years of age;
(B) who is not enrolled or
required to be enrolled in secondary school under State law; and (C) who(i) is basic skills deficient;(ii) does not have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, and has not achieved an equivalent level of education; or(iii) is an English language learner.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
527.)
eligible individual (in reference to enrollment in burn pit registry) -  any individual who, on or after
September 11, 2001: (A) was deployed in support of a contingency operation while serving in the Armed Forces; and (B) during such deployment, was based or stationed at a location where an open burn pit was used.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
292o)
eligible institution - a school of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine,
optometry, podiatric medicine, pharmacy, public health, allied health, or chiropractic, or a graduate program in health administration or behavioral and mental health practice, including clinical psychology.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 238)
eligible investor - (1) United States citizens; (2) corporations, partnerships, or other associations
including nonprofit associations, created under the laws of the United States any State or territory thereof, or the District of Columbia, and substantially beneficially owned by United States citizens; and (3) foreign corporations, partnerships, or other associations wholly owned by one or more such
United States citizens, corporations, partnerships, or other associations: *Provided however,* That the
eligibility of such foreign corporation shall be determined without regard to any shares, in aggregate less than 5 per centum of the total issued and subscribed share capital, held by other than the United
States owners: *Provided further,* That in the case of any loan investment a final determination of
eligibility may be made at the time the insurance or guaranty is issued; in all other cases, the investor must be eligible at the time a claim arises as well as the time the insurance or guaranty is
issued.

(SOURCE  DOS, US Code 22,
2198)

eligible investor - (1) United States citizens; (2) corporations, partnerships, or other associations
including nonprofit associations, created under the laws of the United States, any State or territory thereof, or the District of Columbia, and substantially beneficially owned by United States citizens; and (3) foreign corporations, partnerships, of other associations wholly owned by one or more such
United States citizens, corporations, partnerships, or other associations: *Provided, however,* That the
eligibility of such foreign corporation shall be determined without regard to any shares, in aggregate less than 5 per centum of the total of issued and subscribed share capital, held by other than the
United States owners: *Provided further,* That in the case of any loan investment a final
determination of eligibility may be made at the time the insurance or guaranty is issued; in all other cases, the investor must be eligible at the time a claim arises as well as at the time the insurance or
guaranty is issued.
(SOURCE  DOI, US Code 16,
3839aa1)

eligible land - (i) Cropland.
(ii) Grassland.
(iii) Rangeland. (iv) Pasture land.
(v) Nonindustrial private
forest land.
(vi) Other agricultural land (including cropped woodland, marshes, and agricultural land used for the production of livestock) on which resource concerns related to agricultural production could be addressed through a contract under the program, as determined by the Secretary.
eligible land - land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced.

(SOURCE  DOI, US Code 16,
3839aa1)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
292o)
eligible lender - an eligible institution that became a lender under this subpart prior to September 15,
1992, an agency or instrumentality of a State, a financial or credit institution (including an insurance company) which is subject to examination and supervision by an agency of the United States or of any State, a pension fund approved by the Secretary for this purpose, or a nonprofit private entity
designated by the State, regulated by the State, and approved by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2497)
eligible livestock producer - an eligible producer on a farm that (I) is an owner, cash or share lessee,
or contract grower of covered livestock that provides the pastureland or grazing land, including cash-leased pastureland or grazing land, for the livestock; (II) provides the pastureland or grazing
land for covered livestock, including cash-leased pastureland or grazing land that is physically located in a county affected by drought; (III) certifies grazing loss; and (IV) meets all other eligibility requirements established.
eligible metropolitan area - any of the 100 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United
States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 601)
eligible migrant - a qualified immigrant who is the spouse or unmarried child of a legalized alien.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1255a. )
eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers - individuals who are eligible migrant farmworkers or are
eligible seasonal farmworkers.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3222)
eligible national association - a national association with demonstrated experience in providing training
and technical assistance to protection and advocacy systems.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300d53)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5318a.)
eligible neighborhood development activity - (A) creating permanent jobs in the neighborhood;(B)
establishing or expanding businesses within the neighborhood;(C) developing, rehabilitating, or managing neighborhood housing stock;(D) developing delivery mechanisms for essential services that have lasting benefit to the neighborhood; or (E) planning, promoting, or financing voluntary neighborhood improvement efforts.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5318a.)

eligible neighborhood development organization - (A)(i) an entity organized as a private, voluntary,
nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State in which it operates;(ii) an organization that is responsible to residents of its neighborhood through a governing body, not less than 51 per centum of the members of which are residents of the area served; (iii) an organization that has conducted
business for at least one year prior to the date of application for participation;(iv) an organization that operates within an area that (I) meets the requirements for Federal assistance; (II) is designated as an enterprise zone under Federal law; (III) is designated as an enterprise zone under
State law and recognized by the Secretary as a State enterprise zone; or (IV) is a qualified distressed community; and (v) an organization that conducts one or more eligible neighborhood development activities that have as their primary beneficiaries low- and moderate-income persons, or (B) any facility that provides small entrepreneurial business with affordable shared support services and
business development services and meets the requirements.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2241)

eligible operations and maintenance - all Federal operations, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation,
including (i) maintenance dredging reasonably necessary to maintain the width and nominal depth of any harbor or inland harbor; (ii) the construction of dredged material disposal facilities that are
necessary for the operation and maintenance of any harbor or inland harbor; (iii) dredging and
disposing of contaminated sediments that are in or that affect the maintenance of Federal navigation channels; (iv) mitigating for impacts resulting from Federal navigation operation and maintenance
activities; and (v) operating and maintaining dredged material disposal facilities.
eligible orchardist - a person that produces annual crops from trees for commercial purposes.
(SOURCE  DHS, US Code 19,
2497)

eligible producer on a farm - an individual or entity that, as determined by the Secretary, assumes the
production and market risks associated with the agricultural production of crops or livestock.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1531.)
eligible reservist - a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces ordered to active duty during a
period of military conflict.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
636.)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3223)
eligible seasonal farmworker - (A) a low-income individual who(i) for 12 consecutive months out of
the 24 months prior to application for the program involved, has been primarily employed in agricultural or fish farming labor that is characterized by chronic unemployment or underemployment; and(ii) faces multiple barriers to economic self-sufficiency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4361)
eligible small business - any business concern that, in the judgment of the Commissioner, due to its small
size, has neither adequate internal resources nor financial ability to obtain qualified outside assistance in preparing and submitting for consideration allegations of evasion.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1339)
eligible small business - any business concern which, in the agency's judgment, due to its small size, has
neither adequate internal resources nor financial ability to obtain qualified outside assistance in preparing and filing petitions and applications for remedies and benefits under trade laws.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)
eligible solar, wind, waste or geothermal facility - a facility which produces electric energy solely by
the use, as a primary energy source, of solar energy, wind energy, waste resources or geothermal resources; but only if (i) either of the following is submitted to the Commission not later than December 31, 1994: (I) an application for certification of the facility as a qualifying small power
production facility; or
(II) notice that the facility meets the requirements for qualification; and (ii)
construction of such facility commences not later than December 31, 1999, or, if not, reasonable
diligence is exercised toward the completion of such facility taking into account all factors relevant to construction of the facility.
eligible spouse - the spouse of a member of the Coast Guard who is serving on active duty and includes a
spouse who receives transitional compensation.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 542)
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 542)
eligible spouse does not include a person who
(i) is married to, but legally separated from, a member
of the Coast Guard under a court order or statute of any State or territorial possession of the United States; or (ii) is eligible for tuition assistance as a member of the Armed Forces.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1638g)
eligible tribal consortium - a consortium composed of 2 or more Service units between which a mobile
health station can be transported by road in up to 8 hours. A Service unit operated by the Service or
by an Indian tribe or tribal organization shall be equally eligible for participation in such consortium.
eligible woman - a woman who has been admitted to a program operated.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb1)
email distribution list  - list of email addresses which can be used to send a message to multiple
recipients simultaneously.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
embarkation - The process of putting personnel and/ or vehicles and their associated stores and
equipment into ships and/ or aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
embarkation and tonnage table - A consolidated table showing personnel and cargo, by troop or naval
units, loaded aboard a combat-loaded ship.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
embarkation area - An area ashore, including a group of embarkation points, in which final
preparations for embarkation are completed and through which assigned personnel and loads for
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)

craft and ships are called forward to embark.  See also mounting area.

embarkation element - A temporary administrative formation of personnel with supplies and
equipment embarking or to be embarked (combat loaded) aboard the ships of one transport element.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
embarkation group - A temporary administrative formation of personnel with supplies and equipment
embarking or to be embarked (combat loaded) aboard the ships of one transport element group.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
embarkation officer - An officer on the staff of units of the landing force who advises the commander
thereof on matters pertaining to embarkation planning and loading ships.  See also combat cargo
officer.
embarkation order - An order specifying dates, times, routes, loading diagrams, and methods of
movement to shipside or aircraft for troops and their equipment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
embarkation organization - A temporary administrative formation of personnel with supplies and
equipment embarking or to be embarked aboard ships.  See also embarkation team.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
embarkation phase - In amphibious operations, the phase that encompasses the orderly assembly of
personnel and materiel and their subsequent loading aboard ships and/ or aircraft in a sequence
designed to meet the requirements of the landing force concept of operations ashore.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
embarkation plans - The plans prepared by the landing force and appropriate subordinate commanders
containing instructions and information concerning the organization for embarkation, assignment to shipping, supplies and equipment to be embarked, location and assignment of embarkation areas, control and communication arrangements, movement schedules and embarkation sequence, and
additional pertinent instructions relating to the embarkation of the landing force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
embarkation team - A temporary administrative formation of all personnel with supplies and
equipment embarking or to be embarked (combat loaded) aboard one ship.  See also embarkation
organization.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
embarkation unit - A temporary administrative formation of personnel with supplies and equipment
embarking or to be embarked (combat loaded) aboard the ships of one transport unit, which is
dissolved upon completion of the embarkation.
embedded training - training provided by modules built into operational systems to maintain or enhance
the skill proficiency necessary to operate or maintain that equipment or system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
263a7.)
embryo laboratory -a facility in which human oocytes are subject to assisted reproductive technology
treatment or procedures based on manipulation of oocytes or embryos which are subject to implantation.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78l.)
emergency - (A) a major market disturbance characterized by or constituting (i) sudden and
excessive fluctuations of securities prices generally, or a substantial threat thereof, that threaten fair
and orderly markets; or (ii) a substantial disruption of the safe or efficient operation of the national system for clearance and settlement of transactions in securities, or a substantial threat thereof; or
(B) a major disturbance that substantially disrupts, or threatens to substantially disrupt (i) the functioning of securities markets, investment companies, or any other significant portion or segment of the securities markets; or (ii) the transmission or processing of securities transactions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1187)
emergency - (I) the overthrow of a democratically elected government; (II) war (including undeclared
war, civil war, or other military activity) on the territory  of the program country; (III) a severe breakdown in law and order affecting a significant portion of the program country's territory; (IV) a severe economic collapse in the program country; or (V) any other extraordinary event in the

program country that threatens the law enforcement or security interests of the United States
(including the interest in enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States) and where the country's participation in the program could contribute to that threat.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5324)

emergency - a natural disaster affecting a wide area (such as a flood, hurricane, tidal wave, earthquake,
severe storm, or landslide) or a catastrophic failure from any external cause, as a result of which:
(A) the Governor of a State has declared an emergency and the Secretary has concurred; or(B) the
President has declared a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1312.1)

emergency - An emergency is when failure to issue a passport would -(a) Cause compelling hardship to
the applicant (a delay or inability to travel does not, by itself, constitute compelling hardship), e.g. - i) Inability to pursue education; (ii) Inability to accept a job opportunity; (iii) Inability to attend to a
dying relative or a funeral (life or death emergencies); or (iii) Involuntarily separation from her/ his
parents, spouse, or children. (b) Endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the applicant; (c) Impede the applicants ability to complete a critical mission on behalf of the U.S. government (for official, diplomatic, service, or no-fee regular passports).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

emergency - An unforeseen combination of circumstances, or the resulting state, that calls for immediate
action. Emergencies may include a fire, explosion, discovery of an explosive device, severe weather, chemical or biological exposure or threat, hostage situation, or physical threat to building occupants
or visitors, terrorist attack, or other national security emergency.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1736f1.)

emergency - an urgent situation in which there is clear evidence that (a) an event or series of events has
occurred that causes human suffering; and (b) for which a government concerned has not chosen, or has not the means, to remedy; or (c) is created by a demonstrably abnormal event or series of events that produces dislocation in the lives of residents of a country or region of a country on an exceptional scale.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

emergency - Any incident, whether natural or manmade, that requires responsive action to protect life or
property. Under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, an emergency means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, Federal assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.
emergency action - action needed to respond to the immediate impacts of an emergency does not include
long-term recovery actions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)

emergency action committee - An organization established at a foreign service post by the chief of
mission or principal officer for the purpose of directing and coordinating the post's response to
contingencies.  Also called EAC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

Emergency Action Plan - A specific plan used to describe the actions taken to ensure the safety of
Department personnel and ability for all bureaus, offices, or facilities to continue essential functions.
Also called EAP.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 3025.18)

emergency authority - A Federal military commander's authority, in extraordinary emergency
circumstances where prior authorization by the President is impossible and duly constituted local
authorities are unable to control the situation, to engage temporarily in activities that are necessary
to quell large-scale, unexpected civil disturbances because (1) such activities are necessary to
prevent significant loss of life or wanton destruction of property and are necessary to restore governmental function and public order or (2) duly constituted Federal, state, or local authorities are unable or decline to provide adequate protection for Federal property or Federal governmental
functions.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

emergency change [IT service] - alteration in the current state that must be introduced immediately to
resolve a major incident or implement a security patch is the highest priority change that can be
defined in an organization.
emergency change advisory board  - subgroup of the Change Advisory Board that makes decisions
about emergency changes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2603.)

emergency condition - (1) a newly discovered type of material which is of importance for the
understanding of the history of mankind and is in jeopardy from pillage, dismantling, dispersal, or fragmentation; (2) identifiable as coming from any site recognized to be of high cultural significance if such site is in jeopardy from pillage, dismantling, dispersal, or fragmentation which is, or threatens to be, of crisis proportions; or (3) a part of the remains of a particular culture or civilization, the record of which is in jeopardy from pillage, dismantling, dispersal, or fragmentation which is, or threatens to be, of crisis proportions; and application of the import restrictions on a temporary basis would, in whole or in part, reduce the incentive for such pillage, dismantling, dispersal or fragmentation.
emergency expenditure authorization - authorization for limited post expenditure without prior
Department approval in order to meet emergency medical needs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3364)

emergency leave donor - a current employee whose voluntary written request for transfer of annual
leave to an emergency leave transfer program is approved by his or her employing agency (OPM Form 1638, Request to Donate Annual Leave Under the Emergency Leave Transfer Program).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3364)

emergency leave recipient - a current employee for whom the employing agency has approved an
application to receive annual leave from an emergency leave transfer program (OPM Form 1637,
Application to Become a Leave Recipient Under the Emergency Leave Transfer Program).

emergency locator beacon - A generic term for all radio beacons used for emergency locating
purposes.  See also personal locator beacon.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

emergency management - As subset of incident management, the coordination and integration of all
activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other manmade disasters.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

emergency management - coordination and integration of all activities necessary to build, sustain and
improve the capabilities to prepare for, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual disasters or emergencies, regardless of cause emergency management activities in response to an incident are a component of overall incident management and are aligned with parallel response processes associated with prevention and protection.

emergency management - Organized efforts to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from an
emergency.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 701)

emergency management - the governmental function that coordinates and integrates all activities
necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

emergency management assistance compact - A congressionally ratified organization that provides
form and structure to interstate mutual aid. Through EMAC, a disaster-affected State can request
and receive assistance from other member States quickly and efficiently, resolving two key issues
up front - liability and reimbursement.  Also called EMAC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

emergency management center - The Departments central location for managing emergencies
impacting its domestic facilities. It is used to coordinate response to, recovery from, and relay
information about a domestic emergency that impacts any part of the Department. The Departments EMC is managed by A/ OEM and is located in the Harry S Truman Building (HST), Room B-235B. Also called EMC.

emergency management system - Coordination of systems and multidisciplinary personnel (e.g., police,
fire, emergency managers) to address all phases of an incident.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

emergency manager - The person who has the day-to-day responsibility for emergency management
programs and activities. The role is one of coordinating all aspects of a jurisdiction's mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1369.)

emergency medical condition - a medical condition (including emergency labor and delivery)
manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in (1) placing the
patient's health in serious jeopardy, (2) serious impairment to bodily functions, or(3) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg19a)

emergency medical condition - a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient
severity (including severe pain) such that a prudent layperson, who possesses an average knowledge
of health and medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in a condition.
emergency medical services - A system of coordinated response involving private and public agencies
and organizations that provides emergency medical care after an incident that causes serious illness or injury.  Also called EMS.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2655.)

emergency medical services - resources used by a public or nonprofit entity to deliver medical care
outside of a medical facility under emergency conditions that occur as a result of (A) the condition of a patient; or (B) a natural disaster or related condition.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

emergency medical services training education advisory council - advisory body providing advice and
recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs/ Chief Medical Officer on matters relating to emergency medical service training and educational policies, regulations, standards, and metrics for emergency medical services personnel.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

emergency operating record  - documentary material and database essential to the continued
functioning or the reconstitution of an agency during and after a continuity event include emergency plans and directives, orders of succession, delegations of authority, staffing assignments, and related policy or procedural records.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

emergency operating records - One type of vital records. (See the term Vital Records.) These records
are essential to the continued functioning or reconstitution of an organization during and after an emergency. They include emergency plans and directive(s), orders of succession, delegations of
authority, staffing assignments, selected program records needed to continue the most critical agency operations, as well as related policy and procedural records that assist agency staff in conducting operations under emergency conditions and for resuming normal operations after an emergency.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)

emergency operations center - A temporary or permanent facility where the coordination of
information and resources to support domestic incident management activities normally takes place.
Also called EOC.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

emergency operations center - physical location where the coordination of information and resources to
support incident management activities normally takes place may be a temporary facility or may be located in a more central or permanently established facility, perhaps at a higher level or organization within a jurisdiction.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

emergency operations center - The physical location at which the coordination of information and
resources to support incident management (on-scene operations) activities normally takes place. An
EOC may be a temporary facility or may be located in a more central or permanently established
facility, perhaps at a higher level of organization within a jurisdiction. EOCs may be organized by major functional disciplines (e.g., fire, law enforcement, and medical services), by jurisdiction (e.g., Federal, State, regional, tribal, city, county), or some combination thereof.  Also called EOC.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

emergency personnel - category of essential personnel that are employees who are assigned to positions
required to sustain a facility or function in the event of a localized situation, such as inclement weather or a dismissal or closure of DHS operations or services.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

emergency personnel - Pre-identified domestic personnel responsible for performing mission essential
functions at a relocation site in support of bureau or Department continuity. (See the terms Bureau
Emergency Action Team (BEAT) and Mission Critical Team (MCT).)

emergency plan - The ongoing plan maintained by various jurisdictional levels for responding to a wide
variety of potential hazards.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5195a)

emergency preparedness - all those activities and measures designed or undertaken to prepare for or
minimize the effects of a hazard upon the civilian population, to deal with the immediate emergency conditions which would be created by the hazard, and to effectuate emergency repairs to, or the
emergency restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by the hazard. Such term includes the following: (A) Measures to be undertaken in preparation for anticipated hazards (including the establishment of appropriate organizations, operational plans, and supporting agreements, the recruitment and training of personnel, the conduct of research, the procurement and
stockpiling of necessary materials and supplies, the provision of suitable warning systems, the construction or preparation of shelters, shelter areas, and control centers, and, when appropriate, the non-military evacuation of the civilian population). (B) Measures to be undertaken during a hazard (including the enforcement of passive defense regulations prescribed by duly established military or civil authorities, the evacuation of personnel to shelter areas, the control of traffic and panic, and the control and use of lighting and civil communications). (C) Measures to be undertaken following a hazard (including activities for firefighting, rescue, emergency medical, health and sanitation services, monitoring for specific dangers of special weapons, unexploded bomb reconnaissance,
essential debris clearance, emergency welfare measures, and immediately essential emergency repair or restoration of damaged vital facilities).

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)

emergency preparedness - Measures taken in advance of an emergency to reduce the loss of life and
property and to protect a nation's institutions from all types of hazards through a comprehensive
emergency management program of preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery.  Also called
EP.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

emergency preparedness liaison officer - A senior reserve officer who represents their Service at the
appropriate joint field office conducting planning and coordination responsibilities in support of
civil authorities.  Also called EPLO.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Emergency Public Information - Information that is disseminated primarily in anticipation of an
emergency or during an emergency. In addition to providing situational information to the public, it also frequently provides directive actions required to be taken by the general public.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

emergency relocation group  - DHS personnel designated by their office to report to a pre-established
safe facility in the event of a terrorist attack, natural disaster, or other catastrophic event significantly affecting continuity of operations.
emergency repair - The least amount of immediate repair to damaged facilities necessary for the
facilities to support the mission.  See also facility substitutes.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 101)

emergency response providers - Federal, State, and local governmental and nongovernmental
emergency public safety, fire, law enforcement, emergency response, emergency medical (including hospital emergency facilities), and related personnel, agencies, and authorities.
emergency response staff program - A program intended to prepare Department emergency response
staff to respond to domestic emergencies that impact the Department.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

emergency response team - The personnel from the Department, or from a local, State, or other Federal
department or agency, trained to perform a specific task during a particular phase of emergency
response. Within the Department, an emergency response team consists of an Incident Commander
(IC) and the emergency response staff.   Also called ERT.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg19a)

emergency services - (i) a medical screening examination that is within the capability of the emergency
department of a hospital, including ancillary services routinely available to the emergency department to evaluate such emergency medical condition, and (ii) within the capabilities of the
staff and facilities available at the hospital, such further medical examination and treatment as are required to stabilize the patient.
emergency services sector - A system of preparedness, response, and recovery elements that form the
nation's first line of defense for preventing and mitigating the risk from physical and cyber attacks, and manmade and natural disasters. The sector consists of emergency services facilities and associated systems, trained and tested personnel, detailed plans and procedures, redundant systems, and mutual-aid agreements that provide life safety and security services across the Nation via a firstresponder community comprised of federal, state, local, tribal, territorial and private sector partners.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Emergency Support Function Annexes - Present the missions, policies, structures, and responsibilities
of Federal agencies for coordinating resource and programmatic support to States, tribes, and other Federal agencies or other jurisdictions and entities when activated to provide coordinated Federal support during an incident.  Also called ESF Annexes.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Emergency Support Function Coordinator - The entity with management oversight for that particular
ESF. The coordinator has ongoing responsibilities throughout the preparedness, response, and
recovery phases of incident management.  Also called ESF Coordinator.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Emergency Support Function Primary Agency - A Federal agency with significant authorities, roles,
resources, or capabilities for a particular function within an ESF. A Federal agency designated as an
ESF primary agency serves as a Federal executive agent under the Federal Coordinating Officer (or Federal Resource Coordinator for non-Stafford Act incidents) to accomplish the ESF mission.  Also
called ESP Primary Agency.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Emergency Support Function Support Agency - An entity with specific capabilities or resources that
support the primary agencies in executing the mission of the ESF.  Also called ESP Support
Agency.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

emergency support functions  - Used by the Federal Government and many State governments as the
primary mechanism at the operational level to organize and provide assistance. ESFs align categories of resources and provide strategic objectives for their use. ESFs utilize standardized
resource management concepts such as typing, inventorying, and tracking to facilitate the dispatch,
deployment, and recovery of resources before, during, and after an incident.  Also called ESFs.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

emergency support functions - A grouping of government and certain private-sector capabilities into
an organizational structure to provide the support, resources, program implementation, and services
that are most likely to be needed to save lives, protect property and the environment, restore
essential services and critical infrastructure, and help victims and communities return to normal,
when feasible, following domestic incidents.  Also called ESFs.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1725.)

emergency treatment - medical care or services furnished, in the judgment of the Secretary (A) when
Department or other Federal facilities are not feasibly available and an attempt to use them beforehand would not be reasonable;
(B) when such care or services are rendered in a medical emergency of such nature that a prudent layperson reasonably expects that delay in seeking
immediate medical attention would be hazardous to life or health; and (C) until (i) such time as the veteran can be transferred safely to a Department facility or other Federal facility and such facility is capable of accepting such transfer; or
(ii) such time as a Department facility or other Federal
facility accepts such transfer if (I) at the time the veteran could have been transferred safely to a Department facility or other Federal facility, no Department facility or other Federal facility agreed to accept such transfer; and (II) the non-Department facility in which such medical care or services was furnished made and documented reasonable attempts to transfer the veteran to a Department facility or other Federal facility.

emergency work - clearance and removal of debris and wreckage and temporary restoration of essential
public facilities and services.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5170b)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 10)
emergency-essential employee - A Department of Defense civilian whose assigned duties and
responsibilities must be accomplished following the evacuation of non-essential personnel
(including dependents) during a declared emergency or outbreak of war.  See also evacuation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
emergency-essential employee - A Department of Defense civilian whose assigned duties and
responsibilities must be accomplished following the evacuation of non-essential personnel (including dependents) during a declared emergency or outbreak of war. See also evacuation.  also
evacuation.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff30)
emerging community - a metropolitan area for which there has been reported to and confirmed by the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a cumulative total of at least 500, but
fewer than 1,000, cases of AIDS during the most recent period of 5 calendar years for which such data are available.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77b.)

emerging growth company - an issuer that had total annual gross revenues of less than $1,000,000,000
(as such amount is indexed for inflation every 5 years by the Commission to reflect the change in
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, setting the threshold to the nearest 1,000,000) during its most recently completed fiscal year.

emerging harbor project - a project that is assigned to a harbor or inland harbor that transits less than
(SOURCE  DHS,
1,000,000 tons of cargo annually.
US Code 33,
2237)

emerging issues - An issue or topic of growing importance or concern within a region, country or
community that has the potential to impact or affect the momentum or direction of the political
transition.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1737.)

emerging market - a country that the Secretary of Agriculture determines (A) is taking steps toward a
market-oriented economy through the food, agriculture, or rural business sectors of the economy of the country; and (B) has the potential to provide a viable and significant market for United States agricultural commodities or products of United States agricultural commodities.

emission - release of a substance into the atmosphere.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

emission control - The selective and controlled use of electromagnetic, acoustic, or other emitters to
optimize command and control capabilities while minimizing, for operations security:  a. detection by enemy sensors; b. mutual interference among friendly systems; and/ or c.  enemy interference with the ability to execute a military deception plan.  Also called EMCON.  See also electronic
warfare.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

emission factor - unique value for scaling emissions to activity data in terms of a standard rate of
emission per unit of activity, e.g., grams of carbon dioxide emitted per barrel of fossil fuel consumed.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7602.)

emission limitation and emission standard - a requirement established by the State or the Administrator
which limits the quantity, rate, or concentration of emissions of air pollutants on a continuous basis, including any requirement relating to the operation or maintenance of a source to assure continuous emission reduction, and any design, equipment, work practice or operational standard promulgated under this chapter.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)

emission security - The component of communications security that results from all measures taken to
deny unauthorized persons information of value that might be derived from intercept and analysis of compromising emanations from crypto-equipment and telecommunications systems.  See also
communications security.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1723)

emotional abuse - This includes psychological, verbal, or mental injury such as acts or omissions by the
parents or other caregivers that have caused, or could cause, serious behavioral, cognitive,
emotional, or mental disorders. In some cases of emotional abuse, the acts of parents or caregivers alone, without any harm evident in the child's behavior or condition, are sufficient to warrant child
protective services intervention. For example, practices such as confinement of a child to a dark closet or a cage can be considered emotional abuse.

(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)

emotional disturbance - a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long
period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child's educational performance: (A)
An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors. (B) An
inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers. (C)
Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances. (D) A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression. (E) A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears
associated with personal or school problems.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1723)

emotional neglect - Includes such actions as marked inattention to the child's needs for affection, refusal
of or failure to provide needed psychological care, inadequate supervision, spouse abuse in the child's presence, and tolerance of drug or alcohol use by the child.

employ - to suffer or permit to work.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)
employee - A current employee of the Department of State, including members of the Civil Service,
Foreign Service, and Locally Employed Staff.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 491.3)
employee - a dispatching service employee, a signal employee, or a train employee.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
21101.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8323)
employee - a Foreign Service or Civil Service employee of the U.S. Department of State, or a PSC
employee, with the exception of overseas local hires, which are addressed in separate nepotism regulations.
employee - a person employed by, assigned or detailed to, or acting for an element within the Intelligence
Community.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3001)
employee - an appointed officer or employee of the Department, including a locally employed staff, a
special U.S. Government employee, or an expert or consultant.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 971.4)
employee - an employee who (A) has completed at least 3 years of current continuous service with 1 or
more covered entities; and (B) is serving under an appointment without time limitation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 292)
employee - An individual employed by DS whose duties require the use of SPE.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 041.3)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)
employee - any employee, and shall not be limited to the employees of a particular employer, unless this
subchapter explicitly states otherwise, and shall include any individual whose work has ceased as a
consequence of, or in connection with, any current labor dispute or because of any unfair labor
practice, and who has not obtained any other regular and substantially equivalent employment, but shall not include any individual employed as an agricultural laborer, or in the domestic service of
any family or person at his home, or any individual employed by his parent or spouse, or any individual having the status of an independent contractor, or any individual employed as a supervisor, or any individual employed by an employer subject to the Railway Labor Act, as amended from time to time, or by any other person who is not an employer.
employee - any individual employed by an employer.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
4303.)

employee - any person employed by an employer. Includes any person who is a citizen, national, or
permanent resident alien of the United States employed in a workplace in a foreign country by an employer that is an entity incorporated or otherwise organized in the United States or that is controlled by an entity organized in the United States.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3166)

employee - any person who receives a salary or compensation of any kind from the United States
Government, is a contractor of the United States Government or an employee thereof, is an unpaid
consultant of the United States Government, or otherwise acts for or on behalf of the United States Government, except as otherwise determined by the President.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)

employee - Any U.S. citizen who is a member of the Senior Foreign Service or who is assigned to a
salary class in the Foreign Service schedule, and who is serving under either a career or career
candidate appointment, or who is serving under a limited appointment that does not confer career candidate status, but does not include consular agents.

employee - Assigned personnel (U.S.-based direct hire) of the Federal Government. For categories of
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

persons authorized or not authorized to use the diplomatic pouch.

employee - person hired to perform a job usually for wages or salary and normally in a position below the
executive level.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
employee - Refers to an individual appointed into the civilian service of a Government agency (including
chiefs of mission and members of the Foreign Service of the United States).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

employee assistance program - confidential counseling program that offers assessment, short-term
counseling, and referral services to employees for a wide range of issues that could interfere with
work performance includes, but are not limited to, emotional, family relationship substance abuse, occupational, legal or financial problems.
employee benefit plan or plan - an employee welfare benefit plan or an employee pension benefit plan
or a plan which is both an employee welfare benefit plan and an employee pension benefit plan.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)

employee in fire protection activities - an employee, including a firefighter, paramedic, emergency
medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous materials worker, who (1) is trained in fire suppression, has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression, and is employed by a fire department of a municipality, county, fire district, or State; and (2) is engaged in the prevention, control, and extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
2671)

employee of the government - (1) officers or employees of any federal agency, members of the military
or naval forces of the United States, members of the National Guard while engaged in training or duty under title 32, and persons acting on behalf of a federal agency in an official capacity, temporarily or permanently in the service of the United States, whether with or without
compensation, and (2) any officer or employee of a Federal public defender organization, except when such officer or employee performs professional services in the course of providing
representation.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)

employee organization - any labor union or any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee
representation committee, association, group, or plan, in which employees participate and which
exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning an employee benefit plan, or other matters incidental to employment relationships; or any employees' beneficiary association organized for the purpose in whole or in part, of establishing such a plan.
employee orientation training - training provided for a general understanding of the organization and its
missions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

employee performance - accomplishment of the work described in the employee's performance plan.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

employee retention - ability of an organization to keep its employees over a period of time is measured
by the average length of time an employee stays employed within the same organization over a given period of time.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

employee transition plan - A written plan developed by the HRA for the potential transition of the
agency's civilian employees to an MEO, or to private sector or public reimbursable performance. This plan is developed early in the streamlined or standard competition process, based on the incumbent government organization, to identify projected employee impacts and the time needed to accommodate such impacts, depending on the potential outcomes of the competition. The employee
transition plan differs from a phase-in plan, which is developed by prospective providers responding
to a solicitation.
employee with a disability - See also special needs. An employee who has a disability as defined in the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and implementing regulations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)

employees - Current FS employees, CS employees (including schedule C appointees and annuitants
returning to work on temporary appointments on an intermittent basis, commonly referred to as WAE personnel), LE Staff, PSCs, employees assigned to fellowships or details elsewhere and detailees or fellows from other entities assigned to the Department, externs/ interns, SGEs as defined
in 18 U.S.C. 202(a), and any other personnel who are employed by State or USAID in the United States or abroad.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H548.22)

employees who are eligible - TreasuryDirect is provided to U.S. citizen employees and personal services
contractors payrolled through American Payroll (CGFS/ C/ APP). The LE staff payroll system does not handle deductions for TreasuryDirect.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2101)
employer - any business enterprise that employs (A) 100 or more employees, excluding part-time
employees; or
(B) 100 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 4,000 hours per week (exclusive of hours of overtime).
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)

employer - any person acting as an agent of an employer, directly or indirectly, but shall not include the
United States or any wholly owned Government corporation, or any Federal Reserve Bank, or any State or political subdivision thereof, or any person subject to the Railway Labor Act, as amended
from time to time, or any labor organization (other than when acting as an employer), or anyone acting in the capacity of officer or agent of such labor organization.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)

employer - any person acting directly as an employer, or indirectly in the interest of an employer, in
relation to an employee benefit plan; and includes a group or association of employers acting for an employer in such capacity.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H415.3)
Employer Identification Number - A taxpayer identification number obtained by sole proprietors,
businesses, and U.S. agencies to identify themselves when reporting wage and/ or salary payments
made as employers to other contracted parties.  Also called EIN.
employing bureau - The bureau in which the DETO is employed.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2368.2)
employment - The strategic, operational, or tactical use of forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
employment benefits - all benefits provided or made available to employees by an employer, including
group life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, sick leave.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2611.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
employment fitness adjudication - process of evaluation of pertinent data in a background investigation,
as well as any other available information that is relevant and reliable, for employment is used to
determine whether an individual is: (i) suitable for Government employment; (ii) eligible for logical and physical access; (iii) eligible for access to classified information; (iv) eligible to hold a sensitive
position; or (v) fit to perform work for or on behalf of the Government as a contractor employee.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3101.)
employment handicap - an impairment, resulting in substantial part from a disability, of a veteran's
ability to prepare for, obtain, or retain employment consistent with such veteran's abilities, aptitudes,
and interests.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2101)

employment loss - (A) an employment termination, other than a discharge for cause, voluntary departure,
or retirement, (B) a layoff exceeding 6 months, or (C) a reduction in hours of work of more than 50 percent during each month of any 6-month period.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)

employment outcome - A) entering or retaining full-time or, if appropriate, part-time competitive
employment in the integrated labor market;
(B) satisfying the vocational outcome of supported
employment; or
(C) satisfying any other vocational outcome the Secretary of Education may
determine to be appropriate (including satisfying the vocational outcome of customized
employment, self-employment, telecommuting, or business ownership), in a manner consistent with this chapter.
employment position - set of duties and responsibilities which make up the work performed by an
employee.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

en route care - Continuation of the provision of care during movement (evacuation) between the health
service support capabilities in the roles of care, without clinically compromising the patient's
condition.  See also evacuation.
enabling clause - the Decision on Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller
Participation of Developing Countries (L/ 4903), adopted November 28, 1979, under GATT 1947.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4210)

encrypted for transmission only - classification used in Sensitive-But-Unclassified No Foreign (SBU
NOFORN) telegrams.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
encrypted text - Data encoded into an unclassified form using a nationally accepted form of encoding.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
encryption - Conversion of plaintext to ciphertext through the use of a cryptographic algorithm.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 17,
1201.)

encryption research - activities necessary to identify and analyze flaws and vulnerabilities of encryption
technologies applied to copyrighted works, if these activities are conducted to advance the state of knowledge in the field of encryption technology or to assist in the development of encryption
products.

encryption technology - the scrambling and descrambling of information using mathematical formulas
or algorithms.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 17,
1201.)
end date - The end date for a streamlined or standard competition is the date that all SCF certifications
are completed, signifying an agency's performance decision.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
end evening civil twilight - The point in time when the sun has dropped 6 degrees beneath the western
horizon, and is the instant at which there is no longer sufficient light to see objects with the unaided
eye.  Also called EECT.
end item - A final combination of end products, component parts, and/ or materials that is ready for its
intended use.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
end item - the final production product when assembled or completed, and ready for issue, delivery, or
deployment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2533b)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
end of evening nautical twilight - The point in time when the sun has dropped 12 degrees below the
western horizon, and is the instant of last available daylight for the visual control of limited military
operations.  Also called EENT.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4302)
end of the war - the date of proclamation of exchange of ratifications of the treaty of peace, unless the
President shall, by proclamation, declare a prior date, in which case the date so proclaimed shall be
deemed to be the end of the war.
end product - supplies delivered under a line item of a Government contract.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
end state - The set of required conditions that defines achievement of the commander's objectives.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
end user - person that uses the solution developed by the project in the operational field.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
endemic - The constant presence and/ or usual presence of a disease or condition found in a population
within a geographic area. This may also be thought of as the baseline.
(SOURCE
USAID, FOG,
CHIII) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
end-of-message indicator - The #, station serial number, two carriage returns, eight line feeds, and four
Ns (NNNN) appearing at the end of a telegraphic transmission indicating the end of the transmission.  Also called EOM.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
endorsed cryptographic products list - Contains products that provide electronic cryptographic coding
(encrypting) and decoding (decrypting), and have been endorsed for use on classified or Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) U.S. Government or Government-derived information during its transmission.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 302.62)
endorsing or espousing terrorism -  An alien is inadmissible under INA if the alien endorses or
espouses terrorist activity or persuades others to endorse or support terrorist activity or a terrorist organization.  A safe house;  Transportation;  Communications;  Funds;  Transfer of funds or other material financial benefit;  False documentation or identification;  Weapons including chemical,
biological, or radiological weapons;  Explosives; or Training.
endowment fund - a fund, or a tax-exempt foundation, established and maintained by the Helen Keller
National Center for the purpose of generating income for the support of the Center.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1907)
endowment fund corpus - an amount equal to the Federal payments made to the Endowment Fund and
amounts contributed to the Endowment Fund from non-Federal sources.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1907)
endowment fund income - an amount equal to the total market value of the Endowment Fund minus the
Endowment Fund corpus.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1907)
endpoint - Video conferencing specific equipment used to connect to an enterprise network for the
purpose of participating in a video conference.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 593)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
end-to-end - A term that describes joint distribution operations boundaries, which begin at the point of
origin and terminate at the geographic combatant commander's designated point of need within a
desired operational area, including the return of forces and materiel.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
Enduring Constitutional Government - A cooperative effort among the executive, legislative, and
judicial branches of the Federal Government, coordinated by the President, as a matter of comity with respect to the legislative and judicial branches and with proper respect for the constitutional separation of powers among the branches, to preserve the constitutional framework under which the nation is governed and the capability of all three branches of government to execute constitutional responsibilities and provide for orderly succession, appropriate transition of leadership, and interoperability and support of NEFs during a catastrophic emergency.  Also called ECG.
enemy - any country, government, group, or person that has been engaged in hostilities, whether or not
lawfully authorized, with the United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2204)
enemy combatant - In general, a person engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition
(SOURCE  DOD,

partners during an armed conflict.  Also called EC.

DOD Dictionary, DODD 2310.01E)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

energy - all forms of energy including petroleum, gas (both natural and manufactured), electricity, solid
fuels (including all forms of coal, coke, coal chemicals, coal liquification, and coal gasification),
solar, wind, other types of renewable energy, atomic energy, and the production, conservation, use, control, and distribution (including pipelines) of all of these forms of energy.

energy action - any matter required to be transmitted, or submitted to the Congress.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6421)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371)

energy audit - a determination of the energy consumption characteristics of a building which (A)
identifies the type, size, and rate of energy consumption of such building and the major energy using systems of such building; (B) determines appropriate energy conservation maintenance and operating procedures; and (C) indicates the need, if any, for the acquisition and installation of energy conservation measures.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6326)

energy audit - any process which identifies and specifies the energy and cost savings which are likely to
be realized through the purchase and installation of particular energy conservation measures or renewable-resource energy measures and which (A) is carried out in accordance with rules of the
Secretary; and (B) imposes (i) no direct costs, with respect to individuals who are occupants of dwelling units in any State having and (ii) only reasonable costs, as determined by the Secretary,
with respect to any person not described in clause (i). Rules referred to in subparagraph (A) may
include minimum qualifications for, and provisions with respect to conflicts of interest of, persons carrying out such energy audits.
energy commodity - (A) petroleum products;(B) natural gas;(C) coal; (D) wind and solar energy
components; and (E) biofuels.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2238c)
energy conservation maintenance and operating procedure - modification or modifications in the
maintenance and operations of a building, and any installations therein, which are designed to reduce energy consumption in such building and which require no significant expenditure of funds.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6326)

energy conservation measure - a measure which modifies any building, building system, energy
consuming device associated with the building, or industrial plant, the construction of which has been completed prior to May 1, 1989, if such measure has been determined by means of an energy audit or by the Secretary, to be likely to maintain or improve the efficiency of energy use and to
reduce energy costs (as calculated on the basis of energy costs reasonably projected over time, as
determined by the Secretary) in an amount sufficient to enable a person to recover the total cost of purchasing and installing such measure (without regard to any tax benefit or Federal financial assistance applicable thereto) within the period of (A) the useful life of the modification involved, as determined by the Secretary, or (B) 15 years after the purchase and installation of such measure, whichever is less. Such term does not include (i) the purchase or installation of any appliance, (ii)
any conversion from one fuel or source of energy to another which is of a type which the Secretary, by rule, determines is ineligible on the basis that such type of conversion is inconsistent with national policy with respect to energy conservation or reduction of imports of fuels, or (iii) any
measure, or type of measure, which the Secretary determines does not have as its primary purpose an improvement in efficiency of energy use.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371)

energy conservation measure - an installation or modification of an installation in a building which is
primarily intended to maintain or reduce energy consumption and reduce energy costs or allow the use of an alternative energy source, including, but not limited to (A) insulation of the building
structure and systems within the building; (B) storm windows and doors, multiglazed windows and
doors, heat absorbing or heat reflective glazed and coated windows and door systems, additional
glazing, reductions in glass area, and other window and door system modifications; (C) automatic
energy control systems and load management systems; (D) equipment required to operate variable steam, hydraulic, and ventilating systems adjusted by automatic energy control systems; (E) solar space heating or cooling systems, solar electric generating systems, or any combination thereof; (F)
solar water heating systems;(G) furnace or utility plant and distribution system modifications including (i) replacement burners, furnaces, boilers, or any combination thereof, which substantially increases the energy efficiency of the heating system, (ii) devices for modifying flue openings which will increase the energy efficiency of the heating system, (iii) electrical or mechanical furnace ignition systems which replace standing gas pilot lights, and (iv) utility plant system conversion measures including conversion of existing oil- and gas-fired boiler installations to alternative energy sources, including coal; (H) caulking and weather-stripping; (I) replacement or modification of lighting fixtures which replacement or modification increases the energy efficiency of the lighting system without increasing the overall illumination of a facility (unless such increase in illumination is necessary to conform to any applicable State or local building code or, if no such code applies, the increase is considered appropriate by the Secretary); (J) energy recovery systems;
(K) cogeneration systems which produce steam or forms of energy such as heat, as well as electricity for use primarily within a building or a complex of buildings owned by a school or hospital and which meet such fuel efficiency requirements as the Secretary may by rule prescribe;
(L) such other measures as the Secretary identifies by rule for purposes of this part; and (M) such other measures as a grant applicant shows will save a substantial amount of energy and as are identified in an energy audit prescribed.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8259.)

energy conservation measures - measures that are applied to a Federal building that improve energy
efficiency and are life cycle cost effective and that involve energy conservation, cogeneration
facilities, renewable energy sources, improvements in operations and maintenance efficiencies, or retrofit activities.
energy conservation project - (A) an undertaking to acquire and to install one or more energy
conservation measures in school or hospital facilities and(B) technical assistance in connection with any such undertaking and technical assistance.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371)
energy conservation project costs - only costs incurred in the design, acquisition, construction, and
installation of energy conservation measures and technical assistance costs.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371)
energy efficiency - measures, practices, or programs that reduce the energy used by specific devices and
systems, typically without adversely affecting the services provided.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
energy efficiency product - product in the upper 25 percent of efficiency for all similar products or, if
there are applicable federal appliance or equipment efficiency standards, a product that is at least 10-
percent more efficient than the minimum federal standard.
energy efficiency project - the installation or upgrading of equipment that results in a significant
reduction in energy usage.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
636.)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
2023.)
energy efficient features or equipment - features of, or equipment in, a primary residence that help
reduce the amount of electricity used to heat, cool, or ventilate such residence, including insulation,
weather-stripping, air sealing, heating system repairs, duct sealing, or other measures.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
energy efficient product [electronic] - electronic product that is engineered to use significantly less
energy than that generally required by federal standards includes ENERGY STAR, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)  designed, and low-standby power devices.
energy intensity - measure of the energy efficiency of a nation's economy and is calculated as units of
energy per unit of gross domestic product (GDP).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9008.)

energy product equivalent - an energy carrier including, but not limited to, ammonia, hydrogen, or
molten salts or an energy-intensive commodity, including, but not limited to, electrometals, fresh water, or nutrients for aquaculture.

energy project - a project that provides for the generation or transmission of electrical energy.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
44718.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

energy savings performance contract - contract (such as a task ordered by a Component and awarded to
an energy service company) that provides for the performance of services for the design, acquisition,
financing, installation, testing, operation, and maintenance and repair of an identified energy,
renewable energy, or water conservation measure or series of measures at one or more locations.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 624.1)

Energy Savings Performance Contracts - partnerships between the U.S. Government and an Energy
Services Company (ESCO), which audits, designs, and constructs a project to reduce energy costs and makes all arrangements to fund the project. The ESCO is reimbursed from the energy cost savings over a payback period of up to 25 years. ESPCs are a funding strategy endorsed by the U.S. Government through legislation in 1992.  There is no mandate to use ESPCs, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) considers them less cost effective than projects executed with appropriated funds.  ESPCs are intended to help agencies achieve the goals of Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and subsequent Executive Orders.  Also called ESPC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2924)

energy security - having assured access to reliable supplies of energy and the ability to protect and
deliver sufficient energy to meet mission essential requirements. (B) In selecting facility energy projects that will use renewable energy sources, pursuit of energy security means the installation will give favorable consideration to projects that provide power directly to a military facility or into the installation electrical distribution network. In such cases, projects should be prioritized to
provide power for assets critical to mission essential requirements on the installation in the event of a disruption in the commercial grid.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Energy Star certified - indication for a product carrying the ENERGY STAR logo indicating that it
meets international standards set by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA0 as an energy efficient
product.
Energy Star logo - logo indicating that a product to which it applies meets international standards set
by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an energy efficient product.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Energy Star program - joint program of the U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE to identify and promote energy
efficient products and buildings in order to reduce energy consumption, improve energy security, and reduce pollution through voluntary labeling of or other forms of communication about products and buildings that meet the highest energy efficiency standards.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8259.)
energy survey - a procedure used to determine energy and cost savings likely to result from the use of
appropriate energy related maintenance and operating procedures and modifications, including the purchase and installation of particular energy-related equipment and the use of renewable energy sources.
energy sustainability - using a renewable energy source, thermal energy source, or a highly efficient
technology for transportation, electricity generation, heating, cooling, lighting, or other energy services in fixed installations.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371h1)
energy system - a facility designed to utilize energy released in the magnetic fusion process for the
generation of electricity and the production of hydrogen or other fuels.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9302.)
energy use intensity - energy consumption per gross square foot of building space includes industrial and
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
laboratory facilities.
Terms) (SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2924)
energy-efficient maintenance -(A) the repair of military vehicles, equipment, or facility and
infrastructure systems, such as lighting, heating, or cooling equipment or systems, or industrial
processes, by replacement with technology that (i) will achieve energy savings over the life-cycle of the equipment or system being repaired; and (ii) will meet the same end needs as the equipment or system being repaired; and (B) improvements in an operation or maintenance process, such as improved training or improved controls, that result in energy savings.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
energy-efficient product (1) a product that (i) Meets Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection Agency criteria for use of the Energy Star trademark label; or (ii) Is in the upper 25
percent of efficiency for all similar products as designated by the Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program.  (2) As used in this definition, the term "product" does not include any energy-consuming product or system designed or procured for combat or combat-related missions.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
energy-efficient standby power devices - products that use (1) External standby power devices, or
that contain an internal standby power function; and (2) No more than one watt of electricity in their standby power consuming mode or meet recommended low standby levels as designated by the Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
energy-savings performance contract - a contract that requires the contractor to (1) Perform services
for the design, acquisition, financing, installation, testing, operation, and where appropriate,
maintenance and repair, of an identified energy conservation measure or series of measures at one or more locations; (2) Incur the costs of implementing the  energy savings measures, including at least
the cost (if any) incurred in making energy audits, acquiring and installing equipment, and training
personnel in exchange for a predetermined share of the value of the energy savings directly resulting
from implementation of such measures during the term of the contract; and (3) Guarantee future energy and cost savings to the Government.

enforcement action - formal, written notification by an authorized federal, state, local, or regional
authority of the alleged violation of any applicable statutory or regulatory requirement.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
engage - 1. In air defense, a fire control order used to direct or authorize units and/ or weapon systems
to fire on a designated target.  See also cease engagement; hold fire.    2. To bring the enemy under
fire.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301, JP 3
09.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1182)

engage in terrorist activity - in an individual capacity or as a member of an organization  (I) to
commit or to incite to commit, under circumstances indicating an intention to cause death or serious
bodily injury, a terrorist activity;  (II) to prepare or plan a terrorist activity; (III) to gather information on potential targets for terrorist activity; (IV) to solicit funds or other things of value
for  (aa) a terrorist activity;(bb) a terrorist organization; or (cc) a terrorist organization, unless the solicitor can  demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the organization was a terrorist organization;  (V) to solicit any individual(aa) to engage in conduct; (bb) for membership in a terrorist organization; or (cc) for membership in a terrorist organization unless the solicitor can demonstrate by clear and convincing
evidence that he did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the organization was a terrorist organization; or  (VI) to commit an act that the actor knows, or reasonably should know,
affords material support, including a safe house, transportation, communications, funds, transfer of funds or other material financial benefit, false documentation or identification, weapons (including chemical, biological, or radiological weapons), explosives, or training  (aa) for the commission of a terrorist activity;  (bb) to any individual who the actor knows, or reasonably should know, has committed or plans to commit a terrorist activity;  (cc) to a terrorist organization or to any member of such an organization; or (dd) to a terrorist organization, or to any member of such an organization, unless the actor can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the actor did
not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the organization was a terrorist organization.

engagement - 1. In air defense, an attack with guns or air-to-air missiles by an interceptor aircraft, or
the launch of an air defense missile by air defense artillery and the missile's subsequent travel to
intercept.    2. A tactical conflict, usually between opposing lower echelons  maneuver forces.  See
also battle; campaign.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301 JP 30)
engagement authority - An authority vested with a joint force commander that may be delegated to a
subordinate commander, that permits an engagement decision.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
engineer support plan - An appendix to the logistics annex or separate annex of an operation plan that
identifies the minimum essential engineering services and construction requirements required to
support the commitment of military forces.  Also called ESP.  See also operation plan.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17191)
engineered - subjected to intervention, including intervention to address one or more of the following
issues: (A) Lack of effective permeability or porosity or open fracture connectivity within the
reservoir. (B) Insufficient contained geofluid in the reservoir.
(C) A low average geothermal
gradient, which necessitates deeper drilling.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
205c.)
engineering standard - a standard which prescribes (A) a concise set of conditions and requirements that
must be satisfied by a material, product, process, procedure, convention, or test method; and (B) the physical, functional, performance and/ or conformance characteristics thereof.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)
english language acquisition program - a program of instruction (A) designed to help eligible
individuals who are English language learners achieve competence in reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of the English language; and (B) that leads to(i)(I) attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and (II) transition to postsecondary education and training; or
(ii) employment.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)
english language learner - an eligible individual who has limited ability in reading, writing, speaking, or
comprehending the English language, and(A) whose native language is a language other than English; or(B) who lives in a family or community environment where a language other than English is the dominant language.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)
English-Language Officer - An individual under contract to the Department of States Office of
Language Services (A/ OPR/ LS), assigned to accompany English-speaking participants to facilitate the visitors travel and help interpret American society and culture.  Also called ELO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
Enhanced Alternate Communications Terminal - A Microsoft Outlook application designed for
telegram processing and delivery at small posts without full-time IM presence. Central server functions are performed by technicians in the Main State Messaging Center (MSMC).  Also called EACT.
enhanced geothermal systems - geothermal reservoir systems that are engineered, as opposed to
occurring naturally.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17191)
enhanced-use lease - a written lease entered into by the Secretary under this subchapter.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8161.)
enlisted member - a member of the naval service serving in an enlisted grade or rating. It excludes,
unless otherwise specified, a member who holds a permanent enlisted grade and a temporary
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
5001)

appointment in a commissioned or warrant officer grade.

enlisted member - a person enlisted in, or inducted, called, or conscripted into, an armed force in an
enlisted grade.
(SOURCE  DOD/
NGB, US Code
32, 101)
enlisted member - a person in an enlisted grade.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
enrolled bill - A bill or resolution passed by both Houses of Congress and presented to the President for
action.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A
19)
enrollment date -  the date of enrollment of the individual in the plan or coverage or, if earlier, the first
day of the waiting period for such enrollment.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg3)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1181)
enrollment date - with respect to an individual covered under a group health plan or health insurance
coverage, the date of enrollment of the individual in the plan or coverage or, if earlier, the first day of the waiting period for such enrollment.
enter and entry - the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of merchandise in the
customs territory of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4361)
enter/ entry - to move into, or the act of movement into, the commerce of the United States.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)

enterprise - the related activities performed (either through unified operation or common control) by any
person or persons for a common business purpose, and includes all such activities whether performed in one or more establishments or by one or more corporate or other organizational units including departments of an establishment operated through leasing arrangements, but shall not include the related activities performed for such enterprise by an independent contractor. A retail or service establishment which is under independent ownership shall not be deemed to be so operated or controlled as to be other than a separate and distinct enterprise by reason of any arrangement, which includes, but is not necessarily limited to, an agreement, (A) that it will sell, or sell only, certain goods specified by a particular manufacturer, distributor, or advertiser, or (B) that it will join with other such establishments in the same industry for the purpose of collective purchasing, or (C) that it will have the exclusive right to sell the goods or use the brand name of a manufacturer, distributor, or advertiser within a specified area, or by reason of the fact that it occupies premises leased to it by a person who also leases premises to other retail or service establishments.
(SOURCE  White House, OMB, Circular A130)

enterprise architecture - (a) (i) a strategic information asset base, which defines the mission; (ii) the
information necessary to perform the mission; (iii) the technologies necessary to perform the
mission; and (iv) the transitional processes for implementing new technologies in response to changing mission needs; and (b) includes - (i) a baseline architecture; (ii) a target architecture; and (iii) a sequencing plan.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

enterprise architecture - Enterprise architecture is defined by three unique groups - (1) The Department
level business function and information flow; (2) The supporting technologies; and (3) The crosscutting security architecture. The business is defined through the functions performed and
supporting information flows; the technology by the data, application, and technical infrastructure
layers; and the security architecture that affects all layers. In the architecture, the existing state is the as is or current architecture, whereas anticipated changes to meet the Departments future needs are
represented in the to be or target architecture. A transition plan is included in the enterprise architecture to identify how the gap between the as is and the to be states will be closed. Finally, a technical reference model and standards profile is included to provide the supporting technology
with appropriate technical standards.  Also called EA.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

enterprise architecture - technique for documenting, evaluating, and planning an organization's
business objectives and the business activities, information, standards, and capabilities that support
those objectives.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)

enterprise Architecture - The practice of applying a comprehensive and rigorous method for describing
a current or future structure for an organizations processes, data, information systems, technology, and organizational sub-units, so that they align with the organizations core goals and strategic
direction. Although often associated strictly with information technology, it relates more broadly to
the practice of business optimization in that it addresses business architecture, performance
management, and process architecture as well.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

enterprise architecture board - group of Department executives that review and make recommendations
to the Acquisition Review Board (ARB) regarding all information technology (IT) investments or non-IT investments with IT elements, regardless of level.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)

enterprise architecture line of sight diagram - A diagram for each IT initiative that brings together all
of the components of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Models (e.g., BRM, PRM, etc.) onto a
single graphic illustration that reflects how value is created as inputs (e.g., technology) are used to create outputs via the business processes and activities, which in turn, impact outcomes (i.e., mission, business and customer results).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

enterprise data - sum of all data collected, created, used, managed, maintained, shared and stored by
entities and programs that warrants stewardship by the appropriate data stewards from an enterprise
perspective.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8260.03)

enterprise force structure - The digitized hierarchical representation of Department of Defense
organizations, documented in accordance with the standardized precepts of the Organizational and
Force Structure Construct, generated and shared from .org servers for Department of Defense-wide
integration and use.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300jj)
enterprise integration - the electronic linkage of health care providers, health plans, the government, and
other interested parties, to enable the electronic exchange and use of health information among all the components in the health care infrastructure in accordance with applicable law, and such term
includes related application protocols and other related standards.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
278g5.)
enterprise integration - the electronic linkage of manufacturers, assemblers, suppliers, and customers to
enable the electronic exchange of product, manufacturing, and other business data among all partners in a product supply chain, and such term includes related application protocols and other related standard.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
enterprise mobile devices - Devices the Department has approved to directly connect to an Enterprise
network (e.g., OpenNet BlackBerry, USB drive). This does not include remote access through
Global OpenNet (GO).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
enterprise record schedule  - agency specific record schedule developed to provide disposition
authorization for records common to multiple DHS Components, which are not already covered by the General Record Schedule.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

enterprise records scheduling  - process of coordinating the enterprise-level submission of records
disposition requests to National Archives and Records Administration for common functions across the Department requires the Records Management Program Office to research existing DHS-wide and Component-specific schedules to ascertain the presence of specific classes of records, desired/
required retention periods, and the existence of current disposition authority.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

enterprise risk management - comprehensive approach to risk management that engages organizational
systems and processes together to improve the quality of decision making for managing risks that
may hinder an organization from achieving its objectives.
enterprise service bus - enterprise integration architecture that allows incremental integration driven by
business requirements, not technology limitations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

entitled to immigrant classification - a. Is the beneficiary of an approved petition granting immediate
relative or preference status; b. Has satisfied the consular officer as to entitlement to special immigrant status; c. Has been selected by the annual selection system to apply under INA; or d. Is an alien.

(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 622)

entitlement authority - (A) the authority to make payments (including loans and grants), the budget
authority for which is not provided for in advance by appropriation Acts, to any person or government if, under the provisions of the law containing that authority, the United States is obligated to make such payments to persons or governments who meet the requirements established by that law; and (B) the food stamp program.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 11
FAM 611.3)

entity - A corporation and subsidiaries it controls, company, association, firm, partnership, society, joint
stock company, or any other organization or institution, including any officer, employee, or agent of such entity. The term is all inclusive and applies to commercial ventures and nonprofit organizations as well as to foreign, State, and local governments, including the Government of the District of Columbia. It does not include any agency or other entity of the Federal Government or any officer or employee thereof when acting in his or her official capacity on behalf of that agency or entity.
entity - a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other
organization.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1605A)

entity - Within the context of targeting, a term used to describe facilities, organizations, individuals,
equipment, or virtual (nontangible) things.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
entity controlled by a foreign government - (A) any domestic or foreign organization or corporation
that is effectively owned or controlled by a foreign government; and (B) any individual acting on behalf of a foreign government, as determined by the President.
entrance on duty - date person began working for a particular federal agency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
entrance on duty determination - preliminary risk management decision that allows personnel to
commence work before the required background investigation is completed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))

entry -  in appropriate circumstances as determined by the administering authority, a reconciliation entry
created under a reconciliation process that is initiated by an importer. The liability of an importer under an antidumping or countervailing duty proceeding for entries of merchandise subject to the
proceeding will attach to the corresponding reconciliation entry or entries. Suspension of liquidation of the reconciliation entry or entries, for the purpose of enforcing this subtitle, is equivalent to the suspension of liquidation of the corresponding individual entries; but the suspension of liquidation of the reconciliation entry or entries for such purpose does not preclude liquidation for any other
purpose.

entry - a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4034)
entry on duty determination  - (See - entrance on duty determination (*))
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
environment - totality of surrounding conditions includes: (1) The natural conditions (weather, climate,
ocean conditions, terrain, vegetation, dust, etc.) and induced conditions (electromagnetic interference, heat, vibration, etc.) that constrain the design definitions for end products and their enabling products; (2) External factors affecting an enterprise or project; and (3) External factors
affecting development tools, methods, or processes
environment - water, air, land, and all plants and man and other animals living therein, and the
interrelationships which exist among these.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environment and social threat - threat of catastrophic destruction of marine or land resources, conflict
between nation-states over maritime or land resources, and mass migration flows that have the potential to harm the maritime or land domains or destabilize regions of the world.

environment of operation - the physical surroundings in which an information system processes, stores,
and transmits information.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
environment, safety, and occupational health requirements - requires programs to focus on human
error reduction and elimination of mechanical/ electrical failures, communication noise and other
factors or potential causes of personnel casualty or negative environmental impact may be involved in a wide array of activities.
environmental aspect - element of an entity's activity, facilities, products, or services that does or can
interact with the environment includes energy and transportation functions.\
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
environmental baseline survey - A multi-disciplinary site survey conducted prior to or in the initial
stage of an operational deployment.  Also called EBS.  See also general engineering.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmental compliance assessment - formal determination of environmental compliance conducted
onsite using established protocols include the United States Army Engineering Research Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory's The Environmental Assessment Manual (TEAM) Guide.

environmental condition - ambient surrounding conditions to include weather conditions such as
temperature, precipitation, fog, dust, etc.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmental considerations - The spectrum of environmental media, resources, or programs that
may affect the planning and execution of military operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmental extraordinary circumstances - environmental condition in which a normally
categorically excluded action under National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) may have a significant environmental effect.
environmental financial liabilities - obligations based on the principle that a polluting party should pay
for any and all damage caused to the environment by its activities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1397h.)

environmental health condition -
(A) asbestosis, pleural thickening, or pleural plaques, as established
by(i) interpretation by a B Reader qualified physician of a plain chest x-ray or interpretation of a
computed tomographic radiograph of the chest by a qualified physician, as determined by the
Secretary; or (ii) such other diagnostic standards as the Secretary specifies; (B) mesothelioma, or
malignancies of the lung, colon, rectum, larynx, stomach, esophagus, pharynx, or ovary, as established by (i) pathologic examination of biopsy tissue;
(ii) cytology from bronchioalveolar
lavage; or
(iii) such other diagnostic standards as the Secretary specifies; and (C) any other medical condition which the Secretary determines is caused by exposure to a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant at a Superfund site to which an emergency declaration applies, based on such criteria and as established by such diagnostic standards as the Secretary specifies.

environmental impact - change to the environment resulting from an environmental aspect associated
with an entity's activities, products, or services may be adverse or beneficial.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
environmental laws - environmental statutes and regulations enforceable by action of the Federal
Government.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4210)
environmental liabilities cost estimate approver - person who verifies and agrees to environmental
liabilities cost estimates for that are provided by the estimator.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmental liability - probable, measurable and reasonably estimable future outflow or expenditure
of resources that exist as of the financial reporting date for environmental cleanup costs results from
past transactions or incidents.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmental management policy statement - statement providing a framework for setting and
reviewing environmental objectives and targets and how such are to be documented, implemented, maintained, and communicated is appropriate to the nature, scale, and environmental impacts of an entity's activities, products, and services and that makes commitments to continual improvement, prevention of pollution, and compliance with environmental legislation, regulations, Executive Orders, and organizational requirements.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmental management system - systematic approach to continually improve overall environmental
performance and to better manage and reduce  environmental impacts incorporates the evaluation
and identification of the environmental risks of activities, setting objectives and targets, applying
operational controls and specifying roles and responsibilities that result in the implementation of a set of procedures and programs enabling an organization to increase its operating efficiency;
includes the environmental aspects related to energy and transportation functions.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmental planning and historic preservation - effort required to systematically address the
environmental stewardship and compliance requirements in public policy during program and project planning, development, and design; and prior to execution of a proposed action for the purpose of protecting, sustaining, or restoring the quality of the human environment consists wholly
or in part of scoping, development and consideration of the proposed action and alternatives, environmental impact evaluation, consideration of mitigation and monitoring, consultation, and public involvement.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmental planning and historic preservation decision support system - IT system designed to
use automation to standardize and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department's
environmental planning and historic preservation reviews enables environmental planning and historic preservation knowledge sharing across the Department and serves as the Department's system of record for environmental planning and historic preservation reviews.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmental planning and historic preservation document - document prepared during the
environmental planning and historic preservation review process and leading to or recording an agency's decision regarding a proposed action.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmental planning and historic preservation program manager  - person designated in a
Component's approved supplemental procedures as the single point of contact in a Component responsible for coordination with Occupational Safety and Environmental Programs (OSEP) on all environmental planning and historic preservation matters.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmental planning and historic preservation requirements - statutes, regulations, executive
orders, and relevant implementing procedures for the stewardship of natural, historic, and cultural
resources, and the protection of communities and public health.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Environmental Protection Agency designated item - item designated by the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) in a Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) and for which the EPA has recommended procurement practices, including requirements for recovered materials content levels, in a Recovered Material Advisory Notice (RMAN).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmental rights extremist - group or person who facilitate or engage in acts of unlawful violence
against people, businesses, or government entities perceived to be destroying, degrading, or exploiting the natural environment.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

environmentally preferable - class of products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human
health and the environment as compared with competing products or services that serve the same
.purpose

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

environmentally preferable - products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health
and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. This comparison may consider raw materials acquisition, production, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation, maintenance, or disposal of the product or service.

(SOURCE
USAID, FOG,
CHIII)

epidemic - The increase of cases of a disease, often occurring suddenly, than what would be expected for
that population in that area or at that time. Even one or two cases of certain diseases (such as cholera) can be considered an epidemic in other circumstances, an epidemic is defined by where the cases occur (e.g., West Nile virus in the United States) or when the cases occur (e.g., influenza in
the summer).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

ePrepare - A State Department Web site, managed by A/ OEM, that serves as a single point for
Department personnel to access consolidated emergency preparedness information for both the office and home.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
equipment - an article of nonexpendable, tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one
year and an acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of the capitalization level established by the governmental unit for financial statement purposes, or $5000.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
equipment - an article of nonexpendable, tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one
year and an acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of the capitalization level established by the institution for financial statement purposes, or $5000.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A122)
equipment - an article of nonexpendable, tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one
year and an acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of the capitalization level established by the non-profit organization for financial statement purposes, or $5000.
equipment - In logistics, all nonexpendable items needed to outfit or equip an individual or
organization.  See also component; supplies.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
equipment - tangible nonexpendable personal property including exempt property charged directly to the
award having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5000 or more per unit. However, consistent with recipient policy, lower limits may be established.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
equipment - Tangible, nonexpendable personal property including exempt property charged directly to
the award having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5000 or more per unit. Consistent with recipient policy, lower limits may be established.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
equipment - Those items required for safe, comfortable, and proper habitability of a residence, including
window and split air-conditioners, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, humidifiers, and
dehumidifiers.
equivalent increase - an increase or increases in the employees rate of basic pay equal to or greater than
one step increase.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)
error - difference between the desired and actual performance or behavior of a system or object may be a
design flaw, malfunction, or operator generated occurrence.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
escalation - occurrence of increased intensity or seriousness requiring additional resources in response.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
escapee - Any person who has been physically captured by the enemy and succeeds in getting free.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
escort - A member of the Armed Forces assigned to accompany, assist, or guide an individual or group,
e.g., an escort officer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)
escorted access - limited form of access that requires an authorized person to accompany a visitor while
inside a secured facility or building.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 70101)
especially hazardous cargo - anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, chlorine, liquefied natural gas,
liquefied petroleum gas, and any other substance, material, or group or class of material, in a particular amount and form that the Secretary determines by regulation poses a significant risk of creating a transportation security incident while being transported in maritime commerce.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3391)

essential agricultural use - any use of natural gas (A) for agricultural production, natural fiber
production, natural fiber processing, food processing, food quality maintenance, irrigation pumping, crop drying, or (B) as a process fuel or feedstock in the production of fertilizer, agricultural
chemicals, animal feed, or food, which the Secretary of Agriculture determines is necessary for full food and fiber production. high-priority user - any person who - (A) uses natural gas in a residence; (B) uses natural gas in a commercial establishment in amounts of less than 50 Mcf on a peak day; (C) uses natural gas in any school, hospital, or similar institution; or (D) uses natural gas
in any other use the curtailment of which the Secretary of Energy determines would endanger life,
health, or maintenance of physical property.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
essential care - Medical treatment provided to manage the casualty throughout the roles of care, which
includes all care and treatment to either return the patient to duty (within the theater evacuation
policy), or begin initial treatment required for optimization of outcome, and/ or stabilization to ensure the patient can tolerate evacuation.  See also en route care; first responder; forward
resuscitative care; theater.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)
essential components of reading instruction - explicit and systematic instruction in(A) phonemic
awareness;
(B) phonics;
(C) vocabulary development;
(D) reading fluency, including oral reading skills; and (E) reading comprehension strategies.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

essential elements of friendly information - Key questions likely to be asked by adversary officials
and intelligence systems about specific friendly intentions, capabilities, and activities, so they can
obtain answers critical to their operational effectiveness.  Also called EEFI.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

essential elements of information - The most critical information requirements regarding the adversary
and the environment needed by the commander by a particular time to relate with other available
information and intelligence in order to assist in reaching a logical decision.  Also called EEIs.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
636.)

essential employee - an individual who is employed by a small business concern and whose managerial
or technical expertise is critical to the successful day-to-day operations of that small business concern.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3671.4)

essential functions - job duties of the employment position. Essential function does not include marginal
functions. A function may be essential if, among other things - (1) The position exists specifically to perform that function; (2) There are a limited number of other employees who could perform the function; or (3) The function is specialized and the individual is hired based on his or her ability to perform it.
essential functions - job duty so fundamental to a position that the position requirements cannot be
acceptably fulfilled without successful performance of the function.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
essential functions - The critical activities performed by departments and agencies in the Federal
Government. There are three categories of essential functions - NEFs, PMEFs, and MEFs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
essential industrial process or feedstock use - any use of natural gas in an industrial process or as a
feedstock which the Secretary determines is essential.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3392)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

essential operating record - documentary material and database essential to the reconstitution of an
organization after an emergency include staffing plans, directives, program records needed to reconstitute program activities, and policy(s) or procedural records that assist agency staff in resuming normal operations after an emergency.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

essential personnel - employees in positions that are required for the continuation of the Department's
primary mission-essential functions includes functions identified as mission essential functions (MEF), national essential functions (NEF), and primary mission essential functions (PMEF); includes employees categorized as:  Mission Critical Personnel; COOP Personnel; Contingency/ Incident Personnel; Emergency Personnel; and Exempt Employees; positions may require specific skills, knowledge, certifications or credentials, and some positions may fall under more than one category.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5189e)

essential service provider - an entity that (1) provides (A) telecommunications service;(B) electrical
power;(C) natural gas;(D) water and sewer services; or(E) any other essential service, as determined
by the President; (2) is(A) a municipal entity;(B) a nonprofit entity; or(C) a private, for profit
entity; and (3) is contributing to efforts to respond to an emergency or major disaster.
essential supporting activity - specific supporting activity an organization must conduct in order to
perform its mission essential functions (MEFs) in terms of vital records.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
essential task - A specified or implied task that an organization must perform to accomplish the mission
that is typically included in the mission statement.  See also implied task; specified task.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 56501)

essential vessel - a vessel that is(1)(A) security for a mortgage indebtedness to the United States
Government; or (B) constructed under this subtitle or required by a contract under this subtitle to be operated on a certain essential foreign trade route; and (2) necessary in the interests of commerce and national defense to be maintained in condition for prompt use.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2401.)

essentially derived variety - a variety that (i) is predominantly derived from another variety (referred
to in this paragraph as the initial variety) or from a variety that is predominantly derived from the
initial variety, while retaining the expression of the essential characteristics that result from the
genotype or combination of genotypes of the initial variety; (ii) is clearly distinguishable from the initial variety; and (iii) except for differences that result from the act of derivation, conforms to the
initial variety in the expression of the essential characteristics that result from the genotype or
combination of genotypes of the initial variety.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
652)

established Federal standard - any operative occupational safety and health standard established by any
agency of the United States and presently in effect, or contained in any Act of Congress in force on
December 29, 1970.
establishing directive - An order issued to specify the purpose of the support relationship.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

establishment - any place where a pesticide or device or active ingredient used in producing a pesticide
is produced, or held, for distribution or sale.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)

establishment of a community rehabilitation program - the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or
alteration of existing buildings necessary to adapt them to community rehabilitation program
purposes or to increase their effectiveness for such purposes (subject, however, to such limitations
as the Secretary of Education may determine, in accordance with regulations the Secretary of
Education shall prescribe, in order to prevent impairment of the objectives of, or duplication of,
other Federal laws providing Federal assistance in the construction of facilities for community rehabilitation programs), and may include such additional equipment and staffing as the Commissioner considers appropriate.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
estimate - 1. An analysis of a foreign situation, development, or trend that identifies its major elements,
interprets the significance, and appraises the future possibilities and the prospective results of the
various actions that might be taken.  2. An appraisal of the capabilities, vulnerabilities, and potential
courses of action of a foreign nation or combination of nations in consequence of a specific national plan, policy, decision, or contemplated course of action.  3. An analysis of an actual or contemplated
clandestine operation in relation to the situation in which it is or would be conducted in order to identify and appraise such factors as available as well as needed assets and potential obstacles,
accomplishments, and consequences.  See also intelligence estimate.
estimated net explosives weight - reference to the estimated weight of the main charge derived from
observations of the blast effects and crater characteristics.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
estimating costs - the process of forecasting a future result in terms of cost, based upon information
available at the time.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
estimative intelligence - Intelligence that identifies, describes, and forecasts adversary capabilities and
the implications for planning and executing military operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
estimator - person who calculates the price, value, number, quantity, or extent of something.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2902)
estuary - a part of a river or stream or other body of water that has an unimpaired connection with the
open sea and where the sea water is measurably diluted with fresh water derived from land drainage. The term also includes near coastal waters and wetlands of the Great Lakes that are similar in form and function to estuaries, including the area located in the Great Lakes biogeographic region and designated as a National Estuarine Research Reserve under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2902)
estuary habitat - the physical, biological, and chemical elements associated with an estuary, including
the complex of physical and hydrologic features and living organisms within the estuary and associated ecosystems.
estuary habitat restoration activity - an activity that results in improving degraded estuaries or estuary
habitat or creating estuary habitat (including both physical and functional restoration), with the goal
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
of attaining a self-sustaining system integrated into the surrounding landscape.
2902) (SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2902)

estuary habitat restoration plan - any Federal, State, or regional plan for restoration of degraded
estuary habitat that was developed with the substantial participation of appropriate public and
private stakeholders.

estuary habitat restoration project - a project to carry out an estuary habitat restoration activity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2902)
etiologic agent - viable organism or its toxin that causes or may cause human disease, and any material of
biological origin that poses a degree of hazard.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402, JP 368,
JP 409, JP 368)

evacuation - 1. Removal of a patient by any of a variety of transport means from a theater of military
operation, or between health services capabilities, for the purpose of preventing further illness or
injury, providing additional care, or providing disposition of patients from the military health care
system.    2. The clearance of personnel, animals, or materiel from a given locality.    3. The
controlled process of collecting, classifying, and shipping unserviceable or abandoned materiel,
United States or foreign, to appropriate reclamation, maintenance, technical intelligence, or disposal facilities.    4.  The ordered or authorized departure of noncombatant evacuees from a specific area to another in the same or different countries by Department of State, Department of Defense, or
appropriate military commander. See also evacuee; noncombatant evacuation operation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

evacuation - An action taken that requires all persons in a Department facility to leave the facility and
move to a safe area. Evacuations are generally ordered under emergency conditions and may occur
with little or no warning. Evacuations may be local (e.g., evacuation of a building) or regional (e.g.,
evacuation of a city or an area).

evacuation - organized and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of civilians from hazardous or
potentially hazardous areas, and their reception and care in designated safe areas.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
evacuation - Organized, phased, and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of civilians from
dangerous or potentially dangerous areas, and their reception and care in safe areas.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
evacuation, relocation, and internment period - that period beginning on December 7, 1941, and
ending on June 30, 1946.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4218)
evacuee - A civilian removed from a place of residence by military direction for reasons of personal
security or the requirements of the military situation.  See also displaced person; refugee.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)
evacuee - person subject to an organized and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal from a
hazardous or potentially hazardous area.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4361)
evade and evasion - entering covered merchandise into the customs territory of the United States by
means of any document or electronically transmitted data or information, written or oral statement,
or act that is material and false, or any omission that is material, and that results in any cash deposit
or other security or any amount of applicable antidumping or countervailing duties being reduced or not being applied with respect to the merchandise.
evader - Any person isolated in hostile or unfriendly territory who eludes capture.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
evaluate phase - capital planning phase that requires information technology investments to be reviewed
once they are operational to determine whether the investments meet expectations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
evaluation - answers the "why" or "why not" of performance, as well as the "what else" question. It is
(SOURCE  DOS/ USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

used on a periodic basis to identify the reasons for success or lack of it, to assess effects and impacts, or to indicate which, among a range of program or project/ activity alternatives, is the most efficient and effective. It may also be used to draw lessons for future interventions.

evaluation - In intelligence usage, appraisal of an item of information in terms of credibility, reliability,
pertinence, and accuracy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

evaluation - Individual, systematic studies to assess how well a program is working to achieve intended
results or outcomes. They are often conducted by experts external to the program either inside or outside an agency. Evaluations can help policymakers and agency managers strengthen the design and operation of programs and can help determine how best to spend taxpayer dollars effectively and efficiently. Evaluations identified should be performed with appropriate scope, quality, and independence.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

evaluation - process of examining, measuring and/ or judging how well a entity, procedure, or action has
met or is meeting stated objectives includes the assessment of test results, using appropriate analytical and statistical techniques, to draw conclusions about a system's capability to meet defined requirements in order to inform decision makers. Integrated evaluation uses information from all relevant sources, including but not limited to developmental and operational testing, to draw conclusions about the operational effectiveness and suitability of a system, usually to inform decision makers prior to making ADE-3 procurement decisions.

evaluation - risk assessment, inspection, or risk assessment and inspection.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)

evaluation agent - The command or agency designated in the evaluation directive to be responsible for
the planning, coordination, and conduct of the required evaluation of a joint test publication.  See
also joint doctrine; joint test publication.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

evaluation and corrective action documentation - The documents that explain and support the results
of corrective action reviews and must be maintained for risk assessments, management control reviews, and follow-up corrective actions. They should contain the methodology used; the personnel involved and their roles; the key factors considered; the evidence reviewed; and the conclusions reached. This information will be useful for reviewing the validity of conclusions reached; evaluating the performance of individuals and the effectiveness of controls involved in the assessments and reviews; and for performing subsequent assessments and reviews. The incumbent manager of the segment must retain this documentation for a period of not less than 3 years.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

evaluation and feedback - In intelligence usage, continuous assessment of intelligence operations
throughout the intelligence process to ensure that the commander's intelligence requirements are
being met.  See intelligence process.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Evaluation Assurance Level - A numerical grade assigned to an information technology product or
system following the completion of a Common Criteria security evaluation. EAL levels are 1-7. Also called EAL.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

Evaluation Assurance Level - An assurance requirement as defined by Common Criteria, an
international standard in effect since 1999, to replace the ratings (e.g., C2) found in the Orange Book that were set by the National Computer Security Center (NCSC). The increasing assurance
levels (i.e., EAL1 through EAL7) define increasing assurance requirements in computer systems. These levels are - EAL1 - Functionally Tested EAL2 - Structurally Tested EAL3 - Methodically Tested and Checked EAL4 - Methodically Designed, Tested and Reviewed EAL5 - Semiformally Designed and Tested EAL6 - Semiformally Verified Design and Tested EAL7 - Formally Verified
Design and Tested.  Also called EAL.

Evaluation Notice - The contracting officers written notification to the offeror for purposes of
clarifications, communications or in support of discussions.  Also called EN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
evasion - The process whereby isolated personnel avoid capture with the goal of successfully returning
to areas under friendly control.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

evasion aid - In personnel recovery, any piece of information or equipment designed to assist an
individual in avoiding capture.  See also blood chit; evasion; evasion chart; pointee-talkee; recovery;
recovery operations.

evasion chart - A special map or chart designed as an evasion aid.  Also called EVC.  See also evasion;
evasion aid.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

evasion plan of action - A course of action, developed prior to executing a combat mission, that is
intended to improve a potential isolated person's chances of successful evasion and recovery by
providing the recovery forces with an additional source of information that can increase the predictability of the evader's action and movement.  Also called EPA.  See also course of action;
evader; evasion.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1517.)

evasion refers to entering covered merchandise into the customs territory of the United States by means
of any document or electronically transmitted data or information, written or oral statement, or act that is material and false, or any omission that is material, and that results in any cash deposit or other security or any amount of applicable antidumping or countervailing duties being reduced or
not being applied with respect to the merchandise.

event - Any observable occurrence in a network or system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
event - planned, non-emergency activity occurring in a particular place during a particular interval of
time includes occurrences such as parades and sporting contests.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
event matrix - A cross-referenced description of the indicators and activity expected to occur in each
named area of interest.  See also activity; area of interest; indicator.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
20137)
event recorder - a device that: (1) records train speed, hot box detection, throttle position, brake
application, brake operations, and any other function the Secretary of Transportation considers
necessary to record to assist in monitoring the safety of train operation, such as time and signal
indication; and (2) is designed to resist tampering.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
event signature development/ device profiling - process of analyzing the tactical and technical
identifiers of an improvised explosive device incident to support force protection, targeting, prosecution, and sourcing.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
event template - A guide for collection planning that depicts the named areas of interest where activity,
or its lack of activity, will indicate which course of action the adversary has adopted.  See also
activity; area of interest; collection planning; course of action.
event tree - graphical tool used to illustrate the range and probabilities of possible outcomes that arise
from an initiating event.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOC,
Strategic Plan
2014, Terms)

evidence - the information used to formulate goals, objectives, and strategies in this plan. This
information increases the likelihood that the strategies and objectives presented will achieve their
performance outcomes. Evidence can be quantitative or qualitative and may include, but is not
limited to performance measurement, research studies, evaluations, statistical data series, and data analytics.

evidence of citizenship/ nationality - Documents used to establish U.S. citizenship/ non-citizen U.S.
nationality in accordance with federal regulations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1312.1)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

evolutionary acquisition - strategy that adapts to a changing environment by rapidly acquiring and
sustaining a supportable core capability and incrementally inserting new technology or additional
capability.

(SOURCE  USG,
US Code 5,
551.)
ex parte communication - an oral or written communication not on the public record with respect to
which reasonable prior notice to all parties is not given, but it shall not include requests for status reports on any matter or proceeding covered by this subchapter.
examination - an inspection of cargo to detect the presence of misdeclared, restricted, or prohibited items
that utilizes nonintrusive imaging and detection technology.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 901)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
examine - process of performing direct, indirect, and/ or informational investigation and inspection of an
individual , place, thing, or event to determine compliance or deviation includes the process of
comparing or testing financial and/ or operational records against management's assertions or other criteria during the performance of an internal review.
excepted benefits - benefits under one or more (or any combination thereof) of the following.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1191b)
excepted service [Federal] - civil position which is not in the competitive service or the Senior Executive
Service (SES).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
exceptional ability - as something more than what is usual, ordinary, or common, and requires some rare
or unusual talent, or unique or extraordinary ability in a calling which, of itself, requires that talent
or skill. Individuals must have attained a status in their field wherein contemporaries recognize exceptional ability.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1229a)

exceptional circumstances - to exceptional circumstances (such as battery or extreme cruelty to the alien
or any child or parent of the alien, serious illness of the alien, or serious illness or death of the
spouse, child, or parent of the alien, but not including less compelling circumstances) beyond the control of the alien.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7619.)

exceptional event - an event that (i) affects air quality; (ii) is not reasonably controllable or preventable;
(iii) is an event caused by human activity that is unlikely to recur at a particular location or a natural event; and(iv) is determined by the Administrator through the process established in the regulations promulgated under paragraph (2) to be an exceptional event.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
2302)

exceptional resource - a resource of scientific, natural, historic, cultural, or recreational value that has
been documented by a Federal, State, or local governmental authority, and for which there is a compelling need for conservation and protection under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency in order to maintain the resource for the benefit of the public.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)

excess burden -  Unless a tax is imposed in the form of a lump sum unrelated to economic activity, such
as a head tax, it will affect economic decisions on the margin. Departures from economic efficiency resulting from the distorting effect of taxes are called excess burdens because they disadvantage
society without adding to Treasury receipts. This concept is also sometimes referred to as
deadweight loss.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)

excess defense articles -  the quantity of defense articles (other than construction equipment, including
tractors, scrapers, loaders, graders, bulldozers, dump trucks, generators, and compressors) owned by the United States Government, and not procured in anticipation of military assistance or sales requirements, or pursuant to a military assistance or sales order, which is in excess of the Approved
Force Acquisition Objective and Approved Force Retention Stock of all Department of Defense Components at the time such articles are dropped from inventory by the supplying agency for delivery to countries or international organizations under this Act.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 612)

excess foreign currencies - foreign currencies or credits owned by or owed to the United States which
are, under applicable agreements with the foreign country concerned, available for the use of the
United States Government and are determined by the President to be excess to the normal requirements of departments and agencies of the United States for such currencies or credits and are not prohibited by an agreement entered into with the foreign country concerned. The President shall
take all appropriate steps to assure that, to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars. Dollar funds made available pursuant to this Act shall not be expended for goods and services when United States-owned foreign currencies are available for such purposes unless the administrative official approving the voucher certifies as to the reason for the use of dollars in each case. (c) In addition to funds otherwise available, excess
foreign currencies, may be made available to friendly foreign governments and to private, nonprofit United States organizations to carry out voluntary family planning programs in countries which request such assistance. No such program shall be assisted unless the President has received assurances that in the administration of such program the recipient will take reasonable precautions to insure that no person receives any family planning assistance or supplies unless he desires such services. The excess foreign currencies made available shall not, in any one year, exceed 5 per
centum of the aggregate of all excess foreign currencies.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
709)
excess leave status - leave approved to be used by a member of the armed forces that is unearned leave
for which a member is unable to accrue leave credit during the member's current term of service
before the member's separation.
excess luggage - The extra weight or number of pieces of accompanied baggage (luggage) that exceed the
checked luggage allowance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
excess personal property - any personal property under the control of a Federal agency that the agency
head determines is not required for its needs or for the discharge of its responsibilities.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
excess property - Personal property no longer needed within the Department to carry out the functions of
official duties or programs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
excess property - property under the control of any Federal awarding agency that, as determined by the
head thereof, is no longer required for its needs or the discharge of its responsibilities.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
excessive tarmac delay - a tarmac delay of more than (A) 3 hours for a flight in interstate air
transportation; or (B) 4 hours for a flight in foreign air transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
42301.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78c.)
exchange - any organization, association, or group of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated,
which constitutes, maintains, or provides a market place or facilities for bringing together
purchasers and sellers of securities or for otherwise performing with respect to securities the
functions commonly performed by a stock exchange as that term is generally understood, and includes the market place and the market facilities maintained by such exchange.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

exchange/ sale property - Property not excess to the needs of the holding agency but eligible for replacement, which is exchanged or sold in order to apply the exchange allowance or proceeds of sale in whole or part payment for replacement with a similar item.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)

exclude - A software feature that excludes certain categories of costs (e.g., residential and non-residential
rent, utility costs and the cost of residential furniture) when calculating each agency's share of
Miscellaneous Costs and ICASS Redistribution. Once these calculations are done, these excluded
costs are included in the agency's total invoice.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

excluded commodity - (i) an interest rate, exchange rate, currency, security, security index, credit risk or
measure, debt or equity instrument, index or measure of inflation, or other macroeconomic index or measure; (ii) any other rate, differential, index, or measure of economic or commercial risk, return, or value that is (I) not based in substantial part on the value of a narrow group of commodities not described in clause (i); or (II) based solely on one or more commodities that have no cash market; (iii) any economic or commercial index based on prices, rates, values, or levels that are not within the control of any party to the relevant contract, agreement, or transaction; or (iv) an occurrence, extent of an occurrence, or contingency (other than a change in the price, rate, value, or level of a commodity not described in clause (i)) that is (I) beyond the control of the parties to the relevant contract, agreement, or transaction; and (II) associated with a financial, commercial, or economic
consequence.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 621)

excluded facility -
(A) a facility regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002;

(B) a public water system;
(C) a Treatment Works;
(D) a facility owned or operated by the
Department of Defense or the Department of Energy; or
(E) a facility subject to regulation by the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or by a State that has entered into an agreement with the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission to protect against unauthorized access of any material, activity, or structure licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1414.)
excluded material - (A) any dredged material discharged by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
or discharged pursuant to a permit issued by the Secretary; and (B) any waste from a tuna cannery operation located in American Samoa or Puerto Rico discharged pursuant to a permit issued by the
Administrator.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
exclusion zone - A zone established by a sanctioning body to prohibit specific activities in a specific
geographic area in order to persuade nations or groups to modify their behavior to meet the desires
of the sanctioning body or face continued imposition of sanctions, or use or threat of force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
exclusive economic zone - A maritime zone adjacent to the territorial sea that may not extend beyond
200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.  Also
called EEZ.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
exclusive economic zone - area of sea up to 200 nautical miles from a country's coast which the country
has reserved rights for exploration and management of resources the rights and freedoms of are
governed by the relevant provisions of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea.
exclusive economic zone - the exclusive economic zone of the United States established by Presidential
Proclamation No. 5030, of March 10, 1983.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3507)
excusable time delay - Failure to perform that is beyond the control and without fault or negligence of
the contractor.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
execute order - 1. An order issued by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the direction of the
Secretary of Defense, to implement a decision by the President to initiate military operations.  2. An
order to initiate military operations as directed.  Also called EXORD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50 JP 50)

execution phase - final phase of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process
(SOURCE  DHS,

DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

includes the detailed planning of the use of the funds as well as the control of their use to assure that Congressional intent for the use of the funds is preserved, and also includes the reporting of performance information and review of results through strategic reviews.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

execution planning - The Adaptive Planning and Execution system translation of an approved course
of action into an executable plan of action through the preparation of a complete operation plan or
operation order.  Also called EP.  See also Joint Operation Planning and Execution System.
executive - A U.S. Government employee with management responsibilities that in the judgment of the
employing agency head or designee, requires preferential assignment of parking privileges.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
executive agency - an executive department, a military department, or any independent establishment and
any wholly owned Government corporation.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A134)

executive agency - any executive branch department, independent commission, board, bureau, office,
agency, or other establishment of the Federal Government, including independent regulatory commissions and boards. It does not include federally-owned or controlled corporations that are preparing financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or the legislative or judicial branches of the Federal Government.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

executive agent - A term used to indicate a delegation of authority by the Secretary of Defense or
Deputy Secretary of Defense to a subordinate to act on behalf of the Secretary of Defense.  Also
called EA.
Executive Budget Summary - An annual budgetary resource request summary of Function 150 and
other international programs displaying budgetary policy priorities.   Also called EBS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

executive capacity - an assignment within an organization in which the employee primarily - a. Directs
the management of the organization or a major component or function of the organization; b. Establishes the goals and policies of the organization, component, or function;  c. Exercises wide latitude in discretionary decision-making; and  d. Receives only general supervision or direction from higher-level executives, the board of directors, or stockholders of the organization.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)

executive capacity - an assignment within an organization in which the employee primarily (i) directs
the management of the organization or a major component or function of the organization; (ii) establishes the goals and policies of the organization, component, or function;(iii) exercises wide latitude in discretionary decision-making; and(iv) receives only general supervision or direction from higher level executives, the board of directors, or stockholders of the organization. (C) If staffing levels are used as a factor in determining whether an individual is acting in a managerial or
executive capacity, the Attorney General shall take into account the reasonable needs of the organization, component, or function in light of the overall purpose and stage of development of the organization, component, or function. An individual shall not be considered to be acting in a managerial or executive capacity (as previously defined) merely on the basis of the number of employees that the individual supervises or has supervised or directs or has directed.

executive departments and agencies - the executive departments enumerated in Title 5, U.S. Code,
Government corporations also defined in Title 5, and the United States Postal Service.
(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 51
National
Continuity Policy, Terms)

executive development training - training or experience provided supporting continuing development
for leaders above the GS-15 level.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
executive management - Personnel (i.e., division chiefs, office directors, policy staff assistants) directly
(SOURCE  DOS/

responsible for the approval and management of program planning and implementation, staffing requirements and assignments, and budget allocation and disbursement.
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
executive officer - A term used by some agencies to identify the officer charged with responsibilities for
administrative, managerial, and program support activities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77ccc.)
executive officer - the president, every vice president, every trust officer, the cashier, the secretary, and
the treasurer of a corporation, and any individual customarily performing similar functions with respect to any organization whether incorporated or unincorporated, but shall not include the chairman of the board of directors.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
executive part of the department - the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the
Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
executive secretariat infoLink - An S/ ES Web site that contains guidance and procedures, which
pertain to correspondence prepared for signature by the Secretary, other seventh-floor principals, the President, and Vice President.
executor or executrix - A male or female named in the will of the decedent to administer the decedents
estate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
exempt commodity -  a commodity that is not an excluded commodity or an agricultural commodity.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)
exempt contributions - exempt Federal capital contributions and exempt school contributions.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
292s)
exempt employee - employee who is not covered by the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

exempt employee [essential personnel] (*) - employee in a category of essential personnel in positions
that are performing functions or activities that are exempt from work restrictions during a lapse in
government appropriations the following activities and/ or functions (and the contracts that support
them) may continue during a lapse of appropriations: a. Funded by other than annual appropriated funds. Some functions are covered by multi-year, no-year, or revolving funds, or advance appropriation, and if those accounts have sufficient carryover balance, they would not be affected by
an annual appropriation lapse. Revolving funds that operate almost entirely on offsetting collections from other Federal entities may also be forced to close, unless sufficient retained earnings are available to forestall the closure. b. Expressly Authorized to Continue Even Without Funding. Congress provides express authority for some agencies to enter into contracts or to borrow funds to accomplish some of their functions despite an appropriations lapse. c. Necessary for Safety of
Human Life or Protection of Property. In order to qualify under the exception for safety of life or protection of property a reasonable, articulable connection must exist between the function to be performed and the safety of human life or protection of property. There must be some reasonable likelihood that the safety of human life or protection of property would be threatened in some significant degree by the delay in the performance of the function in question. Specifically, the risk
should be real, not hypothetical or speculative, and must be sufficiently imminent that delay is not permissible. d. Any activity and/ or function that continues based on a determination that it qualifies for the safety of life or protection of property exception must be limited only to the extent that the Component Head determines that imminent danger to life or property would result from their termination or diminution. As for any administrative, research, or support function related to an exempt activity, that function should also continue, but only to the extent that it is essential to maintain the effectiveness of those activities and/ or functions that are engaged for the safety of life or the protection of property. In particular, administrative, research, and other overhead activities
supporting exempt activities should be carefully reviewed to make certain their continuance is
essential to carrying out the exempt activities. In addition, there must be some reasonable likelihood that the safety of human life or protection of property would be compromised in some significant degree if there were any delay in the performance of the administrative, research, overhead, or support activity that is in question. e. Necessary for the Orderly Closure of Functions. Agencies may obligate funds during periods of lapsed appropriations to bring about the orderly shutdown of nonexempt activities. Contingency plans which call for winding down operations of an agency after an appropriations lapse will comply with the Anti-Deficiency Act.  The Office of Management and Budget has determined that the normal winding down of operations should take no more than four hours. During the winding down time, the activities of employees during this period must be wholly devoted to closing down the function and upon completion, these employees would be released.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)

exempt property - tangible personal property acquired in whole or in part with Federal funds, where the
Federal awarding agency has statutory authority to vest title in the recipient without further obligation to the Federal Government. An example of exempt property authority is contained in the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act, for property acquired under an award to conduct basic or applied research by a non-profit institution of higher education or non-profit organization whose principal purpose is conducting scientific research.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

exercise - A military maneuver or simulated wartime operation involving planning, preparation, and
execution that is carried out for the purpose of training and evaluation.  See also command post
exercise; maneuver.
exercise - A multinational, joint, or single-service military maneuver or simulated wartime operation that
is conducted for training and evaluation purposes and that involves planning, preparation, and execution.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)

exercise - employment of personnel and resources in a controlled environment to test, validate, and/ or
improve a specific plan or capability in pursuit of a stated objective
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

exercise incident - An occurrence that directing staffs inject into an exercise, that affects the participating
forces or their facilities, and that requires action by the appropriate commander and/ or staff.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
exercise specifications - The fundamental requirements for an exercise, providing in advance an outline
of the concept, form, scope, setting, aim, objectives, force requirements, political implications, analysis arrangements, and costs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
exercise-directing staff - A group of experienced, qualified, and knowledgeable officers who direct or
control an exercise.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
exfiltration - The removal of personnel or units from areas under enemy control by stealth, deception,
surprise, or clandestine means.  See also special operations;  unconventional warfare.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H3311)
exigency of the public business - An operational demand beyond the control of an agency, which could
be sudden or could be anticipated and of such importance as to preclude - (1) The use of scheduled
annual leave; and (2) Any reasonable alternative to the cancellation of scheduled leave.
exigent circumstances - situations in which there is a reasonable belief that there is an imminent threat to
a person's life or an imminent and grave threat to the national security of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
existing - without the specification of any date, when used with respect to any matter relating to the
(SOURCE  DHS,
conclusion of, or proclamation to carry out, a foreign trade agreement, means existing on the day on which that trade agreement is entered into.
US Code 19,
1351)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40125.)
existing commercial air tour operator - a commercial air tour operator that was actively engaged in the
business of providing commercial air tour operations over a national park at any time during the 12- month period ending on the date of the enactment.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2708)
existing dam - any dam, the construction of which was completed or on 2 before July 22, 2005, and
which does not require any construction or enlargement of impoundment structures (other than repairs or reconstruction) in connection with the installation of any small hydroelectric power project.
existing facilities - facilities that have been in operation for at least 2 years before the date on which the
new environmental requirements are imposed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)
existing source - any stationary source other than a new source.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7411.)
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 5101)
existing vessel - (A) a vessel on a domestic voyage, the keel of which was laid, or that was at a similar
stage of construction, before January 1, 1986; and(B) a vessel on a foreign voyage, the keel of which
was laid, or that was at a similar stage of construction, before July 21, 1968.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1322)
existing vessel - every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being
used, as a means of transportation on the navigable waters, the construction of which is initiated before promulgation of standards and regulations.
exit criteria  - project-specific accomplishments that must be demonstrated satisfactorily before a project
can either progress further in the current acquisition phase or transition to the next acquisition phase.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
expanded metal - open mesh formed by slitting and drawing sheet metal.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2237)
expanded uses - the following activities:(A) The maintenance dredging of a berth in a harbor that is
accessible to a Federal navigation project and that benefits commercial navigation at the harbor. (B) The maintenance dredging and disposal of legacy-contaminated sediment, and sediment unsuitable for open water disposal, if (i) such dredging and disposal benefits commercial navigation at the harbor; and (ii) such sediment is located in and affects the maintenance of a Federal navigation project or is located in a berth that is accessible to a Federal navigation project.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
expansion - An increase in the operating cost of an existing commercial activity based on modernization,
replacement, upgrade, or increased workload. An expansion of an existing commercial activity is an
increase of 30 percent or more in the activity's operating costs (including the cost of FTEs) or total capital investment.
expedite (passport agencies/ centers only) - The applicant receives higher-priority service because she/ he
paid an expedite fee.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1312.1)
expedited approval facility - a covered chemical facility for which the owner or operator elects to
submit a site security plan.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 621)
expeditionary force - An armed force organized to accomplish a specific objective in a foreign country.   (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
expendable personal property - Property which, when put in use, is consumed, loses its identity, or
becomes an integral part of another item of property. Examples are office supplies, automobile tires,
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
machine parts, and installed computer parts (regardless of cost).
FAM 411.4) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
expendable supplies - Supplies that are consumed in use, such as ammunition, paint, fuel, cleaning and
preserving materials, surgical dressings, drugs, medicines, etc., or that lose their identity, such as
spare parts, etc., and may be dropped from stock record accounts when it is issued or used.
expenditure - actual spending of money.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
expenditure plan - congressionally mandated plan that details how appropriated funds will be spent for
an acquisition.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
experiment - limited trial or tentative procedure conducted to test a principle, supposition or hypothesis,
for the purpose of understanding the behavior of a system or discovering something unknown.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 081.4)
expired account - An account for which the budget authority is no longer available for new obligations
but is still available for disbursement. An expired account retains its fiscal-year identity for five years during which time obligations may be adjusted if otherwise proper and expenditures may be
made.
expired nonimmigrant visa - a visa which is no longer valid due to the passage of time or because the
maximum number of entries for which the visa is valid has been reached.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
exploding bridge wire initiator - initiator or system in which a very high-energy electrical impulse is
passed through a bridge wire, literally exploding the bridge wire and releasing thermal and shock energy capable of initiating a relatively insensitive explosive in contact with the bridge wire.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
exploitation - 1. Taking full advantage of success in military operations, following up  initial gains, and
making permanent the temporary effects already created.  2. Taking full advantage of any information that has come to hand for tactical, operational, or strategic purposes.  3. An offensive operation that usually follows a successful attack and is designed to disorganize the enemy in depth.
See also attack.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1732)
exploitation - Exploitation can be defined as the act of involving a child for economic or other reasons in
criminal activities. Exploitation may take place at the hands of parents, neighbors, schoolmates,
cults, employers, etc.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1732)
exploitation for fraudulent purposes - This involves coercing or otherwise compelling a child to engage
in activities that aid or abet the commission of fraud or of another crime. Examples could include begging, a pickpocket using a child as a distraction, a thief or burglar using a child as a lookout, etc.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2462)
exploration - any activity, including logistic support, the purpose of which is the identification or
evaluation of specific mineral resource deposits. The term includes exploratory drilling, dredging, and other surface or subsurface excavations required to determine the nature and size of mineral resource deposits and the feasibility of their development.
exploration - the examination and investigation of undeveloped land to determine the existence of
subsurface nonrenewable resources.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1636.)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1331)
exploration - the process of searching for minerals, including (1) geophysical surveys where magnetic,
gravity, seismic, or other systems are used to detect or imply the presence of such minerals, and (2) any drilling, whether on or off known geological structures, including the drilling of a well in which a discovery of oil or natural gas in paying quantities is made and the drilling of any additional delineation well after such discovery which is needed to delineate any reservoir and to enable the

lessee to determine whether to proceed with development and production.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
1403)

exploration (A) any at-sea observation and evaluation activity which has, as its objective, the
establishment and documentation of (i) the nature, shape, concentration, location, and tenor of a
hard mineral resource; and (ii) the environmental, technical, and other appropriate factors which must be taken into account to achieve commercial recovery; and (B) the taking from the deep seabed
of such quantities of any hard mineral resource as are necessary for the design, fabrication, and
testing of equipment which is intended to be used in the commercial recovery and processing of such resource.

explosion - sudden release of energy, caused by a nuclear, chemical, or physical process.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

explosive cargo - Cargo such as artillery ammunition, bombs, depth charges, demolition material,
rockets, and missiles.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
explosive compounds - homogeneous substances whose molecules contain within themselves the
oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen necessary for combustion.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 342)

explosive hazard - 1. Any material posing a potential threat that contains an explosive component such
as unexploded explosive ordnance, booby traps, improvised explosive devices, captured enemy ammunition, and bulk explosives.  2. In explosive ordnance disposal, a condition where danger exists because explosives are present that may react in a mishap with potential unacceptable effects
to people, property, operational capability, or the environment. Also called EH.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

explosive hazard - Any hazard containing an explosive component to include unexploded explosive
ordnance (including land mines), booby traps (some booby traps are nonexplosive), improvised explosive devices (which are an improvised type of booby trap), captured enemy ammunition, and
bulk explosives.  Also called EH.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315.1)

explosive hazard incident - The suspected or detected presence of unexploded or damaged explosive
ordnance that constitutes a hazard to operations, installations, personnel, or material.  Not included in this definition are the accidental arming or other conditions that develop during the manufacture
of high explosive material, technical service assembly operations, or the laying of mines and
demolition charges.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
232)

explosive or incendiary device - (A) dynamite and all other forms of high explosives, (B) any explosive
bomb, grenade, missile, or similar device, and (C) any incendiary bomb or grenade, fire bomb, or similar device, including any device which (i) consists of or includes a breakable container including a flammable liquid or compound, and a wick composed of any material which, when ignited, is capable of igniting such flammable liquid or compound, and (ii) can be carried or thrown by one individual acting alone.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
383)

explosive ordnance - (A) bombs and warheads;(B) guided and ballistic missiles;(C) artillery, mortar,
rocket, and small arms ammunition;(D) all mines, torpedoes, and depth charges;(E) grenades demolition charges;(F) pyrotechnics;(G) clusters and dispensers; (H) cartridge- and propellantactuated devices;(I) electroexplosives devices;(J) clandestine and improvised explosive devices; and(K) all similar or related items or components explosive in nature; and (2) includes all munitions containing explosives, propellants, nuclear fission or fusion materials, and biological and chemical agents.
explosive ordnance - All munitions and improvised or clandestine explosive devices, containing
explosives, propellants, nuclear fission or fusion materials, and biological and chemical agents.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 342)
explosive ordnance - All munitions containing explosives, nuclear fission or fusion materials, and
(SOURCE  DOD,
biological and chemical agents.
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 342)

explosive ordnance disposal - 1. The detection, identification, on-site evaluation, rendering safe,
recovery, and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance. 2. The organizations engaged in
such activities. Also called EOD.
explosive ordnance disposal - The detection, identification, on-site evaluation, rendering safe,
recovery, and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance.  Also called EOD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 342)

explosive ordnance disposal incident - The suspected or detected presence of unexploded or damaged
explosive ordnance that constitutes a hazard to operations, installations, personnel, or material and
requires explosive ordnance disposal procedures.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 342)

explosive ordnance disposal procedures - Any particular course or mode of action taken by qualified
explosive ordnance disposal personnel to detect and/ or locate, access, identify, triage, diagnose,
stabilize, render safe or neutralize, recover, exploit, and dispose of ordnance, explosives, or any hazardous material associated with an explosive ordnance disposal incident.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 342)

explosive ordnance disposal unit - Personnel with special training and equipment who render
explosive ordnance safe, make intelligence reports on such ordnance, and supervise the safe removal thereof.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

explosive ordnance disposal unit - Personnel with special training and equipment who render
explosive ordnance safe, make intelligence reports on such ordnance, and supervise the safe removal
thereof.

explosive train - succession of initiating and igniting elements arranged to cause a charge to function.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

explosive weapon - reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce
an explosion if released suddenly usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
explosively formed projectile charge - specially designed main charge configuration incorporating an
explosive charge with a machined or pressed concave metal plate which by the force of the charge reshapes the plate into a high temperature, high velocity metal slug capable of penetrating armored vehicles.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1116.)
explosives detection canine team - a canine and a canine handler that are trained to detect explosives,
radiological materials, chemical, nuclear or biological weapons, or other threats as defined by the
Secretary.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSI 4360.01A)

explosives safety munitions risk management - A systematic approach that integrates risk analysis
into  operational planning, military training exercises, and contingency operations with the goal of
identifying potentially adverse consequences associated with munitions operations, risk reduction alternatives, and risk acceptance criteria for senior officials to make the risk decision. Also called
ESMRM.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSI 4360.01A)

explosives safety munitions risk management - A systematic approach that integrates risk analysis
into operational planning, military training exercises, and contingency operations with the goal of identifying potentially adverse consequences associated with munitions operations, risk reduction alternatives, and risk acceptance criteria for senior officials to make the risk decision. Also called
ESMRM.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4618.)
export - (A) an actual shipment, transfer, or transmission of goods or technology out of the United States;
(B) a transfer of goods or technology in the United States to an embassy or affiliate of a controlled country; or
(C) a transfer to any person of goods or technology either within the United States or outside of the United States with the knowledge or intent that the goods or technology will be
shipped, transferred, or transmitted to an unauthorized recipient.
export - shipment or transshipment of goods to a foreign country.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
export and exportation - to move from, or the act of movement from, the United States to any place
outside the United States.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1683)
export charges - any tax, charge, or other fee collected by the country from which softwood lumber or a
softwood lumber product is exported pursuant to an international agreement entered into by that
country and the United States.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1132.)
export education - educating, teaching and training to provide general knowledge and specific skills
pertinent to the selling of goods and services to other countries, including knowledge of market
conditions, financial arrangements, laws and procedures.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677a.)
export price - the price at which the subject merchandise is first sold (or agreed to be sold) before the
date of importation by the producer or exporter of the subject merchandise outside of the United States to an unaffiliated purchaser in the United States or to an unaffiliated purchaser for exportation
to the United States.
export subsidy - a subsidy that is, in law or in fact, contingent upon export performance, alone or as 1 of
2 or more conditions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2411.)

export targeting - any government plan or scheme consisting of a combination of coordinated actions
(whether carried out severally or jointly) that are bestowed on a specific enterprise, industry, or
group thereof, the effect of which is to assist the enterprise, industry, or group to become more competitive in the export of a class or kind of merchandise.

export trade - trade or commerce in goods or services produced in the United States which are exported,
or in the course of being exported, from the United States to any other country.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
4002.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
4002.)
export trade services - includes, but is not limited to, consulting, international, market research,
advertising, marketing, insurance, product research and design, legal assistance, transportation,
including trade documentation and freight forwarding, communication and processing of foreign orders to and for exporters and foreign purchasers, warehousing, foreign exchange, financing, and
taking title to goods, when provided in order to facilitate the export of goods or services produced in the United States.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
4002.)

export trading company - a person, partnership, association, or similar organization, whether operated
for profit or as a nonprofit organization, which does business under the laws of the United States or
any State and which is organized and operated principally for purposes of (A) exporting goods or services produced in the United States; or (B) facilitating the exportation of goods or services
produced in the United States by unaffiliated persons by providing one or more export trade services.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3902)

exporting authority - 1 or more entities designated by a Participant from whose territory a shipment of
rough diamonds is being exported as having the authority to validate the Kimberley Process Certificate.
exposure dose - The amount of radiation, as measured in roentgen, at a given point in relation to its
ability to produce ionization.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)
express mail - Express Mail is an expedited service for shipping any mailable matter, with guaranteed
delivery USPS Domestic Mail Manual.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)

expressly unallowable cost - a particular item or type of cost which, under the express provisions of an
applicable law, regulation, or sponsored agreement, is specifically named and stated to be
unallowable.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 238)

expropriation - any abrogation, repudiation, or impairment by a foreign government, a political
subdivision of a foreign government, or a corporation owned or controlled by a foreign government, of its own contract with an investor with respect to a project, where such abrogation, repudiation, or impairment is not caused by the investor's own fault or misconduct, and materially adversely affects the continued operation of the project.
expulsion - removal of a person from the host country, usually by immigration or police officials, without
a formal deportation hearing or process.]
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

extended economy seating - Airline programs whereby a passenger may obtain a more desirable seat
choice within the coach class cabin for a fee. Sometimes called coach elite, coach plus, preferred
coach, economy plus, economy comfort or main cabin extra. This does not include products that are available in separate and distinct cabins on some airlines.
extended period of time -  a period that is normally 1 year, but not less than 6 months.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677a.)

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)
extended services - ongoing support services and other appropriate services, needed to support and
maintain an individual with a most significant disability in supported employment, that (A) are
provided singly or in combination and are organized and made available in such a way as to assist an eligible individual in maintaining supported employment; (B) are based on a determination of the needs of an eligible individual, as specified in an individualized plan for employment; and (C) are
provided by a State agency, a nonprofit private organization, employer, or any other appropriate resource, after an individual has made the transition from support provided by the designated State unit.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
Extensible Markup Language - A simplified subset of Standard Generalized Markup Language
(SGML), XML is a very extensible markup language used to describe many different kinds of data, with the end of making such data easier to share across systems and over the Internet.  Also called
XML.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)
extension - increasing the length of an appointment when there is no change other than the not-to-exceed
date. If a change is made to the class, pay plan, position title, position number or appointment
authority, a conversion action must be processed, even if there is not a break in service.
extension - The extension of a Department network into non-Department space (e.g., OpenNet
workstations in a contractor facility).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
external affairs - Organizational element that provides accurate, coordinated, and timely information to
affected audiences, including governments, media, the private sector, and the local populace.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
external assessment [environmental compliance] - assessment conducted by personnel not directly
associated with the evaluated activities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)

external audience - In public affairs, all people who are not United States military members,
Department of Defense civilian employees, and their immediate families. See also internal audience;
public.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)

external economy or diseconomy -  A direct effect, either positive or negative, on someone's profit or
welfare arising as a byproduct of some other person's or firm's activity. Also referred to as neighborhood or spillover effects, or externalities for short.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)

external support contract - Contract awarded by contracting organizations whose contracting
authority does not derive directly from the theater support contracting head(s) of contracting activity
or from systems support contracting authorities.  See also systems support contract; theater support
contract.
extortion - an offense that has as its elements the extraction of anything of value from another person by
threatening or placing that person in fear of injury to any person or kidnapping of any person.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
3559.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

extra services - Extra Services are enhancements that, for a fee in addition to postage, provide greater
security and accountability for mail, convenience to the sender, or improved handling. Extra
services are not available with Periodicals. Not all extra services are available for all classes of mail and only certain services may be combined for the same mail piece.
extradition and extradite - the extradition of a person and such terms include both extradition and
surrender as defined in the Rome Statute.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7432)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

extra-fare train - A train that operates at an increased fare due to the extra performance of the train (i.e.,
faster speed or fewer stops). The term extra-fare train does not mean first-class train
accommodations, even though an extra-fare train may offer first-class accommodations.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1350)
extrajudicial killing - a deliberated killing not authorized by a previous judgment pronounced by a
regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognized as
indispensable by civilized peoples. Such term, however, does not include any such killing that, under international law, is lawfully carried out under the authority of a foreign nation.
extramural research - DHS-managed or funded research that is conducted at non-DHS sites by non-
DHS researchers.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
extranet - An extranet is partially accessible to authorized outsiders and requires a valid user name and
password, which determines the level of access.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
extranet - intranet that permits limited secure external access with appropriate authorization approval.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
extraordinary ability - extraordinary ability as a level of expertise indicating that the individual is one of
that small percentage who have risen to the top of the field of endeavor.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1671c.)
extraordinary circumstances - circumstances in which:   (i) suspension of an investigation will be more
beneficial to the domestic industry than continuation of the investigation, and (ii) the investigation is
complex.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
510)

extraordinary operation and maintenance work - major, nonrecurring maintenance to Reclamationowned or operated facilities, or facility components, that is (A) intended to ensure the continued
safe, dependable, and reliable delivery of authorized project benefits; and (B) greater than 10 percent of the contractor's or the transferred works operating entity's annual operation and maintenance budget for the facility, or greater than $100,000.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

extraordinary payments in connection with the International Space Station - payments in cash or in
kind made or to be made by the United States Government (A) for work on the International Space Station which the Russian Government pledged at any time to provide at its expense; or (B)
for work on the International Space Station not required to be made under the terms of a contract or
other agreement that was in effect on January 1, 1999, as those terms were in effect on such date, except that such term does not mean payments in cash or in kind made or to be made by the United States Government prior to December 31, 2020, for work to be performed or services to be rendered
prior to that date necessary to meet United States obligations under the Agreement Concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station, with annex, signed at Washington January 29, 1998, and entered into force March 27, 2001, or any protocol, agreement, memorandum of understanding, or contract related thereto.

E-zine - An electronic magazine or journal.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

## F

fabric - any material woven, knitted, felted, or otherwise produced from, or in combination with, any
natural or manufactured fiber, yarn, or substitute therefor.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
70.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 621)

facially deficient - a site security plan that does not support a certification that the security measures in
the plan address the security vulnerability assessment and the risk-based performance standards for
security for the facility, based on a review of (A) the facility's site security plan;
(B) the facility's
Top-Screen;
(C) the facility's security vulnerability assessment; or (D) any other information that
(i) the facility submits to the Department; or
(ii) the Department obtains from a public source or
other source.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

facilitated self- instruction training - method whereby learners complete self-paced instructional
materials (paper-based or electronic-based) in a classroom environmental instructor introduces the
materials at the beginning of the class or module, answers questions, and conducts a review at the
end.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

facilitator [extremism, terrorism] - group or person who knowingly provide one or more of a wide array
of services to other operatives that enable the execution of terrorist plots, training, travel, or
financing includes setting up bank accounts, acquiring or producing false identification or travel documentation, aiding travel, disbursing funds, procuring materials, or enabling communications via electronic means or couriers.

facilities - depreciation and use allowances, interest on debt associated with certain buildings, equipment
and capital improvements, operation and maintenance expenses, and library expenses.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

facilities - includes all types of buildings, structures, or other improvements to real property (but
excluding farms, churches or other places of worship, and private dwelling houses), and services relating to the use of any such building, structure, or other improvement.

facilities capital cost of money - "cost of money as an element of the cost of facilities capital".
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
facility - a building, structure, or other improvement to real property.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 677)
facility - a hospital, outpatient department, clinic, radiology practice, or mobile unit, an office of a
physician, or other facility as determined by the Secretary, that conducts breast cancer screening or
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
diagnosis through mammography activities. Such term does not include a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
263b)
facility - A real property entity consisting of one or more of the following:  a building, a structure, a
utility system, pavement, and underlying land.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
facility - place in a building, building, installation, structure, land, and other real property and any fixture
or equipment necessary to do something may be owned or operated by, or constructed or manufactured and leased to an entity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
facility condition assessment - process of a qualified group of trained industry professionals performing
an analysis of the condition of a group of facilities that may vary in terms of age, design, construction methods, and materials.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
Facility Emergency Action Plan - A building-specific emergency action plan used to describe actions
taken, across a wide range of domestic emergencies, to ensure the safety of Department personnel and visitors, and to protect property in buildings where the Department occupies space. (A FEAP is
sometimes known as an OEP. See the term Occupant Emergency Plan (OEP).)  Also called FEAP.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300s3)
facility for long-term care - a facility (including a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility) providing
in-patient care for convalescent or chronic disease patients who required skilled nursing or
intermediate care and related medical services (A) which is a hospital (other than a hospital primarily for the care and treatment of mentally ill or tuberculosis patients) or is operated in connection with a hospital, or (B) in which such care and medical services are prescribed by, or are
performed under the general direction of, persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the State.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
291o)
facility for long-term care - a facility (including an extended care facility) providing in-patient care for
convalescent or chronic disease patients who require skilled nursing care and related medical services (1) which is a hospital (other than a hospital primarily for the care and treatment of mentally ill or tuberculosis patients) or is operated in connection with a hospital, or (2) in which
such nursing care and medical services are prescribed by, or are performed under the general direction of, persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the State.
facility response plan [oil discharge] - plan for responding, to the maximum extent practicable, to a
worse-case discharge, and to a substantial threat of such a discharge, of oil.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
facility security level - categorization based on the analysis of several security-related facility factors,
which serves as the basis for the implementation of physical security measures specified in ISC
standards.
facility substitutes - Items such as tents and prepackaged structures requisitioned through the supply
system that may be used to substitute for constructed facilities.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
facility that is subject to a routine inspection - a declared facility, as defined in the Annex on
Implementation and Verification of the Convention.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1525.)
facsimile - an exact copy of a document by electronic transmission.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2635)

Factor Evaluation System - A classification system for non-supervisory general schedule (GS) positions
under which the duties assigned to a position are described and evaluated in terms of nine jobrelated factors, established by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), using a specified pointrating system.  Also called FES.

factory - any factory, workshop, engine works, building used for manufacture, assembling, construction,
or any process, and any shipyard or dockyard.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 82.)
failure - condition of not achieving desired end of functioning or performance.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
44903.)
failure to enroll - the inability of an individual to enroll in a biometric identifier system due to an
insufficiently distinctive biometric sample, the lack of a body part necessary to provide the
biometric sample, a system design that makes it difficult to provide consistent biometric identifier information, or other factors.
fair - any fair, exhibition, or exposition designated by the Secretary of  Commerce pursuant.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1751.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
fair information practice principles - policy framework addressing issues of privacy and accuracy
regarding the collection, use, maintenance, disclosure, deletion, or destruction of personally identifiable information (PII)adopted by the Department in Directive 047-01, Privacy Policy and Compliance.
fair information practice principles - the eight principles set forth in Appendix A of the National
Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
121.)
fair-market value - The best estimate of the gross proceeds if the property were to be sold in a public
sale.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
55.)
false advertisement - an advertisement, other than labeling, which is misleading in a material respect;
and in determining whether any advertisement is misleading, there shall be taken into account
(among other things) not only representations made or suggested by statement, word, design, device, sound, or any combination thereof, but also the extent to which the advertisement fails to reveal facts material in the light of such representations or material with respect to consequences which
may result from the use of the commodity to which the advertisement relates under the conditions prescribed in said advertisement, or under such conditions as are customary or usual. No advertisement of a drug shall be deemed to be false if it is disseminated only to members of the medical profession, contains no false representation of a material fact, and includes, or is
accompanied in each instance by truthful disclosure of, the formula showing quantitatively each ingredient of such drug.
false alarm - alarm signal that does not represent a dangerous or unwanted condition, usually caused by
some fault or problem in the system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
false improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident that is
incorrectly identified though reported in good faith as an improvised explosive device, subsequently categorized as a false alarm after positive action.
false match - the incorrect matching of one individual's biometric identifier information to another
individual's biometric identifier information by a biometric identifier system.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
44903.)
false non-match - the rejection of a valid identity by a biometric identifier system.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
44903.)
family caregiver - a family member who is a caregiver of the veteran.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1720G.)
family caregiver - an unpaid family member, a foster parent, or another unpaid adult, who provides in-
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ii)

home monitoring, management, supervision, or treatment of a child or adult with a special need.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff23)

family centered care - the system of services that is targeted specifically to the special needs of infants,
children, women, and families. Family centered care shall be based on a partnership between
parents, professionals, and the community designed to ensure an integrated, coordinated, culturally sensitive, and community-based continuum of care for children, women, and families with HIV/ AIDS.

(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 551)

family home daycare - home-based child care services provided for a member of the Coast Guard by an
individual who (A) is certified by the Commandant as qualified to provide home-based child care
services; and (B) provides home-based child care services on a regular basis in exchange for
monetary compensation.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)

family literacy activities - activities that are of sufficient intensity and quality, to make sustainable
improvements in the economic prospects for a family and that better enable parents or family members to support their children's learning needs, and that integrate all of the following activities: (A) Parent or family adult education and literacy activities that lead to readiness for postsecondary
education or training, career advancement, and economic self-sufficiency. (B) Interactive literacy activities between parents or family members and their children. (C) Training for parents or family members regarding how to be the primary teacher for their children and full partners in the
education of their children. (D) An age-appropriate education to prepare children for success in school and life experiences.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
2023.)

family member - (i) a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, or sibling; (ii) a spouse of such a child,
grandchild, parent, or sibling; or (iii) any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with a veteran is the equivalent of a family relationship.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1720G.)
family member - an individual who (A) is a member of the family of the veteran, including (i) a parent;

(ii) a spouse;
(iii) a child; (iv) a step-family member; and
(v) an extended family member; or (B)
lives with the veteran but is not a member of the family of the veteran.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3342)

family member - an individual who has any of the following relationships to the employee -  (1) Spouse
and parents thereof;  (2) Sons and daughters and spouses thereof; (3) Parents and spouses thereof; (4) Brothers and sisters and spouses thereof;  (5) Grandparents and grandchildren and spouses thereof; (6) Domestic partner and parents thereof, including domestic partners of any individual in subparagraphs (2) through (5) of this definition; and (7) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3745)

family member - for purposes of unaccompanied post EVT only, the term includes eligible family
members and may include other immediate family (parents/ guardians or siblings, including stepparents or stepsiblings, and nondependent children), regardless of whether such individuals are designated on the employees assignment travel orders.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3364)
family member - the following relatives of the employee are - Spouse, and parents thereof; Children,
including adopted children, and spouses thereof; Parents; Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof; and Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8212)
family member appointment  - a type of Foreign Service limited noncareer appointment available only
to appointment eligible family members. A family member appointment has a term of more than 1 year but not more than 5 years. Also called FMA.

family member appointment - Department of State Foreign Service limited, noncareer appointment
available only to AEFMs, as authorized in the Foreign Service Act of 1980. An FMA may be
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)
extended or renewed for up to 5 years. Also called FMA.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 1342.22)
family readiness - the state of being prepared to effectively navigate the challenges of daily living
experienced in the unique context of military service, to include: mobility and financial readiness,
mobilization and deployment readiness, and personal and family life readiness.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff88)
family-centered care - the system of services that is targeted specifically to the special needs of infants,
children, women and families. Family-centered care shall be based on a partnership between
parents, professionals, and the community designed to ensure an integrated, coordinated, culturally sensitive, and community-based continuum of care for children, women, and families with HIV/ AIDS.
family-friendly policy - a policy to promote or improve the morale and well being of law enforcement
personnel and their families.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3796jj7)
farm equipment - equipment, machinery, and repair parts manufactured for use on farms in connection
with the production or preparation for market use of food resources.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
farm insurable commodity - an agricultural commodity (excluding livestock) for which the producer on
a farm is eligible to obtain a policy or plan of insurance under subchapter I.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1531.)
farm labor contracting activity - recruiting, soliciting, hiring, employing, furnishing, or transporting
any migrant or seasonal agricultural worker.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1802.)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1802.)
farm labor contractor - any person, other than an agricultural employer, an agricultural association, or
an employee of an agricultural employer or agricultural association, who, for any money or other valuable consideration paid or promised to be paid, performs any farm labor contracting activity.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4601)

farm operation - any activity conducted solely or primarily for the production of one or more
agricultural products or commodities, including timber, for sale or home use, and customarily producing such products or commodities in sufficient quantity to be capable of contributing materially to the operator's support.

farmers - fishermen and other persons employed in cultivating and harvesting food resources from salt
and fresh waters.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
5822.)
farming operations and practices - the integration of crops and crop-plant variety selection, rotation
practices, tillage systems, soil conserving and soil building practices, nutrient management strategies, biological control and integrated pest management strategies, livestock production and management systems, animal waste management systems, water and energy conservation measures, and health and safety considerations.
farm-raised fish - any aquatic species that is propagated and reared in a controlled environment.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1531.)
farm-raised fish - any aquatic species that is propagated and reared in a controlled environment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2497)
fast-track claim - an accelerated process for the adjudication and processing of properly submitted
claims under $1,000.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 643.3)
fatality reports - investigative reports and any other reports pertaining to the cause or circumstances of
death of a member of the Armed Forces in the line of duty (such as autopsy reports, battlefield
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)

reports, and medical reports).

fault - defect or flaw in something.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
fault tree - graphical tool used to illustrate the range, probability, and interaction of causal occurrences
that lead to a final outcome.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
feasibility - the joint operation plan review criterion for assessing whether the assigned mission can be
accomplished using available resources within the time contemplated by the plan.  See also
acceptability; adequacy.
feasibility assessment - a basic target analysis that provides an initial determination of the viability of a
proposed target for special operations forces employment.  Also called FA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

feasibility risk - risk that a proposed alternative fails to result in the desired technological outcome
includes; risk that business goals of the program or initiative will not be achieved; risk that the program effectiveness targeted by the project will not be achieved.

FedBizOpps.gov - The website where the government electronically advertises solicitations or
requirements.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
federal - Of or pertaining to the Federal Government of the United States of America.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

Federal Acquisition Regulation  - the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) contains the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR). 48 CFR 2.101 is the source for many definition of terms.  Also called FAR.

Federal agency - an Executive agency or other agency of the United States, but does not include a
member bank of the Federal Reserve System.
(SOURCE  USG,
US Code 5,
1501.)
federal agency - any agency as defined by Title 5, United States Code.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A89)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4601)
federal agency - any department, agency, or instrumentality in the executive branch of the Government,
any wholly owned Government corporation, the Architect of the Capitol, the Federal Reserve banks and branches thereof, and any person who has the authority to acquire property by eminent domain
under Federal law.
federal agency - any establishment in the executive branch of the United States Government.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3002)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
federal agency - any executive agency or any independent establishment in the legislative or judicial
branch of the Government (except the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Architect of the
Capitol, and any activities under the Architect's direction).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
federal agency - executive agency or any establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the
government except the Supreme Court, Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Architect of
the Capitol and any activities under his direction.
federal agency - has the same meaning as the term agency in title 5, United States Code.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
federal agency - the executive departments, the judicial and legislative branches, the military
(SOURCE  DOJ, US Code 28,
2671)

departments, independent establishments of the United States, and corporations primarily acting as instrumentalities or agencies of the United States, but does not include any contractor with the United States.

federal agency lender - a Federal agency that makes direct loans secured by improved real estate or a
mobile home, to the extent such agency acts in such capacity.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4121)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3602)

federal assets - all relevant non-classified civilian coastal and ocean observations, technologies, and
related modeling, research, data management, basic and applied technology research and
development, and public education and outreach programs, that are managed by member agencies of the Council.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)

Federal Automotive Statistical Tool - An automated Web-based system co-administered by the General
Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Energy that is utilized by all Federal agencies to report vehicular data.  Also called FAST.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)

Federal award - Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non- Federal
entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts, under grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors. Any audits of such vendors shall be covered by the terms and  conditions of the contract. Contracts to operate Federal Government owned, contractor operated facilities (GOCOs) are excluded from the requirements of this part.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

federal award - these are Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-
Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through
entities. Federal awards do not include procurement contracts, under grants or contracts, nor can they be used to buy goods or services from vendors. Any audits of such vendors shall be covered by the terms and conditions of the contract. Contracts to operate U.S. Government owned, contractor
operated facilities (GOCOs) are excluded from the requirements of this part.

Federal awarding agency - the Federal agency that provides an award directly to the recipient.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
federal awarding agency - the Federal agency that provides an award to the recipient.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
federal banking agencies - the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78o11.)
federal building - a building or portion of a building leased or rented by a Federal agency, and includes
buildings on military installations of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
238p)
federal building - building owned, leased, or otherwise managed by the Federal Government both within
and outside the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6831)
federal building energy standards - energy consumption objectives to be met without specification of
the methods, materials, or equipment to be employed in achieving those objectives, but including statements of the requirements, criteria, and evaluation methods to be used, and any necessary commentary.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Network - classified network runs by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) that facilitates information sharing for fusion centers.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) - The single point where U.S. Government business
opportunities greater than $25,000, including synopses of proposed contract actions, solicitations, and associated information, can be accessed at the fedbizopps web site.
federal coordinating officer - a Federal coordinating officer.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 311)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Federal Coordinating Officer - The official appointed by the President to execute Stafford Act
authorities, including the commitment of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources and mission assignment of other Federal departments or agencies. In all cases, the FCO represents the FEMA Administrator in the field to discharge all FEMA responsibilities for the response and recovery efforts underway. For Stafford Act events, the FCO is the primary Federal representative with whom the State Coordinating Officer and other State, tribal, and local response officials interface to determine the most urgent needs and set objectives for an effective response in collaboration with the Unified Coordination Group.  Also called FCO.
federal credit instrument - a secured loan or loan guarantee authorized to be made available under this
chapter with respect to a project.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3901)
federal credit instrument - a secured loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit authorized to be made under
this subchapter.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41762.)

federal departments and agencies - any authority of the United States that is an agency, other than those
considered to be independent regulatory agencies.
(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 21
Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Terms) (SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A89)

federal domestic assistance program - any function of a Federal agency that provides assistance or
benefits for a State or States, territorial possession, county, city, other political subdivision,
grouping, or instrumentality thereof; any domestic profit or nonprofit corporation, institution, or individual, other than an agency of the Federal Government. A Federal domestic assistance program may in practice be called a program, an activity, a service, a project, a process, or some other name,
regardless of whether it is identified as a separate program by statute or regulation. It will be identified in terms of its legal authority, administering office, funding, purpose, benefits, and
beneficiaries.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Federal Emergency Management Agency - Department of Homeland Security Operational Component
that leads and supports the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation, to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other manmade disasters.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Federal Emergency Management Agency Regional Offices - FEMA has 10 regional offices, each
headed by a Regional Administrator. The regional field structures are FEMA's permanent presence for communities and States across America.  Also called FEMA Regional Offices.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

federal emergency response official - Federal Executive Branch employee or contractor who has
responsibilities as defined in the National Response Framework (NRF), National Infrastructure
Protection Plan (NIPP), or National Continuity Policy Implementation Plan (NCPIP).

federal employee - person other than the President and Vice President, employed by, detailed to, or
assigned to a federal agency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Federal Employee Health Benefits program - program that provides comprehensive health insurance
(SOURCE  DHS,

coverage to federal employees and their family members.
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

federal enterprise architecture - business-based framework for government-wide improvement that
describes the relationship between business functions and the technologies and information
supporting them.
federal enterprise architecture - the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) is a set of inter-related
reference models designed to facilitate cross-agency analysis and collaboration.  Also called FEA.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)
federal enterprise architecture - the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) is a set of inter-related
reference models designed to facilitate cross-agency analysis and collaboration.  Also called FEA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4121)

federal entity for lending regulation - the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the National Credit Union
Administration, and the Farm Credit Administration, and with respect to a particular regulated lending institution means the entity primarily responsible for the supervision of the institution.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6831)

federal financial assistance - (A) any form of loan, grant, guarantee, insurance, payment, rebate,
subsidy, or any other form of direct or indirect Federal assistance (other than general or special revenue sharing or formula grants made to States) approved by any Federal officer or agency; or (B)
any loan made or purchased by any bank, savings and loan association, or similar institution subject to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or the National Credit Union Administration.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4601)

federal financial assistance - a grant, loan, or contribution provided by the United States, except any
Federal guarantee or insurance, any interest reduction payment to an individual in connection with the purchase and occupancy of a residence by that individual, and any annual payment or capital loan to the District of Columbia.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

federal financial assistance - assistance that non-Federal entities receive or administer in the form of
grants, loans, loan guarantees, property (including donated surplus property), cooperative
agreements, interest subsidies, insurance, food commodities, direct appropriations, and other
assistance, but does not include amounts received as reimbursement for services rendered to
individuals.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)

Federal financial assistance - assistance that non-Federal entities receive or administer in the form of
grants, loans, loan guarantees, property (including donated surplus property), cooperative
agreements, interest subsidies, insurance, food commodities, direct appropriations, and other
assistance, but does not include amounts received as reimbursement for services rendered to
individuals.
Federal firefighter - an individual furnished by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the
Interior under an agreement entered.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1856m)

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
6809.)

federal functional regulator - (A) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (B) the Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency; (C) the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation; (D) the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision; (E) the National Credit Union Administration Board; and (F) the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)

federal funds authorized - the total amount of Federal funds obligated by the Federal Government for
use by the recipient. This amount may include any authorized carryover of unobligated funds from
prior funding periods when permitted by agency regulations or agency implementing instructions.

federal governmental plan - a governmental plan established or maintained for its employees by the
Government of the United States or by any agency or instrumentality of such Government.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300u)

federal health care program - the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program, the Medicare program,
programs operated directly by the Indian Health Service, the TRICARE program for the Department of Defense and other uniformed services, and the health care program operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs. For purposes of this order, Federal health care program does not include State operated or funded federally subsidized programs such as Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or services provided to Department of Veterans' Affairs beneficiaries.
Federal Helium Pipeline - the federally owned pipeline system through which helium for the Federal
Helium Reserve may be transported.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 167.)

Federal Helium Reserve - helium reserves owned by the United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 167.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 167.)

Federal Helium System - (A) the Federal Helium Reserve;
(B) the Cliffside Field;
(C) the Federal
Helium Pipeline; and (D) all other infrastructure owned, leased, or managed under contract by the Secretary for the storage, transportation, withdrawal, enrichment, purification, or management of helium.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management - the Government-wide effort to provide policy
and programmatic support for identity, credential, and access management business functions within the Federal Government. See FICAM Web site for more information.   Also called FICAM.

federal information - information created, collected, processed, maintained, disseminated, disclosed, or
disposed of by or for the Federal Government, in any medium or form.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Federal Information Security Modernization Act - a statute (Title III of the E-Government Act, Public
Law 107-347, as amended by Public Law 113-283) that requires agencies to assess risk to
information systems and provide information security protections commensurate with the risk. FISMA also requires that agencies integrate information security into their capital planning and
enterprise architecture processes, conduct annual information systems security reviews of all programs and systems, and report the results of those reviews to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  Also called FISMA.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Federal Information Security Modernization Act - a statute (Title III of the E-Government Act, Public
Law 107-347, as amended by Public Law 113-283) that requires agencies to assess risk to
information systems and provide information security protections commensurate with the risk. FISMA also requires that agencies integrate information security into their capital planning and
enterprise architecture processes, conduct annual information systems security reviews of all programs and systems, and report the results of those reviews to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  Also called FISMA.
federal information system - an information system used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of
an agency or by another organization on behalf of an agency.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
federal information system - An information system used or operated by an executive agency, by a
contractor of an executive agency, or by another organization on behalf of an executive agency.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 658.)

federal intergovernmental mandate - (A) any provision in legislation, statute, or regulation that- (i)
would impose an enforceable duty upon State, local, or tribal governments, except - (I) a condition of Federal assistance; or (II) a duty arising from participation in a voluntary Federal program, except as provided in subparagraph (B); or (ii) would reduce or eliminate the amount of authorization of appropriations for - (I) Federal financial assistance that would be provided to State, local, or tribal
governments for the purpose of complying with any such previously imposed duty unless such duty is reduced or eliminated by a corresponding amount; or (II) the control of borders by the Federal Government; or reimbursement to State, local, or tribal governments for the net cost associated with illegal, deportable, and excludable aliens, including court-mandated expenses related to emergency health care, education or criminal justice; when such a reduction or elimination would result in increased net costs to State, local, or tribal governments in providing education or emergency health care to, or incarceration of, illegal aliens; except that this subclause shall not be in effect with respect to a State, local, or tribal government, to the extent that such government has not fully cooperated in the efforts of the Federal Government to locate, apprehend, and deport illegal aliens; (B) any provision in legislation, statute, or regulation that relates to a then-existing Federal program under which $500,000,000 or more is provided annually to State, local, and tribal  governments under entitlement authority, if the provision- (i)(I) would increase the stringency of conditions of assistance to State, local, or tribal governments under the program; or (II) would place caps upon, or otherwise decrease, the Federal Government's responsibility to provide funding to State, local, or tribal governments under the program; and (ii) the State, local, or tribal governments that participate in the Federal program lack authority under that program to amend their financial or programmatic responsibilities to continue providing required services that are affected by the legislation, statute, or regulation.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2348)

federal jurisdictional agency - a Federal agency with jurisdiction delegated by law, regulation, order, or
otherwise over a review, analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, or other approval or decision required for a project study under applicable Federal laws (including regulations).

Federal laboratory - a Government-owned, Government-operated laboratory and a Government-owned,
contractor-operated laboratory.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
501)

Federal land - (A) land controlled or administered by the Secretary of the Interior, except Indian land; or
(B) National Forest System land controlled or administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
470aaa.)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
federal land ownership status - the establishment and maintenance of a system for the storage and
dissemination of information describing all title, estate or interest of the federal government in a parcel of real and mineral property. The ownership status system is the portrayal of title for all such federal estates or interests in land.
Federal lands - lands the fee title to which is owned by the United States and administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4302)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - Department of Homeland Security Support Component
that provides consolidated interagency law enforcement training, serving various federal, state, local, tribal, and international law enforcement agencies.
Federal office - the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(SOURCE  FEC,
US Code 52,
20310)
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 658.)
federal private sector mandate - any provision in legislation, statute, or regulation that- (A) would
impose an enforceable duty upon the private sector except- (i) a condition of Federal assistance; or
(ii) a duty arising from participation in a voluntary Federal program; or (B) would reduce or eliminate the amount of authorization of appropriations for Federal financial assistance that will be provided to the private sector for the purposes of ensuring compliance with such duty.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
Federal program - (1) All Federal awards to a non-Federal entity assigned a single number in the catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). (2) When no CFDA number is assigned, all Federal
awards from the same agency made for the same purpose should be combined and considered one
program. (3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of this definition, a cluster of programs. The types of clusters of programs are: (i) Research and development (R&D); (ii) Student financial aid

(SFA); and (iii) Other clusters.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

federal program - all Federal awards to a non-Federal entity assigned a single number in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). When no CFDA number is assigned, all Federal awards from
the same agency, made for the same purpose, should be combined and considered one program.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 107e.)

federal property - any building, land, or other real property owned, leased, or occupied by any
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (including the Department of Defense and the United States Postal Service), or any other instrumentality wholly owned by the United States, or by any department or agency of the District of Columbia or any territory or possession of the United States.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1611.)

federal public benefit - (A) any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license
provided by an agency of the United States or by appropriated funds of the United States; and (B) any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or assisted housing, postsecondary education, food
assistance, unemployment benefit, or any other similar benefit for which payments or assistance are provided to an individual, household, or family eligibility unit by an agency of the United States or by appropriated funds of the United States. (2) Such term shall not apply-(A) to any contract, professional license, or commercial license for a nonimmigrant whose visa for entry is related to such employment in the United States, or to a citizen of a freely associated state, if the applicable compact of free association approved in Public Law 99239 or 99658 (or a successor provision) is
in effect; (B) with respect to benefits for an alien who as a work authorized nonimmigrant or as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act qualified for such benefits and for whom the United States under reciprocal treaty agreements is required to pay benefits, as determined by the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of State; or (C) to the issuance of a professional license to, or the renewal of a professional
license by, a foreign national not physically present in the United States.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

federal record - documentary materials (regardless of whether it exists in physical, digital, or electronic
form) that include books, papers, maps, photographs, machine readable materials, or other materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by an agency of the United States
Government under federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the Government or because of the informational value of data in these documentary materials may also be any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)

federal records - by law, Federal records are all documentary materials (including all books, papers,
maps, photographs, machine readable materials), or other documentary materials, regardless of
physical form, that are - (1) made or received by an agency of the United States Government in pursuance of Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business, and  (2) preserved or appropriate for preservation as evidence of agency activities or because of the value of the information they contain (44 U.S.C. 3301). Appropriate for preservation means documentary material made or received that will be filed, stored, or otherwise systematically maintained by the
agency because they constitute evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the Government or because of the informational value of the material. Drafts of documents that contain unique information, such as annotations or comments, that help explain the formulation or execution of agency policies, decisions, actions or responsibilities, and which were circulated or made available to employees other than the drafter for the purpose of approval, comment, action or to keep staff informed about agency business, are considered records.

(NARA) providing storage and servicing of federal records.
Terms)

federal resource allocation criteria policy - federal policy that defines objective criteria to be used by
federal departments and agencies when making resource allocation decisions to fusion centers.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Federal Resource Coordinator - Official who may be designated by the Department of Homeland
Security in non-Stafford Act situations when a Federal department or agency acting under its own authority has requested the assistance of the Secretary of Homeland Security to obtain support from
other Federal departments and agencies. In these situations, the FRC coordinates support through interagency agreements and memorandums of understanding. The FRC is responsible for coordinating timely delivery of resources to the requesting agency.  Also called FRC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

federal service - a term applied to National Guard members and units when called to active duty to serve
the United States Government under Article I and Article II, of the Constitution and Title 10, United
States Code.

federal share - the proportion of the cost of such project to be paid by the Federal Government under this
subchapter.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
291o)
federal share of real property, equipment, or supplies means that percentage of the property's acquisition
costs and any improvement expenditures paid with Federal funds.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
federal supply source - supply source managed by a federal agency such as the GSA or Government
Printing Office.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
68.)

Federal Trade Commission Act - the Act of Congress entitled An Act to create a Federal Trade
Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes, approved September 26, 1914, as amended, and the Federal Trade Commission Act approved March 21, 1938.

Federal trust species - migratory birds, threatened species, endangered species, interjurisdictional fish,
marine mammals, and other species of concern.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
3772)
federal user - a Federal agency or extramural holder of one or more Federal research grants using
helium.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 167.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2635)
Federal Wage System - the pay system applicable to work in recognized trades or crafts or in manuallabor occupations in which trade, craft, or laboring experience and related knowledge is the
paramount requirement.  Also called FWS.
federally assisted housing - residential dwellings receiving project-based assistance.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
federally declared disaster - major disaster declared by the President that warrants supplemental federal
aid when the state or local governments clearly cannot handle them on their own.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center - facility established to provide a variety of
capabilities to the sponsoring agency, e.g., provide the agency with expert systems engineering capabilities, program test and evaluation planning and implementation capabilities, expert strategic and tactical studies and analysis capabilities, or other capabilities crucial to the agency mission provide a unique service to the government and include organizations such as national laboratories
associated with federal agencies.
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers - activities that are sponsored under a broad
charter by a Government agency (or agencies) for the purpose of performing, analyzing, integrating,
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I

CH A)
supporting, and/ or managing basic or applied research and/ or development, and that receive 70
percent or more of their financial support from the Government; and (1) A long-term relationship is contemplated; (2) Most or all of the facilities are owned or funded by the Government; and (3) The FFRDC has access to Government and supplier data, employees, and facilities beyond that common in a normal contractual relationship.  Also called FFRDC.

federally mandated training - compulsory training that is required for all employees, government-wide,
by federal statute or regulation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)

federally owned housing - residential dwellings owned or managed by a Federal agency, or for which a
Federal agency is a trustee or conservator. For the purpose of this paragraph, the term Federal agency includes the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Farmers Home
Administration, the Resolution Trust Corporation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the
General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Transportation, and any other Federal agency.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
232)

federally protected function - any function, operation, or action carried out, under the laws of the United
States, by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or by an officer or employee thereof; and such term shall specifically include, but not be limited to, the collection and distribution of the United States mails.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

federally recognized Indian tribal government -  the governing body or a governmental agency of any
Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community (including any native village as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) certified by the Secretary of the Interior as
eligible for the special programs and services provided through the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)

federally supported work - any lead hazard evaluation or reduction activities conducted in federally
owned or assisted housing or funded in whole or in part through any financial assistance program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Farmers Home Administration, or the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

federally-controlled facilities -(1) Federally-owned buildings or leased space, whether for single or
multi-tenant occupancy, and its grounds and approaches, all or any portion of which is under the jurisdiction, custody or control of a department or agency; (2) Federally-controlled commercial space shared with non-government tenants. For example, if a department or agency leased the 10th floor of a commercial building, the Directive applies to the 10th floor only; (3) Government-owned, contractor-operated facilities, including laboratories engaged in national defense research and
production activities; and (4) Facilities under a management and operating contract, such as for the
operation, maintenance, or support of a Government-owned or Government-controlled research, development, special production, or testing establishment.

federally-controlled information system - an information system used or operated by a Federal agency,
or a contractor or other organization on behalf of the agency.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
federally-owned corporation - a corporation in which the United States owns all the outstanding capital
stock.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 30902)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

federal-to-federal support - Support that may occur when a Federal department or agency responding to
an incident under its own jurisdictional authorities requests Department of Homeland Security coordination to obtain additional Federal assistance. As part of Federal-to-Federal support, Federal
departments and agencies execute interagency or intra-agency reimbursable agreements, in
accordance with the Economy Act or other applicable authorities.
fedline - a software product offered by the Federal Reserve System for electronic connection to the
Federal Reserve. It is used to transmit ACH items via telephone lines interfacing with a personal
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4

computer.
FAH2 H131)
Feed the Future Innovation Labs - research partnerships led by United States universities that advance
solutions to reduce global hunger, poverty, and malnutrition.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9303)
feeder pattern - a secondary school and the elementary schools and middle schools that channel students
into that secondary school.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1161a.)
fee-for-service agreement - A formal agreement between agencies, in which one agency provides a
service (a commercial activity) for a fee paid by another agency.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
feint - in military deception, an offensive action involving contact with the adversary conducted for the
purpose of deceiving the adversary as to the location and/ or time of the actual main offensive
action.
female genital mutilation - the removal or infibulation (or both) of the whole or part of the clitoris, the
labia minora, or labia majora.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1374.)
fence-associated sensor - detection device that mounts or is attached to a fence, or forms the fence, using
transducer material.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
58c)
ferry - any vessel which is used: (A) to provide transportation only between places that are no more than
300 miles apart, and (B) to transport only-  (i) passengers, or  (ii) vehicles, or railroad cars, which are being used, or have been used, in transporting passengers or goods.
fertilizer - any product or combination of products that contain one or more of the elements nitrogen,
phosphorus, and potassium for use as a plant nutrient.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
70.)
fiber or textile fiber - a unit of matter which is capable of being spun into a yarn or made into a fabric by
bonding or by interlacing in a variety of methods including weaving, knitting, braiding, felting,
twisting, or webbing, and which is the basic structural element of textile products.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5506.)
fiduciary - (1) a person who is a guardian, curator, conservator, committee, or person legally vested with
the responsibility or care of a claimant (or a claimant's estate) or of a beneficiary (or a beneficiary's
estate); or (2) any other person having been appointed in a representative capacity to receive money paid under any of the laws administered by the Secretary for the use and benefit of a minor, incompetent, or other beneficiary.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
fiduciary - A person holding a position similar to that of a trustee with a duty to act in good faith for the
benefit of another person. A fiduciary relationship may exist between client and attorney, or executor and distributee. A breach of fiduciary responsibility may make the fiduciary liable to the beneficiaries for any damage cause by such breach.
field - Restricted area on telegram form that requires specific information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

field artillery - equipment, supplies, ammunition, and personnel involved in the use of cannon, rocket, or
surface-to-surface missile launchers.  Also called FA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1122)
field related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources - any discipline or field, including marine
affairs, resource management, technology, education, or science, which is concerned with or likely to improve the understanding, assessment, development, management, utilization, or conservation of ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes resources.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 40302.)

field related to space - any academic discipline or field of study (including the physical, natural, and
biological sciences, and engineering, space technology, education, economics, sociology,
communications, planning, law, international affairs, and public administration) which is concerned with or likely to improve the understanding, assessment, development, and utilization of space.

field reporter number - administrative number designed to identify a collector or reporter in
disseminated Intelligence Information Reports.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

field surety - a full life-cycle approach to verification of the integrity of post classified informationprocessing equipment.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)
fighter engagement zone - in air defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within which the
responsibility for engagement of air threats normally rests with fighter aircraft.  Also called FEZ.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

fighter escort - an offensive counterair operation providing dedicated protection sorties by air-to-air
capable fighters in support of other offensive air and air support missions over enemy territory, or in
a defensive counterair role to protect high value airborne assets.

fighter sweep - an offensive mission by fighter aircraft to seek out and destroy enemy aircraft or targets
of opportunity in a designated area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

file - arrangement of records accumulated or maintained in filing equipment, boxes, or machine-readable
media, or on shelves, and occupying office or storage space includes papers, photographs, photographic copies, maps, machine-readable information, or other recorded information regardless of physical form or characteristics.

file plan - classification scheme in a specific office that describes how the records are organized and
maintained.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

file series - file units or documents arranged according to a filing system or kept together because they
relate to a particular subject or function, result from the same activity, document a specific kind of transaction, take a particular physical form, or have some other relationship arising out of their creation, receipt, or use, such as restrictions on access or use.
final action - the completion of all actions that the management of an action office, in its management
decision, has concluded is necessary to address the findings and recommendations in OIG reports.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 056.1)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d6d)
final and finally - a judgment from which an appeal of right cannot be taken or a voluntary or stipulated
dismissal; and (II) with respect to an agency action, or to a final resolution of an enforcement action that is an agency action, mean an order that is not subject to further review within the agency and that has not been reversed, vacated, enjoined, or otherwise nullified by a final court determination or a voluntary or stipulated dismissal.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32304.)

final assembly place - the plant, factory, or other place at which a new passenger motor vehicle is
produced or assembled by a manufacturer, and from which the vehicle is delivered to a dealer or importer with all component parts necessary for the mechanical operation of the vehicle included with the vehicle, whether or not the component parts are permanently installed in or on the vehicle. Such term does not include facilities for engine and transmission fabrication and assembly and the
facilities for fabrication of motor vehicle equipment component parts which are produced at the same final assembly place using forming processes such as stamping, machining, or molding
processes.
final basic pay - the total amount of basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by such
employee, computed using the employee's final rate of basic pay, and, if last serving on other than a
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 292)
full-time basis, with appropriate adjustment therefor.

final cost objective - a cost objective which has allocated to it both direct and indirect costs, and in the
educational institution's accumulation system, is one of the final accumulation points.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1407a)

final decree - a decree from which no appeal may be taken or from which no appeal has been taken
within the time allowed for taking such appeals under the laws applicable to such appeals, or a decree from which timely appeal has been taken and such appeal has been finally decided under the laws applicable to such appeals.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

final governing standards - a comprehensive set of country-specific substantive environmental
provisions, typically technical limitations on effluent, discharges, etc., or a specific management practice.  Also called FGSs.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

final indirect cost rate - the indirect cost rate established and agreed upon by the Government and the
contractor as not subject to change. It is usually established after the close of the contractor's fiscal year (unless the parties decide upon a different period) to which it applies. For cost-reimbursement research and development contracts with educational institutions, it may be predetermined; that is,
established for a future period on the basis of cost experience with similar contracts, together with supporting data.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
10609.)

final judgment - an enforceable final judgment, decree or order on liability and damages entered by a
United States district court that is not subject to further appellate review, but does not include a judgment, decree, or order that has been waived, relinquished, satisfied, espoused by the United States, or subject to a bilateral claims settlement agreement between the United States and a foreign
state. In the case of a default judgment, such judgment shall not be considered a final judgment until such time as service of process has been completed.
final protective fire - an immediately available prearranged barrier of fire designed to impede enemy
movement across defensive lines or areas.  Also called FPF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

final rate - an indirect cost rate applicable to a specified past period which is based on the actual
allowable costs of the period. A final audited rate is not subject to adjustment.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
final review office - the office assigned to conduct formal reviews on behalf of the Department, when
required, of a particular employees or offices public communications.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
final rule - document published in the Federal Register to notify the public that DHS has exempted
portions of a System of Records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, or administrative enforcement requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)
finance support - a financial management function to provide financial advice and recommendations,
pay support, disbursing support, establishment of local depository accounts, essential accounting
support, and support of the procurement process.  See also financial management.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
Finance/ Administration Section - (1) Incident Command - Section responsible for all administrative
and financial considerations surrounding an incident. (2) Joint Field Office (JFO) - Section responsible for the financial management, monitoring, and tracking of all Federal costs relating to the incident and the functioning of the JFO while adhering to all Federal laws and regulations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)
financial analysis and performance reports - the processes whereby financial data are transformed into
meaningful information for both Department and external users responsible for making resource allocation decisions, assessing management's performance and stewardship, managing activities, or determining legal compliance.
financial assistance - a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
289b)

financial assistance - governmental payments provided as reimbursement for carrying out health-related
activities. (2) The term health care entity includes an individual physician, a postgraduate physician.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
238n)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)

financial contribution - (i) the direct transfer of funds, such as grants, loans, and equity infusions, or the
potential direct transfer of funds or liabilities, such as loan guarantees, (ii) foregoing or not
collecting revenue that is otherwise due, such as granting tax credits or deductions from taxable
income, (iii) providing goods or services, other than general infrastructure, or (iv) purchasing goods.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

financial crimes enforcement network project gateway - capability that affords law enforcement
officials in each state online access to financial crime databases at FinCEN, a U.S. Department of
Treasury bureau under the Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 11
FAM 611.3)

financial disclosure management system - the secure electronic system, accessible at https -/ /
www.fdm.army.mil, used by Department public and confidential filers to complete and submit their
new entrant, incumbent, and termination financial disclosure reports.  Also called FDM.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 2.)
financial entity - (I) a swap dealer; (II) a security-based swap dealer; (III) a major swap participant; (IV)
a major security-based swap participant; (V) a commodity pool; (VI) a private fund; (VII) an
employee benefit plan; (VIII) a person predominantly engaged in activities that are in the business of banking, or in activities that are financial in nature.
financial interest - the receipt of consulting fees or honoraria and the ownership of stock or equity.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
289b1)

financial liability - present obligation to provide assets or services to another entity at a determinable
date, when a specified event occurs, or on demand.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

financial management - planning, directing, monitoring, organizing, and controlling the financial
activities and resources of an entity includes; program analysis and evaluation, budget formulation and execution, accounting and financial reporting, internal controls, financial systems, oversight and
negotiation of reimbursable agreements, appropriation-related congressional reporting, management of working capital funds, and other related functions.
financial management - the combination of the two core functions of resource management and finance
support.  Also called FM.  See also finance support; resource management.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)

financial management matters - those activities that relate to the fiscal affairs of the Department and the
translation of actions into meaningful and relevant information for use in the management process. They cover a broad spectrum of activities including accounting, cash and credit management, reporting, and audit and review, among other things.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)

financial management officer (formerly known as a budget and fiscal officer) - the officer responsible
for post financial operations. Some of these fiscal responsibilities include - (1) Ensuring that post funds are not over-obligated or over-expended; (2) Maintaining all required budgetary and accounting records; (3) Maintaining proper controls of cash funds; (4) Ensuring that all liabilities are liquidated promptly in accordance with prescribed regulations; (5) Ensuring that obligating
documents and vouchers are properly prepared and approved and are valid; (6) Ensuring that budgeting and financial reports are rendered accurately and promptly; and (7) Controlling cash funds maintained at post.  Also called FMO.

## Financial Management Offices - The Offices At Posts That Manage The Full Range Of Post-Level Financial (Source  Dos/ Usaid, Fam, 1

management activities.
FAM 611.5) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)
financial management personnel - employees of the Department who directly or indirectly perform
functions described under financial management matters. These personnel may or may not be within
the chain of command of the Chief Financial Officer but will, in all cases, be subject to his or her
general oversight with respect to financial management matters.
financial obligation - any note, bond, debenture, or other debt obligation issued by an obligor in
connection with the financing of an aircraft purchase, other than a Federal credit instrument.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41762.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)
financial plan - the resource allocation plan as approved by the Under Secretary for Management /  Chief
Financial Officer and the Congress developed to provide guidance for allocation of financial resources in accordance with enacted appropriation legislation and Departmental priorities.   Also
called FINPLAN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)
financial plan - the resource allocation plan as approved by the Under Secretary for Management /  Chief
Financial Officer and the Congress developed to provide guidance for allocation of financial resources in accordance with enacted appropriation legislation and Departmental priorities.   Also
called FINPLAN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)
financial plan review - the periodic review of resource allocations, obligations and expenditures, and
program performance to determine unfunded requirements not previously identified. Financial Plan reviews are performed on an as need basis.
financial recognition - process of formally recording or incorporating an element (e.g., an asset or
liability) into the financial statements of an entity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
financial requirement - deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket expenses, but excludes
an aggregate lifetime limit and an annual limit subject to paragraphs (1) and (2).
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg26)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
financial system - information system, comprised of one or more applications, that is used for any of the
following: - collecting, processing, maintaining, transmitting, and reporting data about financial events; - supporting financial planning or budgeting activities; - accumulating and reporting cost information; or - supporting the preparation of financial statements.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8701)
financial transaction - any transfer of value involving a financial institution, including the transfer of
forwards, futures, options, swaps, or precious metals, including gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.
financial transaction - event or condition between a buyer and seller to exchange an asset for payment
includes illegal money trails, hidden vessel or cargo ownership.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 661a)
financing account - the non-budget account or accounts associated with each credit program account
which holds balances, receives the cost payment from the credit program account, and also includes
all other cash flows to and from the Government resulting from direct loan obligations or loan
guarantee commitments made on or after October 1, 1991.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
find improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) related incident that
involves the discovery and/ or recovery of an IED not yet emplaced or employed, IED components,
and/ or IED paraphernalia.
finding - a conclusion drawn from facts and information about the propriety, efficiency, effectiveness, or
economy of operation of a post, unit, or activity.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 056.1)
finding of suitability [early transfer] - product and process to document the conclusion that property is
environmentally suitable for early transfer by deed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
finding of suitability [lease] - product and process to document the conclusion that property can be
leased, even when cleanup is underway.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
finding of suitability [transfer] - product and process to document the conclusion that property is
environmentally suitable for transfer by deed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
finished intelligence - intelligence report or product developed through detailed analytic research from
the collection, processing, integration, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of available
information, typically regarding long-term intelligence priorities.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
finished product - any article which is usable for its intended functions without being imbedded or
integrated into any other product, but in no case shall such term be deemed to include an article produced by a person other than a sanctioned person that contains parts or components of the sanctioned person if the parts or components have been substantially transformed during production
of the finished product.
finishing action - tactical operational action taken in direct response to an incident.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
fire direction center - that element of a command post, consisting of gunnery and communications
personnel and equipment, by means of which the commander exercises fire direction and/ or fire control.  Also called FDC.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1856.)
fire organization - any governmental entity or public or private corporation or association maintaining
fire protection facilities within the United States, its Territories and possessions, and any governmental entity or public or private corporation or association which maintains fire protection facilities in any foreign country in the vicinity of any installation of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1856.)
fire protection - personal services and equipment required for fire prevention, the protection of life and
property from fire,,1 fire fighting, and emergency services, including basic medical support, basic and advanced life support, hazardous material containment and confinement, and special rescue events involving vehicular and water mishaps, and trench, building, and confined space extractions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
fire support - fires that directly support land, maritime, amphibious, and special operations forces to
engage enemy forces, combat formations, and facilities in pursuit of tactical and operational objectives.  See also fires.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
fire support area - an appropriate maneuver area assigned to fire support ships by the naval force
commander from which they can deliver gunfire support to an amphibious operation.  Also called FSA.  See also amphibious operation; fire support.
fire support coordination - the planning and executing of fire so that targets are adequately covered by a
suitable weapon or group of weapons.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
fire support coordination center - a single location in which are centralized communications facilities
and personnel incident to the coordination of all forms of fire support for Marine forces.  Also called FSCC.  See also fire support; fire support coordination; support; supporting arms coordination center.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
fire support coordination line - a fire support coordination measure established by the land or
amphibious force commander to support common objectives within an area of operation; beyond which all fires must be coordinated with affected commanders prior to engagement, and short of the

line, all fires must be coordinated with the establishing commander prior to engagement.  Also called FSCL.  See also fires; fire support.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

fire support coordination measure - a measure employed by commanders to facilitate the rapid
engagement of targets and simultaneously provide safeguards for friendly forces.  Also called FSCM.  See also fire support coordination.
fire support coordinator - 1. The officer in charge of the fire support coordination center. Also called
FSC.  2. The brigade combat team's organic fires battalion commander; if a fires brigade is designated as the division force field artillery headquarters, the fires brigade commander is the division's fire support coordinator and is assisted by the chief of fires who then serves as the deputy fire support coordinator during the period the force field artillery headquarters is in effect.  Also
called FSCOORD.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309 JP 309
)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

fire support element - that section of the tactical operations center at every echelon above company
responsible for targeting coordination and for integrating fires under the control or in support of the force.  Also called FSE.  Also called fire cell (FC) within the United States Army.  See also fire
support; force; support.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

fire support officer - the field artillery officer from the operational to tactical level responsible for
advising the supported commander or assisting the senior fires officer of the organization on fires functions and fire support.  Also called FSO.  See also field artillery; fire support; support.
fire support station - an exact location at sea within a fire support area from which a fire support ship
delivers fire.  Also called FSS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
fire support team - a field artillery team provided for each maneuver company/ troop and selected units
to plan and coordinate all supporting fires available to the unit, including mortars, field artillery,
naval surface fire support, and close air support integration.  Also called FIST.  See also close air
support; field artillery; fire support; support.
firearm - any weapon which is designed to or may readily be converted to expel any projectile by the
action of an explosive; or the frame or receiver of any such weapon.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
232)
firecall password - the password to a backup user account with full administrative privileges available
for use only in extenuating circumstances.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
firefighter - employee, whose duties are primarily to perform work directly connected with the control
and extinguishment of fires or the maintenance and use of firefighting apparatus and equipment included is an employee engaged in this activity who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position; excluded is an employee whose primary duties are the performance of routine fire prevention inspection.
fireman - any member of a fire department (including a volunteer fire department) of any State, any
political subdivision of a State, or the District of Columbia.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
232)
fires - the use of weapon systems or other actions to create specific lethal or nonlethal effects on a target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
firewall - a hardware/ software capability that limits access between networks and/ or systems in
accordance with a specific security policy.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
firewall rule set - a set of rules or operating conditions encoded into the firewall device to allow and/ or
disallow TCP/ IP traffic to and from the public network. Rule sets are based upon either senior
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 114)

management or IT management defined policy.

firing switch - component that initiates the explosive train.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
firm - (A) a firm, including an agricultural firm or service sector firm; or (B) an appropriate subdivision
thereof.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)
firm - a law firm whether organized as a partnership or corporation.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
594)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2351.)
firm - an individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation (including a
development corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustee in bankruptcy, and receiver under decree of any court. A firm, together with any predecessor or successor firm, or any affiliated firm
controlled or substantially beneficially owned by substantially the same persons, may be considered a single firm where necessary to prevent unjustifiable benefits.
firm fixed-price contract - a contract that provides for a price that is not subject to any adjustment by
reason of cost experience of the contractor in the performance of the contract.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
firmware - computer programs and data stored in hardware, typically in read-only memory (ROM) or
programmable read-only memory (PROM), such that programs and data cannot be dynamically written or modified during execution of the programs.
first article - a preproduction model, initial production sample, test sample, first lot, pilot lot, or pilot
models.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
first article testing - production testing that is planned, conducted, and monitored by the materiel
developer includes pre-production and initial production testing conducted to ensure that the contractor can furnish a product that meets the established technical criteria.

first article testing - testing and evaluating the first article for conformance with specified contract
requirements before or in the initial stage of production.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

first carrier - the first carrier transporting a loaded container or trailer in intermodal transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5901.)
first class mail - any mailable item, including postcards, letters, flats, and small packages, may be mailed
as First-Class Mail.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
first crop - the first crop of the first agricultural commodity planted for harvest, or prevented from being
planted, on specific acreage during a crop year and insured under this subchapter.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1508a.)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1070a11.)
first generation college student - (A) an individual both of whose parents did not complete a
baccalaureate degree; or (B) in the case of any individual who regularly resided with and received
support from only one parent, an individual whose only such parent did not complete a baccalaureate degree.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)

first handler - the first person who buys or takes possession of an agricultural commodity from a
producer for marketing. If a producer markets the agricultural commodity directly to consumers, the
producer shall be considered to be the first handler with respect to the agricultural commodity produced by the producer.

first period of full performance - The performance period following the phase-in period when the
service provider becomes fully responsible for performing the activity. The first performance period
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB,

Circular A76)
is used to implement the new service provider's phase-in plan; therefore, full performance of the service provider does not occur until the second performance period, which may be referred to as the base period, full performance, or the first period of full performance. This first period of full performance may be less than or more than 12 months. The first period of full performance is the second performance period (the performance period immediately following phase-in period) regardless of the second performance period's length.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3797ff4)

first responder - a firefighter, law enforcement officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, or
other individual (including an employee of a legally organized and recognized volunteer organization, whether compensated or not), who, in the course of his or her professional duties, responds to fire, medical, hazardous material, or other similar emergencies.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

first responder - a primary health care provider who provides immediate clinical care and stabilization in
preparation for evacuation to the next health service support capability in the roles of care, and treats
Service members for common acute minor illnesses.  See also essential care; evacuation.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

first responder - designation for an individual  who, in the course of their professional duties of
responding to emergencies, and in the early stages of an incident, is responsible for the protection and preservation of life, property, evidence, the environment, and for meeting basic human needs may be a member of a Federal, State or local emergency public safety, emergency  response,
emergency medical, law enforcement, fire and rescue, military, or other recognized agency and authority, including a volunteer or private organization, as well as other skilled support personnel (such as equipment operators, administrators, security personnel, etc.) who provide immediate support services during, response and protection operations.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

first responder care - the health care capability that provides immediate clinical care and stabilization to
the patient in preparation for evacuation to the next health service support capability in the continuum of care.

first tier subcontractor - a subcontractor who has a subcontract directly with the prime contractor.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
631c.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
first-class air accommodations - generally, the highest class of accommodations offered by the airlines
in terms of both cost and amenities. It is termed first-class by the airlines and by any reservation system.
first-class steamer accommodations - includes all accommodation classes above the lowest class,
including, but not limited to, suites.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
first-class train accommodations - includes bedroom, roomettes, club service, parlor car
accommodations, business-class, or other premium accommodations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
first-line support - first level in a hierarchy of support groups involved in the resolution of issues and is
the initial point of contact for customers.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

fiscal guidance - document providing instruction for the allocation of funds to each Component for each
year of the Future Years Homeland Security Program (FYHSP) providing a fiscal target for Component Resource Allocation Plan (RAP) submissions issued each year in February by the DHS Deputy Secretary through the OCFO, CFO Program Analysis & Evaluation (PA&E) Division.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 371.3)

fiscal irregularity - an occurrence in which there is - (1) A shortage or overage of public funds; (2)
Illegal disbursement(s) resulting from fraud, forgery, alteration of vouchers, improper certification, or  other improper practices; (3) Improper accounting for receipts; or (4) Improper accounting for
imprest funds.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)

fiscal irregularity - an occurrence in which there is - (1) A shortage or overage of public funds; (2)
Illegal disbursement(s) resulting from fraud, forgery, alteration of vouchers, improper certification, or other improper practices; (3) Improper accounting for receipts; or (4) Improper accounting for
imprest funds.

fiscal year - the accounting period for which annual financial statements are regularly prepared, generally
a period of 12 months, 52 weeks, or 53 weeks.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
fish - finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant life, except marine
mammals and birds.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
fish processing vessel - a vessel that commercially prepares fish or fish products other than by gutting,
decapitating, gilling, skinning, shucking, icing, freezing, or brine chilling.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
fish tender vessel - a vessel that commercially supplies, stores, refrigerates, or transports fish, fish
products, or materials directly related to fishing or the preparation of fish to or from a fishing, fish processing, or fish tender vessel or a fish processing facility.
fishing vessel - a vessel that commercially engages in the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish or an
activity that can reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty - this proposed international treaty would ban the further production of
fissile material for use in nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. Major related issues include dealing with existing national stocks of fissile material, the identification of effective
measures for the verification of treaty compliance, requirements for treaty entry into force, and treaty duration.  Also called FMCT.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2569)
fissile materials - plutonium, highly-enriched uranium, or other material capable of sustaining an
explosive nuclear chain reaction, including irradiated items containing such materials if the radiation field from such items is not sufficient to prevent the theft or misuse of such items.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
fitness [employee] - level of character and conduct determined necessary for an individual to perform
work for or on behalf of a federal agency as an employee in the excepted service (other than a
position subject to suitability) or as contractor personnel.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
fitness determination [employee] - decision by an agency that an individual  has or does not have the
required level of character and conduct necessary to perform work for or on behalf of a federal agency as an employee in the excepted service (other than a position subject to suitability) or as a contractor personnel.
fitness for duty - occupational health evaluation (medical and/ or psychological) to ensure an employee
is fit to perform duties conducted at the request of the supervisor/ agency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 041.3)
fitness for duty - the mental, emotional, and neurocognitive stability required of employees who utilize
SPE and are required to make decisions whether to use deadly force in fulfilling law enforcement and security responsibilities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 041.3)
fitness-for-duty evaluation - a comprehensive examination performed by MED to evaluate the mental,
emotional and/ or neuro-cognitive stability of personnel who utilize special protective equipment and who are involved in law enforcement and security functions. Also called FFDE.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6113)

five years of service credit toward retirement under the system (excluding military and naval
service) - 5 years of creditable civilian service subject to FSRDS, FSRDS Offset, or FSPS
deductions, or service subject to another civilian retirement system for Federal employees where
deductions have been transferred to or deposited in the Foreign Service Disability Retirement Fund.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)
fixed guideway - a public transportation facility: (A) using and occupying a separate right-of-way for the
exclusive use of public transportation;(B) using rail; (C) using a fixed catenary system; (D) for a
passenger ferry system; or (E) for a bus rapid transit system.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5309)
fixed guideway bus rapid transit project - a bus capital project: (A) in which the majority of the project
operates in a separated right-of-way dedicated for public transportation use during peak periods; (B) that represents a substantial investment in a single route in a defined corridor or subarea; and (C) that includes features that emulate the services provided by rail fixed guideway public transportation
systems.
fixed port - terminals with an improved network of cargo-handling facilities designed for the transfer of
freight.  See also maritime terminal.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
fixed price contract - a type of contract that generally provides for a firm price or, under appropriate
circumstances, may provide for an adjustable price for the supplies or services being procured.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
fixed rate - an indirect cost rate which has the same characteristics as a predetermined rate, except that
the difference between the estimated costs and the actual, allowable costs of the period covered by the rate is carried forward as an adjustment to the rate computation of a subsequent period.
fixed schedule - A work schedule that once established remains the same from pay period to pay period.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)
flag officer - an officer of the Navy or Coast Guard serving in or having the grade of admiral, vice
admiral, rear admiral, or rear admiral (lower half).
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
flame field expedients - simple, handmade devices used to produce flame or illumination.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

flame fougasse improvised explosive device enhancement - mixture of petrol (gasoline) and oil in a 40/
60 ratio (also known as Improvised Napalm) that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

FLASH - the highest precedence designation, reserved for the most urgent telegrams containing
information vitally affecting the conduct of foreign relations and requiring instant attention by the addressee, regardless of the time of day or night. Hostile Action is imminent.

flash burn - a burn caused by excessive exposure (of bare skin) to thermal radiation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)
flash memory - Electronic non-volatile memory storage device that can be electrically erased and
reprogrammed.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
flat - Mail that is not letter mail and is not contained in a hard container, such as magazines, newspapers,
or catalogs. According to the USPS Domestic Mail Manual, flat-size mail is - (1) More than 11-1/ 2 inches long, or more than 6-1/ 8 inches high, or more than 1/ 4 inch thick; (2) Not more than 15 inches long, or more than 12 inches high, or more than 3/ 4 inch thick; and (3) Flexible; rectangular; uniformly thick; and unwrapped, sleeved, wrapped, or enveloped.

(SOURCE  DOD, DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

flatrack - portable, open-topped, open-sided units that fit into existing below-deck container cell guides
and provide a capability for container ships to carry oversized cargo and wheeled and tracked vehicles.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
fleet - an organization of ships, aircraft, Marine forces, and shore-based fleet activities all under a
commander who may exercise operational as well as administrative control.  See also numbered fleet.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
fleet [motor vehicle] - twenty or more motor vehicles that are used in the United States and that are not
used for law enforcement, emergencies, and/ or military use excludes:  1. Motor vehicles held for lease or rental to the general public;  2. Motor vehicles held for sale by motor vehicle dealers, including demonstration motor vehicles;   3. Motor vehicles used for motor vehicle manufacturer product evaluations or tests;   4. Law enforcement motor vehicles;   5. Emergency motor vehicles; 6. Motor vehicles acquired and used for military purposes that the Secretary of Defense has certified
to the Secretary that they be exempt for national security reasons;   7. Non-road vehicles, including farm and construction motor vehicles; or  8. Motor vehicles that, under normal operations, are garaged at personal residences at night.
fleet card - assigned charge card for the purchase of fuel, minor maintenance, and repair services for fleet
vehicles.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
fleet Marine Force - a balanced force of combined arms comprising land, air, and service elements of the
United States Marine Corps, which is an integral part of a United States fleet and has the status of a
type command.
fleet Post Office - a military post office of the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard.  Also called FPO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
flex fuel vehicle - a vehicle capable of operating equally well on petroleum fuel, an alternative fuel, or
any combination of the two, with both fuels stored in the same common tank.  Also called FFV.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

flexible deterrent option - a planning construct intended to facilitate early decision making by
developing a wide range of interrelated responses that begin with deterrent-oriented actions carefully tailored to produce a desired effect.  Also called FDO.  See also deterrent options.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)

flexible hours - The band of hours at the beginning and end of the workday during which an employee on
a flexible work schedule may choose to vary his or her time of arrival and departure. Each bureau/ post must establish its own flexible hours consistent with the duties and requirements of the position. For example, if the core hours are 9 -00 a.m. to 3 -00 p.m., flexible hours might be from 6 - 15 a.m. to 9 -00 a.m. and from 3 -00 p.m. to 5 -30 p.m.
flexible response - The capability of military forces for effective reaction to any enemy threat or attack
with actions appropriate and adaptable to the circumstances existing.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
flight - 1. In Navy and Marine Corps usage, a specified group of aircraft usually engaged in a common
mission.  2. The basic tactical unit in the Air Force, consisting of four or more aircraft in two or more elements.  3. A single aircraft airborne on a nonoperational mission.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330 JP 330 JP 330)

flight deck - 1. In certain airplanes, an elevated compartment occupied by the crew for operating the
airplane in flight.  2. The upper deck of an aircraft carrier that serves as a runway.  The deck of an
air-capable ship, amphibious aviation assault ship, or aircraft carrier used to launch and recover
aircraft.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 304

JP 304)

flight deck officer - officer responsible for the safe movement of aircraft on or about the flight deck of an
aviation-capable ship.  Also called FDO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
flight quarters - a ship configuration that assigns and stations personnel at critical positions to conduct
safe flight operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
floating craft company -a company-sized unit made up of various watercraft teams such as tugs, barges,
and barge cranes.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

floating dump - emergency supplies preloaded in landing craft, amphibious vehicles, or in landing ships
that are located in the vicinity of the appropriate control officer, who directs their landing as
requested by the troop commander concerned.

flood  - overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, esp. over what is normally
dry land may be a general or temporary condition, partial or complete inundation
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
flood hazards - National Flood Insurance Program has prepared flood hazard data for approximately
18,000 communities. The primary information prepared for these communities is for the 1 percent
annual chance (100-year) flood, and includes documentation of the boundaries and elevations of that
flood.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
floodplain - lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining inland and coastal waters that is naturally subject
to recurring flooding at a minimum, areas subject to a 1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any
given year.
floodplain management - the operation of a community program of corrective and preventative
measures for reducing flood damage.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3301)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)
floor broker - in general, any person- (i) who, in or surrounding any pit, ring, post, or other place
provided by a contract market for the meeting of persons similarly engaged, shall purchase or sell for any other person- (I) any commodity for future delivery, security futures product, or swap; or (II) any commodity option authorized; or (ii) who is registered with the Commission as a floor broker.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

floor trader in general is any person- (i) who, in or surrounding any pit, ring, post, or other place
provided by a contract market for the meeting of persons similarly engaged, purchases, or sells solely for such person's own account- (I) any commodity for future delivery, security futures product, or swap; or (II) any commodity option authorized; or (ii) who is registered with the Commission as a floor trader.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)

fly-in echelon - Airlifted forces and equipment to include flight ferry aircraft and aviation support
equipment needed to support operations; typically associated with the use of pre-positioned assets. Also called FIE.

foil - electrically conductive ribbon used for a sensing circuit.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

following to join - permits an alien to obtain a nonimmigrant visa or immigrant visa and the priority date
of the principal alien as long as the alien following to join has the required relationship with the principal alien. b. There is no statutory time period during which the following to join alien must apply for a visa and seek admission into the United States. However, if the principal has died or lost status, or the relationship between the principal and derivative has been terminated, there is no longer a basis to following to join. As an example, a person would no longer qualify as a child
following to join upon reaching the age of 21 years (unless they qualify for the benefits of the Child Status Protection Act, by entering into a marriage.  c. There is no requirement that the following to join alien must take up residence with the principal alien in order to qualify for the visa. The term
following to join, also applies to a spouse or child following to join a principal alien who has adjusted status in the United States. d. Spouse or Child Acquired Prior to Admission of Principal Alien - A spouse or child acquired prior to a principal aliens admission to the United States is entitled to derivative status and the priority date of the principal alien, regardless of the period of time which may elapse between the issuance of a visa to or admission into the United States of the principal alien and the issuance of a visa to the spouse or child of such alien and regardless of whether the spouse or child had been named in the immigrant visa application of the principal alien. e. Child Born After Admission of Principal Alien - A child born of a marriage which existed at the time of the principal aliens admission to the United States is considered to have been acquired prior to the principal aliens admission and is entitled to the principal aliens priority date. f. Spouse or Child Acquired Subsequent to Admission of Principal Alien - A spouse or child acquired through a marriage, which occurs after the admission of the principal alien under INA through INA is not derivatively entitled to the status accorded by those provisions. g. Adopted Child - A child who qualified as a child under the provisions of INA subsequent to the principal aliens admission, but was adopted and was a member of the principal aliens household prior to the adoptive parents admission to the United States, is considered to have been acquired prior to the principal aliens admission. h. Effect of Principal Alien's Naturalization on Derivative Status - A following to join derivative must immigrate to the United States prior to any naturalization as a U.S. citizen. If the alien fails to immigrate prior to any naturalization the citizen must file an immediate relative petition for the family members.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

follow-on operational test and evaluation - test and evaluation effort that may be necessary after system
deployment to refine the estimates made during operational test and evaluation, to evaluate changes, and to re-evaluate the system to ensure that it continues to meet operational needs and retains its effectiveness in a new environment or against a new threat.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

follow-up - In amphibious operations, the reinforcements and stores carried on ships and aircraft (not
originally part of the amphibious force) that are off-loaded after the assault and assault follow-on echelons have been landed.  See also amphibious operation; assault; assault follow-on echelon.

follow-up shipping - Ships not originally a part of the amphibious task force but which deliver troops
and supplies to the objective area after the action phase has begun.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
fonts - general shapes for a set of characters. Each font has a name for selecting the type and size of print.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
food - (1) articles used for food or drink for man or other animals, (2) chewing gum, and (3) articles used
for components of any such article.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
55.)
food - (1) articles used for food or drink for man or other animals, (2) chewing gum, and (3) articles used
for components of any such article.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
321)
food - any raw, cooked, processed, or prepared edible substance, ice, beverage, or ingredient used or
intended for use in whole or in part for human consumption.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1791.)
food and nutrition security - access to, and availability, utilization, and stability of, sufficient food to
meet caloric and nutritional needs for an active and healthy life.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9303)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
food resource facilities - plants, machinery, vehicles (including on farm), and other facilities required for
the production, processing, distribution, and storage (including cold storage) of food resources, and for the domestic distribution of farm equipment and fertilizer (excluding transportation thereof).
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

food resources - all commodities and products, (simple, mixed, or compound), or complements to such
commodities or products, that are capable of being ingested by either human beings or animals, irrespective of other uses to which such commodities or products may be put, at all stages of
processing from the raw commodity to the products thereof in vendible form for human or animal consumption. Food resources also means potable water packaged in commercially marketable containers, all starches, sugars, vegetable and animal or marine fats and oils, seed, cotton, hemp, and flax fiber, but does not mean any such material after it loses its identity as an agricultural commodity or agricultural product.

food security - access by all people at all times to sufficient food and nutrition for a healthy and
productive life.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1732.)
foodborne illness outbreak - the occurrence of 2 or more cases of a similar illness resulting from the
ingestion of a certain food.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
2224)
footprint - 1. The area on the surface of the earth within a satellite's transmitter or sensor field of view.
2. The amount of personnel, spares, resources, and capabilities physically present and occupying
space at a deployed location.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5 JP 401.5)
for official use only - protective marking for unclassified information of a sensitive nature that required
protection for any number of reasons.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
175.)
for use as a weapon - the development, production, transfer, acquisition, retention, or possession of any
biological agent, toxin, or delivery system for other than prophylactic, protective, bona fide research, or other peaceful purposes.
force - 1. An aggregation of military personnel, weapon systems, equipment, and necessary support, or
combination thereof.  2. A major subdivision of a fleet.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1 JP 1)
force beddown - the provision of expedient facilities for troop support to provide a platform for the
projection of force.  See also facility substitutes.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)
force closure - the point in time when a supported joint force commander determines that sufficient
personnel and equipment resources are in the assigned operational area to carry out assigned tasks. See also closure; force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
force health protection - measures to promote, improve, or conserve the behavioral and physical wellbeing of Service members to enable a healthy and fit force, prevent injury and illness, and protect
the force from health hazards.  Also called FHP.  See also force; protection.
force management - an organizing construct of processes, policies, organizational information, and tools
that informs senior leader decision making on the global joint sourcing of the defense strategy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8260.03)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
force module - a grouping of combat, combat support, and combat service support forces, with their
accompanying supplies and the required nonunit resupply and personnel necessary to sustain forces
for a minimum of 30 days.  Also called FM.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50
force planning - 1. Planning associated with the creation and maintenance of military capabilities by the
Military Departments, Services, and US Special Operations Command.  2. In the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System, the planning conducted by the supported combatant command and its components to determine required force capabilities to accomplish an assigned mission.
force projection - the ability to project the military instrument of national power from the United States
or another theater, in response to requirements for military operations.  See also force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
force protection - preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against Department of Defense
personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information.  Also called
FP.  See also force; force protection condition; protection.
force protection - preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against federal  personnel (to
include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)
force protection condition - a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved standard for identification
of and recommended responses to terrorist threats against United States personnel and facilities. Also called FPCON.  See also antiterrorism; force protection.
force protection detachment - a counterintelligence element that provides counterintelligence support to
transiting and assigned ships, personnel, and aircraft in regions of elevated threat.  Also called FPD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
force protection working group - cross-functional working group whose purpose is to conduct risk
assessment and risk management and to recommend mitigating measures to the commander.  Also called FPWG.
force requirement number - an alphanumeric code used to uniquely identify force entries in a given
operation plan time-phased force and deployment data.  Also called FRN.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)
force sequencing - the phased introduction of forces into and out of the operational area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)
force sourcing - the identification of the actual units, their origins, ports of embarkation, and movement
characteristics to satisfy the time-phased force requirements of a supported commander.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8260.03)
force structure - the composition of Department of Defense organizations, both military and civilian,
that comprise and support United States  defense forces as specified by the National Defense
Authorization Acts of current and applicable previous years, and defines the organizational hierarchy through which leadership authorities are exercised.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)
force tracking - the process of gathering and maintaining information on the location, status, and
predicted movement of each element of a unit including the unit's command element, personnel, and
unit-related supplies and equipment while in transit to the specified operational area.
force visibility - the current and accurate status of forces; their current mission; future missions; location;
mission priority; and readiness status.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)
force/ activity designator - number used in conjunction with urgency of need designators to establish a
matrix of priorities used for supply requisitions.  Also called F/ AD.  See also force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7112)
forced labor - all work or service-(A) that is exacted from any individual under menace of any penalty
for nonperformance of the work or service, and for which-(i) the work or service is not offered voluntarily; or (ii) the work or service is performed as a result of coercion, debt bondage, or involuntary servitude and (B) by 1 or more individuals who, at the time of performing the work or service, were being subjected to a severe form of trafficking in persons.

forcible entry - seizing and holding of a military lodgment in the face of armed opposition.  See also
lodgment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3432)
foreign affairs agencies - Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the Department of Commerce, and the Foreign Service
Corps of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4412)
foreign affairs agency or agency - the Department of State, the Agency for International Development
(USAID), the U.S. Information Agency (USIA), the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1114)

Foreign Affairs Handbook - an extension of the Foreign Affairs Manual. This supplemental series
provides implementing guidelines and detailed procedures for directives contained in the FAM. The term Handbook denotes a Foreign Affairs Handbook.   Also called FAH.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1114)

Foreign Affairs Manual - the formal written document for recording, maintaining, and issuing
Department directives. The term manual denotes the Foreign Affairs Manual or one of its volumes.
Also called FAM.

foreign agent - any officer, employee, proxy, servant, delegate, or representative of a foreign
government.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
1839)
foreign air carrier - a person, not a citizen of the United States, undertaking by any means, directly or
indirectly, to provide foreign air transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
foreign air carrier - an air carrier that is not holding a certificate issued by the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
foreign air commerce - the transportation of passengers or property by aircraft for compensation, the
transportation of mail by aircraft, or the operation of aircraft in furthering a business or vocation, between a place in the United States and a place outside the United States when any part of the
transportation or operation is by aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
foreign air transportation - the transportation of passengers or property by aircraft as a common carrier
for compensation, or the transportation of mail by aircraft, between a place in the United States and
a place outside the United States when any part of the transportation is by aircraft.
foreign area - any area (including the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) situated outside the United
States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
foreign area - any area, including the Trust Territories of the Pacific islands, situated both outside
CONUS and outside the nonforeign areas. See also nonforeign area.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
foreign article - an article wholly or in part the growth or product of a foreign country.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
202(a)(2)(A).)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 634A)
foreign assistance -  any tangible or intangible item provided by the United States Government to a
foreign country or international organization under this or any other Act, including but not limited to any training, service, or technical advice, any item of real, personal, or mixed property, any agricultural commodity, United States dollars, and any currencies of any foreign country which are
owned by the United States Government; and provided by the United States Government - foreign assistance provided by means of gift, loan, sale, credit, or guaranty.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2394)
foreign assistance - any tangible or intangible item provided by the United States Government to a
foreign country or international organization under this chapter or any other Act, including but not limited to any training, service, or technical advice, any item of real, personal, or mixed property, any agricultural commodity, United States dollars, and any currencies of any foreign country which

are owned by the United States Government.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)
foreign assistance - assistance to foreign nations ranging from the sale of military equipment to
donations of food and medical supplies to aid survivors of natural and man-made disasters; that may
be provided through development assistance, humanitarian assistance, and security assistance.  See also domestic emergencies; foreign disaster; foreign humanitarian assistance; security assistance.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)
foreign consequence management - United States Government activity that assists friends and allies in
responding to the effects from an intentional or accidental chemical, biological, radiological, or
nuclear incident on foreign territory in order to maximize preservation of life.  Also called FCM.
foreign content - passenger motor vehicle equipment that is not of United States/ Canadian origin.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32304.)
foreign corporation - a corporation that is not incorporated in the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2778)
foreign country - any empire, country, dominion, colony, or protectorate, or any subdivision or
subdivisions thereof (other than the United States and its possessions).
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
202(a)(2)(A).)
foreign country - any foreign instrumentality. Any territory or possession of a foreign country that is
administered separately for customs purposes, shall be treated as a separate foreign country.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2906)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
4341)
foreign country - many country or territory, excluding the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,
American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and other territories or possessions of the United States.
foreign court - a court, administrative body, or other tribunal of a foreign country.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
4101)
foreign court - a court, an administrative body, or other tribunal of a foreign country.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4452)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)

foreign disaster - a calamitous situation or event that occurs naturally or through human activities, which
threatens or inflicts human suffering on a scale that may warrant emergency relief assistance from
the United States Government or from foreign partners.  See also foreign disaster relief.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)

foreign disaster relief - assistance that can be used immediately to alleviate the suffering of foreign
disaster victims that normally includes services and commodities as well as the rescue and
evacuation of victims; the provision and transportation of food, water, clothing, medicines, beds, bedding, and temporary shelter; the furnishing of medical equipment, medical and technical personnel; and making repairs to essential services.  Also called FDR.  See also foreign disaster.

foreign disaster relief - Prompt aid that can be used to alleviate the suffering of foreign disaster victims.
Normally it includes humanitarian services and transportation; the provision of food, clothing, medicine, beds, and bedding; temporary shelter and housing; the furnishing of medical materiel and medical and technical personnel; and making repairs to essential services.  Also called FDR.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

foreign disclosure - displaying or revealing classified national intelligence or controlled unclassified
information (CUI), whether orally, in writing, or in any other medium, to any foreign entities without providing the foreign entity a copy of such information for retention.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Foreign Disclosure and Release Officer - individual to whom a Senior Foreign Disclosure and Release
Authority (SFDRA) has delegated in writing the authority to approve or deny requests for authorization to disclose and release intelligence or controlled unclassified information (CUI) under
the SFDRA's jurisdiction or as authorized in accordance with guidance from the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)as specified in ICD 403.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

foreign entity - foreign government or component thereof, including intelligence services, international
organizations or coalitions consisting of sovereign states, and others as determined by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

foreign excess personal property - foreign excess personal property is any U.S.-owned excess personal
property located outside the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
foreign exchange - the system by which one currency is exchanged for another. This enables
international transactions to take place.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H361.12)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

foreign exchange forward - a transaction that solely involves the exchange of 2 different currencies on a
specific future date at a fixed rate agreed upon on the inception of the contract covering the
exchange.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

foreign exchange swap - a transaction that solely involves- (A) an exchange of 2 different currencies on
a specific date at a fixed rate that is agreed upon on the inception of the contract covering the
exchange; and (B) a reverse exchange of the 2 currencies described in subparagraph (A) at a later
date and at a fixed rate that is agreed upon on the inception of the contract covering the exchange.
foreign fire organization - any foreign governmental, public, or private entity that has wildfire
protection resources.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1856m)

foreign firm - a business entity other than a United States firm.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2532)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)
foreign futures authority - any foreign government, or any department, agency, governmental body, or
regulatory organization empowered by a foreign government to administer or enforce a law, rule, or regulation as it relates to a futures or options matter, or any department or agency of a political subdivision of a foreign government empowered to administer or enforce a law, rule, or regulation as it relates to a futures or options matter.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)
foreign government - a foreign government, a department, agency, or instrumentality of a foreign
government, or a company owned by a foreign government, as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
foreign government - any government other than the Federal Government or any government of a State
or a political subdivision of a State.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
3508.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
foreign government information - (1) Information provided to the United States by a foreign
government or international organization of governments in the expectation, express or implied, that the information is to be kept in confidence; or (2) Information, requiring confidentiality, produced by the United States pursuant to a written joint arrangement with a foreign government or international organization of governments. A written joint arrangement may be evidenced by an exchange of letters, a memorandum of understanding, or other written record of the joint arrangement.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
foreign government information - (1) Information provided to the United States by a foreign
government or international organization of governments in the expectation, express or implied, that the information is to be kept in confidence; or (2) Information, requiring confidentiality, produced by the United States pursuant to a written joint arrangement with a foreign government or international organization of governments. A written joint arrangement may be evidenced by an

exchange of letters, a memorandum of understanding, or other written record of the joint arrangement.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

foreign government information - (1) information provided to the United States Government by a
foreign government or governments, an international organization of governments, or any element thereof, with the expectation that the information, the source of the information, or both, are to be
held in confidence;(2) information produced by the United States Government pursuant to or as a result of a joint arrangement with a foreign government or governments, or an international organization of governments, or any element thereof, requiring that the information, the arrangement, or both, are to be held in confidence; or (3) information received and treated as foreign government information under the terms of a predecessor order.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)

foreign government-controlled transaction - any covered transaction that could result in the control of
any person engaged in interstate commerce in the United States by a foreign government or an entity controlled by or acting on behalf of a foreign

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)

foreign humanitarian assistance - Department of Defense activities conducted outside the United States
and its territories to directly relieve or reduce human suffering, disease, hunger, or privation.  Also called FHA.  See also foreign assistance.

foreign humanitarian assistance - Department of Defense activities, normally in support of the United
States Agency for International Development or Department of State, conducted outside the United States, its territories, and possessions to relieve or reduce human suffering, disease, hunger, or
privation.  Also called FHA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

foreign information release - provision of classified national intelligence or controlled unclassified
information (CUI), in writing or in any other medium, to any foreign entities for retention.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
1839)

foreign instrumentality - any agency, bureau, ministry, component, institution, association, or any legal,
commercial, or business organization, corporation, firm, or entity that is substantially owned, controlled, sponsored, commanded, managed, or dominated by a foreign government.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
foreign instrumentation signals intelligence - a subcategory of signals intelligence, consisting of
technical information and intelligence derived from the intercept of foreign electromagnetic
emissions associated with the testing and operational deployment of non-US aerospace, surface, and
subsurface systems.  Foreign instrumentation signals include but are not limited to telemetry,
beaconry, electronic interrogators, and video data links.  Also called FISINT.  See also signals intelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
foreign intelligence - Information relating to capabilities, intentions, and activities of foreign
governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.  Also called FI.  See also intelligence.
foreign intelligence - information relating to the capabilities, intentions, or activities of foreign
governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, foreign persons, or international terrorists.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3001)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3002)
foreign intelligence - information relating to the capabilities, intentions, or activities of foreign
governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
foreign intelligence [information] - information relating to the capabilities, intentions, or activities of
foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, foreign persons, or international terrorists.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

foreign intelligence entity - any known or suspected foreign organization, person, or group (public,
private, or governmental) that conducts intelligence activities to acquire United States information, block or impair United States intelligence collection, influence United States policy, or disrupts United States systems and programs.  The term includes foreign intelligence and security services
and international terrorists.  Also called FIE.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

foreign intelligence entity - Any known or suspected foreign organization, person, or group (public,
private, or governmental) that conducts intelligence activities to acquire United States information, block or impair United States intelligence collection, influence United States policy, or disrupts United States systems and programs. The term includes foreign intelligence and security services
and international terrorists. Also called FIE.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

foreign intelligence entity - known or suspected foreign state or non-state organization or person that
conducts intelligence activities to acquire information about the United States, blocks or impairs intelligence collection by the United States Government, influences United States policy, or disrupts systems and programs owned or operated by or within the United States includes foreign intelligence and security services, international terrorists, transnational criminal organizations, and drug trafficking organizations conducting intelligence-related activities.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)

foreign intelligence information -
(1) information that relates to, and if concerning a United States
person is necessary to, the ability of the United States to protect against
(A) actual or potential attack or other grave hostile acts of a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power;
(B) sabotage,
international terrorism, or the international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; or
 (C) clandestine intelligence activities by an intelligence service or network of a foreign power or by an agent of a foreign power; or (2) information with respect to a foreign power or foreign territory that relates to, and if concerning a United States
person is necessary to (A) the national defense or the security of the United States; or (B) the
conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

foreign intelligence service - foreign government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and
exploitation of information and intelligence in support of law enforcement, national security, military, and/ or foreign policy objectives.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 322)
foreign internal defense - participation by civilian and military agencies of a government in any of the
action programs taken by another government or other designated organization to free and protect its society from subversion, lawlessness, insurgency, terrorism, and other threats to its security.  Also called FID.
foreign judgment - a final civil judgment rendered by a foreign court.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4452)
foreign judgment - a final judgment rendered by a foreign court.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
4101)

foreign law enforcement authority - any foreign authority that is empowered under foreign law to
detect, investigate or prosecute potential violations of law.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78x.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2).)

foreign like product - merchandise in the first of the following categories in respect of which a
determination for the purposes of part II of this subtitle can be satisfactorily made: (A) The subject merchandise and other merchandise which is identical in physical characteristics with, and was
produced in the same country by the same person as, that merchandise. (B) Merchandise-(i) produced in the same country and by the same person as the subject merchandise, (ii) like that merchandise in component material or materials and in the purposes for which used, and (iii) approximately equal in commercial value to that merchandise.  (C) Merchandise- (i) produced in the same country and by the same person and of the same general class or  kind as the subject
merchandise, (ii) like that merchandise in the purposes for which used, and (iii) which the administering authority determines may reasonably be compared with that  merchandise.

foreign military sales - A government-to-government program managed by State's Bureau of Political-
Military Affairs (PM) through which the U.S. Government sells conventional military weapons,
equipment, and services to allied and friendly nations to assist them in meeting their legitimate defense requirements. Although the Department of Defense, through the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), is responsible for implementing individual FMS cases, the Department of State must first review and approve them. DSCA forwards all FMS cases to PM, which is responsible for ensuring that they are properly reviewed within the Department for
consistency with U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives.  Also called FMS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 408)

foreign military sales - that portion of United States security assistance authorized by the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended.  This assistance differs from the Military Assistance Program and the International Military Education and Training Program in that the recipient provides reimbursement for defense articles and services transferred.  Also called FMS.
foreign missions program operations - facilitates the securing and efficient operations of foreign
missions and public international organizations in the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H113.42)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)

foreign nation support - civil and/ or military assistance rendered to a nation when operating outside its
national boundaries during military operations based on agreements mutually concluded between nations or on behalf of intergovernmental organizations.  Also called FNS.  See also host-nation support.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6023)

foreign national - (A) an alien; or (B) any corporation, trust, partnership, or other juridical entity not
organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State, the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.

foreign national - Any person other than a United States citizen, United States permanent or temporary
legal resident alien, or person in United States custody.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
foreign national - any person other than a United States citizen, United States permanent or temporary
legal resident alien, or person in United States custody.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
foreign national - any person other than a United States national.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1605A)
foreign national [in the United States] - person who is neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent
resident in the United States, or a "protected individual".
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1375a)
foreign national client - a person who is not a United States citizen or national or an alien lawfully
admitted to the United States for permanent residence and who utilizes the services of an international marriage broker. Such term includes an alien residing in the United States who is in the United States as a result of utilizing the services of an international marriage broker and any alien recruited by an international marriage broker or representative of such broker.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
foreign national employee - An employee that is not a United States citizen who is employed by the
United States Government and works outside the United States, its territories or possessions, under a system in which an Executive Agency is the official employer of the foreign national employee and assumes responsibility for all administration and management functions associated with the employee's employment.
foreign object damage - rags, pieces of paper, line, articles of clothing, nuts, bolts, or tools that, when
(SOURCE  DOD, DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

misplaced or caught by air currents normally found around aircraft operations (jet blast, rotor or prop wash, engine intake), cause damage to aircraft systems or weapons or injury to personnel. Also called FOD.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78dd1.)
foreign official - any officer or employee of a foreign government or any department, agency, or
instrumentality thereof, or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any such government or department, agency, or instrumentality, or for or on behalf of any such public international organization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
foreign offshore unit - a facility which is located, in whole or in part, in the territorial sea or on the
continental shelf of a foreign country and which is or was used for one or more of the following purposes: exploring for, drilling for, producing, storing, handling, transferring, processing, or
transporting oil produced from the seabed beneath the foreign country's territorial sea or from the
foreign country's continental shelf.
foreign participant - the national of a developing or transitional country that is receiving assistance
under the program established who has been designated to participate in activities under such program.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 138)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
foreign person - (1) an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or an alien admitted for
permanent residence to the United States; or
(2) a corporation, partnership, or other entity which is
created or organized under the laws of a foreign country or which has its principal place of business
outside the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6305)
foreign person - (A) an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or an alien admitted for
permanent residence to the United States; or (B) a corporation, partnership, or other nongovernment entity which is created or organized under the laws of a foreign country or which has its principal place of business outside the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4452)
foreign person - (A) an individual who is not a United States person or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence into the United States; or (B) a corporation, partnership, or other nongovernmental entity which is not a United States person.
foreign person - a person that is not a United States person.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
foreign person - A) an individual who is not a United States person or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence into the United States; or
(B) a corporation, partnership, or other nongovernmental entity which is not a United States person.
foreign person - any person other than a United States person.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
foreign person - any person other than a United States person.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

foreign person and person - A) a natural person that is an alien;
(B) a corporation, business association,
partnership, society, trust, or any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group, that is organized under the laws of a foreign country or has its principal place of business in a foreign country; (C) any foreign government, including any foreign governmental entity; and (D) any successor, subunit, or subsidiary of any entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), including
any entity in which any entity described in any such subparagraph owns a controlling interest.
foreign political party - any organization or any other combination of individuals in a country other than
the United States, or any unit or branch thereof, having for an aim or purpose, or which is engaged

611)

in any activity devoted in whole or in part to, the establishment, administration, control, or acquisition of administration or control, of a government of a foreign country or a subdivision thereof, or the furtherance or influencing of the political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a subdivision thereof.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)
foreign power - (1) a foreign government or any component thereof, whether or not recognized by the
United States; (2) a faction of a foreign nation or nations, not substantially composed of United States persons; (3) an entity that is openly acknowledged by a foreign government or governments to be directed and controlled by such foreign government or governments; (4) a group engaged in international terrorism or activities in preparation therefor; (5) a foreign-based political organization, not substantially composed of United States persons; (6) an entity that is directed and controlled by a foreign government or governments; or (7) an entity not substantially composed of United States persons that is engaged in the international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

foreign power - entity that is: (i) a foreign government or any component thereof, whether or not
recognized by the United States;   (ii) a faction of a foreign nation or nations, not substantially composed of United States persons;   (iii) an entity that is openly acknowledged by a foreign government or governments to be directed and controlled by such foreign government or governments;   (iv) a group engaged in international terrorism or activities in preparation thereof; (v) a foreign-based political organization, not substantially composed of United States persons;   (vi) an entity that is directed and controlled by a foreign government or governments; or   (vii) an entity not substantially composed of United States persons that is engaged in the international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
foreign private sector entity - foreign individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, associations, and
corporations, private voluntary organizations and non-public educational institutions, as well as all other nonprofit institutions.
foreign service - all officers regardless of field of specialization who are appointed as Foreign Service
officers.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 817.1)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
Foreign Service accountability account - official funds, excluding funds in foreign currency accounts
and local currency deposits, which are made available to U.S. disbursing officers for disbursing and
collecting operations.  Also called FSA.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
4864)
Foreign Service building - any building or grounds of the United States which is in a foreign country
and is under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of State, including residences of United States personnel assigned overseas under the authority of the Ambassador.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)
foreign service national - Foreign nationals who provide clerical, administrative, technical, fiscal, and
other support at foreign service posts abroad and are not citizens of the United States.  Also called
FSN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
foreign service national employee - An employee appointed under the Foreign Service Act of 1980. An
FSN employee is a non-U.S. citizen directly hired by a U.S. Mission, including third-country nationals (TCNs) but excludes official residence staff as well as consular agents, or an AMCIT, unless otherwise indicated.   Also called FSN.
foreign service national payroll system - Payroll systems operated by the Financial Service Centers
(FSCs) to pay Foreign Service National employees, personal services contractors, and AMCITs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
Foreign Service position - a position established under the authority of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
Also called FS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2635)
foreign service post - U.S. embassy or consulate abroad.  Also called FSP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 533)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1011f.)
foreign source - (A) a foreign government, including an agency of a foreign government; (B) a legal
entity, governmental or otherwise, created solely under the laws of a foreign state or states; (C) an
individual who is not a citizen or a national of the United States or a trust territory or protectorate thereof; and (D) an agent, including a subsidiary or affiliate of a foreign legal entity, acting on behalf of a foreign source.
foreign source - a business entity other than a domestic source.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
foreign state - outlying possessions of a foreign state, but self-governing dominions or territories under
mandate or trusteeship shall be regarded as separate foreign states.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 222.23)
foreign student - A foreign student is a national of a foreign country who comes to the United States to
pursue full-time academic or professional study, or to engage in research activities supervised by an approved institution, or a combination of both. It is expected that the student has, as a minimum, the
equivalent of the bachelor's degree, but less than the Ph.D. However, under certain circumstances, an undergraduate may be approved for an award, and, likewise, the holder of a doctorate in one field may be considered an advanced student in the particular field or activity he/ she has chosen to pursue during the period of study in the United States.
foreign student - A non-U.S. citizen, non-immigrant student pursuing academic study at a college or
university in the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 227.84)
foreign terrorist organization -  an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the
Secretary of State in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 620K)
foreign terrorist organization - an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the
Secretary of State.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2378b)
foreign travel - travel outside the United States
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
foreign vessel - any foreign flag or foreign operated vessel that is operated under the jurisdiction or
authority of a government other than the United States.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 721)
foreign vessel - any foreign-owned vessel or any vessel, regardless of ownership, which is documented
under the laws of a foreign country. A vessel owned by a United States citizen, but registered under a foreign flag is a foreign vessel.
foreign-flag vessel - Vessel registered under the laws of a foreign country.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
foreign-sending country - the country of the orphans citizenship, or if he or she is not permanently
residing in the country of citizenship, the country of the orphans habitual residence. This excludes a
country to which the orphan travels temporarily, or to which he or she travels either as a prelude to,
or in conjunction with, his or her adoption and/ or immigration to the United States.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
forensic-enabled intelligence - The intelligence resulting from the integration of scientifically examined
materials and other information to establish full characterization, attribution, and the linkage of events, locations, items, signatures, nefarious intent, and persons of interest.  Also called FEI.
forest product - a product made from materials derived from the practice of forestry or the management
of growing timber.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8101.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
45b)
form contract - a contract with standardized terms - (i) used by a person in the course of selling or
leasing the person's goods or services; and (ii) imposed on an individual without a meaningful opportunity for such individual to negotiate the standardized terms. This does not include an employer-employee or independent contractor contract.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
formal learning - learning taking place in framework of a structured curriculum with an intentional
process established for knowledge and/ or skill transfer (e.g., class, seminar, self-study course, mentoring experience).
format line - A single line or grouping of alphanumeric characters that refers to a transmission
function(s), accountability, security, or text in a telegram.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
formation - any vein, seam, stratum, bed, or other naturally occurring deposit.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
552)
former beneficiary country - a country that ceases to be designated as a beneficiary country under this
chapter because the country has become a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2702.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2002)
former participant - a person who
(A) while an employee of the Agency was a participant in the
system; and
(B) separates from the Agency without entitlement to immediate receipt of an annuity from the fund.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
former prisoner of war - a person who, while serving in the active military, naval or air service, was
forcibly detained or interned in line of duty - (A) by an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile force, during a period of war; or (B) by a foreign government or its agents, or a hostile force, under
circumstances which the Secretary finds to have been comparable to the circumstances under which persons have generally been forcibly detained or interned by enemy governments during periods of war.
former spouse - any former wife or husband of the retired participant, regardless of the length of
marriage or the amount of creditable service completed by the participant.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2031)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
formerly restricted data - Information removed from the restricted data category upon a joint
determination by the Department of Energy (or antecedent agencies) and Department of Defense that such information relates primarily to the military utilization of atomic weapons and that such information can be adequately safeguarded as classified defense information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
formerly restricted data - Information removed from the restricted data category upon determination
jointly by the Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Defense (DOD) that such information relates primarily to the military utilization of atomic weapons and that such information can be adequately safeguarded as classified defense information subject to the restrictions on
transmission to other countries and regional defense organizations that apply to restricted data.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
formerly restricted data - Information removed from the restricted data category upon determination
jointly by the Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Defense (DOD) that such information relates primarily to the military utilization of atomic weapons and that such information can be adequately safeguarded as classified defense information subject to the restrictions on
transmission to other countries and regional defense organizations that apply to restricted data.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1151.2)

forms - Documents, including form letters, postcards, and memoranda, printed or otherwise reproduced,
with fixed captions and spaces designed for entering and extracting prescribed information. This
includes printed or electronic forms (including application-generated or Web-based screens) that are
used for manual entry, as well as forms used for office automation to capture or produce information. Certain printed items without fill-in space, such as contract provisions, instruction sheets, notices, certificates, tags, labels, and posters, may be considered as forms when it is advantageous to manage and control them as recurring instruments in conjunction with the objectives of the forms management program.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635d.)

formula marketing arrangement - the advance commitment of cattle for slaughter by any means other
than through a negotiated purchase or a forward contract, using a method for calculating price in which the price is determined at a future date.
formula price - a price determined by a mathematical formula under which the price established for a
specified market serves as the basis for the formula.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Forum for Security Cooperation - The body of the Vienna-based Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) that negotiates and reviews implementation of agreements related to
arms control, disarmament, and confidence-and-security-building measures, as well as other military and security issues.  Also called FSC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

forward air controller - An officer (aviator/ pilot) member of the tactical air control party who, from a
forward ground or airborne position, controls aircraft in close air support of ground troops.  Also called FAC.  See also close air support.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

forward air controller (airborne) - A specifically trained and qualified aviation officer, normally an
airborne extension of the tactical air control party, who exercises control from the air of aircraft engaged in close air support of ground troops.  Also called FAC(A).

forward area - An area in proximity to combat.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
forward arming and refueling point - A temporary facility, organized, equipped, and deployed to
provide fuel and ammunition necessary for the employment of aviation maneuver units in combat. Also called FARP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
forward aviation combat engineering - A mobility operation in which engineers perform tasks in
support of forward aviation ground facilities.  Also called FACE.  See also combat engineering; reconnaissance.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635d.)
forward contract- (A) an agreement for the purchase of cattle, executed in advance of slaughter, under
which the base price is established by reference to- (i) prices quoted on the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange; or (ii) other comparable publicly available prices; or (B) such other forward contract as the Secretary determines to be applicable.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
forward edge of the battle area - The foremost limits of a series of areas in which ground combat units
are deployed, excluding the areas in which the covering or screening forces are operating,
designated to coordinate fire support, the positioning of forces, or the maneuver of units.  Also called FEBA.
forward line of own troops - A line that indicates the most forward positions of friendly forces in any
kind of military operation at a specific time.  Also called FLOT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)
forward observer - An observer operating with front line troops trained to adjust ground or naval gunfire
and pass back battlefield information.  Also called FO.  See also forward air controller; spotter.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
forward operating base - An airfield used to support tactical operations without establishing full support
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
facilities.  Also called FOB.
JP 309.3) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCS CM0007
05)
forward operating site - A scaleable location outside the United States and US territories intended for
rotational use by operating forces.  Such expandable "warm facilities" may be maintained with a
limited US military support presence and possibly pre-positioned equipment.  Forward operating
sites support rotational rather than permanently stationed forces and are a focus for bilateral and regional training.  Also called FOS.  See also cooperative security location; main operating base.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)

forward presence - Maintaining forward-deployed or stationed forces overseas to demonstrate national
resolve, strengthen alliances, dissuade potential adversaries, and enhance the ability to respond quickly to contingencies.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

forward pricing rate agreement - a written agreement negotiated between a contractor and the
Government to make certain rates available during a specified period for use in pricing contracts or modifications. These rates represent reasonable projections of specific costs that are not easily
estimated for, identified with, or generated by a specific contract, contract end item, or task. These projections may include rates for such things as labor, indirect costs, material obsolescence and
usage, spare parts provisioning, and material handling.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

forward pricing rate recommendation - a rate set unilaterally by the administrative contracting officer
for use by the Government in negotiations or other contract actions when forward pricing rate agreement negotiations have not been completed or when the contractor will not agree to a forward pricing rate agreement.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

forward resuscitative care - Care provided as close to the point of injury as possible based on current
operational requirements to attain stabilization, achieve the most efficient use of life-and-limb saving medical treatment, and provide essential care so the patient can tolerate evacuation, which is known as Role 2 care in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization doctrine.  Also called FRC.  See also essential care; evacuation; medical treatment facility.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
forward-looking infrared - An airborne, electro-optical thermal imaging device that detects far-infrared
energy, converts the energy into an electronic signal, and provides a visible image for day or night
viewing.  Also called FLIR.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)
foster fellowship program - The program that brings noted academics to the State Department for 1-year
assignments. The Arms Control and Disarmament Act provides that [a] program for visiting scholars in the fields of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament shall be established in order to obtain the services of scholars from the faculties of recognized institutes of higher learning. The law states that the purpose of the program is to give specialists in the physical sciences and other disciplines an opportunity for active participation in the arms control, nonproliferation, and
disarmament activities of the Department of State and to enable the Department to gain the perspective and expertise such persons can offer. Foster Fellows serve for 1 year in the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance; the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation; and the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. Scholars are named in honor of
William C. Foster, the first director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, who served from 1961 to 1969. Over 60 scholars have served since the program began in 1984.
found guilty - acceptance by a court of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere;
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
3673)
found/ cleared improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) that has been
identified by any method and removed from the battlefield before it can be used as intended.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
foundation geospatial-intelligence data - The base underlying data to provide context and a framework
for display and visualization of the environment to support analysis operations and intelligence,
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

which consists of:  features; elevation; controlled imagery; geodetic sciences; geographic names and
boundaries; aeronautical, maritime and human geography.
JP 203) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

fragmentary order - An abbreviated form of an operation order issued as needed after an operation order
to change or modify that order or to execute a branch or sequel to that order.  Also called
FRAGORD.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

fragmentation improvised explosive device enhancement - shrapnel and small objects designed to be
accelerated by explosive forces that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive
device (IED)
framework - The NSDI framework is an initiative to develop a readily available set of basic geographic
data. It includes the information, operational environment, and technology to provide access to these data, and the institutional setting to sustain its development.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

framework data - Seven themes of geospatial data that are used by most GIS applications (geodetic
control, orthoimagery, elevation and bathymetry, transportation, hydrography, cadastral and governmental units). These data include an encoding of the geographic extent of the features and a minimal number of attributes needed to identify and describe the features.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)

fraud - (1) acts of fraud or corruption or attempts to defraud the Federal Government or to corrupt its
agents; (2) acts that constitute a cause for debarment or suspension (as specified in agency regulations), and (3) acts which violate the False Claims Act, or the Anti-kickback Act.

fraud resolution services - services to assist an individual in the process of recovering and rehabilitating
the credit of the individual after the individual experiences identity theft.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
free and secure trade program - commercial clearance program for known low risk shipments entering
the U.S. from Canada and Mexico that allows for expedited processing for commercial carriers who have completed background checks and fulfill certain eligibility requirements.
free drop - The dropping of equipment or supplies from an aircraft without the use of parachutes.  See
also airdrop; air movement; free fall; high velocity drop; low velocity drop.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
free fall - A parachute maneuver in which the parachute is manually activated at the discretion of the
jumper or automatically at a preset altitude.  See also airdrop; air movement; free drop; high
velocity drop; low velocity drop.
free federal parking benefit - unreserved parking space on limited access federally-owned or leased
property provided without charge to an employee or members of a carpool.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1161e.)
free institution - an institution that emerged out of Western civilization, such as democracy,
constitutional government, individual rights, market economics, religious freedom and religious tolerance, and freedom of thought and inquiry.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
free mail - Correspondence of a personal nature that weighs less than 11 ounces, to include audio and
video recording tapes, from a member of the Armed Forces or designated civilian, mailed postage
free from a Secretary of Defense approved free mail zone.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
free on board - This term is used in conjunction with a physical point to determine (1) The
responsibility and basis for payment of freight charges; and (2) Unless otherwise agreed, the point. Also called FOB.
free on board destination - free on board at destination; i.e., the seller or consignor delivers the goods on
seller's or consignor's conveyance at destination. Unless the contract provides otherwise, the seller
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
or consignor is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss.  Also called f.o.b. destination.
CH A) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
free product - regulated substance that exists as a liquid and does not dissolve in water can be either
light, non-aqueous phase liquids, which "float" above a water table, or dense, non-aqueous phase
liquids, which sink (i.e., their downward migration is not arrested when they encounter a water table).
freeboard - the distance from the mark of the load line assigned under this chapter to the freeboard deck.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 5101)
freeboard deck -  (on a cargo vessel) the uppermost deck officially considered to be watertight: used as
the level from which the waterline marks are measured.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 5101)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
Freedom of Information Act - A federal law that provides that any person has the right, enforceable in
Federal court, to obtain access to Federal agency records, except to the extent that such records (or
portions of them) are protected from public disclosure by one of nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions.  Also called FOIA.
freedom of navigation operations - Operations conducted to demonstrate US navigation, overflight, and
related interests on, or under, and over the seas.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
free-fire area - A specific area into which any weapon system may fire without additional coordination
with the establishing headquarters.  Also called FFA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
1286)
Free-flowing - existing or flowing in natural condition without impoundment, diversion, straightening,
rip-rapping, or other modification of the waterway. The existence, however, of low dams, diversion works, and other minor structures at the time any river is proposed for inclusion in the national wild
and scenic rivers system shall not automatically bar its consideration for such inclusion: Provided,
That this shall not be construed to authorize, intend, or encourage future construction of such structures within components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
freeware - Software available for use at no monetary cost or for an optional fee, but usually (although not
necessarily) with one or more restricted usage rights (e.g., Adobe Reader, Skype).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
freeware - Software available for use at no monetary cost or for an optional fee, but usually (although not
necessarily) with one or more restricted usage rights (e.g., Adobe Reader, Skype).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
freight - supplies, goods, and transportable property.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H113.42)
freight forwarding and warehousing services - Prepares paper work, booking export ocean and air
freight shipments of personal property and official supplies from points within the United States to posts abroad. Also, prepares paperwork for receiving, clearing through Customs, and forwarding
ocean and air freight shipments of personal property and official supplies to locations in the United States.
freight rail - rail services which concentrate on hauling bulk commodities and large-quantity shipments
over long distances.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
freight vessel - a motor vessel or any vessel propelled by diesel or other internal combustion engines and
that carries freight for hire.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
frequency - number of occurrences of an event per defined period of time or number of trials.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

frequency deconfliction - A systematic management procedure to coordinate the use of the
electromagnetic spectrum for operations, communications, and intelligence functions.  Frequency deconfliction is one element of electromagnetic spectrum management.  See also electromagnetic
spectrum; electromagnetic spectrum management; electronic warfare.
frequentist probability - interpretation or estimate of probability as the long-run frequency of the
occurrence of an event as estimated by historical observation or experimental trials.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2642.)

friable asbestos-containing material - any asbestos-containing material applied on ceilings, walls,
structural members, piping, duct work, or any other part of a building which when dry may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure. The term includes non-friable asbestos-containing material after such previously non-friable material becomes damaged to the extent that when dry it may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.

friable asbestos-containing material - asbestos-containing material, which, when dry, can be crumbled,
pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

friendly - A contact positively identified as friendly.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

friendly force information - operational information on military, federal, state, local, and/ or allied
assets operating within the maritime domain.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

friendly force information requirement - Information the commander and staff need to understand the
status of friendly force and supporting capabilities.  Also called FFIR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
friendly force tracking - The process of fixing, observing, and reporting the location and movement of
friendly forces.  Also called FFT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

friendly foreign force - any military, naval, or air force of any friendly foreign state is operative by
virtue of a Presidential declaration.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
701)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
295p)
frontier health professional shortage area - an area- (A) with a population density less than 6 persons
per square mile within the service area; and (B) with respect to which the distance or time for the population to access care is excessive.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1131)
frontline employee - an employee of a public transportation agency who is a transit vehicle driver or
operator, dispatcher, maintenance and maintenance support employee, station attendant, customer service employee, security employee, or transit police, or any other employee who has direct contact
with riders on a regular basis, and any other employee of a public transportation agency that the
Secretary determines should receive security training.
frustrated cargo - Any shipment of supplies and/ or equipment which, while en route to destination, is
stopped prior to receipt and for which further disposition instructions must be obtained.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32901.)
fuel - (A) gasoline; (B) diesel oil; or (C) other liquid or gaseous fuel that the Secretary decides by
regulation to include in this definition as consistent with the need of the United States to conserve
energy.
fuel cell - a device that directly converts the chemical energy of a fuel and an oxidant into electricity by
electrochemical processes occurring at separate electrodes in the device.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
16121)
fuel improvised explosive device enhancement - incendiary material designed to enhance the burning
and visual effect of the device that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

device (IED).

fuel oxidizer explosive mixture - explosive mixture of fuel and oxidizer that deflagrates (very rapid
burning) or detonates creating a blast wave.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

full and open competition - that all responsible sources are permitted to compete.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

full coach fare - a coach fare available to the general public between the day that the travel was planned
and the day the travel occurred.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A126)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
390bb)

full cost - an annual rate as determined by the Secretary that shall amortize the expenditures for
construction properly allocable to irrigation facilities in service, including all operation and maintenance deficits funded, less payments, over such periods as may be required under Federal reclamation law or applicable contract provisions, with interest on both accruing from October 12, 1982, on costs outstanding at that date, or from the date incurred in the case of costs arising
subsequent to October 12, 1982: *Provided,* That operation, maintenance, and replacement charges
required under Federal reclamation law, including this subchapter, shall be collected in addition to the full cost charge.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

full mobilization - Expansion of the active Armed Forces resulting from action by Congress and the
President to mobilize for the duration of the emergency plus six months all Reserve Component units and individuals in the existing approved force structure, as well as all retired military personnel, and the resources needed for their support to meet the requirements of a war or other national emergency involving an external threat to the national security.
full operating capability - time at which investment becomes fully operational, with all functions
deployed to the designated user(s), as defined by the Program Manager.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
full performance level - The full working level of a Civil Service(CS) position or the top grade level in a
career ladder.  Also called FPL.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2635)

full retirement status - phased retiree has ceased employment and is entitled, upon application, to a
composite retirement annuity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
full time - recurring basic workweek consisting of 40 hours within the employee's administrative
workweek includes recurring basic work requirement of 80 hours per biweekly pay period (as established for employees with a flexible or compressed work schedule.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
full-spectrum superiority - The cumulative effect of dominance in the air, land, maritime, and space
domains and information environment (which includes cyberspace) that permits the conduct of joint operations without effective opposition or prohibitive interference.
full-time employee - employee who works at least 80 hours over two weeks.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
full-time employment - employment in a position that requires at least 35 hours of service per week at
any time, regardless of who fills the position.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1153)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
full-time employment - full-time employment consists of 35 to 40 hours of work a week. The controlling
principle, however, is what is prevailing for the occupation. Airline pilots, for example, may work considerably less than 40 hours a week, but this would probably be considered full-time
employment.
full-time equivalent - quantitative expression used to measure staffing resources.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

full-time equivalent - The staffing of Federal civilian employee positions, expressed in terms of annual
productive work hours (1,776) rather than annual available hours that includes non-productive hours (2,080 hours). FTEs may reflect civilian positions that are not necessarily staffed at the time of
public announcement and staffing of FTE positions may fluctuate during a streamlined or standard competition. The staffing and threshold FTE requirements reflect the workload performed by these FTE positions, not the workload performed by actual government personnel. FTEs do not include military personnel, uniformed services, or contract support.  Also called FTE.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)

full-time National Guard duty - training or other duty, other than inactive duty, performed by a member
of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in the member's status as a member of the National Guard of a State or territory, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia for which the member is entitled to pay from the United
States or for which the member has waived pay from the United States.

full-time temporary employee - A direct-hire U.S. Government employee who has a regular work
schedule of 40 hours per week and who holds an appointment limited to a year or less.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2922h)

fully burdened cost - the commodity price of the fuel plus the total cost of all personnel and assets
required to move and, when necessary, protect the fuel from the point at which the fuel is received
from the commercial supplier to the point of use.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2790)

fully demilitarized - the destruction of the military offensive or defensive advantages inherent in the
equipment or material, including, at a minimum, the destruction or disabling of key points of such equipment or material, such as the fuselage, tail assembly, wing spar, armor, radar and radomes, armament and armament provisions, operating systems and software, and classified items.

fully serviced lease - lease where the landlord has responsibility for operations and maintenance,
including the payment of all utilities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
function - any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, discretion, or activity.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
3902)
function - any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, discretion, or activity.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)
function - functions, powers, and duties.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3075)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

function - One of the five major activities in the Incident Command System - Command, Operations,
Planning, Logistics, and Finance/ Administration. The term function is also used when describing the activity involved (e.g., the planning function). A sixth function, Intelligence/ Investigations, may
be established, if required, to meet incident management needs.

function - service, process, capability, or operation performed by an asset, system, network, or
organization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

function - The broad, general, and enduring role for which an organization is designed, equipped, and
trained.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
function code - A four-digit number that identifies a cost center or a cost pool. For example, function
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
code 6222 identifies payrolling services and 6148 identifies leasing services.

function code - The numerical code used to categorize an agency's commercial and inherently
governmental activities for inventory reporting purposes.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

functional activity - action or collection of actions that deliver a functional capability.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
functional area - logical grouping of high-level capabilities needed to fulfill desired outcomes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

functional bureau strategies - A focused, subject matter specific strategic plan developed by each
functional bureau that sets priorities and is based on coordination between the functional bureaus and partner regional bureaus, key overseas missions, and interagency partners. The FBS is used to inform budget decisions, advise integrated country strategies, and shape performance reviews.  Also called FBS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

functional bureaus strategies - A focused, subject matter specific strategic plan developed by each
functional bureau that sets priorities and is based on coordination between the functional bureaus and partner regional bureaus, key overseas missions, and interagency partners. The FBS is used to inform budget decisions, advise integrated country strategies, and shape performance reviews.  Also called FBS.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

functional capability - organization's desired or existing ability to contribute to an objective or outcome
outlined by the organization typically require a combination of people, process, policy and technology elements.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

functional component command - A command normally, but not necessarily, composed of forces of
two or more Military Departments which may be established across the range of military operations to perform particular operational missions that may be of short duration or may extend over a period of time.  See also component; Service component command.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
functional damage assessment - The estimate of the effect of military force to degrade or destroy the
functional or operational capability of the target to perform its intended mission and on the level of success in achieving operational objectives established against the target.  See also damage
assessment; target.
functional escalation - occurrence of increased intensity or seriousness requiring a technical team with a
high level of expertise to assist.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
functional integration - structured cooperation and collaboration to achieve functional excellence in
support of an entity's  mission and objectives is accomplished by decreasing fragmentation and duplication, providing enhanced integrated services, and increasing efficiency and quality of management lines of business.
functional requirement - requirement that defines what system products must do and their desired
behavior in terms of an effect produced, or an action or service to be performed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
functions - authorities, powers, rights, privileges, immunities, programs, projects, activities, duties, and
responsibilities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 101)
functions - powers, duties, authority, responsibilities, and discretion.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
fund balance - the sum of
(A) the investments of the fund calculated at par value; and (B) the cash
(SOURCE  ODNI/
balance of the fund on the books of the Treasury.
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2001)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 032.1)

fund control - to management control over the use of funds to insure that - (1) Funds are used only for
authorized purposes;  (2) They are economically and efficiently used; (3) Obligations and
expenditures do not exceed the amounts authorized; and (4) The obligation or expenditure of amounts authorized is not reserved or otherwise deferred without Congressional knowledge and approval.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

fundamental alteration [conducted program or activity] - modification to essential aspect of program,
expansion to the substantive scope of a program, or elimination of eligibility requirements for program that impact public safety, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security (or designee).

funding agreement - that the Director may make the award only if the applicant makes the agreement
involved.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb1)
funding period - The period of time when Federal funding is available for obligation by the recipient.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
funding period means the period of time when Federal funding is available for obligation by the
recipient.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
funds - Funds may include cash, uncashed government checks, paid invoices and other receipts for cash,
paid vouchers and undeposited checks.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
funerary object - an object that, as part of a death rite or ceremony of a culture, is intentionally placed
with individual human remains, either at the time of burial or later.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 80q
11.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
fungible good or fungible material - a good or material, as the case may be, that is interchangeable with
another good or material for commercial purposes and the properties of which are essentially identical to such other good or material.
fungible goods and fungible materials - goods or materials, as the case may be, that are interchangeable
for commercial purposes and the properties of which are essentially identical.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
fungible material - a good or material, as the case may be, that is interchangeable with another good or
material for commercial purposes and the properties of which are essentially identical to such other
good or material.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
fungus - any non-chlorophyll-bearing thallophyte (that is, any non-chlorophyll-bearing plant of a lower
order than mosses and liverworts), as for example, rust, smut, mildew, mold, yeast, and bacteria,
except those on or in living man or other animals and those on or in processed food, beverages, or pharmaceuticals.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
69.)
fur - any animal skin or part thereof with hair, fleece, or fur fibers attached thereto, either in its raw or
processed state, but shall not include such skins as are to be converted into leather or which in processing shall have the hair, fleece, or fur fiber completely removed.
fur product - any article of wearing apparel made in whole or in part of fur or used fur.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
69.)
fur products bame guide - the register issued by the Commission.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
69.)
furnishings - Those items that equip residential quarters for living, such as carpets, draperies or curtains,
(SOURCE  DOS/
lamps, and lighting fixtures.
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)

furniture, furnishings, and equipment - Those items placed in offices and residences of U.S.
Government employees.  Also called FF&E.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

fuse and analyze - ability to establish key characteristics of, to externally collect data, and internally
analyze data, information, and intelligence about, hazards, threats, people, cargo, conveyances, and
infrastructure within a domain to obtain situational awareness and inform operators and decisionmakers about all pertinent aspects of an event or situation.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9302.)

fusion - a process whereby two light nuclei, such as deuterium and tritium, collide at high velocity,
forming a compound nucleus, which subsequently separates into constituents which are different
from the original colliding nuclei, and which carry away the accompanying energy release.
fusion - In intelligence usage, the process of managing information to conduct all-source analysis and
derive a complete assessment of activity.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
124h.)

fusion center - a collaborative effort of 2 or more Federal, State, local, or tribal government agencies that
combines resources, expertise, or information with the goal of maximizing the ability of such agencies to detect, prevent, investigate, apprehend, and respond to criminal or terrorist activity.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Fusion Center - Facility that brings together into one central location law enforcement, intelligence,
emergency management, public health, and other agencies, as well as private-sector and nongovernmental organizations when appropriate, and that has the capabilities to evaluate and act appropriately on all available information.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

fusion center - physical or logical facility, encompassing all necessary infrastructure required to facilitate
nationwide information-sharing between one or more federal, state, and/ or local law enforcement
entities, dedicated to the integration of multiple diverse data sources within a defined functional domain collaborative effort of two or more agencies or program offices who provide resources,
expertise, and/ or information to the center with the goal of maximizing the ability to detect, prevent, apprehend, and respond to criminal and terrorism related activity by applying the concepts of fusion, and to provide a means of intelligence dissemination.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
fusion center performance program - program to measure the capability and performance of the
National Network of Fusion Centers over time through the collection of standardized data provides an objective basis to demonstrate the value of fusion centers in supporting national information sharing and homeland security outcomes, and encourages continued coordination among interagency partners to effectively and efficiently support fusion centers.
fusion engineering device - a magnetic fusion facility which achieves at least a burning plasma and
serves to test components for engineering purposes.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9302.)
fusion liaison officer - person who serves as the conduit for the flow of homeland security and crimerelated information between the field and the fusion center for assessment and analysis.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
fusion process  - overarching process of managing the flow of information and intelligence across levels
and sectors of government and private industry, which supports the implementation of risk-based, information-driven prevention, response, and consequence management programs.
(SOURCE  DOC,
Strategic Plan
2014, Terms)
future indicator - These performance measures are identified for use in the future years of this plan in
cases where a Departmental objective represents a long-term, macro-level outcome that is difficult
to measure over a longer period of time. The Department aspires to use these more-ideal indicators by 2018 and will develop appropriate measurement methodologies.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

future procurement monopoly risk - risk associated with choosing an investment that depends on other
technologies or applications that require future procurements to be from a particular vendor or supplier.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Future Years Homeland Security Program - official DHS Program of Record (POR) summarizing
DHS programs and associated resources (investments, construction, human capital, information technology, and other support and operating expenses) for the budget year plus four years in support of strategic goals, objectives, and planning priorities and reflects the Administration's position on the DHS top-line and the allocation of DHS resources across Component programs and DHS missions.

## G

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)

G8 - the group consisting of France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada,
Italy, and Russia established to facilitate economic cooperation among the eight major economic powers.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 451.3)

G8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (G8
Global Partnership; GP) - The G8 Global Partnership is an initiative to counter the spread of
weapons of mass destruction (WMD) worldwide, to which the United States has pledged significant funding. The GP has been extended beyond 2012 to address global terrorism and proliferation threats.

gain [personnel] - indication of an increase in existing staff quantity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
1081.)

gambling establishment - any common gaming or gambling establishment operated for the purpose of
gaming or gambling, including accepting, recording, or registering bets, or carrying on a policy
game or any other lottery, or playing any game of chance, for money or other thing of value.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
1081.)

gambling ship - a vessel used principally for the operation of one or more gambling establishments. Such
term does not include a vessel with respect to gambling aboard such vessel beyond the territorial waters of the United States during a covered voyage.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

game theory - branch of applied mathematics that models interactions among agents where an agent's
choice and subsequent success depend on the choices of other agents that are simultaneously acting to maximize their own results.

garble - An error in transmission, reception, or encryption that renders a message or portion thereof
incorrect or indecipherable.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)
garnishee - a person (other than the debtor) who has, or is reasonably thought to have, possession,
custody, or control of any property in which the debtor has a substantial nonexempt interest, including any obligation due the debtor or to become due the debtor, and against whom a garnishment issued by a court.
gas - natural gas, flammable gas, or toxic or corrosive gas.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)
gas carrier - commercial vessel specially designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG), or both (LNG/ LPG).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
gas consumer - any person, State agency, or Federal agency, to which natural gas is sold other than for
purposes of resale.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3202.)
gas pipeline facility - a pipeline, a right of way, a facility, a building, or equipment used in transporting
gas or treating gas during its transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)
gas utility - any person, State agency, or Federal agency, engaged in the local distribution of natural gas,
and the sale of natural gas to any ultimate consumer of natural gas.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3202.)
gateway - A communication interface that provides compatibility between networks by converting
transmission speeds, protocols, codes, or security measures.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
gender-neutral occupational standard - that all members of the Armed Forces serving in or assigned to
the military career designator must meet the same performance outcome-based standards for the
successful accomplishment of the necessary and required specific tasks associated with the
qualifications and duties performed while serving in or assigned to the military career designator.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1116.)
gender-specific health effects - (A) effects on female reproductive capacity and reproductive organs; (B)
effects on reproductive outcomes;(C) effects on female-specific organs and tissues; and
(D) other
effects unique to the physiology of females.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
general agency agreement - A contract between the Maritime Administration and a steamship company
which, as general agent, exercises administrative control over a government-owned ship for
employment by the Military Sealift Command.  See also Military Sealift Command.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

general and administrative expense - any management, financial, and other expense which is incurred
by or allocated to a business unit and which is for the general management and administration of the business unit as a whole. G&A expense does not include those management expenses whose beneficial or causal relationship to cost objectives can be more directly measured by a base other than a cost input base representing the total activity of a business  unit during a cost accounting
period.  Also called G&A.

general cargo - Cargo that is suitable for loading in general, nonspecialized stowage areas or standard
shipping containers; e.g., boxes, barrels, bales, crates, packages, bundles, and pallets.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
general cargo - products or commodities that are not conducive to packaging or unitization includes
items such as timber, structural steel, rolled newsprint, concrete forms, agricultural equipment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
general cargo harbor - a harbor for which a project is authorized and any other harbor which is
authorized to be constructed to a depth of more than 20 feet but not more than 45 feet.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2241)
general cargo ship - commercial vessel specifically designed to transport general, break-bulk, and
containerized commodities or products.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

general control environment - The reflection of the overall attitude, awareness, and actions of
management concerning the importance of controls and its emphasis in the Department segment. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following - (1) Management emphasis on management control; (2) Organizational structure; (3) Policies and procedures; (4) Delegation and communication of authority and responsibility; (5) Personnel; (6) Procurement practices; and (7) Knowledge of and enforcement of a code of conduct.
general engineering - Those engineering capabilities and activities, other than combat engineering, that
provide infrastructure and modify, maintain, or protect the physical environment.  Also called GE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)
general framework of regional development - regional subsidy programs are part of an internally
consistent and generally applicable regional development policy, and regional development subsidies are not granted in isolated geographical points having no, or virtually no, influence on the
development of a region.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
general military intelligence - Intelligence concerning the military capabilities of foreign countries or
organizations, or topics affecting potential United States or multinational military operations.  Also
called GMI.  See also intelligence.
general officer - an officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps serving in or having the grade of
general, lieutenant general, major general, or brigadier general.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
general purpose equipment - equipment, which is not limited to research, medical, scientific or other
technical activities. Examples include office equipment and furnishings, modular offices, telephone networks, information technology equipment and systems, air conditioning equipment, reproduction and printing equipment, and motor vehicles.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
general purpose equipment - equipment, which is not limited to research, medical, scientific or other
technical activities. Examples include office equipment and furnishings, modular offices, telephone networks, information technology equipment and systems, air conditioning equipment, reproduction and printing equipment, and motor vehicles.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A122)
general purpose equipment - equipment, which is not limited to research, medical, scientific or other
technical activities. Examples include office equipment and furnishings, modular offices, telephone networks, information technology equipment and systems, air conditioning equipment, reproduction and printing equipment, and motor vehicles.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
general record schedule - document providing disposal authorization for temporary administrative
records common to several or all agencies of the Federal Government includes records relating to civilian personnel, fiscal accounting, procurement, communications, printing, other common functions, and certain non-textual records
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2635)
general schedule - The pay schedule that determines the rate of pay or compensation for Federal white
collar positions. These positions range in grade from GS-1 to GS-15, and include duties that vary in difficulty and responsibility. Such positions are designated by the GS pay plan. Positions above grade GS-15 are part of the Senior Executive Service (SES) or Senior Level (SL) system, which are separate from the General Schedule.  Also called GS.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

General Services Administration approved container - security container that conforms to the
appropriate federal specifications and bears a General Services Administration (GSA) "Test
Certification Label" attesting to the security capabilities of both the container and the integral combination lock.  Also called GSA.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

General Staff - A group of incident management personnel organized according to function and
reporting to the Incident Commander. The General Staff normally consists of the Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/ Administration Section Chief. An Intelligence/ Investigations Chief may be established, if required, to meet incident management
needs.

general supervision - a situation where an employee occupies a position at any level in the line of
supervision over another employee.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8323)
general support - 1. That support which is given to the supported force as a whole and not to any
particular subdivision thereof.  See also close support; direct support; mutual support; support.  2. A
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3
tactical artillery mission.  Also called GS.  See also direct support; general support-reinforcing. JP 309.3) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)
general support system - An interconnected information resource under the same direct management
control that shares common functionality. It normally includes hardware, software, information,
data, applications, communications, facilities, and people, and provides support for a variety of users and/ or applications. Individual applications support different mission-related functions. Users may be from the same or different organizations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
general support system - Interconnected information resources under the same direct management
control that shares common functionality. A GSS normally includes hardware, software, information, data, applications, communications, facilities, and people and provides support for a
variety of users and/ or applications.  Also called GSS.
general support-reinforcing - The artillery mission of supporting the force as a whole and of providing
reinforcing fires for other artillery units.  Also called GSR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
general training - level of training designed to provide the knowledge or skill sets which are common to
many assignments, positions, and/ or occupations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

general unloading period - In amphibious operations, that part of the ship-to-shore movement in which
unloading is primarily logistic in character, and emphasizes speed and volume of unloading
operations.  See also initial unloading period.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)

generally accepted accounting principles - (A) the recognized consensus or substantial authoritative
support given in the territory of Colombia or the United States, as the case may be, with respect to the recording of revenues, expenses, costs, assets, and liabilities, the disclosure of information, and
the preparation of financial statements; and (B) may encompass broad guidelines for general application as well as detailed standards, practices, and procedures.

generally accepted accounting principles - Has the meaning specified in generally accepted auditing
standards issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4033)
generally accepted accounting principles - the recognized consensus or substantial authoritative support
in the territory of a CAFTADR country with respect to the recording of revenues, expenses, costs,
assets, and liabilities, the disclosure of information, and the preparation of financial statements. The
principles may encompass broad guidelines of general application as well as detailed standards, practices, and procedures.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
generally accepted accounting principles - the recognized consensus or substantial authoritative support
in the territory of a NAFTA country with respect to the recording of revenues, expenses, costs, assets and liabilities, disclosure of information, and preparation of financial statements. These standards may be broad guidelines of general application as well as detailed standards, practices, or procedures.
generally accepted government auditing standards - issued by the Comptroller General of the United
States, which are applicable to financial audits.  Also called GAGAS.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
generally accepted government auditing standards - standards issued by the Comptroller General of
the United States, which are applicable to financial audits.  Also called GAGAS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
genetic information - (i) such individual's genetic tests,
(ii) the genetic tests of family members of such
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
individual, and
(iii) the manifestation of a disease or disorder in family members of such individual.
1191b)
genetic information - (i) such individual's genetic tests,(ii) the genetic tests of family members of such
individual, and(iii) the manifestation of a disease or disorder in family members of such individual.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
genetic services - (A) a genetic test;
(B) genetic counseling (including obtaining, interpreting, or
assessing genetic information); or
(C) genetic education.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1191b)
genetic services - A) a genetic test;(B) genetic counseling (including obtaining, interpreting, or assessing
genetic information); or(C) genetic education.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
genetic test - an analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, or metabolites, that detects
genotypes, mutations, or chromosomal changes.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1191b)
genetic test - an analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, or metabolites, that detects
genotypes, mutations, or chromosomal changes.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2441.)
Geneva Conventions - (i) the Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and
Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, done at Geneva August 12, 1949;
(ii) the Convention for the
Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked Members of the Armed Forces at Sea, done at Geneva August 12, 1949; (iii) the Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, done at Geneva August 12, 1949; and
(iv) the Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, done at Geneva August 12, 1949.
(B) THIRD
GENEVA CONVENTION.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

genocide - any of the following acts committed, whether in time of peace or time of war, with the specific
intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, as such - (1) Killing members of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group; (2) Causing serious bodily injury to members of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group; (3) Causing the permanent impairment of the mental faculties of members of a national, ethic, racial or religious group through drugs, torture, or similar techniques; (4) Subjecting a national, ethnic, racial or religious group to conditions of life
that are intended to cause the physical destruction of the group in whole or in part; (5) Imposing
measures intended to prevent births within a national, ethnic, racial or religious group; or (6) Transferring by force children of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group to another group.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30, 28
2)

geochemical surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits by the proper application of the
principles and techniques of the science of chemistry as they relate to the search for and discovery
of mineral deposits.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

geodetic control - provides a common reference system for establishing coordinates for all geographic
data. All NSDI framework data and users' applications data require geodetic control to accurately register spatial data. The National Spatial Reference System is the fundamental geodetic control for the United States.
geofluid - any fluid used to extract thermal energy from the Earth which is transported to the surface for
direct use or electric power generation, except that such term shall not include oil or natural gas.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17191)
geographic area within a State - a special purpose district or other region recognized for governmental
purposes within such State which is not a unit of local government.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
228.)

geographic combatant commander - A U.S. military area commander.  Also called GCC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)

geographic coordinates - The quantities of latitude and longitude which define the position of a point on
(SOURCE  DOD,
the surface of the Earth with respect to the reference spheroid.
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)

geographic information - Coordinate and attribute data for location-based features, usually in the
categories of point (e.g., a well), line (e.g., a road), polygon (e.g., a forest), cell (e.g., a raster-based
rectangle), or coordinates (e.g., the latitude-longitude of a point on the ground).
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
geographic Information system - A computer system for the input, editing, storage, retrieval, analysis,
synthesis, and output of location-based information. GIS may refer to hardware and software, or
include data.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
geologic - all geologic mapping information and related geoscience spatial data (including associated
geophysical, geochemical, geochronologic, and paleontologic data) that can contribute to the National Geologic Map Database.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30, 28
2)
geological surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits by the proper application of the
principles and techniques of the science of geology as they relate to the search for and discovery of
mineral deposits.
geomagnetic storm - a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field resulting from solar activity.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
824o1)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30, 28
2)
geophysical surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits through the employment of generally
recognized equipment and methods for measuring physical differences between rock types or discontinuities in geological formations.
geopressured resources - geothermal deposits found in sedimentary rocks under higher than normal
pressure and saturated with gas or methane.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17191)
georeference - A set of datums by which the location of each point can be uniquely identified.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
geospatial data - Information that identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural or
constructed features and boundaries on the Earth. This information may be derived from, among other things, remote sensing, mapping, and surveying technologies. Statistical data may be included in this definition at the discretion of the collecting agency.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
geospatial engineering - Those engineering capabilities and activities that contribute to a clear
understanding of the physical environment by providing geospatial information and services to
commanders and staffs.  See also geospatial information and services.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
343.)
geospatial information - graphical or digital data depicting natural or manmade physical features,
phenomena, or boundaries of the earth and any information related thereto, including surveys, maps, charts, remote sensing data, and images.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
geospatial information - graphical or digital data depicting natural or manmade physical features,
phenomena, or boundaries of the earth and any information related thereto includes surveys, maps, charts, remote sensing data, and images.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)
geospatial information - Information that identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural
or constructed features and boundaries on the Earth, including: statistical data and information derived from, among other things, remote sensing, mapping, and surveying technologies; and
mapping, charting, geodetic data and related products.

geospatial information - knowledge of the nature and distribution of physical and cultural features on
(SOURCE
the landscape based on analysis of data from airborne or spaceborne platforms or other types and sources of data.

SPACE, US Code
51, 60301)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)

geospatial information and services - The collection, information extraction, storage, dissemination,
and exploitation of geodetic, geomagnetic, imagery, gravimetric, aeronautical, topographic,
hydrographic, littoral, cultural, and toponymic data accurately referenced to a precise location on the
Earth's surface.  Also called GI&S.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)

geospatial intelligence - The exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe,
assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth.
Geospatial intelligence consists of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information.  Also called GEOINT.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)

geospatial intelligence operations - The tasks, activities, and events to collect, manage, analyze,
generate, visualize, and provide imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information necessary to support national and defense missions and international arrangements.  Also called GEOINT operations.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
geospatial metadata - information that documents geographic digital data such as GIS files, geospatial
databases, and earth imagery but can also be used to document geospatial resources including data catalogs, mapping applications, data models and related websites includes core library catalog elements such as title, abstract, and publication data; geographic elements such as geographic extent and projection information; and database elements such as attribute label definitions and attribute domain values.

geospatial services - A collection of operations, accessible through an interface that allows a user to
evoke a behavior of value to the user.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
343.)

geospatial technology - any technology utilized by analysts, specialists, surveyors, photogrammetrists,
hydrographers, geodesists, cartographers, architects, or engineers for the collection, storage, retrieval, or dissemination of geospatial information, including-(i) global satellite surveillance
systems; (ii) global position systems;
(iii) geographic information systems; (iv) mapping
equipment; (v) geocoding technology; and (vi) remote sensing devices.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

geospatial technology - technology utilized for the collection, storage, retrieval, exploitation,
manipulation, or dissemination of geospatial information includes global satellite surveillance systems, global position systems, Geographic Information System (GIS); mapping equipment, geocoding technology, and remote sensing devices.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)

geospatial-intelligence base for contingency operations - A mobile visualization tool that provides
access to geospatial data where networks or infrastructure have been damaged or do not exist.  Also
called GIBCO.
geothermal - heat energy stored in the Earth's crust that can be accessed for direct use or electric power
generation.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17191)

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
1102)

geothermal resources - (A) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot
water, and brines, (B) steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines, resulting from water, gas, or other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations, and (C) any byproduct derived from them.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
1001)

geothermal resources - (i) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water
and hot brines; (ii) steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines resulting from water, gas, or
other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations; (iii) heat or other associated energy
found in geothermal formations; and (iv) any byproduct derived from them.

gift - A bona fide gift is an article formerly owned by a donor who gave it outright in its entirety to a
donee without compensation or promise of compensation. (See Goods and Merchandise.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
gift - any gift of money or property.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1011f.)
gift or donation - any gift or donation of funds, materials (including research materials), real or personal
property, or services (including lecture services and faculty services).
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,)
gilt - a young female swine that has not produced a litter.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)

global address list - A list of all Department and some external agency email addresses, collectives, and
other user contact information.  Also called GAL.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

global air Domain community of Interest - community of stakeholders with roles and responsibilities in
the air domain includes the Federal, State, local, territorial, tribal, and regional departments and agencies.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

global air transportation execution system - The Air Mobility Command's aerial port operations and
management information system designed to support automated cargo and passenger processing, the reporting of in-transit visibility data to the Global Transportation Network, and billing to Air Mobility Command's financial management directorate.  Also called GATES.  See also Air
Mobility Command.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 104B)

global alliance for tuberculosis drug development - the public-private partnership that brings together
leaders in health, science, philanthropy, and private industry to devise new approaches to tuberculosis and to ensure that new medications are available and affordable in high tuberculosis burden countries and other affected countries.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
global ballistic missile defense.  Defense against ballistic missile threats that cross one or more
geographical combatant command boundaries and requires synchronization among the affected
combatant commands.  Also called GBMD.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2921.)

global change - changes in the global environment (including alterations in climate, land productivity,
oceans or other water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological systems) that may alter the
capacity of the Earth to sustain life.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2921.)
global change research - study, monitoring, assessment, prediction, and information management
activities to describe and understand - (A) the interactive physical, chemical, and biological processes that regulate the total Earth system; (B) the unique environment that the Earth provides for life; (C) changes that are occurring in the Earth system; and (D) the manner in which such
system, environment, and changes are influenced by human actions.
Global Combat Support System-Joint - The primary information technology application used to
provide automation support to the joint logistician.  Also called GCSS-J.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)
Global Command and Control System - A deployable command and control system supporting forces
for joint and multinational operations across the range of military operations with compatible, interoperable, and integrated communications systems.  Also called GCCS.  See also command and
control; command and control system.
Global Command-and-Control System - Highly mobile, deployable command-and-control system that
supports forces for joint and multinational operations throughout the range of military operations, at
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil
anytime and anywhere in the world, with compatible, interoperable, and integrated command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence systems.  Also called GCCS.
Military Operations Group, Glossary) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
global decision support system - The command and control system employed by mobility air forces that
provides schedules, arrival and/ or departure information, and status data to support in-transit visibility of mobility airlift and air refueling aircraft and aircrews.  Also called GDSS.  See also Air
Mobility Command; in-transit visibility.
global distribution - The process that coordinates and synchronizes fulfillment of joint force
requirements from point of origin to point of employment.  See also distribution.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
global distribution of materiel - The process of providing materiel from the source of supply to its point
of consumption or use on a worldwide basis.  See also global distribution.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
global fleet station - A persistent sea base of operations from which to interact with partner nation
military and civilian populations and the global maritime community.  Also called GFS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335, DODI
8260.03)
global force management - 1. A process that provides near-term sourcing solutions while providing the
integrating mechanism between force apportionment, allocation, and assignment.  Also call GFM.
2. A process to align assignment, allocation, and apportionment of forces to combatant commanders
in support of the national defense strategy and joint force availability requirements.
global fund - the public-private partnership known as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria established pursuant to Article 80 of the Swiss Civil Code.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7602)

global health security - Prevention of, protection from, mitigation of, response to, and recovery from
serious incidents that are cross-border in nature and that pose a risk to security, destabilize
economies, disrupt social cohesion, and affect the critical business of government.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
global health security - Prevention of, protection from, mitigation of, response to, and recovery from
serious incidents that are cross-border in nature and that pose a risk to security, destabilize
economies, disrupt social cohesion, and affect the critical business of government.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 451.3)

Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism - The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism is
a global effort that aims to enhance partner capacity to prevent, protect against, and respond to the threat of a nuclear terrorism event.  Also called GICNT.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

global maritime community of interest - community of stakeholders with roles and responsibilities in
the maritime domain includes the Federal, State, local, territorial, tribal, and regional departments and agencies.

global maritime partnership - An approach to cooperation among maritime nations with a shared stake
in international commerce, safety, security, and freedom of the seas.  Also called GMP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
global maritime situational awareness - comprehensive fusion of data from every agency and by every
nation to improve knowledge of the maritime domain.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Global Nuclear Detection Architecture - The GNDA is a framework for detecting (through technical
and non-technical means), analyzing, and reporting on nuclear and other radioactive materials that
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 451.3)

are out of regulatory control.  **Also called GNDA.**

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2361.4)

Global OpenNet - The next generation OpenNet Everywhere (ONE) system that provides subscriber
access to Department of State unclassified email, documents, and applications while away from the
office or teleworking.  Also called GO.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

global patient movement requirements center - A joint activity reporting directly to the Commander,
United States Transportation Command, which provides medical regulating and aeromedical evacuation scheduling for the continental United States and intertheater operations, provides support to the theater patient movement requirements centers, and coordinates with supporting resource providers to identify available assets and communicates transport to bed plans to the appropriate
transportation agency for execution.  Also called GPMRC.  See also medical treatment facility.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)

Global Positioning System - A satellite-based radio navigation system operated by the Department of
Defense to provide all military, civil, and commercial users with precise positioning, navigation, and
timing.  Also called GPS.
global positioning system - A satellite-based system deployed to determine locations on the Earth's
surface. It is commonly used for surveying, mapping, and navigation on land and water.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

global terrorism - terrorism activities conducted in, or encompassing international communities A.)
involves violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any State;  B.) appears to be intended-a. to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, b. to influence the policy or a government by intimidation or coercions; or c. to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and  C.) occurs primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)
global transportation management - The integrated process of satisfying transportation requirements
using the Defense Transportation System to meet national security objectives.  Also called GTM.
See also Defense Transportation System.
Global Tuberculosis Drug Facility - the new initiative of the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership to increase
access to high-quality tuberculosis drugs to facilitate DOTS expansion.   Also called GDF.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2151b3)
Global Tuberculosis Drug facility - the new initiative of the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership to increase
access to high-quality tuberculosis drugs to facilitate DOTS expansion.  Also called GDF.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 104B)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
global warming potential - how much a given mass of a chemical contributes to global warming over a
given time period compared to the same mass of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide's global warming potential.
glossary - A place to store text that can be used again. Each piece of text is recorded and assigned a
unique name.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
go/ no-go - A critical point at which a decision to proceed or not must be made.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
goals - A concise and measurable description of one or more related actions that are necessary to attain a
tangible milestone toward the achievement of an objective.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
good - any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including
inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4618.)
goods - any merchandise, product, article, or material, whether having commercial or intrinsic tangible
value.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)
goods - goods (including ships and marine equipment), wares, products, commodities, merchandise, or
articles or subjects of commerce of any character, or any part or ingredient thereof, but does not include goods after their delivery into the actual physical possession of the ultimate consumer thereof other than a producer, manufacturer, or processor thereof.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
goods or technology - (A) any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, or manufactured
product, including inspection and test equipment; and
(B) any information and know-how (whether
in tangible form, such as models, prototypes, drawings, sketches, diagrams, blueprints, or manuals, or in intangible form, such as training or technical services) that can be used to design, produce, manufacture, utilize, or reconstruct goods, including computer software and technical data.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 324)

governance - The state's ability to serve the citizens through the rules, processes, and behavior by which
interests are articulated, resources are managed, and power is exercised in a society, including the representative participatory decision-making processes typically guaranteed under inclusive,
constitutional authority.

governing factors - In the context of joint operation planning, those aspects of the situation (or externally
imposed factors) that the commander deems critical to the accomplishment of the mission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2552)

government agency - any executive department, commission, agency, independent establishment,
corporation wholly or partly owned by the United States which is an instrumentality of the United
States, or any board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment in the executive branch of Government.

government aircraft - any aircraft owned, leased, chartered or rented and operated by an Executive
Agency.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A126)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
government contractor-issued individually billed charge card - A Government contractor-issued charge
card used by authorized individuals to pay for official travel and transportation related expenses for which the contractor bills the employee.
government dam - a dam or other work constructed or owned by the United States for Government
purposes with or without contribution from others.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Government Emergency Telecommunications Service - A telephone network developed under White
House tasking to provide enhanced caller capabilities for National Security/ Emergency Preparedness (NS/ EP) calls. GETS is administered by the Defense Information Systems Agency
with service accorded to National Security Council member agencies.  Also called GETS.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Government Emergency Telecommunications Service - service providing authorized Government
users with 24-hour nationwide national security/ emergency preparedness service utilizing the surviving public switched network resources under a full range of conditions:  crisis, natural disaster, or war.
government functions - the collective functions of the heads of executive departments and agencies as
defined by statute, regulation, presidential direction, or other legal authority, and the functions of the legislative and judicial branches.

(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 51
National
Continuity Policy, Terms)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

government furnished property - Facilities, equipment, material, supplies, or other services provided by
the government for use by all prospective providers in the solicitation. Costs for GFP included in a solicitation are considered common costs. Replacement costs, insurance, maintenance and repair
costs for GFP may or may not be government-furnished, depending on the provisions in the
solicitation.  Also called GFP.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
611)

government of a foreign country - any person or group of persons exercising sovereign de facto or de
jure political jurisdiction over any country, other than the United States, or over any part of such country, and includes any subdivision of any such group and any group or agency to which such sovereign de facto or de jure authority or functions are directly or indirectly delegated. Such term shall include any faction or body of insurgents within a country assuming to exercise governmental authority whether such faction or body of insurgents has or has not been recognized by the United States.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)

Government Off-the-Shelf -  IT products that are developed by U.S. Government organizations with
U.S. Government-related requirements in mind and are designated as available only to other U.S.
Government organizations. In the context of NSTISSP No. 11, GOTS are Information Assurance or Information Assurance-Enabled products that often require special features and assurances that are not found in typical Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) products. These additional features and assurances are usually developed with U.S. Government cooperation and results in products that contain domestic and/ or international restriction.  Also called GOTS.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

government personnel - Civilian employees, foreign national employees, temporary employees, term
employees, non-appropriated fund employees, and uniformed services personnel employed by an agency to perform activities.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
government property - All property owned or leased by the U.S. Government. Government property
includes both Government-furnished property and contractor-acquired property. Government property includes material, equipment, special tooling, special test equipment, and real property.
Government property does not include intellectual property and software.
government publication - information that is published as an individual document at Government
expense, or as required by law, in any medium or form.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
government special access program security officer - person that is a U.S. Government employee that
provides day to day security administration and management for a special access program appointed
in writing at a government special access program facility or organization by the government
program manager.
government technical monitor - An individual designated by the contracting officer to assist the COR in
monitoring a contractors performance.  Also called GTM.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1) (SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3701)
governmental entity - a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an entity or organization, including an
entity or organization in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, that has governmental authority within the territorial boundaries of the United States, including on lands described in the Act.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40125.)
governmental function - an activity undertaken by a government, such as national defense, intelligence
missions, firefighting, search and rescue, law enforcement (including transport of prisoners, detainees, and illegal aliens), aeronautical research, or biological or geological resource
management.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
governmental unit -  the entire State, local, or federally-recognized Indian tribal government, including
any component thereof. Components of governmental units may function independently of the governmental unit in accordance with the term of the award.

governmental units - the official boundary of federal, state, local, and tribal governments as reported/
certified to the U.S. Census Bureau by responsible officials of each government for purposes of reporting the Nation's official statistics.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

government-furnished property - Property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the U.S.
Government and subsequently furnished to the contractor for performance of a contract. Government-furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes contractor-acquired property if the contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost contract when accepted by the U.S. Government for continued use under the contract (48 CFR 45.101).

government-held real property - See U.S. Government-held real property.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
government-provided residential quarters - See U.S. Government-provided residential quarters.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 622)

government-sponsored enterprise - a corporate entity created by a law of the United States that- (A)(i)
has a Federal charter authorized by law; (ii) is privately owned, as evidenced by capital stock owned
by private entities or individuals; (iii) is under the direction of a board of directors, a majority of which is elected by private owners; (iv) is a financial institution with power to- (I) make loans or
loan guarantees for limited purposes such as to provide credit for specific borrowers or one sector;
and (II) raise funds by borrowing (which does not carry the full faith and credit of the Federal Government) or to guarantee the debt of others in unlimited amounts; and (B)(i) does not exercise powers that are reserved to the Government as sovereign (such as the power to tax or to regulate interstate commerce); (ii) does not have the power to commit the Government financially (but it
may be a recipient of a loan guarantee commitment made by the Government); and (iii) has employees whose salaries and expenses are paid by the enterprise and are not Federal employees subject to title 5.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A119)

government-unique standard - a standard developed by and for use by the Federal government in its
regulations, procurements, or other program areas specifically for government use (i.e., it is not generally used by the private sector unless required by regulation, procurement, or program participation). The standard was not developed as a voluntary consensus standard.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

governmentwide acquisition contract - a task-order or delivery-order contract for information
technology established by one agency for Governmentwide use that is operated (1) By an
executive agent designated by the Office of Management and Budget; or (2) Under a delegation of procurement authority issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) prior to August 7, 1996, under authority granted GSA. The Economy Act does not apply to orders under a Governmentwide acquisition contract.  Also called GWAC.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

governmentwide point of entry - the single point where Government business opportunities greater than
$25,000, including synopses of proposed contract actions, solicitations, and associated information, can be accessed electronically by the public. The GPE is located at http:/ / www.fedbizopps.gov.
Also called GPE.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Governor's authorized representative - An individual empowered by a Governor to - (1) execute all
necessary documents for disaster assistance on behalf of the State, including certification of applications for public assistance; (2) represent the Governor of the impacted State in the Unified Coordination Group, when required; (3) coordinate and supervise the State disaster assistance program to include serving as its grant administrator; and (4) identify, in coordination with the State Coordinating Officer, the State's critical information needs for incorporation into a list of Essential
Elements of Information.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
292q)
grace period - the period of one year beginning on the date on which the borrower ceases to pursue a
full-time course of study at a school of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy,
podiatric medicine, optometry, or veterinary medicine.
grade - a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated
as a grade by law or regulation.
(SOURCE  DOD/
NGB, US Code
32, 101)
graduate - an individual who has attended an institution for at least three semesters and fulfilled
academic requirements for undergraduate studies in not more than 5 consecutive school years.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1061.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
37b)
graduate medical education program - (i) a residency program for the medical education and training
of individuals following graduation from medical school; (ii) a program, known as a specialty or subspecialty fellowship program, that provides more advanced training; and (iii) an institution or organization that operates, sponsors or participates in such a program.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
37b)
graduate medical education residency matching program - a program (e.g, those conducted by the
National Resident Matching Program) that, in connection with the admission of students to graduate
medical education programs, uses an algorithm and matching rules to match students in accordance with the preferences of students and the preferences of graduate medical education programs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
graduate of a medical school, foreign medical graduate - a graduate of a medical school is an alien
who has graduated from a foreign medical school is commonly referred to as a foreign medical graduate or, usually, FMG.  b. See 9 FAM 302.1-6 for additional information on unqualified physicians.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3797aa)
graduated sanctions - an accountability-based graduated series of sanctions (including incentives,
treatments, and services) applicable to mentally ill offenders within both the juvenile and adult justice system to hold individuals accountable for their actions and to protect communities by providing appropriate sanctions for inducing law-abiding behavior and preventing subsequent involvement in the criminal justice system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
graduates of a medical school - aliens who have graduated from a medical school or who have qualified
to practice medicine in a foreign state, other than such aliens who are of national or international renown in the field of medicine.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
5502.)
grand challenge - a fundamental problem in science or engineering, with broad economic and scientific
impact, whose solution will require the application of high-performance computing resources and multidisciplinary teams of researchers.
grand master key system - master key system that has exactly three levels of keying.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
grant - legal instrument of financial assistance between the Department, or pass-through entity, and a
non-federal entity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
grant - the form of assistance given to schools abroad and various U.S. educational institutions by the
U.S. Government under one of several programs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 611.6)
grant and per diem provider - an entity in receipt of a grant.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
2002.)
grant request annual submissions program - a computerized program used by the schools to provide
data to A/ OPR/ OS on general school information, faculty, students, and budget, and to request
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
grant assistance.
FAM 611.6)
grantee - a corporation to which the privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade
zone has been granted.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
81a.)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

grantee department or agency -  the component of a State, local, or federally-recognized Indian tribal
government which is responsible for the performance or administration of all or some part of a Federal award.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1301)

grantees and lessees - all political subdivisions, municipalities, public and private corporations, and other
persons holding grants or leases from a State, or from its predecessor sovereign if legally validated, to lands beneath navigable waters if such grants or leases were issued in accordance with the constitution, statutes, and decisions of the courts of the State in which such lands are situated, or of
its predecessor sovereign: *Provided, however,* That nothing herein shall be construed as conferring
upon said grantees or lessees any greater rights or interests other than are described herein and in their respective grants from the State, or its predecessor sovereign.

grantor - A person by whom a grant or transfer of ownership is made.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

grants an award where - The principle purpose of the relationship is the transfer of money, property,
services, or anything of value to the state or local government or other recipient in order to accomplish a public purpose of support, or stimulation, authorized by Federal statute, rather than
acquisition, by purchase, lease, or barter, of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the
U.S. Government; and No substantial involvement is anticipated between the Executive agency, acting for the U.S. Government, and the state or local government, or other recipient during performance of the contemplated activity.
grants financial management - Those activities that relate to policy development, oversight, procedures
and training pertaining to the financial management of grants.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)

grape product - grapes and any product (other than wine) made from grapes, including, but not limited
to, raisins and grape juice, whether or not concentrated.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2802)
graphical interchange format - GIF files support 8-bit or 256-bit colors and are best used for
illustrations and flat graphics.  Also called GIF.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

graphical user interface - An interactive screen display by which the user can move a mouse to point the
screen cursor at symbols representing data or instructions to the machine, reducing the need for keyboard typing.  Also called GUI.

graywater - galley, bath, and shower water.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1322)
graywater - only galley, dishwasher, bath, and laundry waste water. The term does not include other
wastes or waste streams.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1901)
grazing permit and lease - any document authorizing use of public lands or lands in national forests in
the sixteen contiguous Western States for the purpose of grazing domestic livestock.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1902)
great ape - a chimpanzee, gorilla, bonobo, orangutan, or gibbon.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
6302)
Great Lakes navigation system - (A)(i) Lake Superior;(ii) Lake Huron; (iii) Lake Michigan; (iv) Lake
Erie; and(v) Lake Ontario;(B) all connecting waters between the lakes referred to in subparagraph
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,

2237)
(A) used for commercial navigation;(C) any navigation features in the lakes referred to in subparagraph (A) or waters described in subparagraph (B) that are a Federal operation or maintenance responsibility; and(D) areas of the Saint Lawrence River that are operated or maintained by the Federal Government for commercial navigation.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
green building - practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible
and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle from site-selection to design, construction,
operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction.
green procurement - integration of environmental performance considerations into the procurement
process including planning, acquisition, use, and disposal.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
greenhouse gas  - A gas that traps solar heat in the earth's atmosphere and contributes to global mean
temperature.  Also called GHG.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)
greenhouse gas - (A) carbon dioxide;
(B) methane;
(C) nitrous oxide; (D) hydrofluorocarbons; (E)
perfluorocarbons; or (F) sulfur hexafluoride.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17321)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7545.)
greenhouse gas - carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons,9 sulfur
hexafluoride. The Administrator may include any other anthropogenically-emitted gas that is determined by the Administrator, after notice and comment, to contribute to global warming.
greenhouse gas - carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and
sulfur hexafluoride.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7901)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
greenhouse gas - gaseous compound that absorbs infrared radiation, traps heat in the atmosphere, and
contributes to the greenhouse effect includes:  carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, HFCs, PFCs,
and sulfur hexafluoride.
greenhouse gas emission - **scope 1** - direct greenhouse gas emission from sources that are owned or
controlled by the Department.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
greenhouse gas emission - **scope 2** - indirect greenhouse gas emission resulting from the generation of
electricity, heat, or steam purchased by the Department.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
greenhouse gas emission - scope 3 - indirect greenhouse gas emission from sources not owned or
directly controlled by the Department but that are related to agency activities, such as vendor supply
chains, delivery services, and employee travel and commuting.
greenhouse gas emissions calculator - An EPA-developed spreadsheet tool utilized to determine the net
GHG emissions of all planned/ actual vehicle acquisitions.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)

greenhouse gas emissions score - A numerical assessment (10-point scale) assigned by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that reflects an individual vehicles carbon dioxide emissions, based on the vehicles make, model, year of manufacture, fuel type, fuel efficiency rating, and other factors (such as engine size and transmission type).

greenhouse gas intensity - the ratio of greenhouse gas emissions to economic output.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7901)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Greenwich Mean Time - Mean solar time for the zero or prime meridian at Greenwich, England, used as
a basis for calculating time for most of the world. GMT or Zulu (see definition below) is the time used in telegraphic processor clocks.  Also called GMT.
grid coordinates - Coordinates of a grid coordinate system to which numbers and letters are assigned for
use in designating a point on a gridded map, photograph, or chart.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
824o1)

grid security emergency - the occurrence or imminent danger of (A)(i) a malicious act using
electronic communication or an electromagnetic pulse, or a geomagnetic storm event, that could disrupt the operation of those electronic devices or communications networks, including hardware, software, and data, that are essential to the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense
critical electric infrastructure; and (ii) disruption of the operation of such devices or networks, with significant adverse effects on the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure, as a result of such act or event; or (B)(i) a direct physical attack on critical
electric infrastructure or on defense critical electric infrastructure; and (ii) significant adverse effects on the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure as a result of such physical attack.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4715)

grievance - a matter of concern or dissatisfaction subject to the control of the Department relating to the
employment of the grievant, or a group of employees acting as individuals, where there has been a misapplication or violation of law, regulation or written policy, including any allegation of coercion,
reprisal or retaliation for having filed a grievance or participated in the grievance process, except as described under Matters Excluded. A grievance must specify the personal relief requested.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4715)

grievance examiner - an individual authorized by the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Human
Resources to analyze grievances, conduct inquiries, and make recommendations concerning case disposition.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4715)

grievance staff - the unit of the Bureau of Human Resources (HR) responsible for assisting the
responsible Deputy Assistant Secretary (or his or her designee) in reviewing and deciding grievances filed.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4412)
grievant - any member of the Service who is a citizen of the United States; or a former member of the
Service, or in the case of death of the member, the surviving spouse or, if none, another member of the family.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2084)
grievous bodily injury - any of the following categories of injury: mutilation, amputation,
dismemberment, disfigurement, loss of important bodily functions, debilitating internal disorder,
severe burn, severe electric shock, and injuries likely to require extended hospitalization.
gross cargo weight - the weight of the cargo, packaging materials (including ice), pallets, and dunnage.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5901.)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1791.)
gross negligence - voluntary and conscious conduct (including a failure to act) by a person who, at the
time of the conduct, knew that the conduct was likely to be harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
gross pay - Total monetary payment due an employee, PSC, or PSA, for services before any mandatory
or voluntary deductions are effected.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H541.3)
gross square meter space measurement - Space on all floors within the outside surface of the exterior
walls.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
gross square meters - Space on all floors within the outside surface of the exterior walls.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
gross vehicle-weight rating - A gross vehicle weight rating is the maximum allowable total mass of a
road vehicle when loaded, including the weight of the vehicle itself plus fuel, passengers, cargo, and
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)

trailer tongue weight.  Also called GVWR.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2304)

gross violations of internationally recognized human rights - torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading
treatment or punishment, prolonged detention without charges and trial, causing the disappearance
of persons by the abduction and clandestine detention of those persons, and other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, or the security of person.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 502B)

gross violations of internationally recognized human rights - torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading
treatment or punishment, prolonged detention without charges and trial, causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction and clandestine detention of those persons, and other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, or the security of person.

gross weight - Obtained by adding to the net weight the weight of lift vans, outside shipping containers,
and the weight of dunnage or bracing material used to secure articles in such vans or containers.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
ground alert - That status in which aircraft on the ground/ deck are fully serviced and armed, with
combat crews in readiness to take off within a specified period of time after receipt of a mission
order.  See also airborne alert.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
ground-based interceptor - A fixed-based, surface-to-air missile for defense against long-range ballistic
missiles using an exo-atmospheric hit-to-kill interception of the targeted reentry vehicle in the midcourse phase of flight.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
ground-based midcourse defense - A surface-to-air ballistic missile defense system for exo-atmospheric
midcourse phase interception of long-range ballistic missiles using the ground-based interceptors.
Also called GMD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)
group - 1. A flexible administrative and tactical unit composed of either two or more battalions or two or
more squadrons.  2. A number of ships and/ or aircraft, normally a subdivision of a force, assigned for a specific purpose.  3. A long-standing functional organization that is formed to support a broad function within a joint force commander's headquarters.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
group - Established to divide the incident management structure into functional areas of operation.
Groups are composed of resources assembled to perform a special function not necessarily within a
single geographic division. Groups, when activated, are located between Branches and resources in
the Operations Section. See Division.
group health insurance coverage - health insurance coverage offered in connection with such plan.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
group health insurance coverage - in connection with a group health plan, health insurance coverage
offered in connection with such plan.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1191b)
guaranteeing agency - a department or agency of the United States engaged in procurement for the
national defense.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
guarantor - any person, other than the responsible party, who provides evidence of financial
responsibility for a responsible party under this Act.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
guard - Mechanism limiting the exchange of information between systems. These devices are often used
between systems of different classification levels.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
guarded frequencies - A list of time-oriented, enemy frequencies that are currently being exploited for
combat information and intelligence or jammed after the commander has weighed the potential
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

operational gain against the loss of the technical information.  See also electronic warfare.

guerrilla force - A group of irregular, predominantly indigenous personnel organized along military lines
to conduct military and paramilitary operations in enemy-held, hostile, or denied territory.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1161w.)

guidance counselor - an individual who works with at-risk youth on a one-on-one basis, to establish a
supportive relationship with such at-risk youth and to provide such at-risk youth with academic assistance and exposure to new experiences that enhance their ability to become responsible citizens.

guidance for controlling asbestos-containing material in buildings - the Environmental Protection
Agency document with such title as in effect on March 31, 1986.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2642.)

guided missile - An unmanned vehicle moving above the surface of the Earth whose trajectory or flight
path is capable of being altered by an external or internal mechanism.  See also ballistic missile.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

gun-target line - An imaginary straight line from gun to target.  Also called GTL.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
habitability - capability of being inhabited includes those effort undertaken during analysis, design and
modification activities to achieve, promote and ensure an effective, efficient and gender-conscious
environment free of unhealthy, uncomfortable or harsh attributes.
habitat enhancement - the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a
habitat to change a specific function or serial stage of the habitat.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
3772)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
3772)
habitat establishment - the manipulation of physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a project
site to create and maintain habitat that did not previously exist on the project site, including construction of (A) shallow water impoundments on non-hydric soils; and (B) side channel spawning and rearing habitat.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
3772)

habitat improvement - restoring, enhancing, or establishing physiographic, hydrological, or disturbance
conditions necessary to establish or maintain native plant and animal communities, including periodic manipulations to maintain intended habitat conditions on completed project sites.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
3772)

habitat restoration - i) an activity conducted to return a project site, to the maximum extent practicable,
to the ecological condition that existed prior to the loss or degradation, including
(I) removing
tile drains or plugging drainage ditches in former or degraded wetland; (II) returning meanders and sustainable profiles to straightened streams;
(III) burning grass communities heavily invaded by
exotic species to reestablish native grass and plant communities; and
(IV) planting plant
communities that are native to the project site; (ii) if restoration of a project site to its original ecological condition is not practicable, an activity that repairs 1 or more of the original habitat functions and that involve the use of native vegetation, including (I) the installation of a water control structure in a swale on land isolated from overbank flooding by a major levee to simulate natural hydrological processes; and (II) the placement of streambank or instream habitat diversity
structures in streams that cannot be restored to original conditions or profile; and (iii) removal of a disturbing or degrading element to enable the native habitat to reestablish or become fully functional.
habitat restoration - the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site
(SOURCE  DOI,

with the goal of returning the majority of natural functions to the lost or degraded native habitat.
US Code 16,
3772)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
201)

habit-forming narcotic drug or narcotic - opium and coca leaves and the several alkaloids derived
therefrom, the best known of these alkaloids being morphia, heroin, and codeine, obtained from
opium, and cocaine derived from the coca plant; all compounds, salts, preparations, or other derivatives obtained either from the raw material or from the various alkaloids; Indian hemp and its various derivatives, compounds, and preparations, and peyote in its various forms; isonipecaine and
its derivatives, compounds, salts, and preparations; opiates.
Hague Abduction Convention - shorthand for the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abduction.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1711.3)
Hague Abduction Convention - the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction,
done at The Hague October 25, 1980.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

Hague Convention Certificate - a certificate issued by a consular officer overseas to the adoptive
parent(s) or prospective adoptive parent(s) certifying that the foreign adoption or grant of legal custody in the country of origin was granted pursuant to the Convention and Intercountry Adoption Act. A Hague Convention Certificate will be either a Hague Adoption Certificate (IHAC) (in the case of a final adoption overseas) or a Hague Custody Certificate (IHCC) (in the case of custody granted overseas for the purpose of adoption in the United States).
half-life - The time required for the activity of a given radioactive species to decrease to half of its initial
value due to radioactive decay.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

handle via special access channels only material - material handling caveat used within special access
program (SAP) control channels to identify classified or unclassified information that requires handling in special access program control channels due to its sensitivity when associated with a
special access program.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

handling instructions - A generic term for the acronyms and phrases preceding the body of a telegram to
define dissemination at addressee posts. Handling instructions are categorized as captions, attention
indicators, or passing instructions.
handling symbol - In the context of telegraphic processing, any one of three words that defines a unique
telegraphic handling procedure - CRITIC, NIACT, or POUCH.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)

hands-free device - An apparatus used with an electronic device that permits the user to operate the
device without holding it or otherwise occupying the users hands. HFDs may take the form of voice/ touch activation, an ear-bud and lapel microphone combination, or an installed speaker and microphone combination.  Also called HFD.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2241)

harbor - any channel or harbor, or element thereof, in the United States, capable of being utilized in the
transportation of commercial cargo in domestic or foreign waterborne commerce by commercial vessels. The term does not include-  (A) an inland harbor;(B) the Saint Lawrence Seaway;  (C) local access or berthing channels; (D) channels or harbors constructed or maintained by nonpublic interests; and(E) any portion of the Columbia River other than the channels on the downstream side of Bonneville lock and dam.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
1403)

hard mineral resource - any deposit or accretion on, or just below, the surface of the deep seabed of
nodules which include one or more minerals, at least one of which contains manganese, nickel, cobalt, or copper.
hard-metric - measurement, design, and manufacture using the metric system of measurement, but does
not include measurement, design, and manufacture using English system measurement units which
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,

are subsequently reexpressed in the metric system of measurement.
205c.) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

hardship - Hardship would not usually be considered to exist when an alien does not wish to return to the
place of last foreign residence only because of inconvenience or expense. b. A brief, temporary
absence from work would not generally be considered a hardship. c. Inability of an alien to travel long distances because of physical infirmity or advanced age would be considered to entail hardship.
d. The presence of war, widespread civil disturbance, revolution, or other similar phenomena in an aliens country of last foreign residence would be evidence that it would be a hardship if the alien were required to return to that country. If the post is inclined to accept a case but has doubts about the aliens claim regarding a disturbance of some kind in the aliens last country of residence, the Departments advice may be sought by contacting CA/ VO/ F). e. Aliens from countries with no visa-issuing post could possibly entail hardship.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

hardware - The physical parts of an information system and related devices. Internal hardware devices
include motherboards, hard drives, and memory. External hardware devices include monitors, keyboards, mice, printers, scanners, tape drives, and external storage arrays.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

hardware assurance - Hardware assurance is provided through investigatory procedures that review the
technology safeguards applied to classified information-processing equipment for signs of
tampering.
harm - Damage, loss, or misuse of information which adversely affects one or more individuals or
undermines the integrity of a system or program.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

harm - physical, nonphysical, economic, and noneconomic losses.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
14505)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
4008)
harmful algal bloom - marine and freshwater phytoplankton that proliferate to high concentrations,
resulting in nuisance conditions or harmful impacts on marine and aquatic ecosystems, coastal
communities, and human health through the production of toxic compounds or other biological, chemical, and physical impacts of the algae outbreak.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
harmful quantity [oil] - quantity of oil that is potentially harmful to public health or welfare; or that
violates applicable water quality standards; or that cause a film, sheen, or discoloration of the water surface or adjacent shorelines; or that cause an oily sludge or emulsion to be deposited beneath the water surface or upon adjacent shorelines.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 7131.)
harmful to minors - any picture, image, graphic image file, or other visual depiction that- (A) taken as a
whole and with respect to minors, appeals to a prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion; (B) depicts, describes, or represents, in a patently offensive way with respect to what is suitable for minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual acts, or a lewd exhibition of the genitals; and (C) taken as a whole, lacks serious literary,
artistic, political, or scientific value as to minors.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
hasty breach - The creation of lanes through enemy minefields by expedient methods such as blasting
with demolitions, pushing rollers or disabled vehicles through the minefields when the time factor
does not permit detailed reconnaissance, deliberate breaching, or bypassing the obstacle.
hazard - A condition with the potential to cause injury, illness, or death of personnel; damage to or loss
of equipment or property; or mission degradation.  See also injury; risk.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)

hazard - an emergency or disaster resulting from- (A) a natural disaster; or(B) an accidental or mancaused event.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5195a)

hazard - Something that is potentially dangerous or harmful, often the root cause of an unwanted
outcome.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
hazard - source or cause of harm or difficulty may be natural, technological, or human-caused.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment - A process to identify hazards and associated risk to
persons, property, and structures and to improve protection from natural and human-caused hazards. HIRA serves as a foundation for planning, resource management, capability development, public
education, and training and exercises.  Also called HIRA.

hazard reduction - the reduction in the potential consequences to life and property of dam failure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
467)
hazardous air pollutant - pollutant that is known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health
effects, such as reproductive effects or birth defects, or adverse environmental effects.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
hazardous cargo - Cargo that includes not only large bulk-type categories such as explosives,
pyrotechnics, petroleum, oils, and lubricants, compressed gases, corrosives and batteries, but lesser
quantity materials like super-tropical bleach (oxiderizer), pesticides, poisons, medicines, specialized
medical chemicals and medical waste that can be loaded as cargo.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
hazardous cargo - commodity considered as hazardous material that is loaded as cargo for transport
includes not only bulk-type categories such as explosives, pyrotechnics, petroleum oils and lubricants, compressed gases, corrosives, and batteries, but lesser materials like super-tropical bleach (oxidizer), pesticides, poisons, medicines, specialized medical chemicals and medical waste.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

hazardous chemical or material - chemical or material which can cause a physical or a health hazard
include: 1.      Any chemical or material defined as hazardous by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); 2.      Any item or chemical that is reportable or potentially reportable as inventoried under the requirements of the hazardous chemical reporting by the U.S.
EPA; and   3.      Any item or chemical that, when being transported or moved on public roads, is a risk to public health or safety or an environmental hazard and is regulated by, but not limited to, the following requirements:  (1)   U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act; (2)   International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code of the International Maritime Organization;           (3)   Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International Air Transport Association; or (4)   Technical Instructions of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)

hazardous liquid -  (A) petroleum or a petroleum product; (B) nonpetroleum fuel, including biofuel, that
is flammable, toxic, or corrosive or would be harmful to the environment if released in significant quantities; and (C) a substance the Secretary of Transportation decides may pose an unreasonable
risk to life or property when transported by a hazardous liquid pipeline facility in a liquid state
(except for liquefied natural gas).

hazardous liquid pipeline facility - a pipeline, a right of way, a facility, a building, or equipment used or
intended to be used in transporting hazardous liquid.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)

hazardous materials - a broad range of materials that are not only flammable or combustible but are also
designated under related maritime safety and environmental laws.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

hazardous property - Material consisting of explosives, flammables, corrosives, combustibles,
oxidizers, poisons, toxins, sources of ionizing radiation or radiant energy, biological, radiological, or magnetic substances, or compressed gases, which, because of their nature are dangerous to store or handle and present real or potential hazards to life and/ or property.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

hazardous substance - material that, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical or chemical
characteristics, poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety, or to the
environment excludes petroleum and natural gas.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

hazardous waste - a solid waste, or combination of solid wastes, which because of its quantity,
concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may (A) cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness; or (B) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

hazardous waste - material, substance, or byproduct eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or
required that pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment due
to one or more of the following:  ignitability, reactivity, corrosively, or toxicity may be solid, liquid,
or gaseous waste or a combination thereof.

hazardous waste generation - the act or process of producing hazardous waste.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

hazardous waste generator - person, site, or facility, whose act or process produces hazardous waste or
whose act first subjects hazardous waste to regulation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
hazardous waste management - the systematic control of the collection, source separation, storage,
transportation, processing, treatment, recovery, and disposal of hazardous wastes.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

hazards of electromagnetic radiation to fuels - The potential hazard that is created when volatile
combustibles, such as fuel, are exposed to electromagnetic fields of sufficient energy to cause
ignition.  Also called HERF.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance - The danger of accidental actuation of electroexplosive devices or otherwise electrically activating ordnance because of radio frequency electromagnetic fields.  Also called HERO.  See also electromagnetic radiation; HERO SAFE
ordnance; HERO UNSAFE ordnance; ordnance.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

hazards of electromagnetic radiation to personnel - The potential hazard that exists when personnel
are exposed to an electromagnetic field of sufficient intensity to heat the human body.  Also called
HERP.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
6964)

hazing - any unauthorized assumption of authority by a midshipman whereby another midshipman
suffers or is exposed to any cruelty, indignity, humiliation, hardship, or oppression, or the deprivation or abridgement of any right.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5102.)

hazmat employee - (A) an individual-(i) who-(I) is employed on a full time, part time, or temporary basis
by a hazmat employer; or (II) is self-employed (including an owner-operator of a motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft) transporting hazardous material in commerce; and (ii) who during the course of
such full time, part time, or temporary employment, or such self employment, directly affects hazardous material transportation safety as the Secretary decides by regulation; and (B) an individual, employed on a full time, part time, or temporary basis by a hazmat employer, or self employed, who during the course of employment- (i) loads, unloads, or handles hazardous material; (ii) designs, manufactures, fabricates, inspects, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs, or tests a
package, container, or packaging component that is represented, marked, certified, or sold as qualified for use in transporting hazardous material in commerce; (iii) prepares hazardous material
for transportation; (iv) is responsible for the safety of transporting hazardous material; or (v) operates a vehicle used to transport hazardous material.
head of a medical facility - (A) with respect to a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
(SOURCE  DVA,

means the director of the facility, and (B) with respect to a medical facility of the Department of
Defense, means the medical or dental officer in charge or the contract surgeon in charge.
US Code 38,
8111.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)
head of agency - For the Department of State, the Secretary of State; for the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID), the Administrator of USAID; for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the Chairman of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB); for Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and for Commerce, the Secretary of Commerce.
head of an element of the intelligence community - (A) the head of an element of the intelligence
community; or (B) the head of the department or agency containing such element.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1813)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
head of an executive department or agency - Means the Secretary of State, Secretary of Commerce,
Secretary of Agriculture, or USAID Administrator, or a person exercising authority delegated by the agency or executive department head.
head of contracting activity - The official who has overall responsibility for managing the contracting
activity.   Also called HCA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
head of contracting activity - The official who has overall responsibility for managing the contracting
activity.  Also called HCA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense - the heads of the Departments
of State, Justice, the Interior, and Homeland Security, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the General Services Administration, and all other agencies with authority delegated.
head of the contracting activity - the official who has overall responsibility for managing the
contracting activity.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
heading - The part of a telegram that precedes the text and controls the transmission, security and
accountability of telegrams between the originator and addressee posts.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
heading - The part of an ACP127-formatted telegram that precedes the text and controls the transmission,
security, and accountability of telegrams between the originator and addressee posts.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
headquarters - physical location of a principal place of business.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H3311)
headquarters - The Washington headquarters of the Department of State, Broadcasting Board of
Governors, the Agency for International Development, the Foreign Agricultural Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce, as appropriate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
heads of agency at establishments abroad - The highest ranking person at an agency establishment
abroad authorized to make determinations on behalf of the agency. Includes, but is not limited to, the USAID mission director or USAID representative; officers in charge of radio relay stations or radio program centers; and officers in charge of regional service centers.
head-up display - A display of flight, navigation, attack, or other information superimposed upon the
pilot's forward field of view.  See also flight.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
522)

health care - all appropriate examinations, preventive, curative and restorative health and medical care,
and supplementary services when necessary.(e) For the purposes of this chapter or any other Act,
the period of any individual's service as a volunteer under this chapter shall include-(i) any period of training prior to enrollment as a volunteer under this chapter; and (ii) the period between enrollment
as a volunteer and the termination of service as such volunteer by the President or by death or resignation.

health care clearinghouse - a public or private entity that processes or facilitates the processing of
nonstandard data elements of health information into standard data elements.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1320d)
Health Care Coalition - A group of individual health care and response organizations (e.g., hospitals,
emergency medical services (EMS), emergency management organizations, public health agencies, etc.) in a defined geographic location. HCCs play a critical role in developing health care delivery system preparedness and response capabilities. HCCs serve as multiagency coordinating groups that
support and integrate with ESF-8 activities in the context of incident command system (ICS) responsibilities.  Also called HCC.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
Health Care
Preparedness and Response Capabilities 20172022,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1533)

health care industry stakeholder -
(A) health plan, health care clearinghouse, or health care provider;

(B) advocate for patients or consumers;
(C) pharmacist;
(D) developer or vendor of health
information technology;
(E) laboratory;
(F) pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturer; or

(G) additional stakeholder the Secretary determines necessary.
health care organization - any individual or entity which is obligated to provide, pay for, or administer
health benefits under any health plan.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g15)

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2611.)

health care provider - (A) a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who is authorized to practice medicine or
surgery (as appropriate) by the State in which the doctor practices; or
(B) any other person
determined by the Secretary to be capable of providing health care services.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1320b5.)

health care provider - any entity that furnishes health care items or services, and includes a hospital or
other provider of services, a physician or other health care practitioner or professional, a health care
facility, or a supplier of health care items or services.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1675)
health care provider - any health care professional, including community health aides and practitioners,
who is (A) granted clinical practice privileges or employed to provide health care services at (i) an Indian health program; or (ii) a health program of an urban Indian organization; and (B) licensed or certified to perform health care services by a governmental board or agency or professional health care society or organization.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g15)
health care provider - any individual or entity-(A) licensed, registered, or certified under Federal or
State laws or regulations to provide health care services; or (B) required to be so licensed, registered, or certified but that is exempted by other statute or regulation.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300aa33)
health care provider - any licensed health care professional, organization, or institution, whether public
or private (including Federal, State, and local departments, agencies, and instrumentalities) under
whose authority a vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table is administered.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
health care provider - Any member of the Armed Forces, civilian employee of the Department of
Defense, or personal services contract employee under Title 10, United States Code authorized by
the Department of Defense to perform health care functions.  Also called DOD health care provider.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 645)
health care provider - any military or civilian health care professional who, under regulations prescribed
by the Secretary, is granted clinical practice privileges to provide health care services in a military medical or dental treatment facility or who is licensed or certified to perform health care services by a governmental board or agency or professional health care society or organization.

health care provider - any person or entity required by State or Federal law or regulation to be licensed,
registered, or certified to provide health care services, and who is so licensed, registered, or
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,

certified.
280g8)
health care provider - organization or person delivering authorized health care to individuals or groups
in need of health care services.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g15)

health care services - any services provided by a health care provider, or by any individual working
under the supervision of a health care provider, that relate to- (A) the diagnosis, prevention, or
treatment of any human disease or impairment; or (B) the assessment of the health of human beings.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
401)

health engagement - a health stability operation conducted by the Department of Defense outside the
United States in coordination with a foreign government or international organization to establish, reconstitute, or maintain the health sector of a foreign country.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g12)

Health Extension Agent - any local, community-based health worker who facilitates and provides
assistance to primary care practices by implementing quality improvement or system redesign, incorporating the principles of the patient-centered medical home to provide high-quality, effective, efficient, and safe primary care and to provide guidance to patients in culturally and linguistically appropriate ways, and linking practices to diverse health system resources.
Health Information Exchange - Electronic health information exchange (HIE) allows doctors, nurses,
pharmacists, other health care providers and patients to appropriately access and securely share patients' vital medical information electronically.

(SOURCE  DOT/
NHTSA, Beyond
EMS Data
Collection,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300jj)

health information technology -hardware, software, integrated technologies or related licenses,
intellectual property, upgrades, or packaged solutions sold as services that are designed for or support the use by health care entities or patients for the electronic creation.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)

health insurance coverage - benefits consisting of medical care (provided directly, through insurance or
reimbursement, or otherwise and including items and services paid for as medical care) under any hospital or medical service policy or certificate, hospital or medical service plan contract, or health
maintenance organization contract offered by a health insurance issuer.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1191b)
health insurance coverage - benefits consisting of medical care (provided directly, through insurance or
reimbursement, or otherwise and including items and services paid for as medical care) under any hospital or medical service policy or certificate, hospital or medical service plan contract, or health
maintenance organization contract offered by a health insurance issuer.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
299b21)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act confidentiality regulations - regulations
promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.  Also called HIPPPA.
health literacy - the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and
understand health information and services in order to make appropriate health decisions.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
295p)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300e)
health maintenance organization - a public or private entity which is organized under the laws of any
State and which (1) provides basic and supplemental health services to its members in the manner
prescribed is organized and operated in the manner.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
4303.)
health plan - an insurance policy or contract, medical or hospital service agreement, membership or
subscription contract, or other arrangement under which health services for individuals are provided or the expenses of such services are paid.
health problem - a disease or medical ailment or an environmental condition that poses the risk of
disease or medical ailment. The term includes diseases, ailments, or risks of disease or ailment
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
caused by or related to environmental factors, control of animals and rabies, control of insect and rodent vectors, disposal of solid and hazardous waste, and control and monitoring of air quality.
290n6)

health professions school -a school of medicine, a school of osteopathic medicine, a school of dentistry,
a school of pharmacy, or a graduate program in behavioral or mental health.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
292t)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

health resources - drugs, biological products, medical devices, materials, facilities, health supplies,
services and equipment required to diagnose, mitigate or prevent the impairment of, improve, treat, cure, or restore the physical or mental health conditions of the population.
health risk assessment - process that identifies demographic, medical and lifestyle health
recommendations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

health service support - All services performed, provided, or arranged to promote, improve, conserve, or
restore the mental or physical well-being of personnel, which include, but are not limited to, the
management of health services resources, such as manpower, monies, and facilities; preventive and
curative health measures; evacuation of the wounded, injured, or sick; selection of the medically fit and disposition of the medically unfit; blood management; medical supply, equipment, and maintenance thereof; combat and operational stress control; and medical, dental, veterinary,
laboratory, optometric, nutrition therapy, and medical intelligence services.  Also called HSS.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
284d)

health services research - research endeavors that study the impact of the organization, financing and
management of health services on the quality, cost, access to and outcomes of care. Such term does not include research on the efficacy of services to prevent, diagnose, or treat medical conditions.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)

health situational awareness - A knowledge state that results from the process of active information
gathering (both domestic and international) with appropriate analysis, integration, interpretation,
validation, and sharing of information related to health threats and the health of the human population, as well as health system and human services resources, health-related response assets,
and other information that could impact the public's health to inform decision-making, resource allocation, and other actions.
health situational awareness - A knowledge state that results from the process of active informationgathering (both domestic and international) with appropriate analysis, integration, interpretation,
validation, and sharing of information related to health threats and the health of the human population, as well as health system and human services resources, health-related response assets,
and other information that could affect the public's health to inform decision-making, resource allocation, and other actions.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation
Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
health surveillance - The regular or repeated collection, analysis, and interpretation of health-related data
and the dissemination of information to monitor the health of a population and to identify potential health risks, thereby enabling timely interventions to prevent, treat, reduce, or control disease and
injury, which includes occupational and environmental health surveillance and medical surveillance
subcomponents.
health system - a collection of hospitals that are owned and operated by the same entity and that share
access to databases with drug order information for their patients.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
356f)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

health threat - A composite of ongoing or potential enemy actions; adverse environmental, occupational,
and geographic and meteorological conditions; endemic diseases; and employment of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (to include weapons of mass destruction) that have the
potential to affect the short- or long-term health (including psychological impact) of personnel.
healthcare coalition - A "single functional entity" of healthcare facilities and related organizations that
(SOURCE  DHHS,

work together to prevent, protect, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from an incident.
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)

healthcare coalition - A single functional entity of healthcare facilities and other healthcare assets to
organize and implement the mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery actions of medical and
healthcare providers in a jurisdiction's healthcare system.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)
health-care providers - health-care plans and insurers and any organizations, institutions, or other
entities or individuals who furnish health-care resources.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8152.)
health-care resource - hospital care, medical services, and rehabilitative services, any other health-care
service, and any health-care support or administrative resource.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8111.)

healthcare system - The broader, community-wide health system that includes hospitals, skilled nursing
facilities, nursing homes, hospices, community health centers, home care, physician and other ambulatory care providers; specialty services like dialysis centers, poison control centers, and
emergency medical services; and an array of other healthcare providers at the state and local levels.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)
healthcare system - The broader, community-wide health system that includes hospitals, skilled nursing
facilities, nursing homes, hospices, health centers, home care, physician and other ambulatory care providers, specialty services like dialysis centers, poison control centers, and emergency medical services, and an array of other healthcare providers at the State and local level[s]."
(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
hearing impairment - an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects
a child's educational performance.
(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)

hearing screening - objective physiologic procedures to detect possible hearing loss and to identify
newborns and infants who, after rescreening, require further audiologic and medical evaluations.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247b4a)

heart diseases - diseases of the heart and circulation.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
201)

heat initiator - initiator that serves as an igniting element through the application of heat may include
direct heat to a sensitive explosive.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

heavy duty vehicle - a vehicle of greater than 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight rating.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6374)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

heavy rail - electric railway that can carry a heavy volume of passenger traffic characterized by; high
speed and rapid acceleration, rail cars operating singly or in multi-car trains, separate rights of way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic is excluded, sophisticated signaling, and highplatform loading.

heavy-lift cargo - 1. Any single cargo lift, weighing over 5 long tons, and to be handled aboard ship.  2.
In Marine Corps usage, individual units of cargo that exceed 800 pounds in weight or 100 cubic feet
in volume.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5 JP 401.5)
heavy-lift ship - A ship specially designed and capable of loading and unloading heavy and bulky items
and has booms of sufficient capacity to accommodate a single lift of 100 tons.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
height of burst - The vertical distance from the Earth's surface or target to the point of burst.  Also called
HOB.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)
heir - A person who inherits property by will or under a statute of descent and distribution.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

helicopter coordination section - The section within the Navy tactical air control center that coordinates
rotary-wing air operations with the air traffic control center(s) in the amphibious force.  Also called
HCS.

help desk - A specific group(s) in CGFS established to address system and functional financial issues in a
timely manner.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
heritage asset - Antiques, works of art, and other cultural objects with historic importance, antiquity, rare
quality, or intrinsic value. This includes decorative arts such as textiles, antique furniture, clocks, sterling silver hollowware, porcelain and ceramics, and attachments such as wooden panels, handpainted wallpapers, chandeliers, and fireplace mantels. It includes fine arts such as paintings, sculpture, and unique or limited edition prints. It also includes other cultural property such as musical instruments and rare books.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

HERO SAFE ordnance - Any ordnance item that is percussion initiated, sufficiently shielded or
otherwise so protected that all electro-explosive devices contained by the item are immune to
adverse effects (safety or reliability) when the item is employed in its expected radio frequency environments, provided that the general hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance requirements defined in the hazards from electromagnetic radiation manual are observed.  See also electromagnetic radiation; hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance; HERO SUSCEPTIBLE
ordnance; HERO UNSAFE ordnance; ordnance.
(SOURCE  DOD, DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

HERO SUSCEPTIBLE ordnance - Any ordnance item containing electro-explosive devices proven by
test or analysis to be adversely affected by radio frequency energy to the point that the safety and/ or
reliability of the system is in jeopardy when the system is employed in its expected radio frequency environment.  See also electromagnetic radiation; hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance;
HERO SAFE ordnance; HERO UNSAFE ordnance; ordnance.
(SOURCE  DOD, DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

HERO UNSAFE ordnance - Any ordnance item containing electro-explosive devices that has not been
classified as HERO SAFE or HERO SUSCEPTIBLE ordnance as a result of a hazards of
electromagnetic radiation to ordnance (HERO) analysis or test is considered HERO UNSAFE
ordnance.  Additionally, any ordnance item containing electro-explosive devices (including those previously classified as HERO SAFE or HERO SUSCEPTIBLE ordnance) that has its internal
wiring exposed; when tests are being conducted on that item that result in additional electrical connections to the item; when electro-explosive devices having exposed wire leads are present and handled or loaded in any but the tested condition; when the item is being assembled or disassembled; or when such ordnance items are damaged causing exposure of internal wiring or components or destroying engineered HERO protective devices.  See also electromagnetic radiation; hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance; HERO SAFE ordnance; HERO SUSCEPTIBLE
ordnance; ordnance.

H-hour - 1. The specific hour on D-day at which a particular operation commences.
                                                                                                 (SOURCE  DOD,
                                                                                                 DOD Dictionary,
                                                                                                 JP 50

 JP 302)
hierarchic escalation - occurrence of increased intensity or seriousness requiring more senior levels of
management to assist.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
high altitude bombing - Horizontal bombing with the height of release over 15,000 feet.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
high density airport - an airport at which the Administrator limits the number of instrument flight rule
takeoffs and landings of aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41714.)
high explosive - chemical compound or mixture that is capable of supporting or sustaining a detonation
wave.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300hh14)
high exposure level - a level of exposure to a substance of concern that is for such a duration, or of such
a magnitude, that adverse effects on human health can be reasonably expected to occur, as
determined by the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
accordance with human monitoring or environmental or other appropriate indicators.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons - any hydrofluorocarbons in a particular end use
for which EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program has identified other acceptable alternatives that have lower global warming potential.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
high intensity drug trafficking area - program created by Congress with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of
1988 that provides assistance to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies operating in areas determined to be critical drug trafficking regions of the United States.
high interest conveyance - vessel intending to enter a U.S. port that may pose a high relative security
risk to the port or other U.S. interests.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
high occupancy vehicle or HOV - a vehicle with not fewer than 2 occupants.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
129.)
high performance building - facility that incorporates a comprehensive program of initiatives toward
responsible environmental stewardship.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
1251)
high potential historic sites - those historic sites related to the route, or sites in close proximity thereto,
which provide opportunity to interpret the historic significance of the trail during the period of its major use. Criteria for consideration as high potential sites include historic significance, presence of visible historic remnants, scenic quality, and relative freedom from intrusion.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
1251)
high potential route segments - those segments of a trail which would afford high quality recreation
experience in a portion of the route having greater than average scenic values or affording an
opportunity to vicariously share the experience of the original users of a historic route.
high power radio controlled improvised explosive device transmitter - radio controlled improvised
explosive device (RCIED) transmitter with an output power greater than or equal to 0.35 watt.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
717z.)
high priority use - (A) use of natural gas in a residence; (B) use of natural gas in a commercial
establishment in amounts less than 50 Mcf on a peak day; or (C) any use of natural gas the curtailment of which the President determines would endanger life, health, or maintenance of physical property.
high resolution - resolution better than five meters.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 60301)

high risk [position] - position that has the potential for exceptionally serious impact on the integrity and
efficiency of the federal service.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
high risk country - country deemed by the Department of State on its Security Environmental Threat
List as posing a technical threat to the United States that is medium, high, or critical.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
148.)

high risk rural road - any roadway functionally classified as a rural major or minor collector or a rural
local road with significant safety risks, as defined by a State in accordance with an updated State
strategic highway safety plan.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

high school education or equivalent - successful completion of at least a - (1) Twelve-year course of
elementary and secondary study in the United States; or (2) Formal course of elementary and
secondary education comparable to completion of 12 years elementary or secondary education in the
United States. Because a United States high school education is sufficient in itself to qualify a student to apply for college admission, in order for a foreign education to be equivalent to a United States education, it should be sufficient to allow a student to apply for college admission without further education. Vocational degrees that are not considered a basis for further academic study will
not be considered equivalent to United States high school education. b. We interpret the phrase at least a high school education or its equivalent to apply only to formal courses of study. Equivalency certificates (such as the G.E.D.) are not acceptable. To qualify, an alien must have completed a 12- year course of elementary and secondary education in the United States or a comparable course of study in another country. Evidence might consist of a certificate of completion equivalent to a
United States diploma, school transcripts, or other evidence issued by the person or organization responsible for maintaining such records, which specify the completed course of study. c. See 9
FAM 502.6-3 for additional information on diversity immigrant visa eligibility.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

high speed rail - intercity rail service which operates primarily on a dedicated guideway or track
designed for speeds above 110 mph and not used, for the most part, by freight including, but not limited to, trains on welded rail, magnetically levitated (maglev) vehicles on a special guideway, or
other advanced technology vehicles.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

high value airborne asset protection - A defensive counterair mission using fighter escorts that defends
airborne national assets which are so important that the loss of even one could seriously impact United States warfighting capabilities or provide the enemy with significant propaganda value.  Also
called HVAA protection.  See also defensive counterair.
high value assets - Items whose compromise or loss will severely impact post operations (personnel or
payroll data, safes containing funds, Information Technology devices, etc.).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
high velocity drop - A drop procedure in which the drop velocity is greater than 30 feet per second and
lower than free drop velocity.  See also airdrop.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
high-3 average pay - the amount of the participant's average basic pay for the highest 3 consecutive
years of the participant's service for which full contributions have been made to the fund.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2031)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

high-altitude missile engagement zone - In air defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within
which the responsibility for engagement of air threats normally rests with high-altitude surface-toair missiles.  Also called HIMEZ.
(SOURCE  DHS, US Code 6,
1201.)

high-consequence target - a property, natural resource, location, area, or other target designated by the
Secretary that is a viable terrorist target of national significance, which may include a facility or
specific critical infrastructure, the attack of which by railroad could result in- (A) catastrophic loss
of life;
(B) significant damage to national security or defense capabilities; or (C) national economic harm.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)

high-density airspace control zone - Airspace designated in an airspace control plan or airspace control
order in which there is a concentrated employment of numerous and varied weapons and airspace
users.  Also called HIDACZ.
high-end computing system - a computing system with performance that substantially exceeds that of
systems that are commonly available for advanced scientific and engineering applications.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
5541.)

high-impact system - An information system in which at least one security objective (i.e.,
confidentiality, integrity, or availability) is assigned a FIPS 199 potential impact value of high.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1402)

high-level radioactive waste - the aqueous waste resulting from the operation of the first cycle solvent
extraction system, or equivalent and the concentrated waste from subsequent extraction cycles, or
equivalent, in a facility for reprocessing irradiated reactor fuels, or irradiated fuel from nuclear
power reactors.

High-Level Task Force - The NATO body responsible for addressing issues related to Euro-Atlantic
conventional arms control.  Also called HLTF.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)
highly enriched uranium - uranium enriched to 20 percent or more in the isotope U235.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2302)
highly rural -an area that consists of a county or counties having a population of less than seven persons
per square mile.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1710.)
highly-enriched uranium - uranium enriched to or above 20 percent in the isotope 235.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2569)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1021.)
high-need early childhood education program - an early childhood education program serving children
from low-income families that is located within the geographic area served by a high-need local
educational agency.
high-need school - a public elementary school or secondary school that is located in an area in which the
percentage of students from families with incomes below the poverty line is 30 percent or more.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6631.)
high-payoff target - A target whose loss to the enemy will significantly contribute to the success of the
friendly course of action.  Also called HPT.  See also high-value target; target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
5502.)
high-performance computing - advanced computing, communications, and information technologies,
including supercomputer systems, high-capacity and high-speed networks, special purpose and experimental systems, applications and systems software, and the management of large data sets.
high-performing organization - an organization whose performance exceeds that of comparable
providers, whether public or private.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
high-poverty school - a school that is in the highest 2 quartiles of schools served by a local educational
agency, based on the percentage of enrolled students from low-income families.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6491.)
high-resolution information systems - equipment and techniques required to create, store, recover, and
play back high-resolution images and accompanying sound.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3701.)
high-risk activity - an activity that may be adversely affected by a moderate to severe seismic event (as
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,

determined by the Director); includes high-speed rail transportation.

7704.)

high-risk personnel - Personnel who, by their grade, assignment, symbolic value, or relative isolation,
are likely to be attractive or accessible terrorist targets.  Also called HRP.  See also antiterrorism.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)
high-risk urban area - a high-risk urban area.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 601)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
26105.)

high-speed rail - all forms of nonhighway ground transportation that run on rails or electromagnetic
guideways providing transportation service which is (A) reasonably expected to reach sustained speeds of more than 125 miles per hour; and (B) made available to members of the general public as passengers, but does not include rapid transit operations within an urban area that are not connected
to the general rail system of transportation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6113)

high-three average salary - such persons highest average basic pay over any consecutive 3-year period.
Basic pay is the basic salary for which retirement deductions are withheld and does not include payments for overtime, bonuses, etc.

high-use harbor project - a project that is assigned to a harbor or inland harbor that transits not less than
10,000,000 tons of cargo annually.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2237)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 643.3)

high-value item - A high value item must be worth at least $1000 and be declared to the claims office
before shipping or storage takes place. The item must be unusually valuable for its category. (For
example, a $1,000 sofa does not qualify. A rare porcelain plate would qualify.)
high-value target - A target the enemy commander requires for the successful completion of the mission.
Also called HVT.  See also high-payoff target; target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

highway basemap - a representation of all public roads that can be used to geolocate attribute data on a
roadway.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
148.)
highway safety improvement program - projects, activities, plans, and reports carried out.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
148.)
highway-rail grade crossing - any street or highway crossing over a line of railroad at grade.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
20153.)
hire [personnel] - engage the services of (a person) for wages or other payment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
hiring Manager - person responsible for managing the hiring process and chairing the Hiring Panel, and
the final approval authority on the hiring decision.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
hiring Panel - team of interviewers consisting of three federal employees at or above the full
performance grade level of the position under consideration.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
hiring rate - ratio of employees that are hired during a period of time.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
hispanic - individuals whose origin is Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or any
other Spanish-speaking country.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300u6)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2008o.)
historic barn - a barn that- (A) is at least 50 years old; (B) retains sufficient integrity of design, materials,
and construction to clearly identify the barn as an agricultural building; and (C) meets the criteria for listing on National, State, or local registers or inventories of historic structures.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 53701)

historical uses - (A) refurbishing, repairing, rebuilding, or replacing equipment on a fishing vessel,
without materially increasing harvesting capacity;(B) purchasing a used fishing vessel; (C)
purchasing, constructing, expanding, or reconditioning a fishery facility; (D) refinancing existing
debt; (E) reducing fishing capacity; and (F) making upgrades to a fishing vessel, including upgrades
in technology, gear, or equipment, that improve- (i) collection and reporting of fishery-dependent data; (ii) bycatch reduction or avoidance; (iii) gear selectivity; (iv) adverse impacts caused by fishing gear; or (v) safety.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
631c.)

historically underutilized business zone - any area located within 1 or more-- (A) qualified census
tracts; (B) qualified nonmetropolitan counties; (C) lands within the external boundaries of an Indian reservation; (D) redesignated areas; (E) base closure areas; or (F) qualified disaster areas.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

Hizballah - (i) the entity known as Hizballah and designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign
terrorist organization pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act; or (ii) any person
(I) the property or interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act); and
(II) who is identified on the list of specially designated nationals and
blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury as an agent, instrumentality, or affiliate of Hizballah.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

hoax improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident involving a
device fabricated to look like an improvised explosive device, and is intended to purposely simulate one in order to elicit a response.

hog class - as applicable- (A) barrows or gilts; (B) sows; or (C) boars or stags.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)
holder - a person that has possession in fact or by operation of law of a receipt or any electronic
document.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
241.)
holder - any State or local governmental entity, individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other
business entity receiving or using a right-of-way.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1702)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
holder-in-due-course - An individual who, in good faith, takes possession of a check through
endorsement. A claim to payment by a holder-in-due-course will be honored, even if the original payee is not due or entitled to the check.
holiday - any day designated as a holiday under a Federal statute or Executive order.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
267)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff24)

home- and community-based health services - (1) skilled health services furnished to the individual in
the individual's home pursuant to a written plan of care established by a case management team, that shall include appropriate health care professionals, for the provision of such services and items described in paragraph (2); (2) includes-(A) durable medical equipment;(B) home health aide services and personal care services furnished in the home of the individual;(C) day treatment or other partial hospitalization services;(D) home intravenous and aerosolized drug therapy (including prescription drugs administered as part of such therapy);(E) routine diagnostic testing administered in the home of the individual; and (F) appropriate mental health, developmental, and rehabilitation services; and (3) does not include-(A) inpatient hospital services; and (B) nursing home and other long term care facilities.
home page - The first page of a website that commonly acts as a menu to other pages. A web portal is an
example of a home page.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
home station - The permanent location of active duty units and Reserve Component units.  See also
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

active duty; Reserve Component.
JP 405) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
home study preparer - any party licensed or otherwise authorized under the law of the state of the
orphans proposed residence to conduct the research and preparation for a home study, including the
required personal interview(s). This term includes a public agency with authority under that states law in adoption matters, public or private adoption agencies licensed or otherwise authorized to
conduct the research and preparation for a home study, including the required personal interview(s), under the laws of the state of the orphans proposed residence.  b. In the case of an orphan whose adoption has been finalized abroad and whose adoptive parents reside abroad, the home study preparer includes any party licensed or otherwise authorized to conduct home studies under the law of any state of the United States, or any party licensed or otherwise authorized by the foreign country's adoption authorities to conduct home studies under the laws of the foreign country. c. See 9 FAM 502.3-3(C)(2) for additional information on establishing adoptive parents suitability in
orphan visa cases.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
homegrown violent extremist - person of any citizenship who has lived and/ or operated primarily in the
United States or its territories who advocates, is engaged in, or is preparing to engage in
ideologically-motivated terrorist activities (including providing support to terrorism) in furtherance of political or social objectives promoted by a foreign terrorist organization, but is acting independently of direction by a foreign terrorist organization.
homeland - The physical region that includes the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, United
States territories, and surrounding territorial waters and airspace.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
homeland [United States] - physical region that includes the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii,
United States territories and possessions, and surrounding territorial waters and airspace  .
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
homeland defense - protection of United States sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and critical
defense infrastructure against external threats and aggression or other threats as directed by the President of the United States the Department of Defense is the lead Federal agency for homeland defense, including maritime interception, air patrols over U.S. airspace, land-based defense of critical infrastructure and key assets, and use of military forces to protect from attack when directed by the President or Secretary of Defense.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 327)
homeland defense - The protection of United States sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and
critical infrastructure against external threats and aggression or other threats as directed by the
President.  Also called HD.
(SOURCE  DOD/
NGB, US Code
32, 901)

homeland defense activity - an activity undertaken for the military protection of the territory or domestic
population of the United States, or of infrastructure or other assets of the United States determined by the Secretary of Defense as being critical to national security, from a threat or aggression against
the United States.

Homeland Secure Data Network - secret-level information network intended to provide information
sharing capability to fusion centers and other partners.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

homeland security - (A) to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States;
(B) to reduce the
vulnerability of the United States to terrorism;
(C) to minimize damage from a terrorist attack in the United States; and (D) to recover from a terrorist attack in the United States.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 327)

homeland security - A concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States;
reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies; and minimize
the damage and recover from attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies that occur.  Also called
HS.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

homeland security - concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce
America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do
occur includes actions to prepare for, protect against, prevent, respond to, and recover from all threats or acts of terrorism.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Homeland Security Council - Entity that advises the President on national strategic and policy during
large-scale incidents. Together with the National Security Council, ensures coordination for all
homeland and national security-related activities among executive departments and agencies and promotes effective development and implementation of related policy.  Also called HSC.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

homeland security enterprise - collective efforts and shared responsibilities to maintain critical
homeland security capabilities includes:  federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; non-governmental, private-sector, and international partners; and individuals, families, and communities.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

homeland security enterprise architecture - Department-wide strategic management framework that
provides an approach and information to support effective decision making for strategic planning, budgeting, and execution aligns programs and projects to improve business performance and help DHS Components better execute their core missions and interact with federal, state, local and tribal partners for improved information sharing.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program - A capabilities and performance-based exercise
program that provides a standardized methodology and terminology for exercise design, development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning.  Also called HSEEP.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 470)

homeland security grant - any grant made or administered by the Department, including- (A) the State
Homeland Security Grant Program;
(B) the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program; (C) the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program; (D) the Citizen Corps; and
(E) the Metropolitan
Medical Response System.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

homeland security grant program - Part of three interconnected grant programs (along with State
Homeland Security Program (SHSP) and Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI)) that fund a range of preparedness activities including planning, organization, equipment purchase, training, exercises, and management and administration.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 482)

homeland security information - any information possessed by a Federal, State, or local agency that-

(A) relates to the threat of terrorist activity;
(B) relates to the ability to prevent, interdict, or disrupt
terrorist activity;
(C) would improve the identification or investigation of a suspected terrorist or
terrorist organization; or
(D) would improve the response to a terrorist act.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 763.14)

homeland security information - homeland security information is defined as information derived from
or possessed by a State, local, tribal, or Federal agency that: (1)  Relates to a threat of terrorist activity; (2)  Relates to the ability to prevent, interdict, or disrupt terrorist activity; (3)  Would
improve the identification or investigation of a suspected terrorist or terrorist organization; (4) Would improve the response to a terrorist act; or (5)  Law enforcement information - is defined in
the ISE Awareness Training and means any information obtained by or of interest to a law enforcement agency or official that is both: (a)  Related to terrorism or the security of our homeland; and (b)  Relevant to a law enforcement mission, including but not limited to: Information pertaining to an actual or potential criminal, civil, or administrative investigation or a foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, or counter terrorism investigation; An assessment of or response to criminal threats and vulnerabilities; The existence, organizations, capabilities, plans, intentions,
vulnerabilities, means, methods, or activities of individuals or groups involved or suspected of
involvement in criminal or unlawful conduct or assisting or associated with criminal or unlawful
conduct; The existence, identification, detection, prevention, interdiction, or disruption of, or
response to criminal acts and violations of the law; Identification, apprehension, prosecution, release, detention, adjudication, supervision, or rehabilitation of accused persons or criminal offenders; or Victim/ witness assistance.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

homeland security information - information possessed by a federal, state, or local agency that (1)
relates to the threat of terrorist activity; (2) relates to the ability to prevent, interdict, or disrupt
terrorist activity; (3) would improve the identification or investigation of a suspected terrorist or
terrorist organization; or (4) would improve the response to a terrorist act.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Homeland Security Information Network - DHS-managed national secure and trusted web-based
portal for information sharing and collaboration among federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, private sector, and international partners engaged in the homeland security mission.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Homeland Security Information Network - The primary reporting method (common national network)
for the Department of Homeland Security to reach departments, agencies, and operations centers at the Federal, State, local, and private-sector levels. HSIN is a collection of systems and communities of interest designed to facilitate information sharing, collaboration, and warnings.  Also called HSIN.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Homeland Security Information Network Intelligence Community of Interest - subset of Homeland
Security Information Network (HSIN) for state and local intelligence for sharing unclassified
information, connecting homeland security mission partners.
homeland security intelligence - information, regardless of source or origin, which enables
identification, understanding, mitigation, or response to threats approaching or within the homeland.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Homeland Security Intelligence Council - DHS advisory body that assists the Chief Intelligence Officer
(CINT) in evaluating and determining the best course of action for the National and Departmental Intelligence functions of the Department.
homeland security intelligence priorities framework - underlying structure within the Department for
the establishment of homeland security intelligence priorities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 468)

homeland security missions - the following missions of the Coast Guard: (A) Ports, waterways and
coastal security.
(B) Drug interdiction.
(C) Migrant interdiction. (D) Defense readiness.
(E) Other
law enforcement.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Homeland Security Standing Information Needs - enduring all-threats and all-hazards information
needs of DHS and its federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders and other homeland security partners.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

homeland security-relevant information - information possessed by a federal, state, tribal, territorial, or
local agency, or the private sector, that relates to any authorized departmental mission, including the
authorized missions of the Components may also be, but is not limited to, one or more of the following types of information:  homeland security information, terrorism information, or weapons of mass destruction information.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

homeless - Generally, a homeless visa applicant is one who is a national of a country in which the United
States has no consular representation or in which the political or security situation is tenuous or uncertain enough that the limited consular staff is not authorized to process IV applications..

homeless veteran - a veteran who is homeless (as that term is defined the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
2002.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

homemade chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear improvised explosive device enhancement -
combination of commercially available ingredients combined to create a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) substance that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

homemade explosive - non-standard explosive mixtures /  compounds which have been formulated /
synthesized from available ingredients most often utilized in the absence of commercial /  military explosives.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

homeward bound mail service - A private mail service provided by employee associations located at
Foreign Service posts to authorized U.S. citizen employees or contractors at no cost to the U.S.
Government.  Also called HBMS.

homing - The technique whereby a mobile station directs itself, or is directed, towards a source of
primary or reflected energy, or to a specified point.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
homing adaptor - A device, when used with an aircraft radio receiver, that produces aural and/ or visual
signals indicating the direction of a transmitting radio station with respect to the heading of the
aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
honey pot - A trap set to detect, deflect, or in some manner counteract attempts at unauthorized use of
information systems.  Generally it consists of a computer, data, or a network site that appears to be part of a network, but is actually isolated, (un)protected, and monitored, and which seems to contain
information or a resource of value to attackers.
honorable discharge - An honorable discharge means any separation from active duty in the armed
forces under honorable conditions.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6134.1)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
honorably retired - a result of reduction-in-force, separation due to age, voluntary retirement, or
resignation for personal reasons can be considered honorably retired. Separation not within the meaning of honorably retired would involve forced or requested removal for cause or a resignation aimed at forestalling such removal.
horizon scanning - process of identifying future trends, drivers, and/ or conditions  that may have an
effect on future events, incidents, or occurrences.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
horizontal stowage - The lateral distribution of unit equipment or categories of supplies so that they can
be unloaded simultaneously from two or more holds.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
hospital - a legally constituted and lawfully operated hospital which accepts registered in-patients.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 241.2)
hospital - a public or nonprofit institution which is-(A) a general hospital, tuberculosis hospital, or any
other type of hospital, other than a hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care; and(B) duly authorized to provide hospital services under the laws of the. State in which it is situated.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
254h)
hospital - a State or local public hospital, a private profit hospital, a private nonprofit hospital, a general
or special hospital, and any other type of hospital (excluding a hospital owned or operated by an agency of the Federal Government), and any related facilities.
hospital - any Federal, State, local, or other public or private hospital, unless otherwise specified.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8152.)
hospital - any public health center or general, tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease, or other type of
hospital and related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient departments, nurses' home and training
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
facilities, and central service facilities normally operated in connection with hospitals, but does not
include any hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care.
FEMA, US Code
42, 3337)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
291o)
hospital - general, tuberculosis, and other types of hospitals, and related facilities, such as laboratories,
outpatient departments, nurses' home facilities, extended care facilities, facilities related to programs
for home health services, self-care units, and central service facilities, operated in connection with
hospitals, and also includes education or training facilities for health professions personnel operated as an integral part of a hospital, but does not include any hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1703)
hospital care - (A)(i) medical services rendered in the course of the hospitalization of any veteran, and
(ii) travel and incidental expenses; (B) such mental health services, consultation, professional counseling, marriage and family counseling, and training for the members of the immediate family or legal guardian of a veteran, or the individual in whose household such veteran certifies an intention to live, as the Secretary considers appropriate for the effective treatment and rehabilitation of a veteran or dependent or survivor of a veteran receiving care; and (C)(i) medical services rendered in the course of the hospitalization of a dependent or survivor of a veteran receiving care, and (ii) travel and incidental expenses for such dependent or survivor under the terms and conditions
set forth.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371)
hospital facilities - buildings housing a hospital and related facilities, including laboratories, outpatient
departments, nurses' home and training facilities and central service facilities operated in connection with a hospital, and also includes buildings housing education or training facilities for health
professions personnel operated as an integral part of a hospital.
host bureau - The regional bureau that has authority over the location where the DETO is located.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2368.2)
host government - A foreign government conducting business on behalf of members of a diplomatic
mission in Washington.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
host nation - A nation which receives the forces and/ or supplies of allied nations and/ or NATO
organizations to be located on, to operate in, or to transit through its territory.  Also called HN.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)
hostage rescue - A personnel recovery method used to recover isolated personnel who are specifically
designated as hostages.  Also called HR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
hostage-Taking - The unlawful abduction or holding of a person or persons against their will for financial
or political gain.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
hostage-taking - the unlawful abduction or holding of a person or persons against their will in order to
compel a third person or governmental organization to do or abstain from doing any act as a condition for the release of the person detained.
(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 30
Hostage
Recovery
Activities, Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
hostile act - An attack or other use of force against the United States, United States forces, or other
designated persons or property to preclude or impede the mission and/ or duties of United States forces, including the recovery of United States personnel or vital United States Government
property.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
2402.)
hostile casualty - a person who, as a member of the Armed Forces, dies as the direct result of hostile
action with the enemy, while in combat, while going to or returning from a combat mission if the cause of death was directly related to hostile action, or while hospitalized or undergoing treatment at the expense of the United States for injury incurred during combat, and includes a person killed mistakenly or accidentally by friendly fire directed at a hostile force or what is thought to be a

hostile force, but does not include a person who dies due to the elements, a self-inflicted wound, combat fatigue, or a friendly force while the person was in an absent-without-leave, deserter, or dropped-from-rolls status or was voluntarily absent from a place of duty.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1711)

hostile force or person - any nation, any subject of a foreign nation, or any other person serving a
foreign nation (1) engaged in a war against the United States or any of its allies, (2) engaged in
armed conflict, whether or not war has been declared, against the United States or any of its allies,
or (3) engaged in a war or armed conflict between military forces of any origin in any country in
which a person covered by this chapter is serving.
hostile intent - The threat of imminent use of force against the United States, United States forces, or
other designated persons or property.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
host-nation support - Civil and/ or military assistance rendered by a nation to foreign forces within its
territory during peacetime, crises or emergencies, or war based on agreements mutually concluded
between nations.  Also called HNS.  See also host nation.
hotspot - A site that offers Internet access over a wireless local area network; no other services or data
are provided.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
hotspot - A site that offers Internet access over a wireless local area network; no other services or data
are provided.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

household effects - Property, unless specifically excluded, associated with the home and all personal
effects belonging to an employee and immediate family members that legally may be accepted and transported by a commercial carrier.  Also called HHE.

household staff - the person employed by a principal representative to perform household duties at an
official residence. ORE household staff are not employees of the U.S. Government.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3251.3)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
70.)
household textile articles - articles of wearing apparel, costumes and accessories, draperies, floor
coverings, furnishings, beddings, and other textile goods of a type customarily used in a household regardless of where used in fact.
household waste - material discarded by residential dwellings, hotels, motels, and other similar
permanent or temporary housing establishments or facilities.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
10908.)
housing - HUD's database maintains geographic data on homeownership rates, including many attributes
such as HUD revitalization zones, location of various forms of housing assistance, first-time
homebuyers, underserved areas, and race. Data standards have not yet been formalized.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
housing development agency - any agency of a State or local government, or any private nonprofit
organization, that is engaged in providing housing for homeless individuals or low-income families.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3226.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3(a)(2).)
hovering vessel - any vessel which is found or kept off the coast of the United States within or without
the customs waters, if, from the history, conduct, character, or location of the vessel, it is reasonable
to believe that such vessel is being used or may be used to introduce or promote or facilitate the introduction or attempted introduction of merchandise into the United States in violation of the laws respecting the revenue.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

hub - An organization that sorts and distributes inbound cargo from wholesale supply sources (airlifted,
sealifted, and ground transportable) and/ or from within the theater.  See also hub and spoke
distribution; spoke.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
hub and spoke distribution - A physical distribution system, in which a major port serves as a central
point from which cargo is moved to and from several radiating points to increase transportation
efficiencies and in-transit visibility.  See also  distribution; distribution system; hub; in-transit
visibility; spoke.
HUBZone - historically underutilized business zone.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
631c.)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6631.)

human capital management system - a system (A) by which a local educational agency makes and
implements human capital decisions, such as decisions on preparation, recruitment, hiring,
placement, retention, dismissal, compensation, professional development, tenure, and promotion;
and (B) that includes a performance-based compensation system.

human capital measurement area - An area of the PRM that captures the human capital aspects of
performance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
human consequence - effect of an incident, event, or occurrence that results in injury, illness, or loss of
life.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1331)
human environment - the physical, social, and economic components, conditions, and factors which
interactively determine the state, condition, and quality of living conditions, employment, and health of those affected, directly or indirectly, by activities occurring on the outer Continental Shelf.
human factors - The physical, cultural, psychological, and behavioral attributes of an individual or group
that influence perceptions, understanding, and interactions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
human factors engineering - applied science that coordinates the design of devices, systems, and
physical working conditions with the capacities and requirements of the worker
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
human immunodeficiency virus - the etiologic agent for AIDS.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff88)
human immunodeficiency virus - the pathogen that causes AIDS.  Also called HIV.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 104A)
human intelligence - A category of intelligence derived from information collected and provided by
human sources.  Also called HUMINT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
274e)

human organ - the human (including fetal) kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, bone marrow, cornea,
eye, bone, and skin or any subpart thereof and any other human organ (or any subpart thereof, including that derived from a fetus) specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services by regulation.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
human performance - demonstrated capability of the human to operate, control, maintain, support,
manage, and use the components of the systems under all expected environmental, operational and tactical conditions.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

Human Resource Advisor - An inherently governmental agency official who is a human resource expert
and is responsible for performing human resource-related actions to assist the ATO in developing the agency tender.  Also called HRA.

human systems integration - systems engineering discipline that considers the human a critical
component of the system and strives to ensure the integration of humans in systems.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

human tip - Information provided in an advance and/ or confidential manner regarding an IED, IED
related materials, or associated personnel information can be received from, but not limited to, the local populace or government, intelligence agency, or an inside source.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
401)

humanitarian and civic assistance - any of the following:(1) Medical, surgical, dental, and veterinary
care provided in areas of a country that are rural or are underserved by medical, surgical, dental, and veterinary professionals, respectively, including education, training, and technical assistance related to the care provided. (2) Construction of rudimentary surface transportation systems.(3) Well
drilling and construction of basic sanitation facilities.(4) Rudimentary construction and repair of public facilities.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)

humanitarian and civic assistance - Assistance to the local populace and funded under separate
authorities, provided by predominantly United States forces in conjunction with military operations.
Also called HCA.  See also foreign humanitarian assistance.
humanitarian and civic assistance - Assistance to the local populace provided by predominantly U.S.
forces in conjunction with military operations and exercises. This assistance is specifically
authorized by Title 10, United States Code, Section 401, and funded under separate authorities.
Also called HCA. (DOD)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

humanitarian assistance -  assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medicine,
medical supplies and equipment, education, and clothing.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 499)

humanitarian assistance - assistance rendered to a country or population in an emergency or crisis
context.  This could include natural or manmade disaster response or complex humanitarian emergency.  (USAID)  (DoD): Programs conducted to relieve or reduce the results of natural or manmade disasters or other endemic conditions such as human pain, disease, hunger, or privation that might present a serious threat to life or that can result in great damage to or loss of property.
Humanitarian assistance provided by U.S. forces is limited in scope and duration. The assistance provided is designed to supplement or complement the efforts of the host nation civil authorities or organizations that may have the primary responsibility for providing humanitarian assistance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

humanitarian assistance - assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medicine,
medical supplies and equipment, education, and clothing.
(SOURCE  DOS,
NSPD 27 U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing
Space Policy,
Terms)

humanitarian assistance - assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medicine,
medical supplies, clothing, and shelter.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7803)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2561)

humanitarian assistance - funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for a fiscal
year for humanitarian assistance shall be used for the purpose of providing transportation of humanitarian relief and for other humanitarian purposes worldwide.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)

humanitarian assistance coordination center - A temporary center established by a geographic
combatant commander to assist with interagency coordination and planning during the early planning and coordination stages of foreign humanitarian assistance operations.  Also called HACC.
See also foreign humanitarian assistance; interagency coordination.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
407)

humanitarian demining assistance - detection and clearance of landmines and other explosive remnants
of war, and includes activities related to the furnishing of education, training, and technical assistance with respect to explosive.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)
humanitarian demining assistance - The activities related to the furnishing of education, training, and
technical assistance with respect to the detection and clearance of land mines and other explosive
remnants of war.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

humanitarian mine action - Activities that strive to reduce the social, economic, and environmental
impact of land mines, unexploded ordnance and small arms ammunition - also characterized as
explosive remnants of war.
humanitarian mine action - Activities that strive to reduce the social, economic, and environmental
impact of land mines, unexploded ordnance, and small arms ammunition. Also called HMA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)

humanitarian operations center - An international and interagency body that coordinates the overall
relief strategy and unity of effort among all participants in a large foreign humanitarian assistance
operation.  Also called HOC.  See also operation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2302)

humanitarian or peacekeeping operation - a military operation in support of the provision of
humanitarian or foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force
rotation, or stationing.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
153)

humanitarian or peacekeeping operation - a military operation in support of the provision of
humanitarian or foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force
rotation, or stationing.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

humanitarian or peacekeeping operation - a military operation in support of the provision of
humanitarian or foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under Chapter
VI or VII of the Charter of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force rotation, or stationing.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 952.)

humanities - includes, but is not limited to, study and interpretation of: language, both modern and
classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; hose aspects of the social sciences
which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

hung ordnance - Those weapons or stores on an aircraft that the pilot has attempted to drop or fire but
could not because of a malfunction of the weapon, rack or launcher, or aircraft release and control
system.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)

hunger strike - deviation from normal eating and drinking patterns, in order to gain attention to a
perceived need, opinion, or policy or to achieve a specific goal, such as improved prison conditions or release.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Hurricane Liaison Team - A small team designed to enhance hurricane disaster response by facilitating
information exchange between the National Hurricane Center in Miami and other National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration components, as well as Federal, State, tribal, and local government officials.  Also called HLT.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2924)

hybrid - a motor vehicle that draws propulsion energy from onboard sources of stored energy that are
both- (A) an internal combustion or heat engine using combustible fuel; and (B) a rechargeable energy storage system.
hybrid control - a security or privacy control that is implemented for an information system in part as a
common control and in part as a system-specific control.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5582)

hybrid solar photovoltaic energy system - a system of components that generates electricity from
incident sunlight by means of the photovoltaic effect and, in conjunction with electronic and, if appropriate, optical, thermal and storage devices, provides electricity, as well as heat and/ or light
for individual, commercial, industrial, agricultural, or governmental use.
hybrid vehicle - a vehicle propelled by a combination of an electric motor and an internal combustion
engine or other power source and components thereof.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2502.)

hydro-chlorofluorocarbons - compound containing hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, and carbon atoms.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
hydro-fluorocarbons - compound containing hydrogen, fluorine, and carbon atoms.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
hydrofluorocarbons - compounds that contain only hydrogen, fluorine, and carbon.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

hydrographic reconnaissance - Reconnaissance of an area of water to determine depths, beach
gradients, the nature of the bottom, and the location of coral reefs, rocks, shoals, and man-made
obstacles.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

hydrography - surface water features such as lakes, ponds, streams and rivers, canals, oceans, and
coastlines. Each hydrography feature is assigned a permanent feature identification code (Environmental Protection Agency Reach Code) and may also be identified by a feature name. Spatial positions of features are encoded as centerlines and polygons. Also encoded is network connectivity and direction of flow.

hydrostatic switch - switch designed to complete a circuit or force a mechanical action with the change
of fluid pressure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
hydrothermal - naturally occurring subsurface reservoirs of hot water or steam.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17191)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
hygiene services - The provision of personal hygiene facilities and waste collection; and the cleaning,
repair, replacement, and return of individual clothing and equipment items in a deployed
environment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)

hyperspectral imagery - Term used to describe the imagery derived from subdividing the
electromagnetic spectrum into very narrow bandwidths allowing images useful in precise terrain or
target analysis to be formed.  Also called HSI.

HyperText Mark-up Language - The language used to describe web pages. Browsers interpret HTML
documents and display the text and graphics represented in the code.  Also called HTML.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
hypoxia - a condition where low dissolved oxygen in aquatic systems causes stress or death to resident
organisms.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
4008)
I
identical - When each respondent or group of respondents is being asked to provide the same level of
(SOURCE  DOS/
information on the same subject. Identical questions do not need to be phrased exactly the same way
each time they are asked, nor does each respondent need to be asked the same set of questions.
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1163.2)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
299b21)

identifiable patient safety work product - patient safety work product that- (A) is presented in a form
and manner that allows the identification of any provider that is a subject of the work product, or any providers that participate in activities that are a subject of the work product; (B) constitutes individually identifiable health information as that term is defined in the HIPAA confidentiality regulations; or (C) is presented in a form and manner that allows the identification of an individual who reported information in the manner specified.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

identification - 1. The process of determining the friendly or hostile character of an unknown detected
contact.  2. In arms control, the process of determining which nation is responsible for the detected violations of any arms control measure.  3. In ground combat operations, discrimination between recognizable objects as being friendly or enemy, or the name that belongs to the object as a member
of a class.  Also called ID.

identification - Identification is the means by which a user provides a claimed identity to the system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 142.4)

identification - The process of verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, usually as a
prerequisite for granting access to resources in an IT system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)
identification and authentication - Organizations must identify information system users, processes
acting on behalf of users or devices, and authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems. Also called IA.
identification maneuver - A maneuver performed for identification purposes.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
identification media - A building or visitor pass.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
identification, friend or foe - A device that emits a signal positively identifying it as a friendly.  Also
called IFF.  See also air defense.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
identifier - Unique data used to represent a person or devices identity and associated attributes (e.g.,
username).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)
identifying activity level - transactions in publicly traded securities at or above a level of volume, fair
market value, or exercise value as shall be fixed from time to time by the Commission by rule or regulation, specifying the time interval during which such transactions shall be  aggregated.
identity intelligence - The intelligence resulting from the processing of identity attributes concerning
individuals, groups, networks, or populations of interest.  Also called I2.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
identity theft - a fraud committed using the identifying information of another person, subject to such
further definition as the Bureau may prescribe, by regulation.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
1681a.)
identity theft - A fraud committed using the identifying information of another person.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
1681a.)
identity theft report - at a minimum, a report - (A) that alleges an identity theft; (B) that is a copy of an
official, valid report filed by a consumer with an appropriate Federal, State, or local law
enforcement agency, including the United States Postal Inspection Service, or such other

government agency deemed appropriate by the Bureau; and (C) the filing of which subjects the person filing the report to criminal penalties relating to the filing of false information if, in fact, the information in the report is false.

ignitor - device designed to produce a flame or a spark to initiate an explosive train.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
22914)

illicit drug trafficking - illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and other controlled
substances, as such activities are described by any international narcotics control agreement to which the United States is a signatory, or by the domestic law of the country in whose territory or airspace the interdiction is occurring.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)

imagery - A likeness or presentation of any natural or man-made feature or related object or activity, and
the positional data acquired at the same time the likeness or representation was acquired, including: products produced by space-based national intelligence reconnaissance systems; and likeness and presentations produced by satellites, airborne platforms, unmanned aerial vehicles, or other similar
means (except that such term does not include handheld or clandestine photography taken by or on
behalf of human intelligence collection organizations).
imagery exploitation - The cycle of processing, using, interpreting, mensuration and/ or manipulating
imagery, and any assembly or consolidation of the results for dissemination.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)

imagery intelligence - The technical, geographic, and intelligence information derived through the
interpretation or analysis of imagery and collateral materials.  Also called IMINT.  See also
intelligence.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

iMATRIX - The Department's IT portfolio management tool that serves as the single authoritative source
for information on Department technology investments, programs, projects, and assets. It merged and replaced two legacy repositories, ITAB and eCPIC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
immediate - A precedence designator restricted to telegrams of such urgency as to require immediate
attention or action during normal duty hours. Immediate telegrams are not urgent enough to require attention after regular duty hours, holidays or weekends.
immediate air support - Air support to meet specific requests which arise during the course of a battle
and which by their nature cannot be planned in advance.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
immediate decontamination - Decontamination carried out by individuals immediately upon becoming
contaminated to save lives, minimize casualties, and limit the spread of contamination.  Also called
emergency decontamination.  See also contamination; decontamination.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3745)
immediate family member - For EVT purposes, this term applies to the spouse or domestic partner and
children, including stepchildren, adopted children, and those who are or were under legal guardianship; and parents of the employee or the employees spouse or domestic partner. In the case of death EVT, the term immediate family members also applies to siblings, including stepbrothers,
stepsisters, half-brothers and half-sisters of the employee, or the employees spouse or domestic partner.
immediate recovery [IT service] - restoration of critical information technology systems and services
with such rapidity as to have no significant loss of service to the customer.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
immediate relative -   (1) Spouse of a U.S. citizen (see definition of marriage); (2) Certain spouses (and
the accompanying or following-to-join children) of deceased U.S. citizens (see definition of widow); (3) Child of a U.S. citizen (see definition of child); (4) Adopted child of a U.S. citizen (see
definition of adopted child); (5) Orphan adopted by (or to be adopted by) a U.S. citizen residing in

the United States (see definition of orphan); (6) Parent of an adult U.S. citizen (see definition of parent); and (7) Child under 16 adopted or to be adopted under the terms of the Hague Convention (see definition of Convention adoptee).

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

immediate response - Any form of immediate action taken in the United States and territories to save
lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage in response to a request for assistance from a civil authority, under imminently serious conditions when time does not permit
approval from a higher authority.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 3025.18)

immediate response authority - A Federal military commander's, Department of Defense component
head's, and/ or responsible Department of Defense civilian official's authority temporarily to
employ resources under their control, subject to any supplemental direction provided by higher headquarters, and provide those resources to save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great
property damage in response to a request for assistance from a civil authority, under imminently serious conditions when time does not permit approval from a higher authority within the United States. Immediate response authority does not permit actions that would subject civilians to the use
of military power that is regulatory, prescriptive, proscriptive, or compulsory.
immediate retirement - employee who is separated from the service, except by removal for cause on
charges of misconduct or delinquency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)

immigrant - every alien except an alien who is within one of the following classes of nonimmigrant aliens-  (A)(i) an ambassador, public minister, or career diplomatic or consular officer who has been accredited by a foreign government, recognized de jure by the United States and who is accepted by the President or by the Secretary of State, and the members of the alien's immediate family;  (ii) upon a basis of reciprocity, other officials and employees who have been accredited by a foreign government recognized de jure by the United States, who are accepted by the Secretary of State, and the members of their immediate families; and  (iii) upon a basis of reciprocity, attendants, servants, personal employees, and members of their immediate families, of the officials and employees who have a nonimmigrant status under (i) and (ii) above;  (B) an alien (other than one coming for the purpose of study or of performing skilled or unskilled labor or as a representative of foreign press, radio, film, or other foreign information media coming to engage in such vocation) having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning and who is visiting the United States temporarily for business or temporarily for pleasure;  (C) an alien in immediate and continuous transit through the United States, or an alien who qualifies as a person entitled to pass in transit to and from the United Nations Headquarters District and foreign countries;  (D)(i) an alien crewman serving in good faith as such in a capacity required for normal operation and service on board a vessel, (other than a fishing vessel having its home port or an operating base in the United States), or aircraft, who intends to land temporarily and solely in pursuit of his calling as a crewman and to depart from the United States with the vessel or aircraft on which he arrived or some other vessel or aircraft; (ii) an alien crewman serving in good faith as such in any capacity required for normal operations and service aboard a fishing vessel having its home port or an operating base in the United States who intends to land temporarily in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and solely in pursuit of his calling as a crewman and to depart from Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands with the vessel on which he arrived; (E) an alien entitled to enter the United States under and in pursuance of the provisions of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the foreign state of which he is a national, and the spouse and children of any such alien if accompanying or following to join him; (i) solely to carry on substantial trade, including trade in services or trade in technology, principally between the United States and the foreign state of which he is a national; (ii) solely to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which he has invested, or of an enterprise in which he is actively in the process of investing, a substantial amount of capital; or (iii) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Commonwealth of Australia and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation; (F)(i) an alien having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning, who is a bona fide student qualified to pursue a full course of study and who seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of pursuing such a university, seminary, conservatory, academic high school, elementary school, or other academic institution or in an accredited language training program in the United States, particularly designated by him and approved by the Attorney General after consultation with the Secretary of Education, which institution or place of study shall have agreed to report to the Attorney General the termination of attendance of each nonimmigrant student, and if any such institution of learning or place of study fails to make reports promptly the approval shall be withdrawn, (ii) the alien spouse and minor children of any alien described in clause (i) if accompanying or following to join such an alien, and (iii) an alien who is a national of Canada or Mexico, who maintains actual residence and place of abode in the country of nationality, who is described in clause (i) except that the alien's qualifications for and actual course of study may be full or part-time, and who commutes to the United States institution or place of study from Canada or Mexico; (G)(i) a designated principal resident representative of a foreign government recognized de jure by the United States, which foreign government is a member of an international organization entitled to enjoy privileges, exemptions, and immunities as an international organization under the International Organizations Immunities Act, accredited resident members of the staff of such representatives, and members of his or their immediate family; (ii) other accredited representatives of such a foreign government to such international organizations, and the members of their immediate families; (iii) an alien able to qualify under (i) or (ii) above except for the fact that the government of which such alien is an accredited representative is not recognized de jure by the United States, or that the government of which he is an accredited representative is not a member of such international organization; and the members of his immediate family; (iv) officers, or employees of such international organizations, and the members of their immediate families; (v) attendants, servants, and personal employees of any such representative, officer, or employee, and the members of the immediate families of such attendants, servants, and personal employees; (H) an alien who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform services (other than services described in subclause (a) during the period in which such subclause applies and other than services in a specialty occupation or as a fashion model, who meets the requirements for the occupation specified or, in the case of a fashion model, is of distinguished merit and ability, and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Attorney General that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary an application, or (b1) who is entitled to enter the United States under and in pursuance of the provisions of an agreement, who is engaged in a specialty occupation, and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation, or (c) who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform services as a registered nurse, who meets the qualifications and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Attorney General that an unexpired attestation is on file and in effect for the facility for which the alien will perform the services; or (ii)(a) having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services, as defined by the Secretary of Labor in regulations and including agricultural labor, agriculture, and the pressing of apples for cider on a farm, of a temporary or seasonal nature, or (b) having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform other temporary service or labor if unemployed persons capable of performing such service or labor cannot be found in this country, but this clause shall not apply to graduates of medical schools coming to the United States to perform services as members of the medical profession; or (iii) having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is coming temporarily to the United States as a trainee, other than to receive graduate medical education or training, in a training program that is not designed primarily to provide productive employment; and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien specified in this paragraph if accompanying him or following to join him; (I) upon a basis of reciprocity, an alien who is a bona fide representative of foreign press, radio, film, or other foreign information media, who seeks to enter the United States solely to engage in such vocation, and the spouse and children of such a representative, if accompanying or following to join him; (J) an alien having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is a bona fide student, scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, research assistant, specialist, or leader in a field of specialized knowledge or skill, or other person of similar description, who is coming temporarily to the United States as a participant in a program designated by the Director of the United States Information Agency, for the purpose of teaching, instructing or lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research, consulting, demonstrating special skills, or receiving training and who, if he is coming to the United States to participate in a program under which he will receive graduate medical education or training, also meets the requirements and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien if accompanying him or following to join him; (i) is the fiancee or fiance of a citizen of the United States (other than a citizen and who seeks to enter the United States solely to conclude a valid marriage with the petitioner within ninety days after admission; (ii) has concluded a valid marriage with a citizen of the United States (other than a citizen) who is the petitioner, is the beneficiary of a petition to accord a status that was filed by the petitioner, and seeks to enter the United States to await the approval of such petition and the availability to the alien of an immigrant visa; or (iii) is the minor child of an alien described in clause (i) or (ii) and is accompanying, or following to join, the alien; (L) an alien who, within 3 years preceding the time of his application for admission into the United States, has been employed continuously for one year by a firm or corporation or other legal entity or an affiliate or subsidiary thereof and who seeks to enter the United States temporarily in order to continue to render his services to the same employer or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof in a capacity that is managerial, executive, or involves specialized knowledge, and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien if accompanying him or following to join him; (M)(i) an alien having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of pursuing a full course of study at an established vocational or other recognized nonacademic institution (other than in a language training program) in the United States particularly designated by him and approved by the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of Education, which institution shall have agreed to report to the Attorney General the termination of attendance of each nonimmigrant nonacademic student and if any such institution fails to make reports promptly the approval shall be withdrawn, (ii) the alien spouse and minor children of any alien described in clause (i) if accompanying or following to join such an alien, and (iii) an alien who is a national of Canada or Mexico, who maintains actual residence and place of abode in the country of nationality, who is described in clause (i) except that the alien's course of study may be full or parttime, and who commutes to the United States institution or place of study from Canada or Mexico; (N)(i) the parent of an alien accorded the status of special immigrant, but only if and while the alien is a child, or (ii) a child of such parent or of an alien accorded the status of a special immigrant under clause; (O) an alien who-(i) has extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics which has been demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim or, with regard to motion picture and television productions a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement, and whose achievements have been recognized in the field through extensive documentation, and seeks to enter the United States to continue work in the area of extraordinary ability; or (ii)(I) seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by an alien who is admitted under clause (i) for a specific event or events, (II) is an integral part of such actual performance, (III)(a)
has critical skills and experience with such alien which are not of a general nature and which cannot be performed by other individuals, or (b) in the case of a motion picture or television production, has skills and experience with such alien which are not of a general nature and which are critical either based on a pre-existing longstanding working relationship or, with respect to the specific production, because significant production (including pre- and post-production work) will take place both inside and outside the United States and the continuing participation of the alien is essential to the successful completion of the production, and (IV) has a foreign residence which the alien has no intention of abandoning; or (iii) is the alien spouse or child of an alien described in clause (i) or (ii) and is accompanying, or following to join, the alien; (P) an alien having a foreign residence which the alien has no intention of abandoning who- (i)(a) relating to athletes, or (b) relating to entertainment groups; (ii)(I) performs as an artist or entertainer, individually or as part of a group, or is an integral part of the performance of such a group, and (II) seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of performing as such an artist or entertainer or with such a group under a reciprocal exchange program which is between an organization or organizations in the United States and an organization or organizations in one or more foreign states and which provides for the temporary exchange of artists and entertainers, or groups of artists and entertainers; (iii)(I) performs as an artist or entertainer, individually or as part of a group, or is an integral part of the performance of such a group, and (II) seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely to perform, teach, or coach as such an artist or entertainer or with such a group under a commercial or noncommercial program that is culturally unique; or (iv) is the spouse or child of an alien described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) and is accompanying, or following to join, the alien; (Q) an alien having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is coming temporarily (for a period not to exceed 15 months) to the United States as a participant in an international cultural exchange program approved by the Secretary of Homeland Security for the purpose of providing practical training, employment, and the sharing of the history, culture, and traditions of the country of the alien's nationality and who will be employed under the same wages and working conditions as domestic workers; (R) an alien, and the spouse and children of the alien if accompanying or following to join the alien, who- (i) for the 2 years immediately preceding the time of application for admission, has been a member of a religious denomination having a bona fide nonprofit, religious organization in the United States; and (ii) seeks to enter the United States for a period not to exceed 5 years to perform the work described; (S) an alien- (i) who the Attorney General determines- (I) is in possession of critical reliable information concerning a criminal organization or enterprise; (II) is willing to supply or has supplied such information to Federal or State law enforcement authorities or a Federal or State court; and (III) whose presence in the United States the Attorney General determines is essential to the success of an authorized criminal investigation or the successful prosecution of an individual involved in the criminal organization or enterprise; or (ii) who the Secretary of State and the Attorney General jointly determine-(I) is in possession of critical reliable information concerning a terrorist organization, enterprise, or operation;(II) is willing to supply or has supplied such information to Federal law enforcement authorities or a Federal court;(III) will be or has been placed in danger as a result of providing such information; and (IV) is eligible to receive a reward , and, if the Attorney General (or with respect to clause (ii), the Secretary of State and the Attorney General jointly) considers it to be appropriate, the spouse, married and unmarried sons and daughters, and parents of an alien described in clause (i) or (ii) if accompanying, or following to join, the alien; (T)(i) an alien who the Secretary of Homeland Security, or in the case of subclause (III)(aa) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, determines- (I) is or has been a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, (II) is physically present in the United States, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or at a port of entry thereto, on account of such trafficking, including physical presence on account of the alien having been allowed entry into the United States for participation in investigative or judicial processes associated with an act or a perpetrator of trafficking; (III)(aa) has complied with any reasonable request for assistance in the Federal, State, or local investigation or prosecution of acts of trafficking or the investigation of crime where acts of trafficking are at least one central reason for the commission of that crime; (bb) in consultation with the Attorney General, as appropriate, is unable to cooperate with a request described in item (aa) due to physical or psychological trauma; or (cc) has not attained 18 years of age; and suffer extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm upon removal; and (ii) if accompanying, or following to join, the alien (i) who is under 21 years of age, the spouse, children, unmarried siblings under 18 years of age on the date on which such alien applied for status under such clause, and parents of such alien; (II) in the case of an alien (i) who is 21 years of age or older, the spouse and children of such alien; or (III) any parent or unmarried sibling under 18 years of age, or any adult or minor children of a derivative beneficiary of the alien, as of an alien described in subclause (I) or (II) who the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the law enforcement officer investigating a severe form of trafficking, determines faces a present danger of retaliation as a result of the alien's escape from the severe form of trafficking or cooperation with law enforcement. (U)(i)an alien who files a petition for status under this subparagraph, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that- (I) the alien has suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of having been a victim of criminal activity described in clause (iii); (II) the alien (or in the case of an alien child under the age of 16, the parent, guardian, or next friend of the alien) possesses information concerning criminal activity described in clause (iii); (III) the alien (or in the case of an alien child under the age of 16, the parent, guardian, or next friend of the alien) has been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful to a Federal, State, or local law enforcement official, to a Federal, State, or local prosecutor, to a Federal or State judge, to the Service, or to other Federal, State, or local authorities investigating or prosecuting criminal activity described in clause (iii); and (IV) the criminal activity described in clause (iii) violated the laws of the United States or occurred in the United States (including in Indian country and military installations) or the territories and possessions of the United States; (ii) if accompanying, or following to join, the alien described in clause (i)-(I) in the case of an alien described in clause (i) who is under 21 years of age, the spouse, children, unmarried siblings under 18 years of age on the date on which such alien applied for status under such clause, and parents of such alien; or (II) in the case of an alien described in clause (i) who is 21 years of age or older, the spouse and children of such alien; and (iii) the criminal activity referred to in this clause is that involving one or more of the following or any similar activity in violation of Federal, State, or local criminal law: rape; torture; trafficking; incest; domestic violence; sexual assault; abusive sexual contact; prostitution; sexual exploitation; stalking; female genital mutilation; being held hostage; peonage; involuntary servitude; slave trade; kidnapping; abduction; unlawful criminal restraint; false imprisonment; blackmail; extortion; manslaughter; murder; felonious assault; witness tampering; obstruction of justice; perjury; fraud in foreign labor contracting; or attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the above mentioned crimes; or (V) an alien who is the beneficiary (including a child of the principal alien, if eligible to receive a visa of a petition to accord a status that was filed with the Attorney General on or before December 21, 2000, if- (i) such petition has been pending for 3 years or more; or (ii) such petition has been approved, 3 years or more have elapsed since such filing date, and- (I) an immigrant visa is not immediately available to the alien because of a waiting list of applicants for visas; or (II) the alien's application for an immigrant visa, or the alien's application for adjustment of status, pursuant to the approval of such petition, remains pending.

immigrant visa - an immigrant visa required by this chapter and properly issued by a consular officer at
his office outside of the United States to an eligible immigrant under the provisions of this chapter.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
immigration benefit application - any application or petition to confer, certify, change, adjust, or extend
any status granted under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1572)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
immigration judge - an attorney whom the Attorney General appoints as an administrative judge within
the Executive Office for Immigration Review, qualified to conduct specified classes of proceedings,
including a hearing. An immigration judge shall be subject to such supervision and shall perform such duties as the Attorney General shall prescribe, but shall not be employed by the Immigration
and Naturalization Service.
immigration laws - all laws, conventions, and treaties of the United States relating to the immigration,
exclusion, deportation, expulsion, or removal of aliens.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
immigration officer - any employee or class of employees of the Service or of the United States
designated by the Attorney General, individually or by regulation, to perform the functions of an immigration officer.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
802.)
imminent danger - the existence of any condition or practice in a coal or other mine which could
reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm before such condition or practice can be abated.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
1291)

imminent danger to the health and safety of the public - the existence of any condition or practice, or
any violation of a permit or other requirement of this chapter in a surface coal mining and
reclamation operation, which condition, practice, or violation could reasonably be expected to cause substantial physical harm to persons outside the permit area before such condition, practice, or
violation can be abated. A reasonable expectation of death or serious injury before abatement exists
if a rational person, subjected to the same conditions or practices giving rise to the peril, would not
expose himself or herself to the danger during the time necessary for abatement.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
imminent hazard - a situation which exists when the continued use of a pesticide during the time
required for cancellation proceeding would be likely to result in unreasonable adverse effects on the
environment or will involve unreasonable hazard to the survival of a species declared endangered or
threatened by the Secretary pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5102.)
imminent hazard - the existence of a condition relating to hazardous material that presents a substantial
likelihood that death, serious illness, severe personal injury, or a substantial endangerment to health, property, or the environment may occur before the reasonably foreseeable completion date of a formal proceeding begun to lessen the risk of that death, illness, injury, or endangerment.
impact - measure of effect or influence of an action, person, or thing on another may occur as either
direct or indirect results of an action.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7602)
impact evaluation research - the application of research methods and statistical analysis to measure the
extent to which change in a population-based outcome can be attributed to program intervention instead of other environmental factors.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.1)
impact measures - as controls become fully implemented and refined impact measures assess the impact
of these controls on the Departments strategic missions and goals, often through quantifying the cost savings produced by the security program or through costs incurred from addressing security events.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 056.1)
impasse - When the action office makes no response to an OIG recommendation, rejects it, or does not
resolve it after a reasonable effort to achieve agreement, the OIG may take the issue to impasse. The
impasse official for the Department is the Under Secretary for Management for the Department. The impasse official for the BBG is the Director for the International Broadcasting Bureau. The impasse official for the USIBWC is the Commissioner. The Inspector General may appeal an impasse decision in the Department and the BBG to the appropriate Deputy Secretary, or to the Secretary.
implementation - act of putting a procedure or course of action into effect to support goals or achieve
objectives.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 30307)
implementation - all activity in the life cycle of a project after preliminary design, independent
assessment of the preliminary design, and approval to proceed into implementation, including
critical design, development, certification, launch, operations, disposal of assets, and, for technology programs, development, testing, analysis, and communication of the results.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
implementation - Procedures governing the mobilization of the force and the deployment, employment,
and sustainment of military operations in response to execution orders issued by the Secretary of
Defense.
implementation disputes - any dispute between the agency and the exclusive representative.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4412)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.1)
implementation measures - are used when security controls have been defined in procedures and are in
the process of being implemented. The metrics are used to demonstrate progress in implementing policies and procedures for individual security controls.
implementing document - supplemental information that provide guidance, technical or programmatic in
nature, which assist in implementing Policy Statements, Directives, and Instructions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2214a)

implementing partner organization - an entity eligible to receive assistance under this subpart which is-
(A) a United States or an indigenous private voluntary organization; (B) a United States or an indigenous credit union;(C) a United States or an indigenous cooperative organization;(D) an
indigenous governmental or nongovernmental organization; (E) a microenterprise institution; (F) a microfinance institution; or (G) a practitioner institution.

implementing revenue bill or resolution - an implementing bill, or approval resolution, which contains
one or more revenue measures by reason of which it must originate in the House of Representatives.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2191.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
implied task - In the context of joint operation planning, a task derived during mission analysis that an
organization must perform or prepare to perform to accomplish a specified task or the mission, but
which is not stated in the higher headquarters order.  See also essential task; specified task.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401)
import activity summary statement -  data or information transmitted electronically to the Customs
Service, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary prescribes, at the end of a specified period of time which enables the Customs Service to assess properly the duties, taxes and fees on merchandise imported during that period, collect accurate statistics and determine whether any other applicable requirement of law (other than a requirement relating to release from customs custody) is met.
import and importation - to move into, or the act of movement into, the territorial limits of the United
States.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1332)
import cost - the transaction value of the imported merchandise determined, when not included in the
transaction value, all necessary expenses, exclusive of customs duties, of bringing such merchandise to the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4210)
import sensitive agricultural product - an agricultural product- (A) with respect to which, as a result of
the Uruguay Round Agreements, the rate of duty was the subject of tariff reductions by the United States and, pursuant to such Agreements, was reduced on January 1, 1995, to a rate that was not less
than 97.5 percent of the rate of duty that applied to such article on December 31, 1994; or (B) which
was subject to a tariff rate quota on June 29, 2015.
import substitution subsidy - a subsidy that is contingent upon the use of domestic goods over imported
goods, alone or as 1 of 2 or more conditions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)
importer - any person engaged in the business of importing or bringing explosive materials into the
United States for purposes of sale or distribution.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
841)
importer - any person who imports an agricultural commodity from outside the United States for sale in
the United States as a principal or as an agent, broker, or consignee of any person.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)
importer - one of the parties qualifying as an importer of record.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1641.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3902)
importing authority - 1 or more entities designated by a Participant into whose territory a shipment of
rough diamonds is imported as having the authority to enforce the laws and regulations of the Participant regulating imports, including the verification of the Kimberley Process Certificate
accompanying the shipment.
imports - any meat, poultry, other food, animal, or plant that is imported into the United States in
commercially significant quantities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3421)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
521)
impoundment or impounding - the seizing and taking into custody of a commercial motor vehicle or the
immobilizing of a commercial motor vehicle through the attachment of a locking device or other mechanical or electronic means.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

imprest fund - A cash fund of a fixed amount established through an advance of funds, without
appropriation change, to an authorized imprest fund cashier to effect immediate cash payments of
relatively small amounts for authorized purchases of supplies and nonpersonal services.
imprest fund - A fixed or petty-cash fund in the form of currency or coin that has been advanced as
Funds Held Outside of the Treasury (see also cashier advance).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H392)

imprest fund - A fixed-cash or petty cash fund in the form of currency, coin, or U.S. Government check
that has been authorized by a Department of State official or USDO to an appropriately designated cashier for cash payments or other cash requirement purposes as specified in the designation. The fund is established with an advance to the cashier and may be a revolving type, replenished to the fixed amount as used, or a nonrevolving type, such as a change-making fund. An imprest fund is a method of payment, not an authorization for payment. Designations are processed.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
212a)

imprisonment - being confined in or otherwise restricted to a jail, prison, half-way house, treatment
facility, or another institution, on a full or part-time basis, pursuant to the sentence imposed as the result of a criminal conviction.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

improper payment - Any payment that should not have been made or that was made in an incorrect
amount (including overpayments and underpayments) under statutory, contractual, administrative,
or other legally applicable requirements. Improper payment also includes any payment to an ineligible recipient, payment for an ineligible good or service, a duplicate payment, or payment for a good or service not received (except for such payments where authorized by law).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
improvements - Additions or alterations that increase the value or change the use of a building or
property or significantly improve its utility. It does not include maintenance, repair, or restoration to the original condition. Improvements create something that did not exist before.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2687a)
improvements - new construction of facilities and all additions, improvements, modifications, or
renovations made to existing facilities or to real property, without regard to whether they were carried out with appropriated or nonappropriated funds.
improvised claymore - improvised weapon, military or homemade, designed to explosively propel a fan
shaped pattern of ball bearings or other fragmentation in an aimed direction.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315.1)
improvised explosive device - A weapon that is fabricated or emplaced in an unconventional manner
incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals designed to kill,
destroy, incapacitate, harass, deny mobility, or distract.  Also called IED.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised explosive device - device placed or fabricated in an unconventional manner that incorporates
in its design explosives or destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals
generally consists of an explosive; power supply; switch or timer; and detonator or initiator; may
incorporate military stores, but is normally devised from non-military components.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised explosive device associated components  - components that are: 1) part of an improvised
explosive device or improvised weapon system; 2) the tools required to produce the components; or 3) precursors to the manufacture of improvised explosive device components to include explosives.

improvised explosive device container   - item or vessel that commonly houses the whole improvised
explosive device (IED) or principle components of an improvised explosive device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised explosive device enhancement - optional additional component deliberately added as
opposed to a secondary hazard that modifies the effects of the improvised explosive device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised explosive device explosion incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident that
results in a partial or complete functioning of an improvised explosive device occurs when gaseous products are rapidly produced from a single substance (high explosives or low explosives with a fuel and oxidant).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

improvised explosive device incident atmospherics - description of the demeanor of the civilian
population at an IED event to include mood, absence or presence, changes in previously experienced interactions, etc.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

improvised explosive device incident geometry - description of how the improvised explosive device
(IED) system was emplaced, including the angle of the device, the distance to target, line of sight (if
necessary), etc.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised explosive device intended outcome - immediate and direct goal or objective of an enemy's
improvised explosive device (IED) attack objectives include anti-armor, anti-vehicle, antiinfrastructure, anti-personnel, anti-aircraft, tactics - techniques - procedures (TTP) identification,
and criminal.
improvised explosive device main charge - bulk explosive component of an improvised explosive
device (IED) capable of providing an explosion by its own energy when initiated.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised explosive device post blast analysis - process of systemic photographing and collecting
forensic material involved in an improvised explosive device (IED) incident.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised explosive device power source - source of power - that either stores or releases electrical
energy - for the initiation of an improvised explosive device (IED) or improvised weapon.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised explosive device related incident - occurrence that involves one or more of the following
types of improvised explosive device-related actions/ activities: Improvised Explosive Device,
Explosion, Find, Cache, False, Hoax.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised explosive device sourcing - process of determining the origination point (such as a
production facility or person, a geographic location, or a specific country of origin) for IED
components.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised explosive device tactical characterization - description of how an improvised explosive
device (IED) incident was conducted or planned (tactical design) to be conducted provides context for how a specific device is used/ intended (purpose of device) to be used.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised explosive device tactical design - specific design of an improvised explosive device (IED)
attack includes but not limited to: position of the IED, the type of IED, method of actuation,
intended target, type of road segment used, concealment technique, use of secondary devices, the
time of day, etc.
improvised explosive device technical categorization - description of an improvised explosive device
(IED)  using a hierarchical construct to identify its key components.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised grenade - improvised weapon, military or homemade, designed to explode when a restraint
is removed (usually handheld, but can be projected).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised mortar - improvised weapon, military or homemade, designed to launch an explosive charge
to the target.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised nuclear device - A device incorporating fissile materials designed or constructed outside of
an official government agency that has, appears to have, or is claimed to be a nuclear weapon that is
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
no longer in the control of a competent authority or custodian or has been modified from its designated firing sequence. Also call IND.
JP 342)
improvised rocket - improvised weapon, military or homemade, designed to propel an explosive charge
to the target.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
improvised weapons - weapons constructed in an improvised manner designed to destroy, incapacitate,
harass or distract.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18, 31)
in flight -
 (A) any time from the moment at which all the external doors of an aircraft are closed
following embarkation until the moment when any such door is opened for disembarkation; and (B) in the case of a forced landing, until competent authorities take over the responsibility for the aircraft and the persons and property on board.
in practice - to an activity normally performed in such country during the one-year period preceding the
arrival of such vessel into the United States or coastal waters thereof.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1288)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18, 31)
in service -
(A) any time from the beginning of preflight preparation of an aircraft by ground personnel
or by the crew for a specific flight until 24 hours after any landing; and
(B) in any event includes
the entire period during which the aircraft is in flight.
in support of - Assisting or protecting another formation, unit, or organization while remaining under
original control.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
in writing, writing, or written - any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced, and
later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
in/ on improvised explosive device emplacement - improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced inside
or directly on an item, vehicle, building, etc.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
inactive cases -  a. A case is considered inactive and the applicant's registration could be terminated
under INA if the applicant - (1) Has not made application within one year of receiving the Immigrant Visa Appointment letter. The beneficiary has one year to make a timely application for a
visa, beginning on the date you mail the Immigrant Visa Appointment letter to the beneficiary. (2) Does not respond to the appointment notice included with the Immigrant Visa Appointment Package, meaning that the applicant fails to appear for final visa application interview on the scheduled appointment date and fails to take further action on the case within one year of the
scheduled interview;  (3) Fails to present evidence purporting to overcome the basis for a refusal under INA within one-year following the refusal; or (4) Fails to comply with the Follow-up Instruction Package for Immigrant Visa Applicants within one year.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2586)
inactive defense waste disposal site - any site (including any facility) under the control or jurisdiction of
the Secretary of Energy which is used for the disposal of defense waste and is closed to the disposal of additional defense waste, including any site that is subject to decontamination and decommissioning.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
inactive duty training - Authorized training performed by a member of a Reserve Component not on
active duty or active duty for training and consisting of regularly scheduled unit training assemblies, additional training assemblies, periods of appropriate duty or equivalent training, and any special
additional duties authorized for Reserve Component personnel by the Secretary concerned, and
performed by them in connection with the prescribed activities of the organization in which they are
assigned with or without pay.  See also active duty for training.

inactive status - Status of reserve members on an inactive status list of a Reserve Component or assigned
(SOURCE  DOD,
to the Inactive Army National Guard.
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)

inactive-duty training - (A) duty prescribed for Reserves by the Secretary concerned or any other
provision of law; and(B) special additional duties authorized for Reserves by an authority
designated by the Secretary concerned and performed by them on a voluntary basis in connection with the prescribed training or maintenance activities of the units to which they are assigned. Such term includes those duties when performed by Reserves in their status as members of the National Guard.
inadmissible alien - alien that has not been inspected and admitted to the United States who is subject to
the grounds of removal specified in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

incapable of providing proper care - that a sole or surviving parent is unable to provide for the child's
basic needs, consistent with the local standards of the foreign sending country. A parent could be unable to provide proper care due to a number of reasons, including extreme poverty, mental or emotional difficulties, or long-term incarceration. See 9 FAM 502.3-3(B)(4) for additional
information on the status of orphans natural parents. See also 9 FAM 502.3-4(B)(6) for a discussion of incapable of providing proper care in the context of Convention adoption cases.
incapacitating agent - A chemical agent, which produces temporary disabling conditions that can be
physical or mental and persist for hours or days after exposure to the agent has ceased.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
incapacitation - A physical, mental, emotional or post-surgical condition whether temporary or
permanent, that is severely impairing a parents ability to continue with current living arrangements.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3745)

incendiary - chemical mixtures which are capable of causing fire.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2779a)

incentive payments - direct monetary compensation made by a United States supplier of defense articles
or defense services or by any employee, agent or subcontractor thereof to any other United States person to induce or persuade that United States person to purchase or acquire goods or services produced, manufactured, grown, or extracted, in whole or in part, in the foreign country which is purchasing those defense articles or services from the United States supplier.

incidence -  The ultimate distributional effect of a tax, expenditure, or regulatory program.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)

incident - a crash, natural disaster, work zone activity, special event, or other emergency road user
occurrence that adversely affects or impedes the normal flow of traffic.
(SOURCE  DHS/
DOT, US Code 23,
501)

incident - A security-related incident or a visa incident.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 031.3)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

incident - An occurrence or event, natural or manmade, that requires a response to protect life or
property. Incidents can, for example, include major disasters, emergencies, terrorist attacks, terrorist threats, civil unrest, wildland and urban fires, floods, hazardous materials spills, nuclear accidents,
aircraft accidents, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical storms, tsunamis, war-related
disasters, public health and medical emergencies, and other occurrences requiring an emergency
response.
incident - an occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the
confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information or an information system; or constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violation of law, security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
148.)
incident - an occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the integrity,
confidentiality, or availability of information on an information system, or actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, an information system;
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
incident - An occurrence, caused by either human action or natural phenomena, that requires action to
prevent or minimize loss of life, or damage, loss of, or other risks to property, information, and/ or
natural resources.  See also information operations.
incident - An occurrence, natural or human-caused, that requires a response to protect life or property.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
incident - An occurrence, natural or manmade, that requires a response to protect life or property.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)
incident - An occurrence, other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft which
affects or could affect the safety of operation.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 912.2)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
incident - any occurrence or series of occurrences having the same origin, involving one or more vessels,
facilities, or any combination thereof, resulting in the discharge or substantial threat of discharge of
oil.
incident - either an accident or a deliberate act.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 70701)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
incident - natural, technological, or human-caused occurrence that may cause harm and that may require
action could expand into an emergency predicated upon occurrence, and/ or a disaster based on the effectiveness of existing public safety resources.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
Incident Action Plan - An oral or written plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall
strategy for managing an incident. It may include the identification of operational resources and assignments. It may also include attachments that provide direction and important information for management of the incident during one or more operational periods.  Also called IAP.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

incident annexes - Describe the concept of operations to address specific contingency or hazard
situations or an element of an incident requiring specialized application of the National Response Framework.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
incident awareness and assessment - The Secretary of Defense approved use of Department of Defense
intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and other intelligence capabilities for domestic nonintelligence support for defense support of civil authorities.  Also called IAA.
Incident Command - [O]rganizational element responsible for overall management of an incident and
consisting of the Incident Commander (either single or unified command structure) and any assigned supporting staff."
(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
Incident Command - Entity responsible for overall management of the incident. Consists of the Incident
Commander, either single or unified command, and any assigned supporting staff.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Incident Command - Organizational element responsible for overall management of an incident and
consisting of the Incident Commander (either single or unified command structure) and any assigned supporting staff.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)

Incident Command Post - The field location where the primary functions are performed. The ICP may
be co-located with the incident base or other incident facilities.  Also called ICP.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
Incident Command System - A standardized on-scene emergency management construct designed to aid
in the management of resources during incidents.  Also called ICS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Incident Command System - A standardized on-scene emergency management construct specifically
designed to provide for the adoption of an integrated organizational structure that reflects the
complexity and demands of single or multiple incidents, without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries. ICS is a management system designed to enable effective incident management by integrating a combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure, designed to aid in the management of resources during incidents. It is used for all kinds of emergencies and is applicable to small as well as large and complex incidents. ICS is used by various jurisdictions and functional agencies, both public and private, to organize field-level incident management operations.  Also called ICS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

Incident Command System - A standardized, on-scene, all-hazard incident management concept. ICS,
required by HSPD-5 and delineated in the National Incident Management System (NIMS), is based upon a flexible, scalable response organization providing a common framework within which people can work together effectively. ICS has been summarized as a first-on-scene structure; that is,
where the first person on scene is in charge until the incident is resolved or responsibility is
transferred to a more-qualified individual.  Also called ICS.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
Incident Commander - The individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development
of strategies and tactics and the ordering and the release of resources. The Incident Commander has overall authority and responsibility for conducting incident operations and is responsible for the
management of all incident operations at the incident site.
Incident Commander - The person in charge of all emergency response activities during an emergency.
Also called IC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
incident driven activity - specific action to stop, interdict, or otherwise respond to an incident.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
incident environmental condition - description of the ambient surrounding conditions to include
weather conditions such as temperature, precipitation, fog, dust, etc.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
incident management - A national comprehensive approach to preventing, preparing for, responding to,
and recovering from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
incident management - management and coordination of prevention, protection, and emergency
management activities associated with a specific threat, or an actual occurrence includes, for example, major disasters, emergencies, terrorist attacks, specific threats of terrorist attacks, wildland
and urban fires, floods, hazardous materials spills, nuclear accidents, aircraft accidents, earthquakes,
hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical storms, war-related disasters, public health and medical emergencies, cyber attacks, and any other occurrences.

Incident management - Refers to how incidents are managed across all homeland security activities,
including prevention, protection, and response and recovery.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Incident Management Assistance Team - An interagency national- or regional-based team composed of
subject-matter experts and incident management professionals from multiple Federal departments
and agencies.  Also called IMAT.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Incident Management Team - An incident command organization made up of the Command and
General Staff members and appropriate functional units of an Incident Command System organization. The level of training and experience of the IMT members, coupled with the identified formal response requirements and responsibilities of the IMT, are factors in determining the "type,"
or level, of IMT. IMTs are generally grouped in five types. Types I and II are national teams, Type
III are State or regional, Type IV are discipline- or large jurisdiction-specific, and Type V are ad hoc
incident command organizations typically used by smaller jurisdictions.  Also called IMT.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

Incident Management Team - The Department body that supports and manages all Department level
emergency response efforts during a domestic emergency that impacts the Department.  Also called
IMT

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

incident Objectives - Statements of guidance and direction needed to select appropriate strategy(s) and
the tactical direction of resources. Incident objectives are based on realistic expectations of what can
be accomplished when all allocated resources have been effectively deployed. Incident objectives must be achievable and measurable, yet flexible enough to allow strategic and tactical alternatives.
incident record [IT service] - document that contains the details of an unplanned interruption to a
service or reduction in the quality of service.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)

incident response - Organizations must - (1) Establish an operational incident handling capability for
organizational information systems that includes adequate preparation, detection, analysis, containment, recovery, and user response activities; and (2) Track, document, and report incidents to appropriate organizational officials and/ or authorities.  Also called IR.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

incident response plan - The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures to
detect, respond to, and limit consequences of a malicious cyber attacks against an organizations information system(s).

incidental expenses - See the definition of per diem.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1941.3)

incidental operator - Any employee in other than a motor vehicle operator position who is required to
operate a motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties. Included in this definition are contractor employees required or authorized to operate U.S. Government vehicles under the terms of an existing contract with the Department of State.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 302.62)

incitement of terrorism - Incitement with intent to cause bodily harm renders an alien inadmissible
under INA  if he or she has incited terrorist activity under circumstances indicating an intention to cause death or serious bodily harm.  Incited in the context of INA is speech that induces or
otherwise moves another person to undertake terrorist activity. Normally speech will not rise to the
level of inciting unless there is a clear link between the speech and an actual effort to undertake the
terrorist activity. It connotes speech that is not merely an expression of views but that directs or
induces action, typically in a volatile situation.  The applicant may have incited terrorist activity even if a terrorist attack does not actually occur (e.g., because an attempt to commit such activity was thwarted). An applicant who has incited terrorist activity must also have acted in circumstances
indicating an intention to cause death or serious bodily harm to be inadmissible under INA. In other words, the aliens speech must not only have induced others to undertake terrorist activity, but it
must also have been made with the specific intent that such activity would result in death or serious bodily injury. Incitement and the requisite intent to cause bodily harm could be inferred in the following situations - (a) Widespread opposition to Country A's policies and actions lead to a series of protests, some violent, outside Country As embassy in Country B. The applicant goes to the embassy, stands on a box, and shouts to the crowd to join him in standing up to Country A and humiliating it. Shortly afterwards, when he sees an embassy vehicle approaching, he yells - Don't let them in! Make them pay for what they have done! The crowd blocks the car and removes occupants (including a diplomat working at Country As embassy), from the car, beating them severely and taking them hostage. Analysis - Diplomatic hostage-taking and violent attacks on diplomats are terrorist activities. Given the aliens urging the crowd to stop the embassy vehicle and make them pay, you would have reasonable ground to believe that the applicants speech incited terrorist activity. The aliens make them pay statement, when viewed against the backdrop of previous violent protests and his general comments about standing up to Country A and humiliating it, would provide you with reasonable ground to believe that the applicant intended to cause death or serious bodily harm. (b) The applicant is an ardent nationalist whose opinions voiced to a particular audience regularly blame foreigners for his country's problems and who argues that the only solution to these problems is that foreigners should be driven out of the country. Press reports say that some of those in the targeted audience have been purchasing weapons and seeking to obtain and manufacture explosives. Police notify the applicant or those associated with the applicant that they are investigating several of those in the targeted audience for weapons-related offenses. At the end of a week of particularly strong anti-foreign sentiment, the applicant gives a special speech entitled A
Call to Action. With the knowledge that those under investigation are in the audience, the applicant begins his speech with - The time has come for action! He then reiterates throughout his speech that The only solution to the country's problems is to purge our great land of these foreigners once and for all through whatever means necessary. Shortly thereafter, some of those in the target audience detonate a truck bomb outside a restaurant frequented by foreign nationals, killing several foreign nationals and injuring many restaurant employees. Analysis - The use of any explosive with intent to endanger, directly or indirectly, the safety of one or more individuals or to cause substantial damage to property is a terrorist activity. In the example, the applicant helps foster anti-foreign sentiments and then, during a particularly tense period, urges students to act to drive foreigners from the country through whatever means necessary. Under these circumstances, you would have reasonable ground to believe that the applicants speech incited terrorist activity. The fact that the applicant knew that several students likely had access to weapons and/ or explosives and that those students were in attendance at his special lecture would provide you with reasonable ground to believe that the applicant intended to cause death or serious bodily harm.

in-conference monitoring - technical examination intended to explicitly monitor and assure the
exclusivity of meetings that are confidential or secret.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1121.21)

incorporated territory - the territories to which the Constitution is fully applicable are called
incorporated territories. It has been held that persons born in these territories on or after the date
they became part of the United States could claim U.S. citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
Section 1891, Rev. Stat., stated that - The Constitution...shall have the same force and effect within
all organized Territories and in every Territory hereafter organized as elsewhere in the United States.
increment [system design] - operational portion of a planned system that provides partial but useful
capability to the user and is interoperable with other increments of the same system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
incremental costs - Costs additional to the Service appropriations that would not have been incurred
absent support of the contingency operation.  See also financial management.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)
incremental expenses -  the reasonable and proper cost of rations, fuel, training ammunition,
transportation, and other goods and services consumed by such country, except that the term does
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2011)
not include pay, allowances, and other normal costs of such country's personnel.

incremental hydropower - additional generation achieved from increased efficiency after January 1,
2005, at a hydroelectric dam that was placed in service before January1, 2005.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
918c.)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
950bb.)

incumbent service provider - an entity that, as of the date of submission of the application, is providing
broadband service to not less than 5 percent of the households in the service territory proposed in the application.
incumbent service provider - The source (i.e., agency, private sector, or public reimbursable source)
providing the service when a public announcement is made of the streamlined or standard competition.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

indefinite-quantity contract - A contract used for procurements in which the exact number of
deliverable items is not known at the time of contracting. The contract provides for a minimum and maximum amount of goods/ services that may be ordered under the contract.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

in-demand industry sector or occupation - (i) an industry sector that has a substantial current or
potential impact (including through jobs that lead to economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement) on the State, regional, or local economy, as appropriate, and that contributes to the growth or stability of other supporting businesses, or the growth of other industry sectors; or (ii) an occupation that currently has or is projected to have a number of positions (including positions that
lead to economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement) in an industry sector so as to have a significant impact on the State, regional, or local economy, as appropriate.
indenture - any mortgage, deed of trust, trust or other indenture, or similar instrument or agreement
(including any supplement or amendment to any of the foregoing), under.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77ccc.)

independence - the functional ability of individuals to perform activities of daily living or instrumental
activities of daily living without assistance or supervision.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
242q4)
independence in daily living - the ability of a veteran, without the services of others or with a reduced
level of the services of others, to live and function within such veteran's family and community.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3101.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2754)
independent - that the life-cycle cost estimate is prepared by an organization independent of the project
sponsor, using the same detailed technical and procurement information as the sponsor, to determine
if the life-cycle cost estimate of the sponsor is accurate and reasonable.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
381.)
independent contractor - a commission agent, broker, or other independent contractor who is engaged in
selling, or soliciting orders for the sale of, tangible personal property for more than one principal and who holds himself out as such in the regular course of his business activities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
independent government cost estimate - estimate, prepared by government personnel independently of
contractors, of the cost for goods and/ or estimate of services to be procured by contract such estimates are prepared by government personnel (i.e., independent of contractors); estimate of the cost of goods and/ or services used as a basis against which to gauge reasonableness of prospective contractors' proposed costs; IGCEs are developed during the Project Execution Phase when a performer is being selected and should be scoped for that specific work.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)

independent living services - (A) independent living core services; and
(B)(i) counseling services,
including psychological, psychotherapeutic, and related services; (ii) services related to securing housing or shelter, including services related to community group living, and supportive of the
purposes of this chapter and of the subchapters of this chapter, and adaptive housing services (including appropriate accommodations to and modifications of any space used to serve, or occupied
by, individuals with disabilities); (iii) rehabilitation technology;
(iv) mobility training;
(v) services
and training for individuals with cognitive and sensory disabilities, including life skills training, and interpreter and reader services;
(vi) personal assistance services, including attendant care and the training of personnel providing such services;
(vii) surveys, directories, and other activities to identify appropriate housing, recreation opportunities, and accessible transportation, and other support services;
(viii) consumer information programs on rehabilitation and independent living services available under this chapter, especially for minorities and other individuals with disabilities who have traditionally been unserved or underserved by programs under this chapter; (ix) education and training necessary for living in a community and participating in community activities; (x) supported living; (xi) transportation, including referral and assistance for such transportation and training in the use of public transportation vehicles and systems; (xii) physical rehabilitation;
(xiii)
therapeutic treatment;
(xiv) provision of needed prostheses and other appliances and devices;
(xv)
individual and group social and recreational services;
(xvi) training to develop skills specifically designed for youths who are individuals with disabilities to promote self-awareness and esteem, develop advocacy and self-empowerment skills, and explore career options; (xvii) services for children; (xviii) services under other Federal, State, or local programs designed to provide resources, training, counseling, or other assistance, of substantial benefit in enhancing the independence, productivity, and quality of life of individuals with disabilities; (xix) appropriate preventive services to decrease the need of individuals assisted under this chapter for similar services in the future; (xx) community awareness programs to enhance the understanding and integration into society of individuals with disabilities; and (xxi) such other services as may be necessary and not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

independent verification and validation - verification and validation of a product or system performed
by an organization that is technically, managerially, and financially independent of the development organization.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4057)

indeterminate loss - as determined by an insurance claims adjuster certified under the national flood
insurance program and in consultation with an engineer as appropriate, a loss resulting from physical damage to, or loss of, property located in any coastal State arising from the combined perils
of flood and wind associated with a named storm.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13701)
indeterminate sentencing - a system by which (A) the court may impose a sentence of a range defined
by statute; and (B) an administrative agency, generally the parole board, or the court, controls release within the statutory range.
Indian land - land of Indian tribes, or Indian individuals, which are either held in trust by the United
States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
470aaa.)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4302)
Indian lands - lands of Indian tribes or Indian individuals which are either held in trust by the United
States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States.
Indian tribe - any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4302)
Indian tribe - any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any
Alaskan Native village or regional or village corporation (as defined in, or established under, the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act) that is recognized by the United States as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as
Indians.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
Indian tribe - any tribe, band, or other group of Indians subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
and recognized as possessing powers of self-government.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1301)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Indian tribes - The United States recognizes Indian tribes as domestic dependent nations under its
protection and recognizes the right of Indian tribes to self-government. As such, tribes are responsible for coordinating tribal resources to address actual or potential incidents. When their resources are exhausted, tribal leaders seek assistance from States or even the Federal Government.

Indian wars - the campaigns, engagements, and expeditions of the United States military forces against
Indian tribes or nations, service in which has been recognized heretofore as pensionable service.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1501.)
indications - In intelligence usage, information in various degrees of evaluation, all of which bear on the
intention of a potential enemy to adopt or reject a course of action.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
indicator  - something the directs attention to or makes known.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20, JP 313.3)
indicator - 1.  In intelligence usage, an item of information which reflects the intention or capability of an
adversary to adopt or reject a course of action.    2. In operations security usage, data derived from friendly detectable actions and open-source information that an adversary can interpret and piece
together to reach conclusions or estimates of friendly intentions, capabilities, or activities.
indicator - A particular characteristic or dimension used to measure intended changes defined by a
Results Framework.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)

indigenous populations and institutions - The societal framework of an operational environment
including citizens, legal and illegal immigrants, dislocated civilians, and governmental, tribal,
ethnic, religious, commercial, and private organizations and entities.  Also called IPI.

indirect consequence - effect that is not a direct consequence of an event, incident, or occurrence, but is
caused by a direct consequence, subsequent cascading effects, and/ or related decisions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
indirect cost - any cost not directly identified with a single final cost objective, but identified with two or
more final cost objectives or with at least one intermediate cost objective.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
indirect cost - any cost not directly identified with a single final cost objective, but identified with two or
more final cost objectives or with at least one intermediate cost objective.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
indirect cost - any cost not directly identified with a single final cost objective, but identified with two or
more final cost objectives or with at least one intermediate cost objective.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
indirect cost pool - a grouping of incurred costs identified with two or more cost objectives but not
identified specifically with any final cost objective.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
indirect cost pool - a grouping of incurred costs identified with two or more cost objectives but not
identified with any final cost objective.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
indirect cost pool - a grouping of incurred costs identified with two or more objectives but not identified
specifically with any final cost objective.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
indirect cost pool - the accumulated costs that jointly benefit two or more programs or other cost
objectives.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
indirect cost rate - a device for determining in a reasonable manner the proportion of indirect costs each
program should bear. It is the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the indirect costs to a direct cost base.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
indirect cost rate - the percentage or dollar factor that expresses the ratio of indirect expense incurred in
a given period to direct labor cost, manufacturing cost, or another appropriate base for the same period (see also "final indirect cost rate").
indirect cost rate proposal -  the documentation prepared by a governmental unit or component thereof
to substantiate its request for the establishment of an indirect cost rate.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
indirect cost rate proposal - the documentation prepared by a governmental unit or subdivision thereof
to substantiate its request for the establishment of an indirect cost rate.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
indirect costs - costs included in a Federally negotiated indirect rate.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff71)
indirect route - The portion of any journey that deviates from a usually traveled route.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
indirect travel - Personal travel done on a cost-constructive basis against official (i.e., direct) travel.
Indirect travel is subject to the provisions of 14 FAM 546 and 14 FAM 585.2 as well as other Department travel regulations and policies.
individual - A citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
individual development plan - document that identifies an employee's short and long-term learning and
development goals is developed by the employee in coordination with the employee's supervisor.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
individual health insurance coverage - health insurance coverage offered to individuals in the
individual market, but does not include short-term limited duration insurance.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
individual market - the market for health insurance coverage offered to individuals other than in
connection with a group health plan.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
individual mobilization augmentee - An individual reservist attending drills who receives training and
is preassigned to an Active Component organization, a Selective Service System, or a Federal Emergency Management Agency billet that must be filled on, or shortly after, mobilization.  Also
called IMA.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300e)
individual practice association - a partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity which has
entered into a services arrangement (or arrangements) with persons who are licensed to practice
medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, optometry, psychology, or other health profession in a State and a majority of whom are licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy. Such an arrangement shall provide- (A) that such persons shall provide their professional services in accordance with a
compensation arrangement established by the entity; and (B) to the extent feasible, for the sharing by such persons of medical and other records, equipment, and professional, technical, and administrative staff.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)
individual project - A single participant. While an individual project is sometimes warranted, this project
type should be used sparingly and judiciously due to the higher overall costs. The project may be conducted in English or the language of the participants country.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
individual protective equipment - In chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear operations, the
personal clothing and equipment required to protect an individual from chemical, biological, and
radiological hazards and some nuclear hazards.  Also called IPE.

individual ready reserve - A manpower pool consisting of individuals who have had some training or
(SOURCE  DOD,

DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

who have served previously in the Active Component or in the Selected Reserve, and may have some period of their military service obligation remaining.  Also called IRR.  See also Selected Reserve.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

individual with a disability - person  who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
one or more major life activities (an "actual disability"), or a record of a physical or mental
impairment that substantially limits a major life activity ("record of"), or an actual or perceived impairment, whether or not the impairment limits or is perceived to limit a major life activity, that is not both transitory and minor ("regarded as").

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)

individuals traveling together project - A group of two to three (2-3) participants from the same
country or different countries. An ITT may be conducted in English or the language of the
participating country(ies).  Also called ITT.
industrial development agency - any agency which is permitted to issue obligations the interest on
which is excludable from gross income.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2708)
industrial mobilization - The transformation of industry from its peacetime activity to the industrial
program necessary to support the national military objectives.  See also mobilization.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

industrial plant - any fixed equipment or facility which is used in connection with, or as part of, any
process or system for industrial production or output.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6326)

industrial preparedness - The state of preparedness of industry to produce essential materiel to support
the national military objectives.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

industrial preparedness program - Plans, actions, or measures for the transformation of the industrial
base, both government-owned and civilian-owned, from its peacetime activity to the emergency
program necessary to support the national military objectives.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)
industrial research -  planned search or critical investigation aimed at the discovery of new knowledge,
with the objective that such knowledge may be useful in developing new products, processes, or
services, or in bringing about a significant improvement to existing products, processes, or services.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
industrial resources - materials, services, processes, or manufacturing equipment (including the
processes, technologies, and ancillary services for the use of such equipment) needed to establish or
maintain an efficient and modern national defense industrial base.
industrial security - portion of internal security that is concerned with the protection of classified
information in the hands of United States industry.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1362.)
industrial user - those industries identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of
the Budget, 1967, as amended and supplemented, under the category of Division D-Manufacturing and such other classes of significant waste producers as, by regulation, the Administrator deems appropriate.
industrial waste - any solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated by a manufacturing or processing plant,
other than an excluded material.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1414.)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
10908.)
industrial waste - the solid waste generated by manufacturing and industrial and research and
development processes and operations, including contaminated soil, nonhazardous oil spill cleanup
waste and dry nonhazardous pesticides and chemical waste, but does not include hazardous waste regulated under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, mining or oil and gas waste.
industrial wastewater - wastewater from industrial activities such as electroplating, metal finishing,
corrosion control, vehicle maintenance, and other industrial processes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
industry - a trade, business, industry, or other activity, or branch or group thereof, in which individuals
are gainfully employed.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)

industry - in general, the producers as a whole of a domestic like product, or those producers whose
collective output of a domestic like product constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic
production of the product.

industry affecting commerce - any industry or activity in commerce or in which a labor dispute would
burden or obstruct commerce or tend to burden or obstruct commerce or the free flow of commerce.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
142)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

industry or sector partnership - a workforce collaborative, convened by or acting in partnership with a
State board or local board, that-(A) organizes key stakeholders in an industry cluster into a working
group that focuses on the shared goals and human resources needs of the industry cluster and that
includes, at the appropriate stage of development of the partnership-(i) representatives of multiple businesses or other employers in the industry cluster, including small and medium-sized employers when practicable;(ii) 1 or more representatives of a recognized State labor organization or central labor council, or another labor representative, as appropriate; and(iii) 1 or more representatives of an
institution of higher education with, or another provider of, education or training programs that support the industry cluster; and(B) may include representatives of-
(i) State or local government; (ii) State or local economic development agencies;
(iii) State boards or local boards, as appropriate; (iv) a State workforce agency or other entity providing employment services;
(v) other State or
local agencies;
(vi) business or trade associations;
(vii) economic development organizations;

(viii) nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, or intermediaries;
(ix) philanthropic
organizations;
(x) industry associations; and
(xi) other organizations, as determined to be necessary
by the members comprising the industry or sector partnership.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
ineligible - excluded from Government contracting (and subcontracting, if appropriate) pursuant to
statutory, Executive order, or regulatory authority and its implementing and supplementing regulations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
ineligible to citizenship - notwithstanding the provisions of any treaty relating to military service, an
individual who is, or was at any time permanently debarred from becoming a citizen of the United States under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, or the Selective Service
Act of 1948, as amended.
inert ingredient - an ingredient which is not active.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
inertial navigation system - A self-contained navigation system using inertial detectors, which
automatically provides vehicle position, heading, and velocity.  Also called INS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
infection - opportunistic cancers and infectious diseases and any other conditions arising from infection
with such etiologic agent.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300cc51)
infection with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome - any condition arising
from such etiologic agent.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ee23.)
infectious disease - a disease potentially caused by a pathogenic organism (including a bacteria, virus,
fungus, or parasite) that is acquired by a person and that reproduces in that person.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d6a)
infirmary - a place for the care of the infirm, sick or injured; hospital; an institution which operates as a
(SOURCE  DOS/
hospital pursuant to law for the care and treatment of sick or injured persons as in-patients.
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 241.2)
inflation -  The proportionate rate of change in the general price level, as opposed to the proportionate
increase in a specific price. Inflation is usually measured by a broad-based price index, such as the
implicit deflator for Gross Domestic Product or the Consumer Price Index.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
influence mine -  A mine actuated by the effect of a target on some physical condition in the vicinity of
the mine or on radiations emanating from the mine.  See also mine.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
influence sweep - A sweep designed to produce an influence similar to that produced by a ship and thus
actuate mines.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
info addressee - The post, activity, unit, or command to which a cable is directed for information by the
originator.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)
inform consuls - A passing instruction used in collective address telegrams to request posts with regional
responsibilities to forward the telegram or the information therein to constituent posts.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
informant - any individual who furnishes information to an intelligence agency in the course of a
confidential relationship protecting the identity of such individual from public disclosure.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3126)
information - A combination of data, usually from multiple sources, used to derive meaningful
conclusions about a system (health resources, costs, utilization of health services, outcomes of
populations, etc.). Information cannot be developed without crude data. However, data must be transformed into information to allow decision-making that improves a given system.
(SOURCE  DOT/
NHTSA, Beyond
EMS Data
Collection,
Terms)
information - any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions in any
medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, electronic, or audiovisual forms.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
information - any knowledge that can be communicated or documentary material, regardless of its
physical form or characteristics, that is owned by, is produced by or for, or is under the control of the United States Government.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
information - data in a usable form, usually processed, organized, structured or presented in a
meaningful way knowledge or intelligence representing facts, concepts, or instructions in any
medium or form suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by humans or by automatic means.
information - Data of any type capable of being posted or transmitted on or through the Internet or a
Department intranet; including data in print, graphic or pictorial, and audible form.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 713)
information [government] - information created, collected, processed, disseminated, or disposed of by
or for a governmental body.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
information access clearance - formal certification of authorization for a government employee to have
access to classified information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
information addressee - The post, activity, unit or command to whom a telegram is directed by the
originator for information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
information architecture - The content organization of a website (similar to the outline for a book with
chapters, subchapters, cross-references, index).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

information assurance - (A) Computer security.(B) Network security.(C) Any other information
technology that the Secretary of Defense considers related to information assurance.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2200e)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 312)

information assurance - Actions that protect and defend information systems by ensuring availability,
integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation.  Also called IA.  See also information
operations.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

information assurance - activities that protect and defend information and information systems by
ensuring their: - Availability:  timely, reliable access to services. - Integrity:  protection from
unauthorized change. - Authentication:  verification of originator. - Confidentiality:  protection from unauthorized disclosure. - Non-repudiation:  undeniable proof of participation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)

information assurance product - an IT product or technology whose primary purpose is to provide
security services (e.g., integrity, authentication, confidentiality, access control, and nonrepudiation); correct known vulnerabilities; and/ or provide layered defense against various categories of non-authorized or malicious penetrations of information systems or networks. Examples include products such as data encryptors, firewalls, and intrusion detection devices.  Also called IA product.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)

information assurance-enabled product - an IT product or technology whose primary role is not
security, but provides security services as an associated feature of its intended operating capabilities. Examples include products such as security-enabled web browsers, screening routers, trusted operating systems, and security-enabled messaging systems.  Also called IA enabled product.

information classification - process by which information is determined to be classified information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1151.2)

information collection - Forms that collect information from the public, or impose a record keeping,
reporting, or third-party information dissemination burden to the public may be considered to be information collections as defined by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. If the PRA applies, A/ GIS/ DIR must obtain the approval of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before anyone can use the form.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1163.2)
information collection budget - The vehicle through which OMB, in consultation with each Federal
agency, sets annual agency goals to reduce information collection burdens imposed on the public. The Information Collection Budget serves as a management oversight tool.
information control - authority of the agency that originates information, or its successor in function, to
regulate access to the information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
information dissemination product - any recorded information, regardless of physical form or
characteristics, disseminated by an agency, or contractor thereof, to the public.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
information dissemination product [public] - book, paper, map, machine-readable material, audiovisual
production, or other documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristic, an agency
disseminates to the public includes any electronic document, CD-ROM, or web page.
information environment - The aggregate of individuals, organizations, and systems that collect,
process, disseminate, or act on information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313)
information infrastructure - the underlying framework, equipment, and software that an information
system and related assets rely on to process, transmit, receive, or store information electronically.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2217)
information integrity - protection of information from unauthorized access or revision ensuring that the
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
information is not compromised through corruption or falsification.
Terms)
information life cycle - the stages through which information passes, typically characterized as creation
or collection, processing, dissemination, use, storage, and disposition, to include destruction and
deletion.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
information life cycle - the stages through which information passes, typically characterized as creation
or collection, processing, dissemination, use, storage, and disposition.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

information management - IM is the term used to identify all information technology assets, issues,
operations, and personnel at posts abroad that are funded by the geographic bureaus or, for international organizations, the IO Bureau.  Also called IM.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

information management - The function of managing an organization's information resources for the
handling of data and information acquired by one or many different systems, individuals, and organizations in a way that optimizes access by all who have a share in that data or a right to that
information.  Also called IM.
information management - the planning, budgeting, manipulating, and controlling of information
throughout its life cycle. The term encompasses both information itself and the related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, and information technology.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
information need [intelligence] - data and information needed by intelligence analysts in order to answer
intelligence questions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

information operations - (1) Electronic warfare. (2) Computer network operations. (3) Psychological
operations.(4) Military deception.(5) Operations security.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313)
information operations - The integrated employment, during military operations, of information-related
capabilities in concert with other lines of operation to influence, disrupt, corrupt, or usurp the
decision-making of adversaries and potential adversaries while protecting our own.  Also called IO. See also electronic warfare; military deception; operations security; military information support
operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 3600.01)
information operations force - A force consisting of units, staff elements, individual military
professionals in the Active and Reserve Components, and DOD civilian employees who conduct or
directly support the integration of information-related capabilities against adversaries and potential
adversaries during military operations as well as those who train these professionals.  Also called IO
force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313)
information operations intelligence integration - The integration of intelligence disciplines and
analytic methods to characterize and forecast, identify vulnerabilities, determine effects, and assess
the information environment.  Also called IOII.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
information owner - an agency official with statutory or operational authority for specified information
and responsibility for establishing the criteria for its creation, collection, processing, dissemination,
or disposal, which responsibilities may extend to interconnected systems or groups of interconnected systems.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
information owner - Official with statutory or operational authority for specified information and
responsibility for establishing the controls for its generation, collection, processing, dissemination, and disposal.
Information Programs Center - The transmission facility at a post abroad responsible for secure
command and control messaging systems and other assigned telecommunications duties.  Also
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
called IPC.
FAH2 H114)
information report - Report used to forward raw information collected to fulfill intelligence
requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
information reproducibility - information capable of being substantially reproduced may also be subject
to an acceptable degree of imprecision.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
information requirement - specific data and processing specifications needed to complete a process.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
information requirements - In intelligence usage, those items of information regarding the adversary
and other relevant aspects of the operational environment that need to be collected and processed in
order to meet the intelligence requirements of a commander.  Also called IR.  See also priority
intelligence requirement.
information resource management strategy - a strategy that demonstrates how information resources
management decisions are integrated with organizational planning, budget, procurement, financial management, human resources management, and program decisions.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
information resource management bureau - IRM is the functional bureau within the Department of
State that manages and sets policy for all information technology issues.  Also called IRM.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
information resources - Information and related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, and
information technology (IT).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)
information resources - information and related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, and
information technology.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)
information resources - information and related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, and
information technology.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
information resources - information in any medium or form and its related resources, such as personnel,
equipment, funds, and information technology.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
information resources - The information and related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, and
information technology, used by an organization.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

information resources management - the process of managing information resources to accomplish
agency missions. The term encompasses an agency's information and the related resources, such as
personnel, equipment, funds, and information technology.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

information safeguarding - measures and controls prescribed to protect classified information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1051c)

information security - (1) the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the
information such system processes, stores, or transmits; and (2) the security policies, security
procedures, or acceptable use policies with respect to an information system.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

information security - Operations to protect and defend information and IT systems by ensuring their
availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. This includes providing for restoration of IT systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities.

information security - Protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide - Integrity, which means
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
information security - protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide (1) Integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; (2) Confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and (3) Availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access
to, and use of, information.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
information security - protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide integrity, confidentiality, and availability.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
information security - protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
information security - the protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access,
use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide: integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information non-repudiation and authenticity; confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and
proprietary information; and availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
information security - The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access,
use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction, to provide confidentiality, integrity, and
availability.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

information security [operation] - security discipline concerned with implementation of a system of
administrative policies and procedures for identifying, controlling, and protecting from unauthorized
disclosure, information that is authorized protection authorized by executive order, statute, or regulation. Information security includes protection of classified, controlled unclassified, SCI, and SAP.
information security architecture - an embedded, integral part of the enterprise architecture that
describes the structure and behavior of the enterprise security processes, information security systems, personnel, and organizational subunits, showing their alignment with the enterprise's mission and strategic plans.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
information security continuous monitoring - maintaining ongoing awareness of information security,
vulnerabilities, threats, and incidents to support agency risk management decisions.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
information security continuous monitoring program - the compendium of methods, tools, and
techniques necessary to implement the agency information continuous monitoring strategy in a way that is sufficient to inform risk-based decisions and maintain operations within established risk tolerances. The program includes determining monitoring metrics, establishing monitoring frequencies, and developing a monitoring architecture.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
information security continuous monitoring strategy - a comprehensive plan to address monitoring
(SOURCE  White

requirements and activities at each organizational tier (organization, mission or business process,
and information system).
House, OMB, Circular A130) (SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2217)
information security incident - an occurrence that- (A) actually or potentially jeopardizes the
confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the information such system processes, stores, or transmits; or (B) constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violation of security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies with respect to an information system.
information security program plan - a formal document that provides an overview of the security
requirements for an organization-wide information security program and describes the program management controls and common controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
information security requirements - information security requirements promulgated in accordance with
law, or directed by the Secretary of Commerce, the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
and the Office of Management and Budget, and, as to national security systems, the President.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
information services - actions and resources offered through the auspices of a library or information
center includes providing information from a reference source, providing information in response to or in anticipation of user needs or interests, managing subscriptions to recurring information
resources, and providing access to electronic and print information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
information sharing - exchange between entities or persons of data, information or knowledge stored
within discrete information systems or created spontaneously using collaborative communication technologies includes transmission, communication, or any type of disclosure or receipt of
information as well as any provision or receipt of account access to a dataset or data repository.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
information sharing and access agreement - agreement that is used to facilitate the exchange of
Information between the Department (or any element or entity within the Department) and one or more outside parties agreement type includes Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Agreement, Letter of Intent, or any other form of agreement:  parties include domestic or foreign entities in the private or public sector and government agencies at the Federal, State, or local level.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

information sharing and access agreements repository - comprehensive departmental data set
repository containing Information Sharing and Access Agreements between DHS (including any of its Components) and entities outside DHS.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Information Sharing and Safeguarding Governance Board - Department's senior governance and
decision-making body for all departmental information sharing and safeguarding issues develops and oversees the implementation of the Department's information sharing and safeguarding strategy, establishes goals and priorities relating to information sharing and safeguarding, and ensures consistency in information sharing and safeguarding policy and procedures both within the Department and between the Department and other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and private sector and international partners.

information sharing environment - an approach that facilitates the sharing of terrorism and homeland
security information.  Also called ISE.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
485.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 763.14)

information sharing environment - an approach that facilitates the sharing of terrorism and homeland
security information. The ISE was established by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004 (IRTPA), and its definition was amended by The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/ 11 Commission Act of 2007.  Also called ISE.

information sharing environment - common framework for the sharing of terrorism and homeland
security information between and among federal  departments and agencies, state, local, and tribal
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SLT) governments, law enforcement agencies, international entities, and the private sector, as well as common standards for how, terrorism and homeland security information is acquired, accessed, shared and used within the framework facilitates the sharing of terrorism and homeland security information, and includes within it the DHS-ISE.

information sharing environment - the information sharing environment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
124h.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313)
information superiority - The operational advantage derived from the ability to collect, process, and
disseminate an uninterrupted flow of information while exploiting or denying an adversary's ability
to do the same.  See also information operations.
information system  - A discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing,
maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)
information system  - The set of agency information resources organized for the collection, storage,
processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, disposition, display, or transmission of
information. Categories of IT systems are major applications and general support systems.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
information system - a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing,
maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information, whether automated or manual.
information system - a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing,
maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)
information system - a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing,
maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
information system - discrete set of defined procedures and information resources organized for the
collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information
business application of a computer made up of the database, application program, and manual and
machine procedures, and encompasses the computer system that does the processing.
information system component - A discrete, identifiable information technology asset (e.g., hardware,
software, firmware) that represents a building block of an information system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

information system life cycle - all phases in the useful life of an information system, including planning,
acquiring, operating, maintaining, and disposing.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

information system owner - A person or organization having responsibility for the development,
procurement, integration, modification, operation and maintenance, and/ or final disposition of an information system.
information system resilience - the ability of an information system to operate under adverse conditions
or stress, even if in a degraded or debilitated state, while maintaining essential operational
capabilities, and to recover to an effective operational posture in a time frame consistent with mission needs.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

information system security - Protection of information systems against unauthorized access to or
modification of information, whether in storage, processing, or transit, and against the denial of service to authorized users, including those measures necessary to detect, document, and counter
such threats.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

information system security control assessment - The testing and/ or evaluation of management,
operational , and technical security controls in an information/ application system to determine the
extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for the system.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

information system security controls - Security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures)
prescribed for an information system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information. Three types of security controls - (1) Management - These controls focus on the management of risk and the management of information system security; (2) Operational - These controls are primarily implemented and executed by people (as opposed to systems); and (3) Technical - The controls are primarily implemented and executed by the information system through mechanisms contained in the hardware, software, or firmware components of the system.
information system security manager - security official responsible for the information system security
program for a specific Component, office, or contractor facility.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
information system security officer - security official, either government or contractor, responsible for
the security posture of a specific information system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

information system security officer program (corporate) - Designed to plan, implement, and
coordinate the Departments information system security program for corporate applications and networks and to provide support for the worldwide information system security officers activities.
information system security plan - a formal document that provides an overview of the security
requirements for an information system and describes the security controls in place or planned for
meeting those requirements.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
information systems center - The office responsible for unclassified computer systems or networks at
posts abroad.  Also called ISC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)

information technology - any equipment, or interconnected system(s) or subsystem(s) of equipment, that
is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the agency. (1)
For purposes of this definition, equipment is used by an agency if the equipment is used by the agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the agency that requires - (a) Its use;
or (b) To a significant extent, its use in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product.
(2) The term information technology includes computers, ancillary equipment, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources. (3) The term information technology does not include any equipment that - (a) Is acquired by a contractor incidental to a contract; or (b) Contains imbedded information technology that is used as an integral part of the product, but the principal function of which is not the acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. For example, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) equipment, such as thermostats or temperature control devices, and medical equipment where information technology is integral to its operation, is not information technology.  Also called IT.
Information Technical Center - The office at posts abroad responsible for the technical portion of the
transmission facility.  Also called ITC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
11101.)

information technology - (A) with respect to an executive agency means any equipment or
interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the
equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with
the executive agency that requires the use (i) of that equipment; or (ii) of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product; (B) includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but (C) does not include any equipment acquired by a federal contractor incidental to a federal contract.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

information technology - Any equipment or interconnected system(s) or subsystem(s) of equipment that
is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the agency. For purposes of this definition, equipment is used by an agency if the equipment is used by the agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the agency that requires its use or, to a
significant extent, its use in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product. The term
information technology includes computers, ancillary equipment, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related services but does not include any equipment that is acquired by a contractor incidental to a contract; or contains imbedded information technology that is used as an integral part of the product, but the principal function of which is not the acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission or reception of data or information. For example, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) equipment, such as thermostats or temperature control devices, and medical equipment where information technology is integral to its operation, is not information technology.
Information technology - Any equipment or interconnected system(s) or subsystem(s) of equipment
used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the agency. For purposes of this definition, equipment is used by an agency if the equipment is used directly by the agency, or is used by a contractor under a contract with the agency that requires (1) its use or (2) to a
significant extent, its use in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product. The term
information technology includes computers, ancillary equipment, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources, and does not include any equipment that is acquired by a contractor incidental to a contract; or contains imbedded information technology that is used as an integral part of the product, but the principal function of which is not the acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. For example, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment, such as thermostats or temperature control devices, and medical
equipment where information technology is integral to its operation, are not information technology.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

information technology - any equipment, or interconnected system(s) or subsystem(s) of equipment, that
is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the agency. (1) For purposes of this definition, equipment is used by an agency if the equipment is used by the agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the agency that requires i) Its use; or  (ii) To a significant extent, its use in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product. (2) The term "information technology" includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources. (3) The term "information technology" does not include any equipment that (i) Is acquired by a contractor incidental to a contract; or (ii) Contains imbedded information technology that is used as an integral part of the product, but the principal function of which is not the acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. For example, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) equipment, such as thermostats or temperature control devices, and medical equipment where information technology is integral to its operation,
are not information technology.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

information technology - Any equipment, software, firmware, or interconnected system of equipment
that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control,
display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information.  Also called IT.
information technology - any services or equipment, or interconnected system(s) or subsystem(s) of
equipment, that are used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the agency. For purposes of this definition, such services or equipment if used by
the agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the agency that requires its use;
or to a significant extent, its use in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product. The term "information technology" includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral
equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including cloud computing and help-desk services or other professional services which support any point of the life cycle of the equipment or service),
and related resources. The term "information technology" does not include any equipment that is acquired by a contractor incidental to a contract which does not require its use.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

information technology - equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the
automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information includes, but is not limited to,
computers, desktop computers, personal computers, laptops, handheld computers, Personal Digital Assistants, ancillary equipment, software, still images, motion pictures, multimedia presentations, and related resources.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1013)
information technology architecture - An integrated framework for evolving or maintaining existing
information technology and for guiding the acquisition of new information technology in accordance with the agency's strategic goals and information technology strategic goals.  Also
called ITA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

information technology architecture - An integrated framework for evolving or maintaining existing,
and acquiring new, information technology to achieve the Departments strategic and information resource management goals.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)

information technology asset baseline - The repository for information on all Department applications.
This is the official source of external reporting regarding the Departments application portfolio.
Also called ITAB.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)

information technology asset management - IT asset management brings together physical, financial,
and contractual management of IT assets in order to drive costs down and improve service levels. Managing the physical aspects of a technology asset portfolio can provide insight about what assets are in your environment, where they are physically located, to whom they are assigned, and to what extent they are being used.  Also called ITAM.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1013)

information technology capital investment fund  - A State Department fund appropriated by Congress,
allotted exclusively for IT capital development projects. It is a part of the Departments IT Central Fund.  Also called CIF.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1013)

information technology capital planning - A systematic approach to managing the risks and returns of
IT investments. It is an integrated management process which provides for the continuous selection,
control, life-cycle management, and evaluation of IT investments and is focused on achieving a desired business outcome.
information technology central fund - A State Department fund that is comprised of the IT Capital
Investment Fund (CIF) and Expedited Passport Fee (EPF) collections.  Also called CF.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1013)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

information technology change control board - A centralized body of knowledgeable personnel with
the appropriate authority to evaluate change requests that impact the operational stability or maintainability of IT assets controlled, managed, or supported by the Department of State.  Also called IT CCB.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)

information technology configuration control board - The entity that manages hardware, software, and
hardware/ software configuration changes to the Departments global IT environment. The IT CCB has responsibility for reviewing and approving/ disapproving changes that potentially affect the Departments global IT environment. The scope includes software and hardware products residing on unclassified, Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU), and classified infrastructures (stand-alone or networked) up to and including the Secret level of classification.  Also called IT CCB.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

information technology dashboard - Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website that provides
information on the effectiveness of government programs and to support decisions regarding the investment and management of resources.
information technology investment - A capital IT asset acquired through the acquisition process that
must be managed throughout its life-cycle.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
information technology investment - an expenditure of information technology resources to address
mission delivery and management support. This may include a project or projects for the development, modernization, enhancement, or maintenance of a single information technology asset or group of information technology assets with related functionality, and the subsequent operation of those assets in a production environment. These investments shall have a defined life cycle with start and end dates, with the end date representing the end of the currently estimated useful life of
the investment, consistent with the investment's most current alternatives analysis if applicable.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
information technology investment management - a decision-making process that, in support of
agency missions and business needs, provides for analyzing, tracking, and evaluating the risks, including information security and privacy risks, and results of all major investments made by an agency for information systems. The process shall cover the life of each system and shall include explicit criteria for analyzing the projected and actual costs, benefits, and risks, including information security and privacy risks, associated with the investments.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)

information technology performance measurement - The indication of what a program or project is
accomplishing and whether results are being achieved while supporting business processes and strategic program and project outcomes.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

information technology portfolio management - process and operation that provides leadership a better
understanding of cost, risk, and capabilities of investments are aligned with the Departments mission and business strategies and outcomes are evaluated with the help of performance measures.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

information technology resource - DHS budgetary resources, personnel, equipment, facilities, or
services primarily used in the management, operation, acquisition, disposition, and transformation, or other activity related to the lifecycle of information technology; acquisitions or interagency
agreements that include information technology and the services or equipment provided by such acquisitions or interagency agreements does not include grants to third parties which establish or support information technology not operated directly by the Federal Government.
information technology resources - all agency budgetary resources, personnel, equipment, facilities, or
services that are primarily used in the management, operation, acquisition, or other activity related to the life cycle of information technology; acquisitions or interagency agreements that include

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

information technology and the services or equipment provided by such acquisitions or interagency agreements; but does not include grants that establish or support information technology not operated directly by the Federal Government.

information technology services - Provides centralized management control over equipment and
services for unclassified voice/ data telecommunications.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H113.42)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1013)

information technology strategic plan - A long-term, high-level plan that defines a systematic way an
agency will use information technology to effectively accomplish the agency's missions, goals, and objectives.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)

information technology system  -  a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection,
processing, maintenance, transmission, and dissemination of information in accordance with procedures, whether automated or manual.  Also called IT system.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1013)

information technology tactical plan - The document, which describe the major IRM initiatives and IT
projects over a three year period. The document tracks the means by which the Department of State
achieves its long term goals and objectives, as outlined in the Department of State Strategic Plan and as further defined in the IT Strategic Plan.

information utility - usefulness of information to its intended users.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

information type - A specific category of information (e.g., medical, proprietary, financial, investigative,
contractor-sensitive, security management), defined by an organization, or in some instances, by a
specific law, Executive Order, directive, policy, or regulation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313)

information-related capability - A tool, technique, or activity employed within a dimension of the
information environment that can be used to create effects and operationally desirable conditions.
Also called IRC.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
611)
information-service employee - any person who is engaged in furnishing, disseminating, or publishing
accounts, descriptions, information, or data with respect to the political, industrial, employment,
economic, social, cultural, or other benefits, advantages, facts, or conditions of any country other than the United States or of any government of a foreign country or of a foreign political party or of a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of individuals organized
under the laws of, or having its principal place of business in, a foreign country.
infraction - any knowing, willful, or negligent action contrary to the requirements of this order or its
implementing directives that does not constitute a violation.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
infraGard - partnership between the FBI and businesses, academic institutions, state and local law
enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the United States.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)
infrared imagery - That imagery produced as a result of sensing electromagnetic radiations emitted or
reflected from a given target surface in the infrared position of the electromagnetic spectrum
(approximately 0.72 to 1,000 microns).
infrared pointer - A low power laser device operating in the near infrared light spectrum that is visible
with light amplifying night vision devices.  Also called IR pointer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
infrared sensor [active] - line of sight detection device that emits a beam of infrared light to detect an
intruder.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
infrared sensor [passive] - visible, volumetric detection device that detects an intruder by detecting a
change in background temperature caused by body heat passing through the detection zone.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

infrastructure
-
(Also
reference
network
infrastructure,
telecommunications
infrastructure,
telecommunications systems.) Infrastructure is hardware, software, and cabling that provides highspeed data and voice services to all users within the Department, connectivity among the Departments domestic locations and access to the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program
Office (DTS-PO) international gateway or other communications connectivity.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

infrastructure - framework of interdependent networks and systems comprising identifiable industries,
institutions (including people and procedures), and distribution capabilities that provide a reliable
flow of products and services essential to the defense and economic security of the United States,
the smooth functioning of government at all levels, and society as a whole. Consistent with the definition in the Homeland Security Act, infrastructure includes physical, cyber, and/ or human elements.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

infrastructure liaison - Individual assigned by the Department of Homeland Security Office of
Infrastructure Protection who advises the Unified Coordination Group on regionally or nationally significant infrastructure and key resources issues.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)

ingredient statement - a statement which contains: (1) the name and percentage of each active
ingredient, and the total percentage of all inert ingredients, in the pesticide; and (2) if the pesticide
contains arsenic in any form, a statement of the percentages of total and water soluble arsenic,
calculated as elementary arsenic.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

i**nherent risk** - The potential for waste, loss, unauthorized use, or misappropriation due solely to the
nature of an activity itself. Unacceptable or highly undesirable risk becomes the basis for establishing and maintaining management controls.
inherently governmental activities - An activity that is so intimately related to the public interest as to
mandate performance by government personnel.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)

inherently governmental function - an activity that is so intimately related to the public interest as to
mandate performance by U.S. Government personnel. These activities require the exercise of substantial discretion in applying U.S. Government authority and/ or in making decisions for the U.S. Government. Inherently governmental activities normally fall into two categories - the exercise of sovereign U.S. Government authority or the establishment of procedures and processes related to the oversight of monetary transactions or entitlements. An inherently governmental activity involves
- (1) Binding the United States to take or not to take some action by contract, policy, regulation, authorization, order, or otherwise; (2) Determining, protecting, and advancing economic, political, territorial, property, or other interests by military or diplomatic action, civil or criminal judicial proceedings, contract management, or otherwise; (3) Significantly affecting the life, liberty, or property of private persons; or (4) Exerting ultimate control over the acquisition, use, or disposition of United States property (real or personal, tangible or intangible) including establishing policies or procedures for the collection, control, or disbursement of appropriated and other federal funds.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

inherently governmental function - as a matter of policy, a function that is so intimately related to the
public interest as to mandate performance by Government employees.  This definition is a policy determination, not a legal determination.  An inherently governmental function includes activities that require either the exercise of discretion in applying Government authority, or the making of value judgments in making decisions for the Government. Governmental functions normally fall into two categories: the act of governing, i.e., the discretionary exercise of Government authority, and monetary transactions and entitlements. (1) An inherently governmental function involves,
among other things, the interpretation and execution of the  laws of the United States so as to (i) Bind the United States to take or not to take some action by contract, policy, regulation,
authorization, order, or otherwise; (ii) Determine, protect, and advance United States economic, political, territorial, property, or other interests by military or diplomatic action, civil or criminal judicial proceedings, contract management, or otherwise; (iii) Significantly affect the life, liberty, or property of private persons; (iv) Commission, appoint, direct, or control officers or employees of the United States; or (v) Exert ultimate control over the acquisition, use, or disposition of the property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, of the United States, including the collection, control, or disbursement of Federal funds. (2) Inherently governmental functions do not normally include gathering information for or providing advice, opinions, recommendations, or ideas to Government officials. They also do not include functions that are primarily ministerial and internal in nature, such as building security, mail operations, operation of cafeterias, housekeeping, facilities operations and maintenance, warehouse operations, motor vehicle fleet management operations, or other routine electrical or mechanical services.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

inherited personal effects - Personal effects that come into an employees possession upon the death of a
family member of the employee or the employees spouse or domestic partner as defined in 3 FAM 1610, or when the family member is placed into a custodial care facility.
inholding - any right, title, or interest, held by a non-Federal entity, in or to a tract of land that lies within
the boundary of a federally designated area.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
2302)

in-house savings - Net life-cycle cost savings achieved by in-house agency staff using VE techniques.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)

initial authorization -the initial risk determination and risk acceptance decision based on a zero-base
review of the information system conducted prior to its entering the operations or maintenance
phase of the system development life cycle. The zero-base review includes an assessment of all
security and privacy controls (i.e., system-specific, hybrid, and common controls) contained in an information system security plan or in a privacy plan and implemented within an information system or the environment in which the system operates.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2366a)
initial capabilities document - any capabilities requirement document approved by the Joint
Requirements Oversight Council that establishes the need for a materiel approach to resolve a capability gap.
initial construction - the construction of a highway, bridge, tunnel, or other facility at any time before it
is open to traffic.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
129.)
initial cost risk - risk associated with "cost creep" or miscalculation of initial costs that result in an
inaccurate baseline against which to estimate and compare future costs.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
initial equity contribution - the amount or value of contributions made by non-Federal entities for the
acquisition of the asset prior to occupancy of facilities.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
initial equity contribution - the amount or value of contributions made by non-profit organizations for
the acquisition of the asset or prior to occupancy of facilities.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A122)
initial facility - one of the four outpatient facilities identified by the Secretary to participate in the
dialysis pilot program prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1710)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300mm5)
initial health evaluation - a medical and exposure history, a physical examination, and additional
medical testing as needed to evaluate whether the individual has a WTC-related health condition and is eligible for treatment under the WTC Program.
initial merchant - a person that has obtained a consumer's billing information directly from the consumer
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
through an Internet transaction initiated by the consumer.
8402) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 491.3)
initial notice - The first demand letter from the management, financial management, or program officer
at the post, bureau, or office responsible for the allotment, activity or program under which the debt
arises notifying an individual or vendor of a debt owed to the Department of State. The notice informs the debtor of their due process/ rights.
initial operating capability - projected point in a program that indicates that there is major new
capability with measurable program benefit available to the designated user(s).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 4151.20)
initial operational capability - The first attainment of the capability to employ effectively a weapon,
item of equipment, or system of approved specific characteristics that is manned or operated by an
adequately trained, equipped, and supported military unit or force.  Also called IOC.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
initial operational test and evaluation - operational test and evaluation conducted on production or
production representative articles, to determine whether systems are operationally effective and suitable for intended use by representative users to support the decision to proceed beyond Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP).
initial radiation - The radiation, essentially neutrons and gamma rays, resulting from a nuclear burst and
emitted from the fireball within one minute after burst.  See also residual radiation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
initial reception point - In personnel recovery, a secure area or facility under friendly control where
initial reception of recovered isolated personnel can safely take place.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
initial response force - The first unit, usually military police, on the scene of a terrorist incident.  See
also antiterrorism.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
initial summary employee performance rating - summary performance rating assigned or proposed by
the rating official, and documentation of accomplishments after evaluating the employee's
performance against the established performance elements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
initial unloading period - In amphibious operations, that part of the ship-to-shore movement in which
unloading is primarily tactical in character and must be instantly responsive to landing force
requirements.  See also general unloading period.
initial visit - refers to the first time a consular officer, or person authorized to act on behalf of a consular
officer, sees an U.S. citizen or national under arrest or detention.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 15
FAH1 H121.1)
initial operation and maintenance funds - A term used in the preparation of the construction working
estimate (CWE) to cover funding for all costs expected to be incurred for routine operation and maintenance during the first year of occupancy of a new embassy compound (NEC).
initiate - any action reducing functions or civilian personnel positions but does not include studies,
planning, or similar activities carried out before there is a reduction of such functions or positions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2686)
initiating directive - An order to a subordinate commander to conduct military operations as directed.
Also called ID.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H548.22)
initiation request for treasury direct - Requests by an employee to enroll in the Voluntary Payroll
Savings Plan for the initial deduction must be submitted to the payroll office on Form SF-1199-A, Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form, a FAST START Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form, or electronically through Employee Express.
initiator - device that may be used to start a detonation or deflagration may or may not be a detonator.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

injury - (A) physical harm to a natural person; and (B) physical damage to or destruction of tangible
property, but only if physical harm described in subparagraph (A) exists.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1369)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

injury - 1. A term comprising such conditions as fractures, wounds, sprains, strains, dislocations,
concussions, and compressions.  2. Conditions resulting from extremes of temperature or prolonged exposure.  3. Acute poisonings (except those due to contaminated food) resulting from exposure to a
toxic or poisonous substance.  See also casualty.

injury - an accidental bodily injury sustained and requiring medical treatment.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 241.2)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2241)

inland harbor - a navigation project which is used principally for the accommodation of commercial
vessels and the receipt and shipment of waterborne cargoes on inland waters. The term does not
include-  (A) projects on the Great Lakes; (B) projects that are subject to tidal influence; (C) projects with authorized depths of greater than 20 feet; (D) local access or berthing channels; and (E)
projects constructed or maintained by nonpublic interests.

inland oil barge - a non-self-propelled vessel carrying oil in bulk as cargo and certificated to operate
only in the inland waters of the United States, while operating in such waters.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1321.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 403)

inland petroleum distribution system - A multi-product system consisting of both commercially
available and military standard petroleum equipment that can be assembled by military personnel and, when assembled into an integrated petroleum distribution system, provides the military with the
capability required to support an operational force with bulk fuels.  Also called IPDS.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1321.)
inland waters of the United States - those waters of the United States lying inside the baseline from
which the territorial sea is measured and those waters outside such baseline which are a part of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
15609)
inmate - any person incarcerated or detained in any facility who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced
for, or adjudicated delinquent for, violations of criminal law or the terms and conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or diversionary program.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

inner transport area - In amphibious operations, an area as close to the landing beach as depth of water,
navigational hazards, boat traffic, and enemy action permit, to which transports may move to
expedite unloading.  See also outer transport area; transport area.

(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
501)

innovation lifecycle - the process of innovating through(A) the identification of a need;
(B) the
establishment of the scope of research to address that need;
(C) setting an agenda;
(D) carrying out research, development, deployment, and testing of the resulting technology or innovation; and
(E)
carrying out an evaluation of the costs and benefits of the resulting technology or innovation.

(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
109.)

innovative crashworthy safety barrier - a barrier, other than a guardrail or guiderail, classified by the
Federal Highway Administration as 'experimental' or that was classified as 'operational' after
January 1, 1985, and that meets or surpasses the requirements of the National Cooperative Highway
Research Program 350 for longitudinal barriers.
inpatient responsibilities - on-call responsibilities customarily required of a physician by a community
hospital as a condition of granting privileges to the physician to practice in the hospital.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
7431.)
inputs - The type and amount of resources that are required and used to deliver a government service.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5

FAM 674)
inquiry - Incoming letter requesting information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
inquiry - process of fact finding and analysis in seeking the truth, information or knowledge about
something.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
insect - any of the numerous small invertebrate animals generally having the body more or less obviously
segmented, for the most part belonging to the class insecta, comprisingsix-legged, usually winged forms, as for example, beetles, bugs, bees, flies, and to other allied classes of arthropods whose
members are wingless and usually have more than six legs, as for example, spiders, mites, ticks,
centipedes, and wood lice.
in-service training - training and professional development of staff usually provided during normal
working hours.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3301)

insider - (A) if the debtor is an individual-(i) a relative of the debtor or of a general partner of the
debtor;(ii) a partnership in which the debtor is a general partner;(iii) a general partner in a partnership described in clause (ii); or(iv) a corporation of which the debtor is a director, officer, or person in control; (B) if the debtor is a corporation-(i) a director of the debtor;(ii) an officer of the debtor;(iii) a person in control of the debtor;(iv) a partnership in which the debtor is a general partner;(v) a general partner in a partnership described in clause (iv); or (vi) a relative of a general
partner, director, officer, or person in control of the debtor; (C) if the debtor is a partnership-(i) a general partner in the debtor;(ii) a relative of a general partner in, a general partner of, or a person in control of the debtor;(iii) another partnership in which the debtor is a general partner; (iv) a general partner in a partnership described in clause (iii); or (v) a person in control of the debtor.1(D) an affiliate, or an insider of an affiliate as if the affiliate were the debtor; and (E) a managing agent of the debtor.

insider - Any person with authorized access to any United States Government resource to include
personnel, facilities, information, equipment, networks or systems.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
insider - person with authorized access to any United States Government resource includes access to
personnel, facilities, information, equipment, networks, or systems.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
insider threat - The threat that an insider will use her/ his authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly, to
do harm to the security of the United States. This threat can include damage to the United States through espionage, terrorism, unauthorized disclosure of national security information, or through the loss or degradation of departmental resources or capabilities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
insider threat - threat that an insider will use his or her authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly, to do
harm to an entity can include damage to the United States through espionage, terrorism, the unauthorized disclosure of classified national security information, or through the loss or degradation of departmental resources or capabilities.
insider threat detection activity - activity to ascertain whether an insider threat exists regardless of the
authority under which the activity is conducted.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Insider Threat Operations Center  - intra-departmental operations center responsible for performing
and managing the insider threat activities of the DHS Support Components and coordinating the insider threat activities of the DHS Operational Components managed by the Senior Insider Threat Official subject to the guidance and direction of the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis.
insider threat oversight group - intra-departmental group responsible for providing oversight, advice,
and assistance to support the Insider Threat Program provided to the Under Secretary for
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

Intelligence and Analysis (USIA), the Senior Insider Threat Official (SITO), the Insider Threat
Program Manager (ITPM), and the Insider Threat Operations Center (ITOC).
Terms)
insider threat program manager - person responsible for the coordination of the DHS Insider Threat
Program selected by the Senior Insider Threat Official (SITO).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
insider threat response activity - activity to ascertain whether an insider threat exists and any activity to
mitigate such a threat, regardless of the authority under which the activity is conducted.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
insider threat response activity - activity to mitigate an insider threat regardless of the authority under
which the activity is conducted.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50301)
in-space transportation services - operations and activities involved in the direct transportation or
attempted transportation of a payload or object from one orbit to another by means of an in-space transportation vehicle.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50301)
in-space transportation system - the space and ground elements, including in-space transportation
vehicles and support space systems, and ground administration and control facilities and associated equipment, necessary for the provision of in-space transportation services.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50301)
in-space transportation vehicle - a vehicle designed (A) to be based and operated in space;
(B) to
transport various payloads or objects from one orbit to another orbit; and (C) to be reusable and
refueled in space.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
inspect - critical examination and appraisal of an individual , place or thing either by physical or
technological means, to confirm standards and/ or laws are met and to detect violations of standards and/ or laws or other deviations from a norm for regulatory authorities; it is the act of administering an official review of various criteria (such as documents, facilities, records, and any other assets) that are deemed by the authority to be related to the inspection.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

inspection - examining and testing supplies or services (including, when appropriate, raw materials,
components, and intermediate assemblies) to determine whether they conform to contract requirements.

inspection - process of an organized and thorough examination to assure compliance to a standard norm,
laws or rules.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 901)

inspection - the comprehensive process used by the United States Customs and Border Protection to
assess goods entering the United States to appraise them for duty purposes, to detect the presence of restricted or prohibited items, and to ensure compliance with all applicable laws. The process may include screening, conducting an examination, or conducting a search.

inspection - The examination and testing of supplies and services to determine whether they conform to
contract requirements.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1) (SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1011f.)

institution - any institution, public or private, or, if a multicampus institution, any single campus of such
institution, in any State, that  (A) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary school, (B) provides a program for which the institution awards a
bachelor's degree (or provides not less than a 2-year program which is acceptable for full credit
toward such a degree) or more advanced degrees, (C) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association and to which institution Federal financial assistance is extended
(directly or indirectly through another entity or person), or which institution receives support from the extension of Federal financial assistance to any of the institution's subunits.

institution - any public or private institution of higher education, institute, laboratory, or State or local
agency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1122)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6472.)

institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth - (A) a public or private residential facility,
other than a foster home, that is operated for the care of children who have been committed to the institution or voluntarily placed in the institution under applicable State law, due to abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents or guardians; or (B) a public or private residential facility for the care of children who have been adjudicated to be delinquent or in need of supervision.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1001.)

institution of higher education - an educational institution in any State that - (1) admits as regular
students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who meet the requirements; (2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education; (3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary; (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and (5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has
been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1019.)

institution-affiliated organization - (A) any organization that  (i) is directly or indirectly related to a
covered institution; and (ii) is engaged in the practice of recommending, promoting, or endorsing
education loans for students attending such covered institution or the families of such students; (B) may include an alumni organization, athletic organization, foundation, or social, academic, or professional organization, of a covered institution; and (C) notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), does not include any lender with respect to any education loan secured, made, or extended by such lender.

institutional entity - an institution of higher education, a public school district, a local government, a
municipal utility, or a designee of 1 of those entities.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371h1)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1067k.)

institutional grant - a grant that supports the implementation of a comprehensive science improvement
plan, which may include any combination of activities for improving the preparation of minority students for careers in science.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
10908.)

institutional waste - material discarded by schools, nonmedical waste discarded by hospitals, material
discarded by nonmanufacturing activities at prisons and government facilities, and material discarded by other similar establishments or facilities.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

institutionalization for long-term care - care for an indefinite period of time for mental or other health
reasons, rather than temporary rehabilitative or recuperative care even if such rehabilitation or
recuperation may last weeks or months. See 9 FAM 302.8 for additional information on public charge ineligibilities.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

instruction [DHS Directives System] - document that implements or supplements Directives, Executive
Orders, regulations (e.g. Code of Federal Regulations) and Federal Register notices, by providing uniform procedures and/ or prescribing the manner or a specific plan or action for carrying out the policy, operating a program or activity, and assigning responsibilities.
instructional material - instructional content that is provided to a student, regardless of its format,
including printed or representational materials, audio-visual materials, and materials in electronic or

digital formats (such as materials accessible through the Internet); does not include academic tests or
assessments.
1232h.)
instructor-led training - method in which an instructor teaches in person or through distance learning.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
instrument - Any written document, made and executed as the expression of some legal act, such as a
bond, deed, contract, or will.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
instrument approach procedure - A series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an
aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing or
to a point from which a landing may be made visually or the missed approach procedure is initiated.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
instrument meteorological conditions - Meteorological conditions expressed in terms of visibility,
distance from cloud, and ceiling; less than minimums specified for visual meteorological conditions.
Also called IMC.  See also visual meteorological conditions.
instruments of national power - All of the means available to the government in its pursuit of national
objectives.  They are expressed as diplomatic, economic, informational and military.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
instruments of national power - All of the means available to the government in its pursuit of national
objectives.  They are expressed as diplomatic, economic, informational, and military.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
insular area - commonwealth, freely associated state, possession or territory controlled by the United
States government that is neither a part of one of the fifty states nor a part of the District of
Columbia.
insurance - a contract that provides that for a stipulated consideration, one party undertakes to indemnify
another against loss, damage, or liability arising from an unknown or contingent event.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
insurance - National Service Life Insurance.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1901.)
insurance carrier - an individual or entity engaged in the business of underwriting automobile insurance.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
30501.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 444)
insurance carrier - any corporation, association, society, order, firm, company, mutual, partnership,
individual aggregation of individuals, or any other legal entity that provides commercial property and casualty insurance. Such term includes any affiliates of a commercial insurance carrier.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77b.)
insurance company - a company which is organized as an insurance company, whose primary and
predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance companies, and which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner, or a
similar official or agency, of a State or territory or the District of.
insured - a servicemember whose life is insured under a policy.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3973)
insurer - any firm, corporation, partnership, association, or business that is chartered or authorized to
provide insurance and issue contracts or policies by the laws of a State or the United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3974)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations
insurgency - Insurgency is the organized use of subversion and violence to seize, nullify or challenge
political control of a region. It is a primarily a political and territorial struggle, in which both sides
use armed force to create space for their political, economic, and influence activities to be effective.
Insurgency is not always conducted by a single group with a centralized, military-style command
structure, but may involve different actors with various aims, loosely connected in networks.
Group, Glossary)

insurgency - The organized use of subversion and violence to seize, nullify, or challenge political control
of a region.  Insurgency can also refer to the group itself.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 324)
intangible property and debt instruments means, but is not limited to, trademarks, copyrights, patents
and patent applications and such property as loans, notes and other debt instruments, lease agreements, stock and other instruments of property ownership, whether considered tangible or intangible.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

integral file block - a distinct component of a file series, that should be maintained as a separate unit in
order to ensure the integrity of the records. An integral file block may consist of a set of records covering either a specific topic or a range of time, such as a Presidential administration or a 5-year
retirement schedule within a specific file series that is retired from active use as a group. For
purposes of automatic declassification, integral file blocks shall contain only records dated within 10 years of the oldest record in the file block.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

integrate and analyze - ability to establish key characteristics of, and analyze data, information, and
intelligence about, hazards, threats, people, cargo, conveyances, and infrastructure within the domain includes the ability to obtain situational awareness and inform operators and decisionmakers about all pertinent aspects of an event or situation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

integrated air and missile defense - The integration of capabilities and overlapping operations to defend
the homeland and United States national interests, protect the joint force, and enable freedom of action by negating an adversary's ability to create adverse effects from their air and missile
capabilities.  Also called IAMD.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

integrated border enforcement team - joint unit composed of U.S. and Canadian law enforcement
agencies whose mission is to enhance border integrity and security along the shared Canada/ United States border-between designated ports of entry-by identifying, investigating, and interdicting persons, organizations, and goods that threaten the national security of one or both countries or that
are involved in organized criminal activity.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

integrated construction project team - group of people with expertise in the areas of sustainable design,
energy, environment, commissioning, measurement and verification, water efficiency, facilities, building materials, ventilation and thermal comfort, moisture control, day lighting, indoor air
quality, construction waste, and green-building qualifications for the design, construction,
commissioning, and operation of a facility project.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 403)

integrated consumable item support - A decision support system that takes time-phased force and
deployment data and calculates the ability of the Defense Logistics Agency to support those plans.
Also called ICIS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

Integrated Country Strategies - The strategic plan developed by each mission overseas that serves as a
single multi-year overarching strategy that encapsulates U.S. government policy priorities,
objectives, and the means by which diplomatic engagement, foreign assistance, and other tools will be used to achieve them. The ICS is developed through a coordinated whole-of-government planning effort and is used to inform budget decisions, drive operational planning decisions, and shape performance reviews.  Also called ICS.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

integrated data environment/ global transportation network convergence - The in-transit visibility
system of record providing expanded common integrated data and application services enabling a common logistics picture, distribution visibility, and materiel asset/ in-transit visibility for
distribution solutions.  Also called IGC.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

integrated design - method of building and design planning in which all facility stakeholders participate
in the design, construction, maintenance, commissioning, and deconstruction phases to properly coordinate all sustainable practices as much as possible.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)

integrated education and training - a service approach that provides adult education and literacy
activities concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation activities and workforce training
for a specific occupation or occupational cluster for the purpose of educational and career advancement.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)

integrated English literacy and civics education - education services provided to English language
learners who are adults, including professionals with degrees and credentials in their native countries, that enables such adults to achieve competency in the English language and acquire the basic and more advanced skills needed to function effectively as parents, workers, and citizens in the United States. Such services shall include instruction in literacy and English language acquisition and instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation, and may include workforce training.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)

integrated financial operations - The integration, synchronization, prioritization, and targeting of fiscal
resources and capabilities across United States departments and agencies, multinational partners,
and nongovernmental organizations against an adversary and in support of the population.  Also
called IFO.
integrated logistic support - A composite of all the support considerations necessary to assure the
effective and economical support of a system for its life cycle.  Also called ILS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

Integrated Logistics Management System - A computerized data and tracking system used by the
Office of Logistics Management in the Bureau of Administration.  Also called ILMS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 112)

Integrated Logistics Management System - A unified, Web-based information system designed to
upgrade the State Department supply chain by allowing one-time data entry and shared information. These improvements affect operations in areas such as purchasing, procurement, warehousing,
transportation, property management, personal effects, and Diplomatic Pouch and Mail. See lm.a.state.gov.  Also called ILMS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

Integrated Logistics Management System - ILMS is a unified Web-based information system designed
to upgrade the State Departments supply chain by improving processing in such areas as purchasing,
procurement, warehousing, transportation, receiving, property management, personal effects, diplomatic pouch and mail.  Also called ILMS.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

integrated logistics support - management process, applied throughout the system's life that bases all
programmatic decisions on the anticipated mission-related and economic benefits derived over the system's life cycle.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

integrated logistics support plan - formal acquisition management document that describes the
management approach for obtaining a highly supportable capability with an affordable and effective support structure.

(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 569)

integrated major acquisition mission need statement - a document that-
(A) identifies current and
projected gaps in Coast Guard mission capabilities using mission hour targets;
(B) explains how each major acquisition program addresses gaps identified under subparagraph (A) if funded at the
levels provided for such program in the most recently submitted capital investment plan; and (C) describes the missions the Coast Guard will not be able to achieve, by fiscal year, for each gap identified under subparagraph (A).

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

integrated materiel management - The exercise of total Department of Defense-level management
responsibility for a federal supply group or class, commodity, or item for a single agency, which normally includes computation of requirements, funding, budgeting, storing, issuing, cataloging,
standardizing, and procuring functions.  Also called IMM.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
668)

integrated military forces - to military forces that are involved in the planning or execution (or both) of
operations involving participants from- (A) more than one military department; or(B) a military department and one or more of the following: (i) Other departments and agencies of the United States. (ii) The military forces or agencies of other countries. (iii) Non-governmental persons or
entities.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

integrated partner team - team established within the DHS requirements definition process that is
formed by adding component representatives (especially those with operational perspectives) to a cross functional team; develops Operational Requirements Documents (ORDs).
integrated planning - A systematic, iterative process for understanding a situation, identifying goals and
objectives, developing courses of action, allocating resources, integrating activities in space and
time, and evaluating progress towards goals.  Effective planning requires assessment, coordination
among stakeholders, and evaluation and adjustments during the implementation process.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 104)

integrated priority list - A list of a combatant commander's highest priority requirements, prioritized
across Service and functional lines, defining shortfalls in key programs that, in the judgment of the combatant commander, adversely affect the capability of the combatant commander's forces to
accomplish their assigned mission.  Also called IPL.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

integrated product/ project team - multi-disciplinary team composed of representatives from
appropriate functional disciplines responsible and accountable for planning, budgeting, procurement and life-cycle management of the investment to achieve its cost, schedule and performance goals working together to carry out an acquisition function may include members from both Government (including a contracting officer) and industry, after award, and may also include members of the
user community or different office representatives.
integrated project team - A multi-disciplinary team with experts in project management, resource
management, procurement, and other disciplines, as necessary, to evaluate all aspects of the project.
The IPTs typically (1) establish or review a baseline inventory of existing assets, (2) analyze and
recommend alternative solutions, (3) manage or review the acquisition, if approved, and (4) oversee the asset (or service) once in use.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)
integrated renewable energy system - a community-wide energy system that- (A) reduces conventional
energy use; and (B) increases the use of energy from renewable sources.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8109.)

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7275.)

integrated resource planning - a planning process for new energy resources that evaluates the full range
of alternatives, including new generating capacity, power purchases, energy conservation and efficiency, cogeneration and district heating and cooling applications, and renewable energy resources, in order to provide adequate and reliable service to its electric customers at the lowest system cost. The process shall take into account necessary features for system operation, such as
diversity, reliability, dispatchability, and other factors of risk; shall take into account the ability to
verify energy savings achieved through energy conservation and efficiency and the projected durability of such savings measured over time; and shall treat demand and supply resources on a consistent and integrated basis.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3202.)

integrated resource planning - in the case of a gas utility, planning by the use of any standard,
regulation, practice, or policy to undertake a systematic comparison between demand-side management measures and the supply of gas by a gas utility to minimize life-cycle costs of adequate and reliable utility services to gas consumers. Integrated resource planning shall take into account
necessary features for system operation such as diversity, reliability, dispatchability, and other factors of risk and shall treat demand and supply to gas consumers on a consistent and integrated basis.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

integrated risk management - structured approach that enables the distribution and employment of
shared risk information and analysis and the synchronization of independent yet complementary risk management strategies to unify efforts across the enterprise.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

integrated security managements systems - web-based personnel security case management tool
designed to support the lifecycle of Department (DHS) personnel security and suitability cases to include the capture of information related to background checks, investigations, and final determinations.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 593)

Integrated Services Digital Network - A set of communication standards for simultaneous digital
transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the traditional circuits of the public switched-digital network.  Also called ISDN.
Integrated Services Digital Network - A telecommunications standard that can integrate data, voice,
and video signals over a digital telephone line.  Also called ISDN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

integrated staff - A staff in which one officer only is appointed to each post on the establishment of the
headquarters, irrespective of nationality and Service.  See also multinational staff; joint staff.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 316)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
integrated test and evaluation  - planning, execution and reporting on the totality of test and evaluation
events conducted on a system or equipment throughout the system technology development and acquisition.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

integrated testing - collaborative planning and collaborative execution of test phases and events to
provide data in support of independent analysis, evaluation, and reporting by all stakeholders, particularly the DT (contractor and government) and OT communities.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1015b.)

integrated textbook - a college textbook that is (A) combined with materials developed by a third party
and that, by third-party contractual agreement, may not be offered by publishers separately from the college textbook with which the materials are combined; or (B) combined with other materials that are so interrelated with the content of the college textbook that the separation of the college textbook
from the other materials would render the college textbook unusable for its intended purpose.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
integration - 1. In force protection, the synchronized transfer of units into an operational commander's
force prior to mission execution.  2. The arrangement of military forces and their actions to create a
force that operates by engaging as a whole.  3. In photography, a process by which the average radar picture seen on several scans of the time base may be obtained on a print, or the process by which
several photographic images are combined into a single image.  See also force protection.
integration - the process of providing systems engineering and technical direction for a system for the
purpose of achieving capabilities that satisfy program requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2500)
integration testing - testing in which software components, hardware components, or both are combined
and tested to evaluate the interaction between them.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
integrity - Guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring
information non-repudiation and authenticity.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
integrity - guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring
information non-repudiation and authenticity.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
integrity - Safeguards against improper information modification or destruction, including ensuring
information non-repudiation and authenticity.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
integrity - the state that exists when information is unchanged from its source and has not been
accidentally or intentionally modified, altered, or destroyed.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
integrity [information] - guarding against improper information modification or destruction includes
ensuring information non-repudiation and authenticity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)
integrity assurance - Information in an IT system is protected from unauthorized, unanticipated or
unintentional modification or destruction. Integrity assurance also addresses the quality of an IT system reflecting the logical correctness and reliability of the operating system; the logical
completeness of the hardware and software implementing the protection mechanisms, and the consistency of the data structures and occurrence of the stored data.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 713)

intelink-U - Formerly known as the Open Source Information System (OSIS), Intelink-U is an
interagency service provider which is used for information up to the Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) level.

intellectual property - an invention patentable under title 35, or any patent on such an invention, or any
work for which copyright protection is available under title 17.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
278n.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

intellectual property - property rights in intangible creations or expressions of the mind, such as
inventions, literary and artistic works, names, images, and designs used in commerce is divided into various categories such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4341)

intellectual property rights - copyrights, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property rights that
are enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

intelligence - 1. The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis,
and interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations.  2. The activities that result in the
product.  3. The organizations engaged in such activities.  See also acoustic intelligence; all-source intelligence; communications intelligence; critical intelligence; domestic intelligence; electronic intelligence; foreign intelligence; foreign instrumentation signals intelligence; general military intelligence; imagery intelligence; joint intelligence; measurement and signature intelligence; medical intelligence; national intelligence; open-source intelligence; operational intelligence; scientific and technical intelligence; strategic intelligence; tactical intelligence; target intelligence;
technical intelligence; terrain intelligence.

intelligence - foreign intelligence and counterintelligence as defined by Executive Order 12333 of
December 4, 1981, as amended, or by a successor order.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
intelligence - foreign intelligence and counterintelligence.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3002)

intelligence activities - all activities that elements of the Intelligence Community are authorized to
conduct pursuant to law or Executive Order 12333, as amended, or a successor order.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

intelligence activities - all activities that elements of the Intelligence Community are authorized to
conduct pursuant to this order.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3001)
intelligence activity - activity that is an element of the Intelligence Community and authorized to
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

conduct pursuant to law or Executive Order 12333, as amended, or a successor order.

Terms)

intelligence agency - any department, agency, or other entity of the United States involved in intelligence
or intelligence-related activities.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3094)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
124h.)
intelligence analyst - an individual who regularly advises, administers, supervises, or performs work in
the collection, gathering, analysis, evaluation, reporting, production, or dissemination of information on political, economic, social, cultural, physical, geographical, scientific, or military conditions, trends, or forces in foreign or domestic areas that directly or indirectly affect national security.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intelligence and analysis analysis - activity whereby meaning, actual or suggested, is derived through
organizing and systematically examining diverse information and applying inductive or deductive logic for the purposes of criminal investigation or assessment.  Also called I&A analysis.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intelligence and analysis field personnel - employee of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
assigned, detailed, or deployed to federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial offices physically located
outside of I&A Headquarters.  Also called I&A field personnel.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intelligence and analysis product - physical manifestation, regardless of form or format, of analytic
efforts conducted in furtherance of the I&A mission, which represent the analytic assessment,
judgment, or other analytic input of I&A or intelligence personnel, and which are intended for dissemination not included are the informal sharing of raw or unevaluated information, analyst-toanalyst exchanges, products issued by the Intelligence Watch and Warning and which may contain limited analytic content, or the sharing of third-party products.  Also called I&A product.
intelligence and analysis production plan - dynamic document or database representing the proposed
analytic research of I&A.  Also called I&A production plan.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intelligence and analysis Regional Director - senior I&A manager within a geographic region
responsible for managing intelligence processes, technologies, and I&A personnel to meet Intelligence Community, DHS, and state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) mission requirements.
Also called I&A Regional Director.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intelligence and analysis use - person, including DHS or other Federal Government employees assigned
or detailed to I&A, contractor or subcontractor personnel assigned to or working in support of I&A, and others as approved by I&A, authorized to use electronic tools (e-mail, intranet, etc.) as part of their assigned official duties.  Also called I&A use.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
intelligence annex - A supporting document of an operation plan or order that provides detailed
information on the enemy situation, assignment of intelligence tasks, and intelligence administrative
procedures.
intelligence assessment - an intelligence-related analytical study of a subject of policy significance and
does not include building-block papers, research projects, and reference aids.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3307)
intelligence asset - Any resource utilized by an intelligence organization for an operational support role.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
intelligence collection activities - the collection of foreign intelligence and counterintelligence
information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
431)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intelligence collection requirement - specific identified intelligence or information gap pursued through
collection operations, intelligence activities, or nominated for collection by the appropriate recipient of the intelligence or information
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

intelligence community - All departments or agencies of a government that are concerned with
intelligence activity, either in an oversight, managerial, support, or participatory role.  Also called
IC.
Intelligence Community - an element or agency of the U.S. Government identified in or designated
pursuant to the National Security Act of 1947.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

intelligence community - certain designated federal  government agencies, services, bureaus, or other
organizations that play a role in the gathering or use of national intelligence includes a broad range of personnel in government, the private sector and military, both domestic and foreign, including gatherers, analysts, and end-users of intelligence information.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3100)

intelligence community business system - an information system, including a national security system,
that is operated by, for, or on behalf of an element of the intelligence community, including a financial system, mixed system, financial data feeder system, and the business infrastructure capabilities shared by the systems of the business enterprise architecture, including people, process, and technology, that build upon the core infrastructure used to support business activities, such as acquisition, financial management, logistics, strategic planning and budgeting, installations and environment, and human resource management.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3100)

intelligence community business system transformation - (A) the acquisition or development of a new
intelligence community business system; or (B) any significant modification or enhancement of an
existing intelligence community business system (other than necessary to maintain current services).
Intelligence Community Element - any executive agency or unit thereof determined by the President to
have as its principal function the conduct of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, including but not limited to the Office of the DNI, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency,
and the National Reconnaissance Office. For purposes of this directive, the term Intelligence
Community Element does not include the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 19
Protecting
Whistleblowers with Access to
Classified ,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 101)

intelligence component of the Department - any element or entity of the Department that collects,
gathers, processes, analyzes, produces, or disseminates intelligence information within the scope of
the information sharing environment, including homeland security information, terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruction information, or national intelligence, except- (A) the United States Secret Service; and (B) the Coast Guard, when operating under the direct authority of the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of the Navy, except that nothing in this paragraph shall affect or diminish the authority and responsibilities of the Commandant of the Coast Guard to command or control the Coast Guard as an armed force or the authority of the Director of National Intelligence with respect to the Coast Guard as an element of the intelligence community.
intelligence database - The sum of holdings of intelligence data and finished intelligence products at a
given organization.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

intelligence discipline - A well-defined area of intelligence planning, collection, processing, exploitation,
analysis, and reporting using a specific category of technical or human resources.  See also
counterintelligence; human intelligence; imagery intelligence; intelligence; measurement and
signature intelligence; open-source intelligence; signals intelligence; technical intelligence.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3307)

intelligence estimate - an appraisal of available intelligence relating to a specific situation or condition
with a view to determining the courses of action open to an enemy or potential enemy and the
probable order of adoption of such courses of action.
intelligence estimate - The appraisal, expressed in writing or orally, of available intelligence relating to a
specific situation or condition with a view to determining the courses of action open to the enemy or
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

adversary and the order of probability of their adoption.
JP 20) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
intelligence federation - A formal agreement in which a combatant command joint intelligence center
receives preplanned intelligence support from other joint intelligence centers, Service intelligence
organizations, reserve organizations, and national agencies during crisis or contingency operations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intelligence information - analyzed and synthesized information that is of tactical, operational, or
strategic value includes foreign intelligence and counterintelligence information as defined by Executive Order 12333, December 4, 1981, as amended, or by a successor order.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
intelligence information report - A formatted message utilized as the primary vehicle for providing
human intelligence information to the customer via automated intelligence community databases.
Also called IIR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
intelligence information report - A formatted message utilized as the primary vehicle for providing
human intelligence information to the customer via automated intelligence community databases. Also called IIR.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intelligence information report - information delivery vehicle used to report raw, unevaluated
information related to collection requirements or national intelligence requirements to federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial, partners as well as foreign and private sector consumers, as appropriate.
intelligence information report reporter - DHS personnel authorized to produce intelligence
information reports (IIRs).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intelligence information sharing environment - Department approach that facilitates the sharing of
terrorism and homeland security information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
intelligence interrogation - The systematic process of using approved interrogation approaches to
question a captured or detained person to obtain reliable information to satisfy intelligence
requirements, consistent with applicable law.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

intelligence method - The method used to provide support to an intelligence source or operation, and
which, if disclosed, is vulnerable to counteraction that could nullify or significantly reduce its effectiveness in supporting the foreign intelligence or foreign counterintelligence activities of the United States, or which would, if disclosed, reasonably lead to the disclosure of an intelligence source or operation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

intelligence method - The method used to provide support to an intelligence source or operation, and
which, if disclosed, is vulnerable to counteraction that could nullify or significantly reduce its effectiveness in supporting the foreign intelligence or foreign counterintelligence activities of the United States, or which would, if disclosed, reasonably lead to the disclosure of an intelligence source or operation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

intelligence mission management - A systematic process by a joint intelligence staff to proactively and
continuously formulate and revise command intelligence requirements, and track the resulting information through the processing, exploitation, and dissemination process to satisfy user
requirements.  Also called IMM.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

intelligence operations - The variety of intelligence and counterintelligence tasks that are carried out by
various intelligence organizations and activities within the intelligence process.  See also analysis and production; collection; dissemination and integration; evaluation and feedback; planning and
direction; processing and exploitation.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intelligence originator - DHS Component or other department or agency of the United States
Government that produced an intelligence product based on information collected in whole or in
part by that entity including, but not limited to, elements of the IC).
intelligence personnel - employees, detailees, contractors, and subcontractors assigned to or working on
behalf of I&A, regardless of duty location.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
intelligence planning - The intelligence component of the Adaptive Planning and Execution system,
which coordinates and integrates all available Defense Intelligence Enterprise capabilities to meet
combatant commander intelligence requirements.  Also called IP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
intelligence preparation of the battlespace - The analytical methodologies employed by the Services or
joint force component commands to reduce uncertainties concerning the enemy, environment, time,
and terrain.  Also called IPB.  See also joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
intelligence process - The process by which information is converted into intelligence and made
available to users, consisting of the six interrelated intelligence operations: planning and direction,
collection, processing and exploitation, analysis and production, dissemination and integration, and evaluation and feedback.  See also analysis and production; collection; dissemination and integration; evaluation and feedback; intelligence; planning and direction; processing and
exploitation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intelligence product - physical manifestation, regardless of form of format, of analytic efforts conducted
in furtherance of an intelligence activity, which represent the analytic assessment, judgment, or other analytic output of intelligence personnel, and which are intended for dissemination.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
intelligence production - The integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of information from
single or multiple sources into finished intelligence for known or anticipated military and related
national security consumer requirements.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intelligence questions - current questions of concern (by strategic leaders or operational commanders)
about the homeland security threat or operational environment, which must be answered through the collection or production of intelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
intelligence report - A specific report of information, usually on a single item, made at any level of
command in tactical operations and disseminated as rapidly as possible in keeping with the
timeliness of the information.
intelligence reporting - Intelligence information prepared by the collector and transmitted to one or
more intelligence-producing components.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
intelligence reporting - Intelligence information prepared by the collector and transmitted to one or more
intelligence-producing components.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
intelligence requirement - 1. Any subject, general or specific, upon which there is a need for the
collection of information, or the production of intelligence.  2. A requirement for intelligence to fill a gap in the command's knowledge or understanding of the operational environment or threat
forces.  Also called IR.  See also intelligence; priority intelligence requirement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20 JP 20)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
intelligence source - A person, organization, or technical means which provides foreign intelligence or
foreign counterintelligence and which, if its identity or capability is disclosed, is vulnerable to counteraction that could nullify or significantly reduce its effectiveness in providing foreign
intelligence or foreign counterintelligence to the United States. An intelligence source also means a

person or organization that provides foreign intelligence or foreign counterintelligence to the United States only on the condition that its identity remains undisclosed.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
intelligence source - The means or system that can be used to observe and record information relating to
the condition, situation, or activities of a targeted location, organization, or individual.  See also
intelligence; source.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

intelligence special access program - special access program established primarily to protect the
planning and execution of especially sensitive intelligence or counterintelligence operations or collection activities.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

intelligence system - Any formal or informal system to manage data gathering, to obtain and process the
data, to interpret the data, and to provide reasoned judgments to decision makers as a basis for
action.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance - An activity that synchronizes and integrates the
planning and operation of sensors, assets, and processing, exploitation, and dissemination systems in direct support of current and future operations.  This is an integrated intelligence and operations
function.  Also called ISR.  See also intelligence; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
visualization; reconnaissance; surveillance.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance visualization - The capability to graphically display the
current and future locations of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sensors, their projected
platform tracks, vulnerability to threat capabilities and meteorological and oceanographic
phenomena, fields of regard, tasked collection targets, and products to provide a basis for dynamic retasking and time-sensitive decision making.  Also called ISR visualization.  See also intelligence;
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; reconnaissance; surveillance.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

intelligence/ investigations - Different from operational and situational intelligence gathered and
reported by the Planning Section. Intelligence/ investigations gathered within the Intelligence/ Investigations function is information that either leads to the detection, prevention, apprehension,
and prosecution of criminal activities (or the individual(s) involved), including terrorist incidents, or information that leads to determination of the cause of a given incident (regardless of the source) such as public health events or fires with unknown origins.

intelligence-led policing - the collection and analysis of information to produce an intelligence end
product designed to inform law enforcement decision making at the tactical and strategic level.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
124h.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
intelligence-related activities - Those activities outside the consolidated defense intelligence program
that: respond to operational commanders' tasking for time-sensitive information on foreign entities; respond to national intelligence community tasking of systems whose primary mission is support to operating forces; train personnel for intelligence duties; provide an intelligence reserve; or are devoted to research and development of intelligence or related capabilities.  (Specifically excluded
are programs that are so closely integrated with a weapon system that their primary function is to
provide immediate-use targeting data.)
intelligent transportation infrastructure - fully integrated public sector intelligent transportation
system components, as defined by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
501)
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
501)
intelligent transportation system and ITS - electronics, photonics, communications, or information
processing used singly or in combination to improve the efficiency or safety of a surface transportation system.
intended victim - target of credible and specific information indicating an impending threat of intentional
killing, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping directed at a person or group of people, an institution,
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

place of business, structure, or location includes both U.S. persons, as defined in EO 12333, and non-U.S. persons.

Terms)

intent - determination to achieve an objective.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intentional hazard - source of harm, duress, or difficulty created by a deliberate action or a planned
course of action.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intentional killing - deliberate killing of a specific person or group of persons.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intentional misconduct - conduct by a person with knowledge (at the time of the conduct) that the
conduct is harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1791.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
inter/ intra Agency Agreement - Refers to an Economy Act agreement representing a valid obligation
against the ordering agency's appropriations which authorizes one agency to perform services or provide items to another agency either directly or by contract with a private party. (See
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) /  Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).)  Also called IAA.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
1637.)
interactive computer service - any information service, system, or access software provider that
provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including specifically a
service or system that provides access to the Internet and such systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions.
interactive data format - an electronic data format in which pieces of information are identified using an
interactive data standard.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)
interactive data standard - standardized list of electronic tags that mark information included in the
annual report of a resource extraction issuer.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)
interagency - Of or pertaining to United States Government agencies and departments, including the
Department of Defense.  See also interagency coordination.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

interagency acquisition - a procedure by which an agency needing supplies or services (the requesting
agency) obtains them from another agency (the servicing agency), by an assisted acquisition or a
direct acquisition. The term includes (1) Acquisitions under the Economy Act; and (2) Non- Economy Act acquisitions completed under other statutory authorities, (e.g., General Services Administration  Federal Supply Schedules and Governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs)).
interagency agreement - for the purposes of this document, a written agreement entered into between
two or more Federal agencies that specifies the goods to be furnished or tasks to be accomplished by one agency (the servicing agency) in support of the other(s) (the requesting agency), including assisted acquisitions as described in OMB Memorandum: Improving the Management and Use of Interagency Acquisitions and other cases.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 153)

interagency agreement - the financial details of an order, terms of reimbursement, itemized costs, and
financial obligations when one agency performs services or provides items to another agency.
Services and items are either provided directly or by contract with a private party then charged for
reimbursement. An IAA is often used with a corresponding Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which describes the general terms and conditions (GT&C) of the service. All parties must agree to the IAAs terms and conditions, and an authorized official from each agency involved must sign it.
Also called IAA.
interagency coordination - Within the context of Department of Defense involvement, the coordination
(SOURCE  DOD,

that occurs between elements of Department of Defense, and engaged US Government agencies and
departments for the purpose of achieving an objective.
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
interagency coordination - Within the context of DoD involvement, the coordination that occurs
between elements of DoD, and engaged USG organizations for the purpose of achieving an objective.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
31151.)

interchange - (A) the act of providing intermodal equipment to a motor carrier pursuant to an intermodal
equipment interchange agreement for the purpose of transporting the equipment for loading or unloading by any person or repositioning the equipment for the benefit of the equipment provider; but (B) does not include the leasing of equipment to a motor carrier for primary use in the motor
carrier's freight hauling operations.

intercity rail passenger transportation - rail passenger transportation, except commuter rail passenger
transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
24102.)
interconnection - The linking of two distinct networks.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

interconnection security agreement - An agreement established between the organizations that own and
operate connected IT systems to document the technical requirements of the interconnection. The ISA also supports a Memorandum of Understanding or Agreement (MOU/ A) between the organizations.  Also called ISA.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 153)

interconnection security agreement - An Interconnection Security Agreement (ISA) documents and
formalizes a network or communications interconnection between parties and specifies any security safeguards needed to protect the interconnected systems. An ISA supports the MOA or
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the parties.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

interconnection service agreement - agreement between system owners that facilitates the direct
connection of two or more information technology (IT) systems for the purpose of sharing data and
other information resources implements a memorandum of agreement or letter of intent by
describing the purposes of interconnecting the IT systems, identifying the terms under which interconnection may occur, and the methods and levels of interconnectivity, and addressing potential security risks associated with such interconnection.
intercontinental ballistic missile - A land-based, long-range ballistic missile with a range capability
greater than 3,000 nautical miles.  Also called ICBM.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

interdependency - mutually reliant relationship between entities (objects, persons, or groups)a
relationship where the consequences of a positive or an adverse event affecting one will have
cascading effects upon others.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)
interdiction - 1. An action to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy's military surface capability
before it can be used effectively against friendly forces, or to achieve enemy objectives. 2. In
support of law enforcement, activities conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, intercept, board, detain, or destroy, under lawful authority, vessels, vehicles, aircraft, people, cargo, and money. See also air interdiction.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)

interdiction - 1. An action to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy's military surface capability
before it can be used effectively against friendly forces, or to otherwise achieve objectives.  2. In support of law enforcement, activities conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, intercept, board, detain, or destroy, under lawful authority, vessels, vehicles, aircraft, people, cargo, and money.   See also air
interdiction.
interdiction - in support of law enforcement, activities conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, intercept,
board, detain, or destroy, as appropriate, vessels, vehicles, aircraft, people, and cargo.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
interest - A charge assessed that compensates the Government for the loss of use of funds when the debt
is not paid timely. It accrues from the date of the delinquency.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 491.3)
interest - service charges, renewal charges, fees, or any other charges (except bona fide insurance) with
respect to an obligation or liability.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3932)

interest in land - any ownership or possessory right with respect to real property, including ownership in
fee, an easement, a leasehold, and any subsurface or mineral rights.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6232)

interested parties - For purposes of challenging the contents of an agency's commercial activities
inventory pursuant to the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act, an interested party is (1) a private sector source that is an actual or prospective offeror for a contract or other form of agreement to perform the activity and has a direct economic interest in performing the activity that would be adversely affected by a determination not to procure the performance of the activity from a private sector source; (2) a representative of any business or professional association that includes
within its membership private sector sources referred to in (1) above; (3) an officer or employee of
an organization within an executive agency that is an actual or prospective offeror to perform the activity; (4) the head of any labor organization.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)

interested party - (A) a foreign manufacturer, producer, or exporter, or the United States importer, of
subject merchandise or a trade or business association a majority of the members of which are
producers, exporters, or importers of such merchandise,  (B) the government of a country in which such merchandise is produced or manufactured or from which such merchandise is exported, (C) a manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler in the United States of a domestic like product, (D) a certified union or recognized union or group of workers which is representative of an industry engaged in the manufacture, production, or wholesale in the United States of a domestic like product,  (E) a trade or business association a majority of whose members manufacture, produce, or wholesale a domestic like product in the United States,  (F) an association, a majority of whose members is composed of interested parties described in subparagraph (C), (D), or (E) with respect to a domestic like product, and  (G) in any investigation under this subtitle involving an industry engaged in producing a processed agricultural product, as defined in paragraph (4)(E), a coalition or trade association which
is representative of either-  (i) processors, (ii) processors and producers, or  (iii) processors and
growers,  but this subparagraph shall cease to have effect if the United States Trade Representative
notifies the administering authority and the Commission that the application of this subparagraph is
inconsistent with the international obligations of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS, DHS Lexicon, Terms)

intergovernmental affairs  - Department of Homeland Security Support Component that facilitates
timely and meaningful consultation by the Department and its agencies with state, local, tribal, and territorial partners.
intergovernmental organization - A group created by a formal agreement, such as a treaty, between two
or more governments and established on a global, regional, or functional basis for wide-ranging or narrowly defined purposes; formed to protect and promote national interests shared by member states. Examples include the United Nations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the African
Union.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil
Military
Operations
Group, Glossary)

(SOURCE  DOD, DOD Dictionary, JP 308)

intergovernmental organization - An organization created by a formal agreement between two or more
governments on a global, regional, or functional basis to protect and promote national interests
shared by member states.  Also called IGO.
intergovernmental training - training provided by the Federal Government which permits the
(SOURCE  DHS,

attendance of employees from state and local governments, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and Alaskan native villagers.
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
interim acknowledgment - Short response acknowledging receipt of inquiry with date to expect final
reply.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
interim contact - the ability of a left-behind parent to communicate with or visit an abducted child during
the pendency of an abduction case.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
interim controls - a set of measures designed to reduce temporarily human exposure or likely exposure
to lead-based paint hazards, including specialized cleaning, repairs, maintenance, painting, temporary containment, ongoing monitoring of lead-based paint hazards or potential hazards, and
the establishment and operation of management and resident education programs.
interim employee performance rating - written assessment when either the employee or rating official
leaves their position before the end of the performance appraisal period.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1414.)
interim measure - any short-term method for the management of sewage sludge or industrial waste,
which- (A) is used before implementation of an alternative system; and (B) does not require a permit under this Act.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300x63)
interim services - services for reducing the adverse health effects of such abuse, for promoting the health
of the individual, and for reducing the risk of transmission of disease, which services are provided until the individual is admitted to such a program.
interlibrary loan - process by which a library requests materials from, or supplies materials to, another
library.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intermediary country - a country that exports raw or worked ivory that does not originate in that
country.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4244)
intermediate cost objective - a cost objective that is used to accumulate indirect costs or service center
costs that are subsequently allocated to one or more indirect cost pools and/ or final cost objectives.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8101.)
intermediate ingredient or feedstock - a material or compound made in whole or in significant part
from biological products, including renewable agricultural materials (including plant, animal, and marine materials) or forestry materials, that are subsequently used to make a more complex compound or product.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2151)
intermediate level service school - (A) The United States Army Command and General Staff
College.(B) The College of Naval Command and Staff.(C) The Air Command and Staff College. (D) The Marine Corps Command and Staff College.
intermediate material - a material that is self-produced, used in the production of a good, and
designated.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
intermediate military objective - The measurable objectives that directly contribute to the achievement
of theater or functional end states.  They reflect objectives achievable by the command within the 5
year timeframe of a campaign plan.  Also called IMO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
intermediate recovery [IT service] - restoration of critical information technology systems and services
within 24 to 72 hours.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intermediate staging base - A tailorable, temporary location used for staging forces, sustainment and/ or
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
extraction into and out of an operational area.  Also called ISB.  See also base; staging base.
JP 335)
intermediate-range ballistic missile - A land-based ballistic missile with a range capability from 1,500
to 3,000 nautical miles.  Also called IRBM.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty - The Treaty between the United States of America and the
Union of Soviet Socialists Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter- Range Missiles entered into force on June 1, 1988. The Treaty is of unlimited duration.  Also called INF Treaty.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
intermittent parking permit - A permit that is to be used by employees either coming to the Harry S
Truman building or traveling to outside annexes for meetings and not as a supplement to each bureau's individual allotment. This pass requires a letter of justification from the respective bureau
executive office.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intermodal - freight transit system that permits transshipping of cargo among sea, highway, rail and air
modes of transportation through use of standardized containers, line-haul assets and handling equipment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
intermodal - Type of international freight system that permits transshipping among sea, highway, rail,
and air modes of transportation through use of American National Standards Institute and
International Organization for Standardization containers, line-haul assets, and handling equipment.
intermodal equipment - trailing equipment that is used in the intermodal transportation of containers
over public highways ininterstate commerce, including trailers and chassis.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
31151.)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
31151.)
intermodal equipment interchange agreement - the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities
Access Agreement or any other written document executed by an intermodal equipment provider or
its agent and a motor carrier or its agent, the primary purpose of which is to establish the
responsibilities and liabilities of both parties with respect to the interchange of the intermodal equipment.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
31151.)
intermodal equipment provider - any person that interchanges intermodal equipment with a motor
carrier pursuant to a written interchange agreement or has a contractual responsibility for the maintenance of the intermodal equipment.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5901.)
intermodal transportation - the successive transportation of a loaded container or trailer from its place
of origin to its place of destination by more than one mode of transportation in interstate or foreign
commerce, whether under a single bill of lading or under separate bills of lading.
intermunicipal agency - an agency established by two or more municipalities with responsibility for
planning or administration of solid waste.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
internal assessment [environmental compliance] - assessment conducted by personnel directly
associated with the evaluated activities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
internal audience - In public affairs, United States military members and Department of Defense civilian
employees and their immediate families.  See also external audience; public.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
internal control - A process, effected by an entity's management and other personnel, designed to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives in the following categories - Effectiveness and efficiency of operations; Reliability of financial reporting; and Compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

internal control - a process, effected by an entity's management and other personnel, designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives in the following categories: (1)
Effectiveness and efficiency of operations; (2) Reliability of financial reporting; and (3) Compliance
with applicable laws and regulations.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB,
Circular A133,
Section_.105)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

internal control - The steps taken to provide reasonable assurance that obligations and costs are in
compliance with applicable law; funds, property, and other assets are safeguarded; revenues and expenditures applicable to Departmental operations are properly recorded and accounted for; and programs are efficiently and effectively carried out in accordance with law and management policy.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

internal control pertaining to the compliance requirements for Federal programs (Internal control
over Federal programs) - A process by which an entity's management and other personnel provide
reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of the following objectives for Federal programs -
Transactions are properly recorded and accounted for, to permit the preparation of reliable financial statements and Federal reports; maintain accountability over assets; and demonstrate compliance with laws, regulations, and other compliance requirements. Transactions are executed in compliance with laws, regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements that could have a direct and material effect on a Federal program; any other laws and regulations that are identified in the
compliance supplement; and safeguarding funds, property, and other assets against loss from unauthorized use or disposition.
internal control pertaining to the compliance requirements for Federal programs (Internal control
over Federal programs) - a process--effected by an entity's management and other personnel--
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of the following objectives for Federal programs: (1) Transactions are properly recorded and accounted for to: (i) Permit the
preparation of reliable financial statements and Federal reports; (ii) Maintain accountability over assets; and (iii) Demonstrate compliance with laws, regulations, and other compliance requirements; (2) Transactions are executed in compliance with: (i) Laws, regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements that could have a direct and material effect on a Federal program; and
(ii) Any other laws and regulations that are identified in the compliance supplement; and (3) Funds, property, and other assets are safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or disposition.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB,
Circular A133,
Section_.105)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

internal control standards - The standards issued by the Comptroller General, as revised, to establish,
maintain, and evaluate systems of management control. These are applicable to all Department operations and administrative functions but are not intended to limit or interfere with duly granted authority related to developing legislation, rulemaking, or other discretionary policymaking.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

internal control/ management control - The plan of organization, policies, and procedures adopted by
management to provide reasonable assurance that throughout all organizational elements and activities of the Department, the objectives of management are achieved and the integrity of the programs are safeguarded. The internal control objectives, which are enumerated in the FMFIA, are
summarized as follows - (1) Obligations and costs comply with applicable law and regulations; (2) Assets are safeguarded against waste, loss, unauthorized use, and misappropriation; (3) Revenues
and expenditures applicable to agency operations are recorded and accounted for properly so that
accounts and reliable financial and statistical reports may be prepared and accountability of the assets may be maintained; and (4) Programs are efficiently and effectively carried out in accordance
with applicable law and management policy.
(SOURCE  White House, OMB, Circular A123)

internal controls - the organization, policies, procedures, actions, and activities that management
implements to achieve results and safeguard the integrity of their programs. Internal control is an
integral component of an organization's management that provides reasonable assurance that the following objectives are being achieved:  effectiveness and efficiency of  operations;  reliability of financial reporting; and  compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Internal controls may be assessed at the entity level as well as at the process, transaction, or application level. Entity level refers to the highest organizational level in which the internal controls have an overarching or
pervasive effect on the agency. Specific areas of internal control that should be evaluated at the entity level include the control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 322)

internal defense and development - The full range of measures taken by a nation to promote its growth
and to protect itself from subversion, lawlessness, insurgency, terrorism, and other threats to its
security.  Also called IDAD.  See also foreign internal defense.
internal fund code [financial]  - agency defined code used to identify an individual appropriation or
fund account for internal reporting.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
internal rate of return -  The discount rate that sets the net present value of the stream of net benefits
equal to zero. The internal rate of return may have multiple values when the stream of net benefits alternates from negative to positive more than once.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

internal relocation - An action taken where Department personnel and visitors are directed to remain
within a building but move to a previously unidentified location of away from the danger (e.g., a conference room or auditorium on the opposite side where the danger is occurring) as a safety precaution because of outside threats. A direction to move to an internal location may occur with little or no warning.
internal security - The state of law and order prevailing within a nation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

internal system/ network - A system/ network where - (i) the establishment, maintenance, and
provisioning of security controls are under the direct control of organizational employees or contractors; or (ii) cryptographic encapsulation or similar security technology provides the same effect.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)

internally displaced person - Any person who has been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their home
or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed
conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made
disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized state border.  Also called IDP.

international  criminal court - the court established by the Rome Statute.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7432)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
1403)

international agreement - a comprehensive agreement concluded through negotiations at the Third
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, relating to (among other matters) the exploration for and commercial recovery of hard mineral resources and the establishment of an international
regime for the regulation thereof.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

International Air Transport Association - The International Air Transport Association is an
international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The main
objective of the organization is to assist airline companies to achieve lawful competition and uniformity in prices. They also regulate the shipping of dangerous goods and publish the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations manual, a globally accepted field source reference for airlines shipping hazardous materials.  Also called IATA.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 451.3)

International Atomic Energy Agency - The international organization established by treaty (the IAEA
Statute) in 1957 to promote peaceful uses of nuclear energy and apply safeguards against its diversion to military purposes.  Also called IAEA.
International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards - the safeguards set forth in an agreement between a
country and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as authorized by Article III(A)(5) of the
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,

Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency.  Also called IAEA safeguards.
6305)

international boundaries - data includes both textual information to describe, and GIS digital
cartographic data to depict, both land and maritime international boundaries, other lines of
separation, limits, zones, enclaves/ exclaves and special areas between States and dependencies.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1132.)

international business - profit-oriented business relationships conducted across national boundaries and
includes activities such as the buying and selling of goods, investments in industries, the licensing of processes, patents and trademarks, and the supply of services.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 2000.21)

international chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response - A United States Government
activity that assists a foreign government in responding to the effects from an intentional, naturally
occurring, or accidental chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incident on foreign territory to save and sustain lives, stabilize the situation, protect property and the environment, and meet
basic human needs.  Also called ICBRN-R.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)

international chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response - United States Government
activity that assists foreign governments in responding to the effects from an intentional or accidental chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incident on foreign territory. Also called
ICBRN-R.

international conformity assessment procedure - a conformity assessment procedure that is adopted by
an international standards organization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2571.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

international convention for safe containers - A convention held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 2 Dec
1972, which resulted in setting standard safety requirements for containers moving in international
transport.  These requirements were ratified by the United States on 3 January 1978.  Also called
CSC.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
195c.)

international cooperative activity - (A) coordinated research projects, joint research projects, or joint
ventures;
(B) joint studies or technical demonstrations;
(C) coordinated field exercises, scientific
seminars, conferences, symposia, and workshops; (D) training of scientists and engineers;
(E) visits
and exchanges of scientists, engineers, or other appropriate personnel;
(F) exchanges or sharing of
scientific and technological information; and
(G) joint use of laboratory facilities and equipment.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)

international cooperative administrative support services - A customer-driven, voluntary interagency
mechanism for managing and funding administrative support services abroad. It gives posts the authority to determine how services are delivered, at what cost and by whom; ensures that service
providers are formally accountable to the customer; and incorporates a full-cost recovery system through a no-year working capital fund (WCF).  Also called ICASS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)

international cooperative administrative support services - An interagency program administered by
the Department of State through which the U.S. Government provides and shares the cost of
common administrative support services. ICASS uses a cost-distribution system based on per capita counts, actual workload counts (such as number of kilometers driven), and other distribution factors (such as square meters occupied, or number of telephone instruments serviced) to share administrative support costs among participating agencies.  Also called ICASS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

international cooperative administrative support services - ICASS is a customer-driven, voluntary
interagency system for managing and funding administrative support services abroad; gives posts the authority to determine how services are delivered at what cost and by whom; has customer service standards established by the post, with the service provider formally accountable to the
customer; and incorporates a full-cost recovery system through a no-year working capital fund.
Also called ICASS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

international cooperative administrative support services - It is the policy of the Department of State
to provide shared administrative services for U.S. Government agencies at posts abroad using a
voluntary interagency mechanism for managing and funding those services, and using a full-cost recovery system which is transparent, fair, and equitable. ICASS applies to the management and funding of all shared administrative services abroad and related costs at participating agencies headquarters. ICASS involves all participating U.S. Government agencies at all posts.  Also called
ICASS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2368.2)

international cooperative administrative support services costs - Costs that cannot be directly
attributed to an agency and are distributed via ICASS as either post-obligated costs or nonpostobligated costs (refer to 6 FAH-5 H-300, Definitions). ICASS costs, if applicable, must be discussed in advance and incorporated into the DETO Agreement.  Also called ICASS costs.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1531)

international cyber criminal - an individual-
(1) who is believed to have committed a cybercrime or
intellectual property crime against the interests of the United States or the citizens of the United States; and (2) for whom- (A) an arrest warrant has been issued by a judge in the United States; or (B) an international wanted notice (commonly referred to as a Red Notice) has been circulated by Interpol.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

International Direct Distance Dialing - A tariffed service to assess telephone charges for long-distance
international calls. The Department uses a commercial ID3 long-distance service, and callers dial a special access number to access commercial trunks.  Also called ID3.

international financial institution -  the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for
Reconstruction.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 131)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
262p4q)

international financial institution - (1) the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
International Development Association, and the International Monetary Fund;(2) wherever
applicable, the Inter-American Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, and the African Development Fund; and (3) any similar institution established after April 24, 1996.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2151aa)

international financial institution - the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, the Asian Development Bank,
the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the Inter-American Development
Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

international financial institution - the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
3102)

international investment - (A) the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by contractual
commitment or otherwise, by foreign persons of any interest in property in the United States, or of
stock, other securities, or short- and long-term debt obligations of a United States person, and (B) the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by contractual commitment or otherwise, by United States persons of any interest in property outside the United States, or of stock, other securities, or short-and long-term debt obligations of a foreign person.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1375a)

international marriage broker - a corporation, partnership, business, individual, or other legal entity,
whether or not organized under any law of the United States, that charges fees for providing dating, matrimonial, matchmaking services, or social referrals between United States citizens or nationals or
aliens lawfully admitted to the United States as permanent residents and foreign national clients by
providing personal contact information or otherwise facilitating communication between individuals.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 322)

international military education and training - Formal or informal instruction provided to foreign
military students, units, and forces on a nonreimbursable (grant) basis by offices or employees of the United States, contract technicians, and contractors.  Instruction may include correspondence courses; technical, educational, or informational publications; and media of all kinds.  Also called
IMET.  See also United States Military Service funded foreign training.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
4309)

international organization - (1) a public international organization designated as such pursuant to the
International Organizations Immunities Act or a public international organization created pursuant to a treaty or other international agreement as an instrument through or by which two or more foreign governments engage in some aspect of their conduct of international affairs; and (2) an official mission (other than a United States mission) to such a public international organization, including any real property of such an organization or mission and including the personnel of such an organization or mission.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
130)

international organization - (A) A public international organization designated as being entitled to
enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities. (B) A public international organization created pursuant to a treaty or other international agreement as an instrument through or by which two or more foreign governments engage in some aspect of their conduct of international affairs. (C) An official mission, except a United States mission, to a public international organization.

international organization - a public international  organization or international-organization
preparatory commission in which the Government of the United States participates.
(SOURCE  USG,
US Code 5,
3581.)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
288. )

international organization - a public international organization in which the United States participates
pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such participation, and which shall have been designated by the President through appropriate Executive order as being entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities. The President shall be authorized, in the light of the functions performed by any such international organization, by appropriate Executive order to withhold or withdraw from any such organization or its officers or employees any of the privileges, exemptions, and immunities or to condition or limit the enjoyment by any such organization or its officers or employees of any such privilege, exemption, or immunity. The President shall be authorized, if in his judgment such action should be justified by reason of the abuse by an international organization or its officers and employees of the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided in this subchapter or for any
other reason, at any time to revoke the designation of any international organization, whereupon the international organization in question shall cease to be classed as an international organization.

international organization - An organization with an international membership, scope, or presence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78dd1.)

international organization providing commercial communications services - (A) the International
Telecommunications Satellite Organization established pursuant to the Agreement Relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization; and (B) the International Mobile Satellite Organization established pursuant to the Convention on the International Maritime Satellite
Organization.

international partner astronaut - an individual designated under Article 11 of the International Space
Station Intergovernmental Agreement, by a partner to that agreement other than the United States, as
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
qualified to serve as an International Space Station crew member.
51, 50902)
International Space Station Intergovernmental Agreement - the Agreement Concerning Cooperation
on the International Space Station, signed at Washington January 29, 1998.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2578b)
international standard - a standard, guideline, or recommendation-(A) regarding food safety, adopted
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, including a standard, guideline, or recommendation regarding decomposition elaborated by the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products, food additives, contaminants, hygienic practice, and methods of analysis and sampling; (B) regarding
animal health and zoonoses, developed under the auspices of the International Office of Epizootics; (C) regarding plant health, developed under the auspices of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention in cooperation with the North American Plant Protection Organization; or (D) established by or developed under any other international organization agreed to by the NAFTA countries or by the WTO members.
international standard - any standard that is promulgated by an international standards organization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2571.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
205c.)
international standard or recommendation - an engineering standard or recommendation which is (A)
formulated and promulgated by an international organization and (B) recommended for adoption by individual nations as a national standard.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2571.)
international standards organization - any organization-(A) the membership of which is open to
representatives, whether public or private, of the United States and at least all Members; and(B) that
is engaged in international standards-related activities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2578b)
international standard-setting organization - an organization consisting of representatives of 2 or more
countries, the purpose of which is to negotiate, develop, promulgate, or amend an international standard.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2571.)
international standards-related activity - the negotiation, development, or promulgation of, or any
amendment or change to, an international standard, or an international conformity assessment procedure, or both.
international student - A student undertaking academic study outside of his or her native country.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 227.84)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 4351.)

international student - an individual who (A) is not a citizen or national of, or lawfully admitted for
permanent residence in, the United States; (B) does not provide evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service that he or she is in the United States for other than temporary purposes with the intention of becoming a citizen of, or lawfully admitted for permanent residence in, the United States; and (C) is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 901)

international supply chain - the end-to-end process for shipping goods to or from the United States
beginning at the point of origin (including manufacturer, supplier, or vendor) through a point of distribution to the destination.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

international terrorism - activities that (1) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that
violate domestic criminal law or would violate such law if committed in the United States or a State,
local, or tribal jurisdiction; (2) appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping; and (3) occur totally outside the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons
they appear intended to coerce or intimidate, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2331)

international terrorism - activities that (A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are
a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction
of the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their
perpetrators operate or seek asylum.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)

international terrorism - activities that
(1) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that
are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any State; (2) appear to be intended
(A) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(B) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (C) to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping; and(3) occur totally outside the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to coerce or intimidate, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum.

international terrorism - terrorism involving citizens or the territory of more than 1 country.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2656f.)

international trade - (A) trade in both goods and services, and (B) foreign direct investment by United
States persons, especially if such investment has implications for trade in goods and services.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2112)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)
international visitor - All participants in the International Visitor Leadership Program are known as
international visitors(IVs). Where the terms participant or visitor are used in this text, they are
interchangeable.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
International Voice Gateway - An international telephone network administered by DTS-PO directly
linking Washington foreign affairs agency headquarters with field offices abroad via dedicated voice circuitry. The IVG Network also provides connectivity to the Department of State's Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) at Beltsville, MD.  Also called IVG.
international voyage - a voyage by a vessel entitled to fly the flag of one country to or from a port,
shipyard, offshore terminal, or other place under the jurisdiction of another country.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3801)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1132.)

internationalization of curricula - the incorporation of international or comparative perspectives in
existing courses of study or the addition of new components to the curricula to provide an international context for American business education.

internationally recognized core labor standards - the core labor standards only as stated in the ILO
Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-Up (1998).
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4210)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2467)

internationally recognized worker rights - (A) the right of association;(B) the right to organize and
bargain collectively;(C) a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor;(D) a minimum age for the employment of children, and a prohibition on the worst forms of child labor, as defined in paragraph (6); and (E) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages,
hours of work, and occupational safety and health.
internet - A worldwide system of computer networks. The Internet is a collection of large, medium, and
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5

small networks interconnected to form a robust, self-sustaining digital communications facility.
FAM 713)
internet - publically accessible network of web content.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
internet - the international computer network of both Federal and non-Federal interoperable packet
switched data networks.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
1637.)
internet (lower-case i) - Any time you connect 2 or more networks together, you have an internet.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

internet (upper-case I) - The commonly accepted name for the vast collection of interconnected
networks that all use the TCP/ IP protocols and that evolved from the ARPANET of the late 60s and early 70s. The Internet has no access controls and is publicly accessible.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
Internet Protocol address - An identifier for a computer or device on a network employing
Transmission-Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol (TCP/ IP). Networks using the TCP/ IP protocol route messages based on the IP address of the destination. The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be 0 (zero) to 255.
The local IP address of your computer is 127.0.0.1.  Also called IP address.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30, JP 60)

interoperability - 1. The ability to operate in synergy in the execution of assigned tasks.    2. The
condition achieved among communications-electronics systems or items of communicationselectronics equipment when information or services can be exchanged directly and satisfactorily
between them and/ or their users.

interoperability - a system that enables program benefits in the form of an electronic benefit transfer
card to be redeemed in any State.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2016.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

interoperability - ability of systems, personnel, and equipment to provide and receive functionality, data,
information and/ or services to and from other systems, personnel, and equipment, between both public and private agencies, departments, and other organizations, in a manner enabling them to operate effectively together in the realm of information technology, refers to the ability of computer different systems or databases to exchange data in a commonly understood format and the ability to act upon such data without manual intervention.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

interoperability - The ability of emergency management/ response personnel to interact and work well
together. In the context of technology, interoperability also refers to having an emergency communications system that is the same or is linked to the same system that a jurisdiction uses for nonemergency procedures, and that effectively interfaces with national standards as they are
developed. The system should allow the sharing of data with other jurisdictions and levels of government during planning and deployment.
Interoperability - The ability of systems, units, or forces to provide services to and to accept services
from other systems, units, or forces, and to enable the services to operate effectively together.   As
applied to the Department of Defense only, the condition achieved among communicationselectronics systems or items of communications-electronics equipment when information or services can be exchanged directly and satisfactorily between them and/  or their users. The degree of interoperability should be defined when referring to specific cases.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g3)

interoperability - the ability of the program to electronically share reported information, including each
of the required report components, with another State if the information concerns either the dispensing of a controlled substance to an ultimate user who resides in such other State, or the dispensing of a controlled substance prescribed by a practitioner whose principal place of business is
located in such other State.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300u)

interoperability - the ability to communicate and exchange data accurately, effectively, securely, and
consistently with different information technology systems, software applications, and networks in
various settings, and exchange data such that clinical or operational purpose and meaning of the data are preserved and unaltered.

interoperability - to the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to
use the information that has been exchanged.
(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 59
Biometrics for Identification
and Screening to
Enhance National
Security, Terms)

interoperable - the ability of civil U.S. and foreign space-based positioning, navigation, and timing
services to be used together to provide better capabilities at the user level than would be achieved by relying solely on one service or signal.

(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 39
U.S. SpaceBased
Position, Navigation, and
Timing Policy, Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

interpretation - A part of the analysis and production phase in the intelligence process in which the
significance of information is judged in relation to the current body of knowledge.  See also
intelligence process.
i**nterpretation of Federal Financial Accounting Standards** - a document of narrow scope that provides
clarifications of original meaning, additional definitions, or other guidance pertaining to an existing
Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS).

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A134)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)

interpreter - A language-qualified individual under contract to the Department of States Office of
Language Services (A/ OPR/ LS), assigned to accompany and interpret for visitors requiring such
services. Interpreters also facilitate visitors travel and help interpret American society and culture.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
interrogatories - Questions posed to a person or entity - Normally, in connection with litigation, the term
means written questions given to one party to an action by another party that require response in writing under oath - Cross-interrogatories are questions posed by the opposing party or the attorney of the opposing party.
inter-service support - action by one Service or element thereof to provide logistics and/ or
administrative support to another Service or element thereof.  See also support.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)
interstate - (A) from one State into or through any other State; or (B) within the District of Columbia,
Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or any other territory or possession of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
interstate agency - an agency of two or more municipalities in different States, or an agency established
by two or more States, with authority to provide for the management of solid wastes and serving two or more municipalities located in different States.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
interstate air commerce - the transportation of passengers or property by aircraft for compensation, the
transportation of mail by aircraft, or the operation of aircraft in furthering a business or vocation (A) between a place in (i) a State, territory, or possession of the United States and a place in the
District of Columbia or another State, territory, or possession of the United States; (ii) a State and another place in the same State through the airspace over a place outside the State; (iii) the District
of Columbia and another place in the District of Columbia; or (iv) a territory or possession of the United States and another place in the same territory or possession; and (B) when any part of the

transportation or operation is by aircraft.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7602.)

interstate air pollution control agency - (1) an air pollution control agency established by two or more
States, or (2) an air pollution control agency of two or more municipalities located in different
States.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
interstate air transportation - the transportation of passengers or property by aircraft as a common
carrier for compensation, or the transportation of mail by aircraft- (A) between a place in- (i) a State, territory, or possession of the United States and a place in the District of Columbia or another State, territory, or possession of the United States; (ii) Hawaii and another place in Hawaii through the
airspace over a place outside Hawaii; (iii) the District of Columbia and another place in the District of Columbia; or (iv) a territory or possession of the United States and another place in the same territory or possession; and (B) when any part of the transportation is by aircraft.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)
interstate commerce -  trade, traffic, or other intercourse- (A) between a place in a State and a point in
another State, or between points within the same State but through any place outside that State; or (B) within the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or any other territory or possession of the United States.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
321)
interstate commerce - (1) commerce between any State or Territory and any place outside thereof, and
(2) commerce within the District of Columbia or within any other Territory not organized with a legislative body.
interstate commerce - commerce between a place in a State and (A) a place in another State; or (B)
another place in the same State through another State.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32101.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)
interstate commerce - commerce that is: (A) between any State, territory, or possession, or the District
of Columbia, and any place outside thereof; or (B) between points within the same State, territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, but through any place outside thereof, or within any
territory or possession, or the District of Columbia.
interstate commerce - the transportation for sale, trade, or use between any State, territory, or possession
of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1308)
interstate hazardous liquid pipeline facility - a hazardous liquid pipeline facility used to transport
hazardous liquid in interstate or foreign commerce.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
610.)

interstate or foreign commerce - commerce between any State, Territory, or possession, or the District
of Columbia, and any place outside thereof; or between points within the same State, Territory, or
possession, or the District of Columbia, but through any place outside thereof; or within any
Territory or possession, or the District of Columbia. A marketing transaction in respect to an agricultural commodity or the product thereof shall be considered in interstate or foreign commerce
if such commodity or product is part of that current of interstate or foreign commerce usual in the handling of the commodity or product whereby they, or either of them, are sent from one State to end their transit, after purchase, in another, including all cases where purchase or sale is either for
shipment to another State or for the processing within the State and the shipment outside the State of
the products so processed. As used herein, the word State includes Territory, the District of
Columbia, possession of the United States, and foreign nations.

interstate transaction - a transaction that is initiated in 1 State by the use of an electronic benefit transfer
card that is issued in another State.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2016.)

intertheater airlift - The common-user airlift linking theaters to the continental United States and to
other theaters as well as the airlift within the continental United States.  See also intratheater airlift.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

intertheater patient movement - Moving patients between, into, and out of the different theaters of the
geographic combatant commands and into the continental United States or another supporting
theater.  See also en route care; evacuation; intratheater patient movement.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

intervention - immediate action taken to confront, resolve or reduce impact by way of hindrance or
modification  Intervention is an effect, or force, action that modifies a situation or condition.  An intervention is a process that modifies behavior or the outcome of an event.

intestate - Without having made a will; also, the term an intestate means a decedent who leaves no will.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)

intragovernmental payment and collection - A system that allows agencies to issue payments and
provide collecting capabilities by going through the Department of the Treasury via the Internet. Also called IPAC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

Intra-governmental Payment and Collection - A system that allows agencies to issue payments and
provide collecting capabilities by going through the Department of Treasury via the Internet.  Also called IPAC.

intramural research - research that is conducted at DHS sites or is conducted by DHS personnel.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
intranet - A private network inside a company or organization that, at a minimum, resides behind a
firewall and requires a user name and password for access.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 713)
intranet - A restricted-access network that operates in the same manner as the Internet. The purpose of an
intranet is to share information and computing resources within the organization without privileged information being made available to everyone with Internet access.  The Department of State maintains several intranets including OpenNet, ClassNet, and POEMS. These provide Internet-like services to Department employees, designated cleared contractors, and designated cleared Foreign Service nationals. OpenNet provides e-mail access to the Internet through a firewall. Because ClassNet is used for transmission of National Security Information, there is no connection to the
Internet.
intranet - private network of web content accessible only to specific persons with authorized access.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
in-transit visibility - The ability to track the identity, status, and location of Department of Defense units,
and non-unit cargo (excluding bulk petroleum, oils, and lubricants) and passengers; patients; and personal property from origin to consignee or destination across the range of military operations.
Also called ITV.
intrastate air carrier - a citizen of the United States undertaking by any means to provide only intrastate
air transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
intrastate air transportation - the transportation by a common carrier of passengers or property for
compensation, entirely in the same State, by turbojet-powered aircraft capable of carrying at least 30
passengers.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
14504a.)
intrastate fee - any fee, tax, or other type of assessment, including per vehicle fees and gross receipts
taxes, imposed on a motor carrier or motor private carrier for the renewal of the intrastate authority or insurance filings of such carrier with a State.
intrastate hazardous liquid pipeline facility - a hazardous liquid pipeline facility that is not an interstate
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
hazardous liquid pipeline facility.
60101.)
intratheater airlift - Airlift conducted within a theater with assets assigned to a geographic combatant
commander or attached to a subordinate joint force commander.  See also intertheater airlift.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
intratheater patient movement - Moving patients within the theater of a combatant command or in the
continental United States.  See also en route care; evacuation; intertheater patient movement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
intrusion assessments - actions taken under the intrusion assessment plan to identify and remove
intruders in agency information systems.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1524.)
intrusion detection system - security system designed to detect the entry or attempted entry of an
individual  or vehicle into a protected area.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1232h.)
invasive physical examination - any medical examination that involves the exposure of private body
parts, or any act during such examination that includes incision, insertion, or injection into the body, but does not include a hearing, vision, or scoliosis screening.
invention - invention or discovery.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 35,
100)
inventor - the individual or, if a joint invention, the individuals collectively who invented or discovered
the subject matter of the invention.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 35,
100)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

inventory - A formal listing of all accountable property items assigned to an agency, along with a formal
process to verify the condition, location, and quantity of such items. This term may also be used as a verb to indicate the actions leading to the development of a listing. In this sense, an inventory must be conducted using an actual physical count, electronic means, and/ or statistical methods.
inventory - A list of government personnel, by location, function, and position, performing either
commercial activities or inherently governmental activities.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

inventory control - That phase of military logistics that includes managing, cataloging, requirements
determinations, procurement, distribution, overhaul, and disposal of materiel.  Also called inventory
management; materiel control; materiel management; supply management.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
inventory control point - An organizational unit or activity within a Department of Defense supply
system that is assigned the primary responsibility for the materiel inventory management of a group
of items either for a particular Service or for the Defense Department as a whole.  Also called ICP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)

investigating official - A management official, an Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigator, or
security investigator or other comparable officer in the other foreign affairs agencies who is
conducting an administrative inquiry.
i**nvestigation** - process of a thorough and systematic examination into something.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 057.1)

investigation - Work done by special agents in OIG/ INV. This includes, but is not limited to, receiving
and investigating complaints and information concerning the possible existence of activity constituting - (1) A violation of law or regulation; (2) Mismanagement, gross waste of funds, or abuse of authority; or (3) A substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7104d.)

investigation and prosecution - (I) identification of a person or persons who have committed severe
forms of trafficking in persons; (II) location and apprehension of such persons;(III) testimony at proceedings against such persons; or(IV) responding to and cooperating with requests for evidence
and information.

investment - (A) a commitment or contribution of funds or property;(B) a loan or other extension of
credit; and(C) the entry into or renewal of a contract for goods or services.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8532)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 238)

investment - any contribution or commitment of funds, commodities, services, patents, processes, or
techniques, in the form of (1) a loan or loans to an approved project, (2) the purchase of a share of ownership in any such project, (3) participation in royalties, earnings, or profits of any such project, and (4) the furnishing of commodities or services pursuant to a lease or other contract.

investment - resource committed to achieve specific goals and objectives examples of an invested
resource include people, assets, equipment, services, supplies, and systems.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
80a1.)

investment banker - any person engaged in the business of underwriting securities issued by other
persons, but does not include an investment company, any person who acts as an underwriter in isolated transactions but not as a part of a regular business, or any person solely by reason of the fact that such person is an underwriter for one or more investment companies.

investment of assets A) a commitment or contribution of assets;
(B) a loan or other extension of credit
of assets; and
(C) the entry into or renewal of a contract for goods or services.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
investment portfolio - grouping of investments to allow for mission effectiveness and high-level
investment review, consisting of functional groups, asset types, mission types, etc.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

investment, evaluation, submission and tracking system (*) - system that merges the Investment
Management System and the Next-Generation Periodic Reporting System functionality and manages the Capital Planning Investment Control process used by DHS to capture, record, and report investment information captured during the capital planning and investment control process.

investment-grade rating - a rating of BBB minus, Baa3, bbb minus, BBB (low), or higher assigned by a
rating agency to project obligations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3901)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7702)
investments in the people - government policies or programs of an eligible country that promote the
health, education, and other factors which contribute to the well-being and productivity of their people, such as decent, affordable housing for all.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)
invoice - A bill, written document, or an electronically transmitted document, such as a facsimile copy,
scanned copy, email copy, or electronic data interchange, provided by a vendor requesting payment for property received or services rendered. A proper invoice or an electronically transmitted
document must meet the requirements of the Prompt Payment Act. The term invoice also includes a receiving report and delivery tickets when contractually designated as invoices.
invoice - a contractor's bill or written request for payment under the contract for supplies delivered or
services performed (see also "proper invoice").
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
69.)
invoice - a written account, memorandum, list, or catalog, which is issued in connection with any
commercial dealing in fur products or furs, and describes the particulars of any fur products or furs, transported or delivered to a purchaser, consignee, factor, bailee, correspondent, or agent, or any
other person who is engaged in dealing commercially in fur products or furs.
invoice cost - The total of the amount paid to the vendor, including related costs such as transportation or
installation, if included on the vendor's initial invoice.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
involuntary servitude - a condition of servitude induced by means of- (A) any scheme, plan, or pattern
(SOURCE  DOS, US Code 22,
7102)

intended to cause a person to believe that, if the person did not enter into or continue in such condition, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or (B) the abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.

ionizing radiation - Particulate (alpha, beta, and neutron) and electromagnetic (X-ray and gamma)
radiation of sufficient energy to displace electrons from atoms, producing ions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3914)

iron and steel products - the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes
and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)

irregular or occasional overtime work - Overtime work that is not part of an employees regularly
scheduled administrative workweek; i.e., overtime work that is scheduled after the start of the
administrative workweek.

irregular or occasional overtime work - overtime work that is not scheduled in advance of an
employee's administrative workweek.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
irregular warfare - A violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over
the relevant population(s).  Also called IW.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
irrevocable letter of credit - a written commitment by a federally insured financial institution to pay all
or part of a stated amount of money, until the expiration date of the letter, upon the Government's
(the beneficiary) presentation of a written demand for payment. Neither the financial institution nor the offeror/ contractor can revoke or condition the letter of credit.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
485a)
irrigation block - an area of arid or semiarid lands in a project in which, in the judgment of the Secretary,
the irrigable lands should be reclaimed and put under irrigation at substantially the same time, and which is designated as an irrigation block by order of the Secretary.
irrigation water - water made available for agricultural purposes from the operation of reclamation
project facilities pursuant to a contract with the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
390bb)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
isolated person - An official U.S. citizen, and/ or eligible family member, or (in some cases as identified
by post) a private U.S. citizen, national and/ or lawful permanent resident, who is isolated from
support and who, if not recovered or assisted, is at risk for serious harm.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
isolated personnel - United States military, Department of Defense civilians and contractor personnel
(and others designated by the President or Secretary of Defense) who are separated from their unit (as an individual or a group) while participating in a United States sponsored military activity or mission and are, or may be, in a situation where they must survive, evade, resist, or escape.  See also
combat search and rescue; search and rescue.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
isolated personnel report - A Department of Defense form containing information designed to facilitate
the identification and authentication of an isolated person by a recovery force.  Also called
ISOPREP.  See also authentication; evader.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
isolator - A device that inserts a break in the normal hard-wire conduction path that exists in a normal
telecommunications medium. An isolator provides a temporary communications channel across that break without establishing an end-to-end metallic connection.

issuer - every person who issues or proposes to issue any security, or has outstanding any security which
it has issued.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
80a1.)

item - A letter, flat, parcel, or nonconveyable that is processed by the DPM or IMMS system (see also
Mail and Correspondence).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
item manager - An individual within the organization of an inventory control point or other such
organization assigned management responsibility for one or more specific items of materiel.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2902)

items of proliferation concern - (A) equipment, materials, or technology listed in (i) the Trigger List
of the Guidelines for Nuclear Transfers of the Nuclear Suppliers Group; (ii) the Annex of the
Guidelines for Transfers of Nuclear-Related Dual-Use Equipment, Materials, Software, and Related
Technology of the Nuclear Suppliers Group; or (iii) any of the Common Control Lists of the Australia Group; and (B) any other sensitive items.

ivory producing country - any African country within which is located any part of the range of a
population of African elephants.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4244)

## J

Jadeite - any jadeite classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
15609)
jail - a confinement facility of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency to hold (A) persons
pending adjudication of criminal charges; or (B) persons committed to confinement after adjudication of criminal charges for sentences of 1 year or less.
java - A powerful programming language originally developed by Sun Microsystems that is used by
software developers to build a variety of applications, including web pages.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
job aid - A checklist or other visual aid intended to ensure that specific steps for completing a task or
assignment are accomplished.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
j**ob analysis** - Systematic, documented analysis of a position to be filled to identify the basic duties and
responsibilities; the KSAs and level of competence required to perform those duties and responsibilities; and the factors important in evaluating candidates.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
job opportunity announcement - A document informing potential applicants of a vacancy. JOAs
describe the requirements of the job and instruct applicants how to apply for the vacancy. Whenever applications are accepted from sources outside of the Department, a JOA must be posted on the
USAJOBS website to satisfy public notice requirements.  Also called JOA.
joint - Connotes activities, operations, organizations, etc., in which elements of two or more Military
Departments participate.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
joint - Involving more than one Service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines). Also purple.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
Joint [Personnel] Reception Center - The facility established in an operational area that receives,
accounts for, trains, and processes arriving and departing military and civilian individual augmentees.  Also called JRC, JPRC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
Joint After-Action Report - A written account of significant joint and universal lessons learned that
(SOURCE  DOS/
provides the official description of an operational training event.  Also called JAAR.
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
joint air attack team - A combination of attack and/ or scout rotary-wing aircraft and fixed-wing close
air support aircraft operating together to locate and attack high priority targets and other targets of
opportunity.  Also called JAAT.  See also close air support.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)
joint air component coordination element - A general term for the liaison element that serves as the
direct representative of the joint force air component commander for joint air operations.  Also
called JACCE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)

joint air operations - Air operations performed with air capabilities/ forces made available by
components in support of the joint force commander's operation or campaign objectives, or in
support of other components of the joint force.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)
joint air operations center - A jointly staffed facility established for planning, directing, and executing
joint air operations in support of the joint force commander's operation or campaign objectives.
Also called JAOC.  See also joint air operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)

joint air operations plan - A plan for a connected series of joint air operations to achieve the joint force
commander's objectives within a given time and joint operational area.  Also called JAOP.  See also
joint air operations.

joint air-ground integration center - A staff organization designed to enhance joint collaborative efforts
to deconflict joint air-ground assets in the division's airspace.  Also called JAGIC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
Joint Army, Navy, Air Force Publication - Provides official information and instructions for
specialized phases of military communications in a U.S. Government facility.  Also called JANAP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
joint base - In base defense operations, a locality from which operations of two or more of the Military
Departments are projected or supported and which is manned by significant elements of two or more Military Departments or in which significant elements of two or more Military Departments are
located.  See also base.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 201)
joint captured materiel exploitation center - An element responsible for deriving intelligence
information from captured enemy materiel.  It is normally subordinate to the intelligence directorate
of a joint staff.  Also called JCMEC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)
joint civil-military operations task force - A joint task force composed of civil-military operations units
from more than one Service.  Also called JCMOTF.  See also civil-military operations; joint task
force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
joint combined exchange training - A program conducted overseas to fulfill United States forces
training requirements and at the same time exchange the sharing of skills between United States
forces and host nation counterparts.  Also called JCET.
joint communications network - The aggregation of the joint multichannel trunking and switching
system and the joint command and control communications system(s) in a theater.  Also called JCN.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSI 3010.02)

joint concept - Links strategic guidance to the development and employment of future joint force
capabilities and serve as "engines for transformation" that may ultimately lead to doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel and facilities (DOTMLPF) and
policy changes.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
joint contracting support board - A board established to coordinate all contracting support and to
determine specific contracting mechanisms to obtain commercially procured common logistic supplies and services within the operational area.  Also called JCSB.  See also combatant
commander logistic procurement support board; joint requirements review board.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
joint counterintelligence unit - An organization composed of Service and Department of Defense
agency counterintelligence personnel that is formed under the authority of the Secretary of Defense, assigned to a combatant commander, and focused on strategic and operational counterintelligence
missions.  Also called JCIU.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
joint counterintelligence unit - An organization composed of Service and Department of Defense
agency counterintelligence personnel that is formed under the authority of the Secretary of Defense, assigned to a combatant commander, and focused on strategic and operational counterintelligence missions. Also called JCIU.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
joint data network operations officer - The joint task force operations directorate officer responsible to
the commander for integrating data from supporting components into a common database used to
generate the common tactical picture.  Also called JDNO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
joint deployable intelligence support system - A transportable workstation and communications suite
that electronically extends a joint intelligence center to a joint task force or other tactical user.  Also
called JDISS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
joint deployment and distribution enterprise - The complex of equipment, procedures, doctrine,
leaders, technical connectivity, information, shared knowledge, organizations, facilities, training,
and materiel necessary to conduct joint distribution operations.  Also called JDDE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
joint deployment and distribution operations center - A combatant command movement control
organization designed to synchronize and optimize national and theater multimodal resources for
deployment, distribution, and sustainment,  Also called JDDOC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
joint desired point of impact - A unique, alpha-numeric coded precise aimpoint associated with a target
to achieve an explicit weaponeering objective, and identified by a three dimensional (latitude,
longitude, elevation) mensurated coordinate.  Also called a JDPI.  See also aimpoint; desired point
of impact.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
joint distribution - The operational process of synchronizing all elements of the joint logistic system
using the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise for end-to-end movement of forces and
materiel from point of origin to the designated point of need.
Joint Doctrine - Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of two or more military
departments, in coordinated action and toward a common objective. This authoritative joint doctrine will be followed except when, in the judgment of the commander, exceptional circumstances dictate otherwise. It will be promulgated by or for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the combatant commands and services.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSI 5120.02)
joint doctrine - Fundamental principles that guide the employment of United States military forces in
coordinated action toward a common objective and may include terms, tactics, techniques, and procedures.  See also Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff instruction; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff manual; doctrine; joint publication; joint test publication; multinational doctrine.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSI 5120.02)

joint doctrine development community - The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Services, the
combatant commands, the Joint Staff, the combat support agencies, the doctrine development agencies of the Services and the joint community, the National Defense University, the United States Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command, the National Guard Bureau, and
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff controlled activities.  Also called JDDC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSI 5120.02)

Joint Doctrine Development System - The system of lead agents, Joint Staff doctrine sponsors, primary
review authorities, coordinating review authorities, technical review authorities, assessment agents,
evaluation agents, Joint Doctrine Planning Conferences, procedures, and the hierarchical framework
designed to initiate, develop, approve, and maintain joint publications.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)
joint doctrine planning conference - A forum convened by the Joint Staff Directorate for Joint Force
Development that meets semiannually to address and vote on project proposals; discuss key joint doctrinal and operational issues; discuss potential changes to the joint doctrine development process; keep up to date on the status of the joint publication projects and emerging publications; and keep
abreast of other initiatives of interest to the members.  Also called JDPC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

joint document exploitation center - An element, normally subordinate to the intelligence directorate of
a joint staff, responsible for deriving intelligence information from captured adversary documents including all forms of electronic data and other forms of stored textual and graphic information.
Also called JDEC.  See also intelligence.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 601)

joint electromagnetic spectrum management operations - Those interrelated functions of frequency
management, host nation coordination, and joint spectrum interference resolution that together enable the planning, management, and execution of operations within the electromagnetic
operational environment during all phases of military operations.  Also called JEMSMO.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 601)

joint electromagnetic spectrum operations - Those activities consisting of electronic warfare and joint
electromagnetic spectrum management operations used to exploit, attack, protect, and manage the electromagnetic operational environment to achieve the commander's objectives.  Also called
JEMSO.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

joint engagement zone - In air defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within which multiple air
defense systems (surface-to-air missiles and aircraft) are simultaneously employed to engage air
threats.  Also called JEZ.

Joint Event Life Cycle - The design, planning, preparation, execution, analysis, evaluation, and reporting
stages of joint training.  Also called JELC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
joint exercise - A joint military maneuver, simulated wartime operation, or other event designated by the
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or by a combatant commander, that involves planning, preparation, execution, and evaluation. The forces of two or more military departments interact with
a combatant commander or subordinate joint force commander, as well as with joint forces and/ or staffs. The exercise is conducted using joint doctrine or joint tactics, techniques, and procedures.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
Joint Exercise Control Group - A collection of exercise participants whom the combatant command
staff assigns to plan, direct, and control joint exercises. The group includes five subgroups:
observer/ trainer; controller; modeling and simulations; role players; and the opposition force. Its organization and responsibilities may vary with the combatant command.  Also called JECG.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
joint facilities utilization board - A joint board that evaluates and reconciles component requests for real
estate, use of existing facilities, inter-Service support, and construction to ensure compliance with
Joint Civil-Military Engineering Board priorities.  Also called JFUB.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
joint field office - A temporary multiagency coordination center established at the incident site to provide
a central location for coordination of federal, state, local, tribal, nongovernmental, and private-sector organizations with primary responsibility for incident oversight, direction, or assistance to

effectively coordinate protection, prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery actions.  Also called JFO.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Joint Field Office - The primary Federal incident management field structure. The JFO is a temporary
Federal facility that provides a central location for the coordination of Federal, State, tribal, and
local governments and private-sector and nongovernmental organizations with primary responsibility for response and recovery. The JFO structure is organized, staffed, and managed in a
manner consistent with National Incident Management System principles and is led by the Unified Coordination Group. Although the JFO uses an Incident Command System structure, the JFO does not manage on-scene operations. Instead, the JFO focuses on providing support to on-scene efforts and conducting broader support operations that may extend beyond the incident site.  Also called JFO.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

joint fire support - Joint fires that assist air, land, maritime, and special operations forces to move,
maneuver, and control territory, populations, airspace, and key waters.  See also fire support; joint
fires.
joint fires - Fires delivered during the employment of forces from two or more components in
coordinated action to produce desired effects in support of a common objective.  See also fires.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

joint fires element - An optional staff element that provides recommendations to the operations
directorate to accomplish fires planning and synchronization.  Also called JFE.  See also fire
support; joint fires.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

joint fires observer - A trained Service member who can request, adjust, and control surface-to-surface
fires, provide targeting information in support of Type 2 and 3 close air support terminal attack
control, and perform autonomous terminal guidance operations.  Also called JFO.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)
joint flow and analysis system for transportation - System that determines the transportation feasibility
of a course of action or operation plan; provides daily lift assets needed to move forces and resupply; advises logistic planners of channel and port inefficiencies; and interprets shortfalls from
various flow possibilities.  Also called JFAST.  See also course of action; operation plan; system.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
joint force - A general term applied to a force composed of significant elements, assigned or attached, of
two or more Military Departments operating under a single joint force commander.  See also joint
force commander.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
joint force air component commander - The commander within a unified command, subordinate
unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for recommending the proper employment of assigned, attached, and/ or made available for tasking air forces; planning and coordinating air operations; or accomplishing such operational missions as may be assigned.
Also called JFACC.  See also joint force commander.
joint force chaplain - The military chaplain designated by the joint force commander to serve as the
senior chaplain for the joint force.  Also called the JFCH.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 105)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
joint force commander - A general term applied to a combatant commander, subunified commander, or
joint task force commander authorized to exercise combatant command (command authority) or
operational control over a joint force.  Also called JFC.  See also joint force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
joint force land component commander - The commander within a unified command, subordinate
unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for recommending the proper employment of assigned, attached, and/ or made available for tasking land forces; planning and coordinating land operations; or accomplishing such operational missions as may be

assigned.  Also called JFLCC.  See also joint force commander.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Joint Force Maritime Component Commander - commander within a unified command, subordinate
unified command, or joint task force responsible for making recommendations on the proper
employment of assigned, attached, and/ or made available for tasking maritime forces and assets; planning and coordinating maritime operations; or accomplishing such maritime operational missions as may be assigned.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

joint force maritime component commander - The commander within a unified command, subordinate
unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for recommending the proper employment of assigned, attached, and/ or made available for tasking maritime forces and assets; planning and coordinating maritime operations; or accomplishing such operational missions
as may be assigned.  Also called JFMCC.  See also joint force commander.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

joint force special operations component commander - The commander within a unified command,
subordinate unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for recommending the proper employment of assigned, attached, and/ or made available for tasking special operations forces and assets; planning and coordinating special operations; or accomplishing such operational missions as may be assigned.  Also called JFSOCC.  See also joint force
commander.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

joint force surgeon - A general term applied to a Department of Defense medical department officer
appointed by the joint force commander to serve as the joint force special staff officer responsible
for establishing, monitoring, or evaluating joint force health service support.  Also called JFS.  See
also health service support; joint force.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

joint functions - Related capabilities and activities placed into six basic groups of command and control,
intelligence, fires, movement and maneuver, protection, and sustainment to help joint force
commanders synchronize, integrate, and direct joint operations.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
joint harbor operations center - operational command and control facilities focused around a single port
and on coordinating operations and information sharing staffed by the Navy and Coast Guard, as
well as other port centric stakeholders.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
joint individual augmentee - An unfunded temporary duty position (or member filling an unfunded
temporary duty position) identified on a joint manning document by a supported combatant
commander to augment headquarters operations during contingencies.  Also called JIA.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
joint information center - An interagency entity established to coordinate and disseminate information
for the public and media concerning an incident. JICs may be established locally, regionally, or nationally depending on the size and magnitude of the incident.  Also called JIC.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
joint information system - Mechanism that integrates incident information and public affairs into a
cohesive organization designed to provide consistent, coordinated, accurate, accessible, timely, and
complete information during crisis or incident operations. The mission of the JIS is to provide a
structure and system for developing and delivering coordinated interagency messages; developing,
recommending, and executing public information plans and strategies on behalf of the Incident Commander; advising the Incident Commander concerning public affairs issues that could affect a response effort; and controlling rumors and inaccurate information that could undermine public confidence in the emergency response effort.  Also called JIS.
joint integrated prioritized target list - A prioritized list of targets approved and maintained by the joint
force commander.  Also called JIPTL.  See also target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
joint intelligence - Intelligence produced by elements of more than one Service of the same nation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
joint intelligence architecture - A dynamic, flexible structure that consists of the Defense Joint
Intelligence Operations Center, combatant command joint intelligence operations centers, and
subordinate joint task force intelligence operations centers or joint intelligence support elements to provide national, theater, and tactical commanders with the full range of intelligence required for
planning and conducting operations.  See also intelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
joint intelligence operations center - An interdependent, operational intelligence organization at the
Department of Defense, combatant command, or joint task force (if established) level, that is integrated with national intelligence centers, and capable of accessing all sources of intelligence
impacting military operations planning, execution, and assessment.  Also called JIOC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment - The analytical process used by joint
intelligence organizations to produce intelligence estimates and other intelligence products in
support of the joint force commander's decision-making process.  Also called JIPOE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
joint intelligence support element - A subordinate joint force element whose focus is on intelligence
support for joint operations, providing the joint force commander, joint staff, and components with the complete air, space, ground, and maritime adversary situation.  Also called JISE.  See also
intelligence; joint force; joint operations.
joint interagency coordination group - A staff group that establishes regular, timely, and collaborative
working relationships between civilian and military operational planners.  Also called JIACG.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
joint interface control officer - The senior interface control officer for multi-tactical data link networks
in the joint force who is responsible for development and validation of the architecture, joint interoperability and management of the multi-tactical data link networks, and overseeing operations
of a joint interface control cell.  Also called JICO.
joint intermediate level school - the National Defense Intelligence College.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2151)
joint interrogation and debriefing center - Physical location for the exploitation of intelligence
information from detainees and other sources.  Also called JIDC.  See also intelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
joint interrogation operations - 1. Activities conducted by a joint or interagency organization to extract
information for intelligence purposes from enemy prisoners of war, dislocated civilians, enemy combatants, or other uncategorized detainees.  2. Activities conducted in support of law enforcement efforts to adjudicate enemy combatants who are believed to have committed crimes against US
persons or property.  Also called JIO.  See also enemy combatant.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201 JP 201)
joint inventor and coinventor - any 1 of the individuals who invented or discovered the subject matter
of a joint invention.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 35,
100)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)
joint land operations - Land operations performed across the range of military operations with land
forces made available by Service components in support of the joint force commander's operation or
campaign objectives, or in support of other components of the joint force.
joint land operations plan - A plan for a connected series of joint land operations to achieve the joint
force commander's objectives within a given time and operational area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)
joint logistics - The coordinated use, synchronization, and sharing of two or more Military Departments'
logistic resources to support the joint force.  See also logistics.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
joint logistics enterprise - A multi-tiered matrix of key global logistics providers cooperatively engaged
or structured to achieve a common purpose without jeopardizing the integrity of their own
organizational missions and goals.  Also called JLEnt.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)
Joint Logistics Operations Center - The Joint Logistics Operations Center is the current operations
division within the Logistics Directorate of the Joint Staff, which monitors crises, exercises, and interagency actions and works acquisition and cross-servicing agreements as well as international
logistics.  Also called JLOC.  See also logistics.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
joint logistics over-the-shore commander - The commander selected by the joint force commander and
tasked to organize the efforts of all elements participating in accomplishing the joint logistics overthe-shore mission.  See also joint logistics over-the-shore operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
joint logistics over-the-shore operations - Operations in which Navy and Army logistics over-the-shore
forces conduct logistics over-the-shore operations together under a joint force commander.  Also
called JLOTS operations.  See also joint logistics; logistics over-the-shore operations.
joint manpower program - The policy, processes, and systems used in determination and prioritization
within and among joint Service manpower requirements.  Also called JMP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
668)
joint matters - matters related to the achievement of unified action by integrated military forces in
operations conducted across domains such as land, sea, or air, in space, or in the information environment, including matters relating to- (A) national military strategy; (B) strategic planning and
contingency planning;(C) command and control of operations under unified command;(D) national security planning with other departments and agencies of the United States;(E) combined operations with military forces of allied nations; or(F) acquisition matters addressed by military personnel and covered under chapter 87 of this title.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)
joint meteorological and oceanographic coordination cell - A subset of a joint meteorological and
oceanographic coordination organization, which is delegated the responsibility of executing the coordination of meteorological and oceanographic support operations in the operational area.  Also
called JMCC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)
joint meteorological and oceanographic coordination organization - A Service meteorological and
oceanographic organization that is designated within the operations order as the lead organization responsible for coordinating meteorological and oceanographic operations support in the operational
area.  Also called JMCO.
joint meteorological and oceanographic officer - Officer designated to provide direct meteorological
and oceanographic support to a joint force commander.  Also called JMO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)
j**oint military requirement** - a capability necessary to fulfill a gap in a core mission area of the
Department of Defense.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
181)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)
joint mission-essential task - A mission task selected by a joint force commander deemed essential to
mission accomplishment and defined using the common language of the Universal Joint Task List in
terms of task, condition, and standard.  Also called JMET.  See also condition, universal joint task
list.

Joint Mission-Essential Task - An assignment from a joint force commander that is deemed vital to mission accomplishment and that is defined with the conditions and standards language of the
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military

universal joint task list.  Also called JMET.
Operations Group, Glossary)

Joint Mission-Essential Task List - A written record of commander-selected work objectives that are
deemed critical to mission accomplishment. It includes associated tasks, conditions, standards, as
well as command-linked and supporting tasks.  Also called JMETL.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)

joint mortuary affairs office - Plans and executes all mortuary affairs programs within a theater.
Provides guidance to facilitate the conduct of all mortuary programs and to maintain data (as required) pertaining to recovery, identification, and disposition of all US dead and missing in the assigned theater.  Serves as the central clearing point for all mortuary affairs and monitors the
deceased and missing personal effects program.  Also called JMAO.  See also mortuary affairs;
personal effects.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)

joint network operations control center - An element of the communications system directorate of a
joint staff established as the single control agency for the management and direction of the joint
force communications systems.  Also called JNCC.
joint nuclear weapons life cycle process - the process developed and maintained by the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of Energy for the development, production, maintenance, and retirement of nuclear weapons.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50,
2538b)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

joint operation planning - Planning activities associated with joint military operations by combatant
commanders and their subordinate joint force commanders in response to contingencies and crises. See also execution planning; Joint Operation Planning and Execution System; joint operation
planning process.

Joint Operation Planning and Execution System - An Adaptive Planning and Execution system
technology.  Also called JOPES.  See also joint operation planning; joint operations; level of detail.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
joint operation planning process - An orderly, analytical process that consists of a logical set of steps to
analyze a mission, select the best course of action, and produce a joint operation plan or order.  Also
called JOPP.  See also joint operation planning; Joint Operation Planning and Execution System.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
joint operations - A general term to describe military actions conducted by joint forces and those Service
forces employed in specified command relationships with each other, which of themselves, do not
establish joint forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
joint operations area - An area of land, sea, and airspace, defined by a geographic combatant
commander or subordinate unified commander, in which a joint force commander (normally a joint task force commander) conducts military operations to accomplish a specific mission.  Also called
JOA.  See also area of responsibility; joint special operations area.
joint operations area forecast - The official baseline meteorological and oceanographic forecast for
operational planning and mission execution within the joint operations area.  Also called JOAF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)
joint operations center - A jointly manned facility of a joint force commander's headquarters established
for planning, monitoring, and guiding the execution of the commander's decisions.  Also called
JOC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)
joint operations center - A jointly manned facility of a joint force commander's headquarters
established to plan, monitor, and guide the execution of the commander's decisions. Also called
JOC.

joint operations center - An interagency command post established by the Federal Bureau of
(SOURCE  DHS/

FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Investigation to manage terrorist threats or incidents and investigative and intelligence activities. The JOC coordinates the necessary local, State, and Federal assets required to support the investigation, and to prepare for, respond to, and resolve the threat or incident.  Also called JOC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
joint patient movement requirements center - A joint activity established to coordinate the joint patient
movement requirements function for a joint task force operating within a unified command area of responsibility.  Also called JPMRC.  See also health service support; joint force surgeon; joint
operations area; medical treatment facility.
joint patient movement team - Teams comprised of personnel trained in medical regulating and
movement procedures.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
joint personnel accountability reconciliation and reporting - A data repository developed and
implemented by the Defense Manpower Data Center that consumes and reconciles data from
existing Service deployment systems.  Also called JPARR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
joint personnel processing center - A center established in an operational area by the appropriate joint
force commander with the responsibility for the in-processing and out-processing of personnel upon
their arrival in and departure from the theater.  Also called JPPC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
joint personnel recovery center - The primary joint force organization responsible for planning and
coordinating personnel recovery for military operations within the assigned operational area.  Also
called JPRC.  See also combat search and rescue; search and rescue.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
joint personnel training and tracking activity - The continental United States center established to
facilitate the reception, accountability, processing, training, and onward movement of individual
augmentees preparing for overseas movement to support a joint military operation.  Also called
JPTTA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
joint photographic expert group - A method of compressing bitmapped images that allows for variable
degrees of compression (low, medium, high, and maximum quality). There is some loss of image quality when a compressed image is decompressed.  Also called JPEG.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
joint planning and execution community - Those headquarters, commands, and agencies involved in
the training, preparation, mobilization, deployment, employment, support, sustainment, redeployment, and demobilization of military forces assigned or committed to a joint operation.
Also called JPEC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
joint planning group - A planning organization consisting of designated representatives of the joint force
headquarters principal and special staff sections, joint force components (Service and/ or functional), and other supporting organizations or agencies as deemed necessary by the joint force
commander.  Also called JPG.  See also crisis action planning; joint operation planning.
joint procedure - element of joint action that involves developing procedures, processes, and concepts
that apply to two or more entities in conducting operations coordination.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2151)
joint professional military education - rigorous and thorough instruction and examination of officers of
the armed forces in an environment designed to promote a theoretical and practical in-depth understanding of joint matters and, specifically, of the subject matter covered. The subject matter to be covered by joint professional military education shall include at least the following: (1) National Military Strategy.(2) Joint planning at all levels of war.(3) Joint doctrine.(4) Joint command and control.(5) Joint force and joint requirements development. (6) Operational contract support.
joint project/ program - project or program that involves DHS Components and outside agencies,
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

whether they are federal, state, local, or other.

Terms)

joint proponent - A Service, combatant command, or Joint Staff directorate assigned coordinating
authority to lead the collaborative development and integration of joint capability with specific
responsibilities designated by the Secretary of Defense.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, SecDef Memo 0374809)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)

joint public affairs support element - A deployable unit assigned to assist a joint force commander in
developing and training public affairs forces in joint, interagency, and multinational environments.
Also called JPASE.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSI 5120.02)

joint publication - A compilation of agreed to fundamental principles, considerations, and guidance on a
particular topic, approved by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that guides the employment of a joint force toward a common objective.  Also called JP.  See also Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff instruction; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff manual; joint doctrine; joint test
publication.
Joint Quarterly Readiness Review - A document that provides the Department of Defense leadership
with a current, macro-level assessment of military readiness as defined by the national military strategy that emanates from the combatant commands, the services, and defense combat support agencies.  Also called JQRR.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)

joint reception coordination center - An organization that, when established, ensures that Department
of Defense personnel and noncombatant evacuees receive adequate assistance and support for an orderly and expedient debarkation, movement to final destination in the United States, and
appropriate follow-on assistance at the final destination. Also called JRCC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)

joint reception, staging, onward movement, and integration - A phase of joint force projection
occurring in the operational area during which arriving personnel, equipment, and materiel transition into forces capable of meeting operational requirements.  Also called JRSOI.  See also integration;
joint force; reception; staging.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)
joint regional strategies - An integrated strategic plan developed jointly between the State and USAID
Regional Bureaus that involves the equities of both agencies, and involves both non-regional
bureaus and interagency partners with a stake in the region. The JRS is used to inform budget decisions, advise integrated country strategies, and shape performance reviews.   Also called JRS.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
j**oint requirements coordination team** - advisory group that provides requirements-related advice to the
Deputy Secretary, and to validate the products of the Strategic Requirements Planning Process (SRPP) as well as confirming alignment of requirements-related acquisition documents with the SRPP.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
joint requirements council - advisory body that governs all  Department level and/ or multi-Component
mission execution requirements efforts and provides the Deputy Management Action Group (DMAG) with recommendations for investment, as well as changes to training, organization, laws, and operational processes and procedures.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
joint requirements review board - The joint task force or subunified commander's established board to
review, validate, approve, and prioritize selected Service component contract support requests.  Also called JRRB.  See also combatant commander logistic procurement support board; joint contracting
support board.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 35,
100)
joint research agreement - a written contract, grant, or cooperative agreement entered into by 2 or more
persons or entities for the performance of experimental, developmental, or research work in the field of the claimed invention.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
joint restricted frequency list - A time and geographically oriented listing of TABOO, PROTECTED,
and GUARDED functions, nets, and frequencies and limited to the minimum number of frequencies
necessary for friendly forces to accomplish objectives.  Also called JRFL.  See also electronic
warfare; guarded frequencies; protected frequencies; TABOO frequencies.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
joint security area - A specific surface area, designated by the joint force commander to facilitate
protection of joint bases and their connecting lines of communications that support joint operations.
Also called JSA.
joint security coordination center - A joint operations center tailored to assist the joint security
coordinator in meeting the security requirements in the joint operational area.  Also called JSCC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
joint security coordinator - The officer with responsibility for coordinating the overall security of the
operational area in accordance with joint force commander directives and priorities.  Also called
JSC.
joint servicing - That function performed by a jointly staffed and financed activity in support of two or
more Services.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
joint special operations air component commander - The commander within a joint force special
operations command responsible for planning and executing joint special operations air activities.
Also called JSOACC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
joint special operations area - An area of land, sea, and airspace assigned by a joint force commander to
the commander of a joint special operations force to conduct special operations activities.  Also
called JSOA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
joint special operations task force - A joint task force composed of special operations units from more
than one Service, formed to carry out a specific special operation or prosecute special operations in
support of a theater campaign or other operations.  Also called JSOTF.
joint staff - 1. The staff of a commander of a unified or specified command, subordinate unified
command, joint task force, or subordinate functional component (when a functional component command will employ forces from more than one Military Department), that includes members
from the several Services comprising the force.  2. (capitalized as Joint Staff)  The staff under the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that assists the Chairman and the other members of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities.  Also called JS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1 JP 1)
joint staff doctrine sponsor - A Joint Staff directorate assigned to coordinate a joint doctrine project
with the Joint Staff.  Also called JSDS.  See also joint doctrine.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

Joint State/ USAID Strategic Plan - Strategic planning and performance management are guided by the
Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010. The QDDR serves as the new State-USAID Joint Strategic Plan (JSP), and sets institutional
priorities and provides strategic guidance as a framework for the most efficient allocation of resources. The QDDR also includes directives for improving how posts do business, from
strengthening interagency collaboration to increasing State and USAID engagement with civil society, the private sector and others.  Also called JSP.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

Joint State/ USAID summary of performance and financial information report - This report provides
a summary of State and USAID performance and financial information. The JSR is one of three annual financial and performance reports that also include the AFR and APR. The JSR provide information on both agencies performance in promoting greater accountability and accessibility to
Congress, the American public, and other key constituencies.  Also called JSR.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

joint state/ USAID summary of performance and financial information report (JSR) - This report
provides a summary of State and USAID performance and financial information. The JSR is one of
three annual financial and performance reports that also include the AFR and APR. The JSR provide information on both agencies performance in promoting greater accountability and accessibility to
Congress, the American public, and other key constituencies.  Also called JSR.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

joint strategic capabilities plan - A plan that provides guidance to the combatant commanders and the
Joint Chiefs of Staff to accomplish tasks and missions based on current military capabilities.  Also
called JSCP.  See also combatant commander; joint.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

joint strategic planning system - One of the primary means by which the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, in consultation with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant commanders, carries out the statutory responsibilities to assist the President and Secretary of
Defense in providing strategic direction to the Armed Forces.  Also called JSPS.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

joint table of distribution - A manpower document that identifies the positions and enumerates the
spaces that have been approved for each organizational element of a joint activity for a specific
fiscal year (authorization year), and those accepted for the four subsequent fiscal years (program
years).  Also called JTD.  See also joint manpower program.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

joint target list - A consolidated list of selected targets, upon which there are no restrictions placed,
considered to have military significance in the joint force commander's operational area.  Also
called JTL.  See also joint; target.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

joint targeting coordination board - A group formed by the joint force commander to accomplish broad
targeting oversight functions that may include but are not limited to coordinating targeting information, providing targeting guidance, synchronization, and priorities, and refining the joint integrated prioritized target list.  Also called JTCB.  See also joint integrated prioritized target list;
targeting.
Joint Task Force - A group of joint warfighters that is designated by the secretary of defense, a
combatant commander, a sub-unified commander, or an existing joint task force commander.  Also
called JTF.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

joint task force - A joint force that is constituted and so designated by the Secretary of Defense, a
combatant commander, a subunified commander, or an existing joint task force commander.  Also
called JTF.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

joint task force - Based on the complexity and type of incident, and the anticipated level of Department
of Defense (DOD) resource involvement, DOD may elect to designate a JTF to command Federal
(Title 10) military activities in support of the incident objectives. If a JTF is established, consistent with operational requirements, its command and control element will be co-located with the senior on-scene leadership at the Joint Field Office (JFO) to ensure coordination and unity of effort. The
co-location of the JTF command and control element does not replace the requirement for a Defense
Coordinating Officer (DCO)/ Defense Coordinating Element as part of the JFO Unified Coordination Staff. The DCO remains the DOD single point of contact in the JFO for requesting assistance from DOD.  Also called JTF.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Joint Task Force Commander - Individual who exercises operational control of Federal military
personnel and most defense resources in a Federal response. Some Department of Defense (DOD) entities, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, may respond under separate established authorities and do not provide support under the operational control of a JTF Commander. Unless
federalized, National Guard forces remain under the control of a State Governor. Close coordination between Federal military, other DOD entities, and National Guard forces in a response is critical.
Also called JTF Commander.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)

joint task force-civil support - A standing joint task force established to plan and integrate Department
of Defense support to the designated lead federal agency for domestic chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives consequence management operations.  Also called
JTF-CS.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

joint terminal attack controller - A qualified (certified) Service member who, from a forward position,
directs the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air operations.
Also called JTAC.  See also terminal attack control.
Joint Terrorism Task Force - multi-jurisdictional task forces established to conduct terrorism-related
investigations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)

joint test publication - A proposed publication produced for field-testing an emergent concept that has
been validated through the Joint Experimentation Program or a similar joint process.  Also called
JTP.  See also Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff instruction; joint doctrine; joint publication.
joint training - Military instruction that is based on joint doctrine or tactics, techniques, and procedures,
and that prepares joint forces and/ or staffs to respond to the strategic and operational mission
requirements of combatant commanders. The forces of two or more military departments interact
with a combatant commander or subordinate joint force commander, as well as with joint forces
and/ or staffs. The exercise is conducted using joint doctrine or joint tactics, techniques, and procedures.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)

joint transportation board - Responsible to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint
Transportation Board assures that common-user transportation resources assigned or available to the
Department of Defense are allocated to achieve maximum benefit in meeting Department of
Defense objectives.  Also called JTB.  See also common-user transportation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 306)
joint urban operations - Joint operations planned and conducted on, or against objectives within a
topographical complex and its adjacent natural terrain, where man-made construction or the density
of population are the dominant features.  Also called JUOs.  See also joint operations.
joint use airport - an airport owned by the Department of Defense, at which both military and civilian
aircraft make shared use of the airfield.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
47175.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
joint worldwide intelligence communications system  - The sensitive compartmented information
portion of the Defense Information Systems Network, which incorporates advanced networking technologies that permit point-to-point or multipoint information exchange involving voice, text,
graphics, data, and video teleconferencing.  Also called JWICS.
joint worldwide intelligence communications system - network designed to meet the requirements for
secure (TS/ SCI) multimedia intelligence communications worldwide.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 104)
judge advocate - An officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the Army, Air Force, Marine
Corps, Navy, and the United States Coast Guard who is designated as a judge advocate.  Also called
JA.
judge advocate An officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the Army, Air Force, or Navy, or
officers of the Marine Corps or Coast Guard designated as a judge advocate. Also called JA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 104)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
451)

judge of the United States - judges of the courts of appeals, district courts, Court of International Trade
and any court created by Act of Congress, the judges of which are entitled to hold office during
good behavior.

judgment - a judgment, order, or decree entered in favor of the United States in a court and arising from
a civil or criminal proceeding regarding a debt.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)
judgment - any judgment, decree, order, or ruling, final or temporary.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3911)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Julian date - The number that corresponds to the chronological day of the year. The first day of the year
is 001, the second 002, and the last day of the year is 365 (366 in Leap Years). Appears on Format Line 3 after the sending station routing identifier and station serial number.

jumpmaster - The assigned airborne qualified individual who controls paratroops from the time they
enter the aircraft until they exit.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
junk automobile - an automobile that: (A) is incapable of operating on public streets, roads, and
highways; and (B) has no value except as a source of parts or scrap.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
30501.)
junk yard - an individual or entity engaged in the business of acquiring or owning junk automobiles for
(A) resale in their entirety or as spare parts; or (B) rebuilding, restoration, or crushing.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
30501.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)

jurat - A certificate added to an affidavit stating when, where, and before whom it was sworn - A jurat is
similar to an acknowledgment, except that the jurat contemplates an oath or affirmation, whereas an acknowledgment does not - The usual form of a jurat is - Subscribed and sworn before me this day.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
jurisdiction - A range or sphere of authority. Public agencies have jurisdiction at an incident related to
their legal responsibilities and authority. Jurisdictional authority at an incident can be political or geographical (e.g., Federal, State, tribal, and local boundary lines) or functional (e.g., law
enforcement, public health).
jurisdictional agency - The agency having jurisdiction and responsibility for a specific geographical
area, or a mandated function.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1869.)
jury summons - a summons issued by a clerk of court, jury commission, or their duly designated
deputies, containing either a preprinted or stamped seal of court, and containing the name of the issuing clerk imprinted in preprinted, type, or facsimile manner on the summons or the envelopes transmitting the summons.
jury wheel - any device or system similar in purpose or function, such as a properly programed electronic
data processing system or device.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1869.)
justice of the United States - the Chief Justice of the United States and the associate justices of the
Supreme Court.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
451)
just-in-time training - training provided when it is actually needed and used on the job.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
juvenile, juvenile delinquent -a person who has not attained his 18th birthday and defines juvenile
delinquency as the violation of a law of the United States committed by a person prior to his or her 18th birthday which might have been considered a crime if committed by an adult.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6701)
key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical system - the precursor which plays the most
important role in determining the toxic properties of the final product and reacts rapidly with other
chemicals in the binary or multicomponent system.
key indicator - The most important performance measure used to track progress toward achieving a
strategic objective. The Department currently measures these indicators.
(SOURCE  DOC,
Strategic Plan
2014, Terms)
key intelligence official  - senior intelligence official designated by the Heads of Components for their
respective CIPs with the approval of the CINT.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)
key management - Key management is the supervision and control of the process whereby encryptionkeying material, to include fortezza-type certificate, is generated, stored, protected, transferred, loaded, used, and destroyed.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
key management - The supervision and control of the process whereby encryption keying material,
including fortezza type certificates, is generated, stored, protected, transferred, loaded, used, and
destroyed.
key performance indicator  - metric for critical results tied to a service, process, plan, project or other
activity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
key performance parameter - attributes or characteristics of a system/ program/ project that are
considered critical or essential parts of an effective system/ program/ project capability failure to
meet a key performance parameter normally requires high-level management review (e.g., ADA) of
the system/ program/ project to determine whether to continue pursuit of the particular solution.
key position - A civilian position, public or private (designated by the employer and approved by the
Secretary concerned), that cannot be vacated during war or national emergency.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 455.2)
key program administrator - The individual in the Business Operations Division (A/ LM/ AQM/ BD)
responsible for managing the purchase card program in a specific geographic region and who is the Departments day-to-day liaison with the bank provider. The KPA is authorized to make direct
changes to account information on behalf of the individual program participant. Other responsibilities of the KPA include processing applications, fielding questions, processing toolkit requests from the bureaus and posts, monitoring bureau and post transactions, and providing overall program quality control.  Also called KPA.
key resources - Any publicly or privately controlled resources essential to the minimal operations of the
economy and government.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
key resources - publicly or privately controlled resources essential to the minimal operations of the
economy and government.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 101)
key specification - characteristic of a material, product, or service, including, but not limited to, physical
attributes, history of use, maintenance record, and purpose.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9303)
key stakeholders - actors engaged in efforts to advance global food security programs and objectives,
including- (A) relevant Federal departments and agencies;(B) national and local governments in target countries;(C) other bilateral donors;(D) international and regional organizations;(E) international, regional, and local financial institutions;(F) international, regional, and local private

voluntary, nongovernmental, faith-based, and civil society organizations;(G) the private sector, including agribusinesses and relevant commodities groups; (H) agricultural producers, including farmer organizations, cooperatives, small-scale producers, and women; and (I) agricultural research and academic institutions, including land-grant universities and extension services.

(SOURCE  DOC,
Strategic Plan
2014, Terms)

key strategy - Represents a key approach or initiative that will be pursued to advance the related
objective. These may include, but are not limited to major organizational or business model change, service delivery model change, new focus, new strategic approach, value chain refinement, spreading promising practices, and/ or process improvement reforms.
key terrain - Any locality, or area, the seizure or retention of which affords a marked advantage to either
combatant.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)

keystone publications - Joint doctrine publications that establish the doctrinal foundation for a series of
joint publications in the hierarchy of joint publications.  See also capstone publications; joint
publication.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
8701)

kickback - any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation of any kind
that is provided to a prime contractor, prime contractor employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee to improperly obtain or reward favorable treatment in connection with a prime contract or a subcontract relating to a prime contract.

kidnapping - intentional taking of an individual or group through force or threat of force.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
kidnapping - The unlawful abduction or holding of a person for any purpose.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

kill box - A three-dimensional permissive fire support coordination measure with an associated airspace
coordinating measure used to facilitate the integration of fires.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3902)
Kimberley process certificate - a forgery resistant document of a Participant that demonstrates that an
importation or exportation of rough diamonds has been controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme and contains the minimum elements set forth in Annex I to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3902)
Kimberley process certification scheme - those standards, practices, and procedures of the international
certification scheme for rough diamonds presented in the document entitled Kimberley Process Certification Scheme referred to in the Interlaken Declaration on the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for Rough Diamonds of November 5, 2002.
kind - one or more related species or subspecies singly or collectively known by one common name, such
as soybean, flax, or radish.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2401.)
knock - the combustion of a fuel spontaneously in localized areas of a cylinder of a spark-ignition engine,
instead of the combustion of such fuel progressing from the spark.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2821.)
knowingly - a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or
the result.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1708.)
knowingly - that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance,
or the result.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
knowingly - that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance,
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
or the result.
8801)
knowingly - with knowledge or having reason to know.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6023)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
knowledge - comprehension and awareness of concepts and their relationships in a particular context is
developed through a fluid mix of experience, values, intelligence, insight, and inspiration that provides a framework for decision-making.
knowledge management - process in which an enterprise consciously and systematically gathers,
organizes, shares, and exploits its vital knowledge in pursuit of its objectives.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
knowledge management strategy - detailed plan outlining how to implement knowledge management
principles and practices in order to achieve organizational objectives.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
knowledge product - report or briefing package documenting conclusions from a study or assessment
conducted by an S&T project and delivered to a customer can be captured in written form such as a study report, best practices/ guidelines, standard, intellectual property, product specification,
manual, etc.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - The attributes required to perform a job as generally demonstrated
through qualifying experience, education, and/ or training. Knowledge is a body of information applied directly to the performance of a function. Skill is a present, observable competence to perform a task proficiently. Ability is a present competence to perform an observable behavior or a behavior resulting in an observable product.  Also called KSAs.
known error - problem for which the root cause is understood and there is a temporary workaround or a
permanent fix has been identified.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
known error database  - database containing all known error records.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
known error record - document containing the details of a known error and documents the lifecycle of a
known error includes the status, root cause and workaround.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
known wind resource - a site with an estimated average annual wind velocity of at least twelve miles per
hour.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9202.)
Korean conflict - the period beginning on June 27, 1950, and ending on January 31, 1955.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
L


label - Any address, return address, registry, or identifying label affixed to an item of mail. In ILMS
DPM, the bar-coded label affixed to the pouch tag.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
labeling - all labels and all other written, printed, or graphic matter-(A) accompanying the pesticide or
device at any time; or (B) to which reference is made on the label or in literature accompanying the pesticide or device, except to current official publications of the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Departments of Agriculture and Interior, the Department of Health and Human Services, State experiment stations, State agricultural colleges, and other similar Federal or State institutions or agencies authorized by law to conduct research in the field of pesticides.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
113)
labor dispute - any controversy concerning terms or conditions of employment, or concerning the
association or representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of employment, regardless of whether or not the disputants stand in the proximate relation of employer and employee.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)

labor dispute - any controversy concerning terms, tenure or conditions of employment, or concerning the
association or representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of employment, regardless of whether the disputants stand in the proximate relation of employer and employee.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4210)

labor laws - the statutes and regulations, or provisions thereof, of a party to the negotiations that are
directly related to core labor standards as well as other labor protections for children and minors and
acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational
safety and health, and for the United States, includes Federal statutes and regulations addressing
those standards, protections, or conditions, but does not include State or local labor laws.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)
labor market area - an economically integrated geographic area within which individuals can reside and
find employment within a reasonable distance or can readily change employment without changing
their place of residence. Such an area shall be identified in accordance with criteria used by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in defining such areas or similar criteria established by a Governor.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
402.)
labor organization - a labor organization engaged in an industry affecting commerce and includes any
organization of any kind, any agency, or employee representation committee, group, association, or plan so engaged in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment, and any conference, general committee, joint or system board, or joint council so engaged which is subordinate to a national or international labor organization, other than a State or local central body.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4412)

labor organization - any employee organization accorded recognition as the exclusive employee
representative. For the Department of State, USIA, USAID, and Foreign Service employees in the
USDA and the Department of Commerce, the exclusive employee representative is the American Foreign Service Association.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)

labor organization - any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee
or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.

(SOURCE  FEC,
US Code 52,
30118)

labor organization - any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee
or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
402.)

labor relations consultant - any person who, for compensation, advises or represents an employer,
employer organization, or labor organization concerning employee organizing, concerted activities,
or collective bargaining activities.
labor surplus area - a geographical area identified by the Department of Labor as an area of
concentrated unemployment or underemployment or an area of labor surplus.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

labor surplus area concern - a concern that together with its first-tier subcontractors will perform
substantially in labor surplus areas. Performance is substantially in labor surplus areas if the costs
incurred under the contract on account of manufacturing, production, or performance of appropriate
services in labor surplus areas exceed 50 percent of the contract price.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
138.)
laboratory - any facility or vehicle that is owned by an individual or a public or private entity and is
equipped and operated for the purpose of carrying out pesticide residue analysis on agricultural
products for commercial purposes.
laboratory [organization] - organization that has, as one of its missions, the performance of research,
development, or engineering.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2791)
laboratory-directed research and development - research and development work of a creative and
innovative nature which, under the regulations prescribed, is selected by the director of a laboratory
for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the laboratory in defense-related scientific disciplines.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
labor-hour contract - A contract that provides for the procurement of services on the basis of direct
labor-hours at specified, fixed hourly rates (which include direct and indirect labor, overhead, and profit).
land control operations - The employment of land forces, supported by maritime and air forces (as
appropriate) to control vital land areas.  See also sea control operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)
land domain - sphere of knowledge, influence and activity concerning areas and things on the surface or
in the subsurface of the earth includes people, cargo, conveyances, and infrastructure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
land domain - The area of the Earth's surface ending at the high water mark and overlapping with the
maritime domain in the landward segment of the littorals.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
land domain awareness - effective understanding of information, threats, and anything associated with
the land domain that could affect the safety, security, commerce, or environment of the United
States.
land forces - Personnel, weapon systems, vehicles, and support elements operating on land to accomplish
assigned missions and tasks.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 60101.)
land remote sensing - the collection of data which can be processed into imagery of surface features of
the Earth from an unclassified satellite or satellites, other than an operational United States Government weather satellite.
land use control - physical, legal, or administrative mechanism that restricts the use of, or limit access to,
contaminated property to reduce risks to human health and the environment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
landfill [facility] - waste disposal site in which waste is generally spread out in thin layers, compacted,
and covered with a fresh layer of soil each day.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
390bb)
landholding - total irrigable acreage of one or more tracts of land situated in one or more districts owned
or operated under a lease which is served with irrigation water pursuant to a contract with the Secretary. In determining the extent of a landholding the Secretary shall add to any landholding held directly by a qualified or limited recipient that portion of any landholding held indirectly by such
qualified or limited recipient which benefits that qualified or limited recipient in proportion to that landholding.
landing aid - Any illuminating light, radio beacon, radar device, communicating device, or any system of
such devices for aiding aircraft in an approach and landing.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
landing area - 1. That part of the operational area within which are conducted the landing operations of
an amphibious force.  2. In airborne operations, the general area used for landing troops and materiel
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 302)
either by airdrop or air landing.  3. Any specially prepared or selected surface of land, water, or deck
designated or used for takeoff and landing of aircraft.  See also airfield; amphibious force; landing
beach; landing force.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
landing area - a place on land or water, including an airport or intermediate landing field, used, or
intended to be used, for the takeoff and landing of aircraft, even when facilities are not provided for sheltering, servicing, or repairing aircraft, or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
landing area diagram - A graphic means of showing, for amphibious operations, the beach designations,
boat lanes, organization of the line of departure, scheduled waves, landing ship area, transport areas,
and the fire support areas in the immediate vicinity of the boat lanes.
landing beach - That portion of a shoreline required for the landing of an amphibious force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
landing craft - A craft employed in amphibious operations, specifically designed for carrying troops and
their equipment and for beaching, unloading, retracting, and resupply operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
landing craft and amphibious vehicle assignment table - A table showing the assignment of personnel
and materiel to each landing craft and amphibious vehicle and the assignment of the landing craft
and amphibious vehicles to waves for the ship-to-shore movement.
landing craft availability table - A tabulation of the type and number of landing craft that will be
available from each ship of the transport group.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
landing diagram - A graphic means of illustrating the plan for the ship-to-shore movement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
landing force - A Marine Corps or Army task organization, which is part of the amphibious force,
formed to conduct amphibious operations.  Also called LF.  See also amphibious force; amphibious
operation; amphibious task force; task organization.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
landing force operational reserve material - Package of contingency supplies pre-positioned and
maintained onboard selected amphibious warfare ships to enhance reaction time and provide support
for the embarked landing force in contingencies.  Also called LFORM.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
landing force support party - A temporary landing force organization composed of Navy and landing
force elements, that facilitates the ship-to-shore movement and provides initial combat support and
combat service support to the landing force.  Also called LFSP.  See also combat service support;
combat support; landing force; ship-to-shore movement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
landing group - In amphibious operations, a subordinate task organization of the landing force capable of
conducting landing operations, under a single tactical command, against a position or group of
positions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
landing plan - In amphibious operations, a collective term referring to all individually prepared naval and
landing force documents that, taken together, present in detail all instructions for execution of the
ship-to-shore movement.
landing sequence table - A document that incorporates the detailed plans for ship-to-shore movement of
nonscheduled units.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
landing signalman enlisted - Enlisted man responsible for ensuring that helicopters/ tiltrotor aircraft, on
signal, are safely started, engaged, launched, recovered, and shut down.  Also called LSE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

landing signals officer - Officer responsible for the visual control of aircraft in the terminal phase of the
approach immediately prior to landing.  Also called LSO.  See also terminal phase.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

landing site - 1. A site within a landing zone containing one or more landing points.  See also airfield.  2.
In amphibious operations, a continuous segment of coastline over which troops, equipment and
supplies can be landed by surface means.
landing zone - Any specified zone used for the landing of aircraft.  Also called LZ.  See also airfield.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

landmass - large continuous area of land.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1301)

lands beneath navigable waters - (1) all lands within the boundaries of each of the respective States
which are covered by nontidal waters that were navigable under the laws of the United States at the time such State became a member of the Union, or acquired sovereignty over such lands and waters
thereafter, up to the ordinary high water mark as heretofore or hereafter modified by accretion,
erosion, and reliction; (2) all lands permanently or periodically covered by tidal waters up to but not above the line of mean high tide and seaward to a line three geographical miles distant from the coast line of each such State and to the boundary line of each such State where in any case such
boundary as it existed at the time such State became a member of the Union, or as heretofore
approved by Congress, extends seaward (or into the Gulf of Mexico) beyond three geographical miles,1 and (3) all filled in, made, or reclaimed lands which formerly were lands beneath navigable waters, as hereinabove defined.
Landsat 6 contractor - the private sector entity which was awarded the contract for spacecraft
construction, operations, and data marketing rights for the Landsat 6 spacecraft.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 60101.)

Landsat 7 - the follow-on satellite to Landsat 6.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 60101.)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 60101.)
Landsat system - Landsats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and any follow-on land remote sensing system operated
and owned by the United States Government, along with any related ground equipment, systems, and facilities owned by the United States Government.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3911.2)
language categories - The Department uses the following groupings to distinguish language difficulty
and normal course of study - Category I Languages (World Languages) French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish Category II Languages (Difficult World Languages) German, Indonesian, Malay, and Swahili Category III Languages (Hard Languages) Most non-Romance/ Germanic except Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin,) Japanese and Korean Category IV Languages (Super Hard Languages) Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Japanese and Korean.
language minorities or language minority group - persons who are American Indian, Asian American,
Alaskan Natives or of Spanish heritage.
(SOURCE  FEC,
US Code 52,
10310)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3911.2)
language-designated position - A language-designated position (LDP) is a position officially designated
by the Department as requiring a specified level of language competence on the part of the incumbent.  Also called LDP.
language-preferred position - A position that bears a language designation of 0/ 0 is language preferred.
Also called LPP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3911.2)
laptop - portable electronic device, usually a traditional notebook computer with a folding screen, with
features such as an internal hard drive, standard communications, and peripheral data ports that are
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

similar to those on a standard desktop computer.

Terms)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
large employer - an employer who employed an average of at least 51 employees on business days
during the preceding calendar year and who employs at least 2 employees on the first day of the plan
year.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
large group market - the health insurance market under which individuals obtain health insurance
coverage (directly or through any arrangement) on behalf of themselves (and their dependents) through a group health plan maintained by a large employer.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)
large trader - every person who, for his own account or an account for which he exercises investment
discretion, effects transactions for the purchase or sale of any publicly traded security or securities
by use of any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce or of the mails, or of any facility of a national securities exchange, directly or indirectly by or through a registered broker or dealer in an
aggregate amount equal to or in excess of the identifying activity level.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
large vehicle-borne improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) built into any
large ground-based vehicle (e.g., dump truck, panel truck, bongo truck, commercial bus, tanker, etc.) and/ or serves as the concealment means for a large amount of explosives (2000 lbs.)
large wind energy system - a wind energy system which is not a small wind energy system.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9202.)
large yacht - a vessel that exceeds 79 feet in length, is used primarily for recreation or pleasure, and has
been previously sold by a manufacturer or dealer to a retail consumer.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1484b.)
laser rangefinder - A device that uses laser energy for determining the distance from the device to a
place or object.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
laser seeker - A device based on a direction-sensitive receiver that detects the energy reflected from a
laser designated target and defines the direction of the target relative to the receiver.  See also laserguided weapon.
laser spot - The area on a surface illuminated by a laser.  See also spot.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
laser spot tracker - A device that locks on to the reflected energy from a laser-marked or designated
target and defines the direction of the target relative to itself.  Also called LST.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
laser target designator - A device that emits a beam of laser energy which is used to mark a specific
place or object.  Also called LTD.  See also target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
laser-guided weapon - A weapon that uses a seeker to detect laser energy reflected from a laser marked/
designated target and through signal processing provides guidance commands to a control system, which guides the weapon to the point from which the laser energy is being reflected.  Also called
LGW.
late enrollee - a participant or beneficiary who enrolls under the plan other than during- (A) the first
period in which the individual is eligible to enroll under the plan, or (B) a special enrollment period.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg3)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1181)
late enrollee - with respect to coverage under a group health plan, a participant or beneficiary who enrolls
under the plan other than during- (A) the first period in which the individual is eligible to enroll under the plan, or (B) a special enrollment period.
latent defect - a defect that exists at the time of acceptance but cannot be discovered by a reasonable
inspection.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
lateral mail - Mail sent directly from one Foreign Service post to another.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
lateral pouch - A diplomatic pouch sent directly from one Foreign Service post to another.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
latest arrival date - A day, relative to C-Day, that is specified by  the supported combatant commander
as the latest date when a unit, a resupply shipment, or replacement personnel can arrive at the port of
debarkation and support the concept of operations.  Also called LAD.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)
launch - to place or try to place a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle and any payload or human being from
Earth (A) in a suborbital trajectory;
(B) in Earth orbit in outer space; or (C) otherwise in outer space, including activities involved in the preparation of a launch vehicle or payload for launch,
when those activities take place at a launch site in the United States.
launch - to place, or attempt to place, a launch vehicle and its payload, if any, in a suborbital trajectory,
in Earth orbit in outer space, or otherwise in outer space.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50501)
launch property - an item built for, or used in, the launch preparation or launch of a launch vehicle.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)
launch services - (A) activities involved in the preparation of a launch vehicle, payload, crew (including
crew training), government astronaut, or space flight participant for launch; and (B) the conduct of a launch.
launch services - activities involved in the preparation of a launch vehicle and its payload for launch and
the conduct of a launch.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50501)
launch site - the location on Earth from which a launch takes place (as defined in a license the Secretary
issues or transfers under this chapter) and necessary facilities at that location.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50501)
launch support facilities - facilities located at launch sites or launch ranges that are required to support
launch activities, including launch vehicle assembly, launch vehicle operations and control, communications, flight safety functions, and payload operations, control, and processing.
launch vehicle - (A) a vehicle built to operate in, or place a payload or human beings in, outer space; and
(B) a suborbital rocket.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)
launch vehicle - any vehicle constructed for the purpose of  operating in, or placing a payload in, outer
space.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 70103)
launch vehicle - any vehicle constructed for the purpose of operating in or placing a payload in outer
space or in suborbital trajectories, and includes components of that vehicle.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50501)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
law enforcement [activity] - activity directed toward the preservation of public order and safety,
including protection of persons and property (real and other) in accordance with a statutory authority includes efforts as authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection,
investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for any violation of law, and has statutory powers of arrest.

law enforcement agency - an agency of a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a Federally
recognized tribe that is authorized by law to supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US

prosecution of any violation of criminal law.
Code 46, 70131)

law enforcement agency - an agency of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State,
authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection,
investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3796ll3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

law enforcement agency - Any of a number of agencies (outside the Department of Defense) chartered
and empowered to enforce US laws in the United States, a state or territory (or political subdivision) of the United States, a federally recognized Native American tribe or Alaskan Native Village, or
within the borders of a host nation.  Also called LEA.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

law enforcement intelligence - information collected, received, processed, exploited, analyzed,
produced, or disseminated under law enforcement or regulatory authorities that has tactical, operational, or strategic value.
law enforcement officer - a public servant authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or
supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of an offense.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
3673)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3845)

law enforcement officer - an employee, the duties of whose position are primarily the investigation,
apprehension, prosecution, detention, or supervision of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States, including any law enforcement officer.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
232)

law enforcement officer - any officer or employee of the United States, any State, any political
subdivision of a State, or the District of Columbia, while engaged in the enforcement or prosecution of any of the criminal laws of the United States, a State, any political subdivision of a State, or the
District of Columbia; and such term shall specifically include members of the National Guard, members of the organized militia of any State, or territory of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia not included within the National Guard, and members of the Armed Forces of the United States, while engaged in suppressing acts of violence or restoring
law and order during a civil disorder.
law enforcement officer - any officer, agent, or employee of the United States, a State, or a political
subdivision of a State, authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3796ll3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

law enforcement officer - position occupied by an employee authorized by statute to enforce the laws of
the United States, carry firearms, and make criminal arrests in the performance of their assigned
duties includes designated U.S. Coast Guard and other military officers and members.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

law enforcement officer position - position occupied by an employee whose primary duties are the
investigation, apprehension, or detention of persons suspected or convicted of offenses against the
criminal laws of the United States or the protection of officials of the United States against threats to
personal safety includes an employee engaged in these activities who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position; excludes an employee whose primary duties involve maintaining law and order, protecting life and property, guarding against or inspecting for violations of law, or investigating persons other than persons who are suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

law enforcement online - virtual private network accredited and approved by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) for sensitive but unclassified information used by all levels of the law enforcement, criminal justice, and public safety communities to support investigative operations, send notifications and alerts, and provide an avenue to remotely access other law enforcement and
intelligence systems and resources.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
373c)
law enforcement personnel - an employee of a Federal, State, or local government agency, including an
Indian tribal agency, who has successfully completed law enforcement training approved by the
Secretary and is authorized to carry firearms, make arrests, and execute service of process to enforce criminal laws of his or her employing jurisdiction.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
44903.)

law enforcement personnel - individuals who are: (1) authorized to carry and use firearms; (2) vested
with the degree of the police power of arrest the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security
considers necessary; and (3) identifiable by appropriate indicia of authority.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
law enforcement related position - position occupied by an employee authorized by statute to carry
firearms in the execution of their assigned duties, but does not otherwise meet the restrictive definition
of
law
enforcement
officer
includes:
seized
property
custodian
physical
security
specialist
protective support technician
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

law enforcement sensitive - marking sometimes applied, in addition to the marking "FOR OFFICIAL
USE ONLY," by the Department of Justice and other activities in the law enforcement community, including DHS.
law enforcement statistics - describe the occurrence of events (including incidences, offenses and
arrests) geospatially located, related to ordinance and statutory violations and the individuals involved in those occurrences. Also included are data related to deployment of law enforcement resources and performance measures.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

law enforcement technology - investigative and forensic technologies, corrections technologies, and
technologies that support the judicial process.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 163)

## Law Of Armed Conflict - See Law Of War. (Source  Dod, Dod Dictionary, Jp 104)

law of war - That part of international law that regulates the conduct of armed hostilities.  Also called the
law of armed conflict.  See also rules of engagement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 104)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
lawful permanent resident - status accorded to an individual who has been lawfully accorded the
privilege of residing permanently in the United States as an immigrant in accordance with immigration laws, such status not having changed.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
lawfully admitted - the status of having been lawfully accorded the privilege of residing permanently in
the United States as an immigrant in accordance with the immigration laws, such status not having
changed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
lawfully admitted for permanent residence - the status of having been lawfully accorded the privilege
of residing permanently in the United States as an immigrant in accordance with the immigration
laws, such status not having changed.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
layover - The period of time between connecting flights during travel. Per diem including lodging may be
authorized for layovers that encompass any hours of darkness during which it could normally be expected that the traveler would need to sleep between flights. Per diem including lodging may be authorized for extended daytime layovers in circumstances during which it could normally be expected that the traveler would need bed-rest; for example, travelers with special needs or families
with infants. (See the definition of per diem.)
lead - In intelligence usage, a person with potential for exploitation, warranting additional assessment,
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
contact, and/ or development.
JP 201.2)
lead agency - The United States Government agency designated to coordinate the interagency oversight
of the day-to-day conduct of an ongoing operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)
lead agency - The US Government agency designated to coordinate the interagency oversight of the dayto-day conduct of an ongoing operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01,
JP 402)
lead agent - 1. An individual Service, combatant command, or Joint Staff directorate assigned to develop
and maintain a joint publication.  (CJCSM 5120.01)  2. In medical materiel management, the designated unit or organization to coordinate or execute day-to-day conduct of an ongoing operation
or function.  Also called LA.
lead aircraft - 1. The airborne aircraft designated to exercise command of other aircraft within the flight.
2. An aircraft in the van of two or more aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
lead federal agency - The federal agency that leads and coordinates the overall federal response to an
emergency.  Also called LFA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300g6)
lead free - (A) not containing more than 0.2 percent lead when used with respect to solder and flux; and
(B) not more than a weighted average of 0.25 percent lead when used with respect to the wetted
surfaces of pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings, and fixtures.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300j21)
lead free - each part or component of the cooler which may come in contact with drinking water contains
not more than 8 percent lead, except that no drinking water cooler which contains any solder, flux, or storage tank interior surface which may come in contact with drinking water shall be considered
lead free if the solder, flux, or storage tank interior surface contains more than 0.2 percent lead. The
Administrator may establish more stringent requirements for treating any part or component of a drinking water cooler as lead free for purposes of this part whenever he determines that any such part may constitute an important source of lead in drinking water.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 316)
lead nation - The nation with the will, capability, competence, and influence to provide the essential
elements of political consultation and military leadership to coordinate the planning, mounting, and
execution of a multinational operation.  See also logistic support; multinational force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
lead service or agency for common-user logistics - A Service component or Department of Defense
agency that is responsible for execution of common-user item or service support in a specific combatant command or multinational operation as defined in the combatant or subordinate joint force commander's operation plan, operation order, and/ or directives.  See also common-user
logistics.
lead technical authority - person or office with primary responsibility for the component's technical
capabilities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
lead-based paint - paint or other surface coating that contains lead equal to or in excess of 1.0 milligram
per square centimeter (mg/ cm2) or 0.5 percent by weight, unless otherwise identified by state regulations.
lead-based paint - paint or other surface coatings that contain lead in excess of limits.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
lead-based paint abatement - measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based
paint hazards includes, but is not limited to: 1.) The removal of LBP and lead-contaminated dust, the
permanent enclosure or encapsulation of LBP, the replacement of lead painted surfaces or fixtures,

and the removal or covering of lead contaminated soil. 2.) Preparation, cleanup, disposal, and postabatement clearance testing activities associated with such measures

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
lead-based paint hazard - any condition that causes exposure to lead from lead-contaminated dust, leadcontaminated soil, lead-contaminated paint that is deteriorated or present in accessible surfaces,
friction surfaces, or impact surfaces that would result in adverse human health effects as established
by the appropriate Federal agency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
lead-based paint hazard - condition that causes exposure to lead from lead-contaminated dust, leadcontaminated soil, or lead-based paint that is deteriorated or present in accessible surfaces, friction
surfaces, or impact surfaces that would result in adverse human health effects as identified by the Environmental Protection Agency or authorized regulatory agency pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act.
lead-contaminated dust - surface dust in residential dwellings that contains an area or mass
concentration of lead in excess of levels determined by the appropriate Federal agency to pose a threat of adverse health effects in pregnant women or young children.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
lead-contaminated dust - surface dust that contains an area or mass concentration of lead at, or in excess
of, levels identified by the Environmental Protection Agency or authorized regulatory agency pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act.
lead-contaminated soil - bare soil on residential real property that contains lead at or in excess of the
levels determined to be hazardous to human health by the appropriate Federal agency.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
lead-contaminated soil - exposed soil that contains lead at, or in excess of, levels identified by the
Environmental Protection Agency or authorized regulatory agency pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act.
leadership and education - professional development of leaders as the product of a learning continuum
that comprises training, experience, education, and self-improvement .
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
leadership in energy and environmental design - internationally-recognized green building certification
system encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green-building and development
practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.
leadership system - a high-end computing system that is among the most advanced in the world in terms
of performance in solving scientific and engineering problems.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
5541.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

leading change - development and implementation of an organizational vision that integrates key
organizational and program goals, priorities, values, and other factors to be able to assess and adjust to changing situations includes:  implementing innovative solutions to make organizational improvements, ranging from incremental improvements to major shifts in direction or approach, as appropriate; balancing change and continuity, continually striving to improve service and program performance; creating a work environment that encourages creative thinking, collaboration, and transparency; and maintaining program focus, even under adversity.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

leading people - designing and implementing strategies that maximize employee potential, connects the
organization horizontally and vertically, and fosters high ethical standards in meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals includes ;  providing an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others to their full potential; allowing for full participation by all employees; facilitating collaboration, cooperation, and teamwork; and supporting constructive resolution of
conflicts.

lead-lined tank - a water reservoir container in a drinking water cooler which container is constructed of
lead or which has an interior surface which is not lead free.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300j21)
learning - process of gaining knowledge, understanding, and/ or skill by study, instruction, or experience.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 535.1)
lease - a contract conveying the right to occupy and use property for a specific period of time in
consideration of rent or other compensation. Leases must be created in accordance with Department
of State requirements, local laws, and market conditions.
lease (leasehold) costs - Gross rent including the payment of value added tax (VAT) to the landlord, to
the extent that the U.S. Government is not granted an exemption from VAT.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1636.)
leased - subjected to a grant of primary possession entered into for a gainful purpose with a determinable
fee remaining in the hands of the grantor. With respect to a lease that conveys rights of exploration and development, the exemptions listed in paragraph (1) shall continue with respect to that portion of the leased tract that is used solely for the purposes of exploration.
leased line - A direct electrical connection between two points leased from a commercial company to
provide exclusive use and operation by the lessee.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
leasing company - a lessor that is engaged in the business of leasing or renting for compensation motor
vehicles without drivers to a motor carrier, motor private carrier, or freight forwarder.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
14504a.)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7275.)
least cost option - an option for providing reliable electric services to electric customers which will, to
the extent practicable, minimize life-cycle system costs, including adverse environmental effects, of
providing such service. To the extent practicable, energy efficiency and renewable resources may be given priority in any least-cost option.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))
least developed country - a country which the Trade Representative determines is- (i) a country referred
to as a least developed country within the meaning of paragraph (a) of Annex VII to the Subsidies
Agreement, or (ii) any other country listed in Annex VII to the Subsidies Agreement, but only if the
country has a per capita gross national product of less than $1,000 per annum as measured by the
most recent data available from the World Bank.
least developed country - any country on the United Nations General Assembly list of least developed
countries.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2518.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
least privilege - The principle requiring that each subject be granted the most restrictive set of privileges
needed for the performance of authorized tasks. Application of this principle limits the damage that can result from accident, error, or unauthorized use of an information system. The security objective
of granting users only those accesses they need to perform their official duties.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1090a)
least restrictive alternative principle - a principle under which a member of the armed forces
committed for hospitalization and treatment shall be placed in the most appropriate and therapeutic available setting- (A) that is no more restrictive than is conducive to the most effective form of treatment; and (B) in which treatment is available and the risks of physical injury or property damage posed by such placement are warranted by the proposed plan of treatment.
leave bank - A pooled fund of annual leave established by an agency for use by the leave bank members
in case of a medical emergency.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3342)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3342)
leave bank member - A leave contributor who has contributed, in an open enrollment period (or
individual enrollment period, as applicable) of the current leave year, at least the minimum amount of annual leave required.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3342)
leave contributor - An employee who contributes annual leave to the annual leave account of a leave
recipient or to the leave bank board, where such contribution has been approved by the employee's employing agency or leave bank board.
leave recipient - A current employee or a leave bank member who has been approved to receive leave
from one or more leave donors and/ or the leave bank.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3342)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3422)
leave year - the period beginning with the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar year and
ending with the day immediately before the first day of the first complete pay period in the following calendar year.
leave year - The period from the beginning of the first complete pay period in the calendar year to the
beginning of the first complete pay period in the following calendar year.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H3311)
left-behind parent - an individual or legal custodian who alleges that an abduction has occurred that is in
breach of rights of custody attributed to such individual.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
legacy - A disposition of real or personal property by will.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)
legacy systems - Any existing Department messaging system, including the Common LAN Outbound
Telegram (CLOUT) system, the Terminal Equipment Replacement (TERP) system, CableXpress, and the Enhanced Alternate Communications Terminal (EACT). Although SMART currently interfaces with the legacy systems, it will eventually replace these systems.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

legal and financial rights record - type of vital documentary material essential to protect the legal and
financial rights of the government and of the persons directly affected by its activities includes
accounts receivable records, social security records, payroll records, retirement records, and insurance records.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

legal and financial rights records - A second type of vital records. (See the term Vital Records.) These
records are essential to protect the legal and financial rights of the Government and of the individuals directly affected by its activities. They include, but are not limited to, accounts receivable records, Social Security records, payroll records, retirement records, insurance records.
These records are also referred to as rights and interests records.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 481)

legal and law enforcement measures  - (A) the enactment and implementation of laws and regulations
or the implementation of existing laws and regulations to provide for the progressive control, reduction, and gradual elimination of the illicit cultivation, production, processing, transportation, and distribution of narcotic drugs and other controlled substances; and (B) the effective organization, staffing, equipping, funding, and activation of those governmental authorities responsible for narcotics control.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2291)

legal and law enforcement measures - (A) the enactment and implementation of laws and regulations or
the implementation of existing laws and regulations to provide for the progressive control,
reduction, and gradual elimination of the illicit cultivation, production, processing, transportation, and distribution of narcotic drugs and other controlled substances; and(B) the effective organization, staffing, equipping, funding, and activation of those governmental authorities responsible for narcotics control.
legal custodian - the individual who, or entity that, has legal custody of a child. Legal custody means
(SOURCE  DOS/

USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

having legal responsibility for a child under the order of a court of law, a public domestic authority, competent authority, public foreign authority, or by operation of law. (A public foreign authority is an authority operated by a national or sub-national government of a Convention country.) b. In Convention adoptee cases, the legal custodian could be the state, a child welfare organization, or other body appointed by a competent authority. The legal custodian could also include birth parent(s), a non-birth parent (i.e., a step-parent or adoptive parent), or other individual who has legal custody in accordance with the law of the Convention country. c. Generally speaking, the reason behind a legal custodians having legal custody of the child (abandonment, desertion, etc.) is not relevant to a determination of eligibility for the Convention adoptee classification. As long as the legal custodian is able to establish that it has legal custody of the child and all other aspects of the consent meet the requirements described below, his, her, or its consent to the adoption is considered valid

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

legal custody - the assumption of responsibility for a minor by an adult under the laws of the state and
under the order or approval of a court of law or other appropriate government entity. This provision requires that a legal process involving the courts or other recognized government entity take place.
An informal custodial or guardianship document, such as a sworn affidavit signed before a notary public, is insufficient for this purpose. b. The legal custody requirement may be fulfilled either prior
to or after the child's adoption. If the adopting parent was granted legal custody by the court or
recognized governmental entity prior to the adoption, that period may be counted toward fulfillment of the two-year legal custody requirement. However, if custody was not granted prior to the adoption, the adoption decree must be deemed to mark the commencement of legal custody. c.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 431.4)

legal hold - A suspension of disposition action(s) of records and the imposition of an obligation not to
destroy, alter, modify, or transfer records or other materials whether paper or electronic, that do not fall within the definition of records because of legal, audit, investigative, or other needs.

legal representative - a parent or an individual who qualifies as a legal guardian under State law.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300aa33)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)

legal representative - In its broadest sense means someone who stands in place of, and has legal
authority to represent the interests of, another. For the purpose of the handling of estates by consular officers the term legal representative is -  (1) An executor designated by will intended to operate in
the country where the death occurred or in the country where the deceased was residing at the time
of death to take possession and dispose of the decedents personal estate; (2) An administrator appointed by a court of law in intestate proceedings in the country where the death occurred or in
the country where the deceased was residing at the time of death to take possession and dispose of the decedents personal estate; (3) The next of kin, if authorized in the country where the death occurred or in the country where the deceased was residing at the time of death to take possession and dispose of the decedents personal estate; or (4) An authorized agent of the individuals described in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3).

legal representative - the person authorized to act in all matters relating to the death and disposition of
the remains of a U.S. citizen who has died abroad.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.1)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1255a. )

legalized alien an alien lawfully admitted for temporary or permanent residence who was provided
-  (A) temporary or permanent residence status under the Immigration and Nationality Act,  (B) temporary or permanent residence status under the Immigration and Nationality Act], or  (C) permanent residence status under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
legatee - A person to whom a legacy is given.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)

legitimate law enforcement purpose - function falling within an agency or law enforcement official's
sphere of lawful enforcement authority in preventing, detecting, investigating, or prosecuting an
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
offense or a potential offense, or assisting that agency or law enforcement official in such prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution does not include personal or collateral purposes not related to the official function of the Law Enforcement Official.

lend - a purchase coupled with an agreement by the vendor to repurchase; borrow includes a sale coupled
with a similar agreement.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
80a1.)

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1019.)

lender - (except when used as part of the terms eligible lender and private educational lender) - (A) (i) in
the case of a loan made, insured, or guaranteed, an eligible lender; (ii) in the case of any loan issued
or provided to a student under part D of subchapter IV, the Secretary; and (iii) in the case of a
private education loan, a private educational lender; and (B) any other person engaged in the business of securing, making, or extending education loans on behalf of the lender.

length of service - The amount of Government service a competing member has based on the official
service computation date (SCD).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2583)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

lesson learned - concise description of knowledge derived from a particular experience includes good
work practice or innovative approach to promote repeat applications, or an adverse work practice or experience to avoid a recurrence.

lessor - a person owning a pipeline that is leased to and operated by a carrier providing transportation
under this part.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
15721.)

lethal chemical agent and munition - a chemical agent or munition that is designed to cause death,
through its chemical properties, to human beings in field concentrations.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1521.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

letter - According to the USPS Domestic Mail Manual, letter-size mail is - (1) Not less than 5 inches
long, 3-1/ 2 inches high, and 0.007-inch thick; and (2) Not more than 11-1/ 2 inches long, or more than 6-1/ 8 inches high, or more than 1/ 4-inch thick; (3) Not more than 3.5 ounces; and (4) Rectangular, with four square corners and parallel opposite sides.

letter contract - A written authorization for the contractor to begin work issued prior to the negotiation
of a formal contract.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
letter of agreement - An agreement between the U.S. Government and a foreign government under the
terms of which a specific project is carried out and reflects the commitments made by both parties to
accomplish the project objectives; The instrument that legally obligates executive agency funds to finance an activity; and A summary of the total project and its expected results as agreed upon by the U.S. Government.  Also called LOA.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

letter of assessment - document that states a short assessment by Director, Operational Test and
Evaluation (DOT&E) that provides the Acquisition Decision Authority with an oversight judgment of operational test execution and subsequent conclusions and recommendations reported by the Operational Test Agent (OTA)will also contain an assessment of the adequacy of the operational test, a concurrence or non-concurrence on the OTA evaluation of operational suitability and operational effectiveness, and any further independent analysis.

letter of assist - A contractual document issued by the United Nations to a government authorizing it to
provide goods or services to a peacekeeping operation.  Also called LOA.  See also peacekeeping.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)

letter of authorization - A document issued by the procuring contracting officer or designee that
authorizes contractor personnel authorized to accompany the force to travel to, from, and within the
operational area; and, outlines government furnished support authorizations within the operational
area.  Also called LOA.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

letter of intent - preliminary, non-binding written agreement documenting the intention of two entities to
engage in some joint activity for the limited purpose of determining whether a formal, enduring relationship is appropriate signifies the genuine interest of all parties in reaching a final agreement
contingent upon more detailed due diligence and negotiations.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 643.3)
letter of intent - The LOI is a notice to the Claims Office that the employee intends to file a claim for the
loss, damage, and/ or theft of personal property. The LOI must include an itemized list of the items lost, damaged, or stolen, be received by the claims office, and bear a postmark which is within 75 days of the accrual date.  Also called LOI.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 408)

letter of offer and acceptance - Standard Department of Defense form on which the United States
Government documents its offer to transfer to a foreign government or international organization United States defense articles and services via foreign military sales pursuant to the Arms Export
Control Act.  Also called LOA.  See also foreign military sales.
letter of offer and acceptance - U.S. Department of Defense letter by which the U.S. Government offers
to sell to a foreign government or international organization U.S. defense articles, defense services, and training pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, as amended. The LOA lists the items and/ or services, estimated costs, and the terms and conditions of sale; it also provides for the signature of an appropriate foreign government official to indicate acceptance.  Also called LOA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

letter of request - term used to identify a request from an eligible FMS participant country for the
purchase of U.S. defense articles, services, and training. The request may be submitted in a variety
of formats.  Also called LOR.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
letter rogatory - A formal request for judicial assistance from a court in one country to a court in another
country.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)

letters of administration - An official document, issued by a court, which authorizes a person to
administer the estate of a decedent - who dies intestate or makes a will without naming any
executors; when the executor named in the will is incompetent or refuses to act; or when the executor in the will is deceased.

letters testamentary - An official document issued by a court authorizing the executor named in the will
to administer the estate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3301)
levee - a manmade barrier (such as an embankment, floodwall, or other structure)- (i) the primary purpose
of which is to provide hurricane, storm, or flood protection relating to seasonal high water, storm surges, precipitation, or other weather events; and (ii) that is normally subject to water loading for only a few days or weeks during a calendar year.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3301)

levee feature - a structure that is critical to the functioning of a levee, including- (A) an embankment
section; (B) a floodwall section;  (C) a closure structure; (D) a pumping station;  (E) an interior
drainage work; and (F) a flood damage reduction channel.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3301)

levee system - 1 or more levee segments, including all levee features that are interconnected and
necessary to ensure protection of the associated leveed areas- (A) that collectively provide flood damage reduction to a defined area; and (B) the failure of 1 of which may result in the failure of the entire system.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 581)

level 1 acquisition - (A) an acquisition by the Coast Guard-
(i) the estimated life-cycle costs of which
exceed $1,000,000,000; or
(ii) the estimated total acquisition costs of which exceed $300,000,000;
or (B) any acquisition that the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Coast Guard determines to have a special interest- (i) due to-
(I) the experimental or technically immature nature of the asset; (II) the
technological complexity of the asset;
(III) the commitment of resources; or (IV) the nature of the capability or set of capabilities to be achieved; or (ii) because such acquisition is a joint acquisition.

(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 581)

level 2 acquisition - an acquisition by the Coast Guard- (A) the estimated life-cycle costs of which are
equal to or less than $1,000,000,000, but greater than $300,000,000; or (B) the estimated total acquisition costs of which are equal to or less than $300,000,000, but greater than $100,000,000.
(SOURCE  DOD, DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 3122.01A)

level of detail - Within the current joint planning and execution system, movement characteristics for
both personnel and cargo are described at six distinct levels of detail.  Levels I, V, and VI describe personnel and Levels I through IV and VI for cargo.  Levels I through IV are coded and visible in the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System automated data processing.  Levels V and VI are used by Joint Operation Planning and Execution System automated data processing feeder systems.  a. level I - personnel: expressed as total number of passengers by unit line number.  Cargo: expressed in total short tons, total measurement tons, total square feet, and total thousands of barrels by unit line number.  Petroleum, oils, and lubricants is expressed by thousands of barrels by unit line number.  b. level II - cargo: expressed by short tons and measurement tons of bulk, oversize, outsize,
and non-air transportable cargo by unit line number.  Also square feet for vehicles and non selfdeployable aircraft and boats by unit line number.  c. level III - cargo: detail by cargo category code expressed as short tons and measurement tons as well as square feet associated to that cargo
category code for an individual unit line number.  d. level IV - cargo: detail for individual dimensional data expressed in length, width, and height in number of inches, and weight/ volume in short tons/ measurement tons, along with a cargo description.  Each cargo item is associated with a
cargo category code and a unit line number).  e. level V - personnel: any general summarization/ aggregation of level VI detail in distribution and deployment.  f. level VI - personnel: detail expressed by name, Service, military occupational specialty and unique identification number.
Cargo: detail expressed by association to a transportation control number or single tracking number
or item of equipment to include federal stock number/ national stock number and/ or requisition number.  Nested cargo, cargo that is contained within another equipment item, may similarly be
identified.  Also called JOPES level of detail.
level of protection - degree of security provided by a particular countermeasure or set of
countermeasures.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
level of risk - combined measure of the threat, vulnerability, and consequences posed to a facility from a
specified undesirable incident.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
level-of-effort contract - A contract that specifies the number and type of person-hours that the
contractor will apply in pursuing the project.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

leverage - In the context of joint operation planning, a relative advantage in combat power and/ or other
circumstances against the adversary across one or more domains or the information environment
sufficient to exploit that advantage.  See also operational art; operational design.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50, JP 302)

L-hour - 1. The specific hour on C-day at which a deployment operation commences or is to commence.
2. In amphibious operations, the time at which the first helicopter or tiltrotor aircraft of the airborne
ship-to-shore movement wave touches down or is scheduled to touch down in the landing zone.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 444)

liability insurance - insurance for legal liabilities incurred by the insured resulting from- (i) loss of or
damage to property of others; (ii) ensuing loss of income or extra expense incurred because of loss of or damage to property of others; ;(iii) bodily injury (including) to persons other than the insured or its employees; or (iv) loss resulting from debt or default of another.
liaison - That contact or intercommunication maintained between elements of military forces or other
agencies to ensure mutual understanding and unity of purpose and action.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)

liaison officer - A member of the Command Staff responsible for coordinating with representatives from
cooperating and assisting agencies or organizations.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
liaison officer - A subject matter expert drawn from bureaus/ offices already engaged in the Departments
domestic emergency response effort but who need not be from the bureau/ office leading the IMT. From their assigned national command structure element (e.g., FEMAs National Response Coordination Center (NRCC), the National Operations Center (NOC), etc.), LOFRs provide the
Executive Secretarys Crisis Management Support unit (S/ ES-O/ CMS) with periodic situation reports for inclusion, as appropriate, in briefing materials for the Secretary and Department
Principals; or for dissemination, as appropriate, to other bureaus/ offices or to U.S. missions overseas. All LOFRs must be trained on the NRF and NIMS per FEMA standards and LOFRs assigned to the NOC must have Top Secret clearances.  Also called LOFR.
liaison officer - temporary detail of an employee to another agency to coordinate efforts of the parent
organization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
library - information facility where services are provided centered on a collection of information
resources, in print or in other formats, which is organized and made accessible for reading or study.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
library services - Procures all periodicals, books and newspapers for the Department.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H113.42)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 535.1)
license - an agreement that sets terms to allow another party to occupy the property of another without
becoming a trespasser. It creates no transferable rights for the licensee and can be revoked at any
time by the licensor (owner).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
license [intellectual property] - contract under which the owner of the intellectual property rights (the
licensor) grants a second party (the licensee) the rights to make, use, and sell such intellectual property with or without financial consideration, having however the legal ownership of such intellectual property remaining with the licensor.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
license [profession] - right or permission granted to an individual by a competent authority to engage in
some business or occupation, to do some act, or to engage in some transaction, which but for such license would be unlawful.
license agreement - A revocable agreement that formalizes the terms of temporary occupancy of
property without creating a leasehold right to occupy the property for a specified time.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
licensee - a citizen of the United States holding a valid license for the ownership, construction, and
operation of a deepwater port that was issued, transferred, or renewed pursuant to this chapter.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1502)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2001)
lie detector - a polygraph, deceptograph, voice stress analyzer, psychological stress evaluator, or any
other similar device (whether mechanical or electrical) that is used, or the results of which are used, for the purpose of rendering a diagnostic opinion regarding the honesty or dishonesty of an individual.
lien - a lien for storage, repair, or cleaning of the property or effects of a servicemember or a lien on such
property or effects for any other reason.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3932)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
14301.)
lien creditor - a creditor having a lien on a motor vehicle and includes an assignee for benefit of creditors
from the date of assignment, a trustee in a case under title 11 from the date of filing of the petition in that case, and a receiver in equity from the date of appointment of the receiver.

life cycle - series of stages through which something passes during its lifetime.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

Terms)

life cycle - The total phases through which an item passes from the time it is initially developed until the
time it is either consumed in use or disposed of as being excess to all known materiel requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

life cycle [records] - period of time that records are in existence.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

life cycle cost -  The overall estimated cost for a particular program alternative over the time period
corresponding to the life of the program, including direct and indirect initial costs plus any periodic
or continuing costs of operation and maintenance.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

life cycle cost - sum of the present value of capital costs, installation costs, operating costs, maintenance
costs, and disposal costs over the lifetime of the project, product, or measure of total cost of
acquiring, operating, supporting, and, if applicable, disposing of the items being acquired includes all costs associated with the research, development, procurement, operation, integrated logistics
support and disposal of an individual system, or capability, to include its supporting infrastructure that plans, manages, and executes the system or capability over its full life and common support
items incurred as a result of the system or capability.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8259.)

life cycle cost - the total costs of owning, operating, and maintaining a building over its useful life
(including such costs as fuel, energy, labor, and replacement components) determined on the basis
of a systematic evaluation and comparison of alternative building systems, except that in the case of
leased buildings, the life cycle costs shall be calculated over the effective remaining term of the lease.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

life cycle cost effective - indication that the life cycle costs of a product, project, or measure are estimated
to be equal to, or less than the base-case costs i.e., the costs associated with a current or standard
practice or product.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
life cycle cost estimate - assessment that provides an exhaustive and structured accounting of all
resources and associated cost elements required to develop, produce, deploy, and sustain a particular
program.
life cycle cost risk - risk associated with misestimating life cycle costs and exceeding forecasts, reliance
on a small number of vendors without sufficient cost controls.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
life cycle model - framework containing the processes, activities, and activities involved in the
development, operation, and maintenance of a software product, spanning the life of the system from the definition of its requirements to the termination of its use.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
life science  - field of natural  science involved in the scientific study of living organisms (microbes,
human beings, animals, and plants) and their products all disciplines and methodologies of biology such as aerobiology, agricultural science, plant science, animal science, bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, synthetic biology, environmental science, public health, modeling, engineering of living systems, and all applications of the biological sciences.
life-cycle cost - all costs for development, procurement, construction, and operations and support for a
particular capability or asset, without regard to funding source or management control.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 581)
life-cycle cost - Lease-purchase analyses should compare the net discounted present value of the lifecycle cost of leasing with the full costs of buying or constructing an identical asset. The full costs of buying include the asset's purchase price plus the net discounted present value of any relevant ancillary services connected with the purchase. (Guidance on the discount rate to use for leasepurchase analysis) (2) Economic Life. For purposes of lease-purchase analysis, the economic life of an asset is its remaining or productive lifetime. It begins when the asset is acquired and ends when

House, OMB, Circular A89)
the asset is retired from service. The economic life is frequently not the same as the useful life for tax purposes. (3) Purchase Price. The purchase price of the asset for purposes of lease-purchase analysis is its fair market value, defined as the price a willing buyer could reasonably expect to pay a willing seller in a competitive market to acquire the asset. (a) In the case of property that is already owned by the Federal Government or that has been donated or acquired by condemnation, an imputed purchase price should be estimated. (b) If public land is used for the site of the asset, the imputed market value of the land should be added to the purchase price. (c) The asset's estimated residual value, as of the end of the period of analysis, should be subtracted from its purchase price. (4) Taxes. In analyzing the cost of a lease, the normal payment of taxes on the lessor's income from the lease should not be subtracted from the lease costs since the normal payment of taxes will also be reflected in the purchase cost. The cost to the Treasury of special tax benefits, if any, associated with the lease should be added to the cost of the lease. Examples of such tax benefits might include highly accelerated depreciation allowances or tax-free financing. (5) Ancillary Services. If the terms of the lease include ancillary services provided by the lessor, the present value of the cost of obtaining these services separately should be added to the purchase price. Such costs may be excluded if they are estimated to be the same for both lease and purchase alternatives or too small to affect the comparison. Examples of ancillary services include:  (a) All costs associated with acquiring the property and preparing it for use, including construction, installation, site, design, and management costs.  (b) Repair and improvement costs (if included in lease payments). (c) Operation and maintenance costs (if included in lease payments). (d) Imputed property taxes (excluding foreign property taxes on overseas acquisitions except where actually paid). The imputed taxes approximate the costs of providing municipal services such as water, sewage, and police and fire protection. (e) Imputed insurance premiums. (6) Estimating Imputed Costs. Certain costs associated with the Federal purchase of an asset may not involve a direct monetary payment. Some of these imputed costs may be estimated as follows. (a) Purchase Price. An imputed purchase price for an asset that is already owned by the Federal Government or which has been acquired by donation or condemnation should be based on the fair market value of similar properties that have been traded on commercial markets in the same or similar localities. The same method should be followed in estimating the imputed value of any Federal land used as a site for the asset. (b) Property Taxes.

Imputed property taxes may be estimated in two ways. (i) Determine the property tax rate and assessed (taxable) value for comparable property in the intended locality. If there is no basis on which to estimate future changes in tax rates or assessed values, the first-year tax rate and assessed value (inflation adjusted for each subsequent year) can be applied to all years. Multiply the assessed value by the tax rate to determine the annual imputation for property taxes. (ii) As an alternative to step (i) above, obtain an estimate of the current local effective property tax rate from the Building Owners and Managers Association's Regional Exchange Reports. Multiply the fair market value of the government-owned property (inflation adjusted for each year) by the effective tax rate. (c)
Insurance Premiums. Determine local estimates of standard commercial coverage for similar property from the Building Owners and Managers Association's Regional Exchange Reports.

life-cycle cost - the total cost of a system, building, program, project, or other product, computed over its
useful life. It includes all relevant costs involved in acquiring, owning, operating, maintaining, and disposing of the system, project or product over a specified period of time, including environmental and energy costs.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)
(SOURCE  DHS, US Code 33,
878a)

life-cycle cost - the total of the direct, indirect, recurring, and nonrecurring costs, including the
construction of facilities and civil servant costs, and other related expenses incurred or estimated to be incurred in the design, development, verification, production, operation, maintenance, support, and retirement of a program over its planned lifespan, without regard to funding source or management control.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 30104.)

life-cycle cost - the total of the direct, indirect, recurring, and nonrecurring costs, including the
construction of facilities and civil servant costs, and other related expenses incurred or estimated to
be incurred in the design, development, verification, production, operation, maintenance, support, and retirement of a program over its planned lifespan, without regard to funding source or
management control.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7545.)

lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions - the aggregate quantity of greenhouse gas emissions (including
direct emissions and significant indirect emissions such as significant emissions from land use
changes), as determined by the Administrator, related to the full fuel lifecycle, including all stages of fuel and feedstock production and distribution, from feedstock generation or extraction through the distribution and delivery and use of the finished fuel to the ultimate consumer, where the mass values for all greenhouse gases are adjusted to account for their relative global warming potential.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

life-cycle management - Life-cycle management is the ordered sequential process of planning, applying,
and controlling the use of funds, human resources and physical resources from the inception of a project throughout the operational life of the program. This includes defining user requirements,
concepts, and systems specifications; acquisition planning, source selection, system implementation, deployment, operations and maintenance, and deactivation.

lifespan respite care - a coordinated system of accessible, community-based respite care services for
family caregivers of children or adults with special needs.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ii)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
lifestyle counseling - communication process between a trained health professional and an individual or
group as a patient education approach offering information and technical skills stages of counseling include 1) building a relationship, 2) making an informed assessment, 3) establishing agreed upon goals and objectives, and 4) developing an implementation plan.
lift station - wastewater collection device or system that pumps wastewater from a gravity sewer to a
sewer or treatment plant at a higher elevation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
light /  photo-electric sensor - sensor acting as a switch that is looking for a change in ambient light
(either light to dark or dark to light).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
light bulb/ flash bulb initiator - device used as electric initiator that incorporates an improvised use of
the bulb to initiate primary or low explosives.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
light pipe - a device designed to transport visible solar radiation from its collection point to the interior of
a building while excluding interior heat gain in the nonheating season.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17173)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

light rail - form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed
than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional streetrunning tram systems usually two-car trains and  driven electrically with power being drawn from an overhead electric line.

light sensitive trigger - proximity trigger that senses changes in the amount of light in the environment
near the sensor and causes a circuit to be completed, firing the device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)

light-duty motor vehicle - Any four-wheeled passenger car, pickup truck, van, or sport utility vehicle
(SUV) that has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of less than 8,500 pounds, is self-propelled, and is capable of exceeding 25 miles per hour on level, paved surfaces.  Also called LDMV.

lighterage - The process in which small craft are used to transport cargo or personnel from ship-to-shore
using amphibians, landing craft, discharge lighters, causeways, and barges.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
16232)
lignocellulosic feedstock - any portion of a plant or coproduct from conversion, including crops, trees,
forest residues, and agricultural residues not specifically grown for food, including from barley grain, grape seed, rice bran, rice hulls, rice straw, soybean matter, and sugarcane bagasse.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

likelihood - chance of something happening, whether defined, measured or estimated objectively or
subjectively, or in terms of general descriptors (such as rare, unlikely, likely, almost certain), frequencies, or probabilities.
likelihood [statistical] - conditional probability of observing a particular event given the hypothesis
under consideration is true.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
limitations to test - test conditions that impact resolution of Critical Operating Issues (COIs) and
subsequently impact the ability to evaluate operational effectiveness and operational suitability.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
limited English proficient person - person that does not speak English as their primary language and has
a limited ability to read, speak, write, or understand English.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)

limited non-career appointment - a Foreign Service non-career appointment to a vacant Foreign Service
permanent position with a specific time limitation of more than one year and less than five years.
The Foreign Service position is funded from the central salaries account. Employees on these appointments are eligible for those allowances and differentials for which they qualify.
limited recipient - any legal entity established under State or Federal law benefiting more than twentyfive natural persons.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
390bb)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

limited test-ban treaty - The Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space
and Under Water entered into force October 10, 1963. The treaty prohibits nuclear weapons tests or any other nuclear explosion in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water. While not banning tests underground, the treaty does prohibit nuclear explosions in this environment if they cause radioactive debris to be present outside the territorial limits of the state under whose jurisdiction or control the explosions were conducted. The treaty is of unlimited duration.  Also called LTBT.
limiting factor - A factor or condition that, either temporarily or permanently, impedes mission
accomplishment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

line detection sensor - detecting device that detects along a line.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
line item - the basic structural element in a procurement instrument that describes and organizes the
required product or service for pricing, delivery, inspection, acceptance, invoicing, and payment.
The use of the term "line item" includes "subline item," as applicable.
line item number - either a numeric or alphanumeric format to identify a line item.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
line of business - grouping within a tiered hierarchy of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Business
Reference Model that represents the sub-set of functions within a business area of the Federal Government.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
line of business chief - delegated person within the Management Directorate with responsibilities for a
set of one or more highly related services (administrative, financial, human resources, information technology, procurement, and security)includes the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Human Capital Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Procurement Officer, Chief Readiness Support Officer,
and Chief Security Officer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
line of communications - A route, either land, water, and/ or air, that connects an operating military
force with a base of operations and along which supplies and military forces move.  Also called
LOC.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
292o)
line of credit - an arrangement or agreement between the lender and the borrower whereby a loan is paid
out by the lender to the borrower in annual installments, or whereby the lender agrees to make, in addition to the initial loan, additional loans in subsequent years.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)
line of demarcation - A line defining the boundary of a buffer zone used to establish the forward limits
of disputing or belligerent forces after each phase of disengagement or withdrawal has been
completed.  See also buffer zone; disengagement; peace operations.
line of departure - 1. In land warfare, a line designated to coordinate the departure of attack elements.
Also called LD.    2. In amphibious operations, a suitably marked offshore coordinating line, which is located at the seaward end of a boat lane, to assist in the landing of landing craft and amphibious
vehicles on designated beaches at the scheduled times.  Also called LOD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331 JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
line of effort - In the context of joint operation planning, using the purpose (cause and effect) to focus
efforts toward establishing operational and strategic conditions by linking multiple tasks and
missions.  Also called LOE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
line of operation - A line that defines the interior or exterior orientation of the force in relation to the
enemy or that connects actions on nodes and/ or decisive points related in time and space to an
objective(s).  Also called LOO.
line of sight - A concept that clearly articulates the cause-and-effect relationship between inputs, outputs,
and outcomes.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
line supervision [current] - means where a known voltage is present on the line to the alarm panel.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
lineal consanguinity - The relationship between persons of whom one is descended or ascended in a
direct line from the other, as between a particular person and the persons father, grandmother, or great-grandfather.
line-of-sight sensor - detecting device that performs acceptably only when installed on flat ground with a
clear line-of-sight in the detection space.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
lines of business - Descriptions of the services and products the Government provides to its stakeholders.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

link - 1. A behavioral, physical, or functional relationship between nodes.  2. In communications, a
general term used to indicate the existence of communications facilities between two points.  3. A maritime route, other than a coastal or transit route, which links any two or more routes.  See also
node.

linkage - Connected; combining data from various sources to provide information that can be analyzed.
This analyzed information allows meaningful inferences to be made about various aspects of a
system. (An example would be linking EMS dispatch records, out-of-hospital patient care records and hospital discharge data.)
(SOURCE  DOT/
NHTSA, Beyond
EMS Data
Collection,
Terms)
liquefied natural gas - natural gas in a liquid or semisolid state.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)
liquefied natural gas accident - a release, burning, or explosion of liquefied natural gas from any cause,
except a release, burning, or explosion that, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, does not
pose a threat to public health or safety, property, or the environment.
liquefied natural gas conversion - conversion of natural gas into liquefied natural gas or conversion of
liquefied natural gas into natural gas.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)
liquid explosive - explosive material in a liquid statenitric acid esters (e.g. nitroglycerin, nitroglycol) and
EDGN.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 661a)
liquidating account - the budget account that includes all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loan obligations or loan guarantee commitments made prior to October 1,
1991. These accounts shall be shown in the budget on a cash basis.
listening watch - A continuous receiver watch established for the reception of communication addressed
to, or of interest to, the unit maintaining the watch, with complete log optional.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
lists of actual voters - the official lists of persons actually voting in either the most recent State or the
most recent Federal general election.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1869.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 713)
listserve - A communication tool that offers its subscribed members the chance to post questions,
suggestions, or comments to a large number of people concurrently. The submission is distributed to all subscribed members on the list.
literacy - an individual's ability to read, write, and speak in English, compute, and solve problems, at
levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job, in the family of the individual, and in society.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 431.4)
litigation hold - A suspension of disposition action(s) of paper and ESI following the commencement of
a legal proceeding or due to the reasonable anticipation of litigation, and the imposition of an obligation not to destroy, alter, modify, or transfer records or other materials, whether paper or electronic, that do not fall within the definition of records. Records that may be responsive to a
discovery request, regardless of physical location, are required to be kept for as long as a hold is in
place. A litigation hold is one type of legal hold.
litigation support contractor - a contractor (including an expert or technical consultant) under contract
with the Department of Defense to provide litigation support.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
129d.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
littoral - The littoral comprises two segments of operational environment:  1. Seaward: the area from the
open ocean to the shore, which must be controlled to support operations ashore.  2. Landward: the
area inland from the shore that can be supported and defended directly from the sea.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
182.)
live poultry dealer - any person engaged in the business of obtaining live poultry by purchase or under a
poultry growing arrangement for the purpose of either slaughtering it or selling it for slaughter by another, if poultry is obtained by such person in commerce, or if poultry obtained by such person is sold or shipped in commerce, or if poultry products from poultry obtained by such person are sold or shipped in commerce.
livestock - (A) cattle (including dairy cattle); (B) bison; (C) poultry; (D) sheep; (E) swine; (F) horses; and
(G) other livestock, as determined by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2497)
livestock - cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats-whether live or dead.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
182.)

livestock- (A) cattle (including dairy cattle); (B) bison; (C) poultry; (D) sheep; (E) swine; (F) horses; and
(G) other livestock, as determined by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1531.)
livestock products - all products and byproducts (other than meats and meat food products) of the
slaughtering and meat-packing industry derived in whole or in part from livestock.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
182.)

living cases of HIV/ AIDS - (i) the number of living non-AIDS cases of HIV in the area; and (ii) the
number of living cases of AIDS in the area.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff88)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
living quarters allowance - An allowance intended to cover the average costs of rent and utilities
incurred by U.S. citizen civilian employees living in a foreign area by reason of employment with the U.S. Government. The LQA is available if U.S. Government quarters are not provided. The amount of the allowance varies by post, employee grade or rank, and size of family.   Also called LQA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
living will - Advance Directive, Durable Power of Attorney - Legal instruments that enable a person to
indicate their wishes regarding medical treatment and disposition of remains in the event of a catastrophic condition.
load signal - In personnel recovery, a visual signal displayed in a covert manner to indicate the presence
of an individual or object at a given location.  See also evasion; recovery operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
loaded firearm - a starter gun or a weapon designed or converted to expel a projectile through an
explosive, that has a cartridge, a detonator, or powder in the chamber, magazine, cylinder, or clip.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
46505)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
loading plan - All of the individually prepared documents which, taken together, present in detail all
instructions for the arrangement of personnel, and the loading of equipment for one or more units or
other special grouping of personnel or material moving by highway, water, rail, or air transportation.
load-serving entity - a distribution utility or an electric utility that has a service obligation.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
824q)
loan - a Federal loan or loan guarantee received or administered by a non-Federal entity.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
loan - A Federal loan or loan guarantee received or administered by a non-Federal entity.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3901)
loan guarantee - any guarantee or other pledge by the Secretary or the Administrator to pay all or part of
the principal of, and interest on, a loan or other debt obligation issued by an obligor and funded by a lender.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 661a)
loan guarantee - any guarantee, insurance, or other pledge with respect to the payment of all or a part of
the principal or interest on any debt obligation of a non-Federal borrower to a non-Federal lender, but does not include the insurance of deposits, shares, or other withdrawable accounts in financial institutions.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 661a)
loan guarantee commitment - a binding agreement by a Federal agency to make a loan guarantee when
specified conditions are fulfilled by the borrower, the lender, or any other party to the guarantee
agreement.
loaned executive - unpaid, temporary federal employee with specialized private sector expertise.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
loaned executive program - mechanism by which DHS can obtain expertise from the private sector to
provide critical skills that cannot be obtained through other existing hiring mechanisms.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
loaned executive program board - decision making body for the purpose of reviewing and approving
position descriptions to be filled by the Loaned Executive Program is comprised of a representative
from the Office of Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), Office of the General Counsel (OGC)/

General Law Directive (GLD), Private Sector Office (PSO), Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO), and the Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)

loaned permit - A permit that is loaned to another person due to primary permit holder travel, vacation,
etc. The person loaning the permit is responsible for ensuring that the person using the permit is aware of all the parking requirements. Any infractions incurred during that time will be assigned to the primary permit holder.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

local - (A) a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special
district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government; and (B) a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity as defined in the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

local [community] - (A) a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school
district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under state law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government; (B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or in Alaska a Native village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation; and (C) a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity.
local alarm - security device that annunciates at the location of a locking device, to discourage or
announce intrusion attempts.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)

local area network - A number of interconnected data communication protocols and devices joining a
wide variety of devices such as computers, printers, storage devices, and other peripheral equipment within a single building or a campus of buildings. LANs provide the capability to share files and other resources among multiple users.  Also called LAN.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

local area network - A system that links together electronic office equipment, such as computers,
servers, and peripheral equipment, and forms a network within an office or building.  Also called LAN.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)
local area networks - A user-owned and operated data transmission facility connecting a number of
communicating devices such as computers, terminals, printers, and storage devices within a single
building or a campus of buildings to provide a capability to share files and other resources among several users.  Also called LANs.
local board - an intercounty local board in the case of any registrant who is subject to the jurisdiction of
an intercounty local board.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3814)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2914)
local commuting area - The geographic area that usually constitutes one area for employment purposes
as determined by the agency. It includes any population center (or two or more neighboring ones) and the surrounding localities in which people live and can reasonably be expected to travel back
and forth daily to their usual employment.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)

local compensation plan - The official system of compensation for locally employed staff at a Foreign
Service post or an office of the American Institute in Taiwan, established in the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended. The LCP consists of salary schedule(s) and salary rates; benefit plans authorizing various types of benefit payments and premium pay rates; and other pertinent facets of local compensation.  Also called LCPs.
local configuration control board - A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for
maintaining control of their own hardware and software change processes within the bounds of the
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)
IT CCB Standard Operating Procedure.  Also called Local CCB.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1232h.)

local educational agency - an elementary school, secondary school, school district, or local board of
education that is the recipient of funds under an applicable program, but does not include a
postsecondary institution.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 238)

local financial institution - (1) any bank or financial institution that is organized under the laws of any
country or area in which the Corporation operates; but (2) does not include a branch, however
organized, of a bank or other financial institution that is organized under the laws of a country in which the Corporation does not operate.
local government -  a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district,
special district, intrastate district, council of governments (whether or not incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), any other regional or interstate government entity, or any agency or instrumentality of a local government.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 101)

local government -
(A) a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school
district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government; (B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or in Alaska a Native village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation; and (C) a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

local government - A county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district,
special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government; an Indian tribe or authorized
tribal entity, or in Alaska a Native Village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation; a rural
community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity.
local government - any borough, city, county, parish, town, township, village, or other political
subdivision of a State.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)
local government - any unit of local government within a State, including a county, borough,
municipality, city, town, township, parish, local public authority, special district, school district,
intrastate district, council of governments, and any other instrumentality of local government.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

local government - public entities responsible for the security and welfare of a designated area as
established by law includes county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments; regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government; an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, a native village or native cooperation; or a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity; State governments are separate entities and are not included in the definition of local government.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)

local governmental authority - (A) a political subdivision of a State; (B) an authority of at least 1 State
or political subdivision of a State; (C) an Indian tribe; and (D) a public corporation, board, or
commission established under the laws of a State.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

local last mile - DPM funds mail movement to the nearest local Airport for a given country or Regional
DPO location. Any costs associated with onward movement of mail items are at the cost of the
Regional DPO and those locations supported per local agreement.
local operating agency - (A) a local educational agency to which a State educational agency makes a
subgrant under this part; (B) a public or private agency with which a State educational agency or the
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6399.)
Secretary makes an arrangement to carry out a project under this part; or (C) a State educational agency, if the State educational agency operates the State's migrant education program or projects directly.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)

local sponsor - An individual or entity in an American community arranging a visitors program in that
locality. The local sponsor is typically a member of National Council for International Visitors (NCIV).

locality rates - The maximum per diem rates prescribed for specific localities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)

locally employed staff - All personnel hired and funded at post such as Foreign Service nationals (FSNs),
temporary and part-time U.S. citizens, third-country nationals (TCNs), and personal services
agreement (PSA) employees.   Also called LE Staff.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1932.)

locally or regionally produced agricultural food product - any agricultural food product that is raised,
produced, and distributed in: (I) the locality or region in which the final product is marketed, so that the total distance that the product is transported is less than 400 miles from the origin of the product; or (II) the State in which the product is produced.

locate - In personnel recovery, the task where actions are taken to precisely find and authenticate the
identity of isolated personnel.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
location - any geographic point or area declared or identified by the United States or specified by the
International Atomic Energy Agency.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8102)

locomotive horn - a train-borne audible warning device meeting standards specified by the Secretary of
Transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
20153.)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
20143.)

locomotive visibility - the enhancement of day and night visibility of the front end unit of a train,
considering in particular the visibility and perspective of a driver of a motor vehicle at a grade crossing.

lodging - See the definition of per diem.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
lodging-plus per diem system - A single worldwide computation system that includes two components -
(1) A fixed maximum rate for commercial or other lodging as prescribed by the appropriate agency's
regulations (the authorizing officer may specify a lesser rate under certain circumstances); and (2) A fixed locality rate for meals and incidental expenses that requires no receipts or traveler certification. These rates are prescribed by the appropriate agency's regulations (the authorizing
officer may specify a lesser rate under certain circumstances).
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)
lodgment - A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that, when seized and
held, makes the continuous landing of troops and materiel possible and provides maneuver space for
subsequent operations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
logged on but unattended - A workstation is considered logged on but unattended when the user is -  (1)
Logged on but is not physically present in the area; and (2) There is no one else present with an
appropriate level of clearance safeguarding access to the workstation. Coverage must be equivalent
to that which would be required to safeguard hard copy information if the same employee were away from his or her desk. Users of logged on but unattended classified workstations are subject to the issuance of security violations.
logical data model - graphical representation of the information requirements of a business area at a
(SOURCE  DHS,

more granular level than a Conceptual Data Model and includes data objects and their interrelationships.

DHS Lexicon, Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

logically disconnect - Although the physical connection between the control unit and a terminal remains
intact, a system enforced disconnection prevents communication between the control unit and the terminal.
logistic support - Support that encompasses the logistic services, materiel, and transportation required to
support the continental United States-based and worldwide deployed forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2350)

logistic support, supplies, and services - food, billeting, transportation (including airlift), petroleum,
oils, lubricants, clothing, communications services, medical services, ammunition, base operations support (and construction incident to base operations support), storage services, use of facilities, training services, spare parts and components, repair and maintenance services, calibration services, and port services. Such term includes temporary use of general purpose vehicles and other nonlethal items of military equipment which are not designated as significant military equipment on the United States Munitions List promulgated pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act.
logistics - detailed coordination of complex operations involving many resources encompasses the
efficient planning, integration, and management of resources to achieve mission objectives.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
logistics - Planning and executing the movement and support of forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
logistics - The science of planning and implementing the acquisition and use of the resources necessary to
sustain business operations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 112)
logistics over-the-shore operation area - That geographic area required to conduct a logistics over-theshore operation.  Also called LOA.  See also logistics over-the-shore operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)

logistics over-the-shore operations - The loading and unloading of ships without the benefit of deep
draft-capable, fixed port facilities; or as a means of moving forces closer to tactical assembly areas dependent on threat force capabilities.  Also called LOTS operations.  See also joint logistics overthe-shore operations.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
logistics section - (1) Incident Command - Section responsible for providing facilities, services, and
material support for the incident. (2) Joint Field Office (JFO) - Section that coordinates logistics
support to include control of and accountability for Federal supplies and equipment; resource
ordering; delivery of equipment, supplies, and services to the JFO and other field locations; facility
location, setup, space management, building services, and general facility operations; transportation
coordination and fleet management services; information and technology systems services; administrative services such as mail management and reproduction; and customer assistance.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
logistics supportability analysis - Combatant command internal assessment for the Joint Strategic
Capabilities Plan on capabilities and shortfalls of key logistic capabilities required to execute and
sustain the concept of support conducted on all level three plans with the time phased force
deployment data.  Also called LSA.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
lone offender - person motivated by one or more violent extremist ideologies that, operating alone,
supports or engages in acts of unlawful violence in furtherance of that ideology or ideologies that may involve influence from a larger terrorist organization or a foreign actor.
long range cordless telephone switch - switch utilizing a cordless telephone that has the capability to
transmit signal significantly further than a normal telephone from the base station.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

long range identification and tracking - reporting system for tracking vessels greater than 300 gross
tons beyond the normal range of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) requiring ships to transmit information including the ship's identity, location and date and time of the position when the mandatory SOLAS amendments come into force.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1288)

longshore work - any activity relating to the loading or unloading of cargo, the operation of cargo-related
equipment (whether or not integral to the vessel), and the handling of mooring lines on the dock when the vessel is made fast or let go, in the United States or the coastal waters thereof.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

long-term contract -  in relation to solid waste supply, a contract of sufficient duration to assure the
viability of a resource recovery facility (to the extent that such viability depends upon solid waste supply).

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7275.)

long-term firm power service contract - any contract for the sale by Western Area Power
Administration of firm capacity, with or without energy, which is to be delivered over a period of more than one year.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

long-term recovery - A process of recovery that may continue for a number of months or years,
depending on the severity and extent of the damage sustained. For example, long-term recovery may include the complete redevelopment of damaged areas.

loss - death, bodily injury, or loss of or damage to property, including business interruption loss.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 444)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
loss - the involuntary severance or detachment of the child from the parents in a permanent manner such
as that caused by a natural disaster, civil unrest, or other calamitous event beyond the control of the parents, as verified by a competent authority in accordance with the laws of the foreign sending country.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
loss of employment - (1) Letter from the employer; (2) Official records indicating that the business was
completely destroyed; or (3) Other documentation showing the complete destruction of the business. b. The PATRIOT Act notes that if the principal alien is able to continue in the employment of the business at a different location, after destruction on September 11, such an alien is not considered to have lost employment as a result of the September 11 attacks.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1502.)
loss ratio-  the ratio of all sums paid by the Corporation as indemnities under any eligible crop insurance
policy to that portion of the premium designated for anticipated losses and a reasonable reserve, other than that portion of the premium designated for operating and administrative expenses.
lost pouch - Any pouch-out-of-control not recovered.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
lot - a group of one or more livestock that is identified for the purpose of a single transaction between a
buyer and a seller.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635a.)
low explosive - combustible materials which are characterized by deflagration (rapid burn)does not
produce a shock wave and generally requiring confinement to explode.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)
low greenhouse gas emitting vehicle - A vehicle that emits green house gases during operation in a level
below a certain threshold defined for that specific vehicle by EPA. This term applies generically to both LDMVs and MDPVs within the context of this policy document.  Also called LGHGEV.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1462.)

low incidence disability - (A) a visual or hearing impairment, or simultaneous visual and hearing
impairments; (B) a significant cognitive impairment; or (C) any impairment for which a small number of personnel with highly specialized skills and knowledge are needed in order for children
with that impairment to receive early intervention services or a free appropriate public education.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5312)

low or no emission vehicle - (i) a passenger vehicle used to provide public transportation that the
Secretary determines sufficiently reduces energy consumption or harmful emissions, including
direct carbon emissions, when compared to a comparable standard vehicle; or (ii) a zero emission
vehicle used to provide public transportation.
low power radio controlled improvised explosive device transmitter - radio controlled improvised
explosive (RCIED) device transmitter with an output power less than 0.35 watt.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

low rate initial production - minimum number of production representative articles for operational test
and evaluation (OT&E), to establish an initial production base, and to permit an orderly increase in the production rate sufficient to lead to full rate production (FRP) upon successful completion of
operational testing.  Also called LRIP.

low velocity drop - A drop procedure in which the drop velocity does not exceed 30 feet per second.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

low-altitude missile engagement zone - In air defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within which
the responsibility for engagement of air threats normally rests with low- to medium-altitude surfaceto-air missiles.  Also called LOMEZ.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 167.)

low-Btu gas - a fuel gas with a heating value of less than 250 Btu per standard cubic foot measured as the
higher heating value resulting from the inclusion of noncombustible gases, including nitrogen, helium, argon, and carbon dioxide.

low-enriched uranium - uranium enriched below 20 percent in the isotope 235.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2569)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

lower living standard income level - that income level (adjusted for regional, metropolitan, urban, and
rural differences and family size) determined annually by the Secretary of Labor based on the most
recent lower living family budget issued by the Secretary.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
lower-risk traveler - person determined by a DHS Component to be eligible for expedited travel
screening and processing for a limited period of time and based on specific travel arrangements determination includes a risk-based assessment of government information and conclusion that the threat the person may pose to public safety and national security is commensurate with the level of expedited screening and processing afforded.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7501.)
lowest achievable emission rate - that rate of emissions which reflects (A) the most stringent emission
limitation which is contained in the implementation plan of any State for such class or category of
source, unless the owner or operator of the proposed source demonstrates that such limitations are
not achievable, or (B) the most stringent emission limitation which is achieved in practice by such class or category of source, whichever is more stringent.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)
lowest price technically acceptable - A process used in competitive negotiated contracting where the
best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest
evaluated price.  Also called LPTA.
lowest-class steamer accommodations - The least expensive class of reserved accommodations
available on a steamer.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
low-impact system - An information system in which all three security objectives (i.e., confidentiality,
integrity, and availability) are assigned a FIPS 199 potential impact value of low.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

low-impact system - An information system in which all three security objectives (i.e., confidentiality,
integrity, and availability) are assigned a FIPS 199 potential impact value of low.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1437a.)

low-income families - those families whose incomes do not exceed 80 per centum of the median income
for the area, as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger families, except that the Secretary may establish income ceilings higher or lower than 80 per centum of the median for the area on the basis of the Secretary's findings that such variations are necessary because of prevailing levels of construction costs or unusually high or low family incomes.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1070a11.)

low-income individual - an individual from a family whose taxable income for the preceding year did
not exceed 150 percent of an amount equal to the poverty level determined by using criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5177a)

low-income migrant or seasonal farmworker - an individual- (1) who has, during any consecutive 12
month period within the preceding 24 month period, performed farm work for wages; (2) who has received not less than one-half of such individual's total income, or been employed at least one-half
of total work time in farm work; and (3) whose annual family income within the 12 month period referred to in paragraph (1) does not exceed the higher of the poverty level or 70 percent of the lower living standard income level.
low-income veteran - a veteran whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for an
area, as determined by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
2023.)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)

low-level transit route - A temporary corridor of defined dimensions established in the forward area to
minimize the risk to friendly aircraft from friendly air defenses or surface forces.  Also called
LLTR.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7554.)
low-polluting fuel - methanol, ethanol, propane, or natural gas, or any comparably low-polluting fuel. In
determining whether a fuel is comparably low-polluting, the Administrator shall consider both the level of emissions of air pollutants from vehicles using the fuel and the contribution of such emissions to ambient levels of air pollutants. For purposes of this paragraph, the term methanol
includes any fuel which contains at least 85 percent methanol unless the Administrator increases such percentage as he deems appropriate to protect public health and welfare.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
low-visibility operations - Sensitive operations wherein the diplomatic-military restrictions inherent in
covert and clandestine operations are either not necessary or not feasible; actions are taken as required to limit exposure of those involved and/ or their activities and with the knowledge that the
action and/ or sponsorship of the operation may preclude plausible denial by the initiating power.
lubricating oil - the fraction of crude oil which is sold for purposes of reducing friction in any industrial
or mechanical device. Such term includes re-refined oil.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2001)
lump-sum credit - the unrefunded amount consisting of retirement deductions made from a participant's
basic pay and amounts deposited by a participant covering earlier service, including any amounts deposited.
macro - A custom-made command or sequence of actions that is named and stored. Macros can be
assigned to keys or menus.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
magnetic attachment improvised explosive device employment - improvised explosive device (IED)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
employment in which the device is attached to the target using magnets.
Terms)
magnetic contact - magnetically actuated switch and a magnet, typically used on doors and windows to
detect opening by changing the position of the magnet.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

magnetic fusion - the use of magnetic fields to confine a very hot, fully ionized gas of light nuclei, so
that the fusion process can occur.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9302.)
magnetic mine -  A mine that responds to the magnetic field of a target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
magnetic strip encoding - strip of magnetic material located along one edge of the badge that is encoded
with data.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
magnetic trigger - proximity trigger that senses magnetic alterations in the area around the sensor and
causes a circuit to be completed, firing the device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

mail - A letter, flat, parcel, or nonconveyable on which U.S. postage has been paid and which is
deposited into the U.S. Postal System either domestically or via a DPO. Mail that is delivered to
DPM/ C and DPM/ U for transmittal to a post abroad by diplomatic pouch becomes an item upon
delivery into the DPM system, at which point it ceases to be subject to USPS rules and regulations
and becomes subject to Department rules and regulations.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

mail control officer - Direct-hire U.S. citizen, cleared at the appropriate level for the mail and
correspondence handled, who is responsible for enforcing regulations relating to mail, correspondence, and items at bureaus and posts abroad.
mail embargo - A temporary shutdown or redirection of mail flow to or from a specific location.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

mail operations center - The facilities at HST, SA-44, and SA-1 that are operated by A/ LM/ PMP/
DPM and that process mail, items, and correspondence for the Department.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
mail screening facility - At posts abroad, a facility outside the main building, preferably a removable
modular facility, or in an area or device that has its own ventilation system, where mail is screened for suspicious characteristics before entry into the U.S. Government facility.
mail stop - A physical location where an internal messenger system picks up and delivers mail.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCS CM0007
05)
main operating base - A facility outside the United States and US territories with permanently stationed
operating forces and robust infrastructure.  Main operating bases are characterized by command and control structures, enduring family support facilities, and strengthened force protection measures.
Also called MOB.  See also cooperative security location; forward operating site.
main state messaging center administrator - An administrator at SMART's central site, the
Departments Messaging Center.  Also called MSMC administrator.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)
main supply route - The route or routes designated within an operational area upon which the bulk of
traffic flows in support of military operations.  Also called MSR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
mainframe - A high-performance information system designed to support a large organization, handle
intensive computational tasks, support a large number of users, and make use of large volumes of secondary storage.
mainland state - a State other than an offshore State.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1359aa.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
maintainability - ability of a system or product to be retained in, or restored to a specified condition
when maintenance is performed by personnel having the specified skill levels, using prescribed procedures and resources, at each prescribed level of maintenance and repair.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
maintenance - 1. All action, including inspection, testing, servicing, classification as to serviceability,
repair, rebuilding, and reclamation, taken to retain materiel in a serviceable condition or to restore it to serviceability.  2. All supply and repair action taken to keep a force in condition to carry out its mission.  3. The routine recurring work required to keep a facility in such condition that it may be
continuously used at its original or designed capacity and efficiency for its intended purpose.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)

maintenance - Organizations must - (1) Perform periodic and timely maintenance on organizational
information systems; and (2) Provide effective controls on the tools, techniques, mechanisms, and
personnel used to conduct information system maintenance.  Also called MA.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 621.1)

maintenance - the work required to preserve and to maintain residential and nonresidential real property
in such condition that it may be effectively used for its designated purpose. Maintenance includes cyclic work done to prevent damage that would be more costly to restore than to prevent, as well as work to sustain components. Examples include painting, caulking, refastening loose siding, sealing bituminous pavements, and the preventive maintenance of building systems. Painting done in connection with repair work (i.e., as a result of the repairs) is properly classified as repair. This
maintenance excludes building operating expenses (BOE) as defined in 15 FAM 120. BOE is funded by the posts Diplomatic and Consular Programs (D&CP), the occupant agency, or ICASS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)

maintenance and repair - Funds allotted to posts by the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
(OBO) to cover the cost of major repairs to U.S. Government-owned/ long-term leased buildings to keep them in usable and livable condition.  Also called M&R.
maintenance and upkeep - all maintenance and general upkeep of a levee performed on a regular and
consistent basis that is not repair and rehabilitation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
701n)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)

maintenance applicator - any individual who, in the principal course of such individual's employment,
uses, or supervises the use of, a pesticide not classified for restricted use (other than a ready to use consumer products pesticide); for the purpose of providing structural pest control or lawn pest control including janitors, general maintenance personnel, sanitation personnel, and grounds maintenance personnel. The term maintenance applicator does not include private applicators; individuals who use antimicrobial pesticides, sanitizers or disinfectants; individuals employed by Federal, State, and local governments or any political subdivisions thereof, or individuals who use pesticides not classified for restricted use in or around their homes, boats, sod farms, nurseries, greenhouses, or other noncommercial property.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

maintenance planning - process of detailing actions necessary to retain or restore an item to a specified
condition and consists of:  preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, event maintenance, and scheduled maintenance.
major acquisition - capital assets that, in the determination of the Department or agency, require special
management attention because of their importance to the agency mission; high development, operating, or maintenance costs; high risk; high return; or their significant role in the administration of agency programs, finances, property, or other resources.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)
major alteration project - a nuclear weapon system alteration project of the Administration the cost of
which exceeds $750,000,000.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2753)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

major application - An application that requires special attention to security due to the risk and
magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of the information in the application. Note - All federal applications require some level of protection. Certain applications, because of the information in them, however, require special management
oversight and should be treated as major. Adequate security for other applications should be provided by security of the systems in which they operate.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

major application - An application that requires special attention to security due to the risk and
magnitude of the harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of the information in the application. A breach in a major application might compromise many individual application programs and hardware, software and telecommunications components. Major applications can be either a major software application or a combination of hardware/ software where the only purpose of the system is to support a specific mission-related function.
major business case - budget justification and report on investments required by OMB Circular A-11
(Capital Planning Guidance) that are also referred to as capital asset plans and business cases.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
major contract - each of the 6 largest prime, associate, or Government-furnished equipment contracts
under a major system that is in excess of $40,000,000 and that is not a firm, fixed price contract.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3099)
major defense acquisition program - a Department of Defense acquisition program that is a major
defense acquisition program or that is designated as such a program by the Director.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
139)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
111)

major Department of Defense headquarters activities - (A) Each of the following organizations: (i)
The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff.(ii) The Office of the Secretary of the
Army and the Army Staff.(iii) The Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and Headquarters, Marine Corps.(iv) The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
and the Air Staff.(v) The Office of the Chief, National Guard Bureau, and the National Guard Joint Staff. (B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), headquarters elements of each of the following:(I) The
combatant commands, the sub-unified commands, and subordinate commands that directly report to such commands.(II) The major commands of the military departments and the subordinate commands that directly report to such commands.(III) The component commands of the military departments.(IV) The Defense Agencies, the Department of Defense field activities, and the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. (V) Department of Defense components that report directly to the organizations.(ii) Subordinate commands and direct-reporting components otherwise described in clause (i) that do not have significant functions other than operational, operational intelligence, or tactical functions, or training for operational, operational intelligence, or
tactical functions, are not headquarters elements.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5122)

major disaster - any natural catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind
driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or
drought), or, regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the United States, which in the determination of the President causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under this chapter to supplement the efforts and available
resources of States, local governments, and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby.
(SOURCE  DHS, DHS Lexicon, Terms)

major disaster - natural catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven
water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought) or, regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the United States, which in the determination of the President causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Act to supplement the efforts and available resources of States, local governments, and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

major disaster - Under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, any
natural catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought) or, regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion in any part of the United States that, in the
determination of the President, causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under the Stafford Act to supplement the efforts and available resources of States,
local governments, and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2495)

major drug producing country - a country that illicitly produces during a fiscal year 5 metric tons or
more of opium or opium derivative, 500 metric tons or more of coca, or 500 metric tons or more of marijuana.

major drug-transit country -  a country (A) that is a significant direct source of illicit narcotic or
psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances significantly affecting the United States; or (B) through which are transported such drugs or substances.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 481)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2291)
major drug-transit country - (A) that is a significant direct source of illicit narcotic or psychotropic
drugs or other controlled substances significantly affecting the United States; or (B) through which are transported such drugs or substances.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2495)
major drug-transit country - a country (A) that is a significant direct source of illicit narcotic or
psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances significantly affecting the United States; (B) through which are transported such drugs or substances; or (C) through which significant sums of
drug-related profits or monies are laundered with the knowledge or complicity of the government.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7479.)

major emitting facility - any of the following stationary sources of air pollutants which emit, or have the
potential to emit, one hundred tons per year or more of any air pollutant from the following types of stationary sources: fossil-fuel fired steam electric plants of more than two hundred and fifty million
British thermal units per hour heat input, coal cleaning plants (thermal dryers), kraft pulp mills, Portland Cement plants, primary zinc smelters, iron and steel mill plants, primary aluminum ore reduction plants, primary copper smelters, municipal incinerators capable of charging more than fifty tons of refuse per day, hydrofluoric, sulfuric, and nitric acid plants, petroleum refineries, lime plants, phosphate rock processing plants, coke oven batteries, sulfur recovery plants, carbon black plants (furnace process), primary lead smelters, fuel  conversion plants, sintering plants, secondary metal production facilities, chemical process plants, fossil-fuel boilers of more than two hundred and fifty million British thermal units per hour heat input, petroleum storage and transfer facilities with a capacity exceeding three hundred thousand barrels, taconite ore processing facilities, glass
fiber processing plants, charcoal production facilities. Such term also includes any other source with the potential to emit two hundred and fifty tons per year or more of any air pollutant. This term shall not include new or modified facilities which are nonprofit health or education institutions which have been exempted by the State.
major enhanced-use lease - an enhanced-use lease that includes consideration consisting of an average
annual rent of more than $10,000,000.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8161.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
major event - planned, non-emergency activity that draws national attention significant or designated
non-emergency activity requiring additional security, such as inaugurals, State of the Union
addresses, the Olympics, and international summit conferences.
major force - A military organization comprised of major combat elements and associated combat
support, combat service support, and sustainment increments.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
major functions of an institution - instruction, organized research, other sponsored activities and other
institutional activities as defined below: a. Instruction means the teaching and training activities of
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB,
Circular A21)
an institution. Except for research training , this term includes all teaching and training activities, whether they are offered for credits toward a degree or certificate or on a non-credit basis, and whether they are offered through regular academic departments or separate divisions, such as a summer school division or an extension division. Also considered part of this major function are departmental research, and, where agreed to, university research.  (1) Sponsored instruction and training means specific instructional or training activity established by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. For purposes of the cost principles, this activity may be considered a major function even though an institution's accounting treatment may include it in the instruction function.
(2) Departmental research means research, development and scholarly activities that are not organized research and, consequently, are not separately budgeted and accounted for. Departmental research, for purposes of this document, is not considered as a major function, but as a part of the instruction function of the institution.

major hazard - natural or human-induced phenomenon that has the potential for significant and
substantial harm to human health, property, activity, and/ or animals or the environment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 481)

major illicit drug producing country -  a country in which- (A) 1,000 hectares or more of illicit opium
poppy is cultivated or harvested during a year; (B) 1,000 hectares or more of illicit coca is cultivated or harvested during a year; or (C) 5,000 hectares or more of illicit cannabis is cultivated or harvested during a year, unless the President determines that such illicit cannabis production does not significantly affect the United States.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2291)

major illicit drug producing country - A) 1,000 hectares or more of illicit opium poppy is cultivated or
harvested during a year; (B) 1,000 hectares or more of illicit coca is cultivated or harvested during a year; or(C) 5,000 hectares or more of illicit cannabis is cultivated or harvested during a year, unless the President determines that such illicit cannabis production does not significantly affect the United States.

major incident [IT service] - highest category of impact for an incident.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
major industrial country - any such country and any instrumentality of such a country.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2518.)
major information system - a system that is part of an investment that requires special management
attention and agency policies, a "major automated information system" or a system that is part of a major acquisition consisting of information resources.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
major information system - information system that requires special management attention because of
its importance to an agency mission; its high development, operating, or maintenance costs; or its significant role in the administration of agency programs, finances, property, or other resources.
major information technology investment - an investment that requires special management attention
as defined in OMB guidance and agency policies, a "major automated information system", or a major acquisition consisting of information resources.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
major investment - investments that require an Exhibit 300includes all Level 1 and 2 investments, as
well as Level 3 IT investments in accordance with the investment thresholds defined in Directive 102-01.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
major life activity - basic activities that the average person can perform with little or no difficulty
includes (but not limited to) caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking,  seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, concentrating, thinking, interacting with others, and working; can also include the operation of a major bodily function.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
278g5.)
major manufacturing industry - the aerospace, automotive, electronics, shipbuilding, construction,
home building, furniture, textile, and apparel industries and such other industries as the Director designates.
major money laundering country -  a country whose financial institutions engage in currency
transactions involving significant amounts of proceeds from international narcotics trafficking.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 481)
major non-NATO ally -  a country which is designated as a major non-NATO ally for purposes of this
Act and the Arms Export Control Act.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)
major non-NATO ally - a country that has been so designated in accordance with the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7432)
major non-NATO ally - a country which is designated as a major non-NATO ally for purposes of this
chapter and the Arms Export Control Act.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2403)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6213)
major oil company - any person who, individually or together with any other person with respect to
which such person has an affiliate relationship or significant ownership interest, produced during a prior 6month period specified by the Secretary, an average daily volume of 1,600,000 barrels of crude oil, natural gas liquids equivalents, and natural gas equivalents.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
major operation - 1. A series of tactical actions (battles, engagements, strikes) conducted by combat
forces of a single or several Services, coordinated in time and place, to achieve strategic or
operational objectives in an operational area.  2. For noncombat operations, a reference to the
relative size and scope of a military operation.  See also operation.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
major program - A Federal program determined by the auditor to be a major program in accordance
with A-133 ___.520 or a program identified as a major program by a Federal agency or passthrough entity in accordance with A-133 ___.215(c).
major program - a Federal program determined by the auditor to be a major program or a program
identified as a major program by a Federal agency or pass-through entity.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
major program - an activity approved to proceed to implementation that has an estimated life-cycle cost
of more than $250,000,000.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
878a)
major program - an activity approved to proceed to implementation that has an estimated life-cycle cost
of more than $250,000,000.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 30104.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
196)
major range and test facility base - the test and evaluation facilities and resources that are designated by
the Secretary of Defense as facilities and resources comprising the Major Range and Test Facility
Base.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
major renovation - work to an existing facility that is beyond cosmetic (e.g., replacing carpeting,
painting, or hanging wallpaper) that affects more than 10,000 square feet or that costs $200,000 or more.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7412.)
major source - any stationary source or group of stationary sources located within a contiguous area and
under common control that emits or has the potential to emit considering controls, in the aggregate, 10 tons per year or more of any hazardous air pollutant or 25 tons per year or more of any
combination of hazardous air pollutants. The Administrator may establish a lesser quantity, or in the case of radionuclides different criteria, for a major source than that specified in the previous

sentence, on the basis of the potency of the air pollutant, persistence, potential for bioaccumulation, other characteristics of the air pollutant, or other relevant factors.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7602.)

major stationary source and major emitting facility - any stationary facility or source of air pollutants
which directly emits, or has the potential to emit, one hundred tons per year or more of any air
pollutant (including any major emitting facility or source of fugitive emissions of any such pollutant, as determined by rule by the Administrator).

major subprogram - a major subprogram of a major defense acquisition program designated.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2366a)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2302)

major system - a combination of elements that will function together to produce the capabilities required
to fulfill a mission need. The elements may include hardware, equipment, software or any combination thereof, but excludes construction or other improvements to real property. A system shall be considered a major system if (A) conditions are satisfied, or (B) the system is designated a
major system by the head of the agency responsible for the system.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3097)
major system - any significant program of an element of the intelligence community with projected total
development and procurement costs exceeding $500,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2010 constant dollars), which costs shall include all end-to-end program costs, including costs associated with the development and procurement of the program and any other costs associated with the development
and procurement of systems required to support or utilize the program.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
major system - combination of elements that will function together to produce the capabilities required
to fulfill a mission need, including hardware, equipment, software, or any combination thereof, but excluding construction or other improvements to real property.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

major system - that combination of elements that will function together to produce the capabilities
required to fulfill a mission need. The elements may include hardware, equipment, software, or any
combination thereof, but exclude construction or other improvements to real property. A system is a major system if (1) The Department of Defense is responsible for the system and the total expenditures for research, development, test, and evaluation for the system are estimated to be more
than $185 million based on Fiscal Year 2014 constant dollars or the eventual total expenditure for the acquisition exceeds  $835 million based on Fiscal Year 2014 constant dollars (or any update of
these thresholds based on a more recent fiscal year; (2) A civilian agency is responsible for the
system and total expenditures for the system are estimated to exceed $2 million or the dollar threshold for a "major system" established by the agency pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-109, entitled "Major System Acquisitions," whichever is greater; or (3) The system is designated a "major system" by the head of the agency responsible for the system.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2802)

major wine trading country - any foreign country, or group of foreign countries, designated as such.(4)
The phrase nontariff barrier to (or other distortion of), in the context of trade in United States wine, includes any measure implemented by the government of a major wine trading country that either gives a competitive advantage to the wine industry of that country or restricts the importation of United States wine into that country.

make - when referring to a passenger motor vehicle -  is the trade name of the manufacturer of the
vehicle.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32101.)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

make-or-buy program - that part of a contractor's written plan for a contract identifying those major
items to be produced or work efforts to be performed in the prime contractor's facilities and those to be subcontracted.
malicious code - Software or firmware intended to perform an unauthorized process that will have
adverse impact on the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system. A virus,
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12

worm, Trojan horse, or other code-based entity that infects a host; spyware and some forms of
adware are also examples of malicious code.
FAM 091) (SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)
malicious cyber command and control - a method for unauthorized remote identification of, access to,
or use of, an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)
malicious reconnaissance - a method for actively probing or passively monitoring an information system
for the purpose of discerning security vulnerabilities of the information system, if such method is
associated with a known or suspected cybersecurity threat.
malintent - intention to cause harm mental and psychophysiological state of persons intending to cause
harm.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8402.)
mall municipal or rural cooperative electric powerplant - an electric generating unit, which (A) by
design is not capable of consuming fuel at a fuel heat input rate in excess of a rate determined
appropriate by the Secretary by rule; and (B) is owned or operated by a municipality or a rural electric cooperative.
malnutrition - poor nutritional status caused by nutritional deficiency or excess.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9303)
maltreatment - similar to abuse implies long-term cruel or rude treatment, inadequate or inedible food,
lack of adequate warmth or shelter, lack of adequate exercise, etc.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
malware - See malicious code.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
mammogram - a radiographic image produced through mammography.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
263b)
mammography - radiography of the breast.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
263b)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

management [Directorate]  - Department of Homeland Security Support Component that administers
the financial management, procurement, acquisition, human resources, enterprise-wide learning and
development, personnel, information technology and communications systems, security for personnel, facilities, property, equipment and other material resources, grants and other assistance
management programs as well as the identification and tracking of performance measurements
relating to the responsibilities of DHS.
management capacity -  the capacity to manage the program or system through the use of highly
qualified organizations and personnel with appropriate experience, knowledge, and skills.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2431a)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

management control coordinator - A senior-level manager designated by an Assistant Secretary, office
head, or chief of mission (COM) to ensure that the requirements of the FMFIA and the Departments
management control program are adequately carried out by the bureau, office, or post. Also serves as the bureau liaison to the Office of Management Control staff.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

management control evaluation - A detailed evaluation of a program or activity to determine whether
adequate and appropriate control techniques exist. There are two types - (1) Management control
review is a detailed evaluation of the existing systems of management controls to determine whether necessary controls are in place and producing the intended results; and (2) Alternative management
control review is an Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit or a financial, a computer security system management, or a consulting review. The review determines that the control techniques of
the activity are operating in compliance with Circular A-123. These types of reviews can be used in lieu of a management control review if they encompass the same scope and techniques of a management control review.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

management control officer - The Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who is designated by the Secretary of
State to direct the Departments implementation of and compliance with the Federal Managers
Financial Integrity Act.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

management control system (or system of management control) - The organizational structure,
operating procedures, and administrative practices adopted by all levels of management to provide reasonable assurance that programs and administrative activities are effectively carried out in accordance with the objectives of the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) and OMB Circular A-123, revised.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

management control system documentation - Consists of written policies, organization charts,
procedures, manuals, memoranda, flow charts, decision tables, software, and other related written materials pertaining to controls within each Department segment. This documentation must be current and permanently on file. Such documentation will serve to - (1) Describe the management control methods and measures; (2) Communicate responsibilities and authorities for operating such methods and measures; and (3) Assist in the review of the management controls and their functioning.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

management control techniques - The processes and documents used to efficiently and effectively
accomplish a management control objective and thus help safeguard an activity from waste, loss,
unauthorized use, or misappropriation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

management controls - The security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information
system that focus on the management of risk for the system. Management controls include risk management, review of security controls, system lifecycle controls, processing authorization controls, system security plan controls, and privacy controls.
management decision - the evaluation by the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity of the
audit findings and corrective action plan and the issuance of a written decision as to what corrective action is necessary.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

management decision - The evaluation by the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity of the
audit findings and corrective action plan and the issuance of a written decision as to what corrective
action is necessary.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 056.1)

management decision - When the management of an action office for an OIG recommendation informs
OIG of its intended course of action in response to a recommendation. If OIG accepts the
management decision, the recommendation is considered resolved. If OIG does not accept the
management decision and the issue cannot be resolved after a reasonable effort to achieve
agreement, the Inspector General may choose to take it to impasse.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

management line of business chief - individual delegated within the Management Directorate with
responsibilities for a set of one or more highly related services (administrative, financial, human resources, information technology, procurement, and security).
management officer - An officer of the Department who is responsible for the day-to-day operations in a
domestic office or bureau or at a post abroad.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.2)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)

management officer or counselor - The State Department officer responsible for managing all
administrative and support activities of a post abroad, except for USAID activities under independent administration. Responsibilities include management and budgeting of real property
operations.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)
management official - A supervisor, human resource officer, management officer, or other management
official who has personal knowledge of, or receives information relating to, an incident or allegation
that may serve as grounds for disciplinary action.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3845)
management official - an individual employed by an agency in a position the duties and responsibilities
of which require or authorize the individual to formulate, determine, or influence the policies of the agency.
management official - The bureau executive director or, overseas, the management counselor or officer.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 11
FAM 611.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)
management or internal control objective - A desired goal or condition to be achieved by the control
techniques used on a component. Each objective is to take into consideration the nature of the component and the requirements of Circular A-123 (revised). Limiting factors such as budget constraints, statutory and regulatory restrictions, staff limitations, and the cost-benefits of each control technique are to be considered in determining desired management control objectives.
management-in-place [asbestos] - principle of maintaining intact, undisturbed asbestos such that it does
not become damaged or disturbed and, as a result, release asbestos fibers to the ambient air.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
manager/ supervisor - person in a position responsible for overseeing employees, projects, programs or
departments in a business.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
manager/ supervisor position classification standard  - occurrence of a position requiring an individual
to oversee  employees, projects, programs, or departments in a business, and where the NFC Position Supervisory Code is either 2 or 4.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

managerial capacity -  a. In the context of E1 priority worker immigrant visa classification, managerial
capacity as defined in INA 101(a)(44)(A) means an assignment within an organization in which the employee primarily - (1) Manages the organization, or a department, subdivision, function, or component of the organization; (2) Supervises and controls the work of other supervisory, professional, or managerial employees, or manages an essential function within the organization, or a department or subdivision of the organization; (3) If another employee or other employees are directly supervised, has the authority to hire and fire or recommend those as well as other personnel actions (such as promotion and leave authorization) or, if no other employee is directly supervised, functions at a senior level within the organization hierarchy or with respect to the function managed;
and (4) Exercises discretion over the day-to-day operations of the activity or function for which the employee has authority. b. A first-line supervisor is not considered to be acting in a managerial capacity merely by virtue of supervisory responsibilities unless the employees supervised are
professional.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)

managerial capacity - an assignment within an organization in which the employee primarily- (i)
manages the organization, or a department, subdivision, function, or component of the organization; (ii) supervises and controls the work of other supervisory, professional, or managerial employees, or manages an essential function within the organization, or a department or subdivision of the organization; (iii) if another employee or other employees are directly supervised, has the authority to hire and fire or recommend those as well as other personnel actions (such as promotion and leave
authorization) or, if no other employee is directly supervised, functions at a senior level within the organizational hierarchy or with respect to the function managed; and (iv) exercises discretion over the day-to-day operations of the activity or function for which the employee has authority. A firstline supervisor is not considered to be acting in a managerial capacity merely by virtue of the supervisor's supervisory duties unless the employees supervised are professional.
managing state projects - A project management methodology consisting of periods, phases, activities,
and control gates, designed specifically for the Department of State.  Also called MSP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
mandatory declassification review - the review for declassification of classified information in response
to a request for declassification that meets the requirements.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

mandatory separation - action effected by the agency to separate an employee from a position, with
prior notice includes:  law enforcement officer; firefighter; nuclear materials courier; or customs and border protection officer.

man-day - any day during which an employee performs any agricultural labor for not less than one hour.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
maneuver - 1. A movement to place ships, aircraft, or land forces in a position of advantage over the
enemy.  2. A tactical exercise carried out at sea, in the air, on the ground, or on a map in imitation of war.  3. The operation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle, to cause it to perform desired movements.  4. Employment of forces in the operational area through movement in combination with fires to
achieve a position of advantage in respect to the enemy.  See also mission; operation.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

manifest - the form used for identifying the quantity, composition, and the origin, routing, and
destination of hazardous waste during its transportation from the point of generation to the point of
disposal, treatment, or storage.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
man-made disaster - human-caused incident resulting in severe property damage, deaths, and/ or
multiple injuries includes such events as airplane accidents, nuclear disasters, oil spills, structural
flaws or failures, war, genocide, terrorist attacks.
manpower management - The means of manpower control to ensure the most efficient and economical
use of available manpower.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

manpower requirements - Human resources needed to accomplish specified work loads of
organizations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)
manual driving distraction - Tasks that require the driver to take a hand off the steering wheel to
perform a non-steering task (such as dialing a phone number, sending a text message, tuning a radio, eating, or self-grooming).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)
manual driving distraction - Tasks that require the driver to take a hand off the steering wheel to
perform a non-steering task (such as dialing a phone number, sending a text message, tuning a radio, eating, or self-grooming).
manual workaround - method requiring human intervention to circumvent a problem without
eliminating it when the usual or planned method isn't working.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
387e)

manufacture, preparation, compounding, or processing -repackaging or otherwise changing the
container, wrapper, or labeling of any tobacco product package in furtherance of the distribution of the tobacco product from the original place of manufacture to the person who makes final delivery or sale to the ultimate consumer or user.

manufactured fiber - any fiber derived by a process of manufacture from any substance which, at any
point in the manufacturing process, is not a fiber.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
70.)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d6d)

manufacturer - (A) a contractor or subcontractor of a manufacturer; (B) a supplier or licenser of any
product, intellectual property, service, research tool, or component or other article used in the design, development, clinical testing, investigation, or manufacturing of a covered countermeasure;
and (C) any or all of the parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and assigns of a manufacturer.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32304.)
manufacturer - a person (A) engaged in manufacturing or assembling new passenger motor vehicles; (B)
importing new passenger motor vehicles for resale; or (C) acting for and under the control of such a
manufacturer, assembler, or importer in connection with the distribution of new passenger motor vehicles.
manufacturer - a person (A) manufacturing or assembling passenger motor vehicles or passenger motor
vehicle equipment; or (B) importing motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment for resale.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32101.)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300aa33)
manufacturer - any corporation, organization, or institution, whether public or private (including
Federal, State, and local departments, agencies, and instrumentalities), which manufactures, imports, processes, or distributes under its label any vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table, except that such term shall include the manufacturer of any other vaccine. The term manufacture means to
manufacture, import, process, or distribute a vaccine.
manufacturer - any person engaged in the business of buying milk in commerce for the purpose of
manufacturing dairy products.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1637a.)
manufacturer - any person engaged in the business of manufacturing explosive materials for purposes of
sale or distribution or for his own use.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
841)
manufacturer - any person who imports, manufactures, or assembles motor vehicles for sale.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2821.)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32901.)
manufacturer- (A) a person engaged in the business of manufacturing automobiles, including a
predecessor or successor of the person to the extent provided under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary; and (B) if more than one person is the manufacturer of an automobile, the person
specified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2500)

manufacturing technology - techniques and processes designed to improve manufacturing quality,
productivity, and practices, including quality control, shop floor management, inventory management, and worker training, as well as manufacturing equipment and software.

maquiladora - an entity located in Mexico that assembles and produces goods from imported parts for
export to the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1401)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

marine air command and control system - A system that provides the aviation combat element
commander with the means to command, coordinate, and control all air operations within an assigned sector and to coordinate air operations with other Services.  Also called MACCS.  See also
direct air support center; tactical air operations center.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17211)

marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy - electrical energy from (1) waves, tides, and currents in
oceans, estuaries, and tidal areas;
(2) free flowing water in rivers, lakes, and streams;
(3) free flowing water in man-made channels; and
(4) differentials in ocean temperature (ocean thermal
energy conversion).
marine boundaries - offshore waters and seabeds over which the United States has sovereignty and
jurisdiction.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

Marine Corps - the United States Marine Corps. It includes the Regular Marine Corps, the Fleet Marine
Corps Reserve, and the Marine Corps Reserve.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
5001)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
Marine Corps special operations forces - Those Active Component Marine Corps forces designated by
the Secretary of Defense that are specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and
support special operations.  Also called MARSOF.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1956)
marine debris - any persistent solid material that is manufactured or processed and directly or indirectly,
intentionally or unintentionally, disposed of or abandoned into the marine environment or the Great Lakes.
marine environment - an all-inclusive term that was developed to cover land and water areas that could
be affected by pollution from all vessels and not only tank vessels.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1502)
marine environment - the coastal environment, waters of the contiguous zone, and waters of the high
seas; the fish, wildlife, and other living resources of such waters; and the recreational and scenic values of such waters and resources.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1222)
marine environment - the navigable waters of the United States and the land and resources therein and
thereunder; the waters and fishery resources of any area over which the United States asserts
exclusive fishery management authority; the seabed and subsoil of the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States, the resources thereof and the waters superjacent thereto; and the recreational, economic, and scenic values of such waters and resources.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1331)
marine environment - the physical, atmospheric, and biological components, conditions, and factors
which interactively determine the productivity, state, condition, and quality of the marine ecosystem, including the waters of the high seas, the contiguous zone, transitional and intertidal areas, salt marshes, and wetlands within the coastal zone and on the outer Continental Shelf.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1322)
marine pollution control device - any equipment or management practice, for installation or use on
board a vessel of the Armed Forces, that is- (A) designed to receive, retain, treat, control, or discharge a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel; and (B) determined by the Administrator and the Secretary of Defense to be the most effective equipment or management practice to reduce the environmental impacts of the discharge consistent with the considerations set
forth.
marine sanitation device - any equipment for installation on board a vessel which is designed to receive,
retain, treat, or discharge sewage, and any process to treat such sewage.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1322)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
marine transportation system - set of waterways, ports and inter-modal connections, vessels, vehicles,
and system users, as well as federal maritime navigation systems in which marine vessels operate
consists of waterways, ports and inter-modal connections, vessels, vehicles, and system users, as
well as federal maritime navigation systems.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
maritime administration ready reserve force - The surge sealift assets owned and operated by the
United States Department of Transportation/ Maritime Administration and Military Sealift Command (in contingency), crewed by civilian mariners.  Also called MARAD RRF.  See also
National Defense Reserve Fleet.
maritime area of interest - particular geographic point, such as sea lanes or oceanic regions, on which
surveillance capabilities are focused.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

maritime domain - sphere of knowledge, influence and activity concerning areas and things of, on,
under, relating to, adjacent to, or bordering on a seas, ocean, or other navigable waterway includes all maritime-related activities, infrastructure, people, cargo, and vessels and other conveyances.
maritime domain - The oceans, seas, bays, estuaries, islands, coastal areas, and the airspace above these,
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

including the littorals.
JP 332) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
maritime domain awareness - effective understanding of information, threats, and anything associated
with the global maritime domain that could impact the security, safety, economy, or environment of
the United States.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
maritime domain awareness - The effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime
domain that could impact the security, safety, economy, or environment of a nation.  Also called
MDA.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
maritime environment - complex union and interaction between oceans, seas, bays, estuaries, and other
major water bodies, with the atmosphere and land seaward of the mean high water mark includes weather, currents, natural resources, and fish stocks.
maritime forces - Forces that operate on, under, or above the sea to gain or exploit command of the sea,
sea control, or sea denial and/ or to project power from the sea.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)
maritime interception operations - Efforts to monitor, query, and board merchant vessels in
international waters to enforce sanctions against other nations such as those in support of United
Nations Security Council Resolutions and/ or prevent the transport of restricted goods.  Also called
MIO.
Maritime Operations Center - Navy facility organized, manned and responsible for operational level
coordination, synchronization, & guidance of near term planning & execution.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
maritime power projection - Power projection in and from the maritime environment, including a broad
spectrum of offensive military operations to destroy enemy forces or logistic support or to prevent
enemy forces from approaching within enemy weapons' range of friendly forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
maritime pre-positioning force operation - A rapid deployment and assembly of a Marine
expeditionary force in a secure area using a combination of intertheater airlift and forward-deployed
maritime pre-positioning ships.  Also called MPF operation.  See also maritime pre-positioning
ships.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
maritime pre-positioning ships - Civilian-crewed, Military Sealift Command-chartered ships that are
usually forward-deployed and loaded with pre-positioned equipment and up to 30 days of supplies to support Marine expeditionary brigades.  Also called MPSs.  See also Navy cargo handling
battalion.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
maritime security level - warning level set for a specified maritime region to reflect the prevailing threat
environment to the marine elements of the national transportation system includes; ports, vessels,
facilities, and critical assets and infrastructure located on or adjacent to waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
maritime security operations - Those operations to protect maritime sovereignty and resources and to
counter
maritime-related
terrorism,
weapons
proliferation,
transnational
crime,
piracy,
environmental destruction, and illegal seaborne immigration.  Also called MSO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
Maritime Security Program - A program authorized in the Maritime Security Act of 2003 requiring the
Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to establish a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately-owned vessels to meet national defense and
other security requirements.  Also called MSP.
maritime superiority - That degree of dominance of one force over another that permits the conduct of
maritime operations by the former and its related land, maritime, and air forces at a given time and
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
place without prohibitive interference by the opposing force.
JP 332)
maritime terminal - A facility for berthing ships simultaneously at piers, quays, and/ or working
anchorages.  Also called water terminal.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15, 1.)
marker - an assurance given by the Antitrust Division to a candidate for corporate leniency that no other
company will be considered for leniency, for some finite period of time, while the candidate is given an opportunity to perfect its leniency application.
market - the sale or disposition of swine, pork, or pork products in commerce.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
198.)
market - to sell or otherwise dispose of in commerce in the United States; market.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1359aa.)
market formula purchase - a formula purchase in a case in which the price formula is based on one or
more futures or options contracts.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)
market research - collecting and analyzing information about capabilities within the market to satisfy
agency needs.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
market research - process used to collect, organize, maintain, analyze, and present data for the purpose
of maximizing the capabilities, technology, and competitive force of the marketplace to meet an
organization's needs for supplies or services.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
518d.)
market share - the share of each manufacturer or importer of a class of tobacco product expressed as a
decimal to the fourth place) of the total volume of domestic sales of the class of tobacco product during the base period for a fiscal year for an assessment.
marketing - the sale or other disposition of livestock, livestock products, or meat or meat food products
in commerce.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635a.)
marking - To maintain contact on a target from such a position that the marking unit has an immediate
offensive capability.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
mark-up - The process by which congressional committees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed
appropriation and authorization legislations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)
marque - the trade name used by a separate marketing division of a motor vehicle assembler.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
marque - the trade name used by a separate marketing division of a motor vehicle assembler.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

marshalling - 1. The process by which units participating in an amphibious or airborne operation group
together or assemble when feasible or move to temporary camps in the vicinity of embarkation
points, complete preparations for combat, or prepare for loading.  2. The process of assembling,
holding, and organizing supplies and/ or equipment, especially vehicles of transportation, for
onward movement.  See also staging area.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)

marshalling area - A location in the vicinity of a reception terminal or pre-positioned equipment storage
site where arriving unit personnel, equipment, materiel, and accompanying supplies are reassembled, returned to the control of the unit commander, and prepared for onward movement.
See also marshalling.

mass atrocity response operations - Military activities conducted to prevent or halt mass atrocities.
Also called MARO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
11023.)
mass balance - an accumulation of the annual quantities of chemicals transported to a facility, produced
at a facility, consumed at a facility, used at a facility, accumulated at a facility, released from a facility, and transported from a facility as a waste or as a commercial product or byproduct or component of a commercial product or byproduct.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
mass casualty - Any large number of casualties produced in a relatively short period of time, usually as
the result of a single incident such as a military aircraft accident, hurricane, flood, earthquake, or armed attack that exceeds local logistic support capabilities.  Also called MASCAL.  See also
casualty.
mass killings - 3 or more killings in a single incident.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 455)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2101)

mass layoff - a reduction in force which-
(A) is not the result of a plant closing; and
(B) results in an
employment loss at the single site of employment during any 30-day period for-
(i)(I) at least 33
percent of the employees (excluding any part-time employees); and (II) at least 50 employees (excluding any part-time employees); or
(ii) at least 500 employees (excluding any part-time employees).

massed fire - 1. The fire of the batteries of two or more ships directed against a single target.  2. Fire
from a number of weapons directed at a single point or small area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
master - The commander of a United States Naval Ship, a commercial ship, or a government-owned
general agency agreement ship operated for the Military Sealift Command by a civilian company to
transport Department of Defense cargo.
master - the individual having command of a vessel. The master of a United States documented vessel
must be a United States citizen.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 721)
master - the person having the command of the vessel.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401)
master air attack plan - A plan that contains key information that forms the foundation of the joint air
tasking order.  Also called MAAP.  See also target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
master key - key that operates the entire master keyed locks or cylinders in a groupeach lock or cylinder
is usually operated by its own change key.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 015.1)

master reference data - A data management tool for housing reference data, such as the list of
Organization Symbols or Organization Codes, for use in Department of State systems. The Bureau of Information Resource Management's Operations Systems and Integration Office, Enterprise Programming and Integration Division, Data Management Branch (IRM/ OPS/ SIO/ EPI/ DM) maintains this tool for use by all Department of State employees.  Also called MRD.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 153)

master service level agreement - A Master Service Level Agreement (MSLA) is an SLA that defines the
core services available to a customer by virtue of the customers affiliation with an organization, in this case the Department of State. Generally, these are the underlying services provided to customers
at no charge, but which are required for value-added business services to function. These are often provided on a best effort basis.
master solicitation - a document containing special clauses and provisions that have been identified as
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
essential for the acquisition of a specific type of supply or service that is acquired repetitively.

Master Training Guide  - A collection of tasks and associated conditions and standards of a specific
joint organization. Tasks are derived from joint doctrine and are grouped by mission and/ or
function to support organizational training.  Also called MTG.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)

masters degree equivalent - a bachelor degree plus five years of progressive experience in the
professions should be considered as the equivalent of a master's degree.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
matching agreement - a written agreement between a recipient agency and a source agency (or a non-
Federal agency) that is required by the Privacy Act for parties engaging in a matching program.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A108)
matching notice - the notice published by an agency in the Federal Register upon the establishment, reestablishment, or modification of a matching program that describes the existence and character of the matching program. A matching notice identifies the agencies involved, the purpose(s) of the matching program, the authority for conducting the matching program, the records and individuals involved, and additional details about the matching program.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A108)

material - a good that is used in the production of another good and includes a part or an ingredient.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
material - a good that is used in the production of another good, including a part or an ingredient.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
material - a good that is used in the production of another good, including a part or an ingredient.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805)
material - a good that is used in the production of another good, including a part or an ingredient.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4033)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3345)
material - any data, regardless of physical form or characteristic, including written or printed matter,
automated information systems storage media, maps, charts, paintings, drawings, films, photographs, engravings, sketches, working notes, papers, reproductions of any such things by any means or process, and sound, voice, magnetic, or electronic recordings.
material - documentary material, tangible things, written reports or answers to questions, and transcripts
of oral testimony.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
57b2)
material that is self-produced - an originating material that is produced by a producer of a good and
used in the production of that good.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
material that is self-produced - an originating material that is produced by a producer of a good and
used in the production of that good.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
material that is self-produced - an originating material that is produced by a producer of a good and
used in the production of that good.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4033)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

material weaknesses - Significant deficiencies in which the agency head determines to be significant
enough to report outside of the agency. Such weakness would - (1) Significantly impair the fulfillment of the Departments mission; (2) Deprive the public of needed services; (3) Significantly weaken safeguards against waste, loss, unauthorized use, or misappropriation of funds, property, other assets or conflict of interest; (4) Merit the attention of the agency head/ senior management, the President, or the relevant congressional oversight committee; or (5) Be of a nature that omission
from the report could reflect adversely on the actual or perceived management integrity of the
agency.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

materiality -  the misrepresentation was of direct and objective significance to the proper resolution of
the alien's application for a visa. The Attorney General has declared the definition of materiality
with respect to INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i) to be as follows - A misrepresentation made in connection with an application for a visa or other documents, or with entry into the United States, is material if either
- a. The alien is inadmissible on the true facts; or b. The misrepresentation tends to shut off a line of inquiry which is relevant to the alien's eligibility and which might well have resulted in a proper determination that he or she be inadmissible.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

materials - A) any raw materials (including minerals, metals, and advanced processed materials),
commodities, articles, components (including critical components), products, and items of supply;
and (B) any technical information or services ancillary to the use of any such materials, commodities, articles, components, products, or items.
materials handling - Any activity in which property is shipped, received, moved, stored, issued, or
returned.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 112)
materials handling equipment.  Equipment used at air, ground, and sea ports to handle large cargo.
Also called MHE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)

materiel - All items necessary to equip, operate, maintain, and support military activities without
distinction as to its application for administrative or combat purposes.  See also equipment; personal
property.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

materiel - equipment, apparatus, and supplies used by an organization or institution or required in some
work or enterprise - distinguished from personnel within DHS includes; ships, aircraft, radios etc.,
and related spares, repair parts, and support equipment, but excludes real property, installations, and utilities.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

materiel inventory objective - The quantity of an item required to be on hand and on order on M-day in
order to equip, provide a materiel pipeline, and sustain the approved United States force structure
and those Allied forces designated for United States materiel support, through the period prescribed
for war materiel planning purposes.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

materiel planning - A subset of logistic planning consisting of the four-step process of: a. requirements
definition.  Requirements for significant items are calculated at item-level detail to support sustainability planning and analysis.  b. apportionment.  Items are apportioned to the combatant commanders based on a global scenario to avoid sourcing of items to multiple theaters.  c. sourcing. Sourcing is the matching of available capabilities on a given date against item requirements to support sustainability analysis and the identification of locations to support transportation planning. d. documentation.  Sourced item requirements are translated into movement requirements and documented in the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System database for transportation
feasibility analysis.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
materiel release order - An order issued by an accountable supply system manager directing a nonaccountable activity within the same supply distribution complex to release and ship materiel.  Also
called MRO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
materiel requirements - Those quantities of items of equipment and supplies necessary to equip, provide
a materiel pipeline, and sustain a Service, formation, organization, or unit in the fulfillment of its
purposes or tasks during a specified period.

matured loans - the total principal amount of all loans made by a school under this subpart minus the
total principal amount of loans made by such school to students who are- (i) enrolled in a full-time

course of study at such school; or (ii) in their grace period.
292q) (SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
31111.)
maxi-cube vehicle - a truck tractor combined with a semitrailer and a separable property-carrying unit
designed to be loaded and unloaded through the semitrailer, with the length of the separable
property-carrying unit being not more than 34 feet and the length of the vehicle combination being not more than 65 feet.
maximum contaminant level - maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water that is delivered to
any user of a public water system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
maximum contaminant level - the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water which is
delivered to any user of a public water system.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300f)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
maximum contaminant level goal - maximum level of a contaminant in drinking water at which no
known or anticipated adverse effect on the health of persons would occur and that (Environmental Protection Agency believes) allows an adequate margin of safety.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
7420)
maximum efficient rate - the maximum sustainable daily oil or gas rate from a reservoir which will
permit economic development and depletion of that reservoir without detriment to the ultimate recovery.
maximum extent practicable - maximum potential within the limitations used to determine planning
resources and response times.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
maximum ordinate - In artillery and naval gunfire support, the height of the highest point in the
trajectory of a projectile above the horizontal plane passing through its origin.  Also called vertex
height and MAXORD.
may - denotes the permissive. However, the words "no person may..." mean that no person is required,
authorized, or permitted to do the act described.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
M-day - Mobilization day; unnamed day on which mobilization of forces begins.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)
meals - See the definition of per diem.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
mean time to repair  - basic measure of the maintainability of repairable items representing the average
(mean) time required to repair a failed component or device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
mean time to restore service  - measure of the total time from when an item initially fails until is it fully
restored and delivering its normal functionality.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
means of conveyance - any personal property used for or intended for use for the movement of any other
personal property.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)
means of emission limitation - a system of continuous emission reduction (including the use of specific
technology or fuels with specified pollution characteristics).
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7602.)
means or instrumentality of interstate commerce - any facility of a national securities exchange.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
80a1.)
means-tested Federal benefit program - a program of the Federal Government, other than a program
under subchapter IV, in which eligibility for the program's benefits, or the amount of such benefits,
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1059e.)

are determined on the basis of income or resources of the individual or family seeking the benefit.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
measure of effectiveness - A criterion used to assess changes in system behavior, capability, or
operational environment that is tied to measuring the attainment of an end state, achievement of an
objective, or creation of an effect.  Also called MOE.  See also combat assessment; mission.
measure of effectiveness - operational outcome assessments that identify the most critical performance
requirements needed to meet capability objectives and achievement of desired result.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
measure of performance - A criterion used to assess friendly actions that is tied to measuring task
accomplishment.  Also called MOP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
measure of performance - assessment of physical or functional attributes relating to the execution of the
system's function.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
measure of suitability - assessment of the extent to which the system integrates well into the operation
environment and consider such issues as supportability, human interface compatibility, and
maintainability.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
measurement and signature intelligence - Information  produced by quantitative and qualitative
analysis of physical attributes of targets and events to characterize, locate, and identify targets and events, and derived from specialized, technically derived measurements of physical phenomenon intrinsic to an object or event.  Also called MASINT.  See also intelligence; scientific and technical
intelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
Measurement and Signature Intelligence Requirements System - A system for the management of
theater and national measurement and signature intelligence collection requirements, providing automated tools for users in support of submission, review, and validation of measurement and signature intelligence nominations of requirements to be tasked for national and Department of Defense measurement and signature intelligence collection, production, and exploitation resources.
Also called MRS.  See also measurement and signature intelligence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
measurement areas - Performance areas that identify the highest level of the Federal Enterprise
Architecture (EA) Performance Reference Model (PRM) framework and capture aspects of
performance at the input, output, and outcomes levels.
measurement grouping - Subgroups within each measurement category of the PRM that describe
specific types of measurement indicators.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
measurement indicators - Specific measures developed by a program sponsor, program, or project
manager used to track, assess, and report the success or failure for a specific BRM line of business
or subfunction, Department, program, or project initiative.
measurement ton - The unit of volumetric measurement of equipment associated with surface-delivered
cargo equal to the total cubic feet divided by 40.  Also called MTON.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
meat food products - all products and byproducts of the slaughtering and meat-packing industry-if
edible.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
182.)
mechanical energy source - retained spring in an improvised explosive device (IED) or improved
weapon that acts as the energy source.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
mechanical restraint - the use of devices as a means of restricting a resident's freedom of movement.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290jj)
mechanical sweep - In naval mine warfare, any sweep used with the object of physically contacting the
mine or its appendages.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
mechanical timing switch - timing switch (e.g., clock, timer, drip timer) constructed or modified so that
physical contact between two parts of the timing device complete an electrical circuit initiating the device.
media - Physical devices (e.g., magnetic tapes, optical disks, magnetic disks) which information is stored
within an information system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
media [complex] - person, organization, or entity (other than a federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial
government) who is (1) primarily engaged in the collection, production, or dissemination to the public of information in any form, which includes print, broadcast, film and internet; or (2) otherwise engaged in the collection, production, or dissemination to the public of information in any form related to topics of national security, which includes print, broadcast, film, and internet.
media engagement - Interviews or written submissions for newspaper, magazine, TV, radio,
documentary, or other media organizations or products, including online forums.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)
media operations center - A facility established by the commander to serve as the focal point for the
interface between the military and the media during the conduct of military operations.  Also called
MOC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)
media organization - A person or entity engaged in disseminating information to the general public
through a newspaper, magazine, other publication, radio, television, or other means of mass communication, including online forums such as blogs.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)
media pool - A limited number of news media who represent a larger number of news media
organizations for purposes of news gathering and sharing of material during a specified activity.
See also public affairs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)
media protection - Organizations must - (1) Protect information system media, both paper and digital;
(2) Limit access to information on information system media to authorized users; and (3) Sanitize or
destroy information system media before disposal or release for reuse.  Also called MP.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
medical care - amounts paid for-(A) the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease,
or amounts paid for the purpose of affecting any structure or function of the body,(B) amounts paid for transportation primarily for and essential to medical care referred to in subparagraph (A), and(C) amounts paid for insurance covering medical care referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3422)
medical certificate - a written statement signed by a registered practicing physician or other practitioner,
certifying to the incapacitation, examination or treatment, or to the period of disability while the patient was receiving professional treatment. For family care, employees may provide a written statement from the health care provider concerning the family members need for psychological comfort and/ or physical care.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

medical civil-military operations - All military health-related activities in support of a joint force
commander that establish, enhance, maintain or influence relations between the joint or multinational force and host nation, multinational governmental and nongovernmental civilian organizations and authorities, and the civilian populace in order to facilitate military operations, achieve United States operational objectives, and positively impact the health sector.  Also called
MCMO.
medical countermeasures - MCMs include both pharmaceutical interventions (e.g., vaccines, antimicrobials, antidotes, and antitoxins) and non-pharmaceutical MCM interventions (e.g.,

ventilators, diagnostics, personal protective equipment, and patient decontamination methods) that
may be used to prevent, mitigate, or treat the adverse health effects of a public health emergency.
Security Review
20102014, Terms)

medical countermeasures - Medical countermeasures include both pharmaceutical interventions (e.g.,
vaccines, antimicrobials, antidotes, and antitoxins) and non-pharmaceutical medical countermeasure interventions (e.g., ventilators, diagnostics, personal protective equipment, and patient decontamination methods) that may be used to prevent, mitigate, or treat the adverse health effects of a public health emergency".

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6161.2)

medical documentation - A statement from a licensed physician, which may be supplemented by a
statement from another appropriate practitioner that provides information necessary to determine an
employees entitlement to a disability retirement. This includes - (1) A history of the specific medical condition(s), including any references to findings from previous examinations, treatment, and
responses to treatment; (2) Clinical findings from the most recent medical examination, including
any of the following that have been obtained - findings of a physical examination; results of laboratory tests; copies of X-rays; an EKG report or other special evaluations or diagnostic procedures; and, in the case of a psychiatric disease, the findings of a mental status examination and the results of psychological tests; (3) Diagnosis; (4) Assessment of the current clinical status and plans for future treatment; (5) An estimate of the date of full or partial recovery, if any recovery is anticipated; (6) An explanation on the effect of the medical condition related to the performance of
duties; and (7) Narrative explanation regarding the medical basis for any finding that warrants duty restrictions or accommodations and its therapeutic or risk avoiding value.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3342)
medical emergency - A medical condition of either the employee or the employee's family member that
is likely to require the employee to be absent from duty for a prolonged period and to result in a substantial loss of income (expected absence without available paid leave of at least 24 work hours
for a full-time employee) because of the employee's lack of available paid leave. An employees or
family members incapacity of at least 24 hours without available paid leave due to pregnancy,
recovery from childbirth, or another serious health condition would constitute a medical emergency for purposes of the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (VLTP) or Voluntary Leave Bank Program (VLBP).
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
medical engagement protocols - Directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the
circumstances and limitations under which United States medical forces will initiate medical care and support to those individuals that are not Department of Defense health care beneficiaries or
designated eligible for care in a military medical treatment facility by the Secretary of Defense.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247b4a)
medical evaluation - key components including history, examination, and medical decision making
focused on symptomatic and related body systems for the purpose of diagnosing the etiology of hearing loss and related physical conditions, and for identifying appropriate treatment and referral options.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g1)
medical evaluation by a physician - key components including history, examination, and medical
decision making focused on symptomatic and related body systems for the purpose of diagnosing the etiology of hearing loss and related physical conditions, and for identifying appropriate treatment and referral options.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300s3)
medical facility - a hospital, public health center, outpatient medical facility, rehabilitation facility,
facility for long-term care, or other facility (as may be designated by the Secretary) for the provision
of health care to ambulatory patients.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8101.)

medical facility - any facility or part thereof which is, or will be, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
for the provision of health-care services (including hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care or medical services), including any necessary building and auxiliary structure, garage, parking facility,
mechanical equipment, trackage facilities leading thereto, abutting sidewalks, accommodations for attending personnel, and recreation facilities associated therewith.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
1681a.)

medical information- (1) information or data, whether oral or recorded, in any form or medium, created
by or derived from a health care provider or the consumer, that relates to- (A) the past, present, or future physical, mental, or behavioral health or condition of an individual; (B) the provision of health care to an individual; or (C) the payment for the provision of health care to an individual.2 (2)
does not include the age or gender of a consumer, demographic information about the consumer, including a consumer's residence address or e-mail address, or any other information about a consumer that does not relate to the physical, mental, or behavioral health or condition of a consumer, including the existence or value of any insurance policy.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

medical intelligence - That category of intelligence resulting from collection, evaluation, analysis, and
interpretation of foreign medical, bio-scientific, and environmental information that is of interest to
strategic planning and to military medical planning and operations for the conservation of the fighting strength of friendly forces and the formation of assessments of foreign medical capabilities
in both military and civilian sectors.  Also called MEDINT.  See also intelligence.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

medical intelligence preparation of the operational environment - A systematic continuing process
that analyzes information on medical and disease threats, enemy capabilities, terrain, weather, local medical infrastructure, potential humanitarian and refugee situations, transportation issues, and
political, religious and social issues for all types of operations.  Also called MIPOE.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247b4a)

medical intervention - process by which a physician provides medical diagnosis and direction for
medical and/ or surgical treatment options of hearing loss and/ or related medical disorder associated with hearing loss.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g1)

medical intervention - the process by which a physician provides medical diagnosis and direction for
medical and/ or surgical treatment options of hearing loss and/ or related medical disorder associated with hearing loss.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
286b1)
medical library - a library related to the sciences related to health; and (2) the term sciences related to
health includes medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, and public health, and fundamental and applied sciences when related thereto.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
medical logistics support - A functional area of logistics support for the joint force surgeon's health
service support mission and that includes supplying Class VIII medical supplies (medical material to
include medical peculiar repair parts used to sustain the health service support system), optical fabrication, medical equipment maintenance, blood storage and distribution, and medical gases.
Also called MEDLOG support.
medical officer - an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army, an officer of the Medical Corps of the
Navy, or an officer in the Air Force designated as a medical officer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1185a)
medical or surgical benefits - benefits with respect to medical or surgical services, as defined under the
terms of the plan or coverage (as the case may be), but does not include mental health or substance use disorder benefits.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg26)
medical or surgical benefits - benefits with respect to medical or surgical services, as defined under the
terms of the plan or coverage (as the case may be), but does not include mental health or substance
use disorder benefits.
medical outcomes - those outcomes affecting the HIV-related clinical status of an individual with HIV/
AIDS.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff51)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3745)

medical power of attorney - A legal document signed by a competent adult, i.e., principal, designating a
person whom the principal trusts to make health-care decisions on the principal's behalf should the principal be unable to make such decisions.

medical product - a drug, biological product, device, medical food, or infant formula.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
670.)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1675)
medical quality assurance program - any activity carried out before, on, or after March 23, 2010, by or
for any Indian health program or urban Indian organization to assess the quality of medical care,
including activities conducted by or on behalf of individuals, Indian health program or urban Indian organization medical or dental treatment review committees, or other review bodies responsible for quality assurance, credentials, infection control, patient safety, patient care assessment (including treatment procedures, blood, drugs, and therapeutics), medical records, health resources
management review, and identification and prevention of medical or dental incidents and risks.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 645)
medical quality assurance program - any activity carried out by or for the Coast Guard to assess the
quality of medical care, including activities conducted by individuals, military medical or dental treatment facility committees, or other review bodies responsible for quality assurance, credentials,
infection control, patient care assessment (including treatment procedures, blood, drugs, and therapeutics) medical records, health resources management review and identification and
prevention of medical or dental incidents and risks.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1675)
medical quality assurance record - the proceedings, records, minutes, and reports that (A) emanate
from quality assurance program activities and (B) are produced or compiled by or for an Indian health program or urban Indian organization as part of a medical quality assurance program.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 645)

medical quality assurance record - the proceedings, records, minutes, and reports that emanate from
quality assurance program activities and are produced or compiled by the Coast Guard as part of a medical quality assurance program.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

medical quality management program - policies, plans, and procedures that provides for measurement
of system performance and adjustments through training and/ or policy to improve quality of health care services.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

medical regulating - The actions and coordination necessary to arrange for the movement of patients
through the roles of care and to match patients with a medical treatment facility that has the
necessary health service support capabilities and available bed space.  See also health service
support; medical treatment facility.
medical services - Facilitates charges for medical evacuations, hospitalizations, and expenses related to
obtaining a medical clearance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H113.42)

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1704)

medical services - medical examination, treatment, and rehabilitative services, plus:(A) Surgical services;
(B) Dental services and appliances;
(C) Optometric and podiatric services; (D) Preventive health services;
(E) Noninstitutional extended care services, including alternatives to institutional extended care that the Secretary may furnish directly, by contract, or through provision of case management
by another provider or payer; (F) In the case of a person otherwise receiving care or services under
this chapter: (i) wheelchairs, artificial limbs, trusses, and similar appliances; (ii) special clothing made necessary by the wearing of prosthetic appliances; and (iii) such other supplies or services as
the Secretary determines to be reasonable and necessary; also (G) Travel and incidental expenses.
medical surge - The capability to rapidly expand the capacity of the existing health care system in order
to provide triage and subsequent medical care.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health

Terms)

medical surge - The capability to rapidly expand the capacity of the existing healthcare system in order
to provide triage and subsequent medical care with the goal of rapidly and appropriately extending care for the injured or ill stemming from the event and the maintenance of continuity of care for
non-incident related illness or injury.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

medical surveillance - The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data derived
from instances of medical care or medical evaluation, and the reporting of population-based
information for characterizing and countering threats to a population's health, well-being and
performance.  See also surveillance.

medical treatment facility - A facility established for the purpose of furnishing medical and/ or dental
care to eligible individuals.  Also called MTF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1362.)
medical waste - isolation wastes; infectious agents; human blood and blood products; pathological
wastes; sharps; body parts; contaminated bedding; surgical wastes and potentially contaminated
laboratory wastes; dialysis wastes; and such additional medical items as the Administrator shall prescribe by regulation.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280h5)
medically underserved children and adolescents - a population of children and adolescents who are
residents of an area designated as a medically underserved area or a health professional shortage area by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g11)
medically underserved community - a community identified by a State-(A) that has a substantial
number of individuals who are members of a medically underserved population; and(B) a significant
portion of which is a health professional shortage area.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
295p)
medically underserved community - an urban or rural area or population that- (A) is eligible for
designation as a health professional shortage area;  (C) has a shortage of personal health services, as determined under criteria issued by the Secretary (relating to rural health clinics); or (D) is designated by a State Governor (in consultation with the medical community) as a shortage area or
medically underserved community.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300e)
medically underserved population - the population of an urban or rural area designated by the Secretary
as an area with a shortage of personal health services or a population group designated by the Secretary as having a shortage of such services. Such a designation may be made by the Secretary
only after consideration of the comments (if any) of (A) each State health planning and development
agency which covers (in whole or in part) such urban or rural area or the area in which such population group resides, and (B) each health systems agency designated for a health service area
which covers (in whole or in part) such urban or rural area or the area in which such population group resides.
medicare-eligible - entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1111)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
286)
medicine and medical - preventive and therapeutic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, hospitalization,
nursing, public health, and the fundamental sciences related thereto, and other related fields of study, research, or activity.
medium duty passenger vehicles - Any four-wheeled vehicle that has a GVWR between 8,500 and
10,000 pounds, is self-propelled, and is designed to transport primarily persons, regardless of the
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)

intended use.  Also called MDPV.

medium hub airport - an airport that each year has at least .25 percent, but less than 1.0 percent, of the
total annual boardings in the United States.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41714.)
medium-range ballistic missile.  A ballistic missile with a range capability from about 600 to 1,500
nautical miles.  Also called MRBM.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 469.23)

meeting or similar function - A conference, seminar, speaking engagement, training course, or similar
event that takes place away from the employees official duty station and is sponsored or
cosponsored by a non-Federal source.

member - A member of the Service as defined in the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3911.2)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300e)

member - an individual who has entered into a contractual arrangement, or on whose behalf a contractual
arrangement has been entered into, with the organization under which the organization assumes the responsibility for the provision to such individual of basic health services and of such supplemental health services as may be contracted for.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

member - with respect to a registered entity or derivatives transaction execution facility, an individual,
association, partnership, corporation, or trust-(A) owning or holding membership in, or admitted to membership representation on, the registered entity or derivatives transaction execution facility; or
(B) having trading privileges on the registered entity or derivatives transaction execution facility. A
participant in an alternative trading system that is designated as a contract market is deemed a
member of the contract market for purposes of transactions insecurity futures products through the contract market.
member agency - any Federal department or agency that, at the discretion of the head of that department
or agency, has entered a memorandum of understanding regarding participation in the NBIC.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
195b)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 302.62)

member of a terrorist organization -  Aliens who are members of designated FTOs or entities on the
Terrorism Exclusion List are inadmissible. The INA does not require the alien to know that the
organization has been designated. Members of undesignated terrorist organizations are inadmissible, but there is a narrow exception based on lack of knowledge (see 9 FAM 302.6-2(B)(3) paragraph i). Evidence of membership in a terrorist organization might include the individuals taking of an oath or performance of some act that is a prerequisite of membership. A formal induction is not necessary for a finding of membership.  Membership must be determined in light of all relevant facts, including, but not limited to, the following - Acknowledgment of membership;  Frequent association with other members;  Participation in the organizations activities, even if lawful; Actively working to further the organizations aims and methods in a way suggesting close affiliation
constituting membership;   Occupying a position of trust in the organization, past or present;
Receiving financial support from the organization, e.g., scholarships, pensions, salary; Contributing
money to the organization; Determination of membership by a competent court; Voluntarily displaying symbols of the organization; or Receiving honors and awards given by the organization.
No single factor necessarily determines that an alien was a member of an organization. Note that
former members will still be inadmissible if they have previously provided material support (such as
membership fees), raised money, or solicited members for the organization.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)

member of household - An individual who accompanies a sponsoring employee, i.e., a direct-hire
Foreign Service, Civil Service, or uniformed service member who is permanently assigned to or stationed abroad at a U.S. mission, or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan, and who is
under chief of mission authority. An MOH is - (1) Not an EFM; and (2) Not on the travel orders or approved Form OF-126, Foreign Service Residence and Dependency Report, of the sponsoring employee; and (3) Officially declared by the sponsoring U.S. Government employee to the COM as
part of his or her household.  Also called MOH.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1513)

member of the immediate family - the following:(A) The spouse of the person.(B) A natural child,
adopted child, stepchild, or illegitimate child (if acknowledged by the person or parenthood has been
established by a court of competent jurisdiction) of the person, except that if such child has not
attained the age of 18 years, the term means a surviving parent or legal guardian of such child. (C) A biological parent of the person, unless legal custody of the person by the parent has been previously terminated by reason of a court decree or otherwise under law and not restored. (D) A brother or sister of the person, if such brother or sister has attained the age of 18 years. (E) Any other blood relative or adoptive relative of the person, if such relative was given sole legal custody of the person by a court decree or otherwise under law before the person attained the age of 18 years and such custody was not subsequently terminated before that time.

(SOURCE  FEC,
US Code 52,
20310)

member of the merchant marine - an individual (other than a member of a uniformed service or an
individual employed, enrolled, or maintained on the Great Lakes or the inland waterways) (A) employed as an officer or crew member of a vessel documented under the laws of the United States,
or a vessel owned by the United States, or a vessel of foreign-flag registry under charter to or control of the United States; or (B) enrolled with the United States for employment or training for employment, or maintained by the United States for emergency relief service, as an officer or crew member of any such vessel.

member of the naval service - a person appointed or enlisted in, or inducted or conscripted into, the
Navy or the Marine Corps.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
5001)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
254a)

members of a mission - (A) the head of a mission and those members of a mission who are members of
the diplomatic staff or who, pursuant to law, are granted equivalent privileges and immunities, (B)
members of the administrative and technical staff of a mission, and (C) members of the service staff
of a mission, as such terms are defined in Article 1 of the Vienna Convention.

members of congress - Elected officials in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
members of the same family - natural or adoptive children, brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, or
spouses.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
members of the same family - natural or adoptive children, brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, or
spouses.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332)
membrane switch - switch incorporating two metal layers, separated by an insulator that functions the
IED when perforated or when pressure is applied.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
memorandum - message providing an abbreviated level of information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 153)
memorandum of agreement - A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) defines an agreement between
parties to work together on a project or meet an objective where funds for services are anticipated.
MOAs do not obligate funds themselves, but rather establish the terms of service. MOAs are often
more specific in nature than MOUs and pertain to the goods and/ or services identified in the agreement. Generally, the responsibilities of each party within the MOA are dependent on those of
the other parties.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
memorandum of agreement - document describing in detail the terms of the relationship or partnership,
the specific responsibilities of, and actions to be taken by, each of the parties so that their goals may be accomplished may also indicate the goals of the parties, to help explain their actions and

responsibilities.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 153)

memorandum of understanding - A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) defines an agreement
between parties. It captures an end-state goal that is agreed to by the parties involved but does not
involve fund transfers. MOUs are a means to coordinate and support programs between IRM, the
DOS, and other federal agencies domestically and abroad. Generally, the responsibilities of each party within the MOU are independent of those of the other parties.
memorandum of understanding - document that describes the general area of understanding between
parties, explaining the concepts of mutual understanding, goals and plans shared by the parties.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

memorandum of understanding /  memorandum of agreement - An Economy Act agreement
representing a valid obligation against the ordering agency's appropriations which authorizes one agency to perform services or provide items to another agency either directly or by contract with a
private party (also see Inter/ Intra Agency Agreement (IAA).  Also called MOU/ MOA.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

memorandum of understanding/ agreement - A document established between two or more
participants or parties to define their respective responsibilities in accomplishing a particular goal or
mission.  Also called MOU/ MOA.

memory - In computing, refers to the physical devices used to store programs, data, or information on a
temporary or permanent basis for use in an information system or other digital electronic device.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

mensuration - The process of measurement of a feature or location on the earth to determine an absolute
latitude, longitude, and elevation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

mental abuse - threats, rough or harsh language, sleep deprivation, disorientation, etc.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
mental health benefits - benefits with respect to services for mental health conditions, as defined under
the terms of the plan and in accordance with applicable Federal and State law.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1185a)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1090a)
mental health evaluation - a psychiatric examination or evaluation, a psychological examination or
evaluation, an examination for psychiatric or psychological fitness for duty, or any other means of assessing the state of mental health of a member of the armed forces.
mental health professional - a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, a person with a doctorate in clinical
social work, or a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1090a)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
295p)
mental health service professional - an individual with a graduate or postgraduate degree from an
accredited institution of higher education in psychiatry, psychology, school psychology, behavioral pediatrics, psychiatric nursing, social work, school social work, substance abuse disorder prevention
and treatment, marriage and family counseling, school counseling, or professional counseling.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3797aa)
mental illness - a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder- (A) of sufficient duration to
meet diagnostic criteria within the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association; and (B)(i) that, in the case of
an adult, has resulted in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits 1 or more major life activities; or (ii) that, in the case of a juvenile, has resulted in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits the juvenile's role or functioning in family, school, or community activities.
mental retardation - significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with
deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects
(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)

a child's educational performance.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
629i.)

mentoring - a structured, managed program in which children are appropriately matched with screened
and trained adult volunteers for one-on-one relationships, involving meetings and activities on a
regular basis, intended to meet, in part, the child's need for involvement with a caring and supportive adult who provides a positive role model.
mentoring - one-to-one learning relationship in which an individual supports the development of another
by sharing their knowledge, experience and wisdom with that individual.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
629i.)

mentoring services - those services and activities that support a structured, managed program of
mentoring, including the management by trained personnel of outreach to, and screening of, eligible
children; outreach to, education and training of, and liaison with sponsoring local organizations; screening and training of adult volunteers; matching of children with suitable adult volunteer mentors; support and oversight of the mentoring relationship; and establishment of goals and evaluation of outcomes for mentored children.

merchandise - Goods or commodities, regardless of size, form, or value, having commercial value.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4113)

merchant seaman - any individual who was employed as a seaman or crew member on any vessel
registered under the laws of the United States, or under the laws of any government friendly to the United States during World War II, and who was a citizen of the United States on and after December 7, 1941, to the date of his death or the date of filing claim; except any such individual
who is entitled to, or who has received, benefits as a civilian American citizen.
merit promotion certificate of eligibles - Used to provide selecting officials with a list of eligible
promotion candidates developed through competitive procedures.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)

merit system principles - Nine basic standards governing the management of the Executive branch
workforce. The principles are part of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3121.33)
meritorious service increase - An increase to the next higher salary rate within a Foreign Service class
for especially meritorious service. It is in addition to any regular step increase granted for time in
class and meeting required standards of performance.  Also called MSI.
message - 1. Any thought or idea expressed briefly in a plain or secret language and prepared in a form
suitable for transmission by any means of communication.    2. A narrowly focused communication
directed at a specific audience to support a specific theme.  Also called MSG.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60 JP 361)
message - The electronic transfer of official and unofficial correspondence including telegrams and email.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

message broker - A middleware product to support program-to program communication between
existing heterogeneous (i.e., not designed to work together) applications. Message brokers are based on three principles - (1) Program-to-program connections are more manageable, effective, and
durable than database-sharing strategies; (2) Many applications must exchange data every few seconds, minutes, or hours, rather than waiting for a nightly batch run; and (3) Connections cost less
if arranged on a many-to-many basis, so messages and the development effort required to fit interfaces into application programs can be reused.

message continuity number - A number assigned by the Department of State telegraphic processors to
(SOURCE  DOS/ USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

track the continuity of telegraphic correspondence between originating and receiving stations.

MCNs recycle from 0001 to 9999. The length of time it takes for a series to recycle depends on the telegraphic traffic volume between two posts.  Also called MCN.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
message reference number - The official identification of a telegram originated at Department
transmission facilities. The MRN consists of the post location and the next number in a sequential series. The number series is reset to one (0001) on January 1 each year. When referring to an MRN
from a previous year, precede it with the two-digit year.  Also called MRN.
message stream - The sequence of messages or parts of messages to be sent.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
message reference number - the official identification number for telegrams originated at Department
transmission facilities. The MRN consists of the post name and a sequential number that begins with the Arabic numeral 1 on January 1 each year and increases by one with each telegram transmitted by the post through December 31. The MRN for telegrams from years prior to the current year begins
with the last two digits of the year.
messaging - The electronic transfer of official and unofficial correspondence including telegrams and email.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

metadata - Information about data, such as content, source, vintage, accuracy, condition, projection,
responsible party, contact phone number, method of collection, and other characteristics or descriptions.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

metadata - information stored as the description of a unique piece of data and all the properties
associated with it.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
metadata - Literally, data about data. Information relating to business processes, data sources, and
ownership, helping users to navigate through the data.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)

meteorological and oceanographic - A term used to convey all environmental factors, from the subbottom of the Earth's oceans through maritime, land areas, airspace, ionosphere, and outward into
space.  Also called METOC.
meteorological and oceanographic data - Measurements or observations of meteorological and
oceanographic variables.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)

meteorological and oceanographic environment - The surroundings that extend from the sub-bottom of
the Earth's oceans, through maritime, land areas, airspace, ionosphere, and outward into space, which include conditions, resources, and natural phenomena, in and through which the joint force
operates.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)

meteorological and oceanographic information - Actionable information to include meteorological,
climatological, oceanographic, and space environment observations, analyses, prognostic data or
products and meteorological and oceanographic effects.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)

meteorological and oceanographic operations support community - The collective of electronically
connected, shore-based meteorological and oceanographic production facilities/ centers, theater and/
or regional meteorological and oceanographic production activities.  Also called MOSC.  See also
meteorological and oceanographic.
meteorological watch - Monitoring the weather for a route, area, or terminal and advising concerned
organizations when hazardous conditions that could affect their operations or pose a hazard to life or
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)
property are observed or forecast to occur.  Also called METWATCH.

meteorology - The study dealing with the phenomena of the atmosphere including the physics, chemistry,
and dynamics extending to the effects of the atmosphere on the Earth's surface and the oceans.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)

metering [electronic] - process of installing electronic tracking devices as a method for determining use
includes energy and water consumption.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 220)

methamphetamine
precursor
chemicals
-
the
chemicals
ephedrine,
pseudoephedrine,
or
phenylpropanolamine, including each of the salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers of such chemicals.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

methane - colorless, odorless flammable gas that is the main constituent of natural gas the simplest
member of the alkane series of hydrocarbons and that is a greenhouse gas with a GWP most recently
estimated at 23 times that of carbon dioxide.

method of emplacement - description of where the device was delivered, used, or employed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
method of employment - description of how the device was delivered, used, or employed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
method of improvised explosive device identification - manner in which a unit located a device,
components or improvised weapon via visual observation, working animal, sensor, or human tip.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
205c.)

metric system of measurement - the International System of Units as established by the General
Conference of Weights and Measures in 1960 and as interpreted or modified for the United States by the Secretary of Commerce.

metric ton - unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms (2,205 lbs.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
metropolitan area - a standard metropolitan statistical area as established by the Office of Management
and Budget, subject however to such modifications and extensions as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate for the purposes of this subchapter.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3337)
metropolitan area network - A data network intended to serve an area the size of a large city.  Also
called MAN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
metropolitan planning area - the geographic area determined by agreement between the metropolitan
planning organization for the area and the Governor.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5303)
metropolitan planning organization - the policy board of an organization established as a result of the
designation process.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5303)
metropolitan statistical area - a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management
and Budget.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 601)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)
metropolitan statistical area - Geographic entities defined by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for use by Federal agencies in collecting, tabulating, and publishing Federal statistics.  Also called MSA.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2008s.)
microenterprise development organization - an organization that: (A) is-  (i) a nonprofit entity; (ii) an
Indian tribe, the tribal government of which certifies to the Secretary that- (I) no microenterprise development organization serves the Indian tribe; and (II) no rural microentrepreneur assistance

program exists under the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe; or (iii) a public institution of higher education; (B) provides training and technical assistance to rural microentrepreneurs; (C) facilitates access to capital or another service; and (D) has a demonstrated record of delivering services to rural microentrepreneurs, or an effective plan to develop a program to deliver services to rural microentrepreneurs, as determined by the Secretary.

microenterprise institution - a not-for-profit entity that provides services, including microfinance,
training, or business development services, for microenterprise clients in foreign countries.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 259)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2008s.)

microentrepreneur - an owner and operator, or prospective owner and operator, of a rural
microenterprise who is unable to obtain sufficient training, technical assistance, or credit, as
determined by the Secretary.
microfinance institution -  a not-for-profit entity or a regulated financial intermediary that directly
provides, or works to expand, the availability of credit, savings, and other financial services to microfinance and microenterprise clients in foreign countries.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 259)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2214a)

microfinance institution - a not-for-profit entity or a regulated financial intermediary that directly
provides, or works to expand, the availability of credit, savings, and other financial services to microfinance and microenterprise clients in foreign countries.
microfinance network -  an affiliated group of practitioner institutions that provides services to its
members, including financing, technical assistance, and accreditation, for the purpose of promoting
the financial sustainability and societal impact of microenterprise assistance.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 259)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2214a)
microfinance network - an affiliated group of practitioner institutions that provides services to its
members, including financing, technical assistance, and accreditation, for the purpose of promoting
the financial sustainability and societal impact of microenterprise assistance.
microloan - a business loan of not more than $50,000 that is provided to a rural microenterprise.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2008s.)
micro-purchase - an acquisition of supplies or services using simplified acquisition procedures, the
aggregate amount of which does not exceed the micro-purchase threshold.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)
Microsoft Outlook - A software application within the Microsoft (MS) Office suite that enables users to
send and receive email messages. SMART customization enables users to send and receive SMART
messages using MS Outlook.
microwave sensor [bi-static] - active, visible, line of sight/ volumetric detecting device which detect
disturbances in an RF field between a transmitter and a receiver.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
microwave sensor [mono-static] - active, visible, volumetric detecting device which detects motion
through the use of a radiated radio frequency electromagnetic field.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
midcourse phase - That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile between the boost phase and the
terminal phase.  See also boost phase; terminal phase.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)
middleware - The set of software facilities that resides between a clients application software and the
server. Middleware enables the application software to communicate with the server software. Middleware includes remote procedure calls, message queuing, object request brokers, inter-process communications, remote file access, remote database access, message routing services, directory services, conversational services, time service, terminal services, and security services.
midshipman - a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy and any other midshipman on active
duty in the naval service.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
801)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1632a.)

mid-tier value chain - local and regional supply networks that link independent producers with
businesses and cooperatives that market value-added agricultural products in a manner that-(A) targets and strengthens the profitability and competitiveness of small and medium-sized farms and ranches that are structured as a family farm; and(B) obtains agreement from an eligible agricultural producer group, farmer or rancher cooperative, or majority-controlled producer-based business venture that is engaged in the value chain on a marketing strategy.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)
migrant - A person who (1) belongs to a normally migratory culture who may cross national boundaries,
or (2) has fled his or her native country for economic reasons rather than fear of political or ethnic
persecution.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6399.)
migratory agricultural worker - an individual who made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months
and, after doing so, engaged in new temporary or seasonal employment or personal subsistence in agriculture, which may be dairy work or the initial processing of raw agricultural products. If an
individual did not engage in such new employment soon after a qualifying move, such individual may be considered a migratory agricultural worker if the individual actively sought such new employment and has a recent history of moves for temporary or seasonal agricultural employment.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6399.)
migratory child - a child or youth who made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months- (A) as a
migratory agricultural worker or a migratory fisher; or (B) with, or to join, a parent or spouse who is a migratory agricultural worker or a migratory fisher.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6399.)
migratory fisher - an individual who made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months and, after
doing so, engaged in new temporary or seasonal employment or personal subsistence in fishing. If the individual did not engage in such new employment soon after the move, the individual may be considered a migratory fisher if the individual actively sought such new employment and has a recent history of moves for temporary or seasonal fishing employment.
milestone - scheduled point or event in a project signifying the completion of a major deliverable or a
phase of work.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2366a)
milestone approval - a decision to enter into technology maturation and risk reduction pursuant to
guidance prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the management of Department of Defense acquisition programs.
Milestone B - a decision to enter into major system development and demonstration pursuant to guidance
prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3099)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2431a)
milestone decision authority -  the official within the Department of Defense designated with the overall
responsibility and authority for acquisition decisions for the program or system, including authority to approve entry of the program or system into the next phase of the acquisition process.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2366a)
milestone decision authority - the official within the Department of Defense designated with the overall
responsibility and authority for acquisition decisions for the program or subprogram, including authority to approve entry of the program or subprogram into the next phase of the acquisition process.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2778)
militarily sensitive characteristics - antijamming capability, antennas, crosslinks, baseband processing,
encryption devices, radiation-hardened devices, propulsion systems, pointing accuracy, kick motors, and other such characteristics as are specified by the Secretary of Defense.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Military Advisor's office - provides counsel to the Secretary and DHS Components in affairs relating to
the facilitation, coordination, and execution of policy, procedures, and preparedness activities and operations between DHS and the Department of Defense (DOD).

military animal - the following: (1) A military working dog.(2) A horse owned by the Department of
Defense.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2583)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 322)

military assistance advisory group - A joint Service group, normally under the military command of a
commander of a unified command and representing the Secretary of Defense, which primarily administers the US military assistance planning and programming in the host country.  Also called
MAAG.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 322)

military assistance program - That portion of the US security assistance authorized by the Foreign
Assistance Act of l961, as amended, which provides defense articles and services to recipients on a
nonreimbursable (grant) basis.  Also called MAP.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
military career designator - (A) in the case of enlisted members and warrant officers of the Armed
Forces, military occupational specialties, specialty codes, enlisted designators, enlisted classification
codes, additional skill identifiers, and special qualification identifiers; and (B) in the case of
commissioned officers (other than commissioned warrant officers), officer areas of concentration,
occupational specialties, specialty codes, additional skill identifiers, and special qualification identifiers.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
military chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear improvised explosive device enhancement -
chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) materials manufactured for military use that is
deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)

military civic action - Programs and projects managed by United States forces but executed primarily by
indigenous military or security forces that contribute to the economic and social development of a host nation civil society thereby enhancing the legitimacy and social standing of the host nation
government and its military forces.  Also called MCA.

military construction - Any construction, alteration, development, conversion, or extension of any kind
carried out with respect to a military installation.  Also called MILCON.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
military deception - Actions executed to deliberately mislead adversary military, paramilitary, or violent
extremist organization decision makers,  thereby causing the adversary to take specific actions (or
inactions) that will contribute to the accomplishment of the friendly mission.  Also called MILDEC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
military department - One of the departments within the Department of Defense created by the National
Security Act of 1947, which are the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.  Also called MILDEP.  See also Department of the Air Force;
Department of the Army; Department of the Navy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
military department criminal investigative organizations - (A) the Army Criminal Investigation
Command; (B) the Naval Criminal Investigative Service; and (C) the Air Force Office of Special
Investigations.
military departments - the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of
the Air Force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
military departments - The departments within the Department of Defense created by the National
Security Act of 1947, as amended. The Military Departments are: the Department of the Air Force, the Department of the Army, and the Department of the Navy.  Also called MILDEPs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
8501.)

military dining facility -  a facility owned, operated, leased, or wholly controlled by the Department of
Defense and used to provide dining services to members of the Armed Forces, including a cafeteria, military mess hall, military troop dining facility, or any similar dining facility operated for the
purpose of providing meals to members of the Armed Forces.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)

military education and training - formal or informal instruction of foreign students in the United States
or overseas by officers or employees of the United States, contract technicians, contractors (including instruction at civilian institutions), or by correspondence courses, technical, educational, or information publications and media of all kinds, training aids, orientation, and military advice to foreign military units and forces.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

military engagement - Routine contact and interaction between individuals or elements of the Armed
Forces of the United States and those of another nation's armed forces, or foreign and domestic civilian authorities or agencies to build trust and confidence, share information, coordinate mutual
activities, and maintain influence.

military explosive - explosive manufactured for military use.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)

military government - The supreme authority the military exercises by force or agreement over the
lands, property, and indigenous populations and institutions of domestic, allied, or enemy territory therefore substituting sovereign authority under rule of law for the previously established
government.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

military health system - A health system that supports the military mission by fostering, protecting,
sustaining, and restoring health and providing the direction, resources, health care providers, and
other means necessary for promoting the health of the beneficiary population.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.2)

military information support operations - Planned operations to convey selected information and
indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and
ultimately the behavior of foreign governments, organizations, groups, and individuals in a manner
favorable to the originator's objectives.  Also called MISO.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
993)
military installation - a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other
activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, including any leased facility, which is
located within any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Guam. Such term does not include any facility used primarily for civil works, rivers and harbors projects, or flood control projects.
military installation - a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other
activity under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2686)
military intelligence board - A decision-making forum which formulates Department of Defense
intelligence policy and programming priorities.  Also called MIB.  See also intelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
military intervention - The deliberate act of a nation or a group of nations to introduce its military forces
into the course of an existing controversy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
Military Liaison Team - OFDA Civil-Military coordinators, often embedded in CCMD.  Also called
MLT.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
military medical or dental position - a position for the performance of health care functions within the
(SOURCE  DOD,
Armed Forces held by a member of the Armed Forces.
US Code 10,
129c)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)

military munitions - all ammunition products and components produced for or used by the armed forces
for national defense and security, including ammunition products or components under the control
of the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, the Department of Energy, and the National Guard. (B) Such term includes the following: (i) Confined gaseous, liquid, and solid propellants.(ii) Explosives, pyrotechnics, chemical and riot control agents, smokes, and incendiaries, including bulk explosives and chemical warfare agents.(iii) Chemical munitions, rockets, guided and ballistic missiles, bombs, warheads, mortar rounds, artillery ammunition, small arms ammunition, grenades,
mines, torpedoes, depth charges, cluster munitions and dispensers, and demolition charges. (iv) Devices and components of any item specified in clauses (i) through (iii).
military occupation - A condition in which territory is under the effective control of a foreign armed
force.  See also occupied territory.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
military operations - those operations involving members of the armed forces assisting in United States
Government sponsored training of military personnel of a foreign nation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1126)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

military or intelligence aid -  (1) the provision of weapons, weapons parts, military vehicles, or military
aircraft; (2) the provision of military or intelligence training, including advice and assistance on subject matter expert exchanges; (3) the provision of weapons of mass destruction and related materials, capabilities, and technology, including nuclear, chemical, or dual-use capabilities; (4) conducting joint military exercises;
(5) the provision of naval support, including ship development and naval construction; (6) the provision of technical support, including computer and software development and installations, networks, and infrastructure development and construction; or
(7)
the construction or expansion of airfields, including radar and anti-aircraft systems.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3932)

military orders -  official military orders, or any notification, certification, or verification from the
servicemember's commanding officer, with respect to the servicemember's current or future military
duty status.
military personnel - Officers and enlisted members of the military services (defined as the Army, Navy,
Air Force, and Marine Corps).
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

military post office - A branch of a designated United States-based post office established by United
States Postal Service authority and operated by one of the Services.  Also called MPO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
military post office - A branch of a designated United States-based post office established by United
States Postal Service authority and operated by one of the Services. Also called MPO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
military post office - Either an Army post office (APO) that serves the Army or Air Force or a Fleet Post
Office (FPO) that serves the Coast Guard, Navy, or Marine Corps. The terms APO and FPO are used in addressing mail to an MPO. Where operating under chief-of-mission authority, MPOs are to be used to send and receive personal mail but must not be used to send or receive official Department mail.  Also called MPO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

military postal service - The command, organization, personnel, and facilities established to provide a
means for the transmission of mail to and from the Department of Defense, members of the United
States Armed Forces, and other authorized agencies and individuals.  Also called MPS.
(SOURCE  DOD, DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

Military Postal Service - The command, organization, personnel, and facilities established to provide a
means for the transmission of mail to and from the Department of Defense, members of the United States Armed Forces, and other authorized agencies and individuals. Also called MPS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

military postal service - The Military Postal Service (MPS) is an extension of the United States Postal
Service (USPS) which establishes branch post offices at camps, posts, bases, or stations of the Armed Forces and at defense or other strategic installations. It provides full postal services, as nearly as practicable, for DOD personnel abroad where there is no USPS post office available.
These branch post offices are called APO or FPO.  Also called MPS.

military postal service agency - The DOD point of contact with the USPS.  Also called MPSA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

military postal service agency - The single manager operating agency established to manage the
Military Postal Service.  Also called MPSA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2302)

military purpose nondevelopmental item - a nondevelopmental item that meets a validated military
requirement, as determined in writing by the responsible program manager, and has been developed exclusively at private expense. For purposes of this paragraph, an item shall not be considered to be developed exclusively at private expense if development of the item was paid for in whole or in part through-(A) independent research and development costs or bid and proposal costs that have been reimbursed directly or indirectly by a Federal agency or have been submitted to a Federal agency for
reimbursement; or (B) foreign government funding.
military region - the geographical area of responsibility assigned to the commander of a unified
combatant command (excluding Europe and adjacent waters).
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2350)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)

Military Sealift Command - A major command of the United States Navy reporting to Commander
Fleet Forces Command, and the United States Transportation Command's component command responsible for designated common-user sealift transportation services to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy United States forces on a global basis.  Also called MSC.  See also transportation
component command.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)

military sealift command force - Common-user sealift consisting of three subsets:  the Naval Fleet
Auxiliary Force, common-user ocean transportation, and the special mission support force.  See also
common-user sealift; Military Sealift Command.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3911)

military service - (A) in the case of a service member who is a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force,
Marine Corps, or Coast Guard
(i) active duty, and
(ii) in the case of a member of the National Guard, includes service under a call to active service authorized by the President or the Secretary of
Defense for a period of more than 30 consecutive days for purposes of responding to a national emergency declared by the President and supported by Federal funds; (B) in the case of a service
member who is a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service or the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, active service; and (C) any period during which a service member is absent from duty on account of sickness, wounds, leave, or other lawful cause.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6134.1)

military service - Honorable active duty service in the uniformed services listed below is considered
military service for retirement purposes - Army;  Navy;  Air Force; Marine Corps; Coast Guard; In the regular Corps or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service of the United States, if the service was performed after June 30, 1960; and As a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (formerly Coast and Geodetic Survey and Environmental Sciences Services Administration), if service was performed after June 30, 1961.
military source operations - The collection, from, by and/ or via humans, of foreign and military and
military-related intelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
military specification container - A container that meets specific written standards.  Also called
MILSPEC container.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)
military standard requisitioning and issue procedure - A uniform procedure established by the
Department of Defense for use within the Department of Defense to govern requisition and issue of
materiel within standardized priorities.  Also called MILSTRIP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
military standard transportation and movement procedures - Uniform and standard transportation
data, documentation, and control procedures applicable to all cargo movements in the Department of
Defense transportation system.  Also called MILSTAMP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 3150.13)
military technician - A Federal civilian employee providing full-time support to a National Guard,
Reserve, or Active Component organization for administration, training, and maintenance of the
Selected Reserve.  Also called MILTECH.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
44718.)
military training route - a training route developed as part of the Military Training Route Program,
carried out jointly by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Secretary of Defense, for use by the Armed Forces for the purpose of conducting low-altitude, high-speed military training.
military treatment facility - a medical facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military
department.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8111.)
military unaccompanied housing - military housing intended to be occupied by members of the armed
forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by dependents.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 680.1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
military van (container) - Military-owned, demountable container, conforming to United States and
international standards, operated in a centrally controlled fleet for movement of military cargo.  Also
called MILVAN.
military-to-military contacts - contacts between members of the armed forces and members of foreign
armed forces through activities.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
168)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
military-unique capabilities - those capabilities that, in the view of the Secretary of Defense-(A) cannot
be provided by other Federal, State, or local civilian agencies; and(B) are essential to provide
support to civil authorities in an incident of national significance or a catastrophic incident.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
militia extremist - group or person who facilitate or engage in acts of unlawful violence directed at
federal, state, or local government officials or infrastructure in response to their belief that the
government  deliberately is stripping Americans of their freedoms and is attempting to establish a totalitarian regime consequently oppose many federal and state authorities' laws and regulations,
(particularly those related to firearms ownership), and often belong to armed paramilitary groups.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
mine - 1. In land mine warfare, an explosive or other material, normally encased, designed to destroy or
damage ground vehicles, boats, or aircraft, or designed to wound, kill, or otherwise incapacitate personnel and designed to be detonated by the action of its victim, by the passage of time, or by controlled means.  2. In naval mine warfare, an explosive device laid in the water with the intention
of damaging or sinking ships or of deterring shipping from entering an area.   See also mine warfare.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

mine - 1.In land mine warfare, a munition placed under, on or near the ground or other surface area and
designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person or vehicle. 2. In naval mine warfare, an explosive device laid in the water with the intention of damaging or sinking ships or of deterring shipping from entering an area. See also mine warfare.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
mine - explosive munition designed to be placed under, on or near the ground or other surface area and to
be actuated by the presence, proximity or contact of an individual , land vehicle, aircraft or boat, including landing craft.
mine countermeasures - All methods for preventing or reducing damage or danger from mines.  Also
called MCM.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
mine warfare - The strategic, operational, and tactical use of mines and mine countermeasures either by
emplacing mines to degrade the enemy's capabilities to wage land, air, and maritime warfare or by countering of enemy-emplaced mines to permit friendly maneuver or use of selected land or sea
areas.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
mine warfare - The strategic, operational, and tactical use of mines and mine countermeasures either
by emplacing mines to degrade the enemy's capabilities to wage land, air, and maritime warfare or
by countering of enemy-emplaced mines to permit friendly maneuver or use of selected land or sea
areas. Also called MIW.
minefield - 1. In land warfare, an area of ground containing mines emplaced with or without a pattern.  2.
In naval warfare, an area of water containing mines emplaced with or without a pattern.  See also
mine; mine warfare.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315 JP 315)
minefield record - A complete written record of all pertinent information concerning a minefield,
submitted on a standard form by the officer in charge of the emplacement operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
minefield report - An oral, electronic, or written communication concerning mining activities (friendly
or enemy) submitted in a standard format by the fastest secure means available.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
minehunting - Employment of air, surface, or subsurface sensor and neutralization systems to locate
and dispose of individual mines in a known field, or to verify the presence or absence of mines in a given area. See also minesweeping.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
minehunting - Employment of sensor and neutralization systems, whether air, surface, or subsurface, to
locate and dispose of individual mines in a known field, or to verify the presence or absence of
mines in a given area.  See also minesweeping.
miner - any individual working in a coal or other mine.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
802.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
mineral extraction activities - exploring, extracting, processing, transporting, or wholesale selling or
trading of elemental minerals or associated metal alloys or oxides (ore), including gold, copper,
chromium, chromite, diamonds, iron, iron ore, silver, tungsten, uranium, and zinc.
mineral resources - all nonliving natural nonrenewable resources, including fossil fuels, minerals,
whether metallic or nonmetallic, but does not include ice, water, or snow.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2462)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
minesweeping - The technique of clearing mines using either mechanical sweeping to remove, disturb, or
otherwise neutralize the mine; explosive sweeping to cause sympathetic detonations, damage, or displace the mine; or influence sweeping to produce either the acoustic or magnetic influence
required to detonate the mine.  See also minehunting.
minimize - A condition wherein normal message and telephone traffic is drastically reduced in order that
messages connected with an actual or simulated emergency shall not be delayed.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

minimize - A telegraphic communications term signifying that non-urgent, nonessential message traffic
must be curtailed or reduced to a post that does not possess the means to process a normal telegraphic workload. All cable traffic being sent to a post that is in minimize must contain the
phrase MINIMIZE CONSIDERED as the last item of text, prior to the signature.

minimize - reduce to the smallest amount or degree practical.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

minimum employee performance appraisal period - minimum period of time (90 days) that the
employee serves under a performance plan in order to be rated.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)

minimum force - Those minimum actions, including the use of armed force, sufficient to bring a
situation under control or to defend against hostile act or hostile intent, where the firing of weapons
is to be considered as a means of last resort.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

minimum recycled content standard  - minimum recycled content or bio-based content established in
specifications, standards, a contract Scope of Work, or other document specifying the government's minimum requirements for recycled or bio-based content based on the recycled content levels recommended by the EPA or the minimum bio-based content levels recommended by the USDA.
minimum safe freeboard - the freeboard that the Secretary decides cannot be reduced safely without
limiting the operation of the vessel.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 5101)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)

minimum-risk route - A temporary corridor of defined dimensions recommended for use by high-speed,
fixed-wing aircraft that presents the minimum known hazards to low-flying aircraft transiting the
combat zone.  Also called MRR.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

minister of religion - In the context of special immigrant religious worker classification, ordination of
ministers chiefly involves the investment of the individual with ministerial or sacerdotal functions,
or the conferral of holy orders upon the individual. If the religion does not have formal ordination procedures, there must be other evidence that the individual has authorization to conduct religious worship and perform other services usually performed by members of the clergy. In all cases, there must be a reasonable connection between the activities performed and the religious calling of the minister. The term does not include a lay preacher not authorized to perform such duties. See 9 FAM 502.5-2 for additional information on the special immigrant religious worker classification.
minor - A passport applicant under the age of 18 who has not been emancipated. Please note that there
are special requirements for minors under the age of 16 (see 7 FAM 1350, Passports for Minors).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1312.1)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

minor application - An application, other than a major application, that requires attention to security due
to the risk and magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse or unauthorized access to or
modification of the information in the application. Minor applications are typically included as part of a general support system.

minor construction project - any plant project not specifically authorized by law for which the approved
total estimated cost does not exceed the minor construction threshold.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2743)
Minor Planet Center - the Minor Planet Center of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 30902)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1067k.)

minority - American Indian, Alaskan Native, Black (not of Hispanicorigin), Hispanic (including persons
of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or South American origin), Pacific Islander or other ethnic group underrepresented in science and engineering.

minority group - subpopulations of minority groups.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
289a2)

minority institution - an institution of higher education meeting the requirements of  the Higher
(SOURCE  GSA/

Education Act of 1965, including a Hispanic-serving institution of higher education.
DOD, FAR, VOL I CH A) (SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1067k.)
minority institution - an institution of higher education whose enrollment of a single minority or a
combination of minorities (as defined in paragraph (2)) exceeds 50 percent of the total enrollment.
The Secretary shall verify this information from the data on enrollments in the higher education general information surveys (HEGIS) furnished by the institution to the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education.
misconduct - neglect of duty, malfeasance, or failure to accept a directed reassignment or to accompany a
position in a transfer of function.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
713.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
misrepresentation - a misrepresentation is an assertion or manifestation not in accordance with the facts.
Misrepresentation requires an affirmative act taken by the alien. A misrepresentation can be made in various ways, including in an oral interview or in written applications, or by submitting evidence
containing false information.
missile - a category I system as defined in the MTCR Annex, and any other unmanned delivery system of
similar capability, as well as the specially designed production facilities for these systems.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2797c)
missile - self-propelled munition whose trajectory or course is controlled while in flight.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
missile defense - Defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy missiles, or to nullify or
reduce the effectiveness of such attack.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
missile engagement zone - In air defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within which the
responsibility for engagement of air threats normally rests with surface-to-air missile systems.  Also
called MEZ.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2797c)
Missile Technology Control Regime - the policy statement, between the United States, the United
Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Canada, and Japan, announced on April 16, 1987, to restrict sensitive missile-relevant transfers based on the MTCR Annex, and any
amendments thereto.   Also called MTCR.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
Missile Technology Control Regime or MTCR - the policy statement, between the United States, the
United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Canada, and Japan, announced on April 16, 1987, to restrict sensitive missile-relevant transfers based on the MTCR Annex, and any amendments thereto.
missing participant - a participant or beneficiary under a terminating plan whom the plan administrator
cannot locate after a diligent search.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1350)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1513)
missing person - (A) a member of the armed forces on active duty who is in a missing status; or (B) a
civilian employee of the Department of Defense or an employee of a contractor of the Department of Defense who serves in direct support of, or accompanies, the armed forces in the field under orders and who is in a missing status. Such term includes an unaccounted for person who is required to be considered a missing person.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
missing person - An official U.S. citizen, and/ or eligible family member of an official U.S. citizen, or in
some cases as defined by post, a private U.S. citizen, national, and/ or lawful permanent resident, whose whereabouts are unknown, and whose safety cannot be determined.

missing status - the status of a missing person who is determined to be absent in a category of any of the following: (A) Missing.(B) Missing in action.(C) Interned in a foreign country.(D) Captured.(E)
(SOURCE  DOD, US Code 10,
1513)
Beleaguered.(F) Besieged.(G) Detained in a foreign country against that person's will.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H3311)

missing status - The status of an employee who is officially carried or determined to be absent in a status
of missing, missing in action, interned in a foreign country, captured, beleaguered or besieged by a
hostile force, or detained in a foreign country against the employees will; but does not include the status of an employee for a period during which the employee is officially determined to be absent from post of duty without authority.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

mission - 1. The task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken and the
reason therefore.    2. In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task.    3. The dispatching of one or more aircraft to accomplish
one particular task.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)

mission - Any Foreign Service post designated as an embassy or a legation and maintained to conduct
normal continuing diplomatic relations between the Government of the United States and other governments or between the United States and public international organizations. Apart from permanent missions, special missions may be established to achieve a diplomatic purpose of a special character not identified with the normal continuing diplomatic functions.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
254a)

mission - missions within the meaning of the Vienna Convention and any missions representing foreign
governments, individually or collectively, which are extended the same privileges and immunities, pursuant to law, as are enjoyed by missions under the Vienna Convention.
mission - principal component of strategic goal setting the organizational purpose and directed objective
that shape actions and activities to be executed includes roles, responsibilities, and associated tasks.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

mission activity - high-level task or step performed in producing and delivering products and services
within a group of similar missions carried out by DHS Components to achieve the aims of the mission areas, in coordination with partners across the homeland security operations enterprise includes categories that address fighting and preventing terrorism; securing the borders; enforcing immigration laws; improving preparation for and recovery from natural disasters; and fostering a common culture within DHS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)

mission and business results measurement area - A measurement area within the PRM and major
component of the line of sight that illustrates the outputs or desired results the Department seeks to
achieve.
mission area - basis for all operational activities includes groups of business functions that support one or
more lines of business functions or sub-sets of functions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
mission assignment - a work order issued to a Federal agency by the Agency, directing completion by
that agency of a specified task and setting forth funding, other managerial controls, and guidance.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 741)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

mission assignment - The mechanism used to support Federal operations in a Stafford Act major disaster
or emergency declaration. It orders immediate, short-term emergency response assistance when an
applicable State or local government is overwhelmed by the event and lacks the capability to perform, or contract for, the necessary work. See also Pre-Scripted Mission Assignment.  Also
called MA.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

mission assignment - The vehicle used by the Department of Homeland Security/ Emergency
Preparedness and Response/ Federal Emergency Management Agency to support federal operations in a Stafford Act major disaster or emergency declaration that orders immediate, short-term
emergency response assistance when an applicable state or local government is overwhelmed by the
event and lacks the capability to perform, or contract for, the necessary work.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

mission assurance - The process carried out at a facility or designated organization to identify CIKR, the
assets that support essential functions, and to ensure readiness to respond to threats to those assets.
The Department also uses the term Emergency Management as a synonym.

mission capability - ability of DHS and its Components to effectively execute their assigned missions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

mission command - The conduct of military operations through decentralized execution based upon
mission-type orders.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)
mission consequence - effect of an incident, event, operation, or occurrence on the ability of an
organization or group to meet a strategic objective or perform a function.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

mission critical personnel  - category of essential personnel that are employees occupying positions and
performing functions that must be maintained under all circumstances to ensure the safety and security of the Nation and its citizens.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

mission critical team - The Departments senior management personnel from bureaus and offices
designated to support the Departments Continuity Programs. The President and/ or Secretary of State, or their designees, may activate MCT members during emergencies involving national security, extended emergencies, or other unique situations. (See the term Emergency Personnel.) Also called MCT.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

mission essential function - function that enables an organization to provide vital services, exercise civil
authority, maintain the safety of the public, and sustain the industrial/ economic base during disruption of normal operations includes the following categories: 1. Emergency Operating Function 2. Legal and Financial Rights Function  3. Essential Operation Function

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

mission essential functions - Those U.S. Government functions that must be performed to support or
implement the performance of PMEFs before, during, and after an emergency. MEFs are identified from the activities performed by the Departments bureaus and offices.  Also called MEF.
mission need - statement of capabilities required by DHS or its stakeholders/ partners to accomplish the
mission.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

mission need statement - core DHS document that provides a high-level description of the mission need,
whether from a current or impending gap, based on business-case planning is a communication vehicle between users and providers/ developers, and between the program and DHS Headquarters
(HQ) to provide a strategic framework for acquisition planning and capability delivery.
mission needs statement - A formatted non-system-specific statement containing operational capability
needs and written in broad operational terms.  Also called MNS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSI 3180.01)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

mission program - organized set of activities acting together to accomplish a specific high-level
outcomes external to an organization are the operational processes, skills, technology, human capital, and other resources leveraged to achieve Department goals and objectives.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1013)

mission program plan - Internal planning documents, which describes how a U.S. diplomatic missions
strategies, goals, objectives, programs, and operational resources will support strategic goals defined in the U.S. Strategic Plan for International Affairs.  Also called MPP.
mission requirements - activities that constitute the discharge of an agency's official responsibilities.
Such activities include, but are not limited to, the transport of troops and/ or equipment, training,
evacuation (including medical evacuation), intelligence and counter-narcotics activities, search and rescue, transportation of prisoners, use of defense attache-controlled aircraft, aeronautical research

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A126)

and space and science applications, and other such activities. Mission requirements do not include official travel to give speeches, to attend conferences or meetings, or to make routine site visits.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 114)

mission resource request - Formerly the Mission Strategic and Resource Plan (MSRP). This document
is the first and critical step in the annual planning process that informs the Senior Review process
and culminates in the submission of the Presidents Budget to Congress.  Also called MRR.
mission statement - a brief, easy-to understand narrative, usually no more than a sentence long. It defines
the basic purpose of the agency and is consistent with the agency's core programs and activities
expressed within the broad context of national problems, needs, or challenges.

(SOURCE
Treasury, Treasury, Strategic Plan
20142017)

mission statement - A short sentence or paragraph that describes the organization's essential task(s),
purpose, and action containing the elements of who, what, when, where, and why.  See also mission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

mission support services - functions managed by the DHS Chief  Readiness Support Officer, including
the Department-wide responsibility for leading, governing, integrating, managing and capital planning for all aspects of the following mission support services business line functions throughout DHS: asset management (real property, personal property , aviation, motor vehicle fleet, marine vessels); logistics; mail management and surety; sustainability (environmental planning, environmental management, energy management) and historic preservation.

Mission Training Assessment  - A commander's subjective critique of the command's training
proficiency with respect to assigned missions.  Also called MTA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)

mission type order - 1. An order issued to a lower unit that includes the accomplishment of the total
mission assigned to the higher headquarters.  2. An order to a unit to perform a mission without
specifying how it is to be accomplished.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350 JP 350)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

mission-essential infrastructure - This infrastructure consists of the Department's core network
communication array designed to share data with posts and annexes around the world. This array or backbone includes the networking and telecommunication systems within Main State, the Beltsville Communications Center, and all other facilities, annexes, and posts that relay or bridge communications directly between two or more facilities. The MEI within the Department serves to
support the Department's mission-essential business processes that consist of telecommunications (i.e., OpenNet, ClassNet, and voice systems), mainframe operations and access controls, and official
and unofficial messaging.  Also called MEI.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

mission-oriented protective posture - A flexible system of protection against chemical, biological,
radiological, and nuclear contamination in which personnel are required to wear only that protective clothing and equipment appropriate to the threat level, work rate imposed by the mission,
temperature, and humidity.  Also called MOPP.  See also mission-oriented protective posture gear.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

mission-oriented protective posture gear - Military term for individual protective equipment including
suit, boots, gloves, mask with hood, first aid treatments, and decontamination kits issued to military
members.  Also called MOPP gear.  See also decontamination; mission-oriented protective posture.
mission-related training - training provided for improving operational performance at any appropriate
level supporting critical goals is normally determined by the head of the organization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Misznay-Schardin effect - characteristic of the detonation of a broad sheet of explosive where  the
explosive blast expands directly away from (perpendicular to) the surface of an explosive.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

mitigation - Activities providing a critical foundation in the effort to reduce the loss of life and property
from natural and/ or manmade disasters by avoiding or lessening the impact of a disaster and providing value to the public by creating safer communities. Mitigation seeks to fix the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. These activities or actions, in most cases, will have a long-term sustained effect.

mitigation - ongoing and sustained action that eliminates or reduces the potential effects of hazards.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

mitigation - those capabilities necessary to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of
disasters. Mitigation capabilities include, but are not limited to, community-wide risk reduction
projects; efforts to improve the resilience of critical infrastructure and key resource lifelines; risk reduction for specific vulnerabilities from natural hazards or acts of terrorism; and initiatives to
reduce future risks after a disaster has occurred.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 8
National Preparedness,
Terms)

mitigation measure - specific action to eliminate, reduce or control an adverse effect includes restitution
for damages through replacement, restoration or compensation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
mixed waste - waste that contains both hazardous waste and source, special nuclear, or by-product
material subject to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

mobile code - Software programs or parts of programs obtained from remote information systems,
transmitted across a network, and executed on a local information system without explicit
installation or execution by the recipient.
mobile code technologies - Software technologies that provide the mechanisms for the production and
use of mobile code (e.g., Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, VBScript).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

mobile device - Refers to - (a) Portable removable storage media (e.g., external hard drives, USB
memory sticks, flash memory cards, zip drives, IPODS, etc.); and (b) portable information systems
(e.g., notebook/ laptop/ tablet computers, personal digital assistants, BlackBerrys, smartphones, digital cameras, iPods, etc.).

mobile device identification - unique serial number that is specific to a mobile device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Mobile Emergency Response Support - Response capability whose primary function is to provide
mobile telecommunications capabilities and life, logistics, operational and power generation support required for the on-site management of disaster response activities. MERS support falls into three
broad categories - (1) operational support elements; (2) communications equipment and operators; and (3) logistics support.  Also called MERS.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1638g)

mobile health station - a health care unit that (A) is constructed, maintained, and capable of being
transported within a semi-trailer truck or similar vehicle; (B) is equipped for the provision of 1 or more specialty health care services; and (C) can be equipped to be docked to a stationary health care
facility when appropriate.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

mobile home - Any type of house trailer or mobile dwelling constructed for use as a residence and
designed to be moved overland, either by self-propulsion or towing. (See 14 FAM 632.1 (d) regarding transportation of mobile homes during domestic transfers.)
mobile offshore drilling unit - a vessel (other than a self-elevating lift vessel) capable of use as an
(SOURCE  DHS,

offshore facility.
US Code 33,
2701)
mobile offshore drilling unit - a vessel capable of engaging in drilling operations for the exploration or
exploitation of subsea resources.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
mobile security force - A highly mobile and dedicated security force with the capability to defeat Level I
and II threats in a joint security area.  Also called MSF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
mobility - A quality or capability of military forces which permits them to move from place to place
while retaining the ability to fulfill their primary mission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
mobility air forces - Air components and Service components that are assigned and/ or routinely exercise
command authority over mobility operations.  Also called MAF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
mobility corridor - Areas that are relatively free of obstacles where a force will be canalized due to
terrain restrictions allowing military forces to capitalize on the principles of mass and speed.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

mobilization - 1. The process of assembling and organizing national resources to support national
objectives in time of war or other emergencies.  See also industrial mobilization.  2. The process by which the Armed Forces of the United States or part of them are brought to a state of readiness for war or other national emergency, which includes activating all or part of the Reserve Component as
well as assembling and organizing personnel, supplies, and materiel.  Also called MOB.

mobilization - any activity in which one firefighting organization assists another that has requested
assistance.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2106.)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
mobilization - The process and procedures used by all organizationsFederal, State, tribal, and local
for activating, assembling, and transporting all resources that have been requested to respond to or support an incident.
mobilization base - The total of all resources available, or that can be made available, to meet
foreseeable wartime needs.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
mobilization site - The designated location where a Reserve Component unit or individual mobilizes or
moves after mobilization for further processing, training, and employment.  See also mobilization;
mobilization station; Reserve Component.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
mobilization station - The designated military installation to which a Reserve Component unit or
individual is moved for further processing, organizing, equipping, training, and employment and from which the unit or individual may move to an aerial port of embarkation or seaport of
embarkation.  See also mobilization; mobilization site; Reserve Component.
mode (identification, friend or foe) - The number or letter referring to the specific pulse spacing of the
signals transmitted by an interrogator or transponder used for radar identification of aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
mode of transport - One of, or a combination of, the following modes used for a movement:  a. inland
surface transportation (rail, road, and inland waterway); b. sea transport (coastal and ocean); c. air
transportation; and d.  pipelines.
model - a category of passenger motor vehicles based on the size, style, and type of a make of vehicle.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32101.)
model - approximation, representation, or idealization of selected aspects of the structure, behavior,
operation, or other characteristics of a real-world process, concept, or system includes
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

computational, descriptive, discrete, iconic, mathematical, etc.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
model and simulation - discipline that comprises the development and/ or use of models and
simulations; especially, computer models, computer simulations, and computational science and
engineering capabilities.
model and simulation accreditation - official certification that a model or simulation is acceptable for
use for a specific purpose.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
model and simulation validation - process of determining the extent to which a model or simulation is
an accurate representation of the real world from the perspective of the intended use(s) of the model
or simulation.
model and simulation verification - process of determining that a model or simulation implementation
accurately represents the developer's conceptual description and specification.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
model line - a group of motor vehicles having the same platform or model name.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
model line - a group of motor vehicles having the same platform or model name.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4033)
model line of motor vehicles - a group of motor vehicles having the same platform or model name.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
model line of motor vehicles - a group of motor vehicles having the same platform or model name.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1161v.)
modeling and simulation - a field of study related to the application of computer science and
mathematics to develop a level of understanding of the interaction of the parts of a system and of a system as a whole.
moderate risk [position] - position that has the potential for moderate to serious impact on the integrity
and efficiency of the federal service.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
moderate-impact system - An information system in which at least one security objective (i.e.,
confidentiality, integrity, or availability) is assigned a FIPS 199 potential impact value of moderate,
and no security objective is assigned a FIPS 199 potential impact value of high.
moderate-use harbor project - a project that is assigned to a harbor or inland harbor that transits
annually- (A) more than 1,000,000 tons of cargo; but (B) less than 10,000,000 tons of cargo.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2237)
modern shipbuilding technology - the best available proven technology, techniques, and processes
appropriate to enhancing the productivity of shipyards.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 53733)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
291o)

modernization - alteration, major repair (to the extent permitted by regulations), remodeling,
replacement, and renovation of existing buildings (including initial equipment thereof), and
replacement of obsolete, built-in (as determined in accordance with regulations) equipment of
existing buildings.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300s3)

modernization - the alteration, expansion, major repair (to the extent permitted by regulations),
remodeling, replacement, and renovation of existing buildings (including initial equipment thereof),
and the replacement of obsolete equipment of existing buildings. simple, or such other estate or
interest (including a leasehold on which the rental does not exceed 4 per centum of the value of the
land) as the Secretary finds sufficient to assure for a period of not less than twenty-five years'
undisturbed use and possession for the purposes of construction, modernization, or conversion and operation of the project for a period of not less than (A) twenty years in the case of a project assisted under an allotment or grant under this subchapter, or (B) the term of repayment of a loan made or guaranteed under this subchapter in the case of a project assisted by a loan or loan guarantee.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

Modernized Integrated Database - The national level repository for the general military intelligence
available to the entire Department of Defense Intelligence Information System community and,
through Global Command and Control System integrated imagery and intelligence, to tactical units.
Also called MIDB.

(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 661a)

modification - any Government action that alters the estimated cost of an outstanding direct loan (or
direct loan obligation) or an outstanding loan guarantee (or loan guarantee commitment) from the current estimate of cash flows. This includes the sale of loan assets, with or without recourse, and the purchase of guaranteed loans. This also includes any action resulting from new legislation, or from the exercise of administrative discretion under existing law, that directly or indirectly alters the estimated cost of outstanding direct loans (or direct loan obligations) or loan guarantees (or loan guarantee commitments) such as a change in collection procedures.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7411.)
modification - any physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source which
increases the amount of any air pollutant emitted by such source or which results in the emission of any air pollutant not previously emitted.
modification - the elimination of any duty.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1806)
modification factor - Used to charge agencies receiving less than the full service of a cost center; 0.6
indicates medium level of service and 0.3 a minimum level.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)

modified combined obstacle overlay - A joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment
product used to portray the militarily significant aspects of the operational environment, such as obstacles restricting military movement, key geography, and military objectives.  Also called
MCOO.  See also joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
262p6)

modified heavily indebted poor countries initiative - the multilateral debt initiative presented in the
Report of G7 Finance Ministers on the Koln Debt Initiative to the Koln Economic Summit, Cologne, Germany, held from June 1820, 1999.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2529)

modified nuclear weapon - a nuclear weapon that contains a pit or canned subassembly, either of
which
(A) is in the nuclear weapons stockpile as of December 2, 2002; and
(B) is being
modified in order to meet a military requirement that is other than the military requirements applicable to such nuclear weapon when first placed in the nuclear weapons stockpile.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1638f)

modular component health care facility - a health care facility that is constructed (1) off-site using
prefabricated component units for subsequent transport to the destination location; and (2) represents 1 a more economical method for provision of health care facility 2 than a traditionally
constructed health care building.

modular contracting - an acquisition strategy in which an information system is acquired in successive,
interoperable, increments or modules .
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

modular treated conference room - A second-generation design of the treated conference room (TCR),
offering more flexibility in configuration and ease of assembly than the original TCR, designed to provide acoustic and RF emanations protection.   Also called MTCR.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 26.)

monetary sanctions - with respect to any judicial or administrative action- (A) any monies, including
penalties, disgorgement, restitution, and interest ordered to be paid; and (B) any monies deposited into a disgorgement fund or other fund, as a result of such action or any settlement of such action.
money laundering - the movement of illicit cash or cash equivalent proceeds into, out of, or through a
country, or into, out of, or through a financial institution.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
monitor - to acquire, identify, or scan, or to possess, information that is stored on, processed by, or
transiting an information system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)
monitoring - Reveals whether desired results are occurring and whether Development Objective (DO)
outcomes are on track. It addresses the "what" of performance. Performance monitoring uses preselected indicators to measure progress toward planned results at every level of the Results Framework continuously throughout the life of an AO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
monitoring [supplier] - examination of the status of the activities of a supplier and of their results by the
acquirer or a third party.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
monitoring station - facility that receives signals from electronic premises security systems and has
personnel in attendance at all times to respond to these signals.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
month - A period which runs from a given day in one month through the day preceding the numerically
corresponding day in the next month.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3432)

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7671.)

Montreal protocol or the Protocol - the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer,
a protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, including adjustments adopted by Parties thereto and amendments that have entered into force.

moored mine - A contact or influence-operated mine of positive buoyancy held below the surface by a
mooring attached to a sinker or anchor on the bottom.  See also mine.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
moral turpitude -  a. Statutory definitions of crimes in the United States consist of various components,
which must be met before a conviction can be supported. Some of these components have been determined in judicial or administrative decisions to involve moral turpitude. A conviction for a statutory offense will involve moral turpitude if one or more of the parts of that offense have been
determined to involve moral turpitude. The most common offenses involving moral turpitude are - (1) Fraud; (2) Larceny; and (3) Intent to harm persons or things.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

morale, welfare, and recreation - The merging of multiple unconnected disciplines into programs that
improve unit readiness, promote fitness, build unit morale and cohesion, enhance quality of life, and
provide recreational, social, and other support services.  Also called MWR.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

morale, welfare, and recreation - The merging of multiple unconnected disciplines into programs that
improve unit readiness, promote fitness, build unit morale and cohesion, enhance quality of life, and
provide recreational, social, and other support services. Also called MWR.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

mortar munition - complete munition, comprised of projectile and propellant system, to be fired from
the mortar projectile normally comprises fuse, body filled with high explosives (HE) or other filling, obturator, and tail assembly.
mortgage - such classes of liens as are commonly given to secure advances on, or the unpaid purchase
price of, real property, under the laws of the State in which the real property is located, together with the credit instruments, if any, secured thereby.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4601)

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)

mortgage loan - any loan (other than temporary financing such as a construction loan) that- (A) is
secured by a first lien on any interest in residential real property; and (B) either- (i) is insured, guaranteed, made, or assisted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the Farmers Home Administration, or by any other agency of the
Federal Government; or (ii) is intended to be sold by each originating mortgage institution to any federally chartered secondary mortgage market institution.

mortis causa - By reason or in contemplation of death.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)

mortuary affairs - Provides for the search for, recovery, identification, preparation, and disposition of
human remains of persons for whom the Services are responsible by status and executive order.
Also called MA.  See also joint mortuary affairs office.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.1)

mortuary certificate - A certificate prepared by a U.S. consular officer in conjunction with the local
funeral director, attending physician or coroner attesting that a deceased individual did not die of a
communicable disease and attesting to the contents of a coffin or urn.
Moscow treaty - The treaty was superseded by the New START Treaty upon its entry into force on
February 5, 2011.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)
most efficient organization - The staffing plan of the agency tender, developed to represent the agency's
most efficient and cost-effective organization. An MEO is required for a standard competition and
may include a mix of government personnel and MEO subcontracts.  Also called MEO.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
motor carrier - entity engaged in the transportation of passengers or property by air, land, or water, as a
common, contract, or private carrier; or civil aircraft.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

motor fuel - gasoline and diesel fuel.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8502.)
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
17501)
motor vehicle - (A) a vehicle self-propelled or drawn by mechanical power; but not (B) a vehicle
designed or used for military field training, combat, or tactical purposes, or any other special purpose vehicle exempted from the requirements of this chapter by the Administrator of General Services.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
14301.)
motor vehicle - a truck of rated capacity (gross vehicle weight) of at least 10,000 pounds, a highway
tractor of rated capacity (gross combination weight) of at least 10,000 pounds, a property-carrying trailer or semitrailer with at least one load-carrying axle of at least 10,000 pounds, or a motor bus
with a seating capacity of at least 10 individuals.
motor vehicle - a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on
public highways, but does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
154)
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
164)
motor vehicle - a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on
public highways, but does not include a vehicle operated solely on a rail line or a commercial vehicle.
motor vehicle - any self-propelled four-wheeled vehicle, of less than 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight,
which is designed primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2821.)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18, 31)

motor vehicle - every description of carriage or other contrivance propelled or drawn by mechanical
power and used for commercial purposes on the highways in the transportation of passengers, passengers and property, or property or cargo.

motor vehicle - self-propelled vehicle designed for transporting persons or property on a street or
highway.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
motor vehicle accident - an accident resulting from the maintenance or operation of a passenger motor
vehicle or passenger motor vehicle equipment.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32101.)
motor vehicle assembler - a producer of motor vehicles and any related persons or joint ventures in
which the producer participates.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
motor vehicle assembler - a producer of motor vehicles and any related persons or joint ventures in
which the producer participates.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1941.3)
motor vehicle operator - Any employee of the U.S. Government whose job regularly requires the
operation of motor vehicles. This includes chauffeurs, truck drivers, garage employees/ drivers, and guard drivers.
motor vehicle operator - Any individual holding the official job title of Motor Vehicle Operator.  Also
called MVO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)
motor vehicles - Any vehicle, self-propelled or drawn by mechanical power, designed and operated
principally for highway transportation of property or passengers.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
motor vessel - a vessel propelled by machinery other than steam to make it clear that these vessels are not
steam vessels.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
motor vessel - a vessel propelled by machinery other than steam.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
motorcycle - a motor vehicle which is designed to travel on not more than 3 wheels in contact with the
surface.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
153.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
mounting -1. All preparations made in anticipation of an operation, including assembly in the mounting
area, preparation and maintenance within the mounting area, movement to loading points, and subsequent embarkation into ships, craft, or aircraft if applicable.  2. A carriage or stand upon which
a weapon is placed.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
mounting area - A general locality where assigned forces of an amphibious or airborne operation, with
their equipment, are assembled, prepared, and loaded in ships and/ or aircraft preparatory to an
assault.  See also embarkation area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
movement control - The planning, routing, scheduling, and control of personnel and cargo movements
over lines of communications; includes maintaining in-transit visibility of forces and material through the deployment and/ or redeployment process.  See also line of communications; movement
control teams; non-unit cargo; non-unit-related personnel.
movement control team - An Army team used to decentralize the execution of movement
responsibilities on an area basis or at key transportation nodes.  Also called MCT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
movement data - Those essential elements of information to schedule lift, obtain transportation assets,
manage movement of forces, and report in-transit visibility of movements and associated forces
(people, equipment, and supplies).
movement group - Those ships and embarked units that load out and proceed to rendezvous in the
objective area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

movement phase - In amphibious operations, the period during which various elements of the
amphibious force move from points of embarkation to the objective area.  See also amphibious
force; amphibious operation.
movement plan - In amphibious operations, the naval plan providing for the movement of the
amphibious task force to the objective area.  See also amphibious operation; amphibious task force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
movement requirement - A stated movement mode and time-phased need for the transport of units,
personnel, and/ or materiel from a specified origin to a specified destination.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

movement schedule - A timetable developed to monitor or track the movement of a separate entity,
whether it is a force requirement, cargo or personnel increment, or lift asset, that reflects the
assignment of specific lift resources, shows a flow and workload at each location, and supports plan
implementation.
movement table - A table giving detailed instructions or data for a move.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

movement to contact - A form of the offense designed to develop the situation and to establish or regain
contact.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

MOX facility - the mixed-oxide fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South
Carolina.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2566)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2566)

MOX production objective - production at the MOX facility of mixed-oxide fuel from defense
plutonium and defense plutonium materials at an average rate equivalent to not less than one metric ton of mixed-oxide fuel per year. The average rate shall be determined by measuring production at the MOX facility from the date the facility is declared operational to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission through the date of assessment.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)

MTCR adherent - a country that participates in the MTCR or that, pursuant to an international
understanding to which the United States is a party, controls MTCR equipment or technology in accordance with the criteria and standards set forth in the MTCR.

MTCR Annex - the Guidelines and Equipment and Technology Annex of the MTCR, and any
amendments thereto.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
multi-agency contract - a task-order or delivery-order contract established by one agency for use by
Government agencies to obtain supplies and services, consistent with the Economy Act (see 17.502- 2). Multi-agency contracts include contracts for information technology.  Also called MAC.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Multiagency Coordination Group - Typically, administrators/ executives, or their appointed
representatives, who are authorized to commit agency resources and funds, are brought together and
form MAC Groups. MAC Groups may also be known as multiagency committees, emergency management committees, or as otherwise defined by the system. A MAC Group can provide coordinated decision-making and resource allocation among cooperating agencies, and may establish the priorities among incidents, harmonize agency policies, and provide strategic guidance and direction to support incident management activities.  Also called MAC Group.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Multiagency Coordination System(s) - Multiagency coordination systems provide the architecture to
support coordination for incident prioritization, critical resource allocation, communications systems integration, and information coordination. The elements of multiagency coordination systems include facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications. Two of the most
commonly used elements are emergency operations centers and MAC Groups. These systems assist
agencies and organizations responding to an incident.  Also called MACS.

multicast stream - a digital stream of programming that is transmitted by a television broadcast station
and is not the station's .
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 17,
111.)
multi-disciplinary project team  - group of people from various disciplines that bring their disparate
skills to collaboratively solve the challenge being addressed by a project.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

multifactor authentication - Authentication using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors
include - (i) something you know (e.g. password/ PIN); (ii) something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or (iii) something you are (e.g., biometric). See Authenticator.

multihazard advisory map - a map on which hazard data concerning each type of natural disaster is
identified simultaneously for the purpose of showing areas of hazard overlap.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5132)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

multijurisdictional incident - An incident requiring action from multiple agencies that each have
jurisdiction to manage certain aspects of the incident. In the Incident Command System, these incidents will be managed under Unified Command.

multilateral - involving more than two distinct entities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
multilateral development bank -  the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
International.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 490)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
262m7)

multilateral development bank - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association,
the International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter- American Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, any other institution (other than the International Monetary Fund), and any subsidiary of any such institution.

multilateral development bank - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
International Development Association, and the regional multilateral development banks.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
262p5)
multimedia - integration of multiple forms of media including text, graphics, audio, and video.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
multimodal project - a project involving the participation of more than 1 modal administration or
secretarial office within the Department.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
116)
multinational - Between two or more forces or agencies of two or more nations or coalition partners.
See also alliance; coalition.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
multinational - that the qualifying entity, or its affiliate or subsidiary, conducts business in two or more
countries, one of which is the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 316)

multinational doctrine - The agreed upon fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of
two or more nations in coordinated action toward a common objective.  See also doctrine; joint
doctrine.

multinational executives and managers -  a. An alien may qualify as a priority worker multinational
executive or manager if, during the three year period preceding the time of the aliens application for
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9

FAM 102.31 (U))
classification and admission into the United States -(1) The alien has been employed for at least one year by a firm or corporation or other legal entity or an affiliate or subsidiary thereof; or (2) The alien has been an employee of INTELSAT or any successor or separated entity of INTELSAT and has maintained lawful nonimmigrant status as a G-4 for at least one year; and (3) The alien seeks to enter the United States in order to continue to render services to the same employer or to a subsidiary or affiliate thereof in a capacity that is managerial or executive.

Multinational Exercise - A military event that contains one or more non-U.S. participating forces.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

multinational force - A force composed of military elements of nations who have formed an alliance or
coalition for some specific purpose.  Also called MNF.  See also multinational force commander;
multinational operations.

Multinational Force - A group of warfighters composed of military elements of nations who have
formed an alliance or coalition for some specific purpose.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
3427)

Multinational Force and Observers - the Multinational Force and Observers established in accordance
with the Protocol between Egypt and Israel signed on August 3, 1981, relating to the implementation of the security arrangements of the Treaty of Peace.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 316)

multinational force commander - A general term applied to a commander who exercises command
authority over a military force composed of elements from two or more nations.  Also called MNFC.
See also multinational force.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 408)

multinational integrated logistic unit - An organization resulting when two or more nations agree to
provide logistics assets to a multinational logistic force under the operational control of a multinational commander for the logistic support of a multinational force.  Also called MILU.  See
also logistic support; multinational.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 408)
multinational logistics - Any coordinated logistic activity involving two or more nations supporting a
multinational force conducting military operations under the auspices of an alliance or coalition, including those conducted under United Nations mandate.  Also called MNL.  See also logistics;
multinational.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 316)
multinational operations - A collective term to describe military actions conducted by forces of two or
more nations, usually undertaken within the structure of a coalition or alliance.  See also alliance;
coalition.
multinational staff - A staff composed of personnel of two or more nations within the structure of a
coalition or alliance.  See also integrated staff; joint staff.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 316)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

multiple agency sponsorship agreement [Federally Funded Research and Development Center] -
written document between the government (primary sponsor and other sponsors) and the Federally Funded Research and Development Center's parent institution that contains a core statement for each sponsor as well as other items.

(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)

multiple disabilities - concomitant impairments (such as mental retardation-blindness or mental
retardation-orthopedic impairment), the combination of which causes such severe educational needs
that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one of the impairments.
Multiple disabilities does not include deaf-blindness.

Multiple sources - two or more source documents, classification guides, or a combination of both.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1702)

multiple use - the management of the public lands and their various resource values so that they are
utilized in the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the American people; making the most judicious use of the land for some or all of these resources or related services over areas large enough to provide sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use to conform to changing needs and conditions; the use of some land for less than all of the resources; a combination
of balanced and diverse resource uses that takes into account the long-term needs of future
generations for renewable and nonrenewable resources, including, but not limited to, recreation, range, timber, minerals, watershed, wildlife and fish, and natural scenic, scientific and historical values; and harmonious and coordinated management of the various resources without permanent impairment of the productivity of the land and the quality of the environment with consideration being given to the relative values of the resources and not necessarily to the combination of uses that will give the greatest economic return or the greatest unit output.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

multiple-award contract - a contract that is (1) A Multiple Award Schedule contract issued by GSA
(e.g., GSA Schedule Contract) or agencies granted Multiple Award Schedule contract authority by
GSA (e.g., Department of Veterans Affairs); (2) A multiple-award task-order or delivery-order
contract issued, including Governmentwide acquisition contracts; or (3) Any other indefinitedelivery, indefinite-quantity contract entered into with two or more sources pursuant to the same
solicitation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

multiplexer - A data communications device that combines inputs from two or more terminals, computer
ports, or other multiplexers, and transmits the combined data stream over a single high-speed channel. At the receiving end, the data stream is demultiplexed, either by another multiplexer or by computer software programs.  Also called MUX.
multiplier -  The ratio between the direct effect on output or employment and the full effect, including
the effects of second order rounds or spending. Multiplier effects greater than 1.0 require the existence of involuntary unemployment.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)

multipoint refueling system - KC-135 aircraft equipped with external wing-mounted pods to conduct
drogue air refueling, while still maintaining boom air refueling capability on the same mission.  See
also air refueling.
multipurpose passenger vehicle - a passenger motor vehicle constructed on a truck chassis or with
special features for occasional off-road operation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32101.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)

multi-regional project - A group of 12 or more participants from at least two regions of the world. The
Office of International Visitors initiates all MRPs and shares the list of upcoming projects with missions prior to the nomination deadline. All MRPs are conducted in English.  Also called MRP.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)

multi-Service publication - A publication containing principles, terms, tactics, techniques, and
procedures used and approved by the forces of two or more Services to perform a common military
function consistent with approved joint doctrine.
multispectral imagery - The image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral
bands.  Also called MSI.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
multispot ship - Those ships certified to have two or more adjacent landing areas.  See also spot.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
municipal purposes - and includes all purposes within municipal powers as defined by the constitution
or laws of the State or by the charter of the municipality.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

municipal separate storm water sewer system - municipally owned sewer system, or other storm water
runoff management system, that is designed to collect storm water runoff but the runoff does not enter a wastewater collection system or treatment plant.

municipal solid waste - (i) household waste; (ii) commercial and retail waste; and (iii) institutional
waste.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
10908.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

municipal solid waste - discarded everyday items, such as product packaging, grass clippings, furniture,
clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, appliances, and batteries collected by locally mandate
government bodies generally does not include construction and demolition materials, municipal wastewater treatment sludges, non-hazardous industrial wastes, hazardous waste, or special waste.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8802.)

municipal waste - any organic matter, including sewage, sewage sludge, and industrial or commercial
waste, and mixtures of such matter and inorganic refuse (i) from any publicly or privately operated municipal waste collection or similar disposal system, or (ii) from similar waste flows (other than such flows which constitute agricultural wastes or residues, or wood wastes or residues from wood harvesting activities or production of forest products). Does not include any hazardous waste, as determined by the Secretary of Energy.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8802.)

municipal waste energy project - any facility (or portion of a facility) located in the United States
primarily for (i) the production of biomass fuel (and byproducts) from municipal waste; or (ii) the combustion of municipal waste for the purpose of generating steam or forms of useful energy, including industrial process heat, mechanical power, or electricity (including cogeneration).
Includes any necessary transportation, preparation, and disposal equipment and machinery for use in or at the site of the facility involved.

municipality - a political subdivision of a State.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 342)

munition - A complete device charged with explosives; propellants; pyrotechnics; initiating
composition; or chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear material for use in operations including demolitions.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

munition - ammunition, ordnance, or demolition charges containing explosives, propellants,
pyrotechnics, initiating composition, or nuclear, biological, or chemical material for use in military operations.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2710)

munitions constituents - any materials originating from unexploded ordnance, discarded military
munitions, or other military munitions, including explosive and nonexplosive materials, and emission, degradation, or breakdown elements of such ordnance or munitions.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

munitions effectiveness assessment - Conducted concurrently and interactively with battle damage
assessment, the assessment of the military force applied in terms of the weapon system and
munitions effectiveness to determine and recommend any required changes to the methodology, tactics, weapon system, munitions, fusing, and/ or weapon delivery parameters to increase force
effectiveness.  Munitions effectiveness assessment is primarily the responsibility of operations with required inputs and coordination from the intelligence community.  Also called MEA.  See also
assessment; battle damage assessment.
munitions list items - Commodities (usually defense articles or defense services) listed in the
International Traffic in Arms Regulation and published by the U.S. Department of State.  Also
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
called MLI.

Munroe effect - focusing of blast energy caused by a hollow or void cut into the surface of an explosive.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
mutilated check - A check from which large portions are missing. Such check is treated as unavailable
for cancellation purposes.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

mutual aid and assistance agreement - Written or oral agreement between and among agencies/
organizations and/ or jurisdictions that provides a mechanism to quickly obtain emergency assistance in the form of personnel, equipment, materials, and other associated services. The
primary objective is to facilitate rapid, short-term deployment of emergency support prior to, during,
and/ or after an incident.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)
mutual support - That support which units render each other against an enemy, because of their assigned
tasks, their position relative to each other and to the enemy, and their inherent capabilities.  See also
close support; direct support; support.
N
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
named area of interest - The geospatial area or systems node or link against which information that will
satisfy a specific information requirement can be collected, usually to capture indications of
adversary courses of action.  Also called NAI.  See also area of interest.
named storm - any organized weather system with a defined surface circulation and maximum winds of
not less than 39 miles per hour which the National Hurricane Center of the United States National Weather Service names as a tropical storm or a hurricane.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4057)

narcoterrorism - Terrorism that is linked to illicit drug trafficking.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)

narcotic and psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances - given by any applicable
international narcotics control agreement or domestic law of the country of countries concerned.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 481)

NASA property - covered property subject to the jurisdiction, administration, or in the custody of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration or any officer or employee thereof.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 195.)

national - a person owing permanent allegiance to a state.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)

national - Of a nationwide character, including the Federal, State, tribal, and local aspects of governance
and policy.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
national ambient air quality standards - standards set by the EPA that identify and regulate air
pollutants that may be harmful to the public health or welfare.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
501)

national architecture - the common framework for interoperability that defines (A) the functions
associated with intelligent transportation system user services; (B) the physical entities or subsystems within which the functions reside;
(C) the data interfaces and information flows
between physical subsystems; and (D) the communications requirements associated with the
information flows.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

National Archives and Records Administration - independent federal agency that oversees
management of Federal Government records and is charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

national archives of the United States - records that have been determined by the Archivist of the
United States to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant continued preservation by the Federal Government includes records that have been transferred to the legal custody of the Archivist of the United States on a Standard Form 258, "Agreement to Transfer Records to the National Archives of the United States."
national average weekly wage - the national average weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonagricultural payrolls.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
902.)
National Capital Region - A geographic area encompassing the District of Columbia and eleven local
jurisdictions in the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia.  Also called NCR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1711.3)

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - NCMEC is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3)
organization that provides services nationwide for families and professionals in the protection of abducted, endangered, and sexually exploited children. NCMEC is an important resource to children and families, providing a wide range of services including -  Producing and distributing missing children posters. NCMEC has agreed to produce posters for those children that CA/ OCS/ CI has not been able to locate through its own searches. Contact the appropriate CA/ OCS/ CI country officer if
you think a missing children poster should be created for a particular case; Providing a Web site
with valuable resources for families, law enforcement, attorneys, and other child welfare professions; Counseling parents and referring the LBP to other mental health services;  Overseeing and distributing funds to LBPs for travel to participate in hearings abroad or to arrange return of their children, with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime;. Assisting with identifying and retaining counsel for parents; and. Assisting parents with interactions with local and federal law enforcement officers.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
National Communications System - Interagency body of member agencies that organizes the federal
telecommunications resources needed to support the United States in times of national emergency and develops Federal standards to ensure interoperability of U.S. Government telecommunications networks.  Also called NCS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 60)
National Communications System - The telecommunications system that results from the technical and
operational integration of the separate telecommunications systems of the several executive branch
departments and agencies having a significant telecommunications capability.  Also called NCS.
National Computer Security Center - The NCSC is responsible for encouraging the widespread
availability of trusted computer systems throughout the Federal Government.  Also called NCSC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
652)
national consensus standard - any occupational safety and health standard or modification thereof
which (1),2 has been adopted and promulgated by a nationally recognized standards-producing organization under procedures whereby it can be determined by the Secretary that persons interested and affected by the scope or provisions of the standard have reached substantial agreement on its adoption, (2) was formulated in a manner which afforded an opportunity for diverse views to be considered and (3) has been designated as such a standard by the Secretary, after consultation with
other appropriate Federal agencies.
national continuity coordinator  - President's Assistant for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism
responsible for policy coordination.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
national continuity coordinator - The person responsible for coordinating the development and
implementation of Federal continuity policies, which includes establishing NEFs and continuity
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6

FAM 414)
requirements for all executive departments and agencies. The NCC provides guidance for State, local, territorial, and tribal governments, as well as private sector organizations. The NCC ensures that there is a comprehensive and integrated national continuity program that will enable a more rapid and effective response to and recovery from a national emergency. The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHS/ CT) holds this position.  Also called NCC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)

national council for international visitors - A private, nonprofit association that provides professional
training and development programs for the CIVs under a cooperative agreement with ECA.  Also called NCIV.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

national counterintelligence executive  - United States Government official who provides effective
leadership and support to the counterintelligence and security activities of the United States Intelligence Community, the United States Government, and United States private sector entities who are at risk of intelligence collection or attack by foreign adversaries.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Counterterrorism Center - The primary Federal organization for integrating and analyzing all
intelligence pertaining to terrorism and counterterrorism and for conducting strategic operational planning by integrating all instruments of national power.  Also called NCTC.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
National Crime Information Center - computerized index of criminal justice information that is
available 24 hours a day to authorized agencies to assist in the prompt disclosure of criminal justice
and related law enforcement issues is maintained by the Department of Justice/ Federal Bureau of Investigation.
national crime information databases - the National Crime Information Center and its incorporated
criminal history databases, including the Interstate Identification Index.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
14040)
national defense - any activity related to programs for military or atomic energy production or
construction, military assistance to any foreign nation, stockpiling, or space.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1592n)

national defense - (1) the operations and activities of the armed forces, the Atomic Energy Commission,
or any other Government department or agency directly or indirectly and substantially concerned with the national defense, (2) other operations and activities directly or indirectly and substantially concerned with the operations and activities of the armed forces and the Atomic Energy Commission, (3) activities in connection with the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended, or (4) the provision of community facilities or services necessary to the health, safety, or public welfare of the inhabitants of a town or community which has been relocated as a result of the acquisition (through eminent domain or purchase in lieu thereof) of its former site by or on behalf of
the Atomic Energy Commission for national-defense activities.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

national defense - programs for military and energy production or construction, military or critical
infrastructure assistance to any foreign nation, homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any
directly related activity. Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and critical infrastructure protection and restoration.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

national defense - programs for military and energy production or construction, military or critical
infrastructure assistance to any foreign nation, homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any directly related activity. Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and critical infrastructure protection and restoration.

national defense - the needs of, and the planning and preparedness to meet, essential defense, industrial,
and military emergency energy requirements relative to the national safety, welfare, and economy,
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
particularly resulting from foreign military or economic actions.
7420) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
National Defense Reserve Fleet - 1. Including the Maritime Administration Ready Reserve Force, a fleet
composed of ships acquired and maintained by the Maritime Administration for use in mobilization
or emergency.  2. Less the Maritime Administration Ready Reserve Force, a fleet composed of the
older dry cargo ships, tankers, troop transports, and other assets in Maritime Administration's custody that are maintained at a relatively low level of readiness.  Also called NDRF.  See also
Maritime Administration Ready Reserve Force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

national defense strategy - A document approved by the Secretary of Defense for applying the Armed
Forces of the United States in coordination with Department of Defense agencies and other
instruments of national power to achieve national security strategy objectives.  Also called NDS.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 363)

National Detainee Reporting Center - The national-level center that accounts for all persons who pass
through the care, custody, and control of the Department of Defense and that obtains and stores
information concerning detainees and their confiscated personal property.  Also called NDRC.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7708)
national development strategy - any strategy to achieve market-driven economic growth and eliminate
extreme poverty that has been developed by the government of the country in consultation with a wide variety of civic participation, including nongovernmental organizations, private and voluntary organizations, academia, women's and student organizations, local trade and labor unions, and the
business community.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)
National Disaster Medical System - A coordinated partnership between Departments of Homeland
Security, Health and Human Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs established for the purpose of
responding to the needs of casualties of a public health emergency.  Also called NDMS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)

National Disaster Medical System - A federally coordinated medical system, augmenting the United
States' medical response capability to assist state, local, and tribal authorities in dealing with
medical impacts during major peacetime disasters. Also called NDMS.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Disaster Medical System - A federally coordinated system that augments the Nation's medical
response capability. The overall purpose of the NDMS is to establish a single, integrated national
medical response capability for assisting State and local authorities in dealing with the medical impacts of major peacetime disasters. NDMS, under Emergency Support Function #8 - Public Health and Medical Services, supports Federal agencies in the management and coordination of the Federal medical response to major emergencies and federally declared disasters.  Also called
NDMS.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

national emergency - A condition declared by the President or the Congress by virtue of powers
previously vested in them that authorize certain emergency actions to be undertaken in the national
interest.  See also mobilization.

national emergency - a general declaration of emergency with respect to the national defense made by
the President or by the Congress.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 98h
3.)
(SOURCE  DOT/
NHTSA, Beyond
EMS Data
Collection,
Terms)

National Emergency Medical Services Information System - NEMSIS improves care through the
standardization, aggregation, and utilization of point-of-care EMS data at the local, State, and national levels. It is often confused with one or more of its component parts, which include - National Uniform EMS dataset - A standardized set of definitions designed to describe an entire
EMS event from activation of the EMS system through the release of the patient from EMS care.
The latest dataset includes 578 elements. NEMSIS Data Dictionary - Standardized definitions for the national EMS dataset. NEMSIS Data Exchange (NDX) - The portal used by State EMS agencies and EMS software vendors to submit data to the national EMS database. National EMS Database -
An aggregated repository of EMS event data collected under the auspices of NEMSIS and housed at NHTSA. NEMSIS TAC - The Technical Assistance Center formed in support of NEMSIS, which provides aid to State EMS offices and electronic healthcare vendors that are responsible for gathering data and reporting it to the Federal NEMSIS repository. The NEMSIS TAC also supports institutions and individuals who desire to use NEMSIS data for research.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants  - uniform national emission standards set by
the EPA for air pollutants not covered by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for new, modified, and existing stationary sources addressing pollutants that may cause an increase in
fatalities or in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating illness.
National Environmental Policy Act  - declares a national policy which encourages productive and
enjoyable harmony between humans and the environment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

national essential function  - overarching responsibilities of the Federal Government to lead and sustain
the Nation and will be the primary focus of the Federal Government's leadership during and in the
aftermath of an emergency requires the support of continuity of operations (COOP) and Continuity
of Government capabilities.
national essential functions  - that subset of Government Functions that are necessary to lead and sustain
the Nation during a catastrophic emergency and that, therefore, must be supported through COOP
and COG capabilities.  Also called NEF.

(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 51
National
Continuity Policy, Terms)
national essential functions - that subset of Government functions that are necessary to lead and sustain
the Nation during a catastrophic emergency.
(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 21
Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Terms) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

national essential functions - Those functions and overarching responsibilities of the Federal
Government that the President and national leadership will focus on to lead and sustain the nation during a catastrophic emergency and that must be supported through continuity capabilities.  Also called NEF.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Exercise Program - A Department of Homeland Security-coordinated exercise program based
upon the National Planning Scenarios contained which are the National Preparedness Guidelines. This program coordinates and, where appropriate, integrates a 5-year homeland security exercise
schedule across Federal agencies and incorporates exercises at the State and local levels.
National Exercise Program - Creates a framework to reinforce the importance of timely integrated
planning, decision making, strategic coordination and operational awareness for both domestic and international crises. Coordinates the exercise requirements of HSPD-8 and multiple other
Presidential Directives and strategies.  Also called NEP.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)

National Fire Protection Association - The world's leading advocate for fire prevention and an
authoritative source on public safety.  Also called NFPA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

National Guard - the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
(SOURCE  DOD/
NGB, US Code
32, 101)
National Guard - the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
national health security - A state in which the nation and its people are prepared for, protected from, and
resilient in the face of health threats or incidents with potentially negative health consequences.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
national health security - A state in which the nation and its people are prepared for, protected from, and
resilient in the face of health threats or incidents with potentially negative health consequences.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)
national health security - A state in which the nation and its people are prepared for, protected from, and
resilient in the face of incidents with health consequences.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)

National Incident Management System - A national crisis response system that provides a consistent,
nationwide approach for federal, state, local, and tribal governments; the private sector; and nongovernmental organizations to work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for, respond
to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity.  Also called
NIMS.

National Incident Management System - a system to enable effective, efficient, and collaborative
incident management.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 311)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

National Incident Management System - A systematic, proactive approach to guide departments and
agencies at all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work seamlessly to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, to reduce the loss of life and property and harm to the environment. For additional information on this document, contact A/ OEM.  Also called NIMS.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Incident Management System - System that provides a proactive approach guiding
government agencies at all levels, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work seamlessly to prepare for, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life or property and harm to the environment.    Also called NIMS.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

national information assurance partnership - A US government initiative to meet the security testing
needs of both information technology consumers and producers operated by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The long-term goal
of NIAP is to help increase the level of trust consumers have in their information systems and networks through the use of cost-effective security testing, evaluation, and validation programs (e.g.
Common Criteria).  Also called NIAP.
National Information Exchange Model - interagency initiative providing a foundation for seamless
information exchange includes federal, state, local, and tribal agencies.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Infrastructure Coordinating Center - As part of the National Operations Center, monitors the
Nation's critical infrastructure and key resources on an ongoing basis. During an incident, the NICC provides a coordinating forum to share information across infrastructure and key resources sectors
through appropriate information-sharing entities.  Also called NICC.
National Infrastructure Protection Plan - Plan that provides a coordinated approach to critical
(SOURCE  DHS/

FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

infrastructure and key resources protection roles and responsibilities for Federal, State, tribal, local, and private-sector security partners. The NIPP sets national priorities, goals, and requirements for effective distribution of funding and resources that will help ensure that our government, economy, and public services continue in the event of a terrorist attack or other disaster.  Also called NIPP.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

national intelligence - All intelligence, regardless of the source from which derived, and including that
which is gathered within or outside of the United States, that pertains to more than one agency, and involves (1) threats to the United States, its people, property, or interests, (2) the development, proliferation, or use of weapons of mass destruction, or (3) any other matter bearing on US national
or homeland security.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

national intelligence - intelligence, regardless of the source from which derived and including
information gathered within or outside the United States, that (1) pertains to more than one U.S. government agency; and (2) that involves (i) threats to the U.S., its people, property, or interests; (ii) the development, proliferation, or use of weapons of mass destruction; or (iii) any other matter
bearing on U.S. national or homeland security.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3001)
National Intelligence and Intelligence Related to National Security - all intelligence, regardless of the
source from which derived and including information gathered within or outside the United States, that pertains, as determined consistent with any guidance issued by the President, or that is
determined for the purpose of access to information by the Director, to pertain to more than one United States Government agency; and that involves threats to the United States, its people, property, or interests; the development, proliferation, or use of weapons of mass destruction; or any other matter bearing on United States national or homeland security.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3002)
national intelligence and intelligence related to national security - intelligence, regardless of the
source from which derived and including information gathered within or outside the United States, that (A) pertains, as determined consistent with any guidance issued by the President, to more than one United States Government agency; and (B) that involves
(i) threats to the United States,
its people, property, or interests;
(ii) the development, proliferation, or use of weapons of mass
destruction; or (iii) any other matter bearing on United States national or homeland security.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
national intelligence estimate - A strategic estimate of the capabilities, vulnerabilities, and probable
courses of action of foreign nations produced at the national level as a composite of the views of the
intelligence community.  Also called NIE.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
national intelligence function - collection, gathering, processing, analysis, production, or dissemination
of National intelligence, the primary purpose of which is to provide National intelligence to the President, the Vice-President, the members of the National Security Council, the Director of National Intelligence, or elements of the Intelligence Community outside the Department.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3001)
National Intelligence Program - all programs, projects, and activities of the Intelligence Community, as
well as any other programs of the Intelligence Community designated jointly by the Director and the head of a United States department or agency or by the President. Such term does not include
programs, projects, or activities of the military departments to acquire intelligence solely for the planning and conduct of tactical military operations by United States Armed Forces.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3002)
National Intelligence Program - to all programs, projects, and activities of the intelligence community,
as well as any other programs of the intelligence community designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of a United States department or agency or by the President. Such term does not include programs, projects, or activities of the military departments to acquire intelligence solely for the planning and conduct of tactical military operations by United States Armed Forces.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Joint Terrorism Task Force - Entity responsible for enhancing communications, coordination,
and cooperation among Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies representing the intelligence, law enforcement, defense, diplomatic, public safety, and homeland security communities by providing a
point of fusion for terrorism intelligence and by supporting Joint Terrorism Task Forces throughout
the United States.  Also called NJTTF.
national leadership of the United States - the following: (1) The President.(2) The Vice President.(3)
Such other civilian officials of the United States Government as the President shall designate.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
171a)
National level Exercise - National-level Exercise is the term for the annual operations-based exercise,
either a Functional Exercise (FE) or a Full-Scale Exercise (FSE), for which participation by heads of
departments and agencies is required under the NEP. NLEs address USG strategic- and policy-level objectives and challenge the national response system. An NLE will involve all levels of Federal,
State, and local authorities, and critical private sector entities. The NLE may involve international partners, as appropriate. The NEP will integrate department and agency exercise planning activities
into NLEs that support specified national priorities and objectives, as contained in Presidential
directives. While Principle Level Exercises (PLEs) may be used to advance the development of policy and plans, NLEs test the implementation of existing policies and plans.   Also called NLE.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Military Command Center - Facility that serves as the Nation's focal point for continuous
monitoring and coordination of worldwide military operations. It directly supports combatant commanders, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of Defense, and the President in the command of U.S. Armed Forces in peacetime contingencies and war. Structured to support
the President and Secretary of Defense effectively and efficiently, the NMCC participates in a wide variety of activities, ranging from missile warning and attack assessment to management of peacetime contingencies such as Defense Support of Civil Authorities activities. In conjunction with
monitoring the current worldwide situation, the Center alerts the Joint Staff and other national agencies to developing crises and will initially coordinate any military response required.  Also called NMCC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)

national military command system - The priority component of the Global Command and Control
System designed to support the President, Secretary of Defense, and Joint Chiefs of Staff in the
exercise of their responsibilities.  Also called NMCS.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

national military strategy - A document approved by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for
distributing and applying military power to attain national security strategy and Defense Strategic
Guidance objectives. Also called NMS. See also national security strategy; strategy; theater strategy.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

national military strategy - A document approved by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for
distributing and applying military power to attain national security strategy and national defense
strategy objectives.  Also called NMS.  See also national security strategy; strategy; theater strategy.
national network of fusion centers - decentralized, self-organizing national asset composed of
designated state and major area fusion centers.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4131)

National of the United States - (1) a natural person who is a citizen of the United States, (2) a natural
person who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States, and (3) a corporation, partnership, unincorporated body, or other entity, organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, or any possession of the United States and in which more than 50 per centum of the outstanding capital stock or other proprietary or similar interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by persons referred to in clauses (1) and (2). It does not include aliens.
national of the United States - (A) a citizen of the United States, or (B) a person who, though not a
(SOURCE  DHS, US Code 8,

citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States.
1101) (SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
1642)

national of the United States - (A) a natural person who is a citizen of the United States, or who owes
permanent allegiance to the United States, and (B) a corporation or other legal entity which is
organized under the laws of the United States, any State or Territory thereof, or the District of
Columbia, if natural persons who are nationals of the United States own, directly or indirectly, more
than 50 per centum of the outstanding capital stock or other beneficial interest in such legal entity. It does not include aliens.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Operations Center - Serves as the primary national hub for situational awareness and
operations coordination across the Federal Government for incident management. The NOC provides the Secretary of Homeland Security and other principals with information necessary to make critical national-level incident management decisions.  Also called NOC.

national operations center - The primary national hub for domestic incident management operational
coordination and situational awareness.  Also called NOC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

national planning scenarios - Planning tools that represent a minimum number of credible scenarios
depicting the range of potential terrorist attacks and natural disasters and related impacts facing our Nation. They form a basis for coordinated Federal planning, training, and exercises.

national policy - A broad course of action or statements of guidance adopted by the government at the
national level in pursuit of national objectives.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

national pollutant discharge elimination system - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's program
under the Clean Water Act that regulates the discharge of pollutants from point sources into the waters of the United States and imposes effluent standards and enforces pre-treatment requirements.
national preparedness - the actions taken to plan, organize, equip, train, and exercise to build and
sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from those threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation .

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 8
National Preparedness,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Preparedness Guidelines - Guidance that establishes a vision for national preparedness and
provides a systematic approach for prioritizing preparedness efforts across the Nation. These
Guidelines focus policy, planning, and investments at all levels of government and the private sector. The Guidelines replace the Interim National Preparedness Goal and integrate recent lessons
learned.
National Preparedness Vision - Provides a concise statement of the core preparedness goal for the
Nation.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
national priority cargo - cargo determined by the National Command Authority to be essential to the
continued functioning, security, health, and well-being of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)

national program agency - A private, nonprofit organization responsible for planning and implementing
International Visitor Leadership projects under the direction of ECAs Office of International Visitors.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

National Protection and Programs Directorate - Department of Homeland Security Support
Component that oversees the safeguarding of critical information systems and high-risk critical infrastructure including telecommunications assets, leads the Department's cyber defense programs for the general government and the private sector, facilitates the Department's identity management and biometrics services, coordinates risk management methodologies across the Department works with State, local, and private sector partners to identify threats, determine vulnerabilities, and target
resources toward the greatest risks.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Response Coordination Center - As a component of the National Operations Center, serves as
the Department of Homeland Security/ Federal Emergency Management Agency primary operations
center responsible for national incident response and recovery as well as national resource
coordination. As a 24/ 7 operations center, the NRCC monitors potential or developing incidents and supports the efforts of regional and field components.  Also called NRCC.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Response Framework - Guides how the Nation conducts all-hazards response. The Framework
documents the key response principles, roles, and structures that organize national response. It describes how communities, States, the Federal Government, and private-sector and nongovernmental partners apply these principles for a coordinated, effective national response. And it describes special circumstances where the Federal Government exercises a larger role, including incidents where Federal interests are involved and catastrophic incidents where a State would
require significant support. It allows first responders, decision makers, and supporting entities to
provide a unified national response.  Also called NRF.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

National Response Framework - The guiding principles enabling all levels of domestic response
partners to prepare for and provide a unified response to disasters and emergencies. Building on the NIMS, as well as ICS standardization, the NRF's coordinating structures are always in effect for
implementation at any level and at any time for local, State, and national emergency or disaster
response. For additional information on this document, contact A/ OEM.  Also called NRF.
national response team - the team established under the National Contingency Plan of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5102.)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

national security - A collective term encompassing both national defense and foreign relations of the
United States with the purpose of gaining:  a. A military or defense advantage over any foreign nation or group of nations; b. A favorable foreign relations position; or c. A defense posture capable of successfully resisting hostile or destructive action from within or without, overt or covert.  See
also security.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
national security - comprehensive program of integrated policies and procedures for the Departments,
agencies, and functions of the United States Government aimed at protecting the territory, population, infrastructure, institutions, values, and global interests of the Nation.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2212.12)
national security - relates to the protection and preservation of the military, economic, and productive
strength of the United States, including the security of the U.S. Government in domestic and foreign affairs, against or from espionage, sabotage, and subversion, and any and all other illegal acts designed to weaken or destroy the United States.
national security - the national defense and foreign relations of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
801)
national security - The national defense or foreign relations of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
national security - the national defense or foreign relations of the United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
national security - the national defense, foreign relations, or economic interests of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1189)
National Security Council - A governmental body specifically designed to assist the President in
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

integrating all spheres of national security policy.  Also called NSC.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Security Council - Advises the President on national strategic and policy during large-scale
incidents. Together with the Homeland Security Council, ensures coordination for all homeland and
national security-related activities among executive departments and agencies and promotes effective development and implementation of related policy.  Also called NSC.
national security information - Information specifically determined under executive order criteria to
require protection against unauthorized disclosure.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
national security interests - The foundation for the development of valid national objectives that define
United States goals or purposes.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
1681b)

national security investigation - any official inquiry by an agency or department of the United States
Government to determine the eligibility of a consumer to receive access or continued access to
classified information or to determine whether classified information has been lost or compromised.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2471)
national security laboratory - any of the following:(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos,
New Mexico.
(B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Livermore, California. (C) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

national security official - person employed by, assigned or detailed to, or acting for an element of the
Intelligence Community, or member of a federal department or agency, or foreign government entity possessing a counterterrorism function.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
130)

national security official concerned - (A) The Secretary of Defense, with respect to information of
concern to the Department of Defense, as determined by the Secretary. (B) The Secretary of
Homeland Security, with respect to information of concern to the Coast Guard, as determined by the Secretary, but only while the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy. (C) The
Secretary of Energy, with respect to information concerning the national security programs of the Department of Energy, as determined by the Secretary.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1908)

national security position - a position(A) having national security responsibilities in a 1 agency or
office of the Federal Government that has national security responsibilities; and (B) in which the individual in such position makes their foreign language skills available to such agency or office.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
national security purpose - national intelligence (including foreign intelligence and counterintelligence)
function when information is shared with the Intelligence Community or a counterterrorism purpose
when information is shared with the Intelligence Community, other federal departments or agencies, or foreign government entities.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 3100.10)
national security space - The space-related systems, services, capabilities, and associated information
networks of the Department of Defense and the national intelligence community, or other spacerelated systems that the Secretary of Defense may designate as national security space systems in
coordination with the system owner, that support United States national security and enable defense
and intelligence operations during times of peace, crisis, or conflict.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 3100.10)

national security space - The space-related systems, services, capabilities, and associated information
networks of the Department of Defense and the national intelligence community, or other spacerelated systems that the Secretary of Defense may designate as national security space systems in
coordination with the system owner, that support United States national security and enable defense and intelligence operations during times of peace, crisis, or conflict.
National Security Strategy - A document approved by the President of the United States for developing,
applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve objectives that contribute to
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil

national security.  Also called NSS.
Military Operations Group, Glossary) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

national security strategy - A document approved by the President of the United States for developing,
applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve objectives that contribute to
national security.  Also called NSS.  See also national military strategy; strategy; theater strategy.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

National Security System  (as defined by the Clinger-Cohen Act) - A telecommunication or
information system operated by the Federal Government, the function, operation or use of which involves - intelligence activities; cryptologic activities related to national security; command and control of military forces; involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons systems; or systems critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, but does not include systems used for routine administrative and business applications, such as payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management.  Also called NSS.

(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
11103.)

national security system - a telecommunications or information system operated by the Federal
Government, the function, operation, or use of which (A) involves intelligence activities; (B)
involves cryptologic activities related to national security; (C) involves command and control of military forces; (D) involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or (E) is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)

national security system - an information system that is protected at all times by policies and procedures
established for the processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination or disposition of information that has been specifically authorized under criteria established by statute or Executive Order to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.
national security system - any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or
operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency, the function, operation, or use of which involves intelligence activities; involves cryptologic
activities related to national security; involves command and control of military forces; involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or is critical to the direct
fulfillment of military or intelligence missions (excluding a system that is to be used for routine administrative and business applications, for example, payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel
management applications); or is protected at all times by procedures established for information that have been specifically authorized under criteria established by an executive order or an Act of
Congress to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

National Security System - telecommunications or information system operated by the Federal
Government, the function, operation, or use of which (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic activities related to national security;  (3) involves command and control of military forces;  (4) involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or (5) is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions does not include a system to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including  payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications).

national security systems - has the meaning given to it in the Federal Information Security Management
Act of 2002.
(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 21
Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Terms) (SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
12653h)

National Service Reserve Corps member - an individual who (A) has completed a term of national
service or is a veteran; (B) has successfully completed training (c) within the previous 2 years; (C)
completes not less than 10 hours of volunteering each year (which may include the training session); and (D) has indicated interest to the Corporation in responding to disasters and emergencies in a
timely manner through the National Service Reserve Corps.

national shipping authority - The organization within each Allied government responsible in time of
war for the direction of its own merchant shipping.  Also called NSA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
National Spatial Data Infrastructure - The technology, policies, standards, human resources, and
related activities necessary to acquire, process, distribute, use, maintain, and preserve spatial data
(e.g., information and process discovery, publishing data, publishing symbol libraries, query filtering, data fusing, Earth imaging, photogrammetry, location processing, and spatial analysis).

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

National Special Security Event - a designated event that, by virtue of its political, economic, social, or
religious significance, may be the target of terrorism or other criminal activity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 601)

(SOURCE  DOD,
CFR 32, 183.3)

National Special Security Event - An event of national significance as determined by the Secretary of
Homeland Security. These national or international events, occurrences, contests, activities, or
meetings, which, by virtue of their profile or status, represent a significant target, and therefore
warrant additional preparation, planning, and mitigation efforts.  Also known as NSSE.
national special security event - A designated event that, by virtue of its political, economic, social, or
religious significance, may be the target of terrorism or other criminal activity.  Also called NSSE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

national special security event - major event deemed by the Department of Homeland Security to be at
risk of terrorist or criminal activity due to the anticipated attendance by dignitaries, the size of the event, and/ or the significance of the event per Presidential Policy Directive - 22, an event may be
designated national special security event (NSSE) when it warrants the full protective, incident
management and counterterrorism capabilities of the Federal Government.

national support element - Any national organization or activity that supports national forces that are a
part of a multinational force.  See also multinational force; support.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)

national system for geospatial intelligence - The combination of technology, policies, capabilities,
doctrine, activities, people, data, and organizations necessary to produce geospatial intelligence in
an integrated, multi-intelligence environment.  Also called NSG.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2500)

national technology and industrial base - the persons and organizations that are engaged in research,
development, production, integration, services, or information technology activities conducted within the United States and Canada.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

National Terrorism Advisory System - system used by the Department of Homeland Security to
effectively communicate information about terrorist threats by providing timely, detailed information to the public, government agencies, first responders, airports and other transportation hubs, and the private sector.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

National Terrorism Advisory System management office - matrixed organization that is sponsored by
the DHS Counterterrorism Coordinator, with a composition that mirrors the Counterterrorism Advisory Board.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

national transportation security incident - transportation security incident that occurs under, in, on or
adjacent to geographic areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and is declared to be an Incident of National Significance (INS), in accordance with the criteria set out in the NRP and HSPD-5.

National Urban Search and Rescue Response System - Specialized teams that locate, rescue
(extricate), and provide initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in confined spaces.  Also
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

called SAR Response System.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

national vessel movement center - centralized facility for processing Notice of Arrivals for ships
entering United States ports operated by the U.S. Coast GuardNVMC personnel collect and screen
information on the vessel's arrival, cargo and crew/ passenger information, information and is entered into the Ship Arrival Notification System (SANS) database.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

national virtual pointer system - U.S. Department of Justice system that provides federal, state, local,
and tribal law enforcement agencies with access to pointer databases through a single point of entry
to determine whether any other law enforcement entity is focused on the same investigative target.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster - A consortium of more than 30 recognized
national organizations active in disaster relief. Their organizations provide capabilities to incident management and response efforts at all levels. During major incidents, National VOAD typically sends representatives to the National Response Coordination Center to represent the voluntary
organizations and assist in response coordination.  Also called National VOAD.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2151)

national-defense material - arms, armament, ammunition, livestock, forage, forest products and standing
timber, stores of clothing, air, water, food, foodstuffs, fuel, supplies, munitions, and all other articles of whatever description and any part or ingredient thereof, intended for, adapted to, or suitable for the use of the United States in connection with the national defense or for use in or in connection with the producing, manufacturing, repairing, storing, mining, extracting, distributing, loading, unloading, or transporting of any of the materials or other articles hereinbefore mentioned or any part or ingredient thereof.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2151)

national-defense premises - all buildings, grounds, mines, or other places wherein such national-defense
material is being produced, manufactured, repaired, stored, mined, extracted, distributed, loaded,
unloaded, or transported, together with all machinery and appliances therein contained; and all forts, arsenals, navy yards, camps, prisons, or other installations of the Armed Forces of the United States.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2151)

national-defense utilities - all railroads, railways, electric lines, roads of whatever description, railroad
or railway fixture, canal, lock, dam, wharf, pier, dock, bridge, building, structure, engine, machine,
mechanical contrivance, car, vehicle, boat, aircraft, airfields, air lanes, and fixtures or appurtenances thereof, or any other means of transportation whatsoever, whereon or whereby such national-defense material, or any troops of the United States, are being or may be transported either within the limits of the United States or upon the high seas or elsewhere; and all air-conditioning systems, dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, water and gas mains and pipes, structures, and buildings, whereby or in connection with which air, water, or gas may be furnished to any national-defense premises or to the
Armed Forces of the United States, and all electric light and power, steam or pneumatic power,
telephone and telegraph plants, poles, wires, and fixtures and wireless stations, and the buildings connected with the maintenance and operation thereof used to supply air, water, light, heat, power, or facilities of communication to any national-defense premises or to the Armed Forces of the
United States.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

national-level risk assessment - product or process that collects information on issues of significant
national concern and assigns values to risks for the purpose of informing national priorities, developing or comparing courses of action, and informing decision making.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

nationwide suspicious activity reporting initiative - collaborative effort to provide law enforcement
with another tool to help prevent terrorism and other related criminal activity by establishing a
national capacity for gathering, documenting, processing, analyzing, and sharing Suspicious Activity Reporting information effort led by the Department of Justice, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and state, local, tribal, and
territorial law enforcement partners.

native - a person born within the territory of a foreign state, regardless of the individuals current country
of residence or nationality.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
178a.)
native - hydrocarbon-containing plants and other agricultural crops of strategic and industrial importance
which may be cultured in North America, especially plants which are members of the genus
Parthenium known as Guayule.
native American - an individual of a tribe, people, or culture that is indigenous to the Americas and such
term includes a Native Hawaiian.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 80q
11.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Native American tribe - Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community,
including any Alaska native entity, which is recognized as eligible for the special federal programs or services provided by the United States because of their status as Indians
native Americans - American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Aleuts, and Native Hawaiians.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
292t)
native Hawaiian - a member or descendant of the aboriginal people who, before 1778, occupied and
exercised sovereignty in the area that now comprises the State of Hawaii.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 80q
11.)
native plant species - any noninvasive, naturally occurring plant species within an ecosystem.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17272.)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1902)
native vegetation - those plant species, communities, or vegetative associations which are endemic to a
given area and which would normally be identified with a healthy and productive range condition occurring as a result of the natural vegetative process of the area.
natural disaster - An emergency situation posing significant danger to life and property that results from
a natural cause.  See also domestic emergencies.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5195a)
natural disaster - any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave,
tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, drought, fire, or other catastrophe in any part of the United States which causes, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7162)
natural disaster - any natural or weather-related event that results in flooding or damage, including
earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes, tornadoes, and wildfires and fires in the primary residence of an
employee.
natural disaster - plant disease, insect infestation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, lightning, or
other occurrence, as determined by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1531.)
natural disaster - plant disease, insect infestation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, lightning, or
other occurrence, as determined by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2497)
natural fiber - any fiber that exists as such in the natural state.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
70.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1502)
natural gas - either natural gas unmixed, or any mixture of natural or artificial gas, including compressed
or liquefied natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied petroleum gas, and condensate recovered from
natural gas.
natural gas - flammable gas consisting of 50- to 90- percent methane and small amounts of heavier
gaseous hydrocarbon compounds, such as propane and butane naturally occurring underground.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
natural hazard - source of harm or difficulty created by a meteorological, environmental, or geological
phenomenon or combination of phenomena.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
natural resources - land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, ground water, drinking water supplies, and other
such resources belonging to, managed by, held in trust by, appertaining to, or otherwise controlled by the United States (including the resources of the exclusive economic zone), any State or local government or Indian tribe, or any foreign government.
naturalization - the conferring of nationality of a state upon a person after birth, by any means
whatsoever.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6914b.)

naturally degradable material - a material which, when discarded, will be reduced to environmentally
benign subunits under the action of normal environmental forces, such as, among others, biological decomposition, photodegradation, or hydrolysis.

nature of action [personnel] - specific personnel action used to create or change a civilian personnel
record is documented by a Standard Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
nautical school vessel - a vessel that can be a privately owned and operated as well as a publicly owned
and operated school vessel.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1580)

Navajo generating station - (1) the United States entitlement to a portion of the output of power and
energy from the Navajo Generating Station, Page, Arizona, pursuant to United States participation in that generating station; (2) in the event that said United States entitlement is integrated with other generating facilities, then Navajo Generating Station means that amount of power and energy from the integrated system which is attributable to the United States Navajo entitlement; (3) when the Navajo Generating Station is replaced at the end of its useful life or an alternative resource is
established, then Navajo Generating Station means an amount of power and energy equivalent to the present United States entitlement from Navajo, from the replacement resource. (b) All terms used herein that are defined in the Colorado River Compact shall have the meanings therein defined.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)

naval advanced logistic support site - An overseas location used as the primary transshipment point in
the theater of operations for logistic support.  Also called NALSS.  See also logistic support; naval
forward logistic site; support; theater of operations.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization manual - Series of general and
specific aircraft procedural manuals that govern the operations of naval aircraft.  Also called
NATOPS manual.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

naval beach group - A permanently organized naval command within an amphibious force composed of
a commander and staff, a beachmaster unit, an amphibious construction battalion, and assault craft units, designed to provide an administrative group from which required naval tactical components may be made available to the attack force commander and to the amphibious landing force
commander. Also called NBG.  See also shore party.
naval construction force - The combined construction units of the Navy that are part of the operating
forces and represent the Navy's capability for advanced base construction.  Also called NCF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)

naval forward logistic site - An overseas location, with port and airfield facilities nearby, which
provides logistic support to naval forces within the theater of operations during major contingency and wartime periods.  Also called NFLS.  See also logistic support; naval advanced logistic support
site; staging.
naval gunfire support - Fire provided by Navy surface gun systems in support of a unit or units tasked
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
with achieving the commander's objectives.  Also called NGFS.  See also naval surface fire support.   JP 309)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)

naval operation - 1. A naval action (or the performance of a naval mission) that may be strategic,
operational, tactical, logistic, or training.  2. The process of carrying on or training for naval combat
in order to gain the objectives of any battle or campaign.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
7420)

naval petroleum reserves - the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves established by this chapter,
including Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (Elk Hills), located in Kern County, California, established by Executive order of the President, dated September 2, 1912; Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 (Buena Vista), located in Kern County, California, established by Executive order of the President, dated December 13, 1912; Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3 (Teapot Dome),
located in Wyoming, established by Executive order of the President, dated April 30, 1915; Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 1, located in Colorado, established by Executive order of the President, dated December 6, 1916, as amended by Executive order dated June 12, 1919; Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2, located in Utah, established by Executive order of the President, dated December 6,
1916; and Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3, located in Colorado, established by Executive order of the President, dated September 27, 1924.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

naval special warfare - A naval warfare specialty that conducts special operations with an emphasis on
maritime, coastal, and riverine environments using small, flexible, mobile units operating under, on,
and from the sea.  Also called NSW.
naval special warfare group - A permanent Navy echelon III major command to which most naval
special warfare forces are assigned for some operational and all administrative purposes.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
naval special warfare task group - A provisional naval special warfare organization that plans,
conducts, and supports special operations in support of fleet commanders and joint force special
operations component commanders.  Also called NSWTG.
naval special warfare task unit - A provisional subordinate unit of a naval special warfare task group.
Also called NSWTU.  See also naval special warfare task group.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
naval stores - spirits of turpentine and rosin.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 92.)
naval surface fire support - Fire provided by Navy surface gun and missile systems in support of a unit
or units.  Also called NSFS.  See also fire support.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
navigable waters - the waters of the United States, including the territorial sea.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
navigable waters - the waters of the United States, including the territorial seas.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1362.)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)

navigable waters - those parts of streams or other bodies of water over which Congress has jurisdiction
under its authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States, and
which either in their natural or improved condition notwithstanding interruptions between the navigable parts of such streams or waters by falls, shallows, or rapids compelling land carriage, are used or suitable for use for the transportation of persons or property in interstate or foreign commerce, including therein all such interrupting falls, shallows, or rapids, together with such other parts of streams as shall have been authorized by Congress for improvement by the United States or shall have been recommended to Congress for such improvement after investigation under its authority.
navigable waters of the United States - waters of the United States, including the territorial sea.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US

Code 46, 4701) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)

navigation warfare - Deliberate defensive and offensive action to assure and prevent positioning,
navigation, and timing information through coordinated employment of space, cyberspace, and
electronic warfare operations.  Also called NAVWAR.

Navy - the United States Navy. It includes the Regular Navy, the Fleet Reserve, and the Navy Reserve.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
5001)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
Navy cargo-handling battalion - A mobile logistic support unit that is organized, trained, and equipped
to: a. load and offload Navy and Marine Corps cargo carried in maritime pre-positioning ships and merchant breakbulk or container ships in all environments; b.  operate an associated temporary ocean cargo terminal; c. load and off-load Navy and Marine Corps cargo carried in militarycontrolled aircraft; and d. operate an associated expeditionary air cargo terminal.  Also called
NCHB.  See also maritime pre-positioning ships.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)

Navy expeditionary logistics support group - A Navy Reserve command organized and staffed to
provide a wide range of supply and transportation support critical for peacetime support, crisis
response, humanitarian, and combat service support missions. Also called NAVELSG.

navy expeditionary logistics support group - The quick response cargo-handling units of the Navy
specialize in open ocean cargo handling.  Also called NAVELSG.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
navy special operations forces - Those Active and Reserve Component Navy forces designated by the
Secretary of Defense that are specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support
special operations.  Also called NAVSOF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
navy support element - The maritime pre-positioning force element that is tasked to conduct the off-load
and ship-to-shore movement of maritime pre-positioned equipment and/ or supplies.   Also called
NSE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
navy-unique fleet essential aircraft - Combatant commander-controlled airlift assets deemed essential
for providing air transportation in support of naval operations' transportation requirements.  Also
called NUFEA.
near fatality - an act that, as certified by a physician, places the child in serious or critical condition.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5106a)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
near field communication - A set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish radio
communication with each other by touching them together or bringing them into close proximity, usually no more than a few centimeters.  Also called NFC.
near-Earth asteroid - an asteroid with a perihelion distance of less than 1.3 Astronomical Units from the
Sun.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 30902)
near-Earth object - an asteroid or comet with a perihelion distance of less than 1.3 Astronomical Units
from the Sun.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 70907.)
necessary level of protection - degree of security determined to be needed to mitigate the assessed risks
at the facility.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
need for access - determination that an individual requires access to a particular area, level of classified
information, or a particular category of special nuclear materials in order to perform or assist in a lawful and authorized function.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
need to know - A criterion used in security procedures that requires the custodians of classified
information to establish, prior to disclosure, that the intended recipient must have access to the
information to perform his or her official duties.
need to know - Any workforce members of the Department who maintain the record and who have a
need for the record in the performance of their official duties.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
need-to-know - A determination made by an authorized holder of information that a prospective recipient
requires access to specific information to perform or assist in a lawful and authorized governmental function.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
need-to-know - a determination within the executive branch in accordance with directives issued
pursuant to this order that a prospective recipient requires access to specific classified information in
order to perform or assist in a lawful and authorized governmental function.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
need-to-know - determination made by an authorized holder of classified information that a prospective
recipient requires access to specific classified information in order to perform or assist in a lawful
and authorized governmental function.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
negation - In space operations, active and offensive measures to deceive, disrupt, degrade, deny or
destroy space capabilities being used to interfere with or attack United States/ allied systems.  See
also space control.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))
negligible imports - In general imports from a country of merchandise corresponding to a domestic
like product are negligible if such imports account for less than 3 percent of the volume of all
such merchandise imported into the United States in the most recent 12-month period for
which data are available.
negotiated grievance procedure - the exclusive procedure available to bargaining unit employees for
resolving grievances, which fall within its coverage.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4715)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635a.)
negotiated purchase - a cash or spot market purchase by a packer of livestock from a producer under
which-(A) the base price for the livestock is determined by seller-buyer interaction and agreement on a day; and (B) the livestock are scheduled for delivery to the packer not later than 14 days after the date on which the livestock are committed to the packer.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635a.)
negotiated sale - a cash or spot market sale by a producer of livestock to a packer under which- (A) the
base price for the livestock is determined by seller-buyer interaction and agreement on a day; and (B) the livestock are scheduled for delivery to the packer not later than 14 days after the date on which the livestock are committed to the packer.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
negotiation - The procedure for awarding contracts without sealed bidding. This method of procurement
is used when sealed bidding is not feasible or practicable. Under negotiation, the lowest offeror does not necessarily receive the award; since technical and other factors may be considered as well as cost.
neighborhood development funding organization - (A) a depository institution the accounts of which
are insured pursuant to the Federal Deposit.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5318a.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)

nematode - invertebrate animals of the phylum nemathelminthes and class nematoda, that is,
unsegmented round worms with elongated, fusiform, or saclike bodies covered with cuticle, and inhabiting soil, water, plants, or plant parts; may also be called nemas or eelworms.

nerve agent - A potentially lethal chemical agent that interferes with the transmission of nerve impulses.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
net assessment - multidisciplinary strategic assessment process used to provide a comparative evaluation
of the balance of strengths and weaknesses of adversaries.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
net cost - total cost less sales promotion, marketing and after-sales service costs, royalties, shipping and
packing costs, and nonallowable interest costs that are included in the total cost.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
net cost - total cost minus sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service costs, royalties, shipping
and packing costs, and nonallowable interest costs that are included in the total cost.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
net cost - total cost minus sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service costs, royalties, shipping
and packing costs, and non-allowable interest costs that are included in the total cost.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
net cost - total cost minus sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service costs, royalties, shipping
and packing costs, and non-allowable interest costs that are included in the total cost.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4033)
net excess power - recoverable waste energy recovered in the form of electricity in quantities exceeding
the total consumption of electricity at the specific time of generation on the site at which the facility is located.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6341)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409, DODM
6055.09)
net explosive weight - 1. The actual weight in pounds of explosive mixtures or compounds, including the
trinitrotoluene equivalent of energetic material, that is used in determination of explosive limits and explosive quantity data arcs.    2. The total weight of all explosives substances (i.e., high explosive
weight, propellant weight, and pyrotechnic weight) in the ammunition or explosive, expressed in
pounds, used for transportation purposes.  Also called NEW.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)

net investment - the actual legitimate original cost thereof as defined and interpreted in the classification
of investment in road and equipment of steam roads, issue of 1914, Interstate Commerce Commission, plus similar costs of additions thereto and betterments thereof, minus the sum of the following items properly allocated thereto, if and to the extent that such items have been accumulated during the period of the license from earnings in excess of a fair return on such
investment: (a) Unappropriated surplus, (b) aggregate credit balances of current depreciation
accounts, and (c) aggregate appropriations of surplus or income held in amortization, sinking fund, or similar reserves, or expended for additions or betterments or used for the purposes for which such reserves were created. cost shall include, insofar as applicable, the elements thereof prescribed in said classification, but shall not include expenditures from funds obtained through donations by States, municipalities, individuals, or others, and said classification of investment of the Interstate
Commerce Commission shall insofar as applicable be published and promulgated as a part of the rules and regulations of the Commission.
net life cycle cost savings - savings from value engineering that is determined by subtracting the
Government's cost of performing the value engineering function over the life of the program from the life-cycle savings generated by the value engineering function. The Government's cost should include the administrative costs of processing VECPs that were excluded in calculating VECP
saving shares.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)
net pay - The amount of monetary payment paid to an employee, PSC, or PSA after all mandatory and
voluntary payroll deductions and any allotments of pay.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H541.3)

net present value -  The difference between the discounted present value of benefits and the discounted
present value of costs.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
net price - the average yearly price actually charged to first-time, full-time undergraduate students
(SOURCE  ED, US Code 20,
1015a.)

receiving student aid at an institution of higher education after deducting such aid, which shall be determined by calculating the difference between (A) the institution's cost of attendance for the year for which the determination is made; and (B) the quotient of (i) the total amount of need-based grant aid and merit-based grant aid, from Federal, State, and institutional sources, provided to such students enrolled in the institution for such year; and (ii) the total number of such students receiving such need-based grant aid or merit-based grant aid for such year.

net project cost - the part of a project that reasonably cannot be financed from revenues.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)
net square meter space measurement - Usable space within the interior walls of a building.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
net weight - Consists of actual effects plus cartons, barrels, fiber drums, crates and boxes, as well the
necessary wrapping and cushioning material, used to pack small or fragile articles for shipment or storage. Such articles include clothing, linens, books, pictures, mirrors, lampshades and bases, brica-brac, glassware, chinaware, and other small articles that normally require preliminary packing before removal from the residence.
network - a system of two or more computers that can exchange data or information.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
network - An assembly of member terminals, control facilities, and intercommunication facilities that
can establish and maintain a communications link between any two of the member terminals.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
network - group of components that share information or interact with each other in order to perform a
function.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
network - Information system(s) implemented with a collection of interconnected components. Such
components may include routers, hubs, cabling, telecommunications controllers, key distribution centers, and technical control devices.
network access - Access to an information system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user)
communicating through a network, (e.g., local area network, wide area network, Internet).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
network device - An external device that can be connected to a network, including but not limited to a
hub/ concentrator, switch, router, printer, scanner or digital photocopier. (NOTE - Excludes internal
network interfaces since internal network interfaces are considered part of an automated information
system (AIS)).
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
network plan - health insurance coverage of a health insurance issuer under which the financing and
delivery of medical care (including items and services paid for as medical care) are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the issuer.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1191b)
network plan - health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer under which the financing
and delivery of medical care (including items and services paid for as medical care) are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the issuer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
networked munitions - Remotely controlled, interconnected, weapons systems designed to provide
rapidly emplaced ground-based countermobility and protection capability through scalable application of lethal and nonlethal means.

networked munitions.  Remotely controlled, interconnected, weapons system designed to provide
rapidly emplaced ground-based countermobility and protection capability through scalable
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
application of lethal and nonlethal means.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
net-zero energy building - building that is designed, constructed, and operated to require a greatly
reduced quantity of energy to operate, meet the balance of energy needs from sources of energy that
do not produce greenhouse gases (GHGs) and, therefore, result in no net emissions of GHGs, and that is economically viable.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
neutral - In combat and combat support operations, an identity applied to a track whose characteristics,
behavior, origin, or nationality indicate that it is neither supporting nor opposing friendly forces.
See also suspect; unknown.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)
neutral and objective criteria - criteria that do not favor certain regions beyond what is appropriate for
the elimination or reduction of regional disparities within the framework of the regional
development policy.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

neutral person - an impartial third party, who serves as a mediator, fact finder, or arbitrator, or otherwise
functions to assist the parties to resolve the issues in controversy. A neutral person may be a permanent or temporary officer or employee of the Federal Government or any other individual who is acceptable to the parties. A neutral person must have no official, financial, or personal conflict of
interest with respect to the issues in controversy, unless the interest is fully disclosed in writing to all parties and all parties agree that the neutral person may serve.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
neutrality - In international law, the attitude of impartiality during periods of war adopted by third states
toward a belligerent and subsequently recognized by the belligerent, which creates rights and duties
between the impartial states and the belligerent.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

neutralize - 1. As pertains to military operations, to render ineffective or unusable.  2. To render enemy
personnel or materiel incapable of interfering with a particular operation.  3. To render safe mines, bombs, missiles, and booby traps.  4. To make harmless anything contaminated with a chemical
agent.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
new appointees - Includes not only individuals when first appointed to U.S. Government service but also
individuals appointed after a break in service except that employees separated as a result of reduction-in-force or transfer of function may be treated as transferees instead of new appointees. New appointees do not include individuals who transfer from one Federal Government personnel system to another Federal Government personnel system where there is no break in service.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 622)
new budget authority - with respect to a fiscal year-(i) budget authority that first becomes available for
obligation in that year, including budget authority that becomes available in that year s 1 a result of a reappropriation; or (ii) a change in any account in the availability of unobligated balances of
budget authority carried over from a prior year, resulting from a provision of law first effective in that year; and includes a change in the estimated level of new budget authority provided in indefinite amounts by existing law.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
new building - a new construction, including at least the pouring or construction of new foundation and
floor, the erection of a new structure and roof, and installation of new plumbing, electrical, and other
utilities to house a complete vehicle assembly process.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)
new bus model - a bus model (including a model using alternative fuel)-(A) that has not been used in
public transportation in the United States before the date of production of the model; or (B) used in public transportation in the United States, but being produced with a major change in configuration or components.

new entrant air carrier - an air carrier that does not hold a slot at the airport concerned and has never
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,

sold or given up a slot at that airport after December 16, 1985, and a limited incumbent carrier.
41714.) (SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41762.)
new entrant air carrier - an air carrier that has been providing air transportation according to a
published schedule for less than 5 years, including any person that has received authority from the
Secretary to provide air transportation but is not providing air transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5309)
new fixed guideway capital project - A) a new fixed guideway project that is a minimum operable
segment or extension to an existing fixed guideway system; or (B) a fixed guideway bus rapid transit project that is a minimum operable segment or an extension to an existing bus rapid transit system.
new liquefied natural gas pipeline facility - a liquefied natural gas pipeline facility except an existing
liquefied natural gas pipeline facility.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)
new motor vehicle - any motor vehicle the equitable or legal title to which has not previously been
transferred to an ultimate purchaser.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2821.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2529)
new nuclear weapon - a nuclear weapon that contains a pit or canned subassembly, either of which is
neither(A) in the nuclear weapons stockpile on December 2, 2002; nor (B) in production as of that
date.
new oil - any oil which has been refined from crude oil and has not been used, and which may or may not
contain additives. Such term does not include used oil or recycled oil.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6363)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
295j)

new program - any program that has graduated less than three classes. Upon graduating at least three
classes, a program shall have the capability to provide the information necessary to qualify the
program for the general funding preferences.

new renewable energy - renewable energy sources placed into service after January 1, 1999.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

new requirement - An agency's newly established need for a commercial product or service that is not
performed by (1) the agency with government personnel; (2) a fee-for-service agreement with a
public reimbursable source; or (3) a contract with the private sector. An activity that is performed by
the agency and is reengineered, reorganized, modernized, upgraded, expanded, or changed to become more efficient, but still essentially provides the same service, is not considered a new requirement. New ways of performing existing work are not new requirements.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7411.)

new source - any stationary source, the construction or modification of which is commenced after the
publication of regulations (or, if earlier, proposed regulations) prescribing a standard of performance which will be applicable to such source.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty - The Treaty between the United States of America and the
Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. The treaty was signed on April 8, 2010 in Prague, the Senate provided advice and consent to ratification on December 22, 2010, and the treaty entered into force on February 5, 2011. The New START Treaty superseded the Moscow Treaty and succeeds the original START Treaty, which expired on December 5, 2009.  Also called New START.

new underground injection well - an underground injection well whose operation was not approved by
appropriate State and Federal agencies before December 16, 1974.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300h3)

new United Nations peacekeeping operation - any existing or otherwise ongoing United Nations
peacekeeping operation- (A) where the authorized force strength is to be expanded; (B) that is to be
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,

287b)

authorized to operate in a country in which it was not previously authorized to operate; or (C) the mandate of which is to be changed so that the  operation would be engaged in significant additional or significantly different functions.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1322)

new vessel - every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used,
as a means of transportation on the navigable waters, the construction of which is initiated after promulgation of standards and regulations.
new work assignment training - training provided as a result of assignment to new duties and
responsibilities when such training is not part of a planned, career development program.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300mm5)

New York City disaster area - the area within New York City that is-(A) the area of Manhattan that is
south of Houston Street; and (B) any block in Brooklyn that is wholly or partially contained within a 1.5-mile radius of the former World Trade Center site.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300mm5)

New York metropolitan area - an area, specified by the WTC Program Administrator, within which
WTC responders and eligible WTC screening-eligible survivors who reside in such area are reasonably able to access monitoring and treatment benefits and initial health evaluation benefits
under this subchapter through a Clinical Center of Excellence.

newborn and infant hearing screening - objective physiologic procedures to detect possible hearing
loss and to identify newborns and infants who require further audiologic and medical evaluations.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g1)
next of kin - A persons closest relative, such as spouse, children, or parents.  Also called NOK.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.1)
next of kin - the nearest blood relative of that individual.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2611.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
next of kin - This term may mean either the persons most nearly related to the decedent by blood or
marriage or the persons related to the decedent by blood or marriage who are entitled to participate in the distribution of an estate under a statute of distribution.  Also called NOK.
nexus [personnel] - direct or logical connection between a person's character or conduct and the integrity
or efficiency of the service.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
nickname [information] - combination of two separate unclassified words that is assigned an
unclassified meaning and is employed only for unclassified administrative, morale, or public information purposes.
night - the time from five o'clock postmeridian to eight o'clock antemeridian.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401)
night vision device - Any electro-optical device that is used to detect visible and infrared energy and
provide a visible image.  Also called NVD.  See also forward-looking infrared; night vision goggle.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
night vision goggle - An electro-optical image intensifying device that detects visible and near-infrared
energy, intensifies the energy, and provides a visible image for night viewing.  Also called NVG.
See also night vision device.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)
night work - Regularly scheduled nonovertime work performed by an employee between the hours of 6 -
00 p.m. and 6 -00 a.m. An overseas post can establish a different start and end time of night work based upon the customary hours of business at that location.

nisi - A Latin term meaning unless and is often affixed to words such as rule, order, and decree. It is used
(SOURCE  DOS/

to indicate that a judgment will stand as valid and operative unless action is taken to avoid it, or to procure its revocation.
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
nitrous oxide - naturally occurring colorless nonflammable slightly soluble gas with a sweet smell used
as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery, in aerosols, and as a performance enhancer for automobiles.
nodal analysis - analysis of the defining points of a network and of junction points and dependencies.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317, JP 60,
JP 30)
node - 1. A location in a mobility system where a movement requirement is originated, processed for
onward movement, or terminated.    2. In communications and computer systems, the physical location that provides terminating, switching, and gateway access services to support information
exchange.    3. An element of a system that represents a person, place, or physical thing.
no-fire area - An area designated by the appropriate commander into which fires or their effects are
prohibited.  Also called NFA.  See also fires.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2241)
nominal depth - such depth, including any greater depths which must be maintained for any harbor or
inland harbor or element thereof included within such project in order to ensure the safe passage at mean low tide of any vessel requiring the stated depth.
nominal interest rate -  An interest rate that is not adjusted to remove the effects of actual or expected
inflation. Market interest rates are generally nominal interest rates.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
nominal values -  Economic units measured in terms of purchasing power of the date in question. A
nominal value reflects the effects of general price inflation.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
non-accountable mail - Mail that DOES NOT require the signature of the addressee or addressees agent
upon receipt. Non-Accountable Mail can be delivered to an addressee without a signature. Also see Accountable Mailabove, for mail types that DO require a signature for delivery.
non-adaptive risk - category of risk that includes threats caused by natural and technological hazards.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
nonallowable interest costs - interest costs incurred by a producer as a result of an interest rate that
exceeds the applicable Federal Government interest rate for comparable maturities by more than 700
basis points.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4033)
nonallowable interest costs - interest costs incurred by a producer that exceed 700 basis points above the
applicable official interest rate for comparable maturities of the CAFTADR country in which the
producer is located.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
nonallowable interest costs - interest costs incurred by a producer that exceed 700 basis points above the
applicable official interest rate for comparable maturities of the country in which the producer is
located.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805)
nonallowable interest costs - interest costs incurred by a producer that exceed 700 basis points above the
applicable official interest rate for comparable maturities of the country in which the producer is
located.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2686)
nonappropriated fund instrumentality - an instrumentality of the United States under the jurisdiction
of the Armed Forces (including the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Navy Resale and Services Support Office, and the Marine Corps exchanges) which is conducted for the comfort,

pleasure, contentment, or physical or mental improvement of members of the Armed Forces.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2687a)

nonappropriated fund instrumentality - an instrumentality of the United States under the jurisdiction
of the armed forces (including the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Navy Resale and
Services Support Office, and the Marine Corps exchanges) which is conducted for the comfort,
pleasure, contentment, or physical or mental improvement of members of the armed forces.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
nonappropriated funds - Funds generated by Department of Defense personnel and their dependents
used to augment funds appropriated by the Congress to provide a comprehensive, morale-building
welfare, religious, educational, and recreational programs.  Also called NAF.
nonappropriated funds - funds received from a nonappropriated fund instrumentality.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2686)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

non-attainment area - geographic area that does not meet one or more of the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the criteria pollutants designated under Title I of the Clean Air Act
Amendments (CAAA).

nonbattle injury - A person who becomes a casualty due to circumstances not directly attributable to
hostile action or terrorist activity. Also called NBI.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)

noncarcass merit premium - an increase in the base price of the swine offered by an individual packer
or packing plant, based on any factor other than the characteristics of the carcass, if the actual
amount of the premium is known before the sale and delivery of the swine.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)

noncombatant evacuation operation - An operation whereby noncombatant evacuees are evacuated
from a threatened area abroad, which includes areas facing actual or potential danger from natural or manmade disaster, civil unrest, imminent or actual terrorist activities, hostilities, and similar circumstances, that is carried out with the assistance of the Department of Defense.  Also called
NEO.  See also evacuation; noncombatant evacuees; operation; safe haven.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)
noncombatant evacuation operation tracking system - An automated data processing hardware and
software package that has the capability to provide evacuee in-transit visibility to combatant commanders and senior leadership during the conduct of a noncombatant evacuation operation.
Also called NTS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)
noncombatant evacuees - 1. United States citizens who may be ordered to evacuate by competent
authority, and who are civilian employees of all agencies of the United States Government and their dependents, excepting dependents who are residents in the country concerned of their own volition; military personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States specifically designated for evacuation as noncombatants; and dependents of members of the Armed Forces of the United States.  2. United States citizens and non-United States citizens who may be authorized or assisted to evacuate by
competent authority, and who are civilian employees of United States Government agencies and their dependents who are residents in the country concerned of their own volition, but express the
willingness to be evacuated; private United States citizens and their dependents; military personnel
of the Armed Forces of the United States and their dependents; and designated personnel, including dependents of persons ordered to evacuate, as prescribed by the Department of State.  See also
noncombatant evacuation operation.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 60101.)

noncommercial purposes - activities undertaken by individuals or entities on the condition, upon receipt
of unenhanced data, that (A) such data shall not be used in connection with any bid for a commercial contract, development of a commercial product, or any other non-United States Government activity that is expected, or has the potential, to be profitmaking; (B) the results of such activities are disclosed in a timely and complete fashion in the open technical literature or other method of public release, except when such disclosure by the United States Government or its
contractors would adversely affect the national security or foreign policy of the United States or violate a provision of law or regulation; and (C) such data shall not be distributed in competition with unenhanced data provided by the Landsat 6 contractor.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
noncompetitive action - Reassignment, transfer, reinstatement, change to lower grade, or appointment
based on prior service to the highest grade previously held on a permanent basis under a career or career-conditional appointment if the position has no higher promotion potential.
noncompetitive certificate of eligibles - Used to provide selecting officials with a list of candidates
eligible for noncompetitive consideration for vacant positions.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

nonconformance - Instances in which financial management systems do not substantially conform to
financial systems requirements. Financial management systems include both financial and financially related (or mixed) systems.

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46,
53501.)

noncontiguous trade - (A) trade between- (i) one of the contiguous 48 States; and (ii) Alaska, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States; and (B) trade between-(i) a place in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States;
and(ii) another place in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the
United States.

non-convention country -a country in which the Hague Abduction Convention has not entered into force
with respect to the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
nonconventional assisted recovery - Personnel recovery conducted by indigenous/ surrogate personnel
that are trained, supported, and led by special operations forces, unconventional warfare ground and maritime forces, or other government agencies' personnel that have been specifically trained and
directed to establish and operate indigenous or surrogate infrastructures.  Also called NAR.
nonconveyable - Any item that will not fit into a pouch bag.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
non-critical sensitive [position]  - Position that has the potential for serious damage to the national
security.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
non-cyber PII incident (physical) - The breach of PII in any format other than electronic or digital at the
point of loss (e.g., paper, oral communication).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
3838)
nondegradation standard - the level of measures required to adequately protect, and prevent
degradation of, 1 or more natural resources, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with the quality criteria described in handbooks of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
non-Department facilities - facilities other than Department facilities.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1702)
nondepartmental - (I)personnel that is not employed by the Department; and (II) an entity that is not a
component or other authority of the Department.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 622)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
nondestructive electronic warfare - Those electronic warfare actions, not including employment of
wartime reserve modes, that deny, disrupt, or deceive rather than damage or destroy.  See also
electronic warfare.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
nondevelopmental item - (1) Any previously developed item of supply used exclusively for
governmental purposes by a Federal agency, a State or local government, or a foreign government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation agreement; (2) Any item described

in paragraph (1) of this definition that requires only minor modification or modifications of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace in order to meet the requirements of the procuring department or agency; or (3) Any item of supply being produced that does not meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) or (2) solely because the item is not yet in use.

nondiscriminatory treatment - trade treatment based on normal trade relations (known under
international law as most-favored-nation treatment).
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2481)
nondiscriminatory treatment - trade treatment based on normal trade relations (known under
international law as most-favored-nation treatment).
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2481)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
442.)
noneconomic damages - damages for losses for physical and emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience,
physical impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and companionship, loss of consortium, hedonic damages, injury to reputation, and any other nonpecuniary losses.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
14505)
noneconomic losses - losses for physical and emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical
impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and
companionship, loss of consortium (other than loss of domestic service), hedonic damages, injury to
reputation and all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or nature.
non-electric initiator - initiator whose functioning is started by non-electric means.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
non-enterprise mobile devices - Devices not approved to directly connect to an Enterprise network. This
does not include remote access through Global OpenNet (GO).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
Nonexempt disposable earnings - 25 percent of disposable earnings, subject to the Consumer Credit
Protection Act.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)
non-exempt employee - employee covered by the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
nonexpendable personal property - Property such as furniture, office machines, information technology
(IT) equipment, and communications equipment, which is - (1) Complete in itself; (2) Does not lose its identity or become a component part of another item when used; and (3) Is of a durable nature with anticipated useful life of over 2 years.
non-federal assets - all relevant coastal and ocean observation technologies, related basic and applied
technology research and development, and public education and outreach.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3602)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
2421)
non-federal borrower - (A) a State (including a department, agency, or political subdivision of a State);
or (B) a conservancy district, irrigation district, canal company, water users' association, Indian tribe, an agency created by interstate compact, or any other entity that has the capacity to contract
with the United States under Federal reclamation law.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 971.4)
nonfederal entity -  any individual, private, or commercial entity other than the U.S. Government,
including but not limited to corporations, nonprofit organizations or associations, international or
multinational organizations, and foreign, State, tribal, or local governments.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)
non-Federal entity - a government agency or department of the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
non-federal entity - A state, local government, or non-profit organization.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
non-Federal entity - a State, local government, or non-profit organization.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
non-federal entity - any private entity, non-Federal government agency or department, or State, tribal, or
local government (including a political subdivision, department, or component thereof).
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)
non-federal governmental plan - a governmental plan that is not a Federal governmental plan.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
2401)
non-federal project entity - a State, regional, or local authority, Indian tribe or tribal organization, or
other qualifying entity, such as a water conservation district, water conservancy district, or rural
water district or association.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 469.23)
non-federal source - Any person or entity other than the Government of the United States and includes
any individual, private, or commercial entity, nonprofit organization or association, state, local, or
foreign government, or international or multinational organization.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
nonforeign area - The States of Alaska and Hawaii, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico, Guam and the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories and possessions of the United States (excludes the
Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands).
non-friable asbestos-containing material - asbestos-containing material, which, when dry, cannot be
crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
non-functional requirement - requirements which specify criteria that can be used to judge the operation
of a system, rather than specific behaviors typical non-functional requirements are reliability, scalability, availability, and cost.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 622)
nongovernmental -
(I) personnel that is not employed by the Federal Government; and
(II) an entity
that is not an agency, department, or other authority of the Federal Government.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3507)

nongovernmental entities - nongovernmental organizations, members of the academic community, and
private sector organizations that provide products and services associated with measuring, locating, and preparing maps, charts, surveys, aerial photographs, satellite imagines,2 or other graphical or digital presentations depicting natural or manmade physical features, phenomena, and legal boundaries of the Earth.
nongovernmental organization - A private, self-governing, nonprofit organization dedicated to
advancing an objective or objectives such as alleviating human suffering; promoting education, health care, economic development, environmental protection, human rights, and conflict resolution; and encouraging the establishment of democratic institutions and civil society. Some people use the
term international nongovernmental organization (INGO) to differentiate those organizations that transcend national boundaries from local NGOs. Also known as private voluntary organizations, civic associations, nonprofits, and charitable organizations.  Also called NGO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)

nongovernmental organization - A private, self-governing, not-for-profit organization dedicated to
alleviating human suffering; and/ or promoting education, health care, economic development, environmental protection, human rights, and conflict resolution; and/ or encouraging the
establishment of democratic institutions and civil society.  Also called NGO.
nongovernmental organization - An entity with an association that is based on interests of its members,
(SOURCE  DHS/

FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

individuals, or institutions. It is not created by a government, but it may work cooperatively with government. Such organizations serve a public purpose, not a private benefit. Examples of NGOs include faith-based charity organizations and the American Red Cross. NGOs, including voluntary and faith-based groups, provide relief services to sustain life, reduce physical and emotional distress, and promote the recovery of disaster victims. Often these groups provide specialized services that help individuals with disabilities. NGOs and voluntary organizations play a major role in assisting emergency managers before, during, and after an emergency.  Also called NGO.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1732.)
nongovernmental organization - an organization that works at the local level to solve development
problems in a foreign country in which the organization is located, except that the term does not include an organization that is primarily an agency or instrumentality of the government of the foreign country.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
non-governmental organization  - entity with an association that is based on interests of its members,
persons, or institutions that has no statutory ties with a government it is not created by a government agency, but it may work cooperatively with any relevant government.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 468)
non-homeland security missions - the following missions of the Coast Guard: (A) Marine safety.
(B)
Search and rescue.
(C) Aids to navigation. (D) Living marine resources (fisheries law enforcement).
(E) Marine environmental protection.
(F) Ice operations.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41714.)

nonhub airport - an airport that had less than .05 percent of the total annual boardings in the United
States as determined under the Federal Aviation Administration's Primary Airport Enplanement Activity Summary for Calendar Year 1997.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7102)

nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign assistance - (A) any assistance under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 196, other than- assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations that is made available for any program, project, or activity eligible for assistance; any other narcotics-related assistance but any such assistance provided under this clause shall be subject
to the prior notification procedures applicable to reprogrammings; disaster relief assistance, including any assistance; antiterrorism assistance; assistance for refugees; humanitarian and other development assistance in support of programs, relating to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and other programs involving trade-related or humanitarian assistance; and (B) sales, or financing on any terms, under the Arms Export Control Act, other than sales or financing provided for narcotics-related purposes following notification in accordance with the prior notification procedures applicable to reprogrammings pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g3)
nonidentifiable information - information that does not identify a practitioner, dispenser, or an ultimate
user and with respect to which there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be
used to identify a practitioner, dispenser, or an ultimate user.
nonidentifiable patient safety work product - patient safety work product that is not identifiable patient
safety work product.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
299b21)
nonimmigrant visa - a visa properly issued to an alien as an eligible nonimmigrant by a competent
officer as provided in this chapter.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
nonindigenous species - any species or other viable biological material that enters an ecosystem beyond
its historic range, including any such organism transferred from one country into another.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4702)
noninsurable commodity - a crop for which the eligible producers on a farm are eligible to obtain
assistance under the noninsured crop assistance program.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1531.)
noninsurable commodity - a crop for which the eligible producers on a farm are eligible to obtain
assistance under the noninsured crop assistance program.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2497)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
nonlethal weapon - A weapon that is explicitly designed and primarily employed so as to incapacitate
personnel or materiel, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired
damage to property and the environment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
non-lethal weapon - weapon explicitly designed and primarily employed so as to incapacitate personnel
or material, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property and the environment intended to have one, or both, of the following characteristics: (1) have relatively reversible effects on personnel or materiel. (2) affect objects differently within their area of influence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
non-local (remote) maintenance - Maintenance activities conducted by individuals communicating
through an external network (e.g., the Internet) or an internal network from a non-Department
facility (e.g., home computer).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1936.2)
non-low greenhouse gas emitting vehicle - A vehicle that emits greenhouse gases during operation in a
level above a certain threshold defined for that vehicle by EPA. This term applies generically to both LDMVs and MDPVs within the context of this policy document.  Also called non-LGHGEV.
non-magnetic attachment improvised explosive device employment - improvised explosive device
(IED) employment in which the device is attached to the target using non-magnetic means.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
non-management/ supervisor position classification standard - occurrence of a position that does
NOT require an individual to oversee  employees, projects, programs, or departments in a business, and where the NFC Position Supervisory Code is NOT 2 or 4.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))
nonmarket economy country - any foreign country that the administering authority determines does not
operate on market principles of cost or pricing structures, so that sales of merchandise in such
country do not reflect the fair value of the merchandise.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2).)
nonmarket economy country - any foreign country that the administering authority determines does not
operate on market principles of cost or pricing structures, so that sales of merchandise in such
country do not reflect the fair value of the merchandise.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7581.)
nonmethane organic gas - the sum of nonoxygenated and oxygenated hydrocarbons contained in a gas
sample, including, at a minimum, all oxygenated organic gases containing 5 or fewer carbon atoms (i.e., aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, ethers, etc.), and all known alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, and aromatics containing 12 or fewer carbon atoms. To demonstrate  compliance with a NMOG
standard, NMOG emissions shall be measured in accordance with the California Non-Methane Organic Gas Test Procedures. In the case of vehicles using fuels other than base gasoline, the level of NMOG emissions shall be adjusted based on the reactivity of the emissions relative to vehicles using base gasoline.  Also called NMOG.
nonmetropolitan area - a geographic area outside designated metropolitan planning areas.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5303)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300e)
non-metropolitan area - an area no part of which is within an area designated as a standard metropolitan
statistical area by the Office of Management and Budget and which does not contain a city whose population exceeds fifty thousand individuals.

nonmetropolitan local official - elected and appointed officials of general purpose local government in a nonmetropolitan area with responsibility for transportation.

(SOURCE  DOT, US Code 49,
5303)

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6305)

non-nuclear-weapon state - any country which is not a nuclear-weapon state, as defined Ded by Article
IX (3) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed at Washington, London,
and Moscow on July 1, 1968.
nonoperational storage tank - any underground storage tank in which regulated substances will not be
deposited or from which regulated substances will not be dispensed after November 8, 1984.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6991.)
non-pay categories of costs - Costs in a cost estimate that are not related to pay. Non-pay categories of
costs include, but are not limited to, materials, supplies, equipment, facilities, capital assets, and minor items and the inflation for these costs.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
nonpersistent agent - A chemical agent that when released dissipates and/ or loses its ability to cause
casualties after 10 to 15 minutes.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
nonpersistent mine - Mine that remains active for a predetermined period of time until self-destruction,
self-neutralization, or self-deactivation renders the mine inactive.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
non-pharmaceutical interventions - Actions, other than getting vaccinated and taking medicine, that
people and communities can take to help slow the spread of illnesses, such as influenza; also known as community mitigation strategies.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Nonprofessional courier - Any direct-hire, U.S. citizen employee of the U.S. Government, other than a
professional diplomatic courier, who possesses a Top Secret clearance and who has been provided with official documentation to transport properly prepared, addressed, and documented diplomatic pouches or controlled/ unclassified material in-country, in emergencies, or when the diplomatic courier cannot provide the required service. (Clearance is preferred, but not required for handling unclassified material.)

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1003.)

nonprofit - (as applied to a school, agency, organization, or institution) - a school, agency, organization,
or institution owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
291o)

nonprofit - a facility which is owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations
no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
296)

nonprofit - one which is a corporation or association, or is owned and operated by one or more
corporations or associations, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

nonprofit agency - any agency no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private
stockholder or individual.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1592n)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1932.)

nonprofit institution - any organization or institution, including an accredited institution of higher
education, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,

non-profit organization - (1) any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that:
(i) Is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the
public interest; (ii) Is not organized primarily for profit; and (iii) Uses its net proceeds to maintain,
improve, or expand its operations; and (2) The term non-profit organization includes non-profit institutions of higher education and hospitals.

Section_.105)

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1791.)

nonprofit organization - an incorporated or unincorporated entity that
(A) is operating for religious,
charitable, or educational purposes; and
(B) does not provide net earnings to, or operate in any other manner that inures to the benefit of, any officer, employee, or shareholder of the entity.

(SOURCE
Treasury, US Code 31, 7501)

nonprofit organization - any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that- (A)
is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public
interest; (B) is not organized primarily for profit; and (C) uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or
expand the operations of the organization.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

non-profit organization - Any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that is
operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public
interest; is not organized primarily for profit; and uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand its operations. The term non-profit organization includes non-profit institutions of higher
education and hospitals.
non-profit organization - any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization which:
(1) is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the
public interest; (2) is not organized primarily for profit; and (3) uses its net proceeds to maintain,
improve, and/ or expand its operations. For this purpose, the term non-profit organization excludes (i) colleges and universities; (ii) hospitals; (iii) State, local, and federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; and (iv) those non-profit organizations which are excluded from coverage.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A122)
nonprofit organization - any organization exempt from tax (but only with respect to a trade or business
carried on by such organization which is not an unrelated trade or business.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2708)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 340)

nonproliferation - Actions to prevent the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by dissuading or
impeding access to, or distribution of, sensitive technologies, material, and expertise.  See also
counterproliferation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Nonproliferation and Arms Control Technology Working Group - The Nonproliferation and Arms
Control Technology Working Group (NPAC TWG) was created by Presidential Decision Directive
(PDD-27) in 1994 as the mechanism to coordinate the research and development response to
challenges in arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament. The President has designated the
Department of State, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense as the co-chairing agencies for the NPAC TWG. The Office of Verification, Planning, and Outreach in the Bureau of
Arms Control, Verification and Compliance represents the Department of State in this capacity as
co-chair and as the Executive Secretary for the NPAC TWG.

nonproliferation research laboratory - with respect to a country, a national laboratory of that country at
which research in the nuclear nonproliferation sciences is carried out.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2571.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Non-Proliferation Treaty - The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also known as the
NPT, entered into force on March 5, 1970. The Treaty is designed to - prevent the spread of nuclear weapons; provide assurance, through international safeguards, that the peaceful nuclear activities of
states which have not already developed nuclear weapons will not be diverted to making such weapons; promote, to the maximum extent consistent with the other purposes of the treaty, the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, to include the potential benefits of any peaceful application of
nuclear explosion technology being made available to nonnuclear parties under appropriate international observation; and express the determination of the parties that the treaty should lead to further progress in comprehensive arms control and nuclear disarmament measures. On May 11, 1995, more than 170 countries attending the NPT Review and Extension Conference decided to
extend the treaty indefinitely and without conditions.  Also called NPT.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2280.)
non-proliferation treaty State Party - any State Party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, to include
Taiwan, which shall be considered to have the obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty of a
party to that treaty other than a Nuclear Weapon State Party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
nonreceipt - The payee alleges a check of entitlement was not received and requests a replacement
check.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
nonrecord material - Extra and/ or duplicate copies only of temporary value, including shorthand notes,
used carbon paper, preliminary drafts, and other material of similar nature.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
non-record material - federally owned informational material that does not meet the statutory definition
of record or that has been excluded from coverage by the definition excluded materials are extra copies of documents kept only for reference, stocks of publications and processed documents, and library or museum materials intended solely for reference or exhibit.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
non-record material - Materials that do not meet the statutory definition of records or that have been
excluded from coverage by the definition. Excluded materials are extra copies of documents kept only for reference, stocks of publications and processed documents and library or museum materials intended solely for reference or exhibit.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 415.1)
non-record materials - Materials that do not meet the definition of a record. Examples are extra copies
of documents kept only for reference, stocks of publications or processed documents, and library or exhibit materials intended solely for reference or display.
non-recurring detail - detail that serves a specific purpose for a determined length of time and does not
require subsequent rotation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
nonregulated gas utility - any gas utility other than a State regulated gas utility.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3202.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
non-reimbursable detail - detail for which the employing agency continues to bear the costs associated
with the detail of the person without reimbursement from the gaining agency, unless otherwise specified and agreed to by both parties to the governing MOA.
non-removable hinge pin hinge - hinge whose pin cannot be removed when the door is closed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
nonrepudiation - Assurance the sender of information is provided with proof of delivery and the
recipient is provided with proof of the senders identity, so neither can later deny having processed the information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
nonrepudiation - The Department's protection against an individual falsely denying having performed a
particular action. This provides the capability to determine whether a given individual took a particular action such as creating information, sending a message, approving information, and receiving a message.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 142.4)
non-repudiation - The recipient of signed data can use a digital signature as evidence in demonstrating to
a third party that the signature was, in fact, generated by the claimed signatory. This is known as non-repudiation, since the signatory cannot easily repudiate the signature at a later time.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1641.)
Nonresident importer - (i) an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence in the United States; or (ii) a partnership, corporation, or other
commercial entity that is not organized under the  laws of a jurisdiction within the customs territory

of the United States or in the Virgin Islands of the United States.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4320)
nonresident importer - an importer who is- (A) an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; or (B) a partnership,
corporation, or other commercial entity that is not organized under the laws  of a jurisdiction within the customs territory of the United States  or in the Virgin Islands of the United States.
nonresidential space - All nonresidential U.S. Government-held real property, such as offices, buildings,
warehouses, garages, and special program space.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
nonscheduled units - Units of the landing force held in readiness for landing during the initial unloading
period, but not included in either scheduled or on-call waves.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
nonsecure bulk load - A classified diplomatic pouch load in a unit load device (ULD) or other container
that is not properly labeled, sealed, or built in a secure facility by appropriately cleared individuals.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1680c)
non-Service health care practitioner - a practitioner who is not (A) an employee of the Service; or
(B) an employee of an Indian tribe or tribal organization operating a contract or compact under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act or an individual who provides health care
services pursuant to a personal services contract with such Indian tribe or tribal organization.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
non-service-connected -, with respect to disability or death, that such disability was not incurred or
aggravated, or that the death did not result from a disability incurred or aggravated, in line of duty in
the active military, naval, or air service.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
non-sponsor [Federally Funded Research and Development Center]  - organization, in or outside of
the Federal Government, which funds specific work to be performed by the Federally Funded Research and Development Center but is not a party to the sponsoring agreement or multiple agency sponsorship agreement.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
non-suicide improvised explosive device employment - improvised explosive device (IED)
employment in which the insurgent/ terrorist does not intentionally kill himself/ herself as part of the attack.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
nontemporary storage - The permanent storage of household effects while an employee is assigned to or
is at an official station or duty post to which the employee is not authorized to take a portion of the regulatory HHE weight entitlement due to post specific weight or other post specific restrictions, or
which is authorized in the public interest.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)
nontraditional employment - to occupations or fields of work, for which individuals from the gender
involved comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field
of work.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2302.)
non-traditional fields - occupations or fields of work, including careers in computer science, technology,
and other current and emerging high skill occupations, for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work.
non-U.S. person - A person who is neither a citizen of the United States nor an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
non-unit cargo - All equipment and supplies requiring transportation to an operational area, other than
those identified as the equipment or accompanying supplies of a specific unit.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

non-unit-related personnel - All personnel requiring transportation to or from an operational area, other
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
than those assigned to a specific unit.  Also called NRP.
JP 10)

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3797aa)

nonviolent offense - an offense that does not have as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use
of physical force against the person or property of another or is not a felony that by its nature
involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense.

non-volatile memory - Memory that retains stored information even when not powered (e.g., hard drive,
DVD, CD).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

normal change [IT service] - alteration in the current state that must follow the complete change
management process due to their high risk in nature
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2001)

normal cost - the level percentage of payroll required to be deposited in the fund to meet the cost of
benefits payable under the system (computed in accordance with generally accepted actuarial
practice on an entry-age basis) less the value of retirement benefits earned under another retirement system for government employees and less the cost of credit allowed for military service.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3911.2)
normal course of study - The length generally required to attain the required proficiency. Category I
Languages (World Languages) S-3/ R-3 Objective - 24 Weeks - Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish 30 Weeks French S-2/ R-2 Objective - 16-20 weeks Category II Languages (Difficult World Languages) S-3/ R-3 Objective - 36 weeks German, Indonesian, Malay and Swahili Category III Languages (Hard Languages) S-3/ R-3 Objective -  44 weeks - Most non-Romance/ Germanic except Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin,) Japanese and Korean S-2/ R-2 Objective - 28-32 weeks Category IV Languages (Super Hard Languages) S-3/ R-3 Objective - 88 Weeks - Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Japanese and Korean S-2/ R-2 Objective - 44 weeks S-2/ R-1 Objective - 32-36 weeks (for Arabic and Chinese) S-2/ R-0
Objective - 32-36 weeks (for Korean and Japanese 30-32 weeks).
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
normal service cost or normal cost - the annual cost of future pension benefits and administrative
expenses assigned, under an actuarial cost method, to years subsequent to a particular valuation date of a pension plan. The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe regulations to carry out this
paragraph.
normalized risk - measure of risk created by mathematically adjusting a value in order to permit
comparisons.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3472)

north American agreement on environmental cooperation - the North American Agreement on
Environmental Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America, the
Government of Canada, and the Government of the United Mexican States.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2350)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization subsidiary bodies - (A) any organization within the meaning of
the term subsidiary bodies in article I of the multilateral treaty on the Status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, National Representatives and International Staff, signed at Ottawa on September 20, 1951; and (B) any international military headquarters or organization to which the Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters Set Up Pursuant to the North Atlantic
Treaty, signed at Paris on August 28, 1952, applies.

northern border - the international border between the United States and Canada.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1401)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

no-strike list - A list of objects or entities characterized as protected from the effects of military
operations under international law and/ or rules of engagement.  Also called NSL. See also law of
armed conflict.

not available - that the article or service is unavailable from a commercial source in the required quantity
and quality or within the time required.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2563. )
not due or not entitled - The condition where all or part of the proceeds of a check are not due and
payable to the payee or the payees estate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
not mission capable, supply - Material condition indicating that systems and equipment are not capable
of performing any of their assigned missions because of maintenance work stoppage due to a supply
shortage.  Also called NMCS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)
not ordinarily resident - An individual who - (1) Is not a citizen of the host country; and (2) Does not
ordinarily reside in the host country; and (3) Is not subject to host-country employment and tax laws; and (4) Has a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN).  Also called NOR.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)
notarial act - An act recognized by law or usage as one performed by a notary public - In the United
States, notaries are generally empowered to administer oaths and affirmations and to take affidavits and acknowledgments.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)
notarizing officer - A U.S. consular officer, a U.S. diplomatic officer, or a U.S. citizen employee of the
Department designated by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of State for Overseas Citizens Services.
notary or notary public - A public officer authorized under the laws of a particular jurisdiction to
perform notarial acts, usually in connection with the execution of a document.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)
note - All Delegations of Authority in the Departments COOP Plan or in an individual BEAP must have
clearance from Office of the Legal Advisers Office of Management (L/ M).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
4303.)
notice - (with respect to subchapter II) any written or verbal notification of an obligation or intention to
perform service in the uniformed services provided to an employer by the employee who will perform such service or by the uniformed service in which such service is to be performed.
notice - A written declaration by a party to a lawsuit to the opposing party of intent to take some action in
connection with the litigation, such as a notice to take a deposition.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
notice - Written communication from the DG to a member announcing a RIF action.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2583)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
notice of proposed rulemaking - document published in the Federal Register to notify the public of
DHS's intent to exempt portions of a System of Records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, or administrative enforcement requirements.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
notification - An oral or written notice to a consular officer of the arrest or detention of a U.S. citizen An
oral or written notice by a consular officer informing next of kin, business associate, or friend of the arrest or detention of a U.S. citizen.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
notification - Notice sent by the notification official to individuals or third parties affected by a breach.
This may be accomplished via telephone, email, written correspondence, or other means, as appropriate.
notification [message] - message informing an entity or person of a situation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

notification official - The Department official who authorizes or signs the correspondence notifying
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5

affected individuals of a breach.
FAM 463) (SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

novation agreement - a legal instrument (1) Executed by the (i) Contractor (transferor); (ii)
Successor in interest (transferee); and (iii) Government; and (2) By which, among other things, the
transferor guarantees performance of the contract, the transferee assumes all obligations under the contract, and the Government recognizes the transfer of the contract and related assets.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)

noxious weed - any plant or plant product that can directly or indirectly injure or cause damage to crops
(including nursery stock or plant products), livestock, poultry, or other interests of agriculture, irrigation, navigation, the natural resources of the United States, the public health, or the environment.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
nuclear explosive device - any device, whether assembled or disassembled, that is designed to produce
an instantaneous release of an amount of nuclear energy from special nuclear material (as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 that is greater than the amount of energy that would be released from the detonation of one pound of trinitrotoluene (TNT).
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6305)
nuclear explosive device - any device, whether assembled or disassembled, that is designed to produce
an instantaneous release of an amount of nuclear energy from special nuclear material that is greater than the amount of energy that would be released from the detonation of one pound of trinitrotoluene (TNT).
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13524.)

nuclear hot cell services - services related to the examination of, or performance of various operations
on, nuclear fuel rods, control assemblies, or other components that are emitting large quantities of ionizing radiation.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

nuclear improvised explosive device enhancement - complete assembly, which in its intended ultimate
configuration is capable of producing a nuclear reaction and release of energy that is deliberately
added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)

nuclear incident - An unexpected incident involving a nuclear weapon, facility, or component, but not
constituting a nuclear weapon(s) accident, resulting in any of the following: a. an increase in the
possibility of explosion or radioactive contamination; b. errors committed in the assembly, testing, loading, or transportation of equipment, and/ or the malfunctioning of equipment and materiel which could lead to an unintentional operation of all or part of the weapon arming and/ or firing sequence, or which could lead to a substantial change in yield, or increased dud probability; and c. any act of God, unfavorable environment, or condition resulting in damage to the weapon, facility, or
component.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 312)

nuclear incident response team - a resource that includes- (1) those entities of the Department of Energy
that perform nuclear or radiological emergency support functions (including accident response,
search response, advisory, and technical operations functions), radiation exposure functions at the medical assistance facility known as the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/ Training Site
(REAC/ TS), radiological assistance functions, and related functions; and (2) those entities of the Environmental Protection Agency that perform such support functions (including radiological emergency response functions) and related functions.

nuclear material - metals uranium, plutonium, and thorium, in any form.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

nuclear nonproliferation sciences - bodies of scientific knowledge relevant to developing or advancing
the means to prevent or impede the proliferation of nuclear weaponry.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2571.)

nuclear non-proliferation treaty - the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 1970.
8102)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and NPT - the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 1970.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8008)
nuclear security enterprise - the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national
security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2471)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
17373.)
nuclear supplier - a covered person (or a successor in interest of a covered person) that (A) supplies
facilities, equipment, fuel, services, or technology pertaining to the design, construction, operation,
or decommissioning of a covered installation; or
(B) transports nuclear materials that could result in
a covered incident.
nuclear triad - the nuclear deterrent capabilities of the United States composed of ballistic missile
submarines, land-based missiles, and strategic bombers.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
nuclear waste - any radioactive waste material subject to regulation by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission or the Department of Energy.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
13524.)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8008)
nuclear weapon and nuclear explosive device - any device designed to produce an instantaneous release
of an amount of nuclear energy from special nuclear material that is greater than the amount of energy that would be released from the detonation of one pound of trinitrotoluene (TNT).
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)
nuclear weapon(s) accident - An unexpected incident involving nuclear weapons or radiological nuclear
weapon components that results in any of the following; a. accidental or unauthorized launching, firing, or use by United States forces or United States supported allied forces of a nuclear-capable weapon system that could create the risk of an outbreak of war; b. nuclear detonation; c. nonnuclear detonation or burning of a nuclear weapon or radiological nuclear weapon component; d. radioactive contamination; e.  seizure, theft, loss, or destruction of a nuclear weapon or radiological nuclear
weapon component, including jettisoning; and f. public hazard, actual or implied.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2471)

nuclear weapons production facility - any of the following: (A) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City,
Missouri.
(B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
(C) The Y12 National Security Complex, Oak
Ridge, Tennessee.
nuisance minefield - A minefield laid to delay and disorganize the enemy and to hinder the use of an
area or route.  See also minefield.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
numbered beach - In amphibious operations, a subdivision of a colored beach, designated for the assault
landing of a battalion landing team or similarly sized unit, when landed as part of a larger force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)

numbered fleet - A major tactical unit of the Navy immediately subordinate to a major fleet command
and comprising various task forces, elements, groups, and units for the purpose of prosecuting
specific naval operations.  See also fleet.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)

nursing home care - the accommodation of convalescents or other persons who are not acutely ill and
not in need of hospital care, but who require nursing care and related medical services, if such nursing care and medical services are prescribed by, or are performed under the general direction of, persons duly licensed to provide such care. Such term includes services furnished in skilled nursing care facilities, in intermediate care facilities, and in combined facilities. It does not include
domiciliary care.
nutrition - process of eating and maintaining the right kind of food for proper health and growth
(SOURCE  DHS, DHS Lexicon, Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1786.)

nutrition education - individual and group sessions and the provision of material that are designed to
improve health status and achieve positive change in dietary and physical activity habits, and that emphasize the relationship between nutrition, physical activity, and health, all in keeping with the personal and cultural preferences of the individual.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1786.)

nutritional risk - (A) detrimental or abnormal nutritional conditions detectable by biochemical or
anthropometric measurements, (B) other documented nutritionally related medical conditions, (C) dietary deficiencies that impair or endanger health, (D) conditions that directly affect the nutritional
health of a person, such as alcoholism or drug abuse, or (E) conditions that predispose persons to inadequate nutritional patterns or nutritionally related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, homelessness and migrancy.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)

oath - A solemn declaration or outward pledge, whether oral or written, given by the person making it
under an immediate sense of responsibility to God, affirming the truth of statements (for example, I, (Name), do solemnly affirm that the foregoing is true and correct - So help me God.).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)

oath - Broadly, any form of attestation by which persons signify that they are bound in conscience to
perform an act faithfully and truthfully - With respect to testimony and statements in connection
with litigation, it is an affirmation of the truth of a statement that renders one punishable for perjury if one willfully makes untrue statements.

object - A passive entity that contains or receives information. (See subject.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

object - Access to an object potentially implies access to the information it contains. Examples of objects
are records, blocks, pages, files, directories and programs, as well as bits, bytes, words, fields, keyboards, clocks, printers, network nodes.

object reuse - Reassignment and re-use of a storage medium containing one or more objects after
ensuring no residual data remains on the storage media.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
objective - 1. The clearly defined, decisive, and attainable goal toward which every operation is directed.
2. The specific target of the action taken which is essential to the commander's plan.  See also
target.
objective - A description of a strategic position to be attained or a purpose to be achieved that is tangible
and attainable.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
objective - Something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
objective [declaration] - statement that describes milestones or actions to achieve the goal value desired
by the user, within the resources provided, for which the project manager is contracting or otherwise
attempting to obtain.
objective area - A geographical area, defined by competent authority, within which is located an
objective to be captured or reached by the military forces.  Also called OA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 306)
obligation - a loan or other debt obligation that is guaranteed.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
2421)
obligation or liability - an obligation or liability consisting of a mortgage, trust deed, or other security in
the nature of a mortgage.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3932)
obligation, financial - binding agreement that will result in expenditures and outlays, immediately or in
the future.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
obligations - the amounts of orders placed, contracts and grants awarded, services received and similar
transactions during a given period that require payment by the recipient during the same or a future period.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
obligations - The amounts of orders placed, contracts and grants awarded, services received and similar
transactions during a given period that require payment by the recipient during the same, or a future period.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 087.1)
obligations incurred - amounts of orders placed, contracts awarded, services rendered, and similar
transactions during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Such amounts include payments not preceded by recorded obligations and reflect adjustment for differences between obligations and actual payments. In those cases where the exact amount of an obligation is not known at the time it is incurred, the best estimate of the amount to be paid subsequently is used.
obligee - the holder of an obligation.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 53701)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41762.)
obligor - a party primarily liable for payment of the principal of or interest on a Federal credit instrument,
which party may be a corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or governmental entity, agency, or instrumentality.
obligor - a party primarily liable for payment of the principal of or interest on an obligation.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 53701)
obligor - an eligible entity that is primarily liable for payment of the principal of, or interest on, a Federal
credit instrument.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3901)
observable - In military deception, the detectable result of the combination of an indicator within an
adversary's conduit intended to cause action or inaction by the deception target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
obstacle - Any natural or man-made obstruction designed or employed to disrupt, fix, turn, or block the
movement of an opposing force, and to impose additional losses in personnel, time, and equipment
on the opposing force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
obstacle belt - A brigade-level command and control measure, normally depicted graphically, to show
where within an obstacle zone the ground tactical commander plans to limit friendly obstacle
employment and focus the defense. See also obstacle.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
obstacle belt - A brigade-level command and control measure, normally given graphically, to show
where within an obstacle zone the ground tactical commander plans to limit friendly obstacle
employment and focus the defense.  See also obstacle.
obstacle clearing - The total elimination or neutralization of obstacles.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
obstacle creation improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) used to create an
obstacle to impede movement or channel movement into a desired location, possibly as part of a
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

complex attack or ambush.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

obstacle intelligence - Those collection efforts to detect the presence of enemy and natural obstacles,
determine their types and dimensions, and provide the necessary information to plan appropriate
combined arms breaching, clearance, or bypass operations to negate the impact on the friendly
scheme of maneuver.  Also called OBSTINT.
obstacle restricted areas - A command and control measure used to limit the type or number of
obstacles within an area.  See also obstacle.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
obstacle zone - A division-level command and control measure to designate specific land areas where
lower echelons are allowed to employ tactical obstacles. See also obstacle.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

obstacle zone - A division-level command and control measure, normally done graphically, to designate
specific land areas where lower echelons are allowed to employ tactical obstacles.  See also
obstacle.
obtrusive space advertising - advertising in outer space that is capable of being recognized by a human
being on the surface of the Earth without the aid of a telescope or other technological device.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H392)

occasional money holders - An employee who is required to handle funds for a specific purpose. An
employee is designated to serve as an occasional money holder overseas or domestically either by an element of the individuals job description or by an authorizing letter or memo signed by the employees U.S. citizen supervisor, financial management officer (FMO), or management officer. A personal services agreement (PSA) or a personal services contract (PSC) employee of the
Department of State or agency exempt from Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letter No. 92-1 Inherently Governmental Functions may be designated an occasional money holder. Contractors that are not exempt PSAs or PSCs may not be occasional money holders. The
occasional money holder is an accountable officer.

occupant emergency pan - The term Occupant Emergency Plan is used by other organizations instead of
the term Facility Emergency Action Plan.  Also called OEP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
occupant emergency plan - short-term emergency response plan establishing procedures for evacuating
buildings or sheltering-in-place to safeguard lives and property.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
occupational and environmental health surveillance - The regular or repeated collection, analysis,
archiving, interpretation, and dissemination of occupational and environmental health-related data for monitoring the health of, or potential health hazard impact on, a population and individual personnel, and for intervening in a timely manner to prevent, treat, or control the occurrence of
disease or injury when determined necessary.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
occupational and environmental health threats - Threats to the health of military personnel and to
military readiness created by exposure to hazardous agents, environmental contamination, or toxic
industrial materials.  See also health threat.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

occupational health and safety - all aspects of health and safety in the workplace with a strong focus on
prevention of any disease or injury contracted primarily as a result of an exposure to risk factors
arising from work activity.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
occupied territory - Territory under the authority and effective control of a belligerent armed force and
not being administered pursuant to peace terms, treaty, or other agreement, express or implied, with
the civil authority of the territory.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3507)

ocean and coastal mapping - the acquisition, processing, and management of physical, biological,
geological, chemical, and archaeological characteristics and boundaries of ocean and coastal areas,
resources, and sea beds through the use of acoustics, satellites, aerial.
ocean thermal energy conversion - a method of converting part of the heat from the Sun which is stored
in the surface layers of a body of water into electrical energy or energy product equivalent.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9008.)

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9102.)

ocean thermal energy conversion facility - any facility which is standing, fixed or moored in whole or
in part seaward of the highwater mark and which is designed to use temperature differences in ocean water to produce electricity or another form of energy capable of being used directly to perform work, and includes any equipment installed on such facility to use such electricity or other form of energy to produce, process, refine, or manufacture a product, and any cable or pipeline used to deliver such electricity, fresh water, or product to shore, and all other associated equipment and
appurtenances of such facility, to the extent they are located seaward of the highwater mark.

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 53701)

ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship - an at-sea facility or vessel, whether mobile,
floating unmoored, moored, or standing on the seabed, that uses temperature differences in ocean water to produce electricity or another form of energy capable of being used directly to perform work, and includes- (A) equipment installed on the facility or vessel to use the electricity or other
form of energy to produce, process, refine, or manufacture a product; (B) a cable or pipeline used to deliver the electricity, freshwater, or product to shore; and (C) other associated equipment and appurtenances of the facility or vessel to the extent they are located seaward of the high water mark.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9102.)

ocean thermal energy conversion plantship - any vessel which is designed to use temperature
differences in ocean water while floating unmoored or moving through such water, to produce
electricity or another form of energy capable of being used directly to perform work, and includes any equipment installed on such vessel to use such electricity or other form of energy to produce, process, refine, or manufacture a product, and any equipment used to transfer such product to other vessels for transportation to users, and all other associated equipment and appurtenances of such
vessel.

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)

oceanographic research vessel - a vessel employed in oceanography or limnology research or
instruction. It is defined because this type of vessel, while not inspected and certified as such, is
subject to a number of special statutory and regulatory requirements.

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US
Code 46, 2101)

oceanographic research vessel - a vessel that the Secretary finds is being employed only in instruction in
oceanography or limnology, or both, or only in oceanographic or limnological research, including
studies about the sea such as seismic, gravity meter, and magnetic exploration and other marine geophysical or geological surveys, atmospheric research, and biological research.

oceanography - The study of the sea, embracing and integrating all knowledge pertaining to the sea and
its physical boundaries, the chemistry and physics of seawater, and marine biology.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

overseas security policy board - an interagency group of security professionals from the foreign affairs
and intelligence communities who meet regularly to formulate security policy for U.S. missions abroad. The OSPB is chaired by the Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security.  Also called OSPB.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)

of departmental concern - Pertaining to current U.S. foreign policy or the Departments mission
(including policies, programs, operations or activities of the Department of State or USAID), or
which reasonably may be expected to affect the foreign relations of the United States.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 11
FAM 823)

of official concern - Activities or topics that may reasonably be interpreted as relating to the current
responsibilities, interests, programs, or operations of the Department of State; and current U.S. foreign policies, which reasonably may be expected to affect the foreign relations of the United
States. Activities or topics that do not meet this definition are of no official concern.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 131.4)

of official concern - These activities reasonably may be interpreted as relating to the current
responsibilities, programs, or operations of the Department of State or to current U.S. foreign
policies and activities such as public speaking, writing or teaching materials, or those which reasonably may be expected to affect the foreign relations of the United States. They require Department clearance. Those activities and subjects not included in this definition do not require clearance. When in doubt, contact the Office of Website Management (PA/ WM).

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

offender - an adult or juvenile-
(A) who is or has been subject to any stage of the criminal justice
process, and for whom services under this Act may be beneficial; or (B) who requires assistance in overcoming artificial barriers to employment resulting from a record of arrest or conviction.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

offensive counterair - Offensive operations to destroy, disrupt, or neutralize enemy aircraft, missiles,
launch platforms, and their supporting structures and systems both before and after launch, and as close to their source as possible.  Also called OCA.  See also counterair; defensive counterair;
operation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

offensive counterair attack operations - Offensive action by any part of the joint force in support of the
offensive counterair mission against surface targets which contribute to the enemy's air and missile
capabilities.  Also called OCA attack operations.  See also counterair; offensive counterair.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

offensive counterintelligence operation - A counterintelligence activity conducted to support
Department of Defense and national intelligence, operational, and contingency requirements, using a formally-recruited asset or notional persona, to develop information on, and provide information, materials, or equipment to, a foreign intelligence entity to penetrate the foreign intelligence entity or exploit, disrupt, or manipulate the target in order to counter terrorism, espionage, or other clandestine intelligence activities that threaten the security of the Department of Defense or the
United States.  Also called OFCO.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

offensive counterintelligence operation - A counterintelligence activity conducted to support
Department of Defense and national intelligence, operational, and contingency requirements, using a
formally-recruited asset or notional persona, to develop information on, and provide information, materials, or equipment to, a foreign intelligence entity to penetrate the foreign intelligence entity or exploit, disrupt, or manipulate the target in order to counter terrorism, espionage, or other clandestine intelligence activities that threaten the security of the Department of Defense or the United States. Also called OFCO.
offensive cyberspace operations - Cyberspace operations intended to project power by the application of
force in or through cyberspace.  Also called OCO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 312)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)

offensive space control - Those operations to prevent an adversary's hostile use of United States/ thirdparty space capabilities and services or negate (deceive, disrupt, degrade, deny, or destroy) an
adversary's efforts to interfere with or attack United States/ allied space systems.  Also called OSC.
offer - A private sector source's formal response to a request for proposals or invitation for bid. The term
"offeror" refers to the specific source rather than the response.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

offer - a response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the offeror to perform the resultant
contract. Responses to invitations for bids (sealed bidding) are offers called "bids" or "sealed bids"; responses to requests for proposals (negotiation) are offers called "proposals"; however, responses to requests for quotations (simplified acquisition) are "quotations," not offers.
off-hook - A station or trunk is off-hook when it initializes or engages in communications with the
computerized telephone switch (CTS) or with another station or trunk using a link established
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
through the CTS.

FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8323)

office - (a) a unit composed of at least 12 full-time or part-time permanent positions, or (b) a unit for
which the Office Director reports directly to a Managing Director, a Deputy Assistant Secretary, an
Ambassador-at-Large or the equivalent, an Assistant Secretary or the equivalent, an Undersecretary, a Deputy Secretary, or the Secretary.
office - An enduring organization that is formed around a specific function within a joint force
commander's headquarters to coordinate and manage support requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)

office director - the head of an office.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8323)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

office for civil rights and civil liberties - Department of Homeland Security Support Component that
provides operational support, oversight, training and policy and program advice and review to the Department's leadership on civil rights and civil liberties issues, investigates and resolves
complaints from the public concerning civil rights and civil liberties abuses or racial, ethnic, or religious profiling, and leads departmental Equal Employment Opportunity programs.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 752)

office furnishings - systems and modular furniture, case goods, seating, limited utility shelving, and
office accessories. Carpeting and window treatments are fixed interior finishes and should be addressed in the construction documentation for any new, renovated, or leased project. These fixed interior finishes are replaced using post funds. The same is true for building specialties such as appliances, specialty storage, and signage. Office equipment is the responsibility of the post, including the provision of computers, printers, modems, copiers, shredders, cellular phones, telecommunications equipment, safes, workbenches, tools, and medical equipment.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3100)
Office of Business Transformation of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence - any
successor office that assumes the functions of the Office of Business Transformation of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as carried out by the Office of Business Transformation on
October 7, 2010.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 11
FAM 611.3)
office of government ethics - The executive branch agency responsible for developing and implementing
ethics and financial disclosure programs to facilitate compliance with ethics laws in the executive
branch.  Also called OGE.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
office of research and technology applications - organization responsible for overseeing technology
transfer activities made by a federal agency within DHS this function is performed by the
Technology Transfer Program, which is consolidated to service the entire Department and is housed within the Science and Technology Directorate.
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization - the Office of Small Business Programs when
referring to the Department of Defense.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
officer - a commissioned or warrant officer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
5001)
officer - a member of the naval service serving in a commissioned or warrant officer grade. It includes,
unless otherwise specified, a member who holds a permanent enlisted grade and a temporary
appointment in a commissioned or warrant officer grade.
officer - commissioned or warrant officer.
(SOURCE  DOD/
NGB, US Code
32, 101)
officer - The ICS title for the personnel responsible for the Command Staff positions of Safety, Liaison,
(SOURCE  DHS/
and Public Information.
FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
officer in charge - a member of the Navy, the Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard designated as such by
appropriate authority.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
801)
officer in tactical command - In maritime usage, the senior officer present eligible to assume command,
or the officer to whom the senior officer has delegated tactical command.  Also called OTC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3(a)(2).)
officer of the customs - any officer of the Customs Service or any commissioned, warrant, or petty
officer of the Coast Guard, or agent or other person authorized by law or by the Secretary of the Treasury, or appointed in writing by a collector, to perform the duties of an officer of the Customs Service.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401)
officer of the customs and/ or customs officer - any officer of the United States Customs Service of the
Treasury Department (also hereinafter referred to as the Customs Service) or any commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the Coast Guard, or any agent or other person, including foreign law enforcement officers, authorized by law or designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to perform
any duties of an officer of the Customs Service.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
officer of the deck - 1. When underway, the officer designated by the commanding officer to be in
charge of the ship, including its safe and proper operation.  2. When in port or at anchor, the officer of the deck is designated by the command duty officer, has similar responsibilities, and may be
enlisted.  Also called OOD.
officer or employee -  civilian personnel and members of the Armed Forces of the United States
Government.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
5001)
officer restricted in the performance of duty - an officer of the Navy designated for engineering duty,
aeronautical engineering duty, special duty, or limited duty, or an officer of the Marine Corps designated for limited duty. (b) For the purposes of this subtitle, a member of the naval service who holds a temporary appointment in a grade higher than his permanent grade is considered, unless
otherwise specified, to be serving in the higher grade.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
645)

officers above the promotion zone - a group of officers on an active-duty list in the same grade and
competitive category who- (A) are eligible for consideration for promotion to the next higher grade;
(B) are in the same grade as those officers in the promotion zone for that competitive category; and
(C) are senior to the senior officer in the promotion zone for that competitive category.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 131.4)

official - Speaking, writing, or teaching is official (and automatically of official concern) when conducted
in connection with Department employment, or in any capacity representing the Department of State, regardless of location - (1) Statements to the press include any remark to the press that quotes,
reflects the views of, or gives the Departments position, or represents the Department in any way; (2) Public remarks include speeches, congressional testimony, press statements, and remarks prepared for photo opportunities; (3) Public appearances include appearances before the general public for the purpose of giving speeches or other remarks; (4) Media interviews include those with newspaper, magazine, TV, radio, or other forums; and (5) Teaching includes that which involves
subject matter of official concern and/ or occurs on duty, on U.S. Government property, or under U.S. Government sponsorship.

official - Speaking, writing, or teaching is official (and automatically of official concern) when conducted
in connection with Department employment, or in any capacity represents the Department of State.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 11
FAM 823)
official capacity - Pursuant to an employees employment responsibilities, or in any capacity representing
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
the Department, regardless of location or forum.
FAM 4173)
official duty station - The duty station for the special agents position of record as indicated on his or her
most recent notification of personnel action.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3152)
official information - That information or material owned by, produced for or by, or under the control of
the U.S. Government.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
official items - Mail, correspondence, and items intended for the official use of the U.S. Government.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 721)
official log book - an official record for required information pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 11301. Consular
officers may certify an entry in the official log book concerning an event of which he/ she may have personal and positive knowledge.
official mail - Official Mail consists of items that are purchased by or for official use of the Department.
Official Mail is NOT authorized to be mailed through the DPO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
official mail manager - The Departments OMM is responsible for - (1) Interpreting and carrying out
regulations relating to official mail; and (2) The acquisition, use, and disposition of mail supplies and property. Bureau and post OMMs are responsible for - (a) The proper use of mail supplies and property; and (b) For the budgeting for and the expenditure of appropriated funds for postage and fees.  Also called OMM.
official performance file - The Foreign Service official personnel file which serves as the repository for
conduct and performance-related documents for employees.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)
official poverty line - the poverty line established by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget and revised by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff88)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3251.3)
official residence - the residence designated by the head of the agency for occupancy by a principal
representative of an agency. The term official residence includes the building and grounds - (1) Purchased or leased by the U.S. Government and assigned to a principal representative; or (2) Leased or owned by a principal representative, or by a member of his or her family, and occupied by the principal representative as his or her residence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
official rest stop - An official rest stop is defined as a U.S. Government-funded rest period, not to exceed
24 hours, plus necessary time to obtain the earliest transportation to the authorized destination. Full
per diem (lodging and miscellaneous and incidental expenses (M&IE)) at the official rest-stop location rate is authorized in these circumstances.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1011a.)
official sanction - (A) expulsion, suspension, probation, censure, condemnation, reprimand, or any other
disciplinary, coercive, or adverse action taken by an institution of higher education or administrative
unit of the institution; (B) includes an oral or written warning made by an official of an institution of higher education acting in the official capacity of the official.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
official station - The official station of an employee is the location of the employee's permanent work
assignment. The geographic limits of the official station are - (1) The corporate limits of the city or
town where stationed; or (2) If not in an incorporated city or town, the reservation, station, or other
established area (including established subdivisions of large reservations) having definite boundaries where the employee is stationed.

official travel - (i) travel to meet mission requirements, (ii) required use travel, and (iii) other travel for
the conduct of agency business.
(SOURCE  White House, OMB, Circular A126)

official travel - travel performed at the direction of the U.S. Government, required by a government
contract, or specifically approved by a DHS Program Manager.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2361.4)

official work site - The official work site is the regular work site for the employees position of record
provided the employee is scheduled to work at least twice each biweekly pay period on a regular and recurring basis at the regular work site. For an employee whose work location varies on a recurring basis, the employee need not work at least twice each biweekly pay period at the regular
official work site (where the employees work activities are based) as long as the employee is performing work regularly within the locality pay area for that work site. The official work site for an employee covered by a telework agreement who is not regularly scheduled to report at least twice each biweekly pay period to the official work site is the location of the telework site (e.g., the location of his or her home, telework center, or other alternate work site from which the employee works) except in temporary situations (e.g., extended official travel or recovery from an injury or medical condition).
official worksite - location where the work activities of the employee's position of record are based, as
determined by the employing Component
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
off-line - Equipment not connected to a central system or a condition in which a user, terminal, or other
device is not actively transmitting data.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)

offset - the entire range of industrial and commercial benefits provided to foreign governments as an
inducement or condition to purchase military goods or services, including benefits such as coproduction, licensed production, subcontracting, technology transfer, in-country procurement, marketing and financial assistance, and joint ventures.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2779a)
offset agreement - an agreement, arrangement, or understanding between a United States supplier of
defense articles or defense services and a foreign country under which the supplier agrees to purchase or acquire, or to promote the purchase or acquisition by other United States persons of, goods or services produced, manufactured, grown, or extracted, in whole or in part, in that foreign country in consideration for the purchase by the foreign country of defense articles or defense
services from the supplier.
offset costs - Costs for which funds have been appropriated that may not be incurred as a result of a
contingency operation.  See also contingency operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
offsets - compensation practices required as a condition of purchase in either government-to-government
or commercial sales of defense articles and/ or defense services as defined in the Arms Export Control Act, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
offshore bulk fuel system - The system used for transferring fuel from points offshore to reception
facilities on the beach.  Also called OBFS.  See also amphibious bulk liquid transfer system;
offshore petroleum discharge system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
offshore facility - any facility of any kind located in, on, or under any of the navigable waters of the
United States, and any facility of any kind which is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and is located in, on, or under any other waters, other than a vessel or a public vessel.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9601.)
offshore facility - any facility of any kind located in, on, or under, any of the navigable waters of the
United States, and any facility of any kind which is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and is located in, on, or under any other waters, other than a vessel or a public vessel.

offshore minerals - Offshore minerals include minerals occurring in submerged lands. Examples of
marine minerals include oil, gas, sulfur, gold, sand and gravel, and manganese.
(SOURCE  White House, OMB, Circular No. A16

Revised) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 403)
offshore petroleum discharge system - Provides bulk transfer of petroleum directly from an offshore
tanker to a beach termination unit located immediately inland from the high watermark.  Also called
OPDS.  See also facility; petroleum, oils, and lubricants; single-anchor leg mooring.
offshore supply vessel - a class of vessel that is limited by tonnage and its employment in the mineral
and oil industry and while so employed it is not a small passenger vessel.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7412.)
off-site consequence analysis information - those portions of a risk management plan, excluding the
executive summary of the plan, consisting of an evaluation of 1 or more worst-case release scenarios or alternative release scenarios, and any electronic data base created by the Administrator from those portions.
off-site safe area - A temporary emergency sanctuary for official U.S. personnel during a crisis situation,
such as personnel unable to reach U.S. facilities or those forced to evacuate such facilities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
off-the-shelf item - An item that has been developed and produced to military or commercial standards
and specifications, is readily available for delivery from an industrial source, and may be procured
without change to satisfy a military requirement.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
oil -  oil of any type, in any form, or in any mixture. This is the definitions that originated with marine
environment and pollution laws and continues the definitions that was adopted by port and tanker safety laws.
oil - oil of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1321.)
oil - oil of any type or in any form, including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with
wastes except dredged spoil.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
oil - petroleum, crude oil, and any substance refined from petroleum or crude oil.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1502)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
oil - viscous liquid that is typically very slippery and greasy includes but not limited to petroleum, fuel
oil, oily sludge, oil refuse, vegetable oil, animal fat, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged materials.
oil spill response vessel - a vessel that is designated in its certificate of inspection as such a vessel, or that
is adapted to respond to a discharge of oil or a hazardous material.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

oil-related activities - (i) exporting, extracting, producing, refining, processing, exploring for,
transporting, selling, or trading oil; and (ii) constructing, maintaining, or operating a pipeline,
refinery, or other oilfield infrastructure.

old-growth timber  - timber of a forest from the late successional stage of forest development.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7545.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
55.)

oleomargarine or margarine - (1) all substances, mixtures, and compounds known as oleomargarine or
margarine; (2) all substances, mixtures, and compounds which have a consistence similar to that of butter and which contain any edible oils or fats other than milk fat if made in imitation or semblance of butter.
omni-directional effect - aspect of main charge configuration where the explosion is omni-directional
and expands in all directions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

on call - personnel expected as part of their normal job duties to be available to work on short notice
during times they are not normally scheduled for duty.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
on hand - The quantity of an item that is physically available in a storage location and contained in the
accountable property book records of an issuing activity.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
on-call - 1. A term used to signify that a prearranged concentration, air strike, or final protective fire may
be called for.  2. Preplanned, identified force or materiel requirements without designated timephase and destination information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
on-call target - Planned target upon which fires or other actions are determined using deliberate targeting
and triggered, when detected or located, using dynamic targeting.   See also dynamic targeting; oncall; operational area; planned target; target.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
6102.)

one-call notification system - a system operated by an organization that has as one of its purposes to
receive notification from excavators of intended excavation in a specified area in order to
disseminate such notification to underground facility operators that are members of the system so that such operators can locate and mark their facilities in order to prevent damage to underground facilities in the course of such excavation.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1021.)

one-participant retirement plan - a retirement plan that on the first day of the plan year- (i) covered
only one individual (or the individual and the individual's spouse) and the individual (or the individual and the individual's spouse) owned 100 percent of the plan sponsor (whether or not incorporated), or (ii) covered only one or more partners (or partners and their spouses) in the plan
sponsor.

(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 677)

one-step turnkey selection procedures - procedures used for the selection of a contractor on the basis of
price and other evaluation criteria to perform, in accordance with the provisions of a firm fixed-price contract, both the design and construction of a facility using performance specifications supplied by the Secretary.

ongoing - (I) 1 or more patients is enrolled in the clinical trial; and (II) the date is before the completion
date of the clinical trial.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
282)

ongoing authorization - the risk determinations and risk acceptance decisions subsequent to the initial
authorization, taken at agreed-upon and documented frequencies in accordance with the agency's mission or business requirements and agency risk tolerance. Ongoing authorization is a time-driven or event-driven authorization process whereby the authorizing official is provided with the
necessary and sufficient information regarding the security and privacy state of the information
system to determine whether the mission or business risk of continued system operation is acceptable.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
ongoing support services - services-
(A) provided to individuals with the most significant disabilities;
(B) provided, at a minimum.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

on-line - A method of transmission by which signals from telecommunications equipment are passed
directly to a channel/ circuit to automatically operate compatible equipment at one or more distant stations.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

online computer library center - nonprofit, library cooperative providing research, programs, and
services dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and
reducing information costs maintains the largest catalog, commonly known as WorldCat, and interlibrary loan network in the world, which assist librarians with locating, acquiring, cataloging, lending, borrowing and preserving library materials.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

on-scene commander - 1. An individual in the immediate vicinity of an isolating event who temporarily
assumes command of the incident.  2. The federal officer designated to direct federal crisis and consequence management efforts at the scene of a terrorist or weapons of mass destruction incident.
Also called OSC.

onshore facility - any facility (including, but not limited to, motor vehicles and rolling stock) of any kind
located in, on, or under, any land or nonnavigable waters within the United States.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9601.)
on-station time - The time an aircraft can remain on station, which may be determined by endurance or
orders.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

on-the-job training - method in which training is provided in a practical situation (worksite) through
guided practice provides observation while learner is engaged in productive work.  Also called OJT.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

on-the-job training - training provided by an employer to an individual who is employed by the
employer.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
154)

open alcoholic beverage container - any bottle, can, or other receptacle (A) that contains any amount
of alcoholic beverage; and (B)(i) that is open or has a broken seal; or
(ii) the contents of which are partially removed.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
527.)

open burn pit - an area of land located in Afghanistan or Iraq that: (A) is designated by the Secretary of
Defense to be used for disposing solid waste by burning in the outdoor air; and (B) does not contain a commercially manufactured incinerator or other equipment specifically designed and manufactured for the burning of solid waste.

open data - publicly available data that are made available consistent with relevant privacy,
confidentiality, security, and other valid access, use, and dissemination restrictions, and are
structured in a way that enables the data to be fully discoverable and usable by end users. Generally, open data are consistent with principles, explained in OMB guidance, of such data being public, accessible, machine-readable, described, reusable, complete, timely, and managed post-release.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
open dump - any facility or site where solid waste is disposed of which is not a sanitary landfill which
meets the criteria promulgated and which is not a facility for disposal of hazardous waste.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
open enforcement action - enforcement action for which a formal, written notice has been issued but is
not yet closed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
open number - A channel sequence number (CSN) for which a transmission bearing a corresponding
number has not been received.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
open ocean - Ocean limit defined as greater than 12 nautical miles from shore, as compared with high
seas that are over 200 nautical miles from shore.  See also contiguous zone.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
open recommendation - An open recommendation is either resolved or unresolved.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 056.1)
open skies consultative commission - The implementing body for the Treaty on Open Skies. The OSCC
meets in Vienna, Austria.  Also called OSCC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Open Skies Treaty - A 34-nation international treaty that establishes a regime of unarmed aerial
observation flights over the entire territories of the states parties in order to gather information about
military forces and activities as a means of promoting openness and transparency. The treaty entered into force on January 1, 2002.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

open source - Software in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/ or
modification from its original design (e.g., Android operating system and is usually tied to a GNU General Public License).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

open source information - unclassified information that has been published or broadcast in some manner
to the general public, could lawfully be seen or heard by a casual observer, is made available at a meeting open to the public, or is obtained by visiting any place or attending any event that is open to
the public.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

open source information report - raw report containing information that has been acquired as a result of
collection from a publicly available source, including but not limited to Open Source and Social Media, prior to any interpretation or analysis.
openness - the procedures or processes used are open to interested parties. Such parties are provided
meaningful opportunities to participate in standards development on a non-discriminatory basis. The
procedures or processes for participating in standards development and for developing the standard are transparent.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A119)

OpenNet - A physical and logical Internet Protocol (IP)-based global network that links the Department's
domestic sites and embassies, consulates, and annexes abroad at the Sensitive but Unclassified level.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

OpenNet - OpenNet is a physical and logical Internet Protocol (IP)-based global network that links the
Department of State's Local Area Networks (LANs) domestically and abroad. The physical aspect of the network uses DTS circuits for posts abroad, FTS-2001-provided circuits, leased lines, and dialup public switch networks. This includes interconnected hubs, routers, bridges, switches, and cables. The logical aspect of the network uses Integrated Enterprise Management System (NMS) and TCP/ IP software, and other operational network applications. OpenNet is a Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) network, which supports e-mail and data applications.

OpenNet plus - OpenNet with Internet accessibility.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 593)
OpenNet Video and Data Collaboration - The Bureau of Information Resource Management's (IRM)
program for using OpenNet for collaborative video conferencing. ONVDC is managed by IRMs Video Program Office (VPO).  Also called ONVDC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

OpenNet+ - A physical and logical global network that uses Internet Protocol (IP) that links the
Department of States domestic and Local Area Networks (LANs) abroad. The physical aspect of the
network uses Diplomatic Telecommunications Service (DTS) provided X.25 circuits for posts abroad, FTS-2001 provided X.25 circuits, leased lines and dial-up public switch networks. This includes interconnected hubs, routers, bridges, switches, and cables. The logical aspect of the network uses Network Management System (NMS) and TCP/ IP software, and other operational network applications.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
open-source information - Information that any member of the public could lawfully obtain by request
or observation as well as other unclassified information that has limited public distribution or
access.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

open-source intelligence - Relevant information derived from the systematic collection, processing, and
analysis of publicly available information in response to known or anticipated intelligence
requirements.  Also called OSINT.  See also intelligence.
open-source intelligence tools - tools for the systematic collection, processing, and analysis of publicly
available information for known or anticipated intelligence requirements.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)

operate aircraft and operation of aircraft - using aircraft for the purposes of air navigation, including
(A) the navigation of aircraft; and (B) causing or authorizing the operation of aircraft with or without the right of legal control of the aircraft.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)

operating lease - A lease that does not meet any one of the six criteria that define a capital lease - (1)
Transfer of ownership to the U.S. Government at the end of the lease term; (2) Option to purchase the leased property at a bargain price; (3) Lease term equal to 75 percent or more of the economic life of the leased property; (4) Present value at the beginning of the lease for the minimum lease payment is 90 percent or more of the fair value of the leased property; (5) The asset is for a special purpose of the U.S. Government and is built to unique specification for the U.S. Government as lessee; or (6) There is no private-sector market for the asset. Operating leases are treated as current
operating expenses.  Also called OL.
operating offices - These offices are responsible for carrying out the Departments mission. They perform
their functions in accordance with directives contained in the FAM.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1114)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

operating requirements - requirements deriving from the operational environment of the system, the
operational functions which must be performed to execute the mission, and the interoperability
requirements necessary to complete each mission area described in the Concept of Operations.
operating signal (opsign) - A three-letter code (Q or Z signal) conveying orders, instructions, requests,
reports, and information to facilitate communications via telegraphic or radio systems.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
operating stocks - Fuel required to sustain daily operations and ensure fuel availability to support United
States military forces worldwide.  Also called OS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 403)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

operating system - Software that controls the execution of computer programs and that provides any of
the following services - scheduling, debugging, input/ output control, accounting, compilation,
storage assignment, or data management.

operating tempo - the rate at which units of the armed forces are involved in all military activities,
including contingency operations, exercises, and training deployments.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
991)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1, JP 30)
operation - 1. A sequence of tactical actions with a common purpose or unifying theme.    2. A military
action or the carrying out of a strategic, operational, tactical, service, training, or administrative
military mission.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1437a.)

operation - any or all undertakings appropriate for management, operation, services, maintenance,
security (including the cost of security personnel), or financing in connection with a low-income
housing project. The term also means the financing of tenant programs and services for families residing in low-income housing projects, particularly where there is maximum feasible participation of the tenants in the development and operation of such tenant programs and services.

operation - any plant, equipment, facility, position, employment opportunity, production.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5195c)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
operation and maintenance - Maintenance and repair of real property, operation of utilities, and
provision of other services such as refuse collection and disposal, entomology, snow removal, and
ice alleviation.  Also called O&M.
operation and maintenance cost - costs incurred for using and supporting the system or capability, such
as personnel, maintenance (unit and depot), and training, energy, and disposition.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
operation order - A directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of
(SOURCE  DOD,

effecting the coordinated execution of an operation.  Also called OPORD.
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
operation plan - 1. Any plan for the conduct of military operations prepared in response to actual and
potential contingencies.  2. A complete and detailed joint plan containing a full description of the
concept of operations, all annexes applicable to the plan, and a time-phased force and deployment
data.  Also called OPLAN.  See also operation order.
operational - asset or a part of an asset with a delivered component performing the mission.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
operational analysis - process of examining the ongoing performance of an operating asset investment
and measuring that performance against an established set of cost, schedule, and performance goals.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
operational approach - A description of the broad actions the force must take to transform current
conditions into those desired at end state.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
operational area - An overarching term encompassing more descriptive terms (such as area of
responsibility and joint operations area) for geographic areas in which military operations are
conducted.  Also called OA.  See also amphibious objective area; area of operations; area of
responsibility; joint operations area; joint special operations area; theater of operations; theater of
war.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

operational art - The cognitive approach by commanders and staffs - supported by their skill,
knowledge, experience, creativity, and judgment - to develop strategies, campaigns, and operations
to organize and employ military forces by integrating ends, ways, and means.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
operational assessment - evaluation of operational effectiveness and operational suitability made by an
independent operational test activity, with user support as required, on other than production systems.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8260.03)
operational chain of command - One of the two branches of the chain of command described in Joint
Publication 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States, through which command is exercised from the President through the Secretary of Defense to the combatant commanders, to
whom forces are assigned and allocated via the global force management process.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
operational characteristics - Those military characteristics that pertain primarily to the functions to be
performed by equipment, either alone or in conjunction with other equipment; e.g., for electronic equipment, operational characteristics include such items as frequency coverage, channeling, type of
modulation, and character of emission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8260.03)
operational command structure - The organizational hierarchy through which operational authorities
are exercised, as contrasted by the administrative command structure through which administrative
leadership is exercised.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

operational context - environment, current and/ or future, in which the intended product is intended to be
used includes the impact of modifying operations and consideration of the effect of not taking action.

operational contract support - The process of planning for and obtaining supplies, services, and
construction from commercial sources in support of joint operations.  Also called OCS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)

operational contract support integration cell - A cell established to coordinate, and integrate
operational contract support actions across all primary and special staffs for an operational area.
Also called OCSIC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

operational control - The authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces
involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission.  Also called OPCON.  See
also combatant command; combatant command (command authority); tactical control.
operational control - the prevention of all unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by
terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1701.)
operational control authority - The naval commander responsible within a specified geographical area
for the naval control of all merchant shipping under Allied naval control.  Also called OCA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
operational controls - The controls that address security mechanisms implemented and executed
primarily by people (as opposed to systems).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

operational decontamination - Decontamination carried out by an individual and/ or a unit, restricted to
specific parts of operationally essential equipment, materiel and/ or working areas, in order to minimize contact and transfer hazards and to sustain operations.  See also decontamination;
immediate decontamination; thorough decontamination.
operational design - The conception and construction of the framework that underpins a campaign or
major operation plan and its subsequent execution.  See also campaign; major operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
operational design element - A key consideration used in operational design.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

operational effectiveness - measure of the overall ability of a system to provide desired capability when
used by representative personnel in the environment planned or expected for operational employment of the system considering organization, doctrine, tactics, supportability, survivability, vulnerability, and threat.

operational energy - The energy required for training, moving, and sustaining military forces and
weapons platforms for military operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2924)

operational energy - the energy required for training, moving, and sustaining military forces and
weapons platforms for military operations. The term includes energy used by tactical power systems
and generators and weapons platforms.

operational environment - A composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the
employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander.  Also called OE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
operational exposure guidance - The maximum amount of nuclear/ external ionizing radiation that the
commander considers a unit may be permitted to receive while performing a particular mission or
missions.  Also called OEG.  See also radiation exposure status.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3141)
operational files - (1) files of the National Clandestine Service which document the conduct of foreign
intelligence or counterintelligence operations or intelligence or security liaison arrangements or
information exchanges with foreign governments or their intelligence or security services; (2) files of the Directorate for Science and Technology which document the means by which foreign
intelligence or counterintelligence is collected through scientific and technical systems; and (3) files
of the Office of Personnel Security which document investigations conducted to determine the suitability of potential foreign intelligence or counterintelligence sources; except that files which are the sole repository of disseminated intelligence are not operational files.
operational intelligence - Intelligence that is required for planning and conducting campaigns and major
operations to accomplish strategic objectives within theaters or operational areas.  See also
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
intelligence; strategic intelligence; tactical intelligence.
JP 20) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 153)

operational level agreement - An Operational Level Agreement (OLA) is an agreement between the
service provider and another part of IRM that supports and defines the service providers delivery of
services to customers.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

operational level of war - The level of war at which campaigns and major operations are planned,
conducted, and sustained to achieve strategic objectives within theaters or other operational areas.
See also strategic level of war; tactical level of war.

operational level  - synchronization of multiple assets to accomplish unified objectives, usually at a
department, agency, or Component level.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

operational limitation - An action required or prohibited by higher authority, such as a constraint or a
restraint, and other restrictions that limit the commander's freedom of action, such as diplomatic
agreements, rules of engagement, political and economic conditions in affected countries, and host
nation issues.  See also constraint; restraint.
operational necessity - A mission associated with war or peacetime operations in which the
consequences of an action justify the risk of loss of aircraft and crew.  See also mission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
operational need - statement of a needed capability that is nonstandard and/ or unprogrammed answers
the questions:  1)What is the operational issue?  2) What are the operational gaps?  3) What is the
nature of the solution required?  4) Are there likely technology, organizational or process solutions? 5) Are there existing requirements documents?
operational needs statement  - documentation of the need for a nonstandard and or unprogrammed
capability to correct a deficiency or improve a capability that enhances mission accomplishment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
operational objective value - sponsor/ user-defined performance value beyond the threshold that reflects
the maximum desired yield for program performance.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
operational pause - A temporary halt in operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
operational preparation of the environment - The conduct of activities in likely or potential areas of
operations to prepare and shape the operational environment.  Also called OPE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2922h)
operational purposes - (A) for the purposes of conducting military operations, including training,
exercises, large scale demonstrations, and moving and sustaining military forces and military
platforms; and (B) does not include research, development, testing, evaluation, fuel certification, or other demonstrations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
operational range - a range that is under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Secretary of a
military department and- (A) that is used for range activities, or (B) although not currently being used for range activities, that is still considered by the Secretary to be a range and has not been put to a new use that is incompatible with range activities.
operational reach - The distance and duration across which a joint force can successfully employ
military capabilities.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
operational readiness - The capability of a unit/ formation, ship, weapon system, or equipment to
perform the missions or functions for which it is organized or designed.  Also called OR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
operational readiness - the capability of an organization, an asset, a system, or equipment to perform the
missions or functions for which it is organized or designed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 741)
operational requirements - user established absolute performance minimums (thresholds) below which
the mission cannot be successfully performed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
operational requirements document - formal document that provides a bridge between the top level
capability needs spelled out in the Mission Need Statement (MNS) and the detailed technical requirements found in the performance specifications that ultimately govern development of a system.
operational reserve - An emergency reserve of men and/ or materiel established for the support of a
specific operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
operational risk - risk that has the potential to impede the successful execution of operations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
operational scenario - sequence of events expected during operation of system products includes the
environmental conditions and usage rates as well as expected stimuli (inputs) and responses
(outputs).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
operational suitability - degree to which a product or system can be placed and sustained satisfactorily
in field use includes consideration being given to aspect such as; availability, compatibility, transportability, interoperability, reliability, wartime usage rates, maintainability, safety, human factors, habitability, manpower, logistics supportability, natural environmental effects and impacts,
documentation, and training requirements.
operational support airlift - Airlift movements of high-priority passengers and cargo with time, place,
or mission-sensitive requirements.  Also called OSA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
operational system - system (or system of systems) that is in-service by operators/ users in an
operational (real-world) environment to perform DHS and Component missions and functions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

operational test - field test performed under realistic conditions, overseen and evaluated by an activity
independent from the agency developer and user organizations for the purposes of determining the effectiveness and suitability of that system or component when used by typical users in the expected operating environment of any system or key component of a system.

(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 581)

operational test and evaluation - (A) the testing of a capability or asset and the subsystems of the
capability or asset, under conditions similar to those in which the capability or asset and subsystems will actually be deployed, for the purpose of determining the effectiveness and suitability of the capability or asset and subsystems for use by typical Coast Guard users to conduct those missions for which the capability or asset and subsystems are intended to be used; and (B) the evaluation of
the results of such testing.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

operational test and evaluation - field test, performed under realistic conditions by actual users against
realistic threats to determine the operational effectiveness and suitability of a system, and the corresponding evaluation of the data resulting from such test.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

operational test plan - detailed formulation of the program of action that translates an operational test
concept and statistical and/ or analytical test design into concrete resources, procedures and responsibilities that are to be executed in achieving the objectives of the operational test program.

operational test readiness review - system engineering life cycle review conducted to ensure that the
system under review has completed all identified entrance criteria and is ready to proceed into
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
formal operational test.
Terms) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

operational test report - Operational Test Agent's (OTA's) report addressing critical issues observed
during a phase of operational testing and their evaluation of operational effectiveness and
operational suitability of the system.
operational testing - A continuing process of evaluation that may be applied to either operational
personnel or situations to determine their validity or reliability.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
operational threshold value - absolute performance minimum established by the sponsor/ user, below
which the mission cannot be successfully performed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

operational use - use of a system or a capability increment deliverable by users/ operators in the
operational environment it is intended to operate in to perform missions and functions of DHS and its' Components, i.e., a system of record upon which operational decisions are made and operational actions taken or accomplished.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)

operationalized performance indicators - Clearly defined specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and
time-associated metrics used to track progress and determine the effectiveness and efficiency of IT
initiatives.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
391)

operationally critical contractor - a contractor designated by the Secretary as a critical source of supply
for airlift, sealift, intermodal transportation services, or logistical support that is essential to the mobilization, deployment, or sustainment of the Armed Forces in a contingency operation.

Operations - Provides oversight of operations and financial management to employee associations
(commissaries, recreational facilities, etc.) at overseas posts.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H113.42)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

operations and maintenance program [asbestos] - work practices to maintain asbestos-containing
material in good condition, ensure cleanup of asbestos fibers previously released, and prevent further release by minimizing and controlling disturbance or damage of asbestos-containing materials.
operations and support special access program - special access program established primarily to
protect the planning for, execution of, and support to especially sensitive operations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)

operations center - The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to
command, control, and coordinate all operational activities.  Also called OC.  See also base defense
operations center.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

operations coordination  - actions and activities that enable senior strategic-level decision makers to
determine appropriate courses of action and to provide oversight for complex operations to achieve unity of effort and effective outcomes.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 455.2)

operations manager - An individual located in A/ LM/ AQM/ BD who is responsible for the day-to-day
administration of the purchase card program. The operations manager works closely with the program manager in A/ LM/ AQM/ BD.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

operations period - The third period in the project cycle, preceded by the study period and the
acquisition period. The operations period encompasses the deployment phase, the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase, and the deactivation phase.
operations plan - A plan developed by and for each Federal department or agency describing detailed
resource, personnel, and asset allocations necessary to support the concept of operations detailed in
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
the Concept Plan.  Also called OPLAN.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)

operations research - The analytical study of military problems undertaken to provide responsible
commanders and staff agencies with a scientific basis for decision on action to improve military
operations.  Also called operational research; operations analysis.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7602)

operations research - the application of social science research methods, statistical analysis, and other
appropriate scientific methods to judge, compare, and improve policies and program outcomes, from the earliest stages of defining and designing programs through their development and implementation, with the objective of the rapid dissemination of conclusions and concrete impact on programming.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

operations Section - (1) Incident Command - Responsible for all tactical incident operations and
implementation of the Incident Action Plan. In the Incident Command System, it normally includes subordinate Branches, Divisions, and/ or Groups. (2) Joint Field Office - Coordinates operational support with on-scene incident management efforts. Branches, divisions, and groups may be added
or deleted as required, depending on the nature of the incident. The Operations Section is also responsible for coordinating with other Federal facilities that may be established to support incident
management activities.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.3)

operations security - A capability that identifies and controls critical information, indicators of friendly
force actions attendant to military operations, and incorporates countermeasures to reduce the risk of
an adversary exploiting vulnerabilities. Also called OPSEC.  See also operations security indicators;
operations security measures; operations security planning guidance; operations security
vulnerability.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

operations security - process of identifying critical information and analyzing friendly actions attendant
to homeland security operations and other activities includes:  1) identifying those actions that can be observed by adversary intelligence systems, 2) determining indicators and vulnerabilities that adversary intelligence systems might obtain that could be interpreted or pieced together to derive critical information in time to be useful to adversaries and determine which of these represents an unacceptable risk, and 3) selecting and executing countermeasures that eliminate or deduce an
unacceptable level the risks to friendly actions and operations or reduce it to an acceptable level.

operations security assessment - An evaluative process to determine the likelihood that critical
information can be protected from the adversary's intelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.3)
operations security countermeasures - Methods and means to gain and maintain essential secrecy about
critical information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.3)
operations security indicators - Friendly detectable actions and open-source information that can be
interpreted or pieced together by an adversary to derive critical information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.3)
operations security planning guidance - Guidance that defines the critical information requiring
protection from the adversary and outlines provisional measures to ensure secrecy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.3)
operations security survey - A collection effort by a team of subject matter experts to reproduce the
intelligence image projected by a specific operation or function simulating hostile intelligence
processes.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.3)
operations security vulnerability - A condition in which friendly actions provide operations security
indicators that may be obtained and accurately evaluated by an adversary in time to provide a basis
for effective adversary decision making.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

operations support element - An element that conducts all administrative, operations support, and
services support functions within the counterintelligence and human intelligence staff element of an
intelligence directorate.  Also called OSE.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

operations support element - An element that conducts all administrative, operations support, and
services support functions within the counterintelligence and human intelligence staff element of an intelligence directorate. Also called OSE.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)

operations to restore order - Operations intended to halt violence and support, reinstate, or establish
civil authorities so that indigenous police forces can effectively enforce the law and restore civil
authority.  See also operation; peace operations.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
2401)

operations, maintenance, and replacement costs - all costs for the operation of a rural water supply
project that are necessary for the safe, efficient, and continued functioning of the project to produce
the benefits described in a feasibility study.
operations/ watch center  - center responsible for operational level coordination, synchronization, and
guidance of near term analysis, planning and execution.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
30501.)

operator - the individual or entity authorized or designated as the operator of the National Motor Vehicle
Title Information System, or the Attorney General, if there is no authorized or designated individual or entity.
opportune lift - That portion of lift capability available for use after planned requirements have been
met.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

opportunity cost -  The maximum worth of a good or input among possible alternative uses.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1094.)

opportunity pool loan - a private education loan made by a lender to a student attending the institution or
the family member of such a student that involves a payment, directly or indirectly, by such institution of points, premiums, additional interest, or financial support to such lender for the
purpose of such lender extending credit to the student or the family.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)

oppressive child labor - a condition of employment under which (1) any employee under the age of
sixteen years is employed by an employer (other than a parent or a person standing in place of a parent employing his own child or a child in his custody under the age of sixteen years in an occupation other than manufacturing or mining or an occupation found by the Secretary of Labor to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children between the ages of sixteen and eighteen
years or detrimental to their health or well-being) in any occupation, or (2) any employee between the ages of sixteen and eighteen years is employed by an employer in any occupation which the Secretary of Labor shall find and by order declare to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children between such ages or detrimental to their health or well-being; but oppressive child labor shall not be deemed to exist by virtue of the employment in any occupation of any person with respect to whom the employer shall have on file an unexpired certificate issued and held pursuant to regulations of the Secretary of Labor certifying that such person is above the oppressive child-labor age. The Secretary of Labor shall provide by regulation or by order that the employment of employees between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years in occupations other than manufacturing and mining shall not be deemed to constitute oppressive child labor if and to the extent that the Secretary of Labor determines that such employment is confined to periods which will not interfere with their schooling and to conditions which will not interfere with their health and well-being.
option - a unilateral right in a contract by which, for a specified time, the Government may elect to
purchase additional supplies or services called for by the contract, or may elect to extend the term of
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
the contract.

option - an agreement, contract, or transaction that is of the character of, or is commonly known to the
trade as, an option, privilege, indemnity, bid, offer, put, call, advance guaranty, or decline guaranty.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 183a)

oral history - a story or history consisting of personal recollection as recorded by any one or more of the
following means: (1) Interviews.(2) Transcripts. (3) Audio recordings. (4) Video recordings. (5)
Such other form or means as may be suitable for the recording and preservation of such information.

oral sodomy - contact between the mouth and the penis, the mouth and the vulva, or the mouth and the
anus.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
15609)

order of battle - The identification, strength, command structure, and disposition of the personnel, units,
and equipment of any military force.  Also called OB; OOB.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)

order of deportation - the order of the special inquiry officer, or other such administrative officer to
whom the Attorney General has delegated the responsibility for determining whether an alien is
deportable, concluding that the alien is deportable or ordering deportation. (B) The order described under subparagraph (A) shall become final upon the earlier of-(i) a determination by the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming such order; or(ii) the expiration of the period in which the alien is permitted to seek review of such order by the Board of Immigration Appeals.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

order of succession - Provisions for the assumption of duties of senior Department officials during an
emergency in the event that any of those officials are unavailable to perform their duties. Executive
Order 13251 dated December 28, 2001, amended by EO 13261, dated March 19, 2002, provides an Order of Succession within the Department for the Office of Secretary of State.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
order to show cause - A court order to present reasons why a person who failed to comply with a prior
court directive should not be held in contempt of that court, and/ or why an earlier directive should not be confirmed or take effect.
ordered departure - 1. A procedure by which the number of United States Government personnel, their
dependents, or both are reduced at a foreign service post. 2. Mandatory departure of some or all categories of personnel and dependents to designated safe havens as directed by the Department of
State, with the implementation of the theater evacuation plan.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368 JP 368)
ordnance - Explosives, chemicals, pyrotechnics, and similar stores, e.g., bombs, guns and ammunition,
flares, smoke, or napalm.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
ordnance handling - Applies to those individuals who engage in the breakout, lifting, or repositioning of
ordnance or explosive devices in order to facilitate storage or stowage, assembly or disassembly,
loading or downloading, or transporting.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
organic - Assigned to and forming an essential part of a military organization as listed in its table of
organization for the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and are assigned to the operating forces for
the Navy.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
485a)
organization - any conservancy district, irrigation district, water users' association, or other organization,
which is organized under State law and which has capacity to enter into contracts with the United
States pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws.

organization - element with varied functions enabled by a structure through which individuals cooperate
systematically to accomplish a mission and directly provide or support joint capabilities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
organization chart  - diagram illustrating the structure of an organization and the relationships and
relative ranks of its parts and positions/ jobs.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 015.1)

organization code - A six-digit number assigned to an organizational entity. The organization codes are
established to identify the responsible and benefiting organizations for accounting, budgeting, cost
accounting, payroll, personnel management and reporting, supplies, equipment and property
accountability, and inventory management. Organization codes are assigned to domestic offices,
posts abroad, and special offices abroad; points of origin abroad, destination, and locations of
personnel; post activities, as required; other Federal agencies, international organizations, and other activities, as required. The organization codes authorized for Department of State and non-serviced agencies' worldwide use are established and maintained by CGFS/ FPRA/ FP, published in 4 FAH-1 H-400, Organization Structure, and included in the MRD.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

organization for combat - In amphibious operations, task organization of landing force units for combat,
involving combinations of command, ground and aviation combat, combat support, and combat service support units for accomplishment of missions ashore.  See also amphibious operation; task
organization.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

organization for embarkation - In amphibious operations, an organization consisting of temporary
landing force task organizations established by the commander, landing force and a temporary organization of Navy forces established by the commander, amphibious task force for the purpose of simplifying planning and facilitating the execution of embarkation.  See also amphibious operation;
embarkation; landing force; task organization.
organization for landing - In amphibious operations, the specific tactical grouping of the landing force
for the assault.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe - The Vienna-based regional security
organization composed of 57 participating states from Europe, Central Asia, and North America that deals with and promotes dialogue on military security, early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management, and post-conflict rehabilitation as well as democratization and human rights issues. Also called OSCE.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons - This implementing body of the Chemical
Weapons Convention (CWC) has the mandate to achieve the object and purpose of the Convention to ensure the implementation of its provisions, including those for international verification of compliance with it, and to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among states parties. Also called OPCW.

organization heads - the heads of all Departmental bureaus, offices, and operating units who are vested
with the authority to make decisions affecting the organization.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2616)

organization structure - the assignment of functions and activities to a group of organizational
components charged with a specific mission.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2616)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

organizational and change management risk - risk associated with organizational-wide cultural
resistance to change and standardization includes; risk associated with bypassing or lack of use or improper use or adherence to new systems and processes because of organizational structure and culture; inadequate training planning.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 8260.03)

organizational and force structure construct - The standardized precepts for the digitization of
hierarchical enterprise force structure data for Department of Defense-wide integration and use.
Also called OFSC.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
6231.)

organizational camp - a public or semipublic camp that (A) is developed on National Forest System
lands by a nonprofit organization or governmental entity; (B) provides a valuable service to the public by using such lands as a setting to introduce young people or individuals with a disability to activities that they may not otherwise experience and to educate them on natural resource issues;
and (C) does not have as its primary purpose raising revenue through commercial activities.
organizational clothing and individual equipment - an item of organizational clothing or equipment
prescribed for wear or use with the uniform.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
221)

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

organizational conflict of interest - that because of other activities or relationships with other persons, a
person is unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, or
the person's objectivity in performing the contract work is or might be otherwise impaired, or a person has an unfair competitive advantage.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5195a)

organizational equipment - equipment determined by the Administrator to be necessary to an
emergency preparedness organization, as distinguished from personal equipment, and of such a type or nature as to require it to be financed in whole or in part by the Federal Government. Such term does not include those items which the local community normally uses in combating local disasters, except when required in unusual quantities dictated by the requirements of the emergency preparedness plans.
organizational training plan - document that identifies all required training for all employees within an
organization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)

organized crime and drug enforcement task force - The network of regional task forces that
coordinates federal law enforcement efforts to combat the national and international organizations
that cultivate, process, and distribute illicit drugs.  Also called OCDETF.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

organized exchange - a trading facility that- (A) permits trading- (i) by or on behalf of a person that is
not an eligible contract participant; or (ii) by persons other than on a principal-to-principal basis; or
(B) has adopted (directly or through another nongovernmental entity) rules that- (i) govern the conduct of participants, other than rules that govern the submission of orders or execution of transactions on the trading facility; and (ii) include disciplinary sanctions other than the exclusion of participants from trading.
organized research - all research and development activities of an institution that are separately
budgeted and accounted for. It includes: (1) Sponsored research means all research and development
activities that are sponsored by Federal and non-Federal agencies and organizations. This term includes activities involving the training of individuals in research techniques (commonly called
research training) where such activities utilize the same facilities as other research and development activities and where such activities are not included in the instruction function. (2) University research means all research and development activities that are separately budgeted and accounted
for by the institution under an internal application of institutional funds. University research, for
purposes of this document, shall be combined with sponsored research under the function of organized research.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
organotin - any compound or additive of tin bound to an organic ligand, that is used or intended to be
used as biocide in an antifouling system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3801)
original -  that member's most recent appointment in that component that is neither a promotion nor a
demotion.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
original classification authority - person authorized in writing to classify information in the first
instance authorization provided either by the President, the Vice President, or by agency heads or
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

other officials designated by the President.

original check - The initially authorized physical check for which a claim of either nonreceipt, loss, theft,
destruction, or mutilation has been received.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

original classification - An initial determination that information requires protection against
unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security, and a designation of the level of
classification.

original classification - an initial determination that information requires, in the interest of the national
security, protection against unauthorized disclosure.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
original classification - initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized
disclosure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

original classification authority - an individual authorized in writing, either by the President, the Vice
President, or by agency heads or other officials designated by the President, to classify information
in the first instance.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

original classification authority - An individual authorized in writing, either by the President, the Vice
President, or by agency heads or other officials designated by the President, to classify information. Executive Order 13526 prescribes a uniform system for classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information, including information relating to defense against transnational terrorism. Officials authorized to classify information at a specified level are also authorized to
classify information at a lower level.  Also called OCA.
originating medical treatment facility - A medical facility that initially transfers a patient to another
medical facility.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

originating office - The office that requests the development, creation, revision, or elimination of a form.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1151.2)

originator - a person who (A) through the extension of credit or otherwise, creates a financial asset that
collateralizes an asset-backed security; and (B) sells an asset directly or indirectly to a securitizer.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78o11.)

originator - One who initiates or drafts correspondence (often the sender).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

originator - The command by whose authority a message is sent, which includes the responsibility for
the functions of the drafter and the releasing officer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

originator - The post or activity that originates a message.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

orphan -   (1) The child is under the age of 16 at the time a petition is filed on his or her behalf (or under
the age of 18 if adopted or to be adopted together with a natural sibling under the age of 16) and is unmarried and under the age of 21 at the time of petition and visa adjudication; (2) The child has been or will be adopted by a married U.S. citizen and spouse, or by an unmarried U.S. citizen at
least 25 years of age; and  (3) The child is an orphan because either -(a) The child has no parents because of the death or disappearance, abandonment or desertion by, or separation from or loss of
both parents; or (b) The child's sole or surviving parent is incapable of providing proper care and has, in writing, irrevocably released the child for emigration and adoption.

## Orthopedic Impairment - A Severe Orthopedic Impairment That Adversely Affects A Child's Educational Performance. The Term Includes Impairments Caused By A Congenital Anomaly, Impairments Caused

by disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone tuberculosis), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures).

oscillating mine - A hydrostatically controlled mine that maintains a pre-set depth below the surface of
the water independent of the rise and fall of the tide. See also mine.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
oscillating mine - A mine, hydrostatically controlled, which maintains a pre-set depth below the surface
of the water independently of the rise and fall of the tide.  See also mine.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

other budget items - All non-personnel costs, e.g. equipment, supplies, etc.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
other costs - all costs recorded on the books of the producer that are not product costs or period costs,
such as interest.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
other costs - all costs recorded on the books of the producer that are not product costs or period costs,
such as interest.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805)
other fixed assets measurement area - An area of the PRM that captures the performance of other assets
such as vehicle fleets, facilities, and other equipment.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)

other governmental programs - all programs under State or local laws as well as all programs under
Federal law other than those authorized by this title.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
6301.)

(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)

other health impairment - having limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alertness
to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment, that:  (i) Is due to chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia,
lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette syndrome; and
(ii) Adversely affects a child's educational performance.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2481)

other import restriction - a limitation, prohibition, charge, or exaction other than duty, imposed on
importation or imposed for the regulation of importation. The term does not include any orderly marketing agreement.
other institutional activities - all activities of an institution except: (1) instruction, departmental research,
organized research, and other sponsored activities, as defined above; (2) F&A cost activities; and (3) specialized service facilities. Other institutional activities include operation of residence halls, dining halls, hospitals and clinics, student unions, intercollegiate athletics, bookstores, faculty housing, student apartments, guest houses, chapels, theaters, public museums, and other similar auxiliary enterprises. This definition also includes any other categories of activities, costs of which are unallowable to sponsored agreements, unless otherwise indicated in the agreements.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
other market formula purchase - a purchase of swine by a packer in which the pricing mechanism is a
formula price based on any market other than the market for swine, pork, or a pork product.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4744)

other organization - (1) a national, regional, statewide, areawide, or metropolitan organization,
representing member State or local governments; (2) an association of State or local public officials;
or (3) a nonprofit organization one of whose principal functions is to offer professional advisory, research, development, educational or related services to governments.
(SOURCE  USDA, US Code 7,
1635i.)

other purchase arrangement - a purchase of swine by a packer that-(A) is not a negotiated purchase,
swine or pork market formula purchase, negotiated formula purchase, or other market formula purchase; and (B) does not involve packer-owned swine.

other recipient - Any person or recipient other than a state or local government who is authorized to
receive Federal assistance or procurement contracts. Includes any charitable or education institution.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
other senior officials - Representatives of other Federal departments and agencies; State, tribal, or local
governments; and the private sector or nongovernmental organizations who may participate in a Unified Coordination Group.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
8501)

other severely disabled - an individual or class of individuals under a physical or mental disability, other
than blindness, which (according to criteria established by the Committee after consultation with appropriate entities of the Federal Government and taking into account the views of non-Federal
Government entities representing the disabled) constitutes a substantial handicap to employment and
is of a nature that prevents the individual from currently engaging in normal competitive employment.
other sponsored activities - programs and projects financed by Federal and non-Federal agencies and
organizations which involve the performance of work other than instruction and organized research. Examples of such programs and projects are health service projects, and community service programs. However, when any of these activities are undertaken by the institution without outside
support, they may be classified as other institutional activities.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
other transaction - transaction other than a procurement contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, as
authorized by statute.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
other worker - a qualified alien capable, at the time of petitioning, of performing unskilled labor,
requiring less than two years training, not of a temporary or seasonal nature, and for which there are no qualified workers available in the United States.
otherwise engaged in the trade of - to be a freight forwarder or designated exporting agent, or a
consignee or end user of the item to be exported or transferred.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9601.)
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the United States - subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States by virtue of United States citizenship, United States vessel documentation or numbering, or as provided by international agreement to which the United States is a party.
outbreak - same definition as epidemic but is often used for a more limited geographic area.
(SOURCE
USAID, FOG,
CHIII)
outcome - The short, intermediate, or long-term consequence or visible result of treatment, particularly as
it pertains to a patient's return to societal function.
(SOURCE  DOT/
NHTSA, Beyond
EMS Data
Collection,
Terms)
outcomes - The end result of government action, aggregated across multiple agencies and levels of
government.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
outcrop - any place where a formation is visible or substantially exposed at the surface.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
552)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
outer continental shelf facility - an offshore facility which is located, in whole or in part, on the Outer
Continental Shelf and is or was used for one or more of the following purposes: exploring for, drilling for, producing, storing, handling, transferring, processing, or transporting oil produced from the Outer Continental Shelf.
outer continental shelf source - any equipment, activity, or facility which (i) emits or has the potential to
emit any air pollutant, (ii) is regulated or authorized under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act,
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,

7627.)
and (iii) is located on the Outer Continental Shelf or in or on waters above the Outer Continental Shelf. Such activities include, but are not limited to, platform and drill ship exploration, construction, development, production, processing, and transportation. Emissions from any vessel servicing or associated with an OCS source, including emissions while at the OCS source or en route to or from the OCS source within 25 miles of the OCS source, shall be considered direct emissions from the OCS source.

outer continental shelf submerged lands - This data includes lands covered by water at any stage of the
tide, as distinguished from tidelands, which are attached to the mainland or an island and cover and uncover with the tide. Tidelands presuppose a high-water line as the upper boundary; whereas submerged lands do not.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB,
Circular No. A16
Revised)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 302)

outer transport area - In amphibious operations, an area inside the antisubmarine screen to which
assault transports proceed initially after arrival in the objective area.  See also inner transport area;
transport area.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
outlays or expenditures - Charges made to the project or program. They may be reported on a cash or accrual basis. For reports prepared on a cash basis, outlays are the sum of cash disbursements for direct charges for goods and services, the amount of indirect expense charged, the value of third party in-kind contributions applied, and the amount of cash advances and payments made to subrecipients. For reports prepared on an accrual basis, outlays are the sums of cash disbursements for direct charges for goods and services, the amount of indirect expense incurred, the value of inkind contributions applied, and the net increase (or decrease) in the amounts owed by the recipient for goods and other property received. They are also charges for services performed by employees, contractors, subrecipients, and other payees and other amounts becoming owed under programs for which no current service or performance is required.

outlays or expenditures - charges made to the project or program. They may be reported on a cash or
accrual basis. For reports prepared on a cash basis, outlays are the sum of cash disbursements for
direct charges for goods and services, the amount of indirect expense charged, the value of third party in-kind contributions applied and the amount of cash advances and payments made to subrecipients. For reports prepared on an accrual basis, outlays are the sum of cash disbursements for direct charges for goods and services, the amount of indirect expense incurred, the value of inkind contributions applied, and the net increase (or decrease) in the amounts owed by the recipient for goods and other property received, for services performed by employees, contractors,
subrecipients and other payees and other amounts becoming owed under programs for which no current services or performance are required.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB,
Circular A110)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

outlying area -
(A) American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
the United States Virgin Islands; and
(B) the Republic of Palau, except during any period for which
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education determine that a Compact of Free Association
is in effect and contains provisions for training and education assistance prohibiting the assistance provided under this Act.

outlying possessions of the United States - American Samoa and Swains Island.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
291o)

outpatient facility - a facility (located in or apart from a hospital) for the diagnosis or diagnosis and
treatment of ambulatory patients (including ambulatory inpatients)- (1) which is operated in connection with a hospital, or (2) in which patient care is under the professional supervision of persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the State, or, in the case of dental diagnosis or treatment, under the professional supervision of persons licensed to practice dentistry in the State; or (3) which offers to patients not requiring hospitalization the services of licensed physicians in various medical specialties, and which provides to its patients a reasonably full-range of diagnostic
and treatment services.

outpatient medical emergency assistance - Advance of pay assistance to employees working outside
their country of employment who must pay immediately in full for the costs of outpatient treatment.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300s3)

outpatient medical facility - a medical facility (located in or apart from a hospital) for the diagnosis or
diagnosis and treatment of ambulatory patients (including ambulatory inpatients)- (A) which is operated in connection with a hospital, (B) in which patient care is under the professional
supervision of persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the State, or in the case of dental
diagnosis or treatment, under the professional supervision of persons licensed to practice dentistry in the State; or (C) which offers to patients not requiring hospitalization the services of licensed physicians in various medical specialties, and which provides to its patients a reasonably full-range of diagnostic and treatment services.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2611.)

outpatient status - the status of a member of the Armed Forces assigned to- (A) a military medical
treatment facility as an outpatient; or(B) a unit established for the purpose of providing command and control of members of the Armed Forces receiving medical care as outpatients.
outputs - The amount of work accomplished; discrete products, services, or information that pass from
the IT program to the customer (business unit or citizen).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
6301.)

outreach - the act or process of reaching out in a systematic manner to proactively provide information,
services, and benefits counseling to veterans, and to the spouses, children, and parents of veterans who may be eligible to receive benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary, to ensure that
such individuals are fully informed about, and receive assistance in applying for, such benefits.
outreach training - training provided in support of an entity's goals to organizations or persons outside
of the entity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

outside piece - A mail piece that fits within USPS size limits for the class of mail being sent, but will not
fit into a USPS mail bag allowing the mail bag to be properly sealed once the item is inside (i.e. automobile tires).

outsized cargo - A single item that exceeds 1,000 inches long by 117 inches wide by 105 inches high in
any one dimension.  See also oversized cargo.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

outstanding professors and researchers -  a. An alien may qualify as a priority worker outstanding
professor or researcher if the alien - (1) Is recognized internationally as outstanding in a specific
academic area; (2) Has at least three years of experience in teaching or research in the academic
area; and (3) Has the required offer of employment.

outstanding status - A check is identified as outstanding when it has been reported as issued in the
Treasury's Check Payment and Reconciliation (CP&R) system but has not yet been paid.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
over the counter drug - a drug that may be sold without a prescription and which is prescribed by a
physician (or other persons authorized to prescribe such drug under State law).
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
256b)
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)

overall in length - (A) for a foreign vessel or a vessel engaged on a foreign voyage, the greater of- (i) 96
percent of the length on a waterline at 85 percent of the least molded depth measured from the top of the keel (or on a vessel designed with a rake of keel, on a waterline parallel to the designed waterline); or (ii) the length from the fore side of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that waterline; and (B) for any other vessel, the horizontal distance of the hull between the foremost part of the stem and the aftermost part of the stern, excluding fittings and attachments.
overall risk of investment failure - risk that the project/ investment will not result in the desired
outcomes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
overhead - Overhead includes two major categories of cost, operations overhead and general and
administrative overhead. Operations overhead includes costs that are not 100 percent attributable to the activity being competed but are generally associated with the recurring management or support of the activity. General and administrative overhead includes salaries, equipment, space, and other tasks related to headquarters management, accounting, personnel, legal support, data processing management, and similar common services performed external to the activity, but in support of the activity being competed. A standard twelve percent overhead factor is an estimated federal agency overhead factor that is calculated in agency and public reimbursable cost estimates for streamlined
and standard competitions.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
overhead improvised explosive device emplacement - improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced
above the intended target, i.e., hanging from an overpass, on a roof, etc.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
overhead persistent infrared - Those systems originally developed to detect and track foreign
intercontinental ballistic missile systems.  Also called OPIR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

overlay - A specification of security controls, control enhancements, supplemental guidance, and other
supporting information employed during the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 tailoring process, intended to complement (and further refine) security control baselines. The overlay specification may be more stringent or less stringent than the original security control baseline specification and can be applied to multiple information systems.
overlay - a specification of security or privacy controls, control enhancements, supplemental guidance,
and other supporting information employed during the tailoring process, that is intended to complement (and further refine) security control baselines. The overlay specification may be more stringent or less stringent than the original security control baseline specification and can be applied
to multiple information systems. (See "tailoring" definition.)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
overnight - The period during which lodging for sleeping facilities is authorized, usually during the hours
of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

overpressure - The pressure resulting from the blast wave of an explosion referred to as "positive" when
it exceeds atmospheric pressure and "negative" during the passage of the wave when resulting
pressures are less than atmospheric pressure.
overseas area - any area situated outside the United States.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 901.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H392)

overseas cashier - an overseas cashier means a Class A or B cashier operating outside of the United
States, Alaska, or Hawaii. An overseas cashier is an accountable officer under USDO authority,
supervised by an U.S. citizen officer. Advances to overseas cashiers are made at personal risk,
whereby the individual is personally responsible for any loss to the funds unless relieved of this responsibility. Advances at personal risk are charged to Department of the Treasury funds available to the servicing USDO. These advances are not charged to Department of State appropriations until replenishment takes place.
overseas contingency operation - a military operation outside the United States and its territories and
possessions that is a contingency operation.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2421f)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)

overseas employees - The term used for all employees regardless of citizenship, legal residency, and
family status, who are recruited and employed under a direct-hire appointment, personal services agreement (PSA), or personal services contract (PSC) at a U.S. mission, or at an office of the
American Institute in Taiwan, and who are under chief of mission authority. This does not include
individuals sent to post from recruitment actions, contracts, and/ or agreements conducted in the United States. Employees abroad may include locally employed staff, eligible family members, or members of household employees. For USAID, overseas employees also include personal services contractors who are recruited in the United States to work abroad at a USAID mission.  Also called OE.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)

overseas environmental baseline guidance document - A set of objective criteria and management
practices developed by the Department of Defense to protect human health and the environment.
Also called OEBGD.
overseas military dependent child - a child whose habitual residence is the United States according to
United States law even though the child is residing outside the United States with a military parent.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
overseas military parent - an individual who-(A) has custodial rights with respect to a child; and(B) is
serving outside the United States as a member of the United States Armed Forces.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
overseas school - any U.S. sponsored elementary or secondary school abroad participating in the
Department of State's Consolidated Overseas Schools Assistance Program.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 611.6)

overseas unit - a unit that is located outside the United States and its territories.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
130)
(SOURCE  FEC,
US Code 52,
20310)

overseas voter - A) an absent uniformed services voter who, by reason of active duty or service is absent
from the United States on the date of the election involved;
(B) a person who resides outside the
United States and is qualified to vote in the last place in which the person was domiciled before leaving the United States; or
(C) a person who resides outside the United States and (but for such residence) would be qualified to vote in the last place in which the person was domiciled before leaving the United States.
oversight - responsibility and authority to monitor, review, inspect, investigate, analyze and evaluate
management, operation, performance and processes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
oversight agency for audit - the Federal awarding agency that provides the predominant amount of
direct funding to a recipient not assigned a cognizant agency for audit. When there is no direct funding, the Federal agency with the predominant indirect funding shall assume the oversight responsibilities. The duties of the oversight agency for audit.  Effective July 28, 2003, the following
is added to this definition: A Federal agency with oversight for an auditee may reassign oversight to another Federal agency which provides substantial funding and agrees to be the oversight agency for
audit. Within 30 days after any reassignment, both the old and the new oversight agency for audit shall notify the auditee, and, if known, the auditor of the reassignment.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

oversight agency for audit - The Federal-awarding agency that provides the predominant amount of
direct funding to a recipient not assigned a cognizant agency for audit. When there is no direct
funding, the Federal agency with the predominant indirect funding shall assume the oversight responsibilities.
oversized cargo - 1. Large items of specific equipment such as a barge, side loadable warping tug,
causeway section, powered, or causeway section, nonpowered that require transport by sea.  2. Air cargo exceeding the usable dimension of a 463L pallet loaded to the design height of 96 inches, but
equal to or less than 1,000 inches in length, 117 inches in width, and 105 inches in height.  See also
outsized cargo.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317 JP 317)

overt - Activities that are openly acknowledged by, or are readily attributable to, the United States
(SOURCE  DOD,

DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
Government, including those designated to acquire information through legal and open means without concealment through the use of observation, elicitation, or from knowledgeable human
sources.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
overt - Activities that are openly acknowledged by, or are readily attributable to, the United States
Government, including those designated to acquire information through legal and open means without concealment through the use of observation, elicitation, or from knowledgeable human sources.
overt operation - An operation conducted openly, without concealment.  See also clandestine operation;
covert operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
over-the-horizon amphibious operation - An operational initiative launched from beyond visual and
radar range of the shoreline.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
over-the-road bus - a bus characterized by an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage
compartment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1151)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1151)
over-the-road bus frontline employees - over-the-road bus drivers, security personnel, dispatchers,
maintenance and maintenance support personnel, ticket agents, other terminal employees, and other employees of an over-the-road bus operator or terminal owner or operator that the Secretary determines should receive security training under this subchapter.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
overtime - Authorized and performed work of full-time, part-time, and intermittent tours of duty
performed by permanent or temporary employees in excess of 40 hours in an administrative workweek or eight hours in a day, whichever is greater and except as otherwise provided, Overtime. For FSNs, overtime is work performed in addition to the individuals basic workweek.
overtime - time worked by a contractor's employee in excess of the employee's normal workweek.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
overtime pay - payment made to employees who are required to work in excess of eight hours in a single
day or in excess of 40 hours in one work week.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
overtime premium - the difference between the contractor's regular rate of pay to an employee for the
shift involved and the higher rate paid for overtime. It does not include shift premium, i.e., the
difference between the contractor's regular rate of pay to an employee and the higher rate paid for extra-pay-shift work.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)
overtime work - Subject to certain exceptions and exclusions set forth by law or regulation, overtime
work generally includes work in excess of 8 hours in a day or in excess of 40 hours in an administrative workweek.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
overtime work - work that is officially ordered and approved in writing by an authorized official and
performed by employees in excess of 8 hours in a single day or in excess of 40 hours in an administrative workweek.
own - to hold rightful legal or equitable title to, or license in, the trade secret or proprietary information.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1708.)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8725)
own or control - (A) to hold more than 50 percent of the equity interest by vote or value in the entity; (B)
to hold a majority of seats on the board of directors of the entity; or (C) to otherwise control the actions, policies, or personnel decisions of the entity.
owner - a person who is - (A) a record or beneficial owner, holder of title, lessor, or lessee of a motor
(SOURCE  DOT, US Code 49,
30106.)

vehicle; (B) entitled to the use and possession of a motor vehicle subject to a security interest in another person; or (C) a lessor, lessee, or a bailee of a motor vehicle, in the trade or business of renting or leasing motor vehicles, having the use or possession thereof, under a lease, bailment, or otherwise.

owner - the person to whom the vessel belongs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 721)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1321.)
owner or operator - (A) in the case of a vessel, any person owning, operating, or chartering by demise,
such vessel, and (B) in the case of an onshore facility, and an offshore facility, any person owning or operating such onshore facility or offshore facility, and (C) in the case of any abandoned offshore
facility, the person who owned or operated such facility immediately prior to such abandonment.
owner or operator - any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises a source.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1316.)
owner or operator - any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises a stationary source.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7411.)
ozone - colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties formed from
oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
ozone-depleting substance - any substance the Environmental Protection Agency designates - (1) Class
I, including, but not limited to, chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform; or (2) Class II, including, but not limited to, hydrochlorofluorocarbons.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
ozone-depleting substance - substance that causes deterioration of the earth's ozone layer includes: any
substance designated as a Class I or Class II substance by the U.S. EPA; examples of ODSs include
the following: 1.  A Class I ODS is any substance designated as Class I by the EPA, including but not limited to, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halons, carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform; and  2.  A Class II ODS is any substance designated as Class II by the EPA, including, but not limited to, hydrochlorofluorocarbons.
P5+1 countries - the United States, France, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the
United Kingdom, and Germany.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
2160e.)
package - any container of naval stores, and includes barrel, tank, tank car, or other receptacle.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 92.)
package service - Bound Printed Matter, Library Mail, Media Mail, Parcel Post, and Parcel Select (not
available at DPO locations).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

packaging, handling, storage, and transportation - effort that consists of those resources, processes,
procedures, design considerations, and methods to ensure all system, equipment, and support items are preserved, packaged, handled, and transported properly includes; environmental considerations, equipment preservation requirements for short- and long-term storage, and transportability.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401a.)
packing costs - the cost of all containers and coverings of whatever nature and of packing, whether for
labor or materials, used in placing merchandise in condition, packed ready for shipment to the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
packing materials and containers for shipment - goods used to protect another good during its
transportation and does not include the packaging materials and containers in which the other good is packaged for retail sale.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805)

packing materials and containers for shipment - goods used to protect another good during its
transportation and does not include the packaging materials and containers in which the other good is packaged for retail sale.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4033)

packing materials and containers for shipment - the goods used to protect a good during its
transportation and does not include the packaging materials and containers in which a good is packaged for retail sale.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
packup kit - Service-provided maintenance gear sufficient for a short-term deployment, including spare
parts and consumables most commonly needed by the deployed helicopter detachment.  Supplies are sufficient for a short-term deployment but do not include all material needed for every maintenance
task.  Also called PUK.
pager - simple personal telecommunications device for short messages.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
paid leave status - The administrative status of an employee while the employee is using accrued or
accumulated annual or sick leave.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3342)
paid leave status - the administrative status of an employee while the employee is using annual or sick
leave accrued or accumulated.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3364)
paid Status - A check identified as paid that has been presented to the U.S. Treasury for payment through
the banking system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
pain care - the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, or management of acute or chronic pain regardless of
causation or body location.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
294i)
pain value analysis - technique used to help identify the business impact of one or more problems.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

paint in poor condition - condition in which paint is severely worn, weathered or no longer adhering,
i.e., peeling, cracking, flaking, chalking; or the substrate is broken, exposed or otherwise deteriorated.
Palestinian Authority - the interim Palestinian administrative organization that governs part of the West
Bank and all of the Gaza Strip (or any successor Palestinian governing entity), including the
Palestinian Legislative Council.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 620K)

pallet - Pallets are flat platforms, usually made of metal or wood in various sizes that conform to aircraft
cargo hold dimensions. Pallets can also be referred to as a ULD. (Also see Unit Load Device.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

palletize - The process of placing and securing classified diplomatic pouches onto a pallet in a manner
that allows for handling as a single unit. Used as a base, the pallets are open and exposed. Individual classified diplomatic pouches are secured to the pallets with nets, straps, and other restraints. This process is often referred to as palletizing or building a pallet.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

palletize - The process of placing and securing classified diplomatic pouches onto a pallet in a manner
that allows for handling as a single unit. Used as a base, the pallets are open and exposed. Individual classified diplomatic pouches are secured to the pallets with nets, straps, and other restraints. This
process is often referred to as palletizing or building a pallet.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)

pandemic and all-hazards preparedness reauthorization act - Law signed in March 2013 to
reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards and to amend those acts.
Authorizes funding for certain public health and medical preparedness programs; amends the Public Health Service Act to enable the Secretary to authorize state health departments and tribes to
temporarily reassign personnel funded under Public Health Service Act programs to respond to a federally declared public health emergency in their jurisdiction; authorizes funding for buying medical countermeasures under Project BioShield; increases the flexibility to support advanced research and development of medical countermeasures; increases flexibility to authorize emergency use of unapproved products and unapproved uses of approved products.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

parallel chains of command - In amphibious operations, a parallel system of command, responding to
the interrelationship of participating forces, wherein corresponding commanders are established at
each subordinate level of all components to facilitate coordinated planning for, and execution of, the
amphibious operation.
paramilitary forces - Forces or groups distinct from the regular armed forces of any country, but
resembling them in organization, equipment, training, or mission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 324)

paraphrasing - Restating text in different phraseology without altering its meaning.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

paraprofessional - an individual who is trained and employed as a health agent for the provision of basic
assistance in the identification, prevention, or treatment of illness or disability.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7602)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
295p)

paraprofessional child and adolescent mental health worker - an individual who is not a mental or
behavioral health service professional, but who works at the first stage of contact with children and families who are seeking mental or behavioral health services, including substance abuse prevention and treatment services.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
parcel - An item in a hard container; i.e., cardboard, plastic, fiberglass, metal, or wooden box, weighing
70 pounds or less and measuring no more than 108 inches in length and girth combined. See USPS Domestic Mail Manual for definitions of machinable parcels, irregular parcels, and outside parcels.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3342)
parent - (1) A biological, adoptive, step, or foster parent of the employee, or a person who was a foster
parent of the employee when the employee was a minor; (2) A person who is the legal guardian of the employee or was the legal guardian of the employee when the employee was a minor or required a legal guardian; (3) A person who stands in loco parentis to the employee or stood in loco parentis to the employee when the employee was a minor or required someone to stand in loco parentis; and (4) A parent, as described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of an employees spouse or domestic partner.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1711.3)

parent - a biological parent, adoptive parent, stepparent, foster parent or other person acting in loco
parentis or any person or competent authority who has legal right of custody to a child. (1) Left Behind Parent (LBP) - The person fitting the definition of Parent who is not able to exercise custodial rights (real or alleged) as a result of the other parents alleged wrongful removal or retention of the child outside the child's habitual residence. (2) Alleged Taking Parent (TP) - The person fitting the definition of Parent who has wrongfully removed/ retained, or plans to remove, a child from the country of habitual residence resulting in the interference with the other parents rights of custody. This definition also applies to a parent who may have taken the child with the other parents consent, but who then retains the child outside his/ her habitual residence in violation of the other parents rights of custody (wrongful retention).
parent - a father of a legitimate child, mother of a legitimate child, father through adoption, mother
(SOURCE  DVA,

US Code 38,
1965.)

through adoption, mother of an illegitimate child, and father of an illegitimate child but only if (A)
he acknowledged paternity of the child in writing signed by him before the child's death; or (B) he has been judicially ordered to contribute to the child's support; or (C) he has been judicially decreed to be the father of such child; or (D) proof of paternity is established by a certified copy of the public record of birth or church record of baptism showing that the claimant was the informant and was named as father of the child; or (E) proof of paternity is established from service department or other public records, such as school or welfare agencies, which show that with his knowledge the claimant was named as father of the child. No person who abandoned or willfully failed to support a child during the child's minority, or consented to the child's adoption may be recognized as a parent for the purpose of this subchapter. However, the immediately preceding sentence shall not be applied so as to require duplicate payments in any case in which insurance benefits have been paid prior to receipt in the administrative office established of sufficient evidence to clearly establish that the person so paid could not qualify as a parent solely by reason of such sentence.

parent - a legal guardian or other person standing in loco parentis (e.g., a grandparent or stepparent with
whom the child lives, or a person who is legally responsible for the welfare of the child).
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1232h.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

parent - a parent, father, or mother only where the relationship exists by reason of any of the
circumstances listed in INA, except for certain cases under INA. Parent, father, and mother, are terms which are not changed in meaning if the child becomes 21 years of age or marries.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
902.)

parent - step-parents and parents by adoption, parents-in-law, and any person who for more than three
years prior to the death of the deceased employee stood in the place of a parent to him, if dependent
on the injured employee.
parent - the biological parent of an employee or an individual who stood in loco parentis to an employee
when the employee was a son or daughter.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2611.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3745)

parent - The mother, father, stepparent or legally adoptive parent of the employee or of the spouse, or
domestic partner or individuals who have stood in place of a parent for the employee or spouse or
domestic partner during a significant portion of the individuals childhood prior to age 18. An employee or spouse or domestic partner cannot be deemed to have more than two parents under any circumstances; i.e., if the employee or employees spouse or domestic partner has identified two birth parents as parents and traveled on medical, eldercare, or unusual personal hardship EVT to assist them, he or she cannot request EVT for a third parental individual, for example death EVT, upon the death of a stepparent.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

parent institution [Federally Funded Research and Development Center] - entity that contracts with
the primary sponsor to operate the Federally Funded Research and Development Center or a national laboratory.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3422)

parent means - (1) A biological, adoptive, step, or foster parent of the employee, or a person who was a
foster parent of the employee when the employee was a minor; (2) A person who is the legal guardian of the employee or was the legal guardian of the employee when the employee was a minor or required a legal guardian; (3) A person who stands in loco parentis to the employee or who stood in loco parentis to the employee when the employee was a minor or required someone to stand in loco parentis; or (4) A parent, as described in subparagraphs (1) through (3) of this definition, of an employee's spouse or domestic partner.
(SOURCE  DVA, US Code 38,
1901.)

parent, father, and mother - a father, mother, father through adoption, mother through adoption,
persons who have stood in loco parentis to a member of the military or naval forces at any time before entry into active service for a period of not less than one year, and a stepparent, if designated
as beneficiary by the insured.
pareto principle - technique used to prioritize activities that says 80% of the value of any activity is
(SOURCE  DHS,

created with 20% of the effort.
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
parking permit - device utilized for identifying vehicles qualified and authorized to park in a designated
area.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
parking space - The area allocated in a parking facility for the temporary storage of one passengercarrying motor vehicle.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
part - a frame, assembly, component, appliance, engine, propeller, material, part, spare part, piece,
section, or related integral or auxiliary equipment.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18, 31)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
partial mobilization - Expansion of the active Armed Forces resulting from action by Congress (up to
full mobilization) or by the President (not more than 1,000,000 for not more than 24 consecutive months) to mobilize Ready Reserve Component units, individual reservists, and the resources needed for their support to meet the requirements of a war or other national emergency involving an
external threat to the national security.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)
partial separation - (A) his hours of work reduced to 80 percent or less of his average weekly hours in
adversely affected employment, and (B) his wages reduced to 80 percent or less of his average weekly wage in such adversely affected employment.
partial termination - the termination of a part, but not all, of the work that has not been completed and
accepted  under a contract.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
participant -  a state, customs territory, or regional economic integration organization identified by the
Secretary of State.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3902)
participant - a Federal, State, or private entity that chooses to cooperate with the Administrator by
collecting, contributing, and maintaining covered data.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3611)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
participant - any employee or former employee of an employer, or any member or former member of an
employee organization, who is or may become eligible to receive a benefit of any type from an
employee benefit plan which covers employees of such employer or members of such organization, or whose beneficiaries may be eligible to receive any such benefit.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7432)
participate in any peacekeeping operation under chapter VI of the charter of the United Nations or
peace enforcement operation under chapter VII of the charter of the United Nations - to assign
members of the Armed Forces of the United States to a United Nations military command structure as part of a peacekeeping operation under chapter VI of the charter of the United Nations or peace enforcement operation under chapter VII of the charter of the United Nations in which those members of the Armed Forces of the United States are subject to the command or operational control of one or more foreign military officers not appointed in conformity with the Constitution of the United States.
participating agency - a department or agency of the Federal Government that is represented on the
Council by a member.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
188)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)
participating agency - A U.S. Government agency with representation abroad under chief of mission
authority that has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) authorizing the Department of State to recruit and hire on behalf of the agency individuals to perform services in support of the
participating agency.  Also called PA.
participating program - a levee safety program developed by a State or Indian tribe that includes the
minimum components necessary for recognition by the Secretary.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3301)
participating uniformed service - the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and any other
uniformed service that is covered by an agreement entered.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1111)
participation - take part in an activity or event with others.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
particular cancer - one specific type of cancer or a type of cancers scientifically proven to have the same
cause.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g17)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6402)
particularly severe violations of religious freedom - systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of
religious freedom, including violations such as- (A) torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment;(B) prolonged detention without charges;(C) causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction or clandestine detention of those persons; or (D) other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, or the security of persons.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
partner - outside entity who participates in a project as a source of operational requirements, testing
support, solution providers, co-researchers/ developers, or other support functions may include End Users and the Customer.
partner country -  a country with a minimum United States Government investment of HIV/ AIDS
assistance of at least $5,000,000 in the prior fiscal year.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 104A)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7602)
partner government - a government with which the United States is working to provide assistance to
combat HIV/ AIDS, tuberculosis, or malaria on behalf of people living within the jurisdiction of such government.
partner nation - A nation that the United States works with in a specific situation or operation.  Also
called PN.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
partnership intermediary agreement  - agreement between DHS and a partnership intermediary which
allow the partnership intermediary to: 1. Identify new technologies in the private sector that can be utilized by DHS; 2. Facilitate joint projects between DHS and private companies, as well as between
agencies and academic institutions, in order to accelerate delivery of technological capabilities to the
nation, and 3. Help existing companies identify DHS technologies that can be licensed and commercialized.
part-time employee - An employee for whom there has been established in advance a regularly
scheduled workweek of 16 to 32 hours per week.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H3311)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2101)
part-time employee - an employee who is employed for an average of fewer than 20 hours per week or
who has been employed for fewer than 6 of the 12 months preceding the date on which notice is
required.
part-time employee - employee who works between 16 and 32 hours each week or between 32 and 64
hours a pay period.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
part-time temporary - A direct-hire U.S. Government employee who has a work schedule of less than
40 hours per week and an appointment not to exceed one year.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
party - Any person invited, subpoenaed or otherwise required to participate in any investigation, hearing,
or other official activity of a Board.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 031.3)
party - For purposes of this chapter, one who is engaged in a legal proceeding - a plaintiff or defendant in
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
a lawsuit, or the counsel of record - A party may be an individual or an organization.
FAM 913)
party - the grievant, the exclusive representative, or the foreign affairs agency having control over the act
or condition forming the subject matter of the grievance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4412)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7432)

party to the international criminal court - a government that has deposited an instrument of
ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession to the Rome Statute, and has not withdrawn from the
Rome Statute.

pass - In a telegram, a handling instruction requiring a post with regional responsibilities to relay the
telegram to constituent posts designated in the telegram.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
pass - In a telegram, a handling instruction requiring a post with regional responsibilities to relay the
telegram to constituent posts designated in the telegram.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
passage material - document, item of equipment, or information that has been originated by, or is in the
custody of, the federal government that is provided to or requested by a foreign intelligence service or target of an offensive counterintelligence activity may be in any format, including audio, video, verbal, or electronic transmission.
passage of lines - An operation in which a force moves forward or rearward through another force's
combat positions with the intention of moving into or out of contact with the enemy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
1139)
passenger - (A) an employee of a rail passenger carrier aboard a train; (B) any other person aboard the
train without regard to whether the person paid for the transportation, occupied a seat, or held a reservation for the rail transportation; and (C) any other person injured or killed in a rail passenger accident, as determined appropriate by the Board.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
1136)
passenger - (A) an employee of an air carrier or foreign air carrier aboard an aircraft; and (B) any other
person aboard the aircraft without regard to whether the person paid for the transportation, occupied a seat, or held a reservation for the flight.
passenger - traveler in a public or private conveyance.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
9511)
passenger aircraft - a civil aircraft equipped so that its main deck can be used for the carriage of
individuals and cannot be used principally, without major modification, for the carriage of property or mail.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
passenger boardings - (A) unless the context indicates otherwise, revenue passenger boardings in the
United States in the prior calendar year on an aircraft in service in air commerce, as the Secretary
determines under regulations the Secretary prescribes; and (B) includes passengers who continue on an aircraft in international flight that stops at an airport in the 48 contiguous States, Alaska, or
Hawaii for a nontraffic purpose.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
passenger for hire - a passenger for whom consideration is contributed as a condition of carriage on the
vessel, whether directly or indirectly flowing to the owner, charterer, operator, agent, or any other person having an interest in the vessel.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32101.)
passenger motor vehicle - a motor vehicle with motive power designed to carry not more than 12
individuals, but does not include (A) a motorcycle; or (B) a truck not designed primarily to carry its operator or passengers.

passenger motor vehicle equipment - (A) a system, part, or component of a passenger motor vehicle as
originally made; (B) a similar part or component made or sold for replacement or improvement of a

system, part, or component, or as an accessory or addition to a passenger motor vehicle; or (C) a
device made or sold for use in towing a passenger motor vehicle.
32101.) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

passenger transit system - passenger mass transportation services which run on a scheduled timetable
and are available for use by the general public excludes non-transit services such as taxicab, school
bus, unregulated jitney (a small bus or automobile that transport passengers on a route for a small fare), sightseeing bus, intercity bus, and special application mass transportation systems (for example, amusement parks, airports, island, and urban park ferries)

passenger transportation system - an entity or entities organized to provide passenger transportation
using vehicles, including the infrastructure used to provide such transportation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1101)
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
153.)

passenger vehicle - a motor vehicle which is designed for transporting 10 individuals or less, including
the driver, except that such term does not include a vehicle which is constructed on a truck chassis, a motorcycle, a trailer, or any motor vehicle which is not required on the date under a Federal motor vehicle safety standard to be equipped with a belt system.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 659)

passenger vessel - a vessel of at least 100 gross tons authorized to carry more than 12 passengers
including at least one passenger for hire (a person providing consideration in return for passage) in addition to the master, crew, or other persons employed or engaged on board a vessel in any capacity connected with the business of the vessel.

passenger vessel - commercial vessel specially designed to transport passengers includes cruise liners,
ferries, charter boats, etc., but not privately owned recreational vessels.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

passive air defense - All measures, other than active air defense, taken to minimize the effectiveness of
hostile air and missile threats against friendly forces and assets.  See also air defense.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

passive defense - Measures taken to reduce the probability of and to minimize the effects of damage
caused by hostile action without the intention of taking the initiative.  See also active defense.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
passive infrared switch  - switch that detects movement of a heat source when the change in ambient
temperature is detected, the sensor acts as a trigger to initiate the improvised explosive device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46,
12119.)
passive investment - an investment in which neither the investor nor any affiliate of the investor is
involved in, or has the power to be involved in, the formulation, determination, or direction of any activity or function concerning the management, use, or operation of the asset that is the subject of the investment.
passive mine - 1. A mine whose anticountermining device has been operated preventing the firing
mechanism from being actuated.  2. A mine which does not emit a signal to detect the presence of a
target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315 JP 315)
passive sensor - detecting device that detects some type of energy emitted by the target of interest or the
change of a natural field caused by the target.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
passport - a passport book or passport card.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
212b)
passport - any travel document issued by competent authority showing the bearer's origin, identity, and
nationality if any, which is valid for the admission of the bearer into a foreign country.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
pass-through entity - a non-Federal entity that provides a Federal award to a subrecipient to carry out a
(SOURCE  White
Federal program.
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
pass-through entity - A non-Federal entity that provides a Federal award to a subrecipient to carry out a
Federal program.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
password  - A protected character string used to authenticate the identity of a computer system user or to
authorize access to system resources.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
password - A protected character string used to authenticate the identity of a computer system user or to
authorize access to system resources.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
past performance - An indicator that may be used in the source selection process to evaluate a
prospective provider's previous performance on work comparable to that being competed, for the purpose of predicting the quality of future performance relative to other offers or public reimbursable tenders.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
past performance - an offeror's or contractor's performance on active and physically completed
contracts.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
patentee - includes not only the patentee to whom the patent was issued but also the successors in title to
the patentee.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 35,
100)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
patient movement - The act or process of moving a sick, injured, wounded, or other person to obtain
medical and/ or dental care or treatment.  Functions include medical regulating, patient evacuation,
and en route medical care.  See also patient movement items; patient movement requirements center.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
patient movement items - The medical equipment and supplies required to support patients during
aeromedical evacuation, which is part of a standardized list of approved safe-to-fly equipment.  Also
called PMIs.
patient movement policy - Command decision establishing the maximum number of days that patients
may be held within the command for treatment.  See also evacuation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
patient movement requirements center - 1. A joint activity that coordinates patient movement by
functionally merging of joint medical regulating processes, Services' medical regulating processes, and patient movement evacuation requirements planning (transport to bed plan).  2. Term used to represent any theater, joint or the Global Patient Movement Requirements Center function.  Also
called PMRC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402 JP 402)

patient protection and affordable care act - Is made up of two pieces of legislation-the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 - that were signed into law in March 2010 and that aim to expand access to private and public health
insurance while improving quality and lowering healthcare costs.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
299b21)

patient safety activities - the following activities:(A) Efforts to improve patient safety and the quality of
health care delivery. (B) The collection and analysis of patient safety work product. (C) The
development and dissemination of information with respect to improving patient safety, such as recommendations, protocols, or information regarding best practices. (D) The utilization of patient
safety work product for the purposes of encouraging a culture of safety and of providing feedback and assistance to effectively minimize patient risk. (E) The maintenance of procedures to preserve
confidentiality with respect to patient safety work product. (F) The provision of appropriate security measures with respect to patient safety work product. (G) The utilization of qualified staff. (H)
Activities related to the operation of a patient safety evaluation system and to the provision of feedback to participants in a patient safety evaluation system.

patient safety evaluation system - the collection, management, or analysis of information for reporting
to or by a patient safety organization.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
299b21)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

patriot - A point and limited area defense surface-to-air missile system capable of intercepting aircraft
and theater missiles, including short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in the
terminal phase.

pattern analysis - identifying trends in activities or behaviors using prior actions and activities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
pattern of activities - a series of acts with a common purpose or objective.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3126)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
pattern of noncompliance - the persistent failure-(i) of a Convention country to implement and abide by
provisions of the Hague Abduction Convention;(ii) of a non-Convention country to abide by bilateral procedures that have been established between the United States and such country; or(iii) of
a non-Convention country to work with the Central Authority of the United States to resolve abduction cases.
pay - basic pay, special pay, retainer pay, incentive pay, retired pay, and equivalent pay, but does not
include allowances.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
pay - Current salary at time of request; that is, the basic pay of an employee exclusive of all allowances,
differentials, or other additional compensation minus mandatory deductions (Federal, state, and
local income taxes, U.S. Social Security taxes, retirement, basic life insurance, health insurance, salary offset for indebtedness, garnishments and court-ordered bankruptcy payments).
pay categories of cost - Costs in a cost estimate associated with the payroll for government personnel,
including inflation.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
pay of U.S. citizen personal services contractors - Governed by the terms of the contract. The contract
may provide a stated annual rate adjusted for such monetized benefits as health insurance to create an adjusted annual rate to be used for hours worked during the basic workweek. The stated annual
rate base for hours in excess of the basic workweek is the unadjusted rate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
pay period - Refers to a time period which covers two administrative workweeks for all employees
except those hired on an other-than-annual basis, for whom a pay period is in accordance with the
terms of the appointment.
payability - The length of time a USG check can be negotiated to a financial institution.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)
payment - (i) a payment that is- (I) made to further the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or
minerals; and (II) not de minimis; and (ii) includes taxes, royalties, fees (including license fees),
production entitlements, bonuses, and other material benefits, that the Commission, consistent with the guidelines of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (to the extent practicable), determines are part of the commonly recognized revenue stream for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals.

payment - Disbursement or liquidation of an obligation by issuing a check, cash, or electronic funds
(SOURCE  DOS/

transfer (EFT). Payment occurs on the settlement date for electronic funds transfers or the date of
the U.S. Treasury check.
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)
payment - Funds paid for travel, subsistence, and related expenses by check or similar instrument to the
Department or payment in kind.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 469.23)
payment date - the date on the check for payment or the date of an electronic fund transfer (EFT)
payment (settlement date).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H422.11)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2025.)
payment error rate - the sum of the point estimates of an overpayment error rate and an underpayment
error rate determined by the Secretary from data collected in a probability sample of participating households.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 469.23)
payment in kind - Goods, services, or other benefits provided by a non-Federal source for travel,
subsistence, and related expenses in lieu of funds paid to the Department by check or similar instrument for the same purpose.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)
peace building - Stability actions, predominately diplomatic and economic, that strengthen and rebuild
governmental infrastructure and institutions in order to avoid a relapse into conflict.  Also called PB.
See also peace enforcement; peacekeeping; peacemaking; peace operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)
peace enforcement - Application of military force, or the threat of its use, normally pursuant to
international authorization, to compel compliance with resolutions or sanctions designed to maintain
or restore peace and order.  See also peace building; peacekeeping; peacemaking; peace operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)

peace operations - A broad term that encompasses multiagency and multinational crisis response and
limited contingency operations involving all instruments of national power with military missions to contain conflict, redress the peace, and shape the environment to support reconciliation and
rebuilding and facilitate the transition to legitimate governance.  Also called PO.  See also peace
building; peace enforcement; peacekeeping; and peacemaking.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty - The Treaty between the United States of America and the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics on Underground Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes, also known as the PNET, was signed in on May 28, 1976. The PNET governs all nuclear explosions carried out at locations outside the weapons test sites specified under the Threshold Test Ban Treaty (TTBT). The parties agree not to carry out any individual nuclear explosions having a yield exceeding 150 kilotons; not to carry out any group explosion having an aggregate yield exceeding
1,500 kilotons; and not to carry out any group explosion having an aggregate yield exceeding 150
kilotons unless the individual explosions in the group could be identified and measured by agreed verification procedures. The treaty entered into force December 11, 1990. The treaty remains in force for a period of 5 years from entry into force and is automatically extended for successive 5- year periods. However, neither party may withdraw from the PNET while the TTBT remains in force; conversely, either party may withdraw from the PNET upon termination of the TTBT.  Also called PNET.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)

peacekeeping - Military operations undertaken with the consent of all major parties to a dispute, designed
to monitor and facilitate implementation of an agreement (cease fire, truce, or other such agreement)
and support diplomatic efforts to reach a long-term political settlement.  See also peace building;
peace enforcement; peacemaking; peace operations.
peacekeeping force - those personnel assigned to a force engaged in a peacekeeping operation authorized
by the United Nations Security Council.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1126)
peacekeeping operation under chapter VI of the charter of the United Nations or peace
enforcement operation under chapter VII of the charter of the United Nations - any military
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,

7432)

operation to maintain or restore international peace and security that- (A) is authorized by the United Nations Security Council under chapter VI or VII of the charter of the United Nations; and (B) is paid for from assessed contributions of United Nations members that are made available for peacekeeping or peace enforcement activities.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)

peacemaking - The process of diplomacy, mediation, negotiation, or other forms of peaceful settlements
that arranges an end to a dispute and resolves issues that led to it.  See also peace building; peace
enforcement; peacekeeping; peace operations.

peer - person from the same professional discipline/ specialty to whom comparative reference is being
made.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 11
FAM 823)

peer review - A process by which scientific research proposals or scientific findings are reviewed by
other scientists with relevant backgrounds or expertise. The peer review process serves as a mechanism to identify meritorious research projects, to promote quality control by rejecting unsubstantiated findings or conclusions, and to identify methodological flaws, although it does not guarantee that data or findings are free of biases, mistakes, or other errors.

peer review - evaluation of a person's work or performance by a group of people in the same occupation,
profession, or industry.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
peer-to-peer services or programs - services or programs that connect.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3797aa)
penalty - An amount assessed that is delinquent for more than 90 days to discourage delinquencies and
encourage early payment of the delinquent debt in full.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 491.3)
penalty mail - official mail, other than franked mail, which is authorized by law to be transmitted in the
mail without prepayment of postage.
(SOURCE  POST
OFFICE, US Code
39, 3201)

pending bill - Any bill or resolution that has been introduced in Congress or any amendment to a bill or
resolution while in committee or when proposed for House or Senate floor consideration during
debate. Also, any proposal placed before the conferees on a bill that has passed both Houses.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A
19)

penetration testing - A test methodology in which assessors, typically working under specific
constraints, attempt to circumvent or defeat the security features of an information system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

penetration testing - Penetration testing is security testing in which evaluators attempt to circumvent the
security features of a system based on their understanding of the system design and implementation. The purpose of penetration testing is to identify methods of gaining access to a system by using common tools and techniques used by attackers.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)

pension - a monthly or other periodic payment made by the Secretary to a veteran because of service,
age, or non-service-connected disability, or to a surviving spouse or child of a veteran because of the
non-service-connected death of the veteran.
people - all persons in (or intending to enter) a domain, including passengers, employees (public and
private sector), and other persons related to the domain
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)

per capita - The method of dividing an intestate estate by which an equal share is given to each of a
number of persons, all of whom stand in equal degree to the decedent. Distributees of the same
generation share equally in the proceeds for that generation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

per diem - The per diem allowance (also referred to as subsistence allowance) is a daily payment instead
of reimbursement for actual expenses for lodging, meals, and related incidental expenses. The per diem allowance is separate from transportation expenses and other miscellaneous expenses. The per diem allowance covers all charges, including taxes and service charges where applicable for - (1)
Lodging. Includes expenses for overnight sleeping facilities, baths, personal use of the room during
daytime, telephone access fee, and service charges for fans, air conditioners, heaters and fires
furnished in the room when such charges are not included in the room rate. Lodging does not include accommodations on airplanes, trains, buses, or ships. Such cost is included in the
transportation cost and is not considered a lodging expense. (See definitions for layover and overnight); (2) Meals. Expenses for breakfast, lunch, dinner and related tips and taxes (specifically excluded are alcoholic beverage and entertainment expenses, and any expenses incurred for other persons); and (3) Incidental expenses - (a) Fees and tips given to porters, baggage carriers, bellhops, hotel maids, stewards or stewardesses and others on ships, and hotel servants in foreign countries; (b) Transportation between places of lodging or business and places where meals are taken, and (c)
Mailing cost associated with filing travel vouchers and payment of Government sponsored charge card billings.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)

per stirpes - The method of dividing an estate by which a group of distributees takes the share which a
deceased distributee would have been entitled to take (e.g., three children take one-third share each
of their deceased mothers share of their grandfathers estate).

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
238q)

perceived medical emergency -circumstances in which the behavior of an individual leads a reasonable
person to believe that the individual is experiencing a life-threatening medical condition that requires an immediate medical response regarding the heart or other cardiopulmonary functioning of
the individual.

percussion initiator - device that serves as an igniting element usually initiated by mechanical means.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
14301.)

perfection -  related to a security interest, taking action (including public filing, recording, notation on a
certificate of title, and possession of collateral by the secured party), or the existence of facts,
required under law to make a security interest enforceable against general creditors and subsequent
lien creditors of a debtor; does not include compliance with requirements related only to the establishment of a valid security interest between the debtor and the secured party.

performance appraisal process - process under which results-driven performance requirements are
established, reviewed, evaluated, assigned a summary rating, and documented in writing.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

performance based logistics - management approach that includes selecting the optimum organic/
contractor mix, identifying/ documenting a performance level, obtaining user/ customer agreement, developing a performance-based agreement (contract or tasking), designating a product support integrator(s), establishing long-term support/ funding and employing specific performance metrics.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)

performance confidence assessment - An evaluation of the likelihood (or U.S. Governments
confidence) that the offeror will successfully perform the solicitations requirements; the evaluation is based upon past performance information.

performance decision - The outcome of a streamlined or standard competition, based on SLCF or SCF
certifications.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1013)

performance goal - A target level of performance expressed as a tangible, measurable objective, against
which actual achievement shall be compared, including a goal expressed as a quantitative standard, value or rate.
performance improvement - method of measuring the output of a particular  process or procedure, then
(SOURCE  DHS,

modifying the process or procedure to increase the output, increase efficiency, or increase the
effectiveness of the process or procedure.
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
performance indicators - Characteristics or properties of resources, processes, customers, or desired
results that the Department uses to measure progress toward projected annual performance goals and strategic objectives and goals. Indicators are drawn primarily from bureaus and mission
performance plans but may come from day-to-day operations.
performance level - numeric value between one and five associated with a performance rating.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
performance management baseline - sum of schedule, cost, and performance plans on which overall
program variance is determined and reported.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

performance management system - framework of policies and practices established for planning,
monitoring, developing, evaluating, and rewarding both individual and organizational performance and for using resulting performance information in making personnel decisions.

performance measure - a quantitative or qualitative characteristic used to gauge the results of an
outcome compared to its intended purpose.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 741)
performance measure - quantifiable indicator used to assess how well a desired objective is being
achieved.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1013)
performance measurement - A means of evaluating efficiency, effectiveness, and results. A
performance measurement should include program accomplishments in terms of outputs (quantity of
products or services provided) and outcomes (results of providing outputs in terms of effectively meeting intended agency mission objectives). (Capital Programming Guide, Supplement to OMB Circular A-11, Part 3 - Planning, Budgeting, and Acquisition of Capital Assets).
performance measurement - The process of collecting, analyzing and reporting information about the
performance of an individual, organization or system.
(SOURCE  DOT/
NHTSA, Beyond
EMS Data
Collection,
Terms)
performance measures - Indicators of progress toward achieving goals and objectives based on actual
vs. planned targets established.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
performance metric - a particular value or characteristic used to measure the outcome that is generally
expressed in terms of a baseline and a target.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 741)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
performance metrics - A set of standard measures used to identify and evaluate how well specified
characteristics or properties of resources, processes, customers, or desired results change over time when compared against a baseline value.
performance objective - statement of measurable results expected to be achieved during the performance
appraisal period.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
performance reference model - A standardized measurement framework designed to measure the
performance of IT investments and their contribution to program performance.  Also called PRM.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
performance requirement - requirement that defines how well the system and/ or products are required
to perform a function, along with the conditions under which the function is performed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
performance review board - group of individuals established to provide oversight to ensure balance,
(SOURCE  DHS, DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

equity, and fairness in the evaluation and scoring process under the performance appraisal system, and to ensure there are meaningful distinctions in relative performance reflected in the performance requirements has three or more members who are appointed by the authorizing official, or designee acting on behalf of the authorizing official for this purpose.

performance risk - potential for a given (negative) event to occur that impacts the performance of a
project can be a source of cost, transition, or schedule risk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

performance score - numeric appraisal of a performance element determined by the assigned rating level
(R  one - five) and the designated weighting factor (W) for that element (R x W  performance score).
performance specification - specification stating the desired product operation or function but not
specifying its construction or manufacture.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
performance standard - identified level of satisfactory performance applied to a specific indicator based
on nationally recognized standards and protocols.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
performance standards - Verifiable, measurable levels of service in terms of quantity, quality,
timeliness, location, and work units. Performance standards are used in a performance-based PWS to (1) assess (i.e., inspect and accept) the work during a period of performance; (2) provide a
common output-related basis for preparing private sector offers and public tenders; and (3) compare the offers and tenders to the PWS. The requiring activity's acceptable levels of service are normally stated in the PWS. The solicitation includes performance standards.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

performance work statement - A description of what the contractor must accomplish in terms of results
so that the U.S. Government can effectively monitor and evaluate the progress and final result of the contract. It is used when conducting performance-based service contracting. It replaces the Statement of Work previously used in service contracts.  Also called PWS.
performance work statement - A statement in the solicitation that identifies the technical, functional,
and performance characteristics of the agency's requirements. The PWS is performance-based and
describes the agency's needs (the "what"), not specific methods for meeting those needs (the "how"). The PWS identifies essential outcomes to be achieved, specifies the agency's required
performance standards, and specifies the location, units, quality and timeliness of the work.  Also called PWS.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH5 H111.5)
performance work statement - A statement of work (SOW) tells the contractor what the U.S.
Government wants done and how the U.S. Government wants it done. It dictates both the problem and the solution the contractor is to provide. A PWS is a performance-based SOW that tells the contractor what to do, but not how to do it. A PWS allows the contractor to provide the contractors own solution to a problem stated in the PWS rather than be forced to provide only the governmentdictated solution to that problem. A PWS should include incentives that are tied to solving the stated problems in a high quality way (as defined in the PWS) and in a timely fashion. PWSs are preferred to regular SOWs.  Also called PWS.
performance work statement - A statement of work for performance based acquisitions that describe the
results in clear, specific, and objective terms with measurable outcomes.  Also called PWS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 312.1)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
performance work statement -s a statement of work for performance-based acquisitions that describes
the required results in clear, specific and objective terms with measurable outcomes.  Also called
PWS.
performance-based - that the contract, task order, or arrangement, respectively, includes the use of
performance work statements that set forth contract requirements in clear, specific, and objective
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
terms with measurable outcomes.
2330a)

performance-based acquisition - an acquisition structured around the results to be achieved as opposed
to the manner by which the work is to be performed.  Also called PBA.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6631.)

performance-based compensation system - a system of compensation for teachers, principals, or other
school leaders (A) that differentiates levels of compensation based in part on measurable increases in student academic achievement; and (B) which may include (i) differentiated levels of compensation, which may include bonus pay, on the basis of the employment responsibilities and success of effective teachers, principals, or other school leaders in hard-to-staff schools or high-need subject areas; and (ii) recognition of the skills and knowledge of teachers, principals, or other school
leaders as demonstrated through (I) successful fulfillment of additional responsibilities or job
functions, such as teacher leadership roles; and (II) evidence of professional achievement and
mastery of content knowledge and superior teaching and leadership skills.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

performance-based service contracting - PBSC is a method of contracting where the U.S. Government
defines the results it is seeking, rather than the process by which those results are attained. An
essential element is the standards against which contract performance will be measured. PBSC is the
preferred method of contracting for services.  Also called PBSC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

performance-based service contracts - Contracts that incorporate a process for obtaining results that
add value and benefit to the Department. These performance-based service contracts may include incentives and disincentives based on actual services performed.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

performance-based training - training provided in which a student demonstrates accomplishments or
behaviors against the established standard the student is required to produce on the job learners perform in ways that approximate and progressively approach the ways they will perform on the job
using what they have learned.

performer - organization funded to support the development of a solution through an Inter-Agency
Agreement, contract, grant, etc.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
period - The time it takes for a satellite to complete one orbit around the earth.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
period costs - costs, other than product costs, that are expensed in the period in which they are incurred,
such as selling expenses and general and administrative expenses.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
period costs - costs, other than product costs, that are expensed in the period in which they are incurred,
such as selling expenses and general and administrative expenses.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 45,
352)
period of continuing unemployment - I) a single registration period that includes more than 4 days of
unemployment;
(II) a series of consecutive registration periods, each of which includes more than 4 days of unemployment; or
(III) a series of successive registration periods, each of which includes more than 4 days of unemployment, if each succeeding registration period.
period of military conflict - (i) a period of war declared by the Congress; (ii) a period of national
emergency declared by the Congress or by the President; or (iii) a period of a contingency operation.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
636.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3911)
period of military service - the period beginning on the date on which a servicemember enters military
service and ending on the date on which the servicemember is released from military service or dies while in military service.
period of war - the Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam
era, the Persian Gulf War, and the period beginning on the date of any future declaration of war by
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
the Congress and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress.
1501.) (SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
period of war - the Spanish-American War, the Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, the
Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, the Persian Gulf War, and the period beginning on the date of any
future declaration of war by the Congress and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3345)
periodic reinvestigations - investigations conducted for the purpose of updating a previously completed
background investigation (A) every 5 years in the case of a top secret clearance or access to a
highly sensitive program; (B) every 10 years in the case of a secret clearance; or
(C) every 15 years
in the case of a Confidential Clearance.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

periodic reporting [financial] - reporting process for major investments that establishes communication
among investment Program Managers, DHS Component senior leadership, and DHS oversight entities regarding the health and status of major DHS investments.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
peripheral device - An external device that can be connected to a computer, including but not limited to
a mouse, keyboard, printer, monitor, external Zip drive, flash drive (e.g., thumb drive), digital camera, digital voice recorder, DVD drive, DVD-RW drive, keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) switch, or scanner.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
peripheral device - An external device that can be connected to a computer, including but not limited to
a mouse, keyboard, printer, monitor, external Zip drive, flash drive (e.g., thumb drive), digital camera, digital voice recorder, DVD drive, DVD-RW drive, keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) switch, or scanner.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
499a.)
perishable agricultural commodity-(A) any of the following, whether or not frozen or packed in ice:
Fresh fruits and fresh vegetables of every kind and character; and (B) Includes cherries in brine as defined by the Secretary in accordance with trade usages.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
permanent - a relationship of continuing or lasting nature, as distinguished from temporary, but a
relationship may be permanent even though it is one that may be dissolved eventually at the instance either of the United States or of the individual, in accordance with law.
permanent areas - areas on land or water that provide for launch, recovery, and operation of small
unmanned aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40101.)
permanent full-time employee - A direct-hire U.S. Government employee who has a regular work
schedule of 40 hours per week and holds an appointment not limited to a year or less.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
permanent housing - community-based housing without a designated length of stay.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
2023.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
permanent part-time employee - A direct-hire U.S. Government employee who has a regular work
schedule of not less than 16 hours per week and not more than 32 hours per week, and who holds an appointment not limited to a year or less.
permanent record - Any Federal record that NARA has determined to have sufficient value to warrant
its continued preservation by the National Archives.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
permanent record - federal record that has been determined by the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA) to have sufficient value to warrant its preservation in the National Archives
of the United State include all records accessioned by NARA into the National Archives of the
United States and later increments of the same records, and those for which the disposition is

permanent on SF 115s, Request for Records Disposition Authority, approved by NARA on or after May 14, 1973.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)

permanent resident alien - A person who holds a U.S. green card. Note that an FSN employee or
personal services contractor who holds a U.S. green card is subject to U.S. income and Social
Security tax withholding unless a totalization agreement provides Social Security Tax exemption. A
PRA working in the United States such as an FSI language tutor is subject to applicable Federal, state and city tax withholding.  Also called PRA.

permanent resident alien - an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6033)
permanent resident alien - an alien lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4218)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 415.1)

permanent v. temporary records - Permanent records have been determined by NARA to warrant
preservation in the National Archives, and their disposition as permanent has been recorded on a Form SF-115, Request for Records Disposition Authority. Temporary records have been determined by NARA to have insufficient value to warrant preservation in the National Archives, and their disposition as temporary or disposable is documented on either a Form SF-115 or in a General Records Schedule.
permissible exposure limit [asbestos]  - as established by OSHA, is 0.1 fibers per cubic centimeter (f/
cc) and is based upon the time-weighted average exposure for a complete eight-hour work shift.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

permissive environment - Operational environment in which host country military and law enforcement
agencies have control as well as the intent and capability to assist operations that a unit intends to
conduct.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)
permit - a written or oral authorization, including by electronic methods, by the Secretary to move plants,
plant products, biological control organisms, plant pests, noxious weeds, or articles under conditions prescribed by the Secretary.
permitting authority - the Administrator or the air pollution control agency authorized by the
Administrator to carry out a permit program under this subchapter.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7661.)
Persian Gulf war - the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on the date thereafter prescribed
by Presidential proclamation or by law.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
persistent agent - A chemical agent that, when released, remains able to cause casualties for more than
24 hours to several days or weeks.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
persistent mine - A land mine, other than nuclear or chemical, that is not designed to self-destruct; is
designed to be emplaced by hand or mechanical means; and can be buried or surface emplaced.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
persistently monitor - collection strategy that emphasizes the ability of some collection systems to linger
on demand in an area to detect, locate, characterize, identify, track, target,, in near or real-time.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
person  - an individual or entity.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8772. )
person  - an individual, partnership, corporation, association, entity, or public or private corporation,
including a Federal, State, or local government agency or department.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d6d)
person  - an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or corporation.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
15b.)
person  - any individual, partnership, corporation, association, organization, business trust, government
entity, or other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1683)
person  - any person or entity, including any agency or instrumentality of a foreign state.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6023)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1402)
person  - any private person or entity, or any officer, employee, agent, department, agency, or
instrumentality of the Federal Government, of any State or local unit of government, or of any foreign government.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
person - (A) a natural person, corporation, company, business association, partnership, society, trust, any
other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group; (B) any governmental entity or instrumentality of a government, including a multilateral development institution of the International Financial Institutions Act; and (C) any successor, subunit, parent company or subsidiary of any
entity.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1885)
person - (A) an electronic communication service provider; or (B) a landlord, custodian, or other person
who may be authorized or required to furnish assistance pursuant to (i) an order of the court directing such assistance; (ii) a certification in writing ; or (iii) a directive under the Protect America
Act of 2007.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
person - (A) an individual, corporation, company, business association, partnership, society, trust, any
other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group; and (B) any successor, subunit, or subsidiary
of any person described in subparagraph (A).
person - (A) any natural person;
(B) any corporation, partnership, or other legal entity; and (C) any
organization, association, or group.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2204)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4452)
person - (i) a natural person; (ii) a corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, financial
institution, insurer, underwriter, guarantor, and any other business organization, any other
nongovernmental entity, organization, or group, and any governmental entity operating as a business enterprise; and  (iii) any successor to any entity described in clause (ii).
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)
person - a natural person (including an individual Indian), a corporation, a partnership, an unincorporated
association, a trust, or an estate, or any other public or private entity, including a State or local
government or an Indian tribe.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
person - a natural person as well as a corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, any
other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group, and any governmental entity operating as a business enterprise, and any successor of any such entity; and (B) in the case of countries where it
may be impossible to identify a specific governmental entity.
person - an individual or an organization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
person - an individual or entity.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1708.)
person - an individual or entity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3902)

person - an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust, any
(SOURCE  DOC,

US Code 15,
77b.)

unincorporated organization, or a government or political subdivision thereof. As used in this paragraph the term trust shall include only a trust where the interest or interests of the beneficiary or beneficiaries are evidenced by a security.

person - an individual, corporation, partnership, association, State, municipality, commission, or political
subdivision of a State, or any interstate body.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
person - an individual, firm, corporation, association, and a partnership.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1321.)
person - an individual, partnership, association, company, or other unincorporated body of individuals, or
corporation or body politic.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4302)
person - an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, mutual company, joint-stock company,
trust, estate, unincorporated organization, association, or employee organization.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
person - any individual or entity, including both natural and juridical persons.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1605A)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8102)
person - any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private
institution, any State or any political subdivision thereof, or any political entity within a State, any foreign government or nation or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of any such government or nation, or other entity located in the United States.
person - any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private
institution, or State or political subdivision.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 167.)
person - any individual, firm, company, association, corporation, or other form of business organization.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3816)
person - any individual, including any officer or employee of the Federal Government, or any group,
entity, association, corporation, or foreign power.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)
person - any individual, institution, or other legal entity or body.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9002)
person - any individual, trustee, firm, association, company, or corporation.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 82.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1122)
person - any individual; any public or private corporation, partnership, or other association or entity
(including any sea grant college, sea grant institute or other institution); or any State, political
subdivision of a State, or agency or officer thereof.
person - any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity, including any
person acting under color or authority of State law.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
57b1.)
person - any United States or foreign individual, partnership, corporation, or other form of association, or
any of their successor entities, parents, or subsidiaries.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
person - does not include a government or governmental entity that is not operating as a business
enterprise.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4452)
person - includes an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or any other organized group of
persons, or legal successor or representative thereof, or any State or local government or agency
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

thereof.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1163.2)

person - Includes individuals (including U.S. Government contractors), partnerships, associations,
corporations, business trusts, legal representatives, organized groups of individuals, and State,
territory, tribal, or local governments or branches or political subdivisions. (Note - For identification and evaluation purposes OMB has granted the Department permission to treat contractors as employees. This is very limited and requires the review of A/ GIS/ DIR.) The definition of person
excludes current employees of the Federal Government, military personnel, military reservists, and
members of the National Guard, with respect to all inquiries within the scope of their employment.

person - includes partnerships, associations, and corporations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff88)

person - one or more individuals, governments (including the Federal Government and the governments
of the States), governmental agencies, political subdivisions, labor unions, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts,
unincorporated organizations, receivers, trustees, and trustees in cases under title 11.

person - the singular and the plural and any individual, partnership, corporation, or other form of
association, including any government or agency thereof.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4618.)
person acting on behalf of an issuer - any officer, director, or employee of such issuer.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78u5)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)

person authorized to direct disposition of human remains - A person, usually primary next of kin,
who is authorized to direct disposition of human remains.  Also called PADD.  See also mortuary
affairs.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

person centric query service - composite service that allows users to submit a single query for all
transactions involving a nonimmigrant or immigrant from certain USCIS and Department of State information systems, and returns a consolidated and correlated view of the persons' records from the
underlying source systems available to authorized DHS users who have been granted appropriate privileges to access data from the underlying source systems being requested.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)
person eligible to receive effects - The person authorized by law to receive the personal effects of a
deceased military member.  Receipt of personal effects does not constitute ownership.  Also called
PERE.  See also mortuary affairs; personal effects.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29, 53)
person or persons - corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the
United States, the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77t.)
person participating in an offering of penny stock - any person engaging in activities with a broker,
dealer, or issuer for purposes of issuing, trading, or inducing or attempting to induce the purchase or sale of, any penny stock.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
person(s) with disability(ies) - An employee who has a severe permanent impairment which for all
practical purposes precludes the use of public transportation or carpooling, or an employee who is unable to operate a car as a result of permanent impairment who is driven to work by another. Justification for this priority requires an annual certification by the employee's physician, the
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), or the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), indicating that such handicap exists, except for those employees who have been informed in writing from the Parking Coordinator that the committee views their condition as permanent in nature and that no further reviews are required. They must, however, re-apply for parking. Justification should be
submitted through the employee's respective executive office to the Office of General Services

Managements Special Services Division (A/ OPR/ GSM/ SS)..

personal area network - A computer network or equipment used close to one's person, for example -
PDAs, pocket PCs, wearable computers.  Also called PAN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)

personal assistance services - a range of services, provided by one or more persons, designed to assist an
individual with a disability to perform daily living activities on or off the job that the individual would typically perform if the individual did not have a disability. Such services shall be designed to increase the individual's control in life and ability to perform everyday activities on or off the job.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)

personal capacity - Not pursuant to an employees official capacity, i.e., in his or her capacity as a private
citizen. The content of a personal capacity public communication may nevertheless be of Departmental concern.
personal care services - services that provide the veteran the following: (A) Assistance with one or more
independent activities of daily living. (B) Any other non-institutional extended care.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1720G.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

personal communications device - wireless electronic device designed primarily to send and/ or receive
information includes commercial wireless devices, such a smartphones, pagers, radios, personal
digital assistants, mobile email devices, and other handheld personal devices

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1375a)

personal contact information - information, or a forum to obtain such information, that would permit
individuals to contact each other, including- (i) the name or residential, postal, electronic mail, or instant message address of an individual; (ii) the telephone, pager, cellphone, or fax number, or voice message mailbox of an individual; or (iii) the provision of an opportunity for an in-person meeting.

personal effects - All privately owned moveable, personal property of an individual.  Also called PE.
See also mortuary affairs; personal property.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1710.)
personal emergency response system - a device: (1) that can be activated by an individual who is
experiencing a medical emergency to notify appropriate emergency medical personnel that the individual is experiencing a medical emergency; and (2) that provides the individual's location through a Global Positioning System indicator.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
personal estate - Sometimes used synonymously with personal property, means any tangible property of
the decedent that does not fall into the category of real estate. It includes furniture, household furnishings, motor vehicles, clothing, luggage, and other effects of a tangible, movable nature. It also includes convertible assets, non-negotiable instruments, and the like. For purposes of the Departments regulations, however, a personal estate does not include bank deposits.
personal file  - documentary materials belonging to an individual that are not used to conduct agency
business.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
personal identity verification - The process of creating and using a Government-wide secure and
reliable form of identification for Federal employees and contractors, in support of HSPD 12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors.  Also called PIV.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 114)
personal identity verification card - A secure, electronic, rapid, and verifiable means of individual
identification that is resistant to fraud, tampering, counterfeiting, and terrorist exploitation.  Also
called PIV card.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

personal identity verification card - approved United States Federal Executive Branch (FEB) smart
card that contains the necessary data for the cardholder to be granted access to federal facilities and
information systems assures appropriate levels of security for all applicable Federal applications, as
well as multi-factor authentication, digital signature, and encryption capabilities.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1232h.)

personal information - individually identifiable information including (i) a student or parent's first and
last name; (ii) a home or other physical address (including street name and the name of the city or
town); (iii) a telephone number; or (iv) a Social Security identification number.

personal items - Items intended for the personal use of authorized personnel.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)

personal locator beacon - An emergency device carried by individuals, to assist locating during
personnel recovery.  Also called PLB.  See also emergency locator beacon.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 415.1)

personal papers - Documentary materials of a private nature that have not been used in the transaction of
Department business. This may include papers created or received before or after an individual
entered into U.S. Government service so long as they are not related to or used in transacting Department business. Personal papers may also include the individuals copies of employmentrelated records, such as leave and travel authorizations or time and attendance records. Diaries,
journals, notes, personal calendars and appointment schedules may be regarded as personal papers only if they are solely for personal use and have not been used to prepare for, transact, or communicate Department business. This is a complex category and may require consultation with the Departments Records Officer and the Office of the Legal Adviser. Correspondence or email sent or received as a Department official is not personal.
personal papers - Documentary materials of a private or non-public nature that have not been used in the
transaction of Department of State business.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
4341)

personal property - any item of personal property, including automobiles, computers, boats, audio and
video equipment, and any other items acquired for personal use, but excluding items of minimal value as determined by regulation or policy issued.

personal property - intangible and tangible property (including motor vehicles).
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3975)
personal property - property of any kind except real property. It may be tangible, having physical
existence, or intangible, having no physical existence, such as copyrights, patents, or securities.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
personal property - Property of any kind except real property. It may be tangible, having physical
existence, or intangible, having no physical existence, such as copyrights, patents, or securities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)
personal property - Property of any kind or any interest therein, except real property, records of the
United States Government, and naval vessels of the following categories:  surface combatants,
support ships, and submarines.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
personal property - property of any kind or interest in it except real property, records of the Federal
Government, and naval vessels of the following categories: (1) Battleships; (2) Cruisers; (3) Aircraft carriers; (4) Destroyers; and (5) Submarines.
personal property - property owned by an individual or business, which is not affixed to or associated
with the land.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
personal property - U.S. Government-owned/ leased personal property includes such items as vehicles,
furniture, equipment, supplies, appliances, and machinery. It refers to all property not otherwise classified as land, land improvement, buildings, and structures that are normally referred to as real property.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

personal protective equipment - The protective clothing and equipment provided to shield or isolate a
person from the chemical, physical, and thermal hazards that can be encountered at a hazardous
materials incident.  Also called PPE.  See also individual protective equipment.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4715)

personal relief - a specific remedy directly benefitting the grievant, but may not include a request for
disciplinary or other action directly affecting another employee. Failure of a grievant to request personal relief may be grounds for rejection of the grievance.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)

personal services agreement limited - A streamlined PSA used for short-term employment. This hiring
mechanism is used to employ foreign nationals for any combination of no more than 30 work days, or 6 weeks, within a calendar year in accordance with maximum limits set by host-country law that precludes permanent employment status. U.S. citizens and U.S. legal permanent residents (i.e., green card holders) may not be hired on a PSA-Ltd.  Also called PSA-Ltd.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)

personal services contract - A contract characterized by the employer-employee relationship it creates
between the U.S. Government and the contractor. These contracts, by U.S. statute, are not subject to
procurement law, and the Procurement Executive has waived application of procurement regulations, such as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), when obtaining personal services under this statutory authority. USAID uses personal services contracts (PSCs), which are authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and such contracts are subject to, written, and administered under the FAR and USAIDs Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), Appendices D and J.  Also called PSC.
personal services contract - a contract that, by its express terms or as administered, makes the contractor
personnel appear to be, in effect, Government employees
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8323)

personal services contract - a contract with an individual pursuant to express statutory authority that is
characterized by the employer-employee relationship it creates between the U.S. government and the contractor.  Also called PSC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

personal services contract - Employment contract that creates an employer/ employee relationship. A
U.S. Government employee is technically the PSCs supervisor and will complete timecard and other personnel management actions.  Also called PSC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)

personal services contractor - An individual contracted personally to perform an identifiable task under
the supervision and control usual to government employees rather than to furnish an end item of supply. This employer/ employee relationship may involve a U.S. citizen payrolled through CAPPS,
or a Foreign Service National payrolled through the Foreign Service National Payroll System.  (1) Summer hires or other temporary employment of dependents of Foreign Service employees usually involve an employer/ employee relationship requiring a part-time, intermittent or temporary (PIT)
appointment or a personal services contract (PSC). For the test for employer/ employee relationship
used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for taxation purposes, see Publication 15 or Publication 15A under the IRS website at www.irs.gov; (2) When an employer/ employee relationship exists with a U.S. citizen employee or a U.S. permanent resident alien, appropriate U.S. income and Social
Security tax withholding is generally required and payment should be effected through the CAPPS
or FSN payroll systems. CAPPS also performs withholding of applicable state and city income
taxes; and (3) The compensation, benefits, and other entitlements of a personal services contractor are determined by the terms of the contract in accordance with Federal Procurement Regulations
rather than by the entitlements of employees appointed to the Federal service.  Also called PSC.
personal staff - Aides and staff officers handling special matters over which the commander wishes to
exercise close personal control.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)
personal use - activity conducted for purposes other than accomplishing official or otherwise authorized
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

activity.
Terms)
personal visit - to call upon an arrestee or prisoner in person, especially to provide encouragement and
appropriate assistance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
personally identifiable information  - Information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's
identity, such as their name, Social Security number, biometric records, etc., alone, or when combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable to a specific individual, such as date and place of birth, mothers maiden name, etc.  Also called PII.
personally identifiable information - information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's
identity, either alone or when combined with other information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)
personally identifiable information - Information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's
identity, such as their name, Social Security number, biometric records, etc., alone, or when
combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable to a specific individual, such as date and place of birth, mothers maiden name, etc.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
personally identifiable information - information that permits the identity of an individual to be directly
or indirectly inferred, including other information that is linked or linkable to an individual includes, but is not limited to, U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, visitors to the U.S., and Department employers and contractors.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
personally identifiable information - Refers to information which can be used to distinguish or trace an
individuals identity, such as their name, Social Security Number, biometric records, etc., alone, or
when combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable to a specific individual, such as date and place of birth, mothers maiden name, etc. Department employees should exercise their best judgment in determining the sensitivity of the PII. Sensitivity of the PII would depend on factors such as whether its unauthorized disclosure may result in any of the following harms to the records subject - fiscal or physical harm, identify theft, personal or professional embarrassment, inconvenience, unfairness, security risks, coercion, and/ or other adverse effects.  Also called PII.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2507a)

personally identifying information - individually identifying information for or about a volunteer who
is a victim of sexual assault, including information likely to disclose the location of such victim, including the following: (A) A first and last name.(B) A home or other physical address.(C) Contact information (including a postal, email, or Internet protocol address, or telephone or facsimile number).(D) A social security number.(E) Any other information, including date of birth, racial or ethnic background, or religious affiliation, that, in combination with information described in
subparagraphs (A) through (D), would serve to identify the victim.
personally identifying information - the person's name, rank, duty address, and official title and
information regarding the person's pay.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
130)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

person-borne improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) worn by an individual ,
either willing or unwilling, such as a vest, belt, backpack, etc., in which the person houses the whole improvised explosive device (IED) or principle improvised explosive device (IED) components and/ or serves as the delivery or concealment means for explosives with an initiating device.
personnel - Individuals required in either a military or civilian capacity to accomplish the assigned
mission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
personnel - Individuals required in either a military or civilian capacity to accomplish the assigned
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
mission.
JP 10)

personnel - officers and employees.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 101)
personnel accountability - The process of identifying, capturing, and recording the personal
identification information of an individual usually through the use of a database.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
personnel action - an appointment, promotion, detail, transfer, reassignment, demotion, suspension,
termination, reinstatement, restoration, reemployment, or performance evaluation; a decision
concerning pay, benefits, or awards; a decision concerning education or training if the education or training may reasonably be expected to lead to an appointment, reassignment, promotion, or performance evaluation; a decision to order psychiatric testing or examination; and any other significant change in duties, responsibilities, or working conditions.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 19
Protecting
Whistleblowers with Access to
Classified ,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3234)

personnel actions - with respect to an employee in a position in a covered intelligence community
element (other than a position excepted from the competitive service due to its confidential, policydetermining, policymaking, or policy-advocating character) (A) an appointment;
(B) a
promotion;
(C) a disciplinary or corrective action;
(D) a detail, transfer, or reassignment;
(E) a
demotion, suspension, or termination;
(F) a reinstatement or restoration;
(G) a performance
evaluation;
(H) a decision concerning pay, benefits, or awards;
(I) a decision concerning education or training if such education or training may reasonably be expected to lead to an appointment, promotion, or performance evaluation; or (J) any other significant change in duties, responsibilities,
or working conditions.
personnel department - entity responsible for ensuring that qualified individuals exist to support
necessary capabilities across an organization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)
personnel effects inventory officer - An officer appointed to establish clear chain of custody for all
personal effects of an individual from the time they establish control of the effects until they release
the effect to mortuary affairs personnel.  Also called PEIO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
personnel increment number - A seven-character, alphanumeric field that uniquely describes a nonunit-related personnel entry (line) in a Joint Operation Planning and Execution System time-phased
force and deployment data.  Also called PIN.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
personnel recovery - The sum of military, diplomatic, and civil efforts to prepare for and execute the
recovery and reintegration of isolated personnel.  Also called PR.  See also combat search and
rescue; evasion; personnel; recovery; search and rescue.
personnel recovery coordination cell - The primary joint force component organization responsible for
coordinating and controlling component personnel recovery missions.  Also called PRCC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
personnel recovery reference product - A reference document for personnel recovery containing
specific information on a particular country or region of interest.  Also called PRRP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
personnel retention - measure of success at keeping employees on-board calculated by an average length
of time an employee stays employed within the same organization  over a given period of time.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)
personnel security - Organizations must - (1) Ensure that individuals occupying positions of
responsibility within organizations (including third-party service providers) are trustworthy and
meet established security criteria for those positions; (2) Ensure that organizational information and information systems are protected during personnel actions such as terminations and transfers; and
(3) Employ formal sanctions for personnel failing to comply with organizational security policies

and procedures.  Also called PS.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

personnel security [operation] - security discipline concerned with the assessment of the loyalty,
reliability, and trustworthiness of individuals for initial and continued eligibility for access to
classified information or assignment to sensitive positions.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

personnel security investigation - An inquiry into the activities of an individual, designed to develop
pertinent information pertaining to trustworthiness and suitability for a position of trust as related to
loyalty, character, emotional stability, and reliability.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3344)

personnel security investigation - any investigation required for the purpose of determining the
eligibility of any military, civilian, or government contractor personnel to access classified
information.
personnel services support - Service-provided sustainment activities that support a Service member
during both exercises and operations.  Also called PSS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

personnel services support Service-provided sustainment activities that support a Service member
during both exercises and operations. Also called PSS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
991)

personnel tempo - the amount of time members of the armed forces are engaged in their official duties at
a location or under circumstances that make it infeasible for a member to spend off-duty time in the housing in which the member resides.

personnelist - A generic term used to describe any individual engaged in either Foreign Service or Civil
Service human resources work at a professional level.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 231.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2242.)

persons that rely upon intellectual property protection - persons involved in-(A) the creation,
production or licensing of works of authorship that are copyrighted, or (B) the manufacture of products that are patented or for which there are process patents.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
pesticide - (1) any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or
mitigating any pest, (2) any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant, and (3) any nitrogen stabilizer, except that the term pesticide shall not
include any article that is a new animal drug that has been determined by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services not to be a new animal drug.
pesticide product - pesticide in the particular form in which the pesticide is, or is intended to be,
distributed or sold including composition, packaging, and labeling.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
petitioner - any person who, in accordance with this chapter, files a petition in court seeking relief under
the Convention.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9002)
petitioning spouse - the spouse of a qualifying marriage, other than the alien.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1186a)
petrochemical product - any aromatic, olefin, or synthesis gas, and any derivative of such a gas,
including ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylene, ammonia, methanol, and urea.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
petroleum - crude oil, gases (including natural gas), natural gasoline, and other related hydrocarbons, oil
shale, and the products of any of such resources.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
7420)
petroleum - natural or synthetic crude, blends of natural or synthetic crude, and products refined or
derived from natural or synthetic crude or from such blends.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2924)
petroleum product - crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product (including any natural
liquid and any natural gas liquid product).
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6202)
petroleum products - any article produced or derived in whole or in part from petroleum or any product
thereof by refining, processing, manufacturing, or otherwise.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
715a.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
petroleum resources - petroleum, refined petroleum products, oil or liquefied natural gas, natural gas
resources, oil or liquefied natural gas tankers, and products used to construct or maintain pipelines used to transport oil or liquefied natural gas.
petroleum underground storage tank - underground storage tank system containing petroleum or a
petroleum mixture, including  motor fuels, fuel oils, lubricants, petroleum solvents, and used oils.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
petroleum, oils, and lubricants - A broad term that includes all petroleum and associated products used
by the Armed Forces.  Also called POL.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
285o4)
pharmacotherapeutics - medications used to treat the symptoms and disease of drug abuse, including
medications to-  (1) block the effects of abused drugs; (2) reduce the craving for abused drugs; (3) moderate or eliminate withdrawal symptoms; (4) block or reverse the toxic effect of abused drugs; or (5) prevent relapse in persons who have been detoxified from drugs of abuse.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

phase - In joint operation planning, a definitive stage of an operation or campaign during which a large
portion of the forces and capabilities are involved in similar or mutually supporting activities for a
common purpose.
phase line - A line utilized for control and coordination of military operations, usually an easily identified
feature in the operational area.  Also called PL.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

phase zero - Encompasses all activities prior to the beginning of Phase I (deter/ engage) of a military
campaign-that is, everything that can be done to prevent conflicts from developing in the first place. Executed properly, Phase Zero consists of shaping operations that are continuous and adaptive. Its ultimate goal is to promote stability and peace by building capacity in partner nations that enables
them to be cooperative, trained, and prepared to help prevent or limit conflicts.  For the United
States, this approach is typically non-kinetic and places heavy emphasis on interagency support and coordination.  In many instances, Phase Zero involves execution of a broad national strategy where the Department of Defense (DOD) is not the lead agency and its programs are only one part of the larger U.S. Government effort.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
phased employment - less than-full-time employment of a phased retiree.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
phased employment /  phased retirement time limit agreement - document specifying the conditions
and requirements of the time limit applicable to the employee's period of phased employment executed by the employee and the agency-approving official as a condition of approval of the employee's request to enter phased employment and phased retirement.
phased retiree - retirement-eligible employee who-(1) with the concurrence of an authorized agency
official, enters phased retirement status; and (2) has not entered full retirement status.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
phased retirement percentage - percentage which, when added to the working percentage for a phased
retiree, produces a sum of 100 percent.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
phased retirement period - period beginning on the date on which an individual becomes entitled to
receive a phased retirement annuity and ending on the date on which the individual dies or separates
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
from phased employment.
Terms)

phased retirement status - phased retiree is concurrently employed in phased employment and eligible
to receive a phased retirement annuity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
phase-in plan - A prospective provider's plan to replace the incumbent provider(s) that is submitted in
response to the solicitation. The phase-in plan is implemented in the first performance period and includes details on minimizing disruption, adverse personnel impacts, and start-up requirements. The phase-in plan is different from the employee transition plan developed by the HRA.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
phonetic alphabet - A list of standard words used to identify letters of the alphabet in oral
communications.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
phony minefield -  An area free of live mines used to simulate a minefield, or section of a minefield, with
the object of deceiving the enemy.  See also minefield.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
photoelectric sensor - active, visible, line detection device that detects a visible or invisible beam of light
and responds to its interruption.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
photovoltaic effect - to the physical phenomenon exhibited under certain circumstances by some
materials in which a portion of the light energy striking the material is directly converted to electrical energy.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5582)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1723)

physical abuse - The infliction of physical injury as a result of punching, beating, kicking, biting,
burning, shaking, or otherwise harming a child. The parent or caretaker may not have intended to hurt the child; rather the injury may have resulted from excessive discipline or physical punishment.

physical abuse - torture, rough treatment, exposure, etc.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
physical access control - monitoring or control of traffic through portals of a protected area by
identifying the requestor (employee or visitor) and approving entrance or exit.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
physical access control system - electronic system that controls the ability of people or vehicles to enter
a protected area, by means of authentication and authorization at access control points.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
physical activity - activity that requires physical movement of the body is not limited to traditional
cardiovascular or strengthening exercise.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)
physical and environmental protection - Organizations must - (1) limit physical access to information
systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals; (2) Protect the physical plant and support infrastructure for information systems; (3) Provide supporting utilities for information systems;  (4) Protect information systems against environmental hazards; and (5)
Provide appropriate environmental controls in facilities containing information systems.  Also called PE.
physical characteristics - Those military characteristics of equipment that are primarily physical in
nature.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
physical damage assessment - The estimate of the quantitative extent of physical damage to a target
resulting from the application of military force.  See also battle damage assessment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
physical data model - representation of a data design which takes into account the facilities and
constraints of a given database management system typically derived from the logical data model
and may include all the database products required to create relationships between tables or achieve

performance goals, such as indexes, constraint definitions, linking tables, partitioned tables or clusters.

physical escort - the temporary touching or holding of the hand, wrist, arm, shoulder or back for the
purpose of inducing a resident who is acting out to walk to a safe location.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290ii)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2685)
physical infrastructure - real property, utilities, and equipment (installed and free standing and
including computer equipment), necessary to provide a complete and usable commissary store or central product processing facility.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
physical inspection - manual examination or search, with or without assisting detection technologies, to
resolve anomalies, to confirm adherence to standards or compliance with laws, or to detect threats
for passengers and cargo, includes cavity search on passenger, pat-down, visual inspection, devanning of containers, etc.
physical inventory - A physical count performed to determine the on-hand quantity of an item or group
of items.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
physical presence - the factual state or condition of being in a place at a given moment. Physical
presence differs from residence in that residence is the particular location of a persons general abode whereas physical presence is the particular location of the person at the given time. Thus, although the aliens general abode may be located in one place, the alien may be physically present in another.
physical restraint - a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of an individual to move
his or her arms, legs, or head freely. Such term does not include a physical escort.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290jj)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1821)
physical search - any physical intrusion within the United States into premises or property (including
examination of the interior of property by technical means) that is intended to result in a seizure, reproduction, inspection, or alteration of information, material, or property, under circumstances in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy and a warrant would be required for law enforcement purposes, but does not include (A) electronic surveillance, or (B) the acquisition by the United States Government of foreign intelligence information from international or foreign communications, or foreign intelligence activities conducted in accordance with otherwise applicable Federal law involving a foreign electronic communications system, utilizing a means
other than electronic surveillance.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
physical security - portion of internal security that is concerned with physical measures designed to
safeguard personnel; prevent unauthorized access to equipment, facilities, material, and documents;
and defend then against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30, JP 60)
physical security -1. That part of security concerned with physical measures designed to safeguard
personnel; to prevent unauthorized access to equipment, installations, material, and documents; and
to safeguard them against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft.    2. In communications security, the component that results from all physical measures necessary to safeguard classified equipment, material, and documents from access thereto or observation thereof by unauthorized persons. See
also communications security; security.
physical security measures - measures to reasonably ensure that source or special nuclear material will
only be used for authorized purposes and to prevent theft and sabotage.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
3203)
physical storage facility - any business or entity that provides space for the storage of goods or materials,
or services related to the storage of goods or materials, to the public or any segment thereof.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1861)
physician - a professionally qualified individual duly licensed to practice medicine (including but not
limited to surgery, dentistry, and ophthalmology) in the State or country in which he or she resides
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
or practices. The attending physician cannot be a member of the covered persons immediate family
or anyone who lives with the covered person.
FAM 241.2) (SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
295p)
physician assistant education program - an educational program in a public or private institution in a
State that- (A) has as its objective the education of individuals who, upon completion of their studies in  (B) is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.
pictorial - pictures, photographs, video, illustrations, and symbols.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
45b)
pilot - Instructions appearing in ACP Format Line 1 of a telegram relating to the transmission or handling
of that message.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
pipeline carrier - a person providing pipeline transportation for compensation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
15102.)
pipeline facility - a gas pipeline facility and a hazardous liquid pipeline facility.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)
pipeline transportation - transporting gas and transporting hazardous liquid.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
piracy - war-like act committed by non-state actors (private parties not affiliated with any government)
against parties of a different nationality, or against vessels of their own nationality at sea, and
especially acts of robbery and/ or criminal violence at sea.
pitch - Fixed character spacing measuring width.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
placement - An individual's proximity to information of intelligence interest.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
placement - the placement of an unaccompanied alien child in either a detention facility or an alternative
to such a facility.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 279)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1168.)
placement or being placed - the assumption and retention by such person of a legal obligation for total
or partial support of such child in anticipation of adoption of such child. The child's placement with such person terminates upon the termination of such legal obligation.
plain language (Plain Text) - The clear, understandable text underlying encrypted text.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)
plain language address - A unique name for use in the address component of a Command, Control, and
Communications System message. A PLA identifies an organization (i.e. Amembassy London). Also called PLA.
plain text - Information, usually classified, in unencrypted form.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
plan for landing - In amphibious operations, a collective term referring to all individually prepared naval
and landing force documents which, taken together, present in detail all instructions for execution of
the ship-to-shore movement.
plan identification number - 1. A command-unique four-digit number followed by a suffix indicating
the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan year for which the plan is written.  2. A five-digit number
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

representing the command-unique four-digit identifier, followed by a one-character, alphabetic suffix indicating the operation plan option, or a one-digit number numeric value indicating the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan year for which the plan is written.  Also called PID.

JP 50 JP 50)
plan of action - any of 1 or more documented methods adopted by participants in an existing voluntary
agreement to implement that agreement.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4558)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)
plan of action and milestones - A management tool for identifying corrective action that needs to be
taken to mitigate vulnerability. It details resources required to accomplish the elements of the plan,
any milestones in meeting the tasks, and scheduled completion dates for the milestones.  Also called POA&M.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
plan of action and milestones - a plan used as a basis for the quarterly reporting requirements of the
Office of Management and Budget that includes the following information:(A) A description of the security weakness.
(B) The identity of the office or organization responsible for resolving the
weakness. (C) An estimate of resources required to resolve the weakness by fiscal year.(D) The scheduled completion date.
(E) Key milestones with estimated completion dates. (F) Any changes
to the original key milestone date. (G) The source that identified the weakness. (H) The status of efforts to correct the weakness.
plan of action and milestones - A remediation tool that contains the actions necessary to correct system
security weaknesses.  Also called POA&M.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
plan of action and milestones - tool that identifies activities that need to be accomplished; details
resources required to accomplish the elements of the plan, any milestones in meeting the task, and scheduled completion dates for the milestones
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
plan sponsor - (i) the employer in the case of an employee benefit plan established or maintained by a
single employer, (ii) the employee organization in the case of a plan established or maintained by an employee organization, or (iii) in the case of a plan established or maintained by two or more employers or jointly by one or more employers and one or more employee organizations, the association, committee, joint board of trustees, or other similar group of representatives of the parties who establish or maintain the plan.
plan year and fiscal year of the plan - with respect to a plan, the calendar, policy, or fiscal year on
which the records of the plan are kept.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
planned event - A planned, nonemergency activity (e.g., sporting event, concert, parade, etc.).
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
planned target - Target that is known to exist in the operational environment, upon which actions are
planned using deliberate targeting, creating effects which support commander's objectives.  There are two subcategories of planned targets: scheduled and on-call.  See also on-call target; operational
area; scheduled target; target.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)
planning - Organizations must develop, document, periodically update, and implement security plans for
organizational information systems that describe the security controls in place or planned for the information systems and the rules of behavior for individuals accessing the information systems.
Also called PL.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

planning - process of developing, maintaining, exercising, executing, and updating a plan includes the
formation of goals, policies, objectives, or end states with corresponding actions and procedures for
a course of action or strategy for their achievement.

planning - The process to identify appropriate results, develop approaches to reach them, assign needed
resources, organize to achieve results, and identify the means to measure progress.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
planning agency - any city, county, bi-county, part-county, or regional planning agency authorized under
state and local laws to make and adopt comprehensive plans.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
8702.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

planning and direction - In intelligence usage, the determination of intelligence requirements,
development of appropriate intelligence architecture, preparation of a collection plan, and issuance
of orders and requests to information collection agencies.  See also intelligence process.

planning factor - A multiplier used in planning to estimate the amount and type of effort involved in a
contemplated operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)
planning factors database - Databases created and maintained by the Services for the purpose of
identifying all geospatial information and services requirements for emerging and existing forces
and systems.  Also called PFDB.  See also geospatial information and services.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
planning order - A planning directive that provides essential planning guidance and directs the initiation
of execution planning before the directing authority approves a military course of action.  Also
called PLANORD.  See also execution planning.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

planning phase - first phase of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process
which encompasses an extended strategic planning period and a near to mid-term operational planning period.

planning phase - In amphibious operations, the phase normally denoted by the period extending from the
issuance of the initiating directive up to the embarkation phase.  See also amphibious operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

planning section - (1) Incident Command - Section responsible for the collection, evaluation, and
dissemination of operational information related to the incident, and for the preparation and documentation of the Incident Action Plan. This Section also maintains information on the current and forecasted situation and on the status of resources assigned to the incident. (2) Joint Field Office - Section that collects, evaluates, disseminates, and uses information regarding the threat or incident and the status of Federal resources. The Planning Section prepares and documents Federal support actions and develops unified action, contingency, long-term, and other plans.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)

planning team - A functional element within a joint force commander's headquarters established to solve
problems related to a specific task or requirement, and which dissolves upon completion of the
assigned task.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)

plant - any plant (including any plant part) for or capable of propagation, including a tree, a tissue
culture, a plantlet culture, pollen, a shrub, a vine, a cutting, a graft, a scion, a bud, a bulb, a root, and a seed.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

plant clearance officer - An authorized representative of the contracting officer appointed in accordance
with agency procedures, responsible for screening, redistribution, and disposing of contractor inventory from a contractors plant or work site. The term contractors plant includes, but is not limited to, U.S. Government-owned contractor operated plants, Federal installations, and Federal and non-Federal industrial operations, as may be required under the scope of the contract. Department contracting officers must designate a property administrator in writing for contracts that have Government-furnished property or contractor-acquired property and delegate authority for specific property management tasks.
plant clearance officer - an authorized representative of the contracting officer, appointed in accordance
with agency procedures, responsible for screening, redistributing, and disposing of contractor
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I

CH A)

inventory from a contractor's plant or work site. The term "Contractor's plant" includes, but is not limited to, Government-owned contractor-operated plants, Federal installations, and Federal and non-Federal industrial operations, as may be required under the scope of the contract.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2101)
plant closing - the permanent or temporary shutdown of a single site of employment, or one or more
facilities or operating units within a single site of employment, if the shutdown results in an
employment loss at the single site of employment during any 30-day period for 50 or more employees excluding any part-time employees.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2535)
plant equipment package - a complement of active and idle machine tools and other industrial
manufacturing equipment held by and under the control of the Department of Defense and approved by the Secretary for retention to produce particular defense materiel or defense supporting items at a
specific level of output in the event of emergency.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)
plant pest - any living stage of any of the following that can directly or indirectly injure, cause damage
to, or cause disease in any plant or plant product: (A) A protozoan. (B) A nonhuman animal. (C) A parasitic plant. (D) A bacterium. (E) A fungus. (F) A virus or viroid. (G) An infectious agent or other pathogen. (H) Any article similar to or allied with any of the articles specified in the preceding
subparagraphs.
plant product- (A) any flower, fruit, vegetable, root, bulb, seed, or other plant part that is not included in
the definition of plant; or (B) any manufactured or processed plant or plant part.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
plant regulator - any substance or mixture of substances intended, through physiological action, for
accelerating or retarding the rate of growth or rate of maturation, or for otherwise altering the behavior of plants or the produce thereof, but shall not include substances to the extent that they are intended as plant nutrients, trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant inoculants, and soil amendments. Also, the term plant regulator shall not be required to include any of such of those nutrient mixtures or soil amendments as are commonly known as vitamin-hormone horticultural products, intended for improvement, maintenance, survival, health, and propagation of plants, and as are not for pest destruction and are nontoxic, nonpoisonous in the undiluted packaged concentration.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
841)
plastic explosive - an explosive material in flexible or elastic sheet form formulated with one or more
high explosives which in their pure form has a vapor pressure less than 10^4 Pa at a temperature of 25C., is formulated with a binder material, and is as a mixture malleable or flexible at normal room temperature.
plastic explosive - malleable or flexible explosive at room temperature.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
platform - The foundation technology of a computer system. Typically, a specific combination of
hardware and operating system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
platter charge - explosive used to propel a metal plate towards a target in a manner where the plate
forms a type of penetrator.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
860.)
playground - any outdoor facility (including any parking lot appurtenant thereto) intended for recreation,
open to the public, and with any portion thereof containing three or more separate apparatus intended for the recreation of children including, but not limited to, sliding boards, swingsets, and
teeterboards.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)

pledging nation - a foreign nation that has pledged to the United States that it will make contributions to
assist the United States in defraying the incremental costs of Operation Desert Shield and which has not paid to the United States the full amount so pledged.

plunger switch - switch utilizing a shaft where application of pressure on the head of the device will
force the shaft downward, functioning the improvised explosive device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
point - Variable character spacing measuring height.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
point defense - The defense or protection of special vital elements and installations; e.g., command and
control facilities or air bases.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
point of employment - In distribution operations, a physical location designated by the commander at the
tactical level where force employment, emplacement, or commodity consumption occurs.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
point of need - In distribution operations, a physical location within a desired operational area designated
by the geographic combatant commander or subordinate commander as a receiving point for forces
or materiel, for subsequent use or consumption.
point of origin - In distribution operations, the beginning point of a deployment, redeployment, or
movement where forces or materiel are located.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1362.)
point source - any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe,
ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal
feeding operation, or vessel or other floating craft, from which pollutants are or may be discharged. This term does not include agricultural stormwater discharges and return flows from irrigated agriculture.
pointee-talkee - A language aid containing selected phrases in English opposite a translation in a foreign
language used by pointing to appropriate phrases.  See also evasion aid.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
polar orbit - A satellite orbit that passes over the North and South Poles on each orbit, has an angle of
inclination relative to the equator of 90 degrees, and eventually passes over all points on the earth.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
15609)
police lockup - a temporary holding facility of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency to
hold (A) inmates pending bail or transport to jail; (B) inebriates until ready for release; or
(C)
juveniles pending parental custody or shelter placement.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1437a.)
police officer - any person determined by a public housing agency to be, during the period of residence of
that person in public housing, employed on a full-time basis as a duly licensed professional police officer by a Federal, State, or local government or by any agency thereof (including a public housing agency having an accredited police force).
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3971)

policy - any individual contract for whole, endowment, universal, or term life insurance (other than group
term life insurance coverage), including any benefit in the nature of such insurance arising out of
membership in any fraternal or beneficial association which (A) provides that the insurer may not
(i) decrease the amount of coverage or require the payment of an additional amount as premiums if the insured engages in military service (except increases in premiums in individual term insurance based upon age); or (ii) limit or restrict coverage for any activity required by military service; and (B) is in force not less than 180 days before the date of the insured's entry into military service and at the time of application under this subchapter.

policy - directive body of rules intended to influence decisions and actions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS, DHS Lexicon, Terms)

policy directive - document that has a narrower focus than a DHS Directive, are only for time-sensitive
actions and only when time constraints prevent publishing or updating a DHS Directive, to briefly and broadly articulate DHS policies, missions, programs, or activities of a continuing nature that are
required or authorized by statute, rulemaking, the President, or the Secretary to initiate, govern or regulate actions or conduct by DHS Components, officers and employees issued by the Under Secretary for Management for matters that do not require direct oversight by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

policy statement - declaration issued by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary to establish or to implement
policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures to DHS Components issued only for timesensitive actions and only when time constraints prevent publishing a new issuance or incorporating a change to an existing issuance.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
611)

political activities - any activity that the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in
any way influence any agency or official of the Government of the United States or any section of
the public within the United States with reference to formulating, adopting, or changing the domestic or foreign policies of the United States or with reference to the political or public interests,
policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
611)

political consultant - any person who engages in informing or advising any other person with reference
to the domestic or foreign policies of the United States or the political or public interest, policies, or relations of a foreign country or of a foreign political party.

(SOURCE  FEC,
US Code 52,
10310)

political subdivision - any county or parish, except that where registration for voting is not conducted
under the supervision of a county or parish, the term shall include any other subdivision of a State which conducts registration for voting.
political subdivision or local government - a local unit of government, including specifically a county,
municipality, city, town, township, or a school or other special district created by or pursuant to State law, or combinations thereof.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A97)
political-military - Refers to the broad discipline of integrating diplomacy with military power to foster a
stable and secure international environment; generally applied at the strategic/ global level.  Also called POL-MIL.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

pollutant - element, substance, compound, or mixture that, after release into the environment and upon
exposure, ingestion, inhalation, or assimilation into any organism, can or may reasonably be anticipated to cause illness, death, or deformation excludes petroleum and natural gas.

pollution - the man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and
radiological integrity of water.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1362.)

pollution liability - liability for injuries arising from the release of hazardous substances or pollutants or
contaminants.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9671.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

pollution prevention  - practice that reduces or eliminates the creation of pollutants through increased
efficiency in the use of chemicals, raw materials, energy, water, or other resources, or the protection
of natural resources by conservation.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

pollution prevention - any practice that (1)(i) Reduces the amount of any hazardous substance,
pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment
(including fugitive emissions)  prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal; and (ii) Reduces the hazards to public health and the environment associated with the release of such substances,
pollutants, and contaminants; (2) Reduces or eliminates the creation of pollutants through increased efficiency in the use of raw materials, energy, water, or other resources; or  (3) Protects natural resources by conservation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

polygamy - the historical custom or religious practice of having more than one wife or husband at the
same time. It is also called plural marriage. It is distinguished from bigamy which is a criminal act resulting from having more than one spouse at a time without benefit of a prior divorce.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2001)

polygraph - an instrument that-
(A) records continuously, visually, permanently, and simultaneously
changes in cardiovascular, respiratory, and electrodermal patterns as minimum instrumentation standards; and (B) is used, or the results of which are used, for the purpose of rendering a diagnostic opinion regarding the honesty or dishonesty of an individual.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 251.1)

polygraph examination - Questioning and other processing of an examinee before the actual use of the
polygraph instrument; use of the polygraph instrument with respect to such examinee; and any questioning or other processing involving the examinee after use of the polygraph instrument. Specifically, examinations consist of three phases - (1) Pretest - The pretest phase includes the
examiner - (a) Introducing the process; advising the examinee that he or she may refuse to take the
polygraph test, may ask to stop it at any time, and may refuse to answer individual questions; and documenting that the examinee has consented to take the examination and (b) Informing the examinee of the nature and characteristics of the polygraph instrument and examination. (2) In-test - The actual administering of the examination and analysis of the charts; and (3) Post-test - The interview of the examinee if the charts are analyzed as deceptive or inconclusive.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 251.1)

polygraph examination results - A synopsis of the polygraph examination that normally includes a brief
identification of the examinee and background information, the relevant questions asked, the examinee's answers, the examiner's opinions concerning the indication of truthfulness or deception, and any admissions made by the examinee during the examination.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 251.1)
polygraph examination technical report - The complete detailed technical report prepared by the
polygraph examiner, including pretest preparations, the examiner's notes, examination charts, and
other technical details of the polygraph examination.
polygraph instrument - A diagnostic instrument capable of measuring and recording, at a minimum,
respiration, electro-dermal, blood volume, and heart rate responses to verbal and/ or visual stimuli.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 251.1)
polygraph review - the review of the Committee to Review the Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph of
the National Academy of Sciences.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2654)
population - population according to the most recent United States census population estimates available
at the start of the relevant fiscal year.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 601)
population at risk - The strength in personnel of a given force structure in terms of which casualty rates
are stated. Also called PAR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
population density - population divided by land area in square miles.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 601)
population group - a group, for purposes of calculating cancer rates, defined by factors such as race,
ethnicity, age, or gender.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g17)
pork - the meat of a porcine animal.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)
pork product - a product or byproduct produced or processed in whole or in part from pork.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)

port complex - One or more port areas in which activities are geographically linked either because these
areas are dependent on a common inland transport system or because they constitute a common
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
initial destination for convoys.

port of debarkation - The geographic point at which cargo or personnel are discharged.  Also called
POD.  See also port of embarkation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
port of embarkation - The geographic point in a routing scheme from which cargo or personnel depart.
Also called POE.  See also port of debarkation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

port of entry - a port or place designated by the DHS at which an alien may apply to DHS for admission
into the United States, be inspected and his or her eligibility for entry into the United States determined.  Also called POE.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)

port operations group - A task-organized unit, located at the seaport of embarkation and/ or debarkation
that assists and provides support in the loading and/ or unloading and staging of personnel, supplies, and equipment from shipping.  Also called POG.  See also landing force support party; task
organization.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)

port security - The safeguarding of vessels, harbors, ports, waterfront facilities, and cargo from internal
threats such as destruction, loss, or injury from sabotage or other subversive acts; accidents; thefts;
or other causes of similar nature.  See also physical security; security.
port support activity - A tailorable support organization composed of mobilization station assets that
ensures the equipment of the deploying units is ready to load.  Also called PSA.  See also support.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2016.)

portability - a system that enables program benefits in the form of an electronic benefit transfer card to
be used in any State by a household to purchase food at a retail food store or wholesale food concern approved under this chapter. Settling - movement, and reporting such movement, of funds from an electronic benefit transfer card issuer that is located in 1 State to a retail food store, or wholesale food concern, that is located in another State, to accomplish an interstate transaction.
portable career - an occupation that requires education, training, or both that results in a credential that
is recognized by an industry, profession, or specific type of business.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 542)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

portable document format - Adobe's file format for creating documents that are independent (hence,
portable) from the original software, operating systems and hardware used to create them. In addition to open source readers for many platforms, Adobe also provides the free Acrobat Reader software for viewing PDF files.  Also called PDF.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

portable electronic device - non-stationary electronic apparatus with singular or multiple capabilities to
record, store, process, or transmit data, video/ photo images, or voice emanations includes, but is not
limited to, laptops, personal digital assistants (PDAs), digital audio players, memory sticks (thumb drives), cellular telephones, PEDs with cellular phone capability, and pagers.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

portable media - electronic storage media designed for easy transport includes, but is not limited to,
compact disks, digital video discs (DVD), memory sticks, Universal Serial Bus (USB) drives, and floppy disks.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

portable network graphics - A bitmap image format used largely on the World Wide Web. PNG allows
for greater bit depth (more colors per image) than GIF yet, unlike JPEG, is a lossless compression
format, meaning that there is no loss of image quality when an image is compressed or decompressed.  Also called PNG.
portal - point of entrance.

(SOURCE  DHS, DHS Lexicon, Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
portfolio management - management of broad categories of like investments linked by their relationship
to the mission to ensure effective performance, correspondence to the homeland security enterprise
architecture, minimization of overlapping functions, and proper funding.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
ports and waterways safety system - national transportation system that collects, processes, and
disseminates information on the marine operating environment and maritime vessel traffic in major
U.S. ports and waterways.
position - the specified set of all duties and responsibilities currently assigned or delegated by competent
authority and requiring full-time, part-time, or intermittent employment of one person.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2616)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2616)
position description - the official written description of managements assignment of duties,
responsibilities, and supervisory relationships to a position. Groups of like positions (identical or additional positions) may be covered by a single position description.  Also called PD.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
position designation process - actions for the determination, through the evaluation of national security
and suitability requirements, what type of investigation is required and how closely an applicant or incumbent is screened for a position.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2616)
position management - the planned structuring of the numbers, kinds, and levels of positions to
accomplish mission objectives, within the framework of FTE ceilings and budget resources allotted to approved organizations.
position sensor - detection device that indicates whether a portal is open or closed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
P**osition structure** - the arrangement and assignment of duties and responsibilities and the resultant
classification of positions by series and grade within an organization.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2616)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
positive control - A method of airspace control that relies on positive identification, tracking, and
direction of aircraft within an airspace, conducted with electronic means by an agency having the
authority and responsibility therein.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
positive identification - An identification derived from observation and analysis of target characteristics
including visual recognition, electronic support systems, non-cooperative target recognition
techniques, identification friend or foe systems, or other physics-based identification techniques.
possession - U.S. possessions or territories, including principally the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and
American Samoa.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3432)
possessions - Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Island, Nassau Island, Palmyra Island, and Wake
Island.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2710)
possessions - The possessions of the United States, including the Virgin Islands of the United States,
Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H3311)
possessions - the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain
possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)

post - Any Foreign Service establishment maintained by the United States abroad. It may be designated
as a mission or a consular office, or given a special designation for particular purposes, such as United States Liaison Office, U.S. Interests Section, etc. Principal Officers head posts. Principal
posts are those at the highest organization level within a particular country. Subordinate posts are
posts of lesser organizational significance than the principal post.

post - overseas establishments of the foreign affairs agencies.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)
post - The administrative officer (AO), human resource officer (HRO), or delegate who carries out post
human resource responsibilities including EVT.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3745)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
post - The place designated as the official duty station of the employee, regardless of whether the
employee is detailed elsewhere or resides at another place with the authorization or approval of the
head of the agency.
post - The Public Affairs Section at a U.S mission abroad. If no Public Affairs Section exists, Post may
refer to the U.S. Embassy in general.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 222.12)
post - U.S. embassies, consulates, and diplomatic offices throughout the world and U.S. missions to
international organizations, except those located in the continental United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
post - U.S. embassy, mission, or consulate located throughout the world.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
post administrator - The local system administrator at a post abroad or domestic office at the
Department.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
post assignment travel - The centrally paid cost of moving from one location to another those U.S.
direct-hire employees assigned to ICASS positions and their families. Assignment travel and foreign
transfer allowances are combined into a single amount that is reviewed annually.
post communications center - The area or offices at posts abroad that provide telecommunications
services; normally consists of both the IPC and the ITC.  Also called PCC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
post of duty - The duty station to which an employee is assigned, OCONUS or CONUS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
post security officer - A U.S. citizen employee of the Foreign Service who is designated to perform
security functions. At posts where regional security officers are located, they will be assigned this
duty.  Also called PSO.
post working group - An ad hoc group that studies specific ICASS issues at post and reports to the post
ICASS Council with recommendations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
post, telephone, and telegraph - A generic term for government-operated common carriers in countries
outside the United States, e.g., General Post Office in the United Kingdom, Bundespost in Germany,
and Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Public Corporation in Japan.  Also called PTT.
post-9/ 11 global theater of operations - Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other theater of operations for which
the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is awarded for service.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1117.)
postal improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) introduced or delivered through
a postal system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
postal officer - Direct-hire Secret-cleared U.S. citizen employee responsible for the operation, safety,
security, accountability, and efficiency of diplomatic post offices at posts with those facilities. The postal officer ensures compliance with Department, Postal Service, and local regulations relating to postal operations and conducts inspections and ensures mail is delivered in a timely and efficient manner.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1070g.)

post-baccalaureate - a program of instruction for individuals who have completed a baccalaureate
degree, that does not lead to a graduate degree, and that consists of courses required by a State in order for a teacher candidate to receive a professional certification or licensing credential that is required for employment as a teacher in an elementary school or secondary school in that State,
except that such term shall not include any program of instruction offered by an eligible institution that offers a baccalaureate degree in education.

postconsumer material - material or finished product whose life as a consumer item has concluded, after
having served its intended use and discarded for disposal or recovery.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
294c)
post-doctoral dental education program - a program sponsored by a school of dentistry, a hospital, or a
public or private institution that- (i) offers post-doctoral training in the specialties of dentistry,
advanced education in general dentistry, or a dental general practice residency; and (ii) has been
accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
post-implementation review - evaluation of the investment after it has been fully implemented or
terminated to determine whether the targeted outcome (e.g., performance measures) of the
investment has been achieved.
post-launch abort - Deliberate action taken post-separation to cause a precision munition to miss its
target.  Also called PLA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
postnatally diagnosed condition - any health condition identified during the 12-month period beginning
at birth.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g8)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2302.)
postsecondary education tech prep student - (A) has completed the secondary education component of
a tech prep program; and (B) has enrolled in the postsecondary education component of a tech prep program at an institution of higher education.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2302.)
postsecondary educational institution - (A) an institution of higher education that provides not less than
a 2-year program of instruction that is acceptable for credit toward a bachelor's degree; (B) a tribally controlled college or university; or (C) a nonprofit educational institution offering certificate or apprenticeship programs at the postsecondary level.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3611)
post-storm assessment - a scientific assessment produced and certified by the Administrator to
determine the magnitude, timing, and spatial variations of winds, rainfall, and storm surges associated with a specific named storm to be used in the COASTAL Formula.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)
potential impact level - Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 199 defines three
levels of potential impact low, moderate, and high on organizations or individuals should there be a breach of security (i.e., a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability). The application of these definitions must take place within the context of each organization and the overall national interest.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
potentially responsible party - entity that may be required to clean up a polluted site because the entity
1) owns or operates on the site, 2) arranged for the disposal of a hazardous substance on the site, 3) transported a hazardous substance to the site, or 4) contributed in any other way to contaminating
the site.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
pouch - Used generally to describe the diplomatic correspondence and privileged mail facilities of the
Department of State; specifically the sealed bag in which diplomatic correspondence and mail is carried. Also, a telegraphic handling symbol indicating those posts that will receive copies of a
telegram in the diplomatic pouch instead of an electronic transmission.

pouch control officer - Direct-hire U.S. citizen who is responsible for enforcing regulations relating to
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14

the diplomatic pouch.  Also called PCO.
FAM 715)
pouch control officer - Top Secret-cleared U.S. citizen direct-hire employee who is responsible for
enforcing regulations relating to the diplomatic pouch.  Also called PCO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
pouch-out-of-control - Refers to any pouch over which cleared U.S. citizen control is interrupted for any
period of time making outside intervention and compromise of its contents a possibility.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
poultry - chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domestic fowl.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
182.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
182.)
poultry grower - any person engaged in the business of raising and caring for live poultry for slaughter
by another, whether the poultry is owned by such person or by another, but not an employee of the owner of such poultry.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
182.)
poultry growing arrangement - any grow out contract, marketing agreement, or other arrangement
under which a poultry grower raises and cares for live poultry for delivery, in accord with another's
instructions, for slaughter.
poultry product - any product or byproduct of the business of slaughtering poultry and processing
poultry after slaughter.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
182.)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
power of attorney - the authority given one person or corporation to act for and obligate another, as
specified in the instrument creating the power; in corporate suretyship, an instrument under seal that appoints an attorney-in-fact to act in behalf of a surety company in signing bonds.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

power production activities - any business operation that involves a project commissioned by the
National Electricity Corporation of Sudan or other similar entity of the Government of Sudan whose purpose is to facilitate power generation and delivery, including establishing power-generating
plants or hydroelectric dams, selling or installing components for the project, or providing service contracts related to the installation or maintenance of the project.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1301)
powers of self-government - and includes all governmental powers possessed by an Indian tribe,
executive, legislative, and judicial, and all offices, bodies, and tribunals by and through which they are executed, including courts of Indian offenses; and means the inherent power of Indian tribes, hereby recognized and affirmed, to exercise criminal jurisdiction over all Indians.
practical  - action capable of being performed within existing constraints.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g3)
practitioner - a physician, dentist, veterinarian, scientific investigator, pharmacy, hospital, or other
person licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted, by the United States or the jurisdiction in which he or she practices or does research, to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, administer, or use in teaching or chemical analysis, a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 281)

practitioner institution -  a not-for-profit entity or a regulated financial intermediary, including a
microfinance network, that provides services, including microfinance, training, or business development services, for microfinance and microenterprise clients, or provides assistance to microenterprise institutions in foreign countries.

preaward survey - an evaluation of a prospective contractor's capability to perform a proposed contract.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
precedence - A designation assigned to a telegram by the drafter to indicate to communications personnel
(SOURCE  DOS/
the relative order and degree of urgency required in processing and dispatching a telegram, and to the addressee the order in which the message is to be noted.
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

precedence procedure sign (Precedence Prosign) - Single or double-letter combination used in the
heading of a telegram to indicate the precedence assigned to a message -
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
preceptor  - experienced practitioner that teaches, instructs, provides practical experience, training,
supervision, and serves as a role model.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

precipitation static - Charged precipitation particles that strike antennas and gradually charge the
antenna, which ultimately discharges across the insulator, causing a burst of static.  Also called P-
STATIC.
precise time and time interval - A reference value of time and time interval (frequency).  Also called
PTTI.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)
precision-guided munition - A guided weapon intended to destroy a point target and minimize collateral
damage.  Also called PGM, smart weapon, smart munition.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)

precompetitive development activity - the translation of industrial research findings into a plan,
blueprint, or design for new, modified, or improved products, processes, or services, whether intended for sale or use, including the creation of a first prototype that would not be capable of commercial use. The term also may include the conceptual formulation and design of products, processes, or services alternatives and initial demonstration or pilot projects, if these same projects
cannot be converted or used for industrial application or commercial exploitation. The term does not include routine or periodic alterations to existing products, production lines, manufacturing processes, services, or other ongoing operations even if those alterations may represent
improvements.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6701)

precursor - any chemical reactant which takes part at any stage in the production by whatever method of
a toxic chemical. The term includes any key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical system.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 238)

predecessor guaranty authority -  prior guaranty authorities (other than housing guaranty authorities)
repealed by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, and
the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended (exclusive of authority relating to informational media guaranties).
predecessor guaranty authority - prior guaranty authorities (other than housing guaranty authorities)
repealed by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, and sections informational media guaranties).
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2198)
predetermined rate - an indirect cost rate, applicable to a specified current or future period, usually the
governmental unit's fiscal year. This rate is based on an estimate of the costs to be incurred during the period. Except under very unusual circumstances, a predetermined rate is not subject to adjustment. (Because of legal constraints, predetermined rates are not permitted for Federal contracts; they may, however, be used for grants or cooperative agreements.) Predetermined rates may not be used by governmental units that have not submitted and negotiated the rate with the cognizant agency. In view of the potential advantages offered by this procedure, negotiation of predetermined rates for indirect costs for a period of two to four years should be the norm in those situations where the cost experience and other pertinent facts available are deemed sufficient to enable the parties involved to reach an informed judgment as to the probable level of indirect costs
during the ensuing accounting periods.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
preexisting condition exclusion - a limitation or exclusion of benefits relating to a condition based on
the fact that the condition was present before the date of enrollment for such coverage, whether or
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,

not any medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received before such
date.
300gg3) (SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1181)
preexisting condition exclusion - with respect to coverage, a limitation or exclusion of benefits relating
to a condition based on the fact that the condition was present before the date of enrollment for such coverage, whether or not any medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received before such date.
pre-existing damage - PED refers to damage that existed prior to US Government control.
Reimbursement for PED is disallowed.  Also called PED.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 643.3)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1019.)

preferred lender arrangement - (A) an arrangement or agreement between a lender and a covered
institution or an institution-affiliated organization of such covered institution- (i) under which a lender provides or otherwise issues education loans to the students attending such covered institution or the families of such students; and (ii) that relates to such covered institution or such
institution-affiliated organization recommending, promoting, or endorsing the education loan products of the lender; and (B) does not include- (i) arrangements or agreements with respect to
loans under part D of subchapter IV; or (ii) arrangements or agreements with respect to loans that
originate through the auction pilot program.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

preferred products list - A U.S. Government document that identifies information processing equipment
certified by the U.S. Government as meeting TEMPEST standards. Although still valid for
equipment still in use and available, the PPL has been replaced by the Evaluated Products List (EPL).  Also called PPL.
prejudgment remedy - the remedy of attachment, receivership, garnishment, or sequestration authorized
by this chapter to be granted before judgment on the merits of a claim for a debt.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)

prelanding operations - Operations conducted by the amphibious force upon its arrival in the
amphibious objective area or operational area and prior to H-hour and/ or L-hour.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3797aa)
preliminarily qualified offender - an adult or juvenile accused of a nonviolent offense who- (A)(i)
previously or currently has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders; or (ii) manifests obvious signs of mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders during
arrest or confinement or before any court; and (B) has faced, is facing, or could face criminal
charges for a misdemeanor or nonviolent offense and is deemed eligible by a diversion process, designated pretrial screening process, or by a magistrate or judge, on the ground that the commission of the offense is the product of the person's mental illness.
preliminary energy audit - a determination of the energy consumption characteristics of a building,
including the size, type, rate of energy consumption and major energy-using systems of such building.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
preliminary mission need statement - document that describes the Component's need in detail,
including any initial acquisition funding to be requested in the Component's Resource Allocation Proposal.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

premise distribution system - Cabling and associated equipment installed in a facility, including the
main distribution frame (MDF), intermediate distribution frames (IDFs), and telecommunications closets (TCs). Protectors and grounding systems are included.

premium - the amount specified in an insurance policy to be paid to keep the policy in force.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)

premium pay - Premium pay for U.S. citizen employees means additional pay authorized, for, e.g.,
overtime, night, holiday, Sunday work, and standby duty. Any premium pay for a U.S. citizen PSC
is set forth in the contract. Premium pay for Foreign Service National employees, personal services contractors, and AMCITs is as prescribed in the local compensation plan.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g8)

prenatal test - diagnostic or screening tests offered to pregnant women seeking routine prenatal care that
are administered on a required or recommended basis by a health care provider based on medical history, family background, ethnic background, previous test results, or other risk factors.
prenatally diagnosed condition - any fetal health condition identified by prenatal genetic testing or
prenatal screening procedures.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g8)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H392)

pre-paid U.S. debit card - A branded (e.g., VISA, MasterCard, American Express, etc.) debit card that is
part of a U.S. Government program established to assist unbanked travelers that require travel advances. Once an advance is loaded on the card and given to the traveler, the funds belong to the
traveler for travel purposes and costs. These cards are solely for local employee travel outside the
country of residence and when appropriate, these cards may be used for advances to host country
officials traveling on invitational orders.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)

preparation - Completion of all required information on a voucher. It includes making copies, attaching
statements and certificates, ensuring that foreign currency information is correct, etc. Preparation of
a voucher may be done by the vendor, the claimant, the traveler, the ordering office, or the
procurement office.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

preparation of the environment - An umbrella term for operations and activities conducted by
selectively trained special operations forces to develop an environment for potential future special
operations.  Also called PE.
prepare to deploy order - An order issued by competent authority to move forces or prepare forces for
movement (e.g., increase deployability posture of units).  Also called PTDO.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

preparedness - Actions that involve a combination of planning, resources, training, exercising, and
organizing to build, sustain, and improve operational capabilities. Preparedness is the process of identifying the personnel, training, and equipment needed for a wide range of potential incidents, and developing jurisdiction-specific plans for delivering capabilities when needed for an incident.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

preparedness - activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve readiness capabilities to prevent,
protect against, respond to, and recover from natural or man-made incidents activities and measures designed or undertaken to prepare for or minimize the effects of a natural or man-made hazard upon
the civilian population, to deal with the immediate emergency conditions that would be created by the hazard, and to effectuate emergency repairs to, or the emergency restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by the hazard; is a continuous operationally focused process for establishing guidelines, protocols, and standards for planning, training and exercises, personnel qualification and certification, equipment certification, and publication management.
preparedness - the ability to serve Veterans and eligible beneficiaries in times of crisis and to serve as a
national asset to the Nation.
(SOURCE  DVA,
Strategic Plan
20142020,
Terms)
preparer - The person who actually enters the data for generating official correspondence and ensures its
formal completion. This person may also be the drafter (see drafter).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
prepayment examination. - Examination of vouchers prior to certification. The objectives of a
prepayment examination are to ensure the availability of the appropriation or fund involved, the
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)
accuracy of the payment, and the existence of supporting documentation.

preplanned air support - Air support in accordance with a program, planned in advance of operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
preponderance of the evidence - proof by information that, compared with that opposing it, leads to the
conclusion that the fact at issue is more probably true than not.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
pre-position - To place military units, equipment, or supplies at or near the point of planned use or at a
designated location to reduce reaction time, and to ensure timely support of a specific force during
initial phases of an operation.
pre-positioned resources - Resources moved to an area near the expected incident site in response to
anticipated resource needs.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
pre-positioned war reserve stock - The assets that are designated to satisfy the pre-positioned war
reserve materiel requirement.  Also called PWRS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 403)
pre-retail medical product - a medical product that has not yet been made available for retail purchase
by a consumer.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
670.)
presail - The time prior to a ship getting under way used to prepare for at-sea events.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
pre-scripted mission assignment - A mechanism used by the Federal Government to facilitate rapid
Federal resource response. Pre-scripted mission assignments identify resources or capabilities that Federal departments and agencies, through various Emergency Support Functions (ESFs), are commonly called upon to provide during incident response. Pre-scripted mission assignments allow primary and supporting ESF agencies to organize resources that will be deployed during incident response.  Also called PMSA.
pre-select phase - capital planning phase that provides a process to assess whether information
technology investments support strategic and mission needs.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

present value - the value adjusted to reflect anticipated events. Such adjustments shall conform to such
regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
preserve - The process of saving and storing data or records. May also refer to the place where data or
information is kept.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

President's volunteer service award - program to thank and honor Americans who, by their
demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service created by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Presidential appointees - Officials of the Department who hold policy positions and are appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, at the level of Ambassador, Assistant Secretary of State, or above. It does not include persons who merely received assignment commissions as Foreign Service officers, Foreign Service reserve officers, Foreign Service staff officers, and employees.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

Presidential reserve call-up - Provision of a public law t provides the President a means to activate,
without a declaration of national emergency, not more than 200,000 members of the Selected Reserve and the Individual Ready Reserve (of whom not more than 30,000 may be members of the Individual Ready Reserve), for not more than 365 days to meet the requirements of any operational
mission, other than for disaster relief or to suppress insurrection.  Also called PRC.  See also Individual Ready Reserve; mobilization; Selected Reserve.

pressure mine -  1. In land mine warfare, a mine whose fuse responds to the direct pressure of a target.
2. In naval mine warfare, a mine whose circuit responds to the hydrodynamic pressure field of a
target.  See also mine.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315 JP 315)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

pressure mine - 1. In land mine warfare, a mine having a fuze that responds to the direct pressure of a
target. 2. In naval mine warfare, a mine having a circuit that responds to the hydrodynamic pressure field of a target. See also mine.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

pressure release switch - method for activating a device that occurs as a result of reductions in pressure
such devices may employ mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic systems to signal a detonator that a
vehicle or person has released pressure to a pressure plate or similar mechanism

pressure switch - method for activating a device that occurs when an object is used to complete a circuit
when pressure is applied in a predetermined direction.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
pretreatment [wastewater] - process of treating industrial wastewater to remove harmful pollutants
before it is discharged to a federally owned treatment works or other publicly owned treatment works.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H361.12)

prevailing rate - The most favorable rate that would be legally available to the U.S. Government for the
acquisition of foreign currency for its official disbursements and accommodation exchange
transactions.

prevention - a strategy or approach that reduces the likelihood or risk of onset, or delays the onset, of
adverse health problems that have been known to lead to suicide.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb36)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

prevention - actions taken and measures put in place for the continual assessment and  readiness of
necessary actions to reduce risk of threats and vulnerabilities, to intervene and stop an occurrence,
or to mitigate effects  involves prescribed actions and measures put in place to impede the success of a natural or man-made disaster from adversely affecting the safety, security, or continuity of the
Nation, critical infrastructures its citizens, and citizen's civil rights or civil liberties.

(SOURCE  DHS/
FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

prevention - Actions to avoid an incident or to intervene to stop an incident from occurring. Prevention
involves actions to protect lives and property. It involves applying intelligence and other information to a range of activities that may include such countermeasures as deterrence operations; heightened inspections; improved surveillance and security operations; investigations to determine the full nature and source of the threat; public health and agricultural surveillance and testing processes; immunizations, isolation, or quarantine; and, as appropriate, specific law enforcement operations aimed at deterring, preempting, interdicting, or disrupting illegal activity and
apprehending potential perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
prevention - any activity undertaken to avoid, prevent, or stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 741)
prevention - those capabilities necessary to avoid, prevent, or stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism.
Prevention capabilities include, but are not limited to, information sharing and warning; domestic counterterrorism; and preventing the acquisition or use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) . For purposes of the prevention framework called for in this directive, the term prevention refers to
preventing imminent threats.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 8
National Preparedness,
Terms)
prevention activities -activities to prevent substance abuse.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300x34)

prevention -In space usage, measures to preclude an adversary's hostile use of United States or thirdparty space systems and services.  See also space control.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)

prevention of mutual interference - In submarine operations, procedures established to prevent
submerged collisions between friendly submarines, between submarines and friendly surface ship towed bodies and arrays, and between submarines and any other hazards to submerged navigation.
Also called PMI.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2902)

prevention of WMD proliferation and terrorism - activities under
(A) the programs specified in the
National Defense Authorization Act 1997 ;
(B) the programs for which appropriations are
authorized by the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003; (C) programs authorized by Title 22 and programs authorized ; and (D) a program of any agency of the Federal Government having a purpose similar to that of any of the programs identified in subparagraphs (A) through (C), as designated by the United States Coordinator for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism and the head of the agency.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1708)

preventive health services - (A) periodic medical and dental exams; (B) patient health education
(including nutrition education); (C) maintenance of drug use profiles, patient drug monitoring, and drug utilization education; (D) mental health preventive services;
(E) substance abuse prevention
measures;
(F) immunizations against infectious disease; (G) prevention of musculoskeletal deformity or other gradually developing disabilities of a metabolic or degenerative nature;
(H) genetic counseling concerning inheritance of genetically determined diseases;
(I) routine vision
testing and eye care services;
(J) periodic reexamination of members of likely target populations
(high-risk groups) for selected diseases and for functional decline of sensory organs, together with attendant appropriate remedial intervention; and (K) such other health-care services as the Secretary may determine to be necessary to provide effective and economical preventive health care.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
preventive maintenance - The care and servicing by personnel for the purpose of maintaining equipment
and facilities in satisfactory operating condition by providing for systematic inspection, detection, and correction of incipient failures either before they occur or before they develop into major
defects.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
preventive medicine - The anticipation, communication, prediction, identification, prevention, education,
risk assessment, and control of communicable diseases, illnesses and exposure to endemic,
occupational, and environmental threats.  Also called PVNTMED.
previous class - The pay class from which an employee was promoted to the current class.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2583)
previous spouse - an individual who was married for at least 9 months to a participant, former
participant, or retired participant who had at least 18 months of service which are creditable.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2002)
previously designated person - an individual designated by the person.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1513)
price - a rate, fare, or charge.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)
price negotiation memorandum - The official record document supporting the source selection and
contract award decision, including the principal elements of the negotiated agreement.  Also called PNM.
pricing - the process of establishing a reasonable amount or amounts to be paid for supplies or services.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
pricing - the process of establishing the amount or amounts to be paid in return for goods or services.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)

primacy of improvised explosive devices - identifying enemy use of improvised explosive devices as a
primary, secondary or tertiary form of attack, independent of intended outcome.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

primary agency - See Emergency Support Function (ESF) Primary Agency.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

primary agency - The federal department or agency assigned primary responsibility for managing and
coordinating a specific emergency support function in the National Response Framework.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
256a1)

primary care - the provision of integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are
accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained
partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g12)

primary care provider - a clinician who provides integrated, accessible health care services and who is
accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, including providing
preventive and health promotion services for men, women, and children of all ages, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community, as recognized by a State licensing or regulatory authority, unless otherwise specified.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

primary control officer - In amphibious operations, the officer embarked in a primary control ship
assigned to control the movement of landing craft, amphibious vehicles, and landing ships to and
from a colored beach.  Also called PCO.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
primary control ship - In amphibious operations, a ship of the task force designated to provide support
for the primary control officer and a combat information center control team for a colored beach.
Also called PCS.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)
primary energy source - the fuel or fuels used for the generation of electric energy, except that such
term does not include, as determined under rules prescribed by the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy (i) the minimum amounts of fuel required for ignition, startup, testing,
flame stabilization, and control uses, and (ii) the minimum amounts of fuel required to alleviate or prevent
(I) unanticipated equipment outages, and
(II) emergencies, directly affecting the public
health, safety, or welfare, which would result from electric power outages.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
primary flight control - The controlling agency on air-capable ships that is responsible for air traffic
control of aircraft within 5 nautical miles of the ship.  On most Coast Guard cutters, primary flight control duties are performed by a combat information center, and the term "PRIFLY" is not used.
Also called PRIFLY.
primary fusion center - fusion center designated by a state's Governor as the primary fusion center
within that state.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
primary health care - family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, preventive
medicine, or osteopathic general practice.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
292s)
primary improvised explosive device - first of two or more improvised explosive devices (IED)s
encountered or initiated.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
primary language(s) - A primary language is the official national language of the area or a language
(SOURCE  DOS/ USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3911.2)

which that may be used officially on a coequal basis, either nationally or regionally, or a language that is used officially or widely by the government in conducting internal/ foreign affairs and by educated circles.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

primary mission essential function - function that needs to be continuously performed during an event
or resumed within 12 hours of an event, and that need to be maintained for up to 30 day after an event or until normal operations can be resumed.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

primary mission essential functions - Those department and agency essential functions, validated by the
NCC, which must be accomplished to support the performance of NEFs before, during, and after an emergency. PMEFs must be available within 12 hours of an emergency and sustainable for 30 days, or until operations can be resumed at either the original location or a new one. These activities
include formulation and implementation of foreign policy; maintenance of diplomatic and consular relations, and essential consular functions; reporting and advising on relevant conditions overseas;
and supporting other cabinet departments and agencies (e.g., Defense, Treasury, Commerce, and
Justice).  Also called PMEF.
primary mission essential functions - those Government Functions that must be performed in order to
support or implement the performance of NEFs before, during, and in the aftermath of an emergency.  Also called PMEF.

(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 51
National
Continuity Policy, Terms)

primary mission essential functions - those Government functions that must be performed in order to
support or implement the performance of the national essential functions before, during, and in the aftermath of an emergency.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 21
Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Terms)
primary next of kin - the individual authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the person.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1513)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1681)

primary packaging - the permanent packaging inside of the innermost cellophane or other transparent
wrapping and labels, if any. Warnings or other statements shall be deemed permanently imprinted only if printed directly on such primary packaging and not by way of stickers or other similar
devices.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)

primary permit holder - Only State employees may apply as primary permit holders. The primary
permit holder is responsible for making payments to FARA; reporting any changes to the permit to the Office of General Services Managements Special Services Division (A/ OPR/ GSM/ SS);
maintaining the permit at the ridership level at which the permit was issued; and ensuring that all carpool members are aware of the compliance regulations for each garage. Unless the primary permit holder re-assigns the permit in writing to A/ OPR/ GSM/ SS, the permit remains in the name of and control of the primary permit holder for the parking year.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
2023.)

primary residence - a single family house, a duplex, or a unit within a multiple-dwelling structure that is
the principal dwelling of an eligible veteran and is owned by such veteran or a family member of such veteran.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)

primary review authority - The organization, within the lead agent's chain of command, that is assigned
by the lead agent to perform the actions and coordination necessary to develop and maintain the assigned joint publication under the cognizance of the lead agent.  Also called PRA.  See also joint
publication; lead agent.
primary sponsor [Federally Funded Research and Development Center] - lead agency responsible
for managing, administering, or monitoring overall use of the Federally Funded Research and
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

Development Center (FFRDC) under a multiple sponsorship agreement on behalf of DHS.
Terms)
primary standard attainment date - the date specified in the applicable implementation plan for the
attainment of a national primary ambient air quality standard for any air pollutant.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7602.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 17,
111.)
primary stream - A) the single digital stream of programming that, before June 12, 2009, was
substantially duplicating the programming transmitted by the television broadcast station as an
analog signal; or (B) if there is no stream described in subparagraph (A), then the single digital stream of programming transmitted by the television broadcast station for the longest period of time.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 17,
111.)
primary transmission - a transmission made to the public by a transmitting facility whose signals are
being received and further transmitted by a secondary transmission service, regardless of where or
when the performance or display was first transmitted. In the case of a television broadcast station, the primary stream and any multicast streams transmitted by the station constitute primary transmissions.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 17,
111.)
primary transmitter - a television or radio broadcast station licensed by the Federal Communications
Commission, or by an appropriate governmental authority of Canada or Mexico, that makes primary transmissions to the public.
prime contract - a contract or contractual action entered into by the Federal Government to obtain
supplies, materials, equipment, or services of any kind.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
8701)
prime contract - A contract or contractual action entered into by the United States Government for the
purpose of obtaining supplies, materials, equipment, or services of any kind.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
prime contractor - a person that has entered into a prime contract with the Federal Government.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
8701)
prime contractor employee - an officer, partner, employee, or agent of a prime contractor.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
8701)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
prime vendor - A contracting process that provides commercial products to regionally grouped military
and federal customers from commercial distributors using electronic commerce.  Also called PV.
See also distribution system.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
principal - an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory
responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).
principal alien - an alien from whom another alien derives a privilege or status under the law or
regulations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
principal applicant - the primary individual on a case who submits an application or petition for an
immigration benefit. In a refugee case, this is the individual who must substantiate a claim and demonstrate eligibility for refugee status upon an interview with a specially-trained USCIS officer.
Also called PA.
principal Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis - senior officer responsible for
making waiver determinations in consultation with the Associate General Counsel for Intelligence.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Principal Federal Official - May be appointed to serve as the Secretary of Homeland Security's primary
representative to ensure consistency of Federal support as well as the overall effectiveness of the Federal incident management for catastrophic or unusually complex incidents that require
extraordinary coordination.  Also called PFO.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)

principal federal official - The federal official designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security to act
as his/ her representative locally to oversee, coordinate, and execute the Secretary's incident
management responsibilities under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5.  Also called PFO.
principal officer - Principal officer is the officer in charge of a diplomatic mission, a consular mission
(other than a consular agency), or other Foreign Service post.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

principal officer - The officer in charge of a diplomatic mission, a consular mission (other than a
consular agency), or other Foreign Service post.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)
principal officer - The officer in charge of a diplomatic mission, consular office, or other  foreign
service post, such as a United States liaison office.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)

Principal Officers Electronic Messaging System - a classified intranet which has connectivity to
ClassNet. POEMS is administered by SS-IRM.  Also called POEMS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 713)
principal or major use - domestic livestock grazing, fish and wildlife development and utilization,
mineral exploration and production, rights-of-way, outdoor recreation, and timber production.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1702)

principal representative - senior official of the U.S. Government serving in a foreign country who has
been designated by the Secretary of State.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3251.3)
principal representative - The senior representative of a U.S. Government agency attached to a
diplomatic mission abroad.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
principal unit security officer - A managerial-level Department employee who a bureau executive
director or equivalent designated, in writing, to administer the security program in that bureau or organization and maintain liaison with DS/ IS/ APD. PUSOs may designate any number of unit security officers to assist in performing security duties. Bureaus with assigned BSOs are not required to designate a PUSO.  Also called PUSO.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
611)
prints - newspapers and periodicals, books, pamphlets, sheet music, visiting cards, address cards, printing
proofs, engravings, photographs, pictures, drawings, plans, maps, patterns to be cut out, catalogs, prospectuses, advertisements, and printed, engraved, lithographed, or autographed notices of various kinds, and, in general, all impressions or reproductions obtained on paper or other material assimilable to paper, on parchment or on cardboard, by means of printing, engraving, lithography, autography, or any other easily recognizable mechanical process, with the exception of the copying
press, stamps with movable or immovable type, and the typewriter.
prior approval - securing the awarding agency's permission in advance to incur cost for those items that
are designated. Generally this permission will be in writing. Where an item of cost requiring prior approval is specified in the budget of an award, approval of the budget constitutes approval of that
cost.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A122)
prior approval - Written approval by an authorized official evidencing prior consent.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
prior approval - written approval by an authorized official evidencing prior consent.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
priority - A precedence designator used for messages requiring rapid action and prompt delivery and
which must be delivered before routine traffic.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

priority - value given to indicate relative importance in order to ensure the appropriate allocation of
resources and to determine the timeframe within which action is required.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
priority consideration - Special, one-time consideration extended to a candidate who was denied proper
consideration in a prior competitive action.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
priority date - The priority date of the petition is the date on which the completed, signed petition is
properly filed.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)

priority designator - A two-digit issue and priority code placed in military standard requisitioning and
issue procedure requisitions to provide a means of assigning relative rankings to competing
demands placed on the Department of Defense supply system.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1161w.)

priority individual - an individual who (A) is an eligible individual; (B) has been convicted of a gangrelated offense; and (C) has served or is serving a period of detention in a juvenile detention center or secure juvenile justice residential facility for such offense.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

priority intelligence requirement - An intelligence requirement, stated as a priority for intelligence
support, that the commander and staff need to understand the adversary or other aspects of the operational environment.  Also called PIR.  See also information requirements; intelligence;
intelligence process; intelligence requirement.
priority intelligence requirement - organization's stated intelligence need identifying its analytic,
collection, and production priorities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

priority mail - Priority Mail is an expedited service and may contain any mailable matter weighing no
more than 70 pounds except for Army Post Office (APO) and Fleet Post Office (FPO) mail subject
to 703.2.0, Overseas Military Mail, 703.4.0, Mail Sent by U.S. Armed Forces, and Department of
State mail subject to 703.3.0. Priority Mail prices are based on zone and weight.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 167.)

priority pipeline access - the first priority of delivery of crude helium under which the Secretary
schedules and ensures the delivery of crude helium to a helium refinery through the Federal Helium System.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300cc2)

priority request - any request that-(1) is designated as a priority request by the Administrator of the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, or the Director of the National Institutes of Health; and (2)(A) is made to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management for the allocation of personnel to carry out activities with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome; or (B) is made to the Administrator of General Services for administrative
support or space in carrying out such activities.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

priority workers -  a. In the context of employment-based first preference immigrant visa classification,
the statute designates the following aliens as priority workers who may be entitled to status as employment-based first preference applicants - (1) Aliens with extraordinary ability; (2)
Outstanding professors and researchers; and (3) Certain multinational executives and managers.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
15609)

prison - any confinement facility of a Federal, State, or local government, whether administered by such
government or by a private organization on behalf of such government, and includes(A) any local jail or police lockup; and
(B) any juvenile facility used for the custody or care of juvenile inmates.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3797s6)

prison-based family treatment program - a program for incarcerated parents or pregnant women in a
correctional facility that provides a comprehensive response to offender needs, including substance abuse treatment, child early intervention services, family counseling, legal services, medical care,
mental health services, nursery and preschool, parenting skills training, pediatric care, physical
therapy, prenatal care, sexual abuse therapy, relapse prevention, transportation, and vocational or GED training.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

prisoner of war - A detained person (as defined in Articles 4 and 5 of the Geneva Convention Relative to
the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949) who, while engaged in combat under orders
of his or her government, is captured by the armed forces of the enemy.  Also called POW.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4104.
Internees)

prisoner of war - any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the Armed Forces of
the United States who was held as a prisoner of war for any period of time during the Vietnam conflict by any force hostile to the United States, except any such member who, at any time, voluntarily, knowingly, and without duress, gave aid to or collaborated with, or in any manner served, such hostile force.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)

Prisoner Transfer Treaty - A treaty that provides for transfer of prisoners to the country of origin under
controlled conditions, as an alternative to serving a long sentence abroad, without undermining the national systems of justice of the two participating countries.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)

prisoner trust account - Funds deposited in an especially designated account with the Department of
State or a Foreign Service post for disbursal to or on behalf of a specified prisoner to pay for legal fees, fines, and related expenses.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

privacy act statement - statement required when federal departments and agencies collect personally
identifiable information (PII) from members of the public, including from state and local partners, which are entered into a System of Records

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

privacy compliance documentation - document required by statute or by the Chief Privacy Officer that
supports compliance with DHS privacy policy, procedures, or requirements includes but not limited
to:  Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), System of Records Notices (SORNs), Notices of Proposed
Rulemaking for Exemption from certain aspects of the Privacy Act (NPRM), and Final Rules for Exemption from certain aspects of the Privacy Act.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

privacy compliance review - DHS Privacy Office process to be followed and documentation designed to
provide a constructive mechanism to improve a DHS program's ability to comply with assurances made in existing Privacy Compliance Documentation includes:  Privacy Impact Assessments
(PIAs), System of Records Notices (SORNs), and/ or formal agreements such as Memoranda of Understanding or Memoranda of Agreement.
privacy continuous monitoring - maintaining ongoing awareness of privacy risks and assessing privacy
controls at a frequency sufficient to ensure compliance with applicable privacy requirements and to manage privacy risks.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
privacy continuous monitoring program - an agency-wide program that implements the agency's
privacy continuous monitoring strategy and maintains ongoing awareness of threats and vulnerabilities that may pose privacy risks; monitors changes to information systems and environments of operation that create, collect, use, process, store, maintain, disseminate, disclose, or dispose of PII; and conducts privacy control assessments to verify the continued effectiveness of all privacy controls selected and implemented at an agency across the agency risk management tiers to
ensure continued compliance with applicable privacy requirements and manage privacy risks.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
privacy continuous monitoring strategy - a formal document that catalogs the available privacy
controls implemented at an agency across the agency risk management tiers and ensures that the controls are effectively monitored on an ongoing basis by assigning an agency-defined assessment frequency to each control that is sufficient to ensure compliance with applicable privacy
requirements and to manage privacy risks.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
privacy control - the administrative, technical, and physical safeguards employed within an agency to
ensure compliance with applicable privacy requirements and manage privacy risks.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
privacy control assessment - the assessment of privacy controls to determine whether the controls are
implemented correctly, operating as intended, and sufficient to ensure compliance with applicable
privacy requirements and manage privacy risks. A privacy control assessment is both an assessment and a formal document detailing the process and the outcome of the assessment.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

privacy impact assessment - An analysis of how information is handled - (1) To ensure compliance with
applicable legal, regulatory, and policy requirements regarding privacy; (2) To determine the risks and effects of collecting, maintaining and disseminating information in identifiable form; and (3) To examine and evaluate protections and alternative processes for handling information to mitigate potential privacy risks.  Also called PIA.
privacy impact assessment - an analysis of how information is handled to ensure handling conforms to
applicable legal, regulatory, and policy requirements regarding privacy; to determine the risks and effects of creating, collecting, using, processing, storing, maintaining, disseminating, disclosing, and disposing of information in identifiable form in an electronic information system; and to examine and evaluate protections and alternate processes for handling information to mitigate potential privacy concerns. A privacy impact assessment is both an analysis and a formal document detailing the process and the outcome of the analysis.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

privacy impact assessment - An analysis of how personal information is collected, stored, shared, and
managed in a Federal system - (1) To ensure handling conforms to applicable legal, regulatory, and policy requirements regarding privacy; (2) To determine the risks and effects of collecting, maintaining, and disseminating information in identifiable form in an electronic information system; and (3) To examine and evaluate protections and alternative processes for handling information to
mitigate potential privacy risks.  Also called PIA.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

privacy impact assessment - DHS Privacy Office process to be followed and the document required
whenever an information technology (IT) system, technology, rulemaking, program, pilot project, or other activity involves the planned use of personally identifiable information (PII) or otherwise impacts the privacy of individuals as determined by the Chief Privacy Officer examines how the
Department has incorporated privacy concerns throughout the development, design, and deployment of a technology.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

privacy incident - loss of control, compromise, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized acquisition,
unauthorized access, or any similar situation in which persons other than authorized users, and for an other than authorized purpose, have access or potential access to personally identifiable
information (PII) in usable form, whether physical or electronic.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

privacy office - Department of Homeland Security Support Component that ensures that the use of
technologies sustain, and do not erode, privacy protections relating to the use, collection, and disclosure of personal information.
privacy plan - a formal document that details the privacy controls selected for an information system or
environment of operation that are in place or planned for meeting applicable privacy requirements and managing privacy risks, details how the controls have been implemented, and describes the methodologies and metrics that will be used to assess the controls.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

privacy program plan - a formal document that provides an overview of an agency's privacy program,
including a description of the structure of the privacy program, the resources dedicated to the privacy program, the role of the Senior Agency Official for Privacy and other privacy officials and
staff, the strategic goals and objectives of the privacy program, and the program management controls and common controls in place or planned for meeting applicable privacy requirements and
managing privacy risks.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

privacy protection governance board - An Assistant Secretary-level Department group established to
ensure the Department is positioned to respond to relevant directives and other authorities
concerning the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) in a unified manner, fully integrating the requirements of all Department business operations.  Also called PPGB.
privacy risk - risk associated with the vulnerability of information collected on persons or of
vulnerability of proprietary information on businesses.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

privacy threshold analysis - DHS Privacy Office process to be followed and the document used to
identify information technology (IT) systems, technologies, rulemakings, programs, or pilot projects
that involve PII and other activities that otherwise impact the privacy of persons as determined by the Chief Privacy Officer, and to assess whether there is a need for additional Privacy Compliance
Documentation used to determine whether the degree to which a system handles or processes PII raises privacy concerns sufficient to warrant a full privacy impact assessment (PIA).

private and voluntary organization - cooperatives, credit unions, trade unions, women's groups,
nonprofit.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 496)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2293)
private and voluntary organization - cooperatives, credit unions, trade unions, women's groups,
nonprofit development research institutions, and indigenous local organizations, which are private and nonprofit.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
private applicator - a certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide which is
classified for restricted use for purposes of producing any agricultural commodity on property
owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator's employer or (if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities) on the
property of another person.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
22701.)
private benefit - (i) a benefit accrued to a person or private entity, other than Amtrak, that directly
improves the economic and competitive condition of that person or entity through improved assets,
cost reductions, service improvements, or any other means as defined by the Secretary; and (ii) shall be determined on a project-by-project basis, based upon an agreement between the parties.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
private branch exchange - A private telephone exchange that provides on-premises dial service and may
provide connections to local and trunked communications networks. It is based on centralized stored
program computer technology that provides switched telephone networking features and services. Also called PBX.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
81a.)
private corporation - any corporation (other than a public corporation) which is organized for the
purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone and which is chartered under special Act enacted after June 18, 1934, of the State or States within which it is to operate
such zone.
private document - A document issued by a non-governmental organization, e.g., hospital birth
certificates, baptismal certificates, insurance records, etc.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1312.1)
private entity - a State, tribal, or local government performing utility services, such as electric, natural
gas, or water services.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)
private entity - any person or private group, organization, proprietorship, partnership, trust, cooperative,
corporation, or other commercial or nonprofit entity, including an officer, employee, or agent
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)

thereof.

private items - Items to and from private citizens; i.e., nonemployees.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2571.)

private person - (A) any individual who is a citizen or national of the United States; and (B) any
corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity organized or existing under the law of any State, whether for profit or not for profit.

private responder - a nongovernmental entity or individual that is carrying out an oil spill removal
activity at the direction of a Federal agency or a responsible party.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1321.)
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 658.)

private sector - all persons or entities in the United States, including individuals, partnerships,
associations, corporations, and educational and nonprofit institutions, but shall not include State,
local, or tribal governments.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)

private sector - An umbrella term that may be applied to any or all of the nonpublic or commercial
individuals and businesses, specified nonprofit organizations, most of academia and other scholastic
institutions, and selected nongovernmental organizations.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

private sector - entities and persons, including for-profit and non-profit, which are not part of any
government includes individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, associations, and corporations, private voluntary organizations and non-public educational institutions, as well as all other nonprofit institutions.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

private sector - Organizations and entities that are not part of any governmental structure. The private
sector includes for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, formal and informal structures, commerce, and industry.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

private sector - persons outside government who are critically involved in ensuring that public and
private preparedness and response efforts are integrated as part of the Nation's Critical Infrastructure or Key Resources (CIKR), including:(1) corporate owners and operators determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be part of the CIKR; (2) subject matter experts selected to assist the Federal or State CIKR;
(3) personnel serving in specific leadership positions of CIKR
coordination, operations, and oversight; (4) employees of corporate entities relating to the protection of CIKR; or
(5) other persons not otherwise eligible for the granting of a personnel security
clearance pursuant to Executive Order 12829, as amended, who are determined by the Secretary of
Homeland Security to require a personnel security clearance.

private sector employer - non-governmental employer of person involved in the loaned executive
program.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4301)

private sector entity - (A) an importer;  (B) an exporter; (C) a forwarder; (D) an air, sea, or land carrier
or shipper;(E) a contract logistics provider; (F) a customs broker; or(G) any other person (other than an employee of a government) affected by the  implementation of the customs and trade laws of the United States.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 241.3)

private security functions - This generally means activities engaged in by a contractor under a covered
contract including guarding personnel, facilities, or property of a Federal agency, the contractor, or subcontractor, or a third party. It includes any other activity for which personnel are required to carry weapons in the performance of their duties in accordance with the terms of the contract.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
534)

private security officer - (A) an individual other than an employee of a Federal, State, or local
government, whose primary duty is to perform security services, full or part time, for consideration, whether armed or unarmed and in uniform or plain clothes if the Attorney General determines by
regulation that such exclusion would serve the public interest); but (B) does not include-(i) employees whose duties are primarily internal audit or credit functions;(ii) employees of electronic security system companies acting as technicians or monitors; or (iii) employees whose duties primarily involve the secure movement of prisoners.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 281)

private voluntary organization -  a not-for-profit entity that- (A) engages in and supports activities of an
economic or social development or humanitarian nature for citizens in foreign countries; and (B) is
incorporated as such under the laws of the United States, including any of its states, territories or the District of Columbia, or of a foreign country.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1732.)

private voluntary organization - a not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization (in the case of a United
States organization, an organization that is exempt from Federal income taxes that receives funds
from private sources, voluntary contributions of money, staff time, or in-kind support from the public, and that is engaged in or is planning to engage in voluntary, charitable, or development assistance activities (other than religious activities).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

privately owned motor vehicle - A privately owned motor vehicle is a motor vehicle owned by the
employee or a member of the employee's family who is authorized to travel, and used by the
employee and/ or employee's immediate family for the primary purpose of providing personal transportation.  Also called POV.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

privately owned vehicle - vehicle, such as an automobile or motorcycle, operated by an individual that is
not owned or leased by a government agency, and is not commercially leased or rented by an employee under a government rental agreement for use in connection with official government business.
privately-owned property - Any item (primarily portable equipment) belonging to employees or
visitors, hand-carried in or out of U.S. Government premises.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
privatization - A federal agency decision to change a government-owned and government-operated
commercial activity or enterprise to private sector control and ownership. When privatizing, the agency eliminates associated assets and resources (manpower for and funding of the requirement). Since there is no government ownership and control, no service contract or fee-for-service agreement exists between the agency and the private sector after an agency privatizes a commercial
activity or enterprise. Moving work from agency performance with government personnel to private
sector performance where the agency still funds the activity is not privatization.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
privatization - the disposition or transfer of an infrastructure asset, such as by sale or by long-term lease,
from a State or local government to a private party.
(SOURCE
Treasury, US Code 31, 501.)
privilege - any work-product privilege, attorney-client privilege, governmental privilege, or other
privilege recognized under Federal, State, or foreign law.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78x.)

privity of contract - The legal relationship that exists between two contracting parties.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
prize - award, of either monetary or non-monetary value, presented to the winner of a competition.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2154)
pro rata share - the percentage that is equal to (A) the number of days of the marriage of the qualified
former spouse to the employee during the employee's periods of creditable service, divided by (B) the total number of days of the employee's creditable service.
proactive problem management - type of problem management process that identifies problems that
might otherwise be missed by analyzing data collected by other management processes to identify
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
trends or significant problems prior to problem detection.
Terms) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

probabilistic risk assessment - type of quantitative risk assessment that considers possible combinations
of occurrences with associated consequences, each with an associated probability or probability
distribution.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

probability [mathematical] - numerical value between 0 and 1 assigned to a random event (which is a
subset of the sample space) in such a way that the assigned number obeys three axioms: (1) the probability of the random event "A" must be equal to, or lie between 0 and 1, (2) the probability that the outcome is within the sample space must equal 1, and (3) the probability that the random event
"A" or "B" occurs must equal the probability of the random event "A" plus the probability of the random event "B" for any two mutually exclusive events.

probability of damage - The probability that damage will occur to a target expressed as a percentage or
as a decimal.  Also called PD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
probable - likely but not certain to be or become true or real.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32707.)

probable cause - a valid public interest in the effective enforcement of this chapter or a regulation
prescribed under this chapter sufficient to justify the inspection or impoundment in the circumstances stated in an application for a warrant.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)

probate - The procedure by which a will is proven to be valid or invalid, before a competent judicial
authority, such as a probate court. The term is more broadly used to include all matters and
proceedings pertaining to the administration of an estate.

problem - matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and
overcome.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
problem management - process responsible for managing the lifecycle of all problems.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
problem record - document containing the details of a problem.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
procedural control - A method of airspace control which relies on a combination of previously agreed
and promulgated orders and procedures.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
procedural identification - An identification based on observation and analysis of target behaviors
including location and trajectory, as well as compliance with airspace control measures.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
procedure sign (Prosign) - In Allied Communications Publication (ACP) telegraphic format one or more
letters, characters, or combinations thereof used to facilitate communication by conveying in a
condensed form frequently used orders, instructions, requests, and information related to telegraphic communications.
procedure word - A word or phrase limited to radio telephone procedure used to facilitate
communication by conveying information in a condensed standard form.  Also called proword.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
procedures - Standard, detailed steps that prescribe how to perform specific tasks.  See also tactics;
techniques.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)
proceed on or about - The date indicated on the travel authorization that the official travel is expected to
begin. Official travel may begin as many as two (2) days before or two (2) days after the indicated
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
proceed-to-travel date, but the length of the official travel must not exceed the total number of days of the temporary duty.
FAM 511.3) (SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
6001)

proceeding before an agency of the United States - any proceeding before such an agency with respect
to which it is authorized to issue subpenas and to take testimony or receive other information from
witnesses under oath.

process - process, art or method, and includes a new use of a known process, machine, manufacture,
composition of matter, or material.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 35,
100)
process - systematic and repeatable series of actions directed to some end.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
process - the acceptance and review of applications and the preparation of necessary documents and the
making of appropriate determinations with respect to such applications.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1201)
process - the term reprocess.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8008)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
process improvement - series of actions taken by a process owner to identify, analyze and improve an
existing process to meet new goals and objectives, such as increasing performance, reducing costs,
and accelerating schedules.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 153)
process improvement governance board - The Process Improvement Governance Board (PIGB) is a
governing body that sets objectives and priorities, charters and sponsors process working groups, monitors their results, and manages change throughout the life of the working groups.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
process owner - The head of a Department of Defense component assigned a responsibility by the
Secretary of Defense when process improvement involves more than one Service or Department of
Defense component.
processes and activities measurement area - The area that creates the outputs directly resulting from
the process an IT initiative supports.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
processing - A system of operations designed to convert raw data into useful information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)
processing - Receiving, sorting, preparing, approving, and prepayment examining of vouchers. It begins
with the receipt of vouchers and concludes with the prepayment examination and presentation of vouchers for certification.
processing and exploitation - In intelligence usage, the conversion of collected information into forms
suitable to the production of intelligence.  See also intelligence process.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
processor - any person engaged in the business of obtaining livestock or poultry for the purpose of
slaughtering the livestock or poultry.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
229b.)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6349)

process-oriented industrial assessment - (A) the identification of opportunities in the production
process (from the introduction of materials to final packaging of the product for shipping) for-(i) improving energy efficiency;(ii) reducing environmental impact; and(iii) designing technological
improvements to increase competitiveness and achieve cost-effective product quality enhancement; (B) the identification of opportunities for improving the energy efficiency of lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and the associated building envelope; and (C) the identification of costeffective opportunities for using renewable energy technology in the production process and in the
systems described in subparagraph (B).

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78dd1.)

pro-competitive privatization - privatization that the President determines to be consistent with the
United States policy of obtaining full and open competition to such organizations (or their
successors), and nondiscriminatory market access, in the provision of satellite services.

procurement - act of buying goods and services for the Government.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

procurement and investment [cost] - total production and deployment costs of the prime system-related
support equipment and facilities, and related equipment and material furnished by the Government and initial spare and repair parts.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

procurement executive - The Procurement Executive is responsible for management direction of the
acquisition system of the Department, including implementation of the unique acquisition policies, regulations, and standards of the Department.  Also called A/ OPE.

procurement instrument identifier - unique identifier used to distinguish solicitations, contracts,
agreements, orders and related procurement vehicles.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
procurement item - any device, good, substance, material, product, or other item whether real or
personal property which is the subject of any purchase, barter, or other exchange made to procure such item.
procurement lead time - The interval in time between the initiation of procurement action and receipt of
the products or services purchased as the result of such actions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
procurement program - a program for which funds for procurement are authorized to be appropriated in
a fiscal year.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2433)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

procurement request originators - person or entity responsible for defining the requirements for a
purchase or acquisition program includes, but is not limited to, engineers, acquisition program
managers, and all contract specification writers and reviewers.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H113.42)
procurement shared services - The Office of Acquisitions Management (A/ LM/ AQM) manages, plans,
and directs the Department's acquisition programs and conducts contract operations in support of
activities worldwide. A/ LM/ AQM is involved or carries out almost all procurements. Regional procurement and support offices in Florida and Frankfurt provide regional support by managing the local conditions involved at each post. The overseas procurement cost center acts as an intermediary
for non-State acquisitions.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
procuring activity - a component of an executive agency having a significant acquisition function and
designated as such by the head of the agency. Unless agency regulations specify otherwise, the term
"procuring activity" is synonymous with "contracting activity."
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
procuring agency - any Federal agency, or any State agency or agency of a political subdivision of a
State which is using appropriated Federal funds for such procurement, or any person contracting with any such agency with respect to work performed under such contract.
procuring contracting officer - A contracting officer who initiates and signs the contract.  Also called
PCO.  See also administrative contracting officer; contracting officer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
produce - to manufacture, prepare, compound, propagate, or process any pesticide or device or active
ingredient used in producing a pesticide.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)
produced - produced, manufactured, mined, handled, or in any other manner worked on in any State; and
for the purposes of this chapter an employee shall be deemed to have been engaged in the
production of goods if such employee was employed in producing, manufacturing, mining, handling, transporting, or in any other manner working on such goods, or in any closely related
process or occupation directly essential to the production thereof, in any State.
producer - a person who engages in the production of a good in the territory of a CAFTADR country.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4033)
producer - a person who engages in the production of a good in the territory of Colombia or the United
States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
producer - a person who engages in the production of a good in the territory of Korea or the United
States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
producer - a person who grows, mines, harvests, fishes, traps, hunts, manufactures, processes, or
assembles a good.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
producer - any person engaged in the business of selling livestock to a packer for slaughter (including
the sale of livestock from a packer to another packer).
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635a.)
producer - the person who manufactures, prepares, compounds, propagates, or processes any pesticide or
device or active ingredient used in producing a pesticide.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
product - any natural or manufactured item.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2571.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
product - artifact that is produced, is quantifiable, and can be either an end item in itself or a component
item solutions that are developed to address a problem statement and are being transitioned to use by the project.
product carrier - a tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil except crude oil.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)

product carrier - a tanker that is engaged in carrying oil. This definition of tanker means that it is a selfpropelled vessel. A tank barge carrying oil products is a tank vessel but is not subject to the special standards or requirements for a product carrier.
product certification center - A facility which certifies the technical security integrity of
communications equipment. The equipment is handled and used within secure channels.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

product costs - costs that are associated with the production of a good and include the value of materials,
direct labor costs, and direct overhead.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
product costs - costs that are associated with the production of a good and include the value of materials,
direct labor costs, and direct overhead.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805)
product service code - label that describes what a contract is procuring.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2337)

product support - the package of support functions required to field and maintain the readiness and
operational capability of major weapon systems, subsystems, and components, including all
functions related to weapon system readiness.

product type - categorization of a product.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
production - growing, mining, harvesting, fishing, breeding, raising, trapping, hunting, manufacturing,
processing, assembling, or disassembling a good.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
production - growing, mining, harvesting, fishing, raising, trapping, hunting, manufacturing, processing,
assembling, or disassembling a good.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
production - growing, mining, harvesting, fishing, raising, trapping, hunting, manufacturing, processing,
assembling, or disassembling a good.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4033)
production - growing, mining, harvesting, fishing, trapping, hunting, manufacturing, processing, or
assembling a good.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 952.)

production - plays (with or without music), ballet, dance and choral performances, concerts, recitals,
operas, exhibitions, readings, motion pictures, television, radio, film, video, and tape and sound recordings, and any other activities involving the execution or rendition of the arts and meeting such
standards as may be approved by the National Endowment for the Arts.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1331)

production - those activities which take place after the successful completion of any means for the
removal of minerals, including such removal, field operations, transfer of minerals to shore, operation monitoring, maintenance, and work-over drilling.

production base - The total national industrial production capacity available for the manufacture of items
to meet materiel requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
production representative - system that accurately represents the production configuration system for
both hardware and software, such as a mature engineering development model (EDM), but not produced on a final production line, e.g., hand tooled, although some components may be from production tooling
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
production requirement - An intelligence requirement that cannot be met by current analytical products
resulting in tasking to produce a new product that can meet this intelligence requirement.  Also
called PR.
products - same meaning as "supplies."
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

profession - architects, engineers, lawyers, physicians, surgeons, and teachers in elementary or secondary
schools, colleges, academies, or seminaries. DHS regulations also include any occupation for which
a U.S. baccalaureate degree (or foreign equivalent) is the minimum requirement for entry into the occupation.
profession - include but not be limited to architects, engineers, lawyers, physicians, surgeons, and
teachers in elementary or secondary schools, colleges, academies, or seminaries.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)

profession - occupation.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3978)
professional - occupational.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3979)

professional athlete - an individual who is employed as an athlete by- (A) a team that is a member of an
association of 6 or more professional sports teams whose total combined revenues exceed
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,

1153)

$10,000,000 per year, if the association governs the conduct of its members and regulates the contests and exhibitions in which its member teams regularly engage; or (B) any minor league team that is affiliated with such an association.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
professional courier (or diplomatic courier) - A person specifically employed and provided with
official documentation by the Department to transport properly prepared, addressed, and documented diplomatic pouches between the Department, its Foreign Service posts, and across other international boundaries.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
professional development training - training and/ or experiences designed to enhance the person's
expertise, leadership, management and interpersonal skills so as to continuously improve the workforce, organization, mission, and the related processes.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3845)
professional liability insurance -  legal liability for damages due to injuries to other persons, damage to
their property, or other damage or loss to such other persons (including the expenses of litigation and settlement) resulting from or arising out of any tortuous act, error, or omission of the covered individual (whether common law, statutory, or constitutional) while in the performance of such
individual's official duties as a qualified employee; and the cost of legal representation for the covered individual in connection with any administrative or judicial proceeding (including any investigation or disciplinary proceeding) relating to any act, error, or omission of the covered individual while in the performance of such individual's official duties as a qualified employee, and other legal costs and fees relating to any such administrative or judicial proceeding.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3701)
professional sports organization - (A) a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes,
schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which one or more professional athletes participate, or
(B) a league or association of persons or governmental entities.
proficiency training - training provided to develop and maintain a given standard of skill in individual or
team performance.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
4341)
profit - any proceeds (including cash and other valuable consideration but not including amounts of such
proceeds given as charitable contributions) for the sale, disposition, or assignment of personal property in excess of the basis for such property. For purposes of this chapter, basis shall include initial price, inland and overseas transportation costs (if not reimbursed by the United States Government), shipping insurance, taxes, customs fees, duties or other charges, and capital improvements, but shall not include insurance on an item while in use, or maintenance and related costs. For purposes of computing profit, proceeds and costs shall be valued in United States dollars at the time of receipt or payment, at a rate of exchange as determined by regulation or policy issued.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 45,
352)
profitable railroad - a railroad which is not a railroad in reorganization. The term does not include the
Corporation, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, or a railroad leased, operated, or controlled by a railroad in reorganization in the region.
program - A coordinated group of planned undertakings (projects) having a common goal, objective, or
mission.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
program - A group of planned projects having a common goal, objective, or mission with a defined
budget, management structure, dedicated resources, and does not have a specified start and end date.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
program - group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not
available from managing them individually.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
program [acquisition] - directed, funded acquisitions that provide new, improved, or continuing systems
or services in response to an approved need.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

program [development] - totality of activities directed to accomplish specific goals and objectives,
which may provide new or improved capabilities in response to approved requirements and/ or sustain existing capabilities, and which may have multiple projects to obtain specific capability requirements or capital assets.

program activity - a specific activity or project as listed in the program and financing schedules of the
annual budget of the United States Government.
(SOURCE
Treasury, US Code 31, 1115.)

program and budget review - concurrent Programming and Budgeting phases of PPBE, usually
occurring between April and August of each year.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

program and budget review guidance - document providing instruction that outlines the key themes
and focus areas for the program and budget review with identification of programmatic issue teams,
base budget.

program beneficiary - an individual who receives program services.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290kk)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 455.2)

program coordinator - An individual appointed in the purchase card program through a written
delegation of authority memorandum who has responsibility for oversight of the bureau or post purchase card program including all activity of his or her cardholders, approving officials and designated billing officials. Domestically, the PC is established at the bureau executive director level. Overseas, the PC is established at the post management officer level or equivalent.  Also called PC.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

program health [acquisition] - current state of an acquisition program's management, resources,
planning and execution activities, and requirements within cost and schedule, external influencers, compliance with applicable laws, regulations and instructions, and how those factors are impacting the program's ability to deliver a capability includes how these factor ratings impact the program's ability to deliver a capability to designated customers, recognizing that not all factors are weighted equally.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

program health assessment [acquisition] - collection of data, processes, and evaluations conducted on
major acquisition programs to evaluate their overall health, ability to deliver the required capability, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, instructions.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

program identifier - two or three-letter acronym (Di-graph or Tri- graph) or abbreviated identifier for an
assigned special access program nickname or codeword; drawn from the letters within the nickname or codeword.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

program income - Gross income earned by the recipient that is directly generated by a supported activity
or earned as a result of the award.  Program income includes, but is not limited to, income from fees for services performed, the use or rental of real or personal property acquired under federally-funded projects, the sale of commodities or items fabricated under an award, license fees and royalties on patents and copyrights, and interest on loans made with award funds. Interest earned on advances of Federal funds is not program income. Except as otherwise provided in Federal awarding agency regulations or the terms and conditions of the award, program income does not include the receipt of principal on loans, rebates, credits, discounts, etc., or interest earned on any of them.
program income - gross income earned by the recipient that is directly generated by a supported activity
or earned as a result of the award. Program income includes, but is not limited to, income from fees
for services performed, the use or rental of real or personal property acquired under federally-funded projects, the sale of commodities or items fabricated under an award, license fees and royalties on patents and copyrights, and interest on loans made with award funds. Interest earned on advances of Federal funds is not program income. Except as otherwise provided in Federal awarding agency

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)

regulations or the terms and conditions of the award, program income does not include the receipt of principal on loans, rebates, credits, discounts, etc., or interest earned on any of them.

program management - centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program's
strategic objectives and benefits.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
program management control - in the context of information security and privacy, a control that is
generally implemented at the agency level, independent of any particular information system, and essential for managing information security or privacy programs.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3101)

program manager - (A) the head of the element of the intelligence community that is responsible for the
budget, cost, schedule, and performance of a major system; or
(B) in the case of a major system
within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the deputy who is responsible for the budget, cost, schedule, and performance of the major system.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 455.2)

program manager - An individual in A/ LM/ AQM/ BD who has overall management responsibility for
the worldwide purchase card program, including strategic planning, development and implementation of purchase card policies, procedures, and training.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

program manager - responsible agency representative, who, with significant discretional authority, is
uniquely empowered to make final scope-of-work, capital-investment, and performance acceptability decisions also responsible for meeting program objectives or production requirements through the acquisition of any mix of in-house, contract, or reimbursable support resources.

program manager (or Information System Owner) - Official responsible for the overall procurement,
development, integration, modification, or operation and maintenance of an information system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
program Manager (or Information System Owner) - Official responsible for the overall procurement,
development, integration, modification, or operation and maintenance of an information system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
program monitoring - the collection, analysis, and use of routine program data to determine- (A) how
well a program is carried out; and (B) how much the program costs.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7602)
program of excellence - any program carried out by a designated health professions school with a grant
made, if the program is for purposes for which the school involved is authorized to expend the grant.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
292t)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3101.)
program of independent living services and assistance - (A) the services provided for in this chapter
that are needed to enable a veteran to achieve independence in daily living, including such counseling, diagnostic, medical, social, psychological, and educational services as are determined by the Secretary to be needed for such veteran to achieve maximum independence in daily living, and (B) the assistance authorized by this chapter for such veteran.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5309)
program of interrelated projects - the simultaneous development of (A) 2 or more new fixed guideway
capital projects, small start projects, or core capacity improvement projects; or (B) 2 or more
projects that are any combination of new fixed guideway capital projects, small start projects, and
core capacity improvement projects.
program of record - program that has successfully achieved formal program initiation and approval.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
program office - group within a Component responsible for supporting and consulting to ensure
activities are carried out consistently and successfully in accordance with Component strategies.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
program office - The office that manages the form and the uses of the information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1151.2) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1114)
program offices - Department organizations that develop, implement, and manage appropriate policies
and procedures regarding specified functions. Program offices also perform oversight and periodic
review of operating offices to ensure their compliance with Department directives.
program participant - a public or private entity that has received financial assistance under a designated
program.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290kk)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d6d)
program planner - a State or local government, including an Indian tribe, a person employed by the
State or local government, or other person who supervised or administered a program with respect to the administration, dispensing, distribution, provision, or use of a security countermeasure or a qualified pandemic or epidemic product, including a person who has established requirements, provided policy guidance, or supplied technical or scientific advice or assistance or provides a facility to administer or use a covered countermeasure in accordance with a declaration.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
program project activity [financial] - amount specified in the appropriations, conference report, or joint
explanatory statement that limits or caps the amount of money that may be spent in a particular funding area.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
program property - Specialized property associated with a unique program where the overall
management and technical expertise are controlled by a single bureau or agency and which is generally funded by that bureau or agency (e.g., motor vehicles, secure telephones, radios, tempest PCs, etc.).
program records - Records documenting the unique, substantive functions for which an office is
responsible, in contrast to administrative records.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
program services - treatment for substance abuse, or preventive services regarding such abuse, provided
pursuant to an award of financial assistance under a designated program.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290kk)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
program-funded property for USAID only - Property, distinct from OE-funded property, which is
procured for the achievement of a strategic objective with funds of a USAID activity or project. When title for this property is vested in USAID, and it is in USAID custody, USAID inventory
records must indicate the funding source.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

programming phase - second phase of the Planning Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE)
process, which projects the five-year program plans and estimates the resources required to meet the planning priorities and objectives of the Department.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

program security officer - person that is responsible for executing special access program security
responsibilities for a specific special access program, compartment, sub-compartment, project and/
or geographical region appointed in writing by the cognizant security authority.

program-specific audit - an audit of one Federal program.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
progress review - periodic (e.g., monthly, quarterly, annually, or event-based) check on the progress and
health of a project with one or more organizations that have an interest in the success of the project.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6303)
prohibited activity - the act of knowingly, materially, and directly contributing or attempting to
contribute, through the provision of financing, to- (1) the acquisition of unsafeguarded special nuclear material; or (2) the use, development, production, stockpiling, or other acquisition of any nuclear explosive device, by any individual, group, or non-nuclear-weapon state.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)

prohibited personnel practices - Twelve prohibited personnel practices, including reprisal for
whistleblowing. A personnel action, such as appointments, promotions, reassignments, and other personnel matters, may need to be involved for a prohibited personnel practice to occur.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
project   - planned undertaking of something to be accomplished or produced, or an undertaking having a
finite beginning and finite end a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result; involves the definition, acquisition, and fielding of a unique product, service or result in accordance with specified resources and requirements.
project - A carefully planned task or undertaking that has been scheduled to meet specified performance
goals and achieve a desired result within defined budget and time constraints.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
project - A planned task or undertaking that has been scheduled to achieve a desired result within defined
budget and time constraints; a planned effort with a performance goal, scheduled start and end dates.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1122)
project - any individually described activity in a field related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources
involving research, education, training, or extension services administered by a person with
expertise in such a field.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
390bb)
project - any reclamation or irrigation project, including incidental features thereof, authorized by
Federal reclamation law, or constructed by the United States pursuant to such law, or in connection
with which there is a repayment or water service contract executed by the United States pursuant to
such law, or any project constructed by the Secretary through the Bureau of Reclamation for the
reclamation of lands.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)

project - complete unit of improvement or development, consisting of a power house, all water conduits,
all dams and appurtenant works and structures (including navigation structures) which are a part of said unit, and all storage, diverting, or forebay reservoirs directly connected therewith, the primary
line or lines transmitting power therefrom to the point of junction with the distribution system or
with the interconnected primary transmission system, all miscellaneous structures used and useful in connection with said unit or any part thereof, and all water-rights, rights-of-way, ditches, dams, reservoirs, lands, or interest in lands the use and occupancy of which are necessary or appropriate in the maintenance and operation of such unit.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 952.)

project - programs organized to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, including programs to foster
American artistic creativity, to commission works of art, to create opportunities for individuals to
develop artistic talents when carried on as a part of a program otherwise included in this definition , and to develop and enhance the widest public knowledge and understanding of the arts, and includes, where appropriate, rental or purchase of facilities, purchase or rental of land, and
acquisition of equipment.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
485a)

project contract unit - a project or any substantial area of a project which is covered or is proposed to be
covered by a repayment contract. On any project where two or more repayment contracts in part
cover the same area and in part different areas, the area covered by each such repayment contract
shall be a separate project contract unit. On any project where there are either two or more
repayment contracts on a single project contract unit or two or more project contract units, the repayment contracts or project contract units may be merged by agreements in form satisfactory to
the Secretary.
project costs - all allowable costs, as set forth in the applicable Federal cost principles, incurred by a
recipient and the value of the contributions made by third parties in accomplishing the objectives of the award during the project period.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)

project costs - All allowable costs, as set forth in the applicable Federal cost principles, incurred by a
recipient and the value of the contributions made by third parties, in accomplishing the objectives of
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4

the award during the project period.
FAH3 H612.3) (SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2708)
project costs - the cost of acquisition 1 or construction of all facilities and services and the cost of
acquisition of all land and interests in land used in the design and construction and operation of a
small hydroelectric power project.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
project integrated product team - group of people that work together to collaboratively define the
problem space and develop a solution and a plan for its transition to use includes the Project Team
leaders and partners.
project management - application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet
the project requirements.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
project management certificate - An official document awarded to students who successfully complete
a sequence of courses (i.e., a mixture of required and elective courses).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
project management plan - formal, approved document that defines how the project is executed,
monitored, and controlled may be a summary or detailed and may be composed of one or more subsidiary management plans and other planning documents.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
project manager - person assigned responsibility for accomplishing stated objectives within a
specifically designated unit of work effort or group of closely related efforts, established to achieve stated or designated objectives, defined tasks, or other units of related effort on a schedule and in support of the program mission.
project obligation - any note, bond, debenture, or other debt obligation issued by an obligor in
connection with the financing of a project.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3901)
project of clinical research - a clinical trial.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
289a2)
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 581)
project or program manager - an individual designated- (A) to develop, produce, and deploy a new
asset to meet identified operational requirements; and (B) to manage cost, schedule, and
performance of the acquisition, project, or program.
project period - the period established in the award document during which Federal sponsorship begins
and ends.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
project period - The period established in the award document during which Federal sponsorship begins
and ends.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
project phase - collection of logically related project activities usually culminating in the completion of a
major deliverable.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
project plan - A documented collection of achievable goals that establishes a beginning and end;
groupings of milestones and tasks; in MSP, a collection of control gates based on a work breakdown structure outlining tasks.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
project quality assurance - A process consisting of features and functions used in project development
to ensure that the system is reliable, authentic, and meets all the requirements of the quality assurance plan.
project quality control - Activities performed continually throughout a project to verify that project
management and project deliverables are of high quality.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

project quality management - A management function that includes all activities that determine the
policy, objectives, and responsibilities, and implements them through quality planning, quality control, and quality assurance.

project resources/ financial risk - risk associated with cost creep, miscalculation of life-cycle costs,
reliance on a small number of vendors without cost controls, or (poor) acquisition planning.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
project risk management - A method to identify and evaluate risks associated with a project, system, or
overall investment, and incorporates input into planned project/ system/ investment goals.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
project works - the physical structures of a project.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)
projected average loss - the estimated long-term average loss per period for periods of comparable
exposure to risk of loss.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
projected improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) delivers the main charge
through the air to its target.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

projectile - object, projected by an applied exterior force and continuing in motion by virtue of its own
inertia projectiles can have a variety of fillers including explosives or chemicals.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 451.3)

proliferation security initiative - The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) is a global effort that aims to
stop trafficking of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems, and related materials to and from states and nonstate actors of proliferation concern.  Also called PSI.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2569)

proliferation-attractive - quantities and types of such materials that are determined by the Secretary of
Energy to present a significant risk to the national security of the United States if diverted to a use
relating to proliferation.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)

promotion - any action taken by a board under an order, including paid advertising, to present a
favorable image of an agricultural commodity to the public to improve the competitive position of the agricultural commodity in the marketplace and to stimulate sales of the agricultural commodity.
promotion - Change of an employee to a higher grade or to a position with a higher rate of basic pay or
higher representative rate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)

promotion potential - Possibility of further promotion without the need for further competition (e.g., a
position filled at an entry or mid-level within an established career ladder).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
645)

promotion zone - a promotion eligibility category consisting of the officers on an active-duty list in the
same grade and competitive category- (A) who- (i) in the case of officers in grades below colonel, for officers of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, or captain, for officers of the Navy, have neither (I) failed of selection for promotion to the next higher grade, nor (II) been removed from a list of officers recommended for promotion to that grade (other than after having been placed on that list after a selection from below the promotion zone); or (ii) in the case of officers in the grade of colonel or brigadier general, for officers of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, or captain or rear admiral (lower half), for officers of the Navy, have neither (I) not been recommended for promotion to the next higher grade when considered in the promotion zone, nor (II) been removed from a list of officers recommended for promotion to that grade (other than after having been placed on that list after a selection from below the promotion zone); and (B) are senior to the officer designated by the Secretary of the military department concerned to be the junior officer in the promotion zone eligible for consideration for promotion to the next higher grade.
proof - In mine warfare, to verify that a breached lane is free of live mines by passing a mine roller or
other mine-resistant vehicle through as the lead vehicle.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
proof - To verify that a breached lane is free of live mines by passing a mine roller or other mine-resistant
vehicle through as the lead vehicle.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
proof of citizenship - Proof of citizenship as a Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship, Consular
Report of Birth of a U.S. Citizen Abroad, or a valid U.S. passport.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1312.1)
propellant - explosive material that normally functions by burning to produce a controlled release of
gasses used for propulsion purposes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

propeller - a part, appurtenance, and accessory of a propeller.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
proper invoice - an invoice that meets the minimum standards.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H422.11)

proper invoice - an invoice, voucher, or other billing document that includes the - (1) Name of the
business concern and the invoice date; (2) Purchase order or contract number, or other authorization for delivery of property or services; (3) Description, price, and quantity of property and services actually delivered or ordered; (4) Shipping and payment terms and shipment address; (5) Name where practicable, title, phone number, and complete mailing address of responsible official to whom payment is to be sent; and (6) Translation of key words if the invoice is in a foreign language.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)
property - any present or future interest, whether legal or equitable, in real, personal (including choses in
action), or mixed property, tangible or intangible, vested or contingent, wherever located and however held (including community property and property held in trust (including spendthrift and pension trusts)), but excludes- (A) property held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or individual Indian; and (B) Indian lands subject to restrictions against alienation imposed by the United States.
property - any property, right, or interest.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
1642)
property - economic resource that is expected to provide benefits includes real, personal, mobile, and
intellectual property.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
property - real property and such items of tangible personality as can be identified and evaluated.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4131)
property - real property, equipment, intangible property and debt instruments.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
property accountability - Responsibility for tracking the movements and location of assets, recording
changes in physical conditions, and verifying physical counts. Property managers exercise this
responsibility and maintain proper control over an organizations assets through record-keeping
effective policies and procedures and appropriate security controls.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

property acquisition method  - set of standard options to procure, purchase, or obtain assets in
accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations consists of standardized conventions for how an agency takes title to real and personal property.

property administrator - An authorized representative of the contracting officer appointed in
accordance with agency procedures, responsible for administering the contract requirements and
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

obligations relating to Government property in the possession of a contractor. Department contracting officers must designate a property administrator in writing for contracts that have Government-furnished property or contractor-acquired property delegating authority for specific tasks.

property disposition method - formally recognized manner to which an entity relinquishes title to
property or custody of property.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)

property identification number - The five-digit number assigned by the post to each real property unit
or structure. (Consult the Real Property Application (RPA) online help function or users guide for additional information.)  Also called PropID.
property management - The planned acquisition, efficient utilization, physical accounting, and
appropriate disposition of property.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
proposal - any offer or other submission used as a basis for pricing a sponsored agreement, sponsored
agreement modification or termination settlement or for securing payments thereunder.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
proposed legislation - A draft bill or any supporting document (e.g., Speaker letter, section-by-section
analysis, statement of purpose and justification, etc.) that an agency wishes to present to Congress
for its consideration. Also, any proposal for or endorsement of Federal legislation included in an
agency's annual or special report or in other written form which an agency proposes to transmit to Congress, or to any Member or committee, officer or employee of Congress, or staff of any
committee or Member, or to make available to any study group, commission, or the public.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A
19)

proposing official - The management official who proposes a reprimand, suspension, or separation for
cause to the deciding official.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1708.)

proprietary information - competitive bid preparations, negotiating strategies, executive emails, internal
financial data, strategic business plans, technical designs, manufacturing processes, source code, data derived from research and development investments, and other commercially valuable information that a person has developed or obtained if(A) the person has taken reasonable measures to keep the information confidential; and (B) the information is not generally known or
readily ascertainable through proper means by the public.

propriety station - monitoring station under the same ownership as the property(ies) being monitored.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2536)

proscribed category of information - a category of information that- (A) with respect to Department of
Defense contracts- (i) includes special access information; (ii) is determined by the Secretary of
Defense to include information the disclosure of which to an entity controlled by a foreign government is not in the national security interests of the United States; and (iii) is defined in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense; and (B) with respect to Department of Energy contracts- (i) is determined by the Secretary of Energy to include information described in subparagraph (A)(ii); and (ii) is defined in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Energy.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)

proscribed category of information - a category of information that (A) with respect to Department
of Defense contracts
(i) includes special access information;
(ii) is determined by the Secretary of Defense to include information the disclosure of which to an entity controlled by a foreign government is not in the national security interests of the United States; and (iii) is defined in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense; and (B) with respect to Department of Energy contracts
(i) is determined by the Secretary of Energy to include information described in subparagraph (A)(ii); and
(ii) is defined in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Energy.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3797cc21)

prosecutor - a full-time employee of a State or unit of local government who- (A) is continually licensed
to practice law; and B) prosecutes criminal or juvenile delinquency cases at the State or unit of local government level (including supervision, education, or training of other persons prosecuting such
cases).
prospecting - any activity, including logistic support, the purpose of which is the identification of
mineral resource potential for possible exploration and development.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2462)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

prospective adoptive parents - a married United States citizen of any age and his or her spouse of any
age, or an unmarried United States citizen who is at least 24 years old at the time he or she files the
advanced processing application and at least 25 years old at the time he or she files the orphan petition. The spouse of the United States citizen may be a citizen or an alien. An alien spouse must be in lawful immigration status if residing in the United States.
prospective providers - Private sector, public reimbursable, and agency sources that may submit
responses (offers or tenders) in response to an agency's solicitation.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

prospective special access program - Department program or activity for which enhanced security
measures have been proposed and approved to facilitate security protections prior to establishing the effort as a Department special access program.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 302.36)

prostitution - engaging in promiscuous sexual intercourse for hire. A conviction is not necessary for a
finding that an applicant engaged in prostitution. However, a finding that someone has engaged in prostitution must be based a regular pattern of prostitution for financial gain not casual or isolated acts. An individual can be found inadmissible under INA for engaging in prostitution, in a jurisdiction where prostitution is not illegal, so long as it involves is a regular pattern of prostitution
for financial gain. INA would not apply to a John or someone who hired a prostitute.

protect - The responsibility of a regional post to safeguard message traffic of posts within its jurisdiction
and to insure that those posts receive message traffic.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
protect health and the environment/ protection of health and the environment - protection against
any unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
protected area - premises, or area within a protected premise, that is provided with means to prevent an
unwanted incident.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1011a.)
protected association - the joining, assembling, and residing with others that is protected under the first
and 14th amendments to the Constitution, or would be protected if the institution of higher education involved were subject to those amendments.
protected distribution system - A wireline or fiber optic communications link with safeguards to permit
its use for the distribution of unencrypted classified information.  Also called PDS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
protected emblems - The red cross, red crescent, and other symbols that designate that persons, places,
or equipment so marked have a protected status under the law of war.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
protected frequencies - Friendly, generally time-oriented, frequencies used for a particular operation,
identified and protected to prevent them from being inadvertently jammed by friendly forces while
active electronic warfare operations are directed against hostile forces.  See also electronic warfare.

protected information - Information protected by law, regulations, privilege, or policy including but not limited to classified, sensitive but unclassified, non-public or controlled unclassified information.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 104)

protected persons/ places - Persons (such as enemy prisoners of war) and places (such as hospitals) that
enjoy special protections under the law of war.  They may or may not be marked with protected
emblems.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 104)

protected persons/ places Persons (such as enemy prisoners of war) and places (such as hospitals) that
enjoy special protections under the law of war and which may or may not be marked with protected emblems.
protected speech - speech that is protected under the first and 14th amendments to the Constitution, or
would be protected if the institution of higher education involved were subject to those amendments.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1011a.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
131.)

protected system -
(A) any service, physical or computer-based system, process, or procedure that
directly or indirectly affects the viability of a facility of critical infrastructure; and
(B) includes any physical or computer-based system, including a computer, computer system, computer or communications network, or any component hardware or element thereof, software program, processing instructions, or information or data in transmission or storage therein, irrespective of the
medium of transmission or storage.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30, JP 314)

protection - 1. Preservation of the effectiveness and survivability of mission-related military and
nonmilitary personnel, equipment, facilities, information, and infrastructure deployed or located
within or outside the boundaries of a given operational area.    2. In space usage, active and passive defensive measures to ensure that United States and friendly space systems perform as designed by
seeking to overcome an adversary's attempts to negate them and to minimize damage if negation is
attempted.  See also mission-oriented protective posture; space control.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

protection - actions or measures taken to cover or shield from exposure, injury, or destruction includes
such actions and measures needed to ensure protective reactions do not unnecessarily interfere with
citizen's freedoms and liberties.
protection - those capabilities necessary to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and manmade
or natural disasters. Protection capabilities include, but are not limited to, defense against WMD threats; defense of agriculture and food; critical infrastructure protection; protection of key leadership and events; border security; maritime security; transportation security; immigration
security; and cybersecurity.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 8
National Preparedness,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

protection of shipping - The use of proportionate force, when necessary for the protection of US flag
vessels and aircraft, US citizens (whether embarked in US or foreign vessels), and their property
against unlawful violence.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
14040)

protection order - an injunction or any other order issued for the purpose of preventing violent or
threatening acts or harassment against, or contact or communication with or physical proximity to, another person, including temporary and final orders issued by civil or criminal courts (other than support or child custody orders) whether obtained by filing an independent action or as a pendente lite order in another proceeding so long as any civil order was issued in response to a complaint, petition, or motion filed by or on behalf of a person seeking protection.
protection schema - An outline detailing the type of access users may have to a database or application
system, given a users need-to-know, e.g., read, write, modify, delete, create, execute, and append.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
protection schema - An outline detailing the type of access users may have to a database or application
system, given a users need-to-know, e.g., read, write, modify, delete, create, execute, and append.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DHS, DHS Lexicon, Terms)

protective action - step taken before, during, or after an incident designed to prevent, minimize, or
contain impact of incident methods for selecting the best actions within the time constraints of a fast-moving emergency; measures describe preparations taken before an emergency situation to
ensure implementation is possible during an emergency; includes decision-making and implementation issues to rapidly reduce the effects of an emergency situation or contamination.

protective clothing - Clothing especially designed, fabricated, or treated to protect personnel against
hazards.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

protective minefield - 1. In land mine warfare, a minefield employed to assist a unit in its local, close-in
protection.  2. In naval mine warfare, a minefield emplaced in friendly territorial waters to protect
ports, harbors, anchorages, coasts, and coastal routes.  See also minefield.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

protective security officer - person that is a member of a facility security force and an element of a
security post who has the training, equipment, and appropriate certifications to perform a specific
security function.
protest - Formal expression or statement of objection or disapproval of action taken by host country
authorities against a detained, arrested, or imprisoned U.S. citizen.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
protocol - A set of established guidelines for actions (which may be designated by individuals, teams,
functions, or capabilities) under various specified conditions.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

prototype  - working model (physical, electronic, digital, analytical, etc.) deployed in a testing
environment, of a product built to validate requirements, define the problem, or search for alternative solutions built for the purpose of a) assessing the feasibility of a new or unfamiliar technology; b) assessing or mitigating technical risk; c) validating requirements; d) demonstrating
critical features; e) verifying a product; f) validating a product; g) determining enabling product readiness; h) characterizing performance or product features; or i) discovering physical principles.

proven practices - Methods and activities that are tried and true including, but not limited to best
practice.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
provided by the United States Government - foreign assistance provided by means of gift, loan, sale,
credit, or guaranty.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2394)
provider - An agency, private sector, or public reimbursable source that is performing, or will perform, a
commercial activity; sometimes referred to as a service provider.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8111.)
providing department - the Department of Veterans Affairs, in the case of care or services furnished by
a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense, in the case of care or services furnished by a facility of the Department of Defense.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 357)
provincial reconstruction team - A civil-military team designed to improve stability in a given area by
helping build the legitimacy and effectiveness of a host nation local or provincial government in
providing security to its citizens and delivering essential government services.  Also called PRT.
provisional rate - a temporary indirect cost rate applicable to a specified period which is used for
funding, interim reimbursement, and reporting indirect costs on Federal awards pending the establishment of a final rate for that period.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
provisioned IT service - an information technology service that is owned, operated, and provided by an
outside vendor or external government organization, and consumed by the agency.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
proxy bomber - person (unwitting or coerced) who acts as a means of delivery of an IED (suicide
bomber).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
psychiatric disorders - diseases of the nervous system which affect mental health.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
201)
psychological consequence - effect of an incident, event, or occurrence on the mental or emotional state
of persons or groups resulting in a change in perception and/ or behavior.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
295p)
psychologist - an individual who-(A) holds a doctoral degree in psychology; and (B) is licensed or
certified on the basis of the doctoral degree in psychology, by the State in which the individual practices, at the independent practice level of psychology to furnish diagnostic, assessment, preventive, and therapeutic services directly to individuals.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2152f)
psychosocial support - care that addresses the ongoing psychological and social problems that affect
individuals, their partners, families, and caregivers in order to alleviate suffering, strengthen social ties and integration, provide emotional support, and promote coping strategies.
psychosocial support - includes care that addresses the ongoing psychological and social problems that
affect individuals, their partners, families, and caregivers in order to alleviate suffering, strengthen
social ties and integration, provide emotional support, and promote coping strategies.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 139)
public - In public affairs, a segment of the population with common attributes to which a military force
can tailor its communication.  See also external audience; internal audience.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)
public - Non-U.S.-government audience(s).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)
public accommodation facility - any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment that provides lodging to
transient guests.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1861)
public affairs - Communication activities with external and internal audiences.  Also called PA.  See also
command information; public information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)

public affairs assessment - An analysis of the news media and public environments to evaluate the
degree of understanding about strategic and operational objectives and military activities and to
identify levels of public support. See also assessment; public affairs.
public affairs guidance - Constraints and restraints established by proper authority regarding public
communication activities.  Also called PAG.  See also public affairs.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 361)

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)

public agency - the Government of the United States; the government of a State or political subdivision
thereof; any agency of the United States (including the United States Postal Service and Postal Regulatory Commission), a State, or a political subdivision of a State; or any interstate governmental agency.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9202.)

public and private entity - any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, agricultural
cooperative, public- or investor-owned utility, public or private institution or group, any State or local government agency, or any other domestic entity.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 296)

public and private partners of universities - entities that have cooperative or contractual agreements
with universities, which may include formal or informal associations of universities, other education
institutions, United States Government and State agencies, private voluntary organizations, nongovernmental organizations, firms  operated for profit, nonprofit organizations, multinational banks, and, as designated by the Administrator, any organization, institution, or agency incorporated in other countries.
public announcement - An agency's formal declaration that the agency has made a (1) decision to
(SOURCE  White

perform a streamlined or standard competition, or (2) performance decision in a streamlined or standard competition. The CO makes these announcements via FedBizOpps.gov.
House, OMB, Circular A76)
public assistance - Federal, State, or local government cash payments for which eligibility is determined
by a needs or income test.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

public assistance cost allocation plan -  a narrative description of the procedures that will be used in
identifying, measuring and allocating all administrative costs to all of the programs administered or
supervised by State public assistance agencies.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
22701.)
public benefit - (i) a benefit accrued to the public, including Amtrak, in the form of enhanced mobility of
people or goods, environmental protection or enhancement, congestion mitigation, enhanced trade and economic development, improved air quality or land use, more efficient energy use, enhanced public safety or security, reduction of public expenditures due to improved transportation efficiency
or infrastructure preservation, and any other positive community effects as defined by the Secretary; and (ii) shall be determined on a project-by-project basis, based upon an agreement between the parties.
public building - any building which is open to the public during normal business hours.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6326)
public care institution - a public or nonprofit institution which owns- (A) a facility for long term care, a
rehabilitation facility, or a public health center or (B) a residential child care center.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371j)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
public cash assistance, means tested benefits -  a. In the public charge context, public cash assistance
for income maintenance includes - (1) Supplemental Security Income (SSI); (2) Cash Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), but not including supplemental cash benefits or any noncash benefits provided under TANF; and(3) State and local cash assistance programs that provide for income maintenance (often called general assistance). b. These types of assistance are sometimes
also referred to as means tested benefits.  c. See 9 FAM 302.8 for additional information on public
charge ineligibilities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
public charge - a. an alien, after admission into the United States, is likely to become primarily
dependent on the U.S. Government for subsistence. This means either - (1) The receipt of public cash assistance for income maintenance; or (2) Institutionalization for long-term care at U.S. Government expense. Short-term confinement in a medical institution for rehabilitation does not constitute primary dependence on the U.S. Government for subsistence.
public communication - Appearances and/ or publications for a public audience, including engagement
with press/ media organizations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
81a.)
public corporation - a State, political subdivision thereof, a municipality, a public agency of a State,
political subdivision thereof, or municipality, or a corporate municipal instrumentality of one or more States.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3797cc21)
public defender - an attorney who- (A) is continually licensed to practice law; and(B) is- (i) a full-time
employee of a State or unit of local government who provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases (including supervision, education, or training of other persons providing such representation); (ii) a full-time employee of a nonprofit organization operating under a contract with a State or unit of local government, who devotes substantially all of the employee's full-time employment to providing legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases (including supervision, education, or training of other persons providing such representation); or (iii) employed as a full-time Federal defender attorney in

a defender organization established that provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)

public diplomacy - 1. Those overt international public information activities of the United States
Government designed to promote United States foreign policy objectives by seeking to understand, inform, and influence foreign audiences and opinion makers, and by broadening the dialogue between American citizens and institutions and their counterparts abroad.  2. In peace building,
civilian agency efforts to promote an understanding of the reconstruction efforts, rule of law, and
civic responsibility through public affairs and international public diplomacy operations.
public diplomacy - Programs, policies, and actions supporting the achievement of U.S. foreign policy
goals and objectives, advancing national interests, and enhancing national security by informing and influencing foreign publics and by expanding and strengthening the relationship between the people and government of the United States and citizens of the rest of the world. (see also Strategic Communications).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
public document - A document issued by, under the authority of, or filed with a government
organization, e.g., court orders, identification documents, birth certificates, etc.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1312.1)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 11
FAM 611.3)

public filer -  (1) Each officer or employee in the Department, including a special government employee,
whose position is classified above a GS-15, or the basic rate of pay for which is fixed, other than under the GS, at a rate equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay for GS- 15 (including Senior Executive Service and Senior Foreign Service employees); or (2) An employee not otherwise described in subparagraph (1) of this definition who is in a position in the executive branch which is excepted from the competitive service by reason of being of a confidential or policy-making character (NOTE - this includes Schedule C appointees and limited noncareer political appointees), unless otherwise excepted.
public health - the protection, improvement and promotion of the health and safety of all people. For
example, public health databases include spatial data on mortality and natality events, infectious and notifiable diseases, incident cancer cases, behavioral risk factor and tuberculosis surveillance, hazardous substance releases and health effects, hospital statistics and other similar data.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

public health - The science and practice of protecting and improving the overall health of the community
through disease prevention and early diagnosis, control of communicable diseases, health education, injury prevention, sanitation, and protection from environmental hazards."

(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
291o)

public health center - a publicly owned facility for the provision of public health services, including
related publicly owned facilities such as laboratories, clinics, and administrative offices operated in connection with such a facility.

public health emergency - An infectious-disease outbreak; natural disaster; or chemical, biological,
radiological, or nuclear event.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial

public health emergency of international concern - An "extraordinary event" that is determined, as
provided under the International Health Regulations, "to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease; and to potentially require a coordinated

international response"
National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)

public health emergency of international concern - An extraordinary event that is determined to
constitute a public health risk to other states through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response.  Also called PHEIC.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)

public health pesticide - any minor use pesticide product registered for use and used predominantly in
public health programs for vector control or for other recognized health protection uses, including the prevention or mitigation of viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms (other than viruses,
bacteria, or other microorganisms on or in living man or other living animal) that pose a threat to public health.
public information - any information, regardless of form or format, that an agency discloses,
disseminates, or makes available to the public.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

public information - Processes, procedures, and systems for communicating timely, accurate, accessible
information on an incident's cause, size, and current situation; resources committed; and other matters of general interest to the public, responders, and additional stakeholders (both directly
affected and indirectly affected).

public information - Within public affairs, information of a military nature, the dissemination of which
is consistent with security and approved for public release.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Public Information Officer - A member of the Command Staff responsible for interfacing with the
public and media and/ or with other agencies with incident-related information requirements.  Also called PIO.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1702)

public involvement - the opportunity for participation by affected citizens in rulemaking, decisionmaking, and planning with respect to the public lands, including public meetings or hearings held at locations near the affected lands, or advisory mechanisms, or such other procedures as may be necessary to provide public comment in a particular instance.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)

public key infrastructure - An enterprise-wide service that supports digital signatures and other public
key-based security mechanisms for Department of Defense functional enterprise programs,
including generation, production, distribution, control, and accounting of public key certificates.
Also called PKI.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 142.4)

public key infrastructure - Provides a verifiable association between a public key (the public component
of an asymmetric key pair) and the identity (and/ or other attributes) of the holder of the corresponding private key (the private component of that pair).

public land conveyance (patent) records - records that describe all past, current, and future, right, title,
and interest in real property. This is a system of storage, retrieval and dissemination of documents describing the right, title, and interest of a parcel.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
public lands - such lands and interest in lands owned by the United States as are subject to private
appropriation and disposal under public land laws.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)
public officer - a person who is either elected to public office or who is directly appointed by a person
elected to public office.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1869.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8323)

public official - an employee of the Department of State who has the authority by law, rule, or regulation,
or to whom the authority has been delegated, to appoint, employ, promote, or advance individuals, or to recommend individuals for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement in connection with employment in the Department of State.
public or nonprofit institution - an institution owned and operated by- (A) a State, a political
subdivision of a State or an agency or instrumentality of either, or (B) an organization exempt from income tax under.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371j)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb25)

public or nonprofit private entities that provide health or social services to disadvantaged
populations - community-based organizations, local public health departments, community action
agencies, hospitals, community health centers, child welfare agencies, developmental disabilities service providers, and family resource and support programs.
public reimbursable source - A service provider from a federal agency that could perform a commercial
activity for another federal agency on a fee-for-service or reimbursable basis by using either civilian employees or federal contracts with the private sector.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
public reimbursable tender - A federal agency's formal response to another federal agency's
solicitation for offers or tenders.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

public trust position - position, at the moderate or high risk level involving a significant degree of public
trust such as policy making or major program responsibilities, fiduciary responsibility, law enforcement positions, public safety and health duties.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
public trust positions - Positions designated at either the high, moderate, or low risk level as determined
by the position's potential for adverse impact to the integrity and efficiency of the Service. Positions at the high or moderate risk levels are referred to as public trust positions and, generally, involve - policy making, major program responsibility, public safety and health, law enforcement duties,
fiduciary responsibilities, or other duties/ responsibilities demanding a significant degree of public trust. Public trust positions also involve access to, operation of, or control of proprietary systems of information (e.g., financial or personal records), with a significant risk for causing damage to people, programs or an agency, or for realizing personal gain. The low risk positions are, generally, referred to as non-sensitive positions.

public unmanned aircraft system - an unmanned aircraft system that meets the qualifications and
conditions required for operation of a public aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40101.)

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
public vessel - a governmental vessel that is not in commercial service. It should be noted that a
sovereign-controlled foreign-flag vessel that is engaged in commercial service is not a public vessel and is subject to maritime safety and environment laws.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1322)
public vessel - a vessel owned or bareboat chartered and operated by the United States, by a State or
political subdivision thereof, or by a foreign nation, except when such vessel is engaged in commerce.
public vessel - a vessel owned or bareboat chartered and operated by the United States, or by a foreign
nation, except when the vessel is engaged in commerce.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6939d.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1321.)
public vessel - a vessel owned or bareboat-chartered and operated by the United States, or by a State or
political subdivision thereof, or by a foreign nation, except when such vessel is engaged in commerce.

public vessel - a vessel that- (A) is owned, or demise chartered, and operated by the United States
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US

Government or a government of a foreign country; and (B) is not engaged in commercial service.
Code 46, 2101) (SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300f)
public water system - a system for the provision to the public of water for human consumption through
pipes or other constructed conveyances, if such system has at least fifteen service connections or
regularly serves at least twenty-five individuals. Such term includes (i) any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such system, and (ii) any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which are used primarily in connection with such system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

public water system - collection, treatment, storage, or distribution facility for the provision of piped
water for human consumption, provided that the system for which it exists meets these minimum criteria:  15 service connections or regular daily service for a total of 60 days per year to 25 individuals.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300j2)

public water system supervision program - a program for the adoption and enforcement of drinking
water regulations (with such variances and exemptions from such regulations under conditions and in a manner which is not less stringent than the conditions under, and the manner in, which variances and exemptions may be granted) which are no less stringent than the national primary drinking water regulations, and for keeping records and making reports required.

(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
18303)

public welfare - (1) the financial ability of the individual jurisdictions participating in the compact to pay
for the costs of providing public transit services; and (2) the average per capita tax burden, during
the term of the collective bargaining agreement to which the arbitration relates, of the residents of the Washington metropolitan area, and the effect of an arbitration award rendered under that
arbitration on the respective income or property tax rates of the jurisdictions that provide subsidy
payments to the interstate compact agency established under the compact.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1651.)
public work - any fixed improvement or any project, whether or not fixed, involving construction,
alteration, removal or repair for the public use of the United States or its allies, including but not limited to projects or operations under service contracts and projects in connection with the national defense or with war activities, dredging, harbor improvements, dams, roadways, and housing, as
well as preparatory and ancillary work in connection therewith at the site or on the project.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)
publication - Any prepared written communication presenting views or ideas for public dissemination,
including but not limited to books, articles, papers, text of oral remarks, letters to the editor, and digital or online posts, including social media.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 151.3)
publication - intended to mean in printed form as books, but does not exclude other forms of
dissemination, including e-books, the Office of the Historian website, or other publishing technologies.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
611)
publicity agent - any person who engages directly or indirectly in the publication or dissemination of
oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, including publication by means of advertising, books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, or otherwise.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)
publicly available data - Data from international inspectorates (such as the International Atomic Energy
Agency and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons), defector reports, news
media, and various sources on the Internet.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

publicly available information - unclassified information that has been published or broadcasted in
some manner to the general public, is available to the public by subscription or purchase, could lawfully be seen or heard by a casual observer, is made available at a meeting open to the public, or is obtained by visiting any place or attending any event that is open to the public.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)
publicly traded security - any equity security (including an option on individual equity securities, and an
option on a group or index of such securities) listed, or admitted to unlisted trading privileges, on a
national securities exchange, or quoted in an automated interdealer quotation system.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
611)
public-relations counsel - any person who engages directly or indirectly in informing, advising, or in any
way representing a principal in any public relations matter pertaining to political or public interests,
policies, or relations of such principal.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1151.2)
public-use forms - Documents used by members of the public to submit information to the Department.
Public-use forms are defined as information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (see definition above). You must obtain approval from OMB before using such forms. A/ GIS/ DIR manages the OMB approval process.
publish - To disseminate a publication.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)
publisher - a publisher of college textbooks or supplemental materials involved in or affecting interstate
commerce.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1015b.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H113.42)
publishing and distribution services - Provides information through print, graphics and other digital
media. Also provides centralized editorial, graphic, reproduction, offset printing, and CD-ROM replication.
pull switch - switch that functions when an individual applies tension to a firing mechanism - such as
pulling a spring.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
pulse crop - dry beans, dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
5925.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)
purchase data - all of the applicable data, including weight (if purchased live), for all swine purchased
during the applicable reporting period, regardless of the expected delivery date of the swine,
reported by- (A) hog class; (B) type of purchase; and (C) packer-owned swine.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77b.)
purchase or sale of a security-based swap - the execution, termination (prior to its scheduled maturity
date), assignment, exchange, or similar transfer or conveyance of, or extinguishing of rights or obligations under, a security-based swap, as the context may require.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
purchase order - an offer by the Government to buy supplies or services, including construction and
research and development, upon specified terms and conditions, using simplified acquisition procedures.
purchase price - The cost paid to a vendor in exchange for an item of property, exclusive of shipping,
packing, and storage costs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
purchasing group - any group of persons which has as one of its purposes the purchase of pollution
liability insurance on a group basis.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9671.)
purpose of improvised explosive device - immediate or direct tactical effect of the IED.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
pyrotechnic delay - pyrotechnic device added to a firing system which transmits the ignition flame after
a predetermined delay.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
pyrotechnic timing switch - timing switch using a burning fuse with a known burn rate to start the
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
initiation train.
Terms)
Q
Q signal - An operating signal used in U.S. and allied communications procedures composed of a threeletter combination beginning with the letter Q.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
geographic names - This dataset contains data or information on geographic place names deemed official
for federal use by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as pursuant to Public Law 80-242. Geographic Names information includes both the official place name (current, historical, and
aliases) and locative direct (i.e., geographic coordinates) and indirect (i.e., State and County where place is located) geospatial identifiers and categorized as populated places, schools, reservoirs,
parks, streams, valleys, and ridges.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
Q-route - A system of preplanned shipping lanes in mined or potentially mined waters used to minimize
the area the mine countermeasures commander has to keep clear of mines in order to provide safe
passage for friendly shipping.
quadrennial defense review - the review of the defense programs and policies of the United States that
is carried out every four years.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
231)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
quadruple container - A 57.5 inches x 96 inches x 96 inches container box with a metal frame, pallet
base, and International Organization for Standardization corner fittings; four of these boxes can be lashed together to form a 20-foot American National Standards Institute or International
Organization for Standardization intermodal container.  Also called QUADCON.
qualification - process of demonstrating whether an entity is capable of fulfilling specified requirements.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
qualification requirement - a Government requirement for testing or other quality assurance
demonstration that must be completed before award of a contract.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
qualification requirements - Experience, training, and/ or education specified in OPMs Qualification
Standards Handbook for a specific occupation and any selective placement factor(s) established for
a particular position.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 541)
qualified adoption agency - any of the following:
(A) A State or local government agency which has
responsibility under State or local law for child placement through adoption. (B) A nonprofit,
voluntary adoption agency which is authorized by State or local law to place children for adoption.
(C) Any other source authorized by a State to provide adoption placement if the adoption is supervised by a court under State or local law.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8901.)
qualified agricultural countermeasure - an agricultural countermeasure that the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines to be a priority in order to address
an agricultural biosecurity threat.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 444)

qualified anti-terrorism technology - any product, equipment, service (including support services),
device, or technology (including information technology) designed, developed, modified, or procured for the specific purpose of preventing, detecting, identifying, or deterring acts of terrorism or limiting the harm such acts might otherwise cause, that is designated as such by the Secretary.

qualified beneficiary - with respect to a covered employee under a group health plan, any other
(SOURCE  DOL, US Code 29,
1167)

individual who, on the day before the qualifying event for that employee, is a beneficiary under the plan-(i) as the spouse of the covered employee, or (ii) as the dependent child of the employee.  Such term shall also include a child who is born to or placed for adoption with the covered employee during the period of continuation coverage under this part.

qualified bidder - a person the Secretary determines is seeking to purchase helium for their own use,
refining, or redelivery to users.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 167.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)

qualified candidates - Applicants who meet all established minimum eligibility and qualification
requirements, including the qualification standards outlined in the OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards for Positions under the General Schedule or Federal Wage System for Trades and Labor Occupations; any selective placement factors identified for the position; time-ingrade; time-after-competitive appointment; competitive status; and submission of a complete application package within the required timeframe in the announcement.
qualified conservation loan - a loan, the proceeds of which are used to cover the costs to the borrower of
carrying out a qualified conservation project.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1924.)

qualified conservation project - conservation measures that address provisions of a conservation plan of
the eligible borrower.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1924.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2302)
qualified countermeasure - (A) that is approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or the
Public Health Service Act, or that is approved of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for use as such a countermeasure to a biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent identified as a
material threat ; or (B) with respect to which the Secretary of Health and Human Services makes a determination that sufficient and satisfactory clinical experience or research data (including data, if
available, from preclinical and clinical trials) exists to support a reasonable conclusion that the
product will qualify for such approval or licensing for use as such a countermeasure.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
262p4c)
qualified debt -(i) sovereign debt issued by a foreign government;(ii) debt owed by private institutions in
the country governed by such foreign government; and(iii) debt owed by institutions in the country
governed by such foreign government, which are owned, in part, by private persons and, in part, by public institutions.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300jj)
qualified electronic health record - an electronic record of health-related information on an individual
that- (A) includes patient demographic and clinical health information, such as medical history and problem lists; and (B) has the capacity-(i) to provide clinical decision support;(ii) to support physician order entry;(iii) to capture and query information relevant to health care quality; and (iv)
to exchange electronic health information with, and integrate such information from other sources.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1621l)
qualified escort - (1) an adult escort (including a parent, guardian, or other family member) who is
required because of the physical or mental condition, or age, of the applicable patient; (2) a health
professional for the purpose of providing necessary medical care during travel by the applicable
patient; or (3) other escorts, as the Secretary or applicable Indian Health Program determines to be appropriate.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300e9)
qualified health maintenance organization - (1) a health maintenance organization which has provided
assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that it provides basic and supplemental health services to its
members in the manner prescribed  and that it is organized and operated in the manner prescribed, and (2) an entity which proposes to become a health maintenance organization and which the Secretary determines will when it becomes operational provide basic and supplemental health services to its members in the manner prescribed and will be organized and operated in the manner
prescribed.

qualified individual with a disability - An individual with a disability who - (1) Satisfies the skill,
(SOURCE  DOS/

experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the position; and (2) Can perform the
essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3671.4)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
qualified interpreter - person who is able to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both
receptively and expressively, using any necessary vocabulary includes, but is not limited to, sign language interpreters, oral transliterators, and cued-language transliterators via remote interpreting (VRI) service or an on-site appearance.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3226.)

qualified national nonprofit agency - a nonprofit agency that-(A) has significant national experience
providing services consisting of training, information, technical assistance, and data management to YouthBuild programs or similar projects; and (B) has the capacity to provide those services.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
8501)

qualified nonprofit agency for other severely disabled - an agency (A)(i) organized under the laws
of the United States or a State;
(ii) operated in the interest of severely disabled individuals who are not blind; and
(iii) of which no part of the net income of the agency inures to the benefit of a
shareholder or other individual;
(B) that complies with any applicable occupational health and
safety standard prescribed by the Secretary of Labor; and
(C) that in the production of products and
in the provision of services (whether or not the products or services are procured under this chapter)
during the fiscal year employs blind or other severely disabled individuals for at least 75 percent of the hours of direct labor required for the production or provision of the products or services.

qualified nurse - a professional, qualified individual duly licensed to care for the sick.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 241.2)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d6d)

qualified person - (A) a licensed health professional or other individual who is authorized to prescribe,
administer, or dispense such countermeasures under the law of the State in which the countermeasure was prescribed, administered, or dispensed; or (B) a person within a category of
persons so identified in a declaration by the Secretary.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
233)
qualified person - a licensed health professional or other individual who- (i) is authorized to administer
such countermeasure under the law of the State in which the countermeasure was administered; or (ii) is otherwise authorized by the Secretary to administer such countermeasure.
qualified position - a position in which the incumbent performs, manages, or supervises functions that
execute the responsibilities of the Department relating to cybersecurity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
147.)
qualified products list - a list of products that have been examined, tested, and have satisfied all
applicable qualification requirements.  Also called QPL.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
qualified reader - person who is able to read effectively, accurately, and impartially using any necessary
vocabulary.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
390bb)
qualified recipient - an individual who is a citizen of the United States or a resident alien thereof or any
legal entity established under State or Federal law which benefits twenty-five natural persons or less.
qualified United States joint venture person - a joint venture in which a United States person or
persons owns at least 51 percent of the assets of the joint venture.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
4864)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3797aa)
qualified veteran - a preliminarily qualified offender who-(i) served on active duty in any branch of the
Armed Forces, including the National Guard or Reserves; and (ii) was discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable, unless the reason for the dishonorable
discharge was attributable to a substance abuse disorder.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 541)

qualifying adoption expenses - reasonable and necessary expenses that are directly related to the legal
adoption of a child under 18 years of age, but only if such adoption is arranged by a qualified adoption agency. Such term does not include any expense incurred-(A) by an adopting parent for travel; or
(B) in connection with an adoption arranged in violation of Federal, State, or local law.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 167.)

qualifying domestic helium transaction - any agreement entered into or renegotiated agreement during
the preceding 1-year period in the United States for the purchase or sale of at least 15,000,000 standard cubic feet of crude or pure helium to which any holder of a contract with the Secretary for
the acceptance, storage, delivery, or redelivery of crude helium from the Federal Helium System is a
party.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 3025.18)

qualifying entity - A non-governmental organization to which the Department of Defense may provide
assistance for special events by virtue of statute, regulation, policy, or other approval by the
Secretary of Defense or his or her authorized designee.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6399.)

qualifying move - a move due to economic necessity - (A) from one residence to another residence; and
(B) from one school district to another school district, except (i) in the case of a State that is
comprised of a single school district, wherein a qualifying move is from one administrative area to another within such district; or (ii) in the case of a school district of more than 15,000 square miles, wherein a qualifying move is a distance of 20 miles or more to a temporary residence.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
355f.)

qualifying pathogen - a pathogen identified and listed by the Secretary under paragraph (2) that has the
potential to pose a serious threat to public health, such as (A) resistant gram positive pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus; (B) multi-drug resistant gram negative bacteria, including
Acinetobacter, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, and E. coli species; (C) multi-drug resistant tuberculosis;
and (D) Clostridium difficile.

qualifying proposal - a proposal that contains sufficient information to enable complete and meaningful
audits of the information contained in the proposal as determined by the contracting officer.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 567)
qualifying small power producer - the owner or operator of a qualifying small power production
facility.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)
qualifying small power production facility - a small power production facility that the Commission
determines, by rule, meets such requirements (including requirements respecting fuel use, fuel
efficiency, and reliability) as the Commission may, by rule, prescribe.
qualitative risk assessment methodology - set of methods, principles, or rules for assessing risk based
on non-numerical categories or levels.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
quality assurance - planned and systematic activities implemented within the quality system, and
demonstrated as needed, to provide adequate confidence that an entity will fulfill requirements for quality.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
quality assurance manager - The person responsible for overseeing all aspects of achieving the required
quality performance, including inspectability, testability, process control, and related factors(also called the QA process).
quality assurance surveillance - The government's monitoring of a service provider's performance in
accordance with the quality assurance surveillance plan and the performance requirements identified
in the solicitation.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

quality assurance surveillance plan - identified process to ensure that the contract requirements are
being met and that the Government gets both the quantity and the quality for which it is paying
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
includes procedures for surveillance, scheduling, the actual inspection, documenting the results of the inspection, and the procedures to calculate any recommended contract payment deductions.

Terms)

quality assurance surveillance plan - The government's inspection plan. The quality assurance
surveillance plan documents methods used to measure performance of the service provider against the requirements in the PWS. The agency relies on the service provider to monitor daily performance using their own quality control plan, but retains the right to inspect all services. When the agency makes a performance decision, the agency re-evaluates and modifies the existing quality assurance surveillance plan, based upon the selected provider and the selected provider's accepted
quality control plan.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
quality control plan - A self-inspection plan that is included in all offers and tenders. The quality control
plan describes the internal staffing and procedures that the prospective provider will use to meet the quality, quantity, timeliness, responsiveness, customer satisfaction, and other service delivery
requirements in the PWS.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

quality of force indicator - factor describing an person's suitability to perform a given role.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

quantitative risk assessment methodology - set of methods, principles, or rules for assessing risks based
on the use of numbers where the meanings and proportionality of values are maintained inside and
outside the context of the assessment.
quarantine - prohibition or restriction on travel or passage, imposed to keep contagious diseases, or
harmful chemicals/ biologicals from spreading.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
quasi sub-object classes - Budget object classes used to capture Washington, DC-based and regional
costs as follow.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

questionable activity - conduct related to an activity reasonably believed to constitute a violation of any
applicable law, executive order, presidential or other directive, regulation, international or domestic
agreement or arrangement, or applicable national or departmental policy.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
questioned cost - A cost that is questioned by the auditor because of an audit finding - Which resulted
from a violation, or possible violation, of a provision of a law, regulation, contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement or document governing the use of Federal funds, including funds used to match Federal funds;  Where the costs, at the time of the audit, are not supported by adequate documentation; or  Where the costs incurred appear unreasonable and do not reflect the actions a prudent person would take in the circumstances.
questioned cost - a cost that is questioned by the auditor because of an audit finding: (1) Which resulted
from a violation or possible violation of a provision of a law, regulation, contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement or document governing the use of Federal funds, including funds used to match Federal funds; (2) Where the costs, at the time of the audit, are not supported by adequate documentation; or (3) Where the costs incurred appear unreasonable and do not reflect the actions a prudent person would take in the circumstances.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
racial and ethnic minority group - American Indians (including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts);
Asian Americans; Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders; Blacks; and Hispanics.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300u6)
radiation - ionizing radiation in the form of (A) alpha particles; (B) beta particles; (C) neutrons; (D)
gamma rays; or (E) accelerated ions or subatomic particles from accelerator machines.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7384l.)
radiation detection equipment - any technology that is capable of detecting or identifying nuclear and
radiological material or nuclear and radiological explosive devices.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 901)
radiation dose - The total amount of ionizing radiation absorbed by material or tissues.  See also
exposure dose.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
radiation dose rate - Measurement of radiation dose per unit of time.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
radiation exposure status - Criteria to assist the commander in measuring unit exposure to radiation
based on total past cumulative dose, normally expressed in centigray.  Also called RES.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
2210h)
radiation source -
(A) a Category 1 Source or a Category 2 Source, as defined in the Code of Conduct;
and (B) any other material that poses a threat such that the material is, as determined by the
Commission, by regulation, other than spent nuclear fuel and special nuclear materials.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
radicalization - process through which an individual changes from a non-violent belief system to a belief
system that includes the willingness to actively advocate, facilitate, or use unlawful violence as a method to effect societal or political change.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
radio controlled improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) initiated
electronically in a wireless method consisting of a transmitter and receiver (i.e. personal mobile radio (PMR), cell phone, cordless phone, pager, etc.)
radio controlled switch - switch initiated electronically by wireless means consisting of a transmitter /
receiver.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
radio frequency countermeasures - Any device or technique employing radio frequency materials or
technology that is intended to impair the effectiveness of enemy activity, particularly with respect to
precision guided weapons and sensor systems.  Also called RF CM.
radio frequency sensor - sensor that passively detects radio frequency signals and power, usually
operating within a specific range, in order to function an improvised explosive device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
radiofrequency shielding - The application of materials to surfaces of a building, room, or a room within
a room, that makes the surface largely impervious to electromagnetic energy. As a technical security
countermeasure, it is used to contain or dissipate emanations from information processing equipment and to prevent interference by externally generated energy.  Also called RF shielding.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
radiological - emitting radiant energy in the form of particles or rays, as alpha, beta, and gamma rays, by
the spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei usually used for peaceful purposes such as X-ray machines, but may be used in weaponry to cause harm.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
radiological dispersal device - An improvised assembly or process, other than a nuclear explosive
device, designed to disseminate radioactive material in order to cause destruction, damage, or injury.
Also called RDD.
radiological dispersal device - improvised assembly or process, other than a nuclear explosive device,
designed to disseminate radioactive material in order to cause destruction, damage, or injury.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
radiological exposure device - A radioactive source placed to cause injury or death.  Also called RED.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 311) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

radiological improvised explosive device enhancement - radioactive materials that cause casualties or
restrict the use of terrain when dispersed by an explosive charge that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2569)

radiological materials - Americium-241, Californium-252, Cesium-137, Cobalt-60, Iridium-192,
Plutonium-238, Radium-226, Strontium-90, Curium-244, and irradiated items containing such materials, or other materials designated by the Secretary of Energy.
raid - An operation to temporarily seize an area in order to secure information, confuse an adversary,
capture personnel or equipment, or to destroy a capability culminating with a planned withdrawal.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
10102.,)

rail carrier - a person providing common carrier railroad transportation for compensation, but does not
include street, suburban, or interurban electric railways not operated as part of the general system of rail transportation.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 45,
352)

rail properties - assets or rights owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by a railroad (or a person owned,
leased, or otherwise controlled by a railroad) which are used or useful in rail transportation service; except that the term, when used in conjunction with the phrase railroads leased, operated, or controlled by a railroad in reorganization, shall not include assets or rights owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by a Class I railroad which is not wholly owned, operated, or leased by a railroad in reorganization but is controlled by a railroad in reorganization.
railhead - A point on a railway where loads are transferred between trains and other means of transport.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
10102.,)
railroad - (A) a bridge, car float, lighter, ferry, and intermodal equipment used by or in connection with a
railroad; (B) the road used by a rail carrier and owned by it or operated under an agreement; and (C)
a switch, spur, track, terminal, terminal facility, and a freight depot, yard, and ground, used or
necessary for transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
20102.)

railroad - (A) any form of nonhighway ground transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic
guideways, including- (i) commuter or other short-haul railroad passenger service in a metropolitan
or suburban area and commuter railroad service that was operated by the Consolidated Rail
Corporation on January 1, 1979; and (ii) high speed ground transportation systems that connect metropolitan areas, without regard to whether those systems use new technologies not associated with traditional railroads; but (B) does not include rapid transit operations in an urban area that are
not connected to the general railroad system of transportation.

railroad employee - Any person in the service, for compensation, of one or more of the Nations railroad
employers including an officer of such employer.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 576)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 576)

railroad employer - An interstate railroad or affiliate engaged in railroad-connected operations.
Employer associations, national railroad labor organizations, and subordinate units are also railroad employers.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1151)

railroad frontline employees - security personnel, dispatchers, locomotive engineers, conductors,
trainmen, other onboard employees, maintenance and maintenance support personnel, bridge tenders, and any other employees of railroad carriers that the Secretary determines should receive security training under this subchapter.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)

range -  a designated land or water area that is set aside, managed, and used for range activities of the
Department of Defense. Such term includes the following: (A) Firing lines and positions, maneuver
areas, firing lanes, test pads, detonation pads, impact areas, electronic scoring sites, buffer zones with restricted access, and exclusionary areas. (B) Airspace areas designated for military use in
accordance with regulations and procedures prescribed by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
range activities - (A) research, development, testing, and evaluation of military munitions, other
ordnance, and weapons systems; and(B) the training of members of the armed forces in the use and
handling of military munitions, other ordnance, and weapons systems.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1902)
range condition - the quality of the land reflected in its ability in specific vegetative areas to support
various levels of productivity in accordance with range management objectives and the land use
planning process, and relates to soil quality, forage values (whether seasonal or year round), wildlife
habitat, watershed and plant communities, the present state of vegetation of a range site in relation to the potential plant community for that site, and the relative degree to which the kinds, proportions, and amounts of vegetation in a plant community resemble that of the desired community for that site.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1902)
range improvement - any activity or program on or relating to rangelands which is designed to improve
production of forage; change vegetative composition; control patterns of use; provide water; stabilize soil and water conditions; and provide habitat for livestock and wildlife. The term includes,
but is not limited to, structures, treatment projects, and use of mechanical means to accomplish the
desired results.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1902)
rangelands or public rangelands - lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the
Bureau of Land Management or the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Service in the sixteen contiguous Western States on which there is domestic livestock grazing or which the Secretary concerned determines may be suitable for domestic livestock grazing.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
rangers - Rapidly deployable airborne light infantry organized and trained to conduct highly complex
joint direct action operations in coordination with or in support of other special operations units of
all Services.
rank - the order of precedence among members of the armed forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
rank - the order of precedence among members of the armed forces.
(SOURCE  DOD/
NGB, US Code
32, 101)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
15609)

rape -
(A) the carnal knowledge, oral sodomy, sexual assault with an object, or sexual fondling of a
person, forcibly or against that person's will;
(B) the carnal knowledge, oral sodomy, sexual assault
with an object, or sexual fondling of a person not forcibly or against the person's will, where the
victim is incapable of giving consent because of his or her youth or his or her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity; or (C) the carnal knowledge, oral sodomy, sexual assault with an object, or sexual fondling of a person achieved through the exploitation of the fear or threat of physical violence or bodily injury.
rapid global mobility - The timely movement, positioning, and sustainment of military forces and
capabilities across the range of military operations.  See also mobility.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
rapid response - Reacting to current events that effect the political transition in a timely manner to widen
the window of opportunity, keep that window from closing, open a new window, or some combination of the three. Since timing is critical, the response should happen in as little as days if
possible.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
rare disease - any disease or condition that affects less than 200,000 persons in the United States.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
287a1)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
360ff)

rare pediatric disease - a disease that meets each of the following criteria:
(A) The disease is a serious
or life-threatening disease in which the serious or life-threatening manifestations primarily affect
individuals aged from birth to 18 years, including age groups often called neonates, infants, children, and adolescents. (B) The disease is a rare disease or condition.

rate - a rate or charge for transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
10102.,)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3202.)
rate - any (A) price, rate, charge, or classification made, demanded, observed, or received with respect to
sale of natural gas to a gas consumer, (B) any rule, regulation, or practice respecting any such rate, charge, or classification, and (C) any contract pertaining to the sale of natural gas to a gas consumer.
rate - the name (such as chief boatswain's mate) prescribed for members in the same rating or other
category who are in the same grade (such as chief petty officer or seaman apprentice).
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
ratemaking authority - authority to fix, modify, approve, or disapprove rates.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3202.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
rater of record - first-level supervisor who prepares the employee's performance plan with input from
the employee, conducts progress reviews, and prepares any interim evaluations and the final rating
of record.
rating - the name (such as boatswain's mate) prescribed for members of an armed force in an
occupational field.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
rating and ranking - Determining best-qualified candidates based on the degree each candidate meets
the ranking factors (KSAs/ competencies) of the position.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
rating official - supervisor who is responsible for assessing an employee's performance as part of the
annual performance appraisal process and develops the initial summary rating for the employee's performance appraisal.
rationalization - Any action that increases the effectiveness of allied forces through more efficient or
effective use of defense resources committed to the alliance.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 316)
raw ivory - any African elephant tusk, and any piece thereof, the surface of which, polished or
unpolished, is unaltered or minimally carved.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4244)
reachback - The process of obtaining products, services, and applications, or forces, or equipment, or
material from organizations that are not forward deployed.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)
re-acquired assets - assets held by the institution prior to the applicable effective dates stipulated above
that have again come to be held by the institution, whether through repurchase or refinancing. It does not include assets acquired to replace older assets.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
re-acquired assets - assets held by the non-profit organization prior to September 29, 1995 that have
again come to be held by the organization, whether through repurchase or refinancing. It does not include assets acquired to replace older assets.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A122)
reader - device used in an access control system to interrogate an electronic, magnetic, or optical type
credential.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
readily available inventories - stocks and supplies of petroleum products which can be distributed or
used without affecting the ability of the importer or refiner to operate at normal capacity; such term
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
does not include minimum working inventories or other unavailable stocks.
42, 6232)
readiness - condition of being prepared and capable to act or respond as required.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
readiness - The ability of military forces to fight and meet the demands of assigned missions.  See also
national military strategy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
readiness - the ability to serve Veterans and eligible beneficiaries now and on a day-to-day routine basis.
(SOURCE  DVA,
Strategic Plan
20142020,
Terms)
ready reserve - The Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve liable for active duty as prescribed
by law.  See also active duty; Individual Ready Reserve; Selected Reserve.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
ready-to-load date - The date when a unit will be ready to move from the origin, i.e., mobilization
station.  Also called RLD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
real economic growth - the growth in the gross national product during such fiscal year, adjusted for
inflation, consistent with Department of Commerce.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 900)
real effective exchange rate - a weighted average of bilateral exchange rates, expressed in price-adjusted
terms.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4405)
real interest rate -  An interest rate that has been adjusted to remove the effect of expected or actual
inflation. Real interest rates can be approximated by subtracting the expected or actual inflation rate from a nominal interest rate. (A precise estimate can be obtained by dividing one plus the nominal interest rate by one plus the expected or actual inflation rate, and subtracting one from the resulting quotient.)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
real or constant dollar values -  Economic units measured in terms of constant purchasing power. A real
value is not affected by general price inflation. Real values can be estimated by deflating nominal values with a general price index, such as the implicit deflator for Gross Domestic Product or the Consumer Price Index.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
real property - A parcel or plot of land and structures contained thereon, including, but not limited to,
offices, garages, warehouses, residences, schools, and recreational facilities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
real property - land, including land improvements, structures and appurtenances thereto, but excludes
movable machinery and equipment.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
real property - Lands, buildings, structures, utilities systems, improvements, and appurtenances, thereto
that includes equipment attached to and made part of buildings and structures, but not movable
equipment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

real property - property that includes land, structures, and buildings; as well as anything affixed to the
land includes warehouses, office buildings, production and maintenance facilities, roads and infrastructure (i.e., water, sewage, electrical, etc.); excludes objects that can be removed such as equipment or furnishings.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)

real property application - Automated information system designed to support - (1) Local planning,
operation, management, and control of U.S. Government-held real property abroad; and (2) Management and reporting requirements of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO). Also called RPA.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

real time crime center - analytic-driven center located in law enforcement agencies that utilize
technological and analytical capabilities to provide real-time information to officers responding to service calls and developing situations.

realignment - any action which both reduces and relocates functions and civilian personnel positions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2686)

realistic military training - Department of Defense training conducted off federal property utilizing
private or non-federal public property and infrastructure.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 1322.28)

real-time patient data - Current patient information provided by a field technician at the patient location
to a physician or health care facility at a remote site, potentially for the purpose of assisting the physician to make a better informed decision on patient treatment and/ or transport.
(SOURCE  DOT/
NHTSA, Beyond
EMS Data
Collection,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)
real-time public reporting - to report data relating to a security-based swap transaction, including price
and volume, as soon as technologically practicable after the time at which the security-based swap transaction has been executed.
real-time public reporting - to report data relating to a swap transaction, including price and volume, as
soon as technologically practicable after the time at which the swap transaction has been executed.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 2.)
real-time seismic warning system - a system that issues warnings in real-time from a network of seismic
sensors to a set of analysis processors, directly to receivers related to high-risk activities.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7704.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3671.4)
reasonable accommodation - Reasonable accommodation is a change in the work environment or in the
application process that would enable a person with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

reasonable accommodation or modification [conducted program or activity] - change or
modification in the program or operation that would enable a qualified person with a disability to enjoy an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from a program or activity and that would not result in a fundamental alteration or financial and administrative burdens.

(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 541)

reasonable and necessary expenses - (A) public and private agency fees, including adoption fees
charged by an agency in a foreign country;
(B) placement fees, including fees charged adoptive
parents for counseling;
(C) legal fees (including court costs) in connection with services that are unavailable to a member of the Coast Guard; and
(D) medical expenses, including hospital
expenses of the biological mother of the child to be adopted and of a newborn infant to be adopted.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

reasonable assurance - A judgment by Department management based upon available information that
the systems of management controls are operating as the FMFIA intended. Reasonable assurance
equates to a satisfactory level of confidence under given considerations of costs, benefits, and risks.

reasonable belief - articulable, objectively reasonable conclusion given the circumstances presented.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7501.)

reasonable further progress - such annual incremental reductions in emissions of the relevant air
pollutant as are required by this part or may reasonably be required by the Administrator for the purpose of ensuring attainment of the applicable national ambient air quality standard by the applicable date.

reasonably allocate - to apportion in a manner appropriate to the circumstances.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
reasonably allocate - to apportion in a manner that would be appropriate under generally accepted
accounting principles.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
reasonably allocate - to apportion in a manner that would be appropriate under generally accepted
accounting principles.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805)
reasonably allocate - to apportion in a manner that would be appropriate under generally accepted
accounting principles.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4033)
reassignment [personnel] - change of an employee  from one position to another without promotion or
change to lower grade.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

reattack recommendation - An assessment, derived from the results of battle damage assessment and
munitions effectiveness assessment, providing the commander systematic advice on reattack of a target.  Also called RR.  See also assessment; battle damage assessment; munitions effectiveness
assessment; target.

reauthorization - the risk determination and risk acceptance decision that occurs after an initial
authorization. In general, reauthorization actions may be time-driven or event-driven; however, under ongoing authorization, reauthorization is typically an event-driven action initiated by the authorizing official or directed by the Risk Executive (function) in response to an event that drives risk above the previously agreed-upon agency risk tolerance.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
recalcitrant cancer - a cancer for which the five-year relative survival rate is below 50 percent.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
285a13)
recapture auditing - A documented review of financial records and supporting documentation that is
specifically designed to identify and recover overpayments.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
recaptured visas - a visa that is known to have not been used (e.g., the bearer died or was unable to
travel during the validity period). Such visas should be recaptured and the visa number returned to the Department unless the same applicant wants to replace his or her visa during the same fiscal year.
receipt of goods or services - The signature acknowledgment that goods ordered have been received or
that services have been performed. This acknowledgment is the basis for approval.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)
receiving country - the country to which a child adopted abroad is brought by the child's adoptive
family. For Hague visa cases, the receiving country is the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
receiving report - A record that materials ordered were received. This may take the form of a Form DS-
127, Receiving and Inspection Report. Receiving reports must be in English and indicate the item
cost in U.S. currency, the relevant obligation/ contract/ DOSAR number, the serial number if
applicable, and note any damage or discrepancies.
receiving report - written evidence that indicates Government acceptance of supplies delivered or
services performed.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
receiving ship - The ship in a replenishment unit that receives the rig(s).
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 403)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)
recency - As it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the time that has elapsed since
the past performance reference occurred. Recency is generally expressed as a time period during which past performance references are considered relevant.

recently separated veteran - any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such
veteran's discharge or release from active duty.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
4211.)
recently separated veteran - any veteran who applies for participation under this Act within 48 months
after the discharge or release from active military, naval, or air service.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)

reception - 1. All ground arrangements connected with the delivery and disposition of air or sea drops.  2.
Arrangements to welcome and provide secure quarters or transportation for defectors, escapees,
evaders, or incoming agents.  3. The process of receiving, off-loading, marshalling, accounting for,
and transporting of personnel, equipment, and materiel from the strategic and/ or intratheater
deployment phase to a sea, air, or surface transportation point of debarkation to the marshalling area.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

reception and Placement - the arrival and initial resettlement services provided to refugees on arrival in
the United States by voluntary resettlement agencies under cooperative agreement with the
Department.  Also called R&P.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)

recertified payment - A payment of a new numbered (not a substitute) replacement check issued to a
recipient based on a claim of nonreceipt, loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of an original check.
Such payments may be vouchered at the disbursing offices discretion at any point prior to or during the claims process. The check will be issued charging a valid Department of State appropriation.

recipient - a non-Federal entity that expends Federal awards received directly from a Federal awarding
agency to carry out a Federal program.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)

recipient - A non-Federal entity that expends Federal awards received directly from a Federal-awarding
agency to carry out a Federal program.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
recipient - a State or Indian tribe that receives a Federal transit program grant directly from the
Government.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5311.)
recipient - an organization receiving financial assistance directly from Federal awarding agencies to
carry out a project or program. The term includes public and private institutions of higher education, public and private hospitals, and other quasi-public and private non-profit organizations such as, but not limited to, community action agencies, research institutes, educational associations, and health
centers. The term may include commercial organizations, foreign or international organizations (such as agencies of the United Nations) which are recipients, subrecipients, or contractors or subcontractors of recipients or subrecipients at the discretion of the Federal awarding agency. The
term does not include government-owned contractor-operated facilities or research centers providing
continued support for mission-oriented, large-scale programs that are government-owned or
controlled, or are designated as federally-funded research and development centers.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

reciprocity [security information] - recognition and acceptance of another federal agency's
investigation or adjudication determination that meets the national standards, barring any exception or newly developed information.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

recognition - 1. The determination by any means of the individuality of persons, or of objects such as
aircraft, ships, or tanks, or of phenomena such as communications-electronics patterns.  2. In ground combat operations, the determination that an object is similar within a category of something
already known.
recognition signal - Any prearranged signal by which individuals or units may identify each other.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

recognized amount - liability amount reported on the financial statement using systematic recognition.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300u)
recognized interoperability standards - interoperability standards recognized by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services (the Secretary), in accordance with guidance developed by the Secretary, as existing on the date of the implementation, acquisition, or upgrade of health information technology systems.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)
recognized postsecondary credential - a credential consisting of an industry-recognized certificate or
certification, a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship, a license recognized by a State or the
Federal Government, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)
recognized postsecondary credential - a credential consisting of an industry-recognized certificate or
certification, a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship, a license recognized by the State
involved or Federal Government, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
recombinant DNA - recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules (DNA and/ or RNA) that:  i) a) are
constructed by joining nucleic acid molecules and b) can replicate in a living cell; ii) nucleic acid molecules that are chemically or otherwise synthesized or amplified, including those that are synthesized but can base pair with naturally occurring nucleic acid molecules; or iii) molecules that result from the replication of those described in (i) or (ii).
recommendation - A statement in an OIG report requiring action by the addressee organizations or
officials to correct a deficiency or need for change or improvement identified in the report.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 056.1)
recommending official - The supervisor or official over a Civil or Foreign Service position who would
normally be responsible for making a selection to fill a vacant position.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3181.3)
reconciliation - Action taken to rectify discrepancies between the physical inventory and accountable
property records.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
reconciliation, cashier - The process of comparing the cashiers unofficial accountability with the official
accountability report from the USDO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
reconnaissance - A mission undertaken to obtain, by visual observation or other detection methods,
information about the activities and resources of an enemy or adversary, or to secure data
concerning the meteorological, hydrographic, or geographic characteristics of a particular area.
reconstitution - The process by which personnel resume normal operations from the original operating
facility or from a replacement location.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
801)
record - (A) an official written transcript, written summary, or other writing relating to the proceedings;
or (B) an official audiotape, videotape, or similar material from which sound, or sound and visual images, depicting the proceedings may be reproduced.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 431.4)
record - All books, papers, maps, photographs, machine readable materials, or other documentary
materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by an agency of the U.S.
Government under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of
the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations or other activities of the U.S.
Government or because of the informational value of the data they contain. (Documents may be subject to a legal hold even if they do not meet the definition of record.)

record (as defined by the Privacy Act) - Any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by a Federal agency, including, but not limited to, his or her education,
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5

FAM 463)
financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his or her name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph.
record copy - Official document (paper or electronic) on official State Department business; includes
copies of attachment(s) or enclosure(s), and original initials of drafter and clearance officer(s).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
record material - All books, papers, maps, photographs, or other documentary materials, regardless of
physical form or characteristics, made or received by the U.S. Government in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved or appropriated by an agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, or other activities of any agency of the U.S. Government, or because of the informational data contained therein.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
record of decision [EPA] - formal decision document recorded for the public that describes the remedial
action plan selected for a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act site and contains the signatory approval of the applicable Environmental Protection Agency
Regional Administrator to implement the remedy.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
record of environmental consideration - internal administrative document that records the results of the
environmental planning and historic preservation (EP&HP) review for a specific proposal that is covered by a DHS categorical exclusion prepared and maintained in the environmental planning and historic preservation decision support system (EP&HP DSS).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
record of proceedings - official file containing documents related to an alien's case may be created by
the administrative agency reviewing an application or petition, or in removal proceedings by the immigration judge
record retention period - length of time that record must be kept.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
record schedule guide - printed agency manual or directive containing descriptions of and disposition
instructions for all documentary materials, record and non- record, created by a federal  agency or
major component of an executive department.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
record series - file units or documents arranged according to a filing or classification system records kept
together because the files or documents relate to a particular subject or function, result from the
same activity, document a specific kind of transaction, take a particular physical form, or have some other relationship arising out of the creation, receipt, or use, such as restrictions on access and use.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
record traffic - Official written correspondence such as a letter, telegram, memorandum, email, or other
permanent form that records, documents, or sets down in writing a way of preserving knowledge or
information.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
390bb)
recordable contract - a contract between the Secretary and a landowner in writing capable of being
recorded under State law providing for the sale or disposition of lands held in excess of the ownership limitations of Federal reclamation law including this subchapter.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
recordkeeping requirement  - statement in statute, regulation, and agency directive or other
authoritative issuances that provide general or specific requirements for federal agency personnel on particular records to be created and maintained by the agency.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 415.1)
records - All books, papers, maps, photographs, machine readable materials, or other documentary
materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by an agency of the U.S.
Government under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of

the organization, functions, policies, decisions, operations or other activities of the Government or because of the informational value of the data they contain.

records - all recorded information, regardless of form or characteristics, made or received by a Federal
agency under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of the
organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the United States Government or because of the informational value of data in them.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

records - the records of an agency and Presidential papers or Presidential records, including those created
or maintained by a government contractor, licensee, certificate holder, or grantee that are subject to
the sponsoring agency's control under the terms of the contract, license, certificate, or grant.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4452)

records and supporting documents - with respect to an exported good under paragraph (2), records and
documents related to the origin of the good, including- (i) the purchase, cost, and value of, and payment for, the good; (ii) the purchase, cost, and value of, and payment for, all materials, including indirect materials, used in the production of the good; and (iii) the production of the good in the form in which it was exported.

records custodian - person that is a records caretaker, generally administrative staff, responsible for file
set-up, preparing records for archiving, ensuring proper file codes are assigned, etc.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

records disposition - actions taken regarding records no longer needed for the conduct of the regular
current business of the agency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

records disposition authority - legal authorization for the retention and disposal of records.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
records disposition schedule - A document describing, providing instructions for, and approving the
disposition of records. It includes the type of disposition (destroy, retire, transfer), and when such
action is to be taken.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
records having permanent historical value - Presidential papers or Presidential records and the records
of an agency that the Archivist has determined should be maintained permanently in accordance
with title 44, United States Code.
records liaison - person that provides guidance to staff members about records issues, policies, and
requirements within their business area may also be a records custodian.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
r**ecords maintenance and use** - activity involving location of records of a federal agency or the storage,
retrieval, and handling of records kept at office file locations by or for a federal agency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
records management - planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting, and other
managerial activities involved with respect to records creation, records maintenance and use, and records disposition in order to achieve adequate and proper documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government and effective and economical management of agency operations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH5 H111.5)
records management - The planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting, and other
managerial activities involved in records creation, maintenance and use, and disposition in order to
achieve adequate and proper documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government and effective and economical management of agency operations.
records management - the planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting, and other
managerial activities involved with respect to records creation, records maintenance and use, and
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

records disposition in order to achieve adequate and proper documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government and effective and economical management of agency operations.

records management - the planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting, and other
managerial activities involved with respect to records creation, records maintenance and use, and
records disposition in order to achieve adequate and proper documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government and effective and economical management of agency operations.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
records management accession - procedure by which National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)/ Federal Records Center (FRC) takes custody of records.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
records of a board - Documents and information, in any form, that are used or produced by a Board and
which a Board believes should be included in its official records.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 031.3)

records schedule approval - approval by the National Archives and Records Administration required for
schedules before implementation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)

recourse - The annotation consular officers use when signing an EMDA, Repatriation or similar loan on
behalf of an applicant unable for some valid reason to sign for himself or herself. It indicates the signing consular officer is NOT liable for any or all of the debt, even if uncollectible from the recipient.

recoverable - the capability and likelihood of being recovered from solid waste for a commercial or
industrial use.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
recoverable waste energy - waste energy from which electricity or useful thermal energy may be
recovered through modification of an existing facility or addition of a new facility.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6341)
recovered check - A check returned by any means to the possession of a Department of State certifying
or disbursing officer after Form SF-1184, Unavailable Check Cancellation, action has been taken.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4033)
recovered goods - materials in the form of individual parts that are the result of-  (A) the disassembly of
used goods into individual parts; and  (B) the cleaning, inspecting, testing, or other processing that is necessary for improvement to sound working condition of such individual parts.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
recovered goods - materials in the form of individual parts that are the result of- (A) the disassembly of
used goods into individual parts; and (B) the cleaning, inspecting, testing, or other processing that is necessary for improvement to sound working condition of such individual parts.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805)
recovered goods - materials in the form of individual parts that are the result of- (A) the disassembly of
used goods into individual parts; and (B) the cleaning, inspecting, testing, or other processing that is necessary for improvement to sound working condition of such individual parts.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
recovered material - waste material and byproducts which have been recovered or diverted from solid
waste, but such term does not include those materials and by products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
recovered material - waste materials and byproducts recovered or diverted from solid waste for reuse
excludes materials and byproducts generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
recovered material - waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the
term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
recovered material certification - written documentation provided by offerors, bidders, and vendors
certifying that the percentage of recovered materials contained in products or to be used in the performance of a contract is at least the percentage required by applicable specifications or other
contractual requirements.
recovered material estimation - quantitative determination made by vendors of the total percentage of
recovered material contained in offered products.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
recovered material verification - procedures used by procuring agencies to confirm both vendors'
estimates and the certification of the percentage of recovered material contained in products supplied to the agencies or to be used in the performance of a contract.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6966.)
recovered mineral component - (A) ground granulated blast furnace slag, excluding lead slag; (B) coal
combustion fly ash; and (C) any other waste material or byproduct recovered or diverted from solid waste that the Administrator, in consultation with an agency head, determines should be treated as
recovered mineral component for use in cement or concrete projects paid for, in whole or in part, by the agency head.
recovered resources - material or energy recovered from solid waste.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352, JP 315,
JP 350, JP 334)
recovery - 1. In air (aviation) operations, that phase of a mission that involves the return of an aircraft to
a land base or platform afloat.    2. The retrieval of a mine from the location where emplaced.    3. In
personnel recovery, actions taken to physically gain custody of isolated personnel and return them to
friendly control.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

recovery - The development, coordination, and execution of service- and site-restoration plans; the
reconstitution of government operations and services; individual, private-sector, nongovernmental,
and public-assistance programs to provide housing and to promote restoration; long-term care and treatment of affected persons; additional measures for social, political, environmental, and economic restoration; evaluation of the incident to identify lessons learned; post incident reporting; and development of initiatives to mitigate the effects of future incidents.
recovery - those capabilities necessary to assist communities affected by an incident to recover
effectively, including, but not limited to, rebuilding infrastructure systems; providing adequate interim and long-term housing for survivors; restoring health, social, and community services; promoting economic development; and restoring natural and cultural resources.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 8
National Preparedness,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)

recovery and reconstitution - 1. Those actions taken by one nation prior to, during, and following an
attack by an enemy nation to minimize the effects of the attack, rehabilitate the national economy, provide for the welfare of the populace, and maximize the combat potential of remaining forces and
supporting activities.  2. Those actions taken by a military force during or after operational
employment to restore its combat capability to full operational readiness.  See also recovery.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290ee2)

recovery community organization - an independent nonprofit organization that- (1) mobilizes resources
within and outside of the recovery community to increase the prevalence and quality of long-term recovery from substance use disorders; and (2) is wholly or principally governed by people in recovery for substance use disorders who reflect the community served.
recovery mechanism - An indigenous or surrogate infrastructure that is specifically developed, trained,
and directed by United States forces to contact, authenticate, support, move, and exfiltrate
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

designated isolated personnel from uncertain or hostile areas back to friendly control.  Also called
RM.
JP 350)
recovery operations - Operations conducted to search for, locate, identify, recover, and return isolated
personnel, human remains, sensitive equipment, or items critical to national security.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
recovery point objective - The point in time to which data must be recovered after an outage.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
recovery site - In personnel recovery, an area from which isolated personnel can be recovered.  See also
escapee; evader; evasion.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
recovery team - In personnel recovery, designated United States or United States-directed forces, that are
specifically trained to operate in conjunction with indigenous or surrogate forces, and are tasked to
contact, authenticate, support, move, and exfiltrate isolated personnel.  Also called RT.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
recovery time objective - The overall length of time an information systems components can be in the
recovery phase before negatively impacting the organizations mission or mission/ business functions.
recovery vehicle - In personnel recovery, the vehicle on which isolated personnel are boarded and
transported from the recovery site.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
recovery  - development, coordination, and execution of service- and site-restoration plans.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
recreational vessel - a class of vessel whose primary purpose is for pleasure.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
recreational vessel - a vessel-(A) being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or (B) leased,
rented, or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
recreational vessel manufacturer - a person engaged in the manufacturing, construction, assembly, or
importation of recreational vessels, components, or associated equipment.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
recruitment - any act of recruitment, enlistment, or conscription into an armed group or armed force or
any attempt or conspiracy to recruit, enlist, or conscript into an armed group or armed force, even if the relevant action occurred during peace time and the child was never involved in combat or other military activities related to combat.
recurrent training - training provided that occurs on a scheduled basis to update an employee's
information and skills, or to maintain qualifications and certifications.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
recurring detail - permanent position that is committed to be filled consistently and on a rotating basis
with an incoming or outgoing detailee.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
recyclability - ability or degree to which a product or material may be recovered or otherwise diverted
from the solid-waste stream for the purpose of recycling.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
recycled material - material utilized in place of raw or virgin material in product manufacturing consists
of materials derived from postconsumer waste, industrial scrap, or agricultural waste, and other items, all of which can be used in new product manufacture.
recycled oil - (A) used oil from which physical and chemical contaminants acquired through use have
been removed by re-refining or other processing, or (B) any blend of oil, consisting of such re-
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
refined or otherwise processed used oil and new oil or additives, with respect to which the
manufacturer has determined, is substantially equivalent to new oil for a particular end use.
FEMA, US Code
42, 6363)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

recycled oil - any used oil which is reused, following its original use, for any purpose (including the
purpose for which the oil was originally used). Such term includes oil which is re-refined,
reclaimed, burned, or reprocessed.

recycled rubber - any crumb rubber derived from processing whole scrap tires or shredded tire material
taken from automobiles, trucks, or other equipment owned and operated in the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
109.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
68.)

recycled wool - (1) the resulting fiber when wool has been woven or felted into a wool product which,
without ever having been utilized in any way by the ultimate consumer, subsequently has been made into a fibrous state, or (2) the resulting fiber when wool or reprocessed wool has been spun, woven, knitted, or felted into a wool product which, after having been used in any way by the ultimate consumer, subsequently has been made into a fibrous state.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 228.31)

recycling - a means by which Posts can recover and re-use non-appropriated funds from English
language activities which ordinarily would have reverted to the U.S. Treasury. Funds from two
distinct sources can be recycled. (1) Proceeds from the sale of ECA-produced English teaching
materials; and (2) Proceeds from Embassy-sponsored English teaching programs.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

recycling - series of activities, including collection, separation, and processing, through which products
or other materials are recovered from the solid-waste stream and  transformed into new products implies the storage, collection, sorting, processing, and remanufacturing steps required between the point of waste generation and the completion of manufacture or production of the new products.

RED - In cryptographic systems, refers to information or messages that contain sensitive or classified
information not encrypted. (See also BLACK.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
red team - An organizational element comprised of trained and educated members that provide an
independent capability to fully explore alternatives in plans and operations in the context of the
operational environment and from the perspective of adversaries and others.
red/ black concept - Red indicates data prior to encryption or after decryption. Black indicates data that
has been encrypted or before decryption.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
red/ black concept - Separation of electrical and electronic circuits, components, equipment and systems
that handle unencrypted information (Red), in electrical form, from those that handle encrypted
information (Black) in the same form.
red/ black separation - The requirement for physical spacing between RED and BLACK processing
systems, and their components, including signal and power lines.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)
redeployment - The transfer or rotation of forces and materiel to support another joint force
commander's operational requirements, or to return personnel, equipment, and materiel to the home
and/ or demobilization stations for reintegration and/ or out-processing.  See also deployment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2686)
redevelopment authority - any entity (including an entity established by a State or local government)
recognized by the Secretary of Defense as the entity responsible for developing the redevelopment plan with respect to the installation or for directing the implementation of such plan.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2686)

redevelopment plan - a plan that- (A) is agreed to by the redevelopment authority with respect to the
installation; and (B) provides for the reuse or redevelopment of the real property and personal property of the installation that is available for such reuse or redevelopment as a result of the closure
of the installation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 763.14)

redress - under these Guidelines means the policies and procedures established by the Department of
State for addressing complaints about privacy, civil liberties, and/ or civil rights arising from the
sharing of protected information within the ISE.

reduced leave schedule - a leave schedule that reduces the usual number of hours per workweek, or
hours per workday, of an employee.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2611.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)

reduced operating status - Military Sealift Command ships withdrawn from full operating status
because of decreased operational requirements.  Also called ROS.  See also Military Sealift
Command.

reduction - measures designed to reduce or eliminate human exposure to lead-based paint hazards
through methods including interim controls and abatement.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)

reduction - The creation of lanes through a minefield or obstacle to allow passage of the attacking
ground force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

reduction in force - Separation of an employee required by the agency because of lack of work or funds,
abolition of position or agency, or cuts in personnel authorizations.  Also called RIF.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)

redundancy - additional or alternative systems, sub-systems, assets, or processes that maintain a degree
of overall functionality in case of loss or failure of another system, sub-system, asset, or process.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

redundant control capability - Use of active or passive replacement, for example, throughout the
network components (i.e., network nodes, connectivity, and control stations) to enhance reliability, reduce the threat of single point-of-failure, enhance survivability, and provide excess capacity.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
reemployment priority - A mandatory program which gives selection priority to former permanent
competitive service employees who were separated by RIF or fully recovered from a compensable
injury after more than one year of absence due to the injury.
reenter and reentry - to return or attempt to return, purposefully, a reentry vehicle and its payload or
human beings, if any, from Earth orbit or from outer space to Earth.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)
reentry - The return of a prisoner to open society, and the process through which the individual often
needs to pass to adjust to live outside confinement.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)
reentry services -
(A) activities involved in the preparation of a reentry vehicle and payload, crew
(including crew training), government astronaut, or space flight participant, if any, for reentry; and (B) the conduct of a reentry.
reentry site - the location on Earth to which a reentry vehicle is intended to return (as defined in a license
the Secretary issues or transfers under this chapter).
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)
reentry vehicle - a vehicle designed to return from Earth orbit or outer space to Earth, or a reusable
launch vehicle designed to return from Earth orbit or outer space to Earth, substantially intact.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
reference/ research service - services provided by library staff to meet the information needs of users, in
person, by telephone, or electronically include, but are not limited to, answering questions,
instructing users in the selection and use of appropriate tools and techniques for finding information, conducting searches on behalf of the customer, directing users to the location of library resources,
assisting in the evaluation of information, and referring patrons to resources outside the library when

appropriate.

refined petroleum products - diesel, gasoline, jet fuel (including naphtha-type and kerosene-type jet
fuel), and aviation gasoline.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)
refiner - a person with the ability to take delivery of crude helium from the Federal Helium Pipeline and
refine the crude helium into pure helium.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 167.)
refiner - any person engaged in the production or importation of automotive fuel.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2821.)
refiner - any person who owns, operates, or controls the operation of any refinery.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6232)
refit - a plant closure, for purposes of plant conversion or retooling that lasts at least 3 months.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
refraction - The process by which the direction of a wave is changed when moving into shallow water at
an angle to the bathymetric contours.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
refugee - a person outside his or her country of origin and is unwilling or unable to return because of
persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on one of five grounds - race, religion, nationality,
membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. Persons who have ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of others are excluded from the refugee
definition. (See INA 101(a)(42) for full definition, and 9 FAM 203 for additional information on refugees.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)

refugee - A person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion,
nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his or her nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country.  See also dislocated civilian; displaced person; evacuee; stateless
person.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

refugee - status granted to an individual prior to departure for and arrival in the United States that has
been determined by competent authority to be fleeing persecution or have a well-founded fear of persecution in their own country because of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular
social group or political opinion includes:  (A) any person who is outside any country of such person's nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which such person last habitually resided, and who is unable or unwilling to return to, and is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of, that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, or (B) in such special circumstances as the President after appropriate consultation may specify, any person who is within the country of such person's nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, within the country in which such person is habitually residing, and who is persecuted or who has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

refugee processing center - the central data repository for all overseas and domestic refugee resettlement
operations, located in Arlington, Virginia. Under PRM/ A, the RPC manages the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System (WRAPS).  Also called RPC.
regimental landing team - A task organization for landing composed of an infantry regiment reinforced
by those elements that are required for initiation of its combat function ashore.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

regional air defense commander - Commander, subordinate to the area air defense commander, who is
responsible for air and missile defenses in the assigned region and exercises authorities as delegated
by the area air defense commander.  Also called RADC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

regional center - any economic unit, public or private, which is involved with the promotion of economic
growth, including increased export sales, improved regional productivity, job creation, and increased capital investment. This can include entities ranging from a state government agency to a
consortium of exporters, specifically an entity benefiting a particular geographic region of the United States. If the new commercial enterprise is engaged indirectly or directly in lending money to job-creating businesses, such job-creating businesses must be located within the geographic limits of the regional center to help improve regional productivity. In addition, to be eligible for the reduced minimal capital requirement, such a money-lending enterprise may only lend money to businesses located within targeted areas.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

regional computer security officer - Regional computer security officers conduct assessments of posts'
cybersecurity posture to ensure technical, management, and operational controls are implemented
effectively to secure information and information systems.  Also called RCSO.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

regional diplomatic courier officer - The supervising individual responsible for Diplomatic Courier
operations of one of four Diplomatic Courier Service regional divisions located in Washington, D.C., Miami, Frankfurt, and Bangkok.  Also called RDCO.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)

regional Disbursing Officer - Department of the Treasury employees who serve as Directors of regional
offices throughout the United States and are authorized to disburse funds for other government agencies.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 227.84)

regional educational advising coordinator - A U.S. citizen professional based abroad who reports
directly to ECA/ A/ S/ A and is responsible for training, needs assessment and other support for the educational advising operations within his or her assigned geographic region.  Also called REAC.

regional employer - an employer within a rural area.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1161q.)
regional information sharing system - secure national intranet to facilitate law enforcement
communications and information sharing nationwide.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
regional information sharing systems center - center supporting regional law enforcement, public
safety, and homeland security efforts to combat major crimes and terrorist activity and promote
officer safety by linking federal, state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies through secure
communications and providing information-sharing resources and analytical and investigative support.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3722)
regional innovation cluster - a geographically bounded network of similar, synergistic, or
complementary entities that: (A) are engaged in or with a particular industry sector and its related sectors; (B) have active channels for business transactions and communication; (C) share specialized infrastructure, labor markets, and services; and (D) leverage the region's unique competitive strengths to stimulate innovation and create jobs.
regional jet - a passenger, turbofan-powered aircraft with a certificated maximum passenger seating
capacity of less than 71.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41714.)
regional jet aircraft - a civil aircraft (A) powered by jet propulsion; and (B) designed to have a
maximum passenger seating capacity of not less than 30 nor more than 75.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41762.)
regional multilateral development bank - the Inter-American Development Bank, the African
(SOURCE  DOS,
Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Asian Development Bank.
US Code 22,
262p5)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)

regional project - A group of six or more participants from multiple countries in the same geographic
region. The Office of International Visitors initiates all RPs and shares the list of upcoming projects
with missions prior to the nomination deadline. Typically, all countries within the geographic region may nominate candidates for an RP. An RP may be conducted in English or the language of the region.  Also called RP.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 308)

regional response coordination center - A standing facility that is activated to coordinate regional
response efforts, until a joint field office is established and/ or the principal federal official, federal or coordinating officer can assume their National Response Framework coordination
responsibilities.  Also called RRCC.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Regional Response Coordination Centers - Located in each Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) region, these multiagency agency coordination centers are staffed by Emergency Support Functions in anticipation of a serious incident in the region or immediately following an incident. Operating under the direction of the FEMA Regional Administrator, the RRCCs coordinate Federal regional response efforts and maintain connectivity with State emergency operations centers, State
fusion centers, Federal Executive Boards, and other Federal and State operations and coordination
centers that have potential to contribute to development of situational awareness.  Also called
RRCCs.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)

regional satellite communications support center - United States Strategic Command operational
element responsible for providing the operational communications planners with a point of contact
for accessing and managing satellite communications resources.  Also called RSSC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)

regional security officer - A security officer responsible to the chief of mission (ambassador), for
security functions of all United States embassies and consulates in a given country or group of
adjacent countries.  Also called RSO.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

regional security officer - RSOs are Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) special agents. The lead officer
in a regional security office is designated the RSO, and additional special agents are either deputy regional security officers (DRSOs) or assistant regional security officers (ARSOs). The RSO is responsible to the chief of mission at U.S. posts abroad. The RSO also receives management direction from DS through the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Assistant Director for International Programs (DS/ IP) or through the Deputy Assistant Security and Assistant Director for High Threat Programs (DS/ HTP).  Also called RSO.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

regionalism - principle or system of defining a geographic area consisting of all or parts of 2 or more
contiguous countries, States, counties, municipalities, or other local governmental jurisdictions or tribal entities for pooled resources or mutual-aid agreements; is also common within the
collaboration of private-sector operations can be further described as a sense of common interest and identity across an extended area, involving multi-jurisdictional entities, to address areas of mutual
needs and concerns.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

Registered in the System for Award Management database - (1) The Contractor has entered all
mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the Electronic Funds Transfer indicator (if applicable), the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data
required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, into the SAM database; (2) The Contractor has completed the Core, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections  of the registration in the SAM database; (3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration
process; and (4) The Government has marked the record Active.  Also called SAM.

registered traveler program - any program designed to expedite the travel of previously screened and
known travelers across the borders of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1359)
registrant - a person who has registered any pesticide pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78o3)
registration information - the information reported in connection with the registration or licensing of
brokers and dealers and their associated persons, including disciplinary actions, regulatory, judicial,
and arbitration proceedings, and other information required by law, or exchange or association rule, and the source and status of such information.
registry - database providing information describing and categorizing objects, but which does not contain
the objects themselves.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
regression testing - testing of hardware and/ or software to assure correct performance after changes
were made to a system/ equipment/ component that previously performed in a known manner.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
regular - enlistment, appointment, grade, or office in a regular component of an armed force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
regular course of education of such a school - a graduate program in behavioral or mental health.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
293c)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
regular member of a vanpool/ carpool - A direct-hire State permanent full-time, permanent part-time,
full-time temporary, or part-time temporary employee who travels in a vanpool/ carpool for a minimum distance of one mile.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3814)
regular minister of religion - one who as his customary vocation preaches and teaches the principles of
religion of a church, a religious sect, or organization of which he is a member, without having been formally ordained as a minister of religion, and who is recognized by such church, sect, or
organization as a regular minister.
regular overtime work - overtime work scheduled in advance of an employee's regularly scheduled
administrative workweek.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)
regularly scheduled administrative workweek - For full-time employees, the period within an
administrative workweek when the employee is regularly scheduled to work. For part-time employees, a regularly scheduled administrative workweek is the officially prescribed days and hours within an administrative workweek during which the employee is regularly scheduled to work. An employees regularly scheduled administrative workweek includes the basic workweek plus any regularly scheduled overtime work.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)
regularly scheduled overtime work - Overtime work that is part of an employees regularly scheduled
administrative workweek; i.e., overtime work that is scheduled in advance of the start of the administrative workweek.
regularly scheduled standby duty - a requirement for standby status on a fixed schedule in addition to
the basic 40-hour workweek over a 3-month cycle.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3138.22)
regularly scheduled work - Work that is scheduled in advance of the administrative workweek. Any
work to which availability pay applies is excluded from the definition of regularly scheduled work.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)
regulated entities - (i) manufacturers, processors, wholesale distributors, or importers of consumer or
(SOURCE  DOE, US Code 42,
7511b.)

commercial products for sale or distribution in interstate commerce in the United States; or (ii)
manufacturers, processors, wholesale distributors, or importers that supply the entities listed under clause (i) with such products for sale or distribution in interstate commerce in the United States.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6914b.)

regulated item - any plastic ring carrier device that contains at least one hole greater than 134 inches in
diameter which is made, used, or designed for the purpose of packaging, transporting, or carrying multipackaged cans or bottles, and which is of a size, shape, design, or type capable, when discarded, of becoming entangled with fish or wildlife.
regulated lending institution - any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, farm credit bank,
Federal land bank association, production credit association, or similar institution subject to the supervision of a Federal entity for lending regulation.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4121)
regulation - any part of a statement of general or particular applicability of the Secretary designed to
carry out, interpret, or prescribe law or policy.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

regulation [statement] - statement of general applicability and future effect, which is intended to have
the force and effect of law, and is designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy, or to
describe the procedure or practice requirements.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
450c)

regulatory function - the making, prescribing, issuing, or promulgating of a regulatory order; and
includes (1) determining whether such making, prescribing, issuing, or promulgating is authorized or required by law, and (2) any action which is required or authorized to be performed before, after, or in connection with, such determining, making, prescribing, issuing, or promulgating.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
450c)

regulatory order - an order, marketing agreement, standard, permit, license, registration, suspension or
revocation of a permit, license, or registration, certificate, award, rule or regulation, if it has the force and effect of law, and if it may be made, prescribed, issued, or promulgated only after notice and hearing or opportunity for hearing have been given.
rehabilitated to the point of employability - rendered employable in an occupation for which a
vocational rehabilitation program has been provided under this chapter.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3101.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)

rehabilitation - Restoration of a prisoner to a good condition, state of good repute, or re-established
respectability for recovering rights and privileges lost or forfeited because of or during
imprisonment..

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
291o)

rehabilitation facility - a facility which is operated for the primary purpose of assisting in the
rehabilitation of disabled persons through an integrated program of- (1) medical evaluation and services, and(2) psychological, social, or vocational evaluation and services, under competent
professional supervision, and in the case of which-(3) the major portion of the required evaluation and services is furnished within the facility; and (4) either (A) the facility is operated in connection with a hospital, or (B) all medical and related health services are prescribed by, or are under the general direction of, persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the State.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)

rehabilitation technology - the systematic application of technologies, engineering methodologies, or
scientific principles to meet the needs of and address the barriers confronted by individuals with disabilities in areas which include education, rehabilitation, employment, transportation,
independent living, and recreation. The term includes rehabilitation engineering, assistive
technology devices, and assistive technology services.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

rehabilitative care - Therapy that provides evaluations and treatment programs using exercises, massage,
or electrical therapeutic treatment to restore, reinforce, or enhance motor performance and restores
patients to functional health allowing for their return to duty or discharge from the Service.  Also
called restorative care.  See also patient movement policy; theater.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1707)

rehabilitative services - such professional, counseling, and guidance services and treatment programs as
are necessary to restore, to the maximum extent possible, the physical, mental, and psychological
functioning of an ill or disabled person.
rehearsal phase - In amphibious operations, the period during which the prospective operation is
practiced.  See also amphibious operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)

reimbursable agreement (interagency) - A headquarters-level document that authorizes payment of a
customer agency's worldwide ICASS bill, including regional and headquarters-level charges not covered by post invoices. Customer agencies use the interagency reimbursement agreements as the basis for obligating and liquidating their ICASS payments. Service providers use interagency reimbursement agreements to recognize and record revenue.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

reimbursable detail  - detail for which the employing agency is reimbursed by the gaining agency all of
the costs associated with the detail of the person, unless otherwise specified and agreed to by both
parties to the governing MOA.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)
reimbursements - Payments made by one U.S. Government agency to another to liquidate accounts
payable arising from purchases of goods or services by the performing agency on behalf of the reimbursing agency.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

reinforcing obstacles - Those obstacles specifically constructed, emplaced, or detonated through military
effort and designed to strengthen existing terrain to disrupt, fix, turn, or block enemy movement.
See also obstacle.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)

reinstatement - The reemployment of a former Federal employee, who previously held a career or career
conditional appointment with a Federal agency as a Federal employee on a permanent, competitive
Federal appointment.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

reintegrate - In personnel recovery, the task of providing medical care and psychological decompression
to allow the conduct of appropriate debriefings to ultimately return recovered personnel back to duty
and their family.
related activities - undertakings that are interdependent parts of an action either make possible or
supports an action, or are induced or supported by an action or related activities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2569)

related equipment - equipment useful for enrichment of uranium in the isotope 235 and for extraction of
fissile materials from irradiated fuel rods and other equipment designated by the Secretary of
Energy.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)

related persons - persons specified in any of the following subparagraphs: (A) Persons who are officers
or directors of one another's businesses.(B) Persons who are legally recognized partners in business.(C) Persons who are employer and employee. (D) Persons one of whom owns, controls, or holds 25 percent or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of the other. (E) Persons if 25 percent or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of each of them is directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held by a third person. (F) Persons one of whom is directly or indirectly controlled by the other. (G) Persons who are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person. (H) Persons who are members of the same family.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8323)

relative - a husband, wife, domestic partner, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt,
first cousin, nephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-inlaw, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother,
or half-sister.

relative - a spouse, ancestor, lineal descendant, or spouse of a lineal descendant.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
relative price -  A price ratio between two goods as, for example, the ratio of the price of energy to the
price of equipment.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
relative risk - measure of risk that represents the ratio of risks when compared to each other or a control.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
release - any spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching, or disposing from an
underground storage tank into ground water, surface water or subsurface soils.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6991.)
release [hazardous substance] - spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching, or disposing
of a substance from a UST or AST into groundwater, surface water, or soil.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
release [version] - particular version of a configuration item that is made available for a specific purpose
(for example, test release).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
release altitude - Altitude of an aircraft above the ground at the time of ordnance release.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
releaser - A user who sends or disseminates an archive message.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)
relevancy - As it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the extent of similarity
between the service/ support effort, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and subcontract/ teaming or other comparable attributes of past performance examples and the source solicitation requirements; and a measure of the likelihood that the past performance is an indicator of future performance.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

relevant environment [testing] - environment that simulates, replicates, or actually contains those
external factors, interfaces, operational and sustainment and support elements needed to exercise the test plans, scripts, and use cases/ data sets for the particular developmental or operational test.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 104A)

relevant executive branch agencies -  the Department of State, the United States Agency for
International Development, the Department of Health and Human Services (including its agencies
and offices), and any other department or agency of the United States that participates in international HIV/ AIDS activities pursuant to the authorities of such department or agency or this Act.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9303)

relevant Federal departments and agencies - the United States Agency for International Development,
the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation, the Peace Corps, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the
United States African Development Foundation, the United States Geological Survey, and any other department or agency specified by the President.

relevant question - A polygraph question pertaining directly to the matter under investigation for which
the examinee is being tested.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 251.1)

reliability [system] - ability of a system to provide desired capability without failure, degradation, or
demand on the support system includes the ability to perform required functions in routine and non-
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
routine and/ or unexpected circumstances.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

reliability, maintainability, and availability - discipline imposed on acquisitions to insure they are
operationally ready for use when needed, will successfully perform assigned functions, and can be
economically operated and maintained.is applicable to materiel systems; test measurement and
diagnostic equipment, training devices; and facilities developed, produced, maintained, procured, or
modified for use.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.3)

relief in place - An operation in which, by direction of higher authority, all or part of a unit is replaced in
an area by the incoming unit and the responsibilities of the replaced elements for the mission and the
assigned zone of operations are transferred to the incoming unit.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 105)

religious advisement - The practice of informing the commander on the impact of religion on joint
operations to include, but not limited to: worship, rituals, customs, and practices of US military
personnel, international forces, and the indigenous population; as well as the impact of military
operations on the religious and humanitarian dynamics in the operational area.
religious affairs - The combination of religious support and religious advisement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 105)

religious organization - a nonprofit religious organization.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290kk)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 105)

religious support - Chaplain-facilitated free exercise of religion through worship, religious and pastoral
counseling services, ceremonial honors for the fallen, crisis intervention, and advice to the commander on ethical and moral issues, and morale as affected by religion.  Also called RS.  See
also combatant command chaplain; command chaplain; religious support team.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 105)

religious support team - A team, comprised of at least one chaplain and one enlisted support person, that
works together in designing, implementing, and executing the command religious program.  Also
called RST.  See also combatant command chaplain; command chaplain; religious support.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
religious vocation - as a formal lifetime commitment, through vows, investitures, ceremonies, or similar
indicia, to a religious way of life. The religious denomination must have a class of individuals whose lives are dedicated to religious practices and functions, as distinguished from the secular members of the religions. Examples of individuals practicing religious vocations include nuns, monks, and religious brothers and sisters. See 9 FAM 502.5-2(C) for additional information on
special immigrant classification as a religious worker.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

religious worker - Religious worker means an individual engaged in and, according to the
denomination's standards, qualified for a religious occupation or vocation, whether or not in a professional capacity, or as a minister. House Report No. 101-723 defines Category II religious workers as those in occupations such as teachers.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)
relocation site - A location identified to support the Departments Mission Critical Team (MCT) or a
bureaus Bureau Emergency Action Team (BEAT). Some RSs are classified to ensure team safety and to maintain site integrity. It can also be referred to as an alternate facility or site. (See the term Alternate Facility or Site.)  Also called RS.
remain-behind equipment - Unit equipment left by deploying forces at their bases when they deploy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
remand - To return to custody pending trial or further detention  To send back a case to another court or
agency for further action.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
remedial action - action intended to bring about or restore long-term environmental quality.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
remedial action cost estimating requirement - industry-accepted, parametric cost model used by
several federal  agencies.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

remediation - The act or process of remedying system or information assurance deficiencies,
vulnerabilities, or weaknesses discovered and documented in due course of operational checks,
controls, evaluations, or audits.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

remediation plan [acquisition] - tool facilitating the discussion of an acquisition program baseline
(APB) threshold breach, including current projected impact to cost, schedule, and performance;
root-cause analysis that explains the cause for the shortfall or breach; and identification of corrective
actions with the date they will begin and the date they will be completed.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

remediation waste - solid and hazardous wastes and all media (including contaminated groundwater,
surface water, soils, and/ or sediment) and debris managed when implementing a corrective action
or remedial action.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)
remedy - A Web-enabled incident/ problem reporting and tracking system used by IRM. A single form is
used to enter a trouble ticket, a unique ticket number is automatically assigned when the ticket is successfully submitted, and tickets are stored in one universal database. The IT Service Center
creates Remedy tickets and transfers tickets they cannot resolve to Tier II/ III action offices. Tier II/ III action offices provide skilled technical support in specific areas.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
4506)

remedy coordination official - the individual or entity in that executive agency who coordinates within
that executive agency the administration of criminal, civil, administrative, and contractual remedies
resulting from investigations of fraud or corruption related to procurement activities.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
remote (non-local) maintenance - Maintenance activities conducted by individuals communicating
through an external network (e.g., the Internet) or an internal network from a non-Department
facility (e.g., home computer).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
remote access - Refers to accessing Department SBU and/ or Unclassified networks, either domestically
or abroad, from Department-owned or non Department-owned systems via a Department-approved remote access program (e.g., Global OpenNet (GO), or via a Department computer located in an
employees home).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
remote diagnostic facility - An off-premise diagnostic, maintenance, and programming facility
authorized to perform functions on the Department computerized telephone system via an external network trunk connection.
remote processing - Refers to employees processing Department information on Department-owned or
non Department-owned systems at non-Department facilities (e.g. home office).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
remote sensing space capabilities - to all remote sensing space systems, technology, components,
products, data, services, and related information. In this context, space system consists of the spacecraft, the mission package(s), ground stations, data links, and associated command and control
facilities and may include data processing and exploitation hardware and software.
(SOURCE  White
House, NSPD 27
U.S. Commercial
Remote Sensing
Space Policy,
Terms)
remotely driven conveyance - conveyance that can be remotely driven to the target for the purpose of
delivering an improvised explosive device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
removable media - Portable electronic storage media such as magnetic, optical, and solid state devices,
(SOURCE  DOS/ USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

which can be inserted into and removed from a computing device and used to store text, video, audio, and image information. Examples include hard disks, zip drives, compact discs, thumb drives, pen drives, and similar USB or Thunderbolt connected storage devices.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

removable media - Portable electronic storage media such as magnetic, optical, and solid state devices,
which can be inserted into and removed from a computing device and used to store text, video, audio, and image information. Examples include hard disks, zip drives, compact discs, thumb
drives, pen drives, and similar USB or Thunderbolt connected storage devices.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
removal action - cleanup or removal of released hazardous substances from the environment may be
taken in the event of:  (1) a threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment; (2) the
relapse or threat of release of hazardous substances; (3) the disposal of removed material; or (4) a necessity to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage to the public health and welfare or the
environment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1321.)
removal costs - (A) the costs of removal of oil or a hazardous substance that are incurred after it is
discharged; and(B) in any case in which there is a substantial threat of a discharge of oil or a
hazardous substance, the costs to prevent, minimize, or mitigate that threat.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
removal costs - the costs of removal that are incurred after a discharge of oil has occurred or, in any case
in which there is a substantial threat of a discharge of oil, the costs to prevent, minimize, or mitigate oil pollution from such an incident.
removal or remove - relocation, sale, scrapping, or other method of disposal.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 4701)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2701)
remove or removal - containment and removal of oil or a hazardous substance from water and shorelines
or the taking of other actions as may be necessary to minimize or mitigate damage to the public health or welfare, including, but not limited to, fish, shellfish, wildlife, and public and private property, shorelines, and beaches.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1321.)
remove or removal - containment and removal of the oil or hazardous substances from the water and
shorelines or the taking of such other actions as may be necessary to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage to the public health or welfare, including, but not limited to, fish, shellfish, wildlife, and
public and private property, shorelines, and beaches.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315.1)
render safe procedures - The portion of the explosive ordnance disposal procedures involving the
application of special explosive ordnance disposal methods and tools to provide for the interruption of functions or separation of essential components of unexploded explosive ordnance to prevent an
unacceptable detonation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 342)
render safe procedures - The portion of the explosive ordnance disposal procedures involving the
application of special explosive ordnance disposal methods and tools to provide for the interruption of functions or separation of essential components of unexploded explosive ordnance to prevent an unacceptable detonation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
rendezvous area - In an amphibious operation, the area in which the landing craft and amphibious
vehicles rendezvous to form waves after being loaded, and prior to movement to the line of
departure.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7545.)

renewable biomass - (per Presidential Executive Order 13134, August 16, 1999) any organic matter that
is available on a renewable or recurring basis (excluding old-growth timber), including dedicated energy crops and trees, agricultural food and feed crop residues, aquatic plants, animal wastes, wood and wood residues, paper and paper residues, and other vegetative waste materials.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7545.)

renewable biomass - each of the following: (i) Planted crops and crop residue harvested from
agricultural land cleared or cultivated at any time prior to December 19, 2007, that is either actively managed or fallow, and nonforested. (ii) Planted trees and tree residue from actively managed tree plantations on non-federal land cleared at any time prior to December 19, 2007, including land
belonging to an Indian tribe or an Indian individual, that is held in trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States. (iii) Animal waste material and animal byproducts. (iv) Slash and pre-commercial thinnings that are from non-federal forestlands, including forestlands belonging to an Indian tribe or an Indian individual, that are held in trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, but not forests or forestlands that are ecological communities with a global or State ranking of critically imperiled, imperiled, or rare pursuant to a State Natural Heritage Program, old growth
forest, or late successional forest. (v) Biomass obtained from the immediate vicinity of buildings and other areas regularly occupied by people, or of public infrastructure, at risk from wildfire. (vi) Algae. (vii) Separated yard waste or food waste, including recycled cooking and trap grease.
renewable chemical - a monomer, polymer, plastic, formulated product, or chemical substance produced
from renewable biomass.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8101.)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
918c.)

renewable energy -  electricity generated from- (A) a renewable energy source; or
(B) hydrogen, other than hydrogen produced from a fossil fuel, that is produced from a renewable energy source. (4) The term renewable energy source- - (A) wind; (B) ocean waves; (C) biomass;
(D) solar; (E) landfill gas; (F) incremental hydropower; (G) livestock methane; or (H) geothermal energy.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8101.)
renewable energy - energy derived from- (A) a wind, solar, renewable biomass, ocean (including tidal,
wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, or hydroelectric source; or (B) hydrogen derived from renewable biomass or water using a renewable energy source.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
renewable energy - energy produced by solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal wave,
current, and thermal), geothermal, or MSW, or new hydroelectric-generation capacity achieved through increased efficiency or the addition of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric facility
excludes renewable energy in a regulated utility company's portfolio.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
renewable energy - energy produced by solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including
tidal, wave, current, and thermal), municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.
renewable energy source - an energy conversion system fueled from a solar, wind, hydropower,
biomass, or geothermal source of energy.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
940g.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2924)
renewable energy source - energy generated from renewable sources, including the following: (A) Solar,
including electricity. (B) Wind.(C) Biomass.(D) Landfill gas. (E) Ocean, including tidal, wave, current, and thermal.(F) Geothermal, including electricity and heat pumps.(G) Municipal solid waste.(H) New hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project. For purposes of this subparagraph, hydroelectric generation capacity is new if it was placed in service on or after January 1, 1999. (I) Thermal energy generated by any of the preceding sources.

renewable energy sources - energy sources such as agriculture and urban waste, geothermal energy,
solar energy, and wind energy.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8259.)

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
636.)

renewable energy system - a system of energy derived from- (aa) a wind, solar, biomass (including
biodiesel), or geothermal source; or (bb) hydrogen derived from biomass or water using an energy source described in item (aa).

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
8101.)

renewable energy system - a system that- (i) produces usable energy from a renewable energy source;
and (ii) may include distribution components necessary to move energy produced by such system to
the initial point of sale.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

renewable energy technology -(1) Technologies that use renewable energy to provide light, heat,
cooling, or mechanical or electrical energy for use in facilities or other activities; or (2) The use of integrated whole-building designs that rely upon renewable energy resources, including passive solar design.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2807)

renewable fuel - any fuel - (A) at least 85 percent of the volume of which consists of ethanol; or (B) any
mixture of biodiesel and diesel or renewable diesel, determined without regard to any use of kerosene and containing at least 20 percent biodiesel or renewable diesel.
renewable fuel - fuel that is produced from renewable biomass and that is used to replace or reduce the
quantity of fossil fuel present in a transportation fuel.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7545.)

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6326)

renewable-resource energy measure - a measure which modifies any building or industrial plant, the
construction of which has been completed prior to August 14, 1976, if such measure has been determined by means of an energy audit or by the Secretary, to- (A) involve changing, in whole or in part, the fuel or source of the energy used to meet the requirements of such building or plant from a depletable source of energy to a nondepletable source of energy; and (B) be likely to reduce energy costs (as calculated on the basis of energy costs reasonably projected over time, as determined by the Secretary) in an amount sufficient to enable a person to recover the total cost of purchasing and installing such measure (without regard to any tax benefit or Federal financial assistance applicable thereto) within the period of- (i) the useful life of the modification involved, as determined by the Secretary, or (ii) 25 years after the purchase and installation of such measure, whichever is less.  Such term does not include the purchase or installation of any appliance.
renovation [structure] - modification of any existing structure, or portion thereof, that results in the
disturbance of painted surfaces unless that activity is performed as part of an abatement.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
reorganization - The planned elimination or redistribution of work functions within an agency, normally
announced in writing.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2914)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 621.1)

repair - the restoration of a real property facility to such condition that it may effectively be used for its
designated purpose. Repair may be an overhaul, reprocessing, or replacement of deteriorated
component parts or materials. Repair includes services and/ or materials used for items of a minor nature such as repairs of broken water pipes; replacement of broken/ inoperable bathroom/ kitchen
fixtures; repairs to windows, doors, wooden shelving; repairs to a building system such as heating,
central air-conditioning, and mechanical systems; repairs to electrical systems (excluding any repair
that would result in a change in the amount of electrical service to a building); and repairs to floors (excluding carpeting repair). These projects require no review by the Office of Design and Engineering, in the Directorate for Program Development, Coordination and Support, in the Bureau of Overseas Operations (OBO/ PDCS/ DE) and are exempt from permit requirements; however, technical assistance is available upon request. Post should be able to execute these maintenance activities without impairing regular routine and preventive maintenance programs.
repair [asbestos-containing material] - returning damaged asbestos-containing material to an
undamaged condition or to an intact state so as to prevent release of asbestos fibers
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS, US Code 33,
701n)

repair and rehabilitation - (i) the repair or rebuilding of a levee or other flood control structure, after the
structure has been damaged by a flood, to the level of protection provided by the structure before the flood; but (ii) does not include(I) any improvement to the structure; or (II) repair or rebuilding described in clause (i) if, in the normal course of usage, the structure becomes structurally unsound
and is no longer fit to provide the level of protection for which the structure was designed.

repair cycle - The stages through which a repairable item passes from the time of its removal or
replacement until it is reinstalled or placed in stock in a serviceable condition.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
repairable item - An item that can be reconditioned or economically repaired for reuse when it becomes
unserviceable.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368, JP 10)

repatriation - 1. The procedure whereby American citizens and their families are officially processed
back into the United States subsequent to an evacuation.  See also evacuation.    2. The release and return of enemy prisoners of war to their own country in accordance with the 1949 Geneva
Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

repayment contract - any contract providing for payment of construction charges to the United States.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
485a)
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
164)

repeat intoxicated driver law - a State law or combination of laws or programs that provides, as a
minimum penalty, that an individual convicted of a second or subsequent offense for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence after a previous conviction for that offense shall (A)
receive, for a period of not less than 1 year
(i) a suspension of all driving privileges;
(ii) a
restriction on driving privileges that limits the individual to operating only motor vehicles with an ignition interlock device installed, unless a special exception applies;
(iii) a restriction on driving
privileges that limits the individual to operating motor vehicles only if participating in, and complying with, a 24-7 sobriety program; or (iv) any combination of clauses (i) through (iii); (B) receive an assessment of the individual's degree of abuse of alcohol and treatment as appropriate;
and (C) receive
(i) in the case of the second offense (I) an assignment of not less than 30 days
of community service; or (II) not less than 5 days of imprisonment (unless the State certifies that the general practice is that such an individual will be incarcerated); and (ii) in the case of the third or
subsequent offense
(I) an assignment of not less than 60 days of community service; or
(II) not less than 10 days of imprisonment (unless the State certifies that the general practice is that such an individual will receive 10 days of incarceration).

replacement - payment, reimbursement, replacement, or duplication or the expenses incident to payment,
reimbursement, replacement, or duplication.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
17301)
replacement - the permanent removal of the water cooler and the installation of a lead free water cooler.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300j21)
replacement in kind - The provision of material and services for a logistic exchange of materials and
services of equal value between the governments of eligible countries.  Also called RIK.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 643.3)
replacement value - The acquisition cost of the item plus a factor that reflects changes in the purchase
power of the U.S. dollar (as set forth in the consumer price data prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, (U.S. Department of Labor).
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1508a.)
replanted crop - any agricultural commodity replanted on the same acreage as the first crop for harvest
in the same crop year if the replanting is required by the terms of the policy of insurance covering the first crop.
replenishment - The method of replacing the cashiers available money to be used for making payments
and accommodation exchange.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A
report (including testimony) - Any written expression of official views prepared by an agency on a
pending bill for (1) transmittal to any committee, Member, officer or employee of Congress, or staff of any committee or Member, or (2) presentation as testimony before a congressional committee.
19)
Also, any comment or recommendation on pending legislation included in an agency's annual or special report that an agency proposes to transmit to Congress, or any Member or committee, or to make available to any study group, commission, or the public.

report of death - Form DS-2060, Report of the Death of an American Citizen Abroad, used to report the
death of a U.S. citizen abroad.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.1)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
350f)

reportable food - an article of food (other than infant formula) for which there is a reasonable probability
that the use of, or exposure to, such article of food will cause serious adverse health consequences or
death to humans or animals.
reportable incident - Any suspected or alleged violation of Department of Defense policy or of other
related orders, policies, procedures or applicable law, for which there is credible information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 363)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)

reporting - Providing or rendering in the ACS system and by e-mail or cable as appropriate a formal
account or statement of what was learned by observation and/ or investigation about -  The arrest,
detention, or imprisonment of a U.S. citizen  Concerning the problems or difficulties encountered by such citizen An accounting of actions taken by the consular officer on that persons behalf or as instructed by the Department (CA/ OCS)

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)

reporting activity level - transactions in publicly traded securities at or above a level of volume, fair
market value, or exercise value as shall be fixed from time to time by the Commission by rule, regulation, or order, specifying the time interval during which such transactions shall be aggregated.

reporting costs - the providing of cost information to others.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635a.)
reporting day - a day on which- (A) a packer conducts business regarding livestock committed to the
packer, or livestock purchased, sold, or slaughtered by the packer; (B) the Secretary is required to make information concerning the business described in subparagraph (A) available to the public; and (C) the Department of Agriculture is open to conduct business.
repository - A specialized type of database containing metadata.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 031.3)
representative - A lawyer appearing at the witness expense, or a lawyer who represents solely the
interests of the witness testifying before an ARB. U.S. government lawyers who are obliged to represent the interests of their employer agencies are not exclusive representatives for purposes of
these regulations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 302.62)
representative - A representative is defined in INA as an officer, official, or spokesman of an
organization, and any person who directs, counsels, commands, or induces an organization or its members to engage in terrorist activity.
representative - an officer, official, or spokesman of an organization, and any person who directs,
counsels, commands, or induces an organization or its members to engage in terrorist activity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1182)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1375a)
representative - the person or entity acting on behalf of such broker. Such a representative may be a
recruiter, agent, independent contractor, or other international marriage broker or other person conveying information about or to a United States client or foreign national client, whether or not the person or entity receives remuneration.
representative payee - A person, agency, organization or institution who receives and manages benefits
on behalf of a child or an incapable adult beneficiary.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 533)

representatives of directly affected employees - In the case of directly affected employees represented
by a labor organization accorded exclusive recognition, a representative is an individual designated
by that labor organization to represent its interests. In the case of directly affected employees not
represented by a labor organization, a representative is an individual appointed by directly affected
employees as their representative.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
reprimand - A written official rebuke, censure, or registration of disapproval of a specific action or
actions by an employee, in writing.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)

reprocessing and reprocess - the separation of irradiated nuclear materials and fission products from
spent nuclear fuel.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8008)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

reprogramming - Shifting funds within an appropriation or fund account to use them for purposes other
than those contemplated at the time of appropriation. Appropriations acts cite specific requirements
or reprogramming thresholds which require a congressional notification.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
request for assistance - A request based on mission requirements and expressed in terms of desired
outcome, formally asking the Department of Defense to provide assistance to a local, state, tribal, or
other federal agency.  Also called RFA.
request for change - document detailing need for addition, modification, replacement, or removal of
something may be recorded on paper or electronically.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
request for information - 1. Any specific time-sensitive ad hoc requirement for intelligence information
or products to support an ongoing crisis or operation not necessarily related to standing requirements or scheduled intelligence production.  2. A term used by the National Security Agency/ Central Security Service to state ad hoc signals intelligence requirements.  Also called RFI.  See also
intelligence.
request for information - validated expression of need for information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
request for information [acquisition] - type of procurement document whereby the buyer requests a
potential seller to provide various pieces of information related to a product or service or seller
capability.
request for proposal - type of procurement document used to request proposals from prospective sellers
of products or services.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
request to exit device - device that shunts a forced entry alarm when an individual exits through a portal.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
requesting agency - the agency that has the requirement for an interagency acquisition.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
required delivery date - The date that a force must arrive at the destination and complete unloading.
Also called RDD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2533b)
required form -  in the form of mill product, such as bar, billet, wire, slab, plate or sheet, and in the grade
appropriate for the production of- (A) a finished end item delivered to the Department of Defense; or (B) a finished component assembled into an end item delivered to the Department of Defense.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
254b)
required primary health services - (i) basic health services which shall consist of- (I) health services
related to family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, or gynecology that are furnished
by physicians and where appropriate, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives;

(II) diagnostic laboratory and radiologic services; (III) preventive health services, including- (aa)
prenatal and perinatal services;(bb) appropriate cancer screening;(cc) well-child services;(dd)
immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases;(ee) screenings for elevated blood lead levels, communicable diseases, and cholesterol;(ff) pediatric eye, ear, and dental screenings to determine the need for vision and hearing correction and dental care.

required training - compulsory training that is occupational specific and/ or a training requirements
identified to maintain a prescribed level of proficiency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
required use - use of a government aircraft for the travel of an Executive Agency officer or employee,
where the use of the government aircraft is required because of bona fide communications or
security needs of the agency or exceptional scheduling requirements.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A126)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
requirement - condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system, product, service, result,
or component to satisfy a contract, standard, specification, or other formally imposed document includes the quantified and documented needs, wants, and expectations of the sponsor, customer, and other stakeholders.
requirements creep - the addition of new technical or operational specifications after a requirements
document is approved by the appropriate validation authority for the requirements document.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2547)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2333.)
requirements definition - the process of translating policy objectives and mission needs into specific
requirements, the description of which will be the basis for awarding acquisition contracts for
projects to be accomplished, work to be performed, or products to be delivered.
requirements determination - All activities necessary to develop, consolidate, coordinate, validate,
approve, and prioritize joint force contract support requirements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
requirements development - The process of defining actual contract support requirements and capturing
these requirements in acquisition ready contract support requirements packages.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2547)

requirements document - a document produced in the requirements process that is provided for an
acquisition program to guide the subsequent development, production, and testing of the program and that- (A) justifies the need for a materiel approach, or an approach that is a combination of
materiel and non-materiel, to satisfy one or more specific capability gaps; (B) details the information necessary to develop an increment of militarily useful, logistically supportable, and technically mature capability, including key performance parameters; or (C) identifies production attributes required for a single increment of a program.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)

requirements documents - All aspects of the request for proposal (RFP) that convey the needs of the
U.S. Government to offerors, including the SOO, SOW, PWS, technical requirement documents, and system requirement documents.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

requirements generation - process through which requirements (and associated capability gaps) are
initially identified by Sponsor-guided analysis and then subsequently staffed, reviewed and refined
within Joint Requirements Integration and Management System (JRIMS) until they are validated or rejected by the Joint Requirements Council (JRC).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

requirements management - process through which the Joint Requirements Council (JRC) validates and
prioritizes requirements validated requirements are then recommended for implementation and
tracked and assessed through materiel and non-materiel implementation processes.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

requirements management system - A system for the management of theater and national imagery
collection requirements that  provides automated tools for users in support of submission, review, and validation of imagery nominations as requirements to be tasked on national or Department of
Defense imagery collection, production, and exploitation resources.  Also called RMS.  See also imagery.

requirements sponsor - person that represents the operational needs of the Component and, ultimately,
the end-users of the required system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
requiring activity - A military or other designated supported organization that identifies and receives
contracted support during military operations.  See also supported unit.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)

requiring office - The entity (for example, a program management office or other organizational entity)
responsible for translating user requirements into the requirements documents within the RFP that
communicate those requirements to offerors.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

re-refined oil - used oil from which the physical and chemical contaminants acquired through previous
use have been removed through a refining process. medical waste - any solid waste which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals. Does not include any hazardous
waste identified or listed under subchapter III or any household waste as defined in regulations
under subchapter III.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 081.4)

rescission - Legislation enacted by Congress canceling the availability of budgetary resources previously
provided by law. The President may also propose rescissions whenever the President determines that all or part of any budget authority will not be needed to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which the authority was provided. Rescissions may also be proposed for fiscal policy or other reasons. Resources that are proposed by the President for rescission may be withheld from obligation for up to 45 calendar days of continuous session of the Congress (excluding an adjournment of more than 3 days on which either house is not in session) pending congressional action on the proposal. Rescissions can either be temporary or permanent.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
rescue combat air patrol - An aircraft patrol provided over that portion of an objective area in which
recovery operations are being conducted for the purpose of intercepting and destroying hostile
aircraft.  Also called RESCAP.  See also combat air patrol.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
rescue coordination center - A unit, recognized by International Civil Aviation Organization,
International Maritime Organization, or other cognizant international body, responsible for promoting efficient organization of search and rescue services and coordinating the conduct of
search and rescue operations within a search and rescue region.  Also called RCC.
research - any type of test, study, or analysis designed to advance the image, desirability, use,
marketability, production, product development, or quality of an agricultural commodity.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7412.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
research - systematic study directed toward greater knowledge or understanding of the fundamental
aspects of phenomena and/ or observable facts includes:  interpretation, the revision of accepted
conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the proposed practical applications of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws.
research - The study of questions and hypotheses using the scientific method.
(SOURCE  DOT/
NHTSA, Beyond
EMS Data
Collection,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
research and development - activities comprising the creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in
order to increase the stock of knowledge and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications relevant stock of knowledge includes the knowledge of man, culture, and society.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

research and development - All research activities, both basic and applied, and all development
activities that are performed by a non-Federal entity. Research is defined as a systematic study directed toward fuller scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied. The term research also includes activities involving the training of individuals in research techniques where
such activities utilize the same facilities as other research and development activities and where such
activities are not included in the instruction function.  Also called R&D.
research and development - all research activities, both basic and applied, and all development activities
that are performed by a non-Federal entity. Research is defined as a systematic study directed
toward fuller scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied. The term research also includes activities involving the training of individuals in research techniques where such activities utilize the same facilities as other research and development activities and where such activities are
not included in the instruction function. Development is the systematic use of knowledge and understanding gained from research directed toward the production of useful materials, devices, systems, or methods, including design and development of prototypes and processes.  Also called R&D.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)

research and development - all research activities, both basic and applied, and all development activities
that are supported at universities, colleges, and other non-profit institutions. Research is defined as a
systematic study directed toward fuller scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied. Development is the systematic use of knowledge and understanding gained from research directed
toward the production of useful materials, devices, systems, or methods, including design and development of prototypes and processes. The term research also includes activities involving the training of individuals in research techniques where such activities utilize the same facilities as other
research and development activities and where such activities are not included in the instruction
function.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
research data - the recorded factual material commonly accepted in the scientific community as
necessary to validate research findings, but not any of the following: Preliminary analyses, drafts of scientific papers, plans for future research, peer reviews, or communications with colleagues. This ''recorded'' material excludes physical objects (e.g., laboratory samples). Research data also do not include: (A) Trade secrets, commercial information, materials necessary to be held confidential by a researcher until they are published, or similar information which is protected under law; and (B) Personnel and medical information and similar information the disclosure of which would constitute
a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, such as information that could be used to
identify a particular person in a research study.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
research findings - published in a peer-reviewed scientific or technical journal; or (B) A Federal agency
publicly and officially cites the research findings in support of an agency action that has the force and effect of law.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
research institution [performer] - organization using federal funds for research includes:  colleges and
universities, intramural federal research laboratories, Federally Funded Research and Development
Centers, national user facilities, industrial laboratories, or other research institutes.
research on women's health - research on women's health conditions, including research on preventing
such conditions.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
287d)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
research record - record of data or results that embody the facts resulting from scientific inquiry
includes, but is not limited to:  research proposals, laboratory records, both physical and electronic progress reports, abstracts, theses, oral presentations, internal reports, and journal articles.
research report - a written or electronic communication that includes an analysis of equity securities of
individual companies or industries, and that provides information reasonably sufficient upon which
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78o6.)

to base an investment decision.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
796)
reservations - national forests, tribal lands embraced within Indian reservations, military reservations,
and other lands and interests in lands owned by the United States, and withdrawn, reserved, or
withheld from private appropriation and disposal under the public land laws; also lands and interests in lands acquired and held for any public purposes; but shall not include national monuments or national parks.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
reserve - 1. Portion of a body of troops that is kept to the rear, or withheld from action at the beginning of
an engagement, in order to be available for a decisive movement.  2. Members of the uniformed Services who are not in active service but who are subject to call to active duty.  3. Portion of an
appropriation or contract authorization held or set aside for future operations or contingencies and,
in respect to which, administrative authorization to incur commitments or obligations has been
withheld.  See also operational reserve.
reserve - a member of a reserve component of one of the Armed Forces.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
reserve - enlistment, appointment, grade, or office held as a Reserve of one of the armed forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
reserve active-status list - a single list for the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps that contains the
names of all officers of that armed force except warrant officers (including commissioned warrant officers) who are in an active status in a reserve component of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps and are not on an active-duty list.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
reserve component - (A) the Army Reserve;
(B) the Navy Reserve;
(C) the Marine Corps Reserve;
(D)
the Air Force Reserve;
(E) the Coast Guard Reserve;
(F) the Army National Guard of the United
States; and (G) the Air National Guard of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
reserve component - The Armed Forces of the United States Reserve Component consists of the Army
National Guard of the United States, the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the Marine Corps
Reserve, the Air National Guard of the United States, the Air Force Reserve, and the Coast Guard
Reserve.  Also called RC.  See also component; reserve.
reserve components - Emergency supplemental forces that consist of the Army and Air National Guards
and the Army, Naval, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Reserves.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
reserve officer - a commissioned officer in the Reserve, except an officer or a commissioned warrant
officer.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 720)
reserved obstacles - Those demolition obstacles that are deemed critical to the plan for which the
authority to detonate is reserved by the designating commander.  See also obstacle.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
reserved works - any project facility at which the Secretary carries out the operation and maintenance of
the project facility.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
510)
reset - A set of actions to restore equipment to a desired level of combat capability commensurate with a
unit's future mission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
resettled person - A refugee or an internally displaced person wishing to return somewhere other than his
or her previous home or land within the country or area of original displacement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

resettlement support center - a non-governmental organization (NGO) under cooperative agreement
with the Department, a U.S. mission contractor, or international organization that helps process refugees for U.S. resettlement. Sometimes known formerly as a Joint Voluntary Agency (JVA). Also called RSC.

residence - the place of general abode; the place of general abode of a person means his principal, actual
dwelling place in fact, without regard to intent.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
residence - the place of general bode; the place of general abode of a person means his principal, actual
dwelling place in fact, without regard to intent. This does not mean that an alien must maintain an independent household in order to qualify as an alien who has a residence in a foreign country and has no intention of abandoning. If the alien customarily resides in the household of another, that household is the residence in fact.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
residential dwelling - (A) a single-family dwelling, including attached structures such as porches and
stoops; or (B) a single-family dwelling unit in a structure that contains more than 1 separate residential dwelling unit, and in which each such unit is used or occupied, or intended to be used or occupied, in whole or in part, as the home or residence of 1 or more persons.
residential dwellings - previously occupied and new single family and multifamily dwellings, mobile
homes, and publicly assisted housing owned by a private sponsor or a State or local housing authority not covered.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5502)
residential improved real estate - improved real estate for which the improvement is a residential
building.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4012a)
residential real property - real property on which there is situated 1 or more residential dwellings used
or occupied, or intended to be used or occupied, in whole or in part, as the home or residence of 1 or more persons.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
residual forces - Undeployed United States forces that have an immediate combat potential for continued
military operations, and that have been deliberately withheld from utilization.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
residual radiation - Nuclear radiation caused by fallout, artificial dispersion of radioactive material, or
irradiation that results from a nuclear explosion and persists longer than one minute after burst.  See
also contamination; initial radiation.
residual risk - risk that remains after risk management measures have been implemented.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
residual value - A property's residual value is an estimate of the price that the property could be sold for
at the end of the period of the lease-purchase analysis, measured in discounted present value terms.
(a) The recommended way to estimate residual value is to determine what similar, comparably aged property is currently selling for in commercial markets. (b) Alternatively, book estimates of the
resale value of used property may be available from industry or government sources. (c) Assessed values of similar, comparably aged properties determined for property tax purposes may also be used. (8) Renewal Options. In determining the term of a lease, all renewal options shall be added to the initial lease period.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A89)
residual value - The estimated value of a capital asset at the end of its useful life as determined by
application of the Useful Life and Disposal Value Cost Factor.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

residual value - the proceeds, less removal and disposal costs, if any, realized upon disposition of a
tangible capital asset. It usually is measured by the net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I

the asset, or its fair value if the asset is traded in on another asset. The estimated residual value is a
current forecast of the residual value.
CH A) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
resilience - ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly recover from disruption1)
ability of systems, infrastructures, government, business, and citizenry to resist, absorb, recover from, or adapt to an adverse occurrence that may cause harm, destruction, or loss of national significance 2) capacity of an organization to recognize threats and hazards and make adjustments that will improve future protection efforts and risk reduction measures 3) due to emergencies.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 3100.10)
resilience - The ability of an architecture to support the functions necessary for mission success with
higher probability, shorter periods of reduced capability, and across a wider range of scenarios, conditions, and threats, in spite of hostile action or adverse conditions. Resilience may leverage
cross-domain or alternative government, commercial, or international capabilities.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODD 3100.10)
resilience - The ability of an architecture to support the functions necessary for mission success with
higher probability, shorter periods of reduced capability, and across a wider range of scenarios, conditions, and threats, in spite of hostile action or adverse conditions. Resilience may leverage
cross-domain or alternative government, commercial, or international capabilities.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9303)
resilience - the ability of people, households, communities, countries, and systems to mitigate, adapt to,
and recover from shocks and stresses to food security in a manner that reduces chronic vulnerability
and facilitates inclusive growth.
resilience - the ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly recover from disruption
due to emergencies.
(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 8
National Preparedness,
Terms)
resilience - the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly
from disruption. Resilience includes the ability to withstand and recover from deliberate attacks, accidents, or naturally occurring threats or incidents.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

resilience - the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly
from disruptions.  Resilience the ability to withstand and recover from deliberate attacks, accidents,
or naturally occurring threats or incidents.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 21
Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Terms)
resilience/ community resilience - A community's ability to withstand and recover-in both the short and
long terms-from adversity, such as a natural disaster or terrorist attack.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
DHHS Quadrennial National Health
Security Strategy
Implementation Plan, 20152018,
Terms)
resilience/ Community resilience - The ability of communities to withstand and recover-in both the
short and long term-from adversity, such as a natural disaster or terrorist attack.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
National Health
Security Review
20102014, Terms)

resistance movement - An organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to resist
the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
resolution - action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter includes repair/ correction of a
(SOURCE  DHS,

root cause or implementing a workaround.
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

resolution -(1) For most audits, the point at which the audit organization and agency management or
contracting officials agree on action to be taken on reported findings and recommendations; or, in
the event of disagreement, the point at which the audit followup official determines the matter to be resolved. A report may be considered resolved despite the right of persons outside the agency to negotiate, appeal, or litigate. Resolution of a report with respect to parties outside the Government does not preclude further consideration of issues in the report by agency management. (2) For preaward contract audits, the point at which the agreement is reached, a contract price negotiated, or proposed award canceled, whichever occurs first. (3) For GAO reports, the point at which the agency responds to the Congress, as required by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A50)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 056.1)

resolved - Resolution of a recommendation occurs when - (1) The action office concurs with the
recommendation (a management decision has been accepted by OIG), but the action office has not
presented satisfactory evidence that it has implemented the recommendation or some alternative
course of action acceptable to OIG; (2) The action office informs OIG that it disagrees with all or
part of the recommendation, and OIG agrees to accept partial compliance or noncompliance; or (3) Impasse procedures have led to a positive or negative final management decision.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1122)

resource - (A) living resources (including natural and cultured plant life, fish, shellfish, marine mammals,
and wildlife);(B) nonliving resources (including energy sources, minerals, and chemical substances);(C) the habitat of a living resource, the coastal space, the ecosystems, the nutrient-rich
areas, and the other components of the marine environment that contribute to or provide (or which are capable of contributing to or providing) recreational, scenic, esthetic, biological, habitational,
commercial, economic, or conservation values; and (D) man-made, tangible, intangible, actual, or potential resources.

resource - funding, personnel, equipment, materials, and other assets that can be used as needed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
resource allocation decision - Secretary's formal approval of Components' resource allocation plans.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
resource allocation plan - plan that reflect systematic allocation of resources required to achieve
missions, objectives, and priorities, and potential alternative methods of accomplishing them must
account for long-term requirements and resources including human capital, construction and
investments, operating and maintenance, and potential disposal or termination costs, and program performance goals; resource requirements reflected in resource allocation plans are translated into
time-phased funding requirements.
resource conservation - reduction of the amounts of solid waste that are generated, reduction of overall
resource consumption, and utilization of recovered resources.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
resource extraction issuer - an issuer that- (i) is required to file an annual report with the Commission;
and (ii) engages in the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)
resource management - A financial management function that provides advice and guidance to the
commander to develop command resource requirements.  Also called RM.  See also financial
management.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
resource management - A system for identifying available resources at all jurisdictional levels to enable
timely and unimpeded access to resources needed to prepare for, respond to, or recover from an incident. Resource management includes mutual aid and assistance agreements; the use of special
Federal, State, tribal, and local teams; and resource mobilization protocols.
resource management - The office that makes payments under the Claims Act.  Also called RM.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 643.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

resource planning guidance - document providing instruction for that is the final output of the planning
phase which serves as an authoritative statement directing homeland security policy, strategy, and resource planning consists of the following elements: resource planning priorities, policy and
strategy guidance, programmatic guidance, and Winter Studies, which are issues that require additional analysis ahead of the program and budget review (PBR).

resource recovery - the recovery of material or energy from solid waste.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

resource recovery system - a solid waste management system which provides for collection, separation,
recycling, and recovery of solid wastes, including disposal of nonrecoverable waste residues.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
resource-conserving crop - legumes, legume-grass mixtures, legume-small grain mixtures, legumegrass-small grain mixtures, and alternative crops.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
5822.)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
5822.)

resource-conserving crop rotation-  a crop rotation that includes at least one resource-conserving crop
and that reduces erosion, maintains or improves soil fertility and tilth, interrupts pest cycles, or conserves water.
resources - Funding allocated for contracts, manpower, facilities, material, or equipment to perform
agency requirements.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

resources - Personnel and major items of equipment, supplies, and facilities available or potentially
available for assignment to incident operations and for which status is maintained. Under the National Incident Management System, resources are described by kind and type and may be used in operational support or supervisory capacities at an incident or at an emergency operations center.
resources - personnel and major items of equipment, supplies, and facilities available or potentially
available for responding to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 311)

resources - The forces, materiel, and other assets or capabilities apportioned or allocated to the
commander of a unified or specified command.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2656)
respect for freedom of the press - a government(1) allows foreign news correspondents into the country
and does not subject them to harassment or restrictions;(2) allows nongovernment-owned press to operate in the country; and (3) does not subject the press in the country to systematic censorship.
respite care - planned or emergency care provided to a child or adult with a special need in order to
provide temporary relief to the family caregiver of that child or adult.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ii)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5116h)
respite care services - short term care services, including the services of crisis nurseries, provided in the
temporary absence of the regular caregiver (parent, other relative, foster parent, adoptive parent, or guardian) to children who- (A) are in danger of child abuse or neglect;(B) have experienced child abuse or neglect; or(C) have disabilities or chronic or terminal illnesses. Such services shall be provided within or outside the home of the child, be short-term care (ranging from a few hours to a few weeks of time, per year), and be intended to enable the family to stay together and to keep the child living in the home and community of the child.
respondent - any person against whose interests a petition is filed in court, in accordance with this
chapter, which seeks relief under the Convention.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9002)

response - Immediate actions to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human
(SOURCE  DHS/

needs. Response also includes the execution of emergency plans and actions to support short-term recovery.
FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
response - those capabilities necessary to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet
basic human needs after an incident has occurred.
(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 8
National Preparedness,
Terms)
response  - immediate actions to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human
needs includes the execution of emergency plans and actions to support short-term recovery.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
responses to audit reports -- Written comments by agency officials indicating agreement or
disagreement on reported findings and recommendations. Comments indicating agreement on final reports shall include planned corrective actions and, where appropriate, dates for achieving actions.
Comments indicating disagreement shall explain fully the reasons for disagreement. Where disagreement is based on interpretation of law, regulation, or the authority of officials to take or not to take action, the response must include the legal basis.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A50)

responsible audit agency - the agency that is responsible for performing all required contract audit
services at a business unit.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

responsible bidder/ offeror - One who has the technical and financial capacity to secure the necessary
resources to deliver the goods or services.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
responsible official - the individual at each stage of the grievance process who may make a decision on
the matter being grieved.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4715)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
282)
responsible party - (I) the sponsor of the clinical trial; or (II) the principal investigator of such clinical
trial if so designated by a sponsor, grantee, contractor, or awardee, so long as the principal investigator is responsible for conducting the trial, has access to and control over the data from the clinical trial, has the right to publish the results of the trial, and has the ability to meet all of the requirements for the submission of clinical trial information.
responsible person - an individual who has the power to direct the management and policies of the
applicant pertaining to explosive materials.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
841)
responsive bid - A bid that conforms exactly to the requirements in the Invitation for Bids (IFB).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
rest and recuperation - The withdrawal of individuals from combat or duty in a combat area for short
periods of rest and recuperation.  Also called R&R.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
restitution - Compensation for loss, such as cash paid back for an uncollectible check.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3796ee)
restorative justice program - a program that emphasizes the moral accountability of an offender toward
the victim and the affected community and may include community reparations boards, restitution (in the form of monetary payment or service to the victim or, where no victim can be identified, service to the affected community), and mediation between victim and offender.
restore - action taken to repair or renovate so as to return it to its original condition.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
restored annual leave - Any scheduled annual leave which could not be used by an employee due to an
exigency of the public business, administrative error (including failure to reschedule the leave by the
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H3311)

official who cancelled it), or sickness of the employee, and which was forfeited and subsequently approved for re-crediting by a decision officer.

restrain [person] - act of restricting (delaying) someone from acting upon what they intend to do.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

restraint - In the context of joint operation planning, a requirement placed on the command by a higher
command that prohibits an action, thus restricting freedom of action.  See also constraint;
operational limitation.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290ii)

restraints - (A) any physical restraint that is a mechanical or personal restriction that immobilizes or
reduces the ability of an individual to move his or her arms, legs, or head freely, not including devices, such as orthopedically prescribed devices, surgical dressings or bandages, protective helmets, or any other methods that involves the physical holding of a resident for the purpose of conducting routine physical examinations or tests or to protect the resident from falling out of bed or to permit the resident to participate in activities without the risk of physical harm to the resident (such term does not include a physical escort); and (B) a drug or medication that is used as a restraint to control behavior or restrict the resident's freedom of movement that is not a standard treatment for the resident's medical or psychiatric condition.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
restricted area - 1. An area (land, sea, or air) in which there are special restrictive measures employed to
prevent or minimize interference between friendly forces.  2. An area under military jurisdiction in which special security measures are employed to prevent unauthorized entry.  See also restricted
areas (air).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
restricted area - A specifically designated and posted area where classified information or material is
located or where sensitive functions are performed, access controlled and only authorized personnel are admitted.
restricted area - room, office, building, or facility to which access is strictly and tightly controlled.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
restricted areas (air) - Designated areas established by appropriate authority over which flight of aircraft
is restricted.  See also restricted area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
restricted data - All data (information) concerning - (1) Design, manufacture, or use of atomic weapons;
(2) The production of special nuclear material; or (3) The use of special nuclear material in the
production of energy, but not to include data declassified or removed from the restricted data
category pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
211)
restricted grade - The President may by regulation provide that in a specified professional category
permanent promotions to the senior grade, or to both the full grade and the senior grade, shall be made only if there are vacancies in such grade.
restricted items list - A document listing those logistic goods and services for which nations must
coordinate any contracting activity with a commander's centralized contracting organization.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 408)
restricted operations zone - Airspace reserved for specific activities in which the operations of one or
more airspace users is restricted.  Also called ROZ.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1011f.)

restricted or conditional gift or contract - any endowment, gift, grant, contract, award, present, or
property of any kind which includes provisions regarding (A) the employment, assignment, or termination of faculty; (B) the establishment of departments, centers, research or lecture programs,
or new faculty positions; (C) the selection or admission of students; or (D) the award of grants, loans, scholarships, fellowships, or other forms of financial aid restricted to students of a specified
country, religion, sex, ethnic origin, or political opinion.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
restricted portal - a protected community of interest or similar area housed within an information system
and to which access is controlled by a host agency different from the agency that controls the
information system.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2507a)

restricted reporting - a system of reporting that allows a volunteer who is sexually assaulted to
confidentially disclose the details of his or her assault to specified individuals and receive the services without the dissemination of his or her personally identifying information except as
necessary for the provision of such services, and without automatically triggering an official
investigative process.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
restricted reporting - Reporting option that allows sexual assault victims to confidentially disclose the
assault to specified individuals (e.g., sexual assault response coordinator, sexual assault prevention and response victim advocate, or healthcare personnel) and receive medical treatment and
counseling without triggering an official investigation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
restricted reporting Reporting option that allows sexual assault victims to confidentially disclose the
assault to specified individuals (e.g., sexual assault response coordinator, sexual assault prevention and response victim advocate, or healthcare personnel) and receive medical treatment and counseling without triggering an official investigation.
restricted target - A valid target that has specific restrictions placed on the actions authorized against it
due to operational considerations.  See also target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
restricted target list - A list of restricted targets nominated by elements of the joint force and approved
by the joint force commander or directed by higher authorities.  Also called RTL.  See also
restricted target; target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
restrictive fire area - An area in which specific restrictions are imposed and into which fires that exceed
those restrictions will not be delivered without coordination with the establishing headquarters.
Also called RFA.  See also fires.
restrictive fire line - A line established between converging friendly surface forces that prohibits fires or
their effects across that line.  Also called RFL.  See also fires.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
results driven - performance expectation focused on measurable outcomes from the strategic plan or
other measurable outputs and outcomes clearly aligned to organizational goals and objectives.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

results framework - A planning, communications, and management tool, which conveys the
development hypothesis implicit in the DO, illustrating the cause-and-effect linkages between outputs, Intermediate Results (IR), and the DO (the final result or outcome) to be achieved with the assistance provided. A Results Framework includes the IRs necessary to achieve the outcome, whether funded by USAID or its partners. It includes any critical assumptions that must hold for the development hypothesis to lead to the relevant outcome. Typically, it is laid out in graphic form supplemented by narrative.  (DOS/ USAID)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

resupply - The act of replenishing stocks in order to maintain required levels of supply.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
resuscitative care - Advanced emergency medical treatment required to prevent immediate loss of life or
limb and to attain stabilization to ensure the patient could tolerate evacuation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
retail customer - a natural person, or the legal representative of such natural person, who- (1) receives
personalized investment advice about securities from a broker or dealer or investment adviser; and
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
(2) uses such advice primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.
78o.) (SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7412.)

retail facility - a stationary source at which more than one-half of the income is obtained from direct
sales to end users or at which more than one-half of the fuel sold, by volume, is sold through a
cylinder exchange program.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 363)

retained personnel - Detainees who fall into one of the following categories: a. Designated enemy
medical personnel and medical staff administrators who are exclusively engaged in either the search
for, collection, transport, or treatment of the wounded or sick, or the prevention of disease; b. Staff of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and that of other volunteer aid societies, duly recognized and authorized by their governments to assist medical service personnel of their own armed forces, provided they are exclusively engaged in the search for, or the collection, transport or treatment of wounded or sick, or in the prevention of disease, and provided that the staff of such societies are subject to military laws and regulations; c. Chaplains attached to enemy armed forces.
Also called RP.  See also personnel.

retention register - The retention ranking of all members in a competition group.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2583)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2002)

retired participant - a person who
(A) while an employee of the Agency was a participant in the
system; and
(B) is entitled to receive an annuity from the fund based upon such person's service as a participant.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2784a)
retired pay - (A) in the case of a former employee of the Department of Defense, any retirement benefit
payable to that individual, out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, based (in whole or in part) on service performed by such individual as a civilian employee of the Department of Defense; and (B) in the case of a retired member of the armed forces or member of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, retired or retainer pay to which the member is entitled.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
retired reserve - All reserve members who receive retirement pay on the basis of their active duty and/ or
reserve service; those members who are otherwise eligible for retirement pay but have not reached age 60 and who have not elected discharge and are not voluntary members of the Ready Reserve or
Standby Reserve.  See also active duty; Ready Reserve; Standby Reserve.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 586)
retirement - Official separation from ones U.S. Federal employment or position upon meeting the
requirements of years of service and age for entitlement to benefits under pertinent laws and
regulations.
retirement - The transfer of records to the Records Service Center or a Federal records center for storage
according to the authority cited in the records disposition schedules.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
retirement eligibility - consideration for retirement based on age, number of years of creditable service,
and any other special requirements.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
retraining - training provided to either close skill gaps resulting from obsolescence or to enhance
existing knowledge, skills and abilities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
32918.)
retrofit device - any component, equipment, or other device (1) that is designed to be installed in or on
an automobile (as an addition to, as a replacement for, or through alteration or modification of, any original component, equipment, or other device); and (2) that any manufacturer, dealer, or distributor of the device represents will provide higher fuel economy than would have resulted with the automobile as originally equipped, as determined under regulations of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term also includes a fuel additive for use in an automobile.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

retrograde - The process for the movement of non-unit equipment and materiel from a forward location
to a reset (replenishment, repair, or recapitalization) program or to another directed area of
operations to replenish unit stocks, or to satisfy stock requirements.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

return on investment - The result for projects that show positive gains (improved mission performance;
reduced cost; increased quality, speed, or flexibility; increased customer/ employee satisfaction)
have been demonstrated.  Also called ROI.
return on investment [risk] - calculation of the value of risk reduction measures in the context of the
cost of developing and implementing those measures.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
return to base - An order to proceed to the point indicated by the displayed information or by verbal
communication.  Also called RTB.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
returnee - A displaced person who has returned voluntarily to his or her former place of residence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
returning resident - a. A Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) who has remained outside the United States
for more than one year may be eligible for returning resident immigrant visa status if the consular officer is satisfied that -(1) The alien departed the United States with the intention of returning to an unrelinquished residence; and(2) The aliens stay abroad was for reasons beyond the aliens control and for which the alien was not responsible.
reuse - recovery or reapplication of a material, packaging, piece of equipment, device, or used product or
article in a manner that retains its original form, functionality, or identity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

reuse [software] - use of a preexisting software artifact (component, specification, etc.) in a context
different from that in which it was created.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1094.)

revenue-sharing arrangement - an arrangement between an institution and a lender under which (i) a
lender provides or issues a loan that is made, insured, or guaranteed under this subchapter to students attending the institution or to the families of such students; and (ii) the institution recommends the lender or the loan products of the lender and in exchange, the lender pays a fee or
provides other material benefits, including revenue or profit sharing, to the institution, an officer or employee of the institution, or an agent.

reverse accommodation exchange - The exchange of local currency for U.S. dollars.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H361.12)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2021.)

revised annuity participant - an individual who (A) on December 31, 2012(i) is not a participant;

(ii) is not performing qualifying service; and
(iii) has less than 5 years of qualifying service; and (B)
after December 31, 2012, becomes a participant performing qualifying service.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

revocation of eligibility for access and/ or security clearance - adjudicative determination that an
individual who had access to classified information is no longer eligible to have such access to
classified information.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)

revolving fund account - An account authorized by specific provisions of law to finance a continuing
cycle of business-type operations, and which are authorized to incur obligations and expenditures
that generate receipts.
rights - Civil rights under local or international law that are possessed by a U.S. citizen who has been
detained or arrested abroad, such as the rights to legal representation and to a fair trial.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
rights and interest record - documentary material critical to carrying out an agency's essential legal and
financial functions, and vital to the protection of the legal and financial rights of individuals who are directly affected by that agency's activities and are those with such value that their lose would
significantly impair the execution of essential agency functions, to the detriment of the legal or
financial rights and entitlements of the agency and the affected individuals(s)includes accounts receivable files; contracting and acquisition files; official personnel records; Social Security, payroll, retirement, and insurance records; and property management and inventory records.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
rights of access - the establishment of rights of contact between a child and a parent seeking access in
Convention countries- (A) by operation of law;(B) through a judicial or administrative
determination; or(C) through a legally enforceable arrangement between the parties.
rights of access - visitation rights.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9002)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
rights of custody - rights of care and custody of a child, including the right to determine the place of
residence of a child, under the laws of the country in which the child is a habitual resident- (A) attributed to an individual or legal custodian; and (B) arising- (i) by operation of law; or(ii) through a judicial or administrative decision; or(iii) through a legally enforceable arrangement between the
parties.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)
rights of interim contact - the rights of contact between a child and a left-behind parent, which has been
provided as a provisional measure while an abduction case is pending, under the laws of the country in which the child is located- (A) by operation of law; or(B) through a judicial or administrative determination; or(C) through a legally enforceable arrangement between the parties.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2102)

riot - a public disturbance involving (1) an act or acts of violence by one or more persons part of an
assemblage of three or more persons, which act or acts shall constitute a clear and present danger of, or shall result in, damage or injury to the property of any other person or to the person of any other individual or (2) a threat or threats of the commission of an act or acts of violence by one or more persons part of an assemblage of three or more persons having, individually or collectively, the ability of immediate execution of such threat or threats, where the performance of the threatened act
or acts of violence would constitute a clear and present danger of, or would result in, damage or injury to the property of any other person or to the person of any other individual.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
riot control agent - Any chemical, not listed in a schedule of the Convention on the Prohibition of the
Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction that
can produce rapidly in humans sensory irritation or disabling physical effects that disappear within a
short time following termination of exposure.  Also called RCA.  See also chemical warfare.
rising mine - In naval mine warfare, a mine having positive buoyancy which is released from a sinker by
a ship influence or by a timing device.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
rising mine - In naval mine warfare, a mine having positive buoyancy, which is released from a sinker
by a ship influence or by a timing device.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
risk - A measure of the extent to which an entity is threatened by a potential circumstance or event, and is
typically a function of - (i) the adverse impacts that would arise if the circumstance or event occurs;
and (ii) the likelihood of occurrence.

risk - a measure of the extent to which an entity is threatened by a potential circumstance or event, and
typically is a function of: (i) the adverse impact, or magnitude of harm, that would arise if the circumstance or event occurs; and (ii) the likelihood of occurrence.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

risk - a measure of the probability and severity of undesirable consequences.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3301)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)

risk - As it pertains to source selection, is the potential for unsuccessful contract performance. The
consideration of risk assesses the degree to which an offerors proposed approach to achieving the
technical factor or subfactor may involve risk of disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance, the need for increased U.S. Government oversight, and the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance. For firm fixed-price contracts, the reference to increased cost
may be removed from the risk definition.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

risk - potential for an unwanted outcome as determined by its likelihood and the consequences potential
for an adverse outcome assessed as a function of hazard/ threats, assets and their vulnerabilities, and
consequences.

risk - Probability and severity of loss linked to hazards.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
risk - Probability and severity of loss linked to hazards.  See also hazard; risk management.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

risk - The net mission impact considering - (1) the probability that a particular threat-source will exercise
(accidentally trigger or intentionally exploit) a particular IT system vulnerability; and (2) the resulting impact if this should occur. IT system-related risks arise from legal liability or mission loss due to - (1) Unauthorized (malicious or accidental) disclosure, modification, or destruction of
information; (2) Unintentional errors and omissions; (3) IT disruptions due to natural or man-made disasters; and (4) Failure to exercise due care and diligence in the implementation and operation of the IT system.

risk - The potential for encountering negative technical, costs, or schedule impacts in a project.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

risk [financial] - measure of the potential inability to achieve acquisition objectives within defined cost
and schedule constraints has two components:  the probability of failing to achieve a particular
outcome and the consequences or impact of failing to achieve that outcome.

risk acceptance - explicit or implicit decision not to take an action that would affect all or part of a
particular risk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk analysis - systematic examination of the components and characteristics of risk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

risk assessment - A documented review of the susceptibility of an assessable unit, program, or activity to
the occurrence of fraud, waste, loss, unauthorized use, misappropriation, or susceptibility to generate significant improper payments. General reviews will focus on areas such as the existing
inherent risk or vulnerability, existing general control environment and safeguards in place, and adherence to the internal control standards. The Department will employ a systematic method of reviewing all programs and activities to identify programs and activities that are susceptible to
significant improper payments.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

risk assessment - A method to calculate risk. Risk is the result of three factors -  (1) The impact or
consequences of an undesirable event that causes the loss of or damage to a Department asset (i.e., people, information, equipment, facilities, activities, and operations);  (2) The threat or likelihood
that undesirable event will occur; and  (3) All vulnerabilities associated with that undesirable event.

risk assessment - an evaluation of-(A) the potential for the introduction, establishment or spread of a pest
or disease and associated biological and economic consequences; or(B) the potential for adverse
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
effects on human or animal life or health arising from the presence of an additive, contaminant,
toxin or disease-causing organism in a food, beverage, or feedstuff.
2575b.) (SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)
risk assessment - an on-site investigation to determine and report the existence, nature, severity and
location of lead-based paint hazards in residential dwellings, including- (A) information gathering
regarding the age and history of the housing and occupancy by children under age 6;(B) visual inspection;(C) limited wipe sampling or other environmental sampling techniques; (D) other activity as may be appropriate; and (E) provision of a report explaining the results of the investigation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk assessment - product or process evaluating information based on a set of criteria and assigns values
to risks for the purpose of informing priorities, developing or comparing courses of action, and informing decision making appraisal of the risks facing an entity, asset, system, network, geographic area or other grouping3
risk assessment - The identification and assessment of hazards (first two steps of risk management
process).  Also called RA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
risk assessment - The process of identifying risks to organizational operations (including mission,
functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation, arising through the operation of an information system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)
risk assessment - The process of identifying the risks to system security and determining the probability
of occurrence, the resulting impact, and additional safeguards that would mitigate this impact. This is part of risk management and synonymous with risk analysis.
risk assessment methodology - set of methods, principles, or rules used to identify and assess risks and
to form priorities, develop courses of action, and inform decision-making
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk assessment tool - activity, item, or program that contributes to determining and evaluating risks.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk avoidance - strategies or measures taken that effectively remove exposure to a risk
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk communication - exchange of information with the goal of improving risk understanding, affecting
risk perception and/ or equipping people or groups to act appropriately in response to an identified risk.
risk control - deliberate action taken to reduce the potential for harm or maintain it at an acceptable level.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk data - information on key components of risk that are outputs of or inputs to risk assessments and
risk analyses.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk exposure - contact of an asset, system, or geographic area with a potential hazard.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk governance - actors, rules, practices, processes, and mechanisms concerned with how risk is
analyzed, managed, and communicated.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk group [infectious biological agents] - categorization of infectious biological agents based on their
relative risks, using following criteria:  i) pathogenicity; ii) mode of transmission and host range; iii) availability of effective preventive measures, such as vaccines; iv) availability of effective treatment, including antibiotics; and v) other factors as appropriate
risk identification - process of finding, recognizing, and describing potential risks3
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

risk indicator - Definition: measure that signals the potential for an unwanted outcome as determined by
qualitative or quantitative analysis.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

risk management - process of identifying, analyzing, and communicating risk and accepting, avoiding,
transferring or controlling it to an acceptable level considering associated costs and benefits of any
actions taken.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

risk management - The process of identifying, assessing, and controlling risks arising from operational
factors and making decisions that balance risk cost with mission benefits.  Also called RM.  See also
risk.
risk management - the program and supporting processes to manage risk to agency operations (including
mission, functions, image, reputation), agency assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation, and includes: establishing the context for risk-related activities; assessing risk; responding to
risk once determined; and monitoring risk over time.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)

risk management - the systematic application, by the owner or operator of a pipeline facility, of
management policies, procedures, finite resources, and practices to the tasks of identifying,
analyzing, assessing, reducing, and controlling risk in order to protect employees, the general public, the environment, and pipeline facilities.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)

risk management - The total process of identifying, controlling, and mitigating IT system-related risks.
It includes risk assessment; cost benefit analysis; and the selection, implementation, test, and security evaluation of security controls. This overall system security review considers both
effectiveness and efficiency, including impact on the mission and constraints due to policy,
regulations, and laws.
risk management alternatives development - process of systematically examining risks to develop a
range of options and their anticipated effects for decision makers.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

risk management cycle - sequence of steps that are systematically taken and revisited to manage risk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

risk management methodology - set of methods, principles, or rules used to identify, analyze, assess,
and communicate risk, and mitigate, accept, or control it to an acceptable level at an acceptable cost.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk management plan - a management plan utilized by a gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facility owner
or operator that encompasses risk management.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)
risk management plan - document that identifies risks and specifies the actions that have been chosen to
manage those risks.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

risk management strategy - course of action or actions to be taken in order to manage risks proactive
approach to reduce the usually negative impacts of various risks by choosing within a range of options that include complete avoidance of any risk that would cause harm or injury, accepting the risk, controlling the risk by employing risk mitigation options to reduce impacts, or transferring
some or all of the risk to another entity based on a set of stated priorities.
risk management strategy - the description of how an agency intends to assess risk, respond to risk, and
monitor risk, making explicit and transparent the risk perceptions that organizations routinely use in making both investment and operational decisions.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

risk matrix - tool for ranking and displaying components of risk in an array.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk mitigation - application of measure or measures to reduce the likelihood of an unwanted occurrence
and/ or its consequences.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk mitigation measure - any provision of a risk mitigation agreement or a condition.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
risk mitigation option - measure, device, policy, or course of action taken with the intent of reducing
risk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk perception - subjective judgment about the characteristics and/ or severity of risk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk profile - description and/ or depiction of risks to an asset, system, network, geographic area or other
entity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk reduction - decrease in risk through risk avoidance, risk control or risk transfer.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk response - accepting, avoiding, mitigating, sharing, or transferring risk to agency operations, agency
assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9671.)
risk retention group - any corporation or other limited liability association taxable as a corporation, or as
an insurance company, formed under the laws of any State (A) whose primary activity consists of assuming and spreading all, or any portion, of the pollution liability of its group members; (B)
which is organized for the primary purpose of conducting the activity described under subparagraph (A); (C) which is chartered or licensed as an insurance company and authorized to engage in the business of insurance under the laws of any State; and (D) which does not exclude any person from membership in the group solely to provide for members of such a group a competitive advantage over such a person.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk score - numerical result of a semi-quantitative risk assessment methodology numerical
representation that gauges the combination of threat, vulnerability, and consequence at a specific moment.
risk tolerance - degree to which an entity is willing to accept risk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk transfer - action taken to manage risk that shifts some or all of the risk to another entity, asset,
system, network, or geographic area.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk-based decision making - determination of a course of action predicated primarily on the assessment
of risk and the expected impact of that course of action on that risk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
risk-informed decision making - determination of a course of action predicated on the assessment of
risk, the expected impact of that course of action on that risk, as well as other relevant factors.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
river - a flowing body of water or estuary or a section, portion, or tributary thereof, including rivers,
streams, creeks, runs, kills, rills, and small lakes.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
1286)
riverine operations - Operations conducted by forces organized to cope with and exploit the unique
characteristics of a riverine area, to locate and destroy hostile forces, and/ or to achieve or maintain
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)

control of the riverine area.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
278g5.)

roadmap - an assessment of manufacturing interoperability requirements developed by an industry
describing that industry's goals related to enterprise integration, the knowledge and standards
including application protocols necessary to achieve those goals, and the necessary steps, timetable,
and assignment of responsibilities for acquiring the knowledge and developing the standards and protocols.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
878.)

rock dust - pulverized limestone, dolomite, gypsum, anhydrite, shale, adobe, or other inert material,
preferably light colored, 100 per centum of which will pass through a sieve having twenty meshes
per linear inch and 70 per centum or more of which will pass through a sieve having two hundred meshes per linear inch; the particles of which when wetted and dried will not cohere to form a cake which will not be dispersed into separate particles by a light blast of air; and which does not contain more than 5 per centum of combustible matter or more than a total of 4 per centum of free and combined silica (SiO2), or, where the Secretary finds that such silica concentrations are not available, which does not contain more than 5 per centum of free and combined silica.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 408)

role specialist nation - A nation that has agreed to assume responsibility for providing a particular class
of supply or service for all or part of the multinational force.  Also called RSN.  See also lead
nation; multinational force.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)

role-based access control - A security feature in which users permissions within a system are based on
their job function within an organization. In SMART, RBAC is enforced using captions, TAGS (Traffic Analysis by Geography and Subject), roles, sensitivity, post, employee type, and classification.  Also called RBAC.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

roll-on, roll-off ship - commercial vessel specially designed to carry wheeled cargo that is driven on and
off the ship on its own wheels includes cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
roll-on/ roll-off discharge facility - A platform made up of causeway sections that provide a means of
embarking and disembarking vehicles from a roll-on and roll-off ship at sea to lighterage.  Also
called RRDF.  See also facility; lighterage.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7432)
Rome Statute - the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted by the United Nations
Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court on July 17, 1998.
root cause - initiating cause of a causal chain which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
root cause analysis  - method for identifying the underlying causes of why something occurred.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
rough order of magnitude - cost estimate that addresses the general size and scope of a program's level
of effort and cost to complete is based on initial or incomplete information available during the early phases of a program's life cycle.
rough terrain container handler - A piece of materials handling equipment used to pick up and move
containers.  Also called RTCH.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
route - storage facilities and trackage used by railroad cars in transportation in commerce.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1201.)
routine - A precedence designator used for all telegrams not sufficiently urgent to justify a higher
(SOURCE  DOS/
precedence designator.
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
routine use - The condition of disclosure under the Privacy Act that permits a Federal agency to disclose
Privacy Act protected information when to do so is compatible with the purpose for which it was
collected.
routine use - the use, sharing, or disclosure of protected information for a purpose compatible with the
purpose for which the information was collected.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 763.14)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
130)
routinely deployable unit - a unit that normally deploys from its permanent home station on a periodic
or rotating basis to meet peacetime operational requirements that, or to participate in scheduled
training exercises that, routinely require deployments outside the United States and its territories. Such term includes a unit that is alerted for deployment outside the United States and its territories during an actual execution of a contingency plan or in support of a crisis operation.
routing indicator - A group of letters identifying a station within a telegraphic network to facilitate
routing of traffic.  Also called RI.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
routing line - format Line 2 that contains the routing indicator(s) of the station(s) to which a transmission
is routed.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
routing line segregation - Alteration to Format Line 2 as the message passes through relay stations, so
that only those routing indicators pertinent to the onward transmission are present in FL-2.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
royalties - payments of any kind, including payments under technical assistance or similar agreements,
made as consideration for the use or right to use any copyright, literary, artistic, or scientific work,
patent, trademark, design, model, plan, secret formula, or process. It does not include payments under technical assistance or similar agreements that can be related to specific services such as- (A)
personnel training, without regard to where performed; and (B) if performed in the territory of one or more of the NAFTA countries, engineering, tooling, die-setting, software design and similar computer services, or other services.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)

risk assessment - Organizations must periodically assess the risk to organizational operations (including
mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets and individuals, resulting from the
operation of organizational information systems and the associated processing, storage, or transmission of organizational information.  Also called RA.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

rules of behavior - Established rules developed to promote a workforce members understanding of the
importance of safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII), his or her individual role and responsibilities in protecting PII, and the consequences for failed compliance. All workforce members with access to PII in the performance of their official duties are required to comply with
established rules.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 104)

rules of engagement - Directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the circumstances
and limitations under which United States forces will initiate and/ or continue combat engagement
with other forces encountered.  Also called ROE.  See also law of war.

rural - an area that is not located in a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of
Management and Budget.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
124j)
rural - geographic areas that are located outside of standard metropolitan statistical areas.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
294d)

rural area - a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of not more than 10,000
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,

inhabitants.
918c.)
rural area - an area encompassing a population of less than 50,000 people that has not been designated in
the most recent decennial census as an urbanized area by the Secretary of Commerce.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1153)
rural area - any area other than an area within a metropolitan statistical area or within the outer boundary
of any city or town having a population of 20,000 or more (based on the most recent decennial
census of the United States).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
rural area - rural area as any area other than an area within a metropolitan statistical area or within the
outer boundary of any city or town having a population of 20,000 or more (based on the most recent U.S. decennial census).  b. See also definitions for high school education or equivalent, related to diversity immigrant visas; advanced degree, doctorate degree equivalent, and masters degree equivalent, related to employment second preference immigrant classification; and graduate of medical school, related to ineligibility under INA.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2666.)

rural development - the planning, financing, and development of facilities and services in rural areas
that contribute to making those areas desirable places in which to live and make private and business investments; the planning, development, and expansion of business and industry in rural areas to provide increased employment and income; the planning, development, conservation, and use of land, water, and other natural resources of rural areas to maintain or improve the quality of the environment for people and business in rural areas; and the building or improvement of institutional, organizational, and leadership capacities of rural citizens and leaders to define and resolve their own community problems.

rural heritage - historic sites, structures, and districts.; includes historic rural downtown areas and main
streets, neighborhoods, farmsteads, scenic and historic trails, heritage areas, and historic landscapes.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2009dd1.)
rural microenterprise- (A) a sole proprietorship located in a rural area; or (B) a business entity with not
more than 10 full-time-equivalent employees located in a rural area.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2008s.)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2106.)
rural volunteer fire department - any organized, not for profit, fire protection organization that
provides service primarily to a community or city with a population of 10,000 or less or to a rural
area, as defined by the Secretary, whose firefighting personnel is 80 percent or more volunteer, and that is recognized as a fire department by the laws of the State.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
2401)
rural water supply project - (i) incidental noncommercial livestock watering and noncommercial
irrigation of  vegetation and small gardens of less than 1 acre; and (ii) a project to improve rural water infrastructure, including- (I) pumps, pipes, wells, and other diversions;(II) storage tanks and small impoundments;(III) water treatment facilities for potable water supplies, including
desalination facilities;(IV) equipment and management tools for water conservation, groundwater
recovery, and water recycling; and (V) appurtenances.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
2401)
rural water supply project - a project that is designed to serve a community or group of communities,
each of which has a population of not more than 50,000 inhabitants, which may include Indian tribes
and tribal organizations, dispersed homesites, or rural areas with domestic, industrial, municipal, and residential water.
rural-serving institution of higher education - an institution of higher education that primarily serves
rural areas.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1161q.)

ruse - In military deception, a trick of war designed to deceive the adversary, usually involving the
deliberate exposure of false information to the adversary's intelligence collection system.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)

ruse - In military deception, an action designed to deceive the adversary, usually involving the
deliberate exposure of false information to the adversary's intelligence collection system.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.4)
sabotage - activities that involve a violation, or that would involve such a violation if committed against
the United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)
sac vides - Empty diplomatic pouches being returned to the Department or country of origin.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
sacred objects - specific ceremonial objects which are needed by traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional Native American religions by their present day adherents
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
3001)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368, JP 4
01.6)
safe haven - 1. Designated area(s) to which noncombatant evacuees of the United States Government's
responsibility and commercial vehicles and materiel may be evacuated during a domestic or other valid emergency.    2. A protected body of water or the well deck of an amphibious ship used by small craft operating offshore for refuge from storms or heavy seas.
safe haven - The temporary storage of a posts valuable records in the Department or a nearby post
deemed appropriate until hostilities subside.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
safe house - An innocent-appearing house or premises established by an organization for the purpose of
conducting clandestine or covert activity in relative security.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)
safeguard officer - A cleared person who watches classified diplomatic pouches while the courier is
attending to other business.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
safeguarding - measures and controls that are prescribed to protect classified information.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

safeguards - Protective measures prescribed to meet the security requirements (i.e., confidentiality,
integrity, and availability) specified for an information system. Safeguards may include security features, management constraints, personnel security, and security of physical structures, areas, and devices. Synonymous with security controls and countermeasures.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

safeguards - Protective measures prescribed to meet the security requirements (i.e., confidentiality,
integrity, and availability) specified for an information system. Safeguards may include security features, management constraints, personnel security, and security of physical structures, areas, and devices. Synonymous with security controls and countermeasures.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

safekeeping - The transfer of custody of classified diplomatic pouches from a diplomatic courier for
temporary storage in a secure area (such as an embassy vault). Safekeeping requires receipt of all
items on a DS-7600 retained locally until custody is returned to the diplomatic courier.

safe-to-arm switch - device used to arm the improvised explosive device (IED) to ensure that the
emplacer can safely plant the improvised explosive device (IED) and leave the location.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
safety - condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
safety belt - (A) with respect to open-body passenger vehicles, including convertibles, an occupant
restraint system consisting of a lap belt or a lap belt and a detachable shoulder belt; and (B) with
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,

respect to other passenger vehicles, an occupant restraint system consisting of integrated lap shoulder belts.

153.)

(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 581)

safety concern - any hazard associated with a capability or asset or a subsystem of a capability or asset
that is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death to a typical Coast Guard user in testing, maintaining, repairing, or operating the capability, asset, or subsystem or any hazard associated with the capability, asset, or subsystem that is likely to cause major damage to the capability, asset, or
subsystem during the course of its normal operation by a typical Coast Guard user.

(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 678)

safety investigation - an investigation by Coast Guard personnel of an aircraft accident that is conducted
solely to determine the cause of the accident and to obtain information that may prevent the occurrence of similar accidents.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

safety, health, environmental management system - part of an organization's management system used
to develop and implement its safety, health, environmental systems policy and manage its environmental aspects a set of interrelated elements (organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, and resources) used to establish and achieve environmental performance objectives.

safing - As applied to weapons and ammunition, the changing from a state of readiness for initiation to a
safe condition.  Also called de-arming.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
sailing school student - an individual who is on board a sailing school vessel to receive sailing
instruction.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
sale or sell - any sale, exchange, contract to sell, consignment for sale, shipment for sale, or other
disposition.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)

sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service costs - the costs related to sales promotion,
marketing, and after-sales service for the following: (A) Sales and marketing promotion, media
advertising, advertising and market research, promotional and demonstration materials, exhibits, sales conferences, trade shows, conventions, banners, marketing displays, free samples, sales, marketing and after-sales service literature (product brochures, catalogs, technical literature, price lists, service manuals, sales aid information), establishment and protection of logos and trademarks, sponsorships, wholesale and retail restocking charges, and entertainment. (B) Sales and marketing incentives, consumer, retailer, or wholesaler rebates, and merchandise incentives. (C) Salaries and
wages, sales commissions, bonuses, benefits (such as medical, insurance, and pension), traveling and living expenses, and membership and professional fees for sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service personnel. (D) Recruiting and training of sales promotion, marketing, and aftersales service personnel, and after-sales training of customers' employees, where such costs are
identified separately for sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service of goods on the financial statements or cost accounts of the producer. (E) Product liability insurance. (F) Office supplies for
sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service of goods, where such costs are identified
separately for sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service of goods on the financial statements or cost accounts of the producer. (G) Telephone, mail, and other communications, where
such costs are identified separately for sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service of goods on the financial statements or cost accounts of the producer. (H) Rent and depreciation of sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service offices and distribution centers. (I) Property insurance, taxes, utilities, and repair and maintenance of sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service offices and distribution centers, where such costs are identified separately for sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service of goods on the financial statements or cost accounts of the producer. (J) Payments by the producer to other persons for warranty repairs. self-produced material - a material that is produced by the producer of a good and used in the production of that good. shipping and packing costs - the costs incurred in packing a good for shipment and shipping the good from the point of direct shipment to the buyer, but does not include the costs of preparing and
packaging the good for retail sale.

saline water - sea water, brackish water, and other mineralized or chemically impaired water.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
10301.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)
salvage - 1. Property that has some value in excess of its basic material content but is in such condition
that it has no reasonable prospect of use for any purpose as a unit and its repair or rehabilitation for use as a unit is clearly impractical.  2. The saving or rescuing of condemned, discarded, or
abandoned property, and of materials contained therein for reuse, refabrication, or scrapping.
salvage - Personal property that has value greater than its basic material content, but for which repair or
rehabilitation is clearly impractical or uneconomical.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
30501.)
salvage automobile - an automobile that is damaged by collision, fire, flood, accident, trespass, or other
event, to the extent that its fair salvage value plus the cost of repairing the automobile for legal operation on public streets, roads, and highways would be more than the fair market value of the automobile immediately before the event that caused the damage.
salvage value - The estimated value of an asset at the end of its useful life. A standard 10-percent salvage
value is used for all Department-owned assets.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
30501.)
salvage yard - an individual or entity engaged in the business of acquiring or owning salvage
automobiles for (A) resale in their entirety or as spare parts; or (B) rebuilding, restoration, or
crushing.
sanction enforcement - Operations that employ coercive measures to control the movement of certain
types of designated items into or out of a nation or specified area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
sanctioned person - a foreign person, and any parent, affiliate, subsidiary, or successor entity of the
foreign person, upon whom sanctions have been imposed.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
sanctions - tangible, proportional consequences that hold the juvenile offender accountable for the
offense committed. A sanction may include counseling, restitution, community service, a fine, supervised probation, or confinement.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3796ee2)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2575b.)
sanitary or phytosanitary measure - a measure to (i) protect animal or plant life or health in the United
States from risks arising from the introduction, establishment, or spread of a pest or disease;(ii) protect human or animal life or health in the United States from risks arising from the presence of an
additive, contaminant, toxin, or disease-causing organism in a food, beverage, or feedstuff; (iii)
protect human life or health in the United States from risks arising from a disease-causing organism or pest carried by an animal or plant, or a product thereof; or (iv) prevent or limit other damage in the United States arising from the introduction, establishment, or spread of a pest.
sanitary or phytosanitary standard - a standard intended to form a basis for a sanitary or phytosanitary
measure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2578b)
sanitization - Process to remove information from media such that information recovery is not possible.
It includes removing all labels, markings, and activity logs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
satellite - the satellites proposed to be acquired for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA).
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
878a)

scan - utilizing nonintrusive imaging equipment, radiation detection equipment, or both, to capture data,
including images of a container.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 901)

scanner - An electronic device used to reproduce an exact image.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
scanning - utilization of nonintrusive imaging equipment, radiation detection equipment, or both, to
capture data, including images.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

scenario [risk] - hypothetical situation comprised of a hazard, an entity impacted by that hazard, and
associated conditions including consequences when appropriate.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
scenario mapping - A structured strategic thinking process in which emerging issues and critical events
are projected to occur over the next 3 to 6 months; each scenario presents a different projection/
forecast. The process facilitates shorter-term strategic thinking-planning around the emerging issues and critical events pertinent to political transition.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
1286)

scenic easement - the right to control the use of land (including the air space above such land) within the
authorized boundaries of a component of the wild and scenic rivers system, for the purpose of protecting the natural qualities of a designated wild, scenic or recreational river area, but such control shall not affect, without the owner's consent, any regular use exercised prior to the
acquisition of the easement. For any designated wild and scenic river, the appropriate Secretary shall
treat the acquisition of fee title with the reservation of regular existing uses to the owner as a scenic easement for purposes of this chapter. Such an acquisition shall not constitute fee title ownership.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7602.)

schedule and timetable of compliance - a schedule of required measures including an enforceable
sequence of actions or operations leading to compliance with an emission limitation, other limitation, prohibition, or standard.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1362.)
schedule of compliance - a schedule of remedial measures including an enforceable sequence of actions
or operations leading to compliance with an effluent limitation, other limitation, prohibition, or standard.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7661.)
schedule of compliance - a schedule of remedial measures, including an enforceable sequence of actions
or operations, leading to compliance with an applicable implementation plan, emission standard,
emission limitation, or emission prohibition.
schedule of fire - Groups or series of fires that are fired in a definite sequence according to a definite
program.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
schedule risk - likelihood of failing to meet schedule plans and the effect of that failure either from lack
of internal controls or those associated with late delivery by vendors, resulting in missed milestones.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
scheduled annual leave - Leave requested and approved in advance in writing on Form OPM-71,
Request for Leave or Approved Absence, for use at specified periods of time.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H3311)
scheduled target - Planned target upon which fires or other actions are scheduled for prosecution at a
specified time.  See also planned target; target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
scheme of fires - The detailed, logical sequence of targets and fire support events to find and engage
targets to support the commander's objectives.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
scheme of maneuver - The central expression of the commander's concept for operations that governs
the design of supporting plans or annexes of how arrayed forces will accomplish the mission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
scheme or artifice to defraud - a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest
services.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
1346)
school dropout - an individual who is no longer attending any school and who has not received a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

school dropout - an individual who is no longer attending any school and who has not received a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2302.)

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 6602.)

school leader residency program - a school-based principal or other school leader preparation program
in which a prospective principal or other school leader (A) for 1 academic year, engages in sustained and rigorous clinical learning with substantial leadership responsibilities and an opportunity to
practice and be evaluated in an authentic school setting; and (B) during that academic year (i)
participates in evidence-based coursework, to the extent the State (in consultation with local educational agencies in the State) determines that such evidence is reasonably available, that is
integrated with the clinical residency experience; and (ii) receives ongoing support from a mentor
principal or other school leader, who is effective.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
295p)

school of allied health - a public or nonprofit private college, junior college, or university or hospitalbased educational entity that- (A) provides, or can provide, programs of education to enable individuals to become allied health professionals or to provide additional training for allied health
professionals; (B) provides training for not less than a total of twenty persons in the allied health curricula (except that this subparagraph shall not apply to any hospital-based educational entity); (C) includes or is affiliated with a teaching hospital; and (D) is accredited by a recognized body or
bodies approved for such purposes by the Secretary of Education, or which provides to the Secretary
satisfactory assurance by such accrediting body or bodies that reasonable progress is being made
toward accreditation.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1003.)

school or department of divinity - an institution, or a department or a branch of an institution, the
program of instruction of which is designed for the education of students (A) to prepare the students to become ministers of religion or to enter upon some other religious vocation (or to provide
continuing training for any such vocation); or (B) to prepare the students to teach theological
subjects.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3796dd8)

school resource officer - a career law enforcement officer, with sworn authority, deployed in
community-oriented policing, and assigned by the employing police department or agency to work in collaboration with schools and community-based organizations- (A) to address crime and disorder problems, gangs, and drug activities affecting or occurring in or around an elementary or secondary school; (B) to develop or expand crime prevention efforts for students;(C) to educate likely schoolage victims in crime prevention and safety;(D) to develop or expand community justice initiatives for students;(E) to train students in conflict resolution, restorative justice, and crime awareness;(F)
to assist in the identification of physical changes in the environment that may reduce crime in or around the school; and(G) to assist in developing school policy that addresses crime and to recommend procedural changes.

school year - the period of 12 months beginning July 1 of any calendar year and ending June 30 of the
following calendar year.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1061.)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 7112.)

school-based mental health services provider - a State-licensed or State-certified school counselor,
school psychologist, school social worker, or other State licensed or certified mental health professional qualified under State law to provide mental health services to children and adolescents.

school-based prevention - programs, which are institutionalized, and run by.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb25b)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

## Science And Technology [Directorate] - Department Of Homeland Security Support Component That Establishes, Administers And Coordinates The Research And Development And Test And Evaluation Activities For The Department And Advises The Secretary On Efforts And Priorities In Support Of The

Department's missions.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

scientific and technical intelligence - The product resulting from the collection, evaluation, analysis, and
interpretation of foreign scientific and technical information that covers:  a. foreign developments in
basic and applied research and in applied engineering techniques; and b. scientific and technical characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of all foreign military systems, weapons, weapon systems, and materiel; the research and development related thereto; and the production methods
employed for their manufacture.  Also called S&TI.  See also intelligence; technical intelligence.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6624)

scientific collection - a set of physical specimens, living or inanimate, created for the purpose of
supporting science and serving as a long-term research asset, rather than for their market value as
collectibles or their historical, artistic, or cultural significance, and, as appropriate and feasible, the
associated specimen data and materials.
scientific data - Data obtained through the scientific method, observation, research, and technical
analysis that are testable, verifiable, and repeatable, or contain measures of uncertainty.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 11
FAM 823)
scientific or professional position - positions are classified above GS-15 that do not meet Senior
Executive Service classification criteria and involve high-level research and development.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
scientific personnel - individuals on board an oceanographic research vessel only to engage in scientific
research, or to instruct or receive instruction in oceanography or limnology.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1032c.)

scientifically based reading research - (A) research that applies rigorous, systemic, and objective
procedures to obtain valid knowledge relevant to reading development, reading instruction, and reading difficulties; and (B) includes research that  (i) employs systemic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment; (ii) involves rigorous data analyses that are adequate to test the stated hypotheses and justify the general conclusions drawn; (iii) relies on measurements or observational methods that provide valid data across evaluators and observers and across multiple measurements and observations; and (iv) has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal or approved
by a panel of independent experts through a comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review.

scientifically based research - research that is carried out using scientifically based research standards.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2302.)

scientist - an individual who has a degree from an institution of higher education in a science that has
practical application in the nuclear nonproliferation sciences.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2571.)

scrap - personal property that has no value except its basic metallic, mineral, or organic content.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
scrap - Property that has no value except for its basic material content.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
screen [barrier] - fully framed assembly of grooved wood dowels or meshed screening that is intended
to form a protective barrier over windows or on doors, and on which a fine wire lacing is installed in parallel runs of opposite polarity at intervals not exceeding 102 mm (4 inches).
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 901)

screening - a visual or automated review of information about goods, including manifest or entry
documentation accompanying a shipment being imported into the United States, to determine the
presence of misdeclared, restricted, or prohibited items and assess the level of threat posed by such
cargo.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

screening - In intelligence, the evaluation of an individual or a group of individuals to determine their
potential to answer collection requirements or to identify individuals who match a predetermined
source profile coupled with the process of identifying and assessing the areas of knowledge,
cooperation, and possible approach techniques for an individual who has information of intelligence value.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

screening - systematic examination or assessment, done especially to detect a potential threat or risk or
any particular substance, attribute, person, or undesirable material includes methods that agencies use to investigate locations or geographic areas, or an applicant's background to identify potential
security risks and the degree/ extent of the investigation may vary based on access/ position
requirements.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

screening [medical] - medical assessment to detect a disease or serious health condition when signs or
symptoms may not be visible examples include; osteoporosis bone density scans, skin cancer checks, blood sugar/ diabetes checks, or blood pressure readings.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

script - Also called a macro or batch file, a script is an ordered list of commands that can be executed as a
unit without user interaction. During execution, a script can require a response from a user. A script language is a simple programming language with which you can write scripts. Common script languages include - Java Script, Visual Basic (VB), PERL, and PHP - Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP).

sea areas - Areas in the amphibious objective area designated for the stationing of amphibious task force
ships.  See also amphibious objective area; fire support area; inner transport area; sea echelon area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)

sea barge - A type of barge-ship that can carry up to 38 loaded barges and also carry tugs, stacked
causeway sections, various watercraft, or heavy-lift equipment to better support joint logistics overthe-shore operations.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)

sea control operations - The employment of forces to destroy enemy naval forces, suppress enemy sea
commerce, protect vital sea lanes, and establish local military superiority in vital sea areas.  See also
land control operations.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
sea echelon - A portion of the amphibious warfare ships or other ships that withdraws from or remains
out of the transport area during an amphibious landing and operates in designated areas to seaward
in an on-call or unscheduled status.
sea echelon area - In amphibious operations, an area to seaward of a transport area from which ships are
phased into the transport area, and to which ships withdraw from the transport area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
sea echelon plan - In amphibious operations, the distribution plan for amphibious shipping in the
transport area to minimize losses due to enemy attack by weapons of mass destruction and to reduce
the area to be swept of mines.  See also amphibious operation.
sea grant program - a program of research and outreach which is administered by one or more sea grant
colleges or sea grant institutes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1122)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
sea mine - explosive device laid in the water with the intention of damaging or sinking ships or of
deterring shipping from entering an area does not include devices attached to the bottom of ships or
to harbor installations by personnel operating underwater.
sea state - A scale that categorizes the force of progressively higher seas by wave height.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
seabasing - The deployment, assembly, command, projection, reconstitution, sustainment, and reemployment of joint power from the sea without reliance on land bases within the operational area.
See also amphibious operation.
seal crimping device - A controlled item of equipment used to crimp the lead or plastic string-tie type of
seals.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
SEAL delivery vehicle team - United States Navy forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct
special operations with SEAL delivery vehicles, dry deck shelters, and other submersible platforms.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
SEAL team - United States Navy forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special operations
with an emphasis on maritime, coastal, and riverine environments.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
sealed bidding - Acquisition by competitive sealed bids. This method of procurement requires that
specifications be written describing the requirements of the U.S. Government clearly, accurately,
and completely, so that the evaluation of bids can be based on the lowest bid submitted by a responsive and responsible bidder.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
sealift enhancement features - Special equipment and modifications that adapt merchant-type dry cargo
ships and tankers to specific military missions.  Also called SEFs.  See also Military Sealift
Command; Ready Reserve.
seaman - an individual (except scientific personnel, a sailing school instructor, or a sailing school
student) engaged or employed in any capacity on board a vessel.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 659)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 659)
seaman of the United States - United States citizens and lawful resident aliens of the United States when
they are sailing on a United States flag vessel under the authority of United States Coast Guard issued licenses or merchant mariner documents.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
seaport - A land facility designated for reception of personnel or materiel moved by sea, and that serves
as an authorized port of entrance into or departure from the country in which located.  See also port
of debarkation; port of embarkation.
search - A systematic reconnaissance of a defined area, so that all parts of the area have passed within
visibility.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
search - an intrusive examination in which a container is opened and its contents are devanned and
visually inspected for the presence of misdeclared, restricted, or prohibited items.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 901)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
search - manual examination with or without assisting detection technologies, to resolve anomalies, to
confirm adherence to standards or compliance with laws, or to detect threats for passengers and
cargo, includes cavity search on passenger, pat-down, visual inspection, devanning of containers, etc.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
search and detect sensor - sensor which detects, measures, may indicate and/ or record objects and
activities by means of energy or particles emitted, reflected, or modified by objects for the purpose of identifying IED activity.
search and rescue center facility - a Coast Guard shore facility that maintains a search and rescue
mission coordination and communications watch.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 676)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
search and rescue numerical encryption grid - A predesignated ten-letter word without repeated
letters used exclusively by recovery forces or isolated personnel to encrypt numerical data such as
position, time, and/ or headings in a covert manner.
search and rescue point - A predesignated specific location, relative to which isolated personnel
provide their position to recovery forces.  Also called SARDOT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
search and rescue region - An area of defined dimensions, recognized by the International Civil
Aviation Organization, International Maritime Organization, or other cognizant international body, and associated with a rescue coordination center within which search and rescue services are
provided.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
search and rescue -The use of aircraft, surface craft, submarines, and specialized rescue teams and
equipment to search for and rescue distressed persons on land or at sea in a permissive environment.
Also called SAR.  See also combat search and rescue; isolated personnel; joint personnel recovery
center; personnel recovery coordination cell.
search engine - A computer program that helps a user find information on the Internet.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1160)
seasonal agricultural services - the performance of field work related to planting, cultural practices,
cultivating, growing and harvesting of fruits and vegetables of every kind and other perishable commodities, as defined in regulations by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
405.)
seat belt -
(i) with respect to open-body motor vehicles, including convertibles, an occupant restraint
system consisting of a lap belt or a lap belt and a detachable shoulder belt; and
(ii) with respect to
other motor vehicles, an occupant restraint system consisting of integrated lap and shoulder belts.
seclusion - a behavior control technique involving locked isolation. Such term does not include a time
out.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290ii)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1508a.)
second crop - a second crop of the same agricultural commodity as the first crop, or a crop of a different
agricultural commodity following the first crop, planted on the same acreage as the first crop for harvest in the same crop year, except the term does not include a replanted crop.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300f)

secondary drinking water regulation - a regulation which applies to public water systems and which
specifies the maximum contaminant levels which, in the judgment of the Administrator, are requisite to protect the public welfare. Such regulations may apply to any contaminant in drinking water (A) which may adversely affect the odor or appearance of such water and consequently may cause a substantial number of the persons served by the public water system providing such water to discontinue its use, or (B) which may otherwise adversely affect the public welfare. Such
regulations may vary according to geographic and other circumstances.
secondary improvised explosive device - additional improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced in the
target area to attack individuals or vehicles after the initial event.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
secondary loads - Unit equipment, supplies, and major end items that are transported in the beds of
organic vehicles.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
secondary school - a day or residential school which provides secondary education, as determined under
State law.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 17,
111.)

secondary transmission - the further transmitting of a primary transmission simultaneously with the
primary transmission, or nonsimultaneously with the primary transmission if by a cable system not located in whole or in part within the boundary of the forty-eight contiguous States, Hawaii, or
Puerto Rico: *Provided, however,* That a nonsimultaneous further transmission by a cable system
located in Hawaii of a primary transmission shall be deemed to be a secondary transmission if the carriage of the television broadcast signal comprising such further transmission is permissible under the rules, regulations, or authorizations of the Federal Communications Commission.

second-line support - second level in a hierarchy of support groups involved in the resolution of issues
that due to higher technical issues could not be solved by the first-line support.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, EO 13526)

secret - Security classification that shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure of which
reasonably could be expected to cause serious damage to the national security that the original
classification authority is able to identify or describe.

secret [classification]  - information, the unauthorized disclosure of which could reasonably be expected
to cause serious damage to the national security of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
402.)
secret ballot - the expression by ballot, voting machine, or otherwise, but in no event by proxy, of a
choice with respect to any election or vote taken upon any matter, which is cast in such a manner that the person expressing such choice cannot be identified with the choice expressed.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)

SECRET Internet Protocol Router Network - The worldwide SECRET-level packet switch network
that uses high-speed internet protocol routers and high-capacity Defense Information Systems
Network circuitry.  Also called SIPRNET.  See also Defense Information Systems Network.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2525)

Secretary concerned - (1) the Secretary of Energy, with respect to matters concerning the Department of
Energy; and (2) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters concerning the Department of
Defense.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)

secretary concerned - (A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army; (B)
the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy; (C) the Secretary of
the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland
Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)

secretary concerned
(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;

(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy or the Marine Corps; (C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force;
(D) the Secretary
of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard; (E) the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, with respect to matters concerning the Public Health Service; and
(F) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to matters concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or its predecessor organization the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Secretary of Defense - Responsible for homeland defense and may also authorize Defense Support of
Civil Authorities for domestic incidents as directed by the President or when consistent with military
readiness operations and appropriate under the circumstances and the law. When Department of
Defense military forces are authorized to support the needs of civil authorities, command of those
forces remains with the Secretary of Defense.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

secret-cleared U.S. citizen - A citizen of the United States who has undergone a background
investigation by an authorized U.S. Government Agency and been issued a Secret security
clearance, in accordance with Executive Orders 13526, and implementing guidelines and standards
published in 32 CFR 147.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

secret-cleared U.S. citizen - A citizen of the United States who has undergone a background
investigation by an authorized U.S. Government Agency and been issued a Secret security
clearance, in accordance with Executive Orders 13526, and implementing guidelines and standards
published in 32 CFR 147.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)

section - 1. As applied to ships or naval aircraft, a tactical subdivision of a division.  2. A subdivision of
an office, installation, territory, works, or organization; especially a major subdivision of a staff.  3.
A tactical unit of the Army and Marine Corps smaller than a platoon and larger than a squad.  4. An
area in a warehouse extending from one wall to the next; usually the largest subdivision of one floor.

section telegram - A Department telegram exceeding 110 lines of type, from heading through end of
message functions, that is divided into sections to facilitate transmission.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
sector air defense commander - Commander subordinate to an area/ regional air defense commander,
who is responsible for air and missile defenses in the assigned sector and exercises authorities
delegated by the area/ regional air defense commander.  Also called SADC.
Sector Command Center - Joint - Sector Command Center with U.S. Navy personnel to augment U.S.
Coast Guard Sector Command Center organization and coordinate operations and planning.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Sector Command Center - U.S. Coast Guard organization that serves in an operations integration
function capacity and is organizationally located to equally support both Response and Prevention Departments with the Sector Command.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
121.)
Sector Coordinating Council - a private sector coordinating council composed of representatives of
owners and operators within a particular sector of critical infrastructure established by the National Infrastructure Protection Plan or any successor.
Sector-Specific Agency - in the Presidential Policy Directive entitled 'Critical Infrastructure Security and
Resilience', numbered 21, and dated February 12, 2013.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
121.)

Sector-Specific Agency - the Federal department or agency designated under this directive to be
responsible for providing institutional knowledge and specialized expertise as well as leading,
facilitating, or supporting the security and resilience programs and associated activities of its designated critical infrastructure sector in the all-hazards environment.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 21
Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Terms) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
secure - to gain possession of and/ or to ensure protection from unauthorized use, harm, loss or risk to
reduce risk and protect information and/ or critical infrastructure from a terrorist attack, natural
disaster, or other type of incident, either malicious or unintentional.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
secure area [information security] - area, room, group of rooms, building, or installation where classified
information may be stored, used, discussed, and/ or electronically processed so designated as such by the appropriate authority.
Secure Internet Protocol Router Network - U.S. Department of Defense network for the exchange of
classified information and messages at the Secret level.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
secure room - Any room with floor-to-ceiling, slab-to-slab construction of some substantial material, i.e.,
concrete, brick, cinder block, plywood, or plaster board. Any window areas or penetrations of wall areas over 15.25 cm (96 square inches) must be covered with either grilling or substantial type
material. Entrance doors must be constructed of solid wood, metal, etc., and be capable of holding a DS-approved three-way combination lock with interior extension.
Secure Video and Data Collaboration - IRMs program for using ClassNet for Secret high collaborative
video conferencing. SVDC is managed by IRMs VPO.  Also called SVDC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 593)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

secure voice - Systems in which transmitted conversations are encrypted to make them unintelligible to
anyone except the intended recipient. Within the context of Department security standards, secure
voice systems must also have protective features included in the environment of the systems terminals.

secure/ security - reducing the risk to critical infrastructure by physical means or defense cyber measures
to intrusions, attacks, or the effects of natural or manmade disasters.
(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 21
Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Terms) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

secured domestic Department of State facility - Any building or other location in the United States or
its Commonwealths or Territories staffed or managed by the Department, which the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) determines as warranting restricted entry.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78o11.)

securitizer - (A) an issuer of an asset-backed security; or (B) a person who organizes and initiates an
asset-backed securities transaction by selling or transferring assets, either directly or indirectly, including through an affiliate, to the issuer.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310, JP 310,
JP 20)

security - 1. Measures taken by a military unit, activity, or installation to protect itself against all acts
designed to, or which may, impair its effectiveness.    2. A condition that results from the
establishment and maintenance of protective measures that ensure a state of inviolability from hostile acts or influences.    3. With respect to classified matter, the condition that prevents unauthorized persons from having access to official information that is safeguarded in the interests
of national security.  See also national security.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77b.)

security - any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, security-based swap, bond, debenture, evidence
of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateraltrust certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract,
voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas,
or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of
deposit, or group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof),
or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a security, or any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee
of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing.

security - condition that results from the establishment and maintenance of protective measures that
ensure a state of inviolability from hostile acts or influences.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
security - the protection of the Nation and its people, vital interests, and way of life.
(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 8
National Preparedness,
Terms)
security agreement - an agreement that creates or provides for a lien.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)
security anomaly - An irregularity possibly indicative of a security breach, an attempt to breach security,
or of noncompliance with security standards, policy, or procedures.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
security anomaly - An irregularity possibly indicative of a security breach, an attempt to breach security,
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
or of noncompliance with security standards, policy, or procedures.
FAM 091) (SOURCE  DOS,
NSPD 27 U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing
Space Policy,
Terms)
security assistance - (A) assistance (military assistance) or (economic support fund) or (military
education and training) or (peacekeeping operations) or (antiterrorism assistance); (B) sales of
defense articles or services, extensions of credits (including participations in credits), and guaranties
of loans under the Arms Export Control Act; or (C) any license in effect with respect to the export to or for the armed forces, police, intelligence, or other internal security forces of a foreign country
of (i) defense articles or defense services under the Armed Export Control Act; or (ii) items listed under the Commerce Control List contained in title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2304)
security assistance - (A) assistance under part II (military assistance) or part IV (economic support fund)
or part V (military education and training) or part VI (peacekeeping operations) or part VIII (antiterrorism assistance) of this subchapter; (B) sales of defense articles or services, extensions of
credits (including participations in credits), and guaranties of loans under the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.]; or (C) any license in effect with respect to the export to or for the
armed forces, police, intelligence, or other internal security forces of a foreign country.

security assistance - A group of programs authorized by [Title 22], as amended, or other related statutes
by which the United States provides defense articles, military training, and other defense-related
services by grant, loan, credit, cash sales, or lease, in furtherance of national policies and objectives.
State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM) develops military assistance policy and manages security assistance funding for Foreign Military Financing (FMF), International Military Education
and Training (IMET), and Peacekeeping Operations (PKO).  Those security assistance programs
that are administered by DoD are a subset of security cooperation.  Also called SA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 322)

security assistance - Group of programs authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended, or other related statutes by which the United States provides defense articles, military training, and other defense-related services by
grant, loan, credit, or cash sales in furtherance of national policies and objectives.  Security assistance is an element of security cooperation funded and authorized by Department of State to be administered by Department of Defense/ Defense Security Cooperation Agency.  Also called SA.
See also security cooperation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 502B)

security assistance -(A) assistance (military assistance) or (economic support fund) or (military
education and training) or (peacekeeping operations) or (antiterrorism assistance); (B) sales of defense articles or services, extensions of credits (including participations in credits), and guaranties
of loans under the Arms Export Control Act; or (C) any license in effect with respect to the export to or for the armed forces, police, intelligence, or other internal security forces of a foreign country
of (i) defense articles or defense services under the Armed Export Control Act; or (ii) items listed under the Commerce Control List, Code of Federal Regulations.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH 11)

security categories - The characterization of information or an information system based on an
assessment of the potential impact that a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of such information or information system would have on organizational operations, organizational assets, or individuals.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

security categorization - The characterization of information or an information system based on an
assessment of the potential impact that a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of such information or information system would have on organizational operations, organizational assets,
or individuals.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

security category - characterization of information or an information system based on an assessment of
the potential impact that a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of such information or information system would have on organizational operations, organizational assets, or individuals.

(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 900)

security category - discretionary appropriations associated with agency budgets for the Department of
Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National
Nuclear Security Administration, the intelligence community management account (95040101
054), and all budget accounts in budget function 150 (international affairs).
security category - the characterization of information or an information system based on an assessment
of the potential impact that a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of such information or information system would have on agency operations, agency assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, EO 13526)

security classification - A category to which national security information and material is assigned to
denote the degree of damage that unauthorized disclosure would cause to national defense or foreign
relations of the United States and to denote the degree of protection required.  There are three such
categories: top secret, secret, and confidential.  See also classification; security.

security classification designations - Refers to Top Secret, Secret, and Confidential designations on
classified information or material.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

security clearance - administrative determination made by competent authority that an individual is
eligible, has a need-to-know, has been briefed, and met all of the requirements from a security
standpoint for access to classified information.

security clearance - An administrative determination by competent authority that an individual is
eligible for access to classified information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

security control - management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures)
prescribed for an information system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)

security control - the management, operational, and technical controls used to protect against an
unauthorized effort to adversely affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an information system or its information.
security control - the safeguards or countermeasures prescribed for an information system or an
organization to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
security control assessment - the testing or evaluation of security controls to determine the extent to
which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for an information system or organization.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
security control baseline - the set of minimum security controls defined for a low-impact, moderateimpact, or high-impact information system.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

security cooperation - Activities undertaken by DoD to encourage and enable international partners to
work with the United States to achieve strategic objectives. It includes all DoD interactions with foreign defense and security establishments, including all DoD-administered security assistance
programs, that: build defense and security relationships that promote specific U.S. security interests, including all international armaments cooperation activities and security assistance activities; develop allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations; and provide U.S. forces with peacetime and contingency access to host nations.  Also called SC.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 322)

security cooperation - All Department of Defense interactions with foreign defense establishments to
build defense relationships that promote specific US security interests, develop allied and friendly
military capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations, and provide US forces with
peacetime and contingency access to a host nation.  Also called SC.  See also security assistance.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 322)
security cooperation organization - All Department of Defense elements located in a foreign country
with assigned responsibilities for carrying out security assistance/ cooperation management functions.  It includes military assistance advisory groups, military missions and groups, offices of
defense and military cooperation, liaison groups, and defense attache personnel designated to
perform security assistance/ cooperation functions.  Also called SCO.
security domain - The environment of systems for which a unique security policy is applicable.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
Security Environment Threat List - A Department threat list intended to cover all localities operating
under the authority of a chief of mission and staffed by direct-hire U.S. personnel. This list is developed in coordination with the Intelligence Community and issued annually by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS).
security equipment - Protective devices such as intrusion alarms, safes, locks, and destruction equipment
that provide physical or technical surveillance protection as their primary purpose.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 322)
security force assistance - The Department of Defense activities that contribute to unified action by the
US Government to support the development of the capacity and capability of foreign security forces
and their supporting institutions.  Also called SFA.
security force assistance - The DOD activities that contribute to unified action by the U.S. Government
to support the development of the capacity and capability of foreign security forces and their
supporting institutions.  Also called SFA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2712)
security forces - any military or paramilitary forces, any police or other law enforcement agency
(including any police or other law enforcement agency at the regional or local level), and any
intelligence agency of a foreign government.
security forces - Duly constituted military, paramilitary, police, and constabulary forces of a state.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 322)
security functions -  security, law enforcement, investigations, and protective service functions.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)
security futures product - a security future or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security
future.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)
security guideline - any security-related guidance that the Secretary recommends, for implementation on
a voluntary basis, to enhance the security of surface transportation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1101)
security incident - A knowing, willful, or negligent action resulting in the failure to safeguard materials
appropriately. Security incidents may be judged as either security infractions or security violations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
security incident - an event that has, or could have, resulted in loss or damage to Department assets, or
sensitive information, or an action that breaches Department security procedures.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

security infraction  - knowing, willful, or negligent action contrary to the requirements of Executive
Order 12958, as amended, and its implementing directives, that does not rise to the level of a security violation.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
14301.)

security interest - an interest (including an interest established by a conditional sales contract, mortgage,
equipment trust, or other lien or title retention contract, or lease) in a motor vehicle when the interest secures payment or performance of an obligation.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
121.)

security management system - a set of guidelines that address the security assessment needs of critical
infrastructure and key resources that are consistent with a set of generally accepted management standards ratified and adopted by a standards making body.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

security professional - functional career occupation (e.g., Chief Security Officer, Facility Security
Officer, Program Security Officer, Special Security Representative, or Special Security Officer) in which the incumbent executes or manages federal government agency or industrial security programs and related security activities, ensuring compliance with government security policies, directives, and procedures.
security review - The process of reviewing information and products prior to public release to ensure
the material will not jeopardize ongoing or future operations.  See also security.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

security risk - risk associated with the security/ vulnerability of systems, web sites, information and
networks includes; risk of intrusions and connectivity to other (vulnerable) systems; risk associated with the evolution of credible threats; risk associated with the misuse (criminal/ fraudulent) of
information; level of risk (high, medium, basic) and what aspect of security determines the level of risk (e.g., need for confidentiality of information associated with the project/ system, availability of the information or system, or reliability of the information or system).
security sector assistance - The set of policies, programs and activities the U.S. uses to engage with
partners and help shape their policies and actions; help partners build and sustain capacity for security, safety and justice; and enable partners to help address common security challenges.  Also
called SSA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
security sector reform - A comprehensive set of programs and activities undertaken by a host nation to
improve the way it provides safety, security, and justice. Also called SSR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307)
security sector reform - A comprehensive set of programs and activities undertaken to improve the
way a host nation provides safety, security, and justice.  Also called SSR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307)
security sector reform - The set of policies, plans, programs, and activities that a government undertakes
to improve the way it provides safety, security, and justice. The overall objective is to provide these services in a way that promotes an effective and legitimate public service that is transparent,
accountable to civilian authority, and responsive to the needs of the public. From a donor perspective, SSR is an umbrella term that might include integrated activities in support of: defense
and armed forces reform; civilian management and oversight; justice; police; corrections; intelligence reform; national security planning and strategy support; border management; disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR); and/ or reduction of armed violence.   Also called SSR.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
security service - Entity or component of a foreign government charged with responsibility for
counterespionage or internal security functions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

security services - acts to protect people or property as defined by regulations promulgated by the
Attorney General.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
534)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 17,
1201.)

security testing - accessing a computer, computer system, or computer network, solely for the purpose of
good faith testing, investigating, or correcting, a security flaw or vulnerability, with the
authorization of the owner or operator of such computer, computer system, or computer network.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
security violation - knowing, willful, or negligent action: (1) that could reasonably be expected to result
in an unauthorized disclosure of classified information; (2) to classify or continue the classification
of information contrary to the requirements of Executive Order 12958, as amended, and its implementing directives; and/ or (3) to create or continue a special access program contrary to the
requirements of Executive Order 12958, as amended.
security vulnerability - any attribute of hardware, software, process, or procedure that could enable or
facilitate the defeat of a security control.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1501)
security warning - An ACP operating signal appearing on Format Line 4 and used to prevent the
transmission of classified telegrams in plain language over nonsecure circuits/ channels.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
security-in-depth - facility security program consisting of layered and complementary security controls
sufficient to deter and detect unauthorized entry and movement within the facility includes, but is not limited to, use of perimeter fences, employee and visitor access controls, use of an intrusion
detection system, random guard patrols throughout the facility during nonworking hours, closed
circuit video monitoring, or other safeguards that mitigate the vulnerability of open storage areas without alarms and security storage cabinets during nonworking hours.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 031.3)

security-related incident - A case of serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property at
or related to a U.S. government mission abroad, or a case of a serious breach of security involving
intelligence activities or a foreign government directed at a U.S. mission abroad (other than a facility or installation subject to the control of a U.S. area combatant commander).

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 561)

security-related technology - any technology that assists the Administration in the prevention of, or
defense against, threats to United States transportation systems, including threats to people,
property, and information.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

segment - one of two or more divisions, product departments, plants, or other subdivisions of an
organization reporting directly to a home office, usually identified with responsibility for profit and/ or producing a product or service. The term includes(1) Government-owned contractor-operated (GOCO) facilities; and (2) Joint ventures and subsidiaries (domestic and foreign) in which the organization has (i) A majority ownership; or (ii) Less than a majority ownership, but over which it exercises control.

segregable expansion - An increase to an existing commercial activity that can be separately competed.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 363)

segregation - In detainee operations, the removal of a detainee from other detainees and their
environment for legitimate purposes unrelated to interrogation, such as when necessary for the
movement, health, safety, and/ or security of the detainee, the detention facility, or its personnel.
segregation - the operation of a school system in which students are wholly or substantially separated
among the schools of an educational agency on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin or
within a school on the basis of race, color, or national origin.

segregation of duties - concept of having more than one person required to complete a task and is a key
element of internal control.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
seize - To employ combat forces to occupy physically and to control a designated area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
seizure - taking physical possession and/ or control of property, merchandise or other articles from the
possession or control of an individual or establishment includes confiscation of cash, real estate, or vehicles, etc., and/ or assumption of unclaimed or abandoned property.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)
seizures - In counterdrug operations, includes drugs and conveyances seized by law enforcement
authorities and drug-related assets confiscated based on evidence that they have been derived from
or used in illegal narcotics activities.  See also counterdrug operations; law enforcement agency.
select phase - capital planning phase used to identify all new, ongoing, and operational investments for
inclusion into the agency's investment portfolio(s).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3002.)
Selected Reserve - the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of any of the reserve components
(including the Army National Guard of the United States and the Air National Guard of the United
States) of the Armed Forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
Selected Reserve - Those units and individuals within the Ready Reserve designated by their respective
Services and approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff as so essential to initial wartime missions that
they have priority over all other reserves.  See also Ready Reserve.
Selecting Official - An individual delegated the authority to make the management decision regarding
who is selected for placement in a position.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
selective identification feature - A capability that, when added to the basic identification friend or foe
system, provides the means to transmit, receive, and display selected coded replies.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)
selective loading - The arrangement and stowage of equipment and supplies aboard ship in a manner
designed to facilitate issues to units.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
selective mobilization - Expansion of the active Armed Forces resulting from action by Congress or the
President to mobilize Reserve Component units, Individual Ready Reservists, and the resources needed for their support to meet the requirements of a domestic emergency that is not the result of
an enemy attack.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
selective off-loading - The capability to access and off-load vehicles, supplies, and equipment without
having to conduct a major reconfiguration or total off-load; influenced by the number and types of
ships allocated, and the space made available for the embarkation of the landing force.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
selective placement factor - Knowledge, skills, abilities, or special qualifications that are in addition to
the minimum requirements in a qualification standard, but are determined to be essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of a particular position. Applicants who do not meet a selective factor are ineligible for further consideration.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
selective unloading - In an amphibious operation, the controlled unloading from amphibious warfare
ships, and movement ashore, of specific items of cargo at the request of the landing force
commander.
self-administration - a student's discretionary use of his or her prescribed asthma or anaphylaxis
medication, pursuant to a prescription or written direction from a health care practitioner.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
Self-Assessment Occupational Questionnaire (i.e., crediting plan, occupational questions) - A
measurement tool for consistently and fairly evaluating the job-related competencies/ possession of knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) of applicants.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
self-inspection - internal review and evaluation of individual agency activities and the agency as a whole
with respect to the implementation of the program established under E.O. 13526 and it's implementing directives.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
self-inspection - the internal review and evaluation of individual agency activities and the agency as a
whole with respect to the implementation of the program established under this order and its implementing directives.
self-insurance - the assumption or retention of the risk of loss by the contractor, whether voluntarily or
involuntarily. Self-insurance includes the deductible portion of purchased insurance.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
self-management program [health] - collaborative, interactive, and ongoing process that involves
educators and people with health problems to provide program participants with the knowledge,
problem-solving skills, and tools needed to successfully manage their health problems, avoid
complications, make informed decisions, and engage in healthy behaviors.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)
self-proving will - A will having an attached affidavit signed by a notary public that shows the will was
properly signed and witnessed and that it is the will of the person who signed it - Many states accept
such wills in order to avoid the cumbersome process of requiring an executor to track down the witnesses - A will whose validity does not have to be testified to in court by the witnesses to it, since the witnesses executed an affidavit reflecting proper execution of the will prior to the maker's death.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
self-proving will - A will that eliminates some of the formalities of proof by execution in compliance
with the applicable statute. A will may be made self-proving by an affidavit of attesting witnesses in
the form prescribed by statute.
self-study training - method where learners complete objectives individually at their own rate and pace
(can be paper-based or technology-delivered).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3801)
sell or distribute - to distribute, sell, offer for sale, hold for distribution, hold for sale, hold for shipment,
ship, deliver for shipment, release for shipment, import, export, hold for import, hold for export, or receive and (having so received) deliver or offer to deliver.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 17,
901)
semiconductor chip product - the final or intermediate form of any product (A) having two or more
layers of metallic, insulating, or semiconductor material, deposited or otherwise placed on, or etched
away or otherwise removed from, a piece of semiconductor material in accordance with a
predetermined pattern; and (B) intended to perform electronic circuitry functions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
semi-quantitative risk assessment methodology - set of methods, principles, or rules to assess risk that
uses bins, scales, or representative numbers whose values and meanings are not maintained in other
contexts.
sender - Person or organization that enters items into the diplomatic pouch and mail service. Also called
originator or mailer.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
sender - Used interchangeably with signing officer.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
senior - an individual who is 65 years of age or older.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Senior Accountable Official [Directive System] - person in a Component at the Chief of Staff level or
higher (or designee) who provides final approval on all Directives System related documents on behalf of the Component.
senior agency official - the official designated by the agency head to direct and administer the agency's
program under which information is classified, safeguarded, and declassified.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
Senior Agency Official for Privacy - the senior official, designated by the head of each agency, who has
agency-wide responsibility for privacy, including implementation of privacy protections; compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies relating to privacy; management of privacy risks at the agency; and a central policy-making role in the agency's development and evaluation of legislative, regulatory, and other policy proposals.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A108)
Senior Agency Official for Privacy - the senior official, designated by the head of each agency, who has
agency-wide responsibility for privacy, including implementation of privacy protections; compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies relating to privacy; management of privacy risks at the agency; and a central policy-making role in the agency's development and evaluation of legislative, regulatory, and other policy proposals.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
Senior Agency Official for Records Management - the senior official who has direct responsibility for
ensuring that the agency efficiently and appropriately complies with all applicable records management statutes, regulations, NARA policy and OMB policy.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Senior Agency Official [Classified Information] - person designated by the agency head to direct and
administer the agency's program under which information is classified, safeguarded, and declassified.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
senior airfield authority - An individual designated by the joint force commander to be responsible for
the control, operation, and maintenance of an airfield to include the runways, associated taxiways,
parking ramps, land, and facilities whose proximity directly affects airfield operations.  Also called
SAA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 410)
senior contracting official - The staff official designated by a Service head of contracting activity to
execute theater support contracting authority for a specific command and/ or operational area.  Also
called SCO.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Senior Executive Service - classification of positions in an agency which is classified above GS15
pursuant to the Executive Schedule, or an equivalent position, which is not required to be filled by an appointment by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate in which an employee (A) directs the work of an organizational unit; (B) is held accountable for the success of
one or more specific programs or projects; (C) monitors progress toward organizational goals and periodically evaluates and makes appropriate adjustments to such goals; (D) supervises the work of
employees other than personal assistants; or (E) otherwise exercises important policymaking, policy-determining, or other executive functions; but does not include (i) any position in the Foreign Service of the United States; or (ii) an administrative law judge position.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official - An official appointed by the Attorney General during an
incident requiring a coordinated Federal response to coordinate all law enforcement, public safety, and security operations with intelligence or investigative law enforcement operations directly related
to the incident. The SFLEO is a member of the Unified Coordination Group and, as such, is responsible to ensure that allocation of law enforcement requirements and resource allocations are
coordinated as appropriate with all other members of the Group. In the event of a terrorist incident,
the SFLEO will normally be a senior Federal Bureau of Investigation official who has coordinating authority over all law enforcement activities related to the incident, both those falling within the Attorney General's explicit authority as recognized in Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 and those otherwise directly related to the incident itself.  Also called SFLEO.

Senior Federal officials - (i) employed at a rate of pay specified in or fixed; (ii) employed in a position in
an Executive Agency, including any independent agency, at a rate of pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule or employed in the Executive Office of the President at a rate of pay payable for level II of the Executive Schedule; (iii) employed in a position in an Executive Agency that is not referred to in clause (i)and for which the basic rate of pay, exclusive of any locality-based pay adjustment under U.S. Code (or any comparable adjustment pursuant to interim authority of the President), is equal to or greater than the rate of basic pay payable for the Senior Executive Service; or (iv) appointed by the President to a position under U.S. Code.  Generally, these are persons employed by the White House and executive agencies, including independent agencies, at a rate of pay equal to or greater than the minimum rate of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service.
Exempted from this definition are active duty military officers.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A126)

Senior Financial Officer - individual designated as the senior financial management officer within a
Component, regardless of position title.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Senior Foreign Disclosure and Release Authority - senior military or civilian official designated in
writing by the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis/ Chief Intelligence Officer as
responsible for DHS's Foreign Disclosure and Release Program as specified in ICD 403.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Senior Insider Threat Official - senior departmental official responsible for the management, oversight,
and accountability of the DHS Insider Threat Program subject to the guidance and direction of the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis designated by the Under Secretary for Intelligence
and Analysis (USIA).

senior level position - positions are classified above GS-15 that do not meet Senior Executive Service
classification criteria may be in either the competitive or excepted service.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
senior level service school -  (A) The Army War College, (B) The College of Naval Warfare. (C) The
Air War College. D) The Marine Corps War College.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2151)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)
senior meteorological and oceanographic officer - Meteorological and oceanographic officer
responsible for assisting the combatant commander and staff in developing and executing operational meteorological and oceanographic service concepts in support of a designated joint
force.  Also called SMO.  See also meteorological and oceanographic.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
senior procurement executive - the individual appointed who is responsible for management direction
of the acquisition system of the executive agency, including implementation of the unique acquisition policies, regulations, and standards of the executive agency.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77r.)
senior security - any bond, debenture, note, or similar obligation or instrument constituting a security and
evidencing indebtedness, and any stock of a class having priority over any other class as to distribution of assets or payment of dividends.
seniority - longevity in employment together with any benefits of employment which accrue with, or are
determined by, longevity in employment.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
4303.)
sense and avoid capability - the capability of an unmanned aircraft to remain a safe distance from and to
avoid collisions with other airborne aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40101.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

sensitive - An agency, installation, person, position, document, material, or activity requiring special
protection from disclosure that could cause embarrassment, compromise, or threat to the security of
the sponsoring power.

sensitive area [information security] - area where sensitive information is discussed or processed on a
routine basis.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

Sensitive But Unclassified - An administrative control marking which indicates that an unclassified
document requires a degree of protection. This marking replaces the Limited Official Use (LOU)
administrative control marking.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Sensitive But Unclassified information  -  warrants a degree of protection and administrative control
that meets the criteria for exemption from public disclosure set forth under the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act.  Also called SBU.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Sensitive But Unclassified information - information that is not classified, but is sensitive in nature and
the unauthorized disclosure of which could adversely impact a person's privacy or welfare, the conduct of federal programs, or other programs or operations essential to the national interest.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Sensitive But Unclassified information - Information which, either alone or in the aggregate, meets any
of the following criteria and is deemed sensitive by the Department, and must be protected in accordance with the magnitude of its loss or harm that could result from inadvertent or deliberate disclosure, alteration, or destruction of the data - (1) Medical, personnel, financial, investigative, or any other information the release of which would result in substantial harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfair treatment to the Department, or any individual on whom the information is maintained, such as information protected; (2) Information relating to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States; (3) Information that may jeopardize the physical safety of Department facilities, personnel, and their dependents, as well as U.S. citizens abroad; (4) Proprietary, trade secrets, commercial, or financial information the release of which would place the company or individual on whom the information is maintained at a competitive disadvantage; (5) Information the release of which would have a negative effect on foreign policy or relations; (6) Information relating to official travel to locations deemed to have a terrorist threat; (7) Information considered mission-critical to an office or organization, but that is not national security information; and (8) Information that could be manipulated to commit fraud.   Also called SBU.
sensitive compartmented information - a category of highly classified information, which requires
special protection governed by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).  Also called SCI.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

sensitive compartmented information - All information and materials bearing special community
controls indicating restricted handling within present and future community intelligence collection programs and their end products for which community systems of compartmentation have been or will be formally established.  (These controls are over and above the provisions of DOD 5200.1-R,
Information Security Program Regulation.)  Also called SCI.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

sensitive compartmented information - classified information concerning, or derived from, intelligence
sources and/ or methods established by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) the sensitivity of which requires that it be protected in a formal controlled environment than other classified information.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3345.)

Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) level - a level of classification for information in such
material concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes that requires such information to be handled within formal access control systems established by the
Director of Central Intelligence.
sensitive compartmented information facilities - a accredited area, room, group of rooms, building, or
(SOURCE  DOS/

installation where sensitive compartmented information may be stored, used, discussed and/ or
electronically processed.  Also called SCIF.
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 513)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
sensitive compartmented information facility - accredited area, room, group of rooms, or installation
where sensitive compartment information (SCI) may be stored, used, discussed, and/ or electronically processed.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
sensitive compartmented information facility - An accredited area, room, group of rooms, or
installation where sensitive compartmented information may be stored, used, discussed, and/ or electronically processed, where procedural and physical measures prevent the free access of persons unless they have been formally indoctrinated for the particular sensitive compartmented information
authorized for use or storage within the sensitive compartmented information facility.  Also called
SCIF.  See also sensitive compartmented information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

sensitive compartmented information facility - An area accredited to be used for the processing,
storage, use, and discussion of sensitive compartmented information in accordance with Intelligence
Community Directive 705.  Also called SCIF.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
sensitive compartmented information facility escort - sensitive compartmented information cleared
security officer or person authorized by the Special Security Officer to perform escort duties within
a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

sensitive compartmented information facility life cycle - process of continuous monitoring and
evaluation, periodic re-evaluations, and documentation review to ensure the sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) is maintained in an accredited state.

Sensitive Compartmented Information Operational Network - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
enterprise network for processing, transmitting, and storing information at the Top Secret/ SCI level.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
sensitive countries list - the list prescribed by the Secretary of Energy known as the Department of
Energy List of Sensitive Countries.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2652)
sensitive information - confidential commercial, financial, or proprietary information, technical data, or
other privileged information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
129d.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
sensitive initiative - highly visible or sensitive system, such as Presidential Priority initiatives, for which
DHS is the managing partner; collaborative technology; changes to the DHS security architecture; web-enabled services that extend beyond a single Component, etc., that may be raised to a higher
investment level.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
sensitive intelligence information - Such intelligence information of which unauthorized disclosure
would lead to counteraction - (1) Jeopardizing the continued productivity of intelligence sources or
methods which provide intelligence vital to national security; or (2) Offsetting the value of
intelligence vital to national security.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
sensitive location [immigration] - locations specified in INA, where if an enforcement action leading to a
removal proceeding was taken against an alien at any of the locations specified in the Notice to
Appear (NTA) includes a statement that the provisions have been complied with.  specified
locations include:  domestic violence shelter, rape crisis center, supervised visitation center, family
justice center, a victim services, or victim services provider, or a community-based organization.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
130f)
sensitive military operation - a lethal operation or capture operation conducted by the armed forces
outside the United States and outside a theater of major hostilities pursuant to (1) the Authorization for Use of Military Force; or (2) any other authority except (A) a declaration of
war; or (B) a specific statutory authorization for the use of force other than the authorization referred

to in paragraph (1). (e) EXCEPTION.(1) The notification requirement shall not apply with respect to a sensitive military operation executed within the territory of Afghanistan pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force. (2) The exception in paragraph (1) shall cease to be in effect at the close of December 31, 2017.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
3203)

sensitive nuclear technology - any information (including information incorporated in a production or
utilization facility or important component part thereof) which is not available to the public and
which is important to the design, construction, fabrication, operation or maintenance of a uranium enrichment or nuclear fuel reprocessing facility or a facility for the production of heavy water, but shall not include Restricted Data controlled.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)

sensitive personal information - any information about an individual maintained by an agency,
including the following: (A) Education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history. (B) Information that can be used to distinguish or trace the individual's identity, including name, social security number, date and place of birth, mother's maiden name, or biometric records.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)

sensitive personal property - All items, regardless of value, that require special control and
accountability due to unusual rates of loss, theft or misuse, or due to national security or export
control considerations. Such property includes weapons, ammunition, explosives, informationtechnology equipment with memory capability, cameras, and communications equipment. These classifications do not preclude agencies from specifying additional personal property classifications to effectively manage their programs.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

sensitive personally identifiable information - Personal information that specifically identifies an
individual and, if such information is exposed to unauthorized access, may cause harm to that
individual at a moderate or high impact level.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

sensitive personally identifiable information - personally identifiable information which, if lost,
compromised, or disclosed without authorization could result in substantial harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness to an individual some types of personally identifiable information, such as social security number (SSNs), alien registration number, and biometric identifiers, are always sensitive.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2212.12)

sensitive position - any position in the Department of State the occupant of which could bring about,
because of the nature of the position, a material adverse effect on the national security. In view of
the highly sensitive nature of the operations and activities of the Department, all positions must be considered as critical-sensitive, except for such positions as may be specifically designated
otherwise by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic Security Service (DS/ DSS).

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)

sensitive site - A geographically limited area that contains, but is not limited to, adversary information
systems, war crimes sites, critical government facilities, and areas suspected of containing high
value targets.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
130)

sensitive unit - a unit that is primarily involved in training for the conduct of, or conducting, special
activities or classified missions, includingA) a unit involved in collecting, handling, disposing, or storing of classified information and materials;(B) a unit engaged in training (i) special operations units;(ii) security group commands weapons stations; or (iii) communications stations; and (C) any other unit that is designated as a sensitive unit by the Secretary of Defense or, in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

sensitivity [position] - position assessment designation indicating the degree of damage an individual in
the position could effect to the national security.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

sensitivity analysis - process to determine how outputs of a methodology differ in response to variation
of the inputs or conditions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
sensitivity attributes - User-supplied indicators of file sensitivity the system uses to enforce an access
control policy.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

sensor classification - categories for various types of sensors includes: a) Passive:  Sensors that detect
some type of energy that is emitted by the target of interest or the change of a natural field caused by the target; b) Active:  Sensors that transmit some type of energy and detect a change in the received
energy created by the presence of motion of the target; c) Covert:  Sensors that are hidden from
view. (e.g. buried sensors); d) Visible:  Sensors that are in plain view of an intruder; e) Line-ofsight:  Sensors that perform acceptably only when installed on flat ground with a clear line-of-sight
in the detection space; f) Terrain Following:  Sensors that detect equally well on flat or irregular terrain with uniform detection throughout the detection zone; g) Volumetric:  Sensors that detect
intrusion in a volume of space.  The detection zone of these types of sensors is usually difficult to identify; h) Line Detection:  Sensors that detect along a line.  The detection zone of these types of sensors is usually easy to identify; and i) Application:  Sensors that are grouped by application in a physical detection space.
sensor defeat - methods and technologies incorporated into the device construction and employment for
the purpose of defeating detection or identification methods and friendly TTPs.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
sensor switch - switch used to detect change in heat, light, movement, vibration, electromagnetic
frequency, sound or magnetic field.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77b.)

separate account - an account established and maintained by an insurance company pursuant to the laws
of any State or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or of Canada or any province thereof, under which income, gains and losses, whether or not realized, from assets allocated to such account, are, in accordance with the applicable contract, credited to or charged against such account
without regard to other income, gains, or losses of the insurance company.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)

separate account - an account established or maintained by an insurance company under which income,
gains, and losses, whether or not realized, from assets allocated to such account, are, in accordance
with the applicable contract, credited to or charged against such account without regard to other income, gains, or losses of the insurance company.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

separate maintenance allowance - An allowance intended to offset the additional expenses incurred by
an employee who is compelled by the circumstances described in subparagraphs (1) through (3) of this definition, to maintain a separate household for the family or a member of the family - (1) Involuntary SMA (for the convenience of the U.S. Government) - When adverse, dangerous, or notably unhealthy conditions warrant the exclusion of members of family from an area or when the agency determines a need to exclude members of a family from accompanying an employee to an area; (2) Transitional SMA (following termination of an evacuation and conversion of a post to an unaccompanied status) - The purpose of transitional SMA is to assist an employee with additional costs incurred when eligible family members are required to occupy commercial housing while
establishing permanent housing following an evacuation; and (3) Voluntary SMA (for special needs or hardship of an employee) - When an employee requests SMA for special needs or hardship prior
to or after arrival at post for reasons including but not limited to career, health, education, or family considerations for the spouse or domestic partner, children, or other family member (children,
including sisters and brothers, unless attending secondary school must be under age 18 or incapable of self support).  Also called SMA.
separate smaller contract - with respect to a bundling of contract requirements, a contract that has been
performed by 1 or more small business concerns or was suitable for award to 1 or more small
business concerns.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

separation - the involuntary severance of the child from his or her parent(s) by action of a competent
authority for good cause and in accordance with the laws of the foreign sending country. This is
often called termination of parental rights and often occurs because of child abuse or neglect, or because a competent authority deems the parent to be unfit. The parent(s) must have been properly
notified and granted the opportunity to contest such action. The termination of all parental rights and obligations must be permanent and unconditional.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

separation [employment] - cessation of employment relationship types of separation include:
resignations (leaving government and moving to another government agency), retirements (disability, mandatory, voluntary, full retirement, involuntary, etc.), removals, death, reduction in force or RIF, terminations, etc.
sequel - The subsequent major operation or phase based on the possible outcomes (success, stalemate, or
defeat) of the current major operation or phase.  See also branch.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
sequential training - training designed such that learning of new or more complex skills or knowledge is
built on and reinforces previously learned material.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
sequester and sequestration - the cancellation of budgetary resources provided by discretionary
appropriations or direct spending law.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 900)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

serial - 1. An element or a group of elements within a series that is given a numerical or alphabetical
designation for convenience in planning, scheduling, and control.  2. A group of people, vehicles,
equipment, or supplies and is used in airborne, air assault, amphibious operations, and convoys.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
serial assignment table -A table that is used in amphibious operations and shows the serial number, the
title of the unit, the approximate number of personnel; the material, vehicles, or equipment in the serial; the number and type of landing craft and/ or amphibious vehicles required to boat the serial;
and the ship on which the serial is embarked.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
43.)
serious bodily injury -
(A) injury posing a substantial risk of death;
(B) extreme physical pain;
(C)
protracted and obvious disfigurement; or
(D) protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.
serious bodily injury - injury that creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent
disfigurement or impairment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb35)
serious emotional disturbance - an offender who currently, or at any time within the 1-year period
ending on the day on which services are sought, has a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that functionally impairs the offender's life by substantially limiting the offender's role in family, school, or community activities, and interfering with the offender's ability to achieve or
maintain one or more developmentally-appropriate social, behavior, cognitive, communicative, or adaptive skills.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3101.)
serious employment handicap - a significant impairment, resulting in substantial part from a serviceconnected disability rated at 10 percent or more, of a veteran's ability to prepare for, obtain, or retain
employment consistent with such veteran's abilities, aptitudes, and interests.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3422)
serious health condition - an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves -
(1) Inpatient care (i.e., an overnight stay) in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility, including any period of incapacity or any subsequent treatment in connection with such inpatient care; or (2) Continuing treatment by a health care provider that includes (but is not limited to) examinations to determine if there is a serious health condition and evaluations of such conditions if

the examinations or evaluations determine that a serious health condition exists. Continuing treatment by a health care provider may include one or more of the following - (a) A period of incapacity of more than three consecutive calendar days, including any subsequent treatment or period of incapacity relating to the same condition, that also involves - (i) Treatment two or more times by a health care provider, by a health care provider under the direct supervision of the affected individual's health care provider, or by a provider of health care services under orders of, or on referral by, a health care provider; or (ii) Treatment by a health care provider on at least one occasion which results in a regimen of continuing treatment under the supervision of the health care provider (e.g., a course of prescription medication or therapy requiring special equipment to resolve or alleviate the health condition). (b) Any period of incapacity due to pregnancy or childbirth, or for prenatal care, even if the affected individual does not receive active treatment from a health care provider during the period of incapacity or the period of incapacity does not last more than 3 consecutive calendar days. (c) Any period of incapacity or treatment for such incapacity due to a chronic serious health condition that - (i) Requires periodic visits for treatment by a health care provider or by a health care provider under the direct supervision of the affected individual's health care provider; (ii) Continues over an extended period of time (including recurring episodes of a single underlying condition); and (iii) May cause episodic rather than a continuing period of incapacity (e.g., asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, etc.). The condition is covered even if the affected individual does not receive active treatment from a health care provider during the period of incapacity or the period of incapacity does not last more than three consecutive calendar days; (d) A period of incapacity which is permanent or long-term due to a condition for which treatment may not be effective. The affected individual must be under the continuing supervision of, but need not be receiving active treatment by, a health care provider (e.g., Alzheimer's, severe stroke, or terminal stages of a disease). (e) Any period of absence to receive multiple treatments (including any period of recovery) by a health care provider or by a provider of health care services under orders of, or on referral by, a health care provider, either for restorative surgery after an accident or other injury or for a condition that would likely result in a period of incapacity or more than three consecutive calendar days in the absence of medical intervention or treatment (e.g., chemotherapy/ radiation for cancer, physical therapy for severe arthritis, dialysis for kidney disease). (Serious health condition does not include routine physical, eye, or dental examinations; a regimen of continuing treatment that includes the taking of over-the-counter medications, bed-rest, exercise, and other similar activities that can be initiated without a visit to the health care provider; a condition for which cosmetic treatments are administered, unless inpatient hospital care is required or unless complications develop; or an absence because of an employee's use of an illegal substance, unless the employee is receiving treatment for substance abuse by a health care provider or by a provider of health care services on referral by a health care provider. Ordinarily, unless complications arise, the common cold, the flu, earaches, upset stomach, minor ulcers, headaches (other than migraines), routine dental or orthodontia problems, and periodontal disease are not serious health conditions. Allergies, restorative dental or plastic surgery after an injury, removal of cancerous growth, or mental illness resulting from stress may be serious health conditions only if such conditions require inpatient care or continuing treatment by a health care provider.)

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2280.)

serious injury or damage - (A) serious bodily injury, (B) extensive destruction of a place of public use,
State or government facility, infrastructure facility, or public transportation system, resulting in major economic loss, or (C) substantial damage to the environment, including air, soil, water, fauna, or flora.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d6d)

serious physical injury - an injury that(A) is life threatening; (B) results in permanent impairment of a
body function or permanent damage to a body structure; or (C) necessitates medical or surgical
intervention to preclude permanent impairment of a body function or permanent damage to a body structure.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 713)
server - A computer that provides the information, files, Web pages, and other services to the client
computers on a network. The word server - the computer hardware and to the software applications
that make the server operate.

server room - See computer room.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
service - A branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, established by act of Congress, which are:
the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
service - the Foreign Service of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4412)
service - the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
service [system] - discrete unit of functionality that can be requested (provided a set of preconditions is
met), performs one or more operations (typically applying business rules and accessing a database), and returns a set of results to the requester.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
service acquisition executive - the civilian official within a military department who is designated as the
service acquisition executive for purposes of regulations and procedures providing for a service acquisition executive for that military department.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
service component [system] - self-contained business process or service with predetermined and well
defined functionality that may be exposed through a well-defined and documented business or technology interface.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

service component command - A command consisting of the Service component commander and all
those Service forces, such as individuals, units, detachments, organizations, and installations under that command, including the support forces that have been assigned to a combatant command or
further assigned to a subordinate unified command or joint task force.  See also component;
functional component command.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

service component reference model - common framework and vocabulary used for characterizing the IT
and business components collectively comprising an IT investment helps agencies rapidly assemble IT solutions through the sharing and re-use of business and IT components.

service court - any military, naval, or air force court, or court martial or similar tribunal of any friendly
foreign force within the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
701)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1091c.)

service in the uniformed services - service (whether voluntary or involuntary) on active duty in the
Armed Forces, including such service by a member of the National Guard or Reserve, for a period of more than 30 days under a call or order to active duty of more than 30 days.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 153)

service level agreement - A Service Level Agreement (SLA) defines the performance targets required to
deliver services based on customer requirements. SLA performance targets provide a basis of understanding that allows the DOS to determine the necessary resources required to meet those
targets and define the method of reimbursement for the service. SLAs are established per the Service Design Package approved through the Process Improvement Governance Board (PIGB).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

service level agreement - contract or memorandum of agreement between a services customer and
services supplier that specifies, usually in measurable terms, what services the service provider will
furnish typically includes the terms and conditions for provision of the required services, describes the services, identifies acceptable quality levels (AQLs), provides thresholds and objectives for the
AQLs, prescribes transaction unit or bundled costs, and may identify incentives and/ or disincentives for performance.

service message - An abbreviated, telegraphic exchange between communications personnel regarding
(SOURCE  DOS/
telegram transmission or circuit conditions.  Also called SVC.
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
824q)

service obligation - a requirement applicable to, or the exercise of authority granted to, an electric utility
under Federal, State, or local law or under long-term contracts to provide electric service to endusers or to a distribution utility.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
service of process - The delivery or legal equivalent of delivery of a complaint, summons, or subpoena,
upon a person or entity with the result that the person must respond - Service of process frequently refers to the legal effective delivery of the complaint and summons, commencing a lawsuit to the defendant.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

service oriented architecture - architecture that describes an entity (e.g., application or enterprise) as a
set of interdependent services, provides for reuse of existing services and the rapid deployment of new business capabilities based on exploiting existing assets, and is a representation of a system where the functionality is provided as a set of services called by other parts of the system. includes policies, practices and frameworks that enable application functionality to be provided and
requested as sets of services published at a granularity relevant to the service Requestor, which are abstracted away from the implementation using a single, standards based form of interface.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2411.)

service sector access authorization - any license, permit, order, or other authorization, issued under the
authority of Federal law, that permits a foreign supplier of services access to the United States market in a service sector concerned.

service sector firm - a firm engaged in the business of supplying services.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)
service sector firm - a firm engaged in the business of supplying services.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2351.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
service-common - Equipment, material, supplies, and services including base operating support
adopted by a Service to support its own forces and those assigned to the combatant commands; items and services defined as Service-common by one Service are not necessarily Service-common
for all other Services.  See also special operations-peculiar.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
service-connected - with respect to disability or death, that such disability was incurred or aggravated, or
that the death resulted from a disability incurred or aggravated, in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service.
service-connected disabilities - disabilities determined by the Secretary under laws administered by the
Secretary to have been incurred in or aggravated by the service in line of duty.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1735.)
serviced agency - Agency authorized to receive accounting and disbursing services from the Department
of State.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
service-disabled veteran - a veteran with a disability that is service-connected.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
631c.)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern - 1)  a small business concern (i) Not less
than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. (2) Servicedisabled veteran means a veteran with a disability that is service connected.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1151.2)

service-level agreement - Form DS-1855, Request for Approval and Development of a Form, contains a
service-level agreement (SLA), that spells out the information that program offices must provide for
DIR to create or change a form. It includes the responsibilities and guarantees of action by both the program office and DIR.  Also called SLA.

servicemember - a member of the uniformed services.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3911)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff71)

services - (A) services that are provided to clients to meet the goals and objectives of the program,
including the provision of professional, diagnostic, and therapeutic services by a primary care provider or a referral to and provision of specialty care; and (B) services that sustain program activity and contribute to or help improve services.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

services - any effort that is needed for or incidental to
(A) the development, production, processing,
distribution, delivery, or use of an industrial resource or a critical technology item;
(B) the
construction of facilities;
(C) the movement of individuals and property by all modes of civil
transportation; or (D) other national defense programs and activities.

services - any service, repair, training of personnel, or technical or other assistance or information used
for the purposes of furnishing nonmilitary assistance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
4002.)

services - includes but is not limited to, accounting, amusement, architectural, automatic data processing,
business, communications, construction franchising and licensing, consulting, engineering, financial, insurance, legal, management, repair, tourism, training, and transportation services.
services - software, hardware, financial, professional consulting, engineering, and specialized energy
information services, energy-related technical assistance, and maintenance and repairs.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
590.)

services - the providing of lighting, heating, cooling, electricity, office furniture, office machines and
equipment, classroom furnishings and equipment, kitchen appliances, playground equipment, telephone service (including installation of lines and equipment and other expenses associated with telephone services), and security systems (including installation and other expenses associated with security systems), including replacement equipment, as needed.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

services and components based architecture - architecture that leverages the Federal Enterprise
Architecture (FEA) and builds upon the concepts, principles, and benefits of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) by being tightly integrated with the Federal Enterprise Architecture, providing a description of what the architecture is (clarifying the varying descriptions that exist), and identifies the organizational, cultural, and process elements, as well as technological elements, that need to exist for these architectures to be successful, while focusing on reuse of services and components -
better referred to as service components.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
service-unique container - Any 20- or 40-foot International Organization for Standardization container
procured or leased by a Service to meet Service-unique requirements.  See also common-use
container; component-owned container.
servicing agency - the agency that will conduct an assisted acquisition on behalf of the requesting
agency.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
settle - consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and dispose of a claim, whether by full or partial allowance
or by disallowance.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
9801)

settle - To consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and dispose of any claim whether by full or partial
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14

allowance or disallowance.
FAM 643.3) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 491.3)

settlement - A resolution to litigation or to an administrative grievance, complaint or claim preceding that
is mutually agreed upon by the parties involved rather than imposed by a judge or other deciding
official.

Seventh-Floor Principals - Department officials appointed by the President who occupy offices on the
seventh floor.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
8502.)
severe energy supply interruption - a national energy supply shortage of such energy source which the
President determines (A) is, or is likely to be, of significant scope and duration; (B) may cause major adverse impact on national security or the national economy; and (C) results, or is likely to result, from an interruption in the energy supplies of the United States, including supplies of imported petroleum products, or from sabotage or an act of God.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7102)
severe forms of trafficking in persons - A) sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by
force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18
years of age; or (B) the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to
involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.
severe marine debris event - atypically large amounts of marine debris caused by a natural disaster,
including a tsunami, flood, landslide, or hurricane, or other source.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1956)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2340)
severe mental pain or suffering - the prolonged mental harm caused by or resulting from (A) the
intentional infliction or threatened infliction of severe physical pain or suffering; (B) the
administration or application, or threatened administration or application, of mind-altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the senses or the personality; (C) the threat of imminent death; or (D) the threat that another person will imminently be subjected to death, severe physical pain or suffering, or the administration or application of mind-altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the senses or personality.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4104c)

severe repetitive loss structure - a structure that(A) is covered under a contract for flood insurance
made available under this chapter; and (B) has incurred flood-related damage (i) for which 4 or more separate claims payments have been made under flood insurance coverage under this chapter,
with the amount of each such claim exceeding $5,000, and with the cumulative amount of such claims payments exceeding $20,000; or (ii) for which at least 2 separate claims payments have been made under such coverage, with the cumulative amount of such claims exceeding the value of the
insured structure.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff87)

severity of need index - the index of the relative needs of individuals within a State or area, as identified
by a number of different factors, and is a factor or set of factors that is multiplied by the number of living HIV/ AIDS cases in a State or area, providing different weights to those cases based on needs.
Such factors or set of factors may be different for different components of the provisions under this subchapter.

sewage - human body wastes and the wastes from toilets and other receptacles intended to receive or
retain body waste.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1901)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1322)

sewage - human body wastes and the wastes from toilets and other receptacles intended to receive or
retain body wastes except that, with respect to commercial vessels on the Great Lakes, such term
shall include graywater;
sewage sludge - any solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated by a wastewater treatment plant, other
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,

than an excluded material.
1414.) (SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
16935b.)
sex offender - (1) a covered sex offender; or
 (2) an individual required to register under the sex offender
registration program of any jurisdiction or included in the National Sex Offender Registry, on the
basis of an offense against a minor.
sex trafficking - the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting
of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7102)
sex trafficking - the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the
purpose of a commercial sex act.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1723)

sexual abuse - This includes fondling a child's genitals, intercourse, incest, rape, sodomy, exhibitionism,
and commercial exploitation through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials. Many experts believe that child sexual abuse is the most under-reported form of child maltreatment because of the conspiracy of secrecy that so often characterizes these cases.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2507a)

sexual assault - any conduct, whether or not the conduct occurs in the special maritime and territorial
jurisdiction of the United States, and includes both assaults committed by offenders who are strangers to the victim and assaults committed by offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

sexual assault forensic examination kit - The medical and forensic examination kit used to ensure
controlled procedures and safekeeping of any bodily specimens in a sexual assault case.  Also called
SAFE kit.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program - A Department of Defense program for the
Military Departments and Department of Defense components that establishes sexual assault
prevention and response policies to be implemented worldwide.  Also called SAPR program.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
sexual assault response coordinator - The single point of contact at an installation or within a
geographic area who overseas sexual assault awareness, prevention, and response.  Also called
SARC.
sexual assault with an object - the use of any hand, finger, object, or other instrument to penetrate,
however slightly, the genital or anal opening of the body of another person.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
15609)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1732)

sexual exploitation - This is generally defined as coercing or otherwise involving a child to participate in
a sexual act for commercial gain. The two most common examples are pornography and
prostitution.

sexually reproduced - any production of a variety by seed, but does not include the production of a
variety by tuber propagation.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2401.)

shadow price -  An estimate of what the price of a good or input would be in the absence of market
distortions, such as externalities or taxes. For example, the shadow price of capital is the present
value of the social returns to capital (before corporate income taxes) measured in units of consumption.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)

shall - the imperative.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

shaped charge - main charge configuration incorporating explosives shaped so as to concentrate its
explosive force utilizing the Munroe effect in a particular direction in order to cut or penetrate (i.e. a
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
plasma jet).

shared leave status - The administrative status of an employee while the employee is using transferred
leave or leave transferred from a leave bank.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3342)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 16
FAM 511)

shared medical expenses - those expenses that are funded under the Interagency Cooperative
Administrative Support Services (ICASS) agreement. Shared medical expenses include, but are not
limited to -(1) Operating costs of MED and post health units; and (2) Other post-specific expenses such as immunizations.
shared repository - data repository maintained by one federal department or agency on behalf of one or
more federal departments or agencies.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

shared space [information] - separate area (either physical or virtual) used by participating departments
and agencies to place shareable services and data that reside behind the participating department or
agency's network firewall.

sharing - providing, receiving, and disseminating (including all conjugations of each of such terms).
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
148.)
shelter - An International Organization for Standardization container outfitted with live- or work-in
capability.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

shelter-in-place - An action taken to cause building occupants to move from their current location (e.g.,
their office) to previously designated locations within a building as a safety precaution, while a dangerous situation is impacting the outside perimeter of the building. A direction to SIP may occur with little or no warning SIP.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

shelter-in-place - Taking cover and remaining in the current location during a crisis (sometimes referred
to as stand fast) until either receiving an all-clear signal, instructions to change locations, or making a decision to leave the current location based on training, experience, and/ or threat analysis. Instructions on when/ how to decide to remain sheltering in place or to leave for a different location
is a post Emergency Action Committee (EAC) decision and can be added to the Emergency Action Plan (EAP). SIP can also apply to residences.  Also called SIP.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
shelter-in-place - taking emergency refuge within the nearest designated safe area until notification or
determination that the situation has been resolved a precaution intended to keep people safe while remaining indoors where the shelter area is preferably a small interior room with no windows and
may require efforts of sealing all cracks or openings with tape or other materials
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
shielding - 1. Material of suitable thickness and physical characteristics used to protect personnel from
radiation during the manufacture, handling, and transportation of fissionable and radioactive materials.  2. Obstructions that tend to protect personnel or materials from the effects of a nuclear
explosion.
shift permit - A permit that begins after 3 -00 p.m. and ends before 8 -00 a.m. This pass request must be
approved by the employees bureau executive office and be accompanied by a letter of justification.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2280.)
ship - a vessel of any type whatsoever not permanently attached to the sea-bed, including dynamically
supported craft, submersibles, or any other floating craft, but does not include a warship, a ship owned or operated by a government when being used as a naval auxiliary or for customs or police purposes, or a ship which has been withdrawn from navigation or laid up.

ship critical safety item - any ship part, assembly, or support equipment containing a characteristic the
failure, malfunction, or absence of which could cause a catastrophic or critical failure resulting in

loss of or serious damage to the ship or unacceptable risk of personal injury or loss of life.
2305a.) (SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
17301)
shipment - (A) means the transportation, or the effecting of transportation, of valuables, without
limitation as to the means or facilities used or by which the transportation is effected or the person to
whom it is made; and (B) includes shipments made to any executive department, independent establishment, agency, wholly owned or mixed-ownership Government corporation, officer, or employee of the Federal Government, or any person acting on behalf of, or at the direction of, the executive department, independent establishment, agency, wholly or partly owned Government corporation, officer, or employee.
shipment - freight transported or to be transported.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
shipment - the signing of a crew member on board a vessel under shipping articles.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 659)
shipping - the transportation of goods by a vessel and related activities.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8801)
shipping articles - a written contract of employment entered into by a master of a United States flag
vessel and a seaman employed on the vessel.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 659)
ships papers - the Certificate of Documentation of a United States flag vessel; if a commercial vessel, a
Coast Guard issued Certificate of Inspection; its shipping articles; and its official crew list.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 659)
ship-to-shore movement - That portion of the action phase of an amphibious operation that includes
the deployment of the landing force from ships to designated landing areas.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
shock tube initiator - thin, plastic tube of extruded polymer with a layer of high explosive deposited on
its interior surface that propagates a detonation wave to the blasting cap
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

shop drawings - drawings submitted by the construction contractor or a subcontractor at any tier or
required under a construction contract, showing in detail either or both of the following: (1) The proposed fabrication and assembly of structural elements. (2) The installation (i.e., form, fit, and attachment details) of materials or equipment.
shore fire control party - A specially trained unit for control of naval gunfire in support of troops
ashore.  Also called SFCP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

shore party - A task organization of the landing force, formed for the purpose of facilitating the landing
and movement off the beaches of troops, equipment, and supplies; for the evacuation from the beaches of casualties and enemy prisoners of war; and for facilitating the beaching, retraction, and salvaging of landing ships and craft.  Also called beach group.  See also beachmaster unit; beach
party; naval beach group.
shoreline - the intersection of the land with the water surface. The shoreline shown on NOAA Charts
represents the line of contact between the land and a selected water elevation. In areas affected by
tidal fluctuations, this line of contact is the mean high water line.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1673b.)

short life cycle merchandise - any product that the Commission determines is likely to become
outmoded within 4 years, by reason of technological advances, after the product is commercially available. For purposes of this paragraph, the term outmoded refers to a kind of style that is no longer state-of-the-art.
short takeoff and landing - The ability of an aircraft to clear a 50-foot (15 meters) obstacle within
(SOURCE  DOD,

1,500 feet (450 meters) of commencing takeoff or in landing, to stop within 1,500 feet (450 meters)
after passing over a 50-foot (15 meters) obstacle.  Also called STOL.
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
short title - A short, identifying combination of letters, and/ or numbers assigned to a document or
device for purposes of brevity and/ or security.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
shortfall - The lack of forces, equipment, personnel, materiel, or capability, reflected as the difference
between the resources identified as a plan requirement and those apportioned to a combatant
commander for planning, that would adversely affect the command's ability to accomplish its
mission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
short-range air defense engagement zone - In air defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within
which the responsibility for engagement of air threats normally rests with short-range air defense
weapons and may be established within a low- or high-altitude missile engagement zone.  Also
called SHORADEZ.
short-range ballistic missile - A land-based ballistic missile with a range capability up to about 600
nautical miles.  Also called SRBM.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
short-term detention - detention in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing center for 72 hours
or less, before repatriation to a country of nationality or last habitual residence.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 211)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
short-term recovery - A process of recovery that is immediate and overlaps with response. It includes
such actions as providing essential public health and safety services, restoring interrupted utility and
other essential services, reestablishing transportation routes, and providing food and shelter for those displaced by a disaster. Although called short term, some of these activities may last for weeks.
should - an expected course of action or policy that is to be followed unless inappropriate for a particular
circumstance.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
show of force - An operation designed to demonstrate US resolve that involves increased visibility of
US deployed forces in an attempt to defuse a specific situation that, if allowed to continue, may be
detrimental to US interests or national objectives.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
show-cause letter - A document the contracting officer sends to a defaulting contractor to notify the
contractor that the contract may be terminated by reason of default unless the contractor can prove in 10 days that the condition was not his or her fault.
sickness - a sickness, illness, or disease requiring medical treatment.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 241.2)
signal employee - an individual who is engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining signal systems.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
21101.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)
signal operating instructions - A series of orders issued for technical control and coordination of the
signal communication activities of a command.  In Marine Corps usage, these instructions are
designated communication operation instructions.  Also called SOI.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
20501.)
signal system - a block signal system, an interlocking, automatic train stop, train control, or cab-signal
device, or a similar appliance, method, device, or system intended to promote safety in railroad operations.
signaling device - device that indicates an alarm, emergency, or abnormal condition by means of audible,
visual, or both methods, including sirens, bells, horns, and strobes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

signals intelligence - 1. A category of intelligence comprising either individually or in combination all
communications intelligence, electronic intelligence, and foreign instrumentation signals intelligence, however transmitted.  2. Intelligence derived from communications, electronic, and foreign instrumentation signals.  Also called SIGINT.  See also communications intelligence;
electronic intelligence; foreign instrumentation signals intelligence; intelligence.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

signals intelligence operational control - The authoritative direction of signals intelligence activities,
including tasking and allocation of effort, and the authoritative prescription of those uniform techniques and standards by which signals intelligence information is collected, processed, and
reported.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

signals intelligence operational tasking authority - A military commander's authority to operationally
direct and levy signals intelligence requirements on designated signals intelligence resources; includes authority to deploy and redeploy all or part of the signals intelligence resources for which
signals intelligence operational tasking authority has been delegated.  Also called SOTA.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

signature or signed - the discrete, verifiable symbol of an individual that, when affixed to a writing with
the knowledge and consent of the individual, indicates a present intention to authenticate the
writing. This includes electronic symbols.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9201)

significant activities undermining cybersecurity - (A) significant efforts to (i) deny access to or
degrade, disrupt, or destroy an information and communications technology system or network; or (ii) exfiltrate information from such a system or network without authorization; (B) significant
destructive malware attacks;(C) significant denial of service activities; and(D) such other significant
activities.
significant aggravation - any change for the worse in a preexisting condition which results in markedly
greater disability, pain, or illness accompanied by substantial deterioration of health.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300aa33)
significant cause - a cause which contributes significantly to the material injury of the domestic industry,
but need not be equal to or greater than any other cause.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2436.)

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2433)

significant cost growth threshold - the following: (A) In the case of a major defense acquisition
program or designated major defense subprogram, a percentage increase in the program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram of (i) at least 15 percent over the program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram; or (ii) at least 30 percent over the program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the original Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram. (B) In the
case of a major defense acquisition program or designated major defense subprogram that is a procurement program, a percentage increase in the procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram of (i) at least 15 percent over the procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram; or (ii) at least
30 percent over the procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the original Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3101)

significant cost growth threshold - the percentage increase in the total acquisition cost for a major
system of at least 15 percent over the total acquisition cost for such system as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for such system.
significant cyber incident - A cyber incident that is (or group of related cyber incidents that together are)
likely to result in demonstrable harm to the national security interests, foreign relations, or economy of the United States or to the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and safety of the
American people.

(SOURCE  White
House, PPD 41
United States
Cyber Incident
Coordination,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

significant cyber incident - incident related to computer security whose impact on a mission or on a
critical asset constitutes a meaningful threat to the mission and requires immediate notification of leadership meets one or more of the following criteria: 1. The incident has impacts on the
confidentiality, integrity, or availability of a critical system or sensitive data. 2. There is a high
probability of public disclosure of the incident and consequent embarrassment. 3. The impact of the incident results in users losing access to a critical service (for example, email, network access, Internet access).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

significant deficiency (formerly called a reportable condition) - A deficiency, or combination of
deficiencies, that in managements judgment should be communicated because they represent significant weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control that could adversely affect the organizations ability to meet its internal control objectives. A significant deficiency does not yet rise to the level of seriousness of a material weakness; however, if effective corrections are not made,
the matter has the potential over time to develop into a material weakness. Such weakness could - (1) Significantly impair the fulfillment of the Departments mission; (2) Deprive the public of needed services; (3) Significantly weaken safeguards against waste, loss, unauthorized use, or
misappropriation of funds, property, other assets, or conflict of interest; (4) Merit the attention of the agency head/ senior management, the President, or the relevant Congressional oversight committee;
or (5) Be of a nature that omission from the report could reflect adversely on the actual or perceived management integrity of the agency.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

significant environmental event - noteworthy environmental occurrence (positive or negative) that may
be of interest to or require a "timely and appropriate" response from the affected facility or
Component.
significant military equipment - defense articles on the United States Munitions List for which special
export controls are warranted because of their capacity for substantial military utility or capability.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2790)
significant percentage - at least a percentage of 1 percent of the number of reported cases of acquired
immune deficiency syndrome in the United States.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ee16)
significant wave height - The average height of the third of waves observed during a given period of
time.  See also surf zone.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
significant weakness - The proposal has a flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful
contract performance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)

signing officer -Used interchangeably with sender.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
simplified acquisition procedures - the methods for making purchases of supplies or services.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

simplified acquisition threshold - $150,000 except for (1) Acquisitions of supplies or services that, as
determined by the head of the agency, are to be used to support a contingency operation or to
facilitate defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack, the
term means (i) $750,000 for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, inside the United States; and (ii) $1.5 million for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States; and (2) Acquisitions of supplies or services that, as determined by the head of the agency, are to be used to support a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation, the term means $300,000 for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States.
simulation - model that behaves or operates like a given process, concept, or system when provided a set
of controlled inputs includes continuous, discrete, event-oriented, Monte Carlo, process-oriented,
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

etc. models.
Terms)
simultaneous engagement - The concurrent engagement of hostile targets by combination of
interceptor aircraft and surface-to-air missiles.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
single audit - an audit which includes both the entity's financial statements and the Federal awards.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)
single manager A Military Department or agency designated by the Secretary of Defense to be
responsible for management of specified commodities or common service activities on a
Department of Defense-wide basis.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)
single manager for transportation - The United States Transportation Command is the Department of
Defense single manager for transportation, other than Service-organic or theater-assigned transportation assets.  See also Service-organic transportation assets; theater-assigned transportation
assets.
single net lease - lease where the occupant pays a portion of the utility costs directly.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
single port manager - The transportation component, designated by the Department of Defense
through the United States Transportation Command, responsible for management of all commonuser aerial and seaports worldwide.  Also called SPM.  See also transportation component
command.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)
single real property manager - The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) is the designated
SRPM worldwide. This responsibility is delegated by OBO through the chief of mission (COM) to the management counselor or executive officer at each embassy. This person is responsible for acquisition and management of all officially leased and U.S. Government-owned real property in the country, except for certain USAID property.  Also called SRPM.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
single, Governmentwide point of entry - the one point of entry to be designated by the Administrator of
OFPP that will allow the private sector to electronically access procurement opportunities Governmentwide.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
single-anchor leg mooring - A mooring facility dedicated to the offshore petroleum discharge system,
which permits a tanker to remain on station and pump in much higher sea states than is possible with
a spread moor.  Also called SALM.  See also offshore petroleum discharge system.
single-class air accommodations - This term applies when an airline offers only one class of
accommodation to all travelers.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
single-employer plan - a plan which is not a multiemployer plan.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
single-employer plan - an employee benefit plan other than a multiemployer plan.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
single-project - A group of four or more participants from the same country. An SCP may be conducted
in English or the language of the country.  Also called SCP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)
single-service manager - A Service component commander who is assigned the responsibility and
delegated the authority to coordinate and/ or perform specified personnel support or personnel
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

service support functions in the theater of operations.  See also component.

site exploitation - A series of activities to recognize, collect, process, preserve, and analyze
information, personnel, and/ or materiel found during the conduct of operations.  Also called SE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
site security manager - Construction - person that is a U.S. citizen cleared at the Top Secret level
approved for sensitive compartmented information (SCI), responsible where a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) is under construction.
situation report - A report giving the situation in the area of a reporting unit or formation.  Also called
SITREP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
situation report - Document that contains confirmed or verified information and explicit details (who,
what, where, and how) relating to an incident.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
situation template - A depiction of assumed adversary dispositions, based on that adversary's preferred
method of operations and the impact of the operational environment if the adversary should adopt a
particular course of action.  See also adversary template; course of action.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
321d)
situational awareness - information gathered from a variety of sources that, when communicated to
emergency managers and decision makers, can form the basis for incident management decisionmaking.
situational awareness - The ability to identify, process, and comprehend the critical elements of
information about an incident.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

situational forces - Groups of police, relief workers, host-government or paramilitary personnel, or
potential terrorist cells that present within an operational area arid that contribute to the uncertainty
of conditions within the environment of military operations other than war.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

situational telework - telework that occurs on an occasional, non-routine basis includes, but is not
limited to, telework that occurs on a temporary basis while an employee is recovering from an injury
or illness; as a result of special work assignments; or when the official worksite is closed due to COOP/ pandemic health crisis or other emergency situations.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2361.4)

situational telework - The employee teleworks on an irregular basis, generally recommended 1 day a
month or the average of 12 days per year. Other situations may develop that makes it beneficial for the employee and supervisor to agree on a situational telework opportunity. This type of telework also is a component for continuity of operations (COOP).

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1902)

sixteen contiguous Western States - the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332)

size category - with respect to a motor vehicle - (A) 85 cubic feet or less of passenger and luggage
interior volume; (B) more than 85 cubic feet, but less than 100 cubic feet, of passenger and luggage interior volume; (C) at least 100 cubic feet, but not more than 110 cubic feet, of passenger and
luggage interior volume; (D) more than 110 cubic feet, but less than 120 cubic feet, of passenger and luggage interior volume; and (E) 120 cubic feet or more of passenger and luggage interior volume.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

skilled worker -a skilled worker as one who, at the time of petitioning, is capable of performing skilled
labor (requiring at least two years training or experience) not of a temporary or seasonal nature, and for which qualified workers are not available in the United States. Relevant post-secondary
education may be considered as training for the purposes of this provision..

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)
slaughter data -  all of the applicable data for all swine slaughtered by a packer during the applicable
reporting period, regardless of when the price of the swine was negotiated or otherwise determined,
reported by (A) hog class; (B) type of purchase; and (C) packer-owned swine.
sleep mode - low power saving mode of operations for electronic devices in which the device or parts of
device is switched off until needed includes computers, televisions, and remote controlled devices.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
slot - a reservation for an instrument flight rule takeoff or landing by an air carrier of an aircraft in air
transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41714.)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
10908.)
sludge - any solid, semi-solid or liquid waste generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial
wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility exclusive of the treated effluent from a wastewater treatment plant.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
sludge - any solid, semisolid or liquid waste generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial
wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility or any other such waste having similar characteristics and effects.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
slumber coach - Includes, in the United States, slumber coach accommodations on trains offering such
accommodations, or, in general, the lowest level of economy sleeping accommodations available on a train.
small awards - a grant or cooperative agreement not exceeding the small purchase threshold.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
small business concern - a business concern that meets the requirements and  regulations, and includes
such business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals or by women.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

small business concern - a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated,
not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business. Such a concern is "not dominant in its field of operation" when it does not exercise a controlling or major influence on a national basis in a kind of business activity in which a number of business concerns are primarily engaged. In determining whether dominance exists, consideration must be given to all appropriate factors, including volume of business, number of employees, financial resources, competitive status or position, ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license agreements, facilities, sales territory, and nature of business activity.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
631c.)

small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans - a small business
concern (A) not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (B) the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
631c.)

small business concern owned and controlled by veterans - a small business concern - (A) not less
than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and (B) the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.
small business subcontractor - a concern that does not exceed the size standard for the North American
Industry Classification Systems code that the prime contractor determines best describes the product
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
or service being acquired by the subcontract.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

Small Business Teaming Arrangement - (1) an arrangement where (i) Two or more small business
concerns have formed a joint venture; or (ii) A small business offeror agrees with one or more other
small business concerns to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government
contract. A Small Business Teaming Arrangement between the offeror and its small business subcontractor(s) exists through a written agreement between the parties that (A) Is specifically
referred to as a "Small Business Teaming Arrangement"; and (B) Sets forth the different
responsibilities, roles, and percentages (or other allocations) of work as it relates to the acquisition; (2)(i) For civilian agencies, may include two business concerns in a mentor-protege relationship when both the mentor and the protege are small or the protege is small and the concerns have received an exception to affiliation or (iii). (ii) For DoD, may include two business concerns in a mentor-protege relationship in the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program  when both the mentor and the protege are small. There is no exception to joint venture size affiliation for offers received from teaming arrangements under the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor- Protege
Program; and (3) the exception to affiliation for offers received from Small Business Teaming
Arrangements in the case of a solicitation of offers for a bundled contract with a reserve.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 628)

small covered chemical facility - a covered chemical facility that (1) has fewer than 100 employees
employed at the covered chemical facility; and
(2) is owned and operated by a small business
concern.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

small disadvantaged business concern - a small business concern under the size standard applicable to
the acquisition, that: (1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned  by (i) One or more socially disadvantaged and economically disadvantaged  individuals who are citizens of the United States; and (ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions); and 2) The management
and daily business operations of  which are controlled  by individuals who meet the criteria.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
small group market - the health insurance market under which individuals obtain health insurance
coverage (directly or through any arrangement) on behalf of themselves (and their dependents) through a group health plan maintained by a small employer.
small hub airport - an airport that had at least .05 percent, but less than .25 percent, of the total annual
boardings in the United States.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
41714.)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
2708)
small hydroelectric power project - any hydroelectric power project which is located at the site of any
existing dam, which uses the water power potential of such dam, and which has not more than 30,000 kilowatts of installed capacity.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 659)
small passenger vessel - a vessel of less than 100 gross tons authorized to carry more than 6 passengers
including at least one passenger for hire (a person providing consideration for passage) in addition to the master, crew, or other persons employed or engaged on board a vessel in any capacity
connected with the business of the vessel, or a vessel chartered without crew provided and carrying more than 12 passengers.
small refiner - an owner of a refinery or refineries (including refineries not in operation) who qualifies as
a small business refiner under the rules and regulations of the Small Business Administration.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
7420)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7545.)
small refinery - a refinery for which the average aggregate daily crude oil throughput for a calendar year
(as determined by dividing the aggregate throughput for the calendar year by the number of days in the calendar year) does not exceed 75,000 barrels.

small source - a source that emits less than 100 tons of regulated pollutants per year, or any class of
persons that the Administrator determines, through regulation, generally lack technical ability or
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,

knowledge regarding control of air pollution.
7602.) (SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5309)
small start project - a new fixed guideway capital project or corridor-based bus rapid transit project for
which (A) the Federal assistance provided or is less than $100,000,000; and (B) the total estimated
net capital cost is less than $300,000,000.
small unmanned aircraft - an unmanned aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds, including everything
that is on board or otherwise attached to the aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40101.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
small vessel - watercraft, regardless of method of propulsion, less than 300 gross tons includes
commercial fishing vessels, recreational boats and yachts, towing vessels, uninspected passenger vessels, and any other personal or commercial vessels involved in U.S. or foreign voyages.
small wind energy system - a wind energy system having a maximum rated capacity of one hundred
kilowatts or less.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9202.)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
239.)

smallpox emergency response plan or plan - a response plan detailing actions to be taken in preparation
for a possible smallpox-related emergency during the period prior to the identification of an active case of smallpox either within or outside the United States.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9303)
small-scale producer - farmers, pastoralists, foresters, and fishers that have a low asset base and limited
resources, including land, capital, skills and labor, and, in the case of farmers, typically farm on
fewer than 5 hectares of land.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
smart card - a credit card-size device, normally for carrying and use by personnel, that contains one or
more integrated circuits and may also employ one or more of the following technologies: (A) Magnetic stripe.(B) Bar codes, linear or two-dimensional.(C) Non-contact and radio frequency transmitters. (D) Biometric information.(E) Encryption and authentication.(F) Photo identification.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
smart card - identification device that includes an embedded integrated circuit that can be either a secure
microcontroller or equivalent intelligence with internal memory or a memory chip alone connects to a reader with direct physical contact or with a remote contactless radio frequency interface.
smart card technology - a Smart Card together with all of the associated information technology
hardware and software that comprise the system for support and operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
smart phone - mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with advanced computing technology
and connectivity that enables interaction with computerized systems includes email, browsing the
internet, etc.
smuggled food - any food that a person introduces into the United States through fraudulent means or
with the intent to defraud or mislead.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
2243.)
snapshot - current state of something recorded at a specific point in time.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
social amplification of risk - distortion of the seriousness of a risk caused by public concern about the
risk and/ or about an activity contributing to the risk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
social media - Digital technologies, applications and platforms that allow publishing, communication,
and collaboration among individuals and institutions.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4173)
social media - sphere of websites, applications, and web-based tools that connect users to engage in
dialogue, share information and media, collaborate, and interact.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)

social security account number - Submission of the Social Security account number (SSAN) is
voluntary; however, failure to provide it may delay or prevent approval of the application. The SSAN is used as a unique identification number to verify employment, years of service, and eligibility for a parking permit.
socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher - a farmer or rancher who is a member of a socially
disadvantaged group.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2003.)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2003.)

socially disadvantaged group - a group whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender
prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)

Society for Worldwide InterBank Financial Telecommunication - A worldwide telecommunications
system used by participating banks for sending instructions and transacting business.  Also called SWIFT.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

sociocultural analysis - The analysis of adversaries and other relevant actors that integrates concepts,
knowledge, and understanding of societies, populations, and other groups of people, including their
activities, relationships, and perspectives across time and space at varying scales.  Also called SCA.
sociocultural factors - The social, cultural, and behavioral factors characterizing the relationships and
activities of the population of a specific region or operational environment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
soft-skill training - training provided for the development of employees ability to relate to others ( e.g.,
customer service, dealing with difficult people, etc.).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

software - Refers to the programs and applications that run on information systems.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

soils - georeferenced digital map data and associated tabular attribute data. The map data describe the
spatial distribution of the various soils that cover the Earth's surface. The attribute data describe the
proportionate extent of the various soils as well as the physical and chemical characteristics of those soils. The physical and chemical properties are based on observed and measured values, as well as
model-generated values. Also included are model-generated assessments of the suitability or limitations of the soils to various land uses.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

solar energy - energy derived from sources (other than fossil fuels) and technologies included in the
Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1932.)

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5502)

solar heating - the use of solar energy to meet such portion of the total heating needs of such building
(including hot water), or such portion of the needs of such building for hot water (where its remaining heating needs are met by other methods), as may be required under performance criteria prescribed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development utilizing the services of the
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and in consultation with the
Secretary of Energy, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5502)

solar heating and cooling and combined solar heating and cooling - the use of solar energy to provide
both such portion of the total heating needs of such building (including hot water) and such portion
of the total cooling needs of such building, or such portion of the needs of such building for hot water (where its remaining heating needs are met by other methods) and such portion of the total cooling needs of a building, as may be required under performance criteria prescribed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development utilizing the services of the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, and the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and such term includes cooling by means of nocturnal heat radiation, by evaporation, or by other methods of meeting
peakload energy requirements at nonpeakload times.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 5582)

solar photovoltaic energy system - a system of components which generates electricity from incident
sunlight by means of the photovoltaic effect, and which shall include all components, including
energy storage devices where appropriate, necessary to provide electricity for individual, industrial, agricultural, or governmental use;
solatium - Monetary compensation given in areas where it is culturally appropriate to alleviate grief,
suffering, and anxiety resulting from injuries, death, and property loss with a monetary payment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))

sold or, in the absence of sales, offered for sale - sold or offered -  (A) to all purchasers in
commercial quantities, or  (B) in the ordinary course of trade to one or more selected purchasers in
commercial quantities at a price which fairly reflects the market value of the merchandise, without
regard to restrictions as to the disposition or use of the merchandise by the purchaser except that, where such restrictions are found to affect the market value of the merchandise, adjustment shall be made therefor in calculating the price at which the merchandise is sold or offered for sale.
sole source acquisition - a contract for the purchase of supplies or services that is entered into or
proposed to be entered into by an agency after soliciting and negotiating with only one source.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

solicitation - any request to submit offers or quotations to the Government. Solicitations under sealed bid
procedures are called "invitations for bids." Solicitations under negotiated procedures are called "requests for proposals." Solicitations under simplified acquisition procedures may require
submission of either a quotation or an offer.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

solicitation - The process by which the U.S. Government requests, orally or in writing, offers from
prospective contractors for specific items or services. Solicitation documents are Requests for Quotations (RFQs); Invitations for Bids (IFBs); and Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
solicitation closing date - The due date for delivery of private sector offers, public reimbursable tenders,
and the agency tender, as stated in the solicitation.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

solicitation mailing list - The list of prospective contractors.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

solicitation provision or provision - a term or condition used only in solicitations and applying only
before contract award.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

solid waste - any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or
air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural
operations, and from community activities, but does not include solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits, or source, special nuclear, or byproduct material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

solid waste - discarded material, where applicable, each state's solid waste management rules and
regulations may include garbage, refuse, sludges, and other discarded solid materials, including those from industrial, commercial, and agricultural operations, and from community activities.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
10908.)

solid waste - with the exception of waste generated by a rail carrier during track, track structure, or rightof-way construction, maintenance, or repair (including railroad ties and line-side poles) or waste generated as a result of a railroad accident, incident, or derailment - (i) construction and demolition debris; (ii) municipal solid waste; (iii) household waste; (iv) commercial and retail waste; (v) institutional waste; (vi) sludge; (vii) industrial waste; and (viii) other solid waste, as determined
appropriate by the Board.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

solid waste management - the systematic administration of activities which provide for the collection,
source separation, storage, transportation, transfer, processing, treatment, and disposal of solid
waste.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

solid waste management facility - (A) any resource recovery system or component thereof, (B) any
system, program, or facility for resource conservation, and (C) any facility for the collection, source
separation, storage, transportation, transfer, processing, treatment or disposal of solid wastes, including hazardous wastes, whether such facility is associated with facilities generating such
wastes or otherwise.

solid waste planning/ solid waste management/ comprehensive planning - planning or management
respecting resource recovery and resource conservation.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3342)
son or daughter - (1) A biological, adopted, step, or foster son or daughter of the employee;  (2) A
person who is a legal ward or was a legal ward of the employee when that individual was a minor or required a legal guardian;  (3) A person for whom the employee stands in loco parentis or stood in loco parentis when that individual was a minor or required someone to stand in loco parentis; and (4) A son or daughter, as described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of an employees spouse or domestic partner.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3422)
son or daughter - (1) A biological, adopted, step, or foster son or daughter of the employee; (2) A person
who is a legal ward or was a legal ward of the employee when that individual was a minor or required a legal guardian; (3) A person for whom the employee stands in loco parentis or stood in loco parentis when that individual was a minor or required someone to stand in loco parentis; or (4)
A son or daughter, as described in subparagraphs (1) through (3) of this definition, of an employee's
spouse or domestic partner.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2611.)
son or daughter - a biological, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a person
standing in loco parentis, who is (A) under 18 years of age; or (B) 18 years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability.
sortie - In air operations, an operational flight by one aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)
sortie allotment message - The means by which the joint force commander allots excess sorties to meet
requirements of subordinate commanders that are expressed in their air employment and/ or
allocation plan.  Also called SORTIEALOT.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
668ee)

sound professional judgment - a finding, determination, or decision that is consistent with principles of
sound fish and wildlife management and administration, available science and resources, and adherence to the requirements of this Act and other applicable laws.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
source - 1. A person, thing, or activity from which information is obtained.  2. In clandestine activities, a
person (agent), normally a foreign national, in the employ of an intelligence activity for intelligence purposes.  3. In interrogation activities, any person who furnishes information, either with or without
the knowledge that the information is being used for intelligence purposes.  See also agent;
collection agency.
source - any building, structure, facility, or installation from which there is or may be the discharge of
pollutants.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1316.)
source - One of three specific categories of service providers (i.e., agency, private sector, or public
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB,
reimbursable) that can perform a commercial activity for an agency.
Circular A76)
source document - an existing document that contains classified information that is incorporated,
paraphrased, restated, or generated in new form into a new document.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
source management - The process to register and monitor the use of sources involved in
counterintelligence and human intelligence operations to protect the security of the operations and
avoid conflicts among operational elements.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
source management - The process to register and monitor the use of sources involved in
counterintelligence and human intelligence operations to protect the security of the operations and
avoid conflicts among operational elements.
source reduction - process which reduces the amount of waste that is produced.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
source registry - A source record or catalogue of leads and sources acquired by collectors and
centralized for management, coordination, and deconfliction of source operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
source registry - A source record or catalogue of leads and sources acquired by collectors and
centralized for management, coordination, and deconfliction of source operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)
Source Selection Advisory Council - A group of senior U.S. Government personnel who provide
counsel during the source selection process and must prepare the comparative analysis of the TET's
evaluation results with those of the PET, when utilized, and prepare a recommendation for the SSA.
Also called SSAC.
Source Selection Authority - A competition official with decision-making authority who is responsible
for source selection as required by the FAR. The SSA and CO may be the same individual.  Also called SSA.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
source selection authority - The official designated to make the source selection decision.  Also called
SSA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)
source selection decision document - The document that reflects the SSA's independent, integrated,
comparative assessment and decision.  Also called SSDD.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
source selection decision document - The document that reflects the SSA's independent, integrated,
comparative assessment and decision.  Also called SSDD.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)
Source Selection Evaluation Board - The team or board appointed by the SSA to assist in a negotiated
acquisition.  Also called SSEB.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
source selection information - any of the following information that is prepared for use by an agency for
the purpose of evaluating a bid or proposal to enter into an agency procurement contract, if that
information has not been previously made available to the public or disclosed publicly: (1) Bid prices submitted in response to an agency invitation for bids, or lists of those bid prices before bid opening. (2) Proposed costs or prices submitted in response to an agency solicitation, or lists of those proposed costs or prices. (3) Source selection plans. (4) Technical evaluation plans. (5) Technical evaluations of proposals. (6) Cost or price evaluations of proposals. (7) Competitive range determinations that identify proposals that have a reasonable chance of being selected for award of a
contract. (8) Rankings of bids, proposals, or competitors. (9) Reports and evaluations of source selection panels, boards, or advisory councils. (10) Other information marked as "Source Selection Information" based on a case-by case determination by the head of the agency or the contracting
officer, that its disclosure would jeopardize the integrity or successful completion of the Federal

agency procurement to which the information relates.

source selection plan - A plan that describes how the source selection will be organized, how proposals
will be evaluated and analyzed, and how source(s) will be selected.    Also called SSP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)

source selection team - A team that is tailored to the unique acquisition, tasked with carrying out a
source selection. Composition of the team generally consists of the SSA, contracting officer (if
different from the SSA), SSAC, TET, advisors, cost or price experts, L/ BA, small business specialists, and other subject matter experts.  Also called SST.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

sovereign citizen extremist - group or person who facilitate or engage in acts of unlawful violence
directed at public officials, financial institutions, and government facilities in support of their belief
that the legitimacy of US citizenship should be rejected; almost all forms of established government, authority, and institutions are illegitimate; and that they are immune from federal, state, and local laws.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
stowaway - any alien who obtains transportation without the consent of the owner, charterer, master or
person in command of any vessel or aircraft through concealment aboard such vessel or aircraft. A passenger who boards with a valid ticket is not to be considered a stowaway.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
stowaway - any alien who obtains transportation without the consent of the owner, charterer, master or
person in command of any vessel or aircraft through concealment aboard such vessel or aircraft. A passenger who boards with a valid ticket is not to be considered as a stowaway.
space and services - space, services, quarters, maintenance, repair, and other facilities.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
586.)
space asset - Equipment that is an individual part of a space system, which is or can be placed in space
or directly supports space activity terrestrially.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)
space assignment - An assignment to the individual Military Departments/ Services by the appropriate
transportation operating agency of movement capability, which completely or partially satisfies the
stated requirements of the Military Departments/ Services for the operating month and that has been
accepted by them without the necessity for referral to the Joint Transportation Board for allocation.
space capability - 1. The ability of a space asset to accomplish a mission.  2. The ability of a terrestrialbased asset to accomplish a mission in or through space.  See also space asset.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)
space control - Operations to ensure freedom of action in space for the United States and its allies and,
when directed, deny an adversary freedom of action in space.  See also combat service support;
combat support; negation; space systems.
space coordinating authority - A commander or individual assigned responsibility for planning,
integrating, and coordinating space operations support in the operational area.  Also called SCA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)
space environment - the environment beyond the sensible atmosphere of the Earth.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 40302.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)
space environment - The environment corresponding to the space domain, where electromagnetic
radiation, charged particles, and electric and magnetic fields are the dominant physical influences,
and that encompasses the earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere, interplanetary space, and the solar
atmosphere.

space flight participant - an individual, who is not crew or a government astronaut, carried within a
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code

launch vehicle or reentry vehicle.
51, 50902)
space force application - Combat operations in, through, and from space to influence the course and
outcome of conflict by holding terrestrial targets at risk.  See also ballistic missile; force protection.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
space force enhancement - Combat support operations and force-multiplying capabilities delivered
from space systems to improve the effectiveness of military forces as well as support other
intelligence, civil, and commercial users.  See also combat support .
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)
space forces - The space and terrestrial systems, equipment, facilities, organizations, and personnel
necessary to access, use and, if directed, control space for national security.  See also national
security; space systems.
space grant regional consortium - any association or other alliance that is designated as a space grant
regional consortium by the Administrator.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 40302.)
space power - The total strength of a nation's capabilities to conduct and influence activities to, in,
through, and from space to achieve its objectives.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50501)
space recovery support facilities - facilities required to support activities related to the recovery of
payloads returned from space to a space recovery site, including operations and control,
communications, flight safety functions, and payload processing.
space resource - any tangible or intangible benefit which can be realized only from (A) aeronautical
and space activities; or
(B) advancements in any field related to space.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 40302.)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50113)
space science data - scientific data concerning(1) the elemental and mineralogical resources of the
moon, asteroids, planets and their moons, and comets; (2) microgravity acceleration; and (3) solar storm monitoring.
space situational awareness - Cognizance of the requisite current and predictive knowledge of the
space environment and the operational environment upon which space operations depend.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)
space superiority - The degree of dominance in space of one force over any others that permits the
conduct of its operations at a given time and place without prohibitive interference from space-based
threats.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 314)
space support - Launching and deploying space vehicles, maintaining and sustaining spacecraft onorbit, rendezvous and proximity operations, disposing of (including deorbiting and recovering)
space capabilities, and reconstitution of space forces, if required.  See also combat service support.
space surveillance - The observation of space and of the activities occurring in space.  See also space
control.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
space systems - All of the devices and organizations forming the space network.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50501)
space transportation infrastructure - facilities, associated equipment, and real property (including
launch sites, launch support facilities, space recovery sites, and space recovery support facilities) required to perform launch or space recovery activities.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50101)
space transportation services - the preparation of a space transportation vehicle and its payloads for
transportation to, from, or within outer space, or in suborbital trajectory, and the conduct of
transporting a payload to, from, or within outer space, or in suborbital trajectory.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50101)

space transportation vehicle - any vehicle constructed for the purpose of operating in, or transporting a
payload to, from, or within, outer space, or in suborbital trajectory, and includes any component of
such vehicle not specifically designed or adapted for a payload.

space vehicle - a man-made device, either manned or unmanned, designed for operation beyond the
Earth's atmosphere.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18, 31)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 20138)

space vehicle - an object intended for launch, launched, or assembled in outer space, including the space
shuttle and other components of a space transportation system, together with related equipment,
devices, components, and parts.
space weather - The conditions and phenomena in space and specifically in the near-Earth environment
that may affect space assets or space operations.  See also space asset.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)
space-related activities - research and development, manufacturing, processing, service, and other
associated and support activities.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50101)

spam - The abuse of electronic messaging systems to indiscriminately send unsolicited bulk messages.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

span of control - The number of resources for which a supervisor is responsible, usually expressed as the
ratio of supervisors to individuals. (Under the National Incident Management System, an appropriate span of control is between 1:3 and 1:7, with optimal being 1:5).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 15
FAH1 H121.1)

spare parts - Items normally specified in the contract Specification Divisions 2-16 (usually identified as
extra materials) required for repair or replacement of equipment (e.g., compressors, coils, motors,
pumps, valves, electrical circuit boards). These are paid for with construction contract funds. Other spare parts derived by the contractor in compliance with the applicable Division 1, Operation and Maintenance Data specification, can be ordered by post, using Initial Operation and Maintenance funding.
spatial data - Information that identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural or
constructed features and boundaries on the Earth. This information may be derived from remote sensing, mapping, charting, surveying technologies, GPS, or statistical data, among other sources.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

spatial data standards - Descriptions of objects, features, or other geographically located items that are
collected, automated, or affected by activities or functions of agencies, and may be structured in a model.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

special access program - a program established for a specific class of classified information that imposes
safeguarding and access requirements that exceed those normally required for information at the same classification level.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

special access program - A sensitive acquisition, intelligence, or operations and support program, that
imposes need-to-know and access controls beyond those normally provided for access to
confidential, secret, or top secret information.  Also called SAP.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

special access program - program established for a specific class of classified information that imposes
safeguarding and access requirements that exceed those normally required for information at the
same classification level beyond those normally provided for access to Confidential, Secret, or Top
Secret areas or materials is approved by the DHS Secretary or DHS Deputy Secretary; includes special clearances, investigative requirements, or special access lists of persons determined to require special access; requirements may include unique physical security and personnel security
investigative requirements, material dissemination restrictions, and formal identification of
personnel with need-to-know as specifically determined by the Director, SAPCO DHS SAP Central
Office (DHS SAPCO).

special access program agreement - written agreement among relevant special access program parties
that specifies roles, responsibilities, terms, and conditions for each party to reach a common goal.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
special access program compartment - effort under a special access program approved by the Director,
Special Access Program Control Office (SAPCO) and protected by a separate special access program security classification guide (SAP SCG) or guidance derived from an existing SAP SCG of its parent compartment or the umbrella.
special access program disestablishment - actions taken when active enhanced security measures are no
longer required for the information contained within the special access program.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
special access program nickname - combination of two separate unclassified words to designate an
unclassified meaning employed only for unclassified administrative, moral, or public information purposes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
special access program project - narrowly-focused, short-term effort under a special access program
sub-compartment approved by the cognizant security authority, or designee that is protected by a specific security classification guide or based upon written guidance derived from an existing security classification guide of its parent compartment or sub-compartment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
special access program sub-compartment - effort under a special access program compartment
approved by the cognizant security authority and protected by a distinct and separate security classification guide or based up written guidance derived from an existing security classification guide of its parent compartment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
special access program termination - action that results when all activity within a special access
program, (including compartment(s), sub-compartment(s), and project(s)) ceases in its entirety or, if
all activity does not cease but special access program enhanced security measures normally applied are no longer required.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

special access program transition - action that results in a change in protection level of the information
protected by the special access program (but not the entire special access program umbrella (parent)), Compartment(s) and/ or SubCompartment(s)actions include:  1) removing all special access program enhanced security controls from one or more compartments and/ or subcompartments and terminating the compartments and/ or sub-compartments. All remaining compartments and/ or subcompartments are retained unchanged, 2) removing special access program enhanced security controls from a specific and defined subset of the information protected by the special access program umbrella (parent), compartment and/ or subcompartment, but not the entire special access program umbrella (parent), compartment, or subcompartment, and 3) the transfer of information protected by a special access program to another special access program, compartment, or subcompartment and the transferring program special access program compartment
or subcompartment is not being terminated.
special access program waiver  - decision that permits non-compliance with a special access program
security standard.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

special agent - A special agent in the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is a sworn officer of the
Department or the Foreign Service, whose position is designated as either a GS-1811 or FS-2501 to perform those specific law enforcement duties as authorized by various federal laws.
special agent - an employee of the Department of State who - (1) Holds valid credentials as a special
agent in the Diplomatic Security Service issued by the Director, Diplomatic Security Service; and
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3154.1)
(2) Is otherwise eligible to receive Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3152)

special agent - Except for purposes of determining eligibility for Law Enforcement Availability Pay, a
member of the Foreign Service, the Senior Foreign Service, the Senior Executive Service, or a GS-
1811 criminal investigator, who both - (1) Holds valid credentials as a special agent in the Diplomatic Security Service issued by the Director, Diplomatic Security Service; and (2) Occupies a position with the Foreign Service primary skill code of 2501 or the Civil Service occupation code
1811. Scheduled annual rate of pay - (1) The Foreign Service rate of basic pay for the members class and step, exclusive of additional pay of any kind; and (2) The salary for the members salary class in the Senior Foreign Service, exclusive of additional pay of any kind.
special cargo - Cargo that requires special handling or protection, such as pyrotechnics, detonators,
watches, and precision instruments.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

special clearances - Clearances required for specific captioned documents to control or limit distribution.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3133.41)

special compensatory time off at isolated posts and certain other designated posts in foreign areas -
time off from work during the employees basic workweek for an equal amount of regularly scheduled overtime work at specified foreign posts.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

special competency - a special or unique capability, including qualitative aspects, developed incidental to
the primary functions of the Federally Funded Research and Development Centers to meet some special need.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
4211.)

special disabled veteran - (A) a veteran entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military
retired pay would be entitled) under laws administered by the Secretary for a disability (i) rated at 30 percent or more, or (ii) rated at 10 or 20 percent in the case of a veteran who has been determined to have a serious employment handicap; or (B) a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of service-connected disability.

(SOURCE  DOD,
CFR 32, 183.3)
Special event - An international or domestic event, contest, activity, or meeting, which by its very nature,
or by specific statutory or regulatory authority, may warrant security, safety, and other logistical
support or assistance.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
DODD 3025.18)
special event - An international or domestic event, contest, activity, or meeting, which by its very
nature, or by specific statutory or regulatory authority, may warrant security, safety, and/ or other
logistical support or assistance from the Department of Defense.
special event assessment rating - preplanned special event below the level of National Security Special
Event that have been submitted via the annual National Special Event Data Call.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS/ DOT, US Code 23,
164)
special exception - an exception under a State alcohol-ignition interlock law for the following
circumstances: (A) The individual is required to operate an employer's motor vehicle in the course and scope of employment and the business entity that owns the vehicle is not owned or controlled by the individual. (B) The individual is certified by a medical doctor as being unable to provide a deep lung breath sample for analysis by an ignition interlock device.
special forces - United States Army forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special
operations with an emphasis on unconventional warfare capabilities.  Also called SF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

special forces group - The largest Army combat element for special operations consisting of command and control, special forces battalions, and a support battalion capable of long duration missions.
Also called SFG.

special interest alien - foreign national originating from a country (determined by individual
Components) identified as having possible or established links to terrorism.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
special investigators - Contracted by the Department. Performs various non-criminal investigative
functions in Diplomatic Security (DS) headquarters, field, and resident offices. They are not members of the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) and are not authorized to conduct criminal
investigations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
special investigators - Contracted by the Department. Performs various non-criminal investigative
functions in Diplomatic Security (DS) headquarters, field, and resident offices. They are not members of the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) and are not authorized to conduct criminal
investigations.
special mission unit - A generic term to represent an organization composed of operations and support
personnel that is task-organized to perform highly classified activities.  Also called SMU.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2283)
special needs - A documented need of the Department for a specific set of skills and/ or expertise and
recruitment has met with limited success. An individual who is singularly suited to a unique Departmental function; one who has special though not necessarily superior qualifications that meets the need of a position or a documented area of chronic labor shortage.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

special needs - Physical characteristics of a traveler that do not necessarily meet the definition of
disability under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Such physical characteristics could include, but are not limited to, the weight or height of the traveler, or a temporary medical condition. (See also employee with a disability.)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
special needs populations - Populations whose members may have additional needs before, during, and
after an incident in functional areas, including but not limited to - maintaining independence, communication, transportation, supervision, and medical care. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include those who have disabilities; who live in institutionalized settings; who are elderly; who are children; who are from diverse cultures; who have limited English proficiency or are non-English speaking; or who are transportation disadvantaged.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 47f.)
special nuclear material - plutonium, or uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, or
any other material which is found to be special nuclear material pursuant to the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

special operations - Operations requiring unique modes of employment, tactical techniques, equipment
and training often conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and characterized by one or more of the following: time sensitive, clandestine, low visibility, conducted
with and/ or through indigenous forces, requiring regional expertise, and/ or a high degree of risk.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

special operations command and control element - A special operations element that is the focal
point for the synchronization of special operations forces activities with conventional forces activities.  Also called SOCCE.  See also command and control; joint force special operations
component commander; special operations; special operations forces.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

special operations forces - Those Active and Reserve Component forces of the Services designated by
the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support
special operations.  Also called SOF.  See also Air Force special operations forces; Army special
operations forces; Navy special operations forces.
special operations joint task force - A modular, tailorable, and scalable special operations task force
designed to provide integrated, fully-capable, and enabled joint special operations forces to
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
geographic combatant commanders and joint force commanders.  Also called SOJTF.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

special operations liaison element - A special operations liaison team provided by the joint force
special operations component commander to coordinate, deconflict, and synchronize special
operations air, surface, and subsurface operations with conventional air operations.  Also called
SOLE.  See also joint force air component commander; joint force special operations component
commander; special operations.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

special operations task force - A scalable unit, normally of battalion size, in charge of the special
operations element, organized around the nucleus of special operations forces and support elements.
Also called SOTF.
special operations weather team - A task organized team of Air Force personnel organized, trained,
and equipped to collect critical environmental information from data sparse areas.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
special operations wing - An Air Force special operations wing.  Also called SOW.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

special operations-peculiar - Equipment, material, supplies, and services required for special
operations missions for which there is no Service-common requirement.  See also Service-common;
special operations.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2302.)

special populations - (A) individuals with disabilities; (B) individuals from economically
disadvantaged families, including foster children; (C) individuals preparing for non-traditional fields; (D) single parents, including single pregnant women; (E) displaced homemakers; and (F)
individuals with limited English proficiency.

special populations - adults with mental illnesses who have co-occurring primary care conditions and
chronic diseases.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb42)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)
special priorities assistance - action by resource departments to assist with expediting deliveries, placing
rated orders, locating suppliers, resolving production or delivery conflicts between various rated orders, addressing problems that arise in the fulfillment of a rated order or other action authorized by a delegated agency, and determining the validity of rated orders.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1067k.)
special projects - (A) a special project grant to a minority institution which supports activities that (i)
improve the quality of training in science and engineering at minority institutions; or (ii) enhance the minority institutions' general scientific research capabilities; or (B) a special project grant to any
eligible applicant which supports activities that  (i) provide a needed service to a group of eligible
minority institutions; or (ii) provide in-service training for project directors, scientists, and engineers
from eligible minority institutions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
special protected class - class of aliens for which there are additional statutory, regulatory, or policy
protectionsdata pertaining to these classes of aliens may have handling or use requirements different from United States Persons information or other alien data.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 041.3)
special protective equipment - Department-issued specialized equipment required for law enforcement
and security duties including, but not limited to, firearms, other lethal weapons, and less than lethal weapons.  Also called SPE.
special purpose equipment - equipment which is used only for research, medical, scientific, or other
technical activities. Examples of special purpose equipment include microscopes, x-ray machines, surgical instruments, and spectrometers.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
special purpose equipment - equipment which is used only for research, medical, scientific, or other
technical activities. Examples of special purpose equipment include microscopes, x-ray machines, surgical instruments, and spectrometers.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
special purpose equipment - equipment which is used only for research, medical, scientific, or other
technical activities. Examples of special purpose equipment include microscopes, x-ray machines, surgical instruments, and spectrometers.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A122)
special purpose post - Operates on a curtailed basis in conjunction with a larger post known as the
administrative post.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)
special purpose unit of local government - any special district, public-purpose corporation, or other
limited-purpose political subdivision of a State, but shall not include a school district.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3337)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)

special reconnaissance -Reconnaissance and surveillance actions conducted as a special operation in
hostile, denied, or diplomatically and/ or politically sensitive environments to collect or verify information of strategic or operational significance, employing military capabilities not normally
found in conventional forces.  Also called SR.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Special Security Officer - person designated the responsibility for the secure operation of a sensitive
compartmented information facility (SCIF) and ensuring the secure processing, handling, storage, destruction, and transmittal of U.S. Government classified and sensitive compartmented information (SCI)works under the direction of the Chief, Special Security Programs Division or the Assistant Commandant Intelligence and Criminal Investigations (for USCG).
Special Security Representative - person who works under the direction of the supporting Special
Security Officer (SSO) in a given area of responsibility.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
special sensitive [position] - position designated at a level higher than critical sensitive.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Special Support Services - Provides general services including delivery of shipments at the Main State
Building, laborers for office moves, plus the installation of security devices and other services.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H113.42)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 305)
special tactics team - An Air Force task-organized element of special tactics that may include combat
control, pararescue, tactical air control party, and special operations weather personnel.  Also called
STT.  See also combat search and rescue; special operations; special operations forces; terminal
attack control.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

special test equipment - either single or multipurpose integrated test units engineered, designed,
fabricated, or modified to accomplish special purpose testing in performing a contract. It consists of items or assemblies of equipment including foundations and similar improvements necessary for installing special test equipment, and standard or general purpose items or components that are interconnected and interdependent so as to become a new functional entity for special testing purposes. Special test equipment does not include material, special tooling, real property, and
equipment items used for general testing purposes or property that with relatively minor expense can be made suitable for general purpose use.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

special tooling - jigs, dies, fixtures, molds, patterns, taps, gauges, and all components of these items
including foundations and similar improvements necessary for installing special tooling, and which are of such a specialized nature that without substantial modification or alteration their use is limited to the development or production of particular supplies or parts thereof or to the performance of particular services. Special tooling does not include material, special test equipment, real property,
equipment, machine tools, or similar capital items.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

special use application - business software such as mobile applications that use the web as all or part of
its communications network generally has a limited audience and restricted access via user
identification/ password.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 316)

specialization - An arrangement within an alliance wherein a member or group of members most suited
by virtue of technical skills, location, or other qualifications assume(s) greater responsibility for a
specific task or significant portion thereof for one or more other members.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)

specialized experience - Experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills,
and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.
specialized or technical services - statistical and other studies and compilations, development projects,
technical tests and evaluations, technical information, training activities, surveys, reports, documents, and any other similar service functions which any Federal agency is especially equipped
and authorized by law to perform.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A97)
specialty area- Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Data Standards.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
146.)

specialty health care service - a health care service which requires the services of a health care
professional with specialized knowledge or experience.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1638g)
specialty health care service - any service relating to (i) dialysis; (ii) surgery; (iii) mammography; (iv)
dentistry; or (v) any other specialty health care service.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1638g)

(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)

specific learning disability - a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in
understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1841)
specific selection term - (I) is a term that specifically identifies a person, account, address, or personal
device, or any other specific identifier; and
(II) is used to limit, to the greatest extent reasonably practicable, the scope of tangible things sought consistent with the purpose for seeking the tangible things.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3094)
specifically authorized by the Congress -(A) the activity and the amount of funds proposed to be used
for that activity were identified in a formal budget request to the Congress, but funds shall be
deemed to be specifically authorized for that activity only to the extent that the Congress both authorized the funds to be appropriated for that activity and appropriated the funds for that activity;
or (B) although the funds were not formally requested, the Congress both specifically authorized the
appropriation of the funds for the activity and appropriated the funds for the activity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
specification - clear and accurate description of the technical requirements for materials, products, or
services including the minimum requirement for material quality and construction and any equipment necessary for an acceptable product.
specifications - The clear and accurate description of the technical requirements of a service or supply
contract.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
specified combatant command - A command, normally composed of forces from a single Military
Department, that has a broad, continuing mission, normally functional, and is established and so
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
designated by the President through the Secretary of Defense with the advice and assistance of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
JP 1)
specified combatant command - a military command which has broad, continuing missions and which
is normally composed of forces from a single military department.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
161)
specified task - In the context of joint operation planning, a task that is specifically assigned to an
organization by its higher headquarters.  See also essential task; implied task.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
specified terrorist attack - any terrorist activity conducted against the Government or people of the
United States on September 11, 2001. This includes the attacks on the World Trade Center area and
the Pentagon, as well as the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. It does not include the subsequent anthrax attacks or other previous or subsequent terrorist activities.
(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)
speech or language impairment - a communication disorder, such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a
language impairment, or a voice impairment, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4302)
speleogen - relief features on the walls, ceiling, and floor of any cave or lava tube which are part of the
surrounding bedrock, including but not limited to anastomoses, scallops, meander niches, petromorphs and rock pendants in solution caves and similar features unique to volcanic caves.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
4302)
speleothem - any natural mineral formation or deposit occurring in a cave or lava tube, including but not
limited to any stalactite, stalagmite, helictite, cave flower, flowstone, concretion, drapery, rimstone,
or formation of clay or mud.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
spherical zone of control - A volume of space in which uncleared personnel must be escorted which
extends a specific distance in all directions from TEMPEST equipment processing classified
information or from a shielded enclosure.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
spherical zone of control - A volume of space in which uncleared personnel must be escorted which
extends a specific distance in all directions from TEMPEST equipment processing classified
information or from a shielded enclosure.
spill of national significance - a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance that is declared by the
Commandant to be a spill of national significance.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 426)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
spill prevention, control and countermeasure plan - plan prepared in accordance with good
engineering practices that establishes, for a specific facility, procedures to prevent oil discharges or
to minimize the potential for oil discharges and that has the full approval of management at the level authorized to commit the necessary resources to support the plan.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
spillage [cyber security] - IT security incident that results in the transfer of classified or sensitive but
unclassified information onto an information system or to a medium, person, or location not accredited (i.e., authorized) for the appropriate security level.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
split-mission oriented protective posture - The concept of maintaining heightened protective posture
only in those areas (or zones) that are contaminated, allowing personnel in uncontaminated areas to
continue to operate in a reduced posture.  Also called split-MOPP.
spoils of war - enemy movable property lawfully captured, seized, confiscated, or found which has
become United States property in accordance with the laws of war.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2204)

spoke - The portion of the hub and spoke distribution system that refers to transportation mode
operators responsible for scheduled delivery to a customer of the "hub".  See also distribution;
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

distribution system; hub; hub and spoke distribution.
JP 409) (SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 932.)
sponsor - a person - (A) who is (i) a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, or (ii) a fulltime civilian officer or employee of the Department of Defense and a citizen or national of the
United States; and (B) who is authorized to transport dependents to or from an overseas area at
Government expense and is provided an allowance for living quarters in that area.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1183a)
sponsor - an individual who executes an affidavit of support with respect to the sponsored alien and
who  (A) is a citizen or national of the United States or an alien who is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence;  (B) is at least 18 years of age;  (C) is domiciled in any of the
several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States;  (D) is petitioning for the admission of the alien; and  (E) demonstrates (as provided in paragraph (6)) the means to maintain an annual income equal to at least 125 percent of the Federal poverty line.
sponsor - the U.S. Federal Government employee or U.S. military service member upon whose
employment the EFMs eligibility for appointment is based.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
sponsor [DHS Component] - DHS Component that submits capability documentation into Joint
Requirements Integration and Management System (JRIMS) and supports it through the entire acquisition lifecycle sponsor may change based on the role(s) assigned to specific organizations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
sponsor [Federally Funded Research and Development Center] - executive agency which manages,
administers, monitors, funds, and is responsible for the overall use of a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, other than the primary sponsor, that is party to a multiple agency sponsorship agreement.
sponsoring agency - an agency that recommends access to or possession of classified information by
SLTPS personnel.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
spot - 1. To determine by observation, deviations of ordnance from the target for the purpose of
supplying necessary information for the adjustment of fire.  2. To place in a proper location.  3. An
approved shipboard helicopter landing site.  See also ordnance.
spot net - Radio communication net used by a spotter in calling fire.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
spot report - A concise narrative report of essential information covering events or conditions that may
have an immediate and significant effect on current planning and operations that is afforded the most expeditious means of transmission consistent with requisite security.  Also called SPOTREP.
(Note: In reconnaissance and surveillance usage, spot report is not to be used.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
spot report - A timely method of keeping DS headquarters informed of fast breaking or significant
events. It is a concise narrative of essential information and is afforded the most expeditious means
of transmission consistent with requisite security. All courier-related Spot reports must be forwarded immediately to the DS Command Center and the Director of the Courier Service.
spotter - An observer stationed for the purpose of observing and reporting results of naval gunfire to the
firing agency and who also may be employed in designating targets.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
spotter - An observer stationed for the purpose of observing and reporting results of naval gunfire to the
firing agency and who also may be employed in designating targets.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

spotting - Parking aircraft in an approved shipboard landing site.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

JP 304) (SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2154)
spousal agreement - an agreement between an employee, former employee, or retired employee and such
employee's spouse or qualified former spouse that(A) is in writing, is signed by the parties, and is notarized; (B) has not been modified by court order; and
(C) has been authenticated by the Director.
spouse - a husband or wife, as the case may be.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2611.)
spouse - a person who is a wife or husband.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
spouse or former spouse - the husband or wife, or former husband or wife, respectively, of a member
who, on or before the date of a court order, was married to that member.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1407a)
spreader bar - A device specially designed to permit the lifting and handling of containers or vehicles
and breakbulk cargo.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
spyware - Software secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system to gather information
on individuals or organizations without their knowledge; a type of malicious code.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
squadron - 1. An organization consisting of two or more divisions of ships, or two or more divisions
(Navy) or flights of aircraft.  2. The basic administrative aviation unit of the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, and Air Force.  3. Battalion-sized ground or aviation units.
squib/ ignitor - item that causes the deflagration of low explosives, can be either electric or non-electric.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
stability operations - An overarching term encompassing various military missions, tasks, and
activities conducted outside the United States in coordination with other instruments of national power to maintain or reestablish a safe and secure environment, provide essential governmental
services, emergency infrastructure reconstruction, and humanitarian relief.
Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Operations - A core U.S. military mission that
includes activities across the peace-war spectrum that are conducted to establish or maintain order in
states or regions in order to achieve sustainable peace, while advancing U.S. interests.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
stabilization - Pertains to promoting activities that ready a situation or prepare the ground for a longerterm agenda. Lays the tracks, prevents backsliding or eruption to greater conflict.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
stabilization - The process of bringing about stability; or the process by which underlying tensions that
might lead to resurgence in violence and a break-down in law and order are managed and reduced, while efforts are made to support preconditions for successful longer-term development.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
stabilized patient - A patient whose airway is secured, hemorrhage is controlled, shock treated, and
fractures are immobilized.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
stable patient - A patient for whom no inflight medical intervention is expected but the potential for
medical intervention exists.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
staff judge advocate - A judge advocate so designated in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, and
the principal legal advisor of a Navy, Coast Guard, or joint force command who is a judge advocate.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 104)

Also called SJA.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3251.3)

staff maintenance - the board, lodging, clothing, local transportation, medical and dental care, social
security and other assessments, gratuities, burial expenses, and so forth, which are required in
accordance with local law or custom to be provided to household staff by the principal representative in addition to wages. Transportation costs and training described in DSSR 451 also
are considered to be a part of staffs maintenance.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Stafford Act - The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. This Act describes
the programs and processes by which the Federal Government provides disaster and emergency assistance to State and local governments, tribal nations, eligible private nonprofit organizations, and individuals affected by a declared major disaster or emergency. The Stafford Act covers all
hazards, including natural disasters and terrorist events.
stage [development] - period within the life cycle of an entity that relates to the state of its description or
realization.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
staging - Assembling, holding, and organizing arriving personnel, equipment, and sustaining materiel in
preparation for onward movement.  See also staging area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)

staging area - 1. Amphibious or airborne - A general locality between the mounting area and the
objective of an amphibious or airborne expedition, through which the expedition or parts thereof pass after mounting, for refueling, regrouping of ships, and/ or exercise, inspection, and
redistribution of troops.  2. Other movements - A general locality established for the concentration of troop units and transient personnel between movements over the lines of communications.  Also
called SA.  See also airborne; marshalling; staging.
staging area - Any location in which personnel, supplies, and equipment can be temporarily housed or
parked while awaiting operational assignment.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

staging base - 1. An advanced naval base for the anchoring, fueling, and refitting of transports and
cargo ships as well as replenishment of mobile service squadrons.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2, JP 3
18)
stakeholder - In public affairs, an individual or group that is directly impacted by military operations,
actions, and/ or outcomes, and whose interests positively or negatively motivate them toward action.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
stakeholder - person or organization who may be impacted by a policy or action includes individual or
organization having a right, share, claim, or interest in a system or in its possession of characteristics that meet their needs and expectations.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2507a)

stalking - engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable
person to (A) fear for his or her safety or the safety of others; or (B) suffer substantial emotional distress.

stand-alone - A device that functions independently of a network.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2576b.)

standard - (A) characteristics for a good or a service, (B) characteristics, rules, or guidelines for (i)
processes or production methods relating to such good, or (ii) operating methods relating to such service, and (C) provisions specifying terminology, symbols, packaging, marking, or labeling for (i) a good or its related process or production methods, or(ii) a service or its related operating methods, for common and repeated use, including explanatory and other related provisions set out in a document approved by a standardizing body, with which compliance is not mandatory.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2571.)

standard - a document approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use,
rules, guidelines, or characteristics for products or related processes and production methods, with
which compliance is not mandatory. Such term may also include or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols, packaging, marking, or labeling requirements as they apply to a product,
process, or production method.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

standard - common and repeated use of rules, definitions, conditions, guidelines, or characteristics for
products or related processes, procedures and production methods, and related management systems practices.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

standard [document] - document that establishes engineering and technical requirements for products,
processes, procedures, practices, and methods that have been decreed by authority or adopted by consensus includes:  common and repeated use of rules, conditions, guidelines or characteristics for products or related processes and production methods, and related management systems practices; the definition of terms; classification of components; delineation of procedures; specification of
dimensions, materials, performance, designs, or operations; measurement of quality and quantity in describing materials, processes, products, systems, services, or practices; test methods and sampling procedures; formats for information and communication exchange; or descriptions of fit and measurements of size or strength; and terminology, symbols, packaging, marking or labeling requirements
as
they
apply
to
a
product,
process,
or
production
method
excludes:  professional standards of personal conduct; or institutional codes of ethics.
standard change - alteration in the current state that follows a procedure or work instruction due to their
relatively low risk and well understood change.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
standard competition form - The agency form that documents and certifies all costs calculated in the
standard competition.  Also called SCF.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 611.5)

standard general ledger - A uniform chart of accounts and technical guidance to be used in
standardizing Federal agency accounting and to support the preparation of standard external reports
required by central agencies.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
standard mail - Standard Mail consists of mailable matter that is neither mailed nor required to be
mailed as First-Class Mail nor entered as Periodicals (unless permitted or required by standard) and that weighs less than 16ounces. StandardMail includes matter formerly classified as StandardMail (A) and third-class mail.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
standard of care [health care] - health care diagnostic or treatment judgments and actions of a provider/
professional generally accepted in the healthcare discipline or specialty involved as reasonable, prudent, and appropriate.
standard of performance - a requirement of continuous emission reduction, including any requirement
relating to the operation or maintenance of a source to assure continuous emission reduction.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7602.)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7411.)
standard of performance - a standard for emissions of air pollutants which reflects the degree of
emission limitation achievable through the application of the best system of emission reduction which (taking into account the cost of achieving such reduction and any nonair quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H2421)
standard operating procedure  - The specific references made in this subchapter to auxiliary and
supplementary material that further details procedures and processes that apply to the FS assignment process.  Also called SOP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 331)

standard operating procedure - A set of instructions applicable to those features of operations that
lend themselves to a definite or standardized procedure without loss of effectiveness.  Also called
SOP; standing operating procedure.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

standard operating procedure - Complete reference document or an operations manual that provides
the purpose, authorities, duration, and details for the preferred method of performing a single
function or a number of interrelated functions in a uniform manner.  Also called SOP.
standard or technical standard - all of the following: (i) common and repeated use of rules, conditions,
guidelines or characteristics for products or related processes and production methods, and related management systems practices; (ii) the definition of terms; classification of components; delineation of procedures; specification of dimensions, materials, performance, designs, or operations; measurement of quality and quantity in describing materials, processes, products, systems, services, or practices; test methods and sampling procedures; formats for information and communication exchange; or descriptions of fit and measurements of size or strength; and (iii) terminology,
symbols, packaging, marking or labeling requirements as they apply to a product, process, or production method.  b. The term standard does not include the following: (i) professional standards of personal conduct; or(ii) institutional codes of ethics.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A119)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg45)

standard risk rate - a rate (A) determined under the State high risk pool by considering the premium
rates charged by other health insurers offering health insurance coverage to individuals in the insurance market served; (B) that is established using reasonable actuarial techniques; and(C) that
reflects anticipated claims experience and expenses for the coverage involved.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1018b.)

standard setting organization - an organization that (A) is accredited by the American National
Standards Institute;(B) develops standards for information transactions, data elements, or any other standard that is necessary to, or will facilitate, and (C) is open to the participation of the various
entities engaged in the delivery of Federal student financial assistance.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 352)

standard use Army aircraft flight route - Route established below the coordination level to facilitate
the movement of Army aviation assets; it is normally located in the corps through brigade rear areas
of operation and does not require approval by the airspace control authority.  Also called SAAFR.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

standardization - The process by which the Department of Defense achieves the closest practicable
cooperation among the Services and Department of Defense agencies for the most efficient use of research, development, and production resources, and agrees to adopt on the broadest possible basis the use of:  a. common or compatible operational, administrative, and logistic procedures; b.
common or compatible technical procedures and criteria; c. common, compatible, or interchangeable supplies, components, weapons, or equipment; and d. common or compatible
tactical doctrine with corresponding organizational compatibility.
standards - A set of detailed technical guidelines used as a means of establishing uniformity in an area of
hardware or software development.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1013)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

standards - An established basis of performance used to determine quality and acceptability. As applied
to information technology, standards characteristically address the implementation of technical and operating functions, and interfaces between equipment, between software packages, and between equipment and software packages. Standards become rules when an appropriate authority so determines.
standards - Documented agreements containing technical specifications or other precise criteria to be
used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions of characteristics to ensure that materials, products, processes, or services are fit for their purposes.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

standards - Established bases of performance used to determine quality and acceptability. As applied to
(SOURCE  DOS/

USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

information technology, standards characteristically address the implementation of technical and operating functions and interfaces between equipment, between software packages, and between equipment and software packages. Standards become rules when an appropriate authority so determines.

standards-related activity - the development, adoption, or application of any standard, technical
regulation, or conformity assessment procedure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2571.)
standards-related measure - a standard, technical regulation, or conformity assessment procedure.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2576b.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
Standby Reserve - Those units and members of the Reserve Component (other than those in the Ready
Reserve or Retired Reserve) who are liable for active duty only, as provided in Title 10, United
States Code.  See also active duty; Ready Reserve; Reserve Component; Retired Reserve.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

standing information need - statement describing the full spectrum of enduring all-threats and allhazards data and information needed by Homeland Security Community of Interest intelligence
analysts to perform analytical work to answer their customers' intelligence questions.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
standing joint force headquarters - A staff organization operating under a flag or general officer
providing a combatant commander with a full-time, trained joint command and control element integrated into the combatant commander's staff whose focus is on contingency and crisis action
planning.  Also called SJFHQ.
standing order - a document prepared by a person authorized to prescribe medication that permits
another person to acquire, dispense, or administer medication without a person-specific prescription.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290ee)
standing rules for the use of force - Preapproved directives to guide United States forces on the use of
force during various operations.  Also called SRUF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 328)
start date - The start date for a streamlined or standard competition is the date that the agency makes a
formal public announcement of the agency's decision to perform a streamlined or standard
competition.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
start of message indicator - The letters ZCZC on ACP Format Line 1 indicating the start of a telegram.
Activates automatic switching equipment at network control centers. Is preceded by the letter V,
which indicates the start of the transmission function.  Also called SOM.
start of transmission function - The letter V immediately preceding the SOM (ZCZC) on messages
passing into or through automatic switching systems.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
State -  any of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of a
State exclusive of local governments.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
State - any of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of a State, but does not include the governments of the political subdivisions of a State.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A97)
State - any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)
State - any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

any possession of the United States.

State - any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, any instrumentality thereof, any multi-State, regional, or
interstate entity which has governmental functions, and any Indian tribe.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1885)

State - any State, political subdivision of a State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of
Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States, and includes any officer, public utility commission, or other body authorized to regulate an electronic communication service provider.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

State - each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

state - When capitalized, refers to any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the United States.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 482)

state and local personnel - any of the following persons involved in prevention, preparation, or response
for terrorist attack:(A) State Governors, mayors, and other locally elected officials. (B) State and
local law enforcement personnel and firefighters.
(C) Public health and medical professionals.
(D)
Regional, State, and local emergency management agency personnel, including State adjutant generals.
(E) Other appropriate emergency response agency personnel.
(F) Employees of privatesector entities that affect critical infrastructure, cyber, economic, or public health security, as
designated by the Federal Government in procedures developed.

state and local taxes - taxes levied by the States, the District of Columbia, outlying areas of the United
States, or their political subdivisions.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
State and Major Urban Area Fusion Center - collaborative effort of two or more federal, state, local,
or tribal government agencies, owned and operated by state and/ or local entities, that combines resources, expertise, and information to maximize the ability of such entities to detect, prevent, investigate, apprehend, and respond to terrorist threats or activities, criminal activity, or other threats to public safety.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)
state authority - an authority of a State designated under State law (A) to receive notice required to be
given a State authority under subpart II of this part; or (B) as the representative of the State before
the Secretary of Transportation in any matter about which the Secretary is required to consult with
or consider the views of a State authority under subpart II of this part.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
State Coordinating Officer - The individual appointed by the Governor to coordinate State disaster
assistance efforts with those of the Federal Government. The SCO plays a critical role in managing the State response and recovery operations following Stafford Act declarations. The Governor of the
affected State appoints the SCO, and lines of authority flow from the Governor to the SCO, following the State's policies and laws.  Also called SCO.
state dam safety agency - a State agency that has regulatory authority over the safety of non-Federal
dams.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
467)
state department of agriculture - an agency of a State that has a legal responsibility to perform early
plant pest detection and surveillance activities.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
7721.)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
3423a.)
state educational agency - the State board of education or other agency or officer primarily responsible
for the State supervision of public elementary and secondary schools, or, if there is no such officer
or agency, an officer or agency designated by the Governor or by State law.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
State Emergency Management Agency Director - The official responsible for ensuring that the State is
prepared to deal with large-scale emergencies and for coordinating the State response in any incident. This includes supporting local governments as needed or requested and coordinating assistance with other States and/ or the Federal Government.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
state home - a home established by a State (other than a possession) for veterans disabled by age, disease,
or otherwise who by reason of such disability are incapable of earning a living. Such term also
includes such a home which furnishes nursing home care for veterans.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
State Homeland Security Advisor - Person who serves as counsel to the Governor on homeland security
issues and may serve as a liaison between the Governor's office, the State homeland security
structure, the Department of Homeland Security, and other organizations both inside and outside of the State.
state hospital facilities agency - an existing agency which is broadly representative of the public
hospitals and the nonprofit hospitals, or, if no such agency exists, an agency designated by the Governor of such State which conforms to the requirements of this paragraph.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
state implementation plans - general plan containing regulations and other materials to attain and
maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) developed by state and local air quality management agencies for meeting clean air standards and associated Clean Air Act
requirements submitted to EPA for approval.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
state law - (A) any law of a political subdivision of a State; and  (B) any State law regulating or taxing
the business of insurance. (c) No person other than the  United States (1) shall have any cause of action or defense under the Agreement or by virtue of congressional  approval thereof; or (2) may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United States, any State, or any political subdivision of a State, on the ground that such action or inaction is inconsistent with the Agreement.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1941.3)
state license - A drivers license of the State, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or possession in which
the employee is domiciled or principally employed for operation of the type of U.S. Government vehicle to be used. For vehicles defined as commercial, the proper State license is the commercial
drivers license (CDL).
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
201)
state mental health authority - the State health authority, except that, in the case of any State in which
there is a single State agency, other than the State health authority, charged with responsibility for administering the mental health program of the State, it means such other State agency.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset - A simple, secure, and user-driven system to support
the conduct of diplomacy through modern messaging, dynamic archiving, and information sharing. Also called SMART.
State of Design - The State having jurisdiction over the organization responsible for the type certificate
(design) of an aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 912.2)
State of Manufacture - The State having jurisdiction over the organization responsible for the final
assembly of the aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 912.2)
State of Occurrence - The State in the territory of which an accident or incident occurs.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 912.2)
State of Registry - The State in which an aircraft is registered.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 912.2)
State of the Operator - The State in which the aircraft operators principal place of business is located,
or, if there is no such place of business, the operators permanent residence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 912.2)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
6102.)
state one-call notification program - the State statutes, regulations, orders, judicial decisions, and other
elements of law and policy in effect in a State that establish the requirements for the operation of
one-call notification systems in such State.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

State or local government - (A) any State and any agency or instrumentality thereof;
(B) any local
government within a State, and any agency or instrumentality thereof;
(C) any other governmental instrumentality; and(D) any public institution of higher education within the meaning of the Higher
Education Act of 1965.
state public assistance agency - a State agency administering or supervising the administration of one or
more public assistance programs operated by the State. For the purpose of this Attachment, these programs include all programs administered by the State public assistance agency.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)
state public assistance agency costs - all costs incurred by, or allocable to, the State public assistance
agency, except expenditures for financial assistance, medical vendor payments, food stamps, and payments for services and goods provided directly to program recipients.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A87)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
22701.)

state rail transportation authority - the State agency or official responsible under the direction of the
Governor of the State or a State law for preparation, maintenance, coordination, and administration of the State rail plan.

state regulated gas utility - any gas utility with respect to which a State regulatory authority has
ratemaking authority.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3202.)
state regulatory authority - any State agency which has ratemaking authority with respect to the sale of
natural gas by any gas utility (other than by such State agency).
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
3202.)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371)
state school facilities agency - an existing agency which is broadly representative of public institutions
of higher education, nonprofit institutions of higher education, public elementary and secondary schools, nonprofit elementary and secondary schools, public vocational education institutions, nonprofit vocational education institutions, and the interests of handicapped persons, in a State or, if no such agency exists, an agency which is designated by the Governor of such State which conforms to the requirements of this paragraph.
state securities or law enforcement authority - the authority of any State or territory that is empowered
under State or territory law to detect, investigate, or prosecute potential violations of law.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78x.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1735)
state sponsor of international terrorism - any country the government of which has been determined by
the Secretary of State under any of the laws specified in paragraph (2) to have repeatedly provided
support for acts of international terrorism.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
State Telecommunications Alternate Relay System - The primary relay system for all record traffic for
the Department of State and related foreign affairs agencies. Located at SA-26, Beltsville, MD. Also called STARS.
state trading enterprise - (A) any agency, instrumentality, or administrative unit of a foreign country
which (i) purchases goods or services in international trade for any purpose other than the use of
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2906)

such goods or services by such agency, instrumentality, administrative unit, or foreign country, or
(ii) sells goods or services in international trade; or (B) any business firm which(i) is substantially owned or controlled by a foreign country or any agency, instrumentality, or administrative unit thereof,(ii) is granted (formally or informally) any special or exclusive privilege by such foreign country, agency, instrumentality, or administrative unit, and(iii) purchases goods or services in international trade for any purpose other than the use of such goods or services by such foreign country, agency, instrumentality, or administrative unit, or which sells goods or services in international trade.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2906)

state trading enterprise - (A) any agency, instrumentality, or administrative unit of a foreign country
which (i) purchases goods or services in international trade for any purpose other than the use of such goods or services by such agency, instrumentality, administrative unit, or foreign country, or (ii) sells goods or services in international trade; or (B) any business firm which(i) is substantially
owned or controlled by a foreign country or any agency, instrumentality, or administrative unit thereof,(ii) is granted (formally or informally) any special or exclusive privilege by such foreign country, agency, instrumentality, or administrative unit, and(iii) purchases goods or services in international trade for any purpose other than the use of such goods or services by such foreign
country, agency, instrumentality, or administrative unit, or which sells goods or services in international trade.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
824q)

state utility - a State or any political subdivision of a State, or any agency, authority, or instrumentality of
any one or more of the foregoing, or a corporation that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by any one or more of the foregoing, competent to carry on the business of developing, transmitting, utilizing, or distributing power.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

State, local, and tribal personnel - any of the following persons: (1) Governors, mayors, tribal leaders,
and other elected or appointed officials of a State, local government, or tribe; (2) State, local, and tribal law enforcement personnel and firefighters;
(3) public health, radiological health, and medical
professionals of a State, local government, or tribe; and (4) regional, State, local, and tribal
emergency management agency personnel, including State Adjutants General and other appropriate public safety personnel and those personnel providing support to a Federal CIKR mission.

stateless person - A person who is not considered as a national by any state under the operation of its
law.  See also dislocated civilian; displaced person; evacuee; refugee.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 329)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 021.3)

statement of assurance - A letter or memorandum that states or certifies to a higher level of management
that the required evaluation of management controls was conducted in accordance with OMB Circular A-123, revised. The memorandum states that the organizations systems of management control taken as a whole complies with GAO standards and provides reasonable assurance that programs are effectively carried out in accordance with applicable law. The statement also identifies the material weaknesses and/ or significant deficiencies, if any, in the organizations systems of management control, however identified, and contains a plan for correcting these weaknesses.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

statement of objectives - a Government prepared document incorporated into the solicitation that states
the overall performance objectives. It is used in solicitations when the Government intends to provide the maximum flexibility to each offeror to propose an innovative approach.  Also called
SOO.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

statement of objectives - government-prepared document incorporated into the solicitation that states the
overall performance objectives used in solicitations when the government intends to provide the maximum flexibility to each offeror to propose an innovative approach.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

statement of work - document that describes the minimum requirements for performance under a
contract and the standards of performance for determining if the requirements have been met has the
following purposes: communicates the work that must be accomplished, establishes a basis for

evaluating offerors' proposals, forms the core of any resulting contract, and establishes a basis for evaluating a contractor's performance.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
statewide fusion center coordination plan - document that identifies the roles, responsibilities, and
coordination efforts for each fusion center within a state in carrying out the fusion process within
that state
station - The communications facility at a post or activity capable of transmitting and receiving
telegrams.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
station serial number - A four-digit number on Format Line 3 matching the end of message (EOM)
validation number to indicate the telegram is a complete telegram.  Also called SSN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
station time - In air transport operations, the time at which crews, passengers, and cargo are to be on
board and ready for the flight.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7411.)
stationary source - any building, structure, facility, or installation which emits or may emit any air
pollutant. Nothing in subchapter II of this chapter relating to nonroad engines shall be construed to apply to stationary internal combustion engines.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7602.)
stationary source - generally any source of an air pollutant except those emissions resulting directly
from an internal combustion engine for transportation purposes or from a nonroad engine or nonroad vehicle.
status - The payment status of an issued check, whether outstanding or paid, according to Treasury
records.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
status report - Relays information specifically related to the status of resources (e.g., the availability or
assignment of resources).
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
status-of-forces agreement - A bilateral or multilateral agreement that defines the legal position of a
visiting military force deployed in the territory of a friendly state.  Also called SOFA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 316)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
statute of descent and distribution - A law prescribing the manner in which an estate is to be distributed
among the heirs or relatives of an intestate person. The statute for a particular state in the United States may be found under the section Descent and Distribution for each state law summary
contained in the United States Law Digest published by Martindale Hubbell (Martindale Hubbell Law Digest - United States Law Digest, multiple volumes). (See the Martindale Hubbell International Law Digest). These are accessible on-line through LexisNexis.
steady state activities - Foundational activities, which include ongoing operations, security cooperation
and other shaping or preventive activities.  (GEF 2010)  Those day-to-day activities executed
overseas by United States Government entities to create conditions favorable to the United States exclusive of combat activities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
steady state project - A project which has delivered an operational system that is now performing its
mission.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 684)
steady state  - routine, day-to-day operations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
steam vessel - a vessel propelled in whole or in part by steam, except a recreational vessel of not more
than 40 feet in length.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
steamer - Any ocean vessel that provides accommodations for passenger travel.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 7112.)
STEM-focused specialty school - a school, or dedicated program within a school, that engages students
in rigorous, relevant, and integrated learning experiences focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science, which include authentic schoolwide research.

sterilizer - In mine warfare, a device included in mines to render the mine permanently inoperative on
expiration of a pre-determined time after laying.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)

steroid resource - a space resource found on or within a single asteroid.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 51301)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 408)

stockage objective - The maximum quantities of materiel to be maintained on hand to sustain current
operations, which will consist of the sum of stocks represented by the operating level and the safety
level.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
407)

stockpiled conventional munitions assistance - training and support in the disposal, demilitarization,
physical security, and stockpile management of potentially dangerous stockpiles of explosive ordnance, small arms, and light weapons, including man-portable air-defense systems. Such term includes activities related to the furnishing of education, training, and technical assistance with
respect to explosive safety, the detection and clearance of landmines and other explosive remnants of war, and the disposal, demilitarization, physical security, and stockpile management of potentially dangerous stockpiles of explosive ordnance, small arms, and light weapons, including man-portable air-defense systems.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 104B)

Stop Tuberculosis Partnership -  the partnership of the World Health Organization, donors including
the United States, high tuberculosis burden countries, multilateral agencies, and nongovernmental and technical agencies committed to short- and long-term measures required to control and eventually eliminate tuberculosis as a public health problem in the world.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 104B)
Stop Tuberculosis Strategy -  the 6-point strategy to reduce tuberculosis developed by the World Health
Organization, which is described in the Global Plan to Stop TB 20062015: Actions for Life, a comprehensive plan developed by the Stop TB Partnership that sets out the actions necessary to achieve the millennium development goal of cutting tuberculosis deaths and disease burden in half by 2015.  Also called Stop TB Strategy.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2151b3)
Stop Tuberculosis Strategy - the 6-point strategy to reduce tuberculosis developed by the World Health
Organization, which is described in the Global Plan to Stop TB 20062015: Actions for Life, a comprehensive plan developed by the Stop TB Partnership that sets out the actions necessary to achieve the millennium development goal of cutting tuberculosis deaths and disease burden in half by 2015.  Also called Stop TB Strategy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
stop-loss - Presidential authority under Title 10, to suspend laws relating to promotion, retirement, or
separation of any member of the Armed Forces determined essential to the national security of the United States, to include reservists if serving on active duty under Title 10, United States Code authorities for Presidential Reserve Call-up, partial mobilization, or full mobilization.  See also
mobilization; partial mobilization; Presidential Reserve Call-up.
storage - the containment of hazardous waste, either on a temporary basis or for a period of years, in such
a manner as not to constitute disposal of such hazardous waste.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

storage facility - any facility or geological formation which is capable of storing significant quantities of
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/

petroleum products.
FEMA, US Code
42, 6232)
storage media - Media that includes, but is not limited to, magnetic media, such as tapes and disks; and
optical media including optical disks and CD-ROM.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
storage object - A data object used in the system as a repository of information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
stowage - The placement of cargo into a hold, compartment, or on a deck of a ship in such a way as to
prevent damage from load shifts while the ship is underway.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
stowage factor - The number that expresses the space, in cubic feet, occupied by a long ton of any
commodity as prepared for shipment, including all crating or packaging.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
stowage plan - A completed stowage diagram showing what materiel has been loaded and its stowage
location in each hold, between-deck compartment, or other space in a ship, including deck space.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
straggler - a seaman who fails to join the ship without the intent to desert.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 659)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
113.)
strangling - intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the
blood of a person by applying pressure to the throat or neck, regardless of whether that conduct results in any visible injury or whether there is any intent to kill or protractedly injure the victim.
Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership - the strategic airlift capability consortium established by the
United States and other participating countries.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2350c)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

strategic and critical materials - materials (including energy) that (1) would be needed to supply the
military, industrial, and essential civilian needs of the United States during a national emergency, and (2) are not found or produced in the United States in sufficient quantities to meet such need and are vulnerable to the termination or reduction of the availability of the material.
strategic and critical materials - materials that (A) would be needed to supply the military, industrial,
and essential civilian needs of the United States during a national emergency, and (B) are not found or produced in the United States in sufficient quantities to meet such need.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 98h
3.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty - The Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. The treaty was signed on July 31, 1991, entered into force December 5, 1994, and expired on December 5,
2009.START.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

strategic communication - Focused United States Government efforts to understand and engage key
audiences to create, strengthen, or preserve conditions favorable for the advancement of United
States Government interests, policies, and objectives through the use of coordinated programs, plans, themes, messages, and products synchronized with the actions of all instruments of national
power.  Also called SC.
strategic communication - The focused USG efforts to understand and engage key audiences to create,
strengthen, and preserve conditions for the advancement of USG interests, policies, and objectives through the use of coordinated programs, plans, themes, messages, and products synchronized with the actions of all instruments of national power.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
strategic concept - The course of action accepted as the result of the estimate of the strategic situation
which is a statement of what is to be done in broad terms.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

strategic direction - The processes and products by which the President, Secretary of Defense, and
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff provide strategic guidance to the Joint Staff, combatant
commands, Services, and combat support agencies.
strategic end states - Broadly expressed conditions designed to guide the Department's employment of
the force in pursuit of National Security Strategy and Defense Strategy aims.  Strategic end states
assist planners in determining how to apply resources (forces, time, funding and level of effort).  In
most cases, strategic end states reflect long term goals that cannot be achieved during the life of the
2010 GEF or a single campaign plan.  Additionally, most end states exceed a command's capability to achieve alone and can only be achieved through integrated USG effort.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

strategic estimate - The broad range of strategic factors that influence the commander's understanding
of its operational environment and its determination of missions, objectives, and courses of action.
See also estimate; national intelligence estimate.
strategic foresight - range of activities associated with longer range planning and alternative futures
analysis.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOC,
Strategic Plan
2014, Terms)

strategic goal - Includes the goal statement and goal overview. The highest level statement of aim or
purpose that is included in the strategic plan. This plan's five strategic goals articulate clear statements of what the Department wants to achieve to advance its mission and address relevant national problems, needs, challenges, and opportunities.
strategic goal - statement of aim or purpose in a strategic plan that articulates what is needed to achieve
objective.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
strategic goals - statements that articulate general long-term outcomes that an agency hopes to achieve
for the major functions and operations of the agency. They should address the broader impact desired by the organization.

(SOURCE
Treasury, Treasury, Strategic Plan
20142017) (SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Strategic Guidance Statement and Strategic Plan - Documents that together define the broad national
strategic objectives; delineate authorities, roles, and responsibilities; determine required capabilities; and develop performance and effectiveness measures essential to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Strategic Information and Operations Center - The focal point and operational control center for all
Federal intelligence, law enforcement, and investigative law enforcement activities related to domestic terrorist incidents or credible threats, including leading attribution investigations. The SIOC serves as an information clearinghouse to help collect, process, vet, and disseminate
information relevant to law enforcement and criminal investigation efforts in a timely manner.  Also
called SIOC.

strategic intelligence - Intelligence required for the formation of policy and military plans at national
and international levels.  See also intelligence; operational intelligence; tactical intelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
strategic intelligence - Intelligence required for the formation of policy and military plans at national
and international levels. See also intelligence; operational intelligence; tactical intelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

strategic level of war - The level of war at which a nation, often as a member of a group of nations,
determines national or multinational (alliance or coalition) strategic security objectives and guidance, then develops and uses national resources to achieve those objectives.  See also
operational level of war; tactical level of war.
strategic level  - indication of scale of significance for plans, activities, or directions that integrate and
(SOURCE  DHS,

synchronize activities into overarching common objectives.
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

strategic mission - primary area in which the organization will engage in order to ensure the desired end
state.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
strategic mobility - The capability to deploy and sustain military forces worldwide in support of
national strategy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)

(SOURCE  DOC,
Strategic Plan
2014, Terms)

strategic objective - Includes the objective statement and the objective overview. This plan's 18 strategic
objectives are the primary unit for strategic analysis and decision-making. Strategic objectives
reflect the outcome or management impact the Department is trying to achieve and collectively represent the breadth of all Department activity.
strategic objective - statement derived from broader strategic goal to express more specifically the path
to follow to achieve or make progress on the goal.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
strategic objectives - statements that reflect the specific impact the agency aims to achieve under a
certain goal. Objectives are tied to a set of performance goals and indicators established to help the
agency monitor and understand progress.

(SOURCE
Treasury, Treasury, Strategic Plan
20142017)
Strategic Petroleum Reserve - petroleum products stored in storage facilities pursuant to this part.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6232)

strategic plan - A plan for the overall conduct of a war.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

strategic plan - A plan that serves as a framework for long-term (more than five years) decisions or for
securing support/ approval. It provides a basis for more detailed planning; explains the business to others in order to inform, motivate, and involve; and assists benchmarking and performance monitoring. It also stimulates change and becomes a building block for the next plan.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

strategic relationship - formal alliance between entities, sponsor(s) and other users the enables and
facilitates the development and maintenance of in-depth knowledge of the sponsor's programs and operations; that ability to maintain continuity and currency in its special fields of expertise with a
high degree of competence in its staff and work; the ability to operate in the public interest with objectivity and independence; the capability to be free from organizational conflicts of interest, and to respond effectively to the emerging needs of the sponsor(s) and other users.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

strategic review - annual process conducted to increase use of evidence and performance information in
federal management and decision making identifies areas for improvement, strengthens collaboration and ownership of the strategic goals, informs, as appropriate, programming and budgeting, and provides feedback to future planning efforts.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

strategic risk - risk that impacts an entity's vital interests or execution of chosen strategy, whether
imposed by external threats or arising from flawed or poorly implemented strategy includes; risk that the proposed alternative fails to result in the achievement of those goals or in making contributions to them.

strategic sealift - The afloat pre-positioning and ocean movement of military materiel in support of
United States and multinational forces.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

strategic sealift forces - Sealift forces composed of ships, cargo handling and delivery systems, and the
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

necessary operating personnel.  See also force.
JP 401.6) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
strategic sealift shipping - Common-user ships of the Military Sealift Command force, including prepositioned ships after their pre-positioning mission has been completed and they have been returned
to the operational control of the Military Sealift Command.  See also Military Sealift Command;
Military Sealift Command force.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

strategic sourcing - collaborative and structured process of critically analyzing DHS expenditures and
using an enterprise approach to make business decisions about acquiring and managing commodities and services more effectively and efficiently across multiple Components or the entire Department.

strategic sourcing contract vehicle - contract or agreement that has been established for use by multiple
DHS Components to acquire supplies or services
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
strategies - statements that describe the approaches or practices an agency plans to employ to make
progress on strategic objectives.
(SOURCE
Treasury, Treasury, Strategic Plan
20142017)
strategy - A prudent idea or set of ideas for employing the instruments of national power in a
synchronized and integrated fashion to achieve theater, national, and/ or multinational objectives.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
strategy - A prudent idea or set of ideas for employing the instruments of national power in a
synchronized and integrated fashion to achieve theater, national, and/ or multinational objectives. Views of where strategy ends and tactics begin differ between organizations. USAID views its basic strategic planning unit to be at the country level through the CDCS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
strategy - statement of a course of action(s) to be taken in order to execute task(s), achieve objective(s) or
goal(s), fulfill mission(s), or realize end state(s) based on existing or expected resources.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
strategy - The general plan or direction selected to accomplish incident objectives.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

streamlined competition form - The agency form that documents and certifies all costs calculated in the
streamlined competition.  Also called SLCF.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

strength - An aspect of an offeror's proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or
capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the U.S. Government during contract
performance.
strike - An attack to damage or destroy an objective or a capability.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
142)

strike - any strike or other concerted stoppage of work by employees (including a stoppage by reason of
the expiration of a collective-bargaining agreement) and any concerted slowdown or other concerted
interruption of operations by employees.
strike coordination and reconnaissance - A mission flown for the purpose of detecting targets and
coordinating or performing attack or reconnaissance on those targets.  Also called SCAR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
902.)

student - a person regularly pursuing a full-time course of study or training at an institution which is
(A) a school or college or university operated or directly supported by the United States, or by any State or local government or political subdivision thereof, (B) a school or college or university which has been accredited by a State or by a State recognized or nationally recognized accrediting agency or body. (C) a school or college or university not so accredited but whose credits are
accepted, on transfer, by not less than three institutions which are so accredited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an institution so accredited, or (D) an additional type of educational or training institution as defined by the Secretary, but not after he reaches the age of twenty-three or has completed four years of education beyond the high school level, except that, where his twenty-third birthday occurs during a semester or other enrollment period, he shall continue to be considered a student until the end of such semester or other enrollment period. A child shall not be deemed to have ceased to be a student during any interim between school years if the interim does not exceed five months and if he shows to the satisfaction of the Secretary that he has a bona fide intention of continuing to pursue a full-time course of education or training during the semester or other enrollment period immediately following the interim or during periods of reasonable duration during which, in the judgment of the Secretary, he is prevented by factors beyond his control from pursuing his education. A child shall not be deemed to be a student under this chapter during a period of service in the Armed Forces of the United States.

student - any individual who seeks to be admitted to a graduate medical education program.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
37b)

student financial aid - those programs of general student assistance, such as those authorized by the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Education, and similar programs provided by other Federal agencies. It does not include programs which provide fellowships or similar Federal awards to students on a competitive basis, or for
specified studies or research.  Also called SFA.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
students with disabilities - more than 1 student with a disability.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)

study abroad students - U.S. students who engage in academic study outside the United States, whether
on a U.S. university-affiliated program or independently.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 227.84)
stuffing - Packing of cargo into a container.  See also unstuffing.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9303)

stunting - to a condition that(A) is measured by a height-to-age ratio that is more than 2 standard
deviations below the median for the population;(B) manifests in children who are younger than 2 years of age;(C) is a process that can continue in children after they reach 2 years of age, resulting in
an individual being stunted;(D) is a sign of chronic malnutrition; and(E) can lead to long-term poor health, delayed motor development, impaired cognitive function, and decreased immunity.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300dd21)

subacute care - medical and health care services that are required for individuals recovering from acute
care episodes that are less intensive than the level of care provided in acute-care hospitals, and includes skilled nursing care, hospice care, and other types of health services provided in other longterm-care facilities.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

subaward - An award of financial assistance in the form of money, or property in lieu of money, made
under an award by a recipient to an eligible subrecipient or by a subrecipient to a lower tier
subrecipient. The term includes financial assistance when provided by any legal agreement, even if the agreement is called a contract, but does not include procurement of goods and services nor does it include any form of assistance, which is excluded from the definition of award in paragraph (e).
subaward - an award of financial assistance in the form of money, or property in lieu of money, made
under an award by a recipient to an eligible subrecipient or by a subrecipient to a lower tier
subrecipient. The term includes financial assistance when provided by any legal agreement, even if the agreement is called a contract, but does not include procurement of goods and services nor does it include any form of assistance which is excluded from the definition of award.
(SOURCE  White House, OMB, Circular A110)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H392)
subcashier - An officer, direct-hire permanent employee, or a duly authorized personal services
agreement (PSA) or personal services contract (PSC) employee hired of a Federal department,
agency, or U.S. Government corporation who has been appropriately designated by an authorizing letter or memo signed by the employees U.S. citizen supervisor and approved by the FMO or
management officer to receive an advance from a Class B cashier. Contractors may not be subcashiers, and when a subcashier advance level is U.S. dollar equivalent (USDE) 10,000 or more, the designation is valid only with the approval of the servicing USDO. The subcashier is
accountable to the Class B cashier. The subcashier is an accountable officer.
subcontract - a contract or contractual action entered into by a prime contractor or subcontractor to
obtain supplies, materials, equipment, or services of any kind under a prime contract.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
8701)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
631c.)
subcontract - a legally binding agreement between a contractor that is already under contract to another
party to perform work, and a third party, hereinafter referred to as the subcontractor, for the
subcontractor to perform a part, or all, of the work that the contractor has undertaken.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
8701)
subcontractor - (A) a person, other than the prime contractor, that offers to furnish or furnishes supplies,
materials, equipment, or services of any kind under a prime contract or a subcontract entered into in
connection with the prime contract; and (B) includes a person that offers to furnish or furnishes general supplies to the prime contractor or a higher tier subcontractor.
subcontractor employee - an officer, partner, employee, or agent of a subcontractor.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 41,
8701)
sub-cost center - A subsidiary cost center created to isolate a service within an existing cost center.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
subject - Generally an individual, process, or device causing information to flow among objects or
change to the system state. See Object.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
subject matter expert - An individual thoroughly knowledgeable about the duties and responsibilities of
a specific position. A SME is normally at or above the grade of the position being filled.  Also called SME.
subject matter expert - person with in-depth knowledge in a specific area or field
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
subject merchandise - the class or kind of merchandise that is within the scope of an investigation, a
review, a suspension agreement, an order, or a finding under the Antidumping Act, 1921.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
subjective probability - interpretation or estimate of probability as an individual al judgment or "degree
of belief" about how likely a particular event is to occur, based on the state of knowledge and available evidence.
submarine operating authority - The naval commander exercising operational control of submarines.
Also called SUBOPAUTH.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
submersible vessel - a vessel that is capable of operating below the surface of the water.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
submunition - munition that, to perform its task, separates from a parent munition.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

sub-object - A budget object class used to identify an expense that can be quantified, totaled and distributed to agencies. For example, the sub-object numbers 2156 represents Field Travel and 1201
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
represents Post Allowance.

suborbital trajectory - the intentional flight path of a launch vehicle, reentry vehicle, or any portion
thereof, whose vacuum instantaneous impact point does not leave the surface of the Earth.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50902)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

subordinate campaign plan - A combatant command prepared plan that satisfies the requirements
under a Department of Defense campaign plan, which, depending upon the circumstances,
transitions to a supported or supporting plan in execution.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

subordinate command - A command consisting of the commander and all those individuals, units,
detachments, organizations, or installations that have been placed under the command by the
authority establishing the subordinate command.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)

subordinate plan - also referred to as a system security plan, is a plan that defines the security controls
that are either planned or implemented for networks, facilities, systems, or groups of systems, as
appropriate, within a specific accreditation boundary.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

subordinate unified command - A command established by commanders of unified commands, when
so authorized by the Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to
conduct operations on a continuing basis in accordance with the criteria set forth for unified
commands.  See also area command; functional component command; operational control;
subordinate command; unified command.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)

subpoena - A written command issued under the authority of a court, requiring the attendance of a person
or the production of specified documents before the court or grand jury, with potential penalties for failure to comply.
subrecipient - a non-Federal entity that expends Federal awards received from a pass-through entity to
carry out a Federal program, but does not include an individual that is a beneficiary of such a program. A subrecipient may also be a recipient of other Federal awards directly from a Federal awarding agency. Guidance on distinguishing between a subrecipient and a vendor.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5311.)
subrecipient - a State or local governmental authority, a nonprofit organization, or an operator of public
transportation or intercity bus service that receives Federal transit program grant funds indirectly
through a recipient.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
subrecipient - The legal entity to which a subaward is made and which is accountable to the recipient for
the use of the funds provided. The term may include foreign or international organizations (such as agencies of the United Nations) at the discretion of the Federal-awarding agency. A non-Federal
entity that expends Federal awards received from a pass-through entity to carry out a Federal program, but does not include an individual that is a beneficiary of such a program. A subrecipient
may also be a recipient of other Federal awards directly from a Federal awarding agency.
subrecipient - the legal entity to which a subaward is made and which is accountable to the recipient for
the use of the funds provided. The term may include foreign or international organizations (such as agencies of the United Nations) at the discretion of the Federal awarding agency.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)
subregional project - A group of four or more participants from two or more countries within a
geographically defined sub-region or region. An SRP may be conducted in English or the language of the participating countries.  Also called SRP.
subscriber identity module - small smart card containing programming and information that is used to
identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile devices.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

subsidiary - a firm, corporation, or other legal entity of which a parent owns, directly or indirectly, 50
percent of a 50-50 joint venture and has equal control and veto power over the entity; or owns, directly or indirectly, less than half of the entity, but in fact controls the entity.
subsidiary landing - In an amphibious operation, a landing usually made outside the designated
landing area, the purpose of which is to support the main landing.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

substance abuse - the abuse of alcohol or other drugs.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb25)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300hh14)

substance of concern - a chemical or other substance that is associated with potential acute or chronic
human health effects, the risk of exposure to which could potentially be increased as the result of a
disaster, as determined by the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, and in coordination with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, and other agencies.
substance use disorder benefits - benefits with respect to services for substance use disorders, as defined
under the terms of the plan and in accordance with applicable Federal and State law.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1185a)
substantial bodily injury - (A) a temporary but substantial disfigurement; or (B) a temporary but
substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
113.)

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
43.)

substantial bodily injury - (A) deep cuts and serious burns or abrasions;
(B) short-term or nonobvious
disfigurement;
(C) fractured or dislocated bones, or torn members of the body; (D) significant
physical pain; (E) illness; (F) short-term loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; or (G) any other significant injury to the body.

substantial completion - the earliest date on which a project is considered to perform the functions for
which the project is designed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
3901)
substantial content - parts of a college textbook such as new chapters, new material covering additional
eras of time, new themes, or new subject matter.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1015b.)
substantial evidence - information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or
omission has occurred.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

substantial harm facility - facility that, because of its location, could reasonably be expected to cause
substantial harm to the environment by discharging oil into or on navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

substantial harm to the environment [criteria] - total oil storage capacity greater than or equal to
42,000 gallons that transfers oil over water to or from vessels; has a total oil storage capacity greater
than or equal to 1 million gallons and meets one of the following conditions; does not have sufficient secondary containment for each aboveground storage area; is located at a distance such
that a discharge from the facility could cause injury to fish, wildlife, and sensitive environments;  is located at a distance such that a discharge from the facility would shut down a public drinking water
intake; or has had, within the past five years, a reportable discharge greater than or equal to 10,000 gallons.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

substantially as follows or substantially the same as - that authorization is granted to prepare and
utilize a variation of that provision or clause to accommodate requirements that are peculiar to an
individual acquisition; provided that the variation includes the salient features of the FAR provision or clause, and is not inconsistent with the intent, principle, and substance of the FAR provision or
clause or related coverage of the subject matter.

substantially damaged structure - a structure covered by a contract for flood insurance that has incurred
damage for which the cost of repair exceeds an amount specified in any regulation promulgated by
the Administrator, or by a community ordinance, whichever is lower.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4121)

subsurface improvised explosive device emplacement - improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced
under the surface or below the intended target, i.e. buried, in a culvert, underwater.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
subsystem - a functional grouping of items that combine to perform a major function within an end item,
such as electrical power, attitude control, and propulsion.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2533b)

subsystem - grouping of items that perform a set of functions within a particular end product
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
3702.)

subterminal facility - any facility that is located in the area of production or consumption of agricultural
commodities or any major storage or major export point for such commodities and is located at a place that conveniently serves the needs of producers, purchasers, and consumers of bulk
agricultural commodities, and is (A) used for the transient storage of bulk agricultural
commodities and may include equipment or structures necessary for the transportation, upgrading,
receiving, drying, or loading out of such commodities; or (B) any rail siding, loading, or unloading
facility that can accommodate unit railroad trains or multiple car trains and other appropriate transportation modes designed for the transport of bulk agricultural commodities and production materials.
subversion - Actions designed to undermine the military, economic, psychological, or political strength
or morale of a governing authority.  See also unconventional warfare.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 324)
successful resolution - when used with respect to any judicial or administrative action brought by the
Commission under this chapter, includes any settlement of such action.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 26.)

succession - The devolution of title to property under the law of descent and distribution, by will or
inheritance (as opposed to by sale).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
113.)
suffocating - intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing of a person by
covering the mouth of the person, the nose of the person, or both, regardless of whether that conduct results in any visible injury or whether there is any intent to kill or protractedly injure the victim.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
suicide improvised explosive device employment - improvised explosive device (IED) initiated by an
insurgent/ terrorist at a time of his/ her choosing in which the operator intentionally kills himself/ herself as part of the attack, or to deny his/ her capture.
suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) explosive
intentionally initiated by the vehicle's occupant, or by secondary RC switch.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2914)
suitability - Determinations based on an individuals character or conduct that may impact the efficiency
of the service by jeopardizing an agency's accomplishment of its duties or responsibilities, or by interfering with or preventing effective service in the competitive, excepted or SES position applied for or employed in, and determinations that there is a statutory or regulatory bar to employment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
suitability [employment] - determination based on a person's identifiable character traits and conduct
sufficient to decide whether an person's employment or continued employment would or would not protect the integrity or promote the efficiency of the service.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

suitability determination [employment]  - decision by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or
an agency with delegated investigative authority, such as DHS, that an individual  is suitable or not suitable for employment in covered positions in the Federal Government.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2296)

suitable employment - work of a substantially equal or higher skill level than the worker's past adversely
affected employment, and wages for such work at not less than 80 percent of the worker's average weekly wage.

sulfur hexafluoride - colorless gas soluble in alcohol or ether and slightly soluble in water.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
summons - A document by which a party is summoned to answer a complaint filed with a court.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2331.3)

Sunday work - Nonovertime work performed by an employee during a regularly scheduled daily tour of
duty when any part of that daily tour of duty is on a Sunday. For any such tour of duty, not more than 8 hours of work are Sunday work, unless the employee is on a compressed work schedule, in
which case the entire regularly scheduled daily tour of duty constitutes Sunday work.

sunk cost -  A cost incurred in the past that will not be affected by any present or future decision. Sunk
costs should be ignored in determining whether a new investment is worthwhile.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)

sunken military craft - all or any portion of (A) any sunken warship, naval auxiliary, or other vessel
that was owned or operated by a government on military noncommercial service when it sank; (B) any sunken military aircraft or military spacecraft that was owned or operated by a government
when it sank; and (C) the associated contents of a craft referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B),if title thereto has not been abandoned or transferred by the government concerned.

sun-synchronous orbit - An orbit in which the satellite's orbital plane is at a fixed orientation to the
sun, i.e., the orbit precesses about the earth at the same rate that the earth orbits the sun.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
supercargo - Personnel that accompany cargo on board a ship for the purpose of accomplishing en
route maintenance and security.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)
superior commissioned officer - a commissioned officer superior in rank or command.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
801)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2283)

superior qualifications - The individual brings unusually high, unique or superior qualifications,
particularly suited to the position in comparison with other qualified individuals. In addition, the
individual would be losing salary and/ or benefits if employed at the first step of the grade.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

supervisor - A manager (e.g., oversight manager, task manager, project leader, team leader, etc.),
contract officer representative (COR), or any other person who has the authority to assign official duties and/ or work assignments to the workforce members. Supervisors are also workforce members.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3845)

supervisor - an individual employed by an agency having authority in the interest of the agency to hire,
direct, assign, promote, reward, transfer, furlough, layoff, recall, suspend, discipline or remove employees, to adjust their grievances, or to effectively recommend such action, if the exercise of the
authority is not merely routine or clerical in nature but requires the consistent exercise of independent judgment, except that, with respect to any unit which includes nurses, the term supervisor includes only those individuals who devote a preponderance of their employment time to exercising such authority.

supervisor - Any employee who either supervises work or serves as the rating or reviewing official.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)
supervisory development training - training provided to support managerial functions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

supplemental agreement - a contract modification that is accomplished by the mutual action of the
parties.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

supplemental control  - prescribed procedure of systems that provide security control measures designed
to augment the physical protection of classified information includes intrusion detection systems,
periodic inspections of security containers or areas, and security-in-depth.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300e)

supplemental health services - any health service which is not included as a basic health service. If a
health service provided by a physician may also be provided under applicable State law by a dentist,
optometrist, podiatrist, psychologist, or other health care personnel, a health maintenance organization may provide such service through an optometrist, dentist, podiatrist, psychologist, or other health care personnel (as the case may be) licensed to provide such service.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1015b.)

supplemental material - educational material developed to accompany a college textbook that (A)
may include printed materials, computer disks, website access, and electronically distributed materials; and (B) is not being used as a component of an integrated textbook.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
20153.)

supplementary safety measure - a safety system or procedure, provided by the appropriate traffic
control authority or law enforcement authority responsible for safety at the highway-rail grade crossing, that is determined by the Secretary to be an effective substitute for the locomotive horn in the prevention of highway-rail casualties. A traffic control arrangement that prevents careless
movement over the crossing (e.g., as where adequate median barriers prevent movement around crossing gates extending over the full width of the lanes in the particular direction of travel), and
that conforms to standards prescribed by the Secretary, shall be deemed to constitute a
supplementary safety measure. The following do not, individually or in combination, constitute
supplementary safety measures: standard traffic control devices or arrangements such as reflectorized crossbucks, stop signs, flashing lights, flashing lights with gates that do not completely block travel over the line of railroad, or traffic signals.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2272.)

supplier - a firm that produces and supplies directly to another firm component parts for articles, or
services, used in the production of articles or in the supply of services, as the case may be, that were
the basis for a certification of eligibility of a group of workers employed by such other firm.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

supplies - All personal property excluding equipment, intangible property, and debt instruments, and
inventions of a contractor conceived or first actually reduced to practice in the performance of work under a funding agreement (subject inventions), Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.
supplies - all personal property excluding equipment, intangible property, and debt instruments, and
inventions of a contractor conceived or first actually reduced to practice in the performance of work under a funding agreement (subject inventions), Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

supplies - all property except land or interest in land. It includes (but is not limited to) public works,
buildings, and facilities; ships, floating equipment, and vessels of every character, type, and description, together with parts and accessories; aircraft and aircraft parts, accessories, and
equipment; machine tools; and the alteration or installation of any of the foregoing.

supplies - In logistics, all materiel and items used in the equipment, support, and maintenance of
military forces.  See also component; equipment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)

supplies - material, equipment, and stores of all kinds.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 40)

supply - The procurement, distribution, maintenance while in storage, and salvage of supplies,
including the determination of kind and quantity of supplies.  a. producer phaseThat phase of military supply that extends from determination of procurement schedules to acceptance of finished
supplies by the Services.  b. consumer phaseThat phase of military supply that extends from
receipt of finished supplies by the Services through issue for use or consumption.
supply chain - a linked set of resources and processes between multiple tiers of developers that begins
with the sourcing of products and services and extends through the design, development, manufacturing, processing, handling, and delivery of products and services to the acquirer.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
supply chain - Linked set of resources and processes between multiple tiers of developers that begin with
the sourcing of products and services and extends through the design, development, manufacturing, processing, handling, and delivery of products and services to the acquirer.
supply chain - manufacturer, wholesaler, repacker, own-labeled.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
670.)

supply chain - The linked activities associated with providing materiel from a raw materiel stage to an
end user as a finished product.  See also supply; supply chain management.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
supply chain - The series of events that must occur in order for supplies, services, or other property to
reach customers.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 112)
supply chain management - A cross-functional approach to procuring, producing, and delivering
products and services to customers.  See also supply; supply chain.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
supply chain management - The process of ensuring that customers obtain efficiently the supplies,
equipment, or services needed to conduct business in a timely manner.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 112)
supply chain risk - risks that arise from the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of
information or information systems and reflect the potential adverse impacts to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

supply chain risk management - the process of identifying, assessing, and mitigating the risks
associated with the global and distributed nature of information and communications technology product and service supply chains.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

supply support - process conducted to determine, acquire, catalog, receive, store, transfer, issue, and
dispose of secondary items necessary for the support of end items and support items includes provisioning for initial support as well as replenishment supply support.

supply support activity - Activities assigned a Department of Defense activity address code and that
have a supply support mission.  Also called SSA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

support - 1. The action of a force that aids, protects, complements, or sustains another force in
accordance with a directive requiring such action.  2. A unit that helps another unit in battle.  3. An
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

element of a command that assists, protects, or supplies other forces in combat.  See also close
support; direct support; general support; inter-Service support; mutual support.
JP 1) (SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7432)
support - assistance of any kind, including financial support, transfer of property or other material
support, services, intelligence sharing, law enforcement cooperation, the training or detail of personnel, and the arrest or detention of individuals.
support agency - See Emergency Support Function (ESF) Support Agency.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
support annexes - Describe how Federal departments and agencies, the private sector, volunteer
organizations, and nongovernmental organizations coordinate and execute the common support processes and administrative tasks required during an incident. The actions described in the Support Annexes are not limited to particular types of events, but are overarching in nature and applicable to
nearly every type of incident.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
support equipment - equipment (mobile or fixed) required to support an acquisition's operation and
maintenance includes associated multi-use support items, ground-handling and maintenance equipment, tools, meteorology and calibration equipment, and manual/ Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) - for these items, the acquisition of their integrated logistics support (ILS) is also included.
support group - group of persons representing specific areas of expertise responsible for providing
assistance and solutions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
support services - services related to curriculum modification, equipment modification, classroom
modification, supportive personnel, and instructional aids and devices.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 2302.)
support system - An interconnected set of information resources under the same direct management
control and sharing common functionality.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)
support to prosecution - process of associating related people, places, devices, or equipment to an
individual for evidentiary purposes in a recognized court of law.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

supportability [system] - program design characteristic, influenced by factors such as reliability and
maintainability, which defines a system's ability to be sustained in an operating environment with adequate availability of required support elements includes design, technical support data, and maintenance procedures to facilitate detection, isolation, and timely repair and/ or replacement of system anomalies. This includes factors such as diagnostics, prognostics, real time maintenance data
collection, and human system integration considerations.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

supportability and sustainment planning - process for the determination of the type and level of
activity required to maintain the capability of an acquisition throughout its life-cycle includes the following elements: programming and budgeting, design for supportability, maintenance planning, staffing, personnel and training, supply support, support equipment, technical data, facilities, packaging, handling, storage and transportation, computer resources, deployment and fielding, post production support, reliability improvements, and retirement and disposal.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

supported commander - 1. The commander having primary responsibility for all aspects of a task
assigned by the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan or other joint operation planning authority.  2. In
the context of joint operation planning, the commander who prepares operation plans or operation orders in response to requirements of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  3. In the context of a support command relationship, the commander who receives assistance from another
commander's force or capabilities, and who is responsible for ensuring that the supporting
commander understands the assistance required.  See also support; supporting commander.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)

supported employment services - ongoing support services, including customized employment, needed
to support and maintain an individual with a most significant disability in supported employment, that(A) are provided singly or in combination and are organized and made available in such a way as to assist an eligible individual to achieve competitive integrated employment; (B) are based on a
determination of the needs of an eligible individual, as specified in an individualized plan for employment; and (C) are provided by the designated State unit for a period of not more than 24 months, except that period may be extended, if necessary, in order to achieve the employment
outcome identified in the individualized plan for employment.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)

supported unit - As related to contracted support, a supported unit is the organization that is the
recipient, but not necessarily the requester of, contractor-provided support.  See also requiring
activity.
supporting a diplomatic or consular mission - performing outside the United States under a contract
administered by Federal agency personnel who are subject to the direction of a Chief of Mission.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
supporting arms - Weapons and weapons systems of all types employed to support forces by indirect
or direct fire.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

supporting arms coordination center - A single location on board an amphibious warfare command
ship in which all communication facilities incident to the coordination of fire support of the artillery,
air, and naval gunfire are centralized.  Also called SACC.  See also fire support coordination center.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

supporting commander - 1. A commander who provides augmentation forces or other support to a
supported commander or who develops a supporting plan.  2. In the context of a support command relationship, the  commander who aids, protects, complements, or sustains another commander's
force, and who is responsible for providing the assistance required by the supported commander.
supporting fire - Fire delivered by supporting units to assist or protect a unit in combat.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

(SOURCE  DOC,
Strategic Plan
2014, Terms)

supporting indicator - Performance measures other than the key indicators that are also used, as needed,
to track progress toward achieving a strategic objective. These measures are typically output, leading or contextual performance indicators that are related to the outcome targeted in the objective. The Department currently measures these indicators.
supporting operations - In amphibious operations, those operations conducted by forces other than
those conducted by the amphibious force.  See also amphibious force; amphibious operation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

supporting plan - An operation plan prepared by a supporting commander, a subordinate commander,
or an agency to satisfy the requests or requirements of the supported commander's plan.  See also
supported commander; supporting commander.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8161.)

supportive housing - housing that engages tenants in on-site and community-based support services for
veterans or their families that are at risk of homelessness or are homeless. Such term may include the following: (A) Transitional housing. (B) Single-room occupancy.
(C) Permanent housing.
(D)
Congregate living housing. (E) Independent living housing. (F) Assisted living housing. (G) Other modalities of housing.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

supportive services - services such as transportation, child care, dependent care, housing, and needsrelated payments, that are necessary to enable an individual to participate in activities authorized under this Act.
suppression - Temporary or transient degradation by an opposing force of the performance of a
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
weapons system below the level needed to fulfill its mission objectives.
JP 301)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

suppression of enemy air defenses - Activity that neutralizes, destroys, or temporarily degrades
surface-based enemy air defenses by destructive and/ or disruptive means.  Also called SEAD.  See
also electromagnetic spectrum; electronic warfare.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

surety - an individual or corporation legally liable for the debt, default, or failure of a principal to satisfy
a contractual obligation. The types of sureties referred to are as follows: (1) An individual surety is
one person, as distinguished from a business entity, who is liable for the entire penal  amount of the bond. (2) A corporate surety is licensed under various insurance laws and, under its charter, has legal power to act as surety for others. (3) A cosurety is one of two or more sureties that are jointly liable for the penal sum of the bond. A limit of liability for each surety may be stated.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

surety consideration [risk] - risk associated with the loss/ misuse of data or information includes; risk of
technical problems/ failures with applications; risk associated with the security/ vulnerability of systems.

surf line - The point offshore where waves and swells are affected by the underwater surface and
become breakers.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)

surf zone - The area of water from the surf line to the beach.  See also surf line.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
surface action group - A temporary or standing organization of combatant ships, other than carriers,
tailored for a specific tactical mission.  Also called SAG.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
surface combatant - A ship constructed and armed for combat use with the capability to conduct
operations in multiple maritime roles against air, surface and subsurface threats, and land targets.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)

surface improvised explosive device emplacement - improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced
directly on the ground.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
surface transportation - any conveyance of people, goods, or commodities using one or more surface
transportation modes.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1101)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1101)
surface transportation modes - mass transit, commuter and long-distance passenger rail, freight rail,
commercial vehicles (including intercity buses), and pipelines, and related infrastructure (including
roads and highways), that are within the territory of the United States, but does not include electric grids.
surface warfare - That portion of maritime warfare in which operations are conducted to destroy or
neutralize enemy naval surface forces and merchant vessels.  Also called SUW.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
surface-to-air missile site - A plot of ground prepared in such a manner that it will readily accept the
hardware used in surface-to-air missile system.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
surge - a significant increase in imports over the trend for a recent representative base period.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3372)
surge - to increase the amount of or degree of
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 311)
surge capacity - the ability to rapidly and substantially increase the provision of search and rescue
capabilities, food, water, medicine, shelter and housing, medical care, evacuation capacity, staffing (including disaster assistance employees), and other resources necessary to save lives and protect

property during a catastrophic incident.

surplus - with respect to a fiscal year, the amount by which receipts exceeds 2 outlays during that year.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 622)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), SEC. 644.)

surplus agricultural commodity -  any agricultural commodity or product thereof, class, kind, type, or
other specification thereof, produced in the United States either publicly or privately owned, which
is in excess of domestic requirements, adequate carryover, and anticipated exports for United States dollars, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2914)

surplus employee -  A current agency employee serving under an appointment in the competitive service,
in tenure group 1 or 2 at grade levels GS-15 or equivalent and below, who has received a
certification of expected separation or other official certification issued by the agency indicating that the position is surplus. For example - A notice of position abolishment, or a notice stating that the employee is eligible for discontinued service retirement; or A current Executive Branch agency employee serving on an excepted service appointment without time limit, at grade levels GS-15 or equivalent and below; who has been issued a certificate of expected separation or other official agency certification, indicating that his or her position is surplus. For example - A notice of position
abolishment or a notice stating that the employee is eligible for discontinued service retirement, and who has been conferred noncompetitive appointment eligibility, and special selection priority by
statute for positions in the competitive service; and, at an agency's discretion, a current Executive Branch employee serving on a Schedule A or B excepted appointment without time limit, at grade levels GS-15 or equivalent and below, and who is in receipt of a certificate of expected separation or other official agency certification indicating that his or her job is surplus. For example -  o A notice of position abolishment, or  o An official notice stating that the employee is eligible for discontinued service retirement; or  o An employee who has received a RIF notice of separation, or  o A notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment outside of the local commuting area.

surplus property - excess personal property not required by any Federal agency as determined by the
Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA).
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
surreptitious entry - unauthorized entry into a facility or security container in a manner in which
evidence of such entry is not discernable under normal circumstances.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
surveillance - systematic observation or monitoring of areas, places, persons, or things, by visual, aural,
electronic, photographic, or other means.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
surveillance - The systematic observation of aerospace, surface, or subsurface areas, places, persons, or
things, by visual, aural, electronic, photographic, or other means.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
survivability - All aspects of protecting personnel, weapons, and supplies while simultaneously
deceiving the enemy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
survivability [system] - capability of a system or organization to withstand a disaster or hostile
environment, without significant impairment of its normal operations includes those efforts that, to the maximum feasible extent, minimize personnel and equipment exposure to potential dangerous natural, hostile or non-hostile actions through consideration and evaluation of each achievable approach, option and/ or mitigation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
survival, evasion, resistance, and escape - Actions performed by isolated personnel designed to ensure
their health, mobility, safety, and honor in anticipation of or preparation for their return to friendly
control.  Also called SERE.

survival, evasion, resistance, and escape debriefing - an interview conducted with a person who is
(SOURCE  DOD,

returned to United States control in order to record the person's experiences while surviving, evading, resisting interrogation or exploitation, or escaping.
US Code 10,
1513)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
surviving parent -  a. the child's living parent when the child's other parent is dead, and the child has not
acquired another parent. b. In the context of orphan adoption cases, a surviving parent is defined as a child's living parent when the child's other parent is dead, and the child has not acquired another parent (i.e., a stepparent per definition in INA.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
surviving spouse -  a person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran's death, and who
lived with the veteran continuously from the date of marriage to the date of the veteran's death (except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran without the fault of the spouse) and who has not remarried or (in cases not involving remarriage) has not since the death of the veteran, and after September 19, 1962, lived with another person and held himself or herself out openly to the public to be the spouse of such other person.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2002)
surviving spouse - the surviving wife or husband of a participant or retired participant who (i) was
married to the participant or retired participant for at least 9 months immediately preceding the
participant's or retired participant's death, or (ii) who is the parent of a child born of the marriage.
survivor - in the case of a veteran or member of the Armed Forces who dies, the surviving spouse or
surviving dependent child of the veteran or member.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1310.)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1310.)
survivor benefit - any monetary, health-care, educational, or other benefit paid, payable, or otherwise
provided to survivors of veterans and survivors of members of the Armed Forces under the following: (A) Laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (B) Laws administered by
the Secretary of Defense; or (C) The Social Security Act.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)
suspect - 1. In counterdrug operations, a track of interest where correlating information actually ties the
track of interest to alleged illegal drug operations.  See also counterdrug operations; track of interest.
2. An identity applied to a track that is potentially hostile because of its characteristics, behavior,
origin, or nationality.  See also assumed friend; neutral; unknown.
suspected device [surveillance] - device that appears to be, but has not yet been shown to be, a technical
surveillance device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
suspected duplicate - A term used to describe a telegram that may have been transmitted previously.
Also called dupe.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
suspected terrorist organization - organization that is reasonably suspected to be, or has been engaged
in conduct constituting, in preparation for, in aid of, or related to terrorism or terrorist activity based
on articulable and reasonable suspicion.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
suspected terrorist  - person that is reasonably suspected to be, or has been engaged in conduct
constituting, in preparation for, in aid of, or related to terrorism or terrorist activity based on articulable and reasonable suspicion.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2393)
suspend - to disqualify, pursuant to established administrative procedures, from Government contracting
and subcontracting for a temporary period of time because a concern or individual is suspected of engaging in criminal, fraudulent, or seriously improper conduct.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

suspension - action taken by a suspending official to disqualify a contractor temporarily from
Government contracting and Government-approved subcontracting; a contractor that is disqualified is "suspended."

suspension - an action by a Federal awarding agency that temporarily withdraws Federal sponsorship
under an award, pending corrective action by the recipient or pending a decision to terminate the award by the Federal awarding agency. Suspension of an award is a separate action from suspension under Federal agency regulations.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
suspension - An action by a Federal awarding agency that temporarily withdraws Federal sponsorship
under an award, pending corrective action by the recipient or pending a decision to terminate the
award by the Federal-awarding agency. Suspension of an award is a separate action from suspension
under Federal agency regulations implementing Executive Orders 12549 and 12689, Debarment and Suspension.
suspension - Placement of an employee in a temporary nonduty and nonpay status for disciplinary
reasons.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4312)
suspension - The placing of an employee, for disciplinary reasons, in a temporary status without duties or
pay.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4512)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
suspension of security clearance - temporary action in which an individual who had access to classified
information is rendered ineligible to continue such access is not considered an adverse action, and it
is not appealable.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)
suspensions - Amounts subtracted from voucher amounts to reflect nonperformance or nonconformance
to policy, lack of information, etc. The amount is withheld from the claimant and kept in suspense until the matter is resolved.
suspicious activity reporting - official documentation of observed behavior reasonably indicative of preoperational planning related to terrorism or other criminal activity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
sustain - to support, supply, and maintain the necessary level and duration of activity to achieve a given
objective to maintain operations in the event of an attack, natural disaster, or other type of incident of national significance, either malicious or unintentional; and to provide, on a continual basis, the resources (people, funding, etc.) necessary to build, maintain and employ emergency response capabilities, as well as maintaining civil rights and liberties.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

sustainability - creation and maintenance of  conditions under which humans and nature can exist in
productive harmony that permit fulfillment of the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations.

sustainable - the ability of a target country, community, implementing partner, or intended beneficiary to
maintain, over time, the programs authorized and outcomes achieved pursuant to this chapter.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9303)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
sustainable acquisition - acquiring goods and services in order to create and maintain conditions (1)
Under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony; and (2) That permit fulfilling the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations.
sustainable energy infrastructure - (A) facilities for production of energy from renewable energy
sources, thermal energy sources, or highly efficient technologies, including combined heat and power or other waste heat use; and (B) district energy systems.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371h1)
sustained yield - the achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a high-level annual or regular
periodic output of the various renewable resources of the public lands consistent with multiple use.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1702)
sustainment - The provision of logistics and personnel services required to maintain and prolong
operations until successful mission accomplishment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

sustainment [ system] - program design characteristic that consists of those planned support resources,
system design characteristics' capabilities and activities required to maintain fielded systems at
intended levels of performance and meet contingency usage requirements is a function of providing for and maintaining those levels of ready forces and materiel necessary to support the mission and
encompasses efforts to field, in a cost effective manner, a support program meeting operational support performance requirements by sustaining the system to a level consistent with operational tempo and duration; may include such items as supply chain management, sustaining engineering, data management, anti-tamper provisions and interoperability functions.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 403)

sustainment, restoration, and modernization - The fuels asset sustainment program within Defense
Logistics Agency Energy that provides a long-term process to cost-effectively sustain, restore, and
modernize fuel facilities.  Also called SRM.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

swap data repository - any person that collects and maintains information or records with respect to
transactions or positions in, or the terms and conditions of, swaps entered into by third parties for the purpose of providing a centralized recordkeeping facility for swaps.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

swap dealer - any person who (i) holds itself out as a dealer in swaps; (ii) makes a market in swaps;
(iii) regularly enters into swaps with counterparties as an ordinary course of business for its own
account; or (iv) engages in any activity causing the person to be commonly known in the trade as a
dealer or market maker in swaps, provided however, in no event shall an insured depository institution be considered to be a swap dealer to the extent it offers to enter into a swap with a customer in connection with originating a loan with that customer.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

swap execution facility - a trading system or platform in which multiple participants have the ability to
execute or trade swaps by accepting bids and offers made by multiple participants in the facility or
system, through any means of interstate commerce, including any trading facility, that(A)
facilitates the execution of swaps between persons; and (B) is not a designated contract market.

swine - a porcine animal raised to be a feeder pig, raised for seed stock, or raised for slaughter.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
198.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
182.)
swine contractor - any person engaged in the business of obtaining swine under a swine production
contract for the purpose of slaughtering the swine or selling the swine for slaughter, if (A) the
swine is obtained by the person in commerce; or (B) the swine (including products from the swine)
obtained by the person is sold or shipped in commerce.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)
swine or pork market formula purchase - a purchase of swine by a packer in which the pricing
mechanism is a formula price based on a market for swine, pork, or a pork product, other than a future or option for swine, pork, or a pork product.
swine production contract grower - any person engaged in the business of raising and caring for swine
in accordance with the instructions of another person.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
182.)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
182.)
swine production contractany grow out contract or other arrangement under which a swine
production contract grower raises and cares for the swine in accordance with the instructions of
another person.
switch - device for making, breaking, or changing a connection.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2016.)

switching - the routing of an interstate transaction that consists of transmitting the details of a transaction
electronically recorded through the use of an electronic benefit transfer card in 1 State to the issuer
of the card that is in another State.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

synchronization - 1. The arrangement of military actions in time, space, and purpose to produce
maximum relative combat power at a decisive place and time.  2. In the intelligence context,
application of intelligence sources and methods in concert with the operation plan to answer
intelligence requirements in time to influence the decisions they support.
synthesis - In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other
information and intelligence for final interpretation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
system - A functionally, physically, and/ or behaviorally related group of regularly interacting or
interdependent elements; that group of elements forming a unified whole.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

system - aggregation of end products enabling products to achieve a given purpose includes any
combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, processes, procedures, programs, and communications integrated for a specific purpose.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

System Access - Ability and means to communicate with or otherwise interact with a system use system
resources to handle information, gain knowledge of the information the system contains, or control system components and functions.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

system accreditation - The official authorization granted to an information system to process sensitive
information in its operational environment based on a comprehensive security evaluation of the systems hardware, firmware, software security design, configuration and implementation, and other
system procedural, administrative, physical, TEMPEST, personnel, and communications security controls.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)

System and Communications Protection - Organizations must - (1) Monitor, control, and protect
organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems; and  (2) Employ architectural designs, software development techniques, and systems engineering principles that promote effective information security within organizational information systems.  Also called SC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)

System and Information Integrity - Organizations must - (1) Identify, report, and correct information
and information system flaws in a timely manner; (2) Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems; and (3) Monitor information system security alerts and advisories and take appropriate actions in response.  Also called SI.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH11 H512.2)
System and Services Acquisition - Organizations must - (1) Allocate sufficient resources to adequately
protect organizational information systems; (2) Employ system development life cycle processes that incorporate information security considerations;(3) Employ software usage and installation restrictions; and (4) Ensure that third-party providers employ adequate security measures to protect information, applications, and/ or services outsourced from the organization.  Also called SA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)

System Authorization Plan - A  Also called  comprehensive and uniform approach to the System
Authorization Process that is comprised of four phases - Phase 1 Precertification; Phase 2
Certification; Phase 3 Authorization; and Phase 4 Post-Authorization SAP.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

system certification - The technical evaluation of a systems security features that established the extent
to which a particular information systems design and implementation meets a set of specified
security requirements.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

System for Award Management - the primary Government repository for prospective Federal awardee
and Federal awardee information and the centralized Government system for certain contracting,
grants, and other assistance- related processes. It includes (1) Data collected from prospective
Federal awardees required for the conduct of  business with the Government; (2) Prospective
contractor-submitted annual representations and certifications in accordance with FAR; and (3)
Identification of those parties excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain types of Federal financial and non-financial assistance and benefits.  Also called SAM.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
system high mode - An AIS is operating in the system high mode when each user with direct or indirect
access to the AIS, its peripherals, remote terminals, or remote hosts has all of the following - (1) A
valid personnel clearance for all information on the AIS; (2) Formal access approval for, and has
signed nondisclosure agreements for all the information stored and/ or processed; and (3) A valid need to know for some of the information contained within the AIS.
System Manager - individual identified in a System of Records Notice who is responsible for the
operation and management of the system of records to which the System of Records Notice pertains.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
system of record - group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is
retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
System of Records - A group of any records (as defined by the Privacy Act) under the control of any
Federal agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifier assigned to the individual.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

System of Records Notice - A formal notice to the public published in the Federal Register that identifies
the purpose for which PII is collected, from whom and what type of PII is collected, how the PII is shared externally (routine uses), and how to access and correct any PII maintained by the Department.  Also called SORN.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

system of records notice - statement providing to the public notice of the existence and character of a
group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the person or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the person.
system of records notice - the notice(s) published by an agency in the Federal Register upon the
establishment and/ or modification of a system of records describing the existence and character of
the system. A SORN identifies the system of records, the purpose(s) of the system, the authority for
maintenance of the records, the categories of records maintained in the system, the categories of individuals about whom records are maintained, the routine uses to which the records are subject, and additional details about the system. A SORN may be comprised of a single Federal Register notice addressing all of the required elements that describe the current system of records, or it may be comprised of multiple Federal Register notices that together address all of the required elements.
Also called SORN.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A108)
system of systems - composite system comprised itself of systems that are closely coupled and all
contribute to a common set of goals, objectives, and performance measures.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

system owner - Person or organization having responsibility for the development, procurement,
integration, modification, operation and maintenance, and/ or final disposition of an information or
application system.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)

system owner - The Bureau Executive is the owner of locally developed systems. At the post level the
Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) may assume this responsibility. They are responsible for the IT system for the entire system lifecycle. The System Owner is concerned with cost, schedule, and
performance issues for the system as well as security issues and represents the interests of the user community and the IT system throughout the system lifecycle.

system pilot - process-related system staged in the operational environment prior to system
implementation for the purpose of evaluating operational concepts.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
system record - group of records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by
the name of the person or by an person identifier.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
system requirement - requirement derived from one or more functional requirements and stated in
technical terms.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)
system security plan - A plan used in the system authorization process to document a systems security
controls as identified in the system baseline and to verify each control as implemented, partially
implemented, or not applicable.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
system security plan - Formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for the
information system and describes the security controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements.
system testing - testing conducted on a complete, integrated system to evaluate the system's compliance
with its specified requirements.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
systematic declassification review - the review for declassification of classified information contained in
records that have been determined by the Archivist to have permanent historical value in accordance
with title 44, United States Code.
systems analysis - management planning technique that applies scientific methods of many disciplines to
major problems or decisions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)
systems assurance - Ensuring availability, currency, and responsiveness over the system life cycle, it
incorporates the disciplines of - (1) Change management; (2) Quality assurance; (3) Configuration management; and (4) Disaster recovery and contingency planning.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
systems engineering - interdisciplinary approach governing the total technical and managerial effort
required to transform customer needs, expectations, and constraints into a product solution and support that solution throughout the product's life includes the definition of technical performance
measures, the integration of engineering specialties towards the establishment of a product architecture, and the definition of life-cycle processes that balance cost, performance, and schedule
objectives.
systems engineering life cycle - guiding framework that provides a vocabulary, order, and description of
the activities enabling efficient and effective delivery of capability to users.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
systems integrity - Systems integrity applies and provides resources and procedures to prevent
unauthorized access to Department information and to ensure data integrity.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
systems reliability [risk] - risk associated with vulnerability/ integrity of systems.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
systems security engineering - a specialty engineering discipline of systems engineering. It applies
scientific, mathematical, engineering, and measurement concepts, principles, and methods to deliver, consistent with defined constraints and necessary trade-offs, a trustworthy asset protection capability that satisfies stakeholder requirements; is seamlessly integrated into the delivered system; and presents residual risk that is deemed acceptable and manageable to stakeholders.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
systems support contract - A prearranged contract awarded by a Service acquisition program
management office that provides technical support, maintenance and, in some cases, repair parts for
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
selected military weapon and support systems.  See also external support contract; theater support
contract.
JP 410)
systems thinking - discipline for seeing wholes via a frame-work for seeing interrelationships rather than
things, for seeing patterns of change rather than static 'snapshots'.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
system-specific control - a security or privacy control for an information system that is implemented at
the system level and is not inherited by any other information system.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
T Visa - Visa for nonimmigrant status granted to those who are or have been victims of human trafficking
allowing them to remain in the United States to assist in an investigation or prosecution of human trafficking allows victims of human trafficking to remain in the United States for up to four years (or longer if a limited exception applies), receive work authorization, and, if certain conditions are
met, apply for adjustment of status to that of an lawful permanent resident (LPR) .
TAA-related election period - with respect to a TAA-related loss of coverage, the 60-day election period
under this part which is a direct consequence of such loss.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1165)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1165)
TAA-related loss of coverage - with respect to an individual whose separation from employment gives
rise to being an TAA-eligible individual, the loss of health benefits coverage associated with such separation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
table of allowance - An equipment allowance document that prescribes basic allowances of
organizational equipment, and provides the control to develop, revise, or change equipment
authorization inventory data.  Also called TOA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)
TABOO frequencies - Any friendly frequency of such importance that it must never be deliberately
jammed or interfered with by friendly forces including international distress,  safety, and controller
frequencies.  See also electronic warfare.
tactical air command center - The principal US Marine Corps air command and control agency from
which air operations and air defense warning functions are directed.  Also called Marine TACC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
tactical air control center - The principal air operations installation (ship-based) from which all
aircraft and air warning functions of tactical air operations are controlled.  Also called Navy TACC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
tactical air control party - A subordinate operational component of a tactical air control system
designed to provide air liaison to land forces and for the control of aircraft.  Also called TACP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
tactical air coordinator (airborne) - An officer who coordinates, from an aircraft, the actions of other
aircraft engaged in air support of ground or sea forces.  Also called TAC(A). See also forward
observer.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
tactical air direction center - An air operations installation under the overall control of the Navy
tactical air control center or the Marine Corps tactical air command center, from which aircraft and
air warning service functions of tactical air operations in support of amphibious operations are
directed.  Also called TADC.
tactical air officer - The officer under the amphibious task force commander who, until control is
passed ashore, coordinates planning of all phases of air participation of the amphibious operation
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
and air operations of supporting forces en route to and in the objective area.  Also called TAO.
JP 302)
tactical air operations center - The principal air control agency of the United States Marine Corps air
command and control system responsible for airspace control and management.  Also called TAOC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)
tactical assembly area - An area that is generally out of the reach of light artillery and the location
where units make final preparations (pre-combat checks and inspections) and rest, prior to moving
to the line of departure.  See also line of departure.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
tactical combat casualty care - A set of trauma management guidelines customized for use on the
battlefield that maintains a sharp focus on the most common causes of preventable deaths on the
battlefield: external hemorrhage; tension pneumothorax; and airway obstruction.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
tactical combat force - A rapidly deployable, air-ground mobile combat unit, with appropriate combat
support and combat service support assets assigned to and capable of defeating Level III threats
including combined arms.  Also called TCF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
tactical control - The authority over forces that is limited to the detailed direction and control of
movements or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks
assigned.  Also called TACON.  See also combatant command; combatant command (command
authority); operational control.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)
tactical data link - A Joint Staff-approved, standardized communication link suitable for transmission
of digital information, which interfaces two or more command and control or weapons systems via a
single or multiple network architecture and multiple communication media for exchange of tactical
information.  Also called TDL.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)
tactical exploitation of national capabilities - Congressionally mandated program to improve the
combat effectiveness of the Services through more effective military use of national programs.  Also
called TENCAP.
tactical intelligence - Intelligence required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations.  See also
intelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
tactical level of war - The level of war at which battles and engagements are planned and executed to
achieve military objectives assigned to tactical units or task forces.  See also operational level of
war; strategic level of war.
tactical level  - indication of scale of significance for actions or plans that involve deployment and use of
assets to accomplish specific objectives.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
tactical minefield - A minefield that is employed to directly attack enemy maneuver as part of a
formation obstacle plan and is laid to delay, channel, or break up an enemy advance, giving the
defending element a positional advantage over the attacker.
tactical obstacles - Those obstacles employed to disrupt enemy formations, to turn them into a desired
area, to fix them in position under direct and indirect fires, and to block enemy penetrations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
tactical plan - Based on the Department of State Information Technology Tactical Plan, and in the
context of the management of the Federal information processing resources, identifies the tasks necessary to accomplish individual information resource management activities throughout the Department (typically over a one-to-two-year period).
tactical questioning - The field-expedient initial questioning for information of immediate tactical
value of a captured or detained person at or near the point of capture and before the individual is
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
placed in a detention facility.  Also called TQ.
JP 363) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel - A Marine Corps mission performed by an assigned and
briefed aircrew for the specific purpose of the recovery of personnel, equipment, and/ or aircraft
when the tactical situation precludes search and rescue assets from responding and when survivors
and their location have been confirmed.  Also called TRAP.
tactical reserve - A part of a force held under the control of the commander as a maneuvering force to
influence future action.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
tactical-logistical  group - Representatives designated by troop commanders to assist Navy control
officers aboard control ships in the ship-to-shore movement of troops, equipment, and supplies.
Also called TACLOG group.
tactics - Deploying and directing resources on an incident to accomplish the objectives designated by the
strategy.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
tactics - The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other.  See also
procedures; techniques.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

tactics, techniques, and procedures development - using the lessons learned from an IED attack to
refine and improve the tools and methods used during all missions in which an IED may occur (e.g., convoys, tactical suppression efforts, ISR, C-IED missions, etc.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

tactics, techniques, and procedures identification - improvised explosive device (IED) incidents
primarily intended to cause a reaction by forces in an effort to learn and understand employed tactics.

tag - A piece of durable material affixed to a diplomatic pouch showing origin address, channel of
dispatch, weight, and destination address.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
tailorable - able to be adapted to the specific requirements, constraints and environment
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

tailoring - the process by which security control baselines are modified by identifying and designating
common controls; applying scoping considerations; selecting compensating controls; assigning specific values to agency-defined control parameters; supplementing baselines with additional controls or control enhancements; and providing additional specification information for control implementation. The tailoring process may also be applied to privacy controls. (See "overlay" definition.)
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300i1)

tamper - (1) to introduce a contaminant into a public water system with the intention of harming persons;
or (2) to otherwise interfere with the operation of a public water system with the intention of
harming persons.

tamper switch - switch used to detect opening of equipment or enclosures.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H2421)

tandem - A couple of which one spouse is a career or career candidate employee of the FS or Senior FS
and the other spouse is an employee of one of the agencies (Broadcasting Board of Governors, , and
Department of Commerce) authorized to use the Foreign Service Personnel System.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 15
FAM 12)

tandem couple - A couple of which one spouse or domestic partner is a career or career candidate
employee of the Foreign Service or Senior Foreign Service and the other spouse or domestic partner is also a Foreign Service employee of the Department of State or one of the agencies authorized to
use the Foreign Service Personnel System.

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)

tank vessel - a vessel that is constructed or adapted to carry, or that carries, oil or hazardous material in
bulk as cargo or cargo residue, and that (A) is a vessel of the United States;(B) operates on the
navigable waters of the United States; or(C) transfers oil or hazardous material in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

tanker - a self-propelled tank vessel constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil or hazardous material in
bulk in the cargo spaces.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
tanker - commercial vessel specially designed to transport liquids in bulk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

target - 1. An entity or object that performs a function for the adversary considered for possible
engagement or other action.  2. In intelligence usage, a country, area, installation, agency, or person against which intelligence operations are directed.  3. An area designated and numbered for future
firing.  4. In gunfire support usage, an impact burst that hits the target.  See also objective area.

target - asset, network, system or geographic area chosen by an adversary to be impacted by an attack.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

target acquisition - The detection, identification, and location of a target in sufficient detail to permit
the effective employment of weapons.  Also called TA.  See also target analysis.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
target actors  - Individuals, groups of individuals or specific populations that are integral to the political
transition; they offer real, potential or perceived influence, leadership in the transition; they do or potentially can impact the transition; generate or sustain momentum; they have defined or evolving interests in the transition.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

target analysis - An examination of potential targets to determine military importance, priority of
attack, and weapons required to obtain a desired level of damage or casualties.  See also target
acquisition.
target area of interest - The geographical area where high-value targets can be acquired and engaged
by friendly forces.  Also called TAI.  See also area of interest; high-value target; target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.3)
target areas - Communities, locations, places venues that are integral to political transition; they
represent a nexus of emerging issues, critical events, target actors; often possess symbolic
significance in the transition.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)

target audience - An individual or group selected for influence.  Also called TA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313)
target capabilities list - Defines specific capabilities that all levels of government should possess in
order to respond effectively to incidents.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
target complex - A geographically integrated series of target concentrations.  See also target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

target component - A set of targets within a target system performing a similar function.  See also
target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
target country - a developing country that is selected to participate in agriculture and nutrition security
programs under the Global Food Security Strategy pursuant to the selection criteria, including
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9303)

criteria such as the potential for agriculture-led economic growth, government commitment to agricultural investment and policy reform, opportunities for partnerships and regional synergies, the level of need, and resource availability.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

target development - The systematic examination of potential target systems - and their components,
individual targets, and even elements of targets - to determine the necessary type and duration of the action that must be exerted on each target to create an effect that is consistent with the commander's
specific objectives.
target folder - A folder, hardcopy or electronic, containing target intelligence and related materials
prepared for planning and executing action against a specific target.  See also target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 4851b)

target housing - any housing constructed prior to 1978, except housing for the elderly or persons with
disabilities (unless any child who is less than 6 years of age resides or is expected to reside in such
housing for the elderly or persons with disabilities) or any 0-bedroom dwelling. In the case of jurisdictions which banned the sale or use of lead-based paint prior to 1978, the Secretary, at the Secretary's discretion, may designate an earlier date.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

target housing - housing constructed prior to 1978, except housing for the elderly or persons with
disabilities (unless any child six years of age or younger resides or is expected to reside in such housing) or any zero-bedroom dwelling.
target information center - The agency or activity responsible for collecting, displaying, evaluating,
and disseminating information pertaining to potential targets.  Also called TIC.  See also target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
target intelligence - Intelligence that portrays and locates the components of a target or target complex
and indicates its vulnerability and relative importance.  See also target; target complex.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

target location error - The difference between the coordinates generated for a target and the actual
location of the target.  Also called TLE.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
target materials - Graphic, textual, tabular, digital, video, or other presentations of target intelligence,
primarily designed to support operations against designated targets by one or more weapon(s)
systems.  See also Air Target Materials  Program.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
target nomination list - A prioritized list of targets drawn from the joint target list and nominated by
component commanders, appropriate agencies, or the joint force commander's staff for inclusion on the joint integrated prioritized target list.  Also called TNL.  See also candidate target list; joint
integrated prioritized target list; target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
target of opportunity - 1. A target identified too late, or not selected for action in time, to be included
in deliberate targeting that, when detected or located, meets criteria specific to achieving objectives
and is processed using dynamic targeting.  2. A target visible to a surface or air sensor or observer, which is within range of available weapons and against which fire has not been scheduled or
requested.  See also dynamic targeting; target; unplanned target; unanticipated target.
target reference point - A predetermined point of reference, normally a permanent structure or terrain
feature that can be used when describing a target location.  Also called TRP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
target system - 1. All the targets situated in a particular geographic area and functionally related.  2. A
group of targets that are so related that their destruction will produce some particular effect desired
by the attacker.  See also target; target complex.

target system analysis - An all-source examination of potential target systems to determine relevance
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
to stated objectives, military importance, and priority of attack.  Also called TSA.
JP 360)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
target system assessment - The broad assessment of the overall impact and effectiveness of the full
spectrum of military force applied against the operation of an enemy target system, significant
subdivisions of the system, or total combat effectiveness relative to the operational objectives
established.  See also target system.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
target system component - A set of targets belonging to one or more groups of industries and basic
utilities required to produce component parts of an end product, or one type of a series of
interrelated commodities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7162)
targeted attacks and line of duty incident - an attack on a Mission; an attack on U.S. government property
while the LE Staff member is on duty; an attack on the LE Staff member outside of work as a result
of his or her employment with the U.S. government; or accidental injury of the LE Staff member in
the line of duty.
targeted employment area - at the time of the investment, a rural area or an area which has experienced
high unemployment (of at least 150 percent of the national average rate).
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1153)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))
targeted employment area - targeted employment area as an area that at the time of the investment was
a rural area or an area that has experienced high unemployment (of at least 150 percent of the
national average rate).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Targeted Violence Information Sharing System - U.S. Secret Service centralized database of names of
subjects, allowing name checks to determine whether an individual is of protective interest to any other agency within the TAVISS network.
targeteer - An individual who has completed formal targeting training in an established Service or joint
school and participates in the joint targeting cycle in their current duties.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
targeting - process based on intelligence of establishing various parameters to identify particular types of
products, individuals, groups of people, or other entities for a specific purpose focus of identification is based upon particular intelligence and characteristics, models, or patterns.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
targeting - The process of selecting and prioritizing targets and matching the appropriate response to
them, considering operational requirements and capabilities.  See also joint targeting coordination
board; target.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
42301.)
tarmac delay - the period during which passengers are on board an aircraft on the tarmac (A) awaiting
takeoff after the aircraft doors have been closed or after passengers have been boarded if the passengers have not been advised they are free to deplane; or (B) awaiting deplaning after the aircraft has landed.
task - A clearly defined action or activity specifically assigned to an individual or organization that
must be done as it is imposed by an appropriate authority.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
task - activity to be accomplished towards a desired end state.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
task component - A subdivision of a fleet, task force, task group, or task unit, organized by the
respective commander or by higher authority for the accomplishment of specific tasks.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
task element - A component of a naval task unit organized by the commander of a task unit or higher
authority.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
task force - A component of a fleet organized by the commander of a task fleet or higher authority for
the accomplishment of a specific task or tasks.  Also called TF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
task force - Any combination of resources assembled to support a specific mission or operational need.
All resource elements within a Task Force must have common communications and a designated
leader.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

task force counterintelligence coordinating authority An individual in a joint force intelligence
directorate, counterintelligence and human intelligence staff element, joint task force configuration
that coordinates counterintelligence activities with other supporting counterintelligence organizations and agencies to ensure full counterintelligence coverage of the task force operational area. Also called TFCICA.  See also counterintelligence; counterintelligence activities; joint task
force.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
task force counterintelligence coordinating authority An individual in a joint force intelligence
directorate, counterintelligence and human intelligence staff element, joint task force configuration that coordinates counterintelligence activities with other supporting counterintelligence organizations and agencies to ensure full counterintelligence coverage of the task force operational area. Also called TFCICA. See also counterintelligence; counterintelligence activities; joint task force.
task group - A component of a naval task force organized by the commander of a task force or higher
authority.  Also called TG.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

task manager - The person on the project team responsible for ensuring completion of tasks in the work
breakdown structure of the project plan; the individual responsible for managing a task or cost account.

task order - an order for services placed against an established contract or with Government sources.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
task order - Order for services placed against an established contract.  See also civil augmentation
program.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)
task organization - An organization that assigns to responsible commanders the means with which to
accomplish their assigned tasks in any planned action.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)
task performance observations - A list of joint training audience members, objectives, observer reports,
and an executive summary for the commander's review and evaluation.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
task unit - A component of a naval task group organized by the commander of a task group or higher
authority.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
tasking order - A method used to task and to disseminate to components, subordinate units, and
command and control agencies projected targets and specific missions as well as general and
specific instructions for accomplishment of the mission.  Also called TASKORD.  See also mission;
target.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4333)
tax - any property, income, excess-profits, war-profits, excise, estate and employment tax, import duty,
and special assessment; and also any interest, penalty, additional amount, or addition thereto not
arising from any act, omission, neglect, failure, or delay on the part of the Custodian.
tax expenditures - those revenue losses attributable to provisions of the Federal tax laws which allow a
(SOURCE
special exclusion, exemption, or deduction from gross income or which provide a special credit, a
preferential rate of tax, or a deferral of tax liability; and the term.
Congress, US
Code 2, 622)
tax expenditures budget - an enumeration of such tax expenditures.
(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 622)
tax jurisdiction - a State or a political subdivision of a State.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3977)
taxation - licenses, fees, or excises imposed with respect to motor vehicles and their use, if the license,
fee, or excise is paid by the servicemember in the servicemember's State of domicile or residence.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3976)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

taxonomy - hierarchical structure used for categorizing a body of information or knowledge facilitates
understanding of how a body of knowledge can be broken down into parts, and how its various parts relate to each other.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H415.3)

taxpayer identification number - A unique number assigned by the IRS to taxpayers (individuals,
businesses, and U.S. agencies) to be used in reporting tax and other returns. In the case of individuals and sole proprietorships, the TIN of the individual or proprietorship is the Social Security Number (SSN).  Also called TIN.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

Taxpayer Identification Number - the number required by the IRS to be used by the offeror in reporting
income tax and other returns. The TIN may be either a Social Security Number or an Employer
Identification Number.  Also called TIN.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 901.)

teacher - an individual - (A) who is a citizen of the United States or, in the case of a teaching position
that involves instruction in the host-nation language, a local national when a citizen of the United States is not reasonably available to provide such instruction, (B) who is a civilian, and (C) who is
employed in a teaching position.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
295p)

teaching facilities - areas dedicated for use by students, faculty, or administrative or maintenance
personnel for clinical purposes, research activities, libraries, classrooms, offices, auditoriums, dining
areas, student activities, or other related purposes necessary for, and appropriate to, the conduct of comprehensive programs of education. Such term includes interim facilities but does not include off-site improvements or living quarters.
teaching fellows and assistants - These grants are for a program of study or research either of which
may be combined with a teaching assistantship.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 222.12)

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 901.)

teaching position - those duties and responsibilities which - (A) are performed on a school-year basis
principally in a school operated by the Department of Defense in an overseas area for dependents of
members of the Armed Forces and dependents of civilian employees of the Department of Defense, or are performed by an individual who carried out certain teaching activities identified in regulations
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense; and (B) involve (i) classroom or other instruction or the supervision or direction of classroom or other instruction; or (ii) any activity (other than teaching) which requires academic credits in educational theory and practice equal to the academic credits in
educational theory and practice required for a bachelor's degree in education from an accredited
institution of higher education; or (iii) any activity in or related to the field of education notwithstanding that academic credits in educational theory and practice are not a formal
requirement for the conduct of such activity.

tear line - A physical line on an intelligence message or document separating categories of information
that have been approved for foreign disclosure and release.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

technical analysis - In imagery interpretation, the precise description of details appearing on imagery.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2151aa)

technical assistance - (A) the use of short-term and long-term expert advisers to assist foreign
governments and foreign central banks; (B) training in the recipient country, the United States, or
elsewhere for the purposes;(C) grants of goods, services, or funds to foreign governments and foreign central banks; (D) grants to United States nonprofit organizations to provide services or
products which contribute to the provision of advice to foreign governments and foreign central banks; and (E) study tours for foreign officials in the United States or elsewhere for the purpose of providing technical information to such officials.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 135)

technical assistance - (A) the use of short-term and long-term expert advisers to assist foreign
governments and foreign central banks; (B) training in the recipient country, the United States, or elsewhere;  (C) grants of goods, services, or funds to foreign governments and foreign central banks; (D) grants to United States nonprofit organizations to provide services or products which contribute to the provision of advice to foreign governments and foreign central banks; and (E) study tours for foreign officials in the United States or elsewhere for the purpose of providing technical information
to such officials.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371j)

technical assistance - assistance under rules, promulgated by the Secretary, to States, units of local
government and public care institutions (A) to conduct specialized studies identifying and specifying energy savings and related cost savings that are likely to be realized as a result of (i)
modification or maintenance and operating procedures in a building, (ii) the acquisition and installation of one or more specified energy conservation measures in such building or (iii) both, or
(B) the planning or administration of such specialized studies.

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
590j)

technical assistance - i) technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible
entities, such as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of conservation practices; and (ii) technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses.

technical assistance - technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural
resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
590j)
technical assistance - The providing of advice, assistance, and training pertaining to the installation,
operation, and maintenance of equipment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 322)
technical assistance costs - costs incurred for the use of existing personnel or the temporary employment
of other qualified personnel (or both such types of personnel) necessary for providing technical assistance.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371)
technical assistance grants -  funding by multilateral development banks of services from the United
States in connection with projects and programs supported by such banks, including, but not limited to, engineering, design, and consulting services.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 663)
technical assistance program costs - the costs of carrying out a technical assistance program.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371j)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

technical certification - A formal assurance by the Undersecretary for Management to Congress that
standards are met that apply to an examination, installation, test, or other process involved in providing security for equipment, systems, or facilities. Certifications may include exceptions and
are issued by the office or person performing the work in which the standards apply.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
technical data - recorded information (regardless of the form or method of the recording) of a scientific
or technical nature (including computer databases and computer software documentation). This term
does not include computer software or financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management data
or other information incidental to **contract administration** - The term includes recorded
information of a scientific or technical nature that is included in computer databases
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2302)
technical data - recorded information (regardless of the form or method of the recording) of a scientific
or technical nature (including computer software documentation) relating to supplies procured by an agency. Such term does not include computer software or financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management data or other information incidental to contract administration.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
technical data - scientific/ technical information recorded in any form or medium (such as manuals and
drawings) necessary to operate and maintain a system computer programs and related software are
not generally considered technical data - also excluded are financial data or other information related to contract administration.
technical escort - An individual technically qualified and properly equipped to accompany designated
material requiring a high degree of safety or security during shipment.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315.1)
technical evaluation - The study and investigations by a developing agency to determine the technical
suitability of material, equipment, or a system for use in the Services.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315.1)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
technical evaluation panel - One or more technical staff members designated by the contracting officer
to evaluate technical proposals, discuss the work with all offerors in the competitive range (if
requested by the contracting officer), and prepare a selection recommendation.  Also called TEP.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H364)
technical evaluation team - A group of U.S. Government and, if needed, approved non-Government
personnel representing the various functional disciplines relevant to the acquisition.  Also called
TET.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
technical excellence - level where an individual demonstrates and applies relevant knowledge and skills
to perform work, within applicable guidelines and using innovative or creative methods, as appropriate; collects relevant information to identify and assess problems or issues, analyzes and integrates information to identify variables and viable alternative solutions, draws sound conclusions, and makes timely, well-informed decisions or recommendations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
technical hazard [information security] - technical or physical condition that exists in a secure or
sensitive area which unintentionally transmits classified information, restricted data, and/ or
unclassified information requiring protection outside of the area and could allow for the technical exploitation of that information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)
technical intelligence - Intelligence derived from the collection, processing, analysis, and exploitation
of data and information pertaining to foreign equipment and materiel for the purposes of preventing technological surprise, assessing foreign scientific and technical capabilities, and developing countermeasures designed to neutralize an adversary's technological advantages.  Also called
TECHINT.  See also exploitation; intelligence.
technical management - function responsible for management of the IT infrastructure and providing
technical skills in support of IT services.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
technical nuclear forensics - The collection, analysis and evaluation of pre-detonation (intact) and
post-detonation (exploded) radiological or nuclear materials, devices, and debris, as well as the
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)

immediate effects created by a nuclear detonation.

technical obsolescence [risk] - risk associated with technology that becomes obsolete before the
completion of the life cycle and cannot provide the planned and desired functionality.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

technical penetration - An unauthorized or unintentional physical or electrical connection; an
unauthorized or unintentional optical, acoustic, or RF hardware modification, implant, software driver or firmware modification, or the unauthorized collection of fortuitous information-bearing emanations from unmodified systems, from any of these sources designed to intercept and compromise information - (1) Known to the source; (2) Fortuitous and unknown to the source; (3) Clandestinely established; or (4) Those implemented or verified through detailed physical and instrumented technical inspections, such as technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) operation.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

technical penetration [information security] - deliberate attempt to obtain classified national security
information, restricted data, and/ or for official use only information from a facility through technical exploitation.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 251.1)

technical question - Refers to any of the following - (1) Comparison question - A question used during
polygraph examinations which, although not relevant to the matter under investigation, is designed to be used as a baseline against which responses relevant to the investigation may be evaluated; (2) Irrelevant or neutral question - A polygraph question about which the examinee normally would tell the truth. It does not pertain to the matter under investigation and should have no apparent emotional impact on the examinee; and (3) Symptomatic question - A polygraph question designed to indicate the possible influence of an outside issue that could be of concern to the examinee.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3002)

technical rectifications - rectifications of an editorial character or minor technical or clerical changes
which do not affect the substance or meaning of the text, such as  (A) errors in spelling, numbering, or punctuation; (B) errors in indentation; (C) errors (including inadvertent omissions) in cross-references to headings or subheadings or notes; and (D) other clerical or typographical errors.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2576b.)

technical regulation - (A) characteristics or their related processes and production methods for a
good,(B) characteristics for a service or its related operating methods, or(C) provisions specifying
terminology, symbols, packaging, marking, or labeling for (i) a good or its related process or production method, or (ii) a service or its related operating method, set out in a document, including applicable administrative, explanatory, and other related provisions, with which compliance is mandatory.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2571.)

technical regulation - a document which lays down product characteristics or their related processes and
production methods, including the applicable administrative provisions, with which compliance is mandatory. Such term may also include or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols, packaging, marking, or labeling requirements as they apply to a product, process, or production method.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

technical requirement - requirement in engineering terms that is an engineering interpretation of key
performance parameters and operational requirements, which then serve as the technical basis for
engineering development are designed into a system to provide technical functionalities that will address the shortfalls in operational (field) capabilities to meet the mission and serve as the basis for
engineering development.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)
technical review authority - The organization tasked to provide specialized technical or administrative
expertise to the lead agent, primary review authority, Joint Staff doctrine sponsor, or coordinating review authority for joint publications.  Also called TRA.  See also coordinating review authority;
joint publication; primary review authority.

technical risk - risk associated with immaturity of commercially available technology and reliance on a
(SOURCE  DHS,

small number of vendors.
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
technical security - security measures taken to prevent the installation of technical surveillance devices
and the exploitation of security vulnerabilities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
technical support group - group of persons with technical  expertise responsible for providing assistance
and solutions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
technical surveillance - The act of establishing a technical penetration and intercepting information
without authorization.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
technical surveillance countermeasure - technique or measure to detect and neutralize a wide variety of
hostile surveillance technologies used to obtain unauthorized access to classified and sensitive
information.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
technical surveillance countermeasure construction assistance - service of providing security advice
during the planning phase for the construction or modification of a secure area in coordination with accreditation authorities designed to ensure that all technical and physical security aspects are
considered in planning and are included in initial construction to preclude costly modifications of security features after the area is constructed.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
technical surveillance countermeasure inspection - close examination and evaluation of an area to
determine physical security measures required to protect against technical penetrations or unaided audio leakage.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
technical surveillance countermeasure investigation - highly evolved, technically sophisticated, and
sensitive investigation subject to U.S. IC requirements service is conducted by qualified technical
surveillance countermeasure technicians to detect the presence of technical surveillance devices or hazards; identifies technical security vulnerabilities and items of security interest, which could
facilitate the technical penetration of the investigated facility.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Technical Surveillance Countermeasure Program Manager - individual appointed by the DHS Chief
Intelligence Officer or designee, charged with the management of all facets of the DHS Technical Surveillance Countermeasure Program.
Technical Surveillance Countermeasure Technician - individual that has successfully graduated from
the Interagency Training Center's technical surveillance countermeasure fundamentals course
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
technical surveillance countermeasures - Techniques to detect, neutralize, and exploit technical
surveillance technologies and hazards that permit the unauthorized access to or removal of
information.  Also called TSCM.  See also counterintelligence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
technical surveillance countermeasures - Techniques to detect, neutralize, and exploit technical
surveillance technologies and hazards that permit the unauthorized access to or removal of information. Also called TSCM. See also counterintelligence.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Program - mechanisms for measurements taken to detect or
prevent technical penetration for information security includes:  technical surveillance countermeasure (TSCM) services; TSCM investigations; technical and physical security assessments; and technical security threat briefings.
technical surveillance penetration - device installed to clandestinely monitor or record activities in a
target area.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

technical training - training provided for a unique knowledge/ skill/ ability  set for an assignment,
position, or occupation for  a specialized field of technology with goal for employee to obtain a predictable and measurable level of performance often involves information from engineering or high-tech systems.
technical vulnerability - technical or physical condition that could permit the introduction of technical
devices or undetected access into a secure or sensitive area.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
techniques - Non-prescriptive ways or methods used to perform missions, functions, or tasks.  See also
procedures; tactics.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, CJCSM 5120.01)

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7411.)

technological system of continuous emission reduction - (A) a technological process for production
or operation by any source which is inherently low-polluting or nonpolluting, or (B) a technological system for continuous reduction of the pollution generated by a source before such pollution is emitted into the ambient air, including precombustion cleaning or treatment of fuels.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

technology - manner, object or sequence of operations for accomplishing a task especially using technical
processes, methods, or knowledge refers to the body of advanced know-how about the means and methods of producing goods and services; is increasingly science-based, but also includes methods of organization as well as physical technique.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4618.)

technology - the information and know-how (whether in tangible form, such as models, prototypes,
drawings, sketches, diagrams, blueprints, or manuals, or in intangible form, such as training or technical services) that can be used to design, produce, manufacture, utilize, or reconstruct goods, including computer software and technical data, but not the goods themselves.
technology - The scientific method and material used to achieve a commercial or industrial objective.
Jargon for software, hardware, protocol, or something technical in nature.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2500)

technology and industrial base sector - a group of public or private persons and organizations that
engage in, or are capable of engaging in, similar research, development, production, integration, services, or information technology activities.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

technology demonstrator - working model (physical, electronic, digital, analytical, etc.) or a processrelated system that may be used in either a laboratory, simulated, testing, controlled operationally relevant environment, or operational environment, depending on the type and purpose for its use generally used to demonstrate a new capability and/ or technology.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

technology foraging - high impact process of proactively leveraging the public and private sectorsboth
international and domesticthat identifies, locates, and evaluates existing or developing technologies, products, services, and emerging trends to expedite speed of execution, maximize partnership opportunities, and assemble resources to impact the development of current or future Homeland Security systems and architectures, DHS operational user needs and/ or S&T programs.

technology measurement area - The area that captures key elements of performance directly relating to
the IT initiative.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 674)
technology product - tangible product in the form of a piece of equipment, system, or component of a
system, such as an algorithm to be embedded into a piece of software.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

technology risk - risk associated with technical problems/ failures with applications and their ability to
provide planned and desired technical functionality.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

technology safeguards - Defensive counterintelligence methods and techniques that are applied to
(SOURCE  DOS/
equipment to counter potential hostile threats.
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

technology safeguards - Technology safeguards include the defensive counterintelligence methods and
techniques that are applied to equipment to counter potential hostile threats.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

technology transfer - process by which existing knowledge, facilities, or capabilities developed under
federal  R&D funding are shared in order to enhance innovation and fulfill public and private technology
needs
includes
research,
invention,
intellectual
property,
licensing,
and
commercialization.
TechStat - a face-to-face, evidence-based accountability review of an IT investment that enables the
Federal Government to intervene to turn around, halt, or terminate IT projects that are failing or are
not producing results for the American people.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

TechStat Accountability Session - direct, evidence-based review of an Information Technology (IT)
investment with support from senior leadership and strengthens IT governance and facilitates efficient and effective Department-wide IT delivery TechStat.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2361.4)

telecenters - Alternative work sites in facilities to provide space for employees to work nearer to their
home instead of at their traditional office. Renting telecenter space will be subject to availability of funds. Telecenters are equipped with printers, copiers, fax machines, telephones, video conferencing, and other office essentials. Telecenters also have technical support staff, if needed. For Washington, DC metropolitan area telecenters.

telecommunication - Long-distance exchange of signals, signs, text, images, sounds or intelligence of
any kind, via wire, radio frequency wave, visual or other electromagnetic systems.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

telecommunications - Any transmission, emission, or reception of signs, signals, writings, images,
sounds, or information of any nature by wire, radio, visual, or other electromagnetic systems.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
telecommunications - Any transmission, emission, or reception of signs, signals, writings, images,
sounds, or information of any nature by wire, radio, visual, or other electro-magnetic, mechanical, or optical means.
telecommunications - the preparation, transmission, or communication of information by electronic
means.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
telecommunications - The science and technology of communication at a distance by electronic
transmission of impulses, as by telegram, telephone, radio, or television. The electronic systems used in transmitting messages, as by telegram, telephone, radio, or television.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2576b.)
telecommunications service - a service provided by means of the transmission and reception of signals
by any electromagnetic means, but does not mean the cable, broadcast, or other electromagnetic distribution of radio or television programming to the public generally.
telecommuting centers - flexiplace work telecommuting centers.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
587.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 355)
teleconferencing - Tele-Press Conferencing (TPC), sometimes referred to simply as audio conferencing,
allows people in two or more locations to communicate their thoughts, ideas and concepts, despite their physical separation. A TPC is an international telephone conference call that links one or more U.S. speakers/ specialists anywhere in the world with audiences in one or more locations.

telegram - a written message composed in an exact format, converted by a telegraphic processor into an
electronic signal and transmitted via circuitry to a receiving station. A Department of State telegram
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5

conveys official information about Department policy, program activities, posts operation or personnel management.
FAH1 H114) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
telegram - In general, a written message composed in an exact format, converted by a telegraphic
processor into an electronic signal and transmitted via circuitry to a receiving station. A Department
of State telegram conveys official information about Department policy, program activities, posts operations, or personnel management.
telehealth services - services provided through telehealth technologies.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
254c14)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
254c14)
telehealth technologies - technologies relating to the use of electronic information, and
telecommunications technologies, to support and promote, at a distance, health care, patient and professional health-related education, health administration, and public health.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
telemedicine - Rapid access to shared and remote medical expertise by means of telecommunications
and information technologies to deliver health services and exchange health information for the
purpose of improving patient care.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1667a)
telemental health - the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support
long-distance mental health care, patient and professional-related education, public health, and health administration.
telemetry switch - switch utilizing paired radio frequency modules that transmit and receive binary data.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
telephone - A voice terminal that, regardless of what other functions it performs, is a member terminal of
a telephone network and accomplishes all the incoming and outgoing signaling and voice interfacing
necessary for operations in that network.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Telephone Security Group - The primary technical and policy resource in the U.S. intelligence
community for all aspects of technical surveillance countermeasures programs involving telephone
systems.  Also called TSG.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
924.)

telephone service - any communication service for the transmission or reception of voice, data, sounds,
signals, pictures, writing, or signs of all kinds by wire, fiber, radio, light, or other visual or
electromagnetic means, and shall include all telephone lines, facilities, or systems used in the rendition of such service; but shall not be deemed to mean message telegram service or community antenna television system services or facilities other than those intended exclusively for educational purposes, or radio broadcasting services or facilities. (b) As used in this subchapter, the term rural area shall be deemed to mean any area of the United States not included within the boundaries of
any incorporated or unincorporated city, village, or borough having a population in excess of 5,000 inhabitants.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 513)
telephony - the science and practice of switching, transmitting, and receiving voice communications.
Traditional telephone service was circuit switched and tightly controlled by telephone companies and long distance carriers. It now encompasses digital and wireless technologies and is merging
with (IP) networks that are independent of the telephone companies and long distance carriers.
telephony Circuitry - a system of electronic equipment that modulates, transmits, and receives voice and
data signals via wire, wireless, or fiber optic light paths.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 513)

telework - flexible work arrangement under which employees perform the duties and responsibilities of
their positions from an approved alternate worksite and maintains connectivity to the organization
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
via telecommunications.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2361.4)
telework - The term telework or teleworking refers to a work flexibility arrangement under which an
employee performs the duties and responsibilities of such employees position, and other authorized
activities, from an approved work site other than the location from which the employee would otherwise work.
telework - the use of telecommunications to perform work functions at a rural work center located
outside the place of business of an employer.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2008n.)
telework agreement - A mandatory document that outlines the terms and conditions of the telework
arrangement, which are agreed upon between the supervisor and the employee.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2361.4)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
telework agreement - written agreement of the terms and conditions of the telework arrangement is
completed and signed by the participating employee and their supervisor (and/ or designated approving official).
telework center - General Services Administration (GSA) or other approved facility established by state,
local, or county governments or private sector organizations for use by teleworkers.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
telework compatible work - work that is approved by the supervisor for telework situations.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
telework eligible - determination that a position is suitable for telework, based on the duties of the
position.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
telework ready employee - employee in telework-eligible position with signed telework agreements who
has the telework essentials (e.g., technology, power, internet access, etc.) that enable them to
telework at their alternate location.
TEMPEST - A short code name referring to the investigation, study, and control of compromising
emanations from telecommunications and automated information systems.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
TEMPEST - An unclassified short term referring to investigations and studies of acoustical
electromagnetic energy unintentionally emitted by any of a great number of sources within areas in which national security information is processed.
TEMPEST - codename name referring to investigation, study, and control of compromising emanations
from telecommunications and information systems equipment.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 593)
TEMPEST equipment (or TEMPEST-approved equipment) - Equipment that has been designed or
modified to suppress compromising signals. Such equipment is evaluated against National TEMPEST Standards by NSA-certified personnel and laboratories.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
TEMPEST equipment (or TEMPEST-approved equipment) - Equipment that has been designed or
modified to suppress compromising signals. Such equipment is evaluated against National TEMPEST Standards by NSA-certified personnel and laboratories. National TEMPEST approval does not, of itself, mean a device can be used within the foreign affairs community. Separate DS
approval in accordance with the Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) is required.
TEMPEST hazard - A security anomaly that holds the potential for loss of classified information
through compromising emanations.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
TEMPEST test - A field or laboratory examination of the electronic signal characteristics of equipment
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12

or systems for the presence of compromising emanations.

FAM 091)

template - A timesaving pattern to shape or customize the software for a particular type of document.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

temporary - cannot be defined in terms of elapsed time alone. The intent of the alien, when it can be
determined, will control. In the Matter of Kane, the Board of Immigration Appeals has described
some of the elements to be examined - a. Reason for Absence - Traveler should have a definite
reason for traveling abroad temporarily; b. Termination Date - The visit abroad should be expected
to terminate within a relatively short period, fixed by some early event; and c. Place of Home or
Employment - The applicant must expect to return to the United States as an actual home or place of employment. He or she must possess the requisite intent to do so at the time of their departure, and maintain it during the course of their sojourn.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)

temporary appointment - an appointment not to exceed one year. Such an appointment may be extended
in increments of one year or less. Residents may not serve more than five years on a temporary
appointment to a PIT position; EFMs may serve indefinitely in a PIT position and, except in unusual
circumstances, for a maximum of two years in an FSN/ EFM position.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)

temporary appointment - For appointment eligible family members, a direct-hire, noncareer
appointment of less than 1 year. Temporary appointments may be extended in 1 year or less increments when criteria for an FMA appointment cannot be met.  Also called TEMP.

temporary detail - Temporary duty at a place other than the employee's official duty station or post of
assignment.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 575.1)
temporary duty - a period of consultation, orientation, training, promotion panel service, other
temporary detail, or any combination thereof, authorized in a travel order and performed while detailed to a location rather than assigned there.  Temporary duty in one location interrupted by leave or temporary duty of 30 days or more in another location is treated as two separate periods of temporary duty.
temporary duty location - A place, away from an employee's official station, where the employee is
authorized to travel.  Also called TDY.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
temporary employee - appointment of an individual within DHS that is for one year or less.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)
temporary employment - For overseas employees, noncareer employment for a period of less than 1
year using a direct-hire temporary appointment, a PSA or PSC when authorized by the employing agency.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 406)
temporary interment - A site for the purpose of: a. the interment of the remains if the circumstances
permit; or b. the reburial of remains exhumed from an emergency interment.  See also mortuary
affairs.
temporary record - Any Federal record that the Archivist of the United States has determined to have
insufficient value to warrant its preservation by the National Archives.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
temporary record - documentary material determined by the Archivist of the United States to have
insufficient value (on the basis of current standards) to warrant preservation by National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) may take the form of: 1. A series of records designated as disposable in an agency records disposition schedule approved by NARA (Standard Form 115, "Request for Records Disposition Authority"); or 2. A series of records designated as disposable in a

General Records Schedule (GRS).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

temporary storage - The storage of household effects for a limited period of time at place of origin,
destination, or en route in connection with transportation to, from, or between official duty stations.
Also, see definitions of continuous storage and nontemporary storage.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

tenant agency - A U.S. Government department or agency operating abroad as part of the U.S. foreign
affairs community under the authority of a chief of mission (COM). Excluded are military elements not under direct authority of the COM.

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1437a.)

tenant programs and services - the development and maintenance of tenant organizations which
participate in the management of low-income housing projects; the training of tenants to manage and operate such projects and the utilization of their services in project management and operation; counseling on household management, housekeeping, budgeting, money management, child care, and similar matters; advice as to resources for job training and placement, education, welfare, health, and other community services; services which are directly related to meeting tenant needs and providing a wholesome living environment; and referral to appropriate agencies in the community when necessary for the provision of such services. To the maximum extent available and appropriate, existing public and private agencies in the community shall be used for the provision of
such services.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

tends - that the misrepresentation must be of such a nature as to be reasonably expected to foreclose
certain information from your knowledge. It does not mean that the misrepresentation must have been successful in foreclosing further investigation by you in order to be deemed material; it means only that the misrepresentation must reasonably have had the capacity of foreclosing further investigation.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

tension release trigger - victim operated trigger that, when tension is released - such as when a taut wire
or cord is cut or broken - releases a spring-loaded firing pin or closes electrical contacts initiating the device.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
tension/ pull trigger - victim operated device that triggers an explosion when tension is applied to a
firing mechanism - such as pulling a trip wire causing an action that releases a firing pin or activates
an electrical or electronic switch.
term ocean - any portion of the high seas beyond the contiguous zone.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1362.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1362.)
term toxic pollutant - those pollutants, or combinations of pollutants, including disease-causing agents,
which after discharge and upon exposure, ingestion, inhalation or assimilation into any organism, either directly from the environment or indirectly by ingestion through food chains, will, on the
basis of information available to the Administrator, cause death, disease, behavioral abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutations, physiological malfunctions (including malfunctions in reproduction) or physical deformations, in such organisms or their offspring.
terminal - A facility designed to transfer cargo from one means of conveyance to another.  See also
facility.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)
terminal attack control - The authority to control the maneuver of and grant weapons release clearance
to attacking aircraft.  See also joint terminal attack controller.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
terminal control - 1. A type of air control with the authority to direct aircraft to maneuver into a
position to deliver ordnance, passengers, or cargo to a specific location or target.  2. Any electronic,
mechanical, or visual control given to aircraft to facilitate target acquisition and resolution.  See also

terminal guidance.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)

Terminal Equipment Replacement Program - State currently uses the revision 5 version of this
program (TERP V). TERP V is the personal computer-based configuration used by the Department
to process telegraphic messages sent via the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service network. TERP V uses a Banyan Intelligent Communications Adapter configured as a front end processor to
interface with the DTS network, asynchronous serial devices, a UNIX-based operating system, and a
customized telegraphic processing application.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Terminal Equipment Replacement Program, Revision 5 - The personal computer-based configuration
used by the Department to process telegraphic messages sent via the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Network. TERP V uses an Intelligent Communications Adapter
configured as a front-end processor to interface with the DTS network, asynchronous serial devices, a UNIX-based operating system, and a customized telegraphic processing application.  Also called TERP V.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)

terminal guidance - 1. The guidance applied to a guided missile between midcourse guidance and
arrival in the vicinity of the target.  2. Electronic, mechanical, visual, or other assistance given an aircraft pilot to facilitate arrival at, operation within or over, landing upon, or departure from an air
landing or airdrop facility.  See also terminal control.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

terminal guidance operations - Actions using electronic, mechanical, voice, or visual communications
that provide approaching aircraft and/ or weapons additional information regarding a specific target
location.  Also called TGO.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

terminal operations - The reception, processing, and staging of passengers; the receipt, transit, storage,
and marshalling of cargo; the loading and unloading of modes of transport conveyances; and the
manifesting and forwarding of cargo and passengers to destination.  See also operation; terminal.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
terminal phase - That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile that begins when the warhead or
payload reenters the atmosphere and ends when the warhead or payload detonates, releases its
submunitions, or impacts.  See also boost phase; midcourse phase.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
terminated portion of the contract - the portion of a contract that the contractor is not to perform
following a partial termination. For construction contracts that have been completely terminated for convenience, it means the entire contract, notwithstanding the completion of, and payment for,
individual items of work before termination.
termination - the cancellation of Federal sponsorship, in whole or in part, under an agreement at any
time prior to the date of completion.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
termination - The cancellation of Federal sponsorship, in whole or in part, under an agreement at any
time prior to the date of completion.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
termination criteria - The specified standards approved by the President and/ or the Secretary of
Defense that must be met before a joint operation can be concluded.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
termination for cause - A termination under a commercial item contract in the event of any default by
the contractor.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
termination for convenience - A contract clause designed to give the U.S. Government a unilateral right
to terminate the contract when it is in the U.S. Governments interest to do so.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)

termination for convenience - the exercise of the Government's right to completely or partially
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I

terminate performance of work under a contract when it is in the Government's interest.
CH A) (SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

termination for default - the exercise of the Government's right to completely or partially terminate a
contract because of the contractor's actual or anticipated failure to perform its contractual
obligations.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

termination inventory - any property purchased, supplied, manufactured, furnished, or otherwise
acquired for the performance of a contract subsequently terminated and properly allocable to the terminated portion of the contract. It includes Government-furnished property. It does not include any facilities, material, special test equipment, or special tooling that are subject to a separate
contract or to a special contract requirement governing their use or disposition.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

terms of reference - 1. A mutual agreement under which a command, element, or unit exercises
authority or undertakes specific missions or tasks relative to another command, element, or unit.  2. The directive providing the legitimacy and authority to undertake a mission, task, or endeavor.  Also
called TORs.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635d.)

terms of trade - with respect to the purchase of cattle for slaughter (A) whether packer provided
financing agreement or arrangement with regard to cattle; (B) whether delivery terms specified the
location of the producer or the location of the packer's plant; (C) whether the producer is able to unilaterally specify the date and time during the business day of the packer that the cattle are to be delivered for slaughter; and (D) the percentage of cattle purchased by a packer as a negotiated purchase that are delivered to the plant for slaughter more than 7 days, but fewer than 14 days, after the earlier of (i) the date on which the cattle were committed to the packer; or (ii) the date on which the cattle were purchased by the packer.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)
terrain analysis - The collection, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of geographic information on
the natural and man-made features of the terrain, combined with other relevant factors, to predict the
effect of the terrain on military operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
terrain avoidance system - A system that provides the pilot or navigator of an aircraft with a situation
display of the ground or obstacles so that the pilot can maneuver the aircraft to avoid the
obstruction.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
terrain flight - Flight close to the Earth's surface during which airspeed, height, and/ or altitude are
adapted to the contours and cover of the ground in order to avoid enemy detection and fire.  Also
called contour flight; low-level flight; nap-of-the-earth flight.
terrain following sensor - detecting device that detects equally well on flat or irregular terrain with
uniform detection throughout the detection zone.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
terrain intelligence - Intelligence on the military significance of natural and man-made characteristics
of an area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
terrestrial environment - The Earth's land area, including its man-made and natural surface and subsurface features, and its interfaces and interactions with the atmosphere and the oceans.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 359)
territorial airspace - Airspace above land territory and internal, archipelagic, and territorial waters.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 48,
2104.)

territorial instrumentality - any political subdivision, public agency, instrumentalityincluding any
instrumentality that is also a bankor public corporation of a territory, and this term should be broadly construed to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
territorial sea of the United States - all waters extending seaward to 12 nautical miles from the
baselines of the United States determined in accordance with international law.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2280.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1362.)

territorial seas - the belt of the seas measured from the line of ordinary low water along that portion of
the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of
inland waters, and extending seaward a distance of three miles.
territorial waters - A belt of ocean space adjacent to and measured from the coastal states baseline to a
maximum width of 12 nautical miles.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
territorial waters of the United States - all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as described
in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 195.)

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

territories - Under the Stafford Act, U.S. territories are may receive federally coordinated response
within the U.S. possessions, including the insular areas, and within the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). Stafford Act assistance is available to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, which are included in the definition of State in the Stafford Act. At present, Stafford Act assistance also is available to the FSM and the RMI under the compact of free
association.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1121.21)

territory - an area over which the United States exercises sovereignty. The term is so used in the United
States Constitution, which provides that Congress shall have the power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff88)
territory - each of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau.
territory and territory of the country - the land, waters, and airspace of the country.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2656f.)
territory outside the continental United States - territory outside the 48 contiguous States and the
District of Columbia.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
47301.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 101)

terrorism - any activity that (A) involves an act that (i) is dangerous to human life or potentially
destructive of critical infrastructure or key resources; and (ii) is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State or other subdivision of the United States; and (B) appears to be intended
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

terrorism - As defined under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, any activity that involves an act
dangerous to human life or potentially destructive of critical infrastructure or key resources; is a
violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State or other subdivision of the United States in which it occurs; and is intended to intimidate or coerce the civilian population or influence or affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
terrorism - premeditated  threat or act of violence, against persons, property, environmental, or economic
targets, to induce fear or to intimidate, coerce or affect a government, the civilian population, or any
segment thereof, in furtherance of political, social, ideological, or religious objectives.

terrorism - premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,

subnational groups or clandestine agents.
2656f.) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)

terrorism - The unlawful use of violence or threat of violence, often motivated by religious, political,
or other ideological beliefs, to instill fear and coerce governments or societies in pursuit of goals
that are usually political.  See also antiterrorism; combating terrorism; counterterrorism; force
protection condition.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
485.)

terrorism information - (A) all information, whether collected, produced, or distributed by intelligence,
law enforcement, military, homeland security, or other activities relating to
(i) the existence,
organization, capabilities, plans, intentions, vulnerabilities, means of finance or material support, or activities of foreign or international terrorist groups or individuals, or of domestic groups or individuals involved in transnational terrorism; (ii) threats posed by such groups or individuals to the United States, United States persons, or United States interests, or to those of other nations; (iii) communications of or by such groups or individuals; or (iv) groups or individuals reasonably believed to be assisting or associated with such groups or individuals; and (B) includes weapons of mass destruction information.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

terrorism information - information relating to (1) the existence, organization, capabilities, plans,
intentions, vulnerabilities, means of finance or material support, or activities of foreign or international terrorist groups or individuals, or of domestic groups or individuals involved in transnational terrorism; (2) threats posed by such groups or individuals to the United States, United States Persons, or United States interests, or to those of other nations; (3) communications of or by such groups or individuals; or (4) groups or individuals reasonably believed to be assisting or associated with such groups or individuals whether collected, produced, or distributed by intelligence, law enforcement, military, homeland security, or other activities.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 763.14)

terrorism-related information - terrorism information, identified as terrorism-related information
throughout this policy - (1) The existence, organization, capabilities, plans, intentions, vulnerabilities, means of finance or material support, or activities of foreign or international terrorist
groups or individuals, or of domestic groups or individuals involved in transnational terrorism; (2) Threats posed by such groups or individuals to the United States, U.S. persons, or U.S. interests, or to those of other nations; (3) Communications of or by such groups or individuals; (4) Groups or individuals reasonably believed to be assisting or associated with such groups or individuals; and (5) Weapons of mass destruction information.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1182)

terrorist activity - any activity which is unlawful under the laws of the place where it is committed (or
which, if it had been committed in the United States, would be unlawful under the laws of the United States or any State) and which involves any of the following: (I) The highjacking or sabotage of any conveyance (including an aircraft, vessel, or vehicle). (II) The seizing or detaining, and threatening to kill, injure, or continue to detain, another individual in order to compel a third person (including a governmental organization) to do or abstain from doing any act as an explicit or implicit condition for the release of the individual seized or detained.  (III) A violent attack upon an internationally protected person or upon the liberty of such a person.  (IV) An assassination. (V) The use of any  (a) biological agent, chemical agent, or nuclear weapon or device, or  (b) explosive,
firearm, or other weapon or dangerous device (other than for mere personal monetary gain),  with intent to endanger, directly or indirectly, the safety of one or more individuals or to cause substantial damage to property.  (VI) A threat, attempt, or conspiracy to do any of the foregoing.
terrorist group - any group practicing, or which has significant subgroups which practice, international
terrorism.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2656f.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 302.62)

terrorist organization - (1) (U) Terrorist organization, includes both designated terrorist organizations
and undesignated terrorist organizations -(a) An organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) under INA.  This designation has implications beyond the INA, including penalties under U.S. criminal law. Aliens who engage in certain activities in
connection with these organizations can be rendered inadmissible under the INA. Organizations currently designated as FTOs and information about the designation process can be found on the S/ CT website. (b) An organization designated by the Secretary of State for inclusion in the Terrorist Exclusion List (TEL). The TEL designation is for immigration purposes only. Information about the designation process can be found on the S/ CT website. (c) An organization that has not been designated but is a group of two or more individuals, whether organized or not, that engages in, or has a subgroup that engages in, terrorist activities. With respect to undesignated terrorist organizations - (iii) Where a finding of inadmissibility would involve an undesignated terrorist organization, the alien may overcome the finding by demonstrating, by clear and convincing evidence, that the alien did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the organization was a terrorist organization (except with respect to representatives of undesignated terrorist organizations, those who persuade others to support an undesignated terrorist organization, and those who receive military-type training on behalf of an undesignated terrorist organization, for whom there is no such defense).

(SOURCE  DHS, US Code 8,
1182)
terrorist organization - an organization (I) designated;(II) otherwise designated, upon publication in the Federal Register, by the Secretary of  State in consultation with or upon the request of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as a terrorist organization, after finding that the organization engages in the activities described in subclauses (I) through (VI) of clause (iv);
or  (III) that is a group of two or more individuals, whether organized or not, which engages in, or has a subgroup which engages in, the activities described in subclauses (I) through (VI) of clause (iv).

(SOURCE  DOS, US Code 22,
2656f.)
terrorist sanctuary and sanctuary- an area in the territory of the country (A) that is used by a terrorist or terrorist organization(i) to carry out terrorist activities, including training, fundraising, financing, and recruitment; or(ii) as a transit point; and (B) the government of which expressly consents to, or with knowledge, allows, tolerates, or disregards such use of its territory and is not subject to a determination.

terrorist screening database - the terrorist screening database maintained by the Federal Government
Terrorist Screening Center or its successor.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 621)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)
terrorist threat level - A Department of Defense intelligence threat assessment of the level of terrorist
threat faced by United States personnel and interests in a foreign country; the levels are expressed as
LOW, MODERATE, SIGNIFICANT, and HIGH.
tertiary improvised explosive device - additional improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced in the
target area to attack individuals or vehicles after the initial and secondary events.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
test - planned formal activity conducted to collect the necessary data for analysis of performance
measures used to evaluate performance against specific requirements or specifications.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
test and evaluation - program or procedure designed to obtain, verify or provide data for the evaluation
of any of the following: 1) progress in accomplishing developmental objectives; 2) the performance,
operational capability and suitability of systems, subsystems, components and equipment items; and
3) the vulnerability and/ or lethality of systems, subsystems, components and equipment items.
test and evaluation master plan - top-level planning document for all testing and evaluation (T&E)
related to a particular project.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
test case - documentation that specifies inputs, predicted results, and a set of execution conditions for a
test item.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
test plan - documentation that specifies the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of intended testing
activities includes a detailed formulation of the program of action that translates a test concept and
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
statistical and/ or analytical test design into concrete resources, and procedures and responsibilities
that are to be executed in achieving the objectives of the test program.
Terms) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
test readiness review - multi-disciplined technical review conducted to ensure that the subsystem or
system under review has completed all identified entrance criteria and is ready to proceed into formal testassesses test objectives; test methods and procedures, scope of testing, and safety; and
confirms that required test resources have been properly identified and secured to support planned tests.
testate - Leaving a valid will.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
testator - A male decedent who dies testate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
testator - A person who makes a will.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)
testatrix - A female decedent who dies testate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
testimony - The oral statements of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court proceedings.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
text - In a telegraphic message, the text is Format Line 12 and includes all the information between the
BTs on FL-11 and FL-13, declassification instructions, TAGS, subject line, captions, attention indicators, and the body of the message.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)
texting/ text messaging - Reading from or entering data into an electronic device, including for the
purpose of short message service (SMS), e-mailing, instant messaging, obtaining navigational information, or engaging in any other form of electronic data retrieval or communication that requires manual entry/ retrieval.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 952.)

the arts - includes, but is not limited to, study and interpretation of: music (instrumental and vocal),
dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture and allied fields, painting, sculpture,
photography, graphic and craft arts, industrial design, costume and fashion design, motion pictures, television, radio, film, video, tape and sound recording, the arts related to the presentation,
performance, execution, and exhibition of such major art forms, all those traditional arts practiced by the diverse peoples of this country.1 and the study and application of the arts to the human
environment.
the beginning of the war - in midnight ending the day on which Congress has declared or shall declare
war or the existence of a state of war.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4302)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 151.3)

The Foreign Relations of the United States volumes - all declassified and publicly available documents
needed to provide a comprehensive record of the major foreign policy decisions and actions of the U.S. Government, including the facts that contributed to the formulation of policies and documentation providing supporting and alternative views of the policy positions ultimately adopted.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations - The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations is
an international treaty on diplomatic intercourse and the privileges and immunities of a diplomatic mission. The VCDR sets forth law and practice on diplomatic rights and privileges.   Also called VCDR.

theater - The geographical area for which a commander of a geographic combatant command has been
assigned responsibility.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
theater antisubmarine warfare commander - A Navy commander assigned to develop plans and
direct assigned and attached assets for the conduct of antisubmarine warfare within an operational
area.  Also called TASWC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1513)
theater component commander -  an officer of any of the armed forces who (A) is commander of all
forces of that armed force assigned to that combatant command, and (B) is directly subordinate to
the commander of the combatant command.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 363)
theater detainee reporting center - The field operating agency of the National Detainee Reporting
Center responsible for maintaining information on all detainees and their personal property within a
theater of operations or assigned area of operations.  Also called TDRC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
theater distribution - The flow of personnel, equipment, and materiel within theater to meet the
geographic combatant commander's missions.  See also distribution; theater; theater distribution
system.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)

theater distribution system - A distribution system comprised of four independent and mutually
supported networks within theater to meet the geographic combatant commander's requirements:
the physical network; the financial network; the information network; and the communications
network.  See also distribution; distribution plan; distribution system; theater; theater distribution.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, Terms)
theater event system - Architecture for reporting ballistic missile events, composed of three
independent processing and reporting elements:  the joint tactical ground stations, tactical detection
and reporting, and the space-based infrared system mission control station.  Also called TES.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
theater hospitalization capability - Essential care and health service support capabilities to either
return the patient to duty and/ or stabilization to ensure the patient can tolerate evacuation to a definitive care facility outside the theater, which is known as Role 3 in North Atlantic Treaty
Organization doctrine.
theater of operations - An operational area defined by the geographic combatant commander for the
conduct or support of specific military operations.  Also called TO.  See also theater of war.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
theater of war - Defined by the President, Secretary of Defense, or the geographic combatant
commander as the area of air, land, and water that is, or may become, directly involved in the conduct of major operations and campaigns involving combat.  See also area of responsibility;
theater of operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
theater patient movement requirements center - The activity responsible for intratheater patient
movement management (medical regulating and aeromedical evacuation scheduling), the development of theater-level patient movement plans and schedules, the monitoring and execution
in concert with the Global Patient Movement Requirements Center.  Also called TPMRC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305)
theater special operations command - A subordinate unified command established by a combatant
commander to plan, coordinate, conduct, and support joint special operations.  Also called TSOC.
See also special operations.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

theater strategy - An overarching construct outlining a combatant commander's vision for integrating
and synchronizing military activities and operations with the other instruments of national power in order to achieve national strategic objectives.  See also national military strategy; national security
strategy; strategy.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)

theater support contract - A type of contingency contract awarded by contracting officers in the
operational area serving under the direct contracting authority of the Service component or designated joint head of contracting activity for the designated contingency operation.  See also
external support contract; systems support contract.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)

theater-assigned transportation assets - Transportation assets that are assigned under the combatant
command (command authority) of a geographic combatant commander.  See also combatant
command (command authority); single manager for transportation.

then year dollars - dollar value in terms of prices at the time of purchase accounts for inflation, etc., to
arrive at the cost of money in outlying years.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

thermal crossover - The natural phenomenon that normally occurs twice daily when temperature
conditions are such that there is a loss of contrast between two adjacent objects on infrared imagery.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

thermal energy source - (A) a natural source of cooling or heating from lake or ocean water; and (B)
recovery of useful energy that would otherwise be wasted from ongoing energy uses.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6371h1)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9102.)
thermal plume - the area of the ocean in which a significant difference in temperature, as defined in
regulations by the Administrator, occurs as a result of the operation of an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship.
thermal radiation - 1. The heat and light produced by a nuclear explosion.  2. Electromagnetic
radiations emitted from a heat or light source as a consequence of its temperature.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 341)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

thin client - Desktop workstations that rely upon an enterprise architecture, with applications resident
only on a server. The Department supports two types of thin clients - (1) Flashless thin client, which
has only random access memory (RAM) installed; and (2) Flash thin client, which has both RAM
and non-volatile FLASH memory installed. The Department configures these devices to ensure the FLASH memory acts solely to enable booting of the workstation.

Third Geneva Convention - the international convention.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2441.)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1725.)

third party - (A) A Federal entity.
(B) A State or political subdivision of a State.
(C) An employer or
an employer's insurance carrier.
(D) An automobile accident reparations insurance carrier.
(E) A person or entity obligated to provide, or to pay the expenses of, health services under a health-plan contract.
third party - any person who may institute a claim against a user for death, bodily injury, or loss of or
damage to property.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 20138)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

Third party in-kind contributions - the value of non-cash contributions provided by non-Federal third
parties. Third party in-kind contributions may be in the form of real property, equipment, supplies and other expendable property, and the value of goods and services directly benefiting and specifically identifiable to the project or program.
third party in-kind contributions - the value of non-cash contributions provided by non-Federal third
parties. Third party in-kind contributions may be in the form of real property, equipment, supplies and other expendable property, and the value of goods and services directly benefiting and specifically identifiable to the project or program.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)

third party managed parking - parking included within the normal leasing arrangement space of a
facility, controlled and spaces allocated by a third party such as a garage management firm, and that
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

may be used for the parking of government, vehicles, other official vehicles, employee vehicles, or visitor vehicles.
Terms) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)

third-country national - A foreign national employee - (1) Compensated under the Foreign Service Act
of 1980; (2) Who is neither a U.S. citizen, nor a citizen of the country in which the duty station is located; and (3) For whom the U.S. Government is obligated to pay for repatriation to his or her country of citizenship, or the country from which he or she was recruited. USAID hires TCNs under personal services contracts under its authority in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the FAR, and AIDAR. TCNs are compensated under the LCP unless the mission director determines
that compensation under the LCP would be inappropriate in a particular instance/ s. In such instances, the proposed position description is classified under the General Schedule scale as is used for USPSCs, and compensation is paid as described in AIDAR Appendix J.  Also called TCN.
third-line support - third level in a hierarchy of support groups involved in the resolution of issues that
due to significant technical issues provides support to the second-line support group.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)

thorough decontamination - Decontamination carried out by a unit to reduce contamination on
personnel, equipment, materiel, and/ or working areas equal to natural background or to the lowest possible levels, to permit the partial or total removal of individual protective equipment and to maintain operations with minimum degradation.  See also immediate decontamination; operational
decontamination.

threat - An indication of possible violence, harm, or danger.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

threat - Any circumstance or event with the potential to adversely impact organizational operations
(including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other
organizations, or the Nation through an information system via unauthorized access, destruction,
disclosure, modification of information, and/ or denial of service.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
threat - indication of potential harm to life, information, operations, the environment and/ or property
may be a natural or human-created occurrence and includes capabilities, intentions, and attack methods of adversaries used to exploit circumstances or occurrences with the intent to cause harm.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)
threat analysis - In antiterrorism, a continual process of compiling and examining all available
information concerning potential terrorist activities by terrorist groups which could target a facility.
See also antiterrorism.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
threat and hazard identification and risk assessment - four-step common risk assessment process that
helps the whole community-including persons, businesses, faith-based organizations, non-profit groups, schools and academia, and all levels of government-understand its risks and estimate capability requirements.
threat and vulnerability assessment - product of analysis performed to determine security
countermeasures necessary to mitigate specific threats to personnel, facilities and/ or events.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)
threat assessment - In antiterrorism, examining the capabilities, intentions, and activities, past and
present, of terrorist organizations as well as the security environment within which friendly forces
operate to determine the level of threat.  Also called TA.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
threat assessment - product or process of evaluating information based on a set of criteria for entities,
actions, or occurrences, whether natural or man-made, that have or indicate the potential to harm life, information, operations and/ or property.
threat warning - The urgent communication and acknowledgement of time-critical information
(SOURCE  DOD,

essential for the preservation of life and/ or vital resources.
DOD Dictionary, JP 201)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

three-year moving window - The period of time in which the aggregate of valid (as adjudicated by DS/
IS/ APD) security infractions, or the aggregate of cybersecurity infractions will be referred to the
Bureau of Human Resources (HR) for possible disciplinary action. The period starts on the date of
the last infraction and extends backward for a period of 36 months.
threshold - value of a metric that must be exceeded to begin producing a given effect, result, or elicit a
response.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 441.3)

Threshold Test-Ban Treaty - The Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests, also known as the TTBT, was signed on July 3, 1974. It establishes a nuclear threshold, by prohibiting tests having a
yield exceeding 150 kilotons. The protocol to the TTBT limits nuclear weapon testing to specific
designated tests sites to assist verification. The United States and the Soviet Union began
negotiations in November 1987 to reach agreement on additional verification provisions that would make it possible for the United States to ratify the treaty. The TTBT verification protocol provides for the use of the hydrodynamic yield measurement method with respect to all tests having a planned yield measurement method with respect to all tests having a planned yield exceeding 50 kilotons, as well as seismic monitoring and, with respect to all tests having a planned yield exceeding 35 kilotons, on-site inspections. The treaty entered into force December 11, 1990. The
treaty remains in force for a period of 5 years from entry into force and is automatically extended for successive 5-year periods unless either party notifies the other of its termination or the parties achieve a solution to the problem of the cessation of all underground nuclear weapon tests.  Also called TTBT.
threshold value - minimum acceptable value of an acquisition program baseline parameter that is
necessary to satisfy the need.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5, JP 4
02)

throughput - 1. In transportation, the average quantity of cargo and passengers that can pass through a
port on a daily basis from arrival at the port to loading onto a ship or plane, or from the discharge from a ship or plane to the exit (clearance) from the port complex.    2. In patient movement and care, the maximum number of patients (stable or stabilized) by category, that can be received at the
airport, staged, transported, and received at the proper hospital within any 24-hour period.

throughput [time] - measure of the time it takes for an authorized person or material to successfully pass
an entry or exit point.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

throughput capacity - The estimated capacity of a port or an anchorage to clear cargo and/ or
passengers in 24 hours usually expressed in tons for cargo, but may be expressed in any agreed upon
unit of measurement.  See also clearance capacity.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40102.)

ticket agent - a person (except an air carrier, a foreign air carrier, or an employee of an air carrier or
foreign air carrier) that as a principal or agent sells, offers for sale, negotiates for, or holds itself out as selling, providing, or arranging for, air transportation.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

tier 1 biological select agent and toxin - subset of biological select agents and toxins (BSAT) that
present the greatest risk of deliberate misuse with significant potential for mass casualties or
devastating effect to the economy, critical infrastructure, or public confidence, and pose a severe
threat to public health and safety.
tier review - process and procedure of addressing the eligibility of candidates nominated for special
access program access.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

tiering - system of organization utilizing ranked levels to sort information or things.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
tiering and tiering methodology - the procedure by which the Secretary assigns a tier to each covered
chemical facility based on the risk assessment for that covered chemical facility.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 621)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
tilt switch - device that allows voltage to flow to the output wires after a conductive material is moved
enough (up/ down, left/ right) to flow onto the switch contacts, completing the circuit (mercury, ball bearing in a glass tube).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.2)

Time and Attendance Approving Official - An officer of the Department who is responsible for
reviewing, verifying and approving biweekly T&A records for employees in an office before the T&A data is transmitted to the appropriate payroll system. This should be the official most knowledgeable of the time worked and absence of the employees involved, normally the immediate supervisor.  Also called T&A Approving Official.

time delay - An interruption during which services, supplies, or work are not delivered in accordance
with the performance time schedule stated in the contract.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
time fuse/ safety fuse initiator - pyrotechnic contained in a flexible and weather-proof sheath burning at
a timed and constant rate; used to transmit a flame to the detonator or a low explosive charge with a predetermined delay.
time mechanical switch - time switch constructed or modified so that physical contact between two parts
of the timing mechanism complete an electrical circuit.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
time of flight - In artillery, mortar, and naval gunfire support, the time in seconds from the instant a
weapon is fired, launched, or released from the delivery vehicle or weapons system to the instant it
strikes or detonates.  Also called TOF.
time of transmission - Also referred to as time of file, the date and time a telegram is actually transmitted
from a telegraphic processor through the telegraphic circuit.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
time on target - The actual time at which munitions impact the target.  Also called TOT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290jj)
time out - a behavior management technique that is part of an approved treatment program and may
involve the separation of the resident from the group, in a non-locked setting, for the purpose of calming. Time out is not seclusion.
time switch - switch that functions after a set time.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
time to target - The number of minutes and seconds to elapse before aircraft ordnance impacts on
target.  Also called TTT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)
time-and-materials contract - A contract that provides for payment of supplies and services on the basis
of incurred direct labor hours (at fixed rates) and materials (typically at cost) (48 CFR 16.601).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1)
time-definite delivery - The consistent delivery of requested logistic support at a time and destination
specified by the receiving activity.  See also logistic support.  Also called TDD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

time-in-class - Time in a single salary class.  Also called TIC.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6213.1)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
time-in-Grade - The 52-week requirement Federal employees in competitive service GS positions at
grades 5 and above must serve before they are eligible for promotion (advancement) to the next
grade level.
time-in-service - Time in a combination of salary classes, computed from date of entry into the Foreign
Service.  Also called TIS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6213.1)
timekeeper - An employee who has been assigned the task of discharging the time and attendance as
described in the Timekeepers Handbook.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.2)
timekeeping - Refers to the task of recording or maintaining the hours worked by an employee or
personal services contractor.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
time-phased force and deployment data - The time-phased force data, non-unit cargo and personnel
data, and movement data for the operation plan or operation order or ongoing rotation of forces.
Also called TPFDD.  See also time-phased force and deployment list.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)
time-phased force and deployment list - Appendix 1 to Annex A of the operation plan, which
identifies types and/ or actual units required to support the operation plan and indicates origin and ports of debarkation or ocean area.  Also called TPFDL.  See also Joint Operation Planning and
Execution System; time-phased force and deployment data.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

times - The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff coordinates the proposed dates and times with the
commanders of the appropriate unified and specified commands, as well as any recommended changes to when specified operations are to occur (C-, D-, M-days end at 2400 hours Universal
Time [Zulu time] and are assumed to be 24 hours long for planning).

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

time-sensitive target - A joint force commander validated target or set of targets requiring immediate
response because it is a highly lucrative, fleeting target of opportunity or it poses (or will soon pose)
a danger to friendly forces.  Also called TST.

tipped employee - any employee engaged in an occupation in which he customarily and regularly
receives more than $30 a month in tips.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
152)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
291o)

title - a fee simple, or such other estate or interest (including a leasehold on which the rental does not
exceed 4 per centum of the value of the land) as the Surgeon General finds sufficient to assure for a period of not less than fifty years' undisturbed use and possession for the purposes of construction and operation of the project.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
T-nonimmigrant status - nonimmigrant status set aside for those who are or have been victims of human
trafficking, protects victims of human trafficking and allows victims to remain in the United States to assist in an investigation or prosecution of human trafficking allows victims of human trafficking to remain in the United States for up to four years (or longer if a limited exception applies), receive work authorization, and, if certain conditions are met, apply for adjustment of status to that of an lawful permanent resident (LPR).
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)

to distribute or sell - to distribute, sell, offer for sale, hold for distribution, hold for sale, hold for
shipment, ship, deliver for shipment, release for shipment, or receive and (having so received) deliver or offer to deliver. The term does not include the holding or application of registered pesticides or use dilutions thereof by any applicator who provides a service of controlling pests without delivering any unapplied pesticide to any person so served.
(SOURCE  DOJ, US Code 18,
2102)

to incite a riot or  to organize, promote, encourage, participate in, or carry on a riot - urging or
instigating other persons to riot, but shall not be deemed to mean the mere oral or written (1) advocacy of ideas or (2) expression of belief, not involving advocacy of any act or acts of violence
or assertion of the rightness of, or the right to commit, any such act or acts.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4302)

to trade - (a) Pay, satisfy, compromise, or give security for the payment or satisfaction of any debt or
obligation. (b) Draw, accept, pay, present for acceptance or payment, or indorse any negotiable
instrument or chose in action. (c) Enter into, carry on, complete, or perform any contract, agreement, or obligation. (d) Buy or sell, loan or extend credit, trade in, deal with, exchange, transmit, transfer,
assign, or otherwise dispose of, or receive any form of property. (e) To have any form of business or
commercial communication or intercourse with.

top guard  - anti-personnel device, usually consisting of barbed or concertina wire, installed at the tops of
fences and along roof edges.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, EO 13526)

top secret - Security classification that shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure of
which reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security
that the original classification authority is able to identify or describe.

top secret [classification] - information, the unauthorized disclosure of which could reasonably be
expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Top Secret-cleared U.S. citizen - A citizen of the United States who has undergone a background
investigation by an authorized U.S. Government Agency and been issued a Top Secret security
clearance, in accordance with Executive Orders 13526, and implementing guidelines and standards.
tophandler - A device specially designed to permit the lifting and handling of containers from the top
with rough terrain container handlers.  See also container.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
top-level program baseline - summary of the top level cost, schedule and performance parameters for
the overall program used when the program is providing capability via a single product (e.g. capital investment, IT application, enterprise service).
topographic map - A map that presents the vertical position of features in measurable form as well as
their horizontal positions.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)
tort claim - A claim of one person against another person alleging an injury, offense, or wrongful act, not
including breach of contract, for which the claimant is entitled to compensation.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 913)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2340)
torture - an act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe
physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control.
total acquisition cost - the amount equal to the total cost for development and procurement of, and
system-specific construction for, a major system.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3101)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677a.)
total actual profit - the total profit earned by the foreign producer, exporter, and affiliated parties with
respect to the sale of the same merchandise for which total expenses are determined under such subparagraph.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2238b)
total amount of harbor maintenance taxes received - the aggregate of amounts appropriated,
transferred, or credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for that fiscal year as set forth in the current year estimate provided in the President's budget request for the subsequent fiscal year.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)

total cost - (i)  all product costs, period costs, and other costs for a good incurred in the territory of Korea,
the United States, or both; and (ii) does not include profits that are earned by the producer,
regardless of whether they are retained by the producer or paid out to other persons as dividends, or
taxes paid on those profits, including capital gains taxes.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3805.)
total cost - all product costs, period costs, and other costs for a good incurred in the territory of
Colombia, the United States, or both; and (ii) does not include profits that are earned by the
producer, regardless of whether they are retained by the producer or paid out to other persons as dividends, or taxes paid on those profits, including capital gains taxes.
total cost - all product costs, period costs, and other costs for a good incurred in the territory of one or
more of the CAFTADR countries.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4033)
total cost - all product costs, period costs, and other costs incurred in the territory of one or more of the
NAFTA countries.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677a.)

total expenses - all expenses in the first of the following categories which applies and which are incurred
by or on behalf of the foreign producer and foreign exporter of the subject merchandise and by or on behalf of the United States seller affiliated with the producer or exporter with respect to the
production and sale of such merchandise: (i) The expenses incurred with respect to the subject merchandise sold in the United States and the foreign like product sold in the exporting country if such expenses were requested by the administering authority for the purpose of establishing normal value and constructed export price. (ii) The expenses incurred with respect to the narrowest category
of merchandise sold in the United States and the exporting country which includes the subject merchandise. (iii) The expenses incurred with respect to the narrowest category of merchandise sold
in all countries which includes the subject merchandise.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
205c.)
total installed price - the price of purchasing a product or material, trimming or otherwise altering some
or all of that product or material, if necessary to fit with other building components, and then installing that product or material into a Federal facility.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 405)

total mobilization - Expansion of the active Armed Forces resulting from action by Congress and the
President to organize and/ or generate additional units or personnel beyond the existing force structure, and the resources needed for their support, to meet the total requirements of a war or other
national emergency involving an external threat to the national security.
total separation - the layoff or severance of an individual from employment with a firm in which
adversely affected employment exists.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)
total worker health - strategy integrating occupational safety and health protection with health
promotion to prevent worker injury and illness and to advance health and wellbeing.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)

totalitarian party - an organization which advocates the establishment in the United States of a
totalitarian dictatorship or totalitarianism. The terms totalitarian dictatorship and totalitarianism mean and refer to systems of government not representative in fact, characterized by (A) the existence of a single political party, organized on a dictatorial basis, with so close an identity between such party and its policies and the governmental policies of the country in which it exists, that the party and the government constitute an indistinguishable unit, and (B) the forcible suppression of opposition to such party.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

tour of duty - hours of a day (a daily tour of duty) and the days of an administrative workweek (a weekly
tour of duty) that constitute an employee's regularly scheduled administrative workweek, as determined by the employing Component.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)

tour of duty - the hours of a day (a daily tour of duty) and the days of an administrative workweek (a
weekly tour of duty) that make up an employees regularly scheduled administrative workweek. Tour of duty under this regulation is not to be confused with the tour of duty of career Foreign Service
employees which refers to the total length of a particular assignment, usually two or three years.

tour of duty - The hours of a day and the days of an administrative workweek that make up an employees
regularly scheduled basic workweek.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
31111.)

towaway trailer transporter combination - a combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter
towing unit and 2 trailers or semitrailers (A) with a total weight that does not exceed 26,000 pounds; and (B) in which the trailers or semitrailers carry no property and constitute inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers.

towing vessel - a commercial vessel engaged in or intending to engage in the service of pulling, pushing,
or hauling along side, or any combination of pulling, pushing, or hauling along side.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
towing vessel - a vessel in commercial service that pushes, pulls, or tows alongside and includes what is
traditionally known as a tug.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6701)

toxic chemical - any chemical which through its chemical action on life processes can cause death,
temporary incapacitation or permanent harm to humans or animals. The term includes all such chemicals, regardless of their origin or of their method of production, and regardless of whether they are produced in facilities, in munitions or elsewhere.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
toxic industrial biological - Any biological material manufactured, used, transported, or stored by
industrial, medical, or commercial processes which could pose an infectious or toxic threat.  Also
called TIB.
toxic industrial biological - biological material manufactured, used, transported, or stored by industrial,
medical, or commercial processes which could pose an infectious or toxic threat.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
toxic industrial chemical - A chemical developed or manufactured for use in industrial operations or
research by industry, government, or academia that poses a hazard.  Also called TIC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
toxic industrial chemical - chemical developed or manufactured for use in industrial operations or
research by industry, government, or academia includes chemicals such as; pesticides,
petrochemicals, fertilizers, corrosives, poisons, hydrogen cyanide, cyanogen chloride, phosgene, and
chloropicrin.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
toxic industrial material - A generic term for toxic, chemical, biological, or radioactive substances in
solid, liquid, aerosolized, or gaseous form that may be used, or stored for use, for industrial,
commercial, medical, military, or domestic purposes.  Also called TIM.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
toxic industrial material - toxic or radioactive substances in solid, liquid, aerosolized, or gaseous form
that may be used, or stored for use, for industrial, commercial, medical, military, or domestic
purposes Toxic industrial material may be chemical, biological, or radioactive and described as toxic industrial chemical, toxic industrial biological, or toxic industrial radiological.
toxic industrial radiological - Any radiological material manufactured, used, transported, or stored by
industrial, medical, or commercial processes.  Also called TIR.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 311)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
toxic industrial radiological - radiological material manufactured, used, transported, or stored by
industrial, medical, or commercial processes includes materials such as; spent fuel rods, medical
sources.

toxin - the toxic material or product of plants, animals, microorganisms (including, but not limited to, bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae or protozoa), or infectious substances, or a recombinant or
(SOURCE  DOJ, US Code 18,
175c.)
synthesized molecule, whatever their origin and method of production, and includes
(A) any poisonous substance or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology produced by a living organism; or
(B) any poisonous isomer or biological product, homolog, or derivative of such a substance.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

toxin - toxic material or product of plants, animals, microorganisms, or infectious substances, or a
recombinant or synthesized molecule, whatever their origin and method of production, and includes i) any poisonous substance or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology produced by a living organism; or ii) any poisonous isomer or biological product, homolog, or derivative of such a substance including, but not limited to, bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae, or
protozoa.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)

trace number - A fifteen-digit number assigned to the ACH item by Fedline. The trace number remains
intact throughout the forward and return process. The first eight digits reflect the routing/ transit number assigned to the FSC. The last seven digits are assigned in ascending sequence.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

traceability [product] - ability to identify the relationship between various products of the development
process ,i.e., the lineage of requirements, the relationship between a design decision and the affected requirements and design features, the assignment of requirements to design features, the relationship of test results to the original source of requirements.

tracer action - Action initiated by the originator of a telegram to determine the reason for nondelivery or
inordinate delay.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
track - 1. A series of related contacts displayed on a data display console or other display device.  2. To
display or record the successive positions of a moving object.  3. To lock onto a point of radiation
and obtain guidance therefrom.  4. To keep a gun properly aimed, or to point continuously a targetlocating instrument at a moving target.  5. The actual path of an aircraft above or a ship on the surface of the Earth.  6. One of the two endless belts on which a full-track or half-track vehicle runs. 7. A metal part forming a path for a moving object such as the track around the inside of a vehicle
for moving a mounted machine gun.
track - display or recording of the successive positions of a moving object.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

track correlation - Correlating track information for identification purposes using all available data.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
track management - Defined set of procedures whereby the commander ensures accurate friendly and
enemy unit and/ or platform locations, and a dissemination procedure for filtering, combining, and
passing that information to higher, adjacent, and subordinate commanders.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

track of interest - displayed data representing an object that threatens or has the potential to threaten
North America or National Security indicators may include, but are not limited to: noncompliance with traffic control instructions or regulations; extended loss of communications; unusual transmissions or unusual behavior; unauthorized intrusion into controlled space or an ADIZ;
noncompliance with issued restrictions/ security procedures; or unlawful interference with crews, up
to and including hijack.

track of interest - In counterdrug operations, contacts that meet the initial identification criteria
applicable in the area where the contacts are detected.  Also called TOI.  See also suspect.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)

tracking - Precise and continuous position-finding of targets by radar, optical, or other means.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)

tracking device - an electronic or mechanical device which permits the tracking of the movement of a
person or object.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
3117)
trade enforcement - the enforcement of the customs and trade laws of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4301)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4301)

trade facilitation - policies and activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection with respect to
facilitating the movement of merchandise into and out of the United States in a manner that complies with the customs and trade laws of the United States.

Trade Representative - the United States Trade Representative.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6903)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
1839)
trade secret - all forms and types of financial, business, scientific, technical, economic, or engineering
information, including patterns, plans, compilations, program devices, formulas, designs, prototypes, methods, techniques, processes, procedures, programs, or codes, whether tangible or intangible, and whether or how stored, compiled, or memorialized physically, electronically, graphically, photographically, or in writing if (A) the owner thereof has taken reasonable
measures to keep such information secret; and (B) the information derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable through proper means by, another person who can obtain economic value from the disclosure or use of the information;
trade study - process of identifying the various solutions for addressing a capability gap along with an
assessment of the cost/ benefit of each solution also the report that documents the results
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
tradecraft - 1.  Specialized methods and equipment used in the organization and activity of intelligence
organizations, especially techniques and methods for handling communications with agents.  2.
Operational practices and skills used in the performance of intelligence related duties.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
tradecraft - 1. Specialized methods and equipment used in the organization and activity of intelligence
organizations, especially techniques and methods for handling communications with agents. 2. Operational practices and skills used in the performance of intelligence related duties.
trademarks - trade names, and the goodwill of the business to which a trademark or trade name is
appurtenant.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4340.)
trade-off - decision-making actions that select from various requirements and alternative solutions on the
basis of net benefit to the stakeholders.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
trade-off [acquisition] - competitive negotiation process that evaluates price and non-price factors.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 1a.)

trading facility - a person or group of persons that constitutes, maintains, or provides a physical or
electronic facility or system in which multiple participants have the ability to execute or trade
agreements, contracts, or transactions (i) by accepting bids or offers made by other participants
that are open to multiple participants in the facility or system; or (ii) through the interaction of
multiple bids or multiple offers within a system with a pre-determined non-discretionary automated
trade matching and execution algorithm.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1161e.)

traditional American history - (A) the significant constitutional, political, intellectual, economic, and
foreign policy trends and issues that have shaped the course of American history; and (B) the key
episodes, turning points, and leading figures involved in the constitutional, political, intellectual, diplomatic, and economic history of the United States.

traditional food -  wild game meat; (ii) fish; (iii) seafood; (iv) marine mammals; (v) plants; and (vi)
berries.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1685.)
traditional food - food that has traditionally been prepared and consumed by an Indian tribe.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
1685.)
traditional fuel - a liquid hydrocarbon fuel derived or refined from petroleum.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2922h)
traffic - All telegraphic messages transmitted and received.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
traffic management - The direction, control, and supervision of all functions incident to the
procurement and use of freight and passenger transportation services.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
TrafficAll messages transmitted and received - Can be applied to data transmissions such as telegrams,
or voice transmissions such as radio communications.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
trailer - a nonpower, property-carrying, trailing unit that is designed for use in combination with a truck
tractor.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5901.)
trailer transporter towing unit - a power unit that is not used to carry property when operating in a
towaway trailer transporter combination.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
31111.)
train employee - an individual engaged in or connected with the movement of a train, including a hostler.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
21101.)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g.)
trained personnel - an individual(i) who has been designated by the principal (or other appropriate
administrative staff) of the school to administer epinephrine on a voluntary basis outside their scope
of employment; (ii) who has received training in the administration of epinephrine; and(iii) whose training in the administration of epinephrine meets appropriate medical standards and has been documented by appropriate administrative staff of the school.
training - a learning experience in which an individual is taught to execute a specific information security
procedure or understand the information security common body of knowledge.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
training - process aimed at the acquisition of defined skills relating to particular functions or activities is
focused to improve individual and/ or organizational performance and assist in achieving the organization's mission and performance goals.
training aid - Any item developed or procured with the primary intent that it shall assist in training and
the process of learning.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
training and readiness oversight - The authority that combatant commanders may exercise over
assigned Reserve Component forces when not on active duty or when on active duty for training.
Also called TRO.  See also combatant commander.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
training and training support - processes, procedures, techniques, training devices, and equipment used
to train personnel to operate and support a materiel system includes individual and crew training;
new equipment training; initial, formal, and on-the-job (OJT) training; and integrated logistics support (ILS) planning for training equipment and training device acquisitions and installations.
training delivery method - method for providing training course includes:  facilitated self-instruction
training, Instructor led training, on-line training, on-the-job training, self-study training.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
training objective - A description of the training audience, the desired outcome of a training activity, and
the measures used to evaluate the learning outcome.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
training proficiency assessment - An appraisal derived from the primary trainer's subjective assessment
of an organization by comparing collective evaluations of training competence over time and against
joint mission-essential tasks, conditions, and standards.  Also called TPA.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
training proficiency evaluation - An objective assessment of an organization's achievement of training
objectives, conducted during the execution phase of the joint training system.   Also called TPE.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
training-related injury - an injury incurred by a member of the Armed Forces while performing
authorized training activities in preparation for a combat mission.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
2402.)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)

Transatlantic Economic Partnership - the joint commitment made by the United States and the
European Union to reinforce their close relationship through an initiative involving the
intensification and extension of multilateral and bilateral cooperation and common actions in the
areas of trade and investment.

transfer - A permanent change of station (PCS) from one post of assignment to another.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
transfer - A secondment to an international organization when you are separated from the Service for the
duration of your secondment.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H2421)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)
transfer - A transfer is a non-expenditure shift of budgetary authority from one organizational element to
another. Internal transfers often happen between two organizational entities within the same fund.
External transfers are non-expenditure transfers processed by Treasury and require apportionment actions approved by OMB.
transfer - Change of an employee without any break in service from a position in one agency to a
position in another agency.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)
transfer - Only the Office of General Services Managements Special Services Division (A/ OPR/ GSM/
SS) may transfer permits.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2350)
transfer - selling (whether for payment in currency, replacement-in-kind, or exchange of supplies or
services of equal value), leasing, loaning, or otherwise temporarily providing logistic support,
supplies, and services under the terms of a cross-servicing agreement.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH4 H113)
transfer - The act or process of moving records from one location to another, especially from office
space to storage facilities or Federal records centers, from one Federal agency to another, or from office or storage space to the National Archives.
transfer [personnel] - movement of an employee from one organization or position to another can be
competitive or non-competitive.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 161.1)

transfer of office - the permanent or temporary transfer of the authorities and responsibilities vested in
the principal officer for the management of the post and the conduct of its operations. A permanent transfer of office is effected whenever an officer relinquishes charge of a post and does not expect to
resume charge of that post, or whenever directed by the Department. A temporary transfer is effected whenever an officer relinquishes charge of a post with the expectation of resuming charge
of the post. The procedure required in the case of a temporary transfer is followed at the time the principal officer relinquishes charge and again at the time the officer resumes charge.

transfer payment -  A payment of money or goods. A pure transfer is unrelated to the provision of any
goods or services in exchange. Such payments alter the distribution of income, but do not directly affect the allocation of resources on the margin.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
transferred works - a project facility, the operation and maintenance of which is carried out by a non-
Federal entity, under the provisions of a formal operation and maintenance transfer contract.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
510)
transferred works operating entity - the organization which is contractually responsible for operation
and maintenance of transferred works.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
510)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
360ccc.)

transgenic animal - an animal whose genome contains a nucleotide sequence that has been intentionally
modified in vitro, and the progeny of such an animal; Provided that the term transgenic animal does not include an animal of which the nucleotide sequence of the genome has been modified solely by selective breeding.

transient forces - Forces that pass or stage through, or base temporarily within, the operational area of
another command but are not under its operational control.  See also force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5326)

transit asset management plan -  a plan developed by a recipient of funding under this chapter that -
(A) includes, at a minimum, capital asset inventories and condition assessments, decision support tools, and investment prioritization; and (B) the recipient certifies complies with the rule issued.
transit asset management system - a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and
improving public transportation capital assets effectively throughout the life cycle of such assets.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5326)
transit zone - The path taken by either airborne or seaborne smugglers.  See also arrival zone.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.4)
transition - A shift in the political situation at a critical juncture in a nation's history. Three kinds of
transition situations (these are basic conceptual frameworks for defining transitions - to show basic differences in the environments in which we might work) that OTI works in: Transition to
Democracy; Post-Conflict Transition; Transitional Political Crisis (potential backsliding countries)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

transition - transfer of ownership and operation/ maintenance of a product or system transfer of
responsibility for a product or system from a research and development organization to a receiving
activity, with subsequent integration of the product or system into the receiving activity's
operations. For purposes of this definition, the term operations can include any phase of an acquisition program, capability development, or equivalent.

transition phase - project execution phase that occurs once a solution has been validated by the customer
and includes activities to deploy the solution to use.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
transition risk - potential for a given (negative) event to occur that impacts the transition of a product to
a customer.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
transitional military authority - Temporary military government exercising the functions of civil
administration in the absence of a legitimate civil authority.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1502.)

transitional yield -  the maximum average production per acre or equivalent measure that is assigned to
acreage for a crop year by the Corporation in accordance with the regulations of the Corporation
whenever the producer fails (A) to certify that acceptable documentation of production and acreage for the crop year is in the possession of the producer; or (B) to present the acceptable
documentation on the demand of the Corporation or an insurance company reinsured by the Corporation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 60)
transmission security - The component of communications security that results from all measures
designed to protect communications from interception and exploitation by means other than
cryptanalysis.  Also called TRANSEC.  See also communications security.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
transnational crime - breach of rules or laws that have actual or potential effect across national borders
or those breaches which are intra-State but which offend fundamental values of the international community.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
transnational infrastructure - public or private systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, used and
maintained by more than one country or which cross international borders includes the framework of interdependent networks and systems comprising identifiable industries, institutions (including people and procedures), and distribution capabilities that provide reliable flow of products and
services, including transportation, communication, banking, finance, agriculture, food, water, energy, public health, emergency services, etc., essential to the national and economic security of neighboring countries, and facilitating worldwide government operations, global commerce, trade,
and international communication.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2708)
transnational organized crime - (A) racketeering activity that involves at least one jurisdiction outside
the United States; or(B) any other criminal offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of at least four years under Federal, State, or local law that involves at least one jurisdiction outside the United States and that is intended to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2708)
transnational organized crime group - a group of persons that includes one or more citizens of a
foreign country, exists for a period of time, and acts in concert with the aim of engaging in transnational organized crime.
transnational threat - Any activity, individual, or group not tied to a particular country or region that
operates across international boundaries and threatens United States national security or interests.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 326)
transport area - In amphibious operations, an area assigned to a transport organization for the purpose
of debarking troops and equipment.  See also inner transport area; outer transport area.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
transport group - An element that directly deploys and supports the landing of the landing force, and is
functionally designated as a transport group in the amphibious task force organization.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)
transport or transportation - the carriage and related handling of any material by a vessel, or by any
other vehicle, including aircraft.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1402)
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
15102.)
transportation - (A) property, facilities, instrumentalities, or equipment of any kind related to the
movement of property, regardless of ownership or an agreement concerning use; and (B) services related to that movement, including receipt, delivery, transfer in transit, storage, handling, and
interchange of property.
transportation - any movement in commerce by motor vehicle or rail vehicle.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
350e)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1151)
transportation - the movement of passengers or property by an over-the-road bus (A) in the
jurisdiction of the United States between a place in a State and a place outside the State (including a
place outside the United States); or (B) in a State that affects trade, traffic, and transportation
described in subparagraph (A).

transportation - Transportation data are used to model the geographic locations, interconnectedness, and
characteristics of the transportation system within the United States. The transportation system
includes both physical and non-physical components representing all modes of travel that allow the movement of goods and people between locations.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

transportation (marine) - The Navigation Channel Framework consists of highly accurate dimensions
(geographic coordinates for channel sides, centerlines, wideners, turning basins, and River Mile Markers) for every federal navigation channel maintained by USACE. The Navigation Framework will provide the basis for the marine transportation theme of the geospatial data framework.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)

transportation closure - The actual arrival date of a specified movement requirement at port of
debarkation.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.6)

transportation component command - A major command of its parent Service under United States
Transportation Command, which includes Air Force Air Mobility Command, Navy Military Sealift
Command, and Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command.  Also called TCC.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6326)

transportation controls - any plan, procedure, method, or arrangement, or any system of incentives,
disincentives, restrictions, and requirements, which is designed to reduce the amount of energy consumed in transportation, except that the term does not include rationing of gasoline or diesel fuel.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 901)

transportation disruption - any significant delay, interruption, or stoppage in the flow of trade caused
by a natural disaster, heightened threat level, an act of terrorism, or any transportation security
incident.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)

transportation expenses - Includes commercial bus, air, rail, or vessel/ steamship fares. Other
transportation expenses include local transit system, taxi fares, cost of commercial rental cars and
other special conveyances; and mileage and other allowances to cover operating expenses for use of
privately owned conveyances, including fees for parking, ferries, etc.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)
transportation feasibility - A determination that the capability exists to move forces, equipment, and
supplies from the point of origin to the final destination within the time required.  See also operation
plan.
transportation feasible - A determination made by the supported commander that a draft operation
plan can be supported with the apportioned transportation assets.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)
t**ransportation fuel** - fuel for use in motor vehicles, motor vehicle engines, nonroad vehicles, or nonroad
engines (except for ocean-going vessels).
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
7545.)
transportation in the waterborne commerce of the United States - the operation of a vessel in the
fisheries, except only for sport fishing.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 53901)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1223)

transportation line and transportation company - the owner, charterer, consignee, or authorized agent
operating any vessel or aircraft or railroad train bringing aliens to the United States, to foreign territory, or to adjacent islands.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 112)

transportation management - The process by which an agency oversees the physical movement of
commodities, household goods, and other freight from one location to another by a transportationservice provider.
transportation priorities - Indicators assigned to eligible traffic that establish its movement
precedence.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Transportation Security Administration - Department of Homeland Security Operational Component
that protects the Nation's transportation systems by ensuring the freedom of movement for people and commerce.

(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 56501)

transportation security incident - a security incident resulting in a significant loss of life, environmental
damage, transportation system disruption, or economic disruption in a particular area. In this paragraph, the term economic disruption does not include a work stoppage or other employeerelated action not related to terrorism and resulting from an employee-employer dispute.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
114)

tr**ansportation security information** information relating to the risks to transportation modes,
including aviation, public transportation, railroad, ferry, highway, maritime, pipeline, and over-theroad bus transportation, and may include specific and general intelligence products, as appropriate.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401)

transportation system - All the land, water, and air routes and transportation assets engaged in the
movement of United States forces and their supplies during military operations, involving both
mature and immature theaters and at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)

transporting gas (A) (i) the gathering, transmission, or distribution of gas by pipeline, or the storage
of gas, in interstate or foreign commerce; and (ii) the movement of gas through regulated gathering lines; but (B) does not include gathering gas (except through regulated gathering lines) in a rural area outside a populated area designated by the Secretary as a nonrural area.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)

transporting hazardous liquid - (A) (i) the movement of hazardous liquid by pipeline, or the storage
of hazardous liquid incidental to the movement of hazardous liquid by pipeline, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce; and (ii) the movement of hazardous liquid through regulated
gathering lines; but (B) does not include moving hazardous liquid through (i) gathering lines (except regulated gathering lines) in a rural area; (ii) onshore production, refining, or manufacturing facilities; or (iii) storage or in-plant piping systems associated with onshore production, refining, or manufacturing facilities.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2703a.)
transshipment - preferential treatment for a textile or apparel article has been claimed on the basis of
material false information concerning the country of origin, manufacture, processing, or assembly of the article or any of its components. For purposes of this paragraph, false information is material if
disclosure of the true information would mean or would have meant that the article is or was ineligible for preferential treatment.

transshipment point - A location where material is transferred between vehicles.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

trauma - an injury resulting from exposure to(A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent,
including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300d31)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300d33)
trauma care component - a plan for a comprehensive health care system, within rural and urban areas of
the State, for the prompt recognition, prehospital care, emergency medical care, acute surgical and
medical care, rehabilitation, and outcome evaluation of seriously injured patients.
(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)
traumatic brain injury - an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in
total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280b1c)
traumatic brain injury - an acquired injury to the brain. Such term does not include brain dysfunction
caused by congenital or degenerative disorders, nor birth trauma, but may include brain injuries caused by anoxia due to trauma. The Secretary may revise the defined of such term as the Secretary determines necessary, after consultation with States and other appropriate public or nonprofit private
entities.
travel authorization (orders) - Written permission for an employee to travel away from his/ her official
duty station on official business.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
travel claim (voucher) - A written request, supported by documentation and receipts where applicable,
for reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of official travel, including permanent change of station (PCS) travel.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
travel documentation - identity document issued by a government or international treaty organization to
facilitate the movement of individuals or small groups of persons across international boundaries includes passenger name, date of birth, gender, method of payment for ticket, photo identification (e.g., driver's license for domestic flights, passport for international travel), visa and other required paperwork for international travel, travel itinerary, and period of time between date of ticket
purchase and flight departure
travel management center - A commercial travel agent under joint contract with the General Services
Administration (GSA), Department of State, and other Foreign Affairs agencies.  Also called TMC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
treasury account symbol [financial] - identification code assigned to an individual appropriation,
receipt, or other fund account. is assigned by Treasury, in collaboration with OMB and the owner agency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
treasury appropriation fund symbol [financial] - separate Treasury expenditure account for
appropriation titles based on the availability of the resources in the account, derived from the 12 annual appropriation bills without an agency request consists of a combination of the Federal account symbol and an availability code (e.g. annual, multi-year, or no-year), and refer only to appropriation and fund accounts, excluding receipt accounts.

treasury rates -  Rates of interest on marketable Treasury debt. Such debt is issued in maturities ranging
from 91 days to 30 years.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
treated conference room - A shielded enclosure that provides acoustic and electromagnetic attenuation
protection.  Also called TCR.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

treatment - any method, technique, or process, including neutralization, designed to change the physical,
chemical, or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste so as to neutralize such waste or so as to render such waste nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable for recovery,
amenable for storage, or reduced in volume. Such term includes any activity or processing designed to change the physical form or chemical composition of hazardous waste so as to render it
nonhazardous.

treatment - primary and secondary prophylaxis.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300cc51)
treatment activities - treatment services and authorized activities that are related to treatment services.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300x34)
treatment facility - an entity that provides treatment services.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300x34)
treatment limitation - limits on the frequency of treatment, number of visits, days of coverage, or other
similar limits on the scope or duration of treatment.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1185a)
treatment program - a public or nonprofit private program of treatment for dependence on heroin or
other morphine-like drugs.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300y11)
treatment services - treatment for substance abuse.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300x34)

Treaty of Peace - the Treaty of Peace between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel signed
on March 26, 1979, including the Annexes thereto.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
3427)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 451.3)

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (also known as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty (NPT)) - The treaty that commits its 190 parties to prevent nuclear proliferation. It acknowledges five parties as nuclear-weapon states and commits them not to assist non-nuclearweapon states parties to obtain nuclear weapons. The latter states commit not to receive such weapons and to accept IAEA safeguards on all of their nuclear activities. The treaty also commits
parties to the peaceful use of nuclear energy that is consistent with its nonproliferation obligations
and to negotiate effective measures on nuclear, as well as general and complete, disarmament.
trembler switch - device that allows voltage to flow to the output wires after two metal parts make
contact, completing the circuit.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

trial - A formal inquiry or legal examination of charges filed against a person before a judge, or court, or
other equivalent legal institutions abroad.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 414)
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

tribal - Referring to any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any
Alaskan Native Village as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act, that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

tribal government - the government of an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or in Alaska a
Native village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 701)
tribal government - the government of an Indian tribe.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 601)
tribal leader - Individual responsible for the public safety and welfare of the people of that tribe.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
2401)
tribal organization - (A) the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe; and (B) any legally
established organization of Indians that is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by the governing body or democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by the
organization.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
2012)
tribal organization - (i) the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other
organized community, including a Native village; or (ii) in connection with any personnel action, any local school board to which the governing body has delegated the authority to grant a waiver with respect to a personnel action.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
tribe - any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary
of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe as defined in the Federally Recognized [Indian] Tribe List Act of 1994.
Tributary Station - A station electronically connected to a relay network, but normally having no relay
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
responsibility.
FAH2 H114) (SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
1072)

TRICARE program - the managed health care program that is established by the Department of Defense
under the authority of this chapter, and includes the competitive selection of contractors to
financially underwrite the delivery of health care services under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.
triple net lease - lease for which the occupant has responsibility for operation and maintenance, including
the payment of utilities, including those associated with the building mechanical systems
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
troop space cargo - Cargo such as sea or barracks bags, bedding rolls or hammocks, locker trunks, and
office equipment, normally stowed in an accessible place, as well as normal hand-carried combat
equipment and weapons to be carried ashore by the assault troops.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
713.)
tropical disease - Amebiasis, Blackwater fever, Cholera, Dracontiasis, Dysentery, Filiariasis, Hansen's
disease, Leishmaniasis including Kala-Azar Loiasis, Malaria, Onchocerciasis, Oroya fever, Pinta Plague, Schistosomiasis, Yaws, Yellow fever, and such other tropical diseases as the Secretary may add to this list.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
31111.)
truck tractor - (A) a non-property-carrying power unit that operates in combination with a semitrailer
or trailer; or (B) a power unit that carries as property motor vehicles when operating in combination
with a semitrailer in transporting motor vehicles or any other commodity, including cargo or general freight on a backhaul.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
402.)
trust in which a labor organization is interested - a trust or other fund or organization (1) which was
created or established by a labor organization, or one or more of the trustees or one or more members of the governing body of which is selected or appointed by a labor organization, and (2) a primary purpose of which is to provide benefits for the members of such labor organization or their beneficiaries.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

trusted computing base - The totality of protection mechanisms within an AIS (including hardware,
firmware and software), the combination of which is responsible for enforcing a security policy. A
trusted computing base consists of one or more components that together enforce a unified security policy over a product or AIS. The ability of a trusted computing base to correctly enforce a security policy depends solely on the mechanisms within the trusted computing base and on the correct input by system administrative personnel of parameters (e.g., a users clearance) related to the security policy.  Also called TCB.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Trusted Internet Connections Initiative - The TIC Initiative, as outlined in OMB Memorandum M-08-
05, is to optimize and standardize the security of individual external network connections currently in use by Federal agencies, including connections to the Internet.  Also called TIC Initiative.

trusted shipper - participant in any U.S. Government program which provides expedited processing for
the adoption and verification of increased security standards
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
402.)

trusteeship - any receivership, trusteeship, or other method of supervision or control whereby a labor
organization suspends the autonomy otherwise available to a subordinate body under its constitution or bylaws.

trustworthy information system - an information system that is believed to be capable of operating
within defined levels of risk despite the environmental disruptions, human errors, structural failures, and purposeful attacks that are expected to occur in its environment of operation.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A130)

tuber propagated - propagated by a tuber or a part of a tuber.

(SOURCE  USDA, US Code 7,

2401.)
tuition and fees - the average annual cost of tuition and fees for an institution of higher education for
first-time, full-time undergraduate students enrolled in the institution.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1015a.)

turnaround - The length of time between arriving at a point and being ready to depart from that point.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.5)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 306)

turning movement - A variation of the envelopment in which the attacking force passes around or over
the enemy's principal defensive positions to secure objectives deep in the enemy's rear to force the
enemy to abandon his position or divert major forces to meet the threat.

twenty-foot equivalent unit - nominal unit of measure equivalent to a 20' x 8' x 8' shipping container.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
two factor authentication - The use of two types of authentication factors from the following - (1)
something the user KNOWS (e.g., password), and (2) something the user HAS (e.g., the one-time FOB); (3) or something the user IS (e.g., fingerprint).
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODM 3150.08)
two-person rule - A system designed to prohibit access by an individual to nuclear weapons and certain
designated components by requiring the presence at all times of at least two authorized persons, each capable of detecting incorrect or unauthorized procedures with respect to the task to be
performed.
type - a classification of resources that refers to the capability of a resource.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 741)
Type I - Type I products are designed to secure classified information but may also be used to protect
sensitive unclassified information.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
type of purchase - with respect to cattle - (A) a negotiated purchase; (B) a formula market
arrangement; and (C) a forward contract.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635d.)
type of purchase - with respect to swine (A) a negotiated purchase; (B) other market formula
purchase; (C) a swine or pork market formula purchase; (D) a negotiated formula purchase.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1635i.)
typed and typing - having evaluated, or evaluating, respectively, a resource in accordance with standards
created.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 311)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
types of compliance requirements - Refers to the types of compliance requirements listed in the
compliance supplement. Examples include activities allowed or unallowed; allowable costs/ cost principles; cash management; eligibility; matching, level of effort, earmarking; and, reporting.
types of compliance requirements - the types of compliance requirements listed in the compliance
supplement. Examples include: activities allowed or unallowed; allowable costs/ cost principles; cash management; eligibility; matching, level of effort, earmarking; and, reporting.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
U Visa - U nonimmigrant status for victims of criminal activity designated in INA (qualifying crimes)
who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse as a result of being a victim of criminal activity, possess information concerning the crime, and are being helpful to law enforcement and government officials in the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity allows victims to remain in the United States for up to four years (or longer if a limited exception applies), receive

work authorization, and, if certain conditions are met, apply for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident (LPR).

U.S. Campus-based Professionals - Admissions officers, foreign student advisers, registrars, and others
who work with international educational exchange at U.S. colleges and universities.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 227.84)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)

U.S. citizen eligible family member - is an individual who meets the following criteria - (1) U.S. citizen;
and (2) The spouse or domestic partner of the sponsoring employee, or a child of the sponsoring employee who is an unmarried child at least 18 years old; and (3) Listed on the travel orders or
approved Form OF-126, Foreign Service Residence and Dependency Report, of a sponsoring employee, i.e., a direct-hire Foreign Service, Civil Service, or uniformed service member who is permanently assigned to or stationed abroad at a U.S. mission, or at an office of the American
Institute in Taiwan; and who is under chief of mission authority, and either - (a) Resides at the
sponsoring employee's post of assignment abroad or, as appropriate, at an office of the American
Institute in Taiwan; or (b) Resides at an involuntary separate maintenance allowance (ISMA)
location authorized. If residing at an ISMA location, the individual will not be listed on the sponsoring officers travel orders, but will have a Form SF-1190, Foreign Allowances Application, Grant and Report, processed authorizing ISMA. Other family members or dependents on direct-hire Foreign Service, Civil Service, or uniformed service members travel orders who do not meet all of
these criteria are not USEFMs or AEFMs.  Also called USEFM.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)

U.S. citizen employee - A U.S. citizen appointed to the Foreign Service or Civil Service by the
Department (and other agencies where uniform regulations apply). The term replaces the previously
used American employee. The term used in, Payroll, Time and Attendance, and Leave Accounting,
excludes AMCITs unless otherwise indicated.

U.S. citizen resident or resident - a U.S. citizen residing abroad who is not an eligible family member.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)
U.S. Commonwealth - The Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3432)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel - import specialists, auditors, and other appropriate
employees of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4313.)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
U.S. diplomatic pouch - A properly documented, sealed bag, briefcase, envelope, or other container. It is
used to transmit approved correspondence, documents, publications, and other items for official use
between the Department of State, U.S. Diplomatic posts, and between U.S. Diplomatic posts.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H392)
U.S. disbursing officer - A U.S. citizen officer authorized to receive, disburse money, and account for all
official funds entrusted to that employee. The USDO is an accountable officer operating under a
Department of the Treasury delegation to disburse U.S. Government funds.  Also called USDO.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
U.S. entity - (1) State, local, or tribal governments;
(2) State, local, and tribal law enforcement and
firefighting entities;
(3) public health and medical entities;
(4) regional, state, local, and tribal
emergency management entities, including State Adjutants General and other appropriate public safety entities; or
(5) private sector entities serving as part of the nation's Critical Infrastructure/ Key Resources.

U.S. Forces - All armed U.S. troops, including those of the Coast Guard, as individuals and as a group,
and all equipment that belongs to the U.S. or that is being used, escorted, or conveyed by U.S. military personnel, including Type I and II Military Sealift Command vessels.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil
Military
Operations
Group, Glossary)

U.S. Foreign Service employees - U.S. citizens who are members of the Foreign Service.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 231.3)
U.S. Government employee - A U.S. Government employee who is a direct-hire employee of State.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 4142)
U.S. Government personnel - employees of the agencies, both Foreign Service (except for locally
employed staff and non-U.S. citizen consular agents), and Civil Service, serving abroad, including employees on detail.
U.S. Government vehicle - Any U.S. Government-owned, commercially leased, commercially rented,
loaned or GSA fleet-leased vehicle under the direct administrative control of the U.S. Government.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1941.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4313.)
U.**S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel** - Homeland Security Investigations
Directorate personnel and other appropriate employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
U.S. interests section - A post in a country with which the United States does not have diplomatic
relations and therefore is attached to the embassy of the protecting power.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 111.2)
U.S. Mission - Department of State office set up to conduct negotiations or establish relations with a
foreign country.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH1 H114)
U.S. person - as defined in the Privacy Act of 1974 as an individual, meaning a citizen of the United
States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 763.14)
ultimate purchaser -  the first person who purchases such item for purposes other than resale.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
2821.)
ultimate purchaser - the first person, other than a dealer purchasing in his capacity as a dealer, who in
good faith purchases a self-propelled vehicle for purposes other than resale.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1517.)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
280g3)
ultimate user - a person who has obtained from a dispenser, and who possesses, a controlled substance
for his or her own use, for the use of a member of his or her household, or for the use of an animal owned by him or her or by a member of his or her household.
ultra-high speed service - broadband service operating at a 1gigabit per second downstream
transmission capacity.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
950bb2.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
ultrasonic detector - active, visible volumetric detecting device that detects motion by filling a space
with a pattern of ultrasonic waives; the modulation of these waves by a moving object is detected and initiates an alarm signal.
umbrella special access program - special access program that has subordinate elements; compartments,
sub-compartments, or projects.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
unacceptable risk - level of risk at which, given costs and benefits associated with further reduction
measures, action is deemed to be warranted at a given point in time.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 279)
unaccompanied alien child - a child who (A) has no lawful immigration status in the United States;
(B) has not attained 18 years of age; and
(C) with respect to whom (i) there is no parent or legal
guardian in the United States; or (ii) no parent or legal guardian in the United States is available to provide care and physical custody.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3745)

unaccompanied post - The Under Secretary for Management is responsible for designating as an
unaccompanied post, those imminent danger areas at which family members are not authorized to reside, and from which family visitation travel may be authorized. Designations may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances.

unaccompanied pouches - Pouches that travel from origin to destination unescorted.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 9
FAM 102.31 (U))

Unaccompanied Refugee Minor - a refugee child under 18 years old who is separated from both parents
and is not being cared for by an adult who, by law or custom, is responsible for him or her.  Also called URM.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3054)

unaccounted for United States personnel - the following:
(1) Any missing person.
(2) Any United
States national who was killed while engaged in activities on behalf of the United States and whose remains have not been repatriated to the United States.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)

unaccounted-for Cold War POW/ MIA - a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the
United States who, as a result of service during the period from September 2, 1945, to August 21, 1991, was at any time classified as a prisoner of war or missing-in-action and whose person or remains have not been returned to United States control and who remains unaccounted for.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

unacknowledged special access program - special access program established and administered to have
protective controls that ensure the existence of the program is not acknowledged, affirmed, or made known to any person not authorized for such information

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4325.)

unallocated interest fund - the sum of (1) the earnings and profits accumulated prior to March 4, 1923,
and attributable to investments and reinvestments by the Secretary of the Treasury, plus (2) the earnings and profits accumulated on or after March 4, 1923, in respect of the earnings and profits.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
unallowable cost - any cost that, under the provisions of any pertinent law, regulation, or contract, cannot
be included in prices, cost-reimbursements, or settlements under a Government contract to which it is allocable.
unallowable cost - any cost which, under the provisions of any pertinent law, regulation, or sponsored
agreement, cannot be included in prices, cost reimbursements, or settlements under a Government sponsored agreement to which it is allocable.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A21)
unanticipated target - A target of opportunity that was unknown or not expected to exist in the
operational environment.  See also operational area; target; target of opportunity.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 25,
3001)
unassociated funerary objects - objects that, as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture, are
reasonably believed to have been placed with individual human remains either at the time of death or later, where the remains are not in the possession or control of the Federal agency or museum and the objects can be identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to specific individuals or
families or to known human remains or, by a preponderance of the evidence, as having been removed from a specific burial site of an individual culturally affiliated with a particular Indian
tribe.
unauthorized access - Logical or physical access without a need to know to a Department network,
system, application, data, or other resource in any format.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)

unauthorized alien - the alien is not at that time either (A) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence, or (B) authorized to be so employed by this chapter or by the Attorney General.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1322)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 410)

unauthorized commitment - An agreement that is not binding solely because the United States
Government representative who made it lacked the authority to enter into that agreement on behalf
of the United States Government.

unauthorized disclosure - a communication or physical transfer of classified information to an
unauthorized recipient.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
unauthorized disclosure - communication or physical transfer of classified information to an
unauthorized recipient.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
unauthorized disclosure - Disclosure, without authorization, of information in the possession of the
Department that is about or referring to an individual.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

unauthorized disclosure - The compromise of classified information by communication or physical
transfer to an unauthorized recipient. It includes the unauthorized disclosure of classified
information in a newspaper, journal, or other publication where such information is traceable to an
agency because of a direct quotation, or other uniquely identifiable fact.

Unauthorized Disclosure of Passwords - The release of password information to persons other than
senior IT management or security personnel for purposes of performing an investigation.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)

unavailable check action - The action taken to - (1) Determine the payment status of a check on which
subsequent action will be based; and (2) Initiate retrieval of a check photocopy by the locator information necessary to obtain copies of the check found to have been already paid.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)

uncertain environment - Operational environment in which host government forces, whether opposed
to or receptive to operations that a unit intends to conduct, do not have totally effective control of
the territory and population in the intended operational area.

uncertainty - degree to which a calculated, estimated, or observed value may deviate from the true value.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
unclassified controlled air pouch - Controlled air pouches are used to transmit Sensitive But
Unclassified (SBU) material that might disclose the nature of a classified project if the contents
were known. For procedures in handling UCAP pouches.  Also called UCAP.
uncollectible check - A check which is returned unpaid by the bank on which the check is drawn.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH2 H131)
unconventional assisted recovery - Nonconventional assisted recovery conducted by special
operations forces.  Also called UAR.  See also evader; recovery.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)
unconventional assisted recovery coordination cell - A compartmented special operations forces cell,
established to coordinate, synchronize, and deconflict nonconventional assisted recovery operations
within the operational area assigned to the joint force commander.  Also called UARCC.  See also joint operations center; joint personnel recovery center; special operations forces; unconventional
assisted recovery.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 305.1)
unconventional warfare - Activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to
coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating through or with an
underground, auxiliary, and guerrilla force in a denied area.  Also called UW.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H351.1)
Uncurrent Designated Depositary Check - A check drawn on the designated depositary which is unpaid
and outstanding against the designated depositary checking account for at least one full fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the check was issued, except where the local laws provide that the

negotiable period of a check is shorter.

(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 567)
undefinitized contractual action - a new procurement action entered into by the Coast Guard for which
the contractual terms, specifications, or price are not agreed upon before performance is begun
under the action.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 567)

undefinitized contractual action - does not include contractual actions with respect to(i) foreign
military sales; (ii) purchases in an amount not in excess of the amount of the simplified acquisition
threshold; or (iii) special access programs.

undelivered check - A check in the possession of either a Department of State certifying or disbursing
officer which has not been delivered to the payee for some reason.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H341.1)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
78m.)

under the control of armed groups - areas within the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining
countries in which armed groups - (A) physically control mines or force labor of civilians to mine, transport, or sell conflict minerals; (B) tax, extort, or control any part of trade routes for conflict minerals, including the entire trade route from a Conflict Zone Mine to the point of export from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country; or (C) tax, extort, or control trading facilities, in whole or in part, including the point of export from the Democratic Republic of the
Congo or an adjoining country.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

under vehicle improvised explosive device employment - improvised explosive device (IED)
employment that is placed on the underside of a vehicle (using string, tape, magnet, etc. as a form of attachment).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

underbelly improvised explosive device employment - improvised explosive device (IED) employment
in which the device targets the underside of a vehicle, using large amounts of explosives buried to
deliberately defeat armor (can include conventional land mines).

underbody - the floor pan of a motor vehicle.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3332.)
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1132.)

undergraduate foreign language and area or international studies center - an administrative unit of
an institution of higher education, including but not limited to 4-year colleges, that contributes significantly to the national interest through the education and training of students who matriculate into advanced language and area studies programs, professional school programs, or incorporates substantial international and foreign language content into baccalaureate degree programs, engages
in research, curriculum development and community outreach activities designed to broaden international and foreign language knowledge, employs faculty with strong language, area, and international studies credentials, maintains library holdings, including basic reference works,
journals, and works in translation, and makes training available predominantly to undergraduate students.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
underground injection - subsurface emplacement through a bored, drilled, driven, or dug well where the
depth is greater than the largest surface dimension and whenever a principal function of the well is the emplacement of any fluid.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
60101.)
underground natural gas storage facility - a gas pipeline facility that stores natural gas in an
underground facility, including (A) a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir; (B) an aquifer reservoir; or
(C) a solution-mined salt cavern reservoir.
underground storage tank - storage tank where more than 10 percent of its capacity is beneath the
ground surface includes underground pipes connected to the tank.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

underrepresented in science and engineering - a minority group whose number of scientists and
(SOURCE  ED, US

engineers per 10,000 population of that group is substantially below the comparable figure for scientists and engineers who are white and not of Hispanic origin.
Code 20,
1067k.)
underrepresented minority individuals - individuals who are members of racial or ethnic minority
groups that are underrepresented in the health professions including nursing.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
293b)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3002.)
underrepresented population - a population that is typically underrepresented in service provision, and
includes populations such as persons who have low-incidence disabilities, persons who are minorities, poor persons, persons with limited English proficiency, older individuals, or persons
from rural areas.
undersea warfare - Military operations conducted to establish and maintain control of the undersea
portion of the maritime domain.  Also called USW.  See also antisubmarine warfare; mine warfare.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
1932.)
underserved community - a community (including an urban or rural community and an Indian tribal
community) that has, as determined by the Secretary: (I) limited access to affordable, healthy foods,
including fresh fruits and vegetables, in grocery retail stores or farmer-to-consumer direct markets; and (II) a high rate of hunger or food insecurity or a high poverty rate.
underwater demolition - The destruction or neutralization of underwater obstacles that is normally
accomplished by underwater demolition teams.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
underwater demolition team - A group of officers and enlisted specially trained and equipped to
accomplish the destruction or neutralization of underwater obstacles and associated tasks.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 334)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77ccc.)
underwriter - any person who has purchased from an issuer with a view to, or offers or sells for an issuer
in connection with, the distribution of any security, or participates or has a direct or indirect participation in any such undertaking, or participates or has a participation in the direct or indirect underwriting of any such undertaking; but such term shall not include a person whose interest is limited to a commission from an underwriter or dealer not in excess of the usual and customary distributors' or sellers' commission.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg91)
underwriting purposes - (A) rules for, or determination of, eligibility (including enrollment and
continued eligibility) for benefits under the plan or coverage; (B) the computation of premium or contribution amounts under the plan or coverage; (C) the application of any pre-existing condition exclusion under the plan or coverage; and (D) other activities related to the creation, renewal, or replacement of a contract of health insurance or health benefits.
undesirable incident - incident that has an adverse impact on the operation of the facility or mission of
the agency.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
undocumented -  facilitates the classification of vessels that may be numbered by the proper issuing
authority in a State.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 913)

undue burden - significant difficulty or expense. An agency shall consider all agency resources available
to the program or component for which the product is being developed, procured, maintained, or used in determining whether an action would result in an undue burden.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

undue burden [conducted program or activity] - financial and administrative burden that entail
significant difficulty or expense or add significant new administrative responsibilities, when assessed in comparison to all Component resources available for use in the funding and operation of the conducted program or activity, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security (or designee).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 3671.4)

undue hardship - An action requiring significant difficulty or expense to the employer. Factors to be
considered include - (1) The nature and net cost of the accommodation needed; (2) The financial resources of the Department as a whole; and (3) The impact of the accommodation upon the
operation of the Departments mission, including the impact on the ability of other employees to
perform their duties and to conduct business.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
4303.)

undue hardship - in the case of actions taken by an employer, actions requiring significant difficulty or
expense, when considered in light of (A) the nature and cost of the action needed under this chapter; (B) the overall financial resources of the facility or facilities involved in the provision of the action;
the number of persons employed at such facility; the effect on expenses and resources, or the impact otherwise of such action upon the operation of the facility; (C) the overall financial resources of the employer; the overall size of the business of an employer with respect to the number of its
employees; the number, type, and location of its facilities; and (D) the type of operation or operations of the employer, including the composition, structure, and functions of the work force of such employer; the geographic separateness, administrative, or fiscal relationship of the facility or facilities in question to the employer.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
709)

unearned leave status - leave approved to be used by a member of the armed forces that exceeds the
amount of leave credit that has been accrued as a result of the member's active service and that has
not been previously used by the member.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

unemployed individual - an individual who is without a job and who wants and is available for work.
The determination of whether an individual is without a job, for purposes of this paragraph, shall be made in accordance with the criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of
Labor in defining individuals as unemployed.

unencumbered - that the United States has no obligation to foreign governments to use the uranium for
only peaceful purposes.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50,
2538c.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
unexploded explosive ordnance - Explosive ordnance that has been primed, fused, armed or otherwise
prepared for action, and that has been fired, dropped, launched, projected, or placed in such a
manner as to constitute a hazard to operations, installations, personnel, or material and remains unexploded either by malfunction or design or for any other cause. Also called UXO. See also explosive ordnance.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315)
unexploded explosive ordnance - Explosive ordnance which has been primed, fused, armed or
otherwise prepared for action, and which has been fired, dropped, launched, projected, or placed in
such a manner as to constitute a hazard to operations, installations, personnel, or material and remains unexploded either by malfunction or design or for any other cause.  Also called UXO.  See
also explosive ordnance.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
unexploded ordnance - explosive ordnance which has been primed, fused, armed or otherwise prepared
for action, and remains unexploded either by malfunction or design or for any other cause, which
has been fired, dropped, launched, projected, or placed in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to
operations, installations, personnel, or material.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
unexploded ordnance - military munitions that (A) have been primed, fused, armed, or otherwise
prepared for action; (B) have been fired, dropped, launched, projected, or placed in such a manner as
to constitute a hazard to operations, installations, personnel, or material; and (C) remain unexploded, whether by malfunction, design, or any other cause.

unfair trade practice - any act, policy, or practice of a foreign country that (i) violates, or is
inconsistent with, the provisions of, or otherwise denies benefits to the United States under, any trade agreement to which the United States is a party; (ii) in the case of a monopolistic state trading
enterprise engaged in the export sale of an agricultural commodity, implements a pricing practice that is inconsistent with sound commercial practice; (iii) provides a subsidy that (I) decreases market opportunities for United States exports; or (II) unfairly distorts an agricultural market to the detriment of United States exporters; (iv) imposes an unfair technical barrier to trade, including
(I) a trade restriction or commercial requirement (such as a labeling  requirement) that adversely affects a new technology (including biotechnology); and (II) an unjustified sanitary or phytosanitary restriction (including any restriction that, in violation of the Uruguay Round Agreements, is not based on scientific principles; (v) imposes a rule that unfairly restricts imports of United States agricultural commodities in the administration of tariff rate quotas; or (vi) fails to adhere to, or circumvents any obligation under, any provision of a trade agreement with the United States.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)

unfunded accrued liability - the excess of the accrued liability, under an actuarial cost method which so
provides, over the present value of the assets of a pension plan. The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe regulations to carry out this paragraph.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2001)

unfunded liability - the estimated amount by which (A) the present value of all benefits payable from
the fund exceeds (B) the sum of(i) the present value of deductions to be withheld from the future basic pay of participants subject to subchapter II and of future Agency contributions to be made on the behalf of such participants; (ii) the present value of Government payments to the fund; and (iii) the fund balance as of the date on which the unfunded liability is determined.
unified action - The synchronization, coordination, and/ or integration of the activities of governmental
and nongovernmental entities with military operations to achieve unity of effort.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
Unified Area Command - Command system established when incidents under an Area Command are
multijurisdictional. See Area Command.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

unified combatant command - a military command which has broad, continuing missions and which is
composed of forces from two or more military departments.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
161)
unified combatant command - See unified command.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

unified command - A command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander and
composed of significant assigned components of two or more Military Departments that is established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  Also called unified combatant command.
See also combatant command; subordinate unified command.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

Unified Command - A structure that brings together the ICs of all major organizations involved in the
incident to coordinate an effective response, while at the same time allowing the ICs organizational entities to carry out their own jurisdictional responsibilities. While UC makeup for a specific incident is determined on a case-by-case basis, makeup of the UC may change as the incident
progresses; to account for changes in the situation (e.g., transitions out of emergency response and
into long-term cleanup). Linking the various entities responding to the incident, UC is responsible for overall management of the incident (unlike when there is a single IC who is solely responsible for an event) and provides a forum for UC entities to make consensus decisions.  Also called UC.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Unified Command - An Incident Command System application used when more than one agency has
incident jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions. Agencies work together through the designated members of the UC, often the senior person from agencies and/ or disciplines participating in the UC, to establish a common set of objectives and strategies and a single Incident Action Plan.  Also called US.
unified command - authority structure in which the role of incident commander is shared by two or more
(SOURCE  DHS,
persons, each having authority in a different responding agency each agency that is part of the Unified Command still maintains its own authority, responsibility, and accountability.

DHS Lexicon, Terms)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

Unified Command Plan - The document, approved by the President, that sets forth basic guidance to
all unified combatant commanders; establishes their missions, responsibilities, and force structure;
delineates the general geographical area of responsibility for geographic combatant commanders; and specifies functional responsibilities for functional combatant commanders.  Also called UCP.
See also combatant command; combatant commander.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

Unified Command Representative - A representative from one of the organizations involved in and
responding to an incident. UC representatives bring their authorities to the UC, as well as the
resources to carry out their responsibilities. Members in a UC have a responsibility to the UC, but do not relinquish their department/ agency authority, responsibility, or accountability. To be a UC representative, the representatives organization must - (1) Have jurisdictional authority or functional responsibility for the incident under a law or ordinance;  (2) Have an area of responsibility that is affected by the incident or response operations;  (3) Be specifically charged with commanding, coordinating, or managing a major aspect of the response; and  (4) Have the resources to support participation in the response organization.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Unified Coordination Group - Provides leadership within the Joint Field Office. The Unified
Coordination Group is comprised of specified senior leaders representing State and Federal interests, and in certain circumstances tribal governments, local jurisdictions, the private sector, or
nongovernmental organizations. The Unified Coordination Group typically consists of the Principal
Federal Official (if designated), Federal Coordinating Officer, State Coordinating Officer, and
senior officials from other entities with primary statutory or jurisdictional responsibility and significant operational responsibility for an aspect of an incident (e.g., the Senior Health Official, Department of Defense representative, or Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official if assigned). Within the Unified Coordination Group, the Federal Coordinating Officer is the primary Federal
official responsible for coordinating, integrating, and synchronizing Federal response activities.
uniform issuances - Any chapter or subchapter of the FAM or FAH that applies to more than one foreign
affairs agency.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H1112.2)
uniform regulations - The term used for joint directives agreed to by the Department and other Foreign
Affairs agencies and incorporated into agency directives materials
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1114)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

Uniform Resource Locator - The address of a website that includes the protocol used to reach the target
server (http, https, ftp, etc.) and the host system (domain name) on which the document resides. The URL may also include the directory path to the document, and the document filename. The URL http -/ / www.state.gov identifies the protocol http and the domain name www.state.gov. The
absence of a path and filename cause the host system to use locally assigned default values.  Also called URL.

uniformed service - the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
201)

uniformed services - Members of the armed forces (i.e., Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and
Coast Guard) and other uniformed services (e.g., National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Public Health Service).
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
4303.)

uniformed services - the Armed Forces, the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard when
engaged in active duty for training, inactive duty training, or full-time National Guard duty, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and any other category of persons designated by the President in time of war or national emergency.

(SOURCE  FEC,
US Code 52,
20310)
uniformed services - the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, the commissioned
corps of the Public Health Service, and the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
uniformed services - The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Services.  See also Military Department; Service.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
uniformed services -(A) the armed forces;(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7201)

unilateral agricultural sanction - any prohibition, restriction, or condition on carrying out an
agricultural program with respect to a foreign country or foreign entity that is imposed by the United States for reasons of foreign policy or national security, except in a case in which the United States
imposes the measure pursuant to (A) a multilateral regime and the other member countries of that regime have agreed to impose substantially equivalent measures; or (B) a mandatory decision of the
United Nations Security Council.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7201)

unilateral medical sanction - any prohibition, restriction, or condition on exports of, or the provision of
assistance consisting of, medicine or a medical device with respect to a foreign country or foreign
entity that is imposed by the United States for reasons of foreign policy or national security, except
in a case in which the United States imposes the measure pursuant to (A) a multilateral regime and the other member countries of that regime have agreed to impose substantially equivalent measures; or (B) a mandatory decision of the United Nations Security Council.

Unincorporated Territory or Outlying Possession - an area over which the Constitution has not been
expressly and fully extended by the Congress within the United States Constitution.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1121.21)
uninspected passenger vessel - a vessel carrying six or less passengers.
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
uninterruptible power supply - electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the
input power source, typically mains power, fails or drops to an unacceptable voltage level.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
unique and innovative concept - (1) In the opinion and to the knowledge of the Government evaluator,
the meritorious proposal (i) Is the product of original thinking submitted confidentially by one source; (ii) Contains new, novel, or changed concepts, approaches, or methods; (iii) Was not submitted previously by another; and (iv) Is not otherwise available within the Federal Government. (2) In this context, the term does not mean that the source has the sole capability of performing the research.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

unique entity identifier - a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit,
or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

unique identifier - any visual designation affixed to a conspicuous location on the passport indicating
that the individual is a covered sex offender.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
212b)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)

unit - 1. Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority.  2. An organization
title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.  3. A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or used.  Also called unit of issue.  4. With regard to Reserve Component of the Armed Forces, a selected reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to
serve on active duty as a unit or to augment or be augmented by another unit.
unit - a military organization of the armed forces designated as a unit by competent authority.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,

130)
unit [component] testing - testing of individual hardware or software components or groups of related
components.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
unit aircraft - Those aircraft provided an aircraft unit for the performance of a flying mission.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
unit cost - The total cost of operating a cost center divided by the total workload count is the unit cost.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)
unit identification code - A six-character, alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies each Active,
Reserve, and National Guard unit of the Armed Forces.  Also called UIC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)
unit line number - A seven-character alphanumeric code that describes a unique increment of a unit
deployment, i.e., advance party, main body, equipment by sea and air, reception team, or trail party,
in the time-phased force and deployment data.  Also called ULN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
unit load device - Aviation terminology referring to a pallet or container used to load freight (i.e., U.S.
diplomatic pouches) on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft. It allows a large quantity of cargo to be bundled into a single unit that can be lifted by mechanical devices.  Also called ULD.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)
unit movement control center - A temporary organization activated by major subordinate commands
and subordinate units during deployment to control and manage marshalling and movement.  Also
called UMCC.  See also deployment; marshaling; unit.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 335)
unit movement data - A unit equipment and/ or  supply listing containing corresponding
transportability data.  Tailored unit movement data has been modified to reflect a specific movement
requirement.  Also called UMD.
unit of general local government - a city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose
political subdivision of a State.
(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
902.)
unit of general local government - any city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose
political subdivision of a State.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3337)
unit of general local government - any general purpose political subdivision of a State that has the
power to levy taxes and spend funds, as well as general corporate and police powers.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)
unit of general purpose local government - any city, county, town, municipality, or other political
subdivision of a State (or any combination thereof), which has a building code or similar authority over a particular geographic area.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6831)
unit of local government - any general purpose political subdivision of a State which has the power to
levy taxes and spend funds, as well as general corporate and police powers.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
2101)
unit of local government -a county, municipality, town, township, village, or other unit of general
government below the State level.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
228.)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
unit personnel and tonnage table - A table included in the loading plan of a combat-loaded ship as a
recapitulation of totals of personnel and cargo by type, listing cubic measurements and weight.  Also
called  UP&TT.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

unit security officer - A cleared U.S. citizen direct-hire employee, personal services contractor or
commercial contractor designated by the bureau executive directors to assist the principal unit
security officer or bureau security officer in carrying out security responsibilities.

unit type code - A Joint Chiefs of Staff developed and assigned code, consisting of five characters that
uniquely identify a "type unit."  Also called UTC.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
4309a)

United Nations Headquarters District - the area within the United States which is agreed to by the
United Nations and the United States to constitute such a district, together with such other areas as the Secretary of State may approve from time to time in order to permit effective functioning of the United Nations or missions to the United Nations.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 451.3)

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 - Established, for the first time, binding obligations
on states under Chapter VII of the UN Charter to develop and enforce appropriate legal and regulatory measures against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery.

United States - (A) a Federal corporation;(B) an agency, department, commission, board, or other entity
of the United States; or (C) an instrumentality of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2241)

United States - all areas included within the territorial boundaries of the United States, including the
several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands,
and any other territory or possession over which the United States exercises jurisdiction.

United States - all areas under the territorial sovereignty of the United States and the Trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)
United States - all areas under the territorial sovereignty of the United States and the Trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)
United States - all land and water, continental or insular, in any way within the jurisdiction of the United
States or occupied by the military or naval forces thereof.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4302)
United States - all Territories and possessions of the United States except the Virgin Islands, American
Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, and the island of Guam.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401)
United States - all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 195.)
United States - all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1603)
United States - all the States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1375a)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)
United States - any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, any possession of the United States and any waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the
United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 101)
United States - any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, any possession of the United States, and any waters within the jurisdiction of the United

States.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
United States - Includes the land area, internal waters, territorial sea, and airspace of the United States,
including  a. United States territories; and b. Other areas over which the United States Government
has complete jurisdiction and control or has exclusive authority or defense responsibility.
United States - The 50 States and the District of Columbia.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 3
FAH1 H3311)
United States - the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
1111)
United States - the Canal Zone and all territory and waters, continental and insular, subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 82.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1185)
United States - the Canal Zone, and all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States. The term person shall be deemed to mean any individual, partnership, association, company, or other incorporated body of individuals, or corporation, or body politic.
United States - the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the
District of Columbia.
(SOURCE  DHS/ USCG, US Code
14, 680.1)
United States - the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of
the United States, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
United States - the customs territory of the United States, as defined in General Note 2 to the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4313.)
United States - the several States and the District of Columbia.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1512.)
United States - the several States the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the
United States.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1514.)
United States - the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or
possession of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3902)
United States - The several States, the District of Columbia, and the States and areas defined under the
term, nonforeign area.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
United States - the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3814)
United States - the States and the District of Columbia.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)
United States - the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth,
territory, dependency, or possession of the United States, and includes the outer Continental Shelf.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4618.)
United States - the United States and any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4302)
United States - used in a geographical sense, includes Puerto Rico, all Territories and possessions of the
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
United States and the Canal Zone.
Code 50, 47f.) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

United States and its Territories - The 50 States; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico; the Territories of Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands; and the Possessions
Midway and Wake Islands.
United States Armed Forces - Used to denote collectively the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force,
and Coast Guard.  See also Armed Forces of the United States.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

United States assistance - (A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, other than
urgent humanitarian assistance or medicine;
(B) sales and assistance under the Arms Export Control
Act; (C) financing by the Commodity Credit Corporation for export sales of agricultural commodities; and
(D) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1701.)

United States assistance - (A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, other than
urgent humanitarian assistance or medicine;
(B) sales and assistance under the Arms Export Control
Act; (C) financing by the Commodity Credit Corporation for export sales of agricultural commodities; and
(D) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 481)

United States assistance - (A) any assistance under this Act, other than any other narcotics-related
assistance under this part, but any such assistance provided under this clause shall be subject to the prior notification procedures applicable to reprogramming, disaster relief assistance, including any assistance, assistance which involves the provision of food or medicine, and assistance for refugees; (B) sales, or financing on any terms, under the Arms Export Control Act; (C) the provision of agricultural commodities, other than food, under the Food for Peace Act; and (D) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6591. )

United States assistance - development and other economic assistance, including assistance made
available under the following provisions of law: (1) Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to development assistance). (2) Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the economic support fund). (3) Chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Development Fund for Africa). (4) Chapter 11 of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to assistance for the independent states of the former
Soviet Union). (5) The Support for East European Democracy Act.

United States border officer - with respect to a particular port of entry into the United States, any United
States official who is performing duties at that port of entry.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1221)
United States Central Authority - the agency of the Federal Government designated by the President.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9002)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Department of Homeland Security Operational
Component that oversees lawful immigration to the United States by establishing national immigration services policies and priorities.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1375a)

United States client - a United States citizen or other individual who resides in the United States and
who utilizes the services of an international marriage broker, if a payment is made or a debt is incurred to utilize such services.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

United States Coast Guard - Department of Homeland Security Operational Component that protects
the public, the environment, and U.S. economic and security interests in any maritime region in
which those interests may be at risk, including international waters and America's coasts, ports, and
inland waterways and is one of the Nation's five armed forces.

(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 50101)

United States commercial provider - a commercial provider, organized under the laws of the United
States or of a State, that is (A) more than 50 percent owned by United States nationals; or
(B) a
subsidiary of a foreign company and the Secretary of Transportation finds that (i) such subsidiary
has in the past evidenced a substantial commitment to the United States market through (I)
investments in the United States in long-term research, development, and manufacturing (including the manufacture of major components and subassemblies); and (II) significant contributions to employment in the United States; and (ii) the country or countries in which such foreign company is incorporated or organized, and, if appropriate, in which it principally conducts its business, affords
reciprocal treatment to companies comparable to that afforded to such foreign company's subsidiary
in the United States, as evidenced by (I) providing comparable opportunities for companies to
participate in Government-sponsored research and development similar to that authorized under this chapter; (II) providing no barriers, to companies described in subparagraph (A) with respect to local
investment opportunities, that are not provided to foreign companies in the United States; and (III) providing adequate and effective protection for the intellectual property rights of companies.
United States contiguous zone - the contiguous zone of the United States under Presidential
Proclamation 7219, dated September 2, 1999.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

United States Customs and Border Protection - Department of Homeland Security Operational
Component that secures the Nation's borders while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and
travel, safeguards the Nation's homeland at and beyond its borders, enforces U.S. laws and regulations, and executes a priority mission of keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

United States Department of Homeland Security - cabinet level department of the United States
Federal Government charged with protecting the United States of America and its Territories by preventing terrorism and enhancing its security; securing and managing its borders; enforcing and administering its immigration laws; safeguarding and securing its cyberspace, critical infrastructures
and key resources; ensuring resilience to disasters; and, providing essential support to national and
economic security the primary mission of the Department is to - prevent terrorist attacks within the United States- reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism - minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States - carry out all
functions of entities transferred to the Department, including by acting as a focal point regarding natural and manmade crises and emergency planning - ensure that the functions of the agencies and subdivisions within the Department that are not related directly to securing the homeland are not diminished or neglected except by a specific explicit Act of Congress - ensure that the overall economic security of the United States is not diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at securing the homeland - ensure that the civil rights and civil liberties of persons are not diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at securing the homeland - monitor connections between illegal drug trafficking and terrorism, coordinate efforts to sever such connections, and otherwise contribute to efforts to interdict illegal drug trafficking - promoting the
efficient and secure movement of people and goods, enforcing U.S. trade laws, and fostering a resilient global supply chain.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2394b)
United States development assistance - (1) assistance provided by the United States under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961; and (2) assistance provided under any other provision of law to carry out purposes comparable to those set forth in provisions.
United States firm - a business entity that performs substantially all of its manufacturing, production,
and research and development activities in the United States.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2532)
U**nited States Government agency** - any department, board, wholly or partly owned corporation, or
instrumentality, commission, or establishment of the United States Government.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
522)
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Department of Homeland Security
(SOURCE  DHS, DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Operational Component that enforces immigration and customs laws and protects the United States against terrorist attacks by identifying criminal activities and eliminating vulnerabilities that pose a threat along our borders, as well as enforcing economic, transportation and infrastructure security.

United States internal waters - all waters of the United States on the landward side of the baseline from
which the breadth of the United States territorial sea is measured.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

United States maritime domain - all U.S. ports, inland waterways, harbors, navigable waters, Great
Lakes, territorial seas, contiguous zone, customs waters, coastal seas, littoral areas, the U.S. EEZ
and oceanic regions of U.S. National interest, as well as the seas lanes to the United States, U.S. maritime approaches, and the high seas surrounding America.

United States marshal - a United States marshal, a deputy marshal, or an official of the United States
Marshals Service.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
3002)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 350)

United States message text format - A program designed to enhance joint and combined combat
effectiveness through standardization of message formats, data elements, and information exchange
procedures.  Also called USMTF.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)

United States Naval Ship - A public vessel of the United States that is in the custody of the Navy and
is:  a. Operated by the Military Sealift Command and manned by a civil service crew; or b. Operated
by a commercial company under contract to the Military Sealift Command and manned by a
merchant marine crew.  Also called USNS.  See also Military Sealift Command.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

United States of America [geographical] - 50 states and the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, any possession of the United States, and associated territorial waters and airspace.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4452)
United States person - (A) a natural person who is a national of the United States; or (B) a corporation or
other legal entity that is organized under the laws of the United States,  any State or territory thereof,
or the District of Columbia, if natural persons described in subparagraph (A) own, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of the outstanding capital stock or other beneficial interest in such legal entity.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8901)
United States person - (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
to the United States; or(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4210)
United States person - (A) a United States citizen; (B) a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity
that is organized under the laws of the  United States; and (C) a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is organized under the laws of a  foreign country and is controlled by entities described in subparagraph (B) or United States citizens, or both.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
4101)
United States person - (A) a United States citizen;(B) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence to the United States;(C) an alien lawfully residing in the United States at the time that the speech that is the subject of the foreign defamation action was researched, prepared, or
disseminated; or(D) a business entity incorporated in, or with its primary location or place of operation in, the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
3902)

United States person - (A) any United States citizen or any alien admitted for permanent residence into
the United States; (B) any entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including its foreign branches); and (C) any person in the United States.
United States person - a person which (A) is incorporated or legally organized under the laws of the
United States, including the laws of any State, locality, or the District of Columbia; (B) has its
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,

4864)

principal place of business in the United States; (C) has been incorporated or legally organized in the United States for more than 2 years before the issuance date of the invitation for bids or request for proposals with respect to the contract; (D) has performed within the United States or overseas security services similar in complexity to the contract being bid; (E) with respect to the contract, has achieved a total business volume equal to or greater than the value of the project being bid in 3 years of the 5-year period before the date specified in subparagraph (C); (F)(i) employs United States citizens in at least 80 percent of its principal management positions in the United States; and (ii) employs United States citizens in more than half of its permanent, full-time positions in the United States; and (G) has the existing technical and financial resources in the United States to perform the contract.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)
United States person - A United States citizen; an alien known by the concerned intelligence agency to
be a permanent resident alien; an unincorporated association substantially composed of United States citizens or permanent resident aliens; or a corporation incorporated in the United States,
except for those directed and controlled by a foreign government or governments.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6305)
U**nited States person** - A) an individual who is a citizen of the United States or an alien admitted for
permanent residence to the United States; or(B) a corporation, partnership, or other nongovernment entity which is not a foreign person.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
United States person - individual that is:  1) a United States citizen; (2) a Lawful Permanent Resident;
(3) protected individual; (4) a group substantially composed of U.S. Citizens and/ or Lawful Permanent Residents; or (5) a corporation incorporated in the United States, except for a corporation
directed or controlled by a foreign government or governments.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
United States person information - information that concerns or relates to a United States person,
regardless of whether that information permits the identity of a United States person to be directly or indirectly inferred.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 715)
United States Postal Service - An independent establishment of the executive branch of the U.S.
Government, with a mandate to provide reliable, affordable universal mail service.  Also called USPS.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 659)
United States public vessel - any vessel, except a warship, owned or demise chartered, and operated by a
United States Government Agency and not engaged in commercial service, e.g., some of the vessels in service to the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
United States Secret Service - Department of Homeland Security Operational Component that protects
the President and Vice President of the United States, their families, heads of state, and other designated individuals; plans and implements security designs for designated National Special
Security Events; investigates violations of laws relating to counterfeiting of obligations and
securities of the United States; investigates financial crimes that include, but are not limited to,
access device fraud; and investigates computer-based attacks and intrusions.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 70905)
United States segment of the International Space Station - those elements of the International Space
Station manufactured(1) by the United States; or
(2) for the United States by other nations in
exchange for funds or launch services.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 222.12)

United States Student - A U.S. citizen who is an applicant for a grant, or a grantee, who plans a program
of academic study or research at the post-baccalaureate level under the sponsorship of the Fulbright Program.
United States territorial sea - the waters of the United States territorial sea under Presidential
Proclamation 5928, dated December 27, 1988.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)

United States undocumented vessel - any United States vessel, not having and not required to have a
certificate of documentation issued under Federal law.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 659)
United States waters - United States internal waters, the United States territorial sea, and the United
States contiguous zone.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
113)
United States wine - wine produced within the customs territory of the United States.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2802)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
United States-controlled shipping - Shipping under United States flag and selected ships under foreign
flag considered to be under effective United States control. See also  effective United Statescontrolled ships.
United States-Mexico Border Area - the area located in the United States and Mexico within 100
kilometers of the border between the United States and Mexico.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
290n6)
United States-supported microfinance institution - a financial intermediary that has received funds
made available under subchapter I of this chapter for fiscal year 1980 or any subsequent fiscal year.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2214a)
unity of command - Principle of management stating that each individual involved in incident operations
will be assigned to only one supervisor.
(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
unity of command - The operation of all forces under a single responsible commander who has the
requisite authority to direct and employ those forces in pursuit of a common purpose.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
unity of command - The vesting of a single commander with the requisite authority to direct and
coordinate the actions of all forces employed toward a common objective.  Unity of command
obtains the unity of effort that is essential to the decisive application of all available combat power. Subordinates are then focused on attaining the overall objectives as communicated from a single
commander.  In turn, this fosters freedom of action, decentralized control, and initiative. Hierarchical organization principle that no subordinate should report to more than one boss.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
unity of effort - 1. Coordination and cooperation toward common objectives, even if the participants are
not necessarily part of the same command or organization - the product of successful unified action. (DOD)  A cooperative concept, which refers to coordination and communication among USG organizations toward the same common goals for success; in order to achieve unity of effort, it is not necessary for all organizations to be controlled under the same command structure, but it is necessary for each agency's efforts to be in harmony with the short- and long-term goals of the mission.  Unity of effort is based on four principles:  Common understanding of the situation. Common vision or goals for the R&S mission.  Coordination of efforts to ensure continued coherency.  Common measures of progress and ability to change course if necessary.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
unity of effort - Coordination and cooperation toward common objectives, even if the participants are
not necessarily part of the same command or organization, which is the product of successful unified
action.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
unity of effort  - harmonizing of activities among multiple organizations involves working toward a
similar objective while respecting the chain of command and authorities of each participating
organization.
unity of purpose - 1. Coordination and cooperation among civilian and military actors from one or more
nations toward mutually agreed, common objectives or outcomes.  2. Authorities, institutions,
processes, and other means that can be used to direct all elements of national power in pursuit of a common understanding of the situation and common vision or goals for the mission.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3002.)

universal design - a concept or philosophy for designing and delivering products and services that are
usable by people with the widest possible range of functional capabilities, which include products and services that are directly accessible (without requiring assistive technologies) and products and
services that are interoperable with assistive technologies.

(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1003.)

universal design for learning - a scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that (A)
provides flexibility in the ways information is presented, in the ways students respond or demonstrate knowledge and skills, and in the ways students are engaged; and (B) reduces barriers in
instruction, provides appropriate accommodations, supports, and challenges, and maintains high achievement expectations for all students, including students with disabilities and students who are limited in English proficiency.
Universal Joint Task List - A menu of capabilities that may be selected by a joint force commander to
accomplish the assigned mission.  Also called UJTL.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)
universal joint task list - A menu of mission-derived assignments, including associated conditions and
standards, from which a joint force commander may select. These mission-essential tasks are reflected within the command joint mission essential task list.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)

universal polar stereographic grid - A military grid prescribed for joint use in operations in limited
areas and used for operations requiring precise position reporting.  It covers areas between the 80
degree parallels and the poles.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Universal Task List - A menu of unique tasks that link strategies to prevention, protection, response, and
recovery tasks for the major events represented by the National Planning Scenarios. It provides a common vocabulary of critical tasks that support development of essential capabilities among organizations at all levels. The List was used to assist in creating the Target Capabilities List.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff33)

universal testing of newborns - HIV/ AIDS testing that is administered within 48 hours of delivery to
(A) all infants born in the State; or (B) all infants born in the State whose mother's HIV/ AIDS status
is unknown at the time of delivery.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

Universal Time - A measure of time that conforms, within a close approximation, to the mean diurnal
rotation of the Earth and serves as the basis of civil timekeeping.  Also called ZULU time.
(Formerly called Greenwich Mean Time.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

universal waste - hazardous wasted subject to universal waste requirements includes; spent or discarded
lead-acid ("wet cell") batteries, mercury thermostats and other mercury-containing equipment, small amounts of recalled pesticides or waste pesticides being managed through a collection program, and
whole fluorescent light bulbs.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 296)

universities -  those colleges or universities in each State, territory, or possession of the United States, or
the District of Columbia, now receiving, or which may hereafter receive, benefits under the Act of
July 2, 1862 (known as the First Morrill Act), or the Act of August 30, 1890 (known as the Second Morrill Act), which are commonly known as ''land-grant'' universities; institutions now designated
or which may hereafter be designated as sea-grant colleges under the Act of October 15, 1966 (known as the National Sea Grant College and Program Act), which are commonly known as seagrant colleges; Native American land-grant colleges as authorized under the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994; and other United States colleges and universities which (1) have demonstrable capacity in teaching, research, and extension (including outreach) activities in the agricultural sciences; and (2) can contribute effectively to the attainment of the objective of this title.
unknown - 1. A code meaning "information not available."  2. An unidentified target. An aircraft or
ship that has not been determined to be hostile, friendly, or neutral using identification friend or foe
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 301)
and other techniques, but that must be tracked by air defense or naval engagement systems.  3. An identity applied to an evaluated track that has not been identified.  See also assumed friend; friend;
neutral; suspect.

unknown bulk explosive - unidentified explosive found in the main charge of an improvised explosive
device (IED) (after exploitation, it will be categorized).
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

unliquidated obligations - For financial reports prepared on a cash basis, this is the amount of
obligations incurred by the recipient that have not been paid. For reports prepared on an accrued
expenditure basis, they represent the amount of obligations incurred by the recipient for which an
outlay has not been recorded.
unliquidated obligations - the amount of obligations incurred by the recipient that have not been paid.
For reports prepared on an accrued expenditure basis, they represent the amount of obligations
incurred by the recipient for which an outlay has not been recorded.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 817.1)

unmanned aircraft - A device used or intended to be used for flight in the air that has no onboard pilot.
This includes all classes of airplanes, helicopters, airships, and powered-lift aircraft without an
onboard pilot. Unmanned aircraft may range from micro vehicles measuring inches in size and ounces in weight to large aircraft weighing more than 30,000 pounds. Traditional balloons, tethered aircraft and un-powered gliders do not fall within the UAS definition and are therefore not subject to
the requirements of the FAM but may be subject to other applicable regulations and guidelines for safety and airspace deconfliction.  Also called UA.
unmanned aircraft - An aircraft that does not carry a human operator and is capable of flight with or
without human remote control.  Also called UA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 330)
unmanned aircraft - an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from
within or on the aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40101.)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 817.1)
unmanned aircraft system - A UA and its associated elements related to safe operation, which may
include control stations, control links, support equipment, payloads, flight termination systems, and launch/ recovery equipment.  Also called UAS.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
40101.)
unmanned aircraft system - an unmanned aircraft and associated elements (including communication
links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft) that are required for the pilot in command to operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system.
unmarried - an individual who at such time is not married, whether or not previously married.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
unobligated balance - the portion of the funds authorized by the Federal awarding agency that has not
been obligated by the recipient and is determined by deducting the cumulative obligations from the cumulative funds authorized.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
unobligated balance - The portion of the funds authorized by the Federal-awarding agency that has not
been obligated by the recipient and is determined by deducting the cumulative obligations from the cumulative funds authorized.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 131.4)
unofficial - Speaking, writing, or teaching is unofficial when conducted in a private capacity outside U.S.
Government property, work hours, or orders and concerns such matters as the employee or former employee may be involved in by virtue of unofficial, personal, or avocational interests. These activities fall into two categories - (1) Unofficial but of official concern; or (2) Unofficial and of no official concern. These are all activities and subjects that do not require clearance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 11
FAM 823)

unofficial - Speaking, writing, or teaching is unofficial when conducted in a private capacity outside U.S.
Government property, work hours, or orders. An activity can be unofficial but still be of official concern.

unofficial travel - travel other than official travel, undertaken at the personal discretion of an individual.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

U-nonimmigrant status - nonimmigrant status set aside for those who are or have been victims  of
criminal activity designated in INA (qualifying crimes) who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse as a result of being a victim of criminal activity, possess relevant information concerning the crime, and have been helpful, are being helpful, or are likely to be helpful to law
enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity. allows victims to remain in the United States for up to four years (or longer if a limited exception applies), receive work authorization, and, if certain conditions are met, apply for adjustment of
status to that of a lawful permanent resident (LPR).
unplanned target - A target of opportunity that is known to exist in the operational environment.  See
also operational area; target; target of opportunity.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
3702.)

unprocessed agricultural products - food, fiber, and other agricultural products that have not been
packaged or otherwise prepared for retail sale, including animal products and unfinished cotton,
wool, leather, or any other unfinished natural material.

unreasonable price - point when a recycled product's cost is greater than the cost of a product made
from virgin material.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
unrecovered indirect cost - the difference between the amount awarded and the amount which could
have been awarded under the recipient's approved negotiated indirect cost rate.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)
unrecovered indirect cost - The difference between the amount awarded and the amount, which could
have been awarded, under the recipient's approved negotiated indirect cost rate.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2704)
unregulated hazardous substance - a hazardous substance (A) for which no standard, requirement,
criteria, or limitation is in effect under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water
Act, the Clean Air Act, or the Clean Water Act; and (B) for which no water quality criteria are in effect under any provision of the Clean Water Act.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 056.1)
unresolved - An unresolved recommendation occurs when the action office - (1) Has not responded to
OIG; (2) Has failed to address the recommendation in a manner satisfactory to OIG; (3) Disagrees with the recommendation and did not suggest an alternative acceptable to OIG; or (4) Requests OIG
to refer the matter to impasse, and the impasse official has not yet issued a decision.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
9101)

unresolved abduction case - an abduction case that remains unresolved for a period that exceeds 12
months after the date on which the completed application for return of the child is submitted for determination to the judicial or administrative authority, as applicable, in the country in which the child is located.
unrestricted reporting - A process that a Service member uses to disclose, without requesting
confidentiality or restricted reporting, that he or she is the victim of a sexual assault.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 10)

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8008)

unsafeguarded nuclear fuel-cycle activity - research on, or development, design, manufacture,
construction, operation, or maintenance of (A) any existing or future reactor, critical facility,
conversion plant, fabrication plant, reprocessing plant, plant for the separation of isotopes of source or special fissionable material, or separate storage installation with respect to which there is no obligation to accept IAEA safeguards at the relevant reactor, facility, plant, or installation that
contains source or special fissionable material; or (B) any existing or future heavy water production plant with respect to which there is no obligation to accept IAEA safeguards on any nuclear material produced by or used in connection with any heavy water produced therefrom.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6305)

unsafeguarded special nuclear material - special nuclear material which is held in violation of IAEA
safeguards or not subject to IAEA safeguards (excluding any quantity of material that could, if it
were exported from the United States, be exported under a general license issued by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission).

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6701)

unscheduled discrete organic chemical - any chemical not listed on any schedule contained in the
Annex on Chemicals of the Convention that belongs to the class of chemical compounds consisting of all compounds of carbon, except for its oxides, sulfides, and metal carbonates.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

unscheduled record - documentary material that has not been included on a Standard Form 115,
"Request for Records Disposition Authority," approved by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); those described but not authorized for disposal on an SF 115 approved prior to May 14, 1973; and those described on an SF 115 but not approved by NARA (withdrawn, canceled, or disapproved).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 415.1)

unscheduled records - Records whose final disposition has not been determined by NARA are
unscheduled; they are treated as permanent records until NARA determines what their final
disposition should be.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2361.4)

unscheduled telework - Telework on an unscheduled basis in response to snow or other unexpected
emergencies and in accordance with OPM notifications and guidance. Unscheduled telework may
be performed when an unscheduled telework announcement is issued, irrespective of whether the employee was scheduled to telework.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

unsolicited proposal - a written proposal for a new or innovative idea that is submitted to an agency on
the initiative of the offeror for the purpose of obtaining a contract with the Government, and that is not in response to a request for proposals, Broad Agency Announcement, Small Business Innovation Research topic, Small Business Technology Transfer Research topic, Program Research and
Development Announcement, or any other Government-initiated solicitation or program.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

unstable patient - A patient whose physiological status is in fluctuation and for whom emergent,
treatment, and/ or surgical intervention are anticipated during treatment or evacuation; and the
patient's rapidly changing status and requirements are beyond the standard en route care capability
and requires medical/ surgical augmentation.
unstuffing - The removal of cargo from a container.  Also called stripping.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 409)

untreated sewage - sewage that is not treated sewage.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1901)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)

unusual hours - Work hours that are frequently required to be varied and do not coincide with any
regular work schedule. This category includes individuals who regularly work significantly more than eight (8) hours per day. It does not include shift workers, those on alternate work schedules, and those granted exceptions to the normal work schedule (e.g., flextime).

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

unusual work hours - work hours that are frequently varied and do not coincide with any regular work
schedule, and regularly reach significantly beyond an 8 hour work day excludes employees working
shift hours, alternative work schedules or who work an approved exception to normal work hours, such as a flex schedule.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

unwitting co-optees - group or person who provide support to terrorism without knowing that their
actions are contributing to terrorism. Such persons may suspect that they are being used. Not all unwitting co-optees are engaging in criminal behavior.

up to three months - Not more than six biweekly pay periods.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H515.1)

upgrade - a new version of a website or web page designed to replace an older version of the same
product.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

upgrading - The determination that particular unclassified or classified information requires a higher
degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure than currently provided. Such determination
shall be coupled with a marking of the material with the new designation.

upper atmosphere - that portion of the Earth's sensible atmosphere above the troposphere.
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 20162)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
16771.)

upstream subsidy - any countervailable subsidy, other than an export subsidy, that  (1) is paid or
bestowed by an authority with respect to a product that is used in the same country as the authority in the manufacture or production of merchandise which is the subject of a countervailing duty proceeding; (2) in the judgment of the administering authority bestows a competitive benefit on the merchandise; and (3) has a significant effect on the cost of manufacturing or producing the merchandise.

(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
902.)

urban area - (A) a geographical area within the jurisdiction of an incorporated city, town, borough,
village, or other unit of general local government, except a county or parish, having a population of at least 10,000 inhabitants; (B) that portion of the geographical area within the jurisdiction of a county, town, township, or similar governmental entity which contains no incorporated unit of general local government but has a population density of at least 1,500 inhabitants per square mile; and (C) that portion of a geographical area having a population density of at least 1,500 inhabitants per square mile and situated adjacent to the boundary of an incorporated unit of general local
government which has a population of at least 10,000.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)

urban area - an area that includes a municipality or other built-up place that the Secretary, after
considering local patterns and trends of urban growth, decides is appropriate for a local public transportation system to serve individuals in the locality.

(SOURCE  DHS/
FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)

Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces - A framework for structuring local emergency services
personnel into integrated disaster response task forces. The 28 National US&R Task Forces, complete with the necessary tools, equipment, skills, and techniques, can be deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist State and local governments in rescuing victims of structural collapse incidents or to assist in other search and rescue missions.  Also called US&R Task Forces.

(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)

urbanized area - an area encompassing a population of not less than 50,000 people that has been defined
and designated in the most recent decennial census as an urbanized area by the Secretary of Commerce.

urgency [measure] - measure of how long it will be until an incident, problem or change has a significant
impact.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

urgent - An urgent circumstance is when failure to issue a passport would impede the applicants ability
to travel, e.g., cause her/ him to delay and/ or miss a trip.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 1312.1)
US forces - All Armed Forces (including the Coast Guard) of the United States, any person in the
(SOURCE  DOD,

DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
Armed Forces of the United States, and all equipment of any description that either belongs to the
US Armed Forces or is being used (including Type I and II Military Sealift Command vessels),
escorted, or conveyed by the US Armed Forces.
US national - US citizen and US permanent and temporary legal resident aliens.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 1)
USA PATRIOT Act - the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required
to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1701.)
usable water - water of a high quality suitable for environmental enhancement, agricultural, industrial,
municipal, and other beneficial consumptive or nonconsumptive uses.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
10301.)
use case - technique for capturing functional requirements of business systems and, potentially, of an IT
system to support the business system.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
use of force policy - Policy guidance issued by the Commandant, United States Coast Guard, on the use
of force and weapons.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)
use of force policy - Policy guidance issued by the Commandant, US Coast Guard, on the use of force
and weapons.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 303)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18, 31)
used for commercial purposes - the carriage of persons or property for any fare, fee, rate, charge or
other consideration, or directly or indirectly in connection with any business, or other undertaking intended for profit.
used fur - fur in any form which has been worn or used by an ultimate consumer.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
69.)
used oil - any oil which has been - (A) refined from crude oil, (B) used, and (C) as a result of such use,
contaminated by physical or chemical impurities.
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)
used oil - any oil which has been refined from crude oil, has been used, and as a result of such use has
been contaminated by physical or chemical impurities
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6363)
used oil - oil that has been refined from crude oil or synthetic oil that has been used, and as a result of
such use, is contaminated by physical or chemical impurities.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
useful and efficient service - (1) Acceptable performance of the critical or essential elements of the job;
and  (2) A satisfactory conduct and attendance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 6161.2)
useful life - An estimate of how long an item of property can be expected to be usable in trade or business
or to produce income.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 411.4)
useful life - The estimated period of economic usefulness of a capital asset.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A76)
(SOURCE
SPACE, US Code
51, 20138)
user - anyone who enters into an agreement with the Administration for use of all or a portion of a space
vehicle, who owns or provides property to be flown on a space vehicle, or who employs a person to be flown on a space vehicle.
user - entity that requires services for performance of a specific function.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
user - Individual, or (system) process acting on behalf of an individual, authorized to access an
information system.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
user [IT services] - person issued information technology (IT) equipment and/ or has access to
information systems to facilitate their job duties.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
user [IT services] [international] - person issued information technology (IT) equipment for use during
international travel.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
user activity monitoring - technical capability to observe and record the actions and activities of an
individual, at any time, on any device accessing U.S. Government information from information technology in order to detect insider threats activities include but are not limited to keystrokes, copy and paste, printing, viewing document content, web browser use, emailing (government and nongovernment accounts), messaging, and use of removable media.
user ID - Unique character string used by an information system to identify a specific user.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))

usual commercial quantities - in any case in which the subject merchandise is sold in the et under
consideration at different prices for different quantities, means the quantities in which such merchandise is there sold at the price or prices for one quantity in an aggregate volume which is
greater than the aggregate volume sold at the price or prices for any other quantity.

utility - any person, State agency (including any municipality), or Federal agency, which sells electric or
gas energy to retail customers.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6349)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

utility energy services contract - contract between a Component and a local utility providing energy,
water, or sewage services includes the provision of technical services and/ or upfront project financing for energy efficiency, water conservation, and renewable energy investments that allows federal agencies to pay for the services over time either through their utility bills or through a separate agreement.

## V

VA health care facility - a facility under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
8111.)
VA National Rules of Behavior - a set of Department rules that describes the responsibilities and
expected behavior of personnel with regard to information system usage.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
5727.)

VA sensitive data - all Department data, on any storage media or in any form or format, which requires
protection due to the risk of harm that could result from inadvertent or deliberate disclosure, alteration, or destruction of the information and includes information whose improper use or disclosure could adversely affect the ability of an agency to accomplish its mission, proprietary
information, and records about individuals requiring protection under applicable confidentiality provisions.
vacancy - A competitive service position which the agency is filling for a total of 121 days or more,
including all extensions, regardless of whether the agency issues a specific vacancy announcement.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2914)
vacancy rate, workforce - measurement of the time necessary to fill vacancies.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

Terms) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

vacancy, workforce - vacant position in the competitive service, regardless of whether the position will
be filled by permanent or time-limited appointment, for which an agency is seeking applications from outside its current permanent competitive service workforce.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300aa33)

vaccine-related injury or death - an illness, injury, condition, or death associated with one or more of
the vaccines set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table, except that the term does not include an illness, injury, condition, or death associated with an adulterant or contaminant intentionally added to such a vaccine.

valid (validity) - The term used to describe those directives placed in force through proper issuance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1114)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

validate - Execution procedure used by combatant command components, supporting combatant
commanders, and providing organizations to confirm to the supported commander and United States Transportation Command that all the information records in a time-phased force and deployment data not only are error-free for automation purposes, but also accurately reflect the current status,
attributes, and availability of units and requirements.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201, JP 360,
JP 335, JP 335)

validation - 1. A process associated with the collection and production of intelligence that confirms that
an intelligence collection or production requirement is sufficiently important to justify the
dedication of intelligence resources, does not duplicate an existing requirement, and has not been
previously satisfied.    2. A part of target development that ensures all vetted targets meet the objectives and criteria outlined in the commander's guidance and ensures compliance with the law war and rules of engagement.    3. In computer modeling and simulation, the process of determining the degree to which a model or simulation is an accurate representation of the real world from the
perspective of the intended uses of the model or simulation.    4. Execution procedure whereby all
the information records in a time-phased force and deployment data are confirmed error free and accurately reflect the current status, attributes, and availability of units and requirements.  See also
time-phased force and deployment data; verification.
validation - process of evaluating a system or component (including software) during or at the end of the
development process to determine whether it satisfies the specified user's needs.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
validation - The generic term that applies to the whole range of data quality issues, from elimination of
duplicate records to compliance with format standards to matching values with reference tables.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)
value capture - recovering the increased property value to property located near public transportation
resulting from investments in public transportation.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5302.)
value engineering - a systematic process of reviewing and analyzing the requirements, functions and
elements of systems, project, equipment, facilities, services, and supplies for the purpose of
achieving the essential functions at the lowest life-cycle cost consistent with required levels of performance, reliability, quality, or safety. The process is generally performed in a workshop environment by a multidisciplinary team of contractor and/ or in-house agency personnel (such as an IPT), which is facilitated by agency or contractor staff that is experienced, trained and/ or certified in leading VE teams through the following phases:  information phase where the team gathers information to understand the project and constraints that may be impeding performance; functional analysis phase where the team identifies basic project functions and goals and identifies any performance shortcomings or mismatches between identified functions and customer needs for further study; creative phase where the team conducts brainstorming to generate new ideas and
alternatives for improvement in a project, product, or process, with particular focus on high cost variables, speed of execution, quality and performance; evaluation phase where the team ranks ideas to find the best to meet the project value objectives; development and presentation phase where the
team develops best ideas into viable alternatives with net life-cycle cost savings and implementation
(SOURCE  White House, OMB, Circular A131)
details and presents them to stakeholders; and implementation phase where the agency incorporates selected alternatives into the project.  Also called VE.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

value engineering - an analysis of the functions of a program, project, system, product, item of
equipment, building, facility, service, or supply of an executive agency, performed by qualified agency or contractor personnel, directed at improving performance, reliability, quality, safety, and
life-cycle costs.
value engineering change proposal - A proposal submitted by a contractor consistent with the VE
clause(s) in the contract that, through a change in the contract, would lower the project's life-cycle cost to the Government without impairing essential functions, characteristics, or performance. The contract change requirement can be the addition of the VECP to the contract with attendant savings. VECPs are applicable to all contract types, including contracts with performance-based specifications.  Also called VECP.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

value engineering change proposal- (1) a proposal that (i) Requires a change to the instant contract to
implement; and (ii) Results in reducing the overall projected cost to the agency without impairing essential functions or characteristics, provided, that it does not involve a change (A) In deliverable end item quantities only; (B) In research and development (R&D) items or R&D test quantities that are due solely to results of previous testing under the instant contract; or (C) To the
contract type only.  Also called VECP.
value Engineering proposal - An in-house agency-developed proposal, or a proposal developed by a
contractor under contract to provide VE services, to provide VE studies for a Government project/ program.  Also called VEP.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)

value engineering study - the formal process of applying VE on an individual project or program. VE
studies may be tailored to meet the individual needs of the project or program. For example, the
level of effort for each phase of VE may be scaled (truncated, eliminated, etc.), as appropriate, based
on factors such as the cost or complexity of the project, the stage of project planning or development, and project schedule.  Also called VE study.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A131)
value of statistical life - amount people are willing to pay to reduce risk so that on average one less
person is expected to die from the risk.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1041.2)
vanpool - A group of eight (8) to fifteen (15) passengers using a van specifically designed to carry
passengers, for transportation to and from work in a single daily round trip. This excludes automobiles and buses.
vanpool member - individual that commutes to and from work with a group of at least 8 individuals
using a passenger van or a commuter bus for transportation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2563. )
variable costs -  the costs that are expected to fluctuate directly with the volume of sales and (A) in the
case of articles, the volume of production necessary to satisfy the sales orders; or (B) in the case of services, the extent of the services sold.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
175c.)
variola virus - a virus that can cause human smallpox or any derivative of the variola major virus that
contains more than 85 percent of the gene sequence of the variola major virus or the variola minor virus.
vector - a living organism, or molecule, including a recombinant or synthesized molecule, capable of
carrying a biological agent or toxin to a host.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
175c.)

vector - any organism capable of transmitting the causative agent of human disease or capable of
producing human discomfort or injury, including mosquitoes, flies, fleas, cockroaches, or other
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,

insects and ticks, mites, or rats.
136.)
vegetation - Vegetation data describe a collection of plants or plant communities with distinguishable
characteristics that occupy an area of interest. Existing vegetation covers or is visible at or above the
land or water surface and does not include abiotic factors that tend to describe potential vegetation.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
vehicle - every carriage or other contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation
on land, but does not include aircraft.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401)
vehicle cargo - Wheeled or tracked equipment, including weapons, that require certain deck space, head
room, and other definite clearance.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)
vehicle identification number - a unique identification number (or derivative of that number) assigned to
a passenger motor vehicle by a manufacturer in compliance with applicable regulations.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
33110.)
vehicle registration - the registration of any commercial motor vehicle under the International
Registration Plan or any other registration law or regulation of a jurisdiction.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
14504a.)
vehicle rental facility - any person or entity that provides vehicles for rent, lease, loan, or other similar
use to the public or any segment thereof.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1861)
vehicle summary and priority table - A table detailing all vehicles by priority of debarkation from a
combat-loaded ship.  Also called VS&PT.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 310)
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device - A device placed or fabricated in an improvised manner
on a vehicle incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals and
designed to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract.  Also called VBIED.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

vehicle-borne improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) delivered by any small
ground-based vehicle (e.g., passenger vehicle, motorcycle, moped, bicycle, etc.) and/ or serves as the concealment means for explosives with an initiating device
vendor - a dealer, distributor, merchant, or other seller providing goods or services that are required for
the conduct of a Federal program. These goods or services may be for an organization's own use or for the use of beneficiaries of the Federal program. Additional guidance on distinguishing between a subrecipient and a vendor.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A133,
Section_.105)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 613)

vendor - Used synonymously with supplier of material or services for sale through catalog, reverse
auction, and/ or price quote. (Certain laws apply for funding thresholds between $2,500.00 - $25,000.00.)

venue - A statement identifying the geographical location where an act is performed.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1390.)

venue - to the geographic specification of the proper court or courts for the litigation of a civil action that
is within the subject-matter jurisdiction of the district courts in general, and does not refer to any grant or restriction of subject-matter jurisdiction providing for a civil action to be adjudicated only by the district court for a particular district or districts.
verification - 1. In arms control, any action, including inspection, detection, and identification, taken to
ascertain compliance with agreed measures.    2. In computer modeling and simulation, the process of determining that a model or simulation implementation accurately represents the developer's
conceptual description and specifications.  See also configuration management; validation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,
JP 341

JP 313.1)

verification - process of confirming that a system or system element is designed and/ or built as intended;
in other words, that the system or element meets design-to or build-to specifications.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
verification, primary source [health care] - confirming specific credential with the identified institution
or entity that provided the credential (Primary Source) to determine the accuracy of a qualification
reported by an individual health care practitioner.
version - particular form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms of
the same type of thing
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
vertical envelopment - A tactical maneuver in which troops that are air-dropped, air-landed, or inserted
via air assault, attack the rear and flanks of a force, in effect cutting off or encircling the force.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 318)
vertical replenishment - The use of a helicopter for the transfer of materiel to or from a ship. Also
called VERTREP.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302.1)
vertical stowage - A method of stowage in depth within a single compartment by which loaded items
are continually accessible for unloading, and the unloading can be completed without corresponding
changes or prior unloading of other cargo.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
very important person support [technical surveillance countermeasure] - security-enhancing measure
intended for dignitaries who, while traveling, must use facilities and infrastructure whose integrity
and exclusivity cannot be guaranteed involves performing technical surveillance countermeasure inspections in hotel suites, temporary office premises, and conference facilities.  Also called Very
Important Person support.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1437a.)

very low-income families - low-income families whose incomes do not exceed 50 per centum of the
median family income for the area, as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger families, except that the Secretary may establish income ceilings higher or lower than 50 per
centum of the median for the area on the basis of the Secretary's findings that such variations are necessary because of unusually high or low family incomes.

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
2023.)

very low-income veteran family - (A) a veteran family whose income does not exceed 50 percent of the
median income for an area specified by the Secretary, as determined by the Secretary. (B) The
Secretary shall make appropriate adjustments to the income requirement based on family size. (C) The Secretary may establish an income ceiling higher or lower than 50 percent of the median income for an area if the Secretary determines that such variations are necessary because the area has unusually high or low construction costs, fair market rents or family incomes.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
2214a)

very poor - (A) living in the bottom 50 percent below the poverty line established by the national
government of the country in which those individuals live; or(B) living on less than the equivalent of $1 per day (as calculated using the purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rate method).

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 281)
very poor - those individuals - (A) living in the bottom 50 percent below the poverty line established by
the national government of the country in which those individuals live; or (B) living on less than the equivalent of $1 per day (as calculated using the purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rate method).
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 53701)

vessel - any type of vessel, whether in existence or under construction, including (A) a cargo vessel;(B)
a passenger vessel;(C) a combination cargo and passenger vessel;(D) a tanker;(E) a tug or towboat;(F) a barge;(G) a dredge;(H) a floating drydock with a capacity of at least 35,000 lifting
tons and a beam of at least 125 feet between the wing walls;(I) an oceanographic research vessel;(J) an instruction vessel;(K) a pollution treatment, abatement, or control vessel;(L) a fishing vessel whose ownership meets the citizenship requirements for documenting vessels to operate in the coastwise trade; and(M) an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship that is or will be
documented under the laws of the United States.

vessel - craft designed for water transportation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
vessel - every description of watercraft and aircraft capable of being used as a means of transportation on,
under, or over water.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
456)
vessel - every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used as a means of transportation on
or through the water.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1502)
vessel - every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a
means of transportation on water other than a public vessel.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1321.)
vessel - every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a
means of transportation on water, exclusive of aircraft and amphibious contrivances.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
201)
vessel - every kind of water craft used as a means of transportation by water except seaplanes or other
aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 659)
vessel - every water craft or other contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation
in water, but does not include aircraft.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1401)
vessel - for the purpose of statutes and regulations concerning this manual, includes every kind of water
craft used as a means of transportation by water except seaplanes or other aircraft.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 721)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
vessel identification system - identification system that contains boat registration and ownership
information on vessels documented by the Coast Guard or registered or titled by a participating state or territory government data use is restricted in accordance with state and federal laws; data is
available in a single database, and only accessible to Numbering and Titling, Registration, and Law Enforcement personnel of VIS participating states and federal Agencies.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
7621)
vessel in the naval service - (1) any vessel of the Navy, manned by the Navy, or chartered on bareboat
charter to the Navy; or(2) when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, any vessel of
the Coast Guard, manned by the Coast Guard, or chartered on bareboat charter to the Coast Guard.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
vessel of interest - vessel identified by the National Maritime Intelligence Center (NMIC), area maritime
intelligence fusion centers, district intelligence office or other agency at the regional/ port level as posing a potential security or criminal threat.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1322)
vessel of the Armed Forces - (A) any vessel owned or operated by the Department of Defense, other
than a time or voyage chartered vessel; and(B) any vessel owned or operated by the Department of Transportation that is designated by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating as a vessel equivalent to a vessel described in subparagraph (A).
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
vessel of the United States -  a vessel that is documented or numbered under the laws of the United
States. A documented vessel and those vessels that are numbered by a State or Federal authority are
afforded the protection of the laws of the United States.
vessel of the United States (also known as a United States flag vessel) - a vessel documented or
numbered under the laws of the United States or titled under the law of a state.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 659)
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 2101)
vessel of war - a vessel (A) belonging to the armed forces of a country;(B) bearing the external marks
distinguishing vessels of war of that country;(C) under the command of an officer commissioned by the government of that country and whose name appears in the appropriate service list or its

equivalent; and (D) staffed by a crew under regular armed forces discipline.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1703)

vessels of the United States - Every vessel which is documented, owned, or controlled in the United
States, and every vessel of foreign registry which is, directly or indirectly, substantially owned or
controlled by any citizen of, or corporation incorporated, owned, or controlled in, the United States,
shall, be deemed a vessel of the United States.

vested liabilities - the present value of the immediate or deferred benefits available at normal retirement
age for participants and their beneficiaries which are nonforfeitable.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1002)
veteran - a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or
released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1592n)
veteran - a person, or the family of a person, who has served in the active military or naval service of the
United States at any time (i) on or after September 16, 1940, and prior to July 26, 1947, (ii) on or after April 6, 1917, and prior to November 11, 1918, or (iii) on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to such date thereafter as shall be determined by the President, and who shall have been discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable or who shall be still serving therein.
The term shall also include the family of a person who served in the active military or naval service of the United States within any such period and who shall have died of causes determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to have been service-connected.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
713.)
veteran (deceased) - a person who died in the active military, naval, or air service. (2) The term period of
war includes, in the case of any veteran (A) any period of service performed by such veteran after
November 11, 1918, and before July 2, 1921, if such veteran served in the active military, naval, or air service after April 5, 1917, and before November 12, 1918; and (B) any period of continuous service performed by such veteran after December 31, 1946, and before July 26, 1947, if such
period began before January 1, 1947.
veteran [military] - person who has served in the military forces and who was discharged or released
under conditions other than dishonorable.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
veteran family - includes a veteran who is a single person and a family in which the head of household
or the spouse of the head of household is a veteran.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
2023.)
veteran of any war - any veteran who served in the active military, naval, or air service during a period
of war.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3741.)
veteran of the Vietnam era - a person (A) who served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days,
any part of which occurred during the Vietnam era, and who was discharged or released therefrom with other than a dishonorable discharge, or (B) who was discharged or released from active duty for a service-connected disability if any part of such active duty was performed during the Vietnam era.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

veteran-owned small business concern - a small business concern (1) Not less than 51 percent of
which is owned by one or more veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and (2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.
veterans organization - any organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the
representation of veterans.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
2790)
veterans preference - Additional credit given to employees based upon military service.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2583)

veterans service organization - any organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the
representation of veterans.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1710.)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
545.)

veterans transition assistance and benefits program - any program of the Government the purpose of
which is (A) to assist, by rehabilitation or other means, members of the Armed Forces in readjusting or otherwise making the transition to civilian life upon their separation from service in the Armed
Forces; or (B) to assist veterans in making the transition to civilian life.

(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3797aa)

veterans treatment court program - a court program involving collaboration among criminal justice,
veterans, and mental health and substance abuse agencies that provides qualified veterans with (i) intensive judicial supervision and case management, which may include random and frequent drug
testing where appropriate; (ii) a full continuum of treatment services, including mental health
services, substance abuse services, medical services, and services to address trauma; (iii) alternatives to incarceration; or (iv) other appropriate services, including housing, transportation,
mentoring, employment, job training, education, or assistance in applying for and obtaining available benefits.

vetting - A part of target development that assesses the accuracy of the supporting intelligence to
targeting.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
VfP Office- the Office of Volunteers for Prosperity of the United States Agency for International
Development.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8302)
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
8302)
VfPServe - a program established by the VfP Office, in cooperation with the USA Freedom Corps, to
provide eligible skilled professionals with fixed amount stipends to offset the travel and living costs
of volunteering abroad.
vibrations sensor - Passive, covert or visible detection device that detects movement of the surface to
which they are attached.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
2732)
vicinity of the terminal facilities - that geographical area surrounding the environment of terminal
facilities which is directly affected or may be directly affected by the operation of the terminal facilities.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
7104d.)
victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons - a person (i) who has been subjected to an act or
practice as in effect on October 28, 2000; and (ii)(I) who has not attained 18 years of age; or(II) who
is the subject of a certification.
victim operated switch - switch that is activated by the actions of an unsuspecting person relies on the
target to carrying out some form of action that will cause the device to function.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
860.)
video arcade facility - any facility, legally accessible to persons under 18 years of age, intended
primarily for the use of pinball and video machines for amusement containing a minimum of ten pinball and/ or video machines.
video monitoring system - video system in which an analog or digital video signal travel from the
camera to video monitoring stations on or off the premises.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Video Program Office - IRMs program office for the central management and administration of video
conferencing over the Departments OpenNet and ClassNet.  Also called VPO.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 593)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
video remote interpreting service - interpreting service using video conference technology over
dedicated lines or wireless technology offering high-speed, wide-bandwidth video connection that delivers high-quality video images.
Video TeleConference - General term used interchangeably with, and as an abbreviated form of, videoconference i.e., VTC equipment, VTC session.  Also called VTC.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 593)
Vienna Convention - the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961, entered into
force with respect to the United States on December 13, 1972.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
254a)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
Vienna Convention - The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which sets forth law and practice
on diplomatic rights and privileges. Couriers must follow these guidelines to ensure that diplomatic rights and privileges are not infringed upon.
Vietnam conflict - to the period beginning February 28, 1961, and ending on such date as shall thereafter
be determined by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4104.
Internees)
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
Vietnam era - the following:
(A) The period beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on May 7,
1975, in the case of a veteran who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period.
(B) The
period beginning on August 5, 1964, and ending on May 7, 1975, in all other cases.
Vietnam veteran - an individual who performed active military, naval, or air service in the Republic of
Vietnam during the Vietnam era, without regard to the characterization of that individual's service.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1831.)
views letter - An agency's written comments provided at the request of OMB on a pending bill or on
another agency's proposed legislation, report, or testimony.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A
19)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3161)

violation - 1) any knowing, willful, or negligent action that could reasonably be expected to result in an
unauthorized disclosure of classified information;
(2) any knowing, willful, or negligent action to classify or continue the classification of information contrary to the requirements of this order or its implementing directives; or
(3) any knowing, willful, or negligent action to create or continue a
special access program contrary to the requirements of this order.

(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
6402)

violations of religious freedom - violations of the internationally recognized right to freedom of religion
and religious belief and practice, as set forth in the international instruments, including violations such as (A) arbitrary prohibitions on, restrictions of, or punishment for(i) assembling for
peaceful religious activities such as worship, preaching, and prayer, including arbitrary registration
requirements;(ii) speaking freely about one's religious beliefs;(iii) changing one's religious beliefs
and affiliation;(iv) possession and distribution of religious literature, including Bibles; or(v) raising one's children in the religious teachings and practices of one's choice; or (B) any of the following
acts if committed on account of an individual's religious belief or practice: detention, interrogation,
imposition of an onerous financial penalty, forced labor, forced mass resettlement, imprisonment,
forced religious conversion, beating, torture, mutilation, rape, enslavement, murder, and execution.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Violence Against Women Act cancellation of removal - type of waiver that allows certain qualified
immigrants in deportation or removal proceedings to be granted permanent residence  application for relief with the immigration court for victims of domestic violence who are in removal proceedings applicants must demonstrate before the immigration judge their having suffered abuse as the spouse or intended spouse or child of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, or, in the case of a child, status as the child's non-abusive parent. Also called Violence Against Women Act cancellation of removal.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

Violence Against Women Act self petitioner - certain persons who have been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a qualifying relative may self-petition for lawful permanent resident status, allowing them to remain in the United States and eventually apply for naturalization include:  the spouse, child or parent of an abusive U.S. citizen; the spouse or child of an abusive LPR; the conditional resident spouse or child of an abusive U.S. citizen or LPR; the spouse or child of an alien eligible for relief under the Cuban Adjustment Act, the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, or the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act; and the spouse or child eligible for suspension of deportation due to abuse by a U.S. citizen or LPR.

violent extremism - Violent extremism refers to advocating, engaging in, preparing, or otherwise
supporting ideologically motivated or otherwise supporting ideologically motivated or justified violence to further social, economic or political objectives.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 3797u2)

violent offender - person who (1) is charged with or convicted of an offense that is punishable by a
term of imprisonment exceeding one year, during the course of which offense or conduct (A) the person carried, possessed, or used a firearm or dangerous weapon;(B) there occurred the death of or serious bodily injury to any person; or(C) there occurred the use of force against the person of another, without regard to whether any of the circumstances described in subparagraph (A) or (B) is
an element of the offense or conduct of which or for which the person is charged or convicted; or (2) has 1 or more prior convictions for a felony crime of violence involving the use or attempted use of force against a person with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

virgin material - (1) Previously unused raw material, including previously unused copper, aluminum,
lead, zinc, iron, other metal or metal ore; or (2) Any undeveloped resource that is, or with new technology will become, a source of raw materials.

(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
6903.)

virgin material - a raw material, including previously unused copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, iron, or other
metal or metal ore, any undeveloped resource that is, or with new technology will become, a source of raw materials.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

virgin material - previously unused raw material includes previously unused copper, aluminum, lead,
zinc, iron, or other metal or metal ore, or any undeveloped resource that is, or with new technology
may become, a source of raw materials.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2368.2)
virtual locality pay - Only applicable to Foreign Service employees. Under this provision, an employees
service overseas will be credited for retirement purposes at the Washington, DC basic pay rate (including locality pay), rather than at the overseas basic pay rate.
visa fraud - The fraudulent procuring, forging, or fraudulent use of visas or other entry documents.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 031.3)
visa incident - A terrorist act causing serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property in
the United States when there is probable cause to believe that an alien participated in the act, and when the alien was issued a visa contrary to applicable visa lookout procedures established by the Department.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1187)
visa overstay rate - (I) the total number of nationals of that country who were admitted to the United
States on the basis of a nonimmigrant visa whose periods of authorized stays ended during a fiscal year but who remained unlawfully in the United States beyond such periods; to (II) the total number
of nationals of that country who were admitted to the United States on the basis of a nonimmigrant visa during that fiscal year.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response Team  - Transportation Security Administration team
that provide an unannounced, high-visibility presence in a mass transit or passenger rail
environment by working along-side federal, state and local law enforcement agencies during periods of high alert or special events.

## Visible Sensor - Detecting Device That Are In Plain View Of An Intruder. (Source  Dhs, Dhs Lexicon,

Terms) (SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 224.2)

Visiting Scholars include Lecturers and Research Scholars - The term Lecturer designates a national of a foreign country who comes to the United States to teach or lecture at an approved U.S.

institution, usually at the postdoctoral level - Senior scholars are established postdoctoral academics with substantial professional accomplishments, status at their home institutions, and qualifications for instruction at the graduate level; and Junior scholar are qualified for instruction at the undergraduate level. They may meet academic qualifications but lack the professional experience normally expected of lecturers for graduate courses. Research Scholar are nationals of a foreign country who come to the United States to engage in full-time advanced research at an approved U.S. institution, usually at the postdoctoral level.

visitor - Any person not issued a permanent building pass, who seeks to enter any Department facility for
work, consultation, or other legitimate reason.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
visitor - guest or temporary employee who presents themselves or is presented by a sponsor, for entry to
a secured facility that is not their primary work location for less than 6 months.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
visitor badge - locally devised temporary badge issued for a limited time.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
visitor passes - Passes of limited duration that DS issues to visitors at designated Department facilities.
These also include conference or other special function passes.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)
visual distraction - Task that requires the driver to look away from the roadway and/ or vehicle mirrors
to visually obtain information or perform a non-driving manual task (such as reading a road map or GPS).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 1946.11)
visual distraction - Task that requires the driver to look away from the roadway and/ or vehicle mirrors
to visually obtain information or perform a non-driving manual task (such as reading a road map or GPS).
visual impairment including blindness - an impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely
affects a child's educational performance. The term includes both partial sight and blindness.
(SOURCE  ED,
CFR 34, 300.8)
visual information - Various visual media with or without sound that generally includes still and
motion photography, audio video recording, graphic arts, and visual presentations.  Also called VI.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 361)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 304)
visual meteorological conditions - Weather conditions in which visual flight rules apply; expressed in
terms of visibility, ceiling height, and aircraft clearance from clouds along the path of flight.  Also
called VMC.  See also instrument meteorological conditions.
visual observation - action or process of observing attained or maintained by sight, done or executed by
sight only and relating to, or employing visual aids.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
vital record - documentary material essential to the continued functioning or reconstitution of an
organization during and after an emergency, including records essential to protecting the legal and financial rights of an organization and of the persons directly affected by the organization's activities includes electronic and hardcopy documents, references, and records that are needed to support essential functions during a continuity situation; the two basic categories of vital records are
(1) emergency operating records and (2) rights and interests records (e.g., birth certificates, marriage licenses, records of civil unions, records of domestic partnerships, death certificates).
vital records - Information systems and applications, electronic and hardcopy documents, references, and
records needed to support PMEFs and MEFs during a continuity event. The two basic categories of
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 6
FAM 414)

vital records are  (1) Emergency operating records; and  (2) Legal and financial rights records.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

vital records inventory - list which identifies the documentary materials that have been designated as
vital includes other identifying information such as where the documentary materials are located,
who is responsible for the documentary materials when the documentary materials are cycled, and
similar information

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

vital records program - policies, plans, and procedures developed and implemented and the resources
needed to identify, use, and protect the essential records needed to meet operational responsibilities
under national security emergencies or other emergency or disaster conditions or to protect the
Government's rights or the rights of its citizens.
vocational goal - a gainful employment status consistent with a veteran's abilities, aptitudes, and
interests.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3101.)

(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
3101.)

vocational rehabilitation program - (A) the services provided for in this chapter that are needed for the
accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, including such counseling, diagnostic, medical, social, psychological, independent living, economic, educational, vocational, and employment services as are determined by the Secretary to be needed (i) in the case of a veteran for whom the
achievement of a vocational goal has not been determined not to be currently reasonably feasible, (I) to determine whether a vocational goal is reasonably feasible, (II) to improve such veteran's potential to participate in a program of services designed to achieve a vocational goal, and (III) to enable such veteran to achieve maximum independence in daily living, and (ii) in the case of a
veteran for whom the achievement of a vocational goal is determined to be reasonably feasible, to enable such veteran to become, to the maximum extent feasible, employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment, and (B) the assistance authorized by this chapter for a veteran receiving any of the services described in clause (A) of this paragraph.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 513)

Voice Over Internet Protocol - a technology that allows telephone calls to be made over computer
networks like the Internet. VoIP converts analog voice signals into digital data packets and supports real-time, two-way transmission of conversations using Internet Protocol (IP).  Also called VoIP.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
voice terminal - A generic term describing any device that, regardless of whatever other functions it
performs, provides an intentional transmit and/ or receive interface between a human talker and/ or
listener and an electric or electronic communications system. All voice terminals contain
transducers; a microphone is necessary for transmitting; a speaker is necessary for receiving.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
volatile memory - Memory that requires power to maintain the stored information. Volatile memory
retains the information as long as there is a power supply, but when there is no power supply, the
stored information is lost.
volumetric sensor - detecting device that detects intrusion in a volume of space.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
131.)
voluntary - the submittal thereof in the absence of such agency's exercise of legal authority to compel
access to or submission of such information and may be accomplished by a single entity or an Information Sharing and Analysis Organization on behalf of itself or its members.
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6831)

voluntary building energy code - a building energy code developed and updated through a consensus
process among interested persons, such as that used by the Council of American Building Officials; the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers; or other appropriate organizations.

voluntary consensus standard - a standard developed or used by a standard setting organization.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20,
1018b.) (SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A119)

voluntary consensus standard - a type of standard developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies, through the use of a voluntary consensus standards development process. These bodies often have intellectual property rights (IPR) policies that include provisions requiring that
owners of relevant patented technology incorporated into a standard make that intellectual property available to implementers of the standard on nondiscriminatory and royalty-free or reasonable royalty terms (and to bind subsequent owners of standards essential patents to the same terms). In order to qualify as a "voluntary consensus standard", a standard that includes patented technology needs to be governed by such policies, which should be easily accessible, set out clear rules governing the disclosure and licensing of the relevant intellectual property, and take into account the interests of all stakeholders, including the IPR holders and those seeking to implement the standard.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

voluntary consensus standards - common and repeated use of rules, conditions, guidelines or
characteristics for products, or related processes and production methods and related management
systems. Voluntary Consensus Standards are developed or adopted by domestic and international voluntary consensus standard making bodies (e.g., International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and ASTM-International).

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A119)

voluntary consensus standards body - a type of association, organization, or technical society that
plans, develops, establishes, or coordinates voluntary consensus standards using a voluntary consensus standards development process that includes the following attributes or elements.
voluntary contributions - Refers to discretionary financial assistance provided to foreign countries,
international societies, commissions, proceedings or projects.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAA OF 1961 (P.L. 87
195), Sec. 612)

voluntary family planning program - studies, medical and psychological research, personnel training,
the construction and staffing of clinics and rural health centers, specialized training of doctors and paramedical personnel, the manufacture of medical supplies, and the dissemination of family planning information, medical assistance, and supplies to individuals who desire such assistance.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)

Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement - An agreement that provides the Department of Defense
with assured access to United States flag assets, both vessel capacity and intermodal systems, to
meet Department of Defense contingency requirements.  Also called VISA.  See also intermodal.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff33)
voluntary opt-out testing - HIV/ AIDS testing (A) that is administered to an individual seeking other
health care services; and (B) in which (i) pre-test counseling is not required but the individual is informed that the individual will receive an HIV/ AIDS test and the individual may opt out of such testing; and (ii) for those individuals with a positive test result, post-test counseling (including referrals for care) is provided and confidentiality is protected.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 101)

voluntary preparedness standards - a common set of criteria for preparedness, disaster management,
emergency management, and business continuity programs, such as the American National Standards Institute's National Fire Protection Association Standard on Disaster/ Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 401.2)

voluntary tanker agreement - An agreement established by the Maritime Administration to provide
for United States commercial tanker owners and operators to voluntarily make their vessels available to satisfy the Department of Defense to meet contingency or war requirements for pointto-point petroleum, oils, and lubricants movements.  Also called VTA.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 216.5)

voluntary visitor - Individuals or groups nominated by missions to participate in short-term projects of 2
to 10 days. The Office of International Visitors cannot pay international airfare costs for voluntary visitors but may provide funds for domestic travel and per diem.  Also called VolVis.

(SOURCE  DHS/ FEMA, NRF,
Glossary)
volunteer - Any individual accepted to perform services by the lead agency (which has authority to
accept volunteer services) when the individual performs services without promise, expectation, or
receipt of compensation for services performed.
volunteer - person who renders aid, performs a service, or assumes an obligation that is done of one's
own free will without valuable consideration or legal obligation.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
Volunteer Community Service - Non-obligatory service to a public entity or a private nonprofit
organization that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community and this is engaged in meeting human, educational, or environmental community needs includes churches and other religious entities and community action agencies.
(SOURCE  FEC,
US Code 52,
10310)
vote or voting - all action necessary to make a vote effective in any primary, special, or general election,
including, but not limited to, registration, listing pursuant to this chapter, or other action required by law prerequisite to voting, casting a ballot, and having such ballot counted properly and included in
the appropriate totals of votes cast with respect to candidates for public or party office and propositions for which votes are received in an election.
voter registration lists - the official records maintained by State or local election officials of persons
registered to vote in either the most recent State or the most recent Federal.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
1869.)
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
77ccc.)

voting security - any security presently entitling the owner or holder thereof to vote in the direction or
management of the affairs of a person, or any security issued under or pursuant to any trust, agreement, or arrangement whereby a trustee or trustees or agent or agents for the owner or holder
of such security are presently entitled to vote in the direction or management of the affairs of a person; and a specified percentage of the voting securities of a person means such amount of the outstanding voting securities of such person as entitles the holder or holders thereof to cast such specified percentage of the aggregate votes which the holders of all the outstanding voting securities of such person are entitled to cast in the direction or management of the affairs of such person.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 414)

voucher - An invoice or document used to authorize a payment. The document can be a form prescribed
by a U.S. Government agency and approved by the U.S. Treasury Department (e.g., domestically, Form SF-1034, Public Voucher for Purchases and Services Other than Personal; and overseas, Form DS-2076, Purchase Order, Receiving Report and Voucher) or an invoice, if it has all the required
information.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301,JP 360,
JP 313)

vulnerability - 1. The susceptibility of a nation or military force to any action by any means through
which its war potential or combat effectiveness may be reduced or its will to fight diminished.    2. The characteristics of a system that cause it to suffer a definite degradation (incapability to perform the designated mission) as a result of having been subjected to a certain level of effects in an unnatural (man-made) hostile environment.    3. In information operations, a weakness in information system security design, procedures, implementation, or internal controls that could be exploited to gain unauthorized access to information or an information system.  See also information
operations.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

vulnerability - physical feature or operational attribute that renders an entity open to exploitation or
susceptible to a given hazard includes characteristic of design, location, security posture, operation, or any combination thereof, that renders an asset, system, network, or entity susceptible to
disruption, destruction, or exploitation.
vulnerability - Weakness in a facility, equipment, information system, system security procedures,
internal controls, or implementation that could be exploited or triggered by a threat source.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)
vulnerability [degree] - qualitative or quantitative expression of the level to which an entity is
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,

susceptible to harm when it experiences a hazard
Terms) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 307.2)
vulnerability assessment - A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment)
to determine the vulnerability of an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other
site to a terrorist attack.  Also called VA.
vulnerability assessment - product or process of identifying susceptibility or exposure to hazards of an
area of concern includes entities, assets, systems, networks, or geographic areas.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
vulnerability assessment - the identification of weaknesses in the security of a chemical facility of
interest.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6, 621)
vulnerability assessment - the process of identifying and quantifying vulnerabilities in a major system
and its significant items of supply.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 3099)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
902.)
wages - the money rate at which the service rendered by an employee is compensated by an employer
under the contract of hiring in force at the time of the injury, including the reasonable value of any
advantage which is received from the employer and included for purposes of any withholding of tax under subtitle C of title 26 (relating to employment taxes). The term wages does not include fringe benefits, including (but not limited to) employer payments for or contributions to a retirement, pension, health and welfare, life insurance, training, social security or other employee or dependent benefit plan for the employee's or dependent's benefit, or any other employee's dependent entitlement.
waiting period - the period that must pass with respect to the individual before the individual is eligible
to be covered for benefits under the terms of the plan.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300gg3)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
1181)
waiting period - with respect to a group health plan and an individual who is a potential participant or
beneficiary in the plan, the period that must pass with respect to the individual before the individual is eligible to be covered for benefits under the terms of the plan.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

waived special access program - unacknowledged special access program to which the access is further
restricted and the Secretary or Deputy Secretary has waived full congressional reporting requirements.
walk-in - An unsolicited contact who provides information.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 201.2)

war activities - activities directly relating to military operations.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1651.)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2441.)

war crime - any conduct
(1) defined as a grave breach in any of the international conventions signed
at Geneva 12 August 1949, or any protocol to such convention to which the United States is a party; (2) prohibited by Article 23, 25, 27, or 28 of the Annex to the Hague Convention IV, Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, signed 18 October 1907;
(3) which constitutes a grave breach of common Article 3 when committed in the context of and in association with an armed conflict not
of an international character; or (4) of a person who, in relation to an armed conflict and contrary to the provisions of the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices as amended at Geneva on 3 May 1996, when the United States is a party to such
Protocol, willfully kills or causes serious injury to civilians.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2151)
war material - arms, armament, ammunition, livestock, forage, forest products and standing timber,
stores of clothing, air, water, food, foodstuffs, fuel, supplies, munitions, and all articles, parts or
ingredients, intended for, adapted to, or suitable for the use of the United States or any associate
nation, in connection with the conduct of war or defense activities.
war material - arms, armament, ammunition, stores, supplies, and equipment for ships and airplanes, and
everything required for or in connection with the production thereof.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 82.)
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2151)

war premises - all buildings, grounds, mines, or other places wherein such war material is being
produced, manufactured, repaired, stored, mined, extracted, distributed, loaded, unloaded, or transported, together with all machinery and appliances therein contained; and all forts, arsenals,
navy yards, camps, prisons, or other installations of the Armed Forces of the United States, or any associate nation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)
war reserve materiel requirement - That portion of the war materiel requirement required to be on
hand on D-day.  This level consists of the war materiel requirement less the sum of the peacetime
assets assumed to be available on D-day and the war materiel procurement capability.
war reserve stock - That portion of total materiel assets designated to satisfy the war reserve materiel
requirement.  Also called WRS.  See also reserve; war reserve materiel requirement.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 203)
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US Code 46, 53901)
war risks - (A) any part of a loss excluded from marine insurance coverage under a free of capture or
seizure clause or analogous clause; and (B) any other loss from a hostile act, including confiscation, expropriation, nationalization, or deprivation.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
2151)

war utilities - all railroads, railways, electric lines, roads of whatever description, any railroad or railway
fixture, canal, lock, dam, wharf, pier, dock, bridge, building, structure, engine, machine, mechanical contrivance, car, vehicle, boat, aircraft, airfields, air lanes, and fixtures or appurtenances thereof, or any other means of transportation whatsoever, whereon or whereby such war material or any troops
of the United States, or of any associate nation, are being or may be transported either within the limits of the United States or upon the high seas or elsewhere; and all air-conditioning systems, dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, water and gas mains and pipes, structures and buildings, whereby or in connection with which air, water or gas is being furnished, or may be furnished, to any war premises or to the Armed Forces of the United States, or any associate nation, and all electric light and power, steam or pneumatic power, telephone and telegraph plants, poles, wires, and fixtures, and wireless stations, and the buildings connected with the maintenance and operation thereof used to supply air, water, light, heat, power, or facilities of communication to any war premises or to the Armed Forces of the United States, or any associate nation.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)

warden system - An informal method of communication used to pass information to United States
citizens living in affected areas overseas during emergencies. See also noncombatant evacuation
operation.
warehouse - a structure or other approved storage facility, as determined by the Secretary, in which any
agricultural product may be stored or handled for the purposes of interstate or foreign commerce.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
241.)

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

warehouse - building or facility used for storage includes buildings or facilities identified for materials,
vehicle storage, or ammunition storage (also includes underground or earth covered storage bunkers and magazines); excludes water reservoirs and petroleum, oil and lubricant (POL) storage tanks which are considered storage structures.
warehouse operator - a person that is lawfully engaged in the business of storing or handling agricultural
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,

products.
241.) (SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

warning [message] - message providing notice of an imminent threat, or sign of impending hazard, risk
or incident posing a threat to life or property is specific and actionable rather than merely stating a
general concern about a potential event; provides notice for emergency response personnel and the
public to the threat of extraordinary danger and related effects that specific hazards may cause.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 20)

warning intelligence - Those intelligence activities intended to detect and report time-sensitive
intelligence information on foreign developments that forewarn of hostile actions or intention
against United States entities, partners, or interests.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 50)

warning order - 1. A preliminary notice of an order or action that is to follow.  2. A planning directive
that initiates the development and evaluation of military courses of action by a supported commander and requests that the supported commander submit a commander's estimate.  3. A planning directive that describes the situation, allocates forces and resources, establishes command relationships, provides other initial planning guidance, and initiates subordinate unit mission
planning.  Also called WARNORD.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

warrant - An official document issued by the Secretary of the Treasury that reflects an amount of money
authorized and appropriated by public law to be withdrawn from the Department of Treasury. Warranted amounts are established in Treasury Department accounts and subsequent fiscal activity reported by administering departments and agencies is reflected against those amounts for consolidated Federal accounting.

(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
5001)

warrant officer - a member of the naval service serving in a warrant officer grade. It includes, unless
otherwise specified, a member who holds a permanent enlisted grade and a temporary appointment
in a warrant officer grade.

warrant officer - a person who holds a commission or warrant in a warrant officer grade.
(SOURCE  DOD,
US Code 10,
101)

warranty - a promise or affirmation given by a contractor to the Government regarding the nature,
usefulness, or condition of the supplies or performance of services furnished under the contract.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1711)

war-risk hazard - any hazard arising during a war in which the United States is engaged; during an
armed conflict in which the United States is engaged, whether or not war has been declared; or during a war or armed conflict between military forces of any origin, occurring within any country in which a person covered by this chapter is serving; from (1) the discharge of any missile (including liquids and gas) or the use of any weapon, explosive, or other noxious thing by a hostile force or person or in combating an attack or an imagined attack by a hostile force or person; or (2) action of a hostile force or person, including rebellion or insurrection against the United States or any of its Allies; or (3) the discharge or explosion of munitions intended for use in connection with a war or armed conflict with a hostile force or person as defined herein (except with respect to employees of a manufacturer, processor, or transporter of munitions during the manufacture,
processing, or transporting thereof, or while stored on the premises of the manufacturer, processor, or transporter); or (4) the collision of vessels in convoy or the operation of vessels or aircraft without running lights or without other customary peacetime aids to navigation; or (5) the operation
of vessels or aircraft in a zone of hostilities or engaged in war activities.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 313.1)

wartime reserve modes - Characteristics and operating procedures of sensor, communications,
navigation aids, threat recognition, weapons, and countermeasures systems that will contribute to military effectiveness if unknown to or misunderstood by opposing commanders before they are
used, but could be exploited or neutralized if known in advance.  Also called WARM.
Washington Funded Costs - A standard cost covering expenses paid for centrally but budgeted locally.
(SOURCE  DOS/

USAID, FAH, 6
FAH5 H041)

Washington funded costs include the cost of U.S. direct-hire salaries and benefits paid centrally, the cost of post assignment and travel, certain regional bureau costs and contributions to the Foreign Service National Separation Liability Trust Fund. Washington Funded Costs are approved by the ICASS Working Group annually and provided to post. Washington Funded amounts are entered into quasi sub-object codes by the post when preparing its ICASS budget.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

Washington Interagency Telecommunications System - A network of GSA owned and operated PBXs
that provide telecommunications services within the Washington, DC, Metropolitan area to U.S.
Government agencies on a time and materials contract basis.  Also called WITS.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 368)

Washington Liaison Group - An organization consisting of members of Department of State and
Department of Defense, chaired by a representative of Department of State, which has basic responsibility for the coordination and implementation of plans for the protection and evacuation in emergencies of persons abroad for whom the Secretaries of State or Defense are responsible. Also
called WLG.

(SOURCE  GSA, US Code 40,
8301)

Washington metropolitan region - the District of Columbia, the counties of Montgomery and Prince
Georges in Maryland, and the counties of Arlington and Fairfax and the cities of Alexandria and
Falls Church in Virginia.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)

Wassenaar Arrangement - the multilateral export control regime in which the United States participates
that seeks to promote transparency and responsibility with regard to transfers of conventional armaments and sensitive dual-use items.

waste diversion - activity that diverts solid waste from landfill disposal.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHHS/
HUD/ EPA/
FEMA, US Code
42, 6341)
waste energy - (A) exhaust heat or flared gas from any industrial process;(B) waste gas or industrial tail
gas that would otherwise be flared, incinerated, or vented; (C) a pressure drop in any gas, excluding any pressure drop to a condenser that subsequently vents the resulting heat; and(D) such other forms of waste energy as the Administrator may determine.
waste fur - the ears, throats, or scrap pieces which have been severed from the animal pelt, and shall
include mats or plates made therefrom.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
69.)
waste minimization - practice of source reduction or recycling.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
waste prevention - process and policy in the design, manufacturing, purchase, or use of materials or
products, including packaging, to reduce the amount of those materials or products or their toxicity before they are discarded.
waste reduction - preventing or decreasing the amount of waste being generated through waste
prevention, recycling, or purchasing recycled and environmentally preferable products.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
wastewater - water that has been used and that contains dissolved or suspended waste materials.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

watch [message] - message by the National Weather Service indicating that, in a defined area, conditions
are favorable for a specified type of severe weather used when the risk of a hazardous weather or hydrologic event has increased significantly, but its occurrence, location, and/ or timing is still
uncertain.

watch list - compilation of identified data attributes necessary to support activities addressing specific
issues of concern information is published or disseminated on a regular basis to appropriate entities
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
for action.
Terms)
water consumption intensity - water consumption measured in gallons per gross square foot of building
space includes the square footage of industrial and laboratory facilities and surrounding land.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
water consumption intensity - water consumption per square foot of building space.
(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4552)

water resources - all usable water, from all sources, within the jurisdiction of the United States, that can
be managed, controlled, and allocated to meet emergency requirements, except water resources does
not include usable water that qualifies as food resources.

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300j3c)

water supply system - a system for the provision to the public of piped water for human consumption if
such system has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals and a draw
and fill system for the provision to the public of water for human consumption. Such term does not include a system owned by a Federal agency. Such term includes (A) any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such system, and (B) any collection or pretreatment facilities not under such control
that are used primarily in connection with such system.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

water use - water used that is obtained from public water systems or from natural freshwater sources,
such as lakes, streams, and aquifers, and that is classified or permitted for human consumption
includes; potable water used for drinking bathing, toilet flushing, laundry, cleaning and food services, watering of landscaping, irrigation, and process applications, such as water used in cooling towers, boilers, and fire suppression systems.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
water-borne improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) delivered by floating,
drifting, anchored, or propelled on or below the water and/ or serves as the concealment means for
explosives with an initiating device.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

waters of the United States - navigable waters; tributaries of navigable waters; and interstate and
intrastate lakes, rivers, and streams that are regulated by the USCG, U.S. EPA, U.S. Department of the Interior, and other cognizant federal  agencies.
watershed boundaries - This data theme encodes hydrologic, watershed boundaries into topographically
defined sets of drainage areas, organized in a nested hierarchy by size, and based on a standard hydrologic unit coding system.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 332)

waterspace management - The allocation of waterspace in terms of antisubmarine warfare attack
procedures to permit the rapid and effective engagement of hostile submarines while preventing
inadvertent attacks on friendly submarines.  Also called WSM.
wave - A formation of forces, including ships, landing craft, amphibious vehicles or aircraft, required to
beach or land about the same time.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 302)

waybill - A document prepared by the carrier of a shipment of goods or freight (including shipment of
remains), containing the details of the shipment, route, and charges.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.1)
weakness - A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 14
FAH2 H124.1) (SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)

weapon engagement zone - In air defense, airspace of defined dimensions within which the
responsibility for engagement of air threats normally rests with a particular weapon system.  Also
called WEZ.

weapon main charge configuration - arrangement or design of the main charge and other materials
(usually metal) to create an effective weapon to attack personnel, vehicles, or structures.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)

weapon of mass destruction -
(1) any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas device that is designed,
intended, or has the capability to cause a mass casualty incident;
(2) any weapon that is designed, intended, or has the capability to cause death or serious bodily injury to a significant number of persons through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals or their precursors; (3) any weapon involving a biological agent, toxin, or vector that is designed, intended, or has the capability to cause death, illness, or serious bodily injury to a significant number of
persons; or (4) any weapon that is designed, intended, or has the capability to release radiation or radioactivity causing death, illness, or serious bodily injury to a significant number of persons.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2302)
weapon of mass destruction - any weapon or device that is intended, or has the capability, to cause death
or serious bodily injury to a significant number of people through the release, dissemination, or impact of(A) toxic or poisonous chemicals or their precursors; (B) a disease organism; or
(C)
radiation or radioactivity.
weapon of mass destruction - weapon capable of a high order of destruction and/ or of being used in
such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people or an amount of property.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

weapon of mass destruction detection technology - electronic and/ or mechanical means used to assist
in the discovery and identification of a weapon of mass destruction or components thereof includes sensory gathering, imaging, radiation detection, etc.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 30)
weapon system - A combination of one or more weapons with all related equipment, materials,
services, personnel, and means of delivery and deployment (if applicable) required for selfsufficiency.
weaponeer - An individual who has completed requisite training to determine the quantity and type of
lethal or nonlethal means required to create a desired effect on a given target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
weaponeering - The process of determining the quantity of a specific type of lethal or nonlethal means
required to create a desired effect on a given target.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 360)
weaponize or weaponization - to incorporate into, or the incorporation into, usable ordnance or other
militarily useful means of delivery.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2368)
weapons activities - each activity within the budget category of weapons activities in the budget of the
Administration.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2523)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
weapons control status - An air defense control measure declared for a particular area and time by an
area air defense commander, or delegated subordinate commander, based on the rules of engagement designed to establish the freedom for fighters and surface air defense weapons to
engage threats.  Also call WCS.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
weapons free zone - An air defense zone established for the protection of key assets or facilities, other
than air bases, where weapon systems may be fired at any target not positively recognized as
friendly.
weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, and chemical, biological, and
nuclear materials used in the manufacture of such weapons.  Also called WMD.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2902)

weapons of mass destruction - Chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons capable of a
high order of destruction or causing mass casualties, and excluding the means of transporting or
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary,

propelling the weapon where such means is a separable and divisible part from the weapon.  Also
called WMD.  See also special operations.
JP 340)
weapons of mass destruction - Nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological weapons.  Also called
WMD.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 451.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

weapons of mass destruction information - information that could reasonably be expected to assist in
the development, proliferation, or use of a weapon of mass destruction (including a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon) that could be used by a terrorist or a terrorist organization against the United States includes information about the location of any stockpile of
nuclear materials that could be exploited for use in such a weapon.

(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 6,
485.)

weapons of mass destruction information - information that could reasonably be expected to assist in
the development, proliferation, or use of a weapon of mass destruction (including a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon) that could be used by a terrorist or a terrorist organization against the United States, including information about the location of any stockpile of nuclear materials that could be exploited for use in such a weapon that could be used by a terrorist or a terrorist organization against the United States.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 763.14)

weapons of mass destruction information - The term weapons of mass destruction information, IRTPA,
means information that could reasonably be expected to assist in the development, proliferation, or use of a weapon of mass destruction (including a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon) that could be used by a terrorist or a terrorist organization against the United States, including information about the location of any stockpile of nuclear materials that could be exploited for use in such a weapon that could be used by a terrorist or a terrorist organization against the United States.
weapons of mass destruction proliferation - The transfer of weapons of mass destruction or related
materials, technology, and expertise from suppliers to state or non-state actors.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 340)

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
weapons readiness state - The degree of readiness of air defense weapons which can become airborne
or be launched to carry out an assigned task and normally expressed in numbers of weapons and
numbers of minutes.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 301)
weapons release authority - The authority originating from the President to engage or direct
engagement of ballistic missile threats using ground-based interceptors of the ground-based
midcourse defense.  Also call WRA.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 315.1)
weapons technical intelligence - A category of intelligence and processes derived from the technical
and forensic collection and exploitation of improvised explosive devices, associated components,
improvised weapons, and other weapon systems.  Also called WTI.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
weapons technical intelligence - intelligence derived from the processes and capabilities that collect,
exploit and analyze asymmetric threat weapons systems to enable material sourcing, support to
prosecution, force protection and targeting of threat networks.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 2523)
weapons-related activities - each activity under the Department of Energy that involves nuclear
weapons, nuclear weapons technology, or fissile or radioactive materials, including activities related to (A) nuclear nonproliferation; (B) nuclear forensics;
(C) nuclear intelligence;
(D) nuclear
safety; and (E) nuclear incident response.
web applications - program for accessing, manipulating, and downloading a very large set of hypertextlinked documents and other files located on computers connected through the Internet
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

web browser - Software that communicates with web servers via the HTTP protocol and translates
HTML pages and image data into a nicely formatted, on-screen display, or in the case of browsers
for the vision-impaired, other alternative interface technologies.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 10
FAM 355)

web conferencing - Conferencing over the Internet can be conducted in a number of ways - Web Audio
conferencing. The distinction here is the use of Internet instead of traditional phone lines. Web Casting or Video conferencing. These can be directed to a select audience by means of pass worded or protected sites or cast wide to anyone with access to the Web site. Web Chat. Text-based, question and answer dialogue over the Internet. These can be directed to a select audience by means of pass worded or protected sites or open to anyone with access to the IIP Intranet site.

web content management system - information technology providing website authoring, collaboration,
and administration tools designed to allow users to create and manage website content
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
web content manager - individual who has authority to accept, or modify content for a Web site, Web
application, or other Web components may be a content creator, but may also be the point of contact for getting information posted on the Web.
web content publisher - person responsible for reviewing and posting content on the web.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
web liaison - person designated to manage web content.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
web page - single document or resource of information connected to the web and accessible via a web
browser
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

web portal - term used to describe a website that is intended to be the first place people see when using
the web. Typically, a portal site has a catalog of websites, a search engine, or both. A portal site may also offer e-mail and other service to entice people to use that site as their main point of entry (hence portal) to the web. A web portal is commonly referred to as simply a portal.

web technology - The software and services including Telnet, file Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Web
servers used to build applications, other than e-mail, that work on the Internet or OpenNet.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)
website - A website is a related collection of files and information that includes a beginning file called a
home page. An organization or individual tells you how to get to its website by giving you the IP address (e.g., 192.168.0.1) or domain name (e.g., companyname.com or office.gov) of its home page (e.g., http -/ / www.companyname.com). Upon arrival at a home page you can navigate to all the other pages or information on that website. Multiple websites can cross-link to files on each others sites or even share the same files. Websites on the Internet first appeared in the form of HTML- based files.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

website - collection of hypertext markup language (HTML) web pages and subordinate documents
typically accessible from the same uniform resource locator (URL) via the web and normally
residing on the same server, forming a coherent, usually interlinked whole.

weed - any plant which grows where not wanted.
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
136.)
week of unemployment - a week of total, part-total, or partial unemployment as determined under the
applicable State law or Federal unemployment insurance law.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2319)

weight of the overload - the amount obtained by multiplying the number of inches that the vessel is
submerged below the applicable assigned freeboard by the tons-an-inch immersion factor for the
(SOURCE  DOT/
Maritime, US

vessel at the assigned minimum safe freeboard.
Code 46, 5101) (SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))

weighted average dumping margin - the percentage determined by dividing the aggregate dumping
margins determined for a specific exporter or producer by the aggregate export prices and
constructed export prices of such exporter or producer.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

Weingarten rights - Rights afforded to an employee who is a member of a collective bargaining unit for
which a union representative has exclusive representation rights. When the employee is to be
personally interviewed and reasonably believes the interview may result in disciplinary action against him or her, the investigating official must give the employee the opportunity to be represented by the exclusive representative, if the employee so requests.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 402)

wellness - Force health protection program that consolidates and incorporates physical and mental
fitness, health promotion, and environmental and occupational health.  See also force health
protection.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2319.7)

well-qualified candidate - A merit promotion, CTAP, or ICTAP eligible whose job-related
competencies/ possession of KSAs clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the
announced position. The Department defines well qualified as scoring at least 85 on the selfassessment occupational questionnaire.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 2914)

well-qualified employee - An eligible employee who possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities,
which clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. A well-qualified employee will not necessarily meet the agency's definition of highly or best qualified, when evaluated against other candidates who apply for a particular vacancy, but must satisfy the following criteria, as determined and consistently applied by the agency - Meets the basic qualification standards and eligibility requirements for the position, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum educational and experience requirements; and Satisfies one of the following qualifications requirements - o Meets all selective factors, where applicable. Meets
appropriate quality rating factor levels as determined by the agency. Selective and quality ranking factors cannot be so restrictive that they run counter to the goal of placing displaced employees. In
the absence of selective and quality ranking factors, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) the eligible employee is or is not considered to be well qualified; or o Is rated by the agency to be above minimally qualified in accordance with the agency's specific rating and ranking
process. Generally, this means that the individual may or may not meet the agency's test for highly qualified, but would in fact, exceed the minimum qualifications for the position. Is physically qualified, with reasonable accommodation where appropriate, to perform the essential duties of the position; Meets any special qualifying condition(s) that OPM has approved for the position; and Is able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 142.4)

wet signature - A wet signature is a traditional pen-and-ink signature. For the purposes of this policy,
faxed signatures and non-electronic signatures included in pdf files will be considered wet signatures.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

wetland - area that is inundated by surface or ground water with a frequency sufficient to support (and
under normal circumstances do or would support) a prevalence of vegetation or aquatic life that requires saturated or seasonally saturated soil conditions for growth and reproduction.
wetlands - The wetlands data layer provides the classification, location, and extent of wetlands and
deepwater habitats. There is no attempt to define the proprietary limits or jurisdictional wetland boundaries of any federal, state, or local agencies.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular No. A16
Revised)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 7121)

when actually employed - A work schedule on an as-needed basis as determined by the supervisor. The
employees hours of duty may be intermittent and irregular. For WAE work, a temporary appointment is the mechanism used for AEFMs; a direct-hire appointment, PSA, or PSC, is used for
LE staff.  Also called WAE.

(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7, 26.)

whistleblower - any individual, or 2 or more individuals acting jointly, who provides information relating
to a violation of this chapter to the Commission, in a manner established by rule or regulation by the
Commission.

whitelisting - The process used to identify - (i) software programs authorized to execute on an
information system; or (ii) authorized Universal Resource Locators (URL)/ Web sites.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

whole-of-government planning - WOG planning is an ongoing and iterative process to support decision
makers in coordinating and unifying the actions of disparate actors in a given situation from the policy level down through implementation.  (CSO)   Whole-of-government planning refers to NSC/ HSC-sponsored processes by which multiple USG departments and agencies come together to develop plans that address critical challenges to U.S. national interests.  The Department supports and is helping to develop the USG's whole-of-government planning capabilities.  (GEF 2010)  Also
called WOG planning.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, 3D Guide, Glossary)

wide area network - A computer network covering multiple buildings, often across the world, such as
the Internet, or, in the Department context, OpenNet and ClassNet.  Also called WAN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
wide area network - A data communication function that connects geographically disparate Local Area
Networks using long-haul networking facilities and protocols.    Also called WAN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 814)
wide area network - A data transmission facility that connects geographically dispersed sites using longhaul networking facilities.  Also called WAN.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

widow - the surviving wife of a judicial official, who:(A) has been married to him for at least one year on
the day of his death; or (B) is the mother of issue by that marriage.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
376)

widow or widower - a person who is the lawful spouse of the insured member at the time of his death.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1965.)
widow or widower - a person who was the lawful spouse of the insured at the maturity of the insurance.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
1901.)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
902.)
widow or widower - the decedent's wife or husband living with or dependent for support upon him or her
at the time of his or her death; or living apart for justifiable cause or by reason of his or her desertion at such time.
widower - the surviving husband of a judicial official, who: (A) has been married to her for at least one
year on the day of her death; or (B) is the father of issue by that marriage.
(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 28,
376)
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
wiegand - one-way communication protocol consisting of a formatted bit string used from the access
reader to the controller can be used with any media, including proximity, bar code, magnetic strip, and smart cards.
wi-fi - technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data wirelessly over a computer network.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
wildfire - any forest or range fire.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1856m)
wildfire protection resources - any personnel, supplies, equipment, or other resources required for
wildfire presuppression and suppression activities.
(SOURCE  DOD/
DOJ, US Code 42,
1856m)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
669a)
wildlife - any species of wild, free-ranging fauna including fish, and also fauna in captive breeding
programs the object of which is to reintroduce individuals of a depleted indigenous species into previously occupied range.
wildlife and wildlife resources - birds, fishes, mammals, and all other classes of wild animals and all
types of aquatic and land vegetation upon which wildlife is dependent.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
666b)
wildlife conservation education - projects, including public outreach, intended to foster responsible
natural resource stewardship.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
669a)
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
669a)
wildlife-associated recreation - projects intended to meet the demand for outdoor activities associated
with wildlife including, but not limited to, hunting and fishing, wildlife observation and
photography, such projects as construction or restoration of wildlife viewing areas, observation towers, blinds, platforms, land and water trails, water access, field trialing, trail heads, and access
for such projects.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
668ee)
wildlife-dependent recreation and wildlife-dependent recreational use - a use of a refuge involving
hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, or environmental education and interpretation.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 16,
669a)
wildlife-restoration project - the wildlife conservation and restoration program and means the selection,
restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of areas of land or water adaptable as feeding, resting, or breeding places for wildlife, including acquisition of such areas or estates or interests therein as
are suitable or capable of being made suitable therefor, and the construction thereon or therein of such works as may be necessary to make them available for such purposes and also including such research into problems of wildlife management as may be necessary to efficient administration
affecting wildlife resources, and such preliminary or incidental costs and expenses as may be incurred in and about such projects.
will - A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his/ her will as to disposal of
his/ her estate and effects after his/ her death.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)
will - A written instrument by which a person makes a disposition of his or her property, to take effect
after death.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 213.2)
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
247d6d)

willful misconduct - denote an act or omission that is taken (i) intentionally to achieve a wrongful
purpose; (ii) knowingly without legal or factual justification; and (iii) in disregard of a known or obvious risk that is so great as to make it highly probable that the harm will outweigh the benefit.

willingness to pay -  The maximum amount an individual would be willing to give up in order to secure a
change in the provision of a good or service.
(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A94)
willingness-to-accept - amount an individual  is willing to accept to forgo a benefit.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
willingness-to-pay - amount an individual  would be willing to pay, sacrifice, or exchange for a benefit.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOE,
US Code 42,
9202.)

wind energy system - a system of components which converts the kinetic energy of the wind into
electricity or mechanical power, and which comprises all necessary components, including energy storage, power conditioning, control systems, and transmission systems, where appropriate, to
provide electricity or mechanical power for individual, residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial, utility, or governmental use.

window of opportunity - A situation whereby either success or failure is possible, but where an opening
(SOURCE  DOS/ USAID, Civil Military Operations Group, Glossary)

exists to shift the situation in favor of success. Political, social, or economic circumstances could likely eliminate this opportunity in a short period of time.  The windows can be fleeting, but offer an opportunity to create a perception of forward momentum that is critical to shoring up public opinion and political progress.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309.3)

wing - 1. An Air Force unit composed normally of one primary mission group and the necessary
supporting organizations.  2. A fleet air wing is the basic organizational and administrative unit for naval-, land-, and tender-based aviation.  3. A balanced Marine Corps task organization of aircraft groups and squadrons, together with appropriate command, air control, administrative, service, and
maintenance units.  4. A flank unit; that part of a military force to the right or left of the main body.

(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 1801)

wire communication - any communication while it is being carried by a wire, cable, or other like
connection furnished or operated by any person engaged as a common carrier in providing or operating such facilities for the transmission of interstate or foreign communications.

(SOURCE  DOJ,
US Code 18,
1081.)

wire communication facility - any and all instrumentalities, personnel, and services (among other things,
the receipt, forwarding, or delivery of communications) used or useful in the transmission of
writings, signs, pictures, and sounds of all kinds by aid of wire, cable, or other like connection between the points of origin and reception of such transmission.
wireless communications - Radio, cellular telephone, and satellite communications, including Tactical
Satellite (TACSAT), and International Maritime Satellite (INMARSAT).
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 271.4)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 513)

wireless tail circuit - a local communication circuit that connects two or more separate compounds,
buildings, or locations. Traditionally, tail circuits have utilized physical cabling, such as copper wire or fiber optic cable. Technology now supports the use of the wireless tail circuit that typically utilizes transceivers and antennae that facilitate a wireless signal, instead of physical cabling.
wireless technology - Technology that permits the transfer of information between separated points
without physical connection.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 43,
1702)

withdrawal - withholding an area of Federal land from settlement, sale, location, or entry, under some or
all of the general land laws, for the purpose of limiting activities under those laws in order to maintain other public values in the area or reserving the area for a particular public purpose or
program; or transferring jurisdiction over an area of Federal land, other than property governed by the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act.
withdrawal operation - A planned retrograde operation in which a force in contact disengages from an
enemy force and moves in a direction away from the enemy.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 317)
witness - A person who attests to a fact or event, or who provides evidence or proof to establish a fact or
event.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 813)

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

Women-Owned Small Business  Program - a program that authorizes contracting officers to limit
competition, including award on a sole source basis, to (i) Economically disadvantaged womenowned small business (EDWOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program for Federal contracts assigned a North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code in an industry in which
the Small Business Administration (SBA) has determined that WOSB concerns are underrepresented in Federal procurement; and (ii) WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB Program for Federal contracts assigned a NAICS code in an industry in which SBA has  determined that WOSB concerns are substantially underrepresented in Federal procurement. (2) "Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern" means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small
business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program. (3) "Women-owned small business
(WOSB)" concern eligible under the WOSB Program means a small business concern that is at least
51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.
Also called WOSB program.

(SOURCE  GSA/
DOD, FAR, VOL I
CH A)

women-owned small business concern - (1) A small business concern (i) That is at least 51 percent
owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and (ii) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women; or  2) A small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program

(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
242q4)

women's health conditions - (1) unique to, significantly more serious for, or significantly more prevalent
in women; and (2) for which the factors of medical risk or type of medical intervention are different for women, or for which there is reasonable evidence that indicates that such factors or types may be different for women.

(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
68.)
wool - the fiber from the fleece of the sheep or lamb or hair of the Angora or Cashmere goat (and may
include the so-called specialty fibers from the hair of the camel, alpaca, llama, and vicuna) which has never been reclaimed from any woven or felted wool product.
wool product - any product, or any portion of a product, which contains, purports to contain, or in any
way is represented as containing wool or recycled wool.
(SOURCE  DOC,
US Code 15,
68.)
work breakdown schedule activity - task or step performed in producing and delivering products and
services as reflected in a structured schedule.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH5 H111.5)
work breakdown structure - An actual plan and account of all the elements involved in building a
project from the beginning to the end by defining, organizing, scheduling, budgeting, and controlling each task associated with the project.  Also called WBS.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
work breakdown structure - deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed
by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables used to
organize and define the total scope of a project.
(SOURCE  ED, US
Code 20, 1087
58.)
work college - an eligible institution that (A) has been a public or private nonprofit, four-year, degreegranting institution with a commitment to community service; (B) has operated a comprehensive work-learning-service program for at least two years; (C) requires students, including at least onehalf of all students who are enrolled on a full-time basis, to participate in a comprehensive worklearning-service program for at least five hours each week, or at least 80 hours during each period of enrollment, except summer school, unless the student is engaged in an institutionally organized or approved study abroad or externship program; and (D) provides students participating in the comprehensive work-learning-service program with the opportunity to contribute to their education and to the welfare of the community as a whole.
(SOURCE  DOI,
US Code 30,
802.)
work of preparing the coal - the breaking, crushing, sizing, cleaning, washing, drying, mixing, storing,
and loading of bituminous coal, lignite, or anthracite, and such other work of preparing such coal as is usually done by the operator of the coal mine.
work schedule - the time basis on which an employee is paid, either full-time, part-time or intermittent.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 3
FAM 8221.3)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 7,
2025.)

work supplementation or support program - a program under which, as determined by the Secretary,
public assistance (including any benefits provided under a program established by the State and the supplemental nutrition assistance program) is provided to an employer to be used for hiring and
employing a public assistance recipient who was not employed by the employer at the time the public assistance recipient entered the program.

workaround - method to circumvent a problem without eliminating it when the usual or planned method
isn't working.
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 12
FAM 091)

workbag - A larger diplomatic pouch used to consolidate smaller classified diplomatic pouches. It is
usually secured with a pouch seal or the couriers personal lock. Only other diplomatic pouches, official correspondence, or documents intended exclusively for official use may be transported
inside the workbag. Personal items are not allowed.

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 7
FAM 533)

worker - The holder of a Social Security number, male or female, living or deceased, who engaged in
employment or self-employment covered under the Social Security Act and acquired coverage credits toward Social Security benefits for self and dependents.

workforce development activity - an activity carried out through a workforce development program.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)
workforce development program - a program made available through a workforce development system.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)
workforce development system - a system that makes available the core programs, the other one-stop
partner programs, and any other programs providing employment and training services as identified by a State board or local board.
workforce investment activity - an employment and training activity, and a youth workforce investment
activity.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 463)
workforce member - Department employees, contractors (commercial and personal service contractors),
U.S. Government personnel detailed or assigned to the Department, and any other personnel (i.e.
locally employed staff) who perform work for or on behalf of the Department.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)

workforce preparation activities - activities, programs, or services designed to help an individual
acquire a combination of basic academic skills, critical thinking skills, digital literacy skills, and
self-management skills, including competencies in utilizing resources, using information, working with others, understanding systems, and obtaining skills necessary for successful transition into and
completion of postsecondary education or training, or employment.
working capital advance - a procedure where by funds are advanced to the recipient to cover its
estimated disbursement needs for a given initial period.

(SOURCE  White
House, OMB, Circular A110)

working capital advance - A procedure where by funds are advanced to the recipient to cover the
estimated disbursement needs for a given initial period.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 4
FAH3 H612.3)

(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 621.5)

Working Capital Fund - A no-year fund that permits unobligated money to be carried over from one
fiscal year to the next, providing fiscal flexibility. Funds may be authorized for expenses and equipment necessary for maintenance and operation in Washington, DC and elsewhere. These include centralized services for reproduction, editorial, data processing, audiovisual, library, and
administrative support services; supplies and equipment; and other administrative services the Secretary determines may be performed more advantageously and more economically as central services (with OMB approval).  Also called WCF.
working capital fund - A revolving fund established to finance inventories of supplies and other stores,
or to provide working capital for industrial-type activities.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 106)

working email - A Department message that does not have long-term record value, and, therefore, not
stored in the archive. They require markings for classification and sensitivity.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 5
FAM 1213)
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 333)

working group - An enduring or ad hoc organization within a joint force commander's headquarters
consisting of a core functional group and other staff and component representatives whose purpose
is to provide analysis on the specific function to users.  Also called WG.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
working percentage [employment] - percentage of full-time equivalent employment equal to the quotient
obtained by dividing(1) the number of officially established hours per pay period to be worked by a phased retiree, by (2) the number of hours per pay period to be worked by an employee serving in a comparable position on a fulltime basis.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3272.)

workplace adult education and literacy activities - adult education and literacy activities offered by an
eligible provider in collaboration with an employer or employee organization at a workplace or an
off-site location that is designed to improve the productivity of the workforce.

(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)

workplace health and wellness program - coordinated and comprehensive set of strategies designed to
meet the health and safety needs of all employees includes programs, policies, environmental supports, and links to related agency programs and the surrounding community.

(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
3102)

workplace learning advisor - an individual employed by an organization who has the knowledge and
skills necessary to advise other employees of that organization about the education, skill
development, job training, career counseling services, and credentials, including services provided through the workforce development system, required to progress toward career goals of such employees in order to meet employer requirements related to job openings and career advancements that support economic self-sufficiency.

World Bank - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International
Development Association.
(SOURCE  DOS,
US Code 22,
262p10)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 8,
1101)
world communism - a revolutionary movement, the purpose of which is to establish eventually a
Communist totalitarian dictatorship in any or all the countries of the world through the medium of an internationally coordinated Communist political movement.
World Trade Organization - the organization established pursuant to the WTO Agreement.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
World Trade Organization - the organization established pursuant to the WTO Agreement.  Also called
WTO.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4210)
World Trade Organization Agreement - the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
entered into on April 15, 1994.   Also called WTO Agreement
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
4210)
World Trade Organization Agreement - the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
entered into on April 15, 1994.  Also called WTO Agreement.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4565)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
222(i)(2))
World Trade Organization member and member country - a state, or separate customs territory
(within the meaning of Article XII of the WTO Agreement), with respect to which the United States
applies the WTO Agreement.  Also called WTO member and WTO member country.
World Trade Organization member market - the market of any country which is a WTO member.
Also called WTO member market.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
1677.)
World War I - (A) the period beginning on April 6, 1917, and ending on November 11, 1918, and (B) in
the case of a veteran who served with the United States military forces in Russia, the period
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
beginning on April 6, 1917, and ending on April 1, 1920.
101.)
World War II - the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946.
(SOURCE  DVA,
US Code 38,
101.)
World War II - the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on September 2, 1945.
(SOURCE  ODNI/
CIA/ DOD, US
Code 50, 4232)
World Wide Web - global computer network that offers text, graphics, sound, and animation resources
through the hypertext transfer protocol includes Internet, intranet, and extranet networks
(SOURCE  DHS,
DHS Lexicon,
Terms)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH8 H116)

World Wide Web Consortium - An association of corporations, research groups, nonprofit
organizations, and governmental agencies that are working together to define a web infrastructure based on open, interoperable standards.  Also called W3C.

worldwide - A Department activity carried out both domestically and abroad.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 2
FAM 1151.2)
worldwide - This refers to all Department of State locations, both in and out of the United States and its
territories.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 1
FAM 231.3)
worldwide - Within and outside the United States.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 14
FAM 511.3)
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 33,
1321.)
worst case discharge - (A) in the case of a vessel, a discharge in adverse weather conditions of its entire
cargo; and (B) in the case of an offshore facility or onshore facility, the largest foreseeable discharge in adverse weather conditions.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
2467)

worst forms of child labor - (A) all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale or
trafficking of children, debt bondage and serfdom, or forced or compulsory labor, including forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict; (B) the use, procuring, or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production of pornography or for pornographic purposes; (C) the use, procuring, or offering of a child for illicit activities in particular for the production and
trafficking of drugs; and (D) work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried
out, is likely to harm the health, safety, or morals of children.

(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, DODI 6025.22)

wounded warrior programs - A system of support and advocacy to guide and assist the wounded, ill,
and injured Service members and family or designated caregiver through treatment, rehabilitation, return to duty, or military retirement into the civilian community.  Each Military Department has a
unique wounded warrior program that addresses its Service members' needs.

(SOURCE
Congress, US Code 2, 381)

write-in vote - a vote cast for a person whose name does not appear on the official ballot by writing in
the name of such person on such ballot or by any other method prescribed by the law of the State in which the election is held.

write-off - An accounting procedure that results in reporting a debt or receivable as having no value on
the agency's accounting and financial reports.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAM, 4
FAM 491.3)
youth - persons under the age of 21.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb25b)
(SOURCE  USDA,
US Code 21,
860.)
youth center - any recreational facility and/ or gymnasium (including any parking lot appurtenant
thereto), intended primarily for use by persons under 18 years of age, which regularly provides athletic, civic, or cultural activities.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
290bb35)
youth offender - an individual who is 21 years of age or younger who has been discharged from a State
or local juvenile or criminal justice system, except that if the individual is between the ages of 18
and 21 years, such individual has had contact with the State or local juvenile or criminal justice system prior to attaining 18 years of age and is under the jurisdiction of such a system at the time services are sought.
youth with a disability - an individual with a disability who (i) is not younger than 14 years of age;
and
(ii) is not older than 24 years of age.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)
youth with disabilities - more than 1 youth with a disability.
(SOURCE  DOL,
US Code 29,
705)
youth with HIV - individuals who are 13 through 24 years old and who have HIV/ AIDS.
(SOURCE  DHHS,
US Code 42,
300ff88)
Z signal - an operating signal used in U.S. and allied communications procedures (ACP-131) and
composed of a three-letter combination beginning with the letter Z.
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)
zero emission vehicle - a low or no emission vehicle that produces no carbon or particulate matter.
(SOURCE  DOT,
US Code 49,
5312)
zone - a foreign-trade zone as provided in this chapter.
(SOURCE  DHS,
US Code 19,
81a.)
zone of action - A tactical subdivision of a larger area, the responsibility for which is assigned to a
tactical unit; generally applied to offensive action.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)

zone of fire - An area into which a designated ground unit or fire support ship delivers, or is prepared to
deliver, fire support.  Also called ZF.
(SOURCE  DOD,
DOD Dictionary, JP 309)
(SOURCE  DOS/
USAID, FAH, 5
FAH2 H114)

zulu time - Phonetic for zone Z time. Military time has 24 zones lettered A thru Z, except for I and O. Z
or Zulu time is the time in zone Z and is used in date-time-groups (DTG); it corresponds to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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## Thematic Lists 1.  Part Ii - Structure

The USG Glossary is separated into two parts (I - alphabetization of terms, and II -
thematic lists.)  The requirement is on the reader to analyze individual terms by viewing the original source placed in the document following each term and definition before comparing with similar terms or using in other documents.  Part II's four thematic lists are categorized as follows to expose readers to terms and definitions related to foreign and domestic activities:

 1) **Domestic Support - All-Hazard Emergency Management** which
includes:
 law enforcement; fire and medical health services related to
preparedness, protection, mitigation, response, recovery and continuation of essential public and private services

2) **Domestic Support - Homeland Security which includes:**
 terrorism,
intelligence,
cybersecurity,
critical
infrastructure
protection, national all-hazard emergency planning and response to
include civil-military coordination
 3) Foreign Support - Humanitarian and Sustainable Development
Assistance which includes
 foreign disaster response and humanitarian relief, youth, resilience
and climate change as well as sectoral: health, agriculture,
education, et al.

4) **Foreign Support - Stabilization and Security Assistance** which includes:
 fragility, defense and governance, counterterrorism, counter violent
extremism, peace keeping operations, atrocity prevention, civilmilitary coordination and transition
Thematic lists are accompanied by two coordination mechanisms figures that show arranged interaction and potential cooperation between workforces:

1)
Domestic Coordination - National Response Framework Emergency Support Functions, the following figure shows the domestic mandated interaction between USG workforces for all hazards emergency management and homeland security:
2)
Foreign Coordination - Notional United States Government Provide
Support to Foreign United States Government Activities (potential
structure for a United States Government International Response Force),
the following figure shows the international cooperation between USG workforces for humanitarian and sustainable development assistance and
stabilization and security assistance.

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## Domestic Support - All Hazards Emergency Management

Terms and Definitions - Includes terms related to law enforcement; fire; medical and public-health services; emergency management operations; in regards to preparedness, protection, mitigation, response, recovery and continuation of essential public and private services.

TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
SOURCE
DHS
access and functional need accommodation  - circumstances that are met for providing physical,
programmatic, and effective communication access to the whole community by accommodating individual requirements through universal accessibility and/ or specific actions or modifications includes assistance,
accommodation or modification for mobility, communication, transportation, safety, health maintenance, etc.; need for assistance, accommodation or modification due to any situation (temporary or permanent) that limits an individual's ability to take action in an emergency.
accident - a mine explosion, mine ignition, mine fire, or mine inundation, or injury to, or death of, any person.
DOI
accidental hazard - source of harm or difficulty created by negligence, error, or unintended failure.
DHS
DHS
act of God - an unanticipated grave natural disaster or other natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable,
and irresistible character the effects of which could not have been prevented or avoided by the exercise of due care or foresight.
DOT/
Maritime
act of piracy - any act of aggression, search, restraint, depredation, or seizure attempted against a vessel of the
United States by an individual not authorized by the United States, a foreign government, or an international organization recognized by the United States to enforce law on the high seas.
administrative control - Direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations in respect to
administration and support.  Also called ADCON.
DOD
DHS/
FEMA
advanced readiness contracting - A type of contracting that ensures contracts are in place before an incident for
commonly needed commodities and services such as ice, water, plastic sheeting, temporary power, and
debris removal.
adverse event - occurrence or condition that caused harm may be due to acts of commission or omission.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
agency - A division of government with a specific function offering a particular kind of assistance. In the
Incident Command System, agencies are defined either as jurisdictional (having statutory responsibility for incident management) or as assisting or cooperating (providing resources or other assistance). Governmental organizations are most often in charge of an incident, though in certain circumstances private-sector organizations may be included. Additionally, nongovernmental organizations may be included to provide support.
agent - a nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological substance that causes agricultural disease or the
adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law.
USDA
agent - In intelligence usage, one who is authorized or instructed to obtain or to assist in obtaining information
for intelligence or counterintelligence purposes.
DOD
agricultural commodity - (A) an agricultural commodity; and
(B) any regional or market classification, type, or
grade of an agricultural commodity.
DOI
agricultural disease emergency - an incident of agricultural disease that requires prompt action to prevent
significant damage to people, plants, or animals.
USDA
DOI
agricultural operation - all eligible land, whether or not contiguous, that is (A) under the effective control of
a producer at the time the producer enters into a contract under the program; and
(B) operated with
equipment, labor, management, and production or cultivation practices that are substantially separate from other agricultural operations, as determined by the Secretary.
air dropped bomb - explosive article dropped from an aircraft.
DHS
air-borne improvised explosive device   - improvised explosive device (IED) held aloft by aerodynamic means
or buoyancy and/ or serves as concealment means for explosives with an initiating device.
DHS
White
House
all hazards - a threat or an incident, natural or manmade, that warrants action to  protect life, property, the
environment, and public health or safety, and to. minimize disruptions of government, social, or economic activities.  It includes natural disasters, cyber incidents, industrial accidents, pandemics, acts of terrorism,
sabotage, and destructive criminal activity targeting critical infrastructure.
DHS
all hazards - grouping classification encompassing all conditions, environmental or man-made, that have the
potential to cause injury, illness, or death; damage to or loss of equipment, infrastructure services, or property; or alternately causing functional degradation to societal, economic or environmental aspects.
DHS/
FEMA
all-hazards - Describing an incident, natural or manmade, that warrants action to protect life, property,
environment, and public health or safety, and to minimize disruptions of government, social, or economic activities.
DHHS
all-hazards approach - An approach for prevention, protection, preparedness, response, and recovery that
addresses a full range of threats and hazards, including domestic terrorist attacks, natural and manmade disasters, accidental disruptions, and other emergencies.
all-hazards approach - of threats and hazards, including domestic terrorist attacks, natural and [human-caused]
disasters, accidental disruptions, and other emergencies.
DHHS
DOI
alluvial valley floors - the unconsolidated stream laid deposits holding streams where water availability is
sufficient for subirrigation or flood irrigation agricultural activities but does not include upland areas which are generally overlain by a thin veneer of colluvial deposits composed chiefly of debris from sheet erosion, deposits by unconcentrated runoff or slope wash, together with talus, other mass movement accumulation
and windblown deposits.
animal-borne improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) delivered to a target by means
of an animal.
DHS
annexes - See Emergency Support Function Annexes, Incident Annexes, and Support Annexes.
DHS/
FEMA
DOI
Antarctic Convergence - a line joining the following points along the parallels of latitude and meridians of
longitude: 50 degrees south, 0 degrees; 50 degrees south, 30 degrees east; 45 degrees south, 30 degrees east; 45 degrees south, 80 degrees east; 55 degrees south, 80 degrees east; 55 degrees south, 150 degrees east; 60 degrees south, 150 degrees east; 60 degrees south; 1 50 degrees west; 50 degrees south, 50 degrees west; and 50 degrees south, 0 degrees.
Antarctic marine living resources - the population of finfish, molluscs, crustaceans and all other species of
living organisms, including birds, found south of the Antarctic Convergence.
DOI
anti-aircraft improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) primarily intended to damage or
DHS

destroy aircraft and/ or their payload.

DHS
anti-aircraft improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident primarily
intended to damage or destroy an aircraft and/ or their payload as well as to kill or wound individuals inside
the aircraft.
anti-disturbance/  movement switch - switch that causes two parts to make contact, completing a circuit after a
disturbance to a device (tilt, vibration).
DHS
anti-first responder improvised explosive device  - improvised explosive device (IED) primarily intended to
kill or wound first responders such as police/ law enforcement, medics, and firefighters.
DHS
DHS
anti-government extremist - group or person who facilitate or engage in unlawful acts of violence directed at
federal, state, or local law enforcement, other government officials, critical infrastructure or government
facilities in order to affect the conduct of a government or influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, in response to their belief that their liberties are being taken away by the perceived unconstitutional or otherwise illegitimate actions of government officials or law enforcement.
DHS
anti-infrastructure improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) primarily intended to
damage or destroy physical infrastructure such as pipelines, communications towers, bridges, buildings,
utility lines and/ or facilities such as electrical transformers or water pump houses.
DHS
anti-infrastructure improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident
primarily intended to damage or destroy physical infrastructure such as pipelines, communications towers, bridges, buildings, utility lines and/ or facilities such as electrical transformers or water pump houses.
anti-maritime improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) primarily intended to damage
or destroy maritime vessels and/ or their payload.
DHS
anti-personnel improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) primarily intended to kill or
wound people.
DHS
anti-vehicle improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) primarily intended to damage or
destroy vehicles - is not intended to penetrate a vehicle's armor.
DHS DHS
anti-vehicle improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident primarily
intended to damage or destroy vehicles - excluding armored vehicles - and/ or their cargo as well as to kill or wound individuals inside such vehicles.
apprehend - to take physical control or temporarily detain an individual  suspected of wrongdoing or posing a
potential threat to National security without actual arrest.
DHS
DOI
aquaculture - the propagation and rearing of aquatic species in controlled or selected environments, including,
but not limited to, ocean ranching (except private ocean ranching of Pacific salmon for profit in those States
where such ranching is prohibited by law).
DOI
aquaculture facility - any land, structure, or other appurtenance that is used for aquaculture and is located in any
State. Such term includes, but is not limited to, any laboratory, hatchery, rearing pond, raceway, pen, incubator, or other equipment used in aquaculture.
DOI
aquatic nuisance species - a nonindigenous species that threatens the diversity or abundance of native species or
the ecological stability of infested waters, or commercial, agricultural, aquacultural or recreational activities
dependent on such waters.
DOI
aquatic resource education program - a program designed to enhance the public's understanding of aquatic
resources and sportfishing, and to promote the development of responsible attitudes and ethics toward the
aquatic environment.
aquatic species - any species of finfish, mollusk, crustacean, or other aquatic invertebrate, amphibian, reptile, or
aquatic plant.
DOI
DHS/
FEMA
area command - An organization established to oversee the management of multiple incidents that are each
being handled by a separate Incident Command System organization or to oversee the management of a
very large or evolving incident that has multiple incident management teams engaged. An agency administrator/ executive or other public official with jurisdictional responsibility for the incident usually makes the decision to establish an Area Command. An Area Command is activated only if necessary, depending on the complexity of the incident and incident management span-of-control considerations.
DOD
area of operations - An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and maritime forces
that should be large enough to accomplish their missions and protect their forces.  Also called AO.  See also
area of responsibility; joint operations area; joint special operations area.
DHS
area of responsibility - geographical area associated with a command within which the commander has the
authority to plan and conduct operations - in addition to geographic delineation, an area of responsibility may also be relative to subject, mission, or other factors.
DOI
areas of critical environmental concern - areas within the public lands where special management attention is
required (when such areas are developed or used or where no development is required) to protect and prevent irreparable damage to important historic, cultural, or scenic values, fish and wildlife resources or other natural systems or processes, or to protect life and safety from natural hazards.
arming switch - switch that prevents arming until an acceptable set of criteria has occurred and subsequently
effect arming and allows functioning.
DHS
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
armor vest - (A) body armor, no less than Type I, which has been tested through the voluntary compliance
testing program operated by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center of the
National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and found to meet or exceed the requirements of NIJ, or any subsequent
revision of such standard; or (B) body armor that has been tested through the voluntary compliance testing program, and found to meet or exceed the requirements of NIJ, or any revision of such standard.
assignment - A task given to a resource to perform within a given operational period that is based on operational
objectives defined in the Incident Action Plan.
DHS/
FEMA
assistance - a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.
DHHS
assistance - any loan or financial or technical assistance, or any other use of funds.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
assistance - operational, training, intelligence, logistical, technical, and administrative assistance.
DOS
assistance - personnel, services, supplies, equipment, facilities, and other assistance if such assistance is
provided by the Department of Defense or any other United States Government agency.
DOS
DOD
assistance - the direct provision of any course of advanced education by the Secretary concerned, reimbursement
by the Secretary concerned for any course of advanced education provided by another department or agency of the Federal Government, or the payment, in whole or in part, by the Secretary concerned for any
course of advanced education provided by any public or private educational institution or other entity, but such term does not include the payment for any course of advanced education which is paid for under

chapter 106 or 107 of this title.

DOS
assistance - The President is authorized to provide assistance, including providing such assistance through
international or nongovernmental organizations, for programs in developing countries to provide basic care
and services for orphans and other vulnerable children. Such programs should provide assistance.
DOD/
DHS
assistance - the provision of, or the provision of access to, information (including communication contents,
communications records, or other information relating to a customer or communication), facilities, or another form of assistance.
assistance - the provision of, or the provision of access to, information (including communication contents,
communications records, or other information relating to a customer or communication), facilities, or another form of assistance.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
Treasury
assistance - the transfer of anything of value for a public purpose of support or stimulation that is (A)
authorized by a law of the United States; (B) provided by the United States Government through grant or contractual arrangements (including technical assistance programs providing assistance by loan, loan guarantee, or insurance); and (C) not an annual payment by the United States Government to the District of Columbia government.
attack geography   - description of the geography surrounding the improvised explosive device (IED) incident,
such as road segment, buildings, foliage, etc.
DHS
attack method - manner and means, including the weapon and delivery method, an adversary may use to cause
harm on a target.
DHS
barometric sensor - sensor that acts as a switch by the measurement of atmospheric (air/ water) pressure.
DHS
base floodplain - area subject to inundation from a flood of a magnitude that occurs once every 100 years on the
average a flood having a 1 percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
DHS
DOI
behavioral health aftercare - those activities and resources used to support recovery following inpatient,
residential, intensive substance abuse, or mental health outpatient plan has been developed with the client. An aftercare plan may use such resources as a community-based therapeutic group, transitional living
facilities, a 12-step sponsor, a local 12-step or other related support group, and other community-based
providers or outpatient treatment. The purpose is to help prevent or deal with relapse by ensuring that by the time a client or patient is discharged from a level of care, such as outpatient treatment, an after care.
DOI
benefitting species - I) increasing the hydroperiod and water depth of a stream or wetland beyond what would
naturally occur;
(II) improving waterfowl habitat conditions;
(III) establishing water level management
capabilities for native plant communities; (IV) creating mud flat conditions important for shorebirds; and
(V) cross fencing or establishing a rotational grazing system on native range to improve grassland nesting bird habitat conditions; and (ii) an activity conducted to shift a native plant community successional
stage, including (I) burning an established native grass community to reduce or eliminate invading brush or exotic species;
(II) brush shearing to set back early successional plant communities; and (III) forest management that promotes a particular serial stage.
biofuel - a fuel derived from renewable biomass.
USDA
bioterrorism - use of, or threatened use of, biological agents, such as manmade or natural disease pathogens, for
terrorist purposes.
DHS
blasting accessory   - devices and materials used in blasting includes; cap crimpers, tamping bags, blasting
DHS

machines, blasting galvanometers, and det cord.

blasting agent - explosive material which meet prescribed criteria for insensitivity to initiation.
DHS
blasting cap/ detonator   - device containing a sensitive explosive intended to produce a detonation wave can be
either electric or non-electric (plain).
DHS
booby trap - explosive or non-explosive device or other material deliberately placed to cause casualties when an
apparently harmless object is disturbed or a normally safe act is performed.
DHS
DOI
bulk-power system - (A) facilities and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric energy
transmission network (or any portion thereof); and (B) electric energy from generation facilities needed to maintain transmission system reliability.
DOI
burial site - any natural or prepared physical location, whether originally below, on, or above the surface of the
earth, into which as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture, individual human remains are
deposited.
cache - A predetermined complement of tools, equipment, and/ or supplies stored in a designated location,
available for incident use.
DHS/
FEMA
DHS
cache improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident that involves the
discovery and/ or recovery of unarmed devices, improvised explosive device (IED) components, and improvised explosive device (IED) paraphernalia that involves long-term storage in a permanent, fixed location.
canine inspection - use of a dog team to detect specific substances or the presence of property or persons that
may pose a threat, are not in compliance with laws, or are at risk.
DHS
capital improvement - a structure, a fixture, or nonremovable equipment provided by a concessioner pursuant to
the terms of a concession contract and located on land of the United States within a System unit.
DOI
career law enforcement officer - a person hired on a permanent basis who is authorized by law or by a State or
local public agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of violations of
criminal laws.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
cast explosive - manufactured explosive poured in liquid form and allowed to harden.
DHS
DOS/
USAID
catastrophic emergency - Any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass
casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment,
economy, or government functions.
DOD
catastrophic event - Any natural or man-made incident, including terrorism, which results in extraordinary
levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the population, infrastructure,
environment, economy, national morale, and/ or government functions.
DHS
catastrophic incident - any natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster that results in
extraordinary levels of casualties or damage or disruption severely affecting the population (including mass
evacuations), infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions in an area.
DHS/
FEMA
catastrophic incident - Any natural or manmade incident, including terrorism, that results in extraordinary
levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, and/ or government functions.
DHS
catastrophic incident - natural disaster or act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster that results in
extraordinary levels of casualties or damage or disruption severely affecting the population (including mass
evacuations), infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions in an area.
DOI
cave - any naturally occurring void, cavity, recess, or system of interconnected passages which occurs beneath
the surface of the earth or within a cliff or ledge (including any cave resource therein, but not including any
dug, mine, tunnel, aqueduct, or other manmade excavation) and which is large enough to permit an individual to enter, whether or not the entrance is naturally formed or manmade. Such term shall include any natural pit, sinkhole, or other feature which is an extension of the entrance.
cave resource - any material or substance occurring naturally in caves on Federal lands, such as animal life,
plant life, paleontological deposits, sediments, minerals, speleogens, and speleothems.
DOI
DOI
change in control - (A) for a corporation, the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the corporation;
(B) for
a partnership or limited liability company, the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the partnership or limited liability company; and
(C) for an individual, the sale or transfer or an organizational camp subject
to this chapter to another party.
DOD
chemical hazard - Any chemical manufactured, used, transported, or stored that can cause death or other harm
through toxic properties of those materials, including chemical agents and chemical weapons prohibited
under the Chemical Weapons Convention as well as toxic industrial chemicals.
DHS
chemical improvised explosive device enhancement - chemical agent specifically designed to cause death or
other harm through toxic properties that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).
chemical timing switch - timing switch using the reaction of chemical compounds as a switch to provide a delay
before starting the initiation train.
DHS
chemical weapon - toxic chemical or its precursor that can cause death, injury, temporary incapacitation or
sensory irritation through its chemical action.
DHS
DOD
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear consequence management - Actions taken to plan, prepare,
respond to, and recover from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents.  Also called CBRN
CM.
DOD
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense - Measures taken to minimize or negate the
vulnerabilities to, and/ or effects of, a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear hazard or incident.  Also
called CBRN defense.
DOD
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear environment - An operational environment that includes
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats and hazards and their potential resulting effects.  Also
called CBRN environment.
DOD
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazard - Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
elements that could create adverse effects due to an accidental or deliberate release and dissemination.
Also called CBRN hazard.
DOD
chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear incident - Any occurrence, resulting from the use of chemical,
biological, radiological and nuclear  weapons and devices; the emergence of secondary hazards arising from counterforce targeting; or the release of toxic industrial materials into the environment, involving the
emergence of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards.
children at risk - children who are raised in poverty or in single-parent homes or are subject to such
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circumstances as parental drug abuse, homelessness, or child abuse.

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FEMA
citizen corps - A community-level program, administered by the Department of Homeland Security, that brings
government and private-sector groups together and coordinates the emergency preparedness and response
activities of community members. Through its network of community, State, and tribal councils, Citizen Corps increases community preparedness and response capabilities through public education, outreach,
training, and volunteer service.
DOD
civil search and rescue - Search and/ or rescue operations and associated civilian services provided to assist
persons in potential or actual distress and protect property in a nonhostile environment.  Also called civil
SAR.
DHS
cleanup cost - cost of removing, containing, and/ or disposing of hazardous waste from property, or material
and/ or property that consists of hazardous waste at a permanent or temporary closure or shutdown of
associated property, plant, and equipment (PP&E).
coal - any of the recognized classifications and ranks of coal, including anthracite, bituminous, semibituminous,
subbituminous, and lignite.
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coal mine - an area of land and all structures, facilities, machinery, tools, equipment, shafts, slopes, tunnels,
excavations, and other property, real or personal, placed upon, under, or above the surface of such land by any person, used in, or to be used in, or resulting from, the work of extracting in such area bituminous coal, lignite, or anthracite from its natural deposits in the earth by any means or method, and the work of preparing the coal so extracted, and includes custom coal preparation facilities.
coal mine - any underground, surface, or strip mine from which coal is obtained.
DOI
DOI
coal or other mine - (A) an area of land from which minerals are extracted in nonliquid form or, if in liquid
form, are extracted with workers underground, (B) p including impoundments, retention dams, and tailings ponds, on the surface or underground, used in, or to be used in, or resulting from, the work of extracting
such minerals from their natural deposits in nonliquid form, or if in liquid form, with workers underground, or used in, or to be used in, the milling of such minerals, or the work of preparing coal or other minerals, and includes custom coal preparation facilities. In making a determination of what constitutes mineral milling for purposes of this chapter, the Secretary shall give due consideration to the convenience of administration resulting from the delegation to one Assistant Secretary of all authority with respect to the
health and safety of miners employed at one physical establishment private ways and roads appurtenant to such area, and (C) lands, excavations, underground passageways, shafts, slopes, tunnels and workings, structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, or other property.
coast line - the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open
sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters.
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coastal environment - the physical atmospheric, and biological components, conditions, and factors which
interactively determine the productivity, state, condition, and quality of the terrestrial ecosystem from the
shoreline inward to the boundaries of the coastal zone.
DOI
coastal fishery management plan - a plan for managing a coastal fishery resource, or an amendment to such
plan, prepared and adopted by the Commission, that (A) contains information regarding the status of the resource and related fisheries; and (B) specifies conservation and management actions to be taken by the States.
DOI
coastal fishery resource - any fishery, any species of fish, or any stock of fish that moves among, or is broadly
distributed across, waters under the jurisdiction of two or more States or waters under the jurisdiction of
one or more States and the exclusive economic zone.
cogeneration facility - a facility which produces
(i) electric energy, and
(ii) steam or forms of useful energy
(such as heat) which are used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes.
DOI
combatant command - a unified combatant command or a specified combatant command.
DOD
DOD
combatant command - A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single
commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the
advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  Also called CCMD.  See also specified
combatant command; unified command.
DOD
combatant command (command authority) - Nontransferable command authority, which cannot be delegated,
of a combatant commander to perform those functions of command over assigned forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces; assigning tasks; designating objectives; and giving authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations, joint training, and logistics necessary to accomplish the missions assigned to the command.  Also called COCOM.  See also combatant command; combatant commander; operational control; tactical control.
command activating switch - switch that is activated by the individual in which the individual controls the
device at the moment of initiation.
DHS
DHS
command center - facility from which a commander and his or her representatives direct operations and control
forces organized to gather, process, analyze, display, and disseminate planning and operational data and perform other related tasks.
command projectile switch - small arms bullet used to close the circuit by penetrating two metal plates provides
standoff between firing point and contact point.
DHS
command pull improvised explosive device   - improvised explosive device (IED) initiated by an individual
using a "command pull" action.
DHS
DOD
command relationships - The interrelated responsibilities between commanders, as well as the operational
authority exercised by commanders in the chain of command; defined further as combatant command
(command authority), operational control, tactical control, or support.  See also chain of command;
combatant command (command authority); command; operational control; support; tactical control.
command staff - An incident command component that consists of a Public Information Officer, Safety Officer,
Liaison Officer, and other positions as required, who report directly to the Incident Commander.
DHS/
FEMA
command wire improvised explosive device   - improvised explosive device (IED) where the firing point and
contact point are separate but joined together by a length of wire.
DHS
DOI
commerce - trade, traffic, commerce, transportation, transmission, or communication among the several States,
or between a State and any other place outside thereof, or between points in the same State which directly
or indirectly affect interstate commerce.
DHS
commercial chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear improvised explosive device enhancement -
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) materials available for purchase on the open market for commercial purposes that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive
device (IED)
DOI
commercial recovery - (A) any activity engaged in at sea to recover any hard mineral resource at a substantial
rate for the primary purpose of marketing or commercially using such resource to earn a net profit, whether
or not such net profit is actually earned; (B) if such recovered hard mineral resource will be processed at sea, such processing; and (C) if the waste of such activity to recover any hard mineral resource, or of such

processing at sea, will be disposed of at sea, such disposal.

DOT/
Maritime
commercial service - all vessels except those that are primarily used for combatant purposes. This is to make
sure that vessels that are engaged in the transportation of goods or individuals are subject to the applicable
maritime and environmental safety laws, even if they are sovereign controlled vessels.
commodity - any material, article, supply, goods, or equipment used for the purposes of furnishing nonmilitary
assistance.
DOS/
USAID
USDA
commodity - wheat, cotton, rice, corn, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed, grain, sorghums, mill feeds, butter, eggs,
Solanum tuberosum (Irish potatoes), wool, wool tops, fats and, oils (including lard, tallow, cottonseed oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, and all other fats and oils), cottonseed meal, cottonseed, peanuts, soybeans, soybean meal, livestock, livestock products, and frozen concentrated orange juice, and all other goods and articles, except onions and motion picture box office receipts (or any index, measure, value, or data related to such
receipts), and all services, rights, and interests (except motion picture box office receipts, or any index, measure, value or data related to such receipts) in which contracts for future delivery are presently or in the future dealt in.
DOD
common operational picture - A single identical display of relevant information shared by more than one
command that facilitates collaborative planning and assists all echelons to achieve situational awareness.
Also called COP.
communicable disease - a disease that is ruled as subject to quarantine, and requires isolation or restriction of
movement by the patient for a specified period, as prescribed by the health authorities having jurisdiction.
DOS/
USAID
DOI
compatible use - a wildlife-dependent recreational use or any other use of a refuge that, in the sound
professional judgment of the Director, will not materially interfere with or detract from the fulfillment of
the mission of the System or the purposes of the refuge.
DOD
complex catastrophe - Any natural or man-made incident, including cyberspace attack, power grid failure, and
terrorism, which results in cascading failures of multiple, interdependent, critical, life-sustaining infrastructure sectors and caused extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely
affecting the population, environment, economy, public health, national morale, response efforts, and/ or
government functions.
DOD
concept of operations - A verbal or graphic statement that clearly and concisely expresses what the joint force
commander intends to accomplish and how it will be done using available resources.  Also called
CONOPS.
DHS
concept of operations - clear and concise statement or document that expresses an intended outcome or
accomplishment and how it will be achieved using available resources includes program's mission, goals and objectives; may also include roles and responsibilities of the program's key stakeholders and the highlevel processes to achieve program goals and objectives.
confinement vessel - vessel commonly used to hold the main charge together may also be used to add
fragmentation.
DHS
consequence - effect of an event, incident, or occurrence.
DHS
consequence assessment - product or process of identifying or evaluating the potential or actual effects of an
event, incident, or occurrence.
DHS
DOI
conservation - the use of methods and procedures necessary or desirable to sustain healthy populations of
wildlife, including all activities associated with scientific resources management such as research, census,
monitoring of populations, acquisition, improvement and management of habitat, live trapping and

transplantation, wildlife damage management, and periodic or total protection of a species or population, as well as the taking of individuals within wildlife stock or population if permitted by applicable State and Federal law.

DOI
conservation - the use of methods and procedures necessary to bring a species of neotropical migratory bird to
the point at which there are sufficient populations in the wild to ensure the long-term viability of the
species, including (A) protection and management of neotropical migratory bird populations; (B) maintenance, management, protection, and restoration of neotropical migratory bird habitat; (C) research and monitoring;
(D) law enforcement; and
(E) community outreach and education.
DOI
conservation - the use of methods and procedures necessary to preserve or sustain corals and associated species
as diverse, viable, and self-perpetuating coral reef ecosystems, including all activities associated with
resource management, such as assessment, conservation, protection, restoration, sustainable use, and management of habitat; mapping; habitat monitoring; assistance in the development of management strategies for marine protected areas and marine resources consistent with the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); law
enforcement; conflict resolution initiatives; community outreach and education; and that promote safe and ecologically sound navigation.
conservation activities - conservation systems, practices, or management measures.
DOI
DOI
conservation activities - i) structural measures, vegetative measures, and land management measures, including
agriculture drainage management systems, as determined by the Secretary; and (ii) planning needed to address a priority resource concern.
DOI
conservation stewardship plan - (A) identifies and inventories priority resource concerns;
(B) establishes
benchmark data and conservation objectives;
(C) describes conservation activities to be implemented, managed, or improved; and
(D) includes a schedule and evaluation plan for the planning, installation, and management of the new and existing conservation activities.
DOD
contamination - 1. The deposit, absorption, or adsorption of radioactive material, or of biological or chemical
agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects.  Also called fallout radiation.  2. Food and/ or water made unfit for consumption by humans or animals because of the presence of environmental chemicals,
radioactive elements, bacteria or organisms, the byproduct of the growth of bacteria or organisms, the
decomposing material or waste in the food or water.
DOI
continental Shelf - (A) the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast, but outside the area
of the territorial sea, to a depth of 200 meters or, beyond that limit, to where the depth of the superjacent waters admits of the exploitation of the natural resources of such submarine area; and (B) the seabed and
subsoil of similar submarine areas adjacent to the coast of islands.
DHS
contingency/ incident personnel - category of essential personnel that are employees who are in positions
identified for possible activation, as needed, depending on the emergency includes: a. Personnel designated
in positions that ensure three-deep backup to mission critical or emergency personnel b. Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) c. Personnel in positions pre-identified as part of a Crisis Action Team, and other
operational teams established in response to a specific incident or situation d. Federal Emergency Response Officials e. Reconstitution Personnel in positions identified as Reconstitution Staff f. Personnel in positions identified as Devolution Staff g. Persons in positions identified in an order of succession.
DOI
contract - any repayment or water service contract between the United States and a district providing for the
payment of construction charges to the United States including normal operation, maintenance, and replacement costs pursuant to Federal reclamation law.
coordinating authority - A commander or individual who has the authority to require consultation between
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the specific functions or activities involving forces of two or more Services, joint force components, or forces of the same Service or agencies, but does not have the authority to compel agreement.

DOI
coral - species of the phylum Cnidaria, including
(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia (black corals),
Scleractinia (stony corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and others), Alcyanacea (soft corals), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), of the class Anthozoa; and (B) all species of the order Hydrocorallina (fire corals and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.
coral reef - any reefs or shoals composed primarily of corals.
DOI
DOI
coral reef ecosystem - coral and other species of reef organisms (including reef plants) associated with coral
reefs, and the nonliving environmental factors that directly affect coral reefs, that together function as an
ecological unit in nature.
DOI
corporation - any corporation, joint-stock company, partnership, association, business trust, organized group of
persons, whether incorporated or not, or a receiver or receivers, trustee or trustees of any of the foregoing. It
shall not include municipalities.
corrective actions - Implementing procedures that are based on lessons learned from actual incidents or from
training and exercises.
DHS/
FEMA
corrosive timing switch - timing switch using a corrosive chemical with a known decomposition rate that is
designed to destroy a physical restraint on a triggering device to start the initiation train.
DHS
DOI
court ordered environmental impact statement - any environmental statements which are required to be
prepared by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the final judgment or subsequent modification thereof as set forth on June 18, 1975, in the matter of Natural Resources Defense Council against Andrus.
criminal improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident primarily intended
to harass, disrupt, or extort as part of criminal activity.
DHS
DOD
crisis action planning - The Adaptive Planning and Execution system process involving the time-sensitive
development of joint operation plans and operation orders for the deployment, employment, and sustainment of assigned and allocated forces and resources in response to an imminent crisis.  Also called
CAP.  See also joint operation planning; Joint Operation Planning and Execution System.
critical action floodplain  - area subject to inundation from a flood of a magnitude that occurs once every 500
years on the average a flood having a 0.2-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
DHS
DOI
critical electric infrastructure - a system or asset of the bulk-power system, whether physical or virtual, the
incapacity or destruction of which would negatively affect national security, economic security, public
health or safety, or any combination of such matters.
DOI
critical electric infrastructure information - information related to critical electric infrastructure, or proposed
critical electrical infrastructure, generated by or provided to the Commission or other Federal agency, other than classified national security information, that is designated as critical electric infrastructure information
by the Commission or the Secretary. Such term includes information that qualifies as critical energy infrastructure information under the Commission's regulations.
crush wire switch - switch where contact point(s) spanning a length of wire that function the IED when crushed.
DHS
cultural affiliation - that there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced
historically or prehistorically between a present day Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and an
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identifiable earlier group.

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cultural items - human remains and associated funerary objects - objects that, as a part of the death rite or
ceremony of a culture, are reasonably believed to have been placed with individual human remains either at
the time of death or later, and both the human remains and associated funerary objects are presently in the
possession or control of a Federal agency or museum, except that other items exclusively made for burial purposes or to contain human remains shall be considered as associated funerary objects.
DOI
cultural patrimony - an object having ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an individual Native American, and
which, therefore, cannot be alienated, appropriated, or conveyed by any individual regardless of whether or
not the individual is a member of the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and such object shall have been considered inalienable by such Native American group at the time the object was separated from such group.
daisy chain improvised explosive device - single improvised explosive device (IED) with one firing signal that
can initiate  multiple connected main charges.
DHS
damages - damages, and includes the cost of assessing these damages.
DHS
declared event - a major disaster or emergency.
DHS
DOD
decontamination - The process of making any person, object, or area safe by absorbing, destroying,
neutralizing, making harmless, or removing chemical or biological agents, or by removing radioactive
material clinging to or around it.
DOI
deep seabed - the seabed, and the subsoil thereof to a depth of ten meters, lying seaward of and outside (A)
the Continental Shelf of any nation; and (B) any area of national resource jurisdiction of any foreign nation, if such area extends beyond the Continental Shelf of such nation and such jurisdiction is recognized by the United States.
DHS/
FEMA
Defense Coordinating Officer - Individual who serves as the Department of Defense (DOD)'s single point of
contact at the Joint Field Office (JFO) for requesting assistance from DOD. With few exceptions, requests
for Defense Support of Civil Authorities originating at the JFO are coordinated with and processed through
the DCO. The DCO may have a Defense Coordinating Element consisting of a staff and military liaison officers to facilitate coordination and support to activated Emergency Support Functions.  Also called DCO.
DOI
defense critical electric infrastructure - any electric infrastructure located in any of the 48 contiguous States or
the District of Columbia that serves a facility designated by the Secretary but is not owned or operated by the owner or operator of such facility.
DHS
defense support of civil authorities - civil support activities provided by U.S. military forces, Department of
Defense (DOD) civilians, DOD contract personnel, and DOD agency and component assets, in response to requests for assistance from civilian federal, state, local, and tribal authorities under the auspices of the
national response framework (for domestic emergencies).
DHS/
FEMA
defense support of civil authorities - Support provided by U.S. military forces (Regular, Reserve, and National
Guard), Department of Defense (DOD) civilians, DOD contract personnel, and DOD agency and
component assets, in response to requests for assistance from civilian Federal, State, local, and tribal authorities for domestic emergencies, designated law enforcement support, and other domestic activities. Also called DSCA.
DOD
defense support of civil authorities - Support provided by US Federal military forces, Department of Defense
civilians, Department of Defense contract personnel, Department of Defense component assets, and
National Guard forces (when the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the governors of the affected

states, elects and requests to use those forces in Title 32, United States Code, status) in response to requests for assistance from civil authorities for domestic emergencies, law enforcement support, and other domestic activities, or from qualifying entities for special events.  Also called DSCA.  Also known as civil support.

demobilization - The orderly, safe, and efficient return of a resource to its original location and status.
DHS/
FEMA
DOD
Department of Defense support to counterdrug operations - Support provided by the Department of
Defense to law enforcement agencies to detect, monitor, and counter the production, trafficking, and use of
illegal drugs.  See also counterdrug operations.
DOI
developed - a purposeful modification of land, or an interest in land, from its original state that effectuates a
condition of gainful and productive present use without further substantial modification. Any such modification shall be performed by the Native individual or Native Corporation. Surveying, construction of roads, providing utilities, or other similar actions, which are normally considered to be component parts of
the development process but do not create the condition described in the preceding sentence, shall not constitute a developed state within the meaning of this clause. In order to terminate the exemptions listed in paragraph (1), land, or an interest in land, must be developed for purposes other than exploration, and the
exemptions will be terminated only with respect to the smallest practicable tract actually used in the developed state. Any lands previously developed by third-party trespassers shall not be considered to have been.
DOI
development - those activities which take place following discovery of minerals in paying quantities, including
geophysical activity, drilling, platform construction, and operation of all onshore support facilities, and
which are for the purpose of ultimately producing the minerals discovered.
development unit - a part of a project which, for purposes of orderly engineering or reclamation development, is
designated as a development unit by order of the Secretary.
DOI
directional effect charge - main charge configuration where the explosive effect is channeled to an intended
area.
DHS
disaster area - an area in which the President has declared a major disaster during the period of such declaration.
DHHS
disaster area - an area that has suffered or in which has occurred an emergency or disaster.
DOL
DOD
disaster assistance response team - A team deployed by the United States Agency for  International
Development, if a large-scale, urgent, and/ or extended response is necessary, to provide specialists to assist
the chief of mission and the United States Agency for International Development mission (where present)
with the management of the United States Government response to a disaster. Also called DART. See also foreign disaster;  foreign disaster relief.
DOD
disaster assistance response team - A team of specialists, trained in a variety of disaster relief skills, rapidly
deployed to assist US embassies and United States Agency for International Development missions with the management of US Government response to disasters.  Also called DART.  See also foreign disaster;
foreign disaster relief.
disaster county - a county included in the geographic area covered by a qualifying natural disaster declaration.
USDA
DOS/
USAID
disaster or emergency - a major disaster or emergency, as declared by the President, that results in severe
adverse effects for a substantial number of employees (e.g., loss of life or property, serious injury, or mental illness as a result of a direct threat to life or health).
disaster recovery center - A facility established in a centralized location within or near the disaster area at
which disaster victims (individuals, families, or businesses) apply for disaster aid.   Also called DRC.
DHS/
FEMA
disaster recovery plan - A written plan for recovering one or more information systems at an alternate facility in
response to a major hardware or software failure or destruction of facilities.
DOS/
USAID
disaster recovery plan - The detailed plan for restoring operations in CGFS financial service centers is rendered
inoperable because of fire, natural disaster, acts of war, or other violence.
DOS/
USAID
GSA/
DOD
Disaster Response Registry - a voluntary registry of contractors who are willing to perform debris removal,
distribution of supplies, reconstruction, and other disaster or emergency relief activities established in
accordance with the Registry of Disaster Response Contractors. The Registry contains information on
contractors who are willing to perform disaster or emergency relief activities within the United States and its outlying areas. The Registry is accessed via https:/ / www.acquisition.gov and alternately through the
FEMA website at http:/ / www.fema.gov/ business/  index.shtm.
displacement switch - switch that utilizes a jug or other container, with two contacts, one fixed and one floating
substance dissipates or fills the container,  meet and complete the circuit.
DHS
disruptive event - occurrence, caused by either human action or natural phenomena, that may cause harm and
that may require action [incident].
DHS
distressed person - An individual who requires search and rescue assistance to remove he or she from lifethreatening or isolating circumstances in a permissive environment.
DOD
DOI
distribution utility - an electric utility that has a service obligation to end-users or to a State utility or electric
cooperative that, directly or indirectly, through one or more additional State utilities or electric cooperatives, provides electric service to end-users.
district - any individual or any legal entity established under State law which has entered into a contract or is
eligible to contract with the Secretary for irrigation water.
DOI
DHS
disturbance trigger - victim operated trigger that senses when objects or their wrappings are moved or
disturbed, initiating a firing device sensitive mechanisms such as tilt, anti-lift, and trembler switches may be used.
DHS/
FEMA
division - The partition of an incident into geographical areas of operation. Divisions are established when the
number of resources exceeds the manageable span of control of the Operations Chief. A Division is located within the Incident Command System organization between the Branch and resources in the Operations Section.
DOI
division of a project - any part of a project designated as a division by order of the Secretary or any phase or
feature of project operations given a separate designation as a division by order of the Secretary for the purposes of orderly and efficient administration.
DOD
domestic emergencies - Civil defense emergencies, civil disturbances, major disasters, or natural disasters
affecting the public welfare and occurring within the United States and its territories.  See also natural
disaster.
dual diagnosis - coexisting substance abuse and mental illness conditions or diagnosis. Such clients are
sometimes referred to as mentally ill chemical abusers (MICAs).
DOI
dual tone multi frequency improvised explosive device - (See - dual tone multi frequency improvised
explosive device)  Also called dual tone multi frequency IED.
DHS
dynamite - high explosive used for blasting consisting essentially of a mixture of, but not limited to,
nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, ammonium nitrate, sodium nitrate, and carbonaceous materials.
DHS
electric cooperative - any cooperative association eligible to receive loans.
DOI
electric initiator   - initiator whose functioning is started by an electrical impulse that creates heat or a spark.
DHS
DOI
electromagnetic pulse - 1 or more pulses of electromagnetic energy emitted by a device capable of disabling or
disrupting operation of, or destroying, electronic devices or communications networks, including hardware, software, and data, by means of such a pulse.
electronic initiator - initiator controlled or operated by the controlled flow of electrons.
DHS
electronic timing switch - timing switch using a commercial or improvised electronic timer or integrated circuit
to start the initiation train.
DHS
elephant - any animal of the species loxodonta Africana.
DOI
elevated improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced above the surface:
hanging from an overpass, on a roof, etc.
DHS
DOI
eligible land - (i) Cropland.
(ii) Grassland.
(iii) Rangeland. (iv) Pasture land.
(v) Nonindustrial private forest
land.
(vi) Other agricultural land (including cropped woodland, marshes, and agricultural land used for the
production of livestock) on which resource concerns related to agricultural production could be addressed through a contract under the program, as determined by the Secretary.
eligible land - land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced.
DOI
DOI
eligible solar, wind, waste or geothermal facility - a facility which produces electric energy solely by the use,
as a primary energy source, of solar energy, wind energy, waste resources or geothermal resources; but only if (i) either of the following is submitted to the Commission not later than December 31, 1994: (I) an application for certification of the facility as a qualifying small power production facility; or
(II) notice that
the facility meets the requirements for qualification; and (ii) construction of such facility commences not later than December 31, 1999, or, if not, reasonable diligence is exercised toward the completion of such
facility taking into account all factors relevant to construction of the facility.
DOI
eligible tribal consortium - a consortium composed of 2 or more Service units between which a mobile health
station can be transported by road in up to 8 hours. A Service unit operated by the Service or by an Indian tribe or tribal organization shall be equally eligible for participation in such consortium.
DHS/
FEMA
emergency - Any incident, whether natural or manmade, that requires responsive action to protect life or
property. Under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, an emergency means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, Federal assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.
emergency action - action needed to respond to the immediate impacts of an emergency does not include longterm recovery actions.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
emergency management - As subset of incident management, the coordination and integration of all activities
necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other manmade
disasters.
DHS
emergency management - coordination and integration of all activities necessary to build, sustain and improve
the capabilities to prepare for, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual disasters or emergencies, regardless of cause emergency management activities in response to an incident are a

component of overall incident management and are aligned with parallel response processes associated with prevention and protection.

emergency management - Organized efforts to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from an
emergency.
DOS/
USAID
DHS
emergency management - the governmental function that coordinates and integrates all activities necessary to
build, sustain, and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters.
DHS/
FEMA
emergency management assistance compact - A congressionally ratified organization that provides form and
structure to interstate mutual aid. Through EMAC, a disaster-affected State can request and receive
assistance from other member States quickly and efficiently, resolving two key issues up front - liability and reimbursement.  Also called EMAC.
emergency management system - Coordination of systems and multidisciplinary personnel (e.g., police, fire,
emergency managers) to address all phases of an incident.
DHHS
DHS/
FEMA
emergency manager - The person who has the day-to-day responsibility for emergency management programs
and activities. The role is one of coordinating all aspects of a jurisdiction's mitigation, preparedness,
response, and recovery capabilities.
DHHS
emergency medical condition - a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity
(including severe pain) such that a prudent layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in a condition.
DHHS
emergency medical services - A system of coordinated response involving private and public agencies and
organizations that provides emergency medical care after an incident that causes serious illness or injury. Also called EMS.
USDA
emergency medical services - resources used by a public or nonprofit entity to deliver medical care outside of a
medical facility under emergency conditions that occur as a result of (A) the condition of a patient; or (B)
a natural disaster or related condition.
DHS
emergency operations center - physical location where the coordination of information and resources to support
incident management activities normally takes place may be a temporary facility or may be located in a
more central or permanently established facility, perhaps at a higher level or organization within a jurisdiction.
DHS/
FEMA
emergency operations center - The physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to
support incident management (on-scene operations) activities normally takes place. An EOC may be a
temporary facility or may be located in a more central or permanently established facility, perhaps at a
higher level of organization within a jurisdiction. EOCs may be organized by major functional disciplines (e.g., fire, law enforcement, and medical services), by jurisdiction (e.g., Federal, State, regional, tribal, city, county), or some combination thereof.  Also called EOC.
DHS
emergency personnel - category of essential personnel that are employees who are assigned to positions
required to sustain a facility or function in the event of a localized situation, such as inclement weather or a dismissal or closure of DHS operations or services.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
emergency preparedness - all those activities and measures designed or undertaken to prepare for or minimize
the effects of a hazard upon the civilian population, to deal with the immediate emergency conditions which
would be created by the hazard, and to effectuate emergency repairs to, or the emergency restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by the hazard. Such term includes the following: (A)
Measures to be undertaken in preparation for anticipated hazards (including the establishment of

appropriate organizations, operational plans, and supporting agreements, the recruitment and training of personnel, the conduct of research, the procurement and stockpiling of necessary materials and supplies, the provision of suitable warning systems, the construction or preparation of shelters, shelter areas, and control centers, and, when appropriate, the non-military evacuation of the civilian population). (B) Measures to be undertaken during a hazard (including the enforcement of passive defense regulations prescribed by duly established military or civil authorities, the evacuation of personnel to shelter areas, the control of traffic and panic, and the control and use of lighting and civil communications). (C) Measures to be undertaken following a hazard (including activities for fire fighting, rescue, emergency medical, health and sanitation services, monitoring for specific dangers of special weapons, unexploded bomb reconnaissance, essential debris clearance, emergency welfare measures, and immediately essential emergency repair or restoration of damaged vital facilities).

DOD
emergency preparedness - Measures taken in advance of an emergency to reduce the loss of life and property
and to protect a nation's institutions from all types of hazards through a comprehensive emergency
management program of preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery.  Also called EP.
DHS
emergency response providers - Federal, State, and local governmental and nongovernmental emergency
public safety, fire, law enforcement, emergency response, emergency medical (including hospital emergency facilities), and related personnel, agencies, and authorities.
DHHS
emergency services sector - A system of preparedness, response, and recovery elements that form the nation's
first line of defense for preventing and mitigating the risk from physical and cyber attacks, and manmade
and natural disasters. The sector consists of emergency services facilities and associated systems, trained and tested personnel, detailed plans and procedures, redundant systems, and mutual-aid agreements that provide life safety and security services across the Nation via a first-responder community comprised of
federal, state, local, tribal, territorial and private sector partners.
DHS/
FEMA
Emergency Support Function Annexes - Present the missions, policies, structures, and responsibilities of
Federal agencies for coordinating resource and programmatic support to States, tribes, and other Federal
agencies or other jurisdictions and entities when activated to provide coordinated Federal support during an incident.  Also called ESF Annexes.
DHS/
FEMA
Emergency Support Function Coordinator - The entity with management oversight for that particular ESF.
The coordinator has ongoing responsibilities throughout the preparedness, response, and recovery phases of
incident management.  Also called ESF Coordinator.
DHS/
FEMA
Emergency Support Function Primary Agency - A Federal agency with significant authorities, roles,
resources, or capabilities for a particular function within an ESF. A Federal agency designated as an ESF primary agency serves as a Federal executive agent under the Federal Coordinating Officer (or Federal Resource Coordinator for non-Stafford Act incidents) to accomplish the ESF mission.  Also called ESP Primary Agency.
DHS/
FEMA
emergency support functions  - Used by the Federal Government and many State governments as the primary
mechanism at the operational level to organize and provide assistance. ESFs align categories of resources
and provide strategic objectives for their use. ESFs utilize standardized resource management concepts such
as typing, inventorying, and tracking to facilitate the dispatch, deployment, and recovery of resources before, during, and after an incident.  Also called ESFs.
DOD
emergency support functions - A grouping of government and certain private-sector capabilities into an
organizational structure to provide the support, resources, program implementation, and services that are most likely to be needed to save lives, protect property and the environment, restore essential services and
critical infrastructure, and help victims and communities return to normal, when feasible, following
domestic incidents.  Also called ESFs.
emergency work - clearance and removal of debris and wreckage and temporary restoration of essential public
DHHS/
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| EPA/                                                                                                             |
| FEMA                                                                                                             |
| endemic                                                                                                          |
| - The constant presence and/ or usual presence of a disease or condition found in a population within a          |
| geographic area. This may also be thought of as the baseline.                                                    |
| USAID                                                                                                            |
| USAID                                                                                                            |
| epidemic                                                                                                         |
| - The increase of cases of a disease, often occurring suddenly, than what would be expected for that             |
| population in that area or at that time. Even one or two cases of certain diseases (such as cholera) can be      |
| considered an epidemic in other circumstances, an epidemic is defined by where the  cases occur (e.g.,           |
| West Nile virus in the United States) or when the cases occur (e.g., influenza in the summer).                   |
| DOT/                                                                                                             |
| Maritime                                                                                                         |
| essential vessel -                                                                                               |
| a vessel that is(1)(A) security for a mortgage indebtedness to the United States Government;                    |
| or (B) constructed under this subtitle or required by a contract under this subtitle to be operated on a certain |
| essential foreign trade route; and (2) necessary in the interests of commerce and national defense to be         |
| maintained in condition for prompt use.                                                                          |
| estimated net explosives weight                                                                                  |
| - reference to the estimated weight of the main charge derived from                                              |
| observations of the blast effects and crater characteristics.                                                    |
| DHS                                                                                                              |
| DOD                                                                                                              |
| evacuation                                                                                                       |
| - 1. Removal of a patient by any of a variety of transport means from a theater of military                      |
| operation, or between health services capabilities, for the purpose of preventing further illness or injury,     |
| providing additional care, or providing disposition of patients from the military health care system.    2. The  |
| clearance of personnel, animals, or materiel from a given locality.    3. The controlled process of collecting,  |
| classifying, and shipping unserviceable or abandoned materiel, United States or foreign, to appropriate          |
| reclamation, maintenance, technical intelligence, or disposal facilities.    4.  The ordered or authorized       |
| departure of noncombatant evacuees from a specific area to another in the same or different countries by         |
| Department of State, Department of Defense, or appropriate military commander. See also evacuee;                 |
| noncombatant evacuation operation.                                                                               |
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| DOS/                                                                                                             |
| USAID                                                                                                            |
| evacuation                                                                                                       |
| - An action taken that requires all persons in a Department facility to leave the facility and move to a         |
| safe area. Evacuations are generally ordered under emergency conditions and may occur with little or no          |
| warning. Evacuations may be local (e.g., evacuation of a building) or regional (e.g., evacuation of a city or    |
| an area).                                                                                                        |
| evacuation                                                                                                       |
| - organized and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of civilians from hazardous or                      |
| potentially hazardous areas, and their reception and care in designated safe areas.                              |
| DHS                                                                                                              |
| evacuation                                                                                                       |
| - Organized, phased, and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of civilians from dangerous or             |
| potentially dangerous areas, and their reception and care in safe areas.                                         |
| DHS/                                                                                                             |
| FEMA                                                                                                             |
| evacuee                                                                                                          |
| - A civilian removed from a place of residence by military direction for reasons of personal security or         |
| the requirements of the military situation.  See also displaced person; refugee.                                 |
|                                                                                                                  |
| DOD                                                                                                              |
| evacuee                                                                                                          |
| - person subject to an organized and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal from a hazardous or            |
| potentially hazardous area.                                                                                      |
| DHS                                                                                                              |
| event signature development/ device profiling                                                                    |
| - process of analyzing the tactical and technical identifiers of an                                              |
| improvised explosive device incident to support force protection, targeting, prosecution, and sourcing.          |
| DHS                                                                                                              |
| DOI                                                                                                              |
| exceptional resource                                                                                             |
| - a resource of scientific, natural, historic, cultural, or recreational value that has been                     |
| documented by a Federal, State, or local governmental authority, and for which there is a compelling need        |
| for conservation and protection under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency in order to maintain the resource     |
| for the benefit of the public.                                                                                   |
DOI
existing dam - any dam, the construction of which was completed or on 2 before July 22, 2005, and which does
not require any construction or enlargement of impoundment structures (other than repairs or reconstruction) in connection with the installation of any small hydroelectric power project.
DHS
exploding bridge wire initiator - initiator or system in which a very high-energy electrical impulse is passed
through a bridge wire, literally exploding the bridge wire and releasing thermal and shock energy capable
of initiating a relatively insensitive explosive in contact with the bridge wire.
DOI
exploration - any activity, including logistic support, the purpose of which is the identification or evaluation of
specific mineral resource deposits. The term includes exploratory drilling, dredging, and other surface or
subsurface excavations required to determine the nature and size of mineral resource deposits and the feasibility of their development.
exploration - the examination and investigation of undeveloped land to determine the existence of subsurface
nonrenewable resources.
DOI
DOI
exploration - the process of searching for minerals, including (1) geophysical surveys where magnetic, gravity,
seismic, or other systems are used to detect or imply the presence of such minerals, and (2) any drilling, whether on or off known geological structures, including the drilling of a well in which a discovery of oil or natural gas in paying quantities is made and the drilling of any additional delineation well after such discovery which is needed to delineate any reservoir and to enable the lessee to determine whether to
proceed with development and production.
DOI
exploration (A) any at-sea observation and evaluation activity which has, as its objective, the establishment
and documentation of (i) the nature, shape, concentration, location, and tenor of a hard mineral resource; and (ii) the environmental, technical, and other appropriate factors which must be taken into account to achieve commercial recovery; and (B) the taking from the deep seabed of such quantities of any hard mineral resource as are necessary for the design, fabrication, and testing of equipment which is intended to be used in the commercial recovery and processing of such resource.
explosion - sudden release of energy, caused by a nuclear, chemical, or physical process.
DHS
explosive compounds - homogeneous substances whose molecules contain within themselves the oxygen,
carbon, and hydrogen necessary for combustion.
DHS
explosive train - succession of initiating and igniting elements arranged to cause a charge to function.
DHS
explosive weapon - reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an
explosion if released suddenly usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure.
DHS DHS
explosively formed projectile charge - specially designed main charge configuration incorporating an explosive
charge with a machined or pressed concave metal plate which by the force of the charge reshapes the plate into a high temperature, high velocity metal slug capable of penetrating armored vehicles.
explosives detection canine team - a canine and a canine handler that are trained to detect explosives,
radiological materials, chemical, nuclear or biological weapons, or other threats as defined by the Secretary.
DHS
DOI
extraordinary operation and maintenance work - major, nonrecurring maintenance to Reclamation-owned or
operated facilities, or facility components, that is (A) intended to ensure the continued safe, dependable,
and reliable delivery of authorized project benefits; and (B) greater than 10 percent of the contractor's or the
transferred works operating entity's annual operation and maintenance budget for the facility, or greater than $100,000.
false improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident that is incorrectly
identified though reported in good faith as an improvised explosive device, subsequently categorized as a
DHS

false alarm after positive action.

DHS/
FEMA
Federal Coordinating Officer - The official appointed by the President to execute Stafford Act authorities,
including the commitment of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources and mission
assignment of other Federal departments or agencies. In all cases, the FCO represents the FEMA Administrator in the field to discharge all FEMA responsibilities for the response and recovery efforts
underway. For Stafford Act events, the FCO is the primary Federal representative with whom the State Coordinating Officer and other State, tribal, and local response officials interface to determine the most urgent needs and set objectives for an effective response in collaboration with the Unified Coordination
Group.  Also called FCO.
DHS
federal emergency response official - Federal Executive Branch employee or contractor who has
responsibilities as defined in the National Response Framework (NRF), National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), or National Continuity Policy Implementation Plan (NCPIP).
Federal land - (A) land controlled or administered by the Secretary of the Interior, except Indian land; or (B)
National Forest System land controlled or administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
DOI
Federal lands - lands the fee title to which is owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior.
DOI
DHS/
FEMA
Federal Resource Coordinator - Official who may be designated by the Department of Homeland Security in
non-Stafford Act situations when a Federal department or agency acting under its own authority has requested the assistance of the Secretary of Homeland Security to obtain support from other Federal departments and agencies. In these situations, the FRC coordinates support through interagency agreements and memorandums of understanding. The FRC is responsible for coordinating timely delivery of resources to the requesting agency.  Also called FRC.
Federal trust species - migratory birds, threatened species, endangered species, interjurisdictional fish, marine
mammals, and other species of concern.
DOI
federally declared disaster - major disaster declared by the President that warrants supplemental federal aid
when the state or local governments clearly cannot handle them on their own.
DHS
DHS
find improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) related incident that involves
the discovery and/ or recovery of an IED not yet emplaced or employed, IED components, and/ or IED
paraphernalia.
finishing action - tactical operational action taken in direct response to an incident.
DHS
DHS
firefighter - employee, whose duties are primarily to perform work directly connected with the control and
extinguishment of fires or the maintenance and use of firefighting apparatus and equipment included is an employee engaged in this activity who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position; excluded is an employee whose primary duties are the performance of routine fire prevention inspection.
firing switch - component that initiates the explosive train.
DHS
first responder - a firefighter, law enforcement officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, or other
individual (including an employee of a legally organized and recognized volunteer organization, whether compensated or not), who, in the course of his or her professional duties, responds to fire, medical, hazardous material, or other similar emergencies.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
first responder - a primary health care provider who provides immediate clinical care and stabilization in
preparation for evacuation to the next health service support capability in the roles of care, and treats
DOD

Service members for common acute minor illnesses.  See also essential care; evacuation.

DHS
first responder - designation for an individual  who, in the course of their professional duties of responding to
emergencies, and in the early stages of an incident, is responsible for the protection and preservation of life,
property, evidence, the environment, and for meeting basic human needs may be a member of a Federal, State or local emergency public safety, emergency  response, emergency medical, law enforcement, fire and rescue, military, or other recognized agency and authority, including a volunteer or private organization, as well as other skilled support personnel (such as equipment operators, administrators, security personnel, etc.) who provide immediate support services during, response and protection operations.
first responder care - the health care capability that provides immediate clinical care and stabilization to the
patient in preparation for evacuation to the next health service support capability in the continuum of care.
DOD
DHS
flame fougasse improvised explosive device enhancement - mixture of petrol (gasoline) and oil in a 40/ 60
ratio (also known as Improvised Napalm) that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).
flood  - overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, esp. over what is normally dry land
may be a general or temporary condition, partial or complete inundation
DHS
White
House
flood hazards - National Flood Insurance Program has prepared flood hazard data for approximately 18,000
communities. The primary information prepared for these communities is for the 1 percent annual chance (100-year) flood, and includes documentation of the boundaries and elevations of that flood.
DHS
floodplain - lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining inland and coastal waters that is naturally subject to
recurring flooding at a minimum, areas subject to a 1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any given
year.
floodplain management - the operation of a community program of corrective and preventative measures for
reducing flood damage.
DHS
food security - access by all people at all times to sufficient food and nutrition for a healthy and productive life.
USDA
DOD
force protection - preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against Department of Defense
personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information.  Also called FP.  See
also force; force protection condition; protection.
force protection - preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against federal  personnel (to include
family members), resources, facilities, and critical information.
DHS
foreign vessel - any foreign flag or foreign operated vessel that is operated under the jurisdiction or authority of
a government other than the United States.
DOT/
Maritime
formation - any vein, seam, stratum, bed, or other naturally occurring deposit.
DOI
found/ cleared improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) that has been identified by
any method and removed from the battlefield before it can be used as intended.
DHS
DHS
fragmentation improvised explosive device enhancement - shrapnel and small objects designed to be
accelerated by explosive forces that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device
(IED)
DOI
Free-flowing - existing or flowing in natural condition without impoundment, diversion, straightening, riprapping, or other modification of the waterway. The existence, however, of low dams, diversion works, and other minor structures at the time any river is proposed for inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers

system shall not automatically bar its consideration for such inclusion: *Provided,* That this shall not be construed to authorize, intend, or encourage future construction of such structures within components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.

DHS
frontline employee - an employee of a public transportation agency who is a transit vehicle driver or operator,
dispatcher, maintenance and maintenance support employee, station attendant, customer service employee, security employee, or transit police, or any other employee who has direct contact with riders on a regular basis, and any other employee of a public transportation agency that the Secretary determines should
receive security training.
DHS
fuel improvised explosive device enhancement - incendiary material designed to enhance the burning and
visual effect of the device that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).
fuel oxidizer explosive mixture - explosive mixture of fuel and oxidizer that deflagrates (very rapid burning) or
detonates creating a blast wave.
DHS
DOI
full cost - an annual rate as determined by the Secretary that shall amortize the expenditures for construction
properly allocable to irrigation facilities in service, including all operation and maintenance deficits funded, less payments, over such periods as may be required under Federal reclamation law or applicable contract provisions, with interest on both accruing from October 12, 1982, on costs outstanding at that date, or from
the date incurred in the case of costs arising subsequent to October 12, 1982: *Provided,* That operation,
maintenance, and replacement charges required under Federal reclamation law, including this subchapter,
shall be collected in addition to the full cost charge.
DHS/
FEMA
function - One of the five major activities in the Incident Command System - Command, Operations, Planning,
Logistics, and Finance/ Administration. The term function is also used when describing the activity involved (e.g., the planning function). A sixth function, Intelligence/ Investigations, may be established, if
required, to meet incident management needs.
DHS/
FEMA
General Staff - A group of incident management personnel organized according to function and reporting to the
Incident Commander. The General Staff normally consists of the Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/ Administration Section Chief. An Intelligence/
Investigations Chief may be established, if required, to meet incident management needs.
geochemical surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits by the proper application of the principles and
techniques of the science of chemistry as they relate to the search for and discovery of mineral deposits.
DOI
geological surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits by the proper application of the principles and
techniques of the science of geology as they relate to the search for and discovery of mineral deposits.
DOI
geomagnetic storm - a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field resulting from solar activity.
DOI
DOI
geophysical surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits through the employment of generally
recognized equipment and methods for measuring physical differences between rock types or discontinuities in geological formations.
DOI
geothermal resources - (A) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water, and
brines, (B) steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines, resulting from water, gas, or other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations, and (C) any byproduct derived from them.
DOI
geothermal resources - (i) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water and hot
brines; (ii) steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines resulting from water, gas, or other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations; (iii) heat or other associated energy found in geothermal

formations; and (iv) any byproduct derived from them.

government dam - a dam or other work constructed or owned by the United States for Government purposes
with or without contribution from others.
DOI
DOI
grantees and lessees - all political subdivisions, municipalities, public and private corporations, and other
persons holding grants or leases from a State, or from its predecessor sovereign if legally validated, to lands
beneath navigable waters if such grants or leases were issued in accordance with the constitution, statutes,
and decisions of the courts of the State in which such lands are situated, or of its predecessor sovereign:
Provided, however, That nothing herein shall be construed as conferring upon said grantees or lessees any
greater rights or interests other than are described herein and in their respective grants from the State, or its
predecessor sovereign.
grazing permit and lease - any document authorizing use of public lands or lands in national forests in the
sixteen contiguous Western States for the purpose of grazing domestic livestock.
DOI
great ape - a chimpanzee, gorilla, bonobo, orangutan, or gibbon.
DOI
DOI
grid security emergency - the occurrence or imminent danger of (A)(i) a malicious act using electronic
communication or an electromagnetic pulse, or a geomagnetic storm event, that could disrupt the operation of those electronic devices or communications networks, including hardware, software, and data, that are essential to the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure; and
(ii) disruption of the operation of such devices or networks, with significant adverse effects on the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure, as a result of such act or event; or (B)(i) a direct physical attack on critical electric infrastructure or on defense critical electric
infrastructure; and (ii) significant adverse effects on the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure as a result of such physical attack.
DHS/
FEMA
group - Established to divide the incident management structure into functional areas of operation. Groups are
composed of resources assembled to perform a special function not necessarily within a single geographic
division. Groups, when activated, are located between Branches and resources in the Operations Section. See Division.
habitat enhancement - the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a habitat to
change a specific function or serial stage of the habitat.
DOI
DOI
habitat establishment - the manipulation of physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a project site to
create and maintain habitat that did not previously exist on the project site, including construction of (A)
shallow water impoundments on non-hydric soils; and (B) side channel spawning and rearing habitat.
DOI
habitat improvement - restoring, enhancing, or establishing physiographic, hydrological, or disturbance
conditions necessary to establish or maintain native plant and animal communities, including periodic manipulations to maintain intended habitat conditions on completed project sites.
DOI
habitat restoration - i) an activity conducted to return a project site, to the maximum extent practicable, to the
ecological condition that existed prior to the loss or degradation, including
(I) removing tile drains or
plugging drainage ditches in former or degraded wetland; (II) returning meanders and sustainable profiles to straightened streams;
(III) burning grass communities heavily invaded by exotic species to reestablish
native grass and plant communities; and
(IV) planting plant communities that are native to the project site;
(ii) if restoration of a project site to its original ecological condition is not practicable, an activity that repairs 1 or more of the original habitat functions and that involve the use of native vegetation, including (I) the installation of a water control structure in a swale on land isolated from overbank flooding by a major levee to simulate natural hydrological processes; and (II) the placement of streambank or instream habitat diversity structures in streams that cannot be restored to original conditions or profile; and (iii) removal of a disturbing or degrading element to enable the native habitat to reestablish or become fully

functional.

habitat restoration - the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the
goal of returning the majority of natural functions to the lost or degraded native habitat.
DOI
hard mineral resource - any deposit or accretion on, or just below, the surface of the deep seabed of nodules
which include one or more minerals, at least one of which contains manganese, nickel, cobalt, or copper.
DOI
hazard - A condition with the potential to cause injury, illness, or death of personnel; damage to or loss of
equipment or property; or mission degradation.  See also injury; risk.
DOD
hazard - an emergency or disaster resulting from- (A) a natural disaster; or(B) an accidental or man-caused
event.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
hazard - Something that is potentially dangerous or harmful, often the root cause of an unwanted outcome.
DHS/
FEMA
DHS/
USCG
health care provider - any military or civilian health care professional who, under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary, is granted clinical practice privileges to provide health care services in a military medical or dental treatment facility or who is licensed or certified to perform health care services by a governmental
board or agency or professional health care society or organization.
heat initiator - initiator that serves as an igniting element through the application of heat may include direct heat
to a sensitive explosive.
DHS
high explosive - chemical compound or mixture that is capable of supporting or sustaining a detonation wave.
DHS
DOI
high potential historic sites - those historic sites related to the route, or sites in close proximity thereto, which
provide opportunity to interpret the historic significance of the trail during the period of its major use. Criteria for consideration as high potential sites include historic significance, presence of visible historic remnants, scenic quality, and relative freedom from intrusion.
DOI
high potential route segments - those segments of a trail which would afford high quality recreation experience
in a portion of the route having greater than average scenic values or affording an opportunity to vicariously share the experience of the original users of a historic route.
DHS
hoax improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident involving a device
fabricated to look like an improvised explosive device, and is intended to purposely simulate one in order to elicit a response.
holder - any State or local governmental entity, individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other
business entity receiving or using a right-of-way.
DOI
DHS
homemade explosive - non-standard explosive mixtures /  compounds which have been formulated /
synthesized from available ingredients most often utilized in the absence of commercial /  military explosives.
human consequence - effect of an incident, event, or occurrence that results in injury, illness, or loss of life.
DHS
DOI
human environment - the physical, social, and economic components, conditions, and factors which
interactively determine the state, condition, and quality of living conditions, employment, and health of those affected, directly or indirectly, by activities occurring on the outer Continental Shelf.
Hurricane Liaison Team - A small team designed to enhance hurricane disaster response by facilitating
DHS/
FEMA
information exchange between the National Hurricane Center in Miami and other National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration components, as well as Federal, State, tribal, and local government officials. Also called HLT.
hydrostatic switch - switch designed to complete a circuit or force a mechanical action with the change of fluid
pressure.
DHS
ignitor - device designed to produce a flame or a spark to initiate an explosive train.
DHS
DOD
immediate response - Any form of immediate action taken in the United States and territories to save lives,
prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage in response to a request for assistance from a civil authority, under imminently serious conditions when time does not permit approval from a higher
authority.
DOD
immediate response authority - A Federal military commander's, Department of Defense component head's,
and/ or responsible Department of Defense civilian official's authority temporarily to employ resources under their control, subject to any supplemental direction provided by higher headquarters, and provide those resources to save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage in response to a request for assistance from a civil authority, under imminently serious conditions when time does not
permit approval from a higher authority within the United States. Immediate response authority does not permit actions that would subject civilians to the use of military power that is regulatory, prescriptive,
proscriptive, or compulsory.
imminent danger - the existence of any condition or practice in a coal or other mine which could reasonably be
expected to cause death or serious physical harm before such condition or practice can be abated.
DOI
DOI
imminent danger to the health and safety of the public - the existence of any condition or practice, or any
violation of a permit or other requirement of this chapter in a surface coal mining and reclamation
operation, which condition, practice, or violation could reasonably be expected to cause substantial physical
harm to persons outside the permit area before such condition, practice, or violation can be abated. A reasonable expectation of death or serious injury before abatement exists if a rational person, subjected to
the same conditions or practices giving rise to the peril, would not expose himself or herself to the danger during the time necessary for abatement.
USDA
imminent hazard - a situation which exists when the continued use of a pesticide during the time required for
cancellation proceeding would be likely to result in unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or will
involve unreasonable hazard to the survival of a species declared endangered or threatened by the Secretary pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
DOT
imminent hazard - the existence of a condition relating to hazardous material that presents a substantial
likelihood that death, serious illness, severe personal injury, or a substantial endangerment to health, property, or the environment may occur before the reasonably foreseeable completion date of a formal
proceeding begun to lessen the risk of that death, illness, injury, or endangerment.
improvised claymore - improvised weapon, military or homemade, designed to explosively propel a fan shaped
pattern of ball bearings or other fragmentation in an aimed direction.
DHS
DHS
improvised explosive device - device placed or fabricated in an unconventional manner that incorporates in its
design explosives or destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals generally consists of an explosive; power supply; switch or timer; and detonator or initiator; may incorporate military stores, but is normally devised from non-military components.
improvised explosive device associated components  - components that are: 1) part of an improvised explosive
device or improvised weapon system; 2) the tools required to produce the components; or 3) precursors to
DHS

the manufacture of improvised explosive device components to include explosives.

improvised explosive device container   - item or vessel that commonly houses the whole improvised explosive
device (IED) or principle components of an improvised explosive device.
DHS
improvised explosive device enhancement - optional additional component deliberately added as opposed to a
secondary hazard that modifies the effects of the improvised explosive device.
DHS DHS
improvised explosive device explosion incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident that results in a
partial or complete functioning of an improvised explosive device occurs when gaseous products are rapidly produced from a single substance (high explosives or low explosives with a fuel and oxidant).
improvised explosive device incident atmospherics - description of the demeanor of the civilian population at
an IED event to include mood, absence or presence, changes in previously experienced interactions, etc.
DHS DHS
improvised explosive device incident geometry - description of how the improvised explosive device (IED)
system was emplaced, including the angle of the device, the distance to target, line of sight (if necessary), etc.
DHS
improvised explosive device intended outcome - immediate and direct goal or objective of an enemy's
improvised explosive device (IED) attack objectives include anti-armor, anti-vehicle, anti-infrastructure, anti-personnel, anti-aircraft, tactics - techniques - procedures (TTP) identification, and criminal.
improvised explosive device main charge - bulk explosive component of an improvised explosive device (IED)
capable of providing an explosion by its own energy when initiated.
DHS
improvised explosive device post blast analysis - process of systemic photographing and collecting  forensic
material involved in an improvised explosive device (IED) incident.
DHS
improvised explosive device power source - source of power - that either stores or releases electrical energy -
for the initiation of an improvised explosive device (IED) or improvised weapon.
DHS
DHS
improvised explosive device related incident - occurrence that involves one or more of the following types of
improvised explosive device-related actions/ activities: Improvised Explosive Device, Explosion, Find, Cache, False, Hoax.
improvised explosive device sourcing - process of determining the origination point (such as a production
facility or person, a geographic location, or a specific country of origin) for IED components.
DHS
DHS
improvised explosive device tactical characterization - description of how an improvised explosive device
(IED) incident was conducted or planned (tactical design) to be conducted provides context for how a specific device is used/ intended (purpose of device) to be used.
DHS
improvised explosive device tactical design - specific design of an improvised explosive device (IED) attack
includes but not limited to: position of the IED, the type of IED, method of actuation, intended target, type
of road segment used, concealment technique, use of secondary devices, the time of day, etc.
improvised explosive device technical categorization - description of an improvised explosive device (IED)
using a hierarchical construct to identify its key components.
DHS
improvised grenade - improvised weapon, military or homemade, designed to explode when a restraint is
removed (usually handheld, but can be projected).
DHS
improvised mortar - improvised weapon, military or homemade, designed to launch an explosive charge to the
DHS

target.

improvised rocket - improvised weapon, military or homemade, designed to propel an explosive charge to the
target.
DHS
improvised weapons - weapons constructed in an improvised manner designed to destroy, incapacitate, harass
or distract.
DHS
in/ on improvised explosive device emplacement - improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced inside or
directly on an item, vehicle, building, etc.
DHS
incendiary - chemical mixtures which are capable of causing fire.
DHS
incident - a crash, natural disaster, work zone activity, special event, or other emergency road user occurrence
that adversely affects or impedes the normal flow of traffic.
DHS/
DOT
incident - A security-related incident or a visa incident.
DOS/
USAID
DHS/
FEMA
incident - An occurrence or event, natural or manmade, that requires a response to protect life or property.
Incidents can, for example, include major disasters, emergencies, terrorist attacks, terrorist threats, civil unrest, wildland and urban fires, floods, hazardous materials spills, nuclear accidents, aircraft accidents, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical storms, tsunamis, war-related disasters, public health and medical emergencies, and other occurrences requiring an emergency response.
White
House
incident - an occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the confidentiality,
integrity, or availability of information or an information system; or constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violation of law, security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies.
DHS
incident - an occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the integrity,
confidentiality, or availability of information on an information system, or actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, an information system;
DOD
incident - An occurrence, caused by either human action or natural phenomena, that requires action to prevent or
minimize loss of life, or damage, loss of, or other risks to property, information, and/ or natural resources.
See also information operations.
incident - An occurrence, natural or human-caused, that requires a response to protect life or property.
DHHS
incident - An occurrence, natural or manmade, that requires a response to protect life or property.
DHHS
incident - An occurrence, other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft which affects or
could affect the safety of operation.
DOS/
USAID
incident - any occurrence or series of occurrences having the same origin, involving one or more vessels,
facilities, or any combination thereof, resulting in the discharge or substantial threat of discharge of oil.
DHS
incident - either an accident or a deliberate act.
SPACE
DHS
incident - natural, technological, or human-caused occurrence that may cause harm and that may require action
could expand into an emergency predicated upon occurrence, and/ or a disaster based on the effectiveness
of existing public safety resources.
Incident Action Plan - An oral or written plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy for
managing an incident. It may include the identification of operational resources and assignments. It may
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FEMA

also include attachments that provide direction and important information for management of the incident during one or more operational periods.  Also called IAP.

Incident Command - Entity responsible for overall management of the incident. Consists of the Incident
Commander, either single or unified command, and any assigned supporting staff.
DHS/
FEMA
Incident Command Post - The field location where the primary functions are performed. The ICP may be colocated with the incident base or other incident facilities.  Also called ICP.
DHS/
FEMA
DHS/
FEMA
Incident Command System - A standardized on-scene emergency management construct specifically designed
to provide for the adoption of an integrated organizational structure that reflects the complexity and demands of single or multiple incidents, without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries. ICS is a management system designed to enable effective incident management by integrating a combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure, designed to aid in the management of resources during incidents. It is used for all kinds of emergencies and is applicable to small as well as large and complex incidents. ICS is used by various jurisdictions and functional agencies, both public and private, to organize field-level incident management operations.  Also called ICS.
DHS/
FEMA
Incident Commander - The individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development of
strategies and tactics and the ordering and the release of resources. The Incident Commander has overall authority and responsibility for conducting incident operations and is responsible for the management of all incident operations at the incident site.
incident driven activity - specific action to stop, interdict, or otherwise respond to an incident.
DHS
incident environmental condition - description of the ambient surrounding conditions to include weather
conditions such as temperature, precipitation, fog, dust, etc.
DHS
DHS
incident management - management and coordination of prevention, protection, and emergency management
activities associated with a specific threat, or an actual occurrence includes, for example, major disasters, emergencies, terrorist attacks, specific threats of terrorist attacks, wildland and urban fires, floods, hazardous materials spills, nuclear accidents, aircraft accidents, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical
storms, war-related disasters, public health and medical emergencies, cyber attacks, and any other occurrences.
Incident management - Refers to how incidents are managed across all homeland security activities, including
prevention, protection, and response and recovery.
DHS/
FEMA
DHS/
FEMA
Incident Management Assistance Team - An interagency national- or regional-based team composed of
subject-matter experts and incident management professionals from multiple Federal departments and
agencies.  Also called IMAT.
DHS/
FEMA
Incident Management Team - An incident command organization made up of the Command and General Staff
members and appropriate functional units of an Incident Command System organization. The level of training and experience of the IMT members, coupled with the identified formal response requirements and
responsibilities of the IMT, are factors in determining the "type," or level, of IMT. IMTs are generally grouped in five types. Types I and II are national teams, Type III are State or regional, Type IV are discipline- or large jurisdiction-specific, and Type V are ad hoc incident command organizations typically used by smaller jurisdictions.  Also called IMT.
DHS/
FEMA
incident Objectives - Statements of guidance and direction needed to select appropriate strategy(s) and the
tactical direction of resources. Incident objectives are based on realistic expectations of what can be
accomplished when all allocated resources have been effectively deployed. Incident objectives must be

achievable and measurable, yet flexible enough to allow strategic and tactical alternatives.

incident record [IT service] - document that contains the details of an unplanned interruption to a service or
reduction in the quality of service.
DHS
Indian land - land of Indian tribes, or Indian individuals, which are either held in trust by the United States or
subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States.
DOI
Indian lands - lands of Indian tribes or Indian individuals which are either held in trust by the United States for
the benefit of an Indian tribe or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States.
DOI
Indian tribe - any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians.
DOI
Indian tribe - any tribe, band, or other group of Indians subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and
recognized as possessing powers of self-government.
DOI
industrial development agency - any agency which is permitted to issue obligations the interest on which is
excludable from gross income.
DOI
inholding - any right, title, or interest, held by a non-Federal entity, in or to a tract of land that lies within the
boundary of a federally designated area.
DOI
DHS
initial summary employee performance rating - summary performance rating assigned or proposed by the
rating official, and documentation of accomplishments after evaluating the employee's performance against
the established performance elements.
DOD
intelligence operations - The variety of intelligence and counterintelligence tasks that are carried out by various
intelligence organizations and activities within the intelligence process.  See also analysis and production;
collection; dissemination and integration; evaluation and feedback; planning and direction; processing and
exploitation.
intermediary country - a country that exports raw or worked ivory that does not originate in that country.
DOI
DOI
international agreement - a comprehensive agreement concluded through negotiations at the Third United
Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, relating to (among other matters) the exploration for and commercial recovery of hard mineral resources and the establishment of an international regime for the regulation thereof.
DHS
intervention - immediate action taken to confront, resolve or reduce impact by way of hindrance or modification
Intervention is an effect, or force, action that modifies a situation or condition.  An intervention is a process that modifies behavior or the outcome of an event.
DOI
irrigation block - an area of arid or semiarid lands in a project in which, in the judgment of the Secretary, the
irrigable lands should be reclaimed and put under irrigation at substantially the same time, and which is designated as an irrigation block by order of the Secretary.
irrigation water - water made available for agricultural purposes from the operation of reclamation project
facilities pursuant to a contract with the Secretary.
DOI
DHS/
FEMA
Joint Field Office - The primary Federal incident management field structure. The JFO is a temporary Federal
facility that provides a central location for the coordination of Federal, State, tribal, and local governments
and private-sector and nongovernmental organizations with primary responsibility for response and recovery. The JFO structure is organized, staffed, and managed in a manner consistent with National Incident Management System principles and is led by the Unified Coordination Group. Although the JFO uses an Incident Command System structure, the JFO does not manage on-scene operations. Instead, the

JFO focuses on providing support to on-scene efforts and conducting broader support operations that may extend beyond the incident site.  Also called JFO.

DOI
landholding - total irrigable acreage of one or more tracts of land situated in one or more districts owned or
operated under a lease which is served with irrigation water pursuant to a contract with the Secretary. In
determining the extent of a landholding the Secretary shall add to any landholding held directly by a
qualified or limited recipient that portion of any landholding held indirectly by such qualified or limited
recipient which benefits that qualified or limited recipient in proportion to that landholding.
DOI
lands beneath navigable waters - (1) all lands within the boundaries of each of the respective States which are
covered by nontidal waters that were navigable under the laws of the United States at the time such State became a member of the Union, or acquired sovereignty over such lands and waters thereafter, up to the ordinary high water mark as heretofore or hereafter modified by accretion, erosion, and reliction; (2) all lands permanently or periodically covered by tidal waters up to but not above the line of mean high tide and seaward to a line three geographical miles distant from the coast line of each such State and to the boundary
line of each such State where in any case such boundary as it existed at the time such State became a
member of the Union, or as heretofore approved by Congress, extends seaward (or into the Gulf of Mexico) beyond three geographical miles,1 and (3) all filled in, made, or reclaimed lands which formerly were lands
beneath navigable waters, as hereinabove defined.
DHS
large vehicle-borne improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) built into any large
ground-based vehicle (e.g., dump truck, panel truck, bongo truck, commercial bus, tanker, etc.) and/ or serves as the concealment means for a large amount of explosives (2000 lbs.)
DHS
law enforcement [activity] - activity directed toward the preservation of public order and safety, including
protection of persons and property (real and other) in accordance with a statutory authority includes efforts as authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or
the incarceration of any person for any violation of law, and has statutory powers of arrest.
DOT/
Maritime
law enforcement agency - an agency of a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a Federally recognized tribe
that is authorized by law to supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any
violation of criminal law.
law enforcement officer - any officer, agent, or employee of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision
of a State, authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
DHS
law enforcement officer - position occupied by an employee authorized by statute to enforce the laws of the
United States, carry firearms, and make criminal arrests in the performance of their assigned duties includes designated U.S. Coast Guard and other military officers and members.
DHS
law enforcement officer position - position occupied by an employee whose primary duties are the
investigation, apprehension, or detention of persons suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States or the protection of officials of the United States against threats to personal safety
includes an employee engaged in these activities who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position; excludes an employee whose primary duties involve maintaining law and order, protecting life and property, guarding against or inspecting for violations of law, or investigating persons other than persons who are suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States.
DOI
law enforcement personnel - an employee of a Federal, State, or local government agency, including an Indian
tribal agency, who has successfully completed law enforcement training approved by the Secretary and is
authorized to carry firearms, make arrests, and execute service of process to enforce criminal laws of his or
her employing jurisdiction.
leased - subjected to a grant of primary possession entered into for a gainful purpose with a determinable fee
DOI

remaining in the hands of the grantor. With respect to a lease that conveys rights of exploration and development, the exemptions listed in paragraph (1) shall continue with respect to that portion of the leased tract that is used solely for the purposes of exploration.

DHS
legitimate law enforcement purpose - function falling within an agency or law enforcement official's sphere of
lawful enforcement authority in preventing, detecting, investigating, or prosecuting an offense or a potential offense, or assisting that agency or law enforcement official in such prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution does not include personal or collateral purposes not related to the official function of the Law Enforcement Official.
liaison officer - A member of the Command Staff responsible for coordinating with representatives from
cooperating and assisting agencies or organizations.
DHS/
FEMA
light bulb/ flash bulb initiator - device used as electric initiator that incorporates an improvised use of the bulb
to initiate primary or low explosives.
DHS
light sensitive trigger - proximity trigger that senses changes in the amount of light in the environment near the
sensor and causes a circuit to be completed, firing the device.
DHS
limited recipient - any legal entity established under State or Federal law benefiting more than twenty-five
natural persons.
DOI
liquid explosive - explosive material in a liquid statenitric acid esters (e.g. nitroglycerin, nitroglycol) and EDGN.
DHS
load-serving entity - a distribution utility or an electric utility that has a service obligation.
DOI
DHS/
FEMA
logistics section - (1) Incident Command - Section responsible for providing facilities, services, and material
support for the incident. (2) Joint Field Office (JFO) - Section that coordinates logistics support to include control of and accountability for Federal supplies and equipment; resource ordering; delivery of equipment, supplies, and services to the JFO and other field locations; facility location, setup, space management, building services, and general facility operations; transportation coordination and fleet management services; information and technology systems services; administrative services such as mail management and reproduction; and customer assistance.
low explosive - combustible materials which are characterized by deflagration (rapid burn)does not produce a
shock wave and generally requiring confinement to explode.
DHS
magnetic attachment improvised explosive device employment - improvised explosive device (IED)
employment in which the device is attached to the target using magnets.
DHS
magnetic contact - magnetically actuated switch and a magnet, typically used on doors and windows to detect
opening by changing the position of the magnet.
DHS
magnetic trigger - proximity trigger that senses magnetic alterations in the area around the sensor and causes a
circuit to be completed, firing the device.
DHS
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
major disaster - any natural catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, winddriven water,
tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought), or,
regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the United States, which in the determination of the President causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under this chapter to supplement the efforts and available resources of States, local governments,
and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby.
major disaster - natural catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water,
tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought) or,
DHS

regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the United States, which in the determination of the President causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Act to supplement the efforts and available resources of States, local governments, and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby.

DHS/
FEMA
major disaster - Under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, any natural
catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought) or, regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion in any part of the United States that, in the determination of the President, causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under the Stafford Act to supplement the efforts and available resources of States, local governments, and disaster relief
organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby.
DHS
major event - planned, non-emergency activity that draws national attention significant or designated nonemergency activity requiring additional security, such as inaugurals, State of the Union addresses, the Olympics, and international summit conferences.
major hazard - natural or human-induced phenomenon that has the potential for significant and substantial harm
to human health, property, activity, and/ or animals or the environment.
DHS
DHS
man-made disaster - human-caused incident resulting in severe property damage, deaths, and/ or multiple
injuries includes such events as airplane accidents, nuclear disasters, oil spills, structural flaws or failures, war, genocide, terrorist attacks.
marine environment - an all-inclusive term that was developed to cover land and water areas that could be
affected by pollution from all vessels and not only tank vessels.
DOT/
Maritime
DOI
marine environment - the physical, atmospheric, and biological components, conditions, and factors which
interactively determine the productivity, state, condition, and quality of the marine ecosystem, including the waters of the high seas, the contiguous zone, transitional and intertidal areas, salt marshes, and wetlands
within the coastal zone and on the outer Continental Shelf.
mass killings - 3 or more killings in a single incident.
DHS
mechanical energy source - retained spring in an improvised explosive device (IED) or improved weapon that
acts as the energy source.
DHS
mechanical timing switch - timing switch (e.g., clock, timer, drip timer) constructed or modified so that
physical contact between two parts of the timing device complete an electrical circuit initiating the device.
DHS
DVA
medical facility - any facility or part thereof which is, or will be, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the
provision of health-care services (including hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care or medical services), including any necessary building and auxiliary structure, garage, parking facility, mechanical equipment, trackage facilities leading thereto, abutting sidewalks, accommodations for attending personnel, and recreation facilities associated therewith.
DVA
medical services - medical examination, treatment, and rehabilitative services, plus:(A) Surgical services; (B)
Dental services and appliances;
(C) Optometric and podiatric services; (D) Preventive health services;
(E)
Noninstitutional extended care services, including alternatives to institutional extended care that the Secretary may furnish directly, by contract, or through provision of case management by another provider or payer; (F) In the case of a person otherwise receiving care or services under this chapter: (i) wheelchairs,
artificial limbs, trusses, and similar appliances; (ii) special clothing made necessary by the wearing of
prosthetic appliances; and (iii) such other supplies or services as the Secretary determines to be reasonable

and necessary; also (G) Travel and incidental expenses.

medical surge - The capability to rapidly expand the capacity of the existing health care system in order to
provide triage and subsequent medical care.
DHHS
DHHS
medical surge - The capability to rapidly expand the capacity of the existing healthcare system in order to
provide triage and subsequent medical care with the goal of rapidly and appropriately extending care for the injured or ill stemming from the event and the maintenance of continuity of care for non-incident related illness or injury.
membrane switch - switch incorporating two metal layers, separated by an insulator that functions the IED
when perforated or when pressure is applied.
DHS
method of emplacement - description of where the device was delivered, used, or employed.
DHS
method of improvised explosive device identification - manner in which a unit located a device, components
or improvised weapon via visual observation, working animal, sensor, or human tip.
DHS
DHS
military chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear improvised explosive device enhancement - chemical,
biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) materials manufactured for military use that is deliberately
added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).
military treatment facility - a medical facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department.

DVA
DHS
mine - explosive munition designed to be placed under, on or near the ground or other surface area and to be
actuated by the presence, proximity or contact of an individual , land vehicle, aircraft or boat, including
landing craft.
miner - any individual working in a coal or other mine.
DOI
mineral resources - all nonliving natural nonrenewable resources, including fossil fuels, minerals, whether
metallic or nonmetallic, but does not include ice, water, or snow.
DOI
DHS/
FEMA
Mobile Emergency Response Support - Response capability whose primary function is to provide mobile
telecommunications capabilities and life, logistics, operational and power generation support required for the on-site management of disaster response activities. MERS support falls into three broad categories - (1) operational support elements; (2) communications equipment and operators; and (3) logistics support.  Also called MERS.
DOI
mobile health station - a health care unit that (A) is constructed, maintained, and capable of being transported
within a semi-trailer truck or similar vehicle; (B) is equipped for the provision of 1 or more specialty health care services; and (C) can be equipped to be docked to a stationary health care facility when appropriate.
mobilization - any activity in which one firefighting organization assists another that has requested assistance.
DOI
DHS/
FEMA
mobilization - The process and procedures used by all organizationsFederal, State, tribal, and localfor
activating, assembling, and transporting all resources that have been requested to respond to or support an
incident.
DOI
modular component health care facility - a health care facility that is constructed (1) off-site using
prefabricated component units for subsequent transport to the destination location; and (2) represents 1 a more economical method for provision of health care facility 2 than a traditionally constructed health care
building.
DHS
mortar munition - complete munition, comprised of projectile and propellant system, to be fired from the
mortar projectile normally comprises fuse, body filled with high explosives (HE) or other filling, obturator, and tail assembly.
DHS/
FEMA
multijurisdictional incident - An incident requiring action from multiple agencies that each have jurisdiction to
manage certain aspects of the incident. In the Incident Command System, these incidents will be managed under Unified Command.
DOI
multiple use - the management of the public lands and their various resource values so that they are utilized in
the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the American people; making the most judicious use of the land for some or all of these resources or related services over areas large enough to provide sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use to conform to changing needs and conditions; the use of some land for less than all of the resources; a combination of balanced and diverse resource uses that takes into account the long-term needs of future generations for renewable and nonrenewable resources, including, but not limited to, recreation, range, timber, minerals, watershed, wildlife and fish, and natural
scenic, scientific and historical values; and harmonious and coordinated management of the various resources without permanent impairment of the productivity of the land and the quality of the environment with consideration being given to the relative values of the resources and not necessarily to the combination of uses that will give the greatest economic return or the greatest unit output.
Munroe effect - focusing of blast energy caused by a hollow or void cut into the surface of an explosive.
DHS
DOD
National Disaster Medical System - A coordinated partnership between Departments of Homeland Security,
Health and Human Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs established for the purpose of responding to the
needs of casualties of a public health emergency.  Also called NDMS.
DOD
National Disaster Medical System - A federally coordinated medical system, augmenting the United States'
medical response capability to assist state, local, and tribal authorities in dealing with medical impacts during major peacetime disasters. Also called NDMS.
DHS/
FEMA
National Disaster Medical System - A federally coordinated system that augments the Nation's medical
response capability. The overall purpose of the NDMS is to establish a single, integrated national medical response capability for assisting State and local authorities in dealing with the medical impacts of major peacetime disasters. NDMS, under Emergency Support Function #8 - Public Health and Medical Services,
supports Federal agencies in the management and coordination of the Federal medical response to major emergencies and federally declared disasters.  Also called NDMS.
DOD
national emergency - A condition declared by the President or the Congress by virtue of powers previously
vested in them that authorize certain emergency actions to be undertaken in the national interest.  See also
mobilization.
national emergency - a general declaration of emergency with respect to the national defense made by the
President or by the Congress.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
DHS/
FEMA
National Exercise Program - A Department of Homeland Security-coordinated exercise program based upon
the National Planning Scenarios contained which are the National Preparedness Guidelines. This program coordinates and, where appropriate, integrates a 5-year homeland security exercise schedule across Federal
agencies and incorporates exercises at the State and local levels.
National Incident Management System - a system to enable effective, efficient, and collaborative incident
management.
DHS
DOS/
USAID
National Response Framework - The guiding principles enabling all levels of domestic response partners to
prepare for and provide a unified response to disasters and emergencies. Building on the NIMS, as well as ICS standardization, the NRF's coordinating structures are always in effect for implementation at any level

and at any time for local, State, and national emergency or disaster response. For additional information on this document, contact A/ OEM.  Also called NRF.

DOD
National Special Security Event - An event of national significance as determined by the Secretary of
Homeland Security. These national or international events, occurrences, contests, activities, or meetings,
which, by virtue of their profile or status, represent a significant target, and therefore warrant additional
preparation, planning, and mitigation efforts.  Also known as NSSE.
DHS/
FEMA
National Urban Search and Rescue Response System - Specialized teams that locate, rescue (extricate), and
provide initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in confined spaces.  Also called SAR Response
System.
DHS/
FEMA
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster - A consortium of more than 30 recognized national
organizations active in disaster relief. Their organizations provide capabilities to incident management and response efforts at all levels. During major incidents, National VOAD typically sends representatives to the
National Response Coordination Center to represent the voluntary organizations and assist in response coordination.  Also called National VOAD.
DOI
native vegetation - those plant species, communities, or vegetative associations which are endemic to a given
area and which would normally be identified with a healthy and productive range condition occurring as a result of the natural vegetative process of the area.
natural disaster - An emergency situation posing significant danger to life and property that results from a
natural cause.  See also domestic emergencies.
DOD
natural disaster - any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami,
earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, drought, fire, or other catastrophe in any part of the United States which causes, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
natural disaster - any natural or weather-related event that results in flooding or damage, including earthquakes,
hurricanes, volcanoes, tornadoes, and wildfires and fires in the primary residence of an employee.
DOS/
USAID
natural disaster - plant disease, insect infestation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, lightning, or other
occurrence, as determined by the Secretary.
USDA
natural disaster - plant disease, insect infestation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, lightning, or other
occurrence, as determined by the Secretary.
DHS
nautical school vessel - a vessel that can be a privately owned and operated as well as a publicly owned and
operated school vessel.
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Maritime
DOI
Navajo generating station - (1) the United States entitlement to a portion of the output of power and energy
from the Navajo Generating Station, Page, Arizona, pursuant to United States participation in that
generating station; (2) in the event that said United States entitlement is integrated with other generating facilities, then Navajo Generating Station means that amount of power and energy from the integrated system which is attributable to the United States Navajo entitlement; (3) when the Navajo Generating Station is replaced at the end of its useful life or an alternative resource is established, then Navajo
Generating Station means an amount of power and energy equivalent to the present United States entitlement from Navajo, from the replacement resource. (b) All terms used herein that are defined in the
Colorado River Compact shall have the meanings therein defined.
DOI
navigable waters - those parts of streams or other bodies of water over which Congress has jurisdiction under its
authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States, and which either in their natural or improved condition notwithstanding interruptions between the navigable parts of such streams or

waters by falls, shallows, or rapids compelling land carriage, are used or suitable for use for the transportation of persons or property in interstate or foreign commerce, including therein all such interrupting falls, shallows, or rapids, together with such other parts of streams as shall have been authorized by Congress for improvement by the United States or shall have been recommended to Congress for such improvement after investigation under its authority.

DOI
net investment - the actual legitimate original cost thereof as defined and interpreted in the classification of
investment in road and equipment of steam roads, issue of 1914, Interstate Commerce Commission, plus similar costs of additions thereto and betterments thereof, minus the sum of the following items properly allocated thereto, if and to the extent that such items have been accumulated during the period of the license
from earnings in excess of a fair return on such investment: (a) Unappropriated surplus, (b) aggregate credit
balances of current depreciation accounts, and (c) aggregate appropriations of surplus or income held in amortization, sinking fund, or similar reserves, or expended for additions or betterments or used for the purposes for which such reserves were created. cost shall include, insofar as applicable, the elements thereof prescribed in said classification, but shall not include expenditures from funds obtained through donations by States, municipalities, individuals, or others, and said classification of investment of the Interstate Commerce Commission shall insofar as applicable be published and promulgated as a part of the rules and regulations of the Commission.
DOT/
Maritime
noncontiguous trade - (A) trade between- (i) one of the contiguous 48 States; and (ii) Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States; and (B) trade between-(i) a place in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States; and(ii) another place in
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States.
DOI
nondegradation standard - the level of measures required to adequately protect, and prevent degradation of, 1
or more natural resources, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with the quality criteria described
in handbooks of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
non-electric initiator - initiator whose functioning is started by non-electric means.
DHS
DOI
non-federal borrower - (A) a State (including a department, agency, or political subdivision of a State); or (B) a
conservancy district, irrigation district, canal company, water users' association, Indian tribe, an agency created by interstate compact, or any other entity that has the capacity to contract with the United States
under Federal reclamation law.
DOI
non-federal project entity - a State, regional, or local authority, Indian tribe or tribal organization, or other
qualifying entity, such as a water conservation district, water conservancy district, or rural water district or
association.
DOD
nongovernmental organization - A private, self-governing, not-for-profit organization dedicated to alleviating
human suffering; and/ or promoting education, health care, economic development, environmental protection, human rights, and conflict resolution; and/ or encouraging the establishment of democratic
institutions and civil society.  Also called NGO.
DHS/
FEMA
nongovernmental organization - An entity with an association that is based on interests of its members,
individuals, or institutions. It is not created by a government, but it may work cooperatively with government. Such organizations serve a public purpose, not a private benefit. Examples of NGOs include faith-based charity organizations and the American Red Cross. NGOs, including voluntary and faith-based groups, provide relief services to sustain life, reduce physical and emotional distress, and promote the recovery of disaster victims. Often these groups provide specialized services that help individuals with disabilities. NGOs and voluntary organizations play a major role in assisting emergency managers before, during, and after an emergency.  Also called NGO.
nongovernmental organization - an organization that works at the local level to solve development problems in
a foreign country in which the organization is located, except that the term does not include an organization
USDA

that is primarily an agency or instrumentality of the government of the foreign country.

nonindigenous species - any species or other viable biological material that enters an ecosystem beyond its
historic range, including any such organism transferred from one country into another.
DOI
DHS
non-lethal weapon - weapon explicitly designed and primarily employed so as to incapacitate personnel or
material, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property and the environment intended to have one, or both, of the following characteristics: (1) have relatively reversible effects on personnel or materiel. (2) affect objects differently within their area of influence.
non-magnetic attachment improvised explosive device employment - improvised explosive device (IED)
employment in which the device is attached to the target using non-magnetic means.
DHS
nonprofit organization - any organization exempt from tax (but only with respect to a trade or business carried
on by such organization which is not an unrelated trade or business.
DOI DOI
non-Service health care practitioner - a practitioner who is not (A) an employee of the Service; or (B) an
employee of an Indian tribe or tribal organization operating a contract or compact under the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act or an individual who provides health care services pursuant to a personal services contract with such Indian tribe or tribal organization.
non-suicide improvised explosive device employment - improvised explosive device (IED) employment in
which the insurgent/ terrorist does not intentionally kill himself/ herself as part of the attack.
DHS DHS
nuclear improvised explosive device enhancement - complete assembly, which in its intended ultimate
configuration is capable of producing a nuclear reaction and release of energy that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).
DOD
nuclear incident - An unexpected incident involving a nuclear weapon, facility, or component, but not
constituting a nuclear weapon(s) accident, resulting in any of the following: a. an increase in the possibility
of explosion or radioactive contamination; b. errors committed in the assembly, testing, loading, or transportation of equipment, and/ or the malfunctioning of equipment and materiel which could lead to an unintentional operation of all or part of the weapon arming and/ or firing sequence, or which could lead to a substantial change in yield, or increased dud probability; and c. any act of God, unfavorable environment,
or condition resulting in damage to the weapon, facility, or component.
obligation - a loan or other debt obligation that is guaranteed.
DOI
DHS
obstacle creation improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) used to create an obstacle
to impede movement or channel movement into a desired location, possibly as part of a complex attack or ambush.
DOT/
Maritime
oceanographic research vessel - a vessel that the Secretary finds is being employed only in instruction in
oceanography or limnology, or both, or only in oceanographic or limnological research, including studies about the sea such as seismic, gravity meter, and magnetic exploration and other marine geophysical or geological surveys, atmospheric research, and biological research.
officer - The ICS title for the personnel responsible for the Command Staff positions of Safety, Liaison, and
Public Information.
DHS/
FEMA
offshore supply vessel - a class of vessel that is limited by tonnage and its employment in the mineral and oil
industry and while so employed it is not a small passenger vessel.
DOT/
Maritime
oil -  oil of any type, in any form, or in any mixture. This is the definitions that originated with marine
environment and pollution laws and continues the definitions that was adopted by port and tanker safety
DOT/
Maritime

laws.

oil - oil of any type or in any form, including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes
except dredged spoil.
DOT/
Maritime
oil spill response vessel - a vessel that is designated in its certificate of inspection as such a vessel, or that is
adapted to respond to a discharge of oil or a hazardous material.
DOT/
Maritime
omni-directional effect - aspect of main charge configuration where the explosion is omni-directional and
expands in all directions.
DHS
operation - 1. A sequence of tactical actions with a common purpose or unifying theme.    2. A military action or
the carrying out of a strategic, operational, tactical, service, training, or administrative military mission.
DOD
DOD/
DOJ
operation - any or all undertakings appropriate for management, operation, services, maintenance, security
(including the cost of security personnel), or financing in connection with a low-income housing project. The term also means the financing of tenant programs and services for families residing in low-income housing projects, particularly where there is maximum feasible participation of the tenants in the development and operation of such tenant programs and services.
operation - any plant, equipment, facility, position, employment opportunity, production.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
DOD
operational control - The authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving
organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission.  Also called OPCON.  See also combatant
command; combatant command (command authority); tactical control.
operational control - the prevention of all unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by terrorists,
other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband.
DHS
DOD
operational decontamination - Decontamination carried out by an individual and/ or a unit, restricted to
specific parts of operationally essential equipment, materiel and/ or working areas, in order to minimize contact and transfer hazards and to sustain operations.  See also decontamination; immediate
decontamination; thorough decontamination.
DOI
operations, maintenance, and replacement costs - all costs for the operation of a rural water supply project
that are necessary for the safe, efficient, and continued functioning of the project to produce the benefits
described in a feasibility study.
DOI
organization - any conservancy district, irrigation district, water users' association, or other organization, which
is organized under State law and which has capacity to enter into contracts with the United States pursuant
to the Federal reclamation laws.
DOI
organizational camp - a public or semipublic camp that (A) is developed on National Forest System lands by
a nonprofit organization or governmental entity; (B) provides a valuable service to the public by using such
lands as a setting to introduce young people or individuals with a disability to activities that they may not otherwise experience and to educate them on natural resource issues; and (C) does not have as its primary purpose raising revenue through commercial activities.
outbreak - same definition as epidemic but is often used for a more limited geographic area.
USAID
outcrop - any place where a formation is visible or substantially exposed at the surface.
DOI
overhead improvised explosive device emplacement - improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced above the
intended target, i.e., hanging from an overpass, on a roof, etc.
DHS
passive infrared switch  - switch that detects movement of a heat source when the change in ambient
temperature is detected, the sensor acts as a trigger to initiate the improvised explosive device.
DHS
percussion initiator - device that serves as an igniting element usually initiated by mechanical means.
DHS
DVA
personal emergency response system - a device: (1) that can be activated by an individual who is experiencing
a medical emergency to notify appropriate emergency medical personnel that the individual is experiencing
a medical emergency; and (2) that provides the individual's location through a Global Positioning System indicator.
DHS
person-borne improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) worn by an individual , either
willing or unwilling, such as a vest, belt, backpack, etc., in which the person houses the whole improvised
explosive device (IED) or principle improvised explosive device (IED) components and/ or serves as the delivery or concealment means for explosives with an initiating device.
DHS/
FEMA
planning section - (1) Incident Command - Section responsible for the collection, evaluation, and dissemination
of operational information related to the incident, and for the preparation and documentation of the Incident Action Plan. This Section also maintains information on the current and forecasted situation and on the
status of resources assigned to the incident. (2) Joint Field Office - Section that collects, evaluates, disseminates, and uses information regarding the threat or incident and the status of Federal resources. The Planning Section prepares and documents Federal support actions and develops unified action, contingency,
long-term, and other plans.
plastic explosive - malleable or flexible explosive at room temperature.
DHS
platter charge - explosive used to propel a metal plate towards a target in a manner where the plate forms a type
of penetrator.
DHS
plunger switch - switch utilizing a shaft where application of pressure on the head of the device will force the
shaft downward, functioning the improvised explosive device.
DHS
postal improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) introduced or delivered through a
postal system.
DHS DHS
post-storm assessment - a scientific assessment produced and certified by the Administrator to determine the
magnitude, timing, and spatial variations of winds, rainfall, and storm surges associated with a specific
named storm to be used in the COASTAL Formula.
DOI
powers of self-government - and includes all governmental powers possessed by an Indian tribe, executive,
legislative, and judicial, and all offices, bodies, and tribunals by and through which they are executed, including courts of Indian offenses; and means the inherent power of Indian tribes, hereby recognized and affirmed, to exercise criminal jurisdiction over all Indians.
preparedness - the ability to serve Veterans and eligible beneficiaries in times of crisis and to serve as a national
asset to the Nation.
DVA
pre-positioned resources - Resources moved to an area near the expected incident site in response to anticipated
resource needs.
DHS/
FEMA
DHS/
FEMA
pre-scripted mission assignment - A mechanism used by the Federal Government to facilitate rapid Federal
resource response. Pre-scripted mission assignments identify resources or capabilities that Federal
departments and agencies, through various Emergency Support Functions (ESFs), are commonly called

upon to provide during incident response. Pre-scripted mission assignments allow primary and supporting ESF agencies to organize resources that will be deployed during incident response.  Also called PMSA.

DHS
pressure release switch - method for activating a device that occurs as a result of reductions in pressure such
devices may employ mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic systems to signal a detonator that a vehicle or person has released pressure to a pressure plate or similar mechanism
pressure switch - method for activating a device that occurs when an object is used to complete a circuit when
pressure is applied in a predetermined direction.
DHS
primacy of improvised explosive devices - identifying enemy use of improvised explosive devices as a primary,
secondary or tertiary form of attack, independent of intended outcome.
DHS
DOI
primary energy source - the fuel or fuels used for the generation of electric energy, except that such term does
not include, as determined under rules prescribed by the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of
Energy (i) the minimum amounts of fuel required for ignition, startup, testing, flame stabilization, and
control uses, and (ii) the minimum amounts of fuel required to alleviate or prevent
(I) unanticipated equipment outages, and
(II) emergencies, directly affecting the public health, safety, or welfare, which
would result from electric power outages.
primary fusion center - fusion center designated by a state's Governor as the primary fusion center within that
state.
DHS
primary improvised explosive device - first of two or more improvised explosive devices (IED)s encountered
or initiated.
DHS
principal or major use - domestic livestock grazing, fish and wildlife development and utilization, mineral
exploration and production, rights-of-way, outdoor recreation, and timber production.
DOI
DOS/
USAID
private voluntary organization -  a not-for-profit entity that- (A) engages in and supports activities of an
economic or social development or humanitarian nature for citizens in foreign countries; and (B) is
incorporated as such under the laws of the United States, including any of its states, territories or the
District of Columbia, or of a foreign country.
USDA
private voluntary organization - a not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization (in the case of a United States
organization, an organization that is exempt from Federal income taxes that receives funds from private
sources, voluntary contributions of money, staff time, or in-kind support from the public, and that is engaged in or is planning to engage in voluntary, charitable, or development assistance activities (other than
religious activities).
DOI
production - those activities which take place after the successful completion of any means for the removal of
minerals, including such removal, field operations, transfer of minerals to shore, operation monitoring, maintenance, and work-over drilling.
DOI
project - any reclamation or irrigation project, including incidental features thereof, authorized by Federal
reclamation law, or constructed by the United States pursuant to such law, or in connection with which there is a repayment or water service contract executed by the United States pursuant to such law, or any
project constructed by the Secretary through the Bureau of Reclamation for the reclamation of lands.
DOI
project - complete unit of improvement or development, consisting of a power house, all water conduits, all
dams and appurtenant works and structures (including navigation structures) which are a part of said unit, and all storage, diverting, or forebay reservoirs directly connected therewith, the primary line or lines
transmitting power therefrom to the point of junction with the distribution system or with the
interconnected primary transmission system, all miscellaneous structures used and useful in connection
with said unit or any part thereof, and all water-rights, rights-of-way, ditches, dams, reservoirs, lands, or

interest in lands the use and occupancy of which are necessary or appropriate in the maintenance and operation of such unit.

DOI
project contract unit - a project or any substantial area of a project which is covered or is proposed to be
covered by a repayment contract. On any project where two or more repayment contracts in part cover the same area and in part different areas, the area covered by each such repayment contract shall be a separate
project contract unit. On any project where there are either two or more repayment contracts on a single
project contract unit or two or more project contract units, the repayment contracts or project contract units may be merged by agreements in form satisfactory to the Secretary.
DOI
project costs - the cost of acquisition 1 or construction of all facilities and services and the cost of acquisition of
all land and interests in land used in the design and construction and operation of a small hydroelectric power project.
project works - the physical structures of a project.
DOI
projected improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) delivers the main charge through
the air to its target.
DHS
projectile - object, projected by an applied exterior force and continuing in motion by virtue of its own inertia
projectiles can have a variety of fillers including explosives or chemicals.
DHS
propellant - explosive material that normally functions by burning to produce a controlled release of gasses used
for propulsion purposes.
DHS
prospecting - any activity, including logistic support, the purpose of which is the identification of mineral
resource potential for possible exploration and development.
DOI
DHS
protection - actions or measures taken to cover or shield from exposure, injury, or destruction includes such
actions and measures needed to ensure protective reactions do not unnecessarily interfere with citizen's freedoms and liberties.
DHS
protective action - step taken before, during, or after an incident designed to prevent, minimize, or contain
impact of incident methods for selecting the best actions within the time constraints of a fast-moving emergency; measures describe preparations taken before an emergency situation to ensure implementation
is possible during an emergency; includes decision-making and implementation issues to rapidly reduce the effects of an emergency situation or contamination.
protective security officer - person that is a member of a facility security force and an element of a security post
who has the training, equipment, and appropriate certifications to perform a specific security function.
DHS
proxy bomber - person (unwitting or coerced) who acts as a means of delivery of an IED (suicide bomber).
DHS
psychological consequence - effect of an incident, event, or occurrence on the mental or emotional state of
persons or groups resulting in a change in perception and/ or behavior.
DHS
White
House
public health - the protection, improvement and promotion of the health and safety of all people. For example,
public health databases include spatial data on mortality and natality events, infectious and notifiable diseases, incident cancer cases, behavioral risk factor and tuberculosis surveillance, hazardous substance
releases and health effects, hospital statistics and other similar data.
DHHS
public health - The science and practice of protecting and improving the overall health of the community
through disease prevention and early diagnosis, control of communicable diseases, health education, injury
prevention, sanitation, and protection from environmental hazards."
public health emergency - An infectious-disease outbreak; natural disaster; or chemical, biological,
radiological, or nuclear event.
DHHS DHHS
public health emergency of international concern - An "extraordinary event" that is determined, as provided
under the International Health Regulations, "to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease; and to potentially require a coordinated international response"
DHHS
public health emergency of international concern - An extraordinary event that is determined to constitute a
public health risk to other states through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response.  Also called PHEIC.
public information - any information, regardless of form or format, that an agency discloses, disseminates, or
makes available to the public.
White
House
DHS/
FEMA
public information - Processes, procedures, and systems for communicating timely, accurate, accessible
information on an incident's cause, size, and current situation; resources committed; and other matters of general interest to the public, responders, and additional stakeholders (both directly affected and indirectly
affected).
public information - Within public affairs, information of a military nature, the dissemination of which is
consistent with security and approved for public release.
DOD
Public Information Officer - A member of the Command Staff responsible for interfacing with the public and
media and/ or with other agencies with incident-related information requirements.  Also called PIO.
DHS/
FEMA
DOI
public involvement - the opportunity for participation by affected citizens in rulemaking, decision-making, and
planning with respect to the public lands, including public meetings or hearings held at locations near the affected lands, or advisory mechanisms, or such other procedures as may be necessary to provide public
comment in a particular instance.
public lands - such lands and interest in lands owned by the United States as are subject to private appropriation
and disposal under public land laws.
DOI
DOT/
Maritime
public vessel - a governmental vessel that is not in commercial service. It should be noted that a sovereigncontrolled foreign-flag vessel that is engaged in commercial service is not a public vessel and is subject to maritime safety and environment laws.
public vessel - a vessel that- (A) is owned, or demise chartered, and operated by the United States Government
or a government of a foreign country; and (B) is not engaged in commercial service.
DOT/
Maritime
pull switch - switch that functions when an individual applies tension to a firing mechanism - such as pulling a
spring.
DHS
purpose of improvised explosive device - immediate or direct tactical effect of the IED.
DHS
pyrotechnic delay - pyrotechnic device added to a firing system which transmits the ignition flame after a
predetermined delay.
DHS
pyrotechnic timing switch - timing switch using a burning fuse with a known burn rate to start the initiation
train.
DHS
radiation detection equipment - any technology that is capable of detecting or identifying nuclear and
radiological material or nuclear and radiological explosive devices.
DHS
radiological dispersal device - improvised assembly or process, other than a nuclear explosive device, designed
to disseminate radioactive material in order to cause destruction, damage, or injury.
DHS DHS
radiological improvised explosive device enhancement - radioactive materials that cause casualties or restrict
the use of terrain when dispersed by an explosive charge that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).
DOI
range condition - the quality of the land reflected in its ability in specific vegetative areas to support various
levels of productivity in accordance with range management objectives and the land use planning process,
and relates to soil quality, forage values (whether seasonal or year round), wildlife habitat, watershed and
plant communities, the present state of vegetation of a range site in relation to the potential plant community for that site, and the relative degree to which the kinds, proportions, and amounts of vegetation in a plant community resemble that of the desired community for that site.
DOI
range improvement - any activity or program on or relating to rangelands which is designed to improve
production of forage; change vegetative composition; control patterns of use; provide water; stabilize soil and water conditions; and provide habitat for livestock and wildlife. The term includes, but is not limited to, structures, treatment projects, and use of mechanical means to accomplish the desired results.
DOI
rangelands or public rangelands - lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of
Land Management or the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Service in the sixteen contiguous
Western States on which there is domestic livestock grazing or which the Secretary concerned determines may be suitable for domestic livestock grazing.
raw ivory - any African elephant tusk, and any piece thereof, the surface of which, polished or unpolished, is
unaltered or minimally carved.
DOI
readiness - the ability to serve Veterans and eligible beneficiaries now and on a day-to-day routine basis.
DVA
DOI
recordable contract - a contract between the Secretary and a landowner in writing capable of being recorded
under State law providing for the sale or disposition of lands held in excess of the ownership limitations of Federal reclamation law including this subchapter.
DOD
recovery - 1. In air (aviation) operations, that phase of a mission that involves the return of an aircraft to a land
base or platform afloat.    2. The retrieval of a mine from the location where emplaced.    3. In personnel
recovery, actions taken to physically gain custody of isolated personnel and return them to friendly control.
DHS/
FEMA
recovery - The development, coordination, and execution of service- and site-restoration plans; the
reconstitution of government operations and services; individual, private-sector, nongovernmental, and
public-assistance programs to provide housing and to promote restoration; long-term care and treatment of affected persons; additional measures for social, political, environmental, and economic restoration;
evaluation of the incident to identify lessons learned; post incident reporting; and development of initiatives
to mitigate the effects of future incidents.
White
House
recovery - those capabilities necessary to assist communities affected by an incident to recover effectively,
including, but not limited to, rebuilding infrastructure systems; providing adequate interim and long-term housing for survivors; restoring health, social, and community services; promoting economic development; and restoring natural and cultural resources.
DOD
recovery and reconstitution - 1. Those actions taken by one nation prior to, during, and following an attack by
an enemy nation to minimize the effects of the attack, rehabilitate the national economy, provide for the welfare of the populace, and maximize the combat potential of remaining forces and supporting activities.
2. Those actions taken by a military force during or after operational employment to restore its combat
capability to full operational readiness.  See also recovery.
recovery operations - Operations conducted to search for, locate, identify, recover, and return isolated
personnel, human remains, sensitive equipment, or items critical to national security.
DOD
recovery  - development, coordination, and execution of service- and site-restoration plans.
DHS
recreational vessel - a class of vessel whose primary purpose is for pleasure.
DOT/
Maritime
recreational vessel - a vessel-(A) being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or (B) leased, rented,
or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure.
DOT/
Maritime
DHS
repair and rehabilitation - (i) the repair or rebuilding of a levee or other flood control structure, after the
structure has been damaged by a flood, to the level of protection provided by the structure before the flood; but (ii) does not include(I) any improvement to the structure; or (II) repair or rebuilding described in clause (i) if, in the normal course of usage, the structure becomes structurally unsound and is no longer fit to provide the level of protection for which the structure was designed.
repayment contract - any contract providing for payment of construction charges to the United States.
DOI
DOD
request for assistance - A request based on mission requirements and expressed in terms of desired outcome,
formally asking the Department of Defense to provide assistance to a local, state, tribal, or other federal
agency.  Also called RFA.
DOI
reservations - national forests, tribal lands embraced within Indian reservations, military reservations, and other
lands and interests in lands owned by the United States, and withdrawn, reserved, or withheld from private appropriation and disposal under the public land laws; also lands and interests in lands acquired and held for any public purposes; but shall not include national monuments or national parks.
reserved works - any project facility at which the Secretary carries out the operation and maintenance of the
project facility.
DOI
response - Immediate actions to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs.
Response also includes the execution of emergency plans and actions to support short-term recovery.
DHS/
FEMA
response - those capabilities necessary to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic
human needs after an incident has occurred.
White
House
response  - immediate actions to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs
includes the execution of emergency plans and actions to support short-term recovery.
DHS
river - a flowing body of water or estuary or a section, portion, or tributary thereof, including rivers, streams,
creeks, runs, kills, rills, and small lakes.
DOI DOI
rock dust - pulverized limestone, dolomite, gypsum, anhydrite, shale, adobe, or other inert material, preferably
light colored, 100 per centum of which will pass through a sieve having twenty meshes per linear inch and 70 per centum or more of which will pass through a sieve having two hundred meshes per linear inch; the particles of which when wetted and dried will not cohere to form a cake which will not be dispersed into separate particles by a light blast of air; and which does not contain more than 5 per centum of combustible matter or more than a total of 4 per centum of free and combined silica (SiO2), or, where the Secretary finds that such silica concentrations are not available, which does not contain more than 5 per centum of free and combined silica.
DOD
rules of engagement - Directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the circumstances and
limitations under which United States forces will initiate and/ or continue combat engagement with other
forces encountered.  Also called ROE.  See also law of war.
DOI
rural volunteer fire department - any organized, not for profit, fire protection organization that provides
service primarily to a community or city with a population of 10,000 or less or to a rural area, as defined by
the Secretary, whose firefighting personnel is 80 percent or more volunteer, and that is recognized as a fire
department by the laws of the State.
DOI
rural water supply project - (i) incidental noncommercial livestock watering and noncommercial irrigation of
vegetation and small gardens of less than 1 acre; and (ii) a project to improve rural water infrastructure, including- (I) pumps, pipes, wells, and other diversions;(II) storage tanks and small impoundments;(III) water treatment facilities for potable water supplies, including desalination facilities;(IV) equipment and management tools for water conservation, groundwater recovery, and water recycling; and (V)
appurtenances.
DOI
rural water supply project - a project that is designed to serve a community or group of communities, each of
which has a population of not more than 50,000 inhabitants, which may include Indian tribes and tribal organizations, dispersed homesites, or rural areas with domestic, industrial, municipal, and residential water.
sacred objects - specific ceremonial objects which are needed by traditional Native American religious leaders
for the practice of traditional Native American religions by their present day adherents
DOI
safe-to-arm switch - device used to arm the improvised explosive device (IED) to ensure that the emplacer can
safely plant the improvised explosive device (IED) and leave the location.
DHS
safety - condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss.
DHS
DOI
scenic easement - the right to control the use of land (including the air space above such land) within the
authorized boundaries of a component of the wild and scenic rivers system, for the purpose of protecting the natural qualities of a designated wild, scenic or recreational river area, but such control shall not affect, without the owner's consent, any regular use exercised prior to the acquisition of the easement. For any designated wild and scenic river, the appropriate Secretary shall treat the acquisition of fee title with the reservation of regular existing uses to the owner as a scenic easement for purposes of this chapter. Such an acquisition shall not constitute fee title ownership.
DHS
sea mine - explosive device laid in the water with the intention of damaging or sinking ships or of deterring
shipping from entering an area does not include devices attached to the bottom of ships or to harbor installations by personnel operating underwater.
secondary improvised explosive device - additional improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced in the target
area to attack individuals or vehicles after the initial event.
DHS
serious bodily injury - injury that creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent
disfigurement or impairment.
DHS
DOI
service obligation - a requirement applicable to, or the exercise of authority granted to, an electric utility under
Federal, State, or local law or under long-term contracts to provide electric service to end-users or to a
distribution utility.
shaped charge - main charge configuration incorporating explosives shaped so as to concentrate its explosive
force utilizing the Munroe effect in a particular direction in order to cut or penetrate (i.e. a plasma jet).
DHS DHS
shelter-in-place - taking emergency refuge within the nearest designated safe area until notification or
determination that the situation has been resolved a precaution intended to keep people safe while remaining indoors where the shelter area is preferably a small interior room with no windows and may require efforts of sealing all cracks or openings with tape or other materials
shock tube initiator - thin, plastic tube of extruded polymer with a layer of high explosive deposited on its
interior surface that propagates a detonation wave to the blasting cap
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
short-term recovery - A process of recovery that is immediate and overlaps with response. It includes such
actions as providing essential public health and safety services, restoring interrupted utility and other
essential services, reestablishing transportation routes, and providing food and shelter for those displaced
by a disaster. Although called short term, some of these activities may last for weeks.
situational awareness - information gathered from a variety of sources that, when communicated to emergency
managers and decision makers, can form the basis for incident management decision-making.
DHS
situational awareness - The ability to identify, process, and comprehend the critical elements of information
about an incident.
DHS/
FEMA
DHHS
smallpox emergency response plan or plan - a response plan detailing actions to be taken in preparation for a
possible smallpox-related emergency during the period prior to the identification of an active case of
smallpox either within or outside the United States.
DOI
sound professional judgment - a finding, determination, or decision that is consistent with principles of sound
fish and wildlife management and administration, available science and resources, and adherence to the
requirements of this Act and other applicable laws.
DOD
Special event - An international or domestic event, contest, activity, or meeting, which by its very nature, or by
specific statutory or regulatory authority, may warrant security, safety, and other logistical support or
assistance.
specialty health care service - a health care service which requires the services of a health care professional
with specialized knowledge or experience.
DOI
specialty health care service - any service relating to (i) dialysis; (ii) surgery; (iii) mammography; (iv)
dentistry; or (v) any other specialty health care service.
DOI
DOI
speleogen - relief features on the walls, ceiling, and floor of any cave or lava tube which are part of the
surrounding bedrock, including but not limited to anastomoses, scallops, meander niches, petromorphs and rock pendants in solution caves and similar features unique to volcanic caves.
DOI
speleothem - any natural mineral formation or deposit occurring in a cave or lava tube, including but not limited
to any stalactite, stalagmite, helictite, cave flower, flowstone, concretion, drapery, rimstone, or formation of
clay or mud.
squib/ ignitor - item that causes the deflagration of low explosives, can be either electric or non-electric.
DHS
staging area - Any location in which personnel, supplies, and equipment can be temporarily housed or parked
while awaiting operational assignment.
DHS/
FEMA
DOS/
USAID
standard operating procedure  - The specific references made in this subchapter to auxiliary and
supplementary material that further details procedures and processes that apply to the FS assignment
process.  Also called SOP.
DOD
standard operating procedure - A set of instructions applicable to those features of operations that lend
themselves to a definite or standardized procedure without loss of effectiveness.  Also called SOP; standing
operating procedure.
standard operating procedure - Complete reference document or an operations manual that provides the
purpose, authorities, duration, and details for the preferred method of performing a single function or a
DHS/
FEMA

number of interrelated functions in a uniform manner.  Also called SOP.

DOI
state utility - a State or any political subdivision of a State, or any agency, authority, or instrumentality of any
one or more of the foregoing, or a corporation that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by any one or
more of the foregoing, competent to carry on the business of developing, transmitting, utilizing, or distributing power.
steam vessel - a vessel propelled in whole or in part by steam, except a recreational vessel of not more than 40
feet in length.
DOT/
Maritime
submersible vessel - a vessel that is capable of operating below the surface of the water.
DOT/
Maritime
submunition - munition that, to perform its task, separates from a parent munition.
DHS
substantially damaged structure - a structure covered by a contract for flood insurance that has incurred
damage for which the cost of repair exceeds an amount specified in any regulation promulgated by the Administrator, or by a community ordinance, whichever is lower.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
subsurface improvised explosive device emplacement - improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced under
the surface or below the intended target, i.e. buried, in a culvert, underwater.
DHS
DHS
suicide improvised explosive device employment - improvised explosive device (IED) initiated by an
insurgent/ terrorist at a time of his/ her choosing in which the operator intentionally kills himself/ herself as part of the attack, or to deny his/ her capture.
suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) explosive intentionally
initiated by the vehicle's occupant, or by secondary RC switch.
DHS
support agency - See Emergency Support Function (ESF) Support Agency.
DHS/
FEMA
DHS/
FEMA
support annexes - Describe how Federal departments and agencies, the private sector, volunteer organizations,
and nongovernmental organizations coordinate and execute the common support processes and
administrative tasks required during an incident. The actions described in the Support Annexes are not limited to particular types of events, but are overarching in nature and applicable to nearly every type of incident.
DOD
supported commander - 1. The commander having primary responsibility for all aspects of a task assigned by
the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan or other joint operation planning authority.  2. In the context of joint operation planning, the commander who prepares operation plans or operation orders in response to requirements of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  3. In the context of a support command relationship, the commander who receives assistance from another commander's force or capabilities, and
who is responsible for ensuring that the supporting commander understands the assistance required.  See
also support; supporting commander.
DOD
supporting commander - 1. A commander who provides augmentation forces or other support to a supported
commander or who develops a supporting plan.  2. In the context of a support command relationship, the commander who aids, protects, complements, or sustains another commander's force, and who is
responsible for providing the assistance required by the supported commander.
surface improvised explosive device emplacement - improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced directly on
the ground.
DHS
surge - a significant increase in imports over the trend for a recent representative base period.
DHS
surge - to increase the amount of or degree of
DHS
DHS
surge capacity - the ability to rapidly and substantially increase the provision of search and rescue capabilities,
food, water, medicine, shelter and housing, medical care, evacuation capacity, staffing (including disaster
assistance employees), and other resources necessary to save lives and protect property during a catastrophic incident.
sustained yield - the achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a high-level annual or regular periodic
output of the various renewable resources of the public lands consistent with multiple use.
DOI
switch - device for making, breaking, or changing a connection.
DHS
DOD
tactical control - The authority over forces that is limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or
maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned.  Also called
TACON.  See also combatant command; combatant command (command authority); operational control.
tactical level  - indication of scale of significance for actions or plans that involve deployment and use of assets
to accomplish specific objectives.
DHS
tactics - Deploying and directing resources on an incident to accomplish the objectives designated by the
strategy.
DHS/
FEMA
DHS
tactics, techniques, and procedures development - using the lessons learned from an IED attack to refine and
improve the tools and methods used during all missions in which an IED may occur (e.g., convoys, tactical suppression efforts, ISR, C-IED missions, etc.)
tactics, techniques, and procedures identification - improvised explosive device (IED) incidents primarily
intended to cause a reaction by forces in an effort to learn and understand employed tactics.
DHS
DOT/
Maritime
tank vessel - a vessel that is constructed or adapted to carry, or that carries, oil or hazardous material in bulk as
cargo or cargo residue, and that (A) is a vessel of the United States;(B) operates on the navigable waters of the United States; or(C) transfers oil or hazardous material in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
tanker - a self-propelled tank vessel constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil or hazardous material in bulk
in the cargo spaces.
DOT/
Maritime
DHS
taxonomy - hierarchical structure used for categorizing a body of information or knowledge facilitates
understanding of how a body of knowledge can be broken down into parts, and how its various parts relate to each other.
DOI
technical assistance - i) technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities, such
as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of conservation practices; and (ii) technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses.
technical assistance - technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural
resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses.
DOI DOI
telemental health - the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support longdistance mental health care, patient and professional-related education, public health, and health administration.
tension release trigger - victim operated trigger that, when tension is released - such as when a taut wire or cord
is cut or broken - releases a spring-loaded firing pin or closes electrical contacts initiating the device.
DHS DHS
tension/ pull trigger - victim operated device that triggers an explosion when tension is applied to a firing
mechanism - such as pulling a trip wire causing an action that releases a firing pin or activates an electrical
or electronic switch.
DOI
territorial instrumentality - any political subdivision, public agency, instrumentalityincluding any
instrumentality that is also a bankor public corporation of a territory, and this term should be broadly construed to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
tertiary improvised explosive device - additional improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced in the target
area to attack individuals or vehicles after the initial and secondary events.
DHS
DOD
thorough decontamination - Decontamination carried out by a unit to reduce contamination on personnel,
equipment, materiel, and/ or working areas equal to natural background or to the lowest possible levels, to permit the partial or total removal of individual protective equipment and to maintain operations with
minimum degradation.  See also immediate decontamination; operational decontamination.
DHS
tilt switch - device that allows voltage to flow to the output wires after a conductive material is moved enough
(up/ down, left/ right) to flow onto the switch contacts, completing the circuit (mercury, ball bearing in a
glass tube).
DHS
time fuse/ safety fuse initiator - pyrotechnic contained in a flexible and weather-proof sheath burning at a timed
and constant rate; used to transmit a flame to the detonator or a low explosive charge with a predetermined delay.
time mechanical switch - time switch constructed or modified so that physical contact between two parts of the
timing mechanism complete an electrical circuit.
DHS
towing vessel - a commercial vessel engaged in or intending to engage in the service of pulling, pushing, or
hauling along side, or any combination of pulling, pushing, or hauling along side.
DOT/
Maritime
towing vessel - a vessel in commercial service that pushes, pulls, or tows alongside and includes what is
traditionally known as a tug.
DOT/
Maritime
traditional food -  wild game meat; (ii) fish; (iii) seafood; (iv) marine mammals; (v) plants; and (vi) berries.
DOI
traditional food - food that has traditionally been prepared and consumed by an Indian tribe.
DOI
transferred works - a project facility, the operation and maintenance of which is carried out by a non-Federal
entity, under the provisions of a formal operation and maintenance transfer contract.
DOI
transferred works operating entity - the organization which is contractually responsible for operation and
maintenance of transferred works.
DOI
trembler switch - device that allows voltage to flow to the output wires after two metal parts make contact,
completing the circuit.
DHS
DOI
tribal organization - (A) the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe; and (B) any legally established
organization of Indians that is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by the governing body or democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by the organization.
tribal organization - (i) the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other
DOI

organized community, including a Native village; or (ii) in connection with any personnel action, any local school board to which the governing body has delegated the authority to grant a waiver with respect to a personnel action.

DOI
unassociated funerary objects - objects that, as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture, are reasonably
believed to have been placed with individual human remains either at the time of death or later, where the remains are not in the possession or control of the Federal agency or museum and the objects can be identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to specific individuals or families or to known human remains or, by a preponderance of the evidence, as having been removed from a specific burial site of an individual culturally affiliated with a particular Indian tribe.
under vehicle improvised explosive device employment - improvised explosive device (IED) employment that
is placed on the underside of a vehicle (using string, tape, magnet, etc. as a form of attachment).
DHS
DHS
underbelly improvised explosive device employment - improvised explosive device (IED) employment in
which the device targets the underside of a vehicle, using large amounts of explosives buried to deliberately defeat armor (can include conventional land mines).
DHS
unexploded ordnance - explosive ordnance which has been primed, fused, armed or otherwise prepared for
action, and remains unexploded either by malfunction or design or for any other cause, which has been fired, dropped, launched, projected, or placed in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to operations,
installations, personnel, or material.
unknown bulk explosive - unidentified explosive found in the main charge of an improvised explosive device
(IED) (after exploitation, it will be categorized).
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces - A framework for structuring local emergency services personnel into
integrated disaster response task forces. The 28 National US&R Task Forces, complete with the necessary
tools, equipment, skills, and techniques, can be deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist State and local governments in rescuing victims of structural collapse incidents or to assist in other search and rescue missions.  Also called US&R Task Forces.
VA health care facility - a facility under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
DVA
DHS
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) delivered by any small
ground-based vehicle (e.g., passenger vehicle, motorcycle, moped, bicycle, etc.) and/ or serves as the concealment means for explosives with an initiating device
victim operated switch - switch that is activated by the actions of an unsuspecting person relies on the target to
carrying out some form of action that will cause the device to function.
DHS DHS
Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response Team  - Transportation Security Administration team that
provide an unannounced, high-visibility presence in a mass transit or passenger rail environment by working along-side federal, state and local law enforcement agencies during periods of high alert or special events.
DHS/
FEMA
volunteer - Any individual accepted to perform services by the lead agency (which has authority to accept
volunteer services) when the individual performs services without promise, expectation, or receipt of
compensation for services performed.
DOT/
Maritime
war risks - (A) any part of a loss excluded from marine insurance coverage under a free of capture or seizure
clause or analogous clause; and (B) any other loss from a hostile act, including confiscation, expropriation, nationalization, or deprivation.
DHS
water-borne improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED) delivered by floating, drifting,
anchored, or propelled on or below the water and/ or serves as the concealment means for explosives with
an initiating device.
DOI
wildlife - any species of wild, free-ranging fauna including fish, and also fauna in captive breeding programs the
object of which is to reintroduce individuals of a depleted indigenous species into previously occupied range.
wildlife and wildlife resources - birds, fishes, mammals, and all other classes of wild animals and all types of
aquatic and land vegetation upon which wildlife is dependent.
DOI
wildlife conservation education - projects, including public outreach, intended to foster responsible natural
resource stewardship.
DOI
DOI
wildlife-associated recreation - projects intended to meet the demand for outdoor activities associated with
wildlife including, but not limited to, hunting and fishing, wildlife observation and photography, such
projects as construction or restoration of wildlife viewing areas, observation towers, blinds, platforms, land
and water trails, water access, field trialing, trail heads, and access for such projects.
wildlife-dependent recreation and wildlife-dependent recreational use - a use of a refuge involving hunting,
fishing, wildlife observation and photography, or environmental education and interpretation.
DOI
DOI
wildlife-restoration project - the wildlife conservation and restoration program and means the selection,
restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of areas of land or water adaptable as feeding, resting, or breeding places for wildlife, including acquisition of such areas or estates or interests therein as are suitable or capable of being made suitable therefor, and the construction thereon or therein of such works as may be necessary to make them available for such purposes and also including such research into problems of wildlife management as may be necessary to efficient administration affecting wildlife resources, and such preliminary or incidental costs and expenses as may be incurred in and about such projects.
DOI
withdrawal - withholding an area of Federal land from settlement, sale, location, or entry, under some or all of
the general land laws, for the purpose of limiting activities under those laws in order to maintain other public values in the area or reserving the area for a particular public purpose or program; or transferring
jurisdiction over an area of Federal land, other than property governed by the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act.
DOI
work of preparing the coal - the breaking, crushing, sizing, cleaning, washing, drying, mixing, storing, and
loading of bituminous coal, lignite, or anthracite, and such other work of preparing such coal as is usually done by the operator of the coal mine.



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## Domestic Support - Homeland Security

 Terms and Definitions - Includes terms related to terrorism, intelligence, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection, national all-hazard emergency planning and response to include civil-military coordination.


TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
SOURCE

aboveground storage tank - storage tank where more than 90 percent of its capacity is above the ground may
contain petroleum or regulated hazardous substances.
DHS
absolute risk - level of risk expressed with real-world units of measurement that allows for independent
interpretation without comparison to estimates of other risks.
DHS
absolute risk [unmitigated] - level of risk that exists without risk controls hypothetical condition that would
exist if risk mitigation measures were absent.
DHS
acceptable risk  - level of risk at which, given costs and benefits associated with reduction measures, no action
is deemed to be warranted at a given point in time.
DHS
access [information] - ability to obtain information.
DHS
DHS
act of terrorism - any act that the Secretary determines meets the requirements under subparagraph (B), as such
requirements are further defined and specified by the Secretary. (B) An act meets the requirements of this subparagraph if the act (i) is unlawful;
(ii) causes harm to a person, property, or entity, in the United
States, or in the case of a domestic United States air carrier or a United States-flag vessel (or a vessel based principally in the United States on which United States income tax is paid and whose insurance coverage is subject to regulation in the United States), in or outside the United States; and (iii) uses or attempts to use instrumentalities, weapons or other methods designed or intended to cause mass destruction, injury or other loss to citizens or institutions of the United States.
DOD/
DOJ
adaptation strategy - a land use and management strategy that can be used (A) to increase the sequestration
capabilities of covered greenhouse gases of any ecosystem; or
(B) to reduce the emissions of covered
greenhouse gases from any ecosystem.
adaptive risk - category of risk that includes threats intentionally caused by humans.
DHS
White
House
adequate security - security protections commensurate with the risk resulting from the unauthorized access,
use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of information. This includes ensuring that information hosted on behalf of an agency and information systems and applications used by the agency operate effectively and provide appropriate confidentiality, integrity, and availability protections through the application of cost-effective security controls.
administrative control - Direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations in respect to
administration and support.  Also called ADCON.
DOD
DOD/
DOJ
advanced nuclear reactor technologies - (A) advanced light water reactors that may be commercially
available in the near-term, including but not limited to mid-sized reactors with passive safety features for the generation of commercial electric power from nuclear fission; and
(B) other advanced nuclear reactor technologies that may require prototype demonstration prior to commercial availability in the mid- or long-term, including but not limited to high-temperature, gas-cooled reactors and liquid metal reactors, for

the generation of commercial electric power from nuclear fission.

adversary - A party acknowledged as potentially hostile to a friendly party and against which the use of force
may be envisaged.
DOD
adversary - person, group, organization, or government that conducts or has the intent to conduct detrimental
activities.
DHS
DHS
affiliated persons - the following persons shall be considered to be affiliated or affiliated persons: (A)
Members of a family, including brothers and sisters (whether by the whole or half blood), spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants. (B) Any officer or director of an organization and such organization. (C) Partners. (D) Employer and employee. (E) Any person directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding with power to vote, 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of any organization and such organization.(F) Two or more persons directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, any person.  (G) Any person who controls any other person and such other person.  A person shall be considered to control another person if the person is legally or
operationally in a position to exercise restraint or direction over the other person.
affordable readiness - optimal balance between operational effectiveness and dollar efficiency at a level that
meets mission requirements
DHS
agent - a nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological substance that causes agricultural disease or the
adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law.
USDA
agent - In intelligence usage, one who is authorized or instructed to obtain or to assist in obtaining
information for intelligence or counterintelligence purposes.
DOD
aggrieved person - a person who is the target of an electronic surveillance or any other person whose
communications or activities were subject to electronic surveillance.
DOD/
DHS
aggrieved person - a person whose premises, property, information, or material is the target of physical search
or any other person whose premises, property, information, or material was subject to physical search.
DOD/
DHS
DOD/
DHS
aggrieved person - any person (A) whose telephone line was subject to the installation or use of a pen register
or trap and trace device authorized by this subchapter; or (B) whose communication instrument or device was subject to the use of a pen register or trap and trace device authorized by this subchapter to capture
incoming electronic or other communications impulses.
USDA
agricultural biosecurity - protection from an agent that poses a threat to (A) plant or animal health; (B)
public health as it relates to the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under
any provision of law that is caused by exposure to an agent; or (C) the environment as it relates to agriculture facilities, farmland, and air and water within the immediate vicinity of an area associated with an agricultural disease or outbreak.
agricultural commodity - (A) an agricultural commodity; and
(B) any regional or market classification, type,
or grade of an agricultural commodity.
DOI
USDA
agricultural countermeasure (A)  a product, practice, or technology that is intended to enhance or maintain
the agricultural biosecurity of the United States; and (B) does not include a product, practice, or
technology used solely in response to a human medical incident or public health emergency not related to agriculture.
USDA
agroterrorist act - an act that - (A) causes or attempts to cause (i) damage to agriculture; or (ii) injury to a
person associated with agriculture; and (B) is committed or appears to be committed with the intent to (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; or (ii) disrupt the agricultural industry in order to influence

the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion.

DHS
air domain - sphere of knowledge, influence and activity concerning areas and things of global airspace
includes domestic, international, and foreign airspace, as well as all manned and unmanned aircraft
operating, and people and cargo present in that airspace, and all aviation-related infrastructures.
air domain awareness - effective understanding of information, threats, and anything associated with the air
domain that could impact the security, safety, or economy of the United States.
DHS
alien - any person not a citizen or national of the United States.
DHS
alien - any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States.
DOJ
alien - person not a citizen or national of the United States.
DHS
DHS
all crimes - approach that incorporates terrorism and other high-risk threats into the existing crime-fighting
framework to ensure that possible precursor crimes are screened and analyzed for linkages to larger-scale
terrorist or other crimes recognizes that there is a nexus between types of criminal activity (for example; illegal drug operations, gangs, money laundering, fraud, identity theft, and terrorism).
DOD
all-source intelligence - 1. Intelligence products and/ or organizations and activities that incorporate all
sources of information in the production of finished intelligence.  2. In intelligence collection, a phrase that indicates that in the satisfaction of intelligence requirements, all collection, processing, exploitation,
and reporting systems and resources are identified for possible use and those most capable are tasked.
American homeland - the United States.
DHS
DHS
ammonium nitrate -
(A) solid ammonium nitrate that is chiefly the ammonium salt of nitric acid and contains
not less than 33 percent nitrogen by weight; and
(B) any mixture containing a percentage of ammonium
nitrate that is equal to or greater than the percentage determined by the Secretary.
ammonium nitrate facility - any entity that produces, sells or otherwise transfers ownership of, or provides
application services for ammonium nitrate.
DHS
ammonium nitrate purchaser - any person who purchases ammonium nitrate from an ammonium nitrate
facility.
DHS
animal rights extremist - group or person who facilitate or engage in acts of unlawful violence directed against
people, businesses, or government entities perceived to be exploiting or abusing animals.
DHS DHS
annunciator - device that signals a change of protection zone status in a security system and provides status
information about a circuit, condition, system, or location normally contains one or more indicator lamps, alphanumeric displays, computer monitors, or other equivalent means of identification.
DHS
anti-abortion extremist - group or person who facilitate or engage in acts of unlawful violence directed against
the providers of abortion related services, their employees, and their facilities in support of the belief that the practice of abortion should end.
DOD
antiterrorism - Defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability of individuals and property to terrorist
acts, to include rapid containment by local military and civilian forces.  Also called AT.  See also
counterterrorism; terrorism.
area of operations - An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and maritime forces
that should be large enough to accomplish their missions and protect their forces.  Also called AO.  See
DOD

also area of responsibility; joint operations area; joint special operations area.

DOI
areas of critical environmental concern - areas within the public lands where special management attention is
required (when such areas are developed or used or where no development is required) to protect and
prevent irreparable damage to important historic, cultural, or scenic values, fish and wildlife resources or other natural systems or processes, or to protect life and safety from natural hazards.
arrival - arrival at a port of entry in the customs territory of the United States.
DHS
DOD
assessment - 1. A continuous process that measures the overall effectiveness of employing joint force
capabilities during military operations.  2. Determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, creating a condition, or achieving an objective.  3. Analysis of the security, effectiveness, and potential of
an existing or planned intelligence activity.  4. Judgment of the motives, qualifications, and characteristics
of present or prospective employees or "agents."
DHS
assessment - product and process of evaluating information based on a set of criteria for the purpose of
informing priorities, developing or comparing courses of action, and informing decision making criteria
determines the type of assessment.
assessment - The evaluation and interpretation of measurements and other information to provide a basis for
decision-making.
DHS/
FEMA
DHS
assessment [message] - message supplying the evaluation and interpretation of measurements and other
information to provide a basis for decision-making provides credible but non-specific threats, or provides in-depth analysis on a specific topic, trend, or development for decision-making and policy support.
White
House
assured access - a requirement for critical national security, homeland security, and civil missions and is
defined as a sufficiently robust, responsive, and resilient capability to allow continued space operations, consistent with risk management and affordability. The Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as appropriate, are responsible for assuring access to
space.
DHS
asylee - person granted asylum under the Immigration and Nationality Act person who meets the definition of
refugee under INA but is either physically in the U.S., or is at a land border or port of entry of the U.S. at the time of seeking refuge.
DHS

asylum - form of protection provided to aliens physically present in the United States who meet the definition
of refugee under INA and are not otherwise barred from applying for or receiving asylum the term
"refugee" means (A) any person who is outside his or her country of nationality, or having no nationality is outside the country he or she last habitually resided and who cannot return to that country because he or she is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country because  of
persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in
a particular social group, or political opinion, or (B) in such special circumstances as the President after appropriate consultation may specify, any person who is within the country of such person's nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, within the country in which such person is habitually residing, and who is persecuted or who has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; a person who has been forced to abort a pregnancy or to undergo involuntary sterilization, or who has been persecuted for failure or refusal to undergo such a procedure or for other resistance to a coercive population control program, shall be deemed to have been persecuted on account of political opinion, and a person who has a well founded fear that he or she will be forced to undergo such a procedure or subject to persecution for such failure, refusal, or resistance shall be deemed to have a well founded fear of persecution on account of political opinion; the term refugee does not include any person who ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social
group, or political opinion.

DHS
asylum and refugee information - information contained in or pertaining to asylum applications, credible fear
determinations, reasonable fear determinations, and refugee applications includes applications for relief
under the Convention Against Torture, withholding of removal, and asylee/ refugee follow-to-join petitions.
DHS
asylum officer - an immigration officer who (i) has had professional training in country conditions, asylum
law, and interview techniques comparable to that provided to full-time adjudicators of applications, and (ii) is supervised by an officer who meets the condition described in clause (i) and has had substantial experience adjudicating asylum applications.
atomic energy -  all forms of energy released in the course of nuclear fission or nuclear transformation.
DOD/
DHS
DOD/
DHS
atomic weapon - any device utilizing atomic energy, exclusive of the means for transporting or propelling the
device (where such means is a separable and divisible part of the device), the principal purpose of which is for use as, or for development of, a weapon, a weapon prototype, or a weapon test device.
attack path - steps that an adversary takes or may take to plan, prepare for, and execute an attack.
DHS
DOD
attack the network operations - Lethal and nonlethal actions and operations against networks conducted
continuously and simultaneously at multiple levels (tactical, operational, and strategic) that capitalize on or create key vulnerabilities and disrupt activities to eliminate the enemy's ability to function in order to
enable success of the operation or campaign.  Also called AtN operations.
DOD/
DHS
authorized - having authority, right, or permission pursuant to the provisions of a statute, Executive order,
directive of the head of any department or agency engaged in foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, order of any United States court, or provisions of any Rule of the House of Representatives or
resolution of the Senate which assigns responsibility within the respective House of Congress for the oversight of intelligence activities.
DHS
authorized person [classified information] - person who has a favorable determination of eligibility for access
to classified information and has a need-to-know such information has signed an approved nondisclosure agreement.
authorizing official [special access program] - person with the authority to formally assume responsibility for
operating a special access program at an acceptable level of risk.
DHS
DOD/
DHS
automatic declassification - the declassification of information based solely upon:
(1) the occurrence of a
specific date or event as determined by the original classification authority; or (2) the expiration of a maximum time frame for duration of classification established under this order.
DHS
aviation stakeholders - entity that owns and/ or operates aviation infrastructure assets or has responsibilities
for the safety, efficiency, and/ or security of the air domain includes Federal, State, local, and tribal
government levels as well as international partners and the private sector that own and/ or operate aviation infrastructure assets (including all aviation conveyances, as well as airport facilities and air traffic
equipment).
DHS
background investigation - process of using various types of personnel security investigations into an
applicant's or an employee's history to determine the individual's suitability or fitness for employment and/ or to make a determination as to whether the individual is eligible for access to classified information
at the appropriate level for the position conducted using a variety of methods including the completion of standard form (SF) questionnaires, electronic inquiries, written or telephonic inquiries, or through personal
contact with individuals.
DOD/
DHS
background review - a review of information provided by the Director of National Intelligence and the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding personal background, including information relating to any history of criminal activity or to any evidence of espionage.
baseline level of protection - degree of security provided by the set of countermeasures identified facility
security level which must be implemented any deviation must be justified by a risk assessment.
DHS
baseline risk - current level of risk that takes into account existing risk mitigation measures.
DHS
biological hazard - An organism, or substance derived from an organism, that poses a threat to human or
animal health.
DOD
DHHS
biosurveillance - The process of gathering, integrating, interpreting, and communicating essential information
related to all-hazards threats or disease activity affecting human, animal, or plant health to achieve early detection and warning, contribute to overall situational awareness of the health aspects of an incident, and to enable better decision-making at all levels.
bioterrorism - use of, or threatened use of, biological agents, such as manmade or natural disease pathogens,
for terrorist purposes.
DHS
bio-toxin - toxic substance produced by and derived from plants and animals.
DHS
blacklisting - The process used to identify - (i) software programs not authorized on an information system; or
(ii) prohibited Universal Resource Locators (URL)/ Web sites.
DOS/
USAID
DHS
border crosser - alien resident of the United States reentering the country after an absence of less than six
months in Canada or Mexico, or a nonresident alien entering the United States across the Canadian border for stays of no more than six months or a nonresident alien entering the United States across the Mexican
border for stays of no more than 72 hours.
DHS
border crossing identification card - a document of identity bearing that designation issued to an alien who is
lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or to an alien who is a resident in foreign contiguous territory, by a consular officer or an immigration officer for the purpose of crossing over the borders between the United States and foreign contiguous territory in accordance with such conditions for its issuance and use
as may be prescribed by regulations. Such regulations shall provide that (A) each such document include a biometric identifier (such as the fingerprint or handprint of the alien) that is machine readable and (B) an
alien presenting a border crossing identification card is not permitted to cross over the border into the United States unless the biometric identifier contained on the card matches the appropriate biometric characteristic of the alien.
bulk explosive - manufactured explosive charge in its original packaging or that has been removed from
weapons or munitions.
DHS
DOI
bulk-power system - (A) facilities and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric
energy transmission network (or any portion thereof); and (B) electric energy from generation facilities
needed to maintain transmission system reliability.
DOI
burial site - any natural or prepared physical location, whether originally below, on, or above the surface of the
earth, into which as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture, individual human remains are deposited.
DHS
buried line sensor [fiber-optic cable] - terrain following detection device buried in the ground that responds to
changes in light traveling through the fiber caused by vibrations in the ground such as an intruder stepping on the ground above the fiber passive, covert sensor.
DHS
buried line sensor [magnetic field] - terrain following detection device buried in the ground that responds to
changes in the local magnetic field caused by movement of ferromagnetic material such as vehicles or
intruders with weapons passive, covert sensor.
DHS
buried line sensor [ported coaxial cable] - terrain following detection device buried in the ground that responds
to motion of a material with a high dielectric constant of high conductivity near the cables such as humans
or vehicles active, covert sensor.
DHS
buried line sensor [pressure/ seismic] - terrain following detection device buried in the ground that responds to
disturbances of the soil caused by an intruder walking, running, jumping, or crawling on the ground passive, covert sensor.
DHS
business continuity planning - process of documenting a predetermined set of instructions or procedures that
describe how an organization's business functions will be sustained during and after a significant disruption.
DHS
business/ operational risk - risk associated with business goals includes; risk that the proposed alternative fails
to result in process efficiencies and streamlining; risk that business goals of the program or initiative will not be achieved; risk that the investment will not achieve operational goals; risk that the program effectiveness targeted by the project will not be achieved.
DHS
canal structure - an embankment, wall, or structure along a canal or manmade watercourse that  (i)
constrains water flows; (ii) is subject to frequent water loading; and (iii) is an integral part of a flood risk
reduction system that protects the leveed area from  flood waters associated with hurricanes, precipitation events, seasonal high water, and other weather-related events.
capability gap - instance of a capability that DHS and/ or its stakeholders/ partners require to perform the
mission, but do not currently possess and is not planned to be provided by existing programs.
DHS
capability overlap - instance when multiple DHS Components have capabilities with similar goals, support
similar activities, or target similar mission needs.
DHS
DHS
capability redundancy - instance when additional or alternative capabilities exist across DHS Components to
include those with primary application in other or related mission/ functional areas maintains a degree of
overall functionality in case of loss or failure of another but which may, following analysis of required
capacity, provide opportunities for efficiencies across the Department.
DOL
capacity building and advocacy activities - efforts that
(A) result in laws, regulations, policies, practices,
procedures, or organizational structures that promote consumer-responsive programs or entities; and
(B)
facilitate and increase access to, provision of, and funding for, assistive technology devices and assistive
technology services, in order to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve greater independence,
productivity, and integration and inclusion within the community and the workforce.
cargo scanning - use of nonintrusive equipment, including imaging and radiation detection equipment, to
capture data relative to any form of cargo container and/ or container contents.
DHS DHS
Central Index System - database maintained by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) that serves
as a central, DHS-wide index for basic immigrant and nonimmigrant status information on aliens and other individuals subject to the provisions of the immigration and Nationality Act.
DHS
certification and accreditation - comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical
security controls in an information system, made in support of security accreditation, to determine the
extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired

outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements of the system.

chain of command - A series of command, control, executive, or management positions in hierarchical order of
authority.
DHS/
FEMA
chemical agent - chemical substance which is intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure, or
incapacitate mainly through its physiological effects.
DHS
DOD/
DHS
chemical agent and munition - an agent or munition that, through its chemical properties, produces lethal or
other damaging effects on human beings, except that such term does not include riot control agents, chemical herbicides, smoke and other obscuration materials.
DHS
chemical facility of interest - a facility that
(A) holds, or that the Secretary has a reasonable basis to believe
holds, a chemical of interest, at a threshold quantity set pursuant to relevant risk-related security principles; and (B) is not an excluded facility.
DHS
citizen of the United States - any person who is a United States citizen by law, birth, or naturalization, any
State, any agency of a State or a group of States, or any corporation, partnership, or association organized
under the laws of any State which has as its president or other executive officer and as its chairman of the
board of directors, or holder of a similar office, a person who is a United States citizen by law, birth or naturalization and which has no more of its directors who are not United States citizens by law, birth or
naturalization than constitute a minority of the number required for a quorum necessary to conduct the
business of the board.
DOD
civil authorities - Those elected and appointed officers and employees who constitute the government of the
United States, the governments of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, United States territories, and political subdivisions thereof.
DOD
civil emergency - Any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, federal assistance
is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and
public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.
clandestine physical access - entry by an individual into a sensitive or secured area without proper authority
and without the knowledge or consent of the occupants or the responsible security officer.
DHS
DHS
classified document - recorded classified information regardless of its physical form or characteristics,
including, without limitation, written or printed matter, tapes, charts, maps, paintings, drawings, engravings, sketches, working notes and papers; reproductions of such things by any means of process; and sound, voice, magnetic, or electronic recordings in any form; is marked to indicate its classified status
when in documentary form as Top Secret, Secret, or Confidential.
DHS
classified information - information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order 13526 or any
predecessor order to require protection against unauthorized disclosure is marked to indicate its classified
status when in documentary form.
classified information access - ability or opportunity to gain knowledge of classified information.
DHS
DHS
classified national security information - information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order
13526 or any predecessor order to require protection against unauthorized disclosure is marked to indicate
its classified status when in documentary form.
close call - event or situation that could have resulted in harm but did not, either by chance or through timely
intervention.
DHS
DHS
closed enforcement action - enforcement action that has been resolved may be resolved by one of the
following: a. Revocation of the action by the regulating authority; b. Closure of the action following written notice from the regulating authority that the action is closed or resolved; c. Closure of the action, after a reasonable time span, following written notice from the regulating authority of their intent to close
the enforcement action; d. Receipt of a signed compliance agreement order; e. Adjudication of the matter,
as
before
an
Administrative
Law
Judge;
or
f. Approval from the EPM to close the finding.
closure [action] - action of changing the status of an incident, problem, change etc. to closed.
DHS
coal - any of the recognized classifications and ranks of coal, including anthracite, bituminous, semibituminous,
subbituminous, and lignite.
DOI
DOI
coal mine - an area of land and all structures, facilities, machinery, tools, equipment, shafts, slopes, tunnels,
excavations, and other property, real or personal, placed upon, under, or above the surface of such land by
any person, used in, or to be used in, or resulting from, the work of extracting in such area bituminous coal, lignite, or anthracite from its natural deposits in the earth by any means or method, and the work of preparing the coal so extracted, and includes custom coal preparation facilities.
coal mine - any underground, surface, or strip mine from which coal is obtained.
DOI
DOI
coal or other mine - (A) an area of land from which minerals are extracted in nonliquid form or, if in liquid
form, are extracted with workers underground, (B) p including impoundments, retention dams, and tailings ponds, on the surface or underground, used in, or to be used in, or resulting from, the work of extracting
such minerals from their natural deposits in nonliquid form, or if in liquid form, with workers underground, or used in, or to be used in, the milling of such minerals, or the work of preparing coal or other minerals, and includes custom coal preparation facilities. In making a determination of what constitutes mineral milling for purposes of this chapter, the Secretary shall give due consideration to the
convenience of administration resulting from the delegation to one Assistant Secretary of all authority with
respect to the health and safety of miners employed at one physical establishment private ways and roads appurtenant to such area, and (C) lands, excavations, underground passageways, shafts, slopes, tunnels and workings, structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, or other property.
coast line - the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open
sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters.
DOI
DOI
coastal environment - the physical atmospheric, and biological components, conditions, and factors which
interactively determine the productivity, state, condition, and quality of the terrestrial ecosystem from the shoreline inward to the boundaries of the coastal zone.
DHS
code word - single word assigned to a classified meaning by appropriate authority to ensure proper security
concerning intentions safeguards information pertaining to actual, real-world plans or operations classified confidential or higher.
cogeneration facility - a facility which produces
(i) electric energy, and
(ii) steam or forms of useful energy
(such as heat) which are used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes.
DOI
DHS
Cognizant Security Authority - person designated to serve as the responsible official for all aspects of security
program management with respect to protection of intelligence sources and methods under the Senior Official to the Intelligence Community responsibility.
collect and detect - ability to discover, find, receive, and/ or catalogue data, information, and intelligence about
people, cargo, conveyances, and infrastructure associated with a domain and its environment.
DHS
collection - In intelligence usage, the acquisition of information and the provision of this information to
processing elements.  See also intelligence process.
DOD
collection strategy - An analytical approach used by collection managers to determine which intelligence
disciplines can be applied to satisfy information requirements.
DOD
combatant command - a unified combatant command or a specified combatant command.
DOD
DOD
combatant command - A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single
commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the
advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  Also called CCMD.  See also specified combatant command; unified command.
DOD
combatant command (command authority) - Nontransferable command authority, which cannot be
delegated, of a combatant commander to perform those functions of command over assigned forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces; assigning tasks; designating objectives; and giving authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations, joint training, and logistics necessary
to accomplish the missions assigned to the command.  Also called COCOM.  See also combatant command; combatant commander; operational control; tactical control.
combating terrorism - Actions, including antiterrorism and counterterrorism, taken to oppose terrorism
throughout the entire threat spectrum.  Also called CbT.  See also antiterrorism; counterterrorism.
DOD
DOD
command relationships - The interrelated responsibilities between commanders, as well as the operational
authority exercised by commanders in the chain of command; defined further as combatant command (command authority), operational control, tactical control, or support.  See also chain of command; combatant command (command authority); command; operational control; support; tactical control.
commandant - the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
DHS/
USCG
DOI
commerce - trade, traffic, commerce, transportation, transmission, or communication among the several States,
or between a State and any other place outside thereof, or between points in the same State which directly
or indirectly affect interstate commerce.
DOI
commercial recovery - (A) any activity engaged in at sea to recover any hard mineral resource at a substantial
rate for the primary purpose of marketing or commercially using such resource to earn a net profit, whether or not such net profit is actually earned; (B) if such recovered hard mineral resource will be
processed at sea, such processing; and (C) if the waste of such activity to recover any hard mineral resource, or of such processing at sea, will be disposed of at sea, such disposal.
commissioner - the Commissioner responsible for the United States Customs and Border Protection of the
Department of Homeland Security.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
common operating picture - A continuously updated overview of an incident compiled throughout an
incident's life cycle from data shared between integrated systems for communication, information management, and intelligence and information sharing. The common operating picture allows incident managers at all levels to make effective, consistent, and timely decisions. The common operating picture also helps ensure consistency at all levels of incident management across jurisdictions, as well as between various governmental jurisdictions and private-sector and nongovernmental entities that are engaged.
DOD
common operational picture - A single identical display of relevant information shared by more than one
command that facilitates collaborative planning and assists all echelons to achieve situational awareness.
Also called COP.
DHS
Component Intelligence Program  - organization within a Component, a significant purpose of which is the
collection, gathering,  processing, analysis, production, or dissemination of intelligence, regardless of
whether such intelligence is counterintelligence, foreign intelligence, Departmental intelligence, or
homeland security intelligence, and regardless of whether such information is National or Departmental
Intelligence includes any organization within a Component that employs intelligence professionals (0132
job series) to perform National or Departmental Intelligence Functions.
DHS
comprehensive information technology network architecture - an integrated framework for evolving or
maintaining existing information technology and acquiring new information technology to achieve the strategic management and information resources management goals of the Office of Intelligence and
Analysis.
DHS/
FEMA
comprehensive preparedness guide 101 - Producing Emergency Plans - A Guide for All-Hazard Emergency
Operations Planning for State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Governments - Guide that describes the intersection of the Federal and State, tribal, and local plans and planning.  Also called CPG 101.
concealment vessel - vessel commonly used to prevent the discovery of an IED by visual inspection may also
be used to add fragmentation.
DHS
DOD
concept of operations - A verbal or graphic statement that clearly and concisely expresses what the joint
force commander intends to accomplish and how it will be done using available resources.  Also called
CONOPS.
DHS
concept of operations - clear and concise statement or document that expresses an intended outcome or
accomplishment and how it will be achieved using available resources includes program's mission, goals
and objectives; may also include roles and responsibilities of the program's key stakeholders and the highlevel processes to achieve program goals and objectives.
DHS/
FEMA
concept plan - A plan that describes the concept of operations for integrating and synchronizing Federal
capabilities to accomplish critical tasks, and describes how Federal capabilities will be integrated into and
support regional, State, and local plans to meet the objectives described in the Strategic Plan.  Also called CONPLAN.
DOD/
DHS
confidential source - any individual or organization that has provided, or that may reasonably be expected to
provide, information to the United States on matters pertaining to the national security with the expectation that the information or relationship, or both, are to be held in confidence.
DHS
container security device - a device, or system, designed, at a minimum, to identify positively a container, to
detect and record the unauthorized intrusion of a container, and to secure a container against tampering throughout the supply chain. Such a device, or system, shall have a low false alarm rate as determined by the Secretary.
DOI
continental Shelf - (A) the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast, but outside the area
of the territorial sea, to a depth of 200 meters or, beyond that limit, to where the depth of the superjacent waters admits of the exploitation of the natural resources of such submarine area; and (B) the seabed and subsoil of similar submarine areas adjacent to the coast of islands.
contingent liability - potential obligation that may be incurred depending on the outcome of a future event.
DHS
DHS
continuity - state or quality of being consistent, uninterrupted or unbroken maintain uninterrupted support to
essential functions in spite of natural or man-made disasters; efforts to assure continuance of minimum essential functions across a wide range of potential emergencies, including localized act or nature, accidents, technologies and/ or attack related emergencies.
DOS/
USAID
continuity capability - The ability of an organization to continue performance of essential functions, using
COOP, continuity of government (COG), or enduring constitutional government (ECG) programs and
integrated, day-to-day operations with a primary goal of ensuring the preservation of our form of government under the Constitution and the continuing performance of National Essential Functions
(NEFs) under all conditions. Built from the foundation of continuity planning and continuity program management, the key pillars of continuity capability are Leadership, Staff, Communications, and
Facilities.
continuity facility - location other than primary facility used to carry out essential functions during continuity
of operations events.
DHS DHS
continuity of  operations plan - predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an
organization's essential functions will be sustained for up to 30 days as a result of a disaster event before
returning to normal operations.
White
House
continuity of government - a coordinated effort within the Federal Government's executive branch to ensure
that National Essential Functions continue to be performed during a Catastrophic Emergency.  Also called COG.
continuity of government - coordinated effort within each branch of Government to ensure that National
Essential Functions continue to be performed during a catastrophic emergency.
DHS
continuity of government - The executive branch's coordinated effort to ensure that NEFs continue to be
performed during a catastrophic emergency.  Also called COG.
DOS/
USAID
DHS
Continuity of Government Readiness Conditions System - system that establishes readiness levels to provide
a flexible and coordinated response to escalating threat levels or actual emergencies focused on possible threats to the National Capital Region.
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continuity of operations - An effort within individual departments and agencies, as well as their subcomponents, to ensure PMEFs continue to be performed during a wide range of emergencies, including localized acts of nature, accidents, and technological or attack-related emergencies. The Departments COOP Plan is activated only upon decision of either the President or the Secretary of State.  Also called
COOP.
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continuity of operations - an effort within individual executive departments and agencies to ensure that
Primary Mission-Essential Functions continue to be performed during a wide range of emergencies, including localized acts of nature, accidents, and technological or attack-related emergencies.  Also called
COOP.
DHS
continuity of operations - sustained performance of mission essential functions and primary mission essential
functions, with little or no disruption, during a wide range of emergencies includes localized emergency
due to natural occurrences, accidents, and technological or terrorist attacks.
DOD
continuity of operations - The degree or state of being continuous in the conduct of functions, tasks, or duties
necessary to accomplish a military action or mission in carrying out the national military strategy.  Also
called COOP.
DHS
continuity of operations plan - document outlining prescribed process for the sustained performance of
mission essential functions and primary mission essential functions, with little or no disruption, during a
wide range of emergencies includes; localized emergency due to natural occurrences, accidents, and
technological or terrorist attacks.
continuity personnel - personnel who provide the leadership, advice, recommendations, and functional support
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necessary for continued performance of mission essential functions.

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continuous evaluation [security] - E.O. 13467 requires that an individual who has been determined to be
eligible for, or who currently has access to classified information, shall be subject to continuous evaluation
under standards (including, but not limited to, the frequency of such evaluation) as determined by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
DHS
controlled unclassified information - unclassified information that requires safeguarding or dissemination
controls pursuant to and consistent with applicable law, regulation, and government-wide policy
exceptions: Protected Critical Infrastructure Information; Sensitive Security Information; and Safeguards
Information, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
DHS
conviction - a formal judgment of guilt of the alien entered by a court or, if adjudication of guilt has been
withheld, where (i) a judge or jury has found the alien guilty or the alien has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or has admitted sufficient facts to warrant a finding of guilt, and (ii) the judge has ordered some form of punishment, penalty, or restraint on the alien's liberty to be imposed. (B) Any reference to a term of imprisonment or a sentence with respect to an offense is deemed to include the period of
incarceration or confinement ordered by a court of law regardless of any suspension of the imposition or execution of that imprisonment or sentence in whole or in part.
DHS
COOP personnel - category of essential personnel that are employees occupying positions identified to sustain
an organization's primary mission functions and mission essential functions. May conduct these activities at an alternate site, virtually or through the observance of an alternate work schedule,
b. Are expected to initiate and remain in contact with their Component during an emergency to maintain
continuity
of
operations,
and
c. Are emergency relocation group (ERG) members and alternate ERG members.
coordinate - To advance systematically an analysis and exchange of information among principals who have or
may have a need to know certain information to carry out specific incident management responsibilities.
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FEMA
DOD
coordinating authority - A commander or individual who has the authority to require consultation between
the specific functions or activities involving forces of two or more Services, joint force components, or
forces of the same Service or agencies, but does not have the authority to compel agreement.
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corporation - any corporation, joint-stock company, partnership, association, business trust, organized group of
persons, whether incorporated or not, or a receiver or receivers, trustee or trustees of any of the foregoing.
It shall not include municipalities.
counterdrug - Those active measures taken to detect, monitor, and counter the production, trafficking, and
use of illegal drugs.  Also called CD.
DOD
counterdrug activities - Those measures taken to detect, interdict, disrupt, or curtail any activity that is
reasonably related to illicit drug trafficking.
DOD
counterdrug operations - Civil or military actions taken to  reduce or eliminate illicit drug trafficking. See
also counterdrug; counterdrug operational support.
DOD
DOD
counterespionage - That aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect, destroy, neutralize, exploit, or
prevent espionage activities through identification, penetration, manipulation, deception, and repression of
individuals, groups, or organizations conducting or suspected of conducting espionage activities.
DHS
countering violent extremism - approach to mitigating or preventing potential terrorist activity emphasizes the
strength of local communities via engagement with a broad range of partners to gain a better understanding of the behaviors, tactics, and other indicators associated with terrorist activity.
DOD
countering weapons of mass destruction - Efforts against actors of concern to curtail the conceptualization,
development, possession, proliferation, use, and effects of weapons of mass destruction, related expertise,
materials, technologies, and means of delivery.  Also called CWMD.
DHS
counterintelligence - information gathered and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt, or
protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations, or persons, or their agents, or international terrorist organizations or activities excludes personnel, physical, document or communications security programs.
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CIA/
DOD
counterintelligence - information gathered and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt, or
protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations or persons, or their agents, or international terrorist organizations or activities.
DOD
counterintelligence - Information gathered and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt, or
protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations or persons or their agents, or international terrorist organizations
or activities.  Also called CI.  See also counterespionage; security.
DOD
counterintelligence activities - One or more of the five functions of counterintelligence: operations,
investigations, collection, analysis and production, and functional services.  See also analysis and
production; collection; counterintelligence; operation.
DOD
counterintelligence operations - Proactive activities designed to identify, exploit, neutralize, or deter foreign
intelligence collection and terrorist activities directed against the United States.  See also
counterintelligence; operation.
DHS
counterintelligence referral - referral of any information, regardless of its origin, which indicates that
classified information is being, or may have been, disclosed in an unauthorized manner to a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power as required by Title 50.
countermeasure - action, measure, or device intended to reduce an identified risk, threat, or danger.
DHS
countermeasure - Actions, devices, procedures, or techniques that reduce a known or suspected vulnerability.
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USAID
countermeasure or product - a security countermeasure, qualified countermeasure, or qualified pandemic or
epidemic product.
DHHS
DOD
countermeasures - That form of military science that, by the employment of devices and/ or techniques, has
as its objective the impairment of the operational effectiveness of enemy activity.  See also electronic
warfare.
counterproliferation - Those actions taken to reduce the risks posed by extant weapons of mass destruction
to the United States, allies, and partners.  Also called CP.  See also nonproliferation.
DOD
countersurveillance - All measures, active or passive, taken to counteract hostile surveillance.  See also
surveillance.
DOD
DOD
counterterrorism - Activities and operations taken to neutralize terrorists and their organizations and
networks in order to render them incapable of using violence to instill fear and coerce governments or
societies to achieve their goals.  Also called CT.  See also antiterrorism; combating terrorism; terrorism.
counterterrorism - efforts to combat al Qaeda and other foreign terrorist organizations that are designated by
the Secretary of State, or other individuals and entities engaged in terrorist activity or support for such
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activity.

counterterrorism - practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies designed to prevent, deter, and respond to
terrorism.
DHS
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Counterterrorism Security Group - An interagency body convened on a regular basis to develop terrorism
prevention policy and to coordinate threat response and law enforcement investigations associated with
terrorism. This group evaluates various policy issues of interagency importance regarding counterterrorism and makes recommendations to senior levels of the policymaking structure for decision.  Also called CSG.
DHS
country - a foreign country, dependent territory, or possession of a foreign country, and may include an
association of 2 or more foreign countries, dependent territories, or possessions of countries into a customs union outside the United States.
DHS
country - any foreign country or territory, including any overseas dependent territory or possession of a foreign
country, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. In the case of an association of countries which is a
free trade area or customs union, or which is contributing to comprehensive regional economic integration among its members through appropriate means, including, but not limited to, the reduction of duties, the President may by Executive order or Presidential proclamation provide that all members of such association other than members which are barred from designation shall be treated as one country for purposes of this subchapter.
country - territory of a nation or state.
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DHS
country of birth - country in which an individual  is born a person's country of birth is the country where the
place in which that person was born is located according to the geographical and political configuration of countries at the time of data collection by DHS; if there have been boundary changes affecting the country
of birth of a person, then the country shall be recorded according to the configuration at the time of data
collection.
country of chargeability - country to which an immigrant in a numerically limited classification is charged by
the U.S. Department of State for purposes of numerical control.
DHS
country of citizenship - country in which a person is born or naturalized and to which the  person  owes
allegiance and by which he or she is entitled to be protected.
DHS
country of former allegiance - previous country of citizenship of a naturalized U.S. citizen.
DHS
DHS
country of last residence - country in which an alien habitually resided prior to crossing the U.S. border and
entering the United States the country in which an alien last resided for 1 year or more prior to crossing the U.S. border and entering the United States.
country where you live - country in which an alien resides or intends to reside the country in which an alien is
living or expects to live for at least one year.
DHS
co-utilization agreement - document that defines areas of authorities and responsibilities when two or more
activities share the same special access program facility/ sensitive compartmented information facility.
DHS DHS
covered activity - any suspicious transaction, activity, or occurrence that involves, or is directed against, a
passenger transportation system or vehicle or its passengers indicating that an individual may be engaging,
or preparing to engage, in a violation of law relating to (A) a threat to a passenger transportation system
or passenger safety or security; or (B) an act of terrorism.
covered chemical facility - a facility that (A) the Secretary (i) identifies as a chemical facility of interest;
and (ii) based upon review of the facility's Top-Screen, determines meets the risk criteria developed; and
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(B) is not an excluded facility.

covered communication - any nonpublic telephone or electronic communication acquired without the consent
of a person who is a party to the communication, including communications in electronic storage.
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DHS
covered countermeasure - a covered countermeasure as specified in a Declaration made.
DHHS
DHHS
covered countermeasure or covered countermeasure against smallpox - a substance that is (i)(I) used to
prevent or treat smallpox (including the vaccinia or another vaccine); or (II) used to control or treat the adverse effects of vaccinia inoculation or of administration of another covered countermeasure; and (ii)
specified in a declaration.
covered entity -
(A) the Immigration and Naturalization Service;
(B) the Bureau of Border Security of the
Department of Homeland Security; and
(C) the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration.
DHS
covered Federal agency - the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS
DHS
credentialed  and credentialing - having provided, or providing, respectively, documentation that identifies
personnel and authenticates and verifies the qualifications of such personnel by ensuring that such personnel possess a minimum common level of training, experience, physical and medical fitness, and capability appropriate for a particular position in accordance with standards created.
DHS
credentialing - process of establishing the qualifications of licensed professionals, organizational members or
organizations, and assessing their background and legitimacy includes the primary verification of professionals' or para-professionals' education, licenses, or certifications/  registrations; excludes the issuing of licenses, certifications, or registrations to professionals and para-professionals.
DHS
credible fear of persecution - that there is a significant possibility, taking into account the credibility of the
statements made by the alien in support of the alien's claim and such other facts as are known to the
officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum.
DOD
crisis action planning - The Adaptive Planning and Execution system process involving the time-sensitive
development of joint operation plans and operation orders for the deployment, employment, and sustainment of assigned and allocated forces and resources in response to an imminent crisis.  Also called
CAP.  See also joint operation planning; Joint Operation Planning and Execution System.
critical asset - A specific entity that is of such extraordinary importance that its incapacitation or destruction
would have a very serious, debilitating effect on the ability of a nation to continue to function effectively.
DOD
critical asset - specific entity that is of such extraordinary importance that its incapacitation or destruction
would have a very serious, debilitating effect on the ability of a nation to continue to function effectively.
DHS
critical capability - A means that is considered a crucial enabler for a center of gravity to function as such
and is essential to the accomplishment of the specified or assumed objective(s).
DOD
DOD/
DHS
critical component - such components, subsystems, systems, and related special tooling and test equipment
essential to the production, repair, maintenance, or operation of weapon systems or other items of equipment identified by the President as being essential to the execution of the national security strategy of the United States. Components identified as critical by a National Security Assessment shall be designated
as critical components for purposes of this chapter, unless the President determines that the designation is unwarranted.
critical electric infrastructure - a system or asset of the bulk-power system, whether physical or virtual, the
incapacity or destruction of which would negatively affect national security, economic security, public
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health or safety, or any combination of such matters.

DOI
critical electric infrastructure information - information related to critical electric infrastructure, or proposed
critical electrical infrastructure, generated by or provided to the Commission or other Federal agency,
other than classified national security information, that is designated as critical electric infrastructure
information by the Commission or the Secretary. Such term includes information that qualifies as critical
energy infrastructure information under the Commission's regulations.
critical infrastructure - any systems and assets, whether physical or cyber-based, so vital to the United States
that the degradation or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on national
security, including, but not limited to, national economic security and national public health or safety.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
DHS
critical infrastructure - systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital that the incapacity or
destruction of such may have a debilitating impact on the security, economy, public health or safety, environment, or any combination of those matters, across any federal, state, regional, territorial, or local
jurisdiction as established in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), includes the sectors of agriculture and food; drinking water and wastewater treatment systems; dams; public health and
healthcare; emergency services; government and commercial facilities; defense industrial base; national monuments and icons; information technology; telecommunications; energy; nuclear reactors, materials and waste; transportation systems; banking and finance; chemical industry; postal and shipping.
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critical infrastructure - systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the
incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.
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critical infrastructure - systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the
incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health safety, or any combination of those matters.
DHS/
FEMA
critical infrastructure - Systems, assets, and networks, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States
that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.
critical infrastructure protection program - any component or bureau of a covered Federal agency that has
been designated by the President or any agency head to receive critical infrastructure information.
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critical infrastructure sectors - the following sectors, in both urban and rural areas: (A) Agriculture and
food.
(B) Banking and finance.
(C) Chemical industries.
(D) Commercial facilities.
(E) Commercial
nuclear reactors, materials, and waste. (F) Dams. (G) The defense industrial base. (H) Emergency services.
(I) Energy.
(J) Government facilities. (K) Information technology.
(L) National monuments and
icons. (M) Postal and shipping. (N) Public health and health care. (O) Telecommunications.
(P)
Transportation systems.
(Q) Water.
DHS
critical operational issue - operational effectiveness and operational suitability issues (not characteristics,
parameters, or thresholds) that must be examined in operational test and evaluation (OT&E) to evaluate/ assess the system's capability to provide the desired capability.
DHS
critical program information  - elements or components of a special access program that, if compromised,
could cause significant degradation in mission effectiveness, shorten the expected combat-effective life of the system, reduce technological advantage, significantly alter program direction, or enable an adversary
to defeat, counter, copy, or reverse-engineer the technology or capability.
critical sector - one of the 16 critical sectors which are a logical collection of assets, systems, or networks that
provide a common function to the economy, government, or society includes systems and assets, whether
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physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.

DHS
critical sensitive [position] - functioning position that has the potential for exceptionally grave damage to the
national security includes access up to, and including, top secret national security information or materials; or other positions related to national security, regardless of duties, that require the same degree of trust.
critical services - power, water (including water provided by an irrigation organization or facility), sewer,
wastewater treatment, communications (including broadcast and telecommunications), education, and
emergency medical care.
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HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
DHS
critical water supply needs - existing or reasonably anticipated future water supply needs that cannot be met
by existing water supplies, as identified in a comprehensive statewide or regional water supply plan or
assessment projected over a planning period of at least 20 years.
criticality - importance to a mission or function, or continuity of operations.
DHS
DOD
criticality assessment - An assessment that identifies key assets and infrastructure that support Department of
Defense missions, units, or activities and are deemed mission critical by military commanders or civilian
agency managers.  Also called CA.
criticality assessment - product or process of systematically identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing based on
the importance of an impact to mission(s) or function(s), or continuity of operations.
DHS
DHS
cross functional team - team established within the DHS requirements definition process that is typically
comprised of subject matter experts from the four groups within S&T and, following the development of an Operational Needs Statement, focus on solutions to those needs.
DOI
cultural affiliation - that there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced
historically or prehistorically between a present day Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and an identifiable earlier group.
DOI
cultural items - human remains and associated funerary objects - objects that, as a part of the death rite or
ceremony of a culture, are reasonably believed to have been placed with individual human remains either
at the time of death or later, and both the human remains and associated funerary objects are presently in
the possession or control of a Federal agency or museum, except that other items exclusively made for burial purposes or to contain human remains shall be considered as associated funerary objects.
DOI
cultural patrimony - an object having ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an individual Native American,
and which, therefore, cannot be alienated, appropriated, or conveyed by any individual regardless of whether or not the individual is a member of the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and such object shall have been considered inalienable by such Native American group at the time the object was
separated from such group.
DHS
customs waters - in the case of a foreign vessel subject to a treaty or other arrangement between a foreign
government and the United States enabling or permitting the authorities of the United States to board, examine, search, seize, or otherwise to enforce upon such vessel upon the high seas the laws of the United States, the waters within such distance of the coast of the United States as the said authorities are or may be so enabled or permitted by such treaty or arrangement and, in the case of every other vessel, the waters within four leagues of the coast of the United States.
cyber incident - actions taken through the use of computer networks that result in an actual or potentially
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adverse effect on an information system or the information residing therein.

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cyber incident - An event occurring on or conducted through a computer network that actually or imminently
jeopardizes the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of computers, information or communications
systems or networks, physical or virtual infrastructure controlled by computers or information systems, or information resident thereon. For purposes of this directive, a cyber incident may include a vulnerability in
an information system, system security procedures, internal controls, or implementation that could be exploited by a threat source.
DHS
cyber incident - incident occurring on or conducted through a computer network that actually or imminently
jeopardizes the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of computers, information or communications systems or networks, physical or virtual infrastructure controlled by computers or information systems, or information resident thereon.
DOS/
USAID
cyber security - Information operations that protect and defend information and IT systems by ensuring their
availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. This includes providing for restoration of IT systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction.
cyber threat indicator - in the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.
DHS
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cybersecurity - prevention of damage to, protection of, and restoration of computers, electronic
communications systems, electronic communications services, wire communication, and electronic
communication, including information contained therein, to ensure its availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation.
DOD
cybersecurity - Prevention of damage to, protection of, and restoration of computers, electronic
communications systems, electronic communications services, wire communication, and electronic
communication, including information contained therein, to ensure its availability, integrity,
authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation.
cybersecurity category - a position's or incumbent's primary work function involving cybersecurity, which is
further defined by Specialty Area.
DHS
cybersecurity purpose - the purpose of protecting an information system or information that is stored on,
processed by, or transiting an information system from a cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability.
DHS
DHS
cybersecurity risk - (A) threats to and vulnerabilities of information or information systems and any related
consequences caused by or resulting from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, degradation, disruption, modification, or destruction of such information or information systems, including such related consequences caused by an act of terrorism; and (B) does not include any action that solely involves a violation of a consumer term of service or a consumer licensing agreement.
DHS
cybersecurity threat - an action, not protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States,
on or through an information system that may result in an unauthorized effort to adversely impact the security, availability, confidentiality, or integrity of an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system.
DOS/
USAID
cybersecurity violation - As it relates to CSIP, the second subset of a cybersecurity incident, more serious than
an infraction because it results in damage or significant risk to the Departments cyber infrastructure due to an individuals failure to comply with established Department computer security policy.
DOD
cyberspace - A global domain within the information environment consisting of the interdependent network
of information technology infrastructures and resident data, including the Internet, telecommunications
networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and controllers.
DHS
cyberspace - virtual environment, accessible via computer networks, where communication can take place and
information can be shared often interchanged with the word Internet, cyberspace is the artificial realm
created by and accessible through computer networks with the intended function of sharing information
and facilitating communication.
cyberspace operations - The employment of cyberspace capabilities where the primary purpose is to achieve
objectives in or through cyberspace.
DOD
DHS
dam - (A) any artificial barrier that has the ability to impound water, wastewater, or any liquid-borne material,
for the purpose of storage or control of water, that (i) is 25 feet or more in height from (I) the natural bed of the stream channel or watercourse measured at the downstream toe of the barrier; or (II) if the barrier is not across a stream channel or watercourse, from the lowest elevation of the outside limit of the
barrier; to the maximum water storage elevation; or(ii) has an impounding capacity for maximum storage elevation of 50 acre-feet or more; but (B) does not include(i) a levee; or (ii) a barrier described in subparagraph (A) that (I) is 6 feet or less in height regardless of storage capacity; or (II) has a storage capacity at the maximum water storage elevation that is 15 acre-feet or less regardless of height; unless the
barrier, because of the location of the barrier or another physical characteristic of the barrier, is likely to
pose a significant threat to human life or property if the barrier fails (as determined by the Administrator).
DHS
data and information risk - risk associated with the loss or misuse of data or information includes; risk of
compromise of privacy information; risk of increased burdens on citizens and businesses because of data collection requirements if the associated business processes or the project requires access to data from other sources (federal, state, and/ or local agencies).
DHS
data mining - application of database technology and techniques to uncover hidden patterns, anomalies, and
subtle relationships in data and to infer rules that allow for the prediction of future results SPECIAL USE DEFINITION: (NOTE: This Special Use definition is for the limited purpose of the specific Congressional
reporting requirement set out in  the 9/ 11 Act, entitled the Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act and is not used for any other purpose.) The Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act defines "data mining" as "a program involving pattern-based queries, searches, or other analyses of 1 or more electronic
databases, where (A) a department or agency of the Federal Government, or a non-Federal entity acting
on behalf of the Federal Government, is conducting the queries, searches, or other analyses to discover or locate a predictive pattern or anomaly indicative of terrorist or criminal activity on the part of any
individual or individuals; (B) the queries, searches, or other analyses are not subject-based and do not use personal identifiers of a specific individual, or inputs associated with a specific individual or group of individuals, to retrieve information from the database or databases; and (C) the purpose of the queries,
searches, or other analyses is not solely (i) the detection of fraud, waste, or abuse in a Government
agency or program; or (ii) the security of a Government computer system."
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data mining [person] - per - The Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act - a program involving patternbased queries, searches, or other analyses of 1 or more electronic databases, where (A) a department or agency of the Federal Government, or a non-federal entity acting on behalf of the Federal Government, is conducting the queries, searches, or other analyses to discover or locate a predictive pattern or anomaly indicative of terrorist or criminal activity on the part of any individual or individuals; (B) the queries,
searches, or other analyses are not subject-based and do not use personal identifiers of a specific
individual, or inputs associated with a specific individual or group of individuals, to retrieve information from the database or databases; and (C) the purpose of the queries, searches, or other analyses is not solely (i) the detection of fraud, waste, or abuse in a government agency or program; or (ii) the security of a government computer system."
data model - graphic and/ or lexical representation of the data and information required to support the operation
of any set of business processes and/ or the systems used to automate them.
DHS

deep seabed - the seabed, and the subsoil thereof to a depth of ten meters, lying seaward of and outside (A)
the Continental Shelf of any nation; and (B) any area of national resource jurisdiction of any foreign
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nation, if such area extends beyond the Continental Shelf of such nation and such jurisdiction is recognized by the United States.

deep-draft harbor - a harbor which is authorized to be constructed to a depth of more than 45 feet.
DHS
DOI
defense critical electric infrastructure - any electric infrastructure located in any of the 48 contiguous States
or the District of Columbia that serves a facility designated by the Secretary but is not owned or operated by the owner or operator of such facility.
DOD
defense critical infrastructure - Department of Defense and non-Department of Defense networked assets
and facilities essential to project, support, and sustain military forces and operations worldwide.  Also
called DCI.
DHS
defense support of civil authorities - civil support activities provided by U.S. military forces, Department of
Defense (DOD) civilians, DOD contract personnel, and DOD agency and component assets, in response to requests for assistance from civilian federal, state, local, and tribal authorities under the auspices of the
national response framework (for domestic emergencies).
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FEMA
defense support of civil authorities - Support provided by U.S. military forces (Regular, Reserve, and
National Guard), Department of Defense (DOD) civilians, DOD contract personnel, and DOD agency and
component assets, in response to requests for assistance from civilian Federal, State, local, and tribal
authorities for domestic emergencies, designated law enforcement support, and other domestic activities. Also called DSCA.
DOD
defense support of civil authorities - Support provided by US Federal military forces, Department of
Defense civilians, Department of Defense contract personnel, Department of Defense component assets,
and National Guard forces (when the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the governors of the affected states, elects and requests to use those forces in Title 32, United States Code, status) in response to requests for assistance from civil authorities for domestic emergencies, law enforcement support, and
other domestic activities, or from qualifying entities for special events.  Also called DSCA.  Also known
as civil support.
DHS
defensive measure - an action, device, procedure, signature, technique, or other measure applied to an
information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system that detects, prevents, or mitigates a known or suspected cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability.
DHS
defensive measure - does not include a measure that destroys, renders unusable, provides unauthorized access
to, or substantially harms an information system or information stored on, processed by, or transiting such information system not owned by(i) the private entity operating the measure; or (ii) another entity or Federal entity that is authorized to provide consent and has provided consent to that private entity for operation of such measure.
DOD
deliberate planning - 1. The Adaptive Planning and Execution system process involving the development of
joint operation plans for contingencies identified in joint strategic planning documents.  2. A planning process for the deployment and employment of apportioned forces and resources that occurs in response to
a hypothetical situation.
denial of eligibility for access to National Security Information - adjudicative decision that an individual is
not eligible for access to classified information.
DHS
DOD
Department of Defense information network - The set of information capabilities, and associated processes
for collecting, processing, storing, disseminating, and managing information on-demand to warfighters, policy makers, and support personnel, whether interconnected or stand-alone, including owned and leased communications and computing systems and services, software (including applications), data, security

services, other associated services, and national security systems.  Also called DODIN.

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Department of Defense information network operations - Operations to design, build, configure, secure,
operate, maintain, and sustain Department of Defense networks to create and preserve information
assurance on the Department of Defense information networks.
DOD
Department of Defense Intelligence Information System - The combination of Department of Defense
personnel, procedures, equipment, computer programs, and supporting communications that support the timely and comprehensive preparation and presentation of intelligence and information to military
commanders and national-level decision makers.  Also called DODIIS.
DHS
Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Enterprise - primary mechanism for the integration and
management of the Department's intelligence programs, projects, and activities led by the Chief Intelligence Officer (CINT) and consisting of the Component Intelligence Programs (CIPs) of DHS Intelligence Components.
DHS
departmental intelligence - intelligence collected, gathered, processes, analyzed, produced, or disseminated by
the Department (or any element thereof) to support the preventive, protective, enforcement, or other
responsibilities of the Department.
DHS
departmental intelligence function - collection, gathering, processing, analysis, production, or dissemination
of intelligence, the primary purpose of which is to support the preventive, protective, enforcement, or other responsibilities of the Department.
deportable alien  - alien in and/ or admitted to the United States that is subject to a ground(s) of removal of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
DHS
deportation - removal of a person from the host country by the legal and/ or political authorities of that
country, usually through a formal proceeding.
DOS/
USAID
DHS
derivative classification - incorporating, paraphrasing, restating, or generating in a new form information that
is already classified, and marking the newly developed material consistent with the classification markings that applies to the source information.
design-basis threat - profile of the type, composition, and capabilities of an adversary.
DHS
detection technology - electronic and/ or mechanical means used to assist in the discovery and identification of
anomalies or the presence of property or person that may pose a threat or are not in compliance with law.
DHS
deterrence - The prevention of action by the existence of a credible threat of unacceptable counteraction and/
or belief that the cost of action outweighs the perceived benefits.
DOD
deterrent - measure that discourages an action or prevents an occurrence by instilling fear, doubt, or anxiety.
DHS
DOI
developed - a purposeful modification of land, or an interest in land, from its original state that effectuates a
condition of gainful and productive present use without further substantial modification. Any such
modification shall be performed by the Native individual or Native Corporation. Surveying, construction of roads, providing utilities, or other similar actions, which are normally considered to be component parts of the development process but do not create the condition described in the preceding sentence, shall not constitute a developed state within the meaning of this clause. In order to terminate the exemptions listed in paragraph (1), land, or an interest in land, must be developed for purposes other than exploration, and the exemptions will be terminated only with respect to the smallest practicable tract actually used in the developed state. Any lands previously developed by third-party trespassers shall not be considered to have
been.
DOI
development - those activities which take place following discovery of minerals in paying quantities, including
geophysical activity, drilling, platform construction, and operation of all onshore support facilities, and which are for the purpose of ultimately producing the minerals discovered.
development unit - a part of a project which, for purposes of orderly engineering or reclamation development,
is designated as a development unit by order of the Secretary.
DOI
DHS
DHS Information Sharing Environment - mission, processes, and supporting core capabilities that facilitate
the sharing of terrorism information, homeland security information, and homeland security-related information both within the Department and between the Department and external entities.
DHS
DHS Intelligence Enterprise  - primary organizational mechanism for the integration and management of the
Department's intelligence programs, projects, and activities, led by the CINT and consisting of the CIPs of DHS Intelligence Components led by the Chief Intelligence Officer (CINT) and consisting of the
Component Intelligence Programs (CIPs) of DHS Intelligence Components.
DHS
DHS mission area - enterprise-wide missions with associated goals and objectives that tell in detail what it
means to prevent, to protect, to respond, and to recover, as well as to build in security, to ensure resilience, and to facilitate customs and exchange.
DHS
DHS National Operations Center - 24/ 7/ 365 multi-agency operations center that serves as the primary
national-level hub for situational awareness, common operating picture, information fusion, information sharing, communications, and operations coordination pertaining to the prevention of terrorist attacks and incident management.
DHS
DHS Operational Component  - Department of Homeland Security Component with specific centralized
program responsibility for directly achieving one or more of the Department's mission activities includes: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
DHS
DHS strategic plan - written guidance that establishes the goals and objectives for DHS and outlines the
strategies to achieve those goals and objectives produced every four years and aligned with the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act.
DHS
DHS Support Component - Department of Homeland Security Component that generally provides specific
assistance and/ or guidance to other DHS Components and/ or external organizations includes: Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CISOMB), Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
(DNDO), Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Intergovernmental Affairs, Management (MGMT), Military Advisor's Office (MIL), National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) , Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), Office of
Health Affairs (OHA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA), Office of Operations Coordination (OPS), Office of Policy (PLCY), Office of Public Affairs (OPA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Office of the Executive Secretary (ESEC), Office of the General Counsel (OGC),  Privacy Office (PRIV), and Science and Technology (S&T).
diplomatic visa - a nonimmigrant visa bearing that title and issued to a nonimmigrant in accordance with such
regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe.
DHS
direct consequence  - effect that is an immediate result of an event, incident, or occurrence.
DHS
DHS
directive [DHS Directives System] - document that briefly and broadly articulates DHS policies, missions,
programs, or activities of a continuing nature that are required or authorized by statute, rulemaking, the
President, or the Secretary to initiate, govern or regulate actions or conduct by DHS Components, officers,

and employees.

DHS
disclosure - transmission, communication, sharing or passing of any information includes to any federal, state,
local, tribal, or territorial government, private sector entity, or any foreign government, foreign person, or
international organization.
discovery [clandestine surveillance] - finding of a clandestine technical surveillance device.
DHS
displaced adult - an individual 21 years of age or older who is displaced from the habitual residence of that
individual as a result of a declared event.
DHS
displaced child - an individual under 21 years of age who is displaced from the habitual residence of that
individual as a result of a declared event.
DHS DHS
disseminate and communicate - ability to coordinate and share information (controlling both the sending of
the information itself and the feedback)includes intelligence at the appropriate levels and among stakeholders with the appropriate clearance levels and a valid need in order to inform decision-makers.
DHS
dissemination matrix - document used by fusion center personnel to ensure the proper review, handling, and
dissemination of products identifies fusion center customers, classification, and handling caveats; details peer and supervisory reviews; and identifies the dissemination method for each fusion center product type.
DOI
distribution utility - an electric utility that has a service obligation to end-users or to a State utility or electric
cooperative that, directly or indirectly, through one or more additional State utilities or electric cooperatives, provides electric service to end-users.
district - any individual or any legal entity established under State law which has entered into a contract or is
eligible to contract with the Secretary for irrigation water.
DOI
diverting [environmental sustainability] - process of redirecting materials that might otherwise be placed in the
waste stream to recycling or recovery excludes diversion to waste-to-energy facilities.
DHS
domestic article - an article wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States.
DHS
DHS
domestic counterterrorism - measures, offensive and defensive, for the prevention and interdiction of terrorist
activity within the United States primarily offensive in nature including use of investigations,
prosecutions, screening, disrupting enemy communications, etc.
DHS
Domestic Director of National Intelligence Representative - Director of National Intelligence (DNI) designee
who serve as principal field advisor for Intelligence Community matters, as conduit between the DNI and field Intelligence Community elements, and as the DNI's personal representative to the senior field representatives of each Intelligence Community element within their area of responsibility.
DHS
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office - Department of Homeland Security Support Component responsible to
improve the Nation's capability to detect and report unauthorized attempts to import or use nuclear or radiological material against the Nation.
DHS/
FEMA
domestic readiness group - An interagency body convened on a regular basis to develop and coordinate
preparedness, response, and incident management policy. This group evaluates various policy issues of interagency importance regarding domestic preparedness and incident management and makes
recommendations to senior levels of the policymaking structure for decision. During an incident, the DRG may be convened by the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate relevant interagency policy issues regarding response and develop recommendations as may be required.  Also called DRG.
DHS
domestic terrorism - act of unlawful violence that is dangerous to human life or potentially destructive of
critical infrastructure or key resources committed by a group or person based and operating entirely within the United States or its territories without direction or inspiration from a foreign terrorist group is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any state or other subdivision of the United States
and appears to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.
DOJ
domestic terrorism - activities that
(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the
criminal laws of the United States or of any State;  (B) appear to be intended
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
DHS
dual use research area of concern initial review [life sciences] - preliminary review of life sciences research
to identify potential dual use research of concern (DURC)based on the criteria outlined in the USG DURC Policy.
DHS
dual use research of concern [life sciences] - life sciences research that, based on current understanding, can
be reasonably anticipated to provide knowledge, information, products, or technologies that could be directly misapplied to pose a significant threat with broad potential consequences to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, materiel, or national security.
DHS
dual use research of concern technical review [life sciences] - detailed assessment of life sciences research
objectives, procedures, processes, and resulting products conducted by S&T technical experts to determine whether the research processes and/ or deliverables should be designated as dual use research of concern
(DURC).
economic consequence - effect of an incident, event, or occurrence on the value of property or on the
production, trade, distribution, or use of income, wealth, or commodities.
DHS
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
economic or industrial espionage - (A) stealing a trade secret or proprietary information or appropriating,
taking, carrying away, or concealing, or by fraud, artifice, or deception obtaining, a trade secret or
proprietary information without the authorization of the owner of the trade secret or proprietary
information; (B) copying, duplicating, downloading, uploading, destroying, transmitting, delivering, sending, communicating, or conveying a trade secret or proprietary information without the authorization of the owner of the trade secret or proprietary information; or (C) knowingly receiving, buying, or possessing a trade secret or proprietary information that has been stolen or appropriated, obtained, or converted without the authorization of the owner of the trade secret or proprietary information.
electric cooperative - any cooperative association eligible to receive loans.
DOI
DOI
electromagnetic pulse - 1 or more pulses of electromagnetic energy emitted by a device capable of disabling or
disrupting operation of, or destroying, electronic devices or communications networks, including hardware, software, and data, by means of such a pulse.
electromagnetic spectrum - The range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation from zero to infinity.  It is
divided into 26 alphabetically designated bands.  See also electronic warfare.
DOD
DHS
electronic and information technology - information technology including any equipment or interconnected
system or subsystem used in the creation, conversion, or duplication of data or information includes, but is
not limited to, software applications and operating systems, telecommunications products, information kiosks and transaction machines, Web sites (Internet, Intranet, and Extranet), video and multimedia

products, desktop and portable computers, and office equipment such as copiers and fax machines.

ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
electronic surveillance -  acquisition of a nonpublic communication by electronic means without the consent of
a person who is a party to an electronic communication or, in the case of a nonelectronic communication,
without the consent of a person who is visibly present at the place of communication, but not including the
use of radio direction-finding equipment solely to determine the location of a transmitter.
DHS
electronic surveillance  - acquisition of a non-public communication by electronic means without the consent
of a person who is a party to an electronic communication in the case of a non-electronic communication,
without the consent of a person who is visibly present at the place of communication, but not including the
use of radio-finding equipment solely to determine the location of a transmitter.
eligibility determination [security] - determinations of eligibility for access to classified information based on
criteria established under E.O. 12968.
DHS
DOI
eligible land - (i) Cropland.
(ii) Grassland.
(iii) Rangeland. (iv) Pasture land.
(v) Nonindustrial private forest
land.
(vi) Other agricultural land (including cropped woodland, marshes, and agricultural land used for the production of livestock) on which resource concerns related to agricultural production could be addressed
through a contract under the program, as determined by the Secretary.
eligible land - land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced.
DOI
eligible migrant - a qualified immigrant who is the spouse or unmarried child of a legalized alien.
DHS
DOI
eligible solar, wind, waste or geothermal facility - a facility which produces electric energy solely by the use,
as a primary energy source, of solar energy, wind energy, waste resources or geothermal resources; but only if (i) either of the following is submitted to the Commission not later than December 31, 1994: (I)
an application for certification of the facility as a qualifying small power production facility; or
(II) notice
that the facility meets the requirements for qualification; and (ii) construction of such facility commences not later than December 31, 1999, or, if not, reasonable diligence is exercised toward the completion of
such facility taking into account all factors relevant to construction of the facility.
DOI
eligible tribal consortium - a consortium composed of 2 or more Service units between which a mobile health
station can be transported by road in up to 8 hours. A Service unit operated by the Service or by an Indian tribe or tribal organization shall be equally eligible for participation in such consortium.
DHS
emergency change [IT service] - alteration in the current state that must be introduced immediately to resolve a
major incident or implement a security patch is the highest priority change that can be defined in an organization.
emergency change advisory board  - subgroup of the Change Advisory Board that makes decisions about
emergency changes.
DHS DHS
emergency condition - (1) a newly discovered type of material which is of importance for the understanding of
the history of mankind and is in jeopardy from pillage, dismantling, dispersal, or fragmentation; (2) identifiable as coming from any site recognized to be of high cultural significance if such site is in jeopardy from pillage, dismantling, dispersal, or fragmentation which is, or threatens to be, of crisis
proportions; or (3) a part of the remains of a particular culture or civilization, the record of which is in
jeopardy from pillage, dismantling, dispersal, or fragmentation which is, or threatens to be, of crisis
proportions; and application of the import restrictions on a temporary basis would, in whole or in part, reduce the incentive for such pillage, dismantling, dispersal or fragmentation.
emergency medical services training education advisory council - advisory body providing advice and
recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs/ Chief Medical Officer on matters relating to
DHS
emergency medical service training and educational policies, regulations, standards, and metrics for emergency medical services personnel.
DHS
emergency operating record  - documentary material and database essential to the continued functioning or
the reconstitution of an agency during and after a continuity event include emergency plans and directives,
orders of succession, delegations of authority, staffing assignments, and related policy or procedural records.
emergency plan - The ongoing plan maintained by various jurisdictional levels for responding to a wide variety
of potential hazards.
DHS/
FEMA
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
emergency preparedness - all those activities and measures designed or undertaken to prepare for or minimize
the effects of a hazard upon the civilian population, to deal with the immediate emergency conditions
which would be created by the hazard, and to effectuate emergency repairs to, or the emergency
restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by the hazard. Such term includes the
following: (A) Measures to be undertaken in preparation for anticipated hazards (including the establishment of appropriate organizations, operational plans, and supporting agreements, the recruitment and training of personnel, the conduct of research, the procurement and stockpiling of necessary materials and supplies, the provision of suitable warning systems, the construction or preparation of shelters, shelter areas, and control centers, and, when appropriate, the non-military evacuation of the civilian population). (B) Measures to be undertaken during a hazard (including the enforcement of passive defense regulations prescribed by duly established military or civil authorities, the evacuation of personnel to shelter areas, the
control of traffic and panic, and the control and use of lighting and civil communications). (C) Measures to be undertaken following a hazard (including activities for fire fighting, rescue, emergency medical, health and sanitation services, monitoring for specific dangers of special weapons, unexploded bomb reconnaissance, essential debris clearance, emergency welfare measures, and immediately essential emergency repair or restoration of damaged vital facilities).
DHS/
FEMA
Emergency Public Information - Information that is disseminated primarily in anticipation of an emergency
or during an emergency. In addition to providing situational information to the public, it also frequently provides directive actions required to be taken by the general public.
Emergency Support Function Support Agency - An entity with specific capabilities or resources that support
the primary agencies in executing the mission of the ESF.  Also called ESP Support Agency.
DHS/
FEMA
DHS/
FEMA
emergency support functions  - Used by the Federal Government and many State governments as the primary
mechanism at the operational level to organize and provide assistance. ESFs align categories of resources
and provide strategic objectives for their use. ESFs utilize standardized resource management concepts
such as typing, inventorying, and tracking to facilitate the dispatch, deployment, and recovery of resources before, during, and after an incident.  Also called ESFs.
DOD
emergency support functions - A grouping of government and certain private-sector capabilities into an
organizational structure to provide the support, resources, program implementation, and services that are most likely to be needed to save lives, protect property and the environment, restore essential services and critical infrastructure, and help victims and communities return to normal, when feasible, following
domestic incidents.  Also called ESFs.
DOS/
USAID
endorsing or espousing terrorism -  An alien is inadmissible under INA if the alien endorses or espouses
terrorist activity or persuades others to endorse or support terrorist activity or a terrorist organization.  A safe house;  Transportation;  Communications;  Funds;  Transfer of funds or other material financial benefit;  False documentation or identification;  Weapons including chemical, biological, or radiological weapons;  Explosives; or Training.
energy commodity - (A) petroleum products;(B) natural gas;(C) coal; (D) wind and solar energy components;
DHS

and (E) biofuels.

enforcement action - formal, written notification by an authorized federal, state, local, or regional  authority of
the alleged violation of any applicable statutory or regulatory requirement.
DHS
DHS
engage in terrorist activity - in an individual capacity or as a member of an organization  (I) to commit or to
incite to commit, under circumstances indicating an intention to cause death or serious bodily injury, a terrorist activity;  (II) to prepare or plan a terrorist activity; (III) to gather information on potential targets
for terrorist activity; (IV) to solicit funds or other things of value for  (aa) a terrorist activity;(bb) a terrorist organization; or (cc) a terrorist organization, unless the solicitor can  demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the organization was a terrorist organization;  (V) to solicit any individual(aa) to engage in conduct; (bb) for membership in a terrorist organization; or (cc) for membership in a terrorist organization unless the solicitor can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the organization was a terrorist organization; or  (VI) to commit an act that the actor knows, or
reasonably should know, affords material support, including a safe house, transportation, communications,
funds, transfer of funds or other material financial benefit, false documentation or identification, weapons (including chemical, biological, or radiological weapons), explosives, or training  (aa) for the commission of a terrorist activity;  (bb) to any individual who the actor knows, or reasonably should know, has committed or plans to commit a terrorist activity;  (cc) to a terrorist organization or to any member of such an organization; or (dd) to a terrorist organization, or to any member of such an organization, unless the actor can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the actor did not
know, and should not reasonably have known, that the organization was a terrorist organization.
enter/ entry - to move into, or the act of movement into, the commerce of the United States.
USDA
DHS
environment - totality of surrounding conditions includes: (1) The natural conditions (weather, climate, ocean
conditions, terrain, vegetation, dust, etc.) and induced conditions (electromagnetic interference, heat,
vibration, etc.) that constrain the design definitions for end products and their enabling products; (2) External factors affecting an enterprise or project; and (3) External factors affecting development tools,
methods, or processes
environment - water, air, land, and all plants and man and other animals living therein, and the
interrelationships which exist among these.
USDA
DHS
environment and social threat - threat of catastrophic destruction of marine or land resources, conflict
between nation-states over maritime or land resources, and mass migration flows that have the potential to
harm the maritime or land domains or destabilize regions of the world.
environment of operation - the physical surroundings in which an information system processes, stores, and
transmits information.
White
House
environmental condition - ambient surrounding conditions to include weather conditions such as temperature,
precipitation, fog, dust, etc.
DHS
DHS
environmental planning and historic preservation - effort required to systematically address the
environmental stewardship and compliance requirements in public policy during program and project planning, development, and design; and prior to execution of a proposed action for the purpose of protecting, sustaining, or restoring the quality of the human environment consists wholly or in part of scoping, development and consideration of the proposed action and alternatives, environmental impact evaluation, consideration of mitigation and monitoring, consultation, and public involvement.
DHS
environmental planning and historic preservation decision support system - IT system designed to use
automation to standardize and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department's environmental
planning and historic preservation reviews enables environmental planning and historic preservation

knowledge sharing across the Department and serves as the Department's system of record for environmental planning and historic preservation reviews.

DHS
environmental planning and historic preservation document - document prepared during the environmental
planning and historic preservation review process and leading to or recording an agency's decision regarding a proposed action.
DHS
environmental planning and historic preservation program manager  - person designated in a Component's
approved supplemental procedures as the single point of contact in a Component responsible for coordination with Occupational Safety and Environmental Programs (OSEP) on all environmental
planning and historic preservation matters.
DHS
environmental planning and historic preservation requirements - statutes, regulations, executive orders,
and relevant implementing procedures for the stewardship of natural, historic, and cultural resources, and
the protection of communities and public health.
DHS
environmental rights extremist - group or person who facilitate or engage in acts of unlawful violence against
people, businesses, or government entities perceived to be destroying, degrading, or exploiting the natural environment.
escalation - occurrence of increased intensity or seriousness requiring additional resources in response.
DHS
DHS
essential operating record - documentary material and database essential to the reconstitution of an
organization after an emergency include staffing plans, directives, program records needed to reconstitute
program activities, and policy(s) or procedural records that assist agency staff in resuming normal operations after an emergency.
DHS
essential personnel - employees in positions that are required for the continuation of the Department's primary
mission-essential functions includes functions identified as mission essential functions (MEF), national essential functions (NEF), and primary mission essential functions (PMEF); includes employees categorized as:  Mission Critical Personnel; COOP Personnel; Contingency/ Incident Personnel; Emergency Personnel; and Exempt Employees; positions may require specific skills, knowledge, certifications or credentials, and some positions may fall under more than one category.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
essential service provider - an entity that (1) provides (A) telecommunications service;(B) electrical
power;(C) natural gas;(D) water and sewer services; or(E) any other essential service, as determined by the President; (2) is(A) a municipal entity;(B) a nonprofit entity; or(C) a private, for profit entity; and (3) is contributing to efforts to respond to an emergency or major disaster.
DHS
evade and evasion - entering covered merchandise into the customs territory of the United States by means of
any document or electronically transmitted data or information, written or oral statement, or act that is material and false, or any omission that is material, and that results in any cash deposit or other security or any amount of applicable antidumping or countervailing duties being reduced or not being applied with respect to the merchandise.
evaluation - risk assessment, inspection, or risk assessment and inspection.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
evasion - The process whereby isolated personnel avoid capture with the goal of successfully returning to
areas under friendly control.
DOD
event - planned, non-emergency activity occurring in a particular place during a particular interval of time
includes occurrences such as parades and sporting contests.
DHS
event tree - graphical tool used to illustrate the range and probabilities of possible outcomes that arise from an
initiating event.
DHS
DHS
examine - process of performing direct, indirect, and/ or informational investigation and inspection of an
individual , place, thing, or event to determine compliance or deviation includes the process of comparing or testing financial and/ or operational records against management's assertions or other criteria during the
performance of an internal review.
DHS
exceptional circumstances - to exceptional circumstances (such as battery or extreme cruelty to the alien or
any child or parent of the alien, serious illness of the alien, or serious illness or death of the spouse, child, or parent of the alien, but not including less compelling circumstances) beyond the control of the alien.
DOI
exceptional resource - a resource of scientific, natural, historic, cultural, or recreational value that has been
documented by a Federal, State, or local governmental authority, and for which there is a compelling need
for conservation and protection under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency in order to maintain the resource for the benefit of the public.
exercise - employment of personnel and resources in a controlled environment to test, validate, and/ or improve
a specific plan or capability in pursuit of a stated objective
DHS
exigent circumstances - situations in which there is a reasonable belief that there is an imminent threat to a
person's life or an imminent and grave threat to the national security of the United States.
DHS
DOI
existing dam - any dam, the construction of which was completed or on 2 before July 22, 2005, and which does
not require any construction or enlargement of impoundment structures (other than repairs or
reconstruction) in connection with the installation of any small hydroelectric power project.
expedited approval facility - a covered chemical facility for which the owner or operator elects to submit a site
security plan.
DHS
DOI
exploration - any activity, including logistic support, the purpose of which is the identification or evaluation of
specific mineral resource deposits. The term includes exploratory drilling, dredging, and other surface or
subsurface excavations required to determine the nature and size of mineral resource deposits and the
feasibility of their development.
exploration - the examination and investigation of undeveloped land to determine the existence of subsurface
nonrenewable resources.
DOI
DOI
exploration - the process of searching for minerals, including (1) geophysical surveys where magnetic, gravity,
seismic, or other systems are used to detect or imply the presence of such minerals, and (2) any drilling, whether on or off known geological structures, including the drilling of a well in which a discovery of oil or natural gas in paying quantities is made and the drilling of any additional delineation well after such discovery which is needed to delineate any reservoir and to enable the lessee to determine whether to proceed with development and production.
DOI
exploration (A) any at-sea observation and evaluation activity which has, as its objective, the establishment
and documentation of (i) the nature, shape, concentration, location, and tenor of a hard mineral resource; and (ii) the environmental, technical, and other appropriate factors which must be taken into account to achieve commercial recovery; and (B) the taking from the deep seabed of such quantities of any
hard mineral resource as are necessary for the design, fabrication, and testing of equipment which is intended to be used in the commercial recovery and processing of such resource.
extraordinary circumstances - circumstances in which:   (i) suspension of an investigation will be more
beneficial to the domestic industry than continuation of the investigation, and (ii) the investigation is
DHS

complex.

DHS
facilitator [extremism, terrorism] - group or person who knowingly provide one or more of a wide array of
services to other operatives that enable the execution of terrorist plots, training, travel, or financing
includes setting up bank accounts, acquiring or producing false identification or travel documentation, aiding travel, disbursing funds, procuring materials, or enabling communications via electronic means or couriers.
facility security level - categorization based on the analysis of several security-related facility factors, which
serves as the basis for the implementation of physical security measures specified in ISC standards.
DHS
DHS
fair information practice principles - policy framework addressing issues of privacy and accuracy regarding
the collection, use, maintenance, disclosure, deletion, or destruction of personally identifiable information (PII)adopted by the Department in Directive 047-01, Privacy Policy and Compliance.
fair information practice principles - the eight principles set forth in Appendix A of the National Strategy for
Trusted Identities in Cyberspace.
DHS
DOD
feasibility - the joint operation plan review criterion for assessing whether the assigned mission can be
accomplished using available resources within the time contemplated by the plan.  See also acceptability;
adequacy.
feasibility assessment - a basic target analysis that provides an initial determination of the viability of a
proposed target for special operations forces employment.  Also called FA.
DOD
DHS
feasibility risk - risk that a proposed alternative fails to result in the desired technological outcome includes;
risk that business goals of the program or initiative will not be achieved; risk that the program effectiveness targeted by the project will not be achieved.
DHS
federal assets - all relevant non-classified civilian coastal and ocean observations, technologies, and related
modeling, research, data management, basic and applied technology research and development, and public
education and outreach programs, that are managed by member agencies of the Council.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Network - classified network runs by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) that facilitates information sharing for fusion centers.
DHS
federal coordinating officer - a Federal coordinating officer.
DHS
DHS
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Department of Homeland Security Operational Component that
leads and supports the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation, to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made
disasters.
DHS/
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency Regional Offices - FEMA has 10 regional offices, each headed by
a Regional Administrator. The regional field structures are FEMA's permanent presence for communities and States across America.  Also called FEMA Regional Offices.
Federal land - (A) land controlled or administered by the Secretary of the Interior, except Indian land; or (B)
National Forest System land controlled or administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
DOI
Federal lands - lands the fee title to which is owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior.
DOI
federal resource allocation criteria policy - federal policy that defines objective criteria to be used by federal
departments and agencies when making resource allocation decisions to fusion centers.
DHS
Federal trust species - migratory birds, threatened species, endangered species, interjurisdictional fish, marine
mammals, and other species of concern.
DOI
file plan - classification scheme in a specific office that describes how the records are organized and
maintained.
DHS
DHS
financial crimes enforcement network project gateway - capability that affords law enforcement officials in
each state online access to financial crime databases at FinCEN, a U.S. Department of Treasury bureau
under the Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.
DHS
finished intelligence - intelligence report or product developed through detailed analytic research from the
collection, processing, integration, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of available information, typically regarding long-term intelligence priorities.
food security - access by all people at all times to sufficient food and nutrition for a healthy and productive life.
USDA
foodborne illness outbreak - the occurrence of 2 or more cases of a similar illness resulting from the ingestion
of a certain food.
USDA
for official use only - protective marking for unclassified information of a sensitive nature that required
protection for any number of reasons.
DHS
DOD
force protection - preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against Department of Defense
personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information.  Also called FP.  See also force; force protection condition; protection.
force protection - preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against federal  personnel (to include
family members), resources, facilities, and critical information.
DHS
foreign agent - any officer, employee, proxy, servant, delegate, or representative of a foreign government.
DOJ
foreign country - any empire, country, dominion, colony, or protectorate, or any subdivision or subdivisions
thereof (other than the United States and its possessions).
DHS
foreign country - any foreign instrumentality. Any territory or possession of a foreign country that is
administered separately for customs purposes, shall be treated as a separate foreign country.
DHS DHS
foreign disclosure - displaying or revealing classified national intelligence or controlled unclassified
information (CUI), whether orally, in writing, or in any other medium, to any foreign entities without
providing the foreign entity a copy of such information for retention.
DHS
Foreign Disclosure and Release Officer - individual to whom a Senior Foreign Disclosure and Release
Authority (SFDRA) has delegated in writing the authority to approve or deny requests for authorization to
disclose and release intelligence or controlled unclassified information (CUI) under the SFDRA's
jurisdiction or as authorized in accordance with guidance from the Director of National Intelligence
(DNI)as specified in ICD 403.
DHS
foreign entity - foreign government or component thereof, including intelligence services, international
organizations or coalitions consisting of sovereign states, and others as determined by the Director of
National Intelligence (DNI).
foreign information release - provision of classified national intelligence or controlled unclassified
information (CUI), in writing or in any other medium, to any foreign entities for retention.
DHS
DOJ
foreign instrumentality - any agency, bureau, ministry, component, institution, association, or any legal,
commercial, or business organization, corporation, firm, or entity that is substantially owned, controlled,
sponsored, commanded, managed, or dominated by a foreign government.
DOD
foreign intelligence - Information relating to capabilities, intentions, and activities of foreign governments or
elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.  Also called
FI.  See also intelligence.
foreign intelligence - information relating to the capabilities, intentions, or activities of foreign governments or
elements thereof, foreign organizations, foreign persons, or international terrorists.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
foreign intelligence - information relating to the capabilities, intentions, or activities of foreign governments or
elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
foreign intelligence [information] - information relating to the capabilities, intentions, or activities of foreign
governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, foreign persons, or international terrorists.
DHS DHS
foreign intelligence entity - known or suspected foreign state or non-state organization or person that conducts
intelligence activities to acquire information about the United States, blocks or impairs intelligence collection by the United States Government, influences United States policy, or disrupts systems and programs owned or operated by or within the United States includes foreign intelligence and security services, international terrorists, transnational criminal organizations, and drug trafficking organizations conducting intelligence-related activities.
DHS
foreign intelligence service - foreign government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and
exploitation of information and intelligence in support of law enforcement, national security, military, and/ or foreign policy objectives.
foreign national [in the United States] - person who is neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident
in the United States, or a "protected individual".
DHS
DHS
foreign national client - a person who is not a United States citizen or national or an alien lawfully admitted to
the United States for permanent residence and who utilizes the services of an international marriage broker. Such term includes an alien residing in the United States who is in the United States as a result of
utilizing the services of an international marriage broker and any alien recruited by an international marriage broker or representative of such broker.
DHS
foreign person - (A) an individual who is not a United States person or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence into the United States; or (B) a corporation, partnership, or other nongovernmental entity which is not a United States person.
DHS
foreign power - entity that is: (i) a foreign government or any component thereof, whether or not recognized by
the United States;   (ii) a faction of a foreign nation or nations, not substantially composed of United States persons;   (iii) an entity that is openly acknowledged by a foreign government or governments to be directed and controlled by such foreign government or governments;   (iv) a group engaged in international terrorism or activities in preparation thereof;  (v) a foreign-based political organization, not substantially composed of United States persons;   (vi) an entity that is directed and controlled by a foreign government or governments; or   (vii) an entity not substantially composed of United States persons that is engaged in the international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
foreign private sector entity - foreign individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, associations, and
corporations, private voluntary organizations and non-public educational institutions, as well as all other
DHS

nonprofit institutions.

foreign state - outlying possessions of a foreign state, but self-governing dominions or territories under
mandate or trusteeship shall be regarded as separate foreign states.
DHS
foreign terrorist organization -  an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary
of State in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act.
DOS/
USAID
foreign terrorist organization - an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary
of State.
DOS
foreign travel - travel outside the United States
DHS
foreign vessel - any foreign flag or foreign operated vessel that is operated under the jurisdiction or authority of
a government other than the United States.
DOT/
Maritime
freight rail - rail services which concentrate on hauling bulk commodities and large-quantity shipments over
long distances.
DHS
frequentist probability - interpretation or estimate of probability as the long-run frequency of the occurrence
of an event as estimated by historical observation or experimental trials.
DHS
friendly force information - operational information on military, federal, state, local, and/ or allied assets
operating within the maritime domain.
DHS
DOI
full cost - an annual rate as determined by the Secretary that shall amortize the expenditures for construction
properly allocable to irrigation facilities in service, including all operation and maintenance deficits funded, less payments, over such periods as may be required under Federal reclamation law or applicable contract provisions, with interest on both accruing from October 12, 1982, on costs outstanding at that
date, or from the date incurred in the case of costs arising subsequent to October 12, 1982: *Provided,* That
operation, maintenance, and replacement charges required under Federal reclamation law, including this subchapter, shall be collected in addition to the full cost charge.
full operating capability - time at which investment becomes fully operational, with all functions deployed to
the designated user(s), as defined by the Program Manager.
DHS
DHS
fuse and analyze - ability to establish key characteristics of, to externally collect data, and internally analyze
data, information, and intelligence about, hazards, threats, people, cargo, conveyances, and infrastructure
within a domain to obtain situational awareness and inform operators and decision-makers about all
pertinent aspects of an event or situation.
DHS
fusion center - a collaborative effort of 2 or more Federal, State, local, or tribal government agencies that
combines resources, expertise, or information with the goal of maximizing the ability of such agencies to detect, prevent, investigate, apprehend, and respond to criminal or terrorist activity.
DHS/
FEMA
Fusion Center - Facility that brings together into one central location law enforcement, intelligence, emergency
management, public health, and other agencies, as well as private-sector and nongovernmental
organizations when appropriate, and that has the capabilities to evaluate and act appropriately on all available information.
DHS
fusion center - physical or logical facility, encompassing all necessary infrastructure required to facilitate
nationwide information-sharing between one or more federal, state, and/ or local law enforcement entities,
dedicated to the integration of multiple diverse data sources within a defined functional domain
collaborative effort of two or more agencies or program offices who provide resources, expertise, and/ or information to the center with the goal of maximizing the ability to detect, prevent, apprehend, and

respond to criminal and terrorism related activity by applying the concepts of fusion, and to provide a means of intelligence dissemination.

DHS
fusion center performance program - program to measure the capability and performance of the National
Network of Fusion Centers over time through the collection of standardized data provides an objective basis to demonstrate the value of fusion centers in supporting national information sharing and homeland security outcomes, and encourages continued coordination among interagency partners to effectively and efficiently support fusion centers.
fusion liaison officer - person who serves as the conduit for the flow of homeland security and crime-related
information between the field and the fusion center for assessment and analysis.
DHS
DHS
fusion process  - overarching process of managing the flow of information and intelligence across levels and
sectors of government and private industry, which supports the implementation of risk-based, informationdriven prevention, response, and consequence management programs.
DOI
geochemical surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits by the proper application of the principles
and techniques of the science of chemistry as they relate to the search for and discovery of mineral deposits.
geological surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits by the proper application of the principles and
techniques of the science of geology as they relate to the search for and discovery of mineral deposits.
DOI
geomagnetic storm - a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field resulting from solar activity.
DOI
DOI
geophysical surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits through the employment of generally
recognized equipment and methods for measuring physical differences between rock types or discontinuities in geological formations.
DHS
geospatial information - graphical or digital data depicting natural or manmade physical features, phenomena,
or boundaries of the earth and any information related thereto, including surveys, maps, charts, remote sensing data, and images.
DHS
geospatial information - graphical or digital data depicting natural or manmade physical features, phenomena,
or boundaries of the earth and any information related thereto includes surveys, maps, charts, remote
sensing data, and images.
DHS
geospatial metadata - information that documents geographic digital data such as GIS files, geospatial
databases, and earth imagery but can also be used to document geospatial resources including data catalogs, mapping applications, data models and related websites includes core library catalog elements such as title, abstract, and publication data; geographic elements such as geographic extent and projection information; and database elements such as attribute label definitions and attribute domain values.
DHS
geospatial technology - any technology utilized by analysts, specialists, surveyors, photogrammetrists,
hydrographers, geodesists, cartographers, architects, or engineers for the collection, storage, retrieval, or
dissemination of geospatial information, including-(i) global satellite surveillance systems; (ii) global position systems;
(iii) geographic information systems; (iv) mapping equipment; (v) geocoding technology; and (vi) remote sensing devices.
DHS
geospatial technology - technology utilized for the collection, storage, retrieval, exploitation, manipulation, or
dissemination of geospatial information includes global satellite surveillance systems, global position systems, Geographic Information System (GIS); mapping equipment, geocoding technology, and remote sensing devices.
DOI
geothermal resources - (A) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water, and
brines, (B) steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines, resulting from water, gas, or other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations, and (C) any byproduct derived from them.
DOI
geothermal resources - (i) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water and
hot brines; (ii) steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines resulting from water, gas, or other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations; (iii) heat or other associated energy found in geothermal formations; and (iv) any byproduct derived from them.
global air Domain community of Interest - community of stakeholders with roles and responsibilities in the
air domain includes the Federal, State, local, territorial, tribal, and regional departments and agencies.
DHS
DHS
global maritime community of interest - community of stakeholders with roles and responsibilities in the
maritime domain includes the Federal, State, local, territorial, tribal, and regional departments and
agencies.
global maritime situational awareness - comprehensive fusion of data from every agency and by every nation
to improve knowledge of the maritime domain.
DHS
DHS
global terrorism - terrorism activities conducted in, or encompassing international communities A.) involves
violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any State;  B.) appears to be intended-a. to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, b. to influence the policy or a government by intimidation or coercions; or c. to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and  C.) occurs primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or
seek asylum.
government dam - a dam or other work constructed or owned by the United States for Government purposes
with or without contribution from others.
DOI
DHS
Government Emergency Telecommunications Service - service providing authorized Government users with
24-hour nationwide national security/ emergency preparedness service utilizing the surviving public switched network resources under a full range of conditions:  crisis, natural disaster, or war.
DHS
government special access program security officer - person that is a U.S. Government employee that
provides day to day security administration and management for a special access program appointed in
writing at a government special access program facility or organization by the government program
manager.
DHS/
FEMA
Governor's authorized representative - An individual empowered by a Governor to - (1) execute all
necessary documents for disaster assistance on behalf of the State, including certification of applications for public assistance; (2) represent the Governor of the impacted State in the Unified Coordination Group, when required; (3) coordinate and supervise the State disaster assistance program to include serving as its
grant administrator; and (4) identify, in coordination with the State Coordinating Officer, the State's critical information needs for incorporation into a list of Essential Elements of Information.
DOI
grantees and lessees - all political subdivisions, municipalities, public and private corporations, and other
persons holding grants or leases from a State, or from its predecessor sovereign if legally validated, to
lands beneath navigable waters if such grants or leases were issued in accordance with the constitution, statutes, and decisions of the courts of the State in which such lands are situated, or of its predecessor
sovereign: *Provided, however,* That nothing herein shall be construed as conferring upon said grantees or
lessees any greater rights or interests other than are described herein and in their respective grants from the

State, or its predecessor sovereign.

DHS
Great Lakes navigation system - (A)(i) Lake Superior;(ii) Lake Huron; (iii) Lake Michigan; (iv) Lake Erie;
and(v) Lake Ontario;(B) all connecting waters between the lakes referred to in subparagraph (A) used for
commercial navigation;(C) any navigation features in the lakes referred to in subparagraph (A) or waters
described in subparagraph (B) that are a Federal operation or maintenance responsibility; and(D) areas of the Saint Lawrence River that are operated or maintained by the Federal Government for commercial navigation.
DOI
grid security emergency - the occurrence or imminent danger of (A)(i) a malicious act using electronic
communication or an electromagnetic pulse, or a geomagnetic storm event, that could disrupt the operation of those electronic devices or communications networks, including hardware, software, and data, that are essential to the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure; and
(ii) disruption of the operation of such devices or networks, with significant adverse effects on the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure, as a result of such act or event; or (B)(i) a direct physical attack on critical electric infrastructure or on defense critical
electric infrastructure; and (ii) significant adverse effects on the reliability of critical electric infrastructure
or of defense critical electric infrastructure as a result of such physical attack.
hard mineral resource - any deposit or accretion on, or just below, the surface of the deep seabed of nodules
which include one or more minerals, at least one of which contains manganese, nickel, cobalt, or copper.
DOI
hazard - Something that is potentially dangerous or harmful, often the root cause of an unwanted outcome.
DHS/
FEMA
hazard - source or cause of harm or difficulty may be natural, technological, or human-caused.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment - A process to identify hazards and associated risk to persons,
property, and structures and to improve protection from natural and human-caused hazards. HIRA serves as a foundation for planning, resource management, capability development, public education, and training and exercises.  Also called HIRA.
hazard reduction - the reduction in the potential consequences to life and property of dam failure.
DHS
DHS
hazardous cargo - commodity considered as hazardous material that is loaded as cargo for transport includes
not only bulk-type categories such as explosives, pyrotechnics, petroleum oils and lubricants, compressed gases, corrosives, and batteries, but lesser materials like super-tropical bleach (oxidizer), pesticides,
poisons, medicines, specialized medical chemicals and medical waste.
DHS
hazardous chemical or material - chemical or material which can cause a physical or a health hazard include:
1.      Any chemical or material defined as hazardous by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA); 2.      Any item or chemical that is reportable or potentially reportable as inventoried under the requirements of the hazardous chemical reporting by the U.S. EPA; and   3.      Any
item or chemical that, when being transported or moved on public roads, is a risk to public health or safety or an environmental hazard and is regulated by, but not limited to, the following requirements:  (1)   U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; (2)   International Maritime
Dangerous Goods Code of the International Maritime Organization;           (3)   Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International Air Transport Association; or (4)   Technical Instructions of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
DHS
hazardous substance - material that, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical or chemical
characteristics, poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety, or to the
environment excludes petroleum and natural gas.
hazardous waste - material, substance, or byproduct eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required
that pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment due to one or more
DHS

of the following:  ignitability, reactivity, corrosively, or toxicity may be solid, liquid, or gaseous waste or a combination thereof.

hazardous waste generator - person, site, or facility, whose act or process produces hazardous waste or whose
act first subjects hazardous waste to regulation.
DHS
health care provider - organization or person delivering authorized health care to individuals or groups in need
of health care services.
DHS
high interest conveyance - vessel intending to enter a U.S. port that may pose a high relative security risk to
the port or other U.S. interests.
DHS
DOI
high potential historic sites - those historic sites related to the route, or sites in close proximity thereto, which
provide opportunity to interpret the historic significance of the trail during the period of its major use. Criteria for consideration as high potential sites include historic significance, presence of visible historic remnants, scenic quality, and relative freedom from intrusion.
DOI
high potential route segments - those segments of a trail which would afford high quality recreation
experience in a portion of the route having greater than average scenic values or affording an opportunity
to vicariously share the experience of the original users of a historic route.
high risk [position] - position that has the potential for exceptionally serious impact on the integrity and
efficiency of the federal service.
DHS
DHS
high-consequence target - a property, natural resource, location, area, or other target designated by the
Secretary that is a viable terrorist target of national significance, which may include a facility or specific critical infrastructure, the attack of which by railroad could result in- (A) catastrophic loss of life;
(B)
significant damage to national security or defense capabilities; or (C) national economic harm.
DHS
high-level radioactive waste - the aqueous waste resulting from the operation of the first cycle solvent
extraction system, or equivalent and the concentrated waste from subsequent extraction cycles, or equivalent, in a facility for reprocessing irradiated reactor fuels, or irradiated fuel from nuclear power reactors.
high-risk urban area - a high-risk urban area.
DHS
holder - any State or local governmental entity, individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other
business entity receiving or using a right-of-way.
DOI
DHS
homegrown violent extremist - person of any citizenship who has lived and/ or operated primarily in the
United States or its territories who advocates, is engaged in, or is preparing to engage in ideologicallymotivated terrorist activities (including providing support to terrorism) in furtherance of political or social objectives promoted by a foreign terrorist organization, but is acting independently of direction by a foreign terrorist organization.
homeland [United States] - physical region that includes the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, United
States territories and possessions, and surrounding territorial waters and airspace  .
DHS
DHS
homeland defense - protection of United States sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and critical defense
infrastructure against external threats and aggression or other threats as directed by the President of the
United States the Department of Defense is the lead Federal agency for homeland defense, including
maritime interception, air patrols over U.S. airspace, land-based defense of critical infrastructure and key
assets, and use of military forces to protect from attack when directed by the President or Secretary of
Defense.
DOD
homeland defense - The protection of United States sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and critical
infrastructure against external threats and aggression or other threats as directed by the President.  Also
called HD.
DOD/
NGB
homeland defense activity - an activity undertaken for the military protection of the territory or domestic
population of the United States, or of infrastructure or other assets of the United States determined by the
Secretary of Defense as being critical to national security, from a threat or aggression against the United
States.
Homeland Secure Data Network - secret-level information network intended to provide information sharing
capability to fusion centers and other partners.
DHS
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
homeland security - (A) to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States;
(B) to reduce the vulnerability of
the United States to terrorism;
(C) to minimize damage from a terrorist attack in the United States; and
(D) to recover from a terrorist attack in the United States.
DOD
homeland security - A concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; reduce
America's vulnerability to terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies; and minimize the damage
and recover from attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies that occur.  Also called HS.
DHS
homeland security - concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce
America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur
includes actions to prepare for, protect against, prevent, respond to, and recover from all threats or acts of
terrorism.
DHS/
FEMA
Homeland Security Council - Entity that advises the President on national strategic and policy during largescale incidents. Together with the National Security Council, ensures coordination for all homeland and
national security-related activities among executive departments and agencies and promotes effective
development and implementation of related policy.  Also called HSC.
DHS
homeland security enterprise - collective efforts and shared responsibilities to maintain critical homeland
security capabilities includes:  federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; non-governmental,
private-sector, and international partners; and individuals, families, and communities.
DHS
homeland security enterprise architecture - Department-wide strategic management framework that provides
an approach and information to support effective decision making for strategic planning, budgeting, and execution aligns programs and projects to improve business performance and help DHS Components better execute their core missions and interact with federal, state, local and tribal partners for improved information sharing.
DHS/
FEMA
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program - A capabilities and performance-based exercise
program that provides a standardized methodology and terminology for exercise design, development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning.  Also called HSEEP.
DHS
homeland security grant - any grant made or administered by the Department, including- (A) the State
Homeland Security Grant Program;
(B) the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program; (C) the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program; (D) the Citizen Corps; and
(E) the Metropolitan Medical
Response System.
DHS
homeland security information - any information possessed by a Federal, State, or local agency that-
(A)
relates to the threat of terrorist activity;
(B) relates to the ability to prevent, interdict, or disrupt terrorist
activity;
(C) would improve the identification or investigation of a suspected terrorist or terrorist

organization; or
(D) would improve the response to a terrorist act.

DHS
homeland security information - information possessed by a federal, state, or local agency that (1) relates to
the threat of terrorist activity; (2) relates to the ability to prevent, interdict, or disrupt terrorist activity; (3)
would improve the identification or investigation of a suspected terrorist or terrorist organization; or (4) would improve the response to a terrorist act.
DHS
Homeland Security Information Network - DHS-managed national secure and trusted web-based portal for
information sharing and collaboration among federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, private sector, and international partners engaged in the homeland security mission.
DHS/
FEMA
Homeland Security Information Network - The primary reporting method (common national network) for the
Department of Homeland Security to reach departments, agencies, and operations centers at the Federal, State, local, and private-sector levels. HSIN is a collection of systems and communities of interest designed to facilitate information sharing, collaboration, and warnings.  Also called HSIN.
DHS
Homeland Security Information Network Intelligence Community of Interest - subset of Homeland
Security Information Network (HSIN) for state and local intelligence for sharing unclassified information,
connecting homeland security mission partners.
homeland security intelligence - information, regardless of source or origin, which enables identification,
understanding, mitigation, or response to threats approaching or within the homeland.
DHS DHS
Homeland Security Intelligence Council - DHS advisory body that assists the Chief Intelligence Officer
(CINT) in evaluating and determining the best course of action for the National and Departmental Intelligence functions of the Department.
homeland security intelligence priorities framework - underlying structure within the Department for the
establishment of homeland security intelligence priorities.
DHS DHS
homeland security missions - the following missions of the Coast Guard: (A) Ports, waterways and coastal
security.
(B) Drug interdiction.
(C) Migrant interdiction. (D) Defense readiness.
(E) Other law enforcement.
DHS
Homeland Security Standing Information Needs - enduring all-threats and all-hazards information needs of
DHS and its federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders and other homeland
security partners.
DHS
homeland security-relevant information - information possessed by a federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local
agency, or the private sector, that relates to any authorized departmental mission, including the authorized
missions of the Components may also be, but is not limited to, one or more of the following types of information:  homeland security information, terrorism information, or weapons of mass destruction information.
DHS
homemade chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear improvised explosive device enhancement -
combination of commercially available ingredients combined to create a chemical, biological, radiological,
or nuclear (CBRN) substance that is deliberately added as a component to an improvised explosive device (IED).
hospital - any public health center or general, tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease, or other type of hospital
and related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient departments, nurses' home and training facilities, and
central service facilities normally operated in connection with hospitals, but does not include any hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
hospital facilities - buildings housing a hospital and related facilities, including laboratories, outpatient
departments, nurses' home and training facilities and central service facilities operated in connection with a hospital, and also includes buildings housing education or training facilities for health professions personnel operated as an integral part of a hospital.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
DOD
hostile act - An attack or other use of force against the United States, United States forces, or other designated
persons or property to preclude or impede the mission and/ or duties of United States forces, including the
recovery of United States personnel or vital United States Government property.
hostile intent - The threat of imminent use of force against the United States, United States forces, or other
designated persons or property.
DOD
DOI
human environment - the physical, social, and economic components, conditions, and factors which
interactively determine the state, condition, and quality of living conditions, employment, and health of those affected, directly or indirectly, by activities occurring on the outer Continental Shelf.
human intelligence - A category of intelligence derived from information collected and provided by human
sources.  Also called HUMINT.
DOD
DHS
human tip - Information provided in an advance and/ or confidential manner regarding an IED, IED related
materials, or associated personnel information can be received from, but not limited to, the local populace
or government, intelligence agency, or an inside source.
identity intelligence - The intelligence resulting from the processing of identity attributes concerning
individuals, groups, networks, or populations of interest.  Also called I2.
DOD DOD
immediate response - Any form of immediate action taken in the United States and territories to save lives,
prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage in response to a request for assistance from a civil authority, under imminently serious conditions when time does not permit approval from a higher
authority.
DOD
immediate response authority - A Federal military commander's, Department of Defense component head's,
and/ or responsible Department of Defense civilian official's authority temporarily to employ resources
under their control, subject to any supplemental direction provided by higher headquarters, and provide those resources to save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage in response to a request for assistance from a civil authority, under imminently serious conditions when time does not permit approval from a higher authority within the United States. Immediate response authority does not permit actions that would subject civilians to the use of military power that is regulatory, prescriptive,
proscriptive, or compulsory.

DHS

immigrant - every alien except an alien who is within one of the following classes of nonimmigrant aliens-
(A)(i) an ambassador, public minister, or career diplomatic or consular officer who has been accredited by
a foreign government, recognized de jure by the United States and who is accepted by the President or by
the Secretary of State, and the members of the alien's immediate family;  (ii) upon a basis of reciprocity, other officials and employees who have been accredited by a foreign government recognized de jure by the United States, who are accepted by the Secretary of State, and the members of their immediate families; and  (iii) upon a basis of reciprocity, attendants, servants, personal employees, and members of their immediate families, of the officials and employees who have a nonimmigrant status under (i) and (ii) above;  (B) an alien (other than one coming for the purpose of study or of performing skilled or unskilled labor or as a representative of foreign press, radio, film, or other foreign information media coming to engage in such vocation) having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning
and who is visiting the United States temporarily for business or temporarily for pleasure;  (C) an alien in immediate and continuous transit through the United States, or an alien who qualifies as a person entitled
to pass in transit to and from the United Nations Headquarters District and foreign countries;  (D)(i) an
alien crewman serving in good faith as such in a capacity required for normal operation and service on
board a vessel, (other than a fishing vessel having its home port or an operating base in the United States), or aircraft, who intends to land temporarily and solely in pursuit of his calling as a crewman and to depart from the United States with the vessel or aircraft on which he arrived or some other vessel or aircraft; (ii) an alien crewman serving in good faith as such in any capacity required for normal operations and service aboard a fishing vessel having its home port or an operating base in the United States who intends to land temporarily in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and solely in pursuit of his calling as a crewman and to depart from Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands with the vessel on which he arrived; (E) an alien entitled to enter the United States under and in pursuance of the provisions of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the foreign state of which he is a national, and the spouse and children of any such alien if accompanying or following to join him; (i) solely to carry on substantial trade, including trade in services or trade in technology, principally between the United States and the foreign state of which he is a national; (ii) solely to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which he has invested, or of an enterprise in which he is actively in the process of investing, a substantial amount of capital; or (iii) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Commonwealth of Australia and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation;
(F)(i) an alien having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning, who is a bona fide student qualified to pursue a full course of study and who seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of pursuing such a university, seminary, conservatory, academic high school, elementary school, or other academic institution or in an accredited language training program in the United States, particularly designated by him and approved by the Attorney General after consultation with the Secretary of Education, which institution or place of study shall have agreed to report to the Attorney General the termination of attendance of each nonimmigrant student, and if any such institution of learning or place of study fails to make reports promptly the approval shall be withdrawn, (ii) the alien spouse and minor children of any alien described in clause (i) if accompanying or following to join such an alien, and (iii) an alien who is a national of Canada or Mexico, who maintains actual residence and place of abode in the country of nationality, who is described in clause (i) except that the alien's qualifications for and actual course of study may be full or part-time, and who commutes to the United States institution or place of study from Canada or Mexico; (G)(i) a designated principal resident representative of a foreign government recognized de jure by the United States, which foreign government is a member of an international organization entitled to enjoy privileges, exemptions, and immunities as an international organization under the International Organizations Immunities Act, accredited resident members of the staff of such representatives, and members of his or their immediate family; (ii) other accredited representatives of such a foreign government to such international organizations, and the members of their immediate families; (iii) an alien able to qualify under (i) or (ii) above except for the fact that the government of which such alien is an accredited representative is not recognized de jure by the United States, or that the government of which he is an accredited representative is not a member of such international organization; and the members of his immediate family; (iv) officers, or employees of such international organizations, and the members of their immediate families; (v) attendants, servants, and personal employees of any such representative, officer, or employee, and the members of the immediate families of such attendants, servants, and personal employees; (H) an alien who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform services (other than services described in subclause (a) during the period in which such subclause applies and other than services in a specialty occupation or as a fashion model, who meets the requirements for the occupation specified or, in the case of a fashion model, is of distinguished merit and ability, and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Attorney General that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary an application, or (b1) who is entitled to enter the United States under and in pursuance of the provisions of an agreement, who is engaged in a specialty occupation, and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation, or (c) who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform services as a registered nurse, who meets the qualifications and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Attorney General that an unexpired attestation is on file and in effect for the facility for which the alien will perform the services; or (ii)(a) having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services, as defined by the Secretary of Labor in regulations and including agricultural labor, agriculture, and the pressing of apples for cider on a farm, of a temporary or seasonal nature, or (b) having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform other temporary service or labor if unemployed persons capable of performing such service or labor cannot be found in this country, but this clause shall not apply to graduates of medical schools coming to the United States to perform services as members of the medical profession; or (iii) having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is coming temporarily to the United States as a trainee, other than to receive graduate medical education or training, in a training program that is not designed primarily to provide productive employment; and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien specified in this paragraph if accompanying him or following to join him; (I) upon a basis of reciprocity, an alien who is a bona fide representative of foreign press, radio, film, or other foreign information media, who seeks to enter the United States solely to engage in such vocation, and the spouse and children of such a representative, if accompanying or following to join him; (J) an alien having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is a bona fide student, scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, research assistant, specialist, or leader in a field of specialized knowledge or skill, or other person of similar description, who is coming temporarily to the United States as a participant in a program designated by the Director of the United States Information Agency, for the purpose of teaching, instructing or lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research, consulting, demonstrating special skills, or receiving training and who, if he is coming to the United States to participate in a program under which he will receive graduate medical education or training, also meets the requirements and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien if accompanying him or following to join him; (i) is the fiancee or fiance of a citizen of the United States (other than a citizen and who seeks to enter the United States solely to conclude a valid marriage with the petitioner within ninety days after admission; (ii) has concluded a valid marriage with a citizen of the United States (other than a citizen) who is the petitioner, is the beneficiary of a petition to accord a status that was filed by the petitioner, and seeks to enter the United States to await the approval of such petition and the availability to the alien of an immigrant visa; or (iii) is the minor child of an alien described in clause (i) or (ii) and is accompanying, or following to join, the alien; (L) an alien who, within 3 years preceding the time of his application for admission into the United States, has been employed continuously for one year by a firm or corporation or other legal entity or an affiliate or subsidiary thereof and who seeks to enter the United States temporarily in order to continue to render his services to the same employer or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof in a capacity that is managerial, executive, or involves specialized knowledge, and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien if accompanying him or following to join him; (M)(i) an alien having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of pursuing a full course of study at an established vocational or other recognized nonacademic institution (other than in a language training program) in the United States particularly designated by him and approved by the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of Education, which institution shall have agreed to report to the Attorney General the termination of attendance of each nonimmigrant nonacademic student and if any such institution fails to make reports promptly the approval shall be withdrawn, (ii) the alien spouse and minor children of any alien described in clause (i) if accompanying or following to join such an alien, and (iii) an alien who is a national of Canada or Mexico, who maintains actual residence and place of abode in the country of nationality, who is described in clause
(i) except that the alien's course of study may be full or part-time, and who commutes to the United States institution or place of study from Canada or Mexico; (N)(i) the parent of an alien accorded the status of special immigrant, but only if and while the alien is a child, or (ii) a child of such parent or of an alien accorded the status of a special immigrant under clause; (O) an alien who-(i) has extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics which has been demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim or, with regard to motion picture and television productions a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement, and whose achievements have been recognized in the field through extensive documentation, and seeks to enter the United States to continue work in the area of extraordinary ability; or (ii)(I) seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by an alien who is admitted under clause (i) for a specific event or events, (II) is an integral part of such actual performance, (III)(a) has critical skills and experience with such alien which are not of a general nature and which cannot be performed by other individuals, or (b) in the case of a motion picture or television production, has skills and experience with such alien which are not of a general nature and which are critical either based on a pre-existing longstanding working relationship or, with respect to the specific production, because significant production (including pre- and post-production work) will take place both inside and outside the United States and the continuing participation of the alien is essential to the successful completion of the production, and (IV) has a foreign residence which the alien has no intention of abandoning; or (iii) is the alien spouse or child of an alien described in clause (i) or (ii) and is accompanying, or following to join, the alien; (P) an alien having a foreign residence which the alien has no intention of abandoning who- (i)(a) relating to athletes, or (b) relating to entertainment groups; (ii)(I) performs as an artist or entertainer, individually or as part of a group, or is an integral part of the performance of such a group, and (II) seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of performing as such an artist or entertainer or with such a group under a reciprocal exchange program which is between an organization or organizations in the United States and an organization or organizations in one or more foreign states and which provides for the temporary exchange of artists and entertainers, or groups of artists and entertainers; (iii)(I) performs as an artist or entertainer, individually or as part of a group, or is an integral part of the performance of such a group, and (II) seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely to perform, teach, or coach as such an artist or entertainer or with such a group under a commercial or noncommercial program that is culturally unique; or (iv) is the spouse or child of an alien described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) and is accompanying, or following to join, the alien; (Q) an alien having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is coming temporarily (for a period not to exceed 15 months) to the United States as a participant in an international cultural exchange program approved by the Secretary of Homeland Security for the purpose of providing practical training, employment, and the sharing of the history, culture, and traditions of the country of the alien's nationality and who will be employed under the same wages and working conditions as domestic workers; (R) an alien, and the spouse and children of the alien if accompanying or following to join the alien, who- (i) for the 2 years immediately preceding the time of application for admission, has been a member of a religious denomination having a bona fide nonprofit, religious organization in the United States; and (ii) seeks to enter the United States for a period not to exceed 5 years to perform the work described; (S) an alien- (i) who the Attorney General determines- (I) is in possession of critical reliable information concerning a criminal organization or enterprise; (II) is willing to supply or has supplied such information to Federal or State law enforcement authorities or a Federal or State court; and (III) whose presence in the United States the Attorney General determines is essential to the success of an authorized criminal investigation or the successful prosecution of an individual involved in the criminal organization or enterprise; or (ii) who the Secretary of State and the Attorney General jointly determine-(I) is in possession of critical reliable information concerning a terrorist organization, enterprise, or operation;(II) is willing to supply or has supplied such information to Federal law enforcement authorities or a Federal court;(III) will be or has been placed in danger as a result of providing such information; and (IV) is eligible to receive a reward , and, if the Attorney General (or with respect to clause (ii), the Secretary of State and the Attorney General jointly) considers it to be appropriate, the spouse, married and unmarried sons and daughters, and parents of an alien described in clause (i) or (ii) if accompanying, or following to join, the alien; (T)(i) an alien who the Secretary of Homeland Security, or in the case of subclause (III)(aa) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, determines- (I) is or has been a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, (II) is physically present in the United States, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or at a port of entry thereto, on account of such trafficking, including physical presence on account of the alien having been allowed entry into the United States for participation in investigative or judicial processes associated with an act or a perpetrator of trafficking; (III)(aa) has complied with any reasonable request for assistance in the Federal, State, or local investigation or prosecution of acts of trafficking or the investigation of crime where acts of trafficking are at least one central reason for the commission of that crime; (bb) in consultation with the Attorney General, as appropriate, is unable to cooperate with a request described in item (aa) due to physical or psychological trauma; or (cc) has not attained 18 years of age; and suffer extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm upon removal; and (ii) if accompanying, or following to join, the alien (i) who is under 21 years of age, the spouse, children, unmarried siblings under 18 years of age on the date on which such alien applied for status under such clause, and parents of such alien; (II) in the case of an alien (i) who is 21 years of age or older, the spouse and children of such alien; or (III) any parent or unmarried sibling under 18 years of age, or any adult or minor children of a derivative beneficiary of the alien, as of an alien described in subclause (I) or (II) who the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the law enforcement officer investigating a severe form of trafficking, determines faces a present danger of retaliation as a result of the alien's escape from the severe form of trafficking or cooperation with law enforcement. (U)(i)an alien who files a petition for status under this subparagraph, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that- (I) the alien has suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of having been a victim of criminal activity described in clause (iii); (II) the alien (or in the case of an alien child under the age of 16, the parent, guardian, or next friend of the alien) possesses information concerning criminal activity described in clause (iii); (III) the alien (or in the case of an alien child under the age of 16, the parent, guardian, or next friend of the alien) has been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful to a Federal, State, or local law enforcement official, to a Federal, State, or local prosecutor, to a Federal or State judge, to the Service, or to other Federal, State, or local authorities investigating or prosecuting criminal activity described in clause (iii); and (IV) the criminal activity described in clause (iii) violated the laws of the United States or occurred in the United States (including in Indian country and military installations) or the territories and possessions of the United States; (ii) if accompanying, or following to join, the alien described in clause (i)-(I) in the case of an alien described in clause (i) who is under 21 years of age, the spouse, children, unmarried siblings under 18 years of age on the date on which such alien applied for status under such clause, and parents of such alien; or (II) in the case of an alien described in clause (i) who is 21 years of age or older, the spouse and children of such alien; and (iii) the criminal activity referred to in this clause is that involving one or more of the following or any similar activity in violation of Federal, State, or local criminal law: rape; torture; trafficking; incest;
domestic violence; sexual assault; abusive sexual contact; prostitution; sexual exploitation; stalking; female genital mutilation; being held hostage; peonage; involuntary servitude; slave trade; kidnapping; abduction; unlawful criminal restraint; false imprisonment; blackmail; extortion; manslaughter; murder; felonious assault; witness tampering; obstruction of justice; perjury; fraud in foreign labor contracting; or attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the above mentioned crimes; or (V) an alien who is the beneficiary (including a child of the principal alien, if eligible to receive a visa of a petition to accord a status that was filed with the Attorney General on or before December 21, 2000, if- (i) such petition has been pending for 3 years or more; or (ii) such petition has been approved, 3 years or more have elapsed since such filing date, and- (I) an immigrant visa is not immediately available to the alien because of a waiting list of applicants for visas; or (II) the alien's application for an immigrant visa, or the alien's application for adjustment of status, pursuant to the approval of such petition, remains pending.

immigrant visa - an immigrant visa required by this chapter and properly issued by a consular officer at his
office outside of the United States to an eligible immigrant under the provisions of this chapter.
DHS
immigration benefit application - any application or petition to confer, certify, change, adjust, or extend any
status granted under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
DHS
DHS
immigration judge - an attorney whom the Attorney General appoints as an administrative judge within the
Executive Office for Immigration Review, qualified to conduct specified classes of proceedings, including
a hearing. An immigration judge shall be subject to such supervision and shall perform such duties as the Attorney General shall prescribe, but shall not be employed by the Immigration and Naturalization
Service.
immigration laws - all laws, conventions, and treaties of the United States relating to the immigration,
exclusion, deportation, expulsion, or removal of aliens.
DHS
immigration officer - any employee or class of employees of the Service or of the United States designated by
the Attorney General, individually or by regulation, to perform the functions of an immigration officer.
DHS
imminent danger - the existence of any condition or practice in a coal or other mine which could reasonably be
expected to cause death or serious physical harm before such condition or practice can be abated.
DOI
DOI
imminent danger to the health and safety of the public - the existence of any condition or practice, or any
violation of a permit or other requirement of this chapter in a surface coal mining and reclamation
operation, which condition, practice, or violation could reasonably be expected to cause substantial physical harm to persons outside the permit area before such condition, practice, or violation can be

abated. A reasonable expectation of death or serious injury before abatement exists if a rational person, subjected to the same conditions or practices giving rise to the peril, would not expose himself or herself to the danger during the time necessary for abatement.

inadmissible alien - alien that has not been inspected and admitted to the United States who is subject to the
grounds of removal specified in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
DHS
incident annexes - Describe the concept of operations to address specific contingency or hazard situations or an
element of an incident requiring specialized application of the National Response Framework.
DHS/
FEMA
DOS/
USAID

incitement of terrorism - Incitement with intent to cause bodily harm renders an alien inadmissible under INA
if he or she has incited terrorist activity under circumstances indicating an intention to cause death or serious bodily harm.  Incited in the context of INA is speech that induces or otherwise moves another person to undertake terrorist activity. Normally speech will not rise to the level of inciting unless there is a clear link between the speech and an actual effort to undertake the terrorist activity. It connotes speech that is not merely an expression of views but that directs or induces action, typically in a volatile situation. The applicant may have incited terrorist activity even if a terrorist attack does not actually occur (e.g., because an attempt to commit such activity was thwarted). An applicant who has incited terrorist activity must also have acted in circumstances indicating an intention to cause death or serious bodily harm to be inadmissible under INA. In other words, the aliens speech must not only have induced others to undertake terrorist activity, but it must also have been made with the specific intent that such activity would result in death or serious bodily injury. Incitement and the requisite intent to cause bodily harm could be inferred in the following situations - (a) Widespread opposition to Country A's policies and actions lead to a series of protests, some violent, outside Country As embassy in Country B. The applicant goes to the embassy, stands on a box, and shouts to the crowd to join him in standing up to Country A and humiliating it. Shortly afterwards, when he sees an embassy vehicle approaching, he yells - Don't let them in! Make them pay for what they have done! The crowd blocks the car and removes occupants (including a diplomat working at Country As embassy), from the car, beating them severely and taking them hostage. Analysis - Diplomatic hostage-taking and violent attacks on diplomats are terrorist activities. Given the aliens urging the crowd to stop the embassy vehicle and make them pay, you would have reasonable ground to believe that the applicants speech incited terrorist activity. The aliens make them pay statement, when viewed against the backdrop of previous violent protests and his general comments about standing up to Country A and humiliating it, would provide you with reasonable ground to believe that the applicant intended to cause death or serious bodily harm. (b) The applicant is an ardent nationalist whose opinions voiced to a particular audience regularly blame foreigners for his country's problems and who argues that the only solution to these problems is that foreigners should be driven out of the country. Press reports say that some of those in the targeted audience have been purchasing weapons and seeking to obtain and manufacture explosives. Police notify the applicant or those associated with the applicant that they are investigating several of those in the targeted audience for weapons-related offenses. At the end of a week of particularly strong anti-foreign sentiment, the applicant gives a special speech entitled A Call to Action. With the knowledge that those under investigation are in the audience, the applicant begins his speech with - The time has come for action! He then reiterates throughout his speech that The only solution to the country's problems is to purge our great land of these foreigners once and for all through whatever means necessary. Shortly thereafter, some of those in the target audience detonate a truck bomb outside a restaurant frequented by foreign nationals, killing several foreign nationals and injuring many restaurant employees. Analysis - The use of any explosive with intent to endanger, directly or indirectly, the safety of one or more individuals or to cause substantial damage to property is a terrorist activity. In the example, the applicant helps foster anti-foreign sentiments and then, during a particularly tense period, urges students to act to drive foreigners from the country through whatever means necessary. Under these circumstances, you would have reasonable ground to believe that the applicants speech incited terrorist activity. The fact that the applicant knew that several students likely had access to weapons and/ or explosives and that those students were in attendance at his special lecture would provide you with reasonable ground to believe that the applicant intended to cause death or serious bodily harm.

Indian land - land of Indian tribes, or Indian individuals, which are either held in trust by the United States or
DOI

subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States.

Indian lands - lands of Indian tribes or Indian individuals which are either held in trust by the United States for
the benefit of an Indian tribe or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States.
DOI
Indian tribe - any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians.
DOI
Indian tribe - any tribe, band, or other group of Indians subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and
recognized as possessing powers of self-government.
DOI
industrial development agency - any agency which is permitted to issue obligations the interest on which is
excludable from gross income.
DOI
industrial security - portion of internal security that is concerned with the protection of classified information
in the hands of United States industry.
DHS DHS
ineligible to citizenship - notwithstanding the provisions of any treaty relating to military service, an individual
who is, or was at any time permanently debarred from becoming a citizen of the United States under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, or the Selective Service Act of 1948, as amended.
informant - any individual who furnishes information to an intelligence agency in the course of a confidential
relationship protecting the identity of such individual from public disclosure.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
information access clearance - formal certification of authorization for a government employee to have access
to classified information.
DHS
information assurance - (A) Computer security.(B) Network security.(C) Any other information technology
that the Secretary of Defense considers related to information assurance.
DOD DOD
information assurance - Actions that protect and defend information systems by ensuring availability,
integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation.  Also called IA.  See also information
operations.
DHS
information assurance - activities that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring
their: - Availability:  timely, reliable access to services. - Integrity:  protection from unauthorized change. -
Authentication:  verification of originator. - Confidentiality:  protection from unauthorized disclosure. - Non-repudiation:  undeniable proof of participation.
information classification - process by which information is determined to be classified information.
DHS
information control - authority of the agency that originates information, or its successor in function, to
regulate access to the information.
DHS
information integrity - protection of information from unauthorized access or revision ensuring that the
information is not compromised through corruption or falsification.
DHS
information need [intelligence] - data and information needed by intelligence analysts in order to answer
intelligence questions.
DHS
information operations - (1) Electronic warfare. (2) Computer network operations. (3) Psychological
operations.(4) Military deception.(5) Operations security.
DOD
information operations - The integrated employment, during military operations, of information-related
DOD

capabilities in concert with other lines of operation to influence, disrupt, corrupt, or usurp the decisionmaking of adversaries and potential adversaries while protecting our own.  Also called IO.  See also electronic warfare; military deception; operations security; military information support operations.

DOD
information operations intelligence integration - The integration of intelligence disciplines and analytic
methods to characterize and forecast, identify vulnerabilities, determine effects, and assess the information
environment.  Also called IOII.
information safeguarding - measures and controls prescribed to protect classified information.
DHS
DOD
information security - (1) the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the
information such system processes, stores, or transmits; and (2) the security policies, security procedures,
or acceptable use policies with respect to an information system.
DOS/
USAID
information security - Operations to protect and defend information and IT systems by ensuring their
availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. This includes providing for restoration of IT systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities.
DOS/
USAID
information security - Protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide - Integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access
and disclosure, including protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.
GSA/
DOD
information security - protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide (1) Integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; (2) Confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on
access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and
(3) Availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to, and use of, information.
DVA
information security - protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide integrity, confidentiality, and availability.
DHS
information security - protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
White
House
information security - the protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide: integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.
information security - The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction, to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
DOS/
USAID
DHS
information security [operation] - security discipline concerned with implementation of a system of
administrative policies and procedures for identifying, controlling, and protecting from unauthorized disclosure, information that is authorized protection authorized by executive order, statute, or regulation. Information security includes protection of classified, controlled unclassified, SCI, and SAP.
DHS
information sharing - exchange between entities or persons of data, information or knowledge stored within
discrete information systems or created spontaneously using collaborative communication technologies includes transmission, communication, or any type of disclosure or receipt of information as well as any provision or receipt of account access to a dataset or data repository.
DHS
Information Sharing and Safeguarding Governance Board - Department's senior governance and decisionmaking body for all departmental information sharing and safeguarding issues develops and oversees the implementation of the Department's information sharing and safeguarding strategy, establishes goals and priorities relating to information sharing and safeguarding, and ensures consistency in information sharing
and safeguarding policy and procedures both within the Department and between the Department and other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and private sector and international partners.
information sharing environment - an approach that facilitates the sharing of terrorism and homeland security
information.  Also called ISE.
DHS
DHS
information sharing environment - common framework for the sharing of terrorism and homeland security
information between and among federal  departments and agencies, state, local, and tribal (SLT) governments, law enforcement agencies, international entities, and the private sector, as well as common standards for how, terrorism and homeland security information is acquired, accessed, shared and used within the framework facilitates the sharing of terrorism and homeland security information, and includes within it the DHS-ISE.
DHS
infraGard - partnership between the FBI and businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement
agencies, and other participants dedicated to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the United States.
DHS
infrastructure - framework of interdependent networks and systems comprising identifiable industries,
institutions (including people and procedures), and distribution capabilities that provide a reliable flow of products and services essential to the defense and economic security of the United States, the smooth functioning of government at all levels, and society as a whole. Consistent with the definition in the Homeland Security Act, infrastructure includes physical, cyber, and/ or human elements.
DHS/
FEMA
infrastructure liaison - Individual assigned by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Infrastructure
Protection who advises the Unified Coordination Group on regionally or nationally significant infrastructure and key resources issues.
inholding - any right, title, or interest, held by a non-Federal entity, in or to a tract of land that lies within the
boundary of a federally designated area.
DOI
initial operating capability - projected point in a program that indicates that there is major new capability with
measurable program benefit available to the designated user(s).
DHS
DOD
initial operational capability - The first attainment of the capability to employ effectively a weapon, item of
equipment, or system of approved specific characteristics that is manned or operated by an adequately
trained, equipped, and supported military unit or force.  Also called IOC.
DHS
initial operational test and evaluation - operational test and evaluation conducted on production or production
representative articles, to determine whether systems are operationally effective and suitable for intended use by representative users to support the decision to proceed beyond Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP).
initial response force - The first unit, usually military police, on the scene of a terrorist incident.  See also
antiterrorism.
DOD
insider - person with authorized access to any United States Government resource includes access to personnel,
DHS

facilities, information, equipment, networks, or systems.

DOS/
USAID
insider threat - The threat that an insider will use her/ his authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly, to do
harm to the security of the United States. This threat can include damage to the United States through
espionage, terrorism, unauthorized disclosure of national security information, or through the loss or degradation of departmental resources or capabilities.
DHS
insider threat - threat that an insider will use his or her authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly, to do harm
to an entity can include damage to the United States through espionage, terrorism, the unauthorized disclosure of classified national security information, or through the loss or degradation of departmental resources or capabilities.
insider threat detection activity - activity to ascertain whether an insider threat exists regardless of the
authority under which the activity is conducted.
DHS
DHS
Insider Threat Operations Center  - intra-departmental operations center responsible for performing and
managing the insider threat activities of the DHS Support Components and coordinating the insider threat
activities of the DHS Operational Components managed by the Senior Insider Threat Official subject to the guidance and direction of the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis.
DHS
insider threat oversight group - intra-departmental group responsible for providing oversight, advice, and
assistance to support the Insider Threat Program provided to the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis (USIA), the Senior Insider Threat Official (SITO), the Insider Threat Program Manager (ITPM),
and the Insider Threat Operations Center (ITOC).
insider threat program manager - person responsible for the coordination of the DHS Insider Threat Program
selected by the Senior Insider Threat Official (SITO).
DHS
insider threat response activity - activity to ascertain whether an insider threat exists and any activity to
mitigate such a threat, regardless of the authority under which the activity is conducted.
DHS
insider threat response activity - activity to mitigate an insider threat regardless of the authority under which
the activity is conducted.
DHS
DHS
inspect - critical examination and appraisal of an individual , place or thing either by physical or technological
means, to confirm standards and/ or laws are met and to detect violations of standards and/ or laws or other deviations from a norm for regulatory authorities; it is the act of administering an official review of various criteria (such as documents, facilities, records, and any other assets) that are deemed by the authority to be related to the inspection.
DHS
inspection - the comprehensive process used by the United States Customs and Border Protection to assess
goods entering the United States to appraise them for duty purposes, to detect the presence of restricted or
prohibited items, and to ensure compliance with all applicable laws. The process may include screening,
conducting an examination, or conducting a search.
DHS
integrated border enforcement team - joint unit composed of U.S. and Canadian law enforcement agencies
whose mission is to enhance border integrity and security along the shared Canada/ United States borderbetween designated ports of entry-by identifying, investigating, and interdicting persons, organizations, and goods that threaten the national security of one or both countries or that are involved in organized criminal activity.
DHS
integrated risk management - structured approach that enables the distribution and employment of shared risk
information and analysis and the synchronization of independent yet complementary risk management strategies to unify efforts across the enterprise.
DHS
integrated security managements systems - web-based personnel security case management tool designed to
support the lifecycle of Department (DHS) personnel security and suitability cases to include the capture of information related to background checks, investigations, and final determinations.
integrity [information] - guarding against improper information modification or destruction includes ensuring
information non-repudiation and authenticity.
DHS
DOD
intelligence - 1. The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis, and
interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations.  2. The activities that result in the product.  3. The organizations engaged in such activities.  See also acoustic intelligence; all-source intelligence; communications intelligence; critical intelligence; domestic intelligence; electronic intelligence; foreign intelligence; foreign instrumentation signals intelligence; general military intelligence; imagery intelligence; joint intelligence; measurement and signature intelligence; medical intelligence; national intelligence; open-source intelligence; operational intelligence; scientific and technical intelligence;
strategic intelligence; tactical intelligence; target intelligence; technical intelligence; terrain intelligence.
intelligence - foreign intelligence and counterintelligence as defined by Executive Order 12333 of December 4,
1981, as amended, or by a successor order.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
intelligence - foreign intelligence and counterintelligence.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
intelligence activities - all activities that elements of the Intelligence Community are authorized to conduct
pursuant to law or Executive Order 12333, as amended, or a successor order.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
intelligence activities - all activities that elements of the Intelligence Community are authorized to conduct
pursuant to this order.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
intelligence activity - activity that is an element of the Intelligence Community and authorized to conduct
pursuant to law or Executive Order 12333, as amended, or a successor order.
DHS
intelligence agency - any department, agency, or other entity of the United States involved in intelligence or
intelligence-related activities.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
DHS
intelligence analyst - an individual who regularly advises, administers, supervises, or performs work in the
collection, gathering, analysis, evaluation, reporting, production, or dissemination of information on political, economic, social, cultural, physical, geographical, scientific, or military conditions, trends, or
forces in foreign or domestic areas that directly or indirectly affect national security.
DHS
intelligence and analysis - activity whereby meaning, actual or suggested, is derived through organizing and
systematically examining diverse information and applying inductive or deductive logic for the purposes
of criminal investigation or assessment.  Also called I&A analysis.
DHS
intelligence and analysis field personnel - employee of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
assigned, detailed, or deployed to federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial offices physically located
outside of I&A Headquarters.  Also called I&A field personnel.
DHS
intelligence and analysis product - physical manifestation, regardless of form or format, of analytic efforts
conducted in furtherance of the I&A mission, which represent the analytic assessment, judgment, or other analytic input of I&A or intelligence personnel, and which are intended for dissemination not included are
the informal sharing of raw or unevaluated information, analyst-to-analyst exchanges, products issued by the Intelligence Watch and Warning and which may contain limited analytic content, or the sharing of third-party products.  Also called I&A product.
intelligence and analysis production plan - dynamic document or database representing the proposed analytic
research of I&A.  Also called I&A production plan.
DHS DHS
intelligence and analysis Regional Director - senior I&A manager within a geographic region responsible for
managing intelligence processes, technologies, and I&A personnel to meet Intelligence Community, DHS, and state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) mission requirements.  Also called I&A Regional Director.
DHS
intelligence and analysis use - person, including DHS or other Federal Government employees assigned or
detailed to I&A, contractor or subcontractor personnel assigned to or working in support of I&A, and others as approved by I&A, authorized to use electronic tools (e-mail, intranet, etc.) as part of their assigned official duties.  Also called I&A use.
intelligence assessment - an intelligence-related analytical study of a subject of policy significance and does
not include building-block papers, research projects, and reference aids.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
DHS
intelligence collection requirement - specific identified intelligence or information gap pursued through
collection operations, intelligence activities, or nominated for collection by the appropriate recipient of the intelligence or information
DHS
intelligence community - certain designated federal  government agencies, services, bureaus, or other
organizations that play a role in the gathering or use of national intelligence includes a broad range of personnel in government, the private sector and military, both domestic and foreign, including gatherers, analysts, and end-users of intelligence information.
DHS
intelligence component of the Department - any element or entity of the Department that collects, gathers,
processes, analyzes, produces, or disseminates intelligence information within the scope of the information sharing environment, including homeland security information, terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruction information, or national intelligence, except- (A) the United States Secret Service; and (B) the Coast Guard, when operating under the direct authority of the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of
the Navy, except that nothing in this paragraph shall affect or diminish the authority and responsibilities of
the Commandant of the Coast Guard to command or control the Coast Guard as an armed force or the authority of the Director of National Intelligence with respect to the Coast Guard as an element of the intelligence community.
DHS
intelligence information - analyzed and synthesized information that is of tactical, operational, or strategic
value includes foreign intelligence and counterintelligence information as defined by Executive Order
12333, December 4, 1981, as amended, or by a successor order.
DHS
intelligence information report - information delivery vehicle used to report raw, unevaluated information
related to collection requirements or national intelligence requirements to federal, state, local, tribal, and
territorial, partners as well as foreign and private sector consumers, as appropriate.
intelligence information report reporter - DHS personnel authorized to produce intelligence information
reports (IIRs).
DHS
intelligence information sharing environment - Department approach that facilitates the sharing of terrorism
and homeland security information.
DHS
DOD
intelligence operations - The variety of intelligence and counterintelligence tasks that are carried out by
various intelligence organizations and activities within the intelligence process.  See also analysis and
production; collection; dissemination and integration; evaluation and feedback; planning and direction;
processing and exploitation.
intelligence originator - DHS Component or other department or agency of the United States Government that
produced an intelligence product based on information collected in whole or in part by that entity
DHS

including, but not limited to, elements of the IC).

intelligence personnel - employees, detailees, contractors, and subcontractors assigned to or working on behalf
of I&A, regardless of duty location.
DHS
DHS
intelligence product - physical manifestation, regardless of form of format, of analytic efforts conducted in
furtherance of an intelligence activity, which represent the analytic assessment, judgment, or other analytic output of intelligence personnel, and which are intended for dissemination.
DHS
intelligence questions - current questions of concern (by strategic leaders or operational commanders) about
the homeland security threat or operational environment, which must be answered through the collection or production of intelligence.
intelligence special access program - special access program established primarily to protect the planning and
execution of especially sensitive intelligence or counterintelligence operations or collection activities.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
intelligence/ investigations - Different from operational and situational intelligence gathered and reported by
the Planning Section. Intelligence/ investigations gathered within the Intelligence/ Investigations function is information that either leads to the detection, prevention, apprehension, and prosecution of criminal activities (or the individual(s) involved), including terrorist incidents, or information that leads to determination of the cause of a given incident (regardless of the source) such as public health events or fires with unknown origins.
intelligence-led policing - the collection and analysis of information to produce an intelligence end product
designed to inform law enforcement decision making at the tactical and strategic level.
DHS
intelligent transportation infrastructure - fully integrated public sector intelligent transportation system
components, as defined by the Secretary.
DHS/
DOT
DHS
intended victim - target of credible and specific information indicating an impending threat of intentional
killing, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping directed at a person or group of people, an institution, place of
business, structure, or location includes both U.S. persons, as defined in EO 12333, and non-U.S. persons.
intentional hazard - source of harm, duress, or difficulty created by a deliberate action or a planned course of
action.
DHS
intentional killing - deliberate killing of a specific person or group of persons.
DHS
DOD
interdiction - 1. An action to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy's military surface capability before it
can be used effectively against friendly forces, or to achieve enemy objectives. 2. In support of law enforcement, activities conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, intercept, board, detain, or destroy, under
lawful authority, vessels, vehicles, aircraft, people, cargo, and money. See also air interdiction.
DOD
interdiction - 1. An action to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy's military surface capability before it
can be used effectively against friendly forces, or to otherwise achieve objectives.  2. In support of law enforcement, activities conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, intercept, board, detain, or destroy, under
lawful authority, vessels, vehicles, aircraft, people, cargo, and money.   See also air interdiction.
interdiction - in support of law enforcement, activities conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, intercept, board,
detain, or destroy, as appropriate, vessels, vehicles, aircraft, people, and cargo.
DHS
intermediary country - a country that exports raw or worked ivory that does not originate in that country.
DOI
international agreement - a comprehensive agreement concluded through negotiations at the Third United
DOI

Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, relating to (among other matters) the exploration for and commercial recovery of hard mineral resources and the establishment of an international regime for the regulation thereof.

DHS
international cyber criminal - an individual-
(1) who is believed to have committed a cybercrime or
intellectual property crime against the interests of the United States or the citizens of the United States;
and (2) for whom- (A) an arrest warrant has been issued by a judge in the United States; or (B) an international wanted notice (commonly referred to as a Red Notice) has been circulated by Interpol.
DHS
international marriage broker - a corporation, partnership, business, individual, or other legal entity, whether
or not organized under any law of the United States, that charges fees for providing dating, matrimonial, matchmaking services, or social referrals between United States citizens or nationals or aliens lawfully admitted to the United States as permanent residents and foreign national clients by providing personal contact information or otherwise facilitating communication between individuals.
DOJ
international terrorism - activities that (A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a
violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended
(i) to
intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
international terrorism - activities that
(1) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a
violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any State; (2) appear to be intended
(A) to
intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(B) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (C) to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping; and(3) occur totally outside the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to coerce or intimidate, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum.
DHS/
FEMA
interoperability - The ability of emergency management/ response personnel to interact and work well
together. In the context of technology, interoperability also refers to having an emergency communications
system that is the same or is linked to the same system that a jurisdiction uses for nonemergency procedures, and that effectively interfaces with national standards as they are developed. The system
should allow the sharing of data with other jurisdictions and levels of government during planning and deployment.
intrusion assessments - actions taken under the intrusion assessment plan to identify and remove intruders in
agency information systems.
DHS
DOI
irrigation block - an area of arid or semiarid lands in a project in which, in the judgment of the Secretary, the
irrigable lands should be reclaimed and put under irrigation at substantially the same time, and which is designated as an irrigation block by order of the Secretary.
irrigation water - water made available for agricultural purposes from the operation of reclamation project
facilities pursuant to a contract with the Secretary.
DOI
DHS
Joint Force Maritime Component Commander - commander within a unified command, subordinate unified
command, or joint task force responsible for making recommendations on the proper employment of assigned, attached, and/ or made available for tasking maritime forces and assets; planning and coordinating maritime operations; or accomplishing such maritime operational missions as may be

assigned.

DHS
joint harbor operations center - operational command and control facilities focused around a single port and
on coordinating operations and information sharing staffed by the Navy and Coast Guard, as well as other
port centric stakeholders.
DHS/
FEMA
joint information center - An interagency entity established to coordinate and disseminate information for the
public and media concerning an incident. JICs may be established locally, regionally, or nationally depending on the size and magnitude of the incident.  Also called JIC.
DHS/
FEMA
joint information system - Mechanism that integrates incident information and public affairs into a cohesive
organization designed to provide consistent, coordinated, accurate, accessible, timely, and complete
information during crisis or incident operations. The mission of the JIS is to provide a structure and system for developing and delivering coordinated interagency messages; developing, recommending, and
executing public information plans and strategies on behalf of the Incident Commander; advising the Incident Commander concerning public affairs issues that could affect a response effort; and controlling rumors and inaccurate information that could undermine public confidence in the emergency response effort.  Also called JIS.
DHS/
FEMA
joint operations center - An interagency command post established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to
manage terrorist threats or incidents and investigative and intelligence activities. The JOC coordinates the
necessary local, State, and Federal assets required to support the investigation, and to prepare for, respond to, and resolve the threat or incident.  Also called JOC.
DHS/
FEMA
joint task force - Based on the complexity and type of incident, and the anticipated level of Department of
Defense (DOD) resource involvement, DOD may elect to designate a JTF to command Federal (Title 10) military activities in support of the incident objectives. If a JTF is established, consistent with operational requirements, its command and control element will be co-located with the senior on-scene leadership at the Joint Field Office (JFO) to ensure coordination and unity of effort. The co-location of the JTF command and control element does not replace the requirement for a Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO)/ Defense Coordinating Element as part of the JFO Unified Coordination Staff. The DCO remains
the DOD single point of contact in the JFO for requesting assistance from DOD.  Also called JTF.
DHS/
FEMA
Joint Task Force Commander - Individual who exercises operational control of Federal military personnel
and most defense resources in a Federal response. Some Department of Defense (DOD) entities, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, may respond under separate established authorities and do not provide
support under the operational control of a JTF Commander. Unless federalized, National Guard forces remain under the control of a State Governor. Close coordination between Federal military, other DOD entities, and National Guard forces in a response is critical.  Also called JTF Commander.
Joint Terrorism Task Force - multi-jurisdictional task forces established to conduct terrorism-related
investigations.
DHS
joint worldwide intelligence communications system - network designed to meet the requirements for secure
(TS/ SCI) multimedia intelligence communications worldwide.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
jurisdiction - A range or sphere of authority. Public agencies have jurisdiction at an incident related to their
legal responsibilities and authority. Jurisdictional authority at an incident can be political or geographical (e.g., Federal, State, tribal, and local boundary lines) or functional (e.g., law enforcement, public health).
jurisdictional agency - The agency having jurisdiction and responsibility for a specific geographical area, or a
mandated function.
DHS/
FEMA
key intelligence official  - senior intelligence official designated by the Heads of Components for their
DHS

respective CIPs with the approval of the CINT.

kidnapping - intentional taking of an individual or group through force or threat of force.
DHS
land domain awareness - effective understanding of information, threats, and anything associated with the
land domain that could affect the safety, security, commerce, or environment of the United States.
DHS
DOI
lands beneath navigable waters - (1) all lands within the boundaries of each of the respective States which are
covered by nontidal waters that were navigable under the laws of the United States at the time such State became a member of the Union, or acquired sovereignty over such lands and waters thereafter, up to the
ordinary high water mark as heretofore or hereafter modified by accretion, erosion, and reliction; (2) all lands permanently or periodically covered by tidal waters up to but not above the line of mean high tide and seaward to a line three geographical miles distant from the coast line of each such State and to the
boundary line of each such State where in any case such boundary as it existed at the time such State
became a member of the Union, or as heretofore approved by Congress, extends seaward (or into the Gulf
of Mexico) beyond three geographical miles,1 and (3) all filled in, made, or reclaimed lands which formerly were lands beneath navigable waters, as hereinabove defined.
DOT/
Maritime
law enforcement agency - an agency of a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a Federally recognized
tribe that is authorized by law to supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.
law enforcement agency - an agency of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State,
authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
DHS
law enforcement intelligence - information collected, received, processed, exploited, analyzed, produced, or
disseminated under law enforcement or regulatory authorities that has tactical, operational, or strategic value.
DHS
law enforcement online - virtual private network accredited and approved by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) for sensitive but unclassified information used by all levels of the law enforcement, criminal justice, and public safety communities to support investigative operations, send notifications and
alerts, and provide an avenue to remotely access other law enforcement and intelligence systems and
resources.
DOI
law enforcement personnel - an employee of a Federal, State, or local government agency, including an Indian
tribal agency, who has successfully completed law enforcement training approved by the Secretary and is
authorized to carry firearms, make arrests, and execute service of process to enforce criminal laws of his or her employing jurisdiction.
DHS
law enforcement sensitive - marking sometimes applied, in addition to the marking "FOR OFFICIAL USE
ONLY," by the Department of Justice and other activities in the law enforcement community, including DHS.
DHS
lawful permanent resident - status accorded to an individual who has been lawfully accorded the privilege of
residing permanently in the United States as an immigrant in accordance with immigration laws, such
status not having changed.
DHS
lawfully admitted for permanent residence - the status of having been lawfully accorded the privilege of
residing permanently in the United States as an immigrant in accordance with the immigration laws, such
status not having changed.
legalized alien an alien lawfully admitted for temporary or permanent residence who was provided -  (A)
temporary or permanent residence status under the Immigration and Nationality Act,  (B) temporary or
DHS

permanent residence status under the Immigration and Nationality Act], or  (C) permanent residence status under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

DHS
lesson learned - concise description of knowledge derived from a particular experience includes good work
practice or innovative approach to promote repeat applications, or an adverse work practice or experience to avoid a recurrence.
DHS
levee - a manmade barrier (such as an embankment, floodwall, or other structure)- (i) the primary purpose of
which is to provide hurricane, storm, or flood protection relating to seasonal high water, storm surges, precipitation, or other weather events; and (ii) that is normally subject to water loading for only a few days or weeks during a calendar year.
DHS
levee feature - a structure that is critical to the functioning of a levee, including- (A) an embankment section;
(B) a floodwall section;  (C) a closure structure; (D) a pumping station;  (E) an interior drainage work; and
(F) a flood damage reduction channel.
DHS
levee system - 1 or more levee segments, including all levee features that are interconnected and necessary to
ensure protection of the associated leveed areas- (A) that collectively provide flood damage reduction to a
defined area; and (B) the failure of 1 of which may result in the failure of the entire system.
level of protection - degree of security provided by a particular countermeasure or set of countermeasures.
DHS
level of risk - combined measure of the threat, vulnerability, and consequences posed to a facility from a
specified undesirable incident.
DHS
DHS
likelihood - chance of something happening, whether defined, measured or estimated objectively or
subjectively, or in terms of general descriptors (such as rare, unlikely, likely, almost certain), frequencies, or probabilities.
likelihood [statistical] - conditional probability of observing a particular event given the hypothesis under
consideration is true.
DHS
load-serving entity - a distribution utility or an electric utility that has a service obligation.
DOI
DHS
local [community] - (A) a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district,
special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under state law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government; (B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or in Alaska a Native village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation; and (C) a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity.
DHS
local government -
(A) a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district,
special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), regional or interstate government
entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government; (B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or in Alaska a Native village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation; and (C) a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity.
DHS/
FEMA
local government - A county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special
district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government; an Indian tribe or authorized tribal entity, or in Alaska a Native Village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation; a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity.
local government - any borough, city, county, parish, town, township, village, or other political subdivision of
a State.
DHS DHS
local government - public entities responsible for the security and welfare of a designated area as established
by law includes county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments; regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government; an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, a native village or native cooperation; or a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity; State governments are separate entities and are not included in the definition of local government.
logistics - detailed coordination of complex operations involving many resources encompasses the efficient
planning, integration, and management of resources to achieve mission objectives.
DHS
DHS
lone offender - person motivated by one or more violent extremist ideologies that, operating alone, supports or
engages in acts of unlawful violence in furtherance of that ideology or ideologies that may involve influence from a larger terrorist organization or a foreign actor.
DHS/
FEMA
long-term recovery - A process of recovery that may continue for a number of months or years, depending on
the severity and extent of the damage sustained. For example, long-term recovery may include the complete redevelopment of damaged areas.
loss - death, bodily injury, or loss of or damage to property, including business interruption loss.
DHS
DHS
lower-risk traveler - person determined by a DHS Component to be eligible for expedited travel screening and
processing for a limited period of time and based on specific travel arrangements  determination includes a risk-based assessment of government information and conclusion that the threat the person may pose to
public safety and national security is commensurate with the level of expedited screening and processing afforded.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
low-income migrant or seasonal farmworker - an individual- (1) who has, during any consecutive 12 month
period within the preceding 24 month period, performed farm work for wages; (2) who has received not
less than one-half of such individual's total income, or been employed at least one-half of total work time in farm work; and (3) whose annual family income within the 12 month period referred to in paragraph (1)
does not exceed the higher of the poverty level or 70 percent of the lower living standard income level.
DHS
major event - planned, non-emergency activity that draws national attention significant or designated nonemergency activity requiring additional security, such as inaugurals, State of the Union addresses, the Olympics, and international summit conferences.
major hazard - natural or human-induced phenomenon that has the potential for significant and substantial
harm to human health, property, activity, and/ or animals or the environment.
DHS
major incident [IT service] - highest category of impact for an incident.
DHS
DHS
major information system - information system that requires special management attention because of its
importance to an agency mission; its high development, operating, or maintenance costs; or its significant role in the administration of agency programs, finances, property, or other resources.
DHS
malicious cyber command and control - a method for unauthorized remote identification of, access to, or use
of, an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system.
malicious reconnaissance - a method for actively probing or passively monitoring an information system for
the purpose of discerning security vulnerabilities of the information system, if such method is associated
DHS

with a known or suspected cybersecurity threat.

DOI
marine environment - the physical, atmospheric, and biological components, conditions, and factors which
interactively determine the productivity, state, condition, and quality of the marine ecosystem, including
the waters of the high seas, the contiguous zone, transitional and intertidal areas, salt marshes, and
wetlands within the coastal zone and on the outer Continental Shelf.
DHS
marine transportation system - set of waterways, ports and inter-modal connections, vessels, vehicles, and
system users, as well as federal maritime navigation systems in which marine vessels operate consists of waterways, ports and inter-modal connections, vessels, vehicles, and system users, as well as federal maritime navigation systems.
maritime area of interest - particular geographic point, such as sea lanes or oceanic regions, on which
surveillance capabilities are focused.
DHS
DHS
maritime domain - sphere of knowledge, influence and activity concerning areas and things of, on, under,
relating to, adjacent to, or bordering on a seas, ocean, or other navigable waterway includes all maritimerelated activities, infrastructure, people, cargo, and vessels and other conveyances.
DHS
maritime domain awareness - effective understanding of information, threats, and anything associated with
the global maritime domain that could impact the security, safety, economy, or environment of the United States.
Maritime Operations Center - Navy facility organized, manned and responsible for operational level
coordination, synchronization, & guidance of near term planning & execution.
DHS
DHS
maritime security level - warning level set for a specified maritime region to reflect the prevailing threat
environment to the marine elements of the national transportation system includes; ports, vessels, facilities, and critical assets and infrastructure located on or adjacent to waters subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States.
DOD
maritime security operations - Those operations to protect maritime sovereignty and resources and to counter
maritime-related terrorism, weapons proliferation, transnational crime, piracy, environmental destruction,
and illegal seaborne immigration.  Also called MSO.
DOD
mass casualty - Any large number of casualties produced in a relatively short period of time, usually as the
result of a single incident such as a military aircraft accident, hurricane, flood, earthquake, or armed attack
that exceeds local logistic support capabilities.  Also called MASCAL.  See also casualty.

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DOD
medical civil-military operations - All military health-related activities in support of a joint force commander
that establish, enhance, maintain or influence relations between the joint or multinational force and host
nation, multinational governmental and nongovernmental civilian organizations and authorities, and the civilian populace in order to facilitate military operations, achieve United States operational objectives,
and positively impact the health sector.  Also called MCMO.
DHHS
medical countermeasures - MCMs include both pharmaceutical interventions (e.g., vaccines, antimicrobials,
antidotes, and antitoxins) and non-pharmaceutical MCM interventions (e.g., ventilators, diagnostics,
personal protective equipment, and patient decontamination methods) that may be used to prevent, mitigate, or treat the adverse health effects of a public health emergency.
DHHS
medical countermeasures - Medical countermeasures include both pharmaceutical interventions (e.g.,
vaccines, antimicrobials, antidotes, and antitoxins) and non-pharmaceutical medical countermeasure
interventions (e.g., ventilators, diagnostics, personal protective equipment, and patient decontamination

methods) that may be used to prevent, mitigate, or treat the adverse health effects of a public health emergency".

DOD
medical surveillance - The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data derived from
instances of medical care or medical evaluation, and the reporting of population-based information for
characterizing and countering threats to a population's health, well-being and performance.  See also
surveillance.
DOS/
USAID
member of a terrorist organization -  Aliens who are members of designated FTOs or entities on the
Terrorism Exclusion List are inadmissible. The INA does not require the alien to know that the
organization has been designated. Members of undesignated terrorist organizations are inadmissible, but there is a narrow exception based on lack of knowledge (see 9 FAM 302.6-2(B)(3) paragraph i).  Evidence of membership in a terrorist organization might include the individuals taking of an oath or performance of some act that is a prerequisite of membership. A formal induction is not necessary for a finding of
membership.  Membership must be determined in light of all relevant facts, including, but not limited to, the following - Acknowledgment of membership;  Frequent association with other members;  Participation
in the organizations activities, even if lawful;  Actively working to further the organizations aims and methods in a way suggesting close affiliation constituting membership;   Occupying a position of trust in the organization, past or present;  Receiving financial support from the organization, e.g., scholarships,
pensions, salary; Contributing money to the organization; Determination of membership by a competent court; Voluntarily displaying symbols of the organization; or Receiving honors and awards given by the organization. No single factor necessarily determines that an alien was a member of an organization. Note that former members will still be inadmissible if they have previously provided material support (such as membership fees), raised money, or solicited members for the organization.
migrant - A person who (1) belongs to a normally migratory culture who may cross national boundaries, or (2)
has fled his or her native country for economic reasons rather than fear of political or ethnic persecution.
DOD
DHS
Military Advisor's office - provides counsel to the Secretary and DHS Components in affairs relating to the
facilitation, coordination, and execution of policy, procedures, and preparedness activities and operations between DHS and the Department of Defense (DOD).
DOD
military-unique capabilities - those capabilities that, in the view of the Secretary of Defense-(A) cannot be
provided by other Federal, State, or local civilian agencies; and(B) are essential to provide support to civil
authorities in an incident of national significance or a catastrophic incident.
DHS
militia extremist - group or person who facilitate or engage in acts of unlawful violence directed at federal,
state, or local government officials or infrastructure in response to their belief that the government deliberately is stripping Americans of their freedoms and is attempting to establish a totalitarian regime
consequently oppose many federal and state authorities' laws and regulations, (particularly those related to firearms ownership), and often belong to armed paramilitary groups.
miner - any individual working in a coal or other mine.
DOI
mineral resources - all nonliving natural nonrenewable resources, including fossil fuels, minerals, whether
metallic or nonmetallic, but does not include ice, water, or snow.
DOI
missile - self-propelled munition whose trajectory or course is controlled while in flight.
DHS
mission - principal component of strategic goal setting the organizational purpose and directed objective that
shape actions and activities to be executed includes roles, responsibilities, and associated tasks.
DHS
DHS
mission activity - high-level task or step performed in producing and delivering products and services within a
group of similar missions carried out by DHS Components to achieve the aims of the mission areas, in coordination with partners across the homeland security operations enterprise includes categories that

address fighting and preventing terrorism; securing the borders; enforcing immigration laws; improving preparation for and recovery from natural disasters; and fostering a common culture within DHS.

mission area - basis for all operational activities includes groups of business functions that support one or more
lines of business functions or sub-sets of functions.
DHS
mission assignment - a work order issued to a Federal agency by the Agency, directing completion by that
agency of a specified task and setting forth funding, other managerial controls, and guidance.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
mission assignment - The mechanism used to support Federal operations in a Stafford Act major disaster or
emergency declaration. It orders immediate, short-term emergency response assistance when an applicable State or local government is overwhelmed by the event and lacks the capability to perform, or contract for, the necessary work. See also Pre-Scripted Mission Assignment.  Also called MA.
DOD
mission assignment - The vehicle used by the Department of Homeland Security/ Emergency Preparedness and
Response/ Federal Emergency Management Agency to support federal operations in a Stafford Act major
disaster or emergency declaration that orders immediate, short-term emergency response assistance when an applicable state or local government is overwhelmed by the event and lacks the capability to perform,
or contract for, the necessary work.
DOS/
USAID
mission assurance - The process carried out at a facility or designated organization to identify CIKR, the assets
that support essential functions, and to ensure readiness to respond to threats to those assets. The Department also uses the term Emergency Management as a synonym.
mission capability - ability of DHS and its Components to effectively execute their assigned missions.
DHS
mission consequence - effect of an incident, event, operation, or occurrence on the ability of an organization or
group to meet a strategic objective or perform a function.
DHS
DHS
mission critical personnel  - category of essential personnel that are employees occupying positions and
performing functions that must be maintained under all circumstances to ensure the safety and security of the Nation and its citizens.
DHS
mission essential function - function that enables an organization to provide vital services, exercise civil
authority, maintain the safety of the public, and sustain the industrial/ economic base during disruption of normal operations includes the following categories: 1. Emergency Operating Function  2. Legal and Financial Rights Function  3. Essential Operation Function
DOS/
USAID
mission essential functions - Those U.S. Government functions that must be performed to support or
implement the performance of PMEFs before, during, and after an emergency. MEFs are identified from
the activities performed by the Departments bureaus and offices.  Also called MEF.
mission need - statement of capabilities required by DHS or its stakeholders/ partners to accomplish the
mission.
DHS DHS
mission need statement - core DHS document that provides a high-level description of the mission need,
whether from a current or impending gap, based on business-case planning is a communication vehicle between users and providers/ developers, and between the program and DHS Headquarters (HQ) to provide a strategic framework for acquisition planning and capability delivery.
DHS
mission support services - functions managed by the DHS Chief  Readiness Support Officer, including the
Department-wide responsibility for leading, governing, integrating, managing and capital planning for all
aspects of the following mission support services business line functions throughout DHS: asset management (real property, personal property , aviation, motor vehicle fleet, marine vessels); logistics; mail management and surety; sustainability (environmental planning,  environmental management, energy

management) and historic preservation.

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USAID
mission-essential infrastructure - This infrastructure consists of the Department's core network
communication array designed to share data with posts and annexes around the world. This array or
backbone includes the networking and telecommunication systems within Main State, the Beltsville Communications Center, and all other facilities, annexes, and posts that relay or bridge communications directly between two or more facilities. The MEI within the Department serves to support the Department's mission-essential business processes that consist of telecommunications (i.e., OpenNet, ClassNet, and voice systems), mainframe operations and access controls, and official and unofficial
messaging.  Also called MEI.
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FEMA
mitigation - Activities providing a critical foundation in the effort to reduce the loss of life and property from
natural and/ or manmade disasters by avoiding or lessening the impact of a disaster and providing value to the public by creating safer communities. Mitigation seeks to fix the cycle of disaster damage,
reconstruction, and repeated damage. These activities or actions, in most cases, will have a long-term sustained effect.
mitigation - ongoing and sustained action that eliminates or reduces the potential effects of hazards.
DHS
mitigation measure - specific action to eliminate, reduce or control an adverse effect includes restitution for
damages through replacement, restoration or compensation.
DHS
moderate risk [position] - position that has the potential for moderate to serious impact on the integrity and
efficiency of the federal service.
DHS
monitor - to acquire, identify, or scan, or to possess, information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an
information system.
DHS
monitoring station - facility that receives signals from electronic premises security systems and has personnel
in attendance at all times to respond to these signals.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
Multiagency Coordination Group - Typically, administrators/ executives, or their appointed representatives,
who are authorized to commit agency resources and funds, are brought together and form MAC Groups. MAC Groups may also be known as multiagency committees, emergency management committees, or as
otherwise defined by the system. A MAC Group can provide coordinated decision-making and resource allocation among cooperating agencies, and may establish the priorities among incidents, harmonize
agency policies, and provide strategic guidance and direction to support incident management activities. Also called MAC Group.
DHS/
FEMA
Multiagency Coordination System(s) - Multiagency coordination systems provide the architecture to support
coordination for incident prioritization, critical resource allocation, communications systems integration, and information coordination. The elements of multiagency coordination systems include facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications. Two of the most commonly used elements are emergency operations centers and MAC Groups. These systems assist agencies and organizations
responding to an incident.  Also called MACS.
multihazard advisory map - a map on which hazard data concerning each type of natural disaster is identified
simultaneously for the purpose of showing areas of hazard overlap.
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HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
DOI
multiple use - the management of the public lands and their various resource values so that they are utilized in
the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the American people; making the most judicious use of the land for some or all of these resources or related services over areas large enough to
provide sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use to conform to changing needs and conditions; the use of some land for less than all of the resources; a combination of balanced and diverse resource uses

that takes into account the long-term needs of future generations for renewable and nonrenewable resources, including, but not limited to, recreation, range, timber, minerals, watershed, wildlife and fish, and natural scenic, scientific and historical values; and harmonious and coordinated management of the various resources without permanent impairment of the productivity of the land and the quality of the environment with consideration being given to the relative values of the resources and not necessarily to the combination of uses that will give the greatest economic return or the greatest unit output.

DHS/
FEMA
mutual aid and assistance agreement - Written or oral agreement between and among agencies/ organizations
and/ or jurisdictions that provides a mechanism to quickly obtain emergency assistance in the form of
personnel, equipment, materials, and other associated services. The primary objective is to facilitate rapid, short-term deployment of emergency support prior to, during, and/ or after an incident.
named storm - any organized weather system with a defined surface circulation and maximum winds of not
less than 39 miles per hour which the National Hurricane Center of the United States National Weather Service names as a tropical storm or a hurricane.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
national - a person owing permanent allegiance to a state.
DHS
national continuity coordinator  - President's Assistant for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism
responsible for policy coordination.
DHS
DHS
national counterintelligence executive  - United States Government official who provides effective leadership
and support to the counterintelligence and security activities of the United States Intelligence Community,
the United States Government, and United States private sector entities who are at risk of intelligence collection or attack by foreign adversaries.
DHS/
FEMA
National Counterterrorism Center - The primary Federal organization for integrating and analyzing all
intelligence pertaining to terrorism and counterterrorism and for conducting strategic operational planning
by integrating all instruments of national power.  Also called NCTC.
DHS
National Crime Information Center - computerized index of criminal justice information that is available 24
hours a day to authorized agencies to assist in the prompt disclosure of criminal justice and related law enforcement issues is maintained by the Department of Justice/ Federal Bureau of Investigation.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
national defense - programs for military and energy production or construction, military or critical
infrastructure assistance to any foreign nation, homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any directly
related activity. Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and critical infrastructure protection and restoration.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
national defense - programs for military and energy production or construction, military or critical
infrastructure assistance to any foreign nation, homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any directly
related activity. Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and critical infrastructure protection
and restoration.
DOD
national defense - the needs of, and the planning and preparedness to meet, essential defense, industrial, and
military emergency energy requirements relative to the national safety, welfare, and economy, particularly
resulting from foreign military or economic actions.
DOD
national defense strategy - A document approved by the Secretary of Defense for applying the Armed Forces
of the United States in coordination with Department of Defense agencies and other instruments of
national power to achieve national security strategy objectives.  Also called NDS.
DHS
national essential function  - overarching responsibilities of the Federal Government to lead and sustain the
Nation and will be the primary focus of the Federal Government's leadership during and in the aftermath
of an emergency requires the support of continuity of operations (COOP) and Continuity of Government capabilities.
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House
national essential functions  - that subset of Government Functions that are necessary to lead and sustain the
Nation during a catastrophic emergency and that, therefore, must be supported through COOP and COG capabilities.  Also called NEF.
national essential functions - that subset of Government functions that are necessary to lead and sustain the
Nation during a catastrophic emergency.
White
House
DOS/
USAID
national essential functions - Those functions and overarching responsibilities of the Federal Government that
the President and national leadership will focus on to lead and sustain the nation during a catastrophic emergency and that must be supported through continuity capabilities.  Also called NEF.
National Exercise Program  Creates a framework to reinforce the importance of timely integrated planning,
decision making, strategic coordination and operational awareness for both domestic and international
crises. Coordinates the exercise requirements of HSPD8 and multiple other Presidential Directives and
strategies.  Also called NEP.
DOS/ USAID
national health security - A state in which the nation and its people are prepared for, protected from, and
resilient in the face of health threats or incidents with potentially negative health consequences.
DHHS
national health security - A state in which the nation and its people are prepared for, protected from, and
resilient in the face of health threats or incidents with potentially negative health consequences.
DHHS
national health security - A state in which the nation and its people are prepared for, protected from, and
resilient in the face of incidents with health consequences.
DHHS
DHS/
FEMA
National Incident Management System - System that provides a proactive approach guiding government
agencies at all levels, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work seamlessly to prepare for, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life or property and harm to the environment.    Also called NIMS.
National Information Exchange Model - interagency initiative providing a foundation for seamless
information exchange includes federal, state, local, and tribal agencies.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
National Infrastructure Coordinating Center - As part of the National Operations Center, monitors the
Nation's critical infrastructure and key resources on an ongoing basis. During an incident, the NICC provides a coordinating forum to share information across infrastructure and key resources sectors through appropriate information-sharing entities.  Also called NICC.
DHS/
FEMA
National Infrastructure Protection Plan - Plan that provides a coordinated approach to critical infrastructure
and key resources protection roles and responsibilities for Federal, State, tribal, local, and private-sector security partners. The NIPP sets national priorities, goals, and requirements for effective distribution of
funding and resources that will help ensure that our government, economy, and public services continue in
the event of a terrorist attack or other disaster.  Also called NIPP.
DOD
national intelligence - All intelligence, regardless of the source from which derived, and including that which
is gathered within or outside of the United States, that pertains to more than one agency, and involves (1) threats to the United States, its people, property, or interests, (2) the development, proliferation, or use of

weapons of mass destruction, or (3) any other matter bearing on US national or homeland security.

DHS
national intelligence - intelligence, regardless of the source from which derived and including information
gathered within or outside the United States, that (1) pertains to more than one U.S. government agency;
and (2) that involves (i) threats to the U.S., its people, property, or interests; (ii) the development,
proliferation, or use of weapons of mass destruction; or (iii) any other matter bearing on U.S. national or homeland security.
DOD
national intelligence estimate - A strategic estimate of the capabilities, vulnerabilities, and probable courses of
action of foreign nations produced at the national level as a composite of the views of the intelligence
community.  Also called NIE.
DHS
national intelligence function - collection, gathering, processing, analysis, production, or dissemination of
National intelligence, the primary purpose of which is to provide National intelligence to the President, the
Vice-President, the members of the National Security Council, the Director of National Intelligence, or
elements of the Intelligence Community outside the Department.
DHS/
FEMA
National Joint Terrorism Task Force - Entity responsible for enhancing communications, coordination, and
cooperation among Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies representing the intelligence, law
enforcement, defense, diplomatic, public safety, and homeland security communities by providing a point
of fusion for terrorism intelligence and by supporting Joint Terrorism Task Forces throughout the United States.  Also called NJTTF.

National level Exercise  Nationallevel Exercise is the term for the annual operationsbased exercise, either a
Functional Exercise (FE) or a FullScale Exercise (FSE), for which participation by heads of departments
and  agencies  is  required  under  the  NEP.  NLEs  address  USG  strategic  and  policylevel  objectives  and
challenge  the  national  response  system.  An  NLE  will  involve  all  levels  of  Federal,  State,  and  local
authorities,  and  critical  private  sector  entities.  The  NLE  may  involve  international  partners,  as
appropriate. The NEP will integrate department and agency exercise planning activities into NLEs that
support  specified  national  priorities  and  objectives,  as  contained  in  Presidential  directives.  While
Principle Level Exercises (PLEs) may be used to advance the development of policy and plans, NLEs test
the implementation of existing policies and plans.   Also called NLE.
DOS/ USAID

DHS/
FEMA
National Military Command Center - Facility that serves as the Nation's focal point for continuous
monitoring and coordination of worldwide military operations. It directly supports combatant commanders, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of Defense, and the President in the
command of U.S. Armed Forces in peacetime contingencies and war. Structured to support the President
and Secretary of Defense effectively and efficiently, the NMCC participates in a wide variety of activities, ranging from missile warning and attack assessment to management of peacetime contingencies such as Defense Support of Civil Authorities activities. In conjunction with monitoring the current worldwide situation, the Center alerts the Joint Staff and other national agencies to developing crises and will initially coordinate any military response required.  Also called NMCC.
national network of fusion centers - decentralized, self-organizing national asset composed of designated state
and major area fusion centers.
DHS
national of the United States - (A) a citizen of the United States, or (B) a person who, though not a citizen of
the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
National Operations Center - Serves as the primary national hub for situational awareness and operations
coordination across the Federal Government for incident management. The NOC provides the Secretary of Homeland Security and other principals with information necessary to make critical national-level incident management decisions.  Also called NOC.
DHS/
FEMA
national planning scenarios - Planning tools that represent a minimum number of credible scenarios depicting
the range of potential terrorist attacks and natural disasters and related impacts facing our Nation. They form a basis for coordinated Federal planning, training, and exercises.
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House
national preparedness - the actions taken to plan, organize, equip, train, and exercise to build and sustain the
capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from those threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation .
DHS/
FEMA
National Preparedness Guidelines - Guidance that establishes a vision for national preparedness and provides
a systematic approach for prioritizing preparedness efforts across the Nation. These Guidelines focus
policy, planning, and investments at all levels of government and the private sector. The Guidelines replace the Interim National Preparedness Goal and integrate recent lessons learned.
National Preparedness Vision - Provides a concise statement of the core preparedness goal for the Nation.
DHS/
FEMA
DHS
National Protection and Programs Directorate - Department of Homeland Security Support Component that
oversees the safeguarding of critical information systems and high-risk critical infrastructure including telecommunications assets, leads the Department's cyber defense programs for the general government and the private sector, facilitates the Department's identity management and biometrics services, coordinates risk management methodologies across the Department works with State, local, and private sector partners to identify threats, determine vulnerabilities, and target resources toward the greatest risks.
DHS/
FEMA
National Response Coordination Center - As a component of the National Operations Center, serves as the
Department of Homeland Security/ Federal Emergency Management Agency primary operations center responsible for national incident response and recovery as well as national resource coordination. As a 24/ 7 operations center, the NRCC monitors potential or developing incidents and supports the efforts of regional and field components.  Also called NRCC.
DHS/
FEMA
National Response Framework - Guides how the Nation conducts all-hazards response. The Framework
documents the key response principles, roles, and structures that organize national response. It describes how communities, States, the Federal Government, and private-sector and nongovernmental partners apply these principles for a coordinated, effective national response. And it describes special circumstances where the Federal Government exercises a larger role, including incidents where Federal interests are involved and catastrophic incidents where a State would require significant support. It allows first responders, decision makers, and supporting entities to provide a unified national response.  Also called
NRF.
DHS
national security - comprehensive program of integrated policies and procedures for the Departments,
agencies, and functions of the United States Government aimed at protecting the territory, population,
infrastructure, institutions, values, and global interests of the Nation.
national security - the national defense, foreign relations, or economic interests of the United States.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
National Security Council - Advises the President on national strategic and policy during large-scale incidents.
Together with the Homeland Security Council, ensures coordination for all homeland and national security-related activities among executive departments and agencies and promotes effective development and implementation of related policy.  Also called NSC.
DHS
national security official - person employed by, assigned or detailed to, or acting for an element of the
Intelligence Community, or member of a federal department or agency, or foreign government entity possessing a counterterrorism function.
DHS
national security purpose - national intelligence (including foreign intelligence and counterintelligence)
function when information is shared with the Intelligence Community or a counterterrorism purpose when information is shared with the Intelligence Community, other federal departments or agencies, or foreign

government entities.

National  Security  Strategy    A  document  approved  by  the  President  of  the  United  States  for  developing,
applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve objectives that contribute to
national security.  Also called NSS.
DOS/ USAID

DHS
National Security System - telecommunications or information system operated by the Federal Government,
the
function,
operation,
or
use
of
which
(1)
involves
intelligence
activities;
(2) involves cryptologic activities related to national security;  (3) involves command and control of military forces;  (4) involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or  (5) is
critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions does not include a system to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including  payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel
management applications).
DOD
National Special Security Event - An event of national significance as determined by the Secretary of
Homeland Security. These national or international events, occurrences, contests, activities, or meetings, which, by virtue of their profile or status, represent a significant target, and therefore warrant additional
preparation, planning, and mitigation efforts.  Also known as NSSE.
National Special Security Event - a designated event that, by virtue of its political, economic, social, or
religious significance, may be the target of terrorism or other criminal activity.
DHS
DHS
national special security event - major event deemed by the Department of Homeland Security to be at risk of
terrorist or criminal activity due to the anticipated attendance by dignitaries, the size of the event, and/ or the significance of the event per Presidential Policy Directive - 22, an event may be designated national special security event (NSSE) when it warrants the full protective, incident management and counterterrorism capabilities of the Federal Government.
DOD
national system for geospatial intelligence - The combination of technology, policies, capabilities, doctrine,
activities, people, data, and organizations necessary to produce geospatial intelligence in an integrated,
multi-intelligence environment.  Also called NSG.
DHS
National Terrorism Advisory System - system used by the Department of Homeland Security to effectively
communicate information about terrorist threats by providing timely, detailed information to the public, government agencies, first responders, airports and other transportation hubs, and the private sector.
DHS
National Terrorism Advisory System management office - matrixed organization that is sponsored by the
DHS Counterterrorism Coordinator, with a composition that mirrors the Counterterrorism Advisory Board.
DHS
national transportation security incident - transportation security incident that occurs under, in, on or
adjacent to geographic areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and is declared to be an Incident of National Significance (INS), in accordance with the criteria set out in the NRP and HSPD-5.
DHS
national vessel movement center - centralized facility for processing Notice of Arrivals for ships entering
United States ports operated by the U.S. Coast GuardNVMC personnel collect and screen information on
the vessel's arrival, cargo and crew/ passenger information, information and is entered into the Ship Arrival Notification System (SANS) database.
DHS
national virtual pointer system - U.S. Department of Justice system that provides federal, state, local, and
tribal law enforcement agencies with access to pointer databases through a single point of entry to determine whether any other law enforcement entity is focused on the same investigative target.
national-level risk assessment - product or process that collects information on issues of significant national
concern and assigns values to risks for the purpose of informing national priorities, developing or
DHS

comparing courses of action, and informing decision making.

DHS
nationwide suspicious activity reporting initiative - collaborative effort to provide law enforcement with
another tool to help prevent terrorism and other related criminal activity by establishing a national capacity
for gathering, documenting, processing, analyzing, and sharing Suspicious Activity Reporting information effort led by the Department of Justice, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement partners.
DOI
native vegetation - those plant species, communities, or vegetative associations which are endemic to a given
area and which would normally be identified with a healthy and productive range condition occurring as a
result of the natural vegetative process of the area.
natural hazard - source of harm or difficulty created by a meteorological, environmental, or geological
phenomenon or combination of phenomena.
DHS
naturalization - the conferring of nationality of a state upon a person after birth, by any means whatsoever.
DHS
nautical school vessel - a vessel that can be a privately owned and operated as well as a publicly owned and
operated school vessel.
DOT/
Maritime
DOI
Navajo generating station - (1) the United States entitlement to a portion of the output of power and energy
from the Navajo Generating Station, Page, Arizona, pursuant to United States participation in that generating station; (2) in the event that said United States entitlement is integrated with other generating facilities, then Navajo Generating Station means that amount of power and energy from the integrated system which is attributable to the United States Navajo entitlement; (3) when the Navajo Generating Station is replaced at the end of its useful life or an alternative resource is established, then Navajo
Generating Station means an amount of power and energy equivalent to the present United States entitlement from Navajo, from the replacement resource. (b) All terms used herein that are defined in the
Colorado River Compact shall have the meanings therein defined.
DOI
navigable waters - those parts of streams or other bodies of water over which Congress has jurisdiction under
its authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States, and which either in
their natural or improved condition notwithstanding interruptions between the navigable parts of such streams or waters by falls, shallows, or rapids compelling land carriage, are used or suitable for use for the transportation of persons or property in interstate or foreign commerce, including therein all such
interrupting falls, shallows, or rapids, together with such other parts of streams as shall have been authorized by Congress for improvement by the United States or shall have been recommended to Congress for such improvement after investigation under its authority.
necessary level of protection - degree of security determined to be needed to mitigate the assessed risks at the
facility.
DHS DHS
need for access - determination that an individual requires access to a particular area, level of classified
information, or a particular category of special nuclear materials in order to perform or assist in a lawful and authorized function.
DHS
need-to-know - determination made by an authorized holder of classified information that a prospective
recipient requires access to specific classified information in order to perform or assist in a lawful and authorized governmental function.
net assessment - multidisciplinary strategic assessment process used to provide a comparative evaluation of the
balance of strengths and weaknesses of adversaries.
DHS
non-adaptive risk - category of risk that includes threats caused by natural and technological hazards.
DHS
DOT/
Maritime
noncontiguous trade - (A) trade between- (i) one of the contiguous 48 States; and (ii) Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States; and (B) trade between-(i) a place in Alaska,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States; and(ii) another place in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States.
non-critical sensitive [position]  - Position that has the potential for serious damage to the national security.
DHS
DHS
non-homeland security missions - the following missions of the Coast Guard: (A) Marine safety.
(B) Search
and rescue.
(C) Aids to navigation. (D) Living marine resources (fisheries law enforcement). (E) Marine environmental protection.
(F) Ice operations.
nonimmigrant visa - a visa properly issued to an alien as an eligible nonimmigrant by a competent officer as
provided in this chapter.
DHS
nonindigenous species - any species or other viable biological material that enters an ecosystem beyond its
historic range, including any such organism transferred from one country into another.
DOI
DHS
nonresident importer - an importer who is- (A) an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; or (B) a partnership, corporation, or
other commercial entity that is not organized under the laws  of a jurisdiction within the customs territory of the United States  or in the Virgin Islands of the United States.
northern border - the international border between the United States and Canada.
DHS
DHS
nuclear incident response team - a resource that includes- (1) those entities of the Department of Energy that
perform nuclear or radiological emergency support functions (including accident response, search
response, advisory, and technical operations functions), radiation exposure functions at the medical assistance facility known as the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/ Training Site (REAC/ TS), radiological assistance functions, and related functions; and (2) those entities of the Environmental Protection Agency that perform such support functions (including radiological emergency response functions) and related functions.
nuclear material - metals uranium, plutonium, and thorium, in any form.
DHS
occupant emergency plan - short-term emergency response plan establishing procedures for evacuating
buildings or sheltering-in-place to safeguard lives and property.
DHS
DOD
offensive counterair attack operations - Offensive action by any part of the joint force in support of the
offensive counterair mission against surface targets which contribute to the enemy's air and missile
capabilities.  Also called OCA attack operations.  See also counterair; offensive counterair.
DOD
offensive counterintelligence operation - A counterintelligence activity conducted to support Department of
Defense and national intelligence, operational, and contingency requirements, using a formally-recruited
asset or notional persona, to develop information on, and provide information, materials, or equipment to, a foreign intelligence entity to penetrate the foreign intelligence entity or exploit, disrupt, or manipulate the target in order to counter terrorism, espionage, or other clandestine intelligence activities that threaten
the security of the Department of Defense or the United States.  Also called OFCO.
DOD
offensive counterintelligence operation - A counterintelligence activity conducted to support Department of
Defense and national intelligence, operational, and contingency requirements, using a formally-recruited asset or notional persona, to develop information on, and provide information, materials, or equipment to, a foreign intelligence entity to penetrate the foreign intelligence entity or exploit, disrupt, or manipulate the target in order to counter terrorism, espionage, or other clandestine intelligence activities that threaten

the security of the Department of Defense or the United States. Also called OFCO.

offensive cyberspace operations - Cyberspace operations intended to project power by the application of force
in or through cyberspace.  Also called OCO.
DOD
DHS
officer of the customs - any officer of the Customs Service or any commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of
the Coast Guard, or agent or other person authorized by law or by the Secretary of the Treasury, or appointed in writing by a collector, to perform the duties of an officer of the Customs Service.
DHS
officer of the customs and/ or customs officer - any officer of the United States Customs Service of the
Treasury Department (also hereinafter referred to as the Customs Service) or any commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the Coast Guard, or any agent or other person, including foreign law enforcement officers, authorized by law or designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to perform any duties of an officer of the Customs Service.
DHS
offshore facility - any facility of any kind located in, on, or under any of the navigable waters of the United
States, and any facility of any kind which is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and is located in, on, or under any other waters, other than a vessel or a public vessel.
DOT/
Maritime
oil -  oil of any type, in any form, or in any mixture. This is the definitions that originated with marine
environment and pollution laws and continues the definitions that was adopted by port and tanker safety laws.
oil - oil of any type or in any form, including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes
except dredged spoil.
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Maritime
oil spill response vessel - a vessel that is designated in its certificate of inspection as such a vessel, or that is
adapted to respond to a discharge of oil or a hazardous material.
DOT/
Maritime
oil-related activities - (i) exporting, extracting, producing, refining, processing, exploring for, transporting,
selling, or trading oil; and (ii) constructing, maintaining, or operating a pipeline, refinery, or other oilfield
infrastructure.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
open enforcement action - enforcement action for which a formal, written notice has been issued but is not yet
closed.
DHS DHS
open source information - unclassified information that has been published or broadcast in some manner to the
general public, could lawfully be seen or heard by a casual observer, is made available at a meeting open to the public, or is obtained by visiting any place or attending any event that is open to the public.
open-source information - Information that any member of the public could lawfully obtain by request or
observation as well as other unclassified information that has limited public distribution or access.
DOD
DOD
open-source intelligence - Relevant information derived from the systematic collection, processing, and
analysis of publicly available information in response to known or anticipated intelligence requirements.
Also called OSINT.  See also intelligence.
DHS
operating requirements - requirements deriving from the operational environment of the system, the
operational functions which must be performed to execute the mission, and the interoperability requirements necessary to complete each mission area described in the Concept of Operations.
operation - 1. A sequence of tactical actions with a common purpose or unifying theme.    2. A military action
or the carrying out of a strategic, operational, tactical, service, training, or administrative military mission.
DOD
DOD/
DOJ
operation - any or all undertakings appropriate for management, operation, services, maintenance, security
(including the cost of security personnel), or financing in connection with a low-income housing project. The term also means the financing of tenant programs and services for families residing in low-income housing projects, particularly where there is maximum feasible participation of the tenants in the
development and operation of such tenant programs and services.
operation - any plant, equipment, facility, position, employment opportunity, production.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
DOD
operational control - The authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving
organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission.  Also called OPCON.  See also combatant
command; combatant command (command authority); tactical control.
operational control - the prevention of all unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by
terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband.
DHS
operational readiness - the capability of an organization, an asset, a system, or equipment to perform the
missions or functions for which it is organized or designed.
DHS
operational risk - risk that has the potential to impede the successful execution of operations.
DHS
DHS/
USCG
operational test and evaluation - (A) the testing of a capability or asset and the subsystems of the capability or
asset, under conditions similar to those in which the capability or asset and subsystems will actually be deployed, for the purpose of determining the effectiveness and suitability of the capability or asset and subsystems for use by typical Coast Guard users to conduct those missions for which the capability or asset and subsystems are intended to be used; and (B) the evaluation of the results of such testing.
DHS
operational test and evaluation - field test, performed under realistic conditions by actual users against
realistic threats to determine the operational effectiveness and suitability of a system, and the corresponding evaluation of the data resulting from such test.
operations and support special access program - special access program established primarily to protect the
planning for, execution of, and support to especially sensitive operations.
DHS
DHS
operations coordination  - actions and activities that enable senior strategic-level decision makers to determine
appropriate courses of action and to provide oversight for complex operations to achieve unity of effort
and effective outcomes.
DHS/
FEMA
operations Section - (1) Incident Command - Responsible for all tactical incident operations and
implementation of the Incident Action Plan. In the Incident Command System, it normally includes subordinate Branches, Divisions, and/ or Groups. (2) Joint Field Office - Coordinates operational support with on-scene incident management efforts. Branches, divisions, and groups may be added or deleted as
required, depending on the nature of the incident. The Operations Section is also responsible for coordinating with other Federal facilities that may be established to support incident management activities.
DHS
operations security - process of identifying critical information and analyzing friendly actions attendant to
homeland security operations and other activities includes:  1) identifying those actions that can be observed by adversary intelligence systems, 2) determining indicators and vulnerabilities that adversary intelligence systems might obtain that could be interpreted or pieced together to derive critical information in time to be useful to adversaries and determine which of these represents an unacceptable risk, and 3)
selecting and executing countermeasures that eliminate or deduce an unacceptable level the risks to

friendly actions and operations or reduce it to an acceptable level.

DOI
operations, maintenance, and replacement costs - all costs for the operation of a rural water supply project
that are necessary for the safe, efficient, and continued functioning of the project to produce the benefits
described in a feasibility study.
operations/ watch center  - center responsible for operational level coordination, synchronization, and
guidance of near term analysis, planning and execution.
DHS DHS
order of deportation - the order of the special inquiry officer, or other such administrative officer to whom the
Attorney General has delegated the responsibility for determining whether an alien is deportable, concluding that the alien is deportable or ordering deportation. (B) The order described under subparagraph (A) shall become final upon the earlier of-(i) a determination by the Board of Immigration
Appeals affirming such order; or(ii) the expiration of the period in which the alien is permitted to seek review of such order by the Board of Immigration Appeals.
DHS
original classification authority - person authorized in writing to classify information in the first instance
authorization provided either by the President, the Vice President, or by agency heads or other officials
designated by the President.
original classification - initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized
disclosure.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
other senior officials - Representatives of other Federal departments and agencies; State, tribal, or local
governments; and the private sector or nongovernmental organizations who may participate in a Unified Coordination Group.
DHS
outer continental shelf facility - an offshore facility which is located, in whole or in part, on the Outer
Continental Shelf and is or was used for one or more of the following purposes: exploring for, drilling for, producing, storing, handling, transferring, processing, or transporting oil produced from the Outer Continental Shelf.
DHHS
pandemic and all-hazards preparedness reauthorization act - Law signed in March 2013 to reauthorize
certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards and to amend those acts. Authorizes funding for certain public health and medical preparedness programs; amends the Public Health Service Act to enable the
Secretary to authorize state health departments and tribes to temporarily reassign personnel funded under
Public Health Service Act programs to respond to a federally declared public health emergency in their
jurisdiction; authorizes funding for buying medical countermeasures under Project BioShield; increases the flexibility to support advanced research and development of medical countermeasures; increases flexibility to authorize emergency use of unapproved products and unapproved uses of approved products.
DHS
parent - step-parents and parents by adoption, parents-in-law, and any person who for more than three years
prior to the death of the deceased employee stood in the place of a parent to him, if dependent on the
injured employee.
participating program - a levee safety program developed by a State or Indian tribe that includes the minimum
components necessary for recognition by the Secretary.
DHS
passenger transportation system - an entity or entities organized to provide passenger transportation using
vehicles, including the infrastructure used to provide such transportation.
DHS
passive sensor - detecting device that detects some type of energy emitted by the target of interest or the change
of a natural field caused by the target.
DHS
passport - any travel document issued by competent authority showing the bearer's origin, identity, and
nationality if any, which is valid for the admission of the bearer into a foreign country.
DHS
pattern analysis - identifying trends in activities or behaviors using prior actions and activities.
DHS
persistently monitor - collection strategy that emphasizes the ability of some collection systems to linger on
demand in an area to detect, locate, characterize, identify, track, target,, in near or real-time.
DHS
person  - any private person or entity, or any officer, employee, agent, department, agency, or instrumentality
of the Federal Government, of any State or local unit of government, or of any foreign government.
DHS
DHS
person - (i) a natural person; (ii) a corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, financial
institution, insurer, underwriter, guarantor, and any other business organization, any other
nongovernmental entity, organization, or group, and any governmental entity operating as a business
enterprise; and  (iii) any successor to any entity described in clause (ii).
person - an individual or an organization.
DHS
person - an individual or entity.
DHS
person - an individual, firm, corporation, association, and a partnership.
DHS
DHS
person - any individual; any public or private corporation, partnership, or other association or entity (including
any sea grant college, sea grant institute or other institution); or any State, political subdivision of a State, or agency or officer thereof.
DHS
personal identity verification card - approved United States Federal Executive Branch (FEB) smart card that
contains the necessary data for the cardholder to be granted access to federal facilities and information systems assures appropriate levels of security for all applicable Federal applications, as well as multifactor authentication, digital signature, and encryption capabilities.
DHS
personally identifiable information - information that permits the identity of an individual to be directly or
indirectly inferred, including other information that is linked or linkable to an individual includes, but is not limited to, U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, visitors to the U.S., and Department employers and
contractors.
DHS
personnel security [operation] - security discipline concerned with the assessment of the loyalty, reliability,
and trustworthiness of individuals for initial and continued eligibility for access to classified information
or assignment to sensitive positions.
petitioning spouse - the spouse of a qualifying marriage, other than the alien.
DHS
DHS
physical inspection - manual examination or search, with or without assisting detection technologies, to resolve
anomalies, to confirm adherence to standards or compliance with laws, or to detect threats for passengers and cargo, includes cavity search on passenger, pat-down, visual inspection, devanning of containers, etc.
DHS
physical security - portion of internal security that is concerned with physical measures designed to safeguard
personnel; prevent unauthorized access to equipment, facilities, material, and documents; and defend then against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft.
DHS
piracy - war-like act committed by non-state actors (private parties not affiliated with any government) against
parties of a different nationality, or against vessels of their own nationality at sea, and especially acts of
robbery and/ or criminal violence at sea.
placement - the placement of an unaccompanied alien child in either a detention facility or an alternative to
such a facility.
DHS
DOS/
USAID
planning - Organizations must develop, document, periodically update, and implement security plans for
organizational information systems that describe the security controls in place or planned for the
information systems and the rules of behavior for individuals accessing the information systems.  Also called PL.
DHS
planning - process of developing, maintaining, exercising, executing, and updating a plan includes the
formation of goals, policies, objectives, or end states with corresponding actions and procedures for a course of action or strategy for their achievement.
planning phase - first phase of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process which
encompasses an extended strategic planning period and a near to mid-term operational planning period.
DHS
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
policy - any individual contract for whole, endowment, universal, or term life insurance (other than group term
life insurance coverage), including any benefit in the nature of such insurance arising out of membership in any fraternal or beneficial association which (A) provides that the insurer may not
(i) decrease the
amount of coverage or require the payment of an additional amount as premiums if the insured engages in
military service (except increases in premiums in individual term insurance based upon age); or (ii) limit
or restrict coverage for any activity required by military service; and (B) is in force not less than 180 days before the date of the insured's entry into military service and at the time of application under this subchapter.
policy - directive body of rules intended to influence decisions and actions.
DHS
DHS
policy directive - document that has a narrower focus than a DHS Directive, are only for time-sensitive actions
and only when time constraints prevent publishing or updating a DHS Directive, to briefly and broadly articulate DHS policies, missions, programs, or activities of a continuing nature that are required or authorized by statute, rulemaking, the President, or the Secretary to initiate, govern or regulate actions or
conduct by DHS Components, officers and employees issued by the Under Secretary for Management for
matters that do not require direct oversight by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary.
pollution - the man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological
integrity of water.
DHS
portal - point of entrance.
DHS DHS
ports and waterways safety system - national transportation system that collects, processes, and disseminates
information on the marine operating environment and maritime vessel traffic in major U.S. ports and waterways.
position sensor - detection device that indicates whether a portal is open or closed.
DHS
DHS
potentially responsible party - entity that may be required to clean up a polluted site because the entity 1)
owns or operates on the site, 2) arranged for the disposal of a hazardous substance on the site, 3) transported a hazardous substance to the site, or 4) contributed in any other way to contaminating the site.
DOI
powers of self-government - and includes all governmental powers possessed by an Indian tribe, executive,
legislative, and judicial, and all offices, bodies, and tribunals by and through which they are executed,
including courts of Indian offenses; and means the inherent power of Indian tribes, hereby recognized and affirmed, to exercise criminal jurisdiction over all Indians.
preliminary mission need statement - document that describes the Component's need in detail, including any
DHS

initial acquisition funding to be requested in the Component's Resource Allocation Proposal.

DHS/
FEMA
preparedness - Actions that involve a combination of planning, resources, training, exercising, and organizing
to build, sustain, and improve operational capabilities. Preparedness is the process of identifying the
personnel, training, and equipment needed for a wide range of potential incidents, and developing
jurisdiction-specific plans for delivering capabilities when needed for an incident.
DHS
preparedness - activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve readiness capabilities to prevent, protect
against, respond to, and recover from natural or man-made incidents activities and measures designed or undertaken to prepare for or minimize the effects of a natural or man-made hazard upon the civilian
population, to deal with the immediate emergency conditions that would be created by the hazard, and to
effectuate emergency repairs to, or the emergency restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by the hazard; is a continuous operationally focused process for establishing guidelines,
protocols, and standards for planning, training and exercises, personnel qualification and certification, equipment certification, and publication management.
DHS
prevention - actions taken and measures put in place for the continual assessment and  readiness of necessary
actions to reduce risk of threats and vulnerabilities, to intervene and stop an occurrence, or to mitigate effects  involves prescribed actions and measures put in place to impede the success of a natural or manmade disaster from adversely affecting the safety, security, or continuity of the Nation, critical infrastructures its citizens, and citizen's civil rights or civil liberties.
DHS/
FEMA
prevention - Actions to avoid an incident or to intervene to stop an incident from occurring. Prevention
involves actions to protect lives and property. It involves applying intelligence and other information to a
range of activities that may include such countermeasures as deterrence operations; heightened inspections; improved surveillance and security operations; investigations to determine the full nature and source of the threat; public health and agricultural surveillance and testing processes; immunizations, isolation, or quarantine; and, as appropriate, specific law enforcement operations aimed at deterring, preempting, interdicting, or disrupting illegal activity and apprehending potential perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
prevention - any activity undertaken to avoid, prevent, or stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism.
DHS
White
House
prevention - those capabilities necessary to avoid, prevent, or stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism.
Prevention capabilities include, but are not limited to, information sharing and warning; domestic counterterrorism; and preventing the acquisition or use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) . For purposes of the prevention framework called for in this directive, the term prevention refers to preventing imminent threats.
prevention activities -activities to prevent substance abuse.
DHHS
prevention -In space usage, measures to preclude an adversary's hostile use of United States or third-party
space systems and services.  See also space control.
DOD
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
prevention of WMD proliferation and terrorism - activities under
(A) the programs specified in the
National Defense Authorization Act 1997 ;
(B) the programs for which appropriations are authorized by
the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003; (C) programs authorized by Title 22 and programs authorized ; and (D) a program of any agency of the Federal Government having a purpose similar to that of any of the programs identified in subparagraphs (A) through (C), as designated by the United States Coordinator for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and
Terrorism and the head of the agency.
DVA
preventive health services - (A) periodic medical and dental exams; (B) patient health education (including
nutrition education); (C) maintenance of drug use profiles, patient drug monitoring, and drug utilization education; (D) mental health preventive services;
(E) substance abuse prevention measures;
(F)

immunizations against infectious disease; (G) prevention of musculoskeletal deformity or other gradually developing disabilities of a metabolic or degenerative nature;
(H) genetic counseling concerning inheritance of genetically determined diseases;
(I) routine vision testing and eye care services;
(J) periodic reexamination of members of likely target populations (high-risk groups) for selected diseases and for functional decline of sensory organs, together with attendant appropriate remedial intervention; and (K) such other health-care services as the Secretary may determine to be necessary to provide effective and economical preventive health care.

DOD
preventive maintenance - The care and servicing by personnel for the purpose of maintaining equipment and
facilities in satisfactory operating condition by providing for systematic inspection, detection, and
correction of incipient failures either before they occur or before they develop into major defects.
DOD
preventive medicine - The anticipation, communication, prediction, identification, prevention, education, risk
assessment, and control of communicable diseases, illnesses and exposure to endemic, occupational, and
environmental threats.  Also called PVNTMED.
primary agency - See Emergency Support Function (ESF) Primary Agency.
DHS/
FEMA
DOI
primary energy source - the fuel or fuels used for the generation of electric energy, except that such term does
not include, as determined under rules prescribed by the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy (i) the minimum amounts of fuel required for ignition, startup, testing, flame stabilization, and
control uses, and (ii) the minimum amounts of fuel required to alleviate or prevent
(I) unanticipated
equipment outages, and
(II) emergencies, directly affecting the public health, safety, or welfare, which
would result from electric power outages.
DHS
primary mission essential function - function that needs to be continuously performed during an event or
resumed within 12 hours of an event, and that need to be maintained for up to 30 day after an event or until normal operations can be resumed.
DOS/
USAID
primary mission essential functions - Those department and agency essential functions, validated by the
NCC, which must be accomplished to support the performance of NEFs before, during, and after an emergency. PMEFs must be available within 12 hours of an emergency and sustainable for 30 days, or until operations can be resumed at either the original location or a new one. These activities include formulation and implementation of foreign policy; maintenance of diplomatic and consular relations, and
essential consular functions; reporting and advising on relevant conditions overseas; and supporting other cabinet departments and agencies (e.g., Defense, Treasury, Commerce, and Justice).  Also called PMEF.
White
House
primary mission essential functions - those Government Functions that must be performed in order to support
or implement the performance of NEFs before, during, and in the aftermath of an emergency.  Also called PMEF.
White
House
primary mission essential functions - those Government functions that must be performed in order to support
or implement the performance of the national essential functions before, during, and in the aftermath of an emergency.
principal Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis - senior officer responsible for making
waiver determinations in consultation with the Associate General Counsel for Intelligence.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
Principal Federal Official - May be appointed to serve as the Secretary of Homeland Security's primary
representative to ensure consistency of Federal support as well as the overall effectiveness of the Federal incident management for catastrophic or unusually complex incidents that require extraordinary coordination.  Also called PFO.
priority intelligence requirement - organization's stated intelligence need identifying its analytic, collection,
DHS

and production priorities.

DHS
privacy act statement - statement required when federal departments and agencies collect personally
identifiable information (PII) from members of the public, including from state and local partners, which
are entered into a System of Records
DHS
privacy compliance documentation - document required by statute or by the Chief Privacy Officer that
supports compliance with DHS privacy policy, procedures, or requirements includes but not limited to:
Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), System of Records Notices (SORNs), Notices of Proposed Rulemaking for Exemption from certain aspects of the Privacy Act (NPRM), and Final Rules for
Exemption from certain aspects of the Privacy Act.
DHS
privacy compliance review - DHS Privacy Office process to be followed and documentation designed to
provide a constructive mechanism to improve a DHS program's ability to comply with assurances made in existing Privacy Compliance Documentation includes:  Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), System of
Records Notices (SORNs), and/ or formal agreements such as Memoranda of Understanding or
Memoranda of Agreement.
DHS
privacy impact assessment - DHS Privacy Office process to be followed and the document required whenever
an information technology (IT) system, technology, rulemaking, program, pilot project, or other activity involves the planned use of personally identifiable information (PII) or otherwise impacts the privacy of
individuals as determined by the Chief Privacy Officer examines how the Department has incorporated privacy concerns throughout the development, design, and deployment of a technology.
DHS
privacy incident - loss of control, compromise, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized acquisition,
unauthorized access, or any similar situation in which persons other than authorized users, and for an other than authorized purpose, have access or potential access to personally identifiable information (PII) in
usable form, whether physical or electronic.
DHS
privacy office - Department of Homeland Security Support Component that ensures that the use of technologies
sustain, and do not erode, privacy protections relating to the use, collection, and disclosure of personal information.
privacy risk - risk associated with the vulnerability of information collected on persons or of vulnerability of
proprietary information on businesses.
DHS DHS
privacy threshold analysis - DHS Privacy Office process to be followed and the document used to identify
information technology (IT) systems, technologies, rulemakings, programs, or pilot projects that involve PII and other activities that otherwise impact the privacy of persons as determined by the Chief Privacy Officer, and to assess whether there is a need for additional Privacy Compliance Documentation used to determine whether the degree to which a system handles or processes PII raises privacy concerns sufficient to warrant a full privacy impact assessment (PIA).
private entity - a State, tribal, or local government performing utility services, such as electric, natural gas, or
water services.
DHS
private entity - any person or private group, organization, proprietorship, partnership, trust, cooperative,
corporation, or other commercial or nonprofit entity, including an officer, employee, or agent thereof.
DHS DHS
private person - (A) any individual who is a citizen or national of the United States; and (B) any corporation,
partnership, association, or other legal entity organized or existing under the law of any State, whether for profit or not for profit.
private responder - a nongovernmental entity or individual that is carrying out an oil spill removal activity at
DHS

the direction of a Federal agency or a responsible party.

Congress
private sector - all persons or entities in the United States, including individuals, partnerships, associations,
corporations, and educational and nonprofit institutions, but shall not include State, local, or tribal
governments.
DOD
private sector - An umbrella term that may be applied to any or all of the nonpublic or commercial individuals
and businesses, specified nonprofit organizations, most of academia and other scholastic institutions, and
selected nongovernmental organizations.
DHS
private sector - entities and persons, including for-profit and non-profit, which are not part of any government
includes individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, associations, and corporations, private voluntary organizations and non-public educational institutions, as well as all other nonprofit institutions.
DHS/
FEMA
private sector - Organizations and entities that are not part of any governmental structure. The private sector
includes for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, formal and informal structures, commerce, and
industry.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
private sector - persons outside government who are critically involved in ensuring that public and private
preparedness and response efforts are integrated as part of the Nation's Critical Infrastructure or Key
Resources (CIKR), including:(1) corporate owners and operators determined by the Secretary of
Homeland Security to be part of the CIKR; (2) subject matter experts selected to assist the Federal or State CIKR;
(3) personnel serving in specific leadership positions of CIKR coordination, operations, and oversight; (4) employees of corporate entities relating to the protection of CIKR; or
(5) other persons not otherwise eligible for the granting of a personnel security clearance pursuant to Executive Order 12829, as amended, who are determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to require a personnel security clearance.
probabilistic risk assessment - type of quantitative risk assessment that considers possible combinations of
occurrences with associated consequences, each with an associated probability or probability distribution.
DHS
DHS
probability [mathematical] - numerical value between 0 and 1 assigned to a random event (which is a subset
of the sample space) in such a way that the assigned number obeys three axioms: (1) the probability of the random event "A" must be equal to, or lie between 0 and 1, (2) the probability that the outcome is within the sample space must equal 1, and (3) the probability that the random event "A" or "B" occurs must equal
the probability of the random event "A" plus the probability of the random event "B" for any two mutually exclusive events.
probable - likely but not certain to be or become true or real.
DHS
problem - matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.
DHS
DHS
program security officer - person that is responsible for executing special access program security
responsibilities for a specific special access program, compartment, sub-compartment, project and/ or geographical region appointed in writing by the cognizant security authority.
proof of citizenship - Proof of citizenship as a Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship, Consular Report of
Birth of a U.S. Citizen Abroad, or a valid U.S. passport.
DOS/
USAID
prospecting - any activity, including logistic support, the purpose of which is the identification of mineral
resource potential for possible exploration and development.
DOI
prospective special access program - Department program or activity for which enhanced security measures
have been proposed and approved to facilitate security protections prior to establishing the effort as a
DHS

Department special access program.

DOS/
USAID
prostitution - engaging in promiscuous sexual intercourse for hire. A conviction is not necessary for a finding
that an applicant engaged in prostitution. However, a finding that someone has engaged in prostitution
must be based a regular pattern of prostitution for financial gain not casual or isolated acts. An individual can be found inadmissible under INA for engaging in prostitution, in a jurisdiction where prostitution is not illegal, so long as it involves is a regular pattern of prostitution for financial gain. INA would not apply to a John or someone who hired a prostitute.
protected area - premises, or area within a protected premise, that is provided with means to prevent an
unwanted incident.
DHS
DOD
protection - 1. Preservation of the effectiveness and survivability of mission-related military and nonmilitary
personnel, equipment, facilities, information, and infrastructure deployed or located within or outside the boundaries of a given operational area.    2. In space usage, active and passive defensive measures to ensure that United States and friendly space systems perform as designed by seeking to overcome an
adversary's attempts to negate them and to minimize damage if negation is attempted.  See also missionoriented protective posture; space control.
DHS
protection - actions or measures taken to cover or shield from exposure, injury, or destruction includes such
actions and measures needed to ensure protective reactions do not unnecessarily interfere with citizen's
freedoms and liberties.
White
House
protection - those capabilities necessary to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and manmade or
natural disasters. Protection capabilities include, but are not limited to, defense against WMD threats; defense of agriculture and food; critical infrastructure protection; protection of key leadership and events; border security; maritime security; transportation security; immigration security; and cybersecurity.
White
House
public health - the protection, improvement and promotion of the health and safety of all people. For example,
public health databases include spatial data on mortality and natality events, infectious and notifiable diseases, incident cancer cases, behavioral risk factor and tuberculosis surveillance, hazardous substance
releases and health effects, hospital statistics and other similar data.
DHHS
public health - The science and practice of protecting and improving the overall health of the community
through disease prevention and early diagnosis, control of communicable diseases, health education, injury prevention, sanitation, and protection from environmental hazards."
public lands - such lands and interest in lands owned by the United States as are subject to private
appropriation and disposal under public land laws.
DOI
DHS
public trust position - position, at the moderate or high risk level involving a significant degree of public trust
such as policy making or major program responsibilities, fiduciary responsibility, law enforcement
positions, public safety and health duties.
DOT/
Maritime
public vessel - a governmental vessel that is not in commercial service. It should be noted that a sovereigncontrolled foreign-flag vessel that is engaged in commercial service is not a public vessel and is subject to
maritime safety and environment laws.
public vessel - a vessel that- (A) is owned, or demise chartered, and operated by the United States Government
or a government of a foreign country; and (B) is not engaged in commercial service.
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Maritime
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public water system - collection, treatment, storage, or distribution facility for the provision of piped water for
human consumption, provided that the system for which it exists meets these minimum criteria:  15
service connections or regular daily service for a total of 60 days per year to 25 individuals.
USDA
qualified agricultural countermeasure - an agricultural countermeasure that the Secretary, in consultation
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines to be a priority in order to address an agricultural
biosecurity threat.
DHS
qualified anti-terrorism technology - any product, equipment, service (including support services), device, or
technology (including information technology) designed, developed, modified, or procured for the specific purpose of preventing, detecting, identifying, or deterring acts of terrorism or limiting the harm such acts might otherwise cause, that is designated as such by the Secretary.
DOD
qualified countermeasure - (A) that is approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or the Public
Health Service Act, or that is approved of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for use as such a countermeasure to a biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent identified as a material threat ; or (B) with respect to which the Secretary of Health and Human Services makes a determination that sufficient and satisfactory clinical experience or research data (including data, if available, from preclinical and clinical trials) exists to support a reasonable conclusion that the product will qualify for
such approval or licensing for use as such a countermeasure.
qualified position - a position in which the incumbent performs, manages, or supervises functions that execute
the responsibilities of the Department relating to cybersecurity.
DHS
qualifying small power producer - the owner or operator of a qualifying small power production facility.
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DOI
qualifying small power production facility - a small power production facility that the Commission
determines, by rule, meets such requirements (including requirements respecting fuel use, fuel efficiency, and reliability) as the Commission may, by rule, prescribe.
qualitative risk assessment methodology - set of methods, principles, or rules for assessing risk based on nonnumerical categories or levels.
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quantitative risk assessment methodology - set of methods, principles, or rules for assessing risks based on
the use of numbers where the meanings and proportionality of values are maintained inside and outside the context of the assessment.
quarantine - prohibition or restriction on travel or passage, imposed to keep contagious diseases, or harmful
chemicals/ biologicals from spreading.
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questionable activity - conduct related to an activity reasonably believed to constitute a violation of any
applicable law, executive order, presidential or other directive, regulation, international or domestic agreement or arrangement, or applicable national or departmental policy.
DHS
radicalization - process through which an individual changes from a non-violent belief system to a belief
system that includes the willingness to actively advocate, facilitate, or use unlawful violence as a method
to effect societal or political change.
DHS
radiological - emitting radiant energy in the form of particles or rays, as alpha, beta, and gamma rays, by the
spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei usually used for peaceful purposes such as X-ray machines,
but may be used in weaponry to cause harm.
DHS
railroad frontline employees - security personnel, dispatchers, locomotive engineers, conductors, trainmen,
other onboard employees, maintenance and maintenance support personnel, bridge tenders, and any other employees of railroad carriers that the Secretary determines should receive security training under this
subchapter.
readiness - condition of being prepared and capable to act or respond as required.
DHS
readiness - The ability of military forces to fight and meet the demands of assigned missions.  See also national
military strategy.
DOD
readiness - the ability to serve Veterans and eligible beneficiaries now and on a day-to-day routine basis.
DVA
ready reserve - The Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve liable for active duty as prescribed by law.
See also active duty; Individual Ready Reserve; Selected Reserve.
DOD
DHS
real time crime center - analytic-driven center located in law enforcement agencies that utilize technological
and analytical capabilities to provide real-time information to officers responding to service calls and developing situations.
DHS
reciprocity [security information] - recognition and acceptance of another federal agency's investigation or
adjudication determination that meets the national standards, barring any exception or newly developed information.
DHS
record of environmental consideration - internal administrative document that records the results of the
environmental planning and historic preservation (EP&HP) review for a specific proposal that is covered
by a DHS categorical exclusion prepared and maintained in the environmental planning and historic preservation decision support system (EP&HP DSS).
DHS
record of proceedings - official file containing documents related to an alien's case may be created by the
administrative agency reviewing an application or petition, or in removal proceedings by the immigration judge
recreational vessel - a class of vessel whose primary purpose is for pleasure.
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recreational vessel - a vessel-(A) being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or (B) leased, rented,
or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure.
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regional information sharing system - secure national intranet to facilitate law enforcement communications
and information sharing nationwide.
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DHS
regional information sharing systems center - center supporting regional law enforcement, public safety, and
homeland security efforts to combat major crimes and terrorist activity and promote officer safety by linking federal, state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies through secure communications and providing information-sharing resources and analytical and investigative support.
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Regional Response Coordination Centers - Located in each Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) region, these multiagency agency coordination centers are staffed by Emergency Support Functions in anticipation of a serious incident in the region or immediately following an incident. Operating under the direction of the FEMA Regional Administrator, the RRCCs coordinate Federal regional response efforts and maintain connectivity with State emergency operations centers, State fusion
centers, Federal Executive Boards, and other Federal and State operations and coordination centers that
have potential to contribute to development of situational awareness.  Also called RRCCs.
DHS
regionalism - principle or system of defining a geographic area consisting of all or parts of 2 or more
contiguous countries, States, counties, municipalities, or other local governmental jurisdictions or tribal entities for pooled resources or mutual-aid agreements; is also common within the collaboration of privatesector operations can be further described as a sense of common interest and identity across an extended
area, involving multi-jurisdictional entities, to address areas of mutual needs and concerns.
registered traveler program - any program designed to expedite the travel of previously screened and known
travelers across the borders of the United States.
DHS
relative risk - measure of risk that represents the ratio of risks when compared to each other or a control.
DHS
release [hazardous substance] - spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching, or disposing of a
substance from a UST or AST into groundwater, surface water, or soil.
DHS
DHS
reliability [system] - ability of a system to provide desired capability without failure, degradation, or demand
on the support system includes the ability to perform required functions in routine and non-routine and/ or unexpected circumstances.
representative - an officer, official, or spokesman of an organization, and any person who directs, counsels,
commands, or induces an organization or its members to engage in terrorist activity.
DHS
DOD
request for assistance - A request based on mission requirements and expressed in terms of desired outcome,
formally asking the Department of Defense to provide assistance to a local, state, tribal, or other federal
agency.  Also called RFA.
DOI
reservations - national forests, tribal lands embraced within Indian reservations, military reservations, and
other lands and interests in lands owned by the United States, and withdrawn, reserved, or withheld from private appropriation and disposal under the public land laws; also lands and interests in lands acquired and held for any public purposes; but shall not include national monuments or national parks.
reserved works - any project facility at which the Secretary carries out the operation and maintenance of the
project facility.
DOI
residence - the place of general abode; the place of general abode of a person means his principal, actual
dwelling place in fact, without regard to intent.
DHS
DOD
residual radiation - Nuclear radiation caused by fallout, artificial dispersion of radioactive material, or
irradiation that results from a nuclear explosion and persists longer than one minute after burst.  See also
contamination; initial radiation.
residual risk - risk that remains after risk management measures have been implemented.
DHS
DHS
resilience - ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly recover from disruption1) ability
of systems, infrastructures, government, business, and citizenry to resist, absorb, recover from, or adapt to an adverse occurrence that may cause harm, destruction, or loss of national significance 2) capacity of an organization to recognize threats and hazards and make adjustments that will improve future protection
efforts and risk reduction measures 3) due to emergencies.
DOD
resilience - The ability of an architecture to support the functions necessary for mission success with higher
probability, shorter periods of reduced capability, and across a wider range of scenarios, conditions, and threats, in spite of hostile action or adverse conditions. Resilience may leverage cross-domain or
alternative government, commercial, or international capabilities.
DOD
resilience - The ability of an architecture to support the functions necessary for mission success with higher
probability, shorter periods of reduced capability, and across a wider range of scenarios, conditions, and threats, in spite of hostile action or adverse conditions. Resilience may leverage cross-domain or alternative government, commercial, or international capabilities.
DOS
resilience - the ability of people, households, communities, countries, and systems to mitigate, adapt to, and
recover from shocks and stresses to food security in a manner that reduces chronic vulnerability and
facilitates inclusive growth.
resilience - the ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly recover from disruption due to
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resilience - the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly from
disruption. Resilience includes the ability to withstand and recover from deliberate attacks, accidents, or
naturally occurring threats or incidents.
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resilience - the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly from
disruptions.  Resilience the ability to withstand and recover from deliberate attacks, accidents, or naturally occurring threats or incidents.
resource allocation decision - Secretary's formal approval of Components' resource allocation plans.
DHS
DHS
resource allocation plan - plan that reflect systematic allocation of resources required to achieve missions,
objectives, and priorities, and potential alternative methods of accomplishing them must account for longterm requirements and resources including human capital, construction and investments, operating and maintenance, and potential disposal or termination costs, and program performance goals; resource requirements reflected in resource allocation plans are translated into time-phased funding requirements.
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FEMA
resource management - A system for identifying available resources at all jurisdictional levels to enable timely
and unimpeded access to resources needed to prepare for, respond to, or recover from an incident. Resource management includes mutual aid and assistance agreements; the use of special Federal, State,
tribal, and local teams; and resource mobilization protocols.
DHS
resource planning guidance - document providing instruction for that is the final output of the planning phase
which serves as an authoritative statement directing homeland security policy, strategy, and resource
planning consists of the following elements: resource planning priorities, policy and strategy guidance,
programmatic guidance, and Winter Studies, which are issues that require additional analysis ahead of the program and budget review (PBR).
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FEMA
resources - Personnel and major items of equipment, supplies, and facilities available or potentially available
for assignment to incident operations and for which status is maintained. Under the National Incident Management System, resources are described by kind and type and may be used in operational support or supervisory capacities at an incident or at an emergency operations center.
resources - personnel and major items of equipment, supplies, and facilities available or potentially available
for responding to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster.
DHS
restricted area - room, office, building, or facility to which access is strictly and tightly controlled.
DHS
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returning resident - a. A Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) who has remained outside the United States for
more than one year may be eligible for returning resident immigrant visa status if the consular officer is satisfied that -(1) The alien departed the United States with the intention of returning to an unrelinquished residence; and(2) The aliens stay abroad was for reasons beyond the aliens control and for which the alien
was not responsible.
revocation of eligibility for access and/ or security clearance - adjudicative determination that an individual
who had access to classified information is no longer eligible to have such access to classified information.
DHS
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risk - A measure of the extent to which an entity is threatened by a potential circumstance or event, and is
typically a function of - (i) the adverse impacts that would arise if the circumstance or event occurs; and
(ii) the likelihood of occurrence.
risk - a measure of the extent to which an entity is threatened by a potential circumstance or event, and typically
is a function of: (i) the adverse impact, or magnitude of harm, that would arise if the circumstance or event
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risk - a measure of the probability and severity of undesirable consequences.
DHS
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risk - As it pertains to source selection, is the potential for unsuccessful contract performance. The
consideration of risk assesses the degree to which an offerors proposed approach to achieving the technical factor or subfactor may involve risk of disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance, the need for increased U.S. Government oversight, and the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance. For firm fixed-price contracts, the reference to increased cost may be removed from the risk definition.
DHS
risk - potential for an unwanted outcome as determined by its likelihood and the consequences potential for an
adverse outcome assessed as a function of hazard/ threats, assets and their vulnerabilities, and
consequences.
risk - Probability and severity of loss linked to hazards.  See also hazard; risk management.
DOD
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risk - The net mission impact considering - (1) the probability that a particular threat-source will exercise
(accidentally trigger or intentionally exploit) a particular IT system vulnerability; and (2) the resulting impact if this should occur. IT system-related risks arise from legal liability or mission loss due to - (1) Unauthorized (malicious or accidental) disclosure, modification, or destruction of information; (2)
Unintentional errors and omissions; (3) IT disruptions due to natural or man-made disasters; and (4) Failure to exercise due care and diligence in the implementation and operation of the IT system.
risk - The potential for encountering negative technical, costs, or schedule impacts in a project.
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risk acceptance - explicit or implicit decision not to take an action that would affect all or part of a particular
risk.
DHS
risk analysis - systematic examination of the components and characteristics of risk.
DHS
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risk assessment - A documented review of the susceptibility of an assessable unit, program, or activity to the
occurrence of fraud, waste, loss, unauthorized use, misappropriation, or susceptibility to generate
significant improper payments. General reviews will focus on areas such as the existing inherent risk or vulnerability, existing general control environment and safeguards in place, and adherence to the internal control standards. The Department will employ a systematic method of reviewing all programs and activities to identify programs and activities that are susceptible to significant improper payments.
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USAID
risk assessment - A method to calculate risk. Risk is the result of three factors -  (1) The impact or
consequences of an undesirable event that causes the loss of or damage to a Department asset (i.e., people, information, equipment, facilities, activities, and operations);  (2) The threat or likelihood that undesirable event will occur; and  (3) All vulnerabilities associated with that undesirable event.
DHS
risk assessment - an evaluation of-(A) the potential for the introduction, establishment or spread of a pest or
disease and associated biological and economic consequences; or(B) the potential for adverse effects on human or animal life or health arising from the presence of an additive, contaminant, toxin or diseasecausing organism in a food, beverage, or feedstuff.
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risk assessment - an on-site investigation to determine and report the existence, nature, severity and location of
lead-based paint hazards in residential dwellings, including- (A) information gathering regarding the age
and history of the housing and occupancy by children under age 6;(B) visual inspection;(C) limited wipe sampling or other environmental sampling techniques; (D) other activity as may be appropriate; and (E) provision of a report explaining the results of the investigation.
DHS
risk assessment - product or process evaluating information based on a set of criteria and assigns values to
risks for the purpose of informing priorities, developing or comparing courses of action, and informing decision making appraisal of the risks facing an entity, asset, system, network, geographic area or other grouping3
risk assessment - The identification and assessment of hazards (first two steps of risk management process).
Also called RA.
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risk assessment - The process of identifying risks to organizational operations (including mission, functions,
image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation, arising through the operation of an information system.
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USAID
risk assessment - The process of identifying the risks to system security and determining the probability of
occurrence, the resulting impact, and additional safeguards that would mitigate this impact. This is part of risk management and synonymous with risk analysis.
risk assessment methodology - set of methods, principles, or rules used to identify and assess risks and to form
priorities, develop courses of action, and inform decision-making
DHS
risk assessment tool - activity, item, or program that contributes to determining and evaluating risks.
DHS
risk avoidance - strategies or measures taken that effectively remove exposure to a risk
DHS
risk communication - exchange of information with the goal of improving risk understanding, affecting risk
perception and/ or equipping people or groups to act appropriately in response to an identified risk.
DHS
risk control - deliberate action taken to reduce the potential for harm or maintain it at an acceptable level.
DHS
risk data - information on key components of risk that are outputs of or inputs to risk assessments and risk
analyses.
DHS
risk exposure - contact of an asset, system, or geographic area with a potential hazard.
DHS
risk governance - actors, rules, practices, processes, and mechanisms concerned with how risk is analyzed,
managed, and communicated.
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risk group [infectious biological agents] - categorization of infectious biological agents based on their relative
risks, using following criteria:  i) pathogenicity; ii) mode of transmission and host range; iii) availability of effective preventive measures, such as vaccines; iv) availability of effective treatment, including antibiotics; and v) other factors as appropriate
risk identification - process of finding, recognizing, and describing potential risks3
DHS
risk indicator - Definition: measure that signals the potential for an unwanted outcome as determined by
qualitative or quantitative analysis.
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DHS
risk management - process of identifying, analyzing, and communicating risk and accepting, avoiding,
transferring or controlling it to an acceptable level considering associated costs and benefits of any actions
taken.
risk management - The process of identifying, assessing, and controlling risks arising from operational factors
and making decisions that balance risk cost with mission benefits.  Also called RM.  See also risk.
DOD
risk management - the program and supporting processes to manage risk to agency operations (including
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mission, functions, image, reputation), agency assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation, and includes: establishing the context for risk-related activities; assessing risk; responding to risk once determined; and monitoring risk over time.
DOT
risk management - the systematic application, by the owner or operator of a pipeline facility, of management
policies, procedures, finite resources, and practices to the tasks of identifying, analyzing, assessing, reducing, and controlling risk in order to protect employees, the general public, the environment, and pipeline facilities.
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USAID
risk management - The total process of identifying, controlling, and mitigating IT system-related risks. It
includes risk assessment; cost benefit analysis; and the selection, implementation, test, and security evaluation of security controls. This overall system security review considers both effectiveness and
efficiency, including impact on the mission and constraints due to policy, regulations, and laws.
risk management alternatives development - process of systematically examining risks to develop a range of
options and their anticipated effects for decision makers.
DHS
risk management cycle - sequence of steps that are systematically taken and revisited to manage risk.
DHS
risk management methodology - set of methods, principles, or rules used to identify, analyze, assess, and
communicate risk, and mitigate, accept, or control it to an acceptable level at an acceptable cost.
DHS
risk management plan - document that identifies risks and specifies the actions that have been chosen to
manage those risks.
DHS DHS
risk management strategy - course of action or actions to be taken in order to manage risks proactive approach
to reduce the usually negative impacts of various risks by choosing within a range of options that include complete avoidance of any risk that would cause harm or injury, accepting the risk, controlling the risk by employing risk mitigation options to reduce impacts, or transferring some or all of the risk to another entity based on a set of stated priorities.
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risk management strategy - the description of how an agency intends to assess risk, respond to risk, and
monitor risk, making explicit and transparent the risk perceptions that organizations routinely use in making both investment and operational decisions.
risk matrix - tool for ranking and displaying components of risk in an array.
DHS
risk mitigation - application of measure or measures to reduce the likelihood of an unwanted occurrence and/
or its consequences.
DHS
risk mitigation option - measure, device, policy, or course of action taken with the intent of reducing risk.
DHS
risk perception - subjective judgment about the characteristics and/ or severity of risk.
DHS
risk profile - description and/ or depiction of risks to an asset, system, network, geographic area or other entity.
DHS
risk reduction - decrease in risk through risk avoidance, risk control or risk transfer.
DHS
risk response - accepting, avoiding, mitigating, sharing, or transferring risk to agency operations, agency
assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation.
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risk score - numerical result of a semi-quantitative risk assessment methodology numerical representation that
gauges the combination of threat, vulnerability, and consequence at a specific moment.
DHS
risk tolerance - degree to which an entity is willing to accept risk.
DHS
risk transfer - action taken to manage risk that shifts some or all of the risk to another entity, asset, system,
network, or geographic area.
DHS
risk-based decision making - determination of a course of action predicated primarily on the assessment of
risk and the expected impact of that course of action on that risk.
DHS
risk-informed decision making - determination of a course of action predicated on the assessment of risk, the
expected impact of that course of action on that risk, as well as other relevant factors.
DHS
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roadmap - an assessment of manufacturing interoperability requirements developed by an industry describing
that industry's goals related to enterprise integration, the knowledge and standards including application protocols necessary to achieve those goals, and the necessary steps, timetable, and assignment of responsibilities for acquiring the knowledge and developing the standards and protocols.
DOI
rock dust - pulverized limestone, dolomite, gypsum, anhydrite, shale, adobe, or other inert material, preferably
light colored, 100 per centum of which will pass through a sieve having twenty meshes per linear inch and
70 per centum or more of which will pass through a sieve having two hundred meshes per linear inch; the particles of which when wetted and dried will not cohere to form a cake which will not be dispersed into separate particles by a light blast of air; and which does not contain more than 5 per centum of combustible matter or more than a total of 4 per centum of free and combined silica (SiO2), or, where the Secretary finds that such silica concentrations are not available, which does not contain more than 5 per centum of free and combined silica.
root cause - initiating cause of a causal chain which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.
DHS
root cause analysis  - method for identifying the underlying causes of why something occurred.
DHS
DOD
rules of engagement - Directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the circumstances and
limitations under which United States forces will initiate and/ or continue combat engagement with other
forces encountered.  Also called ROE.  See also law of war.
DOI
rural volunteer fire department - any organized, not for profit, fire protection organization that provides
service primarily to a community or city with a population of 10,000 or less or to a rural area, as defined by the Secretary, whose firefighting personnel is 80 percent or more volunteer, and that is recognized as a fire department by the laws of the State.
DOI
rural water supply project - (i) incidental noncommercial livestock watering and noncommercial irrigation of
vegetation and small gardens of less than 1 acre; and (ii) a project to improve rural water infrastructure,
including- (I) pumps, pipes, wells, and other diversions;(II) storage tanks and small impoundments;(III) water treatment facilities for potable water supplies, including desalination facilities;(IV) equipment and management tools for water conservation, groundwater recovery, and water recycling; and (V)
appurtenances.
DOI
rural water supply project - a project that is designed to serve a community or group of communities, each of
which has a population of not more than 50,000 inhabitants, which may include Indian tribes and tribal organizations, dispersed homesites, or rural areas with domestic, industrial, municipal, and residential water.
sabotage - activities that involve a violation, or that would involve such a violation if committed against the
United States.
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sacred objects - specific ceremonial objects which are needed by traditional Native American religious leaders
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safe haven - 1. Designated area(s) to which noncombatant evacuees of the United States Government's
responsibility and commercial vehicles and materiel may be evacuated during a domestic or other valid
emergency.    2. A protected body of water or the well deck of an amphibious ship used by small craft operating offshore for refuge from storms or heavy seas.
safe haven - The temporary storage of a posts valuable records in the Department or a nearby post deemed
appropriate until hostilities subside.
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safety, health, environmental management system - part of an organization's management system used to
develop and implement its safety, health, environmental systems policy and manage its environmental aspects a set of interrelated elements (organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, and resources) used to establish and achieve environmental performance objectives.
DHS
screening - a visual or automated review of information about goods, including manifest or entry
documentation accompanying a shipment being imported into the United States, to determine the presence
of misdeclared, restricted, or prohibited items and assess the level of threat posed by such cargo.
DOD
screening - In intelligence, the evaluation of an individual or a group of individuals to determine their potential
to answer collection requirements or to identify individuals who match a predetermined source profile coupled with the process of identifying and assessing the areas of knowledge, cooperation, and possible
approach techniques for an individual who has information of intelligence value.
DHS
screening - systematic examination or assessment, done especially to detect a potential threat or risk or any
particular substance, attribute, person, or undesirable material includes methods that agencies use to investigate locations or geographic areas, or an applicant's background to identify potential security risks and the degree/ extent of the investigation may vary based on access/ position requirements.
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search - manual examination with or without assisting detection technologies, to resolve anomalies, to confirm
adherence to standards or compliance with laws, or to detect threats for passengers and cargo, includes
cavity search on passenger, pat-down, visual inspection, devanning of containers, etc.
DHS
search and detect sensor - sensor which detects, measures, may indicate and/ or record objects and activities
by means of energy or particles emitted, reflected, or modified by objects for the purpose of identifying IED activity.
search and rescue center facility - a Coast Guard shore facility that maintains a search and rescue mission
coordination and communications watch.
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secret [classification]  - information, the unauthorized disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to
cause serious damage to the national security of the United States.
DHS
Sector Command Center - Joint - Sector Command Center with U.S. Navy personnel to augment U.S. Coast
Guard Sector Command Center organization and coordinate operations and planning.
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Sector Command Center - U.S. Coast Guard organization that serves in an operations integration function
capacity and is organizationally located to equally support both Response and Prevention Departments with the Sector Command.
DHS
Sector Coordinating Council - a private sector coordinating council composed of representatives of owners
and operators within a particular sector of critical infrastructure established by the National Infrastructure Protection Plan or any successor.
Sector-Specific Agency - in the Presidential Policy Directive entitled 'Critical Infrastructure Security and
Resilience', numbered 21, and dated February 12, 2013.
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DHS
secure - to gain possession of and/ or to ensure protection from unauthorized use, harm, loss or risk to reduce
risk and protect information and/ or critical infrastructure from a terrorist attack, natural disaster, or other type of incident, either malicious or unintentional.
DHS
secure area [information security] - area, room, group of rooms, building, or installation where classified
information may be stored, used, discussed, and/ or electronically processed so designated as such by the appropriate authority.
Secure Internet Protocol Router Network - U.S. Department of Defense network for the exchange of
classified information and messages at the Secret level.
DHS
secure/ security - reducing the risk to critical infrastructure by physical means or defense cyber measures to
intrusions, attacks, or the effects of natural or manmade disasters.
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security - 1. Measures taken by a military unit, activity, or installation to protect itself against all acts
designed to, or which may, impair its effectiveness.    2. A condition that results from the establishment
and maintenance of protective measures that ensure a state of inviolability from hostile acts or influences. 3. With respect to classified matter, the condition that prevents unauthorized persons from having access
to official information that is safeguarded in the interests of national security.  See also national security.
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security - any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, security-based swap, bond, debenture, evidence of
indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust
certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust
certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option,
or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any
interest or instrument commonly known as a security, or any certificate of interest or participation in,
temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or
purchase, any of the foregoing.
security - condition that results from the establishment and maintenance of protective measures that ensure a
state of inviolability from hostile acts or influences.
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security - the protection of the Nation and its people, vital interests, and way of life.
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security category - characterization of information or an information system based on an assessment of the
potential impact that a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of such information or information system would have on organizational operations, organizational assets, or individuals.
DHS
security clearance - administrative determination made by competent authority that an individual is eligible,
has a need-to-know, has been briefed, and met all of the requirements from a security standpoint for access
to classified information.
DHS
security control - management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures)
prescribed for an information system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information.
DHS
security control - the management, operational, and technical controls used to protect against an unauthorized
effort to adversely affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an information system or its information.
security domain - The environment of systems for which a unique security policy is applicable.
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security guideline - any security-related guidance that the Secretary recommends, for implementation on a
voluntary basis, to enhance the security of surface transportation.
DHS
security infraction  - knowing, willful, or negligent action contrary to the requirements of Executive Order
12958, as amended, and its implementing directives, that does not rise to the level of a security violation.
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security management system - a set of guidelines that address the security assessment needs of critical
infrastructure and key resources that are consistent with a set of generally accepted management standards ratified and adopted by a standards making body.
DHS
security professional - functional career occupation (e.g., Chief Security Officer, Facility Security Officer,
Program Security Officer, Special Security Representative, or Special Security Officer) in which the incumbent executes or manages federal government agency or industrial security programs and related
security activities, ensuring compliance with government security policies, directives, and procedures.
DHS
security risk - risk associated with the security/ vulnerability of systems, web sites, information and networks
includes; risk of intrusions and connectivity to other (vulnerable) systems; risk associated with the evolution of credible threats; risk associated with the misuse (criminal/ fraudulent) of information; level of risk (high, medium, basic) and what aspect of security determines the level of risk (e.g., need for confidentiality of information associated with the project/ system, availability of the information or system, or reliability of the information or system).
DHS
security violation - knowing, willful, or negligent action: (1) that could reasonably be expected to result in an
unauthorized disclosure of classified information; (2) to classify or continue the classification of
information contrary to the requirements of Executive Order 12958, as amended, and its implementing directives; and/ or (3) to create or continue a special access program contrary to the requirements of Executive Order 12958, as amended.
security vulnerability - any attribute of hardware, software, process, or procedure that could enable or facilitate
the defeat of a security control.
DHS DHS
security-in-depth - facility security program consisting of layered and complementary security controls
sufficient to deter and detect unauthorized entry and movement within the facility includes, but is not limited to, use of perimeter fences, employee and visitor access controls, use of an intrusion detection system, random guard patrols throughout the facility during nonworking hours, closed circuit video monitoring, or other safeguards that mitigate the vulnerability of open storage areas without alarms and security storage cabinets during nonworking hours.
DHS
security-related technology - any technology that assists the Administration in the prevention of, or defense
against, threats to United States transportation systems, including threats to people, property, and
information.
semi-quantitative risk assessment methodology - set of methods, principles, or rules to assess risk that uses
bins, scales, or representative numbers whose values and meanings are not maintained in other contexts.
DHS DHS
Senior Accountable Official [Directive System] - person in a Component at the Chief of Staff level or higher
(or designee) who provides final approval on all Directives System related documents on behalf of the Component.
Senior Agency Official [Classified Information] - person designated by the agency head to direct and
administer the agency's program under which information is classified, safeguarded, and declassified.
DHS
sensitive area [information security] - area where sensitive information is discussed or processed on a routine
basis.
DHS DHS
Sensitive But Unclassified information - information that is not classified, but is sensitive in nature and the
unauthorized disclosure of which could adversely impact a person's privacy or welfare, the conduct of
federal programs, or other programs or operations essential to the national interest.
DHS
sensitive compartmented information - classified information concerning, or derived from, intelligence
sources and/ or methods established by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) the
sensitivity of which requires that it be protected in a formal controlled environment than other classified information.
sensitive compartmented information facility - accredited area, room, group of rooms, or installation where
sensitive compartment information (SCI) may be stored, used, discussed, and/ or electronically processed.
DHS
DHS
sensitive compartmented information facility escort - sensitive compartmented information cleared security
officer or person authorized by the Special Security Officer to perform escort duties within a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF).
DHS
sensitive compartmented information facility life cycle - process of continuous monitoring and evaluation,
periodic re-evaluations, and documentation review to ensure the sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) is maintained in an accredited state.
Sensitive Compartmented Information Operational Network - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
enterprise network for processing, transmitting, and storing information at the Top Secret/ SCI level.
DHS DHS
sensitive initiative - highly visible or sensitive system, such as Presidential Priority initiatives, for which DHS
is the managing partner; collaborative technology; changes to the DHS security architecture; web-enabled
services that extend beyond a single Component, etc., that may be raised to a higher investment level.
DHS
sensitive location [immigration] - locations specified in INA, where if an enforcement action leading to a
removal proceeding was taken against an alien at any of the locations specified in the Notice to Appear
(NTA) includes a statement that the provisions have been complied with.  specified locations include: domestic violence shelter, rape crisis center, supervised visitation center, family justice center, a victim
services, or victim services provider, or a community-based organization.
DHS
sensitive personally identifiable information - personally identifiable information which, if lost,
compromised, or disclosed without authorization could result in substantial harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness to an individual some types of personally identifiable information, such as social security number (SSNs), alien registration number, and biometric identifiers, are always sensitive.
sensitivity [position] - position assessment designation indicating the degree of damage an individual in the
position could effect to the national security.
DHS
sensitivity analysis - process to determine how outputs of a methodology differ in response to variation of the
inputs or conditions.
DHS DHS
sensor classification - categories for various types of sensors includes: a) Passive:  Sensors that detect some
type of energy that is emitted by the target of interest or the change of a natural field caused by the target; b) Active:  Sensors that transmit some type of energy and detect a change in the received energy created
by the presence of motion of the target; c) Covert:  Sensors that are hidden from view. (e.g. buried sensors); d) Visible:  Sensors that are in plain view of an intruder; e) Line-of-sight:  Sensors that perform acceptably only when installed on flat ground with a clear line-of-sight in the detection space; f) Terrain
Following:  Sensors that detect equally well on flat or irregular terrain with uniform detection throughout the detection zone; g) Volumetric:  Sensors that detect intrusion in a volume of space.  The detection zone

of these types of sensors is usually difficult to identify; h) Line Detection:  Sensors that detect along a line.
The detection zone of these types of sensors is usually easy to identify; and i) Application:  Sensors that are grouped by application in a physical detection space.

sensor defeat - methods and technologies incorporated into the device construction and employment for the
purpose of defeating detection or identification methods and friendly TTPs.
DHS
service - the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice.
DHS
DOI
service obligation - a requirement applicable to, or the exercise of authority granted to, an electric utility under
Federal, State, or local law or under long-term contracts to provide electric service to end-users or to a distribution utility.
short-term detention - detention in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing center for 72 hours or
less, before repatriation to a country of nationality or last habitual residence.
DHS
White
House
significant cyber incident - A cyber incident that is (or group of related cyber incidents that together are) likely
to result in demonstrable harm to the national security interests, foreign relations, or economy of the United States or to the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and safety of the American
people.
DHS
significant cyber incident - incident related to computer security whose impact on a mission or on a critical
asset constitutes a meaningful threat to the mission and requires immediate notification of leadership meets one or more of the following criteria: 1. The incident has impacts on the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of a critical system or sensitive data. 2. There is a high probability of public disclosure of the
incident and consequent embarrassment. 3. The impact of the incident results in users losing access to a
critical service (for example, email, network access, Internet access).
significant environmental event - noteworthy environmental occurrence (positive or negative) that may be of
interest to or require a "timely and appropriate" response from the affected facility or Component.
DHS
site exploitation - A series of activities to recognize, collect, process, preserve, and analyze information,
personnel, and/ or materiel found during the conduct of operations.  Also called SE.
DOD
DHS
site security manager - Construction - person that is a U.S. citizen cleared at the Top Secret level approved for
sensitive compartmented information (SCI), responsible where a sensitive compartmented information
facility (SCIF) is under construction.
DHS
situational telework - telework that occurs on an occasional, non-routine basis includes, but is not limited to,
telework that occurs on a temporary basis while an employee is recovering from an injury or illness; as a result of special work assignments; or when the official worksite is closed due to COOP/ pandemic health
crisis or other emergency situations.
small covered chemical facility - a covered chemical facility that (1) has fewer than 100 employees
employed at the covered chemical facility; and
(2) is owned and operated by a small business concern.
DHS
DOI
small hydroelectric power project - any hydroelectric power project which is located at the site of any
existing dam, which uses the water power potential of such dam, and which has not more than 30,000 kilowatts of installed capacity.
social amplification of risk - distortion of the seriousness of a risk caused by public concern about the risk and/
or about an activity contributing to the risk.
DHS
sound professional judgment - a finding, determination, or decision that is consistent with principles of sound
DOI

fish and wildlife management and administration, available science and resources, and adherence to the requirements of this Act and other applicable laws.

DHS
sovereign citizen extremist - group or person who facilitate or engage in acts of unlawful violence directed at
public officials, financial institutions, and government facilities in support of their belief that the legitimacy of US citizenship should be rejected; almost all forms of established government, authority, and
institutions are illegitimate; and that they are immune from federal, state, and local laws.
DHS
stowaway - any alien who obtains transportation without the consent of the owner, charterer, master or person
in command of any vessel or aircraft through concealment aboard such vessel or aircraft. A passenger who
boards with a valid ticket is not to be considered a stowaway.
DHS/
FEMA
span of control - The number of resources for which a supervisor is responsible, usually expressed as the ratio
of supervisors to individuals. (Under the National Incident Management System, an appropriate span of control is between 1:3 and 1:7, with optimal being 1:5).
DHS
special access program - program established for a specific class of classified information that imposes
safeguarding and access requirements that exceed those normally required for information at the same
classification level beyond those normally provided for access to Confidential, Secret, or Top Secret areas
or materials is approved by the DHS Secretary or DHS Deputy Secretary; includes special clearances,
investigative requirements, or special access lists of persons determined to require special access;
requirements may include unique physical security and personnel security investigative requirements, material dissemination restrictions, and formal identification of personnel with need-to-know as specifically determined by the Director, SAPCO DHS SAP Central Office (DHS SAPCO).
special access program agreement - written agreement among relevant special access program parties that
specifies roles, responsibilities, terms, and conditions for each party to reach a common goal.
DHS
DHS
special access program compartment - effort under a special access program approved by the Director,
Special Access Program Control Office (SAPCO) and protected by a separate special access program
security classification guide (SAP SCG) or guidance derived from an existing SAP SCG of its parent compartment or the umbrella.
special access program disestablishment - actions taken when active enhanced security measures are no
longer required for the information contained within the special access program.
DHS
DHS
special access program nickname - combination of two separate unclassified words to designate an
unclassified meaning employed only for unclassified administrative, moral, or public information purposes.
DHS
special access program project - narrowly-focused, short-term effort under a special access program subcompartment approved by the cognizant security authority, or designee that is protected by a specific security classification guide or based upon written guidance derived from an existing security classification guide of its parent compartment or sub-compartment.
DHS
special access program sub-compartment - effort under a special access program compartment approved by
the cognizant security authority and protected by a distinct and separate security classification guide or based up written guidance derived from an existing security classification guide of its parent compartment.
DHS
special access program termination - action that results when all activity within a special access program,
(including compartment(s), sub-compartment(s), and project(s)) ceases in its entirety or, if all activity does
not cease but special access program enhanced security measures normally applied are no longer required.
special access program transition - action that results in a change in protection level of the information
protected by the special access program (but not the entire special access program umbrella (parent)),
DHS

Compartment(s) and/ or SubCompartment(s)actions include:  1) removing all special access program enhanced security controls from one or more compartments and/ or sub-compartments and terminating the compartments and/ or sub-compartments. All remaining compartments and/ or subcompartments are retained unchanged, 2) removing special access program enhanced security controls from a specific and defined subset of the information protected by the special access program umbrella (parent), compartment and/ or subcompartment, but not the entire special access program umbrella (parent), compartment, or subcompartment, and 3) the transfer of information protected by a special access program to another special access program, compartment, or subcompartment and the transferring program special access program compartment or subcompartment is not being terminated.

special access program waiver  - decision that permits non-compliance with a special access program security
standard.
DHS
DOD
Special event - An international or domestic event, contest, activity, or meeting, which by its very nature, or by
specific statutory or regulatory authority, may warrant security, safety, and other logistical support or
assistance.
special event assessment rating - preplanned special event below the level of National Security Special Event
that have been submitted via the annual National Special Event Data Call.
DHS
special interest alien - foreign national originating from a country (determined by individual Components)
identified as having possible or established links to terrorism.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
special needs populations - Populations whose members may have additional needs before, during, and after
an incident in functional areas, including but not limited to - maintaining independence, communication, transportation, supervision, and medical care. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include those who have disabilities; who live in institutionalized settings; who are elderly; who are children; who are from diverse cultures; who have limited English proficiency or are non-English speaking; or who are transportation disadvantaged.
DHS
special protected class - class of aliens for which there are additional statutory, regulatory, or policy
protectionsdata pertaining to these classes of aliens may have handling or use requirements different from United States Persons information or other alien data.
DHS
Special Security Officer - person designated the responsibility for the secure operation of a sensitive
compartmented information facility (SCIF) and ensuring the secure processing, handling, storage, destruction, and transmittal of U.S. Government classified and sensitive compartmented information
(SCI)works under the direction of the Chief, Special Security Programs Division or the Assistant Commandant Intelligence and Criminal Investigations (for USCG).
Special Security Representative - person who works under the direction of the supporting Special Security
Officer (SSO) in a given area of responsibility.
DHS
special sensitive [position] - position designated at a level higher than critical sensitive.
DHS
DOS/
USAID
specified terrorist attack - any terrorist activity conducted against the Government or people of the United
States on September 11, 2001. This includes the attacks on the World Trade Center area and the Pentagon, as well as the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. It does not include the subsequent anthrax attacks or other previous or subsequent terrorist activities.
DOI
speleogen - relief features on the walls, ceiling, and floor of any cave or lava tube which are part of the
surrounding bedrock, including but not limited to anastomoses, scallops, meander niches, petromorphs and
rock pendants in solution caves and similar features unique to volcanic caves.
DOI
speleothem - any natural mineral formation or deposit occurring in a cave or lava tube, including but not
limited to any stalactite, stalagmite, helictite, cave flower, flowstone, concretion, drapery, rimstone, or formation of clay or mud.
spill of national significance - a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance that is declared by the Commandant
to be a spill of national significance.
DHS/
USCG
DHS
spill prevention, control and countermeasure plan - plan prepared in accordance with good engineering
practices that establishes, for a specific facility, procedures to prevent oil discharges or to minimize the potential for oil discharges and that has the full approval of management at the level authorized to commit the necessary resources to support the plan.
DHS
spillage [cyber security] - IT security incident that results in the transfer of classified or sensitive but
unclassified information onto an information system or to a medium, person, or location not accredited (i.e., authorized) for the appropriate security level.
DHS
sponsor [DHS Component] - DHS Component that submits capability documentation into Joint Requirements
Integration and Management System (JRIMS) and supports it through the entire acquisition lifecycle
sponsor may change based on the role(s) assigned to specific organizations.
spyware - Software secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system to gather information on
individuals or organizations without their knowledge; a type of malicious code.
DOS/
USAID
DHS/
FEMA
Stafford Act - The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. This Act describes the
programs and processes by which the Federal Government provides disaster and emergency assistance to
State and local governments, tribal nations, eligible private nonprofit organizations, and individuals affected by a declared major disaster or emergency. The Stafford Act covers all hazards, including natural
disasters and terrorist events.
DOS/
USAID
standard operating procedure  - The specific references made in this subchapter to auxiliary and
supplementary material that further details procedures and processes that apply to the FS assignment process.  Also called SOP.
DOD
standard operating procedure - A set of instructions applicable to those features of operations that lend
themselves to a definite or standardized procedure without loss of effectiveness.  Also called SOP;
standing operating procedure.
DHS/
FEMA
standard operating procedure - Complete reference document or an operations manual that provides the
purpose, authorities, duration, and details for the preferred method of performing a single function or a
number of interrelated functions in a uniform manner.  Also called SOP.
DHS
standing information need - statement describing the full spectrum of enduring all-threats and all-hazards data
and information needed by Homeland Security Community of Interest intelligence analysts to perform analytical work to answer their customers' intelligence questions.
DHS
State and Major Urban Area Fusion Center - collaborative effort of two or more federal, state, local, or tribal
government agencies, owned and operated by state and/ or local entities, that combines resources, expertise, and information to maximize the ability of such entities to detect, prevent, investigate, apprehend, and respond to terrorist threats or activities, criminal activity, or other threats to public safety.
DHS/
FEMA
State Coordinating Officer - The individual appointed by the Governor to coordinate State disaster assistance
efforts with those of the Federal Government. The SCO plays a critical role in managing the State
response and recovery operations following Stafford Act declarations. The Governor of the affected State appoints the SCO, and lines of authority flow from the Governor to the SCO, following the State's policies

and laws.  Also called SCO.

DHS/
FEMA
State Emergency Management Agency Director - The official responsible for ensuring that the State is
prepared to deal with large-scale emergencies and for coordinating the State response in any incident. This
includes supporting local governments as needed or requested and coordinating assistance with other States and/ or the Federal Government.
DHS/
FEMA
State Homeland Security Advisor - Person who serves as counsel to the Governor on homeland security
issues and may serve as a liaison between the Governor's office, the State homeland security structure, the Department of Homeland Security, and other organizations both inside and outside of the State.
DHS
state sponsor of international terrorism - any country the government of which has been determined by the
Secretary of State under any of the laws specified in paragraph (2) to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.
DOI
state utility - a State or any political subdivision of a State, or any agency, authority, or instrumentality of any
one or more of the foregoing, or a corporation that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by any one or more of the foregoing, competent to carry on the business of developing, transmitting, utilizing, or distributing power.
steady state  - routine, day-to-day operations.
DHS
steam vessel - a vessel propelled in whole or in part by steam, except a recreational vessel of not more than 40
feet in length.
DOT/
Maritime
storage facility - any facility or geological formation which is capable of storing significant quantities of
petroleum products.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
strategic foresight - range of activities associated with longer range planning and alternative futures analysis.
DHS
DOC
strategic goal - Includes the goal statement and goal overview. The highest level statement of aim or purpose
that is included in the strategic plan. This plan's five strategic goals articulate clear statements of what the Department wants to achieve to advance its mission and address relevant national problems, needs, challenges, and opportunities.
strategic goal - statement of aim or purpose in a strategic plan that articulates what is needed to achieve
objective.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
Strategic Guidance Statement and Strategic Plan - Documents that together define the broad national
strategic objectives; delineate authorities, roles, and responsibilities; determine required capabilities; and develop performance and effectiveness measures essential to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents.
DHS/
FEMA
Strategic Information and Operations Center - The focal point and operational control center for all Federal
intelligence, law enforcement, and investigative law enforcement activities related to domestic terrorist incidents or credible threats, including leading attribution investigations. The SIOC serves as an information clearinghouse to help collect, process, vet, and disseminate information relevant to law enforcement and criminal investigation efforts in a timely manner.  Also called SIOC.
strategic level  - indication of scale of significance for plans, activities, or directions that integrate and
synchronize activities into overarching common objectives.
DHS
strategic mission - primary area in which the organization will engage in order to ensure the desired end state.
DHS
DOC
strategic objective - Includes the objective statement and the objective overview. This plan's 18 strategic
objectives are the primary unit for strategic analysis and decision-making. Strategic objectives reflect the
outcome or management impact the Department is trying to achieve and collectively represent the breadth of all Department activity.
strategic objective - statement derived from broader strategic goal to express more specifically the path to
follow to achieve or make progress on the goal.
DHS
Strategic Petroleum Reserve - petroleum products stored in storage facilities pursuant to this part.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
DOS/
USAID
strategic plan - A plan that serves as a framework for long-term (more than five years) decisions or for
securing support/ approval. It provides a basis for more detailed planning; explains the business to others in order to inform, motivate, and involve; and assists benchmarking and performance monitoring. It also stimulates change and becomes a building block for the next plan.
DHS
strategic risk - risk that impacts an entity's vital interests or execution of chosen strategy, whether imposed by
external threats or arising from flawed or poorly implemented strategy includes; risk that the proposed alternative fails to result in the achievement of those goals or in making contributions to them.
strategies - statements that describe the approaches or practices an agency plans to employ to make progress on
strategic objectives.
Treasury
strategy - A prudent idea or set of ideas for employing the instruments of national power in a synchronized
and integrated fashion to achieve theater, national, and/ or multinational objectives.
DOD
strategy - statement of a course of action(s) to be taken in order to execute task(s), achieve objective(s) or
goal(s), fulfill mission(s), or realize end state(s) based on existing or expected resources.
DHS
strategy - The general plan or direction selected to accomplish incident objectives.
DHS/
FEMA
DHS
subjective probability - interpretation or estimate of probability as an individual al judgment or "degree of
belief" about how likely a particular event is to occur, based on the state of knowledge and available evidence.
submersible vessel - a vessel that is capable of operating below the surface of the water.
DOT/
Maritime
substantial harm facility - facility that, because of its location, could reasonably be expected to cause
substantial harm to the environment by discharging oil into or on navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.
DHS
DHS
substantial harm to the environment [criteria] - total oil storage capacity greater than or equal to 42,000
gallons that transfers oil over water to or from vessels; has a total oil storage capacity greater than or equal
to 1 million gallons and meets one of the following conditions; does not have sufficient secondary containment for each aboveground storage area; is located at a distance such that a discharge from the
facility could cause injury to fish, wildlife, and sensitive environments;  is located at a distance such that a discharge from the facility would shut down a public drinking water intake; or has had, within the past five years, a reportable discharge greater than or equal to 10,000 gallons.
DOD
supported commander - 1. The commander having primary responsibility for all aspects of a task assigned
by the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan or other joint operation planning authority.  2. In the context of joint operation planning, the commander who prepares operation plans or operation orders in response to
requirements of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  3. In the context of a support command relationship, the commander who receives assistance from another commander's force or capabilities, and who is responsible for ensuring that the supporting commander understands the assistance required.  See

also support; supporting commander.

DOD
supporting commander - 1. A commander who provides augmentation forces or other support to a supported
commander or who develops a supporting plan.  2. In the context of a support command relationship, the
commander who aids, protects, complements, or sustains another commander's force, and who is
responsible for providing the assistance required by the supported commander.
surety consideration [risk] - risk associated with the loss/ misuse of data or information includes; risk of
technical problems/ failures with applications; risk associated with the security/ vulnerability of systems.
DHS
DHS
surface transportation modes - mass transit, commuter and long-distance passenger rail, freight rail,
commercial vehicles (including intercity buses), and pipelines, and related infrastructure (including roads and highways), that are within the territory of the United States, but does not include electric grids.
surveillance - systematic observation or monitoring of areas, places, persons, or things, by visual, aural,
electronic, photographic, or other means.
DHS
DHS
survivability [system] - capability of a system or organization to withstand a disaster or hostile environment,
without significant impairment of its normal operations includes those efforts that, to the maximum feasible extent, minimize personnel and equipment exposure to potential dangerous natural, hostile or nonhostile actions through consideration and evaluation of each achievable approach, option and/ or mitigation.
suspected device [surveillance] - device that appears to be, but has not yet been shown to be, a technical
surveillance device.
DHS DHS
suspected terrorist organization - organization that is reasonably suspected to be, or has been engaged in
conduct constituting, in preparation for, in aid of, or related to terrorism or terrorist activity based on
articulable and reasonable suspicion.
DHS
suspected terrorist  - person that is reasonably suspected to be, or has been engaged in conduct constituting, in
preparation for, in aid of, or related to terrorism or terrorist activity based on articulable and reasonable
suspicion.
DHS
suspension of security clearance - temporary action in which an individual who had access to classified
information is rendered ineligible to continue such access is not considered an adverse action, and it is not
appealable.
suspicious activity reporting - official documentation of observed behavior reasonably indicative of preoperational planning related to terrorism or other criminal activity.
DHS
sustainable energy infrastructure - (A) facilities for production of energy from renewable energy sources,
thermal energy sources, or highly efficient technologies, including combined heat and power or other waste heat use; and (B) district energy systems.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
sustained yield - the achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a high-level annual or regular periodic
output of the various renewable resources of the public lands consistent with multiple use.
DOI
sustainment - The provision of logistics and personnel services required to maintain and prolong operations
until successful mission accomplishment.
DOD
DHS
sustainment [ system] - program design characteristic that consists of those planned support resources, system
design characteristics' capabilities and activities required to maintain fielded systems at intended levels of performance and meet contingency usage requirements is a function of providing for and maintaining those levels of ready forces and materiel necessary to support the mission and encompasses efforts to field,

in a cost effective manner, a support program meeting operational support performance requirements by sustaining the system to a level consistent with operational tempo and duration; may include such items as supply chain management, sustaining engineering, data management, anti-tamper provisions and interoperability functions.

DOD
sustainment, restoration, and modernization - The fuels asset sustainment program within Defense
Logistics Agency Energy that provides a long-term process to cost-effectively sustain, restore, and
modernize fuel facilities.  Also called SRM.
system record - group of records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the
name of the person or by an person identifier.
DHS
systems reliability [risk] - risk associated with vulnerability/ integrity of systems.
DHS
DHS
T Visa - Visa for nonimmigrant status granted to those who are or have been victims of human trafficking
allowing them to remain in the United States to assist in an investigation or prosecution of human trafficking allows victims of human trafficking to remain in the United States for up to four years (or
longer if a limited exception applies), receive work authorization, and, if certain conditions are met, apply
for adjustment of status to that of an lawful permanent resident (LPR) .
DOD
tactical control - The authority over forces that is limited to the detailed direction and control of movements
or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned.  Also called
TACON.  See also combatant command; combatant command (command authority); operational control.
DOT/
Maritime
tank vessel - a vessel that is constructed or adapted to carry, or that carries, oil or hazardous material in bulk as
cargo or cargo residue, and that (A) is a vessel of the United States;(B) operates on the navigable waters of the United States; or(C) transfers oil or hazardous material in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States.
tanker - a self-propelled tank vessel constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil or hazardous material in bulk
in the cargo spaces.
DOT/
Maritime
target capabilities list - Defines specific capabilities that all levels of government should possess in order to
respond effectively to incidents.
DHS/
FEMA
DHS
Targeted Violence Information Sharing System - U.S. Secret Service centralized database of names of
subjects, allowing name checks to determine whether an individual is of protective interest to any other agency within the TAVISS network.
DHS
targeting - process based on intelligence of establishing various parameters to identify particular types of
products, individuals, groups of people, or other entities for a specific purpose focus of identification is based upon particular intelligence and characteristics, models, or patterns.
DOI
technical assistance - i) technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities,
such as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of conservation practices; and (ii) technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses.
technical assistance - technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural
resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses.
DOI
technical hazard [information security] - technical or physical condition that exists in a secure or sensitive area
which unintentionally transmits classified information, restricted data, and/ or unclassified information
DHS

requiring protection outside of the area and could allow for the technical exploitation of that information.

DOD
technical intelligence - Intelligence derived from the collection, processing, analysis, and exploitation of data
and information pertaining to foreign equipment and materiel for the purposes of preventing technological
surprise, assessing foreign scientific and technical capabilities, and developing countermeasures designed to neutralize an adversary's technological advantages.  Also called TECHINT.  See also exploitation;
intelligence.
DHS
technical penetration [information security] - deliberate attempt to obtain classified national security
information, restricted data, and/ or for official use only information from a facility through technical exploitation.
technical risk - risk associated with immaturity of commercially available technology and reliance on a small
number of vendors.
DHS
technical security - security measures taken to prevent the installation of technical surveillance devices and the
exploitation of security vulnerabilities.
DHS DHS
technical surveillance countermeasure - technique or measure to detect and neutralize a wide variety of
hostile surveillance technologies used to obtain unauthorized access to classified and sensitive information.
DHS
technical surveillance countermeasure construction assistance - service of providing security advice during
the planning phase for the construction or modification of a secure area in coordination with accreditation
authorities designed to ensure that all technical and physical security aspects are considered in planning
and are included in initial construction to preclude costly modifications of security features after the area is
constructed.
technical surveillance countermeasure inspection - close examination and evaluation of an area to determine
physical security measures required to protect against technical penetrations or unaided audio leakage.
DHS
DHS
technical surveillance countermeasure investigation - highly evolved, technically sophisticated, and sensitive
investigation subject to U.S. IC requirements service is conducted by qualified technical surveillance
countermeasure technicians to detect the presence of technical surveillance devices or hazards; identifies
technical security vulnerabilities and items of security interest, which could facilitate the technical
penetration of the investigated facility.
DHS
Technical Surveillance Countermeasure Program Manager - individual appointed by the DHS Chief
Intelligence Officer or designee, charged with the management of all facets of the DHS Technical Surveillance Countermeasure Program.
Technical Surveillance Countermeasure Technician - individual that has successfully graduated from the
Interagency Training Center's technical surveillance countermeasure fundamentals course
DHS
DHS
Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Program - mechanisms for measurements taken to detect or
prevent technical penetration for information security includes:  technical surveillance countermeasure (TSCM) services; TSCM investigations; technical and physical security assessments; and technical
security threat briefings.
technical surveillance penetration - device installed to clandestinely monitor or record activities in a target
area.
DHS
technical vulnerability - technical or physical condition that could permit the introduction of technical devices
or undetected access into a secure or sensitive area.
DHS
technology risk - risk associated with technical problems/ failures with applications and their ability to provide
planned and desired technical functionality.
DHS
DHS
technology transfer - process by which existing knowledge, facilities, or capabilities developed under federal
R&D funding are shared in order to enhance innovation and fulfill public and private technology needs includes research, invention, intellectual property, licensing, and commercialization.
DOI
telemental health - the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support longdistance mental health care, patient and professional-related education, public health, and health administration.
TEMPEST - codename name referring to investigation, study, and control of compromising emanations from
telecommunications and information systems equipment.
DHS
DOI
territorial instrumentality - any political subdivision, public agency, instrumentalityincluding any
instrumentality that is also a bankor public corporation of a territory, and this term should be broadly construed to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
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FEMA
territories - Under the Stafford Act, U.S. territories are may receive federally coordinated response within the
U.S. possessions, including the insular areas, and within the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). Stafford Act assistance is available to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which are included in the definition of State in the Stafford Act. At present, Stafford Act assistance also is
available to the FSM and the RMI under the compact of free association.
DHS
terrorism - any activity that (A) involves an act that (i) is dangerous to human life or potentially
destructive of critical infrastructure or key resources; and (ii) is a violation of the criminal laws of the
United States or of any State or other subdivision of the United States; and (B) appears to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination,
or kidnapping.
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FEMA
terrorism - As defined under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, any activity that involves an act dangerous to
human life or potentially destructive of critical infrastructure or key resources; is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State or other subdivision of the United States in which it occurs; and is intended to intimidate or coerce the civilian population or influence or affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.
DHS
terrorism - premeditated  threat or act of violence, against persons, property, environmental, or economic
targets, to induce fear or to intimidate, coerce or affect a government, the civilian population, or any
segment thereof, in furtherance of political, social, ideological, or religious objectives.
terrorism - premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by
subnational groups or clandestine agents.
DOS
DOD
terrorism - The unlawful use of violence or threat of violence, often motivated by religious, political, or other
ideological beliefs, to instill fear and coerce governments or societies in pursuit of goals that are usually
political.  See also antiterrorism; combating terrorism; counterterrorism; force protection condition.
DHS
terrorism information - (A) all information, whether collected, produced, or distributed by intelligence, law
enforcement, military, homeland security, or other activities relating to
(i) the existence, organization,
capabilities, plans, intentions, vulnerabilities, means of finance or material support, or activities of foreign
or international terrorist groups or individuals, or of domestic groups or individuals involved in transnational terrorism; (ii) threats posed by such groups or individuals to the United States, United States

persons, or United States interests, or to those of other nations; (iii) communications of or by such groups or individuals; or (iv) groups or individuals reasonably believed to be assisting or associated with such groups or individuals; and (B) includes weapons of mass destruction information.

DHS
terrorism information - information relating to (1) the existence, organization, capabilities, plans, intentions,
vulnerabilities, means of finance or material support, or activities of foreign or international terrorist
groups or individuals, or of domestic groups or individuals involved in transnational terrorism; (2) threats posed by such groups or individuals to the United States, United States Persons, or United States interests, or to those of other nations; (3) communications of or by such groups or individuals; or (4) groups or individuals reasonably believed to be assisting or associated with such groups or individuals whether collected, produced, or distributed by intelligence, law enforcement, military, homeland security, or other
activities.
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USAID
terrorism-related information - terrorism information, identified as terrorism-related information throughout
this policy - (1) The existence, organization, capabilities, plans, intentions, vulnerabilities, means of finance or material support, or activities of foreign or international terrorist groups or individuals, or of
domestic groups or individuals involved in transnational terrorism; (2) Threats posed by such groups or individuals to the United States, U.S. persons, or U.S. interests, or to those of other nations; (3) Communications of or by such groups or individuals; (4) Groups or individuals reasonably believed to be assisting or associated with such groups or individuals; and (5) Weapons of mass destruction information.
DHS
terrorist activity - any activity which is unlawful under the laws of the place where it is committed (or which,
if it had been committed in the United States, would be unlawful under the laws of the United States or any State) and which involves any of the following: (I) The highjacking or sabotage of any conveyance
(including an aircraft, vessel, or vehicle). (II) The seizing or detaining, and threatening to kill, injure, or continue to detain, another individual in order to compel a third person (including a governmental organization) to do or abstain from doing any act as an explicit or implicit condition for the release of the
individual seized or detained.  (III) A violent attack upon an internationally protected person or upon the liberty of such a person.  (IV) An assassination. (V) The use of any  (a) biological agent, chemical agent, or nuclear weapon or device, or  (b) explosive, firearm, or other weapon or dangerous device (other than for mere personal monetary gain),  with intent to endanger, directly or indirectly, the safety of one or
more individuals or to cause substantial damage to property.  (VI) A threat, attempt, or conspiracy to do any of the foregoing.
terrorist group - any group practicing, or which has significant subgroups which practice, international
terrorism.
DOS
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USAID
terrorist organization - (1) (U) Terrorist organization, includes both designated terrorist organizations and
undesignated terrorist organizations -(a) An organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) under INA.  This designation has implications beyond the INA, including penalties under U.S. criminal law. Aliens who engage in certain activities in connection with these
organizations can be rendered inadmissible under the INA. Organizations currently designated as FTOs and information about the designation process can be found on the S/ CT website. (b) An organization designated by the Secretary of State for inclusion in the Terrorist Exclusion List (TEL). The TEL designation is for immigration purposes only. Information about the designation process can be found on the S/ CT website. (c) An organization that has not been designated but is a group of two or more individuals, whether organized or not, that engages in, or has a subgroup that engages in, terrorist activities. With respect to undesignated terrorist organizations - (iii) Where a finding of inadmissibility
would involve an undesignated terrorist organization, the alien may overcome the finding by demonstrating, by clear and convincing evidence, that the alien did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the organization was a terrorist organization (except with respect to representatives of undesignated terrorist organizations, those who persuade others to support an undesignated terrorist organization, and those who receive military-type training on behalf of an undesignated terrorist organization, for whom there is no such defense).
DHS
terrorist organization - an organization (I) designated;(II) otherwise designated, upon publication in the
Federal Register, by the Secretary of  State in consultation with or upon the request of the Attorney
General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as a terrorist organization, after finding that the
organization engages in the activities described in subclauses (I) through (VI) of clause (iv); or  (III) that is
a group of two or more individuals, whether organized or not, which engages in, or has a subgroup which engages in, the activities described in subclauses (I) through (VI) of clause (iv).
DOS
terrorist sanctuary and sanctuary- an area in the territory of the country (A) that is used by a terrorist or
terrorist organization(i) to carry out terrorist activities, including training, fundraising, financing, and recruitment; or(ii) as a transit point; and (B) the government of which expressly consents to, or with knowledge, allows, tolerates, or disregards such use of its territory and is not subject to a determination.
terrorist screening database - the terrorist screening database maintained by the Federal Government Terrorist
Screening Center or its successor.
DHS
DOD
terrorist threat level - A Department of Defense intelligence threat assessment of the level of terrorist threat
faced by United States personnel and interests in a foreign country; the levels are expressed as LOW,
MODERATE, SIGNIFICANT, and HIGH.
threat - An indication of possible violence, harm, or danger.
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FEMA
DHS
threat - indication of potential harm to life, information, operations, the environment and/ or property may be a
natural or human-created occurrence and includes capabilities, intentions, and attack methods of
adversaries used to exploit circumstances or occurrences with the intent to cause harm.
DHS
threat and hazard identification and risk assessment - four-step common risk assessment process that helps
the whole community-including persons, businesses, faith-based organizations, non-profit groups, schools and academia, and all levels of government-understand its risks and estimate capability requirements.
threat and vulnerability assessment - product of analysis performed to determine security countermeasures
necessary to mitigate specific threats to personnel, facilities and/ or events.
DHS
DOD
threat assessment - In antiterrorism, examining the capabilities, intentions, and activities, past and present, of
terrorist organizations as well as the security environment within which friendly forces operate to
determine the level of threat.  Also called TA.
DHS
threat assessment - product or process of evaluating information based on a set of criteria for entities, actions,
or occurrences, whether natural or man-made, that have or indicate the potential to harm life, information, operations and/ or property.
DHS
tier 1 biological select agent and toxin - subset of biological select agents and toxins (BSAT) that present the
greatest risk of deliberate misuse with significant potential for mass casualties or devastating effect to the economy, critical infrastructure, or public confidence, and pose a severe threat to public health and safety.
tiering and tiering methodology - the procedure by which the Secretary assigns a tier to each covered
chemical facility based on the risk assessment for that covered chemical facility.
DHS
DHS
T-nonimmigrant status - nonimmigrant status set aside for those who are or have been victims of human
trafficking, protects victims of human trafficking and allows victims to remain in the United States to assist in an investigation or prosecution of human trafficking allows victims of human trafficking to remain in the United States for up to four years (or longer if a limited exception applies), receive work
authorization, and, if certain conditions are met, apply for adjustment of status to that of an lawful
permanent resident (LPR).
top secret [classification] - information, the unauthorized disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to
cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security of the United States.
DHS
DHS
totalitarian party - an organization which advocates the establishment in the United States of a totalitarian
dictatorship or totalitarianism. The terms totalitarian dictatorship and totalitarianism mean and refer to systems of government not representative in fact, characterized by (A) the existence of a single political
party, organized on a dictatorial basis, with so close an identity between such party and its policies and the governmental policies of the country in which it exists, that the party and the government constitute an indistinguishable unit, and (B) the forcible suppression of opposition to such party.
towing vessel - a commercial vessel engaged in or intending to engage in the service of pulling, pushing, or
hauling along side, or any combination of pulling, pushing, or hauling along side.
DOT/
Maritime
towing vessel - a vessel in commercial service that pushes, pulls, or tows alongside and includes what is
traditionally known as a tug.
DOT/
Maritime
toxic industrial biological - biological material manufactured, used, transported, or stored by industrial,
medical, or commercial processes which could pose an infectious or toxic threat.
DHS DHS
toxic industrial chemical - chemical developed or manufactured for use in industrial operations or research by
industry, government, or academia includes chemicals such as; pesticides, petrochemicals, fertilizers, corrosives, poisons, hydrogen cyanide, cyanogen chloride, phosgene, and chloropicrin.
DHS
toxic industrial material - toxic or radioactive substances in solid, liquid, aerosolized, or gaseous form that
may be used, or stored for use, for industrial, commercial, medical, military, or domestic purposes Toxic industrial material may be chemical, biological, or radioactive and described as toxic industrial chemical, toxic industrial biological, or toxic industrial radiological.
toxic industrial radiological - radiological material manufactured, used, transported, or stored by industrial,
medical, or commercial processes includes materials such as; spent fuel rods, medical sources.
DHS
DHS
toxin - toxic material or product of plants, animals, microorganisms, or infectious substances, or a recombinant
or synthesized molecule, whatever their origin and method of production, and includes i) any poisonous substance or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology produced by a living organism; or ii) any poisonous isomer or biological product, homolog, or derivative of such a substance including, but not limited to, bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae, or protozoa.
DHS
track of interest - displayed data representing an object that threatens or has the potential to threaten North
America or National Security indicators may include, but are not limited to: noncompliance with traffic
control instructions or regulations; extended loss of communications; unusual transmissions or unusual behavior; unauthorized intrusion into controlled space or an ADIZ; noncompliance with issued restrictions/ security procedures; or unlawful interference with crews, up to and including hijack.
DOD
tradecraft - 1.  Specialized methods and equipment used in the organization and activity of intelligence
organizations, especially techniques and methods for handling communications with agents.  2.
Operational practices and skills used in the performance of intelligence related duties.
DOD
tradecraft - 1. Specialized methods and equipment used in the organization and activity of intelligence
organizations, especially techniques and methods for handling communications with agents. 2. Operational practices and skills used in the performance of intelligence related duties.
traditional food -  wild game meat; (ii) fish; (iii) seafood; (iv) marine mammals; (v) plants; and (vi) berries.
DOI
traditional food - food that has traditionally been prepared and consumed by an Indian tribe.
DOI
transferred works - a project facility, the operation and maintenance of which is carried out by a non-Federal
entity, under the provisions of a formal operation and maintenance transfer contract.
DOI
transferred works operating entity - the organization which is contractually responsible for operation and
maintenance of transferred works.
DOI
transnational crime - breach of rules or laws that have actual or potential effect across national borders or
those breaches which are intra-State but which offend fundamental values of the international community.
DHS
DHS
transnational infrastructure - public or private systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, used and
maintained by more than one country or which cross international borders includes the framework of
interdependent networks and systems comprising identifiable industries, institutions (including people and procedures), and distribution capabilities that provide reliable flow of products and services, including transportation, communication, banking, finance, agriculture, food, water, energy, public health,
emergency services, etc., essential to the national and economic security of neighboring countries, and facilitating worldwide government operations, global commerce, trade, and international communication.
DOS
transnational organized crime - (A) racketeering activity that involves at least one jurisdiction outside the
United States; or(B) any other criminal offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of at least four years under Federal, State, or local law that involves at least one jurisdiction outside the United States and that is intended to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit.
transportation disruption - any significant delay, interruption, or stoppage in the flow of trade caused by a
natural disaster, heightened threat level, an act of terrorism, or any transportation security incident.
DHS DHS
transportation line and transportation company - the owner, charterer, consignee, or authorized agent
operating any vessel or aircraft or railroad train bringing aliens to the United States, to foreign territory, or to adjacent islands.
DHS
Transportation Security Administration - Department of Homeland Security Operational Component that
protects the Nation's transportation systems by ensuring the freedom of movement for people and commerce.
DHS/
FEMA
tribal - Referring to any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any
Alaskan Native Village as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act, that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to
Indians because of their status as Indians.
tribal government - the government of an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or in Alaska a Native
village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation.
DHS
tribal government - the government of an Indian tribe.
DHS
tribal leader - Individual responsible for the public safety and welfare of the people of that tribe.
DHS/
FEMA
DOI
tribal organization - (A) the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe; and (B) any legally established
organization of Indians that is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by the governing body or democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by the organization.
DOI
tribal organization - (i) the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other
organized community, including a Native village; or (ii) in connection with any personnel action, any local school board to which the governing body has delegated the authority to grant a waiver with respect to a personnel action.
trusted shipper - participant in any U.S. Government program which provides expedited processing for the
adoption and verification of increased security standards
DHS
type - a classification of resources that refers to the capability of a resource.
DHS
typed and typing - having evaluated, or evaluating, respectively, a resource in accordance with standards
created.
DHS
DHS
U Visa - U nonimmigrant status for victims of criminal activity designated in INA (qualifying crimes) who
have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse as a result of being a victim of criminal activity, possess information concerning the crime, and are being helpful to law enforcement and government officials in the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity allows victims to remain in the United States for up to four years (or longer if a limited exception applies), receive work authorization, and, if certain
conditions are met, apply for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident (LPR).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel - import specialists, auditors, and other appropriate
employees of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
DHS
U.**S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel** - Homeland Security Investigations Directorate
personnel and other appropriate employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
DHS
unacceptable risk - level of risk at which, given costs and benefits associated with further reduction measures,
action is deemed to be warranted at a given point in time.
DHS DHS
unaccompanied alien child - a child who (A) has no lawful immigration status in the United States; (B) has
not attained 18 years of age; and
(C) with respect to whom (i) there is no parent or legal guardian in the
United States; or (ii) no parent or legal guardian in the United States is available to provide care and
physical custody.
DOI
unassociated funerary objects - objects that, as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture, are reasonably
believed to have been placed with individual human remains either at the time of death or later, where the remains are not in the possession or control of the Federal agency or museum and the objects can be identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to specific individuals or families or to known human remains or, by a preponderance of the evidence, as having been removed from a specific burial site of an individual culturally affiliated with a particular Indian tribe.
unauthorized alien - the alien is not at that time either (A) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence,
or (B) authorized to be so employed by this chapter or by the Attorney General.
DHS
unauthorized disclosure - communication or physical transfer of classified information to an unauthorized
recipient.
DHS
uncertainty - degree to which a calculated, estimated, or observed value may deviate from the true value.
DHS
undesirable incident - incident that has an adverse impact on the operation of the facility or mission of the
agency.
DHS
Unified Area Command - Command system established when incidents under an Area Command are
multijurisdictional. See Area Command.
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FEMA
DHS/
FEMA
Unified Command - An Incident Command System application used when more than one agency has incident
jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions. Agencies work together through the designated members of the UC, often the senior person from agencies and/ or disciplines participating in the UC, to

establish a common set of objectives and strategies and a single Incident Action Plan.  Also called US.

DHS
unified command - authority structure in which the role of incident commander is shared by two or more
persons, each having authority in a different responding agency each agency that is part of the Unified
Command still maintains its own authority, responsibility, and accountability.
DHS/
FEMA
Unified Coordination Group - Provides leadership within the Joint Field Office. The Unified Coordination
Group is comprised of specified senior leaders representing State and Federal interests, and in certain circumstances tribal governments, local jurisdictions, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. The Unified Coordination Group typically consists of the Principal Federal Official (if designated), Federal Coordinating Officer, State Coordinating Officer, and senior officials from other entities with primary statutory or jurisdictional responsibility and significant operational responsibility for an aspect of an incident (e.g., the Senior Health Official, Department of Defense representative, or Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official if assigned). Within the Unified Coordination Group, the Federal Coordinating Officer is the primary Federal official responsible for coordinating, integrating, and synchronizing Federal response activities.
unit of general local government - any city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose political
subdivision of a State.
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HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
DHS
United States - all areas included within the territorial boundaries of the United States, including the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession over which the United States exercises jurisdiction.
United States - all Territories and possessions of the United States except the Virgin Islands, American Samoa,
Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, and the island of Guam.
DHS
United States - all the States.
DHS DHS
United States - any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any possession of the United States, and any waters within the jurisdiction of the United States.
United States - the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
DHS
DHS
United States - the Canal Zone, and all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States. The term person shall be deemed to mean any individual, partnership, association, company, or other incorporated body of individuals, or corporation, or body politic.
United States - the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the District of
Columbia.
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USCG
United States - the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the
United States, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
DHS
United States - the customs territory of the United States, as defined in General Note 2 to the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States.
DHS
United States - the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of
the United States.
DHS
United States border officer - with respect to a particular port of entry into the United States, any United
States official who is performing duties at that port of entry.
DHS
DHS
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Department of Homeland Security Operational
Component that oversees lawful immigration to the United States by establishing national immigration services policies and priorities.
DHS
United States Coast Guard - Department of Homeland Security Operational Component that protects the
public, the environment, and U.S. economic and security interests in any maritime region in which those
interests may be at risk, including international waters and America's coasts, ports, and inland waterways
and is one of the Nation's five armed forces.
DHS
United States Customs and Border Protection - Department of Homeland Security Operational Component
that secures the Nation's borders while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel, safeguards the Nation's homeland at and beyond its borders, enforces U.S. laws and regulations, and executes a priority mission of keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States
DHS
United States Department of Homeland Security - cabinet level department of the United States Federal
Government charged with protecting the United States of America and its Territories by preventing terrorism and enhancing its security; securing and managing its borders; enforcing and administering its immigration laws; safeguarding and securing its cyberspace, critical infrastructures and key resources;
ensuring resilience to disasters; and, providing essential support to national and economic security the
primary mission of the Department is to - prevent terrorist attacks within the United States- reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism - minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States - carry out all functions of entities transferred to the Department, including by acting as a focal point regarding natural and manmade crises and emergency planning - ensure that the functions of the agencies and subdivisions within the Department that are not
related directly to securing the homeland are not diminished or neglected except by a specific explicit Act of Congress - ensure that the overall economic security of the United States is not diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at securing the homeland - ensure that the civil rights and civil liberties of persons are not diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at securing the homeland - monitor connections between illegal drug trafficking and terrorism, coordinate efforts to sever such connections, and otherwise contribute to efforts to interdict illegal drug trafficking - promoting the efficient and secure movement of people and goods, enforcing U.S. trade laws, and fostering a resilient global supply chain.
DHS
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Department of Homeland Security Operational
Component that enforces immigration and customs laws and protects the United States against terrorist attacks by identifying criminal activities and eliminating vulnerabilities that pose a threat along our
borders, as well as enforcing economic, transportation and infrastructure security.
DHS
United States maritime domain - all U.S. ports, inland waterways, harbors, navigable waters, Great Lakes,
territorial seas, contiguous zone, customs waters, coastal seas, littoral areas, the U.S. EEZ and oceanic
regions of U.S. National interest, as well as the seas lanes to the United States, U.S. maritime approaches, and the high seas surrounding America.
DHS
United States of America [geographical] - 50 states and the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, any
possession of the United States, and associated territorial waters and airspace.
DHS
United States person - (A) a natural person who is a national of the United States; or (B) a corporation or other
legal entity that is organized under the laws of the United States,  any State or territory thereof, or the
District of Columbia, if natural persons described in subparagraph (A) own, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of the outstanding capital stock or other beneficial interest in such legal entity.
United States person - (A) a United States citizen; (B) a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is
DHS

organized under the laws of the  United States; and (C) a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is organized under the laws of a  foreign country and is controlled by entities described in subparagraph
(B) or United States citizens, or both.

DHS
United States person - (A) any United States citizen or any alien admitted for permanent residence into the
United States; (B) any entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including its foreign branches); and (C) any person in the United States.
DHS
United States person - individual that is:  1) a United States citizen; (2) a Lawful Permanent Resident; (3)
protected individual; (4) a group substantially composed of U.S. Citizens and/ or Lawful Permanent Residents; or (5) a corporation incorporated in the United States, except for a corporation directed or
controlled by a foreign government or governments.
DHS
United States person information - information that concerns or relates to a United States person, regardless
of whether that information permits the identity of a United States person to be directly or indirectly inferred.
DHS
United States Secret Service - Department of Homeland Security Operational Component that protects the
President and Vice President of the United States, their families, heads of state, and other designated
individuals; plans and implements security designs for designated National Special Security Events; investigates violations of laws relating to counterfeiting of obligations and securities of the United States; investigates financial crimes that include, but are not limited to, access device fraud; and investigates
computer-based attacks and intrusions.
unity of command - Principle of management stating that each individual involved in incident operations will
be assigned to only one supervisor.
DHS/
FEMA
unity of effort  - harmonizing of activities among multiple organizations involves working toward a similar
objective while respecting the chain of command and authorities of each participating organization.
DHS
DHS/
FEMA
Universal Task List - A menu of unique tasks that link strategies to prevention, protection, response, and
recovery tasks for the major events represented by the National Planning Scenarios. It provides a common
vocabulary of critical tasks that support development of essential capabilities among organizations at all levels. The List was used to assist in creating the Target Capabilities List.
DHS
U-nonimmigrant status - nonimmigrant status set aside for those who are or have been victims  of criminal
activity designated in INA (qualifying crimes) who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse as a result of being a victim of criminal activity, possess relevant information concerning the crime, and have
been helpful, are being helpful, or are likely to be helpful to law enforcement or government officials in
the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity. allows victims to remain in the United States for up to four years (or longer if a limited exception applies), receive work authorization, and, if certain conditions are met, apply for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident (LPR).
DHS
unwitting co-optees - group or person who provide support to terrorism without knowing that their actions are
contributing to terrorism. Such persons may suspect that they are being used. Not all unwitting co-optees are engaging in criminal behavior.
urgency [measure] - measure of how long it will be until an incident, problem or change has a significant
impact.
DHS
USA PATRIOT Act - the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001.
DHS
user activity monitoring - technical capability to observe and record the actions and activities of an individual,
at any time, on any device accessing U.S. Government information from information technology in order
DHS

to detect insider threats activities include but are not limited to keystrokes, copy and paste, printing, viewing document content, web browser use, emailing (government and non-government accounts), messaging, and use of removable media.

DHS
very important person support [technical surveillance countermeasure] - security-enhancing measure
intended for dignitaries who, while traveling, must use facilities and infrastructure whose integrity and
exclusivity cannot be guaranteed involves performing technical surveillance countermeasure inspections in hotel suites, temporary office premises, and conference facilities.  Also called Very Important Person
support.
DHS
vessel identification system - identification system that contains boat registration and ownership information
on vessels documented by the Coast Guard or registered or titled by a participating state or territory
government data use is restricted in accordance with state and federal laws; data is available in a single database, and only accessible to Numbering and Titling, Registration, and Law Enforcement personnel of
VIS participating states and federal Agencies.
DHS
vessel of interest - vessel identified by the National Maritime Intelligence Center (NMIC), area maritime
intelligence fusion centers, district intelligence office or other agency at the regional/ port level as posing a potential security or criminal threat.
vibrations sensor - Passive, covert or visible detection device that detects movement of the surface to which
they are attached.
DHS
vicinity of the terminal facilities - that geographical area surrounding the environment of terminal facilities
which is directly affected or may be directly affected by the operation of the terminal facilities.
DHS
DHS
Violence Against Women Act cancellation of removal - type of waiver that allows certain qualified
immigrants in deportation or removal proceedings to be granted permanent residence  application for relief with the immigration court for victims of domestic violence who are in removal proceedings applicants must demonstrate before the immigration judge their having suffered abuse as the spouse or intended spouse or child of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, or, in the case of a child, status as the child's non-abusive parent. Also called Violence Against Women Act cancellation of removal.
DHS
Violence Against Women Act self petitioner - certain persons who have been battered or subjected to extreme
cruelty by a qualifying relative may self-petition for lawful permanent resident status, allowing them to remain in the United States and eventually apply for naturalization include:  the spouse, child or parent of an abusive U.S. citizen; the spouse or child of an abusive LPR; the conditional resident spouse or child of an abusive U.S. citizen or LPR; the spouse or child of an alien eligible for relief under the Cuban Adjustment Act, the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, or the Nicaraguan Adjustment and
Central American Relief Act; and the spouse or child eligible for suspension of deportation due to abuse by a U.S. citizen or LPR.
DHS
visa overstay rate - (I) the total number of nationals of that country who were admitted to the United States on
the basis of a nonimmigrant visa whose periods of authorized stays ended during a fiscal year but who remained unlawfully in the United States beyond such periods; to (II) the total number of nationals of that country who were admitted to the United States on the basis of a nonimmigrant visa during that fiscal year.
DHS
vital record - documentary material essential to the continued functioning or reconstitution of an organization
during and after an emergency, including records essential to protecting the legal and financial rights of an organization and of the persons directly affected by the organization's activities includes electronic and hardcopy documents, references, and records that are needed to support essential functions during a continuity situation; the two basic categories of vital records are (1) emergency operating records and (2) rights and interests records (e.g., birth certificates, marriage licenses, records of civil unions, records of

domestic partnerships, death certificates).

DHS
vital records inventory - list which identifies the documentary materials that have been designated as vital
includes other identifying information such as where the documentary materials are located, who is
responsible for the documentary materials when the documentary materials are cycled, and similar
information
DHS
vital records program - policies, plans, and procedures developed and implemented and the resources needed
to identify, use, and protect the essential records needed to meet operational responsibilities under national
security emergencies or other emergency or disaster conditions or to protect the Government's rights or the rights of its citizens.
DHS
voluntary preparedness standards - a common set of criteria for preparedness, disaster management,
emergency management, and business continuity programs, such as the American National Standards
Institute's National Fire Protection Association Standard on Disaster/ Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs.
DOD
vulnerability - 1. The susceptibility of a nation or military force to any action by any means through which its
war potential or combat effectiveness may be reduced or its will to fight diminished.    2. The
characteristics of a system that cause it to suffer a definite degradation (incapability to perform the designated mission) as a result of having been subjected to a certain level of effects in an unnatural (manmade) hostile environment.    3. In information operations, a weakness in information system security design, procedures, implementation, or internal controls that could be exploited to gain unauthorized
access to information or an information system.  See also information operations.
DHS
vulnerability - physical feature or operational attribute that renders an entity open to exploitation or susceptible
to a given hazard includes characteristic of design, location, security posture, operation, or any combination thereof, that renders an asset, system, network, or entity susceptible to disruption, destruction, or exploitation.
vulnerability - Weakness in a facility, equipment, information system, system security procedures, internal
controls, or implementation that could be exploited or triggered by a threat source.
DOS/
USAID
vulnerability [degree] - qualitative or quantitative expression of the level to which an entity is susceptible to
harm when it experiences a hazard
DHS
DOD
vulnerability assessment - A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to
determine the vulnerability of an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site to a
terrorist attack.  Also called VA.
vulnerability assessment - product or process of identifying susceptibility or exposure to hazards of an area of
concern includes entities, assets, systems, networks, or geographic areas.
DHS
vulnerability assessment - the identification of weaknesses in the security of a chemical facility of interest.
DHS
vulnerability assessment - the process of identifying and quantifying vulnerabilities in a major system and its
significant items of supply.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
DOT/
Maritime
war risks - (A) any part of a loss excluded from marine insurance coverage under a free of capture or seizure
clause or analogous clause; and (B) any other loss from a hostile act, including confiscation, expropriation, nationalization, or deprivation.
DHS
warning [message] - message providing notice of an imminent threat, or sign of impending hazard, risk or
incident posing a threat to life or property is specific and actionable rather than merely stating a general concern about a potential event; provides notice for emergency response personnel and the public to the
threat of extraordinary danger and related effects that specific hazards may cause.
DHS
watch [message] - message by the National Weather Service indicating that, in a defined area, conditions are
favorable for a specified type of severe weather used when the risk of a hazardous weather or hydrologic
event has increased significantly, but its occurrence, location, and/ or timing is still uncertain.
watch list - compilation of identified data attributes necessary to support activities addressing specific issues of
concern information is published or disseminated on a regular basis to appropriate entities for action.
DHS
DHS
waters of the United States - navigable waters; tributaries of navigable waters; and interstate and intrastate
lakes, rivers, and streams that are regulated by the USCG, U.S. EPA, U.S. Department of the Interior, and other cognizant federal  agencies.
weapon main charge configuration - arrangement or design of the main charge and other materials (usually
metal) to create an effective weapon to attack personnel, vehicles, or structures.
DHS
weapon of mass destruction - weapon capable of a high order of destruction and/ or of being used in such a
manner as to destroy large numbers of people or an amount of property.
DHS DHS
weapon of mass destruction detection technology - electronic and/ or mechanical means used to assist in the
discovery and identification of a weapon of mass destruction or components thereof includes sensory gathering, imaging, radiation detection, etc.
DHS
weapons of mass destruction information - information that could reasonably be expected to assist in the
development, proliferation, or use of a weapon of mass destruction (including a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon) that could be used by a terrorist or a terrorist organization against the United States includes information about the location of any stockpile of nuclear materials that could be exploited for use in such a weapon.
DHS
weapons of mass destruction information - information that could reasonably be expected to assist in the
development, proliferation, or use of a weapon of mass destruction (including a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon) that could be used by a terrorist or a terrorist organization against the United States, including information about the location of any stockpile of nuclear materials that could be exploited for use in such a weapon that could be used by a terrorist or a terrorist organization against the United States.
DHS
weapons technical intelligence - intelligence derived from the processes and capabilities that collect, exploit
and analyze asymmetric threat weapons systems to enable material sourcing, support to prosecution, force protection and targeting of threat networks.
DHS
widow or widower - the decedent's wife or husband living with or dependent for support upon him or her at the
time of his or her death; or living apart for justifiable cause or by reason of his or her desertion at such time.
DOI
wildlife - any species of wild, free-ranging fauna including fish, and also fauna in captive breeding programs
the object of which is to reintroduce individuals of a depleted indigenous species into previously occupied range.
wildlife and wildlife resources - birds, fishes, mammals, and all other classes of wild animals and all types of
aquatic and land vegetation upon which wildlife is dependent.
DOI
wildlife conservation education - projects, including public outreach, intended to foster responsible natural
resource stewardship.
DOI
DOI
wildlife-associated recreation - projects intended to meet the demand for outdoor activities associated with
wildlife including, but not limited to, hunting and fishing, wildlife observation and photography, such
projects as construction or restoration of wildlife viewing areas, observation towers, blinds, platforms, land and water trails, water access, field trialing, trail heads, and access for such projects.
wildlife-dependent recreation and wildlife-dependent recreational use - a use of a refuge involving hunting,
fishing, wildlife observation and photography, or environmental education and interpretation.
DOI DOI
wildlife-restoration project - the wildlife conservation and restoration program and means the selection,
restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of areas of land or water adaptable as feeding, resting, or
breeding places for wildlife, including acquisition of such areas or estates or interests therein as are
suitable or capable of being made suitable therefor, and the construction thereon or therein of such works as may be necessary to make them available for such purposes and also including such research into problems of wildlife management as may be necessary to efficient administration affecting wildlife resources, and such preliminary or incidental costs and expenses as may be incurred in and about such projects.
DOI
work of preparing the coal - the breaking, crushing, sizing, cleaning, washing, drying, mixing, storing, and
loading of bituminous coal, lignite, or anthracite, and such other work of preparing such coal as is usually done by the operator of the coal mine.


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## Foreign Support - Humanitarian And Sustainable Development Assistance


Terms and Definitions - Includes terms related to foreign disaster response and humanitarian relief, youth, resilience and climate change as well as sectoral: health, agriculture, education,  et al.

TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
SOURCE
DOS/
USAID

activity cycle - Loosely outlined by five stages - Idea, Pending, Cleared, Completed, and Closed - the Activity
Cycle aims to focus people on the intentionality of implementation and evaluating its impact. Throughout the Activity Cycle, lessons learned must be documented and then subsequently used in creating follow-on activities. Similarly, new ideas may stem from one activity that lead to other ideas in an effort to maximize the positive impact.
DOI
adaptive ecosystem management - a natural resource management process under which planning,
implementation, monitoring, research, evaluation, and incorporation of new knowledge are combined into a management approach that (i) is based on scientific findings and the needs of society;
(ii) treats
management actions as experiments;
(iii) acknowledges the complexity of these systems and scientific uncertainty; and
(iv) uses the resulting new knowledge to modify future management methods and policy.
administrative control - Direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations in respect to
administration and support.  Also called ADCON.
DOD
DOT/
Maritim
e
advanced shipbuilding technology - (A) numerically controlled machine tools, robots, automated process
control equipment, computerized flexible manufacturing systems, associated computer software, and other
technology for improving shipbuilding and related industrial production that advance the state-of-the-art; and (B) novel techniques and processes designed to improve shipbuilding quality, productivity, and practice, and to promote sustainable development, including engineering design, quality assurance, concurrent engineering, continuous process production technology, energy efficiency, waste minimization, design for recyclability or parts reuse, inventory management, upgraded worker skills, and communications with customers and suppliers.
agreement vessel - (A) an eligible vessel or a qualified vessel that is subject to an agreement under this chapter;
and (B) a barge or container that is part of the complement of a vessel described in subparagraph (A) if provided for in the agreement.
DOT/
Maritim
e
agricultural disease emergency - an incident of agricultural disease that requires prompt action to prevent
significant damage to people, plants, or animals.
USDA
DOI
allotment management plan - a document prepared in consultation with the lessees or permittees involved,
which applies to livestock operations on the public lands or on lands within National Forests in the eleven contiguous Western States and which: (1) prescribes the manner in, and extent to, which livestock
operations will be conducted in order to meet the multiple-use, sustained-yield, economic and other needs
and objectives as determined for the lands by the Secretary concerned; and (2) describes the type, location,
ownership, and general specifications for the range improvements to be installed and maintained on the lands to meet the livestock grazing and other objectives of land management; and (3) contains such other provisions relating to livestock grazing and other objectives found by the Secretary concerned to be consistent with the provisions of this Act and other applicable law.
DOI
alluvial valley floors - the unconsolidated stream laid deposits holding streams where water availability is
sufficient for subirrigation or flood irrigation agricultural activities but does not include upland areas which
are generally overlain by a thin veneer of colluvial deposits composed chiefly of debris from sheet erosion,

deposits by unconcentrated runoff or slope wash, together with talus, other mass movement accumulation and windblown deposits.

Antarctic marine living resources - the population of finfish, molluscs, crustaceans and all other species of
living organisms, including birds, found south of the Antarctic Convergence.
DOI
DHS
appropriate consultation - discussions in person by designated Cabinet-level representatives of the President
with members of the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of Representatives to
review the refugee situation or emergency refugee situation, to project the extent of possible participation of the United States therein, to discuss the reasons for believing that the proposed admission of refugees is justified by humanitarian concerns or grave humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest, and to provide such members with the following information: (1) A description of the nature of the refugee situation. (2) A description of the number and allocation of the refugees to be admitted and an analysis of
conditions within the countries from which they came. (3) A description of the proposed plans for their movement and resettlement and the estimated cost of their movement and resettlement. (4) An analysis of the anticipated social, economic, and demographic impact of their admission to the United States. (5) A description of the extent to which other countries will admit and assist in the resettlement of such refugees. (6) An analysis of the impact of the participation of the United States in the resettlement of such refugees on the foreign policy interests of the United States. (7) Such additional information as may be appropriate or requested by such members.
DOI
aquaculture - the propagation and rearing of aquatic species in controlled or selected environments, including,
but not limited to, ocean ranching (except private ocean ranching of Pacific salmon for profit in those States where such ranching is prohibited by law).
DOI
aquaculture facility - any land, structure, or other appurtenance that is used for aquaculture and is located in any
State. Such term includes, but is not limited to, any laboratory, hatchery, rearing pond, raceway, pen, incubator, or other equipment used in aquaculture.
DOI
aquatic nuisance species - a nonindigenous species that threatens the diversity or abundance of native species or
the ecological stability of infested waters, or commercial, agricultural, aquacultural or recreational activities dependent on such waters.
DOI
aquatic resource education program - a program designed to enhance the public's understanding of aquatic
resources and sportfishing, and to promote the development of responsible attitudes and ethics toward the aquatic environment.
aquatic species - any species of finfish, mollusk, crustacean, or other aquatic invertebrate, amphibian, reptile, or
aquatic plant.
DOI
DOD
area of operations - An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and maritime forces
that should be large enough to accomplish their missions and protect their forces.  Also called AO.  See also
area of responsibility; joint operations area; joint special operations area.
DOI
areas of critical environmental concern - areas within the public lands where special management attention is
required (when such areas are developed or used or where no development is required) to protect and prevent irreparable damage to important historic, cultural, or scenic values, fish and wildlife resources or
other natural systems or processes, or to protect life and safety from natural hazards.
DOS/
USAID
assessment - the analysis and critical evaluation of pre-existing environmental, political, sociological, cultural or
other conditions or situations which would have an effect upon or influence the success of a program or achievement of a Development Objective.
assistance - a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.
DHHS
assistance - any loan or financial or technical assistance, or any other use of funds.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
assistance - operational, training, intelligence, logistical, technical, and administrative assistance.
DOS
assistance - personnel, services, supplies, equipment, facilities, and other assistance if such assistance is provided
by the Department of Defense or any other United States Government agency.
DOS
DOD
assistance - the direct provision of any course of advanced education by the Secretary concerned, reimbursement
by the Secretary concerned for any course of advanced education provided by another department or agency
of the Federal Government, or the payment, in whole or in part, by the Secretary concerned for any course of advanced education provided by any public or private educational institution or other entity, but such term does not include the payment for any course of advanced education which is paid for under chapter 106 or 107 of this title.
DOS
assistance - The President is authorized to provide assistance, including providing such assistance through
international or nongovernmental organizations, for programs in developing countries to provide basic care
and services for orphans and other vulnerable children. Such programs should provide assistance.
DOD/
DHS
assistance - the provision of, or the provision of access to, information (including communication contents,
communications records, or other information relating to a customer or communication), facilities, or
another form of assistance.
assistance - the provision of, or the provision of access to, information (including communication contents,
communications records, or other information relating to a customer or communication), facilities, or
another form of assistance.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
Treasur
y
assistance - the transfer of anything of value for a public purpose of support or stimulation that is (A)
authorized by a law of the United States; (B) provided by the United States Government through grant or contractual arrangements (including technical assistance programs providing assistance by loan, loan guarantee, or insurance); and (C) not an annual payment by the United States Government to the District of
Columbia government.
White
House
assured access - a requirement for critical national security, homeland security, and civil missions and is defined
as a sufficiently robust, responsive, and resilient capability to allow continued space operations, consistent
with risk management and affordability. The Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as appropriate, are responsible for assuring access to space.
Automated Directives System - A continually updated reference consolidating all federal statutes and
regulations relevant to USAID's work.  Also called ADS.
DOS/
USAID
backstop - The skill category of a particular position in USAID (e.g., country director, contracts officer); also,
the numeric code used to identify a skill category.
DOS/
USAID
bank or World Bank - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
DOS
barge - a vessel that is non-self-propelled and that is often pushed ahead, towed alongside, or towed astern on a
hawser by a towing vessel. It does not include a vessel that is propelled by sail only.
DOT/
Maritim
e
barge removal contractor - a person that enters into a contract with the United States to remove an abandoned
barge under this chapter.
DOT/
Maritim
e
DOI
behavioral health aftercare - those activities and resources used to support recovery following inpatient,
residential, intensive substance abuse, or mental health outpatient plan has been developed with the client. An aftercare plan may use such resources as a community-based therapeutic group, transitional living

facilities, a 12-step sponsor, a local 12-step or other related support group, and other community-based providers or outpatient treatment. The purpose is to help prevent or deal with relapse by ensuring that by the time a client or patient is discharged from a level of care, such as outpatient treatment, an after care.

DHS
beneficiary country - any country with respect to which there is in effect a proclamation by the President
designating such country as a beneficiary country for purposes of this chapter. Before the President designates any country as a beneficiary country for purposes of this chapter, he shall notify the House of Representatives and the Senate of his intention to make such designation, together with the considerations entering into such decision.
DHS
beneficiary developing country - any country with respect to which there is in effect an Executive order or
Presidential proclamation by the President designating such country as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of this subchapter.
DOI
benefitting species - I) increasing the hydroperiod and water depth of a stream or wetland beyond what would
naturally occur;
(II) improving waterfowl habitat conditions;
(III) establishing water level management
capabilities for native plant communities; (IV) creating mud flat conditions important for shorebirds; and
(V) cross fencing or establishing a rotational grazing system on native range to improve grassland nesting bird habitat conditions; and (ii) an activity conducted to shift a native plant community successional stage, including (I) burning an established native grass community to reduce or eliminate invading brush or exotic species;
(II) brush shearing to set back early successional plant communities; and (III) forest
management that promotes a particular serial stage.
DOS/
USAID
building partnership capacity - Targeted efforts to improve the collective capabilities and performance of the
Department of Defense and its partners, including other U.S. government departments and agencies; state and local governments; allies, coalition members and other nations; multinational organizations; and nongovernmental organizations at home and abroad.  Also called BPC.
DOI
bulk-power system - (A) facilities and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric energy
transmission network (or any portion thereof); and (B) electric energy from generation facilities needed to
maintain transmission system reliability.
DOI
burial site - any natural or prepared physical location, whether originally below, on, or above the surface of the
earth, into which as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture, individual human remains are deposited.
business development services -  support for the growth of microenterprises through training, technical
assistance, marketing assistance, improved production technologies, and other related services.
DOS/
USAID
business development services - support for the growth of microenterprises through training, technical
assistance, marketing assistance, improved production technologies, and other related services.
DOS
business operations - engaging in commerce in any form in Sudan, including by acquiring, developing,
maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products,
services, personal property, real property, or any other apparatus of business or commerce.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
DOS/
USAID
calendar of events - A calendar formed as part of the Rolling Assessment and daily analysis process that
projects, forecasts and identifies critical events that we can knowingly predict, assign to a date or time period, and critical events that do not yet have a date/ time but which present opportunities once scheduled.
DOS/
USAID
capacity building - A process whereby people, organizations, and society as a whole are enabled to strengthen,
create, improve, adapt, or maintain their abilities to manage their affairs, through training, mentoring, networking, and improvements in equipment, infrastructure, programs, and organizational structure.
DOS/
USAID
capacity building - enabling people, organizations, and societies to develop, strengthen, and expand their
abilities to meet their goals or fulfill their mandates. Capacity is strengthened through the transfer of
knowledge and skills that enhance individual and collective abilities to deliver services and carry out programs that address challenges in a sustainable way. It is a long-term and continuous process that focuses
on developing human resources, organizational strength, and legal structures, and it involves all stakeholders including civil society. Related terms include capacity development and capacity strengthening. The latter term emphasizes the need to build upon existing capacity as much as possible.
capital improvement - a structure, a fixture, or nonremovable equipment provided by a concessioner pursuant to
the terms of a concession contract and located on land of the United States within a System unit.
DOI
cargo - a loaded or empty container on a vessel.
DOT/
Maritim
e
DOS/
USAID
catastrophic emergency - Any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass
casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions.
DOD
catastrophic event - Any natural or man-made incident, including terrorism, which results in extraordinary
levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the population, infrastructure,
environment, economy, national morale, and/ or government functions.
DHS
catastrophic incident - any natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster that results in
extraordinary levels of casualties or damage or disruption severely affecting the population (including mass
evacuations), infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions in an area.
DHS/
FEMA
catastrophic incident - Any natural or manmade incident, including terrorism, that results in extraordinary levels
of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the population, infrastructure, environment,
economy, national morale, and/ or government functions.
DHS
catastrophic incident - natural disaster or act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster that results in
extraordinary levels of casualties or damage or disruption severely affecting the population (including mass evacuations), infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions in an area.
DOI
cave - any naturally occurring void, cavity, recess, or system of interconnected passages which occurs beneath
the surface of the earth or within a cliff or ledge (including any cave resource therein, but not including any
dug, mine, tunnel, aqueduct, or other manmade excavation) and which is large enough to permit an individual to enter, whether or not the entrance is naturally formed or manmade. Such term shall include any natural pit, sinkhole, or other feature which is an extension of the entrance.
cave resource - any material or substance occurring naturally in caves on Federal lands, such as animal life, plant
life, paleontological deposits, sediments, minerals, speleogens, and speleothems.
DOI
DOI
change in control - (A) for a corporation, the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the corporation;
(B) for
a partnership or limited liability company, the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the partnership or limited liability company; and
(C) for an individual, the sale or transfer or an organizational camp subject
to this chapter to another party.
DOD
chemical hazard - Any chemical manufactured, used, transported, or stored that can cause death or other harm
through toxic properties of those materials, including chemical agents and chemical weapons prohibited
under the Chemical Weapons Convention as well as toxic industrial chemicals.
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear consequence management - Actions taken to plan, prepare,
respond to, and recover from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents.  Also called CBRN
DOD
CM.
DOD
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense - Measures taken to minimize or negate the
vulnerabilities to, and/ or effects of, a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear hazard or incident.  Also
called CBRN defense.
DOD
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear environment - An operational environment that includes
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats and hazards and their potential resulting effects.  Also
called CBRN environment.
DOD
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazard - Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
elements that could create adverse effects due to an accidental or deliberate release and dissemination.  Also
called CBRN hazard.
DOD
chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear incident - Any occurrence, resulting from the use of chemical,
biological, radiological and nuclear  weapons and devices; the emergence of secondary hazards arising from
counterforce targeting; or the release of toxic industrial materials into the environment, involving the
emergence of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards.
DOS/
USAID
child neglect - Characterized by failure to provide for the child's basic needs. The assessment of child neglect
requires consideration of cultural values and standards of care as well as recognition that the failure to provide the necessities of life may be related to poverty.
DOS/
USAID
child neglect - the negligent treatment of a child by a person who is responsible for the child's welfare (parent,
guardian, or custodian). (It does not rise to the level of abuse.) Such negligent treatment includes but is not limited to - The failure to provide for the proper education of a child as required by U.S. law or local law in the case of locally employed staff; The failure to provide for subsistence, care, or control necessary for a child's physical, mental, developmental, or emotional health; or The failure to supervise a child adequately (such as a child who is habitually truant from school without justification, or who is habitually disobedient of reasonable and lawful commands of his or her parents, guardian, or other custodian, or who is engaging in the permissive use of alcohol or drugs where such actions are endangering the child's welfare or disrupting the post community).
children at risk - children who are raised in poverty or in single-parent homes or are subject to such
circumstances as parental drug abuse, homelessness, or child abuse.
DOI
DOD
climate change - Variations in average weather conditions that persist over multiple decades or longer that
encompass increases and decreases in temperature, shifts in precipitation, and changing risk of certain types
of severe weather events.
coal - any of the recognized classifications and ranks of coal, including anthracite, bituminous, semibituminous,
subbituminous, and lignite.
DOI
DOI
coal mine - an area of land and all structures, facilities, machinery, tools, equipment, shafts, slopes, tunnels,
excavations, and other property, real or personal, placed upon, under, or above the surface of such land by any person, used in, or to be used in, or resulting from, the work of extracting in such area bituminous coal, lignite, or anthracite from its natural deposits in the earth by any means or method, and the work of preparing the coal so extracted, and includes custom coal preparation facilities.
coal mine - any underground, surface, or strip mine from which coal is obtained.
DOI
DOI
coal or other mine - (A) an area of land from which minerals are extracted in nonliquid form or, if in liquid
form, are extracted with workers underground, (B) p including impoundments, retention dams, and tailings ponds, on the surface or underground, used in, or to be used in, or resulting from, the work of extracting
such minerals from their natural deposits in nonliquid form, or if in liquid form, with workers underground,

or used in, or to be used in, the milling of such minerals, or the work of preparing coal or other minerals, and includes custom coal preparation facilities. In making a determination of what constitutes mineral milling for purposes of this chapter, the Secretary shall give due consideration to the convenience of administration resulting from the delegation to one Assistant Secretary of all authority with respect to the health and safety of miners employed at one physical establishment private ways and roads appurtenant to such area, and (C) lands, excavations, underground passageways, shafts, slopes, tunnels and workings, structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, or other property.

coast line - the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open
sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters.
DOI
DOI
coastal environment - the physical atmospheric, and biological components, conditions, and factors which
interactively determine the productivity, state, condition, and quality of the terrestrial ecosystem from the shoreline inward to the boundaries of the coastal zone.
DOI
coastal fishery management plan - a plan for managing a coastal fishery resource, or an amendment to such
plan, prepared and adopted by the Commission, that (A) contains information regarding the status of the
resource and related fisheries; and (B) specifies conservation and management actions to be taken by the States.
DOI
coastal fishery resource - any fishery, any species of fish, or any stock of fish that moves among, or is broadly
distributed across, waters under the jurisdiction of two or more States or waters under the jurisdiction of one or more States and the exclusive economic zone.
cogeneration facility - a facility which produces
(i) electric energy, and
(ii) steam or forms of useful energy
(such as heat) which are used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes.
DOI
combatant command - a unified combatant command or a specified combatant command.
DOD
DOD
combatant command - A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single
commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  Also called CCMD.  See also specified
combatant command; unified command.
DOD
combatant command (command authority) - Nontransferable command authority, which cannot be delegated,
of a combatant commander to perform those functions of command over assigned forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces; assigning tasks; designating objectives; and giving authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations, joint training, and logistics necessary to
accomplish the missions assigned to the command.  Also called COCOM.  See also combatant command;
combatant commander; operational control; tactical control.
DOD
command relationships - The interrelated responsibilities between commanders, as well as the operational
authority exercised by commanders in the chain of command; defined further as combatant command
(command authority), operational control, tactical control, or support.  See also chain of command;
combatant command (command authority); command; operational control; support; tactical control.
DOI
commerce - trade, traffic, commerce, transportation, transmission, or communication among the several States,
or between a State and any other place outside thereof, or between points in the same State which directly or
indirectly affect interstate commerce.
DOI
commercial recovery - (A) any activity engaged in at sea to recover any hard mineral resource at a substantial
rate for the primary purpose of marketing or commercially using such resource to earn a net profit, whether or not such net profit is actually earned; (B) if such recovered hard mineral resource will be processed at
sea, such processing; and (C) if the waste of such activity to recover any hard mineral resource, or of such

processing at sea, will be disposed of at sea, such disposal.

commercial service - all vessels except those that are primarily used for combatant purposes. This is to make
sure that vessels that are engaged in the transportation of goods or individuals are subject to the applicable
maritime and environmental safety laws, even if they are sovereign controlled vessels.
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commodity - any material, article, supply, goods, or equipment used for the purposes of furnishing nonmilitary
assistance.
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USDA
commodity - wheat, cotton, rice, corn, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed, grain, sorghums, mill feeds, butter, eggs,
Solanum tuberosum (Irish potatoes), wool, wool tops, fats and, oils (including lard, tallow, cottonseed oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, and all other fats and oils), cottonseed meal, cottonseed, peanuts, soybeans, soybean meal, livestock, livestock products, and frozen concentrated orange juice, and all other goods and articles,
except onions and motion picture box office receipts (or any index, measure, value, or data related to such
receipts), and all services, rights, and interests (except motion picture box office receipts, or any index, measure, value or data related to such receipts) in which contracts for future delivery are presently or in the future dealt in.
DOD
common operational picture - A single identical display of relevant information shared by more than one
command that facilitates collaborative planning and assists all echelons to achieve situational awareness.
Also called COP.
communicable disease - a disease that is ruled as subject to quarantine, and requires isolation or restriction of
movement by the patient for a specified period, as prescribed by the health authorities having jurisdiction.
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DOI
compatible use - a wildlife-dependent recreational use or any other use of a refuge that, in the sound professional
judgment of the Director, will not materially interfere with or detract from the fulfillment of the mission of the System or the purposes of the refuge.
complex emergency - A disaster, usually long-term, combining political, military, and humanitarian problems in
a way that hinders relief efforts.
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USAID
concept of operations - A verbal or graphic statement that clearly and concisely expresses what the joint force
commander intends to accomplish and how it will be done using available resources.  Also called CONOPS.
DOD
DHS
concept of operations - clear and concise statement or document that expresses an intended outcome or
accomplishment and how it will be achieved using available resources includes program's mission, goals
and objectives; may also include roles and responsibilities of the program's key stakeholders and the highlevel processes to achieve program goals and objectives.
DOI
conservation - the use of methods and procedures necessary or desirable to sustain healthy populations of
wildlife, including all activities associated with scientific resources management such as research, census,
monitoring of populations, acquisition, improvement and management of habitat, live trapping and transplantation, wildlife damage management, and periodic or total protection of a species or population, as well as the taking of individuals within wildlife stock or population if permitted by applicable State and Federal law.
DOI
conservation - the use of methods and procedures necessary to bring a species of neotropical migratory bird to
the point at which there are sufficient populations in the wild to ensure the long-term viability of the species, including (A) protection and management of neotropical migratory bird populations; (B) maintenance, management, protection, and restoration of neotropical migratory bird habitat; (C) research and monitoring;
(D) law enforcement; and
(E) community outreach and education.
conservation - the use of methods and procedures necessary to preserve or sustain corals and associated species
as diverse, viable, and self-perpetuating coral reef ecosystems, including all activities associated with
DOI

resource management, such as assessment, conservation, protection, restoration, sustainable use, and management of habitat; mapping; habitat monitoring; assistance in the development of management strategies for marine protected areas and marine resources consistent with the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); law enforcement; conflict resolution initiatives; community outreach and education; and that promote safe and ecologically sound navigation.

conservation activities - conservation systems, practices, or management measures.
DOI
DOI
conservation activities - i) structural measures, vegetative measures, and land management measures, including
agriculture drainage management systems, as determined by the Secretary; and (ii) planning needed to address a priority resource concern.
DOI
conservation stewardship plan - (A) identifies and inventories priority resource concerns;
(B) establishes
benchmark data and conservation objectives;
(C) describes conservation activities to be implemented,
managed, or improved; and
(D) includes a schedule and evaluation plan for the planning, installation, and
management of the new and existing conservation activities.
consideration - an economic benefit, inducement, right, or profit including pecuniary payment accruing to an
individual, person, or entity, but not including a voluntary sharing of the actual expenses of the voyage, by monetary contribution or donation of fuel, food, beverage, or other supplies.
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consular officer - one who has authority to issue visas. Traditionally this person is knowledgeable and familiar
with the maritime safety and seamen's welfare laws.
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continental Shelf - (A) the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast, but outside the area
of the territorial sea, to a depth of 200 meters or, beyond that limit, to where the depth of the superjacent
waters admits of the exploitation of the natural resources of such submarine area; and (B) the seabed and
subsoil of similar submarine areas adjacent to the coast of islands.
DOI
contract - any repayment or water service contract between the United States and a district providing for the
payment of construction charges to the United States including normal operation, maintenance, and replacement costs pursuant to Federal reclamation law.
DOD
coordinating authority - A commander or individual who has the authority to require consultation between the
specific functions or activities involving forces of two or more Services, joint force components, or forces of
the same Service or agencies, but does not have the authority to compel agreement.
DOI
coral - species of the phylum Cnidaria, including
(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia (black corals),
Scleractinia (stony corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and others),
Alcyanacea (soft corals), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), of the class Anthozoa; and (B) all species of the
order Hydrocorallina (fire corals and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.
coral reef - any reefs or shoals composed primarily of corals.
DOI
DOI
coral reef ecosystem - coral and other species of reef organisms (including reef plants) associated with coral
reefs, and the nonliving environmental factors that directly affect coral reefs, that together function as an
ecological unit in nature.
DOI
corporation - any corporation, joint-stock company, partnership, association, business trust, organized group of
persons, whether incorporated or not, or a receiver or receivers, trustee or trustees of any of the foregoing. It
shall not include municipalities.
court ordered environmental impact statement - any environmental statements which are required to be
DOI

prepared by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the final judgment or subsequent modification thereof as set forth on June 18, 1975, in the matter of Natural Resources Defense Council against Andrus.

DHS
credentialed  and credentialing - having provided, or providing, respectively, documentation that identifies
personnel and authenticates and verifies the qualifications of such personnel by ensuring that such personnel
possess a minimum common level of training, experience, physical and medical fitness, and capability appropriate for a particular position in accordance with standards created.
DHS
credentialing - process of establishing the qualifications of licensed professionals, organizational members or
organizations, and assessing their background and legitimacy includes the primary verification of professionals' or para-professionals' education, licenses, or certifications/  registrations; excludes the issuing of licenses, certifications, or registrations to professionals and para-professionals.
DOD
crisis action planning - The Adaptive Planning and Execution system process involving the time-sensitive
development of joint operation plans and operation orders for the deployment, employment, and
sustainment of assigned and allocated forces and resources in response to an imminent crisis.  Also called
CAP.  See also joint operation planning; Joint Operation Planning and Execution System.
DOI
critical electric infrastructure - a system or asset of the bulk-power system, whether physical or virtual, the
incapacity or destruction of which would negatively affect national security, economic security, public health or safety, or any combination of such matters.
DOI
critical electric infrastructure information - information related to critical electric infrastructure, or proposed
critical electrical infrastructure, generated by or provided to the Commission or other Federal agency, other than classified national security information, that is designated as critical electric infrastructure information
by the Commission or the Secretary. Such term includes information that qualifies as critical energy infrastructure information under the Commission's regulations.
crude oil - a liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth, whether or not treated to render it
suitable for transportation, and includes crude oil from which certain distillate fractions may have been removed, and crude oil to which certain distillate fractions may have been added.
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crude oil tanker - a tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil.
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cultural affiliation - that there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced
historically or prehistorically between a present day Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and an identifiable earlier group.
DOI
cultural items - human remains and associated funerary objects - objects that, as a part of the death rite or
ceremony of a culture, are reasonably believed to have been placed with individual human remains either at the time of death or later, and both the human remains and associated funerary objects are presently in the possession or control of a Federal agency or museum, except that other items exclusively made for burial purposes or to contain human remains shall be considered as associated funerary objects.
DOI
cultural patrimony - an object having ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native
American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an individual Native American, and which, therefore, cannot be alienated, appropriated, or conveyed by any individual regardless of whether or not the
individual is a member of the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and such object shall have been considered inalienable by such Native American group at the time the object was separated from such
group.
DOI
deep seabed - the seabed, and the subsoil thereof to a depth of ten meters, lying seaward of and outside (A) the
Continental Shelf of any nation; and (B) any area of national resource jurisdiction of any foreign nation, if such area extends beyond the Continental Shelf of such nation and such jurisdiction is recognized by the

United States.

DOI
defense critical electric infrastructure - any electric infrastructure located in any of the 48 contiguous States or
the District of Columbia that serves a facility designated by the Secretary but is not owned or operated by
the owner or operator of such facility.
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depreciated actual cost - of a vessel - (A) if the vessel was not reconstructed or reconditioned, the actual cost of
the vessel depreciated on a straight line basis over the useful life of the vessel as determined by the Secretary or Administrator, not to exceed 25 years from the date of delivery by the builder; or (B) if the vessel was reconstructed or reconditioned, the sum of(i) the actual cost of the vessel depreciated on a straight line basis from the date of delivery by the builder to the date of the reconstruction or reconditioning, using the original useful life of the vessel, and from the date of the reconstruction or reconditioning, using a useful life of the vessel determined by the Secretary or Administrator; and (ii) any amount paid or obligated to be paid for the reconstruction or reconditioning, depreciated on a straight line basis using a useful life of the vessel determined by the Secretary or Administrator.
DOI
developed - a purposeful modification of land, or an interest in land, from its original state that effectuates a
condition of gainful and productive present use without further substantial modification. Any such modification shall be performed by the Native individual or Native Corporation. Surveying, construction of roads, providing utilities, or other similar actions, which are normally considered to be component parts of the development process but do not create the condition described in the preceding sentence, shall not
constitute a developed state within the meaning of this clause. In order to terminate the exemptions listed in paragraph (1), land, or an interest in land, must be developed for purposes other than exploration, and the exemptions will be terminated only with respect to the smallest practicable tract actually used in the developed state. Any lands previously developed by third-party trespassers shall not be considered to have been.
developed countries - countries so designated by the President.
DHS
developing country -  a country designated as a developing country by the Trade Representative.
DHS
development - any or all undertakings necessary for planning, land acquisition, demolition, construction, or
equipment, in connection with a low-income housing project.
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DHS
development - systematic application of knowledge toward the production of useful materials, devices, and
systems or methods that leverage the results of applied research activities includes: validation and
demonstration of a chosen technology in laboratory, representative and operational environments, improving on research prototypes, integration into systems and subsystems, addressing manufacturing, producibility and sustainability needs, and independent operational test and evaluation.
development - the phase of a program following the formulation phase and beginning with the approval to
proceed to implementation.
DHS
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development - The systematic use of knowledge and understanding gained from research, directed toward the
production of useful materials, devices, systems, or methods, including design and development of prototypes and processes.
DOI
development - those activities which take place following discovery of minerals in paying quantities, including
geophysical activity, drilling, platform construction, and operation of all onshore support facilities, and which are for the purpose of ultimately producing the minerals discovered.
DOD
development assistance -  Programs, projects, and activities carried out by the United States Agency for
International Development that improve the lives of the citizens of developing countries while furthering United States foreign policy interests in expanding democracy and promoting free market economic growth.
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USAID
development objective - the most ambitious result that a USAID operating unit, along with its partners, can
materially affect, and for which it is willing to be held accountable.  A DO is a results statement, in other words, it is a problem solved.
development unit - a part of a project which, for purposes of orderly engineering or reclamation development, is
designated as a development unit by order of the Secretary.
DOI
disaster area - an area in which the President has declared a major disaster during the period of such declaration.
DHHS
disaster area - an area that has suffered or in which has occurred an emergency or disaster.
DOL
DOD
disaster assistance response team - A team deployed by the United States Agency for  International
Development, if a large-scale, urgent, and/ or extended response is necessary, to provide specialists to assist
the chief of mission and the United States Agency for International Development mission (where present) with the management of the United States Government response to a disaster. Also called DART. See also foreign disaster;  foreign disaster relief.
DOD
disaster assistance response team - A team of specialists, trained in a variety of disaster relief skills, rapidly
deployed to assist US embassies and United States Agency for International Development missions with the management of US Government response to disasters.  Also called DART.  See also foreign disaster;
foreign disaster relief.
disaster county - a county included in the geographic area covered by a qualifying natural disaster declaration.
USDA
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USAID
disaster or emergency - a major disaster or emergency, as declared by the President, that results in severe
adverse effects for a substantial number of employees (e.g., loss of life or property, serious injury, or mental illness as a result of a direct threat to life or health).
disaster recovery plan - A written plan for recovering one or more information systems at an alternate facility in
response to a major hardware or software failure or destruction of facilities.
DOS/
USAID
disaster recovery plan - The detailed plan for restoring operations in CGFS financial service centers is rendered
inoperable because of fire, natural disaster, acts of war, or other violence.
DOS/
USAID
discharge - spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping, however caused.
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displaced person - (i) any person who moves from real property, or moves his personal property from real
property(I) as a direct result of a written notice of intent to acquire or the acquisition of such real property
in whole or in part for a program or project undertaken by a Federal agency or with Federal financial assistance; or (II) on which such person is a residential tenant or conducts a small business, a farm operation, or a business, as a direct result of rehabilitation, demolition, or such other displacing activity as
the lead agency may prescribe, under a program or project undertaken by a Federal agency or with Federal financial assistance in any case in which the head of the displacing agency determines that such
displacement is permanent; and (ii) any person who moves from real property, or moves his personal property from real property (I) as a direct result of a written notice of intent to acquire or the acquisition
of other real property, in whole or in part, on which such person conducts a business or farm operation, for a program or project undertaken by a Federal agency or with Federal financial assistance; or (II) as a direct result of rehabilitation, demolition, or such other displacing activity as the lead agency may prescribe, of
other real property on which such person conducts a business or a farm operation, under a program or project undertaken by a Federal agency or with Federal financial assistance where the head of the displacing
agency determines that such displacement is permanent.

displaced person - A broad term used to refer to internally and externally displaced persons collectively.  See
DOD

also evacuee; refugee.

DOI
distribution utility - an electric utility that has a service obligation to end-users or to a State utility or electric
cooperative that, directly or indirectly, through one or more additional State utilities or electric cooperatives,
provides electric service to end-users.
district - any individual or any legal entity established under State law which has entered into a contract or is
eligible to contract with the Secretary for irrigation water.
DOI
DOI
division of a project - any part of a project designated as a division by order of the Secretary or any phase or
feature of project operations given a separate designation as a division by order of the Secretary for the purposes of orderly and efficient administration.
documented vessel - any vessel of the United States that has been issued a certificate of documentation that
might include a register, enrollment, license, or enrollment and license for various trades.
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domestic voyage - movement of a vessel between places in, or subject to the jurisdiction of, the United States,
except movement between(A) a place in a territory or possession of the United States or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and(B) a place outside that territory, possession, or Trust Territory.
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dual diagnosis - coexisting substance abuse and mental illness conditions or diagnosis. Such clients are
sometimes referred to as mentally ill chemical abusers (MICAs).
DOI
economic assistance - assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; relating to development assistance
and assistance under Title 22; relating to the economic support fund.
DOS
economic benefit of the overloading - the amount obtained by multiplying the weight of the overload (in tons)
by the lesser of (A) the average freight rate value of a ton of the vessel's cargo for the voyage; or (B) $50.
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electric cooperative - any cooperative association eligible to receive loans.
DOI
DOI
electromagnetic pulse - 1 or more pulses of electromagnetic energy emitted by a device capable of disabling or
disrupting operation of, or destroying, electronic devices or communications networks, including hardware, software, and data, by means of such a pulse.
elephant - any animal of the species loxodonta Africana.
DOI
eligible export vessel - a vessel that (A) is constructed, reconstructed, or reconditioned in the United States for
use in world-wide trade; and (B) will, on delivery or redelivery, become or remain documented under the laws of a country other than the United States.
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eligible land - (i) Cropland.
(ii) Grassland.
(iii) Rangeland. (iv) Pasture land.
(v) Nonindustrial private forest
land.
(vi) Other agricultural land (including cropped woodland, marshes, and agricultural land used for the production of livestock) on which resource concerns related to agricultural production could be addressed through a contract under the program, as determined by the Secretary.
eligible land - land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced.
DOI
DOI
eligible solar, wind, waste or geothermal facility - a facility which produces electric energy solely by the use,
as a primary energy source, of solar energy, wind energy, waste resources or geothermal resources; but only if (i) either of the following is submitted to the Commission not later than December 31, 1994: (I) an
application for certification of the facility as a qualifying small power production facility; or
(II) notice that
the facility meets the requirements for qualification; and (ii) construction of such facility commences not later than December 31, 1999, or, if not, reasonable diligence is exercised toward the completion of such

facility taking into account all factors relevant to construction of the facility.

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eligible tribal consortium - a consortium composed of 2 or more Service units between which a mobile health
station can be transported by road in up to 8 hours. A Service unit operated by the Service or by an Indian
tribe or tribal organization shall be equally eligible for participation in such consortium.
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FEMA
emergency management - As subset of incident management, the coordination and integration of all activities
necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover
from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other manmade disasters.
DHS
emergency management - coordination and integration of all activities necessary to build, sustain and improve
the capabilities to prepare for, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual disasters or emergencies, regardless of cause emergency management activities in response to an incident are a component of overall incident management and are aligned with parallel response processes associated with prevention and protection.
emergency management - Organized efforts to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from an
emergency.
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DHS
emergency management - the governmental function that coordinates and integrates all activities necessary to
build, sustain, and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters.
DHHS
emergency medical condition - a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity
(including severe pain) such that a prudent layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in a condition.
DHHS
emergency medical services - A system of coordinated response involving private and public agencies and
organizations that provides emergency medical care after an incident that causes serious illness or injury. Also called EMS.
USDA
emergency medical services - resources used by a public or nonprofit entity to deliver medical care outside of a
medical facility under emergency conditions that occur as a result of (A) the condition of a patient; or (B)
a natural disaster or related condition.

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endemic - The constant presence and/ or usual presence of a disease or condition found in a population within a
geographic area. This may also be thought of as the baseline.
USAID
USAID
epidemic - The increase of cases of a disease, often occurring suddenly, than what would be expected for that
population in that area or at that time. Even one or two cases of certain diseases (such as cholera) can be considered an epidemic in other circumstances, an epidemic is defined by where the  cases occur (e.g., West Nile virus in the United States) or when the cases occur (e.g., influenza in the summer).
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especially hazardous cargo - anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, chlorine, liquefied natural gas, liquefied
petroleum gas, and any other substance, material, or group or class of material, in a particular amount and form that the Secretary determines by regulation poses a significant risk of creating a transportation security
incident while being transported in maritime commerce.
DOD
evacuation - 1. Removal of a patient by any of a variety of transport means from a theater of military operation,
or between health services capabilities, for the purpose of preventing further illness or injury, providing additional care, or providing disposition of patients from the military health care system.    2. The clearance

of personnel, animals, or materiel from a given locality.    3. The controlled process of collecting, classifying, and shipping unserviceable or abandoned materiel, United States or foreign, to appropriate reclamation, maintenance, technical intelligence, or disposal facilities.    4.  The ordered or authorized departure of noncombatant evacuees from a specific area to another in the same or different countries by Department of State, Department of Defense, or appropriate military commander. See also evacuee;
noncombatant evacuation operation.

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USAID
evacuation - An action taken that requires all persons in a Department facility to leave the facility and move to a
safe area. Evacuations are generally ordered under emergency conditions and may occur with little or no
warning. Evacuations may be local (e.g., evacuation of a building) or regional (e.g., evacuation of a city or
an area).
evacuation - organized and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of civilians from hazardous or
potentially hazardous areas, and their reception and care in designated safe areas.
DHS
evacuation - Organized, phased, and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of civilians from dangerous or
potentially dangerous areas, and their reception and care in safe areas.
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USAID
evaluation - answers the "why" or "why not" of performance, as well as the "what else" question. It is used on a
periodic basis to identify the reasons for success or lack of it, to assess effects and impacts, or to indicate
which, among a range of program or project/ activity alternatives, is the most efficient and effective. It may
also be used to draw lessons for future interventions.
DOI
exceptional resource - a resource of scientific, natural, historic, cultural, or recreational value that has been
documented by a Federal, State, or local governmental authority, and for which there is a compelling need
for conservation and protection under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency in order to maintain the resource for the benefit of the public.
DOI
existing dam - any dam, the construction of which was completed or on 2 before July 22, 2005, and which does
not require any construction or enlargement of impoundment structures (other than repairs or reconstruction) in connection with the installation of any small hydroelectric power project.
existing vessel - (A) a vessel on a domestic voyage, the keel of which was laid, or that was at a similar stage of
construction, before January 1, 1986; and(B) a vessel on a foreign voyage, the keel of which was laid, or that was at a similar stage of construction, before July 21, 1968.
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exploitation - Exploitation can be defined as the act of involving a child for economic or other reasons in
criminal activities. Exploitation may take place at the hands of parents, neighbors, schoolmates, cults,
employers, etc.
DOI
exploration - any activity, including logistic support, the purpose of which is the identification or evaluation of
specific mineral resource deposits. The term includes exploratory drilling, dredging, and other surface or subsurface excavations required to determine the nature and size of mineral resource deposits and the feasibility of their development.
exploration - the examination and investigation of undeveloped land to determine the existence of subsurface
nonrenewable resources.
DOI DOI
exploration - the process of searching for minerals, including (1) geophysical surveys where magnetic, gravity,
seismic, or other systems are used to detect or imply the presence of such minerals, and (2) any drilling, whether on or off known geological structures, including the drilling of a well in which a discovery of oil or natural gas in paying quantities is made and the drilling of any additional delineation well after such discovery which is needed to delineate any reservoir and to enable the lessee to determine whether to
proceed with development and production.
DOI
exploration (A) any at-sea observation and evaluation activity which has, as its objective, the establishment and
documentation of (i) the nature, shape, concentration, location, and tenor of a hard mineral resource; and (ii) the environmental, technical, and other appropriate factors which must be taken into account to achieve commercial recovery; and (B) the taking from the deep seabed of such quantities of any hard mineral
resource as are necessary for the design, fabrication, and testing of equipment which is intended to be used in the commercial recovery and processing of such resource.
DOI
extraordinary operation and maintenance work - major, nonrecurring maintenance to Reclamation-owned or
operated facilities, or facility components, that is (A) intended to ensure the continued safe, dependable,
and reliable delivery of authorized project benefits; and (B) greater than 10 percent of the contractor's or the transferred works operating entity's annual operation and maintenance budget for the facility, or greater than $100,000.
Federal land - (A) land controlled or administered by the Secretary of the Interior, except Indian land; or (B)
National Forest System land controlled or administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
DOI
Federal lands - lands the fee title to which is owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior.
DOI
Federal trust species - migratory birds, threatened species, endangered species, interjurisdictional fish, marine
mammals, and other species of concern.
DOI
federally-owned corporation - a corporation in which the United States owns all the outstanding capital stock.
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female genital mutilation - the removal or infibulation (or both) of the whole or part of the clitoris, the labia
minora, or labia majora.
DHS
fish - finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant life, except marine mammals
and birds.
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fish processing vessel - a vessel that commercially prepares fish or fish products other than by gutting,
decapitating, gilling, skinning, shucking, icing, freezing, or brine chilling.
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fish tender vessel - a vessel that commercially supplies, stores, refrigerates, or transports fish, fish products, or
materials directly related to fishing or the preparation of fish to or from a fishing, fish processing, or fish
tender vessel or a fish processing facility.
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fishing vessel - a vessel that commercially engages in the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish or an activity that
can reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish.
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food and nutrition security - access to, and availability, utilization, and stability of, sufficient food to meet
caloric and nutritional needs for an active and healthy life.
DOS
food security - access by all people at all times to sufficient food and nutrition for a healthy and productive life.
USDA
foodborne illness outbreak - the occurrence of 2 or more cases of a similar illness resulting from the ingestion
of a certain food.
USDA
DOD
force protection - preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against Department of Defense personnel
(to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information.  Also called FP.  See also force; force protection condition; protection.
force protection - preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against federal  personnel (to include
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family members), resources, facilities, and critical information.

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forced labor - all work or service-(A) that is exacted from any individual under menace of any penalty for
nonperformance of the work or service, and for which-(i) the work or service is not offered voluntarily; or
(ii) the work or service is performed as a result of coercion, debt bondage, or involuntary servitude and (B) by 1 or more individuals who, at the time of performing the work or service, were being subjected to a severe form of trafficking in persons.
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foreign assistance -  any tangible or intangible item provided by the United States Government to a foreign
country or international organization under this or any other Act, including but not limited to any training,
service, or technical advice, any item of real, personal, or mixed property, any agricultural commodity, United States dollars, and any currencies of any foreign country which are owned by the United States
Government; and provided by the United States Government - foreign assistance provided by means of gift, loan, sale, credit, or guaranty.
DOS
foreign assistance - any tangible or intangible item provided by the United States Government to a foreign
country or international organization under this chapter or any other Act, including but not limited to any
training, service, or technical advice, any item of real, personal, or mixed property, any agricultural commodity, United States dollars, and any currencies of any foreign country which are owned by the United States Government.
DOD
foreign assistance - assistance to foreign nations ranging from the sale of military equipment to donations of
food and medical supplies to aid survivors of natural and man-made disasters; that may be provided through development assistance, humanitarian assistance, and security assistance.  See also domestic emergencies; foreign disaster; foreign humanitarian assistance; security assistance.
DOD
foreign disaster - a calamitous situation or event that occurs naturally or through human activities, which
threatens or inflicts human suffering on a scale that may warrant emergency relief assistance from the United States Government or from foreign partners.  See also foreign disaster relief.
DOD
foreign disaster relief - assistance that can be used immediately to alleviate the suffering of foreign disaster
victims that normally includes services and commodities as well as the rescue and evacuation of victims; the provision and transportation of food, water, clothing, medicines, beds, bedding, and temporary shelter; the furnishing of medical equipment, medical and technical personnel; and making repairs to essential services.
Also called FDR.  See also foreign disaster.
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foreign disaster relief - Prompt aid that can be used to alleviate the suffering of foreign disaster victims.
Normally it includes humanitarian services and transportation; the provision of food, clothing, medicine, beds, and bedding; temporary shelter and housing; the furnishing of medical materiel and medical and technical personnel; and making repairs to essential services.  Also called FDR.
DOD
foreign humanitarian assistance - Department of Defense activities conducted outside the United States and its
territories to directly relieve or reduce human suffering, disease, hunger, or privation.  Also called FHA. See also foreign assistance.
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USAID
foreign humanitarian assistance - Department of Defense activities, normally in support of the United States
Agency for International Development or Department of State, conducted outside the United States, its territories, and possessions to relieve or reduce human suffering, disease, hunger, or privation.  Also called FHA.
foreign vessel - any foreign flag or foreign operated vessel that is operated under the jurisdiction or authority of a
government other than the United States.
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formation - any vein, seam, stratum, bed, or other naturally occurring deposit.
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former beneficiary country - a country that ceases to be designated as a beneficiary country under this chapter
because the country has become a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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freeboard - the distance from the mark of the load line assigned under this chapter to the freeboard deck.
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Free-flowing - existing or flowing in natural condition without impoundment, diversion, straightening, riprapping, or other modification of the waterway. The existence, however, of low dams, diversion works, and other minor structures at the time any river is proposed for inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers
system shall not automatically bar its consideration for such inclusion: *Provided,* That this shall not be
construed to authorize, intend, or encourage future construction of such structures within components of the
national wild and scenic rivers system.
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full cost - an annual rate as determined by the Secretary that shall amortize the expenditures for construction
properly allocable to irrigation facilities in service, including all operation and maintenance deficits funded,
less payments, over such periods as may be required under Federal reclamation law or applicable contract provisions, with interest on both accruing from October 12, 1982, on costs outstanding at that date, or from
the date incurred in the case of costs arising subsequent to October 12, 1982: *Provided,* That operation,
maintenance, and replacement charges required under Federal reclamation law, including this subchapter,
shall be collected in addition to the full cost charge.
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general framework of regional development - regional subsidy programs are part of an internally consistent
and generally applicable regional development policy, and regional development subsidies are not granted
in isolated geographical points having no, or virtually no, influence on the development of a region.
geochemical surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits by the proper application of the principles and
techniques of the science of chemistry as they relate to the search for and discovery of mineral deposits.
DOI
geological surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits by the proper application of the principles and
techniques of the science of geology as they relate to the search for and discovery of mineral deposits.
DOI
geomagnetic storm - a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field resulting from solar activity.
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DOI
geophysical surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits through the employment of generally
recognized equipment and methods for measuring physical differences between rock types or discontinuities
in geological formations.
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geothermal resources - (A) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water, and
brines, (B) steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines, resulting from water, gas, or other fluids
artificially introduced into geothermal formations, and (C) any byproduct derived from them.
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geothermal resources - (i) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water and hot
brines; (ii) steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines resulting from water, gas, or other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations; (iii) heat or other associated energy found in geothermal
formations; and (iv) any byproduct derived from them.
global fund - the public-private partnership known as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
established pursuant to Article 80 of the Swiss Civil Code.
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DHHS
global health security - Prevention of, protection from, mitigation of, response to, and recovery from serious
incidents that are cross-border in nature and that pose a risk to security, destabilize economies, disrupt social cohesion, and affect the critical business of government.
global health security - Prevention of, protection from, mitigation of, response to, and recovery from serious
incidents that are cross-border in nature and that pose a risk to security, destabilize economies, disrupt social
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cohesion, and affect the critical business of government.

government dam - a dam or other work constructed or owned by the United States for Government purposes
with or without contribution from others.
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grantees and lessees - all political subdivisions, municipalities, public and private corporations, and other
persons holding grants or leases from a State, or from its predecessor sovereign if legally validated, to lands
beneath navigable waters if such grants or leases were issued in accordance with the constitution, statutes, and decisions of the courts of the State in which such lands are situated, or of its predecessor sovereign:
Provided, however, That nothing herein shall be construed as conferring upon said grantees or lessees any
greater rights or interests other than are described herein and in their respective grants from the State, or its
predecessor sovereign.
grazing permit and lease - any document authorizing use of public lands or lands in national forests in the
sixteen contiguous Western States for the purpose of grazing domestic livestock.
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great ape - a chimpanzee, gorilla, bonobo, orangutan, or gibbon.
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DOI
grid security emergency - the occurrence or imminent danger of (A)(i) a malicious act using electronic
communication or an electromagnetic pulse, or a geomagnetic storm event, that could disrupt the operation of those electronic devices or communications networks, including hardware, software, and data, that are essential to the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure; and
(ii) disruption of the operation of such devices or networks, with significant adverse effects on the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure, as a result of such act or event;
or (B)(i) a direct physical attack on critical electric infrastructure or on defense critical electric
infrastructure; and (ii) significant adverse effects on the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure as a result of such physical attack.
habitat enhancement - the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a habitat to
change a specific function or serial stage of the habitat.
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habitat establishment - the manipulation of physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a project site to
create and maintain habitat that did not previously exist on the project site, including construction of (A) shallow water impoundments on non-hydric soils; and (B) side channel spawning and rearing habitat.
DOI
habitat improvement - restoring, enhancing, or establishing physiographic, hydrological, or disturbance
conditions necessary to establish or maintain native plant and animal communities, including periodic manipulations to maintain intended habitat conditions on completed project sites.
DOI
habitat restoration - i) an activity conducted to return a project site, to the maximum extent practicable, to the
ecological condition that existed prior to the loss or degradation, including
(I) removing tile drains or
plugging drainage ditches in former or degraded wetland; (II) returning meanders and sustainable profiles to straightened streams;
(III) burning grass communities heavily invaded by exotic species to reestablish native grass and plant communities; and
(IV) planting plant communities that are native to the project site; (ii) if restoration of a project site to its original ecological condition is not practicable, an activity that repairs 1 or more of the original habitat functions and that involve the use of native vegetation, including (I) the installation of a water control structure in a swale on land isolated from overbank flooding by a major levee to simulate natural hydrological processes; and (II) the placement of streambank or instream habitat
diversity structures in streams that cannot be restored to original conditions or profile; and (iii) removal of a
disturbing or degrading element to enable the native habitat to reestablish or become fully functional.
habitat restoration - the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the
goal of returning the majority of natural functions to the lost or degraded native habitat.
DOI
hard mineral resource - any deposit or accretion on, or just below, the surface of the deep seabed of nodules
which include one or more minerals, at least one of which contains manganese, nickel, cobalt, or copper.
DOI
hazardous materials - a broad range of materials that are not only flammable or combustible but are also
designated under related maritime safety and environmental laws.
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health engagement - a health stability operation conducted by the Department of Defense outside the United
States in coordination with a foreign government or international organization to establish, reconstitute, or
maintain the health sector of a foreign country.
DOI
high potential historic sites - those historic sites related to the route, or sites in close proximity thereto, which
provide opportunity to interpret the historic significance of the trail during the period of its major use.
Criteria for consideration as high potential sites include historic significance, presence of visible historic
remnants, scenic quality, and relative freedom from intrusion.
DOI
high potential route segments - those segments of a trail which would afford high quality recreation experience
in a portion of the route having greater than average scenic values or affording an opportunity to vicariously
share the experience of the original users of a historic route.
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historical uses - (A) refurbishing, repairing, rebuilding, or replacing equipment on a fishing vessel, without
materially increasing harvesting capacity;(B) purchasing a used fishing vessel; (C) purchasing, constructing,
expanding, or reconditioning a fishery facility; (D) refinancing existing debt; (E) reducing fishing capacity; and (F) making upgrades to a fishing vessel, including upgrades in technology, gear, or equipment, that improve- (i) collection and reporting of fishery-dependent data; (ii) bycatch reduction or avoidance; (iii)
gear selectivity; (iv) adverse impacts caused by fishing gear; or (v) safety.
holder - any State or local governmental entity, individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other
business entity receiving or using a right-of-way.
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hospital - a public or nonprofit institution which is-(A) a general hospital, tuberculosis hospital, or any other type
of hospital, other than a hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care; and(B) duly authorized to provide hospital services under the laws of the. State in which it is situated.
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human environment - the physical, social, and economic components, conditions, and factors which
interactively determine the state, condition, and quality of living conditions, employment, and health of those affected, directly or indirectly, by activities occurring on the outer Continental Shelf.
DOD
humanitarian and civic assistance - any of the following:(1) Medical, surgical, dental, and veterinary care
provided in areas of a country that are rural or are underserved by medical, surgical, dental, and veterinary professionals, respectively, including education, training, and technical assistance related to the care provided. (2) Construction of rudimentary surface transportation systems.(3) Well drilling and construction
of basic sanitation facilities.(4) Rudimentary construction and repair of public facilities.
DOD
humanitarian and civic assistance - Assistance to the local populace and funded under separate authorities,
provided by predominantly United States forces in conjunction with military operations.  Also called HCA.
See also foreign humanitarian assistance.
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USAID
humanitarian and civic assistance - Assistance to the local populace provided by predominantly U.S. forces in
conjunction with military operations and exercises. This assistance is specifically authorized by Title 10, United States Code, Section 401, and funded under separate authorities.  Also called HCA. (DOD)
humanitarian assistance -  assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medicine, medical
supplies and equipment, education, and clothing.
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humanitarian assistance - assistance rendered to a country or population in an emergency or crisis context.  This
could include natural or manmade disaster response or complex humanitarian emergency.  (USAID) (DoD): Programs conducted to relieve or reduce the results of natural or manmade disasters or other endemic conditions such as human pain, disease, hunger, or privation that might present a serious threat to
life or that can result in great damage to or loss of property. Humanitarian assistance provided by U.S. forces is limited in scope and duration. The assistance provided is designed to supplement or complement the efforts of the host nation civil authorities or organizations that may have the primary responsibility for providing humanitarian assistance.
humanitarian assistance - assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medicine, medical
supplies and equipment, education, and clothing.
DOS
humanitarian assistance - assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medicine, medical
supplies, clothing, and shelter.
DOS
DOD
humanitarian assistance - funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for a fiscal year for
humanitarian assistance shall be used for the purpose of providing transportation of humanitarian relief and for other humanitarian purposes worldwide.
DOD
humanitarian assistance coordination center - A temporary center established by a geographic combatant
commander to assist with interagency coordination and planning during the early planning and coordination stages of foreign humanitarian assistance operations.  Also called HACC.  See also foreign humanitarian
assistance; interagency coordination.
DOD
humanitarian demining assistance - detection and clearance of landmines and other explosive remnants of war,
and includes activities related to the furnishing of education, training, and technical assistance with respect
to explosive.
humanitarian demining assistance - The activities related to the furnishing of education, training, and technical
assistance with respect to the detection and clearance of land mines and other explosive remnants of war.
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humanitarian mine action - Activities that strive to reduce the social, economic, and environmental impact of
land mines, unexploded ordnance and small arms ammunition - also characterized as explosive remnants of
war.
humanitarian mine action - Activities that strive to reduce the social, economic, and environmental impact of
land mines, unexploded ordnance, and small arms ammunition. Also called HMA.
DOD
DOD
humanitarian operations center - An international and interagency body that coordinates the overall relief
strategy and unity of effort among all participants in a large foreign humanitarian assistance operation.  Also
called HOC.  See also operation.
DOD
humanitarian or peacekeeping operation - a military operation in support of the provision of humanitarian or
foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under chapter VI or VII of the Charter
of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force rotation, or stationing.
DOD
humanitarian or peacekeeping operation - a military operation in support of the provision of humanitarian or
foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under chapter VI or VII of the Charter
of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force rotation, or stationing.
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humanitarian or peacekeeping operation - a military operation in support of the provision of humanitarian or
foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under Chapter VI or VII of the Charter
of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force rotation, or stationing.
hunger strike - deviation from normal eating and drinking patterns, in order to gain attention to a perceived
need, opinion, or policy or to achieve a specific goal, such as improved prison conditions or release.
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USAID
imminent danger - the existence of any condition or practice in a coal or other mine which could reasonably be
expected to cause death or serious physical harm before such condition or practice can be abated.
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DOI
imminent danger to the health and safety of the public - the existence of any condition or practice, or any
violation of a permit or other requirement of this chapter in a surface coal mining and reclamation operation, which condition, practice, or violation could reasonably be expected to cause substantial physical harm to
persons outside the permit area before such condition, practice, or violation can be abated. A reasonable expectation of death or serious injury before abatement exists if a rational person, subjected to the same conditions or practices giving rise to the peril, would not expose himself or herself to the danger during the time necessary for abatement.
Indian land - land of Indian tribes, or Indian individuals, which are either held in trust by the United States or
subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States.
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Indian lands - lands of Indian tribes or Indian individuals which are either held in trust by the United States for
the benefit of an Indian tribe or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States.
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Indian tribe - any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians.
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Indian tribe - any tribe, band, or other group of Indians subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and
recognized as possessing powers of self-government.
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inholding - any right, title, or interest, held by a non-Federal entity, in or to a tract of land that lies within the
boundary of a federally designated area.
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DOD
intelligence operations - The variety of intelligence and counterintelligence tasks that are carried out by various
intelligence organizations and activities within the intelligence process.  See also analysis and production; collection; dissemination and integration; evaluation and feedback; planning and direction; processing and
exploitation.
intermediary country - a country that exports raw or worked ivory that does not originate in that country.
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DOD
internally displaced person - Any person who has been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their home or places
of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not
crossed an internationally recognized state border.  Also called IDP.
DOI
international agreement - a comprehensive agreement concluded through negotiations at the Third United
Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, relating to (among other matters) the exploration for and commercial recovery of hard mineral resources and the establishment of an international regime for the
regulation thereof.
DOD
international chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response - A United States Government activity
that assists a foreign government in responding to the effects from an intentional, naturally occurring, or accidental chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incident on foreign territory to save and sustain lives, stabilize the situation, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs.  Also called
ICBRN-R.
DOD
international chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response - United States Government activity
that assists foreign governments in responding to the effects from an intentional or accidental chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incident on foreign territory. Also called ICBRN-R.
DOS
international organization - (1) a public international organization designated as such pursuant to the
International Organizations Immunities Act or a public international organization created pursuant to a
treaty or other international agreement as an instrument through or by which two or more foreign governments engage in some aspect of their conduct of international affairs; and (2) an official mission
(other than a United States mission) to such a public international organization, including any real property of such an organization or mission and including the personnel of such an organization or mission.
DOD
international organization - (A) A public international organization designated as being entitled to enjoy the
privileges, exemptions, and immunities. (B) A public international organization created pursuant to a treaty or other international agreement as an instrument through or by which two or more foreign governments engage in some aspect of their conduct of international affairs. (C) An official mission, except a United
States mission, to a public international organization.
international organization - a public international  organization or international-organization preparatory
commission in which the Government of the United States participates.
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DOS
international organization - a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant
to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such participation, and which shall have been designated by the President through appropriate Executive order as being entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities. The President shall be authorized, in the light of the functions performed by any such international organization,
by appropriate Executive order to withhold or withdraw from any such organization or its officers or employees any of the privileges, exemptions, and immunities or to condition or limit the enjoyment by any such organization or its officers or employees of any such privilege, exemption, or immunity. The President shall be authorized, if in his judgment such action should be justified by reason of the abuse by an
international organization or its officers and employees of the privileges, exemptions, and immunities
provided in this subchapter or for any other reason, at any time to revoke the designation of any international organization, whereupon the international organization in question shall cease to be classed as an international organization.
international organization - An organization with an international membership, scope, or presence.
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internationally recognized core labor standards - the core labor standards only as stated in the ILO
Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-Up (1998).
DHS
DHS
internationally recognized worker rights - (A) the right of association;(B) the right to organize and bargain
collectively;(C) a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor;(D) a minimum age for the employment of children, and a prohibition on the worst forms of child labor, as defined in paragraph (6); and (E) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health.
DOI
irrigation block - an area of arid or semiarid lands in a project in which, in the judgment of the Secretary, the
irrigable lands should be reclaimed and put under irrigation at substantially the same time, and which is designated as an irrigation block by order of the Secretary.
irrigation water - water made available for agricultural purposes from the operation of reclamation project
facilities pursuant to a contract with the Secretary.
DOI
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USAID
joint regional strategies - An integrated strategic plan developed jointly between the State and USAID Regional
Bureaus that involves the equities of both agencies, and involves both non-regional bureaus and interagency partners with a stake in the region. The JRS is used to inform budget decisions, advise integrated country strategies, and shape performance reviews.   Also called JRS.
landholding - total irrigable acreage of one or more tracts of land situated in one or more districts owned or
operated under a lease which is served with irrigation water pursuant to a contract with the Secretary. In
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determining the extent of a landholding the Secretary shall add to any landholding held directly by a qualified or limited recipient that portion of any landholding held indirectly by such qualified or limited recipient which benefits that qualified or limited recipient in proportion to that landholding.

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lands beneath navigable waters - (1) all lands within the boundaries of each of the respective States which are
covered by nontidal waters that were navigable under the laws of the United States at the time such State became a member of the Union, or acquired sovereignty over such lands and waters thereafter, up to the ordinary high water mark as heretofore or hereafter modified by accretion, erosion, and reliction; (2) all lands permanently or periodically covered by tidal waters up to but not above the line of mean high tide and
seaward to a line three geographical miles distant from the coast line of each such State and to the boundary line of each such State where in any case such boundary as it existed at the time such State became a member of the Union, or as heretofore approved by Congress, extends seaward (or into the Gulf of Mexico) beyond three geographical miles,1 and (3) all filled in, made, or reclaimed lands which formerly were lands beneath navigable waters, as hereinabove defined.
DOI
law enforcement personnel - an employee of a Federal, State, or local government agency, including an Indian
tribal agency, who has successfully completed law enforcement training approved by the Secretary and is
authorized to carry firearms, make arrests, and execute service of process to enforce criminal laws of his or her employing jurisdiction.
DOI
leased - subjected to a grant of primary possession entered into for a gainful purpose with a determinable fee
remaining in the hands of the grantor. With respect to a lease that conveys rights of exploration and
development, the exemptions listed in paragraph (1) shall continue with respect to that portion of the leased tract that is used solely for the purposes of exploration.
DHS
least developed country - a country which the Trade Representative determines is- (i) a country referred to as a
least developed country within the meaning of paragraph (a) of Annex VII to the Subsidies Agreement, or (ii) any other country listed in Annex VII to the Subsidies Agreement, but only if the country has a per capita gross national product of less than $1,000 per annum as measured by the most recent data available
from the World Bank.
least developed country - any country on the United Nations General Assembly list of least developed countries.
DHS
limited recipient - any legal entity established under State or Federal law benefiting more than twenty-five
natural persons.
DOI
load-serving entity - a distribution utility or an electric utility that has a service obligation.
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major disaster - any natural catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, winddriven water,
tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought), or,
regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the United States, which in the determination of the President causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under this chapter to supplement the efforts and available resources of States, local governments, and
disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby.
DHS
major disaster - natural catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water,
tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought) or,
regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the United States, which in the determination
of the President causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Act to supplement the efforts and available resources of States, local governments, and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused
thereby.
major disaster - Under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, any natural
catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami,
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earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought) or, regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion in any part of the United States that, in the determination of the President, causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under the Stafford Act to supplement the efforts and available resources of States, local governments, and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby.

DHS
man-made disaster - human-caused incident resulting in severe property damage, deaths, and/ or multiple
injuries includes such events as airplane accidents, nuclear disasters, oil spills, structural flaws or failures,
war, genocide, terrorist attacks.
marine environment - an all-inclusive term that was developed to cover land and water areas that could be
affected by pollution from all vessels and not only tank vessels.
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marine environment - the physical, atmospheric, and biological components, conditions, and factors which
interactively determine the productivity, state, condition, and quality of the marine ecosystem, including the waters of the high seas, the contiguous zone, transitional and intertidal areas, salt marshes, and wetlands
within the coastal zone and on the outer Continental Shelf.
DOD
mass casualty - Any large number of casualties produced in a relatively short period of time, usually as the result
of a single incident such as a military aircraft accident, hurricane, flood, earthquake, or armed attack that
exceeds local logistic support capabilities.  Also called MASCAL.  See also casualty.
mass killings - 3 or more killings in a single incident.
DHS
medical services - Facilitates charges for medical evacuations, hospitalizations, and expenses related to obtaining
a medical clearance.
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DVA
medical services - medical examination, treatment, and rehabilitative services, plus:(A) Surgical services; (B)
Dental services and appliances;
(C) Optometric and podiatric services; (D) Preventive health services;
(E) Noninstitutional extended care services, including alternatives to institutional extended care that the Secretary may furnish directly, by contract, or through provision of case management by another provider or payer; (F) In the case of a person otherwise receiving care or services under this chapter: (i) wheelchairs,
artificial limbs, trusses, and similar appliances; (ii) special clothing made necessary by the wearing of prosthetic appliances; and (iii) such other supplies or services as the Secretary determines to be reasonable and necessary; also (G) Travel and incidental expenses.
miner - any individual working in a coal or other mine.
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mineral resources - all nonliving natural nonrenewable resources, including fossil fuels, minerals, whether
metallic or nonmetallic, but does not include ice, water, or snow.
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minimum safe freeboard - the freeboard that the Secretary decides cannot be reduced safely without limiting the
operation of the vessel.
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mobile health station - a health care unit that (A) is constructed, maintained, and capable of being transported
within a semi-trailer truck or similar vehicle; (B) is equipped for the provision of 1 or more specialty health care services; and (C) can be equipped to be docked to a stationary health care facility when appropriate.
mobile offshore drilling unit - a vessel capable of engaging in drilling operations for the exploration or
exploitation of subsea resources.
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mobilization - any activity in which one firefighting organization assists another that has requested assistance.
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modern shipbuilding technology - the best available proven technology, techniques, and processes appropriate
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| to enhancing the productivity of shipyards.                                                                    | e    |
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| modular component health care facility                                                                         |      |
| - a health care facility that is constructed (1) off-site using                                               |      |
| prefabricated component units for subsequent transport to the destination location; and (2) represents 1 a     |      |
| more economical method for provision of health care facility 2 than a traditionally constructed health care    |      |
| building.                                                                                                      |      |
| DOS/                                                                                                           |      |
| USAID                                                                                                          |      |
| monitoring                                                                                                     |      |
| - Reveals whether desired results are occurring and whether Development Objective (DO) outcomes                |      |
| are on track. It addresses the "what" of performance. Performance monitoring uses preselected indicators to    |      |
| measure progress toward planned results at every level of the Results Framework continuously throughout        |      |
| the life of an AO.                                                                                             |      |
| motor vessel                                                                                                   |      |
| - a vessel propelled by machinery other than steam to make it clear that these vessels are not steam           |      |
| vessels.                                                                                                       |      |
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| Maritim                                                                                                        |      |
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| motor vessel                                                                                                   |      |
| - a vessel propelled by machinery other than steam.                                                            | DOT/ |
| Maritim                                                                                                        |      |
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| DOI                                                                                                            |      |
| multiple use -                                                                                                 |      |
| the management of the public lands and their various resource values so that they are utilized in              |      |
| the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the American people; making the most       |      |
| judicious use of the land for some or all of these resources or related services over areas large enough to    |      |
| provide sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use to conform to changing needs and conditions; the   |      |
| use of some land for less than all of the resources; a combination of balanced and diverse resource uses that  |      |
| takes into account the long-term needs of future generations for renewable and nonrenewable resources,         |      |
| including, but not limited to, recreation, range, timber, minerals, watershed, wildlife and fish, and natural  |      |
| scenic, scientific and historical values; and harmonious and coordinated management of the various             |      |
| resources without permanent impairment of the productivity of the land and the quality of the environment      |      |
| with consideration being given to the relative values of the resources and not necessarily to the combination  |      |
| of uses that will give the greatest economic return or the greatest unit output.                               |      |
| DOS                                                                                                            |      |
| national development strategy -                                                                                |      |
| any strategy to achieve market-driven economic growth and eliminate extreme                                    |      |
| poverty that has been developed by the government of the country in consultation with a wide variety of        |      |
| civic participation, including nongovernmental organizations, private and voluntary organizations,             |      |
| academia, women's and student organizations, local trade and labor unions, and the business community.         |      |
| DOI                                                                                                            |      |
| native vegetation                                                                                              |      |
| - those plant species, communities, or vegetative associations which are endemic to a given                    |      |
| area and which would normally be identified with a healthy and productive range condition occurring as a       |      |
| result of the natural vegetative process of the area.                                                          |      |
| natural disaster -                                                                                             |      |
| An emergency situation posing significant danger to life and property that results from a                      |      |
| natural cause.  See also domestic emergencies.                                                                 |      |
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| DOD                                                                                                            |      |
| natural disaster                                                                                               |      |
| - any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami,                    |      |
| earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, drought, fire, or other catastrophe in any part |      |
| of the United States which causes, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or    |      |
| persons.                                                                                                       |      |
| DHHS/                                                                                                          |      |
| HUD/                                                                                                           |      |
| EPA/                                                                                                           |      |
| FEMA                                                                                                           |      |
| natural disaster                                                                                               |      |
| - any natural or weather-related event that results in flooding or damage, including earthquakes,              |      |
| hurricanes, volcanoes, tornadoes, and wildfires and fires in the primary residence of an employee.             |      |
| DOS/                                                                                                           |      |
| USAID                                                                                                          |      |
| natural disaster                                                                                               |      |
| - plant disease, insect infestation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, lightning, or other             |      |
| occurrence, as determined by the Secretary.                                                                    |      |
| USDA                                                                                                           |      |
| natural disaster                                                                                               |      |
| - plant disease, insect infestation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, lightning, or other             | DHS  |

occurrence, as determined by the Secretary.

nautical school vessel - a vessel that can be a privately owned and operated as well as a publicly owned and
operated school vessel.
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Navajo generating station - (1) the United States entitlement to a portion of the output of power and energy
from the Navajo Generating Station, Page, Arizona, pursuant to United States participation in that
generating station; (2) in the event that said United States entitlement is integrated with other generating facilities, then Navajo Generating Station means that amount of power and energy from the integrated
system which is attributable to the United States Navajo entitlement; (3) when the Navajo Generating Station is replaced at the end of its useful life or an alternative resource is established, then Navajo
Generating Station means an amount of power and energy equivalent to the present United States entitlement from Navajo, from the replacement resource. (b) All terms used herein that are defined in the
Colorado River Compact shall have the meanings therein defined.
DOI
navigable waters - those parts of streams or other bodies of water over which Congress has jurisdiction under its
authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States, and which either in their natural or improved condition notwithstanding interruptions between the navigable parts of such streams or waters by falls, shallows, or rapids compelling land carriage, are used or suitable for use for the transportation of persons or property in interstate or foreign commerce, including therein all such interrupting falls, shallows, or rapids, together with such other parts of streams as shall have been authorized by Congress for improvement by the United States or shall have been recommended to Congress for such improvement after investigation under its authority.
navigable waters of the United States - waters of the United States, including the territorial sea.
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net investment - the actual legitimate original cost thereof as defined and interpreted in the classification of
investment in road and equipment of steam roads, issue of 1914, Interstate Commerce Commission, plus similar costs of additions thereto and betterments thereof, minus the sum of the following items properly allocated thereto, if and to the extent that such items have been accumulated during the period of the license
from earnings in excess of a fair return on such investment: (a) Unappropriated surplus, (b) aggregate credit balances of current depreciation accounts, and (c) aggregate appropriations of surplus or income held in amortization, sinking fund, or similar reserves, or expended for additions or betterments or used for the purposes for which such reserves were created. cost shall include, insofar as applicable, the elements thereof
prescribed in said classification, but shall not include expenditures from funds obtained through donations by States, municipalities, individuals, or others, and said classification of investment of the Interstate
Commerce Commission shall insofar as applicable be published and promulgated as a part of the rules and regulations of the Commission.
DOS
new United Nations peacekeeping operation - any existing or otherwise ongoing United Nations peacekeeping
operation- (A) where the authorized force strength is to be expanded; (B) that is to be authorized to operate in a country in which it was not previously authorized to operate; or (C) the mandate of which is to be changed so that the  operation would be engaged in significant additional or significantly different functions.
DOD
noncombatant evacuation operation - An operation whereby noncombatant evacuees are evacuated from a
threatened area abroad, which includes areas facing actual or potential danger from natural or manmade disaster, civil unrest, imminent or actual terrorist activities, hostilities, and similar circumstances, that is carried out with the assistance of the Department of Defense.  Also called NEO.  See also evacuation;
noncombatant evacuees; operation; safe haven.
DOD
noncombatant evacuees - 1. United States citizens who may be ordered to evacuate by competent authority, and
who are civilian employees of all agencies of the United States Government and their dependents, excepting dependents who are residents in the country concerned of their own volition; military personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States specifically designated for evacuation as noncombatants; and dependents

of members of the Armed Forces of the United States.  2. United States citizens and non-United States citizens who may be authorized or assisted to evacuate by competent authority, and who are civilian employees of United States Government agencies and their dependents who are residents in the country concerned of their own volition, but express the willingness to be evacuated; private United States citizens and their dependents; military personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States and their dependents; and designated personnel, including dependents of persons ordered to evacuate, as prescribed by the Department of State.  See also noncombatant evacuation operation.

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noncontiguous trade - (A) trade between- (i) one of the contiguous 48 States; and (ii) Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States; and (B) trade between-(i) a place in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States; and(ii) another place in
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States.
DOI
nondegradation standard - the level of measures required to adequately protect, and prevent degradation of, 1
or more natural resources, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with the quality criteria described in handbooks of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
DOI
non-federal borrower - (A) a State (including a department, agency, or political subdivision of a State); or (B) a
conservancy district, irrigation district, canal company, water users' association, Indian tribe, an agency
created by interstate compact, or any other entity that has the capacity to contract with the United States under Federal reclamation law.
DOI
non-federal project entity - a State, regional, or local authority, Indian tribe or tribal organization, or other
qualifying entity, such as a water conservation district, water conservancy district, or rural water district or association.
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nongovernmental organization - A private, self-governing, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing an
objective or objectives such as alleviating human suffering; promoting education, health care, economic development, environmental protection, human rights, and conflict resolution; and encouraging the establishment of democratic institutions and civil society. Some people use the term international nongovernmental organization (INGO) to differentiate those organizations that transcend national boundaries from local NGOs. Also known as private voluntary organizations, civic associations, nonprofits,
and charitable organizations.  Also called NGO.
DOD
nongovernmental organization - A private, self-governing, not-for-profit organization dedicated to alleviating
human suffering; and/ or promoting education, health care, economic development, environmental protection, human rights, and conflict resolution; and/ or encouraging the establishment of democratic
institutions and civil society.  Also called NGO.
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nongovernmental organization - An entity with an association that is based on interests of its members,
individuals, or institutions. It is not created by a government, but it may work cooperatively with government. Such organizations serve a public purpose, not a private benefit. Examples of NGOs include faith-based charity organizations and the American Red Cross. NGOs, including voluntary and faith-based groups, provide relief services to sustain life, reduce physical and emotional distress, and promote the recovery of disaster victims. Often these groups provide specialized services that help individuals with
disabilities. NGOs and voluntary organizations play a major role in assisting emergency managers before, during, and after an emergency.  Also called NGO.
USDA
nongovernmental organization - an organization that works at the local level to solve development problems in
a foreign country in which the organization is located, except that the term does not include an organization that is primarily an agency or instrumentality of the government of the foreign country.
non-governmental organization  - entity with an association that is based on interests of its members, persons,
or institutions that has no statutory ties with a government it is not created by a government agency, but it
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may work cooperatively with any relevant government.

DOS
nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign assistance - (A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act
of 196, other than- assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations that is made
available for any program, project, or activity eligible for assistance; any other narcotics-related assistance
but any such assistance provided under this clause shall be subject to the prior notification procedures applicable to reprogrammings; disaster relief assistance, including any assistance; antiterrorism assistance;
assistance for refugees; humanitarian and other development assistance in support of programs, relating to
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and other programs involving trade-related or humanitarian assistance; and (B) sales, or financing on any terms, under the Arms Export Control Act, other than sales or financing provided for narcotics-related purposes following notification in accordance with the prior notification procedures applicable to reprogrammings pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
nonindigenous species - any species or other viable biological material that enters an ecosystem beyond its
historic range, including any such organism transferred from one country into another.
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nonprofit organization - an incorporated or unincorporated entity that
(A) is operating for religious,
charitable, or educational purposes; and
(B) does not provide net earnings to, or operate in any other manner that inures to the benefit of, any officer, employee, or shareholder of the entity.
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nonprofit organization - any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that- (A) is
operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest;
(B) is not organized primarily for profit; and (C) uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand the operations of the organization.
nonprofit organization - any organization exempt from tax (but only with respect to a trade or business carried
on by such organization which is not an unrelated trade or business.
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DOI
non-Service health care practitioner - a practitioner who is not (A) an employee of the Service; or (B) an
employee of an Indian tribe or tribal organization operating a contract or compact under the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act or an individual who provides health care services pursuant to a personal services contract with such Indian tribe or tribal organization.
obligation - a loan or other debt obligation that is guaranteed.
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obligee - the holder of an obligation.
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obligor - a party primarily liable for payment of the principal of or interest on an obligation.
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ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship - an at-sea facility or vessel, whether mobile, floating
unmoored, moored, or standing on the seabed, that uses temperature differences in ocean water to produce electricity or another form of energy capable of being used directly to perform work, and includes- (A) equipment installed on the facility or vessel to use the electricity or other form of energy to produce, process, refine, or manufacture a product; (B) a cable or pipeline used to deliver the electricity, freshwater,
or product to shore; and (C) other associated equipment and appurtenances of the facility or vessel to the extent they are located seaward of the high water mark.
oceanographic research vessel - a vessel employed in oceanography or limnology research or instruction. It is
defined because this type of vessel, while not inspected and certified as such, is subject to a number of
special statutory and regulatory requirements.
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oil -  oil of any type, in any form, or in any mixture. This is the definitions that originated with marine
environment and pollution laws and continues the definitions that was adopted by port and tanker safety
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| laws.                                                                                                           | e     |
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| oil                                                                                                             |       |
| - oil of any type or in any form, including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes  |       |
| except dredged spoil.                                                                                           |       |
| DOT/                                                                                                            |       |
| Maritim                                                                                                         |       |
| e                                                                                                               |       |
| oil spill response vessel                                                                                       |       |
| - a vessel that is designated in its certificate of inspection as such a vessel, or that is                     |       |
| adapted to respond to a discharge of oil or a hazardous material.                                               |       |
| DOT/                                                                                                            |       |
| Maritim                                                                                                         |       |
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| operation -                                                                                                     |       |
| 1. A sequence of tactical actions with a common purpose or unifying theme.    2. A military action or           |       |
| the carrying out of a strategic, operational, tactical, service, training, or administrative military mission.  |       |
|                                                                                                                 |       |
| DOD                                                                                                             |       |
| DOD/                                                                                                            |       |
| DOJ                                                                                                             |       |
| operation                                                                                                       |       |
| - any or all undertakings appropriate for management, operation, services, maintenance, security                |       |
| (including the cost of security personnel), or financing in connection with a low-income housing project.       |       |
| The term also means the financing of tenant programs and services for families residing in low-income           |       |
| housing projects, particularly where there is maximum feasible participation of the tenants in the              |       |
| development and operation of such tenant programs and services.                                                 |       |
| operation -                                                                                                     |       |
| any plant, equipment, facility, position, employment opportunity, production.                                   | DHHS/ |
| HUD/                                                                                                            |       |
| EPA/                                                                                                            |       |
| FEMA                                                                                                            |       |
| DOD                                                                                                             |       |
| operational control -                                                                                           |       |
| The authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving                           |       |
| organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving               |       |
| authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission.  Also called OPCON.  See also combatant            |       |
| command; combatant command (command authority); tactical control.                                               |       |
|                                                                                                                 |       |
| operational control -                                                                                           |       |
| the prevention of all unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by terrorists,                 |       |
| other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband.                               |       |
| DHS                                                                                                             |       |
| DOI                                                                                                             |       |
| operations, maintenance, and replacement costs                                                                  |       |
| - all costs for the operation of a rural water supply project that                                              |       |
| are necessary for the safe, efficient, and continued functioning of the project to produce the benefits         |       |
| described in a feasibility study.                                                                               |       |
| DOI                                                                                                             |       |
| organization                                                                                                    |       |
| - any conservancy district, irrigation district, water users' association, or other organization, which         |       |
| is organized under State law and which has capacity to enter into contracts with the United States pursuant     |       |
| to the Federal reclamation laws.                                                                                |       |
| DOI                                                                                                             |       |
| organizational camp                                                                                             |       |
| - a public or semipublic camp that (A) is developed on National Forest System lands by                         |       |
| a nonprofit organization or governmental entity; (B) provides a valuable service to the public by using such    |       |
| lands as a setting to introduce young people or individuals with a disability to activities that they may not   |       |
| otherwise experience and to educate them on natural resource issues; and (C) does not have as its primary       |       |
| purpose raising revenue through commercial activities.                                                          |       |
| outbreak                                                                                                        |       |
| - same definition as epidemic but is often used for a more limited geographic area.                             | USAID |
| outcrop                                                                                                         |       |
| - any place where a formation is visible or substantially exposed at the surface.                               | DOI   |
| DOT/                                                                                                            |       |
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| overall in length                                                                                               |       |
| - (A) for a foreign vessel or a vessel engaged on a foreign voyage, the greater of- (i) 96 percent              |       |
| of the length on a waterline at 85 percent of the least molded depth measured from the top of the keel (or on   |       |
| a vessel designed with a rake of keel, on a waterline parallel to the designed waterline); or (ii) the length   |       |
| from the fore side of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that waterline; and (B) for any other vessel, |       |
| the horizontal distance of the hull between the foremost part of the stem and the aftermost part of the stern,  |       |
| excluding fittings and attachments.                                                                             |       |
overseas contingency operation - a military operation outside the United States and its territories and
possessions that is a contingency operation.
DOS
P5+1 countries - the United States, France, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the United
Kingdom, and Germany.
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participant -  a state, customs territory, or regional economic integration organization identified by the Secretary
of State.
DHS
partner government - a government with which the United States is working to provide assistance to combat
HIV/ AIDS, tuberculosis, or malaria on behalf of people living within the jurisdiction of such government.
DOS
passenger for hire - a passenger for whom consideration is contributed as a condition of carriage on the vessel,
whether directly or indirectly flowing to the owner, charterer, operator, agent, or any other person having an interest in the vessel.
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passive investment - an investment in which neither the investor nor any affiliate of the investor is involved in,
or has the power to be involved in, the formulation, determination, or direction of any activity or function concerning the management, use, or operation of the asset that is the subject of the investment.
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planning - The process to identify appropriate results, develop approaches to reach them, assign needed
resources, organize to achieve results, and identify the means to measure progress.
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powers of self-government - and includes all governmental powers possessed by an Indian tribe, executive,
legislative, and judicial, and all offices, bodies, and tribunals by and through which they are executed,
including courts of Indian offenses; and means the inherent power of Indian tribes, hereby recognized and affirmed, to exercise criminal jurisdiction over all Indians.
DOI
primary energy source - the fuel or fuels used for the generation of electric energy, except that such term does
not include, as determined under rules prescribed by the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of
Energy (i) the minimum amounts of fuel required for ignition, startup, testing, flame stabilization, and control uses, and (ii) the minimum amounts of fuel required to alleviate or prevent
(I) unanticipated equipment outages, and
(II) emergencies, directly affecting the public health, safety, or welfare, which
would result from electric power outages.
principal or major use - domestic livestock grazing, fish and wildlife development and utilization, mineral
exploration and production, rights-of-way, outdoor recreation, and timber production.
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private sector - entities and persons, including for-profit and non-profit, which are not part of any government
includes individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, associations, and corporations, private voluntary organizations and non-public educational institutions, as well as all other nonprofit institutions.
private sector - Organizations and entities that are not part of any governmental structure. The private sector
includes for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, formal and informal structures, commerce, and industry.
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private voluntary organization -  a not-for-profit entity that- (A) engages in and supports activities of an
economic or social development or humanitarian nature for citizens in foreign countries; and (B) is
incorporated as such under the laws of the United States, including any of its states, territories or the District of Columbia, or of a foreign country.
USDA
private voluntary organization - a not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization (in the case of a United States
organization, an organization that is exempt from Federal income taxes that receives funds from private
sources, voluntary contributions of money, staff time, or in-kind support from the public, and that is engaged in or is planning to engage in voluntary, charitable, or development assistance activities (other than

religious activities).

product carrier - a tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil except crude oil.
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product carrier - a tanker that is engaged in carrying oil. This definition of tanker means that it is a selfpropelled vessel. A tank barge carrying oil products is a tank vessel but is not subject to the special standards or requirements for a product carrier.
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production - those activities which take place after the successful completion of any means for the removal of
minerals, including such removal, field operations, transfer of minerals to shore, operation monitoring, maintenance, and work-over drilling.
DOI
project - any reclamation or irrigation project, including incidental features thereof, authorized by Federal
reclamation law, or constructed by the United States pursuant to such law, or in connection with which there
is a repayment or water service contract executed by the United States pursuant to such law, or any project
constructed by the Secretary through the Bureau of Reclamation for the reclamation of lands.
DOI
project - complete unit of improvement or development, consisting of a power house, all water conduits, all
dams and appurtenant works and structures (including navigation structures) which are a part of said unit, and all storage, diverting, or forebay reservoirs directly connected therewith, the primary line or lines
transmitting power therefrom to the point of junction with the distribution system or with the interconnected primary transmission system, all miscellaneous structures used and useful in connection with said unit or any part thereof, and all water-rights, rights-of-way, ditches, dams, reservoirs, lands, or interest in lands the
use and occupancy of which are necessary or appropriate in the maintenance and operation of such unit.
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project contract unit - a project or any substantial area of a project which is covered or is proposed to be
covered by a repayment contract. On any project where two or more repayment contracts in part cover the
same area and in part different areas, the area covered by each such repayment contract shall be a separate project contract unit. On any project where there are either two or more repayment contracts on a single project contract unit or two or more project contract units, the repayment contracts or project contract units
may be merged by agreements in form satisfactory to the Secretary.
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project costs - the cost of acquisition 1 or construction of all facilities and services and the cost of acquisition of
all land and interests in land used in the design and construction and operation of a small hydroelectric power project.
project works - the physical structures of a project.
DOI
prospecting - any activity, including logistic support, the purpose of which is the identification of mineral
resource potential for possible exploration and development.
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public health - the protection, improvement and promotion of the health and safety of all people. For example,
public health databases include spatial data on mortality and natality events, infectious and notifiable diseases, incident cancer cases, behavioral risk factor and tuberculosis surveillance, hazardous substance
releases and health effects, hospital statistics and other similar data.
DHHS
public health - The science and practice of protecting and improving the overall health of the community
through disease prevention and early diagnosis, control of communicable diseases, health education, injury
prevention, sanitation, and protection from environmental hazards."
public health emergency - An infectious-disease outbreak; natural disaster; or chemical, biological, radiological,
or nuclear event.
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DHHS
public health emergency of international concern - An "extraordinary event" that is determined, as provided
under the International Health Regulations, "to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease; and to potentially require a coordinated international response"
DHHS
public health emergency of international concern - An extraordinary event that is determined to constitute a
public health risk to other states through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response.  Also called PHEIC.
DOI
public involvement - the opportunity for participation by affected citizens in rulemaking, decision-making, and
planning with respect to the public lands, including public meetings or hearings held at locations near the affected lands, or advisory mechanisms, or such other procedures as may be necessary to provide public comment in a particular instance.
public lands - such lands and interest in lands owned by the United States as are subject to private appropriation
and disposal under public land laws.
DOI
public vessel - a governmental vessel that is not in commercial service. It should be noted that a sovereigncontrolled foreign-flag vessel that is engaged in commercial service is not a public vessel and is subject to maritime safety and environment laws.
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public vessel - a vessel that- (A) is owned, or demise chartered, and operated by the United States Government or
a government of a foreign country; and (B) is not engaged in commercial service.
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qualified adoption agency - any of the following:
(A) A State or local government agency which has
responsibility under State or local law for child placement through adoption. (B) A nonprofit, voluntary
adoption agency which is authorized by State or local law to place children for adoption. (C) Any other source authorized by a State to provide adoption placement if the adoption is supervised by a court under
State or local law.
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qualifying adoption expenses - reasonable and necessary expenses that are directly related to the legal adoption
of a child under 18 years of age, but only if such adoption is arranged by a qualified adoption agency. Such term does not include any expense incurred-(A) by an adopting parent for travel; or
(B) in connection with
an adoption arranged in violation of Federal, State, or local law.
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range condition - the quality of the land reflected in its ability in specific vegetative areas to support various
levels of productivity in accordance with range management objectives and the land use planning process,
and relates to soil quality, forage values (whether seasonal or year round), wildlife habitat, watershed and
plant communities, the present state of vegetation of a range site in relation to the potential plant community
for that site, and the relative degree to which the kinds, proportions, and amounts of vegetation in a plant community resemble that of the desired community for that site.
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range improvement - any activity or program on or relating to rangelands which is designed to improve
production of forage; change vegetative composition; control patterns of use; provide water; stabilize soil
and water conditions; and provide habitat for livestock and wildlife. The term includes, but is not limited to,
structures, treatment projects, and use of mechanical means to accomplish the desired results.
DOI
rangelands or public rangelands - lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of
Land Management or the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Service in the sixteen contiguous Western States on which there is domestic livestock grazing or which the Secretary concerned determines may be suitable for domestic livestock grazing.
raw ivory - any African elephant tusk, and any piece thereof, the surface of which, polished or unpolished, is
unaltered or minimally carved.
DOI
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USCG
reasonable and necessary expenses - (A) public and private agency fees, including adoption fees charged by an
agency in a foreign country;
(B) placement fees, including fees charged adoptive parents for
counseling;
(C) legal fees (including court costs) in connection with services that are unavailable to a
member of the Coast Guard; and
(D) medical expenses, including hospital expenses of the biological
mother of the child to be adopted and of a newborn infant to be adopted.
DOI
recordable contract - a contract between the Secretary and a landowner in writing capable of being recorded
under State law providing for the sale or disposition of lands held in excess of the ownership limitations of Federal reclamation law including this subchapter.
DOD
recovery - 1. In air (aviation) operations, that phase of a mission that involves the return of an aircraft to a land
base or platform afloat.    2. The retrieval of a mine from the location where emplaced.    3. In personnel
recovery, actions taken to physically gain custody of isolated personnel and return them to friendly control.
DHS/
FEMA
recovery - The development, coordination, and execution of service- and site-restoration plans; the reconstitution
of government operations and services; individual, private-sector, nongovernmental, and public-assistance programs to provide housing and to promote restoration; long-term care and treatment of affected persons; additional measures for social, political, environmental, and economic restoration; evaluation of the incident to identify lessons learned; post incident reporting; and development of initiatives to mitigate the effects of future incidents.
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recovery - those capabilities necessary to assist communities affected by an incident to recover effectively,
including, but not limited to, rebuilding infrastructure systems; providing adequate interim and long-term housing for survivors; restoring health, social, and community services; promoting economic development; and restoring natural and cultural resources.
DOD
recovery and reconstitution - 1. Those actions taken by one nation prior to, during, and following an attack by
an enemy nation to minimize the effects of the attack, rehabilitate the national economy, provide for the welfare of the populace, and maximize the combat potential of remaining forces and supporting activities.
2. Those actions taken by a military force during or after operational employment to restore its combat
capability to full operational readiness.  See also recovery.
recovery operations - Operations conducted to search for, locate, identify, recover, and return isolated personnel,
human remains, sensitive equipment, or items critical to national security.
DOD
recovery  - development, coordination, and execution of service- and site-restoration plans.
DHS
recreational vessel - a class of vessel whose primary purpose is for pleasure.
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recreational vessel - a vessel-(A) being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or (B) leased, rented, or
chartered to another for the latter's pleasure.
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recreational vessel manufacturer - a person engaged in the manufacturing, construction, assembly, or
importation of recreational vessels, components, or associated equipment.
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USAID
recruitment - any act of recruitment, enlistment, or conscription into an armed group or armed force or any
attempt or conspiracy to recruit, enlist, or conscript into an armed group or armed force, even if the relevant action occurred during peace time and the child was never involved in combat or other military activities related to combat.
DOS/
USAID
refugee - a person outside his or her country of origin and is unwilling or unable to return because of persecution
or a well-founded fear of persecution on one of five grounds - race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. Persons who have ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise

participated in the persecution of others are excluded from the refugee definition. (See INA 101(a)(42) for full definition, and 9 FAM 203 for additional information on refugees.)

DOD
refugee - A person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion,
nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his or her nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of
that country.  See also dislocated civilian; displaced person; evacuee; stateless person.
DHS
refugee - status granted to an individual prior to departure for and arrival in the United States that has been
determined by competent authority to be fleeing persecution or have a well-founded fear of persecution in
their own country because of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political
opinion includes:  (A) any person who is outside any country of such person's nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which such person last habitually resided, and who is unable or unwilling to return to, and is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of, that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, or (B) in such special circumstances as the President after appropriate consultation may specify, any person who is within the
country of such person's nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, within the country in
which such person is habitually residing, and who is persecuted or who has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
removal or remove - relocation, sale, scrapping, or other method of disposal.
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repayment contract - any contract providing for payment of construction charges to the United States.
DOI
DOD
request for assistance - A request based on mission requirements and expressed in terms of desired outcome,
formally asking the Department of Defense to provide assistance to a local, state, tribal, or other federal
agency.  Also called RFA.
DOI
reservations - national forests, tribal lands embraced within Indian reservations, military reservations, and other
lands and interests in lands owned by the United States, and withdrawn, reserved, or withheld from private appropriation and disposal under the public land laws; also lands and interests in lands acquired and held for any public purposes; but shall not include national monuments or national parks.
reserved works - any project facility at which the Secretary carries out the operation and maintenance of the
project facility.
DOI
DHS
resilience - ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly recover from disruption1) ability of
systems, infrastructures, government, business, and citizenry to resist, absorb, recover from, or adapt to an
adverse occurrence that may cause harm, destruction, or loss of national significance 2) capacity of an organization to recognize threats and hazards and make adjustments that will improve future protection efforts and risk reduction measures 3) due to emergencies.
DOD
resilience - The ability of an architecture to support the functions necessary for mission success with higher
probability, shorter periods of reduced capability, and across a wider range of scenarios, conditions, and threats, in spite of hostile action or adverse conditions. Resilience may leverage cross-domain or alternative
government, commercial, or international capabilities.
DOD
resilience - The ability of an architecture to support the functions necessary for mission success with higher
probability, shorter periods of reduced capability, and across a wider range of scenarios, conditions, and threats, in spite of hostile action or adverse conditions. Resilience may leverage cross-domain or alternative
government, commercial, or international capabilities.
DOS
resilience - the ability of people, households, communities, countries, and systems to mitigate, adapt to, and
recover from shocks and stresses to food security in a manner that reduces chronic vulnerability and facilitates inclusive growth.
resilience - the ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly recover from disruption due to
emergencies.
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resilience - the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly from
disruption. Resilience includes the ability to withstand and recover from deliberate attacks, accidents, or naturally occurring threats or incidents.
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resilience - the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly from
disruptions.  Resilience the ability to withstand and recover from deliberate attacks, accidents, or naturally
occurring threats or incidents.
response - Immediate actions to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs.
Response also includes the execution of emergency plans and actions to support short-term recovery.
DHS/
FEMA
response - those capabilities necessary to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human
needs after an incident has occurred.
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response  - immediate actions to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs
includes the execution of emergency plans and actions to support short-term recovery.
DHS
DOS/
USAID
results framework - A planning, communications, and management tool, which conveys the development
hypothesis implicit in the DO, illustrating the cause-and-effect linkages between outputs, Intermediate Results (IR), and the DO (the final result or outcome) to be achieved with the assistance provided. A Results Framework includes the IRs necessary to achieve the outcome, whether funded by USAID or its partners. It includes any critical assumptions that must hold for the development hypothesis to lead to the relevant outcome. Typically, it is laid out in graphic form supplemented by narrative.  (DOS/ USAID)
risk - Probability and severity of loss linked to hazards.
DOS/
USAID
river - a flowing body of water or estuary or a section, portion, or tributary thereof, including rivers, streams,
creeks, runs, kills, rills, and small lakes.
DOI
DOI
rock dust - pulverized limestone, dolomite, gypsum, anhydrite, shale, adobe, or other inert material, preferably
light colored, 100 per centum of which will pass through a sieve having twenty meshes per linear inch and 70 per centum or more of which will pass through a sieve having two hundred meshes per linear inch; the
particles of which when wetted and dried will not cohere to form a cake which will not be dispersed into
separate particles by a light blast of air; and which does not contain more than 5 per centum of combustible matter or more than a total of 4 per centum of free and combined silica (SiO2), or, where the Secretary finds
that such silica concentrations are not available, which does not contain more than 5 per centum of free and
combined silica.
DOD
rules of engagement - Directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the circumstances and
limitations under which United States forces will initiate and/ or continue combat engagement with other
forces encountered.  Also called ROE.  See also law of war.
DOI
rural volunteer fire department - any organized, not for profit, fire protection organization that provides service
primarily to a community or city with a population of 10,000 or less or to a rural area, as defined by the
Secretary, whose firefighting personnel is 80 percent or more volunteer, and that is recognized as a fire
department by the laws of the State.
DOI
rural water supply project - (i) incidental noncommercial livestock watering and noncommercial irrigation of
vegetation and small gardens of less than 1 acre; and (ii) a project to improve rural water infrastructure, including- (I) pumps, pipes, wells, and other diversions;(II) storage tanks and small impoundments;(III) water treatment facilities for potable water supplies, including desalination facilities;(IV) equipment and
management tools for water conservation, groundwater recovery, and water recycling; and (V) appurtenances.
DOI
rural water supply project - a project that is designed to serve a community or group of communities, each of
which has a population of not more than 50,000 inhabitants, which may include Indian tribes and tribal
organizations, dispersed homesites, or rural areas with domestic, industrial, municipal, and residential water.
sacred objects - specific ceremonial objects which are needed by traditional Native American religious leaders
for the practice of traditional Native American religions by their present day adherents
DOI
DOI
scenic easement - the right to control the use of land (including the air space above such land) within the
authorized boundaries of a component of the wild and scenic rivers system, for the purpose of protecting the natural qualities of a designated wild, scenic or recreational river area, but such control shall not affect, without the owner's consent, any regular use exercised prior to the acquisition of the easement. For any
designated wild and scenic river, the appropriate Secretary shall treat the acquisition of fee title with the
reservation of regular existing uses to the owner as a scenic easement for purposes of this chapter. Such an acquisition shall not constitute fee title ownership.
DOI
service obligation - a requirement applicable to, or the exercise of authority granted to, an electric utility under
Federal, State, or local law or under long-term contracts to provide electric service to end-users or to a distribution utility.
sexual exploitation - This is generally defined as coercing or otherwise involving a child to participate in a
sexual act for commercial gain. The two most common examples are pornography and prostitution.
DOS/
USAID
DOI
small hydroelectric power project - any hydroelectric power project which is located at the site of any existing
dam, which uses the water power potential of such dam, and which has not more than 30,000 kilowatts of installed capacity.
DOI
sound professional judgment - a finding, determination, or decision that is consistent with principles of sound
fish and wildlife management and administration, available science and resources, and adherence to the
requirements of this Act and other applicable laws.
specialty health care service - a health care service which requires the services of a health care professional with
specialized knowledge or experience.
DOI
specialty health care service - any service relating to (i) dialysis; (ii) surgery; (iii) mammography; (iv)
dentistry; or (v) any other specialty health care service.
DOI DOI
speleogen - relief features on the walls, ceiling, and floor of any cave or lava tube which are part of the
surrounding bedrock, including but not limited to anastomoses, scallops, meander niches, petromorphs and rock pendants in solution caves and similar features unique to volcanic caves.
DOI
speleothem - any natural mineral formation or deposit occurring in a cave or lava tube, including but not limited
to any stalactite, stalagmite, helictite, cave flower, flowstone, concretion, drapery, rimstone, or formation of clay or mud.
DOD
stability operations - An overarching term encompassing various military missions, tasks, and activities
conducted outside the United States in coordination with other instruments of national power to maintain or reestablish a safe and secure environment, provide essential governmental services, emergency

infrastructure reconstruction, and humanitarian relief.

DOS/
USAID
standard operating procedure  - The specific references made in this subchapter to auxiliary and supplementary
material that further details procedures and processes that apply to the FS assignment process.  Also called
SOP.
DOD
standard operating procedure - A set of instructions applicable to those features of operations that lend
themselves to a definite or standardized procedure without loss of effectiveness.  Also called SOP; standing
operating procedure.
DHS/
FEMA
standard operating procedure - Complete reference document or an operations manual that provides the
purpose, authorities, duration, and details for the preferred method of performing a single function or a
number of interrelated functions in a uniform manner.  Also called SOP.
DOI
state utility - a State or any political subdivision of a State, or any agency, authority, or instrumentality of any
one or more of the foregoing, or a corporation that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by any one or more of the foregoing, competent to carry on the business of developing, transmitting, utilizing, or distributing power.
steam vessel - a vessel propelled in whole or in part by steam, except a recreational vessel of not more than 40
feet in length.
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Stop Tuberculosis Partnership -  the partnership of the World Health Organization, donors including the United
States, high tuberculosis burden countries, multilateral agencies, and nongovernmental and technical
agencies committed to short- and long-term measures required to control and eventually eliminate tuberculosis as a public health problem in the world.
DOS/
USAID
Stop Tuberculosis Strategy -  the 6-point strategy to reduce tuberculosis developed by the World Health
Organization, which is described in the Global Plan to Stop TB 20062015: Actions for Life, a comprehensive plan developed by the Stop TB Partnership that sets out the actions necessary to achieve the millennium development goal of cutting tuberculosis deaths and disease burden in half by 2015.  Also called Stop TB Strategy.
DOS
Stop Tuberculosis Strategy - the 6-point strategy to reduce tuberculosis developed by the World Health
Organization, which is described in the Global Plan to Stop TB 20062015: Actions for Life, a comprehensive plan developed by the Stop TB Partnership that sets out the actions necessary to achieve the millennium development goal of cutting tuberculosis deaths and disease burden in half by 2015.  Also called Stop TB Strategy.
DOS/
USAID
strategy - A prudent idea or set of ideas for employing the instruments of national power in a synchronized and
integrated fashion to achieve theater, national, and/ or multinational objectives.  Views of where strategy ends and tactics begin differ between organizations. USAID views its basic strategic planning unit to be at the country level through the CDCS.
submersible vessel - a vessel that is capable of operating below the surface of the water.
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DOD
supported commander - 1. The commander having primary responsibility for all aspects of a task assigned by
the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan or other joint operation planning authority.  2. In the context of joint operation planning, the commander who prepares operation plans or operation orders in response to requirements of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  3. In the context of a support command
relationship, the commander who receives assistance from another commander's force or capabilities, and
who is responsible for ensuring that the supporting commander understands the assistance required.  See
also support; supporting commander.
DOD
supporting commander - 1. A commander who provides augmentation forces or other support to a supported
commander or who develops a supporting plan.  2. In the context of a support command relationship, the commander who aids, protects, complements, or sustains another commander's force, and who is
responsible for providing the assistance required by the supported commander.
DHS
sustainability - creation and maintenance of  conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive
harmony that permit fulfillment of the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations.
sustainable - the ability of a target country, community, implementing partner, or intended beneficiary to
maintain, over time, the programs authorized and outcomes achieved pursuant to this chapter.
DOS
sustained yield - the achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a high-level annual or regular periodic output
of the various renewable resources of the public lands consistent with multiple use.
DOI
DOD
tactical control - The authority over forces that is limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or
maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned.  Also called
TACON.  See also combatant command; combatant command (command authority); operational control.
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tank vessel - a vessel that is constructed or adapted to carry, or that carries, oil or hazardous material in bulk as
cargo or cargo residue, and that (A) is a vessel of the United States;(B) operates on the navigable waters of the United States; or(C) transfers oil or hazardous material in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States.
tanker - a self-propelled tank vessel constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil or hazardous material in bulk in
the cargo spaces.
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DOS
technical assistance - (A) the use of short-term and long-term expert advisers to assist foreign governments and
foreign central banks; (B) training in the recipient country, the United States, or elsewhere for the
purposes;(C) grants of goods, services, or funds to foreign governments and foreign central banks; (D) grants to United States nonprofit organizations to provide services or products which contribute to the provision of advice to foreign governments and foreign central banks; and (E) study tours for foreign officials in the United States or elsewhere for the purpose of providing technical information to such
officials.
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USAID
technical assistance - (A) the use of short-term and long-term expert advisers to assist foreign governments and
foreign central banks; (B) training in the recipient country, the United States, or elsewhere;  (C) grants of
goods, services, or funds to foreign governments and foreign central banks; (D) grants to United States nonprofit organizations to provide services or products which contribute to the provision of advice to foreign governments and foreign central banks; and (E) study tours for foreign officials in the United States or elsewhere for the purpose of providing technical information to such officials.
DHHS/
HUD/
EPA/
FEMA
technical assistance - assistance under rules, promulgated by the Secretary, to States, units of local government
and public care institutions (A) to conduct specialized studies identifying and specifying energy savings
and related cost savings that are likely to be realized as a result of (i) modification or maintenance and operating procedures in a building, (ii) the acquisition and installation of one or more specified energy conservation measures in such building or (iii) both, or (B) the planning or administration of such
specialized studies.
DOI
technical assistance - i) technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities, such
as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of conservation practices; and (ii) technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses.
technical assistance - technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural
resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses.
DOI
technical assistance - The providing of advice, assistance, and training pertaining to the installation, operation,
and maintenance of equipment.
DOD
DOI
telemental health - the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support longdistance mental health care, patient and professional-related education, public health, and health
administration.
DOI
territorial instrumentality - any political subdivision, public agency, instrumentalityincluding any
instrumentality that is also a bankor public corporation of a territory, and this term should be broadly construed to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
towing vessel - a commercial vessel engaged in or intending to engage in the service of pulling, pushing, or
hauling along side, or any combination of pulling, pushing, or hauling along side.
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towing vessel - a vessel in commercial service that pushes, pulls, or tows alongside and includes what is
traditionally known as a tug.
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traditional food -  wild game meat; (ii) fish; (iii) seafood; (iv) marine mammals; (v) plants; and (vi) berries.
DOI
traditional food - food that has traditionally been prepared and consumed by an Indian tribe.
DOI
transferred works - a project facility, the operation and maintenance of which is carried out by a non-Federal
entity, under the provisions of a formal operation and maintenance transfer contract.
DOI
transferred works operating entity - the organization which is contractually responsible for operation and
maintenance of transferred works.
DOI
transportation in the waterborne commerce of the United States - the operation of a vessel in the fisheries,
except only for sport fishing.
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transportation security incident - a security incident resulting in a significant loss of life, environmental
damage, transportation system disruption, or economic disruption in a particular area. In this paragraph, the term economic disruption does not include a work stoppage or other employee-related action not related to terrorism and resulting from an employee-employer dispute.
DHS
travel documentation - identity document issued by a government or international treaty organization to
facilitate the movement of individuals or small groups of persons across international boundaries includes passenger name, date of birth, gender, method of payment for ticket, photo identification (e.g., driver's
license for domestic flights, passport for international travel), visa and other required paperwork for international travel, travel itinerary, and period of time between date of ticket purchase and flight departure
DOI
tribal organization - (A) the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe; and (B) any legally established
organization of Indians that is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by the governing body or democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by the organization.
DOI
tribal organization - (i) the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other
organized community, including a Native village; or (ii) in connection with any personnel action, any local school board to which the governing body has delegated the authority to grant a waiver with respect to a personnel action.
unassociated funerary objects - objects that, as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture, are reasonably
believed to have been placed with individual human remains either at the time of death or later, where the
DOI

remains are not in the possession or control of the Federal agency or museum and the objects can be identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to specific individuals or families or to known human remains or, by a preponderance of the evidence, as having been removed from a specific burial site of an individual culturally affiliated with a particular Indian tribe.

undocumented -  facilitates the classification of vessels that may be numbered by the proper issuing authority in
a State.
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uninspected passenger vessel - a vessel carrying six or less passengers.
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DOD
United States assistance - (A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, other than urgent
humanitarian assistance or medicine;
(B) sales and assistance under the Arms Export Control Act; (C) financing by the Commodity Credit Corporation for export sales of agricultural commodities; and
(D) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
United States assistance - (A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, other than urgent
humanitarian assistance or medicine;
(B) sales and assistance under the Arms Export Control Act; (C) financing by the Commodity Credit Corporation for export sales of agricultural commodities; and
(D) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act.
DOS/
USAID
United States assistance - (A) any assistance under this Act, other than any other narcotics-related assistance
under this part, but any such assistance provided under this clause shall be subject to the prior notification
procedures applicable to reprogramming, disaster relief assistance, including any assistance, assistance
which involves the provision of food or medicine, and assistance for refugees; (B) sales, or financing on any terms, under the Arms Export Control Act; (C) the provision of agricultural commodities, other than food, under the Food for Peace Act; and (D) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.
DOS
United States assistance - development and other economic assistance, including assistance made available
under the following provisions of law: (1) Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to development assistance). (2) Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating
to the economic support fund). (3) Chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the
Development Fund for Africa). (4) Chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to
assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet Union). (5) The Support for East European Democracy Act.
DOS
United States development assistance - (1) assistance provided by the United States under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961; and (2) assistance provided under any other provision of law to carry out purposes comparable to those set forth in provisions.
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vessel - any type of vessel, whether in existence or under construction, including (A) a cargo vessel;(B) a
passenger vessel;(C) a combination cargo and passenger vessel;(D) a tanker;(E) a tug or towboat;(F) a barge;(G) a dredge;(H) a floating drydock with a capacity of at least 35,000 lifting tons and a beam of at least 125 feet between the wing walls;(I) an oceanographic research vessel;(J) an instruction vessel;(K) a pollution treatment, abatement, or control vessel;(L) a fishing vessel whose ownership meets the citizenship
requirements for documenting vessels to operate in the coastwise trade; and(M) an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship that is or will be documented under the laws of the United States.
vessel of the United States -  a vessel that is documented or numbered under the laws of the United States. A
documented vessel and those vessels that are numbered by a State or Federal authority are afforded the
protection of the laws of the United States.
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vessel of war - a vessel (A) belonging to the armed forces of a country;(B) bearing the external marks
distinguishing vessels of war of that country;(C) under the command of an officer commissioned by the government of that country and whose name appears in the appropriate service list or its equivalent; and (D)
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staffed by a crew under regular armed forces discipline.

war risks - (A) any part of a loss excluded from marine insurance coverage under a free of capture or seizure
clause or analogous clause; and (B) any other loss from a hostile act, including confiscation, expropriation,
nationalization, or deprivation.
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weight of the overload - the amount obtained by multiplying the number of inches that the vessel is submerged
below the applicable assigned freeboard by the tons-an-inch immersion factor for the vessel at the assigned minimum safe freeboard.
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DOI
wildlife - any species of wild, free-ranging fauna including fish, and also fauna in captive breeding programs the
object of which is to reintroduce individuals of a depleted indigenous species into previously occupied range.
wildlife and wildlife resources - birds, fishes, mammals, and all other classes of wild animals and all types of
aquatic and land vegetation upon which wildlife is dependent.
DOI
wildlife conservation education - projects, including public outreach, intended to foster responsible natural
resource stewardship.
DOI
DOI
wildlife-associated recreation - projects intended to meet the demand for outdoor activities associated with
wildlife including, but not limited to, hunting and fishing, wildlife observation and photography, such projects as construction or restoration of wildlife viewing areas, observation towers, blinds, platforms, land and water trails, water access, field trialing, trail heads, and access for such projects.
wildlife-dependent recreation and wildlife-dependent recreational use - a use of a refuge involving hunting,
fishing, wildlife observation and photography, or environmental education and interpretation.
DOI
DOI
wildlife-restoration project - the wildlife conservation and restoration program and means the selection,
restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of areas of land or water adaptable as feeding, resting, or
breeding places for wildlife, including acquisition of such areas or estates or interests therein as are suitable
or capable of being made suitable therefor, and the construction thereon or therein of such works as may be necessary to make them available for such purposes and also including such research into problems of
wildlife management as may be necessary to efficient administration affecting wildlife resources, and such
preliminary or incidental costs and expenses as may be incurred in and about such projects.
DOI
withdrawal - withholding an area of Federal land from settlement, sale, location, or entry, under some or all of
the general land laws, for the purpose of limiting activities under those laws in order to maintain other
public values in the area or reserving the area for a particular public purpose or program; or transferring
jurisdiction over an area of Federal land, other than property governed by the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act.
DOI
work of preparing the coal - the breaking, crushing, sizing, cleaning, washing, drying, mixing, storing, and
loading of bituminous coal, lignite, or anthracite, and such other work of preparing such coal as is usually done by the operator of the coal mine.
World Bank - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development
Association.
DOS DHS
worst forms of child labor - (A) all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale or
trafficking of children, debt bondage and serfdom, or forced or compulsory labor, including forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict; (B) the use, procuring, or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production of pornography or for pornographic purposes; (C) the use, procuring, or
offering of a child for illicit activities in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs; and (D) work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety, or

morals of children.

## Foreign Support - Stabilization And Security  Assistance

Terms and Definitions - Includes terms related to fragility, defense and governance, counterterrorism, counter violent extremism, law enforcement, peace keeping operations, atrocity prevention, civil-military
coordination and transition.

TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
SOURCE
act of international terrorism - (A) an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, or hostage taking;
and (B) providing material support or resources.
DOE
DOS
act of international terrorism - (A) any act substantially contributing to the acquisition of unsafeguarded special
nuclear material or any nuclear explosive device by an individual, group, or non-nuclear-weapon state; and (B) any act, as determined by the Secretary, which materially supports the conduct of international terrorism, including the counterfeiting of United States currency or the illegal use of other monetary instruments by an individual, group, or country supporting international terrorism.
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act of international terrorism - an act (A) which is violent or dangerous to human life and that is a violation of
the criminal laws of the United States or of any State or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any State; and (B) which appears to be intended(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping.
act of war - any act occurring in the course of(A) declared war;(B) armed conflict, whether or not war has
been declared, between two or more nations; or (C) armed conflict between military forces of any origin.
DOJ
administrative control - Direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations in respect to
administration and support.  Also called ADCON.
DOD
adversary - A party acknowledged as potentially hostile to a friendly party and against which the use of force
may be envisaged.
DOD
adversary - person, group, organization, or government that conducts or has the intent to conduct detrimental
activities.
DHS
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USAID
after-action review - 1. A process that provides commanders with direct feedback regarding the accomplishment
of selected joint mission-essential tasks, conditions, and standards, stated in terms of training objectives, for the evaluation of training proficiency.   2. An analytical assessment of training events that enables the training audience, through a facilitated professional discussion, to examine actions and results during a
training event.
USDA
agricultural biosecurity - protection from an agent that poses a threat to (A) plant or animal health; (B) public
health as it relates to the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any
provision of law that is caused by exposure to an agent; or (C) the environment as it relates to agriculture facilities, farmland, and air and water within the immediate vicinity of an area associated with an
agricultural disease or outbreak.
USDA
agricultural countermeasure (A)  a product, practice, or technology that is intended to enhance or maintain
the agricultural biosecurity of the United States; and (B) does not include a product, practice, or technology
used solely in response to a human medical incident or public health emergency not related to agriculture.
agricultural operation - all eligible land, whether or not contiguous, that is (A) under the effective control of a
producer at the time the producer enters into a contract under the program; and(B) operated with
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equipment, labor, management, and production or cultivation practices that are substantially separate from other agricultural operations, as determined by the Secretary.

USDA
agroterrorist act - an act that - (A) causes or attempts to cause (i) damage to agriculture; or (ii) injury to a
person associated with agriculture; and (B) is committed or appears to be committed with the intent to (i)
intimidate or coerce a civilian population; or (ii) disrupt the agricultural industry in order to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion.
DOD
all-source intelligence - 1. Intelligence products and/ or organizations and activities that incorporate all sources
of information in the production of finished intelligence.  2. In intelligence collection, a phrase that indicates that in the satisfaction of intelligence requirements, all collection, processing, exploitation, and reporting
systems and resources are identified for possible use and those most capable are tasked.
anti-armor improvised explosive device - improvised explosive device (IED)  that utilizes a directional
explosive effect primarily intended to penetrate armored vehicles.
DHS
DHS
anti-armor improvised explosive device incident - improvised explosive device (IED) incident primarily
intended to damage or destroy armored vehicles and/ or to kill or wound individuals inside armored
vehicles.
DOD
antiterrorism - Defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability of individuals and property to terrorist
acts, to include rapid containment by local military and civilian forces.  Also called AT.  See also
counterterrorism; terrorism.
DOD
area of operations - An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and maritime forces
that should be large enough to accomplish their missions and protect their forces.  Also called AO.  See also
area of responsibility; joint operations area; joint special operations area.
armed force or group - any army, militia, or other military organization, whether or not it is state-sponsored,
excluding any group assembled solely for nonviolent political association.
DOJ
DOD
assessment - 1. A continuous process that measures the overall effectiveness of employing joint force
capabilities during military operations.  2. Determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, creating a condition, or achieving an objective.  3. Analysis of the security, effectiveness, and potential of an existing or planned intelligence activity.  4. Judgment of the motives, qualifications, and characteristics of
present or prospective employees or "agents."
DHS
assessment - product and process of evaluating information based on a set of criteria for the purpose of informing
priorities, developing or comparing courses of action, and informing decision making criteria determines the
type of assessment.
assessment - The evaluation and interpretation of measurements and other information to provide a basis for
decision-making.
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FEMA
DHS
assessment [message] - message supplying the evaluation and interpretation of measurements and other
information to provide a basis for decision-making provides credible but non-specific threats, or provides indepth analysis on a specific topic, trend, or development for decision-making and policy support.
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USAID
assumption - a supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course of events, either or
both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof, necessary to enable the commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation and make a decision on the course of action.
DOD
attack the network operations - Lethal and nonlethal actions and operations against networks conducted
continuously and simultaneously at multiple levels (tactical, operational, and strategic) that capitalize on or create key vulnerabilities and disrupt activities to eliminate the enemy's ability to function in order to enable

success of the operation or campaign.  Also called AtN operations.

biological hazard - An organism, or substance derived from an organism, that poses a threat to human or
animal health.
DOD
DHHS
biosurveillance - The process of gathering, integrating, interpreting, and communicating essential information
related to all-hazards threats or disease activity affecting human, animal, or plant health to achieve early
detection and warning, contribute to overall situational awareness of the health aspects of an incident, and to
enable better decision-making at all levels.
bioterrorism - use of, or threatened use of, biological agents, such as manmade or natural disease pathogens, for
terrorist purposes.
DHS
blacklisting - The process used to identify - (i) software programs not authorized on an information system; or
(ii) prohibited Universal Resource Locators (URL)/ Web sites.
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USAID
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USAID
building partnership capacity - targeted effort to improve the collective capabilities and performance of the
Department of Defense and its partners.  Partnership capacity includes the capability to defeat terrorist
networks, defend the U.S. homeland in depth, shape the choices of countries at strategic crossroads, prevent hostile states and non-state actors from acquiring or using WMD, conduct irregular warfare (IW) and stabilization, security, transition and reconstruction (SSTR) operations, conduct "military diplomacy",
enable host countries to provide good governance and enable the success of integrated foreign assistance.
capability gap - instance of a capability that DHS and/ or its stakeholders/ partners require to perform the
mission, but do not currently possess and is not planned to be provided by existing programs.
DHS
DOL
capacity building and advocacy activities - efforts that(A) result in laws, regulations, policies, practices,
procedures, or organizational structures that promote consumer-responsive programs or entities; and(B) facilitate and increase access to, provision of, and funding for, assistive technology devices and assistive
technology services, in order to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve greater independence,
productivity, and integration and inclusion within the community and the workforce.
DOS
child labor - the worst forms of child labor as defined in International Labor Convention 182, the Convention
Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor, done at Geneva on June 17, 1999.
DOS
child soldier - (A) (i) any person under 18 years of age who takes a direct part in hostilities as a member of
governmental armed forces;(ii) any person under 18 years of age who has been compulsorily recruited into governmental armed forces; (iii) any person under 15 years of age who has been voluntarily recruited into
governmental armed forces; or(iv) any person under 18 years of age who has been recruited or used in hostilities by armed forces distinct from the armed forces of a state; and (is serving in any capacity, including in a support role such as a cook, porter, messenger, medic, guard, or sex slave.
civil affairs - Designated Active and Reserve Component forces and units organized, trained, and equipped
specifically to conduct civil affairs operations and to support civil-military operations.  Also called CA.
DOD
DOD
civil affairs operations - Actions planned, executed, and assessed by civil affairs forces that enhance awareness
of and manage the interaction with the civil component of the operational environment; identify and mitigate underlying causes of instability within civil society; or involve the application of functional
specialty skills normally the responsibility of civil government.  Also called CAO.
DOD
civil authorities - Those elected and appointed officers and employees who constitute the government of the
United States, the governments of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, United States territories, and political subdivisions thereof.
DOD
civil unrest - mass riots or protests; military or rebel attacks; and government-initiated actions that cause damage.
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USAID
civilian internee - A civilian who is interned during armed conflict, occupation, or other military operation for
security reasons, for protection, or because he or she committed an offense against the detaining power.
Also called CI.
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USAID
civilian-military - describes a relationship between U.S. uniformed military forces and U.S. governmental and
nongovernmental civilian organizations and authorities, and the government and civilian populace of a
foreign nation; most often applied at the tactical/ country level and used frequently at the operational/ regional level.
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USAID
civil-military cooperation - a broad term that covers a variety of collaborative relationships between civilian and
military actors in a conflict environment. Civilian actors may include government officials, staff from international organizations, and representatives of nongovernmental organizations. Civ-mil cooperation
ranges from occasional informational meetings to comprehensive programs where civilian and military
partners share planning and implementation. Cooperation can be controversial, as the military may see civilians as unduly complicating their mission, and civilians-especially in the humanitarian field-may think that any association with the military will compromise their impartiality and threaten their personal safety. However, most experts see civ-mil cooperation as necessary to provide the security, knowledge, and skills
needed to help transform a conflict into an enduring peace.
DOD
civil-military medicine - A discipline within operational medicine comprising public health and medical issues
that involve a civil-military interface (foreign or domestic), including military medical support to civil
authorities (domestic), medical elements of cooperation activities, and medical civil-military operations.
DOD
civil-military operations - Activities of a commander performed by designated civil affairs or other military
forces that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relations between military forces, indigenous
populations, and institutions, by directly supporting the attainment of objectives relating to the
reestablishment or maintenance of stability within a region or host nation.  Also called CMO.  See also civil
affairs; operation.
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USAID
civil-military operations - the activities of a commander that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relations
between military forces, governmental and nongovernmental civilian organizations and authorities, and the civilian populace in a friendly, neutral, or hostile operational area in order to facilitate military operations, to consolidate and achieve operational U.S. objectives.  Civil-military operations may include performance by
military forces of activities and functions normally the responsibility of the local, regional, or national
government. These activities may occur prior to, during, or subsequent to other military actions. They may also occur, if directed, in the absence of other military operations. Civil-military operations may be performed by designated civil affairs, by other military forces, or by a combination of civil affairs and other forces.
clandestine operation - An operation sponsored or conducted by governmental departments or agencies in such
a way as to assure secrecy or concealment.  See also covert operation; overt operation.
DOD
clearing operation - An operation designed to clear or neutralize all mines and obstacles from a route or area.
DOD
DOD
climate change - Variations in average weather conditions that persist over multiple decades or longer that
encompass increases and decreases in temperature, shifts in precipitation, and changing risk of certain types
of severe weather events.
collection - In intelligence usage, the acquisition of information and the provision of this information to
processing elements.  See also intelligence process.
DOD
collection management plan - A detailed effort to ensure that all exercise joint mission-essential tasks, training
objectives, and specified training audience processes are analyzed and reported; describes who, what, when,
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where, how, and how much data to collect.

collection strategy - An analytical approach used by collection managers to determine which intelligence
disciplines can be applied to satisfy information requirements.
DOD
combatant command - a unified combatant command or a specified combatant command.
DOD DOD
combatant command - A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single
commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the
advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  Also called CCMD.  See also specified
combatant command; unified command.
DOD
combatant command (command authority) - Nontransferable command authority, which cannot be delegated,
of a combatant commander to perform those functions of command over assigned forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces; assigning tasks; designating objectives; and giving authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations, joint training, and logistics necessary to
accomplish the missions assigned to the command.  Also called COCOM.  See also combatant command; combatant commander; operational control; tactical control.
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USAID
combatant command joint training schedule - A resource-constrained program that is developed and updated
annually by the combatant command staff and that integrates the command's joint training plans with the
schedule of the combatant commander-sponsored exercises; includes exercise summaries for the program year and proposed summaries for the following five years.
combating terrorism - Actions, including antiterrorism and counterterrorism, taken to oppose terrorism
throughout the entire threat spectrum.  Also called CbT.  See also antiterrorism; counterterrorism.
DOD
combined - Involving coalition military (also see Joint and Interagency). Involving coalition military (also see
Joint and Interagency).
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USAID
Command Post Exercise - An event that involves simulated forces, plus the commander, the staff, and
communications within and among headquarters.  Also called CPX.
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USAID
DOD
command relationships - The interrelated responsibilities between commanders, as well as the operational
authority exercised by commanders in the chain of command; defined further as combatant command (command authority), operational control, tactical control, or support.  See also chain of command; combatant command (command authority); command; operational control; support; tactical control.
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USAID
commander's summary report - A written record of the significant strengths and weaknesses of a commander's
staff's performance relative to the selected joint mission-essential tasks and training objectives. Also called
CSR.
DOD
common operational picture - A single identical display of relevant information shared by more than one
command that facilitates collaborative planning and assists all echelons to achieve situational awareness.
Also called COP.
DOD
complex operation - an operation as follows: (A) A stability operation.(B) A security operation.(C) A transition
and reconstruction operation. (D) A counterinsurgency operation.(E) An operation consisting of irregular warfare.
concept of operations - A verbal or graphic statement that clearly and concisely expresses what the joint force
commander intends to accomplish and how it will be done using available resources.  Also called CONOPS.
DOD
concept of operations - clear and concise statement or document that expresses an intended outcome or
accomplishment and how it will be achieved using available resources includes program's mission, goals
DHS

and objectives; may also include roles and responsibilities of the program's key stakeholders and the highlevel processes to achieve program goals and objectives.

DOD
conflict prevention - A peace operation employing complementary diplomatic, civil, and, when necessary,
military means, to monitor and identify the causes of conflict, and take timely action to prevent the
occurrence, escalation, or resumption of hostilities.
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USAID
conflict prevention - civilian conflict prevention efforts identify and focus on a community, tribe, population, or
country's underlying grievances and seek to address the root causes of conflict.  The goal of Conflict Prevention is the promotion of sustainable, responsible, and effective security and governance in fragile states.  Based on the QDDR, the mission of State and USAID with regard to crisis and conflict in fragile states is to reduce or eliminate short, medium, and long-term threats to American security and to help create
opportunities for governments and their citizens to address domestic challenges themselves. (DOS/ USAID)
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USAID
conflict response - USG response to an imminent (within six months) or existing conflict in a country with
stabilization and/ or conflict transformation implications.  The goal of Conflict Response is fostering
security and reconstruction in the aftermath of conflict as a central national security objective.  Based on the QDDR, the State Department has the lead on conflict response in political and security crises, with USAID leading humanitarian crises.
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USAID
conflict transformation - the two-pronged approach of seeking to diminish the factors that cause violent conflict
and instability while building the capacity of local institutions so they can take the lead role in national governance, economic development, and enforcing the rule of law. The goal of this process is to shift the responsibility for providing peace and stability from the international community to local actors, who can
sustain their roles with minimal support from external actors. Moreover, this process seeks to build capacity to move from humanitarian assistance through a transitional period to a steady state and long-term development.
contingency - A situation requiring military operations in response to natural disasters, terrorists, subversives,
or as otherwise directed by appropriate authority to protect US interests.  See also contingency contracting.
DOD
contingency basing - The life-cycle process of planning, designing, constructing, operating, managing, and
transitioning or closing a non-enduring location supporting a combatant commander's requirements.
DOD
DOD
contingency contract - A legally binding agreement for supplies, services, and construction let by government
contracting officers in the operational area as well as other contracts that have a prescribed area of performance within a designated operational area.  See also external support contract; systems support
contract; theater support contract.
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DOD
contingency operation - a  military operation that (1) Is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an
operation in which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military force; or (2) Results in the call or order to, or retention on, active duty of members of the uniformed services under United States Code, or any other provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or Congress.
DOD
contingency operation - A military operation that is either designated by the Secretary of Defense as a
contingency operation or becomes a contingency operation as a matter of law.  See also contingency;
operation.
DOD
contingency operation - a military operation that(A) is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an operation
in which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military force; or (B) results in the call or order to, or retention on, active duty of members of the uniformed services under title 10, title 14, or any other provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or

Congress.

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USAID
contingency operation - This generally refers to a military operation that - (1) Is designated by the Secretary of
Defense as an operation in which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in military
actions and operations; or (2) Results in the call or order to, or retention on, active duty of members of the uniformed services under any provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or Congress.
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USAID
contingency planning - Organizations must establish, maintain, and effectively implement plans for emergency
response, backup operations, and post-disaster recovery for organizational information systems to ensure the
availability of critical information resources and continuity of operations in emergency situations.  Also
called CP.
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USAID
contingency planning - Security controls dealing with emergency response, backup operations, and post-disaster
recovery for an IT system to ensure the availability of critical resources and to facilitate the continuity of operations in an emergency situation.
DOD
coordinating authority - A commander or individual who has the authority to require consultation between the
specific functions or activities involving forces of two or more Services, joint force components, or forces of
the same Service or agencies, but does not have the authority to compel agreement.
DOI
coral - species of the phylum Cnidaria, including(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia (black corals),
Scleractinia (stony corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and others),
Alcyanacea (soft corals), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), of the class Anthozoa; and (B) all species of the
order Hydrocorallina (fire corals and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.
coral reef - any reefs or shoals composed primarily of corals.
DOI
DOI
coral reef ecosystem - coral and other species of reef organisms (including reef plants) associated with coral
reefs, and the nonliving environmental factors that directly affect coral reefs, that together function as an
ecological unit in nature.
DOI
corporation - any corporation, joint-stock company, partnership, association, business trust, organized group of
persons, whether incorporated or not, or a receiver or receivers, trustee or trustees of any of the foregoing. It shall not include municipalities.
counterdrug - Those active measures taken to detect, monitor, and counter the production, trafficking, and use
of illegal drugs.  Also called CD.
DOD
counterdrug activities - Those measures taken to detect, interdict, disrupt, or curtail any activity that is
reasonably related to illicit drug trafficking.
DOD
counterdrug operations - Civil or military actions taken to  reduce or eliminate illicit drug trafficking. See also
counterdrug; counterdrug operational support.
DOD
DOD
counterespionage - That aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect, destroy, neutralize, exploit, or
prevent espionage activities through identification, penetration, manipulation, deception, and repression of individuals, groups, or organizations conducting or suspected of conducting espionage activities.
DHS
countering violent extremism - approach to mitigating or preventing potential terrorist activity emphasizes the
strength of local communities via engagement with a broad range of partners to gain a better understanding of the behaviors, tactics, and other indicators associated with terrorist activity.
countering weapons of mass destruction - Efforts against actors of concern to curtail the conceptualization,
development, possession, proliferation, use, and effects of weapons of mass destruction, related expertise,
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materials, technologies, and means of delivery.  Also called CWMD.

counterinsurgency - Comprehensive civilian and military efforts designed to simultaneously defeat and contain
insurgency and address its root causes.  Also called COIN.
DOD
counterinsurgency - efforts to defeat organized movements that seek to overthrow the duly constituted
Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan through violent means.
DOS DHS
counterintelligence - information gathered and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt, or
protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations, or persons, or their agents, or international terrorist organizations or activities excludes personnel, physical, document or communications security programs.
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DOD
counterintelligence - information gathered and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt, or
protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations or persons, or their agents, or international terrorist organizations or activities.
DOD
counterintelligence - Information gathered and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt, or
protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations or persons or their agents, or international terrorist organizations or
activities.  Also called CI.  See also counterespionage; security.
DOD
counterintelligence activities - One or more of the five functions of counterintelligence: operations,
investigations, collection, analysis and production, and functional services.  See also analysis and
production; collection; counterintelligence; operation.
DOD
counterintelligence operations - Proactive activities designed to identify, exploit, neutralize, or deter foreign
intelligence collection and terrorist activities directed against the United States.  See also
counterintelligence; operation.
countermeasure - action, measure, or device intended to reduce an identified risk, threat, or danger.
DHS
countermeasure - Actions, devices, procedures, or techniques that reduce a known or suspected vulnerability.
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USAID
countermeasure or product - a security countermeasure, qualified countermeasure, or qualified pandemic or
epidemic product.
DHHS
countermeasures - That form of military science that, by the employment of devices and/ or techniques, has as
its objective the impairment of the operational effectiveness of enemy activity.  See also electronic warfare.
DOD
countermobility operations - The construction of obstacles and emplacement of minefields to delay, disrupt,
and destroy the enemy by reinforcement of the terrain.  See also minefield; operation; target acquisition.
DOD
counterproliferation - Those actions taken to reduce the risks posed by extant weapons of mass destruction to
the United States, allies, and partners.  Also called CP.  See also nonproliferation.
DOD
countersurveillance - All measures, active or passive, taken to counteract hostile surveillance.  See also
surveillance.
DOD
DOD
counterterrorism - Activities and operations taken to neutralize terrorists and their organizations and networks
in order to render them incapable of using violence to instill fear and coerce governments or societies to
achieve their goals.  Also called CT.  See also antiterrorism; combating terrorism; terrorism.
counterterrorism - efforts to combat al Qaeda and other foreign terrorist organizations that are designated by the
Secretary of State, or other individuals and entities engaged in terrorist activity or support for such activity.
DOS
counterterrorism - practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies designed to prevent, deter, and respond to
terrorism.
DHS
covered countermeasure - a covered countermeasure as specified in a Declaration made.
DHHS
DHHS
covered countermeasure or covered countermeasure against smallpox - a substance that is (i)(I) used to
prevent or treat smallpox (including the vaccinia or another vaccine); or (II) used to control or treat the
adverse effects of vaccinia inoculation or of administration of another covered countermeasure; and (ii) specified in a declaration.
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DHS
covert action - an activity or activities of the United States Government to influence political, economic, or
military conditions abroad, where it is intended that the role of the United States Government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly, but does not include: (1) Activities the primary purpose of which is to acquire intelligence, traditional counterintelligence activities, traditional activities to improve or maintain
the operational security of United States Government programs, or administrative activities; (2) Traditional diplomatic or military activities or routine support to such activities; (3) Traditional law enforcement activities conducted by United States Government law enforcement agencies or routine support to such
activities; or (4) Activities to provide routine support to the overt activities of other United States Government agencies abroad.
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DOD
covert action - an activity or activities of the United States Government to influence political, economic, or
military conditions abroad, where it is intended that the role of the United States Government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly, but does not include: (1) Activities the primary purpose of which is to acquire intelligence, traditional counterintelligence activities, traditional activities to improve or maintain
the operational security of United States Government programs, or administrative activities; (2) Traditional diplomatic or military activities or routine support to such activities; (3) Traditional law enforcement activities conducted by United States Government law enforcement agencies or routine support to such
activities; or (4) Activities to provide routine support to the overt activities of other United States Government agencies abroad.
covert operation - An operation that is so planned and executed as to conceal the identity of or permit plausible
denial by the sponsor.  See also clandestine operation; overt operation.
DOD
DOD
crisis action planning - The Adaptive Planning and Execution system process involving the time-sensitive
development of joint operation plans and operation orders for the deployment, employment, and sustainment of assigned and allocated forces and resources in response to an imminent crisis.  Also called CAP.  See also
joint operation planning; Joint Operation Planning and Execution System.
DOI
critical electric infrastructure - a system or asset of the bulk-power system, whether physical or virtual, the
incapacity or destruction of which would negatively affect national security, economic security, public health or safety, or any combination of such matters.
DOI
critical electric infrastructure information - information related to critical electric infrastructure, or proposed
critical electrical infrastructure, generated by or provided to the Commission or other Federal agency, other than classified national security information, that is designated as critical electric infrastructure information by the Commission or the Secretary. Such term includes information that qualifies as critical energy infrastructure information under the Commission's regulations.
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USAID
critical event - An event or development that we can knowingly predict OR that emerges unexpectedly that is of
political, social/ cultural significance. It often presents a "window of opportunity" - a strategic opening in a political transition. It can make or break the momentum or direction of the political transition.
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USAID
critical planning assumption - a supposition or perception about the conditions within the country, behavior of
other regional and international actors, resources or causality that, should it prove false, would dramatically
change the overall strategy or impede progress towards the desired outcome.
DOI
cultural affiliation - that there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced
historically or prehistorically between a present day Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and an identifiable earlier group.
DOI
cultural items - human remains and associated funerary objects - objects that, as a part of the death rite or
ceremony of a culture, are reasonably believed to have been placed with individual human remains either at
the time of death or later, and both the human remains and associated funerary objects are presently in the
possession or control of a Federal agency or museum, except that other items exclusively made for burial purposes or to contain human remains shall be considered as associated funerary objects.
DOI
cultural patrimony - an object having ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native
American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an individual Native American, and which,
therefore, cannot be alienated, appropriated, or conveyed by any individual regardless of whether or not the individual is a member of the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and such object shall have been considered inalienable by such Native American group at the time the object was separated from such
group.
DOI
deep seabed - the seabed, and the subsoil thereof to a depth of ten meters, lying seaward of and outside (A) the
Continental Shelf of any nation; and (B) any area of national resource jurisdiction of any foreign nation, if
such area extends beyond the Continental Shelf of such nation and such jurisdiction is recognized by the United States.
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USAID
defense article - (1) any weapon, weapons system, munition, aircraft, vessel, boat, or other implement of war; (2)
any property, installation, commodity, material, equipment, supply, or goods used for the purposes of furnishing military assistance; (3) any machinery, facility, tool, material, supply, or other item necessary for
the manufacture, production, processing, repair, servicing storage, construction, transportation, operation, or use; or (4) any component or part but shall not include merchant vessels or, as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, source material (except uranium depleted in the isotope 235 which is incorporated in defense articles solely to take advantage of high density or pyrophoric characteristics unrelated to radioactivity), byproduct material, special nuclear material, production facilities, utilization facilities, or atomic weapons or articles involving Restricted Data.
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defense critical electric infrastructure - any electric infrastructure located in any of the 48 contiguous States or
the District of Columbia that serves a facility designated by the Secretary but is not owned or operated by
the owner or operator of such facility.
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deliberate planning - 1. The Adaptive Planning and Execution system process involving the development of
joint operation plans for contingencies identified in joint strategic planning documents.  2. A planning process for the deployment and employment of apportioned forces and resources that occurs in response to a
hypothetical situation.
demilitarization - The rendering of a product unusable for, and not restorable to, the purpose for which it was
designed or is customarily used.
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deportation - removal of a person from the host country by the legal and/ or political authorities of that country,
usually through a formal proceeding.
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detainee operations - A broad term that encompasses the capture, initial detention and screening,
transportation, treatment and protection, housing, transfer, and release of the wide range of persons who could be categorized as detainees.
deterrence - The prevention of action by the existence of a credible threat of unacceptable counteraction and/ or
belief that the cost of action outweighs the perceived benefits.
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deterrent - measure that discourages an action or prevents an occurrence by instilling fear, doubt, or anxiety.
DHS
development - any or all undertakings necessary for planning, land acquisition, demolition, construction, or
equipment, in connection with a low-income housing project.
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development - systematic application of knowledge toward the production of useful materials, devices, and
systems or methods that leverage the results of applied research activities includes: validation and demonstration of a chosen technology in laboratory, representative and operational environments, improving on research prototypes, integration into systems and subsystems, addressing manufacturing, producibility
and sustainability needs, and independent operational test and evaluation.
development - the phase of a program following the formulation phase and beginning with the approval to
proceed to implementation.
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development - The systematic use of knowledge and understanding gained from research, directed toward the
production of useful materials, devices, systems, or methods, including design and development of prototypes and processes.
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development - those activities which take place following discovery of minerals in paying quantities, including
geophysical activity, drilling, platform construction, and operation of all onshore support facilities, and
which are for the purpose of ultimately producing the minerals discovered.
DOD
development assistance -  Programs, projects, and activities carried out by the United States Agency for
International Development that improve the lives of the citizens of developing countries while furthering United States foreign policy interests in expanding democracy and promoting free market economic growth.
DOD
direct action - Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions conducted as a special operation in
hostile, denied, or diplomatically sensitive environments and which employ specialized military capabilities to seize, destroy, capture, exploit, recover, or damage designated targets.  Also called DA.  See also special
operations; special operations forces.
duty to warn - requirement to warn U.S. and non-U.S. person of impending threats of intentional killing, serious
bodily injury or kidnapping.
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efficiency measures - in a more advanced security program efficiency measures are used to assess the timeliness
and efficiency of security control implementation.
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electric cooperative - any cooperative association eligible to receive loans.
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electromagnetic pulse - 1 or more pulses of electromagnetic energy emitted by a device capable of disabling or
disrupting operation of, or destroying, electronic devices or communications networks, including hardware, software, and data, by means of such a pulse.
elephant - any animal of the species loxodonta Africana.
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eligible land - (i) Cropland.(ii) Grassland.(iii) Rangeland. (iv) Pasture land.(v) Nonindustrial private forest
land.(vi) Other agricultural land (including cropped woodland, marshes, and agricultural land used for the production of livestock) on which resource concerns related to agricultural production could be addressed through a contract under the program, as determined by the Secretary.
eligible land - land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced.
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eligible solar, wind, waste or geothermal facility - a facility which produces electric energy solely by the use,
as a primary energy source, of solar energy, wind energy, waste resources or geothermal resources; but only if (i) either of the following is submitted to the Commission not later than December 31, 1994: (I) an
application for certification of the facility as a qualifying small power production facility; or(II) notice that
the facility meets the requirements for qualification; and (ii) construction of such facility commences not later than December 31, 1999, or, if not, reasonable diligence is exercised toward the completion of such
facility taking into account all factors relevant to construction of the facility.
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eligible tribal consortium - a consortium composed of 2 or more Service units between which a mobile health
station can be transported by road in up to 8 hours. A Service unit operated by the Service or by an Indian tribe or tribal organization shall be equally eligible for participation in such consortium.
DHS
emergency - (I) the overthrow of a democratically elected government; (II) war (including undeclared war, civil
war, or other military activity) on the territory  of the program country; (III) a severe breakdown in law and order affecting a significant portion of the program country's territory; (IV) a severe economic collapse in the program country; or (V) any other extraordinary event in the program country that threatens the law
enforcement or security interests of the United States (including the interest in enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States) and where the country's participation in the program could contribute to that threat.
emerging issues - An issue or topic of growing importance or concern within a region, country or community
that has the potential to impact or affect the momentum or direction of the political transition.
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endorsing or espousing terrorism -  An alien is inadmissible under INA if the alien endorses or espouses
terrorist activity or persuades others to endorse or support terrorist activity or a terrorist organization.  A safe house;  Transportation;  Communications;  Funds;  Transfer of funds or other material financial benefit;
False documentation or identification;  Weapons including chemical, biological, or radiological weapons; Explosives; or Training.
DHS
environment - totality of surrounding conditions includes: (1) The natural conditions (weather, climate, ocean
conditions, terrain, vegetation, dust, etc.) and induced conditions (electromagnetic interference, heat,
vibration, etc.) that constrain the design definitions for end products and their enabling products; (2) External factors affecting an enterprise or project; and (3) External factors affecting development tools, methods, or processes
environment - water, air, land, and all plants and man and other animals living therein, and the interrelationships
which exist among these.
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environment and social threat - threat of catastrophic destruction of marine or land resources, conflict between
nation-states over maritime or land resources, and mass migration flows that have the potential to harm the maritime or land domains or destabilize regions of the world.
environment of operation - the physical surroundings in which an information system processes, stores, and
transmits information.
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environmental condition - ambient surrounding conditions to include weather conditions such as temperature,
precipitation, fog, dust, etc.
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essential functions - job duties of the employment position. Essential function does not include marginal
functions. A function may be essential if, among other things - (1) The position exists specifically to
perform that function; (2) There are a limited number of other employees who could perform the function; or (3) The function is specialized and the individual is hired based on his or her ability to perform it.
essential functions - job duty so fundamental to a position that the position requirements cannot be acceptably
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essential functions - The critical activities performed by departments and agencies in the Federal Government.
There are three categories of essential functions - NEFs, PMEFs, and MEFs.
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essential vessel - a vessel that is(1)(A) security for a mortgage indebtedness to the United States Government;
or (B) constructed under this subtitle or required by a contract under this subtitle to be operated on a certain essential foreign trade route; and (2) necessary in the interests of commerce and national defense to be maintained in condition for prompt use.
DHS
evade and evasion - entering covered merchandise into the customs territory of the United States by means of
any document or electronically transmitted data or information, written or oral statement, or act that is material and false, or any omission that is material, and that results in any cash deposit or other security or any amount of applicable antidumping or countervailing duties being reduced or not being applied with
respect to the merchandise.
DOI
exceptional resource - a resource of scientific, natural, historic, cultural, or recreational value that has been
documented by a Federal, State, or local governmental authority, and for which there is a compelling need
for conservation and protection under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency in order to maintain the resource
for the benefit of the public.
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excess defense articles -  the quantity of defense articles (other than construction equipment, including tractors,
scrapers, loaders, graders, bulldozers, dump trucks, generators, and compressors) owned by the United States Government, and not procured in anticipation of military assistance or sales requirements, or pursuant to a military assistance or sales order, which is in excess of the Approved Force Acquisition Objective and Approved Force Retention Stock of all Department of Defense Components at the time such articles are dropped from inventory by the supplying agency for delivery to countries or international organizations under this Act.
exercise - A multinational, joint, or single-service military maneuver or simulated wartime operation that is
conducted for training and evaluation purposes and that involves planning, preparation, and execution.
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exercise incident - An occurrence that directing staffs inject into an exercise, that affects the participating forces
or their facilities, and that requires action by the appropriate commander and/ or staff.
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exercise specifications - The fundamental requirements for an exercise, providing in advance an outline of the
concept, form, scope, setting, aim, objectives, force requirements, political implications, analysis
arrangements, and costs.
exercise-directing staff - A group of experienced, qualified, and knowledgeable officers who direct or control an
exercise.
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existing dam - any dam, the construction of which was completed or on 2 before July 22, 2005, and which does
not require any construction or enlargement of impoundment structures (other than repairs or reconstruction) in connection with the installation of any small hydroelectric power project.
DOI
exploration - any activity, including logistic support, the purpose of which is the identification or evaluation of
specific mineral resource deposits. The term includes exploratory drilling, dredging, and other surface or
subsurface excavations required to determine the nature and size of mineral resource deposits and the feasibility of their development.
exploration - the examination and investigation of undeveloped land to determine the existence of subsurface
nonrenewable resources.
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exploration - the process of searching for minerals, including (1) geophysical surveys where magnetic, gravity,
seismic, or other systems are used to detect or imply the presence of such minerals, and (2) any drilling, whether on or off known geological structures, including the drilling of a well in which a discovery of oil or natural gas in paying quantities is made and the drilling of any additional delineation well after such
discovery which is needed to delineate any reservoir and to enable the lessee to determine whether to proceed with development and production.
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exploration (A) any at-sea observation and evaluation activity which has, as its objective, the establishment and
documentation of (i) the nature, shape, concentration, location, and tenor of a hard mineral resource; and (ii) the environmental, technical, and other appropriate factors which must be taken into account to achieve
commercial recovery; and (B) the taking from the deep seabed of such quantities of any hard mineral resource as are necessary for the design, fabrication, and testing of equipment which is intended to be used in the commercial recovery and processing of such resource.
Federal land - (A) land controlled or administered by the Secretary of the Interior, except Indian land; or (B)
National Forest System land controlled or administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
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Federal lands - lands the fee title to which is owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior.
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Federal trust species - migratory birds, threatened species, endangered species, interjurisdictional fish, marine
mammals, and other species of concern.
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food and nutrition security - access to, and availability, utilization, and stability of, sufficient food to meet
caloric and nutritional needs for an active and healthy life.
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food security - access by all people at all times to sufficient food and nutrition for a healthy and productive life.
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DOD
force protection - preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against Department of Defense personnel
(to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information.  Also called FP.  See also force; force protection condition; protection.
force protection - preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against federal  personnel (to include
family members), resources, facilities, and critical information.
DHS
foreign article - an article wholly or in part the growth or product of a foreign country.
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foreign assistance -  any tangible or intangible item provided by the United States Government to a foreign
country or international organization under this or any other Act, including but not limited to any training,
service, or technical advice, any item of real, personal, or mixed property, any agricultural commodity, United States dollars, and any currencies of any foreign country which are owned by the United States
Government; and provided by the United States Government - foreign assistance provided by means of gift, loan, sale, credit, or guaranty.
DOS
foreign assistance - any tangible or intangible item provided by the United States Government to a foreign
country or international organization under this chapter or any other Act, including but not limited to any training, service, or technical advice, any item of real, personal, or mixed property, any agricultural commodity, United States dollars, and any currencies of any foreign country which are owned by the United
States Government.
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foreign assistance - assistance to foreign nations ranging from the sale of military equipment to donations of
food and medical supplies to aid survivors of natural and man-made disasters; that may be provided through development assistance, humanitarian assistance, and security assistance.  See also domestic emergencies;
foreign disaster; foreign humanitarian assistance; security assistance.
DOD
foreign internal defense - participation by civilian and military agencies of a government in any of the action
programs taken by another government or other designated organization to free and protect its society from subversion, lawlessness, insurgency, terrorism, and other threats to its security.  Also called FID.
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foreign military sales - A government-to-government program managed by State's Bureau of Political-Military
Affairs (PM) through which the U.S. Government sells conventional military weapons, equipment, and services to allied and friendly nations to assist them in meeting their legitimate defense requirements.
Although the Department of Defense, through the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), is responsible for implementing individual FMS cases, the Department of State must first review and approve them. DSCA forwards all FMS cases to PM, which is responsible for ensuring that they are properly reviewed within the Department for consistency with U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives. Also called FMS.
DOD
foreign military sales - that portion of United States security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended.  This assistance differs from the Military Assistance Program and the International Military Education and Training Program in that the
recipient provides reimbursement for defense articles and services transferred.  Also called FMS.
DOD
foreign nation support - civil and/ or military assistance rendered to a nation when operating outside its national
boundaries during military operations based on agreements mutually concluded between nations or on
behalf of intergovernmental organizations.  Also called FNS.  See also host-nation support.
foreign terrorist organization -  an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary
of State in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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foreign terrorist organization - an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of
State.
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foreign vessel - any foreign flag or foreign operated vessel that is operated under the jurisdiction or authority of a
government other than the United States.
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formation - any vein, seam, stratum, bed, or other naturally occurring deposit.
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Free-flowing - existing or flowing in natural condition without impoundment, diversion, straightening, riprapping, or other modification of the waterway. The existence, however, of low dams, diversion works, and other minor structures at the time any river is proposed for inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers
system shall not automatically bar its consideration for such inclusion: *Provided,* That this shall not be
construed to authorize, intend, or encourage future construction of such structures within components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
full operating capability - time at which investment becomes fully operational, with all functions deployed to
the designated user(s), as defined by the Program Manager.
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genocide - any of the following acts committed, whether in time of peace or time of war, with the specific intent
to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, as such - (1) Killing members of
a national, ethnic, racial or religious group; (2) Causing serious bodily injury to members of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group; (3) Causing the permanent impairment of the mental faculties of members of a national, ethic, racial or religious group through drugs, torture, or similar techniques; (4) Subjecting a national, ethnic, racial or religious group to conditions of life that are intended to cause the physical destruction of the group in whole or in part; (5) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within a national, ethnic, racial or religious group; or (6) Transferring by force children of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group to another group.
geochemical surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits by the proper application of the principles and
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techniques of the science of chemistry as they relate to the search for and discovery of mineral deposits.

geological surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits by the proper application of the principles and
techniques of the science of geology as they relate to the search for and discovery of mineral deposits.
DOI
geomagnetic storm - a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field resulting from solar activity.
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geophysical surveys - surveys on the ground for mineral deposits through the employment of generally
recognized equipment and methods for measuring physical differences between rock types or discontinuities in geological formations.
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geothermal resources - (A) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water, and
brines, (B) steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines, resulting from water, gas, or other fluids
artificially introduced into geothermal formations, and (C) any byproduct derived from them.
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geothermal resources - (i) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water and hot
brines; (ii) steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines resulting from water, gas, or other fluids
artificially introduced into geothermal formations; (iii) heat or other associated energy found in geothermal
formations; and (iv) any byproduct derived from them.
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Global Command-and-Control System - Highly mobile, deployable command-and-control system that supports
forces for joint and multinational operations throughout the range of military operations, at anytime and anywhere in the world, with compatible, interoperable, and integrated command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence systems.  Also called GCCS.
DHS
global terrorism - terrorism activities conducted in, or encompassing international communities A.) involves
violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or
of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any State;  B.) appears to be intended-a. to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, b. to influence the
policy or a government by intimidation or coercions; or c. to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and  C.) occurs primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the
persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek
asylum.
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governance - The state's ability to serve the citizens through the rules, processes, and behavior by which interests
are articulated, resources are managed, and power is exercised in a society, including the representative
participatory decision-making processes typically guaranteed under inclusive, constitutional authority.
governing factors - In the context of joint operation planning, those aspects of the situation (or externally
imposed factors) that the commander deems critical to the accomplishment of the mission.
DOD
grazing permit and lease - any document authorizing use of public lands or lands in national forests in the
sixteen contiguous Western States for the purpose of grazing domestic livestock.
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great ape - a chimpanzee, gorilla, bonobo, orangutan, or gibbon.
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gross violations of internationally recognized human rights - torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment
or punishment, prolonged detention without charges and trial, causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction and clandestine detention of those persons, and other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, or the security of person.
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gross violations of internationally recognized human rights - torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment
or punishment, prolonged detention without charges and trial, causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction and clandestine detention of those persons, and other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, or

the security of person.

habitat enhancement - the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a habitat to
change a specific function or serial stage of the habitat.
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habitat establishment - the manipulation of physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a project site to
create and maintain habitat that did not previously exist on the project site, including construction of (A) shallow water impoundments on non-hydric soils; and (B) side channel spawning and rearing habitat.
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habitat improvement - restoring, enhancing, or establishing physiographic, hydrological, or disturbance
conditions necessary to establish or maintain native plant and animal communities, including periodic manipulations to maintain intended habitat conditions on completed project sites.
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habitat restoration - i) an activity conducted to return a project site, to the maximum extent practicable, to the
ecological condition that existed prior to the loss or degradation, including(I) removing tile drains or plugging drainage ditches in former or degraded wetland; (II) returning meanders and sustainable profiles to straightened streams;(III) burning grass communities heavily invaded by exotic species to reestablish
native grass and plant communities; and(IV) planting plant communities that are native to the project site;
(ii) if restoration of a project site to its original ecological condition is not practicable, an activity that repairs
1 or more of the original habitat functions and that involve the use of native vegetation, including (I) the installation of a water control structure in a swale on land isolated from overbank flooding by a major levee to simulate natural hydrological processes; and (II) the placement of streambank or instream habitat diversity structures in streams that cannot be restored to original conditions or profile; and (iii) removal of a
disturbing or degrading element to enable the native habitat to reestablish or become fully functional.
habitat restoration - the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the
goal of returning the majority of natural functions to the lost or degraded native habitat.
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hard mineral resource - any deposit or accretion on, or just below, the surface of the deep seabed of nodules
which include one or more minerals, at least one of which contains manganese, nickel, cobalt, or copper.
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health engagement - a health stability operation conducted by the Department of Defense outside the United
States in coordination with a foreign government or international organization to establish, reconstitute, or
maintain the health sector of a foreign country.
DOI
high potential historic sites - those historic sites related to the route, or sites in close proximity thereto, which
provide opportunity to interpret the historic significance of the trail during the period of its major use.
Criteria for consideration as high potential sites include historic significance, presence of visible historic remnants, scenic quality, and relative freedom from intrusion.
high risk country - country deemed by the Department of State on its Security Environmental Threat List as
posing a technical threat to the United States that is medium, high, or critical.
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holder - any State or local governmental entity, individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other
business entity receiving or using a right-of-way.
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hostage rescue - A personnel recovery method used to recover isolated personnel who are specifically designated
as hostages.  Also called HR.
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hostage-Taking - The unlawful abduction or holding of a person or persons against their will for financial or
political gain.
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hostage-taking - the unlawful abduction or holding of a person or persons against their will in order to compel a
third person or governmental organization to do or abstain from doing any act as a condition for the release
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host-nation support - Civil and/ or military assistance rendered by a nation to foreign forces within its territory
during peacetime, crises or emergencies, or war based on agreements mutually concluded between nations.
Also called HNS.  See also host nation.
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human environment - the physical, social, and economic components, conditions, and factors which
interactively determine the state, condition, and quality of living conditions, employment, and health of those affected, directly or indirectly, by activities occurring on the outer Continental Shelf.
human intelligence - A category of intelligence derived from information collected and provided by human
sources.  Also called HUMINT.
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humanitarian or peacekeeping operation - a military operation in support of the provision of humanitarian or
foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under chapter VI or VII of the Charter
of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force rotation, or stationing.
DOD
humanitarian or peacekeeping operation - a military operation in support of the provision of humanitarian or
foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under chapter VI or VII of the Charter
of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force rotation, or stationing.
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humanitarian or peacekeeping operation - a military operation in support of the provision of humanitarian or
foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under Chapter VI or VII of the Charter
of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force rotation, or stationing.
identity intelligence - The intelligence resulting from the processing of identity attributes concerning individuals,
groups, networks, or populations of interest.  Also called I2.
DOD
imminent danger - the existence of any condition or practice in a coal or other mine which could reasonably be
expected to cause death or serious physical harm before such condition or practice can be abated.
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imminent danger to the health and safety of the public - the existence of any condition or practice, or any
violation of a permit or other requirement of this chapter in a surface coal mining and reclamation operation, which condition, practice, or violation could reasonably be expected to cause substantial physical harm to persons outside the permit area before such condition, practice, or violation can be abated. A reasonable
expectation of death or serious injury before abatement exists if a rational person, subjected to the same conditions or practices giving rise to the peril, would not expose himself or herself to the danger during the
time necessary for abatement.
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incitement of terrorism - Incitement with intent to cause bodily harm renders an alien inadmissible under INA
if he or she has incited terrorist activity under circumstances indicating an intention to cause death or serious bodily harm.  Incited in the context of INA is speech that induces or otherwise moves another person to undertake terrorist activity. Normally speech will not rise to the level of inciting unless there is a clear link between the speech and an actual effort to undertake the terrorist activity. It connotes speech that is not merely an expression of views but that directs or induces action, typically in a volatile situation.  The applicant may have incited terrorist activity even if a terrorist attack does not actually occur (e.g., because an attempt to commit such activity was thwarted). An applicant who has incited terrorist activity must also have acted in circumstances indicating an intention to cause death or serious bodily harm to be inadmissible under INA. In other words, the aliens speech must not only have induced others to undertake terrorist activity, but it must also have been made with the specific intent that such activity would result in death or serious bodily injury. Incitement and the requisite intent to cause bodily harm could be inferred in the following situations - (a) Widespread opposition to Country A's policies and actions lead to a series of protests, some violent, outside Country As embassy in Country B. The applicant goes to the embassy, stands on a box, and shouts to the crowd to join him in standing up to Country A and humiliating it. Shortly afterwards, when he sees an embassy vehicle approaching, he yells - Don't let them in! Make them pay for what they have done! The crowd blocks the car and removes occupants (including a diplomat working at Country As embassy), from the car, beating them severely and taking them hostage. Analysis - Diplomatic hostage-taking and violent attacks on diplomats are terrorist activities. Given the aliens urging the crowd to stop the embassy vehicle and make them pay, you would have reasonable ground to believe that the applicants speech incited terrorist activity. The aliens make them pay statement, when viewed against the backdrop of previous violent protests and his general comments about standing up to Country A and humiliating it, would provide you with reasonable ground to believe that the applicant intended to cause death or serious bodily harm. (b) The applicant is an ardent nationalist whose opinions voiced to a particular audience regularly blame foreigners for his country's problems and who argues that the only solution to these problems is that foreigners should be driven out of the country. Press reports say that some of those in the targeted audience have been purchasing weapons and seeking to obtain and manufacture explosives. Police notify the applicant or those associated with the applicant that they are investigating several of those in the targeted audience for weapons-related offenses. At the end of a week of particularly strong antiforeign sentiment, the applicant gives a special speech entitled A Call to Action. With the knowledge that those under investigation are in the audience, the applicant begins his speech with - The time has come for action! He then reiterates throughout his speech that The only solution to the country's problems is to purge our great land of these foreigners once and for all through whatever means necessary. Shortly thereafter, some of those in the target audience detonate a truck bomb outside a restaurant frequented by foreign nationals, killing several foreign nationals and injuring many restaurant employees. Analysis - The use of any explosive with intent to endanger, directly or indirectly, the safety of one or more individuals or to cause substantial damage to property is a terrorist activity. In the example, the applicant helps foster antiforeign sentiments and then, during a particularly tense period, urges students to act to drive foreigners from the country through whatever means necessary. Under these circumstances, you would have reasonable ground to believe that the applicants speech incited terrorist activity. The fact that the applicant knew that several students likely had access to weapons and/ or explosives and that those students were in attendance at his special lecture would provide you with reasonable ground to believe that the applicant intended to cause death or serious bodily harm.

Indian land - land of Indian tribes, or Indian individuals, which are either held in trust by the United States or
subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States.
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Indian lands - lands of Indian tribes or Indian individuals which are either held in trust by the United States for
the benefit of an Indian tribe or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States.
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Indian tribe - any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians.
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Indian tribe - any tribe, band, or other group of Indians subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and
recognized as possessing powers of self-government.
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indicator - A particular characteristic or dimension used to measure intended changes defined by a Results
Framework.
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indigenous populations and institutions - The societal framework of an operational environment including
citizens, legal and illegal immigrants, dislocated civilians, and governmental, tribal, ethnic, religious,
commercial, and private organizations and entities.  Also called IPI.
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information security - (1) the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the
information such system processes, stores, or transmits; and (2) the security policies, security procedures, or
acceptable use policies with respect to an information system.
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information security - Operations to protect and defend information and IT systems by ensuring their
availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. This includes providing for restoration of IT systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities.
information security - Protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
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disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide - Integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and availability, which means ensuring
timely and reliable access to and use of information.
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DOD
information security - protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide (1) Integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; (2) Confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and (3)
Availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to, and use of, information.
DVA
information security - protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide integrity, confidentiality, and
availability.
DHS
information security - protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
White
House
information security - the protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide: integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and
disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.
information security - The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction, to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
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DHS
information security [operation] - security discipline concerned with implementation of a system of
administrative policies and procedures for identifying, controlling, and protecting from unauthorized disclosure, information that is authorized protection authorized by executive order, statute, or regulation.
Information security includes protection of classified, controlled unclassified, SCI, and SAP.
DHS
information sharing - exchange between entities or persons of data, information or knowledge stored within
discrete information systems or created spontaneously using collaborative communication technologies includes transmission, communication, or any type of disclosure or receipt of information as well as any provision or receipt of account access to a dataset or data repository.
initial operating capability - projected point in a program that indicates that there is major new capability with
measurable program benefit available to the designated user(s).
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DOD
initial operational capability - The first attainment of the capability to employ effectively a weapon, item of
equipment, or system of approved specific characteristics that is manned or operated by an adequately
trained, equipped, and supported military unit or force.  Also called IOC.
DHS
initial operational test and evaluation - operational test and evaluation conducted on production or production
representative articles, to determine whether systems are operationally effective and suitable for intended use by representative users to support the decision to proceed beyond Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP).
initial response force - The first unit, usually military police, on the scene of a terrorist incident.  See also
antiterrorism.
DOD
instruments of national power - All of the means available to the government in its pursuit of national
objectives.  They are expressed as diplomatic, economic, informational, and military.
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USAID
insurgency - Insurgency is the organized use of subversion and violence to seize, nullify or challenge political
control of a region. It is a primarily a political and territorial struggle, in which both sides use armed force to create space for their political, economic, and influence activities to be effective. Insurgency is not always
conducted by a single group with a centralized, military-style command structure, but may involve different actors with various aims, loosely connected in networks.
insurgency - The organized use of subversion and violence to seize, nullify, or challenge political control of a
region.  Insurgency can also refer to the group itself.
DOD
DOD
integrated financial operations - The integration, synchronization, prioritization, and targeting of fiscal
resources and capabilities across United States departments and agencies, multinational partners, and
nongovernmental organizations against an adversary and in support of the population.  Also called IFO.
DOD
integrated military forces - to military forces that are involved in the planning or execution (or both) of
operations involving participants from- (A) more than one military department; or(B) a military department and one or more of the following: (i) Other departments and agencies of the United States. (ii) The military forces or agencies of other countries. (iii) Non-governmental persons or entities.
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USAID
integrated planning - A systematic, iterative process for understanding a situation, identifying goals and
objectives, developing courses of action, allocating resources, integrating activities in space and time, and
evaluating progress towards goals.  Effective planning requires assessment, coordination among stakeholders, and evaluation and adjustments during the implementation process.
integrated staff - A staff in which one officer only is appointed to each post on the establishment of the
headquarters, irrespective of nationality and Service.  See also multinational staff; joint staff.
DOD
DOD
intelligence operations - The variety of intelligence and counterintelligence tasks that are carried out by various
intelligence organizations and activities within the intelligence process.  See also analysis and production; collection; dissemination and integration; evaluation and feedback; planning and direction; processing and
exploitation.
DOD
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance - An activity that synchronizes and integrates the planning and
operation of sensors, assets, and processing, exploitation, and dissemination systems in direct support of current and future operations.  This is an integrated intelligence and operations function.  Also called ISR.
See also intelligence; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance visualization; reconnaissance;
surveillance.
DOD
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance visualization - The capability to graphically display the current
and future locations of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sensors, their projected platform
tracks, vulnerability to threat capabilities and meteorological and oceanographic phenomena, fields of regard, tasked collection targets, and products to provide a basis for dynamic retasking and time-sensitive decision making.  Also called ISR visualization.  See also intelligence; intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance; reconnaissance; surveillance.
DOD
intelligence-related activities - Those activities outside the consolidated defense intelligence program that:
respond to operational commanders' tasking for time-sensitive information on foreign entities; respond to national intelligence community tasking of systems whose primary mission is support to operating forces; train personnel for intelligence duties; provide an intelligence reserve; or are devoted to research and development of intelligence or related capabilities.  (Specifically excluded are programs that are so closely
integrated with a weapon system that their primary function is to provide immediate-use targeting data.)
interagency coordination - Within the context of DoD involvement, the coordination that occurs between
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elements of DoD, and engaged USG organizations for the purpose of achieving an objective.
USAID
DOD
interdiction - 1. An action to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy's military surface capability before it
can be used effectively against friendly forces, or to achieve enemy objectives. 2. In support of law
enforcement, activities conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, intercept, board, detain, or destroy, under lawful
authority, vessels, vehicles, aircraft, people, cargo, and money. See also air interdiction.
DOD
interdiction - 1. An action to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy's military surface capability before it
can be used effectively against friendly forces, or to otherwise achieve objectives.  2. In support of law
enforcement, activities conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, intercept, board, detain, or destroy, under lawful
authority, vessels, vehicles, aircraft, people, cargo, and money.   See also air interdiction.
interdiction - in support of law enforcement, activities conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, intercept, board,
detain, or destroy, as appropriate, vessels, vehicles, aircraft, people, and cargo.
DHS
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USAID
intergovernmental organization - A group created by a formal agreement, such as a treaty, between two or
more governments and established on a global, regional, or functional basis for wide-ranging or narrowly defined purposes; formed to protect and promote national interests shared by member states. Examples include the United Nations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the African Union.
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USAID
intermediate military objective - The measurable objectives that directly contribute to the achievement of
theater or functional end states.  They reflect objectives achievable by the command within the 5 year
timeframe of a campaign plan.  Also called IMO.
internal security - The state of law and order prevailing within a nation.
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international military education and training - Formal or informal instruction provided to foreign military
students, units, and forces on a nonreimbursable (grant) basis by offices or employees of the United States, contract technicians, and contractors.  Instruction may include correspondence courses; technical, educational, or informational publications; and media of all kinds.  Also called IMET.  See also United
States Military Service funded foreign training.
DHS
international terrorism - activities that (1) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that violate
domestic criminal law or would violate such law if committed in the United States or a State, local, or tribal jurisdiction; (2) appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping; and (3) occur totally outside the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to coerce or intimidate, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum.
DOJ
international terrorism - activities that (A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a
violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended(i) to
intimidate or coerce a civilian population;(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping;
and (C) occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to
intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum.
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international terrorism - activities that(1) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a
violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any State; (2) appear to be intended(A) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;(B) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (C) to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping; and(3) occur totally outside the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are

accomplished, the persons they appear intended to coerce or intimidate, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum.

international terrorism - terrorism involving citizens or the territory of more than 1 country.
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USAID
Interoperability - The ability of systems, units, or forces to provide services to and to accept services from other
systems, units, or forces, and to enable the services to operate effectively together.   As applied to the Department of Defense only, the condition achieved among communications-electronics systems or items of
communications-electronics equipment when information or services can be exchanged directly and
satisfactorily between them and/  or their users. The degree of interoperability should be defined when
referring to specific cases.
irregular warfare - A violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the
relevant population(s).  Also called IW.
DOD
ivory producing country - any African country within which is located any part of the range of a population of
African elephants.
DOI
joint - Involving more than one Service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines). Also purple.
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USAID
Joint [Personnel] Reception Center - The facility established in an operational area that receives, accounts for,
trains, and processes arriving and departing military and civilian individual augmentees.  Also called JRC, JPRC.
Joint After-Action Report - A written account of significant joint and universal lessons learned that provides the
official description of an operational training event.  Also called JAAR.
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USAID
Joint Doctrine - Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of two or more military
departments, in coordinated action and toward a common objective. This authoritative joint doctrine will be
followed except when, in the judgment of the commander, exceptional circumstances dictate otherwise. It
will be promulgated by or for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the combatant commands and services.
Joint Event Life Cycle - The design, planning, preparation, execution, analysis, evaluation, and reporting stages
of joint training.  Also called JELC.
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USAID
joint exercise - A joint military maneuver, simulated wartime operation, or other event designated by the
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or by a combatant commander, that involves planning, preparation,
execution, and evaluation. The forces of two or more military departments interact with a combatant commander or subordinate joint force commander, as well as with joint forces and/ or staffs. The exercise is
conducted using joint doctrine or joint tactics, techniques, and procedures.
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USAID
Joint Exercise Control Group - A collection of exercise participants whom the combatant command staff
assigns to plan, direct, and control joint exercises. The group includes five subgroups: observer/ trainer; controller; modeling and simulations; role players; and the opposition force. Its organization and responsibilities may vary with the combatant command.  Also called JECG.
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USAID
Joint Mission-Essential Task - An assignment from a joint force commander that is deemed vital to mission
accomplishment and that is defined with the conditions and standards language of the universal joint task
list.  Also called JMET.
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USAID
Joint Mission-Essential Task List - A written record of commander-selected work objectives that are deemed
critical to mission accomplishment. It includes associated tasks, conditions, standards, as well as commandlinked and supporting tasks.  Also called JMETL.
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USAID
Joint Quarterly Readiness Review - A document that provides the Department of Defense leadership with a
current, macro-level assessment of military readiness as defined by the national military strategy that
emanates from the combatant commands, the services, and defense combat support agencies.  Also called JQRR.
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USAID
joint regional strategies - An integrated strategic plan developed jointly between the State and USAID Regional
Bureaus that involves the equities of both agencies, and involves both non-regional bureaus and interagency partners with a stake in the region. The JRS is used to inform budget decisions, advise integrated country strategies, and shape performance reviews.   Also called JRS.
Joint Task Force - A group of joint warfighters that is designated by the secretary of defense, a combatant
commander, a sub-unified commander, or an existing joint task force commander.  Also called JTF.
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USAID
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USAID
joint training - Military instruction that is based on joint doctrine or tactics, techniques, and procedures, and that
prepares joint forces and/ or staffs to respond to the strategic and operational mission requirements of combatant commanders. The forces of two or more military departments interact with a combatant
commander or subordinate joint force commander, as well as with joint forces and/ or staffs. The exercise is
conducted using joint doctrine or joint tactics, techniques, and procedures.
DOI
lands beneath navigable waters - (1) all lands within the boundaries of each of the respective States which are
covered by nontidal waters that were navigable under the laws of the United States at the time such State became a member of the Union, or acquired sovereignty over such lands and waters thereafter, up to the
ordinary high water mark as heretofore or hereafter modified by accretion, erosion, and reliction; (2) all lands permanently or periodically covered by tidal waters up to but not above the line of mean high tide and seaward to a line three geographical miles distant from the coast line of each such State and to the boundary line of each such State where in any case such boundary as it existed at the time such State became a member of the Union, or as heretofore approved by Congress, extends seaward (or into the Gulf of Mexico) beyond three geographical miles,1 and (3) all filled in, made, or reclaimed lands which formerly were lands
beneath navigable waters, as hereinabove defined.
DOI
law enforcement personnel - an employee of a Federal, State, or local government agency, including an Indian
tribal agency, who has successfully completed law enforcement training approved by the Secretary and is
authorized to carry firearms, make arrests, and execute service of process to enforce criminal laws of his or her employing jurisdiction.
law of armed conflict - See law of war.
DOD
law of war - That part of international law that regulates the conduct of armed hostilities.  Also called the law of
armed conflict.  See also rules of engagement.
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USAID
letter of offer and acceptance - U.S. Department of Defense letter by which the U.S. Government offers to sell
to a foreign government or international organization U.S. defense articles, defense services, and training
pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, as amended. The LOA lists the items and/ or services, estimated costs, and the terms and conditions of sale; it also provides for the signature of an appropriate foreign government official to indicate acceptance.  Also called LOA.
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USAID
letter of request - term used to identify a request from an eligible FMS participant country for the purchase of
U.S. defense articles, services, and training. The request may be submitted in a variety of formats.  Also called LOR.
DOD
low-visibility operations - Sensitive operations wherein the diplomatic-military restrictions inherent in covert
and clandestine operations are either not necessary or not feasible; actions are taken as required to limit
exposure of those involved and/ or their activities and with the knowledge that the action and/ or
sponsorship of the operation may preclude plausible denial by the initiating power.
DOI
marine environment - the physical, atmospheric, and biological components, conditions, and factors which
interactively determine the productivity, state, condition, and quality of the marine ecosystem, including the
waters of the high seas, the contiguous zone, transitional and intertidal areas, salt marshes, and wetlands
within the coastal zone and on the outer Continental Shelf.
DOD
maritime security operations - Those operations to protect maritime sovereignty and resources and to counter
maritime-related terrorism, weapons proliferation, transnational crime, piracy, environmental destruction,
and illegal seaborne immigration.  Also called MSO.
mass atrocity response operations - Military activities conducted to prevent or halt mass atrocities.  Also called
MARO.
DOD
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Master Training Guide  - A collection of tasks and associated conditions and standards of a specific joint
organization. Tasks are derived from joint doctrine and are grouped by mission and/ or function to support organizational training.  Also called MTG.
DOD
medical civil-military operations - All military health-related activities in support of a joint force commander
that establish, enhance, maintain or influence relations between the joint or multinational force and host nation, multinational governmental and nongovernmental civilian organizations and authorities, and the civilian populace in order to facilitate military operations, achieve United States operational objectives, and
positively impact the health sector.  Also called MCMO.
DHHS
medical countermeasures - MCMs include both pharmaceutical interventions (e.g., vaccines, antimicrobials,
antidotes, and antitoxins) and non-pharmaceutical MCM interventions (e.g., ventilators, diagnostics,
personal protective equipment, and patient decontamination methods) that may be used to prevent, mitigate, or treat the adverse health effects of a public health emergency.
DHHS
medical countermeasures - Medical countermeasures include both pharmaceutical interventions (e.g., vaccines,
antimicrobials, antidotes, and antitoxins) and non-pharmaceutical medical countermeasure interventions
(e.g., ventilators, diagnostics, personal protective equipment, and patient decontamination methods) that may be used to prevent, mitigate, or treat the adverse health effects of a public health emergency".
DOD
medical surveillance - The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data derived from
instances of medical care or medical evaluation, and the reporting of population-based information for characterizing and countering threats to a population's health, well-being and performance.  See also
surveillance.
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USAID
member of a terrorist organization -  Aliens who are members of designated FTOs or entities on the Terrorism
Exclusion List are inadmissible. The INA does not require the alien to know that the organization has been
designated. Members of undesignated terrorist organizations are inadmissible, but there is a narrow exception based on lack of knowledge (see 9 FAM 302.6-2(B)(3) paragraph i).  Evidence of membership in a terrorist organization might include the individuals taking of an oath or performance of some act that is a prerequisite of membership. A formal induction is not necessary for a finding of membership.  Membership must be determined in light of all relevant facts, including, but not limited to, the following - Acknowledgment of membership;  Frequent association with other members;  Participation in the organizations activities, even if lawful;  Actively working to further the organizations aims and methods in a way suggesting close affiliation constituting membership;   Occupying a position of trust in the
organization, past or present;  Receiving financial support from the organization, e.g., scholarships,
pensions, salary; Contributing money to the organization; Determination of membership by a competent court; Voluntarily displaying symbols of the organization; or Receiving honors and awards given by the
organization. No single factor necessarily determines that an alien was a member of an organization. Note that former members will still be inadmissible if they have previously provided material support (such as
membership fees), raised money, or solicited members for the organization.
military departments - The departments within the Department of Defense created by the National Security Act
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of 1947, as amended. The Military Departments are: the Department of the Air Force, the Department of the Army, and the Department of the Navy.  Also called MILDEPs.
USAID
DOD
military engagement - Routine contact and interaction between individuals or elements of the Armed Forces of
the United States and those of another nation's armed forces, or foreign and domestic civilian authorities or
agencies to build trust and confidence, share information, coordinate mutual activities, and maintain
influence.
military explosive - explosive manufactured for military use.
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DOD
military government - The supreme authority the military exercises by force or agreement over the lands,
property, and indigenous populations and institutions of domestic, allied, or enemy territory therefore
substituting sovereign authority under rule of law for the previously established government.
Military Liaison Team - OFDA Civil-Military coordinators, often embedded in CCMD.  Also called MLT.
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USAID
military occupation - A condition in which territory is under the effective control of a foreign armed force.  See
also occupied territory.
DOD
military operations - those operations involving members of the armed forces assisting in United States
Government sponsored training of military personnel of a foreign nation.
DOD
military-to-military contacts - contacts between members of the armed forces and members of foreign armed
forces through activities.
DOD
miner - any individual working in a coal or other mine.
DOI
mineral resources - all nonliving natural nonrenewable resources, including fossil fuels, minerals, whether
metallic or nonmetallic, but does not include ice, water, or snow.
DOI
DHS
mission essential function - function that enables an organization to provide vital services, exercise civil
authority, maintain the safety of the public, and sustain the industrial/ economic base during disruption of
normal operations includes the following categories: 1. Emergency Operating Function  2. Legal and Financial Rights Function  3. Essential Operation Function
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USAID
mission essential functions - Those U.S. Government functions that must be performed to support or implement
the performance of PMEFs before, during, and after an emergency. MEFs are identified from the activities performed by the Departments bureaus and offices.  Also called MEF.
Mission Training Assessment  - A commander's subjective critique of the command's training proficiency with
respect to assigned missions.  Also called MTA.
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USAID
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USAID
mission-essential infrastructure - This infrastructure consists of the Department's core network communication
array designed to share data with posts and annexes around the world. This array or backbone includes the networking and telecommunication systems within Main State, the Beltsville Communications Center, and
all other facilities, annexes, and posts that relay or bridge communications directly between two or more facilities. The MEI within the Department serves to support the Department's mission-essential business
processes that consist of telecommunications (i.e., OpenNet, ClassNet, and voice systems), mainframe
operations and access controls, and official and unofficial messaging.  Also called MEI.
mobile security force - A highly mobile and dedicated security force with the capability to defeat Level I and II
threats in a joint security area.  Also called MSF.
DOD
Multinational Exercise - A military event that contains one or more non-U.S. participating forces.
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USAID
Multinational Force - A group of warfighters composed of military elements of nations who have formed an
alliance or coalition for some specific purpose.
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Multinational Force and Observers - the Multinational Force and Observers established in accordance with the
Protocol between Egypt and Israel signed on August 3, 1981, relating to the implementation of the security arrangements of the Treaty of Peace.
DOI
multiple use - the management of the public lands and their various resource values so that they are utilized in
the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the American people; making the most judicious use of the land for some or all of these resources or related services over areas large enough to provide sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use to conform to changing needs and conditions; the use of some land for less than all of the resources; a combination of balanced and diverse resource uses that takes into account the long-term needs of future generations for renewable and nonrenewable resources,
including, but not limited to, recreation, range, timber, minerals, watershed, wildlife and fish, and natural
scenic, scientific and historical values; and harmonious and coordinated management of the various resources without permanent impairment of the productivity of the land and the quality of the environment with consideration being given to the relative values of the resources and not necessarily to the combination of uses that will give the greatest economic return or the greatest unit output.
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national defense - programs for military and energy production or construction, military or critical infrastructure
assistance to any foreign nation, homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any directly related activity. Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and critical infrastructure protection and restoration.
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national defense - programs for military and energy production or construction, military or critical infrastructure
assistance to any foreign nation, homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any directly related activity. Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and critical infrastructure protection and restoration.
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national defense - the needs of, and the planning and preparedness to meet, essential defense, industrial, and
military emergency energy requirements relative to the national safety, welfare, and economy, particularly
resulting from foreign military or economic actions.
DOI
native vegetation - those plant species, communities, or vegetative associations which are endemic to a given
area and which would normally be identified with a healthy and productive range condition occurring as a result of the natural vegetative process of the area.
DOI
Navajo generating station - (1) the United States entitlement to a portion of the output of power and energy
from the Navajo Generating Station, Page, Arizona, pursuant to United States participation in that
generating station; (2) in the event that said United States entitlement is integrated with other generating facilities, then Navajo Generating Station means that amount of power and energy from the integrated system which is attributable to the United States Navajo entitlement; (3) when the Navajo Generating Station is replaced at the end of its useful life or an alternative resource is established, then Navajo Generating Station means an amount of power and energy equivalent to the present United States entitlement from Navajo, from the replacement resource. (b) All terms used herein that are defined in the Colorado River Compact shall have the meanings therein defined.
DOI
navigable waters - those parts of streams or other bodies of water over which Congress has jurisdiction under its
authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States, and which either in their natural or improved condition notwithstanding interruptions between the navigable parts of such streams or waters by falls, shallows, or rapids compelling land carriage, are used or suitable for use for the
transportation of persons or property in interstate or foreign commerce, including therein all such

interrupting falls, shallows, or rapids, together with such other parts of streams as shall have been authorized by Congress for improvement by the United States or shall have been recommended to Congress for such improvement after investigation under its authority.

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new United Nations peacekeeping operation - any existing or otherwise ongoing United Nations peacekeeping
operation- (A) where the authorized force strength is to be expanded; (B) that is to be authorized to operate in a country in which it was not previously authorized to operate; or (C) the mandate of which is to be
changed so that the  operation would be engaged in significant additional or significantly different functions.
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noncontiguous trade - (A) trade between- (i) one of the contiguous 48 States; and (ii) Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States; and (B) trade between-(i) a place in Alaska,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States; and(ii) another place in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States.
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nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign assistance - (A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act
of 196, other than- assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations that is made available for any program, project, or activity eligible for assistance; any other narcotics-related assistance
but any such assistance provided under this clause shall be subject to the prior notification procedures applicable to reprogrammings; disaster relief assistance, including any assistance; antiterrorism assistance; assistance for refugees; humanitarian and other development assistance in support of programs, relating to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and other programs involving trade-related or humanitarian assistance; and (B) sales, or financing on any terms, under the Arms Export Control Act, other than sales or financing provided for narcotics-related purposes following notification in accordance with the prior notification procedures applicable to reprogrammings pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
nonindigenous species - any species or other viable biological material that enters an ecosystem beyond its
historic range, including any such organism transferred from one country into another.
DOI
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non-nuclear-weapon state - any country which is not a nuclear-weapon state, as defined Ded by Article IX (3)
of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed at Washington, London, and Moscow on
July 1, 1968.
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nonprofit organization - an incorporated or unincorporated entity that(A) is operating for religious,
charitable, or educational purposes; and(B) does not provide net earnings to, or operate in any other
manner that inures to the benefit of, any officer, employee, or shareholder of the entity.
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nonprofit organization - any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that- (A) is
operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest; (B) is not organized primarily for profit; and (C) uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand the operations of the organization.
nonprofit organization - any organization exempt from tax (but only with respect to a trade or business carried
on by such organization which is not an unrelated trade or business.
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nonproliferation - Actions to prevent the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by dissuading or impeding
access to, or distribution of, sensitive technologies, material, and expertise.  See also counterproliferation.
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objective - Something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal.
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occupied territory - Territory under the authority and effective control of a belligerent armed force and not being
administered pursuant to peace terms, treaty, or other agreement, express or implied, with the civil authority
of the territory.
offensive counterair attack operations - Offensive action by any part of the joint force in support of the
offensive counterair mission against surface targets which contribute to the enemy's air and missile
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capabilities.  Also called OCA attack operations.  See also counterair; offensive counterair.

DOD
offensive counterintelligence operation - A counterintelligence activity conducted to support Department of
Defense and national intelligence, operational, and contingency requirements, using a formally-recruited
asset or notional persona, to develop information on, and provide information, materials, or equipment to, a
foreign intelligence entity to penetrate the foreign intelligence entity or exploit, disrupt, or manipulate the target in order to counter terrorism, espionage, or other clandestine intelligence activities that threaten the
security of the Department of Defense or the United States.  Also called OFCO.
DOD
offensive counterintelligence operation - A counterintelligence activity conducted to support Department of
Defense and national intelligence, operational, and contingency requirements, using a formally-recruited
asset or notional persona, to develop information on, and provide information, materials, or equipment to, a
foreign intelligence entity to penetrate the foreign intelligence entity or exploit, disrupt, or manipulate the target in order to counter terrorism, espionage, or other clandestine intelligence activities that threaten the security of the Department of Defense or the United States. Also called OFCO.
offensive cyberspace operations - Cyberspace operations intended to project power by the application of force
in or through cyberspace.  Also called OCO.
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offset - the entire range of industrial and commercial benefits provided to foreign governments as an inducement
or condition to purchase military goods or services, including benefits such as coproduction, licensed
production, subcontracting, technology transfer, in-country procurement, marketing and financial assistance, and joint ventures.
DOS
offset agreement - an agreement, arrangement, or understanding between a United States supplier of defense
articles or defense services and a foreign country under which the supplier agrees to purchase or acquire, or to promote the purchase or acquisition by other United States persons of, goods or services produced,
manufactured, grown, or extracted, in whole or in part, in that foreign country in consideration for the purchase by the foreign country of defense articles or defense services from the supplier.
offsets - compensation practices required as a condition of purchase in either government-to-government or
commercial sales of defense articles and/ or defense services as defined in the Arms Export Control Act, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
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DOD
operation - 1. A sequence of tactical actions with a common purpose or unifying theme.    2. A military action or
the carrying out of a strategic, operational, tactical, service, training, or administrative military mission.
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operation - any or all undertakings appropriate for management, operation, services, maintenance, security
(including the cost of security personnel), or financing in connection with a low-income housing project. The term also means the financing of tenant programs and services for families residing in low-income housing projects, particularly where there is maximum feasible participation of the tenants in the development and operation of such tenant programs and services.
operation - any plant, equipment, facility, position, employment opportunity, production.
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DOD
operational control - The authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving
organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission.  Also called OPCON.  See also combatant
command; combatant command (command authority); tactical control.
operational control - the prevention of all unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by terrorists,
other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband.
DHS
overseas contingency operation - a military operation outside the United States and its territories and
possessions that is a contingency operation.
DOS
P5+1 countries - the United States, France, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the United
Kingdom, and Germany.
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DOJ
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participate in any peacekeeping operation under chapter VI of the charter of the United Nations or peace
enforcement operation under chapter VII of the charter of the United Nations - to assign members of
the Armed Forces of the United States to a United Nations military command structure as part of a peacekeeping operation under chapter VI of the charter of the United Nations or peace enforcement
operation under chapter VII of the charter of the United Nations in which those members of the Armed Forces of the United States are subject to the command or operational control of one or more foreign military officers not appointed in conformity with the Constitution of the United States.
DOD
peace building - Stability actions, predominately diplomatic and economic, that strengthen and rebuild
governmental infrastructure and institutions in order to avoid a relapse into conflict.  Also called PB.  See
also peace enforcement; peacekeeping; peacemaking; peace operations.
DOD
peace enforcement - Application of military force, or the threat of its use, normally pursuant to international
authorization, to compel compliance with resolutions or sanctions designed to maintain or restore peace and
order.  See also peace building; peacekeeping; peacemaking; peace operations.
DOD
peace operations - A broad term that encompasses multiagency and multinational crisis response and limited
contingency operations involving all instruments of national power with military missions to contain conflict, redress the peace, and shape the environment to support reconciliation and rebuilding and facilitate
the transition to legitimate governance.  Also called PO.  See also peace building; peace enforcement;
peacekeeping; and peacemaking.
DOD
peacekeeping - Military operations undertaken with the consent of all major parties to a dispute, designed to
monitor and facilitate implementation of an agreement (cease fire, truce, or other such agreement) and
support diplomatic efforts to reach a long-term political settlement.  See also peace building; peace
enforcement; peacemaking; peace operations.
peacekeeping force - those personnel assigned to a force engaged in a peacekeeping operation authorized by the
United Nations Security Council.
DOD
DOS
peacekeeping operation under chapter VI of the charter of the United Nations or peace enforcement
operation under chapter VII of the charter of the United Nations - any military operation to maintain or
restore international peace and security that- (A) is authorized by the United Nations Security Council under chapter VI or VII of the charter of the United Nations; and (B) is paid for from assessed contributions of United Nations members that are made available for peacekeeping or peace enforcement activities.
DOD
peacemaking - The process of diplomacy, mediation, negotiation, or other forms of peaceful settlements that
arranges an end to a dispute and resolves issues that led to it.  See also peace building; peace enforcement;
peacekeeping; peace operations.
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USAID
phase zero - Encompasses all activities prior to the beginning of Phase I (deter/ engage) of a military campaignthat is, everything that can be done to prevent conflicts from developing in the first place. Executed
properly, Phase Zero consists of shaping operations that are continuous and adaptive. Its ultimate goal is to promote stability and peace by building capacity in partner nations that enables them to be cooperative, trained, and prepared to help prevent or limit conflicts.  For the United States, this approach is typically nonkinetic and places heavy emphasis on interagency support and coordination.  In many instances, Phase Zero involves execution of a broad national strategy where the Department of Defense (DOD) is not the lead agency and its programs are only one part of the larger U.S. Government effort.
DOS
political activities - any activity that the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in any
way influence any agency or official of the Government of the United States or any section of the public within the United States with reference to formulating, adopting, or changing the domestic or foreign
policies of the United States or with reference to the political or public interests, policies, or relations of a
government of a foreign country or a foreign political party.
political-military - Refers to the broad discipline of integrating diplomacy with military power to foster a stable
and secure international environment; generally applied at the strategic/ global level.  Also called POL-MIL.
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DOI
powers of self-government - and includes all governmental powers possessed by an Indian tribe, executive,
legislative, and judicial, and all offices, bodies, and tribunals by and through which they are executed, including courts of Indian offenses; and means the inherent power of Indian tribes, hereby recognized and affirmed, to exercise criminal jurisdiction over all Indians.
DHS/
FEMA
preparedness - Actions that involve a combination of planning, resources, training, exercising, and organizing to
build, sustain, and improve operational capabilities. Preparedness is the process of identifying the personnel,
training, and equipment needed for a wide range of potential incidents, and developing jurisdiction-specific plans for delivering capabilities when needed for an incident.
DHS
preparedness - activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve readiness capabilities to prevent, protect
against, respond to, and recover from natural or man-made incidents activities and measures designed or undertaken to prepare for or minimize the effects of a natural or man-made hazard upon the civilian population, to deal with the immediate emergency conditions that would be created by the hazard, and to
effectuate emergency repairs to, or the emergency restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or
damaged by the hazard; is a continuous operationally focused process for establishing guidelines, protocols,
and standards for planning, training and exercises, personnel qualification and certification, equipment certification, and publication management.
DHS
prevention - actions taken and measures put in place for the continual assessment and  readiness of necessary
actions to reduce risk of threats and vulnerabilities, to intervene and stop an occurrence, or to mitigate effects  involves prescribed actions and measures put in place to impede the success of a natural or manmade disaster from adversely affecting the safety, security, or continuity of the Nation, critical
infrastructures its citizens, and citizen's civil rights or civil liberties.
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FEMA
prevention - Actions to avoid an incident or to intervene to stop an incident from occurring. Prevention involves
actions to protect lives and property. It involves applying intelligence and other information to a range of activities that may include such countermeasures as deterrence operations; heightened inspections; improved surveillance and security operations; investigations to determine the full nature and source of the threat;
public health and agricultural surveillance and testing processes; immunizations, isolation, or quarantine; and, as appropriate, specific law enforcement operations aimed at deterring, preempting, interdicting, or disrupting illegal activity and apprehending potential perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
prevention - any activity undertaken to avoid, prevent, or stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism.
DHS
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prevention - those capabilities necessary to avoid, prevent, or stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism.
Prevention capabilities include, but are not limited to, information sharing and warning; domestic counterterrorism; and preventing the acquisition or use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) . For purposes of the prevention framework called for in this directive, the term prevention refers to preventing
imminent threats.
prevention activities -activities to prevent substance abuse.
DHHS
prevention -In space usage, measures to preclude an adversary's hostile use of United States or third-party space
systems and services.  See also space control.
DOD
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DOD
prevention of WMD proliferation and terrorism - activities under(A) the programs specified in the
National Defense Authorization Act 1997 ;(B) the programs for which appropriations are authorized by the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003; (C) programs authorized by Title
22 and programs authorized ; and (D) a program of any agency of the Federal Government having a purpose
similar to that of any of the programs identified in subparagraphs (A) through (C), as designated by the United States Coordinator for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
and the head of the agency.
DVA
preventive health services - (A) periodic medical and dental exams; (B) patient health education (including
nutrition education); (C) maintenance of drug use profiles, patient drug monitoring, and drug utilization
education; (D) mental health preventive services;(E) substance abuse prevention measures;(F) immunizations against infectious disease; (G) prevention of musculoskeletal deformity or other gradually developing disabilities of a metabolic or degenerative nature;(H) genetic counseling concerning inheritance of genetically determined diseases;(I) routine vision testing and eye care services;(J) periodic reexamination of members of likely target populations (high-risk groups) for selected diseases and for functional decline of sensory organs, together with attendant appropriate remedial intervention; and (K) such other health-care services as the Secretary may determine to be necessary to provide effective and
economical preventive health care.
DOD
preventive maintenance - The care and servicing by personnel for the purpose of maintaining equipment and
facilities in satisfactory operating condition by providing for systematic inspection, detection, and correction
of incipient failures either before they occur or before they develop into major defects.
DOD
preventive medicine - The anticipation, communication, prediction, identification, prevention, education, risk
assessment, and control of communicable diseases, illnesses and exposure to endemic, occupational, and
environmental threats.  Also called PVNTMED.
DOI
primary energy source - the fuel or fuels used for the generation of electric energy, except that such term does
not include, as determined under rules prescribed by the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of
Energy (i) the minimum amounts of fuel required for ignition, startup, testing, flame stabilization, and
control uses, and (ii) the minimum amounts of fuel required to alleviate or prevent(I) unanticipated equipment outages, and(II) emergencies, directly affecting the public health, safety, or welfare, which
would result from electric power outages.
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private sector - all persons or entities in the United States, including individuals, partnerships, associations,
corporations, and educational and nonprofit institutions, but shall not include State, local, or tribal governments.
DOD
private sector - An umbrella term that may be applied to any or all of the nonpublic or commercial individuals
and businesses, specified nonprofit organizations, most of academia and other scholastic institutions, and
selected nongovernmental organizations.
DHS
private sector - entities and persons, including for-profit and non-profit, which are not part of any government
includes individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, associations, and corporations, private voluntary organizations and non-public educational institutions, as well as all other nonprofit institutions.
private sector - Organizations and entities that are not part of any governmental structure. The private sector
includes for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, formal and informal structures, commerce, and industry.
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DOD
private sector - persons outside government who are critically involved in ensuring that public and private
preparedness and response efforts are integrated as part of the Nation's Critical Infrastructure or Key
Resources (CIKR), including:(1) corporate owners and operators determined by the Secretary of Homeland
Security to be part of the CIKR; (2) subject matter experts selected to assist the Federal or State CIKR;(3) personnel serving in specific leadership positions of CIKR coordination, operations, and oversight; (4) employees of corporate entities relating to the protection of CIKR; or(5) other persons not otherwise

eligible for the granting of a personnel security clearance pursuant to Executive Order 12829, as amended, who are determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to require a personnel security clearance.

prospecting - any activity, including logistic support, the purpose of which is the identification of mineral
resource potential for possible exploration and development.
DOI
DOD
protection - 1. Preservation of the effectiveness and survivability of mission-related military and nonmilitary
personnel, equipment, facilities, information, and infrastructure deployed or located within or outside the boundaries of a given operational area.    2. In space usage, active and passive defensive measures to ensure that United States and friendly space systems perform as designed by seeking to overcome an adversary's attempts to negate them and to minimize damage if negation is attempted.  See also mission-oriented
protective posture; space control.
DHS
protection - actions or measures taken to cover or shield from exposure, injury, or destruction includes such
actions and measures needed to ensure protective reactions do not unnecessarily interfere with citizen's freedoms and liberties.
White
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protection - those capabilities necessary to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and manmade or natural
disasters. Protection capabilities include, but are not limited to, defense against WMD threats; defense of agriculture and food; critical infrastructure protection; protection of key leadership and events; border security; maritime security; transportation security; immigration security; and cybersecurity.
DOD
provincial reconstruction team - A civil-military team designed to improve stability in a given area by helping
build the legitimacy and effectiveness of a host nation local or provincial government in providing security
to its citizens and delivering essential government services.  Also called PRT.
DOD
public diplomacy - 1. Those overt international public information activities of the United States Government
designed to promote United States foreign policy objectives by seeking to understand, inform, and influence foreign audiences and opinion makers, and by broadening the dialogue between American citizens and institutions and their counterparts abroad.  2. In peace building, civilian agency efforts to promote an
understanding of the reconstruction efforts, rule of law, and civic responsibility through public affairs and
international public diplomacy operations.
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USAID
public diplomacy - Programs, policies, and actions supporting the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and
objectives, advancing national interests, and enhancing national security by informing and influencing
foreign publics and by expanding and strengthening the relationship between the people and government of the United States and citizens of the rest of the world. (see also Strategic Communications).
White
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public health - the protection, improvement and promotion of the health and safety of all people. For example,
public health databases include spatial data on mortality and natality events, infectious and notifiable diseases, incident cancer cases, behavioral risk factor and tuberculosis surveillance, hazardous substance releases and health effects, hospital statistics and other similar data.
DHHS
public health - The science and practice of protecting and improving the overall health of the community through
disease prevention and early diagnosis, control of communicable diseases, health education, injury prevention, sanitation, and protection from environmental hazards."
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public vessel - a governmental vessel that is not in commercial service. It should be noted that a sovereigncontrolled foreign-flag vessel that is engaged in commercial service is not a public vessel and is subject to
maritime safety and environment laws.
public vessel - a vessel that- (A) is owned, or demise chartered, and operated by the United States Government or
a government of a foreign country; and (B) is not engaged in commercial service.
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USDA
qualified agricultural countermeasure - an agricultural countermeasure that the Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines to be a priority in order to address an agricultural biosecurity threat.
DHS
qualified anti-terrorism technology - any product, equipment, service (including support services), device, or
technology (including information technology) designed, developed, modified, or procured for the specific purpose of preventing, detecting, identifying, or deterring acts of terrorism or limiting the harm such acts might otherwise cause, that is designated as such by the Secretary.
DOD
qualified countermeasure - (A) that is approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or the Public
Health Service Act, or that is approved of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for use as such a countermeasure to a biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent identified as a material threat ; or (B) with respect to which the Secretary of Health and Human Services makes a determination that sufficient and satisfactory clinical experience or research data (including data, if available, from preclinical and
clinical trials) exists to support a reasonable conclusion that the product will qualify for such approval or licensing for use as such a countermeasure.
DHS
radicalization - process through which an individual changes from a non-violent belief system to a belief system
that includes the willingness to actively advocate, facilitate, or use unlawful violence as a method to effect
societal or political change.
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USAID
rapid response - Reacting to current events that effect the political transition in a timely manner to widen the
window of opportunity, keep that window from closing, open a new window, or some combination of the three. Since timing is critical, the response should happen in as little as days if possible.
raw ivory - any African elephant tusk, and any piece thereof, the surface of which, polished or unpolished, is
unaltered or minimally carved.
DOI
readiness - condition of being prepared and capable to act or respond as required.
DHS
readiness - The ability of military forces to fight and meet the demands of assigned missions.  See also national
military strategy.
DOD
readiness - the ability to serve Veterans and eligible beneficiaries now and on a day-to-day routine basis.
DVA
ready reserve - The Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve liable for active duty as prescribed by law.
See also active duty; Individual Ready Reserve; Selected Reserve.
DOD
DOD
request for assistance - A request based on mission requirements and expressed in terms of desired outcome,
formally asking the Department of Defense to provide assistance to a local, state, tribal, or other federal
agency.  Also called RFA.
DOI
reservations - national forests, tribal lands embraced within Indian reservations, military reservations, and other
lands and interests in lands owned by the United States, and withdrawn, reserved, or withheld from private appropriation and disposal under the public land laws; also lands and interests in lands acquired and held for any public purposes; but shall not include national monuments or national parks.
reserve components - Emergency supplemental forces that consist of the Army and Air National Guards and the
Army, Naval, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Reserves.
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USAID
reserved works - any project facility at which the Secretary carries out the operation and maintenance of the
project facility.
DOI
resistance movement - An organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to resist the
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legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability.

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risk - A measure of the extent to which an entity is threatened by a potential circumstance or event, and is
typically a function of - (i) the adverse impacts that would arise if the circumstance or event occurs; and (ii)
the likelihood of occurrence.
White
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risk - a measure of the extent to which an entity is threatened by a potential circumstance or event, and typically
is a function of: (i) the adverse impact, or magnitude of harm, that would arise if the circumstance or event
occurs; and (ii) the likelihood of occurrence.
risk - a measure of the probability and severity of undesirable consequences.
DHS
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USAID
risk - As it pertains to source selection, is the potential for unsuccessful contract performance. The consideration
of risk assesses the degree to which an offerors proposed approach to achieving the technical factor or subfactor may involve risk of disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance, the need for increased U.S. Government oversight, and the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance. For firm fixed-price contracts, the reference to increased cost may be removed from the risk definition.
risk - potential for an unwanted outcome as determined by its likelihood and the consequences potential for an
adverse outcome assessed as a function of hazard/ threats, assets and their vulnerabilities, and consequences.
DHS
risk - Probability and severity of loss linked to hazards.  See also hazard; risk management.
DOD
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USAID
risk - The net mission impact considering - (1) the probability that a particular threat-source will exercise
(accidentally trigger or intentionally exploit) a particular IT system vulnerability; and (2) the resulting
impact if this should occur. IT system-related risks arise from legal liability or mission loss due to - (1) Unauthorized (malicious or accidental) disclosure, modification, or destruction of information; (2) Unintentional errors and omissions; (3) IT disruptions due to natural or man-made disasters; and (4) Failure to exercise due care and diligence in the implementation and operation of the IT system.
risk - The potential for encountering negative technical, costs, or schedule impacts in a project.
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USAID
risk acceptance - explicit or implicit decision not to take an action that would affect all or part of a particular
risk.
DHS
risk analysis - systematic examination of the components and characteristics of risk.
DHS
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USAID
risk assessment - A documented review of the susceptibility of an assessable unit, program, or activity to the
occurrence of fraud, waste, loss, unauthorized use, misappropriation, or susceptibility to generate significant
improper payments. General reviews will focus on areas such as the existing inherent risk or vulnerability, existing general control environment and safeguards in place, and adherence to the internal control standards. The Department will employ a systematic method of reviewing all programs and activities to identify programs and activities that are susceptible to significant improper payments.
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USAID
risk assessment - A method to calculate risk. Risk is the result of three factors -  (1) The impact or consequences
of an undesirable event that causes the loss of or damage to a Department asset (i.e., people, information, equipment, facilities, activities, and operations);  (2) The threat or likelihood that undesirable event will occur; and  (3) All vulnerabilities associated with that undesirable event.
DHS
risk assessment - an evaluation of-(A) the potential for the introduction, establishment or spread of a pest or
disease and associated biological and economic consequences; or(B) the potential for adverse effects on
human or animal life or health arising from the presence of an additive, contaminant, toxin or diseasecausing organism in a food, beverage, or feedstuff.
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FEMA
risk assessment - an on-site investigation to determine and report the existence, nature, severity and location of
lead-based paint hazards in residential dwellings, including- (A) information gathering regarding the age and history of the housing and occupancy by children under age 6;(B) visual inspection;(C) limited wipe sampling or other environmental sampling techniques; (D) other activity as may be appropriate; and (E)
provision of a report explaining the results of the investigation.
DHS
risk assessment - product or process evaluating information based on a set of criteria and assigns values to risks
for the purpose of informing priorities, developing or comparing courses of action, and informing decision making appraisal of the risks facing an entity, asset, system, network, geographic area or other grouping3
risk assessment - The identification and assessment of hazards (first two steps of risk management process).
Also called RA.
DOD
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USAID
risk assessment - The process of identifying risks to organizational operations (including mission, functions,
image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation, arising through the operation of an information system.
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USAID
risk assessment - The process of identifying the risks to system security and determining the probability of
occurrence, the resulting impact, and additional safeguards that would mitigate this impact. This is part of
risk management and synonymous with risk analysis.
risk governance - actors, rules, practices, processes, and mechanisms concerned with how risk is analyzed,
managed, and communicated.
DHS
DOI
rock dust - pulverized limestone, dolomite, gypsum, anhydrite, shale, adobe, or other inert material, preferably
light colored, 100 per centum of which will pass through a sieve having twenty meshes per linear inch and 70 per centum or more of which will pass through a sieve having two hundred meshes per linear inch; the particles of which when wetted and dried will not cohere to form a cake which will not be dispersed into
separate particles by a light blast of air; and which does not contain more than 5 per centum of combustible matter or more than a total of 4 per centum of free and combined silica (SiO2), or, where the Secretary finds
that such silica concentrations are not available, which does not contain more than 5 per centum of free and combined silica.
Rome Statute - the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted by the United Nations Diplomatic
Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court on July 17, 1998.
DOS
root cause - initiating cause of a causal chain which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.
DHS
root cause analysis  - method for identifying the underlying causes of why something occurred.
DHS
DOD
rules of engagement - Directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the circumstances and
limitations under which United States forces will initiate and/ or continue combat engagement with other
forces encountered.  Also called ROE.  See also law of war.
sacred objects - specific ceremonial objects which are needed by traditional Native American religious leaders
for the practice of traditional Native American religions by their present day adherents
DOI
DOD
safe haven - 1. Designated area(s) to which noncombatant evacuees of the United States Government's
responsibility and commercial vehicles and materiel may be evacuated during a domestic or other valid emergency.    2. A protected body of water or the well deck of an amphibious ship used by small craft operating offshore for refuge from storms or heavy seas.
safe haven - The temporary storage of a posts valuable records in the Department or a nearby post deemed
appropriate until hostilities subside.
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USAID
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USAID
scenario mapping - A structured strategic thinking process in which emerging issues and critical events are
projected to occur over the next 3 to 6 months; each scenario presents a different projection/ forecast. The process facilitates shorter-term strategic thinking-planning around the emerging issues and critical events pertinent to political transition.
DHS
secure - to gain possession of and/ or to ensure protection from unauthorized use, harm, loss or risk to reduce risk
and protect information and/ or critical infrastructure from a terrorist attack, natural disaster, or other type of
incident, either malicious or unintentional.
secure/ security - reducing the risk to critical infrastructure by physical means or defense cyber measures to
intrusions, attacks, or the effects of natural or manmade disasters.
White
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DOD
security - 1. Measures taken by a military unit, activity, or installation to protect itself against all acts designed
to, or which may, impair its effectiveness.    2. A condition that results from the establishment and
maintenance of protective measures that ensure a state of inviolability from hostile acts or influences.    3. With respect to classified matter, the condition that prevents unauthorized persons from having access to
official information that is safeguarded in the interests of national security.  See also national security.
DOC
security - any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, security-based swap, bond, debenture, evidence of
indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust
certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or
privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a security, or any certificate of interest or participation in,
temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing.
security - condition that results from the establishment and maintenance of protective measures that ensure a
state of inviolability from hostile acts or influences.
DHS
security - the protection of the Nation and its people, vital interests, and way of life.
White
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DOS
security assistance - (A) assistance (military assistance) or (economic support fund) or (military education and
training) or (peacekeeping operations) or (antiterrorism assistance); (B) sales of defense articles or services,
extensions of credits (including participations in credits), and guaranties of loans under the Arms Export Control Act; or (C) any license in effect with respect to the export to or for the armed forces, police, intelligence, or other internal security forces of a foreign country of (i) defense articles or defense services
under the Armed Export Control Act; or (ii) items listed under the Commerce Control List contained in title
15, Code of Federal Regulations.
DOS
security assistance - (A) assistance under part II (military assistance) or part IV (economic support fund) or part
V (military education and training) or part VI (peacekeeping operations) or part VIII (antiterrorism
assistance) of this subchapter; (B) sales of defense articles or services, extensions of credits (including participations in credits), and guaranties of loans under the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.]; or (C) any license in effect with respect to the export to or for the armed forces, police, intelligence, or
other internal security forces of a foreign country.
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USAID
security assistance - A group of programs authorized by [Title 22], as amended, or other related statutes by
which the United States provides defense articles, military training, and other defense-related services by grant, loan, credit, cash sales, or lease, in furtherance of national policies and objectives. State's Bureau of
Political-Military Affairs (PM) develops military assistance policy and manages security assistance funding for Foreign Military Financing (FMF), International Military Education and Training (IMET), and Peacekeeping Operations (PKO).  Those security assistance programs that are administered by DoD are a

subset of security cooperation.  Also called SA.

DOD
security assistance - Group of programs authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and
the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended, or other related statutes by which the United States
provides defense articles, military training, and other defense-related services by grant, loan, credit, or cash sales in furtherance of national policies and objectives.  Security assistance is an element of security cooperation funded and authorized by Department of State to be administered by Department of Defense/
Defense Security Cooperation Agency.  Also called SA.  See also security cooperation.
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USAID
security assistance -(A) assistance (military assistance) or (economic support fund) or (military education and
training) or (peacekeeping operations) or (antiterrorism assistance); (B) sales of defense articles or services, extensions of credits (including participations in credits), and guaranties of loans under the Arms Export
Control Act; or (C) any license in effect with respect to the export to or for the armed forces, police, intelligence, or other internal security forces of a foreign country of (i) defense articles or defense services
under the Armed Export Control Act; or (ii) items listed under the Commerce Control List, Code of Federal Regulations.
DOS/
USAID
security cooperation - Activities undertaken by DoD to encourage and enable international partners to work with
the United States to achieve strategic objectives. It includes all DoD interactions with foreign defense and security establishments, including all DoD-administered security assistance programs, that: build defense
and security relationships that promote specific U.S. security interests, including all international armaments
cooperation activities and security assistance activities; develop allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations; and provide U.S. forces with peacetime and contingency access to
host nations.  Also called SC.
DOD
security cooperation - All Department of Defense interactions with foreign defense establishments to build
defense relationships that promote specific US security interests, develop allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations, and provide US forces with peacetime and
contingency access to a host nation.  Also called SC.  See also security assistance.
DOD
security cooperation organization - All Department of Defense elements located in a foreign country with
assigned responsibilities for carrying out security assistance/ cooperation management functions.  It includes military assistance advisory groups, military missions and groups, offices of defense and military cooperation, liaison groups, and defense attache personnel designated to perform security assistance/
cooperation functions.  Also called SCO.
DOD
security force assistance - The Department of Defense activities that contribute to unified action by the US
Government to support the development of the capacity and capability of foreign security forces and their
supporting institutions.  Also called SFA.
DOS/
USAID
security force assistance - The DOD activities that contribute to unified action by the U.S. Government to
support the development of the capacity and capability of foreign security forces and their supporting
institutions.  Also called SFA.
DOS
security forces - any military or paramilitary forces, any police or other law enforcement agency (including any
police or other law enforcement agency at the regional or local level), and any intelligence agency of a
foreign government.
security forces - Duly constituted military, paramilitary, police, and constabulary forces of a state.
DOD
security functions -  security, law enforcement, investigations, and protective service functions.
DOS/
USAID
security sector assistance - The set of policies, programs and activities the U.S. uses to engage with partners and
help shape their policies and actions; help partners build and sustain capacity for security, safety and justice;
DOS/
USAID

and enable partners to help address common security challenges.  Also called SSA.

security sector reform - A comprehensive set of programs and activities undertaken by a host nation to
improve the way it provides safety, security, and justice. Also called SSR.
DOD
security sector reform - A comprehensive set of programs and activities undertaken to improve the way a host
nation provides safety, security, and justice.  Also called SSR.
DOD
DOS/
USAID
security sector reform - The set of policies, plans, programs, and activities that a government undertakes to
improve the way it provides safety, security, and justice. The overall objective is to provide these services in
a way that promotes an effective and legitimate public service that is transparent, accountable to civilian authority, and responsive to the needs of the public. From a donor perspective, SSR is an umbrella term that might include integrated activities in support of: defense and armed forces reform; civilian management and oversight; justice; police; corrections; intelligence reform; national security planning and strategy support; border management; disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR); and/ or reduction of armed
violence.   Also called SSR.
security service - Entity or component of a foreign government charged with responsibility for
counterespionage or internal security functions.
DOD
sensitive site - A geographically limited area that contains, but is not limited to, adversary information systems,
war crimes sites, critical government facilities, and areas suspected of containing high value targets.
DOD
DOS
severe forms of trafficking in persons - A) sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force,
fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age; or (B) the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services,
through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.
DOD
show of force - An operation designed to demonstrate US resolve that involves increased visibility of US
deployed forces in an attempt to defuse a specific situation that, if allowed to continue, may be detrimental
to US interests or national objectives.
site exploitation - A series of activities to recognize, collect, process, preserve, and analyze information,
personnel, and/ or materiel found during the conduct of operations.  Also called SE.
DOD
DOS/
USAID
situational forces - Groups of police, relief workers, host-government or paramilitary personnel, or potential
terrorist cells that present within an operational area arid that contribute to the uncertainty of conditions
within the environment of military operations other than war.
DOD
sociocultural analysis - The analysis of adversaries and other relevant actors that integrates concepts,
knowledge, and understanding of societies, populations, and other groups of people, including their
activities, relationships, and perspectives across time and space at varying scales.  Also called SCA.
sociocultural factors - The social, cultural, and behavioral factors characterizing the relationships and activities
of the population of a specific region or operational environment.
DOD
DOD
special operations - Operations requiring unique modes of employment, tactical techniques, equipment and
training often conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and characterized by one or
more of the following: time sensitive, clandestine, low visibility, conducted with and/ or through indigenous
forces, requiring regional expertise, and/ or a high degree of risk.
DOS/
USAID
specified terrorist attack - any terrorist activity conducted against the Government or people of the United
States on September 11, 2001. This includes the attacks on the World Trade Center area and the Pentagon, as well as the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. It does not include the subsequent anthrax attacks or other

previous or subsequent terrorist activities.

spyware - Software secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system to gather information on
individuals or organizations without their knowledge; a type of malicious code.
DOS/
USAID
DOD
stability operations - An overarching term encompassing various military missions, tasks, and activities
conducted outside the United States in coordination with other instruments of national power to maintain or reestablish a safe and secure environment, provide essential governmental services, emergency
infrastructure reconstruction, and humanitarian relief.
DOS/
USAID
Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Operations - A core U.S. military mission that includes
activities across the peace-war spectrum that are conducted to establish or maintain order in states or regions in order to achieve sustainable peace, while advancing U.S. interests.
stabilization - Pertains to promoting activities that ready a situation or prepare the ground for a longer-term
agenda. Lays the tracks, prevents backsliding or eruption to greater conflict.
DOS/
USAID
DOS/
USAID
stabilization - The process of bringing about stability; or the process by which underlying tensions that might
lead to resurgence in violence and a break-down in law and order are managed and reduced, while efforts are made to support preconditions for successful longer-term development.
DOS/
USAID
standard operating procedure  - The specific references made in this subchapter to auxiliary and supplementary
material that further details procedures and processes that apply to the FS assignment process.  Also called SOP.
DOD
standard operating procedure - A set of instructions applicable to those features of operations that lend
themselves to a definite or standardized procedure without loss of effectiveness.  Also called SOP; standing
operating procedure.
DHS/
FEMA
standard operating procedure - Complete reference document or an operations manual that provides the
purpose, authorities, duration, and details for the preferred method of performing a single function or a
number of interrelated functions in a uniform manner.  Also called SOP.
DOS/
USAID
steady state activities - Foundational activities, which include ongoing operations, security cooperation and other
shaping or preventive activities.  (GEF 2010)  Those day-to-day activities executed overseas by United
States Government entities to create conditions favorable to the United States exclusive of combat activities.
steady state  - routine, day-to-day operations.
DHS
DOS/
USAID
strategic communication - The focused USG efforts to understand and engage key audiences to create,
strengthen, and preserve conditions for the advancement of USG interests, policies, and objectives through the use of coordinated programs, plans, themes, messages, and products synchronized with the actions of all instruments of national power.
DOS/
USAID
strategic end states - Broadly expressed conditions designed to guide the Department's employment of the force
in pursuit of National Security Strategy and Defense Strategy aims.  Strategic end states assist planners in determining how to apply resources (forces, time, funding and level of effort).  In most cases, strategic end
states reflect long term goals that cannot be achieved during the life of the 2010 GEF or a single campaign plan.  Additionally, most end states exceed a command's capability to achieve alone and can only be
achieved through integrated USG effort.
submersible vessel - a vessel that is capable of operating below the surface of the water.
DOT/
Maritim
e
DOD
supported commander - 1. The commander having primary responsibility for all aspects of a task assigned by
the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan or other joint operation planning authority.  2. In the context of joint operation planning, the commander who prepares operation plans or operation orders in response to requirements of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  3. In the context of a support command
relationship, the commander who receives assistance from another commander's force or capabilities, and who is responsible for ensuring that the supporting commander understands the assistance required.  See
also support; supporting commander.
DOD
supporting commander - 1. A commander who provides augmentation forces or other support to a supported
commander or who develops a supporting plan.  2. In the context of a support command relationship, the commander who aids, protects, complements, or sustains another commander's force, and who is
responsible for providing the assistance required by the supported commander.
DOD
tactical control - The authority over forces that is limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or
maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned.  Also called
TACON.  See also combatant command; combatant command (command authority); operational control.
DOS/
USAID
target actors  - Individuals, groups of individuals or specific populations that are integral to the political
transition; they offer real, potential or perceived influence, leadership in the transition; they do or potentially
can impact the transition; generate or sustain momentum; they have defined or evolving interests in the transition.
target areas - Communities, locations, places venues that are integral to political transition; they represent a
nexus of emerging issues, critical events, target actors; often possess symbolic significance in the transition.
DOS/
USAID
task performance observations - A list of joint training audience members, objectives, observer reports, and an
executive summary for the commander's review and evaluation.
DOS/
USAID
DOI
technical assistance - i) technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities, such
as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of conservation practices; and (ii) technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses.
technical assistance - technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural
resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses.
DOI
DHS
terrorism - any activity that (A) involves an act that (i) is dangerous to human life or potentially destructive
of critical infrastructure or key resources; and (ii) is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or
of any State or other subdivision of the United States; and (B) appears to be intended(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion;
or(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.
DHS/
FEMA
terrorism - As defined under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, any activity that involves an act dangerous to
human life or potentially destructive of critical infrastructure or key resources; is a violation of the criminal
laws of the United States or of any State or other subdivision of the United States in which it occurs; and is intended to intimidate or coerce the civilian population or influence or affect the conduct of a government
by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.
DHS
terrorism - premeditated  threat or act of violence, against persons, property, environmental, or economic targets,
to induce fear or to intimidate, coerce or affect a government, the civilian population, or any segment
thereof, in furtherance of political, social, ideological, or religious objectives.
terrorism - premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational
DOS

groups or clandestine agents.

DOD
terrorism - The unlawful use of violence or threat of violence, often motivated by religious, political, or other
ideological beliefs, to instill fear and coerce governments or societies in pursuit of goals that are usually
political.  See also antiterrorism; combating terrorism; counterterrorism; force protection condition.
DHS
terrorism information - (A) all information, whether collected, produced, or distributed by intelligence, law
enforcement, military, homeland security, or other activities relating to(i) the existence, organization, capabilities, plans, intentions, vulnerabilities, means of finance or material support, or activities of foreign or international terrorist groups or individuals, or of domestic groups or individuals involved in transnational terrorism; (ii) threats posed by such groups or individuals to the United States, United States persons, or United States interests, or to those of other nations; (iii) communications of or by such groups or individuals; or (iv) groups or individuals reasonably believed to be assisting or associated with such groups or individuals; and (B) includes weapons of mass destruction information.
DHS
terrorism information - information relating to (1) the existence, organization, capabilities, plans, intentions,
vulnerabilities, means of finance or material support, or activities of foreign or international terrorist groups or individuals, or of domestic groups or individuals involved in transnational terrorism; (2) threats posed by such groups or individuals to the United States, United States Persons, or United States interests, or to those of other nations; (3) communications of or by such groups or individuals; or (4) groups or individuals reasonably believed to be assisting or associated with such groups or individuals whether collected,
produced, or distributed by intelligence, law enforcement, military, homeland security, or other activities.
DOS/
USAID
terrorism-related information - terrorism information, identified as terrorism-related information throughout
this policy - (1) The existence, organization, capabilities, plans, intentions, vulnerabilities, means of finance or material support, or activities of foreign or international terrorist groups or individuals, or of domestic groups or individuals involved in transnational terrorism; (2) Threats posed by such groups or individuals to the United States, U.S. persons, or U.S. interests, or to those of other nations; (3) Communications of or by such groups or individuals; (4) Groups or individuals reasonably believed to be assisting or associated with such groups or individuals; and (5) Weapons of mass destruction information.
DHS
terrorist activity - any activity which is unlawful under the laws of the place where it is committed (or which, if
it had been committed in the United States, would be unlawful under the laws of the United States or any State) and which involves any of the following: (I) The highjacking or sabotage of any conveyance (including an aircraft, vessel, or vehicle). (II) The seizing or detaining, and threatening to kill, injure, or
continue to detain, another individual in order to compel a third person (including a governmental organization) to do or abstain from doing any act as an explicit or implicit condition for the release of the individual seized or detained.  (III) A violent attack upon an internationally protected person or upon the liberty of such a person.  (IV) An assassination. (V) The use of any  (a) biological agent, chemical agent,
or nuclear weapon or device, or  (b) explosive, firearm, or other weapon or dangerous device (other than for mere personal monetary gain),  with intent to endanger, directly or indirectly, the safety of one or more
individuals or to cause substantial damage to property.  (VI) A threat, attempt, or conspiracy to do any of the foregoing.
terrorist group - any group practicing, or which has significant subgroups which practice, international
terrorism.
DOS
DOS/
USAID
terrorist organization - (1) (U) Terrorist organization, includes both designated terrorist organizations and
undesignated terrorist organizations -(a) An organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) under INA.  This designation has implications beyond the INA, including penalties under U.S. criminal law. Aliens who engage in certain activities in connection with these
organizations can be rendered inadmissible under the INA. Organizations currently designated as FTOs and information about the designation process can be found on the S/ CT website. (b) An organization designated by the Secretary of State for inclusion in the Terrorist Exclusion List (TEL). The TEL
designation is for immigration purposes only. Information about the designation process can be found on the

S/ CT website. (c) An organization that has not been designated but is a group of two or more individuals, whether organized or not, that engages in, or has a subgroup that engages in, terrorist activities. With respect to undesignated terrorist organizations - (iii) Where a finding of inadmissibility would involve an undesignated terrorist organization, the alien may overcome the finding by demonstrating, by clear and convincing evidence, that the alien did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the organization was a terrorist organization (except with respect to representatives of undesignated terrorist organizations, those who persuade others to support an undesignated terrorist organization, and those who receive military-type training on behalf of an undesignated terrorist organization, for whom there is no such defense).

DHS
terrorist organization - an organization (I) designated;(II) otherwise designated, upon publication in the
Federal Register, by the Secretary of  State in consultation with or upon the request of the Attorney General
or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as a terrorist organization, after finding that the organization engages in the activities described in subclauses (I) through (VI) of clause (iv); or  (III) that is a group of two or more individuals, whether organized or not, which engages in, or has a subgroup which engages in, the activities described in subclauses (I) through (VI) of clause (iv).
DOS
terrorist sanctuary and sanctuary- an area in the territory of the country (A) that is used by a terrorist or
terrorist organization(i) to carry out terrorist activities, including training, fundraising, financing, and
recruitment; or(ii) as a transit point; and (B) the government of which expressly consents to, or with knowledge, allows, tolerates, or disregards such use of its territory and is not subject to a determination.
terrorist screening database - the terrorist screening database maintained by the Federal Government Terrorist
Screening Center or its successor.
DHS
DOD
terrorist threat level - A Department of Defense intelligence threat assessment of the level of terrorist threat
faced by United States personnel and interests in a foreign country; the levels are expressed as LOW,
MODERATE, SIGNIFICANT, and HIGH.
DOD
threat assessment - In antiterrorism, examining the capabilities, intentions, and activities, past and present, of
terrorist organizations as well as the security environment within which friendly forces operate to determine
the level of threat.  Also called TA.
DHS
threat assessment - product or process of evaluating information based on a set of criteria for entities, actions, or
occurrences, whether natural or man-made, that have or indicate the potential to harm life, information,
operations and/ or property.
DOJ
torture - an act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe
physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control.
traditional food -  wild game meat; (ii) fish; (iii) seafood; (iv) marine mammals; (v) plants; and (vi) berries.
DOI
traditional food - food that has traditionally been prepared and consumed by an Indian tribe.
DOI
training objective - A description of the training audience, the desired outcome of a training activity, and the
measures used to evaluate the learning outcome.
DOS/
USAID
DOS/
USAID
training proficiency assessment - An appraisal derived from the primary trainer's subjective assessment of an
organization by comparing collective evaluations of training competence over time and against joint
mission-essential tasks, conditions, and standards.  Also called TPA.
training proficiency evaluation - An objective assessment of an organization's achievement of training
objectives, conducted during the execution phase of the joint training system.   Also called TPE.
DOS/
USAID
DOS/
USAID
transition - A shift in the political situation at a critical juncture in a nation's history. Three kinds of transition
situations (these are basic conceptual frameworks for defining transitions - to show basic differences in the
environments in which we might work) that OTI works in: Transition to Democracy; Post-Conflict
Transition; Transitional Political Crisis (potential backsliding countries)
transitional military authority - Temporary military government exercising the functions of civil
administration in the absence of a legitimate civil authority.
DOD
DOI
tribal organization - (A) the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe; and (B) any legally established
organization of Indians that is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by the governing body or democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by the organization.
DOI
tribal organization - (i) the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other
organized community, including a Native village; or (ii) in connection with any personnel action, any local school board to which the governing body has delegated the authority to grant a waiver with respect to a personnel action.
DOS/
USAID
U.S. Forces - All armed U.S. troops, including those of the Coast Guard, as individuals and as a group, and all
equipment that belongs to the U.S. or that is being used, escorted, or conveyed by U.S. military personnel, including Type I and II Military Sealift Command vessels.
DOD
unconventional warfare - Activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce,
disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating through or with an underground,
auxiliary, and guerrilla force in a denied area.  Also called UW.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
United States assistance - (A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, other than urgent
humanitarian assistance or medicine;(B) sales and assistance under the Arms Export Control Act; (C) financing by the Commodity Credit Corporation for export sales of agricultural commodities; and(D) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act.
ODNI/
CIA/
DOD
United States assistance - (A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, other than urgent
humanitarian assistance or medicine;(B) sales and assistance under the Arms Export Control Act; (C) financing by the Commodity Credit Corporation for export sales of agricultural commodities; and(D) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act.
DOS/
USAID
United States assistance - (A) any assistance under this Act, other than any other narcotics-related assistance
under this part, but any such assistance provided under this clause shall be subject to the prior notification procedures applicable to reprogramming, disaster relief assistance, including any assistance, assistance
which involves the provision of food or medicine, and assistance for refugees; (B) sales, or financing on any terms, under the Arms Export Control Act; (C) the provision of agricultural commodities, other than food,
under the Food for Peace Act; and (D) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.
DOS
United States assistance - development and other economic assistance, including assistance made available
under the following provisions of law: (1) Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to development assistance). (2) Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the
economic support fund). (3) Chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Development Fund for Africa). (4) Chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet Union). (5) The Support for East European
Democracy Act.
DOS/
USAID
unity of command - The vesting of a single commander with the requisite authority to direct and coordinate the
actions of all forces employed toward a common objective.  Unity of command obtains the unity of effort
that is essential to the decisive application of all available combat power.  Subordinates are then focused on
attaining the overall objectives as communicated from a single commander.  In turn, this fosters freedom of action, decentralized control, and initiative.  Hierarchical organization principle that no subordinate should

report to more than one boss.

DOS/
USAID
unity of effort - 1. Coordination and cooperation toward common objectives, even if the participants are not
necessarily part of the same command or organization - the product of successful unified action. (DOD)  A
cooperative concept, which refers to coordination and communication among USG organizations toward the same common goals for success; in order to achieve unity of effort, it is not necessary for all organizations to be controlled under the same command structure, but it is necessary for each agency's efforts to be in harmony with the short- and long-term goals of the mission.  Unity of effort is based on four principles: Common understanding of the situation.  Common vision or goals for the R&S mission.  Coordination of efforts to ensure continued coherency.  Common measures of progress and ability to change course if
necessary.
DOS/
USAID
unity of purpose - 1. Coordination and cooperation among civilian and military actors from one or more nations
toward mutually agreed, common objectives or outcomes.  2. Authorities, institutions, processes, and other means that can be used to direct all elements of national power in pursuit of a common understanding of the situation and common vision or goals for the mission.
DOS/
USAID
universal joint task list - A menu of mission-derived assignments, including associated conditions and
standards, from which a joint force commander may select. These mission-essential tasks are reflected within the command joint mission essential task list.
DOS
victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons - a person (i) who has been subjected to an act or practice as
in effect on October 28, 2000; and (ii)(I) who has not attained 18 years of age; or(II) who is the subject of a certification.
DOS
violations of religious freedom - violations of the internationally recognized right to freedom of religion and
religious belief and practice, as set forth in the international instruments, including violations such as (A) arbitrary prohibitions on, restrictions of, or punishment for(i) assembling for peaceful religious activities such as worship, preaching, and prayer, including arbitrary registration requirements;(ii) speaking freely
about one's religious beliefs;(iii) changing one's religious beliefs and affiliation;(iv) possession and
distribution of religious literature, including Bibles; or(v) raising one's children in the religious teachings
and practices of one's choice; or (B) any of the following acts if committed on account of an individual's religious belief or practice: detention, interrogation, imposition of an onerous financial penalty, forced labor, forced mass resettlement, imprisonment, forced religious conversion, beating, torture, mutilation, rape, enslavement, murder, and execution.
DOS/
USAID
violent extremism - Violent extremism refers to advocating, engaging in, preparing, or otherwise supporting
ideologically motivated or otherwise supporting ideologically motivated or justified violence to further social, economic or political objectives.
war activities - activities directly relating to military operations.
DOD/
DOJ
DOJ
war crime - any conduct(1) defined as a grave breach in any of the international conventions signed at
Geneva 12 August 1949, or any protocol to such convention to which the United States is a party; (2) prohibited by Article 23, 25, 27, or 28 of the Annex to the Hague Convention IV, Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, signed 18 October 1907;(3) which constitutes a grave breach of common
Article 3 when committed in the context of and in association with an armed conflict not of an international character; or (4) of a person who, in relation to an armed conflict and contrary to the provisions of the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices as amended at Geneva on 3 May 1996, when the United States is a party to such Protocol, willfully kills or causes serious injury to civilians.
DOS/
USAID
whole-of-government planning - WOG planning is an ongoing and iterative process to support decision makers
in coordinating and unifying the actions of disparate actors in a given situation from the policy level down
through implementation.  (CSO)   Whole-of-government planning refers to NSC/ HSC-sponsored processes

by which multiple USG departments and agencies come together to develop plans that address critical challenges to U.S. national interests.  The Department supports and is helping to develop the USG's wholeof-government planning capabilities.  (GEF 2010)  Also called WOG planning.

DOI
wildlife - any species of wild, free-ranging fauna including fish, and also fauna in captive breeding programs the
object of which is to reintroduce individuals of a depleted indigenous species into previously occupied range.
wildlife and wildlife resources - birds, fishes, mammals, and all other classes of wild animals and all types of
aquatic and land vegetation upon which wildlife is dependent.
DOI
wildlife conservation education - projects, including public outreach, intended to foster responsible natural
resource stewardship.
DOI
DOI
wildlife-associated recreation - projects intended to meet the demand for outdoor activities associated with
wildlife including, but not limited to, hunting and fishing, wildlife observation and photography, such projects as construction or restoration of wildlife viewing areas, observation towers, blinds, platforms, land and water trails, water access, field trialing, trail heads, and access for such projects.
wildlife-dependent recreation and wildlife-dependent recreational use - a use of a refuge involving hunting,
fishing, wildlife observation and photography, or environmental education and interpretation.
DOI
DOI
wildlife-restoration project - the wildlife conservation and restoration program and means the selection,
restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of areas of land or water adaptable as feeding, resting, or
breeding places for wildlife, including acquisition of such areas or estates or interests therein as are suitable or capable of being made suitable therefor, and the construction thereon or therein of such works as may be necessary to make them available for such purposes and also including such research into problems of
wildlife management as may be necessary to efficient administration affecting wildlife resources, and such preliminary or incidental costs and expenses as may be incurred in and about such projects.
DOS/
USAID
window of opportunity - A situation whereby either success or failure is possible, but where an opening exists to
shift the situation in favor of success. Political, social, or economic circumstances could likely eliminate this opportunity in a short period of time.  The windows can be fleeting, but offer an opportunity to create a perception of forward momentum that is critical to shoring up public opinion and political progress.

DHS
world communism - a revolutionary movement, the purpose of which is to establish eventually a Communist totalitarian dictatorship in any or all the countries of the world through the medium of an internationally coordinated Communist political movement.



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a. This document is the inaugural edition of the *USG Glossary*.  The terms and definitions will be updated according to standing operating procedure with modifications, deletions, or additions that have been approved in accordance with this document.

b. The following terms provide a baseline for usage in this glossary:

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| Nomenclature                                             | a system or set of terms or symbols especially in a           |                                                            |
| particular science, discipline, or art                   |                                                               |                                                            |
| Merriam-Webster                                          |                                                               |                                                            |
| Ontology                                                 | a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and         |                                                            |
| relations of being                                       |                                                               |                                                            |
| Ontology deals with abstract entities                    |                                                               |                                                            |
|                                                          |                                                               |                                                            |
| Merriam-Webster                                          |                                                               |                                                            |
| Taxonomy                                                 | the study of the general principles of scientific             |                                                            |
| classification                                           |                                                               |                                                            |
| Merriam-Webster                                          |                                                               |                                                            |
|                                                          |                                                               |                                                            |
| Taxonomy versus                                          |                                                               |                                                            |
| ontology                                                 |                                                               |                                                            |
| On the technical side, ontologies imply a broader scope  |                                                               |                                                            |
| of information. People often refer to a taxonomy as a    |                                                               |                                                            |
| 'tree', and extending that analogy I'd say that an       |                                                               |                                                            |
| Ontology is often more of a "forest". An ontology might  |                                                               |                                                            |
| encompass a number of taxonomies, with each taxonomy     |                                                               |                                                            |
| organizing a subject in a particular way                 |                                                               |                                                            |
| Terminology                                              | the technical or special terms used in a business, art,       |                                                            |
| science, or special subject                              |                                                               |                                                            |
| Merriam-Webster                                          |                                                               |                                                            |
| Merriam-Webster                                          | Thesaurus                                                     | a book of words or of information about a particular field |
| or set of concepts;                                      |                                                               |                                                            |
| especially                                               |                                                               |                                                            |
| : a book of words and their                              |                                                               |                                                            |
| synonyms                                                 |                                                               |                                                            |
| Merriam-Webster                                          |                                                               |                                                            |
| Topic map                                                | A standard for the representation and interchange of          |                                                            |
| knowledge, with an emphasis on the findability of        |                                                               |                                                            |
| information. Similar to concept maps and mind maps in    |                                                               |                                                            |
| many respects, though only Topic Maps are ISO            |                                                               |                                                            |
| standards. Topic Maps are a form of semantic web         |                                                               |                                                            |
| technology similar to the Resource Description           |                                                               |                                                            |
| Framework                                                |                                                               |                                                            |

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## 3.   Distribution

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