ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS
ACRONYMS AND
DEFINITIONS
This section contains all of the abbreviations and acronyms found in this Report.
Acronym
Definition
Acronym
Definition
CIO
U.S. Contributions to
International Organizations
DoS OIG
Department of State Office of
Inspector General
CLC
Concerned Local Citizens (Iraq Focus on Anbar)
COFE
Committee of Financial Experts
(Board of Supreme Audit)
COI
Commission of Integrity
(previously known as
Commission on Public Integrity)
Acronym
Definition
ABO
Army Budget Office
COIN
counterinsurgency
ABOT
al-Basrah Oil Terminal
CoM
Council of Ministers
AAB
Advise and Assist Brigade
COM
Chief of Mission
ACCO
Anti-Corruption Coordination
Office (U.S. Embassy-Baghdad)
CoR
Council of Representatives (GOI)
AFAA
Air Force Audit Agency
COSIT
Amanat
Baghdad Municipality
Central Organization for
Statistics and Information
Technology (GOI)
AIC
Anbar Investment Commission
CPA
Coalition Provisional Authority
AQI
al-Qaeda in Iraq
CRS
Congressional Research Service
(Library of Congress)
ARCENT
Army Central
Army
Department of the Army
CSH
Child Survival and Health
Programs Fund
ATA
Antiterrorism Assistance
Program (DoS)
CSP
Community Stabilization
Program (USAID)
BBG
Broadcasting Board of
Governors
CTA
Case Tracking Application
(funded through ESF)
DPM
Deputy Prime Minister
DRL
Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor (DoS)
DS
Diplomatic Security (DoS)
EBO
Embassy Branch Office
ECA
Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs (DoS)
EDA
Excess Defense Articles (U.S.
Military)
EIA
Energy Information
Administration (DoE)
EPC
engineering, procurement, and
construction
ePRT
embedded Provincial
Reconstruction Team
ERMA
Emergency Refugee & Migration
Assistance
ESF
Economic Support Fund
FAO
Food and Agriculture
Organization (United Nations)
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FERRET
Forensic Evaluation, Research,
Recovery, and Enforcement
Team (SIGIR)
FMF
Foreign Military Financing
CWC
Commission on Wartime
Contracting in Iraq and
Afghanistan
Development Assistance
Database (United Nations
Development Program)
FMR
DAD
Financial Management
Regulation (DoD)
FMS
Foreign Military Sales
DATT
Iraqi Defense Attache
FOB
forward operating base
DBE
Department of Border
Enforcement (GOI)
FP
Federal Police (GOI)
Central Criminal Court of Iraq
DCAA
Defense Contract Audit Agency
FPS
Facilities Protection Service
(GOI)
CEFMS
Corps of Engineers Financial
Management System
DCG-A&T
Deputy Commanding General
for Advising and Training
FY
fiscal year
CENTCOM
U.S. Central Command
Deputy Commanding General
for Support
GAD
Government Assistance
Database
CERP
Commander’s Emergency
Response Program
DCGSupport
DCIS
GAO
U.S. Government Accountability
Office
CHF
Cooperative Housing
Foundation International
Defense Criminal Investigative
Service
DFI
Development Fund for Iraq
GDP
gross domestic product
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation
Command-Major Procurement
Fraud Unit
DoD
Department of Defense
CID-MPFU
BPA
blanket purchase agreement
BPD
barrels per day
BRU
Bank Reconciliation Unit
BSA
Board of Supreme Audit
CAG
community action group
CAP
Community Action Program
CBI
Central Bank of Iraq
CCC-I
CIDNE
Combined Information Data
Network Exchange
CIGIE
Council of the Inspectors
General on Integrity and
Efficiency
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DoD OIG
Department of Defense Office
of Inspector General
GE
General Electric
GOI
Government of Iraq
GRD
Gulf Region Division (USACE)
heavy fuel oil
DoJ
Department of Justice
HFO
DoL
Department of Labor
HJC
Higher Judicial Council
DoS
Department of State
HQDA
Headquarters, Department of
the Army
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ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS
Acronym
Definition
Acronym
Definition
Acronym
Definition
H.R.
House Resolution
INL
Iraqi National List
KA
Kurdistani Alliance
HRW
Human Rights Watch
Inma
KAAOT
Khawr al-Amaya Oil Terminal
IA
Iraqi Army
“Growth” in Arabic—
Agribusiness Program (USAID)
KDP
Kurdistan Democratic Party
IACA
International Anti-Corruption
Academy
INTERCEPT
IAF
Iraqi Armed Forces
IAMB
International Advisory and
Monitoring Board for Iraq
ICAA
ICE
International Criminal
Enforcement and Prosecution
Team (SIGIR)
km
kilometer
KRG
Kurdistan Regional Government
INU
Iraqi National Unity
kV
kilovolt
IOCs
international oil companies
LBG
Louis Berger Group, Inc.
Iraq Civil Aviation Authority
IOM
International Organization for
Migration
LGP
Local Governance Program
(USAID)
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
IP
Iraqi Police
LOA
letters of acceptance
IPA
International Police Advisor
LOGCAP
IPP
independent power producer
Logistics Civil Augmentation
Program
Iraq Rapid Assistance Program
(USAID component of QRF
program)
LPG
liquefied petroleum gas
IRAP
ICF-SME
Iraqi Company for Financing
Small-Medium Enterprises
ICITAP
International Criminal
Investigative Training Assistance
Program (DoJ)
MBPD
million barrels per day
IDA
International Development
Association (World Bank)
IRFFI
International Reconstruction
Fund Facility for Iraq
MCD
Ministerial Capacity
Development Program (formerly
MCTD)
IDA
International Disaster Assistance
(USAID humanitarian trust fund)
IRMS
Iraq Reconstruction
Management System
MCF
million cubic feet
IDFA
International Disaster and
Famine Assistance
IDP
internally displaced person
IRR
Iraqi Republic Railway Company
IRRF
Iraq Relief and Reconstruction
Fund - IRRF1 and IRRF 2
IECI
Independent Election
Commission of Iraq (later IHEC)
IRS-CI
Internal Revenue ServiceCriminal Investigation
IED
improvised explosive device
ISAM
Iraq Security Assistance Mission
IFF
Iraq Freedom Fund
ISCI
Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
IFMIS
Iraq Financial Management
Information System
ISF
Iraqi Security Forces
IG
inspector general
IHEC
Independent High Electoral
Commission
IIGC
Iraq Inspectors General Council
IILHR
Institute for International Law
and Human Rights
IIP
Iraqi Islamic Party (Sunni)
IJ
investigative judge (GOI)
ITAO
Iraq Transition Assistance Office
IMET
International Military Education
and Training program
ITAO/ESD
IMF
International Monetary Fund
INA
Iraqi National Alliance
INCLE
International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement account
(INL)
ING
INL
Iraqi National Guard
Bureau of International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement
Affairs (DoS)
ISFF
Iraq Security Forces Fund
ISOF
Iraqi Special Operations Force
(also, Counter-Terrorism Force)
ISP
Infrastructure Security Program
ISPO
Iraq Strategic Partnership Office
(replaces ITAO)
ITAM
Iraq Training and Advisory
Mission
MEC
Minimum Essential Capability
MEES
Middle East Economic Survey
MEPI
Middle East Partnership
Initiative (DoS)
MFI
microfinance institution (Tijarasupported lending)
MNC-I
Multi-National Corps-Iraq
MNF-I
Multi-National Force-Iraq
MOD
Ministry of Defense
MoDM
Ministry of Displacement and
Migration
MOE
Ministry of Electricity
MOF
Ministry of Finance
MOH
Ministry of Health
MoHR
Ministry of Human Rights
MOI
Ministry of Interior
MOJ
Ministry of Justice
Iraq Transition Assistance Office/
Electric Services Division
MoPDC
Ministry of Planning and
Development Cooperation
JASG-C
Joint Area Support GroupCentral (DoD)
MOT
Ministry of Transportation
JCTSR
Joint Committee to Transfer
Security Responsibility
MRA
Migration and Refugee
Assistance
JDI
Judicial Development Institute
MW
megawatt
Joint Forces Special Operations
Component Command-Iraq
MWh
megawatt-hour
JFSOCC-I
NACS
JI
Judicial Investigator (GOI)
Iraq’s National Anti-Corruption
Strategy for 2010–2014
JIATF
Joint Interagency Task Force
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ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS
Acronym
Definition
Acronym
Definition
Acronym
Definition
Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and
Related Programs
U.S.-Iraqi Security Agreement
OTA
Office of Technical Assistance
(U.S. Department of the
Treasury)
SA
NADR
Sadrist
Independent Liberals Trend
National Capacity Development
Program (USAID) (also referred
to as Tatweer)
Security Assistance Teams
OUSD(C )
Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense (Comptroller)
SATs
NCD
P.L.
Public Law
PA
Paying Agent
PC
PCO
SBA
Stand-By Arrangement (IMF)
SCIRI
Supreme Council for Islamic
Revolution in Iraq
Provincial Council
SDO
senior defense official
Project and Contracting Office
SDR
Stability Development Roadmap
Special Drawing Rights (IMF)
NCHP
National Council for Higher
Policies (GOI)
NCIS
Naval Criminal Investigative
Service
NDAA
National Defense Authorization
Act
PDP
Police Development Program
(INL)
SDR
SDR
discrepancy report (GOI BSA)
Iraq’s National Development
Plan (2010–2014)
PDS
Public Distribution System
SECDEF
U.S. Secretary of Defense
PEZ
Pipeline Exclusion Zone
SFA
Strategic Framework Agreement
PFB
Procurement Fraud Branch
(Army Legal Services Agency)
S/GWI
Office of Global Women’s Issues
(DoS)
PIC
Provincial Investment
Commission (GOI)
SIGAR
Special Inspector General for
Afghanistan Reconstruction
PIC
Provincial Iraqi Control
SIGIR
personally identifiable
information
Special Inspector General for
Iraq Reconstruction
PII
SIGPRO
SIGIR Prosecutorial Initiative
PM
Prime Minister
SIV
special immigrant visa
PM
Bureau of Political-Military
Affairs (DoS)
SME
Small- and Medium-Enterprise
SOC
South Oil Company (Iraq)
SOE
state-owned enterprise
NDP
NEA-I
Bureau of Near Eastern AffairsIraq (DoS)
NGO
non-governmental organization
NIC
National Investment
Commmission (GOI)
NMC
National Media Center (GOI)
NRRRF
Natural Resources Risk
Remediation Fund
O&M
Army Operation and
Maintenance funds
O&M
operations and maintenance
(general terms)
OCHA
Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (UN)
OCO
Overseas Contingency
Operations (DoS)
OFDA
Office of Foreign Disaster
Assistance (USAID)
OHDACA
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster
and Civic Aid
OIF
Operation Iraqi Freedom
OMB
Office of Management and
Budget
OP
Oil Police (GOI)
OPA
PRDC
Provincial Reconstruction
Development Council
PRM
Bureau of Population, Refugees
and Migration (DoS)
SOI
Sons of Iraq
SoL
State of Law Coalition (headed
by Nuri al-Maliki)
SPM
single-point mooring station
SPOT
Synchronized Predeployment
and Operational Tracker
Tatweer
National Capacity Development
Program (USAID)
TCF
trillion cubic feet
TFBSO
Task Force for Business and
Stability Operations (DoD)
Tijara
Provincial Economic Growth
Program (USAID)
PRT
Provincial Reconstruction Team
PSC
private security contractor
PUK
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
QAR
Quantitative Assessment Review
(CIGIE)
QRF
Quick Response Fund
QRF-State
Quick Response Fund - State
(DoS component of QRF
program)
Office of Provincial Affairs (U.S.
Embassy-Baghdad)
REROs
Real Estate Registry Offices
(GOI)
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial
Development and Assistance
Training (DoS)
Transitional National Assembly
RFIs
requests for information
(purchase contracts between
U.S. and Iraq
TNA
OPDAT
Treasury
U.S. Department of Treasury
OPIC
Overseas Private Investment
Corporation
RLAs
Resident Legal Advisors (DoS
INL)
TVA OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority
Office of Inspector General
OSC-I
Office of Security CooperationIraq
Theater-wide Internal Security
Services (DoD)
UK
United Kingdom
OSD
Office of the Secretary of
Defense
Office of the Rule of Law
Coordinator (U.S. EmbassyBaghdad)
TWISS
RoLC
UN
United Nations
ROM
rough order of magnitude
(references pricing on
purchasing contracts between
U.S. and Iraq
UNAMI
UN Assistance Mission for Iraq
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Acronym
Definition
Acronym
Definition
Acronym
Definition
UNCC
United Nations Compensation
Commission
UNHCR
United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees
USAID OIG
UNOPS
United Nations Office of Project
Services
U.S. Agency for International
Development Office of
Inspector General
USF-I
U.S. Forces-Iraq
UNSC
United Nations Security Council
USFOR-A
U.S. Forces-Afghanistan
UNSCR
United Nations Security Council
Resolution
USIP
United States Institute of Peace
USMC
U.S. Marine Corps
VCJCS
Vice-Chairman, Joint Chiefs of
Staff
WTO
World Trade Organization
UNCT
United Nations Country Team
UNDAF
UN Development Assistance
Framework for Iraq 2011–2014
UNDP
United Nations Development
Programme
UNESCO
United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural
Organization
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USAAA
U.S. Army Audit Agency
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USAID
U.S. Agency for International
Development
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