APPENDIX A ACRONYMS
AA   Line Office Assistant Administrator
AGM   Annual Guidance Memorandum
AGO   Acquisition and Grants Office
AMAC   Acquisition Management Advisory Committee
AOP   Annual Operating Plan
BOM   Business Operations Manual
BSC   Balanced Scorecard
CAO   Chief Administrative Officer
CE   Categorical Exclusion
CEQ   White House Council on Environmental Quality
CFO   Chief Financial Officer
CFR   Code of Federal Regulations
CI   Cooperative Institute
CIO   Chief Information Officer
CNES   French Space Agency
CO   Corporate Office or Contracting Officer
COR   Contracting Officer Representative
CPA   Corporate Portfolio Analysis
CPIC   Capital Planning and Investment Control
CPR   Corporate Portfolio Review
CSS   Commercial Space Services
DAO   U.S. Department of Commerce Administrative Order
DOC   U.S. Department of Commerce
DOD   U.S. Department of Defense
DUSO   Deputy Under Secretary for Operations
EA   Enterprise Architecture or Environmental Assessment
EDMC   Environmental Data Management Committee
EDP   Executive Decision Process
EEO   Equal Employment Opportunity
EIS   Environmental Impact Statement
EO   Executive Order
EOG   Executive Oversight Group
ESSA   Environmental Science Services Administration
EUMETSAT   European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
FAC   Federal Advisory Committee
FACA   Federal Advisory Committee Act
FIMB   Facilities Investment Management Board
FMFIA   Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act
FMP   Facility Modernization Plan
FOIA   Freedom of Information Act
FONSI   Finding of No Significant Impact
FY   Fiscal Year
GAO   Government Accountability Office
GC   General Counsel
GEOSS   Global Earth Observation System of Systems
GMD   Grants Management Division
GOES   Geostationary Observational Environmental Satellites
GPRAMA   GPRA Modernization Act of 2010
GSA   U.S. General Services Administration
HCC   Human Capital Council
HCO   Head of Contract Office
HR   Human Resources
IAC   International Affairs Council
IPO   Integrated Program Office
IRB   DOC Investment Review Board
IP   Implementation Plan
IT   Information Technology
JPSS   Joint Polar Satellite System
KDP   Key Decision Point
LO   Line Office
NAO   NOAA Administrative Order
NASA   National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NBO   NOAA Budget Office
NEC   NOAA Executive Council
NEP   NOAA Executive Panel
NEPA   National Environmental Policy Act
NESDIS   National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
NGSP   Next-Generation Strategic Plan
NITRB   NOAA Information Technology Review Board
NMFS   National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOCC   NOAA Ocean and Coastal Council
NOS   National Ocean Service
NOSC   NOAA Observing Systems Council
NPOESS   National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NRC   National Research Council
NWS   National Weather Service
OAR   Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
OCAO   Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
OCEA   Office of Communications and External Affairs
OCIO   Office of the Chief Information Officer and High Performance
Computing and Communications
OEd   Office of Education
OGC   Office of General Counsel
OIA   Office of International Affairs
OIG   Office of Inspector General
OLIA   Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
OMAO   Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
OMB   Office of Management and Budget
PCO   Program Coordination Office
PDUS   Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Oceans and Atmosphere
POES   Polar Operational Environmental Satellites
PPBES   Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System
PPA   Project Program Activity
PPI   Office of Program Planning and Integration
P2P   Progress to Plan
R&D   Research and Development
ROD   Record of Decision
RPFLO   Real Property, Facilities, and Logistics Office
RPM   Responsible Program Manager
SAB   Science Advisory Board
SECO   Safety and Environmental Compliance Office
SEE   Strategic Execution and Evaluation
SMART   Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound
SO   Staff Office
SSP   Strategic Satellite Plan
USC&GS   U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
WFMO   Workforce Management Office