Public Sector CRM Glossary of Commonly Referenced Acronmys

Government Acronyms

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NARA -- National Archives and Records Administration

NASA -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCC -- National Computing Center

NCIC -- Non-Confidential Information Center

NCP -- National Contingency Plan

NDPD -- National Data Processing Division

NESC -- National Environmental Supercomputing Center

NIH -- National Institutes of Health

NIIN -- National Item Identification Number: An item can be tracked in technical files, using only the NIIN.

NIST -- National Institute of Standards and Technology; this organization establishes numerous information security standards for government business software applications.

NMCS -- Non-Mission Capable Standard: Indicates item is crucial to completion of a task.

NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; part of the Department of Commerce (DOC).

NPL -- National Priority List

NPIPVP--NIST Personal Identity Verification Program

NPIRS--National Pesticide Information Retrieval System

NPS--Nonpoint sources

NSA--National Security Association

NTIS--National Technical Information Service.

Government Business Terms and Business Systems Acronyms