The 1811 Acronym Guide

This has been a compilation project. Below is a list of common Acronyms used in discussions related to federal law enforcement and federal employment.

082: Entry-level, non-investigative U.S. Deputy Marshal

083: Uniformed federal LEO job series

171: Standard Form 171 employment application

1801 – General Inspection, Investigation, and Compliance Series (to include FAMs)

1802 – Compliance Inspection and Support Series

1810 – General Investigating Series

1811 – Criminal Investigator Series (often titled “special agent” )

1815 – Air Safety Investigating Series

1816 – Immigration Inspection Series

1822 – Mine Safety and Health Series

1825 – Aviation Safety Series

1850 – Agricultural Commodity Warehouse Examining Series

1854 – Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Inspection Series

1862 – Consumer Safety Inspection Series

1863 – Food Inspection Series

1864 – Public Health Quarantine Inspection Series

1881 – Customs and Border Protection Interdiction Series

1884 – Customs Patrol Officer Series

1889 – Import Specialist Series

1890 – Customs Inspection Series

1894 – Customs Entry and Liquidating Series

1895 – Customs and Border Protection (CBPO) Series

1896 – Border Patrol Agent (BPA) Series

612: Optional Form 612 employment application

6c: Refers to special retirement provisions for federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, air

traffic controllers and military reserve technicians. Also referred to as Public Law 100-238 or

5 U.S.C. 8336(C), as well as 5 USC 8412(d) or 12(d), which extends the special retirement

provisions under 6(c) to folks covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System

(FERS).

AC: Applicant Coordinator

AD: Assistant Director

ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act

ADP: Automatic Data Processing

AEO: Aviation Enforcement Officer

AFIS: Automated Fingerprint Identification System

AFOSI: Air Force Office of Special Investigations

AFSD: Assistant Federal Security Director (see FAMS and TSA)

AG: Attorney General

ALI: Automatic Location Indicator

AMO: Office of Air and Marine Operations

AMTRAK: National Railroad Passenger Corporation

ANI: Automatic Number Indicator

AP: Law Enforcement Availability Pay

APP: Employment Application

APPS: Employment Applications

A/RSO-I: Assistant Regional Security Officer – Investigator (DSS)

AS: Assistant Secretary

ASAC/ASAIC: Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge

ASVAB: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

ATF: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives

AT/FP: Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection

ATSAC/ATSAIC: Assistant to the Special Agent-in-Charge

AUO: Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime

AUSA: Assistant United States Attorney

BATF: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (see ATF)

BCBP: Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

BEP: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

BEX: Board of Examiners (see DS)

BI: Background Investigation

BIA: Bureau of Indian Affairs

BICE: Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see ICE)

BIS: Bureau of Industry and Security (formerly BXA)

BLM: Bureau of Land Management

BOP: Federal Bureau of Prisons

BORSTAR: Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue Team

BORTAC: Border Patrol Tactical Unit

BP: U.S. Border Patrol

BPA: Border Patrol Agent

BXA: Bureau of Export Administration (See BIS)

CAP: Comprehensive Application Packet

CBP: U.S. Customs & Border Protection

CBPO: Customs & Border Protection Officer

CDD: Career Development Division (Postal Inspection Service)

CFR: Code of Federal Regulations

CFTC: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

CGIS: Coast Guard Investigative Service

CI: Criminal Investigator

CI: Counterintelligence

CI: U.S. Customs Inspector

CIA: Central Intelligence Agency

CID: Criminal Investigation Division

CIDC: U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command

CITP: Criminal Investigator Training Program (FLETC)

CONUS: Continental United States

CT: Counterterrorism

CTC: Counterterrorism Center (CIA)

CTR: Currency Transaction Report

DCI: Director of Central Intelligence

DCIA: Defense Logistics Agency Criminal Investigations Activity

DCIS: Defense Criminal Investigative Service

DD: District Director, Deputy Director

DD214: Certification of military discharge/separation

DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration

DEO: Detention Enforcement Officer

DHS: Department of Homeland Security

DIA: Defense Intelligence Agency

DNI: Director of National Intelligence

DOC: U.S. Department of Commerce

DOD: U.S. Department of Defense

DODPI: DOD Polygraph Institute (agency that trains federal polygraphers)

DOE: U.S. Department of Energy

DOI: U.S. Department of the Interior

DOJ: U.S. Department of Justice

DOL: U.S. Department of Labor

DoS: U.S. Department of State

DOT: U.S. Department of Transportation (also see TREAS)

DPS: Defense Protective Service

DQ: Disqualified, Disqualification

DRO: Detention and Removal Operations (ICE)

DS: Bureau of Diplomatic Security (State Dept). See also DSS.

DSS: Diplomatic Security Service (State Dept). See also DS.

DSS: Defense Security Service (Defense Dept.)

DT: Defensive Tactics

DTI: Defensive Tactics Instructor

DUSM: Deputy U.S. Marshal