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"note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "CFED", "name": "Corporation for Enterprise Development" }, "CFPA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "CFPA", "name": "Consumer Financial Protection Act" }, "CFPB": { "note": "created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.consumerfinance.gov/", "acro": "CFPB", "name": "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau" }, "CFO": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "CFO", "name": "chief financial officer" }, "CFR": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "CFR", "name": "Code of Federal Regulations" }, "CGE": { "note": "CFPB's travel-booking system, also known as Concur or Concursolutions", "link_label": "website", "link": "https://cge.concursolutions.com/", "acro": "CGE", "name": "Concur Government Edition" }, "CHANGEIQ": { "note": "a cybersecurity document", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "ChangeIQ", "name": "change 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"rules that browsers follow to control imports from external websites", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "CORS", "name": "Cross-Origin Resource Sharing" }, "COS": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "CoS", "name": "chief of staff" }, "COTR": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "COTR", "name": "contracting officer's technical representative" }, "COTS": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "COTS", "name": "commercial off-the-shelf" }, "CP": { "note": "a cybersecurity document", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "CP", "name": "contingency planning" }, "CPIC": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "CPIC", "name": "capital planning and investment control" }, "CPL": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "CPL", "name": "corporate performance and learning" }, "CPM": { "note": "a team in the Office of Cybersecurity", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "CPM", "name": "Cybersecurity Program Management" }, 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"link": "", "acro": "CTT", "name": "compensatory time for travel" }, "CUAC": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "CUAC", "name": "Credit Union Advisory Council" }, "CUI": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "CUI", "name": "controlled unclassified information" }, "D&D": { "note": "a department within Technology and Innovation", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "D&D", "name": "Design and Development" }, "DAP": { "note": "a digitalgov analytics service for federal websites", "link_label": "website", "link": "https://www.digitalgov.gov/services/dap/", "acro": "DAP", "name": "Digital Analytics Program" }, "DBA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "DBA", "name": "database administrator OR doing business as" }, "DASP": { "note": "HUD program started in 2010 to sell off distressed mortgages", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "DASP", "name": "Distressed Asset Stabilization Program" }, "DDA": { "note": "", 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"note": "a software testing term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "E2E", "name": "end-to-end" }, "EA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "EA", "name": "External Affairs OR enterprise architecture" }, "ED": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.ed.gov/", "acro": "ED", "name": "Department of Education" }, "EAP": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "EAP", "name": "Employee Assistance Program OR enforcement action process" }, "ECC": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "ECC", "name": "Excellence through Communication & Collaboration Program" }, "ECEF": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "ECEF", "name": "electronic continuing exam folders" }, "ECFR": { "note": "the electronic version of U.S. regulations, provided by the Government Publishing Office", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse", "acro": "eCFR", "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations" }, 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"note": "an interagency council", "link_label": "website", "link": "https://www.ffiec.gov/", "acro": "FFIEC", "name": "Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council" }, "FHA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FHA", "name": "Federal Housing Administration" }, "FHFA": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.fhfa.gov/", "acro": "FHFA", "name": "Federal Housing Finance Agency" }, "FHLMC": { "note": "Freddie Mac", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.freddiemac.com/", "acro": "FHLMC", "name": "Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation" }, "FI": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FI", "name": "financial institution" }, "FICO": { "note": "the top U.S. credit score provider", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FICO", "name": "Fair Isaac and Company" }, "FIL": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FIL", "name": "Federal Institutions Letter" }, "FINARP": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": 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"", "acro": "FMLA", "name": "Family Medical Leave Act" }, "FNMA": { "note": "Fannie Mae", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FNMA", "name": "Federal National Mortgage Association" }, "FOIA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FOIA", "name": "Freedom of Information Act" }, "FOSS": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FOSS", "name": "free and open-source software" }, "FOUO": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FOUO", "name": "for official use only" }, "FPDS": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FPDS", "name": "Federal Procurement Data System" }, "FPO": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FPO", "name": "for position only OR the D&D team formerly known as Retirement" }, "FRB": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.federalreserve.gov/", "acro": "FRB", "name": "Federal Reserve Board" }, "FRC": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FRC", "name": "Federal Records Center" }, "FSA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FSA", "name": "Flexible Spending Account OR Federal Student Aid Office" }, "FSOC": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FSOC", "name": "Financial Stability Oversight Council" }, "FTC": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "https://www.ftc.gov/", "acro": "FTC", "name": "Federal Trade Commission" }, "FTP": { "note": "a standard network protocol for the transfer of files", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FTP", "name": "File Transfer Protocol" }, "FYSA": { "note": "a cautionary acronym often used in the military", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FYSA", "name": "for your situational awareness" }, "FYQ1": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "FYQ1", "name": "fiscal year, first quarter" }, "GAO": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.gao.gov/", "acro": "GAO", "name": "Government Accountability Office" }, "GDB": { "note": "", "link_label": "online docs", "link": "https://sourceware.org/gdb/download/onlinedocs/", "acro": "gdb", "name": "GNU Project Debugger" }, "GFE": { "note": "a RESPA Disclosure", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "GFE", "name": "Good Faith Estimate" }, "GHE": { "note": "usually a reference to CFPB's internal GitHub website", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "GHE", "name": "GitHub Enterprise" }, "GIS": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "GIS", "name": "Geographic Information Systems" }, "GLBA": { "note": "pronounced \"glibba\"", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "GLBA", "name": "Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999" }, "GNMA": { "note": "Ginnie Mae", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "GNMA", "name": "Government National Mortgage Association" }, "GPRA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "GPRA", "name": "Government Performance and Results Act" }, "GSA": { "note": "parent of 18F", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/100000", "acro": "GSA", "name": "General Services Administration" }, "GSE": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "GSE", "name": "government sponsored enterprise" }, "GSS": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "GSS", "name": "General Support System" }, "HECM": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "HECM", "name": "home equity conversion mortgage" }, "HEL": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "HEL", "name": "home equity loan" }, "HELOC": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "HELOC", "name": "home equity line of credit" }, "HIPAA": { "note": "law covering privacy of medical records", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "HIPAA", "name": "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act" }, "HMDA": { "note": "overseen by the CFPB", "link_label": "web page", "link": "https://www.ffiec.gov/hmda/default.htm", "acro": "HMDA", "name": "Home Mortgage Disclosure Act" }, "HOEPA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "HOEPA", "name": "Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act" }, "HPA": { "note": "passed in 1998", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "HPA", "name": "Homeowners Protection Act" }, "HPML": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "HPML", "name": "higher priced mortgage loan" }, "HQ": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "HQ", "name": "headquarters" }, "HSPD": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "HSPD", "name": "Homeland Security Presidential Directive" }, "HTTP": { "note": "the main communication protocol for the World Wide Web", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "HTTP", "name": "Hypertext Transfer Protocol" }, "HTTPS": { "note": "a version of HTTP that exchanges encrypted communications", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "HTTPS", "name": "HTTP Secure" }, "HUD": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.hud.gov/", "acro": "HUD", "name": "Department of Housing and Urban Development" }, "HVAC": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "HVAC", "name": "heating, ventilating, and air conditioning" }, "IA": { "note": "first is software term, second is a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IA", "name": "information architecture OR identification and authentication" }, "IAA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IAA", "name": "inter-agency agreement" }, "IAM": { "note": "an Amazon AWS term", "link_label": "web page", "link": "https://aws.amazon.com/iam/", "acro": "IAM", "name": "Identity and Access Management" }, "ICAM": { "note": "part of Security, Architecture & Engineering", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "ICAM", "name": "Identity, Credential and Access Management" }, "ICCT": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "ICCT", "name": "Intergovernment Complaint Coordination Team" }, "ICR": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "ICR", "name": "inflight change request" }, "IDI": { "note": "User-testing term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IDI", "name": "in-depth interview" }, "IDIQ": { "note": "a type of federal purchase contract", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IDIQ", "name": "indefinite delivery indefinite quantity" }, "IDP": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IDP", "name": "Individual Development Plan" }, "IDS": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IDS", "name": "intrusion detection system" }, "IEEE": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IEEE", "name": "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers" }, "IES": { "note": "part of the National Center for Education Statistics at the Department of Eductaion", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IES", "name": "Institute of Education Sciences" }, "IG": { "note": "there are 73 federal offices of inspectors general", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IG", "name": "inspector general" }, "IGA": { "note": "part of the External Affairs Division", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IGA", "name": "Office of Intergovernmental Affairs" }, "ILS": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "ILS", "name": "interstate land sales" }, "ILSA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "ILSA", "name": "Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act" }, "IMF": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IMF", "name": "Inside Mortgage Finance OR International Monetary Fund" }, "IMOD": { "note": "production operations role", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IMoD", "name": "incident manager on duty" }, "IO": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IO", "name": "information owner" }, "IP": { "note": "the main internet communications protocol; a web address", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IP", "name": "Internet Protocol" }, "IPEDS": { "note": "source of school IDs for Paying for College; data is maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics", "link_label": "website", "link": "https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/", "acro": "IPEDS", "name": "Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System" }, "IPL": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IPL", "name": "institution product line" }, "IPR": { "note": "PMO review", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IPR", "name": "inflight progress review" }, "IPS": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IPS", "name": "intrusion protection system" }, "IPV4": { "note": "the most widely used internet address protocol, but it's running out of addresses", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IPv4", "name": "Internet Protocol version 4" }, "IPV6": { "note": "an internet address protocol to allow for an almost unlimited number of web addresses", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IPv6", "name": "Internet Protocol version 6" }, "IQ": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IQ", "name": "Identification Questionnaire OR Intelligence Quotient" }, "IR": { "note": "first is a a 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}, "IT": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IT", "name": "information technology" }, "ITS": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "ITS", "name": "inventory tracking system" }, "IV&V": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "IV&V", "name": "independent verification and validation" }, "JA": { "note": "our framework for automating Jenkins deployments", "link_label": "repo", "link": "https://github.com/cfpb/jenkins-automation", "acro": "JA", "name": "Jenkins Automation" }, "JAC": { "note": "a framework for writing Jenkins deployment jobs in groovy instead of using the Jenkins UI", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "JAC", "name": "Jenkins as code" }, "JSON": { "note": "a data transfer format that stores data as javascript objects", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "JSON", "name": "JavaScript Object Notation" }, "KBYO": { "note": "Bureau's preferred term for TILA-RESPA or TRID issues", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "KBYO", "name": 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Management System" }, "LOC": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "LOC", "name": "line of credit OR Library of Congress" }, "LGTM": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "LGTM", "name": "looks good to me" }, "LPD": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "LPD", "name": "laptops and portable electronic devices" }, "LTD": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "LTD", "name": "long-term disability" }, "LTV": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "LTV", "name": "loan to value" }, "LWOP": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "LWOP", "name": "leave without pay" }, "MAC ADDRESS": { "note": "a device-specific network identifier", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MAC address", "name": "Media Access Control address" }, "MAPR": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MAPR", "name": "military annual percentage rate" }, "MAPS": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": 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"link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MLO", "name": "mortgage loan originator" }, "MMC": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MMC", "name": "Multi-State Mortgage Committee" }, "MMDA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MMDA", "name": "money market deposit account" }, "MMKT": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MMKT", "name": "Money Market" }, "MMS": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MMS", "name": "Matter Management System" }, "MOA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MOA", "name": "memorandum of agreement" }, "MOU": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MOU", "name": "memorandum of understanding" }, "MP": { "note": "former is a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MP", "name": "media protection OR military police" }, "MRA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MRA", "name": "matter requiring attention" }, "MS": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MS", "name": "Microsoft OR multiple sclerosis" }, "MSA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MSA", "name": "Metropolitan Statistical Area" }, "MVP": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "MVP", "name": "minimum viable product" }, "NACARA": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.nacaraweb.org/", "acro": "NACARA", "name": "North American Collection Agency Regulatory Association" }, "NAR": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.realtor.org/", "acro": "NAR", "name": "National Association of Realtors" }, "NACLC": { "note": "type of federal background check", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "NACLC", "name": "national agency check with law and credit" }, "NARA": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.archives.gov/", "acro": "NARA", "name": "National Archives and Records Administration" }, "NASCUS": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.nascus.org/", 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"link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SAL", "name": "security activities list" }, "SAML": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SAML", "name": "security assertion markup language" }, "SAQ": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SAQ", "name": "security assessment questionnaire" }, "SAR": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SAR", "name": "suspicious activity report OR security assessment report" }, "SBA": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "https://www.sba.gov/", "acro": "SBA", "name": "Small Business Administration" }, "SBREFA": { "note": "a requirement of the Regulatory Flexibility Act", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SBREFA", "name": "Small Business Review " }, "SC": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SC", "name": "system and communications protection" }, "SCA": { "note": "a cybersecurity team responsible for conducting security 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"name": "security enterprise architecture" }, "SEC": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.sec.gov/", "acro": "SEC", "name": "Securities and Exchange Commission" }, "SEFL": { "note": "a CFPB division", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SEFL", "name": "Supervision, Enforcement and Fair Lending" }, "SER": { "note": "an adviser from small business", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SER", "name": "small entity representative" }, "SES": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SES", "name": "Supervision and Examination System" }, "SF": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SF", "name": "standard form" }, "SF-182": { "note": "available at TLMS", "link_label": "TLMS website", "link": "https://tlms.treas.gov/learning/user/login.do", "acro": "SF-182", "name": "a standard form for requesting to attend training and conferences" }, "SI": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SI", "name": "system and information integrity" }, "SIM": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SIM", "name": "subscriber identity module" }, "SIP": { "note": "a cybersecurity document for software delivery", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SIP", "name": "security implementation plan" }, "SLA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SLA", "name": "service level agreement" }, "SLC": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SLC", "name": "State Liaison Committee" }, "SME": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SME", "name": "subject matter expert" }, "SMC": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SMC", "name": "Senior Management Council" }, "SMTP": { "note": "an internet standard for email", "link_label": "standards page", "link": "https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5321", "acro": "SMTP", "name": "simple mail transfer protocol" }, "SNL": { "note": "a service that distributes financial market data. SNL is an altered form of its original name, \"S&L,\" which referred to \"savings and loans.\"", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SNL", "name": "SNL Financial" }, "SO": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SO", "name": "system owner" }, "SOP": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SOP", "name": "standard operating procedure" }, "SOR": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SOR", "name": "System of Records" }, "SORN": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SORN", "name": "System of Records Notice" }, "SOW": { "note": "a federal document spelling out needs and requirements of a procurement request", "link_label": "web page", "link": "http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/195713", "acro": "SOW", "name": "Statement of Work" }, "SP": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SP", "name": "special publication" }, "SPA": { "note": "a web app or page that generally loads just once", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SPA", "name": "single-page application" }, "SPARC": { "note": "part of Supervision Examinations; formerly called RAM", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SPARC", "name": "Strategic Projects And Risk Analytics Team" }, "SPG": { "note": "the rewards program for Sheraton, Westin, W, Meridien and other hotels", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SPG", "name": "Starwood Preferred Guest" }, "SPII": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SPII", "name": "sensitive personally identifiable information" }, "SPV": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SPV", "name": "special purpose vehicle" }, "SRE": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SRE", "name": "site reliability engineering" }, "SRM": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SRM", "name": "strategy & risk management" }, "SRS": { "note": "a cybersecurity document", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SRS", "name": "service review survey" }, "SSA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SSA", "name": "Social Security Administration" }, "SSAE": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SSAE", "name": "statements on standards for attestation engagements" }, "SSH": { "note": "a protocol for logging on to a web service through a secure channel", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SSH", "name": "Secure Shell" }, "SSL": { "note": "a web security protocol for encrypted links, used by https", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SSL", "name": "secure sockets layer" }, "SSO": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SSO", "name": "single sign on" }, "SSP": { "note": "a cybersecurity document", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SSP", "name": "system security plan" }, "ST&E": { "note": "a cybersecurity term", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "ST&E", "name": "security test and evaluation" }, "STD": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "STD", "name": "short-term disability" }, "STIG": { "note": "a cybersecurity document specifying device security configuratons", "link_label": "web page", "link": "http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/Pages/index.aspx", "acro": "STIG", "name": "Security Technical Implementation Guide" }, "SWAG": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "SWAG", "name": "Software Advisory Group" }, "T&C": { "note": "a T&I working group to improve communications", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "T&C", "name": "Technology and Communications" }, "T&I": { "note": "part of Operations", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "T&I", "name": "Technology and Innovation" }, "T&P": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "T&P", "name": "temporary and preliminary report" }, "TARP": { "note": "created in October 2008 in reaction to the financial crisis", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TARP", "name": "Troubled Asset Relief Program" }, "TCE": { "note": "an IRS-sponsored program", "link_label": "web page", "link": "http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Free-Tax-Return-Preparation-for-You-by-Volunteers", "acro": "TCE", "name": "Tax Counseling for the Elderly" }, "TEP": { "note": "helps review technical aspects of CFPB contracts ", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TEP", "name": "Technical Evaluation Panel" }, "TIA": { "note": "Security team activity for determining impact / level of implementation effort for any technology that is new or being upgraded. Seems to be a Project or Change Request activity ", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TIA", "name": "Technology Impact Assessment" }, "TILA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TILA", "name": "Truth in Lending Act of 1968" }, "TILA-RESPA": { "note": "our preferred term for TILA-RESPA topics is \"Know Before You Owe\"", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TILA-RESPA", "name": "Truth in Lending Act-Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act" }, "TISA": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TISA", "name": "Truth in Savings Act" }, "TLMS": { "note": "online training tool", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TLMS", "name": "Treasury Learning Management System" }, "TMG": { "note": "security proxy server", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TMG", "name": "Threat Management Gateway" }, "TOS": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TOS", "name": "terms of service" }, "TPM": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TPM", "name": "technology portfolio manager" }, "TREAS": { "note": "", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.treasury.gov/Pages/default.aspx", "acro": "TREAS", "name": "Department of the Treasury" }, "TRID": { "note": "and TILA-RESPA stands for Truth in Lending Act-Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TRID", "name": "TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure" }, "TRO": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TRO", "name": "temporary restraining order" }, "TSP": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "TSP", "name": "thrift savings plan" }, "UAT": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "UAT", "name": "user acceptance testing" }, "UBPR": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "UBPR", "name": "uniform bank performance report" }, "UDAAP": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "UDAAP", "name": "unfair, deceptive or abusive acts and practices" }, "UPB": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "UPB", "name": "unpaid principal balance" }, "USB": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "USB", "name": "universal serial bus" }, "USPTO": { "note": "also knowns as PTO", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.uspto.gov/", "acro": "USPTO", "name": "U.S. Patent and Trade Office" }, "VIE": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "VIE", "name": "variable interest entities" }, "VITA": { "note": "an IRS-sponsored program", "link_label": "web page", "link": "http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Free-Tax-Return-Preparation-for-You-by-Volunteers", "acro": "VITA", "name": "Volunteer Income Tax Assistance" }, "W3C": { "note": "web standards community", "link_label": "website", "link": "http://www.w3.org/", "acro": "W3C", "name": "World Wide Web Consortium" }, "WAN": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "WAN", "name": "wide area network" }, "WEBTA": { "note": "site for handling timecards", "link_label": "website", "link": "https://webta.publicdebt.treas.gov/cfpb/servlet/com.threeis.webta.H000welcome", "acro": "webTA", "name": "Web Time and Attendance System" }, "WFF": { "note": "CFPB initiative for excellence in culture and management", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "WFF", "name": "Workforce of the Future" }, "WIP": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "WIP", "name": "work in progress" }, "WSDL": { "note": "an XML-based interface language for describing the features of a web service", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "WSDL", "name": "Web Services Description Language" }, "WYSIWYG": { "note": "a WYSIWYG editor shows you what your type will look like", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "WYSIWYG", "name": "what you see is what you get" }, "YAML": { "note": "a human-friendly data serialization language", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "YAML", "name": "YAML ain't markup language (a recursive acronym)" }, "YMMV": { "note": "", "link_label": "", "link": "", "acro": "YMMV", "name": "your mileage may vary" }, "YMYG": { "note": "a toolkit for financial advisers and volunteers", "link_label": "web page", "link": "http://www.consumerfinance.gov/your-money-your-goals/", "acro": "YMYG", "name": "Your Money, Your Goals" } }