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Acronym Definition
ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADVET

Assistant Director for Veterans' Employment and Training

AJC

American Job Center

ASVET

Assistant Secretary (of Labor) for Veterans' Employment and Training

BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

BSR

Business Services Representative

BST

Business Services Team

CE

Customized Employment

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CM

Case Management

CP

Consolidated Position

DOD

Department of Defense

DOL

Department of Labor

DOLEW

Department of Labor Employment Workshop

DV

Disabled Veteran

DVA

Department of Veterans Affairs

DVET

Director for Veterans’ Employment and Training

DVOP

Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program

EO

Employer Outreach

ESGR

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

ETA

Employment and Training Administration

FCJL

Federal Contractor Job Listing

FUTA

Federal Unemployment Tax Act

FFY

Federal Fiscal Year

FY

Fiscal Year

GAO

Government Accountability Office

GBM

Grant Based Measures

GGD

Guided Group Discovery

GOR

Grants Officer Representative

HDM

Hiring decision-makers

HVRP

Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program

ICS

Individualized Career Services

IEP

Individual Employment Plan

IVTP

Incarcerated Veterans' Transition Program

JVA

Jobs for Veterans Act

JVSG

Jobs for Veterans State Grants

L&C

Licensure vs. Certification

LMI

Labor Market Information

LVER

Local Veterans' Employment Representative

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

NASWA

National Association of State Workforce Agencies

NAV

Native American Veteran

NO

National Office

OASAM

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Budget

OASVET

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training

OFCCP

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

OJT

On-the-Job Training

OPM

Office of Personnel Management

PHI

Protected Health Information

PII

Personal Identifiable Information

POC

Point of Contact

POS

Priority of Service

PTS

Post-Traumatic Stress

RAVET

Regional Administrator for Veterans' Employment and Training

RIF

Reduction in Force

RO

Regional Office

RVEC

Regional Veterans’ Employment Coordinator

SBE

Significant Barriers to Employment

SDP

Service Delivery Point

SDV

Special Disabled Veteran

SGA

Solicitation for Grant Applications

SPOC

Single Point of Contact

STAR

Situation, Task, Action, and Results

SVC

State Veterans' Coordinator

SWA

State Workforce Agency

TAG

Technical Assistance Guide

TAP

Transition Assistance Program

TEGL

Training and Employment Guidance Letter

TEN

Training and Employment Notice

UCX

Unemployment Compensation for Ex-service Members

UI

Unemployment Insurance

USC

United States Code

USERRA

Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

VA

Veterans Affairs

VARO

Veterans Administration Regional Office

VAMC

Veterans Administration Medical Center

VEOA

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act

VETS

Veterans' Employment and Training Service

VOA

Volunteers of America

VOW

Veterans Opportunity to Work Act

VPA

Veterans Program Administrator

VPL

Veterans’ Program Letters

VPS

Veterans Program Specialist

VR&E

Veteran Readiness and Employment

WDB

Workforce Development Boards

WIA

Workforce Investment Act

WIOA

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

WIPA

Work Incentive Planning and Assistance