| Acronym | Term | Category |
| F&A |
Fraud & Abuse |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| F&D |
Findings & Determination |
General |
| FA |
Field Audit |
General, Health Care |
| FA |
Fiscal Agent |
General |
| FA |
Functional Area |
General |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
General |
| FAC |
Federal Acquisition Circular |
General |
| FAC |
Freestanding Ambulatory Care |
General, Health Care |
| FAC |
Freestanding Ambulatory Center |
General, Health Care |
| FACA |
Federal Advisory Committee Act |
General |
| FACCT |
Foundation for Accountability |
General |
| FACP |
Final Administrative Cost Proposal |
General |
| FACS |
Final Administration Cost System |
General |
| FACS |
Financial Accounting System |
IT Organization |
| FACTS |
Federal agency Centralized Trial Balance System |
General |
| FADPUG |
Federal ADP Users Group |
General |
| FAFD |
Federal Assistance Financing Division |
General |
| FAH |
Federation of American Hospitals |
General, Health Care |
| FAHS |
Federation of American Health Systems |
General, Health Care |
| FAIR |
Fund for Assuring an Independent Retirement |
General |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Question |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| FAR |
Federal Acquisition Regulations (48 CFR, Ch. 1) |
General |
| FAR |
Federal Acquisition Regulation |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| FARA |
Federal Acquisition Regulation Automated System |
General |
| FARC |
Federal Archives Records Center |
General |
| FARS |
Financial Assistance Reporting System |
General |
| FASA |
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 |
General |
| FASA |
Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association |
General, Health Care |
| FASAB |
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board |
General |
| FASB |
Federal Accounting Standards Board (or Bureau) |
General |
| FASC |
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center |
General, Health Care |
| FASEB |
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology |
General, Health Care |
| FAT |
First Article Testing |
General |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
General |
| FBR |
Federal Benefit Rate |
General, Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| FC |
Final Claim |
General |
| FC |
Folder Control |
General |
| FCA |
Farm Credit Administration |
General |
| FCA |
Functional Configuration Audit |
General |
| FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
General |
| FCCA |
Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (31USC3711 & 4CFR) |
General, Health Care |
| FCCA |
Federal Computer Crime Act of 1984 |
General |
| FCCBC |
Federal Coordinating Committee on Breast Cancer |
General, Health Care |
| FCD |
First Claims Development |
General, Health Care |
| FCM |
First Credit Month |
General |
| FCT |
File Control Table |
General |
| FCW |
Freedom of Choice Waiver |
General, Health Care |
| FDA |
Food & Drug Administration |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| FDG |
Fluorodeoxyglucose |
General, Health Care |
| FDIC |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
General |
| FDO |
Formula Driven Overpayment |
General |
| FDOEH |
First Date of Entitlement to Hospital Insurance (Part A) |
General, Health Care |
| FDOES |
First Date of Entitlement to Supplementary Medical Insurance (Part B) |
General, Health Care |
| FEC |
Federal Election Commission |
General |
| FEC |
Freestanding Emergency Center |
General, Health Care |
| FED-STD |
Federal Standard |
General |
| FEDSIM |
Federal Computer Performance Evaluation & Simulation Center |
General |
| FEDSIM |
Federal Systems Integration Management |
General |
| FEDSTRIP |
Federal Standard Requisitioning & Issue Procedures |
General |
| FEDWIRE |
Federal Wire Transmission System |
General |
| FEHBP |
Federal Employee Health Benefits Program |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
General |
| FEPCA |
Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 |
General |
| FERAS |
Front-End Risk Adjustment System |
IT Organization |
| FERC |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
General |
| FERCCA |
Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act of 2000 |
General |
| FF |
Facility File |
General |
| FFB |
Federal Financing Bank |
General |
| FFMIA |
Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 |
General |
| FFP |
Federal Financial Participation |
General |
| FFP |
Federal Fixed Price (contract) |
General |
| FFRDC |
FederallyFunded Research & Development Centers |
General |
| FFS |
Fee for Service |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| FFUND |
Fixed Income Index Investment Fund |
General |
| FFWG |
Federal Finance Functional Workgroup |
General |
| FFY |
Federal Fiscal Year |
General |
| FGSTF |
Federal Government Service Task Force (Congressional caucus) |
General |
| FHA |
Federal Highway Administration |
General |
| FHA |
Federal Housing Administration |
General |
| FHIBA |
Federal Health Insurance Benefits Accounts |
General |
| FHP |
Family Health Plan |
General, Health Care |
| FI |
Fiscal Intermediary |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| FICA |
Federal Insurance Contributions Act |
General, Health Care |
| FICARR |
Fiscal Intermediary/Carrier |
General, Health Care |
| FID |
Fraud Investigation Database |
General, Health Care |
| FIFO |
First In/First Out |
General |
| FIG |
Fiscal Intermediary Group |
General, Health Care |
| FILS |
Federal Information Locator System |
General |
| FIM |
Facer Identification Mark |
General |
| FIPO |
Freedom of Information & Privacy Office |
General |
| FIPR |
Federal Information Processing Resources |
General |
| FIPS |
Federal Information Processing Standards |
General |
| FIPSPUB |
FIPS Publication |
General |
| FIQAS |
Fiscal Intermediary Quality Assurance System |
General, Health Care |
| FIRMPOC |
Federal Information Resources Management Policy Council |
General |
| FIRMR |
Federal Information Resources Management Regulations |
General |
| FIRS |
Federal Information Relay Service |
General |
| FIRS |
Federal Information Reporting System |
General |
| FIRS |
Financial Information Reporting System |
General |
| FIS |
Forms Information System |
General |
| FISCAM |
Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual |
General |
| FISS |
Fiscal Intermediary Standard (or Shared) System |
General, Health Care |
| FITA |
Federal Information Technical Architecture |
General |
| FLC |
Federal Liason Committee |
General |
| FLM |
Future Logical Model |
General |
| FLRA |
Federal Labor Relations Authority |
General |
| FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
General |
| FM |
Financial Management |
General |
| FM |
Frequency Modulation |
General |
| FM-TAG |
Financial Management Technical Advisory Group |
General |
| FMA |
Federal Managers Association |
General |
| FMAP |
Federal Medical Assistance Payments |
General |
| FMAP |
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage |
General |
| FMC |
Facility Management Contract (Contractor) |
General |
| FMC |
Federal Maritime Commission |
General |
| FMC |
Foundation for Medical Care |
General, Health Care |
| FMCS |
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service |
General |
| FMFIA |
Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1992 |
General |
| FMFIA |
Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| FMIS |
Field Management Information System |
General |
| FMM |
Financial Management Manual |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| FMR |
Focused Medical Review |
General |
| FMS |
Federal Monitoring Survey |
General |
| FMS |
Federal Monitoring System |
General |
| FMS |
Financial Management Service (Treasury Dept.) |
General |
| FMS |
Financial Management System |
General |
| FMSNET |
Financial Management System Network |
General |
| FMSS |
Financial Management System Software |
General |
| FMV |
Fair Market Value |
General |
| FNMA |
Federal National Mortgage Association |
General |
| FNS |
Food & Nutrition Service (DOA) |
General, Health Care |
| FO |
Field Operations |
General |
| FO |
Financial Operations |
General |
| FOB |
Freight On Board |
General |
| FOC |
Full Operating Capacity |
General |
| FOI |
Freedom of information |
General |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act of 1966, etc. |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| FOP |
Financial Operating Plan |
General |
| FORTRAN |
Formula Translation |
General |
| FOSC |
Freestanding Outpatient Surgery Center |
General, Health Care |
| FOSE |
Federal Office Systems Exposition |
General |
| FOSE |
Field Office Systems Enhancement (Claims Modernization Project) |
General |
| FP |
Fixed Price |
General |
| FPAF |
Fixed Price Award Fee |
General |
| FPC |
Fiscal Policy Committee |
General |
| FPDC |
Federal Procurement Data Center |
General |
| FPDS |
Federal Procurement Data System |
General |
| FPEFA |
Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment |
General |
| FPI |
Fixed Price Incentive |
General |
| FPIST |
Fixed Price with Successive Targets |
General |
| FPL |
Federal Poverty Level |
General |
| FPLE |
Fixed Price Level of Effort |
General |
| FPMS |
Federal Productivity Measurement System |
General |
| FPMS |
Forms & Printing Management System |
General |
| FPOC |
Fixed Price Options Clause |
General |
| FPR |
Final Project Report |
General |
| FPR |
Fixed Price Redeterminable (contract) |
General |
| FPRA |
Forward Pricing Rate Adjustment |
General |
| FPS |
Five Percent Sample |
General |
| FPSC |
Federal Product & Services Codes |
General |
| FQA |
Functional Quality Assurance |
General |
| FQHC |
Federally Qualified Health Center |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| FQHC |
Federally Qualified Health Centers |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| FQI |
Federal Quality Institute |
General |
| FR |
Federal Register |
General |
| FR |
Final Rule |
General |
| FR (F/R) |
Formal Review |
General |
| FRA |
Federal Railway Administration |
General |
| FRCS |
Federal Reserve Communication System (Treasury Dept.) |
General |
| FRD |
Functional Requirements Document |
General |
| FRO |
Field Regional Office |
General |
| FRS |
Federal Reserve System |
General |
| FS |
Final Settlement |
General |
| FS |
Financial Statement |
General |
| FS |
Fixed Standard |
General |
| FSA |
Family Services Administration |
General, Health Care |
| FSA |
Family Support Administration |
General, Health Care |
| FSA |
Federal Service Area |
General |
| FSA |
Flexible Savings Account |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| FSCM |
Federal Supply Code for Manufacturers (OBSOLETE now called CAGE) |
General |
| FSE |
Federal Software Exchange |
General |
| FSIIS |
Field Staff Information & Instruction Series |
General |
| FSIL |
First State Issuing License |
General |
| FSP |
Federal Specific Portion |
General |
| FSPML |
First State Professional Medical License |
General |
| FSS |
Florida Shared System |
General |
| FSY |
Fee Screen Year |
General |
| FT |
FrontEnd Edit |
General |
| FT |
Full Time |
General |
| FTAPE |
Foreign Tape System |
General |
| FTC |
Federal Trade Commission |
General |
| FTCA |
Federal Tort Compensation Act of 1988 |
General |
| FTI |
Federal Tax Information |
General |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
General, IT Organization |
| FTR |
Failed Transaction Report |
IT Organization |
| FU |
Followup |
General |
| FULS |
Federal Upper Limits (of Medicaid drug pricing) System |
General, Health Care |
| FUSA |
Families USA |
General |
| FUTA |
Federal Unemployment Tax Act |
General |
| FWA |
Fraud, Waste & Abuse |
General, Health Care |
| FWS |
(U.S.) Fish & Wildlife Service |
General |
| FWS |
Federal Wage System |
General |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
General |
| FY/CY |
Fiscal Year/Calendar Year |
General |
| FYE |
Fiscal Year End or Ending |
General |
| FYTD |
Fiscal Year To Date |
General |