| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DoDD | Department of Defense Directive |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| EC | Ethics Committee |
| ED | Department of Education |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FDA | Food & Drug Administration |
| FERPA | Family Educational Right and Privacy Act |
| GCP | Good Clinical Practice |
| HRPP | Human Research Protection Program |
| ICH-GCP | International Committee on Harmonisation – Good Clinical Practice |
| IDE | Investigational Device Exemption |
| IND | Investigational New Drug |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| NIJ | National Institute of Justice |
| NNSA | DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OHRP | Office for Human Research Protection |
| ORE | VA's Office of Research and Evaluation |
| ORO | VA's Office of Research Oversight |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| SAE | Serious Adverse Effect |
| VA | Department of Veterans Affairs |