| 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 |