APPENDIX A. ACRONYMS Acronym Definition AC Authentication Category AP Assurance Profile API Application Programming Interface ATO Authorization to Operate C&A Certification & Accreditation COTS Commercial Off the Shelf AO Authorizing Official FedRAMP Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program FIPS PUB Federal Information Processing Standard Publication FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act GSS General Support System IaaS Infrastructure as a Service (Model) IATO Interim Authorization to Operate ID Identification IT Information Technology LAN Local Area Network NIST National and Technology OMB Office of Management and Budget PIA Privacy Impact Assessment POA&M Plan of Action and Milestones POC Point of Contact RA Risk Assessment Rev. Revision SA Security Assessment SAR Security Assessment Report SDLC System Development Life Cycle SP Special Publication SSP System Security Plan VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
APPENDIX A. ACRONYMS Acronym Definition AC Authentication Category AP API Assurance Profile Application Programming Interface ATO Authorization to Operate C&A Certification & Accreditation COTS Commercial Off the Shelf AO FedRAMP Authorizing Official Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program FIPS PUB Federal Information Processing Standard Publication FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act GSS IaaS General Support System Infrastructure as a Service (Model) IATO Interim Authorization to Operate ID Identification IT Information Technology LAN Local Area Network NIST National and Technology OMB Office of Management and Budget PIA Privacy Impact Assessment POA&M Plan of Action and Milestones POC Point of Contact RA Rev. Risk Assessment Revision SA Security Assessment SAR Security Assessment Report SDLC System Development Life Cycle SP Special Publication SSP VLAN System Security Plan Virtual Local Area Network