Terms and Definitions
| Access Control Facility, Version 2 - A National Security Agency (NSA)-approved, C-2 rated software product. It provides security for data stored on computer systems using the IBM Multiple Virtual System/ Enhanced Services Architecture (MVS/ ESA) operating system. Also called ACF2. | (SOURCE - DOS/ USAID, FAM, 1 FAM 271.4) |
| access eligibility review - process and procedure addressing the suitability indicators of the person recommended for Special Access Program access. | (SOURCE - DHS, DHS Lexicon, Terms) |
| access eligibility waiver - access eligibility granted or continued despite the presence of substantial issue(s) information that would normally preclude access. | (SOURCE - DHS, DHS Lexicon, Terms) |
| accessibility - information technology products or services that are in full compliance with the standards of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. | (SOURCE - White House, OMB, Circular A-130) |
| accessibility - The degree to which the content of a website is available to everyone, including persons with disabilities | (SOURCE - DOS/ USAID, FAH, 5 FAH-8 H-116) |
| accessible - Having the legally required features and/ or qualities that ensure entrance, participation, and usability of places, programs, services, and activities by individuals with a wide variety of disabilities. | (SOURCE - DHS/ FEMA, NRF, Glossary) |
| accident - a mine explosion, mine ignition, mine fire, or mine inundation, or injury to, or death of, any person. | (SOURCE - DOI, US Code 30 §802.) |
| accident - a sudden accident, or a natural event culminating in an accident, that results in death incurred at a discrete location by at least 75 natural persons. | (SOURCE - DOJ, US Code 28, §1369) |
| accident - An aircraft related occurrence in which a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft is substantially damaged or the aircraft is missing. | (SOURCE - DOS/ USAID, FAM, 2 FAM 912.2) |
| accident - damage to or destruction of vehicles in surface or air transportation or pipelines, regardless of whether the initiating event is accidental or otherwise. | (SOURCE - DOT, US Code 49, §1101.) |
| accidental investigation - any form of investigation by Coast Guard personnel of an aircraft accident, other than a safety investigation. | (SOURCE - DHS/ USCG, US Code 14, §678) |
| accidental hazard - source of harm or difficulty created by negligence, error, or unintended failure. | (SOURCE - DHS, DHS Lexicon Terms) |
| accidental release - an unanticipated emission of a regulated substance or other extremely hazardous substance into the ambient air from a stationary source. | (SOURCE - DOE, US Code 42, §7412.) |
| accommodation exchange - The conversion of U.S. dollars into the currency of the host country (local currency) or another currency. The term describes the process of the selling local currency for U.S. dollars. | (SOURCE - DOS/ USAID, FAH, 4 FAH-3 H-392) |
| accommodation exchange transaction - The authorized exchange of equivalent monetary values in different form to authorized persons; for example, foreign currency in exchange for U.S. dollar check(s). | (SOURCE - DOS/ USAID, FAH, 4 FAH-2 H-131) |
| accompanying supplies - Unit supplies that deploy with forces. | (SOURCE - DOD, DOD Dictionary, JP 4-01.5) |
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