US Government Acronyms: B

BARC	Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
BATFE	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
BAU	Behavioral Analysis Unit
BBG	Broadcasting Board of Governors
BEA	Bureau of Economic Analysis
BECON	Biomedical Engineering Consortium (defunct as of 11/08)
BEP	Bureau of Engraving and Printing
BER	Biological and Environmental Research
BERA	Business & Economics Research Advisor
BES	Basic Energy Sciences
BEST	Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (changed to I&M)
BFRL	Building and Fire Research Laboratory
BHPr	Bureau of Health Professions
BIA	Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIE	Bureau of Indian Education
BIF	Bank Insurance Fund (merged into DIF)
BIMAS	BioInformatics Molecular Analysis Section
BIS	Bureau of Industry and Security
BJA	Bureau of Justice Assistance
BJS	Bureau of Justice Statistics
BLM	Bureau of Land Management
BLS	Bureau of Labor Statistics
BMDO	Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (changed to MDA)
BNL	Brookhaven National Laboratory
BNQP	Baldrige National Quality Program
BOP	Federal Bureau of Prisons
BOR	Bureau of Reclamation
BPA	Bonneville Power Administration
BPC	Best Practices Committee
BPD	Bureau of the Public Debt
BPHC	Bureau of Primary Health Care
BRAC	Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
BRB	Benefits Review Board
BRD	Biological Resource Division
BRFSS	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
BRS	Biotechnology Regulatory Service
BSE	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease)
BTA	Business Transformation Agency
BTOP	Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
BTS	Bureau of Transportation Statistics
BVA	Board of Veterans Appeals
BXA	Bureau of Export Administration (changed to BIS)

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