U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Data Element: PROGRAM NAMES AND ACRONYMS
You are invited to read the definitions of terms used in this data standard.
| Name |
Program Names and Acronyms |
| Description |
Official names and acronyms that identify the primary operating programs and basic organizational structure of the Service Directorate. |
| Type |
Program Name: Character Field Program Acronym: Alpha |
| Syntax |
Program name, up to a maximum of 40 characters, including
the letters A-Z, punctuation marks, and the forward slash (/) character. Program acronym, up to a maximum of 3 letters from A through Z. |
| Recommended Field Name | Program Name: PROGRAM Program Acronym: PROGACRO |
| Values |
The official values to be used for this data element are described in the reference. |
| Source |
An ASCII (.txt) file of the values to be used for this data element is available here. These values are current as of February 10, 2000. |
| Reference(s) |
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| Use Instructions |
As of the approval date, this data element will be used
in any new automated system, and in any major modification to an existing system, which
identifies or classifies the primary operating programs and basic organizational structure
of the Service Directorate. Assistant Directors provide staff support to the Director and
Deputy Director and, within this broad area, direct the operations of Administration,
Ecological Services, External Affairs, Fisheries, International Affairs, Planning and
Budget, and Refuges and Wildlife. To ensure compliance with the Service Information Technology Architecture (SITA), system owners are strongly encouraged to utilize this data element in existing systems. If an existing system is not in compliance, it should be modified to achieve compatibility and implement this data standard. The program acronym should be used in conjunction with the program name whenever possible. Program names and acronyms will be handled as separate data fields in any new or modified automated system, and will not be combined in a single data field. |
| Phase |
Adopted |
| Approval Date |
February 23, 2000 |
| Validation Date |
February 10, 2000 |
| Data Steward |
Barbara White, Data Specialist, Branch of Data and Systems Services, Division of Information Technology Management |
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