Glossary terms: D
498 federal contracting terms, acronyms, and government names that start with D. Each links to a plain-language definition with live federal records.
- D301 (IT and Telecom - Facility Operation)
- D302 (IT and Telecom - Systems Development)
- D303 (IT and Telecom - Data Entry)
- D304 (IT and Telecom - Telecommunications and Transmission)
- D305 (IT and Telecom - Teleprocessing)
- D306 (IT and Telecom - Systems Analysis)
- D307 (IT and Telecom - IT Strategy and Architecture)
- D308 (IT and Telecom - Programming)
- D309 (IT and Telecom - Information and Data Broadcasting)
- D310 (IT and Telecom - Cyber Security)
- D311 (IT and Telecom - Internet)
- D312 (IT and Telecom - Simulation)
- D313 (IT and Telecom - Computer Aided Design/Manufacturing)
- D314 (IT and Telecom - System Acquisition Support)
- D316 (IT and Telecom - IT Data/Database Admin)
- D317 (IT and Telecom - Web-Based Subscription)
- D318 (IT and Telecom - Integrated Hardware/Software/Services)
- D319 (IT and Telecom - Annual Software Maintenance)
- D320 (IT and Telecom - Concept Development)
- D321 (IT and Telecom - Help Desk)
- D322 (IT and Telecom - Data Conversion)
- D324 (IT and Telecom - Integrated IT Including Hardware)
- D325 (IT and Telecom - Data Entry)
- D399 (IT and Telecom - Other IT Services)
- Dade County (GA) (Georgia)
- Dade County (MO) (Missouri)
- Daggett County (UT) (Utah)
- Dahlgren (Virginia)
- Dahlgren, VA
- Dakota County (MN) (Minnesota)
- Dakota County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Dale County (AL) (Alabama)
- Dallam County (TX) (Texas)
- Dallas (Texas)
- Dallas County (AL) (Alabama)
- Dallas County (AR) (Arkansas)
- Dallas County (IA) (Iowa)
- Dallas County (MO) (Missouri)
- Dallas County (TX) (Texas)
- Dallas-Addison FTZ (FTZ 168)
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Metro (Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX)
- Dallas/Fort Worth FTZ (FTZ 39)
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (Port 5501)
- Dane County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (Port 3201)
- Daniels County (MT) (Montana)
- Danville City (VA) (Virginia)
- Dare County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Darke County (OH) (Ohio)
- Darlington County (SC) (South Carolina)
- DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)
- DARPA (Joint installation)
- DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)
- Data Act (Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014)
- Data catalog updates and maintenance (OMB circular requirement)
- Data categorization and automated security monitoring (OMB circular requirement)
- Data Circulars (Data circular family)
- Data classification and protection in cloud (OMB circular requirement)
- Data governance framework establishment (OMB circular requirement)
- Data infrastructure modernization (OMB circular requirement)
- Data inventory and metadata standards (OMB circular requirement)
- Data quality and reporting standards (OMB circular requirement)
- Data skills workforce development (OMB circular requirement)
- DAU (Defense Acquisition University)
- Dauphin County (PA) (Pennsylvania)
- Davidson County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Davidson County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Davie County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Daviess County (IN) (Indiana)
- Daviess County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Daviess County (MO) (Missouri)
- Davis County (IA) (Iowa)
- Davis County (UT) (Utah)
- Davis-Bacon
- Davis-Bacon Act
- Davis-Monthan AFB (Air Force installation)
- Davison County (SD) (South Dakota)
- Dawes County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Dawson County (GA) (Georgia)
- Dawson County (MT) (Montana)
- Dawson County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Dawson County (TX) (Texas)
- Day County (SD) (South Dakota)
- Dayton (Ohio)
- Dayton FTZ (FTZ 100)
- Dayton VA Medical Center (VAMC 552)
- Dayton, OH Metro (Dayton-Kettering, OH)
- Daytona Beach, FL Metro (Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL)
- DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency)
- DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency)
- DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency)
- DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency)
- DCMA Boeing (Seattle) (Seattle, WA)
- DCMA Dallas (Dallas, TX)
- DCMA Eastern Region (Philadelphia, PA)
- DCMA Hartford (East Hartford, CT)
- DCMA Huntsville (Huntsville, AL)
- DCMA Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN)
- DCMA International (Fort Lee, VA)
- DCMA Lockheed Martin (Fort Worth, TX)
- DCMA Los Angeles (El Segundo, CA)
- DCMA Northern Virginia (Manassas, VA)
- DCMA Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)
- DCMA San Diego (San Diego, CA)
- DCMA Special Programs (Fort Lee, VA)
- DCMA Springfield (Springfield, MA)
- DCMA Western Region (El Segundo, CA)
- DCS (Direct Commercial Sales)
- DCSA (Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency)
- DD Form 254
- DD Forms (Department of Defense Forms)
- DD-1144 (Support Agreement)
- DD-1149 (Requisition and Invoice/Shipping Document)
- DD-1155 (Order for Supplies or Services)
- DD-1348-1A (Issue Release/Receipt Document)
- DD-1351-2 (Travel Voucher or Subvoucher)
- DD-1423 (Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL))
- DD-1547 (Record of Weighted Guidelines Application)
- DD-1593 (Contract Administration Completion Record)
- DD-1707 (Information for Bid Board Display)
- DD-1861 (Contract Facilities Capital and Cost of Money)
- DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty)
- DD-2292 (General Power of Attorney)
- DD-2345 (Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement)
- DD-250 (Material Inspection and Receiving Report)
- DD-254 (Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification)
- DD-254R (Subcontractor Security Classification Specification)
- DD-2579 (Small Business Coordination Record)
- DD-2680 (Government Property Found on Contractor Premises)
- DD-350 (Individual Contracting Action Report)
- DD-448 (Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR))
- DD-882 (Report of Inventions and Subcontracts)
- De Baca County (NM) (New Mexico)
- De minimis indirect cost rate of 10% option (OMB circular requirement)
- De Soto Parish (LA) (Louisiana)
- De Witt County (IL) (Illinois)
- De-Obligation
- Deaf Smith County (TX) (Texas)
- Dearborn County (IN) (Indiana)
- Debarment
- Debriefing
- Decatur (Illinois)
- Decatur County (GA) (Georgia)
- Decatur County (IA) (Iowa)
- Decatur County (IN) (Indiana)
- Decatur County (KS) (Kansas)
- Decatur County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Deer Lodge County (MT) (Montana)
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
- Defense Commissary Agency (DECA)
- Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
- Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
- Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
- Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)
- Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)
- Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS)
- Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
- Defense Finance and Accounting Service (Joint installation)
- Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
- Defense Health Agency (DHA)
- Defense Health Agency (DHA)
- Defense Human Resources Activity
- Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
- Defense Information Systems Agency (Joint installation)
- Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
- Defense Intelligence Agency (Joint installation)
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
- Defense Intelligence Agency Office of Inspector General (DIA OIG)
- Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
- Defense Logistics Agency HQ (Joint installation)
- Defense Media Activity
- Defense Media Activity (DMA)
- Defense Media Center (DMC)
- Defense Microelectronics Activity
- Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA)
- Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
- Defense Security Cooperation Agency
- Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
- Defense Spending (National Security)
- Defense Supply Center Columbus (Joint installation)
- Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (Joint installation)
- Defense Supply Center Richmond (Joint installation)
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Joint installation)
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- Defiance County (OH) (Ohio)
- DeKalb County (AL) (Alabama)
- DeKalb County (GA) (Georgia)
- DeKalb County (IL) (Illinois)
- DeKalb County (IN) (Indiana)
- DeKalb County (MO) (Missouri)
- DeKalb County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Del Norte County (CA) (California)
- Del Rio (Texas)
- Del Rio Border Patrol Sector (Del Rio)
- Del Rio FTZ (FTZ 97)
- Del Rio Port of Entry (Port 2302)
- Delaware (DE)
- Delaware County (IA) (Iowa)
- Delaware County (IN) (Indiana)
- Delaware County (NY) (New York)
- Delaware County (OH) (Ohio)
- Delaware County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- Delaware County (PA) (Pennsylvania)
- Delaware Nation (Oklahoma)
- Delaware Tribe of Indians (Oklahoma)
- Delivery Order
- Delta County (CO) (Colorado)
- Delta County (MI) (Michigan)
- Delta County (TX) (Texas)
- Demand Signal
- Denali Borough (AK) (Alaska)
- Denali Commission Office of Inspector General (Denali OIG)
- Dent County (MO) (Missouri)
- Denton County (TX) (Texas)
- Denver (Colorado)
- Denver County (CO) (Colorado)
- Denver FTZ (FTZ 123)
- Denver International Airport (Port 3301)
- Denver, CO Metro (Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO)
- Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General (USDA OIG)
- Department of Commerce (DOC)
- Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General (Commerce OIG)
- Department of Defense (DOD)
- Department of Defense Education Activity
- Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DOD OIG)
- Department of Education (ED)
- Department of Education Office of Inspector General (ED OIG)
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- Department of Energy Office of Inspector General (DOE OIG)
- Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) (Pacific)
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG)
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (DOJ OIG)
- Department of Labor (DOL)
- Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (DOL OIG)
- Department of State (DOS)
- Department of State Office of Inspector General (State OIG)
- Department of the Air Force
- Department of the Air Force Inspector General (Air Force IG)
- Department of the Army
- Department of the Army Inspector General (Army IG)
- Department of the Interior (DOI)
- Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General (DOI OIG)
- Department of the Navy
- Department of the Navy Inspector General (Navy IG)
- Department of the Treasury (Treasury)
- Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General (Treasury OIG)
- Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (DOT OIG)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG)
- Departmental Offices
- Deprecation of legacy TLS versions (OMB circular requirement)
- Dept of Defense
- Dept of Defense Education Activity (DODEA)
- Dept of the Air Force
- Dept of the Army
- Dept of the Navy
- Derby Line Port of Entry (Port 0209)
- Des Moines (Iowa)
- Des Moines County (IA) (Iowa)
- Des Moines FTZ (FTZ 107)
- Des Moines, IA Metro (Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA)
- Deschutes County (OR) (Oregon)
- Desha County (AR) (Arkansas)
- Design-Bid-Build
- Design-Build
- DeSoto County (FL) (Florida)
- DeSoto County (MS) (Mississippi)
- Detroit (Michigan)
- Detroit Arsenal (Army installation)
- Detroit FTZ (FTZ 205)
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Port 3801)
- Detroit Port of Entry (Ambassador Bridge) (Port 3803)
- Detroit Rail Port of Entry (Port 3803)
- Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Port of Entry (Port 3804)
- Detroit, MI Metro (Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI)
- Deuel County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Deuel County (SD) (South Dakota)
- DevSecOps
- Dewey County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- Dewey County (SD) (South Dakota)
- DeWitt County (TX) (Texas)
- DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement)
- DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement)
- DFARS 252.204-7012 (NIST related framework)
- DFARS Part 201 (Federal Acquisition Regulations System)
- DFARS Part 202 (Definitions of Words and Terms)
- DFARS Part 203 (Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest)
- DFARS Part 204 (Administrative and Information Matters)
- DFARS Part 205 (Publicizing Contract Actions)
- DFARS Part 206 (Competition Requirements)
- DFARS Part 207 (Acquisition Planning)
- DFARS Part 208 (Required Sources of Supplies and Services)
- DFARS Part 209 (Contractor Qualifications)
- DFARS Part 210 (Market Research)
- DFARS Part 211 (Describing Agency Needs)
- DFARS Part 212 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services)
- DFARS Part 213 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures)
- DFARS Part 214 (Sealed Bidding)
- DFARS Part 215 (Contracting by Negotiation)
- DFARS Part 216 (Types of Contracts)
- DFARS Part 217 (Special Contracting Methods)
- DFARS Part 218 (Emergency Acquisitions)
- DFARS Part 219 (Small Business Programs)
- DFARS Part 222 (Application of Labor Laws)
- DFARS Part 223 (Environment, Energy, and Water Efficiency)
- DFARS Part 224 (Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information)
- DFARS Part 225 (Foreign Acquisition)
- DFARS Part 226 (Other Socioeconomic Programs)
- DFARS Part 227 (Patents, Data, and Copyrights)
- DFARS Part 228 (Bonds and Insurance)
- DFARS Part 229 (Taxes)
- DFARS Part 230 (Cost Accounting Standards Administration)
- DFARS Part 231 (Contract Cost Principles)
- DFARS Part 232 (Contract Financing)
- DFARS Part 233 (Protests, Disputes, and Appeals)
- DFARS Part 234 (Major System Acquisition)
- DFARS Part 235 (Research and Development Contracting)
- DFARS Part 236 (Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts)
- DFARS Part 237 (Service Contracting)
- DFARS Part 239 (Acquisition of Information Technology)
- DFARS Part 241 (Acquisition of Utility Services)
- DFARS Part 242 (Contract Administration and Audit Services)
- DFARS Part 243 (Contract Modifications)
- DFARS Part 244 (Subcontracting Policies and Procedures)
- DFARS Part 245 (Government Property)
- DFARS Part 246 (Quality Assurance)
- DFARS Part 247 (Transportation)
- DFARS Part 249 (Termination of Contracts)
- DFARS Part 250 (Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act)
- DFARS Part 251 (Use of Government Sources by Contractors)
- DFARS Part 252 (Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses)
- DFARS Part 253 (Forms)
- DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
- DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
- DHS Data Center One (Department of Homeland Security)
- DHS Forms (Department of Homeland Security Forms)
- DHS-11000-3 (Authorization for Release of Information)
- DHS-11000-6 (Non-Disclosure Agreement)
- DHS-11000-9 (Contractor Employee Access Request)
- DHS-MD-0810-1 (Personnel Suitability and Security Program)
- Dickens County (TX) (Texas)
- Dickenson County (VA) (Virginia)
- Dickey County (ND) (North Dakota)
- Dickinson County (IA) (Iowa)
- Dickinson County (KS) (Kansas)
- Dickinson County (MI) (Michigan)
- Dickson County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Differing Site Conditions
- Digitization of all paper-based forms (OMB circular requirement)
- Dillingham Census Area (AK) (Alaska)
- Dillon County (SC) (South Carolina)
- Dimmit County (TX) (Texas)
- Dinwiddie County (VA) (Virginia)
- Direct cost identification and allocation (OMB circular requirement)
- Direct/indirect cost classification rules (OMB circular requirement)
- DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency)
- DISA DECC Mechanicsburg (Defense Information Systems Agency)
- DISA DECC Montgomery (Defense Information Systems Agency)
- DISA DECC Ogden (Defense Information Systems Agency)
- DISA DECC Oklahoma (Defense Information Systems Agency)
- Disaster Relief (Emergency)
- Disclosure Statement
- Discussions
- District of Alaska (D. Alaska)
- District of Arizona (D. Ariz.)
- District of Colorado (D. Colo.)
- District of Columbia (DC)
- District of Columbia (D.D.C.)
- District of Columbia (DC) (District of Columbia)
- District of Columbia Courts
- District of Connecticut (D. Conn.)
- District of Delaware (D. Del.)
- District of Guam (D. Guam)
- District of Hawaii (D. Haw.)
- District of Idaho (D. Idaho)
- District of Kansas (D. Kan.)
- District of Maine (D. Me.)
- District of Maryland (D. Md.)
- District of Massachusetts (D. Mass.)
- District of Minnesota (D. Minn.)
- District of Montana (D. Mont.)
- District of Nebraska (D. Neb.)
- District of Nevada (D. Nev.)
- District of New Hampshire (D.N.H.)
- District of New Jersey (D.N.J.)
- District of New Mexico (D.N.M.)
- District of North Dakota (D.N.D.)
- District of Oregon (D. Or.)
- District of Puerto Rico (D.P.R.)
- District of Rhode Island (D.R.I.)
- District of South Carolina (D.S.C.)
- District of South Dakota (D.S.D.)
- District of the Northern Mariana Islands (D.N.M.I.)
- District of the Virgin Islands (D.V.I.)
- District of Utah (D. Utah)
- District of Vermont (D. Vt.)
- District of Wyoming (D. Wyo.)
- Divide County (ND) (North Dakota)
- Dixie County (FL) (Florida)
- Dixon County (NE) (Nebraska)
- DLA (Defense Logistics Agency)
- DMARC, SPF, and DKIM email authentication (OMB circular requirement)
- DNS security (DNSSEC) implementation (OMB circular requirement)
- Dobbins Air Reserve Base (Air Force installation)
- DoD (Department of Defense)
- DoD (Department of Defense)
- DOD Office of Inspector General (DODIG)
- Doddridge County (WV) (West Virginia)
- Dodge County (GA) (Georgia)
- Dodge County (MN) (Minnesota)
- Dodge County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Dodge County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- DOE (Department of Energy)
- DOE NERSC (Department of Energy)
- DOI (Department of the Interior)
- DOJ (Department of Justice)
- DOL (Department of Labor)
- Dolores County (CO) (Colorado)
- Domain inventory and lifecycle management (OMB circular requirement)
- Dona Ana County (NM) (New Mexico)
- Doniphan County (KS) (Kansas)
- Donley County (TX) (Texas)
- Dooly County (GA) (Georgia)
- Door County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- Dorado Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Dorchester County (MD) (Maryland)
- Dorchester County (SC) (South Carolina)
- Dorchester County FTZ (FTZ 21)
- DOS (Department of State)
- DOT (Department of Transportation)
- Dothan (Alabama)
- Dothan, AL Metro (Dothan, AL)
- Dougherty County (GA) (Georgia)
- Douglas County (CO) (Colorado)
- Douglas County (GA) (Georgia)
- Douglas County (IL) (Illinois)
- Douglas County (KS) (Kansas)
- Douglas County (MN) (Minnesota)
- Douglas County (MO) (Missouri)
- Douglas County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Douglas County (NV) (Nevada)
- Douglas County (OR) (Oregon)
- Douglas County (SD) (South Dakota)
- Douglas County (WA) (Washington)
- Douglas County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- Douglas Port of Entry (Port 2602)
- Dover (Delaware)
- Dover AFB (Air Force installation)
- Dover, DE Metro (Dover, DE)
- Doyon, Limited (Alaska)
- DPAS (Defense Priorities and Allocations System)
- DR (Definite-Quantity)
- Drawdown
- Drew County (AR) (Arkansas)
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- DS Forms (Department of State Forms)
- DS-11 (Application for a U.S. Passport)
- DTRA (Defense Threat Reduction Agency)
- Dubois County (IN) (Indiana)
- Dubuque County (IA) (Iowa)
- Duchesne County (UT) (Utah)
- Dugway Proving Ground (Army installation)
- Duke University (private)
- Dukes County (MA) (Massachusetts)
- Dulles Technology Corridor FTZ (FTZ 249)
- Duluth (Minnesota)
- Duluth FTZ (FTZ 51)
- Duluth, MN Metro (Duluth, MN-WI)
- Dundy County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Dunklin County (MO) (Missouri)
- Dunn County (ND) (North Dakota)
- Dunn County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System)
- Dunseith Port of Entry (Port 3403)
- DuPage County (IL) (Illinois)
- Duplin County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Durham (North Carolina)
- Durham County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Durham VA Medical Center (VAMC 558)
- Durham, NC Metro (Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
- Dutchess County (NY) (New York)
- Duval County (FL) (Florida)
- Duval County (TX) (Texas)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center (VAMC 589A5)
- Dyer County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Dyess AFB (Air Force installation)