Glossary terms: M
517 federal contracting terms, acronyms, and government names that start with M. Each links to a plain-language definition with live federal records.
- M-15-13 (Policy to Require Secure Connections Across Federal Websites)
- M-16-21 (Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI))
- M-17-12 (Preparing for and Responding to a Breach of Personally Identifiable Information)
- M-18-23 (Shifting from Cloud First to Cloud Smart)
- M-19-15 (Improving Implementation of the Information Quality Act)
- M-19-17 (Evidence-Based Policymaking: Learning Agendas and Annual Evaluation Plans)
- M-19-21 (Transition to Electronic Records)
- M-19-26 (Update to Data Inventory and Comprehensive Data Catalog Requirements)
- M-20-21 (Federal Data Strategy Action Plan)
- M-21-07 (Completing the Transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6))
- M-21-31 (Improving Investigative and Remediation Capabilities Related to Cybersecurity Incidents)
- M-22-01 (Improving Detection of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities and Incidents)
- M-22-03 (Strengthening the Federal Government's Commitment to FOIA)
- M-22-09 (Moving the U.S. Government Toward Zero Trust Cybersecurity Principles)
- M-22-09 (NIST related framework)
- M-22-18 (Enhancing Software Supply Chain Security)
- M-22-18 (NIST related framework)
- M-23-10 (The Registration and Use of .gov Domains)
- M-23-16 (Measuring, Monitoring, and Improving the Federal Customer Experience)
- M-23-18 (Securing Open Source Software in the Federal Government)
- M-23-22 (Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience)
- M-24-04 (Advancing the Responsible Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government)
- M-24-10 (Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of AI)
- M-24-10 (NIST related framework)
- M1AZ (Operation - Administrative Facilities)
- M1BZ (Operation - Ammunition Facilities)
- M1CZ (Operation - Educational Facilities)
- M1DZ (Operation - Industrial Facilities)
- M1GZ (Operation - Research/Testing Facilities)
- M1HZ (Operation - Maintenance/Production Facilities)
- M1JZ (Operation - Government Facilities)
- M1KZ (Operation - Housing/Community Facilities)
- M1LZ (Operation - Utility Facilities)
- MAC (Multiple Award Contract)
- MAC (Multiple Award Contract)
- MacDill AFB (Air Force installation)
- Machine-readable metadata for all datasets (OMB circular requirement)
- Mackinac County (MI) (Michigan)
- Macomb County (MI) (Michigan)
- Macon County (AL) (Alabama)
- Macon County (GA) (Georgia)
- Macon County (IL) (Illinois)
- Macon County (MO) (Missouri)
- Macon County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Macon County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Macoupin County (IL) (Illinois)
- Madawaska Port of Entry (Port 0106)
- Made in America
- Madera County (CA) (California)
- Madison (Wisconsin)
- Madison County (AL) (Alabama)
- Madison County (AR) (Arkansas)
- Madison County (FL) (Florida)
- Madison County (GA) (Georgia)
- Madison County (IA) (Iowa)
- Madison County (ID) (Idaho)
- Madison County (IL) (Illinois)
- Madison County (IN) (Indiana)
- Madison County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Madison County (MO) (Missouri)
- Madison County (MS) (Mississippi)
- Madison County (MT) (Montana)
- Madison County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Madison County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Madison County (NY) (New York)
- Madison County (OH) (Ohio)
- Madison County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Madison County (TX) (Texas)
- Madison County (VA) (Virginia)
- Madison Parish (LA) (Louisiana)
- Madison, WI Metro (Madison, WI)
- Magoffin County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Mahaska County (IA) (Iowa)
- Mahnomen County (MN) (Minnesota)
- Mahoning County (OH) (Ohio)
- Maine (ME)
- Major County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- Makah Tribe (Northwest)
- Malcom Randall VA Medical Center (VAMC 573)
- Malheur County (OR) (Oregon)
- Malmstrom AFB (Air Force installation)
- Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) content (OMB circular requirement)
- Manassas (Virginia)
- Manassas City (VA) (Virginia)
- Manassas Park City (VA) (Virginia)
- Manatee County (FL) (Florida)
- Manatee County FTZ (FTZ 164)
- Manati Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Manchester (New Hampshire)
- Manchester VA Medical Center (VAMC 608)
- Mandatory .gov or .mil domain usage for official services (OMB circular requirement)
- Mandatory Disclosure Rule
- Manhattan, KS Metro (Manhattan, KS)
- Manistee County (MI) (Michigan)
- Manitowoc County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center (VAMC 668)
- Manu'a District (AS) (American Samoa)
- Manufacturing
- Marathon County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- March ARB (Air Force installation)
- Marengo County (AL) (Alabama)
- Maricao Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Maricopa County (AZ) (Arizona)
- Maries County (MO) (Missouri)
- Marin County (CA) (California)
- Marine Corps Inspector General (USMC IG)
- MARINES
- Marinette County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- Marion County (AL) (Alabama)
- Marion County (AR) (Arkansas)
- Marion County (FL) (Florida)
- Marion County (GA) (Georgia)
- Marion County (IA) (Iowa)
- Marion County (IL) (Illinois)
- Marion County (IN) (Indiana)
- Marion County (KS) (Kansas)
- Marion County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Marion County (MO) (Missouri)
- Marion County (MS) (Mississippi)
- Marion County (OH) (Ohio)
- Marion County (OR) (Oregon)
- Marion County (SC) (South Carolina)
- Marion County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Marion County (TX) (Texas)
- Marion County (WV) (West Virginia)
- Marion VA Medical Center (VAMC 657A5)
- Mariposa County (CA) (California)
- Maritime Administration
- Market Research
- Marlboro County (SC) (South Carolina)
- Marquette County (MI) (Michigan)
- Marquette County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- Marshall County (AL) (Alabama)
- Marshall County (IA) (Iowa)
- Marshall County (IL) (Illinois)
- Marshall County (IN) (Indiana)
- Marshall County (KS) (Kansas)
- Marshall County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Marshall County (MN) (Minnesota)
- Marshall County (MS) (Mississippi)
- Marshall County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- Marshall County (SD) (South Dakota)
- Marshall County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Marshall County (WV) (West Virginia)
- Martin County (FL) (Florida)
- Martin County (IN) (Indiana)
- Martin County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Martin County (MN) (Minnesota)
- Martin County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Martin County (TX) (Texas)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Third Monday of January)
- Martinsburg VA Medical Center (VAMC 613)
- Martinsburg VA Medical Center — Hershel Williams Annex (VAMC 613A)
- Martinsville City (VA) (Virginia)
- Maryland (MD)
- MAS (Multiple Award Schedule)
- MAS (Multiple Award Schedule)
- Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (Northeast)
- Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (Northeast)
- Mason County (IL) (Illinois)
- Mason County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Mason County (MI) (Michigan)
- Mason County (TX) (Texas)
- Mason County (WA) (Washington)
- Mason County (WV) (West Virginia)
- Massac County (IL) (Illinois)
- Massachusetts (MA)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (private)
- Massena Port of Entry (Port 0712)
- Matagorda County (TX) (Texas)
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough (AK) (Alaska)
- Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi (Gun Lake) (Northeast)
- Mathews County (VA) (Virginia)
- Maui County (HI) (Hawaii)
- Maunabo Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Maury County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Maverick County (TX) (Texas)
- Maxwell AFB (Air Force installation)
- Mayaguez FTZ (FTZ 7)
- Mayaguez Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Mayes County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- MCAGCC Twentynine Palms (Marines installation)
- McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (Army installation)
- McAllen (Texas)
- McAllen FTZ (FTZ 12)
- McAllen, TX Metro (McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX)
- MCAS Beaufort (Marines installation)
- MCAS Cherry Point (Marines installation)
- MCAS Miramar (Marines installation)
- MCAS New River (Marines installation)
- MCAS Yuma (Marines installation)
- MCB Camp Butler (Marines installation)
- MCB Hawaii (Marines installation)
- MCB Quantico (Marines installation)
- MCC Chicago (Metropolitan Correctional Center)
- MCC New York (Metropolitan Correctional Center)
- McClain County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- McCone County (MT) (Montana)
- McConnell AFB (Air Force installation)
- McCook County (SD) (South Dakota)
- McCormick County (SC) (South Carolina)
- McCracken County (KY) (Kentucky)
- McCreary County (KY) (Kentucky)
- McCulloch County (TX) (Texas)
- McCurtain County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- McDonald County (MO) (Missouri)
- McDonough County (IL) (Illinois)
- McDowell County (NC) (North Carolina)
- McDowell County (WV) (West Virginia)
- McDuffie County (GA) (Georgia)
- McGuire AFB (Air Force installation)
- McHenry County (IL) (Illinois)
- McHenry County (ND) (North Dakota)
- McIntosh County (GA) (Georgia)
- McIntosh County (ND) (North Dakota)
- McIntosh County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- McKean County (PA) (Pennsylvania)
- McKenzie County (ND) (North Dakota)
- McKinley County (NM) (New Mexico)
- MCLB Albany (Marines installation)
- MCLB Barstow (Marines installation)
- McLean County (IL) (Illinois)
- McLean County (KY) (Kentucky)
- McLean County (ND) (North Dakota)
- McLennan County (TX) (Texas)
- McLeod County (MN) (Minnesota)
- McMinn County (TN) (Tennessee)
- McMullen County (TX) (Texas)
- McNairy County (TN) (Tennessee)
- McPherson County (KS) (Kansas)
- McPherson County (NE) (Nebraska)
- McPherson County (SD) (South Dakota)
- MCRD Parris Island (Marines installation)
- MCRD San Diego (Marines installation)
- MDA (Missile Defense Agency)
- MDC Brooklyn (Federal Detention Center)
- MDC Guaynabo (Federal Detention Center)
- MDC Los Angeles (Federal Detention Center)
- Meade County (KS) (Kansas)
- Meade County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Meade County (SD) (South Dakota)
- Meagher County (MT) (Montana)
- Mecklenburg County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Mecklenburg County (VA) (Virginia)
- Mecosta County (MI) (Michigan)
- Medicaid (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
- Medicaid (Healthcare)
- Medicare (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
- Medicare (Healthcare)
- Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance)
- Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance)
- Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) (Private plans offering combined Part A + B benefits, often with Part D and extras.)
- Medicare Part D (Prescription Drug Coverage)
- Medina County (OH) (Ohio)
- Medina County (TX) (Texas)
- Meeker County (MN) (Minnesota)
- Meigs County (OH) (Ohio)
- Meigs County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Melbourne, FL Metro (Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL)
- Mellette County (SD) (South Dakota)
- Memorial Day (Last Monday of May)
- Memphis (Tennessee)
- Memphis FTZ (FTZ 77)
- Memphis VA Medical Center (VAMC 614)
- Memphis, TN Metro (Memphis, TN-MS-AR)
- Menard County (IL) (Illinois)
- Menard County (TX) (Texas)
- Mendocino County (CA) (California)
- Menifee County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Menominee County (MI) (Michigan)
- Menominee County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin (Northeast)
- Mentor-Protege Program
- Merced County (CA) (California)
- Mercer County (IL) (Illinois)
- Mercer County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Mercer County (MO) (Missouri)
- Mercer County (ND) (North Dakota)
- Mercer County (NJ) (New Jersey)
- Mercer County (OH) (Ohio)
- Mercer County (PA) (Pennsylvania)
- Mercer County (WV) (West Virginia)
- Meridian (Mississippi)
- Meridian, MS Metro (Meridian, MS)
- Merit Review
- Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
- Merit Systems Protection Board Office of Inspector General (MSPB OIG)
- Meriwether County (GA) (Georgia)
- Merrick County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Merrimack County (NH) (New Hampshire)
- Mesa (Arizona)
- Mesa County (CO) (Colorado)
- Mescalero Apache Tribe (Southwest)
- Meskwaki Nation (Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi) (Plains)
- Metcalfe County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Metlakatla Indian Community (Alaska)
- Miami (Florida)
- Miami County (IN) (Indiana)
- Miami County (KS) (Kansas)
- Miami County (OH) (Ohio)
- Miami FTZ (FTZ 281)
- Miami International Airport (Port 5201)
- Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (Oklahoma)
- Miami-Dade County (FL) (Florida)
- Miami, FL Metro (Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL)
- Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida (Southeast)
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (VAMC 580)
- Michigan (MI)
- Micro-Purchase
- Micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds (OMB circular requirement)
- Micro-Purchase Threshold (The micro-purchase threshold)
- Microsoft Azure Government (Microsoft)
- Middle District of Alabama (M.D. Ala.)
- Middle District of Florida (M.D. Fla.)
- Middle District of Georgia (M.D. Ga.)
- Middle District of Louisiana (M.D. La.)
- Middle District of North Carolina (M.D.N.C.)
- Middle District of Pennsylvania (M.D. Pa.)
- Middle District of Tennessee (M.D. Tenn.)
- Middlesex County (CT) (Connecticut)
- Middlesex County (MA) (Massachusetts)
- Middlesex County (NJ) (New Jersey)
- Middlesex County (VA) (Virginia)
- Middletown (Rhode Island)
- Midland County (MI) (Michigan)
- Midland County (TX) (Texas)
- Mifflin County (PA) (Pennsylvania)
- Milam County (TX) (Texas)
- MILCON (Military Construction)
- Millard County (UT) (Utah)
- Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (Plains)
- Mille Lacs County (MN) (Minnesota)
- Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
- Miller Act
- Miller Act
- Miller County (AR) (Arkansas)
- Miller County (GA) (Georgia)
- Miller County (MO) (Missouri)
- Mills County (IA) (Iowa)
- Mills County (TX) (Texas)
- Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
- Milwaukee (2) FTZ (FTZ 245)
- Milwaukee County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- Milwaukee FTZ (FTZ 103)
- Milwaukee, WI Metro (Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI)
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
- Miner County (SD) (South Dakota)
- Mineral County (CO) (Colorado)
- Mineral County (MT) (Montana)
- Mineral County (NV) (Nevada)
- Mineral County (WV) (West Virginia)
- Mingo County (WV) (West Virginia)
- Minidoka County (ID) (Idaho)
- Minimum risk management practices for safety-impacting AI (OMB circular requirement)
- Minneapolis (Minnesota)
- Minneapolis VA Medical Center (VAMC 618)
- Minneapolis-St. Paul FTZ (FTZ 119)
- Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (Port 3501)
- Minneapolis, MN Metro (Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI)
- Minnehaha County (SD) (South Dakota)
- Minnesota (MN)
- Minority Business Development Agency
- Minot (North Dakota)
- Minot AFB (Air Force installation)
- Minot, ND Metro (Minot, ND)
- Misawa Air Base (Air Force installation)
- Missaukee County (MI) (Michigan)
- Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
- Missile Defense Agency (Joint installation)
- Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
- Mississippi (MS)
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (Southeast)
- Mississippi County (AR) (Arkansas)
- Mississippi County (MO) (Missouri)
- Missoula County (MT) (Montana)
- Missoula, MT Metro (Missoula, MT)
- Missouri (MO)
- MIT Lincoln Laboratory (Lincoln Lab)
- Mitchell County (GA) (Georgia)
- Mitchell County (IA) (Iowa)
- Mitchell County (KS) (Kansas)
- Mitchell County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Mitchell County (TX) (Texas)
- MITRE Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (MITRE CAASD)
- MITRE Center for Advanced Studies in Security (MITRE CAS)
- MITRE Center for Enterprise Modernization (MITRE CEM)
- MITRE Center for Tax Administration (MITRE CTA)
- MITRE Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (MITRE HSSEDI)
- MITRE Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center (MITRE JEMC)
- MITRE National Security Engineering Center (MITRE NSEC)
- MITRE Veterans Affairs Systems Engineering Center (MITRE VA SEC)
- Moapa Band of Paiutes (Pacific)
- Mobile (Alabama)
- Mobile County (AL) (Alabama)
- Mobile FTZ (FTZ 82)
- Mobile-responsive design for all public sites (OMB circular requirement)
- Mobile, AL Metro (Mobile, AL)
- Moca Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Modesto, CA Metro (Modesto, CA)
- Modification
- Modification Forms (Forms used to modify solicitations and contracts)
- Modoc County (CA) (California)
- Modoc Nation (Oklahoma)
- Moffat County (CO) (Colorado)
- Mohave County (AZ) (Arizona)
- Mohegan Tribe (Northeast)
- Monacan Indian Nation (Southeast)
- Moniteau County (MO) (Missouri)
- Monmouth County (NJ) (New Jersey)
- Mono County (CA) (California)
- Monona County (IA) (Iowa)
- Monongalia County (WV) (West Virginia)
- Monroe County (AL) (Alabama)
- Monroe County (AR) (Arkansas)
- Monroe County (FL) (Florida)
- Monroe County (GA) (Georgia)
- Monroe County (IA) (Iowa)
- Monroe County (IL) (Illinois)
- Monroe County (IN) (Indiana)
- Monroe County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Monroe County (MI) (Michigan)
- Monroe County (MO) (Missouri)
- Monroe County (MS) (Mississippi)
- Monroe County (NY) (New York)
- Monroe County (OH) (Ohio)
- Monroe County (PA) (Pennsylvania)
- Monroe County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Monroe County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- Monroe County (WV) (West Virginia)
- Montague County (TX) (Texas)
- Montana (MT)
- Montcalm County (MI) (Michigan)
- Monterey County (CA) (California)
- Montezuma County (CO) (Colorado)
- Montgomery (Alabama)
- Montgomery County (AL) (Alabama)
- Montgomery County (AR) (Arkansas)
- Montgomery County (GA) (Georgia)
- Montgomery County (IA) (Iowa)
- Montgomery County (IL) (Illinois)
- Montgomery County (IN) (Indiana)
- Montgomery County (KS) (Kansas)
- Montgomery County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Montgomery County (MD) (Maryland)
- Montgomery County (MO) (Missouri)
- Montgomery County (MS) (Mississippi)
- Montgomery County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Montgomery County (NY) (New York)
- Montgomery County (OH) (Ohio)
- Montgomery County (PA) (Pennsylvania)
- Montgomery County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Montgomery County (TX) (Texas)
- Montgomery County (VA) (Virginia)
- Montgomery, AL Metro (Montgomery, AL)
- Montmorency County (MI) (Michigan)
- Montour County (PA) (Pennsylvania)
- Montpelier (Vermont)
- Montrose County (CO) (Colorado)
- Moody AFB (Air Force installation)
- Moody County (SD) (South Dakota)
- Moore County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Moore County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Moore County (TX) (Texas)
- Mora County (NM) (New Mexico)
- Morehouse Parish (LA) (Louisiana)
- Moreno Valley (California)
- Morgan County (AL) (Alabama)
- Morgan County (CO) (Colorado)
- Morgan County (GA) (Georgia)
- Morgan County (IL) (Illinois)
- Morgan County (IN) (Indiana)
- Morgan County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Morgan County (MO) (Missouri)
- Morgan County (OH) (Ohio)
- Morgan County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Morgan County (UT) (Utah)
- Morgan County (WV) (West Virginia)
- Morongo Band of Mission Indians (Pacific)
- Morovis Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Morrill County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Morris County (KS) (Kansas)
- Morris County (NJ) (New Jersey)
- Morris County (TX) (Texas)
- Morris County FTZ (FTZ 44)
- Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
- Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation
- Morrison County (MN) (Minnesota)
- Morrow County (OH) (Ohio)
- Morrow County (OR) (Oregon)
- Morton County (KS) (Kansas)
- Morton County (ND) (North Dakota)
- Moses Lake FTZ (FTZ 203)
- Most Efficient Organization (MEO) cost comparison (OMB circular requirement)
- Motley County (TX) (Texas)
- Moultrie County (IL) (Illinois)
- Mountain Home AFB (Air Force installation)
- Mountain Warfare Training Center (Marines installation)
- Mountrail County (ND) (North Dakota)
- Mower County (MN) (Minnesota)
- MPT (Micro-Purchase Threshold)
- MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul)
- Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (Northwest)
- Muhlenberg County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Multi-year learning agendas with priority research questions (OMB circular requirement)
- Multnomah County (OR) (Oregon)
- Murray County (GA) (Georgia)
- Murray County (MN) (Minnesota)
- Murray County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- Muscatine County (IA) (Iowa)
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation (Oklahoma)
- Muscogee County (GA) (Georgia)
- Muscogee Nation of Georgia (Southeast)
- Muskegon County (MI) (Michigan)
- Muskingum County (OH) (Ohio)
- Muskogee County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- Musselshell County (MT) (Montana)
- Myrtle Beach, SC Metro (Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC)