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FACTA - Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
FBCA - Federal Bridge Certification Authority
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation (Federal law enforcement agency with responsibility for investigating violations of federal laws and aid in the enforcement of federal laws.)
FCRA - Fair Credit Reporting Act
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
FEMA - Federal Emergency Response Management Agency
FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
FII - Foreign Intelligence Information
FinCEN - Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department established in 1990 to provide a government-wide, multisource financial intelligence and analysis network - in 1994 its operations were broadened when it was given regulatory responsibility for administering the Bank Secrecy Act)
FISA - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (Federal legislation establishing a separate legal standard and regime involving the collection of "foreign intelligence" related to U.S. counterintelligence activities. It was initially limited to electronic eavesdropping and wiretapping. In 1994, it was amended to permit covert physical entries in connection with "security" investigations. In 2002, it was amended to allow for the creation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) intended to review and approve applications for "foreign intelligence" investigations involving highly sensitive activities.)
FISC - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
FISCR - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
FISMA - Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (Title III of the E-Government Act) (Federal law requiring federal agencies to create, document, and implement an agency-wide security program to provide protection for the information and information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency, including those of other agencies and contractors.)
FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
FPCO - Family Policy Compliance Office
FTCA - Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act)