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Governmental Terms - B

  • Board of Contract Appeals (BCA) -

  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) - (Agency, until 2003, within the Department of the Treasury, but now within the Department of Justice, which deals with arms trafficking, explosives, arson, terrorism, and alcohol and tobacco products.)

  • Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) -

  • Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) - (agency within the U.S. Treasury Department which designs and manufactures U.S. currency, securities, and other official certificates and awards)

  • Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) - (agency with the Department of Commerce which oversees enforcement of export restrictions on defense-related articles, services, or technology

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - (agency within the Department of the Interior which manages public lands and subsurface minerals under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976)

  • Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) - (agency within the Interior Department responsible for managing development of offshore energy resources)

  • Bureau of Prisons (BOP) - (agency within the Department of Justice (DOJ) responsible for managing the federal prison system)

  • Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) - (agency within the Interior Department responsible for enforcing safety and environmental regulations in oil and gas, and energy development operations)

  • Business Reference Model (BRM) -