Laws/Legal Terms - I
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) - (Former federal agency which oversaw the enforcement of immigration policy. The INS was abolished by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and replaced by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) for services and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (BICS) to handle enforcement.)
individual participation and redress (IP) - (FISMA/government)
information governance (IG) - (Area of law dealing with the development, implementation, monitoring, and planning involved in the management and security of information collected by an organization.)
Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) - (Investigative unit within law enforcement agencies which deals with matters involving corruption or improper conduct by individuals or departments.)
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) - (Set of laws and regulations comprising the federal tax laws.)
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) -
Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM) -
information sharing and analysis center (ISAC) - (government-industry information-sharing program)
Intellectual Property (IP) - (A category of intangible rights protecting commercially valuable products of the human intellect, normally covered by the areas of copyright, trademark, and trade secrets.)
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED) - (Tort of intentionally or recklessly causing another person severe emotional distress through the commission of an extreme or outrageous act.)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - (Federal agency responsible for developing and enforcing federal tax laws.)
International Maritime Organization (IMO) -
International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code)- (Maritime shipping/port facilities security-related requirements for governments, port authorities, and shipping companies.)
Internet Protocol (IP) - (Connectionless (does not establish or maintain a transmission connection) protocol that provides the addressing and routing capabilities for each data packet.)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) - (Refers either to the protocol that enables text conversations over the Internet or to the Chat room conversations, the multi-user conversations conducted in various forums over the Internet in real time.)
Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) - (federal law governing state sales taxes on Internet sales)
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) - (federal agency created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, to insure fair and reasonable rates from carriers and transportation service forms - regulatory activities of the ICC in the rail, truck, and bus industries were curtailed by legislation in the 1970s and 1980s - the ICC was abolished by the ICC Termination Act of 1995 and many of its duties were transferred to the National Surface Transportation Board (NSTB))