Laws/Legal Terms - O
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) - (facility safety - toxic, hazardous chemicals)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - (Agency with oversight of workplace safety.)
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) - (Agency within the Department of Health and Human Services given responsibility for enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules as a result of legislative changes created by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act in 2009 - the Office of Civil Rights should not be confused with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, created to enforce the Civil Rights Act of 1957. It is also the name of the agency within the Department of Education with responsibility for enforcement of anti-discrimination laws involving educational institutions.)
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) - (oversight of nationally chartered banks)
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) - (Agency within the Department of Homeland Security with overall responsibility for coordinating national security intelligence activities of agencies involved in gathering and analyzing intelligence, such as the CIA and the NSA.)
Office of/for Domestic Preparedness (ODC) - (division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS))
Office of Homeland Security (OHS) - (Executive Branch - established by presidential Executive Order)
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) - (oversight of federal agencies)
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) - (federal agency with oversight of thrift institutions - abolished in 2011 by the Dodd-Frank Act)
Official Gazette for Trademarks (OG) - (intellectual property)
Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003 (OPPA) - (California privacy law)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - (Paris-based international organization established in 1961 with the goal of promoting democratic government and market economies. Represents 30 nations - provides economic statistical research and technical assistance for developing countries - superseded the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) )