Federal Borrowings Program Glossary of Terms & Acronyms
Terms
Cohort - All direct loans and loan guarantees of a program for which a subsidy appropriation is provided for a given fiscal year. For direct loans and loan guarantees for which multi-year or no-year appropriations are provided, the cohort is defined by the year of obligation.
Direct Loan - A disbursement of funds by a federal agency to a non-federal borrower under a contract that requires repayment of such funds with or without interest.
Governmentwide Accounting (GWA) System - A FMS web-based enterprise system that will allow users to input transactions and view vital accounting information using a standard web browser, such as Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Intragovernmental Fiduciary Confirmation System (IFCS) - The internet-based system used to confirm and reconcile transactions between federal agencies.
Intra-Governmental Payment and Collection System (IPAC) - The standardized interagency fund transfer mechanism for federal program agencies. It is one of the major components in the FMS Goals II system.
Loan Guarantee - Any guarantee, insurance, or other pledge for the payment of all or part of the principal or interest on any debt obligation of a non-federal borrower to a non-federal lender, except for the insurance of deposits, shares, or other withdrawable accounts in financial institutions.
Sub-Cohort - A further breakdown of the Cohort by project, program, customer or risk category.
Sub-Cohort Identifier - Six alphanumeric characters used to identify the Sub-Cohort in the Governmentwide Accounting (GWA) system.
Acronyms
BPD - Bureau of the Public Debt, Department of the Treasury
FBB - Federal Borrowings Branch
FMS - Financial Management Service, Department of the Treasury
IFCS - Intragovernmental Fiduciary Confirmation System
IPAC - Intra-Governmental Payment and Collection System
FCRA - Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990
GWA - Governmentwide Accounting System
OMB - Office of Management and Budget
