OASDI
Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance, official name of Social Security.
This glossary includes terms, acronyms, and definitions used by National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and its associated agencies. It is organized alphabetically and includes a linked table of contents for ease of navigation. Hold the control key and click the Table of Contents entry to navigate.
Terms starting with O
OBE
Overtaken by Events
OCIE
Organizational Clothing & Individual Equipment & Integrated Process
OD
Operations Directive
ODEP
Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFCCP
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
OFPP
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
OGR
Oversight and Government Reform; House committee with jurisdiction over AbilityOne.
OIG
Office of Inspector General
OJT
On-the-Job Training
OMB
Office of Management and Budget (part of the Executive Branch)
OP
Office Products
Opening of Bids
Time for the formal opening of bids received by the government.
Operations Manual
A document detailing the production methods, set-up, purchasing and quality control procedures for a particular product; intended strictly for internal reference
OPM
Office of Personnel Management
OPS
Operations; SourceAmerica Operations division
Options
Procurement provision for the government to increase quantity amount or to extend the contract period of performance for a given period of time.
Origin
Source of materials; the point at which shipments originate
OS3
Office Supplies 3 (third generation of strategic sourcing)
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
OSDBU
Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization
OSERS
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration; part of DOL. OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health. OSHA and its state partners have approximately 2,100 inspectors, plus complaint discrimination investigators, engineers, physicians, educators, standards writers, and other technical and support personnel in offices throughout the country. This staff establishes protective standards, enforces those standards, and reaches out to employers and employees through technical assistance and consultation programs.
Overhead
Operating costs of a business that cannot be identified to a specific unit of production; sometimes referred to as "burden" costs.
Oversight Hearings
Congressional hearing conducted by a committee or subcommittee with authority to oversee the implementation of a law or a program.