Acronyms Used in Government Contracting (H)

Master list of the most frequently used government contracting acronyms. These acronyms and abbreviations are routinely used in government solicitations. You will also encounter these acronyms throughout the various sections of government contracts. This master list of acronyms will help you better understand the specialized language of government contracting. This is essential for successfully doing business with the Department of Defense (DoD) and working with contracting offices at military bases and DoD agencies.  You can also use our Glossary of defense contracting terms.

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HAC   House Appropriations Committee HASC   House Armed Services Committee HAZMAT   Hazardous Material HCA   Head of Contracting Activity/Agency HCI   Human-Computer Interface HCP   Hardness Critical Process HD/CS   Homeland Defense/Civil Support HERO   Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance HFE   Human Factors Engineering HHA   Health Hazard Assessment HNA   Host-Nation Approval

HNS   Host-Nation Support HOL   High-Order Language; Higher-Order Language HQ   Headquarters HRI   Hazard Risk Index HSI   Human Systems Integration HTI   Horizontal Technology Integration HTML   Hyper Text Markup Language HUBZones   Historically Underutilized Business Zones H/W   Hardware HWCI   Hardware Configuration Item HWIL   Hardware-in-the-Loop

  

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