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Directorate of Defense Trade Controls DDTC

22 CFR parts 120 through 130 The office at the Department of State responsible for reviewing applications to export and reexport items on the U.S. Munitions…

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Diversion

The illegal transfer to unauthorized entities or destinations of controlled commodities.

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DOC

Department of Commerce (Sponsor)

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DOD

Department of Defense (Sponsor)

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DOE

Department of Energy (Sponsor)

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DOED

Department of Education (Sponsor)

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DOF

Designated Operating Fund (WA State) See: UW Office of Planning and Budget’s Budget Overview

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DOH

Department of Health

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DOI

Department of Interior

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DOJ

Department of Justice

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DOM

Department of Medicine (UW)

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DOS

Department of State

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DOT

Department of Transportation

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DSHS

Department of Social and Health Services (WA State)

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DUA

See: Data Use Agreement

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dual review

This refers to a situation in which more than one Institutional Review Board (IRB) oversees and reviews the same parts of a study; i.e., there is…

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Dual-Use

15 CFR 730.3 Dual use covers particular items subject to the Export Administration Regulations that have both commercial and military or proliferation applications that are not…

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DUNS

Data Universal Numbering System (federal) The DUNS numbering system was replaced by the federal Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)  in April of 2022. The UW’s UEI: HD1WMN6945W6…

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DURC

Dual Use Research of Concern See NIH information on Dual Use Research of Concern  

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e-Grants

U.S. Department of Education’s online system

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