U.S. General Services Administration
U.S. Government License Plates
By law, motor vehicles owned and leased by the federal government must be conspicuously identified. The U.S. Government license plate was designed to accomplish this goal and much more. Over the years, the design, manufacture, management, registration, use, and disposition of license plates have evolved to address security, record keeping, asset management, and other issues in order to keep our drivers and vehicles safe, while ensuring good stewardship of taxpayer dollars.
U.S. Government license plates for agency-owned vehicles begin with the agency prefix and contain an agency name or logo in the lower left corner. Refer to the current list below of Federal Government License Plate Prefix Codes
| License Plate Prefix Code | Name of Federal Entity |
|---|---|
| A | Department of Agriculture |
| AF | Department of the Air Force |
| AFI | Armed Forces Italy |
| AFIS | American Forces Information Service |
| AFRH | Armed Forces Retirement Home |
| AOC | Architect of the Capitol |
| ARC | Appalachian Regional Commission |
| BBG | U.S. Agency for Global Media |
| C | Department of Commerce |
| CE | Corps of Engineers, Civil Works |
| CF | U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
| CP | U.S. Capitol Police |
| CPSC | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| CS | Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia |
| CT | U.S. District Court |
| D | Department of Defense |
| DA | Defense Contract Audit Agency |
| DECA | Defense Commissary Agency |
| DFC | U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (formally Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) as of 8/19/2019). |
| DHA | Defense Health Agency |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DIA | Defense Intelligence Agency |
| DISA | Defense Information Systems Agency |
| DLA | Defense Logistics Agency |
| DRA | Delta Regional Authority |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| E | Department of Energy |
| EC | U.S. Enrichment Corporation |
| ED | Department of Education |
| EEOC | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EIB | Export Import Bank |
| EO | Executive Office of the President |
| Council of Economic Advisors | |
| National Security Council | |
| Office of Management and Budget | |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERC | Emergency Response & Continuity (House of Representatives) |
| FC | Federal Communications Commission |
| FCA | Farm Credit Administration |
| FD | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| FHFA | Federal Housing Finance Agency |
| FM | Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service |
| FRB | The Federal Reserve Board |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| G | GSA Fleet |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GGP | Government Printing Office |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| I | Department of the Interior |
| IA | U.S. Information Agency |
| ITC | International Trade Commission |
| J | Department of Justice |
| JB | Judicial Branch Goverment Accountability Office |
| JFKC | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts |
| L | Department of Labor |
| LA | District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency |
| LB | Legislative Branch |
| LC | The Library of Congress |
| MC | U.S. Marine Corps |
| MCC | Millennium Challenge Corporation |
| MSPB | U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board |
| N | Department of the Navy |
| NA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NEA | National Endowment for the Arts |
| NG | National Guard Bureau |
| NGA | National Gallery of Art |
| NG | National Guard Bureau |
| NL | National Labor Relations Board |
| NP | National Capital Planning Commission |
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NS | National Science Foundation |
| OPIC | Overseas Private Investment Corporation. OPIC changed name to US International Development Finance Corporation as of 8/19/2019. New Code is DFC |
| OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
| P | United States Postal Service |
| PBG | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation |
| PSA | Pretrial Services Agency |
| PT | Presidio Trust |
| RR | Railroad Retirement Board |
| S | Department of State |
| SAA | United States Senate Sergeant at Arms |
| SB | Small Business Administration |
| SC | Defense Security and Exchange Commission |
| SE | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SH | U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home |
| SI | Smithsonian Institution |
| S-IBC | International Broadcasting Bureau |
| SS | Selective Service System |
| T | Department of the Treasury |
| TV | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| U | U.S. Agency for International Development |
| UPC | Peace Corps |
| VA | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| W | Army |
| X | Army & Air Force Exchange Service |
For a copy of the Desk Reference Guide for U.S. Government License Plates and/or a copy of the GSA-UNICOR Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), send your requests to vehicle.policy@gsa.gov.