CENDI Science Terminology Locator
Another CENDI resource that merits special mention.
From the webpage:
Browse the terminology resources across the U.S. Federal Science Agencies by selecting a topic and clicking the acronym resource link next to the category.
What you get when following one of the terminology links varies from “page not found” for NASA, RDF as an option at NALT, very complex term navigation (DOE), apparently search results in an agency database (USGS), a listing of terms with definitions and some navigation (DTIC), Descriptor Data (MeSH), “page not found” for NBII, to an outdated link for ERIC, but redirects to a thesaurus navigation page.
If you have someone in government who doesn’t think varying terminologies is an issue, send them this link. The varying responses and what you see when you get there should be proof enough for anyone.