This sort of thing has long annoyed me too when I see it, so thank you for stepping into the firing line for at least the both of us. See also, "FED" for Federal Reserve.
I'm trying to train myself out of this nonsense, but some habits die hard.
The worst example of this is VISA instead of visa when talking about international travel as opposed to credit/debit cards. (Hats off though to whoever decided on that marketing name...)
I'm trying to train myself out of this nonsense, but some habits die hard.