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Acronym Glossary

The terms below are commonly used acronyms in State of Colorado government. Some agencies may use additional or unique terms.

Commonly Used Acronyms

A

  • ACA - Affordable Care Act
  • ACFR - Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
  • ACP - Address Confidentiality Program
  • ADA - Americans With Disabilities Act 
  • AG - Attorney General
  • ARPA - American Rescue Plan Act

C

  • CA - Contract Administrator
  • CCC - Colorado Combined Campaign or Corporate Cost Control 
  • CCF - Capitol Complex Facilities (or CC) 
  • CCR - Code of Colorado Regulations
  • CCS - Central Collections Services
  • CCUSL - Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws
  • CDA - Colorado Department of Agriculture
  • CDC - Capital Development Committee
  • CDE - Colorado Department of Education
  • CDHS - Colorado Department of Human Services
  • CDLE - Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
  • CDOT - Colorado Department of Transportation
  • CDPHE - Colorado Department of Health & Environment
  • CDPS - Colorado Department of Public Safety
  • CEO - Colorado Energy Office
  • COE - Center for Organizational Effectiveness
  • COLS - Committee on Legal Services
  • CORA - Colorado Open Records Act
  • CORE - Colorado Operations Resource Engine
  • CPPS - Colorado Payroll and Personnel System
  • CPW - Colorado Parks & Wildlife
  • CRS or C.R.S. - Colorado Revised Statutes
  • CSEAP - Colorado State Employee Assistance Program
  • CSP - Colorado State Patrol

D

  • DCA - Division of Capital Assets
  • DCS - Division of Central Services
  • DFC - Disability Funding Committee
  • DHE - Department of Higher Education (Higher Ed)
  • DHS - Department of Human Services
  • DHR - Division of Human Resources
  • DMVA - Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
  • DNR - Department of Natural Resources
  • DO - Delivery Order
  • DOC - Department of Corrections
  • DOLA - Department of Local Affairs
  • DOR - Department of Revenue
  • DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies
  • DPA - Department of Personnel & Administration
  • DQ - Documented Quote

E

  • EDO - Executive Director's Office
  • ESS - Employee Self Service

F

  • FY - Fiscal Year. The state’s fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30.

H

  • HCPF - Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
  • HCR - House Committee Room or House Concurrent Resolution
  • HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996
  • HRIS - Human Resources Information Systems

I

  • IDS - Integrated Document Solutions
  • IFB - invitation for bid
  • ITN - invitation to negotiate

J

  • JBC - Joint Budget Committee
  • JTC - Joint Technology Committee

L

  • LAC - Legislative Audit Committee
  • LCS - Legislative Council Staff
  • LIS - Legislative Information Services
  • LSB - Legislative Services Building

M

  • MOU - Memorandum of Understanding

N

  • NEO - New Employee Orientation

O

  • OAC - Office of Administrative Courts
  • OAG - Office of the Attorney General
  • OEDIT - Office of Economic Development & International Trade
  • OIT - Office of Information Technology
  • OLLS or LLS - Office of Legislative Legal Services
  • OMB - Office of Management and Budget
  • OPR - Office of primary responsibility
  • OSA - Office of the State Architect or Office of the State Auditor
  • OSC - Office of the State Controller
  • OSPB - The Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting

P

  • PERA - Public Employees' Retirement Association
  • PIO - Public Information Officer
  • PO - Purchase Order
  • PPMS - Performance Planning and Management System
  • PUC - Public Utilities Commission

R

  • RFI -Request for Information
  • RFP - Request for Proposal
  • RQS - CORE Purchasing Requisition

S

  • SA - State Archives
  • SCR - Senate Committee Room or Senate Concurrent Resolution
  • SEBEC - Strike Everything Below the Enacting Clause (a type of amendment)
  • SFM - State Fleet Management
  • SORM - State Office of Risk Management
  • SOS - Secretary of State
  • SOW - Scope of Work or Statement of Work
  • SPB - State Personnel Board
  • SPCP - Statewide Personnel Certification Program
  • SPD - State Personnel Director or Summary Plan Description 
  • SPO - State Purchasing Office (retired acronym and name)
  • SPCO - State Purchasing & Contracts Office
  • SRC - Statutory Review Committee
  • SSB - State Services Building
  • SVMA - State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee
  • SWCAP - Statewide Cost Allocation Plan

T

  • TABOR - Taxpayer's Bill of Rights
  • TLRC - Transportation Legislation Review Committee
  • TOP - Transparency Online Project

V

  • VSS - Vendor Self Service

W

  • WCAG - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 
  • WIG - wildly important goal
  • WRRC - Water Resources Review Committee

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