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
More to Explore
State Resources
- Office of Information Technology (OIT) Terms & Acronyms
- Department of Local Affairs Glossary
- Office of Community Living (OCL) Acronym Glossary