Resource Library Terminology
| Acronym |
Description |
| C31 |
Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence |
| CAAC |
Civilian Agency Acquisition Council |
| CAAS |
Contractor Assistance and Advisory Services |
| CAD/CAM |
Computer Assisted Design/Computer Assisted Manufacturing |
| CAE |
Component Acquisition Executive |
| CAIV |
Cost as an Independent Variable |
| CALM |
Centralized Accounting for Local Management, a department-wide centralized data base |
| CALS |
Computer-aided Acquisition & Logistics System |
| CAMEO |
Center for Acquisition and Materiel Management Education Online |
| CAP |
Critical Acquisition Position |
| CAS |
Cost Accounting Standards |
| CASB |
Cost Accounting Standards Board |
| CBD |
Commerce Business Daily |
| CCDR |
Contract Cost Data Report |
| CD-ROM |
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CFSR |
Contract Funds Status Report |
| CG |
Comptroller General |
| CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
| CIB |
Capital Investment Board |
| CICA |
Competition in Contracting Act |
| CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
| CIP |
Capital Investment Proposal |
| CKO |
Chief Knowledge Officer |
| CL |
Continuous Learning |
| CLO |
Chief Logistics Officer (formerly VLR) |
| CLS |
Contractor Logistics Support |
| CMOP |
Consolidated Mailout Pharmacy |
| CMR |
Consolidated Memorandum of Receipt |
| CO |
Contracting Officer or Central Office - Department of Veterans Affairs (a.k.a. VACO or Headquarters) |
| COC |
Certificate of Competency |
| COCB |
Contracting Officer's Certification Board |
| COCO |
Contractor-Owned/Contractor-operated |
| COCP |
Contracting Officer's Certification Program |
| COR |
Contracting Officer's Representative |
| coreFLS |
core Financial and Logistics System |
| COTR |
Contracting Officer's Technical Representative |
| COTS |
Commercial Off The Shelf |
| COUS |
Continental United Status |
| CPAF |
Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (contract) |
| CPCM |
Certified Professional Contract Manager |
| CPFF |
Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (contract) |
| CPIF |
Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (contract) |
| CPP |
Civilian Personnel Policy |
| CPSR |
Contract Procurement System Review |
| CRAG |
Contractor Risk Assessment Guide |
| CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube |
| CSC |
Contract Service Center |
| CSCSC |
Cost/Schedule Control System Criteria |
| CSO |
Contractor Self Oversight |
| CSRA |
Civil Service Reform Act |
| CSRS |
Civil Service Retirement System |
| CSS |
Cascading Style Sheets |
| CSSR |
Cost/Schedule Status Report |
| CT |
Computerized Tomography or Contractor Testing |
| CTO |
Chief Technology Officer |
