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'C' Terms

This page lists government terms starting with 'C'

C&P:

Compensation & Pension (DVA)

C/BR:

Cost/Benefit Ratio; Cost/Burden Reduction

C/O:

Center or Office

C/S:

Client/Server

C/SPS:

Cost/Scheduling Performance System

C:D:

Connect:Direct

C2IW:

CAFM II Implementation Workgroup

C3I:

Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence

C4:

Command, Control, Communications, and Computers

C4I:

Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence

CA:

1) Competitive Advocate 2) Certification Authority (for PKI); Certification Authority; Change Administration; Citizen Act; Competition Advocate; Cooperative Agreements; Corrective Action; Claims Analyst; Competitive Advocate

CAA:

Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401); Clean Air Act; Compliance Assurance Agreement

CAAA:

Clean Air Act Amendments

CAAC:

Civilian Agency Acquisition Council

CAAS:

Certificate for Advisory & Assistance Services; Contracted Advisory & Assistance Services

CABBS:

Carrier Bulletin Board System

CABG:

coronary artery bypass graft

CABLE:

Combined A/B Local Eligibility

CABS:

Carrier Access Billing System; Contractor Administrative Budget & Cost Reporting System

CABWF:

Combined A/B Working File (also see CWF)

CAC:

Carrier Advisory Committee; Categorical Assistance Code; Contractor Advisory Committee

CACO:

Corporate Administrative Contracting Officer

CAER:

Community Awareness and Emergency Response

CAFAD:

Cost Advisory and Financial Analysis Division

CAFE:

Corporate Average Fuel Economy

CAFM:

Contractor Administrative, Budget & Financial Management

CAFO:

Concentrated Animal Feedlot; Consent Agreement/Final Order

CAG:

Carcinogenic Assessment Group

CAGE:

Commercial and Government Entity Code; Contractor & Government Entity Code (formerly FSCM)

CAH:

Critical Access Hospital

CAHHS:

California Association of Hospitals & Health Systems

CAHP:

Consumer Assessment of Health Plan

CAHPS:

Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Survey

CAHSA:

California Association of Home Services for the Aged

CAIR:

Clean Air Interstate Rule: Comprehensive Assessment of Information Rule

CALINE:

California Line Source Model

CALPERS:

California Public Employees Retirement System

CALSO:

(Death Termination System (SSA))

CAM:

Compliance Assurance Monitoring rule; Compliance Assurance Monitoring

CAMP:

Carrier Accountability Monitoring Project; Continuous Air Monitoring Program; Contract Administrative Management Plan (see CMAP)

CAMS:

Customer Account Management System

CAN:

Claim Account Number; Common Account Number; Common Accounting (or Account) Number

CANDA:

Computer Assisted New Drug Applications

CAO:

Contract Administration Office; Corrective Action Order

CAP:

Change Acceleration Process; community acquired pneumonia; Corrective Action Plan; Corrective Action Plan; Cost Allocation Procedure; Criteria Air Pollutant

CAPI:

Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (software)

CAPMoN:

Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network

CAP-REL:

Capital Related

CAPS:

Capitated Ambulatory Plan; Claims Automated Processing System (SSA MBR)

CAR:

Corrective Action Report; Corrective Action Review; Cost Accounting Report

CAR:

Department of Commerce Acquisition Regulation

CARE:

Center for Analytical Review & Education

CARES:

Contractors Analysis & Reporting System

CARF:

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

CARRPR:

Carrier Payment Record

CARS:

Computer Assisted Retrieval System (68-W3-0027/0002)

CAS:

Center for Automotive Safety; Chemical Abstract Service; Cost Accounting Standards

CASAC:

Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee

CASB:

Cost Accounting Standards Board

CASE:

Committee on Academic Science & Engineering Report; Computer Aided (or Assisted) Software Engineering; Computer Assisted Systems Engineering

CASF:

Carrier Alphabetic State File

CASL:

Competition Advocate Shopping List

CASLP:

Conference on Alternative State and Local Practices

CASO:

(HI) Combine & Sort Operation

CASPER:

Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting

CASPRO:

Clinical Area Support PRO

CASR:

Contractor Audit & Settlement Report (System)

CAST:

Carrier Alpha State Microfilm/Microfiche System; Carrier Alpha State Tape; Contractor Assessment Security Tool

CASTNet:

Clean Air Status and Trends Network

CASU:

Cooperative Administrative Support Program

CAT:

Computerized Axial Tomography

CATS:

Corrective Action Tracking System

CAU:

Carbon Adsorption Unit; Command Arithmetic Unit

CAWR:

Combined Annual Wage Reporting

CB:

Consolidated Billing; Continuous Bubbler; Cost Benefit

CBA:

Chesapeake Bay Agreement; Cost Benefit Analysis; Collective Bargaining Agreements; Cost/Benefit Analysis

CBC:

Center for Beneficiary Choices; Cipher Block Chaining

CBD:

Central Business District; Commerce Business Daily

CBE:

Commercial Business Environment

CBEP:

Community Based Environmental Project

CBI:

Compliance Biomonitoring Inspection; Confidential Business Information; Confidential Business Information

CBO:

Congressional Budget Office

CBOD:

Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand

CBP:

Chesapeake Bay Program; County Business Patterns

CBR:

CASE Based Reasoning; Cost Based Reimbursement

CBS:

Current Beneficiary Survey (by OACT)

CBSR:

Cost Benefit Savings Report

CBSS:

Customer Billing Services System

CBT:

Computer Based Training

CC:

Ceiling Cost; Claims Control; Complication or Comorbidity; Condition Code; Configuration Control

CC/RTS:

Chemical Collection/Request Tracking System

CCA:

Catastrophic Coverage Act; Child Care Association; Competition in Contracting Act

CCAA:

Canadian Clean Air Act

CCAP:

Center for Clean Air Policy; Climate Change Action Plan

CCB:

(1) Configuration Control Board (2) Change Control Board; Change Control Board

CCC:

Change Control Coordination; Civilian Conservation Corps; Commodity Credit Corporation; Comprehensive Care Center

CCDR:

Contract Cost Data Report

CCDRS:

Contract Cost Data Reporting System

CCEA:

Conventional Combustion Environmental Assessment

CCHCC:

Coordinating Center for Home & Community Care

CCHW:

Citizens Clearinghouse for Hazardous Wastes

CCI:

Correct Coding Initiative

CCID:

Confidential Chemicals Identification System

CCIDs:

Computing Center Identifications

CCIP:

Chronic Care Improvement Programs

CCITT:

Consultative Committee on International Telephone & Telegraph

CCLR:

Claims Collection Litigation Report

CCM:

Common Cap Module

CCMS/NATO:

Committee on Challenges of a Modern Society/North Atlantic Treaty Organization

CCN:

Carrier Control Number; Claim Control Number; Correspondence Control Number

CCO:

Chiefs of the Contracting Office; Claims Collection Officer

CCP:

Change Control Planning; Composite Correction Plan; Comprehensive Care Provider; Comprehensive Compliance Program; Coordinated Care Plans

CCPI:

Confidential Contract Proposal Information

CCPR:

Coordinated Comprehensive Provider Review

CCR:

Central Contractor Registration; Cost to Charge Ratio; Coverage Compliance Reviews

CCRC:

Continuing Care Retirement Community; Continuum of Care Residential Center; Contracts Customer Relations Committee/Council

CCS:

Community Care Setting; Contract Control System

CCTP:

Clean Coal Technology Program

CCTV:

Closed Circuit Television

CCU:

(Carrier) Cost Containment Unit

CCUITT:

Consultive Committee on International Telegraphy & Telephony

CD:

Civil Defense; Climatological Data

CDB:

(Carrier) Correspondence Database System; Consolidated Data Base

CDBA:

Central Data Base Administrator

CDBG:

Community Development Block Grant

CDC:

Center for Disease Control; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Corporate Data Center

CDD:

Chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

CDE:

Core Data Element

CDF:

Children's Defense Fund; Chlorinated dibenzofuran

CDHS:

Comprehensive Data Handling System

CDI:

Case Development Inspection; Catastrophic Drug Insurance (Trust Fund)

CDM:

(Hospital) Charge Description Master (Files); Climatological Dispersion Model; Comprehensive Data Management

CDMQC:

Climatological Dispersion Model with Calibration and Source Contribution

CDNS:

Climatological Data National Summary

CDOC:

Covered Days of Care

CDOTS:

Contract Delivery Order Tracking System

CDP:

Census Designated Places; Computerized Decision Procedures

CDR:

Continuing Disability Review; Critical Design Review

CDRG:

Children's Diagnosis Related Groups

CD-RISC:

Clinically Detailed Risk Information System for Costs

CDRL:

Contract Data Requirements List

CDRTS:

COMDISCO Disaster Recovery Services

CDS:

Central Distribution System; Chain Directory System; Compliance Data System

CDT:

Current Dental Terminology

CDW:

Collision Damage Waiver

CDWOH:

Calendar Days Work on Hand

CE:

Categorical Exclusion; Conditionally Exempt Generator; Covered Entity

CEA:

Cooperative Enforcement Agreement; Cost and Economic Assessment; Cost Effectiveness Analysis; Council of Economic Advisers; Council of Economic Advisors

CEARC:

Canadian Environmental Assessment Research Council

CEAT:

Contractor Evidence Audit Team

CEB:

Chemical Element Balance; Contractor Efficiency Benchmark; Cost Efficiency Benchmark

CEBMA:

Computer & Business Equipment Manufacturers Association

CEC:

Commission for Environmental Cooperation; Contract Establishment Code

CECATS:

CSB Existing Chemicals Assessment Tracking System

CED:

Committee for Employees with Disabilities

CEE:

Center for Environmental Education

CEEM:

Center for Energy and Environmental Management

CEI:

Compliance Evaluation Inspection

CELIP:

Claim Expansion & Line Item Processing

CELRF:

Canadian Environmental Law Research Foundation

CEM:

Continuous Emission Monitoring

CEMC:

Coalition of Environmental Mid-Size Companies

CEMS:

Continuous Emission Monitoring System; CostEffectiveness Measurement System

CEO:

Chief Executive Officer

CEOS:

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (Justice)

CEPA:

Canadian Environmental Protection Act

CEPP:

Chemical Emergency Preparedness Plan

CEQ:

Council on Environmental Quality

CER:

Capital Expenditure Review; Combined Exchange Record (from the MBR) (nee URIC); Comprehensive Evaluation Report; Cost Estimating Relationship

CERCLA:

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (1980); Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 USC Sec 9607 as amended (Superfund)

CERCLIS:

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System

CERT:

Certificate of Eligibility; Comprehensive Error Rate Testing

CES:

Cost Estimating System; Credential Evaluation Service

CESA:

Cyberspace Electronic Security Act

CESQG:

Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator

CEST:

Community Environmental Service Teams

CF:

Case Folder Control System; Conservation Foundation; Conversion Factor

CFA:

Commission of Fine Arts

CFAA:

Common Federal Acquisition Architecture

CFB:

Cipher Feedback

CFC:

Chlorofluorocarbons

CFE:

Contractor Furnished Equipment

CFM:

Chlorofluoromethanes; Contractor Furnished Material

CFO:

Chief Financial Officer

CFOA:

Chief Financial Officer's Act of 1990

CFP:

Contractor Furnished Property

CFPP:

Contracting for Prepaid Plans

CFR:

Code of Federal Regulations

CFSR:

Contract Funds Status Report

CFTC:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

CFY:

Current Fiscal Year

CG:

Comptroller General

CGMP:

Current Good Manufacturing Practice

CHA:

Catholic Health Association; County Health Authorities

CHABA:

Committee on Hearing and Bio-Acoustics

CHAFF:

Change of Address System (MBR)

CHAIN:

Chain Provider Director System

CHAMP:

Community Health Air Monitoring Program

CHAMPUS:

Civilian Health & Medical Programs of the Uniformed Services (Now TRI-CARE)

CHAMPVA:

Civilian Health & Medical Program of the Veterans Administration

CHAP:

Child Health Assurance Program; Community Health Accreditation Program

CHAPS:

Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey

CHBI:

Commission on Health Benefits & Integration

CHC:

Community Health Center; Comprehensive Health Center; Continuous Home Care

CHCC:

Center for Hospital & Community Care

CHCL:

Center for Health Care Law

CHDR:

Center for Health Dispute Resolution

CHDS:

(National) Charge Distribution System

CHEMNET:

Chemical Industry Emergency Mutual Aid Network

CHER:

Center of Health Economics Research (aka HERI)

CHESS:

Community Health and Environmental Surveillance System

CHF:

Congestive Heart Failure

CHHA:

Certified Home Health Agency

CHHC:

Continuous Home Health Care

CHI:

Catastrophic Health Insurance

CHICN:

HI Enrollment Cards Operation (HECHICN)

CHICO:

Combined Health Insurance & Checkwriting Operations

CHIM:

Center for Healthcare Information Management

CHIME:

College of Healthcare Information Management Executives

CHIP:

Catastrophic Health Care Program; Chemical Hazard Information Profiles; Child Health Insurance Program

CHMSA:

Critical Health Manpower Shortage Area

CHN:

Community Health Network

CHO:

Community Health Organization

CHOW:

Change of Ownership

CI:

Catastrophic Indicator; Compression Ignition; Confidence Interval; Configuration Identification; Configuration Item; Control Interval

CIA:

Central Intelligence Agency; Commercial Industrial Activity (also GCIA)

CIADV:

Carrier/Intermediary Advance Notice

CIAQ:

Council on Indoor Air Quality

CIBL:

Convective Internal Boundary Layer

CICA:

Competition in Contracting Act; Competition in Contracting Act (1984)

CICG:

Critical Infrastructure Coordination Group

CICIS:

Chemicals in Commerce Information System

CICO:

Commercial Industrial Control Officer

CICS:

Customer Information Control System (replaces SSADARS)

CID:

1) Criminal Investigation Division 2) Commercial Item Description; Commercial Item Description

CIDRS:

Cascade Impactor Data Reduction System

CIEP:

Contractor Inspection & Evaluation Program

CIM:

Corporate Information Management; Coverage Issues Manual

CIMI:

Committee on Integrity and Management Improvement

CIMS:

Case Investigation Management System

CIN:

Common Identification Number

CIO:

Chief Information Officer

CIP:

Claims In Process; Competitive Incentive Program; Continuous Improvement Process Program; Customer Initiated Payments

CIPS:

(FRC) Center Information Processing System; Centers Information Processing System

CIS:

Chemical Information System; Contracts Information System; Contract Information System (OAM's CIS was retired 12/99)

CISC:

Complex Instruction Set Computing

CISTR:

Correspondence Image Storage, Transmission & Retrieval

CITES:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CITIC:

Consolidated Information Technology Infrastructure Contract

CJE:

Critical Job Element

CKD:

Cement Kiln Dust; Count Key Data

CKM:

Constructive Key Management

CKRC:

Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition

CLAIM:

Community Leaders Assisting the ICA (Insurance Counseling Assistance) in Missouri

CLASS:

Contract Laboratory Analytical Support Services (part of the CLP, aka SMO)

CLC:

Capacity Limiting Constituents

CLCCP:

Comprehensive Limiting Charge Compliance Program

CLEANS:

Clinical Laboratory for Evaluation and Assessment of Toxic Substances

CLEP:

College Level Examination Program

CLEVER:

Clinical Laboratory for Evaluation and Validation of Epidemiologic Research

CLF:

Conservation Law Foundation

CLFS:

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule

CLI:

Consumer Labelling Initiative

CLIA:

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (of 1965) (Amendments 1988); Clinical Laboratory Interstate Act (or Amendments)

CLIN:

Contract Line Item Number

CLIPS:

Chemical List Index and Processing System

CLM:

Current Logical Model

CLMA:

Clinical Laboratory Management Association

CLOE:

(Carrier) Claims Only Entry System

CLP:

Contract Laboratory Program

CLT:

Certified Lab Technician

CLUW:

Coalition of Labor Union Women

CM:

Complexity Metrics; Configuration Management; Configuration Manual; Corrective Measure

CMA:

Chemical Manufacturers Association; Contract Management Action; Current Month Accrual

CMAP:

Contract Management Administration Plan (see CAMP)

CMB:

Chemical Mass Balance

CMD:

Carrier Medical Director; Contractor Medical Directors

CME:

Comprehensive Monitoring Evaluation

CMEL:

Comprehensive Monitoring Evaluation Log

CMEP:

Critical Mass Energy Project

CMFMRA:

Consolidated Master File of Military Retirees & Annuitants

CMG:

Case Mix Group; Computer Measurement Group; Contractor Management Group

CMHC:

Community Mental Health Center (or Clinic)

CMHS:

Continuous Medical (or Medicare) History Sample (or Study)

CMI:

Case Mix Index

CMIS:

Communications Management Information System

CMM:

(1) Contract Management Manual (2) Capability Maturity Model; Capability Maturity Model

CMN:

Certified Medical Necessity

CMP:

Capacity Management Program; Career Management Program; Change Management Process; Civil Monetary Penalty; Competitive Medical Plan; Competitive Medical Plan (under TEFRA); Comprehensive Medical Plan; Configuration Management Plan

CMP-EIS:

CMP Executive Information System

CMPL:

Civil Monetary Penalty Law; Civil Monetary Penalty Liability

CMPTS:

Civil Monitory Penalty Tracking System

CMR:

Comprehensive Medical Review

CMRI:

California Medical Review, Inc.

CMS:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (HCFA prior to July 1, 2001)

CMSA:

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area

CMSS:

Council of Medical Specialty Societies

CMTI:

Customized Claims System Identifier

CN:

Claim Number (also C/N)

CNACO:

Community Nursing & Ambulatory Care Organization

CNBC:

Congress of National Black Churches

CNG:

Compressedd Natural Gas

CNH:

Community Nursing Home

CNO:

Chief of Naval Operations

CNPB:

Clean NonPIP Bills

CNT:

Contract

CNV:

Conversion Phase

CO:

(1) Contracting Officer (2) Change Order; Central Office; Change Order; Coinsurance; Contract Officer; Control Officer

COA:

Change of Address

COB:

Close of Business; Coordination of Benefit; Coordination of Benefits

COBA:

Coordination of Benefits Agreement

COBC:

Coordination of Benefits Contractor

COBRA:

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (of 1985)

COC:

Certificate of Competency; Certificate of Competency (from SBA)

COCA:

Clearinghouse on Computer Accommodation

COCO:

Contractor-Owned/ Contractor-Operated

COD:

Chemical Oxygen Demand

COE:

Corps of Engineers

COF:

Carrier Option File

COFFE:

Council of Former Federal Employees

COG:

Continuity of Government

COGME:

Council On Graduate Medical Education

COH:

Coefficient Of Haze

COI:

Certificate of Indebtedness; Change of Intermediaries; Conflict of Interest

COM:

Centralized Office Minicomputer; Computer Output Microfilm; Current Operating Month

COMPAS:

COMDISCO Plan Automation System

COMSEC:

Communication Security

CON:

Certificate of Need

CONOPS:

Concept of Operations

CONUS:

Continental United States and the District of Columbia; Continual U.S. (48 Contiguous states & DC, aka: CONTERMINOUS U.S.)

COO:

Chief of Operations; Chief Operating Officer

COOP:

Continuity of Operation Plan; Continuity of Operations Plan

COP:

Concept of Operations Papers; Conditions of Participation; Continuation of Pay

COPC:

Community Oriented Primary Care

COPD:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

COPES:

Community Options Program Entry System

COPS:

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (Justice)

COR:

Contracting Office Representative

CORC:

Carrier of Record Control

CORF:

Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility

CORTS:

Calculation of Overpayment Recovery Timeliness System

COT:

Chain of Trust

COTF:

Chain Organization Task Force

COTR:

Contract Officer's Technical Representative; Contracting Office Technical Representative

COWAPS:

Council on Wage & Price Stability

CP:

Certificate Policy (PKI); Claims Processing; Contractor Profiles

CP/M:

Control Program for Microprocessors

CPA:

Cost Plus Award

CPAF:

Cost Plus Award Fee

CPAP:

Common Provider Audit Program; Continuous positive airway pressure

CPARS:

Combined Payroll Redistribution and Reporting System (68-W3-0027)

CPAS:

Claims Processing Assessment System

CPCM:

Certified Professional Contract Manager

CPD:

Competitive Pricing Demonstration; Cost Per Discharge

CPDA:

Chemical Producers and Distributor Association; Current Premium Due Amount

CPDAH:

CPDA Hospital Insurance

CPE:

Certified Public Expenditures; Contractor Performance Evaluation

CPEP:

Contractor Performance Evaluation Program (or Profile)

CPF:

Carcinogenic Potency Factor

CPFA:

Cost Plus Fee Award

CPFF:

Cost Plus Fixed Fee

CPG:

Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines

CPHA:

Commission on Professional Hospital Activities

CPI:

Consumer Price Index; Coverage Period Indicator

CPIC:

Capital Planning and Investment Control; Certification Package for Internal Controls

CPIF:

Cost Plus Incentive Fee

CPI-PD:

Consumer Price Index for Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies

CPI-U:

Consumer Price Index for Urban Areas

CPM:

Claims Processing Manual; Clinical Performance Measure; Contractor Performance Management (Module); Critical Path Method; Current Payment Month

CPM/EIS:

Contractor Performance Management / Enterprise Information System

CPMD:

Continuous Passive Motion Device

CPO:

Care Plan Oversight; Certified Project Officer; Chief of Purchasing Office; Contract Project Of

CPPC:

Cost Plus Percentage of Cost

CPQC:

Claims Processing Quality Control

CPR:

Comparative Performance Report; Computerized Patient Record; Contractor Performance Report; Cost Performance Report; Customary, Prevailing & Reasonable (Charge)

CPRI:

Computer-based Patient Record Institute

CPRS:

Contractor Performance Reporting System

CPS:

1) Contract Payment System 2) Contractor Performance System (NIH) 3) Certification Practice Statement (PKI); Center for Policy Studies; Classified Position System; Critical Payment System

CPSC:

Consumer Product Safety Commission; Consumer Products Safety Commission

CPSR:

Contractor Programs System Review; Contractor Purchasing (or Procurement) System Review

CPT:

Claims Processing Timeliness; Common Procedural Terminology; Cost Per Treatment; Current Procedural Terminology

CPT-4:

Current Procedural Terminology, Version 4

CPU:

Central Processing Unit

CPV:

Cost Per Visit

CQA:

Construction Quality Assurance

CQAS:

Carrier Quality Assurance System (now Part B QAS)

CQI:

Continuous Quality Improvement

CQMR:

Carrier Quarterly Medical Review

CR:

Change Request; Continuing Resolution; Continuous Radon Monitoring; Cost Reimbursement; Cost Report; Cross Reference

CRAG:

Contractor Risk Assessment Guide

CRAH:

Change Request Approval History

CRAM:

Cross Region Access Method

CRB:

Change Review Board

CRC:

Capital Related Costs; Career Resource Center; Cyclic Redundancy Check

CRCC:

Career Resource and Counseling Center; Compensation Related Customary Charges

CRD:

Chronic Renal Disease (aka: ESRD (preferred))

CREP:

Cost Report Evaluation Program

CRESUS:

Cost Report Evaluation System subsystem

CRF:

Change Request Form

CRG:

Carrier Representative Group

CRI:

Client Record Index; Controlled Rate of Increase

CRIPA:

Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act

CRL:

Certificate Revocation List

CRLE:

Cost Reimbursement Level of Effort

CRM:

Customer Relationship Management

CROMERRR:

C R O Managing Electronic Records Recordkeeping Requirements

CROP:

Consolidated Rules of Practice

CROWD:

Contractor Reporting of Operational & Workload Data

CRP:

Child-Resistant Packaging; Conservation Reserve Program; Common Rules Processor; Consolidated Review Program

CRR:

Center for Renewable Resources

CRS:

Congressional Reporting System; Congressional Research Service

CRSL:

Cost Report Settlement Log

CRSTER:

Single Source Dispersion Model

CRTS:

Cuff Records Tracking System

CRVR:

Catastrophic Repeal Validation Review

CRVS:

California Relative Value Study

CRWH:

Change Request Work History

CS:

Abbreviation for Customer Service; Claims Services; Covered Services

CSA:

Computer Security Act of 1987; Cross Service Agreement

CSAMS:

Customer Service Assessment & Management System

CSAP:

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

CSAT:

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; Computer Security Awareness Training

CSB:

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

CSC:

Customer Service Center

CSCC:

Customer Service Call Center (nee SPOC, now CSC Customer Service Center)

CSCT:

Committee for Site Characterization

CSD:

Customer Service Desk

CSE:

Office of Child Support Enforcement

CSF:

Critical Success Factor

CSGWPP:

Comprehensive State Ground Water Protection Program

CSI:

Common Sense Initiative; Common Sense Initiative; Compliance Sampling Inspection; Computer Security Institute

CSIN:

Chemical Substances Information Network

CSIRC:

Computer Security Incident Response Capability

CSMA:

Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association

CSMI:

Corporate Storage Management Initiative

CSMM:

Customer Support for Medicare Modernization

CSO:

Combined Sewer Overflow; Community Service Offices; Customer Service Order

CSOR:

Computer Security Object Registry

CSOT:

Customer Service Outstation Team (also OCST)

CSP:

Certified Systems Professional; Customer Service Plan; Customer Service Program

CSPA:

Council of State Planning Agencies

CSR:

Abbreviation for Customer Service Representative; Core Security Requirements; Customer Service Record; Customer Service Representative; Customer Service Request

CSRA:

Civil Service Reform Act of 1978

CSREES:

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

CSRL:

Center for the Study of Responsive Law

CSRS:

Civil Service Retirement System

CSS:

Central Security Service

CSSP:

Computer Systems Security Plan

CSSR:

Communications System Segment Replacement; Cost Schedule Status Report

CST:

Consumer Service Team

CSTE:

Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists

CSTP:

Carrier System Testing Project (or Program)

CTARC:

Chemical Testing and Assessment Research Commission

CTC:

Certified Transplant Center

CTG:

Control Techniques Guidelines

CTMP:

Contractor Task Management Plan

CTR:

Contingency Plan Report

CTS:

Clear To Send; Contracts Tracking System

CTSA:

Cleaner TechnologiesSubstitutess Assessment

CUI:

Customer User Interface

CV:

Chemical Vocabulary

CVA:

Current View Area

CVE:

Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures; Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

CVF:

Current Value of Funds

CVS:

Constant Volume Sampler

CW:

Continuous working-level monitoring

CWA:

Clean Water Act; Clean Water Act (aka FWPCA)

CWAP:

Clean Water Action Project

CWF:

Common Working File (see NCHS)

CWF/MSP:

Common Working File / Medicare Secondary Payer

CWFA:

Common Working File Part A

CWFB:

Common Working File Part B

CWFDOCO:

Common Working File Documentation File

CWFHPEP:

Common Working File Host Performance Evaluation Program

CWFINFOBASE:

Common Working File Information Database

CWFM:

Common Working File Maintenance

CWFM/IV&V:

Common Working File Maintenance / Independent Verification & Validation

CWFMC:

Common Working File Maintenance Contractor

CWFMQA:

CWF Medicare Quality Assurance System

CWFQAS:

Common Working File Quality Assurance System

CWRS:

Contractor Workload Reporting System

CWS:

Compressed Work Schedule; Contractor Workload System

CWTC:

Chemical Waste Transportation Council

CY:

(1) Calendar Year (2) Current Year; Calendar Year; Critical Year

CZARA:

Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization Amendments

CZMA:

Coastal Zone Management Act