Shared Results: Strengthening the Enterprise

Appendix E Acronyms

BPR

Biennial Performance Report

CAT

Contract Advisory Team

CISV

Catalog Information System Vendor

CPA

Comptroller of Public Accounts

CSEC

Commission on State Emergency Communications

CTO

State’s Chief Technology Officer

DCS

Data Center Services

DHHS

(United States) Department of Health and Human Services

DIR

Texas Department of Information Resources

ELITE

Executive Leadership in Information Technology Excellence

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning

Framework

Texas Project Delivery Framework

FTE

Full-time equivalent

GIS

Geographic Information System

HHSC

Health and Human Services Commission

HUB

Historically Underutilized Business

IP

Internet Protocol

IRM

Information Resources Manager

IRSP

Information Resources Strategic Plan

ISO

Information Security Officer

ITD

Information Technology Detail

IVR

Interactive Voice Response

K–12

Public education grades K–12

LBB

Legislative Budget Board Legislative Budget Board

MPLS

Multiprotocol Label Switching

NASCIO

National Association of Chief Information Officers

NSOC

Network and Security Operations Center

Q#

Quarter of fiscal year

QAT

Quality Assurance Team

RFO

Request for Offer

R.S.

Regular Session

SAO

State Auditor’s Office

SDLC

Software Development Life Cycle

SITAR

Statewide Information Technology Asset Reporting

SLA

Service Level Agreement

SONET

Synchronous Optical Network

TAC

Texas Administrative Code

TASSCC

Texas Association of State Systems for Computing and Communication

TBPC

Texas Building and Procurement Commission

TGC

Texas Government Code

TRAC

Technology Reporting, Alignment and Collaboration

TSLAC

Texas State Library and Archives Commission

TxMAS

Texas Multiple Award Schedule

TxSPIRS

Texas Statewide Planning Information Resources System

USAS

Uniform Statewide Accounting System

USPS

Uniform Statewide Payroll and Personnel System

UTIMCO

University of Texas Management Investment Company

VoIP

Voice over IP

WAN

Wide Area Network