What does CPIC stand for?

• A. Capital Planning Investment Control
• B. Capital Planning Internal Control
• C. Central Planning Investment Control
• D. Capital Program Investment Committee

Answer: (A)

CPIC stands for Capital Planning Investment Control. This is the federal government’s formal process for managing IT investments from initial planning through benefits realization, ensuring investments are properly prioritized, funded, and tracked with ongoing oversight to maximize value and minimize risk. The term reflects both planning—deciding where to invest—and control—monitoring and managing the investment lifecycle. The other options don’t fit because Internal Control is a separate safeguarding concept, Central Planning isn’t the established wording for CPIC, and Capital Program Investment Committee denotes a governance body rather than the management process itself.