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English (primary), Spanish, Hungarian, German, Japanese and many others |
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The Colonial Administration Authority, abbreviated CAA and often referred to as Colonial Administration[2] or Colonial Authority,[3] is an organization under the ultimate control of the Unified Earth Government. Formed alongside the Colonial Military Administration in 2310,[1] the CAA acted as a secondary governing body that helped the UEG govern the various colony worlds of humanity.[4]
Overview
The CAA kept extensive files on every colony, world, and city under its care. The document containing these files was referred to as the CAA Factbook.[5] These files contained everything from topographic maps to the information on the materials the city sewer system was built from. The CAA provided this information to UNSC military forces upon request, and it could be very helpful when defending colonies from Covenant attack.[6] In addition, the CAA oversaw the Outer Colony vaccination program which held the largest DNA database of the human population.[7]
The CAA was also responsible for the colonization of worlds, as evident by the "CAA" ship prefix on their colony ships, such as the Template:Othership.
Over the course of the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC had largely taken over many of the responsibilities of other branches of the government. The CAA was described as "a little more resistant to the idea than the UEG and has subsequently been stripped of most of its power." It is therefore likely that the organization no longer exists in any functional capacity by 2552,[4] though the Factbook was still being updated as late as 2550.[5] It is likely that following the end of the Human-Covenant War in 2553, that the Colonial Administration Authority regained it powers and position. This has yet to be specified.
Gallery
An alternate, banner-type emblem for the CAA.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo: The Cole Protocol
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Halo: Glasslands
- Halo 4 (Mentioned only)
Sources
- ^ a b Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 228
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Dirt", page 107
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 74
- ^ a b Halo Story Page: Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008
- ^ a b Bungie.net: CAA Factbook
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 177
- ^ Dr. Halsey's personal journal, February 15, 2511