In current VCM, Virtual Infrastructure Compliance is for validation of configuration only.
Some configuration properties, like vCenter Settings and Host Advanced Settings can be configured from their respective nodes in the VCM console. VCM also provides some other actions like VM snapshot management and VM power management.
Also, the VCM API could be used to run compliance from vCenter Orchestrator and then react to the results in an automated fashion, calling vSphere plug-ins to either directly change settings or to apply remediation Host Profiles.