INTENT TO DEVELOP FIPS FOR DATA ELEMENTS Q-FIPS. DUE 033195. POC: Bruce Rosen (301) 975-3246. NIST is considering the development of a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for data elements which, together, will describe information objects of many different kinds, both electronic and non-electronic. The standard would apply to information-creating software products including document management and object repository products. Agencies would use the standard in specifying software used to create documents or information objects (e.g., electronic mail systems), and when specifying document or object storage and management software. The complete description of the concept appears in the Feb. 28, ``Federal Register'' under the title ``Intent to Develop a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for a Data Standard for Record Description Records - Request for Comments.'' The FIPS concept was developed by a working group of the interagency Integrated Services Panel, under the Federal Information Resources Management Policy Council. After analyzing the comments, NIST may propose a FIPS for review and comment. For further information contact Mr. Bruce K. Rosen, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Technology Building, Room A266, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, (301) 975-3246, Internet mail brosen@nist.gov.

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