SGML REQUIREMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP12-00036R000100160008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2013
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 27, 1990
• Content Type: MEMO

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27 July 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Printing and Photography Group, OL/DA
FROM:
Chief, Planning and Development Division, OIR/DI
SUBJECT: SGML Requirement
1. The purpose of this memorandum is to convey the Directorate
of Intelligence position on standards for the federally promulgated
standard of transmittal of textual data. We believe SGML (Structured
Generalized Markup Language) is a critical element in the development '
and implementation of electronic document management systems within
the Agency. Accordingly, it is recommended that SGML compatibility be
a requirement in recapitalization efforts that are planned or underway
in P&PG.
2. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIBS) 152 requires
that all Federal agencies specify ISO 8879 SGML when developing or
acquiring text processing systems. Specifically, "conformance to this
standard should be considered whether SGML systems are developed
internally, acquired as part of an ADP procurement, acquired by
separate procurement, used under an ASP leasing agreement, or
specified for use in contracts for programming services."'
3. The main objective of the SGML FIBS is to make electronic
documents independent of any specific hardware or software. Adopting
SGML as a standard permits the interchange of documents between
different government agencies and across diverse systems. Also,
documents created now in SGML format can be used in the future, even
as hardware and software evolves and changes.
4. We strongly recommend that the Directorate for Planning and
Coordination adopt SGML as an Agency standard. It is critical to the
Directorate of Intelligence's mission to create and maintain -
electronic document management systems and disseminate them on new
publishing media such as compact disc (CD-ROM). In addition, we
expect that SGML will play a key role in the agency's ability to
exploit open source materials as they become available from around the
world.
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