Code for information interchange, its representations, subsets, and extensions
United States · 1984
Series of the National Bureau of Standards is the official publication relating to standards adopted and promulgated under the pro¬ visions of Public Law 89-306 (Brooks Act) and under Part 6 of Title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.These legislative and executive mandates have given the Secretary of Commerce important re¬ sponsibilities for improving the utilization and management of computers and automatic data pro¬ cessing in the Federal Government.To carry out the Secretary's responsibilities, the NBS, through its Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology, provides leadership, technical guidance, and coordination of Government efforts in the development of guidelines and standards in these areas.