Application portability profile (APP) The U.S. government's open system environment profile OSE1 version 1.0
1991
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a unique responsibility for computer systems technology within the Federal government.NIST's Computer Systems Laboratory (CSL) devel- ops standards and guidelines, provides technical assistance, and conducts research for computers and related telecommunications systems to achieve more effective utilization of Federal information technol- ogy resources.CSL's responsibilities include development of technical, management, physical, and ad- ministrative standards and guidelines for the cost-effective security and privacy of sensitive unclassified information processed