Search Interoperability Requirements

[Eliot Christian <echristi@usgs.gov>]

The E-Government Act of 2002 calls for the U.S.
Federal Government to enhance interoperability
by adopting a common search standard. Now posted
for public comment is a draft "Statement of
Requirements for Search Interoperability" at
http://www.search.gov/interop/requirements.html
(Actual experiences with standards-based search
interoperability will be of particular interest.)

This draft is based on a recommendation of the
OASIS E-Government Technical Committee, and aligns
with findings of a white paper  by the Industry
Advisory Council [IAC], Enterprise Architecture
Shared Interest Group, titled "Interoperability
Strategy: Concepts, Challenges, and Recommendations".

Please share this note with other persons and
discussions interested in search interoperability,
and please accept my apologies if you receive
this notice more than once.

Eliot Christian <echristi@usgs.gov>