How does the GILS mandate in law connect with the technical specification of the GILS profile?
The U.S. Federal GILS is established by Public Law in 44 U.S.C. 3511. In that statute, responsibility to establish and maintain GILS is placed in the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMB had pre-existing policies that carried the GILS mandate through to Executive Branch agencies (e.g., Circular A-130, among others). OMB authorized issuance of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 192 which adopted the GILS Profile and mandated its application in Federal agencies. OMB issued Bulletin 95-1 to give specific directions to certain agencies during the GILS start-up period. OMB Memorandum 98-5 reiterated the responsibilities for agency compliance with GILS under law and policy, and also outlined the role of the CIO Council in GILS.
