On 5 December 2007, OASIS issued a press release announcing the new eGov Member Section and its mission to promote interoperability in the public sector. The release included quotes from Dr. Carol Cosgrove-Sacks of OASIS, Bob Sunday of Canada's Public Works and Government Services, Peter F. Brown of Pensive, and Steve Jones of Capgemini.

Read the complete announcement, "OASIS Launches New Group to Promote Open Standards for Citizen-Centric Government."