The HR Open Standards Consortium is the only independent, non-profit, volunteer-led organization dedicated to the development and promotion of a standard suite of specifications to enable human resource related data exchanges. Our Vision: * Enable innovation by allowing employers, government and software vendors to leverage flexible, comprehensive, and free sets of HR specifications; and * Be globally recognized as the community and leading provider of specifications that enable interoperability between HR systems. Our Mission: * To lead the ongoing development of robust, extensible, global HR interoperability standards enabling easy-to-implement, time- and cost-effective integration of HR systems. * To expand and engage the community to share experiences and expertise for the betterment of the community. * To collaborate with other standards organizations to ensure interoperability and business alignment.