Our government’s ability to hold information in confidence is a power – and a premise – that we owe to America’s founders, who recognized secrecy as a necessary attribute of sovereignty, vital to the survival of the United States as an independent nation. The roots of our government’s modern national security information system – our … Continue reading ISOO Releases Annual Report to the President of the United States for Fiscal Year 2025
ISCAP Appeals 2013-004 & 2019-020
On January 14 and August 30, 2026, the ISCAP affirmed two CIA Glomar decisions. In both instances, the requester received notice from the Information and Privacy Coordinator that the CIA could neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of the records responsive to their requests, in accordance with Executive Order 13526 (Section 3.6[a]) and … Continue reading ISCAP Appeals 2013-004 & 2019-020
ISCAP Appeal 2014-065
On August 31, 2026, the ISCAP released 7 documents from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. These documents contain CIA telegrams from 1962 and 1963, with documents 1-4 covering Indonesian riots, a planned coup, and the breakdown of Indonesian-British diplomatic relationship and documents 5-7 covering the nature of the Czechoslovakian President's visit to … Continue reading ISCAP Appeal 2014-065
ISCAP Appeal 2019-049
On August 31, 2026, the ISCAP released one document from the Center for Legislative Archives. This document contains the transcript of a testimony given by Major General Richard A. Scholtes on the US invasion of Grenada to the Subcommittee on Sea Power and Force Projection of the Senate Committee on Armed Services on August 5, … Continue reading ISCAP Appeal 2019-049
ISCAP Appeal 2008-026
On August 31, 2026, the ISCAP released 38 documents from the National Archives and Records Administration. These documents, originally held within the Department of Justice, date from January 1950–July 1975, and stem from the files of Louis B. Nichols, an assistant director of the Federal Intelligence Bureau under J. Edgar Hoover. Nichols served as assistant … Continue reading ISCAP Appeal 2008-026
ISOO Notice 2026-09: Guidance on Use of Classification Authority Block on SF 700
On September 28, 2026, Michael D. Thomas, Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO), signed ISOO Notice 2026-09: Guidance on Use of Classification Authority Block on SF 700. This ISOO Notice clarifies guidance on use of the classification authority block on the Standard Form 700 (SF 700). This guidance highlights the purpose of a … Continue reading ISOO Notice 2026-09: Guidance on Use of Classification Authority Block on SF 700
ISCAP Declassification of Records Relating to 9/11, Including a Ruling on ISCAP Appeals 2022-008 and 2023-001
The American flag flies at half-staff over the White House at sunrise as counter assault team (CAT) members are posted on the roof. (National Archives Identifier 5997285) Marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) is today releasing newly declassified records derived from the work … Continue reading ISCAP Declassification of Records Relating to 9/11, Including a Ruling on ISCAP Appeals 2022-008 and 2023-001
ISOO Notices 2026-07: Executive Agent Guidance for Implementation of the CUI Program and 2026-08: CUI Program Revised Requirements for Waivers
On Wednesday September 2, 2026, Michael D. Thomas, Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO), signed ISOO Notices 2026-07: Executive Agent Guidance for Implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program and 2026-08: CUI Program Revised Requirements for Waivers, responsive to continuing requirements for federal agencies under Executive Order 13556 “Controlled Unclassified Information” (E.O. … Continue reading ISOO Notices 2026-07: Executive Agent Guidance for Implementation of the CUI Program and 2026-08: CUI Program Revised Requirements for Waivers
ISOO Notice 2026-06: Standards for GSA Approved Security Equipment
On August 26, 2026, Michael D. Thomas, Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO), signed ISOO Notice 2026-06: Standards for GSA Approved Security Equipment. This ISOO Notice consolidates and clarifies ongoing guidance on standards for GSA approved security equipment, including procurement requirements, the black label phase-out plan, supplemental controls, and disposal procedures. While this … Continue reading ISOO Notice 2026-06: Standards for GSA Approved Security Equipment
Registration Reminder: NISPPAC Public Meeting on September 2, 2026
The National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) will hold a meeting open to the public at 10:00 a.m. ET, Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Expect to block four hours off in your calendar for this meeting. This meeting will be a hybrid of virtual and in person in the McGowan Theater, 701 Constitution Ave. … Continue reading Registration Reminder: NISPPAC Public Meeting on September 2, 2026