On August 3, 2026, Michael D. Thomas, Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO), signed ISOO Notice 2026-04: Agencies Eligible to Receive Referrals from Automatic Declassification at 25, 50, and 75 Years. This notice provides a comprehensive list of automatic declassification exemptions approved by the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP). It rescinds and … Continue reading ISOO Notice 2026-04: Agencies Eligible to Receive Referrals from Automatic Declassification at 25, 50, and 75 Years
The State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee (SLTPS-PAC) Report Published
The SLTPS‑PAC has published the report from its public meeting held on July 22, 2026, which are available at https://www.archives.gov/isoo/oversight-groups/sltps-pac/committee.html The meeting can be viewed in full below https://www.youtube.com/embed/9rJtIY65E4k?si=grOZTSfSHRkP7mSS&start=16
Registration Now Open for 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 at the National Archives in the McGowan … Continue reading Registration Now Open for NISPPAC Public Meeting on September 2, 2026
Updated Department of State Declassification Referral Waiver
On July 9, 2026, Michael Thomas, Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO), signed ISOO Notice 2026-03: Updated Department of State Declassification Referral Waiver. This Notice provides updated guidance to declassification reviewers across the Federal Government on what historical information should—and should not—be referred to the Department of State in the course of reviews … Continue reading Updated Department of State Declassification Referral Waiver
Registration Now Open for SLTPS-PAC Public Meeting on July 22, 2026
The State, Local, Tribal and Public Sector Policy Advisory Committee (SLTPS-PAC) will hold a meeting open to the public at 11:30 a.m. ET, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. This meeting will be a hybrid of virtual and in person in the Madison Conference Room, National Archives and Records Administration, 701 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20408. … Continue reading Registration Now Open for SLTPS-PAC Public Meeting on July 22, 2026
The National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) Minutes Published
The NISPPAC has posted their minutes from their public meeting on March 18, 2026 and can be viewed here.
ISOO Notices and CUI Notices Are Merging: What You Need to Know
ISOO is announcing a change in the way that it will issue ISOO and CUI Notices moving forward. As of 2026, to support a modernized government information management landscape that must consider both classified information and controlled unclassified information (CUI) as having national security implications, guidance that in the past may have been issued as … Continue reading ISOO Notices and CUI Notices Are Merging: What You Need to Know
ISOO Notice 2026-02: Prohibition on the Use of Combination Translator Applications to Generate Lock Combinations that Protect Classified Information
ISOO has issued ISOO Notice 2026-02 to provide guidance regarding the use of such lock combination translation applications as they apply to General Services Administration (GSA) approved security equipment authorized for the safeguarding of classified national security information (classified information). As described in the Notice, the use of combination translation applications to generate, store, transmit, … Continue reading ISOO Notice 2026-02: Prohibition on the Use of Combination Translator Applications to Generate Lock Combinations that Protect Classified Information
ISCAP Appeal 2019-056
On March 16th, 2026, the ISCAP released one document from the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. This document contains pictures, blueprints, and facility reports of different sites surveyed for Project Greek Island. The ISCAP decided to declassify some portions and affirm the classification of other portions of this originally Confidential document. Project Greek Island was … Continue reading ISCAP Appeal 2019-056
ISCAP Appeal 2019-046
On March 16th, 2026, the ISCAP released these documents from the Department of Navy. These documents are 5 Situations Reports (SITREPS) from the naval admiral of the on-scene Operation Urgent Fury invasion force, detailing the exact happenings on the ground. For documents 1-4, the ISCAP decided to declassify these originally Secret documents in their entirety. … Continue reading ISCAP Appeal 2019-046