The checklist for agencies to follow in submitting the second status report required for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Fundamental Classification Guidance Review (FCGR) is now available on the ISOO FCGR webpage, at https://www.archives.gov/isoo/fcgr/2022-fcgr-html. Agencies with Original Classification Authorities (OCAs) are required to submit this FY 2022 FCGR Status Report #2 to ISOO by July … Continue reading ISOO Posts Checklist for FY 2022 FCGR Status Report #2, Agency Submissions Due By July 15, 2022
Author: Robert Fahs
$9.1M Technology Modernization Fund Award Backs Updates to National Archives’ Legacy Systems
On April 22, 2022, the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) awarded the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) $9.1 million to update two legacy platforms used to support mission critical business processes: the Archives and Records Centers Information System (ARCIS) and the Case Management Reporting System (CMRS). NARA submitted its first proposal to the TMF in … Continue reading $9.1M Technology Modernization Fund Award Backs Updates to National Archives’ Legacy Systems
ISOO Posts Checklist for FY 2022 FCGR Status Report #1, Agency Submissions Due By April 29, 2022
The checklist for agencies to follow in submitting the first required status report on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Fundamental Classification Guidance Review (FCGR), is now available on the ISOO FCGR webpage, at https://www.archives.gov/isoo/fcgr/2022-fcgr-html. Agencies with Original Classification Authorities (OCAs) are required to submit this FY 2022 FCGR Status Report #1 to ISOO by April … Continue reading ISOO Posts Checklist for FY 2022 FCGR Status Report #1, Agency Submissions Due By April 29, 2022
ISOO Posts FY 2022 Fundamental Classification Guidance Review Checklist
Executive Order 13526 requires all executive branch agencies with Original Classification Authority to conduct a comprehensive Fundamental Classification Guidance Review (FCGR) of their agency’s’ classification guidance. These FCGR’s are required to ensure the proper and up-to-date classification of vital national security information, while avoiding over-classification and the unnecessary withholding of government information. Federal agencies are … Continue reading ISOO Posts FY 2022 Fundamental Classification Guidance Review Checklist
Reminder: Deadline Today for Agencies with Original Classification Authority to Submit POCs for the 2022 Federal Classification Guidance Review
Today (January 14, 2022) is the deadline for federal agencies to submit the name and contact information for their points of contact (POCs) for the 2022 Federal Classification Guidance Review (FCGR) to the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO). Pursuant to Executive Order 13526, Section 1.9, at least every five years, agencies with original classification authority … Continue reading Reminder: Deadline Today for Agencies with Original Classification Authority to Submit POCs for the 2022 Federal Classification Guidance Review
ISOO Notice Recommends TMF Support to Digitize Classification Management, and Declassification of Historically Significant Records
Issued this week, Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) Notice 2021-03 reinforces the recommendation of the FY 2020 ISOO Annual Report that federal agencies apply for grants available from the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) in support cross-agency projects for the development of government-wide classification and declassification programs to process electronic information. First authorized by the 2017 … Continue reading ISOO Notice Recommends TMF Support to Digitize Classification Management, and Declassification of Historically Significant Records
CUI Program Offers Training on CUI Marking Fundamentals
The CUI Program will present a WebEx training session on “CUI Marking Fundamentals,” on February 11, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT). Participants will receive a certificate of completion for attending, and the session will also provide an update on the CUI Program and its implementation by Executive Branch agencies. For information on how … Continue reading CUI Program Offers Training on CUI Marking Fundamentals
ISOO to Host 19th Meeting of the SLTPS-PAC by Teleconference, Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) will host the 19th meeting of the State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee (SLTPS-PAC) on January 27, 2021, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. The SLTPS-PAC was established in accordance with Executive Order 13549 of August 18, 2010, “Classified National Security Information Program for State, Local, Tribal, and … Continue reading ISOO to Host 19th Meeting of the SLTPS-PAC by Teleconference, Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
ISOO Participates on Panel at FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting
At the public meeting of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee yesterday (Thursday, December 10, 2020), ISOO’s Associate Director for Classification Management presented An Overview of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO). Associate Director John Powers discussed the roles and responsibilities of all ISOO components under five Executive Orders, including the role of … Continue reading ISOO Participates on Panel at FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting
CUI Program Offers Training on CUI Marking Fundamentals
The CUI Program will present a WebEx training session on “CUI Marking Fundamentals,” on December 16, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT). Participants will receive a certificate of completion for attending, and the session will also provide an update on the CUI Program and its implementation by Executive Branch agencies. For information on how … Continue reading CUI Program Offers Training on CUI Marking Fundamentals