ISOO Notice About Rescinding Black Label Vault Door Approvals

As discussed in ISOO Notice 2021-01:  General Services Administration (GSA) Approved Security Equipment (https://www.archives.gov/files/isoo/notices/isoo-notice-2021-01-rescd-approval-pre-1989-gsa-safes-final.pdf), the General Services Administration (GSA) has determined that agencies must phase out use of all GSA-approved security containers and vault doors manufactured from 1954 through 1989, aka black labels, to store classified information and materials. This phase out plan has been … Continue reading ISOO Notice About Rescinding Black Label Vault Door Approvals

ISOO Congratulates Greg Pannoni on His Retirement

The Director and staff of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) congratulate ISOO's Associate Director for Operations and Industrial Security, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Greg Pannoni, on over 42 years of Federal Service.  Greg joined ISOO in 2004, bringing with him over 20 years of Industrial Security experience with the now-called Defense Counterintelligence and Security … Continue reading ISOO Congratulates Greg Pannoni on His Retirement

ISOO Posts Checklist for FY 2022 FCGR Status Report #2, Agency Submissions Due By July 15, 2022

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

$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

Digital Signatures on the Standard Form (SF) 312, Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement

Due to agency needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work situations, along with advances in digital signature technology and modernization efforts, ISOO published a notice in the Federal Register (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/29/2022-06548/classified-national-security-information) that digital signatures were expected to be authorized on May 9, 2022 on the Classified Information Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Standard Form (SF) 312. ISOO … Continue reading Digital Signatures on the Standard Form (SF) 312, Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement

ISOO Seeks Chief of Staff – Apply by April 20

The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) is seeking a Chief of Staff, GS-0343-15, Supervisory Management and Program Analyst, to serve as the direct supervisor of ISOO’s administrative team. A component of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), ISOO is located at Archives 1, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. As well as keeping the … Continue reading ISOO Seeks Chief of Staff – Apply by April 20

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’s GS-0343-14 Senior Program Analyst (CUI Team Lead) Vacancy Announcement

The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) is pleased to report that the GS-0343-14 Senior Program Analyst (CUI team lead) vacancy announcement is now posted on USAJobs: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/646516300 (DE: open to candidates without prior federal service, federal employees without competitive service status, or those with status) https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/646517000 (ST: open to current or former federal employees qualifying … Continue reading ISOO’s GS-0343-14 Senior Program Analyst (CUI Team Lead) Vacancy Announcement

April is National Supply Chain Integrity Month

April is National Supply Chain Integrity Month.  As the Executive Agent (EA) for the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program, we wanted to get the word out.   On February 24, 2022, the Executive Branch issued six supply chain sector reports as required under Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains:  https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/02/24/executive-order-on-americas-supply-chains/.  Those reports can be found below:U.S. Department of Defense … Continue reading April is National Supply Chain Integrity Month

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