On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, the Information Security Oversight Office will host a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) Forum for the public and Federal agency declassification staff at the National Archives Building. The MDR Forum will include an update on the activity of the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel and a discussion panel including representatives from … Continue reading MDR Forum Set for May 09, 2023 – Get Your Tickets Now!
Category: ISOO Notices
Indigenous Knowledge Guidance for Federal Agencies
On December 1, 2022, the administration of President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris released new Indigenous Knowledge Guidance for Federal Agencies, and an implementation memorandum, to recognize and include the indigenous knowledge of tribal nations in research, policy, and decision making across the executive branch. Jointly issued by the White House Council on … Continue reading Indigenous Knowledge Guidance for Federal Agencies
2022 FCGR Final Reports Due Today
All federal agencies with original classification authority (OCA) are required to submit their final reports for the 2022 Fundamental Classification Guidance Review (FCGR) today, September 30, 2022, as specified in the initial 2022 FCGR tasking memorandum issued to senior agency officials by ISOO Director Mark Bradley on December 9, 2021. At least every five years, … Continue reading 2022 FCGR Final Reports Due Today
Reminder: Final Checklist for FY 2022 FCGR Due by September 30, 2022
All federal agencies with original classification authority (OCA) are required to complete their Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Fundamental Classification Guidance Review (FCGR) by September 30, 2022, as specified in the initial FY 2022 FCGR tasking memorandum issued to Senior Agency Officials by ISOO Director Mark Bradley on December 9, 2021. At least every five years, … Continue reading Reminder: Final Checklist for FY 2022 FCGR Due by September 30, 2022
ISOO Seeks Senior Program Analyst – Apply by September 6, 2022
The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) is seeking a GS-0343-14, Senior Program Analyst, responsible for inspecting and evaluating the information security programs of federal agencies with security classification programs and other sensitive information. A component of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), ISOO is located at Archives 1, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The position is open … Continue reading ISOO Seeks Senior Program Analyst – Apply by September 6, 2022
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