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
Category: ISOO Notices
Final update to the blog post titled United Parcel Service (UPS) of 10/6/2021 released at 11:57 AM EDT
The blog post cited above, along with this update, pertains only to classified information or items. Other deliveries are not covered. GSA's Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) no longer includes UPS (contract number GS-23F-0282L). This impacts any orders or blanket purchasing agreements an agency had placed or intended to place with UPS under that particular contract. … Continue reading Final update to the blog post titled United Parcel Service (UPS) of 10/6/2021 released at 11:57 AM EDT
Update to the blog post titled United Parcel Service (UPS) of 10/6/2021 released at 11:57 AM EDT
We have received clarification from GSA and will be posting another blog post with updated information soon. In the meantime, do not take any action on the basis of the above referenced blog post, which pertains only to classified information.
Defense Security Enterprise (DSE) Strategy 2021-2025
The Department of Defense (DoD) has provided the Defense Security Enterprise (DSE) Strategy for fiscal years 2021-2025, located at https://www.archives.gov/files/isoo/policy-documents/dse-strategy-2021-2025-cleared-for-public-release.pdf. Through publication of this strategy, the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Intelligence & Security)(OUSD(I&S)) Counterintelligence, Law Enforcement, & Security (CL&S) leadership wants to communicate the Department’s continuing intent to elevate, integrate, and optimize the DSE, … Continue reading Defense Security Enterprise (DSE) Strategy 2021-2025
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
United Parcel Service (UPS)
10/13/2021: We have received clarification from GSA and will be posting another blog post with updated information soon. In the meantime, do not take any action on the basis of this blog post, which pertains only to classified information. The government contract through the General Services Administration (GSA) with UPS has expired. This means that … Continue reading United Parcel Service (UPS)
RD, FRD, and TFNI Training for non-DOE Agencies Now Publicly Available on Energy.gov
The Department of Energy is now offering online training through its Office of Environment, Health, Safety, and Security. This training is for non-DOE agency personnel in Historical Records Restricted Data Review Programs, and for persons who have access to or need to classify Restricted Data (RD), Formerly Restricted Data (FRD), and Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information … Continue reading RD, FRD, and TFNI Training for non-DOE Agencies Now Publicly Available on Energy.gov
Seeking Access to Classified Records: Requesting Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) versus Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
When considering an access request for classified records it is always important to understand options and the differences between Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The rules for submitting and processing an MDR request are based on Executive Order 13526, “Classified National Security Information,” and its implementing directive, 32 C.F.R. … Continue reading Seeking Access to Classified Records: Requesting Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) versus Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
New Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Field Structure
Effective October 1, 2021, DCSA will have a new field structure. The new structure merges existing field mission areas into a four-region structure that includes Western, Central, Eastern, and Mid-Atlantic jurisdictions. With the new structure, for some cleared contractors the Industrial Security Representative (ISR), Information Systems Security Professional (ISSP), or Counterintelligence Special Agent (CISA) may … Continue reading New Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Field Structure
ISOO Seeks Senior Program Analyst for CUI Position
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has announced an opening for the position of Senior Program Analyst to serve as Team Lead in the Controlled Unclassified Information Office (CUIO), which is a component of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) located at NARA Archives 1, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The GS-14 Senior … Continue reading ISOO Seeks Senior Program Analyst for CUI Position