Category: ISOO Notices

On October 5, 2020, ISOO issued CUI Notice 2020-07, which provides guidance on the process for using Alternative Designation Indicators (ADI) in documents containing CUI. For reference to this notice, click on the CUI Program Blog.

The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) sent agency declassification program managers a questionnaire on the status of their automatic declassification programs.  ISOO is interested in learning how the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent National Emergency declaration has affected agency declassification programs. Over the past six weeks as agencies began to add more staff at work sites, … Continue reading Brief Questionnaire Regarding the Status of Agency

The systems listed below require a software update before November 24, 2021, to prevent time/date errors after that date:System 700/700-II710/710-II/740ILCO 76x/77xILCO 79xConfidant (ILCO)Q90The manufacturer, Dormakaba, informed the Department of Defense that the ILCO locks used will have a “time management” problem at 8pm EST on November 24, 2021 if a software update is not conducted … Continue reading To all Department of Defense Facility Lodging Managers and Security Offices Utilizing ILCO Magstripe and ILCO RFID systems:

At this time, due to the USPS waiving the signature requirement for Express Mail, registered mail is the only authorized way to send collateral secret and below information through the U.S. postal service. Do not send any classified material without first ensuring the package will be delivered with the required signature. If using a commercial … Continue reading Sending Classified Information through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

ISOO’s project to assess, modernize, and streamline the Classified National Security Information program data and methods used for collecting that required data from agencies has been a top priority of the Director of ISOO for over 2 years. This effort began during preparation of ISOO's FY 2017 Annual Report to the President when staff started … Continue reading ISOO Streamlines Data Collection Based on Existing Mandates

Heather Harris Pagán joined the ISOO staff to manage ISOO’s National Industrial Security Program (NISP) and National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC). Heather joins ISOO with 18 years of security experience.  She has broad experience working closely with the Intelligence Community (IC) and the military services.  Most recently, she served as a security … Continue reading ISOO Welcomes Heather Harris Pagán as National Industrial Security Program Manager

The Director and staff of the Information Security Oversight Office congratulate ISOO Program Analyst Dawn Fairchild on her retirement from Federal service. Dawn joined ISOO in March 2010, bringing with her 25 years of experience in information technology, systems analysis and software development in both public and private sector organizations. Her technical writing experience and … Continue reading ISOO Congratulates Dawn Fairchild

ISOO’s project to assess, modernize, and streamline the Classified National Security Information program data and methods used for collecting that required data from agencies has been a top priority of the Director of ISOO for over two years. This effort began during preparation of ISOO's FY 2017 Annual Report to the President when staff started … Continue reading ISOO Streamlines Data Collection Based on Existing Mandates

Like most Federal agencies and departments, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is commemorating Public Service Recognition Week virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) is part of NARA and we are also celebrating the work of our staff this week virtually as well. Public Service Recognition … Continue reading Thanking Information Security Professionals at ISOO

The FOIA Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting, online and open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Friday, May 1, 2020. The agenda for this public meeting will focus on the Committee’s report and draft recommendations from its Vision Subcommittee and Time/Volume Subcommittee, including four recommendations that the Committee agreed to … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee to Hold Public Meeting Online, May 1