Category: ISOO Notices

As discussed at the latest National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC), 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. GSA has issued a phase-out plan which … Continue reading ISOO Notice About Rescinding Black Label Safe Approval

The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) is seeking an Information Security professional to join our staff. The position, focused on classification management and declassification, is in the Classification Management directorate. To learn more about the position, visit the USA JOBS listing. The Information Security Oversight Office is responsible to the President for policy and oversight … Continue reading ISOO Is Hiring!

One year ago, the Federal Government shut down due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Federal agencies and offices enacted their emergency plans to continue serving and protecting the American people. The staff at the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) also adapted its work, replacing in-person stakeholder and interagency meetings with virtual ones and sought new avenues … Continue reading One Year of Virtual Work at ISOO

In FY 2018 ISOO ISOO embarked on a multiyear effort to reform its data collection. Our aim was to develop a more effective and efficient way to measure and assess the health of agency CNSI programs. We worked extensively with stakeholders and subject matter experts, including those from federal agencies and civil society groups, to … Continue reading ISOO Sends POCs New Data Element and Question List for FY 2021 Data Collection

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

John Powers, Associate Director for Classification Management, ISOO will join William P. Fischer, Director of the National Declassification Center in briefing the FOIA Advisory Committee on FOIA and classified records at their next meeting on Thursday, December 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. E.T. This virtual meeting is open to the public and registration … Continue reading ISOO to Brief the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee on December 10, 2020

ISOO Director Mark Bradley issued a memorandum to Senior Agency Officials reminding them of the December 31, 2020 deadline for automatic declassification and agency declassification review requirements. In consultation with the National Security Council and legal counsel, ISOO determined that Executive Order 13526, “Classified National Security Information,” does not permit a waiver or delay in … Continue reading ISOO Director Addresses the Automatic Declassification Deadlines and Declassification Review Requirements

The deadline for federal agencies to submit their responses to the FY 2020 ISOO data collection effort is Friday, December 4, 2020.  Submissions should be sent to Mr. Adam Huddleston, Senior Program Analyst, at adam.huddleston@nara.gov In FY 2018, ISOO embarked on a multiyear effort to reform how it collects data from Federal agencies, intending to issue a … Continue reading ISOO Requires Agency Data Submissions Due on December 4, 2020

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