Announcing the Publication of ISOO’s Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report to the President

In early August, the Information Security Oversight Office transmitted our Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report to the President of the United States. I am pleased, today, to formally issue the report to the public, and to share it with our many stakeholders within and beyond the federal government.  In considering how to approach this, the first … Continue reading Announcing the Publication of ISOO’s Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report to the President

ISOO Notice 2025-01: Incorporating Automatic Declassification Exemptions into Security Classification Guidance

On September 8, 2025, ISOO issued ISOO Notice 2025-01, Incorporating Automatic Declassification Exemptions into Security Classification Guidance. This Notice serves as clarifying guidance to Federal agencies of current requirements in E.O. 13526. Specifically, this guidance covers the proper use and incorporation of automatic declassification exemptions that have been approved by the Interagency Security Classification Appeals … Continue reading ISOO Notice 2025-01: Incorporating Automatic Declassification Exemptions into Security Classification Guidance

**Meeting Shifted to November** Registration Now Open for NISPPAC Public Meeting on August 6, 2025

**Update: The planned August meeting is pushed to November. There will be no August meeting. Everything below this statement is for the originally scheduled August meeting, and is no longer applicable. We are keeping the below for transparency only of what the original blog post stated.** The National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) … Continue reading **Meeting Shifted to November** Registration Now Open for NISPPAC Public Meeting on August 6, 2025

Registration Now Open for SLTPS-PAC Public Meeting on July 9, 2025

The State, Local, Tribal and Public Sector Policy Advisory Committee (SLTPS-PAC) will hold a meeting open to the public at 10:00 a.m. ET, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. This meeting will be a hybrid of virtual and in person in the Adams Conference Room, 701 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20408. The SLTPS-PAC serves as a … Continue reading Registration Now Open for SLTPS-PAC Public Meeting on July 9, 2025

REGISTRATION UPDATE for the NISPPAC Public Meeting on May 28, 2025

**The link to register is no longer valid. Please email nisppac@nara.gov to register, even if you are planning on coming in person. The meeting will now be streamed live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/live/gCjZ9ZWzAkg. If you expect to ask questions, please call in via the Google Meet, which will be provided upon registration. To avoid communication … Continue reading REGISTRATION UPDATE for the NISPPAC Public Meeting on May 28, 2025

Reminder for Registration for the NISPPAC Public Meeting on May 28, 2025

The National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) will hold a hybrid meeting open to the public at 10:00 a.m. ET, Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at the National Archives McGowan Theater. Please expect to block two to three hours off in your calendar for this meeting. National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) … Continue reading Reminder for Registration for the NISPPAC Public Meeting on May 28, 2025

Registration Now Open for NISPPAC Public Teleconference on May 1, 2024

The National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) will hold a teleconference open to the public at 10:00 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Please expect to block three hours off in your calendar for this meeting. National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) meetings serve as a forum to discuss policy issues … Continue reading Registration Now Open for NISPPAC Public Teleconference on May 1, 2024

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