ISOO Notice About Rescinding Black Label Safe Approval

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

ISOO Publishes FY 2020 Annual Report to the President

Each year, ISOO reports to the President on the implementation of the Classified National Security Information (CNSI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) programs, in accordance with requirements in Executive Orders (E.O.s) 13526 and 13556. These reports support ISOO’s oversight responsibilities to further agency compliance with executive branch information security requirements. They include key findings, judgments, … Continue reading ISOO Publishes FY 2020 Annual Report to the President

ISOO Is Hiring!

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!

Defense Counterintelligence & Security Agency (DCSA) Webpage for 32 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 117, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), Rule Changes

DCSA has released a webpage providing key changes, webinars, podcasts, videos, links, and FAQs, along with the NISPOM Cross Reference Tool previously discussed on our blog on 1/29/2021.  It is located at https://www.dcsa.mil/mc/ctp/NISPOM-Rule/. The webpage is a living page, so check back regularly for new information shared.

ISCAP Release Provides Oral History of Distinguished Career in Nuclear Detection Technology

The newly declassified transcript of an oral history interview conducted in 1973 with United States Air Force scientist Doyle Northrup has been posted by the ISCAP Staff on its webpage. The document can be viewed here. The document, tracked as appeal 2015-107, is remarkable in two primary respects. First, it is a comprehensive first-person account of … Continue reading ISCAP Release Provides Oral History of Distinguished Career in Nuclear Detection Technology

ISCAP Resumes Posting of Declassified Documents

ISCAP Resumes Posting of Declassified Documents In April 2021 the staff of the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) resumed the posting on its website of documents the ISCAP declassified. The latest documents posted, from appeal 2011-003, are two National Intelligence Estimates concerning the space program of the Soviet Union in 1969 and 1971. The ISCAP voted … Continue reading ISCAP Resumes Posting of Declassified Documents

Reminder for National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) Virtual Meeting Participants to Complete Survey Through April 25, 2021

In order to better plan for future NISPPAC meetings, please complete the short online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NISPPACAPR21. Your feedback will let us know what worked at the virtual event, and how we can improve the next NISPPAC meeting.Survey responses are anonymous and should take between 5 and 7 minutes to complete. If you would like to … Continue reading Reminder for National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) Virtual Meeting Participants to Complete Survey Through April 25, 2021

ISOO Invites NISPPAC Virtual Meeting Participants to Complete Survey Through April 25, 2021

In order to better plan for future NISPPAC meetings, please complete the short online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NISPPACAPR21. Your feedback will let us know what worked at the virtual event, and how we can improve the next NISPPAC meeting. Survey responses are anonymous and should take between 5 and 7 minutes to complete. If you would like to be … Continue reading ISOO Invites NISPPAC Virtual Meeting Participants to Complete Survey Through April 25, 2021

Reminder for Registration for the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC)’s Public Teleconference on April 14, 2021

NISPPAC meetings serve as a forum to discuss policy issues in dispute and recommend changes to those policies as reflected in Executive Order 12829, as amended, its implementing directives, or the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).   The NISPPAC will hold a teleconference open to the public at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 14, 2021.  Please … Continue reading Reminder for Registration for the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC)’s Public Teleconference on April 14, 2021