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
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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
9/11 Commission Records Declassified by the ISCAP
In November 2020 the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) decided on appeal 2012-156, an appeal for 26 documents created by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, now in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration. These documents were declassified in January 2021 … Continue reading 9/11 Commission Records Declassified by the ISCAP
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
32 CFR Part 117, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) Rule Amendment Published
The 32 CFR Part 117, NISPOM Rule Amendment has been published in the Federal Register and was effective yesterday, August 19, 2021. It is located at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-08-19/pdf/2021-17688.pdf.The amendment only applies to those NISP contractors under Department of Defense (DoD) security cognizance with regard to reporting and pre-approval of unofficial foreign travel 18 months after the February … Continue reading 32 CFR Part 117, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) Rule Amendment Published
Opportunity to Comment on NARA’s FY 2022-2026 Draft Strategic Plan
The draft FY 2022-2926 Strategic Plan posted for comment by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) aligns with ISOO’s FY 2020 Annual Report to the President by highlighting the need to expand workplace innovations developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both NARA’s 2022-2026 draft Strategic Plan, and ISOO’s 2020 Annual Report to the … Continue reading Opportunity to Comment on NARA’s FY 2022-2026 Draft Strategic Plan
Soviet Chemical Weapons and Redaction Realities
Recently the staff of the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) posted a new declassified document on our website. The document, posted in two parts due to its file size, is posted at https://www.archives.gov/files/declassification/iscap/2012-071-doc-1-part-1.pdf and https://www.archives.gov/files/declassification/iscap/2012-071-doc-1-part-2.pdf It is a report by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), dated July 31, 1984, entitled, "Soviet Doctrine for Chemical Warfare Against NATO … Continue reading Soviet Chemical Weapons and Redaction Realities