Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)

ISOO is responsible to the President for policy and oversight of the Government-wide security classification system and the National Industrial Security Program.  ISOO receives policy and program guidance from the National Security Council (NSC).  

ISOO components and groups

ISOO Programs and Oversight:

Classified National Security Information (CNSI) program oversight

• Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP)
• Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB)
• Fundamental Classification Guidance Review (FCGR) program oversight

State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee (SLTPS-PAC)

National Industrial Security Program (NISP) & National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC)

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) program oversight

ISOO receives authority from:

• Executive Order 12829, as amended, "National Industrial Security Program", further amended by section 6 of E.O. 13691
• Executive Order 13526"Classified National Security Information" was released by the White House on December 29, 2009
• Executive Order 13549"Classified National Security Information Program for State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities."
• Executive Order 13556"Controlled Unclassified Information"
• Executive Order 13587"Structural Reforms To Improve the Security of Classified Networks and the Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of Classified Information."