Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)
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The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)

The Information Security Oversight Office (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 authority from:

ISOO is a component of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and receives policy and program guidance from the National Security Council (NSC).

ISOO has three components:

The Classification Management Staff:

Develops security classification policies for classifying, declassifying and safeguarding national security information generated in Government and industry.

The Operations Staff:

Evaluates the effectiveness of the security classification programs established by Government and industry to protect information vital to our national security interests.

The Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Office:

Develops standardized CUI policies and procedures that appropriately protect sensitive information through effective data access and control measures.

To contact ISOO please email isoo@nara.gov or ISOO Staff.

 

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ISOO News

  • new ISOO Notice 2009-14Adobe Acrobat PDF: "Corrections to Citations in 32 C.F.R. Part 2001 Referencing Open Storage Areas" recently issued June 9, 2009.

  • newOn May 27, 2009, the White House issued a memorandum, Classified Information and Controlled Unclassified InformationAdobe Acrobat PDF.

  • new The ISOO 2008 Report on Cost Estimates Adobe Acrobat PDFfor Security Classification Activities is now available online. The Report profiles data on Government and industry expenditures pertaining to classification, safeguarding, and declassification of classified national security information.

  • ISOO Notice 2009-13 Adobe Acrobat PDF: "Prohibited Use of X1-X8 Markings" recently issued May 8, 2009.

  • ISOO Notice 2009-12 Adobe Acrobat PDF: Prohibited Use of the Marking “Originating Agency’s Determination Required” (OADR)" just issued May 8, 2009.

  • ISOO Notice 2009-11 Adobe Acrobat PDF: "Prohibited Use of Markings "MR" (Manual Review) and "Source Marked MR, date of source [date]" was issued May 8, 2009.

  • ISOO Notice 2009-10 Adobe Acrobat PDF, "Security Violation Reporting to ISOO," issued on April 28, 2009.

  • The ISOO 2008 Annual Report Adobe Acrobat PDF to the President is now available online. The Report profiles data about the government-wide security classification program during Fiscal Year 2008.

  • On September 30, 2008, ISOO notified Senior Agency Officials Adobe Acrobat PDF that it would begin to issue ISOO Notices covering aspects of the classification, safeguarding, and declassification programs under Executive Order 12958, as amended and 32 C.F.R. 2001.

Presidential Document

The Federal Register
  • View an up-to-date listing of agency heads and officials who have been designated by the President in the Federal Register as having the authority to classify information.
    Federal Register Vol. 60, No. 200 Tuesday, October 17, 1995 Pages 53845-53846

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
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Telephone: 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272