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Information Security Oversight Office

The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) oversees the security classification programs in both Government and industry, and reports to the President annually on their status.

Annual Reports

• 2006 Annual Report to the President (PDF)
• 2005 Annual Report to the President (PDF)
• 2004 Annual Report to the President (PDF)
• 2003 Annual Report to the President (PDF)
• 2002 Annual Report to the President (PDF)
• 2001 Annual Report to the President
• 2000 Annual Report to the President
• 1999 Annual Report to the President
• 1998 Annual Report to the President
• 1997 Annual Report to the President
• 1996 Annual Report to the President
• 1995 Annual Report to the President
• 1994 Annual Report to the President
• 1993 Annual Report to the President

Other ISOO-Related Documents

• Marking Classified National Security Information, October 2007
• ISOO Director Bill Leonard to Step Down, Secrecy News, September 28, 2007
• Justice Department Says Office of Vice President is not an "Agency", letter to ISOO, July 20, 2007
• ISOO Director Asks Attorney General to Determine Reporting Responsibilities of Vice President, January 9, 2007
• Program of Instruction to promote security clearance reciprocity, approved by the NSC Records Access Policy Coordinating Committee on December 18, 2006
• 2005 Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities, August 2006
• Selected Agency Declassification Plans, submitted to ISOO in accordance with EO 12958, as amended
• Audit Report on Withdrawal of Records from Public Access at the National Archives and Records Administration for Classification Purposes, April 26, 2006
• ISOO Director's Statement on the Document Withdrawal Audit, April 26, 2006
• National Industrial Security Program Directive No. 1, Federal Register, January 27, 2006
• Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified Information, December 29, 2005
• 2005 Report to the President: An Assessment of Declassification Activities in the Executive Branch, September 21, 2005
• 2004 Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities, May 2005
• 2004 Report to the President on Status of Declassification Activities, November 30, 2004
• Standard Form 311: Agency Security Classification Management Program Data, November 2004
• 2003 Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities, July 2004
• "The Importance of Basics", Remarks of ISOO Director J. William Leonard at the Annual Seminar of the National Classification Management Society, June 15, 2004
• Remarks of ISOO Director J. William Leonard to the American Historical Association, January 9, 2004
• 2002 National Industrial Security Program Report, November 2003
• ISOO Directive No. 1, implementing EO 12958 as amended by EO 13292, published September 22, 2003
• Information Sharing and Protection: A Seamless Framework or Patchwork Quilt?, remarks of ISOO director J. William Leonard, at the National Classification Management Seminar, June 12, 2003.
• Remarks of ISOO Director J. William Leonard, at the National Classification Management Seminar, Fort Worth, TX, July 16, 2002. "I would like to start by addressing some of the basic philosophical principles that have guided me when it comes to information security."
• White House Guidance on Safeguarding WMD Information and Sensitive Homeland Security Documents, memo from WH Chief of Staff Andrew Card, March 19, 2002; with attachment from ISOO and Justice OIP.
• Presentation by Outgoing ISOO Director Steven Garfinkel before the American Society of Access Professionals, December 11, 2001.
• Position Description: Director, Information Security Oversight Office, 2001.
• Standard Form 312: Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement, updated January 2000 (200 kB PDF).
• Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement (SF 312) Briefing Booklet
• Impact of Executive Order 13142 -- Amendment to Executive Order 12958, November 19, 1999.
• Foreign Government Information is Subject to Mandatory Declassification Review, ISOO letter to Department of Defense, September 21, 1999.
• Safeguarding Classified National Security Information; Final Rule, a new directive on safeguarding classified information in federal agencies, September 24, 1999.
• ISOO Directive No. 1; Appendix A, a uniform referral standard for multi-agency declassification issues, October 13, 1999.
• Results of Survey: What Do Americans Need to Know?, July 1, 1999
• Automatic Declassification Suspended by Congress, memo to agencies, October 28, 1998
• Classification Related Costs for FY 1997, Report to Congress, April 1998
• Update on Declassification and Classification Activity, Report to Congress, January 1998
• Report on Implementation of the National Industrial Security Program, July 31, 1997
• Classification Related Costs for FY 1996, Report to Congress, April 1997
• "Fine Tuning" Executive Order 12958, letter from Steven Garfinkel, 24 March 1997
• Classification Related Costs in Industry, Report to Congress, June 26, 1996
• Classification Related Costs for FY 1995, Report to Congress, April 1996
• ISOO Directive No. 1, implementing executive order 12958, October 14, 1995
• Draft Guidance for Automatic Declassification Plans, June 1995

ISOO was originally established in 1978 under executive order 12065. It now operates under the authority of executive order 12958 and is an organizational component of the National Archives and Records Administration.

Information Security Oversight Office
National Archives and Records Administration
Seventh and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20408
phone (202)357-5250

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