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. Information Security Oversight Office
Annual Reports
- 2023 Annual Report to the President
- 2022 Annual Report to the President
- 2021 Annual Report to the President
- 2020 Annual Report to the President
- 2019 Annual Report to the President
- 2018 Annual Report to the President
- 2017 Annual Report to the President
- 2016 Annual Report to the President
- 2015 Annual Report to the President
- 2014 Annual Report to the President
- 2013 Annual Report to the President
- 2012 Annual Report to the President
- 2011 Annual Report to the President
- 2010 Annual Report to the President
- 2009 Annual Report to the President
- 2008 Annual Report to the President
- 2007 Annual Report to the President
- 2006 Annual Report to the President
- 2005 Annual Report to the President
- 2004 Annual Report to the President
- 2003 Annual Report to the President
- 2002 Annual Report to the President
- 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
Fundamental Classification Guidance Review
Other ISOO-Related Documents
ISOO was originally established in 1978 under executive order 12065. It now operates under the authority of executive order 12958, as amended, and is an organizational component of the National Archives and Records Administration.
- Partial Waiver for the Declassification Review of Certain White House, National Security Council (NSC) and Homeland Security Council (HSC) Records, ISOO Notice 2021-02, July 16, 2021
- Automatic Declassification Deadlines and Declassification Review Requirements, memo from ISOO director, November 20, 2020
- ISOO suspends collection of classification statistics for FY2018, memo from ISOO director, September 21, 2018
- National Industrial Security Program Directive, 32 CFR 2004, May 7, 2018
- FY2017 Fundamental Classification Guidance Review, March 17, 2016
- ISOO Notice 2015-05: Agencies Eligible to Receive Referrals from Automatic Declassification at 25, 50, and 75 Years, September 25, 2015
- U.S. Protection of Information Shared by the Government of the United Kingdom, ISOO Notice 2014-03, August 27, 2014
- ISOO Responds to Complaint of Wrongful Classification of Marine Video, May 30, 2014
- Complaint to ISOO of Wrongful Classification of Marine Video, from Maj. James Weirick, USMC, November 13, 2013 (with Supplement)
- Marking Classified National Security Information, December 2010, Revision 2, January 2014
- ISOO Notice 2013-02: Agencies Eligible to Receive Referrals from Automatic Declassification at 25, 50, and 75 Years, January 23, 2013
- Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities for Fiscal Year 2011, released June 25, 2012
- Reporting Results of Fundamental Classification Guidance Reviews to ISOO, January 23, 2012
- Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities for Fiscal Year 2010, released May 3, 2011
- ISOO Notice 2011-01: Review and Approval of Exemptions to Automatic Declassification Pursuant to Sections 3.3(b) and 3.3(h) of Executive Order 13526, April 28, 2011
- Establishment of Agency Services Organization and Appointment of Executive for Agency Services, memorandum from the National Archivist, March 7, 2011
- Fundamental Classification Guidance Review: Memo to Senior Agency Officials, ISOO Director William J. Bosanko, January 27, 2011
- Marking Classified National Security Information, December 2010
- Implementing Directive on Classified National Security Information, Federal Register, June 28, 2010
- Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities for Fiscal Year 2009, June 25, 2010
- ISOO Issues National Industrial Security Program Directive No. 1, Federal Register, April 6, 2010
- 2008 Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities, May 2009
- Safeguarding Classified National Security Information, memorandum from ISOO Director William J. Bosanko to senior agency officials, November 17, 2008
- 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 (revised and superseded in January 2013).
- 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
Information Security Oversight Office
National Archives and Records Administration
Seventh and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20408
phone (202)357-5250