Most Recent Updates/Additions
July 29, 2004
An update to the 2003 Cost Report (PDF Format
) was made and the report is now available. The the only change in this document consisted of a clarification to the following sentences:
The declassification cost estimate from one agency was over reported by approximately $65,000,000 in FY 2002. ISOO's correction of this number reduces the total security cost for FY 2002 to $5,612,070,103. No other figures reported last year require correction.
The updated version now reads as follows:
The cost estimate from one agency was over reported by approximately $76 million in FY 2002, including $65 million for declassification costs. ISOO's correction of this over reporting reduces the total security cost for FY 2002 to $5,612,070,103.
July 27, 2004
An update to a 2002 figure used in the text portion of the 2003 Cost Report is currently being made. An updated version of this report should be posted in the next 1-2 days. The files cost_report_2003.pdf and cost_report_2003.html were retracted on July 27, 2004.
July 20, 2004
The ISOO 2003 Annual Report to the President (PDF Format
July 6, 2004
A FAQ providing guidance to agencies on methods for the transmission of Secret and Confidential information within and between the U.S., Puerto Rico, or a U.S. possession or territory.
June 15, 2004
J. William Leonard, Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO), spoke at the National Classification Management Society's (NCMS) Annual Training Seminar.
May 4, 2004
The ISOO 2003 Annual Report to the President (PDF Format
April 7, 2004
On April 1, 2004, the revised bylaws of the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) were published in the Federal Register as ISOO Directive No. 1, Appendix A (PDF Format
March 16, 2004
NARA's strategic plan calls for all entities in NARA to provide ready access to evidence that documents the rights of American citizen's rights and the actions of Federal officials. To better serve our customers, constituents, and stakeholders, ISOO determined that the organization and presentation of our web presence needed to be improved.
We have created three distinct pathways that will assist certain groups find information in a easier, more direct manner. Click the link of the group that best describes you (These links also appear in the "Sections Menu" on every ISOO page):By changing the presentation of our content, we hope to be able to direct each constituent to the information that they need in a more efficient manner, as well as providing more topical information.
Additionally, we have also added several sections that will provide more information to visitors:
- FAQ's - Occasionally, ISOO will release guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) pages.
- ISOO Bulletins - As new content is added to the ISOO pages we will be creating a list of what has been added and when it was added. For anyone who just wants to find out "what is new" this is the place to go.
- Best Practices - Though our security classification program and our inspection program we will be collecting best practices and disseminating them to our customer base. These are practices that ISOO has run across and feels are worthy of community recognition due to their excellence in one aspect or another.
Please let us know what you think of the new design and over the coming months please check back here for updates on new content.
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