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On October 13, 1995, President Clinton signed an Order designating original classification authority to various Government officials. More information about original classification can be found in Executive Order 12958, as amended.
ISOO Notices
On September 30, 2008, the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office advised Federal agencies that ISOO would begin to issue ISOO Notices covering aspects of the classification, safeguarding, and declassification programs administered under Executive Order 12958, as amended and its implementing directive, 32 C.F.R. 2001. These ISOO Notices will seek to improve the classified national security information programs of Federal agencies by disseminating and providing consistent guidance to Federal agencies.
Each ISOO Notice will focus on a single topic related to classification, safeguarding, or declassification.
- Announcement memo of September 30, 2008
- ISOO Notice 2009-01: Use of the Standard Form 715, "Declassification Review Tab"
- ISOO Notice 2009-02ISOO Notice 2009-02: Initial Instructions on the Use of the SF 715, "Declassification Review Tab"
- ISOO Notice 2009-03: Notification, Coordination, and Documentation Related to Subsequent Reviews Conducted by Primary Reviewing Agencies [Related to Automatic Declassification]
- ISOO Notice 2009-04: “Best Practices” for Declassification Review Record Keeping
- ISOO Notice 2009-05: Agencies Ineligible to Receive Referrals Identified by Primary Reviewing Agencies Amongst Records Subject to Automatic Declassification on December 31st of 2006, 2007, and 2008
- ISOO Notice 2009-06: "Handling NATO Information Identified during Automatic Declassification Processing"
- ISOO Notice 2009-07: Mandatory Declassification Review – Inappropriate Citation of Section 6.2(c) of E.O. 12958, as amended
- ISOO Notice 2009-08: Utilization of Classified Addenda
- ISOO Notice 2009-09: Derivative Classification – Identification of Multiple
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