ISOO

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ISOO is a U.S. government office responsible for overseeing the security classification system and safeguarding of national security information.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government office
United States federal government office
abbreviationOf Information Security Oversight Office
areaOfWork classified national security information
controlled unclassified information
information security
collaboratesWith Department of Defense
Executive Office of the President
Intelligence Community agencies
country United States
dateFormed 1978
formedBy Executive Order 12036
Executive Order 12065
goal improve declassification efficiency
protect genuinely sensitive national security information
reduce over-classification
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction Federal Government of the United States
legalBasis Executive Order 12829
Executive Order 13526
Executive Order 13556
locatedInFacility National Archives Building
mandate ensure that the government’s security classification system is effective and balanced
promote declassification and public access consistent with national security
monitors derivative classification practices
original classification authority usage
security classification guides
oversees Controlled Unclassified Information program
National Industrial Security Program
parentOrganization National Archives and Records Administration
publishes annual report on classification
directives on classified national security information
reportsTo Archivist of the United States
responsibility conduct oversight of classified national security information
develop security classification policies
implement executive orders on classification
monitor agency classification programs
oversee declassification policies
oversee security classification system
safeguard national security information
shortName ISOO
supervises agency classification guidance
agency declassification programs
website https://www.archives.gov/isoo

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