Executive Order 13526

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Executive Order 13526 is a U.S. presidential directive that establishes the modern system for classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information.

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Executive Order 13526 canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States executive order
legal instrument
amends system for classifying national security information
appliesTo U.S. federal agencies
surface form: United States federal agencies

executive branch of the United States government
assignsResponsibilityTo Information Security Oversight Office
classificationLevel Confidential
Secret
Top Secret
codifiedIn 3 C.F.R., 2010 Comp.
country United States of America
creates National Archives and Records Administration
surface form: National Declassification Center
dateSigned 2009-12-29
defines automatic declassification
classification levels
derivative classification
mandatory declassification review
original classification authority
systematic declassification review
effectiveDate 2010-06-25
establishes procedures for classifying information
procedures for declassifying information
procedures for safeguarding classified information
sanctions for unauthorized disclosure of classified information
standards for access to classified information
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalStatus in force (as of 2024)
oversightBy Information Security Oversight Office
prohibits classification to conceal violations of law
classification to delay release of information that does not require protection
classification to prevent embarrassment
classification to restrain competition
providesFor automatic declassification at 25 years with exemptions
exemptions from automatic declassification for specified categories
publishedIn Federal Register
replaces Executive Order 12958
requires agency self-inspections of classification programs
classification guides for derivative classification
identification of a specific damage to national security for classification
training for personnel with classification authority
use of portion markings on classified documents
written justification for original classification
setsMaximumClassificationDuration 25 years for most classified information
signedBy Barack Obama
subjectMatter classification
declassification
national security information
safeguarding of classified information
successorTo Executive Order 12958
surface form: Executive Order 12958 as amended
title Classified National Security Information

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Information Security Oversight Office legalBasis Executive Order 13526
ISOO legalBasis Executive Order 13526
Executive Order 12829 relatedTo Executive Order 13526
Executive Order 13556 relatedTo Executive Order 13526