William J. Bosanko
Director, Information Security Oversight Office
Background
William J. Bosanko ("Jay") was appointed as the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) in April of 2008. As such, he is responsible for policy oversight of the Government-wide security classification system and the National Industrial Security Program. ISOO receives its policy and program guidance from the National Security Council and is a component of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
In this capacity, Mr. Bosanko also serves as the Executive Secretary of the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel and the Public Interest Declassification Board and as the Chairman of the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee. Mr. Bosanko has more than sixteen years of experience working issues related to the classification, safeguarding, and declassification of classified national security information, more than ten of which have been in positions of increasing responsibility at ISOO.
On May 21, 2008, Mr. Bosanko was also appointed as the Director of the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Office. In this capacity, Mr. Bosanko carries out the responsibilities of NARA as the Executive Agent under the President’s Memorandum of May 9, 2008, “Designation and Sharing of Controlled Unclassified Information.” These responsibilities include overseeing and managing the implementation of the CUI Framework as well as serving as the Chairman of the CUI Council, a subcommittee of the Information Sharing Council.
Prior to joining ISOO in December of 1998, Mr. Bosanko worked on NARA's Special Access and FOIA Staff and NARA's Records Declassification Division. Mr. Bosanko holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania).
