ISOO Notices

The Information Security Oversight Office issues ISOO Notices to disseminate and provide consistent guidance to Federal Agencies, in an effort to improve their classified national security information programs. Each ISOO Notice focuses on a single topic related to classification, safeguarding, or declassification.

Due to the issuance of Executive Order 13526 and the revision to 32 C.F.R part 2001, many of the original notices have been revised, cancelled, or superseded. The notices listed reflect these changes.

ISOO Notices FY 2013
ISOO Notices FY 2012
ISOO Notices FY 2010 - FY 2011
ISOO Notices FY 2009 and Prior

**Please note all notices are in PDF format

ISOO Notices FY 2013

ISOO Notice 2013-03: Processing of Mandatory Declassification Review Requests Appealed to the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel
ISOO Notice 2013-02: Agencies Eligible to Receive Referrals from Automatic Declassification at 25, 50, and 75 Years
ISOO Notice 2013-01: Further Marking Guidance on Commingling North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Classified National Security Information (NSI)

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ISOO Notices FY 2012

ISOO Notice 2012-04: Additional Guidance on Standards for Security Equipment
ISOO Notice 2012-03: Additional Guidance on Supplemental Controls Required for Safeguarding Classified National Security Information
ISOO Notice 2012-02: Classification Marking Instructions on the Use of "50X1-HUM" vs "25X1-human" as a Declassification Instruction
ISOO Notice 2012-01: Requirements for Derivative Classifier Training

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ISOO Notices FY 2010 - FY 2011

ISOO Notice 2011-02: Further Guidance and Clarification on Commingling Atomic Energy Information and Classified National Security Information
ISOO Notice 2010-01: Status Update of ISOO Notices

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ISOO Notices FY 2009 and Prior

ISOO Notice 2009-16: Prohibited Use of Electronic Signatures on the Standard Form 312, "Classified Information Non-disclosure Agreement"
ISOO Notice 2009-07: Mandatory Declassification Review – Inappropriate Citation of Section 6.2(d) of E.O. 13526
ISOO Notice 2009-06: "Handling NATO Information Identified during Automatic Declassification Processing"
ISOO Notice 2009-04: “Best Practices” for Declassification Review Record Keeping
ISOO Notice 2009-03: Notification, Coordination, and Documentation Related to Subsequent Reviews Conducted by Primary Reviewing Agencies
[Related to Automatic Declassification]
ISOO Notice 2009-02: Initial Instructions on the Use of the SF 715, "Declassification Review Tab"
ISOO Notice 2009-01: Use of the Standard Form 715, "Declassification Review Tab"
Announcement memo of September 30, 2008