Oversight of the Government's Security Classification Program--Some Improvement Still Needed
LCD-81-13
Published: Dec 16, 1980. Publicly Released: Dec 16, 1980.
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A March 1979 GAO report on executive branch oversight discussed the ineffectiveness of the Interagency Classification Review Committee in monitoring the government's information security program. GAO made several recommendations to ensure that agencies comply with the provisions of the Executive order.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| General Services Administration | The Administrator of General Services should, in consultation with the National Security Council, direct ISOO to revise its instructions to require that personnel who apply derivative classification markings be identified on the documents. |
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| General Services Administration | The Administrator of General Services should, in consultation with the National Security Council, direct ISOO to rescind the January 30, 1980, waiver to the Departments of Defense and Energy concerning portion marking national security information contained in documents that also contain restricted or formerly restricted data. |
Closed
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| General Services Administration | The Administrator of General Services should, in consultation with the National Security Council, direct ISOO to revise section IV D of its implementing directive to clarify that the only records that can be denied to ISOO in carrying out its oversight function are those whose disclosure would pose and exceptional national security risk. |
Closed
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| General Services Administration | The Administrator of General Services should, in consultation with the National Security Council, direct ISOO to work with agencies to develop cost-effective methods of accumulating and reporting program activity so that agency reports contain complete information on: (1) all classification actions; (2) the declassification categories assigned to classification actions; (3) mandatory review requests and appeals; (4) the number of individuals who classify information; and (5) classification infractions. |
Closed
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