On June 30, President Obama signed into law the “FOIA Improvement Act of 2016” (PL 114-185). NCH supported the legislation codifying comprehensive reforms to the Freedom of Information Act that increase public access and restore a presumption of openness in the handling of federal records. The law represents the first major improvements to the FOIA in over a more >

On September 14, the National Archives issued a final rule, “Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI),” establishing consistent practices and procedures for safeguarding, disseminating, controlling, and marking CUI across Executive Branch departments and agencies. It goes into effect November 13, 2016.

The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) recently released its Report to the President for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. This annual report covers government agencies’security classification activities, shares cost estimates for these activities, and provides an update on the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) program.