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All standards for GSA Approved Security Equipment: Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) issued
ISOO Notice 2026-06:
Standards for GSA Approved Security Equipment, 31 August 2026.
This notice includes information on requiring procurement of GSA-approved containers and vault doors through
GSA Global Supply,
allowance for brand name procurement of GSA-approved security equipment,
"Black Label" container and vault door phase-out plan,
extended deadline for black label vault doors to 1 October 2035,
and disposal of black label security equipment.
This notice rescinds and replaces ISOO Notices 2022-03, 2021-01, 2014-02, 2012-04, and 2012-03.
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GSA/IACSE Letter - Clarification Regarding GSA/IACSE Black Label Phase Out Plan:
This
GSA/IACSE letter
classifies all GSA Approved Security Containers with a Black GSA Approval Label as a "black label"
container, regardless of the date of manufacture, and rescinds approval in accordance with the phase-out plan listed in ISOO Notice 2021-01.
Visit our
GSA Security Containers page
for more information.
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GSA Fedsafes, Inc. QPL Status: Please review this GSA letter
dated 20 January 2021 with the subject of "Status of Existing Fedsafes GSA-Approved Security Cabinets".
This letter clarifies the status of the Fedsafes, Inc. GSA-approved class 5 security cabinets manufactured under Federal Specification AA-F-358.
Fedsafes, Inc. was removed from the GSA Qualified Products List (by QPL-AA-F-358-16) on 9 September 2017 due to reoccurring inconsistent test results
and failure to adequately resolve the issues during periodic re-evaluations of their class 5 cabinet.
Although Fedsafes was removed from the Qualified Products List as an authorized manufacturer, the original GSA approval of the existing class 5 cabinets has not been revoked.
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Kaba Mas Bulletin #58: Drive Cam Change, has been issued to address the installation issue where the spindle is cut too short because it is not properly seated in the drive cam.
The drive cam was changed from a four sided slot to 12 spoke hub design to aid in proper seating of the spindle prior to measuring and cutting the spindle.
Click here
to view Kaba Mas Bulletin #58.
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Guidance on Safeguarding and Storage of Classified National Security Information: DoD Manual 5200.01, DoD Information Security Program has been released in four (4) volumes.
They can be found on our
Directives and Guidance page.
This document replaces DoD Regulation 5200.1-R.
The DoW Lock Program can provide further guidance on
Volume 3,
DoD Information Security Program: Protection of Classified Information, concerning safeguarding and storage of classified information.
Major changes to note in Volume 3:
- GSA-approved security containers shall have an FF-L-2740 lock (page 35, paragraph 2)
- You shall record the lock combination on the
SF 700
form (page 39 paragraph 10)
- You shall record the lock serial number on the
SF 700 form when replacing a lock (page 39 paragraph 7)
- When disposing of a security container to DLA Disposition Service (formerly DRMO/DRMS) remove the GSA approval label (page 39 paragraph 8.b)
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Issue #32, of the Security Facts Newsletter is available:
Please visit our
Newsletter Index page
to see previous publications of the Security Facts Newsletter.
In an effort to reduce the impact on the environment, we will send an email notification when the latest edition has been posted on our website.
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