SAPPC - Personnel Security Exam
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
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personnel security program - CORRECT ANSWERS seeks to ensure that only loyal,
trustworthy, and reliable people are granted access to classified information or assigned to sensitive
duties.
documents that mandate the personnel security program. - CORRECT ANSWERS • DoD
Instruction 5200.02 (March 2014) establishes the policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes
procedures for the DoD Personnel Security Program.
• DoD Regulation 5200.2-R which has had three updates since 1987 covers policy for the major elements
of the personnel security program. Use of this regulation is mandatory for all DoD components. It
implements the personnel security program within the Department of Defense.
• Executive Order 12968 was the most recent executive order that required several regulatory changes
to the DoD 5200.2-R. It standardizes the personnel security program for the executive branch. As a
security professional you will become familiar with this document.
Personnel Security: Designation - CORRECT ANSWERS Each position in the Federal service is
evaluated for a position designation. The designation is based on how the responsibilities and
assignments of the position could impact the national security.
Positions designated as sensitive involve job duties that can have a great impact on national security, as
the individual assigned to the position could bring about, by virtue of the nature of the position, a
material adverse effect on the national security.
Positions with job duties which have no potential for material adverse effect on national security are
designated as non-sensitive. If a position is designated as having sensitive duties, the remaining four
elements will apply.
Investigation - CORRECT ANSWERS Once an individual has been selected for a sensitive
position and/or requires access to classified information (military, civilian, or contractor) a personnel
, security investigation (PSI) is conducted. The PSI report contains background information about the
person.
Adjudication - CORRECT ANSWERS This is an evaluation of the information contained in
reports of personnel security investigations (PSIs) and other source documents.
A judgment concerning security clearance eligibility is made by evaluating the reported information
against the national security adjudication adjudicative guidelines. Final clearance eligibility
determinations decisions are made by the DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility (CAF)
Reinvestigation - CORRECT ANSWERS Individuals are reinvestigated at certain intervals
based on their duties or access.
Reinvestigation may also be initiated when unfavorable information arises that raises a concern under
the national security adjudicative guidelines. Reinvestigation is considered part of the Continuous
Evaluation Program
Continuous Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWERS Once security clearance eligibility has been
granted, the Continuous Evaluation Program (CEP) monitors employees for new information or changes
since the last investigation or reinvestigation that could affect their eligibility status
Sensitive Duties: Access - CORRECT ANSWERS Access Sensitive duties are designated based
on their impact on national security. Sensitive duties often involve access to classified information.
Access is described as the ability and opportunity to gain knowledge of classified information. This can
involve seeing, hearing, or touching classified information, material, or equipment. Access is always
controlled by the holder of the information. The holder of the classified information must determine
that the person seeking access has the proper security clearance eligibility and a valid need to know the
information in order to carry out official duties.
A security clearance is a favorable determination of eligibility for access to classified information prior to
access being granted. Component and local command procedures will provide guidance on how to verify
clearance eligibility and need-to-know.
Sensitive Duties: Requirements - CORRECT ANSWERS First, if an individual is a U.S. citizen, he
or she may be granted a security clearance.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
RATED CORRECT WITH 100% SURE
PASS|GRADED A+
personnel security program - CORRECT ANSWERS seeks to ensure that only loyal,
trustworthy, and reliable people are granted access to classified information or assigned to sensitive
duties.
documents that mandate the personnel security program. - CORRECT ANSWERS • DoD
Instruction 5200.02 (March 2014) establishes the policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes
procedures for the DoD Personnel Security Program.
• DoD Regulation 5200.2-R which has had three updates since 1987 covers policy for the major elements
of the personnel security program. Use of this regulation is mandatory for all DoD components. It
implements the personnel security program within the Department of Defense.
• Executive Order 12968 was the most recent executive order that required several regulatory changes
to the DoD 5200.2-R. It standardizes the personnel security program for the executive branch. As a
security professional you will become familiar with this document.
Personnel Security: Designation - CORRECT ANSWERS Each position in the Federal service is
evaluated for a position designation. The designation is based on how the responsibilities and
assignments of the position could impact the national security.
Positions designated as sensitive involve job duties that can have a great impact on national security, as
the individual assigned to the position could bring about, by virtue of the nature of the position, a
material adverse effect on the national security.
Positions with job duties which have no potential for material adverse effect on national security are
designated as non-sensitive. If a position is designated as having sensitive duties, the remaining four
elements will apply.
Investigation - CORRECT ANSWERS Once an individual has been selected for a sensitive
position and/or requires access to classified information (military, civilian, or contractor) a personnel
, security investigation (PSI) is conducted. The PSI report contains background information about the
person.
Adjudication - CORRECT ANSWERS This is an evaluation of the information contained in
reports of personnel security investigations (PSIs) and other source documents.
A judgment concerning security clearance eligibility is made by evaluating the reported information
against the national security adjudication adjudicative guidelines. Final clearance eligibility
determinations decisions are made by the DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility (CAF)
Reinvestigation - CORRECT ANSWERS Individuals are reinvestigated at certain intervals
based on their duties or access.
Reinvestigation may also be initiated when unfavorable information arises that raises a concern under
the national security adjudicative guidelines. Reinvestigation is considered part of the Continuous
Evaluation Program
Continuous Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWERS Once security clearance eligibility has been
granted, the Continuous Evaluation Program (CEP) monitors employees for new information or changes
since the last investigation or reinvestigation that could affect their eligibility status
Sensitive Duties: Access - CORRECT ANSWERS Access Sensitive duties are designated based
on their impact on national security. Sensitive duties often involve access to classified information.
Access is described as the ability and opportunity to gain knowledge of classified information. This can
involve seeing, hearing, or touching classified information, material, or equipment. Access is always
controlled by the holder of the information. The holder of the classified information must determine
that the person seeking access has the proper security clearance eligibility and a valid need to know the
information in order to carry out official duties.
A security clearance is a favorable determination of eligibility for access to classified information prior to
access being granted. Component and local command procedures will provide guidance on how to verify
clearance eligibility and need-to-know.
Sensitive Duties: Requirements - CORRECT ANSWERS First, if an individual is a U.S. citizen, he
or she may be granted a security clearance.
