PHYSICAL SECURITY - (SPED), PHYSICAL SECURITY
CERTIFICATION (PSC), DCSA SPED PHYSICAL SECURITY SOLVED
100% ACCURATE 2025/26 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
What must occur for an individual to be provided access without
an escort? - --ANSWERS----The individual must have been
identity proofed and favorably vetted in accordance with
applicable regulations.
At minimum, what should inspections of AA&E storage facilities
include? (5) - --ANSWERS----Review physical security
measures and policy
Compliance
Review existing deviations from policy
Review suitability and screening of personnel
With access to AA&E
Review inventory and accountability
Procedures
Facility design and construction
Which federal specification defines the manufacturing
requirements for armory vault doors and security vault doors? -
--ANSWERS----AA-D-600D-Door Vault Security
What is the central and overriding objective for nuclear security?
- --ANSWERS----The denial of unauthorized access, as outlined
in National Security Presidential Directive-28.
What factors do dod Components consider when determining
security priority for weapons systems platforms? (6) - --
ANSWERS----Mission
Location and vulnerability
,Operational readiness
Value
Classification
Replacement costs
Who must approve all Intrusion Detection Equipment (IDE)
installed on Open Storage Areas? - --ANSWERS----dod
Components approve Underwriters Laboratories' listed
equipment.
What reference governs the Certification and Accreditation (C&A)
for storage of dod collateral Classified Information Systems? - --
ANSWERS----DODM 5200.01, dod Information Security Program,
Volume 3, Protection of Classified Information.
To whom should incidents involving stolen, lost, or recovered
Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives (AA&E), which cause
significant news coverage or have the potential to cause such
coverage, be reported? - --ANSWERS----The Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence.
Who is responsible for issuing instructions governing the
security of weapons systems within their inventory? - --
ANSWERS----Each dod Component head.
What are the four considerations/risk factors used for
determining the security risk category (SRC) of sensitive
conventional AA&E? - --ANSWERS----Utility
Casualty or damage risk
Adaptability risk
Portability risk
,What is the purpose of intrusion detection systems? - --
ANSWERS----To detect unauthorized penetration into a secured
area.
Describe the four types of lighting systems used for security
lighting? - --ANSWERS----Continuous lighting: A series of fixed
lights arranged to continuously illuminate a given area.
Standby lighting: Luminaires are either automatically or
manually turned on at times when suspicious activity is detected
by security personnel or an intrusion detection system. A
standby system creates the impression of activity and may offer
a deterrent value while also conserving energy.
Emergency lighting: Emergency lighting is used during a power
failure or when regular lighting is not available for any reason.
This type of lighting depends on alternative power sources such
as batteries or generators.
Moveable lighting: Manually-operated searchlights that may be
lighted during hours of darkness or as needed, and is normally
used to supplement continuous or standby lighting.
What is the reference that provides minimum construction
requirements for fencing? - --ANSWERS----UFC 4-022-03,
Security Fences and Gates
List the types of buildings that are exempt from certain dod
antiterrorism site design standards? (14) - --ANSWERS----Low
occupancy buildings
Low occupancy family housing
Fisher houses
Town centers
Enhanced use leases
Transitional structures and spaces
Temporary and re-locatable buildings
, Construction administration structures
Recruiting stations in leased spaces
Stand-alone gas stations and car care centers
Military protective construction (designed to NATO or equivalent
standards)
Stand-alone franchised fast food operations
Stand-alone shoppettes, minimarts, and similarly-sized
commissaries
Small stand-alone commercial, bank, and pharmacy facilities
Name 9 types of authorized locking devices used within the
Department of Defense? - --ANSWERS----Cylindrical locksets
Dead-bolt locksets
Drop-bolt locks
Padlocks
Mechanical push-button combination locks
Mechanical combination locks
Electro-mechanical combination locks
Warded locks
Pin tumbler locks
Which types of locks are associated with Federal Specification
FF-L- 2740 and are approved for storage of all types of classified
materials, regardless of classification? - --ANSWERS----
Electromechanical combination locks, which include the X-07, X-
08, X-09, and S&G 2740, for classified material stored in security
containers.
Explain strengths and weaknesses of various types of padlocks?
- --ANSWERS----Low security padlocks (also known as
secondary padlocks) are used for deterrence purposes but
provide minimal resistance to force.
CERTIFICATION (PSC), DCSA SPED PHYSICAL SECURITY SOLVED
100% ACCURATE 2025/26 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
What must occur for an individual to be provided access without
an escort? - --ANSWERS----The individual must have been
identity proofed and favorably vetted in accordance with
applicable regulations.
At minimum, what should inspections of AA&E storage facilities
include? (5) - --ANSWERS----Review physical security
measures and policy
Compliance
Review existing deviations from policy
Review suitability and screening of personnel
With access to AA&E
Review inventory and accountability
Procedures
Facility design and construction
Which federal specification defines the manufacturing
requirements for armory vault doors and security vault doors? -
--ANSWERS----AA-D-600D-Door Vault Security
What is the central and overriding objective for nuclear security?
- --ANSWERS----The denial of unauthorized access, as outlined
in National Security Presidential Directive-28.
What factors do dod Components consider when determining
security priority for weapons systems platforms? (6) - --
ANSWERS----Mission
Location and vulnerability
,Operational readiness
Value
Classification
Replacement costs
Who must approve all Intrusion Detection Equipment (IDE)
installed on Open Storage Areas? - --ANSWERS----dod
Components approve Underwriters Laboratories' listed
equipment.
What reference governs the Certification and Accreditation (C&A)
for storage of dod collateral Classified Information Systems? - --
ANSWERS----DODM 5200.01, dod Information Security Program,
Volume 3, Protection of Classified Information.
To whom should incidents involving stolen, lost, or recovered
Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives (AA&E), which cause
significant news coverage or have the potential to cause such
coverage, be reported? - --ANSWERS----The Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence.
Who is responsible for issuing instructions governing the
security of weapons systems within their inventory? - --
ANSWERS----Each dod Component head.
What are the four considerations/risk factors used for
determining the security risk category (SRC) of sensitive
conventional AA&E? - --ANSWERS----Utility
Casualty or damage risk
Adaptability risk
Portability risk
,What is the purpose of intrusion detection systems? - --
ANSWERS----To detect unauthorized penetration into a secured
area.
Describe the four types of lighting systems used for security
lighting? - --ANSWERS----Continuous lighting: A series of fixed
lights arranged to continuously illuminate a given area.
Standby lighting: Luminaires are either automatically or
manually turned on at times when suspicious activity is detected
by security personnel or an intrusion detection system. A
standby system creates the impression of activity and may offer
a deterrent value while also conserving energy.
Emergency lighting: Emergency lighting is used during a power
failure or when regular lighting is not available for any reason.
This type of lighting depends on alternative power sources such
as batteries or generators.
Moveable lighting: Manually-operated searchlights that may be
lighted during hours of darkness or as needed, and is normally
used to supplement continuous or standby lighting.
What is the reference that provides minimum construction
requirements for fencing? - --ANSWERS----UFC 4-022-03,
Security Fences and Gates
List the types of buildings that are exempt from certain dod
antiterrorism site design standards? (14) - --ANSWERS----Low
occupancy buildings
Low occupancy family housing
Fisher houses
Town centers
Enhanced use leases
Transitional structures and spaces
Temporary and re-locatable buildings
, Construction administration structures
Recruiting stations in leased spaces
Stand-alone gas stations and car care centers
Military protective construction (designed to NATO or equivalent
standards)
Stand-alone franchised fast food operations
Stand-alone shoppettes, minimarts, and similarly-sized
commissaries
Small stand-alone commercial, bank, and pharmacy facilities
Name 9 types of authorized locking devices used within the
Department of Defense? - --ANSWERS----Cylindrical locksets
Dead-bolt locksets
Drop-bolt locks
Padlocks
Mechanical push-button combination locks
Mechanical combination locks
Electro-mechanical combination locks
Warded locks
Pin tumbler locks
Which types of locks are associated with Federal Specification
FF-L- 2740 and are approved for storage of all types of classified
materials, regardless of classification? - --ANSWERS----
Electromechanical combination locks, which include the X-07, X-
08, X-09, and S&G 2740, for classified material stored in security
containers.
Explain strengths and weaknesses of various types of padlocks?
- --ANSWERS----Low security padlocks (also known as
secondary padlocks) are used for deterrence purposes but
provide minimal resistance to force.
