SAPPC CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026 FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
● documents that mandate the personnel security program.. Answer: •
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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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
SOLUTION GRADED A+
● documents that mandate the personnel security program.. Answer: •
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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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
