NISP EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ Which is not an example of reportable adverse information?
Answer: A cleared employee awarded a performance bonus
◉ Which of the following is a Cognizant Security Agency (CSA) in the
NISP?
Answer: Department of Energy (DOE)
◉ Which program, mandated under Executive Order 12829,
establishes one set of rules to protect classified information related
to federal contracts with industry?
Answer: National Industrial Security Program (NISP)
◉ What system can be used to report changes in the status of a
cleared employee to the Personnel Security Management Office for
Industry (PSMO-I)?
Answer: Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS)
, ◉ An FSO is authorized to grant or deny an employee's personnel
clearance after reviewing their completed SF 86, Questionnaire for
National Security Positions.
Answer: False
◉ Select ALL the correct responses. Which of the following NISPOM
chapters may NOT apply to all facilities?
Answer: a. Chapter 7, Subcontracting
b. Chapter 6, Visits and Meetings
c. Chapter 5, Safeguarding Classified Information
◉ Which of the following is an automated briefing system that
allows Facility Security Officers (FSOs) to prepare security and
threat awareness briefings, track which employees have taken them,
and quiz employees on required security briefing material?
Answer: Online Guide to Security Responsibilities
◉ The domestic delivery services approved for overnight domestic
delivery of Secret and Confidential information are listed in the
______________________.
Answer: Transportation, Delivery, and Relocation Solutions (TDRS),
Schedule 48
QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ Which is not an example of reportable adverse information?
Answer: A cleared employee awarded a performance bonus
◉ Which of the following is a Cognizant Security Agency (CSA) in the
NISP?
Answer: Department of Energy (DOE)
◉ Which program, mandated under Executive Order 12829,
establishes one set of rules to protect classified information related
to federal contracts with industry?
Answer: National Industrial Security Program (NISP)
◉ What system can be used to report changes in the status of a
cleared employee to the Personnel Security Management Office for
Industry (PSMO-I)?
Answer: Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS)
, ◉ An FSO is authorized to grant or deny an employee's personnel
clearance after reviewing their completed SF 86, Questionnaire for
National Security Positions.
Answer: False
◉ Select ALL the correct responses. Which of the following NISPOM
chapters may NOT apply to all facilities?
Answer: a. Chapter 7, Subcontracting
b. Chapter 6, Visits and Meetings
c. Chapter 5, Safeguarding Classified Information
◉ Which of the following is an automated briefing system that
allows Facility Security Officers (FSOs) to prepare security and
threat awareness briefings, track which employees have taken them,
and quiz employees on required security briefing material?
Answer: Online Guide to Security Responsibilities
◉ The domestic delivery services approved for overnight domestic
delivery of Secret and Confidential information are listed in the
______________________.
Answer: Transportation, Delivery, and Relocation Solutions (TDRS),
Schedule 48
