SFPC ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | VERIFIED ANSWERS
• What are the 5 elements of PERSEC? -✓✓ 1. Designation
2. Investigation
3. Adjudication
4. Reinvestigation
5. Continuous Evaluation
• What is the 5 criteria adjudicators use when determining eligibility for a security
clearance? -✓✓ 1. Honesty
2. Reliability
3. Character
4. Loyalty
5. Trustworthiness
• Define continuous evaluation -✓✓ uninterrupted assessment of an individual for
retention of a security clearance eligibility or a continuing assignment to sensitive
duties
• What does the Continuous Evaluation Program (CEP) do? -✓✓ Monitors
employees for new information or changes since the last investigation or
reinvestigation
• What the prerequisites for interim clearance eligibility? -✓✓ 1. Valid need for
access
2. Favorable review of SF-86
3. All minimum requirements are met
, • What are the 4 civilian personnel designations? -✓✓ 1. Special-sensitive
2. Critical-sensitive
3. Noncritical-sensitive
4. Nonsensitive
• What are special-sensitive positions? -✓✓ Civilian position with potential for
inestimable damage to NS or inestimable adverse impact to the efficiency of the
DoD/Military; consists of SCI, SAP, or positions the DoD component head
determines to be at a higher level of security
• What are critical-sensitive positions? -✓✓ A civilian NS position that has the
potential to cause exceptionally grave damage to NS; consists of TOP SECRET
duties, fiduciary duties or designation from DoD component head
• What are noncritical sensitive positions? -✓✓ A civilian NS position with the
potential to cause significant or serious damage to NS; consists of positions
requiring access to CONFIDENTIAL/SECRET info
• Define the Hatch Act of 1939 -✓✓ Established the initial guidelines for personnel
security - requiring employees to pledge allegiance to the US
• What are the objectives of Joint Clearance and Access Verification System
(JCAVS)? -✓✓ 1. Update security accesses
2. Allow communication amongst other offices and CAFs
3. Facilitate management tasks (personnel actions/reports/notifications)
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | VERIFIED ANSWERS
• What are the 5 elements of PERSEC? -✓✓ 1. Designation
2. Investigation
3. Adjudication
4. Reinvestigation
5. Continuous Evaluation
• What is the 5 criteria adjudicators use when determining eligibility for a security
clearance? -✓✓ 1. Honesty
2. Reliability
3. Character
4. Loyalty
5. Trustworthiness
• Define continuous evaluation -✓✓ uninterrupted assessment of an individual for
retention of a security clearance eligibility or a continuing assignment to sensitive
duties
• What does the Continuous Evaluation Program (CEP) do? -✓✓ Monitors
employees for new information or changes since the last investigation or
reinvestigation
• What the prerequisites for interim clearance eligibility? -✓✓ 1. Valid need for
access
2. Favorable review of SF-86
3. All minimum requirements are met
, • What are the 4 civilian personnel designations? -✓✓ 1. Special-sensitive
2. Critical-sensitive
3. Noncritical-sensitive
4. Nonsensitive
• What are special-sensitive positions? -✓✓ Civilian position with potential for
inestimable damage to NS or inestimable adverse impact to the efficiency of the
DoD/Military; consists of SCI, SAP, or positions the DoD component head
determines to be at a higher level of security
• What are critical-sensitive positions? -✓✓ A civilian NS position that has the
potential to cause exceptionally grave damage to NS; consists of TOP SECRET
duties, fiduciary duties or designation from DoD component head
• What are noncritical sensitive positions? -✓✓ A civilian NS position with the
potential to cause significant or serious damage to NS; consists of positions
requiring access to CONFIDENTIAL/SECRET info
• Define the Hatch Act of 1939 -✓✓ Established the initial guidelines for personnel
security - requiring employees to pledge allegiance to the US
• What are the objectives of Joint Clearance and Access Verification System
(JCAVS)? -✓✓ 1. Update security accesses
2. Allow communication amongst other offices and CAFs
3. Facilitate management tasks (personnel actions/reports/notifications)
