INTRODUCTION TO PERSONNEL
SECURITY (PS113.16.V2): PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | COMPLETE
PERSONNEL SECURITY STUDY GUIDE,
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,Purpose of the Personnel Security Program 1. protect national security by ensuring that only loyal, trustworthy, and reliable
individuals may access classified information and/or be assigned to national security
sensitive positions
2. establishes standards, criteria, and guidelines upon which personnel security
determinations are based
Three classified levels of information Top Secret, Secret and Confidential
Top Secret Highest level of classification applying to information that reasonably could be expected
to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security if disclosed
Secret A classification of information that could be expected to cause serious damage to the
national security if unauthorized disclosure occurs
Confidential A classification of information that could be expected to cause damage to the national
security if unauthorized disclosure occurs
Three questions are asked of everyone who has a need for 1. Is the individual's allegiance solely with the United States and its basic form of
access to classified or sensitive information Government?
2. Can the individual be trusted to properly protect classified information and/or perform
other sensitive duties?
3. Is the individual consistently willing and able to carry out security responsibilities?
Spoils System System by which people were appointed to civil service jobs prior to the Civil Service
Act of 1883
Civil Service Act of 1883 A congressional law that created the U.S. Civil Service Commission and required
employees be appointed on the basis of ability demonstrated by taking an exam.
Hatch Act of 1939 A congressional law that forbade government officials from participating in partisan
politics and protected government employees from being fired on partisan grounds; it
was revised in 1993 to be less restrictive
Executive Order 10450 Executive Order Security Requirements for Government Employment that mandates that
each civilian officer or employee in any department or government agency is subject to
investigation
, Executive Order 10865 Executive Order Safeguarding Classified Information within Industry that requires all
persons employed by government departments and agencies be reliable, trustworthy, of
good conduct and character, and of complete and unwavering loyalty to the United
States.
Executive Order 12968 Executive Order Access to Classified Information and Background Investigative
Standards which established a uniform federal Personnel Security Program for
employees considered for initial or continued access to classified information.
Executive Order 13467 Executive Order Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employment,
Fitness for Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security
Information authorizing the continued evaluation of personnel who hold active national
security eligibility determinations. It also designates the Director of National Intelligence
as the "Security Executive Agent" with responsibility over security and public trust
clearance processing and the Office of Personnel Management and the "Suitability
Executive Agent" with responsibility and authority for federal employment suitability
investigations and determinations, and authorizes continuous evaluation of personnel
who hold active clearances.
Executive Order 13764 Executive Order amending EO 13488 and EO 13467 modernizing the Executive Branch-
Wide Governance Structure and Processes for Security Clearances, Suitability and Fitness
for Employment and Credentialing and related matters.
Executive Order 13869 Executive Order authorizing the Secretary of Defense to conduct security, suitability and
credentialing background investigations for DOD personnel and renamed Defense
Security Service (DSS) as the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)
SEADS Security Executive Agency Directives
SEAD 3 DNI issued Security Executive Agency Directive entitled, "Reporting Requirements for
Personnel with Access to Classified Information or Who Hold a Sensitive Position," which
established reporting requirements for all covered individuals with access to classified or
hold sensitive positions.
SEAD 4 DNI issued Security Executive Agency Directive entitled, "National Security Adjudicative
Guidelines," which established the single, common adjudicative criteria for all covered
individual who require initial or continued eligibility for access to classified or hold
sensitive positions.
SECURITY (PS113.16.V2): PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | COMPLETE
PERSONNEL SECURITY STUDY GUIDE,
TRAINING PREP & REVIEW
| GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Updated Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep
,Purpose of the Personnel Security Program 1. protect national security by ensuring that only loyal, trustworthy, and reliable
individuals may access classified information and/or be assigned to national security
sensitive positions
2. establishes standards, criteria, and guidelines upon which personnel security
determinations are based
Three classified levels of information Top Secret, Secret and Confidential
Top Secret Highest level of classification applying to information that reasonably could be expected
to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security if disclosed
Secret A classification of information that could be expected to cause serious damage to the
national security if unauthorized disclosure occurs
Confidential A classification of information that could be expected to cause damage to the national
security if unauthorized disclosure occurs
Three questions are asked of everyone who has a need for 1. Is the individual's allegiance solely with the United States and its basic form of
access to classified or sensitive information Government?
2. Can the individual be trusted to properly protect classified information and/or perform
other sensitive duties?
3. Is the individual consistently willing and able to carry out security responsibilities?
Spoils System System by which people were appointed to civil service jobs prior to the Civil Service
Act of 1883
Civil Service Act of 1883 A congressional law that created the U.S. Civil Service Commission and required
employees be appointed on the basis of ability demonstrated by taking an exam.
Hatch Act of 1939 A congressional law that forbade government officials from participating in partisan
politics and protected government employees from being fired on partisan grounds; it
was revised in 1993 to be less restrictive
Executive Order 10450 Executive Order Security Requirements for Government Employment that mandates that
each civilian officer or employee in any department or government agency is subject to
investigation
, Executive Order 10865 Executive Order Safeguarding Classified Information within Industry that requires all
persons employed by government departments and agencies be reliable, trustworthy, of
good conduct and character, and of complete and unwavering loyalty to the United
States.
Executive Order 12968 Executive Order Access to Classified Information and Background Investigative
Standards which established a uniform federal Personnel Security Program for
employees considered for initial or continued access to classified information.
Executive Order 13467 Executive Order Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employment,
Fitness for Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security
Information authorizing the continued evaluation of personnel who hold active national
security eligibility determinations. It also designates the Director of National Intelligence
as the "Security Executive Agent" with responsibility over security and public trust
clearance processing and the Office of Personnel Management and the "Suitability
Executive Agent" with responsibility and authority for federal employment suitability
investigations and determinations, and authorizes continuous evaluation of personnel
who hold active clearances.
Executive Order 13764 Executive Order amending EO 13488 and EO 13467 modernizing the Executive Branch-
Wide Governance Structure and Processes for Security Clearances, Suitability and Fitness
for Employment and Credentialing and related matters.
Executive Order 13869 Executive Order authorizing the Secretary of Defense to conduct security, suitability and
credentialing background investigations for DOD personnel and renamed Defense
Security Service (DSS) as the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)
SEADS Security Executive Agency Directives
SEAD 3 DNI issued Security Executive Agency Directive entitled, "Reporting Requirements for
Personnel with Access to Classified Information or Who Hold a Sensitive Position," which
established reporting requirements for all covered individuals with access to classified or
hold sensitive positions.
SEAD 4 DNI issued Security Executive Agency Directive entitled, "National Security Adjudicative
Guidelines," which established the single, common adjudicative criteria for all covered
individual who require initial or continued eligibility for access to classified or hold
sensitive positions.
