SAPPC - PERSONNEL SECURITY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+

Personnel security program - seeks to ensure that only loyal, trustworthy, and reliable people are granted access to classified information or assigned to sensitive duties. Documents that mandate the personnel security program. - • 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Continuous evaluation - once security clearance eligibility has been granted, the continuous evaluation program (cep) monitors employees for new information or changes since the last investigation or reinvestigation that could affect their eligibility status Sensitive duties: access - access sensitive duties are designated based on their impact on national security. Sensitive duties often involve access to classified information. Access is described as the ability and opportunity to gain knowledge of classified information. This can involve seeing, hearing, or touching classified information, material, or equipment. Access is always controlled by the holder of the information. The holder of the classified information must determine that the person seeking access has the proper security clearance eligibility and a valid need to know the information in order to carry out official duties. A security clearance is a favorable determination of eligibility for access to classified information prior to access being granted. Component and local command procedures will provide guidance on how to verify clearance eligibility and need-to-know. Sensitive duties: requirements - first, if an individual is a u.s. citizen, he or she may be granted a security clearance. Next, non-u.s. citizens may be granted a limited access authorization, also known as an laa. These two authorizations may be granted to civilian, military, and contractor personnel; however, their requirements for access will vary. It is important to understand that although a non-u.s. citizen may be granted an laa, they are not granted security clearance eligibility.