SFPC Personnel Security Exam Study
Cards
Hatch Act - Answer-Passed in 1939, this act represents the beginning of the present-day Personnel
Security Program within the United States. The Hatch Act ordered the immediate removal of any person
advocating the overthrow of the United States by unlawful means.
E.O. 12968 - Answer-Access to Classified Information, establishes a uniform federal personnel security
program for employees who will be considered for initial or continued access to classified information
(August 2, 1995).
Executive Order 10450 - Answer-Signed in 1953, required that all persons privileged to be employed in
the departments and agencies of the government shall be reliable, trustworthy, of good conduct and
character, and of complete and unswerving loyalty to the United States.
E.O. 13467 - Answer-Signed in 2008, 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 as the "Suitability Executive Agent" with continued responsibility and
authority for federal employment suitability investigations and determinations. It also creates the
suitability and Security Clearance Performance Accountability Council, and further authorizes
continuous evaluation of personnel who hold active security clearances
Bond Amendment - Answer-Repealed Smith Amendment, bars persons from holding a security
clearance for access to SAPs, Restricted Data and SCI if they have been: convicted of a crime and served
more than one year of incarceration; discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions
or were determined to be mentally incompetent by a court or administrative agency. The Bond
, amendment also prohibits all Federal Agencies from granting or renewing a security clearance for any
covered person who is an unlawful user of a controlled substance or is an addict; this prohibition applies
to all clearances.
DoD Instruction 5200.02 (March 2014) - Answer-establishes the policy, assigns responsibilities, and
prescribes procedures for the DoD Personnel Security Program.
DoD Manual 5200.02 - Answer-implements policy for the major elements of the personnel security
program.
Intelligence Community Directive 704 (ICD 704) - Answer-establishes the policy that governs eligibility
for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
Element 1 of PerSec Program - Answer-Position Designation - 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.
Element 2 of PerSec Program - Answer-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.
Element 3 of PerSec Program - Answer-Adjudication - This is an evaluation of the information contained
in reports of personnel security investigations (PSIs) and other source documents. Final clearance
eligibility determinations decisions are made by the DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility (CAF).
Element 4 of PerSec Program - Answer-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.
Cards
Hatch Act - Answer-Passed in 1939, this act represents the beginning of the present-day Personnel
Security Program within the United States. The Hatch Act ordered the immediate removal of any person
advocating the overthrow of the United States by unlawful means.
E.O. 12968 - Answer-Access to Classified Information, establishes a uniform federal personnel security
program for employees who will be considered for initial or continued access to classified information
(August 2, 1995).
Executive Order 10450 - Answer-Signed in 1953, required that all persons privileged to be employed in
the departments and agencies of the government shall be reliable, trustworthy, of good conduct and
character, and of complete and unswerving loyalty to the United States.
E.O. 13467 - Answer-Signed in 2008, 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 as the "Suitability Executive Agent" with continued responsibility and
authority for federal employment suitability investigations and determinations. It also creates the
suitability and Security Clearance Performance Accountability Council, and further authorizes
continuous evaluation of personnel who hold active security clearances
Bond Amendment - Answer-Repealed Smith Amendment, bars persons from holding a security
clearance for access to SAPs, Restricted Data and SCI if they have been: convicted of a crime and served
more than one year of incarceration; discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions
or were determined to be mentally incompetent by a court or administrative agency. The Bond
, amendment also prohibits all Federal Agencies from granting or renewing a security clearance for any
covered person who is an unlawful user of a controlled substance or is an addict; this prohibition applies
to all clearances.
DoD Instruction 5200.02 (March 2014) - Answer-establishes the policy, assigns responsibilities, and
prescribes procedures for the DoD Personnel Security Program.
DoD Manual 5200.02 - Answer-implements policy for the major elements of the personnel security
program.
Intelligence Community Directive 704 (ICD 704) - Answer-establishes the policy that governs eligibility
for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
Element 1 of PerSec Program - Answer-Position Designation - 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.
Element 2 of PerSec Program - Answer-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.
Element 3 of PerSec Program - Answer-Adjudication - This is an evaluation of the information contained
in reports of personnel security investigations (PSIs) and other source documents. Final clearance
eligibility determinations decisions are made by the DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility (CAF).
Element 4 of PerSec Program - Answer-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.
