SPED SFPC EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The purpose and function of the Militarily Critical Technologies List (MCTL). - ✔✔1.
Serves as technical reference for development and implementation of DoD technology,
security policies on international transfers of
defense-related goods, services, and technologies as administered by the Director,
Defense Technology Security
Administration (DTSA).
2. Formulation of export control proposals and export license review
✔✔Security Infraction - ✔✔Failure to comply with security requirements which cannot
reasonably be expected to and does not result in loss, compromise, or suspected
compromise of classified information
✔✔DoD Manual 5200.01, Volumes 1-3 - ✔✔Manual that governs DoD Information
Security Program
✔✔DoDI 5200.01 - ✔✔Authorizes the publication of DoDM 5200.01 Vol 1-3, the DoD
Information Security Program
✔✔E.O. 13526 - ✔✔Executive order that governs DoD Information Security Program
✔✔ISOO 32 CFR Parts 2001 & 2003,
"Classified National Security
Information; Final Rule" - ✔✔Provides guidance to all government agencies on
classification, downgrading, declassification, and safeguarding of classified national
security information
✔✔Security Violation - ✔✔Knowing, willful, or negligent action that results in or could be
expected to result in loss, suspected compromise, or compromise of classified
information
✔✔Unauthorized Disclosure - ✔✔Communication or physical
transfer of classified or controlled unclassified information (CUI) to unauthorized
recipient
✔✔Three classification levels - ✔✔TS - grave damage to national security
S - serious damage to national security
C - damage to national security
✔✔Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) - ✔✔For military, contractors, and
civilians:
· Critical/Special-Sensitive
· TS, "Q" info, war-related plans, policymaking, revenue and funds, SCI, SAPs
,· Equivalent to Tier 5
✔✔Access National Agency Check with Inquiries (ANACI) - ✔✔For civilians:
· Noncritical-Sensitive positions
· Confidential/Secret, "L" info, systems containing PII
· Equivalent to Tier 3
✔✔National Agency Check with Local Agency and Credit Check (NACLC) - ✔✔For
military and contractors:
· Noncritical-Sensitive
· Confidential/Secret clearance eligibility
· Equivalent to Tier 3
✔✔NACI - ✔✔National Agency Check with Inquiries for civilians and contractors:
· Non-Sensitive positions
· Low Risk
· HSPD-12 Credentialing
✔✔National Agency Check (NAC) - ✔✔The fingerprint portion of personnel security
investigation (PSI)
✔✔The purpose of due process in
Personnel Security Program (PSP) - ✔✔Ensures fairness by providing subject
opportunity to appeal unfavorable adjudicative determination
✔✔Personnel security program (PSP) security clearance eligibility process - ✔✔1.
designation: check position responsibilities to validate need for investigation
2. pre-investigation: initiate e-QIP, review for completeness/correctness, submit to
DCSA (investigative entity)
3. investigation: conduct based on risk/sensitivity level of position; conducted by DCSA
(investigation results sent to DoDCAF)
4. adjudication: evaluation of investigation report against 13 adjudicative guidelines
(DoDCAF makes eligibility determination)
5. reinvestigation/continuous evaluation: favorably adjudicated personnel reviewed to
determine whether still eligible to maintain security clearance
✔✔SF 312 Classified Information Non-Disclosure Agreement - ✔✔Contractual
agreement between the US Gov't and cleared employee that must be executed as a
condition of access
Agreement to never disclose classified information to an unauthorized person
✔✔Procedures for initiating
Personnel Security Investigations (PSIs) - ✔✔1. Validate need for investigation
2. Initiate e-QIP
3. Review Personnel Security Questionnaire (PSQ) for completeness
, 4. Submit electronically to OPM
✔✔T/F: Only U.S. citizens may be granted a security clearance. - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F: A security clearance guarantees that any individual will be granted access to
classified information. - ✔✔False. Individual must also have NTK and sign a SF 312.
✔✔T/F: Any individual with an official need to know to conduct assigned duties will be
granted a clearance. - ✔✔False. The granting of a clearance is based on the favorable
determination of an individual's integrity, loyalty, and trustworthiness by examining them
against the 13 adjudicative guidelines.
✔✔T/F: Non U.S. citizens are restricted from gaining access to classified. - ✔✔False.
While non-U.S. citizens are restricted from receiving security clearances, they can gain
limited access to classified information through a Limited Access Authorization (LAA).
Only goes up to Secret level (NOT TOP SECRET).
✔✔T/F: Non-US citizens are restricted from receiving security clearances. - ✔✔True.
✔✔T/F: An individual must have a need for regular access to classified or sensitive
information to establish a need for a security clearance. - ✔✔True.
✔✔T/F: Ease of movement within a facility is an acceptable justification for obtaining a
security clearance. - ✔✔False. Seeking ease of movement is not an acceptable
justification for obtaining a security clearance.
✔✔DoD position sensitivity types - ✔✔1. Critical/Special Sensitive--> TS
2. Non-Critical Sensitive--> Confidential and Secret
3. Non-Sensitive--> not national security positions
✔✔T/F: Civilians in non-sensitive positions may receive security clearances. - ✔✔False.
Only individuals in sensitive positions receive security clearances.
✔✔Investigative requirement for a Critical/Special-Sensitive position - ✔✔Single scope
background investigation (SSBI aka T5), SSBI-PR (T5R), or PPR
✔✔Investigative requirement for a Non-Critical Sensitive position - ✔✔ANACI or NACLC
(T3)
✔✔Revocation - ✔✔When current security clearance eligibility determination is
rescinded
✔✔Denial - ✔✔Initial request for security clearance eligibility is not granted
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The purpose and function of the Militarily Critical Technologies List (MCTL). - ✔✔1.
Serves as technical reference for development and implementation of DoD technology,
security policies on international transfers of
defense-related goods, services, and technologies as administered by the Director,
Defense Technology Security
Administration (DTSA).
2. Formulation of export control proposals and export license review
✔✔Security Infraction - ✔✔Failure to comply with security requirements which cannot
reasonably be expected to and does not result in loss, compromise, or suspected
compromise of classified information
✔✔DoD Manual 5200.01, Volumes 1-3 - ✔✔Manual that governs DoD Information
Security Program
✔✔DoDI 5200.01 - ✔✔Authorizes the publication of DoDM 5200.01 Vol 1-3, the DoD
Information Security Program
✔✔E.O. 13526 - ✔✔Executive order that governs DoD Information Security Program
✔✔ISOO 32 CFR Parts 2001 & 2003,
"Classified National Security
Information; Final Rule" - ✔✔Provides guidance to all government agencies on
classification, downgrading, declassification, and safeguarding of classified national
security information
✔✔Security Violation - ✔✔Knowing, willful, or negligent action that results in or could be
expected to result in loss, suspected compromise, or compromise of classified
information
✔✔Unauthorized Disclosure - ✔✔Communication or physical
transfer of classified or controlled unclassified information (CUI) to unauthorized
recipient
✔✔Three classification levels - ✔✔TS - grave damage to national security
S - serious damage to national security
C - damage to national security
✔✔Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) - ✔✔For military, contractors, and
civilians:
· Critical/Special-Sensitive
· TS, "Q" info, war-related plans, policymaking, revenue and funds, SCI, SAPs
,· Equivalent to Tier 5
✔✔Access National Agency Check with Inquiries (ANACI) - ✔✔For civilians:
· Noncritical-Sensitive positions
· Confidential/Secret, "L" info, systems containing PII
· Equivalent to Tier 3
✔✔National Agency Check with Local Agency and Credit Check (NACLC) - ✔✔For
military and contractors:
· Noncritical-Sensitive
· Confidential/Secret clearance eligibility
· Equivalent to Tier 3
✔✔NACI - ✔✔National Agency Check with Inquiries for civilians and contractors:
· Non-Sensitive positions
· Low Risk
· HSPD-12 Credentialing
✔✔National Agency Check (NAC) - ✔✔The fingerprint portion of personnel security
investigation (PSI)
✔✔The purpose of due process in
Personnel Security Program (PSP) - ✔✔Ensures fairness by providing subject
opportunity to appeal unfavorable adjudicative determination
✔✔Personnel security program (PSP) security clearance eligibility process - ✔✔1.
designation: check position responsibilities to validate need for investigation
2. pre-investigation: initiate e-QIP, review for completeness/correctness, submit to
DCSA (investigative entity)
3. investigation: conduct based on risk/sensitivity level of position; conducted by DCSA
(investigation results sent to DoDCAF)
4. adjudication: evaluation of investigation report against 13 adjudicative guidelines
(DoDCAF makes eligibility determination)
5. reinvestigation/continuous evaluation: favorably adjudicated personnel reviewed to
determine whether still eligible to maintain security clearance
✔✔SF 312 Classified Information Non-Disclosure Agreement - ✔✔Contractual
agreement between the US Gov't and cleared employee that must be executed as a
condition of access
Agreement to never disclose classified information to an unauthorized person
✔✔Procedures for initiating
Personnel Security Investigations (PSIs) - ✔✔1. Validate need for investigation
2. Initiate e-QIP
3. Review Personnel Security Questionnaire (PSQ) for completeness
, 4. Submit electronically to OPM
✔✔T/F: Only U.S. citizens may be granted a security clearance. - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F: A security clearance guarantees that any individual will be granted access to
classified information. - ✔✔False. Individual must also have NTK and sign a SF 312.
✔✔T/F: Any individual with an official need to know to conduct assigned duties will be
granted a clearance. - ✔✔False. The granting of a clearance is based on the favorable
determination of an individual's integrity, loyalty, and trustworthiness by examining them
against the 13 adjudicative guidelines.
✔✔T/F: Non U.S. citizens are restricted from gaining access to classified. - ✔✔False.
While non-U.S. citizens are restricted from receiving security clearances, they can gain
limited access to classified information through a Limited Access Authorization (LAA).
Only goes up to Secret level (NOT TOP SECRET).
✔✔T/F: Non-US citizens are restricted from receiving security clearances. - ✔✔True.
✔✔T/F: An individual must have a need for regular access to classified or sensitive
information to establish a need for a security clearance. - ✔✔True.
✔✔T/F: Ease of movement within a facility is an acceptable justification for obtaining a
security clearance. - ✔✔False. Seeking ease of movement is not an acceptable
justification for obtaining a security clearance.
✔✔DoD position sensitivity types - ✔✔1. Critical/Special Sensitive--> TS
2. Non-Critical Sensitive--> Confidential and Secret
3. Non-Sensitive--> not national security positions
✔✔T/F: Civilians in non-sensitive positions may receive security clearances. - ✔✔False.
Only individuals in sensitive positions receive security clearances.
✔✔Investigative requirement for a Critical/Special-Sensitive position - ✔✔Single scope
background investigation (SSBI aka T5), SSBI-PR (T5R), or PPR
✔✔Investigative requirement for a Non-Critical Sensitive position - ✔✔ANACI or NACLC
(T3)
✔✔Revocation - ✔✔When current security clearance eligibility determination is
rescinded
✔✔Denial - ✔✔Initial request for security clearance eligibility is not granted
