Facility Clearances in the NISP UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
In a parent-subsidiary relationship where both the parent and the subsidiary require a facility
security clearance, but only the subsidiary is required to store classified information, who must
execute DD Form 441? - CORRECT ANSWER - IMAGEBoth the parent and the subsidiary
must execute their own DD Form 441.
When preparing to obtain an FCL, contractors may do which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. It should be revalidated
b. No action is necessary
c. It should be downgraded
d. It should be upgraded
Facility N has a facility security clearance at the Secret level but has just been awarded a contract
that requires access to classified information at the Top Secret level. What action needs to be
taken regarding its facility security clearance? - CORRECT ANSWER - It should be upgraded
What determines the baseline security requirements for a cleared facility's security program? -
CORRECT ANSWER - NISPOM
A DD Form 441-1 is required to be executed for _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - A division
or branch within a multiple facility organization
Which form identifies and assesses the sources of foreign power that affect a contractor's
facility? - CORRECT ANSWER - SF-328
Under what circumstances must the parent with a cleared subsidiary hold a facility security
clearance? - CORRECT ANSWER - The parent must hold a facility security clearance only if
, it requires access to classified information because it has a contractual requirement of its own,
independent of the subsidiary
Once issued, a facility security clearance is effective for how long? - CORRECT ANSWER -
As long as the DD Form 441 remains in effect
Which of the following is a secure website designed to facilitate the processing of standard
investigative forms used when conducting background investigations? - CORRECT
ANSWER - e-QIP
The evaluation of which of these identifies the ownership interests of a company? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Business structure
Which of the following is a repository of industrial security facility clearance information used to
document industrial security actions? - CORRECT ANSWER - ISFD
A cleared contractor was recently awarded an additional foreign commercial contract. Does this
need to be reported to the facility's Industrial Security Representative as a change condition? -
CORRECT ANSWER - No, there is no direct cost to the contractor for being processed for a
facility security clearance
Facility K is an access-elsewhere branch facility in a multiple facility organization with a home
office facility that has already been cleared. Facility K does not have its own facility security
clearance but does employ cleared individuals who perform classified work at the government
contracting activity. Can the PCLs for cleared employees at Facility K be managed from Facility
K? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes, PCLs for those employees accessing classified information
can still be managed from an uncleared division's facility
Facility U has a facility security clearance at the Secret level. It has not performed work on an
active classified contract in 12 months and does not expect to perform work on a classified
contract in the near future. What action needs to be taken regarding its facility security
clearance? - CORRECT ANSWER - It should be administratively terminated
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
In a parent-subsidiary relationship where both the parent and the subsidiary require a facility
security clearance, but only the subsidiary is required to store classified information, who must
execute DD Form 441? - CORRECT ANSWER - IMAGEBoth the parent and the subsidiary
must execute their own DD Form 441.
When preparing to obtain an FCL, contractors may do which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. It should be revalidated
b. No action is necessary
c. It should be downgraded
d. It should be upgraded
Facility N has a facility security clearance at the Secret level but has just been awarded a contract
that requires access to classified information at the Top Secret level. What action needs to be
taken regarding its facility security clearance? - CORRECT ANSWER - It should be upgraded
What determines the baseline security requirements for a cleared facility's security program? -
CORRECT ANSWER - NISPOM
A DD Form 441-1 is required to be executed for _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - A division
or branch within a multiple facility organization
Which form identifies and assesses the sources of foreign power that affect a contractor's
facility? - CORRECT ANSWER - SF-328
Under what circumstances must the parent with a cleared subsidiary hold a facility security
clearance? - CORRECT ANSWER - The parent must hold a facility security clearance only if
, it requires access to classified information because it has a contractual requirement of its own,
independent of the subsidiary
Once issued, a facility security clearance is effective for how long? - CORRECT ANSWER -
As long as the DD Form 441 remains in effect
Which of the following is a secure website designed to facilitate the processing of standard
investigative forms used when conducting background investigations? - CORRECT
ANSWER - e-QIP
The evaluation of which of these identifies the ownership interests of a company? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Business structure
Which of the following is a repository of industrial security facility clearance information used to
document industrial security actions? - CORRECT ANSWER - ISFD
A cleared contractor was recently awarded an additional foreign commercial contract. Does this
need to be reported to the facility's Industrial Security Representative as a change condition? -
CORRECT ANSWER - No, there is no direct cost to the contractor for being processed for a
facility security clearance
Facility K is an access-elsewhere branch facility in a multiple facility organization with a home
office facility that has already been cleared. Facility K does not have its own facility security
clearance but does employ cleared individuals who perform classified work at the government
contracting activity. Can the PCLs for cleared employees at Facility K be managed from Facility
K? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes, PCLs for those employees accessing classified information
can still be managed from an uncleared division's facility
Facility U has a facility security clearance at the Secret level. It has not performed work on an
active classified contract in 12 months and does not expect to perform work on a classified
contract in the near future. What action needs to be taken regarding its facility security
clearance? - CORRECT ANSWER - It should be administratively terminated
