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Tier 1 investigations are conducted for positions designated as - Answer✔- Low-risk,
nonsensitive, and for physical and logical access; HSPD-12 credentialing
- Has a basic scope of five years
- Investigative form is SF-85
- Replaces NACI
Tier 2 investigations are conducted for positions designated as - Answer✔- Nonsensitive,
moderate risk public trust.
- Has a basic scope of five years
- Investigative form is SF-85P.
- Replaces the Moderate-Risk Background Investigation, or MBI.
Tier 3 investigations are conducted for positions designated as - Answer✔- Noncritical-sensitive,
and/or requiring Confidential, Secret or DOE " L " access eligibility and military accessions.
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- Has a basic scope of five years
- The investigative form is SF-86
- Replaces NACLC and ANACI
Tier 4 investigations are conducted for positions designated as - Answer✔- Nonsensitive, high-
risk public trust.
- Has a basic scope of five to seven years
- The investigative form is SF-85P
- Replaces Background Information (BI)
Tier 5 investigations are conducted for positions designated as - Answer✔- Critical-sensitive or
special-sensitive and/or requiring DOE "Q" access or access to Top Secret or Sensitive
Compartmented Information, or SCI.
- Has a basic scope of five to seven years
- The investigative form is SF-86
- Replaces Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
The Statement of Reasons (SOR) contains - Answer✔- A comprehensive and detailed written
explanation of the basis for the unfavorable determination.
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- An explanation of the subject's rights and a detailed statement explaining the intent (Letter of
Intent (LOI)) to deny or revoke a security clearance eligibility by the DoD Consolidated
Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF).
The Executive Orders: E.O. 12968 establishes - Answer✔A uniform federal Personnel Security
Program for employees who are considered for initial or continued access to classified
information
Automated Access Control Systems (AACS) fall into three general types - Answer✔- Coded
device (keypad/PIN code)
- Credential devices (smart card/CAC)
- Biometric devices (hand geometry, fingerprint, facial recognition, iris pattern, voice
verification, and retinal scanning)
Secret classification definition - Answer✔Information that could be expected to cause serious
damage to the national security if unauthorized disclosure occurs.
Confidential classification definition - Answer✔Information that reasonably could be expected
to cause damage to the national security if unauthorized disclosure occurs
Top Secret classification definition - Answer✔Information that reasonably could be expected to
cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security if unauthorized disclosure occurs.
Compilation - Answer✔Items of information that are individually unclassified or classified at a
lower level, may be classified, or classified at a higher level, only if the compiled information
reveals an additional association or relationship.
Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) - Answer✔Any individual or organization may
request a declassification review of information classified pursuant E.O. 13526
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SPēD SFPC - Study Guide Exam Questions
And Answers Latest Updated 2025 |100%
Verified.
Tier 1 investigations are conducted for positions designated as - Answer✔- Low-risk,
nonsensitive, and for physical and logical access; HSPD-12 credentialing
- Has a basic scope of five years
- Investigative form is SF-85
- Replaces NACI
Tier 2 investigations are conducted for positions designated as - Answer✔- Nonsensitive,
moderate risk public trust.
- Has a basic scope of five years
- Investigative form is SF-85P.
- Replaces the Moderate-Risk Background Investigation, or MBI.
Tier 3 investigations are conducted for positions designated as - Answer✔- Noncritical-sensitive,
and/or requiring Confidential, Secret or DOE " L " access eligibility and military accessions.
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- Has a basic scope of five years
- The investigative form is SF-86
- Replaces NACLC and ANACI
Tier 4 investigations are conducted for positions designated as - Answer✔- Nonsensitive, high-
risk public trust.
- Has a basic scope of five to seven years
- The investigative form is SF-85P
- Replaces Background Information (BI)
Tier 5 investigations are conducted for positions designated as - Answer✔- Critical-sensitive or
special-sensitive and/or requiring DOE "Q" access or access to Top Secret or Sensitive
Compartmented Information, or SCI.
- Has a basic scope of five to seven years
- The investigative form is SF-86
- Replaces Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
The Statement of Reasons (SOR) contains - Answer✔- A comprehensive and detailed written
explanation of the basis for the unfavorable determination.
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- An explanation of the subject's rights and a detailed statement explaining the intent (Letter of
Intent (LOI)) to deny or revoke a security clearance eligibility by the DoD Consolidated
Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF).
The Executive Orders: E.O. 12968 establishes - Answer✔A uniform federal Personnel Security
Program for employees who are considered for initial or continued access to classified
information
Automated Access Control Systems (AACS) fall into three general types - Answer✔- Coded
device (keypad/PIN code)
- Credential devices (smart card/CAC)
- Biometric devices (hand geometry, fingerprint, facial recognition, iris pattern, voice
verification, and retinal scanning)
Secret classification definition - Answer✔Information that could be expected to cause serious
damage to the national security if unauthorized disclosure occurs.
Confidential classification definition - Answer✔Information that reasonably could be expected
to cause damage to the national security if unauthorized disclosure occurs
Top Secret classification definition - Answer✔Information that reasonably could be expected to
cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security if unauthorized disclosure occurs.
Compilation - Answer✔Items of information that are individually unclassified or classified at a
lower level, may be classified, or classified at a higher level, only if the compiled information
reveals an additional association or relationship.
Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) - Answer✔Any individual or organization may
request a declassification review of information classified pursuant E.O. 13526
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