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SAPPC - Personnel Security Questions with
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personnel security program Answer: 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. Answer: •
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.
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Personnel Security: Designation Answer: 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 Answer: 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 Answer: 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
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adjudication adjudicative guidelines. Final clearance eligibility
determinations decisions are made by the DoD Consolidated
Adjudications Facility (CAF)
Reinvestigation Answer: 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 Answer: 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 Answer: 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
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SAPPC - Personnel Security Questions with
Correct Answers | Updated (100% Correct
Answers)
personnel security program Answer: 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. Answer: •
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.
© 2025 All rights reserved
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Personnel Security: Designation Answer: 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 Answer: 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 Answer: 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
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adjudication adjudicative guidelines. Final clearance eligibility
determinations decisions are made by the DoD Consolidated
Adjudications Facility (CAF)
Reinvestigation Answer: 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 Answer: 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 Answer: 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
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