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SAPPC - PERSONNEL SECURITY EXAM |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) |
LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+
personnel security program Correct 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. Correct 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.
Personnel Security: Designation Correct 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 Correct 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 Correct 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 adjudication adjudicative guidelines. Final
has the proper security clearance eligibility and a valid need to know the information in order to carry out official duties. A security clearance is a favorable determination of eligibility for access to classified information prior to access being granted. Component and local command procedures will provide guidance on how to verify clearance eligibility and need-to-know. Sensitive Duties: Requirements Correct Answer: First, if an individual is a U.S. citizen, he or she may be granted a security clearance. Next, non-U.S. citizens may be granted a Limited Access Authorization, also known as an LAA. These two authorizations may be granted to civilian, military, and contractor personnel; however, their requirements for access will vary. It is important to understand that although a non-U.S. citizen may be granted an LAA, they are not granted security clearance eligibility. Personnel Designations Correct Answer: • Special-sensitive
- Critical-sensitive
- Noncritical-sensitive
- Non-sensitive Special-Sensitive
Correct Answer: • Access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
- Positions that require access to unique or uniquely productive intelligence sources or methods vital to the national security
- Positions that could cause grave damage and/or compromise technologies, plans, or procedures vital to the strategic advantage of the United States
- Other positions related to national security, regardless of duties, that require the same degree of trust Critical-Sensitive Correct Answer: Top Secret duties o Top Secret access o Development of plans that affect the overall operations of DoD or the Component o Development of war plans, special operations, or critical and extremely important items of war o Investigative and support duties, issuing interim and final security clearances or access determinations, or making other personnel security eligibility determinations • Fiduciary duties requiring the highest degree of public trust o Comptroller (responsible for handling the base's finances) o Procurement Officer (responsible for letting contracts with public money) • Special Programs o Nuclear Command and Control - Extremely Sensitive Information (NC2ESI) o Special Access Programs (SAP) o Presidential Support Activities • Information Technology Position - 1 (IT-1)
interest of the U.S. Government to allow the non-U.S. citizen to have access. A non- U.S. citizen may be granted an LAA, but they are not granted security clearance eligibility. With LAA access: Correct Answer: • Access is limited to the approved program or project
- Access outside of the approved program or project is a compromise and must be handled as one
- Information must be releasable to the applicant's home country under the U.S. National Disclosure Policy
- Access is limited to Secret information or lower The Nuclear Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) Correct Answer: functions to ensure that each person performing duties associated with nuclear weapons or nuclear command and control systems and equipment is not only emotionally stable and physically capable, but also has demonstrated reliability and professional competence. Restricted Data and CNWDI Correct Answer: In addition to the specific categories of information covered by Special Access Restricted Data and Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information, or CNWDI, also have special requirements for access and dissemination.
Restricted Data includes all information concerning the design, manufacture, or use of atomic weapons, the production of special nuclear material, or the use of special nuclear material in the production of energy. Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information is Restricted Data that is classified as Top Secret or Secret. It includes information about the theory of operation or design of the components of a thermo-nuclear or implosion-type fission bomb, warhead, demolition munition, or test devices Restricted Data Correct Answer: Restricted Data Within and between DoD components, access to and dissemination of Restricted Data are governed by the same basic requirements that govern access to and dissemination of other classified information. access is granted only if it is required for performance of official duties and only to individuals who hold a valid DoD security clearance at a level commensurate with the information. information is disseminated only after the holder of the information has verified the identity of recipient, clearance, and need to know. Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information (CNWDI)
automatically given access to all material that is classified. The only access that is authorized is for what the individual has an official need-to-know in order to conduct his or her duties. Privacy Act Correct Answer: The Privacy Act of 1974 is a public law that regulates the federal government's authority to collect personal information on an individual. This act limits the use of information collected for specific purposes. When the federal government collects personal information from an individual, it is required that the individual be informed of four things:
- Under what authority is the government agent or representative collecting the information?
- The purpose for collecting the information.
- The routine uses of the information.
- Whether providing this information is voluntary or mandatory, and what would be the impact of choosing not to provide the information? Reciprocity Correct Answer: Reciprocity refers to the mutual acceptance of a personnel security clearance by all government agencies, regardless of which agency issued the clearance. A personnel security clearance should be reciprocally accepted by all federal agencies as long as it meets or exceeds the level of clearance needed by an agency
JPAS
Correct Answer: Those individuals working in the personnel security field perform many of their personnel security actions using the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) Joint Clearance and Access Verification System (JCAVS) Correct Answer: JCAVS provides the ability to constantly update accesses and related information in real-time, along with the ability to constantly communicate with other Security Management Offices and CAFs. JCAVS also provides the ability to manage personnel actions, run reports, and receive notifications. JCAVS is used by security professionals throughout the DoD, including contractors. Joint Adjudication Management System (JAMS) Correct Answer: JAMS provides the DoD CAF a single information system to assist in the adjudication process, standardizes core DoD Adjudication processes, and is used by adjudicators to record eligibility determinations and recommend access decisions. JAMS promotes reciprocity between the DoD CAF and the security professional. Case Adjudication Tracking System (CATS) Correct Answer: In April 2009, USDI designated CATS as the DoD Case Adjudication Tracking System for all non-intelligence activities. CATS is used by the DoD CAF adjudicators to review electronic PSI completed by OPM. With CATS the adjudicator can record eligibility and can recommend access determinations.
Correct Answer: Like interim clearances, one-time access allows personnel to access information without a full security upgrade. One-time access may be granted to DoD personnel if they have an existing clearance eligibility but require short-term access to classified information at a higher level than currently authorized, and if the processing time required to upgrade the clearance would preclude timely access to the information. This happens most often when someone has Secret clearance eligibility and needs access to Top Secret information for a short period of time. Procedures, conditions, and authority for one-time access are contained in Chapter 3 of The DoD Personnel Security Regulation, DoD 5200.2-R. Interim Clearances Correct Answer: If an individual is needed to work on a specific project before his or her background investigation and adjudication has been completed, local commands or other authorities have the option of granting an interim clearance. Interim clearances allow employees to begin working on sensitive or classified projects until a final security clearance is granted or denied. Not all employees are eligible for an interim clearance. DoD CAF Correct Answer: DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility Adjudicative Decisions
Correct Answer: Ultimately, adjudicative decisions will result in a security clearance eligibility being either granted or denied. In cases in which an individual has already been granted a security clearance eligibility, the eligibility may be revoked or terminated based upon new information that arises during re-adjudication. The revocation or termination of a favorable eligibility security clearance determination could lead to the termination of DoD civilian employment if an individual's employment was based on their security clearance eligibility. In such cases, an individual may be restored to duty at the discretion of the head of the DoD component. Security clearance eligibility upgrades are requested when an individual has a need for a higher level of eligibility. Likewise, security clearance eligibility downgrades occur when an individual no longer has a need for a higher level eligibility but still requires a lower level eligibility. Adjudicative Guidelines Correct Answer: • Allegiance to the United States
- Foreign influence
- Foreign preference
- Sexual behavior
- Financial considerations
- Drug involvement
- Psychological conditions
- Criminal conduct
