SAPPC - Personnel Security QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS(verified)

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 clearance eligibility determinations decisions are made by the DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility (CAF) Reinvestigation - Correct 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