SAPPC - Personnel Security Exam/ Questions
with Certified 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
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, security program for the executive branch. As a security professional you will
become familiar with this document.
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 adjudication adjudicative
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with Certified 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
Page 1 of 14
, security program for the executive branch. As a security professional you will
become familiar with this document.
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 adjudication adjudicative
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