SFPC NEWEST EXAM 2025-2026
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS | A+ GRADE VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is the purpose of the Personnel Security Program
(PSP)?
a. To define original classification for DoD assets and
information.
b. To designate individuals for positions requiring access
to classified information.
c. To ensure that only loyal, trustworthy, and reliable
individuals may access classified information or perform
sensitive duties.
d. To describe the safeguarding requirements personnel
must employ when handling classified materials at a
cleared contractor facility. Correct Answer C
DoD reciprocally accepts existing national security
eligibility determinations or clearances from other
Government agencies in accordance with which of the
following policy documents?
a. Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-05-
24, "Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential
Directive (HSPD) 12 - Policy for a Common Identification
Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors,".
b. Executive Order 13467, "Reforming Processes Related
to Suitability for Government Employment, Fitness for
,Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to
Classified National Security Information".
c. Sections 301 and 7532 of title 5, United States Code.
d. Executive Order 13526, "Classified National Security
Information". Correct Answer B
Review of Tier 5 on an individual disclosed that the subject
had been a member of
an anarchist organization dedicated to disestablishing
existing Federal laws and overthrowing the U.S.
government by any means necessary, including violence.
Although the subject terminated his membership with the
organization upon learning he would be investigated for
a clearance for his new position, he still maintains social
contact with several members of the anarchist
organization. Based on this information, which of the
following adjudicative guidelines is most appropriate for an
adjudicator to apply to the case?
a. Psychological Conditions
b. Foreign Preference
c. Allegiance to the United States
d. Criminal Activity Correct Answer C
Which of the following is considered an element of the
Personnel Security Program (PSP)?
a. Risk Assessment and Analysis
b. Implementation
c. Classification
d. Continuous Evaluation Correct Answer D
Limited access to classified information for
,specific programs may be approved for non-U.S. citizens
only under which of the following conditions?
a. The subject is eligible to access material marked by a
foreign government that is equivalent to a U.S. Top Secret
classification marking.
b. The subject will only have one-time access to specific
material, after which the material will be appropriately
destroyed or returned to the originating U.S. agency
c. The subject will only have access to classified U.S.
documents containing Foreign Government Information
(FGI) originating from the foreign country of which the
subject is a citizen.
d. The prior 10 years of the subject's life can be
appropriately investigated. Correct Answer D
Which of the following is the investigative requirement for
access to
Single Integrated Operational
Plan-Extremely Sensitive Information (SIOP- ESI)?
a. Individual has a valid favorably adjudicated Tier 5 or
Single Scope Background (SSBI) Investigation.
b. Individual has a valid favorable adjudicated Tier 3 or
National Agency Check with Local Agency Check
(NACLC) investigation.
c. Individual has a valid favorably adjudicated Tier 3 or
Access National Agency Check with Written Inquiries and
Credit Check (ANACI) investigation.
d. Individual has a valid favorably adjudicated Tier. Correct
Answer A
, Which of the following is not qualifying criteria for
personnel assigned to nuclear weapons personnel
reliability assurance positions?
a. Individual must be a U.S. Citizen
b. Individual has a security clearance eligibility in
accordance with the position
c. Individual is subject to a periodic reinvestigation every
three years
d. Individual must be continuous evaluated Correct
Answer C
Which of the following is correct regarding the
investigation requirement for initial assignment to a
Presidential Support Activities (i.e. Yankee White)
Category 2 position?
a. Favorably completed Tier 5/Single Scope Background
Investigation (SSBI) within 36 months preceding selection.
b. Favorably completed Tier 3/National Agency Check with
Local Agency Check (NACLC) within 36 months preceding
selection.
c. Favorably completed Tier 5/SSBI within 24 months
preceding selection.
d. Favorably completed Tier 3/NACLC within 24 months
preceding selection. Correct Answer A
Which of the following adjudication processes refers to a
person's identifiable character traits and conduct sufficient
to decide whether employment or continued employment
would or would not protect the integrity or promote the
efficiency of the Federal service?
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS | A+ GRADE VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is the purpose of the Personnel Security Program
(PSP)?
a. To define original classification for DoD assets and
information.
b. To designate individuals for positions requiring access
to classified information.
c. To ensure that only loyal, trustworthy, and reliable
individuals may access classified information or perform
sensitive duties.
d. To describe the safeguarding requirements personnel
must employ when handling classified materials at a
cleared contractor facility. Correct Answer C
DoD reciprocally accepts existing national security
eligibility determinations or clearances from other
Government agencies in accordance with which of the
following policy documents?
a. Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-05-
24, "Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential
Directive (HSPD) 12 - Policy for a Common Identification
Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors,".
b. Executive Order 13467, "Reforming Processes Related
to Suitability for Government Employment, Fitness for
,Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to
Classified National Security Information".
c. Sections 301 and 7532 of title 5, United States Code.
d. Executive Order 13526, "Classified National Security
Information". Correct Answer B
Review of Tier 5 on an individual disclosed that the subject
had been a member of
an anarchist organization dedicated to disestablishing
existing Federal laws and overthrowing the U.S.
government by any means necessary, including violence.
Although the subject terminated his membership with the
organization upon learning he would be investigated for
a clearance for his new position, he still maintains social
contact with several members of the anarchist
organization. Based on this information, which of the
following adjudicative guidelines is most appropriate for an
adjudicator to apply to the case?
a. Psychological Conditions
b. Foreign Preference
c. Allegiance to the United States
d. Criminal Activity Correct Answer C
Which of the following is considered an element of the
Personnel Security Program (PSP)?
a. Risk Assessment and Analysis
b. Implementation
c. Classification
d. Continuous Evaluation Correct Answer D
Limited access to classified information for
,specific programs may be approved for non-U.S. citizens
only under which of the following conditions?
a. The subject is eligible to access material marked by a
foreign government that is equivalent to a U.S. Top Secret
classification marking.
b. The subject will only have one-time access to specific
material, after which the material will be appropriately
destroyed or returned to the originating U.S. agency
c. The subject will only have access to classified U.S.
documents containing Foreign Government Information
(FGI) originating from the foreign country of which the
subject is a citizen.
d. The prior 10 years of the subject's life can be
appropriately investigated. Correct Answer D
Which of the following is the investigative requirement for
access to
Single Integrated Operational
Plan-Extremely Sensitive Information (SIOP- ESI)?
a. Individual has a valid favorably adjudicated Tier 5 or
Single Scope Background (SSBI) Investigation.
b. Individual has a valid favorable adjudicated Tier 3 or
National Agency Check with Local Agency Check
(NACLC) investigation.
c. Individual has a valid favorably adjudicated Tier 3 or
Access National Agency Check with Written Inquiries and
Credit Check (ANACI) investigation.
d. Individual has a valid favorably adjudicated Tier. Correct
Answer A
, Which of the following is not qualifying criteria for
personnel assigned to nuclear weapons personnel
reliability assurance positions?
a. Individual must be a U.S. Citizen
b. Individual has a security clearance eligibility in
accordance with the position
c. Individual is subject to a periodic reinvestigation every
three years
d. Individual must be continuous evaluated Correct
Answer C
Which of the following is correct regarding the
investigation requirement for initial assignment to a
Presidential Support Activities (i.e. Yankee White)
Category 2 position?
a. Favorably completed Tier 5/Single Scope Background
Investigation (SSBI) within 36 months preceding selection.
b. Favorably completed Tier 3/National Agency Check with
Local Agency Check (NACLC) within 36 months preceding
selection.
c. Favorably completed Tier 5/SSBI within 24 months
preceding selection.
d. Favorably completed Tier 3/NACLC within 24 months
preceding selection. Correct Answer A
Which of the following adjudication processes refers to a
person's identifiable character traits and conduct sufficient
to decide whether employment or continued employment
would or would not protect the integrity or promote the
efficiency of the Federal service?
