Personnel Security PS113.16
Match each level of classification with the degree of damage to national security that could result from its unauthorized disclosure.
Confidential - Damage Secret - Serious Top Secret - Exceptionally grave damage
True/False. A Security Specialist has little or no interaction with persons in or out of the organization because of the sensitive nature of the job.
False
True/False. Annual or refresher briefings are unnecessary for those personnel who have had no security violations in a 12-month period.
False
True/False. The ultimate responsibility for maintaining national security responsibility rests with the Organization's Security Specialist.
False
Which document established standard requirements for conducting federal background investigations according to a five-tiered model?
Federal Investigative Standards (FIS)
____________ provides guidelines for determining eligibility for access to classified information or assignment to sensitive duties.
SEAD 4
Select the four OPM-defined civilian position sensitivity levels.
Special-sensitive; critical-sensitive; noncritical-sensitive; non-sensitive
Which of the following statements describe interim eligibility?
Temporary national security eligibility before completion of the investigation and adjudication process
Which of the following statements describe the goal of the Personnel Security Program (PSP)?
The goal of the PSP is to ensure the protection of national security
Identify the purpose for "Continuous Evaluation" (CE).
To assure the ongoing trustworthiness of an individual, even after reaching a personnel security determination
Individuals who have access to classified information or hold a sensitive position must follow strict reporting requirements for what primary reason?
To recognize and avoid personal behaviors and activities that may adversely affect continued national security eligibility
Circumstances may arise where an urgent operational or contractual exigency exists for cleared DoD personnel to have one-time or short-duration access to classified information at a higher level than authorized by the existing eligibility level.
True
Special Programs provide an additional layer of security, beyond Confidential, Secret, or Top Secret, to some of our nation's most sensitive assets
True
The Continuous Evaluation process supplements scheduled periodic reinvestigations of all cleared persons.
True
The Federal Investigative Standards (FIS) is a five-tiered investigative model developed in accordance with Executive Order 13467.
True
The adjudicative process is:
an examination of a person's life to make a determination as to whether the person is an acceptable security risk
In your role as a coworker, you notice that John left sensitive documents on his desk when he left for the day. What are your responsibilities as a coworker? Select all that apply.
- Store the documents in a secure, locked location and report the incident to your organization's Security Specialist. - Speak to John and remind him that he failed to follow procedures required for safeguarding security sensitive information.
Match each FIS tier to its description.
- Tier 1: Non-sensitive, low risk positions - Tier 2: Non-sensitive, moderate risk public trust - Tier 3: Non-critical-sensitive positions - Tier 5: Critical, sensitive, and special sensitive positions
Identify Security Specialist responsibilities. Select all that apply.
- Train personnel on requirements for the Personnel Security Program - Evaluate information for Temporary (or Interim) National Security Eligibility
Which of the following descriptors are associated with Tier 1 investigations. Select all that apply.
- Use of the SF-85 - Non-sensitive, low risk positions
Select true statements regarding access to classified information. Select all that apply.
- All U.S. citizens who are granted access to classified information must also have national security eligibility. - Access to classified information is determined by a valid need-to-know.
Which of the following issues may draw attention in the Continuous Evaluation (CE) process for a person with national security eligibility? Select all that apply.
- An abrupt and significant change in an individual's appearance or behavior suggesting impaired judgment or stability - An incident or behavior that will be reported to the Military Department CI Organization
Continuous Evaluation (CE) incorporates which of the following processes? Select all that apply.
- Automated record checks to cover gaps between initial and periodic investigations - Periodic reinvestigations
Which of the following are components of the national security adjudication guidelines? Select all that apply.
- Concern - Conditions that can mitigate behavior - Conditions that may be disqualifying
Match each PSP component with its description
- Continuous evaluation: This process monitors employees for new information or changes that could affect an individual's national security eligibility. - Investigation: The process that generates a report used to make national security eligibility determination - Reinvestigation: This part of the Continuous Evaluation Process happens at certain intervals based on position designation or access. - Adjudication: A national security eligibility determination made by evaluating the information in the national security background investigation against national standards. - Designations: An assessment of a position's potential impact on the national security is a part of this process.
Which of the following statements are true concerning the Federal Investigative Standards (FIS)? Select all that apply.
- Decides eligibility for logical and physical access to Federal Government controlled facilities and information systems for HSPD-12 credentialing - Each higher level of investigation requires use of the Expandable Focused Investigative model. - The FIS model facilitates the use of automation
National security position designations are based on which of the following? Select all that apply.
- Duties by which the occupant could bring about an adverse effect on national security - Access to classified information
Match each statement with its applicable security policy.
- EO 13467: Authorizes continuous evaluation of personnel who hold active security clearances - Federal Investigative Standards: Establishes requirements for conducting background investigations for the five-tiered investigative model - DoDI Manual 5200.02: Serves as the mandatory Personnel Security Program document for use by all DoD components - EO 10450: Establishes security requirements for government employment - SEAD 6: Establishes policy and requirements for the CE of individuals and modernizes the background investigation process by maximizing automated records checks
Select personal traits of nuclear workers identified by the Nuclear Personnel Reliability Program. Select all that apply.
- Emotionally stable - Reliable - Professionally competent
Identify functions of The Civil Service Act of 1883. Select all that apply.
- It encouraged loyalty to the United States rather than to specific political parties - It reduced the number of incompetent or corrupt public officials employed by the federal government. - Party loyalty could no longer be "bought" or necessarily even depended upon.
Identify the functions of the Hatch Act of 1934. Select all that apply.
- It protects Federal employees from political coercion in the workplace. - It ensures administration of federal programs in a nonpartisan fashion - It ensures Federal employees receive advancement based on merit rather than political - It limits certain political activities of federal employees
Security Specialists report unfavorable information that meets reportable behavior guidelines to which of the following entities? Select all that apply.
- Law enforcement agency - Counter Intelligence supporting activity - The supporting adjudication facility
Name offices with which a Security Specialist may coordinate in the performance of her/his duties. Select all that apply
- Legal office - Personnel office - Employee assistance office
The Personnel Security Program (PSP) comprehensive investigative background process applies to which of the following persons? Select all that apply
- Members of the Armed Forces - Persons who require access to classified information or who are assigned to national security sensitive duties - DoD Contractors
Select true statements concerning national security reinvestigations. Select all that apply.
- Military and civilian personnel for whom periodic investigative requests are initiated must have at least 12 months remaining in service or employment. - The FIS determines when periodic reinvestigations must occur.
Identify responsibilities for which critical-sensitive designation applies. Select all that apply.
- National security policy-making or policy-determining positions - Development or approval of war-related plans, special operations, or critical and extremely important items
Match the phases of the national security eligibility process with their descriptions.
- Phase one: An authorized agency initiates a request for a national security eligibility determination for an individual. - Phase Two: The ISP will use centralized databases to send the individual's results to the DoD Consolidated Adjudication Facility. - Phase Three: The DoD CAF reviews the information in PSI and compares it to national adjudication standards. - Phase Four: The DoD CAF makes a determination and either grants or denies national security eligibility.
Who is responsible for Continuous Evaluation (CE) and reinvestigations? Select all that apply.
- Security Specialists - Supervisors - Individuals - Coworkers
A report to a supporting adjudication facility should be made if there is evidence of impairment due to alcohol or drug misuse. The report should include which of the following? Select all that apply.
- Signs of substance use or intoxication on the job - Evidence of alcohol or drug related behavior outside the workplace - An indication of substance abuse after completion of treatment
Individuals requiring access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) in the performance of their duties may require which of the following
A more extensive national security background investigation
The ability and opportunity to gain knowledge of classified information describes which of the following?
Access
John's preliminary background investigation flagged a potential issue that requires resolution before his investigation can be finalized. What needs to occur in order to proceed with Johnathan's adjudication?
An Expandable Focused Investigation (EFI)
Select a circumstance where interim national security eligibility may be approved prior to granting access to sensitive information.
An employee completed the SF-86, a proper national security investigation has been opened, and a favorable NAC is returned.
In your role as a Security Specialist, you learn that John often fails to place security sensitive documents in a safe, secure, locked location at the end of the day. John's actions represent which of the reportable actions
An unwillingness to comply with rules and regulations or to cooperate with security requirements
As a Security Specialist, one important responsibility of the security office is to take part in four different types of briefings. Identify two of the briefings.
Annual (or refresher) briefings and insider threat briefings
Match each position designation with an accurate statement
Critical-sensitive - National security policy-making or policy-determining positions Noncritical-sensitive - Positions not requiring eligibility for access to classified information Non-sensitive - Positions that pose no potentially adverse effect on national security Special-sensitive - Civilian national security positions that may potentially cause inestimable damage to the national security
Which of the following best describes "national security eligibility?"
Defined by proven access to sensitive information
Name the major components of the PSP.
Designation; investigation; adjudication; continuous evaluation; reinvestigation
National security eligibility grants access to classified information.
False
When may personnel who are employed by or serving in a military, civilian, contractor, or consultant capacity be considered for national security eligibility?
Only when eligibility is required for a lawful and authorized government purpose in connection with official duties
What was the prevailing means of appointing federal employees prior to the Civil Service Act of 1883?
the Spoils System
