Personnel Security Flashcards
Character traits looked for in a government employee
Loyal, Trustworthy, Reliable
System that required allegiance to a political party and not the Constitution
Spoils System
Employees appointed based on ability
Civil Service Act
Protects federal employees from political coercion in the workplace
Hatch Act of 1939
E.O. 10865
Maintains that DoD and Agency employees are reliable and trustworthy
DoDI 5200.02
Establishes the policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes the procedures for the DoD Personnel Security Program
E.O. 13467
Authorizes the continued evaluation of personnel who hold an active national security eligibility determination
SEAD 4
Establishes adjudicative criteria for covered individuals who require eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position
Continuous Evalutation
A process that monitors employees for new information or changes that could affect an individuals national security eligibility
Reinvestigation
A part of the CE program that 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
Investigation
A report used to make a national security eligibility determination
Designation
An assessment of a positions’ potential impact on the national security
What are the four designation categories
special-sensitive, critical-sensitive, noncritical-sensitive and nonsensitive
Special Sensitive
Civilian national security positions that may potentially cause inestimable damage to the national security or adverse impact to the efficiency of the DoD or military services
Critical Sensitive
have the potential to cause exceptionally grave damage to the nation’s security
Noncritical Sensitive
Can cause significant damage to national security
Nonsensitive
do not require access to classified information or performance of national security sensitive duties.
Special access requirements are designed to provide an additional layer of security to some of our nation’s most valuable assets
True
Federal Investigation Tier 1
conducted for positions designated as low-risk, nonsensitive, and for physical and logical access; HSPD-12
Federal Investigation Tier 2
positions designated as nonsensitive, moderate-risk public trust
Federal Investigation Tier 3
positions designated as noncritical-sensitive, and/or requiring Confidential, Security or DOE L access eligibility and military accessions
Federal Investigation Tier 4
positions designated as nonsenstive, high-risk public trust
Federal Investigation Tier 5
positions designated as critical-sensitive or special-sensitive and/or requiring DOE “Q” access to Top Secret SCI
The DoD CAF makes a determination to grant or deny national security eligibility
Step 4
A security office initiates the investigation and forwards to an ISP to start the background investigation
Step 1
The ISP forwards the investigation results to the DoD CAF
Step 2
The DoD CAF reviews the information in the investigation and provides a determination using 13 national security adjudicative guidelines
Step 3
What can prevent an individual from receiving national security eligibility?
not a U.S. citizen, position in nonsensitive, received an unfavorable adjudication determination
True/False: the purpose of a continuous evaluation is to identify potential issues that could affect an individuals national security elgibility
True
True/False: the continuous evaluation process is the uninterrupted assessment of an individual for the retention of a job
False
True/False: Information about an individual who has national security eligibility is monitored continuously
True
True/False: Once a person receives national security eligibility, they are no longer subject to an investigation
False
What are the duties of a security specialist?
set date to conduct an annual briefing, evaluate interim eligibility paperwork, request a national security background investigation, assist with e-QIP
Which briefing informs personnel on how to protect classified information, how intelligence services may target personnel after they have left federal service, the legal requirements to protect information and criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure of information, how to report and the need for written approval before disclosure?
Termination briefing
Individuals with a national security eligibility must report what?
alcohol abuse, illegal use or misuse of drugs, criminal conduct
