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Special Access programs Flashcards

1
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What Executive Order defines Special Access Programs?

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Executive order 12958

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2
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Define Special Access Program

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a program established for a specific class of classified
information that imposes safeguarding and access requirements exceeding those normally required for information at the same classification level.
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SAPs are established only when:

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The program is required by statute, or upon the finding
of exceptional vulnerability of, or threat to, specific information, and if the normal criteria
for determining access to information classified at the same level are insufficient

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True/False, SAPs use the standardized classification levels?

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True

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5
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True/False, SAPs require a codeword or nickname?

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True

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6
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Prior to being identified as Special Access Programs, what term was used (mainly in the 80’s)

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Black Program

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7
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Name three mis-conceptions about SAPs:

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SAPs are used as a means to hide money spent on certain
programs
SAPs are used to avoid taxpayer scrutiny
SAPs lack Congressional oversight

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8
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What Black Program investigation led to increased scrutiny over SAPs

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Yellow Fruit

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9
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What section of the US Code outlines SAP oversight?

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Section 119, Title 10

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10
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Existing SAPs must report to congress NLT ___________ each year

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March 1st

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Existing SAP reports to Congress include:

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  • The estimated total budget requested for the current and next fiscal years
  • A brief description of the program, including the numbers of individuals involved
  • A brief discussion of the major milestones for the SAP, such as current issues or significant changes
  • The actual cost of the program for each previous fiscal year
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12
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New/Proposed SAPs must report to congress NLT ___________ each year

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February 1st

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New/Proposed SAP reports to Congress include:

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  • Notice of the designation of the program as a SAP and the justification for such designation
  • The current estimate of the total cost for the program
  • Identification of existing programs or technologies that are similar to the new SAP’s technology or mission
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14
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What communicates how a SAP is acknowledged and protected?

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the Protection Level

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15
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Two types of SAP protection levels

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Acknowledged, Unacknowledged

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16
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True/False. SECDEF can waive Congressional reporting requirements?

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True

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17
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Name the three SAP categories

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Acquisition, Intelligence, Operations and Support

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18
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Name the phases of the SAP lifecycle

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Exploration, Establishment, Maintenance, Disestablishment

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During what phase is a SAP referred to as a “prospective SAP?

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Establishment

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20
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Programs generally cannot be designated a P-SAP for more than ______ months

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six

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21
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Who approves a SAP (big government, not just DoD)?

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Unless otherwise directed by the President of the United States, only the Secretaries of State, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence - or their principal deputies - are authorized to approve SAPs.

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22
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When does a SAP move into the maintenance phase?

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Once it has been approved

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23
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Each year, one of three things will happen to every DoD SAP. Name these three things.

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the SAP will revalidate and continue its work, restructure, or transition to the disestablishment phase

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24
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Within the DoD, who approves all SAPs

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Deputy Secretary of Defense

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25
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True/False. Industry can initiate the need for a SAP?

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True

26
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SAP Approval Packages are sent where?

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Special Access Program Oversight Committee (SAPOC)

27
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The component level organization with SAP oversight responsibility

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Special Access Program Coordination

Office (SAPCO)

28
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Acquisition SAPs are assigned to

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The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

29
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Intelligence SAPs are assigned to

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The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

30
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Operations and support SAPs are assigned to

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The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

31
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Senior executive service-level working group that is

responsible for ensuring SAPs aren’t duplicated across the various SAP categories

A

Senior Review Group (SRG)

32
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True/False. Members of the SAPOC have access to all DoD-Approved SAPs?

A

True

33
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Who is the lead for the DoD SAPCO?

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Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

34
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When a SAP is approved by the SAPOC, it is the ____________ that notifies Congress

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DoD SAPCO

35
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Congressional members of the __________________ have access to SAPs

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Authorization and Appropriations Committees and their Defense Subcommittees

36
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Name the three Appropriations Committees

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  • House Armed Services Committee (HASC)

- Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)

37
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Name the two Intelligence Committees

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  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI)

- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI)

38
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Component level organization that maintains records and list of SAP facilities

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Special Access Program Central Offices (SAPCO)

39
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Chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Defense and formally approves SAPs

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Special Access Program Oversight

Committee (SAPOC)

40
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Ensures “one voice” to congress in regards to SAPs

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DoD SAP Central Office

41
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True/False. A SAP can have multiple Program Security Officers?

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False

42
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True/False. a SAP can have multiple Government SAP Security Officers?

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True

43
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Duties of the GSSO (15)

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  • Ensure adequate secure storage and workspace
  • Ensure strict adherence to NISPOM/NISPOMSUP/Overprint
  • When required, establish and oversee a classified material control program for each SAP
  • When required, conduct annual inventory of accountable classified material
  • When required, establish a Special Access Program Facility (SAPF)
  • Establish and oversee the visitor control program
  • Monitor reproduction and /or duplication and destruction capability of SAP information
  • Ensure adherence to special communications requirements and procedures within the Special Access Program Facility (SAPF)
  • Provide initial program indoctrination of employees after access approval; rebrief and debrief as required
  • Establish and oversee specialized procedures for transmission of SAP material to and from program elements
  • When required, ensure contractually specific security requirements such as: TEMPEST, automated information system (AIS), Operations Security (OPSEC), etc. are accomplished
  • Establish security training and briefings specifically tailored to the unique requirements of the SAP
44
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What does CPSO stand for?

A

Contractor Program Security Officer

45
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Executive Order 12958 directs the

__________________ under the direction of the National Archives, to develop implementing guidance.

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the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)

46
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ISOO Directive No. 1, Classified National Security Information

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Sets forth more specific guidance to agencies on the implementation of the Executive Order

47
Q

The ___________ provides standardized

guidance for the SAP community and while it is utilized by the Air Force, Army, and Navy, it is not the DoD policy.

A

Joint Air Force-Army-Navy (JAFAN) Manual 6/0

48
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Outlines policy and responsibilities on the oversight and management of all DoD SAPs.

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DoD Directive 5205.07, DoD Special Access Program Policy

49
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Implementing document for the 5205.07. It disseminates policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for implementation and use in the management, administration, and oversight of all DoD SAPs.

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DoDI O-5205.11

50
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Should conditions or unforeseen factors render full compliance with the JAFAN 6/0 Revision 1 standards unreasonable, the PSO may apply equivalent protections, rather than following the exact wording of the JAFAN 6/0, as long as ___________________________

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Approval has been sought from the component SAPCO

51
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Establishes the standard procedures and requirements

for all government contractors, with regard to classified information (baseline doc plus added guidance)

A

NISPOM, NISPOM supplement, and DoD Overprint

52
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Having standard SAP practices that are applied uniformly across all service branches to enable individuals to move between SAPs is known as:

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reciprocity

53
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Executive Order 12958, as amended:

Classified National Security Information

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  • Is the foundation of national policy for classified
    information
  • Directs the Information Security Oversight Office
    (ISOO) to develop implementing guidance
54
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Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) Directive No. 1: Classified National Security Information

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  • Sets forth more specific guidance to agencies on
    the implementation of the Executive Order 12958,
    as amended
55
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Section 119, Title 10 United States
Code: Special Access Programs
Congressional Oversight

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  • Outlines SAP oversight and reporting requirements
56
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Revision 1 Department of Defense Overprint to the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual
(NISPOM) Supplement

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  • Provides additional guidance and applies the DoD’s rules
  • Applies to all personnel with access to DoD Special Access Programs (SAPs), regardless of government or industry employment or agency affiliation
57
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Joint Air Force-Army-Navy (JAFAN) Manual 6/0: Special Access Program Security Manual

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  • Provides standardized guidance for the Special Access Program (SAP) community
  • Is utilized by the Air Force, Army, and Navy, but it is not the DoD policy
  • Other agencies have also adopted and utilize the JAFAN 6/0
58
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DoD Directive 5205.07: DoD Special Access Program Policy

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Outlines policy and responsibilities on the
oversight and management of all DoD Special
Access Programs (SAPs)

59
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DoDI O-5205.11, Management, Administration, and Oversight of DoD Special Access Programs

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  • Is the implementing document for DoD Directive 5205.07
  • Disseminates policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for implementation and use in the management, administration, and oversight of all DoD SAPs
60
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DoDI O-5205.11, Management, Administration, and Oversight of DoD Special Access Programs

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  • Is the implementing document for DoD Directive 5205.07
  • Disseminates policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for implementation and use in the management, administration, and oversight of all DoD SAPs

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