The Personnel Security Program

Question 1

What are the 5 main elements in the suitability determination process?

A) Position Designation
B) Pre-Investigation
C) Mitigating Factors
D) Investigation
E) Re-Investigation
F) Adjudication
G) Continuous Vetting

Answer 1

A) Position Designation
B) Pre-Investigation
D) Investigation
F) Adjudication
G) Continuous Vetting

C) Mitigating Factors – Incorrect, while mitigating factors are considered during adjudication it is not a central element of the suitability determination process
E) Re-Investigation–Though reinvestigation was a central element of the suitability determination process in the past, federal employees and contractors will now be continuously monitored for derogatory reports instead

Question 2

What is the Executive Order that establishes a uniform Personnel Security Program?

A) EO 10450
B) EO 12968
C) EO 10865
D) EO 13467

Answer 2

B) EO 12968

A) EO 10450 Incorrect. EO 10450 establishes security requirements for government employment.
C) EO 10865 Incorrect. EO 10865, Safeguarding Classified Information within Industry, requires all persons who are employed by the departments and agencies of the government shall be reliable, trustworthy, of good conduct and character, and of complete and unswerving loyalty to the United States.
D) EO 13467 Incorrect. EO 13467, Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employment, Fitness for Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information, authorizes the continued evaluation of personnel who hold an active national security eligibility determination.

Question 3

What guidance implements and maintains the DoD personnel security policy and procedures?

A) DoDI 5200.01
B) EO 13764
C) DoDI 5200.02
D) EO 13869

Answer 3

C) DoDI 5200.02

A) DoDI 5200.01–Incorrect, this is the DoD Instruction for INFOSEC
B) EO 13764–Incorrect, this is the EO that modernizes the Executive Branch-wide governance structure and processes for security clearances, suitability and fitness for employment credentialing, and related matters
D) EO 13869–Incorrect. EO 13869 gave the Sec Def the authority to conduct security, suitability, and credentialing background investigations for DoD personnel

Question 4

T/F: PSI results are used to determine an individual’s eligibility to perform on a government classified contract

Answer 4

True

Question 5

T/F: PSI results are used to determine an individual’s eligibility for a security clearance

Answer 5

True

Question 6

T/F: PSI results are used to determine an individual’s eligibility for sensitive duties without access.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

T/F: PSI results serve as a basis for a local commander’s trustworthiness decisions

Answer 7

True

Question 8

T/F: PSI results are used to determine eligibility for special programs

Answer 8

True