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1
Q

The objective of what is to authorize initial and continued access to classified information and/or initial and continued assignment to sensitive duties to those persons whose loyalty, reliability and trustworthiness are such that entrusting them with classified information or assigning them to sensitive duties is clearly consistent with the interests of national security?

A

Personnel Security Program (PSP)

2
Q

Who is responsible for establishing and maintaining a PSP in compliance with the provisions of EOs, public
laws, NSC, DoD regulations and other security directives regarding trustworthiness standards and the protection of classified information?

A

SECNAV

3
Q

Who is responsible for ensuring that the DON has an effective PSP and for complying with all directives
issued by higher authority?

A

CNO (N09N)

4
Q

Standards for the classification and safeguarding of national security information are detailed in E0 12958 and further amended by what?

A

EO 13292

5
Q

What provides overall policy guidance on information and personnel security matters?

A

National Security Council (NSC)

6
Q

Who is a United States cabinet level official who serves as the head of the Intelligence Community (1C), and is the principal advisor to the President, the NSC, and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters related to national security?

A

Director of National Intelligence (DNI)

7
Q

What has the responsibility for issuing directives as necessary to implement EO 12958 and provides guidance regarding the Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement. Standard Form (SF) 312?

A

Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)

8
Q

The Policy Coordinating Committees (PCC) are how many interagency committees established by National
Security Presidential Directive (NSPD l) to coordinate interagency national security policy issues?

A

Seventeen

9
Q

Who interprets E0 provisions in response to questions arising from implementation upon request from the head of an agency or the Director, ISOO?

A

Attorney General of the United States

10
Q

What is the single provider of personnel security investigative products for the DoD?

A

OPM

11
Q

Who is charged by Title 50 U.S.C. Section 403(g), National Security Act of 1947. with protecting
intelligence sources and methods?

A

DCI

12
Q

What is the primary internal security agency of the Government with jurisdiction over investigative matters, which include espionage. sabotage, treason and other subversive activities?

A

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

13
Q

Who is the DON agency head responsible under EO 12968 for establishing and maintaining an effective PSP to ensure that access to classified information by each DON employee is clearly consistent with the interests of national security?

A

SECNAV

14
Q

What provides centralized coordination and direction for signals intelligence and communications security
for the Federal Government?

A

National Security Agency (NSA)

15
Q

What coordinates the intelligence efforts of the Army, Navy and Air Force and is responsible for
implementation of standards and operational management of Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) for the DoD?

A

Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

16
Q

What administers the DoD Industrial Security Program DoDs Security Education, Training and Awareness Program, and serves as the Executive Agency for PSP automation, including the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (IPAS) and DoDs Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e Qip) program?

A

Defense Security Service (DSS)

17
Q

What makes personnel security eligibility determinations for individuals in private industry (contractors) who need access to classified information in order to perform their jobs and responds to requests for information regarding contractor personnel security clearance applications?

A

Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO)

18
Q

What administers due process procedures for Industrial Security Program unfavorable personnel security determinations and provides hearings and appeals support to DoD military and civilian unfavorable personnel security determinations?

A

Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA)

19
Q

The President, Personnel Security Appeals Board (PSAB) presides over the PSAB, a how many member panel appointed by CNO (N09N) to review and decide appeals of unfavorable DON CAF determinations?

A

Three

20
Q

The Director of what reports directly to DIRNCIS and is the personnel security adjudicative determination
authority for all individuals affiliated with the DON?

A

DON CAF

21
Q

Who is responsible for ensuring the information technology security for DON Information Technology (IT) systems?

A

DON CIO

22
Q

Who is responsible for ensuring personnel security requirements for Navy military members are properly
identified to JPAS and that matters relating to the DONs PSP are appropriately coordinated with CNO
(N09N2)?

A

Chief of Naval Personnel

23
Q

What is responsible for the security management, implementation, and oversight of SCI security programs for CNO(N2)?

A

Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)

24
Q

Who is delegated the authority to approve or disapprove requests for access to or transfer of DON technical data or disclosure of DON classified or sensitive unclassified information to foreign governments, international organizations and their representatives in accordance with national disclosure policy?

A

Director, Navy International Programs Office (Navy IPO)

25
Q

Commanding Officers are responsible for day to day PSP management and suspending access to classified information for cause when warranted, notifying the DON CAF within how many days and forwarding all pertinent information to DON CAF for a personnel security eligibility determination?

A

10

26
Q

Programs requiring security measures in addition to those requirements for the protection of Top Secret,
Secret or Confidential classified information, which are established by and within the 000 are referred to as what?

A

Special Access Programs (SAPS)

27
Q

Who is responsible for the coordination of the approval, administration, support, review, oversight, and reporting of all DON SAPS?

A

CNO (N7SP)

28
Q

The command security manager may be assigned full time, part time or as a collateral duty and must be a
military officer or a civilian employee, what paygrade or above, with sufficient authority and staff to manage the program for the command?

A

GS-11

29
Q

The command security manager must be a US. citizen and have been the subject of a favorably adjudicated Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) completed within how many years prior to assignment?

A

Five

30
Q

Who is the key in developing and administering the commands ISP and PSP?

A

Security manager

31
Q

A TSCO must be an officer, senior non commissioned officer what rank or above, or a civilian employee, GS 7 or above?

A

E7

32
Q

Persons designated as assistant security managers must be US. citizens, and either officers, enlisted persons what rank or above, or civilians GS 6, or above?

A

E-6

33
Q

A person designated as a Top Secret Control Assistant (TSCA) must be a US. citizen and either an officer, enlisted person E 5 or above, or civilian employee what pay grade or above?

A

GS 5

34
Q

Who is responsible for establishing. implementing and maintaining the DON information system and
information assurance program and is responsible to the commanding officer for developing, maintaining. and directing the implementation of the information assurance (IA) program within the command?

A

IAM

35
Q

The IAM must have a favorable SSBI completed within five years of initial assignment, which is updated by Single Scope Background Investigation Periodic Reinvestigation (SSBI PR) every how many years?

A

Five

36
Q

The duties and functions of the IAM are prescribed by “Department of the Navy Information Assurance (IA)
Policy”, which is what instruction?

A

SECNAVINST 5239.3A

37
Q

Who is the principal advisor on the SCI security program in the command and is responsible to the
commanding officer for the management and administration of the program?

A

SSO

38
Q

The SSO and a subordinate SSO will be appointed, in writing. and each will be a US. citizen and either a
commissioned officer or a civilian employee in what pay grade or above?

A

GS 9

39
Q

Certain matters affecting national security must be reported to the what so appropriate counter intelligence action can be taken?

A

DIRNCIS

40
Q

When personnel who have access to classified information commit or attempt to commit suicide. the
individual’s commanding officer will immediately forward all available information to the nearest NCIS office for action, with an information copy to the what?

A

DON CAF

41
Q

Commands will advise personnel of the particular vulnerabilities associated with foreign travel during
orientation and refresher briefs how often?

A

Annually

42
Q

Among the minimum requirements for security education is the requirement of refresher briefings for
personnel who have access to classified information how often?

A

Annually

43
Q

Among the minimum requirements for security education is the requirement of Counterintelligence briefings annually for personnel who have access to information classified what or above?

A

Secret

44
Q

Execution of the nondisclosure agreement forms will be recorded in what?

A

JPAS

45
Q

All personnel who have access to material classified Secret or above must receive periodic briefings, how
often, on all threats posed by foreign intelligence and terrorist organizations?

A

Annually

46
Q

Individuals with SCI access should be referred to their what for foreign travel briefing requirements?

A

SSO

47
Q

A debriefing will be given to individuals who no longer require access to classified information as a result of
temporarily separating for a period of how many days or more, including sabbaticals, leave without pay status, or transfer to the Inactive Ready Reserves (IRR)?

A

60

48
Q

Individuals must read and execute a Security Termination Statement (what form), at the time of debriefing’?

A

OPNAV 5511/14

49
Q

When the Security Termination Statement is executed at the conclusion of a Limited Access Authorization, the original will be retained in command files for how many years?

A

Two

50
Q

The SECDEF has specifically directed that Security Termination Statements will be executed by senior
officials (flag and general officers, what paygrade and above, Senior Executive Service and equivalent
positions)?

A

ES-1

51
Q

What offers the Naval Security Manager Course, DON unique core training developed to train security
managers, but also available to security specialists and assistants?

A

STAAT

52
Q

What refers to those identifiable character traits and past conduct which are sufficient to demonstrate the
likelihood that an employee or applicant will carry out assigned federal government duties with the necessary efficiency and effectiveness?

A

Employment suitability

53
Q

What provides the rules and regulations to carry out the employment suitability determination program under Title 5, United States Code of Federal Regulation (CFR)?

A

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

54
Q

A sensitive position is any position whose occupant could bring about, by virtue of the nature of the position.
an adverse effect on the national security. How many sensitivity levels are there?

A

Three

55
Q

What sensitivity level carries with it the potential for inestimable impact and/or damage?

A

Special-Sensitive (SS)

56
Q

What sensitivity level carries with it the potential for grave to exceptionally grave impact and/or damage?

A

Critical-Sensitive (CS)

57
Q

What sensitivity level carries with it the potential for some to serious impact and/or damage?

A

Noncritical Sensitive (NCS)

58
Q

Circular A 130 from what office provides the criteria for determining lT position risk levels, considering the
level of automated privileges afforded, the level of fiscal privileges afforded, the scope of responsibilities, the
level of independence and oversight afforded, and the ability to access sensitive information?

A

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

59
Q

How many basic DON 1T levels and one overarching DON control level?

A

Three

60
Q

Employment suitability adjudications are based on standards and criteria established by what, and are normally
made by the employing command?

A

EO 10450

61
Q

Personnel security determinations are based on criteria established by what?

A

EO 12968

62
Q

What has been delegated the authority in the DON to make de facto suitability determinations only on
investigations closed without actionable issues?

A

DON CAF

63
Q

Under what, “Citizenship Requirements for Federal Employment” September 2, 1976, only US. citizens may
be employed in competitive service positions in the Federal civil service without approval from the OPM?

A

EO 11935

64
Q

Foreign representatives are governed by foreign disclosure policies and procedures in what instruction,
Disclosure of Classified Military Information and Controlled Unclassified information to Foreign
Representatives?

A

SECNAVINST 5510.34A

65
Q

No individual will be given access to classified information or be assigned to sensitive duties unless a
favorable personnel security determination has been made regarding his/her loyalty. reliability and
trustworthiness. What is conducted to gather information pertinent to these determinations

A

Personnel Security Investigation (PSI)

66
Q

What conducts (or controls the conduct of) all PSIs for the DON?

A

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

67
Q

PSIs will not normally be requested for any civilian or military personnel who will be retired, resigned, or
separated with less than what amount of service remaining?

A

One year

68
Q

What includes a search of DoD’s Defense Clearance and Investigations Index (DCII), OPM’s Reimbursable Suitability Investigation (RSI), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigative and criminal history files including a technical fingerprint search and files of other federal government agency records as appropriate to the individual’s background (Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), etc.)?

A

National Agency Check (NAC)

69
Q

A technical fingerprint search of the FBI files is conducted as part of a NAC, except during a what?

A

SSBI-PR

70
Q

What is the basic EO 10450 investigative standard for federal government civil service employment suitability determinations?

A

NACI

71
Q

A NACI consists of a NAC plus Written Inquiries to former employers and supervisors, to references, and to schools covering the previous how many years?

A

Five

72
Q

The scope of an SSBI covers the most recent 10 years of the subject’s life or from the 18th birthday, whichever is the shorter period; however, at least the last how many years will be covered?

A

2

73
Q

SSBI-PRs are conducted on personnel whose clearance/access to SCI or Top Secret information is based on an investigation that is how many years old or more?

A

Five

74
Q

A NACLC is conducted at 10-year and how many-year intervals to support continued access to Secret and Confidential classified information, respectively?

A

15

75
Q

What is conducted for applicants/potential nominees for SCI access?

A

Prenomination interview

76
Q

The investigative basis for Top Secret clearance eligibility is a favorably completed SSBI, SSBI-PR or what else?

A

PPR

77
Q

For those who have continuous assignment or access to Top Secret, critical sensitive positions, SCI, Presidential Support Activities, COSMIC Top Secret, LAA, PRP, IT-1 duties or SIOP-ESI, the SSBI must be updated every how many years by a PR?

A

Five

78
Q

The investigative basis for Secret or Confidential clearance eligibility is a favorably completed NACLC or what else?

A

ANACI

79
Q

The authority to take action to deny acceptance or retention in the Navy and Marine Corps, except for loyalty reasons, is vested in the what along with the CMC?

A

CHNAVPERS

80
Q

A previously conducted PSI valid for security clearance purposes may suffice for appointment or commissioning purposes. A new investigation is required upon reentry of officers and enlisted members if there has been a break in active service greater than how many months?

A

24

81
Q

The investigative basis for assignment to a designated Special-Sensitive/IT-DAA position is a favorably completed and adjudicated SSBI, SSBI-PR, or PPR, in accordance with what?

A

DCID 6/4

82
Q

The investigative basis for assignment to a designated Non-Critical Sensitive/IT-II position is a favorably completed and adjudicated ANACI for civilians or what for military/industry employees?

A

NACLC

83
Q

An ANACI or SSBI is required for reappointment to a federal government sensitive position if there has been a break in service greater than how many months?

A

24

84
Q

The authority to deny appointment or terminate employment of civilian personnel for loyalty reasons is vested solely in the what?

A

SECNAV

85
Q

What is the investigative basis for assignment to a Non-Sensitive/IT-III?

A

NACI

86
Q

What is the minimum requirement for civilian summer hires in all designated non-critical sensitive positions including summer hires, intermittent and seasonal appointees, or work/study and cooperative education program employees?

A

ANACI

87
Q

Investigative requirements for DON contractor personnel requiring access to classified information are managed under the what?

A

National Industrial Security Program (NISP)

88
Q

Requests for investigation of contractor personnel for security clearance eligibility are processed by the OPM and adjudicated by what

A

Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO)

89
Q

What is the adjudicative authority for all DON contractor personnel requiring SCI access eligibility?

A

DON CAF

90
Q

Contractor employees who require access to DON controlled/restricted areas, NOT involving sensitive information or IT equipment and not involving access to classified information will be processed under what DON Program?

A

Facility Access Determination (FAD)

91
Q

The designated security manager of a command must have a favorably adjudicated SSBI or SSBI-PR completed within the past how many years?

A

Five

92
Q

NAF employees assigned to positions of trust within DoD will be the subject of a favorably adjudicated NACI completed no greater than how many months prior to appointment?

A

24

93
Q

Employees assigned to IT-DAA designated positions require a favorably adjudicated SSBI or SSBI-PR to what standards?

A

DCID 6/4

94
Q

Personnel operating a vehicle or providing security to a vehicle transporting Category I, II or Confidential AA&E require a favorably adjudicated NACLC or what else?

A

ANACI

95
Q

What instruction provides the standards of individual reliability required for personnel performing duties involving nuclear weapons and components?

A

SECNAVINST 5510.35A

96
Q

What establishes, to the extent possible, uniform and consistent personnel security investigative requirements?

A

Executive Order 12968

97
Q

The investigative requirement for access to SCI is a favorably adjudicated what?

A

SSBI

98
Q

Access to SIOP-ESI requires a Top Secret security clearance eligibility based on a favorably adjudicated SSBI. The SSBI need not have been completed within the past five years to grant access to SIOP-ESI, providing a new SSBI or SSBI-PR is initiated within how many days?

A

30

99
Q

What instruction prescribes the policies and procedures for the nomination, screening, selection, and continued evaluation of DON military and civilian personnel and contractor employees assigned to or used in PSA?

A

SECNAVINST 5312.12B

100
Q

Continued assignment to a NATO COSMIC billet requires SSBI-PR every how many years?

A

Five

101
Q

What is the federal government standard automated request tool for personnel security investigations (PSI)?

A

E-Qip

102
Q

Within DoD, e-QIP will only be accessed through what?

A

JPAS

103
Q

What is DoD’s electronic PSI request tool developed to support Defense Security Service (DSS) investigation request processing has been authorized for use by OPM in the interim, while awaiting e-Qip deployment?

A

Electronic Personnel Security Questionnaire (EPSQ)

104
Q

What form is the currently approved method of requesting PSI products from OPM to support determinations of eligibility for assignment to sensitive national security positions or access to classified national security information?

A

Standard Form 86

105
Q

What is required to prove or disprove allegations concerning an individual on whom adverse information has been developed and received by the DON CAF subsequent to a favorable security eligibility determination?

A

RSI

106
Q

What is the investigative service provider for all DoD PSIs?

A

OPM

107
Q

What must be completed on each first-term enlistee to support a military suitability determination?

A

NACLC

108
Q

What establishes eligibility for all DON affiliated civilian and military personnel, after adjudication of the prerequisite security investigation?

A

DON CAF

109
Q

The authority to determine eligibility for access to classified information or assignment to sensitive national security positions is vested in the what?

A

SECNAV

110
Q

To ensure uniform application of the national security standards, the SECNAV established the DON CAF under the what as the single DON authority for personnel security adjudication?

A

DIRNCIS

111
Q

Investigations that do not meet what standards are returned to OPM for correction?

A

EO 12968

112
Q

Whenever an eligibility determination is based on an investigation that does not meet EO 12968 standards, the deviation of standards will be recorded in what?

A

JPAS

113
Q

What will establish and provide certification of security clearance eligibility for DON employees assigned to other Federal agencies?

A

DON CAF

114
Q

Members of congressional staffs may be processed for security clearance eligibility, as necessary, through the Security Division, Washington Headquarters Services, Department of Defense in accordance with what?

A

DoD Directive 5142.1

115
Q

Access to Secret or Confidential classified information maybe permitted for eligible contractor employees by what on a temporary basis, pending completion of the appropriate PSI?

A

DISCO

116
Q

Commanding officers will report to DISCO, via what, any adverse or questionable information that comes to their attention concerning a cleared contractor employee assigned to a worksite under their control?

A

JPAS

117
Q

No individual will be given access to classified information or assigned to sensitive duties unless a favorable eligibility determination has been made regarding his/her loyalty, reliability and trustworthiness. What is conducted to gather information pertinent to these determinations?

A

PSI

118
Q

What is the single DON authority for making favorable and unfavorable eligibility determinations?

A

DON CAF

119
Q

When it is determined that an individual will require access to classified information to perform assigned duties, commands will consult what to determine if the necessary security clearance eligibility was previously established?

A

JPAS

120
Q

No separation under other than honorable conditions will be taken with respect to any Navy or Marine military member, nor will any action be taken to effect the separation, dismissal, discharge, or other involuntary separation for cause of any DON civilian employee or any contractor/consultant employee under the personnel security cognizance of the DON, in any case where the individual has held access to SCI and/or SAPs within how many months prior to the proposed action, unless approval is first received from the program manager?

A

18

121
Q

The authority to determine eligibility for access to classified information or assignment to sensitive national security positions is vested in the what?

A

SECNAV

122
Q

What is the final appellate authority for unfavorable personnel security determinations made by the DON CAF?

A

Personnel Security Appeals Board (PSAB)

123
Q

All individuals will complete a Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement (what form) prior to being granted initial access to classified information and recorded in JPAS?

A

SF 312

124
Q

What is the system of record for all DoD access determinations?

A

JPAS

125
Q

What is a determination that an individual requires access to specific classified information in the performance of (or assist in the performance of) lawful and authorized government functions and duties?

A

Need to know

126
Q

Executed SF 312’s will be maintained in personnel files for how many years from date of signature?

A

70

127
Q

Temporary access for SCI may be only authorized by the what?

A

DONCAF

128
Q

Suspension of access is required when a civilian employee with security clearance is incarcerated (to include Work Release Programs) as the result of a conviction for a criminal offense or is absent without leave for a period exceeding how many days?

A

30

129
Q

Commands and activities must report all suspensions to the DON CAF no later than how many working days from the date of the suspension action via JPAS, providing sufficient details to support adjudicative review?

A

10

130
Q

An active duty flag/general officer or equivalent civilian SES may waive the investigative requirement and grant a retired flag/general officer/civilian SES temporary access to classified information when he/she determines that there are compelling reasons in furtherance of a DON program or mission to grant such access. The period of access will not exceed how many days?

A

180

131
Q

Restrictions on DoD contractors for access to information generated by foreign governments are described in what instruction?

A

SECNAVINST 5510.34A

132
Q

Although non-U.S. citizens are not eligible for security clearance, access to classified information may be justified for compelling reasons in furtherance of the DON mission, including special expertise. What may be justified in those rare circumstances where a non-U.S. citizen possesses a unique or unusual skill or expertise that is urgently needed and for which a cleared or clearable U.S. citizen is not available?

A

LAA

133
Q

LAAs are authorized for how many years?

A

5

134
Q

Personnel assigned to a NATO staff position requiring access to NATO COSMIC (Top Secret), NATO Secret, or NATO Confidential information shall have been the subject of a favorably adjudicated SSBI (how many year scope), or ANACI or NACLC, current within five years prior to the assignment?

A

10

135
Q

What has been delegated the authority to review final appeals of unfavorable SCI access eligibility determinations?

A

PSAB

136
Q

A SSBI-PR is required every how many years for individuals with SCI access?

A

Five

137
Q

What contains a listing of DON officials authorized to certify access to CNWDI at DOE facilities?

A

DoD Directive 5210.2

138
Q

What requires each commanding officer to establish a program for employees with access to classified information to educate employees about personnel security responsibilities and to inform employees about guidance and assistance programs available?

A

EO 12968

139
Q

What is a DoD tool to automatically query government and commercial databases between periodic reinvestigation cycles in order to detect serious, yet unreported, issues of security concerns?

A

ACES

140
Q

The command sponsoring the visitor is responsible for ensuring the visitor’s eligibility, access, and affiliation data are current and accurate in what system?

A

JPAS

141
Q

Visits involving access to and dissemination of Restricted Data, or to facilities of the DOE, are governed by the policies and procedures in what?

A

DoD Dir 5210.2

142
Q

Consult what instruction concerning foreign visitors, whether or not the visitor requires access to classified, or CUI or material?

A

SECNAVINST 5510.34A

143
Q

When a direct request for a congressional visit, which would require disclosure of classified information, is received, guidance will be requested from what office by the quickest practical means?

A

Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA)