Security Policies & Procedures Flashcards

A cleared employee tells the FSO a coworker has begun showing sudden unexplained wealth and has been asking about projects outside their need-to-know. What should the FSO do?

Answer: Report the information to DCSA as adverse or suspicious activity under NISPOM reporting requirements

Adverse information and suspicious contacts or behaviors must be reported to the CSA (DCSA) rather than investigated or delayed by the contractor.

Which statement about the Insider Threat Program Senior Official (ITPSO) is correct?

Answer: The ITPSO must be a cleared U.S. citizen employee who is a senior official of the contractor

The contractor designates a cleared senior official, cleared to the facility clearance level, as ITPSO to establish and run the insider threat program.

When must a cleared employee receive the initial security briefing?

Answer: Before being granted access to classified information

Initial security briefings must be provided before the employee is granted access to classified information.

Which form must a cleared employee sign before first receiving access to classified information?

Answer: SF-312 Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement

The SF-312 NDA must be executed before access is granted, and the signed form is retained as required.

How often must cleared employees receive security refresher training?

Answer: Annually

Contractors must provide annual refresher security training to cleared employees.

Which best distinguishes a security violation from an infraction?

Answer: A violation is a failure to comply that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, loss or compromise of classified information; an infraction does not

A violation involves actual or probable loss or compromise, while an infraction is a lesser procedural lapse without such risk.

An employee with a clearance is arrested. Who must be notified under NISPOM reporting requirements?

Answer: The FSO, who reports to the CSA as adverse information

Arrests are reportable adverse information that the contractor passes to the CSA through the FSO.