FSO Personnel Security & Clearances 2

Question 1

Under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP), which agency has primary authority to grant security clearances to contractor personnel?

Accepted Answer

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)

Answer

DCSA (formerly DSS) serves as the Cognizant Security Agency (CSA) for the DoD and administers the NISP, including granting and revoking clearances for contractor personnel.

Question 2

What is a Facility Clearance (FCL)?

Accepted Answer

An administrative determination that a contractor organization is eligible to access classified information

Answer

An FCL is an administrative determination by the CSA that a contractor entity and its key management personnel are eligible to access classified information at a specified level.

Question 3

What do the '13 Adjudicative Guidelines' represent in the personnel security process?

Accepted Answer

Thirteen criteria used to evaluate potential loyalty, trustworthiness, and reliability risks when making clearance eligibility determinations

Answer

The 13 adjudicative guidelines from Security Executive Agent Directive 4 (SEAD 4) are the criteria adjudicators use to assess an applicant's eligibility for a security clearance.

Question 4

What is 'Continuous Evaluation' (CE) in the context of personnel security?

Accepted Answer

Ongoing automated record checks of cleared individuals between periodic reinvestigations

Answer

Continuous Evaluation involves automated checks of financial, criminal, and other records on an ongoing basis to identify potential security concerns between formal periodic reinvestigations.

Question 5

What must a cleared employee do upon being arrested or charged with a criminal offense?

Accepted Answer

Self-report to their FSO as soon as possible regardless of the severity of the charge

Answer

Cleared employees are required to self-report adverse information, including arrests or criminal charges, to their FSO promptly so eligibility can be reassessed.

FSO - Facility Security Officer Certification Practice Test

FSO - Facility Security Officer Certification Practice Test

FSO Personnel Security & Clearances 2