ISP Personnel Security & Insider Threats Flashcards

Under 32 CFR Part 117, which requirement applies to the contractor's Insider Threat Program Senior Official (ITPSO)?

Answer: Must be a U.S. citizen employee, a member of key management personnel, and cleared at the facility clearance level

The ITPSO must be a U.S. citizen employee and KMP cleared in connection with the FCL.

When must a cleared employee complete initial insider threat awareness training?

Answer: Before being granted access to classified information

NISPOM requires initial insider threat training before access is granted, with annual refreshers thereafter.

An engineer with a Secret clearance files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Which adjudicative guideline is most directly implicated?

Answer: Guideline F – Financial Considerations

Bankruptcy and financial distress fall under Guideline F, Financial Considerations.

Which policy document establishes the reporting requirements for individuals with access to classified information, including unofficial foreign travel?

Answer: SEAD 3

Security Executive Agent Directive 3 sets reporting requirements for covered individuals.

A cleared contractor learns that an employee was arrested for driving under the influence over the weekend. What should the FSO do?

Answer: Submit an adverse information report to DCSA through the system of record

Adverse information about a cleared employee must be reported to the CSA regardless of the outcome of legal proceedings.

What is the 'whole-person concept' in personnel security adjudication?

Answer: Considering all available reliable information, favorable and unfavorable, past and present

Adjudicators weigh the totality of a person's conduct and circumstances, including mitigating factors.

Which behavior is the strongest potential insider threat indicator requiring a report?

Answer: An employee repeatedly attempting to access classified files outside their need-to-know

Attempts to gain access beyond need-to-know are a classic insider threat indicator.