SPSC Areas of Expertise
Area of Expertise
Information Security/Classification Markings Exam Weight 13%
Addressing SAP Material Marking Challenges
Annotating SAP Documents
Marking Requirements for Working Papers Containing SAP Information
Marking Requirements for Disestablished SAPs
Marking Requirements for Non-Removable IS Storage Media
SAP Control Marking Requirements and Provisions
SAP Marking Processes and Procedures
Applying File Series (FS) Exemptions to SAP Documents
Marking Requirements for Removable IS Storage Media
Area of Expertise
Personnel Security Exam Weight 9%
SAP Nomination Processes (SAPNP) Purpose and Intent
Roles and Responsibilities for Requesting SAP Access
SAP Nomination Review Process
Nomination Requirements for Access to DoD SAP
Nomination Package Elements
Requirements for Continued Eligibility for SAP Access
Area of Expertise
SAP Security Exam Weight 24%
Exercising SAP Access Approval Authority (AAA)
Governing DoD SAPs
Unclassified Nicknames and Classified Code Words for DoD SAPs
SAP Access Eligibility Determinations and Acceptance
SAP Establishment Process
SAP Disestablishment Plans
Congressional Access Procedures to DoD SAPs
Initiating and Establishing Prospective DoD SAPs
SAP Central Offices (SAPCO) and USD(AT&L) Roles and Responsibilities
DoD SAP Hierarchical Structure, Access, and Inheritance
DoD SAP Program Protection Plans
Area of Expertise
Physical Security Exam Weight 16%
Controlling Access to a SAP Facility (SAPF)
SAPF Physical Protection Measures
SAPF Establishment, Accreditation, and Withdrawal of Accreditation
Controlling Combinations to SAPF Locks
SAPF Contruction
SAPF Acoustical Control and Sound Masking Techniques
SAPF Visits and Meetings
SAPF Two-Person Integrity (TPI) Security Measures
SAPF Physical Security Criteria
SAPF Co-Utilization Requirements
SAPF Entry/Exit Inspections
SAPF Intrusion Detection Systems
SAPF Automated Access Control Systems
Area of Expertise
Program Security Exam Weight 16%
Principal DoD Decision-Making Support Systems
Defense Acquisition Process Program Decisions
Security Requirements for Classified Contracts
The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPB&E) Process
Using and Managing Program Protection Plans
Contract Types and Considerations
Area of Expertise
Risk Management Exam Weight 14%
Security Compliance Inspections
Managing Risks to DoD SAPs
Protecting Against Exposure
OPSEC Plans for DoD SAPs
Security Compliance Inspection Phases
DoD SAP Security and Briefing Requirements
Managing Risks to Program Information
Area of Expertise
Information Assurance Exam Weight 8%
Classified DoD SAP Information in Information Systems
DoD Risk Management Framework
IS Technical Security Requirements