Introduction to Suitability Adjudications for the DoD SPeD Practice Test

The second step is to determine the position's risk. After you identify the nature of the position in the first step, you evaluate how risky it is by examining relevant factors and assigning a risk level. This risk rating becomes the basis for the rest of the process, guiding how you adjust the total risk score and, ultimately, how the final designation is determined. If you were to skip ahead, you’d be basing scores and designations on incomplete information. The initial step focuses on understanding what the job involves; adjusting the score comes next, and the final designation comes last once the risk level is known.