What is the purpose of national security adjudications?

• A. Determine suitability for federal employment
• B. Determine eligibility to access classified information or perform sensitive duties that could impact national security
• C. Determine credentials for physical access to DoD-controlled facilities
• D. Determine reinvestigation schedule

Answer: (B)

National security adjudications are about safeguarding national security by deciding who can be trusted with classified information or in roles that could affect national security. The process weighs factors that indicate trustworthiness and potential risk—things like allegiance to the United States, foreign contacts, financial stability, criminal history, and substance use—to determine whether someone should be granted access to classified information or perform sensitive duties. This is why the correct focus is on determining eligibility to access classified information or perform sensitive duties that could impact national security.

While suitability for federal employment is related, it covers a broader scope of general fitness for federal service and is not specifically about whether a person can be entrusted with national-security information or sensitive duties. Physical access credentials and reinvestigation scheduling pertain to facility entry and timing of reviews, respectively, but do not define the primary purpose of national security adjudications.