For Facility Security Officers
Quarterly security briefing material from decided cases
Case accounts
Five teachable stories per pack from just-decided cases, each with the outcome, the lesson, and a link to the actual decision.
The quarter in numbers
Current decision volumes, grant rates, and the concerns that dominated, computed from the record with sample sizes.
Prepared for presentation
Plain language, discussion questions, and a printable handout.
The current edition, in full
A complete pack: five accounts from recently decided cases, the quarter in numbers computed from the record, research notes, and discussion questions.
Read the sample packHow the process worksA contested case follows a published sequence. Open this for the short version, or put a question to Ask Mode on the home page. Accounts are free and include up to 25 questions per day.
A contested case follows a published path: a Statement of Reasons, the government's written list of its concerns (an SOR), a written answer, a hearing or a decision on the written record, the judge's decision, and in some cases an appeal.
Read the stages of a DOHA case · Ask a question about the process
Briefing packs are free, and a new edition is published each quarter. Requests for a pack tailored to a specific workforce may be sent through the contact page. They support your security education program; they are not legal advice and not a substitute for your own program requirements.
Where to go from here
Get help with my case
Send us your question, or the Statement of Reasons you received. No charge, and a CASE analyst reads it. Usually five to ten business days.
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Rank every decision by how closely it matches a matter, see how the assigned judge has ruled, and keep it together with cited exports.
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Request access →Decided public cases: descriptive, never a prediction.