Report of Investigation
What it is
The investigators’ completed findings, submitted to the sponsoring agency so it can make its determination. It is the evidence base an adjudicator reads.
What you do
Nothing directly. You can request your own records later; see the records section of this page.
Also called
ROI, report of investigation, investigation report.
Where this comes from
DCSA — Investigations and Clearance Process. DCSA describes investigators submitting results through a report of investigation which is returned to the sponsoring agency.
Where this sits
Stage: Investigation and case status · Applies to: Government-wide
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How 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.
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Checked against the issuing agency's own published source. Descriptive research on published procedures. Not legal advice, and not a prediction about any pending case.
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