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Guideline K: Handling Protected Information

Mishandling protected information, such as classified material or controlled documents.

272
decided hearing cases
45%
granted

The specific issues, and how they fared

Failure to safeguard / secure
41% granted · 147
Information handling — unspecified
60% granted · 102
Unauthorized disclosure
32% granted · 73
Removed classified to personal space
54% granted · 35
Cross domain violation
33% granted · 24
Improperly compiled / used protected info
45% granted · 22

Mitigations judges credited most

Inadequate training
1
Inadvertent
1
Isolated
1
Time elapsed
1
Time elapsed since behavior
1

Counted only where the judge expressly credited the mitigation, not merely where it was claimed.

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Descriptive statistics from decided public DOHA cases. Not legal advice or a prediction. † marks samples under 20 cases.