Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline K · Handling Protected Info
Failure to Safeguard or Secure
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Decided cases
157
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
40%
63 granted · 93 denied or revoked
Official mitigating conditions cited
The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are numbers of cases, not rates. Read what each condition says.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 35(a) | 38 | 3 |
| ¶ 35(b) | 36 | 3 |
| ¶ 35(c) | 12 | 4 |
| ¶ 35(d) | 8 | 1 |
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 04-04264.a2 granted · 2007The applicant in this case was a senior software engineer for a defense contractor who faced security concerns under Guideline K (Security Violations) of Department of Defense Directive 5220.6. The al…
- ISCR 17-03798 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 60-year-old Oracle database administrator who had been granted eligibility for access to classified information since June 1984. The Department of Defense issued a Sta…
- ISCR 17-01741 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a 58-year-old employee of a federal contractor seeking to maintain his security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing security …
- ISCR 17-03588 denied · 2018The applicant in this case was a 70-year-old senior principal engineering fellow employed by a defense contractor, who sought to maintain his security clearance after a series of security violations. …
Related issues under Guideline K
- Unspecified Information Handling Failure · 114 cases
- Unauthorized Disclosure · 75 cases
- Removed Classified Info to Personal Space · 37 cases
- Cross-Domain (Spillage) Violation · 27 cases
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