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, never a prediction.
Decided cases
156
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
41%
63 granted · 92 denied or revoked
Official mitigating conditions in play
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 cases, not percentages of everything. 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 · 76 cases
- Removed Classified Info to Personal Space · 37 cases
- Cross-Domain (Spillage) Violation · 27 cases
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