Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline E · Personal Conduct
Lack of Candor in Interview / Investigation
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 17(a) | 28 | 11 |
| ¶ 17(c) | 25 | 1 |
| ¶ 17(b) | 18 | 6 |
| ¶ 17(d) | 10 | 1 |
| ¶ 17(e) | 6 | 2 |
Circumstances credited in granted cases
Specific circumstances the judge expressly credited, among the granted cases on this issue where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).
- acknowledgment and remorse · credited in 2 granted cases
- corrected falsification promptly · credited in 2 granted cases
- passage of time · credited in 2 granted cases
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 06-26613.h1 granted · 2007The applicant in this case was a 32-year-old employee of a defense contractor seeking to renew his security clearance. The adjudicative guidelines at issue were Guideline J (Criminal Conduct) and Guid…
- ISCR 18-01813 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 58-year-old information systems security manager who had served in the U.S. Navy and held a security clearance since 1978. The Department of Defense issued a Statement…
- ISCR 06-25863.h1 denied · 2007The applicant in this case was a 54-year-old senior consultant for a defense contractor who sought to retain his security clearance. The adjudicative guidelines at issue were related to personal condu…
- ISCR 07-00062 denied · 2008The applicant in this case was a 48-year-old instrumentation technician for a defense contractor, who had held a secret security clearance for approximately 25 years. The adjudicative guidelines at is…
Related issues under Guideline E
- Falsification of Security Clearance Application · 3,065 cases
- Unspecified Personal Conduct · 2,959 cases
- Omission / Failure to Disclose on Security Form · 2,662 cases
- Questionable Judgment (general) · 1,418 cases
- Workplace Rules Violation · 750 cases
- Pattern of Dishonesty or Rule Violations · 611 cases
For questions about how this issue has been treated on particular facts, the assistant searches the record, and the CASE Prep service provides a written, human-reviewed response. Descriptive research only: not legal advice or a prediction.