Omission / Failure to Disclose on Security Form

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.

What judges 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).

• corrected falsification promptly · credited in 28 granted cases
• explanation of omission credible · credited in 28 granted cases
• acknowledgment and remorse · credited in 4 granted cases
• passage of time · credited in 2 granted cases
• voluntary disclosure before confrontation · credited in 2 granted cases

Recent decided examples

• ISCR 06-25552.h1 granted · 2007
  Applicant, a 57-year-old employee of a computer company contracted to a government contractor in the health care sector, faced trustworthiness concerns under Guideline F (Financial Considerations), Gu…
• ISCR 06-25734.h1 granted · 2007
  The applicant in this case was a 56-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran who had accrued three delinquent debts totaling approximately $13,500 between 1994 and 2001. He failed to disclose these debts on a …
• ISCR 06-25543 denied · 2008
  The applicant in this case sought a public trust position and faced allegations under Adjudicative Guidelines F (Financial Considerations) and E (Personal Conduct). The Statement of Reasons (SOR) indi…
• ISCR 06-25863.h1 denied · 2007
  The 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…

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Related issues under Guideline E

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• Workplace Rules Violation · 758 cases
• Pattern of Dishonesty or Rule Violations · 609 cases