Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline E · Personal Conduct
Pattern of Dishonesty or Rule Violations
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, never a prediction.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 17(c) | 24 | 2 |
| ¶ 17(a) | 17 | 1 |
| ¶ 17(d) | 15 | 2 |
| ¶ 17(e) | 7 | 1 |
| ¶ 17(b) | 6 | 2 |
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).
- acknowledgment and remorse · credited in 5 granted cases
- passage of time · credited in 1 granted case
- rehabilitation evidence · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 18-00415 granted · 2018The applicant in this case was a 57-year-old linguist for a defense contractor who sought a security clearance. The allegations in the Statement of Reasons (SOR) involved foreign influence under Guide…
- ISCR 18-01186 granted · 2019Applicant, a 37-year-old male with military service from 2002 to 2006, sought a security clearance but faced allegations under Guideline J (criminal conduct) and Guideline E (personal conduct) as outl…
- ISCR 20-00768 denied · 2024The applicant in this case was a 62-year-old chief software systems engineer who had worked for a government contractor since 2015. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) addressed security…
- ISCR 08-04546.a1 denied · 2010The applicant in this case sought a security clearance but was denied due to concerns under Guideline H (Drug Involvement) and Guideline E (Personal Conduct). The Statement of Reasons outlined allegat…
Related issues under Guideline E
- Falsification of Security Clearance Application · 3,072 cases
- Unspecified Personal Conduct · 2,932 cases
- Omission / Failure to Disclose on Security Form · 2,673 cases
- Lack of Candor in Interview / Investigation · 1,574 cases
- Questionable Judgment (general) · 1,421 cases
- Workplace Rules Violation · 758 cases
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