Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline K · Handling Protected Info
Removed Classified Info to Personal Space
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Decided cases
37
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
54%
20 granted · 17 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) | 15 | 2 |
| ¶ 35(b) | 12 | 0 |
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 18-01631 granted · 2020The applicant in this case was a 46-year-old defense contractor with a history of holding security clearances, including a top secret sensitive compartmented information (TS/SCI) clearance. The Depart…
- 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 18-02968 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a 44-year-old data scientist with a master's degree and a history of holding a security clearance since 2006. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SO…
Related issues under Guideline K
- Failure to Safeguard or Secure · 157 cases
- Unspecified Information Handling Failure · 114 cases
- Unauthorized Disclosure · 75 cases
- Cross-Domain (Spillage) Violation · 27 cases
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