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, never a prediction.
Decided cases
37
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
54%
20 granted · 17 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) | 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 · 156 cases
- Unspecified Information Handling Failure · 114 cases
- Unauthorized Disclosure · 76 cases
- Cross-Domain (Spillage) Violation · 27 cases
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