Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline E · Personal Conduct
Workplace Rules Violation
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(c) | 47 | 18 |
| ¶ 17(d) | 23 | 5 |
| ¶ 17(a) | 18 | 4 |
| ¶ 17(e) | 11 | 4 |
| ¶ 17(b) | 4 | 1 |
| ¶ 17(f) | 3 | 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 4 granted cases
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 06-26768 granted · 2007The applicant in this case was a 35-year-old industrial engineer employed by a defense contractor, who faced allegations under Guideline E (Personal Conduct) and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct) in the …
- ISCR 17-03898 granted · 2019the comment was made in jest and was not intended to be taken seriously. He asserted that the remark was misinterpreted and taken out of context, emphasizing that he did not exhibit any erratic behavi…
- ISCR 16-03183.a1 denied · 2018The applicant in this case was an employee of a Defense contractor who had held a security clearance since 2009. The Department of Defense (DoD) denied her security clearance based on concerns under G…
- ISCR 15-04269 denied · 2019was a dedicated employee and a trustworthy individual. The applicant, a 39-year-old logistics management specialist employed by a defense contractor, faced security concerns under Guidelines I (Psyc…
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
- Lack of Candor in Interview / Investigation · 1,575 cases
- Questionable Judgment (general) · 1,418 cases
- Pattern of Dishonesty or Rule Violations · 611 cases
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