Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline M · IT Systems
Unauthorized Modification, Destruction, or Denial of Access
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Decided cases
40
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
20%
8 granted · 32 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 41(a) | 5 | 2 |
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 18-00557 granted · 2020The applicant in this case was a 45-year-old information technology support specialist who sought a security clearance to work in the defense industry. The Department of Defense (DoD) issued a Stateme…
- ISCR 19-03928 granted · 2022The applicant in this case was a 41-year-old director of engineering employed by a defense contractor since 2003, seeking to reinstate his security clearance to enhance his position. The Defense Count…
- ISCR 17-02998 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a 57-year-old employee seeking to retain his security clearance in the defense industry, having previously held a clearance during military service. The Department of De…
- ISCR 19-01585 denied · 2021The applicant in this case was a 40-year-old individual with a bachelor's and master's degree, who had been employed by a federal contractor since July 2016. The Department of Defense issued a Stateme…
Related issues under Guideline M
- Unauthorized Use of an IT System · 100 cases
- Unspecified IT Misuse · 91 cases
- Pornography / Inappropriate Content on an Employer System · 61 cases
- Unauthorized Access / Entry into an IT System · 44 cases
- Unauthorized Hardware, Software, or Media · 35 cases
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