Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline M · IT Systems
Unspecified IT Misuse
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Decided cases
91
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
35%
31 granted · 58 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) | 9 | 1 |
| ¶ 41(c) | 5 | 0 |
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 17-04374 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 58-year-old system administrator and information systems security officer for a defense contractor, who had held a Department of Defense (DOD) top secret security clea…
- ISCR 18-01813 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 58-year-old information systems security manager who had served in the U.S. Navy and held a security clearance since 1978. The Department of Defense issued a Statement…
- ISCR 08-01980.a3 denied · 2009The applicant in this case sought a security clearance but faced concerns under Guideline B (Foreign Influence), Guideline C (Foreign Preference), and Guideline M (Use of Information Technology System…
- ISCR 14-05127.a1 denied · 2016The applicant in this case was a retired military official who sought a security clearance after the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing security concerns under Guid…
Related issues under Guideline M
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