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, never a prediction.
Decided cases
92
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
36%
32 granted · 58 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 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…
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