Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline E · Personal Conduct
Unspecified Personal Conduct
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Decided cases
2,959
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
27%
783 granted · 2,165 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 17(c) | 30 | 9 |
| ¶ 17(d) | 29 | 6 |
| ¶ 17(e) | 20 | 4 |
| ¶ 17(a) | 8 | 7 |
| ¶ 17(b) | 4 | 2 |
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 20-00347 granted · 2024The applicant in this case was a 31-year-old employee of a defense contractor, seeking a security clearance after previously holding one that had been suspended due to various legal issues. The Statem…
- ISCR 19-03523 granted · 2022The applicant in this case was a 34-year-old employee of a defense contractor who applied for a security clearance in April 2019. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) issued a St…
- ISCR 06-25543.h1 denied · 2007The applicant in this case was a 38-year-old appointment setter employed by a defense contractor. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing trustwort…
- ISCR 06-25807 denied · 2008The applicant in this case was a 31-year-old security officer employed by a defense contractor since July 2005, who sought an industrial security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statemen…
Related issues under Guideline E
- Falsification of Security Clearance Application · 3,065 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
- Workplace Rules Violation · 750 cases
- Pattern of Dishonesty or Rule Violations · 611 cases
For questions about how this issue has been treated on particular facts, the assistant searches the record, and the CASE Prep service provides a written, human-reviewed response. Descriptive research only: not legal advice or a prediction.