Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2008

The decided public record for 2008: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted transparently. Descriptive of what was decided, never a prediction. ← 2007 · 2009 →

Decided cases

1,091

373 granted · 718 denied

Grant rate

34%

-4 points vs 2007 (38%)

Appeal Board decisions

236

191 affirmed · 45 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)31%
175 granted397 denied
Personal Conduct (E)25%
106 granted313 denied
Foreign Influence (B)52%
103 granted96 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)25%
45 granted138 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)24%
29 granted94 denied
Foreign Preference (C)46%
51 granted61 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)24%
19 granted60 denied
Sexual Behavior (D) †21%
4 granted15 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †17%
2 granted10 denied
Handling Protected Information (K) †70%
7 granted3 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †17%
1 granted5 denied
Outside Activities (L) †33%
1 granted2 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	175	397	31%
Personal Conduct (E)	106	313	25%
Foreign Influence (B)	103	96	52%
Criminal Conduct (J)	45	138	25%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	29	94	24%
Foreign Preference (C)	51	61	46%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	19	60	24%
Sexual Behavior (D)	4	15	21% †
Use of Information Technology (M)	2	10	17% †
Handling Protected Information (K)	7	3	70% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	1	5	17% †
Outside Activities (L)	1	2	33% †

† fewer than 20 decided cases, too few to generalize. Cases often raise several concerns, so rows overlap.

Hearing vs written record

In-person hearing45% granted · 47 cases
On the written record34% granted · 1,048 cases

Representation

With an attorney56% granted · 187 cases
Self-represented30% granted · 904 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2008; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. Explore the same numbers interactively on Insights.