Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2009

The decided public record for 2009: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted transparently. Descriptive of what was decided, never a prediction. ← 2008 · 2010 →

Decided cases

1,291

468 granted · 823 denied

Grant rate

36%

+2 points vs 2008 (34%)

Appeal Board decisions

230

202 affirmed · 28 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)35%
282 granted526 denied
Personal Conduct (E)22%
86 granted301 denied
Foreign Influence (B)53%
89 granted78 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)21%
33 granted122 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)26%
40 granted113 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)34%
32 granted63 denied
Foreign Preference (C)47%
38 granted43 denied
Sexual Behavior (D)8%
3 granted36 denied
Use of Information Technology (M)39%
9 granted14 denied
Handling Protected Information (K) †44%
4 granted5 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †14%
1 granted6 denied
Outside Activities (L) †100%
1 granted0 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	282	526	35%
Personal Conduct (E)	86	301	22%
Foreign Influence (B)	89	78	53%
Criminal Conduct (J)	33	122	21%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	40	113	26%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	32	63	34%
Foreign Preference (C)	38	43	47%
Sexual Behavior (D)	3	36	8%
Use of Information Technology (M)	9	14	39%
Handling Protected Information (K)	4	5	44% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	1	6	14% †
Outside Activities (L)	1	0	100% †

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

Hearing vs written record

In-person hearing40% granted · 5 cases
On the written record36% granted · 1,285 cases

Representation

With an attorney52% granted · 233 cases
Self-represented33% granted · 1,058 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2009; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. Explore the same numbers interactively on Insights.