Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2014

The decided public record for 2014: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted with sample sizes shown. Descriptive of what was decided, not a prediction. ← 2013 · 2015 →

Decided cases

1,064

449 granted · 615 denied

Grant rate

42%

+6 points compared with 2013 (36%)

Appeal Board decisions

118

105 affirmed · 13 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)41%
301 granted436 denied
Personal Conduct (E)27%
82 granted223 denied
Foreign Influence (B)53%
78 granted70 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)34%
35 granted68 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)28%
24 granted61 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)43%
16 granted21 denied
Foreign Preference (C)53%
19 granted17 denied
Sexual Behavior (D) †28%
5 granted13 denied
Handling Protected Information (K) †56%
9 granted7 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †30%
3 granted7 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †25%
1 granted3 denied
Outside Activities (L) †0%
0 granted1 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	301	436	41%
Personal Conduct (E)	82	223	27%
Foreign Influence (B)	78	70	53%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	35	68	34%
Criminal Conduct (J)	24	61	28%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	16	21	43%
Foreign Preference (C)	19	17	53%
Sexual Behavior (D)	5	13	28% †
Handling Protected Information (K)	9	7	56% †
Use of Information Technology (M)	3	7	30% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	1	3	25% †
Outside Activities (L)	0	1	0% †

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

Hearing and written record

In-person hearing52% granted · 734 cases
On the written record21% granted · 325 cases

Representation

With an attorney59% granted · 194 cases
Self-represented38% granted · 867 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2014; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. The same figures are available interactively on Statistics.