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Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2016

The decided public record for 2016: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted transparently. Descriptive of what was decided, never a prediction. 2015 · 2017

Decided cases
1,602
669 granted · 933 denied
Grant rate
42%
0 points vs 2015 (42%)
Appeal Board decisions
228
206 affirmed · 22 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

  • Financial Considerations (F)40%
    479 granted713 denied
  • Personal Conduct (E)30%
    107 granted249 denied
  • Foreign Influence (B)60%
    102 granted68 denied
  • Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)34%
    48 granted95 denied
  • Criminal Conduct (J)35%
    37 granted69 denied
  • Foreign Preference (C)62%
    48 granted30 denied
  • Alcohol Consumption (G)30%
    20 granted47 denied
  • Use of Information Technology (M)67%
    10 granted5 denied
  • Handling Protected Information (K)53%
    8 granted7 denied
  • Sexual Behavior (D)43%
    6 granted8 denied
  • Psychological Conditions (I)20%
    1 granted4 denied
  • Allegiance to the United States (A)75%
    3 granted1 denied
  • Outside Activities (L)50%
    1 granted1 denied

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

Hearing vs written record

  • On the written record42% granted · 1,602 cases

Representation

  • With an attorney62% granted · 289 cases
  • Self-represented37% granted · 1,313 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2016; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. Explore the same numbers interactively on Insights.