Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2018

The decided public record for 2018: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted transparently. Descriptive of what was decided, never a prediction. ← 2017 · 2019 →

Decided cases

1,493

542 granted · 951 denied

Grant rate

36%

-1 points vs 2017 (37%)

Appeal Board decisions

267

237 affirmed · 30 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)32%
324 granted686 denied
Personal Conduct (E)23%
98 granted322 denied
Foreign Influence (B)66%
137 granted70 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)28%
41 granted108 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)28%
38 granted98 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)37%
33 granted56 denied
Foreign Preference (C)64%
29 granted16 denied
Sexual Behavior (D)26%
7 granted20 denied
Handling Protected Information (K)27%
6 granted16 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †24%
4 granted13 denied
Allegiance to the United States (A) †60%
3 granted2 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †0%
0 granted3 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	324	686	32%
Personal Conduct (E)	98	322	23%
Foreign Influence (B)	137	70	66%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	41	108	28%
Criminal Conduct (J)	38	98	28%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	33	56	37%
Foreign Preference (C)	29	16	64%
Sexual Behavior (D)	7	20	26%
Handling Protected Information (K)	6	16	27%
Use of Information Technology (M)	4	13	24% †
Allegiance to the United States (A)	3	2	60% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	0	3	0% †

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

Hearing vs written record

In-person hearing42% granted · 50 cases
On the written record36% granted · 1,443 cases

Representation

With an attorney53% granted · 293 cases
Self-represented32% granted · 1,200 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2018; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. Explore the same numbers interactively on Insights.