Quarterly docket report
State of the Clearance Docket, Q4 2001
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The quarter in brief
DOHA judges decided 64 industrial security-clearance cases in Q4 2001, granting 28% of them. That is 1 point lower than Q3 2001 (29% of 34). Personal Conduct was the most common concern, appearing in 30 decided cases. The typical case decided this quarter took 150 days from Statement of Reasons to decision, 14 days shorter than the prior quarter.
Month by month
- October14 decided
- November20 decided
- December30 decided
Outcomes by concern
- Personal Conduct (E)20%6 granted24 denied
- Criminal Conduct (J)4%1 granted25 denied
- Financial Considerations (F) †32%6 granted13 denied
- Foreign Preference (C) †57%8 granted6 denied
- Foreign Influence (B) †54%7 granted6 denied
- Alcohol Consumption (G) †8%1 granted11 denied
- Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H) †0%0 granted5 denied
- Sexual Behavior (D) †0%0 granted4 denied
| Concern | Granted | Denied | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Conduct (E) | 6 | 24 | 20% |
| Criminal Conduct (J) | 1 | 25 | 4% |
| Financial Considerations (F) | 6 | 13 | 32% † |
| Foreign Preference (C) | 8 | 6 | 57% † |
| Foreign Influence (B) | 7 | 6 | 54% † |
| Alcohol Consumption (G) | 1 | 11 | 8% † |
| Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H) | 0 | 5 | 0% † |
| Sexual Behavior (D) | 0 | 4 | 0% † |
† fewer than 20 decided cases, too few to generalize. Cases often raise several concerns, so rows overlap.
Time from Statement of Reasons to decision
Cases decided in Q4 2001 took a median of 150 days from the Statement of Reasons to the decision (measured on 37 cases with both dates in the text). The prior quarter’s median was 164 days.
Full timeline breakdowns are available on Measured timelines.
Hearing and written record
- In-person hearing41% granted · 34 cases
- On the written record16% granted · 25 cases
Representation
- With an attorney50% granted · 14 cases
- Self-represented22% granted · 50 cases
An association in the decided record, not a measure of what representation causes: represented and self-represented cases can differ in many ways.
Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2001-10-01 through 2001-12-31; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. Cite as: CASE, State of the Clearance Docket, Q4 2001 (clearancesearchengine.com/reports/quarterly/2001-q4). Computed live from the record as it stands today; decisions DOHA publishes late are added to their quarter automatically.