Quarterly docket report
State of the Clearance Docket, Q1 2002
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The quarter in brief
DOHA judges decided 82 industrial security-clearance cases in Q1 2002, granting 24% of them. That is 4 points lower than Q4 2001 (28% of 64). Criminal Conduct was the most common concern, appearing in 37 decided cases. The typical case decided this quarter took 160 days from Statement of Reasons to decision, 10 days longer than the prior quarter.
Month by month
- January34 decided
- February24 decided
- March24 decided
Outcomes by concern
- Criminal Conduct (J)5%2 granted35 denied
- Personal Conduct (E)19%7 granted29 denied
- Financial Considerations (F)18%4 granted18 denied
- Foreign Preference (C) †38%6 granted10 denied
- Foreign Influence (B) †60%9 granted6 denied
- Alcohol Consumption (G) †22%2 granted7 denied
- Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H) †13%1 granted7 denied
- Sexual Behavior (D) †0%0 granted5 denied
- Use of Information Technology (M) †100%1 granted0 denied
| Concern | Granted | Denied | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Conduct (J) | 2 | 35 | 5% |
| Personal Conduct (E) | 7 | 29 | 19% |
| Financial Considerations (F) | 4 | 18 | 18% |
| Foreign Preference (C) | 6 | 10 | 38% † |
| Foreign Influence (B) | 9 | 6 | 60% † |
| Alcohol Consumption (G) | 2 | 7 | 22% † |
| Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H) | 1 | 7 | 13% † |
| Sexual Behavior (D) | 0 | 5 | 0% † |
| Use of Information Technology (M) | 1 | 0 | 100% † |
† 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 Q1 2002 took a median of 160 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 150 days.
Full timeline breakdowns are available on Measured timelines.
Hearing and written record
- In-person hearing30% granted · 57 cases
- On the written record12% granted · 25 cases
Representation
- With an attorney38% granted · 24 cases
- Self-represented19% granted · 58 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 2002-01-01 through 2002-03-31; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. Cite as: CASE, State of the Clearance Docket, Q1 2002 (clearancesearchengine.com/reports/quarterly/2002-q1). Computed live from the record as it stands today; decisions DOHA publishes late are added to their quarter automatically.