Quarterly docket report
State of the Clearance Docket, Q3 2002
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The quarter in brief
DOHA judges decided 85 industrial security-clearance cases in Q3 2002, granting 29% of them. That is 5 points lower than Q2 2002 (34% of 116). A year earlier, Q3 2001 recorded 29% of 34. Personal Conduct was the most common concern, appearing in 47 decided cases. The typical case decided this quarter took 188 days from Statement of Reasons to decision, 13 days longer than the prior quarter.
Month by month
- July20 decided
- August33 decided
- September32 decided
Outcomes by concern
- Personal Conduct (E)15%7 granted40 denied
- Criminal Conduct (J)16%6 granted32 denied
- Financial Considerations (F)17%4 granted19 denied
- Foreign Influence (B)62%13 granted8 denied
- Foreign Preference (C)62%13 granted8 denied
- Alcohol Consumption (G) †11%1 granted8 denied
- Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H) †0%0 granted8 denied
- Sexual Behavior (D) †50%1 granted1 denied
- Use of Information Technology (M) †100%2 granted0 denied
| Concern | Granted | Denied | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Conduct (E) | 7 | 40 | 15% |
| Criminal Conduct (J) | 6 | 32 | 16% |
| Financial Considerations (F) | 4 | 19 | 17% |
| Foreign Influence (B) | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| Foreign Preference (C) | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| Alcohol Consumption (G) | 1 | 8 | 11% † |
| Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H) | 0 | 8 | 0% † |
| Sexual Behavior (D) | 1 | 1 | 50% † |
| Use of Information Technology (M) | 2 | 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 Q3 2002 took a median of 188 days from the Statement of Reasons to the decision (measured on 36 cases with both dates in the text). The prior quarter’s median was 175 days.
Full timeline breakdowns are available on Measured timelines.
Hearing and written record
- In-person hearing43% granted · 47 cases
- On the written record15% granted · 34 cases
Representation
- With an attorney46% granted · 13 cases
- Self-represented26% granted · 72 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 2002-07-01 through 2002-09-30; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. Cite as: CASE, State of the Clearance Docket, Q3 2002 (clearancesearchengine.com/reports/quarterly/2002-q3). Computed live from the record as it stands today; decisions DOHA publishes late are added to their quarter automatically.