Quarterly docket report
State of the Clearance Docket, Q1 2004
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The quarter in brief
DOHA judges decided 240 industrial security-clearance cases in Q1 2004, granting 40% of them. That is 13 points higher than Q4 2003 (27% of 181). A year earlier, Q1 2003 recorded 35% of 133. Personal Conduct was the most common concern, appearing in 109 decided cases. The typical case decided this quarter took 223 days from Statement of Reasons to decision, 6 days shorter than the prior quarter.
Month by month
- January82 decided
- February77 decided
- March81 decided
Outcomes by concern
- Personal Conduct (E)24%26 granted83 denied
- Financial Considerations (F)34%28 granted55 denied
- Criminal Conduct (J)17%11 granted53 denied
- Foreign Influence (B)57%34 granted26 denied
- Alcohol Consumption (G)45%20 granted24 denied
- Foreign Preference (C)48%13 granted14 denied
- Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H) †24%4 granted13 denied
- Sexual Behavior (D) †17%1 granted5 denied
- Use of Information Technology (M) †67%2 granted1 denied
- Handling Protected Information (K) †100%1 granted0 denied
| Concern | Granted | Denied | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Conduct (E) | 26 | 83 | 24% |
| Financial Considerations (F) | 28 | 55 | 34% |
| Criminal Conduct (J) | 11 | 53 | 17% |
| Foreign Influence (B) | 34 | 26 | 57% |
| Alcohol Consumption (G) | 20 | 24 | 45% |
| Foreign Preference (C) | 13 | 14 | 48% |
| Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H) | 4 | 13 | 24% † |
| Sexual Behavior (D) | 1 | 5 | 17% † |
| Use of Information Technology (M) | 2 | 1 | 67% † |
| Handling Protected Information (K) | 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 2004 took a median of 223 days from the Statement of Reasons to the decision (measured on 160 cases with both dates in the text). The prior quarter’s median was 229 days.
Full timeline breakdowns are available on Measured timelines.
Hearing and written record
- In-person hearing46% granted · 165 cases
- On the written record21% granted · 53 cases
Representation
- With an attorney50% granted · 58 cases
- Self-represented36% granted · 182 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 2004-01-01 through 2004-03-31; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. Cite as: CASE, State of the Clearance Docket, Q1 2004 (clearancesearchengine.com/reports/quarterly/2004-q1). Computed live from the record as it stands today; decisions DOHA publishes late are added to their quarter automatically.