Quarterly docket report
State of the Clearance Docket, Q1 2005
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The quarter in brief
DOHA judges decided 392 industrial security-clearance cases in Q1 2005, granting 39% of them. That is 2 points higher than Q4 2004 (37% of 260). A year earlier, Q1 2004 recorded 40% of 240. Personal Conduct was the most common concern, appearing in 189 decided cases. The typical case decided this quarter took 308 days from Statement of Reasons to decision, 29 days longer than the prior quarter.
Month by month
- January133 decided
- February129 decided
- March130 decided
Outcomes by concern
- Personal Conduct (E)25%48 granted141 denied
- Financial Considerations (F)27%39 granted104 denied
- Foreign Influence (B)62%62 granted38 denied
- Criminal Conduct (J)28%28 granted71 denied
- Alcohol Consumption (G)33%18 granted37 denied
- Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)25%13 granted39 denied
- Foreign Preference (C)58%19 granted14 denied
- Sexual Behavior (D) †50%7 granted7 denied
- Handling Protected Information (K) †33%1 granted2 denied
- Use of Information Technology (M) †33%1 granted2 denied
- Psychological Conditions (I) †0%0 granted1 denied
| Concern | Granted | Denied | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Conduct (E) | 48 | 141 | 25% |
| Financial Considerations (F) | 39 | 104 | 27% |
| Foreign Influence (B) | 62 | 38 | 62% |
| Criminal Conduct (J) | 28 | 71 | 28% |
| Alcohol Consumption (G) | 18 | 37 | 33% |
| Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H) | 13 | 39 | 25% |
| Foreign Preference (C) | 19 | 14 | 58% |
| Sexual Behavior (D) | 7 | 7 | 50% † |
| Handling Protected Information (K) | 1 | 2 | 33% † |
| Use of Information Technology (M) | 1 | 2 | 33% † |
| Psychological Conditions (I) | 0 | 1 | 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 Q1 2005 took a median of 308 days from the Statement of Reasons to the decision (measured on 287 cases with both dates in the text). The prior quarter’s median was 279 days.
Full timeline breakdowns are available on Measured timelines.
Hearing and written record
- In-person hearing47% granted · 275 cases
- On the written record21% granted · 100 cases
Representation
- With an attorney53% granted · 100 cases
- Self-represented34% granted · 292 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 2005-01-01 through 2005-03-31; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. Cite as: CASE, State of the Clearance Docket, Q1 2005 (clearancesearchengine.com/reports/quarterly/2005-q1). Computed live from the record as it stands today; decisions DOHA publishes late are added to their quarter automatically.