Quarterly docket report
State of the Clearance Docket, Q1 2007
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The quarter in brief
DOHA judges decided 247 industrial security-clearance cases in Q1 2007, granting 38% of them. That is 10 points higher than Q4 2006 (28% of 317). A year earlier, Q1 2006 recorded 35% of 404. Financial Considerations was the most common concern, appearing in 144 decided cases. The typical case decided this quarter took 208 days from Statement of Reasons to decision, 15 days shorter than the prior quarter.
Month by month
- January103 decided
- February39 decided
- March105 decided
Outcomes by concern
- Financial Considerations (F)32%46 granted98 denied
- Personal Conduct (E)32%36 granted76 denied
- Criminal Conduct (J)34%22 granted42 denied
- Foreign Influence (B)63%22 granted13 denied
- Alcohol Consumption (G)26%6 granted17 denied
- Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)45%10 granted12 denied
- Foreign Preference (C) †44%7 granted9 denied
- Sexual Behavior (D) †0%0 granted5 denied
- Handling Protected Information (K) †33%1 granted2 denied
- Use of Information Technology (M) †67%2 granted1 denied
- Psychological Conditions (I) †50%1 granted1 denied
| Concern | Granted | Denied | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Considerations (F) | 46 | 98 | 32% |
| Personal Conduct (E) | 36 | 76 | 32% |
| Criminal Conduct (J) | 22 | 42 | 34% |
| Foreign Influence (B) | 22 | 13 | 63% |
| Alcohol Consumption (G) | 6 | 17 | 26% |
| Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H) | 10 | 12 | 45% |
| Foreign Preference (C) | 7 | 9 | 44% † |
| Sexual Behavior (D) | 0 | 5 | 0% † |
| Handling Protected Information (K) | 1 | 2 | 33% † |
| Use of Information Technology (M) | 2 | 1 | 67% † |
| Psychological Conditions (I) | 1 | 1 | 50% † |
† 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 2007 took a median of 208 days from the Statement of Reasons to the decision (measured on 208 cases with both dates in the text). The prior quarter’s median was 223 days.
Full timeline breakdowns are available on Measured timelines.
Hearing and written record
- In-person hearing45% granted · 190 cases
- On the written record13% granted · 56 cases
Representation
- With an attorney41% granted · 41 cases
- Self-represented37% granted · 206 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 2007-01-01 through 2007-03-31; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. Cite as: CASE, State of the Clearance Docket, Q1 2007 (clearancesearchengine.com/reports/quarterly/2007-q1). Computed live from the record as it stands today; decisions DOHA publishes late are added to their quarter automatically.