adjudication

It is well established that a history of financial issues and delinquent debt is the leading cause of security clearance eligibility denials. Central to the adjudicative guidelines for financial considerations is the principle that an individual’s failure to live within their means, satisfy debts, and meet financial obligations may indicate

In a recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case the applicant, a former intelligence agency government employee, was denied security clearance eligibility due to foreign influence (China) and personal conduct concerns. Here are the highlights of the hearing. The applicant was born in China and became a naturalized U.S.

A Department of Energy (DOE) contractor had her access eligibility revoked for a number of security violations, personal conduct issues and timecard fraud. Multiple co-workers refused to work with her because of her aggressive behavior, and she was investigated at one point as an insider threat. She subsequently appealed the

In a recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case, a DoD contractor was able to overcome concerns with her history of incidents involving alcohol consumption to get security clearance eligibility. This was one of those cases that could have gone either way, depending on the interpretation of the mitigating