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DOHA Judge Gets Clearance Denial Case Remanded for Inserting Personal Opinions
Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) judges are supposed to review facts presented in security clearance appeal cases and use the adjudicative guidelines to determine if national security concerns were mitigated or not. Impartiality and putting aside personal views and biases are necessary traits in order for judges to
Moving from One Cleared Job to Another? You Still Have to Protect Classified Information
The DoD industrial security world is a huge revolving door with clearance holders changing companies and jobs at rapid pace and swapping one cleared employer for another. Take note, however, even though the new employer has a facility clearance and is working on classified contracts, individuals still have responsibilities to protect classified
Does that objection work for all agencies or only DCSA?
It doesn’t work at DCSA Personal Appearances. It works at DOHA hearings and at other agency hearings where they generally follow the Federal Rules of Evidence. To be completely accurate,…
Thanks for the response. This is very interesting stuff from a legal standpoint. How does the gov’t “prosecute” a case without the official investigative file?
I didn’t say “investigative file.” The investigative file contains more than the investigators’ report. There’s the SF86, credit report, attachments to the investigators’ report, and sometimes documents from other federal…