Security Clearance Success Stories

Brief summaries of JAG Defense’s Representative Cases for Security Clearance cases are listed below. To download written decisions of cases handled by JAG Defense, please visit Security Clearance Decisions.

Client eliminates drug use – Results in favorable suitability and fitness determinations for Federal employment

MIDDLE ATLANTIC:  Client civilian government employee issued letter addressing suitability and fitness for Federal employment due to a history of illegal drug use. Client response, addressing concerns under both Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 732.202(c), and Adjudicative Guideline H – Drug Involvement, completely mitigated all concerns resulting in client being cleared/approved for […]

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Military officer rebuts allegations concerning sexual behavior – Clearance retained

PACIFIC:  Client military officer issued Letter of Intent (LOI) and Statement of Reasons (SOR) under Adjudicative Guidelines D – Sexual Behavior, E – Personal Conduct, and J – Criminal Conduct as the result of the issuance of a Memorandum of Reprimand and a Board of Inquiry (BOI) determination that the client verbally and sexually harassed […]

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Substantial changes in behavior sufficient to mitigate previous history – Clearance granted after revocation.

MIDDLE ATLANTIC:  Client Defense Contractor’s clearance was denied as a result of concerns under Adjudicative Guidelines E – Personal Conduct and H – Drug Involvement and J – Criminal Conduct as the result of the use of multiple illegal substances, mixing illegal drugs with alcohol, purchasing illegal drugs, using illegal drugs while possessing a security […]

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Changes in lifestyle result in client’s ability to mitigate serious past behavior actions

WEST COAST:  Client Federal Government civilian employee within the Department of Defense, was issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) and Statement of Reasons (SOR) under Adjudicative Guidelines E – Personal Conduct, M – Use of Information TechnologySystems, F – Financial Considerations as the result of alleged deliberate omissions in the Questionnaire for National Security Positions […]

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Client successfully mitigates concerns from substantial number of foreign contacts in obtaining clearance after a previous denial.

MIDDLE ATLANTIC:  Defense contractor had previously had clearance denied under Adjudicative Guidelines A – Allegiance to United States; and C – Foreign Preference (although factually it was actually B – Foreign Influence).  After retaining JAG Defense for an Application for a clearance through a different Agency, and despite having close and continuing contact with dozens […]

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Client who was not aware that consumption of alcohol after diagnosis of alcohol dependence was able to save clearance by eliminating alcohol consumption

SOUTHEAST:  Client defense contractor was issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) under Adjudicative Guideline G – Alcohol Consumption, alleging that despite having been diagnosed as alcohol dependent seven years previously, Applicant continued to consume alcohol.  After presenting case explaining that Applicant was not aware that continued consumption of alcohol, after a diagnosis of alcohol dependence, […]

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Senior government employee overcomes flawed Agency Investigation and saves clearance by rebutting allegations against the employee

MIDDLE ATLANTIC:  Client senior Federal Government employee was terminated from position and faced loss of security clearance under Adjudicative Guideline E – Personal Conduct, as result of highly publicized Agency investigation report “substantiating” misuse of position, abuse of authority, engaging in prohibited personnel practices, failure to provide proper contract oversight, and failure to properly fulfill […]

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Strong whole person concept case and acknowledgement of error and acceptance of responsibility overcomes serious error in Judgment

MIDDLE ATLANTIC:  Client defense contractor faced loss of security clearance under Adjudicative Guideline E – Personal Conduct for accepting employment by new contract awarded employer and appearing as a representative of the new employer before resigning employment from previous employer and contract awarded employer.  After presentation of strong whole person concept case and demonstration of […]

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Strong presentation of whole person concept evidence overcomes rebuttable presumption of knowing ingestion of unprescribed drug

NORTHWEST:  Applicant military officer tested positive for un-prescribed medication in unit sweep, leading to imposition of NJP, loss of career field, Board of Inquiry, Promotion removal action, and actions to revoke clearance under Adjudicative Guidelines H – Drug Involvement, and J – Criminal Conduct.  After presentation of case before Administrative Judge from the Defense Office […]

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Response to SOR Demonstrated Distortion of Allegations

NORTHWEST:  Applicant military officer issued Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) for allegations under Adjudicative Guideline E – Personal Conduct for having been titled with Violation UCMJ Article 92 failure to obey a general order for the loss off sensitive information under his care; repeatedly violating user agreements over the course of two years […]

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