PSH-24-0165 - In the Matter of Personnel Security Hearing

On November 26, 2024, an Administrative Judge (AJ) determined that an Individual should not be granted access authorization under 10 C.F.R. Part 710. The DOE Local Security Office (LSO) suspended the Individual's security clearance application after it determined that the Individual had several delinquent financial accounts and failed to take action to resolve them.

At the conclusion of the hearing, the AJ determined that the LSO appropriately invoked Guideline F . The AJ also determined that the Individual did not put forth sufficient evidence to resolve the Guideline F security concerns because the Individual failed to take any action to resolve the majority of his delinquent accounts. Accordingly, the AJ concluded that the Individual should not be granted access authorization. (OHA Case No. PSH-24-0165, Thompson III)