PSH-23-0119 - In the Matter of Personnel Security Hearing

On December 19, 2023, 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 investigation after it discovered that he had significant outstanding delinquent debt. 

At the conclusion of the hearing, the AJ determined that the LSO appropriately invoked Guideline F, and the Individual did not put forth sufficient evidence to resolve the Guideline F concerns because he disclosed a relatively new delinquent debt and had yet to resolve the significant delinquent debts that precipitated the hearing. Because the concerns remained unresolved, the AJ concluded that the Individual should not be granted access authorization. ( OHA Case No. PSH-23-0119, Thompson III)