PSH-24-0020 - In the Matter of Personnel Security Hearing

On April 1, 2024, an Administrative Judge (AJ) determined that an Individual should be granted access authorization under 10 C.F.R. Part 710. The DOE Local Security Office suspended the Individual application for security clearance after it discovered that he had been voluntarily hospitalized in 2020 and diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ( OCD), anxiety, and depression. 

At the conclusion of the hearing, the AJ determined that the LSO appropriately invoked Guideline I. The AJ also determined that the Individual put forth sufficient evidence to resolve the Guideline I security concerns. Accordingly, the AJ concluded that the Individual's access authorization should be restored. (OHA Case No. PSH-24-0020, Thompson III)