Energy.gov

The individual works for a Department of Energy (DOE) contractor and holds a DOE access authorization, now in suspension. In 2007 through 2009, the individual provided inconsistent information to the Local Security Office (LSO) concerning his use of alcohol and failed to report an arrest that occurred in 2003. Because the LSO could not resolve these discrepancies and the reporting failure to its satisfaction, it determined that derogatory information existed that cast into doubt the individual’s eligibility for access authorization.

The Individual is a contractor employee at a DOE facility. The Local Security Office (LSO) received information that the Individual had not filed a state income tax return for the year 2007. Exhibit (Ex.) 3 at 1. Consequently, LSO conducted a personnel security interview (PSI) with the Individual in October 2011. Ex. 7.

The Individual, a 48-year-old employee of a DOE contractor, is an applicant for DOE access authorization. DOE Ex. 3. During the application process, the Individual completed a Questionnaire for National Security Positions (QNSP) in May 2011, and participated in an August 2011 Personnel Security Interview (PSI). DOE Exs. 8, 9. After the PSI, the local security office (LSO) referred the Individual to a DOE consultant-psychiatrist (“the DOE psychiatrist”) for an evaluation. The DOE psychiatrist evaluated the Individual in September 2011 and issued a report. DOE Exs. 6, 7.

The Individual is employed by a Department of Energy (DOE) contractor. Based upon the receipt of derogatory information, the Local Security Office (LSO) called the Individual in for a Personnel Security Interview (PSI). DOE Ex. 12. After the PSI, the LSO informed the Individual that derogatory information created a substantial doubt concerning his eligibility for access authorization. Notification Letter dated December 22, 2011; DOE Ex. 1; 10 C.F.R. § 710.8(l) (Criterion L).

The individual began his DOE-related job in August 2006. Ex. D at 19, 53, 70-71. In a September 2007 personnel security interview (PSI), the individual stated that he had been charged with Possession of Marijuana in December 1995 and Minor in Possession in July 2001. See Ex. 8 at 20, 78-79. On his September 2011 QNSP, he denied that he had ever been charged with or convicted of an alcohol or drug-related offense. Ex. 11.

The Individual is employed by the Department of Energy (DOE). Based upon the receipt of derogatory information, the Local Security Office (LSO) called the Individual in for a Personnel Security Interview (PSI). DOE Ex. 12. After the PSI, the LSO informed the Individual that derogatory information created a substantial doubt concerning her eligibility for access authorization. Notification Letter dated November 17, 2011; DOE Ex. 1; 10 C.F.R. § 710.8(l) (Criterion L).

The individual works for a Department of Energy (DOE) contractor and holds a DOE access authorization, now in suspension. In September of 2011, the individual informed his contractor, which in turn informed the local DOE security office (LSO), that he had been hospitalized for treatment of his depression and suicidal thoughts. Exhibit 15. The LSO summoned the individual for an interview with a personnel security specialist on September 20, 2011. Exhibit 22 (Transcript of Personnel Security Interview).

The individual began working at a DOE site in March 1992. Tr. at 87. In September 1999, his employer requested an access authorization for him. Ex. 8. Around then, the individual had completed a Questionnaire for National Security Positions (QNSP), which showed that he had a judgment of $6,000 and four delinquent accounts totaling $5,068. Ex. 9 at 1. In October 1999, the individual’s credit report showed that he also had five charged-off accounts totaling $4,576 and one collection account totaling $179. Id.

The Individual is employed by a DOE contractor in a position requiring him to hold a DOE access authorization. DOE Ex. 3. In December 2010, while on disability leave due to a medical condition, the Individual voluntarily entered an inpatient substance abuse facility to receive treatment for alcohol dependence. DOE Ex. 8. The Individual reported his treatment to his management, who in turn informed the Local Security Office (LSO). DOE Ex. 10 at 8-9. This potentially derogatory information prompted a March 2011 Personnel Security Interview (PSI). DOE Ex. 10.

The individual is employed by a DOE contractor, and has held a DOE access authorization for several years. In late September 2011, the individual was arrested and charged with Careless Driving and with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated (Aggravated DWI). DOE Ex. 6. When he reported these charges to his Local Security Office (LSO), the LSO conducted a Personnel Security Interview (2011 PSI) with the individual in October 2011. 2011 PSI, DOE Ex. 9.