By The Numbers: 29 January 2024
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The number of security clearances "denied or revoked" by DOD "based solely on psychological conditions" since 2012, according to an article in Military Times -- Mental health not costing many troops security clearances, data shows.
Of the nearly 5.4 million security clearances that DCSA has adjudicated since 2012, just 1.8% involved psychological conditions, according to the agency.
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In each of the past five fiscal years, psychological conditions were the seventh most cited in fiscal years 2019 and 2020, and the eighth most cited from 2021 to 2023, according to DCSA data.
By comparison, the data shows that disqualifiers involving drug or alcohol use and financial considerations were cited at a higher rate.
68
The number of security clearances "denied or revoked" by DOD "based solely on psychological conditions" since 2012, according to an article in Military Times -- Mental health not costing many troops security clearances, data shows.
Of the nearly 5.4 million security clearances that DCSA has adjudicated since 2012, just 1.8% involved psychological conditions, according to the agency....In each of the past five fiscal years, psychological conditions were the seventh most cited in fiscal years 2019 and 2020, and the eighth most cited from 2021 to 2023, according to DCSA data.By comparison, the data shows that disqualifiers involving drug or alcohol use and financial considerations were cited at a higher rate.