Thursday, July 27, 2017
8:30 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Ecker Business Training Center
Columbia, Maryland
2.5 CLE hours
Program Agenda
Faculty:
Thomas G. Coale, Esq., Talkin & Oh, LLP
Former Department Counsel with the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA)
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Check in and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Introduction and Overview of Security Clearance Law
9:20 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.
Review of NSA & DoD Clearance Approval Process/SF-86
9:35 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Appeal Process & Pleadings
DoD: Statement of Reasons, Personal Appearance, File of Relevant Material (FORM)
NSA: Clearance Decision Statement, Written Appeal, NSA Appeals Panel
10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Break
10:40 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Adjudicative Guidelines:
(1) Guideline A: Allegiance to the United States
(2) Guideline B: Foreign Influence
(3) Guideline C: Foreign Preference
(4) Guideline D: Sexual Behavior
(5) Guideline E: Personal Conduct
(6) Guideline F: Financial Considerations
(7) Guideline G: Alcohol Consumption
(8) Guideline H: Drug Involvement
(9) Guideline I: Psychological Conditions
(10) Guideline J: Criminal Conduct
(11) Guideline K: Handling Protected Information
(12) Guideline L: Outside Activities
(13) Guideline M: Use of Information Technology Systems
11:40 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Q & A
12:05 p.m.
Closing Remarks