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