PSH-23-0106 - In the Matter of Personnel Security Hearing

Access Authorization Restored; Guideline G (Alcohol Consumption) 

On December 8, 2023, an Administrative Judge (AJ) determined that an Individual's access authorization should be restored under 10 C.F.R. Part 710. The DOE Local Security Office (LSO) suspended the Individual's security clearance after it discovered that he had been charged with a Battery Against a Household Member in October 2022 after consuming alcohol and a DOE consultant -psychologist diagnosed the Individual with Alcohol Use Disorder, Moderate, in early remission. At the conclusion of the hearing, the AJ determined the LSO appropriately invoked Guidelines G and that the Individual put forth sufficient evidence to resolve the Guideline G concerns. Accordingly, the AJ concluded that the Individual's access authorization should be restored. (OHA Case No. PSH-23- 0106, Thompson) (OHA Case No. PSH-23-0106, Thompson III)