PSH-23-0122 - In the Matter of Personnel Security Hearing

On January 19, 2024, an Administrative Judge (AJ) determined that an Individual's access authorization should not be restored under 10 C.F.R. Part 710. The DOE Local Security Office (LSO) suspended the Individual's security clearance because a DOE-consultant psychologist diagnosed her with Alcohol Use Disorder, severe. At the hearing, the Individual testified that she did not attend alcohol treatment or AA meetings as recommended by the Psychologist because she did not feel like she had a problem with alcohol. She also reported that she had consumed alcohol recently on one occasion. The AJ found that the Individual had not mitigated the Guideline G concerns and, accordingly, concluded that the Individual's access authorization should not be restored .(OHA Case No. PSH-23-0122, Martin)