# Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals Adapts to Post-COVID Processes

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/defense-office-of-hearing-and-appeals-adapts-to-post-covid-processes/18563>\
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**Created:** [May 13, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/defense-office-of-hearing-and-appeals-adapts-to-post-covid-processes/18563 "2024-05-13T13:21:54Z")\
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Originally published at: [Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals Adapts to Post-COVID Processes | ClearanceJobs Blog](https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/defense-office-of-hearing-and-appeals-adapts-to-post-covid-processes/)  
   
At the recent National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) meeting the Defense Office of Hearing an Appeals (DOHA) representative provided some interesting information about how DOHA was operating pre-COVID versus how it has adapted post-COVID. Prior to the pandemic, applicants who wanted an in-person hearing had to travel to the hearing location (within 150 miles of…