Is Low Performance Considered Misconduct on the Security Clearance eQIP?

SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A
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A single, isolated employment issue typically does not impact eligibility for a security clearance. However, a pattern of misconduct can, and failing to disclose such issues when required will certainly affect eligibility.

A ClearanceJobsBlog subscriber writes:

One of the questions on the eQIP (I think that’s the one) asks: “For this employment, in the last 7 years have you received a written warning, been officially reprimanded, suspended, or disciplined for misconduct in the workplace, such as a violation of security policy?”

This person had a written warning for PERFORMANCE (i.e. not able to perform their job), but not for misconduct. They responded with “NO”, since theirs was about performance and not misconduct.

To me, that doesn’t sound like stretching the truth – when someone asked me if that was the right answer, I agreed, but I’d like to get someone’s take on it.

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Written warnings are supposed to be listed and if not listed it’s a mistake, falsification, etc. When the employment record is reviewed the written warning will show up and it will make the person appear to be a liar for not listing it.

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If every written warning every person ever received was fully documented and fully documented in the employment record our job would be neverending. Many employers are VERY bad at this type of record keeping. (It takes work and a professional HR person/system) and often written warnings are given to employees and they told that if there are no further disciplinary actions within 90, 120, days these written warning will be destroyed. Written warnings can be used as performance motivators.

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In the last 7 years have you received a written warning, reprimand…etc. It doesn’t say written warnings for performance don’t need to be listed. Don’t list it then. Nobody cares.