# Top Issues in 2017 for Security Clearance Denials

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/top-issues-in-2017-for-security-clearance-denials/2612>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE NEWS\
**Created:** [December 27, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/top-issues-in-2017-for-security-clearance-denials/2612 "2017-12-27T18:58:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![EdFarmerIII](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/edfarmeriii/32/122_2.png) [@EdFarmerIII](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/EdFarmerIII)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/top-issues-in-2017-for-security-clearance-denials/2612/11 "2017-12-28T22:00:05Z")

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Thanks! That’s a lot of the information that I was looking for. I guess that I bucked the trend. I went pro se in a hearing on the written record and came out on top. To be fair, I had been involved, as a witness in a previous hearing where the applicant was represented by an attorney. I learned a lot by observing the work of the attorney and their mistakes. So, I had a very good idea of what that judge was looking for an built my response to the FORM on that base. It also helped that I am a pretty good writer and took my time organizing my brief.

The DC initially filed for an appeal and I was prepared to have an attorney review or file that brief but they decided, at the very last minute, not to file the appeal.

So, I came out on top! Of course, now I’m waiting for a start date for my new job . . . Hopefully, early in the new year.

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