Guideline G: Alcohol Consumption Archives - National Security Lawyers Association

Will ‘Outside Activities’ Lead to Security Review?

Published: March 8, 2022

Tags: Guideline A: Allegiance to the United States, Guideline E: Personal Conduct, Guideline G: Alcohol Consumption, Guideline H: Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse, Guideline J: Criminal Conduct, Guideline K: Handling Protected Information, Guideline L: Outside Activities, Guideline M: Use of Information Technology Systems

Not all security clearance concerns are equal. When a large volume of agency Statement of Reasons passes through your office, you begin to recognize trends. Guideline E, Personal Conduct and Guideline J, Criminal Conduct are the jokers of the card deck, often added to underscore character issues and augment guidelines of greater subject-matter specificity....

Does an Alcohol Related Incident Prevent Me From Obtaining or Maintaining a Security Clearance?

Published: August 27, 2021

Tags: Guideline G: Alcohol Consumption

Under Guideline G, Alcohol Consumption, the government may have security concerns related to excessive alcohol consumption as it may lead to questionable judgment or criminal conduct. This can include incidents at work or away from work, and you don’t even need a diagnosis for an alcohol-related disorder for you to be disqualified from obtaining a security clearance....

Foreign Influence & Preference in an Age of Globalized National Security

Published: April 23, 2021

Tags: Guideline B: Foreign Influence, Guideline C: Foreign Preference, Guideline G: Alcohol Consumption, Guideline H: Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse

As official Washington begins to pull in the reigns with respect to security clearance in the post 9/11 world, agencies are making it clear about how they will approach situations dealing with issues of Foreign Influence and Preference in their security circles of trust....

Does an Alcohol Related Incident Prevent Me From Obtaining or Maintaining a Security Clearance?

Featured Attorney: Ryan Nerney

Published: January 27, 2021

Tags: Guideline G: Alcohol Consumption

Keeping Your Security Clearance After An Arrest

Featured Attorney: Allison Weber

Published: January 23, 2021

Tags: Guideline G: Alcohol Consumption, Guideline H: Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse

Individuals with security clearances, whether that be a Top Secret (TS), Top Secret–Special Compartmentalized Information (TS-SCI), or Secret, are obligated to disclose information on a periodic basis to have their clearance re-evaluated. The information can range from rather benign topics such as changes in address or travel to foreign countries, to more personal topics such as arrests and other involvement with the legal system....

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