What authority does DOHA have?

Effective January 14, 2021, and to be implemented no later than September 30, 2022, DOHA will be the final adjudicating authority for all denied security clearances in the DoD. DOHA will no longer only provide advisory opinions to each of the Army, Navy and Air Force Personnel Security Advisory Boards (PSABs) for DoD civilians and Service members. Rather, the due process rights previously granted to only industrial employees (DoD contractors) will be granted to everyone in the DoD. DOHA will now be the final deciding authority on whether all DoD employees retain or have their clearances reinstated.