WPCd  p6d_*7Xz7)cr)c rzeXO\IS|؋GV>' u&0 Zw- ;->yHNZqlxdv'Kz܃eR)1g$Lt4ヂ%G&eaZZ$i g>BxXJ61ixCESR^0N<2^6o{Th%בp;~pLj<$fSFM/k_|B $ڗ?k!E#DͶr%Y?M7 Ϡ 4=psri zxc'ϓ$RC[*m^ٴ~{yk^A7J KtoK edmuI:p7BY:;O$,.|cy3Vzq0kZ#UN % 0: ^ C wO 4S g v mx Z Z EC NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E BG Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet P3010 Series0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,zJ;EJntFold3|xU8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE d !USUS.,  _KEYWORD:GuidelineF;GuidelineE  DIGEST:Applicantcontendsthathisfinancialrecorddoesnotsupportaconclusionthatheis  unableorunwillingtopayhisdebts.However,evidencethatApplicanthashaddelinquentdebts t forseveralyears,includingoneforFederaltaxes,issufficienttoraiseaconcernunderGuideline ` FthatApplicantmaybedeficientinthereliabilityexpectedofthosewithaccesstoclassified L  information.Adversedecisionaffirmed. 8  _CASENO_:1404693.a1  ` DATE:07/26/2017  8  ________________________   `     h      p DATE:July26,2017   .؉7r(#(#.AY) xdEogA p InRe: k   ̀ApplicantforSecurityClearance W AY) xdEgA / ) p ) \ ) H ) 4 )  p )  \ ) H ) 4    ! pX p _ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1404693 4$   p% .؉7r. \XXp %    APPEALBOARDDECISION & APPEARANCES X )  &%XX FORGOVERNMENT  0"+ JamesB.Norman,Esq.,ChiefDepartmentCounsel #X,  FORAPPLICANT  $ .  Prose #X$X%&b# % /     TheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)declinedtograntApplicantasecurityclearance.On >(#2 January9,2015,DoDissuedastatementofreasons(_SOR_)advisingApplicantofthebasisforthat *)z$3 decision!securityconcernsraisedunderGuidelineF(FinancialConsiderations)andGuidelineE *f%4 (PersonalConduct)ofDepartmentofDefenseDirective5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended) +R&5 (Directive).Applicantrequestedadecisiononthewrittenrecord.OnMay23,2017,after +>'6 consideringtherecord,DefenseOfficeofHearingsandAppeals(DOHA)AdministrativeJudge ,*(7 EdwardW._Loughran_ԀdeniedApplicantsrequestforasecurityclearance.Applicantappealed -)8 pursuanttoDirectiveE3.1.28andE3.1.30.    Applicantraisedthefollowingissuesonappeal:whethertheJudgeerredinfindingthathe  haddeliberatelyomittedinformationfromhissecurityclearanceapplication(_SCA_),whetherthe t JudgeerredinconcludingthatApplicantscircumstancesraisedconcernsunderGuidelineF,and ` whethertheJudgesadversedecisionwasarbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.Consistentwith L  thefollowing,weaffirm. 8    TheJudgesFindingsofFact   `   ApplicantisanemployeeofaDefensecontractor.His_SOR_Ԁlistsseveraldelinquentdebts.  8  TheonesthattheJudgeresolvedadverselytoApplicantwereaFederaltaxlienandadebtfor $  reimbursementtoaFederalagencyforoverpayment.Regardingthetaxlien,whichwasfiledin   2012,Applicanthadarepaymentplanbutmissedpayments,resultingintheplanbeingvoided.He   statedthathenotifiedtheIRSthathehadtomakeunexpectedcarrepairsandthathismotherhad   healthproblems.Inhisclearanceinterview,Applicantsurmisedthatthetaxliencouldhaveresulted   fromtaxesowedonanewcar.TheoverpaymentbytheotheragencyresultedfromApplicants p havingworkedoverseasandhavingreceivedadditionalpay.Hecontinuedtoreceivesomeofthat \ additionalpayafterreturningstateside.Hisrequestedforawaiverofreimbursementwasdenied. H Hedidnotcorroboratehisclaimthathehadpaid$6,000onthisdebt. 4   Incompletinghis_SCA_,Applicantdidnotdisclosethetaxlienortheunderlyingtax  \ delinquency.Hedidnotdiscloseotherdebtsaswell,includingoneresultingfromarealestate H foreclosure.Applicantmayhavebeenunawareofsomeofhisdebts,butatthetimehecompleted 4 his_SCA_ԀApplicantknewthathehadunpaidtaxesandthathehadnotpaidhismortgage.Applicant   intentionallyfalsifiedhis_SCA_.     TheJudgesAnalysis     TheJudgestatedthatApplicanthadnotdemonstratedresponsibleactioninregardtohis l debts,norhadhepresentedevidenceofgoodfaitheffortstoresolvethem.Hecitedtoalackof X  corroborationforsomeofApplicantsclaimsaswellasevidenceregardingtheextentandtheage D! ofApplicantsfinancialproblems.TheJudgeconcludedthatnoneofthemitigatingconditions 0"  appliedtoApplicantsfalsestatementsonthe_SCA_. #l!   Discussion  $D #   Applicantsbriefincludesevidencenotcontainedintherecord.Wecannotconsidernew &"% evidenceonappeal.DirectiveE3.1.29.ApplicantchallengestheJudgesfindingofdeliberate '#& falsification.Hestatesthatheunderstandstherequirementsforholdingaclearanceandwouldnever (#' intentionallywithholdinformation.Examiningthedecisioninlightoftherecord,however,we )$( concludethatthechallengedfindingissupportedbysubstantialevidence.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCaseNo. |*%) 1501285at23(App.Bd.Dec.22,2016).Applicantcontendsthathisfinancialrecorddoesnot h+&* supportaconclusionthatheisunableorunwillingtopayhisdebts.However,evidencethat T,'+ Applicanthashaddelinquentdebtsforseveralyears,includingoneforFederaltaxes,issufficient @-(, toraiseaconcernunderGuidelineFthatApplicantmaybedeficientinthereliabilityexpectedof  thosewithaccesstoclassifiedinformation.SeeDirective,Encl.2,App.A18.Applicantcitesto  hisfavorableevidence,suchashishavingheldaclearanceduringhisservicewiththeother  Governmentagency.ApplicanthasnotrebuttedthepresumptionthattheJudgeconsideredallof t theevidenceintherecord.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1300502at3(App.Bd.Mar.7,2017). ` DespiteApplicantsargumentstothecontrary,theJudgeswholepersonanalysiscomplieswiththe L  requirementsofDirective6.3,inthatheconsideredthetotalityoftheevidenceinreachinghis 8  decision.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1406653at3(App.Bd.Nov.18,2016). $ t   TheJudgeexaminedtherelevantevidenceandarticulatedasatisfactoryexplanationforthe  L  decision,bothastothemitigatingconditionsandthewholepersonfactors.Thedecisionis  8  sustainableonthisrecord. Thegeneralstandardisthataclearancemaybegrantedonlywhen $  clearlyconsistentwiththeinterestsofthenationalsecurity.DepartmentoftheNavyv.Egan,484   U.S.518,528(1988).SeealsoDirective,Encl.2,App.A2(b): Anydoubtconcerningpersonnel   beingconsideredfornationalsecurityeligibilitywillberesolvedinfavorofthenationalsecurity.   @( Order  p   TheDecisionis AFFIRMED . H    `     h   Signed:Michael_Raanan_Ԁ______ L    `     h   Michael_Raanan_ 8    `     h   AdministrativeJudge $    `     h   Chairperson,AppealBoard     `     h   Signed:JamesE.Moody p    `     h   JamesE.Moody \     `     h   AdministrativeJudge H!    `     h   Member,AppealBoard 4"     `     h   Signed:JamesF.Duffy %4!$    `     h   JamesF.Duffy & "%    `     h   AdministrativeJudge ' #&    `     h   Member,Appeal_Board___