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   !    USUS. ,      _        KEYWORD:GuidelineF   	       DIGEST:AtthetimethecasewassubmittedfordecisionApplicantstillhadsignificant   	    outstandingdebts.TheJudgecouldreasonablyconcludethattheproblemswereongoing.   	 t   Adversedecisionaffirmed.   	 `   _        CASENO_        :0908405.a1   	 8
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 *   .            ؉      7r .     \ XX p    	 D!*        APPEALBOARDDECISION   	 0"+   APPEARANCES   	 $D .      &C %  X X   FORGOVERNMENT   	 &"0   JamesB.Norman,Esq.,ChiefDepartmentCounsel   	 '"1   FORAPPLICANT   	 T)$3   Prose#   X  X % &C  #    	 ,*|%4   _        _        _        _                 TheDefenseOfficeofHearingsandAppeals(DOHA)declinedtograntApplicantasecurity   	 +>'6   clearance.OnMay11,2010,DOHAissuedastatementofreasons(_        SOR_        )advisingApplicantofthe   	 ,*(7   basisforthatdecision"securityconcernsraisedunderGuidelineF(FinancialConsiderations)of    -)8 A  DepartmentofDefenseDirective5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended)(Directive).Applicant   	       requestedahearing.OnNovember24,2010,afterthehearing,AdministrativeJudgeDavidM.   	     WhitedeniedApplicantsrequestforasecurityclearance.Applicantappealedpursuanttothe   	    DirectiveE3.1.28andE3.1.30.   	 t        Applicantraisedthefollowingissueonappeal:whethertheJudgesadverseclearance   	 L	   decisionisarbitrary,capriciousorcontrarytolaw.   	 8
        ApplicantcontendsthattheJudgesadversedecisionshouldbereversedbecausetheJudge   	 `   didnotcorrectlyweighApplicantsmitigatingevidence.ApplicantarguesthattheJudgesadverse   	 L	   decisionfocusedexclusivelyonthegovernmentsoldercreditreport,showingapproximately   	 8	
   $90,000indelinquentdebt,ratherthanApplicantsmorerecentcreditreport,showinga60%   	 $
   reductioninthatdelinquentdebtinthethreemonthspriortothehearing.Healsoarguesthatthe   	    Judgefailedtogiveadequateweighttohisfavorableemploymentandcharacterevidenceunderthe   	    wholepersonconcept.ApplicantsargumentsdonotdemonstratethattheJudgesdecisionis   	    arbitrary,capriciousorcontrarytolaw.   	         Inreachinghisdecision,theJudgegavedueconsiderationto [_        t]he_        Ԁstrongtestamentsto   	 \   [Applicants]goodcharacter,integrity,andtrustworthinessbyhissupervisorandcoworkers.   	 H   Decisionat8.However,thepresenceofsomemitigatingevidencedoesnotalonecompeltheJudge   	 4   tomakeafavorablesecurityclearancedecision.Asthetrieroffact,theJudgehastoweighthe   	  p   evidenceasawholeanddecidewhetherthefavorableevidenceoutweighstheunfavorableevidence,   	 \   orviceversa.See,e.g.,_        ISCR_        ԀCaseNo.0610320at2(App.Bd.Nov.7,2007).Apartys   	 H   disagreementwiththeJudgesweighingoftheevidence,oranabilitytoargueforadifferent   	 4   interpretationoftheevidence,isnotsufficienttodemonstratetheJudgeweighedtheevidenceor   	     reachedconclusionsinamannerthatisarbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.See,e.g.,_        ISCR_        ԀCase   	    No.0617409at3(App.Bd.Oct.12,2007).   	         Inthiscase,theJudgefoundthatApplicanthadalengthyhistoryofnotmeetingfinancial   	    obligations.Atthetimethecasewassubmittedfordecision,Applicantstillhadsignificant   	 l   outstandingdebts,andwasstilltryingtoresolvehisfinancialproblems.Inlightoftheforegoing,   	 X    theJudgecouldreasonablyconcludethatthoseproblemswerestillongoing.See,e.g.,_        ISCR_        ԀCase   	 D!   No.0507747at2(App.Bd.Jul.3,2007).TheJudgeweighedthemitigatingevidenceofferedby   	 0"    Applicantagainstthelengthandseriousnessofthedisqualifyingconductandconsideredthepossible   	 #l!   applicationofrelevantconditionsandfactors.Hespecificallyconsideredtheevidencereferenced   	 $X"   byApplicantinhisappealbriefandreasonablyexplainedwhythatevidencewasinsufficientto   	 $D #   overcomethegovernmentssecurityconcerns:   	 %0!$   _        8     _        _        _        Even_        _        Ԁifthe$50,411indebtthatnolongerreflectsonApplicantscreditreports_        _        _        ._        Ԁ..   	 '#&   isexcluded,almost$40,000indelinquentdebtremains.IfApplicants_        _        _        estimate_        Ԁ_        _        of_           	 (#'   _        $1,350_        _        _        _        _        _        Ԁinsurplusincomepermonthistrulyavailable,itwouldtake_        _        _        29_        Ԁmonthsto   	 )$(   resolvethisdebt.Thusthebeginningofmitigationwasestablished_        _        _        ._        Ԁ..butthetrack   	 |*%)   recordofactualdebtrepaymentisfartooshorttoprovide_        _        _        substantial_        Ԁmitigationof   	 h+&*   theforegoingsecurityconcerns._        Moreover,_        _        Ԁ_        _        uncollectible_        Ԁdebtmaynolongersupport   	 T,'+   concernsaboutfinancial_        coercion_        _        Ԁor_        Ԁduress,butignoringfinancialobligationsfor   	       thatlengthyperioddoes_        not_        _        Ԁalleviate_        ԀconcernsaboutApplicantsjudgmentor   	     willingnesstocomply_        with_        _        Ԁrules_        Ԁandregulations.Decisionat67.              TheBoarddoesnotreviewacasedenovo.Afterreviewingtherecord,theBoardconcludes   	 `   thattheJudgeexaminedtherelevantdataandarticulatedasatisfactoryexplanationforhisdecision,   	 L	    includingarationalconnectionbetweenthefactsfoundandthechoicemade.MotorVehicle   	 8
   _        Mfrs_        ._        Assn_        ԀoftheUnitedStatesv.StateFarmMut.Auto.Ins.Co.,463U.S.29,43(1983)(quoting   	 $t   BurlingtonTruckLines,Inc.v.UnitedStates,371U.S.156,168(1962)). Thegeneralstandardis   	 `   thataclearancemaybegrantedonlywhenclearlyconsistentwiththeinterestsofthenational   	 L	   security.DepartmentoftheNavyv.Egan,484U.S.518,528(1988).Therefore,theJudges   	 8	
   unfavorablesecurityclearancedecisionissustainable.   	 $
   @    (  Order   	              ThedecisionoftheJudgedenyingApplicantasecurityclearanceisAFFIRMED.   	    _        _                 `	               h      _        Signed:MichaelY._        Raanan_        Ԁ_        _        _           	 4            `	               h      MichaelY._        Raanan_           	  p            `	               h      AdministrativeJudge   	 \            `	               h      Chairperson,AppealBoard   	 H   _        _                 `	               h      _        Signed:JamesE.Moody_        _        _           	             `	               h      JamesE.Moody   	             `	               h      AdministrativeJudge   	             `	               h      Member,AppealBoard   	 l   _        _        _                 `	               h      Signed:WilliamS.Fields_        _           	 #l!            `	               h      WilliamS.Fields   	 $X"            `	               h      AdministrativeJudge   	 $D #            `	               h      Member,Appeal_        Board_        _        _        