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Cohen, Esq.)Tj 12 0 0 12 16 419.25 Tm (Administrative Judge Kathryn Moen Braeman issued a remand decision, date\ d November 16, 2001, in which she)Tj 0 -1.125 TD (concluded it is clearly consistent with the )Tj 16.801 0 Td (national interest to grant or continue a security clearance for Applican\ t.)Tj -16.801 -1.125 Td (Department Counsel appealed. )Tj 12.551 0 Td (For the reasons set forth below, the Board affirms the )Tj 21.633 0 Td (Administrative Judge's remand)Tj -34.185 -1.125 Td (decision.)Tj 0 -2.125 TD (This Board has jurisdiction on appeal under Executive Order 10865 and De\ partment of Defense Directive 5220.6)Tj 0 -1.125 TD (\(Directive\), dated January 2, 1992, as )Tj 15.245 0 Td (amended.)Tj -15.245 -2.125 Td (Department Counsel's appeal presents the following issues: \(1\) whether\ the Administrative Judge erred by excluding)Tj T* (proposed Government Exhibit 4; \(2\) )Tj 14.803 0 Td (whether the Administrative Judge erred by finding that Applicant did not\ falsify a)Tj -14.803 -1.125 Td (security questionnaire in May 2000; and \(3\) whether the Administrative\ )Tj 28.993 0 Td (Judge's remand decision is arbitrary, capricious,)Tj -28.993 -1.125 Td (or contrary to law.)Tj /TT1 1 Tf 20.032 -2.125 Td (Procedural History)Tj /TT0 1 Tf -20.032 -2.125 Td (The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals issued to Applicant a Stateme\ nt of Reasons \(SOR\) dated October 25,)Tj T* (2000. )Tj (The SOR was based on Guideline E )Tj 17.136 0 Td (\(Personal Conduct\) and Guideline J \(Criminal Conduct\).)Tj -17.136 -2.125 Td (A hearing was held on February 21, 2001. )Tj 17.107 0 Td (The Administrative Judge issued a written decision, dated April 18, 2001\ )Tj -17.107 -1.125 Td (\("Initial Decision"\), in which she )Tj 13.48 0 Td (concluded it is clearly consistent with the national interest to grant o\ r continue a)Tj -13.48 -1.125 Td (security clearance for Applicant.)Tj 0 -2.125 TD (Department Counsel appealed the Administrative Judge's favorable decisio\ n. )Tj 31.032 0 Td (On September 6, 2001, the Board issued a)Tj -31.032 -1.125 Td (Decision and Remand Order \("Remand )Tj 15.987 0 Td (Order"\). )Tj (In that Remand Order, the Board concluded: \(1\) the Judge erred by)Tj -15.987 -1.125 Td (excluding certain evidence proffered by Department Counsel; and \(2\) th\ e Judge )Tj 32.127 0 Td (acted in an arbitrary and capricious)Tj -32.127 -1.125 Td (manner by drawing conclusions favorable to Applicant based on Department\ Counsel's failure to present certain)Tj 0 -1.125 TD (evidence, )Tj 4.053 0 Td (when the absence of such evidence was due to the Judge's rulings against\ Department Counsel. )Tj 38.281 0 Td (The Board)Tj -42.334 -1.125 Td (remanded the case to the Judge with instructions to )Tj 20.689 0 Td (reopen the record to allow Department Counsel a reasonable)Tj -20.689 -1.125 Td (opportunity to present and develop the rebuttal evidence it was preclude\ d from presenting at the )Tj 38.626 0 Td (February 21, 2001)Tj ET EMC endstream endobj 28 0 obj <> endobj 29 0 obj (Zi}T =) endobj 30 0 obj <> endobj 31 0 obj <> endobj 34 0 obj <> endobj 35 0 obj <>stream H\j0E -EqD3-#i!זǞ^d8}u}K 5:F33fov6Cd{;vKv6=S="'Nx]U-ot7~oxI.zweg~s}2_Liw6w.D_>LӷvRYVzYl/iCN*>¾} xAA/\r,p: OSTz*>stream H|y|ϼ>3$BLk mSkz/޺U"͂,)AITj-#ֱ%"ɌP[1Ifz7zhy9~y tHyczUH褨V PP+'zD!˥@r@8.y@RT@aHC@m006*a藣$1_@aBu<>i8$:JPz뤨zٜ h.G%ޙ<&? yg(.dM ~I Hn)Vn\i|IhN58 G&=u4@!1iÆ|3bdc;.-}w28i̩ӦϘ5k/XK,]bkk׭ mߴymwܵ{},<#EG?qT3e8{.jz:bab:a95M/M"uFJiR4MZ.Jϵ^rS WXeRW,c0f'ך4&6y|ML&) 1P5ujX}OPt5CNSՍVu_-RKRz7,"]Xaaqa aC5 hl4O2wb!;{{{Cvget峪UOUU9B)4GҵĞ@cKR4ZfH+2酶6Rn.)ty\&?ap.Rߩ)1(JŠtQ"pꧤ+;brMy<;ΐb2 N03f9Ꚃpoy'"9ejN'+՜bMФ9l2O6o6Lpdo-8ww[*Gc#y >r?z}\Lw9n@eY?Gc84V~6oast66ɦmÞ"rp}S5.֬]EˊPkgk'k}kdgfgc銲[Z ,Dee%b-$^(4VܶE%b"k 8g`)U. y憠򩰅 . 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evidence that an applicant omitted material facts because of i\ mproper or)Tj -10.623 -1.125 Td (inadequate advice of authorized personnel, then it is not arbitrary or c\ apricious for a Judge to consider whether to apply)Tj T* (Personal Conduct Mitigating Condition )Tj 16.055 0 Td (4.)Tj -16.055 -2.125 Td (\(b\)\(ii\) Department Counsel is correct in pointing out an apparent in\ consistency between portions of the Judge's decision)Tj T* (where she appears to apply both clauses )Tj 16.245 0 Td (of Personal Conduct Mitigating Condition 4 and a statement where she)Tj -16.245 -1.125 Td (indicates that Applicant "met" the mitigating condition "in part." )Tj 26.072 0 Td (Here, Department )Tj 7.413 0 Td (Counsel offers no argument)Tj -33.485 -1.125 Td (concerning how the inconsistency constitutes outcome-determinative error\ .)Tj 0 -2.125 TD (\(b\)\(iii\) Department Counsel also argues the record evidence does not\ support the Administrative Judge's finding that)Tj 0 -1.125 TD (Applicant was 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