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Steinberg, Esq.)Tj 12 0 0 12 16 419.25 Tm (Administrative Judge Burt Smith issued a decision, dated May 29, 2002, i\ n which he concluded it is not clearly)Tj 0 -1.125 TD (consistent with the national interest to grant or)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 18.829 0 Td (continue a security clearance for Applicant. )Tj 17.686 0 Td (Applicant appealed. )Tj 8.247 0 Td (For the)Tj -44.762 -1.125 Td (reasons set forth below, the Board affirms the decision of the Administr\ ative Judge.)Tj 0 -2.125 TD (The Board has jurisdiction on appeal under Executive Order 10865 and Dep\ artment of Defense Directive 5220.6, dated)Tj 0 -1.125 TD (January 2, 1992, as amended.)Tj 0 -2.125 TD (Applicant's appeal presents the following issues: \(1\) whether the Admi\ nistrative Judge's decision is flawed because it)Tj 0 -1.125 TD (does not indicate what standard of proof)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 16.356 0 Td (is required of Applicant to meet his burden in the case; \(2\) whether t\ here is)Tj -16.356 -1.125 Td (sufficient evidence in support of the Administrative Judge's decision; \(\ 3\) whether)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 32.811 0 Td (the Administrative Judge committed)Tj -32.811 -1.125 Td (error by not applying Personal Conduct Mitigating Factor 6; \(4\) whethe\ r the Administrative Judge improperly)Tj T* (introduced a)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 5.22 0 Td (new element into Question 26 of Applicant's personnel security questionn\ aire to bolster the government's)Tj -5.22 -1.125 Td (case; \(5\) whether the Administrative Judge ignored)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 20.744 0 Td (relevant precedent in deciding this case adverse to Applicant; and)Tj -20.744 -1.125 Td (\(6\) whether the DOHA appeal process penalizes the Applicant by extendi\ ng the time period)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 36.988 0 Td (during which he is)Tj -36.988 -1.125 Td (precluded from making a subsequent application for a security clearance.\ )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 \(DOHA\) issued a Statement o\ f Reasons \(SOR\) to Applicant dated)Tj T* (November 30, 2001. )Tj (The SOR was based on)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC (Personal Conduct \(Guideline E\) and Sexual Behavior \(Guideline D\).)Tj T* (Applicant submitted an answer to the SOR dated January 3, 2002, in which\ he requested a)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 36.325 0 Td (hearing. )Tj 3.499 0 Td (The hearing was)Tj -39.823 -1.125 Td (held on April 23, 2002. )Tj 9.583 0 Td (On May 29, 2002, the Administrative Judge issued a decision in which he \ concluded it was not)Tj -9.583 -1.125 Td (clearly)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 2.97 0 Td (consistent with the national interest to grant Applicant a security clea\ rance. )Tj 30.323 0 Td (This case is before the Board on)Tj -33.293 -1.125 Td (Applicant's appeal of that decision.)Tj /TT1 1 Tf 20.685 -2.125 Td (Scope of Review)Tj /TT0 1 Tf -20.685 -2.125 Td (On appeal, the Board does not review a case )Tj /TT2 1 Tf 17.993 0 Td (de novo)Tj /TT0 1 Tf (. )Tj (Rather, the Board addresses the material issues raised by the)Tj -17.993 -1.125 Td (parties to determine whether there is factual)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 17.798 0 Td (or legal error. )Tj 5.719 0 Td (There is no presumption of error below, and the appealing)Tj ET EMC endstream endobj 28 0 obj <> endobj 29 0 obj (\)g,0Lv) endobj 30 0 obj <> endobj 31 0 obj <> endobj 32 0 obj <> endobj 37 0 obj <> endobj 38 0 obj <>stream H\n0 y CemJiatH#@EMRVw3$a5v[v^m3p}3e|;<䃜X=kWX}6?أ!-ziצGHbڦreC9ˈV>E ϴ g]ZgdK$|""! 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