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ÐÐ ¼ " ÐÓp°œXÓÌÌÌà p àÔ_ÔISCRÔ_Ô€Case€No.€14„04198Ð  p% ÐÐ  \& ÐÒ.؉ð7r°°.ÒÓ °\X›XpÓÐ ”ä& Ðò òÓ  ÓAPPEAL€BOARD€DECISIONÐ €Ð' ÐÌÌòòAPPEARANCESóóÐ D!”* Ðó óÌÔ‡&âG%XXÔò òFOR€GOVERNMENTó óÐ #l, ÐJames€B.€Norman,€Esq.,€Chief€Department€CounselÐ ô#D- ÐÌò òFOR€APPLICANTó óÐ ¤%ô / ÐGary€W.€Wood,€Esq.Ô#†XéX%&âG #ÔÐ |&Ì!0 ÐÌÓ  Óà  àThe€Department€of€Defense€(DoD)€declined€to€grant€Applicant€a€security€clearance.€€On€MayÐ @(#2 Ð29,€2015,€DoD€issued€a€statement€of€reasons€(Ô_ÔSORÔ_Ô)€advising€Applicant€of€the€basis€for€thatÐ ,)|$3 Ðdecisionð!ðsecurity€concerns€raised€under€Guideline€F€(Financial€Considerations)€and€Guideline€EÐ *h%4 Ð(Personal€Conduct)€of€Department€of€Defense€Directive€5220.6€(Jan.€2,€1992,€as€amended)Ð +T&5 Ð(Directive).€€Applicant€requested€a€hearing.€€On€February€6,€2017,€after€the€hearing,€Defense€OfficeÐ ð+@'6 Ðof€Hearings€and€Appeals€(DOHA)€Administrative€Judge€Claude€Ô_ÔHeinyÔ_Ô€denied€Applicantððs€requestÐ Ü,,(7 Ðfor€a€security€clearance.€€Applicant€appealed€pursuant€to€Directive€ðððð€E3.1.28€and€E3.1.30.Ð È-)8 ÐÔ_Ô‡à  àApplicant€raised€the€following€issues€on€appeal:€whether€the€Judge€erred€in€finding€that€hisÐ ° Ðomission€from€his€security€clearance€application€(SCA)€was€deliberate€and€whether€the€Judge€failedÐ œì Ðto€make€findings€or€provide€analysis€for€one€of€the€allegations€in€the€SOR.€€The€Judgeððs€favorableÐ ˆØ Ðfindings€under€Guideline€F€are€not€at€issue€in€this€appeal.€€Consistent€with€the€following,€we€affirm.Ð tÄ Ѐ€Ð `° Ðà  àò òThe€Judgeððs€Findings€of€Fact€ó ó€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àThe€Judge€made€the€following€findings€pertinent€to€the€issues€raised€on€appeal:€€In€MarchÐ ( x Ð2009,€Applicant€was€arrested€for€DUI.€€The€following€year,€he€was€found€guilty€and€sentenced€to€oneÐ  d Ðyear€of€supervised€probation,€60€days€confinement€(€suspended),€and€attendance€at€a€substance€abuseÐ  P  Ðclass,€among€other€things.€€After€completion€of€Applicantððs€probation,€the€court€issued€a€JudgementÐ ì <  Ðof€Dismissal€setting€aside€the€conviction,€which€had€the€same€effect€as€an€acquittal.€€Ð Ø(  ÐÌà  àWhen€he€completed€his€SCA,€Applicant€failed€to€disclose€his€arrest€for€DUI.€€During€hisÐ °  Ðclearance€interview,€he€initially€claimed€that€he€had€not€been€arrested,€convicted,€or€sentenced€withinÐ œì  Ðthe€previous€seven€years.€€When€confronted€with€his€DUI,€he€stated€that€he€did€not€list€it€on€his€SCAÐ ˆØ  Ðor€during€the€early€part€of€the€interview€because€he€did€not€have€all€the€details€regarding€the€offense.€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àò òThe€Judgeððs€Analysisó óÐ Lœ ÐÌà  àThe€Judge€entered€favorable€findings€under€the€Guideline€F€allegations.€€ConcerningÐ $t ÐApplicantððs€failure€to€have€disclosed€his€DUI€arrest,€the€Judge€stated€that€the€omission€wasÐ ` Ðdeliberate.€€He€concluded€that€none€of€the€mitigating€conditions€were€entitled€to€full€application,Ð üL Ðstating€that€Applicant€made€no€attempt€to€correct€the€error€before€being€confronted€with€the€facts.€Ð è8 ÐIn€the€whole„person€analysis,€the€Judge€cited€to€evidence€that€Applicant€meets€or€exceeds€hisÐ Ô$ Ðperformance€goals€at€work,€that€he€served€in€the€military,€and€that€he€has€a€reputation€for€being€aÐ À Ðhard€worker.€€However,€he€concluded€that€the€record€did€not€support€a€favorable€conclusionÐ ¬ü Ðregarding€the€DUI€omission.Ð ˜è ÐÌà  àò òDiscussionó óÐ pÀ ÐÌà  àApplicant€claims€that€the€Judge€erred€in€finding€that€his€omission€was€deliberate.€€He€arguesÐ H!˜ Ðthat€he€believed€that€the€dismissal€and€expungement€of€his€case€excused€his€failure€to€report.€€WhenÐ 4"„  Ðevaluating€the€deliberate€nature€of€an€applicantððs€omissions€or€false€statements,€a€Judge€shouldÐ  #p! Ðconsider€the€applicantððs€òòmens€rea€óóin€light€of€the€entirety€of€the€record€evidence.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€ISCR€CaseÐ  $\" ÐNo.€14„04226€at€3€(App.€Bd.€Aug.€18,€2015).€€Ð ø$H # ÐÌà  àThe€SCA€prefaced€the€question€at€issue€with€a€warning€that€arrests€and€convictions€must€beÐ Ð& "% Ðdisclosed€even€if€the€conviction€had€been€dismissed€or€expunged.€Government€Exhibit€1,€SCA,€atÐ ¼' #& Ð35.€€This€language€was€clear€and€prominently€displayed,€thereby€diminishing€the€likelihood€that€itÐ ¨(ø#' Ðmight€be€overlooked.€€Moreover,€in€his€interview,€Applicant€relied€on€his€contention€that€he€did€notÐ ”)ä$( Ðhave€enough€information€about€the€offense€rather€than€expungement,€which€was€not€consistent€withÐ €*Ð%) Ðhis€claim€on€appeal.€€It€was€well€within€the€Judgeððs€discretion€to€find€Applicantððs€explanation€to€beÐ l+¼&* Ðlacking€in€credibility.€€We€give€deference€to€a€Judgeððs€credibility€determination.€€Directive€ððÐ X,¨'+ ÐE3.1.32.1.€€Given€the€clarity€of€the€question€and€the€inconsistencies€in€Applicantððs€explanations,€weÐ D-”(, Ðconclude€that€the€challenged€finding€is€supportable.Ð ° ÐÌà  àApplicant€contends€that€the€Judge€made€no€findings€and€provided€no€analysis€for€one€of€theÐ ˆØ ÐSOR€allegations.€€This€allegation,€ðð€2c,€stated€that€Applicant€had€failed€to€disclose€that€his€alcoholÐ tÄ Ðuse€had€resulted€in€police€intervention€and€that€he€had€been€required€to€complete€a€substance€abuseÐ `° Ðprogram.€€We€agree€that€the€Judge€did€not€make€a€finding€about€Applicantððs€alleged€failure€to€haveÐ L œ Ðdisclosed€police€intervention.€€He€did€make€a€finding€about€Applicantððs€substance€abuse€course,Ð 8 ˆ Ðalthough€he€appears€to€have€concluded€that€Applicantððs€omission€of€this€matter€was€not€objectivelyÐ $ t Ðfalse.€€He€did€not€discuss€either€of€these€matters€in€the€Analysis€portion€of€the€Decision.€Ð  ` ÐAccordingly,€the€Judgeððs€findings€and€analysis€regarding€the€allegation€at€ðð€2c€do€not€support€hisÐ ü L  Ðultimate€adverse€conclusion€for€this€allegation.€€However,€because€the€overall€decision€isÐ è 8  Ðindependently€sustainable€based€on€the€DUI€omission,€we€conclude€that€this€error€is€harmless.€€òòSee,Ð Ô$  Ðe.g.óó,€ISCR€Case€No.€15„00535€at€3€(App.€Bd.€Mar.€13,€2017).€€€Ð À  ÐÌà  àThe€Judge€examined€the€relevant€evidence€and€articulated€a€satisfactory€explanation€for€theÐ ˜è  Ðdecision.€€The€decision€is€sustainable€on€this€record.€€ð ðThe€general€standard€is€that€a€clearance€mayÐ „Ô  Ðbe€granted€only€when€ððclearly€consistent€with€the€interests€of€the€national€security.ðððð€€òòDepartmentÐ pÀ Ðof€the€Navy€v.€Eganóó,€484€U.S.€518,€528€(1988).€€òòSee€alsoóó€Directive,€Enclosure€2€ðð€2(b):€€ð ðAny€doubtÐ \¬ Ðconcerning€personnel€being€considered€for€access€to€classified€information€will€be€resolved€in€favorÐ H˜ Ðof€the€national€security.ððÐ 4„ ÐÌà@ââ(ìàò òOrderó óˆÐ  \ ÐÌà  àThe€Decision€is€ò òAFFIRMEDó ó.€€Ð ä4 ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àòòSigned:€Michael€Raððanan€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ ˜è Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àMichael€RaððananÐ „Ô Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAdministrative€JudgeÐ pÀ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àChairperson,€Appeal€BoardÐ \ ¬ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àòòSigned:€James€E.€Moody€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð  $\" Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJames€E.€MoodyÐ ø$H # Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAdministrative€JudgeÐ ä%4!$ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àMember,€Appeal€BoardÐ Ð& "% ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àòòSigned:€James€F.€Duffy€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ €*Ð%) Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJames€F.€DuffyÐ l+¼&* Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAdministrative€JudgeÐ X,¨'+ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àMember,€Appeal€Board€Ð D-”(, Ð